Apr 20, 2026
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SAP Track and Trace
SAP Track and Trace: Visibility and Compliance Across the Supply Chain
Track and trace is the process of monitoring the movement and location of physical goods throughout the supply chain — a capability that has become essential in the face of counterfeit goods, product recalls and food contamination risks. Regulated industries including pharmaceuticals (U.S. Drug Supply Chain Security Act) and food and beverage (FDA Food Safety Modernization Act) require robust track and trace programs. SAPinsider research found that 70% of SAP customers have integrated product or asset requirements into product models to support parts traceability. Explore the latest SAPinsider content on SAP Track and Trace below.
What Is SAP Track and Trace?
SAP Track and Trace encompasses a portfolio of solutions that capture, process and store tracking information across supply chain operations. Key offerings include SAP Advanced Track and Trace for Pharmaceuticals — which supports regulatory reporting, serialization and serial number management — SAP Logistics Business Network global track and trace, which provides real-time end-to-end visibility, and SAP Corporate Serialization, an on-premise system for cross-industry serialization and regulatory compliance. Together, these tools serve pharmaceuticals, automotive, energy, tobacco and food and beverage industries where product authenticity, chain of custody and regulatory adherence are non-negotiable.
What Use Cases Are Referenced?
BSH Uses SAP Business Network Global Track and Trace to Build Real-Time Logistics Visibility
BSH Hausgeräte, a global home appliance manufacturer operating in more than 50 countries, is replacing static ETA models by integrating live shipment data from more than 500 logistics providers into SAP Business Network Global Track and Trace — creating a digital twin of its transport network and enabling dynamic ETAs across sea, road and rail operations.
Cell and Gene Therapy Manufacturing: Why Digital Orchestration Must Start Early
In cell and gene therapy, chain of identity and chain of custody are life-critical requirements. One large pharmaceutical organization reduced order cycle time by 62% by automating identity management and workflow handoffs, while another biopharma cut integration lead times for critical processes from 20-30 minutes to approximately one minute through digitized data exchange.
4flow partnered with Mercedes-Benz AG to develop and implement a Track and Trace system for intercontinental supply chains. The solution connects multiple shipment lanes and transportation modes across a complex global automotive network, delivering improved process efficiency, higher data quality and real-time material inventory transparency across manufacturing and logistics operations.
AGL Energy Tracks and Traces Tens of Thousands of Serialized Rotable Parts
AGL Energy — an Australian energy business accounting for approximately 20% of the country’s total generation capacity and serving 3.7 million customers — replaced decentralized spreadsheets and third-party tools with an SAP Fiori app integrated with SAP S/4HANA, enabling its team to track every rotatable and repairable part across all work sites and warehouses to the serial number and condition.
How to Prepare for Full DSCSA Traceability
The FDA’s Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) requires pharmaceutical companies to achieve full interoperable traceability across the supply chain. This resource covers compliance considerations, serialization, data exchange and interoperability requirements under DSCSA, with Engineering Industries Excellence offering Movilitas.Cloud as a serialization and compliance platform to help organizations meet regulatory obligations and increase supply chain visibility.
What SAPinsider Research Supports This Topic?
Supply Chain Planning in the Cloud Benchmark Research
This SAPinsider benchmark report surveyed 106 community members and found that supply chain planning capabilities have evolved from operational tools into strategic enablers of business agility and resiliency — a shift that places real-time track and trace visibility at the center of modern supply chain architecture decisions.
ERP Migration and Transformation 2026
Based on 296 SAPinsider members surveyed, 82% require a fully compliant ERP system that supports both global and local regulations — a top requirement that directly reflects the compliance pressure driving track and trace investment. 33% of external ERP decisions are shaped by changing compliance requirements.
Technology Leaders’ Strategic Agenda for 2026
This SAPinsider report found that 70% of technology leaders cite operational efficiency and cost reduction as their top priority, while 29% report that greater regulatory and compliance requirements are influencing their SAP investments in 2026 — a dynamic that is accelerating adoption of track and trace and serialization capabilities across regulated industries.
See Latest Related Content Below
Cell and Gene Therapy Manufacturing: Why Digital Orchestration Must Start EarlyCell and gene therapy manufacturing is exposing the limits of manual coordination. As programs scale, digital orchestration becomes essential to ensure traceability, reduce risk, and support execution across SAP and connected systems.
