METHOD AND A SYSTEM FOR MEASURING MAIL CARRYING TIMES

摘要

A method of measuring the times taken for carrying mail through a network of postal sorting machines between at least a mail departure point and a mail arrival point, which method comprises the following steps, a) using first dummy mailpieces to measure first mail carrying times taken to carry said first dummy mailpieces from the departure point to a certain postal sorting machine of the network; b) using real mailpieces to measure second mail carrying times taken to carry said real mailpieces from said certain sorting machine of the network to another postal sorting machine of the network; and c) using second dummy mailpieces to measure third mail carrying times taken to carry said second dummy mailpieces from said other postal sorting machine to the arrival point.

主权项

1. A method of measuring the times taken for carrying mail through a network of postal sorting machines between at least a mail departure point and a mail arrival point which method comprises the following steps:
a) using first dummy mailpieces to measure first mail carrying times taken to carry said first dummy mailpieces from the departure point to a certain postal sorting machine of the network that constitutes a point of convergence of the mail carrying routes in the network; b) using real mailpieces to measure second mail carrying times taken to carry said real mailpieces from said certain sorting machine of the network to another postal sorting machine of the network that constitutes a point of divergence of the mail carrying routes in the network; c) using second dummy mailpieces to measure third mail carrying times taken to carry said second dummy mailpieces from said other postal sorting machine to the arrival point; and d) computing the total time taken to carry mail between said departure point and said arrival point on the basis of said first, second, and third mail carrying times.