Reference-data modelling for tracking and tracing

Subject headings: supply chain, tracking and tracing, reference-data modellingThe thesis describes the development and application of a general information-system blueprint for tracking and tracing: a reference-data model. The problem statement reads: How can we improve tracking and tracing (with the help of modern ICT means) in such a way that food safety is guaranteed to a larger extent than happens at this moment (2003)? The objective of the research is twofold: (1) establishing the tracking-and-tracing functionality within an object system, i.e., establishing the supply chain, and (2) repr... Mehr ...