Real-time Traceability inside your 4 Walls

Lot/Serial Traceability Data
is Captured Automatically

 

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If a major quality issue occured in your operation today, how fast could you:

• Identify the specific units of affected product?
• Locate and quarantine every unit?
• Determine the origin of the problem inside your 4 Walls?
• Track the problem Backward and Forward beyond your 4 Walls?

The ability to readily trace your product one step Back and one step Forward through your Supply Chain is critical to protecting your Brand, minimizing your company's risk and liability, and reducing the scope and cost of Recall events.

An effective Traceability System begins inside your 4 walls. Having 24/7 access to real-time, electronic internal traceability records is key.

The SPEDE inventory control modules for Raw Material, Work-in-Process and Finished Goods automatically capture traceability data as a by-product of scanning inventory transactions.

From Receiving through Production to Shipping, SPEDE builds a real-time database of Backward / Forward traceability history that can be readily accessed 24/7 by your Plant and/or Enterprise management using standard data mining tools.

Learn More. View a SPEDE Traceability Flow Diagram.

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Automating your Traceability Process

Detailed Lot Tracking Reports - easily accessible 24/7

Ideally you would begin traceability at Raw Material Receiving, by printing serialized tracking labels to uniquely identify each unit of incoming material.

When SPEDE prints an inventory tracking label, it creates a record of that label which includes detail such as:

• Serial Number
• Part Number
• Quantity
• Lot
• P.O. Number
• Location
• Status Codes
• Dates
• Employee ID, etc.

This data is automatically captured every time you scan a serialized label to record an inventory event - and/or by using wireless weigh scales and PLCs to record transactions.

There are no manual records to keep that can slow down operations, cause errors, and delay ready access to mission-critical data.

Capturing "Critical Tracking Events"

Scan Pallet S/N to capture Traceability data

As you scan Pallet or Container Serial Numbers to record material handling transactions, SPEDE builds an "event history" that documents when each unit of inventory was:

• Received
• Issued
• Produced
• Labeled
• Picked
• Packed
• Shipped

These inventory transactions, or Critical Tracking Events, are stored in the real-time SPEDE Event Database. They provide the "Who, What, When, Where and Why" details to:

• Determine the origin of a QC problem inside your 4 Walls
• Identify all affected Lots/ Serial numbers
• Locate and quarantine all affected units, in all your Enterprise facilities
• Identify ship-to locations of all affected Lots / Serial numbers
• Limit a Recall to only the affected Lots / Serial numbers

Learn More. Download Traceability Diagram with Critical Tracking Events

Real-time Traceability Data, 24/7

Time is of the essence in preventing QC spills from moving further downstream. Using standard data mining tools, you can mine and analyze the SPEDE Event Database 24/7, using any RF device connected to the wireless network.

Because SPEDE is PC Server-based system, it runs independently of host systems, ensuring 24/7 uptime even if the host is unavailable.

The SPEDE Event Database enables you to trace QC issues by:

• Serial number
• Lot number
• Production machine
• Run date
• Order number
• Work cell
• Shift
• Shipped date
• Raw material components
• Raw material suppliers, etc.

Do you need help creating an electronic Traceability system for your 4 Walls?

Call us at 888.808.4237 to get started now.

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