JP2020027456A - Logistics management system, logistics management method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a logistics management system, a logistics management method, and a program capable of efficiently delivering home delivery goods.SOLUTION: A logistics management system comprises: a storage unit that manages information on a logistics network including an area base at which home delivery goods to be delivered to a plurality of destinations are accumulated and an accumulation base at which home delivery goods to be delivered to a first area base and a second area base are accumulated, and stores correspondence information in which the first area base and the second area base are associated with each other; and a first control unit that outputs the second area base as a destination of the accumulated home delivery goods from the first area base based on the correspondence information.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

  The present invention relates to a distribution management system, a distribution management method, and a program.

In the logistics industry, a hub and spoke system is known. The hub-and-spoke system refers to a transportation system in which cargo is concentrated at a central base (hub) and sorted and transported from the central base to each base (spoke). By providing a central base, a distribution network can be formed with the number of operation routes of <number of bases-1>. Specifically, in the case where mutual transportation is performed between the six locations, 15 routes connecting each of the six locations are required when the hub and spoke method is not applied. However, when the hub-and-spoke system is applied, by providing a central base, the number of routes can be simplified to six.
The route company collects parcels delivered to the hub base, sorts the parcels at the collection bases in various places, and delivers the parcels to the parcel delivery destination.

With respect to the collection and delivery system, there is known a technique of determining a collection and delivery destination and a collection and delivery route so that packages can be loaded even at a delivery destination in consideration of the loading rate of vehicles (for example, see Patent Document 1). According to this technique, when a delivery target is collected and delivered between a plurality of transportation bases using a plurality of transportation vehicles, a collection and delivery information including a collection destination and a delivery route of the delivery target is determined using a computer.
Specifically, the collection and delivery method for determining the collection and delivery method includes a step of storing the location information of the plurality of transportation bases in the memory, and the current position information of each of the plurality of transportation vehicles sequentially transmitted from the plurality of transportation vehicles. Receiving the current position information of each of the plurality of transport vehicles while updating the received current position information in the memory for each reception timing, and storing the current position information of each of the plurality of transport vehicles as at least a pickup destination sent from a plurality of customers. Receiving a plurality of collection / delivery request information including collection destination transportation base designation information, destination transportation base designation information designated as a delivery destination, and information indicating the amount of cargo to be delivered; collecting road map information; The location information of the designated collection destination transport base and the location information of the designated delivery destination transport base for each of the plurality of collection / delivery request information are stored in the transport base position stored in the memory. Steps to read from the information, and the collected road information including the position information of the plurality of designated pickup destination transport bases corresponding to the plurality of pickup / delivery request information, the position information of the plurality of designated destination transport bases, and the load amount information of the plurality of delivery targets. Using the map information and the current position information of each of the plurality of vehicles stored in the memory, performing an optimization operation in consideration of a predetermined efficiency evaluation criterion, Determining the collection and delivery destination of at least one transportation vehicle to be determined and the collection and delivery route to the collection and delivery destination, and transmitting the determined optimum collection and delivery information to the at least one transportation vehicle via the wireless communication network; Transmitting to the vehicle.

JP 2002-215745 A

In the hub-and-spoke system, a central location is provided for each predetermined area, and a plurality of locations are provided for each central location. Here, as an example, a plurality of first bases, a first center base having an operation route between each of the plurality of first bases, and a second center base having an operation route between the first center base And a logistics network having a plurality of second bases having an operation route to and from the second central base to one of the plurality of first bases and one of the plurality of second bases. Next, a description will be given of a case where home delivery cargo is delivered.
The courier freight is delivered from the first base to the first central base by increasing the loading ratio of the courier freight at the first base, and the predetermined amount of the parcel freight delivered to the first central base is accumulated. In this case, the parcels delivered from the first central location to the second central location, and the delivered parcels delivered from the second central location are delivered to the second central location.
However, depending on the amount of parcels delivered to the first base, it may be unavoidable to deliver the cargo to the first center while maintaining a low loading rate. Further, since the parcels are not delivered from the first central base to the second central base until a predetermined amount of parcels are accumulated, the first central base requires a large space.
Here, the case where the parcel delivery service is delivered from the first location to the second location has been described. Conversely, the same applies to the case where the parcel delivery service is delivered from the second location to the first location.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a distribution management system, a distribution management method, and a program that can efficiently deliver home delivery cargo.

(1) In order to solve the above problems, a distribution management system according to one aspect of the present invention includes an area base where delivery parcels delivered to a plurality of delivery destinations are accumulated, and a first area base A logistics management system for managing information relating to a physical distribution network including an accumulation base on which courier goods delivered to the second area base and the second area base are accumulated, wherein the first area base and the second area base are managed. A storage unit that stores correspondence information associated with the second area as a delivery destination of the accumulated parcel delivery cargo based on the correspondence information and a delivery destination from the first area base. And a first control unit that outputs a base.
(2) According to one aspect of the present invention, in the physical distribution management system according to (1) above, parcel delivery cargo accumulated at the first area base for a flight from the accumulation base to the first area base. A configuration may be used that includes a second control unit that manages whether or not the parcel delivery cargo accumulated at the second area base is mounted.
(3) In one aspect of the present invention, in the physical distribution management system according to the above (1) or (2), a flight from the accumulation base to the first area base; A configuration including a third control unit that manages a flight to the second area base may be used.
(4) In one aspect of the present invention, in the physical distribution management system according to any one of the above (1) to (3), at least the first parcels delivered to the second area base are delivered to the first area base. A configuration may be used that includes a fourth control unit that outputs information indicating that the parcel is courier cargo accumulated at the second area base when temporarily located at the second area base.
(5) In one aspect of the present invention, in the physical distribution management system according to any one of the above (1) to (4), a delivery destination user to whom the parcel delivery cargo is delivered from a second area base is provided. On the other hand, a fifth control unit that outputs information indicating the position of the parcel delivery cargo is provided, and the fifth control unit, when temporarily accumulated in the first area base, the parcel delivery cargo, A configuration may be used in which the fact that the user is located outside the first area base is output.

  (6) The logistics management method according to one aspect of the present invention is directed to an area base on which home delivery cargo delivered to a plurality of destinations is accumulated, and a first area base and a second area base. A logistics management method executed by a logistics management system for managing information on a logistics network including an accumulation base on which courier goods to be delivered are accumulated, wherein a first area base and a second area base are associated with each other. Storing the obtained correspondence information, and outputting the second area base as a delivery destination of the accumulated parcel delivery cargo and a delivery destination from the first area base based on the correspondence information. And a distribution management method.

  (7) The program according to one aspect of the present invention is a program for delivering to an area base where delivery parcels delivered to a plurality of delivery destinations are accumulated, and to the first area base and the second area base. Storing correspondence information in which a first area base and a second area base are associated with each other in a computer of a physical distribution management system that manages information on a physical distribution network including an accumulation base on which the delivered parcels are accumulated. And outputting the second area base as a delivery destination of the accumulated parcel delivery cargo and a delivery destination from the first area base based on the correspondence information. is there.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a physical distribution management system and a physical distribution management method capable of efficiently delivering home delivery cargo.

It is a figure showing an example of a physical distribution network which a physical distribution management system of an embodiment manages. It is a figure showing an example of the physical distribution management system of an embodiment. It is a block diagram showing an example of composition of a physical distribution management device of a physical distribution management system of an embodiment, and a terminal device. It is a figure showing an example of area base correspondence information. It is a figure showing an example of parcel delivery cargo information. It is a figure showing an example of area base information. It is a figure showing an example of an area delivery range. It is a figure showing an example of area base information. 5 is a sequence chart illustrating an example of an operation of the physical distribution management system according to the embodiment. It is a block diagram showing an example of composition of a physical distribution management device of a physical distribution management system of a modification, and a terminal device. It is a figure showing an example of area circulation flight information. It is a sequence chart which shows an example of operation | movement of the distribution management system of a modification.

Hereinafter, a physical distribution management system, a physical distribution management method, and a program according to an embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. The embodiment described below is merely an example, and the embodiment to which the present invention is applied is not limited to the following embodiment.
In all the drawings for describing the embodiments, components having the same function are denoted by the same reference numerals, and repeated description is omitted.
Further, “based on XX” in the present application means “based on at least XX”, and includes a case based on another element in addition to XX. Further, “based on XX” is not limited to the case where XX is used directly, but also includes the case where XX is calculated or processed. “XX” is an arbitrary element (for example, arbitrary information).

