JP2020160806A - Inventory management method - Google Patents

Abstract

To detect easily and accurately respective arrangement states of plural kinds of articles arranged at a plurality of arrangement parts for arranging plural kinds of articles having different shapes, so as to perform easily and accurately inventory management of the plural kinds of articles having different shapes which are respectively arranged at the plurality of arrangement parts.SOLUTION: In an inventory management method, there are provided: a placement shelf 10 having a plurality of arrangement parts 11 for arranging plural kinds of articles X having different shapes respectively; a wearable terminal 20 configured to detect a state of an article at each arrangement part; and an inventory management server 40 which is connected with the wearable terminal via an Internet communication part 30 to manage inventory data of an article arranged at each arrangement part. The inventory management method is configured to: output a state of an article at each arrangement part detected by the wearable terminal to the inventory management server; detect the presence/absence of an article and a kind of the article at each arrangement part according to the shapes of plural kinds of articles stored in a storage part 41 provided in the inventory management server; and output a result thereof to an output part 50.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Description

The present invention detects a state in which various articles having different shapes are arranged in each arrangement portion of the mounting shelf in a mounting shelf provided with a plurality of arrangement portions for arranging a plurality of types of articles having different shapes. The present invention relates to an inventory management method for managing the inventory of various articles arranged in each arrangement portion having different shapes. In particular, in a mounting shelf provided with a plurality of arrangement portions for arranging a plurality of types of articles having different shapes, it is possible to easily and accurately detect a state in which various articles having different shapes arranged in each arrangement portion are arranged. Therefore, it is characterized in that inventory management of various articles having different shapes arranged in each arrangement portion can be easily and accurately performed.

Conventionally, in a mounting shelf provided with a plurality of arrangement portions for arranging various articles having different shapes, the presence / absence of various articles arranged in each arrangement portion and the arrangement state such as the arrangement position are detected and each is detected. It is common practice to manage the inventory of various articles placed in the placement section.

Then, in managing the inventory of various articles arranged in each arrangement portion by detecting the presence / absence of various articles arranged in the plurality of arrangement portions and the arrangement state such as the arrangement position in the mounting shelf in this way. Conventionally, a worker visually observes and checks the arrangement state of various articles arranged in each arrangement portion, and manages the inventory of various articles in each arrangement portion.

However, it is very troublesome and requires a lot of time for the worker to visually observe and check the arrangement state such as the presence or absence of various articles arranged in each arrangement part on the mounting shelf and the arrangement position. In addition, mistakes occurred during observation and checking, making it difficult to perform accurate inventory management easily and accurately.

For this reason, in recent years, as shown in Patent Documents 1 and 2, various articles arranged in the arrangement portion and the like are attached with detection marks such as stickers and tags and arranged in the arrangement portion and the like in this way. A worker or the like observes the arrangement state of various articles with a wearable terminal such as a wearable glass, outputs the result to an inventory management server via the Internet, and various articles are appropriately placed in the arrangement section or the like. It is shown that it detects whether or not it is arranged and manages the inventory of various articles arranged in the arrangement unit or the like.

However, it is troublesome to attach detection marks such as stickers and tags to various articles arranged in the arrangement portion and the like, and it is necessary to attach detection marks such as stickers and tags to some articles. When you forget, attach an incorrect detection mark such as a sticker or tag of the wrong type to an article, or place an article on an arrangement part, the detection mark such as a sticker or tag attached to the article is attached. It may be arranged in a state that cannot be detected by the wearable terminal, and it is still difficult to easily and accurately manage the inventory of various articles having different shapes arranged in the arrangement portion or the like.

JP-A-2017-333332 JP-A-2018-81697

The present invention is a case where the presence or absence of various articles arranged in each arrangement portion on a mounting shelf or the like having different shapes is detected, and the inventory of various articles arranged in each arrangement portion having different shapes is managed. The object is to solve the above-mentioned problems in the above.

