TW202411906A - Method for managing inventory information and electronic device supporting thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a method for managing inventory information in an electronic device, the method including: acquiring a first transfer request including information on a target store and target item information; checking first transfer plan information for a source store and a target item, which is generated based on the first transfer request; and providing picking request information for the target item to an operator terminal of the source store based on the first transfer plan information.

Description

Method for managing inventory information and electronic device supporting the method

The present invention relates to an electronic device and a method for managing inventory information, and more particularly, to an electronic device and a method for transferring inventory between stores based on the inventory information.

With the development of electronic technology, e-commerce has become a part of shopping. Customers can purchase products online without having to visit a shopping mall, market or store directly, and products purchased online can be delivered to the delivery address requested by the customer.

As a system that can quickly and accurately deliver products to buyers has become increasingly important, the interest and importance of a method of operating a delivery system and a fulfillment center has grown. A fulfillment center performs product storage, quality control, labeling and inventory management, is responsible for the picking, packaging and shipping processes based on the accurate receipt of orders from buyers, and is ultimately responsible for the intact delivery of products to customers.

As part of this service operation, there is an increasing trend in the types of stores such as warehouse-type retail stores (dark stores (DS)) dedicated to online transactions. Operating a dark store (DS) center allows pickers responsible for picking and delivery personnel responsible for delivery to handle picking tasks and delivery tasks, respectively.

In conjunction with this, reference may be made to relevant technical documents including KR101756594B1 and KR101500849B1.

[Technical objectives]

According to a method of the present invention, an electronic device can provide a target store with information regarding the transfer of item inventory from a source store.

According to a method of the present invention, an electronic device may provide item picking request information to an operator terminal based on a transfer request.

The technical objectives that can be achieved by the present invention are not limited to the technical objectives mentioned above, and other technical objectives not mentioned above can be derived from the following exemplary embodiments. [Technical Solution]

According to one aspect, a method for managing inventory information in an electronic device is provided, the method comprising: obtaining a first transfer request including information about a target store and target item information; checking first transfer plan information of a source store and a target item generated based on the first transfer request; and providing picking request information of the target item to an operator terminal of the source store based on the first transfer plan information.

Obtaining the first transfer request may include generating the first transfer request based on inventory information of the target item in the target store and a first threshold value.

Obtaining the first transfer request may further include determining the first threshold value based on at least one of the information about the target store, the target item information, and sales history information of the target item.

Obtaining the first transfer request may further include setting urgency information in the first transfer request based on the inventory information of the target item in the target store and a second threshold value, and wherein the second threshold value is less than the first threshold value.

The method may further include: obtaining a second transfer request; generating a second transfer plan information separate from the first transfer plan information based on whether the emergency information has been set in the first transfer request and the second transfer request; and determining the order of providing the picking request information corresponding to the first transfer plan information and the picking request information corresponding to the second transfer plan information to the operator terminal based on whether the emergency information has been set in the first transfer request and the second transfer request.

The first transfer plan information may include: the information about the target store; the target item information; and the item quantity information of the target item.

Providing the picking request information may include: providing the operator terminal with one or more transfer plan information corresponding to the source store; receiving an input from the operator terminal adapted to select the first transfer plan information; receiving item carrier identification information for item transportation from the operator terminal; providing the operator terminal with inventory location information of the target item in the source store; receiving identification information of the target item from the operator terminal; and providing loading location information to the operator terminal based on the first transfer plan information.

Providing the pick request information may further include: receiving transportation component information corresponding to the loading location information from the operator terminal; and generating transfer tracking information in which the item carrier identification information, the transportation component information and the first transfer plan information are mapped to each other.

The method may further include: checking the source store's warehousing history information corresponding to the target item based on the inventory information of the target item in the source store; and updating the inventory information for the target item in the source store based on the warehousing history information.

The method may further include checking whether the inventory information for the target item in the source store is valid, and may determine whether the inventory information is valid based on whether the inventory information for the target item in the source store includes valid supplier information.

Providing the picking request information may include selecting a first item based on inventory information of the target item in the source store identified based on the first transfer plan information.

Providing the pick request information may further include selecting the first item based on stock location information of the target item in the source store.

Providing the pick request information may further include selecting the first item based on the status information of the first item identified based on the item information of the first item, the item information of the first item being identified based on the inventory information of the source store.

According to another aspect, an electronic device is provided, comprising: a communication module; a memory; and a processor; wherein the processor is configured to: obtain a first transfer request including information about a target store and target item information; check first transfer plan information of a source store and a target item generated based on the first transfer request; and provide a selection request information of the target item to an operator terminal of the source store based on the first transfer plan information. [Effect]

According to the method of the present invention, the electronic device can simplify an inventory transfer process by providing information used for the transfer of item inventory.

The effects of the present invention are not limited to the effects mentioned above, and from the description of the scope of the invention application, a person skilled in the art will clearly understand other effects not mentioned above.

The following exemplary embodiments can be configured by combining components and features of each exemplary embodiment in a predetermined form. Each of the components and features can be considered optional unless otherwise explicitly stated. Each of the components and features can be implemented in a form that is not combined with another component or feature. Alternatively, each exemplary embodiment can be constructed by combining some components and features. The sequence of operations described in each exemplary embodiment can be changed. Some components or features of an exemplary embodiment can be included in another exemplary embodiment, or can be replaced with corresponding components or features of another exemplary embodiment.

In the description given in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, procedures or operations that may obscure the subject matter of various exemplary embodiments are not described, and procedures or operations that are understandable to a person of ordinary skill in the art are also not described.

Throughout this specification, if a part is described as "including or comprising" a component, it does not exclude another component but may further include another component unless otherwise stated. In addition, terms such as "...unit", "...group" and "...module" described in this specification mean a unit that processes at least one function or operation, and the unit can be implemented as hardware, software or a combination thereof. In addition, "a/an", "one", "the" and similar terms may be used in the context of describing various exemplary embodiments (especially in the context of the accompanying invention claims) in a sense including both singular and plural forms, unless otherwise indicated or obviously contradicted by the context herein.

In the following, various exemplary embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The detailed description given below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings is intended to describe various exemplary embodiments and is not intended to represent the only embodiment.

Furthermore, specific terms used in each exemplary embodiment are provided to help understand each exemplary embodiment, and the use of these specific terms may be changed into other forms without departing from the technical spirit of each exemplary embodiment.