(Embodiment)
The distribution management system according to the embodiment manages information on a distribution network (distribution network). Here, an example of a physical distribution network managed by the physical distribution management system of the embodiment will be described.
(Example of distribution network)
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a distribution network managed by the distribution management system according to the embodiment.
The distribution network includes an accumulation base IB, a base base included in the base B, and an area base included in the area A.
The accumulation base IB is installed in each of one or a plurality of regions, and exchanges (delivery) parcel delivery cargo with another accumulation base IB. Delivery cargo from another accumulation base IB (not shown) is accumulated in the accumulation base IB. In this case, home delivery cargo delivered to the base B and the area A is accumulated in the accumulation base IB.
The base B includes a plurality of base locations. Each of the plurality of base bases is installed in a relatively wide range, for example, one place to about a dozen places in each prefecture. Each of the plurality of base locations is assigned a range (hereinafter, referred to as a "base delivery range") for delivering home delivery freight. In each of the plurality of base locations, home delivery cargo whose delivery destination is included in the base delivery range is accumulated. In the present embodiment, as an example, the case where the base B includes the first base base BB01, the second base base BB02, and the third base base BB03 will be continued. That is, the base B includes three base locations. The first base location BB01 covers the first base delivery range, the second base location BB02 covers the second base delivery range, and the third base location BB03 covers the third base delivery range.
Hereinafter, of the first base base BB01, the second base base BB02, and the third base base BB03, an arbitrary base base is described as a base base BB. Further, an arbitrary base delivery range among the first base delivery range, the second base delivery range, and the third base delivery range is described as a base delivery range.

Area A includes a plurality of area bases. Each of the plurality of area bases is installed in a range smaller than the base A, for example, about one to a dozen or more places for each municipalities. Each of the plurality of area bases is assigned a range for delivering home delivery cargo (hereinafter, referred to as "area delivery range"). In each of the plurality of area bases, home-delivery cargo whose home delivery destination is included in the area delivery range is accumulated. The area delivery range is smaller than the base delivery range. In the area A, home delivery freight delivered to each of the first home delivery destination C01, the second home delivery destination C02, the third home delivery destination C03, and the fourth home delivery destination C04 is accumulated.
In the present embodiment, as an example, a case where the area A includes a first area base, a second area base, and a third area base will be described. That is, the area A includes three area bases. The first area base AB01 covers the first area delivery range, the second area base AB02 covers the second area delivery range, and the third area base AB03 covers the third area delivery range.
Hereinafter, of the first area base AB01, the second area base AB02, and the third area base AB03, an arbitrary area base is described as an area base AB. Further, an arbitrary area delivery range among the first area delivery range, the second area delivery range, and the third area delivery range is referred to as an area delivery range. In addition, an arbitrary delivery destination among the first delivery destination C01, the second delivery destination C02, the third delivery destination C03, and the fourth delivery destination C04 is described as a delivery destination C.

The physical distribution management system manages the operation of a parcel delivery service for delivering parcels delivered from another accumulation base IB via the accumulation base IB, the first base base BB01, and the first area base AB01. Hereinafter, a route that delivers home delivery cargo from another accumulation base IB via the accumulation base IB, the first base base BB01, and the first area base AB01 is referred to as a “base area route”.
The physical distribution management system manages the operation of home delivery service for delivering home delivery cargo from the first area base AB01 via the first base base BB01 and the accumulation base IB. Hereinafter, a route for delivering home delivery cargo from the first area base AB01 via the first base base BB01 and the accumulation base IB is referred to as an “area base route”.
(Base area route)
The base area route will be described. The home delivery cargo from the accumulation base IB is delivered to the first base base BB01 by a shuttle service (hereinafter referred to as “base shuttle service BSH”) that shuttles between the accumulation base IB and the first base base BB01. That is, the first base base BB01 accumulates home delivery cargo delivered by the base shuttle service BSH. The courier cargo accumulated at the first base base BB01 is delivered via the first base base BB01 and the second base base BB02 in addition to the courier cargo delivered via the first base base BB01. Home delivery freight, and home delivery freight delivered via the first base base B01, the second base base B02, and the third base base B03.

  At the first base base BB01, the parcel delivered by the base shuttle service BSH is unloaded. Among the unloaded parcels, parcels whose delivery destination is included in any of the first area distribution range, the second area distribution range, and the third area distribution range are the first base base BB01 and the first area. It is loaded on a shuttle service (hereinafter referred to as “area shuttle service ASH”) that shuttles to and from the base AB01. The area shuttle ASH delivers the loaded home delivery cargo from the first base base BB01 to the first area base AB01. In addition, among the parcels delivered to the first base base BB01, the parcels delivered to destinations other than the parcels included in the first base delivery range are circulated flights that circulate between the base bases (hereinafter, “base circulating”). Flight BJU ”). The base circulating flight BJU delivers the loaded home delivery from the first base base BB01 to the second base base BB02.

At the second base location BB02, among the parcels delivered by the base circulation service BJU, parcels whose delivery destination is included in the second base delivery range are unloaded. The parcels other than the unloaded parcels are delivered from the second base BB02 to the third base BB03 by the base circulation service BJU.
At the third base base BB03, among the parcels delivered by the base circulation service BJU, the parcels whose delivery destination is included in the third base delivery range are unloaded. The parcels other than the unloaded parcels are delivered from the third base point BB03 to the first base point BB01 by the base circulation service BJU.

At the first area base AB01, the parcel delivery cargo delivered by the area shuttle service ASH is unloaded. Out of the unloaded parcels, parcels whose delivery destinations are included in the first area distribution range are loaded on the parcel delivery service TA01 that distributes the first area distribution range. The home delivery service TA01 delivers the loaded home delivery cargo to the home delivery destination C01 and the home delivery destination C04.
Of the parcels unloaded at the first area base AB01, parcels other than parcels whose delivery destinations are included in the first area distribution area are circulated flights circulating between the area bases (hereinafter referred to as "area circulated flights AJU"). "). The area circulating flight AJU delivers the loaded parcel delivery from the first area base AB01 to the second area base AB02 based on a delivery instruction signal (hereinafter referred to as a "delivery instruction signal") transmitted by the distribution management system. . That is, the physical distribution management system manages the delivery of the loaded home delivery from the first area base AB01 to the second area base AB02 by the area circulation service AJU.
At the second area base AB02, among the parcels delivered by the area circulation flight AJU, parcels whose delivery destinations are included in the second area delivery range are unloaded. The parcel delivery service that has the unloaded second area delivery range as a delivery destination is loaded on the home delivery TA02 that delivers the second area delivery range. The home delivery TA02 delivers the loaded home delivery to the home delivery destination C02. Based on the delivery instruction signal transmitted by the physical distribution management system, the area circulating flight AJU transfers home delivery cargo other than the home delivery cargo whose delivery destination is the unloaded second area delivery range from the second area base AB02 to the third area. Deliver to base AB03. That is, the distribution management system manages the delivery of the loaded home delivery from the second area base AB02 to the third area base AB03 by the area circulation flight AJU.

  At the third area base AB03, among the parcels delivered by the area circulating flight AJU, the parcels whose delivery destination is included in the third area delivery range are unloaded. The unloaded parcel delivery service having the third area delivery range as a delivery destination is loaded on the home delivery service TA03 delivering the third area delivery range. The home delivery TA03 delivers the loaded home delivery cargo to the home delivery destination C03. Based on the delivery instruction signal transmitted by the physical distribution management system, the area circulating flight AJU transfers the parcels other than parcels delivered to the unloaded third area distribution area from the third area base AB03 to the first area. Delivery to base AB01. That is, the distribution management system manages the delivery of the loaded parcel delivery from the third area base AB03 to the first area base AB01 by the area circulation flight AJU.

(Area-based route)
The area-based route will be described. Here, C01 to C04 are replaced with the home delivery source.
The home delivery cargo from the home delivery source C01 and the home delivery source C04 is collected by the home delivery service TA01. The parcels delivered to the parcel delivery service TA01 are delivered to the first area base AB01. At the first area base AB01, the parcels delivered by the parcel delivery service TA01 are unloaded. Among the unloaded parcels, parcels whose delivery destinations are included in the second area distribution range and the third area distribution range are loaded on the area circulation flight AJU.
Further, at the first area base AB01, among the parcels delivered to the area circulating flight AJU, the delivery destinations are the parcels other than the parcels included in the second area delivery range and the third area delivery range. It is taken down.
The area circulation flight AJU delivers the loaded parcel delivery cargo from the first area base AB01 to the second area base AB02 based on a delivery instruction signal transmitted by the distribution management system. That is, the physical distribution management system manages the delivery of the loaded home delivery from the first area base AB01 to the second area base AB02 by the area circulation service AJU. Also, at the first area base AB01, home delivery cargo whose delivery destination is included in the first base delivery range, the second base delivery range, and the third base delivery range is loaded on the area shuttle ASH.

