KR20210102574A - Smart distribution management system capable of real-time stock reporting - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a smart logistics management system capable of tracking inventory in real time. More specifically, after being released from a factory, a unique identification code provided on goods transferred to a logistics company is scanned and stored in a cloud server as basic data for tracking the logistics history of the goods. Whenever the logistics processing process of receiving or sending out is carried out while moving to a logistics center provided by the logistics company, by scanning a unique identification code provided on a corresponding product and then using a smart terminal, etc. to update and register each logistics processing process in the logistics database provided in the cloud server, by using a personal computer or a smart terminal that accesses the cloud server over a wired or wireless communication network, managers can easily grasp a real-time inventory status, such as the logistics history and current status information of the product. On the basis of the logistic history stored in the logistic database, various types of logistic reports automatically generated by the cloud server to improve the logistics-related work efficiency of the company.

Description

A smart logistics management system that enables real-time inventory tracking {SMART DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM CAPABLE OF REAL-TIME STOCK REPORTING}

The present invention relates to a logistics management system, and more particularly, by scanning a unique identification code provided on an article that is shipped from a factory and transferred to a logistics company, and storing it in a cloud server as basic data for tracking the logistics history of the article; In addition, whenever a logistics processing process of being received or shipped while moving to a logistics center provided by a logistics company is performed, the unique identification code provided on the product is scanned and then each logistics processing process is executed using a smart terminal, etc., on the cloud server. By enabling renewal registration in the logistics database provided in In addition, based on the logistic history stored in the logistics database, various types of logistic reports automatically generated by the cloud server are used in a smart logistics management system that enables real-time inventory identification to improve the logistics-related work efficiency of the company. it's about

In order for goods produced in factories to be sold and delivered to consumers who purchase the goods, it is common to have to go through several stages of logistics processing. Of course, the actual logistics processing process may vary depending on the type of goods sold, but normally, when goods are produced at a production plant, the goods are loaded in containers by a certain quantity and then transported nationwide by means of transport such as trucks. The goods are transported to the logistics centers of the logistics companies in various places, and from each logistics center, the goods are transported to the local agency or collection point, and finally delivered to retailers or consumers, where they are sold.

In particular, during the logistics process, after the goods are shipped from the factory, they are often loaded in warehouses such as logistics centers until they are finally delivered to retail stores or consumers. Accurately grasping the status of incoming and outgoing goods or the stocks currently loaded in the warehouse is the most important aspect of logistics management.

In addition, in recent years, as the online purchase of goods through wired and wireless communication networks has rapidly increased, the cases of online purchases of goods being shipped directly from distribution centers in each region and delivered to consumers are increasing. When it is difficult for the manager to manage exhaustion or not, it is most important to accurately grasp the inventory status of the goods loaded in the distribution centers in each region.

As such, warehouses provided in distribution centers where goods are loaded are generally relatively large in size because goods gathered from all over the country or goods to be sent to all parts of the country must be loaded for a certain period of time.

Accordingly, when a worker or manager who manages the inventory status wants to check the inventory status of a product, after searching the current inventory status for the product from the warehouse server computer provided in each distribution center, the searched stock I had to print the status and go directly to the loading table of the warehouse to check the product. If the checked inventory status does not match the actual product loading status checked on the loading table, return to the warehouse server computer and correct the inventory status of the product. However, there was a problem in that the checking process for checking the stock status was inefficient because the process for checking the stock status depended on manual individual checks made one by one by repetitive movements of workers or managers.

In order to solve this inefficiency of inventory status, recently large logistics companies are developing technologies that allow workers or managers who work in logistics centers to use smartphones to manage logistics collection, delivery, or shipment. There have been attempts to use this, but in the case of many small and medium-sized logistics companies that are difficult to independently build such an automated and expensive logistics management system, there is still a problem in that they have no choice but to manage the inventory status by relying on workers or managers. As the prior art related to the logistics management system, there are Korean Patent Registration KR 10-1516066 “Smart Logistics Management System” and Korean Patent Publication KR 10-2012-0100602 “Monitoring System of Smart Logistics Network”.

