CN113205295A

CN113205295A - Storage article management method and device, storage management system and storage medium

Info

Publication number: CN113205295A
Application number: CN202110489490.6A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 柴运春; 李俊
Original assignee: Beijing Jingdong Zhenshi Information Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Beijing Jingdong Zhenshi Information Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-05-06
Filing date: 2021-05-06
Publication date: 2021-08-03

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a warehouse management method, a warehouse management device, a warehouse management system and a storage medium, wherein the method comprises: generating an article inventory record; receiving first RFID information collected for shelving articles corresponding to the articles to be shelved, and checking the shelving articles; receiving second RFID information collected by the goods out of the warehouse on the storage positions of the warehouse, and carrying out verification processing; receiving third RFID information acquired by the goods out of the warehouse positioned on the delivery platform, and performing delivery rechecking processing; and receiving fourth RFID information acquired by the articles on the warehouse storage positions, and performing warehouse storage inventory checking processing. The method, the device, the system and the storage medium improve the efficiency and the accuracy of warehouse article management, reduce the labor cost and improve the intellectualization of warehouse management.

Description

Storage article management method and device, storage management system and storage medium

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of warehouse management systems, in particular to a warehouse article management method, a warehouse article management device, a warehouse management system and a storage medium.

Background

At present, when goods in a warehouse are picked, rechecked, checked and the like, a worker needs to scan a goods position code by using a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) handheld device, confirm that the goods are picked on a correct goods position, scan a goods bar code by using the PDA handheld device to confirm that the goods are picked correctly, and scan a package label by using the PDA handheld device to confirm that the goods are picked correctly. When the operation is carried out, workers need to search the bar codes of the outer packages of the articles by naked eyes, and the operation time accounts for about 60% of the operation time of the workers. The operations of picking, rechecking, checking and the like consume a large amount of labor and time, and generally, the accuracy can be ensured by multiple layers of inspection, so that the labor cost is increased.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of the above, an object of the present invention is to provide a method and an apparatus for managing warehouse items, a warehouse management system and a storage medium.

According to a first aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a storage article management method including: generating an article inventory record according to the RFID label corresponding to the article to be shelved, the information of the article to be shelved and the storage position information of the article to be shelved in the warehouse; receiving first RFID information acquired by RFID acquisition equipment for shelving objects corresponding to the to-be-shelved objects, and carrying out shelving verification on the shelving objects based on the first RFID information and the object inventory records; receiving second RFID information acquired by the RFID acquisition equipment on the goods out of the warehouse on the storage position of the warehouse, and verifying the second RFID information according to the picking task information in the warehouse; receiving third RFID information acquired by the RFID acquisition equipment on the goods out of the warehouse positioned on the delivery platform, and performing delivery rechecking processing on the third RFID information according to the picking task information in the warehouse; receiving a confirmation message for carrying out shipment processing on the shipment goods on the shipment platform, and updating the goods inventory record; receiving fourth RFID information acquired by the RFID acquisition equipment on the articles on the warehouse storage positions, and performing warehouse storage inventory checking processing based on the fourth RFID information.

Optionally, generating RFID code information according to article information corresponding to an article to be shelved which is not provided with an RFID tag, and printing the RFID tag based on the RFID code information; the RFID acquisition equipment is used for detecting the articles to be placed on the shelves in the containing container or on the conveying device and judging whether the articles to be placed on the shelves are provided with RFID labels or not.

Optionally, the checking information of the shelved item based on the first RFID information and the item inventory record comprises: determining fifth RFID information corresponding to the articles to be shelved based on the article inventory records; checking the shelving objects according to the matching result of the first RFID information and the fifth RFID information; and after the goods on the shelves are successfully verified, updating the goods inventory records.

Optionally, the verifying the second RFID information according to in-library pick task information comprises: acquiring RFID information corresponding to the goods needing to be delivered based on the picking task information in the warehouse so as to verify the corresponding second RFID information; and if the second RFID information is verified successfully, printing the second RFID information on the package label of the outbound article.

Optionally, if the second RFID information is not verified, the RFID collection device is controlled to re-collect the second RFID information on the ex-warehouse item.

Optionally, the shipping review processing of the third RFID information according to the in-library pick up task information includes: acquiring an RFID information set corresponding to the goods needing to be delivered based on the picking task information in the warehouse; determining whether the third RFID information is within the set of RFID information; if so, determining that the third RFID information is successfully rechecked, and if not, determining that the third RFID information is failed to recheck.

Optionally, the receiving fourth RFID information acquired by the RFID acquisition device on the item located on the warehouse storage location includes: receiving an inventory checking task, and determining a warehouse storage range based on the inventory checking task; receiving the fourth RFID information acquired by the RFID acquisition device for items on all warehouse bays within the range of the warehouse bays; the warehousing inventory checking processing based on the fourth RFID information comprises: and determining an inventory result according to the fourth RFID information and the item inventory record.

