Trace Central

What Trace Central is

Trace Central helps manufacturers trace materials, processes, batches, and shipments across suppliers and customers. It connects ERP, MES, quality-control, IoT, and partner-system data into a live traceability graph, which teams can use to investigate issues upstream and downstream. The graph links materials, production processes, batches, and product flows, while quality-control, composition, and environmental data add context for root-cause and risk analysis.

Its AI monitors the network for quality drift, contamination risks, and supplier issues, and predicts potential downstream customer impact. Teams can see multi-tier supplier inputs and downstream customer deliveries along trace paths, and run recall or what-if impact analysis in seconds, according to the product page. Trace Central can extend existing traceability with supplier lineage and predictive insight, or build batch- and lot-level traceability from ERP, MES, and QC data.

TruMetric says the product layers AI and data orchestration onto an existing technology stack without requiring rip and replace. Integrations displayed on the product page include Databricks, IBM, Google Cloud, Azure, AWS, SAP, Snowflake, and Oracle. TruMetric invites prospective customers to a 30-minute conversation about operational challenges and a potential facility-specific implementation roadmap. Pricing is available on request.

Who it suits

Trace Central suits manufacturers dealing with fragmented visibility across suppliers and customers, especially teams investigating quality, contamination, supplier, or recall issues. It can serve organizations extending existing traceability or building batch- and lot-level traceability from ERP, MES, and QC data.

Getting started

1. Visit https://www.trumetric.ai/products/trace-central.
2. Contact TruMetric to arrange a 30-minute conversation about operational challenges.
3. Discuss a potential facility-specific implementation roadmap and whether to extend existing traceability or build batch- and lot-level traceability.

Verdict

Consider Trace Central if your manufacturing operation needs to trace batches and product flows across suppliers and customers, with risk monitoring and recall analysis. Buyers who need a listed price before starting a conversation may prefer to look elsewhere.