CN112561416A

CN112561416A - Method and device for sorting goods out of warehouse

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Publication number: CN112561416A
Application number: CN201910914045.2A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 郭海量
Original assignee: Beijing Jingdong Zhenshi Information Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Beijing Jingdong Zhenshi Information Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-09-25
Filing date: 2019-09-25
Publication date: 2021-03-26

Abstract

The invention discloses a method and a device for sorting goods out of a warehouse, and relates to the technical field of warehouse logistics. The method comprises the following steps: binding the order corresponding to the picking container with the grid of the distribution rechecking table according to the flow direction of the order; the order picking container corresponds to a plurality of orders in the same flow direction, and the orders in the same flow direction are bound with the same grid; in response to the operation of scanning goods placed in the picking container by a user, determining the expected distribution quantity of the goods at each grid according to the order information bound by the grids, and then generating prompt information for indicating the expected distribution quantity of the goods at each grid; after the user distributes the goods to each cell according to the prompt information, determining the actual distribution quantity of the goods at each cell; and determining the rechecking amount of the goods in the order bound by the grid according to the actual distribution amount of the goods at each grid. Through the steps, the working efficiency of goods sorting and ex-warehouse can be improved.

Description

Method and device for sorting goods out of warehouse

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of warehouse logistics, in particular to a method and a device for sorting goods out of a warehouse.

Background

In the current warehousing business, the demand of performing production management for orders is increasing. After the customer places an order, the order data is transmitted to the warehouse management system, and then needs to be processed by goods sorting, rechecking, packaging, shipping and the like, and the processes can be collectively called as order production processes or goods sorting and warehouse-out processes.

In the process of implementing the invention, the inventor finds that the existing goods sorting and ex-warehouse scheme has at least the following problems: in the existing goods sorting and ex-warehouse process, only order goods in a single flow direction (such as the same target warehouse) can be subjected to centralized sorting and ex-warehouse, but goods with sorting and ex-warehouse requirements in a plurality of flow directions cannot be subjected to centralized sorting and ex-warehouse, so that the same goods need to be taken from the same storage position repeatedly, and the efficiency of the whole sorting and ex-warehouse process is low; secondly, in the existing goods sorting and ex-warehouse process, after the single-flow order goods are sorted, the staff is required to sort the goods in each order from the sorting container so as to manually recheck each order involved in the sorting and ex-warehouse process, so that the rechecking efficiency is low, errors are easy to occur, and the efficiency and the accuracy of the whole sorting and ex-warehouse process are influenced.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of the above, the present invention provides a method and an apparatus for sorting goods out of a warehouse, which can improve the processing efficiency of sorting goods out of a warehouse and reduce the error rate of sorting goods out of a warehouse.

To achieve the above objects, according to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for sorting goods out of a warehouse.

The method for sorting goods out of the warehouse comprises the following steps: binding the order corresponding to the picking container with the grid of the distribution rechecking table according to the flow direction of the order; the order picking container corresponds to a plurality of orders in the same flow direction, and the orders in the same flow direction are bound with the same grid; in response to the operation of scanning goods placed in the picking container by a user, determining the expected distribution quantity of the goods at each grid according to the order information bound by the grids, and then generating prompt information for indicating the expected distribution quantity of the goods at each grid; after the user distributes the goods to each cell according to the prompt information, determining the actual distribution quantity of the goods at each cell; and determining the rechecking amount of the goods in the order bound by the grid according to the actual distribution amount of the goods at each grid.

Optionally, the method further comprises: and responding to the operation of scanning the picking container by a user, acquiring flow direction information of the order corresponding to the picking container, and executing the step of binding the order corresponding to the picking container with the grid of the distribution rechecking table according to the flow direction of the order according to the flow direction information of the order.

Optionally, the step of determining the expected distribution quantity of the goods at each slot according to the order information bound to the slot includes: determining the goods type according to the goods identification carried in the goods scanning information, and then counting the quantity of the goods contained in the order bound by each cell to obtain the expected distribution quantity of the goods at each cell.

Optionally, the step of determining the actual number of distribution of the goods at each cell comprises: responding to the operation of scanning a grid by a user, and generating an operation interface aiming at the grid; and determining the actual distribution quantity of the goods at the grid according to the input information of the user on the operation interface.

Optionally, the method further comprises: before the step of binding the order corresponding to the picking container with the grid of the distribution rechecking table according to the flow direction of the order is executed, orders with the same goods in the same wave are subjected to order forming, and then an aggregate order obtained by the order forming is output to a user so that the user picks the goods according to the aggregate order; wherein the aggregated sheet comprises a plurality of orders in a flow direction.

To achieve the above objects, according to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for sorting goods out of a warehouse.

The device for sorting goods out of the warehouse comprises: the binding module is used for binding the order corresponding to the picking container with the grid of the distribution rechecking table according to the flow direction of the order; the order picking container corresponds to a plurality of orders in the same flow direction, and the orders in the same flow direction are bound with the same grid; the distribution prompting module is used for responding to the operation of scanning the goods placed in the sorting container by a user, determining the expected distribution quantity of the goods at each grid according to the order information bound by the grid, and then generating prompting information for indicating the expected distribution quantity of the goods at each grid; the rechecking module is used for determining the actual distribution quantity of the goods at each grid after the user distributes the goods to each grid according to the prompt information; and determining the rechecking amount of the goods in the order bound by the grid according to the actual distribution amount of the goods at each grid.

Optionally, the apparatus further comprises: the obtaining module is used for responding to the operation of scanning the picking container by a user, obtaining flow direction information of the order corresponding to the picking container, and enabling the binding module to execute the operation of binding the order corresponding to the picking container and the grid of the distribution rechecking table according to the flow direction of the order according to the flow direction information of the order.

Optionally, the determining, by the split-casting prompting module, the expected split-casting quantity of the goods at each slot according to the order information bound to the slot includes: the sub-distribution prompting module determines the goods type according to the goods identification carried in the goods scanning information, and then counts the number of the goods contained in the order bound by each cell to obtain the predicted sub-distribution number of the goods at each cell.

