JP2001225915A - Article control system and article information storage medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an article control system and article information storage medium allowing reading/writing of articles and positional information without consciousness in an article control within a site such as a physical distribution warehouse, to automate works, to prevent mistakes on works, to shorten working time, to hold a moving history of an article, to control a moving route and to search the moving route at the time of generating failures of transporting and storing works. SOLUTION: In warehousing/shipping of articles within the physical distribution warehouse, an article is stored at a determined place by utilizing a storing place ID of a rewritable storage medium adhered to the article and a designated article is shipped to a designated place. By arranging a positional information tag within the site and mounting a device capable of reading and writing the tag by non-contact on a moving means, an operation for carrying load and an operation for reading and writing article information/positional information can be performed by one operation, article and place can be controlled by relating them each other and also an article moving history can be controlled.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a merchandise management system and a merchandise information storage medium for managing merchandise in a storage site using a non-contact readable and writable storage medium such as an IC tag. The present invention relates to a technology for automating work, reducing work time, and preventing work mistakes.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a place where goods are managed in a distribution warehouse or the like, a system for managing goods by attaching a printed label such as a bar code to the goods has been put to practical use and used for product identification. An operator carries a portable terminal such as a barcode reader and performs an operation of bringing a barcode of a product to be worked closer to a position where the barcode reader can read the barcode, thereby identifying the product.

[0003] When a product is moved, such as receiving or shipping a product, an operator checks the contents of the invoice and the work instruction by visual observation or by reading a bar code. There is a method in which the location for storing the product is determined in advance for each product type and destination. In addition, see JP-A-10-3
As disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 5830, there is a method of attaching a location code indicating a position to a shelf and reading the shelf position every time a product is received or shipped.

[0004]

However, such a conventional method has the following problems. That is, in the method in which the operator visually checks the product identification label, there is a possibility that an error such as a mistake in viewing may occur. In the method of reading a barcode and performing a check using the ID of the barcode, the operator forgets to read the barcode of the product or shelf position, or selects the barcode label of the product or shelf position to be read. Mistakes such as mistakes may occur. In addition, there is a problem that an operator's work load increases, such as bringing the barcode reader to a position where the barcode can be read. Furthermore, there is a problem in that even if a product is illegally moved, or if the order in which the products are moved is incorrect, the order cannot be determined.

As described above, in the conventional method, there is a lot of room for an error during the operation, and there is a problem that an error occurs in shipping or moving the product or the product is lost in the warehouse. . To prevent this problem, it was necessary to perform multiple checks manually.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a product management system and a product information storage medium capable of performing reading and writing of product and position information without being conscious, to automate the work, and to prevent work errors. And to reduce the working time. It is another object of the present invention to maintain a movement history of a product and to control a movement route and to search for a movement route when a trouble occurs in carrying or storage work.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, a commodity management system according to the present invention comprises a rewritable commodity information storage means for attaching commodity to be managed and storing commodity information on the commodity. A plurality of position information storage means arranged at a plurality of locations in a storage for storing the product and storing the position information of the arrangement position, a moving means for placing and moving the product, and moving with the moving means. Controlling the destination by reading the position information of the position information storage means in a non-contact manner and acquiring the current position of the movement means, and setting the storage position designated for the product placed on the movement means to the storage position. Means for managing the movement and storage position of the product by moving the movement means and writing the storage position of the product information storage means attached to the product in a non-contact manner. To.

For the above-mentioned product, it may be further provided with means for judging whether or not a proper product has been moved to a proper storage position, and if not, giving a warning. The product information storage means may store a movement history of the product to which the product information is attached. The product information storage means is realized by an IC card or an IC tag.

According to the present invention, there is provided a storage medium for attaching a product to be managed, wherein a storage means for storing a product ID and a movement history of the product, and an external read / write process for the storage means, are executed. Processing means for executing the processing in a non-contact manner on the storage medium.

