摘要 |
A method is described for determining an ad-hoc parcel delivery service in a delivery network comprising origin depots and destination depots, wherein the method comprises: receiving a customer request for delivery of at least one parcel from a collection address to a delivery address, the request comprising service information; determining whether collection of said parcel by an origin depot and delivery by a destination depot of said delivery network is possible on the basis of said service information and depot information of said origin depot and said destination depot respectively; and, if collection by said origin depot and/or delivery by said destination depot is not possible, executing a distance service for determining whether delivery of said parcel via said origin depot and said destination depot is possible by ad-hoc delivery. |