JP2008143603A - Delivery sorting system, delivery sorting method, delivery sorting program, and recording medium recoding the program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a delivery sorting system, a delivery sorting method, a delivery sorting program, and a recording medium recording the program high in space efficiency and work efficiency in a seeding system and hardly causing erroneous sorting. <P>SOLUTION: The delivery sorting system 1 comprises a computer 100 and a plurality of display devices 200. The computer 100 has a delivery information receiving means for receiving delivery information; a sorting information generating means for generating sorting information from the delivery information for every delivery destination; a sorting information classifying means for classifying the sorting information so that workload for storing objects in regions are uniform among blocks formed of a plurality of regions; and a sorting information display control means displaying information included in the sorting information on the display devices 200 corresponding to the regions. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a delivery sorting system for sorting articles to be delivered to a plurality of delivery destinations, a delivery sorting method, a delivery sorting program, and a recording medium on which the program is recorded.

  Conventionally, in various chain stores such as major convenience stores, supermarkets, and restaurants, delivery is performed using a distribution center to supply goods such as products to each store. That is, the chain store headquarters receives an order for an article from each store, orders each article necessary for each store from a manufacturer, a wholesaler, etc., and delivers these articles to a distribution center. The distribution center sorts and delivers the delivered goods to each delivery destination store based on the information received from the chain store headquarters. In such a distribution center, there are a picking method and a sowing method as a method for sorting (picking) articles for each delivery destination.

  This picking method is a method in which an operator picks one type of delivered item for each delivery destination from a shelf in which the item is in stock, and among many items placed in a large warehouse. It is necessary to find the target article from.

  On the other hand, in the sowing method, the worker first takes out the items to be delivered for each item from the place where the items are in stock (collectively sorted), and then collects the items. In this method, the articles taken out are distributed to a basket or the like determined for each delivery destination.

  However, in this seeding method, there is a problem that it is necessary to install a basket or the like for every delivery destination, and a vast space is required. Furthermore, there is a problem that the worker has to go around a vast space in order to distribute the articles to a basket or the like determined for each delivery destination, resulting in poor work efficiency. In particular, when it is not necessary to deliver the goods to all the delivery destinations, it is necessary to perform the sorting work in a state where the baskets to which the goods are to be sorted and the baskets that are not required to be sorted are mixed. In addition to the worsening of work efficiency, there is a problem that missorting is likely to occur.

  In view of such circumstances, the present invention provides a delivery sorting system, a delivery sorting method, a delivery sorting program, and a recording medium on which this program is recorded, which has high space efficiency and work efficiency and is less likely to cause wrong sorting in the sowing method. It is what.

  (1) The present invention is a delivery sorting system comprising a computer and a plurality of display devices, wherein the computer receives delivery information including at least delivery destination information and the type and number of articles. A receiving means, sorting information generating means for generating sorting information including at least the delivery destination information and the type and number of articles accommodated in one area from the received delivery information; Sorting information classifying means for classifying the sorting information generated for each delivery destination into the blocks so that the work volume for storing the articles is equal among the blocks composed of a plurality of the areas, and the sorted sorting Sorting information display control means for displaying information included in the information on the display device corresponding to the region; That is a delivery sorting system.

  (2) In the present invention, the work amount is a total number of touches in the block, and the number of touches is the article to be accommodated in the region when a plurality of touches are bundled into one. Is the number obtained by dividing the number by the number of bundles, plus the remainder, and in the case of an unbundled article, the number of articles to be accommodated in the area, The delivery sorting system according to (1), wherein the delivery sorting system is set for each article to be accommodated.

  (3) Further, in the present invention, the work amount is a total number of touches in the block, and the touch number is the number of operations for accommodating an article in the region, and is accommodated in one region. The delivery sorting system according to (1), wherein the delivery sorting system is set for each article.

  (4) In the present invention, the number of touches is corrected based on a weight, a size, or a bundled number of an article, according to (2) or (3), This is a delivery sorting system.

  (5) The present invention is the delivery sorting system according to any one of (1) to (3), wherein a plurality of the sorting information is generated for one delivery destination.

  (6) In the present invention, the computer may receive the delivery based on the number of articles, the location of the delivery destination, the delivery order, the delivery course, the delivery date and time, or the work time before generating the sorting information. The delivery sorting system according to any one of (1) to (5), further comprising batch delivery information generating means for generating a plurality of batch delivery information from the information.

  (7) According to the present invention, the sorting information display control unit of the computer displays the number information of articles to be accommodated in the area corresponding to the display device on the display device, and the number information includes a plurality of items. Is the number of the articles accommodated in the region divided by the number of bundles and the remainder, and in the case of an unbundled article, The delivery sorting system according to any one of (1) to (6), wherein the number is the number of articles accommodated in a region.

  (8) The present invention further includes a label printer that prints and issues a label, the display device includes a label issue button, and the computer, when the label issue button is pressed, Label delivery control means for causing the label printer to print the delivery destination information included in the sorting information relating to the display device for which the issue button has been pressed, and a label to the display device for which the label issue button has been pressed. The delivery sorting system according to any one of (1) to (7), further including a label issuance display control unit that displays a message indicating that it has been issued.

  (9) In the present invention, the label issuance control unit further causes the label issuance information to be printed on the label printer, and the article to the area corresponding to the display device in which the label issuance button is pressed. In the delivery sorting system according to (8), the final order information is further printed by the label printer when all of the storages are completed.

  (10) The present invention further includes an information reading device that reads article specifying information, the display device includes a completion button, and the sorting information display control unit of the computer includes one information reading device. When the article identification information of the article is read, the number information of the article is displayed on the display device, and when the completion button is pressed, the display of the number information of the display device where the completion button is pressed is ended. When all the articles are stored in the area corresponding to the display device on which the completion button is pressed when the completion button is pressed, the display device on which the completion button is pressed is displayed. The delivery sorting system according to any one of (1) to (9), characterized in that an indication that all the articles have been accommodated is displayed.

  (11) According to the present invention, there is also provided a forced termination means for causing the display device to forcibly terminate the work when the work time for storing the article in the area reaches a predetermined time. The delivery sorting system according to any one of (1) to (10), further comprising:

  (12) In the present invention, the computer may cause the forcible termination unit to cause the display device to perform the forced termination display, and then the sorting information generation unit may newly describe an article that is not accommodated in the area. The sorting information is generated, the sorting information newly generated by the sorting information classification means is newly classified, and the information included in the newly classified sorting information is displayed by the sorting information display control means. The delivery sorting system according to (11), wherein the display is displayed on the display device.

  (13) The delivery sorting according to any one of (1) to (12), wherein at least one container for storing articles is placed in the area. System.

