JPH0748232B2 - Inventory management device - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an inventory management device for managing inventory of products stored in a warehouse and supporting loading / unloading work.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Merchandise in a warehouse is put in and out based on inventory management of a predetermined form. This inventory management involves inventory management of the type, quantity, date, storage location, etc. of the product as the product is loaded and unloaded.

By the way, from the trend of consumption in recent years, products are
It is becoming a large variety in small quantities. Then, depending on the status of the inventory management, the usage status of the warehouse itself, the efficiency of the loading and unloading work, and the opportunity loss are significantly changed.

[0004]

However, in the conventional inventory management, although the transportation of the merchandise itself is automated, the inventory status of all merchandise in the entire warehouse cannot be accurately managed. That is, although the conventional inventory management device uses a computer, the inventory status is changed every morning.
It was output to the printer by batch processing, and this was done manually.

Therefore, the stock status is validated only when the printer outputs, and even if the stock status is updated thereafter,
I could not always know the latest stock. This means that the production plan of the product depending on the stock state cannot be changed promptly, and there is a risk of causing a large loss. In addition, finally, because the inventory is managed manually, the management status of the products has changed greatly for each person. In addition, the inventory information that can be output by the device is displayed only on the screen with only character numerical values, and it is not possible to easily know the outline of the inventory status of the entire product, and it takes a lot of time to enter and leave the product. It was a thing.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and it is possible to accurately manage the stock status of updated products in real time, reduce the stock amount, and store and store the products. It is an object of the present invention to provide an inventory management device that can easily perform the above.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an inventory management apparatus for managing inventory of products temporarily stored in a warehouse. In claim 1, information such as the product name of the product is provided. An operation unit 2 for inputting, a control unit 3 for calculating an inventory position of each product in the warehouse, and a shelf position of each product and product information corresponding to the shelf position, which are controlled by the control unit 3. The storage unit 4 to be stored and a plan view of the shelves corresponding to the state of the shelving positions provided in the warehouse are planarly displayed, and the shelving positions of the products calculated by the control unit 3 are indicated and displayed. The display output unit 5 is provided. Further, as described in claim 2, a loading / unloading key 9 provided on the operation unit for instructing loading / unloading of a product, and a loading / unloading route are stored in advance, and a shelf for the loading / unloading product is predetermined. A loading / unloading route instructing unit 11 for instructing in the order of routes and a display / incoming / outgoing route provided in the display / output unit 5, indicating a loading / unloading route obtained by the loading / unloading route instructing unit, and at least a number of the routing order in the corresponding shelf It is also possible to have a configuration including a path printing unit 18 that prints out a picking instruction table 21 for a warehousing / delivery operator on which an identifier M indicating is indicated. Further, as in claim 3, the picking instruction table 21 includes a transparent film on which shelves of a warehouse are printed with ruled lines in advance, and the path printing unit 1 corresponding to the shelves of the transparent films.
The identifier M is composed of printing paper on which the identifier M is printed out, and the transparent film and the printing paper are superposed on each other.

[0008]

The stock position of each commodity to be put in and out of the warehouse is specified by the operation of the operation unit 2 based on the storage of the storage unit 4. As for the shelf position of the product, the display output unit 5 displays the image of the shelf in the warehouse in a plan view of the actual arrangement, so that the shelf position of the product can be easily obtained.

[0009]

1 is a functional block diagram showing an outline of an inventory management apparatus of the present invention. The inventory management device 1 is roughly composed of an operation unit 2, a control unit 3, a storage unit 4, and an output unit 5.

The operation section 2 is a section for operating the apparatus, and includes operation keys 7 including ten keys, function keys, a mouse, etc., an allocation key 8 for allocation, and an entry / exit key for entry / exit. It consists of 9.

The control unit 3 is composed of a microcomputer, and the internal inventory position calculation unit 10 calculates the inventory position of the product based on the operation of the operation unit 2 according to a predetermined procedure and outputs it to the output unit 5. To do. Further, the entry / exit path of the product is instructed by the entry / exit path instruction unit 11 and is output to the output unit 5.

The storage unit 4 is composed of a storage medium whose read / write is controlled by the control unit 3. The storage unit 4 stores a product information storage unit 13 that stores various kinds of product information, and the shelf position storage unit 14 that stores the shelf positions of the products. Composed of.

The display output unit 5 is for confirming the output information of the control unit 3, and the inventory display unit 17 displays the output information of the inventory position calculation unit 10 by CRT. In addition, the route printing unit 18 prints the output of the entry / exit route instruction unit 11.

Then, in the warehouse which is the object of the apparatus, shelf numbers are assigned in advance in a matrix form for each shelf, and the shelf numbers are secured in the shelf position storage section 14 in the order of addresses. The allocation key 8 is used to specify a storage area for each of a plurality of shelves. In this shelf, a plurality of product pallets can be accommodated in a unit of a product pallet in which a plurality of products are packed.

