JP2013144605A - Inventory management system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To simplify a constitution of an in-vehicle terminal by an effect that a management device makes a read-out device associated with the in-vehicle terminal on the basis of log-in information and transmits management information based on identification information read out by a read-out device to the in-vehicle terminal.SOLUTION: A read-out device for reading out identification information imparted to an article or a shelf for storing the article and a management device connected to an in-vehicle terminal mounted to a transportation vehicle for transporting the article receive the identification information from the read-out device, acquire management information identified by the identification information, receive log-in information from the read-out device and the in-vehicle terminal, make the in-vehicle terminal associated with the read-out device on the basis of the log-in information, and transmit the management information acquired by the identification information received from the read-out device to the in-vehicle terminal which is associated with the read-out device.

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for managing inventory information.

  Conventionally, various methods are known for managing the loading and unloading of articles stored in a warehouse. For example, using a management ledger and a shelf card, inventory information is entered in the ledger together with date information, and a shelf card with the type and number of products is attached to each shelf, and the shelf card is used when entering and leaving. There is a method of recording. This method requires handwriting on the shelf card each time a product is entered or exited, which is very time-consuming and causes errors between the inventory on the ledger and the actual inventory due to incorrect writing, making accurate inventory management difficult. There is a drawback.

  For this reason, a computer is mounted on a forklift that conveys articles, and the computer (hereinafter also referred to as an in-vehicle terminal) receives an entry / exit instruction from the host computer and displays it on a display device. There has also been proposed a method in which goods are loaded and unloaded by operating a forklift according to instructions. In this case, the handy terminal connected to the in-vehicle terminal reads and records the identification information such as the article to be entered / exited and the barcode attached to the shelf for storing the article, so that the shelf for storing the article or the article has been delivered. Record product information accurately.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-61540 JP 2005-206268 A

  As described above, when the barcode is read by the handy terminal, if the handy terminal and the in-vehicle terminal are connected by wire, the movement range of the user having the handy terminal is limited. For this reason, it is also conceivable to connect the handy terminal and the in-vehicle terminal wirelessly.

  However, when the handy terminal and the in-vehicle terminal are configured to be connected wirelessly, the in-vehicle terminal must have a communication device with the handy terminal in addition to the communication device with the host computer, and the configuration of the in-vehicle terminal is complicated. There was a problem such as.

  Therefore, the present invention associates the reading device with the in-vehicle terminal based on the login information, and transmits the management information based on the identification information read by the reading device to the corresponding in-vehicle terminal. While simplifying the configuration, the reader and the vehicle-mounted terminal can be linked.

In order to solve the above problems, the inventory management system of the present invention is:
A reading apparatus that reads identification information given to an article or a shelf that stores the article, an in-vehicle terminal that is mounted on a transport vehicle that conveys the article, and a management apparatus that is connected to the in-vehicle terminal and the reading apparatus. An inventory management system,
The reader is
A reading unit for reading the identification information;
A transmission unit for transmitting the identification information read by the reading unit to the management device;
A login request unit for transmitting login information to the management device;
With
The in-vehicle terminal is
A receiving unit for receiving management information from the management device;
A display control unit for displaying the management information on a display device;
A login request unit for transmitting login information to the management device;
With
The management device is
A receiving unit that receives the identification information from the reader;
A management information generating unit for obtaining management information identified by the identification information;
A login processing unit for receiving login information from the reading device and the in-vehicle terminal;
A relation unit for associating the in-vehicle terminal and the reading device based on the login information;
A transmission unit that transmits the management information obtained from the identification information received from the reader to the in-vehicle terminal corresponding to the reader.

In addition, in order to solve the above problems, the inventory management method of the present invention includes:
A reading device that reads identification information given to an article or a shelf that stores the article, and a management device that is connected to an in-vehicle terminal mounted on a transport vehicle that conveys the article,
Receiving the identification information from the reader;
Obtaining management information identified by the identification information;
Receiving login information from the reader and the in-vehicle terminal;
Associating the in-vehicle terminal with the reading device based on the login information;
Transmitting the management information obtained from the identification information received from the reader to the in-vehicle terminal corresponding to the reader.

