application area "Track and Trace in Manufacturing"

A leading company in the field of ventilation technology with around 5,000 employees worldwide wants to ensure complete traceability of raw materials and semi-finished products. The process and data quality during production are also important, e.g. when detecting defective products.

1. Requirements analysis

A production company wants to track the starting materials (raw materials, semi-finished products) during production and make the materials identifiable in the finished product. To do this, the production process and the data, the interfaces (machines, production environment, web services, etc.) and the operating requirements are analyzed. An important requirement is the avoidance of data errors, e.g. incorrect input of a production order, ie the data quality should be ensured throughout.

2. Presentation of the solution concept based on a prototype

The system is designed, a prototype is developed and test data is generated. Production is simulated and discussed with track and trace in workshops. Changes and adjustments can be made immediately. Some of the interfaces are tested with the real system environment. The improved data quality is immediately evident.

3. Implementation and introduction

The track and trace solution is finally implemented and installed in production. Training of the production employees ensures that the system meets ergonomic requirements. The data is monitored in real time so that the data quality can be checked at any time. The focus here is on the complete traceability of all materials used in the finished product.