KR20230100852A - The method of managing warehouses distributed by region - Google Patents

Abstract

There are operator terminals 50-n that operate each warehouse from the first warehouse to the nth warehouse, and there is a server that exchanges information with all operator terminals 50-n through wired and wireless Internet, and the operator terminals 50-n exist. The memory unit of the terminal 50-n stores information on the inventory of each product stored in the warehouse and the amount of daily sales, and in the database of the server, all warehouses from the first warehouse to the nth warehouse are stored. Stores information on the inventory of each product in storage and the amount of sales every day, and when a product order request is generated through the orderer terminal, the server considers the orderer's location information and the product to deliver the ordered product to the warehouse where the order was delivered By selecting and transmitting information on the order product to the operator terminal of the selected warehouse, a method of organically managing warehouses distributed by region in a central server is provided, so that products more needed in each region are provided at a short distance It is possible to provide a distributed warehouse management method for each region in which delivery is also efficient by enabling storage in a warehouse and direct delivery from a nearby warehouse when a product order occurs. It is possible to provide a screen selection method.

Description

The method of managing warehouses distributed by region}

The present invention relates to a method for managing warehouses distributed by region, and more particularly, to manage goods for each warehouse, store three products suitable for each warehouse, and deliver goods from a warehouse in a nearby area when a request for delivery of goods comes. It is about how to manage a warehouse by building a system that allows direct delivery.

In recent years, the delivery industry has been increasing, and in some cases, not only food but also various small-scale products are being delivered.

And in line with this trend, even a convenience store delivery platform business is emerging, where anyone, including the silver generation, housewives, and office workers on the way home from work, can participate as a deliveryman in our neighborhood without restrictions on time and number of times. Since it is delivered on foot, it is a method that ordinary people can participate at any time if there is a delivery case that fits the walking flow in daily life.

In addition, with the advent of early morning delivery service, it is possible to receive food the next morning by simply placing an order at home the night before without going to an offline store such as a mart, supermarket, or traditional market. These early-morning deliveries were made possible thanks to two things. This is because it predicts the amount of customers' orders on the same day and stores the necessary inventory in the warehouse that it directly operates, and a fast delivery system has also been introduced.

As early morning delivery services become more common, consumers increasingly consider the MD (MD) of early morning delivery companies as an important factor. Just as department stores and hypermarkets offer good products, it has become important to sell good products at low prices in the early morning delivery market.

The most important thing in this delivery system is the warehouse. However, since the bulk delivery method is still being selected from a huge warehouse, it does not show organic efficiency, and it is a warehouse delivery system that can be realized only when warehouse workers sacrifice excessive labor.

Therefore, there is a need for a method to effectively store and deliver three products by organically connecting warehouses distributed by region.

Of course, in Korean Registered Patent No. 10-1679818, "a storage unit provided in the seller terminal and storing customer information, and a loading unit that loads customer information from the storage unit when an order request is received from the customer, and the customer information and the order request A customer management module having a processing unit that generates order information based on the basis; a delivery agency provided in the relayer terminal and including a transmission/reception unit that transmits and receives information with the delivery driver's terminal; and, provided in the seller's terminal, of the customer management module A relay module for bringing order information from the processing unit and transmitting a delivery request to the sending/receiving unit of the delivery proxy server;

Korean Registered Patent No. 10-2212589 describes "In a warehouse management system, a logistics management server that manages a warehouse based on history information on each of a plurality of items stored in the warehouse; at least one of a plurality of items. When the release information for the product of the product is generated, the product transfer device for selectively performing the transfer of the automated product based on the product release information; , a determination device for determining whether the product is defective; a logistics warehouse management system including a "is provided.

However, the above technologies do not provide a method of organically managing warehouses distributed by region, nor do they provide a method of directly providing product delivery information from warehouses distributed by region.

Therefore, there is an urgent need to develop a method of organically managing warehouses distributed by region and a method of directly providing product delivery information from warehouses distributed by region.

prior art literature

Prior Art 1: Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1679818 (November 21, 2016)

Prior Art 2: Korean Registered Patent No. 10-2212589 (February 1, 2021)

An object of the present invention is to provide a method for organically managing warehouses distributed by region, and to provide a method for directly providing product delivery information from warehouses distributed by region.

In addition, we plan to provide a method of accumulating data on products with high orders for each region, reflecting them when storing products in a warehouse for each region, and enabling direct delivery from a warehouse located in a nearby region when an order occurs.

