How often when a product was planned to be sold or used in production to only find the batch was near its expiry date or had actually expired?. The result, creating an inventory stock-out, a potential customer lost order, lost revenue and profits, including an obsolete inventory write-off. Between a combination of defining a warning period prior to expiry and calculating a planned inspection date, ProcessForce uses these features in conjunction with  SAP Business One Alerts and workflow tools to help reduce these business issues and maximize the use and profit generation of batch controlled materials.