JP2011198252A - Layout creation support system, layout creation support method, and layout creation support program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a layout creation support system, a layout creation support method and a layout creation support program for acquiring an efficient section plan from congested flow lines.SOLUTION: A control part 21 of the layout creation support system 20 specifies source areas and destination areas in postal matter moving work based on a postal matter movement related record, and computes moving distances between the areas. The control part 21 computes the number of transfers in each moving work on the basis of the quantity of postal matters to be handled, and multiplies the moving distance between the areas by the number of transfers to compute the total moving distance for each moving work. The control part 21 adds all the total moving distances for each moving work to compute the overall total moving distance. The control part 21 displays the flow lines connecting the source areas and the destination areas on a layout drawing of a section plan display region with width corresponding to the number of transfers.

Description

  The present invention relates to a layout creation support system, a layout creation support method, and a layout creation support program that support layout creation by evaluating a layout plan in which areas such as a work place are arranged.

  In office buildings, factories, and the like, layout creation for work efficiency is being studied (see, for example, Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2). Patent Document 1 describes that a production line is arranged so that the moving distance of a person or an object is shortened with as few equipments as possible by arranging the equipment according to the order of product processes. Patent Document 2 describes that a layout is determined using a movement cost calculated using a measured flow line of a moving object. In the technique described in Patent Document 2, the layout state is automatically grasped, and the layout is changed at an appropriate timing.

JP-A-6-84740 (first page, FIGS. 1, 6 and 7) Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2003-22309 (first page, FIG. 1)

  From the viewpoint of efficiency, as shown in Patent Document 1, it is desirable to use a partition plan in which the moving distance of a person or an object is short. However, when the number of movements varies depending on the work, the actual efficiency may not be evaluated only by the length of the flow line displayed on the section plan. Even if each flow line is short, if the flow lines intersect in a complicated manner, it may become an obstacle to movement during work.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and provides a layout creation support system, a layout creation support method, and a layout creation support program for grasping an efficient partition plan from a traffic line congestion situation. There is to do.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention described in claim 1 is directed to a partition plan data storage means for recording a floor layout diagram of a partition plan in which an area is arranged with respect to a floor plan, and each moving work of a transported object. A layout creation support system comprising movement-related data storage means for associating a movement source and a movement destination and a control means for evaluating a partition plan, wherein the control means is arranged on a floor layout drawing An area position specifying unit that specifies a reference node in each area, a transfer number calculating unit that calculates the transfer number between the movement source and the movement destination of each moving work based on the work amount in each moving work, and between the areas The means for determining the width of the flow line according to the number of times of transportation, and the reference nodes of the movement source and destination areas of each movement work stored in the movement-related data storage means, with a flow line of the determined thickness Result It performs a display, and summarized in that and a congested area output means for outputting the congested region of the flow line.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the layout creation support system according to the first aspect, the area position specifying means displays the node designation icon of each area so that the arrangement can be changed according to a user instruction. And a means for setting the position of the node designation icon as the reference node when an instruction from the user is received.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the layout creation support system according to the first or second aspect, the control unit calculates a length of each flow line, the length of the flow line, and the number of times of conveyance. And a means for calculating the total movement distance for each moving work by multiplying the above and a means for calculating the total total movement distance in the section plan by summing up the total movement distance for each moving work. To do.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the layout creation support system according to any one of the first to third aspects, the movement related data storage means is associated with the movement work and is a time zone during which the movement work is performed. The congestion area output means outputs the congestion area of the flow line on the division plan for each time period.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the block plan data storage means for recording the floor plan of the block plan in which the area is arranged with respect to the floor plan is associated with the movement source and the movement destination of each moving work of the transported goods. A layout creation support system using a layout creation support system comprising a movement related data storage means and a control means for evaluating a partition plan, wherein the control means is arranged on a floor plan. In addition, an area position specifying stage for identifying a reference node in each area, a transfer count calculating stage for calculating the transfer count between the movement source and destination of each moving work based on the amount of work in each moving work, and transport between areas The step of determining the width of the flow line according to the number of times, and the determined thicknesses of the reference nodes in the movement source and destination areas of each movement work stored in the movement related data storage means Perform the display with tie flow line, and be required to run the congested region output step of outputting a congested area of the flow line.

  According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the block plan data storage means that records the floor plan of the block plan in which the area is arranged with respect to the floor plan is associated with the movement source and the movement destination of each moving work of the transported goods. A program for supporting layout creation using a layout creation support system comprising movement related data storage means and control means for evaluating partition plans, wherein the control means is placed on a floor plan. Area position specifying means for specifying a reference node in each arranged area, transport number calculating means for calculating the number of transports between the movement source and destination of each moving work based on the amount of work in each moving work, between areas The means for determining the width of the flow line according to the number of times of transport, and the reference nodes of the movement source and destination areas of each movement work stored in the movement related data storage means, Performs a display with tie flow line boss was thickness, and summarized in that function as congested region output means for outputting the congested region of the flow line.

(Function)
According to the present invention, the control means specifies the reference node in each area arranged on the floor plan. The control means calculates the number of conveyances between the movement source and the movement destination of each moving work based on the work amount in each moving work. The control means determines the width of the flow line according to the number of conveyances between the areas. The control means displays the reference nodes in the movement source and movement destination areas of each movement work stored in the movement related data storage means by the flow line of the determined thickness, and displays the congestion area of the flow line. Output. For this reason, an efficient division plan can be evaluated by browsing the state of the congestion area | region of each flow line. In this case, since the flow line is displayed with a width in consideration of the number of times of conveyance, it is easy to grasp the moving distance of the entire section plan.

  According to the present invention, the control means displays the node designation icon of each area so that the arrangement can be changed according to the user's instruction. When receiving the user's instruction, the control unit sets the position of the node designation icon as the reference node. For this reason, even if the area is large, it is possible to more accurately identify the position in the movement source area of the conveyed product and the position in the movement destination area. Therefore, it is possible to display the traffic line congestion region more accurately.

  According to the present invention, the control means calculates the length of each flow line. The control means calculates the total moving distance for each moving operation by multiplying the length of the flow line and the number of times of conveyance. The control means calculates the total total movement distance in the section plan by summing up the total movement distance for each movement work. For this reason, an efficient division plan can be evaluated also based on the total movement distance of a division plan.

  According to this invention, a control means outputs the congestion area | region of the flow line on a division plan for every time slot | zone. For this reason, even if the flow line is congested on the division plan, it can be grasped that the traffic is not actually congested due to the different time for the moving work.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to grasp a more appropriate division plan based on the congestion area of the flow line.