[0010] For example, in the present invention, in merchandise management in a premises such as a distribution warehouse, when merchandise arrives, a non-contact data rewritable storage medium (so-called IC tag, IC card, stick type storage medium, etc.) And
(Regardless of shape) is attached to the product as a product information tag, and information necessary for product management such as a product name, an arrival date, an arrival source, a destination, and a scheduled shipping date is recorded. A storage medium that can also read data without contact is placed as a location information tag on the site of the place where products are managed (including storage warehouse shelves, store displays, container pallets, truck beds, etc.). deep. A device capable of communicating with the storage medium is incorporated in moving means such as a wrist watch and a forklift of an operator, and merchandise information and position information are read from respective tags. Since the storage medium can be read and written without contact, product information and position information can be read and written without being aware of the operation.
Reading and writing can be performed automatically during the operation of moving goods. By wearing the device or assembling it in a moving means, the operation of transporting the product and the operation of reading and writing the product management information can be performed by one operation, and the product and the storage location can be managed in association with each other. Further, even if the location information tags are not installed in all the storage location management units, a plurality of location information tags are arranged three-dimensionally, and the location information that can be read by the device is stored in three dimensions such as a vertical position, a horizontal position, and a height. It is also possible to record and manage the storage location by the point survey method.

The apparatus records the storage position of a product on a product information tag or associates product information with position information,
Communicates with the warehouse management server and registers product management information (product name and storage location) in the warehouse management server.

When moving a product, the worker receives a work instruction from the warehouse management server and goes to the storage location of the target product. Using the device worn by the worker or incorporated in the moving means, searching for a storage location, reading the product information from the storage medium attached to the product, and receiving the work instruction and the selected product Check that is correct. When a product is moved, the date and time of the movement are recorded, and the movement record is accumulated in the product information tag, or the information such as the arrival date, time, means of transportation, and storage location at the destination is recorded. The movement history can be understood. In other words, if the regular moving means is not used, it is possible to know that the vehicle has been moved illegally, and if there is any inconvenience at the time of moving, it is possible to search for a bad moving means or a route. You can even know that you are passing through the travel route that you would normally pass. Even at the destination, the fact that the product has moved is registered in the warehouse management server through communication between the warehouse management server and the device.

[0013]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram for explaining a portion related to the arrival of a product in the product management system according to the present embodiment. A storage medium such as an IC tag capable of reading and writing data without contact is attached to the product 101 as a product information tag 103. The moving means 102 can move the goods 101 on the warehouse 107 with the goods 101 placed thereon, and can arrange the goods 101 in an arbitrary place in the warehouse 107. The moving device 102 includes an embedded device 10 that can communicate with the product information tag 103.
4 is incorporated. The embedding device 104 may be an independent device, instead of being incorporated in the moving means 102, and may be separately movable without using the moving means 102.
Since the product information tag 103 can be read and written without contact,
The embedded device 104 does not need to be aware of the read / write operation for the product information tag 103.

In the warehouse 107, a plurality of storage media similar to the product information tag 103, which can read data in a non-contact manner, are arranged as position information tags 105. Transportation means 1
02, the embedded device 104 can read a plurality of position information tags 105 that have been placed, and move the embedded device 104 through the warehouse 107.
It is possible to specify even the three-dimensional (vertical position, horizontal position, height) position of 4. The storage location information of the product 101 is written in the product information tag 103, and the storage location information and the position information of the embedded device 104 are used to store the product 101.
Can be stored in the correct storage location.

The warehouse management server 106 manages the receipt and manages the products in the warehouse 107 in association with the storage locations. The warehouse management server 106 and the embedded device 104 communicate with each other using, for example, wireless communication.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram for explaining a part related to the movement of goods in the warehouse in the goods management system of the present embodiment. The merchandise 201, the moving means 202, the merchandise information tag 203, the embedded device 204, the position information tag 205, and the warehouse management server 206 are numbered 1 in FIG.
It has the same configuration as each of the components 01 to 106.

The warehouse management server 206 issues a command for moving in the warehouse including information for specifying the goods to be moved in the warehouse and the destination (next storage location). Embedded device 204
Receives the command and controls the moving means 202,
First, the product is moved to the storage location where the product is currently stored, the product is placed on the moving means 202 from the storage location, and then the product is moved to the designated storage location and moved to the designated storage location. Store the product. This makes it possible to automatically move goods in the warehouse. The product information tag 203 is provided with an area for storing information indicating the storage location in the warehouse, and by adding the following storage location information thereto, the product 201 is stored in the warehouse 207.
Move within. In this case, the movement history of the product before moving does not have to be deleted. The addition of storage location information to the product information tag 203 can be executed from the warehouse management server 206.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram for explaining a portion related to shipping of a product in the product management system of the present embodiment. Product 301, transportation means 302, product information tag 30
3. The embedded device 304, the position / information tag 305, and the warehouse management server 306 are respectively numbered 101 in FIG.
2 to 106 or the components denoted by reference numerals 201 to 206 in FIG.

