JPH10129811A - Transportation management system and method therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To simplify an identification work of goods when the goods are unloaded at a goods collection center or a goods distribution center. SOLUTION: A worker at a distribution center 22 unloads goods from a vehicle and reads the bar code of a tag 13b with a hand-held terminal 23 carried with the goods 13. When he unloads all goods 13, he sends data memorized in the hand-held terminal 23, that is, a receipt number and weight data read by a delivery side from the tag 13b and a receipt number and weight data of the goods 13 read by a reception side to a host computer 25. The host computer 25 checks data sent by the hand-held terminal 23, that is, the receipt number of the goods 13 loaded at a goods collection center 21 against the receipt number of the goods 13 unloaded at the distribution center 22. If the receipt numbers agree with each other, it judges that the goods 13 is correctly carried.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a transportation business management system for managing the transportation of packages and a management method thereof.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a conventional transportation business management system. Conventionally, from the collection center 11 to the distribution center 1
In the case where the package is to be sent to the package 2, the worker has a tag 13 a attached to the package 13 and a slip 1 of the package 13 to be loaded.
4, the load 13 was loaded on the car, and the delivery center 12 was working to remove the load from the car while checking the received package 13 and the slip 14.

Hereinafter, this work procedure will be described with reference to FIG. The luggage 13 collected by the shipper and collected at the collection center 11 is affixed with a receipt number, a barcode indicating the destination, the address of the sender, the name and address of the destination, and a tag 13a on which the name is written. . Also, a slip 14 for managing the received luggage is created. When sending these luggage to the delivery center 12, the worker inputs the tag 13a of the luggage 13 to be loaded into the car and the bar code of the slip 14 into a portable terminal device, for example, a hand-held terminal (HHT) 15.
And load the luggage 13 into the vehicle while checking the contents of the tag 13 and the contents of the slip 14.

[0004] All the luggage 13 is loaded on the car, and the
If it is confirmed that the contents of a and the slip 14 match,
The slip 14 of the loaded luggage 13 is handed over to the driver, and the driver transports the luggage 13 to the delivery center 12 with the slip 14. When the loading of the package 13 is completed, the worker of the collection center 11 downloads the data stored in the handheld terminal 15 to the host computer 16.

[0005] When the vehicle arrives at the delivery center 12, a slip 14 is given from the driver to the worker. The worker has luggage 13
The luggage is unloaded while collating the tag 13a with the slip 14. At this time, the worker reads the barcode of the tag 13 a with the scanner of the handheld terminal 17. When all the luggage 13 has been unloaded from the car, the data stored in the handheld terminal 17 is downloaded to the host computer 18.

[0006]

In the conventional transportation operation management system described above, when the worker loads or unloads the luggage 13, it is necessary to check the slip 14 and the tag 13a one by one. There was such a problem. In addition, since the location of the luggage is usually traced by a slip, if the worker makes a mistake in the slip, the location of the luggage cannot be tracked.

Further, in the conventional transportation operation management system, when loading a load on a car, it is necessary for an operator to check the weight of the load so that the total weight of the load does not exceed the maximum load weight of the car. In addition, the burden on the worker was large, and the work time was prolonged. In addition, since the weight of the luggage is managed by the worker, there is a possibility that the calculation of the weight may be wrong, and the transportation may be performed in a state where the weight exceeds the maximum loading weight, which may lead to an accident.

[0008] An object of the present invention is to simplify the work of checking a load when loading or unloading a load at a collection center or a delivery center. Another problem is to prevent the worker himself from managing the load weight.

[0009]

Means for Solving the Problems A transportation business management having a host computer and a portable terminal device on a shipping side, a host computer on a receiving side, and managing a transportation business of transporting a package from the shipping side to the receiving side. In the system, the transportation business management system of the present invention reads the information on the tag of the package with the portable terminal device on the sending side, stores the read information, and transfers the stored information on the tag to the host computer on the sending side. And ship the portable terminal device together with the package. Then, on the receiving side, the information on the tag of the arriving package is read, and the information on the read tag and the information on the tag stored in the portable terminal device sent together with the package are sent to the host computer on the receiving side. The host computer on the receiving side transfers the information stored in the mobile terminal device,
On the receiving side, the package is confirmed by checking the information read from the tag.

According to the present invention, when loading a luggage in a car on the sending side, the information of the tag is read by the portable terminal device, the portable terminal device is transported together with the luggage, and the receiving side of the luggage tag of the arrived luggage is read. The information is read and the information on the tag read by the sending side stored in the portable terminal device is compared with the information on the tag read by the receiving side to check the package. This eliminates the need for both workers to check the tag and the slip, greatly reducing the work time for loading and unloading luggage.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram in the case where a package 13 is transported by car from a collection center (shipping side) 21 to a delivery center (shipping side) 22 in the transportation business management system according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram when data is transferred from the handheld terminal 23 of the collection center 21 to the host computer 24.