The home delivery cargo from the home delivery source C02 is collected by the home delivery service TA02. The parcels delivered to the parcel delivery service TA02 are delivered to the second area base AB02. At the second area base AB02, the parcels collected by the parcel delivery service TA02 are unloaded. Among the unloaded parcels, parcels whose delivery destinations are included in the third area distribution range and the first area distribution range are loaded on the area circulation flight AJU.
Further, at the second area base AB02, among the parcels delivered to the area circulating flight AJU, the delivery destination is the parcels other than the parcels included in the third area delivery range and the first area delivery range. It is taken down. The area circulating flight AJU delivers the loaded home delivery cargo from the second area base AB02 to the third area base AB03 based on a delivery instruction signal transmitted by the distribution management system. That is, the distribution management system manages the delivery of the loaded home delivery from the second area base AB02 to the third area base AB03 by the area circulation flight AJU.

The home delivery cargo from the home delivery source C03 is collected by the home delivery service TA03. The parcels delivered to the parcel delivery service TA03 are delivered to the third area base AB03. At the third area base AB03, the parcels collected by the parcel delivery service TA03 are unloaded. Out of the unloaded parcels, parcels having the first area delivery area and the second area delivery area as destinations are loaded on the area circulation flight AJU.
At the third area base AB03, among the parcels loaded on the area circulating flight AJU, parcels other than parcels to which the first area delivery range and the second area delivery range are delivered are unloaded. You. The area circulation flight AJU delivers the loaded home delivery cargo from the third area base AB03 to the first area base AB01 based on a delivery instruction signal transmitted by the distribution management system. That is, the distribution management system manages the delivery of the loaded parcel delivery from the third area base AB03 to the first area base AB01 by the area circulation flight AJU.

The home delivery cargo loaded on the area shuttle ASH is delivered to the first base base BB01. At the first base base BB01, the home delivery cargo loaded on the area shuttle ASH is unloaded. Out of the unloaded parcels, parcels whose delivery destinations are included in the second base distribution range and the third base distribution range are loaded on the base circulation flight BJU.
At the first base base BB01, among the parcels loaded on the base circulating flight BJU, parcels other than parcels to which the second base delivery range and the third base delivery range are delivered are unloaded. You. The base circulation flight BJU delivers the loaded home delivery cargo from the first base base BB01 to the second base base BB02 based on a delivery instruction signal transmitted by the distribution management system. That is, the physical distribution management system manages the delivery of the loaded parcel delivery from the first base base BB01 to the second base base BB02 by the base circulation flight BJU. At the first base base BB01, the parcels delivered to the accumulation base IB are loaded on the base shuttle service BSH. The home-delivery cargo whose delivery destination is the accumulation base IB is other than the home-delivery cargo whose delivery destination is the first base range, the second base delivery range, and the third base delivery range.
At the second base base AB02, the parcels delivered to the third base delivery range and the first base delivery range are loaded on the base circulation flight BJU. Further, at the second base base AB02, among the parcels delivered to the base circulating flight BJU, parcels delivered to the second base delivery range are unloaded. The base circulating flight BJU delivers the loaded home delivery cargo from the second base base AB02 to the third base base BB03 based on a delivery instruction signal transmitted by the physical distribution management system. That is, the physical distribution management system manages the delivery of the loaded home delivery from the second base base BB02 to the third base base BB03 by the base circulation flight BJU.
At the third base base AB03, the parcels delivered to the first base delivery range and the second base delivery range are loaded on the base circulation flight BJU. In addition, among the parcels delivered to the base circulating flight BJU, the parcels delivered to the third base delivery area are unloaded. The base circulating flight BJU delivers the loaded home delivery cargo from the third base base AB03 to the first base base BB01 based on a delivery instruction signal transmitted by the physical distribution management system. That is, the physical distribution management system manages the delivery of the loaded home delivery cargo from the third base base BB03 to the first base base BB01 by the base circulation flight BJU.

(Example of logistics management system)
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of the physical distribution management system according to the embodiment.
The physical distribution management system 1 of the embodiment includes a physical distribution management device 100, a terminal device 200-1, a terminal device 200-2, and a terminal device 200-3. The distribution management device 100, the terminal device 200-1, the terminal device 200-2, and the terminal device 200-3 are connected via a network 50 such as a mobile phone network and the Internet.
The terminal device 200-1 is installed at the first area base AB01, and receives position notification information transmitted by each of one or a plurality of area circulation flights AJU. The position notification information includes the ID of the area circulating flight AJU and the position information of the area circulating flight AJU. A positioning device such as a GPS and an in-vehicle device are mounted on each of one or a plurality of area circulation flights AJU. In each of the one or more area circulating flights AJU, the in-vehicle device creates location notification information including the location information obtained by the positioning device and the ID of the area circulating flights AJU, and creates the created location notification. The information is transmitted to the terminal device 200-1. The terminal device 200-1 creates area circulating flight position information including the ID of the area circulating flight AJU and the position information of the area circulating flight AJU included in the received position notification information, and distributes the created area circulating flight position information to the physical distribution. It is transmitted to the management device 100.

  The terminal device 200-2 is installed at the second area base AB02, and receives the position notification information transmitted by each of one or a plurality of area circulation flights AJU. The position notification information includes the ID of the area circulating flight AJU and the position information of the area circulating flight AJU. A positioning device such as a GPS and an in-vehicle device are mounted on each of one or a plurality of area circulation flights AJU. In each of the one or more area circulating flights AJU, the in-vehicle device creates location notification information including the location information obtained by the positioning device and the ID of the area circulating flights AJU, and creates the created location notification. The information is transmitted to the terminal device 200-2. The terminal device 200-2 creates area circulating flight position information including the ID of the area circulating flight AJU and the position information of the area circulating flight AJU included in the received position notification information, and distributes the created area circulating flight position information to the physical distribution. It is transmitted to the management device 100.

The terminal device 200-3 is installed at the third area base AB03, and receives the position notification information transmitted by each of one or a plurality of area circulation flights AJU. The position notification information includes the ID of the area circulating flight AJU and the position information of the area circulating flight AJU. A positioning device such as a GPS and an in-vehicle device are mounted on each of one or a plurality of area circulation flights AJU. In each of the one or more area circulating flights AJU, the in-vehicle device creates location notification information including the location information obtained by the positioning device and the ID of the area circulating flights AJU, and creates the created location notification. The information is transmitted to the terminal device 200-3. The terminal device 200-3 creates area circulating flight position information including the ID of the area circulating flight AJU and the position information of the area circulating flight AJU included in the received position notification information, and distributes the created area circulating flight position information to the physical distribution. It is transmitted to the management device 100.
Hereinafter, an arbitrary terminal device among the terminal devices 200-1, 200-2, and 200-3 will be referred to as a terminal device 200.

(Configuration of logistics management system)
FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of the distribution management device and the terminal device of the distribution management system according to the present embodiment. Hereinafter, the distribution management device 100 and the terminal device 200 will be sequentially described.
(Distribution management device)
The distribution management apparatus 100 includes a communication unit 110, a storage unit 120, an information processing unit 130, and an address bus and a data bus for electrically connecting the components as shown in FIG. And a bus line 150.
The communication unit 110 is realized by a communication module. The communication unit 110 communicates with another device such as the terminal device 200 via the network 50. The communication unit 110 receives the area circulating flight position information transmitted by the terminal device 200, and outputs the received area circulating flight position information to the information processing unit 130. The communication unit 110 transmits the delivery instruction signal output by the information processing unit 130 to the terminal device 200.
The storage unit 120 is realized by, for example, a random access memory (RAM), a read only memory (ROM), a hard disk drive (HDD), a flash memory, or a hybrid storage device in which a plurality of these are combined. The storage unit 120 stores a program 122 executed by the information processing unit 130, an application 124, area base correspondence information 126, parcel delivery cargo information 128, and area base information 129.

