Iron & Steel
Heat-Number Batch Traceability for Metals
Metals have no items, they have heats. The heat number ties analysis to certificate; the challenge is not losing it between the mill and the service centre.
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Supply Chain & Data
Supplier data collection, traceability, ERP/PLM integration and automation.
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Articles in this topic 11 articles
Iron & Steel
Heat-Number Batch Traceability for Metals
Metals have no items, they have heats. The heat number ties analysis to certificate; the challenge is not losing it between the mill and the service centre.
Textile
Mapping the Textile Supply Chain from Yarn to Garment
A passport's origin fields want a facility list. How to collect the four tiers, their identifiers and their evidence, step by step.
SME
Where to Start Collecting DPP Data? (A Checklist)
The most-asked question: 'Where do I start?' This checklist lays out the concrete steps for collecting passport data.
Supply Chain
Supply-Chain Traceability and the DPP
The hardest part of the passport is often outside your own factory: data from your suppliers. We explain how to build traceability.
Supply Chain
Preparing a Bill of Materials for the DPP
A passport's composition fields come straight from the BOM — and most BOMs are far too coarse for the job.
Integration
PLM and PIM Systems for the DPP
ERP knows the order, PLM knows the product, PIM knows the story. The passport draws on all three.
Integration
ERP Integration for the DPP
Some of your data is already in the ERP. The problem is the shape it sits in — and how it maps to what the passport expects.
Supply Chain
DPP Clauses for Supplier Contracts
Data left to goodwill does not arrive. Eight clauses to add to purchase contracts, and the reasoning behind each.
Supply Chain
DPP Data Quality Management
A wrong passport is riskier than an incomplete one. How to build quality control into the process rather than bolting it on.
Supply Chain
Tier-2 and Tier-3 Supplier Transparency
How do you reach the dyer, the spinner, the smelter? The anatomy of deep supply chain transparency.
Supply Chain
Collecting DPP Data From Suppliers
This is the longest item in the project. How to design a process that raises response rates without exhausting suppliers.