KR20110059311A - Distribution control service system and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A distribution control service system and method thereof are provided to enable a control server to readjust a vehicle interval plan related to an operation of the cargo vehicle by enabling a terminal installed in a cargo vehicle to continuously transmit information about the cargo vehicle to a control server. CONSTITUTION: A loading space determiner(220) determines whether an available space exists in a cargo box or not. If the available space exists in the cargo box, a mixed cargo searcher searches whether cargo is in a mixed cargo range base or not based on the location of the cargo box. If the mixed cargo is searched, a loading determiner(240) compares the volume and weight of the mixed cargo with an available space of the cargo box. A central processor(250) readjusts the car routing path information.

Description

Distribution control service system and method thereof

The present invention relates to a logistics control service system, and more particularly, to a logistics control service system and a method thereof so as to significantly reduce the transportation cost of goods due to the reduction of the tolerance rate for each freight vehicle.

In general, with the development and complexity of industry and transportation, the cost of logistics to move goods to the desired location is rapidly increasing, and as the e-commerce using the Internet or cable broadcasting is rapidly increasing, each product is purchased safely and quickly. The issue of delivery to the public is becoming more important.

Conventional freight transportation is not applied to a separate system for optimal transportation of goods, when there is a request for delivery, there is a conventional way to process them sequentially, and also small freight and cost except some large carriers More than half of the vehicles are operated with tolerance due to high rate and lack of complex transportation.In addition, there are few freight car operators despite freight charges due to excessive brokerage fees. There is a problem that the transportation is received and thus the quality of service is reduced.

In general, the logistics transportation service is one-way reception, dispatching, and vehicle management, and incurs a lot of burden and inaccuracy of location information to the carriers and general users in terms of cost and accuracy of information, and freight vehicles as main customers. The functions of supervising the work rather than the convenience are mostly provided to the technicians, and inefficient layout due to the absence of vehicle information, inadequate customer service due to inaccurate cargo information, and unreasonable information delivery system lead to loss of delivery.

In the case of using a conventional logistics transport service, if only half of the cargo is loaded in a loading compartment of a freight vehicle, the cargo office of the freight waits to load the remaining half of the cargo in time or obtains the cargo through another cargo office. As a result, the truck driver spends a lot of time loading cargo, which causes excessive speeding to arrive at the destination, and causes lack of water surface, which causes a major accident on the highway. Doing.

Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, the object of the present invention is more specifically, the terminal installed in the freight vehicle control the current position of the freight vehicle, the load amount of goods and the movement path information server And the control server to adjust the distribution plan related to the operation of the freight vehicle on the basis of the information received from the freight vehicle, thereby significantly reducing the transportation cost of goods due to the reduction of the tolerance rate for each freight vehicle; To provide a method.

Logistics control service system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention for achieving the object as described above, the storage box is based on the volume and weight information of the cargo loaded in the cargo box received from the terminal installed in the vehicle A loading space determining unit determining whether there is a space; A mixed cargo searching unit searching for whether there is a mixed cargo within a range set based on the location of the freight vehicle when it is determined that the free space is in the loading box by the loading space determining unit; When the mixed cargo is searched within the range set based on the location information of the cargo vehicle by the mixed cargo search unit, it is determined whether the mixed cargo can be loaded by comparing the free space of the storage compartment with the volume and weight of the mixed cargo. A load determination unit for determining whether the unloading destination of the cargo matches the movement path of the cargo vehicle; And if it is determined by the loading determination unit that the mixed cargo can be loaded in the loading box, the centralized path for transmitting the mixed cargo information and the adjusted distribution route information to the terminal is readjusted so that the mixed cargo can be mixed in the cargo vehicle. It includes a processing unit.

Preferably, the vehicle management information for storing one or more of the vehicle information of the freight vehicle received from the terminal, the volume and weight information of the cargo loaded in the cargo compartment of the cargo vehicle, the distribution path information, and the location information of the cargo vehicle: do.