To achieve the above object, according to still another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electronic apparatus.

The electronic device of the present invention includes: one or more processors; and storage means for storing one or more programs; when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to implement the method for sorting out of bins of the present invention.

To achieve the above object, according to still another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a computer-readable medium.

The computer-readable medium of the invention, on which a computer program is stored which, when being executed by a processor, carries out the method for sorting out goods of a warehouse of the invention.

One embodiment of the above invention has the following advantages or benefits: the centralized sorting and ex-warehouse of multi-flow order goods can be realized, the integrated processing of the sorting and ex-warehouse can be realized, the manual operation involved in the sorting and ex-warehouse process can be reduced, and the processing efficiency of the sorting and ex-warehouse of the goods can be improved, the error rate of goods sorting and delivery is reduced.

Further effects of the above-mentioned non-conventional alternatives will be described below in connection with the embodiments.

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The drawings are included to provide a better understanding of the invention and are not to be construed as unduly limiting the invention. Wherein:

fig. 1 is a schematic main flow diagram of a method for sorting goods out of a warehouse according to one embodiment of the invention;

fig. 2 is a schematic main flow diagram of a method for sorting goods out of a warehouse according to another embodiment of the invention;

fig. 3 is a schematic main flow diagram of a method for sorting goods out of a warehouse according to yet another embodiment of the invention;

fig. 4 is a schematic view of the main modules of the device for sorting out goods according to one embodiment of the invention;

fig. 5 is a schematic view of the main modules of the device for sorting out goods according to another embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 6 is an exemplary system architecture diagram in which embodiments of the present invention may be employed;

FIG. 7 is a block diagram of a computer system suitable for use with the electronic device to implement an embodiment of the invention.

Detailed Description

Exemplary embodiments of the present invention are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which various details of embodiments of the invention are included to assist understanding, and which are to be considered as merely exemplary. Accordingly, those of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that various changes and modifications of the embodiments described herein can be made without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention. Also, descriptions of well-known functions and constructions are omitted in the following description for clarity and conciseness.

It should be noted that the embodiments and features of the embodiments may be combined with each other without conflict.

Fig. 1 is a schematic main flow diagram of a method for sorting goods out of a warehouse according to one embodiment of the invention. The method of embodiments of the invention may be performed by an apparatus for sorting goods out of a warehouse. As shown in fig. 1, the method for sorting out goods according to the embodiment of the present invention includes:

and step S101, binding the order corresponding to the picking container with the grid of the distribution rechecking table according to the flow direction of the order.

Wherein the order picking container corresponds to orders in a plurality of flow directions. In specific implementation, the goods picking container can be a material box, a goods picking trolley and the like. The broadcast review station may be a device with multiple compartments, such as a Rebin Wall, etc.

In specific implementation, after a user (such as a warehouse worker) completes a cargo picking task, the step S101 may be triggered and executed by scanning a barcode or an electronic tag on a picking container through a scanning gun. In step S101, information of each order corresponding to the picking container, such as an order identifier, a flow direction of the order, a cargo identifier of a cargo contained in the order (such as a SKU code, which is a Stock Keeping Unit), a quantity of the cargo contained in the order, and the like, may be determined according to the obtained scanning information of the picking container; and then binding orders belonging to the same flow direction in the orders corresponding to the picking container with the same grid, and further binding orders in different flow directions to different grids.

For example, assuming that the picking container corresponds to 6 orders, which are respectively order 1 to order 6, and the flow direction of order 1 is warehouse a, the flow direction of order 2 is warehouse B, the flow direction of order 3 is warehouse a, the flow direction of order 4 is warehouse C, the flow direction of order 5 is warehouse B, and the flow direction of order 6 is warehouse a, the order 1, the order 3, and the order 6 are bound to the cell 1 of the split-level rechecking table through step S101, the order 2 and the order 5 are bound to the cell 2 of the split-level rechecking table, and the order 4 is bound to the cell 3 of the split-level rechecking table.

Step S102, in response to the operation of scanning the goods placed in the picking container by the user, determining the expected distribution quantity of the goods at each grid according to the order information bound by the grid, and then generating prompt information for indicating the expected distribution quantity of the goods at each grid.

Wherein the expected number of such items to be dispensed at each compartment is understood to be the number of such items that need to be placed by the user into each compartment. In specific implementation, the user may trigger the step S102 by scanning a barcode or an electronic tag on the goods.

In step S102, a cargo identifier carried in the cargo scanning information may be obtained first, so as to determine a cargo type according to the cargo identifier; then, counting the quantity of the goods contained in the order bound by each cell, and taking the counted total quantity of the goods in the order bound by each cell as the pre-score broadcasting quantity of each cell; next, a prompt indicating the expected number of such goods to be dispensed at each bay is generated and returned to the user. Wherein, the prompt message may specifically include: the number of the compartment, the expected number of the distribution of the goods in the compartment.

In the step, the prompt information used for indicating the predicted distribution quantity of the goods at each cell is generated, so that the user only needs to place the goods in each cell according to the prompt information, the goods in different flow directions can be conveniently and quickly distributed to different cells, the goods in the same flow direction can be distributed to the same cell, and user operation is greatly reduced.

Step S103, after the user distributes the goods to each grid according to the prompt information, determining the actual distribution quantity of the goods at each grid; and determining the rechecking amount of the goods in the order bound by the grid according to the actual distribution amount of the goods at each grid.

Wherein, the actual number of such goods distributed in each grid can be understood as the number of such goods actually placed in each grid by the user. For example, the actual number of pieces dispensed for a particular good at bay 1 is 5, the actual number of pieces dispensed at bay 2 is 3, and the actual number of pieces dispensed at bay 3 is 4.

In the step, the actual distribution quantity of the goods at each cell is determined, and the rechecking quantity of the goods in the order bound by the cell is determined according to the actual distribution quantity of the goods at each cell, so that the automatic rechecking of the order bound by each cell can be realized, and further, the integrated processing of distribution, distribution and rechecking is realized.