The application 124 causes the distribution management device 100 to store the area base correspondence information 126, the parcel delivery cargo information 128, and the area base information 129.
The application 124 causes the distribution management device 100 to receive the area circulation flight position information transmitted by the terminal device 200.
The application 124 causes the distribution management device 100 to grasp the position of the parcel delivery freight based on the ID of the area circulating flight AJU and the position information of the area circulating flight AJU included in the received area circulating flight position information.
The application 124 instructs the distribution management apparatus 100 based on the area base information 129, the ID of the area circulating flight AJU included in the received area circulating flight position information, and the position information of the area circulating flight AJU. Area circulation flights AJU stopped at AB01, the second area base AB02, and the third area base AB03 are derived.
Based on the area base correspondence information 126, the application 124 determines, from the first area base AB01, the second area base AB02, and the third area base AB03, one or a plurality of area bases AB where the area circulation flights AJU are stopped. The ID of the circulation destination area base is acquired.
The application 124 includes the ID of the area circulating flight AJU stopped at the area base AB and the ID of the destination area base of the area circulating flight AJU, and is installed at the area base AB where the area circulating flight AJU is stopped. A delivery instruction signal destined for the terminal device 200 that has been made is created, and the created delivery instruction signal is transmitted.

(Area base correspondence information)
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of the area base correspondence information.
The area base correspondence information 126 is information in the form of a table in which the ID of the area base is associated with the ID of the area base that is the circulation destination of the area circulating flight AJU stopped at the area base. With the area base correspondence information 126, the circulation destination of the area circulating flight AJU is designated between the first area base AB01, the second area base AB02, and the third area base AB03 included in the area A.
In the example illustrated in FIG. 4, the ID of the area base is indicated by “AB02” as the circulation destination of the area circulating flight AJU stopped at the first area base AB01 whose ID is “AB01”. Two area base AB02 is designated. Further, a third area base AB03 whose area base ID is "AB03" is designated as a circulation destination of the area circulating flight AJU stopped at the second area base AB02 whose area base ID is "AB02". Is done. Further, the first area base AB01 whose area base ID is "AB01" is designated as the circulation destination of the area circulation flight AJU stopped at the third area base AB03 whose area base ID is "AB03". Is done. That is, according to the area base correspondence information shown in FIG. 4, the area circulating flight AJU circulates in the order of the first area base AB01, the second area base AB02, the third area base AB03, and the first area base AB01. However, this order is an example, and the order may be set to be different from the order of the first area base AB01, the second area base AB02, the third area base AB03, and the first area base AB01.

(Delivery information)
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of parcel delivery information.
The home delivery freight information 128 is information in a table format in which the home delivery freight ID, the box ID, the via base, the via area base, and the home delivery destination are associated with each other. Each piece of information included in the parcel delivery information 128 is set based on the collection and delivery source and the parcel destination when the parcel delivery is collected. Also, at least a part of the information included in the parcel delivery information 128 may be changed depending on the delivery situation.
The courier freight ID is identification information of the courier freight, the box ID is identification information of a box that collects the courier freight, the transit base base is a base base BB through which the parcel freight is delivered to the home delivery destination, The transit area base is an area base AB through which the parcel delivery cargo is transited to the parcel delivery destination.
According to the example illustrated in FIG. 5, the parcel freight with the parcel freight ID “PD001” is collected in a box whose box ID is “B001”. The parcel freight with the parcel ID “PD001” collected in the box with the box ID “B001” is “first base point BB01” as the transit base point and “first area point AB01” as the transit area point. And is delivered to the first home delivery destination C01.
In addition, the parcel freight with the parcel freight ID “PD002” is collected in a box whose box ID is “B001”. The parcel freight with the parcel ID “PD002” collected in the box with the box ID “B001” is “first base point BB01” as the transit base point, and “first area point AB01” as the transit area point. And delivered to the fourth home delivery destination C04.

In addition, the parcel delivery freight having the parcel freight ID “PD003” is collected in a box having the box ID “B002”. The parcels delivered to the box with the box ID “B002” and the parcels with the parcel ID “PD003” pass through the “first base point BB01” as the transit base point, and the “first area” as the transit area point. It is delivered to the second home delivery destination C02 via the “base AB01” and the “second area base AB02”.
In addition, the parcel freight with the parcel freight ID “PD004” is collected in a box whose box ID is “B003”. The parcel freight with the parcel freight ID “PD004” collected in the box with the box ID “B003” is “first base base BB01” as the transit base base and “first area base AB01” as the transit area base. Then, the data is delivered to the third home delivery destination C03 via the second area base AB02 and the third area base AB03.

(Area base information)
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of the area base information.
The area base information 129 is information in a table format in which the ID of the area base, the ID of the terminal device, the IP address of the terminal device, and the range information of the berth of the area base are associated.
The area base ID is identification information of the area base AB. The terminal device ID is an ID of a terminal device installed at the area base AB. The IP address of the terminal device is a number for identifying the terminal device 200. The berth range information of the area base is information indicating the range of the berth position included in the area base AB. The berth range information is represented, for example, by latitude and longitude.

  According to the example illustrated in FIG. 6, the ID of the terminal device 200 is “TE01” and the IP address of the terminal device 200 is “192.168” in the first area base AB01 in which the ID of the area base is “AB01”. .0.1 "is installed, and the berth range information of the first area base AB01 is the longitude and latitude range of the berth of the first area base. Also, in the second area base AB02 in which the ID of the area base is "AB02", the terminal equipment in which the ID of the terminal equipment is "TE02" and the IP address of the terminal equipment 200 is "192.168.0.2" 200-2 is installed, and the range information of the berth of the second area base AB02 is the longitude and latitude range of the berth of the second area base. Also, in the third area base AB03 in which the ID of the area base is “AB03”, the terminal device whose ID is “TE03” and the IP address of the terminal device 200 is “192.168.0.3” 200-3 is installed, and the position of the berth of the third area base AB03 is within the range of longitude and latitude of the berth of the third area base. Returning to FIG. 3, the description will be continued.

  All or a part of the information processing unit 130 is, for example, a functional unit (hereinafter, software function) implemented by a processor such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) executing a program 122 or an application 124 stored in the storage unit 120. Unit). Note that all or a part of the information processing unit 130 may be realized by hardware such as an LSI (Large Scale Integration), an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), or an FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array). It may be realized by a combination of a unit and hardware.

The information processing unit 130 includes, for example, an acquisition unit 132 and a processing unit 134.
The acquisition unit 132 acquires the area circulation flight position information output by the communication unit 110, and outputs the acquired area circulation flight position information to the processing unit 134. Here, the area circulating flight position information includes the ID of the area circulating flight AJU and the position information of the area circulating flight AJU, as described above.
The terminal device 200-1 receives the area circulating flight position information transmitted by the area circulating flight AJU located in the first area delivery range. The terminal device 200-2 receives the area circulating flight position information transmitted by the area circulating flight AJU located in the second area delivery range. The terminal device 200-3 receives the area circulating flight position information transmitted by the area circulating flight AJU located in the third area delivery range.
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of the area delivery range.
FIG. 7 shows a first area delivery range A01, a second area delivery range A02, and a third area delivery range A03.

  In the example shown in FIG. 7, the position of the first area circulating flight AJU01 is included in the first area range A01, and the position of the second area circulating flight AJU02 is included in the second area range A02. The third area range A03 does not include area circulation flights. In such a situation, the terminal device 200-1 installed at the first area base AB01 transmits the area circulation flight position information including the ID of the first area circulation flight AJU01 and the position information of the first area circulation flight AJU01. Send. The terminal device 200-2 installed at the second area base AB02 transmits area circulation flight position information including the ID of the second area circulation flight AJU02 and the position information of the second area circulation flight AJU02. The terminal device 200-3 installed in the third area base AB03 does not transmit the area circulation flight position information in the area range A03 because the area circulation flight AJU is not stopped. Returning to FIG. 3, the description will be continued.

