JP4945794B2 - Dispatch support system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle allocation support system for assigning a plurality of delivery destination packages to a plurality of vehicles at a distribution base such as a distribution center.

  Conventionally, various distribution support systems have been introduced in distribution centers such as distribution centers in order to effectively use vehicles and shorten delivery time.

  As this kind of vehicle allocation support system, as disclosed in, for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2, a plurality of vehicles are based on various conditions such as the maximum load capacity of the vehicle, the location of delivery destination, delivery time, and quantity. However, after automatically allocating packages of a plurality of delivery destinations, adjustments such as changing the delivery order, adding or deleting delivery destinations, and exchanging delivery destinations among a plurality of vehicles are possible. In such a dispatching support system, it is possible to respond more precisely to the situation compared to a fully automated system.

Japanese Patent No. 3305616 Japanese Patent No. 2710573

  In the conventional dispatching support system as described above, the processing is such that each delivery destination has a relatively small amount of luggage and a plurality of delivery destinations are assigned to one vehicle as one delivery. It is targeted.

  On the other hand, when delivering to a large store where a large amount of luggage exceeding the maximum load weight of one vehicle is delivered, it is not possible to load the luggage with one vehicle, so one delivery destination However, it is necessary to take measures such as allocating to a plurality of vehicles, or reciprocating one vehicle several times.

  However, in the conventional dispatching support system, sufficient consideration is not given to such a situation, and it is up to the dispatching man to decide how to allocate the packages at one delivery destination while distributing them. For this reason, when a dispatcher who has little experience handles it, there are problems such as the total quantity of luggage not being matched or the loading efficiency is deteriorated.

  The present invention solves the above-described problems and enables simple, accurate, and efficient dispatch processing even when there is a delivery destination that requires delivery of a large amount of luggage exceeding the maximum load capacity of the vehicle. The purpose is to provide a vehicle allocation support system.

  In order to solve the above problems, a vehicle allocation support system according to the present invention is for allocating packages of a plurality of delivery destinations to a plurality of vehicles by a computer, and relates to vehicle information relating to a plurality of vehicles and a plurality of delivery destinations. The storage means 10 for recording the delivery destination information and the quantity information of the package delivered to each delivery destination, and the vehicle information recorded in the storage means 10 in the form of a chart for each vehicle are shown as a car cart 50. A vehicle power display means 40 selectively displayed side by side on one display screen 35, and a delivery destination carta 51, in which the delivery destination information and the quantity information recorded in the storage means 10 are grouped into a chart for each delivery destination. As a delivery destination quantity display means 41 that is selectively displayed on the second display screen 36 and a screen operation means 31 such as a pointing device. By designating each of the data 50 and the delivery cart 51, the designated delivery cart 51 is assigned to the designated vehicle cart 50 and displayed on the first display screen 35. On the second display screen 36, the allocation processing means 43 for deleting the delivery destination carta 51 after the allocation, and the number of carts that can be loaded, which is one of the vehicle information of the designated vehicle carta 50, are designated. When the number of delivery carts, which is one of the quantity information of the delivery destination carta 51, is compared, and there is a difference between the number of carts that can be loaded and the number of delivery carts, delivery is made according to the difference. A quantity adjusting means 47 for adjusting the number of delivery carts of the first carta 51 is provided.

  Then, this quantity adjustment means 47 is provided if the number of carts that can be loaded exceeds the number of delivery carts and there is a delivery destination carta 51 of the same delivery destination that is not assigned on the second display screen 36. When the number of delivery carts of the delivery destination carta 51 of the same delivery destination is compared with the difference, and the number of delivery carts of the delivery destination carta 51 of the same delivery destination exceeds the difference, the number of the same delivery destination The difference is displayed by subtracting the difference from the number of delivery carts of the delivery destination carta 51, and the number of delivery carts of the designated delivery destination carta 51 is changed to the number of carts that can be loaded and assigned to the designated vehicle carta 50. When the function and the number of delivery carts of the delivery destination carta 51 of the same delivery destination are less than the difference, the delivery destination carta 51 of the same delivery destination is displayed on the second display screen 3 A function for allocating by adding the number of delivery carts of the delivery destination carta 51 of the same delivery destination to the number of delivery carts of the delivery destination carta 51 designated for the designated vehicle carta 50 If the number of carts exceeds the number of delivery carts and there is no delivery destination carta 51 of the same delivery destination that is not assigned on the second display screen 36, the designated cartographic cart 50 A function for allocating the delivery destination carta 51 designated in the above as it is, a delivery destination of the same delivery destination whose number of carts that can be loaded is less than the number of delivery carts and that is not assigned on the second display screen 36 If the carta 51 exists, the number of delivery carts of the delivery carta 51 of the same delivery destination is added and displayed, and the designated vehicle cart is displayed. A function for changing the number of delivery carts of the delivery destination carta 51 designated for 50 to the number of carts that can be loaded, the number of carts that can be loaded is less than the number of carts, and the second display screen If there is no delivery destination chart 51 of the same delivery destination that is not assigned on 36, a new delivery destination chart 51 of the same delivery destination with the difference as the number of delivery carts is additionally displayed on the second display screen 36. In addition, it has a function of changing the number of delivery carts of the designated delivery destination carta 51 to the designated number of carts 50 and assigning it to the designated vehicle cartes 50.

  The delivery destination quantity display means 41 displays the delivery destination carta 51 based on the number of delivery carts in which the number of carts that can be dispatched as one of the delivery destination information is one of the quantity information. 1 or a plurality of delivery destination cartes 51 in which the number of carts allowed to dispatch vehicles is the number of delivery carts and a delivery destination in which the surplus smaller than the number of carts allowed to dispatch vehicles is the number of delivery carts It is displayed separately from the carta 51.

