CN117973569A

CN117973569A - Wharf logistics management method and system

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Publication number: CN117973569A
Application number: CN202211294091.5A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 韩正杰; 孙梦函; 黄文宇; 晏春桃; 罗立平
Original assignee: Fulian Yuzhan Technology Shenzhen Co Ltd
Current assignee: Fulian Yuzhan Technology Shenzhen Co Ltd
Priority date: 2022-10-21
Filing date: 2022-10-21
Publication date: 2024-05-03

Abstract

The embodiment of the application provides a dock logistics management method and system. The method is applied to a dock logistics management system, the dock logistics management system comprises an information processing system, a warehouse management system and a dock management system, and the method comprises the following steps: acquiring reservation information through the information processing system; the information processing system sends the loading and unloading description information to the warehouse management system, and the warehouse management system arranges loading and unloading preparation operation for the transport vehicle according to the loading and unloading description information; the information processing system sends the transport vehicle information and the reserved entry time to the dock management system, and the dock management system generates vehicle parking indication information according to the transport vehicle information and the reserved entry time. According to the dock logistics management method and system provided by the application, the waiting time of the transport vehicle entering the dock can be shortened, so that the overall execution time of the loading/unloading process is shortened.

Description

Wharf logistics management method and system

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of material transportation in manufacturing industry, in particular to a dock logistics management method and system.

Background

In the field of material transportation in manufacturing, dock handling is a common application scenario.

The dock handling process generally includes: the loading/unloading vehicles are registered at the dock entrance; dock manager allocates parking spaces for loading/unloading vehicles; loading/unloading vehicles are driven into the parking space; dock manager schedules dock loading/unloading personnel; the dock loading/unloading personnel load/unload the parking space.

In the above-described flow, there is a link that requires loading/unloading vehicles to wait, resulting in the entire loading/unloading flow being lengthened.

For example, if a dock manager cannot immediately allocate a parking space for a load/unload vehicle (e.g., the dock does not currently have a free parking space) when the load/unload vehicle registers at the dock entrance, the load/unload vehicle needs to wait at the dock entrance; for another example, if other loading/unloading vehicles are in a waiting state on the road during the process of loading/unloading vehicles driving into the parking space, the road is blocked, and the loading/unloading vehicles need to wait for the smoothness of the road; for another example, after a loading/unloading vehicle is driven into a parking space, a loading/unloading person at the dock needs to wait for completing loading/unloading, and if the loading/unloading person at the dock is improperly arranged (for example, the loading/unloading person at the dock is not arranged in time, or the loading/unloading person at the dock is arranged too little), the waiting time of the loading/unloading vehicle at the parking space is prolonged.

Therefore, there is a need for a dock logistics management method and system that shortens the overall execution time of the loading/unloading process.

Disclosure of Invention

Aiming at the problem of how to shorten the overall execution time of the loading/unloading process in the prior art, the application provides a dock logistics management method and system.

The embodiment of the application adopts the following technical scheme:

In a first aspect, the present application provides a dock logistics management method, the method being applied to a dock logistics management system, the dock logistics management system including an information processing system, a warehouse management system, and a dock management system, the method comprising:

Acquiring reservation information by the information processing system, wherein the reservation information comprises transportation vehicle information of a transportation vehicle, reservation entrance time and loading and unloading description information aiming at the transportation vehicle, the transportation vehicle information comprises vehicle type and vehicle identification information of the transportation vehicle, and the loading and unloading description information comprises the following components: cargo information for unloading of the transport vehicle and/or cargo information for loading;

The information processing system sends the loading and unloading description information to the warehouse management system, and the warehouse management system arranges loading and unloading preparation operation for the transport vehicle according to the loading and unloading description information;

The information processing system sends the transport vehicle information and the reserved entrance time to the dock management system, and the dock management system generates vehicle parking indication information according to the transport vehicle information and the reserved entrance time, wherein the vehicle parking indication information is used for indicating a parking position of the transport vehicle after entering according to the reserved entrance time.

In an implementation manner of the first aspect, the dock logistics management system further includes an access control system, and the method further includes:

the information processing system sends the reserved entering time and the transport vehicle information to the access control system, and the access control system identifies the transport vehicle according to the vehicle identification information and releases the transport vehicle according to the reserved entering time;

the dock management system also transmits the vehicle parking indication information to a submitter of the reservation information.

In an implementation manner of the first aspect, the dock management system generates vehicle parking indication information according to the transportation vehicle information and the reserved entry time, including:

the dock management system intelligently distributes parking positions of the dock according to the transport vehicle information and the reserved entrance time, and determines available parking positions of vehicle types corresponding to the transport vehicle information when the reserved entrance time is determined.