The procedure for shipping goods is basically the same as the procedure for moving in a warehouse in FIG. That is, the warehouse management server 306 issues a shipping instruction including information for specifying a product to be shipped and its shipping destination. The embedded device 304 receives the instruction, controls the moving means 302, first moves the product to the storage location where the product is currently stored, places the product on the moving device 302 from the storage location, and then instructs the moving device 302. The user moves to the truck 309 that carries the product to the designated shipping destination, and loads the product on the truck 309. Thereby, automatic shipment of the product can be realized.

When the truck 309 is moved within the truck yard 310 where the truck is stopped, the goods are transferred from the moving means 302 to another moving means 311 and the moving means 31
1 may be performed. The moving means 302 is responsible for moving only in the warehouse, and the moving means 311 is responsible for moving only in the truck yard 310. A non-contact readable storage medium similar to the product information tag 303 is attached to the truck 309 as a track tag 308.
The embedding device 304 attaches the track tag 308 of the truck 309 on which the product 301 is to be loaded to the
It is possible to search within 0 and load the product 301 on the correct truck 309. The warehouse management server 306 issues a shipping instruction to the embedded device 304, confirms shipping, and manages products in the warehouse 307 in association with storage locations.

FIG. 4 shows products 101, 201, and 3 to be managed.
01, product information tags 103, 203, 30
3 is an example of the content of a data table 401 stored in the data table 401; The data table 401 stores records including the following items.

The tag ID 402 is information for uniquely identifying issued product information tags one by one. Product I
D403 is an ID (identifier) assigned to the product to which the product information tag is attached, and can specify each product and the type of the product. The delivery destination ID 404 is an ID for identifying a delivery destination (shipping destination) of the product. The number of movements (n) 405 is a counter that counts the number of times the product has been moved. The movement history 406 of the product includes data such as a moving date, a moving time, a moving means, a storage location, a shipping date, and a shipping time of the product, and is for recording the current position and the moving history of the product. A plurality of product movement histories 406 can be recorded.

FIG. 5 shows the warehouse management servers 106, 206,
306 is an example of the contents of a warehouse management table 501 managed by the storage management table 501; The warehouse management table 501 stores records including the following items. The warehouse management table 50
1, an area for storing the information of FIG. 5 is prepared for each product to be managed (that is, a product information tag to be managed). The management ID 502 indicates that the warehouse management server has the warehouse management table 5
01, which is assigned to manage the product 01 and is unique in the warehouse management table 501 for each product to be managed.
Here, the tag ID 402 of the product information tag is used as the management ID 502. The product ID 503 is an ID for identifying a product handled in the warehouse,
One-to-one correspondence with the product ID 403 of the product information tag.

The arrival date 504 is for recording the date when the product arrives in the warehouse. The shipping date 505 is for recording the date when the product was shipped from the warehouse. The shipping destination ID 506 is an ID for identifying a shipping destination of the product, and corresponds one-to-one with the delivery destination ID 404 of the product information tag. The shipping destination name 507 is the name of the shipping destination corresponding to the shipping destination ID 506. The track ID 508 is an ID for identifying a truck to be loaded when the product is shipped. The number of movements 509 is a counter that counts the number of times the product has been moved in the warehouse.

The product movement history 510 includes a product movement date,
It includes data such as a moving time, a moving means, a storage place, a shipping date, and a shipping time, and is for recording the current position and the moving history of the product. Product movement history 510
Can be recorded multiple times. The product movement history 510 has a one-to-one correspondence with the product movement history 406 of the product information tag as far as the storage location in the warehouse is concerned.