  Further, the quantity adjusting means 47 is configured so that the number of carts that can be loaded is less than the number of delivery carts and there is a delivery destination carta 51 of the same delivery destination that is not assigned on the second display screen 36. When the difference is added to the number of delivery carts of the delivery destination carta 51 of the same delivery destination, the number of delivery carts after the addition exceeds the number of carts that can be loaded in the delivery-permitted vehicle in the delivery destination carta 51 of the same delivery destination. In addition, a new delivery destination carta 51 of the same delivery destination with the excess excess as the number of delivery carts is additionally displayed on the second display screen 36, and the number of delivery carts of the delivery destination carta 51 of the same delivery destination is further dispatched. The number of carts that can be loaded is displayed as the number of carts that can be loaded with an allowable vehicle, and the number of delivery carts of the designated delivery destination carta 51 for the designated vehicle carta 50 is displayed. It has a function to be assigned to change.

  Furthermore, the vehicle power display means 40 displays the vehicle cartes 50... Side by side in the vertical or horizontal direction of the first display screen 35, and the delivery destination cartes corresponding to the vehicle cartes 50. 51... Are displayed side by side in the horizontal direction or vertical direction of the first display screen 35, and the delivery future quantity display means 41 displays the delivery destination carta 51 .. in the second display. A matrix is displayed on the screen 36.

  In the dispatching process using the dispatching support system of the present invention, the delivery destination carta on the second display screen as the delivery destination amount is sequentially assigned to the vehicle carta on the first display screen as the vehicle power. When the delivery destination carta disappears from the second display screen, the dispatching process is completed, so that it is easy to understand and a dispatching person with little experience can easily perform the dispatching process.

  Moreover, even if there is a delivery destination that requires delivery of a large amount of baggage that exceeds the maximum load capacity of the vehicle, the number of total delivery carts before and after the assignment is the same when assigning the delivery destination carta at that delivery destination. As described above, since the delivery destination carta is efficiently allocated while adjusting the number of delivery carts of the delivery destination carta based on the number of carts that can be loaded on the vehicle carta, it is possible to perform an accurate and highly efficient dispatch process. .

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. A vehicle allocation support system according to an embodiment of the present invention is introduced in a distribution center, and effectively allocates packages to be delivered to stores of each shipper based on delivery requests from a plurality of shippers to a plurality of vehicles. Used for.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of the vehicle allocation support system. Reference numeral 1 denotes a server provided in a distribution center office, to which a shipper computer system 2 is connected via a communication network so as to be able to receive data. Further, the server 1 includes an in-house terminal 3 provided in the premises of the distribution center, a dispatch processing terminal 4 provided in the office of the distribution center, a reception terminal 5 also provided in the office, and provided in the office and premises of the distribution center. The bulletin board terminals 6 and 7 are connected via a communication network so as to receive data.

  The server 1 is configured by a computer system including a mass storage device 10, an input device 11, a display device 12, and a control device 13 for comprehensively controlling them.

  The large-capacity storage device 10 functions as a storage unit of the present invention that records various vehicle information relating to a plurality of vehicles, various delivery destination information relating to a plurality of delivery destinations, and quantity information delivered to each delivery destination. Provide various databases. The various masters include a shipper master 20, a delivery destination master 21, a vehicle master 22, a driver master 23, a route master 24, a cart number calculation index management master 25, an expected time calculation pattern master 26, and the like. The database also includes an amount database 27, a vehicle power database 28, a dispatch result database 29, a work situation database 30, and the like.

  In the shipper master 20, various information such as the name, address, and contact information for each shipper is recorded. The delivery destination master 21 includes a store name, address, contact information, center standard departure time, center departure limit time, store receiving start time, store receiving end time, and vehicle delivery permission (delivery designation) vehicle for each shipper store. Various kinds of information such as the number of carts that can be loaded are allocated. In addition, when loading a baggage into the vehicle, the cart containing the baggage is loaded, and the number of carts that can be loaded refers to the number of carts that can be loaded based on the maximum load weight or load capacity of the vehicle. Shows the maximum number of carts that can be made.

  The vehicle master 22 stores various information such as the name of the transportation company belonging to each vehicle, the vehicle number, the maximum load weight, the number of carts that can be loaded, and the restraint time. The driver master 23 records various information such as the driver name for each driver, the name of the belonging transportation company, and the number of the boarding vehicle. In the route master 24, various information such as the direction of each delivery destination, the direction in charge of delivery of each vehicle, and the like are recorded.

  The cart count calculation index management master 25 records various information such as an index for calculating the number of carts necessary for loading the packages from the quantity of the packages. The estimated time calculation pattern master 26 includes a center loading operation time for each vehicle, a movement time between the center and each delivery destination, a movement time between each delivery destination, a delivery destination unloading operation time for each vehicle, and a center return operation time. Etc. are recorded.

  In the quantity database 27, the forecast for each delivery destination obtained from the forecast quantity information by using the quantity forecast information for each delivery destination inputted in the shipper computer system 2. Information about the number of delivery carts is recorded as needed, and information about the number of delivery carts by delivery destination entered at the premises terminal 3 is recorded at any time. The predicted delivery cart number information is updated to the actual delivery cart number information. In the vehicle power database 28, vehicle power information created in the vehicle allocation processing terminal 4 is recorded at any time. In the dispatch result database 29, dispatch result information created in the dispatch processing terminal 4 is recorded as needed. In the work situation database 30, actual time information input at the dispatch processing terminal 4 and the reception terminal 5 is recorded as needed.

  The premises terminal 3, the reception terminal 5, and the bulletin board terminals 6 and 7 are composed of a well-known personal computer including an input device, a display device, a storage device, and a control device for comprehensively controlling them. When the premises worker inputs the actual cart number information for each delivery destination scheduled to be delivered on the day using the handy terminal, the premises terminal 3 transmits the actual cart number information for each delivery destination to the server 1. It has become. The reception terminal 5 is configured to transmit the actual time information to the server 1 when various actual time information received from the driver or the on-site worker is input. The bulletin board terminals 6 and 7 are provided with a large display as a display device, and the vehicle allocation result information recorded in the vehicle allocation result database 29 in the mass storage device 10 of the server 1 is displayed on the large display. As a result, the business situation can be confirmed sequentially at the premises and at the office.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the vehicle allocation processing terminal 4 includes a known personal computer including an input device 31, a display device 32, a storage device 33, and a control device 34 that comprehensively controls them. The input device 31 includes a pointing device and a keyboard as screen operation means of the present invention. The display device 32 includes four displays, one of which is used as the first display screen 35 of the present invention and the remaining three are used as the second display screen 36 of the present invention. The storage device 33 is composed of a recording medium such as a hard disk, and holds a vehicle allocation program and other various programs.

