JP2007099419A - Lead battery distribution system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve a problem that in delivery of a lead battery, when a transportation vehicle is delivered to a warehouse and the lead battery is loaded from the warehouse and is delivered to an order side, since a shipping/loading time from the warehouse is included in a delivery time and it is delivered via the warehouse, the transportation vehicle can not travel on the shortest route from the present position to the order side and therefore, it is not suitable for the delivery requiring emergency and further, since first in first out between the warehouses cannot be performed, the lead battery stored for a long period of time requires auxiliary charging and cost is increased. <P>SOLUTION: The delivery system 101 is provided, in which a delivery means is made to such a state that the lead battery is loaded, after the article is delivered to the order side, the delivery means is moved to a storage place of the lead battery and the lead battery is replenished. Further, a plurality of storage places are set and among routes where it arrives at the respective storage places obtained by a route retrieval means, the route is displayed on a delivery schedule display means 106 as a delivery schedule so that the lead battery is replenished at the storage place where a required time is relatively short and the lead battery of the earliest manufacturing date is stored. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a lead storage battery delivery system.

  In a lead storage battery delivery system that delivers a predetermined lead storage battery to a predetermined place, a delivery vehicle loads the lead storage battery stocked in a warehouse and delivers the lead storage battery to a predetermined place. In general, in a system that loads packages from a single warehouse called a single depot and transports them to multiple delivery destinations, the transport route and time are set to be the shortest. A system for setting a vehicle allocation is known.

  Such a single depot system delivers packages via a specific single warehouse at all destinations. Therefore, depending on the location of the delivery destination, the delivery vehicle moves to the warehouse located in the opposite direction to the delivery destination, and after the delivery article is loaded on the vehicle, it moves to the delivery destination located in the opposite direction from the direction where it came again. As a result, the delivery time becomes longer, which increases the delivery cost.

In order to suppress an increase in delivery cost due to such a single depot, Patent Document 1 discloses a delivery plan system in a plurality of warehouses called a multi-depot. In the delivery planning system disclosed in Patent Document 1, it is shown that a route with the shortest delivery route is selected from a plurality of storage warehouses and a vehicle dispatch plan on the day of delivery is created.
JP 2004-59231 A

  According to the delivery planning system disclosed in Patent Document 1, the delivery time can be further reduced as compared with a delivery system using a conventional single deposit.

  On the other hand, there is a case where a shortening of the delivery time is further requested due to a request from the delivery destination. For example, repair parts for automobiles, particularly lead storage batteries for starting, are examples. If the vehicle becomes unable to travel on the road due to a failure of the lead-acid battery, the driver cannot reach the destination and may cause unexpected situations such as traffic jams and accidents. Therefore, it is necessary to promptly send such articles to the shipping destination (ordering party).

  In the multi-depot delivery system as described in Patent Document 1, when delivering an article that meets the requirements of the delivery destination, an empty transport vehicle is dispatched to the warehouse, the article is loaded from the warehouse, and then the delivery destination. Dispatch to Thus, the delivery time includes the time until the transport vehicle is dispatched to the warehouse and the time when the article is delivered and loaded from the warehouse. Furthermore, since the shipping route passes through the warehouse, the transportation vehicle cannot travel on the shortest route from the current position to the shipping destination, and always detours. Therefore, it may not be suitable for delivery of urgent items.

  Furthermore, the lead storage battery is self-discharged during storage in a warehouse and its capacity is reduced, so that periodic supplementary charging such as every six months is required. Therefore, it is necessary to perform periodic supplementary charging for the inventory lead-acid battery from the date of manufacture, in fact, the date of charging. Among storage batteries, alkaline storage batteries are usually shipped in a discharged state due to their characteristics, and supplementary charging at the inventory stage of such lead storage batteries is unique to lead storage batteries, not found in other storage batteries. It is.

  When supplementary charging is performed, the target lead-acid battery is transported to a charging station. The charging station unpacks the lead-acid battery, performs auxiliary charging and shipping inspection, then packs it back and returns it to the warehouse. These costs increase inventory management costs. Therefore, when lead-acid batteries are shipped from the warehouse to the ordering party, so-called “first-in first-out” is performed, starting from the oldest manufacturing date (charging date), thereby reducing the number of supplementary charging that causes an increase in inventory management costs. It is important to.