  Further, the present invention may be an inventory management program that causes a computer to execute the inventory management method. Furthermore, the present invention may be a program in which the inventory management program is recorded on a computer-readable recording medium. The function can be provided by causing the computer to read and execute the program of the recording medium.

  Here, the computer-readable recording medium refers to a recording medium that accumulates information such as data and programs by electrical, magnetic, optical, mechanical, or chemical action and can be read from the computer. . Examples of such a recording medium that can be removed from the computer include a flexible disk, a magneto-optical disk, a CD-ROM, a CD-R / W, a DVD, a DAT, an 8 mm tape, and a memory card.

  Further, there are a hard disk, a ROM (read only memory), and the like as a recording medium fixed to the computer.

  According to the present invention, the management device associates the reading device with the in-vehicle terminal based on the login information, and transmits the management information based on the identification information read by the reading device to the corresponding in-vehicle terminal. The cooperation between the reading device and the in-vehicle terminal can be enabled while simplifying.

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an inventory management system according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram of the management apparatus 1. FIG. 3 is a schematic configuration diagram of the in-vehicle terminal 2. FIG. 4 is a schematic configuration diagram of the mobile terminal 3. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a data configuration of information on goods received, that is, inventory information. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a data configuration of the shelf number master. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a data structure of the product name master. FIG. 8 shows the data structure of the user master. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a sequence of login processing in the inventory management method. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a display example of an input screen when inputting login information in the in-vehicle terminal. FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a display example of an input screen when inputting login information in the mobile terminal. FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a sequence of the warehousing process of the inventory management method. FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of an identification label. FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example of a shelf number label. FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating a display example of a registration result. FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating a sequence of a delivery process of the inventory management method.

  Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The configuration of the following embodiment is an exemplification, and the present invention is not limited to the configuration of the embodiment.

<System configuration>
FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an inventory management system according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the inventory management system 10 includes a management device 1, an in-vehicle terminal 2, a mobile terminal 3, and a wireless access point 4. Among these, at least the in-vehicle terminal 2, the mobile terminal 3, and the wireless access point 4 are arranged in a warehouse. In FIG. 1, for convenience, only one in-vehicle terminal 2, portable terminal 3, and wireless access point 4 are shown, but the inventory management system 10 has a plurality of in-vehicle terminals 2, portable terminals 3, and wireless access points 4. You may do it. A plurality of warehouses may exist, and each of the warehouses may include a plurality of in-vehicle terminals 2, mobile terminals 3, and wireless access points 4.

  The in-vehicle terminal 2 and the mobile terminal 3 perform wireless communication with the wireless access point 4 according to a standard such as IEEE 802.11, for example, and connect to the network via the wireless access point 4. Furthermore, the in-vehicle terminal 2 and the mobile terminal 3 are connected to the management device 1 via the network N.

  The portable terminal 3 reads the identification information of the identification label 43 </ b> A given to the article 41 and the identification label (shelf number label) 43 </ b> B given to the shelf 42 storing the article 41, and transmits it to the management device 1.

  The in-vehicle terminal 2 is mounted on a transport vehicle 44 such as a forklift that transports the article 41. The in-vehicle terminal 2 presents the management information to the user by displaying the management information received from the management device 1 on the display device.

The network N may be a LAN (Local Area Network) laid in an office where a warehouse exists, or a public network such as the Internet. That is, the management device 1 is provided in an office in the same office as the warehouse, and may be connected to the in-vehicle terminal 2 or the portable terminal 3 via a LAN, or provided in a head office or the like at a location different from the warehouse. Alternatively, it may be connected to the in-vehicle terminal 2 or the portable terminal 3 through a public network. In addition, the management apparatus 1 is configured by a plurality of computers so that the database is stored in a computer provided in the head office or the like at a location different from the warehouse, and a function according to the inventory management program is provided by a computer provided in the same office as the warehouse. You may do it.

FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram of the management apparatus 1. As shown in FIG. 2, the management device 1 includes an arithmetic processing unit 12 including a central processing unit (CPU) and a main memory in the main body, a storage unit 13 storing data and software for arithmetic processing, and an input / output port. 14, a computer including a communication control unit (CCU) 15 and the like.

  The input / output port 14 is appropriately connected with input devices such as a keyboard, mouse, CD-ROM drive, and memory card reader, and output devices such as a display device and a printer.

  The CCU 15 communicates with other computers via a network.

  The storage unit 13 is an auxiliary storage device having a hard disk, a semiconductor memory, and the like, and an operating system (OS) and application software (such as an inventory management program) are installed therein. The storage unit 13 stores an inventory management database.

  The arithmetic processing unit 12 includes a CPU, a memory, and the like, and appropriately reads out and executes the OS and application programs from the storage unit 13 and receives information input from the input / output port 14 and the CCU 15 and information read from the storage unit 13. By performing arithmetic processing, it also functions as the input information receiving unit 121, the management information generating unit 122, the login processing unit 123, the relation unit 124, and the management information transmitting unit 125.

  As the input information receiving unit 121, information input by the user to the mobile terminal 3 and transmitted from the mobile terminal 3 is received and stored in the inventory management database of the storage unit 13. Here, the information received from the portable terminal 3 is information relating to the article such as the lot, the arrival date, and the quantity of the goods to be received, in addition to the identification information read from the identification labels 43A and 43B of the article 41 or the shelf 42.

  The management information generation unit 122 obtains management information identified by the identification information from an inventory management database stored in the storage unit 13.

  The login processing unit 123 receives login information from the mobile terminal and the in-vehicle terminal, and performs login processing in comparison with information registered in the user master of the inventory management database.

  The relation unit 124 associates the in-vehicle terminal 2 with the portable terminal 3 based on the login information.

  The management information transmitting unit 125 transmits the management information obtained from the identification information received from the mobile terminal 3 to the in-vehicle terminal 2 corresponding to the mobile terminal 3.

FIG. 3 is a schematic configuration diagram of the in-vehicle terminal 2. As shown in FIG. 3, the in-vehicle terminal 2 includes an arithmetic processing unit 22 including a central processing unit (CPU) and a main memory in a main body, a storage unit (hard disk) 23 that stores data and software for arithmetic processing, The computer includes an input / output port 24, a communication control unit (CCU) 25, and the like.

An input device such as a touch panel and a memory card reader and an output device such as a display device and a speaker are appropriately connected to the input / output port 24.
The CCU 25 communicates with other computers via a network.

  An operating system (OS) and application software (such as an inventory management program) are installed in the storage unit 23.

  The arithmetic processing unit 22 includes a CPU, a memory, and the like, and appropriately reads and executes the OS and application programs from the storage unit 23, and receives information input from the input / output port 24 and the CCU 25 and information read from the storage unit 23. By performing arithmetic processing, it also functions as a management information receiving unit 221, a display control unit 222, and a login request unit 223.

  The management information receiving unit 221 receives management information such as a warehousing schedule, a warehousing instruction, an inventory instruction, an inventory status, and a warning from the management apparatus 1.

  The display control unit 222 displays the management information received from the management device 1 on the display device.

  The login request unit 223 transmits login information of the user input by the user to the management apparatus 1 to request login.

FIG. 4 is a schematic configuration diagram of the mobile terminal 3. As shown in FIG. 4, the portable terminal 3 includes an arithmetic processing unit 32 including a central processing unit (CPU) and a main memory, a storage unit (hard disk) 33 storing data and software for arithmetic processing, The computer includes an input / output port 34, a communication control unit (CCU) 35, and the like. The mobile terminal 3 is an example of a reading device having a reading unit 36 that reads identification information.

