JP2001220004A - Device and method for controlling marginal date for receiving and delivering commodity - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device and method for controlling marginal dates for receiving and delivering commodities when purchased and delivered to respective stores. SOLUTION: A control computer has the function of storing tasting periods for commodities, the function of storing marginal percentages for receiving and delivering the commodities determined by the types of commodities, the types of stores, sales abilities and seasons, and the function of calculating marginal dates for receiving and delivering the commodities from following equations (1), (2) by inputting working dates when the commodities are received and delivered: material date for reception=tasting marginal date ×marginal percentage for reception + actual working date (1) and marginal date for delivery = tasting marginal date × marginal percentage for delivery + actual working date (2). The calculated marginal dates for reception and delivery are displayed on a quantity display. Since the marginal dates for reception and delivery are numerically displayed prior to work for selecting commodities, the possibility or receiving and delivering the commodities for the tasting periods nearly or already run out is eliminated.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to the case of purchasing goods or shipping ordered goods from a store at a storage center such as a supermarket, a convenience store, or a distribution center that distributes goods, a wholesaler, or a maker. The present invention relates to a management device and a management method for managing the arrival limit date and shipping limit date of each product.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a large number of merchandise shelves storing merchandise are arranged in large storage warehouses and distribution centers such as wholesalers and manufacturers. The product shelves are divided into a large number of storage sections, and the storage sections are sorted and stored according to types of products. When an order is received from a store such as a supermarket or a convenience store, the worker collects the products from the storage section where the desired products are stored, looks at the order list of the store, puts the products in a storage case, and delivers the products. Had been brought to the place.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 10, a distribution center is provided with a number of product shelves 100 for storing respective products arranged in an aligned state. Between each of the arranged product shelves 100, a delivery case 1 for storing the product selected and inspected by the worker 105.
However, a conveyor 2 for laying down one after another from the block 100a to the block 100b is laid.

[0004] All the merchandise shelves 100 in the distribution center are divided into a plurality of blocks 100a, 100b ... (Fig. 1 shows one block of merchandise shelves 100a). In all of these product shelves 100a, storage units 100a for storing products classified by type are stored.
a, 100bb,... are provided.

[0005] For each of the blocks 100a, 100b ...
A shelf lamp 101, a store number display 4, and a work completion display 10 are provided. Then, each of the storage units 100aa, 100
For each of bb..., a quantity indicator 3 for displaying the quantity of ordered products is provided.

At the start of the work, the required number of workers 105 are arranged for each of the blocks 100a, 100b,..., The store number display 4 displays the store number of the store where the product is ordered, and the shelf lamp 101 is turned on. A delivery case 1 for storing items ordered from a store is transported by a conveyor 2. The quantity display 3 attached to each of the storage sections 100aa, 100bb... Displays the quantity for selecting the corresponding product.

[0007] Therefore, each worker 105 arranged for each block is stored in a quantity corresponding to the quantity displayed on the quantity display 3 in the blocks 100a, 100b,... The commodities stored in the section are selected and placed on the temporary table 9 one after another.

[0010] As shown in FIG. 11, when the number of products is selected by the quantity displayed on the quantity display 3, the operator 105
Presses the lighting display section 3b of the quantity indicator 3 to erase the display of the character display section 3a. In this way, when all the quantity indicators 3 in one block 100a are turned off, the quantity display block controller 11 (hereinafter, referred to as the quantity display BC 11) recognizes this, and the "work end report" is displayed. Control computer 13 (hereinafter, control PC 13)
), And the lamp 10a of the work completion indicator 10 arranged for each block lights up,
The buzzer 10b sounds, the shelf lamp 101 turns off, and the operator 105 is notified that the selection of the block 100a has been completed.

When all the operations of the block 100a are completed and the "block completion report" from the quantity display BC 11 is input to the control PC 13, the "block completion cancellation instruction" from the control PC 13 is sent to the quantity display. BC11
, And the store number on the store number display 4 is erased.