Optionally, receiving an instruction of label supplement printing on the article placed on the warehouse storage position, and printing the RFID label corresponding to the article; and generating the article inventory record according to the RFID label which is successfully printed, the article information which is already placed on the storage position of the warehouse and the storage position information of the article.

Optionally, the RFID collection device includes: an RFID reader; the RFID reader-writer is arranged in acquisition equipment, and the acquisition equipment comprises handheld equipment and forklift equipment.

According to a second aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a storage article management device including: the label processing module is used for generating an article inventory record according to the RFID label corresponding to the article to be placed on the shelf, the information of the article to be placed on the shelf and the storage position information of the article to be placed on the shelf in the warehouse; the shelving processing module is used for receiving first RFID information acquired by RFID acquisition equipment for shelving objects corresponding to the to-be-shelved objects and carrying out shelving verification on the shelving objects based on the first RFID information and the object inventory records; the goods picking processing module is used for receiving second RFID information acquired by the RFID acquisition equipment on the goods out of the warehouse on the storage position of the warehouse and verifying the second RFID information according to the goods picking task information in the warehouse; the platform rechecking module is used for receiving third RFID information acquired by the RFID acquisition equipment on the goods out of the warehouse positioned on the delivery platform and carrying out delivery rechecking processing on the third RFID information according to the picking task information in the warehouse; the record updating module is used for receiving a confirmation message of carrying out shipment processing on the shipment goods on the shipment platform and updating the goods inventory record; and the article checking module is used for receiving fourth RFID information acquired by the RFID acquisition equipment on the articles on the warehouse storage positions and performing warehouse storage checking processing based on the fourth RFID information.

Optionally, the tag processing module is further configured to generate RFID encoded information according to article information corresponding to an article to be shelved, on which an RFID tag is not set, and print the RFID tag based on the RFID encoded information; the RFID acquisition equipment is used for detecting the articles to be placed on the shelves in the containing container or on the conveying device and judging whether the articles to be placed on the shelves are provided with RFID labels or not.

According to a third aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a storage article management device including: a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory, the processor configured to perform the method as described above based on instructions stored in the memory.

According to a fourth aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a warehouse management system, comprising: the system comprises an RFID electronic tag, an RFID acquisition device and a Savant system; wherein, the Savant system includes: the storage management device as described above.

According to a fifth aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a computer readable storage medium storing computer instructions for execution by a processor to perform the method as described above.

According to the warehouse article management method, the warehouse article management device, the warehouse management system and the storage medium, the RFID labels corresponding to the articles to be placed on the shelves are printed, article inventory records are generated, and the articles to be placed on the shelves are verified; picking and delivering goods for rechecking based on the RFID information, and checking the warehouse inventory based on the RFID information when checking the warehouse inventory; the efficiency and the accuracy of warehouse article management are improved, the processes of picking, rechecking, checking and the like are shortened, and the delivery throughput and the article turnover speed are improved; the labor cost is reduced, human errors are reduced, and the intellectualization of warehouse management is improved.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present disclosure or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings needed to be used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present disclosure, and other drawings can be obtained by those skilled in the art without inventive exercise.

Fig. 1 is a schematic flow chart diagram of one embodiment of a bin management method according to the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 is a front view of an RFID tag;

FIG. 3 is a schematic flow chart diagram illustrating the verification of shelving items according to one embodiment of the bin management method of the present disclosure;

FIG. 4 is a schematic flow chart illustrating a verification process according to an in-warehouse picking task according to one embodiment of the warehouse article management method according to the present disclosure;

fig. 5 is a schematic flow chart illustrating a process of checking delivery of an shipment according to an embodiment of the storage management method of the present disclosure;

fig. 6 is a schematic flow chart for performing bin inventory according to an embodiment of a bin management method according to the present disclosure;

FIG. 7 is a block schematic diagram of one embodiment of a bin management device according to the present disclosure;

fig. 8 is a block schematic view of another embodiment of a bin management device according to the present disclosure.

Detailed Description

Example embodiments according to the present disclosure will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It is to be understood that the described embodiments are merely a subset of the embodiments of the present disclosure and not all embodiments of the present disclosure, with the understanding that the present disclosure is not limited to the example embodiments described herein.

It should be noted that: the relative arrangement of the components and steps, the numerical expressions, and numerical values set forth in these embodiments do not limit the scope of the present disclosure unless specifically stated otherwise.

It will be understood by those of skill in the art that the terms "first," "second," and the like in the embodiments of the present disclosure are used merely to distinguish one element from another, and are not intended to imply any particular technical meaning, nor is the necessary logical order between them.

It is also understood that in embodiments of the present disclosure, "a plurality" may refer to two or more than two and "at least one" may refer to one, two or more than two.

