JP2013119460A - Vehicle dispatch display system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system for reproducibly generating a vehicle dispatch table as an image accurately comprehensible at a glance.SOLUTION: A database stores information on a plurality of vehicles and the information of a plurality of drivers. A reception part receives an order. The order indicates an article holder, a kind, a quantity, a delivery destination, and a delivery date of a material to be conveyed. A vehicle dispatch processing part makes a user to select one piece of information from the information on the plurality of the vehicles and the information of the plurality of the drivers according to the order received by the reception part. A display part includes a large screen display, and displays the vehicle dispatch table in the large screen display based on the information on the vehicle and the information on the driver selected by the user. In particular, the display part arranges the information on the vehicles and the information on the drivers associated with the orders common in the kind of the material to be conveyed collectively in the vehicle dispatch table displayed in the large screen display.

Description

  The present invention relates to a technology for managing a transport vehicle and crew in a material transport business, and in particular, a technology for displaying a dispatch table showing a transport vehicle and a crew assigned to an order related to transport of a material on a screen. About.

  In material transportation work, accurate and efficient dispatch processing is important. “Vehicle allocation processing” refers to processing for assigning an appropriate transport vehicle and crew to a plurality of orders related to transport of various substances. Furthermore, it is important to accurately convey information about dispatch to each crew member. In particular, if the material to be transported is a dangerous material, high-pressure gas, poisonous or deleterious substance, or explosive (hereinafter abbreviated as dangerous material), the transport vehicle must be suitable for transporting dangerous materials. The crew must be qualified for the handling of dangerous goods. The operation manager must be sure that these conditions are met.

  In a conventional dispatch process, a dispatcher manages information on a transport vehicle and a crew member, and assigns a transport vehicle and a crew member to each of a plurality of orders based on the information (see, for example, Patent Document 1). ). The dispatch table showing the transport vehicles and crew assigned to each order is posted on the blackboard or whiteboard by the dispatch manager. Each crew member looks at the dispatch table and confirms the correspondence relationship between the order, the transport vehicle, and the crew member. The operation manager checks the allocation table and confirms the compatibility between the transport vehicle engaged in transporting dangerous goods and the crew.

JP 2008-276292 A

  Posting on the blackboard or whiteboard is generally temporary and will be erased on that day and overwritten with new content the next day. Therefore, it is difficult to confirm later whether the posted information has been accurately transmitted to each crew member. In addition, it was confirmed that the operation manager had grasped the accuracy between the transport vehicle and the crew assigned to each order, particularly the compatibility between the transport vehicle engaged in transporting dangerous goods and the crew. It is difficult to prove from.

  An object of the present invention is to solve the above-described problems, and in particular, to provide a system that reproducibly generates a vehicle allocation table as an image that can be accurately grasped at a glance.

  The vehicle allocation display system according to the present invention is a system for displaying a vehicle allocation table on a screen. This system includes a database unit, a reception unit, a vehicle allocation processing unit, and a display unit. The database unit stores a plurality of vehicle information and a plurality of crew information. The reception unit receives an order. The order indicates the shipper, type, quantity, delivery destination, and delivery date of the material to be transported. The dispatching processing unit causes the user to select one of the plurality of vehicle information and the plurality of crew information according to the order received by the receiving unit. The display unit includes a large screen display, and displays a vehicle allocation table on the large screen display based on the vehicle information and crew information selected by the user. In particular, the display unit collectively arranges vehicle information and crew information associated with orders with common types of substances to be transported in the dispatch table displayed on the large screen display.

  The vehicle allocation display system according to the present invention collectively arranges vehicle information and crew information associated with orders with common types of substances to be transported in a vehicle allocation table. In this way, the system generates the vehicle allocation table reproducibly as an image that can be accurately grasped at a glance.

It is a block diagram which shows the hardware constitutions of the vehicle allocation display system by embodiment of this invention. It is a functional block diagram of the vehicle allocation display system by embodiment of this invention. It is a table | surface which shows the detail of the order received by the reception part 201 shown by FIG. (A) is a table | surface which shows an example of the vehicle information 222 stored in the database part 202 shown by FIG. (B) is a table showing an example of crew information 223 stored in the database unit 202. FIG. 3 is a table displayed on the screen of the second terminal device 102 by the vehicle allocation processing unit 203 shown in FIG. It is a dispatch table displayed on the large screen display by the display unit 204 shown in FIG. It is a flowchart of the process which displays a dispatch table on a big screen display by the dispatch display system by embodiment of this invention.

  Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of a vehicle allocation display system according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, the system includes a first terminal device 101, a second terminal device 102, a third terminal device 103, a data server 104, and a display device 105. These devices are connected to each other via a network 106. The network 106 may be a LAN or a WAN. Each of the first terminal device 101, the second terminal device 102, and the third terminal device 103 is a personal computer. The data server 104 includes a mass storage device such as an HDD. The display device 105 includes a large screen display. The large screen display is a liquid crystal display. In addition, a plasma display or an organic EL display may be used.

  FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of the vehicle allocation display system according to the embodiment of the present invention. Each functional unit shown in FIG. 2 is realized by the hardware shown in FIG. Referring to FIG. 2, the system includes a reception unit 201, a database unit 202, a dispatch processing unit 203, and a display unit 204. The accepting unit 201 is realized by the first terminal device 101 shown in FIG. The accepting unit 201 accepts an order related to transportation of a substance from a user. The order received by the receiving unit 201 is stored in the database unit 202 as master data 221. The database unit 202 is realized by the data server 104 shown in FIG. The database unit 202 stores vehicle information 222 and crew information 223 in addition to the order 221. The vehicle information 222 is master data relating to a vehicle that can be used to transport various substances. The crew information 223 is master data regarding personnel who can be engaged as a driver of the transport vehicle. The vehicle allocation processing unit 203 is realized by the second terminal device 102 shown in FIG. The dispatching processing unit 203 makes the dispatching person in charge refer to the vehicle information 222 and the crew information 223 stored in the database unit 203, and selects one from each according to the order 221. Subsequently, the dispatching processing unit 203 associates the vehicle information 222 and the crew information 223 selected by the dispatching person in charge with the order 221 and generates information indicating the correspondence. The display unit 204 is realized by the third terminal device 103 and the display device 105 shown in FIG. First, the display unit 204 generates a vehicle allocation table according to the information generated by the vehicle allocation processing unit 203. Next, the display unit 204 displays the dispatch table on the screen of the third terminal device 103, and allows the operation manager to check the suitability of the correspondence relationship between the order, the vehicle information, and the crew information. When the operation manager operates the keyboard or mouse of the third terminal device 103 to instruct approval of the vehicle allocation table, the display unit 204 displays the vehicle allocation table on the large screen display and records it in the database unit 202.

  FIG. 3 is a table showing details of orders accepted by the accepting unit 201. Referring to FIG. 3, one order includes one record including fields of a shipper 301, a shipping date 302, a delivery date 303, an attendance instruction 304, a delivery destination 305, a product name 306, and a quantity 307. A field “shipper” 301 indicates a sender of a substance to be transported. A field “shipping date” 302 indicates a date on which the material to be transported should be transported from the sender. A field “Delivery date” 303 indicates a date on which a material to be transported should be delivered to a delivery destination. The field “attendance order” 304 indicates the time at which the crew should depart to the sender with the transport vehicle. A field “delivery destination” 305 indicates a delivery destination of a substance to be transported. A field “product name” 306 indicates the type of substance to be transported. A field “quantity” 307 indicates the quantity of a substance to be transported.

  When accepting an order from a user, the accepting unit 201 first displays a plurality of shipper, product name, and delivery destination candidates on the screen of the first terminal device 101. The display may be a list display or a menu display. The user operates the keyboard or mouse of the first terminal device 101 to select one from each candidate. In response to the selection, the reception unit 201 displays the template 310 indicated by the broken line in FIG. 3 on the screen of the first terminal device 101. The template 310 is generated as an instance in which fields other than the shipper, product name, and delivery destination are blank. The user operates the keyboard or mouse of the first terminal device 101 to input information in the blank field of the template. Thus, an order is generated from the template. The order is stored in the database unit 202 from the reception unit 201. As for the shipper, the product name, and the delivery destination, what has been input in the past is often used repeatedly in the order. Therefore, for those candidates, those input in the past are used as selection candidates, and a template for each candidate is recorded in the reception unit 201 in advance. As a result, the number of fields that the user has to input again in the reception unit 201 is reduced, so that the input effort is reduced and the risk of erroneous input is reduced.

