CN113998358B

CN113998358B - Method, device, equipment, storage medium and program product for picking up goods

Info

Publication number: CN113998358B
Application number: CN202111266784.9A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 张敏
Original assignee: Shenzhen Kubo Software Co Ltd
Current assignee: Shenzhen Kubo Software Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-10-28
Filing date: 2021-10-28
Publication date: 2023-01-31
Anticipated expiration: 2041-10-28
Also published as: CN113998358A; WO2023071608A1; CN115947014A

Abstract

The application provides a method, a device, equipment, a storage medium and a program product for picking up goods. According to the method, through the picking task responding to the first order, if the first order comprises a first item in the first stock area and a second item in the second stock area, first scheduling processing is carried out to pick the first item into the target container; when the target container reaches the second inventory area, second scheduling processing is carried out so as to sort second goods into the target container, the same target container can be used for sequentially passing through a plurality of different inventory areas, and the sorting scheduling of the second inventory area is triggered through the target bin, so that relay goods sorting across the plurality of inventory areas is realized, and the goods sorting efficiency is greatly improved.

Description

Method, device, equipment, storage medium and program product for picking up goods

Technical Field

The present application relates to smart storage technologies, and in particular, to a method, an apparatus, a device, a storage medium, and a program product for picking up a product.

Background

In the field of smart warehousing, a portion of a large warehouse includes multiple inventory areas, and items contained in the same order may be stored across the inventory areas. When a picking task of an order is performed, items need to be collectively picked from a plurality of stock areas. The existing goods picking method is mostly used for picking goods in one stock area, when the method is applied to a scene of picking goods across stock areas, only part of goods of orders can be picked from different stock areas into different bins respectively, and then all the bins are moved to designated positions for combination processing, so that the goods picking efficiency is low.

Disclosure of Invention

The application provides a method, a device, equipment, a storage medium and a program product for picking up goods.

In a first aspect, the present application provides a method of picking a good, comprising:

performing a first scheduling process to sort a first item into a target container if the first order includes the first item in a first inventory area and a second item in a second inventory area in response to a picking task of the first order;

performing a second scheduling process to pick the second item into the target container when the target container reaches the second inventory area.

Optionally, the first order comprises a first sub-order and a second sub-order, the first sub-order corresponds to the first inventory region, the first sub-order comprises the first item, the second sub-order corresponds to the second inventory region, the second sub-order comprises the second item,

said performing a first scheduling process to pick the first item into a target container, comprising:

suspending the second sub-order;

a first scheduling process is performed for the first sub-order to pick the first item into a target container.

Optionally, the second inventory area includes at least one station, and after performing the first scheduling process to sort the first item into the target container, the method further includes:

assigning a target station within the second inventory zone for the target container.

Optionally, said performing a second scheduling process to pick the second item into the target container when the target container reaches the second inventory area comprises:

when the target container reaches the target operation platform of the second inventory area, the second sub-order is issued to the target operation platform;

performing a second scheduling process for the second sub-order to pick the second item into the target container at the target console.

Optionally, said performing a second scheduling process to pick the second item into the target container when the target container reaches the second inventory zone includes:

when the target container reaches the second inventory area, responding to a receiving message of the target container sent by receiving equipment, and sending the second sub-order to an operation desk corresponding to the receiving equipment;

and carrying out second scheduling processing aiming at the second sub-order so as to pick the second goods into the target container on an operation platform corresponding to the receiving equipment.

Optionally, after allocating the target operation station in the second inventory area to the target container, the method further includes:

issuing the second sub-order to the target operation table;

performing inventory allocation operation for the second sub-order;

the performing a second scheduling process to pick the second item into the target container when the target container reaches the second inventory area includes:

performing a second scheduling process for the second sub-order to pick the second item into the target container at the target station when the target container reaches the target station of the second inventory area.

Optionally, before performing the first scheduling process to pick the first item into the target container, the method further includes:

in response to a picking task of a first order, splitting the first order into a first sub-order and a second sub-order if the first order comprises a first item in a first stock area and a second item in a second stock area.

Optionally, if the number of the second inventory areas is greater than 1, after the first scheduling process is performed and the first item is picked into a target container, the target container sequentially reaches each of the second inventory areas according to the picking order of the second inventory areas.

In a second aspect, the present application provides a method of picking a good, comprising:

in response to receiving a replenishment order, suspending the replenishment order, wherein the replenishment order comprises replenishment identification information and goods information, and a second goods contained in the replenishment order is located in a second stock area;

when the target container corresponding to the replenishment order reaches the second inventory area, scheduling processing is performed on the replenishment order, so that second goods contained in the replenishment order are sorted into the target container, the target container contains first goods in a first inventory area, and the first inventory area and the second inventory area are different inventory areas.

Optionally, the second inventory area includes at least one operation console, and before the scheduling process for the replenishment order is performed to pick the second item included in the replenishment order into the target container, the method further includes:

Optionally, when the target container corresponding to the replenishment order reaches the second inventory area, performing scheduling processing on the replenishment order to pick a second item included in the replenishment order into the target container includes:

when the target container reaches a target operation table of the second inventory area, the replenishment order is issued to the target operation table;

and carrying out scheduling processing aiming at the replenishment order so as to pick the second goods into the target container at the target operation platform.

and when the target container corresponding to the replenishment order reaches the second inventory area, responding to a receiving message of the target container sent by a receiving device, and issuing the replenishment order to an operation console corresponding to the receiving device.

Optionally, the receiving message includes identification information of the target container, and the issuing the replenishment order to the operation console corresponding to the receiving device in response to the receiving message of the target container sent by the receiving device includes:

responding to a receiving message of the target container sent by receiving equipment, and determining a replenishment order corresponding to the target container according to the identification information of the target container;

and issuing the replenishment orders corresponding to the target containers to the operation platforms corresponding to the receiving equipment.

before the target container corresponding to the replenishment order reaches the second inventory area, issuing the replenishment order to the target operation platform, and performing inventory distribution operation on the replenishment order;

when the target container corresponding to the replenishment order reaches the second inventory area, performing scheduling processing on the replenishment order to sort a second item contained in the replenishment order into the target container, including:

when the target container reaches a target console of the second inventory area, scheduling processing is performed for the replenishment order to pick the second item into the target container at the target console.