It is also to be understood that any reference to any component, data, or structure in the embodiments of the disclosure, may be generally understood as one or more, unless explicitly defined otherwise or stated otherwise.

In addition, the term "and/or" in the present disclosure is only one kind of association relationship describing the associated object, and means that there may be three kinds of relationships, such as a and/or B, and may mean: a exists alone, A and B exist simultaneously, and B exists alone. In addition, the character "/" in the present disclosure generally indicates that the former and latter associated objects are in an "or" relationship.

It should also be understood that the description of the various embodiments of the present disclosure emphasizes the differences between the various embodiments, and the same or similar parts may be referred to each other, so that the descriptions thereof are omitted for brevity.

Meanwhile, it should be understood that the sizes of the respective portions shown in the drawings are not drawn in an actual proportional relationship for the convenience of description.

The following description of at least one exemplary embodiment is merely illustrative in nature and is in no way intended to limit the disclosure, its application, or uses.

Techniques, methods, and apparatus known to those of ordinary skill in the relevant art may not be discussed in detail but are intended to be part of the specification where appropriate.

It should be noted that: like reference numbers and letters refer to like items in the following figures, and thus, once an item is defined in one figure, further discussion thereof is not required in subsequent figures.

In the existing goods picking operation, goods are moved into a containing container from a goods shelf, and a worker uses a PDA handheld device to scan a goods bar code and a goods shelf bar code, so that goods picking items and positions are consistent with a goods picking task in a warehouse distributed by a system, otherwise, a real goods picking inventory is inconsistent with a system mobile financial account. The conventional delivery platform rechecking operation of the goods in storage is to ensure that the goods in physical goods selection conforms to the goods in system goods selection according to the fact that a worker uses a PDA handheld device to scan the bar codes of the goods in selection one by one before delivery.

The existing in-warehouse inventory operation means that a warehouse operator generates an inventory task according to a certain rule (such as according to inventory areas, shelves, article types and the like) every week or every month, a field operator needs to use a PDA handheld device to receive the task, inventory of quantity and types of goods on each inventory position is performed according to the inventory positions prompted by a system to be inventoried, the actual quantity of the articles is recorded on the PDA handheld device, and finally an inventory report is generated to ensure that a physical picking inventory conforms to a system mobile financial reality.

In the existing operations of picking, rechecking, checking and the like, workers need to look up the bar codes of the outer packages of the articles by naked eyes, the operation time accounts for about 60% of the operation time of the workers, a large amount of manpower and time are consumed, the accuracy can be ensured by multiple layers of inspection, and the labor cost is increased.

Fig. 1 is a schematic flow chart diagram of an embodiment of a bin management method according to the present disclosure, as shown in fig. 1:

step 101, generating an article inventory record according to the RFID label corresponding to the article to be shelved, the information of the article to be shelved and the storage position information of the article to be shelved in the warehouse.

In one embodiment, RFID labels corresponding to the articles to be shelved are printed through a printer, and article inventory records are generated according to the RFID labels which are successfully printed, the information of the articles to be shelved and the storage position information of the articles to be shelved in the warehouse. The article may be a variety of commodities, for example, commodities such as daily necessities, foods, electric appliances, and the like. Rfid (radio Frequency identification) is a wireless communication technology that can identify a specific target by radio signals and read and write related data without establishing mechanical or optical contact between an identification system and the specific target.

The RFID label can be various, and when the RFID label is successfully printed, an article inventory record is generated according to the RFID information of the RFID label, the name, specification, destination and other information of the article to be shelved and the storage position information (such as a storage position number) of the article to be shelved in the warehouse.

And 102, receiving first RFID information acquired by the RFID acquisition equipment for the shelving articles corresponding to the articles to be shelved, and carrying out shelving verification on the shelving articles based on the first RFID information and article inventory records.

In one embodiment, after the articles to be shelved are shelved, first RFID information collected by the RFID collecting equipment for shelving articles corresponding to the articles to be shelved is received, and the shelving articles are verified based on the first RFID information and the article inventory records.

And 103, receiving second RFID information acquired by the RFID acquisition equipment on the goods out of the warehouse on the storage position of the warehouse, and verifying the second RFID information according to the picking task information in the warehouse.

And 104, receiving third RFID information acquired by the RFID acquisition equipment on the goods out of the warehouse at the delivery platform, and performing delivery rechecking processing on the third RFID information according to the picking task information in the warehouse.

And step 105, receiving a confirmation message for carrying out shipment processing on the shipment goods on the shipment platform, and updating the goods inventory record.

And 106, receiving fourth RFID information acquired by the RFID acquisition equipment on the articles on the warehouse storage positions, and performing warehouse storage inventory checking processing based on the fourth RFID information.