In one implementation manner of the first aspect, the method further includes:

The warehouse management system monitors the current warehouse state of the warehouse, predicts warehouse change according to the loading and unloading descriptive information and/or the reserved entry time, and performs intelligent early warning according to the current warehouse state and the predicted warehouse change.

In one implementation manner of the first aspect, the method further includes:

And the warehouse management system calls a corresponding warehouse intelligent rule strategy according to the loading and unloading descriptive information and/or the reserved entry time, and performs scheduling of loading and unloading preparation work based on the called warehouse intelligent rule strategy, wherein the warehouse intelligent rule strategy comprises scheduling the loading and unloading preparation work with the minimum loading and unloading time as a target.

In an implementation manner of the first aspect, the warehouse management system schedules a loading and unloading preparation operation for the transport vehicle according to the loading and unloading description information, including:

the warehouse management system sends an incoming task instruction and/or a delivery task instruction to the logistics equipment control system, and the logistics equipment control system dispatches logistics equipment according to the incoming task instruction and/or the delivery task instruction.

In one implementation manner of the first aspect, the method further includes:

The logistics equipment control system performs intelligent investigation on loading and unloading states of the logistics equipment, performs early warning on abnormal loading and unloading and/or performs treatment on abnormal loading and unloading.

In an implementation manner of the first aspect, the logistics equipment control system schedules logistics equipment according to the incoming task instruction and/or the shipping task instruction, including:

The logistics equipment control system sends a loading and unloading requirement to the unmanned loading and unloading vehicle dispatching control system, and the unmanned loading and unloading vehicle dispatching control system controls the unmanned loading and unloading vehicle to carry out loading and unloading operation according to the loading and unloading requirement.

In an implementation manner of the first aspect, the unmanned truck scheduling control system controls the unmanned truck to perform loading and unloading operations according to the loading and unloading requirements, including:

and the unmanned loading and unloading vehicle dispatching control system plans a loading and unloading path of the unmanned loading and unloading vehicle according to the vehicle parking indication information and the loading and unloading warehouse position information.

In a second aspect, the present application provides a dock logistics management system, comprising:

An information processing system configured to acquire reservation information including transportation vehicle information of a transportation vehicle, reservation entry time, and loading and unloading description information for the transportation vehicle, the transportation vehicle information including a vehicle type and a license plate number of the transportation vehicle, the loading and unloading description information including: cargo information for unloading of the transport vehicle and/or cargo information for loading;

A warehouse management system configured to receive the loading and unloading description information from the information processing system and to arrange loading and unloading preparation operations for the transport vehicle according to the loading and unloading description information;

And the dock management system is configured to receive the transport vehicle information and the reserved entry time from the information processing system, and generate vehicle parking indication information according to the transport vehicle information and the reserved entry time, wherein the vehicle parking indication information is used for indicating a parking position of the transport vehicle after entering according to the reserved entry time.

According to the dock logistics management method and system provided by the application, the loading/unloading time and the loading/unloading content (such as the types and the amounts of cargoes) are reserved in advance, the parking positions are allocated in advance and the loading/unloading preparation operation is arranged in advance aiming at the reserved loading/unloading time and loading/unloading content, so that the waiting time of a transport vehicle entering a dock can be shortened, and the overall execution time of the loading/unloading process is shortened.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a dock logistics management system according to one embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 2 is a flow chart of a dock logistics management method according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a mobile phone interface according to an embodiment of the application;

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a mobile phone interface according to an embodiment of the application;

fig. 5 is a schematic view showing a flow of a transport vehicle entering a dock according to an embodiment of the present application.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present application more apparent, the technical solutions of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to specific embodiments of the present application and corresponding drawings. It will be apparent that the described embodiments are only some, but not all, embodiments of the application. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the application without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the application.

The terminology used in the description of the embodiments of the application herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments of the application only and is not intended to be limiting of the application.

Aiming at the problem of how to shorten the loading/unloading process in the prior art, the application provides a dock logistics management method, wherein a manager (for example, a driver of a transport vehicle or a manager of a company to which the transport vehicle belongs) of the transport vehicle (the loading vehicle or the unloading vehicle) reserves loading/unloading time and loading/unloading content (the type and the quantity of goods) in advance; the dock allocates parking positions in advance for reserved loading/unloading time and loading/unloading content, and arranges loading/unloading preparation jobs in advance. Thus, the waiting time after the transport vehicle enters the yard (enters the dock) is shortened, thereby shortening the overall execution time of the loading/unloading process.

