CN112215557A - Warehouse management system and method - Google Patents
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Abstract
The application provides a warehouse management system and a method, wherein the warehouse management system comprises: a control server configured to transmit an inventory container conveyance instruction to the first conveyance apparatus and an order container conveyance instruction to the second conveyance apparatus; a first handling device configured to take out and handle a target inventory container from its storage location to a target workstation in response to an inventory container handling instruction; the target workstation is configured to report completion of the picking task to the control server after determining that the goods are picked from the target inventory container and placed into the target order container; and a second handling device configured to, in response to the order container handling instruction, handle the target order container to the target workstation and, after completion of the picking order, handle the target order container away from the target workstation, and/or, in response to the order container handling instruction, travel to the target workstation and take out the target order container from the target workstation, the picking order of which has been completed.
Description
Technical Field
The present application relates to the field of warehousing technologies, and in particular, to a warehousing management system and method.
Background
With the rapid development of electronic commerce, electronic commerce plays an increasingly important role in consumer life, the number of orders of users increases in geometric multiples every year, and the processing capacity of warehouse management is under severe examination.
In the existing warehouse management system, according to order tasks, a shelf robot or a bin robot is selected to convey a stock container to a workstation from a storage area, the goods are selected to an order bin at the workstation, the goods are selected and packaged, and then the order container is conveyed to the next processing point through a conveying device such as a conveying belt for subsequent operation.
Therefore, how to solve the above problems becomes a problem to be solved urgently by the skilled person.
Disclosure of Invention
In view of this, the present application provides a warehouse management system and method to solve the technical defects in the prior art.
According to a first aspect of embodiments herein, there is provided a warehouse management system, the system comprising: the system comprises a control server, an inventory container, a first carrying device, a second carrying device, a workstation and an order container, wherein the first carrying device and the second carrying device are respectively in communication connection with the control server; wherein the content of the first and second substances,
the control server is configured to send an inventory container handling instruction to the first handling equipment and an order container handling instruction to the second handling equipment according to an order;
the first handling device is configured to respond to the inventory container handling instruction, take out the target inventory container from the storage position where the target inventory container is located and carry the target inventory container to the target workstation;
the target workstation is configured to report completion of a picking task corresponding to the order to the control server after determining that the goods are picked from the target inventory container and placed into a target order container;
the second handling equipment is configured to respond to the order container handling instruction, handle a target order container to the target workstation and carry the target order container away from the target workstation after a picking task is completed, and/or respond to the order container handling instruction, travel to the target workstation, take the target order container which has completed the picking task out of the target workstation and handle the target order container away from the target workstation.
Optionally, the target workstation is configured with a temporary storage mechanism, and the target order container is located on the temporary storage mechanism;
the second handling equipment is further configured to respond to the order container handling instruction, carry a target order container to the target workstation and place the target order container on the temporary storage mechanism, take the target order container from the temporary storage mechanism and carry the target order container away from the target workstation after a picking task is completed, and/or respond to the order container handling instruction, travel to the target workstation, take the target order container from the temporary storage mechanism and carry the target order container away from the target workstation.
Optionally, the temporary storage mechanism is a temporary storage rack or a roller line.
Optionally, a buffer storage rack is fixedly connected or detachably connected to the second transfer robot, and a plurality of order containers can be buffered on the buffer storage rack.
Alternatively, different order containers may bind different orders or bind the same order.
Optionally, the inventory container is a movable inventory rack or a bin located on an inventory rack.
Optionally, the first handling apparatus is a rack handling robot or a bin handling robot.
Optionally, the order container is a bin.
Optionally, the second carrying device is a bin carrying robot.
Optionally, the inventory racks are dense storage racks or non-dense storage racks.