That is, in the inventory management method of the present invention, in the mounting shelf provided with a plurality of arrangement portions for arranging a plurality of types of articles having different shapes, the arrangement state of various articles arranged in each arrangement portion having different shapes. It is an object of the present invention to easily and accurately detect the above and to easily and accurately manage the inventory of various articles having different shapes arranged in each arrangement portion.

In the inventory management method of the present invention, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a mounting shelf provided with a plurality of arranging portions for arranging various articles having different shapes, and an article in each arranging portion of the mounting shelf. A wearable terminal that detects a state, and an inventory management server that is connected to the wearable terminal via an Internet communication unit and manages inventory data of various articles having different shapes arranged in the arrangement unit on the mounting shelf. The storage unit of the inventory management server stores information on the shape and the number of arrangements of various articles arranged in each arrangement unit, and each arrangement of the mounting shelves detected by the wearable terminal. The state of the article in the unit is output to the inventory management server, and the presence or absence of the article in each arrangement unit detected by the wearable terminal from the shape of the article stored in the storage unit in the inventory management server. And the type of the article was detected, and the result was output from the above-mentioned inventory management server to the output unit.

Then, the state of the article in each arrangement section of the mounting shelf detected by the wearable terminal is output to the inventory management server, and the shape of the article stored in the storage section in this inventory management server. Based on the information about the number of arrangements and the number of arrangements, the presence / absence of articles and the type of articles in each arrangement section detected by the wearable terminal are detected, and the result is output from the inventory management server to the output section. Then, unlike the conventional case, it is not necessary to attach a detection mark to the articles themselves arranged in each arrangement portion, and the number of various articles arranged in each arrangement portion of the mounting shelf having different shapes can be appropriately adjusted. You will be able to grasp and easily manage the inventory of various goods.

Then, as described above, the inventory management server detects the presence or absence of the article and the type of the article in each arrangement portion detected by the wearable terminal from the shape of the article stored in the storage unit, and obtains the result. When the inventory management server outputs the data to the output unit, the number of various items arranged in each arrangement unit of the mounting shelf detected by the wearable terminal is appropriately detected, and the reduced number of types of articles are detected. You will be able to instruct them to replenish.

Further, in the inventory management method of the present invention, each detection mark corresponding to various articles having different shapes to be arranged in each arrangement portion is provided on the placement shelf portion in the vicinity of each arrangement portion. Can be done.

Then, when the detection marks corresponding to the various articles having different shapes to be arranged in the respective arrangement portions are provided on the mounting shelves in the vicinity of the respective arrangement portions in this way, the above-mentioned inventory As a storage unit in the management server, an article shape storage unit that stores the shapes of various articles arranged in the above-mentioned arrangement unit and various articles having different shapes provided in the mounting shelf near the arrangement unit. A detection mark storage unit for storing each corresponding detection mark is provided, and the wearable terminal is provided in the state of the article in each arrangement portion of the mounting shelf and in the mounting shelf portion in the vicinity of each arrangement portion. Each of the detection marks is detected and output to the inventory management server via the Internet communication unit, and the various articles stored in the article shape storage unit in the inventory management server. Shape and detection mark Based on each detection mark stored in the storage unit, the presence or absence of an article in each arrangement unit detected by the wearable terminal, the type of article, and the placement in the vicinity of each arrangement unit. It is possible to detect the type of the detection mark provided on the shelf portion and output the result from the inventory management server to the output unit.

In this way, the wearable terminal detects the state of the article in each arrangement portion of the mounting shelf and each detection mark provided in the mounting shelf portion in the vicinity of each arrangement portion, and the detection result by the wearable terminal is obtained. , Output to the inventory management server via the Internet communication unit, and the shapes of various articles stored in the article shape storage unit in the inventory management server and the detection marks stored in the detection mark storage unit. Based on this, the presence / absence of an article in each arrangement portion detected by the wearable terminal, the type of the article, and the type of the detection mark provided on the mounting shelf in the vicinity of each arrangement portion are detected. When the result is output from the inventory management server to the output unit, the number of various articles arranged in each arrangement unit of the mounting shelf with different shapes can be appropriately grasped as described above, and various shapes with different shapes can be appropriately grasped. In addition to making it easier to manage the inventory of goods in the market, it is also possible to easily manage whether the various goods placed in each of the placement shelves are properly placed in the corresponding placements. Become.