The processing unit 134 acquires the area circulation flight position information output by the acquisition unit 132, and acquires the ID of the area circulation flight AJU and the position information of the area circulation flight AJU included in the acquired area circulation flight position information.
Here, the IDs of the plurality of area circulation flights AJU are associated with the box IDs of the boxes on which the area circulation flights are mounted. The processing unit 134 acquires the box ID of the box where the parcels are collected for each parcel from the parcels information 128 stored in the storage unit 120. The processing unit 134 specifies the area circulating flight AJU in which the box corresponding to the box ID is mounted based on the obtained box ID, and obtains the position of the specified area circulating flight AJU. Know your location. Specifically, the processing unit 134 grasps the location of the transit base location and the transit area location included in the parcel delivery information 128 stored in the storage unit 120.
In addition, the processing unit 134, based on the area base information 129, stores the area base ID, the IP address of the terminal apparatus 200, and the area base ID stored in association with the ID of the terminal apparatus 200 that transmitted the acquired area circulation flight position information. Get the berth range information. The processing unit 134 determines whether or not the position of the area circulating flight AJU is included in the range information of the berth of the area base based on the acquired position information of the area circulating flight AJU and the range information of the berth of the area base. I do. If the processing unit 134 determines that the position of the area circulation flight AJU is not included in the berth range information of the area base, the processing unit 134 determines that the first area base AB01, the second area base AB02, and the third area base AB03. In any of the cases, the area circulating flight AJU is not stopped, and thus the processing is terminated.
When the processing unit 134 determines that the position of the area circulation flight AJU is included in the range information of the berth of the area base, the processing unit 134 stores the position in association with the acquired area base ID from the area base correspondence information 126. The ID of the circulation destination area base is acquired. The processing unit 134 causes the IP address of the terminal device 200 to be the destination, creates a delivery instruction signal including the ID of the area circulating flight AJU and the ID of the circulation destination area base, and transmits the created delivery instruction signal to the communication unit 110. Output to

(Terminal device)
The terminal device 200 includes a communication unit 210, a storage unit 220, an information processing unit 230, an operation unit 240, and an address bus for electrically connecting the respective components as shown in FIG. A bus line 250 such as a data bus.
The communication unit 210 is realized by a communication module. The communication unit 210 communicates with another device such as the distribution management device 100 via the network 50. Communication unit 210 receives the position notification information transmitted by area circulating flight AJU, and outputs the received position notification information to information processing unit 230. Further, the communication unit 210 transmits the area circulation flight position information output by the information processing unit 230 to the distribution management device 100. The communication unit 210 also receives the delivery instruction signal transmitted by the distribution management device 100, and outputs the received delivery instruction signal to the information processing unit 230. Further, communication unit 210 acquires the circulation destination notification signal output by information processing unit 230, and transmits the acquired circulation destination notification signal to area circulating flight AJU.

The storage unit 220 is realized by, for example, a RAM, a ROM, an HDD, a flash memory, or a hybrid storage device in which a plurality of these are combined. The storage unit 220 stores a program 222 executed by the information processing unit 230, an application 224, and area base information 226.
The application 224 causes the terminal device 200 to receive the position notification signal transmitted by the area circulating flight AJU. The application 224 causes the terminal device 200 to acquire the ID of the area circulating flight AJU and the position information of the area circulating flight AJU included in the position notification signal, and to acquire the ID of the acquired area circulating flight AJU and the area circulating flight AJU. Area circulating flight position information is created based on the position information. The application 224 causes the terminal device 200 to transmit the created area circulation position information to the distribution management device 100.

  The application 124 causes the terminal device 200 to receive the delivery instruction signal transmitted by the distribution management device 100, and to acquire the ID of the area circulating flight AJU and the ID of the circulation destination area base included in the received delivery instruction signal. . The application 124 causes the terminal device 200 to acquire the IP address of the position notification information including the ID of the area circulating flight AJU based on the acquired ID of the area circulating flight AJU. In addition, the application 124 causes the terminal device 200 to acquire information indicating the area base from the area base information 226 based on the ID of the circulation destination area base. The application 124 causes the terminal device 200 to create a circulation destination notification signal including information indicating the area base, with the obtained IP address of the area circulation flight AJU as a destination, and transmits the generated circulation destination notification signal to the communication unit 210. Output.

(Area base information)
FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of the area base information.
The area base information 226 is information in the form of a table in which the ID of the area base is associated with the area base information. The information indicating the area base associated with the ID of the area base can be specified by the area base information 226.
In the example shown in FIG. 8, the area base ID “AB01” is “first area base”, the area base ID “AB02” is “second area base”, and the area base ID “AB03” is This is the “third area base”. Returning to FIG. 3, the description will be continued.

All or a part of the information processing unit 230 is, for example, a software function unit realized by a processor such as a CPU executing the program 222 or the application 224 stored in the storage unit 220. Note that all or a part of the information processing unit 230 may be realized by hardware such as an LSI, an ASIC, or an FPGA, or may be realized by a combination of a software function unit and hardware.
The information processing unit 230 includes, for example, an acquisition unit 232 and a processing unit 234.
The acquisition unit 232 acquires the position notification information output by the communication unit 210, and outputs the acquired position notification information to the processing unit 234. Further, the acquiring unit 232 acquires the delivery instruction signal output by the communication unit 210, and outputs the acquired delivery instruction signal to the processing unit 234.

The processing unit 234 acquires the position notification information output by the acquisition unit 232, and acquires the ID of the area circulating flight AJU and the position information of the area circulating flight AJU included in the acquired position notification information. The processing unit 234 generates the area circulating flight position information including the acquired ID of the area circulating flight AJU and the position information of the area circulating flight AJU, and sends the generated area circulating flight position information Output to communication section 210.
Further, the processing unit 234 acquires the delivery instruction signal output by the acquisition unit 232, and acquires the ID of the area circulating flight AJU and the ID of the circulation destination area base included in the acquired delivery instruction signal. The processing unit 234 acquires the IP address of the area circulating flight AJU from the position notification information based on the acquired ID of the area circulating flight AJU. Further, the processing unit 234 acquires information indicating the area base from the area base information 226 based on the ID of the circulation destination area base. The processing unit 234 creates a circulation destination notification signal including information indicating the area base with the IP address of the area circulation flight AJU as a destination, and outputs the generated circulation destination notification signal to the communication unit 210.
The operation unit 240 includes, for example, a touch panel, detects a touch operation on a screen displayed on the display unit, and outputs a detection result of the touch operation to the information processing unit 230. The touch operation includes an operation of inputting character information.

(Operation of logistics management system)
FIG. 9 is a sequence chart illustrating an example of the operation of the physical distribution management system according to the present embodiment.
(Step S1)
The in-vehicle device of the area circulating flight ALU creates position notification information including the ID of the area circulating flight and the position information of the area circulating flight.
(Step S2)
The in-vehicle device transmits the created position notification information to the terminal device 200.
(Step S3)
The communication unit 210 of the terminal device 200 receives the position notification information transmitted by the area circulating flight ALU, and outputs the received position notification information to the information processing unit 230.
(Step S4)
The information processing unit 230 acquires the position notification information output by the communication unit 210, and, based on the ID of the area circulating flight AJU included in the acquired position notification information and the position information of the area circulating flight AJU, The location information is created, and the created area circulation flight location notification information is output to the communication unit 210.

(Step S5)
The communication unit 210 acquires the area circulation flight position information output by the information processing unit 230, and transmits the acquired area circulation flight position information to the distribution management device 100.
(Step S6)
The communication unit 110 of the distribution management device 100 receives the area circulating flight position information transmitted by the terminal device 200, and outputs the received area circulating flight position information to the information processing unit 130.
(Step S7)
The information processing unit 130 acquires the area circulation flight position information output by the communication unit 110, and based on the area circulation flight AJU ID and the area circulation flight AJU position information included in the acquired area circulation flight position information, It is determined whether or not the area circulation flight ALU is stopped at the area base. If the information processing unit 130 determines that the area circulation flight ALU has not stopped at the area base AB, the information processing unit 130 ends the processing.
(Step S8)
If it is determined that the area circulating flight ALU is stopped at the area base AB, the information processing unit 130 determines the ID of the area circulating flight AJU stopped at the area base AB and the circulation destination of the area circulating flight AJU. A delivery instruction signal that includes the ID of the area base and that is addressed to the terminal device 200 installed at the area base AB where the area circulation flight AJU is stopped is created, and the created delivery instruction signal is sent to the communication unit 110. Output.

(Step S9)
The communication unit 210 transmits the delivery instruction signal output by the information processing unit 130 to the terminal device 200.
(Step S10)
The communication unit 210 of the terminal device 200 receives the delivery instruction signal transmitted by the distribution management device 100 and outputs the received delivery instruction signal to the information processing unit 230.
(Step S11)
The information processing unit 230 acquires the delivery instruction signal output by the communication unit 210, and acquires the ID of the area circulating flight AJU and the ID of the circulation destination area base included in the acquired delivery instruction signal. The information processing unit 230 acquires the IP address of the position notification information including the ID of the area circulating flight AJU based on the ID of the area circulating flight AJU. Further, the information processing section 230 acquires information indicating the area base from the area base information 226 based on the ID of the circulation destination area base. The information processing section 230 uses the obtained IP address of the area circulating flight AJU as a destination and creates a circulation destination notification signal including information indicating the area base. The information processing section 230 outputs the created circulation destination notification signal to the communication section 210.
(Step S12)
The communication unit 210 transmits the circulation destination notification signal output by the information processing unit 230 to the area circulating flight AJI. The in-vehicle device of the area circulation service AJI receives the circulation destination notification signal transmitted by the terminal device 200, and outputs information indicating the circulation destination area base included in the received circulation destination notification signal. With this configuration, the driver of the area circulation flight ALU can know the area base AB to be delivered next.