According to a second aspect of embodiments of the present application, there is provided a method of warehouse management, including:
the control server sends a stock container carrying instruction to the first carrying equipment and sends an order container carrying instruction to the second carrying equipment according to the order;
the first handling equipment responds to the inventory container handling instruction, and takes out the target inventory container from the storage position where the target inventory container is located and carries the target inventory container to the target workstation;
after determining that the goods are picked from the target inventory container and put into a target order container, the target workstation reports completion of a picking task corresponding to the order to the control server;
and the second carrying equipment responds to the order container carrying instruction, carries a target order container to the target workstation and carries the target order container to leave the target workstation after a picking task is completed, and/or responds to the order container carrying instruction, travels to the target workstation, takes out the target order container which has completed the picking task from the target workstation and carries the target order container to leave the target workstation.
Optionally, the target workstation is configured with a temporary storage mechanism, and the target order container is located on the temporary storage mechanism;
and the second carrying equipment responds to the order container carrying instruction, carries a target order container to the target workstation and places the target order container on the temporary storage mechanism, takes out the target order container from the temporary storage mechanism and carries the target order container to leave the target workstation after a picking task is completed, and/or responds to the order container carrying instruction, travels to the target workstation, takes out the target order container from the temporary storage mechanism and carries the target order container to leave the target workstation.
Optionally, the temporary storage mechanism is a temporary storage rack or a roller line.
Optionally, a buffer storage rack is fixedly connected or detachably connected to the second transfer robot, and a plurality of order containers can be buffered on the buffer storage rack.
Alternatively, different order containers may bind different orders or bind the same order.
Optionally, the inventory container is a movable inventory rack or a bin located on an inventory rack.
Optionally, the first handling apparatus is a rack handling robot or a bin handling robot.
Optionally, the order container is a bin.
Optionally, the second carrying device is a bin carrying robot.
Optionally, the inventory shelf is a dense storage type shelf or a non-dense storage type shelf
The warehouse management system that provides in the embodiment of the application, carry target stock container to target workstation through first haulage equipment, accomplish the order at target workstation and select the task, select the goods from target stock container to target order container in, and carry target order container to the assigned position from target workstation through second haulage equipment, the system need not great place is selected in the acquisition that this application provided, great cost input has also been avoided, and it is very nimble to use, can carry out the extension of equipment at any time, can also improve warehouse management's efficiency.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a warehouse management system according to an embodiment of the present application;
FIG. 2 is a schematic top view of a storage area provided in an embodiment of the present application;
FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a rack handling robot for handling racks provided in an embodiment of the present application;
FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a bin handling robot for handling bins provided in embodiments of the present application;
fig. 5 is a flowchart of a warehouse management method according to an embodiment of the present application.
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In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present application. This application is capable of implementation in many different ways than those herein set forth and of similar import by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of this application and is therefore not limited to the specific implementations disclosed below.
The terminology used in the one or more embodiments of the present application is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the one or more embodiments of the present application. As used in one or more embodiments of the present application and the appended claims, the singular forms "a," "an," and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It should also be understood that the term "and/or" as used in one or more embodiments of the present application refers to and encompasses any and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.
It will be understood that, although the terms first, second, etc. may be used herein in one or more embodiments of the present application to describe various information, these information should not be limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one type of information from another. For example, a first aspect may be termed a second aspect, and, similarly, a second aspect may be termed a first aspect, without departing from the scope of one or more embodiments of the present application. The word "if" as used herein may be interpreted as "at … …" or "when … …" or "in response to a determination", depending on the context.
In the present application, a warehouse management system and method are provided, which are described in detail in the following examples one by one.
Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a warehouse management system according to an embodiment of the present application, where the system includes: the control server 110, the workstation 120, the storage area 130, the first handling apparatus 140, the second handling apparatus 150, and the order container 160, wherein the inventory container 131 is located in the storage area 130, and the storage area 130 may be dense storage or non-dense storage.
The control server 110 is connected with the first handling equipment 140 and/or the second handling equipment 150 in a wireless communication mode, a worker operates the control server 110 through the operation console 114, the control server 110 is a software system with data storage and information processing capabilities running on a server, can be connected with the first handling equipment 140, the second handling equipment 150, the software system of the workstation 120 and the like in a wireless mode, the control server 110 can comprise one or more servers, can be in a centralized control architecture or a distributed computing architecture, and has a processor 111 and a memory 112, a storage 112 can have an order pool 113, and the order pool 113 has order information stored therein.