Next, the inspection operation is started. First, the worker 10
Reference numeral 5 denotes a bar code reader 5 that reads all the products on the temporary table 9 one after another. This data is input to an inspection block controller 12 (hereinafter referred to as an inspection BC 12),
Internally processed. During inspection work, there is no operation mistake such as product difference or quantity excess, and while the operation is being performed correctly, the lamp 6a of the error indicator light 6 is lit yellow and the alarm sound of the alarm 6b is normal. is there. The commodities that have been inspected are stored in the delivery case 1 one after another.

[0011] When the selection / inspection work of all the commodities in one block is completed in this way, the worker 105 again operates.
The bar code reader 5 reads the store number of the order list (not shown) attached to the delivery case 1.
Then, the “work end report” is sent from the quantity display BC 11 to the control PC 13. From the control PC 13
A command “permission of inspection end” is sent to the inspection BC 12. This command “permission of inspection end” is the inspection BC12
, The inspection BC 12 reads the details of the inspected product. As a result, when it is recognized that the inspection data is correct, only the command “inspection end” is executed by the control PC.
Send to 13 "Inspection end permission" is the inspection BC
Since it is configured such that the details of the inspected product can be read only after inputting the information into 12, even if the details of the product are read during the inspection, it is ignored.

When the "block completion report" from the quantity display BC 11 is input to the control PC 13 after all the work of the block 100a is completed, the "control PC 13"
The "block completion cancel instruction" is input to the quantity display BC11, and the store number on the store number display 4 is deleted.

When the selection and inspection work in the block 100a is completed normally, a command "end inspection" is sent from the inspection BC 12 to the control PC 13. At this time, as shown in FIG.
Nothing is displayed on a, and the lighting display section 3b is displayed in red.

When an inspection error occurs, an alarm is generated by turning on the lamp of the error indicator lamp 6 constituted by the alarm 6b and the lamp 6a capable of changing the alarm sound or an alarm sound, and the quantity is again measured. The quantity is displayed on the display 3, and the selection and inspection work is performed again. When all work is completed normally in this way, delivery case 1
It is sent to the delivery point by the conveyor.

[0015]

[Problem to be Solved by the Invention] With this configuration, there is no problem because the selection and inspection work of the product can be performed accurately, but the date of manufacture is described in all the products. In addition to the above, for example, food has expiration dates and electric components such as medicines and batteries have warranty expiration dates, and these expiration dates and dates are described in each product. Therefore, the product has no commercial value unless it is within the expiration date or the warranty expiration date (hereinafter, the expiration date and the warranty expiration date are simply referred to as the expiration date). Therefore, in the case of a product with poor distribution, a product whose expiration date has already expired or a product that is almost expired may be shipped. Also, when the goods are received at the distribution center, the expired or expired goods may be received.

In order to ship products from the distribution center to each store in accordance with the order, it is necessary to ship the products by anticipating the sales period on the expiration date. Similarly, when purchasing goods, it is necessary to purchase in consideration of the sales period and the storage period stored in the distribution center on the expiration date.

However, when the product is received or shipped, the worker always checks the date of manufacture and the expiration date of the product with his / her own eyes, and adds the above-mentioned sales period and storage period based on his experience. The calculation is performed to determine whether it is acceptable to receive and ship. Therefore, in a busy workplace, if the worker is unfamiliar, misjudgment is often made when the expiration date is misread, the sales period or storage period is incorrectly remembered, or the calculation is performed. Often. For this reason, there is a problem that products whose expiration date has expired are received or shipped.

In addition, since such calculations need to be performed by the worker himself for each product, the worker is a veteran who remembers different sales periods and storage periods depending on the types of products and types of stores. There was a problem that the work efficiency was different from that of a newcomer, and the processing time of the incoming / outgoing work had a large variation.

