वित्त आणि अनुपालनAlso known as: Track and Trace, Chain of Custody, Product Traceability

ट्रेसेबिलिटी Meaning

उत्पादनाच्या संपूर्ण पुरवठा साखळीतून प्रवासाचा मागोवा घेण्याची क्षमता, कच्च्या मालापासून ग्राहकापर्यंत, प्रत्येक हस्तांतरणावर बॅच नंबर्स, टाइमस्टॅम्प्स, आणि स्थान डेटा वापरून.

Full definition

ट्रेसेबिलिटी at a glance
Definition	Ability to track a product batch forward and backward through the chain
Backward trace	From a retail unit to its batch, plant and raw material
Forward trace	From a batch to every outlet that received it
Regulatory basis, food	Food Safety and Standards Act 2006 and FSSAI regulations
Enabler	Batch number captured at every handover
Critical use	Product recall scope and speed
Common gap	Batch captured at plant but lost at distributor
Related	Batch number, recall, FEFO rotation

ट्रेसेबिलिटी ही पुरवठा साखळीच्या प्रत्येक टप्प्यातून उत्पादनाच्या मार्गाचे पुढे (कारखान्यापासून ग्राहकापर्यंत) आणि मागे (ग्राहक तक्रारीपासून कारखाना बॅचपर्यंत) अनुसरण करण्याची क्षमता आहे. भारतीय अन्न वितरणामध्ये, ट्रेसेबिलिटी FSSAI नियमांद्वारे अनिवार्य आहे आणि प्रत्येक अन्न व्यवसाय ऑपरेटरने किमान दोन वर्षे किंवा उत्पादनाची शेल्फ लाइफ, जे अधिक असेल त्यासाठी बॅच नंबर्स, पुरवठादार, डिस्पॅच तारखा, आणि प्राप्तकर्ता तपशीलांना जोडणारे रेकॉर्ड राखणे आवश्यक आहे.

खरी ट्रेसेबिलिटी म्हणजे "बेंगळुरूमधील कोणत्या किरकोळ विक्रेत्यांना ब्रँड X दह्याचा बॅच B240320 मिळाला?" किंवा "या बॅचमध्ये वापरलेले दूध कुठून आले?" अशा प्रश्नांची तासात, दिवसांत नाही, उत्तरे देणे. हा प्रभावी उत्पादन रिकॉल, नियामक ऑडिट, आणि ग्राहक सुरक्षेचा पाया आहे. ज्या देशात अन्न भेसळीच्या प्रकरणांची नियमितपणे नोंद केली जाते, तिथे ट्रेसेबिलिटी ही अनुपालन आवश्यकता आणि ब्रँड-विश्वास फरक दोन्ही आहे.

आधुनिक वितरण प्लॅटफॉर्म प्रत्येक व्यवहारात ट्रेसेबिलिटी आपोआप तयार करतात: आवक स्कॅनिंग बॅच आणि उत्पादन तारीख कॅप्चर करते, डिस्पॅच टॅगिंग बॅचला डिलिव्हरी वाहने आणि रूट्सशी जोडते, आणि प्रूफ ऑफ डिलिव्हरी कोणत्या किरकोळ विक्रेत्याला कोणते बॅच मिळाले हे रेकॉर्ड करते. वितरण ट्रॅकिंग द्वारे डिजिटली राखलेली ही कस्टडी साखळी अनुपालनाला वेदनादायक ऑडिट व्यायामापासून दैनिक कामकाजाचा उप-उत्पादन बनवते.

Real-world example

चेन्नईमधील ग्राहकाने पॅकेज्ड ताकामध्ये ऑफ-टेस्ट नोंदवल्यानंतर, डेअरी ब्रँडने एंड-टू-एंड ट्रेसेबिलिटी रेकॉर्ड्स वापरून 4 तासांत इरोडमधील संकलन केंद्रातील कच्च्या दुधाच्या विशिष्ट टँकरपर्यंत बॅच ट्रेस केले.

ट्रेसेबिलिटी: common questions

The questions people ask most often about ट्रेसेबिलिटी in Indian distribution.

The ability to follow a product batch in both directions: backward from a retail unit to the batch, plant and raw material that produced it, and forward from a batch to every outlet that received it.

Because it determines recall scope and speed. Without batch-level records at the distributor, a recall cannot be limited to the affected batch and must cover everything shipped in the period, which multiplies the cost enormously.

The handover to the distributor. Batch is usually captured at the plant and at dispatch, then lost at the distributor godown where stock is received without recording batch and expiry per line. From that point forward the chain is broken.

Batch tracking is the mechanism: recording which batch each unit belongs to at each handover. Traceability is the capability that mechanism delivers, namely being able to answer where a batch came from and where it went.

Food businesses are subject to the Food Safety and Standards Act 2006 and FSSAI regulations covering record keeping and recall procedures. Specific obligations vary by category and licence type, so confirm the applicable set for your products.

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