CN111985999B

CN111985999B - Method, system, device and storage medium for realizing warehouse order picking

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Publication number: CN111985999B
Application number: CN202010849708.XA
Authority: CN
Inventors: 许群合
Original assignee: Beijing Jingdong Zhenshi Information Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Beijing Jingdong Zhenshi Information Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-08-21
Filing date: 2020-08-21
Publication date: 2024-03-05
Anticipated expiration: 2040-08-21
Also published as: CN111985999A

Abstract

The application discloses a method, a system, a device and a storage medium for realizing order picking of storage, which specifically comprises the following steps: acquiring an order to be processed, initiating a positioning request to a system database, and processing the positioning result of the order to be processed in a splitting mode when the positioning result fails, and respectively generating a picking task for the split first-stage sub-order; and finally, generating a goods picking task instruction and sending out the goods picking task instruction, and realizing the goods picking task according to the goods picking task instruction so as to finish the realization of the storage order. By applying the embodiment of the application, when the order positioning fails, long-time waiting is not performed, and the successfully positioned part can be immediately picked, so that the work efficiency of realizing the storage order is improved as a whole.

Description

Method, system, device and storage medium for realizing warehouse order picking

Technical Field

The present application relates to the field of computer technologies, and in particular, to a method for implementing storage order picking, a system for implementing storage order picking, a device for implementing storage order picking, a computer readable storage medium and an electronic device.

Background

With the rise of electronic commerce, more and more users shop through an online shopping platform. In the online shopping process, the online shopping platform generates a trade order for the user according to the trade condition of the user. The warehouse system then sorts the goods according to the order content, packages the goods, and sends the packaged goods to the user through the distribution system. The process of sorting commodities according to order content by a warehouse system is also commonly referred to as a production or implementation process of a warehouse order. In the existing method for picking up the warehouse order, in order to successfully sort the commodities, all the commodities in the order are positioned first. If the order positioning fails, a long waiting time is needed until the failure reason is solved and the next link is carried out after the repositioning is successful. Under the condition of large orders with a large commodity quantity, the defect of low production efficiency caused by the prior art is particularly remarkable.

Disclosure of Invention

Aiming at the prior art, the method for realizing the order picking of the warehouse is provided, long waiting time is not needed when the order positioning fails, and the defect of low production efficiency can be overcome.

The method for realizing the picking of the storage order comprises the following steps:

Acquiring an order to be processed from a system database, wherein the order to be processed comprises an order number, a commodity inventory identification code and a first commodity quantity;

initiating a positioning request to the system database according to the commodity inventory identification code to obtain an order positioning result, wherein the positioning is a processing process for determining a corresponding storage position of a required commodity in a warehouse in an order to be processed;

when the positioning result of the order to be processed is failure, processing the positioning result of the order to be processed by adopting a splitting mode, respectively generating a picking task for the first-stage sub-orders obtained after splitting and storing the picking task in the system database, wherein the splitting mode is to split a successfully positionable part from the order to be processed to form more than one first-stage sub-orders; the goods picking task comprises the goods stock identification code, the first goods quantity and the corresponding storage position information;

acquiring a picking task in the system database, generating a picking task instruction and sending out;

and realizing the order picking task according to the order picking task instruction so as to finish the realization of the order picking of the warehouse.

Further, the method comprises the steps of,

between the step of obtaining the order positioning result and the step of processing the positioning result of the order to be processed, the method further comprises:

Judging whether the first commodity quantity in the order to be processed is larger than a preset commodity quantity threshold value or not;

if the first commodity number in the order to be processed is larger than the preset commodity number threshold, if the positioning result of the order to be processed is failed, a step of processing the positioning result of the order to be processed in a splitting mode is adopted;

if the first commodity quantity in the order to be processed is smaller than or equal to the preset commodity quantity threshold value, processing the positioning result of the order to be processed in a non-splitting mode, generating a picking task and storing the picking task in the system database, wherein the non-splitting mode means that the order to be processed does not need to be split; the picking task comprises the commodity inventory identification code, the first commodity quantity and the corresponding storage position information.

Further, the method comprises the steps of,

the step of initiating a positioning request to the system database according to the commodity inventory identification code and obtaining an order positioning result comprises the following steps:

inquiring the system database according to the commodity inventory identification code, wherein the system database records commodity inventory information, and the commodity inventory information comprises the commodity inventory identification code, the second commodity quantity and corresponding position information;

Acquiring the queried commodity inventory information, and associating the acquired commodity inventory information with the order to be processed as a positioning result.

Further, the method comprises the steps of,

the step of processing the positioning result of the order to be processed in a non-splitting mode, generating a picking task and storing the picking task in the system database comprises the following steps:

judging whether the second commodity quantity is smaller than the first commodity quantity or not;

if the second commodity number is smaller than the first commodity number, starting an existing replenishment processing process, updating the system database after the replenishment processing process is finished, and returning to execute the step of initiating a positioning request to the system database according to the commodity inventory identification code;

and if the second commodity number is greater than or equal to the first commodity number, generating a picking task and storing the picking task in the system database.

Further, the method comprises the steps of,

when the positioning result of the order to be processed is failure, processing the positioning result of the order to be processed in a splitting mode, and respectively generating a picking task for the first-stage sub-order obtained after splitting and storing the picking task in the system database, wherein the step of generating the picking task comprises the following steps of:

if the second commodity number is smaller than the first commodity number, determining that the positioning result of the order to be processed fails;

splitting the order to be processed, generating a first-level sub-order and updating the order to be processed, wherein the first-level sub-order comprises the order number, the first-level sub-order number, the commodity inventory identification code and the third commodity quantity; the third commodity number represents the commodity number corresponding to the commodity inventory identification code of the positionable successful part in the order to be processed; the first commodity number in the updated order to be processed is updated to a fourth commodity number, the fourth commodity number represents the commodity number corresponding to the commodity inventory identification code of the part which is failed to be positioned in the order to be processed, and the sum of the third commodity number and the fourth commodity number is the first commodity number;

generating a picking task aiming at the first-level sub order and storing the picking task in the system database;

and starting the existing replenishment processing process aiming at the updated order to be processed, updating the system database after the replenishment processing process is completed, and returning to execute the step of initiating a positioning request to the system database according to the commodity inventory identification code.

Further, the method comprises the steps of,

the step of generating a picking task according to the first-level sub-order and storing the picking task in the system database comprises the following steps:

judging whether the storage information associated with the first-level sub-order belongs to the same picking work area or not, wherein the picking work area refers to an area in which picking work is operated in storage;

if the first-level sub-order is not in the same picking work area, splitting the first-level sub-order according to the picking work area to which the storage information belongs, and generating more than one second-level sub-order, wherein the second-level sub-order comprises the order number, the first-level sub-order number, the second-level sub-order number, the commodity inventory identification code and the fifth commodity number, and the sum of the fifth commodity number in the more than one second-level sub-order is the third commodity number;

a pick task is generated for each of the more than one second level sub-orders and saved to the system database.

The utility model provides a realization system of storage order, unnecessary long-time waiting when order location fails can overcome the defect that production efficiency is low.

The system for realizing the storage order picking specifically comprises: a control center and a system database, wherein,

The control center is used for acquiring an order to be processed from the system database; initiating a positioning request to the system database according to the commodity inventory identification code to obtain an order positioning result, wherein the positioning is a processing process for determining a corresponding storage position of a required commodity in a warehouse in an order to be processed; when the positioning result of the order to be processed is failure, processing the positioning result of the order to be processed by adopting a splitting mode, respectively generating a picking task for the first-stage sub-orders obtained after splitting and storing the picking task in the system database, wherein the splitting mode is to split a successfully positionable part from the order to be processed to form more than one first-stage sub-orders; the goods picking task comprises the goods stock identification code, the first goods quantity and the corresponding storage position information; acquiring a picking task in the system database, generating a picking task instruction and sending out; realizing a picking task according to the picking task instruction so as to finish the realization of the storage order;

the system database is used for storing an order to be processed, and the order to be processed comprises an order number, a commodity inventory identification code and a first commodity quantity; storing storage information of the commodity; and saving the order picking task generated by the control center.

