Index delivery addresses to optimize groupage

Parcel shipping to a foreign country with an incorrectly entered delivery address has negative impacts on ecology and on costs; in the worst scenario the parcel is not delivered. In addition, different wordings of a similar address are going to alter the quality of logistics grouping process, or even do it impossible.

In a delivery flow, addresses must be corrected in order to obtain a unique wording of each occurrence

Address processing with ICR, formatting addresses on the local address structure, normalizing addresses on the local repository and structuring additional datas.

• ICR processing (Intelligent Character Recognition):

  Adapted to each language, each country, it guarantees the recognition and correct interpretation of any character strings in the address field.

• Formatting addresses:

  Address fields are restructured to be compliant with the local address system (e.g. the street number has to be at the beginning or end depending on the country).

• Normalizing addresses:

  Matching process of each address from the original file to an address in the country’s address repository, at the end of this processing the same address has a unique wording and is listed with a unique ID.

• Additional information:

  Additional contents of original addresses wording such as floor, door code, hall are integrated into specific fields in the Sort&Group repository.

• Normalized addresses to computerize your grouping by street and street number
• Powerful ICR
• Permanent analysis and updates through the official address repository of countries
• Integration into existing customer IT infrastructure through API
• Processing speed
• Bulk processing adapted to high volume
• Secure data exchange
• Processing prior of shipment