For the above purpose, there are operator terminals 50-n that operate each warehouse from the first warehouse to the nth warehouse, and a server that exchanges information with all operator terminals 50-n through wired and wireless Internet. In the memory unit of the operator terminal 50-n, information on the inventory of each product stored in the warehouse and the amount of daily sales is stored, and in the database of the server, nth data from the first warehouse are stored. Stores information on each product inventory stored in all warehouses and daily sales volume, and when a product order request is generated through the orderer terminal, the server considers the orderer's location information and product to place the order This is achieved by selecting a warehouse to which the product is delivered, and transmitting information about the ordered product to an operator terminal of the selected warehouse.

In addition, the control unit of the server determines the past sales and current product inventory of the product stored in the j warehouse, and if the product stock is insufficient, searches the product stock status of other warehouses except for the j warehouse, You will search the warehouse.

According to the present invention, a method for organically managing warehouses distributed by region in a central server is provided, so that products more needed in each region can be stored in a nearby warehouse, and when a product order occurs, a nearby warehouse It is intended to provide a distributed warehouse management method for each region in which delivery is also efficient by allowing direct delivery.

1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a terminal connected to a server through wired/wireless Internet.
2 is a block diagram showing the server in more detail.
3 is a block diagram of a terminal.
4 is a diagram of an embodiment illustrating a method of connecting a plurality of terminals in a server.
5 is a diagram of an embodiment showing data for each warehouse stored in a database of a server.
6 is a diagram of an embodiment showing information stored in a memory unit of a terminal.
7 is a diagram of an embodiment showing steps for carrying out the present invention.
8 is a diagram of an embodiment in which information is displayed on a display of an operator terminal.
9 and 10 are diagrams of an embodiment of managing product inventory.

The above objects, features and advantages will be described later in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, and accordingly, those skilled in the art to which the present invention belongs will be able to easily implement the technical spirit of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the drawings, the same reference numerals are used to indicate the same or similar components.

Throughout the specification, unless otherwise stated, each element may be singular or plural.

Singular expressions used herein include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In this application, terms such as "consisting of" or "comprising" should not be construed as necessarily including all of the various components or steps described in the specification, and some of the components or some of the steps It should be construed that it may not be included, or may further include additional components or steps.

Hereinafter, a warehouse management method distributed by region according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

Hereinafter, embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The configuration of the present invention and its operational effects will be clearly understood through the following detailed description.

In addition, detailed descriptions of well-known technical configurations may be omitted.

In the present invention, it is also intended to provide a method of integrally managing warehouses distributed by region in a server and directly delivering an order from a warehouse in a nearby region when an order is generated.

1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a terminal connected to a server through wired/wireless Internet.

In the present invention, the server 100 provides a method for integrally managing the warehouses 200n distributed by region, and therefore, the terminal 50n shown in the embodiment of FIG. 1 is the warehouse 200-n distributed by region. ) is the terminal 50-n that manages,

That is, the terminal that manages the first warehouse 200-1 is the first terminal 50-1, the terminal that manages the second warehouse 200-2 is the second terminal 50-2, The terminal managing the warehouse 200-3 is the third terminal 50-3, and similarly, the terminal managing the nth warehouse 200-n is the nth terminal 50-n.

The server 100 in the communication system is a device constituting a system for operating various information providing services through wired/wireless Internet. An input unit 103 for inputting and managing information by managers or operators of the server 100, an output unit 105 for outputting or displaying information, and a database unit 104 for storing various information and service operation information. and an interface unit 102 capable of transmitting and receiving data with a visitor through the Internet or a communication network. On the other hand, information means all information such as images, videos, and texts.

And, the terminal (or computer or smart phone) 50-n is a terminal capable of transmitting and receiving various information through the wired and wireless Internet (or communication network).

Therefore, the terminal 50-n includes a CPU 20 serving as a central processing unit, a display unit 30 displaying various information, a memory unit 21 storing various information, and an input device for inputting information ( 28) and a data input/output unit 10 capable of inputting/outputting information or data.

2 is a block diagram showing the server in more detail.

A control unit 101 is configured in the server 100, and the control unit 101 includes a data search unit 111 that searches for data, a data processing unit 112, and a site operation unit that manages and operates Internet users or Internet members ( 113).

In addition, the database 14 is further configured, and the database 14 includes an operation database 141 storing information related to site operation, an information database 142 storing data suitable for each information code, and a plurality of information stored. It consists of database 143.