The utility model provides a realize device of storage order choosing, unnecessary long-time waiting when order location fails can overcome the defect that production efficiency is low.

The application provides a device for realizing storage order picking, which comprises: the system comprises an order acquisition unit, an order positioning unit, an order splitting processing unit and a picking unit; wherein,

the order acquisition unit is used for acquiring an order to be processed from the system database, wherein the order to be processed comprises an order number, a commodity inventory identification code and a first commodity quantity;

the order positioning unit is used for initiating a positioning request to the system database according to the commodity inventory identification code to obtain an order positioning result, wherein the positioning is a processing process of determining a corresponding position of a commodity required in an order to be processed in storage;

the order splitting processing unit is used for processing the positioning result of the order to be processed by adopting a splitting mode when the positioning result of the order to be processed is failure, respectively generating picking tasks for the first-level sub orders obtained after splitting and storing the picking tasks in the system database, wherein the splitting mode is used for splitting a successfully positionable part from the order to be processed by the picking tasks to form more than one first-level sub orders; the goods picking task comprises the goods stock identification code, the first goods quantity and the corresponding storage position information;

The order picking instruction generating unit is used for acquiring order picking tasks in the system database, generating order picking task instructions and sending the order picking task instructions out; and realizing the order picking task according to the order picking task instruction so as to finish the realization of the storage order.

Further, the device also comprises a judging unit and an order non-splitting processing unit;

the judging unit is used for judging whether the first commodity quantity in the order to be processed is larger than a preset commodity quantity threshold value, and if the first commodity quantity in the order to be processed is larger than the preset commodity quantity threshold value, executing the order splitting processing unit when the positioning result of the order to be processed is failure; executing the order non-splitting processing unit when the first commodity quantity in the order to be processed is smaller than or equal to the preset commodity quantity threshold value;

the order non-splitting processing unit is used for processing the positioning result of the order to be processed in a non-splitting mode, generating a picking task and storing the picking task in the system database, wherein the non-splitting mode means that the order to be processed does not need to be split; the picking task comprises the commodity inventory identification code, the first commodity quantity and the corresponding storage position information.

Further, the method comprises the steps of,

the order positioning unit includes:

the storage position inquiring unit is used for inquiring the system database according to the commodity inventory identification code, the system database records commodity inventory information, and the commodity inventory information comprises the commodity inventory identification code, the second commodity quantity and corresponding storage position information;

the storage position association unit is used for acquiring the inquired commodity inventory information and associating the acquired commodity inventory information with the order to be processed as a positioning result.

Further, the method comprises the steps of,

the order non-splitting processing unit comprises:

a first judging subunit, configured to judge whether the second commodity number is smaller than the first commodity number;

the first replenishment sub-unit is used for starting the existing replenishment processing process when the second commodity quantity is smaller than the first commodity quantity, updating the system database after the replenishment processing process is finished, and triggering the order positioning unit to initiate a positioning request to the system database according to the commodity inventory identification code;

and the first order picking task generating subunit is used for generating order picking tasks when the number of the second commodities is greater than or equal to the number of the first commodities and storing the order picking tasks in the system database.

Further, the method comprises the steps of,

the order splitting processing unit includes:

a second judging subunit, configured to judge whether the second commodity number is smaller than the first commodity number;

the first splitting subunit is configured to split the to-be-processed order when the second commodity number is smaller than the first commodity number and the positioning result of the to-be-processed order fails, generate a first-stage sub-order and update the to-be-processed order, where the first-stage sub-order includes the order number, the first-stage sub-order number, the commodity inventory identification code, and the third commodity number; the third commodity number represents the commodity number corresponding to the commodity inventory identification code of the positionable successful part in the order to be processed; the first commodity number in the updated order to be processed is updated to a fourth commodity number, the fourth commodity number represents the commodity number corresponding to the commodity inventory identification code of the part which is failed to be positioned in the order to be processed, and the sum of the third commodity number and the fourth commodity number is the first commodity number;

the second order picking task generating subunit is used for generating order picking tasks aiming at the first-level sub orders and storing the order picking tasks in the system database;

And the second replenishment sub-unit is used for starting the existing replenishment processing process aiming at the updated to-be-processed order, updating the system database after the replenishment processing process is finished, and triggering the order positioning unit to initiate a positioning request to the system database according to the commodity inventory identification code.

Further, the method comprises the steps of,

the order splitting processing unit includes:

The second splitting subunit is used for judging whether the storage information associated with the first-level sub order belongs to the same picking work area, wherein the picking work area refers to an area in which picking work is operated in storage; if the first-level sub-order is not in the same picking work area, splitting the first-level sub-order according to the picking work area to which the storage information belongs, and generating more than one second-level sub-order, wherein the second-level sub-order comprises the order number, the first-level sub-order number, the second-level sub-order number, the commodity inventory identification code and the fifth commodity number, and the sum of the fifth commodity number in the more than one second-level sub-order is the third commodity number;

the second order picking task generating subunit is used for respectively generating order picking tasks for the more than one second-level order and storing the order picking tasks in the system database;

The present application also provides a computer readable storage medium having stored thereon computer instructions which, when executed by a processor, implement a method of implementing any of the warehouse orders described above.

The application also provides an electronic device comprising a memory, a processor, and computer instructions stored on the memory and executable on the processor;

the processor executes the computer instructions to implement the method for implementing the warehouse order of any one of the above.

In summary, in the process of picking a storage order, when the order positioning fails, the storage order is not waited for a long time, but the successfully positioned part is split from the to-be-processed order to obtain the first-stage sub-order, and then the picking task is respectively generated and executed for the split first-stage sub-order until the whole order picking is completed. By applying the embodiment of the application, the part which is successfully positioned can be immediately picked because the part is not in a state of waiting for a long time due to the replenishment treatment, so that the work efficiency of realizing the storage order is effectively improved.

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In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the drawings that are needed in the description of the embodiments will be briefly described below, it being obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and that other drawings may be obtained according to these drawings without inventive effort to a person skilled in the art.

Fig. 1 is a block diagram of a first embodiment of a system for implementing a warehouse order according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 2A is a flowchart of an embodiment of a method for implementing a warehouse order of the present application.

Fig. 2B is a flowchart of a second embodiment of a method for implementing a warehouse order of the present application.

Fig. 3 is a flowchart of a third embodiment of a method for implementing a warehouse order of the present application.

Fig. 4 is a flowchart of a fourth embodiment of a method for implementing a warehouse order of the present application.

Fig. 5A is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of a warehouse order implementation device in the present application.

Fig. 5B is a schematic structural diagram of a second embodiment of a warehouse order implementation device in the present application.

Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of the internal structure in the order positioning unit 106.

Fig. 7 is a schematic diagram of the internal structure in the order non-split processing unit 107.

Fig. 8 is a first internal configuration diagram of the order splitting process unit 108.

Fig. 9 is a second internal configuration diagram of the order splitting process unit 108.

Fig. 10 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device for implementing a warehouse order according to the present application.

Detailed Description

The following description of the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be made clearly and completely with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application, and it is apparent that the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present application, not all embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be made by one of ordinary skill in the art without undue burden from the present disclosure, are within the scope of the present disclosure.

The terms "first," "second," "third," "fourth" and the like in the description and in the claims and in the above drawings, if any, are used for distinguishing between similar objects and not necessarily for describing a particular sequential or chronological order. It is to be understood that the data so used may be interchanged where appropriate such that the embodiments of the invention described herein may be implemented, for example, in sequences other than those illustrated or otherwise described herein. Furthermore, the terms "comprise" and "have," as well as any variations thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion. For example, a process, method, system, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of steps or elements is not necessarily limited to those elements but may include other steps or elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus.

The technical scheme of the invention is described in detail below by specific examples. The following embodiments may be combined with each other, and some embodiments may not be repeated for the same or similar concepts or processes.

The embodiment of the application provides a method for realizing storage order picking, which adopts a splitting mode to process an order when the order fails to be positioned, and splits a part which can be successfully positioned from an original order to form a new sub order. When the original order fails to be positioned, the split sub order belongs to a successfully positioned part, so that the picking link can be continued without long-time waiting, and the working efficiency of the warehouse order realization method is effectively improved.

