traceability
Path documentation capability
Traceability is the ability to track something through all stages of its history or development.
In manufacturing and food safety, traceability means documenting a product's journey from origin to consumer: The recall was possible because of the company's traceability systems.
In software, traceability links requirements to implementation.
The concept implies an unbroken chain of records that allows verification or investigation when needed.
Coordination of complex activities
- inventoryCatalog of held assets
- serializationEncoding objects for transmission
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
procurement · distribution · sourcing · transparency · visibility · upstream · downstream · subcontractor
Point of origin
- originStarting point or source
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- pedigreeRecord of descent
lineage · authenticity · chain of custody · birthplace · roots · documentation · certification · verification
State of being see-through
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- auditFormal accounts examination
- governanceHow authority is exercised
responsibility · liability · regulation · answerability · stewardship · enforcement · verification · documentation
Encoded product stripes
- RFIDWireless identification via electromagnetic fields
- GPSSatellite-based location technology
- sensorsDevices that detect input
- blockchainCryptographic linked transaction record
QR code · data capture · real-time · analytics · IoT · digital twin · serialization · tagging
Family line of descent
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- family treeChart of ancestors
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
descendants · forebears · DNA · records · archives · birth certificates · vital records · parish records
Memory retrieval act
- contaminationIntroduction of impurities
- pathogenDisease-causing microorganism
- salmonellaFoodborne bacterial illness
- FDAU.S. health regulator
pesticide · additives · allergen · outbreak · lot number · cold chain · farm-to-fork · E. coli
logistics
Coordination of complex activities
- inventoryCatalog of held assets
- serializationEncoding objects for transmission
- trackingMonitoring location over time
monitoring · procurement · distribution · sourcing · transparency · visibility · upstream · downstream · subcontractor · raw materials
source
Point of origin
pedigree · lineage · authenticity · chain of custody · birthplace · roots · documentation · certification · verification · attribution
transparency
State of being see-through
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- auditFormal accounts examination
governance · responsibility · liability · regulation · answerability · stewardship · enforcement · verification · documentation · standards
barcode
Encoded product stripes
- RFIDWireless identification via electromagnetic fields
- GPSSatellite-based location technology
- sensorsDevices that detect input
blockchain · QR code · data capture · real-time · analytics · IoT · digital twin · serialization · tagging · scanning
ancestry
Family line of descent
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- family treeChart of ancestors
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
bloodline · descendants · forebears · DNA · records · archives · birth certificates · vital records · parish records · immigration records
recall
Memory retrieval act
- contaminationIntroduction of impurities
- pathogenDisease-causing microorganism
- salmonellaFoodborne bacterial illness
FDA · pesticide · additives · allergen · outbreak · lot number · cold chain · farm-to-fork · E. coli · listeria
- product labelsingredient list, warning labels, safety labels, warning label, nutrition facts
- software developmentcoding, programming, bug, debug, debugging
- supply chainsupply, supplier, delivering, suppliers, vendor
- data qualitiesaccuracy, completeness, consistency, reliability, validity
- ethical shoppingfair trade coffee, ethical sourcing, sustainable sourcing, ethical shopping, buy local
- fair tradefair trade, certified, ethical sourcing, direct trade, fair wages
traceabilityuntraceability
Impossible to track
obscurity · untraceable · untrackable · disappearance · vanishing
traceabilityopacity
Impermeability to light
obscurity · opaqueness · invisibility · hiddenness · concealment
traceabilityanonymity
Unknown identity state
unaccountability · deniability · plausible deniability · laundering · obfuscation
- traceability systemsMethods for following item histories
track, trace, contract, extract, tractor, traced, tracing, traction, retrace