The storage area 130 may be a dense storage area or a non-dense storage area, referring to fig. 2, fig. 2 shows a schematic top view of the storage area, fig. 2 (a) shows a schematic top view of the dense storage area, fig. 2 (b) shows a schematic top view of the non-dense storage area, the dense storage area is formed by storing a plurality of inventory containers together, when accessing an interior inventory container, an exterior inventory container needs to be removed first, and when accessing an interior inventory container, the non-dense storage area can directly access the inventory container in a channel. A plurality of inventory receptacles 131 are disposed in the storage area 130, goods are placed in the inventory receptacles, a passage for the first handling device to travel and access the inventory receptacles is disposed between the inventory receptacles, an inventory shelf on which the inventory receptacles 131 are movable or a bin is disposed on the inventory shelf, and trays stacked in the dense storage are also possible, and when the inventory receptacles are bins, the inventory shelf on which the bin is disposed is movable or immovable. The inventory receptacles 131 are provided with readable marks for identification by identification means on the first handling device for determining the location and/or inventory receptacle information of said inventory receptacles 131.
The first handling device is a handling device for handling the inventory containers 131, when the inventory containers 131 are shelves, the first handling device is a shelf handling device, and the further first handling device is a shelf handling robot, see fig. 3, fig. 3 shows a schematic diagram of a shelf handling robot for handling shelves in an embodiment of the present application, the handling robot shown in fig. 3 comprises an upward camera for identifying a shelf, so that a docking head connected to a lifting mechanism on the shelf handling robot docks with the inventory containers when the lifting mechanism is lifted, and the shelf is lifted up to lift the shelf from the ground. When the inventory receptacle 131 is a bin, the first handling apparatus is a bin handling apparatus, further a bin handling robot.
Referring to fig. 4, fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of a bin handling robot for handling bins according to an embodiment of the present application, and fig. 4 (a) shows a single bin handling robot, which includes a robot body 401, a gripping mechanism 402, and a lifting mechanism 403; fig. 4 (b) shows a multi-bin transfer robot, which includes a robot body 401, a gripping mechanism 402, a lifting mechanism 403, a docking mechanism (not shown), and a buffer rack 404, wherein the buffer rack 404 may be fixedly connected or detachably connected to the transfer robot.
As shown in fig. 4 (a) and (b), the lifting mechanism 403 and the docking mechanism are fixed on the apparatus body 401, the gripping mechanism 402 is supported on the lifting mechanism 403, and the lifting mechanism 403 is used for driving the gripping mechanism 402 to ascend or descend to the height of the target cargo container to be gripped. The size of the gripper mechanism 402 may be adaptively adjusted depending on the size of the gripped bin. The grasping mechanism 402 may be a clasping mechanism, but may also be other types of mechanisms.
As shown in fig. 4 (b), the buffer shelf 404 is fixedly or detachably provided on the apparatus body 401 for storing a plurality of order containers, and the robot body 401 and the buffer shelf 404 are detachable (separable ). In particular, the docking mechanism may dock or undock with the cache shelf 404. The bin transfer robot may further include an electronic device for communicating with the control module and controlling the device body 401, the lifting mechanism 403, the gripping mechanism 402, and the docking mechanism to perform corresponding actions, which is not shown in (a) and (b) of fig. 4.
The workstation 120 is a picking area, after the inventory container 131 is transported to the workstation 120, the staff or the mechanical arm of the workstation 120 takes out the goods in the inventory container 131 for scanning according to the order prompt information, and picks the goods into the order container 160, after the order is processed, the control server 110 pushes the next order to the workstation 120, and the workstation 120 may have a temporary storage mechanism (not shown), which is a temporary storage rack or a roller line.
The order container 160 is a container for storing goods corresponding to the order, and the staff or the robot arm picks up the goods in the order into the order container 160, and the order container 160 may be stored on a temporary storage mechanism at the workstation 120 or may be transported to the workstation 120 by the second transporting apparatus 150.
