JP2020052525A - Physical distribution management system, physical distribution management method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a physical distribution management system for efficiently delivering packages, a physical distribution management method, and a program.SOLUTION: A physical distribution management system includes: an acquisition unit which manages information on a physical distribution network including area bases where packages collected from collection sources are collected and a gathering base where packages collected by first, second and third area bases are gathered, and acquires information indicating the amount of load on one or more circulation trucks which circulate among the first area base, the second area base, and the third area base; and a first control unit which determines whether to modify an operation schedule for each of the one or more circulation trucks on the basis of the information indicating the amount of load on the one or more circulation trucks acquired by the acquisition unit.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 parcel delivered from the first central base to the second central base and delivered to the second central base is delivered to the second base.
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-described problems, a distribution management system according to an aspect of the present invention includes an area base where home delivery cargo collected from a collection source is collected, a first area base and a second area base. A distribution management system for managing information on a distribution network including an accumulation base on which parcel delivery goods collected by the area base and a third area base are accumulated, wherein the first area base and the second area are managed. An acquisition unit that acquires information indicating the load capacity of each of one or more circulating flights circulating between the base and the third area base, and each of the one or more circulating flights acquired by the acquisition unit; A logistics management system comprising: a first control unit that determines whether to change an operation plan for each of one or more of the circulating flights based on the information indicating the load amount.
(2) In one aspect of the present invention, in the physical distribution management system according to the above (1), a shuttle flight from the first area base to the accumulation base is collected at the first area base. A configuration comprising a second control unit that manages whether the parcel delivery cargo, the parcel cargo collected at the second area base, and the parcel cargo collected at the third area base are mounted is used. You may be.
(3) In one aspect of the present invention, in the physical distribution management system according to (1) or (2), information indicating the loading amount of each of one or a plurality of the circulating flights acquired by the acquiring unit. Based on the above, a configuration may be used that includes a third control unit that proposes an increase in the number of pickup and delivery vehicles when there is a circulating flight in which the loading amount is equal to or greater than the first loading amount threshold.
(4) In one aspect of the present invention, in the physical distribution management system according to (1) or (2), information indicating the loading amount of each of one or a plurality of the circulating flights acquired by the acquiring unit is included. Based on the above, a configuration may be used that includes a fourth control unit that proposes a reduction in the number of circulated flights when there is a circulated flight whose loading amount is less than the second loading amount threshold.
(5) In one aspect of the present invention, in the physical distribution management system according to any one of (1) to (4), each of the one or a plurality of the circulated flights acquired by the acquisition unit is loaded. A fifth control unit that outputs one of the second area base and the third area base as an area base of the first area base via the circulating flight based on the information indicating the amount. A configuration may be used.
(6) In one aspect of the present invention, in the physical distribution management system according to any one of (1) to (5), the loading of each of one or a plurality of the circulated flights acquired by the acquisition unit. A configuration including a sixth control unit that increases or decreases the number of area bases through which the circulating flight passes based on the information indicating the amount may be used.

  (7) The logistics management method according to one aspect of the present invention includes an area base where the parcels collected from a collection source are collected, a first area base, a second area base, and a third area. A logistics management method executed by a logistics management system that manages information on a logistics network including an accumulation base on which courier goods collected by the bases are accumulated, comprising: a first area base, a second area base, and a second area base. Acquiring information indicating the loading amount of each of one or a plurality of circulating flights circulating with the third area base, and the loading amount of each of the one or a plurality of circulating flights acquired in the acquiring step And determining whether to change the operation plan for each of one or more of the circulating flights based on the information indicating the circulating flight.

  (8) The program according to one aspect of the present invention includes an area base where the parcels collected from a collection source are collected, a first area base, a second area base, and a third area base. A computer of a logistics management system that manages information on a distribution network including an accumulation base on which the parcels collected by the delivery service are accumulated is provided between the first area base, the second area base, and the third area base. Acquiring information indicating the loading amount of each of the one or more circulating flights circulating, based on the information indicating the loading amount of each of the one or more circulating flights acquired in the acquiring step, Or determining whether to change an operation plan for each of the plurality of circulating flights.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a physical distribution management system, a physical distribution management method, and a program 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 1, and a terminal device. 13 is a sequence chart illustrating an example of an operation of the physical distribution management system according to Modification 1. 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 2, and a terminal device. 15 is a sequence chart illustrating an example of an operation of the distribution management system according to Modification 2.

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 a case where XX is used directly, but also includes a case where XX is based on a calculation or processing. “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 an "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 cargo 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 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 physical distribution management system manages the distribution of the loaded home 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 BB02, the parcels delivered to the third base delivery range and the first base delivery range are loaded on the base circulation flight BJU. At the second base base BB02, out of the parcels loaded on 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 BB02 to the third base base BB03 based on the 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 BB03, 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 and load amount 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. The loading amount notification information includes the ID of the area circulating flight AJU and information indicating the amount of parcel delivery cargo loaded on the area circulating flight AJU (hereinafter, referred to as “loading amount information”). 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. In each of the one or a plurality of area circulation flights AJU, the on-board device creates the load amount notification information including the load amount information and the ID of the area circulation flight AJU, and transmits the created load amount notification information to the terminal device 200- Send to 1.
The terminal device 200-1 creates area circulating flight position information including the ID of the area circulating flight AJU included in the received position notification information and the position information of the area circulating flight AJU, and generates the created area circulating flight position information. , To the distribution management apparatus 100. The terminal device 200-1 creates area circulation flight loading amount information including the ID of the area circulation flight AJU included in the received loading amount notification information and the loading amount information of the area circulation flight AJU, and creates the created area circulation flight AJU. The position information is transmitted to the distribution management device 100.

The terminal device 200-2 is installed at the second area base AB02, and receives position notification information and load amount 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. The load amount notification information includes the ID of the area circulating flight AJU and the load amount 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. In each of the one or a plurality of area circulation flights AJU, the on-board device creates the load amount notification information including the load amount information and the ID of the area circulation flight AJU, and transmits the created load amount notification information to the terminal device 200- Send to 2.
The terminal device 200-2 creates area circulating flight position information including the ID of the area circulating flight AJU included in the received position notification information and the position information of the area circulating flight AJU, and generates the created area circulating flight position information. , To the distribution management apparatus 100. The terminal device 200-2 creates area circulating flight loading amount information including the ID of the area circulating flight AJU included in the received loading amount notification information and the loading amount information of the area circulating flight AJU, and creates the created area circulating flight information. The position information is transmitted to the distribution management device 100.