  The control device 34 includes a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM, and reads and executes a vehicle allocation program held in the storage device 33, whereby a vehicle power display means 40, a delivery destination quantity display means 41, a special chart display means 42, The vehicle allocation processing means 43, the direction confirmation means 44, the allocation confirmation means 45, the time confirmation means 46, the quantity adjustment means 47, the time adjustment means 48, and the carta information update means 49 function.

  The vehicle power display means 40 includes vehicle information (name of belonging company, vehicle number, maximum load weight, number of carts that can be loaded, driver name) recorded in the vehicle master 22 and the driver master 23 in the mass storage device 10 of the server 1. ) Are collected for each vehicle in the form of a carta, and a function of selectively arranging and displaying these on the first display screen 35 is provided. Further, the vehicle power display means 40 displays the center contact time of each vehicle input by the input device 31 on each vehicle cart 50.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, the vehicle cartes 50 ·· of the vehicles used for delivery on the day are displayed side by side on the first display screen 35 in the vertical direction, and corresponding to the vehicle cartes 50 ·· The distribution column 37 for the delivery destination carta 51... Is displayed side by side on the first display screen 35. FIG. 3 shows an example of the vehicle carta 50. The vehicle carta 50 includes “S company” as the name of the belonging transportation company, “0123” as the vehicle number, and “10 t (the number of carts that can be loaded). 35) ”,“ Ichiro Kobayashi ”as the driver name, and“ 05:00 ”as the center driving time are displayed.

  The vehicle power display means 40 is configured to automatically select a vehicle required for the day based on the vehicle power information on the same day of the previous week recorded in the vehicle power database 28 in the large-capacity storage device 10 of the server 1 or the input device 31. The vehicle information is selected by a pointing device, and the vehicle information is displayed on the first display screen 35 as the vehicle carta 50. In addition, the first display screen can be specified by specifying (clicking) the vehicle addition button 80, the vehicle change button 81, and the vehicle deletion button 82 displayed on the first display screen 35 by the pointing device of the input device 31 as necessary. 35, a new vehicle chart 50 not displayed on the screen 35 is added, the initial settings of the vehicle chart 50 displayed on the first display screen 35 are changed, and the vehicle chart 50 displayed on the first display screen 35 is displayed. Can be deleted.

  The delivery destination quantity display means 41 is the delivery destination information (the name of the shipper, the name of the shipper's store, the center standard departure) recorded in the shipper master 20, the delivery destination master 21 and the route master 24 in the mass storage device 10 of the server 1. Time, center departure limit time, store receiving start time, store receiving end time, delivery destination direction) and quantity information (number of delivery carts) recorded in the quantity database 27 in the mass storage device 10 of the server 1 ) Are prepared for each delivery destination, and a delivery destination carta 51... Is created and selectively displayed side by side on the second display screen 36.

  Further, the delivery destination quantity display means 41 indicates the quantity database that can be loaded with the permitted vehicle allocation recorded in the delivery destination master 21 in the large-capacity storage device 10 of the server 1 when the individual delivery destination cartes 51 are displayed. When the number is less than the number of delivery carts recorded in 27, one or a plurality of delivery destination cartes 51 in which the number of carts allowed to be dispatched vehicles is set as the number of delivery carts, and a surplus that is smaller than the number of carts that can be loaded to vehicles allowed to dispatch It has a function of displaying the data separately for the delivery destination cartes 51 in which the minutes are the number of delivery carts.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, the delivery destination cartes 51... Of the delivery destination scheduled to be delivered on the day are displayed in a matrix on the second display screen 36. FIG. 5 shows an example of the delivery destination carta 51. In the delivery destination carta 51,..., The name of the shipper is “Company A”, the name of the shipper is “A-1 store”, and the center standard departure time. "04:00" as the center departure limit time, "07:40" as the start time for receiving the store, "12:00" as the start time for receiving the store, "20:00" as the end time for receiving the store, and "L-" as the delivery destination “1” and “20” are displayed as the number of delivery carts. The number of delivery carts at this delivery destination is “20”, whereas the number of carts that can be loaded on a 10t vehicle that is a delivery-permitted vehicle at this delivery destination is “35”, and the number of carts that can be loaded is the number of delivery carts. Therefore, only one delivery destination carta 51 is displayed on the second display screen 36, and “1/1” is displayed as the number number.

  On the other hand, FIG. 6 shows an example of the delivery destination cartes 51, 51 of different delivery destinations. In the delivery destination cartes 51, 51, “company B” as the name of the shipper and “B” as the store name of the shipper. -1 store ”,“ 05:00 ”as the center standard departure time,“ 09:32 ”as the center departure limit time,“ 09:00 ”as the start time for receiving the store, and“ 19:00 ”as the end time for receiving the store “L-2” is displayed as the delivery destination. The total number of delivery carts at this delivery destination is “46”, while the number of carts that can be loaded on a 10-ton vehicle that is a delivery-permitted vehicle at this delivery destination is “35”. Since the number of delivery carts is less than the number of delivery carts, the delivery destination cartes 51 and 51 are one delivery destination carta 51 in which the number of carts allowed to be dispatched vehicles is the number of delivery carts, that is, “35”. A total of two delivery destination cartes 51, 51, each of which is a delivery destination carta 51 having a surplus smaller than the number of carts that can be loaded with an allowable vehicle, that is, "11", are displayed on the second display screen 36. Then, “1/2” and “2/2” are displayed as the number of the delivery destination cartes 51, respectively. As described above, with respect to a delivery destination that requires delivery of a large amount of luggage exceeding the maximum load capacity of the vehicle, a plurality of delivery destination cartes 51 of the same delivery destination may be displayed. The total number of delivery carts is the actual number of delivery carts at the delivery destination.

