JPH07200903A - Delivery route setting system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a delivery route setting system which lightens the burden on a deliverer. CONSTITUTION:This system consists of a basic delivery route storage part 3 which stores delivery denstinations and distances between delivery destinations by basic delivery routes, an area code storage part 5 which stores area codes and basic delivery route numbers corresponding to them by addresses, a request data generation part 9 which extract the basic delivery route number corresponding to an inputted delivery destination address and generates request data, a basic delivery route selection part 11 which selects a basic delivery route according to a basic delivery route candidate number, the delivery denstination codes, and the distance between the delivery denstinations, a delivery order determination part 15 which determines an actual delivery route according to the distances between the delivery destinations and delivery indication information, an area territory storage part 17 which stores delivery traders, a delivery vehicle information storage part 19 which stores delivery vehicle information a delivery vehicle selection part 21 which selects a delivery trader and a delivery vehicle through the delivery order determination part 15, an area territory storage part 17, and a delivery vehicle information storage part 19, and a loading order setting part 23 which sets the loading order of delivered goods.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a delivery route setting system for setting an efficient delivery route on the basis of a delivery destination when delivering a delivery item and setting a delivery vehicle and a loading order at that time.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, delivery vehicles have been often used to deliver a plurality of delivery items to a plurality of locations. The delivery route of this delivery item was decided by the delivery person based on the delivery source address and each delivery address while looking at the map.

Further, the selection of the delivery vehicle and the loading order of the delivery items on the delivery vehicle are also determined based on the delivery route determined by the delivery person and the size and weight of the delivery items.

[0004]

However, since the conventional delivery route is determined by the delivery person while looking at the map, the delivery person is required to have geographical knowledge, and in particular, an area with little geographical knowledge is delivered. In that case, there was a problem that it took a very long time to determine the delivery route.

The selection of delivery vehicles and the order in which the delivery items are loaded
Since it is decided based on the delivery route decided by the delivery person, and the size and weight of the delivered item, not only is the delivery person burdened, but there is also the problem that it takes time to set the delivery vehicle and the loading order.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to promptly determine an optimum delivery route of delivered items and to promptly set a delivery vehicle and a loading order so that a delivery person can receive the delivery vehicle. It is to provide a delivery route setting system that can reduce the burden.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is a basic delivery in which the delivery order is optimized from a delivery source, which is a delivery base, to a plurality of delivery destinations that can deliver a delivery product at one time. A delivery address code that encodes the delivery address of the basic delivery route based on the district code that is set by setting multiple routes and corresponding to the address such as prefecture, city, district, town, village, chome, address, number, etc. And a basic delivery route storage unit that stores in advance, for each basic delivery route, a delivery source code obtained by coding the address of the delivery source of the basic delivery route based on the district code, and a distance between the delivery destinations. A district code storage unit that stores a plurality of the district codes corresponding to the addresses and the identification numbers of the basic delivery routes whose destinations are the addresses in the basic delivery route in advance for each address, The district code stored in the district code storage means is searched for the district code corresponding to the delivered delivery address, and the identification number of the basic delivery route attached to the retrieved district code is used as the basic delivery route candidate number. A delivery address code obtained by coding the delivery address to be input based on the district code storage means, and delivery instruction information such as delivery date and delivery time to be input,
The delivery data such as size, weight and storage temperature of the delivered product, and request data creating means for creating request data including the basic delivery route candidate number and the like, and the request data creating means. And a basic delivery route selecting means for selecting a basic delivery route from the basic delivery route candidate number and the delivery address code and the distance between the destinations stored in the basic delivery route storage means corresponding to the basic delivery route candidate number. The delivery address code of the request data is associated with the delivery address code of the basic delivery route selected by the basic delivery route selection means and stored in the basic delivery route storage means corresponding to the selected basic delivery route. A delivery order deciding unit that decides the delivery order based on the distance between the delivery destinations and the delivery instruction information and uses it as the actual delivery route. And a delivery company whose delivery origin is a delivery base for each of the basic delivery routes, the delivery source code in which the delivery source address is encoded, and the delivery company corresponding to the delivery source District territory storage means for storing for each delivery vehicle, delivery carrier corresponding to each delivery vehicle, maximum load weight, maximum load capacity, delivery vehicle information storage means for storing as a delivery vehicle information, such as the availability of heat retention, The delivery company that actually delivers the delivery is selected from among the delivery companies stored in the district territory storage means in association with the basic delivery route that is the basis of the determined actual delivery route, and the request data Shipping instruction information,
Based on delivery vehicle selection means for selecting a delivery vehicle suitable for delivery item information based on delivery vehicle information stored in the delivery vehicle information storage means, the actual delivery route, and delivery item information of the request data. And a stacking order setting means for setting a stacking order of the delivered products.

