JP3894864B2 - Warehouse entry / exit management system - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a warehouse entry / exit management system, and more particularly to an entry / exit management system that performs efficient delivery management when a large number of articles of one type are stored in a warehouse.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In a warehouse where storage management is performed by a management device (for example, a personal computer), “product name”, “product number”, “quantity”, “storage position”, “lot number”, and the like are stored as inventory information in the management device. For example, when issuing a product, if “article number” and “number of issues” are input to the management device, the management device identifies the product to be delivered based on the inventory information, and the “storage position” “ Information such as “lot number” is read from the inventory information. Then, the article information such as “article number”, “lot number”, “number of deliveries”, etc. of the article to be delivered and the position information indicated by “storage position” are transmitted to the operator terminal connected to the management apparatus via the network. The As described above, the article information and the position information transmitted from the management device are displayed on the display means of the worker terminal, and the worker performs the leaving work based on the displayed position information. Note that the work terminal is generally connected to a network wirelessly in order to be used by being carried by an operator or mounted on a transport vehicle for loading and unloading articles.
[0003]
The worker inputs the unloading position information to the worker terminal when unloading the article. The delivery position information is input by providing a barcode in which the position information is recorded at each storage position in the warehouse and reading it with a barcode reader attached to the operator terminal. The unloading position information and the position information of the article specified by the management device are compared in the management device or the worker terminal, and if they do not match, it is displayed on the worker terminal that the work is incorrect.
[0004]
In general, when a large number of identical articles are managed by the above-described storage / delivery management system, the “storage position” is often set and managed with one column as a group. That is, as shown in FIG. 5, the same articles are arranged in a plurality of rows, and rows such as “03 rows”, “04 rows”, and “05 rows” are set as “storage positions”. In addition, when the arrangement positions of the articles are dispersed after the delivery, the arrangement of the articles is changed so as to form a lump.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the conventional storage management system as described above, when another worker is working on the route of the transport vehicle up to the position of the delivery target article, the delivery target specified by the management device The goods cannot be delivered immediately. Even if the same article is in the next row and is in a position where the shipping operation can be performed immediately, it is recognized as an erroneous work because it is an article at a position different from the position specified by the management device. Unloading work cannot be performed using the same article as a substitute, and work efficiency is reduced. Moreover, even if it is more efficient for the reason that goods other than the goods specified by the management device are issued for reasons such as being able to perform rearrangement after delivery in a short time, the goods specified by the management device must be issued. The willingness of the operator will be reduced. The above problem can be avoided by temporarily ignoring the command, leaving the same item, and correcting the inventory or repositioning the item after the fact, but relying on the worker's memory In addition to lack of accuracy, the management system itself is meaningless.
[0006]
The present invention has been proposed on the basis of the above-described conventional circumstances, and is a warehouse storage and retrieval management system in which an operator can unload any same article and efficiently perform the unloading work. The purpose is to provide.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention performs management of inventory information and identification of articles to be entered and exited by a management device, and displays article information and position information of the article on the display means of the worker terminal. It is premised on an entry / exit management system for entry / exit.
[0008]
The present invention employs the following means in order to achieve the above object. That is, the storage management system of the present invention includes a position information input means provided in the worker terminal, article information corresponding to the position information input from the position information input means provided in the management device, and the output target. Comparing means for comparing article information and the display means for displaying the comparison result of the comparing means provided in the operator terminal are provided.
[0009]
With the above configuration, an operator who performs a delivery operation issues the same article at a position other than the position of the delivery target article when it is in a state where the delivery target article specified by the management apparatus cannot be immediately delivered. It becomes possible. That is, when the worker inputs the position information of the same article from the position information input means, the position information is transmitted to the management apparatus, and the article information corresponding to the position information is read from the inventory information stored in the management apparatus. It is. Then, the article information is compared with the article information of the goods to be delivered specified by the management device in the comparison means, and the result of whether or not they are the same article is displayed on the display means of the operator terminal. If the comparison result is the same article, the worker issues the same article, and the management device stores in the inventory information that the same article has been issued.
[0010]
Therefore, according to the above-described configuration, even when the delivery target item specified by the management device cannot be immediately delivered, the worker can immediately perform the delivery operation using the same product as a substitute, and the delivery operation can be efficiently performed. Can be done automatically. In particular, when the articles are managed as a group in the warehouse and the same article is arranged in a plurality of rows, the articles can be delivered from any row, and the delivery work can be performed efficiently. .
