KR20090051961A - System and method for providing operation management of vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a vehicle operation management system and method thereof.

In the present invention, vehicle operation information which is information necessary for transporting goods from the vehicle, for example, the current state (waiting, the state of the goods transport), location and loading related information is provided. And based on the provided vehicle operation information, the vehicle dispatch plan which is a plan which distributes a vehicle to a waiting space (logistic center) is established. At this time, if the increase or decrease of the vehicle is necessary due to a change in logistics or the like, the vehicle that satisfies the predetermined condition is searched among the vehicles allocated to other spaces (other distribution centers). Then, the retrieved vehicle is moved to the waiting space to adjust the total number of vehicles. Thereafter, the goods are transported by using the allocated vehicle. At this time, if a requirement such as mixed loading occurs, the vehicle that satisfies the requirement is searched and then the vehicle operation plan related to the retrieved vehicle is readjusted.

This can reduce the vehicle's tolerance and thereby significantly reduce the cost of transporting the goods.

Transport of goods, vehicles, shipping costs, dispatch planning, transport routes, rescheduling

Description

Vehicle operation management system and its method {SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING OPERATION MANAGEMENT OF VEHICLE}

The present invention relates to a vehicle operation management system and method, and more particularly, to a vehicle operation management system and method in a logistics transport network.

The present invention is derived from a study performed as part of the postal technology development project of the Ministry of Information and Communication and the Ministry of Information and Communication Research and Development [Task Management Number: 2006-X-004-01, Task Name: Real-time postal logistics element technology development].

Logistics is often compared to human blood vessels. As blood flows smoothly from the heart to the capillaries, the distribution company needs to have a smooth supply of goods from the distribution center to the store. Logistics costs are inevitable in this process.

Specifically, logistics costs are the key to future competitiveness for retailers in the low price war. For this reason, the problem of reducing logistics costs, in particular, transportation cost reduction, which accounts for 70% of the total logistics costs, is becoming more important.

Accordingly, each distributor is exploring various ways to use a logistics vehicle to reduce transportation costs. This is because the reduction of logistics costs is enough to establish a formula for reducing transportation costs. This is especially true nowadays when vehicle fuel costs rise to the ceiling.

For example, a few years ago, the loading rate of logistics vehicles was not as high as we thought it was, about 40%. In addition, when only half of the cargo is loaded in the loading compartment of the logistics vehicle, the vehicle driver waits to load the remaining half of the cargo at the freight office to which he belongs, or obtains the cargo through another cargo office.

This, in turn, caused the driver to speed up and cause a major accident as a way to arrive at the destination within the promised time.

Accordingly, a vehicle operation management method using a vehicle position measurement and geographic information system has been proposed as a solution to solve the existing inefficient vehicle operation management. This allows the next vehicle to be smoothly checked by checking the location of the freight vehicle, and the cargo information can be shared so that the remaining space of the freight vehicle can be mixed.

However, in the above-described method, the increase / decrease difference planning and the logistics transportation route planning for the vehicle are not simultaneously performed. In other words, based on the position information of the vehicle together with information about the transport or waiting vehicle, it is necessary to establish a vehicle dispatch plan and transportation route plan before transport, and re-adjust the established plans according to the current situation, Not.

Therefore, there is a need for a method for efficiently operating and managing vehicles by reducing logistics transportation costs.

The technical problem to be achieved by the present invention is to provide a vehicle operation management system and method that can reduce the transportation cost of goods.

A vehicle operation management system according to a feature of the present invention for achieving the above object, in a system for operating and managing a vehicle for transporting goods, the vehicle operation is information required to transport at least one article from the starting point to the destination vehicle An information operation manager for managing information; Based on the vehicle operation information, a vehicle dispatch plan, which is a plan for distributing at least one vehicle required for transporting the goods to a predetermined waiting space, is established, the vehicle is allocated to the waiting space according to the vehicle dispatch plan, and the dispatch A vehicle operation management unit for transporting the goods using the vehicle; And a plan readjustment unit configured to search for at least one vehicle that satisfies a predetermined requirement and to readjust a vehicle operation plan including a vehicle dispatch plan associated with the found vehicle.

