WO2020232847A1 - 物品分拣控制方法、设备及介质 - Google Patents
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- the embodiments of the present disclosure relate to an item sorting control method, equipment and medium.
- the current item sorting operation is not highly automated and the operation efficiency is low.
- the main reasons may be as follows: manual sorting is often used in the sorting process, resulting in low operation efficiency and error-prone; further, due to the high error rate of manual sorting Therefore, it is usually necessary to add a review operation in the packaging process, which makes the cost more expensive and greatly reduces the operating efficiency.
- the present disclosure provides an item sorting control method, equipment, and medium to efficiently sort items.
- an item sorting control method including: acquiring at least the relationship data reflecting the correspondence relationship between the item list containing the identification of the item to be sorted and the sorter; Describe the relational data, and transport the sorted items to the corresponding sorter.
- an item sorting control device including: an acquiring device configured to acquire at least relationship data reflecting the correspondence between the item list containing the item identifier and the sorter The control device is configured to, based on the relationship data, control the items to be sorted that have been sorted in the item list to be transported to the corresponding sorter.
- an item sorting control device including: a processor; and a memory on which executable code is stored, and when the executable code is executed by the processor, the The processor executes one of the methods described above.
- a non-transitory machine-readable storage medium having executable code stored thereon, and when the executable code is executed by a processor, the processor is caused to execute the above-described One of the methods.
- the automation degree of the item sorting operation can be effectively improved, and the operation efficiency can be greatly improved.
- Fig. 1 shows a schematic flowchart of an item sorting control method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
- Figure 2 shows a schematic flow chart of an exemplary item sorting process.
- Fig. 3 shows a schematic flowchart of another exemplary item sorting process.
- Fig. 4 shows a schematic flowchart of another exemplary item sorting process.
- Fig. 5 shows a schematic flowchart of another exemplary item sorting process.
- Fig. 6 shows a schematic flowchart of another exemplary item sorting process.
- Fig. 7 shows a schematic flowchart of another exemplary item sorting process.
- Fig. 8 shows a schematic block diagram of an item sorting control device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
- Fig. 9 shows a schematic block diagram of an item sorting control device according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
- the present disclosure proposes a technical solution capable of efficiently sorting items.
- the term “item” can include the product ordered or other items for management.
- the term “list” in this article includes orders for goods, but also includes other forms of item lists. That is to say, the technical solution of the present disclosure should not be limited to the application of commodity orders, but can also be applied to other fields, such as warehouse management, logistics distribution, and so on.
- the picking operation area can be divided into multiple picking areas, and each picker (which can be a picking worker, such as a smart picking device of a picking robot, etc.) can be responsible for items in at least one picking area Sorting.
- multiple pickers can be jointly responsible for a picking area.
- the picking operation area can be divided according to the amount of the picking operation and/or the required picking operation time, etc., to obtain multiple picking areas.
- pickers can be deployed and arranged according to actual needs (such as workload, operating time, etc.). For example, for a picking area with a large workload and short operating time, multiple smart picking devices can be used to cooperate with the picking rules. work together.
- the item sorting method may be executed by an item sorting control device, which may be implemented as a computer, a server, a tablet computer, a mobile or fixed terminal or a wearable device, etc.
- step S110 at least the relationship data used to reflect the correspondence between the item list containing the identification of the item to be sorted and the sorter is obtained.
- step S130 based on the obtained relationship data, the sorted items to be sorted are controlled to be transported to the corresponding sorter.
- the automation degree of the item sorting operation can be effectively improved, and the operation efficiency can be greatly improved.
- the above-mentioned relationship data may also reflect at least one of the following relationships: the corresponding relationship between the item list containing the identification of the item to be sorted and the container for placing the item in the picking area, the container and the sorter Correspondence between the item list, container and sorter.
- the items in the item list (the items to be sorted that have been sorted at this time) can be controlled to be transported to the designated sorter; and if there is further The corresponding relationship between at least one of the two and the container can further control the items in the item list (this time is the unselected item) to the container, the container or the item in the container (this time is the selected item to be sorted) Items) to the sorter.
- the purpose of "controlling the delivery of items in the item list to containers, containers or items in the containers to the sorter" is to allow items listed on the item list to be located in different picking areas.
- the placement of items can be deployed beneficially so that items on the same item list can be sorted faster.
- step S120 based on the corresponding relationship between the item list and the container obtained from the relationship data, the picking of items belonging to the same item list and located in different picking areas can be controlled so that they can be picked to In the containers with the same identification in each corresponding picking area.
- step S130 the items in containers with the same identifier in different picking areas are controlled to be transported to the same sorter.
- Sorting can be realized by "transporting the items in containers with the same identification in different picking areas to the same sorter".
- the sorting speed can be increased, and the degree of sorting automation and operation efficiency can be greatly improved.
- the identification of the aforementioned container may be a number, color, name, pattern, etc.
- Figure 2 shows an exemplary complete sorting process.
- the operation is divided into 5 picking areas A, B, C, D, and E, and the picking operation of each picking area can be controlled.
- 5 picking areas can be picked in parallel.
- the items in the multi-item list containing the identifications of multiple different types of items and the single item list containing the identifications of only one type of items can be separately placed in different containers.
- the multi-product list and the single-product list can be processed separately. That is, after the items in the multi-item list are sorted, they can be transported to the sorter for sorting, while the items in the single-item list after being sorted can go to the sorting process directly, such as packing. Or distribute.
- the container can be placed on the picking cart in the picking area where it is located, and there can be more than one picking cart in each area. However, it is not necessary to set up a picking cart in the picking area, and the container does not need to be placed on the picking cart. Or, according to actual picking and/or sorting requirements, some containers are placed on the picking cart, and some containers are not placed on the picking cart.
- the picking cart here can be a cart driven manually or a cart with autonomous mobility.
- the items of the same list that are controlled to be picked are placed in containers with the same identification in different picking areas.
- control the items in the AE picking area in the first item list to be placed in container 1 (numbered A1) in area A, container 1 in area B (numbered B1), and containers in area C after being picked.
- container 1 (numbered as C1)
- container 1 (numbered as D1) in area D
- container 1 (numbered as E1) in area E.
- the items in the containers with the same identification (indicating that these items are in the same item list) in different picking areas are transported to the same sorter.
- the items listed in the multi-product list 1 as the first item list and placed in the container A1, the container B1, the container C1, the container D1, and the container E1 after being picked are transported to the sorter 1 in. So far, the items in the sorter 1 are all items in the above-mentioned first item list.
