Aggregation – part of many regulation for traceability
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What is Aggregation?
Aggregation is a hierarchical, parent-child relationship between a containing object (i.e. parent) and one or more objects (i.e. children) which are contained.
Aggregation may be created or dissolved at practically any point in the hierarchy of trade items and logistics units, aggregating...
• trade items (secondary) to a trade item (tertiary)
• trade items (secondary and/or tertiary) to a logistics unit
• logistics units (e.g., tote) to a logistics unit (e.g., pallet)
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Track&Trace - Serialisierung und Aggregation
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Serialisation
- Serial number on each
folding box
Aggregation
- Serial numbers on each
packaging level
- Exact mapping
Folding box Bundle
Shipper case Pallet
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China Aggregation
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Folding Box Bundle Shipper Case
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USA Aggregation
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• Folding Box Bundle Shiper Case
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Party at beginning of the supply chain (e.g., manufacturer)
• Commissioning
• Packing
• Shipping
EPCIS events captured and shared by . . .
Intermediate parties (e.g., distributor)
• Receiving
• Unpacking
• Packing
• Shipping
Party at end of chain (e.g., pharmacy)
• Receiving
• Unpacking
• Dispensing
• Decommissioning
A g g r e g a t i o n E v e n t s h i g h l i g h t e d i n o r a n g e a b o v e
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Aggregations within a process flowDesigning a Visibility System using EPCIS
F a c t o r y W a r e h o u s e
Vehicle
Con-tainer
Pallet
Case
Item
Commission item SGTIN
Commission case SGTIN
Pack items into cases
Commission pallet SSCC
Pack cases onto pallet
Load pallet into
container
Receive pallet
Transport container
Unload pallet from container