KR20020043317A - Goods management system and method for operating the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A system and a method for managing logistics are provided to sense the current delivery state of each freight(especially, delivery state of a freight being delivered through a ship or an airplane) through an on-line easily and check a responsibility with respect to a corresponding company by on-line easily when a problem such as a loss or a damage is generated. CONSTITUTION: In case that an exportation of a commodity is decided by a contract between a commodity selling company(exporter) and a commodity buying company(importer), the commodity selling company secures the corresponding export commodity and carries the commodity in a ware house for an exportation(S401). The carried commodity is outputted from the warehouse at a corresponding forwarding date, and a loading is performed(S402). A selling person in charge of the commodity selling company inputs information with respect to the export commodity and a delivery thereof in an information input unit of a delivery management system using a network constructed in the commodity selling company(S403).

Description

Logistics management system and how to operate it {GOODS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME}

The present invention relates to a system for managing various cargoes and a method of operating the system, and in particular, a system that enables the management to be carried out automatically in addition to more efficient management according to various situations occurring during transportation of cargo. And a method of operating the same.

In general, companies with mutual transactions (item buyers and sellers of goods) manage each item until the goods are shipped and the goods are shipped to the warehouse of the buyer of the goods. Many management methods are introduced to carry out the process.

In particular, in order to determine the exact location of the cargo being delivered, the manager or the passenger of the vehicle makes a phone call to the distribution center for each stopover of each vehicle (car, ship, aircraft, etc.) that transports the cargo. It was mainly made by a method of performing a report on the location and current status of each of the goods in transit.

In addition, conventionally, when a cargo is received or shipped to a product warehouse in a specific fixed area, the barcode information attached to each product of the cargo is read using a barcode reader provided at the entrance and exit to deliver the location information to a host computer, thereby delivering the current product. Information on goods entering or leaving the warehouse is obtained.

However, this method requires a lot of manpower and lacks the accuracy of the location information of the cargo, and if the goods are damaged or stolen while the cargo is in transit, the responsibility of the purchaser is that There was a problem that could be very difficult to determine whether the company is responsible for whether or not it is in the carrier.

At present, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a separate location system is applied to a vehicle in charge of transporting the cargo so as to accurately grasp the current position of each cargo.

At this time, the location system is a general global positioning system (GPS) using a global positioning system (GPS) to determine the location of each transport cargo so that the location information for the cargo can be identified on the web.

However, the method requires GPS technology for measuring the position of a moving object, and a geographic information system (GIS) capable of converting position coordinates received from GPS satellites into place names. There is a problem due to the excessive installation cost, such as the need for a terminal.

In addition, the above-described method has been used only for tracking a small amount of cargo in general, and the application cannot be applied to cargoes for export or import.

This is because it is difficult to track the location of each individual cargo because the export or import of the cargo is carried in a state loaded in one container rather than being transferred to each individual unit.

On the other hand, the cargo exported or imported as described above is usually carried out by ship or aircraft, the container in the process of loading the cargo after the completion of the cargo is sealed by the cargo of the cargo loaded in the container The problem of loss can be prevented in advance.

At this time, the sealing of the container is mainly performed using a sealing means called a seal, and when such a seal is attached to a wire serving as a lock of the container door, the seal of the container is to be opened. Considering that the seal must be broken to release the seal, it is easy to check the opening state of the container according to whether the seal is broken.

In addition, each unique number is indexed in the seal, and each person in charge at the point of departure on the transport path of the container checks and records the unique number one by one to confirm the unique number of the seal in the event of loss of cargo afterwards. By doing so, it is possible to determine the responsibility.

That is, when the recipient checks the container, if the seal is broken or if the seal's unique number is different from the seal's unique number recorded in the previous transfer path, the seal is recognized as unsealed and the You will be able to verify your responsibility.

However, this method is not only inconvenient, but also has a lot of inconveniences, such as the loss of the cargo, as the person in charge of each company located on the transport path of the container has to record and store the actual number as a document. There was also the inconvenience of having to find the record and compare it with each company in case of occurrence.

In addition, for each cargo in transit, the person in charge at each stop point must inform each commodity purchaser or merchandise vendor of the transport status, and the commodity purchaser and the merchandise seller will from time to time There was an inconvenience to check the transport status.

