Track and trace
Product locating technologies in logistics
In the distribution and logistics of many types of products, track and trace or tracking and tracing, a type of tracking system that determines the current and past locations and other information of a unique item or property. Mass serialization is the process of assigning and marking each product with a unique identifier, such as an Electronic Product Code (EPC), for track and trace purposes. The marking or "tagging" of products is usually completed within the manufacturing process through various combinations of human-readable or machine-readable technologies such as DataMatrix barcodes or RFID.