KR102508630B1 - Method and apparatus for creating and providing a delivery route using order information - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed are a method and apparatus for creating and providing a delivery route using order information. The method for creating and providing a delivery route using order information according to one embodiment of the present invention may comprise: a step of receiving order information for an order to perform a plurality of delivery tasks from a delivery worker terminal; a step of creating a delivery route based on the order information; a step of creating a delivery list based on the delivery route; a step of providing the delivery route and the delivery list to the delivery worker terminal; a step of receiving a notification from the delivery worker terminal indicating completion of the first delivery task; and a step of processing the completion of the first delivery task.

Description

Method and apparatus for creating and providing delivery routes using order information {METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CREATING AND PROVIDING A DELIVERY ROUTE USING ORDER INFORMATION}

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for generating and providing a delivery route using order information.

The information described below simply provides background information related to an embodiment according to the present invention and does not constitute prior art.

In the recent information age, delivery services based on remote orders through the Internet are being activated. This service generally consists of a series of procedures for picking products according to an order, packing the picked products, and delivering the packed products to the orderer.

However, as the number or types of products that can be ordered increases, spaces such as warehouses are loaded with many types of products, making it difficult to efficiently find and pick products. In addition, there are many cases in which packing methods are different depending on the type of products, and it is becoming difficult to pack because there are more points to pay attention to. In addition, methods for delivering packed products are also diversifying, and in particular, non-face-to-face delivery is in the limelight, but there is a problem in that things such as loss may occur. That is, in these services, various problems are currently occurring in picking, packing, and delivery.

Registered Patent Publication No. 10-2264413 (registration date 2021.06.08.) Method and apparatus for assisting product picking by user

An object of the present invention is to generate and provide a delivery route using order information.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to create an optimal delivery route using delivery requests.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a product loading method using visualization information.

To achieve the above object, a method for creating and providing a delivery route using order information according to an embodiment of the present invention includes receiving order information for an order to perform a plurality of delivery tasks from a delivery worker terminal, the order information generating a delivery route based on the delivery route; generating a delivery list based on the delivery route; providing the delivery route and the delivery list to the delivery worker terminal; It may include receiving a notification indicating that the delivery job has been completed and processing delivery completion for the first delivery job.

The order information includes the customer's address information and delivery requests, the delivery requests include a delivery request time desired by the customer, and the generating of the delivery route is based on the address information and the delivery requests. Thus, generating an optimal delivery route may be included.

The generating of the optimal delivery route may include grouping by delivery tasks having the same delivery request time based on the delivery request items; Creating a first delivery route that passes through a delivery location included in the first group in the shortest time, starting from the last delivery location of the previous group for each group based on the delivery request time order of the remaining groups except for the first group and generating a second delivery route that passes through the delivery locations included in each group in the shortest time, and generating an entire delivery route by combining the first delivery route and the second delivery route.

The generating of the delivery list may include generating the delivery list according to a delivery order on the entire delivery route based on the entire delivery route.

The order information includes a first mark that can be checked by a delivery worker for the first product when a first product that requires attention when loading and delivering in a delivery vehicle is included among the products included in the order information, The generating of the delivery list may include displaying a delivery address including the first product among delivery addresses included in the delivery list and a second mark that the delivery worker can check on the first product. .

After generating the delivery list, generating product loading order and location guide information in the delivery vehicle based on the delivery order and the second mark, and providing the delivery route and the delivery list may be provided including the product loading order and location guide information.

Before the step of receiving the order information, including the step of receiving delivery worker information from the delivery worker terminal, wherein the delivery worker information includes reward information accumulated according to the delivery work performed by the delivery worker, and the delivery After generating the list, when the delivery job is completed, calculating an accumulable reward that is credited to a delivery worker who performed the delivery job, and providing the delivery route and the delivery list includes the It may include providing, including accumulable rewards, and accumulating the accumulable rewards in the reward information after the step of completing delivery processing for the first delivery job.

Before the step of receiving the order information, the step of providing a delivery job list to the delivery worker terminal, including at least one job selected by the delivery worker from among a plurality of jobs included in the delivery job list from the delivery worker terminal Receiving a delivery worker reservation list and designating a person in charge of tasks included in the delivery worker reservation list as the delivery worker.

