Tracking and tracing

Logistics

In logistics, tracking and tracing is the concept of getting virtually hold of propriety that is in process of forwarding from any origin to any other destination through various hubs and passing along spokes, thus leaving the problem to obtain authentic knowledge about the momentary location and other status of such object.

Usually this concept is supported by means of reckoning and reporting of the own position of the vehicles transporting containers with the object in real-time. This approach leaves the task to compose a coherent depiction of the status reports.

The other approach is the obligation to all entities contractually involved in the process of transportation to report on occurrence of the object referring the identification of the object, the location where observed, the time, when occurring and the status, e.g. on damage or loading. This approach leaves the task to verify the reports regarding consistency and completeness and check-up for actuality.