JP2011251833A - Article sorting system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an article sorting system capable of efficiently sorting articles in a short time and reducing a sorting mistake while placing only a light burden on a worker even in the case where article sorting destinations and the articles are diverse and where the number of articles is small.SOLUTION: The article sorting system includes: a feed shelf 120 having a plurality of feed openings 121 enabling the article to be taken out of a feed box 122 for housing the article to be fed; a sorting shelf 111 having a plurality of sorting openings 111 enabling the charging of the article by placing a sorting box 112 into which the article to be sorted is charged; and a sorting control means 150 for controlling opening/closing of a feed opening shutter 123 on the basis of sorting information by giving the worker instructions about the article to be fed and the sorting destination to undergo the charging of the article.

Description

  The present invention relates to an article sorting system that sorts a wide variety of articles.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, management has been performed in which a wide variety of goods is centrally managed and sorted according to the type and quantity of ordered goods for each of a large number of suppliers.
When sorting articles in this way, as shown in FIG. 6, a sorting shelf 510 having multiple shelves is used, and an operator moves a cart 501 on which many articles are placed to the position of the sorting shelf 510. The articles placed on the cart 501 are sorted by being transferred to the sorting boxes 512 placed on the shelves of the sorting destinations corresponding to the respective articles.

However, in this sorting method, when the height of the sorting shelf 510 is increased, the workability of sorting is lowered, and a large floor area is required to secure a wide passage for the carriage 501 to pass.
In addition, since the worker performs sorting work by reciprocating the cart 501 along the sorting shelf 510, there is a problem such as poor work efficiency.

  Therefore, as shown in FIG. 7, the sorting shelf 610 is configured such that a plurality of shelf units 612 having a plurality of shelves are juxtaposed and connected endlessly, and the shelf unit 612 is supported by a guide rail or the like. An article sorting system 600 in which the target shelf unit 612 is moved to the nearest position of the operator by the sorting control means 650 is known.

According to this article sorting system 600, after the carriage 601 loaded with a large amount of articles of the same type to be sorted is moved to the front of the sorting control means 650, the sorting control means 650 is operated, The instructed shelf unit 612 stops on the operator side of the sorting shelf 610.
A display unit 611 is provided on the operator side of the sorting shelf 610. The display unit 611 notifies the vertical shelf of the shelf unit 612, and the display unit 611 notifies the operator of articles on the cart 601. It puts into the shelf corresponding to the supplier who is doing (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  In addition, by storing goods in the supply box without using a carriage and carrying them to the work position of the worker who sorts by conveyor etc., and by providing multiple sorting ports in the vertical direction and width direction of the sorting shelf An article sorting system with improved work efficiency is also known (see, for example, Patent Document 2).

Japanese Examined Patent Publication No. 7-17249 (all pages, all figures) JP 2006-1726 A (all pages, all figures)

However, in the article sorting system shown in Patent Document 1, when there are many suppliers and the quantity of articles for one supplier is small, the frequency of rotating the shelf unit is high in order to sort articles of the same type. As a result, there is a problem that the working efficiency is poor and the sorting cannot be performed quickly.
In addition, when there are many types of articles and the number of articles to be sorted at a time is small, the carriage is carried in for each type of article, resulting in poor work efficiency. To increase work efficiency, a plurality of kinds of articles are loaded simultaneously on the carriage. However, there is a problem in that an error in sorting articles by an operator is likely to occur.

  Also, in the article sorting system shown in Patent Document 2, when there are many kinds of articles and the quantity of articles to be sorted at a time is small, the work is carried out by a supply box for each article type, so that the work efficiency is poor and the work efficiency is reduced. When a plurality of types of articles are simultaneously accommodated and carried in the supply box for raising, there is a problem that it is easy for an operator to sort the articles.

  In addition, all of the known article sorting systems have a problem in that as the number of servings of a plurality of sorting shelves is increased for efficiency, a sorting error that an operator mistakes the sorting shelves into which articles are to be placed is more likely to occur. was there.

  The present invention solves the problems of the prior art as described above. That is, the object of the present invention is to efficiently perform even when there are many types of goods and types of goods and the quantity of goods is small. Another object of the present invention is to provide an article sorting system that can sort in a short time and can reduce sorting errors with less burden on the operator.

