How are failed delivery attempts logged with a configurable max before return-to-origin?

Each failed delivery attempt is logged (the job tracks an attempt count), and a configurable maximum governs how many attempts are made before the order is returned to origin. So a customer who isn't home triggers a recorded reattempt rather than an immediate failure, up to the limit the business sets; beyond that, the goods come back. This balances persistence (try again) with…

Each failed delivery attempt is logged (the job tracks an attempt count), and a configurable maximum governs how many attempts are made before the order is returned to origin. So a customer who isn't home triggers a recorded reattempt rather than an immediate failure, up to the limit the business sets; beyond that, the goods come back. This balances persistence (try again) with practicality (don't chase forever), all visible in the delivery record.