The present invention scans a unique identification code provided in an article that is shipped from a factory and is transferred to a logistics company and stores it in the cloud server as basic data for tracking the distribution history of the article, and also provides a logistics center provided in the logistics company. Whenever a logistics processing process that is received or shipped while moving is performed, it is possible to update and register each logistics processing process in the logistics database provided in the cloud server using a smart terminal after scanning the unique identification code provided on the product. , by using a personal computer or smart terminal that accesses the cloud server over a wired or wireless communication network, it enables managers to easily grasp the real-time inventory status, such as the logistics history and current status information of the product, and store the logistic history stored in the logistics database. The task is to provide a smart logistics management system capable of real-time inventory identification that can improve the logistics-related work efficiency of a company through various types of logistic reports automatically generated from the cloud server based on this.

A smart logistics management system capable of real-time inventory identification to solve the above problems acquires scan data that can identify the goods by scanning the unique identification code provided on goods received in or shipped from the distribution center. Code scanner, possessed by a worker who manages the entry/exit status of goods loaded in a specific logistics center A smart terminal for registration that registers the logistics process of goods received in a warehouse or shipped from a logistics center, and the accumulated record of the logistics process for each article to be managed by the scan data of the goods transmitted from the smart terminal for registration as a logistics history It includes a cloud server that updates and stores and updates and stores the inventory details of items loaded in each distribution center as real-time inventory status, and a monitoring smart terminal that connects to the cloud server on a wired/wireless communication network to search the logistics history and real-time inventory status for each item. characterized in that

At this time, the smart terminal for registration is a scanner communication unit that receives scan data obtained by scanning a unique identification code from the code scanner, and a cloud server that connects to the cloud server on a wireless communication network to form a communication path for data transmission and reception It characterized in that it comprises a logistic processing data registration unit for inputting the logistics processing process of the goods specified by the scan data acquired by the connection unit and the scanner communication unit to be transmitted to the cloud server.

In addition, the cloud server receives the unique identification code scan data of the goods transmitted from the registration smart terminal as basic data and registers it in the logistics database so that the addition or update of the logistics information is possible, the goods on the offline Logistics of goods registered in the logistic database after receiving logistic information indicating the movement of goods and warehousing to and out of the logistics center by the input data of the logistic processing process transmitted together with the scan data of the unique identification code from the smart terminal for registration A logistics processing data update unit for updating and storing information and a monitoring information providing unit that provides a logistics history and real-time inventory status of goods derived from the logistics database in response to a search request of a monitoring smart terminal connected through a wired/wireless communication network. characterized.

In this case, the cloud server is characterized in that it further comprises a logistics report providing unit that automatically generates and provides a report based on the inventory status of the goods and the logistics history of the goods accumulated in the logistics database.

In addition, the smart terminal for monitoring is characterized in that it includes a logistics information monitoring unit that accesses the cloud server over a wired/wireless communication network and requests a search for a logistics history and real-time inventory status of goods.

At this time, the smart terminal for monitoring further includes a logistics report receiver for receiving and displaying the report generated by the logistics report providing unit, and the logistics report receiving unit sets the type of report to be received, search conditions, and search period. It is characterized in that it is configured to request report generation.

The present invention scans the unique identification code provided in the product each time a logistics processing process is performed, and then enables each logistics processing process to be updated and registered in the logistics database provided in the cloud server using a smart terminal. Using a personal computer or smart terminal that accesses the cloud server over the communication network, even in remote locations, managers can easily grasp the real-time inventory status, such as the logistics history and current status information of the product.

In addition, the present invention enables the registration of the logistics processing process in the smart terminal for registration and the smart terminal for monitoring even in the case of a number of small and medium-sized logistics companies that are difficult to independently build an automated and expensive logistics management system, and checks the inventory status, etc. Real-time management of inventory status and logistics monitoring can be performed inexpensively just by installing a color-enabled application.

In addition, the present invention has the effect of improving the logistics-related work efficiency of a company through various types of logistics reports automatically generated in the cloud server based on the logistics history stored in the logistics database.

The foregoing provides only optional concepts in a simplified form for matters to be described in more detail later. It is not intended to limit key features or essential features of the claims, or to limit the scope of the claims.