The schematic block diagram explaining the structure of the layout creation assistance system of embodiment. It is explanatory drawing explaining the data structure of a data storage part, (a) shows a unit size data storage part, (b) shows a required area data storage part, (c) shows a building drawing data storage part. Explanatory drawing explaining the structure of the data recorded on the basic data storage part. Explanatory drawing explaining the data structure of a division plan evaluation data storage part. The flowchart for demonstrating the process sequence of the layout creation assistance process of embodiment. The flowchart for demonstrating the process sequence of the calculation process of the required area of embodiment. The flowchart for demonstrating the process sequence of the preparation process of the division plan of embodiment. The flowchart for demonstrating the process sequence of the evaluation process of the division plan of embodiment. The screen figure explaining the work flow figure created by the prior confirmation process of a work process. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the content of the data recorded on the unit size data memory | storage part, Comprising: (a) is a block diagram of a small dispatch division work place, (b) is a block diagram of a basic unit work place. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the division plan displayed in the evaluation process of a layout plan, (a) shows the state which displayed the division plan, (b) shows the state which has arrange | positioned the icon. It is the layout plan of the division plan which displayed the flow line, Comprising: (a) shows the division plan where the flow line does not cross | intersect, (b) shows the division plan where the flow line cross | intersects.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment embodying the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. This embodiment will be described as a layout creation support system that supports the creation of layout diagrams of workplaces such as postal collection / delivery operations and pallets at postal collection / delivery bases. In the present embodiment, at the time of reviewing the layout, a partition plan that is a candidate for the layout diagram after the change is created. The layout creation support system evaluates the created partition plan. In the present embodiment, a layout having a small number of intersections of flow lines and a short total transport distance is highly evaluated.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the layout creation support system 20 of this embodiment includes an input unit 15 and a display unit 16. The input unit 15 is a device for inputting various types of information, and uses a keyboard, a pointing device, or the like. The display unit 16 is a device for displaying information for creating a division plan, evaluation on the division plan, and the like, and uses a display or the like.

  The layout creation support system 20 includes a control unit 21 as a control means, a flow data storage unit 22, a unit size data storage unit 23, a necessary area data storage unit 24, a building drawing data storage unit 25, a partition plan data storage unit 26, and a basis. A data storage unit 27 and a partition plan evaluation data storage unit 28 are provided. The building drawing data storage unit 25 functions as a partition plan data storage unit, and the basic data storage unit 27 functions as a movement related data storage unit.

  The control unit 21 includes a CPU, a RAM, a ROM, and the like (not shown), and performs later-described processing (processing including an area position specifying step, a conveyance number calculating step, a flow line width determining step, a congested region output step, and the like). Do. Then, by executing the layout creation support program for this purpose, the control unit 21 causes the flow creation processing unit 21a, the necessary area setting unit 21b, the partition plan creation unit 21c, the partition plan evaluation unit 21d, the partition plan output unit 21e, and the like. Function as.

The flow creation processing unit 21a performs a creation process of a transported object flow diagram showing a processing flow of a transported object (postal matter and pallet) in the collection and delivery base.
The necessary area setting means 21b performs a process of setting the size of an area (such as a work place or a pallet place) at this collection and delivery base. This necessary area setting means 21b calculates these necessary sizes from the number of work places and pallet places using the data stored in the unit size data storage section 23. Furthermore, the necessary area setting means 21b stores data relating to the size of each element constituting the VCS (video coding system).

  The section plan creation means 21c performs a section plan creation process for this collection and delivery base. Specifically, the block plan creation means 21c, from the central management database (not shown), if the floor plan of the building where each collection and delivery base is installed is not stored in the building drawing data storage unit 25, Acquire and record each floor plan to be laid out. Further, the section plan creation means 21c displays the floor plan stored in the building drawing data storage unit 25 and prompts the user to arrange each area on the floor plan.

  The partition plan evaluation means 21d evaluates the partition plan based on the intersection state of the flow lines and the total transport distance. This section plan evaluation means 21d includes an evaluation supervision means 210, basic data acquisition means 211, conveyance number calculation means 212, area position specification means 213, movement distance calculation means 214, flow line display processing means 215 and congestion area extraction means 216. I have. In the present embodiment, the flow line display processing means 215 and the congestion area extraction means 216 function as a congestion area output means.

  The evaluation management unit 210 performs a comprehensive evaluation process by integrating the evaluation results calculated by the basic data acquisition unit 211 to the congestion area extraction unit 216. Here, the evaluation management unit 210 includes an evaluation memory that temporarily stores evaluation information such as the total total moving distance and the number of intersections.

  The basic data acquisition unit 211 performs acquisition processing of basic data used for partition plan evaluation. The basic data acquisition unit 211 stores data related to the handling target type, work classification, and small classification in a handling amount table 271 described later. The basic data acquisition unit 211 stores data related to the postal type included in the postal item movement relation table described later. The basic data acquisition unit 211 stores data relating to an empty pallet type, a movement source, and a movement destination that are included in pallet movement relation data 273 described later.

  The number-of-conveyance calculation means 212 calculates the number of times the conveyed object is conveyed in one day between the areas of this collection / delivery base. In the present embodiment, the number-of-conveyance calculation means 212 stores data relating to one basic unit number for each moving operation (number of messages carried by one transfer in the moving operation) common to each collection and delivery site. In addition, the number-of-conveyances calculation unit 212 acquires the number of one basic unit for each moving operation that differs for each collection and delivery site. Further, the number-of-conveyance calculation means 212 stores a movement amount calculation formula for calculating the number of handling of each moving work using the total number of mail items recorded in the handling amount table 271 described later.

The area position specifying means 213 performs processing for specifying each area on the partition plan. In the present embodiment, the area position specifying unit 213 stores a display icon table in which area names and node designation icon names are associated with each other. This node designation icon is an icon indicating a carry-in position for bringing a conveyed product into this area and a carry-out position for bringing a conveyed product from this area. In the present embodiment, in areas other than the sorting machine work area, area names and node designation icons are associated one-to-one. A node designation icon for the movement source area and a node designation icon for the movement destination area are associated with the area name of the sorting machine work area. This is because in the sorting machine work place, the mail delivery position is different from the delivery position. The area position specifying means 213 specifies the reference node of this area from the set coordinates of the placed node designation icon. This reference node becomes the start point or end point of the flow line on the plot. The distance between this area and another area can be calculated from the length of this flow line.

  The movement distance calculation means 214 calculates the movement distance between areas in one day, the total movement distance, and the total total movement distance in the partition plan to be evaluated. In the present embodiment, the movement distance calculation unit 214 calculates the distance on the partition plan between areas from the coordinates of the node designation icon of each area arranged on the partition plan. The movement distance calculation means 214 calculates the actual movement distance between areas from the distance on the division plan between areas and the scale. The movement distance calculation means 214 calculates the total movement distance between areas in one day by multiplying the movement distance and the number of times of conveyance. Furthermore, the movement distance calculation means 214 adds up the calculated total movement distances to calculate the total total movement distance in this section plan.

