JP2006027745A - System and server for logistics equipment distribution management - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system for logistics equipment distribution using a non-contact type automatic recognition medium which enables easy and positive grasp of logistics equipment distribution states, capable of acquiring product information of accommodated products from the inherent number of logistics equipment. <P>SOLUTION: A non-contact type IC tag 51 recording the inherent number is attached to a top surface or a bottom surface of each box-like storing equipment 50, while IC tag readers for reading the inherent number are installed on the ceiling side or the floor of a shipping station 20, a transportation device 30, and a receiving side 40. The read inherent number is, together with position information, given from the respective terminals 21, 31, 41 to a logistics equipment distribution management server 11 through a communication network 90. The logistics equipment distribution management server 11 grasps distribution histories of all box-like storing equipment 50, and provides, when necessary, the respective terminals with the position information and the product information of the accommodated product linked to the inherent number. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a distribution equipment distribution management system, and more particularly to a distribution equipment distribution management system and a distribution equipment distribution management server using a non-contact type automatic recognition medium.

Conventionally, transportation between points of goods has been carried out using trucks or other transportation means in the form of individual packaging or in a small container as seen in transportation to parcel delivery service or parts assembly factories, for example. It has been done. Although rationalization of this work is required, for example, package delivery that centrally monitors the route of package delivery from receipt of delivery to the end of delivery by automating the work from receipt of delivery target packages to issuance of delivery slips A system is disclosed (see Patent Document 1). Here, a customer card issuance device and a delivery slip issuance device are provided at the delivery reception desk, issue a delivery slip with a data carrier storing the package information and send the package information to the host terminal. The package information read by the communication device is acquired from the attached data carrier, and the movement route is monitored in real time.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 8-173917

  In order to respond to the rationalization of the work in the transportation of goods, the goods have been conventionally stored in a small container and loaded on a truck, but recently the goods are stored in a large box-shaped storage equipment with casters. However, a method for facilitating the unloading work by loading the truck using a truck loading device has been used. Increasingly, storage equipment having a cold insulation function is used to keep food fresh.

  In this case, this storage equipment is expensive, and it is desirable to always check its existence and use it effectively, but it is not easy to grasp when the transportation range is wide. As a countermeasure, an automatic recognition medium such as a barcode with a recognition number such as a unique number is placed on the side of the storage equipment that is easily accessible by humans, and the storage equipment is identified by reading it with a barcode reader. However, for this reading, it is necessary to interrupt the loading / unloading operation, which causes a reduction in work efficiency.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a distribution equipment distribution management system using a non-contact type automatic recognition medium that allows easy understanding of the distribution state of distribution equipment without reducing work efficiency. Further, by linking the unique number of the logistics equipment and the stored article information, it is possible to acquire the stored article information by reading the unique number of the logistics equipment using an automatic recognition medium.

The logistics equipment distribution management system of the present invention is
A logistics equipment distribution management system for storing goods and used for distribution between the logistics bases of the goods, a logistics equipment distribution management server provided in a logistics equipment distribution management center for managing the distribution status of the logistics equipment, Non-contact type automatic recognition medium in which a delivery-side terminal provided on an article delivery side, a delivery-destination terminal provided at an article reception destination, and a unique number that is provided in a logistics equipment and that identifies the logistics equipment are recorded Connected to each of the sending side terminal and the receiving side terminal, and when the logistics equipment is sent and received, the automatic identification that reads the unique number of the logistics equipment recorded on the non-contact type automatic recognition medium of the logistics equipment A media reader, a distribution equipment distribution management server, a sending terminal, and a communication network for connecting a receiving terminal, and read by an automatically recognized media reader The unique number of the flow equipment is transmitted from the sending terminal and the receiving terminal to the logistics equipment distribution management server via the communication network, and the logistics equipment distribution management server is transmitted from the sending terminal and the receiving terminal. Record the current location and movement history of the logistics equipment based on the unique number of the logistics equipment, and record the current location and movement history of the logistics equipment according to the access from the sending terminal and the receiving terminal. , Notify each terminal via the communication network.

  Furthermore, it may have a transportation terminal provided in the transportation means and connected to the communication network, and may perform the same operation as other terminals.

