JP7086228B2 - Warehousing / delivery management device, warehousing / delivery management system, warehousing / delivery management method and program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a warehousing / delivery management device, a warehousing / delivery management system, a warehousing / delivery management method, and a program.

Warehouses that store goods include bucket-type automated warehouses, pallet-type automated warehouses, fixed shelves, and direct placement, depending on conditions such as the packaging of goods, the storage capacity required of the warehouse, and the delivery capacity that meets the required delivery date. There are various storage forms of. Often, one warehouse has multiple forms of storage. Therefore, it is required to improve the efficiency of warehousing / delivery work in a warehouse having a plurality of storage forms. Patent Document 1 discloses a distribution center management system that centrally manages inventories of a plurality of warehouses having different storage forms.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 6-127611

The distribution center management system described in Patent Document 1 is intended to maintain accurate inventory data, and does not have a function of outputting instructions for warehousing / delivery work. Therefore, even if the inventory management technique described in Patent Document 1 is applied to a warehouse having a plurality of storage forms, the efficiency of warehousing / delivery work cannot be improved.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to improve the efficiency of warehousing / delivery work in a warehouse having a plurality of storage forms.

In order to achieve the above object, the warehousing / delivery management device according to the present invention manages warehousing / delivery of goods to a warehouse having a plurality of storage modes. The warehousing / delivery management device includes a reference setting unit, a storage unit, a warehousing instruction unit, a warehousing / delivery instruction unit, and an instruction information output unit. The standard setting unit is a storage form in which the man-hours for the warehousing / delivery work are reduced based on the man-hour master data indicating the man-hours required for the warehousing / delivery work of the goods for each storage form and the warehousing record information indicating the warehousing record of the goods in the warehouse. Create article master data for each article, including the reference inventory for each article. The storage unit stores the article master data. When the warehousing instruction unit acquires the information indicating the goods to be stored in the warehouse, the warehousing instruction unit receives the goods to be stored in the warehouse based on the goods master data and the inventory information indicating the inventory quantity of the goods in the warehouse according to the current storage type. , The storage form that has the closest distribution to the ratio of the standard inventory for each storage form is determined, and the warehousing instruction information instructing the warehousing in the determined storage form is generated. When the delivery instruction unit acquires the information indicating the goods to be delivered from the warehouse, the inventory allocation is made based on the inventory information to satisfy the condition that the man-hours for the delivery work of the goods to be delivered from the warehouse are reduced, and the allocated inventory is released. Generates the delivery instruction information to be instructed. The instruction information output unit outputs warehousing instruction information and warehousing instruction information.

According to the present invention, the warehousing instruction information for instructing warehousing in a storage form that is the closest to the ratio of the standard inventory for each storage form in which the man-hours for warehousing / delivery work is reduced is output. , The man-hours for the warehousing / delivery work can be reduced by outputting the warehousing instruction information instructing the warehousing of the inventory allocated by the inventory allocation that satisfies the condition that the man-hours for the warehousing work are reduced. It is possible to streamline the warehousing / delivery work in.

The figure which shows the structure of the warehousing / delivery management system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. The figure which shows the functional configuration example of the warehousing / delivery management apparatus which concerns on embodiment. The figure which shows the functional composition example of the standard setting part which concerns on embodiment. The figure which shows the functional composition example of the warehousing instruction part which concerns on embodiment. The figure which shows the functional composition example of the delivery instruction part which concerns on embodiment. The figure which shows the example of the man-hour master data created by the man-hour master data registration part which concerns on embodiment. The figure which shows the example of the product master data created by the product master data registration part which concerns on embodiment. The figure explaining the packing form of the product which concerns on embodiment The figure which shows the example of the product master data completed by the inventory breakdown registration part which concerns on embodiment. The figure which shows the example of the post-sorting method Diagram showing an example of the pre-sorting method The figure which shows the example of the picking performance information of the selected 1 day which concerns on embodiment. A diagram showing an example of inventory allocation that satisfies the first-in first-out condition and the quantity matching condition in the case of picking quantity 9. A diagram showing an example of inventory allocation that satisfies the first-in first-out condition and the quantity matching condition in the case of the picking quantity 24. A diagram showing an example of inventory allocation that satisfies the first-in first-out condition and the fraction priority condition in the case of the picking quantity of 12. The figure which shows the example of the inventory allocation which minimizes the picking man-hours under the first-in first-out condition in the case of the picking quantity 12. A flowchart showing a reference setting process according to an embodiment Flow chart showing warehousing instruction processing according to the embodiment Flow chart showing delivery instruction processing according to the embodiment The figure which shows an example of the hardware configuration of the warehousing / delivery management apparatus which concerns on embodiment.

Hereinafter, the warehousing / delivery management device, the warehousing / delivery management system, the warehousing / delivery management method, and the program according to the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The same or corresponding parts in the figure are designated by the same reference numerals.

This embodiment is an example of a warehousing / delivery management system that streamlines the warehousing / delivery work of products in a warehouse having a bucket and a pallet as storage modes at a product production site. As shown in FIG. 1, the warehousing / delivery management system 100 includes a warehousing / delivery management device 1 for managing warehousing / delivery of products, and a worker terminal 2 used by warehousing / delivery workers and warehousing / delivery workers. The warehousing / delivery management device 1 is connected to a production management system 3 that manages the production of products and an order management system 4 that manages the order of products.

When the warehousing / delivery control device 1 receives the production completion information indicating the quantity of the products whose production has been completed in the factory F from the production control system 3, the warehousing / delivery control device 1 sends the warehousing instruction information instructing the warehousing of the products whose production has been completed to the warehouse W. It is transmitted to the worker terminal 2 used by the warehousing worker who performs the warehousing work. A product that has been produced is an example of an item that is stored in a warehouse. The production completion information is an example of information indicating the goods to be stored in the warehouse.

When the warehousing / delivery management device 1 receives the picking instruction information instructing the picking of the ordered product from the order management system 4, the warehousing / delivery management device 1 performs the warehousing operation from the warehouse W with the warehousing instruction information instructing the warehousing of the product instructed to be picked. It is transmitted to the worker terminal 2 used by the delivery worker. The product instructed to pick is an example of an item leaving the warehouse. The picking instruction information is an example of information indicating an article to be delivered from the warehouse.

The worker terminal 2 outputs the warehousing instruction information and the warehousing instruction information received from the warehousing / delivery management device 1. The output method may be screen display, audio output, or printout. Alternatively, these output methods may be combined. There may be a plurality of worker terminals 2. The worker terminal 2 may be carried by each worker, or may be provided in the factory F and the warehouse W.

Here, the configuration of the warehousing / delivery management device 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the warehousing / delivery management device 1 has, as a functional configuration, a reference setting unit 11 for creating master data for generating warehousing instruction information and warehousing instruction information, and generating warehousing instruction information and warehousing instruction information. The storage unit 12 that stores various information for storing the information, the warehousing instruction unit 13 that receives the production completion information from the production management system 3 and generates the warehousing instruction information, and the warehousing instruction unit 13 that receives the picking instruction information from the order management system 4. , A warehousing instruction unit 14 for generating warehousing instruction information, and an instruction information output unit 15 for transmitting warehousing instruction information and warehousing instruction information to the worker terminal 2.

The reference setting unit 11 creates man-hour master data and product master data for generating warehousing instruction information and warehousing instruction information based on various information stored in the storage unit 12. The detailed functional configuration of the reference setting unit 11 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, the reference setting unit 11 includes a man-hour master data registration unit 111 for creating man-hour master data, a product master data registration unit 112 for creating product master data, and a reference for each storage mode in the product master data. It is provided with an inventory breakdown registration unit 113 for registering inventory. The standard inventory is a standard inventory amount of products stored in the warehouse W.

