TW202020763A - Distribution system and distribution method - Google Patents

Abstract

A distribution system (10) comprising a distribution warehouse (400) storing loads and having loads transported thereto by a plurality of transport vehicles (201, 202). The distribution system comprises: a control unit (302) that obtains first arrival schedule information pertaining to a schedule for arrival to the distribution warehouse (400) by a first transport vehicle among the plurality of transport vehicles (201, 202), generates a preparation plan being a plan of load preparation for load warehousing or dispatch at the distribution warehouse (400) on the basis of the first arrival schedule information, and instructs the distribution warehouse (400) to prepare in accordance with the preparation plan; a monitoring unit (403) that monitors the progress of the preparation plan at the distribution warehouse (400); and a notification unit that, if a delay in the preparation plan is detected by the monitoring unit (403), sends delay information to the first transport vehicle.

Description

Logistics system and logistics method

The present invention relates to a logistics system and a logistics method provided with a logistics warehouse that transports goods by a plurality of transportation vehicles.

Patent Document 1 discloses an operation management system provided with a delivery vehicle, that is, a truck or the like that transports goods, and a delivery center that manages the delivery vehicle. This operation management system is provided with means for obtaining the position of the portable terminal possessed by the driver of the delivery vehicle, and instructing the collection of the shipped items according to the obtained position. In this way, the delivery source can predict the arrival time of the delivery vehicle, and the goods can be loaded quickly after arrival. [Prior Technical Literature] [Patent Literature]

[Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2007-34566

(Problems to be solved by the invention)

In the conventional logistics system like the above-mentioned conventional operation management system, the situation that the collection of goods is not completed as expected is not taken into consideration. Therefore, even if the transportation vehicle arrives at the predicted arrival time and the collection is not completed, the transportation vehicle must be kept on standby, causing many transportation vehicles to stand by.

The present invention is made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and provides a logistics system that can reduce the waiting time of transportation vehicles in a logistics warehouse and can reduce the number of transportation vehicles that are waiting in a logistics warehouse. (Means to solve the problem)

In order to achieve the above object, a logistics system according to an aspect of the present invention includes a logistics warehouse for storing goods, and a logistics system for transporting goods by a plurality of transportation vehicles, which includes: a control unit that acquires information about the plurality of transportation vehicles The first transportation vehicle in the vehicle is scheduled to arrive at the first scheduled arrival information of the logistics warehouse, and based on the first scheduled arrival information, a plan for preparing the storage of goods in or out of the logistics warehouse is generated, that is, the preparation plan, and In accordance with the preparation plan, instruct the preparation of the logistics warehouse; the monitoring section, which monitors the progress of the preparation plan in the logistics warehouse; and the notification section, which detects if the preparation plan is separated from the preparation plan by the monitoring section The aforementioned delay in preparation is notified to the first transportation vehicle of delay information.

In this way, if the preparation plan for the first scheduled arrival information from the first transportation vehicle scheduled to arrive at the logistics warehouse is delayed, the delayed information is notified to the first transportation vehicle, whereby the driver of the first transportation vehicle can be notified to the logistics warehouse The preparation for the first handling vehicle is delayed. By this, for example, the driver can be urged to consider the delay from the preparation of the preparation plan and effectively use the time until it reaches the logistics warehouse. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the time that the transportation vehicles stand by in the logistics warehouse, and the number of transportation vehicles standing by in the logistics warehouse can be reduced.

In addition, it may further include: a sending part, which is provided in the first transport vehicle and transmits the first scheduled arrival information; and a receiving part, which receives the first part transmitted by the sending part A predetermined arrival information; a position detection section, which detects the position of the first transport vehicle; and a transmission control section, which controls the transmission of the first predetermined arrival information by the transmission section, if The position detection unit detects that the first transport vehicle is within a predetermined range based on the position of the logistics warehouse, (i) the notification unit notifies the first transport vehicle that the first transport vehicle is within the predetermined range, (ii) The transmission control unit permits the transmission of the first predetermined arrival information by the transmission unit.

In this way, at the stage when the first transportation vehicle approaches the predetermined range of the logistics warehouse, the first scheduled arrival information in the delivery section of the first transportation vehicle is permitted to be sent, so the logistics warehouse can obtain the first transportation vehicle The scheduled arrival time with better accuracy. Therefore, the time until the preparation for the first transport vehicle is completed can be accurately matched with the scheduled arrival time of the first transport vehicle. Therefore, the time for the first handling vehicle to stand by in the logistics warehouse can be reduced. In addition, since the operation of immediately transferring the goods prepared in the logistics warehouse to the first handling vehicle can be started, the space for preparing the completed goods placed in the logistics warehouse can be reduced.

In addition, it may further include: a calculation unit that calculates second scheduled arrival information about the first transport vehicle scheduled to arrive at the logistics warehouse based on the current position of the first transport vehicle; and a determination unit that determines the first If there is a predetermined difference between the scheduled arrival information and the second scheduled arrival information, if the control unit determines that the predetermined difference is determined by the determination unit, the search includes the preparation of the first transportation vehicle for the outbound Among the completed goods, it is set as the goods scheduled for delivery, and the second transportation vehicle that is scheduled to arrive at the logistics warehouse faster than the first transportation vehicle, if there is the second transportation vehicle, prepare the finished goods out of the warehouse Among them, it is assumed that the goods to be delivered to the second transportation vehicle are distributed as preparations for the second transportation vehicle.

By this means, if it is determined that the first delivery vehicle arrives at the logistics warehouse based on the first scheduled arrival information, the logistics warehouse is scheduled to arrive later based on the current location of the first transportation vehicle. At least a part of the finished goods in the warehouse for the first transportation vehicle to be prepared for distribution is allocated as a preparation for the second transportation vehicle scheduled to arrive at the logistics warehouse faster than the first transportation vehicle. Therefore, it is possible to start at least a part of the finished goods for the first transportation vehicle, even if the first transportation vehicle does not arrive and if the second transportation vehicle arrives, it is transferred to the second transportation vehicle. Therefore, by changing the allocation of the transportation vehicle that has prepared the goods to be transported according to the position of the transportation vehicle, the outbound preparation can be efficiently performed.

In addition, the notification unit may notify the time when the logistics warehouse can accept the arrival of the first transport vehicle as the delay information.

Therefore, the driver of the first transportation vehicle can be urged to use the time effectively until an acceptable time, and the waiting time of the transportation vehicle in the logistics warehouse can be reduced.

In addition, the notification unit may notify other logistics warehouses located within a predetermined distance from the current position of the first transport vehicle as the delay information.

Therefore, the driver of the first transportation vehicle can be urged to give priority to other logistics warehouses located near the first transportation vehicle, and the waiting time of the transportation vehicle in the logistics warehouse can be reduced.

In addition, the notification unit may predict that the scheduled arrival time of the first transportation vehicle according to the first scheduled arrival information to the logistics warehouse is the delay time until the completion of the preparation due to the delay, The notification serves as the aforementioned delay information.

Therefore, the driver of the first transportation vehicle can be notified of the time taken until it is acceptable, so that the effective use of the time until the time acceptable to the logistics warehouse can be urged, and the time for the transportation vehicle to stand by in the logistics warehouse can be reduced.

