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Tracking number

Meaning in logistics & supply chain, with examples

nounCore term

In logistics & supply chain, tracking number means: A unique number given to a parcel or shipment so that the sender, the receiver and the carrier can follow its progress online.

In Turkish: takip numarası, gönderi takip numarası, kargo takip numarası

How it is used

Common in courier, parcel and e-commerce work, and in customer service emails. You send, share or enter a tracking number. For containers and air cargo, people more often track by container number, B/L number or AWB number.

Example sentences

  1. I've emailed you the tracking number, so you can follow the parcel on the courier's website.

  2. According to the tracking number, the parcel has been at the hub since Friday.

Common collocations

  • send the tracking number
  • enter a tracking number
  • share the tracking number
  • tracking link
  • in transitTravelling between the place of departure and the destination; goods in transit have left the sender but have not yet been delivered.
  • ETAShort for estimated time of arrival: the date and time when a ship, plane, truck or shipment is expected to arrive.
  • barcodeA pattern of printed lines or squares that a scanner reads to identify a product, package or pallet quickly and without typing.
  • visibilityThe ability to see where goods, orders and stock are at any moment along the supply chain, usually through shared real-time data.
  • last mileThe final stage of delivery, from a local depot or hub to the customer's door, often the most expensive and complex part of the journey.

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