CN113780910B

CN113780910B - Information processing method and device for warehouse management

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Publication number: CN113780910B
Application number: CN202010828353.6A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 许群合
Original assignee: Beijing Jingdong Zhenshi Information Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Beijing Jingdong Zhenshi Information Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-08-17
Filing date: 2020-08-17
Publication date: 2023-11-03
Anticipated expiration: 2040-08-17
Also published as: CN113780910A

Abstract

The present disclosure provides an information processing method for warehouse management. The method comprises the following steps: acquiring information of a first order; acquiring the number N of check containers for completely loading the goods in the first order; determining the number R of the check containers with the same types and numbers of the loaded cargoes from the N check containers; after a first rechecking container is full, acquiring information of cargoes loaded in the first rechecking container, wherein the first rechecking container is one of R rechecking containers with the same loaded cargoes and the same number; and controlling the R-1 second rechecking containers to carry out goods loading according to the information of the goods loaded in the first rechecking containers, wherein the R-1 second rechecking containers are the rest rechecking containers except the first rechecking containers in the R loaded rechecking containers with the same types and numbers of the goods. The present disclosure also provides an information processing apparatus, an electronic device, and a readable storage medium for warehouse management.

Description

Information processing method and device for warehouse management

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to the field of warehouse logistics, and more particularly, to an information processing method and apparatus for warehouse management, an electronic device, and a computer-readable storage medium.

Background

In warehouse operations, the process of order review shipment includes packaging a batch of goods removed from a pallet in a picking link, individually into one or a set of review containers (e.g., totes) corresponding to each order, according to the order. The goods in the one or more review containers belong to an order. So that the corresponding one or a group of check containers can be carried and transported according to each order, and the goods can be delivered.

For merchant-type customers (e.g., wholesalers, retailers, etc.), the amount of goods in a typical order is relatively large, and the amount of goods in the same SKU or type of goods may also be relatively large (e.g., a merchant may purchase 200 bottles of soy sauce at a time). The homogeneity of goods in such orders is strong, however, the capacity of each check container is limited (for example, 10 bottles are filled in each box at most), and in this case, the related art often needs to implement the check-out process of goods through multiple repeated operations of multiple check containers (for example, at least 20 boxes). Therefore, a great deal of repeated work is brought to warehouse staff, and the rechecking and ex-warehouse efficiency is reduced.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of this, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide an information processing method for warehouse management that can be batch reviewed for a large number of homogenous goods in an order.

One aspect of the disclosed embodiments provides an information processing method for warehouse management. The method comprises the following steps: acquiring information of a first order; acquiring the number N of check containers for completely loading the goods in the first order, wherein N is an integer greater than 1; determining the number R of the check containers with the same types and numbers of the loaded cargoes from the N check containers, wherein R is an integer which is more than 1 and less than or equal to N; after a first rechecking container is full, acquiring information of cargoes loaded in the first rechecking container, wherein the first rechecking container is one of R rechecking containers with the same loaded cargoes and the same number; and controlling the R-1 second rechecking containers to carry out goods loading according to the information of the goods loaded in the first rechecking containers, wherein the R-1 second rechecking containers are the rest rechecking containers except the first rechecking containers in the R loaded rechecking containers with the same types and numbers of the goods.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the obtaining information of the goods loaded in the first review container after the first review container is full includes: controlling the first rechecking container to be filled with goods, and determining that the state of the first rechecking container is full based on the information that the first rechecking container is full; and after the condition that the first rechecking container is full is determined, acquiring information of goods loaded in the first rechecking container.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the controlling R-1 second review containers to load goods according to information of the goods loaded in the first review container includes: obtaining R-1 second review containers identical to the first review container; controlling the loading of goods in each second rechecking container according to the information of the goods loaded in the first rechecking container; and based on the information that the R-1 second rechecking containers are loaded according to the information of the goods loaded in the first rechecking containers, determining that the states of the R-1 second rechecking containers are full in boxes in batches.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, after controlling R-1 second review containers to load goods according to information of the goods loaded in the first review container, respectively, the method further includes: adding information of goods loaded in R first review containers to inventory information of the goods reviewed in the first order; and adding information of the goods loaded in the first rechecking container to the stock information of each rechecking container in the R rechecking containers with the same types and numbers of the goods loaded.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, after the controlling R-1 second review containers perform cargo loading according to information of the cargo loaded in the first review container, respectively, the method further includes: and reducing the inventory information of the picking link by the information of the goods loaded in the R first review containers under the condition that the goods of the first order come from the output of the picking link.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the method further comprises: acquiring identification information of the first review container; and establishing a corresponding relation between the first review container and the first order by using the identification information of the first review container.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the method further comprises: acquiring the identification information of R-1 second review containers; establishing the connection between R-1 second rechecking containers and the first rechecking containers by utilizing the identification information of the R-1 second rechecking containers and the identification information of the first rechecking containers; and copying the corresponding relation between the first review container and the first order to R-1 second review containers based on the connection to obtain the corresponding relation between R-1 second review containers and the first order.

According to an embodiment of the disclosure, the establishing the correspondence between the first review container and the first order includes: configuring a first binding relation between the first order and a first grid of a sub-broadcasting system; configuring a second binding relation between the identification information of the first rechecking container and the first grid; and establishing a corresponding relation between the first review container and the first order based on the first binding relation and the second binding relation.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the method further comprises: controlling to convey goods in a first order to the first grid based on the first binding relation; and controlling the goods transported into the first grid to be correspondingly transported into the first rechecking container and the R-1 second rechecking containers based on the second binding relation.

