JPH06211316A - Picking device for every shipping item - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent working failure by way of increasing efficiency of picking work and shortening working hour by automatically carrying out inspection work by a picking carriage with a weighing machine built in it. CONSTITUTION:Intrinsic information of weight and volume of a shipping objective product, an assortment possibility ratio of an assortment box and others is previously registered in an item control information file 12. At the time of shipping work, an assortment box number and volume computing means 14 reads a shipping order from a shipping order file 11, finds its volume and weight by way of making reference to the item control information file 12, computes a required assortment box number and a distribution number to each assortment box and outputs its result to a calculation result storage file 15. An assortment calculation result conversion means 16 converts a data of the number of boxes possible to load on one carriage and outputs it to a storage medium 17. The storage medium 17 is installed on a display part 18b of a picking carriage 18, and in accordance with the indicated distribution number, the product is distributed to the assortment boxes. A weighing machine built in on the bottom part of a loading shelf 18a, detects failure of distribution and demands a worker to distribute as instructed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a shipping item-based picking device, and more particularly to a shipping item-based picking device for improving a picking operation in a distribution warehouse handling relatively lightweight items.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art The conventional picking work for shipping in a physical distribution warehouse or the like is that sorting is performed by first collecting the required total number from the storage location in the warehouse for each shipping item and then classifying them by the shipping destination. Then, another worker performs an inspection to confirm the item and the quantity, and then puts it in an assortment box of an optimum size.

[0003]

As described above, in the conventional pin-kig work, shipment is possible only after a plurality of procedures "picking → sorting → inspection → determination of size of assorted box → assortment". For this reason, there have been problems that the number of man-hours increases and the probability that a work error occurs in each procedure also increases.

An object of the present invention is to shorten the procedure "picking to assembling" and to automatically perform the inspection work by a picking trolley with a built-in weighing scale, thereby improving the picking work efficiency and shortening the work time and work. It is to provide a picking device for each shipping item that can prevent mistakes.

[0005]

The picking device for each shipping item of the present invention stores fixed information such as the item name, volume, and weight of the shipping item, the volume of the assortment box used for shipping, and the assortable ratio in the item management information file. Item and assortment box information registration means to be registered in, and the number of assorted boxes and storage required by totaling the quantity of each shipped item by shipping destination from the shipping order file storing shipping orders and referring to the item management information file The assortment box number / volume calculation means for obtaining the distribution and the assortment box calculation result of the assortment box number / volume calculation means is edited in order of the number of boxes that can be loaded on the picking cart in the storage location and converted to a storage medium for output. Converting means, a plurality of loading shelves each having a built-in weighing scale and mounting the assortment box, and the storage medium are inserted, and the item name, the number of pickings, and each assortment for each storage location It is constituted by a picking cart and a display unit for displaying the number of allocations to.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings.

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

The picking device for each shipping item of this embodiment is
As shown in FIG. 1, it is necessary for the item management information file 12 that stores fixed information such as the item name, volume, and weight of the shipped item and the volume of the assortment box used for shipping, assortable ratio, and the item management information file 12. Item / assorted box information registration means 13 for registering various information, a shipping order file 11 storing shipping orders, and the item management information file 12 by totaling the quantity of each shipping item for each shipping destination from the shipping order file 11 The number of assorted boxes / volume calculating means 14 for obtaining the required number of assorted boxes and storage distribution, a calculation result storage file 15 for storing the calculation results, and data of the calculation result storage file 15 can be loaded on the picking cart. A plurality of (6) assortment calculation result conversion means 16 which edits the number of boxes in order of storage location and converts and outputs to the storage medium 17, and a weighing scale built in each. It is composed of a picking truck 18 and a display portion 18b for displaying the number of allocations to the loading rack 18a, and a storage medium 17 and insert the storage location by the item name picking number, each assortment box.

Next, the operation of the shipping item-specific picking device will be described in detail.

First, specific information such as the weight and volume of the product to be shipped, and specific information such as the volume of the assorted box used for shipping and the assortable ratio that gives a margin at the time of assortment are provided as item / assorted box information. It is registered in advance in the item management information file 12 by the registration means 13. FIG. 2 concretely illustrates the contents of the unique information registered in the item management information file 12. As item information, register the item name for each item code, the volume per unit in cm ³ and the weight in g. Assortment box information,
The type of box used and the volume per box are registered in cm ³ units, and the assortable ratio to absorb the assembling error is set to%.
Register in units.

The inventory management system allocates inventory and issues a shipping order. When carrying out the shipping operation, the assorted box number / volume calculating means 14 first sends the shipping order file 11.
The shipping order is read from, the quantity of each shipping item is aggregated by shipping destination, and the volume and weight are calculated in the item management information file 1
2 is calculated, the required number of assorted boxes and the number of allocations to each assorted box are calculated from the volume of the assorted assortment box for shipping and the assortable ratio, and the calculation result is stored in the calculation result storage file 15. Output.

The assortment calculation result conversion means 16 edits the data of the assortment boxes (6 boxes in this embodiment) which can be loaded on one picking cart from the calculation result storage file 15 in the order of storage location and item. Floppy disk and IC
It is converted and output to the storage medium 17 such as a card.

FIG. 3 shows typical data items read from the shipping order file 11, typical data items of the calculation result storage file 15 output by the assortment box number / volume calculation means 14, and the assortment calculation result conversion means 16. 7 shows representative data items of the storage medium 17 which are converted and output by.

