JP2011237926A - Production control system with traveling container, traveling container command server and production control method with traveling container - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a production control system with traveling container in which, by using a traveling container, necessary amount of parts necessary for production is delivered, and production is carried out using the delivered parts, thereby products are shipped to users immediately without having warehouse for parts.SOLUTION: The production control system controls the production to be carried out using parts delivered by parts makers while a traveling container 20 goes round the parts makers. A traveling container command server 2 providing commands to the traveling container receives information on the position of the traveling container 20 and the delivery state of the parts from the traveling container 20 via an information receiving section 3. On the other hand, information on products stock at parts manufacturers obtained from a production system 1 is stored in storage, and a collection path coordinate section 10 coordinates a path to go round parts manufacturers based on the information from the traveling container 20 and the information on the product stock at the parts makers.

Description

  The present invention relates to a mobile container production management system that collects parts in a mobile container and performs production in the mobile container.

As an example of production in a mobile body, Patent Document 1 discloses a storage unit for storing raw materials and products in order to manufacture products in a ship during voyage transportation from a raw material procurement place to a product delivery place. And a plant ship having a production section for producing a product based on the raw material, and a transport section for transporting the raw material and the product between the storage section and the production section.
Further, Patent Document 2 uses GPS (global positioning system) to manage the operation status of vehicles and moving bodies, grasp the progress status of delivery work by the vehicle, and search for the shortest delivery route. Are listed.

JP 2001-163289 A (pages 3-7, FIG. 1) JP-A-11-86198 (pages 4-6, FIG. 1)

However, in the thing of patent document 1, a plant ship produces during the voyage which connects two points of a raw material procurement place and a product delivery place, and it is necessary to procure all the raw materials required for production in a raw material procurement place. In addition, there is a problem that a storage part for raw materials is necessary for this purpose.
For this reason, a production system that does not require a raw material storage unit is required.
On the other hand, in Patent Document 2, although the shortest delivery route is obtained and the progress of delivery work is grasped, it is not produced in a mobile body, but a raw material storage unit is required. There was no disclosure of production methods.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and uses a moving container to deliver as many parts as necessary for production without having a parts hangar, and delivered parts. It is an object of the present invention to obtain a mobile container production management system, a mobile container instruction server, and a mobile container production management method which can be produced using the above-mentioned and can be shipped immediately to a user.

  In the mobile container type production management system according to the present invention, a mobile container that visits a parts maker and performs production while moving using parts delivered by the part maker to which the product is visited, and a part manufacturer's patrol in the mobile container A moving container instruction server for instructing a route is provided.

  As described above, the present invention patrols a parts maker, and uses the parts delivered by the part maker to which the patrol is made to move, and instructs the moving path of the parts maker to the moving container. Since the mobile container instruction server is provided, it is possible to deliver as many parts as necessary for production without having a parts hangar, to produce using the delivered parts, and to ship to the user immediately.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a whole block diagram which shows the movement container type production management system by Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the movement container type production management system by Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the movement container type production management system by Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of arrangement | positioning of the initial movement container position of the movement container type production management system by Embodiment 1 of this invention, and parts manufacturers. It is a figure which shows the progress management table | surface of the movement container instruction | indication server by Embodiment 1 of this invention.

Embodiment 1 FIG.
FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram showing a mobile container production management system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
In FIG. 1, based on an instruction from the mobile container instruction server 2, the mobile container 20 that is a vehicle circulates the parts maker A, the parts maker B, the parts maker C, and the parts maker D, and stocks the parts maker at the destination. The parts that have been delivered are delivered and manufactured using the delivered parts until it arrives at the next parts manufacturer, and after visiting the last parts manufacturer D, the product is completed and shipped. It has become.
The moving container instruction server 2 acquires position information from a GPS receiving antenna attached to the moving container 20, and also separately acquires assortment information which is inventory information of parts manufacturers, and provides an efficient collection route (circulating route). Calculate and give an instruction to the moving container 20. The mobile container 20 visits the parts maker as instructed and manufactures during that time. This eliminates the need for a material warehouse for production. When the manufacturing is completed, it is shipped to the user as it is. This makes it possible to deliver the product to the user as soon as possible.
In FIG. 1, one mobile container 20 is shown, but a plurality of mobile containers can be used when the number of production is large.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a mobile container production management system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
In FIG. 2, the moving container 20 is configured by a computer and is configured as follows.
The GPS receiver 21 (position information acquisition means) receives a GPS signal and acquires its own position. The parts delivery management unit 22 manages the parts delivered by the part maker to which the parts are visited every time the parts maker visits the parts maker. The production manual management unit 23 gives work instructions for production using the parts delivered by the parts manufacturer according to the production manual. The information transmitting unit 24 wirelessly transmits the position information of the moving container 20 acquired by the GPS receiving unit 21 and the parts delivery information.