  The delivery futures quantity display means 41 also includes an order addition button 83, an order copy button 84, an order change button 85, an order deletion button 86, which are displayed on the second display screen 36 by the pointing device of the input device 31 as necessary. By specifying (clicking) the order division button 87, a new delivery destination carta 51 that is not displayed on the second display screen 36 is added, and the delivery destination carta 51 that is displayed on the second display screen 36 is the same. The delivery destination carta 51 is added, the initial settings of the delivery destination carta 51 displayed on the second display screen 36 are changed, and the number of delivery carts of the delivery destination carta 51 displayed on the second display screen 36 Can be displayed on the two delivery destination cartes 51, 51.

  Further, the delivery destination quantity display means 41 displays the delivery destination cartes 51... Displayed on the second display screen 36 as necessary in order from the one with the earlier center standard departure time. Furthermore, when the current time exceeds the center standard departure time, the delivery destination quantity display means 41 colors the background color of the center standard departure time display column of the delivery destination carta 51. When the current time exceeds 30 minutes before the center departure limit time, the background color in the center departure limit time display column of the delivery destination carta 51... Is colored, for example, “yellow” to issue a warning. It has become.

  The special carta display means 42 has a function of creating a break carta 53 and material handling lending / collecting carts 54 and 55 and displaying them as a list on the second display screen 36 as a special carta. Material handling means carts and folding containers used for product delivery. Material handling lending is an act of lending material handling equipment from a distribution center to a delivery destination. This is an act of collecting material handling materials that have been lent out to a distribution center.

  FIG. 7 shows an example of the break carta 53. The break carta 53 displays a pictograph indicating that it is a break carta, “60” as the break time, and “1/1” as the number of sheets. Has been. FIG. 8 shows an example of the material handling loan / collection cartes 54 and 55. The material handling loan cart 54 includes pictograms indicating the material handling loan carts, “P-1” as the loan destination, and the number of material handlings. “25” is displayed as the number of copies, and “1/1” is displayed as the number of copies. The material handling cart 55 is a pictogram indicating that the material handling cart is collected, “P-2” as the collection destination, and “20” as the number of material handling. ", And" 1/1 "is displayed as the sheet number.

  The vehicle allocation processing means 43 designates the vehicle carte 50 displayed on the first display screen 35 by the pointing device of the input device 31 (clicks the allocation column 37 corresponding to the vehicle carta 50), and the pointing device of the input device 31 By designating (clicking) the delivery destination carta 51 displayed on the second display screen 36, the break carta 53, and the material handling lending / collecting carts 54, 55 as necessary, the first display screen 35 is displayed. In the allocation column 37,..., The designated delivery destination carta 51, break cart 53, material handling lending / collecting carts 54, 55 are assigned to the designated vehicle cart 50 and displayed. On the display screen, the delivery destination carta 51, the break carta 53, the material handling lending / collecting carts 54, 5 5 is erased. Further, the vehicle allocation processing means 43, when the number of delivery carts of the delivery destination carta 51 after allocation is less than the number of carts that can be loaded from the vehicle carta 50, the background color of the delivery cart number display column of the delivery destination carta 51 Is colored, for example, “blue”, and a warning that the loading efficiency is poor is issued.

  FIG. 9 shows an example when the delivery destination cartes 51, 51 are assigned to a predetermined vehicle cart 50, which is not displayed in the vehicle cartes 50 before the allocation in the vehicle cartes 50 after the allocation. Center return time, work end time, and restraint time are displayed. Note that the display of the center return time, work end time, and restraint time is performed by a time adjusting means 48 described later. In addition, in the distribution cartes 51 and 51 after allocation, the number of flights, the center departure time, and the store arrival time that were not displayed in the distribution destination cartas 51 and 51 before allocation are displayed. As a normal delivery form, “distribution center → first delivery destination → distribution center → second delivery destination” returns to the logistics center for each delivery. Accordingly, the number of flights is displayed as “1 flight” in the delivery destination carta 51 of the first delivery destination and “2 flights” in the delivery destination carta 51 of the second delivery destination. The center departure time and the store arrival time are displayed by time adjusting means 48 described later.

  Further, the vehicle allocation processing unit 43 designates (clicks) the mixed loading button 88 displayed on the first display screen 35 by the pointing device of the input device 31, so that the first display screen is displayed as shown in FIG. 10. Among the designated delivery destination cartes 51 and 51 that are displayed continuously in the horizontal direction in the 35 allocation fields 37, the display of the number of flights in the delivery destination carta 51 of the later delivery destination is changed to “mixed” and displayed. It has become. This mixed loading means a delivery mode in which delivery to a delivery destination is continued without returning to the distribution center, such as “distribution center → first delivery destination → second delivery destination”. . By performing this mixed loading process, the center return time of the vehicle carta 50, the work end time, the display of the restraint time, the center departure time of the delivery destination carta 51 of the later delivery destination, and the display of the store arrival time will be described later. It is changed by means 48. When this mixed processing is performed, the outer frame of the designated delivery destination cartes 51 and 51 continuously displayed in the horizontal direction is colored, for example, “green”. Note that by specifying (clicking) the mixed release button 89 displayed on the first display screen 35 by the pointing device of the input device 31, the mixed processing is canceled and the display returns to the display in the normal delivery form. It has become.

  Further, the vehicle allocation processing means 43 designates (clicks) the allocation column 37 and the distribution destination cartes 51 displayed on the first display screen 35 by the pointing device of the input device 31, thereby specifying the allocation column The designated delivery destination cartes 51 are moved to 37, or the assigned delivery destination cartes 51, 51 displayed on the first display screen 35 are designated (clicked) by the pointing device of the input device 31. Thus, the delivery destination cartes 51 and 51 are exchanged, and further, the assigned two vehicle cartes 50 and 50 displayed on the first display screen 35 are designated (clicked) by the pointing device of the input device 31. Thus, the carta groups assigned to the vehicle cartas 50 and 50 are exchanged. Even when such movement or replacement is performed, the display of the center return time, the work end time, the restraint time of the vehicle cart 50, the center departure time of the delivery cart 51, and the store arrival time will be described later. It is changed by the time adjusting means 48. Furthermore, the vehicle allocation processing means 43 designates (clicks) the mode designation button 90 displayed on the first display screen 35 by the pointing device of the input device 31, thereby moving various cartas using the pointing device and changing modes. Is supposed to change.

