JP3919945B2 - Product shipping system and product production system - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a commodity shipping system and a commodity production system.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, what is called a pack center that packs and ships a large amount of products such as fresh foods is known. In such a pack center, there is a case where a merchandise shipping system for automatically carrying out the weighing and pricing of merchandise and shipping the merchandise is introduced.
[0003]
An example of this type of system will be described with reference to FIG. 1 showing an embodiment. The product shipping system has a production management personal computer (electronic computer) 4 and a weighing value added system (product processing system) 7. ing. The weighing value addition system 7 has a product processing control device 5, and the product processing control device 5 and the personal computer 4 are connected via a communication means 6. The personal computer 4 has an external storage device 44 as shown in FIG. The external storage device 44 stores a store master storage unit 4g as shown in FIG. 5 and shipping contents and product information necessary for product processing. The store master storage unit 4g stores store numbers and store names associated with each other. The store number and store name are stored in accordance with a predetermined order, for example, in order of the time zone to be shipped.
[0004]
By the way, for example, when it is desired to ship a product to a store that requires delivery time first (early delivery), it is necessary to process the product for the store separately from other products due to restrictions on the shipping time. . In such a case, after designating the type of product, the operator designates the store by inputting the shipping start store number and the shipping end store number of the store targeted for early delivery from the product processing control device 5. When the personal computer 4 receives the shipping start store number and the shipping end store number, it searches the store master storage unit 4g (FIG. 5) to find the store numbers from the shipping start store number to the shipping end store number. The contents of shipment corresponding to each store number and the product information corresponding to the product code are output to the product processing control device 5. The merchandise processing control device 5 controls the weighing and pricing of merchandise based on the shipment contents and merchandise information transmitted from the personal computer 4. Such processing is repeated for each product, and the product is loaded on a predetermined delivery flight and shipped to each store.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, since it is necessary to input the shipping start store number and the shipping end store number for each product, the store specification cannot be performed efficiently and an input error is likely to occur. Such a problem also occurs in the product production system in addition to the product shipment system.
[0006]
Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a merchandise shipping system and a merchandise production system that can efficiently specify a store and are less prone to input errors.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, the product shipping system of the present invention stores a product information storage unit that stores product information for each product, and stores that store the stores that are shipping destinations according to the order set by the time zone to be shipped. A product shipping system comprising a storage unit and a shipment content storage unit for storing the quantity and store for each product, and shipping the product according to the stored content and a predetermined shipping instruction, the storage being stored in the store storage unit been any ships stores and shipping finished store out of the store, as well as independent stores the goods to ship, at specific shipment destination storage unit that holds the storage, when specifying the items to be shipped, the The quotients for all the ordered stores from the shipping start store to the shipping end store stored in the store storage unit by calling the shipping start store and the shipping end store from the specific shipping destination storage unit. Of product information, characterized in that to call from the product information storage unit.
On the other hand, the product production system of the present invention includes a product information storage unit that stores product information for each product, a store storage unit that stores according to an order set by a time zone in which a store that is a shipping destination is to be shipped, and each product A production information storage unit for storing the quantity to be produced and a store, and a product production system for producing a product in accordance with the stored contents and a predetermined production instruction, and any of the stores stored in the store storage unit The shipping start store and the shipping end store are stored regardless of the product to be produced, and a specific shipping destination storage unit is provided to hold the storage, and when the product to be produced is designated, the shipping start store and the shipping end store are specified. The merchandise information of the merchandise is stored in the merchandise information for all the ordered shops from the shipping start shop to the shipping end shop stored in the store memory section by calling a store from the specific shipping destination storage section. Characterized in that to call from the information storage unit.
[0008]
In the product shipping system of the present invention, when early shipment is performed, the shipping start store and the shipping end store are input regardless of the product to be shipped. Since the input shipping start store and shipping end store are stored in the specific shipping destination storage unit, it is not necessary to specify a specific store for each product.
[0009]
In the present invention, “order” refers to an order set to divide a time zone to be shipped when a product is shipped.
“Keep memorized” means that if no new shipping start store or end shipping store is entered, the memory of the shipping start store and the end shipping store is held as it is. When either one is newly set and input, this means that the newly set and input store is rewritten and stored, and it does not matter whether the memory is non-volatile.
The “specific shipping destination storage unit” may be configured by providing a storage unit different from the store storage unit, or may be configured by providing an area for attaching an identifier to the store stored in the store storage unit. .