  (14) The present invention may further include a conveyor that conveys the container, and a pedestal disposed on each side of the conveyor in the width direction, and the container is placed on the pedestal, and the display The apparatus is disposed on the side of the gantry in the vicinity of the container, the article is accommodated in the container on the gantry, and the container containing the article is pushed toward the conveyor from above the gantry. The delivery sorting system according to (13), wherein the delivery sorting system moves onto the conveyor and is transported to the next place by the conveyor.

  (15) The present invention is also the delivery sorting system according to (14), wherein a plurality of the conveyors and the mounts are arranged in the vertical direction.

  (16) The present invention is also a delivery sorting method using a computer and a plurality of display devices, the computer receiving the delivery information including at least delivery destination information and the type and number of articles, A step of generating, for each delivery destination, sorting information including at least the delivery destination information and the type and number of articles accommodated in one area from the delivery information, and a work amount for accommodating articles in the area is plural. The step of classifying the sorting information generated for each delivery destination into the respective blocks so as to be uniform among the blocks comprising the region, and the information included in the sorted sorting information corresponding to the region And a step of displaying on the display device.

  (17) In the present invention, the work amount is a total number of touches in the block, and the number of touches is the article to be accommodated in the region when a plurality of touches are bundled into one. Is the number obtained by dividing the number by the number of bundles, plus the remainder, and in the case of an unbundled article, the number of articles to be accommodated in the area, The delivery sorting method according to (16), wherein the delivery sorting method is set for each article to be accommodated.

  (18) Further, in the present invention, the work amount is a total number of touches in the block, and the touch number is the number of operations for accommodating an article in the region, and is accommodated in one region. The delivery sorting method according to (16), wherein the delivery sorting method is set for each article.

  (19) In the present invention, the number of touches is corrected based on a weight, a size, or a bundled number of articles, according to the above (17) or (18). This is a delivery sorting method.

  (20) The present invention is also a computer program included in a delivery sorting system including a computer and a plurality of display devices, the computer including at least delivery destination information and the type and number of articles. Delivery information receiving means for receiving delivery information, and sorting information for generating, for each delivery destination, sorting information including at least the delivery destination information and the type and number of articles contained in one area from the received delivery information. And a sorting information classifying unit that classifies the sorting information generated for each delivery destination into the blocks so that the amount of work for storing articles in the region is equal among the blocks composed of a plurality of the regions. And sorting to display information included in the classified sorting information on the display device corresponding to the area. Characterized in that to function as an information display control means, a delivery sorting program.

  (21) In the present invention, the work amount is a total number of touches in the block, and when the number of touches is an article bundled in one, the article accommodated in the region. Is the number obtained by dividing the number by the number of bundles, plus the remainder, and in the case of an unbundled article, the number of articles to be accommodated in the area, The delivery sorting program according to (20), which is set for each article to be accommodated.

  (22) In the present invention, the work amount is a total number of touches in the block, and the touch number is the number of operations for accommodating an article in the region, and is accommodated in one region. The delivery sorting program according to (20), wherein the delivery sorting program is set for each article.

  (23) The present invention is also the above (21) or (22), wherein the number of touches is corrected based on the weight, size, or the number of bundled articles. This is a delivery sorting program.

  (24) The present invention also provides a computer-readable recording medium on which the program according to any one of (20) to (23) is recorded.

  According to the delivery sorting system according to the present invention, in the sowing method, the space efficiency and the work efficiency are high, and it is possible to achieve an excellent effect that erroneous sorting is unlikely to occur.

  Further, the work amount is the total number of touches in the block, and the number of touches is the number of the articles accommodated in the region in the case of an article in which a plurality is bundled into one. In the case of an unbundled article, the number of articles to be accommodated in the area, for each article accommodated in one area. The work amount is set as the total number of touches in the block, and the touch number is the number of operations for accommodating an article in the area, and is for each article accommodated in one area. Therefore, it is possible to accurately estimate the amount of work, and it is possible to simultaneously start and finish the sorting work in each block each worker is responsible for. Thereby, it is possible to prevent a wasteful time such as waiting for the worker of the block that has finished the work to wait until the work of the other block is finished.

  In addition, since the number of touches is corrected based on the weight, size, or number of bundles of articles, the amount of work can be estimated more accurately, and unnecessary waiting time can be eliminated. it can.

  In addition, since a plurality of the sorting information is generated for one delivery destination, it is not necessary to secure a large area for a delivery destination having many articles to be delivered, and all the delivered articles are accommodated in the area. There is no such thing as being impossible.

  Further, the computer may generate a plurality of batch deliveries from the received delivery information based on the number of articles, the delivery destination location, the delivery order, the delivery course, the delivery date and time, or the work time before generating the sorting information. Since it further has a batch delivery information generating means for generating information, it is possible to perform a sorting operation by dividing a large number of articles to be delivered into a plurality of times by collecting delivery destinations with similar locations or delivery destinations with the same delivery course. This makes it possible to perform sorting work efficiently even in a limited space.

  Further, the sorting information display control means of the computer causes the display device to display the number information of articles to be accommodated in the area corresponding to the display device, and the number information is bundled into one. The number of the articles accommodated in the region is divided by the number of bundles and the remainder, and in the case of an unbundled article, the articles accommodated in the region Therefore, the worker only needs to perform the sorting work according to the display on the display device, so that skill is not required, and work addition can be reduced. Furthermore, since the worker can understand the number of cases and the number of single articles to be stored immediately by simply looking at the display on the display device, it is not necessary to calculate the number of cases from the number of single articles. The work time can be shortened and the work load can be reduced.

  Further, the printer further includes a label printer that prints and issues a label, the display device includes a label issue button, and the computer presses the label issue button when the label issue button is pressed. A label issuance control unit that causes the label printer to print the delivery destination information included in the sorting information related to the display device, and displays that the label has been issued on the display device on which the label issuance button has been pressed. And a label issuance display control means, so that it is possible to clearly indicate to which delivery destination the articles that have been sorted are delivered, as well as errors in entry by workers and label Since a pasting error does not occur, an accurate sorting operation can be realized.

  Further, the label issuance control means further causes the label printer to print the label issuance order information, and all the articles are accommodated in the area corresponding to the display device where the label issuance button is pressed. In this case, since the final order information is printed by the label printer, even when articles to be delivered to one delivery destination are accommodated in a plurality of containers, etc., labels each having a number written on each container etc. Pasted in order, it becomes possible to immediately recognize how many containers etc. are delivered to the delivery destination, and each container etc. Misdelivery can be prevented.

