JPH0725430A - Picking instruction system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To automate time management of a start of picking and picking parts instruction so as to eliminate any delay and error in a material warehouse for supplying parts to a machine mounting process. CONSTITUTION:An indicating light 11-1 and the like is provided in a box storing parts 1-1 and the like, while an indicating light 11-0 and the like is provided in a shelf 1 and the like. A controlling means 4 indicates a picking start time and a kind of a machine in an indicating means 7 on the basis of a warehousing information inputting means 5 and a production schedule/material required number inputting means 6, and the controlling means 4 turns on the indicating light 11-1 and the like and the shelf indicating light 11-0 and the like for the required parts so as to instruct which part to be picked up. After the part is picked, the indicating light 11-1 and the like is pushed, so that warehousing information is inputted.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a picking instruction system in a material warehouse of a manufacturing industry such as machine mounting.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, management of a material warehouse is generally performed manually, and what was automated was to output material parts, output a picking list organized by product and parts by computer, It was to display the storage location of material parts. The procedure after that was that the worker prepared the goods according to the picking list and put them on the carrier, which was performed without time management.

[0003]

However, in the conventional picking instruction system described above, although the time required for checking the matching between the picking list output from the computer in advance and the material parts group sorted by product has been reduced, the picking work has been shortened. Since the time was left to the intuition of the worker, sometimes it was not in time for the manufacturing start time,
There is a problem that the operation rate may decrease because the manufacturing cannot be started.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an excellent picking instruction system capable of time management, reducing inspection work time and improving quality by eliminating inspection errors. To do.

[0005]

In order to achieve this object, the picking instruction system of the present invention has a means for inputting stock information of material parts, a production plan for each product type, and a material for each product type. Means to enter the required number,
Means for temporarily displaying the rough storage position of the material part in the warehouse, means for temporarily displaying the detailed storage position of the material part, and the detailed storage position for inputting delivery information of the material part Is configured to include a shipping input means related to a means for temporarily displaying, a control means for controlling these and managing the working time, and a display means for displaying a picking start time for each product type. is doing.

[0006]

With this configuration, it is possible to instruct the type and time of the product to start the delivery of the material parts based on the production plan and the stock status of the material parts, and to indicate the detailed storage position of the material parts by the display. Corresponding to the above, the worker can perform the picking work and operate the shipping input means associated with the detailed display means of the storage position to manage the time, shorten the time of the picking work, and improve the work quality.

[0007]

【Example】

(Embodiment 1) An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an embodiment of the picking instruction system of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a flow chart for explaining the operation of the embodiment.

Reference numerals 1, 2 and 3 are shelves for accommodating material parts, and are 1-1 to 1-4, 2-1 to 2-4 and 3-.
Reference numerals 1 to 3-4 are material parts and are housed in boxes fixed to the shelves. The control means 4 is connected to the storage information input means 5, the means 6 for inputting the production plan and the required number of materials, and the display means 7 for displaying the picking start time.
11-1 to 11-4 are material parts 1-1 to 1-4, respectively.
It is a part position display means attached to or near the storage box for indicating the material part. 12-1 to 1
2-4 and 13-1 to 13-4 are also 2-1 to 2-
4 and 3-1 to 3-4 are component position display means. 1
1-0, 12-0, and 13-0 are shelf position display means for pointing out the shelf 1, the shelf 2, and the shelf 3, respectively, and are lit while at least one component position display means is lit on the shelf. There is. Shelf position display means 11-0, 12-0, 13-0 and parts position display means 11-1 to 11-4, 12-1 to 1
2-4 and 13-1 to 13-4 are connected to the control means 4, respectively. In addition, the component position display means 11-1 to 11
-4, 12-1 to 12-4, and 13-1 to 13-4 also serve as input means of the delivery information of the displayed parts by pressing the display itself.