In addition, a vehicle operation management method according to an aspect of the present invention, a method for operating and managing a vehicle for transporting goods, comprising the steps of: receiving vehicle operation information which is information necessary for transporting at least one article from the vehicle; Establishing a vehicle dispatch plan that is a plan for distributing the vehicle to a predetermined waiting space based on the vehicle operation information; Distributing the vehicle to a waiting space according to the vehicle dispatch schedule, and then transporting the goods using the dispatched vehicle; And if a predetermined requirement occurs, searching for at least one vehicle that satisfies the generated requirement, and then readjusting a vehicle operation plan associated with the retrieved vehicle.

According to the present invention, the dispatch and increase / decrease plan associated with the operation of the vehicle is established in advance, and the vehicle is operated and managed according to the established plan. In addition, by re-adjusting the plan established according to a predetermined change (volume change, mixed load, etc.), it is possible to significantly reduce the cost of goods transportation due to the reduction of the tolerance ratio for each vehicle.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art may easily implement the present invention. As those skilled in the art would realize, the described embodiments may be modified in various different ways, all without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. In the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description are omitted in order to clearly describe the present invention, and like reference numerals designate like parts throughout the specification.

Throughout the specification, when a part is said to "include" a certain component, it means that it can further include other components, except to exclude other components unless specifically stated otherwise. In addition, the terms “… unit”, “… unit”, “module”, etc. described in the specification mean a unit that processes at least one function or operation, which may be implemented by hardware or software or a combination of hardware and software. have.

First, a vehicle operation management system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a vehicle operation management system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the vehicle operation management system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention is located in the distribution center 200, and the information operation management unit 110, the vehicle operation management unit 120, and the plan readjustment unit ( 130). The apparatus further includes a path manager 140 and a vehicle manager 150.

In addition, the path management unit 140 of the vehicle operation management system 100 is connected to at least one vehicle (301 to 300n) through a satellite positioning system (GPS), C), vehicle management unit 150 is connected to the vehicle (301 ~ 300n) dispatched in the distribution center 200 through the communication network (D).

For reference, an embodiment of the present invention describes that the vehicle operation management system 100 is located in the distribution center 200. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and in some cases, the vehicle operation management system 100 may be located in another waiting space other than the distribution center.

In detail, the information operation management unit 110 includes a state information management unit 111, a transportation information management unit 112, and a loading information management unit 113. The vehicle operation manager 120 includes a vehicle dispatch manager 121 and a vehicle increase / decrease manager 121, and the plan readjuster 130 includes a plan readjuster 131 and a path readjuster 132.

The path manager 140 includes an information transceiver 141 and a movement path manager 142, and the vehicle manager 150 includes a vehicle classifier 151 and a vehicle location manager 152.

In addition, the vehicles 301 to 300n include a location information providing unit A and a vehicle information transmitting and receiving unit B, respectively.

First, the information operation management unit 110 manages vehicle operation information, which is information necessary for transporting a corresponding article from a departure point to a destination through the vehicles 301 to 300n.

The state information management unit 111 manages information regarding a state of the vehicle (for example, a state of waiting or transporting goods) provided from the vehicle management unit 150.

The transportation information management unit 112 may provide location information (current position) of the vehicle provided from the path management unit 140, and movement information of the vehicle provided from the vehicle management unit 150 (for example, a starting point, a destination, and a moving route). Manage it.

The loading information management unit 113 manages information related to the loading of goods provided from the vehicle management unit 150 (for example, a loading amount, a load item, a tolerance rate, and the like).

The vehicle operation management unit 120 establishes at least one plan necessary for vehicle operation, for example, a vehicle increase / decrease or moving dispatch plan of the distribution center 200 based on the vehicle operation information managed by the information operation management unit 110. do. Then, the vehicle is operated to transport the goods according to the established plan.

