“Hi Tom, I was just calling again to see if you were able to get that updated non-GMO certification that we need?” Look around your company and identify the team members who have to nag others repeatedly to fill out the form correctly, or turn in the receipts by the due date. You know – … Continue reading Better Supply Chain Compliance—Without Nagging Your Suppliers
-> 100 suppliers -> 10 ingredients per supplier -> 10 certification and specification documents per ingredient That’s 10,000 documents! And many food manufacturers have far more than 10,000 to manage. Each document has attributes, such as an expiration date, packaging compliance details, associated finished goods item numbers, test parameters, older versions of the documents, and … Continue reading Automate Supplier Data Collection to Lower Your Cost
By Teresa Finn Chief Operating Officer Tamlin Software For years, barcodes have been an effective means for food processors, discrete manufacturers and distributors to track products and product parts throughout the supply chain. Barcodes not only hold vital information in a small graphic that’s virtually unnoticeable, they’re able to capture and record critical bits of … Continue reading Integrated Barcode Software Makes Traceability Easier
By Lee Keller Sr. Business Consultant Tamlin Software When Manfred Kets de Vries, one of the world’s foremost authorities on leadership development, said how important it is for companies to hire the best people they can possibly find, I’m pretty sure he wasn’t talking about the quality assurance function per se. But either way, he … Continue reading How Can You Assure Quality Assurance? First and Foremost: Hire the Right People