In another aspect of the disclosed embodiments, an information processing apparatus for warehouse management is provided. The device comprises a first acquisition module, a second acquisition module, a determination module, a third acquisition module and a cloning module. The first acquisition module is used for acquiring information of a first order. The second acquisition module is used for acquiring the number N of the check containers for completely loading the cargoes in the first order, wherein N is an integer greater than 1. The determining module is used for determining the number R of the check containers with the same types and numbers of the loaded cargoes from the N check containers, wherein R is an integer which is more than 1 and less than or equal to N. The third acquisition module is used for acquiring information of cargoes loaded in the first rechecking container after the first rechecking container is full, wherein the first rechecking container is one of R rechecking containers with the same types and numbers of the cargoes loaded. The cloning module is used for controlling the R-1 second rechecking containers to carry out goods loading according to the information of the goods loaded in the first rechecking containers, wherein the R-1 second rechecking containers are the rest rechecking containers except the first rechecking containers in the R loaded rechecking containers with the same types and numbers of the goods.

According to an embodiment of the disclosure, the apparatus further comprises a review data processing module. The rechecking data processing module is used for adding the information of the goods loaded in the R first rechecking containers into the inventory information of the goods rechecked in the first order after controlling the R-1 second rechecking containers to load the goods according to the information of the goods loaded in the first rechecking containers; and adding information of the goods loaded in the first rechecking container to the stock information of each rechecking container in the R rechecking containers with the same types and numbers of the goods loaded.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the apparatus further comprises a pick data processing module. The goods picking data processing module is further used for reducing the inventory information of the goods picking link by the information of the goods loaded in the R first rechecking containers under the condition that the goods of the first order come from the output of the goods picking link after the control R-1 second rechecking containers respectively load the goods according to the information of the goods loaded in the first rechecking containers.

According to an embodiment of the disclosure, the apparatus further includes a correspondence establishing module. The corresponding relation establishing module is used for acquiring the identification information of the first rechecking container; and establishing a corresponding relation between the first review container and the first order by using the identification information of the first review container.

According to an embodiment of the disclosure, the correspondence establishing module is further configured to: acquiring the identification information of R-1 second review containers; establishing the connection between R-1 second rechecking containers and the first rechecking containers by utilizing the identification information of the R-1 second rechecking containers and the identification information of the first rechecking containers; and copying the corresponding relation between the first review container and the first order to R-1 second review containers based on the connection to obtain the corresponding relation between R-1 second review containers and the first order.

Another aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure provides an electronic device. The electronic device includes one or more memories, and one or more processors. The one or more memories store executable instructions. The one or more processors execute the executable instructions to implement the methods described above.

Another aspect of the disclosed embodiments provides a computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed, are configured to implement a method as described above.

Another aspect of the disclosed embodiments provides a computer program comprising computer executable instructions which, when executed, are for implementing a method as described above.

One or more of the above embodiments have the following advantages or benefits: the problem of carrying out a large number of repeated operations in the process of checking and delivering a large number of homogeneous cargoes in the order can be at least partially alleviated, and therefore the technical effect of checking and delivering a large number of homogeneous cargoes in the order in batches can be achieved, and the efficiency of checking and delivering is improved.

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The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present disclosure will become more apparent from the following description of embodiments thereof with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:

fig. 1 schematically illustrates an application scenario of an information processing method and apparatus for warehouse management according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 schematically illustrates a flow chart of an information processing method for warehouse management, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 3 schematically illustrates a flow chart of an information processing method for warehouse management according to another embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 4 schematically illustrates a flowchart of an operation performed on a first review container in an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 5 schematically illustrates a flowchart for controlling the respective loading of goods in R-1 second review containers in an information processing method according to another embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 6 schematically illustrates a flowchart for establishing correspondence between R review containers and a first order in an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 7 schematically illustrates a flowchart for establishing a correspondence of a first review container to a first order in an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 8 schematically illustrates a flowchart of one application example of an information processing method for warehouse management according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 9 schematically illustrates a user interface diagram of an information processing method for warehouse management according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 10 schematically illustrates a block diagram of an information processing apparatus for warehouse management according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; and

fig. 11 schematically illustrates a block diagram of a computer system adapted to implement an information processing method for warehouse management according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Detailed Description

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood that the description is only exemplary and is not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure. In the following detailed description, for purposes of explanation, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the embodiments of the present disclosure. It may be evident, however, that one or more embodiments may be practiced without these specific details. In addition, in the following description, descriptions of well-known structures and techniques are omitted so as not to unnecessarily obscure the concepts of the present disclosure.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the disclosure. The terms "comprises," "comprising," and/or the like, as used herein, specify the presence of stated features, steps, operations, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, steps, operations, or components.

All terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art unless otherwise defined. It should be noted that the terms used herein should be construed to have meanings consistent with the context of the present specification and should not be construed in an idealized or overly formal manner.

Where expressions like at least one of "A, B and C, etc. are used, the expressions should generally be interpreted in accordance with the meaning as commonly understood by those skilled in the art (e.g.," a system having at least one of A, B and C "shall include, but not be limited to, a system having a alone, B alone, C alone, a and B together, a and C together, B and C together, and/or A, B, C together, etc.). Where a formulation similar to at least one of "A, B or C, etc." is used, in general such a formulation should be interpreted in accordance with the ordinary understanding of one skilled in the art (e.g. "a system with at least one of A, B or C" would include but not be limited to systems with a alone, B alone, C alone, a and B together, a and C together, B and C together, and/or A, B, C together, etc.).