In a third aspect, the present application provides a device for picking a product, comprising:

the first scheduling processing module is used for responding to a picking task of a first order, and if the first order comprises a first item in a first stock area and a second item in a second stock area, performing first scheduling processing to pick the first item into a target container;

a second scheduling processing module to perform a second scheduling process to sort the second items into the target container when the target container reaches the second inventory zone.

In a fourth aspect, the present application provides an apparatus for picking a product, comprising:

the replenishment order processing module is used for responding to the received replenishment order and hanging up the replenishment order, the replenishment order comprises replenishment identification information and goods information, and a second goods contained in the replenishment order is located in a second stock area;

and the scheduling processing module is used for scheduling the replenishment order when the target container corresponding to the replenishment order reaches the second inventory area so as to sort the second goods contained in the replenishment order into the target container, wherein the target container contains the first goods in the first inventory area, and the first inventory area and the second inventory area are different inventory areas.

In a fifth aspect, the present application provides a pick-up device comprising: a processor, and a memory communicatively coupled to the processor;

the memory stores computer-executable instructions;

the processor executes computer-executable instructions stored by the memory to implement any of the methods described above.

In a sixth aspect, the present application provides a computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions for implementing the method of any one of the above when executed by a processor.

In a seventh aspect, the present application provides a computer program product comprising a computer program which, when executed by a processor, implements the method of any one of the above.

According to the picking method, the picking device, the picking equipment, the picking storage medium and the picking program product, through the picking task responding to the first order, if the first order comprises a first goods in the first stock area and a second goods in the second stock area, first scheduling processing is carried out, so that the first goods are picked into the target container; when the target container reaches the second inventory area, second scheduling processing is carried out so as to sort second goods into the target container, the same target container can be used for sequentially passing through a plurality of different inventory areas, and the sorting scheduling of the second inventory area is triggered through the target bin, so that relay goods sorting across the plurality of inventory areas is realized, and the goods sorting efficiency is greatly improved.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the application and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the application.

FIG. 1 is a flow chart of a method for picking a product according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 2 is a flow chart of a method for picking a product according to another exemplary embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 3 is a flow chart of a method for picking a product according to another exemplary embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 4 is a flow chart of a method for picking a product according to another exemplary embodiment of the present application;

fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a picking device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application;

fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a picking device according to another exemplary embodiment of the present application;

fig. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a picking device according to another exemplary embodiment of the present application;

fig. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a device for picking a product according to another exemplary embodiment of the present application;

fig. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of a picking device according to an example embodiment of the present application.

With the above figures, there are shown specific embodiments of the present application, which will be described in more detail below. These drawings and written description are not intended to limit the scope of the inventive concepts in any manner, but rather to illustrate the inventive concepts to those skilled in the art by reference to specific embodiments.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to the exemplary embodiments, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. When the following description refers to the accompanying drawings, like numbers in different drawings represent the same or similar elements unless otherwise indicated. The embodiments described in the following exemplary embodiments do not represent all embodiments consistent with the present application. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatus and methods consistent with certain aspects of the application, as detailed in the appended claims.

First, terms related to embodiments of the present application will be explained:

SKU (stock Keeping Unit) is a basic Unit of stock in and out metering, also called stock basic metering Unit, and may be in units of pieces, boxes, trays, and the like. The goods may be represented by SKUs, the kind of goods may refer to the kind of SKUs, and different SKUs correspond to different kinds.

Furthermore, the terms "first", "second", etc. are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. In the description of the following examples, "plurality" means two or more unless specifically limited otherwise.

The goods picking method provided by the application can be particularly applied to a scene of picking goods across stock areas, wherein the goods need to be picked from a plurality of stock areas. In different inventory areas, the main body for picking may be different, and may be picked manually or picked by a robot, which is not limited in detail herein.

Illustratively, in an exemplary scenario, there are partial orders of items required to be picked from a first inventory area and a second inventory area together. Where a first inventory zone may be picked by a human and a second inventory zone may be picked by a robot. According to the picking method provided by the application, for the picking task of any first order, if the first order comprises a first goods in a first stock area and a second goods in a second stock area, first scheduling processing is carried out so as to pick the first goods into a target container; when the target container reaches the second inventory area, second scheduling processing is carried out so as to sort second goods into the target container, the same target container can be used for sequentially passing through a plurality of different inventory areas, and the sorting scheduling of the second inventory area is triggered through the target bin, so that relay goods sorting across the inventory areas is realized, and the goods sorting efficiency is greatly improved.

The following describes the technical solutions of the present application and how to solve the above technical problems with specific embodiments. The following several specific embodiments may be combined with each other, and details of the same or similar concepts or processes may not be repeated in some embodiments. Embodiments of the present application will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1 is a flowchart of a method for picking a product according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application. The execution main body of the picking method provided by the present application is a picking device for executing a picking process, and the picking device may be a warehouse management system in an intelligent warehouse system or other electronic devices for picking, and the present embodiment is not limited specifically herein.

As shown in fig. 1, the method comprises the following specific steps:

step S101, in response to the picking task of the first order, if the first order includes a first item in the first stock area and a second item in the second stock area, performing a first scheduling process to pick the first item into the target container.

In the embodiment, when the method is applied to a scene of picking goods across stock areas, in which the goods need to be picked from the stock areas, the goods picking device is responsible for the goods picking processing of the stock areas. The first order corresponding to the picking task received by the picking device may include a first item in the first inventory area and a second item in the second inventory area.

The first stock area and the second stock area are two different stock areas.

The target container is a container for accommodating the first goods and the second goods included in the first order, and may be a bin, a tote, a delivery box, etc., and is not particularly limited herein.

In order to realize the picking task of the first order, picking needs to be performed across a first stock area and a second stock area, and both a first item in the first stock area and a second item in the second stock area are picked into a target container corresponding to the first order.

In this embodiment, first goods are sorted into a target container by a first scheduling process. The target container that completed the first item picking may be transported to a second inventory area.

The manner in which items are picked may vary in different inventory areas. For example, for a manual inventory area, items may be picked by a person heading to individual shelves within the inventory area. For the robot inventory area, the robot can be used for carrying goods, the robot carries the goods shelves where goods to be picked are located to the picking workstation, and after the picking workstation finishes goods picking manually, the robot carries the goods shelves back to the inventory area. In addition, the robot stock area can also realize the full-automatic picking of robot, namely the robot is responsible for carrying and goods picking, need not artifical picking. Optionally, if the first inventory area is an artificial inventory area, the first goods in the first inventory area are picked to the target containers by the workers and then the target containers can be directly conveyed to the second inventory area by the workers; or after the first goods in the first stock area are manually picked to the target container, the target container is manually placed at the specified position close to the first stock area, and the target container is conveyed to the second stock area from the specified position by the robot, so that manual conveying is reduced, and the goods picking efficiency is improved.

