Track & Trace | Serialization | Aggregation - tailor-made complete solution for the tobacco industry
FACTS:
EUROPE-WIDE, illegal trade and smuggling of tobacco products causes damage in the double-digit billion range
Across EUROPE, the consumption of counterfeit and smuggled cigarettes is around 8.7%
WORLDWIDE the number of unreported cases is between 6 - 8.5%
THE SAFE SOLUTION:
TRANSPARENCY from production to consumer:
Identification of each SKU (smallest unit size) with a unique serial number
Aggregation of the individual SKUs into the next packaging unit (e.g. carton)
Aggregation of the packaging units to the shipping unit (e.g. pallet)
De-aggregation and re-aggregation across all aggregation levels
Global delivery of serial number and aggregation data
Registration of goods receipts at distributors, wholesalers, retailers
Recording of outgoing goods at distributors, wholesalers, retailers
The advantages are apparent:
An important step in the production of legal products
Improvement of quality management
Documentation of the supply chain from the manufacturer to the end user
Reducing product aging within the supply chain
Improvement in product data accuracy and preservation of this data
New possibilities in CRM (customer relationship)
Improved product safety and increased customer confidence
Ensuring corporate earning power by avoiding product piracy