Induction unit and label generator

A system for inducting an item into a distribution network, the system comprising:

• a label provider configured to:
• receive, from a sender communication device, a request to create a label to distribute an item via a distribution network, the request for the label including a recipient identifier;
• and
• transmit, to one or more processors, the label for the item;
• one or more processors configured to:
• generate a unique identifier for the label;
• store, in a data storage device, a created label and an association between the created label and the unique identifier;
• receive a request to access the created label;
• receive a request to update the created label;
• receive a request to modify the created label;
• receive, from a mobile computing device, the unique identifier for the label;
• query, based at least in part on the unique identifier, the data storage device for the created label;
• in response to the query, retrieve the created label from the data storage device for update or modification by the sender;
• determine that a parameter of the mobile computing device meets a threshold value;
• generate an updated label based on the modification by the sender;
• and
• cause, via the mobile computing device, generation of a physical label based at least in part on the updated label, wherein the generation of the physical label is deferred for a period of time subsequent to the generation of the unique identifier and wherein the physical label is generated in response to determining that the parameter meets the threshold value.