JPS628265A - Inventory management system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To require no slip and to improve the operability by providing operating designating function and field inputting function in display panels respectively disposed in storing positions for parts or the like. CONSTITUTION:When an operator B tries to ship parts required for producing a certain device, he initially inputs a JOB master file 12 for said device and the number of the production thereof to a central control unit. Thereby, parts B of operation status display sections 52 of panel display devices 5 of all the shelves in which the required parts are stored flash and the quantity of the parts displayed on a quantity display part 53. And the position of the operator B in a guidance 4 disposed at an entry of the shelf flashes. Thereby, the operator can successively take out the parts of the quantity displayed on the quantity display part 53 from the shelf in which the status display section 52 being putted on in accordance with the guidance 4.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (a) Industrial Application Field This invention relates to an inventory management system in warehouses and the like.

(b) Summary of the invention A plurality of display panels each having at least a work display section, a work status display section, a task display section, a quantity display section, a quantity correction input section and a confirmation switch, and each display panel connected to all the display panels. It consists of a central control device that performs inventory management by transmitting signals to be displayed on the work display section, work status display section, and quantity display section, as well as receiving signals from the quantity correction input section and confirmation switch. This is an inventory management system that allows work contents to be instructed on display panels installed at each location and input to a central management device from the site.

(C) Conventional technology Traditionally, in inventory management of parts, etc. in warehouses, etc., a worker goes to the shelf where parts, etc. are stored, carrying a slip that describes necessary items such as storage, shipping, quantity, etc. The usual procedure was to perform the specified work specified on the slip, and after the work was completed (after returning from the field) to confirm the completion of the work in a ledger or on a computer.

However, with this kind of inventory management system, ■ it is inefficient and there are many mistakes because the work is done while looking at the slip, ■ it takes time to find a storage location, and it is inefficient unless it is a full-time worker, and ■ the work is not carried out on site. It is necessary to carry out separate confirmation work after the work has been completed, and if the work cannot be performed according to instructions, it is necessary to write it down on a slip and go back and make corrections to the ledger, etc., and the work procedure is not correct. It had some drawbacks, such as being rare.

(D) Problems to be Solved by the Invention The purpose of the invention is to improve the above-mentioned drawbacks of the conventional device, and to provide a display panel installed in a storage area for parts, etc. with a work instruction function and an on-site input function. The objective is to provide an inventory management system with

(E) Means for Solving Problems In order to achieve the above object, the inventory management system of the present invention includes at least a work display section, a work status display section,
A plurality of display panels equipped with a quantity display section, a quantity correction input section, and a confirmation switch, and is connected to all display panels and sends signals to be displayed on the work display section, work status display section, and quantity display section of each display panel. It also includes a quantity correction input section and a central management device that receives signals from the confirmation switch and performs inventory management.

(f) Effect By doing this, the worker goes to the storage location where the work is to be done while looking at the work status display section on the display panel, performs the work according to the instructions on the work display section and the quantity display section, and after finishing the work. All you have to do is press the confirmation switch.
If the instructed work cannot be carried out, the quantity correction input section can be used to input corrections.

(G) Embodiments Examples of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a block diagram of the entire device, and FIG. 2 shows a front view of its display panel.

A central conduit consisting of a computer, etc. [1, controller 2]
A plurality of branching devices @3 are connected via the
One guidance 4 and a large number of panel displays 5 are connected to each of the two.

Each panel display 5 is provided on each shelf storing parts and the like, and the guidance 4 is provided on each row consisting of several shelves.

The central management device 1 includes well-known external files and input/output devices such as an inventory file 11, a JOB master file 12, another computer 13, a display 14, a keyboard 15, and a printer 16.

The panel display 5 includes a business display section 51 consisting of a crystal display board.
, a work status display section 52, a quantity display section 53, a subdivision display section 54, and other display sections, and a quantity correction input section 55, a confirmation switch 56, a worker switch 51, and other input sections.

The work display unit 51 is composed of three display parts: warehousing, warehousing, and inventory, and lights up to display the work content that the worker should perform.

The work status display section 52 displays the size or job number of the work to be performed, and when used together with the operation of the worker switch 57, it is possible to distinguish and display five workers or five types of work contents.