[0019]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a product shelf in a distribution center is divided into a plurality of blocks, and products are stored in respective storage sections in the blocks by classifying the products by type. In each storage unit, a quantity indicator for displaying at least the selected quantity of the product is arranged, and for each block, a quantity display block controller for controlling at least the quantity indicator is arranged. A control computer that controls the block controller is arranged, connected to all stores online, and when orders from these stores are input, an order list is created according to this order and sent to the control computer,
In a management device of a product arrival limit date and a shipping limit date, in which a host computer that controls these and manages products in all stores is arranged, a function of storing the expiration date of the product in the control computer, By entering the date on which the product can be received and shipped, the function of storing the product's arrival limit ratio and shipping limit ratio determined by various conditions such as type, store type, sales capacity, season, etc. From the equation (1) and the equation (2) shown in the following, arrival limit date = expiration date x arrival limit ratio + work day date ... (1) Shipping limit date = shelf life date x shipment limit ratio + operation day date ... …… (2) A function to calculate the arrival limit date and shipping limit date respectively is provided, and the calculated arrival limit date and shipping limit date are displayed on the quantity indicator via the quantity display block controller. The present invention relates to an apparatus for managing a limit date of arrival and a limit date of shipment as shown.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, an inspection block controller for controlling a bar code reader for reading and inspecting a bar code indicating data of a selected product is arranged. The present invention relates to a device for managing a limit date of arrival and a limit date of shipment including an inspection operation in which a block controller is controlled by a control computer.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first and second aspects of the present invention, the control computer is provided with a function for updating the receiving limit ratio and the shipping limit ratio. It relates to a limit day management device.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, for each product received at the distribution center, the arrival limit ratio of the product and the shipping limit determined by various conditions such as the expiration date and the type of the product, the type of store, the sales ability, and the season. The limit ratio is input to the control computer, and the control computer inputs the date of the work on which the goods are to be received and shipped, thereby obtaining the arrival limit from the following equations (1) and (2). Date = expiration date x arrival limit ratio + work day date ... (1) Shipment limit date = expiration date x shipment limit ratio + work day date ... (2) Find the arrival limit date and shipment limit date respectively. The limit date of arrival and the limit date of shipment are displayed on the quantity indicator via the quantity display block controller controlled by the control computer, and the limit date of receipt and limit of shipment are displayed. The products within the above are stored in each storage section that is stored separately according to the type, and the products other than the above-mentioned arrival limit date and shipping limit date are returned, and then the order item selection work or order item selection -It relates to a method of managing the limit date of arrival and the limit of shipment so that inspection work is performed.

[0023]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a main part configuration diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a main part configuration diagram showing a connection state of each device, FIG. 3 is a front view of a quantity display 3, and FIG. This indicates the numerical value displayed on the display unit 3a. When the expiration date is input as 45 days and the shipping limit ratio is input as 8/9,
(A) Fig. (A) when the date of the work is displayed as September 1; (b) similarly, when the date is displayed on October 1;
(C) Similarly, the figure is displayed on November 1, (d)
The figure similarly shows each shipping limit date when displayed on December 1.

5 to 8 are display screens of the control PC 13, FIG. 5 is a main menu screen of the control PC 13, and FIG.
7 shows a receipt / shipment limit date display menu screen, FIG. 7 shows a receipt / shipment limit date registration display screen, and FIG. 8 shows a receipt / shipment limit date display screen. FIG. 9 is a process diagram showing a data flow of each device. FIG. 10 is a plan view of a main part in the distribution center, and FIG. 11 is a process diagram showing a flow of data of each device when the selection / inspection work is normally completed.

As shown in FIG. 3, the quantity indicator 3 is provided with each of the storage sections 100aa, 100bb,.
A character display unit 3a, which is mounted on the front surface and controlled by a quantity display BC11, and displays numbers, characters, etc., and a switch for each worker (hereinafter, referred to as 100aa) so that the worker 105 can easily see it. A lighting display section 3b having a function and a color-coded lighting or a color-coded blinking function is provided. Reference numeral 3c denotes a digit portion for designating the digit position when correcting the quantity. 3d is a quantity part for inputting the quantity to be corrected for each digit.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, a quantity indicator 3 having a character display portion 3a of three digits is used. The date and the shipping limit date are displayed in three digits.

