Case Study
Track & Trace
Industry
Food and Beverage
Company Size
Fortune 500
Facility Size
200+ Employees
Reduce recall incidents from over 4 per year to less than 1 per year, saving $5M–$10M per recall.
Challenges
A Fortune 500 Food and Beverage manufacturer required a robust system to verify label accuracy, ensure proper packaging, and eliminate product defects. The absence of an automated solution posed significant risks, including:
- Potential allergen contamination due to mislabeling.
- Expensive recalls and damaged brand reputation.
- Quality returns caused by packaging errors or unsealed flaps.
Solution
To address these challenges, mode40 implemented a cloud-based digital transformation using Paper on Glass technology:
- Tablet Deployment: Replaced paper forms with digital equivalents accessed via tablets, enabling real-time data entry.
- Automated Dashboards: Leveraged cloud-based software to automatically generate dashboards that correlated data throughout the production process, from logged production data to quality checks.
- Real-Time Digital Forms: Deployed software to automatically generate and assign digital forms based on real-time process data, ensuring timely and accurate completion.
Outcomes
The Paper on Glass solution delivered measurable improvements in operational efficiency and data accuracy:
- Eliminated Manual Data Entry: Removed the need for resources to manually copy data into quality systems, reducing labor costs.
- Improved Data Accuracy: Forced completeness checks and set boundaries on input data, reducing errors and inconsistencies.
- Enhanced Traceability: Provided single, comprehensive reports showing the full lifecycle of a product, from production to quality checks.
- Financial Impact: Achieved over $1M in ROI within one year through increased yield, waste reduction, and repurposing of staff to higher-value activities.
objective
About mode40
By integrating cloud-based digital forms and real-time process data, mode40 enabled the customer to streamline operations, improve data reliability, and realize significant cost savings—all while setting a foundation for future digital transformation initiatives.
