Topic guide · Manufacturing & Production
Recalls and customer audits demand batch traceability — if lot numbers live on paper travellers, you cannot answer “which customers got this material?” fast enough.
Continue to contactQuality issues without traceability force broad holds or risky ship decisions. Regulated or food-adjacent customers increasingly expect genealogy from raw material to dispatch.
Forward and backward trace for lots/batches in minutes: supplier lot → WIP → finished goods → customer shipment.
Full genealogy on every SKU may be overkill — scope traceability to regulated lines or top revenue products first.
Operator burden kills adoption — barcode or station UI must be faster than paper for the common case.
Pick a recent batch and time how long it takes to list affected customers — that is your baseline.
Mark products that require full trace vs. aggregate tracking — implement depth where risk justifies it.
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