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	<heading>Batch Traceability</heading>
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		<general>Many businesses need to maintain a clear record of the use of materials through the production process. Knowing exactly the source identity of material used in a product is often crucial to a good quality management system. Batches of material are used together to produce a batch of product and this may extend through many levels of BoMs. Caliach Vision can manage all this for you. </general>
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		  <text>Parts can be selectively set to be batch tracked.</text>
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		  <text>Batch tracking enables bi-directional source to destination links through all processes.</text>
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		  <text>Batch numbering can be either automatic or manual.</text>
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		  <text>Batch numbering can be serial or date-based enabling shelf-life identification.</text>
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		  <text>Extended information such as size or grade can be included in the batch tracking data.</text>
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