JPH0749909A - Vanning layout system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To execute the layout to a container of a housing case very efficiently in accordance with a production plan without depending on a worker's experience, and also, to display a result of layout on a screen. CONSTITUTION:By layout terminal 2, based on data of a housing case stored in a housing case expansion master 5 and a loading condition set to a loading condition table 10, a loading position to a container of these housing cases is determined. On a monitor 8 of the layout terminal, arrangement to the container of the housing case determined by the layout terminal 2, a table of the housing case loaded into the container, and also, the weight balance of the arranged housing case, and a ration to the maximum loading weight of the container of the total weight of the loaded housing case are displayed on every display area.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to transportation of ordered parts, and to a vanning layout system for laying out an outer case for packing the parts in a container.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In the production of automobiles and the like, in order to reduce production costs, parts and the like are manufactured in Japan,
From assembly to finished vehicle production may be done overseas. In such an assembly production system, while arranging parts [hereinafter referred to as an order] in an overseas factory in accordance with an assembly production plan, a production plan for the corresponding part is made in the home country according to the order, and the production plan is delivered to the site in accordance with the production plan. transport. In the transportation, the parts are once packed in a carton, and then several cartons are packed in one outer case. The outer case usually has a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and depending on the parts to be packed, the volume, material (wood, plastic, iron plate, etc.) and structure (things with walls, only frame) of different types Is being prepared. For example, there are a box type in which the entire surface is a wall, a case in which a carton is loaded on a transport skit, and a stretch film is covered from above. The outer case, in which the parts are packed,
After being loaded into the container, it is transported to the local factory by ship.

In the past, when transporting the above-mentioned parts, an operator empirically determined the type and quantity of the outer case according to the ordered parts. Then, when the outer case is determined, the type and quantity of the container in which the outer case is loaded are determined, and when the type and quantity of the container are determined, the layout is performed so that as many outer cases as possible are loaded in the container. (Hereafter, this layout is called a vanning layout). The outer case is
Since the size and structure differ depending on the components to be stored, the packaging of the components is performed by selecting an appropriate outer case. In the vanning layout, what kind of outer case is used and how to stack is conventionally done manually, and the layout diagram created by this is used for the outer case production line and the loading line. It is distributed and submitted to customs for shipment inspection. Then, in the exterior case production line, the exterior cases are manufactured in the order of being loaded in the container in accordance with the layout diagram, and the parts corresponding to the sequentially manufactured exterior cases are packed.

[0004]

By the way, as described above, since the type, quantity, and vanning layout of the outer case have been manually determined by the operator, a considerable skill is required for the determination. In addition, depending on the operator, the proper selection is not always made, and the type and quantity of the outer case required may vary, and a stable result [or an optimal quantity] cannot always be obtained. occured. In addition, there is a problem that recalculation takes an enormous amount of time when the order is changed. further,
There was a problem that it took a very long time to confirm the result of the vanning layout.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and can be extremely efficiently laid out in the container of the outer case according to the production plan without depending on the experience of the operator, and the layout result can be easily displayed on the screen. The purpose is to provide a vanning layout system that can be confirmed.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above problems, the present invention relates to an outer case for packing members, which is packaged based on the number of members to be packed within a predetermined period and the characteristics thereof. The external case expansion storage means for storing the required specification form of the external case and its quantity, a table in which the loading conditions for loading the external case into a container are set, and the external case expansion storage means are stored. Layout means for deciding the loading position of these outer cases in the container based on the specification form of the outer case, the number of loading conditions of the table, and the layout of the loaded outer cases in the container A layout display area that is displayed as a list, a list display area that displays a list of outer cases loaded in the container, and Screen configuration consisting of a weight balance display area that displays the weight balance of the outer cases placed in the layout display area, and a load weight display area that indicates the ratio of the total weight of the loaded outer cases to the maximum load weight of the container in percentage. And a display unit having.

