About Project i-TRACE

Project i-TRACE was initiated by the rail industry and the ARA to digitise inventory management, automate all steps in the supply chain and provide critical information throughout the life cycle of a product, part or component using ISO certified GS1 global data standards. It was a response to addressing the manual, resource hungry, error prone and inefficient processes in the rail industry supply chain.

Project iTRACE standards provide a common and consistent digital “language” to be used between stakeholders in the rail supply chain. It sets a digital foundation for the future of rail.

Benefits of Project i-TRACE

• Effectively track and trace all parts, components, and assets – a demonstrated 50% cost savings in data collection.
• Manufacturers will have a common, agreed industry standard on how to identify, code and tag their materials – 80% of rail operators and manufacturers today are not confident in the accuracy of their master data.
• Be better placed to capture and digitally record accurate maintenance history of assets to both operators and asset owners.
• Lower costs – Project i-TRACE, as a digital process has shown to:

• • Remove low value, high-cost manual processes – Identifying and registering part materials and serial numbers is up to 10 times faster.
  • Simplify and improve traceability of managed goods receipt, warranty claims, advanced warehousing processes and transport management processes.
  • Improve capex efficiency – install and replace components faster by removing bottlenecks in the maintenance process.
  • Monitor progress with real-time project tracking.
  • Significantly increase the reliability of parts and component configuration management installed on rolling stock – 20% reduction in stock levels.

Find out more

View the project roadmap.
View the Executive Summary Document

Learn more and get involved: Visit the GS1 website.