In addition, as for the information on each cargo at the time of export or import as described above, information on the container in which the cargo is shipped is recorded based on the information on the cargo, so that the extra load of the container for additional shipment of other cargo is recorded. In order to find a space, information about each cargo was collected one by one to check the free shipping space for each container, there was a significant inconvenience.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, it is possible to easily grasp the current transport status of each cargo (especially the transport status for cargo in transit through the ship or aircraft) through the online It is an object of the present invention to provide a logistics management system and an operation method of the system to easily check online whether the company is responsible for a problem such as loss or damage of cargo.

In addition, in order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a logistics management system and a method of operating the system to facilitate the loading of additional cargo by making it easy to check the free space of the container in which each cargo is loaded. There is another purpose to provide.

1 is a schematic view showing a conventional general logistics management system

Figure 2 is a flow chart schematically showing the process of operating the system from the transaction of the cargo to the shipment of the operation of the logistics management system according to the present invention

Figure 3 is a flow chart showing each step for the process of inputting a variety of information for the transportation of each cargo during the operation of the logistics management system according to the present invention

Figure 4 is a flow chart showing the step of operating the system in each step during the transportation of goods during the operation of the logistics management system according to the present invention

5 is a flowchart schematically illustrating a process of operating a system when an inquiry of various information is requested from each person in charge during the operation of the logistics management system according to the present invention.

6 is a flow chart schematically showing a process of additionally loading each item and updating the information to be loaded according to the internal free space of each container during the operation of the logistics management system according to the present invention.

Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings

101. Information input unit 102. Information classification department

103. Information provision section 104. Database

105. Information retrieval unit 106. Information notice department

200. Network of goods exporters 210. Warehouse of goods

300. A network of goods importers 310. Product warehouse

400. A network of stopovers

According to an aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object, an information input unit for inputting information about various transport items, information on the transport progress state of each item, and information about the container in which each item is loaded; An information classifying unit classifying various types of information inputted through the information input unit by corresponding details; An information provider for transmitting the classified information to a network of a corresponding company as requested or required; Provided is a logistics management system comprising a database (DB :) for storing the details of each input information and transmitted information.

In addition, according to the system operation method of the present invention for operating the system, receiving and inputting information about the shipment of goods and the transport of the goods from each goods seller; Classifying the input information for each of the details and storing the classified information in a corresponding DB; Receiving and inputting each piece of information about the cargo transported to each stopover in connection with a network of stopovers established on a transport route of the shipment; Comparing the information transmitted from the network of each stopover with the information previously stored in the DB to identify an abnormality such as a change of the corresponding cargo; Receiving information on whether or not an abnormality has occurred for a corresponding cargo received from each goods purchase company; When the completion of the receipt of the corresponding cargo and the unloading of each item from the cargo is completed, the step of notifying the contents of the goods sales company: the operation method of the logistics management system is provided.

Hereinafter, an embodiment according to the configuration and method of the present invention as described above will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6.

First, FIG. 1 schematically shows a configuration of a logistics management system according to the present invention.

That is, the logistics management system according to the present invention includes an information input unit 101 into which various types of information are largely input, an information classifying unit 102 to classify various types of information input through the information input unit by corresponding details, and the classified information. It includes an information providing unit 103 for transmitting to the network of the company as the request or the need, and a database (DB: 104) for storing the details of each input information and transmitted information It is built.

At this time, the information input unit 101 performs the control for the operation of the system, information about the transport goods from the network of the goods seller (or goods manufacturer), and information about the transport progress status of each goods And, it receives information, such as information about the container in which each article is loaded.

The information classifying unit 102 includes detailed information about each item, information about a container into which each item is loaded, information about a unique number of a seal for checking a sealed state of the container, and the like. Perform that classification.

In addition to the above configuration, the present invention further includes an information retrieval unit 105 for retrieving information requested from each stopover or a network of each company, as well as retrieving each input information.

At this time, the information retrieval unit obtains information about the unique number of the container seal input from the network of each stopover and compares it with the information about the unique number of the seal which sealed the first container using this information. It also plays a role.

In addition, the logistics management system according to the present invention suggests that the information notification unit 106 for notifying the details thereof is further included when there is an error in the results of the details compared through the information retrieval unit 105.

In addition, the logistics management system of the present invention as described above is connected to the network of the goods sellers 200, the network of goods buyers 300 and the network of each logistics transporter (not shown), respectively, online It is constructed to enable mutual information transfer and confirmation of information.

Hereinafter, with reference to Figures 2 to 4 showing an embodiment of a process that is operated to perform the export from the exporter to the importer during the operation of the logistics management system of the present invention having the configuration as described above in more detail When described as follows.