  FIG. 4A is a table showing an example of vehicle information 222 stored in the database unit 202. Referring to FIG. 4A, the vehicle information 222 includes fields of a car number 401, a car type 402, and a loading capacity 403. A field “vehicle number” 401 represents an identification number assigned to the transport vehicle. A field “vehicle type” 402 represents the type of the transport vehicle. A field “loading capacity” 403 represents an upper limit of the number of substances that can be loaded on the transport vehicle.

  FIG. 4B is a table showing an example of crew information 223 stored in the database unit 202. Referring to FIG. 4B, the crew information 223 includes fields of crew number 411, name 412 and qualification 413. A field “crew number” 411 represents an identification number assigned to a crew member. A field “name” 412 represents the name of a crew member. A field “qualification” 413 represents the qualification of the crew. Qualifications include dangerous goods B-1 to Class 6, high-pressure gas movement supervisor, poisonous and deleterious substances handling person, and explosives handling person.

  FIG. 5 is a table displayed on the screen of the second terminal device 102 by the vehicle allocation processing unit 203 during the vehicle allocation processing. Referring to FIG. 5, this table includes fields of an attendance instruction 501, a delivery destination 502, a product name 503, a shipping date 504, a delivery date 505, a car number 506, a car type 507, and a driver 508. The fields “attendance order” 501, “delivery destination” 502, “product name” 503, “shipment date” 504, and “delivery date” 505 are the attendance order 304, delivery destination 305, product name 306, and shipping included in the order, respectively. A date 302 and a delivery date 303 are shown. The dispatch processing unit 203 accesses the database unit 202 and displays the fields 501 to 505 for each order. The person in charge of dispatch sees the display and selects one of the vehicle information 222 stored in the database unit 202. The vehicle allocation processing unit 203 displays the vehicle number 401 and the vehicle type 402 included in the vehicle information selected by the vehicle allocation manager as the fields “vehicle number” 506 and “vehicle type” 507 shown in FIG. The person in charge of dispatch also looks at the fields 501 to 505 regarding the order and selects one of the crew information 223 stored in the database unit 202. The dispatch processing unit 203 displays the name 412 included in the crew information selected by the dispatcher as the field “driver” 508 shown in FIG. Thus, vehicle information and crew information are associated with each order one by one. The dispatch processing unit 203 records a set of orders, vehicle information, and crew information associated with each other in the database unit 202 as one record.

  When the person in charge of dispatch performs the dispatch process, the dispatch processing unit 203 may support the process as follows. First, the dispatch processing unit 203 accesses the database unit 202 and refers to the product name 306 and the quantity 307 indicated by the order 221. Next, the vehicle allocation processing unit 203 indicates, from the vehicle information 222, the vehicle type 402 indicates the type of transport vehicle that can load the type of material indicated by the product name 306, and the loading capacity 403 indicates the material indicated by the quantity 307. Select one that shows a value greater than the quantity. When the type of substance indicated by the product name 306 is dangerous goods, the dispatch processing unit 203 further indicates that the qualification 413 in the crew information 223 indicates the qualification to be able to engage in the transportation of the dangerous goods. Select. Subsequently, the vehicle allocation processing unit 203 displays the vehicle information and crew information selected according to the order on the screen of the second terminal device 102. In particular, when the type of substance indicated by the product name 306 is a dangerous material, etc., it relates to vehicle information relating to a transport vehicle capable of loading the dangerous material, etc., and a crew member who is qualified to engage in the transportation of the dangerous material. The crew information is associated with the order. The person in charge of dispatch selects a transport vehicle and a crew member to be finally assigned to the order while looking at their correspondence. In this way, the dispatching processing unit 203 narrows the range of selection of vehicle information and crew information suitable for transporting the type of substance indicated by the product name 306 in advance, so that the dispatcher is responsible for the final vehicle information. Selection with crew information can be performed accurately.