Product information such as product name, date of receipt, quantity, storage area, etc. is input by the operation keys 7 and can be freely displayed on the inventory display unit 17, and the route printing unit 1 can be used.
You can print out with 8. Further, this product information is stored in the product information storage unit 13 for each product pallet. The product information storage unit 13 is read and written as information paired with the shelf position storage unit 14.

Next, the operation of the apparatus having the above configuration will be described. The device operates in each mode of inventory management, inventory allocation, and logistics support. First, the inventory management mode will be described. This inventory management mode is a mode for confirming the current inventory status in the warehouse. As shown in FIG. 2, the inventory display unit 17 displays a plan view corresponding to a shelf arrangement stored in the warehouse in advance. Each shelf has a storage area A to C and a row position 1 to
17, the column positions 1 to 6 are designated.

Therefore, when the storage area C, the row position 8 and the column position 1 are selected by the operation keys 7, it is possible to know the product information of the shelf corresponding to the position K in the drawing. When this shelf is selected with the operation key 7, the product information is read from the product information storage unit 13, and the product pallet loaded on the shelf at an arbitrary position (W1 portion in the drawing) on the window screen as shown in FIG. The product name, quantity, etc. of the product can be displayed and confirmed. Further, if a predetermined deadline is attached to a product in advance from the time of storage, a shelf that is near the deadline or an expired product pallet (corresponding to the fourth-stage product pallet in the figure) is automatically displayed. . Further, by operating the operation keys 7, the number of pallets in the entire warehouse, the inventory rate, the vacant capacity rate, etc. can be displayed at any location (W2 portion in the figure) on the window screen. Then, during the whole display, the empty shelves are displayed in different colors, and the availability can be checked at a glance.

Next, the inventory allocation mode will be described. This inventory allocation mode is a mode for monopolizing the shelves in the warehouse for each predetermined product. Products are available in each season, etc.
The stock quantity increases and decreases every predetermined period. Then, as the number of products becomes small and many kinds, it becomes necessary to specify the products on each shelf. Therefore, by allocating and storing a range of shelves dedicated to each product for each period in advance, it is possible to always optimize the inventory of the product whose inventory amount is affected by the period.

Specifically, for each shelf on the flat display example of the warehouse shown in the screen of FIG. 4, an operation of allocating the shelf by the operation of the allocation key 8 is performed. The setting contents are the number of stock settings,
There are overstock numbers, replenishment notices, lower limit notices, weekly replenishment schedules, etc. For example, in the drawing, each portion L of the diagonal lines is a shelf assigned to a predetermined period, for example, a certain season, and is displayed in a color different from that of the surroundings. It is also possible to set the shelves to be automatically switched during this set period. Even in this inventory allocation mode, the contents of each product pallet can be confirmed by operating the window. in this way,
Automatically correct the shelf range setting according to the movement of the product,
By allocating inventory every predetermined period and displaying it on the screen, it is possible to reduce inventory and reduce opportunity loss.

Next, the physical distribution support mode will be described.
This physical distribution support mode is a mode for instructing the entry and exit of goods. When loading and unloading the goods in the warehouse, the loading and unloading operation (picking) routes are set in advance in the loading and unloading route instruction unit 1.
1 and is given a priority for using the shelf. As a result, for example, when the operation section 2 is operated at the time of loading (receiving) of a product, or product information is input from an external device and the warehousing / outgoing key 9 is operated, the inventory position calculation unit 10 is operated.
Searches for an empty shelf from the shelf position storage unit 14, and the loading / unloading route instruction unit 11 instructs this empty shelf in a predetermined route order.

As a result, the route printing section 18 outputs the arrival list shown in FIG. 5 and the picking instruction table shown in FIG. The arrival list 20 displays a list of numbers, areas in the warehouse, shelf positions (the rows, columns, and columns), product names of products, and the number of pallets in the order of routes. The picking instruction table 21 is a plan view in which the shelves of the warehouse corresponding to the arrival list are printed, and on this plan view, the identifier M is newly printed at each shelf position portion where the products are received. The identifier M includes a mark indicating a shelf position, a number in the order of paths, a shelf level, and the number of pallets.

The receipt list 20 and the picking instruction table 21 are passed to an operator such as a forklift that conveys the goods, and the operator determines the shelf position in the warehouse by the picking instruction table 21 and carries in the goods. . After loading the goods,
An operator or an operator of the apparatus inputs the arrival date of each product (corresponding to the date of the arrival list) from the operation key 7 portion.