Preferably, when the central processing unit receives the acceptance signal from the terminal in response to the mixed cargo information and the readjusted dispatch route information, the central processing unit processes the mixed cargo information and the readjusted dispatch route information to be reflected in the dispatch management database.

Preferably, the central processing unit provides one or more of the vehicle information of the freight vehicle, the vehicle route information, and the location information of the freight vehicle stored in the vehicle management database.

Preferably, the web server provides one or more of the vehicle information of the freight vehicle, the distribution path information, and the location of the freight vehicle on the web.

Preferably, the cargo information database for receiving and storing cargo information including at least one of the cargo charge information, cargo charge information, weight information, and volume information from the shipper terminal;

Logistics control service system according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the GPS receiver for receiving GPS position information of the cargo vehicle from the GPS satellite; An input unit for receiving volume and weight information of the changed cargo as the volume and weight of the cargo loaded on the cargo vehicle are changed; And transmitting the GPS position information from the GPS receiver to the control server, and receiving the volume and weight information of the cargo loaded in the changed freight vehicle at the input unit, and transmitting the changed volume and weight information to the control server. It includes; central processing unit.

On the other hand, the logistics control service method according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, (A) the control server, the vehicle information of the freight vehicle from the terminal of the freight vehicle, the volume and weight information of the cargo loaded in the cargo compartment, the distribution path Storing at least one of the information and the location information of the freight vehicle, in the dispatch management database; (B) the control server, based on the volume and weight information of the cargo loaded in the loading box of the freight vehicle received from the terminal, determining whether there is a free space in the loading box; (C) the control server, if the free space in the loading box as a result of the determination in step (B), searching for a mixed cargo within a predetermined distance of the freight vehicle; And (D) the control server, if the mixed cargo is found in step (C), determine whether the weight information, volume information, and disembarkation information of the mixed cargo meets the conditions of the cargo vehicle, and if the conditions are met, And transmitting the mixed cargo information and the readjusted dispatch route information to the terminal to be compatible with the vehicle.

Preferably, (E) when the control server receives the acceptance signal in response to the mixed cargo information and the readjusted dispatch route information from the terminal, processing the mixed cargo information and the readjusted dispatch route information to be reflected in the dispatch management database It further includes;

Preferably, (F) the control server, receiving at least one of the cargo loading information, cargo loading information, weight information, volume information of the cargo to be loaded on the cargo vehicle from the shipper terminal and storing in the cargo information database; Include.

According to the present invention as described above, in the present invention, the terminal installed in the freight vehicle continuously transmits the current position of the freight vehicle, the load amount of goods and the movement route information to the control server, the control server information received from the freight vehicle By re-adjusting the allocation plan related to the operation of the freight vehicle on the basis of this, there is an advantage that can significantly reduce the transportation cost of goods due to the reduction of the tolerance ratio for each freight vehicle.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings a preferred embodiment of the logistics control service system according to the present invention as described above will be described in detail.

Figure 1 is a system diagram showing the overall configuration of the logistics control service system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the terminal of Figure 1, Figure 3 FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the control server of FIG.

As shown in these figures, the present invention includes a terminal 100, a control server 200, a web server 300, a user PC (310).

First, referring to FIG. 2, the terminal 100 is installed at one side of a freight vehicle.

The terminal 100 includes a wireless communication unit 110, a GPS receiver 120, a power supply unit 130, an input unit 140, a display unit 150, a central processing unit 160, and a storage unit 170.

The wireless communication unit 110 is for transmitting and receiving data with the control server 200, it is preferable that a CDMA modem is used. Of course, in addition to the CDMA modem, WiBRO, high-speed downlink packet access (HSDPA), or other long-range wireless communication may be used.

The GPS receiver 120 receives GPS location information transmitted from the GPS satellite 400. In this case, the GPS location information means a location value of the current terminal (ie, a current location value of the vehicle).

The power supply unit 130 converts the vehicle power into a voltage that can be used by the terminal 100 and supplies it to the terminal 100. In this case, the driver may process the power supply by connecting the power supply (battery power supply) and the key power supply (power supply supplied after starting) to the power terminal of the terminal 100, respectively.

