CN112836910A - Article production and conveying method and device - Google Patents

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CN112836910A
CN112836910A CN201911164956.4A CN201911164956A CN112836910A CN 112836910 A CN112836910 A CN 112836910A CN 201911164956 A CN201911164956 A CN 201911164956A CN 112836910 A CN112836910 A CN 112836910A
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The invention discloses a method and a device for conveying articles in production, and relates to the field of warehouse logistics. One embodiment of the method comprises: determining the class information of the articles in the conveying task; determining a task conveying line corresponding to the conveying task according to the class information of the articles in the conveying task based on a preset corresponding table; conveying the articles in the conveying task by using the task conveying line; and the workbench of the task conveying line is provided with a production tool corresponding to the article in the conveying task. According to the method and the device, the conveying lines can be configured according to the article types, the articles are distributed to the corresponding conveying lines, and on different conveying lines, only production tools corresponding to the configured article types are needed to be prepared, so that the time consumption of tool selection during article processing is reduced, the possibility of error is reduced, and further the production efficiency is improved.

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Article production and conveying method and device
Technical Field
The invention relates to the field of warehouse logistics, in particular to a method and a device for conveying articles in a production mode.
Background
In a modern warehouse logistics scenario, after the goods are picked from the warehouse, the goods are often transported to a corresponding workbench through a conveyor line for the next process. In the prior art, no configuration step is provided for which conveying line the task object is conveyed.
In the process of implementing the invention, the inventor finds that at least the following problems exist in the prior art:
task articles under the same task list are different in types, production tools which are possibly used by all articles need to be prepared on a workbench of each conveying line under the condition that the conveying lines are not configured, such as packaging consumables and special transportation tools which need to be used for special articles, so that a large amount of time is consumed for selection when the articles are processed, the possibility of error is increased, and the production efficiency is reduced.
Disclosure of Invention
In view of this, embodiments of the present invention provide a method and an apparatus for conveying articles in production, which can configure conveying lines according to article categories, and distribute articles to corresponding conveying lines, and only need to prepare production tools corresponding to the configured article categories on different conveying lines, so as to reduce the time consumption for selecting tools during processing articles, reduce the possibility of errors, and further improve the production efficiency.
To achieve the above object, according to an aspect of an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an article producing and conveying method including:
determining the class information of the articles in the conveying task;
determining a task conveying line corresponding to the conveying task according to the class information of the articles in the conveying task based on a preset corresponding table;
conveying the articles in the conveying task by using the task conveying line; and the workbench of the task conveying line is provided with a production tool corresponding to the article in the conveying task.
Optionally, the preset mapping table is established by the following method:
acquiring category information of articles in the warehouse and conveying line information in the warehouse;
determining a set formed by all categories as a total set, and determining a subset of the total set as a configuration combination; configuring a corresponding relation between the configuration combination and the conveying lines in the library;
the number of the configuration combinations is not less than 1 and not more than the quantity value of the conveying lines in the library; the conveying lines in 1 warehouse correspond to 1 configuration combination at most.
Optionally, determining a task conveying line corresponding to the conveying task according to the category information of the articles in the conveying task based on a preset correspondence table, including:
determining a task category set corresponding to the conveying task according to the category information of the articles in the conveying task;
and searching a configuration combination corresponding to the task category set based on a preset corresponding table, and taking the searched conveying line in the library corresponding to the configuration combination as the task conveying line.
Optionally, based on a preset correspondence table, searching for a configuration combination corresponding to the task category set, and using the searched in-library delivery line corresponding to the configuration combination as the task delivery line includes:
determining a configuration combination with the task category set as a subset from a preset corresponding table as a standby combination;
and sequentially searching available conveying lines from the conveying lines corresponding to the standby combination according to a preset priority, and taking the conveying lines in the library corresponding to the searched available configuration combination as the task conveying lines.
Optionally, when there is no configuration combination with the task category set as a subset in a preset correspondence table, sequentially searching for a conveying line corresponding to an available configuration combination in the preset correspondence table according to a preset priority, and taking the conveying line corresponding to the searched available configuration combination as the task conveying line.
Optionally, the article production and transportation method further comprises:
and when the configuration combination corresponding to the task category set is not found, determining the task conveying line for the conveying task according to a preset standby distribution mode.
Optionally, after the configuration combination corresponding to the task category set is not found, the method further includes: and updating a preset corresponding table.
According to a further aspect of an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an article producing conveyor including:
the classification determining module is used for determining the classification information of the articles in the conveying task;
the determining conveying line module is used for determining a task conveying line corresponding to the conveying task according to the class information of the articles in the conveying task based on a preset corresponding table;
the conveying module conveys the articles in the conveying task by using the task conveying line; and the workbench of the task conveying line is provided with a production tool corresponding to the article in the conveying task.