First, if the export of goods is determined by the contract with the goods purchaser (importer), the goods seller (exporter) secures the export goods and then imports them into the product warehouse (ware house) 210 for export. S401), and the exported goods are carried out from the product warehouse at the corresponding shipping date to carry out the shipment.

In this process, the sales representative of the export company inputs the information about the exported goods and information about the transportation of the goods to the information input unit 101 of the logistics management system by using the network 200 established in the exporter. S403)

At this time, the information on the export goods may be a list of the items of the goods, the quantity of each item of each list, the unloading location, etc., the information about the transport of the goods and the information of the container in which the goods are loaded It may be a means for transporting the container (air, ship, vehicle, etc.) and information about the transport route.

The information of the container may be a unique number of the container, a loadable capacity of the goods of the container, a description and quantity of each item loaded in the container, a unique number of a seal for each container, and the like. have.

In addition, the information input unit 101, which receives various kinds of information for exporting / importing of the corresponding article as described above, transfers the input information to the information classification unit 102 to perform classification for each item of the corresponding information. (S403)

Accordingly, the information classification unit 102 organizes various types of information inputted from an export company for each classification and inputs them into a matrix-type table and stores them in a database (DB) 104. S404)

The information stored in this way can be displayed on a webpage if necessary for each person in charge of an exporter, importer, or carrier, or provided through various data communication networks to perform real-time information check and update. Is implemented.

Of course, the update of the information provided is restricted so that only authorized personnel can perform it.

At this time, the update of the information is a variety of changes or confirmation that occurs in the process of transporting each export product.

In other words, considering that there may be many stopovers before the cargo is transported from the exporter's product warehouse 210 to the importer's product warehouse 310, there has been a change in the information each time they arrive at each stopover 400. Will be checked.

The various matters to be confirmed by the person in charge at the stopover 400 include the number (or type) of the container arrived at the stopover, whether the seal sealing the container is broken, the unique number, and the arrival of the cargo. Information about the time and departure time.

In addition, the person in charge of the stopover 400 inputs the identified various information to the information input unit 101 constituting the logistics management system using the network of the stopover.

In this case, the information input method may be various, but in the present invention, when the request by the person in charge of the stopover is requested, the person in charge of the stopover is displayed by displaying a checklist written in each matrix form on the web. Check the relevant details of the.

In addition, the various types of information input as described above are transferred to the information retrieval unit 105, and the operation for checking whether the information is changed between the input information and the information previously stored on the DB 104 is performed (S405).

At this time, if there is no change in the information, after updating the information on the arrival confirmation and no abnormality of the destination of the container, the updated information is stored on the DB 104 (S406).

On the other hand, when the information input from the stopover 400 and the information previously stored on the DB 104 is different from each other, that is, it is confirmed that the information identified in the stopover 400 has been changed, the information input unit 101 The details will be sent to the information notification unit.

At this time, the information notification unit 102 is notified to the details of the error occurred to the network of the exporters and importers (200, 300) (S407) so that each person in charge of the exporters and importers corresponding details Check the route of the goods and trace the route of the goods.

Then, when the appropriate response to the error is made and the resolution of the error is completed, the continuous cargo transportation operation is in progress, each of the above-mentioned each until the complete arrival of the goods arrived at the product warehouse 310 of the import company Repeat the process.

When the goods receipt of the cargo is performed into the product warehouse 310 of the importing company without an error on the cargo by the above-described process, the person in charge of the product warehouse checks again the occurrence of the abnormality of the cargo.

At this time, when confirming that the abnormality of the cargo has occurred, the contents of the notification to the exporters and each stopover network (200) (300) (400) to determine the path of occurrence of the corresponding cargo by the confirmation data for future liability Used as.

On the other hand, if there is no abnormality with respect to the cargo, the information notification unit 106 by completing the receipt process of the goods by notifying the network 300 of the import of the completed contents of the cargo is completed.

On the other hand, when each of the process as described above requests the information from the person in charge or related person of the company to check the current situation for the goods, see Figure 5 showing the process of operating the logistics management system according to the present invention. It will be described as follows.

First, the request is received through the information input unit 101, and the received information is transferred to the information retrieval unit 105 to retrieve information about the request details from the DB 104 (S411). )

At this time, the information on the current progress state for each continuously updated container is stored on the DB (104), when the search for the article is made based on the information on the container loaded with the article Information about the article is confirmed (S412).