In this case, it should be understood that each block of the flowchart and the combination of blocks of the flowchart can be executed by computer program instructions. These computer program instructions can be installed on a processor of a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer or other programmable data processing device, so that the instructions executed by the processor of the computer or other programmable data processing device generate components for executing the functions described in the (several) blocks of the flowchart. These computer program instructions may also be stored in a computer-usable or computer-readable memory, which may be directed to a computer or other programmable data processing device to implement functionality in a specific manner, so that the instructions stored in the computer-usable or computer-readable memory may also produce a manufactured product containing instruction components for performing the functions described in the (several) blocks of the flowchart. The computer program instructions may also be loaded onto a computer or other programmable data processing device so that a series of operations are performed on the computer or other programmable data processing device to produce a computer-executable program, and the result is that the instructions for running the computer or other programmable data processing device may also provide operations for performing the functions described in the (several) blocks of the flowchart.

In addition, each of the blocks may represent a module, a segment or a portion of a program code that includes one or more executable instructions for performing one (or more) specific logical functions. It should also be noted that in some alternative implementations, the functions described in the blocks may be executed in a different order. For example, depending on their functions, two blocks shown in sequence may be executed substantially at the same time, or the blocks may sometimes be executed in reverse order.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an inventory information management system in which a method for managing inventory information of an electronic device may be implemented according to various exemplary embodiments.

Referring to FIG. 1 , the inventory information management system according to each exemplary embodiment can be implemented in various types of devices. For example, the inventory information management system can be implemented in an electronic device 100 and a device 200 that operates in conjunction with the electronic device 100. In other words, the electronic device 100 and the device 200 that operates in conjunction with the electronic device 100 can perform operations according to each exemplary embodiment of the present invention based on the inventory information management system implemented in the individual devices. At the same time, the inventory information management system according to each exemplary embodiment is not limited to the inventory information management system shown in FIG. 1 but can be implemented in more types of electronic devices and servers.

The electronic device 100 according to various exemplary embodiments may be a device that performs wireless and wired communications with the device 200 operating in conjunction with the electronic device 100 and includes a memory having a large storage capacity. For example, the electronic device 100 may be a cloud device connected to the device 200 operating in conjunction with the electronic device 100.

The device 200 operating in conjunction with the electronic device 100 according to each exemplary embodiment can be a device that can be used by an individual user of a desktop personal computer (PC), a tablet PC and/or a mobile terminal. In addition, other electronic devices performing similar functions can each be used as the device 200 operating in conjunction with the electronic device 100.

The inventory information management system according to each exemplary embodiment may include various modules for operation. The modules included in the inventory information management system may be computer program codes or one or more instructions that are implemented so that a physical device (e.g., electronic device 100) in which the inventory information management system (or including the inventory information management system) is implemented can execute a specified operation. In other words, the physical device in which the inventory information management system is implemented can store a plurality of modules in the form of computer program codes in the memory. If a plurality of modules stored in the memory are executed, the plurality of modules cause the physical device to execute the specified operations corresponding to the plurality of modules.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of an electronic device and a device operating in conjunction with the electronic device according to various exemplary embodiments.

2 , the electronic device 100 and the device 200 operating in conjunction with the electronic device 100 may each include an input/output module 210 , a communication module 220 , a memory 230 , and a processor 240 .

The input/output module 210 may be a variety of interfaces or ports for receiving user input or outputting information to the user. The input/output module 210 may include an input module and an output module. The input module receives user input from the user. The user input may be generated in various forms (including key input, touch input, or voice input). Examples of input modules capable of receiving such user input include not only a learning keypad, keyboard, and mouse, but also a touch sensor for detecting a user's touch, a microphone for receiving voice signals, a camera for recognizing gestures through image recognition, a proximity sensor including at least one of an illumination sensor and an infrared sensor for detecting a user's approach, a motion sensor for recognizing a user's motion through an acceleration sensor or a gyroscope sensor, and other various types of sensors for detecting or receiving various types of user input. An input module according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include at least one of the devices listed above. In this case, the touch sensor may be implemented as a piezoelectric or capacitive touch sensor for detecting touch through a touch panel or a touch film attached to a display panel, an optical touch sensor for detecting touch by an optical method, and/or the like. In addition, instead of a device for detecting user input by itself, the input module may be implemented in the form of an input interface (a USB port, a PS/2 port, and/or the like) for connecting to an external input device configured to receive user input. In addition, the output module may output various types of information. The output module may include at least one of a display for outputting images, a speaker for outputting sounds, a tactile device for generating vibrations, and various other types of output components. In addition, the output module can be implemented in the form of a port-type output interface that is connected to the above-mentioned individual output components.

For example, the output module in the form of a display can display text, static images or moving images. The display can include at least one of a liquid crystal display (LCD), a light emitting diode (LED) display, an organic light emitting diode (OLED) display, a flat panel display (FPD), a transparent display, a curved display, a flexible display, a three-dimensional (3D) display, a holographic display, a projector and other various types of devices capable of performing an image output function. The display can be implemented in the form of a touch display integrated with the touch sensor of the input module.

The communication module 220 can communicate with another device. Therefore, the electronic device 100 and the device 200 operating in conjunction with the electronic device 100 can exchange information with another device through the communication module 220. For example, the electronic device 100 and the device 200 operating in conjunction with the electronic device 100 can communicate with each other or with another device through the communication module 220.

In this case, communication (which is the transmission and reception of data) can be performed via a wired or wireless connection. For this purpose, the communication module 220 may include a wired communication module for accessing the Internet via a local area network (LAN), a mobile communication module for accessing a mobile communication network via a mobile communication base station to transmit and receive data, a short-range communication module using a wireless local area network (WLAN) communication method (such as Wi-Fi) or a wireless personal area network (WPAN) communication method (such as Bluetooth or Zigbee), a satellite communication module using a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) (such as a global positioning system (GPS)), and/or a combination thereof.

The memory 230 can store various types of information. The memory 230 can store data temporarily or semi-permanently. For example, the memory 230 of the server 100 can store an operating system (OS) for driving the server 100, data for hosting a website, a program for generating Braille characters, data related to an application (e.g., a web application), and/or the like. In addition, the memory 230 can store the above modules in the form of computer program code.

Examples of the memory 230 may include a hard disk drive (HDD), a solid state drive (SSD), flash memory, read-only memory (ROM), random access memory (RAM), and the like. The memory 230 may be provided in an embedded form or a removable form.