The terminal device 200-3 is installed at the third area base AB03, and receives position notification information and load amount 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. The load amount notification information includes the ID of the area circulating flight AJU and the load amount 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. In each of the one or a plurality of area circulation flights AJU, the on-board device creates the load amount notification information including the load amount information and the ID of the area circulation flight AJU, and transmits the created load amount notification information to the terminal device 200- Send to 3.
The terminal device 200-3 creates the area circulating flight position information including the ID of the area circulating flight AJU included in the received position notification information and the position information of the area circulating flight AJU, and generates the generated area circulating flight position information. , To the distribution management apparatus 100. The terminal device 200-3 creates area circulating flight loading amount information including the ID of the area circulating flight AJU included in the received loading amount notification information and the loading amount information of the area circulating flight AJU. The position information is transmitted to the distribution 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 and the area circulating flight loading amount information transmitted by the terminal device 200, and transmits the received area circulating flight position information and the area circulating flight loading amount information to the information processing unit. Output to 130. The communication unit 110 transmits the delivery instruction signal output by the information processing unit 130, the collection and delivery request, and the circulating flight reduction request 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 circulating flight position information and the area circulating flight loading amount information transmitted by the terminal device 200.
The application 124 causes the distribution management apparatus 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.
From the area base correspondence information 126, the application 124 uses the area base correspondence information 126 to indicate that one of the first area base AB01, the second area base AB02, and the third area base AB03 has the area circulation flight AJU stopped. Alternatively, the ID of the circulation destination area base of each of the plurality of area bases AB is acquired.
The application 124 includes the ID of the area circulation flight AJU stopped at the area base AB and the ID of the circulation destination area base of the area circulation flight AJU in the distribution management apparatus 100, and the area circulation flight AJU stops. A distribution instruction signal destined for the terminal device 200 installed at the current area base AB is generated, and the generated distribution instruction signal is transmitted.
The application 124 transmits to the physical distribution management apparatus 100 the area circulation flight corresponding to the ID of the area circulation flight AJU stopped at one of the first area base AB01, the second area base AB02, and the third area base AB03. AJU loading capacity information is acquired from the received area circulating flight loading capacity information.
The application 124 causes the distribution management device 100 to determine whether or not the load amount is equal to or more than the first load amount threshold based on the acquired area circulating flight load amount information.
If the distribution management device 100 has a load amount equal to or greater than the first load amount threshold, the application 124 includes information suggesting an increase in the number of pickups / distribution vehicles SHS, and includes load amount information equal to or greater than the first load amount threshold. A collection and delivery request is created to the terminal device 200 that has transmitted the area circulating flight loading amount information, and the created collection and delivery request is transmitted. Here, the collection and delivery vehicle SHS is different from a circulating flight that circulates between a plurality of area bases AB, and the collected home delivery is transferred to any of the first area base AB01, the first base base, and the accumulation base IB. This is a transportation service for crab delivery. FIG. 1 shows, as an example, a pickup and delivery vehicle SHS that delivers from the third area base AB03 to the first base base BB01.
The application 124 causes the distribution management apparatus 100 to determine whether or not there is a load whose load is less than the second load threshold based on the acquired area circulation load information. Here, the second load capacity threshold is equal to or less than the first load capacity threshold. If the distribution management device 100 has a load amount smaller than the second load amount threshold, the application 124 includes information for suggesting a reduced number of area circulation flights, and the load amount information smaller than the first load amount threshold. A circulating flight defecation request destined for the terminal device 200 that has transmitted the area circulating flight loading amount information including the above is transmitted, and the generated circulating flight defecation request 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 shown in FIG. 5, the parcel freight with the parcel freight ID “PD001” is collected in the box with the box ID “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 berth range information of the second area base AB02 is the range of longitude and latitude 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 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) realized 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 and the area circulation flight loading amount information output by the communication unit 110, and processes the acquired area circulation flight position information and the area circulation flight loading amount information into the processing unit 134. Output to 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. As described above, the area circulating flight loading amount information includes the ID of the area circulating flight AJU and the loading amount information of the area circulating flight AJU.
The terminal device 200-1 receives the position notification information and the load amount notification information transmitted by the area circulation flight AJU located in the first area delivery range. The terminal device 200-2 receives the position notification information and the load amount notification information transmitted by the area circulating flight AJU located in the second area delivery range. The terminal device 200-3 receives the position notification information and the load amount notification information transmitted by the area circulation 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. Area circulation flights are not included in the third area range A03. In such a situation, the terminal device 200-1 installed at the first area base AB01 has 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. The area circulating flight loading amount information including the ID of the first area circulating flight AJU01 and the loading amount information of the first area circulating flight AJU01 is transmitted. The terminal device 200-2 installed at the second area base AB02 includes area circulation flight position information including the ID of the second area circulation flight AJU02, position information of the second area circulation flight AJU02, and the second area circulation flight. The area circulating flight load information including the ID of the AJU02 and the load information of the second area circulating flight AJU02 is transmitted. 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 location of the area circulation flight AJU is included in the berth range information of the area base, the processing unit 134 stores the location 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 sends the created delivery instruction signal to the communication unit 110. Output to
Further, the processing unit 134 acquires the area circulating flight loading amount information output by the acquiring unit 132, and stores the area circulating flight AJU ID and the area circulating flight AJU loading amount information included in the acquired area circulating flight loading amount information. And get.
The processing unit 134 loads information on the area circulating flight AJU corresponding to the ID of the area circulating flight AJU stopped at any of the first area base AB01, the second area base AB02, and the third area base AB03. To get. The processing unit 134 determines whether or not to change the operation plan of the area circulating flight AJU based on the acquired load amount information of the area circulating flight AJU. Specifically, the processing unit 134 determines whether or not the load amount of the area circulation flights AJU is equal to or greater than the first load amount threshold. When the load capacity of the area circulation flights AJU is equal to or greater than the first load capacity threshold value, the processing unit 134 includes information suggesting an increase in the number of pickup and delivery vehicles SHS, and loads the area circulation flights AJU equal to or greater than the first load capacity threshold value. It creates a pickup / delivery request addressed to the terminal device 200 that has transmitted the area circulation flight loading amount information including the amount information, and outputs the created pickup / delivery request to the communication unit 110.
Further, the processing unit 134 determines whether or not the load amount of the area circulating flight AJU is less than the second load amount threshold based on the acquired area circulating flight load amount information. The processing unit 134 includes, in the logistics management device 100, information indicating that the area circulating flight AJU has less than the second loading threshold when the loading amount of the area circulating flight is less than the second loading threshold, and the information is less than the first loading threshold. A circulating flight reduction request is destined for the terminal device 200 that has transmitted the area circulating flight loading amount information including the loading amount information, and the generated circulating flight reduction request is output to the communication unit 110.

