A J Dolan Discusses TraceGain`s Impact on Profitability in the Food Supply Chain

Released on: September 16, 2008, 6:26 am

Press Release Author: Thomas R. Cutler

Industry: Software

Press Release Summary: A.J. Dolan Discusses TraceGain’s Impact on Profitability in
the Food Supply Chain

Press Release Body: TraceGains, Inc. (www.tracegains.com) was founded in 1998 with a
100% focus on traceability. The company has a patented delivery system —14 patents
granted and growing —and also is an Issuer of United States Department of
Agriculture Process Verification Program (PVP) Label.

By providing real-time bi-directional supply chain transparency and traceability,
TraceGains reduces risks to the corporation and its executives, who may become
personally liable in case of a recall. Positively Assured Traceability provides the
following essential capabilities:
• Continuous attribute visibility for each incoming ingredient received.
• Identity preservation across commingling, batching, blending, transformation, and
re-work.
• Continuous comparison between on-floor activities, business rules, and compliancy
requirements.


A.J. Dolan is VP of Research & Development, CTO for TraceGains, Inc. According to
Dolan “Collecting and integrating sub-SKU information across the supply chain has
not only provided effective traceability of products, but has provided visibility
into the quantitative and qualitative data that affects overall product
profitability and success.”

For the past ten years Dolan has be an integral member of the TraceGains team
providing traceability solutions within the Agricultural and Food & Beverage
Industry to Reduce Risk, Increase Operational Excellence, and Boost Profitability.
Dolan is responsible for creating patented solutions for collecting, tracking,
reporting and tracing information on Individual Units of Production throughout the
food supply chain

Dolan directs and participates in global engineering operations to ensure products
are designed and introduced in order to meet business objectives. He develops
integrated systems and solutions used around the world for tracking and managing
livestock, fruits & vegetables, and grains and oilseeds, throughout the food supply
chain. As CTO he is also responsible for corporate budgets, proposals and
specifications, project and resource management, systems research and architecture,
technical presentations, coding of software solutions, and advanced technical
support.


However, TraceGains not only adds the missing capabilities to protect food
companies, its officers and executives, and consumers, but goes beyond to turn data
into actionable business intelligence from the floor to the board room.

With proven solutions and hundreds of implementations, return on investment (ROI)
and profitability enhancement has been independently confirmed in university
studies. Companies’ bottom lines are positively affected through the following
results:
• Improved operational efficiency by identifying profit leakages.
• Enhanced product consistency by pinpointing causes of variation.
• Increasing market share by assuring trading partners they are protected with
actionable data.

By using Web Services to interconnect with all leading ERP, SCM, and MES systems,
Positively Assured Traceability can deliver compliance with internal business rules,
assurance of pedigree claims, enhanced profitability, and increased operational
excellence. From the grower, aggregator, manufacturer and processor, to distribution
and logistics, and finally the retailer, only TraceGains provides bi-directional
unit-level (item, carton, pallet, etc.) traceability while boosting profitability
and cost-effectively improving operational excellence.


TraceGains Inc.
www.tracegains.com
Marc Simony, Director of Marketing
traceability@tracegains.com
(303)682-9898



Web Site: http://www.tracegains.com

Contact Details: TraceGains Inc.
1860 Lefthand Circle, Suite G
Longmont, CO 80501
(303)682-9898

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