WO2014075620A1 - Method and device for processing an order - Google Patents

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WO2014075620A1
WO2014075620A1 PCT/CN2013/087160 CN2013087160W WO2014075620A1 WO 2014075620 A1 WO2014075620 A1 WO 2014075620A1 CN 2013087160 W CN2013087160 W CN 2013087160W WO 2014075620 A1 WO2014075620 A1 WO 2014075620A1
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Yufeng GAO
Gubin YAO
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  • the present invention relates to a method and a device for processing an order.
  • the production process of the order is a process that a picker takes items off a picking storage position in the warehouse and then sends them to a checking area for checking and packaging.
  • the storage positions in the warehouse may be divided into picking storage positions and restocking storage positions.
  • a picking storage position is an area for directly picking items, similar to product shelves in a supermarket. The picker can pick items directly from said area.
  • a restocking storage position is similar to an area where full boxes of items are stacked above the item shelves in a supermarket, from which the picker cannot pick items directly. If the quantities at the picking position are not enough, a tally clerk is required to move in time full boxes of items to a picking area.
  • the process of moving items from the restocking storage positions to the picking storage positions is a replenishing process.
  • the process of sending the order to the warehouse occurs in real time, production is correspondingly conducted in real time in the warehouse, including a process of locating the order, which is generally completed by a warehouse management system WMS.
  • WMS Warehouse Management System
  • WMS is a business system commonly used in a company providing logistics services, and covers business processes of stock in and out, and operations inside a warehouse, etc., and realizes a fine management of items in the warehouse through coordination of respective operations.
  • the WMS system In daily operations of a warehouse, if the stocks at the picking storage position cannot meet the quantity requirement of a client's order, the WMS system will generate an urgent restocking task for replenishing from the restocking storage position to the picking storage position of the warehouse.
  • the packages upon the completion of production (i.e., the completion of packaging), are stored temporarily in the warehouse or a certain specific area of a sorting center. Distribution vehicles will deliver packages to distribution sites at several time points every day, and then the distribution sites will deliver them to clients, completing a complete production process of the order.
  • the locations of respective items in an order at the picking storage position in the warehouse are determined.
  • the WMS system will automatically generate a task for replenishing from the restocking storage position to the picking storage position, and the tally clerk in the warehouse will move the items from the restocking storage position to the picking storage position. Then, the WMS locates again, and at this time, the quantities of items at the respective picking storage positions all meet the requirement of the client-ordered quantities in the order, so that a successful locating process is achieved.
  • the WMS assigns a picking task to indicate to the tally clerk the picking storage position and the items to be picked. Since sufficient items are guaranteed at the picking storage position in the case of a successful locating process, the tally clerk can pick items successfully , thereby completing the production of the order.
  • the items not delivered in the same day will be stored temporarily in temporary storage areas in the warehouse. According to the practices in the prior art, when there are large amount of items not delivered in the same day, the temporary storage areas will occupy a lot of warehouse resources.
  • the present invention provides a method and a device for processing an order which facilitates reducing the occupation of warehouse resources by temporary storage areas.
  • a method for processing an order is provided.
  • Such a method for processing an order of the present invention comprises: setting a locating time of an order corresponding to a distribution site according to a production period of the distribution site; setting a production time of the order according to the production period of the distribution site; when the locating time comes, starting to locate the received order; and when the production time of the order comes, starting to assign a picking task according to the locating result of the order.
  • the production time of the order is within the production period of the distribution site.
  • a device for processing an order is provided.
  • Such a device for processing an order of the present invention comprises: a storing module for storing a locating time and a production time of an order; a locating module for starting to locate a received order when the locating time comes; and an assigning module for starting to assign a picking task according to the locating result of the order when the production time of the order comes.
  • the device further comprises a setting module for setting a locating time of the order corresponding to the distribution site according to the production period of the distribution site.
  • the setting module is also used for setting the production time of the order to be within the production period of the distribution site.
  • a method for processing an order is provided.
  • Such a method for processing an order of the present invention comprises: setting a time for receiving an order by a warehouse according to a production period of a distribution site; when the time for receiving the order by the warehouse comes, starting to locate the order sent to the warehouse and assign a picking task.
  • a device for processing an order is provided.
  • Such a device for processing an order of the present invention comprises: a storage module for storing a time for receiving an order by a warehouse; a locating and production module for starting to locate the order sent to the warehouse and assign a picking task when the time for receiving the order by the warehouse comes.