  The input / output port 34 is appropriately connected with operation buttons, an input device such as an identification information reading unit 36 and a memory card reader, and an output device such as a display device and a printer 37. The reading unit 36 of the present embodiment is a so-called bar code reader that reads a bar code as identification information. In addition to this, when the identification information is provided by an RFID tag or an IC tag, it may be an RFID reader or an IC tag reader. Further, the printer 37 may have a configuration built in the portable terminal 3 or a separate configuration connected by wire or wirelessly. In the case where the identification information is provided by an RFID tag or an IC tag, the RFID or IC tag writing device may be provided and the identification information may be written on the identification labels 43A and 43B made of the RFID tag or the IC tag.

  The CCU 35 communicates with other computers via a network.

  The storage unit 33 is an auxiliary storage device having a hard disk, a semiconductor memory, and the like, and has an operating system (OS) and application software (such as an inventory management program) installed therein.

  The arithmetic processing unit 32 includes a CPU, a memory, and the like, and appropriately reads and executes the OS and application programs from the storage unit 33, and receives information input from the input / output port 34 and the CCU 35 and information read from the storage unit 33. By performing arithmetic processing, it also functions as an input information transmission unit 321 and a login request unit 322.

  As the input information transmitting unit 321, the identification information read by the reading unit 36 or information input by the user operating an operation button or the like is transmitted to the management apparatus 1 as input information.

The login request unit 322 sends login information of the user input by the user to the management apparatus 1 to request login.

<Data structure>
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a data configuration of information on goods received, that is, inventory information. As shown in FIG. 5, inventory information registered in the inventory management database includes product name ID, product name nickname, department code, manufacturer lot, arrival date, packing code, raw material label serial number, shelf number, stock status, quantity, It has items such as warehouse code and area.

  The item name ID is a code for specifying the type of item (item or item name), and is composed of, for example, ABC01, DEF01, up to 5 single-byte uppercase letters, numbers, or kana.

  The product name nickname is a character string indicating the name, nickname, or common name of the article, and is composed of a full-width character string of up to 30 digits, such as ABC01 agent and DEF01 medicine.

  The department code is a code for identifying the department that is the shipper, and is a single-byte numeral within 10 digits assigned to each department, such as 0001 and 0002, for example.

  The manufacturer lot is a code indicating a lot at the time of manufacturing the article, and is, for example, a character string of up to 20 digits.

  The arrival date is information indicating the date when the article is received, and has a format in which the date is separated by a slash, for example, YYYY / MM / DD.

  The packing form code is a code for specifying the packing form, and is composed of, for example, A1 and B2, half-width English capital letters or numbers within 5 digits.

  The raw material label serial number is a serial number assigned to each article for each unit for managing the article, and is made up of, for example, five uppercase letters or numbers such as A001 and B002.

  The shelf number is a number that identifies the shelf in which the article is stored, and is composed of, for example, A10-01, H02-01, up to 10 single-byte uppercase letters, numbers, or symbols.

  The stock status is information indicating the status of an article that is in stock, and is, for example, a normal product, a defective product, being inspected, or being judged.

The quantity is information indicating the quantity of the article, and is a numerical value indicating the weight to the first decimal place in kilogram units, for example, 3,600.0.

  The warehouse code is a code for identifying the warehouse, and is a single-digit uppercase letter such as Y or K, for example. The warehouse code is defined by the warehouse master (not shown). If the warehouse code is Y, the warehouse name is XX warehouse. If the warehouse code is K, the warehouse name is XX warehouse. Thus, when outputting data, the warehouse name corresponding to the warehouse code is referred to.