  Further, the information reading device further reads the item specifying information, the display device has a completion button, and the sorting information display control means of the computer is configured such that the information reading device stores the item specifying information of one item. When read, the number information of the article is displayed on the display device, and when the completion button is pressed, the display of the number information of the display device where the completion button is pressed is terminated, and the completion button is pressed. When all the articles have been accommodated in the area corresponding to the display device for which the completion button has been pressed, all the articles have been accommodated in the display device for which the completion button has been pressed. Since the completion is displayed, only the information is read by the information reading device, the number of articles to be stored is immediately displayed, and the working time can be shortened. In addition, by pressing the completion button, it is possible to clearly determine that the article has been accommodated or that all the articles have been accommodated. Can do.

  Further, the computer further includes forced termination means for causing the display device to forcibly terminate when the work time for storing the article in the area reaches a predetermined time. When sorting refrigerated goods, it is possible to finish the work before the quality of the goods deteriorates, and it is not necessary to lower the temperature of the sorting work place to the temperature required for freezing or refrigeration. While maintaining the quality, the work environment can be improved and the workload of the workers can be reduced.

  In addition, after the forced termination means causes the display device to perform the forced termination display, the computer newly generates the sorting information for articles that are not accommodated in the area by the sorting information generation means. The sorting information newly generated by the sorting information classification means is newly classified, and the information included in the newly classified sorting information is displayed on the display device by the sorting information display control means. Therefore, even if the sorting operation is completed in the middle of the process and there are articles that cannot be sorted during the work, the articles are sorted efficiently together with other remaining articles in the subsequent sorting work. Therefore, work efficiency can be improved.

  In addition, since at least one container for storing articles is placed in the area, a label indicating a delivery destination is affixed to the container used for sorting work, and the container is used as it is as a delivery container. Thus, useless container replacement work and the like are eliminated, and work efficiency can be improved. Furthermore, even if the inside of the container becomes full during the sorting operation, a label indicating the delivery destination is affixed to the full container and transported to the next location, and the remaining articles are transferred to the next new item. The container can be accommodated, and space efficiency can be improved by using a large number of relatively small containers.

  The container further includes a conveyor that conveys the container, and a pedestal disposed on each side of the conveyor in the width direction. The container is placed on the pedestal, and the display device Arranged on the side of the gantry in the vicinity, the article is accommodated in the container on the gantry, and the container containing the article moves from the gantry onto the conveyor by being pushed toward the conveyor. Since it is transported to the next place by the conveyor, the worker can perform the sorting work on the outside of the gantry on both sides of the conveyor, and the sorting work can be performed efficiently without complications between the workers. Can do. In addition, since the worker can push the container from the outside and carry the container on the conveyor, it is not necessary for the worker to take out the container one by one from the mount, reducing the work load, Work time can be shortened.

  Further, since a plurality of the conveyors and the gantry are arranged in the vertical direction, a space in the width direction is not required, and space efficiency can be improved.

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

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of a delivery sorting system 1 according to this embodiment.

  As shown in the figure, the delivery sorting system 1 includes a computer 100, a display device 200, a label printer 400, a barcode reader 500, and a printer 600, which communicate with each other. It is connected to the network 10 as possible.

  In the present embodiment, 32 display devices 200 are grouped into four blocks a to d. That is, each block is composed of eight display devices. These four blocks a to d are respectively assigned to four blocks A to D of a gantry 720 to be described later.

  In addition, a server 50 of a chain store headquarters or the like is connected to the network 10 via the Internet 20 or the like. The chain store headquarters or the like receives an order for goods from a delivery destination of each chain shop, etc., and each shop places an order for necessary goods to a manufacturer, a wholesaler, etc., and these goods are delivered to the delivery sorting system 1. It is delivered to distribution centers that have At this time, the server 50 integrates information on the order of the article from the delivery destination, information on the order of the article to the manufacturer, information on the delivery of the article from the manufacturer, etc., and the type of the article to be delivered to the delivery destination. And delivery information, which is information relating to the number of pieces, is generated and transmitted to the computer 100.

  Next, the computer 100 will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the computer 100.

  As shown in the figure, the computer 100 includes a CPU 110, a ROM 120, a RAM 130, a hard disk 140, and a network interface 150, which are connected to each other via a bus 160.

  The CPU 110 performs control of the above parts, various arithmetic processes, and the like according to a program.

  The ROM 120 stores various programs and parameters that control basic operations of the computer 100.

  The RAM 130 temporarily stores programs and data as a work area.

  The hard disk 140 stores basic software such as an operating system, programs for controlling predetermined operations of the computer 100 described later, parameters, data, and the like.

  The network interface 150 is an interface for connecting to the network 10 and communicating with other devices on the network. As a network communication method, standards such as Ethernet (registered trademark), token ring, and FDDI are used. Can do.

  Next, the display device 200 will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 3A is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the display device 200.

  As shown in the figure, the display device 200 includes a CPU 210, a ROM 220, a RAM 230, a display unit 240, a network interface 250, a completion button 260, and a label issue button 270, which are connected via a bus 280. Are connected to each other.

  The CPU 210 performs control of the above parts, various arithmetic processes, and the like according to a program.

  The ROM 220 stores various programs and parameters for controlling basic operations of the display device 200.

  The RAM 230 temporarily stores programs and data as a work area.

  The display unit 240 displays characters and symbols such as numbers by LED light emission or liquid crystal display.

  The network interface 250 is an interface for connecting to the network 10 and communicating with other devices on the network.

  The completion button 260 is a button that is pressed when one kind of article has been accommodated in the container 800.

  The label issue button 270 is a button that is pressed when issuing a label.

  Note that the display device 200 may be one that directly controls the display unit 240 by the computer 100 without the CPU 210 or the like, or may be one that is controlled by a dedicated controller.

  FIG. 3B is a front view showing the appearance of the display device 200.

  As shown in the figure, the display device 200 is provided with a display unit 240 at the front center, a completion button 260 on the front right side, and a label issue button 270 on the front left side. FIG. 3B shows an example in which “5” is displayed as the number of cases on the left side of the hyphen “−”, and “3” is displayed as the number of pieces on the right side. The number of cases and the number of pieces will be described later.

  Next, the label printer 400 and the printer 600 will be described.

  The label printer 400 and the printer 600 print a print image (bitmap data) based on a print job transmitted from the computer 100. Note that when the print job includes a control language, the label printer 400 and the printer 600 may have a function of interpreting this and performing rasterization to create a print image.

  Next, the barcode reader 500 will be described.

  The barcode reader 500 scans and reads a barcode attached to each article. In the barcode attached to each article, article specifying information for identifying the type of the article is described. Note that the barcode reader 500 may read either a one-dimensional barcode or a two-dimensional barcode, and further obtains information by reading characters, or reads information from a wireless IC tag. There may be.