“All stores from the shipping start store to the shipping end store” includes the shipping start store and the shipping end store, and is arranged between the shipping start store and the shipping end store stored in the store storage unit. A store.
[0010]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
1 and 2 show a schematic configuration of a commodity shipping system.
In FIG. 1, a weighing value adding system 7 including a weighing conveyor 2 and a label sticking machine 3 is controlled by a product processing control device 5 via local control devices (not shown). The merchandise processing control device 5 is connected to the personal computer 4 via the communication means 6 and an interface (not shown).
[0011]
The weighing conveyor (weighing means) 2 measures the product M packed by the stretch wrapping machine 1 while conveying the tray T together with the belt conveyor 20, and outputs the measured weight to the product processing control device 5. The label sticking machine 3 sucks the label printed by the label printer 30 in FIG. 2 and sticks the label to the product M conveyed on the sticking conveyor 33 in FIG. The label printer 30 (FIG. 2) is disposed integrally adjacent to the label applicator 3, and issues product information such as the product name and unit price of the product M on a label. As shown in FIG. 2, the product processing control device 5 has a microcomputer (microcomputer) including a first CPU 5a, a first RAM 5b, and a first ROM 5c.
[0012]
On the other hand, the personal computer 4 includes a second CPU 4a, a second RAM 4b, and a second ROM 4c. The personal computer 4 is connected with a CRT 41, a keyboard 42, a printer 43, and an external storage device 44. The external storage device 44 includes a product master storage unit (product information storage unit) 4e, a shipment content storage unit 4f, and a store master storage unit (store storage unit) 4g. As shown in FIG. 3, the product master storage unit 4e stores product information such as product name, unit price, and tray number in association with each other for each product code. As shown in FIG. 4, the shipping content storage unit 4f stores the shipping content such as product name, store number, and quantity for each product code in association with each other. As shown in FIG. 5, the store master storage unit 4g stores store numbers and store names of stores that are shipping destinations in association with each other. The store number and store name are stored in accordance with a predetermined order such as the order of shipment.
[0013]
The first RAM 5b of the product processing control device 5 in FIG. 2 includes a specific shipping destination storage unit 5d. As shown in FIG. 6, the specific shipping destination storage unit 5d assigns an arbitrary store number among the store numbers stored in the store master storage unit 4g (FIG. 5) to the shipping start store number and the shipping end store number. Remember as. The specific shipping destination storage unit 5d stores the shipping start store number and the shipping end store number regardless of the product to be shipped. That is, even if the product code to be shipped is changed, the first RAM 5b stores the shipping start store number and the shipping end store number. The specific shipping destination storage unit 5d holds the storage until either a shipping start number or a shipping end number is newly input.
[0014]
The first CPU 5a in FIG. 2 can be set to either an early delivery mode (partial shipment mode) or a normal mode (non-partition shipment mode), which will be described later. The “early delivery mode” is a mode in which packaging and pricing are performed only for the specified store group, while the “normal mode” is a mode in which packaging and pricing are performed without partitioning the stores. The first CPU 5a transmits the shipping start store number, the shipping end store number, and the like to the personal computer 4 and performs the above-described control with the measurement value.
[0015]
The product processing control device 5 includes a touch screen 51, a stroke key 52, a barcode reading device 53, and the like.
The stroke key 52 constitutes, for example, an input operation unit for inputting a shipping start store and a shipping end store. The touch screen 51 constitutes display means for displaying various information and menus on a display screen such as a liquid crystal display device, and constitutes an input operation unit for performing input by touching a part of the display with a finger. . For example, as shown in FIG. 7, the touch screen 51 displays various information such as product information (product name, unit price, etc.) printed on a label, and various function keys 9A such as a mode switching key 9c. .
[0016]
Next, an operation method of the product shipping system will be described.
When the product processing control device 5 is activated, an initial shipment screen shown in FIG. 7A is displayed. Various function keys 9A are displayed on the lower stage of the shipment initial screen. When the shipment start store number and the shipment end store number are not set, the operator touches the store designation key 9b. When the store designation key 9 b is touched, a store designation screen as shown in FIG. 8 is displayed on the touch screen 51. On the store designation screen, a display column of store numbers for the shipping start store and the shipping end store, setting buttons 8a and 8b for the start store and the end store, and the like are displayed.