In one embodiment, when in-warehouse picking, the receiving RFID acquisition equipment acquires second RFID information of the goods out of the warehouse on the warehouse storage position, and the second RFID information is verified according to in-warehouse picking task information. And when delivery rechecking is carried out, receiving third RFID information acquired by the RFID acquisition equipment on the goods out of the warehouse positioned on the delivery platform, and carrying out delivery rechecking processing on the third RFID information according to the picking task information in the warehouse.

And after receiving the confirmation message for carrying out the shipment processing, determining the shipment object on the shipment platform for carrying out the shipment processing, and updating the object inventory record. When the warehouse storage articles are checked, the fourth RFID information acquired by the RFID acquisition equipment on the articles on the warehouse storage positions is received, and the warehouse storage inventory checking processing is carried out based on the fourth RFID information.

The RFID acquisition equipment comprises RFID readers-writers and the like, the RFID readers-writers can be various, the RFID readers-writers are arranged in the acquisition equipment, and the acquisition equipment comprises handheld equipment, forklift equipment and the like; handheld devices include PDA handheld devices and the like. The RFID tag may be of various types, for example, the front side of the RFID tag is shown in fig. 2, and the back side of the RFID tag is an electronic tag radio frequency generator.

The RFID information may include RFID codes, etc. The EPC code provides the EPC with a unique identification of the physical object, and the information stored in the EPC code includes embedded information, including the weight, size, expiration date, destination, etc. of the item. The EPC code may be stored in the RFID tag, for example, the RFID code includes the EPC code.

The RFID technology has the characteristics of non-contact reading of information, small environmental influence factor, high reading accuracy and the like, and can overcome the application defects of the traditional bar code. And each article can generate a unique label in the warehousing link, and the information of the article, the goods position and the package is recorded. Each RFID label code can uniquely identify one article, the label code can send messages to the outside according to a certain frequency, the identifier can identify the label in a certain distance range, and can identify a plurality of labels simultaneously, so that the problem that short-distance multiple scanning consumes time and labor is solved.

The RFID radio frequency identification work flow comprises the following steps: the RFID reader transmits the radio carrier signal to the outside through the transmitting antenna. When the RFID label enters the working area of the transmitting antenna, the RFID label is activated, and the code of the information of the RFID label is transmitted out through the antenna. And a receiving antenna of the RFID reader-writer receives the carrier signal sent by the RFID label, demodulates and decodes the received signal and sends the demodulated and decoded signal to a background system. And the background system judges the validity of the RFID label and sends an instruction signal to the execution mechanism to execute the action.

In one embodiment, the RFID acquisition equipment is used for detecting the articles to be shelved in the containing container or on the conveying device, and whether the RFID labels are arranged on the articles to be shelved is judged. And generating RFID (radio frequency identification) coded information according to the article information corresponding to the article to be placed on the shelf without the RFID label, and printing the RFID label based on the RFID coded information.

And receiving an instruction of label supplement printing on the article placed on the warehouse storage position, and printing the RFID label corresponding to the article. When the label supplement printing is required to be carried out on the article placed on the storage position of the warehouse, receiving an instruction for carrying out the label supplement printing on the article placed on the storage position of the warehouse, and printing an RFID label corresponding to the article; and generating an article inventory record according to the successfully printed RFID label, the article information already placed on the storage position of the warehouse and the storage position information of the article.

The RFID information can be collected by the PDA handheld device, a standard SDK is provided for a system of the PDA handheld device, and a single piece of RFID information can be obtained. The printing client is provided, the printing effect and the accuracy of data of the RFID label are guaranteed, the printing content is an article coding text, an article coding one-dimensional bar code, an RFID coding text and the like, and the RFID coding is written into an RFID chip.

When a PDA handheld device is used for picking up a shelving task, whether the RFID labels are printed on articles to be shelved in a containing container or on a conveying device or not is judged through scanning, and if the articles to be shelved are not printed with the RFID labels, article codes XXXXXX, names XXXXXX and the RFID labels are not printed, and the labels are printed on a PC. Through PDA handheld device, can be according to single number, container number, the article detail of waiting to put on the shelf of accepting the examination (default is not finished putting on the shelf) inquiry to the RFID label printing information of showing article. An article stock record (RFID stock record) is generated based on information such as the RFID tag that has been successfully printed, as shown in table 1 below:

TABLE 1 information Table for item inventory records

An RFID operation log is generated, as shown in Table 2 below:

TABLE 2 information Table of RFID oplogs

Various methods may be employed to verify the information of the shelved item based on the first RFID information and the item inventory records. Fig. 3 is a schematic flow chart illustrating checking of shelved items according to an embodiment of the method for managing stored goods according to the present disclosure, as shown in fig. 3:

step 301, determining fifth RFID information corresponding to the article to be shelved based on the article inventory record.

And 302, checking the shelved item according to the matching result of the first RFID information and the fifth RFID information.