The man-hour master data registration unit 111 creates man-hour master data 121 indicating the man-hours required for the warehousing / delivery work for each storage mode. FIG. 6 shows an example of man-hour master data 121. The storage unit 12 stores the man-hour master data 121 created by the man-hour master data registration unit 111. In the example of FIG. 6, the man-hour master data 121 has items of “warehousing man-hours”, “picking man-hours”, and “sorting man-hours”. The man-hours for each work are calculated using, for example, the standard time of the time study of the IE (Industrial Engineering) method.

The “man-hours for warehousing” is the man-hours for warehousing work in which products whose production has been completed at the factory F are handled, loaded on a bucket or pallet, and stored in the warehouse W. The man-hours for warehousing work differ depending on the storage form. In addition, the warehousing man-hours may differ depending on the packaging, which is the packaging in which the product is packed. In the example of FIG. 6, the warehousing man-hours for each of the packed packages PS1 to PS4 are registered for each storage mode. If the packing style of all products is the same, or if the warehousing man-hours do not change depending on the packing style, it is not necessary to divide the warehousing man-hours for each packing style.

The "picking man-hour" is the man-hour of the picking work for taking out the product from the warehouse W, which is included in the shipping work. The man-hours for picking work differ depending on the storage mode. Picking operations include "all picking" in which products are delivered as they are in a bucket or pallet, and "partial picking" in which only the required quantity of products are taken out from a bucket or pallet and shipped. In the example of FIG. 6, the picking man-hours for full picking and partial picking are registered for each storage mode. Regarding partial picking, if the man-hours differ depending on whether the product is unpacked and picked, or if picking is possible in the packed state, the man-hour master data registration unit 111 will perform the case in each case. Register the picking man-hours separately.

The "sorting man-hour" is the man-hour of the sorting work included in the shipping work, which sorts the products according to the direction in which the products are taken out from the warehouse W and then shipped. The man-hours for sorting work differ depending on the storage form. In the example of FIG. 6, the sorting manpower is registered for each storage form.

The man-hour master data 121 may be stored in advance in the storage unit 12 or may be acquired from the outside. In this case, the reference setting unit 11 does not have to include the man-hour master data registration unit 111.

Returning to FIG. 3, the product master data registration unit 112 creates product master data 124 indicating the packing form for each product, the maximum load capacity for each storage form, and the standard inventory of the products to be stored in the warehouse W. The product master data registration unit 112 sends the created product master data 124 to the inventory breakdown registration unit 113. FIG. 7 shows an example of the product master data 124. In the example of FIG. 7, the product master data 124 has items of "product", "packing form", "bucket loading number", "pallet loading number", and "standard inventory". "Product" is information that identifies a product. The "packed package" is the package in which the product is packed. The "bucket loading number" is the maximum loading number of products in one bucket. The "pallet loading number" is the maximum loading number of products on one pallet. The "standard inventory" is the standard inventory of products stored in the warehouse W.

The product master data registration unit 112 acquires information indicating "product", "packaging form", "bucket loading number", and "pallet loading number" from the design information 122 indicating the product specifications stored in the storage unit 12. , Registered in the product master data 124. The storage unit 12 may store the design information 122 in advance, or may store the design information 122 acquired from the production control system 3. As shown in FIG. 8, the “packed package” includes, for example, a “packing dimension” which is the size of the product in the packed state and a “packing weight” which is the weight of the product in the packed state. It is defined by the "number of packages", which is the number of products that can be packed together. In the "packing dimensions", L indicates the length, W indicates the width, and H indicates the height.

If the packaging of all products is the same, or if the warehousing man-hours do not change depending on the packaging, the product master data 124 may not include the item of "packing". However, when the picking man-hours are registered in the man-hour master data 121 separately for the case where the packed product is unpacked and picked and the case where the picking is possible in the packed state, the product master data 124 is Includes the item of "Packing quantity" of "Packing packaging".

Returning to FIG. 7, the product master data registration unit 112 calculates the reference inventory from the actual information 123 indicating the order record of the product stored in the storage unit 12, and registers it in the product master data 124. The storage unit 12 may store the actual information 123 in advance, or may store the actual information 123 acquired from the order management system 4. The standard inventory is, for example, the amount of inventory required to prevent shortages. The product master data registration unit 112 calculates the standard inventory using, for example, a formula such as standard inventory = average shipment amount × standard inventory rate, standard inventory = safety factor × standard deviation of shipment amount × square value of lead time. Alternatively, the order management system 4 may calculate the reference inventory, and the product master data registration unit 112 may acquire information indicating the reference inventory from the order management system 4.

Returning to FIG. 3, the inventory breakdown registration unit 113 calculates the standard inventory for each storage mode in which the man-hours for the warehousing / delivery work are reduced based on the actual information 123 and the man-hour master data 121 stored in the storage unit 12. As shown in FIG. 9, the inventory breakdown registration unit 113 adds the product master data 124 received from the product master data registration unit 112 to the “bucket standard inventory” which is the standard inventory for each storage mode in which the man-hours for the warehousing / delivery work are reduced. And "pallet standard inventory" is registered, and the product master data 124 is completed. The storage unit 12 stores the product master data 124 completed by the inventory breakdown registration unit 113. The product master data 124 is an example of the article master data. The storage unit 12 does not have to store the product master data 124. For example, the storage device of the production control system 3 may store the product master data 124.

Here, a method of determining the standard inventory for each storage mode in which the man-hours for the warehousing / delivery work are reduced will be described with reference to FIGS. 10A, 10B, and 11. The performance information 123 includes picking performance information that summarizes the quantity of products picked for each batch time by the picking method adopted in the warehouse W. The picking method includes a "post-sorting method" in which products are picked and then sorted by shipping direction, and a "pre-sorting method" in which products are picked by shipping direction and no sorting work is required after picking. be. The batch time is a period in which the order management system 4 collectively instructs picking of the products ordered during that period. The picking record information is an example of the issue record information. The batch time of the "post-sorting method" and the batch time of the "pre-sorting method" will be described with reference to FIGS. 10A and 10B.

In the "post-sorting method" shown in FIG. 10A, all the products to all the shipping areas ordered in the batch time BT1 from 8 o'clock to 9 o'clock are picked together. The same applies to batch time BT2 from 10:00 to 11:00, batch time BT3 from 12:00 to 13:00, BT4 from 14:00 to 15:00, and BT5 from 16:00 to 17:00. Pick all products for all shipping areas ordered at the time.

In the "pre-sorting method" shown in FIG. 10B, for example, the products to be shipped to the direction D1 ordered in the batch time BT1 from 8 o'clock to 9 o'clock are picked together. Similarly for the batch time BT4 from 10:00 to 11:00, the batch time BT7 from 12:00 to 13:00, and the batch time BT10 from 14:00 to 17:00, go to the direction D1 that received the order for each batch time. Pick all the products to be shipped together. The same applies to batch time BT2 from 8:00 to 10:00, batch time BT5 from 11:00 to 12:00, batch time BT8 from 13:00 to 14:00, and batch time BT11 from 15:00 to 17:00. In addition, all the products to be shipped to the direction D2 that received the order at each batch time are picked together. The same applies to the batch time BT3 from 8:00 to 11:00, the batch time BT6 from 12:00 to 13:00, the batch time BT9 from 14:00 to 15:00, and the batch time BT12 from 16:00 to 17:00. In addition, all the products to be shipped to the direction D3 that received the order at each batch time are picked together.

The longer the batch time, the higher the picking efficiency, but since there is a delivery deadline to the carrier based on the delivery date of the product, the order management system 4 is based on the delivery deadline to the carrier and the man-hours required for the delivery work. Set the batch time.