In addition, a logistics method according to an aspect of the present invention is a logistics method provided by a logistics system that includes a logistics warehouse for storing goods and transports goods by a plurality of transportation vehicles, and obtains information about the first transportation vehicle among the plurality of transportation vehicles. The first scheduled arrival information scheduled to arrive at the aforementioned logistics warehouse, based on the aforementioned first scheduled arrival information, a preparation plan for the inbound or outbound storage of the goods in the aforementioned logistics warehouse is generated, that is, a preparation plan, according to the aforementioned preparation plan, for the aforementioned The logistics warehouse instructs the preparation, monitors the progress of the preparation plan in the logistics warehouse, and detects delay in the preparation from the preparation plan, and notifies the first transportation vehicle of delay information.

In this way, if the preparation plan for the first scheduled arrival information from the first transportation vehicle scheduled to arrive at the logistics warehouse is delayed, by notifying the first transportation vehicle of the delay information, the driver of the first transportation vehicle can be notified to the logistics warehouse The preparation for the first handling vehicle is delayed. Thereby, for example, the driver can be urged to consider the delay from the preparation of the preparation plan and effectively use the time until it reaches the logistics warehouse. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the time that the transportation vehicles stand by in the logistics warehouse, and the number of transportation vehicles standing by in the logistics warehouse can be reduced.

Among them, the present invention can also be realized as a program that causes a computer to execute one or more steps included in the logistics method, and as a computer-readable recording medium such as a CD-ROM in which the program is recorded. In addition, the program can also be distributed via communication networks such as the Internet. (Effect of invention)

With the logistics system and logistics method of the present invention, the waiting time of the transportation vehicles in the logistics warehouse can be reduced, and the number of transportation vehicles waiting in the logistics warehouse can be reduced.

Hereinafter, the logistics system in the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Among them, each graph is a pattern diagram, and is not necessarily a rigorous one.

In addition, the embodiment described below shows an inclusive or specific example. The numerical values, shapes, constituent elements, arrangement positions and connection forms of constituent elements, and the order of operations or information processing shown in the following embodiments are examples, and are not intended to limit the gist of the present invention. In addition, among the constituent elements in the following embodiments, constituent elements that are not described in the independent claim representing the highest concept are described as arbitrary constituent elements.

[1. Overview of the configuration of the logistics system] First, with reference to FIG. 1, an outline of the configuration of a logistics system 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an outline of the configuration of a logistics system 10 of an embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the logistics system 10 of the present embodiment includes: an operation terminal 100 used by a driver (not shown); a management system 300 that manages distribution operations; and storage and transportation by plural transport vehicles 201 and 202 only. A logistics warehouse 400 for goods being transported and/or goods to be transported.

The management system 300 exchanges information with the work terminal 100 by the work terminal 100 associated with each transport vehicle 201, 202, and each transport vehicle 201, 202 is scheduled to reach the logistics warehouse 400 of the destination to which it is directed to manage The scheduled arrival time of each transportation vehicle 201, 202 to the logistics warehouse 400. In addition, the management system 300 performs preparations for entering or leaving the warehouse in the logistics warehouse 400 for the goods distributed by the delivery vehicles 201 and 202 scheduled to arrive. As a result, the management system 300 manages the transportation vehicles 201 and 202 to stay in the logistics warehouse 400 for a shorter time. The management system 300 is realized by a computer such as a server.

The work terminal 100 is a terminal associated with the transport vehicle 201. Although not shown, the transportation vehicle 202 is also associated with other work terminals. The following description assumes that the configuration of any work terminal is the same. The work terminal 100 is realized by a computer such as a smart phone, a tablet terminal, and a PC (Personal Computer). The work terminal 100 accepts a predetermined input by the driver. For example, the driver system holds the work terminal 100 in his hand and performs a predetermined operation. In this way, the management terminal 300 receives the distribution operation information from the management system 300. The driver uses the transportation vehicle 201 according to the information displayed on the operation terminal 100 to deliver or collect a plurality of goods to the logistics warehouse 400 that has reached the destination. In addition, the operation terminal 100 accepts other operations by the driver, and thereby transmits to the management system 300 the scheduled arrival time for the logistics warehouse 400 that has reached the destination.

In addition, the operation terminal 100 has a function of acquiring position information indicating the position of the operation terminal 100 using GPS (Global Positioning System), and transmitting position information and a vehicle ID to the management system 300. The work terminal 100 transmits position information and a vehicle ID to the management system 300, for example, every predetermined period. At this time, it is assumed that the work terminal 100 is previously associated with the transportation vehicle ID. In addition, the operation terminal 100 memorizes the location information and the transportation vehicle ID, for example, in association with the date and time.

The logistics warehouse 400 series includes operation terminals such as computers. The logistics warehouse 400 is the goods distributed to the transportation vehicles 201 and 202 by the management system 300 at a predetermined timing until the scheduled arrival time of the transportation vehicles 201 and 202, and the goods indicating that the logistics warehouse 400 is ready to enter or leave the warehouse are acquired Instructions for the instructions. The logistics warehouse 400 performs (i) preparation for storage of goods or (ii) preparation for distribution of goods to each transportation vehicle 201, 202 so as to keep up with the scheduled arrival time of each transportation vehicle 201, 202. Specifically, in the preparation for storage of goods, an operator and a work vehicle for storing goods into the logistics warehouse 400 according to the inbound and outbound information among the goods being transported by the respective transportation vehicles 201 and 202 are allocated to logistics The predetermined berth of the warehouse 400 is until the time when the transport vehicles 201 and 202 arrive. The logistics warehouse 400 may change the number of berths used for storage, the number of operators, and the number of work vehicles, for example, in accordance with the number of transportation vehicles that store goods. In addition, in the preparation for storage of goods, when the storage goods that have been transported by other transportation vehicles have been placed in the berth, the storage of the placed goods into the logistics warehouse 400 is performed to empty the berth. In addition, during the preparation for the delivery of the goods, until the arrival time of each of the transport vehicles 201 and 202, the preparation for the delivery of the goods according to the information of the storage and withdrawal from the logistics warehouse 400 is performed, and the goods whose delivery preparation has been completed are carried Placed in the processing cargo place corresponding to the predetermined berth of the logistics warehouse 400. Among them, the logistics warehouse 400 is realized by computers such as smart phones, tablet terminals, PCs (Personal Computers), etc. that exchange information with the management system 300.

Among them, the inbound and outbound information includes: the information about the number of goods entering each warehouse 201 and 202 to the logistics warehouse arriving at the destination, or the information about the number of goods leaving the warehouse at the destination. The information about the number of goods refers to, for example, the type of goods and information corresponding to the number of goods of that type.

[2. The specific composition of the logistics system] Next, the specific configuration of the logistics system 10 will be described using FIG. 2.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the logistics system 10 of the embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 2, the logistics system 10 includes a work terminal 100 provided in the transport vehicle 201, a management system 300, and a logistics warehouse 400. The operation terminal 100, the management system 300, and the logistics warehouse 400 can be connected to each other through a communication network (not shown). The communication network may also be a general-purpose network such as the Internet or a dedicated network such as a dedicated loopback.

First, the functional configuration of the work terminal 100 will be described.

The work terminal 100 includes a communication unit 101, a control unit 102, an input reception unit 103, a position detection unit 104, and a display unit 105 as a functional configuration.