Step 303, after the goods on the shelf are successfully checked, updating the goods inventory records.

And pressing a handle button or a side button of the PDA handheld device to start RFID acquisition, and acquiring first RFID information of the shelving item on the current shelving, wherein in the item inventory record, the RFID inventory state of the first RFID information is an initial state, and the first RFID information is the RFID information corresponding to the shelving item on the current shelving.

And determining fifth RFID information corresponding to the articles to be placed on the shelves based on the article inventory records, judging whether the first RFID information, the fifth RFID information and the corresponding storage position information are the same, and if so, successfully verifying. After the checking of the shelved items is successful, the item inventory records are updated, for example, the RFID inventory status is updated to the inventory status.

The verification process for the second RFID information based on the in-library pick up task information may take a variety of approaches. Fig. 4 is a schematic flow chart illustrating a verification process according to an in-warehouse picking task according to an embodiment of the warehouse article management method according to the present disclosure.

Step 401, obtaining the RFID information corresponding to the item to be delivered based on the picking task information in the library, so as to perform verification processing on the corresponding second RFID information.

If the second RFID information is verified successfully, the second RFID information is printed on a package label of the outbound item, step 402.

And if the second RFID information is failed to be checked, controlling the RFID acquisition equipment to acquire the second RFID information again for the goods out of the warehouse.

The picking task in the warehouse comprises RFID information of the goods needing to be delivered, storage position information and the like. Second RFID information is collected based on the picking task in the warehouse, and when one second RFID information is collected, a package number is automatically matched, a package label is automatically printed, and an RFID code can be automatically printed on the package label.

Acquiring RFID information corresponding to items needing shipment based on in-library picking task information comprises: RFID information, storage location numbers, etc. And verifying the corresponding second RFID information based on the acquired RFID information. For example, if the second RFID information is RFID information in an in-warehouse pick-up task and it is determined that the inventory status corresponding to the second RFID information is in-warehouse status based on the item inventory record, it is determined that the verification of the second RFID information is successful and the second RFID information is printed on a package label of the ex-warehouse item.

And for the articles needing to acquire the serial numbers when the articles are out of the warehouse, acquiring the serial numbers, displaying the matched package label numbers, and automatically printing second RFID information. When picking goods, if the collected second RFID information is not the RFID information in the goods picking task in the warehouse, sending an instruction for re-collecting the second RFID information to the RFID collecting equipment, and controlling the RFID collecting equipment to re-collect the second RFID information on the goods out of the warehouse. And if the verification of the second RFID information still fails, informing the staff to check the warehouse-out articles on the warehouse storage positions and determining whether the warehouse-out articles are replaced.

The delivery rechecking process of the third RFID information according to the picking task information in the library can adopt various methods. Fig. 5 is a schematic flow chart illustrating a process of checking delivery of an shipment according to an embodiment of the storage management method of the present disclosure, as shown in fig. 5:

step 501, a set of RFID information corresponding to the items needing to be shipped is obtained based on the picking task information in the warehouse.

Step 502, determine if the third RFID information is within the set of RFID information.

And step 503, if yes, determining that the third RFID information is successfully rechecked, and if not, determining that the third RFID information is failed to recheck.

Third RFID information can be collected in batches and rechecked, and the specific rule for rechecking the third RFID information is as follows: if the third RFID information is within the set of RFID information, determining that the rechecking of the third RFID information is successful; if the third RFID information is not within the set of RFID information, it is determined that the review of the third RFID information failed.

For the article passing the review, the corresponding package label number of the article can be checked. And if the third RFID information is acquired through the PAD handheld device, if the RFID tag is judged to be damaged (for example, the RFID information cannot be acquired), prompting in a display interface of the PAD handheld device, and confirming whether the RFID tag is damaged by a user and carrying out corresponding repairing treatment. Due to the fact that the customer cancels and the like, the picking task information in the warehouse is updated, and for the articles which do not pass the rechecking, the abnormal articles are registered through the third RFID information and the corresponding package label numbers.

There are a number of ways in which items located in warehouse bins may be inventoried. Fig. 6 is a schematic flow chart for performing bin inventory according to an embodiment of the bin management method of the present disclosure, as shown in fig. 6:

step 601, receiving an inventory checking task, and determining a warehouse storage range based on the inventory checking task.

Step 602, receiving fourth RFID information acquired by the RFID acquisition device for the items located on all warehouse bays within the range of the warehouse bays.

Step 603, determining an inventory result according to the fourth RFID information and the item inventory record.

When the warehouse goods are checked, an RFID (radio frequency identification) checking list is newly established, a checking range (warehouse storage space range) is set, and an RFID checking task is issued based on the checking list. A minimum number of inventories may be set, for example, the default minimum number of inventories is three, and a minimum of three warehouse inventory inventories may be required. After the article is checked, the checking record is stored, and the checking record comprises a checking order number, a checking name, a checking order state, a creation date of the checking order and the like. The RFID inventory records stored in the system may be queried according to the inventory number, the inventory name, the inventory status, and the creation date of the inventory.