Hereinafter, embodiments disclosed herein will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Unless otherwise specified in the text, like reference numbers in the drawings indicate like elements. The exemplary embodiments described above in the detailed description, drawings, and claims are not for limitation, other embodiments may be used, and other changes are possible without departing from the spirit or scope of the technology disclosed herein. . A person skilled in the art may arrange, construct, combine, and design the elements of the present disclosure, i.e., the elements generally described herein and illustrated in the drawings, in variously different configurations, all of which are clearly designed and described herein. It will be readily appreciated that it forms part of the disclosure. In the drawings, in order to clearly express various layers (or films), regions, and shapes, the width, length, thickness, or shape of the components may be exaggerated.

Since the description of the disclosed technology is merely an embodiment for structural or functional description, the scope of the disclosed technology should not be construed as being limited by the embodiment described in the text. That is, since the embodiments are capable of various changes and may have various forms, it should be understood that the scope of the disclosed technology includes equivalents capable of realizing the technical idea.

When a component is referred to as “connected” with another component, the case in which the component is directly connected to the other component as well as a case in which an additional component is interposed between them may be included.

The singular expression is to be understood to include the plural expression unless the context clearly dictates otherwise, and terms such as “comprises” or “have” refer to the embodied feature, number, step, action, component, part or It is to be understood that this is intended to indicate the existence of a combination thereof, and does not preclude the possibility of the existence or addition of one or more other features or numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

All terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which the disclosed technology belongs, unless otherwise defined. Terms defined in commonly used dictionaries should be interpreted as being consistent with the meanings in the context of the related art, and cannot be interpreted as having ideal or excessively formal meanings unless explicitly defined in the present application.

1 is a block diagram showing a main process in which a logistics management capable of real-time inventory identification according to the present invention is performed, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a logistics management system capable of real-time inventory identification according to the present invention.

1 and 2, the logistics management system capable of real-time inventory identification according to the present invention can identify the product by scanning the unique identification code provided on the goods received in the distribution center or shipped from the distribution center. The code scanner 100 that acquires the scanned data is owned by a worker who manages the entry/exit status of goods loaded in a specific distribution center, and after receiving the scan data of the goods obtained from the code scanner 100, the wireless communication network It is transmitted to a cloud server located in a remote location on the top of the screen, and the smart terminal for registration 200, which registers the logistics processing process of goods received in the distribution center or shipped from the distribution center, and the scan data of the goods transmitted from the smart terminal 200 for registration A cloud server 300 that updates and stores the cumulative record of the logistics processing process for each item to be managed as a logistics history and updates and stores the inventory details of the items loaded by each distribution center as real-time inventory status, and a cloud server over a wired/wireless communication network It is configured to include a smart terminal 400 for monitoring that accesses the 300 and searches the logistic history and real-time inventory status for each product.

The code scanner 100 is owned by a worker who manages the entry/exit status of goods stored in the logistics center or shipped from the logistics center, and by scanning the unique identification code assigned to the packaging unit of the goods contained in individual goods or containers, etc. It is composed of a device that can be transmitted to the smart terminal 200 for registration after acquiring the data matched with such a unique identification code.

In this case, the unique identification code attached to the article may be composed of a barcode, QR code, NFC tag or RFID tag, etc. generated to specify the corresponding article or packaging unit, as shown in FIG. 3 , and a code scanner. (100) should be configured as a means for acquiring data matched thereto by scanning the corresponding code or tag according to the type of the unique identification code.

The code scanner 100 may be configured as a separate device independent of the smart terminal 200 for registration. Of course, it should be configured to be transmitted to the terminal 200 .

However, recently, in the case of a smart terminal such as a smart phone or a tablet PC, many applications that can acquire data by scanning a barcode, a QR code, or an NFC tag or an RFID tag have been introduced, and the code scanner 100 is an independent It may be configured in the form of an application installed in the smart terminal 200 for registration rather than the device.

The smart terminal for registration 200 is a scanner communication unit 210 that receives the scan data obtained by scanning the unique identification code from the code scanner 100, and connects to the cloud server 300 on the wireless communication network to transmit and receive data. Cloud server ( It is configured to include a material processing data registration unit 230 to be transmitted to 300).

