EP3956833A1 - Logistiksystem zur optimierung von zustellzeiten - Google Patents
Logistiksystem zur optimierung von zustellzeitenInfo
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- the present invention relates to a logistics system for optimizing delivery times of shipments to a plurality of recipients or of pick-up and / or return times of shipments from a plurality of recipients with different or the same recipient addresses.
- z. B. commissioned freight forwarders or parcel service providers who often operate distribution centers - also known as delivery bases - from which delivery to the recipient address is carried out by their own or commissioned deliverers. Occasionally, the seller delivers the goods himself.
- the ability to order goods on the Internet is particularly beneficial for those people who do not have the opportunity to shop in brick-and-mortar stores during normal business hours. However, it is precisely these people who are rarely to be found at their recipient address and often only at times that are well outside of normal business hours. Therefore, delivery is particularly difficult for these people, as they are usually not at home when the ordered goods are to be delivered.
- the deliverer must therefore unload the parcel from the delivery vehicle, ring the doorbell at the recipient's address and, if the recipient is not present, leave a corresponding message in the mailbox and load the parcel back into the delivery vehicle. It is then usually delivered to a pick-up station, such as a post office or a packing station, and the customer can usually only pick up his shipment there from the next day during normal business hours. Such a failed delivery is detrimental to everyone involved.
- the deliverer has additional work, as he must first drive the shipment to the recipient address and then back to the distribution center or directly to the pick-up station.
- the parcel service provider must then either try another delivery attempt the next day, have the shipment ready for collection or bring the shipment to a pick-up station. In any case, the recipient has to wait longer for delivery. If the shipment is brought to a pick-up station, the recipient must then pick it up there, which may only be possible during limited opening times and long waiting times.
- the recipient must send the shipments himself, e.g. B. bring it to a post office, which binds the recipient to the opening times of the post office.
- the return time i.e. H. the time that the recipient has to spend in order to bring the parcel to a place where it can be picked up by the parcel service provider without further action on the part of the recipient is therefore often very long.
- the return often involves costs for e.g. Petrol and parking linked.
- the costs associated with the "unavailability of the recipient" for the parcel service provider are considerable, both for delivery and for collection.
- the efficiency, the logistic costs and the customer satisfaction in the last mile are among others. a. depending on the first delivery rate.
- the object of the present invention is therefore to specify a logistics system that determines the delivery time, ie the time from handing over the shipment to the parcel service provider to handing over the shipment to the recipient, or the return time, ie the time the recipient has to invest, until the parcel can be received by the parcel service without further action or the pick-up time, ie the time until the parcel is picked up by the parcel service, is reduced.
- this object is achieved by a logistics system for optimizing delivery times of shipments to a plurality of recipients or of pick-up and / or return times of shipments from a plurality of recipients with different or the same recipient addresses with a main server and at least one service provider client
- the main server has a calendar database in which calendar entries are stored for a plurality of recipients which represent availability and / or unavailability of the recipients at their recipient address for at least one time interval, the main server and / or the service provider client being adapted in this way that the service provider client communicates with the main server and triggers a query in the calendar database.
- calendar entries are stored in the calendar database for the individual recipients, based on which it is indicated for specific times or specific time intervals whether the recipient in question is available at his recipient address or not.
- the parcel service provider or the deliverer wants to deliver the shipment, they can use the service provider client to query the calendar database as to whether or not the recipient is available at his recipient address at the planned delivery interval.
- the relevant shipment does not have to be loaded into the delivery vehicle. Instead, either the recipient can be informed by means of a notification card that the shipment can be picked up at a parcel shop specified in more detail, or the parcel service provider can schedule delivery in another delivery route and request the corresponding availability and / or non-availability for this at the recipient address .
- the system according to the invention prevents parcels from being unnecessarily driven back and forth in the delivery vehicle.
- the consignment is only loaded into the delivery vehicle if the calendar database shows that the recipient is available. Otherwise the delivery will be delayed or the corresponding package will be delivered directly to the pick-up station that has it ready for collection. Even if there is no delivery, the Consignment earlier in the appropriate collection station, where the recipient can then collect the consignment. The delivery time is also shortened in this case.