[0008]

According to the above configuration, the basic delivery route storage means sets a plurality of basic delivery routes in which the delivery order is optimized from the delivery source, which is the base of delivery, to the plurality of destinations to which the delivery item can be delivered at one time. , Delivery address code that encodes the delivery address of the basic delivery route, and the basic delivery based on the district code coded corresponding to the address such as prefecture, city, district, town, village, chome, address, number, etc. The address of the delivery origin of the route is coded on the basis of the district code, and the distance between the destinations is stored in advance for each of the basic delivery routes, and the district code storage means stores the district corresponding to the address. A plurality of codes and the identification numbers of the basic delivery routes whose destinations are the addresses in the basic delivery route are stored in advance for each address, and the request data creating means is configured to correspond to the input delivery address. The district code to be searched is searched from the district codes stored in the district code storage means, and the identification number of the basic delivery route attached to the retrieved district code is extracted as the basic delivery route candidate number and input. A delivery address code in which the delivery address is coded based on the district code storage means, delivery instruction information such as the delivery date and delivery time, and delivery item information such as delivery size, weight, and storage temperature. Request data including the basic delivery route candidate number and the like is created for each delivery item, and the basic delivery route selecting means is the basic delivery route candidate number extracted by the request data creating means and the basic delivery route candidate number. The basic delivery route is selected from the delivery address code and the distance between the delivery destinations stored in the basic delivery route storage means corresponding to. The delivery order determination means associates the delivery address code of the request data with the delivery address code of the basic delivery route selected by the basic delivery route selection means, and the basic delivery route corresponding to the selected basic delivery route. The delivery order is determined based on the distance between the destinations stored in the storage means and the delivery instruction information, and the delivery order is set as the actual delivery route.

Further, the district territory storage means sets a delivery company whose delivery origin is a delivery base for each of the basic delivery routes in advance, and corresponds to the delivery origin code in which the delivery origin address is coded, and the delivery origin. The delivery vehicle that is to be stored is stored for each of the basic delivery routes, and the delivery vehicle information storage means uses the delivery vehicle corresponding to each delivery vehicle, the maximum load weight, the maximum load capacity, and whether heat retention is possible as the delivery vehicle information. Remember each time. Then, the delivery vehicle selection means selects a delivery company that actually delivers the delivery from the delivery companies stored in the district territory storage means in correspondence with the basic delivery route which is the basis of the determined actual delivery route. At the same time, a delivery vehicle that conforms to the delivery instruction information and delivery item information of the request data is selected based on the delivery vehicle information stored in the delivery vehicle information storage means, and the loading order setting means sets the actual delivery route. Then, the stacking order of the delivery items is set based on the delivery item information of the request data. Therefore, the actual delivery route can be quickly determined, and the loading order of the delivery company, delivery vehicle, and delivery item can be set quickly.

[0010]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing an embodiment of a delivery route setting system according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the delivery route setting system 1 of this embodiment comprises a basic delivery route storage unit 3, a district code storage unit 5, a data input unit 7, a request data creation unit 9, and a basic delivery route selection unit. 11, a delivery data creation unit 13, a delivery order determination unit 15, a district territory storage unit 17, a delivery vehicle information storage unit 19, a delivery vehicle selection unit 21, a loading order setting unit 23, and a data output unit 25.

As shown in FIG. 2, the basic delivery route storage unit 3 is a basic delivery that optimizes the delivery order from the delivery center TC-1 which is the delivery base to a plurality of destinations that can be delivered at one time. As a route, the delivery address of each of the plurality of basic delivery routes and the delivery center address that covers each address that can be delivered at one time from the delivery center TC-1 are coded in correspondence with each address in FIG. Based on the district code shown, a delivery address code and a delivery center code are used. As shown in FIG. 4, the delivery center code and the delivery address code arranged in the optimal delivery order and the distance between the delivery destinations are used to identify the basic delivery route. Store for each basic delivery route number.