[0007]

The layout means determines the loading position of these outer cases into the container based on the specification form of the outer cases stored in the outer case expansion storage means, the number thereof, and the loading condition set in the table. . In the display means, the layout display area displays the layout of the outer cases determined by the layout means in the container, and the list display area displays a list of the outer cases loaded in the container. In the balance display area, the weight balance of the outer cases arranged in the layout display area is displayed, and in the loaded weight display area, the ratio of the total weight of the loaded outer cases to the maximum loaded weight of the container is expressed in percentage. Is displayed.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, the present system is roughly configured by a host computer 1 and a layout terminal 2. The host computer 1 manages databases such as the packaging specification master 3, the production plan master 4, the exterior case development master 5, and the system table 6. Further, the layout terminal 2 is the host computer 1
The stacking layout of the outer case on the container is performed in accordance with various data from, and the layout of the outer case on the container is displayed on the monitor 8 or is printed out as a layout drawing LAY. Further, the layout terminal 2 is provided with a loading condition table 10 required for performing the layout, and the layout terminal 2 performs a bunning simulation according to the condition data in the loading condition table 10. The host computer 1 and the layout terminal 2 are connected by a communication line, and various data are exchanged via the communication line.
A worker who carries out the work of loading the outer case into the container carries out the work of loading while looking at the layout drawing LAY printed out by the layout terminal 2.

Next, the details of the files and processing items in the host computer 1 and the files and processing items in the layout terminal 2 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing files, processing items, data types in the host computer 1 and processing items in the layout terminal 2. In the figure,
The packaging specification master 3 is an outer case and a management model code MT.
Correspondence with OC, correspondence between types and numbers of parts housed in the outer case, dimensions, weight, characteristics, etc. of the outer case are stored. The above management model code MTOC
Is a code for specifying a vehicle type which is a combination of codes for identifying a vehicle model [Model], type [Type], option [Option], and color [Color], and is ordered by this code. That is, the packaging specification master 3 stores in advance which parts of which vehicle type are to be stored in each outer case. Therefore, when the vehicle type and the number of lots are determined, by referring to the management model code MTOC of the packaging specification master 3, the required type and quantity of the outer case can be known, and further, the specification parts and the dimensions of the outer case can be known. Has become.

Next, the production plan master 4 sorts the parts arrangement ordered from the overseas factory according to the shipping form, and sets the packing date for it. The number of ordered lots is summarized by a predetermined lot number, which is called an ordered lot number. For example, the number of ordered lots for North America is usually set at 60. The packaging unit is a bundled number of the above order lot numbers depending on the shipping form and the outer case packaging specification. This is the packing number [= order lot number * N;
N ≧ 1]. The production plan master 4 is created [added, updated] at any time according to the order from the overseas factory.

Next, the above-mentioned system table 6 has information indicating the grouping when the outer case is packed in the container (hereinafter referred to as the vanning group VAN_GR.), The packing name and the packing method. It includes information, packing instruction date, packing completion date, shipping completion date, and other progress information. The above-mentioned vanning group VAN_GR. The outer cases are grouped into groups, and a vanning layout is performed on a plurality of containers for each group. In other words, the same vanning group VAN_GR. The outer case belonging to is a plurality of containers (for example, 5 containers).
It is designed to be distributed to.

Further, the loading condition table 10 includes: 1) stacking conditions for outer cases, 2) maximum loading weight of containers, 3) container units, 4) container internal dimensions, 5) container internal volume, 6) container The condition data including the weight balance and the like are stored.

Next, reference numeral 20 denotes an outer case developing process. In this process, the management model code MTOC for the current month is read from the production plan master 4, and the type of outer case corresponding to each read management model code MTOC,
A process of reading the number, dimensions, and the like from the packaging specification master 3, creating data of the outer case necessary for the process of the current month, and storing the data as the outer case expansion file 21 for the current month, which is one of the external case expansion masters 5 described above. Is. Also,
In the exterior case expansion processing 20, the management model code MTOC for the one week (hereinafter, the fixed week) is read from the production plan master 4, and the same processing as that for the current month is performed on this data, and the processing is performed. The result is stored as a fixed week external case expansion file 22 which is one of the external case expansion masters 5.

The processing for both the current month and the confirmed week is performed when the production plan is changed or the relationship between the outer case and the parts stored therein (contents of the packaging specification master).
For the processing for the confirmed week, the necessary exterior case is calculated based on the latest data. In other words, the current month's exterior case development file 21 is created for a long-term schedule when reserving containers and vessels, and the actual loading work is performed according to the data of the confirmed week's exterior case development file 22. Be done. That is, the monthly vessel BOOKING shown in FIG.
The process 21a reserves the vessel and arranges the required containers. If there is no change in the production plan or the like, the data for the week in the data obtained by the processing for the current month is the same as the data for the confirmed week.