In order to realize the dock logistics management method provided by the application, an embodiment of the application also provides a dock logistics management system. The dock logistics management method is applied to a dock logistics management system.

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a dock logistics management system according to an embodiment of the present application. As shown in fig. 1, the terminal logistics management system includes an information processing system 110, a warehouse management system 120, and a terminal management system 130.

Fig. 2 is a flow chart of a dock logistics management method according to an embodiment of the present application. The information handling system 110, warehouse management system 120, and terminal management system 130 perform the following processes shown in fig. 2 to implement terminal logistics management.

S210, the information processing system 110 acquires reservation information.

In an embodiment, the reservation information includes transport vehicle information of the transport vehicle, a reservation entry time, and loading and unloading description information for the transport vehicle.

The transport vehicle information includes a vehicle type of the transport vehicle and vehicle identification information.

The vehicle identification information is used to identify the identity of the transport vehicle to distinguish between different transport vehicles. For example, the vehicle identification information is a license plate number; for another example, the vehicle identification information is a unique number of the transport vehicle.

The loading and unloading descriptive information comprises: cargo information for unloading of the transport vehicle, and/or cargo information for loading. For example, in one embodiment, the loading and unloading descriptive information includes: suppliers, reservation type (loading/unloading), number or quantity of materials, etc.

Further, in one embodiment, a manager (e.g., driver) of the transportation vehicle registers reservation information through an application (App) or applet. As shown in fig. 1, the information processing system 110 accesses an application (App) or applet, and a manager of the transportation vehicle opens (logs in) the application (App) or applet of the dock logistics management system on a mobile phone or other terminal to register reservation information.

Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of a mobile phone interface according to an embodiment of the application. In one embodiment, a mobile phone interface for a manager of a transportation vehicle to register reservation information on a mobile phone is shown in fig. 3.

S220, the information processing system 110 sends the loading and unloading description information to the warehouse management system 120.

In one embodiment, the warehouse management system 120 is configured to implement:

Carrying out warehouse-in management on raw materials, auxiliary materials and finished products; for example, the types/numbers of the raw materials, auxiliary materials and finished products in the shipping warehouse or the shipping warehouse are registered, and whether the types/numbers of the shipping warehouse or the shipping warehouse are consistent with the types/numbers on the shipping bill or the shipping bill is compared; for another example, checking the flow of raw materials, auxiliary materials and finished products into or out of the warehouse, and confirming whether the flow of the raw materials, auxiliary materials and finished products into or out of the warehouse is compliant;

Quality inspection management; for example, before the raw materials, auxiliary materials and finished products are transported out of a warehouse or into the warehouse, the quality inspection is carried out, and the quality inspection result is recorded; for another example, after the raw materials, auxiliary materials and finished products are transported into a warehouse, carrying out quality sampling inspection on the raw materials, auxiliary materials and finished products, and recording quality sampling inspection results;

Inventory management; for example, the storage amount of raw materials, auxiliary materials and finished products in a warehouse is recorded, and the storage amount record in the warehouse is updated in time according to the out-in-warehouse conditions of the raw materials, the auxiliary materials and the finished products;

intelligent on-shelf storage recommendation; for example, shelves/storage locations for placing goods are recommended according to the types/amounts of raw materials, auxiliary materials and finished products transported into the warehouse; for another example, according to the types/amounts of the raw materials, the auxiliary materials and the finished products of the shipment warehouse and the original placing shelf/storage position of the raw materials, the auxiliary materials and the finished products of the shipment warehouse, an optimized placing shelf/storage position configuration scheme for the goods in the current warehouse is recommended;

An intelligent early warning mechanism; for example, the types/amounts of raw materials, auxiliary materials and finished products in the warehouse are monitored, early warning is carried out when the amount of the goods in the warehouse is lower than the preset lower limit of the amount of the goods, and/or early warning is carried out when the amount of the goods in the warehouse is higher than the preset upper limit of the amount of the goods; for another example, according to the types/amounts of raw materials, auxiliary materials and finished products expected to be transported into the warehouse, early warning is carried out when the amount of goods in the warehouse is about to be higher than the preset upper limit of the amount of goods; for another example, according to the types/amounts of raw materials, auxiliary materials and finished products expected to be transported out of the warehouse, early warning is carried out when the amount of goods in the warehouse is about to be lower than the preset lower limit of the amount of goods;

Intelligent rule policy management; for example, the warehouse entry and exit regulation or management strategy, quality inspection regulation or strategy, shelf/storage management strategy or recommended strategy of the warehouse are stored, the early warning scheme (such as for the upper limit and the lower limit of the cargo amount) is stored, the valid period of the strategy is monitored, the latest version of strategy scheme is updated in time, and the expired strategy scheme is deleted;

Basic data maintenance and management, and the like.