Optionally, the determining the conveying line module establishes a preset correspondence table by using the following method:
acquiring category information of articles in the warehouse and conveying line information in the warehouse;
determining a set formed by all categories as a total set, and determining a subset of the total set as a configuration combination; configuring a corresponding relation between the configuration combination and the conveying lines in the library;
the number of the configuration combinations is not less than 1 and not more than the quantity value of the conveying lines in the library; the conveying lines in 1 warehouse correspond to 1 configuration combination at most.
Optionally, the determining a conveying line module determines a task conveying line corresponding to the conveying task according to the category information of the articles in the conveying task based on a preset corresponding table, and includes:
determining a task category set corresponding to the conveying task according to the category information of the articles in the conveying task;
and searching a configuration combination corresponding to the task category set based on a preset corresponding table, and taking the searched conveying line in the library corresponding to the configuration combination as the task conveying line.
Optionally, the determining a delivery line module searches a configuration combination corresponding to the task category set based on a preset correspondence table, and takes the found delivery line in the library corresponding to the configuration combination as the task delivery line, including:
determining a configuration combination with the task category set as a subset from a preset corresponding table as a standby combination;
and sequentially searching available conveying lines from the conveying lines corresponding to the standby combination according to a preset priority, and taking the conveying lines in the library corresponding to the searched available configuration combination as the task conveying lines.
Optionally, the determine conveyor line module is further configured to: and when the preset corresponding table does not have the configuration combination taking the task category set as the subset, sequentially searching the conveying lines corresponding to the available configuration combinations in the preset corresponding table according to the preset priority, and taking the conveying lines corresponding to the searched available configuration combinations as the task conveying lines.
Optionally, the determine conveyor line module is further configured to:
and when the configuration combination corresponding to the task category set is not found, determining the task conveying line for the conveying task according to a preset standby distribution mode.
Optionally, after the determining the transfer line module does not find the configuration combination corresponding to the task category set, the determining the transfer line module further includes: and updating a preset corresponding table.
According to another aspect of an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an article producing and conveying electronic apparatus, including:
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 for article production and transportation provided by the present invention.
According to a further aspect of the embodiments of the present invention, there is provided a computer readable medium, on which a computer program is stored, which when executed by a processor, implements the method for article production and transportation provided by the present invention.
One embodiment of the above invention has the following advantages or benefits: the technical means that the corresponding task conveying line is determined according to the class information of the articles in the conveying task, the articles in the conveying task are conveyed by the task conveying line, and the production tools corresponding to the articles in the conveying task are arranged on the working tables of the task conveying line are adopted, so that the technical problems that in the prior art, all production tools need to be prepared on each working table, a large amount of time is consumed for selection, and errors are prone to occurring are solved, the time consumption of selecting tools during article processing is reduced, the possibility of errors is reduced, and the production efficiency is improved.
Further effects of the above-mentioned non-conventional alternatives will be described below in connection with the embodiments.
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fig. 1 is a schematic view of a main flow of a method of article production conveyance according to an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 2 is a flow chart illustrating the execution process of the article production and transportation method according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the major modules of an article production conveyor according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 4 is an exemplary system architecture diagram in which embodiments of the present invention may be employed;
fig. 5 is a schematic block diagram of a computer system suitable for use in implementing a terminal device or server of an embodiment of the invention.
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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.
Fig. 1 is a schematic view of a main flow of a method for producing and conveying an article according to an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 1, including:
s101, determining the category information of the articles in the conveying task;
step S102, based on a preset corresponding table, determining a task conveying line corresponding to the conveying task according to the class information of the articles in the conveying task;
step S103, conveying the articles in the conveying task by using the task conveying line; and the workbench of the task conveying line is provided with a production tool corresponding to the article in the conveying task.
The conveying task can be a task of one-time conveying of the articles belonging to the same collection list after picking is completed and before the articles are prepared for being cast and packed in storage production; the collection list may include at least one picking task, specifically, may include only one item, may include a plurality of same items, and may include a plurality of different items.
The category information of the articles can be information determined according to preset three-level classification, such as mother and infant, 3c digital and household articles, and can also be subdivided into more specific categories, such as furniture, bedding, kitchen and toilet appliances and the like in household articles;
the type information of the articles in the conveying task may be information including types of all the articles in the conveying task.
The conveying line can be a section of conveying line arranged in the warehouse, and at least one conveying line can be arranged in the conveying line and used for conveying the articles after picking and before preparing to cast lines for packaging; the conveying line can be realized by conveying through a preset conveying device or a conveying belt.
