JP2006076794A - System and method for shipping/distributing double glazing glass product - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system and a method for shipping and distributing double glazing glass products produced according to customers' requirements so that customers can reduce spaces for storage and sorting and man-hours for the storage and sorting. <P>SOLUTION: A server computer 1 allocates each order included in order receipt information to a prescribed attribute and prepares a group for a same group according to information on use unit of customers of the double glazing products or/and order receipt information including information on use order. Information on load specification including prescribed physical distribution devices for shipping and a loading order for loading on the physical distribution devices for shipping are prepared for each group. Based on the information on load specification prepared by the server computer, the double glazing glass products loaded on the prescribed physical distribution devices for shipping are shipped/distributed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a system and method for shipping and delivering multi-layer glass products produced in units and sequences used by customers so that the space for storage and sorting on the customer side and the man-hours for that purpose can be reduced. About.

  Conventionally, in the process of producing multi-layer glass products, the order from the customer, for example, by lot of glass plate type, air layer type, size, etc., for the purpose of improving production efficiency. In addition, for each of these lots, the production of multi-layer glass products was performed in an order that was easy to make in the production process.

  Further, in the process of delivering the produced multilayer glass product to the customer, that is, the shipping / delivery process, the products are packaged in units that are easy to carry in the distribution process and delivered in batches.

  However, in this conventional shipping / delivery system, when a customer uses a multilayer glass product (for example, when a multilayer glass product is flowed in the order of assembling to the outer wall panel in an assembly line of a residential outer wall panel), or When the customer's primary handling store delivers multi-layer glass products by construction site, the customer must store and sort the multi-layer glass products delivered, which is very complicated. In addition, there is a problem of requiring space for storage and sorting.

  The purpose of the present invention is to wrap the multi-layer glass products produced according to the requirements of the customers and other customers (units and order used by the customers), and to store and sort the space on the customer side. It is an object of the present invention to provide a system and method for shipping / distributing multi-layer glass products that can reduce the above.

  Therefore, in the present invention, shipping unit (pallet) by adding usage unit information (customer, residence, property, etc.) and usage order information to customer order information (product type, dimensions, number of pieces, delivery date, etc.). Etc.) to determine the order of loading.

  By doing in this way, it is possible to perform loading corresponding to the customer's request without transshipment at the production line end (end of the production line).

  Specifically, the multi-layer glass product shipping / delivery system of the present invention provides each order included in the order information according to the order information including use unit information or / and use order information of the delivery destination of the multi-layer glass product. Are grouped for each predetermined attribute to create a group for each same attribute, and for each group, a shipment detail information including a predetermined shipping logistics tool and a loading order to be loaded on the shipping logistics tool is created. A computer and a vehicle for delivering a multi-layer glass product stacked on the predetermined shipping logistics tool based on the loading specification information created by the computer.

  With such a configuration, it is possible to eliminate temporary placement and picking in the loading process, and to load directly on the shipping logistics tool from the production line.

  In addition, in this specification, an order means the order of a multilayer glass product, and the glass plate data of an order mean the data about the specification of each glass plate which comprises the ordered multilayer glass product.

  As described above, according to the present invention, a multilayer glass product can be packaged and delivered in accordance with customer requirements (units and order used by customers).

  Furthermore, since it can be delivered according to the unit and order of use of the multi-layer glass product in the post-process, the customer can use the multi-layer glass product in the delivered unit and order. It is possible to reduce the space for storage and sorting and the man-hours for that purpose.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a shipping / delivery system including a production process of a multilayer glass product according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the multilayer glass product production system. It is.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the multi-layer glass product production system includes a server computer 1, a glass cutting machine computer 2, a split table monitor 3, a glass cutting machine 4, a member processing machine computer 5, and a member. A processing machine 6, an insertion instruction computer 7, an inspection / matching instruction computer 8, a pick-up instruction computer 9, a cargo specification display computer 10, and a manufacturing instruction computer 11 are provided.

  The server computer 1 receives, for example, order data for each production site from an upper mainframe computer. The server computer 1 determines the production order as will be described later for each order of the multi-layer glass product based on the received order data, in particular, the usage unit information such as the residence and the usage order information such as the assembly order. I do.

  Next, the server computer 1 sets a receiving carriage for each order based on the determined production order, etc., determines a pattern for combining the glass sheet data and a cutting order, Cutting data including the alignment pattern and cutting order is created and transmitted to the glass cutting machine computer 2.

  Further, the server computer 1 creates member processing information as will be described later based on the determined production order and transmits it to the member processing machine computer 5.