On the other hand, in the control unit 101 of the server 100, the site management unit 113 determines information about the visitor, membership registration, and information on content use, and the data search unit 111 transmits information from the visitor. Information matching with is searched through the database 14, and the data processing unit 112 transmits the searched data to the visitor through the interface.

3 is a block diagram of a terminal.

In the drawing, the central processing unit 20 is a control means for controlling the entire operation of the terminal 50-n used in the embodiment of the present invention.

In addition, a memory unit 21 for storing information is provided, and the memory unit 21 includes a ROM for controlling the execution program of the display device, a RAM for storing data generated during program execution, and a user-needed ROM. There is an EPROM that stores data and data necessary to process it.

The R/F unit 24 is a radio frequency, and tunes to an RF channel, amplifies an input voice signal, and changes an RF signal received from an antenna into an intermediate frequency signal. When a portable display device (tablet PC or smart phone) is used as a terminal, the input device 28 is a normal input device positioned on top of the portable display device to input information. The input device 28 is controlled by the central processing unit 20 through the input device driver 27 .

In addition, the input/output unit 10 described in the embodiment of FIG. 1 means common means for inputting information such as the input device 28, keyboard, menu key, etc., and common means for outputting information such as speaker vibrator output and printing. .

There is a display driving circuit 25 that drives the display by the output of the central processing unit 20, and there is a display 30 that displays information on the screen according to the output signal of the driving circuit.

In addition, the central processing unit 20 controls the display 30 through the display 30 driving unit 27 .

4 is a diagram of an embodiment illustrating a method of connecting a plurality of terminals in a server.

4 can be referred to as the basic configuration of the present invention, and a terminal (smartphone) 50-n managing a warehouse 200-n is connected to the server 100 through a wired or wireless Internet network. Then, information is exchanged with each other and information is selected, and the server 100 and the terminal mutually transmit the exchanged information and the selected information.

The separate server 150 may be a new server required when making a payment within the system of the present invention.

5 is a diagram of an embodiment showing data for each warehouse stored in a database of a server.

In the database 104 of the server 100, information (data) about the warehouse 200-n is stored as a "warehouse information database". That is, information about the first warehouse 200-1, information about the second warehouse 200-2, information about the third warehouse 200-3, and information about the nth warehouse 200-n Saved.

In addition, for each warehouse 200-n, the warehouse name, ID (member ID used when the warehouse operator managing the warehouse uses the terminal. That is, the terminal managing the first warehouse 200-1 When it is referred to as the first terminal 50-1, it is an ID used to log in the first terminal 50-1. Therefore, the password is also stored.), the location of each warehouse 200-n and each of warehouse characteristics are stored.

Information on products stored in each warehouse 200-n is also stored. When it comes to product information, it is the name of the three products and storage information for each product.

For example, the name of stored products and the number of stored products, such as 100 soaps, 100 toothpastes, and 150 shampoos, are stored. At this time, each product is given a unique identification code and stored together. An example thereof is as follows.

- Soap L company beauty soap Capacity 240 g: SOAP-Looo-be-240g

- Shampoo L company, hair shampoo quantity 500ml : SHAMP-Looo-ha-500ml

That is, the unique identification code is also managed in the database 104 of the server 100 and the operator terminal 50-n of the warehouse 200-n.

On the other hand, since the present invention is characterized in that products are delivered directly from the warehouse, orders and payments are also performed, and therefore, in each server 100, the order status and payment status generated in each warehouse 200-n will be stored for

The stored product information is the inventory status of the product, and therefore information on products brought in and taken out every hour of every day is also stored. In addition, the method of storing imported and exported products is as follows.

- April 30, 2021:

1) Soap:

- 00 pieces taken out by order delivery,

- 00 pieces brought in (receive 00 from the 3rd warehouse and 00 from the head office)

2) Shampoo:

- 00 pieces taken out by order delivery,

- 00 pieces brought in (receive 00 from the 3rd warehouse and 00 from the head office)

In the present invention, goods can be exchanged between warehouses. For example, 100 pieces of soap may be moved from the 100th warehouse 200-100 to the 98th warehouse 200-98. Then, 100 pieces of soap are taken out from the 100th warehouse (200-100), and 100 pieces of soap are brought in from the 98th warehouse (200-98). In the above case, in the database 104 of the server, the stock of soap in the 100th warehouse (200-100) decreases by 100, and the stock of soap in the 98th warehouse (200-98) increases by 100.

