The “Companions” of Logistics

Traceability was created to respond to health crises and counterfeiting. Its main purpose is to establish and facilitate a relationship of trust with the end consumer, through the presence of significant regulatory and legal constraints. The implementation of traceability is a challenge for both the consumer and the company. There are two types of traceability: upstream/internal/downstream and ascending/descending. The chapter presents the different types and operators of freight transport. The use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) has become a prerequisite in logistics. The chapter shows the link between quality and logistics. With the desire to protect the environment, many decrees and Ecotaxes have been issued. These influence the logistics provider's business, through considerations based on the re‐production and reduction of ultimate waste in product design, or even the obligation to call on third parties to reprocess products at the end of their life cycle.