  The logistics equipment is a box-type storage equipment equipped with casters, and the automatic recognition media is fixed to the upper or lower surface of the logistics equipment, and the automatic recognition media reader carries the loading / unloading section including the sending side and the receiving destination It may be provided on the ceiling side or floor surface of the carry-out port, and the automatic recognition medium reader is preferably capable of reading the automatic recognition medium of the logistics equipment that continuously moves. It is either a character or a data carrier, and the automatic recognition medium reader may be any one of a bar code reader, an OCR, and a data carrier reader.

  In addition, the automatic recognition medium is a non-contact writable data carrier, and a data carrier writer that can write data to the data carrier of the logistics equipment is provided on the sending side, and the data carrier writer is the input logistics equipment The article information including the delivery destination of the articles loaded on the data carrier is written on the data carrier, and the receiving data carrier reader can read the article information including the delivery destination along with the unique number of the logistics equipment, and is further written on the data carrier. The article information including the delivery destination is transmitted from the delivery-side terminal provided on the delivery side to the logistics equipment distribution management server through the communication network together with the unique number of the logistics equipment, and the logistics equipment distribution management server includes the delivery destination. Record article information and send it from the sending terminal, receiving terminal, and means of transportation Depending on the access, the article information including the delivery address may be notified via a communication network to each of the terminal, the data carrier writer may be configured integrally with the data carrier reader.

The logistics equipment distribution management server of the present invention is
It has an input unit, an output unit, a storage unit, and a data processing device, and the storage unit has physical distribution equipment history information storage means for storing a movement history including the movement date and time of each physical distribution equipment with the unique number of the physical distribution equipment as a key. , Logistics equipment history with date and time, based on the logistics equipment unique number entered from each terminal of the system via the communication network, the source terminal name, and the movement contents of the logistics equipment Logistics equipment history information acquisition means stored as history information in the information storage means and logistics equipment history information requests input from each terminal of the system via the communication network are received, and logistics equipment history information corresponding to the requested content is distributed. Logistics equipment history information request processing means that reads from the equipment history information storage means and transmits it to the requesting terminal via the communication network, and a central point that controls the entire data processing apparatus And a processing section.

  The storage unit further links the article information including the delivery destination of the article stored in the physical distribution equipment, which is notified by linking with the specific number of the physical distribution equipment from the sending terminal to the physical distribution Logistics equipment / article information storage means for storing equipment / article information, and the data processing apparatus further links the physical distribution equipment linked to the specific number of the logistics equipment input from the sending side terminal via the communication network. Distribution equipment / article information acquisition means for storing article information including the delivery destination of the articles stored in the equipment as new distribution equipment / article information in the distribution equipment / article information storage means; Logistics equipment / article information storage means that accepts a logistics equipment / article information request input from each terminal using the physical equipment identification number as a key, and stores the article information corresponding to the requested content Reading al, it may have a distribution equipment / article information request processing means for transmitting via a communications network to the requesting terminal.

The present invention has the following effects. That is,
The first effect is that it is easy to manage the logistics equipment used for distribution between the logistics bases, and not only can the loss be prevented, but also the location can be easily traced. This is a non-contact type auto-recognition medium that records the unique number of the logistics equipment, attached to the logistics equipment, and the unique number of the logistics equipment is automatically read at the time of departure and arrival and communicated to the logistics equipment distribution management server This is because the distribution equipment distribution management server can always manage the history information of the distribution equipment by reporting via the network.

  The second effect is that the article information stored in the logistics equipment can be easily obtained by linking the unique number of the logistics equipment and the article information including the delivery destination of the stored articles. This means that the article information including the delivery destination is written on the data carrier which is an automatic recognition medium on the article delivery side, and the article information is linked with the unique number of the logistics equipment, and the distribution equipment distribution management is performed from the delivery terminal via the communication network. This is because by reporting to the server, each terminal can obtain article information of articles stored in the logistics equipment via the logistics equipment distribution management server.