- the items in the single-item list and the items in the multi-item list can also not be distinguished during picking as shown in Figure 2, but can be mixed and transported to the sorter first, and then processed at the sorter. To distinguish, such an exemplary implementation will be introduced later.
- the above-mentioned relational data can be determined based on the current workload of each sorter.
- it is mainly based on the current workload of each sorter to determine the sorting operation of the sorter in order to balance the work of each sorter.
- the workload of the sorter may include the quantity of the item list corresponding to the sorter and/or the time required for the sorting operation of the item list corresponding to the sorter.
- the items in the single item list picked from each picking area can also be transported to the next workstation.
- the next workstation can be a manual sorting station or a packing workstation, and output instructions to instruct the staff to complete the alignment. Sorting and/or packing of items in the single product list.
- each container when picking items in each picking area, each container only places items that belong to a single product list. After the picking is completed, the container corresponding to the single product list can be directly transported to the packaging station for packaging, as shown in the figure 2 shown.
- items belonging to multiple single product lists can be placed in one container.
- the container corresponding to the single product list can be transported to the manual sorting station first, indicating The staff sorts the items in the container according to the single product list, and places the items in each single product list separately in a container and transports them to the packing station, as shown in Figure 3.
- the items in the list of items to be manually sorted can be selected by wave picking, process picking, or order picking, as shown in Figure 3.
- the sorter used in this embodiment may include different types of sorters, and each type of sorter may be used for sorting an item list containing specified types of items.
- the item lists containing different specified types of items can correspond to different types of sorters, so that different types of sorters can be used for different types of items, so as to be convenient and efficient. Sorting operations can avoid sorting errors or accidents.
- the aforementioned designated types of items include fragile items, non-fragile items, and so on.
- sorters can use different sorting methods.
- different sorting methods can be applied to different types of lists, such as the item lists that contain fragile items, the item lists that do not contain fragile items, and so on.
- the sorter 1 can perform the sorting operation by dropping items into the receiving device (such as bins, cloth bags, etc.) below the outgoing port.
- the sorter 2 can perform the sorting operation by smoothly transferring the items to the receiving device, and such a sorter can be suitable for an item list including fragile items.
- the implementation form of the aforementioned sorter 1 can be, for example, a cross-belt sorter, a slider sorter, a disc sorter, etc., by moving the items to the exit of the sorter, Sliding through the chute to the receiving device placed under the outlet.
- the realization form of the sorter 2 may be a forklift, a mechanical arm, etc., using a fork or a mechanical arm to stably place the items in the receiving device of the sorting wall.
- one of the following methods can be used to control the transport of the items on the container to the sorter.
- the picking cart can be movable. By controlling the movement of the picking cart, the containers on the picking cart can be transported to the sorter.
- the container may not be placed on the picking cart, that is, the picking area where the container is located may not have a picking cart, or even if there is a picking cart in the picking area, the container may not be placed on it.
- the container can be transported to the sorter by using a transfer device, or the items in the container can be transported to the sorter.
- the items in the single product list can still not participate in sorting, but can directly enter the subsequent links, such as packaging or distribution. That is to say, as shown in Figure 4, the items in each multi-product list are mixed during picking, but the single-product lists are picked separately, that is, they are not mixed with the items in the multi-product list, but The item list of the single product list is placed, so that the single product list operation can be completed efficiently and quickly.
- the aforementioned item information can be scanned and acquired by a scanning device.
- the scanning device obtains the item information by scanning the barcode, two-dimensional code, electronic label and other identifiers on the item packaging bag.
- the operation of “controlling the sorted items to be sorted in the list of items to be transported to the corresponding sorter based on the relational data in step S130” includes: obtaining the identification of the sorted items to be sorted; according to the sorting After completing the identification of the items to be sorted, based on the relationship data, items belonging to the same item list are transported to the same sorter.
- a specific container for placing the items in the single product list can be transported from the picking area to a specific workstation, so that the specific container or The items in the specific container are processed accordingly, for example, directly packaged or distributed. That is to say, during the picking process, the items in the single product list can be separately placed in a specific container, and the specific container or item can be directly transported to the packing station without sorting by the sorter.
- some specific item lists containing specific types of items may be suitable for separate processing.
- some specific item lists contain explosive goods, promotional goods, goods with the same list structure (that is, the corresponding SKU (Stock Keeping Unit) information of the list is the same), etc., for such items containing specific types of items
- the multi-product list can be sorted individually and manually sorted by the sorter, as shown in Figure 4. Through such separate processing, the work efficiency is higher.
- the items in the specific item list can be transported to the manual sorting station, and the instruction information can be output to instruct the staff to perform the sorting operation.
- instruction information may include, for example, sound, text, image, video, and so on.
- the above-mentioned specific types of items may include at least one of the following: hot items, promotional items, items with the same inventory unit information, fragile items, large items, and special-shaped items, and so on. Since such special types of items are more efficient to be processed manually by themselves, they do not need to be processed by the sorter at this time. In this way, under special circumstances (such as double 11, anniversaries and other short-term situations where a large number of lists will be generated), it can make up for the insufficient capacity of the equipment during the peak period and improve the utilization rate of daily equipment.
- the items in the list of items that need to be manually sorted can be selected by various suitable picking methods or combinations of various picking methods, such as batch picking and process At least one of the picking methods of Flow Picking or Order Picking.
- the same SKU information corresponding to the list means that multiple lists include the same items, for example, list A is composed of item 1 and item 2; list B is also composed of item 1 and item 2, then the SKU information corresponding to list A and list B the same.
- the items in the item list belong to a specific type of items, as described above, after the picking is completed, the items in the item list are transported to the manual sorting station.
- the item in the item list does not belong to a specific type of item, obtain at least the relationship data that reflects the corresponding relationship between the item list and the sorter, so that based on the corresponding relationship, the item list will be selected
- the items are delivered to the corresponding sorter.
- the picking cart if one part of the picking cart is full, and another part of the picking cart is not loaded Full. Normally, the other part of the picking cart that is not full can move to the location of the corresponding sorter after it is full. However, in order to speed up the processing speed, even if another part of the picking cart is not full, it can be instructed to move the other part of the picking cart that is not full and the part of the full part of the picking cart to the corresponding sorter at the same time, so that the same The items in the item list arrive at the sorter as soon as possible to shorten the operation time and improve the processing efficiency.