The working platform can be arranged at the end of the conveying line; the workbench can be provided with a production tool corresponding to the article, and the production tool can be a packaging consumable material used in a packaging link or subsequent conveying equipment after packaging is completed; packaging consumables or conveying equipment required for different types of commodities are often different, for example, when clothes are packaged, common packaging bags can be used, and when some kitchen utensils (such as fragile articles like glass cups and porcelain bowls) are packaged, shock absorption consumables and paper boxes with corresponding sizes can be used; the posture of the packaged clothes is usually not needed to be noticed when the packaged clothes are conveyed, and the posture of the articles using paper boxes or paper boxes is usually needed to be noticed when the articles are conveyed, and some articles need to be right-side-up or are contained by using special storage tools.
According to the invention, the corresponding task conveying line is determined according to the class information of the articles in the conveying task, the articles in the conveying task are conveyed by using the task conveying line, and the technical means that the production tools corresponding to the articles in the conveying task are arranged on the working tables of the task conveying line, so that the technical problems that in the prior art, all production tools need to be prepared on each working table, a large amount of time is consumed for selection, and errors are easy to occur are solved, the time consumption of tool selection during article processing is reduced, the possibility of errors is reduced, and the production efficiency is improved.
In some embodiments, the preset mapping table is established by the following method:
acquiring category information of articles in the warehouse and conveying line information in the warehouse;
determining a set formed by all categories as a total set, and determining a subset of the total set as a configuration combination; configuring a corresponding relation between the configuration combination and the conveying lines in the library;
the number of the configuration combinations is not less than 1 and not more than the quantity value of the conveying lines in the library; the conveying lines in 1 warehouse correspond to 1 configuration combination at most.
The configuration combination can be any subset of the total set, and can be specifically set according to the warehousing condition;
the following is a description with specific examples: in a warehouse, a is shared1、a2、a3、a4、a5、a6、a7、a8The 8 types of articles are arranged in a warehouse, and 5 conveying lines are arranged in the warehouse; then, the total set is a set a including these 8 categories, and three configuration combinations can be set, which are: configuration combination A1={a1,a2,a3,a4}, configure combination A2={a5,a6,a7,a8}, configure combination A3={a1,a2,a3,a4,a5,a6,a7,a8}; in which a combination A is arranged1And configuration combination A2For a proper subset of the total set A, the combination A is configured3The corpus itself, which is the total set a;
the preset corresponding table stores the corresponding relationship between the configuration combination and the configuration of the conveyor lines in the warehouse, and in a specific warehousing condition, the corresponding relationship can be determined according to the distribution characteristics of the types of the articles in the warehouse, or the historical data or experience of the order received by the warehouse, for example, if the quantity of some types of articles in the warehouse is large, more than one conveyor line can be set for the configuration combination containing the type; for example, configuration combination A1If the quantity of the medium-sized articles is large, the following can be set: configuration combination A1Corresponding conveying line B1And B2Configuration combination A2Corresponding conveying line B3Configuration combination A3Corresponding conveying line B4And a conveying line B5May not correspond to a configuration combination; the conveying line which is not correspondingly configured and combined can be used as a reserved standby conveying line for processing emergency situations; the conveying lines which are not correspondingly configured and combined are not required to be arranged;
the corresponding relation between the configuration combination and the preset corresponding table can be changed according to the storage condition.
In some embodiments, determining a task conveying line corresponding to the conveying task according to the category information of the articles in the conveying task based on a preset corresponding table includes:
determining a task category set corresponding to the conveying task according to the category information of the articles in the conveying task;
and searching a configuration combination corresponding to the task category set based on a preset corresponding table, and taking the searched conveying line in the library corresponding to the configuration combination as the task conveying line.
For a conveying task, the category information of all articles in the task can be acquired firstly, and a set formed by the categories is used as the task category set; for example: for a transport task T, there are items T in the T task1、t2、t3Wherein the article t1Is of the class a1Article t2Is of the class a2Article t3Is of the class a3If the task category set C corresponding to the conveying task is C ═ a1,a2,a3};
Then, a configuration combination corresponding to the task category set can be searched from configuration combination information in a preset corresponding table, and the searched in-library conveying line corresponding to the configuration combination is used as the task conveying line; the above example is illustrative, i.e. combination A can be configured1={a1,a2,a3,a4}, configuration combination A2={a5,a6,a7,a8}, configuration combination A3={a1,a2,a3,a4,a5,a6,a7,a8In this, a task category set C ═ a is determined1,a2,a3The corresponding configuration combination.