Optionally, if the first inventory area is a robot inventory area, the robot is responsible for carrying and picking the goods, the robot carries the goods shelf where the goods to be picked are located to the picking workstation, and after the picking workstation finishes picking the goods, the robot carries the goods shelf back to the inventory area. After picking a first item within the first inventory area to a target container, the target container is transported by the robot to a second inventory area.

Alternatively, if the first inventory area is a robot inventory area, the robot is responsible for handling and goods picking. After the robot responsible for picking selects the first goods in the first inventory area to the target container, directly transporting the target container to the second inventory area; or after the robot responsible for picking selects the first goods in the first stock area to the target container, the target container is placed at the designated position, and the robot responsible for carrying carries the target container to the second stock area from the designated position, so that the robot is more definite in labor division, and the goods picking efficiency can be improved to a certain extent.

And step S102, when the target container reaches the second inventory area, performing second scheduling processing to sort the second goods into the target container.

When the target container reaches the second inventory area, the first goods which are picked are already contained in the target container, and the goods picking device carries out second scheduling processing, so that the second goods in the second inventory area are picked into the target container, and the goods picking task of the first order is completed.

It should be noted that the target orders corresponding to the picking tasks received by the picking device may include items in more than 2 target inventory areas, the picking device may sort the picking orders of the more than 2 target inventory areas, and according to the sorting result, the target containers sequentially pass through each target inventory area, and each target container reaches one target inventory area, the items included in the target orders in the target inventory areas are picked into the target containers until the picking tasks of the target orders are completed when the picking of all the target inventory areas is completed.

For example, the first inventory area may refer to any one of the target inventory areas corresponding to the target orders that is arranged outside the last target inventory area according to the picking order, and the second inventory area may refer to the next target inventory area of the first inventory area. The target container is in a previous target inventory area (i.e., a first inventory area), and the picking device performs a first scheduling process to pick first items in the first inventory area into the target container. When the target container reaches the next target inventory area (i.e., the second inventory area), a second scheduling process is performed to pick a second item into the target container.

For example, the first inventory area may refer to a first one of the target inventory areas corresponding to the target orders according to the picking order, the second inventory area refers to a target inventory area other than the first inventory area, and the number of the second inventory areas may be multiple. The target container is in a first target inventory area (i.e., a first inventory area), and the picking device performs a first scheduling process to pick first items in the first inventory area into the target container. If there are a plurality of second inventory areas, after the picking in the first inventory area is completed, the target containers pass through each second inventory area in sequence according to the arrangement sequence of the second inventory areas. And when the target container reaches any second stock area, carrying out second scheduling processing, so that the second goods in the second stock area where the target container is located are picked into the target container, and completing the picking task of the first order when all the second goods in the second stock area are picked into the target container.

According to the method and the device, through the picking task responding to the first order, if the first order comprises a first item in the first stock area and a second item in the second stock area, first scheduling processing is carried out, so that the first item is picked into the target container; when the target container reaches the second inventory area, second scheduling processing is carried out so as to sort second goods into the target container, the same target container can be used for sequentially passing through a plurality of different inventory areas, and the sorting scheduling of the second inventory area is triggered through the target bin, so that relay goods sorting across the plurality of inventory areas is realized, and the goods sorting efficiency is greatly improved.

Fig. 2 is a flow chart of a method for picking a product according to another exemplary embodiment of the present application. On the basis of the embodiment corresponding to fig. 1, in this embodiment, the first order includes a first sub-order and a second sub-order, the first sub-order corresponds to the first stock area, the first sub-order includes a first item, the second sub-order corresponds to the second stock area, and the second sub-order includes a second item.

In this embodiment, in response to the picking task of the first order, if the first order includes a first item in the first stock area and a second item in the second stock area, the picking device may split the first order into a first sub-order and a second sub-order.

Referring to fig. 2, the method for picking the goods provided by the present application includes the following specific steps:

step S201, responding to the picking task of the first order, and splitting the first order into a first sub-order and a second sub-order if the first order includes a first item in the first stock area and a second item in the second stock area.

In this embodiment, the picking device can be responsible for picking processes of a plurality of stock areas at the same time. When it is determined that the received order needs to be picked across the inventory area, the picking device may further split the order into a plurality of sub-orders, where each sub-order corresponds to an inventory area.

Specifically, in response to the picking task of the first order, the stock area and the stock level where the items contained in the first order are located may be determined according to the stock allocation result of the first order. According to the stock area where the items contained in the first order are located, if it is determined that the first order includes a first item in the first stock area and a second item in the second stock area, the picking device may split the first order into a first sub-order and a second sub-order.

The first sub-order corresponds to the first stock area, and the second sub-order corresponds to the second stock area one to one.

In this embodiment, the first inventory area refers to a first target inventory area in the target inventory areas corresponding to the target orders according to the picking order, the second inventory area refers to a target inventory area other than the first inventory area, and there may be a plurality of second inventory areas.

If the number of the second inventory areas is greater than 1, after the first scheduling process is performed and the first goods are sorted into the target containers, the target containers sequentially reach each second inventory area according to the sorting order of the second inventory areas.

The target container is within a first target inventory area (i.e., a first inventory area), and a first scheduling process is performed to sort first items within the first inventory area into the target container. If there are a plurality of second stock areas, after the picking in the first stock area is finished, the target container passes through each second stock area in turn according to the picking sequence of the second stock areas. And when the target container reaches each second stock area, performing second scheduling processing, so that the second goods in the second stock area where the target container is located are picked into the target container, and completing the picking task of the first order when all the second goods in the second stock area are picked into the target container.

Step S202, suspending the second sub-order.

In this embodiment, the second sub-orders correspond to the second stock areas one to one. Depending on the picking order, the second inventory area is preceded by at least one target inventory area (including at least the first inventory area), and after the order splitting is completed, the second sub-order is suspended since it cannot be determined which target station or which location of the second inventory area the target container will reach and therefore cannot be picked immediately for the second sub-order. And when the target container corresponding to the second sub-order reaches the target operation platform of the second inventory area, performing second scheduling processing on the second sub-order so as to sort the second goods into the target container at the target operation platform.

