Inventory tracking software automates production controls at food processing facilities. Its first step in doing this, though, is the principle goal of inventory tracking software: to monitor and control ingredients used in the production process, enabling companies to record exact source information of those ingredients. Following documenting source information of ingredients, inventory tracking software will allow companies to know exact quantities of available ingredients, and from this information, they can then create work plans and ensure that accurate mixes go into processing machines, and that the ingredients are available for the accurate quantity that is being made on a given day.
As a result, companies can realize dramatic cost savings in terms of exact ingredient mixes, and further, increases in production yields generate more customer-ready product as compared to wasted ingredients on the plant floor without inventory tracking software in place. Inventory tracking software can also help facilities monitor process variables, run production simulations, and piece weight checks.
Companies Maintain Title III Source Information Requirements through Inventory Tracking Software
Another benefit of inventory tracking software comes into play in light of the Bioterrorism Act of 2002. Specifically, Title III of the Bioterrorism Act of 2002 states that manufacturing facilities must maintain previous, immediate, and subsequent sources of the ingredients, or food product. This is required so that in the event that a food or beverage product becomes contaminated and/or a recall is required to get the product out of the public’s hands, the FDA can then trace the ingredients back to the original source and accurately recall the total amount of adulterated product. Inventory tracking software records ingredient source information upon receipt of ingredients at the plant.
Further, inventory tracking software can be incorporated into other plant systems to serve and monitor other functions such as preventative maintenance of machines, recipe scaling, and data collection.
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