  The flow line display processing unit 215 performs a process for displaying a flow line in the division plan to be evaluated. Here, the flow line display processing means 215 determines the width of the flow line connecting the areas based on the number of times of conveyance. For this reason, the flow line display processing means 215 stores the unit width when the number of conveyances is “1”.

The congestion area extraction unit 216 extracts the intersection of the flow lines from the coordinates of the flow lines displayed on the division plan. The congestion area extraction unit 216 calculates and records the number of intersections of the flow lines by counting the extracted intersections.
The section plan output means 21e displays on the screen evaluation information such as the section plan on which the flow line is displayed, the total total movement distance, and the number of intersections.

  On the other hand, the flow data storage unit 22 records data related to the conveyed product flow chart (see FIG. 9) at the collection and delivery base. This flow diagram data is recorded when a registration instruction is received by the user in the flow creation processing means 21a. Data relating to each area object is recorded in the transported object flow diagram data. Specifically, the transported object flow diagram data includes data on the names of the area objects, the relationship between the area objects, and the transported objects (postal items or pallets) transported between the areas. In the present embodiment, the area objects of the area through which the transported object passes are connected in order by arrows from the area object of the movement start area at the collection and delivery base to the area object of the movement end area. In the movement start area of the transported object, an area for work (in FIG. 9, “window acceptance / collection” and “arrival”) in which the mail arrives at the collection / delivery base is set. In the movement end area of the collection / delivery base, an area for work in which mails leave the collection / delivery base (“delivery of own branch” and “delivery” in FIG. 9) is set.

  As shown in FIG. 2A, the unit size data storage unit 23 stores a workplace unit size record 231 and a placement unit size record 232. The workplace unit size record 231 is data relating to the size of the workplace required when each work is performed by one person. The storage unit size record 232 is data relating to a storage size required for each unit for each of an empty pallet storage, a bulk (delayed discount discount mail) storage, and a basic unit temporary storage. Each of these unit size records (231, 232) is recorded when data relating to a newly configured work place or place is registered.

The workplace unit size record 231 includes data relating to the workplace type identifier, the vertical and horizontal sizes, the area, and the workplace configuration diagram.
In the work area type identifier data area, data relating to an identifier for specifying the type of the work area for performing each work included in the mail collection and delivery work is recorded. In the present embodiment, this type includes “small delivery sorting work (sorting shelf)”, “large thin object sorting work”, “basic unit creation work”, and the like. Here, the small delivery sorting operation is a sorting operation for transporting small mail items to other collection and delivery bases. The large thin article sorting operation is a work for sorting large and thin mail pieces. The basic unit creation work is a work that is unitized for each amount of postal matter (amount of basic unit) processed in a unit work time (in this embodiment, “15 minutes”) in the division work.

In the vertical and horizontal size data area, data relating to the vertical and horizontal dimensions of the work place is recorded.
In the area data area, data relating to the area of the workplace is recorded.

  Data relating to the configuration diagram of the workplace is recorded in the workplace configuration diagram data area. FIG. 10A shows a configuration diagram of the small dispatch division work place 61, and FIG. 10B shows a configuration diagram of the basic unit creation operation 62. In these configuration diagrams, the work place includes not only a shelf but also a place for a carriage used for transportation.

The placement unit size record 232 includes data on placement type identifiers, vertical and horizontal sizes, areas, and placement configuration diagrams.
In the placement type identifier data area, data relating to identifiers that specify types of empty pallets, bulks, and basic unit temporary placement places are recorded.

In the vertical and horizontal size data area, data relating to the vertical and horizontal dimensions of the place is recorded.
In the area data area and the placement configuration diagram data area, data relating to the area and configuration diagram of the placement are respectively recorded.

  As shown in FIG. 2B, the necessary area data storage unit 24 stores a work area record 241, a placement area record 242, and an installation location area record 243. Each area record (241 to 243) is recorded by the necessary area setting means 21b.

  The workplace area record 241 is data relating to the total work area for each workplace type. In the present embodiment, the work area data 241 is recorded in the work area record 241 with respect to the work area calculated using the work area unit size record 231 of the unit size data storage unit 23. The workplace area record 241 includes data relating to a workplace type identifier, a workplace name, the number of workplaces, and a total work area.

  In the work area type identifier data area, the work place name data area, the work place number data area, and the total work area data area, data related to the work place type identifier, the work place name, the number of work places, and the total work area of the work place are specified. Are recorded respectively. As the name of the workplace, “small delivery sorting work (sorting shelf)”, “large thin object sorting work”, “basic unit creation work”, and the like are used.

  The placement area record 242 is data regarding the total storage area for each placement. The storage area record 242 includes data regarding a storage type identifier, a storage site name, the number of storage sites, and a total storage area.

In the place type identifier data area, the place name data area, the place number data area, and the total storage area data area, the place type identifier that specifies the type of each place, the place name, the number of places, and the total work area of the place Are recorded respectively. As the name of the storage location, an empty pallet storage location, a bulk storage location, a basic unit temporary storage location, or the like is used.

  The installation location area record 243 is data relating to the area of the area (installation location) set in the division plan. The installation location area record 243 includes data on the installation location name and location area.

  The installation location name data area and the location area data area include data on the name of each installation location and the area of the installation location. The name of the installation location includes a VCS workshop and a special room.

  As shown in FIG. 2C, the building drawing data storage unit 25 stores a floor drawing file 250 relating to a floor plan for each floor of the building where the collection and delivery base is installed. This floor drawing file 250 is recorded when acquired from a central management database (not shown). The floor drawing file 250 includes the number of floors, a floor plan, and a scale.

Data relating to the floor number of each floor is recorded in the floor floor data area.
In the floor plan data area, data relating to the floor plan in the room is recorded. This floor plan is a drawing before each area is arranged.
Data relating to the scale of the floor plan is recorded in the scale data area.

  The partition plan data storage unit 26 stores a partition plan file related to a partition plan (floor layout diagram) in which each area is arranged on the floor plan. This section plan file is stored in response to a user's registration instruction when a floor layout drawing in which the arrangement of each area is completed with respect to the floor plan is completed. The zoning plan file includes zoning plan identifiers, a floor plan, and data related to the creation date.

  In the section plan identifier data area, data relating to an identifier for specifying the floor layout of each section plan arranged is recorded. In this embodiment, the file name of the partition plan is used as the partition plan identifier.

