Tracer platform allows data management integration into various SCADA, MES and ERP solutions as well as multiple global compliance management standards and requirements to support the serialization implementation throughout the supply chain. By utilizing the ERP layer as the interface between the production line and the Tracer platform to manage multiple sites, the flexible layer solution offers numerous benefits over the traditional single-system point-to-point solution. It provides not only a strong advantage for future flexibility in the market but is also expected to solve issues that are likely to arise over time with the said single-system point-to-point solution. With many upcoming changes to packaging designs and additional inspection tasks, maintenance, training and documentation demand for multiple and different inspection systems in one and the same production line is expected to be a very challenging task. In this context, the advantages of the Tracer platform solution for serialization will far over-weigh any initial ‘advantage’ of the seemingly easier end-to-end solution.