In some embodiments, based on a preset correspondence table, finding a configuration combination corresponding to the task category set, and using a transfer line in a library corresponding to the found configuration combination as the task transfer line includes:
determining a configuration combination with the task category set as a subset from a preset corresponding table as a standby combination;
and sequentially searching available conveying lines from the conveying lines corresponding to the standby combination according to a preset priority, and taking the conveying lines in the library corresponding to the searched available configuration combination as the task conveying lines.
The preset priority may be: taking the sequence of the number of elements in the configuration combination which contains the task category set as the subset from small to large as the sequence of the priority from high to low; the smaller the number of elements in the configuration combination including the task category set as the subset is, the higher the contact ratio with the task category set can be considered, and further the more the tools arranged in the working platform of the corresponding conveying line conform to the articles in the conveying task;
the preset priority may also be: taking the sequence of the distances from the conveying lines corresponding to the configuration combination containing the task category set as the subset to the center point of the warehouse position where the article in the conveying task is located from near to far as the sequence of the priority from high to low; the closer the conveyor line is, the faster the articles can be conveyed to the conveyor line;
the preset priority can also be determined according to the warehousing condition or according to experience;
for example, the above examples are illustrative:
for the conveying task T, the task class set is C ═ a1,a2,a3}; with conveying lines B in the store1、B2、B3、B4、B5Configure combination A1={a1,a2,a3,a4}, configure combination A2={a5,a6,a7,a8}, configure combination A3={a1,a2,a3,a4,a5,a6,a7,a8And the transmission lines and the configuration combination have corresponding relations: configuration combination A1Corresponding conveying line B1And B2Configuration combination A2Corresponding conveying line B3Configuration combination A3Corresponding conveying line B4And a conveying line B5May not correspond to a configuration combination; it is easy to know that the task category set C is contained in the configuration combination A1And configuration combination A3To configure a combination A1The number of the middle elements is 4, and a combination A is configured3Middle element isThe number is 8, and the configuration combination A can be determined according to the preset priority1Is higher priority than configuration combination a3And then starts to search configuration combination A1Corresponding conveying line B1And B2Whether it is available; if the conveying line B1Unusable, conveying line B2If available, the conveying line B can be finally connected2And determining a task conveying line for conveying the task T.
The "available conveyor line" is understood to mean that the conveyor line is free or that the conveyor line can also be used for conveying work.
In some embodiments, when there is no configuration combination with the task category set as a subset in a preset correspondence table, according to a preset priority, conveying lines corresponding to available configuration combinations are sequentially searched in the preset correspondence table, and the conveying lines corresponding to the searched available configuration combinations are used as the task conveying lines.
The preset priorities can also be set in the case that no configuration combination can contain a task category set; for example, for the transport task T2With a collection of task classes C2={a1,a2,a3,a4,a5}; with conveying lines B in the store1、B2、B3、B4、B5Configure combination A4={a1,a2,a3}, configure combination A5={a4,a5,a6}, configure combination A6={a7,a8And the transmission lines and the configuration combination have corresponding relations: configuration combination A4Corresponding conveying line B1And B2Configuration combination A5Corresponding conveying line B3Configuration combination A6Corresponding conveying line B4And a conveying line B5May not correspond to a configuration combination; it is easy to know that the set of classes is C2Is not contained in A4、A5、A6Any of them, but it is possible to set in a preset priority: for set C2={a1,a2,a3,a4,a5Can be combined with the configuration A4={a1,a2,a3And configuration combination A5={a4,a5,a6Has a corresponding relationship, and a combination A is configured4Is higher priority than configuration combination a5(ii) a And further can be combined with the configuration A4Corresponding conveying line B1And B2Middle search and transport task T2And (4) corresponding task conveying lines.
In some embodiments, the article production transport method further comprises:
and when the configuration combination corresponding to the task category set is not found, determining the task conveying line for the conveying task according to a preset standby distribution mode.
The preset spare allocation mode may be to select the transport lines according to the preset priority mentioned above, when the transport lines not corresponding to the configuration combination are provided (as mentioned above, transport line B)5) The task conveying line can also be determined by the conveying line which does not correspond to the configuration combination; particularly, the storage device can be flexibly set and changed according to the storage condition.
In some embodiments, after the configuration combination corresponding to the task category set is not found, the method further comprises: and updating a preset corresponding table.
In some warehousing scenes, if the situation that the configuration combination corresponding to the task category set cannot be found frequently occurs, the preset corresponding table is considered to be improperly configured, and needs to be adjusted, at this time, the category in the configuration combination can be changed, or a new configuration combination is added, so that the method provided by the invention is optimized.