In the floor plan data area, data relating to a drawing (floor plan) after each area such as a work place or a store is arranged with respect to the floor plan is recorded.
In the creation date data area, data related to the date and time when this floor plan is created is recorded.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the basic data storage unit 27 records basic data used for evaluating the division plan. The basic data includes a handling amount table 271, a postal matter movement relation table, a pallet movement relation data 273, a sorter operation ratio table 274, a shelf division ratio data 275, and a vertical conveyance time data 276. These are registered before evaluating the parcel plan at the collection / delivery base.

  The handling amount table 271 is data relating to the number of postal items processed per day at this collection and delivery base and the total number of transport containers (pallets) handled. This handling amount table 271 includes data on handling object type, work classification, small classification, and total number of handling.

In the handling target type data area, data relating to an identifier for specifying the type of target to be handled is recorded. As this type of handling object, names such as “ordinary ordinary small article mail” and “pallet” are used.

In the work classification data area and the small classification data area, data related to the classification of the work to be performed on the type to be handled and the small classification are stored.
The total handling number data area stores data related to the total handling number for each type of handling target by work classification and small classification. In the case of mail, the number is recorded, and in the case of a pallet, the number is recorded.

  The postal matter movement relation table is composed of each movement work record 272 relating to the movement state of the postal matter within the collection and delivery base. The movement work record 272 includes data regarding the mail item type, the movement source, the movement destination, the number of basic unit messages, and the number of times of conveyance. If all the movement sources and movement destinations of the same mail item type are traced, the flow of mail items from the movement start area to the movement end area at this collection and delivery base is obtained.

  In the postal matter type data area, data relating to an identifier for specifying the type of postal matter to be moved is recorded. As this mail item type, “normal hand classification” and “delivery record” are used.

  In the movement source data area and the movement destination data area, data relating to identifiers for specifying the movement source area and the movement destination area in this mail type are recorded. In this embodiment, the area names of the movement source area and the movement destination area are used as identifiers.

In the one basic unit number data area, data relating to the number of mail items (number of mails) carried by one transport in this movement is recorded.
In the transport number data area, data related to the number of transports from the movement source to the movement destination is recorded in one day.

  The pallet movement related data 273 is data relating to the storage location of the empty pallet. In this pallet movement relation data 273, data relating to an empty pallet type, a movement source, a movement destination, and a storage ratio are stored.

  In the empty pallet type data area, data relating to an identifier for specifying the type of the empty pallet is recorded. In the present embodiment, the arrived empty pallet, the empty pallet generated in the basic unit creation, the empty pallet used at the dispatch knitting station, the empty pallet used for the delivery, etc. are used as the types of empty pallets.

  In the movement source data area and the movement destination data area, data relating to the movement source and the movement destination of the empty pallet are recorded. In the data relating to the work place where the empty pallet is generated, the name (area name) of this work place is recorded in the movement source data area, and the name of the empty pallet place is recorded in the movement destination data area. In addition, in the data relating to the workplace using the empty pallet, the name of the workplace (area name) is recorded in the movement destination data area, and the name of the empty pallet storage area is recorded in the movement source data area.

  In the storage ratio data area, data relating to the ratio of transport from the work place where empty pallets are generated to each destination or the ratio of transport from each move source to the work place using empty pallets is recorded.

The sorter operation ratio table 274 is data relating to the ratio of the operation status of the sorters arranged at this collection and delivery base. This sorter operation ratio table 274 includes data regarding the operation ratio of each sorter for each work of dispatch division, delivery 1 pass, and delivery 2 pass.

The shelf division rate data 275 is data relating to the ratio of the shelf division in large mail items.
The vertical transfer time data 276 is data related to the time required to move up and down the first floor when transporting to a floor on another floor.

  The partition plan evaluation data storage unit 28 stores an evaluation result file of the partition plan that has been evaluated. This evaluation result file includes flow line display layout map data 281, inter-area movement distance record 282, total total movement distance data 283, intersection number data 284, and file name data 285. Each of these data (281 to 285) is recorded when the section plan evaluation means 21d executes the evaluation process for the floor layout drawing.

In the flow line display layout data 281, data related to the flow line display layout map in which a flow line is displayed on the floor layout map of each section plan is recorded.
The inter-area movement distance record 282 records data related to the movement distance between areas. In the inter-area movement distance record 282, data relating to a mail item type, a movement source, a movement destination, a movement distance, and a total movement distance are recorded.

In the postal matter type data area, data relating to an identifier for specifying the type of postal matter to be moved is recorded.
In the movement source data area and the movement destination data area, data relating to identifiers for specifying the movement source area and the movement destination area are recorded in the mail classification.

In the movement distance data area, data relating to the distance (movement distance) between the movement source and the movement destination is recorded.
In the total movement distance data area, data relating to the total value of the movement distance in one day for each movement work is recorded. In this embodiment, it is calculated by multiplying the number of conveyance times by the movement distance.

In the total total movement distance data 283, data relating to the total value of the movement distances in this section plan is recorded. This total total movement distance is calculated by summing up the total movement distance for each movement operation.
In the intersection number data 284, data relating to the number of times the flow lines displayed in the division plan intersect is recorded.

  Next, a procedure for performing layout creation support processing using the layout creation support system 20 configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. Here, a case where the collection and delivery base is configured from one floor will be described. One sorting machine is arranged at this collection and delivery base.

(Layout creation support process)
The outline of the layout creation support process will be described with reference to FIG.
When using the layout creation support system 20, the user first activates the layout creation support program. In this case, the control unit 21 of the layout creation support system 20 displays a menu screen. This menu screen includes a work process creation button, a necessary area calculation button, a section plan creation button, a section plan evaluation button, and a section plan output button.

Here, the user first selects a work process creation button.
In this case, the control unit 21 of the layout creation support system 20 executes a prior confirmation process for the work process (step S1-1). Specifically, the flow creation processing unit 21 a of the control unit 21 displays a work process confirmation screen on the display unit 16. This work process confirmation screen includes a work process display area and a work flow storage button. The flow creation processing means 21a displays a work icon 51 and a place icon 52 (see FIG. 9) in this work process display area. The work icon 51 is an icon indicating the content of work performed on mail items at the collection and delivery base. The place icon 52 is an icon indicating a place such as a pallet or mail. In response to a user instruction, the flow creation processing unit 21a of the control unit 21 deletes the work icon 51 and the placement icon 52, or generates the work icon 51 and the placement icon 52 with new names. To do.

  Here, the user moves the work icons 51 and the placement icons 52 so that they are arranged in the work order. And a user connects each icon (51, 52) with an arrow so that the order of the operation | work with respect to the conveyed product (postal matter and pallet) in a collection and delivery base may be shown. In this case, the arrow indicating the flow of mail is connected by a solid line, and the arrow indicating the flow of pallet is connected by a broken line.