(Terminal device)
The terminal device 200 electrically connects the components as shown in FIG. 3 to the communication unit 210, the storage unit 220, the information processing unit 230, the operation unit 240, the display unit 245, and the components. And a bus line 250 such as an address bus and 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.
In addition, communication unit 210 receives the load amount notification information transmitted by area circulating flight AJU, and outputs the received load amount notification information to information processing unit 230. In addition, the communication unit 210 transmits the area circulating flight loading amount information output by the information processing unit 230 to the distribution management device 100.
Further, the communication unit 210 receives the collection and delivery request transmitted by the distribution management device 100 and outputs the received collection and delivery request to the information processing unit 230. In addition, the communication unit 210 receives the circulating flight defecation request transmitted by the distribution management device 100 and outputs the received circulating flight defecation request to the information processing unit 230.

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 information 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 information, and obtain the acquired ID of the 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 the information indicating the area base, with the obtained IP address of the area circulating flight AJU as a destination, and transmits the generated circulation destination notification signal to the communication unit 210. Output.
The application 224 causes the terminal device 200 to receive the load amount notification information 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 loading amount information of the area circulating flight AJU included in the loading amount notification information, and to acquire the ID of the acquired area circulating flight AJU and the area circulation. Based on the load information of the flight AJU, area circulating flight load information is created. The application 224 causes the terminal device 200 to transmit the created area circulation loading amount information to the distribution management device 100.
The application 124 causes the terminal device 200 to receive the pickup / delivery request transmitted by the distribution management device 100 and to acquire information for suggesting an increase in the number of pickup / distribution vehicles SHS included in the received pickup / delivery vehicle request. The application 124 causes the terminal device 200 to display, on the display unit 245, information suggesting an increase in the number of the pickup and delivery vehicles SHS based on the acquired information indicating the increase in the number of the pickups and delivery vehicles SHS.
The application 124 causes the terminal device 200 to receive the circulating flight defecation request transmitted by the physical distribution management device 100, and to obtain information that suggests a reduction in the area circulating flight included in the received circulating flight defecation request. The application 124 causes the terminal device 200 to display the information suggesting the reduced area circulating service on the display unit 245 based on the acquired information suggesting the reduced area circulating service.

(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. Further, the acquisition unit 232 acquires the load amount notification information output by the communication unit 210, and outputs the acquired load amount notification information to the processing unit 234. The acquisition unit 232 acquires the collection and delivery request output by the communication unit 210 and outputs the acquired collection and delivery request to the processing unit 234. Further, the acquisition unit 232 acquires the circulating flight defecation request output by the communication unit 210 and outputs the acquired circulating flight defecation request 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 includes the acquired ID of the area circulating flight AJU and the position information of the area circulating flight AJU, creates area circulating flight position information destined for the distribution management device 100, and stores the created area circulating flight position information. , To the communication unit 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 processing unit 234 acquires the load amount notification information output by the acquisition unit 232, and acquires the ID of the area circulating flight AJU and the load amount information of the area circulating flight AJU included in the acquired load amount notification information. The processing unit 234 generates area circulation flight loading information including the acquired area circulation flight AJU ID and the area circulation flight AJU loading amount information, and addresses the distribution management device 100 to the created area circulation flight loading. The amount information is output to the communication unit 210.
In addition, the processing unit 234 acquires the pickup and delivery request output by the communication unit 210, and acquires information that proposes an increase in the number of pickup and delivery vehicles SHS included in the acquired pickup and delivery request. The processing unit 234 displays, on the display unit 245, information that suggests an increase in the number of the pickup and delivery vehicles SHS based on the acquired information that suggests the increase in the number of the pickups and delivery vehicles SHS.
In addition, the processing unit 234 acquires the circulating flight defecation request output by the communication unit 210, and acquires information that suggests a reduced circulating flight defecation included in the acquired circulating flight defecation request. The processing unit 234 displays, on the display unit 245, information that suggests a reduced number of area circulating flights, based on the acquired information that suggests a reduced number of area circulating flights.
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.
The display unit 245 is configured by, for example, a touch panel, and displays information for suggesting an increase in the number of flights of the collection and delivery vehicle SHS and information for suggesting a reduction in the number of area circulation flights.

(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 AJU creates position notification information including the ID of the area circulating flight AJU and the position information of the area circulating flight AJU. The in-vehicle device of the area circulating flight AJU creates loading amount notification information including the ID of the area circulating flight AJU and the information on the loading amount loaded on the area circulating flight AJU.
(Step S2)
The in-vehicle device transmits the created position notification information and the load amount notification information to the terminal device 200.
(Step S3)
The communication unit 210 of the terminal device 200 receives the position notification information and the load amount notification information transmitted by the area circulation flight AJU, and outputs the received position notification information and the load amount notification information to the information processing unit 230. I do.
(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.
The information processing unit 230 acquires the load amount notification information output by the communication unit 210, and stores the ID of the area circulating flight AJU included in the acquired load amount notification information, and the load amount information loaded on the area circulating flight AJU. , The area circulating flight loading amount information is created, and the created area circulating flight loading amount 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.
The communication unit 210 acquires the area circulating flight loading amount information output by the information processing unit 230, and transmits the acquired area circulating flight loading amount information to the distribution management apparatus 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.
The communication unit 110 of the distribution management device 100 receives the area circulating flight load information transmitted by the terminal device 200, and outputs the received area circulating flight load 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 AJU is stopped at the area base. If it is determined that the area circulation flight AJU has not stopped at the area base AB, the information processing section 130 ends the processing.
(Step S8)
When the information processing unit 130 determines that the area circulating flight AJU is stopped at the area base AB, the information processing unit 130 acquires the loading amount information corresponding to the area circulating flight AJU from the area circulating flight loading amount information, Based on the acquired load amount information, it is determined whether or not the load amount is equal to or greater than a first load amount threshold.
(Step S9)
If the load capacity is equal to or greater than the first load capacity threshold, the information processing unit 130 creates a pickup / delivery request, and outputs the created pickup / delivery request to the communication unit 110.