  A third effect is that the unique number of the logistics equipment can be read without interrupting the loading / unloading operation. This is because the auto-recognition medium is fixed to the top or bottom surface of the logistics equipment, and the auto-recognition media reader is installed on the ceiling or floor so that it can pass through the vicinity of the auto-recognition media reader without stopping the logistics equipment. This is because reading is possible.

  The fourth effect is that the automatic recognition medium can be prevented from being damaged. This is because the automatic recognition medium is fixed to the upper surface or the lower surface of the physical distribution equipment, so there is little possibility of contact with other objects.

  Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram for explaining a distribution equipment distribution management system according to a first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view of a box-type storage equipment provided with an IC tag on the upper surface. FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view showing the relationship between an IC tag reader facing an IC tag provided on the upper surface of a box-type storage device at a shipping place, a shipping place terminal, and a communication network. FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view of a box-type storage device provided with an IC tag on the lower surface, and FIG. 5 shows an IC tag reader, a shipping terminal, and a communication network facing the IC tag provided on the lower surface of the box-type storage device at the shipping site. It is a typical perspective view which shows the relationship with these.

  In this embodiment, the logistics equipment is a box-type storage equipment 50, and in FIG. 2, a closed-type storage equipment having casters 52 and doors 53 will be described as an example. A net-like open type may be used, or a heat insulating box type cold insulation box type may be used. The automatic recognition medium fixed to the logistics equipment 50 will be described as RFID (Radio Frequency Indication, hereinafter referred to as IC tag 51) which is a data carrier, but is not limited to this, and a bar code capable of non-contact recognition. The automatic recognition medium reader is a data carrier reader (hereinafter referred to as an IC tag reader 22), a barcode reader, or an OCR.

  The logistics equipment distribution management system 1 according to the present invention is a logistics equipment capable of fixing an automatic recognition medium at a position where it can be read without stopping by an automatic recognition medium reader installed at the place when the logistics equipment is sent and received. Distribution management. Specifically, logistics equipment used for moving goods between multiple bases, such as those found in parcel delivery and parts assembly plants, is targeted.

  In this embodiment, the distribution equipment distribution management system 1 is a system for managing the distribution of the box-type storage equipment 50, and the box-type storage equipment 50 stores a unique number for identifying the box-type storage equipment 50. A non-contact type IC tag 51 is integrally provided. In the case of a new 50 box-type storage equipment container, it is desirable to incorporate it at the time of manufacture, and when using existing logistics equipment in this system, it is desirable to fix the IC tag so as not to be detached. The unique number may include an alphabet in addition to a number.

  Since the box-type storage equipment 50 may be distributed throughout the country, it is desirable to set up a nationwide distribution equipment distribution management center 10 and collectively manage the unique numbers there. It is necessary to do numbering so that it does not.

  An IC chip and an antenna are incorporated in the non-contact type IC tag 51, and a predetermined signal from the outside is received and the stored contents are transmitted to the outside. However, the box-type storage equipment 50 is moving on the caster 52. In addition, it is necessary to continuously read the IC tag 51 with the installed IC tag reader 32, the IC tag 51 is provided on the upper surface or the lower surface of the box-type storage equipment 50, and the IC tag reader 32 faces the IC tag 51. It is desirable to install on the side or floor. When the IC tag 51 is provided on the upper surface of the box-type storage equipment 50 as shown in FIG. 2, the IC tag reader is connected to the communication network 90 on the ceiling side via the shipping terminal 21 as shown in FIG. 22 is provided. When the IC tag 51 is provided on the lower surface of the box-type storage equipment 50 as shown in FIG. 4, the IC tag reader connected to the communication network 90 on the floor via the shipping terminal 21 as shown in FIG. 22 is provided.

  Various flows can be considered for the flow of the box-type storage equipment 50, but here, the most standard shipping place 20, receiving destination 40, logistics equipment distribution management center 10 and transportation means 30 such as trucks, and the like are provided. It is assumed that the base of the logistics equipment distribution management system 1 is configured by the communication network 90 connecting the received servers and terminals. In FIG. 1, only one shipping place 20 and one receiving place 40 are shown for simplification of explanation, but there are actually a plurality of places.