  The direction confirmation means 44 compares the vehicle delivery direction of the designated vehicle carta 50 with the delivery destination direction of the designated delivery destination carta 51 at the time of allocation of the delivery destination cartes 51. Thus, when there is a discrepancy in these directions, a function of displaying a selection screen 60 as shown in FIG. 11 on the first display screen 35 that prompts the user to select whether to continue or interrupt the dispatch process. Have. When “OK” on the selection screen 60 is selected by the pointing device of the input device 31, the delivery destination carta 51 is assigned as it is, and the dispatch process is continued. When “Cancel” is selected, the delivery destination carta 51 is not assigned. The dispatch process is interrupted.

  The allocation checking means 45 compares the number of carts that can be loaded in the designated vehicle carta 50 with the number of delivery carts in the designated delivery destination carta 51 when assigning the delivery destination cartes 51 by the dispatch processing means 43. When there is a difference between the number of carts that can be loaded and the number of delivery carts, a selection is made between the first allocation method that performs allocation as it is and the second allocation method that performs allocation by adjusting the number of delivery carts. 12 has a function of displaying a selection screen 61 as shown in FIG. 12 on the first display screen 35. When “Yes” on the selection screen 61 is selected by the pointing device of the input device 31, that is, the first allocation method is selected, the designated delivery destination cartes 51 are allocated to the designated vehicle cartes 50 as they are. In other words, when the second allocation method is selected, the quantity adjustment means 47 (to be described later) adjusts the number of delivery carts of the delivery destination carta 51.

  The time confirmation unit 46 compares the store arrival time of the designated delivery destination carta 51 with the start / end time of the store receipt when the allocation processing unit 43 assigns the delivery destination carta 51. 13 has a function of displaying on the first display screen 35 a selection screen 62 as shown in FIG. 13 that prompts the user to select whether to continue or interrupt the vehicle allocation process when it is outside the store reception time. ing. If “OK” on the selection screen 62 is selected by the pointing device of the input device 31, the delivery destination carta 51 is assigned as it is, and the dispatch process is continued. If “Cancel” is selected, the delivery destination carta 51 is not assigned. The dispatch process is interrupted.

  The quantity adjustment means 47 compares the number of carts that can be loaded in the designated vehicle carta 50 with the number of delivery carts in the designated delivery destination carta 51 when assigning the delivery destination cartes 51. When the second allocation method is selected on the selection screen 61 displayed by the allocation confirmation means 45 when there is a difference between the number of carts that can be loaded and the number of carts to be delivered, the number of carts that can be loaded and the number of carts to be delivered The number of delivery carts of the delivery destination carta 51 is adjusted according to the difference from the above.

  If the number of carts that can be loaded exceeds the number of delivery carts and there is a delivery destination carta 51 of the same delivery destination that is not assigned on the second display screen 36, this quantity adjustment means 47 is the same. When the number of delivery carts of the delivery destination carta 51 of the delivery destination is compared with the difference, and the number of delivery carts of the delivery destination carta 51 of the same delivery destination exceeds the difference, the distribution cartes 51 of the same delivery destination It has a first function of subtracting the difference from the number of delivery carts and displaying it, and changing the number of delivery carts of the designated delivery destination carta 51 for the designated vehicle carta 50 to the number of carts that can be loaded and assigning it. ing. Further, when the number of delivery carts of the delivery destination carta 51 of the same delivery destination is less than the difference, the delivery destination carta 51 of the same delivery destination is deleted from the second display screen 36 and the designated vehicle carta 50 is displayed. A second function of assigning the number of delivery carts of the delivery destination carta 51 of the same delivery destination by adding the number of delivery carts of the delivery destination carta 51 designated to the delivery destination carta 51 is provided. Furthermore, if the number of carts that can be loaded exceeds the number of delivery carts and there is no delivery destination cart 51 of the same delivery destination that is not assigned on the second display screen 36, the designated vehicle cart 50 The third function of assigning the designated delivery destination cartes 51 as they are.

  Furthermore, the quantity adjustment means 47 may determine that the number of carts that can be loaded is less than the number of delivery carts and there is a delivery destination carta 51 of the same delivery destination that is not assigned on the second display screen 36. If the difference is added to the number of delivery carts of the delivery destination carta 51 of the same delivery destination, whether or not the number of delivery carts after the addition exceeds the number of carts that can be loaded on the vehicle allowed to be dispatched in the delivery destination carta 51 of the same delivery destination. If the number does not exceed the number, the difference is added to the number of delivery carts of the delivery destination carta 51 of the same delivery destination and displayed, and the delivery of the designated delivery destination carta 51 to the designated vehicle carta 50 is displayed. A fourth function of changing the number of carts to the number of carts that can be loaded and assigning them is provided. In addition, when the number exceeds, a new delivery destination carta 51 of the same delivery destination is additionally displayed on the second display screen 36 with the surplus exceeding the number being the delivery cart number, and the delivery cart number of the delivery destination carta 51 of the same delivery destination is further displayed. Is displayed as the number of carts that can be loaded on vehicles that can be dispatched, and a fifth function is provided for assigning the designated cart cart 50 by changing the number of carts of the designated delivery destination cart 51 to the number of carts that can be loaded. is doing. Furthermore, if the number of carts that can be loaded is less than the number of delivery carts and there is no delivery destination carta 51 of the same delivery destination that is not assigned on the second display screen 36, the difference is calculated as the number of delivery carts. The new delivery destination carta 51 of the same delivery destination is additionally displayed on the second display screen 36, and the number of delivery carts of the designated delivery destination carta 51 for the designated vehicle carta 50 is set as the number of carts that can be loaded. It has the 6th function which changes and allocates.

  FIG. 14 shows the state of the first and second display screens 35 and 36 when the first function is executed. That is, the number of carts that can be loaded in the designated vehicle carta 50 (“35” because it is a 10-ton car) exceeds the number of delivery carts “28” in the designated delivery carta 51, and the second display screen 36. Since the number of delivery carts “20” of the delivery destination carta 51 of the same delivery destination that is not allocated as shown above exceeds the difference “7”, the delivery destination carta 50 of the same delivery destination has the number of delivery carts. “20−7 = 13” is displayed, and the designated delivery destination carta 51 is assigned with the number of delivery carts changed to “35”.