[0017]
The operator inputs the shipping start store number (“0005”) using the stroke key, and then touches the start store setting button 8a. Similarly, after inputting the shipping end store number (“0009”), the end store setting button 8b is touched. As a result, all stores from the shipping start store number to the shipping end store number are designated as early-release stores. That is, as shown in this figure, when the store number “0005” is displayed (stored) as the shipping start store, while the store number “0009” is displayed as the shipping end store, the store of FIG. Of the master storage unit 4g, “0005”, “0007”, “0003”, “0010”, and “0009” are set as early-release stores. Thereafter, when the set button 8c (FIG. 8) is touched, the first CPU 5a stores the shipping start store number and the shipping end store number in the specific shipping destination storage unit 5d of FIG. A shipping initial screen is displayed on the touch screen 51.
[0018]
Next, the operator selects the quick-release mode or the normal mode. These modes are displayed on the mode switching key 9c, and when the mode is switched, the mode switching key 9c is touched. That is, each time the mode switching key 9c is touched, it switches between the “normal” display in FIG. 7A and the “early out” display in FIG. 7B. In response to this display, the mode of the first CPU 5a in FIG. 2 is switched.
[0019]
When the product code is input from the bar code reader 53 of FIG. 2 in the state where the quick delivery mode is selected, the first CPU 5a reads the above-mentioned shipping start store number and shipping end store number from the specific shipping destination storage unit 5d. And the store number and the product code are transmitted to the second CPU 4a. The second CPU 4a supports product information corresponding to the product code and only all stores from the shipping start store No. including the shipping start store No. and the shipping end store No. The shipment contents of the product are transmitted to the first CPU 5a.
[0020]
The first CPU 5a, based on the received product information corresponding to the received product code and the shipping contents of the early-release store, displays the product name, unit price, tray number, etc. on the shipped product display screen of FIG. Display information. After that, by performing a predetermined key operation, packaging and pricing of products for early-release stores are performed.
[0021]
Here, the shipping destination store number and the shipping end store number are stored in the specific shipping destination storage unit 5d regardless of the product to be shipped. In the case of price assignment, early shipment can be performed in the same manner without inputting the shipping start store number and the shipping end store number once entered for each product.
[0022]
After shipping the product, when shipping to a store other than the quick-release store, the mode switch key 7c displayed as “early-release” is touched as shown in FIG. 7B. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 7A, the display of the mode switching key 7c is switched to “normal”, and the first CPU 5a is set to the normal mode.
[0023]
When the product code is input in the normal mode, the product code is transmitted to the second CPU 4a in FIG. 2, and all the stores of the product stored in the store master storage unit 4g together with the product information corresponding to the product code. The contents of the shipment are transmitted to the first CPU 5a. The first CPU 5a controls the product with a packaging value based on the received product information and shipping contents.
[0024]
Next, the offline case will be described.
As shown in FIG. 9, a personal computer is not connected to the product processing control device 5 when offline. On the other hand, in preparation for such offline operation, the first RAM 5b of the product processing control device 5 is provided with a product master storage unit 4e and a store master storage unit 4g in addition to the specific shipping destination storage unit 5d. In the case of the off-line, after calling a product according to a predetermined production instruction, the store number is input, and the production number (the number of products to be shipped) is set.
[0025]
In the quick delivery mode, after entering a product code and calling a product, if a store number is entered, the store is shipped from the shipping start store stored in the store master storage unit 4g and the specific shipping destination storage unit 5d. The first CPU 5a determines whether or not it corresponds to a store up to the end store (early store). If the store is an early store, the number of productions can be set and packaging and pricing are performed. On the other hand, if the store is not an early store, an error is displayed.
In the normal mode, it is not determined whether or not the input store is an early store, and the number of production can be set for all stores.
[0026]
Next, an example in which the present invention is applied to a product production system will be described.
As shown in FIG. 10, the product production system includes first and second weighing pricing systems 7A and 7B. The first and second weighted systems 7A and 7B have first and second product processing control devices 5A and 5B, respectively. Each product processing control device 5A and 5B communicates with one personal computer 4. These are connected through means 6 and 6 and an interface face (not shown). In the present embodiment, the production lines can be distinguished by inputting the shipping start store number and the shipping end store number into the second commodity processing control device 5A. That is, in the first weighing value addition system 7A, packaging and pricing are performed for all stores from the shipping start store to the shipping end store. On the other hand, the second measured value addition system 7B performs packaging and pricing of products for other stores. In this case, a production information storage unit is provided as a storage unit corresponding to the shipment content storage unit 4f. Other configurations are the same as those of the above-described embodiment, and the same portions are denoted by the same reference numerals and detailed description thereof is omitted.
