JP2004075225A - Method and system for assisting vehicle dispatching - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method and a system for assisting vehicle dispatching making vehicle dispatching at each branch office of a transportation company easy and efficient by commonly and effectively utilizing vehicle loading information and transportation scheduled freight information in a whole company. <P>SOLUTION: The system for assisting vehicle dispatching collects freight collection information, original slip information and shipping/delivery information, and accumulates information collected at each base in a transportation scheduled freight information database and a vehicle loading information database when freight collection information is generated at each base of the transportation company. The system for assisting vehicle dispatching collects transportation truck operation schedule time information, builds a vehicle dispatching assist information database including vehicle loading operation information and loading and unloading information classified by store based on information acquire from each data base, vehicle dispatching support information or processed information thereof are sent to the base as data for screen display according to demands from each base. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a dispatching support method and system in a transportation company, and more particularly, to a method and system for facilitating the understanding of the operation status and loading status of transport trucks at each base.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Freight transportation by a carrier (sometimes referred to as a transportation company) can be divided into cargo collection, main transportation, and cargo delivery. Under such circumstances, it is the present situation of many transportation companies that the dispatch of trunk transportation is left to human labor. The dispatcher of the main line transport arranges the transport truck and the driver on the basis of his experience and intuition, and the time and labor required for such a dispatch operation is not small.
[0003]
In addition, a dispatcher of a sales office serving as a relay point of trunk transportation obtains dispatch information from a sales office where cargo is loaded (hereinafter referred to as a departure shop) by telephone or FAX in order to perform efficient dispatch. There is a need. If there is no time to acquire such dispatch information and it is necessary to dispatch the cargo brought back by collection, a transport truck for dispatching the cargo at the self-employed office (hereinafter referred to as the own shop) must be newly installed. Will be arranged. If transportation trucks can be accommodated by telephone communication between business offices (also referred to as branches), they may cooperate with each other within the scope of each other's authority.
[0004]
For example, even if a transport truck sent from another branch (or head office) passes near the store, if the information cannot be obtained, a new transport truck can be tailored from the store. Become. As a result, waste occurs.
[0005]
Also, in the case of pickup and delivery at a sales office where cargo is unloaded (hereinafter referred to as arrival), it is not possible to know how much luggage is being transported, so it is necessary to dispatch after luggage arrives. Become. If necessary, we may urgently request a rental car. As a result, transportation costs may increase.
[0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
As described above, conventionally, it is difficult for each branch of the transportation company to grasp the operation status of the transport truck, and thus each branch often performs useless dispatch. As a result, the transportation company as a whole generates unnecessary transportation costs. On the other hand, under the situation where shippers are strongly demanding a reduction in freight rates and it is difficult to increase their revenues due to fierce competition with competitors, it is urgent for many transportation companies to reduce transportation costs.
[0007]
If the vehicle loading information and the information on the cargo to be transported can be shared by the entire transportation company, various effects in terms of management can be expected in addition to the reduction of the transportation cost.
The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and makes it easy and efficient to distribute vehicles at each branch of a transportation company by sharing and effectively using vehicle loading information and scheduled cargo information throughout the company. It is an object of the present invention to provide a vehicle allocation support method and system.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The dispatching support method according to the present invention collects pickup information, original form information, and shipping / arrival information when cargo pickup information is generated at each base of a transportation company, and transmits the collected information at each base to the scheduled cargo information. The vehicle is stored as a database and a vehicle loading information database, the scheduled operation time information of the transport truck is collected from the transportation schedule information database, and the vehicle allocation including the vehicle loading operation information and the store-specific loading / unloading information based on each information obtained from each of the databases. A database of support information is constructed, and in response to a request from each site, the vehicle allocation support information or its processing information is transmitted to the site as data for screen display.
[0009]
According to such a method, the operating status and loading information of the transport truck arranged by each base of the transportation company can be grasped in real time or at any time on a screen of a computer provided at another base. Therefore, unnecessary arrangement of transport trucks at each base (branch) is reduced, that is, it is possible to easily and efficiently dispatch vehicles at each branch of the transportation company.