In the step of providing a delivery job list to the delivery worker terminal, if there is a first job reserved by another delivery worker, an indicator indicating that the reservation has been completed is displayed on the first job, and the first job is the delivery. It can be processed so that the operator cannot select it.

In addition, an apparatus for generating and providing a delivery route using order information according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a memory in which at least one program is recorded and a processor that executes the program, and the program includes a plurality of delivery tasks from a delivery worker terminal. Receiving order information about an order to be performed, generating a delivery route based on the order information, generating a delivery list based on the delivery route, sending the delivery route to the delivery worker terminal and instructions for performing the steps of providing the delivery list, receiving a notification indicating that the first delivery job has been completed from the delivery worker terminal, and processing delivery completion for the first delivery job. there is.

According to the present invention, it is possible to generate and provide a delivery route using order information.

In addition, according to the present invention, an optimal delivery route can be created using delivery requests.

In addition, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a product loading method using visualization information.

1 is a diagram showing the entire flow chart of a method for managing product collection, packaging, and delivery according to multiple orders according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram illustrating entities for managing product collection, packaging, and delivery according to multiple orders according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is an operational flowchart illustrating a method of creating and providing a delivery route using order information according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a diagram illustrating a picking method among methods for managing product picking, packaging, and delivery according to multiple orders according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a diagram illustrating a method of picking products for a large order among methods for managing product picking, packaging, and delivery according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a diagram showing a product packaging method among methods for managing product collection, packaging, and delivery according to multiple orders according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a diagram showing a delivery method among methods for managing product collection, packaging, and delivery according to multiple orders according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a diagram illustrating a computer system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Here, repeated descriptions, well-known functions that may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, and detailed descriptions of configurations are omitted. Embodiments of the present invention are provided to more completely explain the present invention to those skilled in the art. Accordingly, the shapes and sizes of elements in the drawings may be exaggerated for clarity.

Throughout the specification, when a certain component is said to "include", it means that it may further include other components without excluding other components unless otherwise stated.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a diagram showing the entire flow chart of a method for managing product collection, packaging, and delivery according to multiple orders according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1 , according to a method for managing product collection, packaging, and delivery according to multiple orders according to an embodiment of the present invention, a server 10 receives an order from a customer 11, and based on the customer's order, You can create order information.

According to an embodiment, the server 10 may provide order information to a picking worker performing a picking operation in the picking distribution warehouse 12, receive a notification of the progress of the picking from the picking worker, and update the picking status. there is.

According to an embodiment, the server 10 assigns a packaging worker to a packaging operation 13 corresponding to an order in which the picking state is complete, receives a notification of the progress of packaging from the packaging worker, and updates the packaging status. can

According to one embodiment, the server 10 assigns a delivery worker to the delivery task 14 corresponding to the order in which the packing status is complete, receives a notification about the delivery progress from the delivery worker, and updates the delivery status. can

2 is a block diagram illustrating entities for managing product collection, packaging, and delivery according to multiple orders according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2 , entities for managing product picking, packaging, and delivery according to an embodiment of the present invention include a picking, packing, and delivery management device 110, a picking worker terminal 120, and a packaging worker. It includes a terminal 130 and a delivery worker terminal 140 .

The picking, packaging, and delivery management device 110 may refer to a device for allocating a picking worker using the picking worker terminal 120 to a picking operation for picking products according to a customer's order.

The picking, packing, and delivery management device 110 may be a device that receives a signal indicating the progress of picking from the picking worker terminal 120 and updates the picking state of the picking operation.

The picking, packing, and delivery management device 110 may refer to a device for allocating a packing worker using the packing worker terminal 130 to a packing operation of an order in which the picking state is complete.

The pick-up, packaging, and delivery management device 110 may be a device that receives a signal from the packaging worker terminal 130 instructing the progress of packaging and updates the packaging state of the packaging operation.

The pick-up, packaging, and delivery management device 110 may refer to a device for allocating a delivery worker using the delivery worker terminal 140 to a delivery operation of an order whose packaging state is complete.

The pick-up, packaging, and delivery management device 110 may be a device that receives a signal from the delivery worker terminal 140 instructing delivery progress and updates the delivery status of the delivery operation.

Picking, packing and delivery management device 110 and picking worker terminal 120, picking, packing and delivery management device 110 and packaging worker terminal 130, picking, packing and delivery management device 110 and delivery worker terminal 140 may be interconnected through a communication network.