FIGS. 4A to 4D show the shipping limit date when the expiration date is set to 45 days and the shipping limit ratio is set to 8/9, and FIG. The figure shows a state in which the date on the work day is displayed as September 1, "011" is displayed on the character display section 3a, and the lighting display section 3b is blinking. This means that the shipping limit date is 1
It means that it is on October 11. Similarly, (b)
In the figure, "110" is displayed, and when the lighting display unit 3b is blinking, it indicates that the shipping limit date is November 10, and in the figure (c), "211" is displayed. ,
In the case of blinking of the lighting display unit 3b, the shipping limit date indicates December 11, and “110” is displayed in FIG.
When the lighting indicator 3b is lit, the shipment limit date is January 1
It is day 0.

Here, as shown in FIG.
Reference numeral 3 is provided in at least one place in the distribution center, controls the quantity display BC11 and the inspection BC12, and is connected online to a host computer 14 that manages products at all stores. Furthermore, a BC11 for quantity display and a BC12 for inspection are provided for each block, and the BC11 for quantity display mainly includes a quantity display 3, a store number display 4, a shelf lamp 101, a work completion display 10, and the like. The inspection BC 12 mainly controls the bar code reader 5 and the error indicator lamp 6.

Further, the control PC 13 has a function of storing the expiration date or the warranty expiration date (hereinafter simply referred to as the expiration date) of the product, and various functions such as the type of product, the type of store, the sales ability, and the season. The function of storing the receiving limit ratio and the shipping limit ratio determined by the above conditions, and inputting the date of the work on which the goods are received and shipped, inputting the date of the work, the following equations (1) and (2) indicate the receiving limit. Date = expiration date x arrival limit ratio + work day date ... (1) Shipping limit date = expiration date x shipment limit ratio + operation day date ... (2) Calculate the arrival limit date and shipping limit date respectively. Function.

Here, in the above equation, the expiration date includes all of the expiration date, the quality retention expiration date, the guarantee expiration date, and the consumption expiration date. That is, the expiration date is displayed for products whose products are within 3 months from the date of manufacture or processing, such as ham and sausage, and are manufactured or processed such as canned food, frozen food, soy sauce, etc. For foods that are three months or more from the date, the quality retention expiration date is displayed, and in the case of electric parts such as medicines and batteries, the warranty expiration date is displayed. In addition, some products have a consumption expiration date, which is applied to foods within 5 days including the date of manufacture or processing.

The shipping limit ratio and the receiving limit ratio are empirically determined by various conditions such as the type of product, the type of store, the sales capability of the store, and the season, and may vary depending on the conditions. There is. Accordingly, the shipping limit ratio and the receiving limit ratio are configured to be arbitrarily changed as described below.

Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the control computer 13 has a main menu screen 1 of the display device.
3a, a "display limit date of receipt / shipment" button is added, and FIG.
As shown in the figure, the receipt / shipment limit date display menu screen 13b is configured to select the receipt / shipment limit date display and the receipt / shipment limit date registration.

If "Registration of Shipment / Shipping Date" is selected on the menu screen 13b for displaying the limit date of shipment / shipment, a screen 13c for registration of the limit date of shipment / shipment will be displayed as shown in FIG. Location No. indicating the location of the storage unit where the product is stored. Is displayed and the display flag is displayed. Further, when the receiving limit ratio, the shipping limit ratio, and the date of the work day are input, the receiving limit date and the shipping limit date are calculated and displayed according to the equations (1) and (2).

The location number indicating the location of the storage section in which each product is stored. Can be input from the FD created by the host computer 14 or the keyboard of the control computer 13. The total number of valid locations indicates the number of locations for which the expiration date is set.

