{"id":2421,"date":"2026-06-03T11:23:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T11:23:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dans.ltd\/?p=2421"},"modified":"2026-07-01T11:24:01","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T11:24:01","slug":"no-12-transparency-is-now-the-minimum-requirement-traceability-has-become-non-negotiable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dans.ltd\/de\/no-12-transparency-is-now-the-minimum-requirement-traceability-has-become-non-negotiable\/","title":{"rendered":"No. 12. Transparency Is Now the Minimum Requirement: Traceability Has Become Non-Negotiable"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='booster-block booster-read-block'><\/div>\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2421\" class=\"elementor elementor-2421\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b730ed7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b730ed7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cfdcf97\" data-id=\"cfdcf97\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13461e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"13461e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Five years ago traceability was \u201cnice to have.\u201d<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Today it decides who gets contracts.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">OEMs now expect:<\/span><\/p><ul style=\"text-align: justify;\"><li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">material origin tracking<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">batch-level traceability<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">digital documentation<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">supplier mapping<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">cybersecurity compliance<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">documented process control<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">And here\u2019s the shift:<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">In 2020, fewer than <strong>20%<\/strong> of defence SMEs had full digital traceability.<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">By 2025 80% of OEM tenders require it.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Many SMEs can produce world-class components but if they cannot prove their process they will not enter the defence supply chain.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The future belongs to companies that can show their work.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Five years ago traceability was \u201cnice to have.\u201dToday it decides who gets contracts. OEMs now expect: material origin tracking batch-level traceability digital documentation supplier mapping cybersecurity compliance documented process control And here\u2019s the shift: In 2020, fewer than 20% of defence SMEs had full digital traceability. By 2025 80% of OEM tenders require it. 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