Process Tracking

Computerway Food Systems

• Plant Floor Tracking System

• Real Time Traceability

• Capabilities: receiving, maintaining recipes, batch tracking

Overview

• Receiving control

• ERP & accounting system integration

• Web-based technology

• Improves plant efficiency

• Modular system

Benefits

Process Tracking Hardware

Office-Based Equipment In-Plant Equipment

PC Users

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HMI Touch Terminals Printers

RF Scanners

Touchscreen PC’s

Raw Cooler InventoryDry Goods Inventory

Products Received and Inventoried

Moved onto Plant Floor

Plant Floor - P6 HMI’s

How Process Tracking Works

Process #1 Process #2 Process #3 Process #4

Receiving Product

Product Received on ASN to be cross

docked and shipped in R6

Process Tracking creates unique “BLOX” labels for all inbound

products.

Receiving Product with PT

BLOX Examples

A “BLOX” can be any quantity of material used in the manufacturing process.

Liquids

Raw Material (Combos) Raw Material (Cases)

Dry Materials

• Receipt of all inbound products against a Purchase Order

• Real-time record of all inbound products (includes dry goods, raw material and packaging materials)

• Discrepancy reports of expected vs. actual receipts

1. Receiving Module

On screen instructions

User Options

Selected Manifest Information

Product information on Manifest

Manifest number corresponds with a PO

Line Item, Product Code and Description

Quantity Received

Receiving Information

Verify Receipt Information

Print Blox Label

Receiving Report

• Move products in and out of inventory locations

• Real-time inventory reporting

• Age Verification

2. Inventory Module

Inventory Age Report

• Recipe Maintenance

• Batch Scheduling Capabilities

• Data Collection Points

3. Tracking Module

Allocation & Put-In of BLOX

BLOX can be allocated to the “Stations” or “Processes” where they will be used using RF scanners

Data

Materials

Features

• Management Report– Production Planning– Batch Tracker– Yield & Recall

• HMI Features– Messaging