  Here, the shipping area 20 is provided with a shipping area terminal 21 which is an information processing apparatus such as a personal computer, and the shipping area terminal 21 reads the unique number of the box-type storage equipment 50 carried in and out of the shipping area 20. The IC tag reader 22 is connected, and the receiving destination 40 is provided with a receiving destination terminal 41 which is an information processing apparatus such as a personal computer. The receiving destination terminal 41 is a box-type storage that is carried into and out of the receiving destination 40. An IC tag reader 42 for reading the unique number of the equipment 50 is connected. In each case, one is provided, and reading is performed at the time of loading / unloading, and the logistics equipment management server 11 determines whether loading / unloading is performed based on the reading history of the unique number. May be provided. Further, although the management accuracy is lowered, the location management of the box-type storage equipment 50 can be performed even when reading is performed only when carrying out from the shipping place 20 and when carrying into the receiving destination 40. The transport means 30 is also provided with an IC tag reader 32 for reading the unique number of the box-type storage equipment 50 carried in and out of the transport means 30 and connected to the transport means terminal 31. Although the management accuracy is lowered, the location management of the box-type storage equipment 50 can be performed without the transport means terminal 31 provided with the IC tag reader 32.

  The distribution equipment distribution management center 10 is provided with a distribution equipment distribution management server 11, and the distribution equipment distribution management server 11 stores the box-type storage equipment 50 read by each terminal from each terminal via the communication network 90. The unique number is input together with the terminal name, the current location of all the box-type storage equipment 50 and the movement history are stored as distribution information, and the distribution information of the box-type storage equipment 50 can be provided at the request of each terminal. Further, the administrator of the distribution equipment distribution management center 10 can browse distribution information.

  Here, the flow of the box-type storage equipment 50 starting from the start of use at the shipping site 20 will be specifically described. In the shipping place 20, the articles 60 to be distributed are stored in the empty box-shaped storage equipment 50 that is received. In the shipping area 20, before loading the box-shaped storage equipment 50 in which the articles 60 are stored in the transport means 30, the IC tag reader 22 reads the unique number stored in the IC tag 51 of the box-type storage equipment 50, and the shipping terminal 21 Is notified to the distribution equipment distribution management server 11 via the communication network 90, and this records that the box-type storage equipment 50 has been unloaded from the shipping area.

  When the IC tag reader 32 is provided in the transportation means 30, the unique number stored in the IC tag 51 of the box-type storage equipment 50 is read when the box-type storage equipment 50 is loaded, and communication is performed from the transportation means terminal 31. The distribution equipment distribution management server 11 is notified via the network 90, thereby recording that the box-type storage equipment 50 is loaded on the transportation means 30.

  When the transportation means 30 arrives at the receiving destination 40 and is taken down from the box-type storage equipment 50 from the transportation means 30, or when the IC tag reader 32 is provided on the transportation means 30, a box is used when the box-type storage equipment 50 is lowered. The unique number stored in the IC tag 51 of the mold storage equipment 50 is read and notified from the transport means terminal 31 to the physical distribution equipment distribution management server 11 via the communication network 90, whereby the box-type storage equipment 50 is transported. It is recorded that it was taken down from the means 30.

  In the receiving destination 40, the unique number of the box-type storage equipment 50 received by the IC tag reader 42 is read and notified to the distribution equipment distribution management server 11 via the communication network 90 from the receiving terminal 41 to be connected. It is recorded that the mold storage equipment 50 has moved to the receiving destination 40. The box-type storage equipment 50 that has been emptied after the article 60 is taken out is returned again by the transportation means 30, but the unique number of the box-type storage equipment 50 is read by the IC tag reader 42 connected to the receiving terminal 41. The receiving equipment 41 notifies the physical distribution equipment distribution management server 11 via the communication network 90, thereby recording that the box-type storage equipment 50 is being returned. In the transport means 30, the same processing as described above is performed, and the empty box-type storage equipment 50 returned to the shipping place 20 is assigned the unique number of the box-type storage equipment 50 by the IC tag reader 22 connected to the shipping place terminal 21. The information is read and notified from the shipping terminal 21 to the physical distribution equipment distribution management server 11 via the communication network 90, thereby recording that the box-type storage equipment 50 has moved to the shipping place 20.

