TraceAssured

In addition to offering traditional black & white report-based traceability reporting through the Emydex dynamic reporting suite, an optional add-on that allows for more ad-hoc/investigative type traceability reporting, is a browser-based graphical traceability reporting tool developed in conjunction with TraceAssured. TraceAssured can report on forward and backward traces, mass balances and quality data within and between food industry supply chains, in real time, using a graphical layout/floor plan of the plant

The solution allows for real-time tracing and tracking which allow for accurate product recalls, maximising product availability and security, and minimising the risk to the producer and the buyer. Information can be accessed using any standard web browser, regardless of the differences found in various underlying back office, factory floor or ERP systems.

Features

Tracking

Track the movement of products and/or materials between countries and plants/sites. Tracking is displayed using a graphical image of the world on which the product’s path is plotted from factory/site to its final destination whether it be domestic or international.

Tracing

Record the transfer of products and/or materials from one container to another within a plant/site. Tracing is displayed using a graphical layout of the plant/site showing the locations (In-Take, Preparation Area, Mixing Area, Dry Goods Store, Cold Stores, Packaging etc.) including containers (tumbler, Mixer, Oven, Production Line etc.).

Backward Tracing

Investigate the production path of a product and all the raw materials used in manufacturing. The materials used can then also be traced to their respective origins.

Forward Tracing

Show the path of a product from a specific container all the way through the plant/site from one container to another, including the final product delivered to the retailer and onwards. This enables precise product recalls to be carried out in a very short and effective time period as an example of one of the many benefits.

Broken Trace Identification

Identify where information has not been scanned or captured to prevent the situation where traces cannot be completed due to missing information.

Mass Balance

A standard report in the system provides “mass balance” information as required by most retailers as well as legislators to prove that all affected material can be fully accounted for.

Graphical Display

TraceAssured presents the information on a graphical layout/floor plan of the plant showing each location, including their fixed and movable containers. Traces of the product and material flows are done as they move from one container to another, including an on screen representation of their movements to and from a location within the same container

Benefits

• Supply Chain Communication from Source to Shelf
• Reduction of risk exposure
• Rapid accurate identification of the impact/scope of a problem
• Reduction of the consequences of claims
• Reduced premiums/extended coverage available on Products Liability and/or Recall Insurances
• Enhanced confidence in buyers, suppliers and sub-suppliers
• Reduction in prevention costs
• Increased possibility for a "surgical precision recall" - Brand Protection