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an information processing method and apparatus for warehouse management, an electronic device, and a computer-readable storage medium. The information processing method comprises the steps of obtaining information of a first order; acquiring the number N of check containers for completely loading the goods in the first order, wherein N is an integer greater than 1; determining the number R of the check containers with the same types and numbers of the loaded cargoes from the N check containers, wherein R is an integer which is more than 1 and less than or equal to N; after a first rechecking container is full, acquiring information of cargoes loaded in the first rechecking container, wherein the first rechecking container is one of R rechecking containers with the same loaded cargoes and the same number; and controlling the R-1 second rechecking containers to carry out goods loading according to the information of the goods loaded in the first rechecking containers, wherein the R-1 second rechecking containers are the rest rechecking containers except the first rechecking containers in the R loaded rechecking containers with the same types and numbers of the goods.

According to the embodiment of the disclosure, when goods in the first order are checked and delivered out of the warehouse, the number of check containers with the same types and numbers of the loaded goods can be calculated, and when a plurality of check containers with the same contents need to be loaded in the check containers, batch operation can be performed on the check containers.

According to the embodiment of the disclosure, in the implementation of batch re-checking, one re-checking container (i.e., the first re-checking container) may be first separately operated and filled, then the first re-checking container is used as a module for cloning, and R-1 second re-checking containers are loaded with goods according to the type and quantity of the goods transferred into the first re-checking container. Therefore, batch rechecking of a large amount of homogeneous cargoes in the same order can be realized, and rechecking and ex-warehouse efficiency is improved.

Fig. 1 schematically illustrates an application scenario 100 of an information processing method and apparatus for warehouse management according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. It should be noted that fig. 1 is only an example of a system architecture to which embodiments of the present disclosure may be applied to assist those skilled in the art in understanding the technical content of the present disclosure, but does not mean that embodiments of the present disclosure may not be used in other devices, systems, environments, or scenarios.

As shown in fig. 1, the application scenario 100 may include an electronic device 101. A WMS (Warehouse Management System) warehouse logistics management system may be running in the electronic device 101, wherein the interface of the electronic device 101 may display the user interface 10 of the WMS system. An exemplary description of the user interface 10 may refer to fig. 9 below.

The application scenario 100 may also include a pick system 102 and a plurality of review containers. The pick system 102 stores bulk items 20 from the shelves. The bulk good 20 includes goods from multiple orders. The process of order review and delivery is to package the bulk goods 20 into one or a group of review containers corresponding to each order according to the order. The process of rechecking goods moving, packaging and the like in the warehouse-out process can be realized manually according to the control, indication or monitoring of the WMS system, can be semi-automatic operation, or can be full-automatic operation.

In some embodiments, the transfer of the goods from the pick system 102 to the review container may be accomplished by means of the drop wall 103. The distribution wall 103 may include a plurality of cells, for example, cells #1 to #6.

The pickup system 102 and the distribution wall 103 may be provided with a communication module and an actuation module, respectively, for example. The picking system 102 and the distributing wall 103 can communicate with the electronic device 101 through respective communication modules, receive control of the WMS system, and implement actions such as transferring goods through the actuation module.

For example, the WMS system may scan the information (e.g., the category of the good, SKU, which order each good belongs to) of the bulk good 20 in the pick system 102 to determine order information for a plurality of orders corresponding to the bulk good 20.

For another example, one order may be bound in each of the formats by entering the format number and order information in the WMS system. And then the identification information of the rechecking container can be bound with the corresponding serial numbers of the check ports, so that the binding of the order and the rechecking container is realized. In this way, WMS system may instruct or control the distribution wall 103 to transfer the goods from the pick system 102 to the corresponding portal and then manually or automatically transfer the goods into the review container bound to the portal.

For another example, the WMS system may monitor the placement status of the review container in the corresponding dock (e.g., whether the review container is placed on the dock, whether the binding relationship between the review container and the dock is correct, whether the review container is full, or whether a box change is required), etc.

In the related art, when the homogeneity of the goods in an order is strong and the quantity is large, the goods are often required to be checked and delivered through a large number of check containers through repeated basically same operations, so that a large number of repeated works are brought to warehouse staff, and the efficiency of checking and delivering is reduced. According to the method and the device disclosed by the embodiment of the invention, for the condition that the homogeneity of the goods in the order is strong and the quantity is large, the efficiency of rechecking and ex-warehouse can be improved by a batch rechecking mode.

The differences between the related art and the embodiments of the present disclosure are described in comparison with a review warehouse-out example in which one order contains 200 bottles of soy sauce.

The bulk goods 20 correspond to a plurality of orders, for example, one of which contains 200 bottles of soy sauce, assuming that the order is bound to #1 format, and assuming that the capacity of one review container is 10 bottles of soy sauce.

(one) in the related art: the operation steps of the review and shipment process WMS system for 200 bottles of soy sauce for this order (e.g., order number ID 1) are approximately as follows:

step one, binding a grid port #1 and an order number ID1;

second, the following operations are performed for the first review container (for example, the identification information is # 1a1):

first, the identification information (e.g., # 1a1) of the first review container is scanned, the port number #1 is scanned, and the binding between the port #1 and the review container #1a1 is realized by the binding between the port number #1 and the identification information # 1a1.

Then, after one bottle of soy sauce is scanned from the bulk goods 20, the user interface 10 of the electronic device 101 prompts that 200 bottles of soy sauce need to be carried to the bin # 1. At this time, the worker changes 200 bottles to 10 bottles according to the capacity of the review container and confirms, and then transfers 10 bottles of soy sauce from the picking system 102 to the gate #1 under the control of the WMS system, and finally transfers into the review container #1a 1.

Next, based on the input of the staff, the WMS system performs a "full box" operation on the review container # 1a1;

finally, a "box change" operation is performed on the review container #1a1, so that another review container (for example, the identification information is # 1a2) can be changed to the bin #1.

Third, for the review container # 1a2)), the following operations are performed:

first, the identification information of the review container is scanned to obtain #2a. The port number #1 is scanned. Binding of the grid port #1 and the rechecking container #2a is achieved through binding of the grid port #1 and the identification information #2a.