A communication network means an access path for transmitting and receiving data between the above subjects. For example, communication networks include wired networks such as LANs (Local Area Networks), WANs (Wide Area Networks), MANs (Metropolitan Area Networks), and ISDNs (Integrated Service Digital Networks), wireless LANs, wireless LANs, CDMA, Bluetooth, and satellite communications. It may cover networks, but the range of communication networks applicable to the present invention is not limited thereto.

3 is an operational flowchart illustrating a method of creating and providing a delivery route using order information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3 , in the method of creating and providing a delivery route using order information according to an embodiment of the present invention, first, order information for an order to perform a plurality of delivery tasks may be received from a delivery worker terminal (S710). ).

Here, the order information may include the customer's address information and delivery request, and the delivery request may include a delivery request time desired by the customer.

Next, based on the order information, a delivery route may be created (S720).

At this time, an optimal delivery route may be created based on the address information and the delivery request.

Next, a delivery list may be created based on the delivery route (S730).

Next, the delivery route and the delivery list may be provided to the delivery worker terminal (S740).

Next, a notification indicating that the first delivery job has been completed may be received from the delivery worker terminal (S750).

Next, delivery completion may be processed for the first delivery operation (S760).

According to one embodiment, in the step of generating the optimal delivery route, first, based on the delivery request, the delivery request time may be grouped by delivery task.

Next, in the first group with the earliest delivery request time, a first delivery route may be created starting from the delivery starting point and passing through the delivery locations included in the first group within the shortest time.

Next, based on the delivery request time order of the remaining groups except for the first group, a second delivery route starting from the last delivery address of the previous group for each group and passing through the delivery address included in each group in the shortest time is generated. can do.

Next, the entire delivery route may be created by combining the first delivery route and the second delivery route.

According to an embodiment, the generating of the delivery list may generate the delivery list according to a delivery order on the entire delivery route based on the entire delivery route.

According to one embodiment, the order information includes a first product that requires attention when loading and delivering in a delivery vehicle among products included in the order information, a delivery worker can check the first product. 1 may contain markers.

At this time, the generating of the delivery list may include displaying a delivery address including the first product among delivery addresses included in the delivery list and a second mark that the delivery operator can check on the first product.

For example, the first mark and the second mark may be displayed on a product that needs to be loaded on top when loading a product, a product that cannot be loaded with other heavy products on top of the product, a product that requires attention due to the risk of damage, etc. .

According to an embodiment, after generating the delivery list, product loading order and location guide information in the delivery vehicle may be generated based on the delivery order and the second mark.

In this case, the step of providing the delivery route and the delivery list may include the product loading order and location guide information.

According to an embodiment, before the step of receiving the order information, delivery worker information may be received from the delivery worker terminal.

Here, the delivery worker information may include reward information accumulated according to the delivery work performed by the delivery worker.

According to an embodiment, when the delivery work is completed after the step of creating the delivery list, accumulable rewards accumulated to the delivery worker who performed the delivery work may be calculated.

At this time, the step of providing the delivery route and the delivery list includes the accumulable reward, and after the step of completing delivery processing for the first delivery job, the accumulable reward can be accumulated in the reward information. can

According to an embodiment, before the step of receiving the order information, a delivery job list may be provided to the delivery worker terminal.

Next, a delivery worker reservation list including at least one job selected by the delivery worker among a plurality of jobs included in the delivery job list may be received from the delivery worker terminal.

Next, a person in charge of tasks included in the delivery worker reservation list may be designated as the delivery worker.

According to one embodiment, the step of providing a delivery job list to the delivery worker terminal, if there is a first job reserved by another delivery worker first, the first job displays an indicator indicating that the reservation has been completed, and the The first task may be processed so that the delivery worker cannot select it.

picking process

4 is a diagram illustrating a picking method among methods for managing product picking, packaging, and delivery according to multiple orders according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4 , the apparatus for managing picking, packaging, and delivery may assign a picking task to a picking worker by using a task reservation function of the picking worker.

Specifically, the picking, packaging, and delivery management device may provide the picking task list 81 to the picking worker terminal. The picking operator may select a desired picking job 82 from the picking job list and check the product list 83 within the selected picking job. After checking the product list 83, the picking worker may select the reservation button 84 if he/she wants to perform the corresponding picking work. In the same way, it is possible to select a reservation button and create a reservation list for the picking tasks that the picking worker wants to perform. The packaging and delivery management device may receive a reservation list from the picking worker terminal and designate a person in charge of picking tasks included in the reservation list as the picking worker.