  FIG. 15 shows a state of the first and second display screens 35 and 36 when the second function is executed. That is, the number of carts that can be loaded “35” in the designated vehicle cart 50 exceeds the number of delivery carts “28” in the designated delivery destination cart 51, and is assigned on the second display screen 36. Since the delivery cart number “5” of the delivery destination carta 51 of the same delivery destination that has not been made is less than the difference “7”, the delivery destination carta 50 of the same delivery destination is deleted from the second display screen 36. Thus, the designated delivery destination carta 51 is assigned with the number of delivery carts changed to “28 + 5 = 33”.

  FIG. 16 shows the state of the first and second display screens 35 and 36 when the third function is executed. In other words, the number of carts that can be loaded “35” in the designated vehicle carta 50 exceeds the number of delivery carts “28” in the designated delivery destination carta 51, and is not assigned on the second display screen 36. Since there is no delivery destination carta 51 of the same delivery destination, the designated delivery destination carta 51 is assigned as it is with the delivery cart number “28”.

  FIG. 17 shows the state of the first and second display screens 35 and 36 when the fourth function is executed. That is, the number of carts that can be loaded in the designated vehicle carta 50 (“28” because it is an 8t car) is less than the number of delivery carts “35” in the designated delivery carta 51, and the second display screen 36. When the difference “7” is added to the number of delivery carts “20” of the delivery destination carta 51 of the same delivery destination that is not assigned, the number of delivery carts “27” after the addition is the same delivery destination. The delivery destination carta 51 of the same delivery destination is displayed with the number of delivery carts “20 + 7 = 27”, and the designated delivery destination carta is not exceeded. 51 is assigned by changing the number of delivery carts to “28”.

  FIG. 18 shows a state of the first and second display screens 35 and 36 when the fifth function is executed. That is, the number of carts that can be loaded “28” in the designated vehicle cart 50 is less than the number of delivery carts “35” in the designated delivery cart 51, and the allocation displayed on the second display screen 36. When the difference “7” is added to the number of delivery carts “30” of the delivery destination carta 51 of the same delivery destination that has not been made, the number of delivery carts “37” after the addition is assigned to the delivery destination carta 51 of the same delivery destination Since the number of carts allowed to be loaded “35” is exceeded, a new delivery destination carta 51 of the same delivery destination is added to the second display screen 36 with the surplus “37−35 = 2” being the number of delivery carts. The delivery destination carta 50 of the same delivery destination is displayed with the number of delivery carts “35”, and the designated delivery destination carta 51 is changed to the delivery cart number “28” and assigned.

  FIG. 19 shows a state of the first and second display screens 35 and 36 when the sixth function is executed. That is, the number of carts that can be loaded “28” in the designated vehicle cart 50 is less than the number of delivery carts “35” in the designated delivery destination cart 51 and is not assigned on the second display screen 36. Since there is no delivery destination carta 51 of the same delivery destination, a new delivery destination carta 51 of the same delivery destination with the difference “7” as the number of delivery carts is additionally displayed on the second display screen 36, and the designated delivery destination The carta 51 is assigned with the number of delivery carts changed to “28”.

  The time adjusting means 48 assigns the post-assignment information based on various information recorded in the expected time calculation pattern master 26 in the large-capacity storage device 10 of the server 1 when assigning the delivery destination cartes 51. A function for calculating and displaying the center departure time and the store arrival time for the delivery destination carta 51 and for calculating and displaying the center return time, the work end time, and the restraint time for the allocated vehicle carta 50 is provided. is doing.

  Specifically, the center departure time is obtained by adding the center loading operation time to the center contact time of the vehicle carta 50 before allocation. The store arrival time is obtained by adding the traveling time between the center and the delivery destination and the delivery destination unloading work time to the center departure time. The center return time is obtained by adding the travel time between the center and the delivery destination and the center return work time to the store arrival time. Note that, when a plurality of delivery destination cartes 51 are assigned, the store arrival time of the earliest flight excluding the delivery completion is obtained as a reference. The work end time is obtained by adding the travel time between the center and the delivery destination and the center return work time to the store arrival time. In addition, when a plurality of delivery destination cartes 51 are allocated, it is obtained based on the store arrival time of the last flight. The restraint time is obtained as a required time from the time when the vehicle is in the center until the end of the work.

  For example, in the allocation situation shown in FIG. 9, the center return time of the designated vehicle carta 50 is “13:08”, the work end time is “18:09”, and the restraint time is “11:09”. Among the designated delivery destination cartes 51, 51, the center departure time of one flight is “07:30”, the store arrival time is “09:52”, and the center departure time of two flights is “13:38”. "The store arrival time is" 15:41 ".

  Further, the time adjusting means 48 recalculates and displays the respective times as described above when the dispatch processing means 43 performs the mixed loading process and the movement or replacement of the delivery destination cartes 51. Further, the time adjustment means 48 displays the restraint time of the vehicle cart 50 when the restraint time displayed on the vehicle chart 50 exceeds the restraint time recorded in the vehicle master 22 in the mass storage device 10 of the server 1. When the background color of the column is colored, for example, “red”, and the current time exceeds the center return time of the vehicle carta 50, the background color of the center return time display column of the vehicle carta 50 is set to “red”, for example. Colored and emits a warning.

  The carta information changing means 49 inputs various actual time information received from the driver or the on-site worker by the input device 31 or when various actual time information is input at the reception terminal 5, the actual time information. Based on the above, it has a function of recalculating and updating various times displayed in the vehicle carta 50... And the delivery destination carta 51. The actual time information includes the loading start time that is input when loading work into the vehicle at the distribution center, the center departure time that is input when loading operation is completed and the distribution center is departed, and delivery. There are a delivery completion time inputted when the vehicle is completed, a center return time inputted when the vehicle returns to the distribution center, a business end time inputted when the delivery business on the day is completed, and the like.

  Next, the flow of the vehicle allocation process on the first and second display screens 35 and 36 of the vehicle allocation processing terminal 4 in the vehicle allocation support system will be described with reference to FIG. First, the vehicle power display means 40 displays the vehicle cartes 50... On the first display screen 35 as the vehicle power of the day, and the delivery destination quantity display means 41 displays the delivery destination cartes 51 on the second display screen 36. .. is displayed as the delivery future quantity of the day (S1).

