Flow-Sorting System

摘要

A system and method are provided to determine in order, what mailing pieces are eligible for Flat Sequence Sorter (FSS) preparation, determine applicable prices of the pieces, and prepare bundles of the pieces to conform to the expected USPS output. By orderly implementing a filtering operation wherein FSS and Non-FSS pieces are first identified, followed by a pricing operation for groups with a very granular level (HDP) and the best price, to groups with a very coarse level (3D), and then creating bundles, pallets or containers, sacks, trays or handling units, of the FSS and Non-FSS pieces based thereon, the system and method identifies the best possible pricing for a mailing, while ensuring that the final mailing is compliant with U.S. Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual, Section 705.

主权项

1. A method to sort mail into physical groups having optimum prices, comprising:
controlling an intake operation to separate Flat Sequence Sorter (FSS) and non-FSS eligible mail pieces; controlling a sorting operation to selectively group the sorted pieces prior to actual physical grouping; controlling a pricing operation to determine an optimum price before actually creating the physical groups of sorted pieces, wherein the selective grouping of the sorted pieces is varied to provide the optimum price for the physical groups; and controlling the sorting operation to create the physical groups in response to the pricing operation.