Abstract: A logistical network has nodes and edges, or transport links, which permit mailed articles that are being set from a sender to a receiver to be transferred, processed, and forwarded in a sequence which is predetermined in terms of time and place. The network includes devices for determining differences between nominal data describing the state of the logistical network and actual measured data. A controlled system is provided for minimizing differences in a predetermined period of time by shifting the processing of mailed articles from one node or a plurality of nodes of which the capacity is reduced with respect to the nominal data to one or a plurality of other nodes such that minimal additional expenditure is incurred.