Fig. 2 is a schematic flow chart of the implementation process of the article production and transportation method according to an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 2, including:
step S201, acquiring a conveying task;
step S202, judging whether category information exists in a conveying task; specifically, whether all the articles in the conveying task have the category information or not can be judged, and a task category set is determined according to the category information of the articles in the task; if yes, go to step 203; if not, go to step 206;
step S203, judging whether a preset corresponding table has a configuration combination corresponding to the task category set; if yes, go to step 204; if not, go to step 206;
step S204, judging whether the transmission line corresponding to the searched configuration combination is available; if yes, go to step 205; if not, go to step 206;
s205, when an available conveying line corresponding to the task category set is determined, conveying the articles in the conveying task by using the conveying line;
step S206, the task conveying line may be determined for the conveying task according to a preset standby allocation manner, and the conveying line is used to convey the articles in the conveying task.
Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of main modules of an article production conveyor according to an embodiment of the present invention, and as shown in fig. 3, an article production conveyor 300 includes:
a category determining module 301, configured to determine category information of the articles in the conveying task;
a transfer line determining module 302, configured to determine, based on a preset correspondence table, a task transfer line corresponding to the transport task according to the category information of the articles in the transport task;
a transport module 303 for transporting the object in the transport task by using the task transport line; and the workbench of the task conveying line is provided with a production tool corresponding to the article in the conveying task.
The conveying task can be a task of one-time conveying of the articles belonging to the same collection list after picking is completed and before the articles are prepared for being cast and packed in storage production; the collection list may include at least one picking task, specifically, may include only one item, may include a plurality of same items, and may include a plurality of different items.
The category information of the articles can be information determined according to preset three-level classification, such as mother and infant, 3c digital and household articles, and can also be subdivided into more specific categories, such as furniture, bedding, kitchen and toilet appliances and the like in household articles;
the type information of the articles in the conveying task may be information including types of all the articles in the conveying task.
The conveying line can be a section of conveying line arranged in the warehouse, and at least one conveying line can be arranged in the conveying line and used for conveying the articles after picking and before preparing to cast lines for packaging; the conveying line can be realized by conveying with a conveying device with a fixed path, and can also be realized by conveying with a conveying belt.
The working platform can be arranged at the end of the conveying line; the workbench can be provided with a production tool corresponding to the article, and the production tool can be a packaging consumable material used in a packaging link or subsequent conveying equipment after packaging is completed; packaging consumables or conveying equipment required for different types of commodities are often different, for example, when clothes are packaged, a common packaging bag is used, and when some kitchen utensils (such as fragile articles like glass cups and porcelain bowls) are packaged, shock absorption consumables and paper boxes with corresponding sizes may be used; the posture of the packaged clothes is usually not needed to be noticed when the packaged clothes are conveyed, and the posture of the articles using paper boxes or paper boxes is usually needed to be noticed when the articles are conveyed, and some articles need to be right-side-up or are contained by using special storage tools.
According to the invention, the corresponding task conveying line is determined according to the class information of the articles in the conveying task, the articles in the conveying task are conveyed by using the task conveying line, and the technical means that the production tools corresponding to the articles in the conveying task are arranged on the working tables of the task conveying line, so that the technical problems that in the prior art, all production tools need to be prepared on each working table, a large amount of time is consumed for selection, and errors are easy to occur are solved, the time consumption of tool selection during article processing is reduced, the possibility of errors is reduced, and the production efficiency is improved.
In some embodiments, the determine conveying line module 302 establishes the preset corresponding table by using the following method:
acquiring category information of articles in the warehouse and conveying line information in the warehouse;
determining a set formed by all categories as a total set, and determining a subset of the total set as a configuration combination; configuring a corresponding relation between the configuration combination and the conveying lines in the library;
the number of the configuration combinations is not less than 1 and not more than the quantity value of the conveying lines in the library; the conveying lines in 1 warehouse correspond to 1 configuration combination at most.
