Package pursuit or transmission pursuit is a means, with which the status of a supply before the feed can be supervised and determined.

Operational principle

During package pursuit will packages provided with by machine readable labels (for example by bar code or RFID chip) and automatic sort stations to be able on the basis the labels to recognize where the package to be led is. The Scanvorgang is stored in a central data base and both customers and the parcel service to be able over these to reconstruct at which time the package at which place is.

Meaning for the Dienstleister

For the Logistikdienstleister transmission pursuit serves the transmission for the protection from theft and decrease, on the other hand in addition, for pursuit during transport. So deliveries of the transmissions at involved one of the logistics chain can be supervised and feed errors thus be avoided.

Meaning in the Kundenservice

Transmission pursuit (English: Tracking & Tracing) serve also to satisfy the increased need for information of customers over the current place of residence a supply. The transmission should be able to be pursued by the admission at the ramp of the supplier up to the place of the demand, even if several Logistikdienstleister are involved in the conveyor chain. Pursuing transmissions usually takes place with the help of the information technology.

Labels

A label consists typically of the address in human being-readable form and clear Trackingnummer in human being and machine-readable form. In addition machine-readable routing information are contained, which describe the way of the package from the sender to the goal. A service code can indicate, which priority has the transmission; an express delivery with surcharge can be preferred so automatically.

Trackingnummern

One differentiates two types from Trackingnummern:

• Sets of numbers are assigned to the customer by the sender. (for example DHL)
• Trackingnummer contains a customer identification (UPS, post office)

Example:

1Z [customer number of the transmitter] [serial-number] [service code] [check digit]

Routing information

The most well-known routing information is the postal zip code.

Besides there is courier express package service, the takeoff airport and arrival airport as IATA codes uses (DHL) or also codes (for example the URSA code with Fedex, or stroke with general the batch).

Routing information can be determined also dynamically when dispatching, for example on the basis of current loss data.

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