Returning to FIG. 3, the inventory breakdown registration unit 113 performs the following procedure based on the actual information 123 and the man-hour master data 121 stored in the storage unit 12, for each storage mode in which the man-hours for the warehousing / delivery work are reduced for each product. Calculate the standard inventory. The following procedure is a procedure when the warehouse W adopts the "pre-sorting method".

Step 1: From the picking record information of the target period included in the record information 123 stored in the storage unit 12, a representative one-day picking record information is selected. Alternatively, one day's average picking record information may be generated by averaging the quantity of each product picked for each batch time of the picking record information of each day. The target period may be the entire period, may be set by the user, or may be predetermined. A typical method for selecting one-day picking record information may be, for example, selected by the user and input to the inventory breakdown registration unit 113, or for each batch time of the picking record information for each day in the target period. The daily picking performance information closest to the daily average picking performance information obtained by averaging the quantity of each picked product may be selected.
Step 2: With reference to the man-hour master data 121, the target product for which the standard stock for each storage form of the typical one-day picking record information selected in step 1 or the generated daily average picking record information is calculated. The total of the warehousing man-hours and the picking man-hours for each batch time is calculated in two ways, one for the bucket and the other for the pallet. The target product for which the standard inventory for each storage form is calculated is hereinafter referred to as the target product.
Step 3: Compare the total of warehousing man-hours and picking man-hours between the case of warehousing and warehousing with a bucket and the case of warehousing and warehousing with a pallet at each batch time, and select the smaller storage form.
Step 4: Aggregate the quantity of the target product for which the bucket is selected and the quantity of the target product for which the pallet is selected, and calculate the ratio.
Step 5: Multiply the standard inventory of the target product by the ratio obtained in step 4 to calculate the standard inventory of the bucket and the standard inventory of the pallet.

A procedure for calculating the standard inventory for each storage mode in which the man-hours for the warehousing / delivery work are reduced will be specifically described with reference to FIGS. 6, 7, and 11. In the following description, the target product is referred to as product P1. FIG. 11 shows an example of picking performance information of a typical day selected in step 1. In the example of FIG. 11, the picking performance information has the items of "order number", "batch time", "product", "direction", and "quantity". The "order number" is a number that identifies the order of the product. "Batch time" is a batch time in which the order is summarized. A "product" is a product ordered in the order. The "direction" is the direction in which the product ordered in the order concerned is shipped. "Quantity" is the quantity of products ordered in the order. In step 2, the inventory breakdown registration unit 113 refers to the man-hour master data 121 stored in the storage unit 12, and sets the total of the warehousing man-hours and the picking man-hours of the product P1 of the picking record information shown in FIG. 11 for each batch time as a bucket. It is calculated in two ways, one is when the goods are put in and out with the pallet, and the other is when the goods are put in and out with the pallet.

An example of calculating the total of the warehousing man-hours and the picking man-hours in the batch time BT1 of the product P1 will be described on behalf of the case of warehousing and warehousing in the bucket. The total quantity of the products P1 summarized in the batch time BT1 is 22 + 180 = 202. First, the warehousing man-hours for the batch time BT1 of the product P1 are calculated. In the product master data 124 shown in FIG. 7, the package of the product P1 is PS1, and the number of buckets loaded is 25. With reference to the man-hour master data 121 shown in FIG. 6, the warehousing man-hours of the packed package PS1 in the case of a bucket is 0.75. Therefore, in the case of a bucket, the warehousing man-hours in the batch time BT1 is 202 ÷ 25 × 0.75 = 6.06.

Subsequently, the picking man-hours in the batch time BT1 of the product P1 are calculated. With reference to the man-hour master data 121 shown in FIG. 6, the picking man-hour for full picking is 0.7 and the picking man-hour for partial picking is 0.8 in the case of a bucket. Since the number of buckets loaded is 25, when 202 products P1 are delivered, the picking work is 8 times of take-out picking and 1 time of partial picking. Therefore, the picking man-hour in the batch time BT1 in the case of the bucket is 8 × 0.7 + 1 × 0.8 = 6.4. In the case of a bucket, the total of the warehousing man-hours and the picking man-hours in the batch time BT1 of the product P1 is 6.06 + 6.4 = 12.46.

In the man-made master data 121, the picking man-hours for partial picking are registered separately for the case where the packed product is unpacked and picked and the case where the packed product can be picked in the packed state, and the product master data 124. Assuming that the number of packed products in the package of product P1 shown in is 5 pieces, the picking work when shipping 202 products P1 is to take out picking 8 times and unpack the packaged product of partial picking. It is taken out once.

An example of calculating the total of the warehousing man-hours and the picking man-hours in the batch time BT1 of the product P1 will be described on behalf of the case of warehousing and unloading with the pallet. First, the warehousing man-hours for the batch time BT1 of the product P1 are calculated. With reference to the man-hour master data 121 shown in FIG. 6, the warehousing man-hours of the packed package PS1 in the case of a pallet is 1.4. With reference to the product master data 124, the number of pallets loaded on the product P1 is 500. Therefore, in the case of the pallet, the warehousing man-hours in the batch time BT1 is 1 × 1.4 = 1.4.

Subsequently, the picking man-hours in the batch time BT1 of the product P1 are calculated. Referring to the man-hour master data 121 shown in FIG. 6, the picking man-hour for full picking is 2.2 and the picking man-hour for partial picking is 3.1 in the case of the pallet. Since the number of pallets loaded is 500, when 202 products P1 are delivered, the picking operation is one picking operation. Therefore, the picking man-hours in the batch time BT1 in the case of the pallet is 1 × 2.2 = 2.2. In the case of the pallet, the total of the warehousing man-hours and the picking man-hours in the batch time BT1 of the product P1 is 1.4 + 2.2 = 3.6. In this way, the inventory breakdown registration unit 113 calculates the total of the warehousing man-hours and the picking man-hours in all the batch times including the order of the product P1 for each of the case of the bucket and the case of the pallet.

In step 3, the inventory breakdown registration unit 113 compares the total of the warehousing man-hours and the picking man-hours in the case of the bucket and the case of the pallet for each batch time of the product P1 and selects the smaller storage form. For example, in the batch time BT1, the total of the warehousing man-hours and the picking man-hours in the case of the bucket is 12.46, and the total of the warehousing man-hours and the picking man-hours in the case of the pallet is 3.6, so the pallet is selected. In this way, the inventory breakdown registration unit 113 selects the storage form having the smaller total of the warehousing man-hours and the picking man-hours for all the batch times including the order of the product P1.

In step 4, the inventory breakdown registration unit 113 totals the quantity of the product P1 for which the bucket is selected and the quantity of the product P1 for which the pallet is selected, and obtains the ratio. Regarding the picking performance information shown in FIG. 11, when the quantity of the product P1 for which the bucket is selected and the quantity of the product P1 for which the pallet is selected are totaled, the quantity of the product P1 for which the bucket is selected is 30, and the quantity of the product P1 for which the pallet is selected is 30. Is 1310. The ratio of the quantity of the product P1 for which the bucket is selected to the quantity of the product P1 for which the pallet is selected is 30: 1310.

In step 5, the inventory breakdown registration unit 113 divides the standard inventory 3000 of the product P1 at a ratio of 30: 1310 to calculate the bucket standard inventory 67 and the pallet standard inventory 2933 (rounded to the nearest whole number). In this way, the standard inventory for each storage form calculated in steps 1 to 5 is higher than when the standard inventory for each storage form is the same ratio or the ratio of the number of each storage form is used. It is a standard inventory for each storage form that reduces the work man-hours.

