JPH11185198A - Loading data preparation device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To achieve efficient loading by loading products together based on plural references like time and distance. SOLUTION: This device provided with a first area master 1 for classifying a prescribed delivery area into plural areas with time as a reference and classifying the respective areas into plural division codes, a second area master 2 for classifying the prescribed delivery area into plural areas with a distance as a reference and classifying the respective areas into plural division codes and a received order management file 3 for managing all received orders. A data preparation part 5 retrieves a pertinent area from the first area master 1 or the second area master 2 corresponding to a division code included in a received order, extracts all the received orders included in the pertinent area from the received order management file 3 and prepares a loading data of the products based on all the extracted received orders.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus for creating data for stacking a product of an order on a delivery vehicle, and more particularly, to a stacking apparatus for creating stacking data of products in consideration of delivery efficiency. The present invention relates to an alignment data creating device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When a product manufactured according to an order is delivered, it depends on various conditions such as a delivery date and an inventory amount. I was trying to put it in the car.

[0003]

However, considering the current traffic situation, it is not always the best in terms of the delivery efficiency to collect the orders of the consignees near the area. For example, the receiving destination a is located along the main road and has good traffic and can be delivered quickly, but the next destination, the receiving destination b, is off the main road and the road width is narrow. In the case where the service is not good, if the orders of the delivery destinations a and b are collectively loaded on one delivery vehicle, the delivery efficiency may be reduced.

[0004] The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and its purpose is to prepare a plurality of criteria such as time and distance when stacking products on one delivery vehicle.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a stacking data creation device that enables stacking with high delivery efficiency by stacking products based on any one or a combination thereof.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a stacking data creating apparatus for classifying a predetermined delivery area into a plurality of areas based on time, and A first area master that classifies areas into a plurality of section codes, and a second area master that classifies predetermined delivery areas into a plurality of areas based on distance and classifies each area into a plurality of section codes. And an order management unit that manages all order orders, and searches for a corresponding area from the first area master or the second area master in accordance with the classification code included in the order, and receives all orders included in the corresponding area. A data creation unit for extracting an order from the order receiving management unit and creating product stacking data based on all the extracted order orders; That.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a stacking data creating apparatus according to the first aspect, wherein the first area master includes a plurality of areas whose predetermined delivery area is based on a main road. In the second area master, the predetermined delivery area is classified into a plurality of areas based on the area.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a stacking data creating apparatus according to the first or second aspect, wherein the division code is a municipal code.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a stacking data creating apparatus according to the first, second or third aspect, wherein the stacking data creating unit firstly sends a first order to the order. The corresponding area is searched from the area master, all the orders included in the area are extracted from the above-mentioned order management unit, and the product stacking data is created based on the extracted all orders, and the delivery efficiency is calculated. If the stacking data of the good products cannot be created, the corresponding area is searched next from the second area master, and all the orders included in the corresponding area are extracted from the order management unit. The stacking data creation device according to claim 5 of the present invention creates product stacking data based on the extracted all order orders. 4. The stacking data creating unit according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the stacking data creating unit searches the order area for a corresponding area from the first area master and the second area master. Extracting all order orders included in the area from the order management unit, or extracting all order orders included in the area of the overlapping portion of both areas from the order management unit, based on the extracted all order orders This is to create product stacking data.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of a stacking data creating apparatus according to the present invention.

This apparatus includes a first area master 1 which classifies a predetermined delivery area (for example, the whole of Japan) into a plurality of areas based on time, and a predetermined delivery area (for example,
A second area master 2 that classifies (all over Japan) into a plurality of areas based on distances, an order management file 3 that manages all order orders, and a car group former data file 4 that manages car group former data. The first area master 1, the second area master 2, the order management file 3, and the vehicle assembly source data file 4 are provided to a data creation unit 5 for creating stacking data of ordered products. It is connected. The data creation section 5 is connected to an order entry input section 6 for inputting an order received and a data output section 7 for outputting created stacking data.

FIGS. 2 and 3 show examples of the structure of the first area master 1 and the second area master 2. FIG. The first area master 1 is classified into a plurality of areas based on a main road, and the second area master 2 is classified into a plurality of areas based on an area.

That is, the first area master 1
As shown in the example, area classification (area name)
However, the names of national roads (main roads) such as “Line 8” and “Line 1” are used. In addition, all municipalities in Japan, which are the delivery target areas, are assigned 4-digit codes, and the municipalities with these codes are classified into the corresponding areas. In the example shown in FIG. 2, "Line 8"
"2510", "2512", "2523"
Are classified into three municipal codes (division codes), and "2526" and "25"
33 "... Are classified. However, since the classification of only "Line 1" includes all the very wide areas from Osaka to Tokyo, in this case, the area is divided by an appropriate distance and the area name is changed to "Line 1 ( 1), "Line 1 (2)",...