The second transporting apparatus 150 is a transporting apparatus for transporting the order container 160, and can transport the order container 160 to the workstation 120, and can transport the order container 160 from the workstation 120 to a designated position, specifically, the order container is a bin, and correspondingly, the second transporting apparatus is a bin transporting apparatus, and further can be a bin transporting robot, and for the detailed description of the second transporting apparatus, reference can be made to the description of the bin transporting robot in the first transporting apparatus, in practical applications, the second transporting apparatus 150 can be a single bin transporting robot, and can also be a multi-bin transporting robot, in the case that the second transporting apparatus 150 is a single bin transporting robot, one order container 160 is transported at a time, in the case that the second transporting apparatus 150 is a multi-bin transporting robot, a buffer frame is fixedly connected or detachably connected to the multi-bin transporting robot, the buffer frame can buffer a plurality of order containers, and can transport a plurality of order containers 160 at one time in at least one workstation, so as to improve the transport efficiency, in practical application, different order containers can be bound with different orders or bound with the same order, and second transport equipment for transporting the order containers to the workstation and transporting the order containers from the workstation to a specified position can be the same second transport equipment, or different transport equipment.
The first handling apparatus 140 and the second handling apparatus 150 are controlled by the control server 110 to perform the tasks of handling the inventory container 131 and the order container 160, and the first handling apparatus 140 and the second handling apparatus 150 may use any one or a combination of navigation methods, either instant positioning And Mapping (SLAM), or visual-based navigation, when the navigation is performed based on vision, the first and second handling apparatuses 140 and 150 further include a navigation recognition component for recognizing navigation marks (e.g., two-dimensional codes) laid on the ground, in one example, the first handling apparatus 140 and the second handling apparatus 150 comprise at least one downward facing camera, the driving routes of the first and second carrying apparatuses 140 and 150 are planned and generated by the control server 110 according to the forward driving of the navigation mark photographed by the downward camera.
Example one
In the first embodiment provided in the present application, the storage management system provided in the present application is further explained by taking the storage container 131 as the storage bin B and the order container stored on the temporary storage rack of the workstation as an example.
A control server 110 configured to determine, according to an order request, a target library bin B, a first storage location of the target library bin B, a first bin transfer robot C1 for transferring the target library bin B, a target workstation W1, a target order bin M, and a second bin transfer robot C2 for transferring the target order bin M, wherein the target order bin M is stored on a temporary storage rack at the target workstation W1, send an inventory container transfer instruction to the first bin transfer robot C1, send an order container transfer instruction to the second bin transfer robot C2, and send an order picking task corresponding to the order request to the target workstation W1.
The first bin transfer robot C1 configured to move to the first storage position of the target bin B, take out the target bin B, and transfer the target bin B to the target workstation W1 in response to the inventory container transfer command.
According to the order picking task, the staff in the target workstation W1 takes out the goods required in the order from the target warehouse storage box B and puts the goods into the target order box M, the target order box M is stored on the temporary storage shelf of the target workstation W1, and after the order picking task is completed, a completion instruction of the order picking task is sent to the control server 110.
The second bin handling robot C2 configured to take out a target order bin M from the staging rack and handle it to a designated location in response to the order container handling instruction.
The system further comprises: the control server 110 is further configured to determine a second storage location of the target bin B in response to the order picking task completion instruction, and send a fourth carrying instruction to the first bin transfer robot C1, where it should be noted that the second storage location may be the same storage location or a different storage location.
The first bin transfer robot C1, further configured to transfer the target bin B from the target workstation W1 to a second storage location in response to the fourth transfer instruction.
The warehouse management system that this application first embodiment provided, control first workbin transfer robot C1 with target storehouse workbin B from storage area transport to workstation W1, accomplish the goods and select the task at workstation W1, select the goods to target order workbin M, target order workbin M is deposited on workstation W1's temporary storage goods shelves, target order workbin M that will accomplish to select the task by second workbin transfer robot C2 follows temporary storage goods shelves transport to appointed position, carry out subsequent operation, the warehouse management system that this embodiment provided, make full use of workbin transfer robot's nimble, convenient characteristic, improve the efficiency of selecting of goods, save space moreover, and then reduced the cost input, also can carry out the extension of equipment at any time simultaneously.