  When all the work icons and the place icons 52 have been connected, the user selects the work flow storage button on the work process confirmation screen. In this case, the flow creation processing unit 21a of the control unit 21 specifies an area object corresponding to the icon shown in the flowchart displayed in the work process display area. The transport object flow diagram data is generated from the area object and stored in the flow data storage unit 22.

  Next, the control unit 21 of the layout creation support system 20 executes a necessary area calculation process (step S1-2). In this process, the necessary area setting unit 21b of the control unit 21 uses the unit area records (231, 232) of the unit size data storage unit 23 to calculate the total work size of each work place and the total storage size of each storage place. calculate. The necessary area setting unit 21b stores the calculated total work size and total storage size in the necessary area data storage unit 24. Details of this processing will be described later with reference to FIG.

  Next, the control unit 21 of the layout creation support system 20 executes a partition plan creation process (step S1-3). In this processing, the section plan creation means 21c of the control unit 21 displays the floor plan recorded in the building drawing data storage unit 25. In response to an instruction from the user who created the partition plan in which the work space and the parking lot are arranged with respect to the floor plan, the partition plan creation means 21c stores the partition plan file relating to the created partition plan in the partition plan data storage unit 26. To do. Details of this processing will be described later with reference to FIG.

  Next, the control unit 21 of the layout creation support system 20 executes a partition plan evaluation process (step S1-4). In this process, the section plan evaluation means 21d of the control unit 21 performs evaluation on the moving distance of the conveyed object and the congestion area of the flow line in the displayed section plan. Details of this processing will be described later with reference to FIG.

  Next, the control unit 21 of the layout creation support system 20 executes an output process of the evaluated section plan (step S1-5). In this case, the user selects the section plan output button on the menu screen. In this case, the zoning plan output means 21e of the control unit 21 acquires the flow line display layout map data 281 of the zoning plan evaluation data, the total total movement distance data 283, and the number of intersections data 284 from the zoning plan evaluation data storage unit 28. To do. Then, the plot plan output means 21e generates an evaluation list screen including the flow line display layout diagram, the total total movement distance, and the number of intersections of each plot plan, and displays the screen on the display unit 16. Thus, the layout creation support process ends.

(Required area calculation process)
Next, the necessary area calculation process (step S1-2) described above will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, the user selects a necessary area calculation button on the menu screen. In this case, the necessary area setting means 21b of the control unit 21 performs a process for determining the number of work places required for the basic unit work and the hand sorting work (step S2-1). Specifically, the necessary area setting unit 21 b displays a work place determination screen on the display unit 16. This work place determination screen is provided with an input field for setting the number of places to be provided in the layout in correspondence with the work place type identifier and work place name of the work place. In the present embodiment, the number of workplaces such as “Small-size leader classification”, “Large-thin-weight leader classification”, and “Basic unit creation workshop” are set. Further, the work area selection screen includes a registration button for registering the set number of places.

  Here, the user inputs the number of work places for each type of work place to be arranged at the collection and delivery base. Further, the user inputs the number of basic unit workplaces at this base and selects a registration button. In this case, the necessary area setting unit 21b of the control unit 21 generates a work area record 241 including the work place type identifier, the work place name, and the number of work places, and stores it in the necessary area data storage unit 24.

  Next, the necessary area setting unit 21b of the control unit 21 performs a process of calculating the required size of the workplace based on the number of persons arranged (Step S2-2). Here, the total work area of each work place is calculated. Specifically, the necessary area setting unit 21b extracts a workplace unit size record 231 in which the workplace type identifier of each workplace area record 241 is recorded. The necessary area setting unit 21 b calculates the total work area for each work area record 241 by multiplying the area stored in the work place unit size record 231 by the number of work places in the work place area record 241. The necessary area setting unit 21 b records the calculated total work area in each work area record 241.

  Next, the necessary area setting unit 21b of the control unit 21 performs a storage location size calculation process such as a pallet or a bulk (step S2-3). Specifically, the necessary area setting unit 21 b displays a storage location number input screen on the display unit 16. On this storage location number input screen, input fields for entering the maximum number of empty pallets and the maximum number of bulk pallets to be stored at this collection and delivery base, and the number of carts and cases to be installed in the basic unit temporary storage site are displayed. An input field for inputting and a registration button are included.

  The user inputs the number of pallets, the number of carts, and the number of cases in each entry field of the storage location number input screen, and selects a registration button. In this case, the necessary area setting means 21b of the control unit 21 generates a placement area record 242 including the maximum number of empty pallets, the maximum number of pallets for bulk storage, the number of carriages installed in the basic unit temporary storage place, and the number of cases. And stored in the necessary area data storage unit 24.

  Next, the necessary area setting means 21b calculates the total work area of each place. Specifically, the necessary area setting unit 21b extracts a placement unit size record 232 in which the placement type identifier of the placement area record 242 is recorded. The necessary area setting unit 21 b calculates the total storage area by multiplying the area stored in the placement unit size record 232 by the number of placements in the placement area record 242. The necessary area setting unit 21 b records the calculated total storage area in the storage area record 242.

Next, the necessary area setting unit 21b of the control unit 21 performs a process of calculating the size of other installation locations such as VCS (step S2-4). Specifically, the necessary area setting unit 21 b displays an installation area input screen on the display unit 16. This installation area input screen includes an input field for inputting the number of terminals to be installed in the VCS, an input field for inputting the name of the installation location such as a planning room or a special room and its required area, and a registration button. It is.

  The user inputs the number of terminals constituting the VCS on the setting area input screen. Furthermore, the user inputs a name and a necessary area for an installation location other than VCS on the setting area input screen. Then, a registration button is selected. In this case, the necessary area setting unit 21b of the control unit 21 calculates the area of the entire VCS from the number of VCS terminals and the area of the VCS configuration stored in advance. The necessary area setting means 21b generates and records an installation location area record 243 including the VCS installation location name and the VCS area. Further, the necessary area setting means 21b generates and records an installation location area record 243 including the input name of the installation location and the input area. This completes the necessary area calculation process.

(Creation plan creation process)
Next, the above-described section plan creation process (step S1-3) will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, the user selects a section plan creation button on the menu screen. In this case, the plot plan creating means 21c of the control unit 21 executes a building drawing display process (step S3-1). Specifically, the section plan creation means 21c searches whether or not the floor plan for layout is stored in the building drawing data storage unit 25.

  In this case, when the floor plan is not stored in the building drawing data storage unit 25, the plot plan creation means 21c obtains a drawing acquisition screen for inputting specific information for specifying the collection / delivery base in order to acquire the floor plan. Is displayed.