S221, the warehouse management system 120 schedules loading and unloading preparation operations for the transport vehicles according to the loading and unloading description information. For example, empty pallets for discharge are placed in advance, incoming material cargo labels are prepared in advance, and shipping materials are prepared in advance.

Specifically, in one embodiment, the warehouse management system 120 invokes a corresponding warehouse intelligent rule policy according to the loading and unloading description information and/or the reserved entry time, and performs scheduling of loading and unloading preparation work based on the invoked warehouse intelligent rule policy, where the warehouse intelligent rule policy includes scheduling loading and unloading preparation work with a goal of minimizing loading and unloading time. For example, warehouse entry and exit rules are different for different customer/commodity types/commodity amounts; as another example, warehouse entry and exit rules may be different for different entry times (day/night).

Further, in an embodiment, the warehouse management system 120 also monitors the current warehouse status of the warehouse, predicts warehouse changes according to the loading and unloading descriptive information and/or the reserved entry time, and performs intelligent early warning according to the current warehouse status and the predicted warehouse changes. For example, for shipment, early warning is given when the warehouse storage volume is below a limit; for another example, for a shipment, a warning is given when the warehouse storage volume is above a limit; for another example, early warning is given when the discharge amount (incoming goods) in the discharge description information exceeds the current warehouse spare storage amount; for another example, an early warning is given when the amount of load (shipment) in the load description information exceeds the amount of load already stored in the current warehouse.

S230, the information processing system 110 transmits the transportation vehicle information and the reserved entry time to the dock management system 130.

In one embodiment, dock management system 130 is used to implement dock intelligence distribution and visualization management.

S231, the dock management system 130 generates vehicle parking instruction information according to the transport vehicle information and the reserved entry time, where the vehicle parking instruction information is used to instruct the parking position of the transport vehicle after entering according to the reserved entry time.

Specifically, in one implementation of S231, the dock management system 130 intelligently allocates the parking positions of the dock according to the transportation vehicle information and the reserved entry time, and determines the available parking positions (available free dock platforms) for the vehicle type corresponding to the transportation vehicle information when the reserved entry time is reserved.

In one embodiment, dock management system 130 also performs:

S232, the dock management system 130 transmits the vehicle parking indication information to the submitting party (the manager of the transportation vehicle) of the reservation information so that the transportation vehicle can find the parking position by itself according to the vehicle parking indication information after driving into the dock. In particular, the dock management system 130 may send the vehicle parking indication information to the submitter of the reservation information when the vehicle parking indication information is generated.

Further, in one embodiment, after the transportation vehicle enters the dock, the dock management system 130 identifies the transportation vehicle, obtains a parking position corresponding to the transportation vehicle information, monitors a parking condition of the transportation vehicle, and alerts the driver when the parking position of the transportation vehicle is wrong.

Dock management system 130 also includes a job status display (e.g., a visual billboard). After the transport vehicle is driven into the dock, the dock management system 130 automatically identifies the transport vehicle and dynamically displays the dock operation condition in real time through the operation condition display device.

Further, the dock logistics management system further includes an access control system 140. In one embodiment, the access control system 140 is used to implement access control and personnel rights management, and the vehicle is released.

S240, the information processing system 120 transmits the reserved entry time and the transportation vehicle information to the access control system 140.

S241, the access control system 140 identifies the license plate number of the transport vehicle according to the transport vehicle information and releases the transport vehicle according to the reserved entrance time.

Therefore, the condition that the transport vehicle which is not reserved enters the wharf and waits on the road to cause road blockage when no parking position exists can be avoided. Meanwhile, the reserved transport vehicle can be prevented from entering the wharf in advance, and waiting on the road when the parking position is not emptied to cause road blocking.

Further, in an embodiment, in order to improve the security of the access control, to avoid an illegal person entering the dock, the reservation information registered by the manager of the transport vehicle further includes the driver information of the transport vehicle. In S240, the information processing system 120 also transmits the driver information to the access control system 140. In S241, the gate inhibition system 140 verifies the driver 'S identity of the transport vehicle according to the driver information, and the transport vehicle is released after the driver' S identity verification is passed.

Further, in one embodiment, access control system 140 notifies dock management system 130 that the transport vehicle has been driven in while the transport vehicle is being released; the dock management system 130 transmits the vehicle parking indication information to the submitter of the reservation information upon receiving the notification of the access control system 140.