As described above, the exterior case expansion master 5
Is a file created prior to the vanning layout process, and is for the current month and the final week. Each,
The information on the outer case required within a predetermined period is a file created for each outer case, and the type, quantity, etc. of the outer case can be known by referring to this file. The contents of the external case expansion file 21 for the current month and the external case expansion file 22 for the fixed week are appropriately extracted and transferred to the layout terminal 2 as the data 23 for the current month and the fixed week data 24. The contents of the fixed week exterior case expansion file 22 are transferred to the layout terminal 2 as the correction / reissue data 27 in the correction processing (described later) performed when changing the layout after the vanning layout processing. It

The layout terminal 2 performs the above-mentioned predetermined processing on each of the supplied data, and transfers the result to the host computer 1 as result data 25, 26 and 28. Also, this month's exterior case expansion file 21 and confirmed week's exterior case expansion file 22
Data is exchanged between the layout terminal 2 and the layout terminal 2 via the tracking file 29. Further, after the vanning layout process, the exterior case development master 5 is configured to store, for each exterior case, a container into which the exterior case obtained by the layout process is loaded, a loading position, and the like.

Next, reference numeral 30 shown in FIG. 2 indicates a packaging order planning process. In the packaging order planning process 30, according to the data of the fixed week outer case expansion file 22 in which the result of the vanning layout process (arrangement information in the container) is reflected, for the outer case required for the corresponding week,
The loading order (= packing order) in the container is calculated, and various pieces of information of the outer case of the packaging specification master 3 are assigned and output as a packaging instruction / actual action file 31.

Next, the initial loading process 32 in the layout terminal 2 is a vanning layout process for deciding the placement of the outer case in the container so as to satisfy the various conditions set in the loading condition table 10 described above. In the vanning layout processing, there are a tokoroten loading method and a pattern loading method as layout methods, and either method is adopted according to the destination. Tokoroten packing is a method of stacking outer cases in order from the back of the container, and when there are many quantities, for example,
Used when shipping to North America. In addition, pattern packing is a method of packing outer cases according to a preset fixed pattern, and when the quantity is small, for example, when shipment is only once per month (one ship). Used.

The correction process 33 is a process performed when the layout is changed after the vanning layout process. In this correction processing 33, the vanning layout processing is performed again on the correction / reissue data 27 extracted in container units from the external case expansion file 21 for the current month or the external case expansion file 22 for the confirmed week, and the layout is corrected. To do. The corrected data is transferred to the host computer 1 as result data 28,
This is reflected in the exterior case development file 21 for the current month or the exterior case development file 22 for the confirmed week.

Further, the printing process 34 is a process of printing a list of the outer cases determined to be arranged in the container in units of destinations after the vanning layout process. In this print processing 34, the data extracted from the current month exterior case development file 21 or the confirmed week exterior case development file 22 is used for the layout diagram LAY (monthly planned vanning layout diagram LAY1, week confirmed vanning layout diagram LAY2). Or reissue Banning LAY
3) is printed. The monthly planned vanning layout diagram LAY1, the weekly confirmed vanning layout diagram LAY2, or the reissued vanning LAY3 is used for loading the outer case and referred to at the time of unloading at the site.

The screen displayed on the layout terminal 2 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing a screen displayed on the monitor 8 of the layout terminal 2. The meaning of each display shown in this figure is as follows. First, a window W1 on the right side of the screen shows an outer case to be loaded in a container. The display in this window W1 is adapted to be scrolled.
The exterior case that has been banned can be appropriately displayed. Further, the display of the outer case is performed based on the current month's data or the confirmed weekly data in units of the vanning group sent from the host. That is, the type and required quantity of the outer case required for the current month processing or the fixed week processing of the same vanning group are divided into order lot numbers (numbers assigned to lots in order) and read into the layout terminal 2, and based on this. Is displayed.

Case No. in the window W1 display
(Hereinafter referred to as a temporary serial number) is a unique number for the outer case, the first 7 digits of the alphanumeric characters indicate the model (model), and the next 5 digits are the serial number of the model. Is shown. Further, among the first 7-digit alphanumeric characters, the first 4 digits indicate the vehicle type, and the latter 3 digits indicate the package change log. In the package change log,
The first two-digit number changes when the parts to be packed change,
It is sequentially incremented, and the last letter changes as A → B → ... if the packaging specifications change. Also, Size (L, W, H) is the length, width, and
Shows the height. As you can see from the display of Size (L, W, H), the length of the outer case is determined according to the size of the container, and in the case of 40 feet of content, the length is 1492 mm, For a 20 foot container, the length would be 1467 mm. Since the illustrated example is a layout for a 40-foot container, the lengths of the outer cases are all set to the same length of 1492 mm. The width of the outer case is 2290 mm and 1
Two types of 145 mm are set. 2290 mm
Is approximately equal to the width in the container and is 1145
mm is half that length. Therefore, one or two outer cases are arranged in the width direction of the container. Further, the outer case having a width of 1145 mm is arranged to be loaded close to the right side or the left side of the container. The height of the outer case is 1110 m in the illustrated example.
Although three types of m, 740 mm, and 555 mm are set, other various heights can be set. For example, 1110 mm is a height corresponding to almost half the height of the container, and therefore, when two containers each having a size of 1110 mm are stacked, the height direction of the containers becomes full. The column "Wgt" on the right side of the window W1 is
The weight of the outer case is shown, and “Type” shows the characteristics of the outer case.

