What is production traceability?

Recording which raw material batches, which production line and which people went into each batch of finished goods, linking raw materials to where finished products end up.

In detail

Production traceability extends batch traceability into production. It records key information from the production process: which raw material batches went in, which equipment was used, when, who operated it and what the inspection results were, so that when problems occur, their scope can be pinpointed precisely.

For example

A customer complains about an unusual taste in a batch of products; the company traces the batch's production date, line and raw material batches, and finds that the problem lies with one batch of flavoring.

How companies use it

Scan batch numbers at material issue and production reporting, so that traceability data is generated automatically during production.

Common misconceptions

Relying on paper records for traceability. Searching through them can take days, by which time the best moment to act has often passed.

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