Serial Number Exchange

Request, exchange, and monitor the disposition of serial numbers and related product events with a flexible, comprehensive serialization and product identity infrastructure.

TraceLink Serial Number Exchange

The TraceLink Serial Number Exchange (SNX) application enables internal packaging and external CMO/CPO sites and packaging lines to request, exchange, and monitor the disposition of serial numbers and related product events with the brand owner's serialization management system. Serial numbers can be monitored across a range of processes, events, and use cases, including commissioning, aggregation, and transformation. TraceLink Serial Number Exchange enables:

• Better management of serial number allocation and exchange
• Better visibility into serial number inventory across multiple dimensions
• Alignment of serialization processes across internal and external packaging systems

The process of exchanging serial numbers is full of inefficiencies

Today's regulatory requirements for serialized product traceability require manufacturers to exchange and manage serial numbers across all internal and external packaging sites. However, exchanging serial numbers is complex, with external and internal sites often having different processes on top of other technical hurdles. Challenges include:

Inefficient serial number exchange processes

Serial number exchange is inefficient due to system integration issues between pharmaceutical manufacturers and their contract manufacturing/packaging organizations.

Poor visibility across processes and events

Poor visibility across various product events that happen as products move through the supply chain makes it difficult to predict, minimize, and record all events that contribute to delays.

How TraceLink Serial Number Exchange helps streamline operations

• Manage the allocation of serial numbers
• Gain a single view of inventory
• Manage serial number requests
• Create a single process
• Simplify packaging site onboarding
• Enhance interoperability