# Track and Trace Track and trace is critical for manufacturers to gain real-time visibility, traceability, and control over their materials or products. It involves creating digital records or unique identifiers for each material or product, capturing important information such as batch numbers, lot numbers, expiration dates, quality attributes, and handling instructions. This information is then associated with the corresponding materials or products as they move through different stages of the production or supply chain process. For example, manufacturers can use TilliT to trace the movement of materials from the moment they are received in the warehouse to when they are consumed in production, and then to the finished products shipped to customers. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://help.tillit.cloud/tillit/knowledge-base/track-and-trace.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.