It should be noted that, in the specific implementation, step S103 may be performed in a unified manner after the user distributes the goods to all corresponding slots; step S103 may also be executed once after the user sorts the goods to a corresponding slot each time.

In the embodiment of the invention, through the steps, centralized sorting and ex-warehouse of multi-flow-direction order goods can be realized, and the integrated processing of distribution, broadcasting and rechecking is realized, so that the manual operation involved in the sorting and ex-warehouse process is reduced, the processing efficiency of goods sorting and ex-warehouse is improved, and the error rate of goods sorting and ex-warehouse is reduced.

Fig. 2 is a schematic main flow diagram of a method for sorting goods out of a warehouse according to another embodiment of the invention. The method of embodiments of the invention may be performed by an apparatus for sorting goods out of a warehouse. As shown in fig. 2, the method for sorting out goods according to the embodiment of the present invention includes:

step S201, orders with the same goods in the same time are grouped, and then the grouped orders are output to a user to enable the user to pick the goods according to the grouped orders.

In an alternative example, all orders of the current wave may be determined according to the order taking time of the current wave and the order placing time of the orders, and then orders with the same goods in multiple flow directions in the current wave are grouped. For example, assuming that the order-taking time of the current wave is 10 am and the order-taking time of the last wave is 8 am, the order with the order-taking time between 8 am and 10 am may be added to the current wave, so as to obtain all the orders of the current wave; orders with the same goods in multiple flow directions in the current wave can then be grouped, so that the user can subsequently pick orders in multiple flow directions collectively according to the aggregate order obtained by grouping. In particular, the same goods may be goods with the same goods identification (such as the same SKU code).

In the embodiment of the invention, the centralized picking of the orders with the same goods in the plurality of flow directions can be realized through the step S201, and the defects that the centralized picking of the orders in the single flow direction in the prior art needs to go to and fro the same storage position for multiple times to pick the same goods and the picking efficiency is low are overcome.

Step S202, after the user finishes picking, responding to the operation of scanning the picking container by the user, and acquiring the flow direction information of the order corresponding to the picking container.

Wherein the order picking container corresponds to orders in a plurality of flow directions. In other words, the picking receptacle corresponds to the collective phase used in performing the picking task. In specific implementation, the goods picking container can be a material box, a goods picking trolley and the like.

In specific implementation, after a user (such as a warehouse worker) completes a cargo picking task, the step S202 may be triggered and executed by scanning a barcode or an electronic tag on a picking container through a scanning gun.

In step S202, scanning information of the picking receptacle may be obtained, and then information of each order corresponding to the picking receptacle, such as an order identifier, a flow direction of the order, a cargo identifier of a cargo contained in the order (such as a SKU code, that is, a Stock Keeping Unit), a quantity of the cargo contained in the order, and the like, may be determined according to the scanning information of the picking receptacle. The flow direction of the order may be a destination warehouse in the order distribution process, or a destination distribution area, etc.

And step S203, binding the order corresponding to the picking container with the grid of the distribution rechecking table according to the flow direction of the order.

The broadcast review station may be a device with multiple slots, such as a Rebin Wall. In this step, orders belonging to the same flow direction in the orders corresponding to the picking container are bound with the same grid, and then orders in different flow directions are bound to different grids.

For example, assuming that the collection sheet corresponding to the picking container includes 6 orders, which are respectively order 1 to order 6, and the flow direction of order 1 is warehouse a, the flow direction of order 2 is warehouse B, the flow direction of order 3 is warehouse a, the flow direction of order 4 is warehouse C, the flow direction of order 5 is warehouse B, and the flow direction of order 6 is warehouse a, the order 1, the order 3, and the order 6 are bound to the cell 1 of the split-level rechecking table through step S203, the order 2 and the order 5 are bound to the cell 2 of the split-level rechecking table, and the order 4 is bound to the cell 3 of the split-level rechecking table.

Step S204, in response to the operation of scanning the goods placed in the picking container by the user, determining the expected distribution quantity of the goods at each grid according to the order information bound by the grids.

Wherein the expected number of such items to be dispensed at each compartment is understood to be the number of such items that need to be placed by the user into each compartment. In specific implementation, the user may trigger the step S204 by scanning a barcode or an electronic tag on the goods.

In step S204, a cargo identifier carried in the cargo scanning information may be obtained first, so as to determine the cargo type according to the cargo identifier; then, the quantity of the goods contained in the order bound by each cell is counted, and the counted total quantity of the goods in the order bound by each cell is used as the pre-score broadcasting quantity of each cell.

For example, assume that bin 1 is bound to order 1, order 3, and order 6, and bin 2 is bound to order 2 and order 5 through steps S202 to S203. Further, assuming that the goods identification carried in the goods scanning information is "23926486693", it can be determined that the goods scanned by the user is the goods represented by the goods identification 23926486693. Then, counting the total quantity of the goods with the goods identification of 23926486693 in the order 1, the order 3 and the order 6 bound by the grid 1 to obtain the expected distribution quantity of the goods in the grid 1; the total quantity of the item identified as 23926486693 in order 2, to which bay 2 is bound, and in order 5, is counted to obtain the expected number of minutes the item is in bay 2.

And step S205, generating prompt information for indicating the expected distribution quantity of the goods in each grid.

Further, after the prompt message is generated, the prompt message is returned to the user. Wherein, the prompt message may include a slot number, a predicted number of the goods in the slot, and the like. For example, the reminder generated for the shipment identified as 23926486693 includes: the expected number of the sub-divisions corresponding to the cell 1 is 8, and the expected number of the sub-divisions corresponding to the cell 2 is 10.

And step S206, after the user distributes the goods to each grid according to the prompt information, determining the actual distribution quantity of the goods at each grid.

In an alternative embodiment, the step of determining the actual number of dispenses of the item at each bay comprises: responding to the operation of scanning the grid by a user, and generating an operation interface aiming at the grid; and determining the actual distribution quantity of the goods at the grid according to the input information of the user on the operation interface.

