JPH07137813A - Product delivery checking method and device therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To positively confirm whether products as instructed in a delivery instruction is loaded so as to prevent such inconvenience as to deliver wrong products by reading a product packing number at the loading time, and judging on whether this product packing number coincides with an previously inputted product packing number. CONSTITUTION:A terminal device 1 is provided to instruct the description, quantity, delivery destination, and the like (delivery instruction data) of products to be delivered, and necessary processing is performed by an inventory control device 2, on the basis of the delivery instruction data and inventory control data so as to prepare a delivery instruction. On the basis of the contents of this delivery instruction, pertinent products are carried out of a warehouse or the like through a product carry-out system 4, and the carried-out products are transported into a loading position to a final transport means 6 through an intermediate transport means 5. At this time, the product packing number of each product is read by a portable data processor 3 and judged on whether to coincide with a product packing number transmitted from the inventory control processor 2a of the inventory control device 2, and loading to the final transport means 6 is authorized.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a product shipping check method and apparatus therefor, and more specifically, when the product type and quantity are specified, the product type specified from among stocked products in a warehouse or the like is specified. The present invention relates to a new method and an apparatus for checking whether or not there is an erroneous shipment of a product when the product is carried out in an instructed quantity and loaded on a transportation facility.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a product manufactured in a factory is temporarily stored in a warehouse, and when a product type and quantity of a product to be shipped are instructed, a shipping worker stores a required number of products of the corresponding product type in a warehouse. The product shipping method is adopted in which the product is unloaded from the market and loaded onto a transportation system such as a truck.

More specifically, when a product type, quantity, etc. of a product to be shipped are instructed, a shipping instruction sheet containing the contents of the shipping instruction is created and handed to the shipping operator. While visually confirming the contents of the instructions, the items are taken out of the warehouse and loaded onto a transportation means such as a truck. Therefore, it is possible to achieve error-free product shipment under the condition that the stock quantity of the product of the type instructed to be shipped is sufficient and that the visual confirmation is accurate.

[0004]

However, when the above-described product shipping method is adopted, for example, a worker who carries out the product from the warehouse while visually confirming the contents of the shipping instruction sheet may be different from another worker. Since the product is loaded on a transportation means such as a truck, if a confirmation error or the like occurs in the former work, a wrong product (a product that does not conform to the shipping instructions) may be shipped. This inconvenience will not be revealed until the product is actually shipped to the product shipping destination. In this case, not only will the product have to be shipped again for the wrong product,
This will cause a great deal of trouble to the product shipping destination.

Further, even when preparing a shipping instruction, the shipping instruction creator has to confirm not only the product type and quantity of the product to be shipped but also the stock of the product at the corresponding time. The load will increase significantly. In particular, if you try to create a shipping instruction that describes not only the product type and quantity of the product but also the product packaging number, it is not enough to simply check the stock quantity of the product and Since the product packaging number has to be confirmed, the work load is further increased.
In addition, the possibility of a mistake in the description of the shipping instruction increases with an increase in the work load, resulting in an error in shipping the product.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and it is possible to significantly reduce the series of work loads required for product shipping, and to eliminate product shipping errors. It is an object of the present invention to provide a product shipment check method and a device therefor.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, the product shipment check method according to claim 1 is such that at least a product to be shipped to a stock management processor that constantly manages product stock. On the condition that the product type and quantity have been specified, a shipping instruction document containing at least the product packaging number is automatically created based on the instruction data and the inventory management data, and the product packaging number is stored in a portable data processing device. Read the product packaging number with a portable data processing device when loading the product selected based on the contents of the shipping instruction into the transportation facility, and check whether it matches the pre-entered product packaging number. It is a method of determining whether or not.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the product shipment check method is a stock management processor, and at the time of receiving a product, a label including a visible identification figure corresponding to at least a product packaging number and a product type, corresponding to a product to be received. Is the method of adopting what creates. The product shipment check method according to claim 3 is a method in which the product packaging number is displayed as a bar code as the product.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a product shipment check device, which is provided with an inventory management data holding means for holding data indicating a product inventory, and at least the instruction data and the product data to be shipped. Based on the data held by the inventory management data holding means, a shipping instruction including at least the product packaging number is automatically created, and the product packaging number is transmitted to the portable data processing device, and the shipping instruction The portable data processing means includes inventory management means for updating the holding data of the inventory management data holding means in correspondence with the contents, and product unloading means for unloading the corresponding product based on the contents of the shipping instruction, Product packaging number reading means for reading the product packaging number of the delivered product and product packaging for holding the product packaging number transmitted from the inventory management means No. holding means and product packing number judging means for judging whether or not the product packing number read by the product packing number reading means matches the product packing number held in the product packing number holding means. .