The vehicle dispatch management unit 121 allocates the vehicles 301 to 300n related to the goods transportation in consideration of information related to the goods transportation, for example, the loading amount, the loaded items, the total number of vehicles and the movement information required to transport the items. .

In addition, the vehicle dispatch management unit 121 may move a vehicle assigned to the other distribution center related to the mobile distribution, for example, for transportation of goods in the distribution center 200 or move the vehicle allocated to the other distribution center to the distribution center ( Develop a mobile dispatch plan, a plan to move to 200).

If the increase / decrease vehicle is required due to a quantity change or the like, compared to the number of vehicles allocated in advance (or compared to a pre-determined mobile dispatch plan), the vehicle increase / decrease management unit 122 may distribute the vehicle to another distribution center. Is searched for whether there is a vehicle that satisfies a predetermined condition. Then, the vehicle of another distribution center is moved to the distribution center 200 according to the search result to increase (or decrease) the number of vehicles.

The plan rebalancing unit 130 readjusts a vehicle operation plan that is pre-established for the transportation of goods, for example, a dispatch (or move dispatch plan) plan, increase / decrease plan, and travel information (origin, destination, travel route), and the like. .

The plan re-adjustment unit 131 is one of measures to reduce the tolerance ratio. When the distribution center (relevant person) requests a mixed loading of vehicles, the plan rebalancing unit 131 searches for a vehicle that satisfies a predetermined condition, and then allocates a distribution plan associated with the retrieved vehicle. Readjust.

The rerouting unit 132 resets the movement information (origin, destination, movement route) of the vehicle 301 to accommodate the mixed load request.

Next, the route management unit 140 receives the position information of the vehicle in the transportation of goods from the position information providing unit A of the vehicle 301 through the GPS (C), based on the received position information of the vehicle 301 Manage the route from the origin to the destination.

The information transmitting / receiving unit 141 is an area that forms a predetermined radius around the location information of the vehicle, for example, the current location and the current location, from the location information providing unit A of the vehicle 301 via GPS (C). You will be provided with a full map, etc.

The movement route manager 142 manages a movement route from the starting point of the vehicle 301 to the destination based on the provided location information.

Next, before describing the vehicle management unit 150, the distribution center 200 will be briefly described.

The distribution center 200 according to the embodiment of the present invention is divided into an idle standby vehicle space (not shown) and a vehicle ready vehicle space (not shown).

The idle standby vehicle space is a space in which at least one vehicle which has no vehicle dispatch and transportation plan is waiting, and the dispatch ready vehicle space is a space in which at least one vehicle in which vehicle dispatch and transportation plan is established waits. For reference, among the vehicles located in the idle standby vehicle space, the vehicle in which the vehicle dispatch and transportation plan is established moves to the dispatch preparation vehicle space.

In addition, all the vehicles 301 to 300n waiting in each space are attached with RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) tags (not shown), which have been given a unique ID for each vehicle in advance. In addition, a vehicle-specific RFID reader (not shown) installed in a predetermined space (for example, an in-vehicle loading space, etc.) receives information received from the attached RFID tag and provides the received information to the vehicle manager 150.

At this time, the vehicle management unit 150 receives the vehicle's location tracking information (for example, the current location, etc.) from the RFID reader for each vehicle, and transports the goods of the vehicle from the RFID reader installed at the gateway (Gateway, not shown) of the distribution center. You will be provided with the start time and arrival time of the item.

In addition, the vehicle manager 150 receives information related to the loading of goods for each vehicle (for example, a unique number of a vehicle, a vehicle size, and a load amount) from a person in charge of a distribution center.

The vehicle classification unit 151 classifies each vehicle 301 to 300n as a vehicle in an idle standby vehicle space or a vehicle in a vehicle ready vehicle space through location tracking information received from the RFID reader for each vehicle.

In addition, the vehicle classification unit 151 classifies whether the vehicle is a departure vehicle or an arrival vehicle, based on information provided from the RFID reader installed in the gateway.