[0011]
In the present specification, the “same article” refers to an article that is not distinguished in the case of inventory management for reasons such as the same lot.
[0012]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
[0013]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an embodiment of the present invention.
[0014]
The entry / exit management system of the present invention is configured by a worker terminal 2 that is wirelessly connected by a wireless antenna 6 via a management device 1 and a network 10.
[0015]
The management apparatus 1 has an input means 11 for inputting information of articles to / from the warehouse, a storage means 12 for storing inventory information such as “article number”, “article name”, “lot number”, “quantity”, “storage position”, and the like. Comparing means 4 to be described is provided.
[0016]
When goods are delivered from the warehouse, “item number” and “number of goods delivered” are input from the input means 11 as delivery instructions (S1 in FIG. 4). The management device 1 receives the input from the input means 11, identifies the articles to be issued based on the inventory information stored in the storage means 12, and creates an allocation table 30 as shown in FIG. 3 (FIG. 4). S2). At this time, when an article corresponding to the “part number” in the exit instruction is in a plurality of “storage positions”, the item is specified based on a condition such as the smallest “storage position” number.
[0017]
The allocation table 30 includes at least items of “reservation number”, “product number”, “lot number”, “allocation quantity”, “recommended location”, and “completion quantity”. The “reservation number” is used to distinguish a plurality of exit instructions that have been input.
[0018]
In FIG. 3, when “A0001” is input as “article number” and “90” is input as “number of goods issued”, articles whose “storage position” is “03” from the inventory table 20 which is the inventory information of FIG. It shows how it was identified. 2 is an inventory table of a warehouse in which articles are mounted on a pallet as shown in FIG. Articles are mounted 10 units on each pallet, and four pallets are arranged at positions where the “storage position” is “03 rows”. In addition, the articles in the warehouse are managed by setting a “storage position” with one column as a group. The above arrangement is often used when the same kind is stored in large quantities in a flat warehouse or a rack warehouse.
[0019]
“Product number” and “lot number” in the allocation table 30 are “product number” and “lot number” corresponding to the goods to be delivered specified by the management apparatus 1, and “recommended location” is the delivery object specified by the management apparatus 1. This is the “storage position” corresponding to the article. Further, “allocated quantity” is “number of goods issued” in the above-mentioned delivery instruction, and “completed quantity” is “0” because the number of completed work is 0.
[0020]
The management apparatus 1 transmits the “article number”, “lot number”, “number of goods issued” (article information) and “recommended location” (position information) in the created allocation table 30 to the worker terminal 2 through the network 10 and displays them. Each information is displayed on the means 5 (S3 in FIG. 4).
[0021]
When the article at the position of “recommended location” which is the position information displayed on the display means 5 can be delivered, the operation may be performed according to the following procedure as in the conventional technique described above.
[0022]
The worker moves to the position indicated by the “recommended location” according to the display on the display means 5 of the worker terminal 2 and performs the delivery operation. When the article is delivered, the worker inputs the position information of the position where the delivery work is performed from the position information input means 3 (S4 in FIG. 4). For example, a bar code in which position information is recorded at each storage position in a warehouse may be provided and read by a bar code reader.
[0023]
The position information input from the position information input means 3 is compared with the “recommended location” at the worker terminal 2. Since it is a delivery work at the position of “recommended location”, the position information of “recommended location” and the position information of the delivery work position match. If they match, the management device 1 is informed of the start of the delivery operation, and the display means 5 of the operator terminal 2 displays that the operation is normal. After confirming the display, the worker performs the leaving work. Also, each article and pallet is provided with a barcode that records article information, and the article information of the article to be delivered is read using the barcode reader that is the position input means 3, and the article information specified by the management device 1 is read. By confirming that they match, the operation becomes more reliable (S5 in FIG. 4).
[0024]
When the delivery operation is completed, the worker presses the work completion button 21 provided on the worker terminal 2 and inputs the quantity actually delivered by the input means 22 provided in the worker terminal 2 (S6 in FIG. 4). . At this time, the end of work and the number of outgoings are transmitted to the management device 1, and the management device 1 adds the outgoing number to the “completed quantity” in the allocation table 30 and subtracts the outgoing number from the “allocated quantity”. Further, the number of outgoings is subtracted from the “quantity” corresponding to the outgoing location information in the inventory table 20 (S7 in FIG. 4).
