JPH113489A - Physical distribution carrying vehicle management system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a smooth physical distribution management environment in which a center managing device 20 that is installed at a center confirms the delivery state of a baggage about which there is an inquiry for the delivery state of the baggage when the delivery state of a current baggage is inquired. SOLUTION: This system is provided with a center managing device 20 which is installed at the center, sends a baggage delivery information request command 20a that requests information of a delivery state of a baggage that has an inquiry for a delivery state to a carrying vehicle and also receives information about the delivery state of the baggage which is returned from the carrying vehicle and a carrying vehicle managing device 30 which is installed on the carrying vehicle, collects information about the delivery state of a baggage that is loaded on the carrying vehicle, generates baggage delivery state information 30a for each baggage and also returns the information 30a for the baggage that has inquiry for a delivery state to the device 20 in response to the command 20a.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a system for managing the operation of transport vehicles that carry out physical distribution, and more particularly, to a center-side management body that performs centralized control of physical distribution such as courier services and transport vehicles such as courier trucks. The present invention relates to a distribution / transportation vehicle management system suitable for logistics for carrying out distribution / transportation work by exchanging, via a communication line, transportation information such as a delivery schedule and a delivery status with a distribution / delivery entity on the side.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as this kind of physical distribution vehicle management system, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-197895 (Title of Invention: Vehicle Operation Management Method, Filing Date: February 7, 1991, Applicant: Koito Industrial Co., Ltd., see FIG. 6).

That is, in the vehicle operation management method shown in FIG. 6, data indicating an operation schedule is recorded in advance on a plurality of recording media 2a and 2b by an office analysis processor, and the recording media 2a (2b) The operation of the vehicle is managed by displaying the data recorded in the recording medium 2a (2b) on the display device on the recording medium 2a (2b) and notifying the driver when the vehicle is mounted on the vehicle-mounted device body. Was. Further, the conventional vehicle operation management method uses the recording medium 2a (2b).
Can be changed by operating the keyboard on the recording medium 2a (2b). Further, in the conventional vehicle operation management method, all the change data for changing the operation schedule data stored in the recording medium 2a (2b) can be recorded in advance by the office analysis processing device. Further, the operation schedule data corresponding to the vehicle number or the driver number previously recorded on the recording medium 2a (2b) can be automatically distributed and recorded on the corresponding recording medium 2a (2b).

According to such a vehicle operation management method, the driver does not need to input data only by confirming the data, and the operation data displayed on the display on the recording medium 2a (2b) is not required. Since the change can be performed by operating the keyboard, even if a change occurs in the operation schedule, it is possible to cope with the change, and all data changes are stored in advance in the recording medium 2a (2b) by the office analysis processing device. Since it is recorded, when data is changed, the corresponding changed data can be easily selected from all the recorded data, and a code book is not required.In addition, automatic operation is performed by each operation number or driver number. The effect is described that the data can be accurately recorded because the data is sorted.

[0005]

However, in such a conventional vehicle operation management method, since the on-vehicle device main body does not have a communication means with the office analysis processing device, it is difficult for the vehicle owner or the like to receive a request from a delivery requester such as a shipper. Delivered, in the middle of delivery,
Technology that makes it difficult to confirm the delivery status of the inquired luggage from the office analysis processing device on the center side to the onboard unit when the inquiry about the delivery status of the luggage such as the current vehicle position is made. There was a technical challenge.

An object of the present invention is to solve such a conventional problem. In particular, a management body on a center side for centrally managing distribution and a distribution body on a transportation vehicle collect information on transportation. In a logistics transport vehicle management system related to logistics for performing logistics transport work by exchanging via a communication line, a logistics transport vehicle management system is provided at the center side for requesting information on the delivery status of the package for which the delivery status was inquired. A center side management device for transmitting a package delivery information request command to the transport vehicle side and receiving information related to the delivery status of the package returned from the transport vehicle side, provided on the transport vehicle side, and provided in the transport vehicle side. Collects information on the delivery status of the loaded package and generates package delivery status information for each package, and responds to the package delivery information request command. By providing a management device on the transportation vehicle side that returns the delivery status information of the package for the package for which the sending status was inquired to the management device on the center side, the delivery from the delivery requester such as the shipper, the delivery is in progress, and the current vehicle position If there is an inquiry about the delivery status of the luggage, etc., the transport vehicle provided on the transport vehicle side from the center-side management device provided at the center will confirm the delivery status of the package that received the inquiry about the delivery status of the package. It is an object to provide a smooth physical distribution management environment that can be confirmed by a side management device.

[0007] In addition, when package delivery status information is generated including the absence information indicating that the delivery of the package could not be performed, and the package delivery status information includes the absence information,
At the end of the delivery schedule information and package information on undelivered packages, control is performed to hold the delivery schedule information and package information on the absence information in the storage means, and the control is performed next to the delivery schedule information and package information on the absence information. That the delivery destination was not available by providing control means for executing control to read out and display the delivery schedule information or package information on the undelivered package held later from the storage unit in response to the display request Can record the history of the delivery business, including the shipment status.If there is an inquiry about the delivery status of the package from the delivery requester such as the shipper, the delivery status of the package that received the inquiry about the delivery status of the package can be confirmed. It can be confirmed from the center management device provided on the center side to the management device on the transport vehicle side provided on the transport vehicle side. Confirmation of whether or not the undelivered there was luggage on the grounds of absence of a can be processed in real time,
An object of the present invention is to provide a logistics management environment that can quickly and accurately respond to an inquiry about the delivery status of a package from a delivery requester.

[0008]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a management entity on the center side for centrally managing distribution and a distribution entity on the transportation vehicle exchange information on transportation via the communication line 11. In the logistics transport vehicle management system related to logistics for carrying out logistics transport work, a luggage delivery information request command 20a provided at the center side and for requesting information on the delivery status of the package for which the delivery status has been inquired. Center side management device 2 for transmitting the information on the delivery status of the package returned from the transport vehicle side while transmitting the information to the transport vehicle side.
0, provided on the transport vehicle side, collects information on the delivery status of the packages loaded on the transport vehicle, generates package delivery status information 30a for each of the packages, and responds to the package delivery information request command 20a. A distribution vehicle management system 10 comprising a transportation vehicle-side management device 30 that returns the package delivery status information 30a for the package for which the delivery status has been inquired to the center-side management device 20.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a command 20a for requesting a package delivery information from the center-side management device 20 is provided.
By providing a process of returning the luggage delivery status information 30a by the transport vehicle side management device 30 in response to the above, inquiries about the delivery status of the luggage such as the completed delivery, the middle of the delivery, and the current vehicle position from the delivery requester such as the shipper When there is an inquiry about the delivery status of the package, the confirmation of the delivery status of the package is performed in real time from the center management device 20 provided on the center side to the transport vehicle side management device 30 provided on the transport vehicle side. This has the effect of realizing a smooth distribution management environment that can be confirmed. In particular, the transport vehicle side management device 30 may be a portable terminal in which the transport vehicle side wireless communication unit 33 and the vehicle position acquisition unit 34 are mounted on the delivery truck side. As described above, when the transporting vehicle side management device 30 is a terminal carrying device, after arriving at a pickup / delivery destination, the portable terminal can be taken out of the delivery truck and the input operation relating to the collection work can be executed at the customer in real time, and The collection time and the delivery time can be shortened, and the throughput for transportation can be improved.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the physical distribution vehicle management system 10 according to the first aspect, the center-side management device 20 includes the package delivery information request command 2
Logistics transport vehicle management characterized by having a center-side wireless communication means 21 for transmitting 0a to the transport vehicle via the wireless line 11 and receiving the package delivery status information 30a returned from the transport vehicle. The system 10.

According to the invention described in claim 2, according to claim 1
In addition to the above-described effects, the delivery vehicle side management device 30 responding to the baggage delivery information request command 20a transmitted from the center side management device 20 via the wireless line 11 and the package delivery status information 30a via the wireless line 11 In response to an inquiry about the delivery status of a package from a delivery requesting entity such as a shipper, the center-side management device 20 checks the delivery status of the received package. Thus, a smooth physical distribution management environment that can be confirmed in real time to the transport vehicle-side management device 30 via the wireless line 11 can be realized.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the physical distribution transport vehicle management system 10 according to the first or second aspect, the center-side management device 20 distributes the load loaded on the transport vehicle before departure from the center. A distribution vehicle comprising: a delivery schedule means 22 for generating schedule information; and a delivery track recording card 23 having an IC memory for receiving and holding the delivery schedule information 22a before departure from the center. It is a management system 10.

According to the invention described in claim 3, according to claim 1 of the present invention,
Or the delivery schedule information 22a before the departure of the center.
Is set in advance on the delivery locus recording card 23, so that the driver as the physical distribution delivery entity can perform the delivery work only by confirming the delivery schedule information 22a, and as a result, the delivery of the driver This has the effect of reducing the burden on the business and realizing a physical distribution management environment capable of executing accurate and efficient delivery business. All the delivery schedule information 22a is changed in advance by the delivery schedule means 22 by the delivery track recording card 2.
3, the delivery schedule information 22a
Is changed, the corresponding delivery schedule information 22a to be changed can be easily selected from all the recorded delivery schedule information 22a by using the delivery schedule means 22, and as a result, it has been conventionally used. This eliminates the need for a change work using a codebook, and is automatically sorted by, for example, a vehicle identification number or a driver identification number that is a physical distribution body, thereby realizing a logistics management environment that enables accurate distribution schedule management. This has the effect. The delivery schedule information 22a is displayed on, for example, the display unit 14 provided in the transport vehicle-side management device 30, and is displayed on the transport vehicle-side management device 30.
Can be changed from the transport vehicle-side management device 30 by operating an input means (for example, a keyboard) provided in the device.
For example, there is an effect that it is possible to realize a physical distribution management environment capable of accurately and promptly coping with a case where a change occurs in a delivery schedule such as re-delivery to an absence house.

The invention described in claim 4 is the first to third aspects of the present invention.
Distribution management system 10 according to any one of the above items.
In the above, the center-side management device 20 includes, before departure from the center, luggage information generating means 24 for generating luggage information 251 set corresponding to each luggage loaded in the transport vehicle.
And a logistics transport vehicle management system 10 having a luggage information card 25 having an IC memory for receiving and holding the luggage information 251 before leaving the center.

According to the invention described in claim 4, according to claim 1 of the present invention,
In addition to the effects described in any one of (3) to (3), by setting the luggage information 251 in advance on the luggage information card 25 using the luggage information generating means 24 before departure from the center, the operation as a physical distribution delivery entity Can carry out the delivery business only by checking the package information 251, thereby reducing the burden on the driver's delivery business and realizing a logistics management environment that can execute accurate and efficient delivery business. It has the effect that it can be done. Also, since all the changes of the package information 251 are recorded in advance on the package information card 25 by the package information generating means 24, the package information 251 is changed.
At the time of changing the package information, the corresponding package information 251 to be changed can be easily selected from all the recorded package information 251 by using the package information generating means 24, and as a result, it has been conventionally used. It is not necessary to change the code book. For example, the distribution is automatically performed based on the identification number of the transport vehicle or the identification number of the driver who is the logistics delivery entity, so that a logistics management environment in which accurate luggage information management can be realized. It works. The luggage information 251 is displayed on, for example, the display means 14 provided in the transport vehicle-side management device 30, and is operated by input means (for example, a keyboard) provided in the transport vehicle-side management device 30. Since the change can be made from the device 30 side, for example, there is an effect that a physical distribution management environment capable of accurately and promptly coping with a case in which the package information 251 such as re-delivery to an absence house has occurred can be realized.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the physical distribution vehicle management system 10 according to the fourth aspect, the package information 251 for each package includes information 252 concerning a package identifier, information 2523 concerning a delivery address, It has a data structure that is recorded on the package information card 25 as a unit record block including information 2524 relating to the delivery destination map, information 2525 relating to the delivery destination telephone number, and information 2526 relating to the special instructions of the package. It is a physical distribution transportation vehicle management system 10 which is a feature.