Here, on the receipt / shipment limit date registration screen 13c, the receipt limit ratio and the shipment limit ratio are updated by updating the numerical value in the column of "limit ratio" and then pressing the ratio update button (F5). It is configured such that the internal data is updated with the registered arrival limit ratio and shipping limit ratio.

It should be noted that in the receipt / shipment limit date registration screen 13c,
The product data set with the expiration date output from the host computer 14 can be input from the FD (FD input (F9) button). In this case, the data registered on the previous screen (delivery / shipping limit date display menu screen 13b) is overwritten. When the data input from the FD is changed in this manner, the location number is changed from the selection screen. Is selected and this receipt / shipment limit date registration screen 13c
Change the expiration date and display flag displayed in the upper right corner of the.

On the receipt / shipment expiration date display screen 13d shown in FIG. 8, by selecting the arrival limit date display (1), the arrival limit date calculated by the above equation (1) is displayed via the quantity display BC11. It is displayed on the quantity indicator 3. In addition,
Location No. whose display flag is not set to 1
, The arrival limit date is not displayed, and no data is displayed when the expiration date is zero. Similarly, when the shipping limit date display (2) is selected, the shipping limit date calculated by the above equation (2) is displayed on the quantity indicator 3.

Next, the operation will be described. When an order from each store is input online to the host CPU 14 such as a distribution center, an order list for each store is created at the distribution center, and these order lists are converted into digital signals and transmitted online. Alternatively, the data is input to the control PC 13 via the floppy disk (FD) 15.

On the other hand, in the distribution center, various products are purchased from processors and manufacturers in order to fulfill various orders from stores. The expiration date and the arrival limit ratio of the purchased product are input to the control PC 13. As an input method, select the "Display limit date of shipment (F7)" button on the main menu screen 13a of the control PC 13, and select "Registration of storage limit date" on the menu screen 13b. In the receipt / shipment limit date registration screen 13c, the user can directly input from the keyboard,
Alternatively, it is input from the FD created by the host PC 14. The expiration date of each product thus input is stored in the memory of the control PC 13.

Next, the menu screen 1 for displaying the limit date of receipt / shipment
When "display limit date of shipment" is selected in 3b, a limit date display screen 13d is displayed. On this screen, when the arrival date, that is, the date of the work day is input to check whether or not this product can be purchased, the arrival limit date is calculated according to equation (1). The calculated arrival limit date is displayed on the receipt / shipment limit display screen 13d, and as shown in FIG.
3, the "quantity indicator ON" command, "arrival time instruction data" and "final bucket instruction" are sent to the quantity display BC11. When these commands are input in the quantity display BC 11, the quantity display 3 is turned on based on the commands, and the arrival limit date is displayed on the quantity display section 3a.

The worker looks at the limit date of arrival of the quantity indicator 3 and, if it is within the allowable range, stores the product in the corresponding storage unit, and returns the product other than the limit date for return. I do. In this way, when purchasing commodities, the arrival limit date is calculated for all commodities, and the delivery and return processing is performed according to the results.

Although the receiving limit ratio is registered in advance for each product, the receiving / shipping limit date registration screen 13c is displayed.
In the above, after rewriting the column of "limit ratio", it can be updated by pressing the "ratio update (F5)" button. All products delivered in this way are
Only items within the arrival limit are registered and stored in the storage unit.

Therefore, as described above, when an order from each store is input online to the host CPU 14 such as a distribution center, an order list for each store is created at the distribution center. It is converted to a digital signal and transmitted online, or is input to the control PC 13 via the FD 15.

Next, before commencing the product selection operation according to the order list, the shipping limit date of each product is checked. Receiving / shipping limit date display menu screen 1 of control PC 13
When "display limit date of shipment" is selected in 3b, a limit date display screen 13d is displayed. On this screen, when a shipping date, that is, a date on the day of work is input to check whether or not this product can be shipped, a shipping limit date is calculated according to equation (2). The calculated shipping limit date is displayed on the receipt / shipment limit display screen 13d and, as shown in FIG.
The "quantity indicator ON" command, "shipping time limit data", and "final bucket command" are sent to the quantity display BC11. When these commands are input to the quantity display BC 11, the quantity display 3 is turned on based on these instructions, and the shipment limit date is displayed on the quantity display section 3a.