The moving container instruction server 2 is configured by a computer and is configured as follows.
The production information receiving unit 12 (assortment information acquisition means) receives assortment status information, which is inventory information of the parts manufacturer, from the production system 1, which is a separate system, at a fixed period, and stores the production information stored in the storage device. Stored in the unit 13. Further, the parts configuration of the product to be produced in the mobile container 20, information on the assembly procedure, production plan, and delivery plan are also received from the production system 1 and stored in the production information storage unit 13.
The information receiving unit 3 (information receiving unit) receives the position information of the moving container 20 and the parts delivery information transmitted by the information transmitting unit 24 of the moving container 20. The position display unit 4 displays the position of the moving container 20 to the controller. The progress display unit 5 displays the delivery status of parts up to that point.

The manufacturing information confirmation unit 7 refers to the production information storage unit 13 that stores information from the production system 1 and confirms information such as product component configuration and assembly procedure.
The production plan confirmation unit 8 refers to the production information storage unit 13 that stores information from the production system 1 and confirms the production plan and the delivery plan.
The assortment status confirmation unit 9 in the production plan confirmation unit 8 refers to the production information storage unit 13 and confirms the assortment status of each component manufacturer.

The production management unit 6 manages production by the moving container 20 and includes a collection route adjustment unit 10 and an instruction unit 11. In managing the production, the parts configuration and assembly procedure of the product confirmed by the manufacturing information confirmation unit 7, the production plan and delivery plan confirmed by the production plan confirmation unit 8, and the assortment status confirmation unit 9 are confirmed. Further, the assortment status of the corresponding parts of each part maker and the position information of each part maker created in advance and stored in the maker position storage unit 14 are used.
The collection route adjustment unit 10 (circulation route adjustment means) calculates an efficient collection route (part manufacturer's circulation route) after that point from the position information, product information, and part assortment status of the moving container 20. The instruction unit 11 instructs the moving container 20 about a collection route after that time.

  FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the mobile container production management system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of an initial moving container position and an arrangement of parts manufacturers in the moving container production management system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
In FIG. 4, the position of the initial moving container is used as the origin, and manufacturer A to manufacturer G, which are component manufacturers, are arranged in coordinates. The vertical axis and the horizontal axis are distances. Such a layout is stored in the maker position storage unit 14.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a progress management table of the mobile container instruction server according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
In FIG. 5, for each component manufacturer, the handling parts, the process of using the handling parts, the assortment status for each process (○: the product is ready), and the delivery status (○ Has been stored).
In addition, the process 1, the process 2, and the process 3 in a figure shall produce in a movement container in this process order.
This progress management table is stored in the production information storage unit 13.

Next, the operation will be described. This will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
First, the collection route is calculated by the production management unit 6 (S1). The collection route is calculated by the position of the part maker stored in the maker position storage unit 14, the position information of the moving container 20, the product information obtained from the production system 1, and the assortment obtained by the assortment status confirmation unit 9. Ask using the situation.
The method for calculating the collection route is as follows.
(1) The production plan confirmation unit 8 confirms the product to be manufactured. (2) The manufacturing information confirming unit 7 confirms which part manufacturer handles the parts required for manufacturing and in which process. (3) The assortment status confirmation unit 9 acquires the assortment status (inventory status) of parts at each component manufacturer. (4) The information receiving unit 3 acquires the current position of the moving container. (5) Calculate the collection route. At this time, priority is given to a component manufacturer that has completed assortment within the same process, and the component manufacturer with the next closest distance is set in order. (6) Similarly, in the setting of the collection route of the parts in the next process, the parts maker that has completed the assortment is given priority, and the parts maker with the shortest distance is set in order.
The initial collection route in the example of FIG. 5 is A⇒F⇒D⇒E⇒C⇒B⇒G⇒A. This route is an efficient collection route at that time. As will be described later in S6 and S7, when the assortment status is updated at the time of delivery report at a parts manufacturer, the route is calculated there again. cure.

The calculated collection route is instructed to the moving container 20 (S3), and the moving container 20 starts moving (manufacturing) aiming at a parts manufacturer to be delivered first (S4). While the moving container 20 is moving, the moving container instruction server 2 monitors the position of the moving container 20 (S5).
When the mobile container 20 arrives at the parts manufacturer, the parts are delivered, and the delivery information including the parts manufacturer name and the delivered part code is transmitted to the mobile container instruction server 2 to make a delivery report (S6). This delivery report is described in “Delivery status” in the progress management table of FIG. Since there is a possibility that the assortment status of other parts manufacturers is fluctuating at the time of delivery report, the production management unit 6 recalculates the collection route with reference to the progress management table (S7).

