Chain of custody

{
  "id": "MLC-T-LOG-000046",
  "term": "Chain of custody",
  "field": "Logistics and supply chain",
  "definition": "The chronological documentation showing the seizure, custody, control, transfer, analysis, and disposition of physical or electronic evidence. In logistics, it provides a verifiable record of the sequence of entities that have had physical possession of a shipment from its point of origin to its final destination. This record is maintained through signatures, timestamps, and location data at each handoff point.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/logistics/chain-of-custody/"
}