The picking worker may perform a picking operation designated as a person in charge and update the finished product to a completed state. When the statuses of all products included in the picking operation are changed to the completed status, the packaging and delivery management device may update the corresponding picking operation status to the completed status.

As an optional embodiment, the apparatus for managing picking, packaging, and delivery may match task difficulty to each of the tasks included in the picking task list before providing the picking task list to the picking worker terminal.

Specifically, the picking, packing, and delivery management device may calculate an estimated required time for each of the tasks included in the picking task list based on the first artificial intelligence learning data.

Here, the first artificial intelligence learning data may include data obtained by learning the degree of influence on the required time for each product through the data of the time required for the picking task for the product list included in the picking tasks completed by all picking workers. can

Next, the first task difficulty can be calculated based on the expected required time.

Next, if there is a job that includes a product that exceeds a preset standard, a first weight value for the excess value may be calculated.

Here, the preset criteria may include any one or more of weight, size, and quantity of products.

Next, a second task difficulty may be calculated by assigning a first weight to the first task difficulty.

Next, based on the second artificial intelligence learning data, a second weight determined differently for each picking worker may be calculated.

Here, the second artificial intelligence learning data may include data learned about the body information included in the picking worker information and the picking worker's preference information for each product acquired through the analysis of the picking task list completed by the picking worker.

Next, by assigning a second weight to the second task difficulty, a third task difficulty different from each other for each picker may be calculated.

Next, a third task difficulty level may be assigned to each of the tasks.

As an optional embodiment, the apparatus for managing pick-up, packaging, and delivery may calculate a reward accumulated to the pick-up worker when the pick-up worker completes the pick-up work.

Specifically, the picking, packing, and delivery management device may calculate the first reward based on the second task difficulty level.

Next, when the third task difficulty level is higher than the second task difficulty level, a preset third weight value may be calculated for a difference between the two task difficulty levels.

Next, a second reward can be calculated by assigning a third weight to the first reward.

As an optional embodiment, when the picking, packing, and delivery management device provides the picking work list to the picking worker, it may include and provide a reward.

In this case, when the difficulty of the third task is higher than the difficulty of the second task, the second reward may be included in the first reward for the corresponding task and provided to the picking worker.

As an optional embodiment, when receiving a notification indicating that the picking work has been completed by the picking worker from the picking worker terminal, the picking, packaging, and delivery management device processes the picking task as completed, and accumulates a reward to the picking worker. can

As an optional embodiment, if there is a task that has not been reserved by a picker until a predetermined time elapses after generating the pick-up task list, the pick-up, packaging, and delivery management device may set the corresponding task as an avoiding task.

Specifically, the picking, packing, and delivery management device generates a picking task list, and if there is a task that has not been scheduled by the picking worker until a certain time elapses, sets the task as an avoidance task and then responds to the task. The third task difficulty may be increased by a preset value according to the avoidance task setting.

Next, a reward accumulated when a task is completed may be increased in response to an increased level of difficulty of the third task.

Through this, it is possible to induce the pick-up worker to reserve the avoidance work.

As an optional embodiment, when the picking, packaging, and delivery management device provides a picking job list to a picking worker terminal, if there is a job previously reserved by another picking worker, an indicator indicating that the reservation has been completed for the corresponding job is displayed; It can be processed so that the pick-up worker cannot select it.

Although not shown in FIG. 4 , the picking, packaging, and delivery management device allows a picking worker to display products that are out of stock in the process of performing the picking operation using one picking cart when stock is insufficient. can be made possible.

To this end, the picking, packing, and delivery management device may first receive a stock shortage signal from a picking operator.

Here, the shortage of stock may mean a case where the number of products displayed on the shelf is less than the number of products to be picked up. The out-of-stock signal is received from the picking worker's terminal by the picking worker selecting the 'out of stock' button on the picking worker's terminal when the first product currently being picked is short among the plurality of items to be picked included in the picking operation. A stock shortage signal for the first product may be received.

As an optional embodiment, the picker terminal may display whether the first product out of stock is 'requesting display' or is currently being 'displayed' by another worker, and the picker determines that the first product out of stock is being displayed. By selecting the 'to be stocked' button instead of the 'out of stock' button on the picker's terminal in the case of 'requesting display' or 'displaying', the stock shortage signal is not sent to the picking, packing, and delivery management device. Picking for the first product may be skipped.