In the above-described embodiment, the case where the base B includes the first base base BB01, the second base base BB02, and the third base base BB03 has been described, but the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the number of base locations included in the base B may be two or four or more.
In the above-described embodiment, the case where the area A includes the first area base AB01, the second area base AB02, and the third area base AB03 has been described, but the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the number of area bases included in the area A may be two or four or more.
In the embodiment described above, the case where one terminal device 200 is installed at each area base AB has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this example. For example, a plurality of terminal devices 200 may be installed in each area base AB, or an area base where one terminal device 200 is installed and an area base where a plurality of terminal devices 200 are installed are mixed. May be.
In the above-described embodiment, the case where the distribution network includes the base B and the area A has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the base B may be omitted. In this case, home delivery cargo is directly exchanged between the accumulation base IB and the first area base AB01 by the area shuttle ASH.

  In the above-described embodiment, when it is determined that the area circulation flight ALU is stopped at the area base AB, the distribution management device 100 creates a delivery instruction signal, and sends the created delivery instruction signal to the terminal device 200. Although the case of transmission has been described, the present invention is not limited to this example. For example, the distribution management device 100 may create a delivery instruction signal and transmit the created instruction signal to the terminal device 200 even when it is determined that the area circulation flight ALU is not stopped at the area base AB. . In this case, the physical distribution management device 100 acquires the ID of the area base AB that has been stopped most recently from the area circulation flight ALU together with the ID of the area circulation flight ALU and the location information of the area circulation flight via the terminal device 200. I do. The logistics management device 100 acquires the ID of the circulation destination area base from the area base correspondence information 126 based on the ID of the recently stopped area base AB acquired from the area circulation flight ALU, and acquires the acquired circulation destination area base. The delivery instruction signal information is created based on the ID.

According to the physical distribution management system of the embodiment, the physical distribution management system 1 includes the first area base AB01, the second area base AB02, the third area base AB03, the first area base AB01, the second area base AB01, and the It manages information on a physical distribution network including an accumulation base IB where the parcels delivered to the three area bases AB03 are accumulated.
The distribution management device 100 is based on the storage unit 120 storing the area base correspondence information 126 in which the first area base AB01, the second area base AB01, and the third area base AB03 are associated with each other, and the area base correspondence information 126. Then, the information indicating the second area base AB02 is output as the delivery destination from the first area base AB01, which is the delivery destination of the accumulated parcel delivery cargo, and the third area base AB03 is used as the delivery destination from the second area base AB02. And a processing unit 134 that outputs information indicating the first area base AB01 as a delivery destination from the third area base AB03. With this configuration, the area circulating flight AJU can be circulated between the first area base AB01, the second area base AB02, and the third area base AB03. Since the load capacity can be increased as compared with direct delivery to the home delivery destination C, the home delivery cargo can be efficiently delivered.

In addition, the processing unit 134 determines, for a flight from the accumulation base IB to the first area base AB01, a parcel parcel accumulated at the first area base AB01, a parcel parcel accumulated at the second area base AB02, It manages that the parcel delivery cargo accumulated at the third area base AB03 is loaded. With this configuration, the courier cargo accumulated at the first area base AB01 from the accumulation base IB to the first area base AB01, the courier cargo accumulated at the second area base AB02, and the third Can be delivered together with the home delivery cargo accumulated at the area base AB03.
Further, the processing unit 134 includes an area shuttle service BSH from the accumulation base IB to the first area base AB01, a second area base AB02 from the first area base AB01, and a third area shuttle ABSH from the second area base AB02. It manages the area base AB03 and the area circulation flights AB from the third area base AB03 to the first area base AB01. With this configuration, the courier cargo accumulated at the first area base AB01 from the accumulation base IB to the first area base AB01, the courier cargo accumulated at the second area base AB02, and the third Area shuttle service BSH that collectively delivers home-delivery cargo accumulated at the area base AB03, an area circulation service circulating between the first area base AB01, the second area base AB02, and the third area base AB03. Because it can manage AJU, it is possible to deliver home delivery cargo efficiently.

(Modification)
The logistics management system according to the modified example is different from the logistics management system according to the above-described embodiment in that the user of the terminal device at the home delivery destination C can be notified of the delivery route of the home delivery freight and the delivery status of the home delivery freight. It is.
FIG. 1 can be applied to an example of a physical distribution network managed by a physical distribution management system according to a modified example.
FIG. 2 can be applied to an example of a distribution management system according to a modified example.
(Configuration of logistics management system)
FIG. 10 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a distribution management device and a terminal device of the distribution management system according to the present modification. Hereinafter, the distribution management device 100a and the terminal device 200 will be sequentially described.
(Distribution management device)
The distribution management device 100a includes a communication unit 110, a storage unit 120a, an information processing unit 130a, and an address bus and a data bus for electrically connecting the components as shown in FIG. And a bus line 150.
The communication unit 110 receives a delivery route request transmitted from the terminal device of the delivery destination C, which is a signal for inquiring about a route to deliver the home delivery cargo, and outputs the received delivery route request to the information processing unit 130a. In addition, the communication unit 110 acquires the delivery route response output by the information processing unit 130a, and transmits the acquired delivery route response to the terminal device of the home delivery destination C. Here, the delivery route response is a response signal to the delivery route request.
The communication unit 110 receives a delivery status request, which is a signal transmitted by the terminal device of the delivery destination C and inquiring about the delivery status of the parcel delivery service, and outputs the received delivery status request to the information processing unit 130a. The communication unit 110 acquires the delivery status response output by the information processing unit 130a, and transmits the acquired delivery status response to the terminal device of the home delivery destination C. Here, the delivery status response is a response signal to the delivery status request.
The storage unit 120a is realized by, for example, a RAM, a ROM, a HDD, a flash memory, or a hybrid storage device in which a plurality of these are combined. The storage unit 120a stores the program 122 executed by the information processing unit 130a, the application 124a, the area base correspondence information 126, the area circulation flight information 127, the parcel delivery cargo information 128, and the area base information 129. You.

The application 124a causes the distribution management device 100a to perform the following processing in addition to the processing performed by the application 124 described above.
When the distribution route request transmitted by the terminal device of the home delivery destination C is received by the distribution management device 100a, the application 124a causes the distribution management device 100a to output the delivery route of the home delivery cargo. Specifically, the application 124a causes the distribution management device 100a to output information indicating an area base through which the parcel delivery service passes.
When the delivery status request transmitted by the terminal device of the home delivery destination C is received by the distribution management device 100a, the application 124a causes the distribution management device 100a to create information indicating the location of the home delivery cargo, and The information indicating the position is transmitted.

(Area circulation information)
FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of area circulation flight information.
The area circulation flight information 127 is information in a table format in which the ID of the area circulation flight and the box ID are associated with each other. The box mounted on the area circulating flight AJU can be specified by the area circulating flight information 127.
In the example shown in FIG. 11, a box whose box ID is “B001-B016” (range from B001 to B016) is mounted on the area circulation flight ID “AJU01”, and the area circulation flight ID “AJU02” is included in the area circulation flight ID “AJU02”. Is mounted with a box whose box ID is “B017-B032” (range of B017 to B032), and the box ID is “B033-B048” (range of B033 to B048) for the area circulation flight ID “AJU03”. Is mounted.

All or a part of the information processing unit 130a is, for example, a software function unit realized by a processor such as a CPU executing the program 122 or the application 124a stored in the storage unit 120a. Note that all or a part of the information processing unit 130a may be realized by hardware such as an LSI, an ASIC, or an FPGA, or may be realized by a combination of a software function unit and hardware.
The information processing unit 130a includes, for example, an acquisition unit 132 and a processing unit 134a.
The acquiring unit 132 acquires the delivery route request output by the communication unit 110, and outputs the acquired delivery route request to the processing unit 134a. Here, the delivery route request includes the home delivery freight ID.
The acquiring unit 132 acquires the delivery route request output by the communication unit 110, and outputs the acquired delivery route request to the processing unit 134a.