The number meter display section 53 displays the quantity of goods received and shipped from the central management device 1, and the corrected numerical value inputted by the quantity correction input section 55, and the subdivision display section 54 displays a number of items on one shelf. If there is a division (for example, a drawer), its number is displayed.

The quantity correction input section 55 has two sections, one for digit selection and one for inputting numbers.
Each time you press the digit selection switch, the digit that can be corrected moves one by one and the quantity display characters blink, and when you press the digit selection switch once, the quantity display character blinks.
Each time you press the button, the value of that digit changes by one.

When the confirmation switch 56 is pressed when the work is completed, it is input to the central management device 1 that the work has been completed as instructed. In addition, when the stock quantity is insufficient, if the confirmation switch 56 is pressed after inputting the quantity that could actually be taken out using the quantity correction input section 55, the shortage of stock is input to the central management device 1. be done.

Next, how to use it will be explained.

Now, for example, if worker rBJ wants to issue parts necessary for manufacturing an rCRT terminal, he first inputs the JOB master file 12 for an rCRT terminal and its manufacturing quantity into the central management device, and then the necessary parts are available. The part rBJ of the work status display section 52 of the panel display 5 of all the stored shelves lights up, and the quantity of the part is displayed on the quantity display section 53. Further, the part of the guidance 4 provided at the entrance of the shelf for the worker rBJ lights up.

Worker rBJ enters the row where the guidance 4 is lit and picks up the quantity of parts displayed on the quantity display section 53 from the shelf on which the access indicator lamp 58 of the panel display 5 and the work status display section 52 are lit. After taking out the goods, when the confirmation switch 56 is pressed, the withdrawal is input to the central management device 1 and the display on the panel display 5 disappears.

By sequentially performing the same work on all the shelves on which the work status display section 52 of the panel display 5 is lit, all the necessary parts are assembled.

If there is a shelf where the number of parts in stock is less than the specified quantity, the quantity correction input section 55 is used to input the quantity taken out, and then the confirmation switch 56 is pressed.

When multiple workers, for example rBJ and “C”, work simultaneously, the guidance 4 and the rBJ and “C” portions of the work status display section 52 of the panel display 5 light up, and the worker switch 57 the required number of times (“B” is 1 time,
By pressing rcJ twice), the work status display section 52 of the worker flashes, and instructions for the worker are displayed on the task display section 51 and quantity display section 53.

When carrying out an inventory, the central management device 1 is
When instructed, the inventory quantity m on the ledger is displayed from the inventory file 11 on the quantity display section 53 of all the panel displays 5, so compare the actual inventory quantity with the displayed one and check if they match. The user presses the switch 56, and if they do not match, inputs the actual inventory quantity using the quantity correction input section 55, then presses the confirmation switch and performs the same operation on all the shelves in sequence.

(H) As described in detail of the invention, the global management system of this invention is:
A plurality of display panels each having at least a work display section, a work status display section, a quantity display section, a quantity correction input section, and a confirmation switch; It sends a signal to be displayed on the quantity display section, and receives signals from the quantity correction input section and confirmation switch to check the inventory ww!
The system is equipped with a central management device that performs the following operations, and the display panels installed at each storage location for parts and the like are provided with a work instruction function and an on-site input function, thereby achieving the following unique effects.

■Efficiency is high because no slips are required and all you have to do is follow the instructions on the display panel.

■Even workers who are not familiar with the layout of storage locations can easily find the storage location using the display panel display.

■Since quantity corrections can be entered into the central control device on-site, there is no need to fill out forms, etc., and the work procedure is simple.

■Inventory can be done extremely easily.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1...Block diagram of an embodiment of this invention Fig. 2...
・Front view of the display panel 1...Central management unit 2...Controller 3...
- Branching device 4... Guidance 5... Panel display 11... Inventory file 12... JOB master file 13... Computer 14... Display 1
4...Keyboard 16...Printer 51...
・Work display section 52...Work status 53...
・Quantity display section 54... Subdivision display section 55...
Quantity correction input section 56...Confirmation switch 51...Worker switch 58...Access display lamp

Claims (1)

[Claims] A plurality of display panels each having at least a work display section, a work status display section, a quantity display section, a quantity correction input section, and a confirmation switch; An inventory management system comprising a central management device that performs inventory management by transmitting signals to be displayed on a quantity display section and receiving signals from a quantity correction input section and a confirmation switch.