The information thus confirmed is displayed as a table in a matrix form on a web page implemented by the logistics management system, or is provided to each person in charge by the information providing unit 103 such as an email (S413).

Therefore, the person in charge can check the current progress status of the corresponding item by checking the information on each container displayed through the web page.

On the other hand, considering that the conventional information exchange between each company mainly proceeded based on the information of each item, the problem of identifying the necessary information with the carrier that manages the logistics using only the information on the container must be quite complicated There was this.

That is, in order to confirm the current progress status of various items, the information on a plurality of containers in which each item is loaded must be inquired, and the current position and current status of each container must be identified. As the classification of the article increases, the retrieval of the corresponding information becomes more complicated.

Therefore, in the present invention, the information classifying unit 102 constituting the logistics management system is set so that the information on each product is attributed to the lower path of the information for each container in the process of classifying various information, all the information per container It suggests that information be centered.

This means that when each carrier considers the logistics process using only the container information, the exporter and importer can also check the information on the basis of the container information. This is to make it easier to check the current progress.

As such, the background in which information can be exchanged between the companies through the implementation is because the logistics management system according to the present invention is constructed so that information can be shared between the companies by playing a role of a medium between the companies.

Of course, it is possible to grasp the current situation of the goods even if each company uses only information on various goods in the logistics management system of the present invention built as described above.

That is, when the person in charge of each company requests the corresponding information to the logistics management system of the present invention in order to check the current situation of a specific item, the information retrieval unit 105 constituting the logistics management system receives the request details and Together, the DB 104 is searched to confirm and acquire the information on the requested article.

Then, the information about the container in which the goods are loaded is confirmed through the obtained information, and the information is provided to the person in charge of each information requesting company through the information notification unit or the web page.

Of course, the information search for the requested article is preferably made by the information retrieval unit 105 constituting the logistics management system, but each person in charge may directly check the DB 104 to check the information on the article.

In this case, the information provided may include the number of the container, whether or not an abnormality has occurred with the container, the current location of the container, the number and quantity of various items loaded in the container, and a free space for loading additional items in the container. Information on the seal, a unique number of the seal for sealing the container, and the like.

In addition, the logistics management system according to the present invention can be simply established by the additional transport of various goods by building so that the reference of each information is made for each container as described above.

This is because, among the details stored in the logistics management system, the loadable capacity of the article of the container and information on the details and the quantity of each article loaded in the container are included.

In other words, if the importer is located in the same or similar area, each exporter checks the information of each container transported to the importer, checks the free space of the container, and then loads other items on the free space. Planning to ensure that logistics costs can be reduced as much as possible.

In this case, the exporter is limited to the exporter that sells the goods pre-loaded in the container, but it is most preferable for the management of the information, but other exporters may perform additional loading of the goods in the container.

Of course, in this case, it is natural to obtain the consent of the exporter who has previously carried the goods.

Referring to Figure 6 showing the process of performing such additional loading of the article as follows.

First, the person in charge of each exporting company checks the information in order to obtain information about the free space in which the goods can be loaded in the container.

That is, the person in charge of each export company connects to the logistics management system using the corresponding network, and then checks the details of each container transported to the corresponding location using the information retrieval unit constituting the logistics management system.

Thereafter, the information of each container is searched for a free space, and the number of the container, a list and quantity of goods to be added, and other goods related information are inputted to the information input unit of the logistics management system. Request additional loading of goods on the free space of the container (S422).

Accordingly, the information retrieval unit of the logistics management system transmits the received information to the information classification unit, and the information classification unit further organizes information on additional items of the corresponding details by classification and stores them in a database (S423).

At this time, the existing information for which the information updater of the additional item is not made is temporarily stored so that separate management can be performed to prevent the confusion.

The unique number of the changed container sealing thread is stored on the DB constituting the logistics management system together with the reason for the change, thereby preventing confusion due to the change of the information.

On the other hand, if the company that adds the load of the goods to each container is the same as the export company of the goods loaded in each container is as follows.

First, the exporter transmits a list of added goods and information thereof to an information input unit of a logistics management system.

At this time, the information input unit checks the changed details by comparing the information on the DB on the article previously stored in the container based on the received information.

Then, the confirmed change history is stored on the DB and the information on the contents of the change before the change is kept separately, thereby completing the process according to the additional loading of goods.

As described above, various effects as described below can be obtained by the logistics management system and the operation method of the system according to the present invention.

First, the logistics management system according to the present invention integrates and manages information on each transport logistics, so that the current transport status of each cargo (especially, the transport status for cargo being transported by ship or aircraft) can be easily identified through online. It is effective.