  The area is information for specifying an area subdivided in the warehouse, and is made up of, for example, uppercase letters or numbers of up to 3 digits.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a data configuration of the storage bin master in the inventory management database. As shown in FIG. 6, the storage bin master has items of a warehouse code, a storage bin, and an area, and the storage bin is associated with the warehouse and the area where the shelf specified by the storage bin exists. . The meaning of each item of the warehouse code, the shelf number, and the area is the same as the item included in the inventory information of FIG.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the data structure of the product name master in the inventory management database. As shown in FIG. 7, the item name master has items such as item name ID, item name nickname, validity period, and recommended shelf number. The product name ID and product name nickname are the same as those included in the inventory information of FIG.

  The expiration date is information indicating a period from the receipt date to the expiration date, that is, a period in which inventory is possible, and is indicated by, for example, a number of days within 4 digits, and 0 indicates an indefinite period.

  The recommended shelf number is obtained by predetermining a shelf to be stored for each product name and registering the shelf number of this shelf as a recommended shelf number.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a data structure of the user master in the inventory management database. As shown in FIG. 8, the user master has items such as a user ID, password, name, belonging warehouse, terminal ID, and authority.

  The user ID is an ID for identifying the user, and is composed of, for example, numbers of 20 digits or less, alphabetic characters, and symbols.

  The password is password information paired with the user ID or the terminal ID, and is composed of, for example, numbers of 20 digits or less, English letters, and symbols. The name is information indicating the name of the user.

  The terminal ID is login information for logging in from the in-vehicle terminal 2 and the mobile terminal 3, and is composed of, for example, a number of 5 digits or less.

  The authority is information indicating the authority given to the user specified by the user ID, and is, for example, a field worker, a logistics person, a sales / manager, or a system administrator.

<Inventory management method>
(1) Login Process FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a sequence of a login process of an inventory management method executed by the inventory management system of this embodiment, and FIG. 10 is a table of an input screen when inputting login information in the in-vehicle terminal 2. FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a display example of the input screen when inputting login information in the mobile terminal 3.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the user selects the soft key 51 on the input screen 50 displayed on the display device of the in-vehicle terminal 2 and inputs the terminal ID assigned to the user in the input field 52, and the login button 53 Is selected, the in-vehicle terminal 2 connects to the management apparatus 1 via the network, transmits the terminal ID to the management apparatus 1 and requests login (S10). The management device 1 that has received the terminal ID (S20) stores the connected in-vehicle terminal 2 and the received terminal ID in association with each other (S30).

  Further, the user operates the operation button of the mobile terminal 3 to input the terminal ID into the input field 56 of the input screen 55 displayed on the display device of the mobile terminal 3 as shown in FIG. Then, the portable terminal 3 transmits this terminal ID to the management apparatus 1 and requests login (S40). The management apparatus 1 that has received this terminal ID (S50) stores the connected portable terminal 3 and the received terminal ID in association with each other (S60).

And the management apparatus 1 associates the vehicle-mounted terminal 2 and the portable terminal 3 with which the received ID for terminals corresponds (S70). The management apparatus 1 maintains this association until the in-vehicle terminal 2 or the portable terminal 3 logs out.

(2) Warehousing Process FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a warehousing process sequence of the inventory management method executed by the inventory management system of the present embodiment.

  First, information on an article to be received is input to the management apparatus 1 as purchase request information when a purchase is requested, and the management apparatus 1 stores the information in the storage unit 13 as a arrival schedule. Here, as the purchase request information, for example, a department code, a product name ID, a packing form, and a quantity (weight) are input using a purchase request No as a key.

  When the article requested for purchase is received, the user operates the in-vehicle terminal 2 to request a list of arrival schedules. In response to this operation, the in-vehicle terminal 2 accesses the management device 1 to acquire information on arrival schedule, and displays the list on the display device (S110).

  When the user designates an arrival schedule for performing a receipt process from this list, the in-vehicle terminal 2 transmits information indicating the designated arrival schedule to the management apparatus 1 (S120).