The configuration combination can be any subset of the total set, and can be specifically set according to the warehousing condition;
the following is a description with specific examples: in a warehouse, a is shared1、a2、a3、a4、a5、a6、a7、a8These 8 types of articles; and 5 conveying lines are arranged in the warehouse, which are respectively as follows: b is1、B2、B3、B4、B5(ii) a Then, the total set is a set a including these 8 categories, and three configuration combinations can be set, which are: configuration combination A1={a1,a2,a3,a4}, configure combination A2={a5,a6,a7,a8}, configure combination A3={a1,a2,a3,a4,a5,a6,a7,a8}; in which a combination A is arranged1And configuration combination A2For a proper subset of the total set A, the combination A is configured3The corpus itself, which is the total set a;
the preset corresponding table stores the corresponding relationship between the configuration combination and the configuration of the conveyor lines in the warehouse, and in a specific warehousing condition, the corresponding relationship can be determined according to the distribution characteristics of the types of the articles in the warehouse, or the historical data or experience of the order accepted by the warehouse, for example, if the quantity of some types of articles in the warehouse is large, the corresponding relationship can be a configuration group including the typeArranging more than one conveying line; for example, configuration combination A1If the quantity of the medium-sized articles is large, the following can be set: configuration combination A1Corresponding conveying line B1And B2Configuration combination A2Corresponding conveying line B3Configuration combination A3Corresponding conveying line B4And a conveying line B5May not correspond to a configuration combination; the conveying line which is not correspondingly configured and combined can be used as a reserved standby conveying line for processing emergency situations; the conveying lines which are not correspondingly configured and combined are not required to be arranged;
the corresponding relation between the configuration combination and the preset corresponding table can be changed according to the storage condition.
In some embodiments, the determine conveyor line module 302 determines a task conveyor line corresponding to the conveying task according to the category information of the articles in the conveying task based on a preset correspondence table, including:
determining a task category set corresponding to the conveying task according to the category information of the articles in the conveying task;
and searching a configuration combination corresponding to the task category set based on a preset corresponding table, and taking the searched conveying line in the library corresponding to the configuration combination as the task conveying line.
For a conveying task, the category information of all articles in the task can be acquired firstly, and a set formed by the categories is used as the task category set; for example: for a transport task T, there are items T in the T task1、t2、t3Wherein the article t1Is of the class a1Article t2Is of the class a2Article t3Is of the class a3If the task category set C corresponding to the conveying task is C ═ a1,a2,a3};
Then, a configuration combination corresponding to the task category set can be searched from configuration combination information in a preset corresponding table, and the searched in-library conveying line corresponding to the configuration combination is used as the task conveying line; the above example is illustrative, i.e. combination A can be configured1={a1,a2,a3,a4}, configuration combination A2={a5,a6,a7,a8}, configuration combination A3={a1,a2,a3,a4,a5,a6,a7,a8In this, a task category set C ═ a is determined1,a2,a3The corresponding configuration combination.
In some embodiments, the determine delivery line module 302 searches a configuration combination corresponding to the task category set based on a preset correspondence table, and takes the found delivery line in the library corresponding to the configuration combination as the task delivery line, including:
determining a configuration combination with the task category set as a subset from a preset corresponding table as a standby combination;
and sequentially searching available conveying lines from the conveying lines corresponding to the standby combination according to a preset priority, and taking the conveying lines in the library corresponding to the searched available configuration combination as the task conveying lines.
The preset priority may be: taking the sequence of the number of elements in the configuration combination which contains the task category set as the subset from small to large as the sequence of the priority from high to low; the smaller the number of elements in the configuration combination including the task category set as the subset is, the higher the contact ratio with the task category set can be considered, and further the more the tools arranged in the working platform of the corresponding conveying line conform to the articles in the conveying task;
the preset priority may also be: taking the sequence of the distances from the conveying lines corresponding to the configuration combination containing the task category set as the subset to the center point of the warehouse position where the article in the conveying task is located from near to far as the sequence of the priority from high to low; the closer the conveyor line is, the faster the articles can be conveyed to the conveyor line;
the preset priority can also be determined according to the warehousing condition or according to experience;
for example, the above examples are illustrative:
for the conveying task T, the task class set is C ═ a1,a2,a3}; with conveying lines B in the store1、B2、B3、B4、B5Configure combination A1={a1,a2,a3,a4}, configure combination A2={a5,a6,a7,a8}, configure combination A3={a1,a2,a3,a4,a5,a6,a7,a8And the transmission lines and the configuration combination have corresponding relations: configuration combination A1Corresponding conveying line B1And B2Configuration combination A2Corresponding conveying line B3Configuration combination A3Corresponding conveying line B4And a conveying line B5May not correspond to a configuration combination; it is easy to know that the task category set C is contained in the configuration combination A1And configuration combination A3To configure a combination A1The number of the middle elements is 4, and a combination A is configured3If the number of the middle elements is 8, the configuration combination A can be determined according to the preset priority1Is higher priority than configuration combination a3And then starts to search configuration combination A1Corresponding conveying line B1And B2Whether it is available; if the conveying line B1Unusable, conveying line B2If available, the conveying line B can be finally connected2And determining a task conveying line for conveying the task T.
The "available conveyor line" is understood to mean that the conveyor line is free or that the conveyor line can also be used for conveying work.