Then, after scanning a bottle of soy sauce from the bulk goods 20, the user interface 10 of the electronic device 101 prompts that 190 bottles of soy sauce are currently required to be carried to the bin #1. At this time, after the worker changes 190 bottles to 10 bottles according to the capacity of the review container #1a2 and confirms, 10 bottles of soy sauce are transported from the pick-up system 102 to the gate #1 under the control of the WMS system, and finally loaded into the review container #1a 2.

Next, based on the input of the staff, the WMS system performs a "full box" operation on the review container # 1a2;

finally, a "box change" operation is performed on the review container #1a2, so that another review container (for example, the identification information is # 3a) can be changed to the bin #1.

In the next fourth and twentieth steps, repetitive operations similar to those of the review container #1a or #1a2 are performed for each of the subsequent 18 review containers (the identification information #1a3 to # 1a20), so that 200 bottles of soy sauce are respectively loaded into the 20 review containers.

(II): according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, one exemplary operational step of the review shipment process WMS system for 200 bottles of soy sauce in the order (e.g., order number ID 1) is generally:

first, 20 review containers are calculated from the 10-bottle capacity of the review container, and 20 review containers (for example, identification information #1a1 to # 1a20) can be obtained from the warehouse scan.

Then, in one embodiment, one of the 20 review containers (e.g., # 1a1) may be bound to the bin #1, such that one review container #1a1 is placed in the bin #1 and 10 bottles of soy sauce are placed in the review container # 1a1.

Thereafter, 10 bottles of soy sauce are carried from the bulk goods 20 to the lattice #1 under the monitoring of the WMS system, and then the 10 bottles of soy sauce may be put into the review container #1a1 by a manual or mechanical arm or the like.

Next, the relationship between the review container #1a1 and the lattice #1, and the order 1D may be cloned into the remaining 19 review containers #1a2 to #1a20, and 10 bottles of soy sauce may be placed in the remaining 19 review containers #1a2 to #1a20, respectively.

Thereafter, 190 bottles of soy sauce were carried from the bulk cargo 20 to the port #1 one or more times under the monitoring of the WMS system, and 10 bottles of soy sauce were put into the 19 review containers #1a2 to #1a20, respectively, manually or by a robot arm.

Finally, the 20 review containers #1a1 to #1a20 can be collectively confirmed to be full and the corresponding data processing can be performed. For example, the amount of soy sauce that has been reviewed in order 1D is increased by 20 bottles, the inventory of soy sauce in the pick system 102 is reduced by 200 bottles, and so on.

Comparing the first and second above, it can be seen that in the related art, when each checking container is packaged, the identification information of the currently used checking container is scanned, a corresponding relation is established with the order 1D, the loading quantity of the currently used checking container is confirmed, whether the currently used checking container is full or not is confirmed, whether the box is required to be replaced after the filling is confirmed, how many goods to be checked are calculated next, and the like. The scheme of the embodiment of the disclosure can realize batch check of a large amount of homogeneous cargoes in the same order, and when a check container is filled in a separate check (full box), a clone copy mode is carried out, a plurality of identical check containers are rapidly formed for batch check, and operations such as relation binding, data processing and the like can be carried out at one time, so that the efficiency of checking and delivering out of a warehouse is improved.

It should be noted that, the application multicast wall 103 illustrated in the application scenario 100 is only one way for supporting the review of the delivery, and the embodiments of the present disclosure may also be used in the present general review delivery mode (e.g., manual handling and control of the warehouse process through the WMS system).

It should be noted that, the information processing method for warehouse management provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be generally executed by the electronic device 101. Accordingly, the information processing apparatus for warehouse management provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure may be generally provided in the electronic device 101.

Specific implementations of the information processing method for warehouse management according to the embodiments of the present disclosure are exemplarily described below with reference to fig. 2 to 9.

Fig. 2 schematically illustrates a flowchart of an information processing method for warehouse management according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

As shown in fig. 2, the method may include operations S210 to S250.

First, in operation S210, information of a first order is acquired. The information of the first order may be from information to be reviewed. The information to be reviewed may be, for example, information of the bulk goods 20. The information to be reviewed may include a plurality of items, which may belong to a plurality of orders, for example. The information of the first order (e.g., the information of the order ID1 described above) may be extracted from the information to be reviewed, and the information of the first order may include information of the goods attributed to the first order.

According to embodiments of the present disclosure, the goods attributed to the first order may be one category or the same SKU of goods, for example, 200 bottles of soy sauce included in the first order. Alternatively, the goods attributed to the first order may also include several categories, or several SKUs. For example, the first order includes 200 bottles of soy sauce and 100 bags of salt. Alternatively, for example, the first order includes 100 bottles of soy sauce, and 50 bottles of soy sauce (1 bottle/4 bottle).

In operation S220, the number N of review containers for completely filling the goods in the first order is acquired, where N is an integer greater than 1. For example, the capacity a of the review container is acquired, which may include the kind of goods that the review container is allowed to hold, and the number of each type of goods. The number N of required review containers may be calculated based on the type and number of goods included in the first order and the capacity a.

In operation S230, the number R of the check containers having the same type and number of the loaded goods is determined from the N check containers, where R is an integer greater than 1 and less than or equal to N. When the first order has a relatively small number of types of goods and a relatively large number of goods, there may be a plurality of check containers having the same types and numbers of goods loaded.

In operation S240, after the first review container is full, information of the goods loaded in the first review container is acquired, wherein the first review container is one of R review containers having the same type and number of the goods loaded.

And then in operation S250, controlling R-1 second review containers to load goods according to the information of the goods loaded in the first review container, where R-1 second review containers are the remaining review containers of R review containers with the same type and number of goods loaded, except for the first review container.