The processor 240 controls the overall operation of the electronic device 100 and the device 200 in conjunction with the operation of the electronic device 100. To this end, the processor 240 can perform calculations and processing of various types of information and control the operation of components of the server 100. For example, the processor 240 can execute a program or application for managing inventory information. The processor 240 can be implemented as a computer or a similar device based on hardware, software, or a combination thereof. With respect to hardware, the processor 240 can be implemented in the form of an electronic circuit that performs a control function by processing electrical signals, and with respect to software, it can be implemented in the form of a program that drives the processor 240 in the form of hardware. Meanwhile, in the following description, unless otherwise mentioned, the operation of the electronic device 100 and the device 200 operating in conjunction with the electronic device 100 may be interpreted as being performed under the control of the processor 240. In other words, if the module implemented in the above-mentioned inventory information management system is executed, the module may be interpreted as causing the processor 240 to control the electronic device 100 and the device 200 operating in conjunction with the electronic device 100 to perform the following operations.

In general, various exemplary embodiments can be implemented through various components. For example, various exemplary embodiments can be implemented by hardware, firmware, software or a combination thereof.

In the case of an implementation using hardware, a method according to each exemplary embodiment may be implemented using one or more application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), processors, controllers, microcontrollers, microprocessors, and/or the like.

In the case of an implementation using firmware or software, a method according to each exemplary embodiment may be implemented in the form of a module, a program, or a function that performs the functions or operations described below. For example, the software code may be stored in a memory and run by a processor. The memory may be located inside or outside the processor and may exchange data with the processor through various components known in the art.

In the following, each exemplary embodiment will be described in more detail based on the technical spirit described above. The above content can be applied to each exemplary embodiment to be described below. For example, operations, functions and terms that are not defined in each exemplary embodiment to be described below can be performed and described based on the content described above.

In the following description, various exemplary embodiments will be described under the assumption that the electronic device 100 performs an operation of managing inventory information. According to various exemplary embodiments, the electronic device 100 can exchange information associated with the process of managing inventory information with the device 200 operating in conjunction with the electronic device 100.

FIG. 3 illustrates a source store and a target store according to various exemplary embodiments.

3 , a source store 300 may correspond to one or more target stores 310. According to various exemplary embodiments, the source store 300 may include a replenishment center (RC) (hereinafter referred to as “RC”) for replenishing the inventory of one or more target stores 310 by transferring the inventory of items to the target stores 310. According to various exemplary embodiments, the one or more target stores 310 may include a dark store (hereinafter referred to as “DS”). According to an exemplary embodiment, the source store 300 and each of the one or more target stores 310 corresponding to the source store 300 may be a DS. For example, the source store 300 may be represented as an independent DS, but may also be represented as an RC. The source store 300 may correspond to the one or more target stores 310. According to an exemplary embodiment, the relationship between the source store 300 and one or more target stores 310 corresponding to the source store 300 may be flexibly set between a plurality of DSs. For example, the relationship between the source store 300 and one or more target stores 310 corresponding to the source store 300 may be set based on the location of the individual store. Alternatively, the relationship between the source store 300 and one or more target stores 310 corresponding to the source store 300 may be set based on the inventory information of the items contained in the individual store. The one or more target stores 310 corresponding to the source store 300 may be changed based on the inventory information. The electronic device 100 may store source store information about the source store 300 and target store information about one or more target stores 310 corresponding to the source store 300. According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 may check the source store information based on the information about the target store (i.e., the target store information). According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 may store information about the correspondence between the source store 300 and one or more target stores 310 corresponding to the source store 300, and may check the source store information based on the stored correspondence information and the target store information. For example, the source store information about a source store 300 corresponding to a first target store 311 may be checked based on the target store information about the first target store 311. According to an exemplary embodiment, each of the source store 300 and the one or more target stores 310 may hold an inventory of items.

According to various exemplary embodiments, item inventory may be transferred from a source store 300 to a target store (e.g., a first target store 311). According to various exemplary embodiments, a target store (e.g., a first target store 311) may hold item inventory 330. According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 may check inventory information about the item inventory 330 of the first target store 311. The inventory information about the item inventory 330 may be checked for each type of item. For example, referring to FIG. 3 , the item inventory 330 may be understood as inventory of one specified type of item (e.g., a target item) among items held by the first target store 311.

According to various exemplary embodiments, the electronic device 100 may obtain a transfer request adapted to transfer the stock of a target item in the source store 300 to a target store (e.g., the first target store 311). The target item may be understood as an item of a specified type that needs to be transferred. According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 may obtain a transfer request including at least one of target store information, target item information, and item quantity information about the first target store 311. According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 may receive a transfer request from a device 200 (e.g., an operator terminal of the first target store 311) operating in conjunction with the electronic device 100. According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 may generate a transfer request based on the inventory information of the target item in the first target store 311.

3, the electronic device 100 may check the inventory information about the item inventory 330 of the first target store 311, and may generate a transfer request based on the inventory information of the first target store 311. According to various exemplary embodiments, the electronic device 100 may check the inventory information of the target item in a target store (e.g., the first target store 311), and may generate a transfer request based on the inventory information of the first target store 311. According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 may generate a transfer request based on the inventory information of the target item in the target store and a threshold value (e.g., a first threshold value). The first threshold value may include a threshold value associated with the inventory quantity of the target item held by the target store. For example, if the quantity checked based on the inventory information about the target item's item inventory 330 is less than the first threshold value, the electronic device 100 may generate a transfer request. According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 may generate a transfer request based on the inventory information about the target item inventory 330 of the first target store 311 and the first threshold value. According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 may determine the first threshold value based on at least one of the target store information, the target item information, and the sales history information of the target item. The first threshold value may be determined as a different value for each of the one or more target stores 310. For example, the electronic device 100 may store information about the first threshold value of each target store. For another example, event information may be set for each target store. For example, the event information may include various types of event information, such as a discount event. The event information may be set differently for each target store, and the target store information may include the event information. The first threshold value of the target store's inventory may be changed based on whether an event is set. The first threshold value may be determined as a different value for each item type corresponding to the target item. For example, the electronic device 100 may store information about the first threshold value of each item type. According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 may determine the first threshold value based on the target store information and the target item information. For example, the electronic device 100 may check the target store information about the first target store 311, and may generate a transfer request based on a first threshold value of the target item corresponding to the first target store 311. 3 , if the first critical value of the target item stock 330 corresponding to the first target store 311 is 3, there may be only one item (e.g., item 331) left in the stock, and the electronic device 100 may generate a transfer request adapted to transfer the target item stock from the source store 300 based on the stock information of the target item in the first target store 311 and the first critical value. According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 may check the sales history information of the target item corresponding to the target store (e.g., the first target store 311), and may generate a transfer request based on a first critical value determined based on the sales history information such as the sales volume and the sales time.