The communication unit 101 transmits and receives information with the management system 300. That is, the communication section 101 has a function as a transmission section for transmitting information and a function as a reception section for receiving information. The communication unit 101 outputs the information received by the management system 300 to the control unit 102. In addition, the communication unit 101 transmits the information output by the control unit 102 to the management system 300. The communication unit 101 transmits, for example, first scheduled arrival information about the delivery vehicle 201 scheduled to arrive at the logistics warehouse 400. The communication unit 101 is implemented by a communication IF (Interface, interface) such as a communication module that can be communicatively connected to a communication network.

The control unit 102 executes a predetermined application program, causes the display unit 105 to display a GUI (Graphical User Interface), and causes the communication unit 101 to input the input acceptance unit 103 to the GUI input information received by the driver Transfer to the management system 300. The control unit 102 transmits information indicating that the logistics warehouse selected by the driver to reach the destination next is communicated to the communication unit 101. For example, the control unit 102 causes the communication unit 101 to transmit the first scheduled arrival information to the management system 300 according to the input to the GUI. Among them, the GUI will be detailed later. The first scheduled arrival information includes the time or period when the handling vehicle 201 is scheduled to arrive at the logistics warehouse 400. In addition, the first scheduled arrival information may additionally include in-out information in the logistics warehouse 400 of the handling vehicle 201. The first scheduled arrival information may also be information indicating the current position of the transport vehicle 201. At this time, for example, the management system 300 that has obtained the current position may estimate the time at which the time required to move from the current position to the destination warehouse 400 at the current time is added as the scheduled arrival time. In addition, the first scheduled arrival information may also be the time of the reserved time period (for example, the start time of the reserved time period) determined when the reservation is determined according to the reservation status assigned to the plurality of berths provided in the logistics warehouse 400. In addition, the first scheduled arrival information may be a time when each transport vehicle is preset.

In addition, the control unit 102 periodically obtains the current position of the work terminal 100 detected by the position detection unit 104 (that is, the current position of the transport vehicle 201), and causes the communication unit 101 to display the position information indicating the obtained current position Transfer to the management system 300. In this way, the communication unit 101 regularly transmits location information to the management system 300. The control unit 102 is realized by, for example, a processor and a memory in which programs of predetermined application programs are stored.

The input accepting unit 103 accepts input from the driver and outputs the accepted input to the control unit 102. The input acceptance unit 103 is realized by an input IF (Interface) such as a touch panel, a touch pad, a keyboard, and a mouse.

The position detection unit 104 receives information indicating the position of the work terminal 100 from an artificial satellite including a GPS satellite. That is, the position detection unit 104 detects the current position of the transportation vehicle 201. The position detection unit 104 is realized by, for example, a GPS receiver.

The display unit 105 displays the processing result of the control unit 102. Specifically, the display unit 105 displays the GUI output by the control unit 102. The display unit 105 is realized by, for example, a liquid crystal display, an organic EL display, or the like.

Next, the functional configuration of the management system 300 will be described.

The management system 300 includes a communication unit 301, a control unit 302, a transmission control unit 303, a calculation unit 304, and a determination unit 305 as a functional configuration.

The communication unit 301 transmits and receives information with the operation terminal 100 or the logistics warehouse 400. That is, the communication section 301 has a function as a transmission section for transmitting information, and a function as a reception section for receiving information. The communication unit 301 outputs the information received by the operation terminal 100 or the logistics warehouse 400 to the control unit 302 or the transmission control unit 303. The communication unit 301 receives, for example, the first scheduled arrival information, and outputs the first scheduled arrival information to the control unit 302 and the determination unit 305. In addition, the communication unit 301 receives position information, for example, and outputs the position information to the transmission control unit 303 and the calculation unit 304. In addition, the communication unit 301 transmits the information output by the control unit 302 to the operation terminal 100 or the logistics warehouse 400. The communication unit 301 is realized by a communication IF such as a communication module that can be connected to a communication network.

The control unit 302 obtains the first scheduled arrival information from the work terminal 100 through the communication unit 301. Next, based on the acquired first scheduled arrival information, the control unit 302 generates a plan for storage preparation or storage preparation of the goods in the logistics warehouse 400 (hereinafter referred to as “preparation for storage”), that is, a preparation plan. The prepared preparation plan instructs the logistics warehouse 400 to prepare for storage. In this way, the control unit 302 causes the communication unit 301 to transmit the instruction information indicating the instruction to prepare for storage and delivery to the logistics warehouse 400.

Among them, the preparation plan includes, for example, that the time required for preparation for entry and exit included in the first scheduled arrival information is taken into consideration, and the logistics warehouse 400 is started to enter at a time before the scheduled arrival time based on the first scheduled arrival information before the above time Time information at the time of preparation for delivery.

The preparation for entering and leaving the warehouse is composed of a plurality of preparation projects. The plural preparation engineering department includes, for example, the process of exporting the goods from the logistics warehouse 400, the process of transporting to the place where the goods that have been shipped out are packaged, the process of packing the transported goods, and the packaged goods Moving to the berth, etc.

Among them, the control unit 302 performs the following processing when acquiring the reservation period when the berth of the logistics warehouse 400 has been reserved as the first scheduled arrival information.

First, the control unit 302 calculates the time after (i) the time required for entering and leaving the warehouse, (ii) the time required for the replacement of the transportation vehicle, and (iii) the cumulative marginal time (that is, the predetermined fixed time) (hereinafter referred to as " Detention time").

Next, the control unit 302 causes the communication unit 301 to transmit the reservationable time slot information indicating the time period of the stay time or more to the operation terminal 100 from the berths with the time slot in which the reservation of the goods is not made.

In terms of reservable time slot information, only the scheduled arrival time calculated based on the time required for the in-and-out preparation or the position information of the transport vehicle 201, the time period specified by the operator, and the reservation from the operation terminal 100 Information at the moment of acceptance.

The control unit 302 assumes that the logistics warehouse 400 acquires information indicating the reservation status.

Next, the operation terminal 100, for example, receives the time slot information that can be reserved, displays the time slot selection screen 113 shown in FIG. 7 described later, and transmits the time slot selected by the operator as the first predetermined arrival information.

The transmission control section 303 controls the transmission of the first predetermined arrival information by the communication section 101 of the operation terminal 100. Specifically, the transmission control unit 303 controls the operation by controlling the permission information indicating that the transmission of the first predetermined arrival information by the communication unit 101 is permitted to the operation terminal 100 through the communication unit 301. The communication unit 101 of the terminal 100 transmits the first scheduled arrival information. The transmission control unit 303 obtains the position of the transportation vehicle 201 provided with the operation terminal 100 according to the obtained position information. If the transportation vehicle 201 is located at the position of the logistics warehouse 400 at the destination end obtained by the first predetermined arrival information The communication unit 301 transmits the permission information to the work terminal 100 within a predetermined range based on the reference. In addition, at this time, the communication unit 301 notifies the work terminal 100 of the transport vehicle 201 that the transport vehicle 201 is within a predetermined range. As a result, the work terminal 100 notifies the driver of the information indicating that the transport vehicle 201 is within the predetermined range. For example, the work terminal 100 may display information indicating that the transportation vehicle 201 is within a predetermined range on the display unit 105 in the GUI, or it may be output as sound from a speaker (not shown).

