Transport vector management

A method for dynamically managing one or more transport vectors of items, comprising:

• receiving a client identification and handling parameters from an input device, wherein the handling parameters describe various attributes associated with shipment of a particular item;
• identifying, within a client database, system attributes associated with the client identification, wherein the system attributes comprise indications of different transport vectors associated with the client identification, wherein each one of at least some of the different transport vectors is processed through a transport vector tree that includes tree layers corresponding to different intersection points of the processed transport vectors, and wherein a number of the tree layers in the transport vector tree is limited based on at least one of the handling parameters;
• accessing one or more item-specific variables associated with the particular item, wherein the item-specific variables comprise indications of attributes of the particular item;
• filtering the different transport vectors by the item-specific variables and the handling parameters such that a remaining subset of the different transport vectors all conform with the item-specific variables and the handling parameters;
• selecting a specific transport vector from the remaining subset of the different transport vectors based upon a ranking of a user specified attribute;
• and
• generating a physical digital encoding that conforms with a particular template associated with the specific transport vector, wherein the physical digital encoding is configured to be applied to the particular item.

A non-transitory computer readable medium including software for causing a processor to:

• receive a client identification and handling parameters from an input device, wherein the handling parameters describe various attributes associated with shipment of a particular item;
• identify, within a client database, system attributes associated with the client identification, wherein the system attributes comprise indications of different transport vectors associated with the client identification, wherein each one of at least some of the different transport vectors is processed through a transport vector tree that includes tree layers corresponding to different intersection points of the processed transport vectors, and wherein a number of the tree layers in the transport vector tree is limited based on at least one of the handling parameters;
• access one or more item-specific variables associated with the particular item, wherein the item-specific variables comprise indications of attributes of the particular item;
• filter the different transport vectors by the item-specific variables and the handling parameters such that a remaining subset of the different transport vectors all conform with the item-specific variables and the handling parameters;
• select a specific transport vector from the remaining subset of the different transport vectors based upon a ranking of a user specified attribute;
• and
• generate a physical digital encoding that conforms with a particular template associated with the specific transport vector, wherein the physical digital encoding is configured to be applied to the particular item.