According to the invention described in claim 5, according to claim 4,
In addition to the effects described above, before leaving the center, package identifier information 252, delivery address information 2523, delivery destination map information 2
524, delivery destination telephone number information 2525, and special item information 2526 of the package are set in advance on the package information card 25 by using the package information generation means 24, so that the driver as the physical distribution body can check the package identifier information 252 , The delivery address information 2523, the delivery destination map information 2524, the delivery destination telephone number information 2525, and the special item information 2526 of the package can be used to carry out the delivery business. As a result, the burden on the delivery business of the driver can be reduced. This has the effect of realizing a physical distribution management environment that can reduce and realize accurate and efficient delivery operations. Further, since all the changes of the package information 251 are recorded in advance on the package information card 25 by the package information generating means 24, the package identifier information 252, the delivery address information 2523, the delivery map information 2524, the delivery phone number When the information 2525 and the special item information 2526 of the package are changed, the corresponding package information 251 to be changed can be easily selected from all the recorded package information 251 by using the package information generating means 24. As a result, it is not necessary to use a codebook, which has been conventionally used, for example, and the distribution work can be accurately performed by, for example, the identification number of the transported vehicle or the driver identification number of the physical distribution body. This has the effect of realizing a management environment. Further, the package identifier information 252, the delivery address information 2523, the delivery destination map information 2524, the delivery destination telephone number information 2525, and the special item information 2526 of the package in the package information 251 are provided, for example, in the transport vehicle side management device 30. The information is displayed on the display means 14 and can be changed from the transport vehicle-side management device 30 by operating an input unit (for example, a keyboard) provided in the transport vehicle-side management device 30. Luggage information 2
51, package identifier information 252, delivery address information 25
23, delivery destination map information 2524, delivery destination telephone number information 252
5. There is an effect that a physical distribution management environment capable of accurately and promptly coping with a case where the special item information 2526 of the package is changed can be realized.

The package identifier information 252 means numerical data such as an ID number for identifying a package, the delivery address information 2523 means numerical data such as a delivery destination number, and the delivery map information. 2524 means map image data near the delivery destination, delivery destination telephone number information 2525 means numeric data of the delivery destination telephone number, special information 2
Reference numeral 526 denotes character data for designating night delivery, non-delivery due to absence, and the like.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the physical distribution vehicle management system 10 according to the fifth aspect, the package information 251 for each package is a unit record block including attribute information 257 concerning the package. Luggage information card 25
Is a logistics transport vehicle management system 10 having a data structure recorded in the logistics and transportation vehicle management system 10.

According to the invention described in claim 6, according to claim 5,
In addition to the effects described in the above item, the luggage attribute information 257 is set in advance on the luggage information card 25 using the luggage information generating means 24 before departure from the center, so that the driver as the logistics delivery entity can The delivery business can be performed only by confirming the attribute information 257. As a result, the burden on the delivery business of the driver can be reduced, and a logistics management environment capable of executing an accurate and efficient delivery business can be realized. It works. In addition, since all the changes of the package information 251 are recorded in advance on the package information card 25 by the package information generating means 24, when the package attribute information 257 is changed, the change of all the package information 251 is performed. The corresponding package information 251 to be changed is the package information generating means 2
4 can be easily selected, and as a result, there is no need for a change operation using a conventionally used code book. For example, sorting is automatically performed based on the identification number of a transport vehicle or the identification number of a driver who is a distribution body. Therefore, there is an effect that a physical distribution management environment in which accurate package information management can be realized can be realized. In addition, the baggage attribute information 257 in the baggage information 251 is displayed on, for example, the display unit 14 provided in the transport vehicle side management device 30,
By operating an input means (for example, a keyboard) provided in the transport vehicle-side management device 30, the transport vehicle-side management device 30 is operated.
Since the change can be made from the side, for example, it is possible to realize a logistics management environment that can accurately and promptly cope with a case where the baggage attribute information 257 in the baggage information 251 such as redistribution to an absence car is changed. Play.

Note that the baggage attribute information 257 means character data for designating refrigeration required, raggedness, presence / absence of top and bottom, and the like.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the physical distribution vehicle management system 10 according to the fifth or sixth aspect, the package information 251 for each package includes a unit record including the designated delivery time information 258 of the package. The physical distribution vehicle management system 10 has a data structure recorded as a block in the package information 251.

According to the invention described in claim 7, according to claim 5,
In addition to the effects described in 6 above, by setting the designated delivery time information 258 of the luggage on the luggage information card 25 in advance using the luggage information generating means 24 before departure from the center, the driver as the logistics delivery entity Will be able to carry out delivery work at the designated time only by confirming the designated delivery time information 258 of the package, thereby reducing the burden on the delivery work of the driver and executing accurate and efficient delivery work This has the effect that a logistics management environment that can be realized can be realized. Also, designated delivery time information 25 for all packages
Since the change of 8 is recorded in advance on the luggage information card 25 by the luggage information generating means 24, when the change of the designated luggage delivery time information 258 is performed, Thus, the designated delivery time information 258 of the package to be changed can be easily selected by using the package information generation means 24, and a logistics management environment capable of managing accurate designated delivery time information 258 of the package can be realized. It has the effect of being able to. The designated delivery time information 258 of the package is, for example, the transport vehicle side management device 30.
Input means (for example, a keyboard) which is displayed on the display means 14 provided on the
Can be changed in accordance with the actual scheduled delivery time from the transporting vehicle side management device 30 side, so that, for example, the change in the designated delivery time information 258 of the package such as redistribution to the answering machine can be accurately and accurately performed. This has the effect of realizing a logistics management environment that can respond quickly.

The designated delivery time information 258 of the package means character data for indicating the delivery date and time designated by the client.

[0025] The invention described in claim 8 is the invention according to claims 5 to 7.
Distribution management system 10 according to any one of the above items.
Wherein the unit record block for each package has a data structure recorded on the package information card 25 in an order according to the delivery route of the package.

According to the invention described in claim 8, according to claim 5,
In addition to the effects described in any one of (1) to (7), by setting a delivery route in advance on the luggage information card 25 using the luggage information generating means 24 before departure from the center, the driver as a physical distribution delivery entity Will be able to carry out delivery work at the specified time only by confirming the delivery route, thereby reducing the burden on the driver's delivery work and ensuring accurate and efficient delivery according to the optimized delivery route There is an effect that a physical distribution management environment capable of executing a delivery operation can be realized. Further, since all the changes in the delivery route are recorded in advance on the baggage information card 25 by the package information generating means 24, when the delivery route is changed due to traffic congestion or road construction, etc., all the delivery routes recorded are changed. Of the corresponding delivery route to be changed can be easily selected using the baggage information generation means 24, thereby realizing a logistics management environment capable of performing accurate delivery route management according to the optimized delivery route. It has the effect that it can be done. The delivery route in the delivery route is, for example, the delivery vehicle side management device 30.
Input means (for example, a keyboard) which is displayed on the display means 14 provided on the
Can be changed in accordance with the actual scheduled delivery time from the delivery vehicle side management device 30 side, so that, for example, in a case where the delivery route in the delivery route such as redistribution to an answering machine has changed, the change can be accurately and promptly made. There is an effect that a physical distribution management environment according to an optimized delivery route that can be dealt with can be realized.

The invention according to claim 9 is the invention according to claims 1 to 8
Distribution management system 10 according to any one of the above items.
In the above, when the luggage information card 25 is inserted, the transport vehicle side management device 30
5 is a distribution / transportation vehicle management system 10 characterized by having a delivery schedule reading means 31 for reading the delivery schedule information 22a held in 5.

According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, the first aspect is provided.
In addition to the effects described in any one of Items 1 to 8, in addition to the delivery schedule information 22a, the delivery schedule reading means 3
1 automatically reads and uses the logistics delivery information, the logistics delivery entity can execute the delivery business in accordance with the designated time according to the package information 251 only by confirming the delivery schedule information 22a. This has the effect of reducing the burden on the delivery work of the subject and realizing a logistics management environment suitable for automation that can execute accurate and efficient delivery work according to the optimized delivery route. Also, since all the changes of the delivery schedule information 22a are recorded in advance on the baggage information card 25 by the delivery schedule reading means 31, they are recorded when the delivery schedule information 22a is changed due to traffic congestion, road construction, or the like. The corresponding delivery schedule information 22a to be changed can be easily selected from all the delivery schedule information 22a by using the delivery schedule reading means 31, and the accurate delivery schedule information 22a according to the optimized delivery route can be selected. There is an effect that a physical distribution management environment suitable for automation that can be managed can be realized. The delivery schedule information 22a in the delivery schedule information 22a is displayed on, for example, the display unit 14 provided in the transport vehicle-side management device 30, and is operated by an input unit (keyboard) provided in the transport vehicle-side management device 30. Since it is possible to change the delivery schedule information 22a from the delivery vehicle side management device 30 in accordance with the actual scheduled delivery time, for example, it is possible to accurately and promptly change the delivery schedule information 22a in the delivery schedule information 22a such as redistribution to an answering machine. This makes it possible to realize a logistics management environment suitable for automation according to an optimized delivery route that can cope with the problem.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in the physical distribution transport vehicle management system according to the ninth aspect, when the transport information card 25 is inserted, the transport vehicle-side management device 30 controls the transport of the package. The physical distribution vehicle management system 10 includes a package information reading means 32 for reading the package information 251 stored in the information card 25.

According to the tenth aspect of the invention, in addition to the effect of the ninth aspect, by automatically reading and using the above-mentioned package information 251 using the delivery schedule reading means 31, The logistics delivery entity can execute the delivery business in accordance with the designated time according to the package information 251 only by confirming the package information 251 associated with the delivery schedule information 22a. As a result, the burden of the distribution business on the delivery business is reduced. The present invention has an effect of realizing a logistics management environment suitable for automation that can reduce the number of times and execute accurate and efficient delivery operations according to an optimized delivery route. Further, since all the changes of the package information 251 are recorded in advance on the package information card 25 by the delivery schedule reading means 31, all the changes recorded when the delivery schedule information 22a is changed due to traffic congestion, road construction, etc. Package information 251 associated with the corresponding delivery schedule information 22a to be changed can be easily selected from the package information 251 using the delivery schedule reading means 31, and accurate package information 251 according to the optimized delivery route can be selected. There is an effect that it is possible to realize a logistics management environment suitable for automation that can manage various package information. Also, the package information 251 associated with the delivery schedule information 22a is, for example,
0 is displayed on the display means 14 provided on the transport vehicle side management device 30, and can be changed in accordance with the actual scheduled delivery time from the transport vehicle side management device 30 side by operating the input means (keyboard) provided on the transport vehicle side management device 30. For example, it is possible to realize a logistics management environment suitable for automation according to an optimized delivery route that can accurately and promptly cope with a case where a change occurs in the delivery schedule information 22a such as redelivery to an absence house. This has the effect.

According to an eleventh aspect of the present invention, in the physical distribution transport vehicle management system 10 according to the tenth aspect, the transport vehicle side management device 30 receives the package delivery information request command 20a and checks the delivery status. The distribution vehicle management system 10 includes a transportation vehicle side wireless communication unit 33 for returning the package delivery status information 30a for the inquired package to the center side wireless communication unit 21.