- the items belonging to the same item list are located in multiple picking areas, and the picking in a part of the multiple picking areas has been completed, but the other picking areas of the multiple picking areas have not yet been selected, you can Instructs to prioritize picking and delivery of items belonging to the item list in the remaining picking areas, so that items from the same item list can reach the sorter as soon as possible, shortening the operation time and improving processing efficiency.
- FIG. 7 can also manually select specific item lists containing specific types of items as described above.
- a review can be performed to confirm that the item list and the corresponding items are correct, and then transport them to the packing station for packing.
- Fig. 8 shows a schematic block diagram of an item sorting control device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
- the item sorting control device is used to execute the item sorting control method of the above embodiments.
- the item sorting control device 1000 may include an acquisition device 110 and a control device 120.
- the acquiring device 110 may be configured to acquire relationship data at least for reflecting the correspondence between the item list containing the item identifier and the sorter.
- the control device 120 may be configured to, based on the relationship data, control the sorted items in the item list to be transported to the corresponding sorter.
- the item sorting control device may further include a relationship determining device 130, which may be configured to determine the corresponding relationship between the item list and the sorter based on the current workload of each sorter.
- a relationship determining device 130 may be configured to determine the corresponding relationship between the item list and the sorter based on the current workload of each sorter.
- the relationship determining device 130 can also be configured to determine the correspondence between the item list and the containers used to place the items in the picking area, the correspondence between the containers and the sorter, the item list, the container And the corresponding relationship between sorters.
- control device 120 may also be configured to: in the case that the items in the item list are located in different picking areas, based on the corresponding relationship between the item list and the container obtained from the relationship data, control belonging to the same item list The items located in different picking areas are picked to the containers with the same identification in each corresponding picking area, and the items in the containers with the same identification in different picking areas are controlled to be transported to the same sorter.
- control device 120 may adopt one of the following methods to control the transportation of the items on the container to the sorter:
- Fig. 9 shows a schematic block diagram of an item sorting control device according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
- the item sorting control device is used to execute the item sorting control method described in the above embodiments.
- the article sorting control device 1 includes a memory 10 and a processor 20.
- the item sorting control device 1 may also include a transceiver, which can communicate with other devices.
- the transceiver can communicate to workers, sorters, automated picking equipment, picking vehicles, and conveying equipment. At least one of the sending operation instructions to instruct and control at least one of the staff, the sorter, the automated picking equipment, the picking cart, and the conveying equipment to perform a corresponding operation.
- the item sorting control device 1 sends operating instructions through the transceiver to control the sorter to perform the sorting operation, or control the automated picking equipment to pick the items on the multi-product list and/or single-product list in the picking area, or control the picking cart Move to the destination, or control the conveying equipment to transport the specified items or containers to the destination (such as sorters, packing stations, etc.).
- the transceiver can also receive feedback information sent by at least one of a sorter, an automated picking device, a picking cart, and a conveying device.
- the item sorting control device 1 may further include an output device, the output device including a display screen and/or a speaker, and the output device may output prompt information to prompt the staff to perform corresponding operations.
- the processor 20 may be a multi-core processor, or may include multiple processors.
- the processor 20 may include a general-purpose main processor and one or more special co-processors, such as a graphics processing unit (GPU), a digital signal processor (DSP), and so on.
- the processor 20 may be implemented using a customized circuit, such as an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) or a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA, Field Programmable Gate Arrays).
- ASIC Application Specific Integrated Circuit
- FPGA Field Programmable Gate Arrays
- the memory 10 stores executable code, and when the executable code is executed by the processor 20, the processor 20 is caused to execute one of the methods described above.
- the memory 10 may include various types of storage units, such as system memory, read-only memory (ROM), and permanent storage. Among them, the ROM may store static data or instructions required by the processor 20 or other modules of the computer.
- the permanent storage device may be a readable and writable storage device.
- the permanent storage device may be a non-volatile storage device that does not lose stored instructions and data even after the computer is powered off. In some embodiments, the permanent storage device adopts a large-capacity storage device (such as a magnetic or optical disk, flash memory) as the permanent storage device.
- the permanent storage device may be a removable storage device (for example, a floppy disk, an optical drive).
- the system memory can be a readable and writable storage device or a volatile readable and writable storage device, such as dynamic random access memory.
- the system memory can store some or all of the instructions and data needed by the processor at runtime.
- the memory 10 may include any combination of computer-readable storage media, including various types of semiconductor memory chips (DRAM, SRAM, SDRAM, flash memory, programmable read-only memory), and magnetic disks and/or optical disks may also be used.
- the memory 10 may include a removable storage device that can be read and/or written, such as a compact disc (CD), a read-only digital versatile disc (eg DVD-ROM, dual-layer DVD-ROM), Read-only Blu-ray discs, ultra-density discs, flash memory cards (such as SD cards, min SD cards, Micro-SD cards, etc.), magnetic floppy disks, etc.
- a removable storage device that can be read and/or written, such as a compact disc (CD), a read-only digital versatile disc (eg DVD-ROM, dual-layer DVD-ROM), Read-only Blu-ray discs, ultra-density discs, flash memory cards (such as SD cards, min SD cards, Micro-SD cards, etc.), magnetic floppy disks, etc.
- the computer-readable storage medium does not include carrier waves and instant electronic signals transmitted wirelessly or wiredly.
- the embodiments according to the present disclosure can also be implemented as a computer program or computer program product.
- the computer program or computer program product includes a computer program or computer program product for executing the above steps defined in the methods described in the above embodiments of the present disclosure.
- Computer program code instructions are included in the embodiments according to the present disclosure.
- the present disclosure can also be implemented as a non-transitory machine-readable storage medium (or computer-readable storage medium, or machine-readable storage medium) on which executable code (or computer program, or computer instruction code) is stored ), when the executable code (or computer program, or computer instruction code) is executed by the processor of the electronic device (or computing device, server, etc.), the processor is made to execute each step of the above method according to the present disclosure .
- each block in the flowchart or block diagram may represent a module, program segment, or part of the code, and the module, program segment, or part of the code contains one or more functions for realizing the specified logical function.
- Executable instructions may also occur in a different order than marked in the drawings. For example, two consecutive blocks can actually be executed in parallel, or they can sometimes be executed in the reverse order, depending on the functions involved.
- each block in the block diagram and/or flowchart, and the combination of the blocks in the block diagram and/or flowchart can be implemented by a dedicated hardware-based system that performs the specified functions or operations Or it can be realized by a combination of dedicated hardware and computer instructions.