The second area master 2 has an area classification (area name) as shown in FIG.
It is a regional name such as "Kou", "Kou", "Kohoku". In this example, the area around Lake Biwa in Shiga Prefecture is classified. A four-digit municipal code is classified into these area names. In the example shown in FIG. 3, two municipal codes “2510” and “2511” are classified in the area “Koto”, and “2520” and “220” in the area “Kosai”.
521 "and" 2522 "are classified, and" 2530 "and" 253 "
The two municipal codes of "1" are classified.

That is, since the first area master 1 classifies the areas around the main roads (national roads) with good traffic, the first area master 1 is classified in consideration of the delivery time.
On the other hand, the second area master 2 is classified in consideration of the distance. In other words, the first area master 1 is classified based on the line, and the second area master 2 is classified based on the area.

FIG. 4 shows an example of the configuration of the order management file 3.
Shown in The received order management file 3 is a file for collectively managing orders received at each sales office. As shown in FIG. 4, an order name, a ship destination ID code, and a ship town code are provided. And includes items such as product number, product name, weight (or quantity), delivery date (or shipping date), and the like.

The vehicle assembly source data file 4 is a file for managing vehicle assembly source data when products are stacked. Although the vehicle set differs depending on the type of the vehicle, as shown in FIG. 5, for example, as shown in FIG. One block P is a unit of a vehicle set. That is, the order is successfully collected and managed in one vehicle group unit P, and the vehicle group units P are arbitrarily combined to stack products on one delivery vehicle.

The order entry input unit 6 has a keyboard and the like for an operator to input while looking at order slips sent from each business office. In addition, orders can be directly input from each business office using a dedicated line or the like. The input contents of the order at this time include the name of the order destination (shipping destination), ID code, municipal code, product number,
Product name, weight, etc.

The data output unit 7 is a block for outputting the product stacking data created by the data creating unit 5, and is printed out as a delivery slip or the like by a printer (not shown), or a terminal such as a delivery center via a dedicated line. Or to the device.

Next, a process of creating stacking data by the stacking data creating apparatus having the above configuration will be described.

An order received from a customer is input through an order input unit 6 and stored in an order management file 3. Order data input from each sales office is collectively managed by the order management file 3.

On the other hand, when creating a shipping plan for shipping such an order-ordered product to the order-receiving party, the data creation unit 5 loads the order-ordered product in any combination on the delivery vehicle. Create stacking data (data from which a delivery slip is created).

Here, as an example of creating the stacking data in the data creating section 5, (1) an example of creation corresponding to claim 4 and (2) an example of creation of claim 5 will be described.

(1) Example of Creation According to Claim 4 That is, the data creation unit 5 first searches the first area master 1 for a corresponding area for an order received.
For example, assuming that the municipal code of the order is “2510”, the data creating unit 5 searches the area of “Line 8” from the first area master 1. Next, all order orders included in the searched area of “Line 8 line” are extracted from the order order management file 3. That is, "2510", "2512",
All orders received including “2523” are extracted. Thereafter, product stacking data is created based on all the extracted order orders. In the stacking data created here, all the delivery destinations are order orders of the shipping destinations scattered along the Route 8 line, so that the transportation is good and the delivery can be quickly performed.

On the other hand, the stacking data created in this way can be delivered quickly in time, but, for example, because the number of orders received in that area is small and the loading efficiency is low, the total Delivery efficiency is poor. In this case, the data creating unit 5 next searches the second area master 2 for an area including the municipal code “2510”. That is, the area of "Koto" is searched. Then, all the received orders included in the searched “Koto” area are extracted from the received order management file 3.
That is, "2510", "251"
All order orders including "1" are extracted. Then, product stacking data is created based on all the extracted order orders. The stacking data created here is the stacking data that moves less in distance because the delivery destinations are order orders of shipping destinations that are all within a certain area and are close in distance.

In the above description, first, the first area master 1 is searched with priority, and then the second area master 2 is searched.
Is described to create stacking data, but first, the second area master 2 is preferentially searched,
After that, the first area master 1 may be searched to create the stacking data. Alternatively, the stacking data may be created using both the first area master 1 and the second area master 2, and the stacking data with the higher delivery efficiency may be selected.

(2) Creation Example Corresponding to Claim 5 That is, the data creation unit 5 sends the first order to the order
A corresponding area is searched from the area master 1 and the second area master 2 of the above. For example, assuming that the municipal code of the order is "2510", the data creation unit 5 sends the "line 8 line" from the first area master 1.
Area, and search for "Koto" from the second area master 2.
Search the area of. Then, all order orders included in both areas are extracted from the order management file 3, and product stacking data is created based on the extracted order orders.

FIG. 6 exemplifies the positional relationship on the map between the area A1 of "Line 8" and the area A2 of "Koto". The stacking data created here indicates that the delivery destination is the municipal code “2510”, “2511”, “251”.
2 ”and“ 2523 ”, which are orders for shipping destinations in a relatively wide area. Compared to the above-described creation example (1), this stacking data delivers a wide area with one delivery vehicle, so that the delivery efficiency in terms of time and distance is slightly reduced. As efficiency increases,
In some cases, it is effective in terms of total delivery efficiency.

