Traceability in 2020
Revisiting traceability with Industrie 4.0 technologies

In terms of traceability, the widespread use of unique identifiers on production items or batches, handling and packaging units now enables strict monitoring of work-in-process, "physical" traceability of inter/intrasite product flows, and quality control from receipt of raw materials to dispatch of finished products.

This type of traceability has repeatedly proved its worth during recall campaigns for products with health or safety implications, in the automotive or food industries for example.

Taking up the industrial issues listed in the previous paragraph, traceability has evolved to meet the expectations of consumers, the market and regulatory requirements in all sectors:

• traceability of precise provenance or origin, and detailed composition of agri-food products in particular, to be able to attest...