The vehicle location manager 152 manages the locations of the vehicles 301 to 300n using location tracking information received from the RFID reader for each vehicle.

In addition, the location information providing unit A of the vehicle 301 checks the current location of the vehicle that is currently transporting the goods by using the GPS C, and then provides the confirmed current location and related information to the path manager 140. .

The vehicle information transmission / reception unit B may use vehicle information from the vehicle management unit 150, for example, location and movement tracking information of a vehicle waiting in the distribution center 200 using a radio recognition technology (for example, RFID). To be provided.

As such, the vehicle operation management system 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention systematically manages vehicle operation information, which is information required for transporting goods from a departure point to a destination using a vehicle.

Based on the information, a plan related to the operation of the vehicle is pre-set, and then the goods are safely transported according to the established plan. At this time, if a change occurs (mobile dispatch or mixed loading, etc.), the vehicle that can accommodate the generated change is searched and then the vehicle operation plan related to the searched vehicle is readjusted in real time. This effectively reduces the cost of transporting the goods.

Next, a vehicle operation management method according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the vehicle operation management system 100 having the structure described above.

First, a vehicle dispatch method will be described among the vehicle operation management methods.

2 is a flowchart sequentially illustrating a vehicle dispatch process according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

 If the vehicle dispatch management unit 121 of the vehicle operation management system 100 needs to increase (or reduce) the vehicle due to a quantity change or the like, compared to the number of vehicles allocated for the goods transportation, as shown in FIG. 2, the distribution center The person in charge requests the increase (or reduction) of the vehicle (S201).

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail a dispatch process for a vehicle increase request for convenience of description.

First, the vehicle increase / decrease vehicle management unit 122 requests at least one vehicle to another distribution center according to the received requirement (S202).

Accordingly, the vehicle increase / deceleration management unit 122 of the other distribution center searches for a vehicle that satisfies a predetermined condition (for example, when there is a spare vehicle) among the vehicles allocated to the idle waiting vehicle space ( S203).

As a result of the search, if there is a vehicle that satisfies the condition (S204), the vehicle increase / deceleration management unit 122 moves the vehicle to the vehicle ready vehicle space (S205). Here, FIG. 3 is a view showing a display example of a distribution center including a vehicle ready vehicle space.

3 is a view showing the structure of a distribution center according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3, the distribution center 200 is divided into the idle standby vehicle space 200A and the dispatch preparation vehicle space 200B as mentioned above, and the vehicles 301 to 300n are corresponding spaces 200A and 200B. Each is waiting.

For example, a vehicle in which the vehicle dispatch and transportation plan is not established is waiting in the idle standby vehicle space 200A, and a vehicle in which the vehicle dispatch and transportation plan is established is waiting in the dispatch preparation vehicle space 200B.

In addition, all of the vehicles 301 to 300n waiting in each space have an RFID tag (not shown) pre-assigned a unique ID for each vehicle, and a predetermined space (for example, information received from the attached RFID tag) is attached. For example, a vehicle-specific RFID reader (not shown) installed in a vehicle loading space, etc.) receives and provides the same to the vehicle manager 150.

Subsequently, the vehicle classification unit 151 of the vehicle manager 150 changes the related information about the vehicle moved to the vehicle ready vehicle space 200B, and then changes the information and the vehicle related information (for example, the number of vehicles, Size, loading, etc.) is provided to the information operation management unit 110 (S206).

Then, the vehicle increase / decrease difference managing unit 122 of the distribution center 200 determines a vehicle to be moved from the other distribution center to the distribution center 200 based on the received information (S207), and then, according to the determined matters, the other distribution centers. (S208).

Accordingly, when another distribution center approves the vehicle movement allocation (S209), the person in charge of each center moves the vehicle (S210), and the rescheduling unit 131 of the distribution center 200 plans the allocation of the moving vehicle. To adjust (S211).

As such, the vehicle operation management system 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention does not perform transportation of goods using only at least one vehicle secured for each distribution center, but needs to increase or decrease a vehicle due to a quantity change. In this case, accurate goods transportation is performed through efficient vehicle movement dispatch between distribution centers.

