For field locations (including warehouses and transit points) where the comprehensive functionality of the Integrated Systems Project will not be required or available, the Supply Chain team has defined and developed field computing devices with integrated bar code readers.

This ability to trace goods, containers and means of transport including, ships from the point of origin to their destination is increasingly associated with information transfer using communication tools such as global positioning systems (GPS), radio frequency identification devices (RFID) or bar code scanning.