  On the other hand, the multi-depot delivery system as described above focuses on shortening the delivery time and reducing the delivery cost by reducing the delivery distance and the time required for delivery. Therefore, even though “first-in first-out” in the warehouse as described above is possible, “first-in first-out” between a plurality of warehouses is not considered at all.

  The present invention is a multi-depot lead storage battery delivery system that considers "first-in first-out" among multiple warehouses from the date of manufacture of inventory lead storage batteries at each warehouse, and reduces the number of auxiliary charging to manage inventory. The present invention provides a lead storage battery delivery system that does not impair the advantages of multi-depot, which is cost reduction, shortened delivery time, and delivery cost reduction.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention according to claim 1 of the present invention provides an orderer located at an arbitrary place by using delivery means such as a vehicle equipped with a lead storage battery located at an arbitrary place. In lead-acid battery delivery systems that deliver lead-acid batteries, move the vehicles after delivery to multiple lead-acid battery storage locations set in different locations, and replenish lead-acid batteries from the storage locations to the delivery means, to any location An ordering information storage means for storing the ordering part number information issued from the ordering source located; the ordering information storage acquisition means for storing the ordering position information; and an inventory information storage means for storing stocking information for each part number at a plurality of storage locations. When there is a specific stock storage location extraction means that compares the information with the ordered product number information and extracts the storage location that stocks lead-acid batteries with the ordered product number as the specified stock storage location. , Having a route search means for searching the shortest route among the routes from the delivery means via the ordering source to the specified stock storage location as the shortest route, the location information of the specific stock storage location, the shortest route, It has a delivery plan display means for displaying delivery plan information consisting of the order part number information and the location information of the ordering party, and when there are multiple specific stock storage locations, the route search means passes the ordering source from the delivery means. The route searching for the specified inventory storage location is searched for each specified inventory storage location with the shortest route among the routes to the specified inventory storage location as the shortest route, and the shortest required time among the required times of multiple shortest routes is set as the minimum required time. However, when the shortest route that is within the predetermined time from the shortest required time is 2 or more, in the lead storage battery having the order part number, the characteristic inventory item for stocking the lead storage battery with the earliest manufacturing date The route selection means for selecting the route that reaches the specified shortest route as the specific shortest route, the position information of the specific stock storage location, the specific shortest route, the ordering part number information, and the position information of the ordering source selected by the route selection means The lead storage battery delivery system characterized by displaying the delivery plan information comprised on a delivery plan display means is shown.

  According to the present invention, the lead storage battery can be quickly delivered to the orderer without going through the warehouse by installing the lead storage battery in the delivery means (for example, truck) in advance. By replenishing the delivery means with the lead storage battery having the earliest manufacturing date in the warehouse group having the storage battery inventory, it becomes possible to perform first-in first-out between warehouses, and as a result, the number of supplementary charging can be reduced. Further, by replenishing the articles to the delivery means after delivery, it is possible to quickly send out the next order.

  Hereinafter, a lead storage battery delivery system according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a lead storage battery delivery system of the present invention, and FIGS. 2 and 3 are diagrams showing delivery routes by the lead storage battery delivery system of the present invention.

  The lead storage battery delivery system 101 according to the present invention is located at an arbitrary location, and delivers the delivery means B such as a vehicle loaded with the lead storage battery to an orderer A located at an arbitrary location. Thereafter, the delivery means B is moved to the storage locations C1 to Cn of the lead storage batteries set in a plurality of different locations, and the lead having the same product number or compatibility as the lead storage batteries delivered from the storage location C to the previous ordering source. The storage battery is taken out and the delivery means B is replenished with goods to prepare for the next shipment.

  The lead storage battery delivery system 101 of the present invention includes an ordering information storage means 102 for storing ordering part number information issued from an orderer located at an arbitrary place (corresponding to the ordering party A) and position information of the ordering party, Stock information storage means 103 is stored for storing stock information for each product number in a plurality of storage locations.

  The order information storage means 102 is stored on the server by inputting the corresponding product number, the location information of the orderer, and the orderer name from a home page published on the Web server from an information terminal such as a computer or a mobile phone. be able to. Alternatively, the person in charge of the order receiving the telephone / FAX communication from the orderer may input the information into the order receiving computer and store it in the order receiving server.