Example two
In the second embodiment provided in the present application, the warehouse management system provided in the present application is further explained by taking the inventory container 131 as a shelf T and taking the order container transported to the workstation by the second transporting apparatus as an example.
A control server 110 configured to determine, according to an order request, a target rack T, a first storage location of the target rack T, a rack handling robot P for handling the target rack T, a target workstation W2, a target order bin M, and a bin handling robot C for handling the target order bin M, send an inventory container handling instruction to the rack handling robot P, send an order picking task corresponding to the order request to the workstation W2, and send an order container handling instruction to the bin handling robot C.
The rack transfer robot P is configured to move to the first storage position of the target rack T, take out the target rack T, and transfer the target rack T to the target workstation W2 in response to the inventory container transfer instruction.
The bin handling robot C is configured to handle a target order bin M to the target workstation W2 in response to the order container handling instruction.
In the target workstation W2, an automated device (e.g., a robot arm) having a grasping function takes out the goods in the order from the target shelf T according to the order picking task and places the goods in a target order bin M, the target order bin M is placed on the bin transfer robot C, and when the order picking task is completed, a completion instruction of the order picking task is sent to the control server 110.
The control server 110 is further configured to determine a second storage location of the target rack T in response to the order picking task completion instruction, send an order container handling instruction to the bin handling robot C for handling the target order bin M, and send a fourth handling instruction to the rack handling robot P, where it should be noted that the second storage location and the first storage location may be the same storage location or different storage locations.
The rack transfer robot P configured to transfer the target rack T from the work station W2 to the second storage position in response to the fourth transfer instruction.
The bin handling robot C is further configured to take out the order bin M of interest from the work station W2 and place it on a temporary storage mechanism of the bin handling robot C in response to the order container handling instruction, and to carry the order bin M of interest out of the work station of interest to a specified position.
In the warehouse management system provided in the second embodiment of the present application, the rack handling robot P is controlled to transport the target rack T from the storage area to the workstation W2, the bin handling robot C is controlled to transport the target order bin M to the workstation W2, the work station W2 completes the cargo picking task, picks the cargo on the target rack T into the target order bin M, after the cargo is picked, the rack handling robot P transports the target rack T from the workstation W2 back to the storage area, the bin handling robot C transports the target order bin from the workstation W2 to the designated position, and performs the subsequent operations, and the warehouse management system provided in this embodiment fully utilizes the universality of the rack handling robot and the flexible, convenient and high hit rate characteristics of the bin handling robot, improves the cargo picking efficiency, saves the space, and further reduces the cost investment, meanwhile, the equipment can be expanded at any time.
EXAMPLE III
In the third embodiment provided in the present application, the warehouse management system provided in the present application is further explained by taking the inventory container 131 as the shelf T and the order container stored on the roller line of the workstation as an example.
The control server 110 is configured to determine, according to an order request, a target shelf T, a first storage location of the target shelf T, a shelf transfer robot P for transferring the target shelf T, a target workstation W3, a target order bin M, and a bin transfer robot C for transferring the target order bin M, send an inventory container transfer instruction to the shelf transfer robot P, and send an order picking task corresponding to the order request to the workstation W3.
The rack transfer robot P is configured to move to the first storage position of the target rack T, take out the target rack T, and transfer the target rack T to the target workstation W3 in response to the inventory container transfer instruction.
In the target workstation W3, the staff takes out the goods required in the order from the target shelf T according to the order picking task and puts them into the target order bin M, which is stored on the roller line of the target workstation W3, and sends the completion instruction of the order picking task to the control server 110 after the order picking task is completed.
The control server 110 is further configured to determine a second storage location of the target rack T in response to the completion instruction of the order picking task, send an order container handling instruction to a bin handling robot C for handling the target order bin M, and send a fourth handling instruction to a bin handling robot P for handling the rack handling robot P.
The rack transfer robot P configured to transfer the target rack T from the work station W3 to the second storage position in response to the fourth transfer instruction.