The transmission control unit 303 determines whether the transport vehicle 201 is within a predetermined range based on the position detected by the position detection unit 104 of the work terminal 100, but it is not limited thereto. That is, the determination of whether the transportation vehicle 201 is within the predetermined range may be performed by the position detection unit 104 of the work terminal 100 instead of the transmission control unit 303. At this time, the work terminal 100 transmits the determination result to the management system 300, and the transmission control unit 303 of the management system 300 uses the determination result to determine whether to transmit the permission information. Among them, the function of the transmission control unit 303 may be possessed by the operation terminal 100 instead of the management system 300. At this time, the transmission control unit may control the transmission of the first predetermined arrival information without outputting the permission information.

Among them, the operation terminal 100 does not allow the transmission of the first scheduled arrival information in the state where the permission information is not received, so it is limited to the state where the transmission of the first scheduled arrival information cannot be performed. When the operation terminal 100 receives the permission information, it becomes a state in which the first predetermined arrival information can be transmitted. Specifically, the operation terminal 100 is in a state where the permission information is not received, the button for accepting the transmission of the first scheduled arrival information is not displayed on the GUI, that is, the GUI for transmitting the first scheduled arrival information is not displayed status. In addition, the operation terminal 100 may not transmit the first scheduled arrival information if the input of the key for transmitting the first scheduled arrival information is accepted on the GUI without receiving the permission information, or may not send the message The display or sound is used to notify the error indicating that the message cannot be sent. In addition, if the work terminal 100 is located at a position that is not within a predetermined range, it may also be restricted to a state in which the first scheduled arrival information cannot be transmitted again. That is, the operation terminal 100 may only allow the transmission of the first predetermined arrival information when the operation terminal 100 is located within a predetermined range.

The calculation unit 304 calculates second scheduled arrival information about the planned arrival of the transportation vehicle 201 to the logistics warehouse 400 based on the position of the transportation vehicle 201 detected by the position detection unit 104. The calculation unit 304 specifies a path from the current position of the transport vehicle 201 indicated by the acquired position information to the position of the logistics warehouse 400 at the destination end, and calculates the travel time required to move through the specific path. The calculation unit 304 may calculate the travel time in consideration of whether the specified path is congested. The calculation unit 304 adds the travel time at the current time to calculate the scheduled arrival time of the transportation vehicle 201 to the logistics warehouse 400. The calculation unit 304 outputs the calculated second scheduled arrival information to the determination unit 305.

The determination unit 305 determines whether there is a predetermined difference between the first scheduled arrival information and the second scheduled arrival information. The first scheduled arrival information system indicates the scheduled arrival time selected by the driver in advance, and indicates the time when it becomes a reference for the preparation of entry and exit of goods in the logistics warehouse 400. On the other hand, the second scheduled arrival information indicates the scheduled arrival time calculated based on the time predicted to move from the current position to the destination. Therefore, by comparing the first scheduled arrival information and the second scheduled arrival information, the determination unit 305 can predict that the transportation vehicle 201 arrives at the logistics warehouse 400 earlier than the original scheduled arrival time according to the first scheduled arrival information, or arrives more slowly The logistics warehouse 400, or arrive at the logistics warehouse 400 at a consistent timing. For example, if the determination unit 305 arrives later than the original scheduled arrival time by more than a predetermined time (for example, 20 minutes), it determines that there is a predetermined difference, and if it arrives sooner than the time after the original scheduled arrival time, it is determined that there is no reservation Difference. The determination unit 305 outputs the determination result to the control unit 302.

When the determination part 305 obtains the determination result by the determination part 305 and the determination part 305 determines that there is a predetermined difference, the control part 302 searches for goods that are scheduled for delivery among the goods that have been prepared for delivery by the transport vehicle 201, and are more The vehicle 201 reaches the scheduled second handling vehicle of the logistics warehouse 400 faster. Specifically, in the management system 300, the first scheduled arrival information is obtained from each of the plurality of transport vehicles, so according to the inbound and outbound information included in the first scheduled arrival information, the transport vehicle 201 may be specifically prepared to complete the outbound preparation Among the goods, it is set as the second delivery vehicle of the goods to be delivered (for example, the delivery vehicle 202). In addition, in the management system 300, since position information is acquired from each of the plurality of transportation vehicles, for each of the plurality of transportation vehicles, the time required for the transportation vehicle to move from the current position to the logistics warehouse 400 is calculated, thereby calculating the transportation vehicle's Second scheduled arrival information. Therefore, in the management system 300, it is possible to search for a predetermined transportation vehicle 202 that reaches the logistics warehouse 400 faster than the transportation vehicle 201. If there is a second transportation vehicle, the control unit 302 sets the goods prepared for delivery out of the transportation vehicles 202 as the goods scheduled for delivery, and distributes them as preparations for the transportation vehicle 202 identified by the search. The control unit 302 uses the second scheduled arrival information to specify the second conveyance vehicle that is scheduled to arrive at the logistics warehouse 400 faster than the conveyance vehicle 201 is scheduled. However, the first scheduled arrival information may be used instead of being limited to this.

Among them, each of the control unit 302, the transmission control unit 303, the calculation unit 304, and the determination unit 305 is realized by, for example, a processor and a memory in which a predetermined program is stored. Among them, each of the control unit 302, the transmission control unit 303, the calculation unit 304, and the determination unit 305 may be constituted by a common processor and memory, or may be constituted by an independent processor and memory.

Next, the functional configuration of the logistics warehouse 400 will be described.

The logistics warehouse 400 includes a communication unit 401, a control unit 402, and a monitoring unit 403 as a functional configuration.

The communication unit 401 transmits and receives information with the management system 300. That is, the communication section 401 has a function as a transmission section for transmitting information, and a function as a reception section for receiving information. The communication unit 401 outputs the information received by the management system 300 to the control unit 402. In addition, the communication unit 401 transmits the information output by the control unit 402 or the monitoring unit 403 to the management system 300. The communication unit 401 is, for example, the management system 300 receives instruction information indicating an instruction to prepare for storage. The communication unit 401 transmits, for example, delay information indicating preparation delay from the preparation plan output by the monitoring unit 403 to the management system 300. The communication unit 401 is implemented by a communication IF (Interface, interface) such as a communication module that can be connected to a communication network.

The control unit 402 starts preparations for entering and leaving the logistics warehouse 400 based on the instruction information received by the communication unit 401. Specifically, the control unit 402 displays on the display device an instruction to prepare the goods to be distributed to each of the transport vehicles 201 and 202 and the goods to be put in or out of the logistics warehouse 400 until the scheduled arrival time of the transport vehicles 201 and 202. In this way, the operation performed by the operator of the logistics warehouse 400 is promoted. In addition, the control unit 402 may also control the transportation device, the transfer device, the stacking robot (Palletizing Robot) and other machines of the logistics warehouse 400 to discharge the goods distributed to the transportation vehicles 201 and 202.

