JP6564246B2 - Management system and pallet - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a management system and a pallet used for transporting cardboard and the like.

A pallet is used for placing or sorting articles when conveying articles or the like (for example, Patent Document 1).
This pallet is also used to transport cardboard. However, since the article called cardboard is sturdy and inexpensive, the handling of the pallet is not careful.
In addition, from the viewpoint of handling packaging materials and containers called cardboard, purchasers who purchase cardboard are regarded as containers that can also use pallets, and there is a special circumstance that pallets are often not returned to cardboard companies.

In view of such a situation, the cardboard company tried to perform management using an IC tag based on the conventional technology so that the collection of the pallet can be confirmed (for example, Patent Document 2).
However, the handling of the cardboard pallet is not polite, and a failure of the IC tag or the like occurs, so that it cannot be easily adopted.

Japanese Patent No. 5336866

Japanese Patent No. 4841817

  Therefore, the present invention provides a management system and a pallet that enable computer management in the corrugated cardboard industry where it is difficult to employ an IC chip despite the fact that the pallet is often not returned.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention uses the following means.
(Invention of Claim 1)
The invention according to claim 1 is a management system for collecting the pallets after placing the cardboards on a pallet and delivering them to a corresponding customer, wherein the cardboard is provided with a shelf label having product information. The management system includes a tag having ID information and a barcode, and the management system includes a product information reading unit, a tag reading wireless unit, a barcode reading unit, a customer information input unit, an information association unit, and an information storage unit. And the management means, the product information reading means is means for reading the product information on the cardboard, and the tag reading wireless means and / or the barcode reading means is means for reading the ID information of the pallet, and the customer information input The means is means for the user to input customer information, and the information association means is means for associating each of the product information, the ID information and the customer information. There, the information storage means is a means for storing and unloading a collection status of each information and pallet ID associated with the product information and the ID information and customer information, managing means, the shipment information to customers associated cardboard A management step, a delivery step for confirming the ID of the delivery pallet used for placing the cardboard, a collection step for confirming the ID of the pallet collected from the customer, a collation step for collating the delivery pallet ID and the collection pallet ID, An uncollected confirmation step for informing a pallet ID that has not been collected as a result of the collation, a customer information contacting step for informing customer information associated with the uncollected pallet ID, an inventory adjustment step for performing based on inventory pallet information and cardboard product information It is a means, inventory adjustment step, cardboard Policy that you have at least stock production Characterized in that it comprises the step of replace shelf labels and the shelf label stock production and cardboard case shelf label stock products shipped.
(Invention of Claim 2)
The invention according to claim 2 is the invention according to claim 1 , characterized in that the tag reading radio means and / or the barcode reading means collectively read at least two pallets stacked at the time of collection.

(Invention of Claim 3)
According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a pallet used in the management system according to the second aspect, wherein the pallet includes a tag and a barcode on at least one side surface.
(Invention of Claim 4)
A fourth aspect of the present invention is the pallet according to the third aspect, wherein the tag includes an attachment surface and a visual recognition surface, and the barcode is provided on the visual recognition surface.
(Invention of Claim 5)
A fifth aspect of the present invention is the pallet according to the fourth aspect , wherein the tag is subjected to resin processing and is waterproof.
(Invention of Claim 6)
Invention of Claim 6 is the pallet described in Claim 5, Comprising: The said pallet is a substantially rectangular parallelepiped, 2 sets of opposing side surfaces are provided, and a tag is provided on the both opposing side surfaces of the 1st set, 2 sets A handwritten portion is provided on at least one of the side surfaces facing each other.

(Effect of the Invention of Claim 1)
With the invention of claim 1, wherein, it is possible to prevent uncollected pallets used for cardboard (loss), it is possible to suppress the cost of additional purchase, can trace the cardboard on the pallet, Inventory can be adjusted. It is possible to grasp the products on the pallet in the manufacturing process and transshipment of products from pallet to pallet.
(Effect of invention of Claim 2)
According to the second aspect of the present invention , the stacked pallet tags and barcodes can be sequentially read and confirmed using an RF scanner and a handy terminal.