[0025]
Next, a case where the same article other than the “recommended location” displayed on the display unit 5 is delivered will be described.
[0026]
An operator moves to the storage position of the same article to be delivered. When the article is delivered, the worker inputs the position information of the position where the delivery work is performed from the position information input means 3 (S4 in FIG. 4).
[0027]
The position information input from the position information input means 3 is compared with the “recommended location” at the worker terminal 2. Since the delivery work is performed at a position other than the “recommended location”, the position information of the “recommended location” does not match the position information of the delivery work position. If they do not match, the position information of the delivery work position is transmitted to the management apparatus 1, and the article information (“product number” and “lot number”) corresponding to the position information is read from the inventory table 20. Then, the comparison unit 4 provided in the management apparatus 1 compares the article information with the article information in the allocation table 30 (article information specified by the management apparatus 1) (S9 in FIG. 4). For example, when an article whose “storage position” in the inventory table 20 in FIG. 2 is “05th row” is to be issued with respect to the allocation table 30 in FIG. 3, the article information matches because it is the same article. If they match, the management apparatus 1 notifies the worker terminal 2 that the work is normal, and the display means 5 of the worker terminal 2 displays that the work is normal. After confirming the display, the worker performs the leaving work. At this time, each article and pallet is also provided with a barcode recording the article information, and the article information of the article to be delivered is read using the barcode reader which is the position input means 3, and the article information specified by the management apparatus 1 is specified. By confirming that it matches, the operation becomes more reliable (S5 in FIG. 4).
[0028]
When the delivery work is completed, the worker presses the work completion button 21 provided on the worker terminal 2 and inputs the quantity actually delivered by the input means 22 provided in the worker terminal 2 (S6 in FIG. 4). At this time, the end of work and the number of outgoings are transmitted to the management device 1, and the management device 1 adds the outgoing number to the “completed quantity” in the allocation table 30 and subtracts the outgoing number from the “allocated quantity”. Further, the number of outgoings is subtracted from the “quantity” corresponding to the outgoing location information in the inventory table 20 (S7 in FIG. 4).
[0029]
The above-described delivery operation is repeatedly performed until the “reserved quantity” in the allocation table 30 becomes “0” (S8 in FIG. 4). Of course, if the comparison result of the comparison means 4 is inconsistent, it is transmitted to the operator terminal 2 that the work is erroneous and displayed on the display means 5.
[0030]
As described above, according to the configuration of the present invention, the operator can take out the same article specified by the management apparatus 1 from an arbitrary position, and an efficient delivery operation can be performed. In particular, when the articles are managed as a group in the warehouse and the same article is arranged in a plurality of rows, the articles can be delivered from any row, and the delivery work can be performed efficiently. .
[0031]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, the management apparatus manages inventory information and specifies an article to be stored / extracted, and displays the article information and position information of the article on the display means of the worker terminal. In a storage management system in which a worker enters and exits based on the conditions, the worker can leave any same goods even when the goods to be delivered specified by the management device cannot be delivered immediately. , Can be performed efficiently.
[0032]
In particular, when the articles are managed as a group in the warehouse and the same article is arranged in a plurality of rows, the articles can be delivered from any row, and the delivery work can be performed efficiently. .
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an entry / exit management system of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of the contents of an inventory table.
FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of the contents of an allocation table.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart at the time of leaving work.
FIG. 5 is a top view showing an example of article arrangement in a warehouse.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Management apparatus 2 Worker terminal 3 Position information input means 4 Comparison means 5 Display means 6 Wireless antenna 10 Network 20 Inventory table 30 Allocation table

Claims (1)

The management device manages the inventory information and identifies the goods to be entered / exited, displays the article information and position information of the article on the display means of the worker terminal, and the worker enters and exits based on the display. In the warehouse management system,
Position information input means provided in the worker terminal;
Comparison means provided in the management device for comparing the article information corresponding to the position information input from the position information input means with the article information to be delivered,
A warehouse management system comprising: the display means provided on the operator's terminal for displaying a comparison result of the comparison means.

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