  • the device further comprises a setting module for setting the time for receiving the order by the warehouse according to a production period of a distribution site.
  • locating and production are conducted according to the set locating time and production time, thus avoiding a so-called untimely production and facilitating reduction of the time period for storing items in a temporary storage area, such that the items in the temporary storage areas can be transported away as quickly as possible, whereby the amount of items is reduced in the temporary storage areas and less warehouse resources are occupied by the temporary storage areas.
  • Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of one flow of a method for processing an order according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of basic steps of another method for processing an order according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of a basic structure of a device for processing an order according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of a basic structure of another device for processing an order according to an embodiment of the present invention. Detailed Embodiments of the Invention
  • a locating time of an order corresponding to a distribution site is set according to a production period of the distribution site; and a production time of the order is set according to the production period of the distribution site.
  • a locating process is started for a received order, and when the production time of the order comes, a picking task starts to be assigned according to the locating result of the order.
  • Said method can be implemented according to the steps as shown in Fig. 1.
  • Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of one flow of a method for processing an order according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • step S 14 determines whether the current time is a preset locating time of the order; if not, it is deemed that the locating process cannot be conducted, and so it waits until the locating time of the order comes, at which time said order starts to be located (step S 15).
  • the locating process in step S 15 comprises a possible process in which an urgent replenishment is required during a locating process, and thus a restocking task is generated, and then the locating process is performed after the completion of the restocking task.
  • step S I 6 After the completion of the locating process, it is determined whether a picking task can be assigned (step S I 6).
  • the basis for determination herein is to see whether the current time is the preset production time of the order; if not, it is deemed that the picking task cannot be assigned, and then it waits until the production time of the order comes, at which time the picking task starts to be assigned according to the locating result of step S I 5, and the production of the order is then conducted.
  • the use of the above method according to the embodiment of the present invention facilitates reduction of the time period for storing items in the temporary storage areas, such that the items in the temporary storage areas can be transported away as quickly as possible, whereby the quantities of items are reduced in the temporary storage areas and less warehouse resources are occupied by the temporary storage area.
  • a specific numeric example is provided below for illustration. Assuming that there is one corresponding site 001 in the WMS, and the production time of the site 001 is 13:00-16:00, i.e., order production corresponding to said site can only be allowed from 13 :00 to 16:00 every day. According to the practices in the prior art, if a certain order corresponding to said site is sent to a warehouse at 8:00 am, the system will start the locating process directly for this order.
  • the WMS system will generate a restocking task, and the tally clerk will immediately complete the restocking task of replenishing items for the picking storage position.
  • the order is relocated and the locating process is successful.
  • a printing person on the site assigns said order to start the production. Calculated based on the replenishment time period of 30 minutes and the production time period of the order of 60 minutes, the time when the packaging will be completed for the order is 9:30am. If distribution vehicles arrive at the warehouse at 17:00pm, the total waiting time period for the packages is 7.5 hours. That is to say, the order is required to be temporarily kept in a temporary storage area in the warehouse or the sorting center for 7.5 hours.
  • the order starts to be located at 12:00pm after being sent to the warehouse at 8:00am, and an urgent replenishment is required. It takes the tally clerk 30 minutes to complete the restocking task.
  • a picking task is generated for said order. It takes The picker on the site one hour to complete the picking task. That is to say, the packaging for said order is completed at 14:00pm, and the packages are placed in the temporary storage area. Distribution vehicles arrive at the warehouse at 17:00pm. So this order is kept in the temporary storage area for three hours, which is four hours shorter than the temporary storage period in the prior art. During the four hours, the stocks in the temporary storage area are relatively small in quantity, so less warehouse resource is occupied by the temporary storage area.
  • Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of basic steps of another method for processing an order according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Fig. 2, such a method for processing an order mainly comprises step S21 and step S22.
  • the time for receiving an order by a warehouse is set according to a production period of a distribution site.
  • the order is in fact intercepted.
  • the WMS system does not accept the order at once but accepts the order at the time set for accepting the order by the warehouse.
  • step S22 when the time for accepting the order by the warehouse comes, the order sent to the warehouse starts to be located and a picking task is assigned.
  • the locating process in this step also includes a possible replenishment process.
  • the picking task starts to be assigned after the completion of the locating process.
  • the flow as shown in Fig. 2 can also reduce the residence time period of the items in the temporary storage area and facilitate the reduction of item stocks in the temporary storage areas, thereby reducing the warehouse resource occupied by the temporary storage areas.