[0027]
In the above description, the specific shipping destination storage unit 5d is provided in the merchandise processing control device 5, but a tag indicating the shipping start store and the shipping end store is stored in association with the store number of the store master storage unit 4g. Also good. Moreover, although the number of personal computers 4 is one, the processing capability is increased by performing distributed processing using two or more personal computers or by using a workstation with a higher processing speed instead of the personal computers 4. be able to. In the above embodiment, the weighing pricing system including the weighing conveyor 2 has been described as an example. However, the present invention can also be applied to a labeling system that does not include the weighing conveyor 2.
[0028]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the product shipping system of the present invention, the specific shipping destination storage unit stores the shipping start store number and the shipping end store number irrespective of the product to be shipped. There is no need to enter the shipping start store number and shipping end store number for each time. Therefore, it is possible to efficiently specify the store and to make an input error less likely.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing a first embodiment of a commodity shipping system of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram showing a commodity shipping system.
FIG. 3 is a table showing storage contents of a product master storage unit.
FIG. 4 is a table showing storage contents of a shipment content storage unit.
FIG. 5 is a table showing storage contents of a store master storage unit.
FIG. 6 is a table showing storage contents of a specific shipment storage unit.
FIG. 7 is a front view showing a shipping initial screen and a shipping merchandise display screen of the touch screen.
FIG. 8 is a front view showing a store designation screen of a touch screen.
FIG. 9 is a schematic configuration diagram of the commodity shipping system when offline.
FIG. 10 is a schematic perspective view showing an embodiment of a commodity production system of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
1: Stretch packaging machine 3: Label sticking machine 4e: Product information storage unit 4f: Shipping content storage unit 4g: Store storage unit 51: Touch screen (input operation unit)
52: Stroke key (input operation unit)
5d: specific shipping destination storage unit M: product

Claims (7)

A product information storage unit for storing product information for each product;
A store storage unit that stores stores according to the order set according to the time zone for shipping the stores that are shipping destinations;
A shipping content storage unit for storing the quantity and store for each product,
A merchandise shipping system for shipping merchandise according to these stored contents and predetermined shipping instructions,
Among the stores stored in the store storage unit, an arbitrary shipping start store and a shipping end store are stored regardless of products to be shipped, and a specific shipping destination storage unit that holds the storage is provided,
When the products to be shipped are specified , all the ordered stores from the shipping start store to the shipping end store stored in the store storage unit by calling the shipping start store and the shipping end store from the specific shipping destination storage unit A product shipping system in which the product information of the product is called from the product information storage unit . In claim 1,
A division shipping mode in which products are classified and shipped according to the order of the stores, and a non-segment shipping mode in which the classification is not performed,
A merchandise shipping system in which a shipping start store and a shipping end store can be called from the specific shipping destination storage unit when the shipping product is specified in the divided shipping mode. In claim 2,
A merchandise shipping system provided with an input operation unit for designating the sorting shipping mode and the non-sorting shipping mode. In claim 1,
A product that includes an input operation unit for inputting the shipping start store and the shipping end store, and the storage content of the specific shipping destination storage unit is rewritten by setting and inputting the shipping start store or the shipping end store from the input operation unit Shipping system. A product information storage unit for storing product information for each product;
A store storage unit that stores stores according to the order set according to the time zone for shipping the stores that are shipping destinations;
A production information storage unit for storing the quantity and store for each product,
A product production system for producing products in accordance with these stored contents and predetermined production instructions,
Among the stores stored in the store storage unit, store any shipping start store and shipping end store regardless of the product to be produced, and provide a specific shipping destination storage unit that holds the storage,
When the products to be produced are specified , all the ordered stores from the shipping start store to the shipping end store stored in the store storage unit by calling the shipping start store and the shipping end store from the specific shipping destination storage unit A product production system in which product information of the product is called from the product information storage unit . In any one of Claims 1 thru | or 4 ,
A product shipping system comprising a packaging machine for packaging products and a labeling machine for applying labels to the packaged products. In claim 5,
  A product production system comprising a packaging machine for packaging products and a labeling machine for applying labels to the packaged products.

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