  Further, as the stock information storage means 103, information storage means such as a server may be used. When inventory information is managed by a server, it is advantageous in that the inventory information on the server can be updated to the latest by connecting the inventory information management terminal at each storage location and the server. In addition, as the product number information of the lead storage battery, instead of a specific product number, for example, information capable of specifying a desired lead storage battery, such as “lead storage battery suitable for a B car manufactured by Company A”, may be used.

  Then, the specific inventory storage location extraction means 104 collates the inventory information with the ordered product number information, and extracts the storage location that stocks the lead storage battery that is the same as or compatible with the ordered product number as the specified inventory storage location. . The specific stock storage location extraction means 104 only needs to perform two types of information collation processing on the computer, and the function is in either one of the server storing the stock information and the server storing the order source information. Just run it.

  In the present invention, when there is a single specific stock storage location, for example, when the storage location Ck is the only specific stock storage location in FIG. 2, the delivery means B passes this ordering source A to the storage location Ck. A route search means 105 for searching the shortest route among the shortest routes among the routes is provided.

  As the route search means 105, the shortest route search means mounted in a conventional car navigation system can be used. The location information of the delivery means B specified by GPS or the like, and the location information of the orderer A and the storage location Ck. Thus, it is possible to obtain position information of three points of a departure point, a transit point, and an arrival point necessary for route search. Similarly to the car navigation system, information such as traffic congestion and traffic regulation may be acquired from the VICS, and the route with the shortest required time may be searched as a shortest route after taking the information into consideration. This route search means 105 has distance / required time information of each road, and can be constituted by a route search server that executes a route search program.

  Also, if a toll road is included in the searched shortest route, the toll will be evaluated as part of the required time, taking into account whether the toll is commensurate with the time reduction, and added to the actual required time. May be.

  Thereafter, the shipping plan display means 106 uses the location information of the specific stock storage location, the orderer information including the order part number and the order source location information, and the shortest path information to reach the specific stock storage location from the delivery means via the order source. Display delivery plan information consisting of As a display method, a display such as an LCD is generally used, but an audio display can be used together.

  Then, the driver of the delivery means B such as a truck moves to the specified stock storage location after delivering the lead storage battery to the ordering party A through a predetermined route according to the delivery plan information displayed on the delivery plan display means 106. What is necessary is just to replenish the lead storage battery of a predetermined product number.

  Note that the configuration of the present invention can realize its functions on computers and servers that are network-connected to each other. However, since the delivery means B is located at an arbitrary place, the shipping plan display means 106 should always be installed in the delivery means B where the driver can confirm the display.

  Note that other order receiving servers, inventory information storage servers, and route search servers can perform their functions as long as they are connected to the network, and therefore do not need to be fixed at a specific location.

  Next, in the present invention, when there are a plurality of specific stock storage locations, the route search unit 105 causes the route search unit 105 to select the route with the shortest required time from the delivery unit B via the ordering source to the specific stock storage location. A route search is performed for each specified stock storage location as a route.

  This will be described with reference to FIG. Among the storage locations C1, C2, C4, C5, Ck, and Cn, the storage locations C1, C3, C5, and Ck indicated by the black circles are specified stock storage locations in which the lead storage batteries ordered by the orderer are stocked. In the present invention, the route search unit 105 is used to search, as the shortest route, the route with the shortest required time among the routes from the delivery unit B via the ordering party A to the storage location for each storage location.

  For example, the required time on the shortest route to reach Ck via the orderer A is Tk, and similarly, the required time on the shortest route to reach C1 via the orderer A is T1 and the orderer A It is assumed that the time required for the shortest route to reach C3 via T3 is T3 and the time required for the shortest route to reach C5 via T5 is T5. For example, Tk <T3 <T5 <T1. For example, the shortest required time is set as the shortest required time Tk, and the shortest route whose required time is within the predetermined time t (t> 0) from the shortest required time Tk is obtained.

  The predetermined time t is set so that the replenishment of the lead storage battery to the delivery means is completed when the next article order is received. Therefore, when the shortest storage location is relatively long and it takes a long time to move, the predetermined time t is set to be relatively short. On the other hand, when the shortest storage location is relatively close and the movement is completed in a short time, the predetermined time t can be set longer.