  Here, the user inputs the specific information (base number and address) of the collection / delivery base for creating the division plan, and gives an instruction to acquire the floor plan. The section plan creation means 21c transmits a drawing acquisition request to the central management database. This request includes specific information of the collection / delivery base. Then, the plot proposal creating means 21c acquires the floor drawing file 250 including the floor plan from the central management database and stores it in the building drawing data storage unit 25.

  Next, the section plan creation means 21 c of the control unit 21 extracts a floor plan of the floor drawing file 250 stored in the building drawing data storage unit 25. Here, the section plan creation means 21c displays a layout creation screen including a section plan creation area and a section plan registration button. The section plan creation means 21c includes the floor plan stored in the building drawing data storage unit 25 in this section plan creation area.

  Then, the partition plan creation means 21c of the control unit 21 executes an arrangement process for each area (step S3-2). Specifically, the partition plan creation means 21c of the control unit 21 displays a graphic showing each area in the partition plan creation area. Here, the partition plan creation means 21c determines the size of each figure. Specifically, the plot plan creating means 21 c first extracts the floor drawing file 250 from the building drawing data storage unit 25 and acquires the scale of the floor drawing file 250.

  Next, the section plan creation means 21c reads the work area name and total work area of the work area record 241 from the necessary area data storage unit 24, the place name and total storage area of the work area record 242 and the installation place of the installation place area record 243. Extract the name and location area. Then, the plot plan creating means 21c calculates the area on the drawing by multiplying each total work area, each storage area, and each place area by a reduced scale. The plot plan creating means 21c calculates the square root of the calculated area value on the drawing, and generates and displays a square figure having the square root as one side length. The section plan creation means 21c associates the area value with this figure. The section plan creation means 21c displays a work place name, a place name, and an installation place name in the center of each figure.

  And a user arrange | positions the figure containing each work place name, a place name, and an installation place name on the displayed floor plan. The section plan creation means 21c can change the displayed graphic shape in accordance with a user instruction. In this case, when the area value is associated with the graphic, the size of the graphic is adjusted so that the area of the graphic after deformation becomes the value of this area. Furthermore, according to the user's instruction, the section plan creation means 21c creates a new figure having an arbitrary shape and an arbitrary size and displays the new figure on the floor plan. Furthermore, when the area plan creation means 21c acquires an area name for this graphic, it associates the area name with this graphic.

  Thereafter, when the arrangement of each area is completed, the user selects a partition plan registration button. In this case, the partition plan creation means 21c of the control unit 21 performs storage processing of the created partition plan (step S3-3). Specifically, the plot plan creation means 21c displays a save screen including an input field for inputting a file name for saving the plot plan and a save button. Then, after the user inputs this file name, the user selects the save button. In this case, the plot plan creation means 21c generates a plot plan file including the input file name, the drawing (floor layout diagram) displayed in the plot plan creation area, the current date, and the current time. . Then, the partition plan creation means 21 c stores this partition plan file in the partition plan data storage unit 26. Thus, the process for creating a plot is completed.

(Evaluation processing of the parcel plan)
Next, the above-described partition plan evaluation process (step S1-4) will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, the user selects a section plan evaluation button on the menu screen. In this case, the evaluation supervision unit 210 of the section plan evaluation unit 21d of the control unit 21 displays a section plan evaluation screen on the display unit 16. This section plan evaluation screen includes a section plan display area, an information input display area, a save button, and a calculation execution button. A partition plan to be evaluated is pasted in the partition plan display area. In the information input display area, basic data and evaluation information data are input and displayed. This information input display area includes a handling amount input field, a mail movement related display field, a total plan moving distance display field, a pallet movement related input field, a sorting machine operation rate input field, a shelf classification rate input field, and a vertical transport time. An input field is included.

  In the handling amount input column, the total number of handling by type of handling object, work classification, and small classification is input. In the mail movement relation display column, values of the movement source, the movement destination, the number of basic units, the number of conveyances, the movement distance, and the total movement distance are displayed for each movement work.

  Here, the basic data acquisition unit 211 identifies the area object at the start point and the area object at the end point of each arrow in the acquired transported object flow diagram, and designates the names of the movement source area and the movement destination area of the moving work as mail. Displayed in the object movement relation display column. Further, the basic data acquisition unit 211 displays the stored one basic unit number for each moving operation, and displays the one basic unit number of other moving operations as a blank. The basic data acquisition means 211 is a menu list that enables selection of one of a plurality of dispatch pallet knitting yards when the pallet knitting yard is displayed at the movement source and destination in the mail movement relation display column. Is displayed. Here, the number of times of conveyance, the movement distance, and the total movement distance in the mail movement relation display column are blank.

  Further, in the pallet movement relation input column, the empty pallet type, the storage ratio for each movement source and destination are input. In the sorting machine operating ratio input field, the shelf sorting ratio input field, and the vertical transfer time input field, the ratio, the shelf sorting ratio, and the vertical transfer time for each sorting machine installed at the collection and delivery base are input.

  And the division plan evaluation means 21d of the control part 21 performs the acquisition process of basic data (step S4-1). Here, the user inputs each total handling number in the handling amount input column and one basic unit number in the blank in the postal matter movement related display column. When the movement source and the movement destination are the outgoing pallet knitting places, the user selects one outgoing pallet knitting place from among a plurality of outgoing pallet knitting places. Further, the user inputs respective values in each storage ratio, sorting machine operation ratio input field, shelf sorting ratio input field, and vertical conveyance time input field in the pallet movement related input field. Then, the user selects the save button. In this case, the basic data acquisition unit 211 of the partition plan evaluation unit 21d stores the values set in the input fields in the basic data storage unit 27.

  Next, the section plan evaluation means 21d of the control unit 21 executes a process for calculating the number of conveyances (step S4-2). Specifically, the conveyance number calculation means 212 of the section plan evaluation means 21d calculates the number of handling of each moving work by using the total handling number of the inputted handling amount table 271 and the movement amount calculation formula. Next, the number of conveyances is calculated by dividing the number of handling by the number of jobs per unit of work at each movement source. The conveyance number calculation means 212 stores the calculated number of conveyances in the basic data storage unit 27 and displays it in the postal matter movement relation display field in the information input display area.

  Next, the section plan evaluation means 21d of the control unit 21 executes section plan display processing (step S4-3). Here, the user designates the file name of the partition plan to be evaluated. In this case, the evaluation supervision unit 210 of the partition plan evaluation unit 21d extracts the partition plan having the designated file name from the partition plan data storage unit 26 and displays it. The section plan evaluation means 21d of the control unit 21 pastes the displayed section plan on the section plan display area of the section plan evaluation screen in accordance with a user instruction. In this case, for example, a floor layout diagram as shown in FIG.