The operator looks at the shipping limit date displayed on the quantity indicator 3 and starts the selection / inspection work if the respective products are within the shipping limit date. If the item is not on the shipping limit date, remove the item and store it elsewhere for return.

Before starting the selection operation in this way,
When the check on the shipping limit date of each product is completed, the selection and inspection work of the product is started according to the order list as described in the conventional example.

In this embodiment, the apparatus for managing the limit date of arrival and the limit date of shipment including the selection and inspection of goods has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the inspection is not limited to this. Obviously, the present invention can also be applied to the case where the operation is not performed, that is, the case where only the operation of selecting a product is performed in the distribution center.

[0048]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the function of storing the expiration date of a product in the control computer and the arrival of the product determined by various conditions such as the type of product, the type of store, the sales ability, and the season are provided. By inputting the date of the day of the work for receiving and shipping the merchandise and the function of storing the marginal ratio and the shipping marginal ratio, the following equation (1) and equation (2) are used: X Receiving limit ratio + date on the day of work ... (1) Shipping limit date = expiration date x shipping limit ratio + date on the day of work ... (2) A function is provided to calculate the receiving limit date and the shipping limit date respectively. Since the calculated arrival limit date and shipping limit date are displayed on the quantity indicator via the quantity display block controller, prior to the start of the product selection work in the distribution center, the Since the shipment limit date is clearly indicated by a numerical value on the quantity indicator, it is possible to accurately determine whether or not the shipment is possible, so that no error occurs. Further, unlike the related art, due to a calculation error by an unskilled worker, a product whose expiration date is about to expire or a product whose expiration date has expired is not shipped.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the same effect as described above can be obtained even in the case of the first aspect of the present invention including the operation of selecting and inspecting a product.

Further, at the stage of purchasing the product, it is determined whether or not the product can be purchased, so that the product whose expiration date has expired is not purchased. In addition, since the arrival limit date is displayed as a numerical value, similarly to the above, there is no possibility that a product whose expiration date is approaching or whose expiration date has expired is not received due to an incorrect calculation by an unskilled worker.

In addition, as in the prior art, the worker can learn different sales periods and storage periods depending on the types of products and types of stores, and there is no need to further calculate, so that the work efficiency is greatly improved. Further, it is possible to eliminate a variation in processing time between a veteran and a newcomer.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first and second aspects of the present invention, the control computer is provided with a function of updating the receiving limit ratio and the shipping limit ratio. , Supermarkets, convenience stores,
It is possible to set the arrival limit ratio and the shipment limit ratio, which differ depending on various conditions such as the type of store such as a retail store, the sales capability of the store, and the season, to values that meet the respective conditions. Therefore, it is possible to more accurately calculate the arrival limit day and the shipment end date.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, for each product received at the distribution center, the arrival limit ratio and shipping of the product determined by various conditions such as the expiration date and the type of the product, the type of store, the sales ability, the season, and the like. The limit ratio is input to the control computer, and the control computer inputs the date of the work on which the goods are to be received and shipped, thereby obtaining the arrival limit from the following equations (1) and (2). Date = expiration date x arrival limit ratio + work day date ... (1) Shipment limit date = expiration date x shipment limit ratio + work day date ... (2) Find the arrival limit date and shipment limit date respectively. The limit date of arrival and the limit date of shipment are displayed on the quantity indicator via the quantity display block controller controlled by the control computer, and the limit date of receipt and limit of shipment are displayed. The products within the above are stored in each storage section that is stored separately according to the type, and the products other than the above-mentioned arrival limit date and shipping limit date are returned, and then the order item selection work or product selection / Since the inspection work is performed, the above claim 1 is performed.
The same operation and effect as those of the third aspect are obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a main part configuration diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2, showing an embodiment of the present invention, is a main part configuration diagram showing a connection state of each device.