(Step S10)
The communication unit 110 transmits the pickup and delivery request output by the information processing unit 130 to the terminal device 200.
(Step S11)
The communication unit 210 of the terminal device 200 receives the collection and delivery request transmitted by the distribution management device 100 and outputs the received collection and delivery request to the information processing unit 230.
(Step S12)
The information processing unit 230 acquires the pickup / delivery request output by the communication unit 210 and processes the information included in the acquired pickup / delivery request to propose an increase in the number of pickups of the pickup / delivery vehicle SHS. Display information suggesting additional flights. With this configuration, it is possible to notify the operator of the terminal device 200 that it is necessary to increase the number of pickup and delivery vehicles SHS.
(Step S13)
If the load amount is not equal to or greater than the first load amount threshold value in step S8, the information processing unit 130 determines whether the load amount is less than the second load amount threshold value. If the load amount is not smaller than the second load amount threshold, the information processing section 130 ends the processing.
(Step S14)
If the load capacity is less than the second load capacity threshold, the information processing unit 130 creates a circulating flight defecation request and outputs the created circulating flight defecation request to the communication unit 110.
(Step S15)
The communication unit 110 transmits the circulating stool reduction request output from the information processing unit 130 to the terminal device 200.
(Step S16)
The communication unit 210 of the terminal device 200 receives the circulating flight defecation request transmitted by the distribution management device 100, and outputs the received circulating flight defecation request to the information processing unit 230.
(Step S17)
The information processing unit 230 obtains the circulating flight defecation request output by the communication unit 210, and processes the information for suggesting the circulating stool reduction included in the obtained circulating flight defecation request, thereby displaying the information on the display unit 245. , To display information suggesting reduced circulation. With this configuration, the operator of the terminal device 200 can be notified that the circulating stool may be reduced.
In the sequence chart shown in FIG. 9, the processing of steps S8-S12 and the processing of steps S13-S17 may be interchanged.

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, a case has been described where the first base base BB01 accumulates home delivery cargo delivered from the first area base AB01 by the area shuttle service ASH, but the present invention is not limited to this example. For example, home delivery cargo may be delivered to each of the first base base BB01, the second base base BB02, and the third base base BB03 by the area shuttle ASH. That is, each of the first base base BB01, the second base base BB02, and the third base base BB03 may accumulate the home delivery cargo delivered by the area shuttle ASH.

According to the logistics management system of the embodiment, the logistics management system 1 includes a first area base AB01, a second area base AB02, a third area base AB03, and a third area base AB01, at which parcels collected from a collection source are collected. It manages information related to a distribution network including an accumulation base IB where home-delivery cargo collected by the one area base AB01, the second area base AB02, and the third area base AB03 is collected.
The distribution management device 100 includes an area circulating flight load amount including information indicating the load amount of each of one or a plurality of circulating flights circulating between the first area base, the second area base, and the third area base. For each of the one or more circulating flights, based on the acquiring unit 132 that acquires the information and the area circulating flight loading amount information including the information indicating the loading amount of each of the one or more circulating flights that the acquiring unit 132 has acquired. And a processing unit 134 for determining whether or not to change the operation plan.
With this configuration, one or a plurality of one or a plurality of circulated flights circulating between the first area base, the second area base, and the third area base are loaded. Since the operation plan of each circulating flight can be changed, the parcel delivery service can be efficiently delivered.

In addition, the processing unit 134 determines, for a shuttle flight from the first area base to the accumulation base, a parcel parcel collected at the first area base, a parcel parcel collected at the second area base, and a third parcel freight. It manages that the home delivery cargo collected at the area base is loaded. With this configuration, the courier cargo accumulated at the first area base AB01 from the first area base to the accumulation base, the courier cargo accumulated at the second area base AB02, and the third Since the home delivery freight accumulated at the area base AB03 can be delivered together, the home delivery freight can be efficiently delivered.
In addition, the processing unit 134 has the loading amount equal to or more than the first loading amount threshold based on the area circulating flight loading amount information including the information indicating the loading amount of each of the one or more circulating flights acquired by the acquiring unit 132. If there are circulating flights, we propose to increase the number of pickup and delivery vehicles SHS. With this configuration, when the load capacity is equal to or larger than the first load capacity threshold value, it is possible to propose an increase in the number of pickup and delivery vehicles SHS, so that the home delivery cargo can be efficiently delivered.
Further, the processing unit 134, based on the information indicating the loading capacity of each of the one or more circulating flights acquired by the acquisition unit 132, when there is a circulating flight whose loading volume is less than the second loading volume threshold, We propose to reduce circulation. With this configuration, when the load capacity is less than the second load capacity threshold value, it is possible to propose a reduction in the number of circulating flights, so that home delivery cargo can be efficiently delivered.