When the warehouse W adopts the "post-sorting method", in step 2, the inventory breakdown registration unit 113 refers to the man-hour master data 121, and the warehousing man-hours, picking man-hours, and sorting man-hours for each batch time of the product P1. The total of is calculated in two ways, one for the bucket and the other for the pallet. In step 3, the inventory breakdown registration unit 113 compares the total of the warehousing man-hours, the picking man-hours, and the sorting man-hours in the case of the bucket and the case of the pallet for each batch time of the product P1, and selects the smaller storage form.

Returning to FIG. 2, when the warehousing instruction unit 13 receives the production completion information from the production control system 3, the warehousing instructing the warehousing of the product whose production has been completed indicated by the production completion information is based on the information stored in the storage unit 12. Generate instruction information. The detailed functional configuration of the warehousing instruction unit 13 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, the warehousing instruction unit 13 determines a storage mode that is the closest to the ratio of the standard inventory for each storage mode in which the man-hours for warehousing and delivery work are reduced for the finished products. It includes a warehousing instruction information generation unit 132 that generates warehousing instruction information instructing warehousing of products for which production has been completed in the storage form determined by the storage form determination unit 131. The breakdown ratio of the standard inventory is the ratio of the bucket-based inventory to the pallet-based inventory.

Upon receiving the production completion information from the production control system 3, the storage form determination unit 131 refers to the product master data 124 stored in the storage unit 12 and the inventory information 125 indicating the current inventory of the product in the warehouse W for production. Determine the storage form that is the closest to the ratio of the breakdown of the standard inventory for the products that have been produced as indicated by the completion information. The inventory information 125 includes information indicating the bucket storage inventory stored in the bucket and the pallet storage inventory stored in the pallet.

The method of determining the storage form is based on the pallet. First, the storage form determination unit 131 obtains the ratio of the number of pallet storage stocks and the number of bucket storage stocks for each of the pallet storage patterns in which the number of pallets to be used is 0, fractions 1, 2 ... N. The pallet storage pattern in which the number of pallets used is a fraction is the case where the existing inventory is additionally loaded on the pallet having a fraction. The pallet storage pattern in which the number of pallets used is N is a case where all the finished products are loaded on the pallets. The storage form determination unit 131 determines the number of products to be loaded on the pallet from the pallet storage pattern in which the ratio of the number of items stored in the pallet to which the current inventory is added to the number of items stored in the bucket is the closest to the breakdown ratio of the standard inventory. Determine the number and number of products to load in the bucket.

The case where the storage form determination unit 131 receives the production completion information indicating that the production of 2000 products P1 has been completed from the production control system 3 will be described. With reference to the product master data 124, the number of buckets loaded in the product P1 is 25, the bucket standard inventory is 2500, and the pallet standard inventory is 500. It is assumed that the current inventory of the product P1 in the warehouse W indicated by the inventory information 125 is 1500 in the bucket storage inventory and 300 in the pallet storage inventory. Since the number of products P1 whose production has been completed is 2000, the pallet storage pattern uses 0 (0), fractional (200), 1 (500), 2 (1000), and 3 pallet storage patterns. There are 6 patterns of (1500 pieces) and 4 (2000 pieces). The numbers in parentheses are the number of products P1 loaded on the pallet.

The ratio of the number of pallets stored in the pallet to which the current inventory is added (rounded to the first decimal place) is 3500: 300 = 11.7: 1 when the number of pallets used is 0. When the number of pallets used is a fraction, 3300: 500 = 6.6: 1. When the number of pallets used is 1, 3000: 800 = 3.8: 1. When the number of pallets used is 2, 2500: 1300 = 1.9: 1. When the number of pallets used is 3, 2000: 1800 = 1.1: 1. When the number of pallets used is 4, 1500: 2300 = 0.7: 1. Since the breakdown ratio of the standard inventory of the product P1 is 2500: 500 = 5: 1, the storage form determination unit 131 has a ratio of the number of storages in the pallet to which the current inventory is added to the number of storages in the bucket 5 :. A pallet storage pattern with a number of pallets to be used of 1, which is 3.8: 1, which is the closest to 1, is adopted. The storage form determination unit 131 determines to load 500 products P1 in one pallet and 1500 products P1 in 25 buckets.

When the product indicated by the production completion information can be loaded in only one of the storage modes from the production control system 3 as in the product P2 shown in FIG. 9, the storage mode determination unit 131 performs the above processing. Determine the storage mode that can be loaded for all products without performing.

The warehousing instruction information generation unit 132 generates warehousing instruction information instructing warehousing of products for which production has been completed in the storage form determined by the storage form determination unit 131, and sends the warehousing instruction information to the instruction information output unit 15.

Returning to FIG. 2, the instruction information output unit 15 transmits the warehousing instruction information received from the warehousing instruction unit 13 to the worker terminal 2 of the warehousing worker. The warehousing worker performs the warehousing work of the product whose production has been completed according to the warehousing instruction information output by the worker terminal 2. In addition, the production completion information may include information indicating the packing completion time indicating the scheduled completion time of packing of the product whose production has been completed. In this case, the instruction information output unit 15 transmits the warehousing instruction information at the packing completion time. As a result, the warehousing worker can confirm the warehousing instruction information at the timing when the warehousing work is started. The packing completion time may be input to the production control system 3 by the worker, or may be calculated by the production control system 3 using the standard time of the time study of the IE method.

When the delivery instruction unit 14 receives the picking instruction information from the order management system 4, the delivery instruction unit 14 generates the delivery instruction information instructing the delivery of the product instructed to be picked, based on the information stored in the storage unit 12. The detailed functional configuration of the delivery instruction unit 14 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 5, the delivery instruction unit 14 has an inventory allocation determination unit 141 that determines an inventory allocation that satisfies the condition that the picking man-hours are small, and an issue instruction information that instructs the inventory allocation determination unit 141 to issue the inventory. The delivery instruction information generation unit 142 is provided.

The inventory allocation determination unit 141 refers to the inventory information 125 stored in the storage unit 12, and determines the inventory allocation that satisfies the condition that the picking man-hours of the product instructed to be picked by the picking instruction information are reduced. Hereinafter, the number of products instructed to pick is referred to as a picking quantity. The inventory information 125 includes information indicating the receipt date for each storage form. The conditions for reducing the picking man-hours include, for example, a quantity matching condition and a fraction priority condition.

The quantity matching condition is a condition for preferentially allocating inventory of buckets or pallets whose total loaded products match the picking quantity. By preferentially allocating the inventory of buckets or pallets whose total loaded products match the picking quantity, all possible picking is possible, so the picking man-hours are smaller than when the inventory is randomly allocated, for example. .. The fraction priority condition is a condition for preferentially allocating fractional inventory, which is an inventory that does not satisfy the maximum number of loaded buckets or pallets. By preferentially allocating the fractional inventory, the picking is increased for all, so that the picking man-hours are smaller than, for example, when the inventory is randomly allocated.

If the fractional inventory occupies a large amount in the warehouse W, the storage efficiency deteriorates and the warehouse W becomes saturated. Storage efficiency can be improved by allocating inventory of buckets or pallets loaded with fractional inventory. However, the effect of reducing the picking man-hours is greater in the quantity matching condition than in the fraction priority condition. Therefore, for example, the quantity matching condition is adopted until the storage ratio of the warehouse W reaches a certain value, and after the storage ratio of the warehouse W exceeds a certain value, the quantity matching condition is changed to the fraction priority condition. As a result, it is possible to prevent the warehouse W from being saturated and to increase the effect of reducing the picking man-hours.

As an inventory allocation that satisfies other conditions for reducing the picking man-hours, the inventory allocation determination unit 141 may refer to the man-hour master data 121 stored in the storage unit 12 and allocate the inventory that minimizes the picking man-hours. ..

