JPH0758216B2 - Product processing equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Use) The present invention distributes products such as fresh foods such as meat and fish that are pre-packaged (pre-packaged) by an automatic packaging machine to a plurality of stores at a processing center. In this case, when the total ordered quantity and the total manufactured quantity are different, the total changed quantity is distributed as an integer according to the size of the ordered quantity at each store, and the ordered quantity at each store can be automatically corrected. It relates to the device.

(Prior art) When fresh food products such as meat, fish, vegetables, etc. are brought in to supermarkets, large-scale stores, department stores, etc. in large quantities and are displayed in the sales floor, the freshness of the products should be maintained and self-sales should be possible. Therefore, pre-packaging is performed by an automatic packaging machine or the like. The prepackaged food items are distributed to a plurality of stores by the required number at a processing center or the like. FIG. 1 is a block diagram conceptually showing such a treatment process. Fresh foods such as meat, fish and vegetables (a)
Is pre-packaged at the processing center (b),
The required number is distributed to each of the plurality of stores (C).

Recently weighed such pre-packaged foods,
A weighing and pricing system has been put into practical use in which a label on which necessary items such as product name, unit price, and expiration date are printed is attached to the tray or the like.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the weighing and pricing system, in which the central processing unit (CPU) 1 is prepackaged according to the control procedure stored in the program memory 4 when driven by the signal of the input device 2. Labels with built-in CPU for detecting weight of food, reading data such as unit price of the food stored in the data memory 3, displaying weight, price, etc. on the display device 5, printing date, unit price, price, etc. Instructing the processing such as printing by the printer 6. The CPU 1 can be configured to supply an operation signal by a host computer in addition to the key input operation.

The tray of food pre-packaged by the packaging machine 8 is carried into the weighing conveyor 10 via the intake conveyor 9, and the weight value is weighed by a weighing device such as a load cell provided in the weighing conveyor 10. The detected weight value is subjected to predetermined processing by the weighing and pricing system described above, necessary items are displayed, printing on a label, etc. is performed, and the food tray transferred to the sticking conveyor 11 is labeled by the labeler 7. A label is attached. The food tray to which the label is attached is sorted by the sorting conveyor 12 to the required number for each store.

FIG. 3 is an example of an order file stored in the data memory 3, in which a call code is set for each product name such as beef amiyaki, beef sukiyaki, etc., and the item code corresponding to this call code, Necessary data such as unit price is registered. Further, for each calling code, the store code for each store such as A store, B store, C store, (special sale) unit price at that store, the number of orders, etc. are registered. In the example shown in the figure, the unit price for beef ami-yaki is set at 350 yen, but store B will sell it at a special price of 330 yen.

(Problems of the Prior Art) When weighing and pricing each product by the weighing and pricing system, if the calling code of the corresponding product is first input from the input device 2, the display device 5 displays the number of ordered products of each store. The total value of is displayed.

On the other hand, when dividing the total amount of products into the number of ordered items, for example, in the process of producing prepackaged products from massive beef, the total number of products manufactured may not match the total number of ordered products. Since such products are perishable foods, they cannot be stocked even when they are over-produced, and even when they are in short supply, it is not possible to reduce only the number of products produced by a specific store. Therefore, in the past, the excess and deficiency of products were distributed according to the number of orders received at each store, but the work has conventionally been performed as follows. That is, (1) | the value of | total order quantity-total production quantity | = A is calculated.

(2) While looking at the order receipt, the value of A is proportionally distributed according to the order received by each store.

(3) When the distribution value is determined, the number of orders received at each store is read from the data memory 3, and the read value is corrected to the next value with the ten keys.