(Modification 1)
The logistics management system of the first modification is based on the amount of each of one or a plurality of area circulation flights AJU and the amount of parcels delivered to the area base AB in the logistics management system of the above-described embodiment. , The area base through which the area circulation flight AJU passes.
FIG. 1 can be applied to an example of a physical distribution network managed by the physical distribution management system of the first modification.
FIG. 2 can be applied to an example of the distribution management system of the first modification. However, a physical distribution management device 100a is provided in place of the physical distribution management device 100, a terminal device 200a-1 is provided in place of the terminal device 200-1, and a terminal device 200a-2 is provided in place of the terminal device 200-2. A terminal device 200a-3 is provided instead of the terminal device 200-3.
The terminal device 200a-1 notifies the distribution management device 100a of information indicating the amount of parcel delivery cargo collected at the first area base AB01, and the terminal device 200a-2 is collected at the second area base AB02. The terminal device 200a-3 notifies the distribution management device 100a of the information indicating the amount of the parcel delivery cargo that is present, and the terminal device 200a-3 notifies the distribution management device 100a of the information indicating the amount of the parcel delivery cargo collected at the third area base AB03. I do.
Hereinafter, of the terminal devices 200a-1, 200a-2, and 200a-3, an arbitrary terminal device is referred to as a terminal device 200a.
(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 200a 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.
Communication unit 110 receives the information indicating the amount of parcel delivery freight transmitted by terminal device 200a, and outputs the received information indicating the amount of parcel freight to information processing unit 130a.
The storage unit 120a 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 120a stores a program 122 executed by the information processing unit 130a, an application 124a, area base correspondence information 126, parcel delivery information 128, and area base information 129.

The application 124a causes the distribution management device 100a to store the area base correspondence information 126, the parcel delivery cargo information 128, and the area base information 129.
The application 124a causes the distribution management device 100a to receive the area circulating flight position information, the area circulating flight loading amount information, and the information indicating the amount of parcel delivery cargo transmitted by the terminal device 200a.
The application 124a causes the distribution management device 100a to grasp the position of the parcel delivery cargo based on 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.
The application 124a causes the physical distribution management device 100a to transmit the first area base information 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. The area circulation flights AJU stopped at AB01, the second area base AB02, and the third area base AB03 are derived.
The application 124a provides the logistics management device 100a with an area circulating flight corresponding to the ID of the area circulating flight AJU stopped at any of the first area base AB01, the second area base AB02, and the third area base AB03. AJU loading capacity information is acquired from the received area circulating flight loading capacity information. The application 124a causes the logistics management device 100a to determine, based on the acquired area circulating flight loading amount information and the information indicating the amount of parcel delivery cargo, one or more area bases AB where the area circulating flight AJU is stopped. The ID of the circulation destination area base from each is determined.
The application 124a includes the ID of the area circulating flight AJU stopped at the area base AB and the ID of the circulation destination area base of the area circulating flight AJU in the distribution management device 100, and the area circulating flight AJU stops. Then, a delivery instruction signal destined for the terminal device 200 installed at the area base AB where the destination is located is created, and the created delivery instruction signal is transmitted.

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 acquisition unit 132 acquires information indicating the amount of parcel delivery cargo output by the communication unit 110, and outputs information indicating the acquired amount of parcel cargo to the processing unit 134a. Here, the information indicating the amount of parcel delivery freight includes the ID of the terminal device 200a and information indicating the amount of parcel freight collected at the area base AB where the terminal device 200a is installed.

The processing unit 134a 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.
The processing unit 134a, based on the area base information 129, stores the ID of the area base, the IP address of the terminal apparatus 200, and the berth of the area base stored in association with the ID of the terminal apparatus 200 that transmitted the acquired area circulation flight position information. Get range information. The processing unit 134a 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 134a 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 134a 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 determining that the position of the area circulating flight AJU is included in the berth range information of the area base, the processing unit 134a determines that the area circulating flight AJU is stopped at the area base.
Further, the processing unit 134a acquires the area circulation flight load amount information output by the acquisition unit 132, and stores the area circulation flight AJU ID included in the acquired area circulation flight load amount information and the area circulation flight AJU load amount information. And get.
Further, the processing unit 134a acquires information indicating the amount of parcel delivery cargo output by the acquiring unit 132, and stores the ID of the terminal device 200a included in the acquired information indicating the amount of parcel cargo, and the terminal device 200a is installed. And information indicating the amount of parcel delivery cargo collected at the area base AB.
The processing unit 134a stores the load information of the area circulating flight AJU corresponding to the ID of the area circulating flight AJU stopped at one of the first area base AB01, the second area base AB02, and the third area base AB03. Is obtained from the acquired area circulation flight load information.
The processing unit 134a determines whether or not the load amount is equal to or greater than the third load amount threshold based on the obtained load amount information of the area circulation flights AJU. If the load is equal to or greater than the third load threshold, the processing unit 134a circulates the area base AB in which the amount of the parcel is equal to or less than the threshold for the parcel based on the acquired information indicating the amount of the parcel. Decide on the destination area base. When the load amount is less than the third load amount threshold, the processing unit 134a determines the circulation destination area base based on the area base correspondence information 126.
The processing unit 134a 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 200a electrically connects the respective components with the communication unit 210, the storage unit 220a, the information processing unit 230a, the operation unit 240, the display unit 245, as shown in FIG. And a bus line 250 such as an address bus and a data bus.
The communication unit 210 acquires the information indicating the amount of parcel delivery cargo output by the information processing unit 230a, and transmits the information indicating the acquired amount of parcel delivery cargo to the distribution management device 100a.
The storage unit 220a 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 220a stores a program 222 executed by the information processing unit 230a, an application 224a, and area base information 226.
The application 224a includes, in addition to the application 224 described above, an ID of the terminal device 200a and information indicating the amount of parcel delivery cargo collected at the area base AB where the terminal device 200a is installed. In addition, information indicating the amount of parcel delivery freight addressed to the physical distribution management device 100a (hereinafter referred to as “parcel freight amount information”) is generated, and the generated parcel freight amount information is transmitted to the physical distribution management device 100a.
All or a part of the information processing unit 230a is, for example, a software function unit realized by a processor such as a CPU executing the program 222 or the application 224a stored in the storage unit 220a. Note that all or a part of the information processing unit 230a 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 230a includes, for example, an acquisition unit 232 and a processing unit 234a.
The processing unit 234a includes, in addition to the function of the processing unit 234 described above, the home delivery including the ID of the terminal device 200a and information indicating the amount of the home delivery cargo collected at the area base AB where the terminal device 200a is installed. Cargo amount information is created, and the created parcel delivery amount information is output to the communication unit 210.

