We’ve already made the case that implementing automated baggers increases your productivity and therefore your bottom line. With all kinds of new demands and increased fulfillment quotas to meet, these baggers are more necessity than luxury at this point. While they are an investment, their ability to increase your productivity is a guaranteed ROI.
The automated baggers other incredible capability is their ability to keep you compliant by contributing to a secure chain of custody.
MULTIPLE PROCESSES MAXIMIZE EFFICIENCY AND SUPPORT CHAIN OF CUSTODY
In the last post, we talked about how much real-time data is being recorded. A point we’ll be making again shortly. But the reason automated baggers can track that wealth of information is because it’s handling multiple processes. They bag, tag, label, and record. While it’s easy to see how this multi-functioning capability would increase operational efficiency and therefore productivity, those types of functions are also critical components of compliant chain of custody.
Chain of custody is the movement of a product from point of origin to point of sale. Throughout that process the product is prepared for distribution and/or shipping which would require it to be packaged (i.e. bagged), identified appropriately (i.e. tagged or labeled), and appropriately logged (i.e. recorded). An automated bagger can have an eye and hand (so to speak) on each of those processes.
CRITICAL RECORDED DATA AIDS BEST PRACTICES IN CHAIN OF CUSTODY
While it manages those processes, it’s recording all the associated data in quick succession and with accurate results. No more human error or relying on the labor force to ensure accurate data entry or input. Instead, automated baggers can record the critical data that speaks to how the product moves so that if ever that product needs to be traced all the way back – in instances of recall, for example – there is a recorded digital trail.
Some of the data that the automated baggers are collecting include date coding, lot coding, what plant it was made in, what facility it then went to, when the product was made, and what line it was made on.
ADDITIONAL SECURE COMPONENT TO YOUR ROBUST MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
While it bags and tags products and records and stores data, its other features make it a reliable and trusted component to your overall management system. Automated baggers have password protected systems, ability to integrate with third-party applications, and on-board diagnostics and data retrieval.
Simply stated: automated baggers can increase your productivity while keeping you compliant.
Automating your bagging process will increase your speed and efficiency and therefore your productivity. It’s ability to perform multiple processes at the same time while also recording critical data along the way gives you an extra level of security that critical pieces of your chain of custody aren’t being overlooked. And, because of their additional features and integrations, auto-baggers are also reliable components of a robust management system. Get in touch with us to learn more about our automated baggers.