[Ordered quantity after correction] = [Original ordered quantity + Distribution value for the store] When such correction processing is completed, the relevant product is flown to the conveyor line below the intake conveyor 9 to perform weighing and pricing work. Had started.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a procedure for correcting the number of received orders registered in the conventional data memory. In step S ₁ , the store code set by the input device 2 is input, and the number of orders received at the store is read. The read order quantity of the store is replaced with the manually ordered quantity (step S ₂ ). Next, check to see if the settings (registration) completed (step S _3), to fix all of the store per order number, when a series of correction processing is completed, weighed, and the process proceeds to the pricing process (step S ₄₎ .

In this way, the conventional revision of the order quantity for each store is
Everything was done manually by the operator. For this reason, there are drawbacks that the correction work takes a long time, the processing capacity is lowered, the proportional distribution method is complicated, and the operator often makes a mistake in calculation. Further, since the operator manually inputs the corrected order quantity, an input error is liable to occur, and there is a drawback that the items can be erroneously sorted.

(Object of the Invention) The present invention is intended to solve such conventional problems, and is a product such as fresh food such as meat and fish prepackaged by an automatic packaging machine in a weighing and pricing system. If the total number of ordered items and the total number of products produced are different when allocating to multiple stores at the processing center, the total changed number is distributed as an integer number according to the size of the ordered number at each store, and the order for each store is received. The number can be automatically corrected.

(Summary of the Invention) A product processing device of the present invention is a device that sorts products based on the number of orders received for each store registered in a data memory, and includes setting means for setting the total production number of the same product, and the number of orders received. Means for instructing the change, a means for obtaining the total changed quantity from the difference between the total production quantity designated based on the change instruction and the total ordered quantity of the products registered in the memory, and each registered in the data memory. A means for determining the size of the order quantity stored in the register, and means for automatically allocating the total changed quantity to an integer number according to the magnitude of the order quantity stored, A unit is provided for adding / subtracting each of these distributed integer numbers to the order quantity of each store registered in the data memory to change the order quantity, and re-registering in the data memory. Here, the automatic distribution means comprises the following steps.

(A) The number of orders received at each store is stored in the size discrimination register, and the number of changes C at each store is set to 1.

(B) The maximum store is obtained by discriminating the contents of each of the above registers.

(C) The number of changes C of the store is set to C + 1.

(D) The value of (ordered quantity of the store) ÷ C is stored and changed in the size discrimination register.

(E) Subtract 1 from the total number of changes.

(F) The above processes (b) to (e) are repeated until the total number of changes becomes zero.

(Embodiment) FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing a procedure for correcting and changing the number of orders received for each store according to the present invention, and FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of an example for explaining a process of calculating distribution to each store. .

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described assuming the following example.

(A) The order quantity for each store from store A to store A is A
Stores: 100, B: 80, C: 60
Assuming that there are 45 pieces for the D shop, 45 pieces for the D shop, and 35 pieces for the E shop, the total number of orders will be 100 + 80 + 60 + 45 + 35 = 320 pieces.

(B) On the other hand, assuming that the total production quantity of the corresponding product is 325 pieces, it is necessary to proportionally distribute the surplus production quantity of 5 pieces in accordance with the ordered quantity of each store. In the present invention, this proportional distribution is calculated by the so-called don't method.

Next, by applying the above numbers, the flowchart of FIG. 5 and the proportional distribution calculation explanatory diagram of FIG. 6 will be compared and explained.

(1) Input device 2 after releasing the setting end mode of CPU1
The numeric keypad is used to enter the number, and the function key is operated to start the flow for modifying the order quantity.

(2) Set the total production quantity of the product, then
Total production quantity | = Calculate the total number of changes (step P ₁ ,
P ₂ ). However, it is also possible to input the total number of changes from the input device from the beginning, and in this case, steps P ₁ and P ₂ are omitted.

(3) The number of orders received at each store is stored in the size discrimination register (step P ₃ ).

(4) The number of changes C is set to 1 (step P ₄ ).

(5) Determine the size of each register contents (step
P ₅ ).

When the processes of (4) and (5) are executed, the contents at the initial time of FIG. 6 are obtained, and the contents of the register of the store A are the maximum.