Fig. 3 schematically illustrates a flow chart of an information processing method for warehouse management according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.

As shown in fig. 3, the method may include some or all of operations S360 to S380 in addition to operations S210 to S250. Among them, operations S360 to S380 are performed after operation S250.

In operation S360, information of the goods loaded in the R first review containers is added to the inventory information of the goods that have been reviewed in the first order.

In operation S370, inventory information of each of R check containers having the same kind and number of goods loaded is increased by information of the goods loaded in the first check container.

In operation S380, in case that the goods of the first order are output from the picking link, the inventory information of the picking link is reduced by the information of the goods loaded in the R first review containers.

In this way, for the inventory information of the checked goods in the first order information, the inventory information in the R checked containers and the inventory information in the picking link, the data increasing and decreasing operations are uniformly performed after all the R checked containers with the same types and numbers of the goods are filled, so that the trouble that the corresponding increasing and decreasing operations are performed once when the goods are filled into each checked container is avoided, and the probability of errors in repeated calculation can be reduced.

Fig. 4 schematically illustrates a flowchart of an operation of the first review container in operation S240 in the information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

As shown in fig. 4, operation S240 may include operations S241 to S242.

In operation S241, control loads goods in a first re-checking container, and determines that the state of the first re-checking container is a full box based on information that the first re-checking container is full.

For example, the control loads a certain kind and number of goods in the first review container, and determines that the state of the first review container is full based on the information that the first review container is full. For example, after filling the first review container, the staff member passes through the WMS system

The operation confirms that the state of the first rechecking container is full, or the WMS system acquires that the first rechecking container reaches the full state through a sensor (such as an image sensor or a weight sensor), and confirms that the first rechecking container is full.

In operation S242, after determining that the state of the first review container is full, information of goods loaded in the first review container is acquired. Therefore, the information of the goods loaded in the first rechecking container can be used as a template to load the goods for other R-1 containers.

Fig. 5 schematically illustrates a flowchart of controlling the respective loading of goods in R-1 second review containers in operation S250 in an information processing method according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.

As shown in fig. 5, operation S250 may include operations S251 to S253.

In operation S251, R-1 second review containers identical to the first review container are acquired. For example, after determining that the state of the first review container is full, R-1 second review containers identical to the first review container are acquired.

In operation S252, the loading of the goods is controlled in each of the second review containers according to the information of the goods loaded in the first review container.

In operation S253, based on the information that the R-1 second review containers are loaded according to the information of the goods loaded in the first review container, the state of the R-1 second review containers is determined to be full in batches.

In this way, after the first rechecking container (full box) is filled in the rechecking and delivering process, R-1 second rechecking containers identical to the first rechecking containers are quickly formed in a clone copy mode, and batch full boxes are carried out, so that the overall efficiency of rechecking and delivering of the first order is improved.

Fig. 6 schematically illustrates a flowchart for establishing correspondence between R review containers and a first order in an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

As shown in fig. 6, in connection with fig. 2, the information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may further include some or all of operations S610 to S650, wherein S610 to S650 may be performed after operation S230.

In operation S610, identification information of the first review container is acquired.

In operation S620, a correspondence between the first review container and the first order is established using the identification information of the first review container.

In operation S630, identification information of R-1 second review containers is acquired.

In operation S640, the association of the R-1 second review containers with the first review container is established using the identification information of the R-1 second review containers and the identification information of the first review container.

In operation S650, based on the association, the correspondence between the first review container and the first order is copied to the R-1 second review containers to obtain the correspondence between the R-1 second review containers and the first order. Thus, the goods loaded in the second review container are all attributed to the first order.

According to the embodiment of the disclosure, in order to realize quick batch check, the corresponding relation between the first check container and the first order is quickly cloned and copied to R-1 second check containers, so that the process of respectively scanning each second check container and then establishing the corresponding relation between each second check container and the first order is avoided. Therefore, the efficiency of establishing the corresponding relation between the R-1 second review containers and the first order is improved, and the efficiency of reviewing and delivering the first order is further improved.

Fig. 7 schematically illustrates a flowchart of establishing a correspondence between a first review container and a first order in operation S620 in an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

As shown in fig. 7, operation S620 may include operations S621 to S623 in a scene of a multicast review (e.g., in application scene 100) according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

In operation S621, a first binding relationship between the first order information and a first portal of the distribution system is configured.

In operation S622, a second binding relationship between the identification information of the first review container and the first portal is configured.

In operation S623, a correspondence of the first review container to the first order is established based on the first binding relationship and the second binding relationship.

Further, in the process of distributing the goods by using the distributing wall 103, the goods in the first order are controlled to be delivered to the first grid based on the first binding relationship. And then based on the second binding relation, controlling the goods which are transported into the first grid to be correspondingly transported into the first rechecking container and R-1 second rechecking containers which are the same as the first rechecking container.

Fig. 8 schematically shows a flowchart of one application example of the information processing method for warehouse management according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

As shown in fig. 8, the information processing method may be applied to a WMS system, and may include steps S801 to S809.

In step S801, when the first review container is full, cloning is performed using the first review container as a template.

In step S802, the WMS system obtains a second review container number R-1 for the batch clone. In the application example, the access point for realizing batch rechecking is to clone and copy when the first rechecking container is filled, and R-1 second rechecking containers which are the same as the first rechecking container are quickly obtained.

In step S803, the WMS system continuously scans the identification information (e.g., number) of the R-1 second review containers. In this process, the WMS system needs to check whether the number of goods to be checked for the first order can satisfy R-1 second check containers full.

In step S804, the WMS system prompts the cloning object to review SKUs and quantity a of goods loaded in the container.

