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Traceability
The identification of the goods and materials used in the manufacturing or production process in order to highlight the link between the materials and the production batch and to trace them in the event of any subsequent defects.
Tracking and Tracing
Logistics traceability and goods tracking. The first term tends to identify them in transit, while the second one deals with the moment they arrive at their destination. Tracing is intended as a continuous or on request verification of the position of a vehicle, a transport unit or goods in general. Tracking, meanwhile, indicates the route of a vehicle, a transport unit for goods in general.
Transit Point
Areas and storage points where the flow of goods from different origins can transit, without being stored, before it’s sent on to other different destinations.
Transit Time
The time it takes to physically move goods between different stages of the supply chain, or sideways to another facility.
Transport Contract
Contract by which a party, known as the carrier, undertakes to transport things from one place to another for a fee, within the time frame established by the contract. The carrier performs this transportation on behalf of one person (the sender) and undertakes to deliver the items to another person (the recipient).
Transport declaration
Document used for road transports, which shows the list of goods loaded on the vehicle and refers to the copies of the delivery note which are attached.
Transport of delivery document (Documento di Trasporto or DDT in Italian)
It replaces the packing slip and can be omitted if the goods travel together with the relevant invoices.
Transportation Hub
Buildings and facilities used for freight transportation services, for example transhipment equipment which can serve a number of freight companies. A transportation centre is often owned and operated by the many companies that use it.