The smart terminal 200 for registration is a terminal that can be moved while being carried by a worker who manages the state of entry and exit of goods stored in or shipped from the logistics center, and is a cloud server 300 located at a remote location on a wireless communication network. It is preferable to be composed of a smart terminal such as a smart phone or tablet PC equipped with a communication means capable of data communication with and an input means for registration of a logistics processing process.

And, as shown in (a) to (c) of Fig. 4 in the smart terminal 200 for registration, after receiving the scan data scanned by the unique identification code transmitted from the code scanner 100, these By inputting the logistic processing process of the goods specified by the unique identification code and transmitting it to the cloud server 300, the logistic processing process of the corresponding article can be accumulated in the logistic database 350 interworking with the cloud server 300 It is desirable that the 'Smart Logistics System' application that is programmed is installed.

The scanner communication unit 210 is configured to receive the scan data of the unique identification code transmitted after being acquired from the code scanner 100 to specify the goods to be entered in the material processing process in the material processing data registration unit 230 .

To this end, the scanner communication unit 210 scans the unique identification code by data transmission and reception inside the terminal when the code scanner 100 is installed in the smart terminal 200 for registration in the form of an application, and scan data obtained , and when the code scanner 100 is configured as an independent separate device, it is configured to receive scan data obtained by scanning a unique identification code through a short-range wireless communication network such as Bluetooth. In addition, when the code scanner 100 is configured as an independent separate device, it is configured to receive scan data obtained by scanning the unique identification code through a wired communication network such as a data cable electrically connected to the smart terminal 200 for registration. Of course it could be.

The cloud server connection unit 220 connects to the cloud server 300 on a wireless communication network so as to store the loading status of goods that are received and shipped to and from the logistics center together with the logistics processing process indicating the arrival or departure of each product, so that data can be transmitted and received. configured to form a communication path.

At this time, in the cloud server connection unit 220, as shown in Fig. 4 (a), after the 'smart logistics system' application installed in the registration smart terminal 200 is activated, a login process for user authentication As this progresses, it is preferable that the connection to the cloud server 300 and the communication path are formed.

The logistics processing data registration unit 230 inputs the current logistics processing process of the goods specified by the scan data acquired by the scanner communication unit 210 by a worker who has the smart terminal 200 for registration to the cloud server 300 . By transmitting, it is configured to be able to accumulate and store the logistics history of the corresponding article.

At this time, as shown in (c) of FIG. 4, the scan data obtained by scanning the unique identification code obtained from the scanner communication unit 210 and the product photo matching the unique identification code are registered by the smart terminal 200 for registration. It is desirable to allow it to be displayed together on the display means of It is preferable to be configured to be able to or input.

In addition, as shown in (c) of FIG. 4, in the logistics processing data registration unit 230, the storage or shipment date, the unit price of the individual product, the supplier of the corresponding product, the location of the loaded product, etc. can be input together as logistics information. By doing so, it is desirable to be able to easily find the loading location of the relevant article later by searching for a unique identification code or supplier of the relevant article.

The cloud server 300 receives various logistics information including the unique identification code scan data and logistics processing process of the goods transmitted from the smart terminal 200 for registration, stores and updates in the logistics database 350, and updates the monitoring smart A server system in which the smart terminal 200 for registration and the smart terminal 400 for monitoring are connected on a wired/wireless communication network so as to provide a logistic history and real-time inventory status of the product in response to a search request from the terminal 400. is composed

This cloud server 300 receives the unique identification code scan data of the goods transmitted from the registration smart terminal 200 as basic data and registers it in the logistics database 350 so that the addition or update of the logistics information is possible. The information registration unit 310 receives logistics information indicating the movement of goods offline or the state of arrival and departure at the distribution center by the input data of the logistics processing process transmitted together with the scan data of the unique identification code from the smart terminal 200 for registration Logistics processing data update unit 320 that updates and stores the logistics information of the goods registered in the logistics database 350, and the logistics history of the goods by the search request of the smart terminal 400 for monitoring connected through a wired/wireless communication network and a monitoring information providing unit 330 that derives and provides real-time inventory status from the logistics database 350 .

