Inventory Tracking and Traceability Solutions

BellHawk Systems specializes in providing inventory and work-in-process tracking and traceability solutions. BellHawk tracks raw, intermediate and finished goods, including the receipt of materials from vendors and the shipment of finished goods to customers. BellHawk tracks the consumption of materials on work orders and the production of intermediate and finished goods. BellHawk also tracks work-in-process as it moves from operation to operation.

BellHawk is primarily used where it is important to electronically track inventory from the receiving dock to the shipping dock and beyond and to maintain traceability records that relate the materials shipped to customers with materials received from vendors.

BellHawk is used by manufacturers whose products directly or indirectly affect human health and safety. It is used by organizations, such as food processors, biotech organizations, pharmaceutical manufacturers and medical supplies manufacturers and distributors, who are required to maintain traceability records so that causes of defects and contamination can be quickly determined and a limited recall of affected goods quickly organized.

BellHawk is also used by organizations making or distributing high value products, as well as by maintenance and service organizations, to detect and deter employee theft. It is also used to warn employees when they are about to make a mistake in handling materials, such as picking the wrong material to be used in a product or shipped to a customer.

BellHawk Systems specialized in providing inventory tracking solutions within the four walls of processing, manufacturing and distribution facilities. Inside these plants, BellHawk Systems offers integrated material tracking solutions from the receiving dock to the shipping dock and beyond. As part of this, BellHawk supports picking, packing and shipping operations, including shipping dock management and third party logistics support.

BellHawk tracks materials by container, lot and serial number. It supports multiple units of measure and tracks the quality control status of materials. BellHawk also includes extensive error prevention capabilities to prevent the wrong materials being picked for jobs or customer orders or the wrong materials being loaded onto trucks.

A key factor for many organizations in choosing a BellHawk solution is the ability for BellHawk to track work-in-process as well as material movement and status. BellHawk integrates both inventory and work-in-process tracking into one system, which is critically needed for most tracking and traceability solutions.

BellHawk inventory tracking solutions make extensive use of technologies such as barcode scanning, RFID and wireless mobile computing to deliver solutions that are  easy to use by employees who have limited computer literacy. Through the use of its BSAF (pronounced be-safe) store and forward technology, BellHawk is able to support mobile data collection operations in environments with limited and intermittent communications. This enables reliable operations in warehouses, difficult industrial environments, yards, offsite facilities and in the field.

BellHawk starts with pre-built software modules that typically provide over 95% of the lines of code needed for most inventory tracking and traceability applications and then customizes this code to the specific needs of its clients. Selected modules are delivered as a complete working system.

BellHawk then works with local suppliers of barcode equipment and IT services to provide complete solutions at very cost effective prices. These solutions can include pre-implementation systems design and implementation project management services. They can also include on-site system setup, training and operational support services.

The BellHawk software can be closely integrated with existing accounting, ERP, CRM and process control systems using the DEX applications programming interface or the Bell Connector business process interface.

By teaming with local support organizations BellHawk is able to deliver high-capability systems at very cost effective prices.  While the primary purpose of most BellHawk applications is to prevent mistakes and to capture tracking and traceability data, many organizations find that their BellHawk systems pay for themselves within 6 months or less due to improved operational efficiencies.

BellHawk based tracking and traceability solutions range in cost from around $10,000 to about $200,000, with a median of around $50,000. This includes the cost of the software licenses, barcode equipment and mobile computers, and systems implementation services. To estimate the cost of implementing your solution, please click here.

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