As an optional embodiment, the picking worker terminal may display a picking progress state for each basket included in the picking cart, and the picking worker selects at least one of the baskets included in the picking cart and proceeds with the picking using the picking worker terminal. status can be changed at once.

While selecting the 'out of stock' button, the picking worker may select one of a 'steam' button for direct display by the picking worker and a 'request' button for requesting display from another worker.

When the picker selects the 'steam' button for the first product, a display job for the first product may be created and assigned to the picker.

When the displaying task is assigned to the picker, the status value of the first product may be changed to 'on display'.

As an optional embodiment, the 'steam' button for the first product is selected only when a loading space corresponding to the display operation exists in the picking cart where the picking worker is performing the picking operation, or when the first product can be displayed without loading the cart. It can be conditionally marked as possible.

When the picker selects the 'Complete' button for the display job on the picker terminal, the display job is completed and the status value of the first product may be changed to 'in stock'.

When the picker selects the 'Cancel' button for the display job on the picker terminal, the assignment of the display job is released, and the status value of the first product may be changed to 'requesting display'.

If the picker selects the 'request' button for the first product, a display job for the first product is created and displayed to other pickers, and the status value of the first product changes to 'requesting display'. It can be.

As an optional embodiment, the picking, packing, and delivery management device may assign the display task to the picking cart along with the picking task.

For example, the picking, packing, and delivery management device, when there is no picking worker performing the picking work of the picking cards in which the loading space corresponding to the display work exists, the picking worker is assigned to the picking cart corresponding to the unassigned picking work. You can assign display tasks.

In this case, the picking worker performs the picking process with the first product loaded on the picking cart, and displays the first product when the picking cart reaches the display position of the first product, using one picking cart. Picking and displaying operations can be performed together.

As an optional embodiment, the picking, packaging, and delivery management device allocates the display task by rearranging the products in the picking tasks to which the picking worker is not assigned when there is no picking cart capable of assigning a display task corresponding to the display task. space can be reserved for In this case, based on the location of the basket at which the first product is loaded in the picking cart and the first time point at which the basket is expected to be emptied through the display of the first product, the corresponding basket can be picked up after the first point in time. Display and picking operations can be duplicated in one basket.

As an optional embodiment, the picking, packaging, and delivery management device may first assign a display task to a picking cart, and then assign a picking task to a remaining space.

5 is a diagram illustrating a method of picking products for a large order among methods for managing product picking, packaging, and delivery according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5 , when the quantity of products included in a customer's order exceeds a preset first quantity, the picking, packaging, and delivery management device may change the picking operation for the order to a mass picking operation.

Specifically, the picking, packaging, and delivery management apparatus may provide a picking job list including bulk picking jobs to a picking worker terminal.

Here, the mass picking operation may refer to a method of grouping and picking orders in which the number of orders to purchase products exceeds a preset first quantity.

When the picking, packing, and delivery management device wants the picking worker to perform bulk picking, the picking, packing, and delivery managing device may designate the picking worker as a person in charge of the bulk picking. In this case, a plurality of picking workers may be designated as persons in charge of one mass picking operation.

The apparatus for managing picking, packing, and delivery may visualize the picking cart 85 equipped with a plurality of picking baskets and provide the visualized picking cart 85 to the picking worker terminal when the picking worker performs a large-scale picking operation.

At this time, among the plurality of picking baskets, a preset first color may be displayed for baskets in which products requiring bulk picking are to be picked, and the picking quantity may be displayed in the basket on which the first color is displayed.

The picking, packaging, and delivery management device may change a picking operation for the order to a large-volume picking operation when the quantity of products included in the customer's order exceeds a predetermined second quantity.

Here, the large-volume picking operation may refer to a method of grouping and picking orders in which the number of orders to purchase a product exceeds a preset second quantity.

In this case, the preset second quantity may be a larger number than the preset first quantity.

The apparatus for managing picking, packaging, and delivery may visualize the picking cart 86 equipped with a plurality of picking baskets and provide the visualized picking cart 86 to the picking worker terminal when the picking worker performs a large-scale picking operation.

