Solutions Traceability

End-to-End Traceability in the Automotive Industry

Faster decisions and greater efficiency by transparency across the entire supply chain. Simple tracking of products based on Digital Twins.

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The Relevance of Traceability

Traceability means the ability to track and trace parts and materials across the entire supply chain.

Industry companies such as Automotive build complex products from complex value chains. Understanding which part belongs to which origin is impossible.

With increasing challenges to meet strict requirements for quality and sustainability, it is essential to understand these complex supply chains digitally.

Using Data Space standards, such as digital twins, shared sematic models and the one-up-one-down principle, all supply chain participants can benefit from transparency, respond to quality issues fast and implement corrective measures at any stage.

Catena-X enables the peer-to-peer data ecosystem – the new way of collaboration based on data.

Key Capabilities of Traceability in Supply Chains

End-to-end tracking of serialized parts and material batches

Digital twins of physical assets linked via Bill of Material structures

Standardized data sharing across all n-tier suppliers (one-up/one-down principle)

Fast root cause identification and quality issue resolution

Automated Quality Alerts, Block Information, and Quality Investigations via Catena-X standards

Our Expert for You!

Do you need help in shaping your roadmap? Whether you're a seasoned professional or new to Data Space technology, we are here to help guide you in your journey.

Max Mäffert, Data Space-Consultant

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The Approach

Traceability Enables Tracking of Physical Parts Along Entire Supply Chains Based on Digital Twins

Each company enriches product as well as digital twin - based on agreed standards.

Tier 3

Tier 2

Tier 1

OEM

End of life

Recycling

Trace back

Part 1

Part 1.1

Part 1.1.1

Digital Twin

Physical Part

Physical part flow Digital twin shared Trace Issue & origin

The bundle

Our Solution Enables an Easy Start into Your Own Traceability Journey by All in One Package

We will help you reduce the complexity of Catena-X by:

One Simple Interface

Transparency across multi-tier supply chains via one interface easy to integrate - instead of several solutions

Everything You Need

Ready to use. Get a complete, turnkey solution without the hassle of complex setup or integration

Secure, Reliable Data

Always Available. Your data is stored safely and can be accessed anytime, with high availability and protection

The basics

The Architecture Consists of Three Components to Establish Full Traceability

According to Catena-X standards, these components are essential for enabling interoperability and data exchange within the ecosystem:

DTR

Digital Twin Registry

Acts like a phone book for Digital Twins: it registers Digital Twins and makes them discoverable. It stores metadata of the product and manages access rights for accessing metadata.

SMR

Submodel Repository

Based on the standard for Digital Twins defined by the IDTA – Asset Administration Shell (AAS) framework – the SMR serves as the storage location for Digital Twin data, making it available for retrieval.

EDC

Eclipse Dataspace Connector

Your single interface for every data exchange within the Data Space. Facilitates secure and controlled data sharing and connects all your internal data sources.

Quintari

One Interface to Integrate and Communicate Seamlessly With Each Other

Quintari ensures smooth integration and collaboration across the entire data infrastructure.

Quintari provides the relevant components to establish traceability, offering the option for modules for further use cases and is made for integration of 3rd party apps. Find out more on Quintari and its technology.

Traceability and Block Notifications

A supplier produces a component and ships it to the OEM. While the part is already on its way, an issue in the production process is discovered — the part may be defective. Because the supplier is integrated into the Catena-X network, a blocking notification is automatically triggered and sent to all affected parties.

Thanks to end-to-end traceability, the OEM immediately knows which shipment is impacted, can stop the part before it enters production, and avoids costly disruptions or recalls.

Our Catena-X certified solutions ensure that the process is fast, standardized, and reliable. It gives all partners the transparency to act in real time.