Referring to FIG. 1, a host computer 24 and a hand-held terminal 23 for reading a bar code of a tag 13b when an operator loads a load 13 into a car are arranged at a collection center 21.

When the luggage 13 from the shipper is collected at the collection center 21, the worker operates the tag 1 attached to the luggage 13.
The luggage 13 is loaded on the vehicle while reading the bar code 3b with the scanner of the handheld terminal 23. Tag 1
In 3b, the address, name, destination address, and name of the shipper are handwritten or printed. Further, a label of a barcode indicating the destination, receipt number (identification number) and weight data of the package 13 is attached to the tag 13b.

The host computer 24 of the collection center 21
Has registered therein the reception number of the collected luggage 13, the address of the shipper, the name and the address of the destination, and the name data. The destination, the shipper, etc. of the luggage 13 can be checked from the reception number.

As shown in FIG. 2, the handheld terminal 23 has a radio transmitting / receiving unit 31. When the bar code on the tag 13b is read, the reception number and the destination (load data) of the package 13 and the weight data are read. Is stored in the storage unit 35, and the data is transmitted from the antenna 32 to the host computer 24.

The host computer 24 has a wireless transmission / reception unit 34, stores the load data and the weight data transmitted from the handheld terminal 23, calculates the total weight of the loaded luggage, and An alarm signal is transmitted to the handheld terminal 23 when the weight approaches the load.

At the delivery center 22, when unloading the luggage 13 from the car, the bar code of the luggage tag 13b is read by the handheld terminal 23 sent with the luggage 13,
Store the cargo data. Then, the data stored in the handheld terminal 23 is transmitted to the host computer 25. The delivery center 22 is provided with a host computer 25 having a wireless transmission / reception unit. The host computer 25 collates the load data of both the sending side and the receiving side transmitted from the handheld terminal 23 to confirm the package 13.

Next, referring to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the processing of the host computer on the side of the collection center 21 and the delivery center 25 of the transportation business management system having the above configuration and the work procedure for loading / unloading the package 13 will be described. explain.

At the collection center 21, the collected luggage 13
The operator reads the barcode of the tag 13b with the scanner of the handheld terminal 23 when loading the. The read barcode data, that is, the reception number and weight data are stored in the storage unit 3 of the handheld terminal 23.
5 and transmitted from the wireless transmission / reception unit 31 to the host computer 24.

The host computer 24 receives the data sequentially transmitted from the hand-held terminal 23 by the antenna 33 and the radio transmitting / receiving section 34 (see FIG. 2), and reads the baggage 13 of the received reception number, that is, by the hand-held terminal 23. The car in which the luggage 13 of the received reception number is loaded is stored. Further, the weight data of the package 13 is integrated to calculate the total weight of the package loaded in the vehicle. Then, when the total weight of the baggage 13 approaches the maximum load weight of the vehicle to be used, an alarm signal is transmitted to the handheld terminal 23. Handheld terminal 23
When an alarm signal is received from the host computer 24, an alarm is sounded to notify the worker that the total weight of the load 13 is approaching the maximum load weight.

As described above, when loading the luggage into the car, the worker only needs to read the barcode of the tag 13b with the handheld terminal 23, and there is no need to check the tag 13b with the slip 14, so that the work time can be reduced. . further,
When loading the luggage 13, it is not necessary to calculate the weight of the luggage 13, so that the burden on the operator is reduced. Further, it is possible to prevent a load exceeding the maximum load weight from being loaded due to a calculation error or the like of a worker.

On the other hand, at the delivery center 22, when the vehicle arrives, the worker unloads the luggage from the vehicle. At this time, the bar code on the tag 13b is read by the hand-held terminal 23 sent with the luggage 13. And all luggage 1
3, the data stored in the handheld terminal 23, that is, the reception number and weight data read from the tag 13b on the sending side and the reception number and weight data of the baggage 13 read on the receiving side are stored in the handheld terminal 23. The data is transmitted from the wireless transmission / reception unit 31 to the host computer 25.

The host computer 25 of the distribution center 22
From the host computer 24 of the collection center 21,
Data such as the address, name, destination address, name, weight, and receipt number of the shipper of the sent luggage 13 has been sent in advance via a telephone line or the like. Therefore, if the reception number is known, the address, name, shipper's address, name, etc. of the destination of the package 13 can be checked.

Host computer 25 of distribution center 22
When data is received from the handheld terminal 23 by a wireless transmission / reception unit (not shown), the reception number of the package 13 loaded at the collection center 21 is compared with the reception number of the package 13 unloaded at the delivery center 22. If they match, it is determined that the package 13 has been correctly transported.