Further, the conditions for reducing the picking man-hours may include conditions other than the above conditions. As a condition other than the above condition, for example, there is a first-in first-out condition. The first-in first-out condition may be a complete first-in first-out condition or a first-in first-out condition in a unit period such as daily or monthly. If the condition is complete first-in first-out, the inventory with the oldest receipt date is allocated from the current inventory. If the condition is first-in first-out in a unit period, the inventory received in the oldest unit period is allocated. If there are multiple inventory allocation candidates narrowed down from the stock received in the oldest unit period by conditions other than the first-in first-out condition, the stock with the oldest receipt date is assigned. The standard of first-in first-out is not limited to the warehousing date, but may be the production lot number of the product, the production date, or the like. In this case, the inventory information 125 includes information indicating a manufacturing lot number, a manufacturing date, and the like for each storage form.

When the inventory allocation determination unit 141 receives the picking instruction information indicating the instruction to pick 9 products P1 from the order management system 4 with the first-in first-out condition and the quantity matching condition on a monthly basis as the conditions for reducing the picking man-hours. , The example of the inventory information 125 shown in FIG. 12A will be described. The inventory information 125 has items of "receipt date", "storage form", and "inventory quantity". The "receipt date" is the receipt date of the bucket or pallet. The "storage form" is a number that identifies the bucket or pallet that has been received. Items B-1 to B-6 of the "storage form" are numbers for identifying buckets, and P-1 and P-2 are numbers for identifying pallets. "Inventory quantity" is the number of products loaded in a warehousing bucket or pallet. In the inventory information 125 shown in FIG. 12A, the oldest unit period is February. The inventory allocation determination unit 141 allocates the inventory of the bucket B-4 having the inventory quantity corresponding to the picking quantity 9 among the inventory received in February.

When the inventory allocation determination unit 141 receives picking instruction information indicating an instruction to pick 24 products P1 from the order management system 4 with the monthly first-in first-out condition and the quantity matching condition as the conditions for reducing the picking man-hours. , The example of the inventory information 125 shown in FIG. 12B will be described. In the inventory information 125 shown in FIG. 12B, the oldest unit period is February. The inventory allocation determination unit 141 allocates the inventory of the bucket B-1 and the bucket B-4 whose total inventory quantity matches the picking quantity 24 among the inventory received in February.

When the inventory allocation determination unit 141 receives picking instruction information indicating an instruction to pick 12 products P1 from the order management system 4 with the monthly first-in first-out condition and the fraction priority condition as the conditions for reducing the picking man-hours. , The example of the inventory information 125 shown in FIG. 13 will be described. In the inventory information 125 shown in FIG. 13, the oldest unit period is February. The inventory allocation determination unit 141 narrows down the fractional inventory received in February to buckets B-3 and B-4 having a picking quantity of 12 or less. The inventory allocation determination unit 141 first allocates the inventory of the bucket B-3 having an old receipt date. The remaining picking quantity 2 is allocated from the inventory of bucket B-4.

The inventory allocation determination unit 141 receives picking instruction information indicating an instruction for picking 12 products P1 from the order management system 4, and refers to the man-hour master data 121 stored in the storage unit 12 under the monthly first-in first-out condition. The case of allocating the inventory that minimizes the picking manpower will be described with reference to the example of the inventory information 125 shown in FIG. In the inventory information 125 shown in FIG. 14, the oldest unit period is February. The inventory allocation determination unit 141 allocates the inventory of the bucket or pallet that minimizes the picking man-hours from the bucket or pallet that can pick the inventory of the picking quantity 12 out of the inventory received in February. Referring to the man-hour master data 121 shown in FIG. 6, among the buckets or pallets capable of picking the inventory of the picking quantity 12, the buckets or pallets having the minimum picking man-hours are bucket B-1 and bucket B-2. In both cases, the picking man-hours when the inventory of the bucket B-1 and the bucket B-2 is allocated is 0.8 for one partial picking of the bucket. The inventory allocation determination unit 141 allocates the inventory of the bucket B-1 having an old receipt date.

Returning to FIG. 5, the delivery instruction information generation unit 142 generates the delivery instruction information instructing the delivery of the inventory allocated by the inventory allocation determination unit 141, and sends it to the instruction information output unit 15.

Returning to FIG. 2, the instruction information output unit 15 transmits the delivery instruction information received from the delivery instruction unit 14 to the worker terminal 2 of the delivery worker. The warehousing worker performs the warehousing work of the instructed product inventory according to the warehousing instruction information output by the worker terminal 2. The picking instruction information may include information indicating the delivery deadline time indicating the delivery deadline time of the instructed product. In this case, the instruction information output unit 15 transmits the delivery instruction information including the information indicating the delivery deadline time. As a result, the issue worker can confirm the issue deadline time at the same time as the inventory allocation. The delivery deadline time may be input by the manager into the order management system 4, or may be calculated by the order management system 4 by back calculation from the delivery deadline to the carrier.

The instruction information output unit 15 may output the warehousing instruction information received from the warehousing instruction unit 13 and the warehousing instruction information received from the warehousing instruction unit 14 by a method such as screen display, voice output, or printout. In this case, the worker terminal 2 may not be present.

The inventory information 125 stored in the storage unit 12 may be directly input to the warehousing / delivery management device 1 by, for example, a warehousing / delivery worker who has completed the warehousing / delivery work. Alternatively, a barcode, two-dimensional code, etc. is assigned to the product, pallet / bucket, and the warehousing / delivery worker identifies the product, pallet / bucket from the barcode, two-dimensional code, etc. with a reading device during the warehousing / delivery work. The information may be read and transmitted to the warehousing / delivery management device 1. In the latter case, the warehousing / delivery management device 1 associates the warehousing date and the warehousing pallet / bucket identification information received from the reading device with the information of the product loaded in the warehousing pallet / bucket, and inventory information. Store as 125. In the case of delivery, when the warehousing / delivery management device 1 receives the information for identifying the product to be delivered from the reading device, the inventory information 125 corresponding to the information for identifying the product to be delivered is deleted.

Subsequently, the flow of each process executed by the warehousing / delivery management device 1 will be described. First, the reference setting process for creating the man-hour master data 121 and the product master data 124 executed by the reference setting unit 11 of the warehousing / delivery management device 1 will be described with reference to FIG. The reference setting process shown in FIG. 15 starts when the power of the warehousing / delivery management device 1 is turned on for the first time. The man-hour master data registration unit 111 of the reference setting unit 11 of the warehousing / delivery management device 1 creates man-hour master data 121 indicating the man-hours required for the warehousing / delivery work for each storage mode (step S11). For example, the man-hour master data 121 created by the man-hour master data registration unit 111 shown in FIG. 6 includes the man-hours for warehousing the packing packages PS1 to PS4 of each pallet and bucket, and the case of picking off each of the pallet and bucket. The picking man-hours for partial picking and the sorting man-hours for each pallet / bucket are registered.

Returning to FIG. 15, the storage unit 12 stores the man-hour master data 121 created by the man-hour master data registration unit 111 (step S12). When the man-hour master data 121 is stored in the storage unit 12 in advance or is acquired from the outside, the reference setting process may not include steps S11 and S12. The product master data registration unit 112 of the reference setting unit 11 indicates a product that indicates the packing form for each product, the maximum load number for each storage form, and the standard inventory based on the design information 122 and the actual information 123 stored in the storage unit 12. The master data 124 is created (step S13). The product master data registration unit 112 sends the created product master data 124 to the inventory breakdown registration unit 113. For example, in the product master data 124 created by the product master data registration unit 112 shown in FIG. 7, the package of the product P1 is PS1, the bucket loading number is 25, the pallet loading number is 500, and the standard inventory is 3000. Is.

