Traceability, Serialization & Lot Genealogy worked example

Batch Genealogy Depth at 52% links requiring deep trace: a worked example

What does the result look like when links requiring deep trace reaches 52%? The full calculation is worked below with real intermediate numbers. A traceability architect sizing the effort to maintain deep parent-child genealogy across multi-stage batch processes for full back-trace capability.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Genealogy links traced: 6,000 links (unchanged)
  • Cost per link captured: 1.8 $/link (unchanged)
  • Links requiring deep trace: 52 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 45)
  • Genealogy system overhead: 7,500 $ (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Total genealogy cost = links traced x cost per link x deep-trace% + system overhead) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 13,116 $ for total batch genealogy depth cost, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 2.19 $ / piece for batch genealogy depth cost per unit.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 5,616 $ for variable batch genealogy depth cost.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 7,500 $ for fixed batch genealogy depth adder.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where links requiring deep trace sits at 45% and the headline result is 12,360 $, this scenario comes in 6.12% above the baseline at 13,116 $.
  • A figure at this level is achievable when links requiring deep trace is genuinely sustained, not just peaked for a shift. It assumes a uniform cost per link; in reality legacy paper lots or supplier-side gaps can cost far more per link than a clean digital hop.

Results at a glance

  • Total batch genealogy depth cost: 13,116 $ (headline result)
  • Batch genealogy depth cost per unit: 2.19 $ / piece
  • Variable batch genealogy depth cost: 5,616 $
  • Fixed batch genealogy depth adder: 7,500 $

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live Batch Genealogy Depth calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.