  Furthermore, the server computer 1 transmits manufacturing instruction information including the production order to the insertion instruction computer 7, the inspection / matching instruction computer 8, and the pick-up instruction computer 9 via the manufacturing instruction computer 11. On the other hand, the server computer creates the cargo details information and transmits it to the cargo details display computer 10 together with the production ranking information including the production ranking.

  In the glass cutting process, the glass cutting machine computer 2 gives an instruction to the glass cutting machine 4 according to the cutting order based on the received cutting data.

  Based on an instruction from the glass cutting machine computer 2, the glass cutting machine 4 puts a cutting line of a predetermined cutting pattern for a target plate glass (hereinafter referred to as “base plate”) of a predetermined type and size.

  Accommodating location instruction information for indicating the accommodating location of the cut glass sheet cut out including the cutting pattern is transmitted from the glass cutting machine computer 2 to the split table monitor 3 and displayed on the split table monitor 3. The accommodation location instruction information may be created by the server computer 1 or the glass cutter computer 2.

  In the split base, the base plate is split along the cutting line that has been put, and according to the storage location instruction information displayed on the split base monitor 3, the cut glass plate is placed at a predetermined storage location in the storage cart described later. Accommodated (in order to flow to production line).

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the production work instruction screen. The insertion instruction computer 7 displays a production work instruction screen according to the production order based on the received insertion instruction information (manufacturing instruction information).

  In the process of inserting the cut glass plates, the cut glass plates accommodated in the accommodation cart are arranged in ascending order of the accommodation location numbers (numbers of the glass plate accommodation portions) in accordance with the insertion instruction information on the production work instruction screen. Flowed over the main line).

  Further, the insertion instruction information transmitted to the insertion instruction computer 7 includes mark information, and a mark is imprinted on the cut glass plate in accordance with the mark information in the production work instruction screen as shown in FIG. .

  The cut glass plate flowed on the production line is cleaned and dried by a cleaning / drying machine and inspected for dirt, scratches, and the like.

  On the other hand, in the member processing subline, the member processing machine computer 5 receives member processing information of members such as spacers and gives processing instructions to the member processing machine 6.

  The member machining information includes production rank information and machining content information, the production rank information includes a production rank, and the machining content information includes information such as a member part number, a cutting dimension, a machining dimension, and a quantity. .

  The member processing machine 6 processes the members in a designated order in accordance with a processing instruction from the member processing machine computer 5.

  Thereby, members, such as a spacer assembled | attached to the cut glass plate on a main line, can be processed according to the production order of a main line, and the synchronization with a main line and a member process subline can be aimed at.

  A desiccant is enclosed inside the finished member, and a primary sealing material is applied to the contact surface with the cut glass plate.

  Next, in the member affixing step, the manufacturing / instruction information is transmitted to the inspection / matching instruction computer 8 and the cut glass plate and the member information to be attached to each cut glass plate are instructed according to the production order. .

  With this manufacturing instruction information, the processed member can be accurately combined with the designated cut glass plate.

  Here, the member to which the primary sealant is applied is sandwiched between the cut glass plates after the inspection process, and is pressed by performing press working.

  Next, a secondary sealing material is injected into the outer peripheral portion of the multi-layer glass work piece manufactured by pressure bonding and sealed.

  In the edge member processing subline, the edge member is processed based on edge member processing information (manufacturing instruction information) of an edge member (adapter, glazing channel, etc.) that is a member provided on the outer edge of the glass plate.

  The edge member machining information includes production rank information and machining content information, the production rank information includes a production rank, and the machining content information includes a member type, machining content, quantity, and the like. Based on the edge member processing information, the edge member is processed according to the production order.

  The edge member processing information may be based on a paper medium production instruction issued by the server computer 1, and an edge member processing instruction computer for outputting the edge member processing information is provided on the edge member processing subline. Also good.

  Thereby, the edge member assembled | attached to the cut glass plate on a main line can be processed according to the production order of a main line, and the synchronization with a main line and an edge member processing subline can be aimed at.

  At the downstream of the sealing process, a pick-up instruction computer 9 is provided, and the pick-up instruction computer 9 indicates pick-up instruction information (manufacturing instruction information) indicating a multi-layer glass work piece to be picked up and an edge member attached to the work piece in accordance with the production order ) Is displayed.

  In accordance with the pick-up instruction information, the multi-layer glass work in progress is placed on a work table or a driving carriage, and additional assembly of the outer edge of the glass, such as adapter attachment and glazing channel attachment, is performed.

  In this way, by synchronizing the edge addition assembly process on the main line and the edge member processing process on the edge member processing subline, temporary placement and picking are eliminated, and space saving and lead time reduction are achieved. be able to.