According to various exemplary embodiments, the electronic device 100 may provide picking request information based on a transfer request so as to transfer the target item inventory from the source store 300 to one or more target stores 310 corresponding to the source store 300. According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 may check the source store 300 and the transfer plan information of the target item based on the transfer request. According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 may generate the transfer plan information based on the transfer request. The transfer plan information may include target store information, target item information, and quantity information about the target item. According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 may generate a transfer plan information based on one or more transfer requests. For example, a transfer plan information may correspond to one or more source stores and one or more target items. According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 may provide a pick request information of one or more target items to an operator terminal of the source store 300 (e.g., the device 200 operated in conjunction with the electronic device 100) based on the transfer plan information. The pick request information may include an instruction provided to an operator to pick one or more items to be transferred, the instruction being generated based on the transfer plan information.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart illustrating a process for managing inventory information in an electronic device according to various exemplary embodiments.

4 , a series of operations by which an electronic device manages inventory information according to various exemplary embodiments may be partially replaced or changed within a scope clearly understood by a person of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains, and the order of some operations may be changed.

According to various exemplary embodiments, in operation S401, the electronic device 100 may obtain a first transfer request. The electronic device 100 may obtain a first transfer request adapted to transfer a target item inventory in a source store to a target store. According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 may obtain a first transfer request including at least one of target store information, target item information, and item quantity information about the target store. According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 may receive the first transfer request from a device 200 (e.g., an operator terminal of the first target store 311 of FIG. 3 ) operating in conjunction with the electronic device 100. According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 may generate the first transfer request based on the inventory information of the target item in the target store. According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 may check the inventory information about the inventory of the target item in the target store, and may generate a first transfer request based on the inventory information of the target store. According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 may check the inventory information of the target item in the target store, and may generate a first transfer request based on the inventory information. According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 may generate the first transfer request based on the inventory information of the target item in the target store and a threshold value (e.g., a first threshold value). The first threshold value may include a threshold value associated with the inventory quantity of the target item held by the target store. For example, if the quantity identified based on the inventory information of the target item in the target store is less than the first threshold value, the electronic device 100 may generate a first transfer request. According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 may generate a first transfer request based on the inventory information about the inventory of the target item in the target store and the first threshold value. According to an exemplary embodiment, the first threshold value may be determined based on at least one of the target store information and the target item information. The first threshold value may be determined as a different value for each target store. For example, the electronic device 100 may store information about the first threshold value for each target store. For another example, event information may be set for each target store. For example, the event information may include various types of event information, such as a discount event. Event information may be set differently for each target store, and the target store information may include the event information. The first threshold value of the inventory in the target store may be changed based on whether an event is set. The first threshold value may be determined as a different value for each item type corresponding to the target item. For example, the electronic device 100 may store information about the first threshold value of each item type. According to an exemplary embodiment, the first threshold value may be determined based on the target store information and the target item information. For example, the electronic device 100 may check the target store information about the target store, and may generate a first transfer request based on the first threshold value of the target item corresponding to the target store.

According to various exemplary embodiments, the electronic device 100 may set the emergency information in the first transfer request based on a second threshold value. According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 may set the emergency information in the first transfer request based on the inventory information of the target item in the target store and the second threshold value. According to an exemplary embodiment, the second threshold value may include a value less than the first threshold value. According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 may set the priority of the transfer request based on the emergency information.

According to various exemplary embodiments, in operation S403, the electronic device 100 may check the first transfer plan information based on the first transfer request. The first transfer plan information may include information about a first transfer plan corresponding to the source store 300. The first transfer plan may include information about a transfer request allocated to the source store 300. The first transfer plan may include target store information about a transfer destination, target item information about the transfer target item, and information about the quantity of the target item to be transferred. According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 may check the first transfer plan information of the source store 300 and the target item based on the first transfer request. According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 may generate the first transfer plan information based on the first transfer request. The first transfer plan information may include target store information, target item information, and information about the quantity of the target item. According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 may generate a first transfer plan information based on one or more transfer requests. For example, a first transfer plan information may correspond to one or more source stores and/or one or more target items. According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 may generate the transfer plan information based on emergency information. For example, if the electronic device 100 obtains a first transfer request for which emergency information has not been set and a second transfer request for which emergency information has been set, the electronic device 100 may generate a separate transfer plan information based on whether the emergency information has been set.

According to various exemplary embodiments, in operation S405, the electronic device 100 may provide picking request information based on a transfer request so as to transfer the target item inventory from the source store 300 to one or more target stores 310 corresponding to the source store 300. According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 may provide the picking request information of the target item to an operator terminal (e.g., the device 200 operated in conjunction with the electronic device 100) of the source store 300 based on the first transfer plan information. The picking request information may include an instruction provided to an operator to pick the item to be transferred, the instruction being generated based on the first transfer plan information. According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 may determine an order in which to provide the picking request information for one or more transfer plan information to an operator terminal based on whether the emergency information has been set. According to an exemplary embodiment, if the electronic device 100 obtains first transfer plan information corresponding to a first transfer request for which the emergency information has not been set and second transfer plan information corresponding to a second transfer request for which the emergency information has been set, the picking request information corresponding to the second transfer plan information may be provided to the operator terminal in priority to the picking request information corresponding to the first transfer plan information based on whether the emergency information has been set. According to an exemplary embodiment, the emergency information may be set in the transfer plan information generated based on a transfer request for which the emergency information has been set. Alternatively, the electronic device 100 may check whether the emergency information has been set in a transfer request corresponding to the transfer plan information based on the transfer plan information.

FIG. 5 illustrates an inventory transfer process performed in a source store according to various exemplary embodiments.