  • a device for processing an order according to an embodiment of the present invention can be arranged in a computer running a WMS system.
  • Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of a basic structure of a device for processing an order according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • a device 30 for processing an order according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises a storing module 31 , a locating module 32, and an assigning module 33.
  • the storing module 31 is used for storing a locating time and a production time of an order; the locating module 32 is used for starting to locate a received order when the locating time comes; and the assigning module 33 is used for starting to assign a picking task according to the locating result of the order when the production time of the order comes.
  • the locating time and the production time of the order can be either a time value , or a time period of the production period of a distribution site inputted by a person, based on which the device 30 for processing the order sets the locating time and the production time of the order.
  • the device 30 for processing the order may further comprise a setting module (not shown in the figure) for setting the locating time of the order corresponding to the distribution site according to the production period of the distribution site and for setting the production time of the order according to the production period of the distribution site.
  • the setting module specifically sets the production time of the order to be within the production period of the distribution site so as to reduce the temporary storage time period of the items in the temporary storage area.
  • Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of a basic structure of another device for processing an order according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the device 40 for processing the order mainly comprises a storage module 41 and a locating and production module 42.
  • the storage module 41 is used for storing a time for receiving an order by a warehouse; and the locating and production module 42 is used for starting to locate an order sent to the warehouse and assign a picking task when the time for receiving the order by the warehouse comes.
  • locating and production are conducted according to the set locating time and production time, thus avoiding a so-called untimely production and facilitating reduction of the time period for storing items in the temporary storage area, such that the items in the temporary storage area can be transported away as quickly as possible, whereby the quantities of items are reduced in the temporary storage area and less warehouse resources are occupied by the temporary storage area.
  • Such a program product also constitutes the present invention
  • such a storage medium storing such a program product also constitutes the present invention
  • a storage medium can be any known storage medium or any storage medium developed in the future.
  • respective components or steps can be obviously disassembled and/or recombined. This disassembly and/or recombination shall be regarded as an equivalent solution of the present invention.
  • the steps for implementing the series of processes can be carried out naturally in temporal sequence following the description, but is not necessarily carried out in the temporal sequence. Certain steps can be carried out in parallel or independently from one another.

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A method and a device for processing an order, which is beneficial for reducing warehouse resources occupied by a temporary storage area. Such a method for processing an order comprises: setting a locating time of an order corresponding to a distribution site according to a production period of the distribution site; setting a production time of the order according to the production period of the distribution site; when the locating time comes, starting to locate a received order; when the production time of the order comes, starting to assign a picking task according to the locating result of the order. According to the technical solution, locating and production are conducted according to the set locating time and production time, thus avoiding a so-called untimely production and facilitating reduction of the time period for storing items in the temporary storage area, such that the items in the temporary storage area can be transported away as quickly as possible, whereby the quantities of items are reduced in the temporary storage area and less warehouse resources are occupied by the temporary storage area.

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Method and Device for Processing an Order
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The present invention relates to a method and a device for processing an order. Background Art
In daily operation processes of storage and distribution, after an order is sent to a warehouse, production is conducted at any time. The production process of the order is a process that a picker takes items off a picking storage position in the warehouse and then sends them to a checking area for checking and packaging.
The storage positions in the warehouse may be divided into picking storage positions and restocking storage positions. A picking storage position is an area for directly picking items, similar to product shelves in a supermarket. The picker can pick items directly from said area. A restocking storage position is similar to an area where full boxes of items are stacked above the item shelves in a supermarket, from which the picker cannot pick items directly. If the quantities at the picking position are not enough, a tally clerk is required to move in time full boxes of items to a picking area. The process of moving items from the restocking storage positions to the picking storage positions is a replenishing process.
The process of sending the order to the warehouse occurs in real time, production is correspondingly conducted in real time in the warehouse, including a process of locating the order, which is generally completed by a warehouse management system WMS. WMS (Warehouse Management System) is a business system commonly used in a company providing logistics services, and covers business processes of stock in and out, and operations inside a warehouse, etc., and realizes a fine management of items in the warehouse through coordination of respective operations.