(Operation of logistics management system)
FIG. 11 is a sequence chart illustrating an example of the operation of the physical distribution management system according to the first modification.
Steps S21 to S25 can apply steps S1 to S5 in FIG.
(Step S26)
The information processing unit 230a of the terminal device 200a creates parcel delivery freight amount information including the ID of the terminal device 200a and information indicating the amount of parcel freight collected at the area base AB where the terminal device 200a is installed. Then, the generated home delivery cargo amount information is output to communication unit 210.
(Step S27)
The communication unit 210 acquires the parcel delivery volume information output by the information processing unit 230a, and transmits the acquired parcel delivery volume information to the distribution management device 100a.
(Step S28)
The communication unit 110 of the distribution management device 100a receives the area circulating flight position information transmitted by the terminal device 200a, and outputs the received area circulating flight position information to the information processing unit 130a.
The communication unit 110 of the distribution management device 100a receives the area circulating flight loading information transmitted from the terminal device 200a, and outputs the received area circulating flight loading information to the information processing unit 130a.
The communication unit 110 of the distribution management device 100a receives the parcel delivery amount information transmitted by the terminal device 200a, and outputs the received parcel delivery amount information to the information processing unit 130a.
(Step S29)
The information processing unit 130a acquires the area circulating flight position information, the area circulating flight loading amount information, and the parcel delivery freight amount information output by the communication unit 110. Based on the ID of the area circulating flight AJU included in the acquired area circulating flight position information, the position information of the area circulating flight AJU, and the area base information 129, the information processing unit 130a divides the area circulating flight AJU into the area base It is determined whether the vehicle is stopped. If it is determined that the area circulation flight AJU has not stopped at the area base AB, the information processing section 130 ends the processing.
(Step S30)
When it is determined that the area circulating flight AJU is stopped at the area base AB, the information processing unit 130a acquires the loading information of the area circulating flight AJU from the acquired area circulating flight loading information.

(Step S31)
The information processing unit 130a determines whether or not the load amount is equal to or more than the third load amount threshold based on the obtained load amount information.
(Step S32)
If the information processing unit 130a determines that the loading capacity is equal to or greater than the third loading capacity threshold, the information processing unit 130a circulates the area base AB in which the quantity of the parcel delivery is equal to or less than the parcel delivery threshold based on the acquired parcel delivery quantity information. Decide on the destination area base.
(Step S33)
The information processing unit 130a acquires the ID of the circulation destination area base stored in association with the ID of the area circulating flight AJU whose loading capacity is less than the third loading capacity threshold from the area base correspondence information 126. The information processing unit 130a includes the ID of the area circulating flight AJU and the ID of the circulation destination area base of the acquired area circulating flight AJU, and is installed at the area base AB where the area circulating flight AJU stops. A delivery instruction signal addressed to the terminal device 200a is created, and the created delivery instruction signal is output to the communication unit 110.
The information processing unit 130 includes the ID of the area circulating flight AJU whose loading capacity is equal to or greater than the third loading capacity threshold and the ID of the circulation destination area base determined in step S32, and the area circulating flight AJU is stopped. A delivery instruction signal destined for the terminal device 200a installed at the area base AB is created, and the created delivery instruction signal is output to the communication unit 110.

(Step S34)
The communication unit 210 transmits the delivery instruction signal output by the information processing unit 130a to the terminal device 200a.
(Step S35)
The communication unit 210 of the terminal device 200a receives the delivery instruction signal transmitted by the distribution management device 100a, and outputs the received delivery instruction signal to the information processing unit 230a.
(Step S36)
The information processing section 230a acquires the delivery instruction signal output by the communication section 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 230a 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 230a 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 230a uses the acquired IP address of the area circulating flight AJU as the destination and creates a circulation destination notification signal including information indicating the area base. The information processing section 230a outputs the created circulation destination notification signal to the communication section 210.
(Step S37)
The communication unit 210 transmits the circulation destination notification signal output by the information processing unit 230a to the area circulating flight AJI. The in-vehicle device of the area circulating flight AJI receives the circulating destination notification signal transmitted by the terminal device 200a, and outputs information indicating the circulating destination area base included in the received circulating destination notification signal. With this configuration, the driver of the area circulation flight AJU can know the area base AB to be delivered next.
In the sequence chart shown in FIG. 11, the processing of steps S24 to S25 and the processing of steps S26 to S27 may be interchanged.

In the above-described modified example, the distribution management device 100a determines the circulation destination area base of the area circulating flight AJU whose loading capacity is equal to or larger than the third loading capacity threshold based on the amount of parcel delivery cargo collected at the area base. Although the case has been described, the present invention is not limited to this example. For example, the distribution management apparatus 100a may determine the circulation destination area base of the area circulating flight AJU having a loading capacity smaller than the third loading capacity threshold based on the amount of parcel delivery cargo collected at the area base.
According to the logistics management system of the modified example, the processing unit 134a includes the information indicating the loading amount of the parcel delivery cargo of each of the one or more area circulating flights AJU acquired by the acquiring unit 132, the first area base AB01 and the first area base AB01. Based on the amount of parcel delivery cargo collected at each of the second area base AB02 and the third area base AB03, the second area base AB01 of the first area base AB01 is used as the area base via the area circulating flight AJU. A delivery instruction signal including information indicating one of the area base AB02 and the third area base AB03 is transmitted. With this configuration, based on the amount of courier cargo, based on the amount of courier cargo, if the amount of courier cargo is large, it passes through an area base where the amount of courier cargo is small, and if the amount of courier cargo is small, Since the area base to be routed can be determined so as to pass through an area base where a large amount of parcel delivery cargo is collected, the parcel delivery freight can be efficiently delivered.

(Modification 2)
In the physical distribution management system according to the second modification, in the physical distribution management system according to the above-described embodiment, the number of area bases through which the circulating flight passes is increased or decreased based on the loading capacity of one or more area circulating flights AJU.
FIG. 1 can be applied to an example of the physical distribution network managed by the physical distribution management system 1b according to the second modification.
FIG. 2 can be applied to an example of the distribution management system 1b according to the second modification. However, a physical distribution management device 100b is provided instead of the physical distribution management device 100.
(Configuration of logistics management system)
FIG. 12 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 will be described.
(Distribution management device)
The distribution management device 100b includes a communication unit 110, a storage unit 120b, an information processing unit 130b, 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 the information indicating the load of the parcel cargo transmitted from the terminal device 200 and outputs the received information indicating the load of the parcel cargo to the information processing unit 130b.
The storage unit 120b 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 120b stores a program 122 executed by the information processing unit 130b, an application 124b, area base correspondence information 126, parcel delivery information 128, and area base information 129.

