Batch traceability links a defined production batch to its materials, process records, tests, release and distribution. It supports investigation, targeted recall and supplier accountability.
How the control works
Define how batches are created, split, combined and relabeled. Preserve the link when goods are repacked or moved between sites.
| Area | What the record should show |
|---|---|
| Control | Define how batches are created, split, combined and relabeled. Preserve the link when goods are repacked or moved between sites. |
| Evidence | Keep material lots, production dates, equipment or line where relevant, test results, quantities, shipments and recipients. |
| Tradeoff | A batch code printed on packaging is useful only if the underlying production and distribution records can retrieve it. |
Evidence buyers should retain
Keep material lots, production dates, equipment or line where relevant, test results, quantities, shipments and recipients.
Where the term is misused
A batch code printed on packaging is useful only if the underlying production and distribution records can retrieve it.
Related definitions: supplier qualification, strategic sourcing, landed cost.