[0010]

According to the product shipment check method of claim 1, an instruction is given to the inventory management processor that constantly manages the inventory of products, at least the product type and quantity to be shipped are instructed. Based on the data and inventory management data, a shipping instruction that includes at least the product packaging number is automatically created, and the product packaging number is input to a portable data processing device, and based on the contents of the shipping instruction sheet. When the selected product is loaded into the transportation facility, the portable data processing device reads the product packaging number and determines whether it matches the pre-entered product packaging number. It is possible to confirm at the time of loading whether or not the product according to the contents of the shipping instructions will be loaded on the transportation means, and the wrong product will be shipped. The occurrence of inconvenience that may be prevented.

According to the product shipment check method of claim 2, when the product is received, the inventory management processor has at least a visible identification pattern corresponding to the product to be received and corresponding to at least the product packaging number and the product type. Since a label that includes a label is used, when selecting a product based on the contents of the shipping instruction, the product can be selected by referring to not only the easily erroneous symbols and numbers but also the visual identification pattern. You can significantly reduce mistakes,
Since it is more likely that a product that is in accordance with the shipping instructions will be loaded onto the transportation facility, the time and effort required to replace the wrong product with the correct product can be significantly reduced, and the product shipping workload can be minimized. can do.

According to the product shipment check method of claim 3, since the product packaging number is displayed as a bar code as the product, the time required for reading the product packaging number by the portable data processing device is required. Can be significantly shortened, which in turn can greatly reduce the increase in the time required to ship the product. According to the product shipment check device of claim 4, the instruction data is stored on condition that the data indicating the inventory of the product is held in the inventory management data holding means and at least the kind and the quantity of the product to be shipped are instructed. Based on the data held by the inventory management data holding means, the inventory management means automatically creates a shipping instruction including at least the product packaging number, and transmits the product packaging number to the portable data processing device. Further, the holding data of the inventory management data holding means is updated in correspondence with the contents of the shipping instruction. Then, based on the contents of the shipping instruction, the corresponding product is carried out by the product carrying-out means. After that, the product packaging number reading means of the portable data processing means reads the product packaging number of the delivered product, and checks whether the product packaging number stored in the product packaging number holding means matches the product packaging number. It is determined by the determination means. Therefore, it is possible to reliably confirm at the time of loading whether or not the product according to the contents of the automatically created shipping instruction will be loaded into the transportation facility, and the inconvenience that the wrong product will be shipped will not occur. It can be prevented.

[0013]