[0010]
In a preferred embodiment, the data for screen display transmitted in response to a request from each base is all-store cargo information display data including data on the cargo volume of all stores and the cargo volume of each store opening or arrival. .
[0011]
In another preferred embodiment, the screen display data transmitted in response to the request from each of the bases is the area-specific store-specific cargo amount display data including the area-specific store-specific cargo amount data.
[0012]
In still another preferred embodiment, the data for screen display transmitted in response to a request from each of the bases is freight amount display data by flight including freight amount data by flight.
[0013]
In addition, the dispatch support system according to the present invention includes a collection information collection unit that collects collection information when cargo collection information is generated at each base of a transportation company, an original form information collection unit that collects original form information, and shipping / arrival information. Means for collecting dispatch / arrival information to be collected, a scheduled cargo information database and a vehicle loading information database for accumulating information collected at each of the bases, and a transportation schedule information database for managing transport directions, scheduled departure times and scheduled arrival times. An information processing means for processing information obtained from each of the databases; a database of vehicle allocation support information including vehicle loading operation information and store-specific loading / unloading information constructed by the processing of the information processing means; In response to a request from each site, the vehicle allocation support information or its processing information is transmitted to the site as data for screen display. Characterized by comprising means, and means for viewing data for the received screen display as the screen display.
[0014]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a principle configuration diagram of a vehicle allocation support system according to an embodiment of the present invention. This vehicle allocation support system is configured by a computer system in which computers provided at a head office and each base (branch or sales office) are interconnected via a network such as the Internet. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a schematic process executed in the vehicle allocation support system.
[0015]
With reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, a schematic process of the vehicle allocation support system will be described. First, when cargo collection information is generated at each base (each store) 11, the collection information collection means 12 collects the collection information of each store (step # 101), and the original form information collection means 13 collects the original form information of each store (step # 101). (Step # 102), the dispatch / arrival information collecting means 14 collects dispatch information and arrival information of each store (Step # 103 and Step # 104). These pieces of information are stored as the scheduled cargo information database 15 and the vehicle loading information database 16 and are provided to the collected information processing means 18.
[0016]
The collection information processing means 18 collects scheduled operation time information of the vehicle (transportation truck) from the transportation schedule information database 19 (step # 105). Further, the collected information processing means 18 processes the information collected from the scheduled cargo information database 15, the vehicle loading information database 16, and the transportation schedule information database 19 into the vehicle allocation support information database 20 (step # 106). The vehicle allocation support information database 20 includes vehicle loading operation information and store-specific loading / unloading information.
[0017]
The processed information is transmitted to each base (each store) in response to a request (Step # 107). At each site 11, the processed information can be viewed on a computer screen using a browser. That is, the whole store freight information is viewed by the whole store freight information display means 21, the store-specific freight information is viewed by the area-specific freight information display means 22, and the service-specific freight information is displayed by the flight-specific freight information display means 23. Can be viewed.
[0018]
FIG. 3 is a chart showing the contents of the main database. (A) is original form information, which includes an original form number for uniquely identifying the original form and the contents shown. (B) is collection information, which includes a collection number for uniquely identifying the collection and the contents shown in the drawing. (C) is shipping / arrival information, which includes the shipping number for uniquely identifying the shipping and the contents shown. (D) is vehicle loading operation information, which includes a vehicle number for uniquely identifying a vehicle, a driver, flight information, route information, time information, and loading information. (E) is transportation schedule information, which includes a management number for uniquely identifying the schedule information and the illustrated contents.
[0019]
In FIG. 1, the collection information collection means 12, the original form information collection means 13, the dispatch / arrival information collection means 14, the whole store cargo information display means 21, the store-specific cargo information display means 22 for each area, and the cargo information display means 23 for each flight Is constituted by computers installed at each base (each store), and the scheduled cargo information database 15, the vehicle loading information database 16, the collected information processing means 18, the transportation schedule information database 19, and the dispatch support information database 20 are installed at the head office. Computer. However, the sharing of these functions is not limited to the configuration shown in FIG. 1 and can be changed as appropriate.
[0020]
Also, the computer installed at the head office functions as a server, and the computer installed at each base (each store) accesses the server via a network as a client and browses the above information with a browser. The computer constituting the server does not necessarily have to be installed at the head office, and a server managed by an Internet service provider or the like may be used.