  Next, a sorting base 700 on which the display device 200, the label printer 400, and the barcode reader 500 are disposed will be described with reference to FIGS.

  4 and 5 are a plan view and a right side view showing the appearance of the sorting base 700. FIG.

  As shown in the figure, the sorting rack 700 has a roller conveyor 710 at the center and two substantially rectangular parallelepiped racks 720 on both sides in the width direction of the roller conveyor 710. The roller conveyor 710 and the gantry 720 are arranged in two stages in the vertical direction.

  The roller conveyor 710 is disposed such that the transport direction is the upward direction in FIG. 4, and a carry-out port 712 is provided at the most downstream end.

  The gantry 720 is divided into four parts, blocks A to D. In this embodiment, the upstream side of the conveyor on the right side of the sorting platform 700 is block A, the downstream side of the conveyor on the right side of the sorting platform 700 is block B, the upstream side of the conveyor on the left side of the sorting platform 700 is block C, and the sorting platform Block D is the downstream side of the conveyor on the left side of 700.

  In each of the blocks A to D of the gantry 720, eight display devices 200 belonging to the blocks a to d are disposed on the outer surface. That is, as shown in FIG. 5, in each block A to D of the gantry 720, the display device 200 includes four display devices 200 belonging to the corresponding blocks a to d on the upper and lower stages of the gantry 720, respectively. A total of eight are arranged.

  On the base 720 below each display device 200 is a region corresponding to each display device 200, and articles are sorted and stored in this region. In the present embodiment, a container 800 that stores articles is placed on a base 720 below each display device 200. That is, a total of 32 containers 800 are placed on the gantry 720, 8 in each of the blocks A to D, and the total number of containers 800 is the same as the total number of display devices 200. The display device 200 and the container 800 are arranged so that the openings of the display device 200 and the container 800 are within the same field of view as viewed from the operator's eyes.

  In the container 800, an article is accommodated and delivered to a delivery destination together with the article. The container 800 in which the article is stored is pushed toward the roller conveyor 710 by an operator, and slides on the gantry 720 and transfers to the roller conveyor 710. And it is conveyed by the roller conveyor 710 to the carrying-out exit 712, taken out from the carrying-out exit 712, and is carried to the next shipping yard.

  The rack 720 is provided with a total of four label printers 400, one above the upstream side of each of the blocks A to D. Further, a total of four bar code readers 500 are arranged, one in the vicinity of each of the blocks A to D.

  Next, the operation of the delivery sorting system 1 according to this embodiment will be described.

  First, an outline from the delivery sorting system 1 until a plurality of types of articles are sorted and delivered from a warehouse will be described.

  FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing the flow of articles.

  As shown in the figure, a plurality of types of articles delivered from a manufacturer or the like are first stored in the inventory yard 2. Of the articles stored in the inventory yard 2, the articles delivered to the delivery destination are first taken out from the inventory yard 2 and medium-sorted into the intermediate sorting yard 3. The middle sorting means that a necessary number of articles to be delivered are collected and taken out from the inventory yard 2.

  Next, the intermediately sorted articles are sorted in the sorting platform 700 by being stored in the container 800 for each delivery destination. Then, the articles stored in the container 800 for each delivery destination are carried to the shipping yard 4 and delivered from here to each delivery destination.

  Next, an outline of the operation of the delivery sorting system 1 will be described using a flowchart.

  In addition, each process shown by the following flowcharts is implement | achieved by the program in this embodiment. Each program is stored in the hard disk 140 of the computer 100 and is sequentially read from the CPU 110 and executed when the operation of the delivery sorting system 1 is started.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a procedure of main processing performed by the computer 100 of the delivery sorting system 1.

  As shown in the figure, the computer 100 first performs delivery information reception processing in step S101. Here, the delivery information transmitted from the server 50 is received and stored. This delivery information is information indicating how many articles are delivered to which delivery destination.

  FIG. 14 shows an example of delivery information.

  As shown in the figure, the delivery information in this embodiment includes items of “delivery destination”, “delivery date / time”, “article”, and “number”. The delivery information according to the present invention includes at least items of “delivery destination” that is delivery destination information, “article” that is the type of article, and “number” that is the number of articles. In these three items, a “delivery date” item which is a basis for generating batch delivery information described later is added.

  The contents of the item “Delivery address” are not limited to the store name shown in the figure, but may be an identification number for identifying each store, etc. Information related to a delivery destination such as a number or an e-mail address may be added. In addition, the content of the item “article” is not limited to only the type of article such as coffee and milk shown in the figure, and includes information such as a manufacturer name, a product name, or content. Also good. In addition, the items to be added are not limited to “delivery date and time”, but may be “delivery order”, “delivery course”, “emergency” or the like, and a plurality of items including these are added. Also good. Furthermore, the delivery information is not limited to information received from the server 50, but is received from the server 50, information stored in the hard disk 140 of the computer 100, or received from another server or the like. It may be generated by adding the above information.

  Returning to FIG. 7, in step S102, batch delivery information generation processing is performed. Here, batch delivery information is generated from the received and stored delivery information.

  In the delivery sorting system 1, the articles described in the delivery information are not sorted at a time, but are divided into a plurality of batches. For this reason, in step S102, batch delivery information describing the articles to be sorted in each batch is generated from the delivery information.

  For efficient delivery, sorting items for the same region or destination in the same delivery course into one batch, or sorting items delivered at the same time into one batch It is desirable to combine articles whose working time is set at a predetermined time, such as frozen or refrigerated articles, into one batch. Therefore, each batch delivery information is generated based on the number of articles, delivery destination location, delivery order, delivery course, delivery date and time, or work time.

  FIGS. 15A and 15B show examples of batch delivery information.

  The figure shows an example in which two pieces of batch delivery information are generated from the delivery information shown in FIG. 14 based on “delivery date”. That is, FIG. 15A shows batch delivery information for a batch for sorting articles delivered on the morning of October 5, and FIG. 15B shows October 5 This is batch delivery information for a batch for sorting articles delivered in the afternoon.

  Returning to FIG. 7, in step S103, sorting information generation processing is performed. Here, sorting information that is information regarding the number of articles accommodated in each container 800 is generated from the batch delivery information. Details of the sorting information generation process will be described later.

  In step S104, sorting information classification processing is performed. Here, the sorting information is classified so that the work of storing the articles in the container 800 is uniform among the blocks A to D. Details of the sorting information classification process will be described later.

  In step S105, intermediate sorting information processing is performed. Here, the middle sorting information, which is information relating to the number of articles to be middle sorted, is generated from the sorting information. Details of the middle sorting information processing will be described later.