Embodiments will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings showing embodiments. FIG. 3 is a diagram schematically showing the configuration of a product shipping system in which the product shipping check method of the present invention is implemented. The types of products to be shipped, the quantity, the shipping destination, etc. (hereinafter referred to as shipping instruction data) are shown. In addition to managing the terminal device 1 for instructing and product inventory data, necessary processing is performed based on the shipping instruction data and the inventory management data to create a shipping instruction, a shipping instruction, and a shipping instruction. The inventory management device 2 that transmits the product packaging number indicating the product packaging number to the portable data processing device 3 described later among the data for creating, and the corresponding product from the warehouse or the like based on the contents of the shipping instruction. It has a product unloading system 4 for unloading, and an intermediate transportation device 5 for transporting the unloaded product to a loading position for the final transportation device 6. The portable data processing device 3 includes a product packing number reading unit 3a that reads the product packing number of each product when the product is loaded onto the final transportation means 6, and a product packing that holds the product packing number received from the inventory management device 2. The number holding unit 3b and the determination unit 3c that determines whether or not the product packaging number read by the product packaging number reading unit 3a matches the product packaging number stored in the product packaging number storage unit 3b. And an alarm unit 3d that issues an alarm in response to the determination result of the determination unit 3c indicating that there is. The portable data processing device 3 preferably receives the product packaging number data from the inventory management device 2 by a wireless method using an optical signal, an electromagnetic wave signal or the like, and feeds an alarm back to the inventory management device 2. More preferably, Further, the inventory management device 2
Has at least an inventory management data memory 2b that holds inventory management data and an inventory management processor 2a. After the inventory management processor 2a performs a series of processes necessary for a shipping instruction, inventory management is performed. The inventory management data in the data memory 2b is updated. By updating the inventory management data in real time, it is possible to prevent the creation of a wrong shipping instruction.
It is preferable that each of the constituent elements of the product shipping system is fully automated, but it goes without saying that some of the constituent elements may be intervened by an operator.

FIG. 1 is a flow chart for explaining an embodiment of the product shipment check method of the present invention, and step S
Wait until the shipping instruction data is given in P1, and in step SP2, the type data indicating the type of the product included in the shipping instruction data and the quantity data for each type,
Based on the inventory management data stored in the inventory management data memory 2b, for example, based on the rule of "first in first out", a product packaging number that can satisfy the product shipment quantity data for each product type is extracted, and step SP3 In, at least, a shipping instruction document including at least a product type for which shipping is instructed, a product shipping amount for each product type, and a product packaging number that can satisfy the product shipping amount data is created and supplied to the product unloading system 4. To do. In step SP4, the extracted product packaging number is transmitted to the portable data processing device. Further, in step SP5, a shipping instruction including at least a product shipping destination, a product type to be shipped to the shipping destination, and a product shipping quantity for each product type is created and supplied to the final transportation means 6. . Incidentally, steps SP3 and S
As for the processing of P4 and SP5, either processing may be performed first, or all processing may be performed substantially simultaneously. If these processes are performed, step SP
At 6, the content of the inventory management data memory 2b is updated in real time by deleting the extracted product packaging number from the inventory management data.

Thereafter, in step SP7, among the products of the corresponding product type based on the contents of the shipping instruction, the product with the applicable product packaging number is carried out by the product carry-out system 4, and in step SP8, the product is carried out. The finished product is transported to the loading position for the final transportation device 6 by the intermediate transportation device 5. Then, in step SP9, the product packaging number of each product transported to the loading position is read by the portable data processing device 3, and coincides with the product packaging number transmitted from the inventory management processor 2a of the inventory management device 2 in step SP10. It is determined whether or not to do. Here, when it is determined that the read product packaging number and the product packaging number transmitted from the inventory management processor 2a match, in step SP11, the loading of the product into the final transportation system 6 is permitted. Then, the determination process of step SP10 is performed again. vice versa,
If it is determined in step SP10 that the product packaging number read in and the product packaging number transmitted from the inventory management processor 2a do not match, step SP1.
In step 2, the fact that a product shipment error has occurred is notified, and the determination processing of step SP10 is performed again.

As is apparent from the above description, when the shipping instruction data is given, not only the shipping instruction sheet is created and supplied to the product unloading system 4, but also transmitted to the portable data processing device 3. And portable data processing device 3
As a result, since the product packaging number before being loaded into the final transportation means 6 is checked, erroneous shipment of products can be prevented in advance.