As described above, in the physical distribution support mode, goods can be carried in and out efficiently, and the number of empty shelves can be reduced. Further, also in the carry-out work at the time of shipping the product, the work can be performed using the arrival list 20 and the picking instruction table 21 in the same manner, and the same effect can be obtained. Further, the picking instruction table 21 can be shortened in printing time by using printing paper on which shelves in the warehouse are printed with ruled lines in advance and printing only the identifier on this printing paper. Similarly, it is possible to use a transparent film on which a shelf of a warehouse is printed with ruled lines in advance and print only the identifier on the printing paper corresponding to the shelf.

At the time of shipping the product, the shipping slip and the destination and the route are attached to the product, but at the same time, the destination and the route are bar-coded. With this process bar code, the merchandise can be automatically sorted by the sorting machine and the route can be selected only by reading the bar code with the sorting machine.

[0025]

According to the inventory management apparatus of the present invention, the merchandise to be put in and out of the warehouse is structured such that the merchandise information is inputted by the input section and sequentially stored in the storage section through the control section. It is possible to accurately manage the stock status of the stored products in real time and reduce the stock amount. Further, since the display output unit displays the shelf position of the product as a plan view of the warehouse, the shelf position of the product can be easily obtained. Further, in claim 2, when the entry / exit of the product is instructed by the entry / exit key, the entry / exit path instructing section instructs in a predetermined path order, and the path printing section sets the corresponding shelf along the entry / exit path. Since the picking instruction table in which the identifier having the number in the route order is attached to the position portion is printed out, the worker puts the product on the shelf of the number portion in the route order described in the picking instruction table in the warehouse. The loading and unloading work can be performed only by sequentially loading and unloading, and the loading and unloading of products can be carried out efficiently and in a short time on the shortest route. Further, according to a third aspect of the present invention, if the picking instruction table has a configuration in which a printing sheet having an identifier printed by the path printing unit is superposed on a transparent film on which a shelf of a warehouse is printed with ruled lines in advance. If the worker prepares only the transparent film and passes the printing sheet of the identifier to the worker every time the goods are stored, the worker can grasp the shelf position in the warehouse concretely and improve the working efficiency. Moreover, since the printing paper is configured to print only the identifier, the printing time can be shortened.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of an inventory management device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a display example of an inventory display section in an inventory management mode.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing another display example of the inventory display unit.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a display example on an inventory display unit in an inventory allocation mode.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an arrival list printed by a route instruction unit in a physical distribution support mode.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a picking instruction table printed by the route instruction unit.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Inventory management device, 2 ... Operation part, 3 ... Control part, 4 ... Storage part, 5 ... Display output part, 8 ... Allocation key, 9 ... Entry / exit key, 10 ... Inventory position calculation part, 11 ... Entry / exit path Indicator,
13 ... Merchandise information storage unit, 14 ... Shelf position storage unit, 17 ... Inventory display unit, 18 ... Path printing unit, 20 ... Arrival list, 21
... Picking instruction table, M ... Identifier.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An inventory management device for inventory management of products temporarily stored in a warehouse, comprising an operation unit (2) for inputting information such as the product name of the product.
A control unit (3) for calculating an inventory position of each product in the warehouse; and a storage unit which is controlled by the control unit and stores the shelf position of each product and product information corresponding to the shelf position ( 4)
And a display output unit (5) for planarly displaying an image of the shelves corresponding to the state of the shelving positions provided in the warehouse and indicating and displaying the shelving positions of the products calculated by the control unit.
Inventory management apparatus comprising the and. 2. An inventory management device for inventory management of products temporarily stored in a warehouse, comprising an operation unit (2) for inputting information such as product name of the product.
A control unit (3) for calculating an inventory position of each product in the warehouse; and a storage unit which is controlled by the control unit and stores the shelf position of each product and product information corresponding to the shelf position ( 4)
And a display output unit (5) for planarly displaying an image of the shelves corresponding to the state of the shelving positions provided in the warehouse and indicating and displaying the shelving positions of the products calculated by the control unit.
And a loading / unloading key (9) provided on the operation unit for instructing loading / unloading of products, and a loading / unloading route is stored in advance, and a shelf of the loading / unloading product is designated in a predetermined route order. Incoming / outgoing route instruction unit (11)
And a loading / unloading operation in which an indicator (M) indicating the loading / unloading route obtained by the loading / unloading route instruction unit, which is provided in the display output unit, and at least the number of the route order is printed. An inventory management device comprising: a route printing unit (18) for printing and outputting a picking instruction table (21) for a worker. 3. The picking instruction table (21) includes a transparent film on which a shelf of a warehouse is printed with ruled lines in advance, and the identifier (M) in the path printing unit (18) corresponding to the shelf of the transparent film. The inventory management device according to claim 2, wherein the transparent film and the printing paper are superposed on each other, and the transparent film and the printing paper are superposed on each other.