Deutsche Post to introduce new logistics system

Deutsche Post to introduce new logistics system (Pakete aus dem Automaten)
Die Welt – Germany; Oct 20, 2001

Deutsche Post, the German post office operator, plans to introduce a new logistics system for e-commerce and mail order. By the end of this month, a pilot scheme will have been launched whereby 24 computer-controlled machines will be installed in Mainz and Dresden, from which customers will be able to collect parcels.

The test will only comprise business clients, but it will be extended to private customers at the start of the new year. The extension of the system throughout the whole of Germany will then be considered. If the pilot test is a success, the machines will be installed in all post offices with 24 hour units, as well as in train stations and Aral petrol stations.

Abstracted from Die Welt