Fig. 1 is a system configuration diagram for picking a warehouse order according to an embodiment of the present application. As shown in fig. 1, the system includes at least a control center 101 and a system database 100. In practice, the system database 100 may be divided into an order database 102, an inventory database 103, and a task database 104. The control center 101 is responsible for controlling the implementation process of the warehouse order, the order database 102 is used for storing the order, the inventory database 103 is used for storing commodity inventory information containing position information, and the task database 104 is used for storing the generated picking task.

Fig. 2A is a flowchart of an embodiment of a method for implementing a storage order picking by the control center 101 of the present application. As shown in fig. 2A, the method includes:

step 201: a pending order is obtained from the system database 100, the pending order including an order number, a merchandise inventory identification code, and a first merchandise quantity.

When a user purchases a commodity through the online shopping platform, the system will send and save the generated order to the order database 102. Wherein the order number is information for distinguishing different orders; the commodity inventory identification code is information for distinguishing different commodities, such as SKU (Stock Keeping Unit, stock quantity unit); the first commodity number refers to the number information of the commodity represented by the commodity inventory identification code. For the purpose of distinguishing from other commodity quantities in the following description, the commodity quantity in the original order to be processed is referred to as a first commodity quantity, but the basic meaning of the commodity quantity is not substantially different, and all the commodity quantity information required in the order is represented.

Step 202: and initiating a positioning request to the system database 100 according to the commodity inventory identification code to obtain an order positioning result, wherein the positioning is a processing process for determining a corresponding storage position of a required commodity in a warehouse in an order to be processed.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that a large number of items are typically held in a warehouse area. To facilitate the order picking staff to accurately pick the order according to the order, each item held in the pick zone is accurately recorded with its storage location information in the inventory database 103. Therefore, the order needs to be located by the inventory database 103 before the system issues the order picking task instructions to the picking staff to accurately obtain the stock location information for the goods.

In practical applications, since there are a large number of orders to be processed, the quantity of goods in the pick area is limited, and the demands of the orders may not be satisfied. Such as: some order a requires 300 bottles of soy sauce, 200 bottles of vinegar, 100 bags of rice, but in the pick-up area there are 200 bottles of soy sauce, 100 bottles of vinegar, 100 bags of rice as required. In this case, since the quantity of the soy sauce and the vinegar in the pick-up area does not meet the demand, the accurate storage information cannot be determined either, in which case the positioning result of the order a fails. Of course, if the quantity of the commodities in the picking area meets the requirement of the order A, accurate storage information can be determined, and the positioning result of the order A is successful.

Step 203: when the positioning result of the order to be processed is failure, processing the positioning result of the order to be processed by adopting a splitting mode, respectively generating picking tasks for first-level sub orders obtained after splitting and storing the picking tasks in the system database 100, wherein the splitting mode is to split a successfully positionable part from the order to be processed to form more than one first-level sub orders; the picking task comprises the commodity inventory identification code, the first commodity quantity and the corresponding storage position information.

If the order positioning fails, the storage condition of the commodities in the picking area cannot meet the requirement of the order to be processed, and emergency replenishment is required. The system in the embodiment of the application can continue processing the split first-stage sub-order of the successfully positioned part while emergency replenishment is performed, does not need to wait for the completion of replenishment for a long time to start processing, and can improve the working efficiency. The processing mode is described when the positioning of the order to be processed fails, and in practical application, if the positioning of the order to be processed is successful, the order is not required to be split again, and the order picking task is directly generated.

Step 204: and acquiring the order picking task in the system database 100, generating order picking task instructions and sending out.

The control center 101 will save the generated pick job in the job database 104. The goods picking task not only comprises the goods stock identification code, but also comprises corresponding position information. After the control center 101 sends the order picking task instruction to the order picking staff, the order picking staff can arrive at the corresponding storage position of the order picking area to pick up the corresponding amount of goods according to the order picking task instruction.

Step 205: and realizing the order picking task according to the order picking task instruction so as to finish the realization of the order picking of the warehouse.

In practical application, after finishing the picking task, the staff can also process the sub-broadcasting task according to the order to be processed. As will be appreciated by those skilled in the art, after the order picking is completed, the control center 101 can generate a distribution task according to the order to be processed, and the distribution personnel distributes the commodities to the grid openings of the distribution wall according to the prompt of the system, and the specific distribution mode can be implemented by adopting the prior art. Of course, after the completion of the sub-broadcasting task, the staff may further perform the process of packing the sub-broadcasting commodity, which will not be described herein again.

By applying the scheme of the embodiment of the application, the mode of splitting orders is adopted for the situation of failure in positioning orders with large commodity quantity, and the split orders of successfully positioned parts are continuously processed without waiting for replenishment for a long time, so that the work efficiency of realizing storage orders is improved as a whole.

The embodiment of the application also provides another method for realizing the picking of the storage orders, and different production modes can be intelligently adopted for different orders. For orders with smaller commodity quantity, the orders are processed in a non-splitting mode, and for orders with larger commodity quantity, the orders are processed in a splitting mode when the positioning of the orders fails, and the successfully positioned part is split from the original orders to form new orders. When the original order fails to be positioned, the split order belongs to the successfully positioned part, so that the realization can be continued without waiting for a long time, and the working efficiency of the warehouse order realization method is effectively improved.

In addition, in the orders generated by the online shopping platform, the number of commodities is relatively small, such as the orders generated by common individual users, which are commonly called 2C orders; there are a large number of commodity merchants, such as orders generated by large customers, commonly referred to as 2B orders. For these two different orders, the embodiments of the present application process as follows, step 204 'and step 205', respectively. In practical application, a commodity number threshold value can be set, and the commodity number threshold value can be used for distinguishing which type of order belongs to. If the first commodity number in the order is less than or equal to the preset commodity number threshold, the order may be considered a 2C order; if the first item quantity in the order is greater than the preset item quantity threshold, then it may be considered a 2B order.

The system of the second embodiment of the present application may still refer to the system configuration diagram described in fig. 1. Fig. 2B is a flowchart of a second embodiment of a method for implementing the control center 101 for picking a warehouse order. As shown in fig. 2B, the method includes:

step 201': a pending order is obtained from the system database 100, the pending order including an order number, a merchandise inventory identification code, and a first merchandise quantity.

This step is the same as step 201 of the first embodiment described above.

Step 202': and initiating a positioning request to the system database 100 according to the commodity inventory identification code to obtain an order positioning result, wherein the positioning is a processing process for determining a corresponding storage position of a required commodity in a warehouse in an order to be processed.

This step is the same as step 202 of the first embodiment described above.

Step 203': judging whether the first commodity quantity in the order to be processed is larger than a preset commodity quantity threshold value or not; if so, execute step 204'; otherwise, step 205' is performed.

Step 204': when the positioning result of the order to be processed is failure, processing the positioning result of the order to be processed by adopting a splitting mode, respectively generating picking tasks for first-level sub orders obtained after splitting and storing the picking tasks in the system database 100, wherein the splitting mode is to split a successfully positionable part from the order to be processed to form more than one first-level sub orders; the picking task comprises the commodity inventory identification code, the first commodity quantity and the corresponding storage position information.

This step is the same as step 203 of the first embodiment described above. For the 2B order, the number of commodities required is large, and the probability of positioning failure is relatively high, so that the positioning result is processed in a splitting mode in the embodiment. The system in the embodiment of the application can continue processing the split order with the successfully positioned part at the same time of emergency replenishment, does not need to wait for the replenishment to be completed for a long time to start processing, and can improve the working efficiency. The processing mode is described when the positioning of the order to be processed fails, and in practical application, if the positioning of the order to be processed is successful, the order is not required to be split again, and the order picking task is directly generated.

Step 205': processing the positioning result of the order to be processed in a non-splitting mode, generating a picking task and storing the picking task in the system database 100, wherein the non-splitting mode is that the order to be processed does not need to be split; the picking task comprises the commodity inventory identification code, the first commodity quantity and the corresponding storage position information.

For a 2C order, because the number of required commodities is small, the probability of successful positioning is relatively high, and therefore the positioning result is processed in a split-free mode in the embodiment. Furthermore, even if positioning fails, the reasons for failure can be quickly solved by emergency replenishment due to the small number of required commodities, and long waiting time is not required.

