Produce Packing
Maintain Peak Freshness—V5 Traceability for Produce Packing
WHAT IS V5 TRACEABILITY?
Optimized Traceability for Produce Packers
Produce packing demands precision, quality, and full compliance. Whether meeting standards like FDA FSMA, SQF, or BRC, or pushing for faster, more efficient operations, V5 Traceability gives packers and shippers the tools to deliver fresh, safe products with complete end-to-end traceability.
Built for real-world packing operations, V5 unifies MES, QMS, and WMS into one seamless platform—automating quality checks, eliminating manual errors, ensuring lot-level tracking, and supporting FSMA 204 and PTI requirements. Minimize risk, reduce waste, and stay audit-ready—without slowing down production.
THE BENEFITS
Key Features and Benefits of V5 Traceability
V5 Traceability delivers measurable improvements across production, quality, and inventory management:
Cost Control
Cut rework, waste, and overpacking. V5 helps protect your margins by enforcing label accuracy, catch weight validation, and pack-out precision.
DIGITAL Compliance
Replace paper with real-time traceability. V5 enforces PTI label standards, lot tracking, and FSMA 204 recordkeeping—compliance built into every shipment.
Smart Efficiency
From receiving to shipping, V5 automates cooler routing, inventory rotation, and shortfall checks—keeping lines moving and shelf-life protected.
These benefits empower produce packers to deliver high-quality products efficiently, securely and consistently.
MANUFACTURING EXECUTION
MES: Manufacturing Execution System for Produce Packers
The MES module optimizes production processes, ensuring precision and consistency at every step. Key features include:
PTI-Compliant Case Labeling
Automatically generate PTI-standard labels with traceable lot, GTIN, and date codes—no manual entry needed.
SKU-to-SKU Flexibility
Switch between products, pack styles, and customers on the fly—without interrupting production or losing track of output.
Mixed SKU Packout Support
Easily build combo packs with multiple varieties—track each input SKU, maintain traceability, and label correctly for retail.
Real-Time Pick-Out Tracking
Capture graded-out or rejected produce by category and reason, for full visibility and downstream reporting.
Case Count & Throughput Reporting
Track cases produced per shift, line, or crew with real-time dashboards—no clipboards, no guesswork.
Pack to Order or Inventory
Run-to-fill, run-to-hold, or hybrid models—V5 supports live order feeds or bulk inventory replenishment.
Lot-Level Traceability
Every label, case, and pallet is tied back to the original intake lot and field, ensuring recall readiness and FSMA 204 compliance.
Want to see exactly how it works? View the full MES module guide to discover every feature built for produce packing?
Quality management
QMS: Quality Management System
Maintaining quality across all operations is critical, and the QMS module ensures compliance and safety. Key features include:
Supplier & Certification Management
Track farm certifications (Organic, GAP), supplier audit status, and required documents like substrate specs and compost source records.
Growing Room & Pre-Harvest Checklists
Enforce and log sanitation, ventilation, temperature, and pest control checks before each harvest cycle.
Non-Conformance & Condition Reporting
Log and resolve issues like overgrowth, blotch, bruising, or stem breakage with linked photos and batch impact.
Corrective & Preventive Actions (CAPA)
Assign follow-ups for climate deviations, pest findings, or contamination risks—fully traceable across grow and pack operations.
Operator Training by Task & Crop Type
Ensure workers are trained on species-specific handling (e.g., oyster vs. shiitake), equipment sanitation, and harvest cut points.
Allergen & Cross-Contact Controls
Control for mislabeling, co-packing risk, or shared equipment when mushrooms are packed near nuts, dairy, or grains.
Audit-Ready Traceability & Grow History
Generate full harvest-to-shipment records including environmental logs, substrate batches, and sanitation events—FSMA 204 aligned.
Say goodbye to missing SOPs. V5 QMS brings total control to your documents—with live approvals and full traceability. Explore the full guide now.
