TW201602928A - Warehouse management system - Google Patents

Abstract

A warehouse management system comprises a storage unit and a processing unit. The storage unit stores a plurality of goods barcode data, a plurality of shelf barcode data, an electronic map, a starting point location, a destination point location, a plurality of shelf locations, a picking list and correspondence data. The correspondence data defines each goods barcode data corresponding to one of shelf barcode data and defines each shelf barcode data corresponding to one of shelf locations. The picking list includes at least one of the goods barcode data. The processing unit can generate a picking route. The picking route starts at the starting point location and passes through shelf location corresponding to goods barcode data in the picking list and ends at the destination point location. Accordingly, picking personnel can perform picking according to the picking route to further improve the efficiency of picking operation.

Description

Warehouse management system

The present invention relates to a warehouse management system, and more particularly to a warehouse management system capable of generating a picking route that can improve the efficiency of picking operations.

At present, the manner of picking operations in the warehouse is performed by the picking personnel to find the goods on the picking list and pick them one by one according to the obtained picking list. However, in large warehouses, if the pickers do not pick the goods on an efficient route, it will take a lot of time to travel. Therefore, the inventor of the case thinks that if a warehouse management system can be developed and the picking route can be generated for the picking personnel to follow, the efficiency of the picking operation can be improved.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a warehouse management system that produces a picking route.

Therefore, the warehouse management system of the present invention is applicable to a plurality of goods, the goods are placed on a plurality of shelves, each of the goods has a product label, and each of the goods labels has a barcode of the goods, and each of the goods is related to a unique barcode. Bar code data, each shelf has a shelf label, each The shelf label has a shelf barcode, and each shelf barcode is associated with a unique shelf barcode data. The warehouse management system includes a storage unit and a processing unit.

The storage unit stores the barcode data of the goods, and the goods Bar code data, an electronic map, a point location, an end location, a plurality of shelf locations, a pick list, and a corresponding profile. The correspondence data defines the bar code data of each item corresponding to the shelf bar code data of the shelf on which the item is placed, and the correspondence data defines that each shelf bar code data corresponds to one of the shelf positions. The pick list includes at least one of the barcode data of the goods.

The processing unit is electrically connected to the storage unit and can be An electronic map, the starting point location, the ending location, the picking list, the correspondence data, and the shelf locations generate a picking route, the picking route starting at the starting point and passing through the picking list The shelf position corresponding to the barcode data of the product, and ends at the end position.

Preferably, the warehouse management system further comprises an electrical connection A display unit of the processing unit. The processing unit can control the display unit to display a road map indicating the picking route.

Preferably, the processing unit is based on the principle of the shortest route length This picking route is generated.

Preferably, the barcode of the goods and the barcode of the shelf are one-dimensional barcodes Or 2D barcode.

The effect of the present invention is based on the electronic map by the processing unit, The starting position, the ending position, the picking list, the correspondence information, and The racking locations generate picking routes, which in turn allow pickers to follow the picking route for picking operations, thereby increasing the efficiency of picking operations.

100‧‧‧Warehouse Management System

1‧‧‧ storage unit

2‧‧‧Processing unit

3‧‧‧Display unit

5‧‧‧ Path

61‧‧‧ starting point

62‧‧‧ End

7a, 7b, 7c‧‧‧ relay points

8, 8a, 8b, 8c‧‧‧ goods

81‧‧‧ goods label

811‧‧‧ goods barcode

9, 9a, 9b, 9c‧‧‧ shelves

91‧‧‧shelf label

911‧‧‧Shelf barcode

Other features and advantages of the present invention will be apparent from the embodiments of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a hardware connection relationship of an embodiment of the warehouse management system of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the embodiment of the present invention. A schematic view of a shelf and a plurality of items; and FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a road map displayed by a display unit of the embodiment.

Referring to Figures 1 and 2, an embodiment of the warehouse management system 100 of the present invention is shown. The warehouse management system 100 is adapted for a plurality of items 8 that are placed on a plurality of shelves 9. Each item 8 has a product label 81. Each item label 81 has a product barcode 811, and each item barcode 811 is associated with a unique item barcode data. Each shelf 9 has a plurality of shelf labels 91, each shelf label 91 has a shelf barcode 911, and each shelf barcode 911 is associated with a unique shelf barcode data. The product barcode 811 and the shelf barcode 911 of the embodiment are one-dimensional barcodes, but not limited thereto, the barcode 811 and the shelf barcode 911 may also be two-dimensional barcodes or other types of barcodes. The warehouse management system 100 includes a storage unit 1, a processing unit 2 electrically connected to the storage unit 1, and a display unit 3 electrically connected to the processing unit 2.