FIG. 2 is a simplified schematic view showing an example of a label in which a product packaging number is described. The product type, product specification, grade, quantity, lot number and product packaging number are described, and The bar code corresponding to the product packaging number is printed. Then, a predetermined visual identification pattern corresponding to the product type is described. Therefore, when the product delivery system is a completely automated system, the product packaging number can be read out by the barcode and the product with the product packaging number according to the shipping instruction can be delivered. When an operator intervenes in the product unloading system, it is possible to visually check the product type display, the product packing number display, etc., and carry out the product with the product packing number according to the shipping instruction. In this case, since the predetermined visual identification pattern corresponding to the product type is described, it is possible to prevent the product type identification error with a high probability. Further, since the portable data processing device 3 only needs to read the bar code, the process for identifying the product packaging number can be simplified as compared with the case where the product packaging number itself is read, and the data processing can be performed. The configuration of the device 3 can also be simplified.

When this label is adopted, the shipping instruction sheet describes, for example, the shelf number of the warehouse, the lot number, the number of products, the quantity, and the product packaging number (start-end number).

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As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, it is possible to surely confirm at the time of loading whether or not the product according to the contents of the automatically prepared shipping instruction is loaded into the transportation means. The unique effect of preventing the inconvenience of shipping the wrong product can be achieved.

According to the invention of claim 2, in addition to the effect of claim 1, in selecting a product based on the contents of the shipping instruction, not only the easily erroneous symbols and numbers but also the visible identification figure is referred to. Can greatly reduce product selection mistakes and increase the possibility that the products that are in accordance with the shipping instructions will be loaded onto the transportation facility, thus significantly reducing the trouble of replacing the wrong product with the correct product. It is possible,
As a result, it has a unique effect that the work load of product shipment can be minimized.

According to the invention of claim 3, in addition to the effect of claim 1, the time required to read the product packaging number by the portable data processing device can be shortened remarkably, and the time required to ship the product is greatly increased. It has a unique effect that it can be reduced. According to the invention of claim 4, it is possible to surely confirm at the time of loading whether or not the product according to the contents of the automatically created shipping instruction is loaded into the transportation means, and the wrong product is shipped. There is a unique effect that the occurrence of such inconvenience can be prevented in advance.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a product shipment check method according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing a simplified example of a label in which a product packaging number is described.

FIG. 3 is a diagram schematically showing the configuration of a product shipping system in which the product shipping check method of the present invention is implemented.

[Explanation of symbols]

2a Inventory management processor 2b Inventory management data memory 3 Portable data processing device 3a Product packing number reading unit 3b Product packing number holding unit 3c Discrimination unit

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. Based on instruction data and inventory management data, at least on condition that at least the product type and quantity of the product to be shipped are instructed to an inventory management processor that constantly manages the inventory of products. We will automatically create shipping instructions including the product packaging number and enter the product packaging number into a portable data processing device.
Read the product packaging number with a portable data processing device when loading the product selected based on the contents of the shipping instruction into the transportation facility, and determine whether it matches the pre-entered product packaging number. Product shipping check method characterized by. 2. The inventory management processor, when receiving a product, creates a label corresponding to a product to be received and including at least a product packaging number and a visual identification pattern corresponding to a product type. The product shipment check method described in 1. 3. The product shipment check method according to claim 1, wherein the product packaging number is displayed as a bar code. 4. Inventory control data holding means (2b) for holding data indicating product inventory, and instruction data and inventory management data holding means provided that at least the product type and quantity of the product to be shipped are designated. Based on the data held in (2b), a shipping instruction sheet including at least the product packaging number is automatically created, and the product packaging number is transmitted to the portable data processing device (3), and the shipping instruction sheet is sent. Inventory management means (2a) for updating the held data of the inventory management data holding means (2b) in accordance with the contents of
And the product unloading means (4) for unloading the corresponding product based on the contents of the shipping instruction, and the portable data processing means (3) reads the product packing number of the shipped product. Reading means (3a), product packing number holding means (3b) for holding the product packing number transmitted from the inventory management means, and product packing number reading means (3a)
The product packaging number discriminating means (3c) for discriminating whether or not the product packaging number read by means of the product packaging number holding means (3b) matches the product packaging number. Product shipment check device.