Capture lots however the moment calls for it - phone-camera scan on the dock, a scanner gun at a receiving station, manual entry, or a bulk import - all landing in the same connected record.
Mobile-camera scan, USB or Bluetooth scanner gun, manual entry, and bulk import all feed the same lot records.
Any USB or Bluetooth scanner gun works at a receiving station alongside phone-camera scanning - no special hardware to buy.
Receiving works on any phone, and production capture is designed for a tablet at the workbench.
However a lot is captured, it lands in the same event ledger and genealogy, so nothing is siloed by device.
Log each incoming supplier lot with quantity, expiration, and certificate - the lot lands in quarantine until it's inspected and approved.
Start a batch and consume exact approved lots. LotThread blocks anything on hold, expired, or short before it enters production.
Turn a completed batch into finished lots with lot numbers and best-by dates, and generate a label in one click.
Track remaining quantity, location, expiry, and hold/release state so you always know what's clear to ship.
Record customer shipments with the same guardrails, closing the chain from supplier lot to the customer who received it.
Yes. Any USB or Bluetooth scanner gun works at a receiving station, alongside phone-camera scanning - so you can start with the hardware you already have.
Yes. Receiving works on any phone, and production capture is designed for a tablet at the workbench, so capture happens where the work happens.
No. LotThread is the traceability layer that sits alongside QuickBooks, Shopify, and the tools you already use - it connects your materials, batches, and shipments into one record without replacing your books or storefront.
Most producers trace a first product in an afternoon. You set up one product, one supplier, and one production batch, and the genealogy and recall scoping compute from there - no manufacturing ERP rollout required.
Yes. Map your columns once and bulk-import materials, suppliers, and existing lots from a spreadsheet or supplier file, so you start with your real history instead of a blank system.
Replace scattered spreadsheets and production records with one connected history from receiving through shipment.
Begin with one product, one supplier, and one production batch.