  By reading the IC tag 51 of the box-type storage equipment 50 as described above by the IC tag reader at the entrance and exit of each system component, and transmitting the information to the logistics equipment distribution management server 11, the logistics equipment distribution management server 11, the current location and history of all the box-type storage equipment 50 can be reliably grasped, and information is provided to the administrator and each terminal upon request.

  Next, the distribution equipment distribution management server 11 of the distribution equipment distribution management center 10 which is the center of the distribution equipment distribution management system 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 6 is a schematic block diagram of a distribution equipment distribution management server of the distribution equipment distribution system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

  The distribution equipment distribution management server 11 is an information processing apparatus such as a workstation server installed on the communication network 90, and the box-type storage equipment 50 is connected from each terminal of the distribution equipment distribution management system 1 via the communication network 90. In response to the notification of the reading result of the unique number, the logistic equipment history information storage unit 131 of the storage unit 130 stores it as history information in association with the unique number of the box-type storage device 50, and is designated by access from each terminal. The history information corresponding to the unique number is notified to each terminal via the communication network 90.

  The distribution equipment distribution management server 11 includes an input unit 110, an output unit 140, a data processing device 120, a storage unit 130, an operator input unit 111 through which an operator can input commands and data, and an image display unit 141 that can display data on the screen. Have

  The storage unit 130 includes a logistics equipment history information storage unit 131. The logistics equipment history information storage unit 131 stores the movement history of each box-type storage equipment 50 together with the movement date and time using the unique number of the box-type storage equipment 50 as a key. .

  The data processing apparatus 120 includes a distribution equipment history information acquisition section 121, a distribution equipment history information request reception section 122, a distribution equipment history information production section 123, a distribution equipment history information transmission section 124, and a central control unit that controls the entire data processing apparatus 120. A processing unit 129 is included.

  The physical distribution equipment history information acquisition unit 121 has a box-shaped storage equipment 50 defined by the unique number of the box-type storage equipment 50 input from each terminal via the communication network 90, the source terminal name, and the read IC tag reader. Is stored in the physical distribution equipment history information storage section 131 of the storage section 130 as physical equipment history information in a predetermined format using the unique number of the box-type storage equipment 50 as a key.

  The logistics equipment history information request accepting unit 122 accepts the logistics equipment history information request input from each terminal via the communication network 90, and the logistics equipment history information production unit 123 stores the history information corresponding to the requested contents. 130 is read from the physical distribution equipment history information storage unit 130 and transmitted from the physical distribution equipment history information transmission unit 124 to the requesting terminal via the communication network 90.

  Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 7 is a schematic block diagram for explaining the physical distribution equipment distribution management system according to the second embodiment of the present invention. In addition to the distribution equipment distribution management system 1 of the first embodiment, the distribution equipment distribution management system 2 of the second embodiment has an IC tag writer 23 connected to the shipping terminal 21 in the shipping area 20. Since other configurations and operations are the same as those in the first embodiment, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.

  As the IC tag 51, an IC tag having a large storage capacity and capable of external writing and erasing is used. In normal merchandise distribution, article information including a delivery destination is often created as a sending slip and sent attached to the article itself. In the second embodiment, the shipping place terminal 21 is connected to the shipping place 20. An IC tag writer 23 is provided, and article information including a delivery destination of the article 60 stored in the box-type storage equipment 50 is written in the IC tag 51 of the box-type storage equipment 50. As the article information, it is desirable that the data used for creating the delivery slip is used as it is. Accordingly, the receiving terminal 40 can read the article information including the delivery destination of the article 60 stored in the box-type storage equipment 50 by reading the IC tag 51 of the box-type storage equipment 50 received by the IC tag reader 42. The stored article information of the article 60 can be acquired as data without using a delivery slip attached to the article 60. Further, the product information of the article 60 stored in the box-type storage equipment 50 is linked to the unique number of the box-type storage equipment 50, and the logistics equipment of the distribution equipment distribution management center 10 from the shipping terminal 21 via the communication network 90. By transmitting to the distribution management server 12, the distribution equipment distribution management server 12 stores the product information of the article 60 stored in the box-type storage equipment 50 linked to the unique number of the box-type storage equipment 50. Each terminal can acquire the product information of the article 60 stored in the box-type storage equipment 50 or stored in the past by accessing the physical distribution equipment distribution management server 12.

