Lot tracking is a huge help in many instances within the manufacturing industry. Lot tracking or sometimes referred to as lot tracing, helps companies trace materials, items, ingredients, and more back to the specific vendor it came to or which clients the finished goods were delivered to. This time consuming task is essentially made effortless as it becomes easy to determine prior and present location.

Industries such as pharmaceutical, plastics and food products require a very thorough system to manage their inventory system. This includes having the ability to determine which vendor provided a specific product and where it was delivered or which customer took that specific batch. In critical instances, such as food recalls, this information must be available on a moments notice as the safety of the public may be in jeopardy.

With lot tracking manufactures have the control and flexibility required to conform to with any set regulatory requirements. This also allows organizations to provide a higher level of customer service to their clients which may ultimately mean an increase in sales and income.

Important information such as the source, expiration dates, lot and batch quarantine can be managed easier with lot tracking software. Bar code labels and hand held scanners can help with this process run much more efficiently within some organizations. Hand held scanners will record data within the system and track the items in real time (if your system is browser-based) as each item moves from inventory to production, quality control (QC) and shipment. With most lot tracking systems item history and current status are detailed with date, time and user within a full tracking report.

Take a look at Tuppas lot tracking software as an option when choosing a vendor to advance your system. Their applications are flexible and offer a great deal of configurability. Systems are browser-based and their tailored solutions can be implemented in as little as six weeks and can integrate with ERP systems which may be in place already.

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