  The invention according to claim 1 includes a supply box for storing articles to be supplied, a supply shelf having a plurality of supply ports from which articles can be taken out from the supply box, a sorting box for loading articles to be sorted, In an article sorting system comprising: a sorting shelf having a plurality of sorting openings capable of putting articles into the sorting box; and a sorting control means for instructing an operator of the articles to be supplied and the suppliers to be charged based on the sorting information The plurality of supply front doors each have a supply front shutter that obstructs the removal of an article by an operator, and the sorting control unit controls opening and closing of the supply front shutter according to the article to be supplied. The above-mentioned problem is solved.

  The invention according to claim 2 has, in addition to the configuration of the article sorting system according to claim 1, the plurality of serving openings each having a serving mouth shutter that obstructs the input of articles by an operator, The sorting control means further solves the problem by controlling the opening / closing of the sorting mouth shutter in accordance with a sorting destination into which articles are to be put.

  In the invention according to claim 3, in addition to the configuration of the article sorting system according to claim 1 or 2, the plurality of supply fronts can measure the quantity of articles in the supply box respectively placed. The above-mentioned problem is further solved by having a proper supply article weighing means.

  In the invention according to claim 4, in addition to the configuration of the article sorting system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, the sorting shelf includes a sorting box input station, a sorting box carry-out station, and the sorting port. A plurality of sorting box transporting means capable of transporting the sorting boxes endlessly are arranged side by side in the vertical direction, and the sorting control means controls the sorting box transporting means so that the sorting boxes are fed to a predetermined sorting mouth. The said subject is further solved by transferring to a position.

  In the invention according to claim 5, in addition to the configuration of the article sorting system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, each of the plurality of supply fronts is provided for articles to be taken out from a supply box by an operator. A supply number display unit for displaying a quantity, wherein the plurality of sorting ports each display a quantity display unit for displaying the quantity of articles to be put into a sorting box by an operator, and a loading completion switch operated by the worker; The sorting control means controls the display of the supply number display section and the input number display section, and controls the sorting box transfer means in response to a signal of the charging completion switch to transfer the sorting box to the sorting box unloading station. The above-mentioned problem is further solved by transferring to the above.

  In the invention according to claim 6, in addition to the configuration of the article sorting system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, the supply shelf individually provides a supply box at a predetermined supply front by an operator. It has a supply box transfer means that can be charged, and the sorting control means further solves the problem by instructing a supply box to be charged.

  In the invention according to claim 7, in addition to the configuration of the article sorting system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, the sorting control unit performs information communication with the inventory management unit of the article. Further, the above-described problem is further solved by instructing to input the supply box to the supply box transfer means based on the information from the inventory management means.

  In addition to the configuration of the article sorting system according to any one of claims 1 to 7, the invention according to claim 8 is a supply shelf management unit in which the sorting control unit performs instruction control relating to the supply shelf. And a sorting shelf management unit that performs instruction control relating to the sorting shelf, the problem is further solved.

  The article sorting system according to the present invention includes a supply box for storing articles to be supplied, a supply shelf having a plurality of supply ports from which articles can be taken out from the supply box, a sorting box for loading articles to be sorted, By having a sorting shelf having a plurality of sorting openings on which sorting boxes can be placed and placing articles, and a sorting control means for instructing the operator of the articles to be fed and the sorting destination to be thrown based on the sorting information Even if there are many suppliers, even if the quantity of goods for one supplier is small, the movement frequency of the sorting box can be reduced by having a plurality of outlets, so that work efficiency can be improved and sorting can be performed quickly. It becomes possible.

  In addition, even when there are many types of articles and the number of articles to be sorted at a time is small, by having a plurality of supply fronts, it is possible to reduce the frequency of carry-in for each type of articles, thereby improving work efficiency. As well as being able to sort quickly, there are the following special effects.

  In the article sorting system according to the first aspect of the present invention, each of the plurality of supply entrances has a supply entrance shutter that obstructs the removal of the article by the operator, and the supply entrance according to the article to be supplied by the sorting control means By controlling the opening and closing of the shutter, it is possible to surely prevent the operator from taking out articles from the wrong supply box, reducing the burden on the operator and reducing sorting errors.