In step S805, the WMS system directs or monitors the rapid shipment of the reviewer in R-1 second review containers according to SKUs and quantity a of the shipment transferred in the first review container. In the process, the R-1 second rechecking containers do not need to be bound one by one in relation, and the loading content and the number of each rechecking container, the corresponding number of the residual goods to be rechecked and the like are calculated one by one. After the R-1 second review containers are full, R same review containers in full boxes corresponding to the first order are obtained.

The WMS system then reduces R x a inventory of goods from the pick system at step S806.

In step S807, the WMS system increases the inventory of goods in R review containers (including the first review container and R-1 second review containers) by a, respectively.

In step S808, the amount of goods to be reviewed for the first order is reduced by r×a.

In step S809, the full bin status is also confirmed for R-1 second review containers, thereby obtaining R full bins and identical review containers. Thus, the batch full box operation of the goods of the first order is completed.

Thereafter, if the first order has more goods (e.g., less than full), the remaining goods are individually loaded into a review container according to conventional operations, thereby accomplishing review of the goods of the first order for shipment.

Fig. 9 schematically illustrates a user interface 10 diagram of an information processing method for warehouse management according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

As shown in fig. 9, the user interface 10 may be, for example, an interface displayed in the electronic device 101. The operational use of the user interface 10 is briefly described as follows.

First, interface loading is performed. And after loading, displaying the information (including the number of SKUs and the number of pieces in the check container), the order number, the data (the number of goods contained in the order and the quantity of goods not checked) of the goods to be checked in the order and the pallet number of the first check container carried by the full box interface. The pallet number is used for identifying a rechecking container which is temporarily stored and finished rechecking and is delivered to wait for delivery and transportation.

Then, the identification information of the first review container is added to the batch bin number list.

The cursor may then be automatically entered into the "batch clone full bin count" input box. Clicking on "detailed" can view the inventory condition of the review container, for example, pop up "multicast review integrated interface", read the current inventory condition of the review container from the decryption. And if the type and the number of the current inventory rechecking containers meet the requirement of carrying out batch cloning on the first rechecking container, inputting the batch cloning full bin number.

Then, the WMS system checks whether the number of full bins R of the incoming batch clone is a positive integer greater than 1, and checks whether the number of uncore SKUs in the first order is equal to or greater than the number of each SKU loaded in the first review container (R-1). If both check, the cursor enters the scan box number input box.

Next, when the "scan box number" input box is the current focus input box, the identification information (e.g., box number) of the R-1 second review containers is scanned, and the corresponding box numbers are displayed in the "scan box number" input box. If the continuous box number is checked, the WMS system automatically generates a plurality of continuous box numbers according to the current box number and the tail number of +1, and the batch full box number of-1 is displayed in an input box of the scanning box number.

Then, the WMS system checks whether the bin numbers are valid, present, in error stock, the bin numbers in the batch bin number list do not repeat with each other, and whether the number of bin numbers in the batch bin number list is less than the full bin number of the batch clone. After the verification is passed, adding the box number into a box number list, and updating the box number R; and if the verification is not passed, giving an error prompt of the specific box number.

The cursor stays in the box number scanning input box, and the box number scanning is continued until the box number in the box number list=the batch full box number, and the cursor automatically jumps into the batch clone full box.

Next click "batch clone full bin". WMS systems may perform a series of verification operations, briefly listed below.

WMS system checks the bin number of the bin number list = batch full bin number R. The WMS system checks valid, exists and is unused and is not repeated with the box numbers in the box number list; if the verification is not passed, giving an error prompt of a specific box number;

the WMS system checks the pallet number: effective, present, if the pallet number is empty, prompt to input the pallet number. For example, when the "pallet number" input box is the current focus input box, the pallet number is scanned. Then the system checks whether the pallet number is valid or not and whether the pallet number exists or not;

The system clones and copies out R-1 second rechecks containers, wherein the loading content and the number (including the cargo type, SKU, source/order, consumable, etc.) of each second rechecks container are equal to those of the first rechecks container (namely, the rechecks container corresponding to the first box number), then the cargo inventory of the corresponding container in the picking system is deducted, and the cargo inventory of each R-1 second rechecks container is increased;

the WMS system increases the checked goods quantity of the first order according to the filling information of the R checked containers;

the WMS confirms the full boxes of the R rechecking container boxes, and puts the boxes at the pallet corresponding to the pallet number appointed in the user interface, waiting for delivery and carrying;

the WMS system prompts success and failure, and closes the current interface after success;

the WMS system updates the "full box" interface as full box completes.

Fig. 10 schematically shows a block diagram of an information processing apparatus for warehouse management according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

As shown in fig. 10, the apparatus 1000 may include a first acquisition module 1010, a second acquisition module 1020, a determination module 1030, a third acquisition module 1040, and a cloning module 1050, according to an embodiment of the disclosure. According to further embodiments of the present disclosure, the apparatus 1000 may further include some or all of a review data processing module 1060, a pick data processing module 1070, and a correspondence establishing module 1080. The apparatus 1000 may be used to implement the methods described with reference to fig. 2-9.

The first obtaining module 1010 is configured to obtain information of a first order.

The second obtaining module 1020 is configured to obtain a number N of review containers for completely filling the goods in the first order, where N is an integer greater than 1.

The determining module 1030 is configured to determine, from the N number of review containers, the number R of review containers having the same types and numbers of goods to be loaded, where R is an integer greater than 1 and less than or equal to N.

The third obtaining module 1040 is configured to obtain information of the goods loaded in the first review container after the first review container is full, where the first review container is one of R review containers with the same type and number of the goods loaded.

The cloning module 1050 is configured to control R-1 second review containers to load goods according to information of the goods loaded in the first review container, where R-1 second review containers are remaining review containers of R review containers that are identical in type and number of goods loaded, except for the first review container.