Or in another embodiment dock management system 130 sends a park indication message to access control system 140. When the transportation vehicle is released, the gate inhibition system 140 transmits the vehicle parking instruction information corresponding to the transportation vehicle to the submitting party of the reservation information.

Or in another embodiment, access control system 140 notifies dock management system 130 that the transport vehicle has been driven in while the transport vehicle is released. The dock management system 130, upon receiving the notification of the door access system 140, instructs the transport vehicle to travel to the parking position according to the vehicle parking instruction information.

Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of a mobile phone interface according to an embodiment of the application.

In one embodiment, a driver of a transport vehicle accesses access control system 140 (e.g., scans a two-dimensional code) at a dock entrance via a cell phone, and realizes a near or in-house check-in on the cell phone. The mobile phone near or in-factory check-in page is shown in fig. 4. After the driver of the transportation vehicle completes the factory approach or the factory approach check-in, the gate inhibition system 140 notifies the dock management system 130 that the transportation vehicle is in the factory approach or has been driven in; the dock management system 130 transmits the vehicle parking indication information to the submitter of the reservation information upon receiving the notification of the access control system 140.

Further, in one embodiment, the dock logistics management system further includes a logistics equipment control system 150. In one embodiment, the logistics apparatus control system 150 is configured to implement:

receiving a task instruction of the warehouse management system 120, and controlling hardware equipment to execute the task instruction; for example, the logistics equipment (e.g., logistics equipment including forklifts, conveyor belts, unmanned trucks, small electric tractors, etc.) is scheduled for loading and unloading operations according to the task instructions of the warehouse management system 120;

Managing intelligent equipment; for example, registering the model/number of the logistics equipment, monitoring and recording the state of the logistics equipment (available, in maintenance, in fault to be overhauled, scrapped), arranging the storage of the standby logistics equipment, and arranging the regular maintenance of the logistics equipment;

Creating a hardware device knowledge base; for example, the names (e.g., model numbers or generic type names), functions (e.g., for handling a specified type of cargo), parameters (e.g., size, weight, horsepower, maximum load, etc.) of different models of logistics equipment are recorded; for another example, the operation rules (save instruction) of different types of logistics equipment are recorded;

Intelligently checking/early warning abnormality and processing; for example, monitoring the state of the logistics equipment, and sending an alarm to remind timely maintenance when the logistics equipment fails; for another example, the state of the logistics equipment is monitored, early warning is carried out when abnormality occurs in the logistics equipment or the working time reaches a preset period, and equipment maintenance is carried out in time.

Specifically, in one implementation of S221, the warehouse management system 120 sends an incoming task order and/or a shipping task order to the logistics equipment control system 150. The logistics equipment control system 150 schedules logistics equipment according to the incoming and/or outgoing mission instructions.

Further, in an embodiment, the logistics equipment control system 150 performs intelligent investigation on the loading and unloading state of the logistics equipment, performs early warning on abnormal loading and unloading and/or performs processing on abnormal loading and unloading. For example, confirming whether the logistics equipment performs loading and unloading operations according to the scheduling instructions; for another example, it is confirmed whether the amount of the loaded and unloaded goods of the logistics apparatus reaches the desired amount.

Further, in an embodiment, the logistics equipment control system 150 further monitors the loading and unloading progress, and when loading and unloading is completed, pushes the release sheet to the gate inhibition system 140, so that the gate inhibition system 140 drives the transport vehicle out of the dock according to the release sheet. The logistics equipment control system 150 also pushes the release order to the driver of the transport vehicle when loading and unloading are completed, informing the driver that the vehicle can exit the dock.

Further, in one embodiment, the dock logistics management system further includes an unmanned lift truck dispatch control system 160. In one embodiment, the unmanned truck dispatch control system 160 is configured to implement: and the robot and the AGV are intelligently scheduled and controlled, and the path planning is particularly optimal.

In one embodiment, during the process of logistics equipment control system 150 scheduling logistics equipment in accordance with incoming and/or outgoing mission instructions, logistics equipment control system 150 sends a loading and unloading demand to unmanned loading and unloading truck scheduling control system 160. The unmanned loading and unloading vehicle dispatching control system 160 controls the unmanned loading and unloading vehicle to carry out loading and unloading operations according to loading and unloading requirements.

Specifically, in one embodiment, the robotic truck dispatch control system 160 plans a loading and unloading path for the robotic truck based on the vehicle parking indication information and the loading and unloading warehouse location information.

Further, in one embodiment, the dock logistics management system further includes a printing system 170. The warehouse management system 120 generates label printing requirements based on the loading and unloading description information. The warehouse management system 120 sends the label printing requirements to the printing system 170. The printing system 170 performs printing operations according to the label printing requirements.