Step 206': and acquiring the order picking task in the system database 100, generating order picking task instructions and sending out.

This step is the same as step 204 of the first embodiment described above.

Step 207': and realizing the order picking task according to the order picking task instruction so as to finish the realization of the order picking of the warehouse.

This step is the same as step 205 of the first embodiment described above.

By applying the scheme of the embodiment of the application, the orders can be flexibly processed in different modes according to the types of the orders by comparing the preset commodity quantity threshold value, so as to meet the requirements of different orders. In addition, for the situation that the positioning of the order with large commodity quantity fails, the embodiment adopts a mode of splitting the order, and continuously processes the split order of the successfully positioned part without waiting for replenishment for a long time, so that the work efficiency of realizing the storage order is improved as a whole.

In order to better illustrate the embodiments of the present application, the following detailed description is made with other preferred embodiments. Fig. 3 is a flow chart of a third embodiment of a method of picking a warehouse order. In this embodiment, it is still assumed that the system includes a control center 101 and a system database 100. The system database 100 may further include an order database 102, an inventory database 103, and a task database 104. The control center 101 is responsible for controlling the implementation process of the warehouse order, the order database 102 is used for storing the order, the inventory database 103 is used for storing commodity inventory information containing position information, and the task database 104 is used for storing the generated picking task. The following description of interactions with order database 102, inventory database 103, and task database 104 may also be expressed in practice as interactions with system database 100. As shown in fig. 3, the method includes:

Step 301: a pending order is obtained from the order database 102, the pending order including an order number, a merchandise inventory identification code, and a first merchandise quantity.

This step is the same as step 201' in the second method embodiment described above.

Assume that the control center 101 obtains a certain pending order as shown in table one:

list one

The order with the order number "001" is represented, and the number of commodities M1 with the commodity inventory identification code of SKU1 is required, and the number of commodities M2 with the commodity inventory identification code of SKU2 is required.

Step 302: and inquiring the inventory database 103 according to the commodity inventory identification code, wherein the inventory database 103 records commodity inventory information, and the commodity inventory information comprises the commodity inventory identification code, the second commodity quantity and corresponding storage position information.

Step 303: acquiring the queried commodity inventory information, and associating the acquired commodity inventory information with the order to be processed as a positioning result.

Steps 302 and 303 described above are one implementation of order positioning, i.e., the specific way step 202' is implemented. As described above, the inventory database 103 in practical application will accurately record the storage location information of each item in the picking area. Suppose that the commodity inventory information held in the inventory database 103 is as shown in table two:

Commodity stock identification code	Second commodity quantity	Bit storage information
			SKU1	N1	C1
SKU2	N2	C2
			…	…	…

Watch II

Wherein, the first row represents that the number of commodities with the commodity inventory identification code of SKU1 is N1, and the commodities are placed at the C1 position of the picking area; the second row indicates that there are N2 items with item inventory identification number SKU2 and placed at the C2 location of the pick zone.

The acquired first and second tables may be correlated by querying the inventory information of the merchandise in the inventory data 103 as a result of locating the pending order 001. In practical applications, the associated storage location information may be further saved again in the order database 102.

Step 304: judging whether the first commodity quantity in the order to be processed is smaller than or equal to a preset commodity quantity threshold value, and if so, executing step 305; otherwise, step 306 is performed.

The preset commodity quantity threshold is used as a threshold for distinguishing 2C orders or 2B orders, and may be set to 50, for example. If the number of the first commodities in the order to be processed is less than or equal to 50, the order is represented as a 2C order, and the non-splitting mode of step 305 is adopted for processing; if the first merchandise quantity in the pending order is greater than 50, then the order is indicated as a 2B order, and the split mode of step 306 is used for processing.

Step 305: processing the positioning result of the order to be processed in a non-splitting mode, generating a picking task and storing the picking task in a task database 104, wherein the non-splitting mode means that the order to be processed does not need to be split; the picking task comprises the commodity inventory identification code, the first commodity quantity and the corresponding storage position information.

This step is the same as step 205' in method embodiment two described above.

In another embodiment, the split-free manner described in step 305 may be implemented by the following steps 306-308:

step 306: and judging whether the second commodity quantity is smaller than the first commodity quantity.

The first commodity number in the order to be processed is compared with the second commodity number in the commodity inventory information. Taking the first table and the second table as examples, for example, M1 corresponding to SKU1 in the first table and N1 corresponding to SKU1 in the second table are compared, and the following steps 307 and 308 are executed according to the results, respectively.

Step 307: if the second commodity number is smaller than the first commodity number, an existing replenishment process is started, the inventory database 103 is updated after the replenishment process is completed, and the process returns to step 302.

When the second commodity number is smaller than the first commodity number, the commodity number of the picking area can be considered to be not satisfied with the commodity number required by the order, and the order positioning fails. In this case, embodiments of the present application initiate the restocking process and update the inventory database 103. The restocking process described herein refers to a process in which the system notifies restocking staff to restock the order picking area. When the restocking staff completes restocking, the system also needs to update the merchandise inventory information in the inventory database 103. Assuming that the first commodity number corresponding to SKU1 in the order to be processed is 50 and the second commodity number corresponding to SKU1 in the inventory database 103 is 10, the replenishment staff supplements 100 commodities corresponding to SKU1 to the picking area, and then after updating the inventory database 103, the second commodity number corresponding to SKU1 in the commodity inventory information is updated to 110. At this point, it is necessary to return to step 302 again to begin repositioning the order until the pending order is successfully positioned. In the embodiment of the application, for the 2C order with small commodity quantity, even if the order fails, the order requirement can be rapidly met under emergency replenishment without splitting the order to be processed. Of course, as an alternative, the 2C order may also be processed with reference to the split mode when the positioning fails.

Step 308: if the second commodity number is greater than or equal to the first commodity number, a picking task is generated, wherein the picking task comprises the commodity inventory identification code, the first commodity number and the corresponding storage location information and is stored in the task database 104.

When the second commodity number is greater than or equal to the first commodity number, the commodity number of the picking area can be considered to meet the commodity number required by the order, and the order positioning is successful. In this case, the pick task may be generated directly and saved to the task database 104.

The embodiment of the application realizes the processes of processing the positioning result of the to-be-processed order and generating the picking task in a non-splitting mode aiming at the 2B order through the steps 306-308.

Step 309: processing the positioning result of the order to be processed in a splitting mode, respectively generating picking tasks for the split order and storing the picking tasks in the task database 104, wherein the splitting mode is to split a successfully positionable part from the order to be processed to form more than one first-stage sub-order; the picking task comprises the commodity inventory identification code, the first commodity quantity and the corresponding storage position information.

This step is the same as step 204' in the second method embodiment described above.

In another embodiment, step 309 may be implemented using the following steps 310-314.

Step 310: and judging whether the second commodity quantity is smaller than the first commodity quantity.

The first commodity number in the order to be processed is compared with the second commodity number in the commodity inventory information. Taking the first table and the second table as examples, for example, M1 corresponding to SKU1 in the first table is compared with N1 corresponding to SKU1 in the second table. If the second commodity number is smaller than the first commodity number, splitting the order by the following steps. Of course, in actual application, if the second commodity number is greater than or equal to the first commodity number, that is, the order positioning is successful, the method of step 308 may be adopted to generate the picking task, and the picking task is stored in the task database 104, without splitting.

Step 311: and if the second commodity number is smaller than the first commodity number, determining that the positioning result of the order to be processed fails.

Step 312: splitting the order to be processed, generating a first-level sub-order and updating the order to be processed, wherein the first-level sub-order comprises the order number, the first-level sub-order number, the commodity inventory identification code and the third commodity quantity; the third commodity number represents the commodity number corresponding to the commodity inventory identification code of the positionable successful part in the order to be processed; the first commodity number in the updated order to be processed is updated to be a fourth commodity number, the fourth commodity number represents the commodity number corresponding to the commodity inventory identification code of the part which is failed to be positioned in the order to be processed, and the sum of the third commodity number and the fourth commodity number is the first commodity number.