The bin handling robot C is further configured to, in response to the order container handling instruction, handle the target order bin M from the workstation W3 to a specified position.
In the warehouse management system provided in the third embodiment of the present application, the rack transfer robot P is controlled to transfer the target rack T from the storage area to the workstation W3, the work station W3 finishes the goods picking task, picks the goods into a target order bin M, the target order bin M is stored on the roller line of the work station W3, after the picking task is finished, the shelf transfer robot P is controlled to move the target shelf T from the work station W3 back to the storage area, the bin transfer robot C is controlled to transfer the target order bin M from the work station W3 to a specified position, and subsequent operations are executed. And save space, and then reduced cost input, also can carry out the extension of equipment simultaneously at any time.
Example four
Fig. 5 is a flowchart of a warehouse management method provided by a fourth embodiment of the present application, which may be executed by the warehouse management system shown in fig. 1 and is applicable to a dense storage environment and a non-dense storage environment, and which is applied in a scenario that includes at least a workstation, a storage area, a first handling device and a second handling device, wherein the first handling device is used for handling inventory containers in the storage area to the workstation, and the second handling device is used for handling order containers that have completed picking tasks at the workstation to a specified location, the warehouse management method includes:
step 502: and the control server sends a stock container conveying instruction to the first conveying equipment and sends an order container conveying instruction to the second conveying equipment according to the order.
Step 504: the first handling apparatus takes out and handles the target inventory container from its storage location to the target workstation in response to the inventory container handling instructions.
Step 506: and after determining that the goods are picked from the target inventory container and put into the target order container, the target workstation reports completion of the picking task corresponding to the order to the control server.
Step 508: and the second carrying equipment responds to the order container carrying instruction, carries a target order container to the target workstation and carries the target order container to leave the target workstation after a picking task is completed, and/or responds to the order container carrying instruction, travels to the target workstation, takes out the target order container which has completed the picking task from the target workstation and carries the target order container to leave the target workstation.
Optionally, the target workstation is configured with a temporary storage mechanism, and the target order container is located on the temporary storage mechanism;
and the second carrying equipment responds to the order container carrying instruction, carries a target order container to the target workstation and places the target order container on the temporary storage mechanism, takes out the target order container from the temporary storage mechanism and carries the target order container to leave the target workstation after a picking task is completed, and/or responds to the order container carrying instruction, travels to the target workstation, takes out the target order container from the temporary storage mechanism and carries the target order container to leave the target workstation.
Optionally, the temporary storage mechanism is a temporary storage rack or a roller line.
Optionally, a buffer storage rack is fixedly connected or detachably connected to the second transfer robot, and a plurality of order containers can be buffered on the buffer storage rack.
Alternatively, different order containers may bind different orders or bind the same order.
Optionally, the inventory container is a movable inventory rack or a bin located on an inventory rack.
Optionally, the first handling apparatus is a rack handling robot or a bin handling robot.
Optionally, the order container is a bin.
Optionally, the second carrying device is a bin carrying robot.
Optionally, the inventory racks are dense storage racks or non-dense storage racks.
According to the warehouse management method provided by the fourth embodiment of the application, the first carrying equipment is controlled to carry the target inventory container to the workstation, the goods in the target inventory container are selected to the target order container at the workstation, and after the selection task is completed, the second carrying equipment is controlled to carry the target order container to the appointed position to execute subsequent operation.
The foregoing description of specific embodiments of the present application has been presented. Other embodiments are within the scope of the following claims. In some cases, the actions or steps recited in the claims may be performed in a different order than in the embodiments and still achieve desirable results. In addition, the processes depicted in the accompanying figures do not necessarily require the particular order shown, or sequential order, to achieve desirable results. In some embodiments, multitasking and parallel processing may also be possible or may be advantageous.
It should be noted that, for the sake of simplicity, the above-mentioned method embodiments are described as a series of acts or combinations, but those skilled in the art should understand that the present application is not limited by the described order of acts, as some steps may be performed in other orders or simultaneously according to the present application. Further, those skilled in the art should also appreciate that the embodiments described in the specification are preferred embodiments and that the acts and modules referred to are not necessarily required in this application.