The operation of the picking instruction system configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. First, the inventory data that is grasped based on the data that is input from the receipt information input means 5, or the inventory data that is input from the receipt information input means 5 and the means 6 that inputs the production plan and the required number of materials The control means 4 displays on the display means 7 the product type to be picked and the picking start time limit, using the production plan, the required material number data for each product type, and the picking required standard time. . In response to this, when the person in charge selects and specifies the type of product to be picked, the control means 4 extracts the part storage data from the storage means, and displays the part position display means 11-1 and the shelf position display means 11 of the necessary parts. Turn on -0. The person in charge goes to the shelf where the shelf position display means is lit, picks the part of the lit part position display means of that shelf, and presses the display of the part position display means 11-1 to issue the goods. Enter the information. The control means 4 turns off the component position display means 11-1 and the shelf position display means 11-0 if there is no other lit component position display means according to the delivery information. Then, the component position display means and the shelf position display means for the next necessary component are turned on, the same procedure as described above is repeated, and picking of all the required components is completed to end the product type. Note that the above is an example of the case where the method of always displaying the position of one required part is adopted, but there is also a method of displaying the position of all the required parts all at once, and turning off the lights sequentially by entering the goods, similarly. effective.

Although an example in which a display such as the component position display means 11-1 is pressed is shown as means for inputting delivery information, it is a switch provided in the vicinity of the component position display means 11-1. May be.

Furthermore, the components used for automatic insertion into the current printed wiring board are mounted on a tape, and the tape is wound on a reel of a certain size and housed in a uniform component cassette. It is used. In this case, there is no difference in picking time depending on the parts.

(Embodiment 2) In the control means 4 of the embodiment 1, the time after the start of picking is compared with the standard time required for the actual number of pickings, and when there is a delay, the parts position display means such as 11-1 is continuously operated. It has a warning function by changing from lighting to blinking.

(Third Embodiment) In the first embodiment, a numeral display means such as a 7-segment LED is used as the component position display means 11-1 and the like, and the number of components to be picked is displayed by an input from the control means 4. By picking the displayed number of parts, the person in charge of picking eliminates the possibility of making an error in quantity.

(Embodiment 4) In the first embodiment, when a cart for accommodating and carrying picked parts is equipped with a bar code reader 8 (FIG. 1) connected to the control means 4 by radio, the picking is completed. Instead of pressing the lit part position display means such as 11-1, the bar code attached to the picked part is read by a bar code reader to input the shipping information.

[0015]

As described above, the present invention comprises means for inputting stock information of material parts, means for inputting a production plan for each product type and required material quantity for each product type in a material warehouse. , Means for temporarily displaying the approximate storage position of the material part in the warehouse, means for temporarily displaying the detailed storage position of the material part, and the detailed storage for inputting delivery information of the material part By providing a shipping input means related to the means for temporarily displaying the position, a control means for controlling these and managing the working time, and a display means for displaying the picking start time for each product type, Based on the production plan and picking time, the time to start picking of material parts is automatically instructed, and the storage position of the material parts is displayed so that time management can be performed, reducing inspection work time and roots of inspection errors. By those which can realize an excellent picking instruction system quality is obtained.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a picking instruction system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the first embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Shelf 1-1 to 1-4 Material parts 2 Shelf 2-1 to 2-4 Material parts 3 Shelf 3-1 to 3-4 Material parts 4 Control means 5 Receipt information input means 6 Input production plan and required number of materials Means 7 Display means for displaying picking start time 11-0 Shelf position display means (means for temporarily displaying approximate storage position) 11-1 to 11-4 Parts position display means (temporary display for detailed storage position) 12-0 shelf position display means (means for temporarily displaying the rough storage position) 12-1 to 12-4 component position display means (means for temporarily displaying the detailed storage position) and Departure input means 13-0 Shelf position display means (means for temporarily displaying the rough storage position) 13-1 to 13-4 Component position display means (means for temporarily displaying the detailed storage position) and Departure input means

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A material warehouse, a means for inputting stock information of material parts, a means for inputting a production plan for each product type and a required number of materials for each product type, and an outline of material parts in the warehouse. Means for temporarily displaying the storage position, means for temporarily displaying the detailed storage position of the material part, and means for temporarily displaying the detailed storage position for inputting delivery information of the material part And a display means for displaying the picking start time for each product type, and the production plan and the stock status of the material parts. A picking instruction system that displays the storage location of material parts by instructing the product type and time when the material parts should be delivered. 2. The picking instruction system according to claim 1, further comprising warning display means for displaying that the difference between the actual remaining time and the standard time from the start of picking to that point is small or negative. 3. The picking instruction system according to claim 1, wherein the means for temporarily displaying the detailed storage position of the material part displays the quantity to be delivered. 4. The picking instruction system according to claim 1, further comprising means for reading a bar code attached to the material part in order to input delivery information.