The monitoring unit 403 monitors the progress of the preparation plan in the logistics warehouse 400. Specifically, the monitoring unit 403 may, if the logistics warehouse 400 removes a plurality of goods, by detecting at which machine the goods to be operated by each machine controlled by the control unit 402 are operated, or the goods to be operated In order to prepare a few of the multiple goods in the plan, monitor the progress of the plan. In addition, the monitoring unit 403 may also use the information of the terminal (not shown) held by the operator to detect the cargo of the operator as the target of the operation to monitor the progress of the preparation plan. In addition, at this time, the monitoring unit 403 may also use the information obtained by the operator by inputting the information indicating the preparation of the completed goods in the input device (not shown) of the logistics warehouse 400 at the stage where the operator completes the preparation of the goods. The proportion of the prepared goods among the plurality of goods shipped out of the warehouse is monitored as the progress of the preparation plan.

When the monitoring unit 403 detects a preparation delay from the preparation plan, it causes the communication unit 401 to transmit delay information indicating the delay to the management system 300. At this time, in the management system 300, the communication unit 301 notifies the transportation vehicle 201 of the delay information if it receives the delay information. The monitoring unit 403 may, for each index regarding the time estimated to be required for one inbound and outbound preparation, each requirement for one or more of the preparatory works that are estimated to have been completed among the plural inbound preparations included in the inbound and outbound preparation The ratio of the accumulated value of the time index is calculated as the progress rate. One-time storage preparation refers to, for example, when there is a plurality of storage and ordering orders for one transportation vehicle, preparations for the storage and removal of all goods ordered in and out of storage. Here, the time required for the preparation for one entry and exit and the time required for each preparation process estimated to be one or more are respectively predetermined times. For example, these times may be the time memorized by each of the pre-measurement of one-time storage preparation and one or more preparation projects. In addition, the time required for the one-time warehouse preparation is estimated to be equal to the total value of the time required for each of the complex preparation projects that constitute the warehouse preparation.

The monitoring unit 403 regularly updates the progress rate. The monitoring unit 403 may, for example, calculate the rate of change of the calculated progress rate increase, and predict the time required for the progress rate to become 100% based on the calculated rate of change, thereby predicting the time when the preparation for storage is completed. The monitoring unit 403 detects the preparation delay from the preparation plan by detecting that the time when the preparation for entering and leaving the warehouse is completed is later than the scheduled arrival time when the transport vehicle 201 arrives at the logistics warehouse 400 according to the first scheduled arrival information.

The indicator of time may refer to time or to the project that becomes the benchmark. If the project that becomes the benchmark is set as an indicator of time, for example, when the first project is used as the benchmark, if the second project requires twice the time of the first project, the second project department can be set as the first project to be the second project Works.

The delay information may also include the time when the logistics warehouse 400 can accept the arrival of the handling vehicle 201. In addition, the delay information may include other logistics warehouses located within a predetermined distance from the current position of the transport vehicle 201 detected by the position detection unit 104. In addition, the delay information may also include the estimated arrival time of the delivery vehicle 201 arriving at the logistics warehouse 400 according to the first predetermined arrival information, which is predicted to be consumed until the preparation for entry and exit due to the delay detected by the monitoring unit 403 is completed delay.

Among them, each of the control unit 402 and the monitoring unit 403 is realized by, for example, a processor and a memory that stores a predetermined program. Among them, each of the control unit 402 and the monitoring unit 403 may be constituted by a common processor and memory, or may be constituted by an independent processor and memory.

[3. Action] Next, the operation of the logistics system 10 will be described using FIG. 3. In the description of the operation, specific examples of FIGS. 4 to 11 will be described.

FIG. 3 is a sequence diagram showing the operation of the logistics system 10 of the embodiment.

First, in the work terminal 100 equipped with the transport vehicle 201, the driver accepts a planned plan indicating the arrival of the logistics warehouse at the destination (S101). The operation terminal 100 accepts the delivery plan by, for example, receiving the delivery operation information from the management system 300. For example, by this means, the operation terminal 100 displays the distribution information screen 111 indicating the distribution operation information as shown in FIG. 4 on the display unit 105. The distribution information screen 111 is to display and display the distribution destination indicating the arrival destination of a plurality of logistics warehouses, the distribution order of the distribution warehouse to the destination destination, and the distribution status indicating whether the distribution warehouse has already delivered or received at the destination destination. Among them, the operator terminal 100 may directly accept an input indicating that the logistics warehouse has arrived at the destination end by the driver, thereby accepting a predetermined plan.

Next, the work terminal 100 of the transport vehicle 201 detects the current position of the transport vehicle 201, and transmits position information indicating the detected current position to the management system 300 (S102). The work terminal 100 repeatedly transmits the location information and the vehicle ID to the management system 300 every predetermined period.

The management system 300 receives the position information and determines whether the current position of the transport vehicle 201 indicated by the received position information is within a predetermined range (S103).

If the management system 300 determines that the current position of the transportation vehicle 201 is within a predetermined range (Yes in S103), it transmits information indicating that the transportation vehicle 201 is within the predetermined range and permission information to the transportation vehicle 201 (S104).

On the other hand, if the management system 300 determines that the current position of the transport vehicle 201 is not within the predetermined range (No in S103), iterates from step S103 to the position indicated by the position information detected in step S102 which is repeated It is determined in step S103 that it is within the predetermined range.

A specific example of this processing will be described using FIG. 5. FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a map 500 showing the positional relationship between the current position of the transportation vehicle and the positions 501 and 502 of the plural logistics warehouses.

In FIG. 5, the map 500 shows the past position 521 and the present position 522 of the transportation vehicle 201, the position 501 of the logistics warehouse 400, the position 502 of the other logistics warehouse, the predetermined range 511, and the predetermined range 512. The predetermined range 511 is a range defined by a circle of radius R1 using the position 501 as a reference. The predetermined range 512 is a range defined by a circle of radius R1 using the position 502 as a reference. Among them, the predetermined ranges 511 and 512 are not limited to the range defined by the circle of radius R1, but may also be the range defined by the distance in the path (road) which becomes the reference position, or may be along the road The range defined by the shape. In addition, the size of the predetermined ranges 511 and 512 may be changed according to the number of goods allocated to the transportation vehicle and/or logistics warehouse. For example, the size of the predetermined ranges 511 and 512 can also be changed in such a way that the larger the number of goods, the larger the number.

For example, if the management system 300 is located at the position 521, since the position 521 is not within the predetermined range 511 based on the position 501 of the logistics warehouse 400 as the destination, it is determined as No in step S103. On the other hand, if the management system 300 is located at the position 522 due to the movement of the transport vehicle 201 and approaching the logistics warehouse 400, since the position 522 is within the predetermined range 511, it is determined as Yes in step S103. Accordingly, the management system 300 transmits the information indicating that the transportation vehicle 201 is within the predetermined range 511 and the permission information to the work terminal 100 of the transportation vehicle 201.

As a result, as shown in FIG. 6, the work terminal 100 displays a reservation-available screen 112 indicating that the transmission of the first scheduled arrival information has been permitted on the display unit 105 together with the information indicating that it has approached the logistics warehouse 400 (S105).

The following uses FIG. 6 to FIG. 9 to describe an example of the GUI used to transmit the first predetermined arrival information displayed on the work terminal 100.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a reservation-capable screen according to the embodiment. The work terminal 100 can display the reservation-available screen 112 as a GUI on the display unit 105, and can reserve the berth of the logistics warehouse 400 that arrives at the destination first or next. That is, the operation terminal 100 can display a GUI that accepts input for transmitting the first predetermined arrival information.