[0021]
A computer in each store serving as a client may be a computer in which general software having a network connection function, a browser function, and the like is installed, but at least means for inputting collection information, original form information, and shipping / arrival information is required. Means (dedicated software) for efficiently inputting (collecting) such information and transmitting it to the server can be downloaded from the server using a browser and executed.
[0022]
In addition, it is necessary to install dedicated software for realizing the vehicle allocation support system on a computer such as a head office serving as a server. Some of the functions of each unit executed by such a dedicated program can be realized by a browser which is a web page browsing program.
[0023]
FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a general hardware configuration of the computer 3 configuring the vehicle allocation support system. A dedicated program for realizing the vehicle allocation support system is supplied in a state recorded in a storage medium 31 such as a CD-ROM (optical disk), and is supplied via a reading device 38 to an auxiliary storage device (HDD) of the computer main body 30. 33.
[0024]
The dedicated program installed in the auxiliary storage device 33 is loaded into the main memory 32 and executed by the processing device 34. The computer main body 30 includes an input processing unit 35a, a display processing unit 36a, and a communication unit 37 in addition to the main memory 32, the auxiliary storage device 33, and the processing device 34. An input device 35 such as a keyboard and a mouse is connected to the input processing unit 35a, and a display device 36 such as a CRT (cathode ray tube) and an LCD (liquid crystal display device) is connected to the display processing unit 36a. The communication unit 37 is connected to the network (Internet) 4.
[0025]
In the case of the computer 3 constituting the server, the auxiliary storage device 33 also stores the scheduled cargo information database 15, the vehicle loading information database 16, the transportation schedule information database 19, and the vehicle allocation support information database 20 in FIG.
[0026]
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen that displays all-store cargo information. This screen corresponds to the all store freight information display means 21 in FIG. 1, and this screen is actually displayed by the browser of the computer of each store. On this screen, it is possible to grasp the cargo volume of all stores transported on the day, and the cargo volume of each store opening or arrival. In the diagonally left half column, it is possible to check the information of the freight to and from the store as viewed from the opening of the store by arrival. In the diagonally right half column, the amount of cargo arriving at the store can be checked in a list by store opening.
[0027]
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen that displays cargo information for each area and for each store. This corresponds to the area-specific freight information display means 22 in FIG. 1, and this screen is actually displayed by the browser of the computer of each store. On this screen, for each transportation route, the amount of cargo at each stop-off store in the direction from the opening can be ascertained and used for vehicle allocation support. Alternatively, it is possible to ascertain the cargo amount by arrival at the store and the cargo amount by store as seen from the arrival, and use the information as supplementary information at the time of dispatch.
[0028]
The screen in FIG. 6 illustrates a transportation route from the Niigata store to the Tokyo store in the Tokyo direction, and shows a total of seven transit stores (stop-in stores) such as Sanjo, Mitsuke and Nagaoka. This display screen displays general information on the amount of cargo, and allows a list of the estimated amount of cargo, the actual loading result, and the amount of remaining cargo to be checked in a list.
[0029]
In the area of the top five lines, that is, the area from the amount of cargo by store to the remaining balance, general information on the amount of cargo is displayed, and the estimated amount of cargo, the loading result, and the amount of remaining cargo can be checked in a list. The display data (numerical values) in this area fluctuates as results are recorded.
[0030]
The area in the center in the vertical direction shows the breakdown of the cargo volume by arrival. Cargo information by opening is displayed for each arrival in Niigata, Sanjo, etc., which are lined up in the vertical direction (row direction). For example, Nagaoka needs to send 3t to Muikamachi, 2t to Takasaki, 1t to Kumagaya, 2t to Ageo, and 20t to Tokyo.
[0031]
The lower area in the vertical direction shows the breakdown of cargo volume by store opening. Cargo information by arrival is displayed for each opening in Niigata, Sanjo, etc., which are lined up in the vertical direction (row direction). For example, it can be seen that Nagaoka is scheduled to receive 10 tons of cargo from Niigata, 2 tons from Sanjo, and 7 tons from Mitsuke.