According to the eleventh aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effect of the tenth aspect, the center-side management device 20 responds to a package delivery information request command 20a transmitted via the wireless line 11. By providing the return processing of the luggage delivery status information 30a via the wireless line 11 by the transport vehicle side management device 30, when there is an inquiry about the luggage delivery status from the delivery requesting entity such as a shipper, the delivery of the luggage is performed. It is possible to realize a smooth logistics management environment in which the center-side management device 20 can check the delivery status of the package for which the status inquiry has been made from the center-side management device 20 to the transport vehicle-side management device 30 via the wireless line 11 in real time. Play.

According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, in the physical distribution transportation vehicle management system 10 according to the eleventh aspect, the transportation vehicle side management device 30 is transmitted from the GPS to specify the current position of the transportation vehicle. A distribution / transportation vehicle management system 10 having a vehicle position acquisition unit 34 that receives a positioning signal and generates position information 34a.

According to the twelfth aspect of the invention, in addition to the effect of the eleventh aspect, the position information 34a is generated by diverting a positioning signal transmitted from a practically used GPS. Therefore, the vehicle position obtaining means 34 can be simplified.

According to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention, in the physical distribution transport vehicle management system according to the eleventh aspect, the transport vehicle side management device reads a bar code associated with the package information 251 attached to the package. A distribution / transportation vehicle management system 10 including a baggage information acquisition unit 36 that generates bar code read information 36a.

According to the thirteenth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effect of the eleventh aspect, the bar code read information 36a is generated by diverting a bar code that is put into practical use. There is an effect that the information acquiring means 36 can be easily realized by using a conventional barcode reader or the like.

According to a fourteenth aspect of the present invention, in the physical distribution vehicle management system according to the thirteenth aspect, the bar code includes the package identifier information 252 corresponding to the package to which the bar code is attached. A logistics transportation vehicle management system, wherein the parcel information obtaining means 36 reads the barcode, and extracts the parcel identifier information 252 included in the barcode to generate the barcode read information 36a. It is 10.

According to the fourteenth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effect of the thirteenth aspect, the driver as the physical distribution delivery entity can check the luggage identifier information 252 contained in the barcode read information 36a. As a result, the delivery work can be performed, and as a result, it is possible to reduce the burden on the delivery work of the driver, and to achieve a physical distribution management environment capable of executing an accurate and efficient delivery work. In addition, it is not necessary to use a codebook that has been used in the past. For example, since it is automatically sorted based on the identification number of a transport vehicle or the driver identification number that is the main body of logistics delivery, baggage information using the conventional barcode technology can be used. There is an effect that a physical distribution management environment capable of management can be realized.

According to a fifteenth aspect of the present invention, in the physical distribution transport vehicle management system 10 according to the ninth aspect, the transport vehicle side management device 30 determines whether or not the package information card 25 is inserted. When it is determined that the luggage information card 25 is inserted, the luggage information reading means 32
And a control means 38 configured to execute the control for receiving the luggage information 251 and displaying the luggage information 251 in response to a display request. It is.

According to the fifteenth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effect of the ninth aspect, the luggage information 251 is transmitted to the display means 14 provided in the transport vehicle side management device 30 in response to a display request. Since it is displayed and can be changed from the transport vehicle side management device 30 side by operating the keyboard provided in the transport vehicle side management device 30, for example, in the case where the package information 251 such as redistribution to the answering machine has changed, This has the effect of realizing a physical distribution management environment that can deal with it accurately and quickly.

According to a sixteenth aspect of the present invention, in the physical distribution transportation vehicle management system 10 according to the ninth aspect, the transportation vehicle side management device 30 comprises: a storage unit 37 for storing the package information 251; It is determined whether or not the luggage information card 25 has been inserted. When it is determined that the luggage information card 25 has been inserted, the luggage information reading means 32
Control to receive the package information 251 and to hold the read package information 251 in the storage means 37, and to read and display the package information 251 from the storage means 37 in response to a display request. The physical distribution vehicle management system 10 includes a control means 38 configured to execute the following.

According to the sixteenth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effect of the fourteenth aspect, by executing control for transferring and holding the package information 251 from the package information card 25 to the storage means 37. In addition, even if a failure occurs in the luggage information card 25, it is possible to perform an independent data collection of the physical distribution transportation vehicle management on the transportation vehicle side management device 30 side. Also, by displaying the luggage information 251 held in the storage means 37, there is an effect that the display processing of the independent luggage information 251 can be performed on the transportation vehicle side management device 30 side.

According to a seventeenth aspect of the present invention, in the physical distribution transport vehicle management system 10 according to the ninth aspect, the transport vehicle side management device 30 determines whether the delivery locus recording card 23 is inserted. And the delivery track recording card 2
3 is configured to control the package information reading means 32 to receive the delivery schedule information 22a and to execute the control of displaying the delivery schedule information 22a in response to a display request when it is determined that the delivery schedule information 3 has been inserted. It is a physical distribution vehicle management system 10 characterized by having a control means 38 that is used.

According to the seventeenth aspect, in addition to the effect of the ninth aspect, the delivery schedule information 22a
Is a display means 14 provided in the transport vehicle side management device 30.
Is displayed in response to the display request, and the transport vehicle side management device 30
Can be changed from the transport vehicle side management device 30 side by operating the keyboard provided in the system, so that, for example, it is possible to accurately and promptly cope with a case where the delivery schedule information 22a such as redistribution to the answering machine has changed. This has the effect of realizing a physical distribution management environment.

In the invention according to claim 18, in the physical distribution vehicle management system 10 according to claim 9, the transportation vehicle side management device 30 includes the delivery schedule information 22.
The storage means 37 for holding the delivery path recording card 23 is determined whether or not the delivery path recording card 23 has been inserted. When it is determined that the delivery path recording card 23 has been inserted, Means for receiving the delivery schedule information 22a by controlling the means, and executing control to hold the read delivery schedule information 22a in the storage means 37;
Control means 38 configured to execute control for reading and displaying the delivery schedule information 22a from the
Physical distribution vehicle management system 1 characterized by having
0.

According to the eighteenth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effect of the ninth aspect, by executing control for transferring and storing the delivery schedule information 22a to the storage means 37, the delivery trajectory recording is performed. Even if a failure occurs in the card 23, the effect is obtained that independent data collection for physical distribution transportation vehicle management can be performed on the transportation vehicle side management device 30 side. Further, by displaying the delivery schedule information 22a held in the storage means 37, the delivery schedule information 22a independent from the delivery vehicle side management device 30 is displayed.
This makes it possible to perform the display processing of.

According to a nineteenth aspect of the present invention, in the physical distribution transport vehicle management system 10 according to the ninth aspect, the transport vehicle side management device 30 generates time information 39a concerning time in response to a request. 39 is a distribution and transportation vehicle management system 10 characterized by having 39.

According to the nineteenth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effect of the ninth aspect, it is possible to realize a physical distribution vehicle management using the time information 39a as a time stamp.

According to a twentieth aspect of the present invention, in the physical distribution transport vehicle management system 10 according to the ninth aspect, the transport vehicle side management device 30 is unable to perform the delivery of the package because the delivery destination of the package is absent. A logistics transport vehicle management system 10 characterized by having an answering switch 40 for generating an answering signal 40a for notifying the control means 38 of the fact.

According to the twentieth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effect of the ninth aspect, by providing the answering switch 40, the history of the delivery operation including the fact that the delivery destination is on the answering machine is provided. Can be recorded, and when there is an inquiry about the delivery status of the package from the delivery requesting entity such as the shipper, the center provided at the center will confirm the delivery status of the package that received the inquiry about the delivery status of the package. It is possible to confirm from the side management device 20 to the transportation vehicle side management device 30 provided on the transportation vehicle side, and to process in real time whether or not the package requested for delivery confirmation is undelivered due to absence,
This has the effect of realizing a physical distribution management environment that can respond quickly and accurately to inquiries about the delivery status of packages from the delivery requesting entity.

According to a twenty-first aspect of the present invention, in the physical distribution and transportation vehicle management system 10 according to the nineteenth aspect, the control means 38 controls the package information obtaining means 36 when arriving at a delivery destination. Barcode read information 36a
To extract the luggage identifier information 252, control the vehicle position obtaining means 34, collect the position information 34a, generate vehicle position information 38a for specifying a delivery destination, and control the clock means 39. The time information 39a is collected to generate arrival time information 39a for specifying the arrival time at the delivery destination. The logistics and transport vehicle management system 10 is configured to generate information 30a for each package and execute control to hold the package delivery status information 30a in the delivery track recording card 23.

According to the twenty-first aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effect of the nineteenth aspect, the package delivery status information 30a using the time information 39a as a time stamp can be generated. Since the transported luggage delivery status information 30a can be transferred to the delivery locus recording card 23 and recorded, the delivery locus recording card 23 is collectively collected after the completion of the transporting operation, and the management body at the center manages the logistics transport vehicle management. And run it.

According to a twenty-second aspect of the present invention, in the physical distribution vehicle management system 10 according to the twenty-first aspect, the control means 38 determines that the delivery of the package could not be performed in response to the absence signal 40a. The distribution / transportation vehicle management system 10 is configured to generate the luggage delivery status information 30a including the absence information 38b which means meaning.

According to the twenty-second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effect of the twenty-first aspect, by providing the absence signal 40a, the history of the delivery operation including the fact that the delivery destination is absence is provided. Can be recorded, and when there is an inquiry about the delivery status of the package from the delivery requesting entity such as the shipper, the confirmation of the delivery status of the package that received the inquiry about the delivery status of the package is provided at the center side It is possible to confirm from the side management device 20 to the transportation vehicle side management device 30 provided on the transportation vehicle side, and to process in real time whether or not the package requested to be delivered is undelivered due to absence,
This has the effect of realizing a physical distribution management environment that can respond quickly and accurately to inquiries about the delivery status of packages from the delivery requesting entity.

According to a twenty-third aspect of the present invention, in the physical distribution vehicle management system 10 according to the twenty-second aspect, the control means 38 determines whether the parcel delivery status information 30a includes the absence information 38b. The delivery schedule information 22a and the package information 25 on undelivered packages
At the end of the step 1, control is performed to hold the delivery schedule information 22a and the package information 251 related to the absence information 38b in the storage unit 37, and the delivery schedule information 22a and package information 251 related to the absence information 38b are executed. It is configured to execute a control of reading and displaying the delivery schedule information 22a or the package information 251 relating to undelivered packages held after the next time from the storage unit 37 in response to a display request. Is a physical distribution vehicle management system 10.

According to the twenty-third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effect of the twenty-second aspect, in accordance with a case in which a delivery schedule such as redistribution to an answering machine has been changed, it is held after another. Since it is possible to promptly and accurately instruct the driver on the delivery work of the undelivered package that has not been delivered, it is possible to realize a logistics management environment that can deal with the situation accurately and promptly.

According to a twenty-fourth aspect of the present invention, in the physical distribution transport vehicle management system 10 according to the twenty-second aspect, the control means 38 controls the luggage delivery information request command 20a via the transport vehicle-side wireless communication means 33. When the package for which the delivery status has been inquired in response to the package delivery information request command 20a is a package that has already been delivered, the package delivery status information 30a for the package is stored in the center. Executes the control to return to the side management device 20 and the package delivery information request command 20a
If the package for which the delivery status has been inquired is an undelivered package, control is performed to return the vehicle position information on the transport vehicle at the time of the inquiry to the center-side management device 20. It is a physical distribution vehicle management system 10 characterized by the following.

According to the twenty-fourth aspect of the invention, in addition to the effect of the twenty-second aspect, the package by the transport vehicle side management device 30 in response to the package delivery information request command 20a from the center side management device 20 is provided. By providing the reply processing of the delivery status information 30a, when there is an inquiry about the delivery status of the package such as the delivery completed, during the delivery, or the current vehicle position from the delivery requesting entity such as the shipper, the delivery status of the package is checked. To realize a smooth logistics management environment in which the delivery status of inquired luggage can be confirmed in real time from the center management device 20 provided on the center side to the transport vehicle management device 30 provided on the transport vehicle side. It has the effect that it can be done.

