Synchronized, high efficiency provisioning, handling, and excess recirculation design

A parcel processing method performed by a parcel processing system, comprising:

• receiving a flow of parcels to be processed at a parcel transport;
• transporting the flow of parcels at a rate of the flow of parcels that is greater than the processing capacity of a downstream processing device;
• diverting individual parcels from the flow of parcels, by a diverter, until the rate of the flow of parcels is not greater than the processing capacity of the downstream processing device;
• recirculating the diverted individual parcels to that they reenter the flow of parcels prior to the diverting;
• and
• processing the remaining flow of parcels by the downstream processing device.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing executable instructions that, when executed, cause a control system of a parcel processing system to control the parcel processing system to:

• receive a flow of parcels to be processed at a parcel transport;
• transport the flow of parcels by the parcel transport at a rate of the flow of parcels that is greater than the processing capacity of the downstream processing device;
• divert individual parcels from the flow of parcels, by a diverter, until the rate of the flow of parcels is not greater than the processing capacity of the downstream processing device;
• recirculate the diverted individual parcels to that they reenter the flow of parcels prior to the diverting;
• and
• processing the remaining flow of parcels by the downstream processing device.