  In the article sorting system according to the second aspect of the invention, in addition to the effect produced by the article sorting system according to the first aspect, each of the plurality of sorting openings has a dispensing opening shutter that obstructs the input of the article by the worker. By controlling the opening and closing of the sorting mouth according to the sorting destination to which the sorting control means should put the article, it is possible to reliably prevent the worker from throwing the article into the wrong sorting box. This reduces the burden on the operator and further reduces sorting errors.

  The article sorting system according to the third aspect of the invention has the effects of the article sorting system according to the first or second aspect, in addition to the effects of the article sorting system according to the first or second aspect. By having the supply item weighing means that can measure the quantity, it is possible to automatically factor the quantity of articles in the supply box that the operator has taken out for sorting, reducing mistakes in the quantity of articles to be sorted In addition, it is possible to automatically detect a supply box of articles for which sorting has been completed without an operator's instruction, and work efficiency can be improved.

  The article sorting system according to the fourth aspect of the invention has the effect that the article sorting system according to any one of the first to third aspects has an effect, wherein the sorting shelf includes a sorting box loading station, a sorting box unloading station, and a sorting box. A plurality of sorting box transfer means that can transfer the sorting boxes endlessly between the frontage are arranged in parallel in the vertical direction, and the sorting control means controls the sorting box transfer means so that the sorting box is positioned at a predetermined sorting mouth. By transferring, it becomes possible to integrate the management of goods, management of sorting work, etc. by sorting control means, including sorting box import, transfer to the sorting port, and unloading. It becomes possible to sort quickly.

  In the article sorting system according to the fifth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effect exhibited by the article sorting system according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, a plurality of supply openings should be taken out from the supply box by the worker. Provided with a supply number display unit for displaying the quantity of articles, and a plurality of sorting ports, an input number display section for displaying the quantity of articles each worker should put into the sorting box, and an input completion switch operated by the operator The sorting control means controls the display of the supply number display section and the input number display section, and receives the signal of the input completion switch to control the sorting box transfer means to transfer the sorting box to the sorting box unloading station. This makes it possible for the operator to visually check the sorting work procedure, which further improves the work efficiency of the worker and enables quick sorting. It becomes, thereby further reducing the sorting mistakes.

  In the article sorting system according to the sixth aspect of the invention, in addition to the effects of the article sorting system according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, the supply shelf is individually supplied to a predetermined supply front by the operator. There is a supply box transfer means that can input a box, and the sorting control means indicates the supply box to be input, so that the work efficiency of the supply box input when sorting various kinds of articles is improved and the supply box It is possible to prevent erroneous input and further reduce sorting errors.

  In the article sorting system according to the seventh aspect of the invention, in addition to the effects exhibited by the article sorting system according to any one of the first to sixth aspects, the sorting control unit performs information communication with the inventory management unit of the article. And is configured to instruct the input of the supply box to the supply box transfer means based on the information from the inventory management means. Accordingly, it is possible to select a sorting box that can be sorted, and it is possible to notify the inventory management means of necessary articles and to instruct replenishment, thereby improving the work efficiency of the entire system. .

  In the article sorting system according to the eighth aspect of the invention, in addition to the effect produced by the article sorting system according to any one of the first to seventh aspects, the supply shelf management in which the sorting control unit performs instruction control relating to the supply shelf. And a sorting shelf management unit that performs instruction control related to the sorting shelf, it is possible to control the instruction independently of each other, so that optimum management can be performed according to the number of supply ports and the number of sorting ports. This makes it possible to flexibly configure the entire system in accordance with the item destination, the type of the item, the quantity of the item, and the like.

1 is an overall plan view of an article sorting system that is an embodiment of the present invention. The side view of the goods sorting system of FIG. The side view of the supply shelf of the goods sorting system of FIG. The front view of the supply front of the supply shelf of the goods sorting system of FIG. The front view of the sorting mouth of the sorting shelf of the goods sorting system of FIG. The control conceptual diagram of the goods sorting system which is one Example of this invention. Explanatory drawing of the conventional goods sorting system. Explanatory drawing of the other conventional article sorting system.

