Solutions

Tracking systems tell the office where something is. The person standing next to it still needs to know what it is, what state it is in, and what to do with it next. Today that answer is usually a sheet of paper: a label in a slot, a note on a cart, a card on a shelf.

We put that answer on the object itself, and keep it up to date as the state changes.

• Returnable containers: what is inside, whether it was received, and where it goes back when it is empty.

Have a different object in mind? Tell us what you are trying to keep track of.