Systems and methods disclosed herein use environmental sensor technology
to enhance the tracking and transporting capabilities of a product
delivery system. The systems and methods provide the capability to track
and verify the environmental condition(s) to which a product is subjected
during its transportation or movement through a supply chain. In
particular, the systems and methods allow a sender, a receiver, and other
authorized persons to access or interrogate environmental data that
describes the environmental conditions to which a product within a
container has been subjected during transport from the sender to the
receiver. The systems and methods also permit in-transit intercept
handling when it is determined that a package was unexpectedly subjected
to an environmental condition that by definition makes it unfit for
delivery to the original receiver.