The application 124b causes the distribution management device 100b to store the area base correspondence information 126, the parcel delivery cargo information 128, and the area base information 129.
The application 124b causes the distribution management device 100b to receive the area circulating flight position information and the area circulating flight loading amount information transmitted by the terminal device 200.
The application 124b causes the distribution management device 100b to grasp the location of the parcel delivery service based on the ID of the area circulating flight AJU included in the received area circulating flight position information and the location information of the area circulating flight AJU.
The application 124b causes the physical distribution management device 100b to send the first area base 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.
The application 124b provides the logistics management device 100b with an area circulating flight corresponding to the ID of the area circulating flight AJU stopped at any of the first area base AB01, the second area base AB02, and the third area base AB03. AJU loading capacity information is acquired from the received area circulating flight loading capacity information. The application 124b causes the physical distribution management device 100b to determine the number of area bases through which the area circulating flight AJU passes, based on the acquired area circulating flight loading amount information.
The application 124b includes, in the physical distribution management device 100b, 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 the area circulating flight AJU stops. A distribution instruction signal destined for the terminal device 200 installed at the current area base AB is generated, and the generated distribution instruction signal is transmitted.

All or a part of the information processing unit 130b is, for example, a software function unit realized by a processor such as a CPU executing the program 122 or the application 124b stored in the storage unit 120b. Note that all or a part of the information processing unit 130b 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 130b includes, for example, an acquisition unit 132 and a processing unit 134b.
The processing unit 134b 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.
The processing unit 134b, based on the area base information 129, stores the area base ID, the IP address of the terminal apparatus 200, and the berth of the area base stored in association with the ID of the terminal apparatus 200 that transmitted the acquired area circulation flight position information. Get range information. The processing unit 134b 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 134b 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 134b determines 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 it is determined that the position of the area circulating flight AJU is included in the berth range information of the area base, the processing unit 134b determines that the area circulating flight AJU is stopped at the area base.
Further, the processing unit 134b acquires the area circulating flight load amount information output by the acquisition unit 132, and stores the area circulating flight AJU ID included in the acquired area circulating flight loading amount information and the area circulating flight AJU loading amount information. And get.
The processing unit 134b loads the area circulating flight AJU corresponding to the ID of the area circulating flight AJU stopped at any of the first area base AB01, the second area base AB02, and the third area base AB03. Is obtained from the acquired area circulation flight load information.
The processing unit 134b determines whether or not the load amount is equal to or greater than the fourth load amount threshold based on the obtained load amount information of the area circulation flights AJU. When the load capacity is equal to or larger than the fourth load capacity threshold, the processing unit 134b reduces the number of area bases AB that pass through. When reducing the number of passing area bases, the processing unit 134b excludes the first area base AB01 where the area shuttle service stops from the reduced area bases AB. That is, the processing unit 134b reduces one of the second area base AB02 and the third area base AB02, which is an area base other than the first area base AB01, from the area bases to be passed.
When the load capacity of the area circulating flight AJU is equal to or larger than the fourth load capacity threshold value, it is assumed that there is a case where the load cannot be loaded even through the area base because the amount of the parcel cargo that can be loaded is small. . By reducing the number of passing area bases, for example, an area circulation flight AJU stopped at the second area base AB02 is delivered to the first area base AB01 without passing through the third area base AB03. The delivery can be made to the first base base BB01 earlier than in the case of passing through all the area bases. For this reason, the loading capacity of the area circulation flights AJU can be reduced quickly.

On the other hand, based on the acquired load information of the area circulation flights AJU, the processing unit 134b determines whether the load is less than the fifth load threshold when the load is less than the fourth load threshold. judge. When the load amount is less than the fifth threshold, the processing unit 134b increases the number of area bases AB that pass through. However, the processing unit 134b does not increase the number of passing area bases when the operation already passes through all the area bases. When the loading capacity of the area circulation flights AJU is less than the fifth loading capacity threshold value, the amount of parcel cargo that can be loaded is large, so it is assumed that loading is possible even if the number of area bases to be passed is increased. By increasing the number of passing area bases, for example, the area circulating flight AJU, which has been operated without passing through the third area base AB03, is stopped at the second area base AB02 when the third area base AB02 is stopped. The base AB03 is designated as the circulation destination. By increasing the number of area bases AB that pass through, it is possible to quickly decrease the amount of parcel delivery cargo collected at the area base AB.
The processing unit 134b 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

(Operation of logistics management system)
FIG. 13 is a sequence chart illustrating an example of the operation of the physical distribution management system according to the second modification.
Steps S41-S47 can apply steps S1-S7 of FIG.
(Step S48)
If the information processing unit 130b determines that the area circulating flight AJU is stopped at the area base AB, the information processing unit 130b acquires the loading amount information corresponding to the area circulating flight AJU from the area circulating flight loading amount information, Based on the acquired load amount information, it is determined whether the load amount is equal to or greater than a fourth load amount threshold.
(Step S49)
When the load capacity is equal to or larger than the fourth load capacity threshold value, the information processing unit 130b reduces the number of area bases through which the area circulating flight AJU passes.
(Step S50)
When the load amount is less than the fourth load amount threshold, the information processing unit 130b determines whether the load amount is less than the fifth load amount threshold.
(Step S51)
When the load is less than the fifth load threshold, the information processing unit 130b increases the number of area bases through which the area circulating flight AJU passes.
(Step S52)
The information processing unit 130b reduces the number of area bases through which the area circulating flight AJU passes in step S49, and increases the number of area bases through which the area circulating flight AJU passes in step S51, In step S50, if it is determined that the load capacity is equal to or greater than the fifth load capacity threshold value, the destination of the area circulating flight AJU is determined.
(Step S53)
The information processing unit 130b includes the ID of the area circulating flight AJU and the ID of the determined destination area base of the area circulating flight AJU, and is installed at the area base AB where the area circulating flight AJU stops. A delivery instruction signal addressed to the terminal device 200 is created, and the created delivery instruction signal is output to the communication unit 110.
Steps S54 to S57 can apply steps S34 to S37 in FIG.