(6) The number of changes in the store with the largest determination result is set to C ← C + 1 (step P ₆ ).

(7) The result of [maximum number of orders received from store] / C is stored in the size determination register.

When the above processes (6) and (7) are executed, the contents of the register become the contents after the first loop processing in FIG. 6, and the register contents of the A store, which has the maximum register contents at the initial time, are 100 / (1 + 1). ) = 100/2, the content of the register after the first loop processing is the maximum at store B.

(8) Subtract 1 from the total number of changes. (Step P _8. In a of FIG. 6 example, the total change number 5 at initial, after 1 time through the loop has been changed to 4.) (9) whether the total change speed in step P ₉ 0 Confirm, 0
And if you are not made is to Ku換the P ₅ following treatment. In FIG. 6, the total number of changes is 0 due to the fifth loop.

(10) If the total change the number in the step P ₉ to confirm that becomes zero, the process proceeds to step P _10, (order number for each store) ±
(Number of changes C-1 at each store) is stored and updated as the number of orders received at each store.

Therefore, in the example of FIG. 6, the ordered quantity of each store is corrected and changed as follows.

Store A ... 100+ (3-1) = 102 Store B ... 80+ (2-1) = 81 Store C ... 60+ (2-1) = 61 Store D ... 45+ (2 -1) = 46 E store ... 35+ (1-1) = 35 Note that the number of ordered items is generally changed before weighing and pricing the goods, but in the middle of weighing, pricing and processing. You can also do it. In this case, the order quantity is changed for unprocessed stores, and the order quantity is not changed for stores for which weighing and pricing processes have already been completed.

(Effect of the invention) As described above, in the present invention, when the total ordered quantity, which is the sum of the ordered quantity of a plurality of stores, and the total manufactured quantity are different, the operator operates the function key, Just by instructing to start the process of changing the number of orders,
Since the order quantity is automatically corrected by an integer number according to the size of the order quantity at each store, the operator does not have to calculate the correction quantity and enter the modified order quantity for each store at all, so the input It saves time and eliminates input errors, eliminating the problem of mistakenly sorting products.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a Glock diagram showing the concept of pre-packaging fresh food and distributing it to multiple stores, FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram of a weighing and pricing system, and FIG. 3 is an order stored in a data memory. Explanatory drawing showing an example of the file, FIG. 4,
FIG. 5 is a flow chart, and FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of proportional distribution according to the present invention. 1 ... Central processing unit (CPU), 2 ... Input device, 3 ...
Data memory, 4 ... Program memory, 5 ... Display device, 6 ... Label printer, 7 ... Labeler, 8 ... Packaging machine, 9 ... Intake conveyor, 10 ... Weighing conveyor, 11 ...
… Posting conveyor, 12 …… sorting conveyor.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An apparatus for sorting products based on the number of orders received for each store registered in a data memory, comprising setting means for setting the total number of products produced for the same product, and means for instructing a change in the number of orders received. A means for obtaining the total changed quantity from the difference between the total production quantity specified based on the change instruction and the total ordered quantity of the products registered in the memory, and the size of the ordered quantity of each store registered in the data memory. Means for determining the size of the ordered quantity stored in the register and automatically allocating the total changed quantity to an integer quantity corresponding to the magnitude of the ordered quantity, and each of these distributed integer quantity Is added to / subtracted from the order quantity of each store registered in the data memory to change the order quantity, and re-registered in the data memory. 2. The product processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the means for automatically distributing comprises the following steps. (A) The number of orders received at each store is stored in the size discrimination register, and the number of changes C at each store is set to 1. (B) The maximum store is obtained by discriminating the contents of each of the above registers. (C) The number of changes C of the store is set to C + 1. (D) The value of (ordered quantity of the store) ÷ C is stored and changed in the size discrimination register. (E) Subtract 1 from the total number of changes. (F) The above processes (b) to (e) are repeated until the total number of changes becomes zero.