Component Traceability in Manufacturing

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Tracking all vendor-supplied and internally produced parts and components that go into an End Item can be an inaccurate, labor-consuming and virtually impossible process if done manually. This is why an automated traceability system is critical -

1. For quality control, enabling a production issue to be quickly tracked to its source  
2. For risk mitigation and to minimize the scope of recalls 
3. For real-time monitoring of machine performance, operating efficiencies and operator accountability 

The SPEDE Component Traceability solution automatically creates detailed traceability records via scanning transactions, enabling traceability of a finished item backward through each production operation and backward further to all lots of parts and components linked to that end item. 

Serialized internal labels can be printed on-demand and adhered to WIP units. The serial numbers of individual or lots of internally produced parts and vendor supplied components are recorded with each transaction, and linked to the final serialized containers of finished product.

You can use a Handheld or Vehicle Mount Scanner to:

   1. Create a SPEDE Bill of Material -

• By WIP or Finished Goods part number   
• List of components and purchased items per part
• List of produced parts and components used at each operation
• Quantity used per operation
• SPEDE verifies correct parts are used at each operation

  2. Receive Raw / Purchased Components

• Use vendor supplied labels 
• Optionally print SPEDE labels by unit of measure issued 
• Non-serialized components track by Lot 
• Serialized components track by Each

   3. Issue Components to Line /Operation

• Part Number /Line / Operation validation
• Single/ Multi-part lines
• Issue to Run
• Issue to Date/ Time
• Scan component attributes - part number, vendor lot, etc.
• Component part is validated to Bill of Material / Line 

  4. Optional Return to Stock

• Return to Stock unused quantities
• Unused
• To be reissued
• Use prior serial number or generate new 

  5. Tracking Components 

• SPEDE stores finished part Bill of Material 
• Lot codes entered per component 
• Component lots are tied to container serial number
• Inquire by component part/ lot to see containers
• Inquire by container serial number to see component lots