For example, the user scans bay 1 after placing 5 pieces of goods identified as 23926486693 into bay 1, and may display an operation interface for bay 1 based on the terminal device; then, the user can input the quantity "5" on the operation interface and submit the quantity, and then the device for sorting and delivering the goods can determine that the actual distribution quantity of the goods in the grid 1 is 5 according to the input information of the user.

And step S207, determining the rechecking quantity of the goods in the order bound by the grid according to the actual distribution quantity of the goods at each grid.

In this step, the actual number of the items in the grid can be allocated to the order bound by the grid, so as to obtain the actual number of the items in the order bound by the grid, i.e. the review amount of the items in the order bound by the grid.

For example, assuming that the actual number of distributed goods identified as 23926486693 in grid 1 is 5, and assuming that the demand of the kind of goods in order 1, order 3 and order 6 bound to grid 1 is 2, 1 and 2, the actual number of distributed goods "5" can be sequentially distributed to each order according to the demand of the goods of each order, and then the rechecking amount of the kind of goods in order 1 is 2, the rechecking amount of the kind of goods in order 3 is 1 and the rechecking amount of the kind of goods in order 6 is 2 are obtained.

For example, assuming that the actual number of distributed goods identified as 23926486693 in grid 1 is 5, and assuming that the demand of the kind of goods in order 1, order 3 and order 6 bound to grid 1 is 2, 1 and 3, the actual number of distributed goods "5" can be sequentially distributed to each order according to the demand of the goods of each order, and then the rechecking amount of the kind of goods in order 1 is 2, the rechecking amount of the kind of goods in order 3 is 1 and the rechecking amount of the kind of goods in order 6 is 2 are obtained.

In the embodiment of the invention, the rechecking quantity of the goods in the order bound by the grid is determined according to the actual distribution quantity of the goods at each grid, so that the automatic rechecking of the order bound by each grid can be realized, and the distribution and rechecking integrated treatment is further realized.

It should be noted that, in the specific implementation, step S206 and step S207 may be performed in a unified manner after the user distributes the goods to all corresponding slots; step S206 and step S207 may also be executed once after the user sorts the goods to a corresponding bin.

In the embodiment of the invention, orders in multiple flow directions are grouped, and goods are picked based on the collective order obtained by grouping, so that the defects that in the prior art, the goods in the same storage position need to be taken back and forth for multiple times and the goods picking efficiency is low when the orders in single flow direction are collectively picked can be overcome; the method comprises the steps of binding a plurality of flow-direction orders corresponding to a sorting container with the grids of a split rechecking table, binding the same flow-direction orders with the same grids, determining the expected split quantity of the goods at each grid according to the order information bound by the grids, generating prompt information according to the predicted split quantity, determining the actual split quantity of the goods at each grid after the user splits the goods to each grid according to the prompt information, and determining the rechecking quantity of the goods in the orders bound by the grids according to the actual split quantity, so that centralized sorting and ex-warehouse of the multi-flow-direction orders and split rechecking integrated processing can be realized, manual operation involved in sorting and ex-warehouse processes is reduced, the processing efficiency of goods sorting and ex-warehouse error rate is improved, and the goods sorting and ex-warehouse error rate is reduced.

Fig. 3 is a main flow diagram of a method for sorting goods out of a warehouse according to yet another embodiment of the invention. The method of the embodiment of the invention is executed by a user and a device for goods sorting out of a warehouse. As shown in fig. 3, the method for sorting out goods according to the embodiment of the present invention includes:

step S301, the user scans the picking container.

Wherein the order picking container corresponds to orders in a plurality of flow directions. In other words, the order picking container corresponds to an order collection used in performing the order picking task, wherein the order collection comprises a plurality of orders in a flow direction.

In specific implementation, after completing the task of picking the goods, the user may scan the barcode or the electronic tag on the picking container through the scanning gun to trigger step S302.

Step S302, in response to the operation of scanning the picking container by the user, obtaining the flow direction information of the order corresponding to the picking container.

In this step, the device for sorting out the goods may first obtain the scanning information of the picking containers, and then determine the information of each order corresponding to the picking containers according to the scanning information of the picking containers, such as the order identification, the flow direction of the order, the goods identification (such as SKU code, Stock Keeping Unit) of the goods contained in the order, the quantity of the goods contained in the order, and so on. The flow direction of the order may be a destination warehouse in the order distribution process, or a destination distribution area, etc.

And step S303, binding the order corresponding to the picking container with the grid of the distribution rechecking table according to the flow direction of the order.

The broadcast review station may be a device with multiple slots, such as a Rebin Wall. In this step, the device for sorting and delivering goods binds orders belonging to the same flow direction in the orders corresponding to the sorting containers with the same bin, and binds orders in different flow directions to different bins.

And step S304, prompting the user of the grid information of the bound order.

For example, a device for sorting goods out of a warehouse may present the following information to a user: "binding of the bin to the order has been completed", or "3 bins have been bound to the order corresponding to the pick container", etc.

Step S305, the user continuously scans the distribution containers corresponding to the slots.

In this step, the corresponding gate is a gate bound to the order corresponding to the picking container. In specific implementation, a user can continuously scan the dispensing containers in each corresponding grid through scanning equipment such as a scanning gun. The distributing container is used for containing goods distributed into the grid, and can be containers such as trays and bins.

And S306, responding to the operation of scanning the distribution container by the user, and binding the lattice with the distribution container.

In this step, after the user scans a distribution container, the device for sorting out goods may obtain the number of the distribution container from the scanning information of the distribution container, and then bind the number of the distribution container with the slot. After the user scans the next distribution container, the device for sorting the goods out of the warehouse binds the serial number of the distribution container with the grid.

Step S307, the user scans the goods in the picking container.

And step S308, responding to the operation of scanning the goods in the picking container by the user, determining the expected distribution quantity of the goods at each grid according to the order information bound by the grids, and displaying prompt information.