  Next, the distribution equipment distribution management server 12 of the distribution equipment distribution management system 2 according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 8 is a schematic block configuration diagram of a distribution equipment distribution management server of the distribution equipment distribution system according to the second embodiment of the present invention. In the second embodiment, in addition to the first embodiment, processing of stored article information corresponding to the box-type storage equipment 50 is performed. The same parts as those in the first embodiment will be described using the same reference numerals as those in FIG.

  The distribution equipment distribution management server 12 receives a notification of the result of reading the unique number of the box-type storage equipment 50 from each terminal of the distribution equipment distribution management system 1 via the communication network 90, and is the same as in the first embodiment. The box stored in the logistics equipment history information storage section 131 of the storage section 130 is associated with the unique number of the box-type storage equipment 50, and is notified from the shipping terminal 21 by linking with the unique number of the box-type storage equipment 50. The article information including the delivery destination of the article 60 stored in the mold storage equipment 50 is linked to the unique number of the box-type storage equipment 50 and stored in the physical distribution equipment / article information storage unit 132. By access from each terminal, History information or article information corresponding to the specified unique number is notified to each terminal via the communication network 90.

  The distribution equipment distribution management server 12 includes an input unit 110, an output unit 140, a data processing device 120, a storage unit 130, an operator input unit 111 through which an operator can input commands and data, and an image display unit 141 that can display data on the screen. Have

  The storage unit 130 includes a physical distribution equipment history information storage section 131 and a physical distribution equipment / article information storage section 132. The physical distribution equipment history information storage section 131 stores each box-type storage using the unique number of the box-type storage equipment 50 as a key. The movement history of the equipment 50 is stored together with the movement date and time, and the physical distribution equipment / article information storage unit 132 is notified from the shipping terminal 21 of the shipping place 20 by linking with the unique number of the box-type storage equipment 50. The article information including the delivery destination of the article stored in the equipment 50 is linked to the unique number of the box-type storage equipment 50 and stored.

  The data processing device 120 includes a logistics equipment history information acquisition unit 121, a logistics equipment history information request reception unit 122, a logistics equipment history information production unit 123, a logistics equipment history information transmission unit 124, a logistics equipment / article information acquisition unit 125, a logistics equipment. / Article information request receiving unit 126, logistics equipment / article information production unit 127, logistics equipment / article information transmission unit 128, and central processing unit 129 for controlling the entire data processing device 120.

  The contents and operations of the logistics equipment history information acquisition unit 121, the logistics equipment history information request reception unit 122, the logistics equipment history information production unit 123, and the logistics equipment history information transmission unit 124 are the same as those in the first embodiment, and thus description thereof is omitted. To do.

  The logistics equipment / article information acquisition unit 125 inputs the goods stored in the box-type storage equipment 50 linked to the unique number of the box-type storage equipment 50 input from the shipping terminal 21 via the communication network 90. The article information including the delivery destination is stored as new article information by linking with the unique number of the box-type storage equipment 50 of the physical distribution equipment / article information storage section 132 of the storage section 130. In that case, the article information stored so far may be updated.

  The logistics equipment / article information request accepting unit 126 accepts the logistics equipment / article information request input from each terminal via the communication network 90, and the logistics equipment / article information production unit 127 receives the requested contents in a box-type storage equipment. The article information corresponding to the 50 unique number is read from the distribution equipment / article information storage section 132 of the storage section 130 and transmitted from the distribution equipment / article information transmission section 128 to the requesting terminal via the communication network 90. If the transported article information is stored in the physical distribution equipment / article information storage unit 132, statistical processing on the transport contents can be performed.