And checking according to the inventory record of the article and the fourth RFID information, wherein the checking result can be checking loss, checking win, article detail and the like. The RFID checking list can be a nationwide unique checking list number, the checking result is sent to the warehousing WMS system, and the warehousing WMS system can perform corresponding processing according to the checking result.

In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 7, the present disclosure provides a storage article management device 70 including a tag processing module 71, an racking processing module 72, a picking processing module 73, a dock review module 74, a record update module 75, and an article inventory module 76. The tag processing module 71 generates an article inventory record according to the RFID tag corresponding to the article to be shelved, the information of the article to be shelved, and the storage location information of the article to be shelved in the warehouse.

The shelving processing module 72 receives first RFID information acquired by the RFID acquisition device for shelving objects corresponding to the to-be-shelved objects, and performs shelving verification on the shelving objects based on the first RFID information and the object inventory records. The picking processing module 73 receives second RFID information acquired by the RFID acquisition device on the articles out of the warehouse on the storage position of the warehouse, and checks the second RFID information according to the picking task information in the warehouse.

The platform rechecking module 74 receives the third RFID information acquired by the RFID acquisition device for the outbound article at the delivery platform, and performs delivery rechecking processing on the third RFID information according to the in-warehouse picking task information. The record update module 75 receives a confirmation message of shipment processing for the shipment item located on the shipment platform, and updates the item inventory record. The article checking module 76 receives fourth RFID information acquired by the RFID acquisition device on the articles located on the warehouse storage locations, and performs warehouse storage checking processing based on the fourth RFID information.

In one embodiment, the tag processing module 71 generates RFID code information from item information corresponding to an item to be shelved, on which an RFID tag is not provided, and prints the RFID tag based on the RFID code information; the RFID collecting device is used for detecting the articles to be placed on the shelves in the containing container or on the conveying device and judging whether the articles to be placed on the shelves are provided with RFID labels or not.

The label processing module 71 receives an instruction for performing label supplement printing on the article placed on the storage location of the warehouse, prints the RFID label corresponding to the article, and generates an article inventory record according to the RFID label successfully printed, the article information placed on the storage location of the warehouse, and the storage location information of the article.

The shelving processing module 72 determines fifth RFID information corresponding to the articles to be shelved based on the article inventory records, and verifies the shelving articles according to the matching result of the first RFID information and the fifth RFID information. The shelving processing module 72 updates the item inventory record after successfully checking the shelving items.

The picking processing module 73 obtains the RFID information corresponding to the article to be delivered based on the picking task information in the library, so as to perform verification processing on the corresponding second RFID information. If the second RFID information is verified successfully, the pick-up processing module 73 prints the second RFID information on the package label of the outbound item. If the second RFID information is not verified, the picking processing module 73 controls the RFID collecting device to re-collect the second RFID information on the articles out of the warehouse.

In one embodiment, the dock review module 71 obtains a set of RFID information corresponding to items that need to be shipped based on in-library pick up task information. The platform rechecking module 71 determines whether the third RFID information is in the RFID information set, if so, the platform rechecking module 71 determines that the third RFID information is successfully rechecked, and if not, the platform rechecking module 71 determines that the third RFID information is failed to recheck.

The item inventory module 76 is configured to receive inventory tasks and determine warehouse storage ranges based on the inventory tasks. The item inventory module 76 receives fourth RFID information collected by the RFID collection device for items located on all warehouse bays within the range of the warehouse bays, and determines an inventory result based on the fourth RFID information and the item inventory records.

In one embodiment, the present disclosure provides a storage article management device, as shown in fig. 8, which may include a memory 81, a processor 82, a communication interface 83, and a bus 84. The memory 81 is used for storing instructions, the processor 82 is coupled to the memory 81, and the processor 82 is configured to execute the warehouse article management method based on the instructions stored in the memory 81.

The memory 81 may be a high-speed RAM memory, a non-volatile memory (non-volatile memory), or the like, and the memory 81 may be a memory array. The storage 81 may also be partitioned and the blocks may be combined into virtual volumes according to certain rules. The processor 82 may be a central processing unit CPU, or an application Specific Integrated circuit asic, or one or more Integrated circuits configured to implement the storage management methods of the present disclosure.

In one embodiment, the present disclosure provides a warehouse management system, comprising: an RFID electronic tag, an RFID acquisition device, a Savant system and the like, wherein the Savant system comprises the storage article management device in any one of the embodiments. The RFID acquisition equipment comprises an RFID reader-writer; the RFID reader-writer is arranged in the acquisition equipment, and the acquisition equipment comprises handheld equipment, forklift equipment and the like. The Savant system is provided with a Savant software system, is used for finishing the warehouse article management method, is a distributed network software system, and is a distributed network software system responsible for managing and transmitting relevant data. The Savant system may be a tree structure, and each distributed node may be installed in a store, a local distribution center, a regional data center, etc.