In this step, in response to the picking task of the first order, if it is determined that the first order includes a first sub-order and a second sub-order, the first sub-order corresponds to the first stock area, the first sub-order includes a first item, the second sub-order corresponds to the second stock area, and the second sub-order includes a second item, the second sub-order is suspended, and the picking scheduling process for the second sub-order is not executed temporarily.

Step S203, a first scheduling process is performed on the first sub-order to sort the first item into the target container.

In this embodiment, the first inventory area refers to a first target inventory area in the target inventory area corresponding to the target order according to the picking order, and after the order splitting is completed, the first scheduling processing is performed on the first sub-order, so as to pick the first item into the target container.

Alternatively, the target container is an empty container before the first item is picked into the target container, and the picking device may allocate the target container enough to accommodate all the items contained in the first order to the first order according to the type and quantity of the items contained in the first order in the actual application scenario.

The target container assigned for the first order may comprise one or more containers, which may be bins, totes, etc., and is not specifically limited herein.

Step S204, when the target container reaches the target console of the second inventory area, performing a second scheduling process for the second sub-order to sort the second goods into the target container at the target console.

In this embodiment, the target container for which the first item picking is completed is transported to the second stock area. When the target container reaches the second inventory area, the first goods which are picked are already contained in the target container, the goods picking equipment issues a second sub-order, and second scheduling processing is carried out, so that the second goods in the second inventory area are picked into the target container, and the goods picking task of the first order is completed.

The manner in which items are picked may vary in different inventory areas. For example, for a manual inventory area, items may be picked by a person heading to individual shelves within the inventory area. For the robot inventory area, the robot can be used for carrying goods, the robot carries the goods shelves where goods to be picked are located to the picking workstation, and after the picking workstation finishes goods picking manually, the robot carries the goods shelves back to the inventory area. In addition, the robot stock area can also realize full-automatic picking, namely, the robot is responsible for carrying and picking goods, and manual picking is not needed.

Optionally, if the first inventory area is an artificial inventory area, the first inventory area is manually moved to each shelf in the inventory area to pick the goods, and after the first goods in the first inventory area are picked to the target container, the target container can be directly conveyed to the second inventory area manually; or after the first goods in the first stock area are manually picked to the target container, the target container is manually placed to the specified position close to the first stock area, and the target container is transported to the second stock area from the specified position by the robot, so that manual transportation is reduced, and the goods picking efficiency is improved.

Alternatively, if the first inventory area is a robot inventory area, the robot is responsible for handling and item picking. After the robot responsible for picking selects the first goods in the first inventory area to the target container, directly transporting the target container to the second inventory area; or after the robot responsible for picking picks the first goods in the first inventory area to the target container, the target container is placed at the designated position, and the robot responsible for carrying carries the target container to the second inventory area from the designated position, so that the robot can more clearly divide the labor and improve the goods picking efficiency to a certain extent.

In addition, in this embodiment, a specific implementation manner and a specific implementation manner of the target container that is transported from the previous inventory area to the second inventory area are not specifically limited herein.

In practical applications, the second inventory area may include one or more stations, and the target container arrives at which station in the second inventory area, and may be distributed by the picking device, or may be determined by the carrier of the target container, or may be determined in other ways, which are not specifically limited herein.

In an alternative embodiment, the picking device assigns the target container a target station within the second inventory zone before the target container arrives at the second inventory zone for a second scheduling process to pick the second item into the target container.

Optionally, the target containers may be allocated to the target stations in the second inventory area according to the current real-time task amount of each station in the second inventory area before or when the target containers reach the second inventory area, so as to balance the task amount of each station in the second inventory area and improve the overall picking efficiency.

Optionally, after allocating the target operation station in the second inventory area to the target container, when the target container reaches the second inventory area, the second sub-order may be issued to the target operation station, and the following second scheduling process may be performed for the second sub-order: the second sub-order is allocated inventory and the robot or associated personnel is scheduled to carry and sort the second items contained in the second sub-order into the target container at the target station.

Optionally, after the target container is allocated to the target console in the second inventory area, before the target container reaches the second inventory area, the second sub-order is directly issued to the target console, and the inventory allocation operation is performed on the second sub-order, that is, while the first scheduling processing is performed on the first sub-order, the picking device performs the inventory allocation operation on the replenishment order, so as to improve the processing efficiency of the first order. When the target container reaches the target station of the second inventory zone, the following second scheduling process may be performed: the dispatching robot or the related personnel carries and picks the second goods contained in the second sub-order into the target container at the target console. The implementation mode can reduce the time of order issuing and inventory allocation to a certain extent, and further improves the picking efficiency.

In another alternative embodiment, a target station within the second inventory area may be used that employs a pick-up mode to determine the arrival of a target container.

Illustratively, when a target container arrives at a station within the second inventory area, the pick device corresponding to the station is able to identify the target container and send a pick message to the pick device for the target container.

For example, when the target container reaches the designated pick-up location in the second inventory area, the pick-up device corresponding to any of the stations may identify the target container at the designated pick-up location and send a pick-up message for the target container to the pick-up device.

And when the target container reaches the second inventory area, the picking device responds to a pickup message of the target container sent by the pickup device, and issues the second sub-order to the operation platform corresponding to the pickup device, wherein the operation platform corresponding to the pickup device is the target operation platform of the target container in the second inventory area.

Further, when the target container reaches the target station of the second inventory area, the following second scheduling process may be performed: the second sub-order is allocated inventory and the robot or associated personnel is scheduled to carry and sort the second items contained in the second sub-order into the target container at the target station.

Alternatively, the pickup device may include an information collecting means capable of recognizing identification information of the target container by collecting surface image data of the target container and sending a pickup message for the target container to the pickup device based on the identification information of the target container.

For example, the receiving device may include a scanning device capable of scanning an identification code (e.g., a bar code or a two-dimensional code) on a surface of the target container and extracting identification information of the target container.

The various possible implementation manners of the method for picking the goods provided by the embodiment of the application can be combined to form a new scheme except mutually exclusive schemes, and the combined new scheme also belongs to the content of the application.