  In the line-end loading process, the loading details display computer 10 displays the loading details information of each pallet according to the production ranking based on the production ranking information and the loading details information transmitted from the server computer 1.

  The loading details information includes the identification information of the pallet, the orders to be loaded on the pallet and the loading order, and the multi-layer glass products are picked up in the flow order of the main line and specified according to the loading details information. Stacked on a pallet.

  Note that it is preferable that a loading detail label including loading description information is attached in advance to a designated pallet because it is easy to understand which multi-layer glass product is loaded on which pallet.

(Determination of production order)
Next, the determination of the production order will be described with reference to the drawings. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the production order determination system, FIG. 5 is a flowchart explaining the production order determination procedure, FIG. 6 is a flowchart explaining the grouping procedure, and FIG. FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining the appearance determination procedure, and FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining the production order table data.

  First, order information is input to the server computer 1. The order information includes usage unit information, usage order information, delivery destination, delivery date, estimated shipping date, product type, edge member type, glass plate order size, product size, quantity, presence / absence and type of mark, etc. .

  When the order information is input, as shown in FIG. 5, the server computer 1 performs load confirmation and load adjustment, determines the production date of each order (step 101), and determines the production line ( Step 102), grouping each order (Step 103), determining the packing form (Step 104), and determining the production order (Step 105).

  Specifically, the production date is provisionally determined by subtracting a predetermined number of days (1 day or 2 days, etc.) based on the delivery date. Based on the production date temporarily determined in this way, the load is confirmed in production day units, production line units, and group units, and after adjusting the load as necessary, the production date is determined. Make a decision.

  In determining the production line, an appropriate production line is determined based on the order size of glass, the type of base plate, and the like.

  Each order is grouped with respect to the order for which the production line is determined (or the order for which the production date is determined when the production line is not determined).

  As shown in FIG. 6, the grouping classifies target orders into groups using predetermined attributes as keys. Then, by repeating the grouping a predetermined number of times, each order is classified into a group of final groups, and the production rank of each final group is determined.

  As an example of grouping, first, the first grouping is performed using the edge member type (edge type) as a key. Then, for the orders grouped for each edge type, grouping is performed for each edge type using the delivery date as a key. Next, grouping is performed for each delivery date group using the delivery destination and delivery location as keys.

  In the manufacture of multi-layer glass products, the required personnel of the process may change depending on the edge type, but frequent changes in the personnel allocation will lead to temporary maximum man-hours and loss of waiting time. On the other hand, by performing grouping by edge type, it is possible to reduce the frequency at which personnel fluctuations can occur.

  In addition, for example, products that do not have edge members assembled are given priority, and while this product is being produced, edge members for other products that require edge members are processed on the edge member processing subline in advance. Keep it. Further, when assembling the edge member, it is possible to realize an efficient personnel arrangement in which the edge member processing personnel are directly assigned to the assembly work on the main line.

  In addition, by using the delivery date as a key, the production order is determined in order from the group with the earliest delivery date, so production can be performed in order from the earliest delivery date, for example, a grace time for dealing with reproduction due to process failure, More can be provided.

  The keys for performing the above grouping are examples, and the present invention is not limited to this. You may make it consider the conditions by areas, such as a shipping direction and a store.

  Next, the procedure for determining the packing form will be described. As shown in FIG. 7, first, according to the above procedure, each order is grouped and rearranged into a final group of shipping units (step 103).

  Next, it is determined whether or not the last group order needs to be stacked in the order used by the customer (step 301).

  When it is not necessary to stack in the order used by the customer, the orders are rearranged in descending order of the longest side dimension using the longest side dimension of each multilayer glass product as a key.

  If there are a plurality of glass products having the same longest side dimension, they are rearranged in order of increasing short side dimension using the short side dimension as a key within the order of the same longest side dimension (step 302).

On the other hand, if it is determined in step 301 that stacking in the order used by the customer is necessary, the orders are rearranged in accordance with the order used by the customer (in ascending or descending order) (step 303).

  Next, shipping logistics tools such as pallets are assigned to each group. A predetermined identification number is assigned to each shipping logistics tool to be assigned, and the allocation status of the shipping logistics tools is recorded in the shipping logistics tool management table.

  When assigning shipping logistics tools, first determine whether each group meets a special condition to which a specific shipping logistics tool should be assigned. If so, assign a specific shipping logistics tool. (Step 304).

  If the special conditions are not applicable, the dimensions of the largest long side and the largest short side of the multi-layer glass products in each group are used as the standard, and the dimensions of both of these are contained and the dimensions closest to these dimensions. Set the palette.