  In step S106, sorting information display processing is performed. Here, the information included in the sorting information is displayed on the display device 200. Details of the sorting information display process will be described later.

  In step S107, a label issuing process is performed. Here, a label to be printed and pasted on the container 800 is printed. Details of the label issuing process will be described later.

  In step S108, it is determined whether or not all batches have been processed. If processing has not been performed for all batches, the process returns to step S103 to perform processing for the next batch. If this process is repeated and all batches are processed, the sorting is completed for all articles described in the received delivery information, and the process ends.

  Next, the sorting information generation process will be described.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a procedure of sorting information generation processing.

  As shown in the figure, in the sorting information generation process, first, in step S201, sorting information generation processing for each delivery destination is performed. Here, sorting information for each delivery destination is generated from the batch delivery information.

  In the delivery sorting system 1, only one article delivered to one delivery destination is accommodated in one container 800. For this reason, in the sorting information generation process, first, batch delivery information is classified for each delivery destination in step S201, and sorting information for each delivery destination is generated.

  In step S202, it is determined whether or not all the articles described in the generated sorting information can be accommodated in one container 800. If it can be accommodated in one container 800, the process proceeds to step S204, and if it cannot be accommodated in one container 800, the process proceeds to step S203.

  In step S203, sorting information division processing is performed. Here, the sorting information that cannot store all of the described articles in one container 800 is divided, and a plurality of sorting information that can store all of the described articles in one container 800 is generated.

  In step S204, a case number and piece number generation process is performed. Here, the number of cases, which is the number of cases in which a plurality of articles are packed into one, and the number of pieces, which is the number of single articles, are generated from the number of each article described in the sorting information and used as sorting information. Append. That is, the number obtained by dividing the number of articles described in the sorting information by the number of articles packed in one is the number of cases, and the remainder is the number of pieces. More specifically, when the number of a certain article described in the sorting information is 17, and normally the article is distributed in a case unit in which five pieces are packed into one, the number of cases is “3”. ”And the number of pieces is“ 2 ”.

  Note that the information regarding the number of articles packed in one may be included in the delivery information, or may be stored in a separate database or the like. In addition, information on the number of cases and the number of pieces may be added to the delivery information in advance.

  Through the above processing, sorting information related to the number of articles accommodated in one container 800 is generated for each delivery destination.

  FIGS. 16A and 16B show an example of the sorting information.

  The figure shows an example of sorting information generated from the batch delivery information for the morning delivery on October 5 shown in FIG. 15A. The sorting information includes “delivery destination”, “delivery date”. , “Article”, “number”, “number of cases”, and “number of pieces”. FIG. 16A shows the sorting information for the P store, and FIG. 16B shows the sorting information for the Q store.

  In this embodiment, 6 coffees are 1 pack, 12 sugars are 1 pack, 5 teas are 1 pack, 1 ham is not packed, 3 milks are 1 pack . For this reason, for example, in the case of coffee delivered to the P store, the number of cases is “1” and the number of pieces is “4” because the number is “10”.

  Needless to say, the number of articles packed in one is not limited to the above example. Further, the sorting information may include items other than the items shown in FIG.

  Next, the sorting information classification process will be described.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the sorting information classification process.

  As shown in the figure, in the sorting information classification process, first, in step S301, a touch number generation process is performed. Here, the number of touches, which is the sum of the number of cases and the number of pieces, is generated for each article described in the sorting information and added to the sorting information.

  FIG. 17 shows an example of sorting information to which the number of touches is added.

  The figure shows an example in which the number of touches is added to the sorting information of the P store shown in FIG. 16A, and “delivery destination”, “delivery date”, “article”, “number” In addition, an item “number of touches” is added to the items “number of cases” and “number of pieces”. In the figure, for example, in the case of coffee, the number of cases is “1” and the number of pieces is “4”, so the number of touches is “5”.

  Returning to FIG. 9, in step S302, sorting information classification leveling processing is performed. Here, the sorting information is classified into the blocks A to D so that the work amount for storing the articles described in the sorting information in the container 800 is equal between the blocks A to D. Specifically, the sorting information is classified into the blocks A to D so that the total number of touches described in the sorting information is uniform among the blocks A to D, and the blocks A to D are classified. Information for identifying any of the blocks A to D is added to each sorting information.

  For example, in order to store 17 articles normally distributed in a pack of 5 pieces in the container 800, three cases and two articles alone may be put into the container 800. The operation to perform three times and the operation to insert a single article are five times in total. That is, the number of touches, which is the sum of the number of cases and the number of pieces, is equal to the number of operations for storing the article in the container 800. For this reason, if the total number of touches is equalized among the blocks A to D, the work amount of each of the blocks A to D can be equalized.

  It should be noted that a more accurate work amount may be estimated by correcting the number of touches by multiplying by a coefficient corresponding to the weight or size of the article or case. For example, because the case weight is heavy, when it takes about 1.5 times as long to put one case into the container 800 as compared with other articles, the number of cases is multiplied by a factor of 1.5. The sum of the number and the number of pieces may be used as the number of touches.

  In addition, for articles that can be held in a container 800 at the same time by grasping a plurality of articles or cases together, it is not the sum of the number of cases and the number of pieces that is actually stored in the container 800. The number of necessary operations may be the number of touches. For example, when 17 articles normally distributed in a 5-pack case are accommodated in the container 800, the number of cases is 3, the number of pieces is 2, and the number of touches is 5 which is the sum of the two. At this time, the number of touches may be set to four if two articles can be grasped and put into the container 800 together. Furthermore, in addition to being able to grasp two articles as a whole, two cases are usually bundled, and if two cases can be grasped together and put into the container 800, the number of touches May be 3.

  Thus, the amount of work can be accurately estimated by using the number of touches. For this reason, when one or several workers are assigned to each of the blocks A to D and the sorting work is performed, the sorting work in each of the blocks A to D can be started at the same time and finished simultaneously. . Thereby, it is possible to prevent a wasteful time such as waiting for the worker of the block that has finished the work to wait until the work of the other block is finished. Moreover, since the work load for each worker is equalized, there is no dissatisfaction caused by the concentration of the work load on a specific worker.

  In step S303, sorting information allocation processing is performed. Here, the sorting information classified into the blocks A to D is allocated to the display device 200 arranged in the block. Specifically, information for identifying each display device 200, such as the MAC address and serial number of the display device 200, is added to the sorting information.

  As a result, the article described in the sorting information assigned to a certain display device 200 is assigned to be accommodated in the container 800 placed under the display device 200. That is, for the first time, the container 800 assigned to each delivery destination is determined. By doing in this way, it is not necessary to prepare the containers 800 that are assigned in advance for all the delivery destinations, and it is possible to perform sorting work for many delivery destinations in a limited space. Further, since the distance that the worker walks during the sorting work can be shortened, the work efficiency is also improved.