Warehouse management
WMS: Warehouse Management System
Efficient inventory control is critical for managing raw materials and finished goods. The WMS module provides:
Harvest Intake & Cooler Staging
Track product as it leaves the grow house—log pick time, harvester, and block/bed location, then route to correct cooler zone.
Temperature-Zoned Putaway
Guide putaway by product type, moisture sensitivity, and cooler assignment—ensuring optimal shelf life from day one.
Shrink & Yield Monitoring
Log product loss at every step—pick-out, trimming, regrading—with real-time dashboards to monitor yield and spot issues fast.
Shelf-Life & Churn Visibility
Track remaining shelf life by lot and SKU with live FEFO alerts—manage aging stock and avoid out-of-spec shipments.
Wall-Mounted KPI Dashboards
Display critical inventory KPIs across the floor: expiring lots, daily shrink %, throughput, and target pick rates.
Order Fulfillment by Freshness
Automate order prep using FEFO logic, customer specs, and cooler availability to balance quality and speed.
Cycle Counts & Real-Time Accuracy
Keep high-churn inventory accurate with scheduled cycle counts, cooler sweeps, and mobile inventory corrections.
Lost, overstocked or expired produce? Not anymore. See how V5 WMS brings real-time inventory control to produce packing operations in the full module guide.
HARDWARE
Hardware Integration
To create a fully connected bakery production environment, V5 Traceability integrates seamlessly with production hardware and ERP / Accounting Systems.
CONNECT EQUIPMENT
Integrates with mixers, blenders, and PLCs to automate production steps and enforce process accuracy in real time.
OPERATOR DEVICES
Utilizes industrial touchscreens and tablets for durable, on-floor interaction with workflows, data entry, and controls.
PRINT & SCAN
Enables barcode printing and scanning for labeled inventory, batch traceability, and seamless material movement.
By enabling seamless hardware integration, V5 Traceability ensures efficient production processes, minimizes manual errors, and enhances traceability across the production floor.
Connected Operations
Seamless ERP Connectivity
V5 Traceability connects your shop floor to your back office — linking production, inventory, finance, and fulfillment through seamless ERP connectivity with systems like NetSuite, Sage X3, Microsoft D365, and more.
What gets connected:
What gets connected:
Purchase Orders
Track inbound goods with PO-linked traceability — fully visible from dock to inventory.
Production Sync
Sync batch schedules and multi-level BOMs for better planning, allocation, and execution.
Sales Fulfillment
Link sales orders to picking, packing, and shipping workflows for accurate, on-time delivery.
V5 becomes your single source of truth — unifying departments with real-time, bidirectional ERP sync.
This boosts collaboration, ensures compliance, and sharpens operational performance.
Want the technical details? Dive in below — but fair warning: you’re about to enter the nerd zone (APIs, workflows, and real tech magic ahead..
Want the technical details? Dive in below — but fair warning: you’re about to enter the nerd zone (APIs, workflows, and real tech magic ahead..
SUMMARY
Why Choose V5 Traceability?
V5 Traceability is purpose-built to address the unique challenges faced by produce packers:
- Freshness-First Inventory ControlV5 tracks shelf life down to the minute—automating FEFO rotation, shrink reporting, and real-time cooler visibility to protect product quality.
- End-to-End Traceability from Field to CaseFrom grow house intake to outbound shipping, every lot, label, and case is traceable—no gaps, no clipboard work.
- Built-In FSMA 204 & PTI CompliancePTI case labeling, lot tracking, and digital recordkeeping are baked into every workflow—making audits fast and effortless.
- Designed for High-Churn EnvironmentsWhether packing to order or inventory, V5 adapts to constant SKU changes, fast cycle times, and multi-zone cooling—keeping margins intact and orders moving.
By addressing the unique challenges of produce packers, V5 Traceability provides measurable value, from enhanced compliance to improved production efficiency.
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