In one embodiment, the present disclosure provides a computer-readable storage medium storing computer instructions that, when executed by a processor, implement a method as in any one of the above embodiments.

A computer-readable storage medium may employ any combination of one or more readable media. The readable medium may be a readable signal medium or a readable storage medium. A readable storage medium may include, for example, but not limited to, an electronic, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic, infrared, or semiconductor system, apparatus, or device, or a combination of any of the foregoing. More specific examples (a non-exhaustive list) of the readable storage medium may include: an electrical connection having one or more wires, a portable disk, 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.

The foregoing describes the general principles of the present disclosure in conjunction with specific embodiments, however, it is noted that the advantages, effects, etc. mentioned in the present disclosure are merely examples and are not limiting, and they should not be considered essential to the various embodiments of the present disclosure. Furthermore, the foregoing disclosure of specific details is for the purpose of illustration and description and is not intended to be limiting, since the disclosure is not intended to be limited to the specific details so described.

In the above embodiments, the warehouse management method, the warehouse management device, the warehouse management system, and the storage medium in the above embodiments print the RFID tag corresponding to the article to be shelved, generate an article inventory record, and verify the shelved article; picking and delivering goods for rechecking based on the RFID information, and checking the warehouse inventory based on the RFID information when checking the warehouse inventory; the efficiency and the accuracy of warehouse article management are improved, the processes of picking, rechecking, checking and the like are shortened, and the delivery throughput and the article turnover speed are improved; the labor cost is reduced, human errors are reduced, and the intellectualization of warehouse management is improved.

In the present specification, the embodiments are described in a progressive manner, each embodiment focuses on differences from other embodiments, and the same or similar parts in the embodiments are referred to each other. For the system embodiment, since it basically corresponds to the method embodiment, the description is relatively simple, and for the relevant points, reference may be made to the partial description of the method embodiment.

The block diagrams of devices, apparatuses, systems referred to in this disclosure are only given as illustrative examples and are not intended to require or imply that the connections, arrangements, configurations, etc. must be made in the manner shown in the block diagrams. These devices, apparatuses, devices, and systems may be connected, arranged, configured in any manner, as will be appreciated by those skilled in the art. Words such as "including," comprising, "having," and the like are open-ended words that mean "including, but not limited to," and are used interchangeably therewith. The words "or" and "as used herein mean, and are used interchangeably with, the word" and/or, "unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. The word "such as" is used herein to mean, and is used interchangeably with, the phrase "such as but not limited to".

The methods and apparatus of the present disclosure may be implemented in a number of ways. For example, the methods and apparatus of the present disclosure may be implemented by software, hardware, firmware, or any combination of software, hardware, and firmware. The above-described order for the steps of the method is for illustration only, and the steps of the method of the present disclosure are not limited to the order specifically described above unless specifically stated otherwise. Further, in some embodiments, the present disclosure may also be embodied as programs recorded in a recording medium, the programs including machine-readable instructions for implementing the methods according to the present disclosure. Thus, the present disclosure also covers a recording medium storing a program for executing the method according to the present disclosure.

It is also noted that in the devices, apparatuses, and methods of the present disclosure, each component or step can be decomposed and/or recombined. These decompositions and/or recombinations are to be considered equivalents of the present disclosure.

The previous description of the disclosed aspects is provided to enable any person skilled in the art to make or use the present disclosure. Various modifications to these aspects, and the like, will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the generic principles defined herein may be applied to other aspects without departing from the scope of the disclosure. Thus, the present disclosure is not intended to be limited to the aspects shown herein but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

The foregoing description has been presented for purposes of illustration and description. Furthermore, the description is not intended to limit embodiments of the disclosure to the form disclosed herein. While a number of example aspects and embodiments have been discussed above, those of skill in the art will recognize certain variations, modifications, alterations, additions and sub-combinations thereof.