According to various exemplary embodiments, the electronic device 100 may provide the picking request information to an operator terminal of the source store 300 (e.g., the device 200 operating in conjunction with the electronic device 100). Referring to FIG. 5 , the source store 300 may include a storage 520 storing items. One or more items (e.g., the first item 501) in the source store 300 may be placed at storage locations (e.g., storage location 521, storage location 522, storage location 523, and storage location 524) in the storage 520, respectively. One or more items (e.g., the first item 501) may be carried by item carriers (e.g., the first item carrier 511, the second item carrier 512, the third item carrier 513, and the fourth item carrier 514). For example, the first item 501 may be carried by the first item carrier 511 to a loading location 530. The item carriers may be respectively carried to designated loading locations (e.g., loading location 531, loading location 532, loading location 533, and loading location 534) of the loading area 530. Each of the carried item carriers may be transported to one or more designated target stores by a designated transport component (e.g., a first transport component 541).

According to various exemplary embodiments, the electronic device 100 may provide one or more transfer plan information to an operator terminal of a source store 300. According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 may provide one or more transfer plan information corresponding to the source store 300 to an operator terminal of a source store 300. According to an exemplary embodiment, the one or more transfer plan information provided by the electronic device 100 may include transfer plan identification information adapted to identify a transfer plan. The transfer plan information may include corresponding transfer plan identification information. The electronic device 100 may provide one or more transfer plan identification information corresponding to the source store 300 to an operator terminal of a source store 300. One or more transfer plans corresponding to the source store 300 may be set by the electronic device 100 based on one or more transfer requests corresponding to the source store 300 .

According to various exemplary embodiments, the electronic device 300 may receive an input adapted to select a first transfer plan from an operator terminal of the source store 300. According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 may receive an input adapted to select any one (e.g., the first transfer plan information) from one or more transfer plan information corresponding to the source store 300 provided to the operator terminal. According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 may receive an input adapted to select a first transfer plan, and may provide the operator terminal of the source store 300 with picking request information of the target item based on the first transfer plan information.

According to various exemplary embodiments, the electronic device 100 may receive item carrier identification information from an operator terminal of a source store 300. According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 may provide a message, an instruction, and/or a user interface adapted to allow item carrier identification information to be input to the operator terminal of the source store 300 in response to receiving an input selecting the first transfer plan information. The electronic device 100 may receive the item carrier identification information input to the operator terminal from the operator terminal of the source store 300 based on the message, instruction, and/or user interface. The item carrier identification information may include information for identifying an item carrier, such as an identification number, a barcode, or a QR code. According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 may assign an item carrier (e.g., the first item carrier 511) corresponding to the received item carrier identification information to the first transfer plan. According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 may generate transfer tracking information by mapping an item carrier identification number corresponding to the first item carrier 511 and the first transfer plan information to each other.

According to an exemplary embodiment, the item carriers may be classified into emergency item carriers and general item carriers. For example, an emergency item carrier may be used to transfer item inventory corresponding to transfer plan information for which emergency information has been set. The electronic device 100 may check whether an item carrier is an emergency item carrier based on the item carrier identification information. According to an exemplary embodiment, if the electronic device 100 receives an input from an operator terminal of a source store 300 for selecting a transfer plan for which emergency information has been set and receives item carrier identification information corresponding to a general item carrier from the operator terminal, the electronic device 100 may not provide the operator terminal of the source store 300 with selection request information or may again transmit a message to the operator terminal requesting transmission of emergency item carrier identification information.

According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 may allocate a plurality of item carriers to carry items in response to a transfer plan information. For example, after the electronic device 100 allocates the first item carrier 511 to the first transfer plan upon receiving an input for selecting the first transfer plan information and also receiving the item carrier identification information corresponding to the first item carrier 511, it may allocate the second item carrier 512 to the first transfer plan upon receiving an input for selecting the first transfer plan information and also receiving the item carrier identification information corresponding to the second item carrier 512. According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 may check whether an item carrier is allocated to an item carrier of another transfer plan. For example, if an input for selecting the first transfer plan information is received and then the item carrier identification information corresponding to the third item carrier 513 or the fourth item carrier 514 assigned to the second transfer plan is received, the electronic device 100 may transmit a message requesting input of another item carrier identification number to the operator terminal of the source store 300. According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 may check the transfer plan information to which the first item carrier 511 is assigned based on the item carrier identification number of the first item carrier 511.

According to various exemplary embodiments, the electronic device 100 may provide the stock location information of a target item (e.g., the first item 501) to the operator terminal of the source store 300. According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 may select to pick the first item 501 based on the stock information of the target item in the source store 300 identified based on the first transfer plan. The stock information of the source store 300 may include, for example, stock quantity information corresponding to one or more items of the target items, stock location information corresponding to one or more items of the target items, status information corresponding to one or more items of the target items, and supplier information corresponding to one or more items of the target items. 5 , the electronic device 100 may provide the operator terminal of the source store 300 with the inventory location information (eg, inventory location 521 ) of the first item 501 selected based on the inventory information of the source store 300 .

According to various exemplary embodiments, the electronic device 100 may receive identification information of a target item. Referring to FIG. 5 , the electronic device 100 may receive item identification information of a first item 501 input to an operator terminal of a source store 300 from an operator terminal of a source store 300 based on inventory location information (e.g., inventory location 521). The electronic device 100 may check whether picking of items corresponding to the first transfer plan information has been completed based on the received item identification information and the first transfer plan information. For example, if item identification information of all items corresponding to the first transfer plan information is received, the electronic device 100 may check whether picking corresponding to the first transfer plan has been completed. According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 may receive a first input from an operator terminal of the source store 300 indicating that the first item carrier 511 is full.

According to various exemplary embodiments, the electronic device 100 may provide loading location information to an operator terminal in the source store 300. According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 may provide the loading location information identified based on the first transfer plan information to the operator terminal. According to an exemplary embodiment, if it is determined that the picking corresponding to the first transfer plan has been completed or the first input for the first item carrier 511 is received, the electronic device 100 may provide the loading location information to the operator terminal of the source store 300. Referring to FIG. 5 , the electronic device 100 may provide the operator terminal of the source store 300 with information about a loading location (e.g., loading location 533) at which the transportation of the first item carrier 511 that has completed picking (or is full) begins.

According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 may receive transport component information corresponding to the loading position information from the operator terminal of the source store 300. Referring to FIG. 5 , a transport component corresponding to the loading position 533 is a first transport component 541, and the electronic device 100 may receive transport component information about the first transport component 541 from the operator terminal. The transport component information may include transport component identification information capable of identifying the transport component. According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 may receive the loading position information and the corresponding transport component information from the operator terminal, and may map the item carrier identification information and the transport component corresponding to the loading position information based on the loading position information.

