Supplement manufacturing ERP for batch records that survive audit
In supplements the batch record is the product as far as an auditor is concerned. Formulation history, component lots, and release decisions have to be reconstructable long after the batch has shipped.
Built around the batch record
Supplement manufacturers are judged on documentation as much as on product. The system either produces that documentation as a by-product of working, or someone assembles it later by hand.
Batch genealogy
Every finished batch ties to the component lots that went into it, and every component lot ties to the batches it touched.
Formulation history
Formulas change. Keep the version a batch was actually made to, not just the current one.
Potency and test records
Capture certificates and test evidence against the specific lot they describe.
Quality holds and release
Material that has not been released cannot quietly be consumed, and release is a recorded decision with an owner.
Controlled document review
Review and approval steps that leave a trail, so who approved what and when is not a question of memory.
Immutable activity history
An operational record that shows what happened and who did it, rather than only the current state.
What quality teams get back
Audit preparation stops being a project
When records are produced by the work itself, an audit becomes retrieval rather than reconstruction.
Fewer unanswerable questions
Which lot, which formula version, who released it - answered from the record instead of from recollection.
Confidence in what shipped
Release control means unreleased material does not end up in a finished batch by accident.
Frequently asked
What should a supplement ERP capture that a general one does not?+
The component lots behind each finished batch, the formula version in force when it was made, the test and certificate evidence for those materials, and the release decision that let it ship. General ERPs typically hold the current state; supplement manufacturers are asked about a historical one.
Can it keep formula versions?+
Yes. A batch stays linked to the formulation it was actually produced against, so a later revision does not rewrite history.
How does it handle material that fails testing?+
Material can be held so it cannot be consumed, and released deliberately when the decision is made. Both the hold and the release are recorded.
Is Zelviq itself certified for supplement manufacturing?+
Software is not certified in place of your quality system. What Zelviq provides is record keeping designed to support the documentation your programme requires - your quality team should assess it against your own obligations, and we will happily walk through the records with them.
Put your batch record next to ours
Bring the documentation an auditor last asked you for and we will show you where each piece of it lives - and what it takes to produce it.