Traceability ·
Lot genealogy: pass an OEM audit in hours
When a customer asks where a lot came from, the answer shouldn't take a three-day war room.
OEMs and demanding customers don't wait for “we'll check next week.” They want genealogy: where the lot came from, where it sat, which orders it hit.
Why Excel fails
Lots in a text field are not traceability. They don't block picks. They don't build a genealogy tree. Under pressure, the warehouse ignores the quality note.
Holds that block
A quality hold must stop pick, consume, and ship — not rely on someone reading a sticky note. The block lives in the ledger, not in a chat thread.
What to measure in 90 days
Time to answer a lot recall or audit. If it drops from days to minutes, the system is protecting contracts — not just “improving processes.”