Display section 18 of picking cart 18
By mounting the storage medium 17 on b, the picking item name, the number of pickings, and the number of distributions to each assortment box are displayed on the display as shown in FIG. The worker picks the corresponding items from the storage location displayed on the display in the indicated number and distributes them to each assortment box according to the allocation number indicated on the display. As shown in FIG. 5, a weighing scale is built in each of the bottoms of the loading shelves 18a of the picking cart 18 to detect an error when the worker does not distribute the assortment boxes according to the number indicated on the display. A buzzer sounds and a warning is displayed on the display to prompt the worker to perform the distribution as instructed. The error is detected by comparison with the weight of each storage box of the storage medium 17 shown in FIG.

In this way, the worker continues the picking work until the data displayed on the display of the picking cart 18 is completed, so that each assortment box is properly filled with the items required for shipping. become.

Next, referring to FIG. 6, the number of assorted boxes
The processing in the volume calculation means 14 will be specifically described. Assuming a case where data 1 to data 4 shown in FIG. 6A are input as a shipping order, only one type of assortment box is used. At this time, it is assumed that the item management information file 12 stores the information of FIG.

First, the assorted box number / volume calculation means 14
The item management information file 12 is read, the assortment box information is input, the volume of the assortment box is acquired, and this is multiplied by the assortable ratio, so that the assortment box has a margin. This is to prevent the result of the assortment calculated by the shape of the shipped item from being actually assorted.

Next, the data 1 is read from the shipping order, the shipping destination A is recognized, and the item information matching the shipping item code AX001 is acquired from the item management information file 12,
Multiplying the volume per piece 900 by the number of shipments 7 to obtain the required volume of the shipment item of data 1, 900 × 7 = 6,30
It becomes 0. This is sequentially applied to the selected assorted boxes. Since the data 1 is the first data, it is first assigned to the box # 1. Assortable volume of each assortment box 36,000
Since the required volume of the data 1 is small compared with × 0.75 = 27,000, as shown in the top row of FIG.
The shipment item of data 1 is stored in 1.

Next, when the data 2 is read and the required volume of the shipping item of the data 2 is obtained in the same manner, 1,500 ×
15 = 2,500. Shipment destination is the same as data 1 A
This is then compared to the remaining assortable volume of Box # 1. The remaining assortable volume of Box # 1 is 27,000-
Since 6,300 = 20,7000, which is not included in this range, a new box # 2 is set as shown in the middle column of FIG. 6C to store the shipping item of data 2.

Next, when the data 3 is read and the required volume of the shipping item of the data 3 is obtained in the same manner, 1,000 ×
3 = 3,000. Shipment destination is the same as data 1 and 2 A
Therefore, as compared with the remaining assortable volume of boxes # 1 and # 2, the assortable box # 2 with the smallest remaining assortable volume
The shipping item of data 3 is stored for (27,000-22,500 = 4,500).

Next, when the data 4 is read and the required volume of the shipping item of the data 4 is obtained in the same manner, 200 × 1 =
It will be 1,000. However, this data 4 is shipped to B
Therefore, the box # 3 different from the shipping destination A is set and stored. This state is shown in the bottom row of FIG.

The shipping order file 1 is processed as described above.
The calculation result storage file 15 is created by repeating until all the target orders of 1 are read. Next, the assortment calculation result conversion means 16 inputs the calculation result storage file 15 and collects the number of boxes that can be loaded by the picking cart (6 boxes in this embodiment) by shipping destination and assortment box, and is shown in FIG. As described above, it is arranged and edited according to the storage location and converted and output to the storage medium 17.

In the above description, the size of the item to be shipped and the size of the assorted box are both shown by volume, and the calculation process is simplified by giving the box volume a margin (assortable ratio) without considering dimensions in particular. However, this method can be extended and applied by adding information such as limiting the types of assorted boxes that can be used to items of special shape.

[0024]

As described above, according to the picking apparatus for each shipping item of the present invention, the user can omit the steps of sorting, inspection, and determination of assorted boxes which cannot be omitted by the conventional picking work. In addition, it is possible to shorten the picking work time, improve efficiency, and prevent work mistakes.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of registration information of an item information management file of this embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a data item configuration at each processing stage in the present embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a display screen displayed on the picking cart of the present embodiment.

5A and 5B are a cross-sectional view and a plan view showing the configuration of the loading rack of the picking cart of this embodiment.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of processing of a number-of-assorted-boxes / volume calculation means of the present embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11 shipping order file 12 item management information file 13 item / assortment box information registration means 14 assortment box number / volume calculation means 15 calculation result storage file 16 assortment calculation result conversion means 17 storage medium 18 picking cart 18a loading rack 18b display section

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An item / assortment box information registration means for registering fixed information such as the item name, volume, and weight of the shipped item and the volume, assortable ratio of the assortment box used for shipping in the item management information file, and a shipping order. Assembling box number / volume calculating means for totaling the quantity of each shipping item for each shipping destination from the shipping order file storing therein, and determining the required number of assorted boxes and storage distribution by referring to the item management information file, The assorted box number and volume calculation means calculates the assorted number of boxes that can be loaded on the picking trolley in the order of the storage location and converts them to a storage medium. Picker having a plurality of loading shelves for loading the storage medium and a display unit for inserting the storage medium and displaying the item name, the number of pickings, and the number of distributions to each assortment box for each storage location A picking device for each shipping item, which is provided with a trolley.