PROCESSING CONSIGNMENTS IN A PICK-UP AND DELIVERY NETWORK ON THE BASIS OF WEIGHT AND VOLUME INFORMATION

Abstract

A system for monitoring the physical structure of consignments transported in a pick-up-and-delivery (PUD) network is described. The monitoring is based on measured consignment information, such as measured weight and measured volume of a consignment, the system comprising: a computer system connected via a first scanning system controller to a first scanning system in a first consignment processing location, e.g. a first depot, of the PUD network; and, connected via a second scanning system controller to a second scanning system in a second consignment processing location, e.g. a second depot, of the PUD network, the first and second scanning system comprising one or more scales adapted to measure the weight of a consignment, a volume scanner adapted to measure the volume of the consignment; and, a consignment identification system comprising one or more camera units adapted to capture images of different sides of the consignment and to determine a consignment identifier on the basis of the captured image data; and, a database for storing consignment information measured by the first and second scanning system;

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