In daily operations of a warehouse, if the stocks at the picking storage position cannot meet the quantity requirement of a client's order, the WMS system will generate an urgent restocking task for replenishing from the restocking storage position to the picking storage position of the warehouse. The packages, upon the completion of production (i.e., the completion of packaging), are stored temporarily in the warehouse or a certain specific area of a sorting center. Distribution vehicles will deliver packages to distribution sites at several time points every day, and then the distribution sites will deliver them to clients, completing a complete production process of the order.
During a locating process, the locations of respective items in an order at the picking storage position in the warehouse are determined. When the quantity of items at the picking storage position is less than the quantity ordered by the client in the order, the WMS system will automatically generate a task for replenishing from the restocking storage position to the picking storage position, and the tally clerk in the warehouse will move the items from the restocking storage position to the picking storage position. Then, the WMS locates again, and at this time, the quantities of items at the respective picking storage positions all meet the requirement of the client-ordered quantities in the order, so that a successful locating process is achieved.
After a successful locating process, the WMS assigns a picking task to indicate to the tally clerk the picking storage position and the items to be picked. Since sufficient items are guaranteed at the picking storage position in the case of a successful locating process, the tally clerk can pick items successfully , thereby completing the production of the order. The items not delivered in the same day will be stored temporarily in temporary storage areas in the warehouse. According to the practices in the prior art, when there are large amount of items not delivered in the same day, the temporary storage areas will occupy a lot of warehouse resources. Summary of the Invention
In view of the above, the present invention provides a method and a device for processing an order which facilitates reducing the occupation of warehouse resources by temporary storage areas.
In order to achieve the above objective, according to one aspect of the present invention, a method for processing an order is provided.
Such a method for processing an order of the present invention comprises: setting a locating time of an order corresponding to a distribution site according to a production period of the distribution site; setting a production time of the order according to the production period of the distribution site; when the locating time comes, starting to locate the received order; and when the production time of the order comes, starting to assign a picking task according to the locating result of the order.
Optionally, the production time of the order is within the production period of the distribution site.
According to another aspect of the present invention, a device for processing an order is provided.
Such a device for processing an order of the present invention comprises: a storing module for storing a locating time and a production time of an order; a locating module for starting to locate a received order when the locating time comes; and an assigning module for starting to assign a picking task according to the locating result of the order when the production time of the order comes.
Optionally, the device further comprises a setting module for setting a locating time of the order corresponding to the distribution site according to the production period of the distribution site.
Optionally, the setting module is also used for setting the production time of the order to be within the production period of the distribution site. According to another aspect of the present invention, a method for processing an order is provided.
Such a method for processing an order of the present invention comprises: setting a time for receiving an order by a warehouse according to a production period of a distribution site; when the time for receiving the order by the warehouse comes, starting to locate the order sent to the warehouse and assign a picking task.
According to another aspect of the present invention, a device for processing an order is provided.
Such a device for processing an order of the present invention comprises: a storage module for storing a time for receiving an order by a warehouse; a locating and production module for starting to locate the order sent to the warehouse and assign a picking task when the time for receiving the order by the warehouse comes.
Optionally, the device further comprises a setting module for setting the time for receiving the order by the warehouse according to a production period of a distribution site. According to the technical solution of the present invention, locating and production are conducted according to the set locating time and production time, thus avoiding a so-called untimely production and facilitating reduction of the time period for storing items in a temporary storage area, such that the items in the temporary storage areas can be transported away as quickly as possible, whereby the amount of items is reduced in the temporary storage areas and less warehouse resources are occupied by the temporary storage areas.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of one flow of a method for processing an order according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of basic steps of another method for processing an order according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of a basic structure of a device for processing an order according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of a basic structure of another device for processing an order according to an embodiment of the present invention. Detailed Embodiments of the Invention
The following part will illustrate exemplary embodiments of the present invention with reference to the figures, including various details of the embodiments of the present invention for better understanding. The following embodiments should be regarded only as illustrative. Therefore, those skilled in the art should appreciate that various changes or modifications will not depart from the scope and spirit of the present invention as defined in the embodiments above. Similarly, for clarity and simplicity, the depictions of the known functions and structure are omitted. The inventor noticed during the process of implementing the present invention that, although orders are sent in real time, not all the orders need to be delivered in the same day. The orders not to be delivered on the same day will not be distinguishable for a warehouse; thus, order production is conducted as usual and the items having been packaged will be stored temporarily in the temporary storage areas in the warehouse. In this case, since order production is conducted in advance in an unreasonable manner, the temporary storage areas will occupy a lot of warehouse area.
