Automated Lot and Serial Traceability

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

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

The SPEDE software modules that control Raw Material, WIP and Finished Goods also automate the collection of traceability data -- beginning with receipt of raw material or ingredients, through production or processing, to shipment of serialized product to a specific location.

Lot and Serial traceability data is recorded 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 that 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

Learn More. Visit: Pet Food / Food Traceability

Download: "SPEDE Traceability for Finished Product - Diagram"

Visit: Raw Material, Work-in-Process and Finished Goods in our Products Section.

Contact us to discuss an automated solution to your traceability requirements.

Quarantine "Suspect" Parts Automatically

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 standard data mining tools and reports to trace a suspect Part or Product Number back 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 a "Hold" that will prevent their shipment. This Hold status is automatically applied to all suspect Lots/Serial Numbers wherever they are - in all of your plants, warehouses and DC sites.

Minimize the Scope and Cost of Recalls

During trailer loading, pallets are scanned (or RFID-read) to record a ship transaction that includes the Pallet serial numbers and associated container serial numbers shipped to a particular destination. This scanned transaction data is retained in the SPEDE Event database.

If a product recall is necessary, you can easily determine where the affected product was shipped to minimize the scope and cost of the recall, and the negative impact that a recall could have on customer relationships and your corporate image.

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