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Traceability for Product Safety

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UDI to Trace Every Unique Device/Piece

TOTAL TRACEABILITY WITH UNIQUE IDENTIFIERS

  • Traceability of every individual piece (unique-identification)
  • Record unique identifiers for every piece of every item for every movement

65%-80% LOWER EFFORTS TO CAPTURE METADATA ACROSS THE CHAIN FOR TRACEABILITY

  • Scan to also capture meta-info (batch#, lot#, serial# etc.)
  • Channel partners skip recording this since this involves tedious manual data entry
  • Get full metadata with assured data hygiene at every point in the chain

Provenance & Anti-Counterfeiting

AUTHENTICITY TRAILS: PROVENANCE CHECKS FOR TRUST AND SAFETY

  • Proactive backward traceability
  • Trace-back-to-source: Revisit journey to establish source of the product - establish that the chain of movement is linked to the Principal
  • Multilevel trace: Data trail are not broken even when goods change hands multiple times before they reach the end-consumer


COMBAT COUNTERFEITING: WATERTIGHT SOURCING OF GOODS CONTROLS WHO BUYS FROM WHOM

  • Principal Brand controls if and when the reseller unit can upload inventory instead of buying it from assured sources
  • Delegation may open this for controlled period of time for onboarding and setup of a dealer but may keep it closed thereafter
  • While closed, the reseller unit only gets inventory from the purchases made from the Principal
  • Combined with authenticity trails, data can establish accountability -if needed, despite widespread dispersion it can narrow-down and prove
  • From broken to seamless supply chain

Recalls

EFFECTIVELY MANAGE RECALLS ACROSS MULTILEVEL MULTIPARTY CHAIN

  • Post-facto forward traceability
  • Trace every item sold: Revisit journey to establish source of the product - establish that the chain of movement is linked to the Principal
  • Prompt action to limit liabilities: Initiate recall request to return the product immediately when safety issues or product defects are discovered - avoid any further complications and to minimize risk of legal action.