Network integration alignment method
OwnerPranab Shah, Paul Vogelinventors
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Abstract
A system and method for transporting and distributing large numbers of items. The system and method includes a plurality of plants, with items being transported between the plants and distributed within them. In one embodiment, the items are characterized according to shape, and are assigned to plants for distribution and are organized for transportation between plants based on shape. In another embodiment, the items have assigned thereto geographic codes, and are assigned to plants for distribution and are organized for transportation between plants based on these geographic codes. In another embodiment, both shape and geographic code are considered in the assignment of plants.
Claims17
A method for transporting and distributing a large number of items from an origination point to a destination point comprising the steps of:
- providing a plurality items to be delivered from an origination point to a destination point;
- wherein a subset of said plurality of items has a first shape;
- wherein a subset of said plurality of items has a second shape;
- providing a plurality of plants;
- transporting at least a portion of said plurality of items from a first said plant to a second said plant wherein an identity of said second plant is decided at least in part based on said shape of said at least a portion of said plurality of items having said first shape;
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- distributing said at least a portion of said plurality of items having said first shape within said first plant.
A method for transporting and distributing a large number of items from an origination point to a destination point comprising the steps of:
- providing a plurality items to be delivered from an origination point to a destination point;
- wherein said items are mail items;
- assigning to substantially all of said plurality of mail items a single originating geographic code and a single destinating geographic code from a plurality of geographic codes;
- providing a plurality of plants;
- transporting at least a portion of said plurality of mail items from a first said plant to a second said plant;
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- determining an identity of said second plant at least in part based on one of said originating geographic code and said destinating geographic code.
A method for transporting and distributing a large number of items from an origination point to a destination point comprising the steps of:
- providing a plurality items to be delivered from an origination point to a destination point;
- wherein a subset of said plurality of items has a first shape;
- wherein said first shape comprises at least one of letters and flats;
- wherein a subset of said plurality of items has a second shape;
- wherein said second shape comprises at least one of parcels and outsides;
- providing a plurality of plants;
- transporting at least a portion of said plurality of items from a first said plant to a second said plant wherein an identity of said second plant is decided at least in part based on said shape of said at least a portion of said plurality of items having said first shape;
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- distributing said at least a portion of said plurality of items having said first shape within said first plant.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.