Methods for Correlating First Mile and Last Mile Product Data

摘要

Traceability codes on perishable products facilitate the correlation of product data from the origin of a distribution chain to quality assessments of the perishable products made at points along the distribution chain. The product data is initially associated with the code, the product is marked with the code, and then the product is distributed. Receipt of a code after the perishable product enters the distribution chain establishes an elapsed time. Location information submitted with the code can also establish a traversed distance. A quality assessment submitted with the code can be associated with both time and distance. Consumers, for example, may submit codes, provide assessments and locations, and in return access product data linked to the specific products they consider in retail stores, purchase, and use. Inspectors can likewise submit quality assessments from locations earlier in the distribution chain as well as in retail stores.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
receiving, with a first computing system, a traceability code in association with lot-specific product data including a first time and a first location; storing the lot-specific product data in association with the traceability code in a computer-readable memory device; receiving the traceability code at a second time; receiving a quality assessment about a product contemporaneously with receiving the traceability code; storing the quality assessment in association with the traceability code; and determining, with a second computing system, an elapsed time between the second time and the first time and associating the elapsed time with the quality assessment.