According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 may generate transfer tracking information in which the item carrier identification information, the transport component information, and the transfer plan information are mapped to each other. For example, referring to FIG. 5 , the electronic device 100 may generate the transfer tracking information by mapping the identification information of the first item carrier 511, the information about the first transport component 541, and the first transfer plan information. The electronic device 100 may receive the location information of the first transport component 541 from the first transport component 541, and may determine whether the inventory transfer corresponding to the first transfer plan information has been completed based on the transfer tracking information. The electronic device 100 may receive identification information of the first item carrier 511 from an operator terminal of a target store (eg, the first target store 311), and may check whether the inventory transfer corresponding to the first transfer plan has been completed based on the transfer tracking information.

FIG. 6 is a flow chart illustrating a process of providing pick request information in an electronic device according to various exemplary embodiments.

6 , a series of operations for providing selection request information by an electronic device according to various exemplary embodiments may be partially replaced or changed within a scope clearly understood by a person of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs, and the order of some operations may be changed.

According to various exemplary embodiments, in operation S601, the electronic device 100 may provide one or more transfer plans to an operator terminal. According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 may provide one or more transfer plan information to an operator terminal of a source store 300. According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 may provide one or more transfer plan information corresponding to the source store 300 to the operator terminal of the source store 300. According to an exemplary embodiment, the one or more transfer plan information provided by the electronic device 100 may include transfer plan identification information adapted to identify a transfer plan. The transfer plan information may include corresponding transfer plan identification information. The electronic device 100 may provide one or more transfer plan identification information corresponding to the source store 300 to the operator terminal of the source store 300. The one or more transfer plans corresponding to the source store 300 may be generated by the electronic device 100 based on one or more transfer requests corresponding to the source store 300.

According to various exemplary embodiments, in operation S602, the electronic device 300 may receive an input adapted to select a first transfer plan from an operator terminal of the source store 300. According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 may receive an input adapted to select any one (e.g., the first transfer plan information) from one or more transfer plan information corresponding to the source store 300 provided to the operator terminal. According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 may receive an input adapted to select a first transfer plan, and may provide the operator terminal of the source store 300 with picking request information of the target item based on the first transfer plan information.

According to various exemplary embodiments, in operation S603, the electronic device 100 may receive item carrier identification information from an operator terminal of a source store 300. According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 may provide a message, an instruction, and/or a user interface adapted to allow item carrier identification information to be input to the operator terminal of the source store 300 in response to receiving an input adapted to select the first transfer plan information. The electronic device 100 may receive the item carrier identification information input to the operator terminal from the operator terminal of the source store 300 based on the above-mentioned message, instruction, and/or user interface. The item carrier identification information may include information adapted to identify an item carrier, for example, an identification number, a barcode, or a QR code.

According to an exemplary embodiment, item carriers may be classified into emergency item carriers and general item carriers. For example, an emergency item carrier may be used to transfer item inventory corresponding to transfer plan information for which emergency information has been set. The electronic device 100 may check whether an item carrier is an emergency item carrier based on the item carrier identification information. According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 receives an input from an operator terminal of a source store 300 adapted to select a transfer plan for which emergency information has been set. Furthermore, if the item carrier identification information corresponding to a general item carrier is received, the electronic device 100 may not provide the picking request information to the operator terminal of the source store 300 or may transmit a message adapted to transmit the emergency item carrier identification information to the operator terminal again.

According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 may allocate a plurality of item carriers to carry items in response to a transfer plan information. According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 may check the transfer plan information to which an item carrier is allocated based on an item carrier identification number.

According to various exemplary embodiments, in operation S604, the electronic device 100 may provide the stock location information of a target item (e.g., the first item 501) to the operator terminal of the source store 300. According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 may select to pick the first item 501 based on the target item stock information of the source store 300 identified based on the first transfer plan. The stock information of the source store 300 may include, for example, stock quantity information corresponding to one or more items of the target items, stock location information corresponding to one or more items of the target items, and status information corresponding to one or more items of the target items, and supplier information corresponding to one or more items of the target items. According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 may provide the operator terminal of the source store 300 with the inventory location information of the first item 501 selected based on the inventory information of the source store 300.

According to various exemplary embodiments, in operation S605, the electronic device 100 may receive identification information of a target item. The electronic device 100 may receive item identification information of a target item (e.g., first item 501) input to the operator terminal of the source store 300 from the operator terminal of the source store 300 based on the inventory location information. The electronic device 100 may check whether the picking of items corresponding to the first transfer plan information has been completed based on the received item identification information and the first transfer plan information. For example, if the item identification information of all items corresponding to the first transfer plan information is received, the electronic device 100 may check whether the picking corresponding to the first transfer plan has been completed. According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 may receive a first input from an operator terminal of the source store 300 indicating that the first item carrier 511 is full.

According to various exemplary embodiments, in operation S606, the electronic device 100 may provide the loading location information to the operator terminal of the source store 300. According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 may provide the loading location information identified based on the first transfer plan information to the operator terminal. According to an exemplary embodiment, if it is determined that the picking corresponding to the first transfer plan has been completed or the first input for the first item carrier 511 is received, the electronic device 100 may provide the loading location information to the operator terminal of the source store 300. The electronic device 100 may provide the operator terminal of the source store 300 with information about a loading location at which the transportation of an item carrier that has completed picking (or is full) begins. According to an exemplary embodiment, a shipping location may be assigned in response to a transfer plan, and the electronic device 100 may provide the operator terminal of the source store 300 with shipping location information identified based on the first transfer plan information.

According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 may receive transport component information corresponding to the loading location information from the operator terminal of the source store 300. The transport component information may include transport component identification information capable of identifying the transport component. According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 may receive the loading location information and the corresponding transport component information from the operator terminal, and may map the item carrier identification information and the transport component information corresponding to the loading location information based on the loading location information.

According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 may generate transfer tracking information in which item carrier identification information, transport component information, and transfer plan information are mapped to each other. The electronic device 100 may receive location information of a transport component from a transport component or an operator terminal, and may determine whether a stock transfer corresponding to the first transfer plan information has been completed based on the transfer tracking information. The electronic device 100 may receive identification information of an item carrier used in a transfer procedure from an operator terminal of a target store (e.g., the first target store 311), and may check whether a stock transfer corresponding to the first transfer plan has been completed based on the transfer tracking information.

