Innovision Corp, a global security firm, utilizes smart cards (compliant with ISO/IEC 24789-1:2022 standards) for secure access to its facilities and IT systems. The company\'s records management department, aiming to improve compliance with ISO 23081-1:2017, has recently implemented a new metadata schema for managing information about these smart cards. This schema incorporates detailed technical specifications of the cards (chip type, memory capacity, encryption algorithms), descriptive metadata (cardholder name, department, job title), and administrative metadata (issuance date, expiry date, revocation status). However, initial assessments indicate that the implementation has not significantly improved the actual service life of the smart cards, with failure rates remaining consistent.\n\nConsidering the principles of metadata management and the factors influencing the service life of smart cards, which refinement to the metadata schema would MOST effectively contribute to extending the *service life* (defined as the period of effective and reliable operation before failure necessitating replacement), rather than simply documenting card characteristics?