Therefore, in an embodiment of the present invention, a locating time of an order corresponding to a distribution site is set according to a production period of the distribution site; and a production time of the order is set according to the production period of the distribution site. When the locating time comes, a locating process is started for a received order, and when the production time of the order comes, a picking task starts to be assigned according to the locating result of the order. Said method can be implemented according to the steps as shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of one flow of a method for processing an order according to an embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in Fig. 1 , after an order is sent to a warehouse (step S l l), order data enter a WMS database (step S 12), and then the order is retrieved (step S13), and next it is determined whether it can be located (step SI 4). The basis for determination in step S 14 is to see whether the current time is a preset locating time of the order; if not, it is deemed that the locating process cannot be conducted, and so it waits until the locating time of the order comes, at which time said order starts to be located (step S 15). Since there could be situations where urgent replenishment is required, the locating process in step S 15 comprises a possible process in which an urgent replenishment is required during a locating process, and thus a restocking task is generated, and then the locating process is performed after the completion of the restocking task.
After the completion of the locating process, it is determined whether a picking task can be assigned (step S I 6). The basis for determination herein is to see whether the current time is the preset production time of the order; if not, it is deemed that the picking task cannot be assigned, and then it waits until the production time of the order comes, at which time the picking task starts to be assigned according to the locating result of step S I 5, and the production of the order is then conducted.
The use of the above method according to the embodiment of the present invention facilitates reduction of the time period for storing items in the temporary storage areas, such that the items in the temporary storage areas can be transported away as quickly as possible, whereby the quantities of items are reduced in the temporary storage areas and less warehouse resources are occupied by the temporary storage area. A specific numeric example is provided below for illustration. Assuming that there is one corresponding site 001 in the WMS, and the production time of the site 001 is 13:00-16:00, i.e., order production corresponding to said site can only be allowed from 13 :00 to 16:00 every day. According to the practices in the prior art, if a certain order corresponding to said site is sent to a warehouse at 8:00 am, the system will start the locating process directly for this order. If replenishment is required, the WMS system will generate a restocking task, and the tally clerk will immediately complete the restocking task of replenishing items for the picking storage position. After the completion of the restocking task, the order is relocated and the locating process is successful. A printing person on the site assigns said order to start the production. Calculated based on the replenishment time period of 30 minutes and the production time period of the order of 60 minutes, the time when the packaging will be completed for the order is 9:30am. If distribution vehicles arrive at the warehouse at 17:00pm, the total waiting time period for the packages is 7.5 hours. That is to say, the order is required to be temporarily kept in a temporary storage area in the warehouse or the sorting center for 7.5 hours.
According to the above solution of the present embodiment, the order starts to be located at 12:00pm after being sent to the warehouse at 8:00am, and an urgent replenishment is required. It takes the tally clerk 30 minutes to complete the restocking task. At 13:00pm, a picking task is generated for said order. It takes The picker on the site one hour to complete the picking task. That is to say, the packaging for said order is completed at 14:00pm, and the packages are placed in the temporary storage area. Distribution vehicles arrive at the warehouse at 17:00pm. So this order is kept in the temporary storage area for three hours, which is four hours shorter than the temporary storage period in the prior art. During the four hours, the stocks in the temporary storage area are relatively small in quantity, so less warehouse resource is occupied by the temporary storage area.
Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of basic steps of another method for processing an order according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Fig. 2, such a method for processing an order mainly comprises step S21 and step S22.
At step S21 , the time for receiving an order by a warehouse is set according to a production period of a distribution site. In this method, the order is in fact intercepted. After the WMS database receives the order, the WMS system does not accept the order at once but accepts the order at the time set for accepting the order by the warehouse.
At step S22, when the time for accepting the order by the warehouse comes, the order sent to the warehouse starts to be located and a picking task is assigned. The locating process in this step also includes a possible replenishment process. In this step, the picking task starts to be assigned after the completion of the locating process.
It can be seen that the flow as shown in Fig. 2 can also reduce the residence time period of the items in the temporary storage area and facilitate the reduction of item stocks in the temporary storage areas, thereby reducing the warehouse resource occupied by the temporary storage areas.
Explanation of a device for processing an order according to an embodiment of the present invention is given below. Said processing device can be arranged in a computer running a WMS system. Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of a basic structure of a device for processing an order according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Fig. 3, a device 30 for processing an order according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises a storing module 31 , a locating module 32, and an assigning module 33.