At this time, the logistics information registration unit 310 receives the unique identification code scan data of the goods obtained from the code scanner 100 from the smart terminal 200 for registration, and then transfers logistics information such as movement and current status information of logistics to each article It is configured to register in the logistics database 350 so that it can be updated and stored in units.

As such, by enabling the storage of logistics information using the unique identification code as the basic data in the logistics information registration unit 310, it is only necessary to search the corresponding unique identification code scan data with the smart terminal 400 for later monitoring from the past to the present. In addition to being able to easily check the logistics history, etc., it is possible to easily check the current loading location, etc., so that the real-time inventory status of goods can be searched.

Logistics processing data update unit 320 includes the transport status of goods shipped from the offline factory are transported to and received from the logistics center, or shipped from the logistics center and transported to retail stores, consumers, or other local collection points. The processing process is updated in real time by the logistics processing data representing the logistics processing process transmitted together with the scan data of the unique identification code from the registration smart terminal 200 and is configured to be stored in the logistics database 350 .

At this time, the logistics processing data update unit 320 specifies the product to be updated in the logistics history by the scan data of the unique identification code, and then transmits the final logistics processing process of the specified product from the smart terminal 200 for registration. It is configured to update and store the material handling data.

As such, by continuously updating the current state of the goods stored in the logistics database 350 by the logistics processing process accumulated and stored by the logistics processing data update unit 320, the accumulated logistics processing processes for each article are By forming a logistic history, easy search and monitoring are possible.

In addition, by excluding the goods transferred to retail stores or consumers for final consumption in the logistics processing data update unit 320, and searching for and extracting only the goods in a state loaded in the distribution center, the inventory status is checked in real time. In addition to being able to understand, the inventory status of each distribution center can also be grasped in real-time units. In addition, since it is possible to grasp in real time the inventory status of each company, which is differentiated by the supplier, among the logistics information, large logistics companies are not only using it for their own logistics processing closed, but a number of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) It will be given monitoring rights and can also be used for real-time inventory tracking.

The monitoring information providing unit 330 logistically logs the logistics history and real-time inventory status for each item by a search request requested by the monitoring smart terminal 400 that has been authenticated for access to the logistics database 350 after accessing through the wired/wireless communication network. After deriving from the database 350, it is configured to transmit the derived logistics history and real-time inventory status, etc. to the smart terminal 400 for monitoring.

In addition, the cloud server 300 is based on the data such as the logistics history of the goods accumulated in the logistics database 350 and the inventory status of the goods stored for each distribution center, as shown in FIG. 6 , logistics delivery It is preferable to further include a logistics report providing unit 340 that generates and provides various types of reports that can be generated by setting search conditions and periods, such as a list, inventory report, and the like.

As described above, by enabling the logistic report providing unit 340 to generate and provide various types of automatic reports, it is possible to reduce the work of the manager who has to generate a report based on the logistic history, etc., thereby reducing labor costs. effect can be induced.

In addition, the smart terminal 400 for monitoring is configured as a terminal capable of searching for logistic history and real-time inventory status within the authorized range by accessing the cloud server 300 on a wired/wireless communication network. The smart terminal 400 for monitoring can be configured as a smart phone or tablet PC that can be carried and moved by a manager who wants to check the logistics or inventory status, as well as the Internet accessible to the cloud server 300 . It may be composed of a personal computer connected through a communication network such as

Accordingly, as a manager who wants to understand the logistics status or real-time inventory status, simply accessing the cloud server 300 using the monitoring smart terminal 400 and searching for the product is carried out regardless of place or time. It is possible to easily search for inventory status and the like.

To this end, the smart terminal 400 for monitoring is configured to include a logistics information monitoring unit 410 that accesses the cloud server 300 on a wired/wireless communication network and requests a search for a logistics history and real-time inventory status of goods.

As shown in (d) to (f) of FIG. 4 by the logistics information monitoring unit 410, tracking of the transport status of goods through individual logistic history search of goods is possible, as well as specific goods for each distribution center. It is possible to easily and quickly grasp the inventory status of a specific product or the overall inventory status of a specific product. In this way, by the logistics information monitoring unit 410 to receive the data for tracking the transport status of goods and identifying the inventory status from the cloud server 300, a 'smart Of course, the 'logistics system' application must be installed.