The rechecking data processing module 1060 is configured to increase information of the goods loaded in the R first rechecking containers in inventory information of the goods already rechecked in the first order after controlling the R-1 second rechecking containers to load the goods according to the information of the goods loaded in the first rechecking containers; and adding information of the goods loaded in the first rechecking container to the stock information of each rechecking container in the R rechecking containers with the same types and numbers of the goods loaded.

The pick data processing module 1070 is further configured to reduce inventory information of the picking link by R pieces of information of the goods loaded in the first review containers in a case where the goods of the first order are output from the picking link after the controlling R-1 second review containers respectively load the goods according to the information of the goods loaded in the first review containers.

The correspondence establishing module 1080 is configured to obtain identification information of the first review container; and establishing a corresponding relation between the first review container and the first order by using the identification information of the first review container.

The correspondence establishing module 1080 is further configured to: acquiring the identification information of R-1 second review containers; establishing the connection between R-1 second rechecking containers and the first rechecking containers by utilizing the identification information of the R-1 second rechecking containers and the identification information of the first rechecking containers; and copying the corresponding relation between the first review container and the first order to R-1 second review containers based on the connection to obtain the corresponding relation between R-1 second review containers and the first order.

Any number of modules, sub-modules, units, sub-units, or at least some of the functionality of any number of the sub-units according to embodiments of the present disclosure may be implemented in one module. Any one or more of the modules, sub-modules, units, sub-units according to embodiments of the present disclosure may be implemented as split into multiple modules. Any one or more of the modules, sub-modules, units, sub-units according to embodiments of the present disclosure may be implemented at least in part as a hardware circuit, such as a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), a Programmable Logic Array (PLA), a system-on-chip, a system-on-substrate, a system-on-package, an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), or in any other reasonable manner of hardware or firmware that integrates or encapsulates the circuit, or in any one of or a suitable combination of three of software, hardware, and firmware. Alternatively, one or more of the modules, sub-modules, units, sub-units according to embodiments of the present disclosure may be at least partially implemented as computer program modules, which when executed, may perform the corresponding functions.

For example, any of the first acquisition module 1010, the second acquisition module 1020, the determination module 1030, the third acquisition module 1040, the cloning module 1050, the review data processing module 1060, the pick data processing module 1070, and the correspondence establishment module 1080 may be combined in one module to be implemented, or any of the modules may be split into a plurality of modules. Alternatively, at least some of the functionality of one or more of the modules may be combined with at least some of the functionality of other modules and implemented in one module. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, at least one of the first acquisition module 1010, the second acquisition module 1020, the determination module 1030, the third acquisition module 1040, the cloning module 1050, the review data processing module 1060, the pick data processing module 1070, and the correspondence establishment module 1080 may be implemented at least in part as hardware circuitry, such as a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), a Programmable Logic Array (PLA), a system on a chip, a system on a substrate, a system on a package, an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), or may be implemented in hardware or firmware in any other reasonable manner of integrating or packaging circuitry, or in any one of or a suitable combination of three of software, hardware, and firmware. Alternatively, at least one of the first acquisition module 1010, the second acquisition module 1020, the determination module 1030, the third acquisition module 1040, the cloning module 1050, the review data processing module 1060, the pick data processing module 1070, and the correspondence establishing module 1080 may be implemented at least in part as a computer program module that, when executed, performs the corresponding functions.

Fig. 11 schematically illustrates a block diagram of a computer system 1100 adapted to implement an information processing method for warehouse management according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The computer system 1100 illustrated in fig. 11 is merely an example, and should not be construed as limiting the functionality and scope of use of the disclosed embodiments. The computer system 1100 may be disposed within the electronic device 101.

As shown in fig. 11, a computer system 1100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a processor 1101 that can perform various appropriate actions and processes according to a program stored in a Read Only Memory (ROM) 1102 or a program loaded from a storage section 1108 into a Random Access Memory (RAM) 1103. The processor 1101 may comprise, for example, a general purpose microprocessor (e.g., a CPU), an instruction set processor and/or an associated chipset and/or a special purpose microprocessor (e.g., an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC)), or the like. The processor 1101 may also include on-board memory for caching purposes. The processor 1101 may comprise a single processing unit or a plurality of processing units for performing the different actions of the method flow according to embodiments of the present disclosure.

In the RAM 1103, various programs and data required for the operation of the computer system 1100 are stored. The processor 1101, ROM 1102, and RAM 1103 are connected to each other by a bus 1104. The processor 1101 performs various operations of the method flow according to the embodiments of the present disclosure by executing programs in the ROM 1102 and/or the RAM 1103. Note that the program may be stored in one or more memories other than the ROM 1102 and the RAM 1103. The processor 1101 may also perform various operations of the method flow according to embodiments of the present disclosure by executing programs stored in the one or more memories.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the computer system 1100 may also include an input/output (I/O) interface 1105, the input/output (I/O) interface 1105 also being connected to the bus 1104. The system 1100 may also include one or more of the following components connected to the I/O interface 1105: an input section 1106 including a keyboard, a mouse, and the like; an output portion 1107 including a Cathode Ray Tube (CRT), a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), and the like, a speaker, and the like; a storage section 1108 including a hard disk or the like; and a communication section 1109 including a network interface card such as a LAN card, a modem, and the like. The communication section 1109 performs communication processing via a network such as the internet. The drive 1110 is also connected to the I/O interface 1105 as needed. Removable media 1111, such as a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, a semiconductor memory, or the like, is installed as needed in drive 1110, so that a computer program read therefrom is installed as needed in storage section 1108.