Then, as described above, the result of detecting the state of the article in each arrangement portion of the mounting shelf and each detection mark provided in the mounting shelf portion in the vicinity of each arrangement portion by the wearable terminal is reported to the Internet communication unit. Based on the shapes of various articles stored in the article shape storage unit in the inventory management server and the detection marks stored in the detection mark storage unit, each of them is output to the inventory management server. When the result of detecting the presence / absence of an article in the arrangement unit, the type of the article, and the type of the detection mark provided on the mounting shelf in the vicinity of each arrangement unit is output from the inventory management server to the output unit. , It is possible to appropriately detect the number of various articles arranged in each arrangement part of the mounting shelf detected by the wearable terminal, instruct to replenish the reduced type of articles, and arrange them in the arrangement part. If the type of the article is not the same as the detection mark provided on the shelf in the vicinity of this arrangement, it indicates that the type of the article arranged in this arrangement is incorrect. can do.

Further, in the inventory management method of the present invention, as the wearable terminal, a wearable glass worn and used by the worker can be used, and when the wearable glass worn and used by the worker is used in this way, the wearable glass is used. The operator can easily detect the presence or absence of various articles in each arrangement part by simply observing each arrangement part in the placement part with a wearable glass, and is provided in the part of the placement shelf in the vicinity of each arrangement part. By observing each detection mark, it becomes possible to detect the presence or absence of various articles in each arrangement and whether the types of articles arranged in each arrangement are appropriately arranged.

In the inventory management method of the present invention, various wearable terminals for detecting various articles arranged in each arrangement portion of the mounting shelf as described above are arranged on the mounting shelf via the Internet communication unit. In each placement unit detected by the wearable terminal, it is connected to an inventory management server that manages the inventory data of the goods, and based on the information on the shape and the number of placements of the goods stored in the storage unit of this inventory management server. Since the presence / absence of the article and the type of the article are detected and the result is output from the inventory management server to the output unit, a detection mark is attached to the article itself arranged in each arrangement section as in the conventional case. By detecting various articles in each arrangement part of the mounting shelf with a wearable terminal, the number of various articles arranged in each arrangement part of the mounting shelf can be appropriately grasped and various items can be obtained. You will be able to easily manage the inventory of your goods.

Further, in the inventory management method of the present invention, when each detection mark corresponding to various articles having different shapes to be arranged in each arrangement portion is provided on the placement shelf portion in the vicinity of each arrangement portion. As a storage unit in the inventory management server, an article shape storage unit that stores the shapes of various articles arranged in the arrangement unit and various shapes provided in the mounting shelf in the vicinity of the arrangement unit are different. A detection mark storage unit for storing each detection mark corresponding to the article is provided, and the state of the article in each arrangement portion of the mounting shelf and the portion of the mounting shelf in the vicinity of each arrangement portion are provided by the wearable terminal. Various detection marks provided in the above are detected and output to the inventory management server via the Internet communication unit, and various types stored in the article shape storage unit in the inventory management server. Article shape and detection mark Based on each detection mark stored in the storage unit, the presence / absence of an article in each arrangement unit detected by the wearable terminal, the type of the article, and the vicinity of each arrangement unit. When the type of the detection mark provided on the mounting shelf in the above is detected and the result is output from the inventory management server to the output section, it is placed in each placement section of the mounting shelf as described above. By appropriately grasping the number of various articles with different shapes, it is possible to easily manage the inventory of various articles with different shapes, and the various articles arranged in each arrangement part of the mounting shelf correspond to each other. It becomes possible to easily manage whether or not the shelves are properly arranged in each of the arranged parts.