It is a typical block block diagram for demonstrating the physical distribution equipment distribution management system of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a typical perspective view of the box type storage equipment provided with the IC tag on the upper surface. It is a typical perspective view which shows the relationship between the IC tag reader | leader facing the IC tag provided in the upper surface of the box-type storage apparatus in a shipping place, a shipping place terminal, and a communication network. It is a typical perspective view of the box-type storage equipment in which the IC tag was provided in the lower surface. It is a typical perspective view which shows the relationship between the IC tag reader which opposes the IC tag provided in the lower surface of the box-type storage apparatus in a shipping place, a shipping place terminal, and a communication network. It is a typical block block diagram of the distribution equipment distribution management server of the distribution equipment distribution system of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a typical block block diagram for demonstrating the physical distribution equipment distribution management system of the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a typical block block diagram of the distribution equipment distribution management server of the distribution equipment distribution system of the 2nd Embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1, 2 Distribution equipment distribution management system 10 Distribution equipment distribution management center 11, 12 Distribution equipment distribution management server 20 Shipping place 21 Shipping place terminal 22, 32 42 IC tag reader 23 IC tag writer 30 Transportation means 31 Transportation means terminal 40 Receiving destination 41 Acceptance Destination terminal 50 Box-type storage equipment 51 IC tag 52 Casters 53 Door 60 Goods 90 Communication network 110 Input section 111 Operator input section 120 Data processing device 121 Physical distribution equipment history information acquisition section 122 Distribution equipment history information request reception section 123 Distribution equipment history Information production section 124 Logistic equipment history information transmission section 125 Distribution equipment / article information acquisition section 126 Distribution equipment / article information request reception section 127 Distribution equipment / article information production section 128 Distribution equipment / article information transmission section 129 Central processing section 130 Storage section 131 Wearing logistics equipment Information storage unit 132 distribution equipment / item information storage unit 140 output unit 141 image display unit

Claims (12)

