System and method for improved quality management in a product logistic chain

摘要

A quality management system for products including a multiplicity of product unit specific indicators, each operative to provide a machine-readable indication of exceedence of at least one threshold by at least one product quality determining parameter, an indicator reader operative to read the product unit specific indicators and to provide output indications and a product type specific indication interpreter operative to receive the output indications and to provide human sensible, product unit specific, product quality status outputs.

主权项

1. A quality management system for products comprising:
a multiplicity of product unit specific indicators, each operative to provide a machine-readable indication of occurrence or non-occurrence of at least one product quality determining event, said machine-readable indication. comprising a variable bar code having a first readable state indicating that said product quality determining event has not occurred and a second readable state indicating that said product quality determining event has occurred, said product quality determining event comprising an product orientation related event; an indicator reader operative to read said product unit specific indicators and to provide output indications; and a product type specific indication interpreter operative to receive said output indications and to provide human sensible, product unit specific, product quality status outputs.