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Abstract
一种物品分拣控制方法,包括获取至少用于反映含有待分拣的物品的标识的物品清单与分拣机之间的对应关系的关系数据;基于所述关系数据,控制拣选完成的待分拣物品运送至对应的分拣机。该方法能够提升作业自动化程度,提高作业效率。一种物品分拣控制设备和一种可读存储介质也被公开。
Description
本申请要求于2019年5月20日提交的中国专利申请第201910420877.9的优先权,该中国专利申请的全文通过引用的方式结合于此以作为本申请的一部分。
本公开的实施例涉及物品分拣控制方法、设备及介质。
当前的物品分拣作业自动化程度不高,作业效率较低,主要原因可能如下:在分拣环节多采用人工分拣,导致操作效率低下,而且容易出错;进一步地,由于人工分拣错误率高,所以在打包环节通常需要增加一次复核操作,使得花费成本更高,作业效率大大降低。
因此,亟需一种高效的物品分拣控制方法和设备。
发明内容
为了解决以上问题之一,本公开提供了一种物品分拣控制方法、设备及介质,以高效地进行物品分拣。
根据本发明的一个实施例,提供一种物品分拣控制方法,包括:获取至少用于反映含有待分拣的物品的标识的物品清单以及分拣机之间的对应关系的关系数据;基于所述关系数据,将拣选完成的待分拣物品运送至对应的分拣机。
根据本发明的另一个实施例,提供一种物品分拣控制设备,包括:获取装置,被配置用于获取至少用于反映含有物品标识的物品清单与分拣机之间的对应关系的关系数据;控制装置,被配置用于基于所述关系数据,控制所述物品清单中的拣选完成的待分拣物品运送至对应的分拣机。
根据本发明的再一个实施例,提供一种物品分拣控制设备,包括:处理器;以及存储器,其上存储有可执行代码,当所述可执行代码被所述处理器 执行时,使所述处理器执行上面描述的方法之一。
根据本发明的又一个实施例,提供一种非暂时性机器可读存储介质,其上存储有可执行代码,当所述可执行代码被处理器执行时,使所述处理器执行上面描述的方法之一。
通过获取物品清单与分拣机之间的对应关系,并基于该对应关系来控制物品至分拣机的运送,能够有效提升物品分拣作业的自动化程度,大大提高作业效率。
通过结合附图对本公开示例性实施方式进行更详细的描述,本公开的上述以及其它目的、特征和优势将变得更加明显,其中,在本公开示例性实施方式中,相同的附图标记通常代表相同部件。
图1给出了根据本发明的一个示例性实施例的物品分拣控制方法的示意性流程图。
图2给出了一个示例性的物品分拣过程的示意性流程图。
图3给出了另一个示例性的物品分拣过程的示意性流程图。
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图5给出了另一个示例性的物品分拣过程的示意性流程图。
图6给出了另一个示例性的物品分拣过程的示意性流程图。
图7给出了另一个示例性的物品分拣过程的示意性流程图。
图8给出了根据本发明的一个示例性实施例的物品分拣控制设备的示意性框图。
图9给出了根据本发明的另一个示例性实施例的物品分拣控制设备的示意性框图。
下面将参照附图更详细地描述本公开的一些实施方式。虽然附图中显示了本公开的一些实施方式,然而应该理解,可以以各种形式实现本公开而不应被这里阐述的实施方式所限制。相反,提供这些实施方式是为了使本公开更加透彻和完整,并且能够将本公开的范围完整地传达给本领域的技术人员。这里需要说明的是,本申请中的数字、序号以及附 图标记仅是为了方便描述而出现的,对于本公开的步骤、顺序等等均不构成任何限制,除非在说明书中明确指出了步骤的执行有特定的先后顺序。
本公开提出了一种能够实现高效分拣物品的技术方案。
本文中,术语“物品”可以包括下单的商品,也可以是其他供管理的物品。另外,本文中的术语“清单”包括商品的订单,但是也包括其它形式的物品清单。也就是说,本公开的技术方案不应仅限于商品订单的应用方面,而是还可以应用于其它的领域,比如仓储管理、物流配送等等。
另外,本发明的一个实施例中,可以将拣选作业区划分成多个拣选区域,每个拣选者(可以是拣选工作人员、例如拣选机器人的智能拣选设备等等)可以负责至少一个拣选区域的物品分拣。另外,可以多个拣选者共同负责一个拣选区域。通过这样划分拣选作业区,能够减少拣选者的行走距离,提高每次拣选作业的作业效率,降低每次拣选作业的成本。
可选地,可以根据拣选作业量和/或所需的拣选作业时间等等,来对拣选作业区进行划分,得到多个拣选区域。
另外,可以根据实际需求(例如作业量、作业时间等等)来部署安排拣选者,例如,对于某个作业量大且要求作业时间短的拣选区域,可以使用多个智能拣选设备配合拣选规则人员一起工作。
下面,将参照图1来介绍根据本发明的一个示例性实施例的物品分拣控制方法。该物品分拣方法可以由物品分拣控制设备执行,该物品分拣控制设备可以被实现为诸如计算机、服务器、平板电脑、移动或固定终端或可穿戴设备等。
如图1所示,在步骤S110,获取至少用于反映含有待分拣的物品的标识的物品清单以及分拣机之间的对应关系的关系数据。
在步骤S130,基于获得的关系数据,控制拣选完成的待分拣物品运送至对应的分拣机。
通过获取物品清单与分拣机之间的对应关系,并基于该对应关系来控制物品至分拣机的运送,能够有效提升物品分拣作业的自动化程度,大大提高作业效率。
可选地,上述的关系数据还可以反映以下关系中至少之一:含有待 分拣的物品的标识的物品清单与拣选区域中用于放置物品的容器之间的对应关系,容器与分拣机之间的对应关系,物品清单、容器以及分拣机之间的对应关系。
这里,如果具有物品清单与分拣机之间的对应关系,便可以控制物品清单中的物品(此时为已拣选完成的待分拣的物品)运送到指定的分拣机;而如果进一步具有这两者至少之一与容器的对应关系,则可以进一步控制物品清单中的物品(此时为未拣选的物品)到容器、容器或容器中的物品(此时为已拣选完成的待分拣的物品)到分拣机的运送。
