Traceability
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Food & Beverage

From raw material to shipment, complete traceability at every step.

Implemented at Duru Bulgur's Karaman factory, the Product / Box / Pallet Traceability system tracks the entire process from packaging to shipment on a single digital platform, operating fully integrated with ERP.

Sector
Food & Beverage
Location
Karaman
Year
2023
Scope
Turnkey
Duru Bulgur Logo
Customer and Context

New standard in food safety

Duru Bulgur's Karaman factory produces bulgur and pulse products. The project was implemented to ensure product, box, and pallet level traceability across the entire process from packaging to shipment on the production lines.

The established system aims to eliminate shipment errors while improving inventory management accuracy in the food supply chain.

Needs / Problems

Tracking difficulties and error risks

The lack of tracking for packaged food products in the box and pallet hierarchy posed operational risks.

  • 01Manual Tracking RiskManual tracking of product, box, and pallet relationships after packaging created a traceability gap.
  • 02Shipment ErrorsLack of visibility on which product was loaded onto which pallet could lead to shipment errors.
  • 03Recall DifficultyIn case of potential quality or contamination issues, target-specific product recall was extremely difficult.
Solution

Product, Box, and Pallet Traceability

The Product | Carton | Pallet traceability application was successfully implemented on production lines at Duru Bulgur's Karaman factory. Product – Box – Pallet – Warehouse – Customer steps were made traceable and manageable on a single platform based on the unique serial number.

01

Product Marking

During the packaging stage, products are uniquely marked and gain a traceable identity.

02

Box & Pallet Association

Which product goes into which box, and which box onto which pallet is fully recorded (Aggregation).

03

Warehouse Transfers

Internal warehouse transfer movements between different locations are instantly recorded using handheld terminals.

04

Customer Shipment

Shipment transfers made to customers are recorded, completing the end-to-end data chain.

Technology / Equipment Used

Field and data management infrastructure

AUTOMATION

PLC field automation

PLC structure managing field automation and production line workflow.

INTERFACE

SCADA application with C#

Custom C# application for operator interface, label matching, and process monitoring.

HARDWARE

Industrial Barcode Readers

Industrial scanners that read product, carton, and pallet barcodes/labels with high precision.

MOBILE

Handheld Terminal Application

Recording warehouse transfers, inventory movements, and customer shipments on-site via handheld terminals.

SOFTWARE

OnSuite Trace Platform

Central software layer where traceability and process management are controlled.

DATA

ERP integration

Bi-directional sharing of transfer data and stock status integrated with the ERP system.

Integrations

Bi-directional integration with ERP

The traceability application runs fully integrated with Duru Bulgur's existing ERP system: field data, stock movements, and transfer info are instantly pushed to the ERP.

Push to ERP SystemAll warehouse transfer and shipment data recorded from field terminals are instantly written to the ERP.
Process Control & TrackingProduct-box-pallet relationships are synchronized with ERP stock status and tracked via a single platform.
Benefits / Results

End-to-end digital control

End-to-end traceability

The entire chain from packaging to customer became traceable end-to-end based on the unique product serial number.

Zero manual errors

Product-box-pallet relations and warehouse/customer movements are auto-recorded, eliminating manual tracking errors.

Fast recall capability

In case of a potential recall, precise backward tracking capability maximized shipment accuracy and operational safety.

OnSuite Trace

Meet Our End-to-End Traceability Solution

OnSuite Trace allows you to manage all your production processes from a single platform. We provide end-to-end digital traceability for your business with the motto "Continuous Control, Zero Defects".

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