At this time, among the plurality of picking baskets, a predetermined second color may be displayed for baskets in which products requiring a large amount of picking are to be picked, and the picking quantity may be displayed in the basket displayed in the second color.

Here, when the picking quantity is one, the picking quantity may be displayed in a third color in the corresponding basket, and when the picking quantity is two or more, the picking quantity may be displayed in the corresponding basket in a fourth color.

As an optional embodiment, the apparatus for managing picking, packing, and delivery may generate guide information for guiding a picking operation for products requiring bulk picking, and provide the generated guide information to a picking operator.

Specifically, the device for managing pick-up, packaging, and delivery may group a plurality of orders corresponding to any one product into a large order.

In this case, orders in which the number of orders for any one product exceeds a preset first quantity may be grouped as large orders.

Next, the bulk order can be assigned to a picking cart for working with a plurality of pickers.

In this case, products corresponding to large orders may be allocated to a plurality of baskets included in the picking cart for each order.

Next, based on product information on products included in the bulk order and picker information on the plurality of pickers assigned to the picking carts for the plurality of pickers, guide information for guiding the picking operation may be generated. can

Next, guide information may be provided to the terminal of each of the plurality of picking workers.

As an optional embodiment, the picking, packing, and delivery management apparatus may receive a signal corresponding to the picking progress state for each basket from the picking worker terminal and provide visualization information according to the picking progress state of the corresponding basket.

Specifically, the picking, packing, and delivery management device may display different first indicators for each basket according to the picking progress state.

For example, a basket that needs to be picked may display a preset color, and a basket that does not need to be picked or that has been picked may not display a preset color.

Next, different second indicators may be displayed according to the remaining picking quantity for each basket.

Next, visualization information displaying the first indicator and the second indicator may be provided to the picking worker terminal.

packaging process

6 is a diagram showing a product packaging method among methods for managing product collection, packaging, and delivery according to multiple orders according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6 , the device for managing collection, packaging, and delivery may provide product packaging information using visualization information.

Specifically, the pick-up, packaging, and delivery management device may receive basket information about a basket containing products to be performed by the packaging worker from the packaging worker. At this time, the packaging worker may transmit the basket information to the picking, packaging, and delivery management device by photographing the QR code 87 for the basket using the camera of the packaging worker terminal. The packaging and delivery management device may generate a product list 88 contained in a corresponding basket based on basket information. At this time, the packaging and delivery management device may display a mark indicating that attention is required for the product when a product requiring attention is included during the packaging operation. Here, the label may include a guide 89 for a special packaging method, a guide for products not collected due to lack of stock, and a guide for products in large quantities. The packaging and delivery management device may provide the generated product list to the packaging worker terminal.

The packing worker may perform a packing operation for the corresponding basket and update the packing completed product to a completion status. When the statuses of all products included in the packaging operation are changed to the completion status, the packaging and delivery management device may update the corresponding packaging operation status to the completion status.

As an optional embodiment, when generating a product list, the picking, packaging, and delivery management device may display a mark that can be checked by a packaging worker.

Specifically, when a product that needs to be confirmed by a packaging worker is included among products included in the product list, the pick-up, packaging, and delivery management device may display a first mark on the corresponding product.

Here, the product that needs confirmation by the packing worker may include a product with a large quantity or a product that requires a special packaging method.

Next, when a product that requires attention due to an error caused by another worker among products included in the product list is included, a second mark may be displayed on the corresponding product.

Here, negligence may include omission of picking by a picking worker, use of an incorrect packaging method by a packaging worker, and the like.

Next, if a product that was not picked due to lack of stock in the picking process is included among the products included in the product list, a third mark may be displayed on the corresponding product.

As an optional embodiment, when displaying a second mark on a product, the apparatus for managing pick-up, packaging, and delivery may display the second mark using different marks according to attention levels.

Here, the warning level may be set by setting a preset warning level for the number of errors of other workers, and assigning a weight to the recent occurrence of other workers' errors. At this time, if a preset period elapses from the time when the fault occurred, it can be excluded from the target for setting the caution stage.

As an optional embodiment, when receiving a notification from a packaging worker indicating that there is a product missing during the picking process among products included in the product list, the picking, packaging, and delivery management device picks up a basket containing the product. An operator may send a notification to another packer performing a packing operation of another basket that the operator has performed a picking operation indicating that attention is required.

shipping process

7 is a diagram showing a delivery method among methods for managing product collection, packaging, and delivery according to multiple orders according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 7 , the device for managing pick-up, packaging, and delivery may provide a delivery route based on order information.

