| CPC G06Q 10/0832 (2013.01) [A47B 81/00 (2013.01); A61L 2/00 (2013.01); B65B 55/00 (2013.01); B65G 1/04 (2013.01); G06Q 10/0838 (2013.01)] | 18 Claims |

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1. A distribution system characterized by comprising:
a first distribution mechanism that includes a transporter that transports an article to a destination of the article; and
a manager that manages a first time that is a time earlier than a receiving time at which the article transported by the transporter is received and that is a last time at which a human contacted the article, or manages a first amount of elapsed time that is an amount of elapsed time from the first time.
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