  Next, middle sorting information processing will be described.

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the procedure of intermediate sorting information processing.

  As shown in the figure, in the middle sorting information processing, first, in step S401, middle sorting information generation processing is performed. Here, medium sorting information describing the number of articles necessary for each block is generated from the sorting information classified into the blocks A to D.

  FIG. 18 shows an example of the middle sorting information.

  The figure shows an example of the intermediate sorting information generated from the sorting information shown in FIG. 16, and includes items “block”, “article”, “number”, “number of cases”, and “number of pieces”. Become. In the figure, for example, the number of coffees in the A block is “60”, which is the total number of coffees described in the sorting information classified into the A blocks.

  Returning to FIG. 10, in step S402, a printing process is performed. Here, the intermediate sorting information is printed by the printer 600. If there is an article that is not pre-attached with a barcode that includes information for identifying the type of the article, the barcode that includes the article specifying information of the article is printed at this time. The worker sorts the articles into each block while referring to the printed middle sorting information.

  Next, the sorting information display process will be described.

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the sorting information display process.

  As shown in the figure, in the sorting information display process, first, in step S501, it is determined whether or not the article specifying information has been received. This article specifying information is transmitted from the barcode reader 500 that has read the barcode attached to the article or the barcode printed in step S402 of the intermediate sorting information processing. If the article specifying information is received, the process proceeds to step S502.

  In step S502, an accommodation number display process is performed. Here, among the information described in each sorting information, the number of cases and the number of pieces of the article that received the article specifying information are displayed on the display device 200 to which each sorting information is assigned. For example, when the number of cases is 5 and the number of pieces is 3, the display device 200 displays “5-3” on the display unit 240.

  The worker looks at the number of cases and the number of pieces displayed on the display device 200, and puts the articles or the articles alone packed in the case by the displayed number into the container 800 placed below the display device. throw into. At this time, the openings of the display device 200 and the container 800 are arranged so as to fall within the same field of view, so there is no mistake in the container 800 that the worker puts in.

  In step S503, it is determined whether or not the label issue button 270 has been pressed. Here, if the label issue button 270 is not pressed, the process proceeds to step S504. If the label issue button 270 is pressed by the worker, the process proceeds to step S505.

  In step S504, it is determined whether or not the completion button 260 has been pressed. Here, when the completion button 260 is pressed by the worker, the process proceeds to step S506, and when not pressed, the process returns to step S503.

  That is, in steps S503 and S504, the operator waits for either the completion button 260 or the label issue button 270 to be pressed by the worker. When the worker finishes putting the number of articles displayed on the display device 200 into the container 800, the worker presses the completion button 260, and the container 800 is already full, and the number of articles displayed on the display device 200 cannot be loaded. If possible, the label issue button 270 is pressed without inserting the article.

  In step S505, an intermediate label issuing process is performed. Details of the midway label issuing process will be described later.

  In step S506, display end processing is performed. Here, the display of the display device 200 is terminated. Instead of ending the display, the display device 200 may display that the storage of the article has been completed.

  In step S507, it is determined whether or not all the articles described in the sorting information have been accommodated. Here, in display device 200 to which each sort information is assigned, it is determined whether or not complete button 260 has been pressed for all articles described in the sort information. If the completion button 260 has been pressed for all articles, the process proceeds to step S508; otherwise, the process returns to step S501 and the above process is repeated. Here, while returning to step S501, the process of step S503 can also be executed. That is, when the label issuance button 270 is pressed by the worker, the label issuance process may be performed on the way.

  It should be noted that, in the sorting operation of the frozen or refrigerated items, even if the completion button 260 is not pressed for all the items, if the predetermined work time is reached based on these items, step S508 is performed. You may make it go to. In other words, the sorting operation may be forcibly terminated before the quality of the frozen or refrigerated article deteriorates due to the temperature of the sorting rack 700.

  In this way, when the sorting operation is forcibly terminated and an article that cannot be accommodated in the container 800 within the predetermined work time is generated in the batch, the process returns to S102 in step S108 in FIG. Generate batch delivery information again. At this time, batch delivery information may be newly generated only for the articles that could not be sorted in the batch that was forcibly terminated and their delivery destinations, or the articles that were scheduled to be sorted in the next batch and their delivery destinations. In addition, batch delivery information may be newly generated for all articles that have not yet been sorted and their delivery destinations.

  In this way, the quality of the articles can be maintained without reducing the temperature of the sorting platform 700 to the temperature required for freezing or refrigeration, and the workload of workers can be reduced.

  Returning to FIG. 11, in step S508, end display processing is performed. Here, “END” is displayed on the display device 200. The worker can easily recognize that all the articles have been accommodated in the container 800 by viewing this display.

  The computer 100 executes this sorting information display process for each display device 200 in parallel.

  Next, the intermediate label issuing process will be described.

  If the label issuance button 270 is pressed in step S503, an intermediate label issuance process is performed.

  For example, in a case where the container 800 is full before all the articles are accommodated in the container 800, an additional container 800 for accommodating the remaining articles needs to be newly prepared. Then, it is necessary to affix a label on which the name of the delivery destination is printed on the full container 800. In such a case, when the worker presses the label issuance button 270, a label issuance process is performed on the way.

  FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the midway label issuing process.

  As shown in the figure, in the middle label issuing process, first, in step S511, a display change process is performed. Here, “FULL” is displayed on the display device 200 where the label issue button 270 is pressed. Thereby, the worker can easily recognize to which container 800 the label issued in the next step is to be attached.

  In step S512, label printing processing is performed. Here, a label printed with information on the delivery destination information such as the name, identification number, address or contact address of the delivery destination and the label issue order information, that is, the number of the container for the delivery destination, is labeled It is issued to the printer 400. As this delivery destination information, information included in the sorting information assigned to the display device 200 where the label issue button 270 is pressed is printed. Further, the label printer 400 that performs printing is assigned to the block to which the display device 200 in which the label printer issue button 280 is pressed belongs.

  In step S513, it is determined whether or not the completion button 260 has been pressed. The worker attaches the printed label to the container 800 placed below the display device that displays “FULL”. Further, the worker pushes the container 800 with the label attached thereto toward the conveyor 710 and places it on the conveyor 710. Then, the worker places a newly added container 800 below the display device displayed as “FULL” and presses the completion button 260.

  In step S513, it is determined whether or not the completion button 260 has been pressed by the worker, and if it has been pressed, the process proceeds to step S514.

  In step S514, display return processing is performed. Here, the display on the display device 200 is restored to the display before the label issue button 270 was pressed.

  Next, label issue processing will be described.

  FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the label issuing process.

  As shown in the figure, in the label issuing process, first, in step S601, it is determined whether or not the label issuing button 270 has been pressed. If the label issue button 270 is pressed, the process proceeds to step S602.

  In step S602, display change processing is performed. Here, “FULL” is displayed on the display device 200 where the label issue button 270 is pressed.

  In step S603, label printing processing is performed. Here, the same process as step S512 of the midway label issuing process is performed. However, in step S603, in addition to the information about the container number for the delivery destination, the final rank information, that is, the information about the last container is also printed on the label.

  In step S604, it is determined whether all labels have been issued. When the label issue button 270 is pressed in all the display devices 200 and all labels are printed, the process returns to the main process.

  According to the delivery sorting system 1 in the present embodiment described above, the following sorting work can be realized in a distribution center or the like.

  First, the computer 100 receives delivery information and generates a plurality of batch delivery information. Then, the sorting operation of the first batch is performed based on one of the plurality of batch delivery information.

  In the sorting operation of the first batch, the computer 100 first generates sorting information and equalizes and classifies the workload between the blocks A to D.

  Next, the computer 100 generates intermediate sorting information, and the printer 600 prints the intermediate sorting information.

  The worker takes out necessary articles from the inventory yard 2 for each of the blocks A to D to the middle sorting yard 3 while referring to the printed middle sorting information, and performs the middle sorting. Then, the worker moves the medium-sorted article to the vicinity of the sorting rack 700.

  When the worker causes the barcode reader 500 to read the barcode attached to the first article in the vicinity of the sorting rack, the display unit 240 of the display device 200 disposed on the rack 720 of the sorting rack 700 displays the barcode. Indicates the number of cases and the number of pieces of the first article to be accommodated in the container 800 below.

  The worker puts the first article into the container 800 under the display device 200 by the number of cases and the number of pieces displayed on the display unit 240 of the display device 200 in each of the blocks in charge. A button 260 is pressed.

  When the worker finishes putting the first article into all the containers in the block in charge, he / she causes the barcode reader attached to the next article to be read by the barcode reader and causes the container 800 to receive the next item as described above. Insert the article and press the completion button 260. The worker repeats this and successively puts articles into the container 800.

  If the container 800 becomes full before the loading of all articles to be accommodated in the container 800 in the first batch is completed, the worker presses the label issue button 270. “FULL” is displayed on the display device 200 on which the label issue button 270 is pressed, and the label printer 400 prints and issues a label on which the name of the delivery destination is described. The worker attaches this label to the container 800 under the display device 200 displayed as “FULL”, pushes the container 800 toward the conveyor 710 from the gantry 720, and places the container 800 on the conveyor 710. The container 800 placed on the conveyor 710 is transported to the carry-out port 712 by the conveyor 710 and taken out from the carry-out port 712.

  The worker newly places an additional container 800 under the display device 200 displayed as “FULL” and repeats the operation of putting the remaining articles into the container 800 in the same manner as described above.

  When all the articles to be stored in the container 800 in the first batch are completed, or when a predetermined work time is reached, “END” is displayed on the display unit 240 of each display device 200. Is done.

  When the worker presses the label issue button 270 of the display device 200 displayed as “END”, the display of the display device 200 changes to “FULL”. The label printer 400 prints and issues a label on which the name of the delivery destination is written.

  The worker attaches this label to the container 800 under the display device 200 displayed as “FULL”, and places the container 800 on the conveyor 710 as described above. The container 800 is transported by the conveyor 710 and taken out from the carry-out port 712 in the same manner as described above.

  This completes the sorting operation of the first batch.

  Similarly, the sorting operation is performed for the second batch and the third batch, and the sorting operation is performed for all batch delivery information.

  The container 800 taken out from the carry-out port 712 is carried to the shipping yard 4, loaded on a vehicle or the like in the shipping yard 4, and delivered to each delivery destination described on the attached label.

  Note that the delivery sorting system 1 according to the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and it is needless to say that various changes can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention.

  For example, the number of display devices 200, the number of blocks, and the number of display devices belonging to one block are not limited to the numbers shown in the present embodiment. It can be set to any number according to the amount, the number of delivery destinations, and the like.

  The display device 200 may display not only the number of cases and the number of pieces on the display unit 240 but also a plurality of other information such as article names.

  Further, the completion button 260 and the label issue button 270 may be independent from the display device 200.

  Further, the sorting base 700 is not limited to the one shown in the present embodiment and arranged in two stages in the vertical direction, and may be one stage, or arranged in three or more stages. It may be.

  The sorting stand 700 is not limited to the shape shown in the present embodiment. For example, the sorting stand 700 is L-shaped, V-shaped, U-shaped, or U-shaped in plan view. Also good.

  In addition, the computer 100 according to the present embodiment can be realized by a dedicated hardware circuit for executing each of the above procedures, or by executing a program describing each of the above procedures by the CPU. When the present invention is realized by the latter, the program for operating the computer may be provided by a computer-readable recording medium such as a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM, or online via a network such as the Internet 20. May be provided. In this case, the program recorded on the computer-readable recording medium is usually transferred and stored in a ROM, a hard disk or the like. In addition, this program may be provided as, for example, a single application software, or may be incorporated into the software of the apparatus as one function of a computer.

  The delivery sorting system, delivery sorting method, delivery sorting program, and recording medium storing the program of the present invention can be used particularly in the field of article delivery.

1 is a block diagram showing an overall configuration of a delivery sorting system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the computer 100 which concerns on this embodiment. (A) It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the display apparatus 200 which concerns on this embodiment. (B) It is a front view which shows the external appearance of the display apparatus 200 which concerns on this embodiment. It is a top view which shows the external appearance of the sorting stand 700 concerning this embodiment. It is a right view which shows the external appearance of the sorting stand 700 concerning this embodiment. It is the schematic which shows the flow of the articles | goods in this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the process which the computer 100 of the delivery sorting system 1 which concerns on this embodiment performs. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the sorting information generation process which concerns on this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the classification information classification | category process which concerns on this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the middle sorting information processing which concerns on this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the sorting information display process which concerns on this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the middle label issuing process concerning this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the label issuing process which concerns on this embodiment. It is an example of the delivery information which concerns on this embodiment. (A) And (b) It is an example of the batch delivery information concerning this embodiment. (A) And (b) It is an example of the sorting information which concerns on this embodiment. It is an example of the sorting information to which the number of touches according to the present embodiment is added. It is an example of the middle sort information concerning this embodiment.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Delivery sorting system 100 ... Computer 200 ... Display apparatus 260 ... Complete button 270 ... Label issue button 400 ... Label printer 500 ... Bar code reader 710 ... Conveyor 720 ... Still 800 ... Container

