Ensuring supply chain traceability
with Qualified timestamping
The tightening of controls and the digitalisation of processes require increased transparency and traceability in company supply chains.
Evidency, with its expertise in electronic timestamping and electronic sealing, provides an innovative solution to meet these challenges and ensure the integrity, authenticity, and traceability of data at each stage of the supply chain.
Our guarantees for
Electronic Timestamping of the supply chain
Enhanced traceability
At each stage of the production or delivery chain, a product or transaction can be dated and tracked reliably and securely.
Proof of date
Provides irrefutable proof of the date and time the document was issued.
Legal compliance
Ensures that the document complies with legal and regulatory requirements, thus facilitating its acceptance across the EU.
Operational efficiency
Simplifies processes, reduces costs, and enables Timestamping of large volumes of data.
How can timestamping
help improve the supply chain?
Electronic timestamping is a digital security measure that assigns an official date and time to a document or transaction, thus certifying the precise moment of their occurrence. Legally recognised under the eIDAS regulation, it plays a key role in authenticating and verifying electronic information within the European Union. Timestamping thus guarantees data integrity, traceability, and confidentiality before a judge or a regulatory authority. Adding Timestamping to your supply chain is a simple and effective way to digitalise your processes and improve efficiency.
Timestamping often becomes a central element of digital transformation such as in the below examples:
- for orders and deliveries, providing proof of the exact time of a transaction or shipment.
- for the transport of goods, managing the control and authenticity of delivery notes at each stage of delivery for quality control.
- for quality control, where reports are certified by Timestamping and attesting to in the examination of products at a given time. The automated electronic seal further ensures the authenticity and origin of your documents, thus significantly reducing the risk of fraud.
Ensuring the traceability of your supply chain
with Evidency
eIDAS compliance: We offer a solution fully compliant with European legal requirements, enhancing the legal validity of your operations.
Easy integration: Evidency’s REST API connects and adapts to your existing infrastructure, allowing for rapid implementation of the Timestamping system.
Professional expertise: Our experts support you in assessing your specific needs and implementing an effective solution that allows you to optimise your supply chain.
How does it work?
Step 1
Connection set up between the client’s system and Evidency’s through an API.
Step 2
The client system schedules automatic document sending to Evidency at a predefined frequency.
Step 3
Evidency processes the received documents by encrypting them, applying a timestamp, and then sending timestamped proof back to the client.
Step 4
At any time, the authenticity and integrity of the timestamped document can be verified, in compliance with legal standards.
Get in touch with our experts to discuss your needs
FAQ
Supply Chain
Why is timestamping essential in the supply chain?
Timestamping provides a reliable, tamper-proof, and legally recognised digital proof of the date and time of a logistical event. In the supply chain, it ensures data integrity, secures exchanges between parties, and helps prevent fraud (document falsification, data manipulation, post-event disputes). Qualified eIDAS timestamping offers the highest level of trust, legally recognised across the European Union, and strengthens regulatory compliance of logistics processes.
Which stages of the supply chain can be timestamped?
Timestamping can be applied to all key stages: production, quality control, dispatch, transport, receipt, storage, and delivery. Any document, data file, transaction, or digital event can be timestamped, then secured with an electronic seal and stored in a compliant electronic archiving system.
Can timestamping improve product traceability?
Yes. Timestamping creates a reliable chronological trace of every action related to a product. This process enables the full history of a batch or item to be reconstructed, while ensuring the authenticity and integrity of data throughout the supply chain.
What is the benefit of timestamping in managing logistics disputes?
In the event of a logistics dispute (delivery delays, product non-compliance, loss of goods, or damage during transport), timestamping transforms operational events into legally admissible digital evidence.
By securing logistics data from the moment it is created, qualified timestamping significantly reduces the risk of disputes, protects business interests, and strengthens contractual trust between partners.
Can IoT and industrial sensor data be timestamped?
Yes. Data from connected devices and industrial sensors (temperature, location, impact, humidity, etc.) can be automatically timestamped. This ensures their probative value, preserves their integrity over time, and allows them to be used as reliable digital evidence in audits or disputes.
Can timestamping secure the supply chain against fraud?
Absolutely. Qualified timestamping can detect any alteration or falsification of data. It enhances the security of the supply chain, reduces the risk of document fraud, and protects businesses against tampering or post-event disputes.