According to embodiments of the present disclosure, the method flow according to embodiments of the present disclosure may be implemented as a computer software program. For example, embodiments of the present disclosure include a computer program product comprising a computer program embodied on a computer readable storage medium, the computer program comprising program code for performing the method shown in the flowcharts. In such an embodiment, the computer program can be downloaded and installed from a network via the communication portion 1109, and/or installed from the removable media 1111. The above-described functions defined in the system of the embodiments of the present disclosure are performed when the computer program is executed by the processor 1101. The systems, devices, apparatus, modules, units, etc. described above may be implemented by computer program modules according to embodiments of the disclosure.

The present disclosure also provides a computer-readable storage medium that may be embodied in the apparatus/device/system described in the above embodiments; or may exist alone without being assembled into the apparatus/device/system. The computer-readable storage medium carries one or more programs which, when executed, implement methods in accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure.

According to embodiments of the present disclosure, the computer-readable storage medium may be a non-volatile computer-readable storage medium, which may include, for example, but is not limited to: 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), 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 context of this disclosure, 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. For example, according to embodiments of the present disclosure, the computer-readable storage medium may include ROM 1102 and/or RAM 1103 described above and/or one or more memories other than ROM 1102 and RAM 1103.

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

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

The embodiments of the present disclosure are described above. However, these examples are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure. Although the embodiments are described above separately, this does not mean that the measures in the embodiments cannot be used advantageously in combination. The scope of the disclosure is defined by the appended claims and equivalents thereof. Various alternatives and modifications can be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the disclosure, and such alternatives and modifications are intended to fall within the scope of the disclosure.

Claims

1. An information processing method for warehouse management, comprising:

acquiring information of a first order;

acquiring the number N of check containers for completely loading the goods in the first order, wherein N is an integer greater than 1;

determining the number R of the check containers with the same types and numbers of the loaded cargoes from the N check containers, wherein R is an integer which is more than 1 and less than or equal to N;

after a first rechecking container is full, acquiring information of cargoes loaded in the first rechecking container, wherein the first rechecking container is one of R rechecking containers with the same loaded cargoes and the same number; and

And controlling the R-1 second rechecking containers to carry out goods loading according to the information of the goods loaded in the first rechecking containers, wherein the R-1 second rechecking containers are the rest rechecking containers except the first rechecking containers in the R loaded rechecking containers with the same types and numbers of the goods.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the obtaining information of the goods loaded in the first review container after the first review container is full comprises:

controlling the first rechecking container to be filled with goods, and determining that the state of the first rechecking container is full based on the information that the first rechecking container is full; and

and after the condition that the first rechecking container is full is determined, acquiring information of goods loaded in the first rechecking container.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein controlling R-1 second review containers to load goods according to information of the goods loaded in the first review containers, respectively, comprises:

obtaining R-1 second review containers identical to the first review container;

controlling the loading of goods in each second rechecking container according to the information of the goods loaded in the first rechecking container; and

And based on the information that the R-1 second rechecking containers are loaded according to the information of the goods loaded in the first rechecking containers, determining that the states of the R-1 second rechecking containers are full in boxes in batches.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein after controlling R-1 second review containers to load goods according to information of the goods loaded in the first review containers, respectively, the method further comprises:

adding information of goods loaded in R first review containers to inventory information of the goods reviewed in the first order; and

the inventory information of each rechecking container in the R rechecking containers with the same types and numbers of the goods loaded is added with the information of the goods loaded in the first rechecking container.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein after the controlling R-1 second review containers perform cargo loading according to information of cargo loaded in the first review containers, respectively, the method further comprises:

and reducing the inventory information of the picking link by the information of the goods loaded in the R first review containers under the condition that the goods of the first order come from the output of the picking link.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises:

acquiring identification information of the first review container; and

and establishing a corresponding relation between the first review container and the first order by using the identification information of the first review container.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the method further comprises:

acquiring the identification information of R-1 second review containers;

establishing the connection between R-1 second rechecking containers and the first rechecking containers by utilizing the identification information of the R-1 second rechecking containers and the identification information of the first rechecking containers;

based on the connection, copying the corresponding relation between the first review container and the first order to R-1 second review containers to obtain the corresponding relation between R-1 second review containers and the first order.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the establishing the correspondence of the first review container to the first order comprises:

configuring a first binding relation between the first order and a first grid of a sub-broadcasting system;

configuring a second binding relation between the identification information of the first rechecking container and the first grid; and

And establishing a corresponding relation between the first review container and the first order based on the first binding relation and the second binding relation.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the method further comprises:

controlling to convey goods in a first order to the first grid based on the first binding relation; and

and controlling the goods which are transported into the first grid to be correspondingly transported into the first rechecking container and the R-1 second rechecking containers based on the second binding relation.

10. An information processing apparatus for warehouse management, comprising:

the first acquisition module is used for acquiring information of the first order;

the second acquisition module is used for acquiring the number N of the check containers for completely loading the cargoes in the first order, wherein N is an integer greater than 1;

the determining module is used for determining the number R of the check containers with the same types and numbers of the cargoes loaded from the N check containers, wherein R is an integer which is more than 1 and less than or equal to N;

the third acquisition module is used for acquiring information of cargoes loaded in the first rechecking container after the first rechecking container is full, wherein the first rechecking container is one of R rechecking containers with the same types and numbers of the loaded cargoes; and

The cloning module is used for controlling the R-1 second rechecking containers to carry out goods loading according to the information of the goods loaded in the first rechecking containers, wherein the R-1 second rechecking containers are the rest rechecking containers except the first rechecking containers in the R loaded rechecking containers with the same types and numbers of the goods.

11. An electronic device, comprising:

one or more memories storing executable instructions; and

one or more processors executing the executable instructions to implement the method of any of claims 1-9.

12. A computer readable storage medium having stored thereon executable instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform the method according to any of claims 1 to 9.