Next, the information operation management method will be described among the vehicle operation management methods.

4 is a flowchart sequentially illustrating an information operation management process according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, when the vehicle 301 departs from the distribution center 200 as a departure point (S410), the vehicle classification unit 151 departs from the RFID reader installed at the gateway (210 in FIG. 3) of the distribution center 200 ( 301 is provided with information (eg, departure time, etc.) (S420).

Subsequently, the vehicle classification unit 151 matches and manages the received information along with the load related information regarding the loading amount and the tolerance ratio of the starting vehicle 301 which is subsequently provided from the distribution center person (S430).

Thereafter, the location information providing unit A of the vehicle 301 moving from the distribution center 200 to the destination checks the location of the vehicle 301 by using the GPS C, and then identifies the identified location as the path management unit. Provided to 140 (S440). A display example thereof is attached to FIG. 5.

5 is a diagram conceptually illustrating providing a vehicle position according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 5, the location information providing unit A of the vehicle 301 checks the current location of the vehicle 301 using the GPS C, and then forms an area around the identified current location. Provides a full map of to the route management unit 140.

Then, the information transmitting and receiving unit 141 of the path management unit 140 provides the information provided to the distribution center personnel, so that the real-time monitoring of the current location of the vehicle (S450) can be made.

Then, the movement route management unit 142 of the route management unit 140 manages the movement route from the starting point of the vehicle 301 to the destination based on the provided information (S460).

As such, the vehicle operation management system 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention receives loading related information, which is one of information related to a vehicle, from a related person along with loading goods, and vehicle movement information (origin, destination, and movement route) is applicable. Manage from the vehicle provided.

And, the time related information is provided from the RFID reader installed in the gateway of the distribution center 200, and matched with the previously provided load related information and managed together.

Next, how to plan and adjust the vehicle operation management method will be described.

6 is a flowchart sequentially illustrating a process of establishing and adjusting a plan related to vehicle operation according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 6, one of the measures for significantly reducing the transportation cost of goods by reducing the tolerance ratio, when a related person requests a mixed loading of a vehicle (S610), the plan readjustment unit 131 manages a vehicle 301 managed by a distribution center. It is searched whether there is a vehicle that satisfies a predetermined condition among ˜300n (S620).

At this time, the plan readjustment unit 131 checks whether or not the vehicle can be mixed loading (S630), and also checks whether or not to reach the destination within the promised time (S640). In addition, the vehicle checks whether or not the vehicle is completely loaded (S650).

As a result of the check, if there is at least one vehicle that satisfies all of the conditions, the route reorientation unit 132 resets the movement information (origin, destination, movement route) of the vehicle (S660).

In addition, the rerouting unit 132 notifies the driver of the vehicle of the reset movement information (S670), and the driver moves the vehicle to the distribution center 200 according to the reset movement information (S680).

Subsequently, a mixed loading operation is performed on the vehicle arriving at the distribution center 200, and the vehicle that has completed the operation transports the corresponding article to the destination as the reset movement information (S690).

As such, the vehicle operation management system 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention performs mixed loading for each vehicle to prevent an increase in vehicle operating cost and tolerance ratio, which may occur when the loading rate is lower than a certain level in comparison with the loadable capacity. do.

The embodiments of the present invention described above are not only implemented through the apparatus and the method, but may also be implemented through a program for realizing a function corresponding to the configuration of the embodiment of the present invention or a recording medium on which the program is recorded. Implementation can be easily implemented by those skilled in the art from the description of the above-described embodiments.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and various modifications and improvements of those skilled in the art using the basic concepts of the present invention defined in the following claims are also provided. It belongs to the scope of rights.