Mar 30, 2026
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How to Prepare for Full DSCSA TraceabilityDiscover how the FDA's Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) impacts pharmaceuticals. Understand compliance considerations, data exchange, interoperability, serialization, and more for November 27, 2023, deadline. Download our DSCSA Compliance Checklist for full traceability preparation. Engineering Industries Excellence offers Movilitas.Cloud for easy serialization and compliance, ensuring regulatory adherence and increased supply chain visibility.
Apr 15, 2024
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A Track and Trace Accelerator for the Public SectorUnlock the benefits of product tracking and tracing regulations with Engineering Industries eXcellence. Our compliance platform, tailored for public sector use, ensures tax compliance, counterfeit prevention, and consumer safety across industries. Adhering to GS1 standards and leveraging advanced technology, we provide real-time monitoring and analysis for swift risk response. Join us in shaping a future of regulatory adherence and sustainable business practices.
Apr 12, 2024
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Serialization Data Archiving for Biotest PharmaceuticalsExplore how Biotest, a leading pharmaceutical developer, addressed exponential data growth in their serialization database with a proactive archiving-on-time process. Partnering with Engineering Industries eXcellence, a trusted SAP specialist, Biotest ensured operational efficiency and compliance with regulations like the EU-FMD. This strategic collaboration optimized Biotest's serialization processes within SAP ATTP, facilitating seamless tracking, grouping, and archiving of serial numbers.
Apr 12, 2024
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How IoT Can Help Rejuvenate RFID TechnologyNew digital tools and technologies on the horizon bring many promises. The hype for many of these emerging technologies is well deserved. However, before you embark on a mission to embrace emerging technology, you must consider whether you have already leveraged some mature technologies to their full potential in your supply chain. One such technology is RFID. The article assumes that readers know what RFID technology is and how it works. The technology has been leveraged in supply chains for decades now and is considered a mature technology.A common perception I see is that RFID technology has delivered the value it was supposed to, and now is the time to leverage other emerging technologies to replace RFID. Gartner’s hype cycle indicates that the plateau of productivity has been reached as far as RFID technology goes, which is correct, but only if we view and leverage these two technologies separately. So if you consider RFID technology on its own, it has probably reached its plateau of productivity, but within the areas, it has conventionally been leveraged. The beauty of technology and algorithms is that you are limited only by your imagination and intuition. My perspective is that RFID technology was never harnessed to its full potential and a part of that aspect was that we were limited by technology. Despite decades-old technology, many organizations are not yet leveraging RFID across their supply chain. Why that is the case and how they can improve can be a very exhaustive topic and is not the focus of this article. This article hypothesizes that RFID technology, in conjunction with new technologies like IoT, can generate much more value in the supply chain world, specifically inventory management.
Jun 19, 2021
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AGL Energy Tracks and Traces Tens of Thousands of Serialized Rotable PartsMost (70%) SAP customers have integrated product or asset requirements to product models to support traceability of parts, according to SAPinsider's "Intelligent PLM Benchmark Report." One of those customers, AGL Energy, uses this integrated data to trace rotable parts through an SAP Fiori app implemented at the same time as SAP S/4HANA. SAPinsider recently interviewed Ruksana Azim, SAP S/4HANA Supply Chain Specialist at AGL, an Australian energy business accounting for approximately 20% of the total generation capacity within Australia. AGL has around 3.7 million customers including residential, business, and wholesale customers. This research brief shares the story of how AGL uses its SAP Fiori app integrated with SAP S/4HANA to track rotable and repairable parts for its assets.
Mar 6, 2020
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PanAust Saves 500+ People Hours/Week with Digital Supply Chain AppsSAP users across supply chain operations leverage SAP Fiori to track goods and parts by Pierce Owen, VP of Research and Publishing More than half (57%) of leading SAP supply chain customers — companies achieving significantly better supply chain business results than the competition — currently use supply chain mobile applications integrated with their core […]
Feb 17, 2020
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Live from SAPinsider Studio: SAP Leonardo and Next-Level LogisticsPetra Diessner, SAP, Director LoB Solution Management, Track and Trace, joins SAPinsider at the SCM-IoT 2017 event in Orlando, Florida, to discuss how SAP Leonardo delivers transparency to logistics networks. Topics of this discussion include: How Internet of Things (IoT) technologies eliminate the traditional track and trace gap in the movement of goods The SAP […]
Apr 21, 2017
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