When the "reservation" button is pressed on the reservation-available screen 112, the work terminal 100 displays a period selection screen 113 for selecting a reservation period on the display unit 105 as shown in FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a period selection screen of the embodiment.

However, the time slot selection screen 113 may also be formed as a screen that only presents a time slot that can accept berth reservations. That is, when the operation terminal 100 displays the time slot selection screen 113 on the display unit 105, it can also confirm the reservation status of the plurality of berths of the logistics warehouse 400 to the logistics warehouse 400 by communicating with the management system 300 in advance. Remind the time slot that has not been reserved in the reservation status. Among them, if the berth is a berth for storage, a berth for storage, a berth with a preset cargo type, etc., and a berth is pre-allocated for each specific condition, it may also be suggested that the scheduled delivery by the transport vehicle 201 is related to the specific condition There are periods of unreserved berths among the same berths.

Next, if one time period is selected from the plural time periods on the time period selection screen 113, the work terminal 100 displays a determination screen 114 for determining the selected time period on the display unit 105 as shown in FIG. . FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of the confirmation screen of the embodiment.

After that, if the "OK" button is pressed on the confirmation screen 114, the work terminal 100 is shown in FIG. 9 and will show information indicating that the time slot for which the reservation has been selected is confirmed, and indicating that the reservation has been made. The berth number confirmation screen 115 of the berth number is displayed on the display unit 105. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of the confirmation screen of the embodiment.

At this time, based on the input made in the explanations in FIGS. 6 to 9, the operation terminal 100 uses the information indicating that it is scheduled to arrive at the logistics warehouse 400 during the period of “13:00 to 14:00” as the first scheduled arrival The information is sent (S106). Finally, if the operation terminal 100 presses the "OK" button on the confirmation screen 115, the display of the GUI for accepting the first scheduled arrival information is ended.

However, if the transport vehicle 201 is located within a predetermined range of pluralities based on the position of the plural logistics warehouse 400, that is, if it is within a range common to the plural predetermined warehouses of the plural logistics warehouse 400, the operation terminal 100 The system can transmit the first predetermined arrival information to the plurality of logistics warehouses 400 respectively. At this time, for example, as shown in the reservation list screen 116 shown in FIG. 10, the work terminal 100 may display the list of screens with reservations completed on the display unit 105 by transmitting the first scheduled arrival information. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of the reservation list screen of the embodiment.

Among them, if one of the delivery information screens 111 of FIG. 4 is selected by touch, the work terminal 100 may also display the reservation screen 117 shown in FIG. 11 on the display unit 105. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a reservation screen in the embodiment.

If the work terminal 100 selects one of the delivery information screens 111 by touch, the transport vehicle 201 may be within the predetermined range 511, and the reservation screen 117 may be displayed on the display unit 105. If the transport vehicle 201 does not If it is within the predetermined range 511, the reservation screen 117 is not displayed on the display unit 105. In addition, the work terminal 100 may display the reservation screen 117 on the display unit 105 regardless of whether it is located within or not within the predetermined range 511. At this time, the work terminal 100 may also be controlled to: if the transportation vehicle 201 is within the predetermined range 511, accept the input to the "parking reservation" button on the reservation screen 117, and if the transportation vehicle 201 is not within the predetermined range 511, then reserve Screen 117 does not accept input to the "berth reservation" button. If the work terminal 100 does not accept the input of the "berth reservation" button, the "berth reservation" button may not be displayed, or may be grayed out for display.

If the management system 300 receives the first scheduled arrival information, the management system 300 generates a plan for preparing the goods in and out of the logistics warehouse 400 based on the obtained first scheduled arrival information (S107).

Next, the management system 300 transmits the instruction information indicating the instruction to prepare the warehouse for delivery to the logistics warehouse 400, so as to instruct the warehouse for warehouse 400 to prepare for delivery in accordance with the prepared preparation plan (S108).

The logistics warehouse 400 starts preparations for storage in and out of the logistics warehouse 400 based on the received instruction information (S109).

The logistics warehouse 400 monitors the progress of the preparation plan in the logistics warehouse 400 (S110), and detects whether there is a preparation delay from the preparation plan (S111).

If the logistics warehouse 400 detects a preparation delay from the preparation plan (Yes in S111), it transmits the delay information to the management system 300 (S112).

On the other hand, if the logistics warehouse 400 does not detect the preparation delay from the preparation plan (No in S111), the progress monitoring of step S110 is repeated until the preparations for storage and delivery are completed. Among them, if the preparation for entering and leaving the warehouse is completed without delay, the process is ended.

If the management system 300 receives the delay information, it notifies by sending the delay information to the handling vehicle 201 (S113).

When the operation terminal 100 receives the delay information, as shown in FIG. 12, the delay information is output by displaying a delay notification screen 118 indicating the delay information (S114). Among them, the operation terminal 100 can also output the delay information by voice. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a delay notification screen of the embodiment.

The delay notification screen 118 includes: information indicating that preparation delay from the preparation plan has occurred, how much delay time is from the scheduled arrival time, scheduled arrival time, berth reservation period, and unloading or loading in the reserved berth The job period of the job, etc. Among them, the operating time period is the time period that is consistent with the time period reserved by the berth if there is no delay time. If there is a delay time, the time period reserved by the berth becomes a time period staggered by the time period corresponding to the delay time. In addition to the illustration, the delay notification screen 118 may include the time when the logistics warehouse 400 can accept the arrival of the transportation vehicle 201, or may include the current position of the transportation vehicle 201 detected by the position detection unit 104 as a predetermined Other logistics warehouses within the distance. In the case of other logistics warehouses, if it is the situation in FIG. 5, if the logistics warehouse shown at the position 502 on the map 500 is included in the distribution information, information prompting the distribution priority of the logistics warehouse may also be prompted. When the work terminal 100 accepts the input of the "change" button on the delay notification screen 118, that is, it accepts the change of the berth reservation period. In addition, when the operation terminal 100 accepts the input of the "cancel" button on the delay notification screen 118, it accepts the cancellation of the berth reservation.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 13, the work terminal 100 may display the reservation change screen 119 for accepting the change or cancellation of the berth reservation on the display unit 105. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a reservation change screen of the embodiment.

If the input of the “change” key is accepted in FIG. 12 or FIG. 13, the work terminal 100 may display the time period selection screen 113 shown in FIG. 7 on the display unit 105 to accept the change of the time period. When accepting the change or cancellation of the time slot until the berth reservation is made, the work terminal 100 may display the change reason screen 120 shown in FIG. 14 on the display unit 105 to accept the input of the change reason. FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of a change reason screen of the embodiment.

Next, using FIG. 15, the distribution exchange process in the logistics system 10 will be described.

15 is a sequence diagram showing an example of distribution exchange processing in the logistics system of the embodiment.

The delivery exchange process is performed in the sequence in the operation of the logistics system 10 described in FIG. 3 at the end of the instruction (S108) for the preparation of the warehouse entry and exit of the management system 300.

At this time, the work terminal 100 of the transport vehicle 201 continues to repeatedly transmit the position information of the transport vehicle 201 to the management system 300 (S121).

The management system 300 receives the position information from the transport vehicle 201, and calculates the second predetermined arrival information based on the position of the transport vehicle 201 (S122).

The management system 300 compares the first scheduled arrival information and the second scheduled arrival information to determine whether there is a scheduled difference between the first scheduled arrival information and the second scheduled arrival information (S123).