As shown in FIG. 3, the district code storage unit 5 stores kana information of an address consisting of prefectures, municipalities, towns and villages, kanji information obtained by converting the kana information into kanji, and the kana information. A plurality of district codes corresponding to Chinese character information and a basic delivery route number corresponding to the address are stored for each address.

The data input unit 7 is provided with an input means (not shown) such as a keyboard, and the receipt number, receipt date, receipt time, receipt for each item delivered by the operator or the delivery person based on the delivery slip. Person in charge, address of receiving place, address of requester, name, phone number, delivery address, name, phone number, delivery date, delivery day, delivery time, storage temperature of delivery item,
The delivery slip information including the size (length, width, height) of the delivered product, the weight, the number of delivered products, and the like is input. Further, each information stored in the district code storage unit 5, the basic delivery route storage unit 3, the district territory storage unit 17, and the delivery vehicle information storage unit 19 is input.

The request data creation unit 9 is provided with a reception processing unit (not shown) including a CPU or the like which converts the delivery slip information input from the data input unit 7 into Kanji characters, converts the codes into a table, and inputs the data. The requester address input from the part 7 is converted into a district code based on the district code storage part 5 as a requester address code, and the delivery address is converted into a district code based on the district code storage part 5 to be a delivery address code, and a receiving place The address is converted into a district code based on the district code storage unit 5 and used as a receiving place code.

Further, the request data creating section 9 retrieves a corresponding district code from the district codes stored in the district code storage section 5 based on the delivery address, and adds the retrieved district code to the retrieved district code. The basic delivery route number is set as the basic delivery route candidate number.

Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the request data creating section 9 uses the acceptance number assigned to each delivery item (provided that the same acceptance number is used when a plurality of identical delivery items are delivered to the same delivery destination). ) Each, the acceptance information consisting of the acceptance date, the acceptance time, the person in charge of acceptance, and the acceptance place code, the Kanji address converted from the requester address and name, the Kanji name, the client's telephone number, and the requester address. Requester information consisting of a code, Kanji address converted from the above delivery address and name, Kanji name, delivery destination telephone number and delivery address information consisting of the delivery address code, and delivery instructions consisting of delivery date, delivery day and delivery time. The information, the address of the distribution center that serves as the distribution base, is converted into a district code based on the district code storage unit 5, the distribution center code, the storage temperature of the delivered product, and the size of the delivered product. (Vertical, horizontal, height), weight, delivery information consisting of the same quantity, a request basic delivery route selected by the basic delivery route selection unit 11, and the basic delivery route candidate number. Create and store data.

The basic delivery route selection unit 11 selects a basic delivery route based on the basic delivery route number in the request data, the delivery address code in the basic delivery route corresponding to this basic delivery route number, and the distance between the delivery destinations. To do.

As shown in FIG. 6, the delivery data creation unit 13 provides delivery instruction information corresponding to the delivery destination on the basic delivery route selected by the basic delivery route selection unit 11, a delivery address code, and delivery item information. Collect by receipt number,
Store as delivery data.

The delivery order determining unit 15 associates the delivery address code of the delivery data with the delivery address code of the selected basic delivery route, and the distance between the corresponding delivery destinations stored in the basic delivery route storage unit 3 and delivery. The delivery order is determined based on the delivery time in the data, and the delivery order is output as the actual delivery route from the data output unit 25 as shown in FIG. 7, and the delivery address code is determined in the determined delivery order as shown in FIG. The receipt number of the delivery item corresponding to the delivery address code is stored.

The district territory storage unit 17 presets a delivery company whose delivery center is a delivery base for each basic delivery route, and as shown in FIG. 9, a delivery center code and a delivery company code for identifying the delivery company. And are stored for each of the basic delivery route numbers.

As shown in FIG. 10, the delivery vehicle information storage unit 19 has a delivery vehicle number for identifying a delivery vehicle, the vendor code of the delivery vehicle, a telephone number of the delivery vehicle, and a driver name of the delivery vehicle. And vehicle information including a delivery startable time, a maximum load weight, a maximum load capacity, and whether or not heat insulation can be performed are stored as delivery vehicle information for each delivery vehicle.

The delivery vehicle selection unit 21 is the basis of the actual delivery route determined by the delivery order determination unit 15 from among the delivery companies stored in the district territory storage unit 17 as the delivery companies who actually deliver. The delivery vehicle that matches the basic delivery route and the delivery instruction information and delivery item information of the delivery data is selected based on the delivery vehicle information stored in the delivery vehicle information storage unit 19.

