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Lifecycle Events

Give every product a history

Connect manufacturing, distribution, authentication, service, ownership and circularity events to the identity of the physical item—not just a SKU, batch or code.

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Identity tells you what it is.
Events tell you what happened to it.

Lifecycle Events connect production, shipment, authentication, service, ownership, return and circularity to the identity of the physical item—not just a SKU, batch or code.

Traceability is only as trustworthy as the identity it follows.

Capture the lifecycle that matters to your business.

Manufacturing

Production, assembly, quality control, inspection

Supply chain

Shipment, receipt, aggregation, distribution

Authentication

Verification, inspection, suspicious activity

Ownership

Sale, registration, transfer, resale

Service

Installation, maintenance, repair, warranty

Circularity

Return, refurbishment, reuse, recycling

Start with the events that create real operational, compliance or customer value.

Capture events from the people and systems already involved

Create events through a scan, O-KEY Studio, an API, a device or an existing enterprise system—and connect each one to the same product history.

Scan
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API
System
Device
Lifecycle Event
Structured · permissioned · timestamped
Connected to that product’s history
Illustrative product history

Nine events. One identity.

Every event stays connected to the same physical product identity.

Registered
2014
Quality
2014
Shipped
2014
Sold
2014
Authenticated
2017
Serviced
2019
Flagged
2021
Resold
2023
Recycled
2026
EVT-0112
Authentication
Event
Authentication attempt
When
03 Feb 2017 · 11:07
Result
Authentic
Performed by
Field inspector
Location
Rotterdam

Capture more than the event itself

Record what happened, when, where, who performed it and the result. Each event can use the structure the process requires.

Use the same physical identity to connect events across people, organizations and systems.

Using product-level visibility to support action against unauthorized resale.

Royal Copenhagen
a real-world distribution case

O-KEY connected product identity and distribution visibility to support investigation of unauthorized resale.

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Start with the lifecycle events that create value

Do we replace existing traceability systems?

No. ERP, PLM, WMS, CRM or other systems can remain authoritative. O-KEY can exchange event data through APIs or files and connect it to the individual product identity.

Who defines the events?

The business process owner decides what matters; IT or data teams help define the source and structure. Event types can differ across manufacturing, quality, service, ownership and safety.

Who can create or see them?

Events can come from scans, O-KEY Studio, APIs, devices or enterprise systems. Access is permissioned, and supported lifecycle activity can be audit-logged.

How much should we capture?

Capture only what creates operational, safety, compliance or customer value. Start with a small event set, prove the workflow and add more as the history becomes useful.

See how O-KEY Studio manages lifecycle activity

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What would you want to know about every product?

Start with the events that matter to your business.
We'll help define the smallest useful event model, permissions, integrations and workflow.
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