In the embodiment of the application, the first order comprises a first sub-order and a second sub-order, the first sub-order corresponds to the first stock area, and the second sub-order is suspended first, and first scheduling processing is performed on the first sub-order, so that the first goods are picked into the target container; when the target container reaches the second stock area, second scheduling processing is carried out so as to select second goods into the target container, the same target container can be used for sequentially passing through a plurality of different stock areas, and the selecting scheduling of the second stock area is triggered through the target bin, so that relay goods picking spanning the plurality of stock areas is realized, and the goods picking efficiency is greatly improved. Furthermore, the target operation platforms in the second inventory area are allocated to the target containers according to the real-time task amount of each operation platform in the current second inventory area, so that the task amount of each operation platform in the second inventory area can be balanced, and the overall picking efficiency is further improved.

Fig. 3 is a flow chart of a method for picking a product according to another exemplary embodiment of the present application. In this embodiment, different inventory zones may be handled by different picking devices. A first order is received by an upstream system of the picking device, the first order including a first sub-order and a second sub-order, the first sub-order corresponding to a first inventory area, the first sub-order including a first item, the second sub-order corresponding to a second inventory area, the second sub-order including a second item. The first stock area and the second stock area are different stock areas. The order picking device of the storage area may be a device where the warehouse management system is located, for example.

Upstream determines that an order needs to be picked across inventory areas, the upstream system may split the order into a plurality of sub-orders, one for each inventory area. Specifically, if the first order includes a first item in the first stock area and a second item in the second stock area, the upstream system may split the first order into a first sub-order and a second sub-order, and issue the first sub-order and the second sub-order to the picking device in the corresponding stock area respectively.

When the order splitting is completed, the first sub-order is required to be waited for picking the first goods to the target container, and when the target container reaches the second inventory area, the second sub-order can be picked in the second inventory area, that is, the picking operation corresponding to the second sub-order cannot be immediately performed.

For the second sub-order that cannot be picked temporarily, the upstream system may issue the second sub-order to the picking device corresponding to the second stock area in the form of a replenishment order. After the picking device in the second inventory area receives the replenishment order, since it cannot be determined which target console or which position of the second inventory area the target container will reach, the replenishment order is suspended first, and when the target container corresponding to the replenishment order reaches the second inventory area, scheduling processing is performed on the replenishment order so as to pick the second goods contained in the replenishment order into the target container. Upon reaching the second inventory area, the target container already contains the first item within the first inventory area.

Referring to fig. 3, the method for picking up goods provided in this embodiment includes the following specific steps:

step S301, responding to the received replenishment order, suspending the replenishment order, wherein the replenishment order comprises replenishment identification information and goods information, and a second goods contained in the replenishment order is located in a second stock area.

The replenishment order comprises replenishment identification information and goods information. The replenishment identification information is used for indicating whether the order is a replenishment order or not, the order containing the replenishment identification information is a replenishment order, and the order not containing the replenishment identification is not a replenishment order.

When the method is applied to a picking scene of a cross-stock area, the replenishment order refers to a second sub-order split from the first order, and a second item contained in the replenishment order is located in a second stock area.

For any picking device in the second inventory area, after receiving the replenishment orders, since it cannot be determined which target operation console or which position of the second inventory area the target containers will reach, the replenishment orders are suspended, and the picking scheduling processing is not performed for the replenishment orders temporarily.

Step S302, when the target container corresponding to the replenishment order reaches the second inventory area, performing scheduling processing on the replenishment order, so as to sort the second items included in the replenishment order into the target container, where the target container includes the first items in the first inventory area, and the first inventory area and the second inventory area are different inventory areas.

When the target container corresponding to the replenishment order reaches the second inventory area, the target container already contains the first goods in the first inventory area, and the picking device carries out scheduling processing on the replenishment order, so that picking processing on the replenishment order is started, and the second goods contained in the replenishment order are picked into the target container.

It should be noted that the first order may include more than 2 sub-orders, each sub-order corresponding to items of a target inventory area. The upstream system may order picking orders for more than 2 target inventory zones. And according to the sequencing result, the target containers sequentially pass through each target inventory area, and when the target containers reach one target inventory area, the goods picking equipment carries out scheduling processing to pick the goods contained in the target orders in the target inventory area into the target containers until the goods picking task of the target orders is completed when the goods picking of all the target inventory areas is completed.

In this embodiment, the first inventory area refers to a first target inventory area in the target inventory areas corresponding to the target orders according to the picking order, the second inventory area refers to a target inventory area other than the first inventory area, and there may be a plurality of second inventory areas. The target container is within a first target inventory area (i.e., a first inventory area), and a scheduling process is performed to sort first items within the first inventory area into the target container. If there are a plurality of second stock areas, after the picking in the first stock area is completed, the target containers sequentially pass through each second stock area according to the arrangement sequence of the second stock areas.

According to the embodiment of the application, the second sub-order is issued to the picking device in the form of the replenishment order, and the picking device suspends the replenishment order in response to receiving the replenishment order; when the target container corresponding to the replenishment order reaches the second inventory area, scheduling processing is carried out on the replenishment order so as to sort the second goods contained in the replenishment order into the target container, the same target container can be used for sequentially passing through a plurality of different inventory areas, and the picking scheduling of the second inventory area is triggered through the target bin, so that relay picking spanning the plurality of inventory areas is realized, and the picking efficiency is greatly improved.

Fig. 4 is a flowchart of a method for picking a product according to another exemplary embodiment of the present application. On the basis of the embodiment corresponding to fig. 3, in this embodiment, the second inventory region may include at least one console. The order picking device can also allocate a target operation platform in the second stock area for the target container before the second goods contained in the replenishment order are picked into the target container.

As shown in fig. 4, the method for picking the goods provided by the present application includes the following specific steps:

step S401, in response to receiving the replenishment order, suspending the replenishment order, where the replenishment order includes replenishment identification information and item information, and a second item included in the replenishment order is located in the second stock area.

The replenishment order comprises replenishment identification information and goods information. The replenishment identification information is used for indicating whether the order is a replenishment order, the order containing the replenishment identification information is a replenishment order, and the order not containing the replenishment identification is not a replenishment order.

And for any goods picking device in the second inventory area, after receiving the replenishment orders, suspending the replenishment orders and temporarily not scheduling and processing the goods picking according to the replenishment orders.

Step S402, allocating the target operation platform in the second stock area for the target container.

Wherein the second inventory area includes at least one console.

