Construction product quality and batch traceability system
The quality team at the construction product finds material data, tests and deliveries. This helps to prepare documents for the customer and find related batches in case of problem.
Production control record, test and product documents are not always assigned to the same version or batch. When preparing a shipment, missing links have to be checked by hand. A quality decision and documentation required by the buyer are delayed. It may be more difficult for the customer to accept the products and transfer them to installation works in time.
How the solution works
- The product and version include an approved basis for control and documentation.
- The sample or measurement is linked to the actual batch or element checked.
- Nonconformity is passed on for evaluation, and the validated restriction reaches the available and ready to send quantity.
- The quality specialist responsible shall confirm the result of the verification and prepare the necessary product documentation.
- The study recreates the relationship between the actual material, the volume produced, and the recipient.
Key challenges
- Quality control is disconnected from production
- Limited batch and component traceability
Solution capabilities
Control by product group
The test and acceptance criteria are linked to the approved basis for a specific production.
The relation between sample and result
Of course, which batch or group of elements is described by the result and by which method it is obtained.
Traceability of actual substances
Usage links allow for the finding of related production batches and deliveries.
Validation of releases and documents
The state of the product and the version of the declaration or other document are transmitted in accordance with the applicable requirements.
Decision and Completion of Incompliance
Correction, additional verification or other approved action has a basis for actual execution.
Business context
- Quality control is disconnected from production
- Production control record, test and product documents are not always assigned to the same version or batch. When preparing a shipment, missing links have to be checked by hand. A quality decision and documentation required by the buyer are delayed. It may be more difficult for the customer to accept the products and transfer them to installation works in time.
- Limited batch and component traceability
- The links between the actual material, batch or element and dispatch do not allow for a quick identification of which output and recipients are affected by the non-compliance. The investigation is based on manual document retrieval, and the scope of the action required remains unclear.
- Product documents are prepared together with the shipment
- The developer of the construction needs not only the product, but also the documents of quality and properties applied to it. By linking raw materials, testing and delivery, it is easier to provide information appropriate for a specific production. This facilitates acceptance and reduces the search for documents already pending installation work.
Core features
- Control by product group
- The relation between sample and result
- Traceability of actual substances
- Validation of releases and documents
- Decision and Completion of Incompliance
Key integrations
- Construction materials manufacturing execution system (MES)
- Production operations data linked to a specific batch or serial product.
- Enterprise resource planning system (ERP) / WMS
- Materials, Stocks and Detention or Release Statuses.
- Laboratories or measurement systems
- Test result with specific product, sample and version of requirement applied.
- Basic Data System
- Existing product specification and control criteria.
Potential impact (%)
The ranges indicate an illustrative relative change in the metric under the stated assumptions. Results depend on the starting position and actual use of the solution. Percentages for different metrics must not be added together.
Quality Document Preparation Time
12–36%Decreasing
This illustrative scenario assumes that 30-60% of manual data entry and handover work can be addressed. That share is assumed to fall by 40-60%. Company data is needed to verify both the addressable workload and the resulting change.
The active collection and correction time is compared for orders of similar document volume.
Duration of affected deliveries
12–36%Decreasing
This illustrative scenario assumes that 30-60% of manual data entry and handover work can be addressed. That share is assumed to fall by 40-60%. Company data is needed to verify both the addressable workload and the resulting change.
The traceability assessment measures the length of information collection and confirms the fullness of product, inventory, and recipient relationships.
Conditional calculation scenarios. The assumptions have not been validated against client measurements.
When this solution is relevant
- The test result is vaguely assigned to all similar elements or different batches of the product.
- Loading awaits the document, but it is unclear if data, testing performed, or quality solution are missing.
Implementation requirements
Quality traceability describes the relationship of the results of samples and products to stocks and recipients. The criteria for documentation and control are determined by specialists according to specific product groups, while maintaining the responsibility of non-conformance retention and resolution.
Further development options
- Relation of the recipient's acceptance note to the production batch
- Review of the application of the modified product document