- communication takes place in that the service provider client connects to the main server and sends a corresponding query to the main server. If a connection between the service provider client and the main server is not possible or not desired, communication can also take place in that the service provider client sends a message to the main server, e.g. by means of an email or a smartphone app, in which the time interval is specified in which the delivery is planned. The main server can then read the message, e.g. with the help of a parser. If the message contains a planned delivery interval at which the calendar entries for the recipient indicate that the recipient is not available at his recipient address, the main server can connect to the service provider client and notify the recipient of the unavailability of the recipient at the recipient address.
- the main server with the service provider client, e.g. Via corresponding links in the email from the parcel service provider, and by selecting the options provided by the parcel service provider, such as the postponement of the delivery date by up to seven days, which can express the unavailability of the recipient to the parcel service provider.
- the minimum availability which is 75% in this example, can be adjusted individually. You can e.g. can also be set at 100%. If the minimum availability is set at 100%, the parcel service provider receives the notification that the recipient is not available, even if he is only unavailable for a very short time during the communicated time interval.
- the database contains empirical values for delivery times for certain recipient addresses and then, if the message does not contain a time interval or an intended time interval which is longer than a predetermined maximum time interval of, for example, 3 hours, based on the Based on empirical values, a probable delivery interval is calculated which is less than or equal to the maximum time interval.
- the parcel service provider can be informed about the unavailability of the recipient.
- the main server for querying the calendar database has a query controller which handles query requests from the service provider client, where in the query controller a query for a specific time or a specific time interval from the service provider client as a response based on the calendar entries to the service provider client notifies whether the recipient is available or unavailable at the recipient address at the specific time or time interval.
- the service provider client cannot see the complete calendar of the recipient.
- the query controller only enables a query to be possible for a specific point in time or a specific time interval.
- the service provider client can therefore be prevented from viewing information about other times or time intervals.
- it can make sense to limit the number of queries that come from the service provider client.
- it is possible, after a requested point in time or a requested time interval has been marked as available, to prevent further inquiries, since as soon as the logistics service provider has determined a point in time or a time interval at which the recipient is present at the recipient address, none There is more need for the logistics service provider to query further times or time intervals.
- the queryable time intervals can be restricted to time intervals that are less than 1 day.
- the query controller notifies the service-provider client of the part-time interval in response to a query for a specific time interval from the service provider client based on the calendar entries during which the recipient is available at the recipient address.
- the query controller could also report during which part-time interval the receiver is not available, which then immediately results in the part-time interval at which the receiver is available.
- a parcel service provider queries the time interval "Tuesday 8:00 am to 12:00 pm" with the service provider client and the calendar entries indicate that the recipient is only available between 8:00 am and 10:00 am in the requested time interval the query controller informs the service provider client that the recipient is only available during the part-time interval "Tuesday 8:00 am to 10:00 am”.
- the main server can have an order management system in which information is contained about orders that have been placed but not yet delivered, so that the Query controller on the basis of this information prevents a query for recipients who have not yet delivered shipments. This ensures that the calendar entries can only be queried if the recipient actually expects a shipment.
- the main server has a representative database in which recipient addresses of representatives are stored for a plurality of recipients.
- the recipient can not only transmit his availability data to the main server, but at the same time also store representatives including their recipient addresses to whom the shipment can be delivered if the recipient is not available at the intended delivery time.
- Selected neighbors can be appointed as representatives. It is also possible to name representatives who are not directly neighboring or even representatives in other districts or other cities. It is also possible to enter the address of the workplace. As a rule, each recipient will only enter representative addresses that ensure that they can pick up the corresponding shipment within a short time after delivery of a shipment.
- the parcel service provider can then query the main server as to whether the recipient is available at his recipient address at the scheduled delivery time or not. If the recipient is not available, the logistics service provider receives a representative address and can deliver the shipment to the representative address. An unnecessary attempt to deliver to the recipient address can be avoided. In addition, the deliverer does not have to arbitrarily bother neighbors in order to be able to deliver the shipment there, but can deliver the shipment to the predetermined representative address in a targeted manner. If the query is made before the start of the delivery tour, a representative address can also be accepted that the planned tour does not go to. If it is certain that the specific recipient is not available at his recipient address, the corresponding shipment is immediately assigned to another delivery route that starts at the recipient's address of the representative.