The storage unit 1 stores the barcode data of the goods, and the goods Bar code data, an electronic map, a point location, an end location, a plurality of shelf locations, a pick list, and a corresponding profile. The electronic map contains map data for the area in which the shelves 9 are located. The correspondence data defines that the barcode data of each item 8 corresponds to one of the shelf barcode data of the shelf 9 placed on the item 8, and the correspondence data defines that each shelf barcode data corresponds to one of the shelf positions. The pick list includes at least one of the barcode data of the goods.

The processing unit 2 can according to the electronic map, the starting position, The end position, the pick list, the correspondence data, and the shelf positions generate a picking route, the picking route starts at the starting position, and passes through a shelf position corresponding to the bar code data in the picking list. And ends at the end position. In the present embodiment, the processing unit 2 can control the display unit 3 to display a road map indicating the picking route. Furthermore, the processing unit 2 generates the picking route on the principle of the shortest route length. Thereby, the picking personnel can carry out the picking operation according to the picking route of the shortest route length, thereby reducing the time taken for the picking personnel to travel, thereby improving the efficiency of the picking operation.

The following is an illustration of a schematic diagram of the road map shown in FIG. In this example, the pick list includes three bar code data, and the three items 8a, 8b, and 8c corresponding to the bar code data are placed on the shelf 9a, the shelf 9b, and the shelf 9c, respectively. The starting point 61 shown in FIG. 3 is the starting position stored in the storage unit 1, and the position of the ending point 62 is the ending position stored in the storage unit 1, and the relay point 7a, the relay point 7b, and the relay point 7c. The positions are respectively the shelf positions corresponding to the three goods barcode data. Path 5 indicates the picking route, starting at start point 61, passing through relay point 7a, relaying Point 7b and relay point 7c, and end at end point 62. The picker follows the instructions of path 5 to pick up the goods 8a, 8b, 8c in sequence and arrive at the end point 62.

In summary, the warehouse management system 100 of the present invention is processed by The unit 2 generates a picking route according to the electronic map, the starting position, the ending position, the picking list, the correspondence data and the shelf positions, and the picking route can be used for picking operations by the picking personnel. Therefore, the time taken by the picking staff for traveling and searching is reduced, and the efficiency of the picking operation is effectively improved, so that the object of the present invention can be achieved.

However, the above is only an embodiment of the present invention, when The scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, that is, the simple equivalent changes and modifications made by the present invention in the scope of the invention and the patent specification are still within the scope of the invention.

7a, 7b, 7c‧‧‧ relay points

8a, 8b, 8c‧‧‧ goods

9a, 9b, 9c‧‧‧ shelves

5‧‧‧ Path

61‧‧‧ starting point

62‧‧‧ End

Claims (4)

A warehouse management system is applicable to a plurality of goods, the goods being placed on a plurality of shelves, each of the goods having a product label, each of the goods labels having a barcode of the goods, each barcode of the goods being related to a unique barcode of the goods Data, each shelf has a shelf label, each shelf label has a shelf barcode, and each shelf barcode is associated with a unique shelf barcode data. The warehouse management system includes: a storage unit storing the barcode data of the goods, The shelf bar code data, an electronic map, a point location, an end position, a plurality of shelf positions, a pick list, and a correspondence data, the correspondence data defining a bar code data of each item corresponding to the item a rack bar code data of the shelf, wherein the correspondence data defines each shelf bar code data corresponding to one of the shelf positions, the pick list includes at least one of the bar code materials; and a processing unit, the electrical connection In the storage unit, and according to the electronic map, the starting position, the ending position, the picking list The correspondence of such information and shelf space to generate a pick route, picking route that starts at the start position, and picking through the list of goods bar code data corresponding shelf space, and ending at the end position. The warehousing management system of claim 1, further comprising a display unit electrically connected to the processing unit, the processing unit being capable of controlling the display unit to display a road map indicating the picking route. The warehouse management system of claim 1, wherein the processing unit generates the picking route based on a length of a shortest route. The warehousing management system of claim 1, wherein the product barcode and the shelf barcode are a one-dimensional barcode or a two-dimensional barcode.