Returning to FIG. 15, the inventory breakdown registration unit 113 performs warehousing / delivery work on the product master data 124 received from the product master data registration unit 112 based on the actual information 123 and the man-hour master data 121 stored in the storage unit 12. Register the standard inventory for each storage form in which the man-hours are reduced (step S14). As shown in FIG. 9, the inventory breakdown registration unit 113 registers the “bucket standard inventory” and the “pallet standard inventory”, which are the standard inventory for each storage mode in which the man-hours for the warehousing / delivery work are reduced, and stores the product master data 124. Finalize.

Returning to FIG. 15, the storage unit 12 stores the product master data 124 completed by the inventory breakdown registration unit 113 (step S15). In the case of a configuration in which the product master data 124 is managed by the production control system 3, the inventory breakdown registration unit 113 transmits the completed product master data 124 to the production control system 3 in step S15. If the power of the warehousing / delivery management device 1 is not turned off (step S16; NO), the process returns to step S11, and steps S11 to S16 are repeated. When the power of the warehousing / delivery management device 1 is turned off (step S16; YES), the process ends.

Next, a warehousing instruction process for outputting warehousing instruction information executed by the warehousing instruction unit 13 and the instruction information output unit 15 of the warehousing / delivery management device 1 will be described with reference to FIG. The warehousing instruction process shown in FIG. 16 starts when the power of the warehousing / delivery management device 1 for which the reference setting process is completed is turned on. When the storage form determination unit 131 of the warehousing instruction unit 13 of the warehousing / delivery control device 1 does not receive the production completion information from the production control system 3 (step S21; NO), the storage form determination unit 131 repeats step S21 and waits for the reception of the production completion information. do. When the storage form determination unit 131 receives the production completion information from the production control system 3 (step S21; YES), the storage form determination unit 131 refers to the product master data 124 and the inventory information 125 stored in the storage unit 12, and the production completion information indicates. For the products for which production has been completed, a storage form that is the closest to the ratio of the breakdown of the standard inventory is determined (step S22).

For example, a case where the storage form determination unit 131 receives the production completion information indicating that the production of 2000 products P1 has been completed from the production control system 3 will be described. With reference to the product master data 124 shown in FIG. 9, the number of buckets loaded in the product P1 is 25, the bucket reference inventory is 2500, and the pallet reference inventory is 500. It is assumed that the current inventory of the product P1 in the warehouse W indicated by the inventory information 125 is 1500 in the bucket storage inventory and 300 in the pallet storage inventory. Since the number of products P1 whose production has been completed is 2000, the number of pallets to be used is 0, and there are 6 patterns of fractions 1, 2, 3, and 4. In the storage form determination unit 131, the ratio of the number of stored items in the pallet to the number of stored items in the bucket to which the current inventory is added is the breakdown ratio of the standard inventory of the product P1 "bucket standard inventory": "pallet standard inventory" = 2500: A pallet storage pattern with 1 pallet used, which is 3.8: 1, which is the closest to 500 = 5: 1, is adopted. The storage form determination unit 131 determines to load 500 products P1 in one pallet and 1500 products P1 in 25 buckets.

Returning to FIG. 16, the warehousing instruction information generation unit 132 generates warehousing instruction information instructing the warehousing of the product whose production has been completed in the storage form determined by the storage form determination unit 131 (step S23), and the instruction information output unit. Send to 15. The instruction information output unit 15 transmits the warehousing instruction information received from the warehousing instruction unit 13 to the worker terminal 2 of the warehousing worker (step S24). The warehousing worker performs the warehousing work of the product whose production has been completed according to the warehousing instruction information output by the worker terminal 2. If the power of the warehousing / delivery management device 1 is not turned off (step S25; NO), the process returns to step S21 and repeats steps S21 to S25. When the power of the warehousing / delivery management device 1 is turned off (step S25; YES), the process ends.

Next, a warehousing instruction process for outputting warehousing instruction information executed by the warehousing instruction unit 14 and the instruction information output unit 15 of the warehousing / delivery management device 1 will be described with reference to FIG. The warehousing instruction processing shown in FIG. 17 starts when the power of the warehousing / delivery management device 1 for which the reference setting processing is completed is turned on. When the inventory allocation determination unit 141 of the delivery instruction unit 14 of the warehousing / delivery management device 1 does not receive the picking instruction information from the order management system 4 (step S31; NO), the inventory allocation determination unit 141 repeats step S31 and waits for the reception of the picking instruction information. do. When the inventory allocation determination unit 141 receives the picking instruction information from the order management system 4 (step S31; YES), the inventory allocation determination unit 141 refers to the man-hour master data 121 and the inventory information 125 stored in the storage unit 12, and picks with the picking instruction information. (Step S32), the inventory allocation that satisfies the condition that the picking manpower is reduced for the instructed product is determined.

For example, the first-in first-out condition and the quantity matching condition on a monthly basis are set as conditions for reducing the picking man-hours, and the inventory allocation when picking 24 products P1 will be described with reference to FIG. 12B. In the inventory information 125 shown in FIG. 12B, the oldest unit period is February. The inventory allocation determination unit 141 allocates the inventory of the bucket B-1 and the bucket B-4 whose total inventory quantity matches the picking quantity 24 among the inventory received in February.

For example, the first-in first-out condition and the fraction priority condition on a monthly basis are set as the conditions for reducing the picking man-hours, and the inventory allocation in the case of picking the existing 12 products P1 will be described with reference to FIG. In the inventory information 125 shown in FIG. 13, the oldest unit period is February. The inventory allocation determination unit 141 narrows down the inventory of buckets B-3 and B-4 having a picking quantity of 12 or less among the fractional inventories received in February. The inventory allocation determination unit 141 first allocates the inventory of the bucket B-3 having an old receipt date. The remaining picking quantity 2 is allocated from the inventory of bucket B-4.

For example, when picking 12 products P1, the inventory allocation that minimizes the picking man-hours will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 14. In the inventory information 125 shown in FIG. 14, the oldest unit period is February. The inventory allocation determination unit 141 can pick 12 products P1 out of the inventory received in February with reference to the man-hour master data 121 shown in FIG. 6, and the bucket B has the minimum picking man-hour of 0.8. Narrow down to -1 and bucket B-2 inventory. The inventory allocation determination unit 141 allocates the inventory of the bucket B-1 having the old receipt date from the inventory of the bucket B-1 and the bucket B-2.

Returning to FIG. 17, the delivery instruction information generation unit 142 generates the delivery instruction information instructing the delivery of the inventory allocated by the inventory allocation determination unit 141 (step S33), and sends it to the instruction information output unit 15. The instruction information output unit 15 transmits the delivery instruction information received from the delivery instruction unit 14 to the worker terminal 2 of the delivery worker (step S34). The warehousing worker performs the warehousing work of the instructed product according to the warehousing instruction information output by the worker terminal 2. If the power of the warehousing / delivery management device 1 is not turned off (step S35; NO), the process returns to step S31, and steps S31 to S35 are repeated. When the power of the warehousing / delivery management device 1 is turned off (step S35; YES), the process ends.

According to the warehousing / delivery management system 100 according to the present embodiment, the ratio of the standard inventory for each storage mode in which the number of steps for warehousing / delivery work is reduced for the products stored in the warehouse W having the storage mode of the bucket and the pallet. By outputting the warehousing instruction information instructing the warehousing in the storage form that is the closest distribution, and outputting the warehousing instruction information instructing the warehousing of the inventory allocated by the inventory allocation that satisfies the condition that the picking manpower becomes small, the warehouse W It is possible to streamline the warehousing / delivery work in.

The hardware configuration of the warehousing / delivery management device 1 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 18, the warehousing / delivery management device 1 includes a temporary storage unit 101, a storage unit 102, a calculation unit 103, an operation unit 104, an input / output unit 105, and a display unit 106. The temporary storage unit 101, the storage unit 102, the operation unit 104, the input / output unit 105, and the display unit 106 are all connected to the calculation unit 103 via the BUS.