According to a twenty-fifth aspect of the present invention, in the physical distribution vehicle management system 10 according to the twenty-fourth aspect, the package identifier includes at least one of a package identification number and a shipper identification name, and the center-side management device The control unit 38 transmits the package delivery information request command 20a specifying at least one of the package identification number and the shipper identifier through the center-side wireless communication unit 21.
Is a physical distribution vehicle management system 10 characterized by being configured to be transmitted.

According to the twenty-fifth aspect, the same effect as that of the twenty-fourth aspect can be obtained.

According to a twenty-sixth aspect of the present invention, in the physical distribution and transport vehicle management system 10 according to the twenty-fourth aspect, the delivery schedule means 22 is still loaded on the transport vehicle with the received luggage delivery status information 30a. Based on the delivery schedule information 22a of the package, the delivery schedule information 22a is reorganized, and the center-side management device 20 transmits the re-arranged delivery schedule information 22a via the center-side wireless communication unit 21. The physical distribution vehicle management system 10 is configured to execute control for resending to the transportation vehicle side management device 30.

According to the twenty-sixth aspect of the invention, in addition to the effect of the twenty-fourth aspect, even if the delivery schedule such as re-delivery to the absence home is changed, the delivery schedule is retained. Since it is possible to promptly and accurately instruct the driver on the delivery work of the undelivered luggage that has been performed, it is possible to achieve an effect of realizing a physical distribution management environment that can deal with it accurately and promptly. In addition, even if there is an inquiry about the delivery status of the package, such as the completed delivery, the middle of the delivery, or the current vehicle position, from the delivery requester such as the shipper, the delivery status of the package that received the inquiry about the delivery status of the package This makes it possible to realize a smooth physical distribution management environment in which the confirmation can be made in real time from the center management device 20 provided on the center side to the transportation vehicle management device 30 provided on the transportation vehicle side.

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an embodiment of a physical distribution vehicle management system will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram for describing a physical distribution vehicle management system 10 according to the present invention.

The physical distribution vehicle management system 10 shown in FIG.
Is the management entity (specifically, the manager) at the center that performs centralized management of logistics such as courier service, and the distribution entity (specifically, the driver of the courier truck) on the transportation vehicle side such as a courier truck. Is a system suitable for logistics for promoting smooth logistics transportation work by exchanging information on transportation such as a delivery schedule and a delivery status via the wireless line 11. The center-side management device 20, a transportation vehicle It is mainly configured by the side management device 30, the delivery track recording card 23 (see FIG. 3), and the package information card 25.

The delivery locus recording card 23 has an IC memory for receiving and recording the delivery schedule information 22a before departure from the center. Specifically, it is desirable to use a memory card. In the following description, the delivery track recording card 23 will be represented by the memory card 23.

The luggage information card 25 has an IC memory for receiving and recording the luggage information 251 before leaving the center. Specifically, it is desirable to use a memory card. In the following description, the luggage information card 25 will be represented by the memory card 25.

Next, an embodiment of the center-side management device will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram for explaining the center-side management device 20 of FIG.

The center-side management device 20 is provided on the management center side, and is a package delivery information request command for requesting delivery status information for packages for which delivery status has been inquired from a delivery requester (shipper). 20a to the home delivery truck side, and at the same time, has a function of receiving information on the delivery status of the package returned from the home delivery truck side. The center side wireless communication unit 21, the delivery schedule unit 22, and the package information generation unit 24 It is configured around the center.

The center-side wireless communication means 21 has a function of transmitting a package delivery information request command 20a to the home delivery truck via the wireless line 11 and receiving the package delivery status information 30a returned from the home delivery truck. And
Specifically, it is desirable to use a wireless modem that can be controlled by a microcomputer. In the following description, the center-side wireless communication means 21 is represented by the wireless modem 21.

That is, the package delivery information request command 2 transmitted from the center-side management device 20 via the wireless line 11
By providing a process of returning the luggage delivery status information 30a via the wireless line 11 by the transport vehicle side management device 30 in response to 0a, when there is an inquiry about the delivery status of the luggage from a delivery requester such as a shipper. A smooth logistics management environment can be realized in which the delivery status of the package for which the delivery status has been inquired can be confirmed in real time from the center-side management device 20 to the transport vehicle-side management device 30 via the wireless line 11. become able to.

The delivery schedule means 22 has a function of generating information on the delivery schedule of the packages loaded on the home delivery truck before departure from the center. Specifically, the delivery schedule means 22 is constituted mainly by a microcomputer. Is desirable.

That is, by setting the delivery schedule information 22a on the memory card 23 (see FIG. 3) using the delivery schedule means 22 before leaving the center, the driver can confirm the delivery schedule information 22a only. As a result, the delivery work can be performed, and as a result, the burden on the delivery work of the driver can be reduced, and a physical distribution management environment in which the delivery work can be performed accurately and efficiently can be realized. Also, all delivery schedule information 22a
Is previously recorded in the memory card 23 by the delivery schedule means 22. Therefore, when the delivery schedule information 22a is changed, the delivery schedule information to be changed is selected from all the recorded delivery schedule information 22a. 22a can be easily selected using the delivery schedule means 22. As a result, a change operation using a conventionally used code book is not required, and for example, a transport vehicle identification number or a driver identification number as a driver can be used. Since distribution is automatically performed, a physical distribution management environment capable of managing delivery schedules accurately can be realized. Also, the delivery schedule information 22a
For example, is displayed on the display means 14 provided in the transport vehicle side management device 30, and can be changed from the transport vehicle side management device 30 side by operating a keyboard provided in the transport vehicle side management device 30. It is possible to realize a physical distribution management environment that can accurately and promptly deal with a case where a change occurs in a delivery schedule such as re-delivery to an absence house.

The delivery schedule means 22 also has a function of reorganizing the delivery schedule information 22a based on the received package delivery status information 30a and the delivery schedule information 22a of the packages still loaded on the home delivery truck. ing. In this case, the center-side management device 20
The control to retransmit the re-arranged delivery schedule information 22a to the transport vehicle side management device 30 via the wireless modem 21 is executed.

By providing such a function, even if the delivery schedule such as redistribution to the absence house is changed, the delivery work of the undelivered package recorded afterward can be performed by the driver. As a result, it is possible to realize a logistics management environment that can deal with the situation accurately and promptly. In addition, even if there is an inquiry about the delivery status of the package, such as the completed delivery, the middle of the delivery, or the current vehicle position, from the delivery requester such as the shipper, the delivery status of the package that received the inquiry about the delivery status of the package A smooth logistics management environment can be realized in which a confirmation can be made in real time from the center management device 20 provided on the center side to the transport vehicle management device 30 provided on the delivery truck side.

The luggage information generating means 24 has a function of generating luggage information 251 set corresponding to each luggage loaded on the home delivery truck before departure from the center. It is desirable to be constituted.

In this embodiment, package information 251 for each package
Are the package identifier information 252 about the package identifier, the delivery address information 2523 about the delivery address, the delivery map information 2524 about the delivery destination map, the delivery phone number information 2525 about the delivery phone number, the special information about the special information about the package. It is desirable that the data structure is such that it is recorded on the memory card 25 as a unit recording block including 2526.

Here, the package identifier information 252 means numerical data such as an ID number for identifying a package, for example. The delivery address information 2523 means numeric data such as a delivery destination number, for example. The destination map information 2524 means, for example, map image data near the delivery destination, the delivery destination telephone number information 2525 means, for example, numerical data of the delivery destination telephone number, and the special item information 2526 of the package is, for example, night delivery. , Character data for designating non-delivery due to absence.

In this embodiment, since the package identifier includes the package identification number or the shipper identification name, the center-side management device 20 determines whether at least one of the package identification number and the shipper identification name is specified by the package delivery. The information request command 20a is transmitted to the control means 38 via the wireless modem 21.

That is, before departure from the center, package identifier information 252, delivery address information 2523, delivery map information 252
4, delivery phone number information 2525, special information 2
526 is stored in the memory card 25 using the luggage information generating means 24.
Is set in advance, the driver can perform the delivery business only by confirming the package identifier information 252, the delivery address information 2523, the delivery destination map information 2524, the delivery destination telephone number information 2525, and the special information 2526 of the package. As a result, it is possible to reduce the burden on the delivery work of the driver and to realize a logistics management environment in which the delivery work can be performed accurately and efficiently. Also, since all the changes of the package information 251 are recorded in the memory card 25 in advance by the package information generating means 24, the package identifier information 2
52, delivery address information 2523, delivery destination map information 2524,
Delivery phone number information 2525, special package information 2526
At the time of changing the package information, the corresponding package information 251 to be changed can be easily selected from all the recorded package information 251 by using the package information generating means 24, and as a result, it has been conventionally used. A change work by a code book is not required, and, for example, the distribution is automatically performed according to a carrier identification number or a driver identification number as a driver. Become. Further, the package identifier information 252, the delivery address information 2523, the delivery destination map information 2524, the delivery destination telephone number information 2525, and the special item information 2526 of the package in the package information 251 are provided, for example, in the transport vehicle side management device 30. Since it is displayed on the display means 14 and can be changed from the transport vehicle side management device 30 by operating a keyboard provided in the transport vehicle side management device 30, for example,
Accurate in the case where the package identifier information 252, the delivery address information 2523, the delivery map information 2524, the delivery phone number information 2525, and the special information 2526 of the package have changed in the package information 251 such as re-delivery to the absence house In addition, it is possible to realize a logistics management environment that can deal with the situation promptly.

The package information 251 for each package includes package identifier information 252, delivery destination address information 2523, delivery destination map information 2524, delivery destination telephone number information 2525, special note information 2
In addition to 526, the data structure may be such that it is recorded on the memory card 25 as a unit recording block including package attribute information 257 relating to the package. Here, the baggage attribute information 257 means character data for designating, for example, refrigeration required, raggedness, presence / absence of top and bottom, and the like.

By adding such baggage attribute information 257 and setting the baggage attribute information 257 in advance on the memory card 25 using the baggage information generating means 24 before departure from the center, the driver can Luggage attribute information 25
As a result, the delivery work can be performed only with the confirmation of 7, and as a result, the burden on the delivery work of the driver can be reduced, and a logistics management environment that can execute accurate and efficient delivery work can be realized. . Further, since all the changes of the package information 251 are recorded in the memory card 25 in advance by the package information generating means 24, when the package attribute information 257 is changed, the corresponding package information 251 is selected from all the recorded package information 251. The package information 251 to be changed is stored in the package information generating means 24.
Can be easily selected by using the codebook, so that the change work by the codebook conventionally used becomes unnecessary, and, for example, it is automatically sorted by the transport vehicle identification number or the driver identification number as the driver. Thus, it is possible to realize a logistics management environment capable of accurate package information management. Further, the baggage attribute information 257 in the baggage information 251 is displayed on, for example, the display means 14 provided in the carrying vehicle side management device 30, and is operated by operating the keyboard provided in the carrying vehicle side management device 30. Since it can be changed from the 30 side, for example, the baggage attribute information 2 in the baggage information 251 such as re-delivery to the absence house
It becomes possible to realize a physical distribution management environment capable of accurately and promptly coping with the case where a change has occurred in 57.

The package information 251 for each package includes package identifier information 252, delivery address information 2523, delivery destination map information 2524, delivery destination telephone number information 2525, special note information 2
526, the data structure may be such that it is recorded in the package information 251 as a unit recording block including the designated delivery time information 258 of the package in addition to the package attribute information 257.
Here, the designated delivery time information 258 means character data for indicating the delivery date and time designated by the client.