Claims

1. A method of warehouse item management, comprising:

generating an article inventory record according to the RFID label corresponding to the article to be shelved, the information of the article to be shelved and the storage position information of the article to be shelved in the warehouse;

receiving first RFID information acquired by RFID acquisition equipment for shelving objects corresponding to the to-be-shelved objects, and carrying out shelving verification on the shelving objects based on the first RFID information and the object inventory records;

receiving second RFID information acquired by the RFID acquisition equipment on the goods out of the warehouse on the storage position of the warehouse, and verifying the second RFID information according to the picking task information in the warehouse;

receiving third RFID information acquired by the RFID acquisition equipment on the goods out of the warehouse positioned on the delivery platform, and performing delivery rechecking processing on the third RFID information according to the picking task information in the warehouse;

receiving a confirmation message for carrying out shipment processing on the shipment goods on the shipment platform, and updating the goods inventory record;

receiving fourth RFID information acquired by the RFID acquisition equipment on the articles on the warehouse storage positions, and performing warehouse storage inventory checking processing based on the fourth RFID information.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

generating RFID (radio frequency identification) coded information according to article information corresponding to articles to be placed on a shelf without the RFID labels, and printing the RFID labels based on the RFID coded information;

the RFID acquisition equipment is used for detecting the articles to be placed on the shelves in the containing container or on the conveying device and judging whether the articles to be placed on the shelves are provided with RFID labels or not.

3. The method of claim 1, the verifying information for the shelved item based on the first RFID information and the item inventory record comprising:

determining fifth RFID information corresponding to the articles to be shelved based on the article inventory records;

checking the shelving objects according to the matching result of the first RFID information and the fifth RFID information;

and after the goods on the shelves are successfully verified, updating the goods inventory records.

4. The method of claim 1, the verifying the second RFID information from in-library pick task information comprising:

acquiring RFID information corresponding to the goods needing to be delivered based on the picking task information in the warehouse so as to verify the corresponding second RFID information;

and if the second RFID information is verified successfully, printing the second RFID information on the package label of the outbound article.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

and if the second RFID information is failed to be checked, controlling the RFID acquisition equipment to acquire the second RFID information again for the ex-warehouse article.

6. The method of claim 1, the reviewing the delivery of the third RFID information according to the in-library pick up task information comprising:

acquiring an RFID information set corresponding to the goods needing to be delivered based on the picking task information in the warehouse;

determining whether the third RFID information is within the set of RFID information;

if so, determining that the third RFID information is successfully rechecked, and if not, determining that the third RFID information is failed to recheck.

7. The method of claim 1, the receiving fourth RFID information acquired by the RFID acquisition device for an item located on the warehouse bay comprising:

receiving an inventory checking task, and determining a warehouse storage range based on the inventory checking task;

receiving the fourth RFID information acquired by the RFID acquisition device for items on all warehouse bays within the range of the warehouse bays;

the warehousing inventory checking processing based on the fourth RFID information comprises:

and determining an inventory result according to the fourth RFID information and the item inventory record.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving an instruction of label supplement printing on an article placed on a storage position of a warehouse, and printing an RFID label corresponding to the article;

and generating the article inventory record according to the RFID label which is successfully printed, the article information which is already placed on the storage position of the warehouse and the storage position information of the article.

9. The method of any one of claims 1 to 8,

the RFID acquisition device includes: an RFID reader; the RFID reader-writer is arranged in acquisition equipment, and the acquisition equipment comprises handheld equipment and forklift equipment.

10. A storage article management device comprising:

the label processing module is used for generating an article inventory record according to the RFID label corresponding to the article to be placed on the shelf, the information of the article to be placed on the shelf and the storage position information of the article to be placed on the shelf in the warehouse;

the shelving processing module is used for receiving first RFID information acquired by RFID acquisition equipment for shelving objects corresponding to the to-be-shelved objects and carrying out shelving verification on the shelving objects based on the first RFID information and the object inventory records;

the goods picking processing module is used for receiving second RFID information acquired by the RFID acquisition equipment on the goods out of the warehouse on the storage position of the warehouse and verifying the second RFID information according to the goods picking task information in the warehouse;

the platform rechecking module is used for receiving third RFID information acquired by the RFID acquisition equipment on the goods out of the warehouse positioned on the delivery platform and carrying out delivery rechecking processing on the third RFID information according to the picking task information in the warehouse;

the record updating module is used for receiving a confirmation message of carrying out shipment processing on the shipment goods on the shipment platform and updating the goods inventory record;

and the article checking module is used for receiving fourth RFID information acquired by the RFID acquisition equipment on the articles on the warehouse storage positions and performing warehouse storage checking processing based on the fourth RFID information.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein,

the label processing module is also used for generating RFID coded information according to the article information corresponding to the article to be placed on the shelf without the RFID label, and printing the RFID label based on the RFID coded information; the RFID acquisition equipment is used for detecting the articles to be placed on the shelves in the containing container or on the conveying device and judging whether the articles to be placed on the shelves are provided with RFID labels or not.

12. A storage article management device comprising:

a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory, the processor configured to perform the method of any of claims 1-9 based on instructions stored in the memory.

13. A warehouse management system, comprising:

the system comprises an RFID electronic tag, an RFID acquisition device and a Savant system; wherein, the Savant system includes: the storage management apparatus of any one of claims 10 to 12.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein,

15. A computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon computer instructions for execution by a processor to perform the method of any one of claims 1 to 9.