In particular, it is possible to check in real time whether or not the responsibility for the relevant company in real time online whether or not a problem such as loss or damage of each cargo.

In addition, the logistics management system according to the present invention has an effect that can be smoothly established for the loading of additional cargo so that the free space of the container in which each cargo is loaded can be easily confirmed.

Claims (14)

An information input unit for inputting information on various transport items, information on a transport progress state of each item, and information on a container in which each item is loaded; An information classifying unit classifying various types of information inputted through the information input unit by corresponding details; An information provider for transmitting the classified information to a network of a corresponding company as requested or required; Logistics management system characterized in that it is built, including a database (DB :) that stores the details of each input information and transmitted information (DB :). The method of claim 1, The information classification unit performs the classification with detailed information about each item, information about a container into which each item is loaded, information about a unique number of a seal for confirming the sealed state of the container, and the like. Logistics management system. The method of claim 1, Logistics management characterized in that it further comprises an information retrieval unit for retrieving the information requested from each stopover or network of each company, and an information notification unit for notifying the requested details to the network of the company system. The method of claim 1, An information retrieval unit for acquiring information on a unique number of a container seal input from a network of each stopover and using this information to compare the information with a unique number of a seal that sealed the first container; Logistics management system, characterized in that it further comprises an information notification unit for notifying the details of the error when the results of the comparison results through the information search unit. Receiving and inputting information about shipment of goods and transportation of the goods from each goods seller; Classifying the input information for each of the details and storing the classified information in a corresponding DB; Receiving and inputting each piece of information about the cargo transported to each stopover in connection with a network of stopovers established on a transport route of the shipment; Comparing the information transmitted from the network of each stopover with the information previously stored in the DB to identify an abnormality such as a change of the corresponding cargo; Receiving information on whether or not an abnormality has occurred for a corresponding cargo received from each goods purchase company; When the completion of the receipt of the cargo and the unloading of the goods from the cargo is completed, the step of notifying the contents of the goods sales company: operating method of the logistics management system comprising the. The method of claim 5, Information about the goods entered by the seller of the goods and the transport of these goods At least one or more of information about the item, quantity, unloading location, transportation means, transportation route, container number, unique number of the seal for sealing the container, and the like. Operating method. The method of claim 5, The checkpoint at each stop includes at least one of the container number on which the cargo is loaded, whether the seal is broken and the unique number of the seal for sealing the container, the arrival time and departure time of the cargo. How to operate a logistics management system. The method of claim 5, When the cargo transportation to the commodity purchasing company is completed, request that the abnormality such as change or damage of the cargo and the goods loaded on the cargo occur again, and receive the result of the abnormality performed. The method of operating a logistics management system, characterized in that it further comprises the step of entering it. The method according to any one of claims 5 or 8, If the information inputted from the product warehouse of each stopover or commodity purchasing company is different from the information stored in the DB, the details are formed and notified to the commodity vendor and the network of each stopover, and trace back the transportation route of the goods. The operation method of the logistics management system, characterized in that it further comprises the step of identifying the path in which an error occurred for the goods. The method of claim 5, The information management for each item is classified and managed as information belonging to the information of each container, so that the information exchange between each company about the transportation process of the whole logistics is carried out for each container. Operating method. The method of claim 5, If a representative from each business asks you to check the current status of a particular item Confirming details of the requested item; Comparing the details of the checked items with the details of each item stored in the DB to obtain information on the same item; Retrieving and acquiring information on a container in which an article corresponding to the acquired information is currently loaded; Providing information on the corresponding container to the person in charge of each company through the online: operating method of the logistics management system, characterized in that it is operated. The method of claim 11, The information in that container is available to the representatives of each business The number of the container, The current location of the container, Item and quantity information for each item loaded in the container; Information on a free space for loading additional items in the container; And at least one item of information of a unique number of a seal for sealing the container. The method of claim 12, Representatives of each exporter request additional loading of other goods inside each container with similar shipping destinations. Receiving and inputting a list and information on the added item; Checking a free space of a corresponding container based on the input information; If there is a free space for the amount of the article in the container, the step of adding the information on the additionally loaded goods to the information on the pre-stored goods on the DB: Logistics management characterized in that it is operated How the system works. The method of claim 13, The information on the additional load goods to be additionally input on the DB is characterized in that the separate management to store separately from the previously inputted goods information, characterized in that the operation method of the logistics management system.