In the inventory management method according to the embodiment of the present invention, three types of articles having different shapes to be arranged in a plurality of arrangement portions on the mounting shelf are shown, (A) is a schematic perspective view of the first article, (B). Is a schematic perspective view of the second article, and (C) is a schematic perspective view of the third article. In the inventory management method according to the above-described embodiment, three rows of arrangement portions for arranging the above three types of articles are provided on the storage shelves in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction, respectively, and the portion of the storage shelf in the vicinity of each arrangement portion. Each of the three types of articles to be arranged in each arrangement portion is provided with each detection mark corresponding to the above-mentioned three types of articles, and an appropriate type of article corresponding to the above-mentioned detection mark is placed in each arrangement portion on the mounting shelf. It is a schematic front view which showed the state which was arranged appropriately so that the direction of is different. In the inventory management method according to the embodiment, the article is not present in a part of the arrangement part in the arrangement part of the mounting shelf on which the three types of articles are arranged, and is arranged in a part of the arrangement part. It is the schematic front view which showed the state which the type of the article is different from the article of the type of the article shown by the detection mark provided in the place shelf in the vicinity of this arrangement part. In the inventory management method according to the above-described embodiment, a state in which three types of articles are arranged in the arrangement portion of the mounting shelf as shown in FIG. 3 is observed by wearing a wearable glass which is a wearable terminal. It is the schematic explanatory view of the side surface side which showed. In the inventory management method according to the above-described embodiment, a state in which three types of articles are arranged in the arrangement portion of the mounting shelf as shown in FIG. 3 is observed by wearing a wearable glass which is a wearable terminal. It is the schematic explanatory drawing of the upper surface side which showed. In the inventory management method according to the above-described embodiment, the state of the articles arranged in each arrangement portion of the mounting shelf and the detection mark provided on the mounting shelf in the vicinity of each arrangement portion are determined by wearable glass. The above-mentioned results detected and detected by the wearable glass are output to the inventory management server via the Internet communication unit, and the shapes of various articles stored in the article shape storage unit provided in the inventory management server, and the shapes of various articles. Detection mark Based on each detection mark stored in the storage unit, the presence / absence of an article in each arrangement portion detected by the wearable glass, the type of the article, and the portion of the mounting shelf in the vicinity of each arrangement portion. It is a block diagram which shows the state which outputs the type of the detection mark provided in the output part to the output part, and is instructed to replenish the article, and change the arrangement position of the article. In the inventory management method according to the above-described embodiment, two storage shelves are provided at distant positions, and the state of the articles arranged in each arrangement portion of the two storage shelves and the vicinity of each arrangement portion. The detection marks provided on the mounting shelves are detected by the wearable glasses, and the detection results on each mounting shelf detected by each wearable glass are output to the inventory management server via the Internet communication unit to inventory. Each shelf detected by each wearable glass based on the shape of various articles stored in the article shape storage unit provided in the management server and each detection mark stored in the detection mark storage unit. The presence / absence of articles in each placement section of the shelf, the type of article, and the type of detection mark provided on the mounting shelf in the vicinity of each placement are displayed on each output section corresponding to each shelf. It is a block diagram which showed the state which output and instructed to replenish the article and change the arrangement position of the article.

The inventory management method according to the embodiment of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the accompanying drawings. The inventory management method according to the present invention is not limited to the one shown in the following embodiment, and can be appropriately modified and implemented without changing the gist of the invention.

In the inventory management method of this embodiment, as the articles X to be arranged in the arrangement portion 11 of the mounting shelf 10, as shown in FIG. 1, a first article Xa having a different shape and a second article Xb, a third article Xb. Article Xc was used.

On the other hand, as the mounting shelf 10 on which the articles Xa to Xc are arranged, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, they are provided in the direction perpendicular to the plurality of shelf boards 12 provided in the horizontal direction. A plurality of partition plates 13 and three arrangement portions 11 are provided in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction, respectively. By changing the number of the shelf plates 12 and the partition plates 13 on the mounting shelf 10, the number of the arrangement portions 11 provided in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction can be freely changed.