In the above embodiments, the descriptions of the respective embodiments have respective emphasis, and for parts that are not described in detail in a certain embodiment, reference may be made to related descriptions of other embodiments.
The preferred embodiments of the present application disclosed above are intended only to aid in the explanation of the application. Alternative embodiments are not exhaustive and do not limit the invention to the precise embodiments described. Obviously, many modifications and variations are possible in light of the above teaching. The embodiments were chosen and described in order to best explain the principles of the application and its practical applications, to thereby enable others skilled in the art to best understand and utilize the application. The application is limited only by the claims and their full scope and equivalents.
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1. A warehouse management system, the system comprising: the system comprises a control server, an inventory container, a first carrying device, a second carrying device, a workstation and an order container, wherein the first carrying device and the second carrying device are respectively in communication connection with the control server; wherein the content of the first and second substances,
the control server is configured to send an inventory container handling instruction to the first handling equipment and an order container handling instruction to the second handling equipment according to an order;
the first handling device is configured to respond to the inventory container handling instruction, take out the target inventory container from the storage position where the target inventory container is located and carry the target inventory container to the target workstation;
the target workstation is configured to report completion of a picking task corresponding to the order to the control server after determining that the goods are picked from the target inventory container and placed into a target order container;
the second handling equipment is configured to respond to the order container handling instruction, handle a target order container to the target workstation and carry the target order container away from the target workstation after a picking task is completed, and/or respond to the order container handling instruction, travel to the target workstation, take the target order container which has completed the picking task out of the target workstation and handle the target order container away from the target workstation.
2. The warehouse management system of claim 1, wherein the destination workstation is configured with a staging mechanism on which the destination order container is located;
the second handling equipment is further configured to respond to the order container handling instruction, carry a target order container to the target workstation and place the target order container on the temporary storage mechanism, take the target order container from the temporary storage mechanism and carry the target order container away from the target workstation after a picking task is completed, and/or respond to the order container handling instruction, travel to the target workstation, take the target order container from the temporary storage mechanism and carry the target order container away from the target workstation.
3. The bin management system according to claim 2, wherein said buffer means is a buffer rack or a roller line.
4. The warehouse management system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a buffer rack is fixedly or detachably connected to the second transfer robot, and a plurality of order containers can be buffered on the buffer rack.
5. The warehouse management system of claim 4, wherein different order containers may bind different orders or bind the same order.
6. A method of bin management, comprising:
the control server sends a stock container carrying instruction to the first carrying equipment and sends an order container carrying instruction to the second carrying equipment according to the order;
the first handling equipment responds to the inventory container handling instruction, and takes out the target inventory container from the storage position where the target inventory container is located and carries the target inventory container to the target workstation;
after determining that the goods are picked from the target inventory container and put into a target order container, the target workstation reports completion of a picking task corresponding to the order to the control server;
and the second carrying equipment responds to the order container carrying instruction, carries a target order container to the target workstation and carries the target order container to leave the target workstation after a picking task is completed, and/or responds to the order container carrying instruction, travels to the target workstation, takes out the target order container which has completed the picking task from the target workstation and carries the target order container to leave the target workstation.
7. The warehouse management method according to claim 6, wherein the target workstation is provided with a temporary storage mechanism, and the target order container is positioned on the temporary storage mechanism;
and the second carrying equipment responds to the order container carrying instruction, carries a target order container to the target workstation and places the target order container on the temporary storage mechanism, takes out the target order container from the temporary storage mechanism and carries the target order container to leave the target workstation after a picking task is completed, and/or responds to the order container carrying instruction, travels to the target workstation, takes out the target order container from the temporary storage mechanism and carries the target order container to leave the target workstation.
8. The bin management method according to claim 6, wherein said buffer means is a buffer rack or a roller line.
9. The warehouse management method according to any one of claims 6 to 8, wherein a buffer rack is fixedly or detachably connected to the second transfer robot, and a plurality of order containers can be buffered on the buffer rack.
10. The warehouse management method of claim 9, wherein different order containers may bind different orders or bind the same order.
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