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Formula-to-lot operations

HQ Cortex

A formula-to-lot operations platform for growing physical-product manufacturers. It connects instructions, supplier lots, batch execution, quality control, labels, inventory, and orders in one traceable workspace.

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Type
Formula-to-lot platform
Built for
Growing manufacturers
Scope
Production, quality, traceability
HQ Cortex formula-to-lot operations platform

The problem

What needed to become clearer.

Formula-led manufacturing creates a connected chain of ingredients, suppliers, instructions, batches, quality records, finished lots, labels, inventory, and orders. When those records live in separate spreadsheets and tools, small teams must reconstruct product history and operational status by hand.

What was built

  • Structured ingredients, suppliers, inventory lots, COAs, certifications, and versioned manufacturing instructions.
  • Formula costing, batch planning, step execution, measurements, lot consumption, quality checks, release, and COA generation.
  • Products, SKUs, packaging bills of materials, finished lots, customers, orders, invoices, and returns.
  • Forward and reverse lot traceability across supply, production, finished inventory, and sales records.
  • AI-assisted product capture that turns product photos into platform records, alongside operational questions, reviewed write proposals, imports, label scanning, and product recommendations.

The working result

From approved instruction to traceable finished lot.

HQ Cortex brings formulation, production, quality, supply, packaging, traceability, and sales records into one system designed for small and growing teams. AI accelerates selected tasks, while the traceable operational record remains the core product.

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