The step is a process of splitting an order to be processed when positioning fails. Taking table one and table two as examples, assume that the first-level sub-order generated by splitting is shown in table three:

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Although the second commodity quantity in the commodity inventory information is smaller than the first commodity quantity in the order to be processed, the order to be processed fails to be positioned, part of the order to be processed can still be positioned successfully. Such as: in the order 001 to be processed, there are required M1 items (M1 > N1) with the item stock identification code SKU1, and there are required M2 items (M2 > N2) with the item stock identification code SKU 2. Wherein, commodity inventory identification code is SKU1 can successfully fix a position N1, and commodity inventory identification code is SKU1 can successfully fix a position N2. Thus, the locatable success section is split to generate the first level child orders described in Table three above.

Because the first-level sub order is generated, the original pending order is updated to be table four:

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It can be seen from tables three and four that the sum of the third commodity number and the fourth commodity number is the first commodity number. In addition, in order to represent the association relationship between the split first-level sub-order and the original pending order, the attribute value of the order number may still be reserved in the first-level sub-order.

Step 313: for the updated pending order, an existing replenishment process is started, and after the replenishment process is completed, the inventory database 103 is updated, and the process returns to step 302.

The implementation of this step is the same as the method of step 307 described above. For the purposes of this description, the number of products in the updated pending order will be referred to as the "fourth number of products", but after returning to step 302, the updated pending order is the same as the original pending order processing method, where the "fourth number of products" will be referred to as the "first number of products".

Step 314: for the first level sub-order, a pick task is generated and saved to the task database 104.

Since the first level sub-order is an order for a successfully located portion, the pick task may be directly generated. At this time, whether in a split-less or split-less manner, the order picking task may be generated and saved in the task database 104.

Step 315: and acquiring the order picking task in the task database 104, generating an order picking task instruction and sending the order picking task instruction out.

This step is the same as step 206' of the second embodiment described above.

Step 316: and realizing the order picking task according to the order picking task instruction so as to finish the realization of the order picking of the warehouse.

This step is the same as step 207' of the second embodiment described above.

It should be noted that, in either way, the above-described steps 308 and 314 of the embodiments of the present application may generate and store the order picking task in the task database 104. The control center 101 may generate a picking task instruction according to the picking task, and the picking staff may complete picking according to the picking task instruction, and then perform the distribution processing. For example, taking the first-level sub-order shown in Table three as an example, the pick task generated may be as shown in Table five:

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In the emergency replenishment process of replenishment staff according to the to-be-processed order (table four) updated due to positioning failure, the control center can simultaneously issue a replenishment task instruction shown in table five to the replenishment staff, so that when the positioning failure of the 2B order with larger commodity quantity occurs, the replenishment staff can still work in advance without waiting for replenishment for a long time. In the process of picking by the pickers, if the replenishment process is completed and the remaining picking tasks are generated, the pickers continue to execute the remaining picking tasks, so that the working efficiency is effectively improved.

In addition, since the restocking process is initiated in step 313, the system will reposition for the updated pending order when restocking is complete. And as the replenishment is finished, the subsequent successful positioning is needed, the updated to-be-processed order which is positioned successfully is directly processed, and the disassembly is not needed again, so that the processing of the whole order is finished. That is, in this embodiment, when the positioning of the pending order fails, on one hand, the successful positioning portion is split to form the first-stage sub-order, and the order picking can be directly performed without waiting. In another aspect, the pick is performed by re-converting the failed location portion to a successful location portion by emergency replenishment. After the two-part picking is completed, the implementation of the warehouse order can be completed. Of course, after the picking is completed, the staff will further perform processing links such as sorting and packing on the commodities in the order, which will not be described here again.

Fig. 4 is a flowchart of a fourth embodiment of a method for picking a warehouse order according to the present application. In the fourth embodiment of the present application, it is assumed that the storage locations of the commodities in the order in the picking area are more distributed, and in order to further improve the working efficiency, the first-stage sub-order may be further split according to the picking area.

As shown in fig. 4, the method includes:

step 401: a pending order is obtained from the order database 102, the pending order including an order number, a merchandise inventory identification code, and a first merchandise quantity.

This step is the same as step 301 in the third method embodiment described above.

Step 402: and inquiring the inventory database 103 according to the commodity inventory identification code, wherein the inventory database 103 records commodity inventory information, and the commodity inventory information comprises the commodity inventory identification code, the second commodity quantity and corresponding storage position information.

This step is the same as step 302 in method embodiment three described above.

Step 403: acquiring the queried commodity inventory information, and associating the acquired commodity inventory information with the order to be processed as a positioning result.

This step is the same as step 303 in the third method embodiment described above.

Step 404: judging whether the first commodity quantity in the order to be processed is smaller than or equal to a preset commodity quantity threshold value, if so, executing step 405; otherwise, step 406 is performed.

Step 405: processing the positioning result of the order to be processed in a non-splitting mode, generating a picking task and storing the picking task in a task database 104, wherein the non-splitting mode means that the order to be processed does not need to be split; the picking task comprises the commodity inventory identification code, the first commodity quantity and the corresponding storage position information.

This step is the same as step 305 in the third method embodiment described above.

In practical application, the present step 405 may be specifically implemented by using the following steps 406 to 408:

step 406: and judging whether the second commodity quantity is smaller than the first commodity quantity.

Step 407: if the second commodity number is smaller than the first commodity number, an existing replenishment process is started, the inventory database 103 is updated after the replenishment process is completed, and the process returns to step 402.

Step 408: if the second commodity number is greater than or equal to the first commodity number, a picking task is generated, wherein the picking task comprises the commodity inventory identification code, the first commodity number and the corresponding storage location information and is stored in the task database 104.

The embodiment of the application realizes the processes of processing the positioning result of the to-be-processed order and generating the picking task in a non-splitting mode aiming at the 2B order through the steps 406-408.

Step 409: processing the positioning result of the order to be processed in a splitting mode, respectively generating picking tasks for the split order and storing the picking tasks in the task database 104, wherein the splitting mode is to split a successfully positionable part from the order to be processed to form more than one first-stage sub-order; the picking task comprises the commodity inventory identification code, the first commodity quantity and the corresponding storage position information.

This step is the same as step 309 in method embodiment three described above.

In practical applications, the step 409 may be specifically implemented by using the following steps 410 to 414.

Step 410: and judging whether the second commodity quantity is smaller than the first commodity quantity.

Step 411: and if the second commodity number is smaller than the first commodity number, determining that the positioning result of the order to be processed fails.

Step 412: splitting the order to be processed, generating a first-level sub-order and updating the order to be processed, wherein the first-level sub-order comprises the order number, the first-level sub-order number, the commodity inventory identification code and the third commodity quantity; the third commodity number represents the commodity number corresponding to the commodity inventory identification code of the positionable successful part in the order to be processed; the first commodity number in the updated order to be processed is updated to be a fourth commodity number, the fourth commodity number represents the commodity number corresponding to the commodity inventory identification code of the part which is failed to be positioned in the order to be processed, and the sum of the third commodity number and the fourth commodity number is the first commodity number.

Step 413: for the updated pending order, an existing replenishment process is started, and after the replenishment process is completed, the inventory database 103 is updated, and the process returns to step 402.

Step 414: for the first level sub-order, a pick task is generated and saved to the task database 104.

In practical application, if the storage positions of the commodities in the order in the picking area are scattered, the first-stage sub-order can be further split according to the picking work area in order to further improve the work efficiency. Namely: step 414 in the embodiment of the present application may be implemented by the following steps 415 to 417:

step 415: and judging whether the storage information associated with the first-level sub-order belongs to the same picking work area, wherein the picking work area refers to an area in which picking work is operated in storage.

Step 416: if the first order is not in the same picking work area, splitting the first order according to the picking work area to which the storage information belongs to generate more than one second order, wherein the second order comprises the order number, the first order number, the second order number, the commodity inventory identification code and the fifth commodity number, and the sum of the fifth commodity numbers in the more than one second order is the third commodity number.

In practical application, if the storage information associated with the first-level sub-order belongs to the same picking work area, the picking task can be directly generated according to the first-level sub-order without splitting.

Step 417: pick tasks are generated and saved to the task database 104 for the more than one second level sub-orders, respectively.