FIG. 6 shows an example of the contents of the position information table 601 stored in the position information tags 105, 205, and 305 installed on the site where the product is stored. The position information table 601 stores records including the following items. The tag ID 602 uniquely identifies the position information tag one by one. The position name 603 is information for identifying the name of the company or warehouse where the position information tag is installed. The vertical position 604 is for identifying the vertical position where the position information tag is installed. The horizontal position 605 is for identifying the horizontal position where the position information tag is installed. The height position 606 is for identifying the height position where the position information tag is installed. The vertical, horizontal, and height positions are represented by three-dimensional coordinates in the warehouse. Here, the position name 603 and the position information 604 to 606 are stored in the position information table 601, but only the tag ID 602 is stored in the position information table 601, and the position name and the length and width corresponding to the tag ID 602 are stored. The height position information may be managed by the warehouse management server.

FIG. 7 shows a built-in device 1 of moving means 102, 202, 302, 311 used when moving goods.
It is an example of the contents of the moving means table 701 incorporated in 04,204,304. The moving means table 701 stores records including the following items. The moving means name 702 is information for identifying the moving means in the warehouse. The current date 703 records the current date. The current time 704 records the current time. The current date 704 and the current time 705 are updated in real time, and the current date and time are always stored.

FIG. 8 shows a truck 3 when goods are shipped.
9 is an example of the contents of a track tag table 801 stored in a track tag 308 pasted on 09. The track tag table 801 stores records including the following items. The tag ID 802 is information for uniquely identifying the track tag one by one. The affiliation 803 is information for identifying the affiliation, such as the company name of the truck. The track ID 804 is an ID for identifying the track.

FIG. 11 shows merchandise information tags 103, 203,
FIG. A tag 1100 in FIG. 11 corresponds to the product information tags 103, 203, and 303 in FIGS. The tag 1100 includes a control device 1101, a communication antenna 1102, an electromagnetic induction device 1103, a power storage device 1104, and a storage device 1105.

The control device 1101 controls the overall operation of the tag 1100. The communication antenna 1102 is an antenna that receives an electromotive force electromagnetic wave transmitted from an embedded device 1200 of a moving means described later with reference to FIG. The electromagnetic induction power generation device 1103 converts the received electromagnetic wave for power generation into electric power, and the power storage device 1104 stores the electric power and supplies power to each unit in the tag 1100.

The storage device 1105 includes a storage unit (not shown) for storing the data table 401 described in FIG. 4, a tag information transmission processing unit 1106, a tag information storage processing unit 1107, and an identification information processing unit 1108. Is provided. The tag information transmission processing unit 1106 performs a process of transmitting the contents of the data table 401 and the like to an external device. The tag information storage processing unit 1107 performs data storage processing for the storage unit, such as writing data sent from an external device to a predetermined position in the data table 401. The identification information processing unit 1108 performs a process related to identification information such as a process of checking a tag ID when communicating with an external device. The position information tag 10 described with reference to FIGS.
5, 205, 305 and track tag 308 have the same configuration.

FIG. 12 shows moving means 102, 202 and 30.
2, 311 embedded devices 104, 204, 3
04 shows the internal configuration. Embedded device 1200 of FIG.
However, the embedded devices 104, 204,
304. The embedding device 1200
Power supply device 1201, power supply device 1202, storage device 1
203, a control device 1207, a communication antenna 1208, a display device 1209, an input device 1210, a reader / writer device 1211, and a communication device 1212.

The power supply device 1201 is a communication antenna 1
An electromagnetic wave for power generation is transmitted from 208. The power of the tag 1100 described with reference to FIG. 11 is supplied to each part in the tag by the electromagnetic wave for electromotive force, whereby the embedded device 1200 becomes accessible to the storage device 1105 of the product information tag 1100 by the reader / writer device 1211. . The power supply device 1202 supplies power to each unit of the embedded device 1200.

The storage device 1203 includes a communication information processing unit 1204, a position information processing unit 1205, and a product information processing unit in addition to a storage unit (not shown) for storing various information such as the moving means table 701 described with reference to FIG. 1206 are provided. The communication information processing unit 1204 performs a process related to communication with the product information tag 1100. The position information processing unit 1205 includes a position information tag 1 having the same configuration as that of FIG.
A process for acquiring the current position of the embedded device 1200 is performed by communicating with the devices 05, 205, and 305. The product information processing unit 1206 performs a process related to product information such as a check of a product to be moved by a moving unit in which the built-in device 1200 is built.

