Tracingtracking
Tracingtracking is a composite term used to describe the combined collection of historical traces and ongoing tracking data for objects, assets, or individuals across networks and processes. It is applied in contexts where both provenance and current state are relevant, such as supply chains, software systems, and health or safety monitoring.
Tracing generally refers to recording the sequence of events that lead to a result, preserving lineage, origin,
Key methods include physical tracing with GPS, RFID, barcodes, or QR codes; data tracing for data lineage
Applications span logistics and supply chains, fleet management, manufacturing, IT operations and microservices tracing, digital forensics,
Challenges include privacy, data governance, data quality, interoperability, and latency. Best practices emphasize a clear scope,