The second level sub-orders obtained by the steps 415 to 417 may be split again to generate picking tasks and stored in the task database 104. Such as: taking the first-level sub-order shown in the above table three as an example, assuming that the storage information C1 associated with the first-level sub-order is located in the picking area E and the associated storage information C2 is located in the picking area F, it may be split into two different second-level sub-orders again. The split second level sub-orders are shown in tables six and seven:

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Table seven wherein the pick tasks generated according to table six and table seven are shown in table eight and table nine:

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Step 418: and acquiring the order picking task in the task database 104, generating an order picking task instruction and sending the order picking task instruction out.

This step is the same as step 315 in method embodiment three.

Step 419: and realizing the order picking task according to the order picking task instruction so as to finish the realization of the order picking of the warehouse.

This step is the same as step 316 in method embodiment three. In the embodiment of the application, since the storage location information C1 is located in the picking area E, the picking task shown in table eight can be sent to the picking staff where the picking area E is located through the instruction; the storage location information C2 is located in the picking area F, and can send the picking task shown in table nine to the picking staff in the picking area F through the instruction. The staff members of the picking area E and the picking area F pick simultaneously to further improve the work efficiency.

By applying the scheme of the embodiment of the application, different processing methods can be selected according to different orders, and the to-be-processed order can be further split into a plurality of second-level sub-orders under the condition of failure positioning of a large order, so that a plurality of picking workers can pick simultaneously in different picking areas respectively in the emergency replenishment process of the replenishment workers, and the working efficiency is further improved.

In addition, since the replenishment process is started in step 413, when the replenishment is completed, the system will reposition the updated order to be processed, and after the repositioning is successful, the updated order to be processed which is successfully positioned will be directly processed without splitting again, thereby completing the processing of the whole order.

The application also discloses an embodiment of a system for realizing picking of the warehouse order. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of a system for implementing order picking. As shown in fig. 1, the system includes a control center 101 and a system database 100. Wherein:

the control center 101 is configured to obtain an order to be processed from the system database 100; initiating a positioning request to a system inventory database 100 according to the commodity inventory identification code to obtain an order positioning result, wherein the positioning is a processing process of determining a corresponding storage position of a required commodity in a warehouse in an order to be processed; when the positioning result of the order to be processed is failure, processing the positioning result of the order to be processed by adopting a splitting mode, respectively generating a picking task for the first-stage sub-orders obtained after splitting and storing the picking task in the task database 104, wherein the splitting mode is to split a successfully positionable part from the order to be processed to form more than one first-stage sub-orders; the goods picking task comprises the goods stock identification code, the first goods quantity and the corresponding storage position information; acquiring a picking task in the system database 100, generating a picking task instruction and sending out the picking task instruction; realizing a picking task according to the picking task instruction so as to finish the realization of the storage order;

The system database 100 is configured to store an order to be processed, where the order to be processed includes an order number, a commodity inventory identifier, and a first commodity number; storing storage information of the commodity; and saving the picking task and the distributing task generated by the control center.

By applying the scheme of the embodiment of the application, the splitting mode is adopted for the situation of failure in order positioning, and the split order of the successfully positioned part can be continuously processed without waiting for replenishment for a long time, so that the work efficiency of realizing the storage order is improved as a whole.

The present application also provides an embodiment of a device for picking a warehouse order, that is, the internal structure of the control center 101. Fig. 5A is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of an apparatus for picking a warehouse order in the present application. As shown in fig. 5A, the apparatus includes an order acquisition unit 105, an order positioning unit 106, an order splitting processing unit 108, and a pick unit 109, wherein:

an order obtaining unit 105, configured to obtain an order to be processed from the system database 100, where the order to be processed includes an order number, a commodity inventory identifier, and a first commodity number;

an order positioning unit 106, configured to initiate a positioning request to the system database 100 according to the commodity inventory identification code, and obtain an order positioning result, where the positioning is a process of determining a corresponding position of a required commodity in a warehouse in an order to be processed;

The order splitting processing unit 108 processes the positioning result of the order to be processed by adopting a splitting mode when the positioning result of the order to be processed is failure, and generates picking tasks for the first-level sub-orders obtained after splitting and stores the picking tasks in the system database 100 respectively, wherein the splitting mode refers to splitting a successfully positionable part from the order to be processed of the picking tasks to form more than one first-level sub-orders; the goods picking task comprises the goods stock identification code, the first goods quantity and the corresponding storage position information;

a picking unit 109, configured to obtain a picking task in the system database 100, generate a picking task instruction, and send the order; and realizing the order picking task according to the order picking task instruction so as to finish the realization of the storage order.

That is, when an order needs to be processed, the order acquisition unit 105 acquires an order to be processed from the order database 102; the order positioning unit 106 initiates a positioning request to the inventory database 103 according to the commodity inventory identification code to obtain an order positioning result; when the positioning result of the order to be processed fails, the order splitting processing unit 108 processes the positioning result of the order to be processed in a splitting mode, and generates picking tasks for the split orders respectively and stores the picking tasks in the task database 104; the picking unit 109 acquires the picking task in the task database 104, generates a picking task instruction, and sends the picking task instruction to complete the implementation of the warehouse order.

Fig. 5B is a schematic structural diagram of a second embodiment of an apparatus for picking a warehouse order according to the present application. As shown in fig. 5B, the apparatus also includes an order acquisition unit 105, an order positioning unit 106, an order splitting processing unit 108, and a picking unit 109, and further includes an order non-splitting processing unit 107 and a judging unit 120.

The judging unit 120 is configured to judge whether the first commodity number in the to-be-processed order is greater than a preset commodity number threshold, and if the first commodity number in the to-be-processed order is greater than the preset commodity number threshold, execute the order splitting processing unit when the positioning result of the to-be-processed order is failure; and executing the order non-splitting processing unit when the first commodity quantity in the order to be processed is smaller than or equal to the preset commodity quantity threshold value.

The order non-splitting processing unit 107 is configured to process the positioning result of the order to be processed in a non-splitting manner, generate a picking task, and store the picking task in the system database 100, where the non-splitting manner refers to that the order to be processed does not need to be split; the picking task comprises the commodity inventory identification code, the first commodity quantity and the corresponding storage position information.

By applying the scheme of the embodiment of the application, the judging unit 120 can flexibly process the orders in different modes according to the types of the orders by comparing the preset commodity quantity threshold values so as to meet the requirements of different orders. In addition, for the situation that the positioning of the order with large commodity quantity fails, the embodiment adopts a mode of splitting the order, and continuously processes the split order of the successfully positioned part without waiting for replenishment for a long time, so that the work efficiency of realizing the storage order is improved as a whole.

Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the order positioning unit 106, and as shown in fig. 6, the order positioning unit 106 includes a storage inquiring unit 110 and a storage associating unit 111. Fig. 7 is a schematic diagram of an internal structure of the order non-splitting processing unit 107, and as shown in fig. 7, the order non-splitting processing unit 107 includes a first judging subunit 112, a first replenishment subunit 113, and a first picking task generating subunit 114. Fig. 8 is a schematic diagram of a first internal structure of the order splitting process unit 108, and as shown in fig. 8, the order splitting process unit 108 includes a second judging subunit 115, a first splitting subunit 116, a second picking task generating subunit 117, and a second restocking subunit 118. Specifically:

As shown in fig. 6, the storage inquiring unit 110 and the storage associating unit 111 in the order positioning unit 106 specifically are:

and a position inquiry unit 110 configured to inquire the system database 100 according to the commodity inventory identification code, where the inventory database 100 records commodity inventory information, and the commodity inventory information includes the commodity inventory identification code, the second commodity quantity, and corresponding position information.

And a position association unit 111, configured to obtain the queried commodity inventory information, and associate the obtained commodity inventory information with the order to be processed as a positioning result.

As shown in fig. 7, the first determination subunit 112, the first replenishment subunit 113, and the first picking task generation subunit 114 in the order non-splitting processing unit 107 are specifically:

a first judging subunit 112, configured to judge whether the second commodity number is smaller than the first commodity number.