FIG. 3 shows an embodiment of the present invention, and a quantity indicator 3;
FIG.

FIG. 4 shows an embodiment of the present invention, and a quantity indicator 3;
Is a numerical value indicating the arrival limit date or the shipment limit date displayed on the character display section 3a.

FIG. 5 shows an embodiment of the present invention, in which a control PC 1 is used.
3 is a main menu screen 13a.

FIG. 6 shows an embodiment of the present invention and is a menu screen 13b for displaying a limit date of receipt and shipment.

FIG. 7 shows an embodiment of the present invention and is a receipt / shipment limit date registration screen 13c.

FIG. 8 shows the embodiment of the present invention, and is a receipt / shipment limit date display screen 13d.

FIG. 9 is a process diagram illustrating a data flow according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a main part plan view showing the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 shows the embodiment of the present invention, and is a process diagram illustrating a flow of data of each device when selection and inspection work is completed normally.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Delivery case 2 Conveyor (transportation means) 3 Quantity display 3a Character display of quantity display 3 3b Lighting display of quantity display 3 4 Store number display 5 Barcode reader 6 Error indicator light 11 BC12 for quantity display 12 Inspection BC 13 Control PC 14 Host computer

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A merchandise shelf in a distribution center is divided into a plurality of blocks, and commodities are classified and stored in respective storage units in the blocks according to types. A quantity indicator for displaying a quantity is arranged, a block controller for quantity indication for controlling at least the quantity indicator is arranged for each of the blocks, and a control for controlling the block controller for quantity indication in the delivery center. A computer is arranged, connected to all stores online, and when orders from these stores are input, an order list is created and sent to the control computer according to the order, and these are controlled to control product management of all stores. And a control apparatus for controlling a limit date of arrival and a limit date of shipment of a product comprising a host computer for performing the control. A function to store the expiration date of the product in the computer, a function to store the arrival limit ratio and a shipping limit ratio of the product determined by various conditions such as the type of the product, the type of the store, the sales ability, and the season. By inputting the date of the work on which the receiving and shipping work is performed, the following formulas (1) and (2) are used to calculate the limit date of receipt = the expiration date x the limit ratio of receipt + the date of the work ... (1) Shipping limit date = Best-before date × Shipping limit ratio + Working day date ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… (2) To
An apparatus for managing a limit date of arrival and a limit date of shipment of a product, wherein the limit date is indicated on the quantity indicator via the quantity display block controller. 2. An inspection block controller for controlling a bar code reader for reading and inspecting a bar code indicating data of the selected commodity for each block is arranged, and the inspection block controller is controlled by the control computer. 2. The management device according to claim 1, further comprising an inspection operation controlled. 3. The goods receiving limit date and shipping limit according to claim 1, wherein the control computer is provided with a function of updating the receiving limit ratio and the shipping limit ratio. Day management device. 4. For each product received at the distribution center, the expiration date and the type of product, the type of store, the sales capacity,
By inputting the receiving limit ratio and the shipping limit ratio of the product determined by various conditions such as the season into the control computer, and entering the date of the work on the day of receiving and shipping the product on this control computer, From the equation (1) and the equation (2) shown in the following, arrival limit date = expiration date x arrival limit ratio + work day date ... (1) Shipping limit date = shelf life date x shipment limit ratio + operation day date ... ... (2) Calculate the arrival limit date and the shipment limit date, respectively, and display the arrival limit date and the shipment limit date on a quantity indicator via a quantity display block controller controlled by the control computer. Products within the limit date of arrival and the limit date of shipment are stored in each of the storage sections sorted by type, and the products other than the limit date of arrival and the limit date of shipment are stored. A method for managing a limit date of arrival and a limit date of shipment of a product, wherein the product is returned, and then a selection operation of the ordered product or a selection and inspection of the product is performed.