The control device 1207 includes the built-in device 120
0 controls the overall operation. The display device 1209 displays various types of information. The input device 1210 is used by a user to directly input various information to the embedded device 1200 or to give an instruction. Reader / writer device 1211
Performs reading and writing on external tags. The communication device 1212 performs communication with the warehouse management servers 106, 206, and 306.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure from arrival of a product to storage at a designated location in a warehouse (commodity arrival described in FIG. 1). First, in step 901,
The goods 101 arrive at the warehouse 107. Upon arrival,
The product 101 has a tag ID 402 and a product ID in advance.
It is assumed that a product information tag 103 on which 403 and the like are written is attached.

Next, at step 902, the embedded device 104
Selects the commodity 101 that has arrived in step 901 and places it on the moving means 102. At this time, the warehouse management server 106
Reads the product information tag 103 of the product 101 via the embedded device 104 of the moving means 102, and replaces the tag ID 402 of the data table 401 (FIG. 4) with the management ID 50.
A record area (FIG. 5) of the warehouse management table 2 is secured. The product ID 403 is copied to the product ID 503, and the date of arrival is written in the date of arrival 504.
Further, the embedded device 104 receives an instruction of a storage location of the product 101 from the warehouse management server 106, and receives a data table 401 (FIG. 4) in the product information tag 103 of the product 101.
The necessary information such as a moving date, a moving time, a moving means, and a storage location is automatically written in the moving history 406. At this time, 1 is added to the number of movements (n) 405. The warehouse management server 106 writes the same information in the warehouse management table 501 (FIG. 5). Note that the information of the movement history 406 may be written in advance in the product information tag 103 before reaching step 902. In this case, the embedded device 104 determines in step 902 the data from the data table 401 of the product information tag 103. The movement history 406 is automatically read, and the storage location of the product 101 is confirmed.

Next, at step 903, the embedded device 10
4 moves the moving means 102 on which the product 101 is placed to the storage location (or the confirmed storage location) written in the product movement history 406. When the embedded device 104 moves in the warehouse 107, the embedded device 104 automatically reads the position information tag 105 in a communicable place,
Identify your current location. At this time, the position of the embedded device 104 can be specified three-dimensionally depending on the arrangement method of the position information tag 105. Next, step 904
Then, the embedded device 104 controls the moving means 102,
An operation of storing the put product 101 in the storage location is performed.

In step 905, the embedded device 104
It is determined whether or not the product 101 has been correctly stored in the storage location designated by the product movement history 406 of the data table 401. This determination is made by comparing the product movement history 406 in the data table 401 with the current position of the embedded device 104. If the merchandise 101 is stored in the correct place, the process proceeds to step 907. If the merchandise 101 is stored in the wrong place, the process proceeds to step 906.

Step 906 is a case where the product 101 is not stored in the correct place in step 905. Therefore, the embedded device 104 issues a warning and returns to step 902 to restart the operation. Step 907 includes step 905
Since the product 101 is stored in the correct place at step S1, the arrival of the product 101 is automatically transmitted to the warehouse management server 106. The information to be transmitted needs to include information that indicates that the product 101 has arrived.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure from receipt of a command for moving goods in the warehouse to completion of the movement (move in the warehouse described with reference to FIG. 2). First, in step 1001, the embedded device 204 receives a command to move in the warehouse from the warehouse management server 206. The data included in the warehouse movement command includes a product ID 503 in the warehouse management table 501, a current product storage position (storage location) of the product, and a storage location after the movement. In step 1002, the embedded device 204 controls the moving means 202 to store the designated goods 201 in the warehouse 2
Move to the storage location in 07. Embedded device 20
4 moves in the warehouse 207, the embedded device 204
Automatically reads the position information tag 205 at a communicable place and specifies the current position. At this time, it is also possible to three-dimensionally specify the position of the embedded device 204 depending on the arrangement method of the position information tag 205. Next, in step 1003, the embedded device 204 selects the product 201 from the designated storage location and places it on the moving means 202.

In step 1004, the embedded device 204
Determines whether the selected product 201 is a product that has received a warehouse movement command. This determination is performed by the embedded device 204 automatically reading the product ID 403 and the product movement history 406 from the data table 401 of the product information tag 203 of the product, and collating the information with the information in the received warehouse movement command. It is performed by such as. Embedded device 20
4 is Step 1006 when the product selected as instructed is selected, and Step 1 when the wrong product is selected.
Proceed to 005. Step 1005 includes step 1004
Since the embedded device 204 did not select the product as instructed, the embedded device 204 issues a warning and returns to step 1002 to restart the operation.