  Next, the partition plan evaluation means 21d of the control unit 21 executes node setting icon arrangement setting processing (step S4-4). Specifically, the area position specifying unit 213 of the plot plan evaluation unit 21d specifies a node designation icon corresponding to each area name of the plot plan displayed in the plot plan display area in the display icon table. In this case, each node designation icon holds data relating to an area name for identifying an area and an identifier for identifying a movement source / destination for use as a reference node. The area position specifying means 213 displays the specified node designation icon 55 on each area name area so that the arrangement can be changed.

  Here, the user rearranges the position of the node designation icon 55 at the carry-in position or the carry-out position of the transported object in this area as necessary. In this case, as shown in FIG. 11B, a floor layout diagram in which a node designation icon 55 is displayed on each area name is displayed in the plot proposal display area.

  And a user selects the calculation execution button of a division plan evaluation screen. In this case, the partition plan evaluation means 21d of the control unit 21 executes a process for calculating the movement distance between the areas (step S4-5). Specifically, the area position specifying means 213 of the section plan evaluating means 21d specifies the node designation icon 55 corresponding to the movement source area of each movement work and the node designation icon 55 corresponding to the movement destination area of the movement work record 272. To do. The movement distance calculation means 214 of the section plan evaluation means 21d calculates the distance on the drawing between the movement source area and the movement destination area of the transported object from the coordinates of the identified node designation icon 55. In this case, the movement distance calculation unit 214 calculates a distance on a line passing through a gap (passage) between the areas so as not to cross other areas between the movement source area and the movement destination area. Then, the movement distance calculation means 214 calculates the movement distance between the areas by dividing the calculated distance on the drawing by the scale. The movement distance calculation means 214 displays the calculated movement distance in the mail movement relation display field in the information input display area.

  Next, the section plan evaluation means 21d of the control unit 21 performs a process of calculating the total moving distance for each moving work (step S4-6). Specifically, the movement distance calculation unit 214 of the section plan evaluation unit 21d calculates the total movement distance for each movement operation by multiplying the calculated movement distance between the areas and the number of times of conveyance. The movement distance calculation means 214 displays the calculated total movement distance in the mail movement relation display column in the information input display area.

  Next, the section plan evaluation means 21d of the control unit 21 executes the calculation process of the total total movement distance (step S4-7). Specifically, the movement distance calculation unit 214 of the section plan evaluation unit 21d calculates the total total movement distance by summing up the total movement distances for each movement work. The movement distance calculation unit 214 displays the calculated total total movement distance in the section plan total movement distance display field of the information input display area and temporarily stores it in the evaluation memory of the evaluation control unit 210.

  Next, the section plan evaluation means 21d of the control unit 21 executes a flow line display process (step S4-8). Specifically, the flow line display processing means 215 of the section plan evaluation means 21d calculates the dimension of the width of the flow line indicating each moving operation by multiplying the number of conveyance times and the stored unit width. . Then, the flow line display processing means 215 displays a flow line connecting the movement source node designation icon and the movement destination node designation icon on the floor layout diagram of the division plan display area. In this case, the flow line display processing means 215 displays each flow line with each calculated width dimension. Furthermore, the flow line display processing means 215 displays a flow line on the path connecting the movement source area and the movement destination area.

  12 (a) and 12 (b) show a partition plan displaying a flow line. Fig.12 (a) has shown the flow line display layout figure of the division plan in which a flow line does not cross | intersect. FIG.12 (b) has shown the flow line display layout figure of the division plan where a flow line crosses.

Next, the partition plan evaluation means 21d of the control unit 21 executes a congested area specifying process (step S4-9). Here, the section plan evaluation means 21d counts the locations where the flow lines intersect. Specifically, the congested area extraction unit 216 of the section plan evaluation unit 21d searches for a place where different flow lines intersect from the flow line display coordinates. Then, the congested area extracting unit 216 displays the counted number of intersections in the evaluation information display column and temporarily stores it in the evaluation memory of the evaluation managing unit 210.
In the flow line display layout diagram of FIG. 12B, three places C1 where the flow lines intersect are shown.

  Next, the section plan evaluation means 21d of the control unit 21 executes an evaluation result output process (step S4-10). Specifically, the section plan evaluation means 21 d stores the flow line display layout displayed in the section plan display area in the section plan evaluation data storage unit 28. The section plan evaluation means 21d stores the calculated total total movement distance and the number of intersections in the section plan evaluation data storage unit 28 as total total movement distance data 283 and intersection number data 284. The section plan evaluation means is thus completed.

According to this embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.
(1) In the present embodiment, the control unit 21 specifies a movement source area and a movement destination area in the movement work of the mail from the movement work record 272, and calculates a movement distance between the areas. The control unit 21 calculates the number of conveyances of each moving work from the handling amount. The control unit 21 displays the flow line connecting the movement source area and the movement destination area on the floor layout diagram of the division plan display area with a width corresponding to the number of times of conveyance. For this reason, the user can evaluate an efficient partition plan by browsing the state of the congestion area of each flow line.

(2) In the present embodiment, the control unit 21 calculates the total movement distance for each movement operation by multiplying the movement distance between the areas and the number of times of conveyance. The control unit 21 calculates the total total movement distance by adding all the total movement distances for each movement work. For this reason, an efficient division plan can be evaluated based on the total movement distance of each division plan.

  (3) In the present embodiment, the control unit 21 specifies a node designation icon corresponding to each area name from the display icon table, and temporarily arranges it on the area of each area name. Then, the user designates the node designation icon 55 so that the arrangement can be changed. And the control part 21 displays the flow line which connects the node designation | designated icon of a movement origin, and the node designation | designated icon of a movement destination on the floor layout drawing of a division plan display area. Therefore, it is possible to display the traffic line congestion region more accurately. Further, the control unit 21 specifies the node designation icon 55 corresponding to the movement source area and the movement destination area of each movement work, and calculates the movement distance between the areas from the distance between the node designation icons 55. Therefore, the movement distance can be calculated more accurately.

Moreover, you may change the said embodiment as follows.
In the above embodiment, the section plan evaluation unit 21d of the control unit 21 performs the area icon arrangement setting process (step S4-3), and moves between the areas from the distance on the drawing between the node designation icons 55. The distance was calculated. The reference node in the area that is the reference for calculating the movement distance between the areas may be specified without using the node designation icon 55. For example, the center of gravity of the area may be uniformly specified as the reference node in the area. In this case, even if the user does not arrange the position of the icon, it is possible to calculate the total total movement distance of the section plan.