In practice, the second inventory area may include one or more stations, and the target container may arrive at which station in the second inventory area, be assigned by the picking device, or be self-determined by the carrier of the target container, or be otherwise determined, and is not specifically limited herein.

In this embodiment, the real-time task amount of each console in the second inventory area of the picking device allocates the target console in the second inventory area to the target container, so as to balance the task amount of each console in the second inventory area and improve the overall picking efficiency.

And step S403, issuing the replenishment order to a target operation platform.

In an alternative embodiment, the picking device assigns the target container a target station within the second inventory area before the target container reaches the second inventory area for a second scheduling process to pick a second item into the target container.

Optionally, after allocating the target operation console in the second inventory area to the target container, when the target container reaches the second inventory area, the replenishment order may be issued to the target operation console, and the following second scheduling process may be performed for the replenishment order: stock is allocated for the replenishment order and the robot or associated personnel is scheduled to carry and sort the second items contained in the replenishment order into the target container at the target console.

Illustratively, the replenishment order is issued to the target station when the target container reaches the target station of the second inventory zone.

Optionally, after the target container is allocated to the target operation console in the second inventory area and before the target container reaches the second inventory area, the replenishment order may be directly issued to the target operation console, and an inventory allocation operation is performed on the replenishment order, that is, while the first scheduling processing is performed on the first sub-order, the picking device corresponding to the second inventory area performs an inventory allocation operation on the replenishment order, so as to improve the processing efficiency of the first order. When the target container reaches the target station of the second inventory zone, the following second scheduling process may be performed: and the dispatching robot or related personnel carries and picks the second goods contained in the replenishment order into the target container at the target operation platform.

According to the implementation mode, before the target container reaches the target operation platform in the second inventory area, the target operation platform in the second inventory area is allocated for the target container in advance, the replenishment order is issued to the target operation platform, and inventory allocation operation is performed on the replenishment order.

Illustratively, when a target container arrives at a station within the second inventory area, the station's corresponding pickup device is able to identify the target container and send a pickup message for the target container to the picking device.

When the target container corresponding to the replenishment order reaches the second inventory area, the picking device responds to the receiving message of the target container sent by the receiving device, determines the operation platform corresponding to the receiving device according to the receiving message, issues the replenishment order to the operation platform corresponding to the receiving device, and takes the operation platform corresponding to the receiving device as the target operation platform of the target container in the second inventory area.

Further, the pickup message contains identification information of the target container. Responding to a receiving message of the target container sent by the receiving equipment, and determining a replenishment order corresponding to the target container according to the identification information of the target container; and issuing the replenishment orders corresponding to the target containers to the operation platforms corresponding to the receiving equipment.

Step S404, when the target container corresponding to the replenishment order reaches the second inventory area, performing scheduling processing on the replenishment order, so as to sort the second goods contained in the replenishment order into the target container.

In this embodiment, the target container that completes the first item picking is transported to the second inventory area.

And when the target container reaches the second inventory area, the first goods which are picked are already contained in the target container, and the goods picking equipment carries out second scheduling processing aiming at the replenishment order, so that the second goods contained in the replenishment order are picked into the target container, and the goods picking task of the replenishment order is completed.

In different inventory areas, the main body for picking may be different, and may be picked manually or picked by a robot, and is not limited specifically herein.

Optionally, if the second inventory area is a manually picked area, the target container may be directly transported to the next second inventory area after the second goods in the second inventory area are manually picked to the target container; or after the second goods in the second stock area are manually picked to the target container, the target container is placed at the specified position close to the second stock area, and the target container is conveyed to the next second stock area from the specified position by the robot, so that the manual conveying is reduced, and the goods picking efficiency is improved.

Alternatively, if the second inventory area is a robot picking area, the robot responsible for picking may directly transport the target container to the next second inventory area after picking the second goods in the second inventory area to the target container; or after the robot responsible for picking selects the second goods in the second inventory area to the target container, the target container is placed at the designated position, and the robot responsible for carrying carries the target container to the next second inventory area from the designated position, so that the robot is more definite in labor division, and the goods picking efficiency can be improved to a certain extent.

In addition, in this embodiment, a specific implementation manner and a specific implementation manner of the target container being transported from the previous inventory area to the next inventory area are not specifically limited herein.

In the embodiment of the application, the first order comprises a first sub-order and a second sub-order, the first sub-order corresponds to the first stock area, the second sub-order is issued to the corresponding picking device in a replenishment order mode, and the picking device suspends the replenishment order in response to receiving the replenishment order; when the target container corresponding to the replenishment order reaches the second inventory area, scheduling processing is carried out on the replenishment order so as to sort the second goods contained in the replenishment order into the target container, the same target container can be used for sequentially passing through a plurality of different inventory areas, and the picking scheduling of the second inventory area is triggered through the target bin, so that relay picking spanning the plurality of inventory areas is realized, and the picking efficiency is greatly improved. Furthermore, the target operation platforms in the second inventory area are allocated to the target containers according to the real-time task amount of each operation platform in the current second inventory area, so that the task amount of each operation platform in the second inventory area can be balanced, and the overall picking efficiency is further improved.

Fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a picking device according to an example embodiment of the present application. The order picking device provided by the embodiment of the application can execute the processing flow provided by the order picking method. As shown in fig. 5, the picking device 50 includes: a first scheduling processing module 501 and a second scheduling processing module 502.

Specifically, the first scheduling processing module 501 is configured to, in response to a picking task of a first order, perform a first scheduling process to pick a first item into a target container if the first order includes the first item in a first inventory area and a second item in a second inventory area.

A second scheduling processing module 502 is configured to perform a second scheduling process to pick a second item into the target container when the target container reaches the second inventory area.

The apparatus provided in the embodiment of the present application may be specifically configured to execute the method embodiment provided in the embodiment corresponding to fig. 1, and specific functions are not described herein again.

Fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a picking device according to another exemplary embodiment of the present application. Based on the embodiment corresponding to fig. 5, in this embodiment, the first order includes a first sub-order and a second sub-order, the first sub-order corresponds to the first stock area, the first sub-order includes a first item, the second sub-order corresponds to the second stock area, and the second sub-order includes a second item.

Optionally, the first scheduling processing module 501 is further configured to:

suspending the second sub-order; a first scheduling process is performed for the first sub-order to pick the first item into the target container.