  The management apparatus 1 transmits the designated arrival schedule information to the mobile terminal 3 (S130). The mobile terminal 3 displays the received arrival schedule information on the display device (S135), and causes the user to compare the display content with the received article, and confirm whether the requested article has arrived.

  If there is no doubt, the information related to the received goods such as the lot, date of arrival, and quantity of the goods received by the user is input to the mobile terminal 3, and the mobile terminal 3 transmits this input information to the management apparatus 1 (S140). ).

  The management apparatus 1 that has received the input information from the portable terminal 3 extracts management information corresponding to the input information from the inventory management database and transmits it to the portable terminal 3 and the in-vehicle terminal 2 (S150). Here, the management information corresponding to the input information is, for example, a product name nickname or a recommended shelf number for the product name ID. In addition, the management device 1 obtains an expiration date for the received product name ID from the inventory management database, adds the expiration date to the arrival date, obtains an expiration date for the article, and includes the expiration date in the management information. Further, the management device 1 generates a new serial number for the received goods, newly generates this, and includes this serial number in the management information.

Then, the portable terminal 3 prints the management information received from the management device 1 with the printer 37 and issues the identification label 43A (S160). The mobile terminal 3 converts the serial number into a predetermined format, for example, a barcode of CODE128 and prints it. The user issues the issued identification label 43
A is affixed to the received goods 41 (FIG. 1). FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of the identification label 43A. As shown in FIG. 13, a barcode 43 as identification information is printed on the identification label 43A, and a product name ID, product name nickname, department code, manufacturer lot, arrival date, expiration date, and packaging code are printed. The

  Next, when the user operates the in-vehicle terminal 2 to instruct an empty shelf search, the in-vehicle terminal 2 accesses the management device 1 and acquires a shelf number of an empty shelf (S170). That is, the management device 1 transmits the shelf number that is not associated with the product name ID in the inventory information among the shelf numbers defined in the shelf number master to the in-vehicle terminal 2 as the unused shelf number. From the result of the empty shelf search and the recommended shelf number, the user determines a shelf for storing the article, and operates the transport vehicle to store the article on the shelf.

And a user reads the identification label of the goods received with the portable terminal 3, and reads the identification label (shelf number label) 43B stuck on the shelf continuously. Thereby, the portable terminal 3 reads the identification information from the identification label 43A and the shelf number label 43B of the article (S180), and transmits them to the management apparatus 1 in association with each other (S190). Here, the shelf number label 43B is a label that is attached to each shelf and printed with identification information indicating each shelf. FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of the shelf number label 43B. FIG. 14 shows an example in which a barcode 43 converted from a shelf number as identification information and a shelf number 49 are printed.

  Based on the serial number received as the identification information, the management device 1 identifies the record with the matching serial number from the inventory management database, and registers the received shelf number as the identification information (S210). And the registration result of the identification information received from this portable terminal 3 is transmitted to the vehicle-mounted terminal 2 linked | related with the said portable terminal (S220). FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating a display example of a registration result.

The in-vehicle terminal 2 displays the registration result received from the management device 1 on the display device (S230).
As described above, even if the mobile terminal 3 is not directly connected to the in-vehicle terminal 2, the information read by the mobile terminal 3 is relayed to the in-vehicle terminal 2 via the management device 1, so that the mobile terminal 3 can be configured with a simple configuration. And the in-vehicle terminal 2 can be linked.

(3) Delivery Process FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a delivery process sequence of the inventory management method executed by the inventory management system of the present embodiment.

  First, when a delivery instruction information such as a product name ID and a quantity to be delivered is input to the in-vehicle terminal 2 in response to a request for delivery (S310), the information is transmitted to the management device 1 and registered. The management device 1 receives the registered delivery instruction information (S320), identifies the quantity of articles entered in order from the oldest receipt date among the articles that match the entered product name ID, and stores the information on this article. It transmits to the vehicle-mounted terminal 2 as a shipping instruction (S330).

