CI Audit for Food
CI Audit supports process control activities reconciling data gathered at different food supply chain control points and applying pre-configured rules which identify any data errors and alert users to potential problems.
CI Audit can also serve as a verification tool in relation to activities within a physical food chain of custody and how they relate to mandated requirements or processes. For instance, if a consignment of perishable products is being stored in a secure controlled environment and the temperature in the control room drops below a certain level, an alert will be issued to a manager or supervisor so that corrective action can be taken before the produce perishes.
Alerts can also be configured to notify users of issues that will impact business performance such as aging or perishable product which might be subject to rot. The alert will identify management who can take corrective action in order to protect revenues lost through degradation. CI Audit is deployed with a number of pre-configured rules alerting users to possible problems and issues involving assets within the supply chain. Issue alerts can be configured to be sent to users by e-mail or SMS.
Web based functionality
CI Audit’s web-based functionality can be designed around user roles to ensure that issues are routed to the specified responsible person. Issues can be investigated on-line in by drilling down through various levels of information, explaining the issue, why it has arisen and what corrective measures have been undertaken to respond to it. An issue can be investigated or passed to a colleague for further investigation. When an issue is delegated or escalated, it will change status in the original users profile unless it is re-flagged as requiring further action.
A resolved issue will be removed from the screen but the data remains stored in CI World allowing auditors and managers to review issues and how they were responded to, providing a full audit trail for produce.
Operational benefits for customers and auditors
Overall this adds up to substantial operational efficiencies for food supply chain auditors. It is possible, with CI Audit, for third party auditors to conduct an audit, entirely online. Audit users can also share their supply chain data with prospective buyers in the retail and wholesale sectors, allowing sellers to pursue a premium price for traceable produce while buyers can minimize risk when buying. This benefit can be passed on to consumers seeking to ensure that they are purchasing ethically sourced food products.
Key benefits experienced from using the performance manager functionality include:
- Substantial ROI with quick payback for users
- Sellers can secure a premium price for traceable timber
- Buyers can minimise risk, secure that they are buying from a sustainable source
- Substantial operations efficiencies for auditors
- Quick notification of issues identified and automatically routed to the appropriate person for action
- Full audit trail automatically generated
- Audit available entirely online
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- Papua New Guinea Fights Illegal Logging with Helveta
- EU Delegation commends progress on development of Wood Tracking System
- Helveta appoints John O’Connell as Chairman
- Helveta achieves ISO 27001 accreditation
- The Government of Cameroon selects Helveta for national wood tracking system to combat illegal logging
- Helveta Wins 2010 ‘Red Herring Top 100 Europe’ Award
- PROFOR: Field Notes: Hand-held Device Tracks Logs
- Helveta secures £5m investment in funding to support its rapid expansion in global forest and food sectors
CI World for Forestry
According to the World Bank, illegal logging causes losses in assets and revenue in excess of US$15 billion a year in developing countries alone. Timber companies and governments are using CI World to enhance control of their supply chains, to secure improved inventory management and to promote the economic and environmental future of their local communities. CI World enables the tracking of timber from the standing tree in the ground to finished product for export – right across the supply chain.
CI World for Food
As consumers are becoming increasingly aware of food quality, safety, origin and traceability – pressure is being exerted on processors to keep track of every component in the manufacturing process. CI World is being used to monitor food supply chains from farm to factory providing growers, farmers, producers and agronomists with business critical data on issues ranging from crop quality in the field through to product characteristics as food ships to consumer locations.