FIG. 7 illustrates an inventory management process performed in a source store according to various exemplary embodiments.

7 , the electronic device 100 can manage inventory information associated with the inventory of items in the source store 300. The plurality of items (e.g., the first item 701, the second item 702, the third item 703, and the fourth item 704) shown in FIG. 7 should be understood as the inventory of items of a specified type (e.g., a target item) corresponding to the first transfer plan information. The plurality of items can be configured and stored in a storage unit 710 placed at each position of an item storage warehouse (e.g., the storage warehouse 520 of FIG. 5 ). According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 can store inventory location information about each item. The inventory location information may include information about the location in the storage warehouse 520 where the storage unit 710 is placed and information about the location in the storage unit 710 where each item is placed. For example, the electronic device 100 may check the inventory location information about the first item 701, and may determine the location of the storage component 710 in the storage warehouse 520 where the first item 701 is stored and the inventory location (eg, a shelf 713) in the component 710 where the first item 701 is stored.

According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 may select to pick the first item 701 based on the inventory information of the target item in the source store 300 identified based on the first transfer plan. The inventory information of the source store 300 may include, for example, inventory quantity information corresponding to one or more items (e.g., the first item 701, the second item 702, the third item 703, and the fourth item 704) of the one or more target items, inventory location information, status information corresponding to one or more items of the target items, and supplier information corresponding to one or more items of the target items. Referring to FIG. 7 , the electronic device 100 may provide the operator terminal of the source store 300 with the inventory location information (e.g., shelf 713) of the first item 701 selected based on the inventory information of the source store 300. The selected first item 701 may be carried by the first item carrier 511 assigned to the first transfer plan.

According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 may select the first item 701 based on whether the inventory information is valid. According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 may check whether the inventory information of the first item 701 is valid. The validity of the inventory information may be determined based on whether the supplier information included in the inventory information of the source store corresponding to the first item 701 is valid. The supplier information may include information about the supplier of the first item 701. One or more items corresponding to the target item (e.g., the first item 701, the second item 702, the third item 703, and the fourth item 704) may be items supplied from a designated supplier. In this case, if the item supplier is changed, the supplier information of the target item may be changed. For example, the first item 701 may correspond to a target item supplied by a first supplier, and the second item 702 may correspond to a target item supplied by a changed second supplier. In this case, the supplier information corresponding to the target item may be information about the second supplier, and the electronic device 100 deletes the supplier information about the first supplier so that the information about the first supplier may be invalid. Therefore, in this case, it can be determined that the inventory information of the first item 701 is invalid. According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 can check the warehousing history information of the source store 300. The warehousing history information may include item identification information of the warehoused items and supplier information corresponding to the warehoused items when they were stored. According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 may update unrecognized (eg, invalid) supplier information to valid supplier information based on stored historical information.

According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 may select the first item 701 based on the inventory location information of the first item 701. Referring to FIG. 7 , if a inventory location corresponds to a shelf 711 or a shelf 712, it is a high location for a picking operation and may be unsuitable for a quick picking operation. Meanwhile, in the case of an item placed on shelf 713 or shelf 714, the location may be understood as a suitable location for picking. The electronic device 100 may select the first item 701 based on the inventory location information. Selectable stock locations (e.g., rack 713 and rack 714) may be classified as transfer stock locations for transfer, and non-selectable stock locations (e.g., rack 711 and rack 712) may be classified as reserve stock locations for storing reserve inventory.

According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 may select the first item 701 based on the status information of the first item 701. The status information of an item may include information about an expiration date of the item and/or information about whether the item is damaged. According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 may select the first item 701 whose expiration date has not yet expired based on its status information. According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 may select the first item 701 whose expiration date is not about to expire based on its status information. In the case of an item whose expiration date is about to expire, the item may be understood as an item with the possibility that the expiration date will expire during a transfer procedure. The electronic device 100 may select an item whose expiration date is equal to or longer than a specified threshold value as an item to be transferred. According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 may apply a different threshold value for the expiration date of each target item type. According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 may apply a different threshold value for the expiration date of each target store. Referring to FIG. 7 , the second item 702 may be excluded from an item to be transferred because its expiration date has expired, its expiration date is shorter than a specified threshold value, or it corresponds to a damaged item. The electronic device 100 may not select the second item 702 based on the status information of the second item 702.

According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 may provide a picking request information for selecting the first item 701 to an operator terminal of the source store 300.

According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 may provide a message, an instruction, and/or a user interface adapted to change the stock location of an item to an operator terminal of the source store 300. For example, referring to FIG. 7 , the position of a third item 703 placed at a non-selectable stock location (e.g., shelf 711) may be changed to a selectable stock location (e.g., shelf 714). In the case of the fourth item 704, a corresponding stock location may be empty because it has been transferred, exhausted, or discarded. The electronic device 100 may transmit a message or instruction to the operator terminal of the store 300 for moving and placing an item at a reserve stock location (e.g., shelf 711 or shelf 712) at an empty location of a transfer stock location (e.g., shelf 713 and shelf 714).

FIG. 8 is a flow chart illustrating a process of managing inventory information of a source store in an electronic device according to various exemplary embodiments.

8 , a series of operations by which an electronic device manages inventory information of a source store according to various exemplary embodiments may be partially replaced or changed within a scope clearly understood by a person of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains, and the order of some operations may be changed.

According to various exemplary embodiments, in operation S801, the electronic device 100 may check the inventory information of a target item in the source store 300. The inventory information of the source store 300 may include, for example, inventory quantity information of one or more items corresponding to the target item, inventory location information of each of the one or more items, status information of each of the one or more items, and supplier information of each of the one or more items.

According to various exemplary embodiments, in operation S803, the electronic device 100 may check whether the inventory information of the target item is valid. According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 may check whether the inventory information of the first item 701 is valid. The validity of the inventory information may be determined based on whether the supplier information included in the inventory information of the source store corresponding to the first item 701 is valid. The supplier information may include information about the supplier of the first item 701. One or more items corresponding to the target item may be items supplied from a designated supplier. In this case, if the supplier of the target item is changed, the supplier information of the target item may be changed. In this case, the electronic device 100 may delete the supplier information before the change according to the target item, so that the supplier information before the change may become invalid supplier information. Therefore, if the first item 701 includes the supplier information before the supplier is changed, the inventory information of the first item 701 may be determined to be invalid. If the inventory information is valid, the electronic device 100 may proceed to operation S809. Otherwise, it may proceed to operation S805.

