You don't need a full manufacturing ERP to get real traceability. See how a focused traceability layer gets you lot genealogy, production records, and recalls without the rollout, config, and cost.
LotThread is a traceability layer - receiving, production, inventory, finished goods, recalls - not a broad accounting and planning suite you have to adopt whole.
Trace a first product in an afternoon instead of running a multi-month implementation before you see value.
It sits alongside QuickBooks, Shopify, and your other tools rather than forcing you to migrate everything into one system.
Product setup is guided, so you're not paying consultants to configure modules you'll never use.
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.
No - and that's intentional. If a full ERP is right for you someday, LotThread still complements it as the focused traceability layer. For most growing producers, it delivers the lot traceability, production records, and recall readiness they actually need without the ERP overhead.
A manufacturing ERP spans accounting, planning, purchasing, and more. LotThread deliberately stays focused on traceability and production recordkeeping, and connects to the tools that handle the rest.
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.