On the other hand, the data creating section 5 overlaps the area A1 of "Line 8" and the area A2 of "Koto" (here, only the area of the municipal code "2510" overlaps). Is extracted from the order management file 3 (ie, the order of the shipping destination located in the hatched area in FIG. 6), and the product stacking data is extracted based on the extracted order. create. The stacking data created here is the order of the shipping destination in a relatively narrow area including only the municipal code “2510”. Compared to the above-described creation example (1), the stacking data is to be delivered to a narrower area by one delivery vehicle, so that the stacking data having higher delivery efficiency in terms of time and distance. It has become.

It is to be noted that, based on the vehicle group original data stored in the vehicle group original data file 4, a specific method of grouping the order into one vehicle group unit P, and a plurality of vehicle group units P, P,. Since a specific method of combining and assigning to one delivery vehicle is not the gist of the present invention, a detailed description is omitted here.

[0031]

According to the present invention, the stacking data creating apparatus is
A predetermined delivery area is classified into a plurality of areas based on time, and each area is classified into a plurality of division codes, and a first area master is classified into a plurality of areas based on distance. In addition, a second area master that classifies each area into a plurality of section codes, an order management unit that manages all order orders, and a first area master or a second area master according to the section code included in the received order.
A data creation unit that searches for a corresponding area from the area master of the corresponding area, extracts all order orders included in the area from the order management unit, and creates product stacking data based on the extracted order information. Is provided. In the first area master, a predetermined delivery area is classified into a plurality of areas based on a main road,
In the second area master, the predetermined delivery area is classified into a plurality of areas based on the area, and the division code is a municipal code. In this way, when products are stacked on a single delivery vehicle, products are stacked based on multiple criteria, such as time and distance, to create highly efficient stacking data according to the actual situation. can do.

Further, in the stacking data creation device of the present invention, the stacking data creation unit first searches for a corresponding area from the first area master for the order receiving order, and searches for all the order receiving orders included in the corresponding area. Is extracted from the order management unit, and product stacking data is created based on all the extracted order orders. If product stacking data with high delivery efficiency cannot be created, then the second Search the applicable area from the area master, extract all the orders included in the area from the order management section, and create product stacking data based on the extracted all orders. ing. As described above, when products are stacked on one delivery vehicle, a plurality of standards such as time and distance are prepared, and the products are stacked based on any of the standards, so that the stacking data with high delivery efficiency can be obtained. It can be created according to the actual situation.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the stacking data creating device, the stacking data creating unit searches the order area for a corresponding area from the first area master and the second area master. At the same time, all the orders received in both areas are extracted from the order management unit, or all the orders included in the overlapping area of both areas are extracted from the order management unit, and the extracted order It is configured to create product stacking data based on the product. In this way, when products are stacked on a single delivery vehicle, a plurality of standards such as time and distance are prepared, and products are stacked based on a combination of these standards. Can be created according to the actual situation.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of a stacking data creation device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a table showing a configuration example of a first area master 1;

FIG. 3 is a chart showing a configuration example of a second area master 2;

FIG. 4 is a table showing a configuration example of an order receiving management file.

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining a group of one delivery vehicle.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a positional relationship on a map between an arbitrary area classified as a first area master and an arbitrary area classified as a second area master.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 1st area master 2 2nd area master 3 Order management file (order management part) 4 Assembly data file 5 Data creation part 6 Order input part 7 Data output part

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A first area master which classifies a predetermined delivery area into a plurality of areas based on time, classifies each area into a plurality of division codes, and a distance based on a predetermined delivery area. A second area master that classifies the area into a plurality of area codes and classifies each area into a plurality of area codes; an order management unit that manages all order orders; and the first area according to the area code included in the order received. A corresponding area is searched from the master or the second area master, all order orders included in the corresponding area are extracted from the order management unit, and product stacking data is obtained based on the extracted order information. A stacking data creation device, comprising: a creation unit for creating data. 2. The first area master, wherein a predetermined delivery area is classified into a plurality of areas based on a main road,
2. The second area master, wherein predetermined delivery areas are classified into a plurality of areas based on an area.
The described stacking data creation device. 3. The stacking data creation device according to claim 1, wherein the division code is a municipal code. 4. The stacking data creation unit searches for a corresponding area from a first area master for an order received, and extracts all the order included in the area from the order management unit. If the product stacking data is created based on all the extracted orders, and the product stacking data with high delivery efficiency cannot be created, the corresponding area is next identified from the second area master. 4. The method according to claim 1, further comprising: searching, extracting all order orders included in the corresponding area from the order management unit, and creating product stacking data based on the extracted order orders. The described stacking data creation device. 5. The stacking data creating section searches for an order receiving order from the first area master and the second area master, respectively, and retrieves all order orders included in both areas. Extract from the order management unit, or extract all order orders included in the area where both areas overlap, from the order management unit, and create product stacking data based on the extracted order orders. Claim 1, 2 or 3
The stacking data creation device described in 1.