Abstract:
Traceability systems have become vital within
business organizations in enhancing the reliability of products
while facilitating the management of the supply chains and
production processes efficiently. Despite the potential of
traceability systems to reap multifaceted benefits, most
industries do not still feel traceability systems as a catalyst for
financial gains, thus limit its use for facilitating compliance with
mere legal requirements. Moreover, the practical deployment of
tractability systems in complex supply chains and production
processes remain a challenge due to several issues such as lack
of cost effectiveness, incompatible production system, and
inadequate technological knowledge of the staff. In this paper,
we introduce a traceability system, by integrating internal and
chain traceability features together with backward and forward
traceability functionalities, which deliver higher cost
effectiveness, accuracy, user friendliness and security. The
system specially targets food supply chains in Japan with
special focus to Small and Medium Size Enterprises.
