Its own code, location, status, linked order and any pallet or container. You can also see where the item was last recorded.
LAR-25-COG · EPC …9B31
Traceability and supply chain
Know where each item has been and who handled it.
Give each item its own code. Beam links receiving, storage, counts and dispatch to that same item. Look back at what happened and see which confirmations are still missing.
LAR-25-COG · EPC …9B31
- Receiving Registered INB-1038 · label printed Recorded in Beam
- B-11 Put away Receiving → Rack B · B-11 Recorded in Beam
- ORD-30425 Picked In stock → Picked Recorded in Beam
- Carrier Handed over Confirmation missing Follow-up: Dispatch
01 The problem
A code alone does not tell you what happened.
You need to see where an item was received, moved or dispatched, and who recorded it. That also matters when it goes to another site or partner.
- 01 It is unclear exactly which item was handed over.
- 02 You cannot trace an item beyond your own site or system.
- 03 Partners have different information, and nobody follows up on a missing confirmation.
02 How it works
One sofa, from receiving to handover.
↓ Scroll to follow the process
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Register the item
Label printerOn receipt, the sofa gets its own code and label. Every later record belongs to this specific sofa.
Registered on receipt
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Follow it through the warehouse
RFID handheldThe sofa is stored at B-11 and later identified during a count. Its history shows who recorded these steps and when.
Warehouse history
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Hand it over
BarcodeThe sofa is picked for order ORD-30425 and prepared for the carrier. Beam records the completed steps; the handover still needs confirmation from the partner.
From pick to handover
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Spot an unconfirmed handover
Confirmed in the appThe carrier has not confirmed the handover. The missing confirmation stays visible so the dispatch team can follow up.
Missing confirmation
Receiving, storage and picking are recorded in Beam. The handover to the carrier still needs confirmation. The dispatch team follows up.
LAR-25-COG · EPC …9B31Manchester distribution centre
Starting point 123 Confirmation missing Carrier INB-1038 · label printedB-11 · seen during countORD-30425 · ready for dispatch
Steps recorded1 of 4
Without confirmation0
Orange pin = confirmation missingFictional example · schematic view
03 In the app
What each item’s history shows
LAR-25-COG · EPC …9B31
LAR-25-COG · EPC …9B31
LAR-25-COG · EPC …9B31
LAR-25-COG · EPC …9B31
- Order system
- Order, customer and delivery addressProvides the outbound order
- Beam
- Identity, location, status and work recordsReports a completed pick when the integration supports it
- Carrier
- Delivery confirmationConfirmation has not yet been agreed
04 Outcome
What each handover tells you
- Which item was processed or handed over?
- Where was it last recorded, and with what status?
- Which order, container or handover did it belong to?
- Who recorded the action?
- Which record or confirmation is still missing?
05 Fit
When this solution fits
- You need each item’s history for daily work or to meet contractual requirements.
- Products move between stores, warehouses, businesses or partners.
- Your existing systems do not show clearly what was done or where something went wrong.
We agree with your partners which item codes, data and confirmations to share. Beam shows the steps that have been recorded. With fixed RFID readers, we also define where and when items are recorded.
Follow an item from one location to the next.
We look at an item moving between your sites or to a partner. See which steps you can trace and what needs to be recorded.