Optionally, the second inventory area includes at least one station, as shown in fig. 6, and the picking device 50 further includes:

a resource allocation module 503, configured to:

a first scheduling process is performed to assign a target station within the second inventory region for the target container after picking the first item into the target container.

Optionally, the second scheduling processing module 502 is further configured to:

when the target container reaches the target operation table of the second inventory area, the second sub-order is issued to the target operation table; a second scheduling process is performed for the second sub-order to sort the second items into the target containers at the target console.

when the target container reaches the second inventory area, responding to a receiving message of the target container sent by the receiving equipment, and issuing the second sub-order to an operation desk corresponding to the receiving equipment; and carrying out second scheduling processing aiming at the second sub-order so as to sort the second goods into the target container at the operating platform corresponding to the receiving equipment.

Optionally, the resource allocation module 503 is further configured to:

after a target operation table in a second inventory area is distributed for the target container, the second sub-order is issued to the target operation table; an inventory allocation operation is performed for the second sub-order.

The second scheduling processing module 502 is further configured to: when the target container reaches the target station of the second inventory area, a second scheduling process is performed for the second sub-order to sort the second items into the target container at the target station.

Optionally, as shown in fig. 6, the picking device 50 further comprises:

an order splitting module 504 for:

in response to a picking task of a first order, splitting the first order into a first sub-order and a second sub-order if the first order includes a first item in a first inventory area and a second item in a second inventory area before a first scheduling process is performed to pick the first item into a target container.

Optionally, if the number of the second inventory areas is greater than 1, after the first scheduling process is performed and the first item is picked into the target container, the target container sequentially reaches each second inventory area according to the picking order of the second inventory areas.

The apparatus provided in the embodiment of the present application may be specifically configured to execute the method embodiment provided in the embodiment corresponding to fig. 2, and specific functions are not described herein again.

In the embodiment of the application, the first order comprises a first sub-order and a second sub-order, the first sub-order corresponds to the first stock area, and the second sub-order is hung up first, and first scheduling processing is performed on the first sub-order so as to sort the first goods into the target container; when the target container reaches the second inventory area, second scheduling processing is carried out so as to sort second goods into the target container, the same target container can be used for sequentially passing through a plurality of different inventory areas, and the sorting scheduling of the second inventory area is triggered through the target bin, so that relay goods sorting across the plurality of inventory areas is realized, and the goods sorting efficiency is greatly improved. Furthermore, the target operation platforms in the second inventory area are allocated to the target containers according to the real-time task amount of each operation platform in the current second inventory area, so that the task amount of each operation platform in the second inventory area can be balanced, and the overall picking efficiency is further improved.

Fig. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a picking device according to another exemplary embodiment of the present application. The order picking device provided by the embodiment of the application can execute the processing flow provided by the order picking method. As shown in fig. 7, the picking device 70 includes: a replenishment order processing module 701 and a scheduling processing module 702.

Specifically, the replenishment order processing module 701 is configured to suspend the replenishment order in response to receiving the replenishment order, where the replenishment order includes replenishment identification information and item information, and a second item included in the replenishment order is located in the second inventory area.

The scheduling processing module 702 is configured to, when a target container corresponding to the replenishment order reaches a second inventory area, perform scheduling processing on the replenishment order to sort second items included in the replenishment order into the target container, where the target container includes a first item in the first inventory area, and the first inventory area and the second inventory area are different inventory areas.

The apparatus provided in the embodiment of the present application may be specifically configured to execute the method embodiment provided in the embodiment corresponding to fig. 3, and specific functions are not described herein again.

According to the embodiment of the application, the second sub-order is issued to the picking device in the form of the replenishment order, and the picking device suspends the replenishment order in response to receiving the replenishment order; when the target container corresponding to the replenishment order reaches the second stock area, scheduling processing is carried out on the replenishment order so as to select the second goods contained in the replenishment order into the target container, the same target container can be used for sequentially passing through a plurality of different stock areas, and the selection scheduling of the second stock area is triggered through the target bin, so that relay goods picking spanning the plurality of stock areas is realized, and the goods picking efficiency is greatly improved.

Fig. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a picking device according to another exemplary embodiment of the present application. In addition to the above-mentioned embodiment corresponding to fig. 7, in this embodiment, the second inventory area includes at least one operation table, as shown in fig. 8, the picking device 70 further includes:

a resource allocation module 703 configured to:

and scheduling the replenishment order to allocate a target operation platform in the second stock area to the target container before the second goods contained in the replenishment order are picked into the target container.

Optionally, the scheduling processing module 702 is further configured to:

when the target container reaches the target operation platform of the second inventory area, the replenishment order is issued to the target operation platform; a scheduling process is performed for the replenishment order to sort the second item into the target container at the target console.

Optionally, the scheduling processing module 702 is further configured to:

and when the target container corresponding to the replenishment order reaches the second inventory area, responding to a receiving message of the target container sent by the receiving equipment, and issuing the replenishment order to an operation platform corresponding to the receiving equipment.

Optionally, the pickup message contains identification information of the target container. The scheduling processing module 702 is further configured to:

responding to a receiving message of the target container sent by the receiving equipment, and determining a replenishment order corresponding to the target container according to the identification information of the target container; and issuing the replenishment orders corresponding to the target containers to the operation platforms corresponding to the receiving equipment.

Optionally, the resource allocation module 703 is further configured to:

after the target operation platform in the second inventory area is allocated to the target container, the replenishment order is issued to the target operation platform before the target container corresponding to the replenishment order reaches the second inventory area, and inventory allocation operation is performed on the replenishment order.

The scheduling processing module 702 is further configured to: when the target container reaches the target station of the second inventory area, a scheduling process is performed for the replenishment order to sort the second item into the target container at the target station.

The apparatus provided in the embodiment of the present application may be specifically configured to execute the method embodiment provided in the embodiment corresponding to fig. 4, and specific functions are not described herein again.

Fig. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of a picking device according to an example embodiment of the present application. As shown in fig. 9, the picking device 100 includes: a processor 1001, a memory 1002, and computer programs stored on the memory 1002 and operable on the processor 1001.

When the processor 1001 runs the computer program, the specific functions and the technical effects that can be achieved in implementing the method for picking the goods provided by any of the above embodiments of the method are not described herein again.

The embodiment of the application also provides a computer-readable storage medium, wherein computer-executable instructions are stored in the computer-readable storage medium, and when being executed by a processor, the computer-executable instructions are used for realizing the picking method provided by any one of the method embodiments.