The input unit 140 receives a user's request (for example, when the volume and weight of the cargo loaded on the freight vehicle change, input the volume and weight information of the changed cargo). The input unit 140 is provided with an icon or a button for receiving various operations and menu settings for performing functions corresponding to a user's request. The input unit 140 may be configured as a general display device such as a history device configured as a keypad or a liquid crystal display device. The input unit 140 may be configured as a touch panel capable of simultaneously performing input and display functions according to the miniaturization of the electronic device.

The display unit 150 displays the state of the cargo box of the freight vehicle, data received from the current location information control server, and the like. The display unit 150 generally uses a liquid crystal display (LCD).

The central processing unit 160 controls the GPS location information received from the GPS receiver 120 and the volume and weight information of the cargo loaded in the freight vehicle at predetermined time intervals (eg, 30 seconds, 1 minute, 2 minutes, etc.). Process to be sent to When the central processing unit 160 receives the volume and weight information of the cargo loaded in the variable cargo vehicle from the input unit 140, and transmits the volume and weight information of the changed cargo to the control server 200. When the central processing unit 160 receives the mixed cargo information and the readjusted dispatch route information from the control server 200, the mixed freight information and the readjusted dispatch route information are output to the output unit 150, and the acceptance signal is received through the input unit. When receiving the acceptance signal transmits to the control server 200.

Referring to FIG. 3, the control server 200 may include a communication unit 210, a load space determination unit 220, a mixed cargo search unit 230, a load determination unit 240, a central processing unit 250, and a dispatch management database ( 260, a cargo information database 270.

The communication unit 210 processes data transmission and reception with the terminal 100.

The dispatch management database 260 includes vehicle information of the freight vehicle received from the terminal 100, volume and weight information of cargo loaded in the cargo vehicle loading box, and dispatch route information (travel speed, current position, transport freight ID (B /). L number), estimated time of arrival, etc.) and location information of the freight vehicle. Here, the vehicle information of the freight vehicle includes driver information of the vehicle, vehicle number information, vehicle classification information (for example, truck, Colben, etc.), tonnage information (for example, 5 tons, 5 tons plus, etc.), maximum cargo volume and weight information, etc. It is preferable that this is included.

The cargo information database 270 stores cargo information including cargo loading information, cargo loading information, weight information, and volume information of the cargo received from the shipper terminal. Here, the shipper terminal means a terminal possessed by the owner of the cargo. Thus, the shipper terminal and the terminal 100 have different meanings.

The load space determining unit 220 receives the volume and weight of the cargo loaded in the loading box of the freight vehicle from the terminal 100, and determines whether there is a free space in the loading box of the freight vehicle.

When it is determined by the loading space determination unit 220 that there is a free space in the loading space determination unit 220, the mixed cargo search unit 230 searches whether there is a mixed cargo within a preset range based on the position of the freight vehicle. Here, the mixed cargo means that the shipper has not been assigned a cargo vehicle among the cargoes requesting the cargo delivery and is waiting to be loaded on the cargo vehicle.

When the mixed cargo is found within a preset range by the mixed cargo search unit 230 based on the location information of the cargo vehicle, the load determining unit 240 compares the free space of the storage box with the volume and weight of the mixed cargo and loads the mixed cargo. It is determined whether the loaded cargo can be loaded, and it is determined whether the unloading destination of the mixed cargo matches the movement route of the freight vehicle.

When the central processing unit 250 determines that the mixed cargo can be loaded in the loading box by the loading determination unit 240, the central processing unit 250 readjusts the distribution path information so that the mixed cargo can be mixed in the freight vehicle, and then the mixed cargo information and The readjusted dispatch route information is transmitted to the terminal 100.

When the central processing unit 250 receives the acceptance signal from the terminal 100 in response to the mixed cargo information and the readjusted dispatch route information, the mixed cargo information and the readjusted dispatch route information are assigned to the dispatch management database 260. To be reflected).