In one embodiment, the label printing requirements include incoming/outgoing manifest, outgoing/incoming cargo labels, and/or loading/unloading pallet labels.

Further, in one embodiment, the label printing requirements further include the goods labels to be produced and/or the goods inventory to be produced.

According to the method provided by the embodiment of the application, the warehouse can acquire/deliver forecast in advance, so that related resources are arranged in advance; the transport vehicle enters the wharf according to the reserved time, the on-site waiting time is short, and on-site congestion and idle parking positions are avoided; and the transportation and storage are linked, the whole process can realize intelligent and less-humanized control, and the control cost is low.

Fig. 5 is a schematic flow chart of a transport vehicle entering a dock according to an application scenario of the present application.

S500, the information processing system 110 receives reservation information. Reference S210.

The reservation information includes: vehicle model/license plate number/reservation time/vendor/reservation type/material number/quantity.

The vehicle model/license plate number/reservation time of the reservation information is transmitted to the dock management system 130 and the access control system 140. S510, dock management system 130 schedules a parking location for the transport vehicle. Reference S231.

The driver of the transport vehicle drives the transport vehicle to the dock entrance at a reserved time (or in advance), and the driver performs a factory approaching/factory entering check-in operation using the mobile phone. The mobile phone display interface of the near/in check-in operation is shown in fig. 4. After the driver clicks the check-in button, the cell phone sends the near/in check-in information to the access control system 140.

S501, the gate inhibition system 140 receives the check-in information of the nearby factories/incoming factories of the corresponding transport vehicles, completes the check-in of the nearby factories/incoming factories of the transport vehicles, and notifies the dock management system 130 that the transport vehicles arrive on time.

S502, the dock management system 130 sends the scheduled parking position to the driver of the transport vehicle after receiving the notification of the access control system. Reference S232.

S502, the gate inhibition system 140 identifies the transport vehicle according to the vehicle type/license plate number, and releases the transport vehicle at the reserved time. Reference S241.

The dock management system 130 monitors the status of the vehicles entering the dock, and after the vehicles are parked at a designated location in the dock according to the received parking location, the dock management system 130 performs S503.

S503, the dock management system 130 recognizes that the transport vehicle parks at a specified position in the dock according to the received parking position, and notifies the warehouse management system 120 to start the loading/unloading operation.

The provider/reservation type/stock number/quantity of reservation information is sent to the warehouse management system 120. The warehouse management system 120 generates an incoming job instruction and/or a delivery job instruction according to the vendor/reservation type/material number/quantity, and sends the incoming job instruction and/or the delivery job instruction to the logistics equipment control system 150. Reference is made to S221, S223.

S520, the logistics equipment control system 150 schedules the automatic guided vehicle (Automated Guided Vehicle, AGV) according to the incoming task instruction and/or the delivery task instruction. Reference is made to S226, S227.

For incoming task instructions:

s521, the AGV places the empty pallet in advance.

S522, after S503, the forklift is unloaded from the transport vehicle to the empty pallet.

For shipping task instructions:

S523, the AGV carries the shipping materials to the shipping area in advance.

S524, after S503, the forklift is loaded from the delivery area to the transport vehicle.

At S525, the logistics apparatus control system 150 monitors the loading and unloading state of the logistics apparatus (see S225), and after loading (S524) and/or unloading (S522) are completed, pushes the release order to the gate inhibition system 140 and the driver of the transportation vehicle.

The gate inhibition system 140 releases the transport vehicle to exit the dock according to the release order.

The warehouse management system 120 also obtains the shop order requirements and current warehouse information from a warehouse database.

S530, the warehouse management system 120 performs comprehensive analysis to generate a print requirement according to the supplier/reservation type/number of reservation information, the workshop material calling requirement and the current warehouse information. Reference S230.

The print request is sent to the printing system 170.

In S531, the printing system 170 prints the labels and the list in advance according to the printing request.

S532, after S522, labels are added to the incoming material. Specifically, a corresponding pallet label is added for the loaded pallet, and/or a cargo label is added for the cargo on the pallet.

S533, before S525, checking consistency of pallet labels and/or goods labels and incoming bill.

According to the method provided by the embodiment of the application, through data sharing and process integration among the systems, unmanned/unmanned participation among the processes, automatic identification and material preparation in advance can be realized, so that the working efficiency of a wharf is improved, and the queuing waiting time of a transport vehicle and the working intensity of personnel are reduced. Furthermore, according to the method provided by the embodiment of the application, the monitoring and positioning system is combined to generate the flow track tracking, so that the basis can be provided for the statistics of the illegal events and the processing of illegal personnel.