1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a vehicle operation management system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a flowchart sequentially illustrating a vehicle dispatch process according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a view showing the structure of a distribution center according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a flowchart sequentially illustrating an information operation management process according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a diagram conceptually illustrating providing a vehicle position according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a flowchart sequentially illustrating a process of establishing and adjusting a plan related to vehicle operation according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Claims (9)

A system for operating and managing a vehicle for transporting goods, An information operation management unit that manages vehicle operation information, which is information required for transporting at least one item from a starting point to a destination of the vehicle; Based on the vehicle operation information, a vehicle dispatch plan, which is a plan for distributing at least one vehicle required for transporting the goods to a predetermined waiting space, is established, the vehicle is allocated to the waiting space according to the vehicle dispatch plan, and the dispatch A vehicle operation management unit for transporting the goods using the vehicle; And A plan re-adjustment unit for retrieving at least one vehicle that satisfies a predetermined requirement and re-adjusting a vehicle operation plan including a vehicle dispatch plan associated with the retrieved vehicle Vehicle operation management system comprising a. According to claim 1, A route management unit configured to receive location information including a current location of the vehicle from the vehicle and manage a movement route of the vehicle based on the provided location information; And A vehicle manager that classifies the vehicle according to a predetermined classification criterion and manages the vehicle using location information provided from the classified vehicle. Vehicle operation management system further comprising. The method of claim 2, The information operation management unit, A state information management unit that manages state related information which is information on what state of the classified vehicle is provided from the vehicle management unit; A transportation information management unit managing location information of the vehicle provided from the route management unit and movement information including at least one of a departure point, a destination, and a movement route of the vehicle provided from the vehicle management unit; And Loading information management unit for managing the loading-related information including at least one of the quantity of the goods loaded on the vehicle, the loaded items and the tolerance rate provided from the vehicle management unit Vehicle operation management system comprising a. The method of claim 2, The vehicle operation management unit, A vehicle dispatch management unit that establishes the vehicle dispatch plan using at least one of the provided state related information, movement information, and load related information, and allocates the vehicle to a waiting space according to the established vehicle dispatch plan; And A vehicle increase / decrease managing unit which moves the allocated vehicle to another waiting space or moves the vehicle allocated to the other waiting space to the waiting space to adjust the total number of the allocated vehicles. Vehicle operation management system comprising a. The method of claim 2, The plan readjustment unit, A plan re-adjustment unit for re-adjusting a vehicle operation plan associated with the retrieved vehicle after searching whether there is a vehicle that satisfies the predetermined requirement; And A rerouting unit for re-adjusting at least one of a starting point, a destination, and a moving route which is the searched vehicle's movement information Vehicle operation management system comprising a. The method of claim 2, The vehicle management unit, A vehicle classifier configured to classify where the vehicle is located in a waiting space by using location information provided from the vehicle, and classify the vehicle into at least two types according to the divided positions; And Vehicle location management unit for managing the vehicle by using the classified location information of the vehicle Vehicle operation management system comprising a. In the method of operating and managing a vehicle for transporting goods, Receiving vehicle operation information which is information necessary for transporting at least one item from the vehicle; Establishing a vehicle dispatch plan that is a plan for distributing the vehicle to a predetermined waiting space based on the vehicle operation information; Distributing the vehicle to a waiting space according to the vehicle dispatch schedule, and then transporting the goods using the dispatched vehicle; And If a predetermined requirement occurs, searching for at least one vehicle that satisfies the generated requirement, and then re-adjusting a vehicle operation plan associated with the retrieved vehicle Vehicle operation management method comprising a. The method of claim 7, wherein The step of establishing a vehicle dispatch plan, Establishing a moving dispatch plan, which is a plan for moving the dispatched vehicle to another waiting space or moving a vehicle assigned to the other waiting space to the waiting space; Searching whether there is at least one vehicle that satisfies the established mobile dispatch plan; And Adjusting the total number of the vehicle to be dispatched by moving the searched vehicle Vehicle operation management method comprising a. The method of claim 7, wherein Re-adjusting the vehicle operation plan, Retrieving whether there is at least one vehicle capable of mixed loading, which is one of the generated requirements; And Re-adjusting at least one of a starting point, a destination, and a moving path, which are the moving information of the found vehicle; Vehicle operation management method comprising a.

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