6 is a diagram of an embodiment showing information stored in a memory unit of a terminal.

The terminal 50-n is a terminal used by an operator managing the warehouse 200-n, and information is also stored in the memory unit 21 of the terminal 50-n.

That is, ID, location information, warehouse characteristics, stored product information, and order payment information are stored. And ID, location information, warehouse characteristics, stored product information, and order payment information are the same as examples of information stored in the database of the server.

In addition, the degree of import and export of each product is also stored.

7 is a diagram of an embodiment showing steps for carrying out the present invention.

An object of the present invention is to organically integrate and manage a plurality of warehouses in a server, and to provide a management method thereof.

- order step

1) A product order is executed through the orderer terminal.

- The orderer terminal is connected to the server 100, and an order is placed through the orderer terminal 60.

2) The control unit of the server checks the location of the orderer (or the location of the place where the product is to be delivered) and also checks the product to be delivered through the orderer terminal 60.

- The control unit 101 of the server 100 determines the location of the orderer's terminal through the location information of the orderer's terminal in a conventional manner.

3) The control unit 101 of the server checks the database 104 for the warehouse 200-n closest to the location where the product is to be delivered.

A method of searching for and selecting the warehouse 200-n closest to the location of the delivery destination is a conventional method using location information.

4) The control unit 101 of the server determines whether a product ordered from the searched warehouse 200-n exists through the database 104.

According to the embodiment of FIG. 5 , it is determined that the products stored in the searched warehouse 200-n are in stock.

5) If the ordered product does not exist in the searched warehouse 200-n, the warehouse 200-n closest to the location of the delivery destination among the warehouses 200-n in which the ordered product exists Search and select.

The control unit 101 searches the nearest warehouse 200-n while the order product is stored through a location information checking method and a product search method for determining a normal location.

6) The control unit 101 of the server transmits ordered product information to the operator terminal 50-n that manages the searched warehouse 200-n.

For example, if an order is received for 240 g of beauty soap from L company and 10 units, the server transmits the information to the operator terminal.

The central processing unit 20 of the operator terminal 50-n displays the ordered product information on the display 30.

7) Through the operator terminal 50-n, the warehouse operator provides an opinion on whether to directly deliver to the server or to provide only products stored in the warehouse 200-n without direct delivery.

For example, if you receive an order for "Company L beauty soap capacity 240 g, 10 units", the warehouse (200-n) operator manager will answer the question of whether to directly deliver or not deliver the ordered product, It is transmitted from the operator terminal 50-n to the server 100.

8) After transmitting to the server 100 that the order product is directly delivered through the operator terminal 50-n, the operator of the warehouse 200-n or an employee in charge of delivery among the operators of the warehouse 200-n The product is directly delivered to the orderer of the product.

After the delivery is carried out, the completion of delivery is transmitted to the server 100 through the operator terminal 50-n.

9) An opinion can be conveyed to the server 100 through the operator terminal 50-n that only the stored products are provided without direct delivery of the ordered products.

In this case, the server 100 transmits the message to the nearest delivery operator between the warehouse 200-n and the "place to receive the order" through the delivery operator terminal 70.

As a result, the operator of the delivery operator terminal 70 receives the order product from the warehouse 200-n and transmits it to the orderer. At this time, the method of receiving and delivering the product is through the usual method.

8 is a diagram of an embodiment in which information is displayed on a display of an operator terminal.

That is, product information to be delivered 51, delivery address 52, and direct delivery status 53 are displayed on the display of the operator terminal 50-n that has received the delivery information from the server 100.

The product information may be displayed together with the product name, product code, and location stored in the warehouse. And the delivery address becomes the address to which the goods will be delivered.

On the other hand, if Y is selected in the direct delivery option 53, delivery is performed by the operator of the warehouse 200-n, and if N is selected, only products are provided. That is, the operator terminal 50-n transmits to the server 100 whether or not the product is ordered.

If the warehouse operator terminal 200-n provides only goods, the server 100 transmits information about the location of the warehouse 200-n where the goods are stored and the delivery address to the delivery operator terminal 70. Then, the operator of the delivery operator terminal 70 delivers the ordered product.

9 and 10 are diagrams of an embodiment of managing product inventory.

