System and method for managing the delivery of orders for goods

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9646280
APP PUB NO 20090043617A1
SERIAL NO

10584417

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A system and method for managing the delivery of goods. The system and method particularly provides for manifesting and controlling route-based delivery of orders or packages from a vendor to one or more locations accessible by customers. The locations may include automated, self-service vending machines and/or will-call lockers, under the control of a system (ideally centralized and automated) that can receive and actively manage manifest information.

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W W GRAINGER INC100 GRAINGER PARKWAY LAKE FOREST IL 60045-5201

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Thomas, Andrew Evanston, US 130 1431

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