If the management system 300 determines that there is a predetermined difference (Yes in S123), it searches for the goods that are scheduled for delivery among the goods that have been prepared for delivery by the transportation vehicle 201, and the reservation is faster than the transportation vehicle 201 The second handling vehicle that reaches the logistics warehouse 400 (S124).

On the other hand, if the management system 300 determines that there is no predetermined difference (No in S123), it repeatedly calculates the second predetermined arrival information according to the position indicated by the position information detected in step S121 that is repeated, and Based on the newly calculated second scheduled arrival information and the first scheduled arrival information, step S123 is repeated until it is determined that there is a scheduled difference. Among them, if it is continuously determined that there is no predetermined difference, and if it becomes the original scheduled arrival time in the first scheduled arrival information, the iterative process performed here ends.

If the management system 300 determines in step S124 that there is a second transportation vehicle (Yes in S124), it transmits distribution information indicating an instruction to distribute at least a part of the goods to the second transportation vehicle to the logistics warehouse 400 (S125).

On the other hand, if the management system 300 determines that there is no second transfer vehicle (No in S124), the process ends. However, the management system 300 may repeatedly perform the determination of step S124 without ending the processing at this time. If the management system 300 repeats the determination in step S124, the determination in step S124 continues to be No, and if it becomes the original scheduled arrival time in the first scheduled arrival information, the repeat processing performed here ends.

If the logistics warehouse 400 receives the distribution information, it distributes the goods to the second handling vehicle according to the distribution information (S126).

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an example of the information on the entry and exit of articles that are scheduled to be entered and exited in the logistics warehouse 400 for each transportation vehicle. Among them, in FIG. 16, information about the items that have been discharged from the logistics warehouse 400 is displayed. In addition, the inbound and outbound information shown in FIG. 16 is not included, but the inbound and outbound information may also include the time required for the operation of being predicted to be inbound and outbound and the time required for preparation for inbound and outbound warehouses.

In the example of the in-out information in FIG. 16, the transportation vehicle 201 is scheduled to be loaded with three items a and two items b by the logistics warehouse 400. Therefore, in the logistics warehouse 400, until the initial scheduled arrival time, preparations are made to remove three articles a and two articles b. However, since it is detected that the transport vehicle 201 is significantly delayed from the original scheduled arrival time, in the management system 300, the transport vehicle 202 that is scheduled to load two items b in the logistics warehouse 400 similarly to the transport vehicle 201 is scheduled to transport The vehicle 201 first arrives at the logistics warehouse 400, and the distribution of the two articles b prepared for the transportation vehicle 201 for the transportation vehicle 202 is completed. This makes it possible to efficiently prepare for the two articles b out of the warehouse.

[4. Effects, etc.] With the logistics system 10 of the present embodiment, if the preparation plan for the first scheduled arrival information from the transportation vehicle 201 scheduled to arrive at the logistics warehouse 400 is delayed, the transportation vehicle 201 can be driven by notifying the transportation vehicle 201 of the delayed information The staff informs the logistics warehouse 400 that the preparation of the handling vehicle 201 has been delayed. By this, for example, the driver can be urged to consider the delay from the preparation of the preparation plan and effectively use the time until the logistics warehouse 400 is reached. Therefore, the time during which the transportation vehicle 201 stands by in the logistics warehouse 400 can be reduced, and the number of transportation vehicles standing by in the logistics warehouse 400 can be reduced.

In addition, in the logistics system 10 of the present embodiment, if the position detection unit 104 detects that the transportation vehicle 201 is within a predetermined range 511 based on the position 501 of the logistics warehouse 400, (i) the management system 300 The work terminal 100 of 201 notifies the transportation vehicle 201 that it is within the predetermined range 511, (ii) the transmission control unit 303 permits the transmission of the first predetermined arrival information by the work terminal 100.

In this way, since the delivery vehicle 201 is approaching the predetermined range 511 of the logistics warehouse 400, the first scheduled arrival information in the work terminal 100 of the transportation vehicle 201 is permitted to be transmitted, so the logistics warehouse 400 can obtain the transportation vehicle 201 is the scheduled arrival time with better accuracy. Therefore, the time until the preparation for the transportation vehicle 201 is completed can be accurately matched with the scheduled arrival time of the transportation vehicle 201. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the waiting time of the transportation vehicle 201 in the logistics warehouse 400. In addition, since the operation of immediately transferring the goods prepared in the logistics warehouse 400 to the transport vehicle 201 can be started, the space for preparing the completed goods placed in the logistics warehouse 400 can be reduced.

In addition, in the logistics system 10 of the present embodiment, if the transportation vehicle 201 is scheduled to arrive at the logistics warehouse 400 by the first scheduled arrival information, it is determined that the transportation vehicle 201 is scheduled to arrive at the logistics warehouse 400 based on the current position of the transportation vehicle 201 When it slows down, at least a part of the goods that have been prepared for delivery of the transportation vehicle 201 in the logistics warehouse 400 is allocated as preparations for the predetermined transportation vehicle 202 that arrives in the logistics warehouse 400 earlier than the transportation vehicle 201 . Therefore, it is possible to start at least a part of the finished goods for the delivery of the transportation vehicle 201, and even if the transportation vehicle 201 does not arrive, the operation of transferring to the transportation vehicle 202 if the transportation vehicle 202 arrives. Therefore, according to the positions of the conveyance vehicles 201 and 202, the allocation of the conveyance vehicles that have prepared the finished goods conveyance is changed, whereby the outbound preparation can be efficiently performed.

In addition, in the logistics system 10 of this embodiment, the delay information includes the time when the logistics warehouse 400 can accept the arrival of the transport vehicle 201. Therefore, the driver of the transportation vehicle 201 can be urged to use the time effectively until an acceptable time, and the time that the transportation vehicle 201 stands by in the logistics warehouse 400 can be reduced.

In addition, in the logistics system 10 of the present embodiment, the delay information includes other logistics warehouses located within a predetermined distance from the current position of the transport vehicle 201 detected by the position detection unit 104. Therefore, the driver of the transportation vehicle 201 can be urged to give priority to other logistics warehouses located near the transportation vehicle 201, and the waiting time of the transportation vehicle 201 in the logistics warehouse 400 can be reduced.

In addition, in the logistics system 10 of the present embodiment, the delay information includes the scheduled arrival time when the transportation vehicle 201 arrives at the logistics warehouse 400 according to the first scheduled arrival information, and it is estimated that it is consumed until the preparation due to the delay is completed delay. Therefore, since the driver of the transportation vehicle 201 can be notified of the time taken until the logistics warehouse 400 is acceptable, the effective use of the time until the acceptable time can be urged, and the waiting time of the transportation vehicle 201 in the logistics warehouse 400 can be reduced time.

[5. Modification] In the above-mentioned embodiment, if the determination unit 305 arrives sooner than the time after the predetermined time of the original scheduled arrival time, the system determines that there is no predetermined difference, but it is not limited to this. At this time, the determining unit 305 may also determine that there is a predetermined difference if it arrives at a predetermined time (for example, 10 minutes) faster than the original scheduled arrival time, and if it arrives within the time range of the predetermined time before and after the original scheduled arrival time , It is determined that there is no predetermined difference. The determination unit 305 outputs the determination result to the control unit 302.

