Produktivitätsverlust durch manuelle Verwaltung von Prüf- und Werkszeugnisdaten

Definition

Inspection providers such as Intertek, SGS and AmSpec stress that independent inspection, sampling, testing and certification services protect the quantity and quality of mineral commodities and reduce commercial risk in trading.[4][5][8] Their services generate large volumes of certificates, assays and reports per shipment. ALS notes that its global quality program is driven through an integrated laboratory information management system (LIMS) that handles quality requirements and enables real‑time management oversight, underscoring the complexity of managing such data at scale.[7] In contrast, many wholesalers lack similar automation and instead rely on manual processes to match reports with lots and shipments. Australian steel importer Fe Portal lists mill certificate approval and material traceability as core QA elements aligned with AS/NZS 5131 and NCC requirements.[1] For wholesalers who replicate this level of documentation without dedicated systems, staff often spend significant time requesting missing certificates from mills, checking heat numbers, consolidating PDF reports and responding to customer QA queries. This represents a form of capacity loss: time diverted from sales, procurement optimisation or risk management to low‑value document handling.

Why This Matters

The Pitch: Australian 🇦🇺 metals wholesalers waste 400–1,000 Arbeitsstunden pro Jahr on manual collation and tracking of quality certificates and mill test reports. Automating certificate capture, linking and retrieval frees this capacity and reduces dispute risk.

Affected Stakeholders

Quality Assurance Manager, Operations Manager, Logistics Coordinator, Sales Support / Customer Service, Compliance Officer

Related Business Risks