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What is the Tracking Labels - What are tracking labels??

Accepted Answer

Labels that are designed to facilitate the storage and distribution of goods by tracking their progress through the supply chain  starting with their movement from manufacturer to distributor  through any additional suppliers  and on to the end recipient  Tracking labels are an easy way to keep track of products or goods that are often stored in large warehouses or shipping containers  meaning that it is vital to keep track of and correctly identify items during storage  picking  and despatch  and will usually encounter several checkpoints during the delivery process  for example  an item might go from a central warehouse to a local warehouse before being despatched to the end recipient          Tracking labels carry information that uniquely identifies an item  this usually involves variable information such as a product number  batch number  or a unique tracking number that has been assigned to a particular product making a particular journey  Information is carried as alphanumerical codes  barcodes  or a combination of both  At each checkpoint  the item will be registered either by typing in one of the alphanumeric codes or by scanning one of the barcodes  this ensures that the correct item is received at a checkpoint  the correct item is despatched from a checkpoint  and establishes that an item is at or has gone through a particular checkpoint - this means both the item's present location and its previous locations can be confirmed

Mini Labels - What are mini labels?

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