approach taken to control inputs (3.2.2) and outputs (3.2.3) and associated information in a particular chain of custody system (3.1.2)

system by which a connection is made between information or claims concerning raw materials or intermediate products and claims concerning final products, including all the stages from the raw material production up until the release of the final product for consumption

process by which inputs (3.2.2) and outputs (3.2.3) and associated information are transferred, monitored and controlled as they move through each step in the relevant supply chain (3.2.1)

chain of responsibilities for, or control of, products or materials as they move through each step in the relevant supply chain

chain of responsibility for or control of materials as they move through each step of the process (3.36) or product system (3.38) under assessment

set of measures designed to implement a chain of custody (3.1.1), including documentation of these measures

period of time where an organization in the supply chain is directly controlling the manufacturing, processing, handling and transportation of goods and their related shipping information within the supply chain

mathematical relation among all quantities known to be involved in a measurement

in which specified characteristics (3.2.5) of a material or product are maintained from the initial input (3.2.2) to the final output (3.2.3)

entire sequence of activities or parties that create or receive value through the provision of a product (3.2.5)