Batch tracking for ingredients and finished products

Purpose

1.1. Automate tracking of ingredient and finished product batches for inventory accuracy, traceability, and compliance for pretzel stores.
1.2. Monitor batch origins, expiry dates, production details, and movement in real time, enabling automated alerts and audits.
1.3. Automate the capture of batch-related data at every supply chain touchpoint, reducing manual errors and automating recall responses.

Trigger Conditions

2.1. Automated inventory update upon ingredient or product receipt.
2.2. Automated batch ID assignment when new production starts.
2.3. Automated batch movement entry when relocating stock or completing sales.
2.4. Automated expiry approaches or recall events detected in system.
2.5. Automatedly triggered by IoT barcode/RFID scans at entry/exit points.

Platform Variants

1. SAP S/4HANA

• Feature: Batch Management API
• Automate configuration: Set API endpoint to trigger on goods movement or production order.

2. Oracle NetSuite

• Feature: Lot Numbered Inventory Items API
• Automates batch data entry and inventory update via SuiteScript.

3. Microsoft Dynamics 365 SCM

• Feature: Inventory Batch Attributes
• Automate tracking flows with Power Automate connecting ERP triggers to inventory actions.

4. Zoho Inventory

• Feature: Batch/Lot Tracking Module
• Automates batch info creation at goods receipt with webhooks.

5. QuickBooks Commerce

• Feature: Batch Tracking API
• Automator for updating inventory on shipment/receipt events.

6. Odoo

• Feature: Lots/Serial Numbers in Inventory
• Automates record update via scheduled server actions.

7. Fishbowl Inventory

• Feature: Advanced Barcode API
• Automate scanning and recording batch data on receipt or production.

8. Unleashed Software

• Feature: Batch Tracking API
• Automating product traceability via REST API integrations.

9. TradeGecko

• Feature: Batch Tracking endpoint
• Automate inventory updates when batches are entered or dispatched.

10. Xentral

• Feature: Batch/Lot Tracking Automation
• Automates tracking via platform’s auto-entry triggers on inventory modules.

11. Square for Retail

• Feature: Item Variation Inventory API
• Automate inventory and batch movement with automated sync.

12. DEAR Systems

• Feature: Serial and Batch Numbers API
• Automatedly logs and traces batch movement at every inventory event.

13. Cin7 Core

• Feature: Batch/Lot Tracking
• Automates traceability via webhook notifications on batch actions.

14. Shopify

• Feature: Inventory and Fulfillment API
• Automate batch records using Shopify Flow for inventory events.

15. Vend (Lightspeed Retail)

• Feature: Inventory API
• Automate tracking of batch sales and restock via scheduled sync.

16. Katana MRP

• Feature: Batch Tracking Module
• Automated triggers on production operations and stock movements.

17. Infor CloudSuite Food & Beverage

• Feature: Lot and Batch Control
• Automator for receiving and dispatch flows linked to ERP batch entries.

18. Sage X3

• Feature: Lot Management Automation
• Automated batch assignment and tracking via process automation scripts.

19. ShipBob

• Feature: Batch Control for Fulfillment Orders
• Automates tracking of shipping and inventory by batch.

20. E2open

• Feature: Supply Chain Batch Traceability API
• Automates supplier-to-shelf trace with configured hooks.

21. Barcode scanning systems (Zebra, Honeywell, Datalogic)

• Feature: Real-time Data Capture APIs
• Automates batch data on scan event, integrating to inventory system.

Benefits

4.1. Automates accuracy in tracking, preventing spoilage or sales of expired lots.
4.2. Automated compliance with food safety and traceability requirements.
4.3. Auto-triggered alerts for recalls, reducing response time and manual oversight.
4.4. Automator ensures real-time inventory sync and up-to-date records.
4.5. Automating manual audits, reducing labor, and saving costs across the operation.
4.6. Automatedly establishes chain of custody, increasing customer trust and regulatory readiness.