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Making sense of data transparency, gaining the most from your data Paul McKeithan, Bühler Aeroglide
Transparency in food manufacturing is a critical focus for food companies, and feed trends typically follow food. Today, it may not necessarily be a requirement for everyone in the aquafeed industry, but the need for transparency is here to stay. If transparency is a growing business priority, why aren’t more companies focused on it? Perhaps, they don’t know who to ask or what tools to use. Perhaps, they fall into the trap of looking for the latest gizmo, although production of aquafeed is tried and true. Game-changing technology is not that prevalent. Transparency starts with manufacturing operations and data, and has tremendous value when shared and used. While feed manufacturers have a good grasp of their workflow processes, having the ability to make appropriate information available in real-time to regulators, consumers and internal safety personnel is something the industry is still learning about. The idea of “open transparency” is that transparency is in the data, it’s not just about the transparency of the data. The "Open Source Initiative" allows anyone to create modifications to open source
code, port it to new operating systems, share with others and even market it. Although Microsoft first believed it would destroy intellectual property, the company is now the number one provider of open source code. This approach allows natural collaboration and a unique opportunity for the aquafeed industry to partner with open communities. Sharing information can remove points of friction in a supply chain and grow brand equity. In fact, the ability to show transparency may be a processor’s biggest competitive advantage. Forbes called transparency and trust the new currency of brand loyalty. Finding the right partner can help you make sense of data transparency, and help you make the most of your data. By concentrating on transparency, you can become more sustainable in the processes you already know.
Raw material tracing At some point, there will be a need to recall in any operation. Supply chains are increasingly more complex and contain numerous stakeholders, each performing
Aquafeed: Advances in Processing & Formulation Vol 13 Issue 1 2021