(Effect of invention of Claim 3)
According to the third aspect of the invention , a plurality of stacked pallet side faces can be read at a time.
(Effect of invention of Claim 4)
When the invention according to claim 4 is used, by providing a bar code on the surface of the tag attached to the pallet, mistakes such as incorrect insertion of the pallet ID are reduced. Also, when the pallet has reached the end of its service life, it can be easily replaced.
(Effect of invention of Claim 5)
When the invention according to claim 5 is used, the tag does not break down even on rainy days.
(Effect of invention of Claim 6)
According to the sixth aspect of the present invention , it is possible to deal with a case where a handwritten column is provided on the palette and the tag and the barcode cannot be used at the same time.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing movement of a pallet in the cardboard industry. FIG. 2 is an overall perspective view of the pallet. FIG. 3 is an overall perspective view of a pallet on which cardboard is placed. FIG. 4 is a side view of the forklift that moves the pallet. FIG. 5 is a side view of a truck that transports pallets. FIG. 6 is a function list of the management apparatus of the management system. FIG. 7 is a display screen and input screen diagram of the management system. FIG. 8 is a drawing showing the flow of inventory adjustment.

  The management system and pallet of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings showing examples.

[1. About the basic purpose of the management system)
FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing the movement of the pallet 1 in the cardboard industry, and FIG. 2 is an overall perspective view of the pallet 1. FIG. 3 is an overall perspective view of the pallet on which the cardboard 2 is placed.
As shown in FIG. 1, in the cardboard industry, each cardboard supplier D places the cardboard 2 on the pallet 1, moves it to the customer C using the outbound track T1, etc., and then delivers the pallet 1 to the return track T2, etc. Used to be recovered. In the aforementioned delivery and collection, the use of the forward forklift F1 can be exemplified as a method of loading the pallet 1 and the cardboard 2 onto the forward truck T1. Similarly, as a method for lowering the pallet 1 from the return track T2, the return forklift F2 can be exemplified. An operator may move the pallet 1 without using a forklift (F1 or F2).
In order to manage the pallet 1 and the cardboard 2, the cardboard 2 is provided with a shelf label 20 having product information, the pallet 1 is provided with a tag 3 having ID information and a bar code 5, and the management system includes product information reading means. A tag reading wireless means, a barcode reading means, a customer information input means, an information association means, an information storage means, and a management means.

[2. About Pallet 1]
As shown in FIG. 2, the pallet 1 is a substantially rectangular parallelepiped and includes two sets of opposing side surfaces 10, 11, 12, and 13, and includes a tag 3 on the first set of opposing side surfaces 10 and 11. The handwritten portion 4 is provided on at least one of the opposing side surfaces 12 and 13. Although the tag 3 and the barcode 5 may be provided on at least one side surface 10, it is preferable that the tag 3 and the barcode 5 are provided on both the side surfaces 10 and 11. A tag 3 and a bar code 5 record and indicate ID information of the pallet 1. This ID information can also be handwritten in the handwritten portion 4 with a spray or the like.
The size of the pallet 1 can be exemplified by a typical T11 type (1100 mm × 1100 mm × 144 mm) pallet, but can be a size according to the plan of each country, each industry, and each industry. Examples of the material of the pallet 1 include synthetic resin (polypropylene, polyethylene), wooden, metal, and paper. The pallet 1 is preferably made of a durable synthetic resin that does not absorb the electromagnetic waves of the tag 3.

[3. About Tag 3]
As shown in FIG. 2, the tag 3 is provided on at least one side surface 10, and includes an attachment surface, a visual recognition surface 30, and a screw hole 31. The attachment surface of the tag 3 screwed using the screw hole 31 is a surface that contacts the side surface 10, and the visual recognition surface 30 is the back surface of the attachment surface. It is preferable to provide the barcode 5 on the viewing surface 30 of the tag 3. If the bar code 5 is a two-dimensional code, larger data can be used.
As the tag 3 having the barcode 5 on the viewing surface 30 and incorporating the IC chip, the tag 3 created by the SATO EV212R-RFID printer can be exemplified.
Further, the tag 3 is preferably a resin-processed and waterproof, and the LOGIBASIC (registered trademark) of Sato Material Co., Ltd. can be exemplified as the tag 3 waterproofed with a polyacetal resin. The size of the waterproof tag 3 is 62.0 mm × 90.0 mm × 4.3 mm. The barcode 5 can be attached to the viewing surface 30 of the waterproof tag 3.
When the waterproof tag 3 is used, even if the pallet 1 is periodically cleaned, the information on the tag 3 is difficult to erase.
When used under more severe conditions, the bar code 5 can be printed on an aluminum plate to form a tag 3 only for bar code recognition. The bar code 5 may be stamped on an aluminum plate.