Next, windows W2 and W3 on the left side of the screen
Indicates the inside of the container, respectively. That is, the window W2 is a right view in which the container is seen from the right side, and the window W3 is a left view in which the container is seen from the left side. These windows W2, W3
The right side of corresponds to the door side of the container. The outer case is displayed as a rectangle. In this case, the width of the three-dimensionally displayed outer case is 2290.
The external case having a width of 1145 mm is an external case having a width of 1145 mm. Width 22
The 90 mm exterior case appears at the same position in the right view and the left view, while the 1145 mm width exterior case appears in either the right view or the left view. The 6-digit numerical value attached to each outer case indicates the order lot number, and the 4-digit alphanumeric characters indicate the outer case type.

Next, the window W4 is a balance display area in the length direction of the container. The door side is in the "+" direction and the back side is in the "-" direction, and the position of the center of gravity is displayed as a square character. Display as a percentage value. Also,
The window W5 is a balance display area in the width direction,
The right side is in the "+" direction and the left side is in the "-" direction, and the position of the center of gravity is displayed as the position of a square character and is also displayed as a percentage value. The window W6 is a temporary storage case list, and the display contents will be described later. The window W7 is a list of deleted cases and displays the deleted outer case. Further, the window W8 displays the loading rate, and the window W9 shows the remaining weight (weight indicating how much more to pack).

Next, the operation of the system having the above configuration will be described. First, data for about one month is taken out from the production plan master 4 and the packaging specification master 3, the required amount of the outer case is calculated, and the data is developed in the outer case development master 5 (exterior case development file 21 for the current month). This is called monthly work. The monthly work will be described below. “Monthly work” In the monthly work, based on the production plan master 4 shown in FIG. 2, the type and required amount of the outer case for storing the parts to be shipped within a predetermined period [for one month] are as follows. It is required by the procedure described. First, by referring to the production plan master 4, the management model code MTOC of the outer case to be shipped for one month from the present is obtained. Next, in the packaging specification master 3 shown in FIG. 2, by referring to the management model code MTOC, the basic information of the corresponding outer case is allocated, and the outer case standard, the number of outer case packages, the outer case weight, and the outer case. Case capacity, packing line, and outer case dimensions [length L,
The width W, the height H] and the like are determined. These pieces of information are written out for each outer case and stored as the outer case development file 21 for the current month shown in FIG. Therefore, by referring to the corresponding external case expansion file 21, the type and required amount of external cases required for the current month can be known.

When the type and required amount of the outer case are determined,
The data of the exterior case development file 21 for the current month is sent to the layout terminal 2 via the tracking file 27. Next, the layout terminal 2 performs a vanning layout process (initial packing process 32) for determining the placement of the outer case in the container. In the initial loading process 32, according to the information such as the container size, the maximum load weight, and the weight balance set in the loading condition table 10, and the conditions such as the size, weight, and characteristics of the outer case of the outer case expansion master, the container is loaded. Decide which outer case should be placed in which container and in which container to maximize the loading efficiency.

As a result, a monthly planned vanning layout showing the arrangement in the container is obtained. As shown in FIG. 3, the vanning layout is displayed on the monitor 8 of the layout terminal or is printed out as the vanning layout diagram LAY. If the operator determines that the layout displayed on the monitor 8 is not appropriate, the layout may be changed by a correction process described later. At the same time as outputting the vanning layout, layout relative position, layout absolute position, temporary serial number indicating the container in which the outer case is loaded, shoring material information indicating the material and quantity of cushioning material between the outer cases, and the loading result. Information is obtained that consists of a definite vanning segment that indicates whether or not changes. Then, the information obtained as a result of the initial packing process 32, for example, the layout in the container (the layout relative position, the layout absolute position,
Temporary serial number indicating the container in which the outer case is loaded),
Information such as shoring material information is shown in FIG.
Is written in the external case development file 21 for the current month shown in. Then, according to the monthly planned vanning layout diagram LAY1 which is one of the above-mentioned vanning layout diagrams LAY, a ship, a container and the like are reserved.