Then, the detection marks 14 (14a to 14c) corresponding to the types of the articles X (Xa to Xc) arranged in the respective arrangement portions 11 partitioned by the shelf board 12 and the partition plate 13 are placed on the respective arrangement portions. In this embodiment, when the shelves 10 are provided in the vicinity of the eleven, the articles X (Xa ~) arranged in the arrangement 11 are placed on the front surface of the shelf 12 under each arrangement 11. Detection marks 14 (14a to 14c) corresponding to the type of Xc) are provided.

Here, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the first article is placed in the three arrangement portions 11 arranged in the horizontal direction of the first stage located at the uppermost stage in the vertical direction of the mounting shelf 10. Xa is arranged, and a first detection mark corresponding to the first article Xa is placed on a shelf board 12 under the three arrangement portions 11 arranged in the horizontal direction of the first stage. 14a is attached, and the second article Xb is arranged in the three horizontally arranged three arrangement portions 11 of the second stage located in the center of the mounting shelf 10 in the vertical direction, and the second stage is arranged. A second detection mark 14b corresponding to the second article Xb is attached to a part of the shelf board 12 under the three arrangement portions 11 arranged in the horizontal direction of the eyes, and the mounting shelf 10 The third article Xc is arranged in the three arrangement portions 11 arranged in the horizontal direction of the third stage located at the bottom in the vertical direction, and the three arrangements arranged in the horizontal direction of the third stage. A third detection mark 14c corresponding to the third article Xc is attached to the portion of the shelf board 12 under the portion 11.

Then, in the inventory management method in this embodiment, as described above, each of the detection marks 14 provided on the shelf board 12 under each of the arrangement units 11 is provided on each arrangement portion 11 of each stage of the mounting shelf 10. When the corresponding articles X (Xa to Xc) are arranged in (14a to 14c) and the articles X (Xa to Xc) that have been shipped and disappeared from the loading shelf 10 are replenished, the loading shelf A new article X (Xa to Xc) corresponding to the arrangement portion 11 at the position of each corresponding stage in 10 is arranged.

Here, the articles X (Xa to Xc) that have been shipped and disappeared from the mounting shelf 10 in this way are replaced with new articles X (Xa to Xc) corresponding to the arrangement portion 11 at each stage of the mounting shelf 10. ) Is arranged, for example, as shown in FIG. 3, the first article Xa arranged in the arrangement portion 11 on the front right side of the first stage is not replenished, or the front left side of the second stage is arranged. The second article Xb arranged in the arrangement portion 11 of the third stage is not replenished, or the first article Xa different from the third article Xc is erroneously arranged in the arrangement portion 11 on the front right side of the third stage. There are also things like that.

Then, the first article Xa arranged in the arrangement portion 11 on the front right side of the first stage does not exist, and the second article Xa arranged in the arrangement portion 11 on the front left side of the second stage does not exist. In the mounting shelves 10 in which the article Xb does not exist and the first article Xa different from the third article Xc is erroneously arranged in the arrangement portion 11 on the right side of the front of the third stage. In detecting the arrangement state of the articles X (Xa to Xc) in the arrangement unit 11, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the worker M wearing the wearable terminal made of the wearable glass 20 is the loading shelf. For each detection provided on each of the arrangement portions 11 on which the articles X (Xa to Xc) are arranged and the shelf board 12 under each arrangement portion 11 from a position in front of the front side of the 10 from a distance. By observing the marks 14 (14a to 14c), the articles X (Xa to Xc) in each arrangement portion 11 and the detection marks 14 (14a to 14c) at the corresponding positions are detected.

In this way, the article X (Xa to Xc) in each of the arrangement portions 11 of the mounting shelf 10 by the wearable glass 20 and the detection marks 14 (14a to 14a to) provided on the shelf board 12 under each arrangement portion 11. As shown in FIG. 6, the result of detecting 14c) is stored in the shape of various articles X (Xa to Xc) arranged in each arrangement unit 11 from the wearable glass 20 through the Internet communication unit 30. A storage unit 41 having an article shape storage unit 41a and a detection mark storage unit 41b for storing each detection mark 14 (14a to 14c) provided on the shelf board 12 under each arrangement unit 11 is provided. Output to the inventory management server 40.