  In addition, a pallet for exclusive use in order of use, which will be described later, is assigned to a group that is determined to be stacked in the order used by the customer in step 301 (step 305).

  Next, for each assigned pallet, each order of the assigned group is stacked according to the order arranged in step 302 or step 303 (step 306).

  When the thickness of each multi-layer glass product in the order placed is added and the total size exceeds the upper limit of the stackable width of the pallet, or the total number exceeds the upper limit of the stackable number of dedicated pallets in order of use (Step 307), for orders after the order exceeding the upper limit, the process returns to Step 305 to assign another pallet.

  In this way, the optimum pallet can be automatically assigned, and the order of loading and packing on each pallet can be determined. Then, the production order within each final group can be determined according to this stacking order. It should be noted that the stacking order and the packing form automatically determined in this way are preferably configured to be corrected / changed by the operator.

  The server computer 1 determines the production order in this way. And according to this production order, the number of the accommodation trolley mentioned later and the accommodation location in the accommodation trolley are set for each order, and production order table data as shown in FIG. 8 is output.

  By determining the production order as described above, it becomes possible to produce the multi-layer glass products according to the unit and order used by the customer, and to stack the produced multi-layer glass products in the order of production.

(Containment cart allocation)
Next, allocation of the storage cart will be described with reference to the drawings. Here, FIG. 9 is a configuration diagram illustrating a configuration example of the accommodation cart according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the receiving cart 50 is composed of a frame 51 and a plurality of partition members 52 provided in a harp shape with a predetermined interval on the frame 51. The space to be formed constitutes a glass plate housing portion for inserting and housing the cut glass plate.

  For example, 50 glass plate accommodating portions are provided as a whole, and are identified by set numbers 01 to 25, with 2 portions as one set. Each group of housing portions is further identified by L and R.

  Each accommodation cart is managed with a reference number when assigning each order (for example, accommodation cart numbers 01 to 10).

  Therefore, each glass plate housing portion of the housing cart is identified by a housing number-group number / a housing location identification number (for example, 01-01L, 08-15R), and identifies the housing location of each cut glass plate. Used as information.

  And the group number of the glass plate accommodating part of each accommodating cart corresponds to the production order of the subsequent process, and specifically, one set assigned to the group number 01 of the glass plate accommodating part of each accommodating cart. From the cut glass plate, they are flowed in order (that is, 02, 03, 04...) To the subsequent process line.

  Such a storage cart is set for each order using the storage location identification number, and the setting status of the storage cart is recorded in the storage cart management table.

  By using such a storage cart, it becomes possible to divide the cut glass plate into each set constituting the multi-layer glass and arrange them in accordance with the production order of the subsequent process.

  In addition, said accommodation trolley showed an example of the accommodation means, and is not the meaning which limits this invention to this. All the facilities which have a function which accommodates the cut glass plate according to the production order of a post process are included in this invention.

(Determination of cutting order)
Next, determination of the cutting order will be described. First, in the process of cutting out a predetermined glass sheet product by the glass cutting machine 4, when cutting according to the production order determined based on the unit and order used by the customer, there arises a problem that the yield deteriorates. There is.

  In addition, the deterioration of the yield causes temporary placement of a base plate that is used only partially, and increases the number of man-hours when changing the type of base plate.

  In particular, when performing multi-product and small-quantity production of multi-layer glass products, there is a problem that production efficiency is lowered because of the high probability of frequently changing the type of base plate used.

  Next, determination of the cutting order will be described with reference to the drawings. Here, FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating the flow of determining the cutting order, and FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a display screen of the multiplication result.

  First, the determination of the cutting order is performed on the order assigned to the set predetermined carriage. In addition, the cutting order of the assigned orders is determined in the ascending order of the group number of each receiving cart.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 10, first, one or a plurality of storage carts (for example, storage cart numbers: 07 to 10) are set (step 401). The numbers of the storage carts are set in ascending order according to the production order.

  Next, the same base plate as the base plate type of the glass plate data of the order assigned to the minimum identification number (07-01L) of this cart is used for a cart with a small accommodation cart number (in this case, 07). The glass plate data to be extracted is extracted in ascending order, and the extracted glass plate data is multiplied (step 402).

  It is determined whether or not an appropriate yield is obtained as a result of multiplication (step 403).

  When the yield is appropriate, the multiplication pattern and cutting order of the extracted glass plate data are determined. Subsequently, the same multiplication is performed on the next unconfirmed glass plate data.