下面将给出一个“基于关系数据,控制物品清单中的物品到容器、容器或容器中的物品到分拣机的运送”的示例性实施方式。
这里,“控制物品清单中的物品到容器、容器或容器中的物品到分拣机的运送”的目的在于,在物品清单上列出的物品位于不同的拣选区域的情况下,可以在拣选时便对物品的放置进行有益的部署,以使得同一物品清单上的物品能更快地被分拣。
具体地,可以按照如下的示例性实施方式来执行。
如图1所示,可选地,在步骤S120,可以基于从关系数据中得到的物品清单与容器的对应关系,控制属于同一物品清单的、位于不同拣选区域的物品的拣选,使其拣选到各相应拣选区域的、具有相同标识的容器中。
然后,在步骤S130,控制不同拣选区域的、具有相同标识的容器中的物品运送至同一个分拣机。
由此,虽然物品清单中的物品位于不同的拣选区域,但是由于这些物品放置在具有相同标识的容器中,这样的放置方式使得物品与物品清单的关系非常明确,也非常便于同一清单物品的分拣,只要通过“将不同拣选区域的、具有相同标识的容器中的物品运送至同一个分拣机”便可实现。
综上可知,通过该示例性的实施方式,可以提高分拣速度,大大提升分拣自动化程度和作业效率。
另外,上述的容器的标识可以是编号、颜色、名称、图案等等。
图2示出了一个示例性的完整分拣过程。
在该例中,首先,作业区分为A、B、C、D、E这5个拣选区域,可 以对每个拣选区域的拣选作业进行控制。例如,5个拣选区域可以并行进行拣选作业。
例如,可以控制将拣选的物品放置到容器中。可选地,包含多种不同类型的物品的标识的多品清单和仅包含一种类型的物品的标识的单品清单中的物品可以区分放置在不同的容器中。而且,如图2所示,多品清单与单品清单是可以分开处理的。即,多品清单的物品经过拣选后,可以再运送到分拣机进行分拣,而单品清单的物品经过拣选后,可以不到分拣机而是直接进入分拣之后的环节,例如打包或者分发。
在本例中,容器可以放置到其所在拣选区域的拣选车上,每个区域的拣选车可以不止一辆。不过,也可以不在拣选区域设置拣选车,此时容器无需放在拣选车上。或者可以根据实际的拣选和/或分拣需求,某些容器放在拣选车上,某些容器不放在拣选车上。
这里的拣选车可以是人工推运的小车,也可以是具有自主移动功能的小车。
在本例中,基于从关系数据中得到的物品清单与容器的对应关系,控制拣选的同一清单的物品放置在不同拣选区域的但是标识相同的容器中。
如图2中所示,控制第一物品清单中位于A-E拣选区域的物品拣选后分别放置在A区的容器1(编号为A1)、B区的容器1(编号为B1)、C区的容器1(编号为C1)、D区的容器1(编号为D1)、E区的容器1(编号为E1)中。
然后,可以控制不同拣选区域的、标识相同的容器中的物品(说明这些物品在同一个物品清单中)运送到同一个分拣机。例如图2中所示,将作为第一物品清单的多品清单1中列出的、拣选后放置在容器A1、容器B1、容器C1、容器D1、容器E1中的物品运送到了分拣机1中。至此,分拣机1中的物品都是上述的第一物品清单中的物品。
由上可知,通过按照物品清单、容器与分拣机的对应关系来拣选和放置物品,能够高效便捷地自动实现物品的分拣。
另外,单品清单的物品和多品清单的物品也可以不用像如图2所示的那样在拣选时进行区分,而是可以先混放并运送到分拣机处,在分拣机处进行区分,后续将介绍这样的示例性实施方式。
另外,可选地,可以基于各分拣机当前的工作量来确定上述的关系数据。这里,主要是可以基于各分拣机当前的工作量来确定分拣机的分拣作业,以便均衡各分拣机的工作。例如,分拣机的工作量可以包括该分拣机对应的物品清单的数量和/或该分拣机对应的物品清单的分拣作业所需时间。
物品拣选完成之后,还可以将从各拣选区域拣选出的属于单品清单中的物品运送至下一工作站,下一工作站可以是人工分拣站或打包工作站,并输出指示信息指示工作人员完成对单品清单物品的分拣和/或打包工作。
在一些场景中,在各拣选区域拣选物品时,每个容器仅放置属于一个单品清单的物品,在拣选完成之后,可以直接将对应于单品清单的容器运送至打包工作站进行打包,如图2所示。
在一些场景中,在各拣选区域拣选物品时,一个容器中可以放置属于多个单品清单的物品,在拣选完成之后,可以将对应于单品清单的容器先运送至人工分拣站,指示工作人员将容器中的物品按照单品清单分拣开,并将每个单品清单的物品单独放置在一个容器中运送至打包工作站,如图3所示。
这里,需人工分拣的物品清单中的物品可以采用按波次拣选、按流程拣选、或者按订单拣选的拣选方法,如图3所示。
另外,可选地,本实施例中使用的分拣机可以包括不同类型的分拣机,并且,每种类型的分拣机可以用于对包含指定类型物品的物品清单进行分拣作业。
并且,在上述的关系数据中,包含不同的指定类型物品的物品清单可以对应于不同类型的分拣机,以便针对不同类型的物品,使用不同类型的分拣机,以便既能方便高效地进行分拣作业,又能避免分拣错误或事故。
其中,上述的指定类型物品包括易碎类型物品、非易碎类型物品等等。
例如,不同类型的分拣机可以采用不同的分拣方式。而且,不同的分拣方式可以适用于不同类型的清单,例如上面所述的包含易碎类型物品的物品清单、不包含易碎类型物品的物品清单等等。
在这种情况下,在确定物品清单与分拣机之间的对应关系时,可以考虑分拣机适用的清单类型来部署它们之间的对应关系,以将不同类型的物品清单分配至合适的分拣机处。例如,分拣机1可以采用通过将物品投放至出货口下方的接纳装置(如料箱、布袋等)中的方式进行分拣操作,这样的分拣机可以适用于不包含易碎类型物品的物品清单。再例如,分拣机2可以采用将物品平稳传送至接纳装置中的方式进行分拣操作,这样的分拣机可以适用于包括易碎类型物品的物品清单。
另外,可选地,上述的分拣机1的实现形式例如可以为交叉带分拣机、滑块分拣机、圆盘式分拣机等,通过将物品移动至分拣机的出口处,经由滑槽滑落至出口下方放置的接纳装置中。
再例如,分拣机2的实现形式可以为叉车、机械臂等,使用货叉或机械臂将物品平稳放置于分拣墙的接纳装置中。
另外,可选地,可以采用如下方式之一,控制容器上的物品运送至分拣机。
