SmartOps24x7 Unique Capabilities

From a high level view, the SmartOps24x7 software suite is a combination warehouse management system (WMS) and Manufacturing Execution System (MES) with added Intelligent Agent capabilities. But, because of its unique abilities, it is able to perform activities that most inventory and production tracking systems typically do not provide. These unique capabilities include:

1. Ability to track the location, movement, and contents of individual containers of material using attached tracking barcodes and/or RFID tags. This includes being able to track multiple items in each container, their quantity, their QC (quality control) status, their lot and serial number, their owner and designated customer, manufacturer and supplier, as well as special user defined characteristics.
2. Ability to track the location and movement of serialized items, using attached tracking barcodes and/or RFID tags. This includes being able to track the part number, QC (quality control) status of such parts, their lot and serial number, its owner and designated customer, manufacturer and supplier, as well as special user defined characteristics.
3. Ability to track nested containers, such as pallets containing many different parts including the ability to record the movement and shipment of each pallet simply by scanning a single barcode and/or RFID tag on the exterior of the pallet.
4. Ability to track assets, including their item number, location and movement, who they are assigned to, and special characteristics such a recalibration time, using attached barcode and/or RFID tags. This includes tracking Government Owned and Government Purchased assets.
5. Ability to record the transformation of materials in a manufacturing operation, recording both the input and output materials,  using barcode and/or RFID scanning and keeping a detailed history of the inputs and outputs (including WIP) at each step of a manufacturing process.
6. Ability to track materials according to FDA, FAA, DOT and DOD materials traceability requirements, including ability to generate specialized barcode labels and RFID tags. SmartOps24x7 is CFR21 Part 11 compliant and can also generate and send EPCIS files to supply chain partners.
7. Ability to prevent mistakes in using, picking, packing or shipping the wrong products to customers.
8. Ability to use a mix of barcode and RFID tracking, as appropriate to the processing stage, to record movement, usage, and production of materials. This includes secondary operations such as kitting, repackaging, relabeling, and assembly as part of warehouse operations.
9. Ability to record the receipt and put-away of containers of material having the same item number but different quantities, lot numbers, and other characteristics, in different locations within the same warehouse or production site or at many different sites.
10. Ability to record the loading and shipment of individual containers of material by truck or ocean freight container and to prevent mistakes. This includes the ability to generate ASNs and Bills of Lading for what was actually shipped, including sending materials tracking and traceability data to downstream trading partners.

These and many more unique capabilities stem from the SmartOps24x7 BellHawk software using a Containers Table, to track its materials rather than simply tracking the quantity of each part by location.