In the description of the embodiment of the present application, for convenience of description, the functions are described as being divided into various system modules, where the division of each system module is merely a division of a logic function, and when the embodiment of the present application is implemented, the functions of each system module may be implemented in one or more pieces of software and/or hardware.

In particular, the system modules provided in the embodiments of the present application may be fully or partially integrated into one physical entity or may be physically separated during actual implementation. And these system modules may all be implemented in software in the form of calls by the processing element; or can be realized in hardware; it is also possible that part of the modules are implemented in the form of software called by the processing element and part of the modules are implemented in the form of hardware.

In addition, all or part of the modules can be integrated together or can be independently implemented. In implementation, each step of the above method or each module above may be implemented by an integrated logic circuit of hardware in a processor element or an instruction in a software form.

For example, the above system modules may be one or more integrated circuits configured to implement the above methods, such as: one or more Application SPECIFIC INTEGRATED Circuits (ASIC), or one or more digital signal processors (DIGITAL SINGNAL Processor, DSP), or one or more field programmable gate arrays (Field Programmable GATE ARRAY, FPGA), etc. For another example, the modules may be integrated together and implemented in the form of a System-On-a-Chip (SOC).

An embodiment of the present application also proposes an electronic device comprising a memory for storing computer program instructions and a processor for executing the program instructions, wherein the computer program instructions, when executed by the processor, trigger the electronic device to execute a method flow according to the embodiment of the present application.

In particular, in one embodiment of the present application, the one or more computer programs are stored in the memory, where the one or more computer programs include instructions that, when executed by the apparatus, cause the apparatus to perform the method steps described in the embodiments of the present application.

Specifically, in an embodiment of the present application, the processor of the electronic device may be a device on chip SOC, where the processor may include a central processing unit (Central Processing Unit, CPU) and may further include other types of processors. Specifically, in an embodiment of the present application, the processor of the electronic device may be a PWM control chip.

Specifically, in an embodiment of the present application, the processor may include, for example, a CPU, DSP, microcontroller, or digital signal processor, and may further include a GPU, an embedded neural network processor (Neural-network Process Units, NPU), and an image signal processor (IMAGE SIGNAL Processing, ISP), where the processor may further include a necessary hardware accelerator or logic Processing hardware circuit, such as an ASIC, or one or more integrated circuits for controlling the execution of the program according to the technical solution of the present application, and so on. Further, the processor may have a function of operating one or more software programs, which may be stored in a storage medium.

In particular, in an embodiment of the application, the memory of the electronic device may be a read-only memory (ROM), other type of static storage device capable of storing static information and instructions, a random access memory (random access memory, RAM) or other type of dynamic storage device capable of storing information and instructions, an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (ELECTRICALLY ERASABLE PROGRAMMABLE READ-only memory, EEPROM), a read-only optical disk (compact disc read-only memory, CD-ROM) or other optical disk storage, optical disk storage (including compact disk, laser disk, optical disk, digital versatile disk, blu-ray disk, etc.), magnetic disk storage media or other magnetic storage device, or any computer readable medium capable of carrying or storing the desired program code in the form of instructions or data structures and capable of being accessed by a computer.

In particular, in an embodiment of the present application, the processor and the memory may be combined into a processing device, more commonly separate components, and the processor is configured to execute the program code stored in the memory to implement the method according to the embodiment of the present application. In particular, the memory may also be integrated into the processor or separate from the processor.

Further, the devices, apparatuses, modules illustrated in the embodiments of the present application may be implemented by a computer chip or entity, or by a product having a certain function.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that embodiments of the present application may be provided as a method, apparatus, or computer program product. Accordingly, the present application may take the form of an entirely hardware embodiment, an entirely software embodiment or an embodiment combining software and hardware aspects. Furthermore, the present application may take the form of a computer program product embodied on one or more computer-usable storage media having computer-usable program code embodied therein.

In several embodiments provided by the present application, any of the functions, if implemented in the form of software functional units and sold or used as a stand-alone product, may be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. Based on this understanding, the technical solution of the present application may be embodied essentially or in a part contributing to the prior art or in a part of the technical solution, in the form of a software product stored in a storage medium, comprising several instructions for causing a computer device (which may be a personal computer, a server, a network device, etc.) to perform all or part of the steps of the method according to the embodiments of the present application.

In particular, in one embodiment of the present application, there is further provided a computer readable storage medium having a computer program stored therein, which when run on a computer, causes the computer to perform the method provided by the embodiment of the present application.