Wherein the expected number of such items to be dispensed at each compartment is understood to be the number of such items that need to be placed by the user into each compartment.

In step S308, the device for sorting the goods out of the warehouse may first obtain the goods identifier carried in the goods scanning information, so as to determine the kind of the goods according to the goods identifier; then, the number of the goods contained in the order bound by each cell is counted, the counted total amount of the goods in the order bound by each cell is used as the predicted number of the sub-distribution of each cell, and then corresponding prompt information is displayed.

And S309, the user distributes the goods to each grid according to the prompt message.

Step S310, the user scans each grid and inputs the actual distribution amount of the goods in each grid on the operation interface.

Step 311, determining the rechecking amount of the goods in the order bound by the grid according to the actual distribution amount of the goods at each grid.

In this step, the means for sorting out goods can allocate the actual number of distribution of such goods in the grid to the order bound by the grid to obtain the actual number of distribution of such goods in the order bound by the grid, i.e. the review number of such goods in the order bound by the grid.

Fig. 4 is a schematic view of the main modules of the device for sorting out goods according to one embodiment of the invention. As shown in fig. 4, the apparatus 400 for sorting out goods according to the embodiment of the present invention includes: a binding module 401, a distribution prompting module 402 and a rechecking module 403.

And the binding module 401 is configured to bind the order corresponding to the picking container with the slot of the distribution review table according to the flow direction of the order.

Wherein the order picking container corresponds to orders in a plurality of flow directions. In specific implementation, the goods picking container can be a material box, a goods picking trolley and the like. The broadcast review station may be a device with multiple compartments, such as a Rebin Wall, etc. In specific implementation, after a user (such as a warehouse worker) completes a cargo picking task, the binding module 401 is triggered to perform the operation of binding the grid with the order in a manner of scanning a barcode or an electronic tag on a cargo picking container by a scanning gun.

Specifically, the binding module 401 may determine, according to the obtained scanning information of the picking container, information of each order corresponding to the picking container, such as an order identifier, a flow direction of the order, a cargo identifier of a cargo contained in the order (for example, a SKU code, which is a Stock Keeping Unit), a quantity of the cargo contained in the order, and the like; then, the binding module 401 binds the orders belonging to the same flow direction in the orders corresponding to the picking container with the same bin, and further binds the orders in different flow directions to different bins.

For example, assuming that the picking container corresponds to 6 orders, which are respectively order 1 to order 6, and the flow direction of order 1 is warehouse a, the flow direction of order 2 is warehouse B, the flow direction of order 3 is warehouse a, the flow direction of order 4 is warehouse C, the flow direction of order 5 is warehouse B, and the flow direction of order 6 is warehouse a, the binding module 401 may bind the order 1, the order 3, and the order 6 to the cell 1 of the split-level rechecking table, bind the order 2 and the order 5 to the cell 2 of the split-level rechecking table, and bind the order 4 to the cell 3 of the split-level rechecking table.

And a distribution prompting module 402, configured to, in response to an operation of scanning the goods placed in the picking container by the user, determine a predicted distribution quantity of the goods at each of the bays according to the order information bound to the bays, and then generate a prompting message indicating the predicted distribution quantity of the goods at each of the bays.

Wherein the expected number of such items to be dispensed at each compartment is understood to be the number of such items that need to be placed by the user into each compartment. In specific implementation, the user may trigger the distribution prompting module 402 to execute a corresponding operation by scanning a barcode or an electronic tag on the goods.

Specifically, the distribution prompting module 402 may first obtain a cargo identifier carried in the cargo scanning information, so as to determine the cargo type according to the cargo identifier; then, the score playing prompting module 402 counts the number of the goods contained in the order bound by each cell, and takes the counted total number of the goods in the order bound by each cell as the pre-score playing number of each cell; next, the distribution prompting module 402 generates a prompting message indicating the expected distribution quantity of the goods at each grid, and returns the prompting message to the user. Wherein, the prompt message may specifically include: the number of the compartment, the expected number of the distribution of the goods in the compartment.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the distribution prompting module 402 generates the prompting information for indicating the expected distribution quantity of the goods at each cell, so that the user can conveniently and quickly distribute the goods in different flow directions to different cells and distribute the goods in the same flow direction to the same cell only by placing the goods in each cell according to the prompting information, thereby greatly reducing the user operation.

The rechecking module 403 is configured to determine an actual distribution quantity of the goods at each cell after the user distributes the goods to each cell according to the prompt information; and determining the rechecking amount of the goods in the order bound by the grid according to the actual distribution amount of the goods at each grid.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the rechecking module 403 determines the actual number of the goods in each grid, and determines the rechecking amount of the goods in the order bound by the grid according to the actual number of the goods in each grid, so as to realize automatic rechecking of the order bound by each grid, and further realize integrated processing of the distribution and rechecking.

In the device provided by the embodiment of the invention, a plurality of flow-direction orders corresponding to the picking container are bound with the grids of the split-sowing rechecking table through the binding module, the orders in the same flow direction are bound with the same grid, the predicted split-sowing quantity of the goods at each grid is determined through the split-sowing prompting module according to the order information bound by the grids, prompting information is generated according to the predicted split-sowing quantity, the actual split-sowing quantity of the goods at each grid is determined through the rechecking module, the rechecking quantity of the goods in the orders bound by the grids is determined according to the actual split-sowing quantity, centralized sorting and ex-warehouse of the goods in multiple flow directions can be realized, the split-sowing rechecking integrated processing is realized, the manual operation involved in the sorting and ex-warehouse processes is reduced, the processing efficiency of goods sorting and ex-warehouse error rate of goods are reduced.

Fig. 5 is a schematic view of the main modules of the device for sorting out goods according to another embodiment of the invention. As shown in fig. 5, the apparatus 500 for sorting out goods according to the embodiment of the present invention includes: the system comprises a group list module 501, an acquisition module 502, a binding module 503, a distribution prompt module 504 and a rechecking module 505.

The order combining module 501 is configured to combine orders with the same goods in the same time, and then output the combined order to a user, so that the user can pick the goods according to the combined order.