By storing the shapes of various articles X (Xa to Xc) three-dimensionally in the article shape storage unit 41a in advance, the wearable glass 20 can be used from which direction (for example, up, down, left, and right 360 degrees). The type of the article X (Xa to Xc) can be identified by looking at it.

Then, the shape of the article X (Xa to Xc) stored in the article shape storage unit 41a provided in the inventory management server 40 and each detection stored in the detection mark storage unit 41b. With the mark 14 (14a to 14c), the presence or absence of the article X (Xa to Xc) and the type of the article X (Xa to Xc) in each arrangement portion 11 detected by the wearable glass 20 are specified, and the respective arrangements are made. It is detected whether the articles X (Xa to Xc) corresponding to the unit 11 are arranged, and the result is output from the inventory management server 40 to the output unit 50.

Further, in this way, the first article Xa arranged in the arrangement unit 11 on the front right side of the first stage does not exist with respect to the output unit 50 from the inventory management server 40, and the second stage The second article Xb arranged in the arrangement portion 11 on the left side of the front does not exist, and the first article Xa different from the third article Xc is mistakenly placed in the arrangement portion 11 on the right side of the front in the third stage. When the arranged result is output, for example, in the output unit 50, the first article Xa is erroneously arranged in the arrangement unit 11 on the front right side of the third stage, and the first article Xa While moving to the arrangement portion 11 on the front right side of the first stage that is not arranged, the arrangement portion 11 on the front right side of the third stage is replenished with the correct third article Xc, and the second article Xb is present. It is possible to instruct the arrangement portion 11 on the left side of the front surface of the second stage, which has not been used, to replenish the second article Xb.

Here, as a method of instructing by the output unit 50, for example, a worker in the management room can be displayed on the display panel, printed by a printer, or a wearable glass of the worker M in front of the mounting shelf 10. There is a method of transmitting information by displaying it directly on the 20th. Further, if there is an automatic transport system for the article X, it is possible to send a command signal directly to the system.

In this embodiment, the types of articles X to be arranged in each arrangement portion 11 in the mounting shelf 10 are three types of articles Xa, Xb, and Xc, and under each arrangement portion 11 in the mounting shelf 10. The types of detection marks 14 provided on the shelf board 12 of the above are three types of detection marks 14a, 14b, 14c corresponding to the three types of articles Xa, Xb, and Xc, but the types of articles X to be arranged and their respective arrangements. The type of the detection mark 14 provided on the shelf board 12 under the portion 11 is not particularly limited, and the position where the detection mark 14 is provided is not limited to the shelf board 12 under each arrangement portion 11, and each arrangement portion 11 is provided. It can also be provided on the upper shelf board 12 or the like.

Further, in this embodiment, the articles X (Xa to Xc) are arranged in each arrangement portion 11 in one mounting shelf 10, and the type of the article X (Xa to Xc) to be arranged in each arrangement portion 11 is detected. Each detection mark 14 (14a to 14c) is provided, and the presence or absence of the article X (Xa to Xc) on one mounting shelf 10 and the type of the article X (Xa to Xc) at the arrangement position are wearable. Although it is only detected by the glass 20, for example, as shown in FIG. 8, two mounting shelves 10 as described above are provided at distant positions, and the first and second mounting shelves 10A are provided. Wearable glasses 20 and 20 are used for each of the shelves 10A and 10B, and the types of articles X (Xa to Xc) arranged in the arrangement portions 11 of the storage shelves 10A and 10B by the wearable glasses 20 and 20 respectively. , Each article X (Xa to Xc) arrangement state including each detection mark 14 (14a to 14c) for detecting the type of article X (Xa to Xc) to be arranged in each arrangement part 11 is detected. You can also do it.