If the determination part 305 obtains the determination result by the determination part 305 and the determination part 305 determines that there is a predetermined difference, the search part 302 searches for the goods that the transportation vehicle 201 is scheduled to be delivered and arrives at the logistics warehouse later than the transportation vehicle 201. The second handling vehicle of 400 prepares the finished goods for export. Specifically, in the management system 300, since the first scheduled arrival information is acquired by each of the plurality of transport vehicles, the transport vehicle 201 can be specified as the scheduled delivery cargo based on the inbound and outbound information included in the first scheduled arrival information, And for the second transportation vehicle (for example, transportation vehicle 202) scheduled to arrive at the logistics warehouse 400 later than the transportation vehicle 201, ready-made goods are prepared for delivery. In addition, in the management system 300, since the position information is obtained from each of the plurality of transportation vehicles, for each of the plurality of transportation vehicles, the transportation vehicle can be calculated by calculating the time required for the transportation vehicle to move from the current position to the logistics warehouse 400 The second scheduled arrival information. Therefore, in the management system 300, it is possible to search for the transportation vehicle 202 scheduled to arrive at the logistics warehouse 400 later than the transportation vehicle 201. The control unit 302 allocates the cargo as the transport vehicle if there is a cargo that the transport vehicle 201 is scheduled to deliver and the second transport vehicle that arrives later than the transport vehicle 201 to the logistics warehouse 400 prepares the finished goods for delivery. Preparations for 201.

(Other embodiments) The above describes the logistics system of the present invention based on the embodiments. However, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. As long as it does not deviate from the gist of the present invention, various modifications made by those skilled in the art who are familiar with the art in the above-mentioned embodiments, or a combination of a plurality of components described above and constructed by the above-described embodiments are also included in the scope of the present invention .

The functional blocks included in the operation terminal 100, the management system 300, and the logistics warehouse 400 in the logistics system of the above-mentioned embodiment are not limited to the diagrams shown in FIG. 2, but are included in the entire logistics system 10 , Can also be included in any machine. [Industry availability]

The present invention is useful as a logistics system and a logistics method that can reduce the waiting time of transportation vehicles in a logistics warehouse and can reduce the number of transportation vehicles that are waiting in a logistics warehouse.

10: Logistics system 100: operating terminal 101: Ministry of Communications 102: Control Department 103: Input acceptance department 104: Position detection department 105: Display 111: Delivery information screen 112: Appointment screen 113: Time frame selection screen 114: OK screen 115: Confirmation screen 116: Reservation list screen 117: Reservation screen 118: Delay notification screen 119: Appointment change screen 120: Change reason screen 201, 202: Handling vehicles 300: Management system 301: Ministry of Communications 302: Control Department 303: Transmission Control Department 304: Calculation Department 305: Judgment Department 400: logistics warehouse 401: Ministry of Communications 402: Control Department 403: Monitoring Department 500: map 501, 502: Location 511, 512: predetermined range 521,522: location R1: radius

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an outline of the configuration of a logistics system of an embodiment. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of the logistics system of the embodiment. Fig. 3 is a sequence diagram showing the operation of the logistics system of the embodiment. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a distribution operation information screen of the embodiment. FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing a map showing the positional relationship between the current position of the transportation vehicle and the positions of the plural logistics warehouses. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a reservation-capable screen according to the embodiment. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a period selection screen of the embodiment. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of the confirmation screen of the embodiment. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of the confirmation screen of the embodiment. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of the reservation list screen of the embodiment. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a reservation screen in the embodiment. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a delay notification screen of the embodiment. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a reservation change screen of the embodiment. FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of a change reason screen of the embodiment. 15 is a sequence diagram showing an example of distribution exchange processing in the logistics system of the embodiment. FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an example of the information on the entry and exit of articles that are scheduled to be entered and exited in the logistics warehouse for each transportation vehicle.

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Claims (7)

A logistics system, which is equipped with a logistics warehouse for storing goods, and a logistics system that transports goods by a plurality of transportation vehicles, which is equipped with: The control unit obtains first scheduled arrival information about the first transportation vehicle among the plurality of transportation vehicles that is scheduled to arrive at the logistics warehouse, and generates inbound or outbound goods in the logistics warehouse based on the first scheduled arrival information The prepared plan is the prepared plan, and in accordance with the aforementioned prepared plan, the aforementioned preparation is instructed to the aforementioned logistics warehouse; The monitoring department monitors the progress of the aforementioned preparation plan in the aforementioned logistics warehouse; and The notification unit detects the delay of the preparation from the preparation plan by the monitoring unit, and notifies the delay information to the first transport vehicle. For example, the logistics system of item 1 of the patent application scope, which additionally has: The sending part, which is installed in the first transport vehicle and transmits the first scheduled arrival information; The receiving part receives the first predetermined arrival information sent by the sending part; A position detection unit that detects the position of the first transport vehicle; and The transmission control part, which controls the transmission of the first predetermined arrival information by the transmission part, If the position detection unit detects that the first transport vehicle is within a predetermined range based on the position of the logistics warehouse, (i) The notification unit notifies the first transportation vehicle that the first transportation vehicle is within the predetermined range, (ii) The transmission control unit permits the transmission of the first predetermined arrival information by the transmission unit. For example, the logistics system of item 1 of the patent application scope, which additionally has: A calculation unit, which calculates second scheduled arrival information about the first transportation vehicle scheduled to arrive at the logistics warehouse based on the current position of the first transportation vehicle; and The determination unit determines whether there is a predetermined difference between the first scheduled arrival information and the second scheduled arrival information, If the control unit determines that the predetermined difference is determined by the determination unit, it searches for the goods included in the scheduled delivery among the goods prepared for the first delivery vehicle for the outbound delivery, and the predetermined The first transportation vehicle arrives at the second transportation vehicle of the logistics warehouse relatively quickly. If the second transportation vehicle exists, the goods that have been prepared for delivery out of the warehouse are set as the goods to be delivered to the second transportation vehicle To the second transport vehicle. As for the logistics system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, the notification unit notifies the logistics warehouse of the time when the first delivery vehicle can accept the arrival time as the delay information. For the logistics system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, the notification unit will notify other logistics warehouses located within a predetermined distance from the current position of the first handling vehicle as the aforementioned delay information . As for the logistics system according to any one of the first to third patent application scopes, wherein the notification part is expected to arrive at the scheduled arrival time of the first delivery vehicle according to the first scheduled arrival information to the logistics warehouse The delay time until the completion of the preparation due to the delay is notified as the delay information. A logistics method, which is a logistics method provided by a logistics system equipped with a logistics warehouse for storing goods and transporting goods by a plurality of transportation vehicles, Obtain first scheduled arrival information about the first transportation vehicle among the plurality of transportation vehicles scheduled to arrive at the logistics warehouse, Based on the aforementioned first scheduled arrival information, a preparation plan for the inbound or outbound storage of the goods in the aforementioned logistics warehouse is generated, that is, a preparation plan, According to the aforementioned preparation plan, instruct the aforementioned preparation to the aforementioned logistics warehouse, Monitor the progress of the aforementioned preparation plan in the aforementioned logistics warehouse, If a delay in the preparation from the preparation plan is detected, delay information is notified to the first transport vehicle.

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