The calculation unit 103 is, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit). The calculation unit 103 executes each process of the reference setting unit 11, the warehousing instruction unit 13, and the warehousing instruction unit 14 of the warehousing / delivery management device 1 according to the control program stored in the storage unit 102.

The temporary storage unit 101 is, for example, a RAM (Random Access Memory). The temporary storage unit 101 loads the control program stored in the storage unit 102 and is used as a work area of the calculation unit 103.

The storage unit 102 is a non-volatile memory such as a flash memory, a hard disk, a DVD-RAM (Digital Versatile Disc — Random Access Memory), and a DVD-RW (Digital Versatile Disc — ReWritable). The storage unit 102 stores in advance a program for causing the calculation unit 103 to perform the processing of the warehousing / delivery management device 1, and supplies the data stored by this program to the calculation unit 103 according to the instruction of the calculation unit 103. The data supplied from the calculation unit 103 is stored. The storage unit 12 is configured in the storage unit 102.

The operation unit 104 is an interface device for connecting an input device such as a keyboard and a pointing device and an input device such as a keyboard and a pointing device to the BUS. For example, in the case where the warehousing / delivery worker directly inputs the inventory information 125 to the warehousing / delivery management device 1, the input inventory information 125 is supplied to the calculation unit 103 via the operation unit 104.

The input / output unit 105 is a network termination device or wireless communication device connected to the network, and a serial interface or LAN (Local Area Network) interface connected to them. The input / output unit 105 functions as a warehousing instruction unit 13, a warehousing instruction unit 14, and an instruction information output unit 15.

The display unit 106 is a display device such as a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) or an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display). For example, in the case where the warehousing / delivery worker directly inputs the inventory information 125 into the warehousing / delivery management device 1, the display unit 106 displays the operation screen.

The control program controls the processing of the reference setting unit 11, the storage unit 12, the warehousing instruction unit 13, the warehousing instruction unit 14, and the instruction information output unit 15 of the warehousing / delivery management device 1 shown in FIG. 2, and the temporary storage unit 101 and the calculation unit 103. , The storage unit 102, the operation unit 104, the input / output unit 105, the display unit 106, and the like are used as resources for processing.

In addition, the above hardware configuration and flowchart are examples, and can be arbitrarily changed and modified.

The central part for processing the warehousing / delivery management device 1 such as the calculation unit 103, the temporary storage unit 101, the storage unit 102, the operation unit 104, the input / output unit 105, and the display unit 106 is usually not based on a dedicated system. It can be realized by using the computer system of. For example, a computer program for performing the above operation can be a computer-readable recording medium such as a flexible disc, a CD-ROM (Compact Disc --Read Only Memory), or a DVD-ROM (Digital Versatile Disc --Read Only Memory). By storing and distributing the computer program in the computer and installing the computer program in the computer, the warehousing / delivery management device 1 that executes the above processing may be configured. Further, the warehousing / delivery management device 1 may be configured by storing the computer program in a storage device of a server device on a communication network such as the Internet and downloading it by a normal computer system.

Further, when the function of the warehousing / delivery management device 1 is realized by sharing the OS (Operating System) and the application program, or by coordinating the OS and the application program, only the application program part is used as a recording medium or a storage device. May be stored.

It is also possible to superimpose a computer program on a carrier wave and provide it via a communication network. For example, the computer program may be posted on a bulletin board system (BBS, Bulletin Board System) on the communication network, and the computer program may be provided via the communication network. Then, by starting this computer program and executing it in the same manner as other application programs under the control of the OS, the above processing may be executed.

In the above embodiment, it is assumed that there is no product shortage, but if there is a product shortage, the warehouse W does not have the available inventory of the product instructed to be picked by the picking instruction information. And it becomes a back order. A back order is an order for the production and backlog of goods. Therefore, if there is a back order, the warehousing instruction unit 13 may be configured to generate shipping instruction information instructing the shipment of the back order of the products whose production has been completed.

In this configuration, the inventory allocation determination unit 141 of the delivery instruction unit 14 of the warehousing / delivery management device 1 indicates a back-ordered product when there is no stock that can be allocated for the product instructed to be picked by the picking instruction information. The order information is stored in the storage unit 12. When the storage form determination unit 131 of the warehousing instruction unit 13 has the back order information of the product whose production has been completed indicated by the production completion information, the storage form determination unit 131 has the back order portion of the products whose production has been completed. Decide shipping. The warehousing instruction information generation unit 132 generates shipping instruction information instructing the shipment of the backorder of the products whose production has been completed, and sends the product to the instruction information output unit 15. The instruction information output unit 15 transmits the shipping instruction information received from the warehousing instruction unit 13 to the worker terminal 2 of the warehousing worker. The warehousing worker performs the shipping work for the back order of the products whose production has been completed according to the shipping instruction information output by the worker terminal 2. Alternatively, out of the finished products, the back order portion is given to the shipping worker. As a result, the man-hours for the warehousing work and the man-hours for the warehousing work for the back order can be omitted, and the efficiency is further improved.

In the above embodiment, an example in which the article stored in the warehouse W is a product manufactured in the factory F has been described, but the article stored in the warehouse W is not limited to this. For example, parts manufactured in the factory F may be included. Alternatively, it may include parts and materials for manufacturing the product. When the parts and materials for manufacturing the product are stored in the warehouse W, for example, when the warehousing / delivery control device 1 acquires the arrival information indicating that the parts and materials have arrived at the berth for unloading, the arrived parts and the materials have arrived. The warehousing instruction information for instructing the warehousing of the material is transmitted to the worker terminal 2 used by the warehousing worker. When the warehousing / delivery control device 1 receives the supply instruction information instructing the supply of parts and materials necessary for manufacturing the product from the production control system 3, the warehousing / delivery control device 1 issues the warehousing instruction information instructing the delivery of the product instructed to be supplied. It is transmitted to the worker terminal 2 used by the person.

In the above embodiment, an example of the warehousing / delivery management system 100 that streamlines the warehousing / delivery work of the products in the warehouse W having the bucket and the pallet as the storage mode is shown. Not limited to this, any warehousing / delivery management system that streamlines the warehousing / delivery work of goods in a warehouse having a plurality of storage forms may be used. For example, when the warehousing / delivery management system 100 is applied to a distribution base, the warehousing / delivery management device 1 acquires arrival information indicating that goods have arrived at the berth for unloading instead of production completion information, and picking instruction information. Acquires shipping instruction information indicating the shipping instruction of the goods from the customer instead of. In this case, the performance information 123 includes picking performance information that summarizes the quantity of goods for which a shipping instruction has been given for each batch time by the picking method adopted in the warehouse W.

In the above embodiment, the warehousing / delivery management device 1 includes, but is not limited to, the reference setting unit 11. The reference setting unit 11 may be provided by an external device or system. In this case, the warehousing / delivery management device 1 acquires the man-hour master data 121 and the product master data 124 from the external device and system. The storage unit 12 of the warehousing / delivery management device 1 may not store information other than the inventory information 125.

It should be noted that the present invention enables various embodiments and modifications without departing from the broad spirit and scope of the present invention. Further, the above-described embodiments are for explaining the present invention, and do not limit the scope of the present invention. That is, the scope of the present invention is shown not by the embodiment but by the claims. And various modifications made within the scope of the claims and within the equivalent meaning of the invention are considered to be within the scope of the invention.

This application is based on Japanese Patent Application No. 2019-000471 filed on January 7, 2019. The specification of Japanese Patent Application No. 2019-000471, the scope of claims, and the entire drawing shall be incorporated into this specification as a reference.