A first replenishment sub-unit 113, configured to start an existing replenishment process when the second commodity number is smaller than the first commodity number, update the system database 100 after the replenishment process is completed, and trigger the order positioning unit to initiate a positioning request to the system database 100 according to a commodity inventory identification code;

A first picking task generating subunit 114, configured to generate a picking task when the second number of products is greater than or equal to the first number of products, and store the picking task in the system database 100.

As shown in fig. 8, the second judging subunit 115, the first splitting subunit 116, the second picking task generating subunit 117, and the second restocking subunit 118 in the order splitting processing unit 108 are specifically:

a second judging subunit 115, configured to judge whether the second commodity number is smaller than the first commodity number.

A first splitting subunit 116, configured to split the to-be-processed order when the second commodity number is smaller than the first commodity number and the positioning result of the to-be-processed order is determined to fail, generate a first-level sub-order and update the to-be-processed order, where the first-level sub-order includes the order number, the first-level sub-order number, the commodity inventory identification code, and the third commodity number; the third commodity number represents the commodity number corresponding to the commodity inventory identification code of the positionable successful part in the order to be processed; the first commodity number in the updated order to be processed is updated to be a fourth commodity number, the fourth commodity number represents the commodity number corresponding to the commodity inventory identification code of the part which is failed to be positioned in the order to be processed, and the sum of the third commodity number and the fourth commodity number is the first commodity number.

A second order picking task generating subunit 117, configured to generate an order picking task for the first-level sub order, and store the order picking task in the system database 100.

The second replenishment sub-unit 118 is configured to initiate an existing replenishment process for the updated to-be-processed order, update the system database 100 after the replenishment process is completed, and trigger the order positioning unit 106 to initiate a positioning request to the system database according to the merchandise inventory identification code.

In practical application, if the storage positions of the commodities in the order in the picking area are scattered, the first-stage sub-order can be further split according to the picking work area in order to further improve the work efficiency. Fig. 9 is a second internal configuration diagram of the order splitting process unit 108. As shown in fig. 9, the order splitting processing unit 108 includes: a second determination subunit 115, a first splitting subunit 116, a second splitting subunit 119, a second order picking task generation subunit 117, and a second restocking subunit 118. Wherein:

a second judging subunit 115, configured to judge whether the second commodity number is smaller than the first commodity number;

a first splitting subunit 116, configured to split the to-be-processed order when the second commodity number is smaller than the first commodity number and the positioning result of the to-be-processed order is determined to fail, generate a first-level sub-order and update the to-be-processed order, where the first-level sub-order includes the order number, the first-level sub-order number, the commodity inventory identification code, and the third commodity number; the third commodity number represents the commodity number corresponding to the commodity inventory identification code of the positionable successful part in the order to be processed; the first commodity number in the updated order to be processed is updated to a fourth commodity number, the fourth commodity number represents the commodity number corresponding to the commodity inventory identification code of the part which is failed to be positioned in the order to be processed, and the sum of the third commodity number and the fourth commodity number is the first commodity number;

A second splitting subunit 119, configured to determine whether the storage location information associated with the first-level sub order belongs to the same picking work area, where the picking work area is an area where a picking work is performed in a warehouse; if the first-level sub-order is not in the same picking work area, splitting the first-level sub-order according to the picking work area to which the storage information belongs, and generating more than one second-level sub-order, wherein the second-level sub-order comprises the order number, the first-level sub-order number, the second-level sub-order number, the commodity inventory identification code and the fifth commodity number, and the sum of the fifth commodity number in the more than one second-level sub-order is the third commodity number;

a second order picking task generating subunit 117, configured to generate order picking tasks for the more than one second-level sub orders respectively and store the order picking tasks in the system database 100;

Embodiments also provide a computer readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, may perform steps in a method of fulfilling a warehouse order as described above. In practice, the computer readable medium may be comprised by or separate from the apparatus/device/system of the above embodiments, and may not be incorporated into the apparatus/device/system. Wherein the instructions stored in the computer readable storage medium, which when executed by the processor, perform the steps in the method of fulfilling a warehouse order as above.

According to embodiments disclosed herein, the computer-readable storage medium may be a non-volatile computer-readable storage medium, which may include, for example, but is not limited to: portable computer diskette, hard disk, random Access Memory (RAM), read-only memory (ROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM or flash memory), portable compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM), optical storage device, magnetic storage device, or any suitable combination of the foregoing, but are not intended to limit the scope of the protection herein. In the embodiments disclosed herein, a computer readable storage medium may be any tangible medium that can contain, or store a program for use by or in connection with an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device.

As shown in fig. 10, the embodiment of the invention further provides an electronic device. As shown in fig. 10, a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown, specifically:

the electronic device can include a processor 1001 of one or more processing cores, a memory 1002 of one or more computer-readable storage media, and a computer program stored on the memory and executable on the processor. The implementation method of the warehouse order can be implemented when the program of the memory 1002 is executed.

Specifically, in practical application, the electronic device may further include a power supply 1003, an input/output unit 1004, and other components. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the structure of the electronic device shown in fig. 10 is not limiting of the electronic device and may include more or fewer components than shown, or may combine certain components, or a different arrangement of components. Wherein:

the processor 1001 is a control center of the electronic device, connects various parts of the entire electronic device using various interfaces and lines, and performs various functions of a server and processes data by running or executing software programs and/or modules stored in the memory 1002 and calling data stored in the memory 1002, thereby performing overall monitoring of the electronic device.

Memory 1002 may be used to store software programs and modules, i.e., the computer-readable storage media described above. The processor 1001 executes various functional applications and data processing by executing software programs and modules stored in the memory 1002. The memory 1002 may mainly include a storage program area and a storage data area, wherein the storage program area may store an operating system, application programs required for at least one function, and the like; the storage data area may store data created according to the use of the server, etc. In addition, memory 1002 may include high-speed random access memory, and may also include non-volatile memory, such as at least one magnetic disk storage device, flash memory device, or other volatile solid-state storage device. Accordingly, the memory 1002 may also include a memory controller to provide the processor 1001 with access to the memory 1002.

The electronic device further includes a power supply 1003 for supplying power to the respective components, and may be logically connected to the processor 1001 through a power management system, so that functions of managing charging, discharging, power consumption management, and the like are implemented through the power management system. The power supply 1003 may also include one or more of any of a direct current or alternating current power supply, a recharging system, a power failure detection circuit, a power converter or inverter, a power status indicator, and the like.

The electronic device may also include an input output unit 1004, which input unit output 1004 may be used to receive input numeric or character information and to generate keyboard, mouse, joystick, optical or trackball signal inputs related to user settings and function control. The input unit output 1004 may also be used to display information entered by a user or provided to a user as well as various graphical user interfaces that may be composed of graphics, text, icons, video, and any combination thereof.

The flowcharts and block diagrams in the figures of the present application illustrate the architecture, functionality, and operation of possible implementations of systems, methods and computer program products according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. In this regard, each block in the flowchart or block diagrams may represent a module, segment, or portion of code, which comprises one or more executable instructions for implementing the specified logical function(s). It should also be noted that, in some alternative implementations, the functions noted in the block may occur out of the order noted in the figures. For example, two blocks shown in succession may, in fact, be executed substantially concurrently, or the blocks may sometimes be executed in the reverse order, depending upon the functionality involved. It will also be noted that each block of the block diagrams or flowchart illustration, and combinations of blocks in the block diagrams or flowchart illustration, can be implemented by special purpose hardware-based systems which perform the specified functions or acts, or combinations of special purpose hardware and computer instructions.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the features recited in the various embodiments of the disclosure and/or the claims may be combined in various combinations and/or combinations, even if such combinations or combinations are not explicitly recited in the present application. In particular, the features recited in the various embodiments and/or claims of the present application may be combined in various combinations and/or combinations without departing from the spirit and teachings of the application, all of which are within the scope of the disclosure.

