Made
A batch or item receives an identifier and its first useful record.
Traceability · the journey in connected moments
Follow the Product’s Footsteps
Traceability links records from different stages of a product’s journey. It helps teams understand where a product came from, which handoffs it passed through, and where a question may need attention.
Explore the verification pathFrom origin to arrival
A journey made of handoffs.
Production, packing, shipping, receiving, and retail can each add a useful event to a product’s record. When the information is captured consistently and connected to the right identifier, the separate moments become easier to follow.
Traceability connects the dots.
It can help teams investigate a batch, find relevant records, and communicate a more coherent product history.
It can help teams investigate a batch, find relevant records, and communicate a more coherent product history.
A useful trail needs good records
Each event adds context.
A scan or record at a handoff can document an identifier, location, time, and relevant event. Clear naming and reliable data entry matter: a connected trail is only as useful as the records it brings together.
Traceability describes linked records and events. The depth and accuracy of a product’s trail depend on the systems and information contributed along the way.
A simple journey map
Follow the product through four moments.
Moved
Handoffs add events that help teams understand where it has been.
Received
Teams can consult the linked records when checking a shipment or investigating a question.
At the point of choice
Bring the package’s clues together.
Product verification can connect an identifier with relevant product details for a straightforward check.
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