The processing unit 134a acquires the delivery route request output by the acquisition unit 132, acquires the home delivery freight ID included in the obtained delivery route request, and, based on the obtained home delivery freight ID, the home delivery stored in the storage unit 120a. By referring to the freight information 128, the box ID, the transit base location, and the transit area location stored in association with the home delivery freight ID are acquired. The processing unit 134a creates a delivery route response including the acquired route base location and route area location, and outputs the created delivery route response to the communication unit 110.
Here, the processing unit 134a acquires the transit area base stored in association with the parcel freight ID from the parcel freight information 128 stored in the storage unit 120a, and based on the acquired transit area base, determines the parcel freight ID. Before the home delivery cargo corresponding to the above is accumulated in the second area base AB02, it may be determined whether or not it is temporarily located at least in the first area base AB01. When the processing unit 134a determines that it is temporarily located at least in the first area base AB01, the delivery route response including information indicating that the parcel cargo is the parcel cargo accumulated in the second area base AB02. May be created. With this configuration, it is possible to notify the user of the terminal device of the home delivery destination C that the terminal device is temporarily located at the first area base AB01 before being accumulated at the second area base AB02.
The processing unit 134a acquires the transit area base stored in association with the parcel delivery freight ID from the parcel delivery freight information 128 stored in the storage unit 120a, and corresponds to the parcel freight ID based on the acquired transit area base. Before the parcel delivery cargo is accumulated in the third area base AB03, it is determined whether or not the parcel delivery is temporarily located in at least one of the first area base AB01 and the second area base AB02. You may. When the processing unit 134a determines that the parcel is temporarily located at at least one of the first area base AB01 and the second area base AB02, the parcel delivery is accumulated at the third area base AB03. A delivery route response including information indicating the cargo may be created. With this configuration, the user of the terminal device at the home delivery destination C can be provided with one of the first area base AB01 and the second area base AB02 before being accumulated in the third area base AB02. You can be notified that you are temporarily located.

The acquiring unit 132 acquires the delivery status request output by the communication unit 110, and outputs the acquired delivery status request to the processing unit 134a. Here, the delivery status request includes the home delivery freight ID.
The acquiring unit 132 acquires the delivery route request output by the communication unit 110, and outputs the acquired delivery route request to the processing unit 134a. The processing unit 134a acquires the delivery route request output by the acquisition unit 132, acquires the home delivery freight ID included in the obtained delivery route request, and, based on the obtained home delivery freight ID, the home delivery stored in the storage unit 120a. By referring to the cargo information 128, a box ID stored in association with the home delivery cargo ID is acquired. The processing unit 134a refers to the area circulating flight information 127 stored in the storage unit 120a based on the obtained box ID, and acquires the area circulating flight ID stored in association with the box ID. The processing unit 134a, when the acquired area circulation flight ID matches the area circulation flight ID included in the area circulation flight position information transmitted by the terminal device 200, the area circulation flight position information included in the area circulation flight position information The location information of the flight AJU is acquired, and a delivery route response including the acquired location information of the area circulating flight AJU and destined to the home delivery destination C that has transmitted the delivery status request is created. The processing unit 134a outputs the created delivery route response to the communication unit 110.

Here, the processing unit 134a acquires the transit area base stored in association with the parcel freight ID from the parcel freight information 128, and, based on the acquired transit area base, the parcel freight corresponding to the parcel freight ID, Although the parcels are delivered to the second area base AB02, it may be determined whether the parcels are temporarily located at least in the first area base AB01. If the processing unit 134a determines that it is temporarily located at least in the first area base AB01, the delivery status response including information indicating that the parcel delivery cargo is accumulated in the second area base AB02. May be created.
If it is determined that the parcel is temporarily located at the first area base AB01, a delivery status response including information indicating that the parcel delivery cargo is accumulated at the first area base AB01 is created, When the created delivery status response is transmitted to the terminal device of the home delivery destination C, the user of the terminal device erroneously informs the user of the terminal device of the place to be loaded at the second area base AB02 to the first area base AB01. When loaded, there is a risk of misunderstanding. When it is determined that the parcel delivery service is temporarily located at the first area base AB01, a delivery status response including information indicating that the parcel delivery cargo is accumulated at the second area base AB02 is created. If the user of the terminal device of the home delivery destination C is home delivery freight accumulated at the second area base AB02, but is temporarily located at the first area base AB01, the home delivery freight is stored at the second area base AB02. Since it can be notified that the sheets are accumulated, it can be prevented that the place to be loaded in the second area base AB02 is mistakenly mistaken as being loaded in the first area base AB01.

Further, the processing unit 134a acquires the transit area base stored in association with the parcel delivery freight ID from the parcel freight information 128, and based on the acquired transit area base, determines the parcel freight corresponding to the parcel freight ID to the second Although the parcels are delivered to the third area base AB03, it may be determined whether the parcel is temporarily located in at least one of the first area base AB01 and the second area base AB02. Good. If the processing unit 134a determines that it is temporarily located in at least one of the first area base AB01 and the second area base AB02, the parcel delivery cargo is accumulated in the third area base AB03. A delivery status response including information indicating that the cargo is home delivery cargo may be created.
If it is determined that the parcel is to be temporarily located at one of the first area base AB01 and the second area base AB02, the parcel delivery cargo is transferred to the first area base AB01 and the second area base AB02. If a delivery status response including information indicating that the delivery status response is integrated is created, and the created delivery status response is transmitted to the terminal device of the home delivery destination C, the user of the terminal device is notified to the user of the terminal device. There is a possibility that the place to be loaded on the third area base AB02 is mistakenly misunderstood as being loaded on either the first area base AB01 or the second area base AB02. If it is determined that the parcel is temporarily located at one of the first area base AB01 and the second area base AB02, the parcel delivered is the parcel delivered to the third area base AB03. By creating a delivery status response including the information indicating that the home delivery cargo is accumulated at the third area base AB02 to the user of the terminal apparatus at the home delivery destination C, the first area base AB01 and the second If the user is temporarily located at any one of the area bases AB02, it can be notified that the data is accumulated in the third area base AB03. It is possible to prevent the user from being misunderstood that the information is loaded on one of the first area base AB01 and the second area base AB02.

(Operation of logistics management system)
FIG. 12 is a sequence chart illustrating an example of the operation of the distribution management system according to the modification.
(Step S21)
The terminal device 200 transmits the area circulation flight position information to the distribution management device 100a.
(Step S22)
The communication unit 110 of the distribution management device 100a receives the area circulating flight position information transmitted by the terminal device 200, and outputs the received area circulating flight position information to the information processing unit 130a.
(Step S23)
The terminal device of the home delivery destination C creates a delivery route request, and transmits the created delivery route request to the distribution management device 100a.
(Step S24)
The communication unit 110 of the distribution management device 100a receives the delivery route request transmitted by the terminal device of the home delivery destination C, and outputs the received delivery route request to the information processing unit 130a.
(Step S25)
The information processing unit 130a acquires the delivery route request output by the communication unit 110, acquires the courier freight ID included in the acquired delivery route request, and stores the courier freight ID in the storage unit 120a based on the acquired courier freight ID. With reference to the parcel delivery information 128, the box ID, the transit base point, and the transit area point stored in association with the parcel delivery ID are acquired. The processing unit 134a creates a delivery route response including the acquired route base location and route area location, and outputs the created delivery route response to the communication unit 110.

(Step S26)
The communication unit 110 acquires the distribution status response output by the information processing unit 130a, and transmits the acquired distribution status response to the terminal device of the home delivery destination C.
(Step S27)
The terminal device of the home delivery destination C creates a delivery status request, and transmits the created delivery status request to the distribution management device 100a.
(Step S28)
The communication unit 110 of the distribution management device 100a receives the delivery status request transmitted by the terminal device of the home delivery destination C, and outputs the received delivery status request to the information processing unit 130a.
(Step S29)
The information processing unit 130a acquires the delivery status request output by the communication unit 110, acquires the courier freight ID included in the acquired delivery route request, and stores the courier freight ID in the storage unit 120a based on the acquired courier freight ID. The box ID stored in association with the parcel delivery ID is acquired with reference to the parcel delivery information 128. The information processing unit 130a refers to the area circulation flight information 127 stored in the storage unit 120a based on the acquired box ID, and acquires the area circulation flight ID stored in association with the box ID. If the acquired area circulation flight ID matches the area circulation flight ID included in the area circulation flight position information transmitted by the terminal device 200, the processing unit 134a determines that the area circulation flight position information included in the area circulation flight position information includes. The location information of the flight AJU is acquired, and a delivery route response including the acquired location information of the area circulation flight AJU and destined to the home delivery destination C that has transmitted the delivery status request is created. The information processing unit 130a outputs the created delivery route response to the communication unit 110.
(Step S30)
The communication unit 110 acquires the distribution status response output by the information processing unit 130a, and transmits the acquired distribution status response to the terminal device of the home delivery destination C.
In the sequence chart shown in FIG. 12, the processing of steps S23-S26 and the processing of steps S27-S30 may be interchanged.
Further, in the sequence chart shown in FIG. 12, the processing of steps S21 to S22 may be performed at any timing as long as it is before step S28.