[4. Product information reading means]
As shown in FIG. 3, the cardboard 2 placed on the pallet 1 includes a shelf label 20. On the shelf label 20, the product information of the cardboard 2 is indicated by a barcode (information different from the barcode 5 of the pallet 1).
Accordingly, the product information reading means is the RF scanner 6 or the handy terminal 7 that reads the product information indicated on the shelf label 20, and the read information is associated with the ID information of the pallet 1 by the information association means and is stored in the information storage. Stored in the means.

[5. About tag reading radio means and bar code reading means. # 1. ]
FIG. 4 is a side view of the forklift that moves the pallet.
As shown in FIG. 4, the tag 3 and the barcode 5 are continuously arranged on the side surface of the stacked pallets 1. As described above, when the worker performs a reading operation in a mode in which the pallet 1 is overlaid on the forklifts F (F1, F2), a plurality of tags 3 and a plurality of barcodes 5 indicating ID information of the pallet 1 are displayed. Can be collectively read by the RF scanner 6 serving as a tag reading radio unit and / or the handy terminal 7 serving as a bar code reading unit. The read information is stored in the information storage means.
The handy terminal 7 shown in FIG. 4 may be dedicated for barcodes, or may use a smartphone camera function. It is preferable that the reading is performed by both the RF scanner 6 serving as a tag reading wireless unit and the handy terminal 7 serving as a barcode reading unit. In this way, even if data cannot be read due to data corruption of the tag 3 or contamination of the bar code 5, one of the data can be read.
Even when it is impossible to read both the tag 3 and the bar code 5, the operator can input by visually observing the handwritten portion 4.

[6. About tag reading radio means and bar code reading means. # 2. ]
FIG. 5 is a side view of a truck for transporting pallets.
Even when the pallet 1 is placed on the track T (T1, T2), the ID information of the pallet 1 can be read as in the case of placing the forklift F (F1, F2).
The forklifts F (F1, F2) are often used at the time of shipment (forklift F1 in FIG. 1) in which the corrugated cardboard 2 is placed on the pallet 1 and the weight is large (forklift F1 in FIG. 1). Are often not used for forklifts F2). Even in such a case, the RF scanner 6 that is a tag reading wireless unit and / or the handy terminal 7 that is a barcode reading unit can collectively read at least two pallets 1 stacked at the time of collection. it can.

[7. Management system software and hardware)
The management system is configured by using the hardware described below together with database management software. As database management software (part of management means described later), a relational database management system such as Microsoft Office Access (registered trademark), Oracle Darase (registered trademark), or ALTIBASE (registered trademark) can be used.
FIG. 6 shows a list of functions of the management apparatus of the management system, and FIG. 7 shows specific display screens and input screens.

[8. About customer information input means)
The customer information input means is means for a user to input customer information into a database in the information storage means of the management system. Specific examples of the customer information input means include manual input with a keyboard and automatic input by optical scanning of a business card.

[9. About information association means]
The information association means is means for associating each of the product information, the ID information, and the customer information, and is associated with each input content of the database software.
Specifically, as shown in FIG. 7, a NO (number) serving as a pallet ID is associated with a pallet type, a delivery date, a delivery date, a delivery destination, product information of the cardboard 2, and the like.

[10. Information storage means]
The information storage means is means for storing product information, ID information, customer information, and association information. Specifically, a magnetic disk or a flash memory can be exemplified.
The information storage means preferably stores the delivery and collection status of each pallet ID.