  According to the logistics management system of the modified example, the processing unit 134b transmits the area circulating flight AJU based on the information indicating the loading amount of the parcel delivery cargo of each of the one or more area circulating flights AJU acquired by the acquiring unit 132. Increase or decrease the number of area bases AB. With this configuration, the number of area circulating flights AB to be routed is reduced based on the amount of parcel freight, based on the amount of parcel freight. Since the number of area circulating flights AB can be increased, home delivery freight can be efficiently delivered.

<Example of configuration>
As one configuration example, an area base (in the embodiment, a first area base AB01, a second area base AB02, a third area base) where the parcels collected from the collection source are collected, a first area base and a third area base A distribution management system that manages information on a distribution network including an accumulation base (in the embodiment, an accumulation base IB) in which parcel delivery goods collected by the second area base and the third area base are collected. Information (in the embodiment, information indicating the loading amount) of one or a plurality of circulating flights (in the embodiment, the area circulating flight AJU) circulating between the first area base, the second area base, and the third area base An operation plan for each of one or a plurality of circulating flights based on information indicating the loading amount of each of the one or a plurality of circulating flights acquired by the acquiring unit for acquiring the area circulating flight loading amount information). Change A logistics management system including a first control unit (in the embodiment, processing units 134, 134a, and 134b) that determines whether or not the logistics are performed.

As one configuration example, for a shuttle flight from the first area base to the accumulation base, a parcel parcel collected at the first area base, a parcel parcel collected at the second area base, and a third area A second control unit (in the embodiment, a processing unit 134, a processing unit 134a, and a processing unit 134b) that manages loading of home delivery cargo collected at the base is provided.
As one configuration example, based on the information indicating the loading capacity of each of the one or more circulating flights acquired by the acquisition unit, if there is a circulating flight whose loading volume is equal to or greater than the first loading threshold value, the collection and delivery vehicle SHS A third control unit (in the embodiment, the processing unit 134) that proposes an increase in the number of flights is provided.
As one configuration example, based on information indicating the loading capacity of each of the one or more circulating flights acquired by the acquisition unit, if there is a circulating flight whose loading volume is less than the second loading volume threshold, A fourth control unit (in the embodiment, the processing unit 134) that proposes a flight reduction is provided.
As an example of the configuration, based on the information indicating the loading capacity of each of one or a plurality of circulating flights acquired by the acquisition unit (in the embodiment, information on the amount of circulating flights loaded), the route is routed via the circulating flights at the first area base. A fifth control unit (in the embodiment, the processing unit 134a) that outputs one of the second area base and the third area base is provided as an area base to perform.
As one configuration example, a sixth control unit (in the embodiment, the processing unit 134b that increases or decreases the number of area bases through which the circulating flight passes) based on the information indicating the loading capacity of each of the one or more circulating flights acquired by the acquiring unit. ).

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.
Also, a computer program for realizing the functions of the above-described distribution management device 100, distribution management device 100a, distribution management device 100b, terminal device 200, and terminal device 200a is recorded on a computer-readable recording medium. May be read by a computer system and executed. 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 Dynamic Memory)) in a computer system that serves as a server or a client when a program is transmitted through a network such as the Internet or a communication line such as a telephone line. 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.

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Claims (8)

An area base where the parcels collected from the pickup source are collected, and an accumulation base where the parcels collected by the first area base, the second area base, and the third area base are accumulated. A logistics management system that manages information on a logistics network including
An acquisition unit configured to acquire information indicating a load amount of each of one or a plurality of circulated flights circulating between the first area base, the second area base, and the third area base;
A first determining unit that determines whether or not to change an operation plan for each of the one or more circulating flights based on the information indicating the loading amount of each of the one or more circulating flights acquired by the acquisition unit; A logistics management system including a control unit. For a shuttle flight from the first area base to the accumulation base, a parcel parcel collected at the first area base, a parcel parcel collected at the second area base, and the third area The distribution management system according to claim 1, further comprising: a second control unit configured to manage whether or not the parcel delivery cargo collected at the base is mounted. Based on the information indicating the loading capacity of each of the one or more circulating flights acquired by the acquisition unit, if there is a circulating flight whose loading amount is equal to or more than a first loading threshold value, increasing the number of pickup and delivery vehicles The logistics management system according to claim 1, comprising a third control unit proposed. Based on the information indicating the loading capacity of each of the one or more circulating flights acquired by the acquisition unit, if there is a circulating flight whose loading volume is less than a second loading volume threshold, the circulating flight is reduced. The distribution management system according to claim 1, further comprising a fourth control unit that proposes a flight. Based on the information indicating the loading capacity of each of the one or more circulating flights acquired by the acquisition unit, based on the second area base as an area base of the first area base via the circulating flight The distribution management system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising: a fifth control unit that outputs any one of the third area bases. 6. The control device according to claim 1, further comprising: a sixth control unit configured to increase or decrease an area base through which the circulating flight passes based on information indicating the load amount of each of the one or more circulating flights acquired by the acquiring unit. 6. The physical distribution management system according to any one of 5. An area base where the parcels collected from the pickup source are collected, and an accumulation base where the parcels collected by the first area base, the second area base, and the third area base are accumulated. A logistics management method executed by a logistics management system that manages information on a distribution network including:
Acquiring information indicating the loading capacity of each of one or a plurality of circulated flights circulating between the first area base, the second area base, and the third area base;
A step of determining whether or not to change an operation plan for each of the one or more circulating flights based on the information indicating the loading capacity of each of the one or more circulating flights acquired in the acquiring step; And a logistics management method. An area base where the parcels collected from the pickup source are collected, and an accumulation base where the parcels collected by the first area base, the second area base, and the third area base are accumulated. Logistics management system computer that manages information on the distribution network including
Acquiring information indicating the loading capacity of each of one or a plurality of circulated flights circulating between the first area base, the second area base, and the third area base;
A step of determining whether to change an operation plan for each of the one or more circulating flights based on the information indicating the loading capacity of each of the one or more circulating flights acquired in the acquiring step; A program that executes and.

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