Specifically, the pick-up, packaging, and delivery management device may receive order information about an order to be delivered from a delivery worker. At this time, the delivery worker may transmit the order information to the collection, packaging, and delivery management device by photographing the QR code 90 for the order using the camera of the delivery worker terminal. The pick-up, packaging, and delivery management device may generate a delivery destination location 91 and a delivery route using customer address information included in order information.

Here, when a delivery worker performs a delivery operation for a plurality of orders, the pick-up, packaging, and delivery management device receives a plurality of order information from the delivery worker, and uses address information of customers included in the plurality of order information An optimal delivery route can be created. In addition, a delivery list may be created according to the order of delivery destinations in the delivery route. The pick-up, packaging, and delivery management device may provide the generated delivery route and delivery list to the delivery worker terminal.

When the delivery is completed, the delivery worker selects delivery completion for the corresponding job in the delivery worker terminal, and the packaging and delivery management device may update the delivery status of the corresponding job to a completion status.

As an optional embodiment, the device for managing collection, packaging, and delivery may create an optimal delivery route by reflecting customer's delivery request.

Specifically, the order information may include the customer's address information and the customer's delivery request, and the delivery request may include a delivery request time desired by the customer.

Picking, packing, and delivery management devices can be grouped by delivery jobs with the same delivery request time.

Next, for the first group with the earliest delivery request time, a first delivery route may be created starting from the delivery starting point and passing through the delivery locations included in the first group within the shortest time.

Next, a second delivery route may be created for each group according to the delivery request time order of the remaining groups except for the first group, starting from the last delivery site of the previous group and passing through the delivery sites included in each group in the shortest time.

Next, you can create a full delivery route by combining the first delivery route with the second delivery route.

In this case, when generating a delivery list, the delivery list may be created according to the order of delivery on the entire delivery route.

As an optional embodiment, the pick-up, packaging, and delivery management device includes a product that requires attention when loading in a delivery vehicle or when delivering, when a delivery list is created, a delivery worker for the product and the delivery destination including the product. Marks that can be identified can be displayed.

As an optional embodiment, the pick-up, packaging, and delivery management device may generate a product loading order and guide information in the delivery vehicle based on the delivery order and the mark.

In this case, when a delivery route and a delivery list are provided to the delivery worker terminal, the product loading order and guide information may be provided.

8 is a diagram illustrating a computer system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

A product picking device using a work reservation function of a picking worker according to an embodiment of the present invention may be implemented in a computer system 1000 such as a computer-readable recording medium.

Referring to FIG. 8 , a computer system 1000 includes one or more processors 1010, memory 1030, user interface input device 1040, user interface output device 1050, and storage communicating with each other through a bus 1020. (1060). In addition, computer system 1000 may further include a network interface 1070 coupled to network 1080 . The processor 1010 may be a central processing unit or a semiconductor device that executes processing instructions stored in the memory 1030 or the storage 1060 . Memory 1030 and storage 1060 may be various types of volatile or non-volatile storage media. For example, the memory may include ROM 1031 or RAM 1032 .

Specific implementations described herein are examples and do not limit the scope of the present invention in any way. For brevity of the specification, description of conventional electronic components, control systems, software, and other functional aspects of the systems may be omitted. In addition, the connection of lines or connecting members between the components shown in the drawings are examples of functional connections and / or physical or circuit connections, which can be replaced in actual devices or additional various functional connections, physical connection, or circuit connections. In addition, if there is no specific reference such as “essential” or “important”, it may not be a component necessarily required for the application of the present invention.

Therefore, the spirit of the present invention should not be limited to the above-described embodiments and should not be determined, and all scopes equivalent to or equivalently changed from the claims as well as the claims described below are within the scope of the spirit of the present invention. will be said to belong to

10: server 11: customer
12: Picking up distribution warehouse 13: Packing work
14: Shipping operations
110: Picking, packaging and delivery management device
120: Picking worker terminal 130: Packing worker terminal
140: delivery worker terminal
1000: computer system 1010: processor
1020: bus 1030: memory
1031: Rom 1032: RAM
1040: user interface input device
1050: user interface output device
1060: storage 1070: network interface
1080: network

Claims (10)

