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Traceability Articles & Insights
Welcome to the Articles section of The Traceability Hub. This is where we publish our latest research, explainers, and thought pieces on all things traceability. Whether you’re a compliance officer, supply chain manager, or technology provider, here you’ll find practical knowledge to stay ahead of regulations and market trends. Read More
DSCSA Compliance in Practice: Managing Interoperable Traceability
A practical guide to DSCSA interoperability, EPCIS data exchange, partner readiness, and real-world traceability execution.
Unlocking Logistics Efficiency: Rethinking Slot Booking for Smarter Transport
How real-time visibility and dynamic delivery scheduling can help retailers, suppliers, and carriers overcome congestion, reduce waiting times, and improve transport efficiency.
What Are You Not Tracking in Your Supply Chain? The Hidden Value Missing from Supply Chain Visibility
Moving beyond tracking events to understand supply chain flows, uncover hidden signals, and transform traceability into decision infrastructure.
End-To-End Traceability: Connecting Every Critical Link in the Global Supply Chain
Explore the key systems, data flows and collaboration models that enable seamless traceability across every stage of the supply chain.
Blockchain Traceability: What It Solves and Where It Adds Real Value
Explore how blockchain enhances traceability by improving data integrity, transparency, and trust across supply chains—while understanding its limitations and the critical role of data quality, governance, and ecosystem collaboration.
How Phygital Experiences Turn Packaging into Consumer Engagement
Discover how connected packaging transforms every product into a digital touchpoint, enabling brands to build direct consumer relationships through QR codes, first-party data, loyalty programs, personalized experiences, and Digital Product Passports (DPPs).
UWB vs RFID: Rethinking Real-Time Traceability Beyond Readers
Discover why passive RFID reaches its limits in dynamic environments and how Ultra-Wideband (UWB) delivers continuous, real-time location intelligence for next-generation traceability and scalable RTLS deployments.
When Recycling Becomes the Only Option: Why Sorting Needs Better Data
When garments reach end-of-life, recycling depends on knowing exactly what they're made of. Without trusted product data, even recyclable textiles can end up as waste. The EU Digital Product Passport provides the information needed for accurate, automated sorting and higher-quality recycling.
Resale Platforms as Enablers of Circular Fashion: The Role of Vinted and Vestiaire Collective
Explore how Vinted and Vestiaire Collective are transforming fashion resale, their different approaches to circularity, and why Digital Product Passports, product intelligence, and repair ecosystems are essential to move beyond resale and build a truly circular fashion industry.
Export Resilience Checklist: Assess Your Supply Chain Resilience & Risk Exposure
Evaluate your supply chain resilience, identify export risks and discover how prepared your business is to manage global disruptions, supplier vulnerabilities and market uncertainty.
The Hidden Dependencies of Italian Agrifood Supply Chains
How Italian agrifood companies can reduce exposure to input inflation, energy volatility, fertilizer risks, and upstream supplier blind spots through digital traceability.
Food Traceability: The Pillars of Safe Tracking Across the Agri-Food Supply Chain
A practical look at the essential building blocks of food traceability, showing how lot integrity, event capture, partner coordination, and recall readiness help create safer, more transparent agri-food supply chains.
FSMA 204: Technology Solutions for Food Regulatory Compliance
How digital traceability tools help food businesses capture critical events, connect lot-level data, and respond faster to FDA requests under FSMA 204.
From Ear Tags to Birth-to-Beef: How Bovine Traceability Evolved
How RFID, IoT, data platforms, and AI are transforming cattle traceability into end-to-end livestock intelligence.
What You’ll Find Here
This section collects all of our published articles, guides, and reports about traceability. Content ranges from high-level industry trends to hands-on implementation advice, so you can move from understanding concepts to applying them in your organization.
Expect to find:
- Deep-dives into regulatory updates (EU, US, global).
- Case studies showing real-world traceability implementations.
- Practical how-to guides and checklists.
- Articles exploring technology innovation (AI, blockchain, IoT).
- Analyses of sustainability and circular economy initiatives.
Our articles are designed to cover the breadth of traceability and its impact across industries. Some recurring themes include:
- Regulatory compliance & standards (GS1, DPP, UDI, TPD, EUDR).
- Industry verticals: pharma, food, fashion, automotive, electronics, etc.
- Enabling technologies: serialization, blockchain, IoT, AI.
- Business outcomes: transparency, risk management, circularity.
Below you’ll find the full list of articles, updated regularly. Use this page as your starting point to dive deeper into the themes that matter most to your organization.