  The article sorting system according to the present invention includes a supply box for storing articles to be supplied, a supply shelf having a plurality of supply ports from which articles can be taken out from the supply box, a sorting box for loading articles to be sorted, In an article sorting system having a sorting shelf having a plurality of sorting openings capable of putting articles into a sorting box, and a sorting control means for instructing an operator of articles to be supplied and a supplier to be charged based on sorting information. Each of the plurality of supply fronts has a supply front shutter that obstructs the removal of the article by the operator, and the sorting control unit controls the opening and closing of the supply front shutter according to the article to be supplied, Even when there are many types of goods and the quantity of goods is small, it can be sorted efficiently and in a short time, and the burden on the operator can be reduced and sorting errors can be reduced. As long as it exhibits an effect of, specific embodiments thereof may be any one.

Below, the article sorting system which is an Example of the present invention is explained based on a drawing.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a sorting shelf 110 of an article sorting system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes sorting box transporting means 114 capable of transporting sorting boxes 112 endlessly in three stages. A sorting box loading / unloading station 113 that also serves as a sorting box loading station and a sorting box unloading station at the turn-up portion of the endless transfer path. It has a plurality of sorting ports 111 into which articles can be put.

The sorting box loading / unloading station 113 is provided with sorting box loading / unloading means 117 such as a roller conveyor for each stage of the sorting box transfer means 114, and an operator transfers an empty sorting box 112 to the sorting box. The sorting box 112 is loaded into the means 114, the sorting is completed, and the articles are stored. The sorting box 112 is unloaded from the sorting box transfer means 114.
Further, the sorting box carry-in / out station 113 is provided with a centralized display means 151 for appropriately displaying various types of information on the entire sorting operation at an appropriate position where the operator can visually check.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the supply shelf 120 has three stages and three rows of supply ports 121 from which articles can be taken out from the supply box 122, and an operator supplies the supply ports 121 to each row of the supply ports 121. A supply box transfer means 125 comprising a linear transfer means such as a roller conveyor for loading the box 122 is individually provided.

In the article sorting system 100 of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, two sorting shelves 110 are installed in parallel so that the serving mouth 111 faces, and the supply shelves 120 are two sorting shelves. One supply opening 121 is provided at a work opening 111 facing 110 at a right angle.
Note that the number and layout of the supply shelves 120 and the sorting shelves 110 can be arbitrarily set in accordance with the work environment as long as the supply opening 121 and the sorting opening 111 are close to each other.
Further, in the vicinity of the sorting shelf 110, sorting control means 150 that performs various calculations and communication processing based on sorting information and detection information and controls each display device and each movable device is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the supply fronts 121 are arranged in three stages and three rows so that the supply boxes 122 face the worker side of the supply shelves 120. A supply opening shutter 123 that can be opened and closed is provided at a position where it becomes an obstacle to take out the battery.

  In addition, a supply front display panel 124 that displays information such as the quantity and remaining amount of articles to be taken out from the supply box 122 located at the supply front 121 is provided above each supply front 121.

  Further, a supply article weighing means 126 (not shown) capable of measuring the quantity of articles in the supply box 122 based on the weight information of the supply box 122 at the position is provided at the lower part of each supply opening 121. In addition, centralized display means 151 for appropriately displaying various information related to the entire sorting operation is provided on the upper part of the supply shelf 120 on the supply front 121 side.

The supply article weighing means 126 reads the ID tag attached to the article with radio waves, capacitance, etc., or optically reads it with a camera, an infrared sensor, etc. The quantity in the supply box 122 may be processed to grasp the quantity.
Moreover, the installation part is not limited to the lower part, and may be an appropriate place of each supply opening 121 according to the detection means.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the sorting ports 111 are arranged in three rows and four rows so that the sorting boxes 112 face the worker side of the sorting shelf 110, and each sorting port 111 has an article in the sorting box 112. A closing mouth opening 115 that can be opened and closed is provided at a position where it becomes an obstacle to throwing in.

  In addition, information such as the quantity and remaining amount of articles to be put into the sorting box 112 located in the sorting slot 111 is displayed at the bottom of each sorting slot 111, and a loading completion switch 118 operated by the operator is provided. A supply front display panel 124 is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the sorting control unit 150 processes the detection signal from the supply article weighing unit 126 of the supply shelf 120 and controls the opening / closing of the supply port shutter 123 and the display of the supply port display panel 124. The management unit 153 and the sorting shelf management unit that processes the detection signal of the loading completion switch 118 of the sorting shelf 110 and controls the movement of the sorting box transfer means 114, the opening and closing of the serving port shutter 115, and the display of the sorting port display panel 116. 152.