9 is a method according to an embodiment of storing information about sales of products stored in the database 104 of the server and the memory unit 21 of the terminal 50-n. The database 104 of the server stores information on product sales of all warehouses from the first warehouse to the nth warehouse. However, the warehouse operator's terminal stores only product sales for that warehouse. For example, from January 1, 2020 to December 31, the release (sales), product name, and product code of all products are stored, and similarly, information generated every year other than 2020 is stored.

On the other hand, although not separately shown in the drawings of the present invention, the product stock of the day is also stored. For example, on January 2, 2021, inventory of all products stored in the warehouse, such as lettuce and beef, is stored. Of course, the same information is stored every year other than 2021. That is, the database 104 of the server stores product inventory of all warehouses from the first warehouse to the nth warehouse, and only the third product inventory of the corresponding warehouse is stored in the memory unit 21 of the warehouse operator terminal 50-n. do.

On the other hand, let's say the current date is January 1, 2021, and sales of 10 kg of lettuce were generated on January 2, 2020 in warehouse j. ,5 kg. However, if the current inventory of lettuce in warehouse j is only 5 kg, other warehouses (from warehouse 1 to warehouse n, excluding warehouse j) will be searched for warehouses with more lettuce inventory than average sales.

10 is a diagram of an embodiment illustrating an inventory management method.

The control unit 101 of the server searches for warehouses storing more lettuce (from the first warehouse to the nth warehouse, among other warehouses excluding the jth warehouse) through the database. At this time, a warehouse existing in a location close to the jth warehouse is first searched.

If a warehouse with more inventory is found, a message to send extra lettuce to the j-th warehouse is transmitted to the operator's terminal of the warehouse.

However, if there is no warehouse with extra lettuce around the jth warehouse (search result of the control unit 101 of the server), the large warehouse operator terminal 250 is sent to send the lettuce to the jth warehouse. At this time, the server 100 and each warehouse exchange information through a wired/wireless Internet network in a normal manner.

On the other hand, the additional product request can be determined by the control unit 101 of the server by comparing the current product stock of each warehouse 200-n with the sales status of each warehouse 200-n in the past, but the warehouse operator An additional product request may be transmitted to the server 100 through the warehouse operator terminal 50-n.

That is, the database of the server stores information on the inventory of each product stored in all warehouses from the first warehouse to the nth warehouse and the amount of daily sales, and when a product order request is generated through the orderer terminal , A method for managing distributed warehouses by region, characterized in that the server selects the warehouse to which the order product was delivered in consideration of the orderer's location information and the product, and transmits information about the ordered product to an operator terminal of the selected warehouse. this will be provided.

A large warehouse means a large logistics warehouse where all products are stored, and is not limited to a region (on the other hand, the first warehouse to the nth warehouse are limited to a region and serves to store products). means warehouse.

Therefore, on the other hand, it is preferable that the warehouse serving to store products limited to the region from the first warehouse to the nth warehouse serves as a warehouse for storing fresh foods in preparation for the next day's sales.

As a result, by using the warehouse management method of the present invention, a warehouse (from the first warehouse to the nth warehouse) and a large warehouse can be linked with each other, and each regional warehouse (from the first warehouse to the nth warehouse) Even warehouses) can store products in connection with each other. In addition, and in some cases, it is possible to deliver goods directly to the local warehouse (from the 1st warehouse to the nth warehouse).

In addition, the warehouse operator terminal connects to the server 100 to register as a member.

100: server 101: control unit
104: database 150: separate server
20: central processing unit 21: memory unit
24: R/F part 28: input device
30: display 50-n: terminal
60: orderer terminal 70: delivery terminal
Warehouse: 200 250: Large warehouse operator terminal

Claims (2)

There is an operator terminal 50-n that operates each warehouse from the first warehouse to the nth warehouse,
There is a server that exchanges information with all the operator terminals 50-n through wired and wireless Internet,
In the memory unit of the operator terminal 50-n, information on the inventory of each product stored in the warehouse and the amount of daily sales is stored,
In the database of the server, information on the inventory of each product stored in all warehouses from the first warehouse to the nth warehouse and the amount of daily sales is stored,
When a product order request is generated through the orderer terminal,
The server selects a warehouse to which the ordered product is delivered in consideration of the orderer's location information and the product, and transmits information about the ordered product to an operator terminal of the selected warehouse. The method of claim 1, wherein the control unit of the server determines the past sales and current inventory of the product stored in the j warehouse, and if the product stock is insufficient, searches the product stock status of other warehouses except for the j warehouse, A method for managing distributed warehouses by region, characterized in that for searching for warehouses in which there is a surplus of

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