  Further, as the ordering frequency increases, the predetermined time t should be shortened. When the ordering frequency is low, the predetermined time t may be shortened. The predetermined time t should be determined according to the order frequency of the article. That is, by setting the predetermined time t that does not greatly affect the delivery time, a plurality of warehouses can be selected, and as a result, first-in first-out between these warehouses is possible.

  Then, when the predetermined time t is set as described above, for example, Tk <(Tk + t) <T3 <T5 <T1, and the required time is within the predetermined time t from the shortest required time Tk. If it is 1, the shortest route when the Ck is passed is displayed on the delivery plan display means 106 on the delivery plan display means 106.

  Further, when Tk <T3 <(Tk + t) <T5 <T1 and the required time is within the predetermined time t from the shortest required time Tk, a plurality of Tk and T3, the storage location Ck and the storage location C3 Referring to the manufacturing date (charging date) of the ordered lead storage battery, the shortest route reaching the one with the older manufacturing date stock is taken as the specified shortest route, and the delivery plan including this information is shown as the delivery plan display means 106. To display.

  In addition, when the manufacture date of the lead storage battery in both storage locations is the same, the shortest route which passes through Ck with the shortest required time is made into the specific shortest route, and the delivery plan corresponding to this is displayed. Hereinafter, when T5 or T1 is included in Tk to (Tk + t), the production date of the inventory lead storage battery in each storage location is compared, and the storage location C having the inventory lead storage battery having the earliest production date. What is necessary is just to select the shortest path | route which arrives at as a specific shortest path | route.

  Such route selection is performed using the route selection unit 107 from the inventory information and the route obtained by the inventory information storage unit 103 and the route search unit 105, respectively. Specifically, the route selection means 107 is configured by a programmed computer. Of course, the program may be installed in a computer that functions as an inventory information storage server or a route search server.

  According to the lead storage battery delivery system of the present invention as described above, since it is possible to perform multi-depot and first-in first-out inventory management, it is possible to reduce the number of auxiliary charging required for the inventory lead storage battery and to reduce inventory management cost. be able to. Moreover, such an effect can be obtained without impairing the advantages of multi-depot such as shortening of delivery time and reduction of delivery cost.

  The present invention is suitable for delivery of various lead storage batteries that require supplementary charge management.

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Explanation of symbols

A Order source B Delivery means C1, C2, C4, C5, Ck, Cn Storage location 101 Delivery system 102 Order information storage means 103 Inventory information storage means 104 Specific inventory storage location extraction means 105 Route search means 106 Shipping plan display means 107 Route Selection means

Claims (1)

The lead storage battery is delivered to an orderer located at an arbitrary location using delivery means such as a vehicle mounted with the lead storage battery located at an arbitrary location, and a plurality of the vehicles after delivery are set at different locations. In the lead storage battery delivery system, the lead storage battery is replenished from the storage place to the delivery means by moving to the storage place of the lead storage battery.
Ordered product number information issued from an ordering source located at an arbitrary location, ordering information storage acquisition means for storing the ordering source location information, and inventory information storage means for storing stock information for each product number at the plurality of storage locations Have
The inventory information and the ordered part number information are collated,
A specific stock storage location extracting means for extracting a storage location for stocking the lead storage battery having the ordered product number as a specific stock storage location;
When the specific stock storage location is single, route search means for searching the shortest route among the routes from the delivery means to the specific stock storage location via the ordering source as the shortest route is provided. And
A delivery plan display means for displaying delivery plan information including the location information of the specific stock storage location, the shortest path, the ordering product number information and the location information of the ordering source;
When there are a plurality of specific stock storage locations, the route search means uses the route having the shortest required time among the routes from the delivery means to the specific stock storage location via the ordering source as the shortest route. Route search for each inventory storage location,
In the lead storage battery having the order part number, when the shortest required time of a plurality of shortest routes is the shortest required time, and the shortest route within the predetermined time from the shortest required time is 2 or more, A route selection means for selecting a route reaching the characteristic inventory location for stocking the lead storage battery with the earliest manufacturing date as a specific shortest route;
The delivery plan display means includes delivery plan information selected from the location information of the specified stock storage location, the specified shortest route, the ordered item number information, and the location information of the ordering source selected by the route selection means. A lead storage battery delivery system characterized by displaying.

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