6 Things You Can Do Before You Procure Your Track & Trace Solution

You do not need to purchase serialization and aggregation machines or a Track & Trace software solution to start preparing for Track & Trace.

In fact, some of the most important work should be completed before vendor selection.

Here are six things you can do internally:

1️⃣ Understand the regulatory requirements

Collect the official regulations and guidelines. Identify the applicable deadlines, product scope, reporting requirements, and responsibilities of each stakeholder.

2️⃣ Map your current process

Document how products, data, and information currently move across manufacturing, packaging, warehousing, distribution, and customers.

Understand where you are today before defining where you need to go, and how Track & Trace will affect these operations.

3️⃣ Check your data readiness

Review the availability and quality of your GTINs, GLNs, batch numbers, expiry dates, serial numbers, locations, master data, and data ownership.

A Track & Trace challenge is not always a software challenge. In many cases, the main gap is data readiness.

4️⃣ Conduct a gap assessment

Compare your current capabilities with the requirements of the Track & Trace model.

Identify the gaps across processes, people, data, technology, and governance.

5️⃣ Build internal awareness and provide training

Track & Trace is not only an IT project.

The teams that will use, operate, support, and manage the process need to understand the purpose, requirements, and expected changes.

This includes Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory, IT, Warehouse, and other relevant teams.

6️⃣ Explore your integration landscape

You do not need to select an integration solution yet.

Start by understanding your existing systems and how they may need to connect.

Identify the systems involved, available interfaces, data flows, integration owners, and potential technical gaps.

This will help you understand the integration challenge before a vendor proposes its own approach.

TraceHub is always here with you. By sharing knowledge and building awareness, you don’t have to walk your Track and Trace journey alone.

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