  In the order included in the target storage cart (ie 07), if the glass plate data using the same type of base plate is not sufficiently obtained and the yield is inappropriate, the next storage cart number (ie , 08) is targeted (step 404), and step 402 is repeated.

  By performing such multiplication, for example, as shown in FIG. 11, it is possible to obtain the result of the multiplication for the glass plate data of the order assigned to the plurality of storage carts.

  By determining the cutting order as described above, it is possible to reflect the information on the storage location of the storage cart in the determination of the cutting order, and at the same time, it is possible to realize an appropriate cutting yield and to match the production order of the subsequent process Cut glass plates can be cut out and arranged.

  Further, the accommodation location instruction information for instructing the accommodation location of the cut glass plate is displayed on the split monitor 3 as a display screen of the multiplication result, so that the accommodation operation to the accommodation cart can be performed accurately and easily. it can.

(Logistics equipment for shipping)
Next, as an example of a shipping logistics tool that can be used in the present embodiment, an example of a pallet for exclusive use in order of use will be described with reference to the drawings. Here, FIG. 12 is a configuration diagram showing a configuration example of a dedicated pallet for use order delivery.

  As shown in FIG. 12A, the pallet for exclusive use in order of use is composed of a pallet main body 70 and a bendable pressing member 72, and a groove portion is formed on the multilayer glass product mounting surface of the pallet main body 70. 71 is provided.

  By inserting the bottom of the multi-layer glass product 73 into the groove 71 and pressing the multi-layer glass product by the pressing member 72, a plurality of multi-layer glass products having different dimensions can be separated independently as shown in FIG. And can be fixed.

  By using such a dedicated pallet for delivery in order of use, it becomes possible to stack double-glazed glass in accordance with the order of use by the customer, load the pallet on a truck, deliver it, and deliver it to the customer.

The above-described pallet shows an example of a shipping distribution tool applicable to the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to this. All shipping logistics tools capable of stacking multi-layer glass products according to the order of use of the delivery destination are included in the present invention.

It is the schematic which shows the shipping / delivery system of the multilayer glass product which concerns on embodiment of this invention including the production process of a multilayer glass product. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a multilayer glass product production system. It is a figure which shows the structural example of a production work instruction | indication screen. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a production order determination system. It is a flowchart explaining the procedure of production order determination. It is a flowchart explaining the procedure of grouping. It is a flowchart explaining the procedure of a package appearance determination. It is a figure explaining production order table data. It is a block diagram explaining the structural example of a storage trolley | bogie. It is a flowchart explaining the flow of cutting | disconnection order determination. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the display screen of a multiplication result. It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of the pallet only for use order delivery.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Server computer 2 Glass cutting machine computer 3 Split table monitor 4 Glass cutting machine 5 Member processing machine computer 6 Member processing machine 7 Insertion instruction computer 8 Inspection / matching instruction computer 9 Pickup instruction computer 10 Loading statement display computer 11 Manufacturing instruction computer 50 Storage cart 51 Frame 52 Partition member 70 Pallet body 71 Groove 72 Holding member 73 Multi-layer glass product

Claims (6)

In accordance with the order information including the usage unit information or / and the order information of the customers who delivered the multi-layer glass products, each order included in this order information is sorted according to predetermined attributes to create a group for each same attribute. A computer for creating a loading item information including a predetermined shipping logistics tool and a loading order to be loaded on the shipping logistics tool for the group;
A shipment / delivery system for a multilayer glass product, comprising: a vehicle that delivers the multilayer glass product stacked on the predetermined shipping logistics tool based on the loading specification information created by the computer.   The predetermined attribute is at least one of delivery date, delivery destination, delivery location, shipping direction, and region. The shipment / delivery system of a multilayer glass product according to claim 1.   The shipping / delivery system for multi-layer glass products according to claim 2, wherein the stacking order of the predetermined shipping logistics tool is a use order of a delivery destination. In accordance with the order information including the usage unit information or / and the order information of the customers who delivered the multi-layer glass products, each order included in this order information is sorted according to predetermined attributes to create a group for each same attribute. For a group, the computer creates loading item information including a predetermined shipping logistics tool and a loading order to be loaded on the shipping logistics tool,
A method of shipping and delivering a multilayer glass product, wherein a vehicle delivers the multilayer glass product stacked on the predetermined shipping logistics tool based on the loading specification information created by the computer.   The method for shipping / delivering a multilayer glass product according to claim 4, wherein the predetermined attribute is at least one of delivery date, delivery destination, delivery location, shipping direction, and region.   6. The method for shipping and delivering multi-layer glass products according to claim 5, wherein the stacking order of the predetermined shipping logistics tool is a use order of a delivery destination.

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