In some embodiments, the determine conveyor line module 302 is further configured to:
and when the preset corresponding table does not have the configuration combination taking the task category set as the subset, sequentially searching the conveying lines corresponding to the available configuration combinations in the preset corresponding table according to the preset priority, and taking the conveying lines corresponding to the searched available configuration combinations as the task conveying lines.
The preset priorities can also be set in the case that no configuration combination can contain a task category set; for example, for the transport task T2With a collection of task classes C2={a1,a2,a3,a4,a5}; with conveying lines B in the store1、B2、B3、B4、B5Configure combination A4={a1,a2,a3}, configure combination A5={a4,a5,a6}, configure combination A6={a7,a8And the transmission lines and the configuration combination have corresponding relations: configuration combination A4Corresponding conveying line B1And B2Configuration combination A5Corresponding conveying line B3Configuration combination A6Corresponding conveying line B4And a conveying line B5May not correspond to a configuration combination; it is easy to know that the set of classes is C2Is not contained in A4、A5、A6Any of them, but it is possible to set in a preset priority: for set C2={a1,a2,a3,a4,a5Can be combined with the configuration A4={a1,a2,a3And configuration combination A5={a4,a5,a6Has a corresponding relationship, and a combination A is configured4Is higher priority than configuration combination a5(ii) a And further can be combined with the configuration A4Corresponding conveying line B1And B2Middle search and transport task T2And (4) corresponding task conveying lines.
In some embodiments, the determine conveyor line module 302 is further configured to:
and when the configuration combination corresponding to the task category set is not found, determining the task conveying line for the conveying task according to a preset standby distribution mode.
The preset standby allocation mode can be to select the transmission line according to the preset priority mentioned above when the preset standby allocation mode is provided with the non-corresponding transmission lineWhen arranging and combining the corresponding conveying lines (conveying lines B as mentioned above)5) The task conveying line can also be determined by the conveying line which does not correspond to the configuration combination; particularly, the storage device can be flexibly set and changed according to the storage condition.
In some embodiments, the determine delivery line module 302, after not finding the configuration combination corresponding to the set of task categories, further comprises: and updating a preset corresponding table.
In some warehousing scenes, if the situation that the configuration combination corresponding to the task category set cannot be found frequently occurs, the preset corresponding table is considered to be improperly configured, and needs to be adjusted, at this time, the category in the configuration combination can be changed, or a new configuration combination is added, so that the method provided by the invention is optimized.
Fig. 4 illustrates an exemplary system architecture 400 for an article production transport method or article production transport device to which embodiments of the present invention may be applied.
As shown in fig. 4, the system architecture 400 may include terminal devices 401, 402, 403, a network 404, and a server 405. The network 404 serves as a medium for providing communication links between the terminal devices 401, 402, 403 and the server 405. Network 404 may include various types of connections, such as wire, wireless communication links, or fiber optic cables, to name a few.
A user may use terminal devices 401, 402, 403 to interact with a server 405 over a network 404 to receive or send messages or the like. The terminal devices 401, 402, 403 may have various communication client applications installed thereon, such as shopping applications, web browser applications, search applications, instant messaging tools, mailbox clients, social platform software, and the like.
The terminal devices 401, 402, 403 may be various electronic devices having a display screen and supporting web browsing, including but not limited to smart phones, tablet computers, laptop portable computers, desktop computers, and the like.
The server 405 may be a server that provides various services, such as a background management server that supports shopping websites browsed by users using the terminal devices 401, 402, and 403. The background management server can analyze and process the received data such as the product information inquiry request and feed back the processing result to the terminal equipment.
It should be noted that the article production and transportation method provided by the embodiment of the present invention is generally executed by the server 405, and accordingly, the article production and transportation device is generally disposed in the server 405.
It should be understood that the number of terminal devices, networks, and servers in fig. 4 is merely illustrative. There may be any number of terminal devices, networks, and servers, as desired for implementation.
Referring now to FIG. 5, shown is a block diagram of a computer system 500 suitable for use with a terminal device implementing an embodiment of the present invention. The terminal device shown in fig. 5 is only an example, and should not bring any limitation to the functions and the scope of use of the embodiments of the present invention.
As shown in fig. 5, the computer system 500 includes a Central Processing Unit (CPU)501 that can perform various appropriate actions and processes according to a program stored in a Read Only Memory (ROM)502 or a program loaded from a storage section 508 into a Random Access Memory (RAM) 503. In the RAM 503, various programs and data necessary for the operation of the system 500 are also stored. The CPU 501, ROM 502, and RAM 503 are connected to each other via a bus 504. An input/output (I/O) interface 505 is also connected to bus 504.