  Then, when the vehicle cart 50 and the delivery cart 51 displayed on the display screens 35 and 36 are respectively designated by the pointing device of the input device 31 (S2), the direction check means 44 performs the direction check (S3). Then, the number of carts that can be loaded on the vehicle cart 50 designated by the allocation confirmation means 45 is compared with the number of carts on the delivery cart 51 that is designated (S4), and there is a difference between the number of carts that can be loaded and the number of carts delivered. If not, the designated delivery destination carta 51 is assigned as it is to the vehicle cart 50 designated by the dispatch processing unit 43 (S5). If there is a difference, the selection screen 61 shown in FIG. 12 is displayed on the first display screen 35, and if “Yes” on the selection screen 61 is selected by the pointing device of the input device 31, it is designated by the vehicle allocation processing means 43. When the designated delivery destination carta 51 is assigned to the designated vehicle carta 50 and “No” is selected on the selection screen 61, the quantity adjustment means 47 adjusts the number of delivery carts of the delivery destination carta 51 (S6). ).

  When adjusting the number of delivery carts, it is determined whether or not the number of carts that can be loaded exceeds the number of delivery carts (S7), and the number of the same delivery destination that has been exceeded and not assigned on the second display screen 36 is determined. If the delivery destination carta 51 exists (S8), the number of delivery carts of the delivery destination carta 50 of the same delivery destination is compared with the difference (S9). When the number of delivery carts of the delivery destination carta 50 of the same delivery destination exceeds the difference, the difference cart is subtracted from the number of delivery carts of the delivery destination carta 50 of the same delivery destination and displayed, and the designated vehicle carta 50 is displayed. The number of delivery carts of the designated delivery destination carta 51 is changed to the number of carts that can be loaded and assigned (S10). On the other hand, when the number of delivery carts of the delivery destination carta 51 of the same delivery destination is less than the difference in (S9), the delivery destination carta 50 of the same delivery destination is deleted from the second display screen 36 and designated. The number of delivery carts of the delivery destination carta 51 of the same delivery destination is added to the number of delivery carts of the delivery destination carta 51 designated for the vehicle carta 50 and assigned (S11). Furthermore, if there is no delivery destination carta 51 of the same delivery destination that is not assigned on the second display screen 36 in (S8), the designated delivery destination carta 51 is designated for the designated vehicle carte 50. Assign as it is (S12).

  Also, if the number of carts that can be loaded is less than the number of delivery carts in (S7) and there is a delivery destination carta 51 of the same delivery destination that is not assigned on the second display screen 36 (S13), If the difference is added to the number of delivery carts of the delivery destination carta 51 of the same delivery destination, whether or not the number of delivery carts after the addition exceeds the number of carts that can be loaded on the vehicle allowed to be dispatched in the delivery destination carta 51 of the same delivery destination. (S14), if not exceeded, the difference is added to the number of delivery carts of the delivery destination carta 51 of the same delivery destination and displayed, and the designated delivery destination carta for the designated vehicle carta 50 is displayed. The number of delivery carts 51 is changed to the number of carts that can be loaded and assigned (S15). If the number exceeds (S14), the new delivery destination carta 51 of the same delivery destination is additionally displayed on the second display screen 36, with the surplus being exceeded as the number of delivery carts, and the delivery destination carta 51 of the same delivery destination is further displayed. The number of delivery carts of the designated delivery destination carta is changed to the number of loadable carts and assigned to the designated vehicle carta 50 (S16). ). Furthermore, if there is no delivery destination carta 51 with the same delivery destination that is not assigned on the second display screen 36 in (S13), a new delivery destination carta 51 with the same delivery destination with the difference as the number of delivery carts. Is additionally displayed on the second display screen 36, and the number of delivery carts of the designated delivery destination carta 51 is changed to the number of carts that can be loaded and assigned to the designated vehicle carta 50 (S17).

  When (S10), (S11), (S12), (S15), (S16), and (S17) are finished, after the store arrival time check is performed by the time confirmation means 46 (S18), the process returns to (S2) again ( S 19), the delivery destination cartes 51... Displayed on the second display screen 36 are sequentially assigned in the same manner as described above, and all the delivery destination cartes 51... Displayed on the second display screen 36 are lost. If so, the dispatch process on that day is completed.

  The dispatch result information processed by the dispatch processing terminal 4 is displayed on a large display by bulletin board terminals 6 and 7 provided in the offices and premises of the distribution center, and is appropriately updated based on various actual time information. In addition, it is possible to check the operational status sequentially at the premises and at the office.

  Thus, in the vehicle allocation process using the above-described vehicle allocation support system, the vehicle carta 50... On the first display screen 35 that is the vehicle power of the day has the second delivery future amount of the current day. When the delivery destination carta 51... On the display screen 36 are sequentially assigned and the delivery destination carta 51... Disappears from the second display screen 36, the dispatch process is completed. The dispatch process can be performed easily. In addition, even if there is a delivery destination that requires delivery of a large amount of luggage that exceeds the maximum load capacity of the vehicle, the total delivery cart before and after the assignment when assigning the delivery destination carta 51 at the delivery destination. As the number of delivery carts 51... Is adjusted based on the number of carts that can be loaded in the vehicle cart 50 so that the number of delivery carts 51.. It is possible to perform a good dispatch process.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, Of course, many corrections and changes can be added to the said embodiment within the scope of this invention.

1 is a block diagram showing an overall configuration of a vehicle allocation support system according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows a 1st display screen. It is a figure which shows a vehicle carta. It is a figure which shows a 2nd display screen. It is a figure which shows a delivery destination carta. It is a figure which shows the delivery destination carta of another delivery destination. It is a figure which shows the cart for a break. It is a figure which shows the cart for material handling loan and collection. It is a figure which shows an example when the delivery destination carta is allocated with respect to the vehicle carta. It is a figure which shows a state when a mixed mounting process is performed. It is a figure which shows the selection screen for a direction check. It is a figure which shows the selection screen for the delivery cart number adjustment. It is a figure which shows the selection screen for store arrival time check. It is a figure which shows the state of the 1st and 2nd display screen at the time of 1st function execution. It is a figure which shows the state of the 1st and 2nd display screen at the time of 2nd function execution. It is a figure which shows the state of the 1st and 2nd display screen at the time of 3rd function execution. It is a figure which shows the state of the 1st and 2nd display screen at the time of 4th function execution. It is a figure which shows the state of the 1st and 2nd display screen at the time of 5th function execution. It is a figure which shows the state of the 1st and 2nd display screen at the time of 6th function execution. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the dispatch process on the 1st and 2nd display screen of a dispatch process terminal.