A distribution management system for physical distribution equipment that stores articles and is used for distribution between distribution bases of the articles,
A distribution equipment distribution management server provided in a distribution equipment distribution management center for managing the distribution state of the distribution equipment;
A delivery-side terminal provided on the article delivery side;
A receiving terminal provided in the receiving place of goods;
A non-contact type automatic recognition medium provided on the physical distribution equipment and recorded with a unique number for identifying the physical distribution equipment;
The unique number of the logistics equipment connected to each of the delivery side terminal and the receiving destination terminal and recorded on the non-contact type automatic recognition medium of the logistics equipment at the time of delivery and acceptance of the logistics equipment An automatic recognition media reader for reading
A communication network for connecting the physical distribution equipment distribution management server, the sending terminal, and the receiving terminal;
The unique number of the logistics equipment read by the automatic recognition medium reader is transmitted from the sending terminal and the receiving terminal to the logistics equipment distribution management server via the communication network,
The logistics equipment distribution management server records the current location and movement history of the logistics equipment based on the unique number of the logistics equipment transmitted from the sending terminal and the receiving terminal, and sends the sending equipment. A distribution equipment distribution management system that notifies each terminal of the current location and movement history of the distribution equipment via the communication network in response to access from a side terminal and the receiving terminal.   Furthermore, it has a transportation means terminal provided in the transportation means and connected to the communication network, and the transportation means terminal also serves as the non-contact type automatic recognition medium for the logistics equipment when the logistics equipment is received and sent out. An automatic recognition medium reader for reading the recorded unique number of the physical distribution equipment is provided, and the unique number of the physical distribution equipment read by the automatic recognition medium reader is communicated to the physical distribution equipment distribution management server. The distribution equipment distribution management server is transmitted via the network, the distribution equipment distribution management server, based on the unique number of the distribution equipment transmitted from the sending terminal, the receiving terminal, and the transportation means terminal, The current position and the movement history are recorded, and the current position and the movement history of the logistics equipment are recorded in the sending terminal, the receiving terminal, and the transportation. In response to an access from the stage device and color, and notifies via the communication network at the end respectively of the end, logistics equipment distribution management system according to claim 1.   The logistics equipment distribution management system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the logistics equipment is a box-type storage equipment provided with casters.   The automatic recognition medium is fixed to an upper surface of the logistics equipment, and the automatic recognition medium reader is provided on a ceiling side of a loading / unloading port of an unloading unit including the sending side and the receiving destination. The distribution equipment distribution management system according to any one of claims 1 to 3.   The automatic recognition medium is fixed to the lower surface of the physical distribution equipment, and the automatic recognition medium reader is provided on the floor side of the loading / unloading port of the unloading unit including the delivery side and the receiving destination. The distribution equipment distribution management system according to any one of claims 1 to 3.   The distribution equipment distribution management system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the automatic recognition medium reader is capable of reading the automatic recognition medium of the distribution equipment that moves continuously.   The automatic recognition medium is any one of a bar code, a character, and a data carrier, and the automatic recognition medium reader is any one of a bar code reader, an OCR, and a data carrier reader. The logistics equipment distribution management system according to item 1. The automatic recognition medium is a non-contact writable data carrier,
A data carrier writer capable of writing data to the data carrier of the physical distribution equipment is provided on the sending side, and the data carrier writer includes article information including a delivery destination of the article loaded on the input physical distribution equipment. 7. The information carrier according to claim 1, wherein the data carrier reader on the receiving side can read the article information including the delivery destination together with the unique number of the physical distribution equipment. Logistics equipment distribution management system. Further, the article information including the delivery destination written in the data carrier is sent from the sending-side terminal provided on the sending side to the logistics equipment distribution management server together with the unique number of the logistics equipment via the communication network. Communicated,
The logistics equipment distribution management server records the article information including the delivery destination, and the article information including the delivery destination in response to access from the sending terminal, the receiving terminal, and the transportation terminal. The distribution equipment distribution management system according to claim 8, wherein each of the terminals is notified via the communication network.   The distribution equipment distribution management system according to claim 8 or 9, wherein the data carrier writer is configured integrally with the data carrier reader. A distribution equipment distribution management server provided in a distribution equipment distribution management center for managing a distribution state of the distribution equipment, a delivery side terminal provided on an article delivery side, a reception destination terminal provided in an article reception destination, and the logistics Sending the logistics equipment connected to each of the non-contact type automatic recognition medium provided on the equipment and recording the unique number for identifying the logistics equipment, the sending terminal, and the receiving terminal An automatic recognition medium reader that reads the unique number of the physical distribution equipment recorded in the non-contact type automatic recognition medium of the physical distribution equipment at the time of acceptance, the physical distribution equipment distribution management server, the sending terminal, Distribution equipment distribution management provided in a distribution equipment distribution management system for managing distribution of the distribution equipment provided with a communication network for connecting a receiving terminal. A over server,
The logistics equipment distribution management server has an input unit, an output unit, a storage unit, a data processing device,
The storage unit includes physical distribution equipment history information storage means for storing a movement history including a movement date and time of each physical distribution equipment with the unique number of the physical distribution equipment as a key,
The data processing device includes:
The logistics equipment with date and time based on the unique number of the logistics equipment input from each terminal of the system via the communication network, the source terminal name, and the movement contents of the logistics equipment Logistics equipment history information acquisition means for storing history information in the history information storage means;
The distribution equipment history information request input from each terminal of the system via the communication network is received, the distribution equipment history information corresponding to the requested content is read from the distribution equipment history information storage means, and the communication network is Logistics equipment history information request processing means for transmitting to the requesting terminal via,
A logistics equipment distribution management server having a central processing unit for controlling the entire data processing apparatus. The storage unit further provides article information including a delivery destination of the article stored in the physical distribution equipment, which is notified from the sending-side terminal by linking with the specific number of the physical distribution equipment. Logistics equipment / article information storage means for storing as logistics equipment / article information linked with the number,
The data processing device further includes:
Article information including the delivery destination of the article stored in the physical distribution equipment linked to the unique number of the physical distribution equipment, which is input from the sending terminal via the communication network, is a new physical distribution equipment / article. As information, logistics equipment / article information acquisition means stored in the logistics equipment / article information storage means,
The distribution equipment / article information request input from each terminal of the system via the communication network and having the unique number of the physical distribution equipment as a key is received, and the article information corresponding to the requested content is sent to the logistics equipment / The distribution equipment distribution management server according to claim 11, further comprising: a distribution equipment / article information request processing means that reads out from the article information storage means and transmits it to the requesting terminal via the communication network.

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