- the main server only allows a transfer of representative data to the service provider client if the recipient has sent the main server or an operator of the main server an authorization to receive the representative named in the representative data.
- the query controller informs the service provider client of a query request for a specific time or a specific time interval as a response based on the calendar entries either that the recipient is available at the recipient address at the specific time or the specific time interval, or provides the recipient address of a representative.
- calendar entries are stored in the calendar database for at least one representative, which represent an availability and / or non-availability of the at least one representative at his recipient address for at least one time interval.
- recipient addresses of several representatives are stored for at least one recipient, the recipient addresses being stored in a priority list. If, therefore, the recipient is not available at his recipient address at a certain requested time and if the calendar database and the representative database show that several representatives are available at their receiving address during the requested time, the main server communicates the address data of that representative to the service provider client who is highest in the priority list.
- the priority list can be based on further criteria, such as depend on the weight of the shipment. As a rule, it is not desired that bulky or extremely heavy shipments are sent to agents far away from the recipient address, whereas this is usually not a problem for very light shipments.
- Several priority lists can therefore be provided which are selected according to certain criteria.
- a specific pick-up station can also be entered as a representative in the representative database. If, for example, the recipient frequently passes a first pick-up station that is further away from his recipient's address than a second pick-up station, it can be advantageous for the recipient to enter the first pick-up station as a representative in the representative database. Further criteria for choosing a different pick-up station can include extended opening times, improved parking facilities or shorter waiting times. Roommates, such as family members, who can be found at the same recipient address, can also be entered as representatives in the representative database. Then the delivery to the recipient address can take place even if the recipient is not present, but a roommate registered as a representative is available.
- the query controller notifies the service provider client in response to a query request for a specific point in time or a specific time interval based on the calendar entries, i) that the recipient is at the specific time or the specific time interval at the The recipient address is available, ii) that a representative is available at the recipient's address or iii) that neither the recipient nor one of the representatives is available at the specified time or the specified time interval.
- a preferred embodiment provides that the query controller, in the event that the representative is only available during a part-time interval within the queried time interval, reports the part-time interval in which the availability is given.
- the representative database also has alternative recipient addresses for at least one recipient, calendar entries also being provided in the calendar database for the alternative recipient addresses, which represent availability and / or unavailability of the recipient at the alternative recipient address for at least one time interval.
- the recipient himself can be entered as a representative with an alternative recipient address in the representative database.
- the recipient could enter in the calendar database that he can be found at an alternative recipient address on Fridays between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.
- the alternative recipient address is communicated to him as a response and the parcel service provider can deliver the shipment to the alternative recipient address during the requested time interval.
- the query controller in the event that more than one representative is available at the specific point in time or the specific time interval, notifies the representative and his recipient address in which the following is the specific time or the specific time interval Time interval at which both Representatives as well as recipients are available, is closest to the specific point in time or the specific time interval. If several representatives should be available next to the specific time or the specific time interval, depending on the implementation, the main server can either communicate the address of the representative who is closest to the recipient's address to the service provider client, or if there is a priority list exists, provide the address of the representative who is ranked highest in the priority list.
- the delivery time can be further reduced by taking into account a second representative when optimizing the delivery time.
- the second representative can act as an interim storage facility.
- the query controller issues that representative and his recipient address to the service provider client at the time interval following the specific point in time or the specific time interval which both the second representative and the recipient are available, is closest to the specific point in time or the specific time interval, if there is a time interval which is after the specific point in time or the specific time interval and before the time interval at which both the second representative and recipients are available, is at which both agents and second agents are available.
- the shipment is delivered to the agent, although there will be no time interval in the near future at which both agents and recipients will be available to hand over the shipment. Instead, however, it is made possible for the representative to hand over the consignment delivered to him to the second representative, whose availability enables it to be handed over to the recipient in the near future.
- delivery via more than one representative requires that all intermediary representatives have named each other as representatives.
- the main server has a receiver interface which is designed such that either a plurality of receivers can make calendar entries or synchronization with an electronic calendar of the receiver can take place.
- the recipient can, for example, either connect to the main server and update their calendar entries there directly. This update can be done daily or even hourly. Alternatively, this can also be carried out by the electronic calendar of the recipient by means of a periodic synchronization with the calendar database of the main server.