Thus, an efficient collection route is always obtained. If a route change has occurred due to S7 (S8: Y), the moving container 20 is instructed of a new collection route after that point, and S5 and subsequent steps are repeated.
When there is no route change (S8: N), S5 and subsequent steps are repeated.
When S6 is completed, the mobile container 20 is manufactured while aiming for the next parts manufacturer (S9). When the manufacturing is not completed (there are still parts that need to be delivered) (S10: N), S6 and subsequent steps are repeated.
When the manufacture is completed (S10: Y), the product is shipped to the user (S11). This shipment is sometimes stored in a factory or warehouse.

According to the first embodiment, as described above, a moving container is used to deliver as many parts as necessary for production without having a part hangar, and production is performed using the delivered parts. Can be shipped.
Further, the production can be started before all the parts necessary for the production are prepared.
In general, parts are delivered to their own factories for each part manufacturer, but in the present invention, the mobile container itself goes out to deliver to the parts manufacturer, so that the entire process from material supply to shipment can be performed. When viewed, the number of vehicles required can be reduced.
Furthermore, since it can be delivered to the user immediately after manufacturing, it can be delivered in a state of good product freshness.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Production system 2 Moving container instruction | indication server 3 Information receiving part 4 Position display part 5 Progress display part 6 Production management part 7 Manufacturing information confirmation part 8 Production plan confirmation part 9 Assortment status confirmation part 10 Pickup route adjustment part 11 Instruction part 12 Production Information receiving unit 13 Production information storing unit 14 Manufacturer position storing unit 20 Moving container 21 GPS receiving unit 22 Parts delivery managing unit 23 Production manual managing unit 24 Information transmitting unit

Claims (7)

A traveling container that travels around a parts maker and performs production on the move using the parts delivered by the part maker on the circuit,
And a moving container type production management system comprising a moving container instruction server for instructing the moving route of the parts manufacturer to the moving container. The mobile container instruction server
Information receiving means for receiving information on the position of the moving container and the delivery status of parts from the parts maker transmitted from the moving container;
Assortment information acquisition means for acquiring information on the assortment status of the parts maker from a separately created production system, and storing the acquired information on the assortment status of the parts maker in a storage device;
A traveling route adjusting unit that adjusts the traveling route based on the information from the moving container received by the information receiving unit and the information on the assortment status of the parts manufacturer obtained by the assortment information obtaining unit. The mobile container production management system according to claim 1, comprising: The moving container is
Having position information acquisition means for acquiring own position information;
2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the position information acquisition unit transmits the position information acquired by the position information acquisition unit and the parts delivery status from the parts manufacturer to the mobile container instruction server. 2. The mobile container production management system according to 2. Production in the mobile container is performed by a plurality of processes,
The tour route adjusted by the tour route adjusting means is adjusted so that the parts manufacturers whose assortment is completed within the same process are given priority, and the parts manufacturers that are closest to the moving container are arranged in this order. The mobile container production management system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein Information on the position of the moving container and the delivery status of the parts from the parts manufacturer sent from the moving container that is produced during the movement using the parts delivered by the parts manufacturer that visited the parts manufacturer. Information receiving means for receiving,
Assortment information acquisition means for acquiring information on the assortment status of the parts manufacturer from a separately created production system, and storing the acquired information on the assortment status of the parts manufacturer in a storage device,
And a traveling route adjusting unit that adjusts the traveling route based on the information from the moving container received by the information receiving unit and the information on the assortment status of the component manufacturer acquired by the assortment information acquiring unit. A moving container instruction server comprising: Information on the position of the moving container and the delivery status of the parts from the parts manufacturer sent from the moving container that is produced during the movement using the parts delivered by the parts manufacturer that visited the parts manufacturer. As well as receiving
Acquire information on the assortment status of the above parts manufacturers from a separately created production system,
A mobile container type production management method, comprising: adjusting a part manufacturer's circulation route of the mobile container based on the received information from the mobile container and the acquired information on the assortment status of the parts manufacturer.   The part manufacturer's patrol route adjustment is performed in such a way that a part manufacturer that has completed assortment in the same process is given priority, and then the part manufacturer with the closest distance from the moving container is ordered. The mobile container type production management method according to claim 6.

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