1)控制该容器所在的拣选车,将该容器移动至分拣机。
这里,拣选车可以是能移动的,通过控制拣选车的移动,便可以将拣选车上的容器运送至分拣机。
2)将该容器或者该容器中的物品放置到传送设备上,控制该传送设备将该容器或者该容器中的物品运送到分拣机。
采用这种方式时,容器可以是不放在拣选车上的,即,该容器所在的拣选区域可以没有拣选车,或者即便该拣选区域有拣选车,容器也可以是不放在上面。这种情况下,可以通过使用传送设备来将容器运送到分拣机,或者,将容器中的物品运送到分拣机。
另外,也可以通过显示屏或扬声器等输出的文字、图像、声音或视频等等的方式,通知工作人员将物品放置到传送设备上。或者,可以向搬运机器人、机械臂等自动化设备下发指令,由自动化设备将物品放置到传送设备上。
另外,可选地,如图4所示,还可以在拣选物品时,将拣选的物品混放(例如图4所述的“多品拣选”),即在拣选物品时不需要确定物品与分拣机和容器的对应关系,并不需要如图2所示的那样将对应于不同分拣机的物品放置到对应的容器中。待拣选完成后,将在各拣选区域拣选的 物品运送到分拣机,进行分拣。例如,可以将拣选完成的所有物品都传送到一个超大型的分拣机处(图4所述的“分拣机”),由该分拣机进行分拣。
这里,如上所述,单品清单的物品仍然可以不参与分拣,而是可以直接进入后续的环节,例如打包或分发等。也就是说,可以如图4所示的那样,各多品清单的物品在拣选时是混放的,但是单品清单是分开拣选的,即,不与多品清单的物品混放,而是单品清单的物品单放,由此高效快捷地完成单品清单作业。
另外,也可以通过使用传送设备来传送拣选完成的物品到分拣机,并且在传送设备上可以设置有粗拣设备,以便可以根据物品信息将物品分流到多个分拣机处,其中属于同一物品清单的物品可以被分流到同一分拣机处。另外,上述的物品信息可以通过扫描装置来扫描获取。例如,扫描装置通过扫描物品包装袋上的条码、二维码、电子标签等标识符,来获取物品信息。
即,上述的步骤S130中的“基于关系数据,控制物品清单中的拣选完成的待分拣物品运送至对应的分拣机”的操作包括:获取拣选完成的待分拣物品的标识;根据拣选完成的待分拣物品的标识,基于关系数据,将属于同一物品清单的物品运送至同一分拣机。
另外,可选地,如上所述,对于只包含一种物品的单品清单,可以将用于放置该单品清单中的物品的特定容器从拣选区域运送到特定工作站,以将该特定容器或该特定容器中的物品进行相应的处理,例如直接打包或分发。也就是说,可以在拣选的过程中,将单品清单的物品单独放置在特定的容器中,并将该特定的容器或物品直接运送至打包工作站,而无需再由分拣机进行分拣。
由此可以节省处理环节,加快处理速度,提高作业效率。
另外,某些包含特定类型的物品的特定物品清单可能适合单独处理。比如某些特定物品清单中含有爆款货物、促销货物、清单结构相同(即清单对应的SKU(Stock Keeping Unit,库存量单位)信息相同)的货物等等,针对这样的包含特定类型的物品的多品清单,可以单独拣选,由分拣机进行人工分拣,如图4所示。通过这样单独处理,作业效率更高。
也就是说,对于包含特定类型的物品的特定物品清单,可以将特定 物品清单的物品运送至人工分拣站,并输出指示信息,以指示工作人员进行分拣作业。
上述的“指示信息”例如可以包括声音、文字、图像、视频等等形式。
其中,上述的特定类型的物品可以包括以下至少一种:爆款物品、促销款物品、库存量单位信息相同的物品、易碎类型物品、大件物品以及异形物品等等。由于这样的特殊类型的物品单独由人工处理效率更高,所以此时可以无需由分拣机处理。通过这种方式,能够在特殊情况(如双11、周年庆等短期内会产生超大量清单的情况)下,弥补高峰期设备的产能不足,提高日常设备的利用率。
例如,在店庆、双十一等清单量暴增的场景下,可以根据分拣机的分拣工作量,确定一部分需要人工拣选-人工分拣-打包的物品清单(请注意,该物品清单并不仅限于是上面描述的“包含特定类型的物品的清单”),然后指示人工对这部分清单进行相应的作业,能够有效解决订单在短期暴增的作业弹性需求。
另外,如图5所示,需人工分拣的物品清单中的物品可以采用各种合适的拣选方法或者各种拣选方法的组合进行拣选,例如可以采用按波次拣选(Batch Picking)、按流程拣选(Flow Picking)或者按订单拣选(Order Picking)中的至少一种拣选方法。
这里,清单对应的SKU信息相同表示多个清单包括的物品相同,例如,清单A由物品1和物品2组成;清单B同样由物品1和物品2组成,则清单A和清单B对应的SKU信息相同。
因此,在拣选之前,可以先获取包含待拣选物品的物品清单,然后确定物品清单中的物品是否属于特定类型的物品。
如果物品清单中的物品属于特定类型的物品,则如上所述,在拣选完成后,将物品清单中的物品运送至人工分拣站。
反之,如果物品清单中的物品不属于特定类型的物品,则获取至少用于反映含有该物品清单与分拣机之间的对应关系的关系数据,以便基于该对应关系,将针对该物品清单拣选的物品运送至对应的分拣机。
另外,可选地,在不同拣选区域中的、用于放置属于同一物品清单的物品的若干个容器所对应的多个拣选车中,若一部分拣选车已装满,而另一部分拣选车未装满,通常情况下,未装满的这另一部分拣选车可 以在装满之后,才向对应的分拣机所在位置处移动。不过,为了加快处理速度,即便另一部分拣选车未装满,也可以指示未装满的另一部分拣选车与已装满的一部分拣选车同时向对应的分拣机所在位置处移动,以使得同一物品清单的物品尽快到达分拣机,缩短作业时间,提高处理效率。
另外,可选地,若属于同一物品清单的物品位于多个拣选区域,且当前已完成多个拣选区域的一部分拣选区域中的拣选,而多个拣选区域的其余拣选区域尚未完成拣选,则可以指示在其余拣选区域优先拣选和优先运送属于该物品清单的物品,以使得同一物品清单的物品尽快到达分拣机,缩短作业时间,提高处理效率。
另外,不仅可以如图4那样将多品拣选的物品混放,还可以如图6所示那样,将多品拣选与单品拣选的物品混放。请注意,图4和图6给出的混放的示例仅代表一部分混放方式,本领域技术人员应理解,不应将本公开的范围仅限于图示的方式。