"Weekly work" Next, processing for a week is performed. In the weekly work, first, the management model code MTOC for one week (hereinafter referred to as a fixed week) is read from the production plan master 4. Then, as in the case of the monthly work, the packaging specification master 3 and the system table 6 are used to disassemble the external case unit to create the final week external case expansion file 22, and the type and required amount of the external case are determined.

Next, for each outer case, a vanning group VAN_G. Is determined and the packing information is added for each outer case. Furthermore, as with the monthly work, on the layout terminal 2,
The vanning layout process for the week is performed. That is, the host side obtains the required amount of the outer case, while the layout terminal 2 side performs the determined weekly vanning layout based on the required amount of the outer case. The result of the vanning layout is fed back to the host computer 1 side and reflected in the exterior case development file 22 for the confirmed week.

When the layout is changed after the above-mentioned vanning layout processing, the data of the outer case to be corrected is extracted from the fixed week outer case expansion file 22 in container units, and the correction / reissue is performed. The data 27 is transferred to the layout terminal 2. The layout terminal 2 performs the vanning layout process again on the correction / reissue data 27 to correct the layout. The corrected data is transferred to the host computer 1 as the result data 28 and is reflected in the fixed week exterior case master 22.

Next, the data for the corresponding week is extracted from the exterior case development file 21 for the current month for which the above-mentioned initial packing processing has been completed, and the packing order planning processing 30 is performed. In the packing order planning process 30, according to the data of the fixed week outer case expansion file 22 in which the result of the vanning layout process is reflected, the outer case required for the corresponding week is loaded in the container (= packing). (Ranking) and assigning various information on the outer case of the packaging specification master 3 to the packaging instruction / actual action file 3
Output as 1.

Then, in the outer case production line, the outer cases are manufactured in the order in which they are loaded into the container in accordance with the packing instruction / actual action file 31 created by the packing order planning process 30 and correspond to the sequentially manufactured outer cases. The parts are packed. Then, the outer case in which the parts are packed is sequentially loaded into the container according to the layout drawing, and the container is loaded on the ship.

[0033]

As described above, according to the present invention, based on the specification form of the outer case, the quantity thereof, and the loading condition set in the table, which is stored in the outer case expansion storage means by the layout means. Then, the loading positions of these outer cases in the container are determined, and in the display means, the layout display area displays the placement of the outer cases in the container determined by the layout means, and the list display area displays the container. A list of external cases loaded in the display is displayed, the weight balance display area displays the weight balance of the external cases placed in the layout display area, and the loaded weight display area further displays the loaded external cases. The ratio of the total weight of the case to the maximum load weight of the container is displayed as a percentage. Without Rukoto, according to the production plan,
The advantage is that the layout can be extremely efficiently laid out in the container of the outer case and the layout result can be easily confirmed on the screen.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 shows files, processing items, data types and layout terminal 2 in the host computer 1 of the same embodiment.
3 is a block diagram showing processing items in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a display screen of a monitor in the layout terminal 2 of the same embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Host Computer 2 Layout Terminal (Layout Means) 3 Packaging Specification Master 4 Production Planning Master 5 Exterior Case Expansion Master (External Case Expansion Storage Means) 8 Monitor (Display Means) 10 Loading Condition Table (Table) W1 Window (List Display Area) W2, W3 window (layout display area) W4 window (weight balance display area) W5 window (weight balance display area) W8 window (loading weight display area)

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An outer case for packaging a member, in which the specification form and the quantity of the outer case required for packaging are stored based on the number of the members to be packaged within a predetermined period and the characteristics thereof. Storage means, a table in which the loading conditions for loading the outer case into the container are set, based on the specification form of the outer case, the quantity thereof, and the loading condition of the table stored in the outer case expansion storage means , A layout means for determining the loading position of these outer cases in the container, a layout display area for displaying the layout of the loaded outer cases in the container in a schematic form, and a layout display area for the outer cases loaded in the container. Shows the weight balance between the list display area that displays the list and the outer case that is placed in the layout display area. And a display unit having a screen configuration including a weight balance display area shown and a load weight display area showing the ratio of the total weight of the loaded outer cases to the maximum load weight of the container as a percentage. Banning layout system.