In the above-described modified example, the case where the delivery route request and the delivery status request are transmitted from the terminal device of the home delivery destination C has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this example. For example, it may be transmitted by the terminal device 200 or may be transmitted from any terminal device, not limited to the terminal device of the home delivery destination C.
According to the distribution management system of the modified example, the processing unit 134a collects the parcel delivery cargo accumulated at the second area base AB02 at the second area base AB02 when it is temporarily located at least in the first area base AB01. A delivery route response including information indicating that the delivered cargo is to be delivered is sent to the terminal device of the delivery destination C. With this configuration, it is possible to notify the user of the terminal device of the home delivery destination C that the delivery freight is accumulated at the second area base AB02 but is temporarily located at the first area base AB01. .
Further, the processing unit 134a determines that the parcel delivery cargo accumulated at the third area base AB03 is temporarily located at least in at least one of the first area base AB01 and the second area base AB02. A delivery route response including information indicating that the cargo is to be accumulated home delivery is transmitted to the terminal device of home delivery destination C. With such a configuration, the user of the terminal device at the home delivery destination C receives the home delivery cargo accumulated at the third area base AB02, but the first area base AB01 and the second area base AB02 One can be notified that it is temporarily located.
In addition, the processing unit 134a creates a delivery status response including information indicating the location of the parcel delivery to the user at the parcel destination to which the parcel is delivered from the second area base AB02. If the processing unit 134a is temporarily accumulated in the first area base AB01, the processing unit 134a notifies that the parcel delivery cargo is located in a place other than the second area base AB02. With this configuration, it is possible for the user of the terminal device of the home delivery destination C to provide the home delivery cargo accumulated at the second area base AB02 but temporarily located at the first area base AB01. Can be notified that the data is accumulated in the second area base AB02, so that it is erroneously misunderstood that the place to be loaded in the second area base AB02 is loaded in the first area base AB01. Can be prevented.

  In addition, the processing unit 134a creates a delivery status response including information indicating the location of the home delivery cargo to the home delivery destination user to whom the home delivery cargo is delivered from the third area base AB03. If the processing unit 134a is temporarily accumulated in one of the first area base AB01 and the second area base AB02, the processing unit 134a notifies that the parcel delivery cargo is located at the third area base AB03. With this configuration, the user of the terminal device at the home delivery destination C receives the home-delivery cargo accumulated at the third area base AB02. Is temporarily stored in the third area base AB03, it can be notified that the information is accumulated in the third area base AB03. It is possible to prevent misunderstanding that the information is loaded on any one of the second area base AB02 and the second area base AB02.

<Example of configuration>
As one configuration example, an area base (in the embodiment, a first area base AB01, a second area base AB02, and a third area base) in which parcel delivery cargo delivered to a plurality of delivery destinations is accumulated, A distribution management system that manages information on a distribution network including an accumulation base (in the embodiment, an accumulation base IB) on which parcel delivery cargo delivered to an area base and a second area base is accumulated. A storage unit (in the embodiment, the storage unit 120 and the storage unit 120a) that stores correspondence information (in the embodiment, the area base correspondence information 126) in which the first area base is associated with the second area base; Based on the information, a first control unit (in the embodiment, a processing unit 134 and a processing unit 134) that outputs a second area base as a delivery destination of the accumulated parcel delivery cargo and a delivery destination from the first area base. Part 1 4a) and a distribution management system comprising a.
As one configuration example, for a flight from the accumulation base to the first area base, a parcel delivery cargo accumulated at the first area base and a parcel delivery cargo accumulated at the second area base are mounted. (In the embodiment, the processing unit 134 and the processing unit 134a).

As one configuration example, a third control unit (in the embodiment, the processing unit 134 and the processing unit 134) that manages a flight from the accumulation base to the first area base and a flight from the first area base to the second area base. , A processing unit 134a).
As an example of the configuration, information indicating that the parcels delivered at the second area base are the parcels delivered at the second area base when at least temporarily located at the first area base. (In the embodiment, the processing unit 134a).
As one configuration example, a fifth control unit (in the embodiment, the processing unit 134a) that outputs information indicating the location of the parcel delivery cargo to the user to whom the parcel cargo is delivered from the second area base is provided. The fifth control unit (in the embodiment, the processing unit 134a) outputs that the parcel delivery cargo is located at a location other than the first area base when temporarily accumulated at the first area base.

As described above, the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the specific configuration is not limited to the embodiments, and includes a design change or the like without departing from the gist of the present invention.
Further, a computer program for realizing the functions of the above-described distribution management device 100, distribution management device 100a, and terminal device 200 is recorded on a computer-readable recording medium, and the program recorded on this recording medium is stored in a computer system. You may make it read and execute. Here, the “computer system” may include an OS and hardware such as peripheral devices.
The “computer-readable recording medium” includes a writable nonvolatile memory such as a flexible disk, a magneto-optical disk, a ROM, and a flash memory, a portable medium such as a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk), and a computer system. Storage device such as a hard disk.

Further, a “computer-readable recording medium” refers to a volatile memory (for example, a DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory), which holds programs for a certain period of time.
Further, the above program may be transmitted from a computer system storing the program in a storage device or the like to another computer system via a transmission medium or by a transmission wave in the transmission medium. Here, the "transmission medium" for transmitting a program refers to a medium having a function of transmitting information, such as a network (communication network) such as the Internet or a communication line (communication line) such as a telephone line.
Further, the program may be for realizing a part of the functions described above.
Furthermore, what can implement | achieve the function mentioned above in combination with the program already recorded on the computer system, and what is called a difference file (difference program) may be sufficient.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Distribution management system, 50 ... Network, 100, 100a ... Distribution management apparatus, 110 ... Communication part, 120, 120a ... Storage part, 122 ... Program, 124,124a ... App, 126 ... Area base correspondence information, 127 ... Area Circulating flight information, 128: Cargo delivery information, 129: Area base information, 130, 130a: Information processing unit, 132: Acquisition unit, 134, 134a: Processing unit, 200-1, 200-2, 200-3, 200 ... Terminal device, 210 communication unit, 220 storage unit, 222 program, 224 application, 226 area base information, 230 information processing unit, 232 acquisition unit, 234 processing unit, 240 operation unit

Claims (7)

An area base where the parcels delivered to a plurality of destinations are accumulated, and an accumulation base where the parcels delivered to the first area base and the second area base are accumulated. A logistics management system that manages information about the logistics network, including:
A storage unit for storing correspondence information in which the first area base is associated with the second area base;
A first control unit that outputs the second area base as a delivery destination of the accumulated parcel delivery cargo and a delivery destination from the first area base based on the correspondence information. . Regarding a flight from the accumulation base to the first area base, a parcel delivery cargo accumulated at the first area base and a parcel delivery cargo accumulated at the second area base are mounted. The distribution management system according to claim 1, further comprising a second control unit that manages the distribution. 3. A third control unit that manages a flight from the accumulation base to the first area base and a flight from the first area base to the second area base. 4. The logistics management system described in 1. When the parcels delivered at the second area base are temporarily located at least at the first area base, information indicating that the parcels are delivered at the second area base is output. The distribution management system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising: a fourth control unit that performs the control. A fifth control unit that outputs information indicating a position of the parcel delivery cargo to a destination user to whom the parcel cargo is delivered from a second area base;
The said 5th control part outputs that the said parcel delivery cargo is located other than the said 1st area base, when it is temporarily accumulated at the said 1st area base. 4. The distribution management system according to any one of 4. An area base where the parcels delivered to a plurality of destinations are accumulated, and an accumulation base where the parcels delivered to the first area base and the second area base are accumulated A logistics management method executed by a logistics management system that manages information about a distribution network,
Storing correspondence information in which the first area base and the second area base are associated with each other;
Outputting the second area base as a delivery destination of the accumulated parcel delivery cargo and a delivery destination from the first area base based on the correspondence information. An area base where the parcels delivered to a plurality of destinations are accumulated, and an accumulation base where the parcels delivered to the first area base and the second area base are accumulated The computer of the logistics management system that manages information about the logistics network,
Storing correspondence information in which the first area base and the second area base are associated with each other;
Outputting the second area base as a delivery destination of the accumulated parcel delivery cargo and a delivery destination from the first area base based on the correspondence information.

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