图7除了如图6所示的那样将单品清单与多品清单的物品混放之外,还可以如上所述,针对包含特定类型的物品的特定物品清单,进行人工拣选。
此外,需注意,图2~图7给出的物品分拣过程的实例仅是示例性的实施方式,而本公开不应仅限于这样的几个示例方式。
另外,需注意,可选地,物品分拣完成后还可以进行复核,确认物品清单及对应的物品无误后再将其运送到打包工作站进行打包。
图8给出了根据本发明的一个示例性实施例的物品分拣控制设备的示意性框图。该物品分拣控制设备用于执行上文各实施例的物品分拣控制方法。
如图8所述,物品分拣控制设备1000可以包括获取装置110、控制装置120。
其中,获取装置110可以被配置用于获取至少用于反映含有物品标识的物品清单与分拣机之间的对应关系的关系数据。
控制装置120可以被配置用于基于关系数据,控制物品清单中的拣选完成的待分拣物品运送至对应的分拣机。
可选地,该物品分拣控制设备还可以包括关系确定装置130,其可以 被配置用于基于各分拣机当前的工作量,确定物品清单与分拣机之间的对应关系。
另外,可选地,关系确定装置130还可以被配置用于确定物品清单与拣选区域中用于放置物品的容器之间的对应关系,容器与分拣机之间的对应关系,物品清单、容器以及分拣机之间的对应关系。
另外,可选地,控制装置120还可以被配置用于:在物品清单中的物品位于不同的拣选区域的情况下,基于从关系数据中得到物品清单与容器的对应关系,控制属于同一物品清单的、位于不同拣选区域的物品拣选到各相应拣选区域的、具有相同标识的容器中,并且控制不同拣选区域的、具有相同标识的容器中的物品运送至同一个分拣机。
另外,可选地,控制装置120可以采用如下方式之一,控制容器上的物品到分拣机的运送:
1)控制该容器所在的拣选车,将该容器移动至分拣机;
2)该容器或者该容器中的物品放置到传送设备上,控制装置控制该传送设备将该容器或者该容器中的物品运送到分拣机。
图9给出了根据本发明的另一个示例性实施例的物品分拣控制设备的示意性框图。该物品分拣控制设备用于执行上文各实施例所述的物品分拣控制方法。
参见9,该物品分拣控制设备1包括存储器10和处理器20。
可选地,该物品分拣控制设备1还可以包括收发器,该收发器可以与其他设备进行通信,例如该收发器可以向工作人员、分拣机、自动化拣选设备、拣选车以及传送设备中的至少一个发送操作指令,以指示和控制工作人员、分拣机、自动化拣选设备、拣选车以及传送设备中的至少一个执行相应的操作。例如物品分拣控制设备1通过收发器发送操作指令,可以控制分拣机执行分拣操作,或控制自动化拣选设备在拣选区域拣选多品清单和/或单品清单上的物品,或控制拣选车移动至目的地,或控制传送设备将指定物品或容器运送至目的地(如分拣机、打包工作站等)。该收发器还可以接收分拣机、自动化拣选设备、拣选车以及传送设备中的至少一个发送的反馈信息。
可选地,该物品分拣控制设备1还可以包括输出设备,该输出设备包括显示屏和/或扬声器,该输出设备可以输出提示信息,提示工作人员 执行相应的操作。
处理器20可以是一个多核的处理器,也可以包含多个处理器。在一些实施例中,处理器20可以包含一个通用的主处理器以及一个或多个特殊的协处理器,例如图形处理器(GPU)、数字信号处理器(DSP)等等。在一些实施例中,处理器20可以使用定制的电路实现,例如特定用途集成电路(ASIC,Application Specific Integrated Circuit)或者现场可编程逻辑门阵列(FPGA,Field Programmable Gate Arrays)。
存储器10上存储有可执行代码,当所述可执行代码被所述处理器20执行时,使所述处理器20执行上面描述的方法之一。其中,存储器10可以包括各种类型的存储单元,例如系统内存、只读存储器(ROM),和永久存储装置。其中,ROM可以存储处理器20或者计算机的其他模块需要的静态数据或者指令。永久存储装置可以是可读写的存储装置。永久存储装置可以是即使计算机断电后也不会失去存储的指令和数据的非易失性存储设备。在一些实施方式中,永久性存储装置采用大容量存储装置(例如磁或光盘、闪存)作为永久存储装置。另外一些实施方式中,永久性存储装置可以是可移除的存储设备(例如软盘、光驱)。系统内存可以是可读写存储设备或者易失性可读写存储设备,例如动态随机访问内存。系统内存可以存储一些或者所有处理器在运行时需要的指令和数据。此外,存储器10可以包括任意计算机可读存储媒介的组合,包括各种类型的半导体存储芯片(DRAM,SRAM,SDRAM,闪存,可编程只读存储器),磁盘和/或光盘也可以采用。在一些实施方式中,存储器10可以包括可读和/或写的可移除的存储设备,例如激光唱片(CD)、只读数字多功能光盘(例如DVD-ROM,双层DVD-ROM)、只读蓝光光盘、超密度光盘、闪存卡(例如SD卡、min SD卡、Micro-SD卡等等)、磁性软盘等等。计算机可读存储媒介不包含载波和通过无线或有线传输的瞬间电子信号。
此外,根据本公开的实施例还可以实现为一种计算机程序或计算机程序产品,该计算机程序或计算机程序产品包括用于执行本公开的上述各实施例所述的方法中限定的上述各步骤的计算机程序代码指令。
或者,本公开还可以实施为一种非暂时性机器可读存储介质(或计算机可读存储介质、或机器可读存储介质),其上存储有可执行代码(或 计算机程序、或计算机指令代码),当所述可执行代码(或计算机程序、或计算机指令代码)被电子设备(或计算设备、服务器等)的处理器执行时,使所述处理器执行根据本公开的上述方法的各个步骤。
本领域技术人员还将明白的是,结合这里的公开所描述的各种示例性逻辑块、模块、电路和算法步骤可以被实现为电子硬件、计算机软件或两者的组合。