In an alternative example, the order grouping module 501 may first determine all orders of the current wave based on the order taking time of the current wave and the order placing time of the orders, and then group the orders with the same goods in the current wave in multiple flow directions. For example, assuming that the order-taking time of the current wave is 10 am and the order-taking time of the last wave is 8 am, the order with the order-taking time between 8 am and 10 am may be added to the current wave, so as to obtain all the orders of the current wave; orders with the same goods in multiple flow directions in the current wave can then be grouped, so that the user can subsequently pick orders in multiple flow directions collectively according to the aggregate order obtained by grouping. In particular, the same goods may be goods with the same goods identification (such as the same SKU code).

In the embodiment of the invention, the order grouping module 501 can realize centralized picking of orders with the same goods in multiple flow directions, and overcomes the defects that in the prior art, centralized picking of orders in single flow direction needs to take the same goods to and fro at the same storage position for multiple times, and the picking efficiency is low.

The obtaining module 502 is configured to, in response to an operation of scanning the pick-up container by a user, obtain flow direction information of an order corresponding to the pick-up container.

In specific implementation, after a user (such as a warehouse worker) completes a cargo picking task, the acquisition module 502 may be triggered to perform an operation of acquiring order flow information in a manner of scanning a barcode or an electronic tag on a picking container by a scanning gun.

In an optional example, the obtaining module 502 obtains flow direction information of the order corresponding to the pick-up container, including: the obtaining module 502 may first obtain the scanning information of the picking container, and then determine the flow direction information of each order corresponding to the picking container according to the scanning information of the picking container. The flow direction of the order may be a destination warehouse in the order distribution process, or a destination distribution area, etc. In addition, the obtaining module 502 may further determine information such as an order identifier, a goods identifier (for example, SKU code, Stock Keeping Unit) of goods included in the order, and a quantity of goods included in the order according to the scanning information of the picking container.

The binding module 503 is configured to bind the order corresponding to the picking container with the slot of the distribution review table according to the flow direction of the order.

The broadcast review station may be a device with multiple slots, such as a Rebin Wall. In specific implementation, the binding module 503 may bind the orders belonging to the same flow direction in the orders corresponding to the picking container with the same bin, and bind the orders in different flow directions to different bins.

For example, assuming that the collection sheet corresponding to the picking container includes 6 orders, which are respectively order 1 to order 6, and the flow direction of order 1 is warehouse a, the flow direction of order 2 is warehouse B, the flow direction of order 3 is warehouse a, the flow direction of order 4 is warehouse C, the flow direction of order 5 is warehouse B, and the flow direction of order 6 is warehouse a, the binding module 503 may bind order 1, order 3, and order 6 to the cell 1 of the split-level re-checking platform, bind order 2 and order 5 to the cell 2 of the split-level re-checking platform, and bind order 4 to the cell 3 of the split-level re-checking platform.

The distribution prompting module 504 is configured to determine, in response to an operation of scanning the goods placed in the picking container by the user, a predicted distribution amount of the goods at each of the bays according to the order information bound to the bays, and then the distribution prompting module 504 generates prompting information indicating the predicted distribution amount of the goods at each of the bays.

Wherein the expected number of such items to be dispensed at each compartment is understood to be the number of such items that need to be placed by the user into each compartment. In specific implementation, the user may trigger the distribution prompting module 504 to execute a corresponding operation by scanning a barcode or an electronic tag on the goods.

In an alternative example, determining the expected number of splits for the item at each bay according to the order information bound by the bay by the split reminder module 504 includes: the distribution prompting module 504 first obtains the cargo identification carried in the cargo scanning information to determine the cargo type according to the cargo identification; then, the score playing prompting module 504 counts the number of the goods contained in the order bound by each cell, and takes the counted total number of the goods in the order bound by each cell as the pre-score playing number of each cell.

For example, assume that bin 1 is bound to order 1, order 3, and order 6, and that bin 2 is bound to order 2 and order 5. Further, assuming the item identifier carried in the item scanning information is "23926486693," the triage prompt module 504 may determine that the item scanned by the user is the item represented by item identifier 23926486693. Then, the distribution prompting module 504 counts the total quantity of the goods with the goods identification 23926486693 in the order 1, the order 3 and the order 6 bound to the bay 1 to obtain the expected distribution quantity of the goods in the bay 1; the distribution prompting module 504 counts the total quantity of the goods with the goods identification 23926486693 in order 2 and order 5 bound by the grid 2 to obtain the expected distribution quantity of the goods in the grid 2.

The rechecking module 505 is configured to determine the actual distribution quantity of the goods at each cell after the user distributes the goods to each cell according to the prompt information; and the method is also used for determining the rechecking amount of the goods in the order bound by the grid according to the actual distribution quantity of the goods at each grid.

In an alternative example, the review module 505 determines the actual number of distribution of the item at each of the slots includes: the rechecking module 505 determines the actual distribution quantity of the goods at the grid according to the input information of the user on the operation interface. Wherein the operation interface is generated in response to a user operation of scanning the grid.

For example, the user scans bay 1 after placing 5 pieces of goods identified as 23926486693 into bay 1, and the device for sorting out the goods may display an operation interface for bay 1 based on the display module; then, the user may input the number "5" on the operation interface and perform a submitting operation, and then, the rechecking module 505 may determine that the actual distribution number of the goods at bay 1 is 5 according to the user input information.

Further, the review module 505, after determining the actual number of the distributed items of the kind at each of the slots, may allocate the actual number of the distributed items of the kind at the slot to the order bound by the slot to obtain the actual number of the distributed items of the kind in the order bound by the slot, i.e. the review amount of the kind in the order bound by the slot.

For example, assuming that the actual number of distributed goods identified as 23926486693 in grid 1 is 5, and assuming that the demand of the kind of goods in order 1, order 3, and order 6 bound to grid 1 is 2, 1, and 2, the review module 505 may sequentially allocate the actual number of distributed goods "5" to each order according to the demand of the goods of each order, and further obtain that the review number of the kind of goods in order 1 is 2, the review number of the kind of goods in order 3 is 1, and the review number of the kind of goods in order 6 is 2.