According to an exemplary embodiment, in operation S805, the electronic device 100 may check the warehousing history information of the source store 300. The warehousing history information may include item identification information of a warehoused item and supplier information corresponding to the warehoused item when it was stored.

According to an exemplary embodiment, in operation S807, the inventory information of the source store may be updated based on the warehouse history information. The electronic device 100 may update the unrecognized (eg, invalid) supplier information to valid supplier information based on the warehouse history information.

According to various exemplary embodiments, in operation S809, the electronic device 100 may select the first item 701 based on the inventory information of the source store 300. According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 may select the first item 701 based on whether the inventory information is valid. According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 may select the first item 701 based on the inventory information of the target item in the source store 300 identified based on the first transfer plan. According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 may select the first item 701 based on the inventory location information of the first item 701. According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 may select the first item 701 based on the status information of the first item 701. The status information of an item may include information about the validity period of the item and/or information about whether the item is damaged. According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 may select a first item 701 whose validity period has not yet expired based on its status information. According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 may select a first item 701 whose validity period is not about to expire based on its status information. In the case of an item whose validity period is about to expire, the item can be understood as an item with the possibility that the validity period will expire during a transfer procedure. The electronic device 100 may select an item whose validity period is equal to or longer than a specified threshold value as an item to be transferred. According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 may apply a different threshold value to the validity period of each target item type. According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 may apply a different threshold value to the validity period of each target store.

According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 may provide a picking request information for selecting the first item 701 to an operator terminal of the source store 300.

100: electronic device 200: device 210: input/output module 220: communication module 230: storage 240: processor 300: source store 310: target store 311: first target store 330: item inventory 331: item 501: first item 511: first item carrier 512: second item carrier 513: third item carrier 514: fourth item carrier 520: storage 521: inventory location 522: inventory location 523: inventory location 524: inventory location 530: loading location/loading area 531: loading location 532: loading location 533: loading location 534: loading location 541: first transport member 701: first item 702: second item 703: third item 704: fourth item 710: storage component 711: shelf 712: shelf 713: shelf 714: shelf S401: operation S403: operation S405: operation S601: operation S602: operation S603: operation S604: operation S605: operation S606: operation S801: operation S803: operation S805: operation S807: operation S809: operation

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an inventory information management system in which a method for managing inventory information of an electronic device may be implemented according to various exemplary embodiments.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of an electronic device and a device operating in conjunction with the electronic device according to various exemplary embodiments.

FIG. 3 illustrates a source store and a target store according to various exemplary embodiments.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart illustrating a process for managing inventory information in an electronic device according to various exemplary embodiments;

FIG. 5 illustrates an inventory transfer process performed in a source store according to various exemplary embodiments.

FIG. 6 is a flow chart illustrating a process of providing pick request information in an electronic device according to various exemplary embodiments;

FIG. 7 illustrates an inventory management process performed in a source store according to various exemplary embodiments; and

FIG. 8 is a flow chart illustrating a process of managing inventory information of a source store in an electronic device according to various exemplary embodiments.

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Claims (15)

A method for managing inventory information in an electronic device, the method comprising: Obtaining a first transfer request including information about a target store and target item information; Checking first transfer plan information of a source store and a target item generated based on the first transfer request; and Providing picking request information of the target item to an operator terminal of the source store based on the first transfer plan information. The method of claim 1, wherein obtaining the first transfer request includes generating the first transfer request based on inventory information of the target item in the target store and a first threshold value. The method of claim 2, wherein obtaining the first transfer request further includes determining the first threshold value based on at least one of the information about the target store, the target item information, and the sales history information of the target item. The method of claim 2, wherein obtaining the first transfer request further includes setting emergency information in the first transfer request based on the inventory information of the target item in the target store and a second threshold value, and wherein the second threshold value is less than the first threshold value. The method of claim 4 further includes: Obtaining a second transfer request; Generating a second transfer plan information separate from the first transfer plan information based on whether the emergency information has been set in the first transfer request and the second transfer request; and Determining an order of providing the selection request information corresponding to the first transfer plan information and the selection request information corresponding to the second transfer plan information to the operator terminal based on whether the emergency information has been set in the first transfer request and the second transfer request. The method of claim 1, wherein the first transfer plan information includes: the information about the target store; the target item information; and the item quantity information of the target item. The method of claim 1, wherein providing the pick request information comprises: providing the operator terminal with one or more transfer plan information corresponding to the source store; receiving an input from the operator terminal adapted to select the first transfer plan information; receiving identification information of an item carrier for item transportation from the operator terminal; providing the operator terminal with inventory location information of the target item in the source store; receiving identification information of the target item from the operator terminal; and providing loading location information to the operator terminal based on the first transfer plan information. The method of claim 7, wherein providing the selection request information further comprises: receiving the transport component information corresponding to the loading location information from the operator terminal; and generating transfer tracking information in which the item carrier identification information, the transport component information and the first transfer plan information are mapped to each other. The method of claim 1 further includes: Based on the inventory information of the target item in the source store, checking the warehouse history information of the source store corresponding to the target item; and Based on the warehouse history information, updating the inventory information about the target item in the source store. The method of claim 9 further includes checking whether the inventory information of the target item in the source store is valid, and Which determines whether the inventory information is valid based on whether the inventory information of the target item in the source store contains valid supplier information. The method of claim 1, wherein providing the picking request information includes selecting a first item based on inventory information of the target item in the source store identified based on the first transfer plan information. The method of claim 11, wherein providing the picking request information further comprises selecting the first item based on inventory location information of the target item in the source store. A method as claimed in claim 11, wherein providing the pick request information further includes selecting the first item based on status information of the first item identified based on item information of the first item, the item information of the first item being identified based on the inventory information of the source store. An electronic device, comprising: a communication module; a memory; and a processor; wherein the processor is configured to: obtain a first transfer request including information about a target store and target item information; check first transfer plan information of a source store and a target item generated based on the first transfer request; and provide a picking request information of the target item to an operator terminal of the source store based on the first transfer plan information. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having stored thereon a program which, when executed by a computer, causes the computer to execute the method of claim 1.