The following components are connected to the I/O interface 505: an input portion 506 including a keyboard, a mouse, and the like; an output portion 507 including a display such as a Cathode Ray Tube (CRT), a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), and the like, and a speaker; a storage portion 508 including a hard disk and the like; and a communication section 509 including a network interface card such as a LAN card, a modem, or the like. The communication section 509 performs communication processing via a network such as the internet. The driver 510 is also connected to the I/O interface 505 as necessary. A removable medium 511 such as a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, a semiconductor memory, or the like is mounted on the drive 510 as necessary, so that a computer program read out therefrom is mounted into the storage section 508 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 may be downloaded and installed from a network through the communication section 509, and/or installed from the removable medium 511. The computer program performs the above-described functions defined in the system of the present invention when executed by the Central Processing Unit (CPU) 501.
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 includes a determine category module, a determine conveyor line module, and a transport module. The names of these modules do not form a limitation to the modules themselves in some cases, for example, the module for determining the category may also be described as a unit for sending request information to a connected server.
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 comprise: s101, determining the category information of the articles in the conveying task; step S102, based on a preset corresponding table, determining a task conveying line corresponding to the conveying task according to the class information of the articles in the conveying task; step S103, conveying the articles in the conveying task by using the task conveying line; and the workbench of the task conveying line is provided with a production tool corresponding to the article in the conveying task.
According to the technical scheme of the embodiment of the invention, the task conveying line corresponding to the class information of the articles in the conveying task is determined according to the class information of the articles in the conveying task, the articles in the conveying task are conveyed by using the task conveying line, and the production tools corresponding to the articles in the conveying task are arranged on the working tables of the task conveying line, so that the technical problems that in the prior art, all production tools need to be prepared on each working table, a large amount of time is consumed for selection, and errors are prone to occur are solved, the time consumption of selecting the tools during article processing is reduced, the possibility of errors is reduced, and the production efficiency is improved.
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.

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1. A method of article production transport, comprising:
determining the class information of the articles in the conveying task;
determining a task conveying line corresponding to the conveying task according to the class information of the articles in the conveying task based on a preset corresponding table;
conveying the articles in the conveying task by using the task conveying line; and the workbench of the task conveying line is provided with a production tool corresponding to the article in the conveying task.
2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the preset mapping table is established by the following method:
acquiring category information of articles in the warehouse and conveying line information in the warehouse;
determining a set formed by all categories as a total set, and determining a subset of the total set as a configuration combination; configuring a corresponding relation between the configuration combination and the conveying lines in the library;
the number of the configuration combinations is not less than 1 and not more than the quantity value of the conveying lines in the library; the conveying lines in 1 warehouse correspond to 1 configuration combination at most.
3. The method according to claim 2, wherein determining a task conveying line corresponding to the conveying task according to the category information of the articles in the conveying task based on a preset correspondence table comprises:
determining a task category set corresponding to the conveying task according to the category information of the articles in the conveying task;
and searching a configuration combination corresponding to the task category set based on a preset corresponding table, and taking the searched conveying line in the library corresponding to the configuration combination as the task conveying line.
4. The method according to claim 3, wherein the step of searching a configuration combination corresponding to the task category set based on a preset correspondence table, and using the searched in-library delivery line corresponding to the configuration combination as the task delivery line comprises:
determining a configuration combination with the task category set as a subset from a preset corresponding table as a standby combination;
and sequentially searching available conveying lines from the conveying lines corresponding to the standby combination according to a preset priority, and taking the conveying lines in the library corresponding to the searched available configuration combination as the task conveying lines.
5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:
and when the preset corresponding table does not have the configuration combination taking the task category set as the subset, sequentially searching the conveying lines corresponding to the available configuration combinations in the preset corresponding table according to the preset priority, and taking the conveying lines corresponding to the searched available configuration combinations as the task conveying lines.
6. The method of claim 3, further comprising:
and when the configuration combination corresponding to the task category set is not found, determining the task conveying line for the conveying task according to a preset standby distribution mode.
7. The method of claim 6, further comprising, after the configuration combination corresponding to the set of task categories is not located: and updating a preset corresponding table.
8. An article production conveyor, comprising:
the classification determining module is used for determining the classification information of the articles in the conveying task;
the determining conveying line module is used for determining a task conveying line corresponding to the conveying task according to the class information of the articles in the conveying task based on a preset corresponding table;
the conveying module is used for conveying the articles in the conveying task by using the task conveying line; and the workbench of the task conveying line is provided with a production tool corresponding to the article in the conveying task.
9. An article production conveying electronic device, comprising:
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 1-7.
10. A computer-readable medium, on which a computer program is stored, which, when being executed by a processor, carries out the method according to any one of claims 1-7.
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