BatchMetrics

The Shipping/Receiving Module offers a suite of advanced features tailored for the batching industry, ensuring full integration with Quality Control (QC) and compliance with all regulatory requirements, such as allergen-specific placement and soft quarantine in designated racking. This module can seamlessly connect with major shipping carriers, including FedEx, UPS, and others, to streamline shipping operations.

BatchMetrics’ Shipping/Receiving Module manages every aspect of inbound and outbound logistics, from truck reports, sampling, and document retention to Warehouse Management, goods movements/put-away, and assembly of containers and crates. It also supports efficient packing of goods for shipment, ensuring a fully optimized, integrated shipping and receiving department that provides comprehensive visibility and control over all associated activities. This tool is designed to create a highly coordinated operation, accurately tracking all inbound and outbound processes to enhance efficiency and meet industry standards.

BatchMetrics Warehouse Management (WM) is designed to seamlessly control and administer all warehouse operations from the moment goods or raw materials arrive until they are moved out. Fully integrated with the BatchMetrics Scheduler, our WM module ensures that inventory is always synchronized with production demands, optimizing storage, retrieval, and dispatch processes in real time. BatchMetrics WM is compatible with automated warehouses, AGVs, forklifts, and containerized inventory systems, enabling smooth, automated material handling and efficient resource allocation.

Combined with advanced tools such as demand sub-planning, split logic, and real-time constraint analysis, BatchMetrics WM maximizes efficiency and supports continuous, streamlined material flow across your facility. This integrated approach not only enhances productivity but also effectively reduces bottlenecks, ensuring optimized, end-to-end warehouse and production coordination.

The Mixing Module is a user-centric, intuitive tool designed to provide comprehensive tracking and control over all mixing activities, thereby eliminating vague instructions such as “mix well” with precise, parameters. Fully compatible with Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs) and/or standalone air motors, this module supports both automated and manual operations, offering flexibility to suit any production environment.

The Mixing Module seamlessly integrates with Electronic Weight Control, HACCP, QC and other compliance frameworks, with interlocks that ensure adherence to critical quality and safety standards. This integration provides operators with real-time feedback and control, ensuring every batch meets exact specifications. With this advanced module, facilities can achieve higher consistency and efficiency in mixing processes while meeting stringent regulatory and quality requirements.

The Cleaning Module utilizes barcoding to streamline and enhance the efficiency of tracking the cleanliness status of all resources and equipment. Each item’s state—clean or dirty—is continuously monitored and updated via barcode scans, providing real-time visibility. Interlocked with production workflows, this module prevents operators from using resources that have not been verified as clean or have expired. If equipment is not within its validated clean status, the module will block its use in production, ensuring that batches only proceed with compliant, verified resources. This integrated system not only safeguards cleanliness and compliance but also enhances operational efficiency by reducing manual checks and supporting seamless workflow management.

The Compliance/HACCP Module is fully configurable by the client’s admin, allowing customization to align precisely with specific operational needs and regulatory requirements. Designed to ensure that operators work in strict compliance while maximizing efficiency, this module includes interlocks that guide operators through compliant workflows, minimizing errors and enforcing adherence to critical safety protocols.

The module manages the analysis and control of biological, chemical, and physical hazards, covering every stage from raw material production through procurement and handling. It provides comprehensive support for compliance and documentation with major regulatory standards, including the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), BRC, SQF, Prop 65, and more. By being adaptable to each client’s unique requirements, the Compliance/HACCP Module is a powerful tool for achieving regulatory alignment and operational excellence.

The BatchMetrics Bridge is a powerful integration platform that enables seamless connectivity across a broad array of systems, including ERP systems like SAP, NetSuite, and Microsoft Dynamics Business Central, as well as Inventory Systems, LIMS, Robotics, Creative Systems, Project Management Systems, HMIs, PLCs, Kardex, and Schedulers. With support for versatile data routing options such as XML, IDOCs, RFC, BAPIs, and APIs, the Bridge ensures compatibility and flexibility within diverse operational environments.

Having successfully managed billions of transactions, the BatchMetrics Bridge is built with comprehensive error-checking and alerting capabilities to provide real-time visibility and maintain data integrity across integrated systems. This robust tool facilitates efficient and secure data flow, enhancing production management, minimizing downtime, and ensuring accurate cross-system communication tailored for the rigorous demands of batch manufacturing.

The BatchMetrics Inventory Module is expertly designed to meet the specific demands of the Batching industry, offering a comprehensive view of raw materials across all areas, including automated systems such as robots, Speedy Susans, Tote Farms Kardex units, and pre-picked materials. This module supports containerized inventory, enabling efficient grouping and tracking of materials within containers, which streamlines storage, movement, and usage, significantly reducing handling time and enhancing traceability.

In addition to containerization, the Inventory Module features cycle counting and barcoding capabilities to maintain accurate stock levels and simplify inventory tracking. With these advanced tools, BatchMetrics optimizes the entire inventory management process, providing unparalleled visibility, efficiency, and precision tailored to the Batching industry’s complex requirements.

The Packout Module is a comprehensive, user-centric tool designed to streamline the final stages of the production process. This module integrates seamlessly with WM, scales, and other BatchMetrics modules, offering full traceability of process orders scheduled for shipment. With real-time GHS label printing, it accurately captures the actual or promised weight, ensuring compliant and precise labeling directly on the line.

The Packout Module also provides robust tracking for yield loss, enabling operators to maintain precise control over material usage and minimizing waste. By incorporating RFID tagging, the module automates final inventory counts, verifying all items of the sales order are loaded onto trucks to ensure accurate shipment records.

With its intuitive interface, the Packout Module supports efficient document printing and real-time weight capture, enhancing productivity and ensuring all orders meet stringent quality and compliance requirements. This powerful tool provides an operator-friendly, reliable solution that optimizes the packout process from start to finish.

The QC/LIMS Module in the BatchMetrics Total Process Solution is a fully integrated, enterprise-wide quality management tool designed to ensure real-time quality control and visibility across the production environment. Unlike isolated QC systems, this module provides seamless connectivity with shop floor execution and critical production processes, enabling real-time updates and decision-making based on quality data.

Key functionalities include:

• Automated Quality Checks: Quality specifications and testing protocols are integrated directly with batch execution, ensuring that each production stage meets required standards without delays.
• Dynamic Sampling & Analysis: Automated sampling schedules and analysis features streamline testing, enabling rapid response to any variances detected.
• Centralized Data Management: Data from QC tests are centralized, enabling authorized users to make global adjustments that automatically update across all relevant processes.
• Inventory and Supplier Compliance Tracking: Tracks quality compliance not only for in-house processes but also for raw materials and supplier quality metrics.
• Audit Readiness & Documentation: All quality actions are logged in real-time, creating an accessible audit trail for compliance and regulatory inspections.
• Enhanced Reporting and Analytics: Generate customizable reports and analytics to monitor trends, detect anomalies, and proactively manage quality.

This fully integrated QC/LIMS module enhances visibility and velocity within the supply chain, making it a cornerstone of quality assurance and a catalyst for operational excellence across your production environment.