Explanation of symbols

  10. .. storage means, 31 .. screen operation means, 35 .. first display screen, 36 .. second display screen, 37 .. allocation column, 40 .. vehicle power display means, 41 .. delivery futures Quantity display means, 43..Vehicle allocation processing means, 47..Quantity adjustment means, 50..Vehicle carta, 51..Destination carta

Claims (4)

A dispatching support system for assigning a plurality of delivery destinations to a plurality of vehicles by a computer,
Storage means (10) for recording vehicle information relating to a plurality of vehicles, delivery destination information relating to a plurality of delivery destinations, and quantity information of a package delivered to each delivery destination;
Vehicle power display means for selectively displaying the vehicle information recorded in the storage means (10) side by side on the first display screen (35) as a vehicle carta (50). (40)
The delivery destination information and the quantity information recorded in the storage means (10) are selectively arranged on the second display screen (36) as delivery destination cartes (51). A delivery future quantity display means (41) for displaying;
By designating the vehicle carta (50) and the delivery destination carta (51) by screen operation means (31) such as a pointing device, respectively, the designated vehicle carta ( 50) an allocation processing unit (51) for allocating and displaying the designated delivery destination carta (51) and erasing the allocated delivery destination carta (51) on the second display screen (36). 43)
The number of carts that can be loaded, which is one of the vehicle information of the designated vehicle carta (50), and the number of delivery carts, which is one of the quantity information of the designated delivery destination carta (51). In comparison, when there is a difference between the number of carts that can be loaded and the number of delivery carts, a quantity adjustment means (47) that adjusts the number of delivery carts of the delivery destination carta (51) according to the difference. Prepared,
This physical quantity adjusting means (47) has the number of carts that can be loaded exceeds the number of delivery carts, and the delivery destination carta (51) of the same delivery destination that is not assigned on the second display screen (36). Is present, the number of delivery carts of the delivery destination carta (51) of the same delivery destination is compared with the difference, and the number of delivery carts of the delivery destination carta (51) of the same delivery destination exceeds the difference. When there is a difference, a difference is subtracted from the number of delivery carts of the delivery destination carta (51) of the same delivery destination and displayed, and the delivery carta (51) designated for the designated vehicle carta (50) is displayed. A function that assigns the number of delivery carts to the number of carts that can be loaded,
When the number of delivery carts of the delivery destination carta (51) of the same delivery destination is less than the difference, the delivery destination carta (51) of the same delivery destination is erased from the second display screen (36), and A function of adding the number of delivery carts of the delivery destination carta (51) of the same delivery destination to the number of delivery carts of the delivery destination carta (51) designated for the designated vehicle carta (50),
Specified if the number of carts that can be loaded exceeds the number of delivery carts and there is no delivery destination carta (51) of the same delivery destination that is not assigned on the second display screen (36) A function of assigning the delivery destination carta (51) designated to the vehicle carta (50) as it is;
If the number of carts that can be loaded is less than the number of delivery carts and there is a delivery destination carta (51) of the same delivery destination that is not assigned on the second display screen (36), the same delivery destination The difference is added to the number of delivery carts of the delivery destination carta (51) and displayed, and the number of delivery carts of the designated delivery destination carta (51) can be loaded on the designated vehicle carta (50) A function to change and assign to the number of carts,
If the number of carts that can be loaded is less than the number of delivery carts and there is no delivery destination carta (51) of the same delivery destination that is not assigned on the second display screen (36), the difference is calculated. The new delivery destination carta (51) of the same delivery destination as the number of delivery carts is additionally displayed on the second display screen (36), and the delivery destination designated for the designated vehicle carta (50) A vehicle dispatching support system comprising a function of changing and assigning the number of carts (51) to the number of carts that can be loaded.   When the delivery destination carta (51) is displayed, the delivery destination quantity display means (41) is a delivery cart in which the number of carts that can be loaded on a vehicle to be dispatched, which is one of the delivery destination information, is one of the quantity information. When the number is less than the number, one or a plurality of delivery destination cartas (51) in which the number of carts allowed to be dispatched vehicles is set as the number of delivery carts, and the surplus smaller than the number of carts allowed to be dispatched vehicles is the number of delivery carts 2. The vehicle allocation support system according to claim 1, wherein the distribution destination carta (51) is displayed separately.   The physical quantity adjusting means (47) includes a delivery destination carta (51) of the same delivery destination whose number of carts that can be loaded is less than the number of delivery carts and that is not assigned on the second display screen (36). If a difference is added to the number of delivery carts of the delivery destination carta (51) of the same delivery destination, the number of delivery carts after the addition is the vehicle allocation allowable vehicle in the delivery destination carta (51) of the same delivery destination. When the number of carts that can be loaded is exceeded, a new delivery destination carta (51) of the same delivery destination with the surplus exceeding the number of delivery carts is additionally displayed on the second display screen (36), and the same delivery is further displayed. The number of delivery carts of the previous delivery destination carta (51) is displayed as the number of carts that can be loaded with a vehicle that can be dispatched, and the delivery destination carta (51) designated for the designated vehicle carta (50). Dispatch support system according to claim 2, comprising a allocated to change the shipping cart number stackable basket number function.   The vehicle power display means (40) displays the vehicle carta (50)... Arranged side by side in the vertical or horizontal direction of the first display screen (35) and corresponds to the vehicle carta (50). The distribution column (37) of the delivery destination carta (51) is displayed side by side in the horizontal or vertical direction of the first display screen (35), and the delivery destination quantity display means (41) 4. The vehicle allocation support system according to claim 1, wherein the delivery destination carta (51) is displayed in a matrix on the second display screen (36).