JPH05286525A - Shelf control system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable the registration of accommodation for a plurality of commodities for one shelf and smooth the shelf changing work by attaching the use starting date of the shelf in the shelf allotment record on a shelf control ledger, as effective date. CONSTITUTION:The shelf No. 6 to be used and the commodity code 7 of a commodity which is accommodated on the shelf are inputted from a terminal 1. In a processing device 5, a shelf control file 4 is referred, and if the same shelf No. 6 dose not exist, a shelf control code is prepared newly, and registered into the shelf control file 4. In this case, in the effective date 8, space is accomomdated. If input is performed to the shelf which is already in use, the processing data on a memory device 2 and the use starting date inputted from the terminal 1 are checked, and only in the case of the use starting date > processing date, the data for accommodating other commodity for the shelf in use is judged, and the use starting date is set as effective date 8, and an another record for the same shelf is prepared.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a distribution center, a warehouse that stores and manages products, and the like, in each process of creating, referencing, and updating a file in a computer that associates a product with a shelf that stores the shelf. A method of deciding the usage method by adding an effective date to.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a delivery center, a computer has been introduced to improve the efficiency of the work of receiving / shipping products, and a system for preparing products using a form or the like output from the computer is increasing.

The relation between goods and shelves in the distribution center is as follows.
In order to efficiently take out the product ordered for shipping, (1) Know the shelf number where the product is stored from the product code.

(2) Know which product is stored on the shelf from the shelf number.

It is essential.

[0006] By the way, when allocating products to shelves in a distribution center, in accordance with the movement of product distribution in the market, products with more orders are placed on the shelves where it is easy to take out, and products with few orders are grouped in one place. , It is useful for changing shelf allocation in a timely manner and improving storage efficiency and work efficiency in the distribution center.

[0007] In recent years, the distribution centers have become larger in scale and the types of products to be handled have increased, which has led to a limit in the management of ledgers by humans, and an increasing number of companies have introduced computers to manage the arrival of goods at the distribution centers. Among these receipt / shipment management, especially for the shelf management method, it is necessary to maintain a ledger (file) in the computer in synchronization with the actual use of shelves. It becomes an important item.

Generally, each item of a shelf number and a product code is created and registered as one record in a ledger (file) in a computer. Then, by setting the shelf number as a key item and designating the shelf, it is possible to know what the corresponding product is from the product code registered in the same record as that shelf. Furthermore, by setting the product code as a key item, it is possible to identify the shelf from the product code.

As a related shelf management system, there is, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 01-60502.

[0010]

When the storage of products is managed by a computer, a shelf number and a code of the product stored on the shelf are created as one record in a ledger (file). At the delivery center, the shelf allocation may be changed depending on the condition such as the sales of the product, but in this case, the ledger managed in the computer is changed as the product is moved. Although it is possible to change a few items at a time in a short time, if there are a large number of shelves to be changed, it is necessary to change the ledger during the computer operation start time after the completion of the actual replacement work of the goods on the shelves. This time is limited, and there is a risk that the change work for all shelves will not be completed.

An object of the present invention is to make it possible to register the change information of the shelf allocation of the ledger in the computer before the actual work of replacing the shelves, and to smooth the work of changing the ledger in the computer. And

[0012]

According to the present invention, an effective date of shelf use is added to a shelf management file having a shelf code and a product code, and the date when the shelf is to be used is managed according to the effective date. Is characterized by.

[0013]

[Effect] In addition to the shelf code and the product code that make up the record of the shelf management file, the effective date when the shelf can be used is set, so that the shelf management record is stored in the shelf management file before the shelf is actually used. It becomes possible to input data.

Furthermore, since the amount of shelves to be changed can be grasped by inquiring the shelving management file using a terminal or the like, it is possible to know the actual work load of shelving change in advance. Smoothing can also be achieved.

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a system configuration of an embodiment of the present invention. Reference numeral 4 is a shelf management file that stores a plurality of shelf management records, and 3 is a magnetic disk that stores the shelf management file 4. The shelf management file 4 is a file that can be randomly accessed using a shelf number or a product code as a key item. Reference numeral 2 is a storage device for storing the date (processing date) of the actual operating day of the computer, which is referred to for checking the effective date. Reference numeral 1 is a terminal for inputting a shelf management record. Reference numeral 5 is a central processing unit of a computer.

FIG. 2 is a diagram of items showing the structure of each record in the shelf management file 4. 6 is a shelf code or a shelf number added to uniquely set an actual shelf.
7 is a product code of the product stored in the shelf of 6. Reference numeral 8 denotes a date (effective date) when the product is stored on the shelf and actually used. Reference numeral 9 is related information about the shelf, and stores attached information about the shelf such as a shelf for non-defective products and a shelf for defective / returned products.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a specific example of a record in the shelf management file 4. The shelf number of 10 is "L-001"
Indicates that the code is. 11 is the shelf number “L-00
It indicates that the product having the product code “AB-1” is currently stored in the shelf “1”. 12 is the use start date (effective date) for the shelf, and if it is a space (△), it indicates that it is currently in use, and if the date is stored, it indicates that the shelf is used for another product from that date. ing.

The flow of processing will be described below with reference to FIGS. First, from the terminal 1, the shelf number 6 to be used,
Enter the product code 7 of the product to be stored on the shelf. In the processing device 5, the same shelf number 6 is referred to by referring to the shelf management file 4.
If not, a new shelf management record is created and registered in the shelf management file 4. At this time, a space is stored in the effective date 8. However, if there is an input for a shelf that has already been used, the processing date on the storage device 2 and the use start date input from the terminal 1 are checked, and only if the use start date> process date, It is determined that the used shelf is data for storing another product, and the use start date is set as the effective date 8 to create another record for the same shelf.

The flow of the above processing will be described with reference to the specific example of FIG. When the processing date is “June 1, 1991”, the shelf management file 4 manages the shelves “L-001” to “L-026”. "L-001" is the product "AB
"-1" is stored. Shelf "L-002" is currently
The product "AB-2" is stored, but it is indicated that the product "AB-20" is stored from September 1, 1991, which is effective as a processing date.

[0021]

According to the present invention, it is possible to register the storage of a plurality of products for one shelf before the operation of the products. Therefore, it is possible to smooth the work of creating a ledger (file) in the computer. There is.

Further, it is also possible to search from the product record, and it is possible to provide the shelf allocation information for each product before the actual shelf change, so that the work efficiency on the day can be improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a system configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a record structure of a shelf management file.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a specific example of a record in a shelf management file.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 ... (storage for processing date) Storage device 4 ... Shelf management file 6 ... Shelf number 7 ... Product code 8 ... Effective date

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A shelf that stores, as a shelf management record, a shelf code attached to a shelf in which the product is stored, a product code of the product stored in the shelf, and an effective date when the use of the shelf is valid. A shelf management system comprising: a management file; and a means for referring to the shelf management record and determining that a product on a shelf whose processing date has reached the effective date is valid.