The stacking order setting unit 23 sets the stacking order of the delivered products based on the actual delivery route and the delivery product information of the delivery data, and the set output sequence is used as a loading instruction sheet in the data output unit. Output from 25.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. In addition,
In the present embodiment, the delivery route setting system 1 of the present embodiment is installed in the delivery center TC-1, and the delivery center TC in FIG.
-1 to destination B-1, destination B-2, destination B-3, destination B-
6, the case of delivering to destination B-7 will be explained as an example.

A plurality of basic delivery routes covering each address within a range that can be delivered at one time from the delivery center TC-1 are set in advance, and a delivery center code, a delivery address code and a distance between the delivery destinations are set for each basic delivery route. And are stored in the basic delivery route storage unit 3. Here, the basic delivery route 01, the basic delivery route 02, and the basic delivery route 03 are set as shown in FIG. 2, and the delivery center code, the delivery address code, and the delivery destination are set for each basic delivery route as shown in FIG. The distance between them is stored in the basic delivery route storage unit 3.

[0027] Further, kana information of an address consisting of all prefectures, municipalities, towns and villages, which may be delivered from the delivery center TC-1, and kanji information obtained by converting the kana information into kanji. The district code corresponding to the information and the kanji information and the basic delivery route number corresponding to each district code are stored in the district code storage unit 5.

This district code is, for example, 3 digits from left to 1 to 3 digits for prefectures, 3 digits from 4 to 6 digits from left to right for cities and districts, and 2 to 7 to 8 digits from left for towns and villages. Digits and addresses are represented by 2 digits from the left to 9 to 10. Specifically, 001 in Tokyo, 025 in Fuchu, 01 in A, 02 in B, 1
The address is 01 and the address 2 is 02. Therefore, in the case of 1 A-cho, Fuchu-shi, Tokyo, the district code is "001025.
0101 ". In addition, here, the district code is the capital,
The codes are divided into four types: city, town, and address, but not limited to this way, other ways, for example, prefectures, municipalities, towns and villages characters, can be coded. ,
It may be divided into chome, street address, issue, etc. Further, not only this district coding method but also other methods may be used for coding.

Further, the delivery vehicle information of each delivery vehicle belonging to the delivery center TC-1 is stored in the delivery vehicle information storage unit 19.

In this state, the operator or the delivery person first uses the data input unit 7 for each delivery item based on the delivery slip.
Receipt No., Receipt Date, Receipt Time, Receipt Person, Receipt Place Address, Client Address, Name, Phone Number, Delivery Address, Name, Phone Number, Delivery Date, Delivery Day, Delivery Time, Storage Temperature of Delivery Items, Delivery Enter the delivery slip information consisting of the size (length, width, height), weight, and number of items to be sent.

When the delivery slip information is input, the request data creating unit 9 converts the requester address, the delivery destination address, and the receiving place address into a district code based on the district code storage unit 5, and then the requester address code, the delivery address code, and Use the receiving location code. Further, the request data creation unit 9 searches for the corresponding district code from the district codes stored in the district code storage unit 5 based on the input delivery address, and attaches it to the retrieved district code. The basic delivery route number is set as the basic delivery route candidate number.

Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 5, the request data creation unit 9 receives acceptance information including the acceptance date, acceptance time, acceptance staff, and acceptance location code for each acceptance number, and the requester address and name. Client information consisting of Kanji address, Kanji name, client's phone number and client address code, and Kanji address, Kanji name, recipient's phone number and recipient's address converted from the delivery address and name Delivery address information consisting of address code, delivery instruction information consisting of delivery date, delivery day, and delivery time, delivery center code in which the delivery center address is district coded based on district code storage unit 5, and storage temperature of delivered goods , Delivery size information (length, width, height), weight, and number of items to be delivered, and the basic delivery route selection section 11 selected by the basic delivery route selection unit 11. And bets, creates and stores request data composed of said basic delivery route candidate number. The request data may be created at the same time when the delivery slip is created.

When the request data is created, the basic delivery route selection unit 11 selects the basic delivery route corresponding to the most basic delivery route number among the basic delivery route numbers in the request data. Further, at this time, when there are a plurality of basic delivery route numbers having the largest number, the delivery address code stored in the basic delivery route storage unit 3 corresponding to the basic delivery route numbers and the delivery address code of the request data are set. The basic delivery route is selected based on the association and the distance between the corresponding delivery destinations stored in the basic delivery route storage unit 3.