Step 1006 is a case in which the embedded device 204 selects the product as instructed in step 1004. Therefore, the embedded device 204 determines the storage location after the movement, the date of the movement, the movement time, and the time specified by the warehouse management server 206. The necessary information such as the means of transportation is written in the movement history 406 of the data table 401 (FIG. 4) of the product information tag 103 of the product 101. The number of movements (n) 405 in the data table 401 is incremented by one. Specifically, step 1
006 is written in the movement history 406, assuming that the number of movements before adding 1 is n, the merchandise 201 is transferred from the storage location (n) to the moving means 202 on the shipping date (n) and the shipping time (n). The date and time of the placement is written, then 1 is added to the number of times of movement n, and the movement date (n), movement time (n), movement means (n), and storage location (n) specified by the value n are specified. After storage, add the storage location. Note that the date and time of movement may be the date and time of the storage location. In this embodiment, the movement history 406 is added without erasing, so that the product 20
1 can be recorded. Further, the storage location instructed may be overwritten on the product movement history 406. In this case, the distribution history of the product 201 cannot be recorded.

Next, at step 1007, the embedded device 20
4 moves the inside of the warehouse 207 to the next storage location of the product 201 by controlling the moving means 202. In step 1008, the embedded device 204 performs an operation of storing the product 201 in the designated storage location. Step 1
In 009, it is determined whether or not the product 201 is correctly stored in the storage location (n) of the movement history 406 of the data table 401, that is, in the specified storage location. This determination is made by comparing the movement history (n) 406 of the product 201 with the current position of the embedded device 204 or the like. If the product 201 is stored in the correct location, the process proceeds to step 1011. If the product 201 is stored in the wrong location, the process proceeds to step 1010. Step 1010 is a step in which the embedded device 204 determines in step 1009 that the product 2
Since 01 has not been stored, the embedded device 204 issues a warning and returns to step 1006 to restart the operation. Step 1011 is the case where the embedded device 204 has stored the product 201 in the correct place in step 1009, so that the end of the product movement is automatically transmitted to the warehouse management server 206. The information to be transmitted needs to include information that indicates that the product 201 has undergone the movement process. In the warehouse management server 206, the same information as written in the product information tag 401 of the product 201 is appropriately written in the corresponding warehouse management table 501.

The processing procedure (FIG. 3) from the receipt of the product shipping instruction to the end of the shipping is the same as the processing procedure for moving in the warehouse described with reference to FIG. 10, so that the description is omitted. However, in the transfer in the warehouse in FIG. 10, the storage location in the warehouse after the transfer is written in the movement history 406 in step 1006, but the shipping destination ID is written in the delivery destination ID 404 instead in shipping the product. In the case of moving in a warehouse, the embedded device moves to the designated storage location after placing the product, but in shipping the product, after placing the product, the embedded device moves to the truck with the truck ID designated by the warehouse management server 306. It is assumed that the goods are moved to be put on the truck. The shipping command issued from the warehouse management server 306 includes the product ID 503 of the product to be shipped, the movement history 509 of the product,
D506, track ID 508, and the like.
The movement to the designated track is performed by the embedded device searching for the track tag 801 having the designated track ID in the track yard. In the case where different moving means are used for the movement in the warehouse and the movement in the truck yard, it is sufficient to change the goods at a predetermined position in the middle.

In the above embodiment, the built-in device is built in the moving means, but the built-in device may be an independent device separate from the moving means. For example, the built-in device is carried by a worker, and the destination is automatically displayed on the display device of the built-in device when the goods are received or shipped or moved in a warehouse. May be moved to the designated location and stored.

In the above embodiment, the movement histories 406 and 51
When the moving date, moving time, moving means, and storage location are added to 0, the control is performed so that the moving means moves to the storage place accordingly. Information may be added.

In the above embodiment, an example is shown in which the present invention is applied to the management of the movement of goods and the storage location, but the present invention can also be applied to the management of the manufacturing process of the goods.

