Manufacturing journalist Thomas R. Cutler profiles the role of ERP (enterprise resource planning) software due to government regulations and customer compliance issues in Food & Drug Packaging magazine. According to Rebecca Gill, vice-president of Technology Group International (www.tgiltd.com) makers of Enterprise 21 ERP software, "There are key lot traceability functions that are essential to comply with the Bioterrorism Act and plenty of ERP vendors claiming market segmentation competency that cannot meet these requirements." &bull Full tracking of raw material lots through manufacturing; &bull Full tracking of finished good lots through shipment to customer; &bull Complete reporting on lot genealogy showing all usage of lots in from vendor, through manufacturing job, and to end user; &bull Ability to query end-user sales order and see all raw material and finished good lots used for specific shipment; &bull Ability to query lot from vendor or manufacturing and see all end-users shipped to; &bull Ability to track lot properties with allowable "criteria" for each lot. |
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