{"id":627,"date":"2020-06-09T12:44:57","date_gmt":"2020-06-09T10:44:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.germanedge.com\/en\/zukunft-der-produktion\/track-and-trace\/"},"modified":"2024-02-21T09:15:39","modified_gmt":"2024-02-21T08:15:39","slug":"track-and-trace","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/www.germanedge.com\/en\/future-of-production\/track-and-trace\/","title":{"rendered":"Track and Trace"},"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-627","topic","type-topic","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"hc":"white","header_cta_link":"","content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"hero","breadcrumb":false,"headline":"Building trust and sustainability","hll":"h1","subline":"","primary_cta":{"title":"Get in touch!","url":"https:\/\/www.germanedge.com\/en\/contact\/","target":""},"secondary_cta":"","logos":false,"media_type":"video","media_size":"full","background_image":false,"mobile_background_image":false,"vimeo_id":"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/427743295","desktop_video_file":false,"mobile_video_file":false,"background_scrim":"30","fullscreen":true,"show_search":false,"color_scheme":"cs--black-white"},{"acf_fc_layout":"wysiwyg","wysiwyg":"

Track and trace for fewer negative headlines<\/h2>\n

“Higher speed, save costs, optimize human resources, improve quality, meet specifications. Higher, faster, further. And please have it done yesterday.” Out of breath? You’re not alone in this.<\/p>\n

Because no matter what the industry, companies have to produce at ever increasing speeds to save time and thus costs in order to remain competitive. But the quality of the end products may not suffer as a result. The use of effective data management and track-and-trace solutions improve your basic fitness for the marathon to the pole position!<\/p>\n","color_scheme":"cs--black-white","p-t":"l","p-b":"l","display":"","id":"","disable_padding":false},{"acf_fc_layout":"wysiwyg","wysiwyg":"

The basis for track-and-trace solutions is a comprehensive flow of information<\/h3>\n

In today’s digitalized production companies, all key figures are obtained in real time and can then be analyzed and processed further. One important aspect is that every part can be located at any time and all information such as serial numbers, locations, order progress, and completion for shipment or sale can be retrieved.<\/p>\n

This transparency can only be achieved in the long term if manual progress postings for the orders (start, stop, interrupt, set up, errors, etc.) are completely automated by production staff. Ideally, a track-and-trace solution is coupled with the MES<\/a> and quality management tools<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This ensures a comprehensive flow of information in real time, which not only generally accelerates business processes in the production environment, but also quickly reveals potential for improvement. Optimized production increases the quality of the end products, and expensive recall actions can be avoided \u2013 cash is saved in the long term through the comprehensive use of a track-and-trace solution.<\/p>\n

Seamless tracking down to the individual part level<\/h3>\n

With track-and-trace software, seamless traceability within production processes can be guaranteed. The main goal is to achieve transparency, from the unfinished part through the production process of the individual parts to the final product. This is made possible by linking production orders with the unique serial numbers of the individual parts.<\/p>\n

The technology used for this could be, for example, barcodes, labels, FINs, lots, serial and batch numbers, data matrix codes, or RFID chips. If the solution is linked to the MES in a process-oriented manner,<\/a> all other shop floor data can also be included and linked. Consequently, almost every data record can be assigned to a product by means of track and trace.<\/p>\n

Track and trace supports quality management<\/h3>\n

Quality data and plant malfunctions, among other things, provide concrete information on the production process. If, e.g. a system had a malfunction at a certain point in time, the track-and-trace solution automatically detects which parts could be affected and should be subjected to a possible inspection.<\/p>\n

Track and trace is therefore also a supporting tool in the service of production quality. If, for example, process data from an operation are recorded, transmitted to the MES and transferred on the basis of the clear assignment to the workpiece, the necessary machine settings can be aligned with the previously recorded process data.
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