附图中的流程图和框图等等显示了根据本发明的多个实施例的系统和方法的可能实现的体系架构、功能和操作。在这点上,流程图或框图中的每个方框可以代表一个模块、程序段或代码的一部分,所述模块、程序段或代码的一部分包含一个或多个用于实现规定的逻辑功能的可执行指令。也应当注意,在有些作为替换的实现中,方框中所标记的功能也可以以不同于附图中所标记的顺序发生。例如,两个连续的方框实际上可以基本并行地执行,它们有时也可以按相反的顺序执行,这依所涉及的功能而定。也要注意的是,框图和/或流程图中的每个方框、以及框图和/或流程图中的方框的组合,可以用执行规定的功能或操作的专用的基于硬件的系统来实现,或者可以用专用硬件与计算机指令的组合来实现。
以上已经描述了本发明的各实施例,上述说明是示例性的,并非穷尽性的,并且也不限于所披露的各实施例。在不偏离所说明的各实施例的范围和精神的情况下,对于本技术领域的普通技术人员来说许多修改和变更都是显而易见的。本文中所用术语的选择,旨在最好地解释各实施例的原理、实际应用或对市场中的技术的改进,或者使本技术领域的其它普通技术人员能理解本文披露的各实施例。
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- 一种物品分拣控制方法,其中,该方法包括:获取至少用于反映含有物品标识的物品清单以及分拣机之间的对应关系的关系数据;基于所述关系数据,控制所述物品清单中的拣选完成的待分拣物品运送至对应的分拣机。
- 如权利要求1所述的物品分拣控制方法,其中,所述关系数据还反映以下关系中至少之一:所述物品清单与拣选区域中用于放置物品的容器之间的对应关系,所述容器与分拣机之间的对应关系,物品清单、容器以及分拣机之间的对应关系。
- 如权利要求2所述的物品分拣控制方法,其中,在所述物品清单中的物品位于不同的拣选区域的情况下,所述方法还包括:基于从所述关系数据中得到物品清单与容器的对应关系,控制属于同一物品清单的、位于不同拣选区域的物品拣选到各相应拣选区域的、具有相同标识的容器中;其中,所述基于所述关系数据,控制所述物品清单中的拣选完成的待分拣物品运送至对应的分拣机包括:控制不同拣选区域的所述具有相同标识的容器中的物品运送至同一个分拣机。
- 如权利要求1所述的物品分拣控制方法,其中,所述关系数据是基于各分拣机当前的工作量确定的。
- 如权利要求1所述的物品分拣控制方法,其中,所述分拣机包括多个不同类型的分拣机,每种类型的分拣机用于对包含指定类型物品的物品清单进行分拣作业,在所述关系数据中,包含不同的指定类型物品的物品清单对应于不同类型的分拣机。
- 如权利要求5所述的物品分拣控制方法,其中,所述指定类型物品包括易碎类型物品、非易碎类型物品。
- 如权利要求3所述的物品分拣控制方法,其中,采用如下方式之一,控制容器上的物品运送至分拣机:1)控制该容器所在的拣选车,将该容器移动至分拣机;2)将该容器或者该容器中的物品放置到传送设备上,控制该传送设备将该容器或者该容器中的物品运送到分拣机。
- 如权利要求1所述的物品分拣控制方法,其中,所述基于所述关系数据,控制所述物品清单中的拣选完成的待分拣物品运送至对应的分拣机包括:获取所述拣选完成的待分拣物品的标识;根据所述待分拣物品的标识,基于所述关系数据,将属于同一物品清单的物品运送至同一分拣机。
- 如权利要求1~8中的任何一项所述的物品分拣控制方法,其中,还包括:对于只包含一种物品的单品清单,将用于放置该单品清单中的物品的特定容器从拣选区域运送到特定工作站,以将该特定容器或该特定容器中的物品直接打包或分发。
- 如权利要求1~8中的任意一项所述的物品分拣控制方法,其中,还包括:确定需人工分拣的特定物品清单;将所述特定物品清单的物品运送至人工分拣站,并输出指示信息,以指示工作人员进行分拣作业。
- 如权利要求10所述的物品分拣控制方法,其中,所述特定物品清单包括属于特定类型的物品,其中,所述属于特定类型的物品包括以下至少一种:爆款物品、促销款物品、库存量单位信息相同的物品、易碎类型物品、大件物品以及异形物品。
- 如权利要求11所述的物品分拣控制方法,其中,还包括:获取待拣选的物品清单;确定所述物品清单中是否包括属于所述特定类型的物品,其中,若所述物品清单中包括属于所述特定类型的物品,则在拣选完成后,将所述物品清单中的物品运送至人工分拣站;若所述物品清单中不包括属于所述特定类型的物品,则获取至少用于反映含有所述物品清单与分拣机 之间的对应关系的所述关系数据。
- 如权利要求1~8中的任意一项所述的物品分拣控制方法,其中,所述物品清单中的物品位于多个拣选区域,所述多个拣选区域是根据拣选作业量和/或所需的拣选作业时间对拣选作业区进行划分得到的。
- 如权利要求13所述的物品分拣控制方法,其中,还包括:在不同拣选区域中的、用于放置属于同一物品清单的物品的若干个容器所对应的多个拣选车中,若一部分拣选车已装满,而另一部分拣选车未装满,则指示未装满的所述另一部分拣选车与已装满的所述一部分拣选车同时向对应的分拣机所在位置处移动,或者未装满的所述另一部分拣选车需在装满之后,向对应的分拣机所在位置处移动。
- 如权利要求14所述的物品分拣控制方法,其中,还包括:若属于同一物品清单的物品位于多个拣选区域,且当前已完成所述多个拣选区域的一部分拣选区域中的拣选,而所述多个拣选区域的其余拣选区域尚未完成拣选,则指示在所述其余拣选区域优先拣选和优先运送属于该物品清单的物品。
- 一种物品分拣控制设备,其中,该设备包括:获取装置,被配置用于获取至少用于反映含有物品标识的物品清单与分拣机之间的对应关系的关系数据;控制装置,被配置用于基于所述关系数据,控制所述物品清单中的拣选完成的待分拣物品运送至对应的分拣机。
- 一种物品分拣控制设备,包括:处理器;以及存储器,其上存储有可执行代码,当所述可执行代码被所述处理器执行时,使所述处理器执行如权利要求1~15中任何一项所述的方法。
- 一种非暂时性机器可读存储介质,其上存储有可执行代码,当所述可执行代码被处理器执行时,使所述处理器执行如权利要求1~15中任何一项所述的方法。
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