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Material Flow
Understanding the material flow through the manufacturing process, from Raw Materials In, to Finished Goods, is the first step in understanding how Track & Trace should be implemented to model the business. In the act of mapping out the flow, touch points with other information systems such as ERP, Inventory Management Systems etc. will be defined, as well as understanding where the information (lots ids, quantities, etc.) will come from (bar code scanner, manual entry screen, PLC tags).
The drawing above shows an example material flow artifact that should be generated prior to any development work. You can download a visio version here to help kick off your material flow.
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