Consistent feed.
Confident rations
Results tied to the lot, the supplier and the recipe, so nutrition, milling and procurement read the same record.
Illustration of the FOSS IQX™ Supplier Quality user interface
Trusted by producers worldwide
Where the record breaks down
Lots and suppliers disconnected
A result exists, but tying it back to the supplier who delivered takes digging.
Variable inputs, fixed recipe
Raw material varies and the ration does not adjust because nobody sees it in time.
Supplier reviews from memory
A quarterly review argued from impressions because the evidence is scattered.
From the delivery to the record
What arrived, who supplied it and how it performed stay attached to each other.
Results that know where they came from
Instrument results attach to the lot and the supplier behind it, so raw-material variation is visible and supplier performance is measured rather than remembered.
See the instrumentsBoth products apply to this sector. Here is what each one does, on its own.
FOSS IQX™ Supplier Quality
FOSS IQX™ Device Management
Attribute variation
A result carries its lot and its supplier.
Consistent rations
Adjust the mix on what arrived, not on the spec sheet.
Evidence-based reviews
Supplier scoring built from results rather than recollection.
Variation you can see
A raw material arrives and its results attach to both the lot and the supplier behind it. When a batch of finished feed underperforms, the input that caused it is identifiable rather than suspected.
Because the variation is attributed, the ration can be adjusted to what actually arrived rather than to what the specification sheet promised.
At the supplier review, performance is scored from the results themselves, applied the same way to every supplier on the list.
- A result carries its lot and its supplier
- Rations adjusted to the delivery, not the spec
- Supplier scoring built from evidence
Somebody who runs it already
The recording, 2:04 to 2:55
United Wisconsin Grain Producers
Friesland, Wisconsin
I can go on from home, from my phone, from anywhere I have an internet connection.
Both instruments are connected to IQX™ – so rather than having one software package for this instrument and another for that one, it’s all one web-based system. I can go on from home, from my phone, from anywhere I have an internet connection.
The modules feed and forage sites open first
There are more than these. A specialist can say which apply to your setup.
Instrument data
Readings from each analyzer, by site
Sample sets
Samples grouped as they were run
Supplier information
Documents and approvals per supplier
Report templates
Standard outputs your sites share
The instruments you are likely already running in feed and forage
These FOSS analytical instruments report into the platform. FOSS IQX™ Supplier Quality needs none of them.
New models are added over time, and most sites run more than one generation of instrument. A specialist can confirm coverage for your exact fleet. Specifications for each instrument are on fossanalytics.com.
Check my instrumentsFOSS IQX™ Supplier Quality first, for most feed operations
Variation starts with the raw material. FOSS IQX™ Device Management is there when you also want the analyser results in the same place.
FOSS IQX™ Device Management
If you run FOSS analysers, their results attach to the same lots your supplier records already track.
- Full fleet control remotely
- Decide centrally in minutes, execute locally in seconds
- Alerted to actions in minutes
FOSS IQX™ Supplier Quality
Raw material suppliers scored on what actually arrived, lot by lot, rather than on the specification sheet.
- Increase visibility across your suppliers
- Strengthen trust and relationships with your suppliers
- Improve your supply chain resilience
What feed operations ask first
Do we need a FOSS instrument?
Can suppliers maintain their own documents?
Can we score suppliers on our own criteria?
Do we need instruments to get value from this?
Can we score suppliers differently by material?
How does it handle a failed delivery?
Not your sector?
By industryDairy
Intake, processing and laboratory records connected, so a batch traces back to the milk that went into it.
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At-line and laboratory readings on the same record, so targets are managed on current data.
ExploreBy industryWine & beer
Cellar activity, laboratory analysis and packaging checks against the same batch.
ExploreBy industryLaboratories
Method control and result review, with calibrations governed centrally rather than per instrument.
ExploreBy industryMeat
Intake, in-process checks and finished-goods records held against the lot as it moves.
ExploreSee them all on the industries hub.
Tie a result to its lot
Let's talkOr read more on the resource hub, learn the software in FOSS IQX™ Academy.
FOSS IQX™ Device Management
Monitor and maintain your FOSS analytical instruments across your sites, with results, calibration and alerts in one place.
- Live status across your sites
- Uptime and maintenance tracked in one place
- Results held with the method that produced them
FOSS IQX™ Supplier Quality
Keep supplier documents, certificates, audits and evaluations current and searchable, with suppliers maintaining their own files.
- Expiry dates surfaced before they lapse
- Suppliers update their own documentation
- Consistent scoring across your suppliers
Thirty minutes, your operation
Tell us what you run and what is getting in the way. A specialist for your sector picks it up, not a shared inbox.
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