The sorting control unit 150 is configured to display various information related to the entire sorting operation on the central display unit 151 and to perform information communication with the inventory management unit 154 of the article and the host system 155 that performs customer management, order management, and the like. Has been.
The sorting control unit 150 may be configured by a physically single computer or the like, or may be configured by a plurality of computers or controllers.

The sorting operation by the article sorting system 100 of the present invention configured as described above will be described.
First, when the sorting control means 150 obtains sorting work information from the host system 155, the work for working the sorting box 112 and its input destination for each required sorting destination at the position of the sorting box carry-in / out station 113 shown in FIG. The concentrated display means 151 displays the supply box 122 and the input destination for each article to be sorted to the worker C who works at the position opposite to the supply opening 121 of the supply shelf 120. (Not shown).

  At this time, the sorting control unit 150 communicates with the inventory management unit 154 to notify the host system 155 of the change of the sorting operation according to the inventory of the item necessary for the sorting operation, or send the necessary item to the inventory management unit 154. It is possible to give instructions such as replenishment.

  When the supply box 122 for necessary articles is set in the predetermined supply port 121, the supply shelf management unit 153 of the sorting control means 150 receives the signal from the supply article weighing means 126 and grasps the number of articles, The number of articles to be supplied is displayed on the supply front display panel 124.

  When the required sorting box 112 is set, the sorting shelf management unit 152 of the sorting control unit 150 operates the sorting box transfer unit 114 to move the sorting box 112 to a predetermined sorting port 111 position. The required number of articles to be supplied is displayed on the work opening mouth display panel 116.

  Then, the sorting shelf management unit 152 of the sorting control unit 150 opens the sorting slot shutter 115 of the sorting slot 111 where the sorting box 112 where the articles are to be sorted is opened based on the sorting information, Based on the sorting information, the supply shelf management unit 153 opens the supply port shutter 123 of the supply port 121 where the supply box 122 containing the articles to be sorted next is located.

  An operator A who performs a sorting operation in the vicinity of the sorting port 111 and the supply port 121 confirms the contents of the sorting operation with the centralized display unit 151, displays the respective sorting ports 111 and the supply port 121, and displays the sorting port shutter 115 and the supply. By confirming the state of the front shutter 123, it is possible to easily grasp the work to be performed next.

  At this time, all the supply opening shutter 123 and the sorting opening shutter 115 other than the supply opening 121 of the necessary article and the necessary dispensing opening 111 are in the closed state. An article can be prevented from being thrown in.

  The worker A puts the articles in the supply opening 121 with the supply opening shutter 123 in the opened state into the working opening 111 with the opening of the dispensing opening shutter 115 in the indicated number, and the sorting corresponding to the dispensing opening 111 is performed. The closing completion switch 118 provided on the frontage display panel 116 is operated.

  In response to the signal from the loading completion switch 118, the sorting shelf management unit 152 of the sorting control unit 150 closes the sorting slot shutter 115 of the sorting slot 111, and the sorting slot 111 where the sorting box 112 of the sorting destination to be sorted next is located. The closing shutter 115 is opened.

  When the next work is a different item, the supply shelf management unit 153 of the sorting control unit 150 closes the supply port shutter 123 of the supply port 121 that has been opened, and the next item to be sorted is stored. Then, the supply port shutter 123 of the supply port 121 where the supply box 122 is located is opened.

  In addition, the supply shelf management unit 153 of the sorting control unit 150 receives the signal from the supply item weighing unit 126 and always grasps the quantity of articles in the supply box 122 and supplies when the number of articles to be supplied is not reached. A centralized display means 151 (not shown) displays so that the supply box 122 is inserted into the worker C working at a position opposite to the supply front 121 of the shelf 120.

  When the above operation is repeated and the sorting shelf management unit 152 of the sorting control unit 150 receives the signal of the loading completion switch 118, the necessary type and the necessary number of articles are loaded into the sorting box 112 of the sorting port 111. When it is determined that all are completed, the sorting box transfer means 114 is operated to move the sorting box 112 to the position of the sorting box loading / unloading station 113 and unload it to the worker B who works at the position of the sorting box loading / unloading station 113. It is displayed by the concentrated display means 151.