- service provider clients are provided, with one service provider client each preferably being arranged on a delivery vehicle.
- the corresponding parcel deliverer can inquire again whether the recipient is available and, if necessary, the delivery attempt, i.e. Refrain from unloading the consignment, manually transporting the consignment to the recipient address and ringing the doorbell at the recipient if it is no longer available.
- the delivery attempt i.e. Refrain from unloading the consignment, manually transporting the consignment to the recipient address and ringing the doorbell at the recipient if it is no longer available.
- the logistics service provider client and the main server are designed so that an intended delivery time or an intended delivery time interval can be entered in the calendar database. For example, this can be done automatically by the query controller if the latter has confirmed availability in response to a query from the service provider client.
- the system assumes that a query is only made via the service provider client if delivery is planned in the queried time interval. If the availability of the recipient is then confirmed at his recipient address, it can be assumed that the delivery will then also take place as intended and this will be entered in the calendar database.
- the main server has a recipient interface via which a recipient can query planned delivery intervals or times from the calendar database from the representatives entered for the recipient. For example, the recipient can use the main server to query when the next delivery date will take place with one of the representatives he has named and deposit the return there so that the deliverer can take the recipient's return with him when delivering a shipment to the representative.
- the recipient therefore does not have to bring his return to the post office or ensure his presence at a pick-up time targeted by the parcel service provider, but can simply hand the return over to the representative he has designated, who, according to the calendar database, expects the delivery of a consignment shortly so that the deliverer receives the Return of the consignee from his representative can take away.
- the query result is not satisfactory, because e.g. B. none of the representatives has noted a delivery date, it can be provided in a preferred embodiment that the query is maintained for a predetermined time and the recipient receives a message when the response to the query changes. The recipient could initially get the answer that no representative is expecting delivery. Should a representative enter a delivery in their calendar shortly afterwards, the recipient could receive a follow-up reply that collection from this representative is now possible.
- the main server has an information database in which delivery information is stored for a plurality of recipients, the service provider client being designed to query the delivery information for the predetermined recipient.
- the delivery information can, for example, include the recipient's telephone number, details of a preferred storage location and / or directions, such as “8. 2nd floor, left corridor, second door on the right "include.
- Figure 1 is a schematic representation of a logistics system according to the invention.
- FIG. 2 shows a schematic representation of calendar entries.
- FIG. 1 a schematic representation of the logistics system according to the invention is shown.
- the system has a main server 1 which can be connected to a number of receivers 2, 3, 4. Furthermore, a number of parcel service providers 5, 6, 7, a number of deliverers 8, 9, 10 and a number of senders, such as online shops 1 1, 12, 13 can connect to the main server 1.
- the parcel recipients 2, 3, 4 can make a purchase at the online shops 1 1, 12, 13, as shown by the arrow 14.
- the order can either be made directly at the mail order companies or processed via the main server 1. As soon as the online shops have received the corresponding order, they will pack the goods and transmit a corresponding transport order 15 to the parcel service providers 5, 6, 7.
- the responsible parcel service provider can plan the individual delivery tours by connecting to the main server 1 with the help of a service provider client and performing a calendar database query there.
- the package recipients 2, 3, 4 have already entered their availabilities in the corresponding calendar, which is stored in the calendar database of the main server 1.
- the connection described can also be made passively, ie without an active connection by the service provider client.
- the service provider client can send an e-mail to the main server, which reads or parses the e-mail and then initiates a calendar data query.
- the logistics system can be used.
- the mail order companies can trigger a database query via a service provider client and use the corresponding response from the main server when the parcel service provider is commissioned.
- a corresponding calendar of a recipient is shown schematically in FIG. You can see there that for every day and every time an availability, represented by a house symbol, an unavailability, represented by a crossed-out house symbol as well as an availability at another address, e.g. A work address A or a friend B. If the recipient is neither available at his recipient address nor at his alternative recipient address, namely the address of the work place or the friend, a representative database shows which agent can be used instead. A corresponding calendar can also be available for each representative.
- the parcel service provider can now request a specific delivery interval in which he plans to deliver the goods.