According to the above, when there is a free space in the loading box of the freight vehicle, it is possible to load the mixed cargo at the closest distance to the freight vehicle by reducing the transportation cost of the vehicle and the delivery time can be shortened have. That is, after unloading a specific cargo loaded in the loading box of the cargo vehicle at the unloading area, if there is a mixed cargo near the unloading area, the method that enables the cargo vehicle to load the mixed cargo, that is, the derivation-oriented dispatching method is induced. By doing so, there is an advantage to reduce the freight.

The central processing unit 250 provides the web server 300 with the vehicle information, the vehicle route information, and the location information of the freight vehicle stored in the vehicle management database 260.

The web server 300 allows the location of the freight vehicle to be displayed on a map image on the web, and provides vehicle information, vehicle route information and freight vehicle position information of the freight vehicle. According to the above, since the user in charge of the shipment can predict the route and arrival time of the shipment, there is an advantage of providing convenience to the user.

Hereinafter, an operation process of the logistics control service system according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 4 is a flow chart showing the operation of the logistics control service system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

When the terminal 100 installed in the freight vehicle is turned on (S110), the GPS receiver 120 receives the location information of the current freight vehicle (S120).

The central processing unit 160 of the terminal 100 transmits the vehicle information of the freight vehicle, the volume and weight information of the cargo loaded in the cargo box of the freight vehicle, the distribution path information, the location information of the freight vehicle at a predetermined interval to the control server. (S130).

The control server 200 reflects the vehicle information of the freight vehicle received by S130, the volume and weight information of the cargo loaded in the loading box of the freight vehicle, the distribution path information, the location information of the freight vehicle in the dispatch management database 260. (S140).

Thereafter, the loading space determination unit 220 of the control server 200 determines whether there is a free space in the loading box based on the volume and weight information of the cargo loaded in the loading box of the freight vehicle received by S130 (S150).

 If the loading space determination unit 220 of the control server 200 has a free space in the loading result of the determination of S150, the mixed cargo search unit 230 of the control server 200 searches for the mixed cargo within a predetermined distance of the freight vehicle. (S160).

When the mixed cargo is searched by the mixed cargo search unit 230 of the control server 200 in S160, the loading determination unit 240 of the control server 200 is the weight information, the volume information, the stop information of the cargo After determining whether the conditions of the vehicle are met (S170), if the conditions are met, the mixed cargo information and the rearranged vehicle route information are transmitted to the terminal so that the mixed cargo can be mixed with the freight vehicle (S180).

On the other hand, when the terminal 100 receives the mixed cargo information and the readjusted dispatching route information from the control server 200, the terminal 100 outputs the mixed cargo information and the readjusted dispatching route information to the output unit, and then the driver through the input unit. After receiving the response signal is transmitted to the control server (200).

In this case, when the control server 200 receives the acceptance signal in response to the mixed cargo information and the readjusted dispatch route information from the terminal 100, the mixed cargo information and the readjusted dispatch route information is the dispatch management database 260 Process to be reflected in (S190).

In addition, the control server 200 transmits the vehicle information, the vehicle route information, and the location information of the freight vehicle stored in the vehicle management database 260 to the web server 300.

Then, after the web server 300 performs user authentication, when the user who has obtained the authentication requests detailed information of the freight vehicle, the location of the freight vehicle is displayed on the map image on the user's PC 310 on the web. It provides the vehicle information, the distribution route information, the location of the freight vehicle.

The rights of the present invention are not limited to the embodiments described above, but are defined by the claims, and a person skilled in the art can make various modifications and adaptations within the scope of the claims. It is self-evident.

1 is a system diagram showing the overall configuration of a logistics control service system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of a terminal of FIG.

3 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the control server of FIG.