By adding such designated delivery time information 258, the designated delivery time information 258 of the package is set in advance in the memory card 25 using the package information generating means 24 before departure from the center. The driver can perform the delivery operation at the designated time only by confirming the designated delivery time information 258 of the package. As a result, the burden on the delivery work of the driver can be reduced, and the delivery operation can be performed accurately and efficiently. Can be realized. Also, designated delivery time information 2 for all packages
Since the change 58 is recorded in advance in the memory card 25 by the package information generating means 24, when the package designated delivery time information 258 is changed, the change of the package designated delivery time information 258 from all the recorded package designated time information 258 is performed. The designated delivery time information 258 of the package to be changed can be easily selected by using the package information generating means 24, and a physical distribution management environment capable of managing accurate designated delivery time information 258 of the package can be realized. Become like The designated delivery time information 258 of the package is displayed, for example, on the display means 14 provided in the transport vehicle side management device 30, and is operated by operating the keyboard provided in the transport vehicle side management device 30. The distribution side can also be changed according to the actual scheduled delivery time, thus realizing a logistics management environment that can accurately and promptly cope with a change in the designated delivery time information 258 of the package, such as re-delivery to an answering machine. Will be able to

In this embodiment, the data structure is such that the unit recording block for each package is recorded on the memory card 25 in the order according to the package delivery route (delivery route).

As a result, the driver can perform the delivery work at the designated time only by confirming the delivery route, and as a result, the burden on the delivery work of the driver can be reduced, and the optimized delivery is achieved. It is possible to realize a logistics management environment that can execute an accurate and efficient delivery operation according to a route. Further, since all the changes in the delivery route are recorded in the memory card 25 in advance by the baggage information generating means 24, when the delivery route is changed due to traffic congestion or road construction, etc., all the recorded delivery routes are changed. From among them, the corresponding delivery route to be changed can be easily selected by using the baggage information generating means 24, and a logistics management environment capable of performing accurate delivery route management according to the optimized delivery route can be realized. become able to. The delivery route in the delivery route is displayed on, for example, the display means 14 provided in the transport vehicle-side management device 30, and is operated by operating a keyboard provided in the transport vehicle-side management device 30.
It is possible to change the delivery route from the side according to the actual scheduled delivery time, so that for example, an optimized delivery route that can accurately and promptly deal with the case where the delivery route in the delivery route such as redistribution to an answering machine changes This makes it possible to realize a distribution management environment that complies with the above.

As described above, according to the center-side management apparatus 20, the return processing of the package delivery status information 30a by the transport vehicle-side management apparatus 30 in response to the package delivery information request command 20a from the center-side management apparatus 20. In the case where there is an inquiry about the delivery status of the package such as the completed delivery, the middle of the delivery, the current vehicle position, etc. from the delivery requester such as the shipper, the delivery of the package for which the inquiry about the A smooth physical distribution management environment can be realized in which the status can be confirmed in real time from the center-side management device 20 provided on the center side to the transport vehicle-side management device 30 provided on the delivery truck side.

Next, an embodiment of the transport vehicle side management device will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram for explaining the transport vehicle-side management device 30 of FIG.

The transport vehicle-side management device 30 has a function of collecting information on the delivery status of packages loaded on the delivery truck and generating package delivery status information 30a for each package, provided on the delivery truck side. Display means 1 for returning the package delivery status information 30a for the package for which the delivery status has been inquired to the center-side management device 20 in response to the package delivery information request command 20a.
4. Delivery schedule reading means 31 (not shown);
Package information reading means 32, transport vehicle side wireless communication means 3
3. Vehicle position acquiring means 34, baggage information acquiring means 36, control means 38, storage means 37, clock means 39 (not shown), answering switch 40, delivery switch 12, and pickup switch 13 are mainly configured. . It is desirable that such a transporting vehicle-side management device 30 is configured around a microcomputer.

The display means 14 is a device for instructing the driver of various kinds of information. Specifically, it is desirable to use a display device. Hereinafter, the display unit 14 will be represented by the display device 14.

The delivery schedule reading means 31 has a function of reading the delivery schedule information 22a recorded on the memory card 25 when the memory card 25 is inserted, and has a function of reading the delivery schedule information 22a when the memory card 25 is inserted. To
It is desirable to have a function of reading the package information 251 recorded on the memory card 25, and specifically, to mainly configure an IC card reader / writer that can be controlled by a microcomputer.

Accordingly, the driver can perform the delivery work at the designated time according to the package information 251 only by confirming the delivery schedule information 22a, and as a result, the burden on the delivery work of the driver can be reduced. In addition, it is possible to realize a logistics management environment suitable for automation that can execute an accurate and efficient delivery operation according to an optimized delivery route. In addition, all delivery schedule information 22
Since the change of a is previously recorded in the memory card 25 by the delivery schedule reading means 31, when the delivery schedule information 22a is changed due to traffic congestion, road construction, or the like, all of the recorded delivery schedule information 22a is changed. The distribution schedule information 22a to be changed can be easily selected by using the delivery schedule reading means 31, and the distribution schedule suitable for automation can be accurately managed according to the optimized delivery route. A management environment can be realized.

The package information reading means 32 has a function of reading the package information 251 stored in the package information card 25 when the package information card 25 is inserted. Specifically, the delivery schedule reading means I common with 31
It is desirable that the configuration is made around a C card reader / writer.

Accordingly, the driver can perform the delivery operation in accordance with the package information 251 at the designated time only by confirming the package information 251 associated with the delivery schedule information 22a. This makes it possible to reduce the burden on the delivery business and to realize a logistics management environment suitable for automation that can execute accurate and efficient delivery business according to the optimized transport route. Also,
Since all the changes in the package information 251 are recorded in advance on the package information card 25 by the delivery schedule reading means 31, all the packages recorded when the delivery schedule information 22a is changed due to traffic congestion, road construction, etc. Information 2
The package information 251 associated with the corresponding delivery schedule information 22a to be changed can be easily selected from the delivery schedule information 22a using the delivery schedule reading means 31, and accurate package information according to the optimized transport route can be obtained. A logistics management environment suitable for automation that can be managed can be realized. Delivery schedule information 2
The luggage information 251 associated with 2a is displayed on, for example, the display device 14 provided in the transport vehicle-side management device 30.
Is displayed on the transport vehicle side management device 3 by operating input means (keyboard) provided in the transport vehicle side management device 30.
Since it is possible to change the delivery schedule information from the 0 side according to the actual scheduled delivery time, for example, an optimized transport route that can accurately and promptly deal with a case where the delivery schedule information 22a such as redistribution to an answering machine has changed is obtained. Accordingly, a logistics management environment suitable for automation can be realized.

Upon receiving the package delivery information request command 20a, the delivery vehicle side wireless communication means 33 simultaneously receives the package delivery status information 3 for the package for which the delivery status was inquired.
0a to the wireless modem 21. Specifically, it is desirable to use a wireless modem. In the following description, the vehicle-side wireless communication means 33 will be represented by a wireless modem 33.

According to this, when there is an inquiry about the delivery status of the package from a delivery requesting entity such as a shipper, the center side management device 20 confirms the delivery status of the package for which the inquiry about the delivery status of the package has been made. It is possible to realize a smooth physical distribution management environment that can be checked in real time with the transport vehicle side management device 30 via the line 11.

[0096] The vehicle position obtaining means 34 determines the current position of the transport vehicle by using a GPS (Global Pos).
has a function of receiving a positioning signal transmitted from the positioning system and generating the position information 34a,
Specifically, it is desirable that the configuration be made mainly of a satellite antenna, a signal amplifier, a decoder, and the like.

Based on this, the GPS which has already been put into practical use
Since the position information 34a is generated by using the positioning signal transmitted from the vehicle, the vehicle position obtaining unit 34 can be simplified.

The baggage information acquiring means 36 has a function of reading a barcode relating to the baggage information 251 attached to the baggage and generating barcode read information 36a, and more specifically, a barcode controllable by a microcomputer. It is desirable to be configured with the reader at the center. Hereinafter, the baggage information acquisition unit 36 will be represented by the barcode reader 36.

That is, since the barcode reading information 36a is generated by diverting the barcode technology already in practical use, the barcode reader 36 can be easily realized by diverting a conventional barcode reader or the like. become.

Here, the barcode used in the present embodiment includes package identifier information 252 corresponding to the package to which the barcode is attached. In this case, the barcode reader 36 reads the barcode, and at the same time, extracts the baggage identifier information 252 included in the barcode to generate the barcode read information 36a.

As a result, the driver can carry out the delivery business by confirming the package identifier information 252 included in the bar code read information 36a. As a result, the driver's burden on the delivery business can be reduced, and It is possible to realize a logistics management environment that can execute efficient delivery work. In addition, since a change operation using a conventionally used codebook is not required, for example, the information is automatically sorted by a carrier identification number or a driver identification number as a driver, so that the baggage information management using the conventional barcode technology can be performed. It is possible to realize a logistics management environment that enables

The control means 38 determines whether or not the memory card 25 has been inserted based on a signal from the IC card / radar / writer. When it is determined that the memory card 25 has been inserted, the package information reading means 32 To receive the luggage information 251 at the same time as controlling the display of the luggage information 251 in response to the display request from the driver, and to determine whether or not the memory card 23 is inserted. When it is determined that the delivery schedule information 22a has been inserted, the delivery schedule information 22a is controlled by reading means, the delivery schedule information 22a is received, the read delivery schedule information 22a is recorded on the hard disk 37, and a display request from the driver is issued. The delivery schedule information 22a is read from the hard disk 37 according to the It has a function of executing Shimesuru control, specifically, it is preferably configured around the microcomputer.

According to this, the luggage information 251 is displayed on the display device 14 provided in the transport vehicle side management device 30 in response to a display request from the driver, and is displayed on the keyboard provided in the transport vehicle side management device 30. Since a change can be made from the transport vehicle side management device 30 side by an operation, it is possible to realize a logistics management environment capable of accurately and promptly coping with a case where a change has occurred in the baggage information 251 such as redistribution to an answering machine. Become like

FIG. 4 is a data structure diagram for explaining a unit recording block of the luggage delivery status information 30a generated by the transport vehicle-side management device 30 of FIG.

When the control means 38 arrives at the delivery destination,
It controls the barcode reader 36 to collect barcode read information 36a, extracts luggage identifier information 252, controls vehicle position acquisition means 34, collects position information 34a, and generates vehicle position information 38a for specifying a delivery destination. Then, the timer IC 39 is controlled to collect the time information 39a to generate the arrival time information 39a for specifying the arrival time at the delivery destination. In addition to the function of generating the package delivery status information 30a for each package as a unit recording block as shown in FIG. 4, it also has a function of executing control to record the package delivery status information 30a on the memory card 23.

By providing such a function, package delivery status information 3 using time information 39a as a time stamp is provided.
0a can be generated and the time-managed luggage delivery status information 30a can be transferred to the memory card 23 and recorded. It will be possible to manage logistics transportation vehicles on the side.

The control means 38 also has a function of generating the package delivery status information 30a including the absence information 38b indicating that the delivery of the package could not be performed in response to the absence signal 40a.

By providing such a function, by providing the absence signal 40a, it becomes possible to record the history of the delivery operation including the fact that the delivery destination was absence.
When there is an inquiry about the delivery status of the package from the delivery requester such as the shipper, the delivery status of the package that has been inquired about the delivery status of the package is checked from the center-side management device 20 provided at the center side. Can be confirmed in the transport vehicle side management device 30 provided on the side, and it can be processed in real time whether or not the package requested to be delivered is undelivered due to absence, and It is possible to realize a physical distribution management environment that can quickly and accurately respond to an inquiry about the delivery status.