As described above, the tag 13 read on the sending side is
By sending the hand-held terminal 23 storing the data of “b” together with the package 13, the delivery center 22 on the receiving side
The side can check the sent luggage 13 and the received luggage 13 only by reading the barcode of the tag 13b at the handheld terminal 23 when unloading the luggage 13 from the car. Therefore, both the sending side and the receiving side have the tag 1
3b and slip 14 need not be collated, so luggage 1
The work time required for loading and unloading 3 can be greatly reduced.

Further, the processing of the baggage arriving at the receiving side in the host computer 25 is performed by using the tag 13 read by the hand-held terminal 23 instead of the slip as in the conventional case.
Since it is performed based on the data b, the problem that the slip 13 is erroneously sent and the package 13 has not arrived does not occur, and the tracking investigation of the package 13 can be performed reliably. further,
Slip management, which was conventionally required, becomes unnecessary.

The package 1 arriving at the delivery center 22 side
The device that reads the barcode of the tag 13b of the third
The mobile terminal device is not limited to the mobile terminal device 23 sent together with the mobile terminal device 3, but may be another mobile terminal device at the delivery center 22, or may be a stationary reading device instead of the mobile terminal device. For example, when moving the luggage 13 unloaded from the car on a conveyor or the like, a barcode reader is installed on the side of the conveyor, and the reader 13
The bar code b may be automatically read.

[0028]

According to the present invention, it is possible to confirm the package by comparing the information of the package read on the receiving side with the information of the package stored in the portable terminal device sent together with the package. Since it is performed, the work time on both the sending side and the receiving side can be reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of a transportation service management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a handheld terminal 23 and a host computer 24.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of the processing of the host computers 24 and 25 of the collection center 21 and the delivery center 22 and the operation of reading the tag 13b.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a conventional transportation business management system.

[Explanation of symbols]

 21 Collection Center 22 Delivery Center 23 Handheld Terminal 24, 25 Host Computer

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A transport business management system which has a host computer and a portable terminal device on a sending side, has a host computer on a receiving side, and manages a transport business for transporting packages from the sending side to the receiving side. Read the information on the package tag with the mobile terminal device on the side,
After storing the read information and transferring the stored information on the tag to the host computer on the sending side, the portable terminal device is sent out together with the package, and the information on the tag on the arrived package is read on the receiving side, The information on the read tag and the information on the tag stored in the portable terminal device sent together with the package are transferred to the host computer on the receiving side, and the host computer on the receiving side is connected to the portable terminal device. A transport business management system characterized in that the information on the tag stored in the package and the information read from the tag on the receiving side are checked to confirm the package. 2. A reading means for reading information on a tag of an arriving package, a storage means for storing information on the tag read by the reading means, a information on the tag stored in the storage means, and a transmission from the sending side. 2. The data receiving apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a data reading device having data transmitting means for transmitting the information on the tag stored in the portable terminal device to the host computer on the receiving side. Transportation business management system. 3. The portable terminal device includes a reading unit for reading information on a tag of a package, a storage unit for storing information on the tag read by the reading unit, and a data transmitting unit for transmitting data. At the receiving side, the information of the tag of the arriving package is read by the reading means of the portable terminal device sent together with the package from the sending side, and the information of the tag read by the receiving side and the shipment stored in the storage means. The information of the tag read by the
2. The transportation business management system according to claim 1, wherein the data transmission means transmits the data to a host computer on the receiving side. 4. The tag information comprises at least a bar code on which an identification number of the package and weight data are recorded. The portable terminal device has a wireless transmitting / receiving means for transmitting / receiving a wireless signal, and the bar code of the tag is provided. The identification number and the weight data read from are transmitted to the host computer on the sending side by the wireless transmitting / receiving means, and the host computer on the sending side accumulates the weight data transmitted from the portable terminal device, and the total weight of the package is calculated. 4. The transportation business management system according to claim 1, wherein when the vehicle approaches the maximum load weight of a vehicle to be loaded with cargo, the portable terminal device is notified that the weight limit value is approached. 5. A transportation business management method for managing a transportation business of transporting a package from a sending side to a receiving side, comprising: reading information on a tag of the package on the sending side; storing the read data in a portable terminal device; The data stored in the portable terminal device is transmitted to the host computer on the sending side, the portable terminal device is sent out together with the package, the information on the tag of the arrived package is read on the receiving side, and the information on the tag on the receiving side is read from the tag on the receiving side. And the information stored in the portable terminal device sent from the sending side to the host computer on the receiving side, the information read from the tag on the receiving side, and the dispatch transmitted from the portable terminal device. A method of managing a transportation business, wherein a side checks a package by comparing information read from a tag on a side. 6. The information read from the tag is bar code data in which at least the identification number and weight data of the package are recorded, and the identification number and the weight data read from the bar code of the tag are sent to the host computer on the sending side. The host computer on the sending side accumulates the weight data transmitted from the mobile terminal device, and when the total weight of the package approaches the maximum loading weight of the vehicle in which the package is to be loaded, the mobile terminal The method according to claim 5, wherein the apparatus is notified that the weight limit has been approached.