  FIG. 6 is an example of a dispatch table displayed on the large screen display by the display unit 204. “Vehicle allocation table” is a table in which a set of orders, vehicle information, and crew information associated by the vehicle allocation processing unit 203 is used as one record. Referring to FIG. 6, the dispatch table includes fields of a car number 601, a name 602, a destination 603, a product 604, a delivery date 605, and an attendance time 606. A field “vehicle number” 601 is an identification number for specifying vehicle information, and has the same value as the vehicle number 401 included in any of the vehicle information. The field “name” 602 is identification information for specifying crew information, and has the same value as the name 412 included in any crew information. Fields “destination” 603, “product” 604, “delivery date” 605, and “attendance time” 606 indicate delivery destination 305, product name 306, delivery date 303, and attendance instruction 304 included in the order, respectively.

  When the product 604 indicates a dangerous article or the like, the display unit 204 collectively displays the fields associated with the same dangerous article or the like. In the example shown in FIG. 6, first, fields associated with the product name “blue soda” are collectively displayed, and then fields associated with the product name “liquid ammonia” are collectively displayed. Has been. These fields may be color-coded by product.

  After the dispatch table is generated by the dispatch processing unit 203, the dispatch table is first checked by the operation manager through the third terminal device 103. The operation manager checks whether or not an appropriate transport vehicle and a crew member are associated with an order indicating transport of dangerous goods or the like. Here, since the fields associated with the same dangerous goods etc. are arranged together in the dispatch table, the operation manager should check the compatibility of the correspondence relationship between the order, the transport vehicle, and the crew at a glance. Can do. If there is no defect in the dispatch table, the operation manager operates the keyboard or mouse of the third terminal device 103 to input an instruction to approve the dispatch table. In response to the instruction, the display unit 204 changes the state so that the allocation table can be displayed on the large screen display and is recorded in the database unit 203. As a result, it is not displayed on the large-screen display or the vehicle allocation table approved by the operation manager. Furthermore, the approval of the dispatch schedule by the operation manager is reliably recorded.

  The crew member specifies the transport vehicle to be driven from the car number 601 assigned to his / her name in the dispatch table. The crew also knows the details of the transport work to be engaged from other fields assigned to his name. In particular, when the product 604 indicates a dangerous article or the like, fields associated with the same dangerous article or the like are collectively displayed. Therefore, it is possible to grasp at a glance whether or not an appropriate transport vehicle and crew are assigned to transport each dangerous article or the like. In addition, since the dispatch table is recorded in the database unit 203, it is possible to confirm that an appropriate transport vehicle and crew have been assigned to transport dangerous goods even after the actual transport operation is completed.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart of a process for displaying the vehicle allocation table on the large screen display by the vehicle allocation display system. This process is executed every time it is necessary to input a new order to the system or whenever it is necessary to update the vehicle information 222 or the crew information 223 stored in the database unit 202.

  In step S701, vehicle information 222 and crew information 223 are stored in the database unit 202 through terminal devices connected to the database unit 203 such as the first terminal device 101, the second terminal device 102, or the third terminal device 103. . Step S701 is executed particularly when it is necessary to update either the vehicle information 222 or the crew information 223. If the master data already stored in the database unit 202 can be used as it is, step S701 is skipped. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S702.

  In step S702, the reception unit 201 receives a new order from the user. The accepted order is stored in the database unit 202 as master data. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S703.

  In step S703, the dispatch processing unit 203 accepts selection of vehicle information and crew information by the dispatcher. The person in charge of dispatch refers to the vehicle information 222 and the crew information 223 stored in the database unit 203, and selects one suitable for each order one by one. At that time, the dispatch processing unit 203 may select in advance candidates for vehicle information and crew information that can be selected for the order. In particular, when the type of the substance to be transported indicated by the order is a dangerous material, the dispatch processing unit 203 indicates from the vehicle information 222 that the type of transport vehicle suitable for transporting the dangerous material is indicated. It is also possible to select from the crew information 223 that indicates a crew member who is qualified to be able to engage in transporting the dangerous goods. The dispatching person in charge selects final vehicle information and crew information one by one from the candidates selected by the dispatching processing unit 203. The vehicle allocation processing unit 203 further generates a vehicle allocation table from the vehicle information selected by the vehicle allocation officer and the crew information. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S704.

