File 06: Manufacturing genealogy
Inputs, transformations and outputs inside a plant: how a finished batch is connected back to its input lots.
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Working guides on this file
Manufacturing genealogyBill of materials and genealogyA bill of materials lists what should go into a product. Genealogy records what actually went in. This guide explains the difference and why both are needed..GuideManufacturing genealogyGenealogy and work in progressWork in progress sits between inputs and outputs. This guide covers recording work in progress so a trace can find it mid-process..GuideManufacturing genealogyGenealogy errors and their causesWrong lot consumption, unrecorded rework, and manual entry errors are the usual genealogy failures. This guide covers their causes and checks..GuideManufacturing genealogyGenealogy for blended materialsBlending mixes lots into a new identity. This guide covers blended genealogy and the limits of a backward trace from a blend..GuideManufacturing genealogyGenealogy for continuous productionContinuous production has no natural batch boundary. This guide covers time based lots, campaigns, and the genealogy of a continuous run..GuideManufacturing genealogyGenealogy for contract manufacturingA contract manufacturer holds the genealogy for a brand owner product. This guide covers the record, access, and handover duties in that arrangement..GuideManufacturing genealogyGenealogy for multi-stage productionMulti-stage production creates intermediate batches with their own identities. This guide follows genealogy through several stages..GuideManufacturing genealogyGenealogy for packaging and labellingPackaging creates a new unit with its own identity. This guide covers the link between bulk product, packaging, and the labelled unit..GuideManufacturing genealogyGenealogy retention and retrievalA genealogy record that cannot be retrieved in hours is of limited use in a recall. This guide covers retention and retrieval design..GuideManufacturing genealogyTesting genealogy with a mock traceA mock trace tests genealogy before an incident does. This guide sets out a mock trace exercise for one finished batch..GuideManufacturing genealogyYield, loss and genealogy quantitiesQuantities in rarely equal quantities out, and genealogy must account for the difference. This guide covers yield, scrap, and mass balance inside a plant..Guide