In the embodiment of the invention, the actual distribution quantity of the goods at each grid is determined by the rechecking module, and the rechecking quantity of the goods in the order bound by the grid is determined according to the actual distribution quantity of the goods at each grid, so that the automatic rechecking of the order bound by each grid can be realized, and further, the integrated processing of distribution, distribution and rechecking is realized.

In the device provided by the embodiment of the invention, orders in multiple flow directions are combined through the order combining module, and goods are picked based on the collective order obtained by combining the orders, so that the defects that in the prior art, the same goods need to be taken from the same storage position repeatedly and the goods picking efficiency is low when the single-flow orders are collected in a centralized manner can be overcome; the orders in multiple flow directions corresponding to the sorting container are bound with the grids of the split rechecking table through the binding module, the orders in the same flow direction are bound with the same grids, the predicted split quantity of the goods in each grid is determined through the split prompt module according to the order information bound by the grids, prompt information is generated according to the predicted split quantity, the rechecking quantity of the goods in the orders bound by the grids is determined through the rechecking module according to the actual split quantity of the goods in each grid, centralized sorting and ex-warehouse of the orders in multiple flow directions can be achieved, split rechecking integrated processing is achieved, manual operation involved in sorting out-warehouse processes is reduced, processing efficiency of sorting out-warehouse of the goods is improved, and the error rate of sorting out-warehouse of the goods is reduced.

Fig. 6 shows an exemplary system architecture 600 of a method for goods sorting out of warehouses or an apparatus for goods sorting out of warehouses, to which embodiments of the present invention may be applied.

As shown in fig. 6, the system architecture 600 may include a pick container 601, a scanning device 602, a terminal device 603, and a distribution review station 604.

The picking container 601 is used for containing goods sorted by a user when the user performs a picking task, and can be a picking trolley, a bin and the like. In a specific implementation, a user can pick goods based on the assembled collection sheet, place the picked goods in a picking container 601, and then perform sorting and rechecking work through the scanning device 602, the terminal device 603 and the sorting and rechecking table 604.

The scanning device 602 is configured to scan an electronic tag or a barcode attached to a notch of a picking container, a cargo, or a distribution review table, so as to trigger the terminal device 603 to perform a binding operation between the notch and an order, a cargo distribution prompt operation, or an automatic review operation. In particular implementations, the scanning device 602 may be a scanning gun.

The terminal device 603 may be various electronic devices having a display screen and supporting web browsing, including but not limited to a smart phone, a tablet computer, a laptop portable computer, a desktop computer, and the like.

The terminal device 603 may interact with the scanning device 602 over a network to receive or send messages or the like. The terminal device 603 is configured to bind the order corresponding to the picking container with the cell of the distribution rechecking table according to the flow direction of the order; the system is also used for responding to the operation of scanning goods placed in the picking container by a user, determining the expected distribution quantity of the goods at each grid according to the order information bound by the grids, and then generating prompt information for indicating the expected distribution quantity of the goods at each grid; after the user distributes the goods to each cell according to the prompt information, determining the actual distribution quantity of the goods at each cell; and determining the rechecking amount of the goods in the order bound by the grid according to the actual distribution amount of the goods at each grid.

The broadcast review station 604 may be a device with multiple cells, such as a Rebin Wall, etc. In specific implementation, the user can distribute the goods to each cell according to the distribution prompt information displayed on the terminal device 603.

It should be noted that the method for sorting out goods provided by the present invention is generally performed by the terminal device 603, and accordingly, the device for sorting out goods is generally disposed in the terminal device 603.

It should be understood that the number of pick containers, scanning devices, terminal devices, and distribution review stations in fig. 6 is illustrative only. There may be any number of cargo containers, scanning devices, terminal devices, and distribution review stations, as desired for implementation.

Referring now to FIG. 7, shown is a block diagram of a computer system 700 suitable for use with a terminal device implementing an embodiment of the present invention. The computer system illustrated in FIG. 7 is only an example and should not impose any limitations on the scope of use or functionality of embodiments of the invention.

As shown in fig. 7, the computer system 700 includes a Central Processing Unit (CPU)701, which can perform various appropriate actions and processes in accordance with a program stored in a Read Only Memory (ROM)702 or a program loaded from a storage section 708 into a Random Access Memory (RAM) 703. In the RAM 703, various programs and data necessary for the operation of the system 700 are also stored. The CPU 701, the ROM 702, and the RAM 703 are connected to each other via a bus 704. An input/output (I/O) interface 705 is also connected to bus 704.

The following components are connected to the I/O interface 705: an input portion 706 including a keyboard, a mouse, and the like; an output section 707 including a display such as a Cathode Ray Tube (CRT), a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), and the like, and a speaker; a storage section 708 including a hard disk and the like; and a communication section 709 including a network interface card such as a LAN card, a modem, or the like. The communication section 709 performs communication processing via a network such as the internet. A drive 710 is also connected to the I/O interface 705 as needed. A removable medium 711 such as a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, a semiconductor memory, or the like is mounted on the drive 710 as necessary, so that a computer program read out therefrom is mounted into the storage section 708 as necessary.

In particular, according to the embodiments of the present disclosure, the processes described above with reference to the flowcharts may be implemented as computer software programs. For example, embodiments of the present disclosure include a computer program product comprising a computer program embodied on a computer readable medium, the computer program comprising program code for performing the method illustrated in the flow chart. In such an embodiment, the computer program can be downloaded and installed from a network through the communication section 709, and/or installed from the removable medium 711. The computer program performs the above-described functions defined in the system of the present invention when executed by the Central Processing Unit (CPU) 701.