In addition, the smart terminal 400 for monitoring may be configured to further include a logistics report receiving unit 420 for receiving and displaying various types of reports generated by the logistics report providing unit 340 provided in the cloud server 300 . Preferably, the logistics report receiving unit 420 is configured to request generation of a report in a desired format by setting the type of report to be received, search conditions, period, and the like.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 5 , the smart terminal 400 for monitoring receives the fact from the cloud server 300 in real time when there is a movement of goods that causes a change in the logistic history, such as the arrival or departure of goods. It is preferable to be configured to receive a push service that can be enabled.

In this way, by accumulatively storing the movement status of goods after being shipped from the factory and the logistics processing process that occurred during the arrival and departure at the logistics center in the logistics database 350, the final logistics processing process on the logistics database 350 is grasped. It is possible to derive the current real-time inventory status just by using a portable terminal such as a smartphone to carry out logistics tasks and inventory management regardless of time and place.

In addition, it is applied to not only the steel-related and auto parts industries that mainly handle large-size goods, but also online and offline shopping malls that handle small-size goods, and can improve the convenience of logistics business processing. there will be

Accordingly, in the case of a shopping mall that sells both online and offline, conventionally, it is not possible to manage in real time the logistics of items that are exhausted offline and those that are exhausted online, so it takes time to find out the inventory, and penalties due to inventory mismatch are reduced. However, according to the present invention, it is possible to perform real-time inventory management under an improved logistics environment by checking the transport status of goods in and out of the logistics center in real time with a smartphone or by being notified by a push message.

From the above, various embodiments of the present disclosure have been described for purposes of illustration, and it will be understood that various modifications are possible without departing from the scope and spirit of the present disclosure. And the various embodiments that have been disclosed are not intended to limit the spirit of the present disclosure, and the true spirit and scope will be presented from the following claims.

Claims (4)

a code scanner that scans a unique identification code provided on goods stored in a distribution center or shipped from a distribution center to obtain scan data capable of identifying the goods;

It is possessed by a worker who manages the entry/exit status of goods loaded in a specific logistics center, and after receiving the scan data of the goods obtained from the code scanner, it is transmitted to a cloud server located in a remote location over the wireless communication network, A smart terminal for registration to register the logistics processing process of goods shipped from the distribution center;

The accumulated records of the logistics processing process for each product to be managed by the scan data of the products transmitted from the registration smart terminal are updated and stored as the logistics history, and the inventory details of the products loaded in each distribution center are updated with the real-time inventory status. cloud server to store; and

Logistics management system capable of real-time inventory identification, characterized in that it includes a monitoring smart terminal that accesses the cloud server on a wired/wireless communication network to search the logistics history and real-time inventory status for each product.
According to claim 1,

The smart terminal for registration is

a scanner communication unit for receiving scan data obtained by scanning the unique identification code in the code scanner;

a cloud server connection unit connecting to the cloud server on a wireless communication network to form a communication path through which data can be transmitted and received; and

Logistics management system capable of real-time inventory identification, characterized in that it includes a logistics processing data registration unit for inputting the logistics processing process of the goods specified by the scan data obtained from the scanner communication unit and transmitting it to the cloud server.
3. The method of claim 2,

the cloud server

Logistics information registration unit that receives the unique identification code scan data of the goods transmitted from the registration smart terminal as basic data and registers it in the logistics database so that the addition or update of the logistics information is possible;

After receiving the logistics information indicating the movement of goods offline or the status of arrival and departure at the logistics center by the logistic processing input data transmitted together with the scan data of the unique identification code from the registration smart terminal, it is stored in the logistics database. Logistics processing data update unit for updating and storing the logistics information of the registered goods; and

Logistics management capable of real-time inventory grasping, characterized in that it includes a monitoring information providing unit that derives the logistics history and real-time inventory status of goods from the logistics database in response to a search request of a monitoring smart terminal connected through a wired/wireless communication network system.
4. The method of claim 3,

The cloud server is logistics capable of real-time inventory grasp, characterized in that it further comprises a logistics report providing unit that automatically generates and provides a report based on the inventory status of the goods and the logistics history of goods accumulated in the logistics database management system.