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Parts Traceability & Product Genealogy
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Anyone involved in making, storing, and distributing products understands the value of tracking them from the time they are created until the time they are sold. Tracking is the primary method of determining production output, knowing where product is located at any given time, and establishing potential income.
Bar codes have been the accepted data collection and tracking technology for nearly 30 years. They are used in a wide variety of applications, such as manufacturing, warehousing, logistics, distribution, field service, retail, medical, and hazardous waste. But some products require more than product tracking, either because of their value or for warranty, regulatory, safety, or liability issues.
Most products go through changes as they travel through the manufacturing process and even more changes as they progress through the supply chain. Recording the changes made in every component of a product throughout its life—in other words, documenting the product's genealogy—is known as parts traceability. There are a number of data capture technologies that are appropriate for traceability applications.
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