Apparatus and method for tracking a material through a plurality of processes and facilities

A server comprising:

• a communicator;
• a memory configured to store computer executable instructions;
• and
• a processor configured to execute the computer executable instructions to:
• receive, through the communicator, first log information comprising an input time and an output time of a first material generated in a first facility among a plurality of facilities, the first facility belonging to a first process among a series of processes for manufacturing a product,
• generate an identifier (ID) regarding the first material,
• generate tracking information on the first material comprising the input time and the output time of the first material,
• assign the ID to the tracking information,
• receive, through the communicator, a plurality of pieces of second log information generated in a second facility among the plurality of facilities, the second facility belonging to a second process that follows the first process,
• identify second log information comprising an input time and an output time of the first material among the plurality of pieces of second log information by identifying the input time of the first material in the second log information using the output time of the first material in the first log information included in the tracking information, and
• update the tracking information on the first material to include the identified second log information of the first material.