Traceability provides the ability to identify and track a product or a component to its point of origin. The point of origin may be a particular lot or batch, production line and time frame, field, or supplier. Product traceability is very important to reliability. If a particular lot of a critical component is found to be defective after being used in product that is already sold, traceability provides a means of identifying the units for recall. Some products (e.g. aircraft components, fresh produce, meat) require complete traceability. Here are some of the benefits and solutions provided with product identification and tracing