The role of SMEs in Peru is very
important, so
GS1 Peru develops solutions
adapted to them.
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With special thanks to :
50% increase in exports in 2011
as a result of the traceability
process implemented with GS1
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GS1 Peru helped this group to identify the strengths,
weaknesses, opportunities and threats behind
implementing traceability best practices using global
standards. GS1 Peru then helped establish a traceability
process map for the aromatic herbs supply chain,
including points of control, registries of information and
responsibilities; as well as a set of traceability templates
and guidelines for each point of their supply chain.
GS1 Peru also oversaw the training of the growers and
producers, not only on traceability processes, agricultural
best practices and standards concepts but also on using
the traceability templates.
The main benefit was certainly the 80% time savings seen
when retrieving upstream batch information. Furthermore,
in 2008, the system passed a critical test with flying colours
when a European client’s quality control laboratory
identified a problem that caused the export process to be
halted.
Immediately, teams in Peru carried out their own analyses,
testing all the processes along the exact path that the
flagged batch had travelled. Using the standardised
traceability registries filled in at each point of the supply
chain, they quickly ruled out the possibility of any local
contamination.
With this information, the client investigated further at
their end and found that the source of contamination
was caused by their own quality control laboratory. This
concrete business case boosted the sense of trust the
client felt towards the producers, leading to a renewal of
their commercial agreement to 2013.
A recall case of oregano export in 2011 further
demonstrated the benefits for BioAquipa of the
traceability process set up with GS1 Peru. In a container
received by a client, the produce was found to be
contaminated by mould. Such contamination is
uncommon but could sometimes happen due to changes
in humidity and long distance transportation. However,
thanks to the traceability process in place, the team
identified the exact contaminated batch of 36kg, saving
the rest of the container -which was 5.4 tons worth of
herbs.