Follow material by lot or serial from vendor receipt through shipment — answers in minutes, not days of paper.
In practice
A customer asks for a lot history; the plant shows origin, consumption, and destinations without a war room.
Labels tied to stock and locations so a scan matches the ledger — not a separate notebook.
In practice
On receive, the lot label prints and the same code is used for putaway and dispatch.
Quarantine and release flows that stop pick, consume, or ship of restricted stock — not a paper note.
In practice
A quality-held lot cannot be dispatched until it is released.
Quality decisions tied to holds so the floor cannot ignore compromised stock under shift pressure.
In practice
QC marks a lot nonconforming; the system blocks picking until final disposition.