Claims (24)

A delivery sorting system comprising a computer and a plurality of display devices,
The computer
A delivery information receiving means for receiving delivery information including at least delivery destination information and the type and number of articles;
Sorting information generating means for generating, for each delivery destination, sorting information including at least the delivery destination information and the type and number of articles contained in one area from the received delivery information;
Sorting information classifying means for classifying the sorting information generated for each delivery destination into the blocks so that the work amount for storing articles in the area is uniform among the blocks composed of a plurality of the areas;
Sorting information display control means for displaying information included in the classified sorting information on the display device corresponding to the region,
Delivery sorting system. The work amount is the total number of touches in the block,
The number of touches is a number obtained by adding the remainder to the number obtained by dividing the number of the articles to be accommodated in the region by the number of the bundled, in the case of an article that is bundled in one. In the case of an unbundled article, it is the number of articles accommodated in the area, and is set for each article accommodated in one area,
The delivery sorting system according to claim 1. The work amount is the total number of touches in the block,
The number of touches is the number of times that an article is accommodated in the area, and is set for each article accommodated in one area.
The delivery sorting system according to claim 1. The number of touches is corrected based on the weight, size, or number of bundled items,
The delivery sorting system according to claim 2 or 3. A plurality of the sorting information is generated for one delivery destination.
The delivery sorting system according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The computer
Batch delivery for generating a plurality of batch delivery information from the received delivery information based on the number of articles, delivery destination location, delivery order, delivery course, delivery date / time or working time before generating the sorting information It further has an information generating means,
The delivery sorting system according to any one of claims 1 to 5. The sorting information display control means of the computer is
Displaying on the display device information on the number of articles to be accommodated in the area corresponding to the display device;
The number information is
In the case of an article in which a plurality is bundled into one, the number of the article to be accommodated in the region is divided by the number of bundled and the remainder number,
In the case of an unbundled article, the number of articles accommodated in the region,
The delivery sorting system according to any one of claims 1 to 6. A label printer for printing and issuing a label;
The display device has a label issue button,
The computer
When the label issue button is pressed, label issue control means for causing the label printer to print the delivery destination information included in the sorting information related to the display device where the label issue button is pressed;
A label issuance display control means for displaying that the label has been issued on the display device on which the label issuance button has been pressed;
The delivery sorting system according to any one of claims 1 to 7. The label issuance control means is
Further, the label printing order information is printed on the label printer,
If all of the articles are stored in the area corresponding to the display device on which the label issuing button is pressed, the label printer is further printed with final order information.
The delivery sorting system according to claim 8. It further has an information reading device for reading the article specifying information,
The display device has a completion button,
The sorting information display control means of the computer is
When the information reading device reads the article specifying information of one article, the number information of the article is displayed on the display device,
When the completion button is pressed, the display of the number information of the display device where the completion button is pressed is terminated,
When all of the articles are stored in the area corresponding to the display device on which the completion button is pressed when the completion button is pressed, the display device on which the completion button is pressed, It is characterized by having a message indicating that all the articles have been stored.
The delivery sorting system according to any one of claims 1 to 9. The computer further includes forced termination means for causing the display device to forcibly terminate the work when the work time for storing the article in the area reaches a predetermined time.
The delivery sorting system according to any one of claims 1 to 10. The computer
After causing the display device to display the forced termination by the forced termination means,
The sorting information generation means newly generates the sorting information for articles that are not accommodated in the area,
The classification information newly generated by the classification information classification means is newly classified,
12. The delivery sorting system according to claim 11, wherein the sorting information display control means displays information included in the newly sorted sorting information on the display device. In the area, at least one container for accommodating articles is placed,
The delivery sorting system according to any one of claims 1 to 12. A conveyor for conveying the container;
A pedestal disposed on each side in the width direction of the conveyor, and
The container is placed on the gantry,
The display device is disposed on a side of the gantry near the container,
The article is stored in the container on the gantry,
The container containing articles is moved from the gantry to the conveyor by being pushed toward the conveyor, and is conveyed to the next place by the conveyor.
The delivery sorting system according to claim 13. The conveyor and the gantry are
It is characterized in that a plurality are arranged in the vertical direction,
The delivery sorting system according to claim 14. A delivery sorting method using a computer and a plurality of display devices,
In the computer,
Receiving delivery information including at least delivery destination information and the type and number of articles;
Generating, for each delivery destination, sorting information including at least the delivery destination information and the type and number of articles accommodated in one area from the received delivery information;
Classifying the sorting information generated for each delivery destination into the blocks so that the amount of work for storing articles in the region is equal among blocks composed of a plurality of the regions;
Displaying the information included in the classified sorting information on the display device corresponding to the region; and
Delivery sorting method. The work amount is the total number of touches in the block,
The number of touches is a number obtained by adding the remainder to the number obtained by dividing the number of the articles to be accommodated in the region by the number of the bundled, in the case of an article that is bundled in one. In the case of an unbundled article, it is the number of articles accommodated in the area, and is set for each article accommodated in one area,
The delivery sorting method according to claim 16. The work amount is the total number of touches in the block,
The number of touches is the number of times that an article is accommodated in the area, and is set for each article accommodated in one area.
The delivery sorting method according to claim 16. The number of touches is corrected based on the weight, size, or number of bundled items,
The delivery sorting method according to claim 17 or 18. A computer program included in a delivery sorting system including a computer and a plurality of display devices,
The computer,
A delivery information receiving means for receiving delivery information including at least delivery destination information and the type and number of articles;
Sorting information generating means for generating, for each delivery destination, sorting information including at least the delivery destination information and the type and number of articles contained in one area from the received delivery information;
Sorting information classifying means for classifying the sorting information generated for each delivery destination into the blocks so that the work amount for storing articles in the area is uniform among the blocks composed of a plurality of the areas;
The information included in the classified sorting information is made to function as sorting information display control means for displaying on the display device corresponding to the region,
Delivery sorting program. The work amount is the total number of touches in the block,
The number of touches is a number obtained by adding the remainder to the number obtained by dividing the number of the articles to be accommodated in the region by the number of the bundled, in the case of an article that is bundled in one. In the case of an unbundled article, it is the number of articles accommodated in the area, and is set for each article accommodated in one area,
The delivery sorting program according to claim 20. The work amount is the total number of touches in the block,
The number of touches is the number of times that an article is accommodated in the area, and is set for each article accommodated in one area.
The delivery sorting program according to claim 20. The number of touches is corrected based on the weight, size, or number of bundled items,
The delivery sorting program according to claim 21 or 22. A program according to any one of claims 20 to 23 is recorded at least,
Computer-readable recording medium.

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