In the method of generating and providing a shipping route using order information performed by a picking, packaging, and shipping management device including a processor and a memory,
Receiving order information for an order to perform a plurality of delivery tasks from a delivery worker terminal;
generating a delivery route based on the order information;
generating a delivery list based on the delivery route;
providing the delivery route and the delivery list to the delivery worker terminal;
Receiving a notification indicating that the first delivery job has been completed from the delivery worker terminal; and
Step of processing delivery completion for the first delivery task
including,
Before receiving the order information,
Receiving first basket information about a first basket containing products to be performed by the packaging worker from a packaging worker terminal;
generating a product list including visualization information that can be confirmed by the packing worker based on customer order information corresponding to the first basket information;
providing the product list to the packaging worker terminal;
Receiving a first notification indicating that the packaging operation for the first basket has been completed from the packaging worker terminal; and
Based on the first notification, processing the packaging completion for the first basket.
including,
Before the step of receiving the first basket information,
designating the packing worker as a person in charge of the first basket;
Receiving a second notification indicating that there is a missing product among the products included in the product list from the packaging worker terminal; and
Transmitting a third notification instructing that attention is required to packaging worker terminals of other packaging workers who pack products included in other baskets collected by the picking worker of the first basket.
Including, method for generating and providing a shipping route using order information. According to claim 1,
The order information is
Including the customer's address information and delivery requests;
The delivery request is
Including the delivery request time desired by the customer,
The step of creating the delivery route,
Generating an optimal delivery route based on the address information and the delivery request
Including, method for generating and providing a shipping route using order information. According to claim 2,
The step of creating the optimal delivery route,
grouping by delivery jobs having the same delivery request time based on the delivery requests;
generating a first delivery route starting from a delivery starting point and passing through a delivery location included in the first group in the shortest time in the first group having the earliest delivery request time;
Based on the delivery request time order of the remaining groups except for the first group, generating a second delivery route starting from the last delivery place of the previous group for each group and passing through the delivery place included in each group within the shortest time; and
generating an entire delivery route by combining the first delivery route and the second delivery route;
Including, method for generating and providing a shipping route using order information. According to claim 3,
The step of creating the delivery list is,
Based on the entire delivery route, generating the delivery list according to the delivery order on the entire delivery route
Including, method for generating and providing a shipping route using order information. According to claim 4,
The order information is
Among the products included in the order information, if a first product that requires attention when loading and delivering in a delivery vehicle is included, a first mark that can be checked by a delivery worker for the first product is included,
The step of creating the delivery list is,
Displaying a second mark that can be checked by the delivery worker with respect to a delivery address including the first product among delivery addresses included in the delivery list and the first product
Including, method for generating and providing a shipping route using order information. According to claim 5,
After creating the delivery list,
Based on the delivery order and the second mark, generating product loading order and location guide information in the delivery vehicle
including,
The step of providing the delivery route and the delivery list,
A method of creating and providing a delivery route using order information, including the product loading order and location guide information. According to claim 6,
Before receiving the order information,
Receiving delivery worker information from the delivery worker terminal
including,
The delivery worker information,
Including reward information accumulated according to the delivery work performed by the delivery worker,
After creating the delivery list,
Calculating accumulable rewards to be credited to the delivery worker who performed the delivery task when the delivery task is completed.
including,
The step of providing the delivery route and the delivery list,
Provided, including the above accumulable rewards,
After the step of processing delivery completion for the first delivery operation,
accumulating the accumulable reward in the reward information;
Including, method for generating and providing a shipping route using order information. According to claim 1,
Before receiving the order information,
Providing a delivery work list to the delivery worker terminal;
Receiving a delivery worker reservation list including at least one or more jobs selected by the delivery worker among a plurality of jobs included in the delivery job list from the delivery worker terminal; and
Designating a person in charge of tasks included in the delivery worker reservation list as the delivery worker
Including, method for generating and providing a shipping route using order information. According to claim 8,
The step of providing a delivery work list to the delivery worker terminal,
If there is a first job reserved by another delivery worker first, an indicator indicating that the reservation has been completed is displayed on the first job;
The first operation is a method of generating and providing a delivery route using order information, which is processed so that the delivery worker cannot select it. a memory in which at least one program including instructions for performing the method of claim 1 is recorded; and
Processor running the program
Containing, a delivery route creation and provision device using order information.

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