An embodiment of the present application further provides a computer program product, where the program product includes: a computer program stored on a readable storage medium from which the computer program may be read by at least one processor of the picking device, execution of the computer program by the at least one processor causing the picking device to perform a method of picking as provided by any one of the method embodiments described above.

In the several embodiments provided in the present application, it should be understood that the disclosed apparatus and method may be implemented in other ways. For example, the above-described apparatus embodiments are merely illustrative, and for example, a division of a unit is only a logical division, and other divisions may be realized in practice, for example, a plurality of units or components may be combined or integrated into another system, or some features may be omitted, or not executed. In addition, the shown or discussed mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection may be an indirect coupling or communication connection through some interfaces, devices or units, and may be in an electrical, mechanical or other form.

Units described as separate parts may or may not be physically separate, and parts displayed as units may or may not be physical units, may be located in one place, or may be distributed on a plurality of network units. Some or all of the units can be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of the embodiment.

In addition, functional units in the embodiments of the present application may be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit may exist alone physically, or two or more units are integrated into one unit. The integrated unit can be realized in a form of hardware, or in a form of hardware plus a software functional unit.

The integrated unit implemented in the form of a software functional unit may be stored in a computer readable storage medium. The software functional unit is stored in a storage medium and includes several instructions to enable a computer device (which may be a personal computer, a server, or a network device) or a processor (processor) to execute some steps of the methods according to the embodiments of the present application. And the aforementioned storage medium includes: various media capable of storing program codes, such as a usb disk, a removable hard disk, a Read-Only Memory (ROM), a Random Access Memory (RAM), a magnetic disk, or an optical disk.

It is obvious to those skilled in the art that, for convenience and simplicity of description, the foregoing division of the functional modules is merely used as an example, and in practical applications, the above function distribution may be performed by different functional modules according to needs, that is, the internal structure of the device is divided into different functional modules to perform all or part of the above described functions. For the specific working process of the device described above, reference may be made to the corresponding process in the foregoing method embodiment, which is not described herein again.

Other embodiments of the present application will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practice of the invention disclosed herein. This application is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the invention following, in general, the principles of the application and including such departures from the present disclosure as come within known or customary practice within the art to which the invention pertains. It is intended that the specification and examples be considered as exemplary only, with a true scope and spirit of the application being indicated by the following claims.

It will be understood that the present application is not limited to the precise arrangements described above and shown in the drawings and that various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the application is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A method of picking a product, comprising:

in response to a picking task of a first order, if the first order comprises a first item in a first stock area and a second item in a second stock area, performing a first scheduling process to pick the first item into a target container;

and when the target container reaches the second inventory area, performing second scheduling processing so as to sort the second goods into the target container, wherein the sorting of the first goods and the sorting of the second goods are performed in sequence.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first order comprises a first sub-order and a second sub-order, the first sub-order corresponding to the first inventory area, the first sub-order comprising the first item, the second sub-order corresponding to the second inventory area, the second sub-order comprising the second item,

suspending the second sub-order;

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the second inventory zone includes at least one station, and wherein after performing the first scheduling process to pick the first item into the target container, further comprising:

4. The method of claim 2 or 3, wherein said conducting a second scheduling process to pick the second item into the target container upon arrival of the target container at the second inventory zone comprises:

5. The method of claim 2 or 3, wherein said conducting a second scheduling process to pick the second item into the target container upon arrival of the target container at the second inventory zone comprises:

6. The method of claim 3, wherein after said assigning the target container to the target station within the second inventory zone, further comprising:

issuing the second sub-order to the target operation table;

performing inventory allocation operation for the second sub-order;

7. The method of claim 2, prior to performing a first scheduling process to pick the first item into a target container, further comprising:

8. The method of claim 1,

if the number of the second inventory areas is greater than 1, after the first scheduling process is performed and the first goods are picked into the target containers, the target containers sequentially reach each second inventory area according to the picking sequence of the second inventory areas.

9. A method of picking a product, comprising:

when the target container corresponding to the replenishment order reaches the second inventory area, scheduling processing is performed on the replenishment order, so that a second item contained in the replenishment order is sorted into the target container, the target container contains a first item in a first inventory area, the first inventory area and the second inventory area are different inventory areas, and sorting of the first item and the second item is performed in sequence.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the second inventory zone includes at least one console, and wherein the scheduling the replenishment order prior to picking the second item contained in the replenishment order into the target container further comprises:

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the scheduling the replenishment order to pick the second item contained in the replenishment order into the target container when the target container corresponding to the replenishment order reaches the second inventory area comprises:

when the target container reaches the target operation platform of the second inventory area, the replenishment order is issued to the target operation platform;

12. The method according to any of claims 9-11, wherein the scheduling the replenishment order to pick the second item contained in the replenishment order into the target container when the target container corresponding to the replenishment order reaches the second inventory region comprises:

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the pickup message includes identification information of the target container, and the issuing of the replenishment order to the operation console corresponding to the pickup device in response to the pickup message for the target container sent by the pickup device comprises:

14. The method of claim 10, wherein after said assigning the target container to the target station within the second inventory zone, further comprising:

15. A device for picking items, comprising:

and the second scheduling processing module is used for performing second scheduling processing when the target container reaches the second inventory area so as to sort the second goods into the target container, wherein the sorting of the first goods and the sorting of the second goods are performed in sequence.

16. A device for picking a product, comprising:

the replenishment order processing module is used for responding to the received replenishment order and suspending the replenishment order, wherein the replenishment order comprises replenishment identification information and goods information, and a second goods contained in the replenishment order is positioned in a second stock area;

and the scheduling processing module is used for scheduling the replenishment order when the target container corresponding to the replenishment order reaches the second inventory area so as to sort the second goods contained in the replenishment order into the target container, the target container contains the first goods in the first inventory area, the first inventory area and the second inventory area are different inventory areas, and the sorting of the first goods and the second goods is performed in sequence.

17. A pick-up device, comprising: a processor, and a memory communicatively coupled to the processor;

the memory stores computer execution instructions;

the processor executes computer-executable instructions stored by the memory to implement the method of any of claims 1-14.

18. A computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon, which when executed by a processor, perform the method of any one of claims 1-14.

19. A computer program product, characterized in that it comprises a computer program which, when being executed by a processor, carries out the method of any one of claims 1-14.