Lot and Serial Number Traceability

Lot/serial Traceability is a by-product of scanning inventory transactions

For many industries, retaining a Lot / serial number genealogy of all shipped parts is a federal and/or customer requirement.

The SPEDE System automates the collection of traceability data, eliminating manual recordkeeping, and providing a reliable history of lot/serial number data -- from raw material through shipment of finished product to a specific location.

Lot / Serial traceability data is captured automatically as a by-product of scanning inventory transactions -- when items are received, issued, picked, packed and shipped. The SPEDE Event Database retains a complete transaction history all transactions, and includes Lot/Serial number data in each transaction record.

When QC issues arise, you can:

• Identify the specific Lots / serial numbers that are affected
• See the real-time location of each suspect unit - in your plants, warehouses and DCs
• Issue an electronic "Enterprise Hold" to prevent their shipment
• See the first destination ship-to data for all suspect product already shipped
• Determine the cause of the QC issue by tracing back to production or processing, and further back to specific Lots / serial numbers of raw material or ingredients

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Trace QC Issues to Their Source

Time is of the essence in preventing QC spills from moving any further downstream.

The SPEDE Event Database is a real-time repository of inventory transactions and system events. If a QC issue arises, you can use simple data mining tools and reports to trace a suspect Part or Product backward or forward, using any combination of sort criteria, including:

• serial number range
• lot number
• production machine
• run date
• order number
• work cell
• shift
• shipped date
• raw material components
• raw material suppliers, etc.

Once you identify the specific Lots /Serial numbers at issue, you can instantly assign an Enterprise-wide "Hold" that will prevent shipment. This Hold status is automatically applied to all suspect Lots/Serial Numbers wherever they are - in all your plants, warehouses and DC sites.

Likewise, you can recall a specific range of serial numbers, and contact only those customers that received the targeted serial numbers.

Minimize the Scope and Cost of Recalls

If a product or parts recall is necessary, you can limit its scope to the Lots and/or Serial numbers of the affected parts, and contact only the customers that received them. This not only minimizes the cost of a recall, but protects your brand and customer relationships as well.

A record of all serialized units shipped to a customer site is automatically created during the trailer loading process, as the result of scanning the pallet serial numbers when they are loaded. This record is retained in the SPEDE Event database.

Advantages of SPEDE Lot / Serial Traceability

• Provides traceability by Lot and Serial number, from Raw Material through Finished Parts
• Creates an electronic audit trail of serialized traceability data
• Lot/serial traceability is created via scanning inventory transactions
• Enables easy access to traceability data via browser-based reports
• Limits the scope of recalls
• Enables QC holds to be assigned to specific lots and/or serial numbers of a part number

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