SSCC Labels

The use of SSCC labels is generally accepted within the food and beverage industry. SSCC stands for Serial Shipping Container Code. You can use this code to identify a container such as a pallet or box with a unique number. Using SSCC labels makes exchanging information between supplier and customer much more efficient. In addition, SSCC Labels offers reliable tracing options, for example in the event of a product recall. This is because information concerning the goods and packaging being transported on the container is linked to the unique code.

Foodware

The Food and Beverage industry is characterized by specific requirements which can often not be catered for by a standard company-wide solution. For this reason Microsoft and its resellers have combined their many years of knowledge and experience into Foodware®. In combination with Microsoft Dynamics® NAV, Foodware® forms a fully integrated standard company-wide ERP solution specifically for food and beverage companies. Foodware is under continuous development and meets the latest industry requirements. This creates a specific solution, where costs remain manageable as the amount of customization is reduced to a minimum. Foodware has been recognized by Microsoft with the highest quality label: ‘Certified for Microsoft Dynamics’. Foodware consists of a number of integrated solutions, one of which is Foodware - SSCC labels. This solution enables you to assign unique codes to your items to simplify your tracking.

SSCC labels or Container Management

Foodware - SSCC Labels is an easy way to work with SSCC labels and it can be used with inventory pick as well as warehouse pick transactions. Within Foodware - SSCC Labels you can indicate at customer level which SSCC label should be used for this customer. You can also indicate how many SSCC labels should be printed and the composition of the label. For this last function you have three options:

• Homogeneous
  With the homogeneous option you can assign items from a single lot to a single SSCC label.

• Mixed lots
  The mixed lots option allows you to assign multiple lots of a single item for a single SSCC label.

• Mixed items
  The mixed items option enables you to assign multiple lot numbers and multiple items to a single SSCC label.

In addition to this solution, Foodware offers a second solution called SI - Container Management, which besides Item Tracking enables you to fully track containers as well. This applies to all logistics processes and all standard Dynamics NAV warehouse modules.

Assigning an SSCC

Your customers who work with SSCC labels will each have their own requirements regarding the label format. With Foodware - SSCC Labels you can select the SSCC label your customer requires in the customer master data in Dynamics NAV. This setting is made once, so that when an order and the accompanying SSCC label are created, the system automatically selects the right label layout. Per SSCC label your warehouse employee can then allocate which products and quantities are to be transported under a specific label. A unique number is automatically generated during inventory picking and the various SSCC lines are added. When the order is complete, the SSCC label is printed and attached to the goods ready for transportation.

Customers and tracing

If required, you can inform your customers as to which SSCC labels you are about to dispatch or which ones are already on their way. Your customers are then in a position to carry out checks or even to submit a complaint related to the SSCC label. An SSCC label does not just provide access to information about quantities of products and reusable packaging, it can also provide information about which lots were used during production. In the event of a recall you can then trace exactly where the products were sent to and on which container they were transported.

History

You can enquire on the SSCC history within the Warehouse management module. This screen gives you a detailed overview of the SSCC labels used together with the items and lot numbers.

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