  In the above embodiment, in the plotting plan output process (step S1-4), the control unit 21 of the layout creation support system 20 evaluates the floor plan of each plotting plan, the total total moving distance, and the evaluation list including the number of intersections A screen was generated and displayed on the display unit 16. In this case, an alarm may be output when the displayed floor layout has a congestion amount equal to or greater than the reference value. Specifically, the block plan output means 21e of the control unit 21 stores a reference value of the congestion amount in the congestion area. For example, as the reference value for the congestion amount, the reference value for the number of conveyance times indicated by the flow lines intersecting in the division plan is used. In the congestion area display process (step S4-9), the section plan evaluation means 21d of the control unit 21 extracts each of the intersecting points every time this portion is extracted if there is a portion where the flow lines intersect. The number of times of moving work displayed by the flow line is stored as the number of intersections. Then, when the counting of the locations where the flow lines intersect each other is completed, the plotting plan evaluation means 21d of the control unit 21 adds up the stored number of intersections and stores it in the plotting plan evaluation data storage unit 28. Remember. When the total number of crossing flow lines stored in the partition plan evaluation data storage unit 28 is larger than the reference value in the partition plan output process, the partition plan output means 21e of the control unit 21 displays an alarm for this partition plan. May be performed.

In the embodiment described above, the section plan evaluation unit 21d of the control unit 21 generates a flow line that connects the movement source node designation icon and the movement destination node designation icon in the flow line display process (step S4-8). , Displayed on the floor plan of the plot plan display area. Even if the traffic lines intersect on the plot, they may not intersect if the movement timing is different. Therefore, in consideration of the timing of this movement, the traffic line congestion status for each predetermined time may be displayed on the floor layout. Specifically, the movement work record 272 includes data related to the time zone during which this movement work is performed. Then, the time zone in which each mobile work is performed is recorded in the time zone data area of the mobile work record 272. In the flow line display processing, the control unit 21 creates a floor layout diagram that displays the flow line for each time zone. Specifically, the control unit 21 repeatedly executes the following processing for each time period. The control unit 21 extracts a mobile work record 272 in which a time zone corresponding to a predetermined display target time zone is recorded. The control unit 21 displays a flow line connecting the movement source node designation icon and the movement destination node designation icon of the extracted movement work record 272 on the floor layout diagram of the division plan display area. In this case, the display target time zone of this floor plan is also displayed. The above processing is repeatedly performed for each time zone, and a plurality of floor layout diagrams in which flow lines are displayed for each time zone are created and displayed. This
A traffic line congestion area can be confirmed for each time zone.

  Furthermore, the layout creation support system 20 may acquire a display target time zone designated by the user, and display the calculated flow line on the partition plan for the display target time zone. In this case, only a specific time zone can be displayed efficiently. Therefore, it is possible to grasp the actual crossing situation and to evaluate the division plan more appropriately.

  In the above embodiment, the control unit 21 determines the width of the flow line by multiplying the number of conveyance times and the unit width. The method for determining the width of the flow line is not limited to this. For example, the width of the flow line may be determined using a flow line thickness table that associates the range of the number of conveyance times with the thickness of the flow line to be displayed. In this case, the control unit 21 does not need to multiply the number of conveyance times by the unit width.

    DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 15 ... Input part, 16 ... Display part, 20 ... Layout creation support system, 21 ... Control part, 21a ... Flow creation process means, 21b ... Necessary area setting means, 21c ... Section plan creation means, 21d ... Section plan evaluation means, 21e: Section plan output means, 22: Flow data storage section, 23: Unit size data storage section, 24 ... Necessary area data storage section, 25 ... Building drawing data storage section, 26 ... Section plan data storage section, 27 ... Basic data Storage unit, 28 ... section plan evaluation data storage unit, 55 ... node designation icon, 210 ... evaluation supervision unit, 211 ... basic data acquisition unit, 212 ... transport number calculation unit, 213 ... area position specifying unit, 214 ... movement distance calculation Means, 215 ... flow line display processing means, 216 ... congestion area extraction means.

Claims (6)

A plotting plan data storage means for recording a floor plan of the plotting plan in which the area is arranged with respect to the floor plan;
Movement-related data storage means for associating a movement source and a movement destination of each moving work of the conveyed product;
A layout creation support system comprising a control means for evaluating a partition plan,
The control means is
Area position specifying means for specifying a reference node in each area arranged on the floor plan,
Based on the amount of work in each moving work, the number of times of transportation calculating means for calculating the number of times of transportation between the source and destination of each moving work;
Means for determining the width of the flow line according to the number of conveyances between the areas;
Congestion that outputs a congestion area of the flow line by displaying the connection nodes of the movement source and destination areas of each movement work stored in the movement-related data storage means with a flow line of the determined thickness A layout creation support system comprising an area output unit. The area position specifying means includes:
Means for displaying the node designation icon of each area in such a manner that the arrangement can be changed according to a user instruction;
2. The layout creation support system according to claim 1, further comprising: a unit that sets a position of the node designation icon as the reference node when receiving an instruction from the user. The control means is
Means for calculating the length of each flow line;
Means for calculating a total moving distance for each moving work by multiplying the length of the flow line by the number of times of conveyance;
3. The layout creation support system according to claim 1, further comprising means for calculating an overall total movement distance in the section plan by summing up the total movement distances for each of the movement operations. The movement related data storage means stores data relating to a time zone during which the moving work is performed in association with the moving work,
The layout creation support system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the congestion area output unit outputs a congestion area of a flow line on a section plan for each time period. A plotting plan data storage means for recording a floor plan of the plotting plan in which the area is arranged with respect to the floor plan;
Movement-related data storage means for associating a movement source and a movement destination of each moving work of the conveyed product;
A layout creation support system using a layout creation support system comprising a control means for evaluating a partition plan,
The control means is
An area position specifying stage for specifying a reference node in each area arranged on the floor plan,
A transfer count calculation stage for calculating the transfer count between the source and destination of each moving task based on the amount of work in each moving task;
The step of determining the width of the flow line according to the number of conveyances between the areas, and the reference nodes of the movement source and destination areas of each movement operation stored in the movement related data storage means, of the determined thickness A layout creation support method characterized by executing a congestion area output step of performing a congestion area output step of performing a display connected with a flow line and outputting a congestion area of the flow line. A plotting plan data storage means for recording a floor plan of the plotting plan in which the area is arranged with respect to the floor plan;
Movement-related data storage means for associating a movement source and a movement destination of each moving work of the conveyed product;
A program for supporting layout creation using a layout creation support system comprising a control means for evaluating a partition plan,
The control means;
Area position specifying means for specifying a reference node in each area arranged on the floor plan,
Based on the amount of work in each moving work, the number of times of transportation calculating means for calculating the number of times of transportation between the source and destination of each moving work,
Means for determining the width of the flow line according to the number of conveyances between the areas, and the reference nodes of the movement source and destination areas of each movement work stored in the movement-related data storage means of the determined thickness A layout creation support program which functions as a congestion area output means for performing a display connected with a flow line and outputting a congestion area of the flow line.

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