Here, when the basic delivery route number corresponding to the delivery destination and its delivery address code is shown, the delivery destination B-1 is the basic delivery route number 01, the basic delivery route number 02, and the delivery destination B-2 as shown in FIG. Basic delivery route number 02, destination B-
3 is the basic delivery route number 02, destination B-6 is the basic delivery route number 02, and destination B-7 is the basic delivery route number 02 and the basic delivery route number 03, with the basic delivery route number 02 being the most common. Therefore, the basic delivery route selection unit 11 selects the basic delivery route corresponding to the basic delivery route number 02.

When the basic delivery route is selected, the request data creation section 9 writes the selected basic delivery route number 02 in the determined basic delivery route column of the request data.

On the other hand, when the basic delivery route is selected, the delivery data creation unit 13 sends delivery instruction information such as the delivery date and delivery time of each delivery item corresponding to the delivery destination on the selected basic delivery route, and the delivery destination. Figure 6 shows the address code and delivery information.
As shown in, delivery data is created collectively for each acceptance number. The delivery data creation unit 13 calculates a part of the request data, for example, calculates the sum of the three sides from the length, width, and height of the delivery item in the delivery item information, “the sum of the three sides of the delivery item”. A new item may be provided, or unnecessary items in the request data may be deleted from the items in the delivery data.

When the delivery data is created, the delivery order determination unit 15 associates the delivery destination code of the delivery data with the delivery destination code of the selected basic delivery route and stores the delivery destination code in the basic delivery route storage unit 3. The delivery order is determined based on the distance between the delivery destinations and the delivery time in the delivery data. Then, the actual delivery route is output as shown in FIG. 7 by using it as the actual delivery route. This enables the delivery person to know the delivery order. Further, the delivery order determination unit 15 stores the delivery destination and the acceptance number of the delivery item to be delivered to the delivery destination in the delivery order as shown in FIG.

When the actual delivery route is determined, the delivery vehicle selection unit 21 determines the delivery company that actually delivers the delivery by the delivery order determination unit 15 from the delivery companies stored in the district territory storage unit 17. A delivery vehicle that matches the basic delivery route that is the basis of the actual delivery route and that matches the delivery instruction information and delivery item information of the delivery data is used as delivery vehicle information stored in the delivery vehicle information storage unit 19. Select based on Then, the operator or the delivery person updates the delivery startable time stored in the delivery vehicle information storage unit 19 of the selected delivery vehicle.

When the actual delivery route, the delivery company and the delivery vehicle are selected, the loading order setting unit 23 determines the delivery order of the actual delivery route stored in the actual delivery route storage unit 3 and the delivery item information of the delivery data. Set the stacking order of delivered items. To set the stacking order, for example, first set the stacking order of the delivery items in the order opposite to the delivery order of the actual delivery route, and then set the next delivery item before and after the delivery item before and after the delivery order. If it is large, the stacking order is reversed, and if the size is the same but the weight is extremely heavy, the stacking order is reversed.

Then, the set output sequence is output from the data output unit 25 as a loading instruction. This allows the delivery person or the loader to know the order of loading.

As described above, in this embodiment, a plurality of basic delivery routes are set, the delivery address code indicating the delivery address of the basic delivery route, the delivery center code indicating the address of the delivery center, and the distance between the delivery destinations. Is stored in the basic delivery route storage unit 3 for each of the basic delivery routes, and a Kana address of an address consisting of prefectures, municipalities, towns, villages, and streets, and a Kanji address obtained by converting the Kana address into Kanji, District code corresponding to Kana address and Kanji address,
The basic delivery route number whose destination is the address in the basic delivery route is stored in the district code storage unit 5, and based on each delivery address input from the data input unit 7,
A corresponding district code is searched from the district codes stored in the district code storage unit 5, and the basic delivery route number attached to the retrieved district code is set as a basic delivery route candidate number. The basic delivery route is selected based on the number of items and the distance between the delivery destinations corresponding to the basic delivery route candidate number.

Then, the delivery instruction information corresponding to the delivery destination on the selected basic delivery route, the delivery address code,
The delivery item information and the delivery number are collected as delivery data, the delivery address code of the delivery data is associated with the delivery address code of the selected basic delivery route, and the delivery destinations stored in the basic delivery route storage unit 3 are associated with each other. The delivery order is determined on the basis of the distance and the delivery time in the delivery data to determine the actual delivery route.