[11. Management methods]
The management means manages shipping information to the customer C associated with the cardboard 2, checks the ID of the shipping pallet 1 used for placing the cardboard 2, and the ID of the pallet 1 collected from the customer C A collection step for confirming the delivery, a collation step for collating the delivery pallet ID and the collection pallet ID, an uncollection confirmation step for notifying the uncollected pallet ID as a result of the collation, and a customer notifying customer information associated with the uncollected pallet ID An information communication step.
Specifically, the management means inputs the content read on the shelf label 20 and read by the product information reading means, the ID content of the pallet 1 on which the product (cardboard 2) is placed, and the customer information input means such as a keyboard. It is managed by associating with the contents that have been made.
In the delivery step, the ID of the pallet 1 delivered in the form shown in FIG. 4 or FIG. 5 is confirmed using the tag reading radio means and the barcode reading means at the time of delivery shown in FIG.
In the collecting step, the ID of the pallet 1 collected in the mode shown in FIG. 4 or 5 is confirmed using the tag reading radio means and the barcode reading means at the time of collecting shown in FIG.
The collation step collates whether or not the delivered pallet 1 and the collected pallet 1 input to the database are the same.
The uncollected confirmation step outputs information on the uncollected pallet if the unloading and the collected pallets are not the same in the above-described collation step.
The customer information contact step outputs information for contacting the notification destination of the pallet 1 shown in FIG. Sending mail and creating postcards / envelopes can be automated.

[12. About inventory adjustment steps]
The information storage means may store the delivery and collection status of each pallet ID, and the management means may be a management system including an inventory adjustment step performed based on inventory pallet information and cardboard product information.
Specifically, by associating the pallet ID with the merchandise information of the shelf label 20, inventory adjustment such as inventory can be easily performed. FIG. 8 shows a specific flow of inventory adjustment.

C Customer D Cardboard supplier F Forklift (F1 Outward F2 Return)
T track (T1 outbound T2 return)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pallet 10 Side surface 11 Side surface 12 2nd group side surface 13 2nd group side surface 2 Cardboard 20 Shelf label 3 Tag 30 View surface 31 Screw hole 4 Handwritten part 5 Bar code 6 RF scanner 7 Handy terminal

Claims (6)

A management system for collecting the pallet (1) after placing the cardboard (2) on the pallet (1) and leaving the cardboard (1),
The cardboard (2) includes a shelf label (20) having product information, and the pallet (1) includes a tag (3) having ID information and a barcode (5).
The management system includes product information reading means, tag reading wireless means, bar code reading means, customer information input means, information association means, information storage means, and management means,
The product information reading means is means for reading the product information of the cardboard (2),
The tag reading radio means and / or the barcode reading means are means for reading the ID information of the pallet (1),
Customer information input means is a means for the user to input customer information,
The information association means is means for associating each of the product information, the ID information, and the customer information,
The information storage means is means for storing product information, ID information, customer information, association information, and the delivery and collection status of each pallet ID ,
The management means manages shipping information to the customer (C) associated with the cardboard (2),
A delivery step for confirming the ID of the delivery pallet (1) used for placing the cardboard (2);
A collection step for confirming the ID of the pallet (1) collected from the customer (C);
A collation step for collating the delivery pallet ID and the collection pallet ID;
An uncollected confirmation step for notifying the uncollected pallet ID as a result of verification;
A customer information contact step for informing customer information associated with the uncollected pallet ID;
An inventory adjustment step based on inventory pallet information and cardboard product information ,
The inventory adjustment step is at least
Cardboard sheet shelf tags produced in stock and cardboard case shelf tags produced in stock
It is equipped with a process to change to the shelf label of products shipped in stock
Management system characterized by that. 2. The management system according to claim 1, wherein the tag reading radio means and / or the barcode reading means read at least two pallets (1) stacked at the time of collection. The pallet (1) used for the management system according to claim 2, wherein the pallet comprises a tag (3) and a barcode (5) on at least one side. The pallet according to claim 3, wherein the tag (3) includes an attachment surface and a viewing surface (30), and the barcode (5) is provided on the viewing surface (30). The pallet according to claim 4, wherein the tag (3) is resin-processed and waterproof. The pallet (1) is a substantially rectangular parallelepiped and includes two sets of opposing side surfaces (10, 11, 12, 13), and includes a tag (3) on both opposing side surfaces (10, 11) of the first set. 6. The pallet according to claim 5 , wherein a handwritten part (4) is provided on at least one of the opposing side surfaces (12, 13) of the set.

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