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DRIVING SUPPLY CHAIN TRANSPARENCY IN THE DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS INDUSTRY

 

After spending several years in the Pharmaceutical Industry, DreamWeaver has expanded its focus to the challenging Food Industry Supply Chain. We are launching our solutions under the TagOne brand name & our first offering is specific to the Dietary Supplements industry called TagOne@FarmtoAisle (TOFA). TOFA is the result of a co-innovation initiative between DreamWeaver & leaders from the supplements industry to help drive Supply Chain transparency & also address the complex regulatory requirements.

 

 

This Dietary Supplements Industry is a fantastic growth story and has a great future. Its gone through a sustained growth period during which it has become increasingly dependent on International Suppliers on the one hand and an increasingly demanding consumer on the other. In addition, the regulators are asking more and more questions as they want to ensure that sub quality products are not brought into the country or sold in the market. This is a tricky balance to address and not an easy one. However, forward looking companies get this and are transforming the way they run their businesses to ensure that they are getting more nimble and transparent in everything they do. They understand that only when they, themselves are confident about the source and quality of the product they are selling, can they pass on the confidence to their end consumer. And a confident & happy end consumer is the only recipe of success.

Supply Chain Transparency is at the heart of this and that is where TagOne@FarmtoAisle comes in.

 

The Dietary Supplements Industry Challenges

  • Lack of visibility on source of ingredients due to global nature of sourcing
  • Concern around quality of raw materials due to ever increasing demand but finite supply sources
  • Increasing regulatory requirements – FSMA/FSVP/Others
  • In case of Recalls or similar adverse events, no easy way to identify the problem source quickly
  • Ever Increasing consumer awareness & demands around product quality & health effects

Tackling the Challenges with TagOne@FarmtoAisle

TOFA is a Supply Chain Transparency solution, custom built for the Dietary supplements Industry, to address the above challenges. The solution has been built from scratch, as a co-innovation initiative between DreamWeaver LLC & a few select industry leaders from this space. It is poised to change the way the Industry works today and addresses key requirements via an easy to use Mobile and/or Desktop application.

TOFA Core Functionality:

  • Comprehensive Supply Chain Transparency from the Farm to the Retailer Aisle
  • Botanical Ingredient and Product Quality Management
  • Master Data Management
  • Regulatory Compliance that covers FSMA, FSVP and relevant cGMP needs

Business Benefits:

  • Address FDA Audits in minutes
  • Get Real Time Supply Chain visibility & increased efficiency via reduced wastage & better buying decisions
  • Increase accuracy & dramatically cut time, cost on Product Recalls
  • Drive customer confidence and enhance your brand value with comprehensive Supply Chain Transparency

The solution is easy to use & captures transactions across the Supply Chain via intuitive data entry screens uniquely built for each Supply Chain partner and ensuring minimum disruption from their everyday tasks.

Example of some Mobile Menus

 

 

 

Key Transactions from the Farm to the Retailer Aisle are covered including Crop Management, Sales, Purchasing, Receiving, Processing/Mixing, Shipping, Manufacturing etc. across different partner roles like Farmer, Trader, Processor, Importer, Manufacturer, Brand Owner, Retailer etc.

 

 

Solution Highlights:

  • TOFA is a SAAS based solution available on Amazon Web Services or Azure
  • It’s one system that can manage your Chain of Custody, Recalls, Returns, Ingredient Quality, Master Data & Regulatory needs
  • Data Integrity & Data security via a failsafe Blockchain platform
  • Custom modules for different supplier types that cover functionality important to each
  • Available as a subscription service & works both on a Mobile & Desktop ver.
  • Result of an Industry Co-Innovation initiative to address existing supply chain Transparency challenges
  • End to End Ingredient Traceability from Farm to Aisle in seconds via a Visual Map leveraging a unique Lot/Product Id based algorithm
  • Option to continue using your own Lot# approach or use the automatic system generated one
  • Unique Integration engine that has flexibility to easily map diverse IT systems
  • Minimal upfront costs or IT infrastructure investments
  • Attach all relevant records for a specific ingredient as it moves down the Supply Chain be it your CoA or other test results from HPLC/TLC/NIR/DNA etc.
  • Robust workflow based validation system to ensure highest quality standards
  • Data securely stored in a SQL based cloud infrastructure available globally (Amazon Web Services)
  • Pragmatic solution framework that can easily leverage GS1 standards as needed

TOFA is a revolutionary solution for the Supplements Industry that is changing Industry benchmarks around Supply Chain Transparency. The early adapters are making rapid progress in gaining better supply chain visibility which is already converting to Topline growth coupled with increased customer trust. At the same time they are also covering themselves to any possible risk around Recall management and FDA audits. That is the only way a business can be successful in the future.

You cannot afford to be left behind…

 

For more information please visit www.TagOne.com

Please feel free to contact us at [email protected] or call at 6097862426