- the query controller of the main server 1 is in response to the query of the time interval for the queried time interval from the information whether the recipient is at home, whether he is at his workplace, whether he is not available or whether a representative with a representative address is available.
- the parcel service provider 5, 6, 7 can optimize the tour planning. If the consignment is assigned to a different route, it may be necessary to query another delivery interval.
- the delivery date is fixed and is entered in the calendar database by the main server 1, so that the recipient is informed about the planned delivery or can find out more.
- the main server can send the recipient a message, for example via a messenger, to inform him of the planned delivery.
- the delivery order 16 is then transmitted from the parcel service provider 5, 6, 7 to a deliverer 8, 9, 10, who loads all of the shipments intended for the planned tour into the delivery vehicle and travels the planned tour.
- the deliverer 8, 9, 10 can use the service provider client, which can also be provided on the delivery vehicle, to query the recipient's or the designated representative's calendar again to ensure that availability is still guaranteed is. If the calendar entry has been updated in the meantime or the planned delivery has been delayed, the current availability information can be requested again so that the time-consuming unloading and reloading of the shipment after an unnecessary delivery attempt can be dispensed with.
- the main server could automatically transmit a corresponding message to the logistics service provider client.
- the deliverer When asked by the deliverer, there is usually no time interval, but a point in time. If the recipient is available according to the calendar entry, this will be communicated to the deliverer. In addition, the recipient can be informed that delivery is imminent. If necessary, further delivery information, such as the recipient's telephone number, a selected storage location (e.g. the terrace) or directions to the recipient's apartment door can be sent to the deliverer in order to speed up delivery. If, contrary to expectations, the recipient is not present according to the updated calendar entry, the consignment can be delivered to a representative, if a representative has been named in the immediate vicinity. Otherwise, the delivery process can be canceled and the recipient can be notified digitally that the delivery attempt was unfortunately not successful. The deliverer does not even have to throw the usual notification card into the recipient's mailbox, but rather informs the recipient electronically via the main server that the delivery process was not successful.
- the process could be as follows: First, the deliverer drives to the corresponding high-rise. Then he scans the four parcels to be delivered in this high-rise building with a smartphone app. Assuming the recipient of the first parcel is present according to the calendar database entry and is currently online. The scanning process results in a calendar database query and the recipient of the first parcel is informed by the main server, for example via a messenger, that the parcel delivery is imminent.
- the representative he has appointed is a neighbor and is present.
- the deliverer receives the message that the parcel has to be delivered to the neighbor and the neighbor receives, e.g. via a measurement closer, the information that a parcel delivery is imminent.
- a message can be generated automatically during scanning, which can be sent by e-mail, for example, in which the recipient is informed that the delivery attempt has failed and where and when the package can be picked up.
- This message can be sent automatically.
- the message could also only be sent after a certain time interval, e.g. after 30 minutes, so that the deliverer has the opportunity to try to deliver the third parcel to the recipients he is visiting anyway to hand in one of the parcels. If such delivery is not possible to a neighbor who is not named as a representative, the deliverer can come a second time, whereby the message for this can also be generated and sent automatically. If this is not possible, the original message will be sent.
- the service provider client could establish a voice connection via the main server, e.g. over the telephone line, to the recipient of the fourth parcel to inform him that the parcel delivery is imminent.
- the main server can send an optimized route within the high-rise to the deliverer.
- the route could first guide the deliverer to the ninth floor in order to deliver the second parcel there. Any additional information, such as "after getting out on the left, apartment no. 906" can also be provided. Then the deliverer could be guided to the fourth floor to deliver the fourth parcel. At the end, the deliverer could then be used on the third floor to deliver the first parcel. If the deliverer decides to take the third parcel with him, he could ask the recipients of the second, fourth and first parcels one after the other to receive the shipment.
- the recipients are always contacted via the main server, so that it is not necessary to provide the delivery person with the relevant contact information, such as telephone number or email address.
- the recipient and the representatives named by him together form a group that can also be used to pick up returns. If a shipment is to be returned, the recipient can connect to the main server and note the request for the return.
- the main server then outputs, for example, the information for which representative a delivery is planned so that the recipient can deposit the return shipment there. If delivery is planned for several representatives, the main server can name the representative who is located closest to the recipient address.
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