The unloading operation of the sorting box 112 in which the necessary types and the required number of articles have been completely loaded may be performed each time at each sorting port 111, and when four are completed for each stage. The operation may be performed, or the operation may be performed when all twelve of the three stages and the four rows are completed.
Each display may be any image, character, blinking, or the like, may be a display by voice, buzzer, chime, or the like, or a combination thereof.

  As described above, according to the article sorting system 100 of the present invention, even when there are a large number of article destinations and types of articles and the quantity of articles is small, it can be sorted efficiently and in a short time. The effect is enormous, such as reducing the burden on the user and reducing sorting errors.

  In addition, if the structure of each structural member of the article sorting system 100 of the present invention or the arrangement of the overall structural members is within the scope of the technical matters described in each claim, the structure of the above embodiment is used. The present invention is not limited to this and may be anything.

100, 600 ... Article sorting system 501, 601 ... Dolly 110, 510, 610 ... Sorting shelf 111 ... Sorting mouth
611 ··· Display units 112, 512 ··· Sorting box 113 ··· Sorting box loading / unloading station 114 ··· Sorting box transfer means 115 ··· Sorting port shutter 116 ··· Sorting port display panel 117 ··· Sorting box loading / unloading means 118 ... loading completion switch
612 ... Shelf unit 120 ... Supply shelf 121 ... Supply opening 122 ... Supply box 123 ... Supply opening shutter 124 ... Supply opening display panel 125 ... Supply box transfer means 126 ... Supply article weighing means 150, 650... Sorting control means 151... Centralized display means 152... Sorting shelf management section 153... Supply shelf management section 154.

Claims (8)

A supply box for storing articles to be supplied, a supply shelf having a plurality of supply ports from which articles can be taken out from the supply box, a sorting box for loading articles to be sorted, and an article can be loaded into the sorting box In an article sorting system having a sorting shelf having a plurality of sorting mouths, and a sorting control means for instructing an operator of an article to be supplied and a sorting destination to be charged based on sorting information.
Each of the plurality of supply fronts has a supply front shutter that becomes an obstacle to taking out articles by an operator,
The article sorting system, wherein the sorting control unit controls opening and closing of the supply front shutter according to articles to be supplied. The plurality of serving mouths each have a serving mouth shutter that obstructs the input of an article by an operator,
2. The article sorting system according to claim 1, wherein the sorting control unit controls opening and closing of the sorting mouth shutter according to a sorting destination into which articles are to be input.   3. The article sorting system according to claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of supply fronts has supply product weighing means capable of measuring a quantity of articles in a supply box located at each of the supply fronts. The sorting shelf is provided with a plurality of sorting box transfer means arranged in parallel in a vertical direction between the sorting box loading station, the sorting box unloading station, and the sorting port, which can transfer the sorting box endlessly.
4. The article sorting system according to claim 1, wherein the sorting control unit controls the sorting box transfer unit to transfer the sorting box to a predetermined sorting mouth position. Each of the plurality of supply fronts includes a supply number display unit that displays the quantity of articles that an operator should take out from the supply box,
Each of the plurality of sorting ports includes a loading number display unit for displaying the quantity of articles to be loaded by the worker into the sorting box, and a loading completion switch operated by the worker,
The sorting control unit controls display of the supply number display unit and the input number display unit, and receives the signal of the input completion switch to control the sorting box transfer unit to transfer the sorting box to the sorting box unloading station. The article sorting system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the article sorting system is provided. The supply shelf has a supply box transfer means capable of individually loading a supply box into a predetermined supply front by an operator,
6. The article sorting system according to claim 1, wherein the sorting control unit indicates a supply box to be charged.   The sorting control unit is configured to perform information communication with the inventory management unit of the article, and instructs to input the supply box to the supply box transfer unit based on information from the inventory management unit. The article sorting system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the article sorting system is configured.   The said sorting control means has a supply shelf management part which performs instruction | indication control regarding the said supply shelf, and a sorting shelf management part which performs instruction | indication control regarding the said sorting shelf, In any one of Claim 1 thru | or 7 characterized by the above-mentioned. The article sorting system as described.

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