Traditional traceability systems are based on the concept of key data elements (KDEs). KDEs are key-value pairs, Name = Value. This approach worked when only a handful of KDEs was required. However, today, many companies manage more than 100 KDEs per product.
Event-based traceability is much different and captures the history of a product as a series of critical tracking events (CTEs.) Each CTE has five KDEs: Who, What, When, Where, and Why. By grouping event-based collections of KDEs, a contextual dimension results that is not possible with traditional traceability.
TR5 Event-based
Full-chain Traceability
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Legacy KDE-based Traceability
| TR5 Platform Event-based | Legacy KDE-based | |
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An open Interoperable system based on industry standardsInstead of closed proprietary systems, send and receive data from any other system using the same GS1 and GDST industry standards. |
Yes | No |
Uses master data to eliminate re-entry of static dataReduce re-keying of data by 80% and greatly improve data consistency. |
Yes | No |
Provides a new era of event-based full-chain traceabilityLegacy systems use templates to record KDEs without linking or context. TR5 captures CTEs with KDEs for who, what, where, when, and why to provide complete product history and contextual dimensions. |
Yes | No |
Uses linked data, the key to delivering the Semantic WebEnables interconnected webs of data to be used within existing workflows and produce machine processable meaning. |
Yes | No |
Revolutionizes traceability document managementLegacy systems associate documents with products, TR5 links attachments to events and certificates to master data. This allows for easy sharing and validation of CTEs with their supporting attachments, and certificates with the associated master data. |
Yes | No |
Puts the power of continuous monitoring continuous auditing (CMCA) to work so you can move from a reactive to a predictive approachAn integrated quality management system that greatly increases data quality and trust. It can enable Linked Work Items making it seamless for supply chain partners to collaborate and manage issues when they arise. |
Yes | Limited |
Registers CTEs on blockchainAddresses the challenges of knowing whether all CTEs for every product has been received and whether the data was modified in the middle. |
Yes | Limited |