Hub and Spoke – Food Service Solutions — Traceability Software for food manufacturing, processing and the food supply chain. Call 0121 724 0885 to discuss your requirements.
Traceability from goods-in to customer dispatch
Hub and Spoke – Food Service Solutions provides Traceability Software for food manufacturers and processors that need to connect records across the supply chain. From goods-in and shop-floor data capture to processing, packaging and customer dispatch, our modular approach can support the way your operation works and integrate with your existing software setup.
We bring over 30 years of industry-specific experience to food manufacturing and processing. Our aim is to help you build a practical, connected view of product and process information, with support available for the software, equipment and services around it.
Talk to us about your traceability requirements, call 0121 724 0885
Traceability across your production journey
Traceability Software is most useful when information is recorded as part of day-to-day work. Our approach can connect key stages of your operation, helping your teams follow materials and products from receipt through to despatch.
Goods-in
Start by recording the details of what arrives at your site. Depending on your process, this can include supplier and product information, quantities and batch or lot identification. Connecting those records to stock and inventory provides a useful starting point for tracking materials through your operation.
Shop-floor data capture
Capture production activity where it happens. Shop-floor data can help connect materials issued to a work order or production run, while giving teams a clearer record of activity across the line. The information captured will depend on your processes and the requirements of your business.
Processing
During processing, records can link ingredients and other inputs with the products made. Production information may include work orders, bills of material, production planning, quality checks and other details relevant to your operation. This gives your team a more connected view of how inputs move through production.
Packaging and labelling
At packaging, product identification needs to remain consistent with production records. Barcode labelling and weighing equipment can support the capture of pack and case information, helping reduce avoidable manual re-entry and keep identification connected to the wider process.
Dispatch
At despatch, the product and batch information can be linked with finished goods, orders and customer records. Dispatch scanning can support the recording of what leaves your site and where it is going, extending traceability through to customer dispatch.
The stages and information required vary between businesses. We can discuss your process and help identify where data is already captured, where connections are needed and what a suitable Traceability Software setup could include.
Yield analysis and compliance support
Traceability records can also support a better understanding of production performance. When material use and finished output are recorded consistently, your team can review yield, costs and waste alongside relevant production information. This can help managers investigate differences between expected and actual results.
Our software solutions include production management and yield analysis capabilities. The information available for analysis depends on the modules selected and the data captured by your operation. We can help you consider what information would be useful for your production, quality and management teams.
Traceability Software can also support record keeping for quality processes and compliance requirements. The system should reflect the controls and documentation your business needs; software does not replace your own procedures or responsibility for meeting applicable requirements. We can discuss the records and checks that matter to your operation and how they may fit into a connected system.
Modular SaaS that works with your setup
A new system should fit your operation and the software you already use. Our modular SaaS approach means we can discuss a solution that stands alone or co-exists and integrates with existing systems, depending on your requirements.
You can consider the modules that are relevant to your business rather than treating every part of the operation as a single change. This can be useful if you want to connect additional production or traceability processes while retaining parts of your current setup.
Our Centric software solution supports food manufacturing and processing operations, with modules covering areas such as purchasing, inventory, production, traceability, yield and despatch. Integration requirements depend on your systems and the information you need to exchange, so we recommend reviewing these as part of planning.
Related capabilities in the same ecosystem
Traceability is connected to other operational requirements. Hub & Spoke can support your wider setup with software, industrial equipment and services through our network of partners.
- Temperature monitoring to support temperature records and cold-chain processes.
- Labelling software and barcoding to help identify products, packs and cases.
- QMS quality management to support quality checks and process records.
- Data analytics to help review operational information and production performance.
- Logistics and E-POS to support dispatch, warehouse flow and sales point integrations.
Our services can also include industrial weighing and inspection technologies. For example, weighing and labelling equipment can form part of a production workflow where product weights, labels and traceability records need to connect.
The right combination depends on your products, site processes and existing equipment. We can help you consider these capabilities together, so that software and machinery are selected with the wider workflow in mind.
Practical support from planning onwards
Selecting Traceability Software involves more than choosing features. Your team needs a system that suits its day-to-day processes and can be supported over time. We can help review your requirements, discuss system integration and consider the equipment and data capture needed at each stage.
Our wider services include process integration, project management, installation, maintenance, calibration, setup, verification and staff training. Support can be tailored to your requirements, including service level arrangements. We work with food manufacturers and processors to help build solutions that are suitable for their operation.
Discuss your traceability requirements
Whether you are reviewing an existing setup or planning a new one, we can help you map the journey from goods-in to customer dispatch and identify the Traceability Software and related capabilities that may suit your business.
Call Hub and Spoke – Food Service Solutions on 0121 724 0885 to discuss your requirements.