An embodiment of the application also provides a computer program product comprising a computer program which, when run on a computer, causes the computer to perform the method provided by the embodiment of the application.

The description of embodiments of the present application is described with reference to flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams of methods, apparatus (means) and computer program products according to embodiments of the application. It will be understood that each flow and/or block of the flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams, and combinations of flows and/or blocks in the flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams, can be implemented by computer program instructions. These computer program instructions may be provided to a processor of a general purpose computer, special purpose computer, embedded processor, or other programmable data processing apparatus to produce a machine, such that the instructions, which execute via the processor of the computer or other programmable data processing apparatus, create means for implementing the functions specified in the flowchart flow or flows and/or block diagram block or blocks.

These computer program instructions may also be stored in a computer-readable memory that can direct a computer or other programmable data processing apparatus to function in a particular manner, such that the instructions stored in the computer-readable memory produce an article of manufacture including instruction means which implement the function specified in the flowchart flow or flows and/or block diagram block or blocks.

These computer program instructions may also be loaded onto a computer or other programmable data processing apparatus to cause a series of operational steps to be performed on the computer or other programmable apparatus to produce a computer implemented process such that the instructions which execute on the computer or other programmable apparatus provide steps for implementing the functions specified in the flowchart flow or flows and/or block diagram block or blocks.

In the embodiments of the present application, the term "at least one" refers to one or more, and the term "a plurality" refers to two or more. "and/or", describes an association relation of association objects, and indicates that there may be three kinds of relations, for example, a and/or B, and may indicate that a alone exists, a and B together, and B alone exists. Wherein A, B may be singular or plural. The character "/" generally indicates that the context-dependent object is an "or" relationship. "at least one of the following" and the like means any combination of these items, including any combination of single or plural items. For example, at least one of a, b and c may represent: a, b, c, a and b, a and c, b and c or a and b and c, wherein a, b and c can be single or multiple.

In embodiments of the present application, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising one … …" does not exclude the presence of other like elements in a process, method, article or apparatus that comprises the element.

The application may be described in the general context of computer-executable instructions, such as program modules, being executed by a computer. Generally, program modules include routines, programs, objects, components, data structures, etc. that perform particular tasks or implement particular abstract data types. The application may also be practiced in distributed computing environments where tasks are performed by remote processing devices that are linked through a communications network. In a distributed computing environment, program modules may be located in both local and remote computer storage media including memory storage devices.

The embodiments of the present application are described in a progressive manner, and the same and similar parts of the embodiments are all referred to each other, and each embodiment is mainly described in the differences from the other embodiments. In particular, for the device embodiments, since they are substantially similar to the method embodiments, the description is relatively simple, and reference is made to the description of the method embodiments in part.

Those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that the various elements and algorithm steps described in connection with the embodiments disclosed herein may be implemented as a combination of electronic hardware, computer software, and electronic hardware. Whether such functionality is implemented as hardware or software depends upon the particular application and design constraints imposed on the solution. Skilled artisans may implement the described functionality in varying ways for each particular application, but such implementation decisions should not be interpreted as causing a departure from the scope of the present application.

It will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art that, for convenience and brevity of description, specific working procedures of the apparatus, the apparatus and the units described above may refer to corresponding procedures in the foregoing method embodiments, which are not repeated herein.

The foregoing is merely exemplary embodiments of the present application, and any person skilled in the art may easily conceive of changes or substitutions within the technical scope of the present application, which should be covered by the present application. The protection scope of the present application shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A dock logistics management method, wherein the method is applied to a dock logistics management system, the dock logistics management system comprising an information processing system, a warehouse management system and a dock management system, the method comprising:

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the dock logistics management system further comprises a door access system, the method further comprising:

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the dock management system generating vehicle parking indication information from the transportation vehicle information and the reserved entry time comprises:

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the method further comprises:

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the method further comprises:

6. Method according to any of the claims 1-5, wherein the warehouse management system arranges a loading preparation operation for the transport vehicle according to the loading description information, comprising:

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

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the logistics equipment control system schedules logistics equipment in accordance with the incoming mission instructions and/or the shipping mission instructions, comprising:

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the unmanned lift truck dispatch control system controls the unmanned lift truck for a lift operation based on the lift demand, comprising:

10. A dock logistics management system, comprising:

An information processing system configured to acquire reservation information including transportation vehicle information of a transportation vehicle, reservation entry time, and loading and unloading description information for the transportation vehicle, the transportation vehicle information including a vehicle type and vehicle identification information of the transportation vehicle, the loading and unloading description information including: cargo information for unloading of the transport vehicle and/or cargo information for loading;