[0050]

As described above, according to the present invention, information such as a product information tag and a position information tag can be automatically obtained in a non-contact manner, so that the burden on the worker in the warehouse is reduced. Can be reduced. By writing the storage location of the product in the product information tag attached to the product and using the location information tag located in the warehouse to grasp the worker's location information, the mistake of storing the product incorrectly Can be eliminated. By writing a truck ID or the like at the time of shipping the product in a product information tag attached to the product and attaching the track tag to the truck and assigning the track ID, erroneous delivery of the product can be prevented. By writing the number of times of movement, the date and time of movement, the moving time, the moving means, and the like in the product information tag, the movement record of the goods can be accumulated in the goods information, and the illegal moving means and the route can be searched.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a part related to the arrival of a product in a product management system according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a part related to movement of goods in a warehouse in the goods management system of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a part related to shipping of a product in the product management system of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the contents of a data table stored in a product information tag attached to a product to be managed in the product management system of the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the contents of a warehouse management table managed by a product management server in the product management system of the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the contents of a data table stored in a position information tag installed on a site where a product is stored in the product management system of the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of the content of a data table incorporated in an embedded device used when moving an article in the article management system of the embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of the contents of a data table stored in a track tag attached to a truck when a product is shipped in the product management system of the embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure from arrival of a product to storage in a designated location of a warehouse in the product management system of the embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure in the commodity management system according to the present embodiment from receipt of an instruction to move goods in a warehouse to completion of movement in the warehouse.

FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of a product information tag according to the embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a moving unit incorporating the reader / writer of the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

101: commodity 102: transportation means, 103: commodity information tag, 104: reader / writer, 105: position information tag, 1
06 ... warehouse management server, 107 ... warehouse, 201 ... product,
202: moving means, 203: product information tag, 204: reader / writer, 205: location information tag, 206: warehouse management server, 301: product, 302: moving means, 303: product information tag, 304: reader / writer, 305 ... Location information tag, 306: warehouse management server, 307: warehouse, 308
... track tag, 309 ... track, 310 ... track yard, 311 ... moving means, 401 ... storage medium data table, 402 ... tag ID, 403 ... product ID, 40
4: Delivery destination ID, 405: Number of movements, 406: Product movement history, 501: Warehouse management table, 502: Management I
D, 503: product ID, 504: date of arrival, 505 ...
Shipment date, 506: Shipper ID, 507: Shipper name,
508: Track ID, 509: Number of movements, 510: Movement history of product, 601: Position information table, 602: Tag ID, 603: Position name, 604: Vertical position, 605: Horizontal position, 606: Height position, 701 … Transportation table
702: tag ID, 703: name of transportation means, 704: current date, 705: current time, 801: track tag table, 802: tag ID, 803: affiliation, 804: track ID, 1100: product information tag, 1101: control Device, 1102 communication antenna, 1103 electromagnetic induction device, 1104 power storage device, 1105 storage device,
1106: Card information transmission processing unit, 1107: Card information storage processing unit, 1108: Identification information processing unit, 1200 ...
Moving means incorporating a reader / writer, 1201 power supply device, 1202 power supply device, 1203 storage device, 12
04: communication information processing unit, 1205: position information processing unit, 1
206: product information processing unit, 1207: control device, 120
8 Communication antenna, 1209 Display device, 1210 Input device, 1211 Reader / writer device, 1212 Communication device.

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Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A rewritable product information storage means attached to a product to be managed and storing product information related to the product; and a rewritable product information storage means disposed at a plurality of locations in a storage for storing the product. A plurality of position information storage means storing position information; a movement means for carrying the product thereon; moving together with the movement means; reading the position information of the position information storage means in a non-contact manner; While controlling the destination by acquiring the position, the moving means is moved to a storage position instructed for the product placed on the moving means, and the product information storage means attached to the product is contacted without contact. Means for managing the movement and storage position of the product by writing the storage position. 2. The merchandise management system according to claim 1, further comprising means for judging whether or not a proper merchandise has been moved to a proper storage position with respect to the merchandise, and instructing a warning if not so. Product management system characterized by that. 3. The merchandise management system according to claim 1, wherein the merchandise information storage means stores a movement history of the merchandise to which the merchandise information is attached. 4. The merchandise management system according to claim 1, wherein said merchandise information storage means is an IC card or an IC tag. 5. A storage medium for attaching a product to be managed, wherein a storage means for storing a product ID and a movement history of the product; A product information storage medium comprising: a processing unit that executes the processing in a non-contact manner.