Figure 4 is a flow chart showing the operation of the logistics control service system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

100: terminal 110: wireless communication unit

120: GPS receiver 130: power supply

140: input unit 150: display unit

160: central processing unit 170: storage unit

200: control server 210: communication unit

220: load space determination unit 230: mixed cargo search unit

240: loading determination 250: central processing unit

260: allocation management database 260: cargo information database

300: web server 310: user PC

400: GPS satellite

Claims (10)

A loading space determination unit for determining whether there is a free space in the loading box based on the volume and weight information of the cargo loaded in the loading box of the freight vehicle received from the terminal installed in the vehicle; A mixed cargo search unit for searching for a mixed cargo within a range set on the basis of the location of the freight vehicle when it is determined that the free space is in the loading box by the loading space determination unit; When the mixed cargo is searched within the range set based on the location information of the cargo vehicle by the mixed cargo searching unit, it is determined whether the mixed cargo can be loaded by comparing the free space of the storage box with the volume and weight of the mixed cargo. A load determination unit for determining whether the unloading destination of the mixed cargo coincides with a movement path of the freight vehicle; And If it is determined by the loading determination unit that the mixed cargo can be loaded in the loading box, the vehicle route information is readjusted so that the mixed cargo can be mixed in the freight vehicle, and the mixed cargo information and the adjusted vehicle route information are transmitted to the terminal. Central processing unit; Logistics control service system comprising a. The method according to claim 1, And a dispatch management database for storing at least one of vehicle information of the freight vehicle received from the terminal, volume and weight information of cargo loaded in the cargo vehicle loading box, dispatch route information, and location information of the freight vehicle. Logistics control service system characterized by. The method according to claim 2, The central processing unit, when receiving the acceptance signal from the terminal in response to the mixed cargo information and the readjusted dispatch route information, processing the mixed cargo information and readjusted dispatch route information to be reflected in the dispatch management database Logistics control service system. The method according to claim 2, The central processing unit, the logistics control service system, characterized in that to provide at least one of the vehicle information, the vehicle route information, the location information of the freight vehicle stored in the vehicle management database to the web server. The method according to claim 4, The web server, the logistics control service system, characterized in that to provide at least one of the vehicle information, the vehicle route information, the cargo vehicle location information of the freight vehicle on the web. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, And a cargo information database for receiving and storing cargo information including at least one of cargo charge information, cargo charge information, weight information, and volume information from a shipper terminal. A GPS receiver for receiving GPS position information of a freight vehicle from a GPS satellite; An input unit for receiving volume and weight information of the changed cargo as the volume and weight of the cargo loaded on the cargo vehicle are changed; And When the GPS position information from the GPS receiver is transmitted to the control server, and the volume and weight information of the cargo loaded in the variable freight vehicle is input by the input unit, the volume and weight information of the changed freight is transmitted to the control server. Central control unit for transmitting; Logistics control service system comprising a. (A) When the control server receives at least one of the vehicle information of the freight vehicle, the volume and weight information of the cargo loaded in the cargo compartment of the freight vehicle, the dispatch path information, and the location information of the freight vehicle from the terminal of the freight vehicle, Storing the received information in the dispatch management database; (B) the control server, determining whether there is a free space in the loading box based on the volume and weight information of the cargo loaded in the loading box of the freight vehicle received from the terminal; (C) the control server, if there is a free space in the loading box as a result of the determination in the step (B), searching for a mixed cargo within a predetermined distance of the freight vehicle; And (D) when the mixed server is searched in step (C), the control server determines whether the weight information, the volume information, and the destination information of the mixed cargo meet the conditions of the cargo vehicle, and if the conditions are met, the mixed cargo And transmitting the mixed cargo information and the readjusted dispatch route information to the terminal so as to be mixed with the freight vehicle. The method according to claim 8, (E) when the control server receives the acceptance signal in response to the mixed cargo information and the readjusted dispatch route information from the terminal, the mixed cargo information and the readjusted dispatch route information are reflected in the dispatch management database. Logistics control service method comprising the; further comprising. The method according to claim 8 or 9, (F) receiving, by the control server, one or more of cargo loading information, cargo loading information, weight information, and volume information of a cargo to be loaded on the cargo vehicle from a shipper terminal and storing the cargo information in a cargo information database; Logistics control service method, characterized in that.

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