Information processing apparatus, pick-up and delivery system, pick-up and delivery method, and non-transitory computer readable recording medium

A pick-up and delivery method comprising:

• receiving, by a computer, a delivery request including a pick-up point and a drop-off point for a package;
• and
• selecting, by the computer, one of a first delivery procedure liar transporting the package from the pick-up point to the drop-off point by using a single mobile object and a second delivery procedure for transporting the package from the pick-up point to the drop-off point by transshipping the package between a plurality of mobile objects, and instructing a control unit configured to control transportation via the mobile object such that the package is delivered in accordance with the selected delivery procedure.

A non-transitory computer readable recording medium with a program recorded thereon, wherein the program comprises commands for causing a computer:

• to receive a delivery request including a pick-up point and a drop-off point for a package;
• and
• to select one of a first delivery procedure for transporting the package from the pick-up point to the drop-off point by using a single mobile object and a second delivery procedure for transporting the package from the pick-up point to the drop-off point by transshipping the package between a plurality of mobile objects and to instruct a control unit configured to control transportation via the mobile object such that the package is delivered in accordance with the selected delivery procedure.