1 warehousing / delivery management device, 2 worker terminal, 3 production management system, 4 order management system, 11 standard setting unit, 12 storage unit, 13 warehousing instruction unit, 14 warehousing / delivery instruction unit, 15 instruction information output unit, 100 warehousing / delivery management System, 101 Temporary storage unit, 102 Storage unit, 103 Calculation unit, 104 Operation unit, 105 Input / output unit, 106 Display unit, 111 Effort master data registration unit, 112 Product master data registration unit, 113 Inventory breakdown registration unit, 121 Efforts Master data, 122 design information, 123 actual information, 124 product master data, 125 inventory information, 131 storage form determination unit, 132 warehousing instruction information generation unit, 141 inventory allocation determination unit, 142 delivery instruction information generation unit, F factory, W Warehouse.

Claims (9)

It is a warehousing / delivery management device that manages the warehousing / delivery of goods to a warehouse having multiple storage forms.
Based on the man-hour master data showing the man-hours required for the warehousing / delivery work of goods for each storage form and the warehousing record information showing the warehousing record of the goods in the warehouse, the standard inventory for each storage mode in which the man-hours for warehousing / delivery work are reduced. A standard setting unit that creates article master data for each article, including
A storage unit that stores the article master data,
When the information indicating the goods to be stored in the warehouse is acquired, the goods to be stored in the warehouse are obtained based on the goods master data and the inventory information indicating the inventory quantity of the goods in the warehouse according to the current storage form . A warehousing instruction unit that determines a storage form that has the closest distribution to the ratio of standard inventory for each storage form and generates warehousing instruction information that instructs warehousing in the determined storage form, and a warehousing instruction unit.
When the information indicating the goods to be delivered from the warehouse is acquired, the inventory is allocated to satisfy the condition that the man-hours for the goods to be delivered from the warehouse are reduced based on the inventory information, and the assigned inventory is instructed to be delivered. A delivery instruction unit that generates delivery instruction information, and a delivery instruction unit,
An instruction information output unit that outputs the warehousing instruction information and the warehousing instruction information, and
A warehousing / delivery management device equipped with. The storage form is an object on which goods can be loaded.
The delivery instruction unit is
When the information indicating the goods to be shipped from the warehouse is acquired, the inventory whose total quantity of the goods loaded in the storage form matches the quantity of the goods to be shipped from the warehouse is prioritized based on the inventory information. Allocate inventory that satisfies the quantity matching condition to be allocated to, and generate the issue instruction information indicating the issue of the allocated inventory.
The warehousing / delivery management device according to claim 1. The storage form is an object on which goods can be loaded.
The delivery instruction unit is
When information indicating the goods to be delivered from the warehouse is acquired, the fractional inventory, which is the stock in which the quantity of the goods loaded in the storage form does not satisfy the maximum loading number of the storage form, is given priority based on the inventory information. Allocate inventory that satisfies the fractional priority condition to be allocated, and generate the issue instruction information that instructs the issue of the allocated inventory.
The warehousing / delivery management device according to claim 1. The storage form is an object on which goods can be loaded.
The delivery instruction unit is
When the information indicating the goods to be delivered from the warehouse is acquired, the total quantity of the goods loaded in the storage form is the total quantity of the goods in the warehouse until the stock filling ratio of the warehouse reaches a certain value based on the inventory information. Priority is given to inventory that matches the quantity of goods to be shipped from the warehouse. Inventory allocation that meets the quantity matching condition is made, and after the storage rate of the warehouse exceeds the certain value, it is loaded into the storage form. The quantity of the goods in the warehouse does not meet the maximum load capacity of the storage form. ,
The warehousing / delivery management device according to claim 1. The delivery instruction unit is
When the information indicating the goods to be delivered from the warehouse is acquired, the inventory allocation that minimizes the man-hours for the delivery work is performed based on the man-hour master data and the inventory information, and the delivery instruction information for instructing the delivery of the allocated inventory. To generate,
The warehousing / delivery management device according to claim 1. The delivery instruction unit is
When there is no stock that can be allocated for the goods to be delivered from the warehouse, the back order information indicating the goods that are out of stock and have become the back order is stored in the storage unit.
The warehousing instruction unit
When the storage unit stores the back order information, the shipping instruction information for instructing the shipment of the back order indicated by the back order information among the articles to be stored in the warehouse is generated.
The instruction information output unit is
Output the shipping instruction information,
The warehousing / delivery management device according to any one of claims 1 to 5. It is a warehousing / delivery management system equipped with a warehousing / delivery management device that manages warehousing / delivery of goods into a warehouse having a plurality of storage forms and a worker terminal used by a worker who performs warehousing / delivery work.
The warehousing / delivery management device is
Based on the man-hour master data showing the man-hours required for the warehousing / delivery work of goods for each storage form and the warehousing record information showing the warehousing record of the goods in the warehouse, the standard inventory for each storage form that reduces the man-hours for warehousing / delivery work is obtained. A standard setting unit that creates article master data for each article, including
A storage unit that stores the article master data,
When the information indicating the goods to be stored in the warehouse is acquired, the goods to be stored in the warehouse are stored based on the goods master data and the inventory information indicating the inventory quantity of the goods in the warehouse according to the current storage form . A warehousing instruction unit that determines a storage form that has the closest distribution to the ratio of standard inventory for each form and generates warehousing instruction information that instructs warehousing in the determined storage form, and a warehousing instruction unit.
When the information indicating the goods to be delivered from the warehouse is acquired, the inventory is allocated to satisfy the condition that the man-hours for the goods to be delivered from the warehouse are reduced based on the inventory information, and the assigned inventory is instructed to be delivered. A delivery instruction unit that generates delivery instruction information, and a delivery instruction unit,
An instruction information output unit that transmits the warehousing instruction information and the warehousing instruction information to the worker terminal, and
Equipped with
The worker terminal is
A warehousing / delivery management system that outputs the warehousing instruction information and the warehousing instruction information received from the warehousing / delivery management device. It is a warehousing / delivery management method that manages the warehousing / delivery of goods to a warehouse having multiple storage forms.
When the information indicating the goods to be stored in the warehouse is acquired, the man-hours for the warehousing / delivery work are reduced for the goods to be stocked based on the inventory information indicating the inventory quantity of the goods in the warehouse according to the current storage type. Find the storage form that is the closest to the ratio of the standard inventory for each, generate the warehousing instruction information that instructs the warehousing in the obtained storage form, and generate the warehousing instruction information.
When the information indicating the goods to be delivered from the warehouse is acquired, the inventory is allocated to satisfy the condition that the man-hours for the goods to be delivered from the warehouse are reduced based on the inventory information, and the assigned inventory is instructed to be delivered. Generate delivery instruction information and generate
A warehousing / delivery management method for outputting the warehousing instruction information and the warehousing instruction information. A computer that manages the entry and exit of goods into and out of warehouses with multiple storage formats.
When the information indicating the goods to be stored in the warehouse is acquired, the man-hours for the warehousing / delivery work are reduced for the goods to be stocked based on the inventory information indicating the inventory quantity of the goods in the warehouse according to the current storage type. A warehousing instruction unit that obtains a storage form that has the closest distribution to the ratio of the standard inventory for each item and generates warehousing instruction information that instructs warehousing in the obtained storage form.
When the information indicating the goods to be delivered from the warehouse is acquired, the inventory is allocated to satisfy the condition that the man-hours for the goods to be delivered from the warehouse are reduced based on the inventory information, and the assigned inventory is instructed to be delivered. A delivery instruction unit that generates delivery instruction information, and a delivery instruction unit,
An instruction information output unit that outputs the warehousing instruction information and the warehousing instruction information,
A program that functions as.

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