  The in-vehicle terminal 2 that has received the shipping instruction displays the shipping instruction information on the display device (S340). The user confirms the shelf number of the displayed shipping instruction, operates the transport vehicle, and moves to the shelf corresponding to the shelf number. And if a user performs operation which reads the identification label of the goods shipped by the portable terminal 3, the portable terminal 3 will read the identification information of an identification label (S350), and will compare it with leaving instruction information.

  If the identification information read here is different from the leaving instruction information, a warning is issued by displaying a message or outputting a sound. Further, a warning may be issued when the expiration date corresponding to the read identification information has expired or when the number of days is less than a predetermined number of days (for example, 30 days).

  Then, when the mobile terminal 3 transmits the read identification information to the management apparatus 1 (S360), the management apparatus 1 obtains a record specified by this identification information from the inventory management database and registers the information that has been issued ( S370). And the registration result of the shed information based on this identification information is transmitted to the in-vehicle terminal 2 associated with the portable terminal 3 (S380).

The in-vehicle terminal 2 displays the registration result received from the management device 1 on the display device (S390).
As described above, according to the present embodiment, the management apparatus 1 associates the mobile terminal 3 and the in-vehicle terminal 2 based on the login information, and corresponds to the in-vehicle management information based on the identification information read by the mobile terminal 3. By transmitting to the terminal 2, the configuration of the in-vehicle terminal 2 can be simplified.

<Others>
The present invention is not limited to the illustrated examples described above, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Management apparatus 2 In-vehicle terminal 3 Portable terminal 4 Wireless access point 10 Inventory management system 121 Input information reception part 122 Management information generation part 123 Login processing part 124 Relation part 125 Management information transmission part 221 Management information reception part 222 Display control part 223 Login Request unit 321 Input information transmission unit 322 Login request unit

Claims (3)

A reading apparatus that reads identification information given to an article or a shelf that stores the article, an in-vehicle terminal that is mounted on a transport vehicle that conveys the article, and a management apparatus that is connected to the in-vehicle terminal and the reading apparatus. An inventory management system,
The reader is
A reading unit for reading the identification information;
A transmission unit for transmitting the identification information read by the reading unit to the management device;
A login request unit for transmitting login information to the management device;
With
The in-vehicle terminal is
A receiving unit for receiving management information from the management device;
A display control unit for displaying the management information on a display device;
A login request unit for transmitting login information to the management device;
With
The management device is
A receiving unit that receives the identification information from the reader;
A management information generating unit for obtaining management information identified by the identification information;
A login processing unit for receiving login information from the reading device and the in-vehicle terminal;
A relation unit for associating the in-vehicle terminal and the reading device based on the login information;
A transmission unit that transmits the management information obtained from the identification information received from the reading device to the in-vehicle terminal corresponding to the reading device;
An inventory management system comprising. A reading device that reads identification information given to an article or a shelf that stores the article, and a management device that is connected to an in-vehicle terminal mounted on a transport vehicle that conveys the article,
A receiving unit that receives the identification information from the reader;
A management information generating unit for obtaining management information identified by the identification information;
A login processing unit for receiving login information from the reading device and the in-vehicle terminal;
A relation unit for associating the in-vehicle terminal and the reading device based on the login information;
A transmission unit that transmits the management information obtained from the identification information received from the reading device to the in-vehicle terminal corresponding to the reading device;
A management device comprising: A reading device that reads identification information given to an article or a shelf that stores the article, and a management device that is connected to an in-vehicle terminal mounted on a transport vehicle that conveys the article,
Receiving the identification information from the reader;
Obtaining management information identified by the identification information;
Receiving login information from the reader and the in-vehicle terminal;
Associating the in-vehicle terminal with the reading device based on the login information;
Transmitting the management information obtained from the identification information received from the reader to the in-vehicle terminal corresponding to the reader;
Perform inventory management method.

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