[0032]
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen displaying cargo information by flight. This screen corresponds to the service-specific cargo information display means 23 in FIG. 1, and this screen is actually displayed by the browser of the computer of each store. On this screen, the transportation route, operation time, and loading information for each flight and each vehicle can be grasped for each stopover on the way and used for vehicle allocation support.
[0033]
In the screen of FIG. 7, the freight amount by direction for each branch is displayed in the column (line) of the freight amount by direction. In the unloading information column (row), the amount of unloading cargo at the store is displayed. The loading information column (row) shows the amount of cargo to be loaded at the store. The remaining balance column (line) displays the remaining balance of the store. For example, in Kumagaya, 9 t obtained by subtracting loading information 4 t from 13 t of the freight amount for each area is displayed as the remaining amount.
[0034]
In the loading breakdown column (row), the breakdown of the loading schedule for each arrival at each store is displayed. In the unloading breakdown column (line), the breakdown of the unloading schedule is displayed for each store. For example, it is clear that Nagaoka plans to unload cargo loaded from Niigata by 5 tons.
[0035]
As described above, the embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and can be implemented in various forms. The illustrated functional configurations, flowcharts, and screen displays are merely examples.
[0036]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the dispatching support method and system of the present invention, the operating status and loading information of the transport truck arranged by each base of the transport company can be displayed in real time on the screen of a computer provided at another base. Or it can be grasped at any time. Therefore, it is possible to reduce unnecessary arrangement of transport trucks at each base (branch), that is, it is possible to easily and efficiently allocate vehicles at each branch of the transportation company.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a principle configuration diagram of a vehicle allocation support system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a schematic process executed in the vehicle allocation support system.
FIG. 3 is a table showing the contents of main databases.
FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a general hardware configuration of a computer constituting the vehicle allocation support system.
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a screen for displaying all-store cargo information.
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displaying cargo information for each area and for each store.
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displaying cargo information by flight.
[Explanation of symbols]
11 Each base of the transportation company 12 Collection information collection means 13 Original form information collection means 14 Shipment / arrival information collection means 15 Cargo information database to be transported 16 Vehicle loading information database 18 Information processing means 19 Transportation schedule information database 20 Vehicle allocation support information database 21 All stores Cargo information display 22 Cargo amount display by store for each area 23 Cargo amount display data by flight

Claims (5)

When cargo collection information is generated at each transportation company base, collection information, original form information and shipping / arrival information are collected,
The information collected at each of the bases is stored as a scheduled cargo information database and a vehicle loading information database,
Collect the scheduled operation time information of the transportation truck from the transportation schedule information database,
Based on each information obtained from each database, build a database of vehicle distribution operation information including vehicle loading operation information and store-specific loading / unloading information,
A vehicle allocation support method, wherein the vehicle allocation support information or the processing information thereof is transmitted as screen display data to the site in response to a request from each of the sites. The screen display data transmitted in response to a request from each of the bases is all-store cargo information display data including data on the cargo volume of all stores and the cargo volume of each store opening or arrival. The vehicle allocation support method according to claim 1. The screen display data transmitted in response to a request from each of the bases is area-specific store-specific cargo amount display data including area-specific store-specific cargo amount data. Vehicle dispatch support method. The vehicle allocation support method according to claim 1, wherein the data for screen display transmitted in response to a request from each of the bases is service-specific cargo amount display data including data of the cargo amount of each flight. A collection information collection means for collecting collection information when cargo collection information is generated at each base of the transportation company, an original form information collection means for collecting original form information, and a shipping / arrival information collection means for collecting shipping / arrival information;
A scheduled cargo information database and a vehicle loading information database that accumulate information collected at each of the bases,
A transportation schedule information database that manages the transportation direction, estimated departure time and estimated arrival time,
Information processing means for processing each information obtained from each of the databases,
A database of vehicle allocation support information including vehicle loading operation information and store-specific loading / unloading information constructed by the processing of the information processing means,
Means for transmitting the vehicle allocation support information or the processing information thereof to the base as data for screen display in response to a request from the base,
Means for browsing the received screen display data as a screen display.

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