The principles and embodiments of the present invention have been described herein with reference to specific examples, which are intended to be included herein for purposes of illustration only and not to be limiting of the invention. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that variations can be made in the present embodiments and in the scope of the application in accordance with the spirit and principles of the present invention, and any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. are intended to be included within the scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A method for picking a warehouse order, the method comprising:

when the positioning result of the order to be processed is failure, processing the positioning result of the order to be processed in a splitting mode, and respectively generating a picking task for the first-stage sub-order obtained after splitting and storing the picking task in the system database, wherein the step of generating the picking task comprises the following steps of: judging whether the second commodity quantity is smaller than the first commodity quantity or not; if the second commodity number is smaller than the first commodity number, determining that the positioning result of the order to be processed fails; splitting the order to be processed, generating a first-level sub-order and updating the order to be processed, wherein the first-level sub-order comprises the order number, the first-level sub-order number, the commodity inventory identification code and the third commodity quantity; the third commodity number represents the commodity number corresponding to the commodity inventory identification code of the positionable successful part in the order to be processed; the first commodity number in the updated order to be processed is updated to a fourth commodity number, the fourth commodity number represents the commodity number corresponding to the commodity inventory identification code of the part which is failed to be positioned in the order to be processed, and the sum of the third commodity number and the fourth commodity number is the first commodity number; generating a picking task aiming at the first-level sub order and storing the picking task in the system database; starting an existing replenishment processing process aiming at the updated order to be processed, updating the system database after the replenishment processing process is completed, and returning to execute the step of initiating a positioning request to the system database according to the commodity inventory identification code;

The step of generating a picking task according to the first-level sub-order and storing the picking task in the system database comprises the following steps: judging whether the storage information associated with the first-level sub-order belongs to the same picking work area or not, wherein the picking work area refers to an area in which picking work is operated in storage; if the first-level sub-order is not in the same picking work area, splitting the first-level sub-order according to the picking work area to which the storage information belongs, and generating more than one second-level sub-order, wherein the second-level sub-order comprises the order number, the first-level sub-order number, the second-level sub-order number, the commodity inventory identification code and the fifth commodity number, and the sum of the fifth commodity number in the more than one second-level sub-order is the third commodity number; respectively generating order picking tasks for the more than one second-level sub-orders and storing the order picking tasks in the system database;

2. The method of claim 1, wherein between the step of obtaining order placement results and the step of processing placement results for an order to be processed, the method further comprises:

3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the step of initiating a positioning request to the system database according to the commodity inventory identification code, and obtaining the order positioning result comprises:

4. A method according to claim 3, wherein the step of processing the positioning results of the pending orders in a non-split manner, generating pick tasks and storing them in the system database comprises:

5. A system for accomplishing picking of a warehouse order, the system comprising at least: a control center and a system database, wherein,

the control center is used for acquiring an order to be processed from the system database; initiating a positioning request to the system database according to the commodity inventory identification code to obtain an order positioning result, wherein the positioning is a processing process for determining a corresponding storage position of a required commodity in a warehouse in an order to be processed; when the positioning result of the order to be processed is failure, processing the positioning result of the order to be processed by adopting a splitting mode, respectively generating a picking task for the first-stage sub-orders obtained after splitting and storing the picking task in the system database, wherein the splitting mode is to split a successfully positionable part from the order to be processed to form more than one first-stage sub-orders; the goods picking task comprises the goods stock identification code, the first goods quantity and the corresponding storage position information; acquiring a picking task in the system database, generating a picking task instruction and sending out; realizing a picking task according to the picking task instruction so as to finish the realization of the storage order; when the positioning result of the order to be processed is failure, processing the positioning result of the order to be processed in a splitting mode, and respectively generating a picking task for the first-stage sub-order obtained after splitting and storing the picking task in the system database, wherein the step of generating the picking task comprises the following steps of: judging whether the second commodity quantity is smaller than the first commodity quantity or not; if the second commodity number is smaller than the first commodity number, determining that the positioning result of the order to be processed fails; splitting the order to be processed, generating a first-level sub-order and updating the order to be processed, wherein the first-level sub-order comprises the order number, the first-level sub-order number, the commodity inventory identification code and the third commodity quantity; the third commodity number represents the commodity number corresponding to the commodity inventory identification code of the positionable successful part in the order to be processed; the first commodity number in the updated order to be processed is updated to a fourth commodity number, the fourth commodity number represents the commodity number corresponding to the commodity inventory identification code of the part which is failed to be positioned in the order to be processed, and the sum of the third commodity number and the fourth commodity number is the first commodity number; generating a picking task aiming at the first-level sub order and storing the picking task in the system database; starting an existing replenishment processing process aiming at the updated order to be processed, updating the system database after the replenishment processing process is completed, and returning to execute the step of initiating a positioning request to the system database according to the commodity inventory identification code; the step of generating a picking task according to the first-level sub-order and storing the picking task in the system database comprises the following steps: judging whether the storage information associated with the first-level sub-order belongs to the same picking work area or not, wherein the picking work area refers to an area in which picking work is operated in storage; if the first-level sub-order is not in the same picking work area, splitting the first-level sub-order according to the picking work area to which the storage information belongs, and generating more than one second-level sub-order, wherein the second-level sub-order comprises the order number, the first-level sub-order number, the second-level sub-order number, the commodity inventory identification code and the fifth commodity number, and the sum of the fifth commodity number in the more than one second-level sub-order is the third commodity number; respectively generating order picking tasks for the more than one second-level sub-orders and storing the order picking tasks in the system database;

6. An apparatus for picking a warehouse order, the apparatus comprising: the system comprises an order acquisition unit, an order positioning unit, an order splitting processing unit and a picking unit; wherein,

the order splitting processing unit is used for processing the positioning result of the order to be processed by adopting a splitting mode when the positioning result of the order to be processed is failure, respectively generating picking tasks for the first-level sub orders obtained after splitting and storing the picking tasks in the system database, wherein the splitting mode is used for splitting a successfully positionable part from the order to be processed by the picking tasks to form more than one first-level sub orders; the goods picking task comprises the goods stock identification code, the first goods quantity and the corresponding storage position information; when the positioning result of the order to be processed is failure, processing the positioning result of the order to be processed in a splitting mode, and respectively generating a picking task for the first-stage sub-order obtained after splitting and storing the picking task in the system database, wherein the step of generating the picking task comprises the following steps of: judging whether the second commodity quantity is smaller than the first commodity quantity or not; if the second commodity number is smaller than the first commodity number, determining that the positioning result of the order to be processed fails; splitting the order to be processed, generating a first-level sub-order and updating the order to be processed, wherein the first-level sub-order comprises the order number, the first-level sub-order number, the commodity inventory identification code and the third commodity quantity; the third commodity number represents the commodity number corresponding to the commodity inventory identification code of the positionable successful part in the order to be processed; the first commodity number in the updated order to be processed is updated to a fourth commodity number, the fourth commodity number represents the commodity number corresponding to the commodity inventory identification code of the part which is failed to be positioned in the order to be processed, and the sum of the third commodity number and the fourth commodity number is the first commodity number; generating a picking task aiming at the first-level sub order and storing the picking task in the system database; starting an existing replenishment processing process aiming at the updated order to be processed, updating the system database after the replenishment processing process is completed, and returning to execute the step of initiating a positioning request to the system database according to the commodity inventory identification code; the step of generating a picking task according to the first-level sub-order and storing the picking task in the system database comprises the following steps: judging whether the storage information associated with the first-level sub-order belongs to the same picking work area or not, wherein the picking work area refers to an area in which picking work is operated in storage; if the first-level sub-order is not in the same picking work area, splitting the first-level sub-order according to the picking work area to which the storage information belongs, and generating more than one second-level sub-order, wherein the second-level sub-order comprises the order number, the first-level sub-order number, the second-level sub-order number, the commodity inventory identification code and the fifth commodity number, and the sum of the fifth commodity number in the more than one second-level sub-order is the third commodity number; respectively generating order picking tasks for the more than one second-level sub-orders and storing the order picking tasks in the system database;

The order picking unit is used for acquiring order picking tasks in the system database, generating order picking task instructions and sending out the order picking task instructions; and realizing the order picking task according to the order picking task instruction so as to finish the realization of the storage order.

7. A computer readable storage medium having stored thereon computer instructions, which when executed by a processor, perform the steps of the method of fulfilling a warehouse order as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 4.

8. An electronic device comprising a memory, a processor, and computer instructions stored on the memory and executable on the processor, characterized in that,

the processor, when executing the computer instructions, implements a method for implementing a warehouse order as claimed in any one of claims 1-4.