The control means 38 supplies the package delivery status information 3
0a includes the absence information 38b, the delivery schedule information 22a and the package information 25 regarding the undelivered package.
The delivery schedule information 22a relating to the absence information 38b and the package information 251 are stored at the end of the
At the same time as the delivery schedule information 22a and package information 251 recorded after the delivery schedule information 22a and package information 251 related to the absence information 38b, and the delivery schedule information 22a or package information 251 related to undelivered packages. It also has a function of reading from the hard disk 37 and displaying it on the display device 14 accordingly.

By providing such a function, in accordance with a case where the delivery schedule such as redistribution to the absence house has been changed, the delivery work of the undelivered package recorded afterward is provided to the driver. Since it is possible to promptly and accurately give an instruction, it is possible to realize a physical distribution management environment that can deal with it accurately and promptly.

Further, the control means 38 controls the wireless modem 33
When the package delivery information request command 20a is received via the PC and the package whose delivery status has been inquired in response to the package delivery information request command 20a has already been delivered, the package delivery status related to the package Information 30a
Is returned to the center-side management device 20. If the package whose delivery status has been inquired is an undelivered package in response to the package delivery information request command 20a, the vehicle position related to the transport vehicle at the time of the inquiry It also has a function of executing control for returning information to the center-side management device 20.

By providing such a function, the package delivery information request command 2
By providing a return process of the luggage delivery status information 30a by the transport vehicle side management device 30 in response to 0a, the delivery status of the luggage delivery status such as completed, in the middle of delivery, and the current vehicle position from the delivery requester such as a shipper is provided. If you have any inquiries,
The center-side management device 20 provided at the center side confirms the delivery status of the package for which the delivery status of the package has been inquired.
Thus, it is possible to realize a smooth physical distribution management environment that can be confirmed in real time by the transport vehicle side management device 30 provided on the transport vehicle side.

FIG. 5 is a data structure diagram for explaining one display mode on the display device 14 of the transport vehicle side management device 30 of FIG.

The storage means 37 has a function of recording the package information 251 and a function of recording the delivery schedule information 22a. More specifically, the storage means 37 has a nonvolatile semiconductor storage device (EEPR).
OM) or a hard disk. In the following description, the storage means 37 is stored in the hard disk 3
7 will be represented. In this case, the control means 38
It is determined whether or not the memory card 25 has been inserted. When it is determined that the memory card 25 has been inserted, the package information reading means 32 is controlled to receive the package information 251, and the read package information 251 is stored in the hard disk 37. 5 is executed, and as shown in FIG. 5, the luggage information 251 is read from the hard disk 37 in response to a display request from the driver and is displayed on the display device 14.

Here, [No. 12345678] means the package identifier information 252, [Taro Yazaki] means the delivery address information 2523, [Outline map] means the delivery destination map information 2524, and [Tel: 03-3123-456].
7] means the delivery destination telephone number information 2525, and [fragment]
Means special information 2526, and [Must arrive at 10:00] means delivery specified time information.

That is, by executing the control of transferring and recording the luggage information 251 from the memory card 25 to the hard disk 37, even if a failure occurs in the memory card 25, the transport vehicle side management device 30 becomes independent. It will be possible to collect data on the management of transported transportation vehicles. Also,
By displaying the luggage information 251 recorded on the hard disk 37, it becomes possible to perform independent display processing of the luggage information 251 on the transportation vehicle side management device 30 side. Also,
Even when a failure occurs in the memory card 23, independent data collection for physical distribution transportation vehicle management can be performed on the transportation vehicle side management device 30 side. Hard disk 3
By displaying the delivery schedule information 22a recorded in 7, the display processing of the independent delivery schedule information 22a can be performed on the transport vehicle side management device 30 side.

If the storage means 37 is provided,
The control means 38 determines whether or not the memory card 23 is inserted. When it is determined that the memory card 23 is inserted, the control means 38 controls the luggage information reading means 32 to receive the delivery schedule information 22a, Control is performed to display the delivery schedule information 22a in response to a display request from the driver. That is, the delivery schedule information 22a is
The information is displayed on the display device 14 provided in the transport vehicle side management device 30 in response to a display request from the driver, and can be changed from the transport vehicle side management device 30 side by operating the keyboard provided in the transport vehicle side management device 30. For example, delivery schedule information 22a such as redelivery to an absence house
It is possible to realize an advanced physical distribution management environment that can accurately and promptly deal with a case where a change has occurred.

The clock means 39 stores time information 3 relating to the time.
9a is generated in response to a request, and specifically,
It is desirable to use a timer IC. In the following description, the clock means 39 is represented by the timer IC 39. Accordingly, it is possible to realize the management of the distribution vehicle using the time information 39a as the time stamp.

The answering switch 40 has a function of generating an answering signal 40a for notifying the control means 38 that the delivery destination of the package was not available and delivery of the package could not be performed. It is desirable to use

The delivery vehicle management device 30 is provided with a delivery switch 12 and a pickup switch 13 in addition to the answering switch 40. The delivery switch 12 has a function of generating a delivered signal 12a for notifying the control means 38 that delivery has been performed at the delivery destination of the package, and specifically, it is desirable to use a push switch. The collection switch 13 has a function of generating a collection signal 13a for notifying the control means 38 that the requested package has been received from the shipper, and specifically, it is desirable to use a push switch.

By providing such an absence switch 40, it is possible to record the history of the delivery operation including the absence of the delivery destination, and to check the delivery status of the package from the delivery requesting entity such as the shipper. When there is an inquiry, the confirmation of the delivery status of the package for which the inquiry about the delivery status of the package has been made is made from the center side management device 20 provided at the center side to the transport vehicle side management device 30 provided at the delivery truck side. Yes, it is possible to process in real time whether the package requested for delivery has not been delivered due to absence,
It is possible to realize a physical distribution management environment that can promptly and accurately respond to an inquiry about the delivery status of a package from a delivery requesting entity.

As described above, according to the transport vehicle side management device 30, the transport vehicle side management device 30 returns the package delivery status information 30a in response to the package delivery information request command 20a from the center side management device 20. By providing processing, if there is an inquiry about the delivery status of the package such as the completed delivery, the middle of the delivery, the current vehicle position, etc. from the delivery requester such as the shipper, the It is possible to realize a smooth physical distribution management environment in which the delivery status can be confirmed in real time from the center-side management device 20 provided on the center side to the transport vehicle-side management device 30 provided on the delivery truck side. In particular, the transport vehicle side management device 30 may be a portable terminal in which the transport vehicle side wireless communication unit 33 and the vehicle position acquisition unit 34 are mounted on the delivery truck side. As described above, when the transporting vehicle side management device 30 is a terminal carrying device, after arriving at a pickup / delivery destination, the portable terminal can be taken out of the delivery truck and the input operation relating to the collection work can be executed at the customer in real time, and The collection time and the delivery time can be shortened, and the throughput for transportation can be improved.

[0123]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, it is possible to provide a process of returning luggage delivery status information by the transport vehicle side management device in response to a luggage delivery information request command from the center side management device. When there is an inquiry about the delivery status of the package such as the cargo has been delivered from the delivery requester such as the shipper, during the delivery, the current vehicle position, etc., the center confirms the delivery status of the package that received the inquiry about the delivery status of the package. In this case, a smooth physical distribution management environment that can be confirmed in real time from the center-side management device provided on the transport vehicle side management device provided on the transport vehicle side can be realized. In particular, the transporting vehicle side management device may be a portable terminal in which the transporting vehicle side wireless communication unit and the vehicle position acquiring unit are mounted on the vehicle side. As described above, when the transport vehicle side management device is a terminal carrying device, after arriving at the collection / delivery destination, the portable terminal can be taken out of the home delivery truck, and the input operation relating to the collection work can be executed at the customer in real time, and the cargo collection Time and delivery time can be reduced, and throughput for transportation can be improved.

According to the invention described in claim 2, according to claim 1
In addition to the effects described in (1), there is provided a process for returning the luggage delivery status information via the wireless line by the transport vehicle side management device in response to the luggage delivery information request command transmitted from the center side management device via the wireless line. In the case where there is an inquiry about the delivery status of the package from the delivery requester such as the shipper, the confirmation of the delivery status of the package that has been inquired about the delivery status of the package is carried out from the center side management device via the wireless line. This has the effect of realizing a smooth physical distribution management environment that can be confirmed in real time by the vehicle-side management device.

According to the invention described in claim 3, according to claim 1
In addition to the effect described in 2 above, by setting the delivery schedule information in advance on the delivery track recording card using the delivery schedule means before departure from the center, the driver as the physical distribution delivery operator can check the delivery schedule information. The delivery business can be performed only by confirmation, and as a result, it is possible to reduce the burden on the delivery business of the driver and to achieve a logistics management environment capable of executing an accurate and efficient delivery business. Further, since all the changes of the delivery schedule information are recorded in advance on the delivery locus recording card by the delivery schedule means, when the delivery schedule information is changed, the corresponding change from all the recorded delivery schedule information is changed. Delivery schedule information to be selected can be easily selected by using the delivery schedule means. As a result, a change operation using a conventionally used code book is not required. Since the distribution is automatically performed according to the user identification number, an effect of realizing a physical distribution management environment in which accurate delivery schedule management can be realized is achieved. Further, the delivery schedule information is displayed on, for example, a display unit provided in the transport vehicle side management device, and is operated from the transport vehicle side management device side by operating an input unit (for example, a keyboard) provided in the transport vehicle side management device. Since a change can be made, for example, there is an effect that it is possible to realize a distribution management environment that can accurately and promptly cope with a case where a change occurs in a delivery schedule such as redelivery to an absence house.

According to the invention set forth in claim 4, according to claim 1,
In addition to the effects described in any one of Items 3 to 3, by setting the baggage information in advance on the baggage information card using the baggage information generating means before departure from the center, the driver as the logistics delivery entity can The delivery business can be performed only by checking the package information, and as a result, the burden on the driver's delivery business can be reduced, and a logistics management environment that can execute accurate and efficient delivery business can be realized. To play. Also, since all the changes of the package information are recorded in advance on the package information card by the package information generating means,
When changing the package information, the corresponding package information to be changed can be easily selected from all the recorded package information by using the package information generating means. This eliminates the need for change work using a book. For example, since the distribution work is automatically sorted based on the identification number of the transport vehicle or the driver identification number of the physical distribution body, it is possible to realize a logistics management environment in which accurate luggage information management can be realized. To play. The luggage information is displayed on, for example, a display unit provided in the transport vehicle side management device, and is changed from the transport vehicle side management device side by operating an input unit (for example, a keyboard) provided in the transport vehicle side management device. Therefore, for example, there is an effect that a physical distribution management environment can be realized which can accurately and promptly deal with a case where a change has occurred in baggage information such as redelivery to an absence house.

According to the invention set forth in claim 5, according to claim 4,
In addition to the effects described in the above, before the departure of the center, package identifier information, delivery address information, delivery destination map information, delivery destination phone number information, special information of the package are stored in the package information card in advance using the package information generation means. By setting, the driver as the physical distribution delivery entity can perform the delivery business only by checking the package identifier information, the delivery address information, the delivery destination map information, the delivery destination phone number information, and the special information of the package. As a result, it is possible to reduce the burden on the delivery work of the driver and to achieve a physical distribution management environment capable of executing an accurate and efficient delivery work. In addition, since all the changes of the package information are recorded in advance on the package information card by the package information generating means, the package identifier information, the delivery address information, the delivery destination map information, the delivery destination telephone number information, the special instructions of the package. When the information is changed, the corresponding baggage information to be changed can be easily selected from all the recorded baggage information by using the baggage information generating means. As a result, the codebook which has been conventionally used can be used. No change work is required, and, for example, the distribution is automatically performed based on the identification number of the transported vehicle or the driver's identification number of the logistics delivery entity, so that it is possible to realize a logistics management environment in which accurate luggage information management can be realized. Play. Further, the package identifier information, the delivery address information, the delivery destination map information, the delivery destination telephone number information, and the special item information of the package in the package information are displayed, for example, on display means provided in the transport vehicle side management device. Since it can be changed from the transport vehicle side management device side by operating an input means (for example, a keyboard) provided in the vehicle side management device, for example, the baggage identifier information in the baggage information such as re-delivery to the answering machine, the delivery address Information, shipping destination map information, shipping destination phone number information,
This has the effect of realizing a physical distribution management environment that can accurately and promptly deal with a case in which the special information of the package has been changed.