Therefore, a plurality of delivery address codes, delivery center codes, and distances between delivery destinations of the basic delivery route are stored in advance in the basic delivery route storage unit 3 for each basic delivery route, and the district code and the district code are stored. If the corresponding basic delivery route number is stored in the district code storage unit 5, the optimum actual delivery can be performed only by inputting the delivery slip information including the delivery address, delivery instruction information, delivery item information and the like from the data input unit 7. The route can be determined, and the burden on the delivery person can be reduced.

Further, the distribution center code corresponding to each basic distribution route and the trader code of the delivery company corresponding to the distribution center are stored in the district territory storage unit 17 in advance in correspondence with the basic distribution route number. The delivery vehicle information is stored in advance in the delivery vehicle information storage unit 19 for each delivery vehicle, and a delivery company corresponding to the basic delivery route that is the basis of the determined actual delivery route is selected based on the district territory storage unit 17. The delivery vehicle information storage unit 1 determines delivery vehicles that match the delivery instruction information and delivery item information of the delivery data.
9 based on the actual delivery route and the delivery item information of the delivery data, the loading order of the delivery items is set, and the set loading order is set as a loading instruction from the data output unit 25. Output.

Therefore, the delivery person stores the delivery center code and the trader code corresponding to each basic delivery route in the district territory storage unit 17 in association with the basic delivery route number, and also the delivery vehicle information. If the information is stored in the information storage unit 19, it is possible to know the optimal delivery company, delivery vehicle, and loading order simply by inputting the delivery slip information from the data input unit 7, and to reduce the burden on the delivery person. Is possible.

In this embodiment, the case where there is one delivery center has been described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this, and when there are two or more delivery centers in the basic delivery route, for example,
As shown in FIG. 12, at the delivery center TC-2, the delivery destinations D-1, D-2,
D-3, D-4 and delivery destinations E-1, E-2, E-3, E-4 are loaded with delivery items, delivery is started from delivery center TC-2 and delivery destinations D-1, D -2 around the delivery center TC-3 at destination E-1, E-
Lower the delivery items to be delivered to 2, E-3, E-4, and then again
It can also be used when visiting destinations D-3 and D-4.

In this case, the basic delivery routes of the delivery centers TC-2 and TC-3 are stored in the basic delivery route storage unit 3 of the delivery route setting system 1 installed in the delivery center TC-2. Further, the delivery vehicle information storage unit 19 of the delivery route setting system 1 installed in the delivery center TC-2 stores the delivery vehicle information of the delivery center TC-2 and the delivery center TC-3, and the network line, The delivery center so that the delivery vehicle information of each delivery vehicle of the delivery center TC-3 can be updated according to the delivery status using a line such as a general public line
Provide communication means to TC-2 and distribution center TC-3, or
By providing both the distribution center TC-2 and the distribution center TC-3 with the distribution route setting system 1 and a communication means capable of exchanging data using a network line, a general public line or the like, -3 to destination E-1, E-2,
It is also possible to select delivery vehicles to deliver to E-3 and E-4 at the delivery center TC-2.

[0048]

As described above, according to the present invention, a plurality of basic delivery routes that optimize the delivery order from a delivery source, which is a delivery base, to a plurality of destinations that can be delivered at one time are set, and prefectures are set. Based on the district code coded according to the address such as city, city, town, village, chome, address, number, etc., the delivery address code and the delivery address of the basic delivery route are coded. The converted delivery source code and the distance between the destinations are stored in the basic delivery route storage means for each of the basic delivery routes, and the district code corresponding to the address and the address in the basic delivery route are set as the delivery destinations. By storing multiple identification numbers of basic delivery routes for each address in advance in the district code storage means, you only need to enter the delivery address, delivery instruction information, etc. to correspond to the delivery address. The basic delivery route candidate number is extracted, the basic delivery route is selected based on the basic delivery route candidate number and the distance between the delivery destinations corresponding to the basic delivery route candidate number, and the delivery address code of the request data is set to the basic delivery route code. Corresponding to the delivery address code of the basic delivery route selected by the delivery route selection means, the delivery order is quickly determined based on the distance between the delivery destinations stored in the basic delivery route storage means and the delivery instruction information. It is possible to reduce the burden on the delivery person.