The storing module 31 is used for storing a locating time and a production time of an order; the locating module 32 is used for starting to locate a received order when the locating time comes; and the assigning module 33 is used for starting to assign a picking task according to the locating result of the order when the production time of the order comes.
The locating time and the production time of the order can be either a time value , or a time period of the production period of a distribution site inputted by a person, based on which the device 30 for processing the order sets the locating time and the production time of the order. Thus, the device 30 for processing the order may further comprise a setting module (not shown in the figure) for setting the locating time of the order corresponding to the distribution site according to the production period of the distribution site and for setting the production time of the order according to the production period of the distribution site. The setting module specifically sets the production time of the order to be within the production period of the distribution site so as to reduce the temporary storage time period of the items in the temporary storage area.
Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of a basic structure of another device for processing an order according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Fig. 4, the device 40 for processing the order mainly comprises a storage module 41 and a locating and production module 42.
The storage module 41 is used for storing a time for receiving an order by a warehouse; and the locating and production module 42 is used for starting to locate an order sent to the warehouse and assign a picking task when the time for receiving the order by the warehouse comes.
According to the technical solution of the present invention, locating and production are conducted according to the set locating time and production time, thus avoiding a so-called untimely production and facilitating reduction of the time period for storing items in the temporary storage area, such that the items in the temporary storage area can be transported away as quickly as possible, whereby the quantities of items are reduced in the temporary storage area and less warehouse resources are occupied by the temporary storage area.
The above describes the present invention's basic principles with reference to the specific embodiments. However, it is necessary to point out that those skilled in the art shall understand that all or any step or part of the method and device of the present invention can be realized through hardware, firmware, software or a combination thereof in any computing device (comprising processor, a storage medium, etc.) or a network of computing devices. This can be realized by those skilled in the art by applying their basic programming skills after they read the description of the present invention. The purpose of the present invention can also be achieved by running a program or a set of programs on any computing device. The computing device can be a general device known. Therefore, the purpose of the present invention can also be achieved by merely providing a program product including program codes realizing the above described method or device. That is, such a program product also constitutes the present invention, and such a storage medium storing such a program product also constitutes the present invention. Obviously, such a storage medium can be any known storage medium or any storage medium developed in the future. It is also pointed out that in the device and the method of the present invention, respective components or steps can be obviously disassembled and/or recombined. This disassembly and/or recombination shall be regarded as an equivalent solution of the present invention. Moreover, the steps for implementing the series of processes can be carried out naturally in temporal sequence following the description, but is not necessarily carried out in the temporal sequence. Certain steps can be carried out in parallel or independently from one another.
The above specific embodiments do not impose a restriction on the protection scope of the present invention. Those skilled in the art shall understand that, based on design requirements and other factors, various modifications, combinations, sub-combinations and substitutions can occur. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. within the spirit and principle of the present invention shall be regarded as within the protection scope of the present invention.

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1. A method for processing an order, characterized by, comprising
setting a locating time of an order corresponding to a distribution site according to a production period of the distribution site, and setting a production time of the order according to the production period of the distribution site;
when the locating time comes, starting to locate the received order; and
when the production time of the order comes, starting to assign a picking task according to the locating result of the order.
2. The method according to claim 1 , characterized in that the production time of the order is within the production period of the distribution site.
3. A device for processing an order, characterized by, comprising:
a storing module for storing a locating time and a production time of an order;
a locating module for starting to locate a received order when the locating time comes; and
an assigning module for starting to assign a picking task according to the locating result of the order when the production time of the order comes.
4. The device according to claim 3, characterized by, further comprising a setting module for setting a locating time of the order corresponding to the distribution site according to the production period of the distribution site, and setting a production time of the order according to the production period of the distribution site.
5. The device according to claim 3 or 4, characterized in that the setting module is also used for setting the production time of the order to be within the production period of the distribution site.
6. A method for processing an order, characterized by, comprising:
setting a time for receiving an order by a warehouse according to a production period of a distribution site;
when the time for receiving the order by the warehouse comes, starting to locate the order sent to the warehouse and assign a picking task.
7. A device for processing an order, characterized by, comprising:
a storage module for storing a time for receiving an order by a warehouse;
a locating and production module for starting to locate the order sent to the warehouse and assign a picking task when the time for receiving the order by the warehouse comes.
8. The device according to claim 7, characterized by, further comprising a setting module for setting a time for receiving the order by the warehouse according to a production period of a distribution site.
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