For what purpose identification and traceability of products ?

1. Record keeping.

2. Need assessment.

3. Smooth supply chain management.

4. Tender management.

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With the expansion of global trade, computerization and communications, plain language descriptions of products and services need to be replaced by identification and product tracing systems that are usable in all trade and industry sectors worldwide. Product traceability is the process of maintaining records of all materials and parts from purchasing to finished goods where a unique number identify a part, batch, or a finished product.

Traceability provides the ability to identify and track a product or a component to its point of origin.  The point of origin may be a particular lot or batch, production line and time frame, field, or supplier.  Product traceability is very important to reliability.  If a particular lot of a critical component is found to be defective after being used in product that is already sold, traceability provides a means of identifying the units for recall.  Some products (e.g. aircraft components, fresh produce, meat) require complete traceability.  Here are some of the benefits and solutions provided with product identification and tracing:

• • Procedures for identifying and tracing the product during all stages of production, delivery & installation
  • Requires knowing what parts comprise the product, their specification, their status, etc
  • Requires knowing the exact content of products that have been delivered to each customer so that the right customer service can be provided
  • Helps to satisfy “Process Control”

EAN stands for European Article Numbering and UCC stands for Uniform Code Council. EAN/UCC numbers provide unique and unambiguous identification for worldwide recognition and can improve the efficiency and exchanging information between supply chain participants

Using the Product Identification and Traceability Tool

Product Identification and Traceability Functions:

• User can identify a product uniquely in terms of product identification, manufacturing order number, process order number, lot number, and inspection order number in all stages of manufacturing. It also links each component element, whether material, process, measuring gauge or personnel to any related activities for final output or traceability.
• Unique product identification and lot number.
• Association with applicable drawings, specifications, revisions and quality records.
• Traceability to personnel performing quality activities.
• Traceability to measuring instruments, gages and tools that are used during the production process

Item numbering is a system of identifying products by giving each one a unique number. 

Identification

All material, supplies and components that are intended for use in our products are identified. By the use of cards, tags or marking this identification is maintained throughout the production cycle. 

Product and material that is stored or warehoused is clearly identified. 

This identification is maintained from our company to the customer when appropriate.

Traceability

When contractually required traceability requirements are established to ensure conformance with customer, internal and regulatory requirements.

- Stock management

- Order management

- Delivery management

- Automatic and semi-automatic pay desk

Main product identification purpose is to state clearly, throughout product realization, the non conformance products to those passed with success the Control of Quallity (conforme products).

Traceabilty as it is a form of product identification is of a great need in processing effectively customer claims, effective traceability should permits to identify and find out  all the related data

of production.  

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