Then, in this case, the result of the arrangement state of each article X (Xa to Xc) arranged in each arrangement portion 11 in each of the mounting shelves 10A and 10B detected by the wearable glasses 20 and 20 is obtained. The shapes of the articles X (Xa to Xc) that are output to the inventory management server 40 via the Internet communication unit 30 and are stored in the article shape storage unit 41a provided in the inventory management server 40. Article X (Xa ~) in each of the placement units 11 of the storage shelves 10A and 10B detected by the wearable glasses 20 and 20 by the detection mark 14 stored in the detection mark storage unit 41b. The presence or absence of Xc) and the type of articles X (Xa to Xc) are specified, and it is detected whether articles X (Xa to Xc) corresponding to the arrangement portions 11 of the storage shelves 10A and 10B are arranged. The result is output from the inventory management server 40 to the first output unit 50A while the information of the articles X (Xa to Xc) corresponding to the first storage shelf 10A is output to the second storage shelf 10B. Information on the corresponding articles X (Xa to Xc) is output to the second output unit 50B, and information such as the number of articles X (Xa to Xc) to be replenished is output to the first loading shelf 10A and the second loading shelf. It is also possible to instruct separately with 10B.

In this way, even if the first mounting shelf 10A and the second mounting shelf 10B are provided in different companies, the mounting shelves 10A and 10B in the two companies It is also possible to acquire information on various articles X (Xa to Xc) and collectively manage these inventories. Further, it is also possible to increase the number of the mounting shelves 10 and acquire information on the articles X (Xa to Xc) in a larger number of mounting shelves 10 to collectively manage the inventory.

10, 10A, 10B: Mounting shelf 11: Arrangement part 12: Shelf board 13: Partition board 14, 14a to 14c: Detection mark 20: Wearable glass (wearable terminal)
30: Internet communication unit 40: Inventory management server 41: Storage unit 41a: Article shape storage unit 41b: Detection mark storage unit 50: Output unit 50A: First output unit 50B: Second output unit M: Workers X, Xa ~ Xc: Goods

Claims (4)

A mounting shelf provided with a plurality of placement sections for arranging various articles having different shapes, a wearable terminal for detecting the state of the articles in each placement section of the mounting shelf, and the wearable terminal and the Internet communication unit. The storage unit of the inventory management server is provided with an inventory management server that is connected and manages inventory data of various articles having different shapes arranged in the arrangement unit on the storage shelf. Information on the shape and number of arrangements of various articles to be arranged is stored, and the state of the articles in each arrangement portion of the mounting shelf detected by the wearable terminal is output to the inventory management server to output the inventory. In the management server, the presence / absence of the article and the type of the article in each arrangement portion detected by the wearable terminal are detected from the shape of the article stored in the storage unit, and the result is output from the inventory management server. An inventory management method characterized by outputting to a unit. In the inventory management method according to claim 1, each detection mark corresponding to various articles having different shapes to be arranged in each arrangement portion is provided on the placement shelf portion in the vicinity of each arrangement portion. An inventory management method characterized by that. In the inventory management method according to claim 2, an article shape storage unit that stores the shapes of various articles arranged in the arrangement unit and an article shape storage unit in the vicinity of the arrangement unit are mounted on the inventory management server as the storage unit. A detection mark storage unit for storing each detection mark corresponding to various articles having different shapes provided on the storage shelf is provided, and the state of the article in each arrangement of the storage shelf is provided by the wearable terminal. And each detection mark provided on the mounting shelf in the vicinity of each arrangement unit, and output to the above-mentioned inventory management server via the above-mentioned Internet communication unit, and the above-mentioned inventory management server. Shapes of various articles stored in the article shape storage unit and detection marks Based on each detection mark stored in the article shape storage unit, the articles in the respective arrangement units detected by the wearable terminal. It is characterized by detecting the presence / absence, the type of goods, and the type of detection mark provided on the mounting shelf in the vicinity of each placement part, and outputting the result from the above-mentioned inventory management server to the output part. Inventory management method to do. The inventory management method according to claim 1 to 3, wherein the wearable terminal is a wearable glass worn and used by an operator.

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