Quality Control with Essentials

The Essentials Traceability System puts you in control in all areas and across all stages of production. For convenience, this module comes pre programmed with a number of Quality Assurance (QA) controls, which include:

• Allergen Controls
• Certificate of Conformity Information
• Goods-In Checks
• Start-Up Routine Checks
• Product Specification

Essentials Traceability System is the ideal entry point for smaller businesses that want to start putting the mechanisms of growth into place. Crucially, a digital Stevens system can grow and expand with your business – you can add software modules and additional hardware to your system as and when you’re ready.

The Essentials Traceability System is perfect as a food traceability system, allowing food producers looking to introduce traceability and control into their production process.

While we’ve provided presets for the QA controls, you’re in control of the recipe details, ingredients, instructions and capturing of data throughout the process.

For example, at recipe formulation, you can assign allergens to commodities. Operators using this commodity are alerted to the need to take any necessary precautions when handling the product.

Additionally, you can add routine questions or checks to your recipes as steps in the process to check operators are following the correct procedures for quality products. For example, you could set the system to ask operators “Are you wearing PPE?” at the start of recipe makeup.

This information can be reported and recorded against batch and user, allowing you to keep on top of quality throughout your processes.

CASE STUDY – BOWEN PIES

Bowen Pies wanted a system that would complement their processes, and would automate and give traceability for ingredients used in pie production. Essentials was an excellent choice for them and they began to see results immediately.

Accurate weighing reduced ingredient waste. In addition, the reports package and automated process gives better visibility and traceability of ingredients, including LOT control and stock levels.

Reports also showed any suspended or aborted batches so Bowen can investigate any patterns and change processes if required