Further, a delivery source code in which the address of the delivery source is coded and a delivery company corresponding to the delivery source are stored in advance in the district territory storage means for each of the basic delivery routes and correspond to each delivery vehicle. If the delivery company, the maximum load weight, the maximum load capacity, the availability of heat retention, etc. are stored in advance in the delivery vehicle information storage means for each delivery vehicle, the delivery address, the delivery date, the size of the delivered product, etc. Only by inputting, the delivery company is selected based on the area territory storage means, the delivery vehicle that matches the input delivery vehicle information is quickly selected based on the delivery vehicle information storage means, and the actual delivery is performed. Since the loading order of the delivery items is quickly set based on the route and the input delivery item information, the delivery person can know the optimal delivery company, delivery vehicle, and loading order, and Hanging It becomes possible to reduce the burden.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing an embodiment of a delivery route setting system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of setting a basic delivery route.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a storage example of a district code storage unit.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a storage example of a basic delivery route storage unit.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of request data created by a request data creation unit.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of delivery data created by a delivery data creation unit.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing an output example of an actual delivery route determined by a delivery order determination unit.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing a storage example of an actual delivery route determined by a delivery order determination unit.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing a storage example of a district territory storage unit.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of delivery vehicle information stored in a delivery vehicle information storage unit.

11 is an explanatory diagram showing a delivery destination of the basic delivery route shown in FIG. 2 and a basic delivery route number corresponding to the delivery address code.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing an example in which there are two distribution centers in the basic distribution route.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 basic delivery route setting system 3 basic delivery route storage unit 5 district code storage unit 7 data input unit 9 request data creation unit 11 basic delivery route selection unit 13 delivery data creation unit 15 delivery order determination unit 17 district territory storage unit 19 delivery vehicle Information storage unit 21 Delivery vehicle selection unit 23 Loading order setting unit 25 Data output unit

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of basic delivery routes that optimize the order of delivery from a delivery source, which is the base of delivery, to a plurality of destinations that can be delivered at one time, and based on the district code coded corresponding to the address, The basic delivery includes a delivery address code that encodes the delivery address of the basic delivery route, a delivery source code that encodes the delivery address of the basic delivery route based on the district code, and the distance between the delivery destinations. A plurality of basic delivery route storage means stored in advance for each route, a district code corresponding to the address, and an identification number of the basic delivery route whose destination is the address in the basic delivery route are previously provided for each address. Searching the stored district code storage means and the district code corresponding to the input delivery address from the district codes stored in the district code storage means, The identification number of the basic delivery route attached to the searched district code is extracted as the basic delivery route candidate number, and the input delivery address and the delivery address code encoded based on the district code storage means are input. Delivery instruction information such as delivery date, delivery time, size of delivered item,
Request data creating means for creating delivery data such as weight and storage temperature, and request data consisting of the basic delivery route candidate number and the like, and basic delivery route candidate number extracted by the request data creating means And basic delivery route selecting means for selecting a basic delivery route from the delivery address code and the distance between the destinations stored in the basic delivery route storage means corresponding to the basic delivery route candidate number, and the destination of the request data. The address code is associated with the delivery address code of the basic delivery route selected by the basic delivery route selection means, and the distance between the delivery destinations stored in the basic delivery route storage means corresponding to the selected basic delivery route and the distance Delivery order determining means for determining a delivery order based on the delivery instruction information and using the delivery order as an actual delivery route; A delivery company whose delivery origin is the delivery base is preset for each sending route, and a delivery source code in which the delivery source address is encoded and a delivery company corresponding to the delivery source are stored for each of the basic delivery routes. District territory storage means, delivery vehicle information storage means for storing the delivery company corresponding to each delivery vehicle, maximum load weight, maximum load capacity, heat retention, etc. as delivery vehicle information for each delivery vehicle, and actual delivery The delivery company to be performed is selected from among the delivery companies stored in the district territory storage means in correspondence with the basic delivery route which is the basis of the determined actual delivery route, and the delivery instruction information of the request data, Delivery vehicle selection means for selecting a delivery vehicle that matches delivery item information based on delivery vehicle information stored in the delivery vehicle information storage means, the actual delivery route, and the request data Delivery route setting system characterized by comprising: a stacking order setting means for setting the loading order of the shipping articles on the basis of the shipments information.