According to the invention described in claim 6, according to claim 5,
In addition to the effects described in the above section, by setting the baggage attribute information in advance on the baggage information card using the baggage information generation means before departure from the center, the driver as the physical distribution delivery operator can The delivery business can be performed only by confirmation, and as a result, it is possible to reduce the burden on the delivery business of the driver and to achieve a logistics management environment capable of executing an accurate and efficient delivery business. Further, since all the changes of the package information are recorded in advance on the package information card by the package information generating means, when the package attribute information is changed, the corresponding change should be made from all the recorded package information. The baggage information can be easily selected using the baggage information generating means. As a result, a change operation using a conventionally used codebook is not required. Since the distribution is automatically performed according to the number, it is possible to realize a physical distribution management environment capable of accurately managing the package information. In addition, the baggage attribute information in the baggage information is displayed on, for example, a display unit provided in the carrying vehicle side management device, and is operated by operating an input unit (for example, a keyboard) provided in the carrying vehicle side management device. Since the change can be made from the device side, for example, it is possible to realize a logistics management environment capable of accurately and promptly coping with a case in which a change occurs in the baggage attribute information in the baggage information such as re-delivery to an absence house. .

Note that the baggage attribute information means character data for designating refrigeration required, cracking, presence / absence of top and bottom, and the like.

According to the invention described in claim 7, according to claim 5,
In addition to the effects described in 6 above, by setting the designated delivery time information of the luggage on the luggage information card in advance by using the luggage information generating means before departure from the center, the driver as the logistics delivery entity can reduce the luggage The delivery business can be performed at the specified time only by confirming the specified delivery time information, and as a result, the burden on the delivery business of the driver can be reduced,
This has the effect of realizing a physical distribution management environment that can execute accurate and efficient delivery operations. Also, since the change of the designated delivery time information of all packages is recorded in advance on the package information card by the package information generating means, when the designated delivery time information of the package is changed, the delivery of all recorded packages is changed. The designated delivery time information of the package to be changed from the designated time information can be easily selected by using the package information generating means, and a logistics management environment capable of managing the designated delivery time information of the package accurately can be realized. It has the effect that it can be done. The designated delivery time information of the package is displayed, for example, on a display unit provided in the transport vehicle side management device, and is operated by operating an input unit (for example, a keyboard) provided in the transport vehicle side management device. The equipment can also be changed in accordance with the actual scheduled delivery time, thus realizing a logistics management environment that can accurately and promptly deal with changes in the designated delivery time information of packages, such as redistribution to an answering machine. It has the effect of being able to do it.

The designated delivery time information of the package means character data for indicating the delivery date and time designated by the client.

According to the invention of claim 8, according to claim 5,
In addition to the effects described in any one of Items 1 to 7, by setting the delivery route in advance on the luggage information card using the luggage information generation means before departure from the center, the driver as the logistics delivery entity can Only by confirming the delivery route, delivery work can be performed at the designated time, and as a result,
The present invention has the effect of reducing the burden on the driver's delivery work and realizing a logistics management environment capable of executing accurate and efficient delivery work according to the optimized delivery route. Also, since all the changes in the delivery route are recorded in advance on the baggage information card by the baggage information generation means, when the delivery route is changed due to traffic congestion or road construction, etc. It is possible to easily select a corresponding delivery route to be changed by using the package information generating means, thereby realizing a logistics management environment capable of accurately managing delivery routes according to an optimized delivery route. It works. The delivery route in the delivery route is
For example, it is displayed on the display means provided in the transport vehicle-side management device, and is adjusted from the transport vehicle-side management device side to the actual scheduled delivery time by operating the input means (for example, a keyboard) provided in the transport vehicle-side management device. Can be changed
For example, there is an effect that it is possible to realize a logistics management environment according to an optimized delivery route that can accurately and promptly deal with a case where a change occurs in a delivery route in a delivery route such as re-delivery to an answering machine. .

According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, the first aspect is provided.
In addition to the effects described in any one of Items 1 to 8, by automatically reading and using the delivery schedule information by using the delivery schedule reading means, the logistics delivery entity can check the delivery schedule information only by checking the delivery schedule information. In accordance with the schedule, the delivery work can be performed at the designated time, as a result, the burden on the delivery work of the logistics delivery entity can be reduced, and the automation that can execute the accurate and efficient delivery work according to the optimized delivery route This has the effect of realizing a logistics management environment suitable for a computer. Also, since all changes in the delivery schedule information are recorded in advance on the luggage information card by the delivery schedule reading means, when the delivery schedule information is changed due to traffic congestion or road construction, etc., all the recorded delivery schedule information is changed. Distribution schedule information to be changed can be easily selected from the information by using the delivery schedule reading means, and the logistics suitable for automation, which enables accurate management of delivery schedule information according to an optimized delivery route. This has the effect of realizing a management environment. The delivery schedule information in the delivery schedule information is displayed on, for example, a display unit provided in the transport vehicle side management device, and is operated by operating an input unit (keyboard) provided in the transport vehicle side management device. The side can also change it according to the actual scheduled delivery time. For example, optimized delivery that can accurately and promptly cope with a case where the delivery schedule information in the delivery schedule information such as redistribution to an answering machine has changed. There is an effect that a physical distribution management environment suitable for automation according to the route can be realized.

According to the tenth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effect of the ninth aspect, the above-mentioned package information is automatically read out by using the delivery schedule reading means, and is used for distribution. The entity can execute the delivery business at the designated time according to the package information only by confirming the package information associated with the delivery schedule information. As a result, the burden on the delivery business of the logistics delivery entity can be reduced and optimized This makes it possible to realize a logistics management environment suitable for automation that can execute an accurate and efficient delivery operation according to a given delivery route. In addition, since all changes in the package information are recorded in advance on the package information card by the delivery schedule reading means, when the delivery schedule information is changed due to traffic congestion or road construction, etc.
The package information associated with the relevant delivery schedule information to be changed can be easily selected from all the recorded package information using the delivery schedule reading means, and can be accurately selected according to the optimized delivery route. There is an effect that it is possible to realize a logistics management environment suitable for automation that can manage various package information. Further, the baggage information associated with the delivery schedule information is displayed on, for example, a display unit provided in the transport vehicle side management device, and an input unit (keyboard) provided in the transport vehicle side management device.
Can be changed in accordance with the actual scheduled delivery time from the management side of the transport vehicle by the operation of, so that, for example, it is possible to accurately and promptly deal with a case in which the delivery schedule information such as redistribution to the answering machine has changed. There is an effect that a physical distribution management environment suitable for automation according to a simplified delivery route can be realized.

According to the eleventh aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effect of the tenth aspect, in addition to the effect of the tenth aspect, the transport vehicle side responding to the package delivery information request command transmitted from the center side management device via a wireless line. Due to the provision of the reply processing of the package delivery status information via the wireless line by the management device, when there was an inquiry about the delivery status of the package from the delivery requesting entity such as the shipper, there was an inquiry about the delivery status of the package. This has the effect of realizing a smooth physical distribution management environment in which the delivery status of the package can be confirmed in real time from the management device on the center side to the management device on the transportation vehicle via a wireless line.

According to the twelfth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effect of the eleventh aspect, position information is generated by diverting a positioning signal transmitted from a practically used GPS. Thus, the vehicle position obtaining means can be simplified.

According to the thirteenth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effect of the eleventh aspect, since bar code reading information is generated by diverting a bar code that is put into practical use, package information can be obtained. There is an effect that the acquisition means can be easily realized by diverting a conventional barcode reader or the like.

According to the fourteenth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effect of the thirteenth aspect, the driver as the physical distribution delivery entity checks the package identifier information included in the bar code read information to perform the delivery business. As a result, it is possible to reduce the burden on the delivery work of the driver and to realize a physical distribution management environment capable of executing an accurate and efficient delivery work. In addition, it is not necessary to use a codebook that has been used in the past. For example, since it is automatically sorted based on the identification number of a transport vehicle or the driver identification number that is the main body of logistics delivery, baggage information using the conventional barcode technology can be used. There is an effect that a physical distribution management environment capable of management can be realized.

According to the fifteenth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effect of the ninth aspect, the luggage information is displayed in response to the display request on the display means provided in the transport vehicle management device, Since the change can be made from the transport vehicle side management device side by operating the keyboard provided in the transport vehicle side management device, for example, it is possible to accurately and promptly deal with a case where the baggage information such as redistribution to the answering machine has changed. This has the effect of realizing a physical distribution management environment.

According to the sixteenth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effect of the fourteenth aspect, the control for transferring the luggage information from the luggage information card to the storage means and storing the luggage information is carried out, whereby the luggage information is obtained. Even if a failure occurs in the card, it is possible to obtain the effect that the data on the management of the physical distribution transportation vehicle can be independently collected on the transportation vehicle side management device side. In addition, by displaying the luggage information held in the storage means, there is an effect that the display processing of the independent luggage information can be performed on the transportation vehicle side management device side.

According to the seventeenth aspect of the invention, in addition to the effect of the ninth aspect, the delivery schedule information is displayed on the display means provided in the transport vehicle side management device in response to the display request. It is also possible to change the delivery schedule information, such as re-delivery to an abandoned house, accurately and promptly, for example, by changing the delivery schedule information such as re-delivery to an answering machine because the delivery vehicle side management device can also change the operation by operating the keyboard provided on the delivery vehicle side management device. This has the effect of realizing an advanced logistics management environment that can be dealt with.

According to the eighteenth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effect of the ninth aspect, by executing control for transferring and holding the delivery schedule information to the storage means, the delivery locus recording card can be stored in the delivery track recording card. Even if a failure occurs, there is an effect that independent data collection for physical distribution transportation vehicle management can be performed on the transportation vehicle side management device side. Also,
By displaying the delivery schedule information held in the storage means, there is an effect that display processing of delivery schedule information can be performed independently on the management apparatus side of the transport vehicle.

According to the nineteenth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effect of the ninth aspect, it is possible to realize a physical distribution vehicle management using time information as a time stamp.

According to the twentieth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effect of the ninth aspect, by providing an answering switch, the history of the delivery operation including the fact that the delivery destination is on the answering machine is provided. It becomes possible to record, and when there is an inquiry about the delivery status of the package from the delivery requesting entity such as the shipper, the center provided at the center checks the delivery status of the package that received the inquiry about the delivery status of the package. It can be confirmed from the management device to the transport vehicle side management device provided on the transport vehicle side, and it can process in real time whether or not the package requested for delivery is undelivered due to absence, and the delivery requester This makes it possible to realize a logistics management environment that can quickly and accurately respond to inquiries about the delivery status of packages.

According to the twenty-first aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effect of the nineteenth aspect, package delivery status information using time information as a time stamp can be generated, and such time management is performed. Since the parcel delivery status information can be transferred to and recorded on the delivery locus recording card, the delivery locus recording card can be collectively collected after the completion of the transport operation, and the logistics / transportation vehicle management can be performed centrally on the management side of the center. become.