It should be noted that the computer readable medium shown in the present invention can be a computer readable signal medium or a computer readable storage medium or any combination of the two. A computer readable storage medium may be, for example, but not limited to, an electronic, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic, infrared, or semiconductor system, apparatus, or device, or any combination of the foregoing. More specific examples of the computer readable storage medium may include, but are not limited to: an electrical connection having one or more wires, a portable computer diskette, a hard disk, a Random Access Memory (RAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM or flash memory), an optical fiber, a portable compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM), an optical storage device, a magnetic storage device, or any suitable combination of the foregoing. In the present invention, 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. In the present invention, however, a computer readable signal medium may include a propagated data signal with computer readable program code embodied therein, for example, in baseband or as part of a carrier wave. Such a propagated data signal may take many forms, including, but not limited to, electro-magnetic, optical, or any suitable combination thereof. A computer readable signal medium may also be any computer readable medium that is not a computer readable storage medium and that can communicate, propagate, or transport a program for use by or in connection with an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device. Program code embodied on a computer readable medium may be transmitted using any appropriate medium, including but not limited to: wireless, wire, fiber optic cable, RF, etc., or any suitable combination of the foregoing.

The flowchart and block diagrams in the figures illustrate the architecture, functionality, and operation of possible implementations of systems, methods and computer program products according to various embodiments of the present invention. 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.

The modules described in the embodiments of the present invention may be implemented by software or hardware. The described modules may also be provided in a processor, which may be described as: a processor comprises a binding module, a distribution prompt module and a rechecking module. Where the names of these modules do not in some cases constitute a limitation on the module itself, for example, a binding module may also be described as a "module that binds a grid to an order".

As another aspect, the present invention also provides a computer-readable medium that may be contained in the apparatus described in the above embodiments; or may be separate and not incorporated into the device. The computer readable medium carries one or more programs which, when executed by a device, cause the device to perform the following: binding the order corresponding to the picking container with the grid of the distribution rechecking table according to the flow direction of the order; the order picking container corresponds to a plurality of orders in the same flow direction, and the orders in the same flow direction are bound with the same grid; in response to the operation of scanning goods placed in the picking container by a user, determining the expected distribution quantity of the goods at each grid according to the order information bound by the grids, and then generating prompt information for indicating the expected distribution quantity of the goods at each grid; after the user distributes the goods to each cell according to the prompt information, determining the actual distribution quantity of the goods at each cell; and determining the rechecking amount of the goods in the order bound by the grid according to the actual distribution amount of the goods at each grid.

The above-described embodiments should not be construed as limiting the scope of the invention. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications, combinations, sub-combinations, and substitutions can occur, depending on design requirements and other factors. Any modification, equivalent replacement, and improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A method for sorting goods out of a warehouse, the method comprising:

binding the order corresponding to the picking container with the grid of the distribution rechecking table according to the flow direction of the order; the order picking container corresponds to a plurality of orders in the same flow direction, and the orders in the same flow direction are bound with the same grid;

in response to the operation of scanning goods placed in the picking container by a user, determining the expected distribution quantity of the goods at each grid according to the order information bound by the grids, and then generating prompt information for indicating the expected distribution quantity of the goods at each grid;

after the user distributes the goods to each cell according to the prompt information, determining the actual distribution quantity of the goods at each cell; and determining the rechecking amount of the goods in the order bound by the grid according to the actual distribution amount of the goods at each grid.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

and responding to the operation of scanning the picking container by a user, acquiring flow direction information of the order corresponding to the picking container, and executing the step of binding the order corresponding to the picking container with the grid of the distribution rechecking table according to the flow direction of the order according to the flow direction information of the order.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said step of determining an expected number of deliveries of the item at each of the plurality of bays based on the order information associated with the bay comprises:

determining the goods type according to the goods identification carried in the goods scanning information, and then counting the quantity of the goods contained in the order bound by each cell to obtain the expected distribution quantity of the goods at each cell.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said step of determining the actual number of dispenses of said item at each bay comprises:

responding to the operation of scanning a grid by a user, and generating an operation interface aiming at the grid; and determining the actual distribution quantity of the goods at the grid according to the input information of the user on the operation interface.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

before the step of binding the order corresponding to the picking container with the grid of the distribution rechecking table according to the flow direction of the order is executed, orders with the same goods in the same wave are subjected to order forming, and then an aggregate order obtained by the order forming is output to a user so that the user picks the goods according to the aggregate order; wherein the aggregated sheet comprises a plurality of orders in a flow direction.

6. An apparatus for sorting goods out of a warehouse, the apparatus comprising:

the binding module is used for binding the order corresponding to the picking container with the grid of the distribution rechecking table according to the flow direction of the order; the order picking container corresponds to a plurality of orders in the same flow direction, and the orders in the same flow direction are bound with the same grid;

the distribution prompting module is used for responding to the operation of scanning the goods placed in the sorting container by a user, determining the expected distribution quantity of the goods at each grid according to the order information bound by the grid, and then generating prompting information for indicating the expected distribution quantity of the goods at each grid;

the rechecking module is used for determining the actual distribution quantity of the goods at each grid after the user distributes the goods to each grid according to the prompt information; and determining the rechecking amount of the goods in the order bound by the grid according to the actual distribution amount of the goods at each grid.

7. The apparatus of claim 6, further comprising:

the obtaining module is used for responding to the operation of scanning the picking container by a user, obtaining flow direction information of the order corresponding to the picking container, and enabling the binding module to execute the operation of binding the order corresponding to the picking container and the grid of the distribution rechecking table according to the flow direction of the order according to the flow direction information of the order.

8. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the means for prompting a split to determine the expected number of splits to be made for the item at each of the slots based on the order information bound to the slot comprises:

the sub-distribution prompting module determines the goods type according to the goods identification carried in the goods scanning information, and then counts the number of the goods contained in the order bound by each cell to obtain the predicted sub-distribution number of the goods at each cell.

9. An electronic device, characterized in that the electronic device comprises:

one or more processors;

a storage device for storing one or more programs,

when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to implement the method of any one of claims 1-5.

10. A computer-readable medium, on which a computer program is stored, which program, when being executed by a processor, is adapted to carry out the method of any one of claims 1 to 5.