providing at least one container to be inspected to an automated inspection apparatus;

identifying the at least one container by an identification feature via the automated inspection apparatus;

transmitting the identification feature of the at least one container to a control system;

inspecting a material comprising the at least one container or contents of the at least one container by the automated inspection apparatus for defects in the material or the contents of the at least one container and creating, by only the automated inspection apparatus based only on an inspection resulting from the inspecting, inspection data (i) from the result of the inspection and (ii) that is different from the identification feature;

assigning the inspection data to the at least one container;

assessing the inspection data and assigning a first assessment to the at least one container based on the result of the assessing that is different from the identification feature and the inspection data;

saving the identification feature, the inspection data and the first assessment to a raw data storage as a data package;

sorting the at least one container, with a sorting unit having at least three alternative outlets at a single location, to (i) a pass path via a first outlet of the at least three alternative outlets if the first assessment meets first predefined criteria, (ii) a reject path via a second outlet of the at least three alternative outlets if the first assessment meets second predefined criteria or (iii) a retest path via a third outlet of the at least three alternative outlets if the first assessment meets third predefined criteria;

processing the data package in preparation of a virtual inspection by an inspector;

providing a processed data package resulting from the processing with a data space for a second assessment based on a second inspection of the at least one container that is separate from a first inspection of the at least one container;

saving the processed data package to a processed data storage;

providing the processed data storage to the inspector;

assigning the second assessment to the data space of the processed data package;

saving the processed data package together with the second assessment to a result data storage; and

sorting the at least one container based on the second assessment to one of another pass path, another reject path and a further path, wherein:

the first predefined criteria is met when the material or the contents do not have any of the defects;

the second predefined criteria is met when the material or the contents clearly have one or more of the defects;

the at least one container, if in the pass path, is cleared for further use; and

the at least one container, if in the reject path, is precluded from further use.