  In step S <b> 704, the display unit 204 displays the dispatch table on the screen of the third terminal device 103. The display unit 204 further checks whether approval by the operation manager can be obtained through the third terminal device 103. If approval is obtained, the process proceeds to step S705. If approval is not obtained, the process is repeated from step S703.

  In step S705, the display unit 204 displays the dispatch table on the large screen display. The display unit 204 further records the vehicle allocation table in the database unit 202. Thereafter, the process ends.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the system according to the embodiment of the present invention collectively arranges vehicle information and crew information associated with orders with common types of materials to be transported in a vehicle allocation table. In this way, the system generates the vehicle allocation table reproducibly as an image that can be accurately grasped at a glance. Thereby, the contents of the dispatch table can be accurately transmitted to each crew member, and it can be easily confirmed later. In addition, it was later confirmed that the operation manager had grasped the accuracy between the transport vehicle assigned to each order and the crew, in particular the compatibility between the transport vehicle engaged in transporting dangerous goods and the crew. Easy to prove.

  In the above embodiment, the first terminal device 101, the second terminal device 102, the third terminal device 103, the data server 104, and the display device 105 are separate devices. In addition, some or all of them may be integrated into one computer.

  The present invention relates to a technique for managing a transport vehicle and crew in a material transport business, and displays a dispatch table on a screen as described above. Thus, the present invention is clearly industrially applicable.

201 Reception
202 Database section
203 Vehicle dispatch processing department
204 Display
221 orders
222 Vehicle information
223 Crew Information

Claims (4)

A system for displaying on a screen a dispatch schedule indicating a transport vehicle and crew assigned to an order related to transport of a substance,
A database section storing a plurality of vehicle information and a plurality of crew information,
A reception unit that accepts orders indicating the shipper, type, quantity, delivery destination, and delivery date of the substance to be transported,
In accordance with the order received by the receiving unit, a dispatch processing unit that allows the user to select one of the plurality of vehicle information and the plurality of crew information, and
A display unit that includes a large screen display, and displays a dispatch table on the large screen display based on vehicle information and crew information selected by the user;
With
The vehicle allocation display characterized in that the display unit collectively arranges vehicle information and crew information associated with orders with common types of substances to be transported in the vehicle allocation table displayed on the large screen display. system. The reception unit has a plurality of templates for an order,
In each of the plurality of templates, among the plurality of fields indicated by the order, the shipper, type, and delivery destination of the substance to be transported are confirmed, and the other fields are unconfirmed,
The said reception part produces | generates the instance showing the said template, and produces | generates an order from the said instance by confirming the undetermined field in the said template according to a user's operation. Vehicle dispatch display system described. Each of the plurality of vehicle information includes information indicating whether or not the vehicle can load a dangerous material, high-pressure gas, poisonous and deleterious substances, or explosives (hereinafter abbreviated as dangerous materials).
Each of the plurality of crew information includes information indicating whether or not the crew is a person who is qualified for handling dangerous goods, etc.
The display unit includes vehicle information indicating a vehicle capable of loading the dangerous goods and the like, and crew information indicating crew having qualifications for handling the dangerous goods, etc. Is checked, and in response to an instruction from the operation manager, the operation manager changes to a state indicating approval by the operation manager, and only in the state, the dispatch is performed on the large screen display. The vehicle allocation display system according to claim 1, wherein a table is displayed. Each of the plurality of vehicle information includes information indicating whether or not the vehicle can load a dangerous material, high-pressure gas, poisonous and deleterious substances, or explosives (hereinafter abbreviated as dangerous materials).
Each of the plurality of crew information includes information indicating whether or not the crew is a person who is qualified for handling dangerous goods, etc.
When the order indicates a dangerous material or the like as a material to be transported, the dispatch processing unit selects vehicle information indicating a vehicle on which the dangerous material or the like can be loaded from the plurality of vehicle information, and the plurality of crew information From, it is characterized by selecting crew information indicating a crew member qualified for the handling of the dangerous goods, etc., and allowing the user to select one from each of the selected vehicle information and crew information, The vehicle allocation display system according to claim 1.

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