According to the twenty-second aspect of the invention, in addition to the effects of the physical distribution transport vehicle management system of the twenty-first aspect,
By providing the absence signal, it is possible to record the history of the delivery operation including the absence of the delivery destination, and when there is an inquiry about the delivery status of the package from the delivery requester such as the shipper, The delivery status of the package for which the inquiry about the delivery status of the package was received can be confirmed from the management device at the center provided at the center to the management device at the transport vehicle provided at the transport vehicle. Is able to process in real time whether or not it is undelivered due to absence, and realizes a logistics management environment that can quickly and accurately respond to inquiries about the delivery status of packages from the delivery requester. To play.

According to the twenty-third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effect of the twenty-second aspect, in accordance with a case in which a delivery schedule such as re-delivery to an answering machine has been changed, it is held after another. Since it is possible to promptly and accurately instruct the driver on the delivery work of the undelivered package that has not been delivered, it is possible to realize a logistics management environment that can deal with the situation accurately and promptly.

According to the twenty-fourth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effect of the twenty-second aspect, in addition to the effect described in the twenty-second aspect, the luggage delivery status information by the transport vehicle side management device in response to the luggage delivery information request command from the center side management device. By providing a reply process, delivery from the delivery requester, such as the shipper,
When there is an inquiry about the delivery status of the package such as the current vehicle position, confirmation of the delivery status of the package that was inquired about the delivery status of the package is provided on the transport vehicle side from the center side management device provided at the center side. This makes it possible to realize a smooth physical distribution management environment that can be confirmed in real time by the transport vehicle-side management device.

According to the twenty-fifth aspect, the same effect as that of the twenty-fourth aspect can be obtained.

According to the twenty-sixth aspect, in addition to the effect of the twenty-fourth aspect, even if a change occurs in the delivery schedule such as re-delivery to an answering machine, it is retained after another. Since it is possible to promptly and accurately instruct the driver on the delivery work of the undelivered luggage that has been performed, it is possible to achieve an effect of realizing a physical distribution management environment that can deal with it accurately and promptly. In addition, even if there is an inquiry about the delivery status of the package, such as the completed delivery, the middle of the delivery, the current vehicle position, etc. from the delivery requester such as the shipper, the delivery status of the package that received the inquiry about the delivery status of the package This makes it possible to realize a smooth physical distribution management environment in which the confirmation can be made in real time from the center-side management device provided on the center side to the transport vehicle-side management device provided on the transport vehicle side.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram illustrating a physical distribution vehicle management system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram for explaining a center-side management device in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram for explaining the transport vehicle-side management device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a data structure diagram for explaining a unit recording block of luggage delivery status information generated by the transport vehicle-side management device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a data structure diagram for explaining one display mode on a display means of the transport vehicle side management device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a functional block diagram for explaining a conventional physical distribution vehicle management system.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Distribution transport vehicle management system 11 ... Communication line (wireless line) 12 ... Delivery switch 13 ... Collection switch 14 ... Display means 20 ... Center side management device 20a ... Package delivery information request command 21 ... Center side wireless communication means 22 ... Delivery Schedule means 22a delivery schedule information 23 delivery track record card 24 package information generating means 25 package information card 251 package information 252 package identifier information 2521 package identification number information 2522 shipper identification name information 2523 delivery address Information 2524 ... Delivery destination map information 2525 ... Delivery destination telephone number information 2526 ... Package special information 257 ... Package attribute information 258 ... Delivery designation time information 30 ... Transportation vehicle side management device 30a ... Package delivery status information 31 ... Delivery schedule reading means 32 ... Package information reading means 33 ... No on the transport vehicle side Line communication means 34 ... Vehicle position acquisition means 34a ... Position information (positioning signal from GPS) 36 ... Package information acquisition means 36a ... Barcode read information 37 ... Storage means 38 ... Control means 38a ... Vehicle position information 38b ... Voice information 39 ... Clock means 39a ... Time information 40 ... Answer switch 40a ... Answer signal

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[Claims] 1. A logistics system for performing logistics transportation work by exchanging information on transportation via a communication line between a management entity on a center side for centrally managing physical distribution and a distribution entity on a transportation vehicle side via a communication line. In the transport vehicle management system, the transport vehicle management system transmits a package delivery information request command for requesting the delivery status information for the package for which the delivery status has been inquired to the transport vehicle side, and returns the command from the transport vehicle side. A center-side management device for receiving information on the delivery status of the package that has been received, and a collection device provided on the transport vehicle that collects information on the delivery status of the package loaded on the transport vehicle and collects the package delivery status information. The package delivery status for the package that is generated for each package and for which the delivery status has been inquired in response to the package delivery information request command Logistics transport vehicle management system characterized by having a transportation vehicle management device returns the distribution in the center side management apparatus. 2. The center-side management device transmits the luggage delivery information request command to the transport vehicle via a wireless line, and receives the luggage delivery status information returned from the transport vehicle. The physical distribution vehicle management system according to claim 1, further comprising a wireless communication unit. 3. The center-side management device includes: a delivery schedule unit configured to generate information on a delivery schedule of packages loaded on a transport vehicle before departure from the center; and receiving the delivery schedule information before departure from the center. 3. The distribution / transportation vehicle management system according to claim 1, further comprising a delivery locus recording card provided with an IC memory for holding. 4. The luggage information generating means for generating luggage information set corresponding to each luggage loaded in the transport vehicle before departure from the center, and the luggage information generating means for generating luggage information before departure from the center. 4. The physical distribution vehicle management system according to claim 1, further comprising a luggage information card including an IC memory for receiving and holding information. 5. The package information for each package includes information relating to a package identifier, information relating to a delivery address, information relating to a delivery destination map, information relating to a delivery destination telephone number, and information relating to special instructions of the package. 5. The physical distribution vehicle management system according to claim 4, wherein the system has a data structure that is recorded on the package information card as a unit recording block including the data. 6. The package information according to claim 5, wherein the package information for each package has a data structure recorded on the package information card as a unit recording block including attribute information on the package. Logistics transportation vehicle management system. 7. The package information according to claim 5, wherein the package information for each package has a data structure recorded in the package information as a unit recording block including designated delivery time information of the package. The logistics transportation vehicle management system according to the item. 8. The package according to claim 5, wherein the unit recording block for each package has a data structure recorded on the package information card in an order according to a delivery route of the package. 10. The distribution and transportation vehicle management system according to claim 1. 9. The delivery vehicle-side management device, further comprising: a delivery schedule reading means for reading the delivery schedule information held in the package information card when the package information card is inserted. The physical distribution vehicle management system according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein: 10. The transportation vehicle-side management device, further comprising: a luggage information reading unit for reading the luggage information held in the luggage information card when the luggage information card is inserted. Claim 9
The logistics transportation vehicle management system according to the item. 11. The transport vehicle that receives the package delivery information request command and returns the package delivery status information for the package whose delivery status has been inquired to the center-side wireless communication means. 11. The wireless communication device according to claim 10, further comprising:
The logistics transportation vehicle management system according to the item. 12. The transportation vehicle-side management device includes a vehicle position acquisition unit that receives a positioning signal transmitted from a GPS and generates position information in order to specify a current position of the transportation vehicle. The distribution and transportation vehicle management system according to claim 11. 13. The transportation vehicle-side management device, further comprising: a luggage information acquisition unit configured to read a bar code attached to the luggage information attached to the luggage and generate bar code read information. Logistics transport vehicle management system as described. 14. The barcode includes the package identifier information corresponding to the package to which the barcode is attached, and the package information obtaining means reads the barcode and includes the barcode included in the barcode. 14. The distribution and transportation vehicle management system according to claim 13, wherein the barcode reading information is generated by extracting package identifier information. 15. The transportation vehicle-side management device determines whether the luggage information card is inserted, and when the luggage information card is determined to be inserted, controls the luggage information reading means. 10. The distribution / transportation vehicle management system according to claim 9, further comprising a control unit configured to execute the control for receiving the package information and displaying the package information in response to a display request. 16. The transportation vehicle-side management device, a storage unit for holding the luggage information, and determines whether or not the luggage information card has been inserted, and determines that the luggage information card has been inserted. Then, the package information reading means is controlled to receive the package information,
A control unit configured to execute a control to hold the read luggage information in the storage unit and to execute a control to read and display the luggage information from the storage unit in response to a display request. 10. The physical distribution vehicle management system according to claim 9, wherein: 17. The transport vehicle-side management device determines whether the delivery track recording card is inserted,
When it is determined that the delivery track recording card has been inserted,
A control unit configured to control the package information reading unit to receive the delivery schedule information, and to execute a control to display the delivery schedule information in response to a display request. 9
The logistics transportation vehicle management system according to the item. 18. The transport vehicle-side management device, storage means for holding the delivery schedule information, and determines whether or not the delivery trajectory recording card has been inserted,
When it is determined that the delivery track recording card has been inserted,
The distribution schedule information reading means is controlled to receive the distribution schedule information, control is performed to hold the read distribution schedule information in the storage means, and the distribution schedule information is read from the storage means in response to a display request. 10. The distribution and transportation vehicle management system according to claim 9, further comprising a control unit configured to execute a control of displaying the information. 19. The distribution and transportation vehicle management system according to claim 9, wherein the transportation vehicle side management device includes a clock unit that generates time information relating to time in response to a request. 20. The transportation vehicle-side management device, further comprising an answering switch for generating an answering signal for notifying the control means that the delivery destination of the package was not available and delivery of the package could not be performed. The logistics transport vehicle management system according to claim 9. 21. The control unit, when arriving at a delivery destination, controls the baggage information acquiring unit, collects the barcode read information, extracts the package identifier information, and controls the vehicle position acquiring unit. Collecting the position information and generating vehicle position information for specifying a delivery destination, controlling the clock means and collecting the time information and generating arrival time information for specifying an arrival time at the destination Then, control is performed such that package delivery status information is generated for each package using the package identifier information, vehicle position information and arrival time information as a unit recording block, and the package delivery status information is stored in the delivery locus recording card. 20. The physical distribution vehicle management system according to claim 19, wherein the system is configured. 22. The control means is configured to generate the package delivery status information including absence information indicating that delivery of the package could not be performed in response to the absence signal. 22. The distribution / transportation vehicle management system according to claim 21. 23. When the parcel delivery status information includes the absence information, the control means includes the delivery schedule information on the undelivered parcel and the last of the parcel information on the parcel information. Executing the control of storing the delivery schedule information and the package information in the storage means, and the delivery schedule information of the undelivered package held after the delivery schedule information and the package information of the absence information or the 23. The distribution / transportation vehicle management system according to claim 22, wherein control is performed to read and display package information from the storage unit in response to a display request. 24. When the control unit receives the package delivery information request command via the transport vehicle side wireless communication unit, the control unit determines that the package for which the delivery status has been inquired in response to the package delivery information request command. If the package has already been delivered, control is performed to return the package delivery status information relating to the package to the center-side management device, and in response to the package delivery information request command, If the package is an undelivered package, the system is configured to execute control for returning the vehicle position information on the transport vehicle at the time of inquiry to the center-side management device. 23. The distribution and transportation vehicle management system according to 22. 25. The baggage identifier information includes at least one of baggage identification number information and shipper identification name information, and the center-side management device stores at least one of the baggage identification number information and the shipper identification name information. 25. The distribution / transportation vehicle management system according to claim 24, wherein the designated package delivery information request command is transmitted to the control unit via the center side wireless communication unit. 26. The delivery schedule means executes reorganization of the delivery schedule information based on the received delivery status information of the package and the delivery schedule information of the package still loaded on the transport vehicle, and 25. The apparatus according to claim 24, wherein the side management device is configured to execute a control of retransmitting the reorganized delivery schedule information to the transport vehicle side management device via the center side wireless communication unit. Logistics transport vehicle management system as described.