WO2021073489A1 - 一种合流处理系统、方法及装置 - Google Patents

一种合流处理系统、方法及装置 Download PDF

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WO2021073489A1
WO2021073489A1 PCT/CN2020/120555 CN2020120555W WO2021073489A1 WO 2021073489 A1 WO2021073489 A1 WO 2021073489A1 CN 2020120555 W CN2020120555 W CN 2020120555W WO 2021073489 A1 WO2021073489 A1 WO 2021073489A1
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  • This application relates to the technical field of warehousing and logistics, and in particular to a combined processing system, method and device.
  • the volume of the logistics park is also getting bigger and bigger.
  • existing logistics parks usually adopt a method of establishing multiple partitions (ie, multiple warehouses) to store items in order to meet the storage capacity requirements of the logistics park.
  • the control center will first generate a set order containing multiple orders according to the order purpose, item type and other factors, and receive the set from each partition in the set confluence work area. After all the items in the order are ordered, the items corresponding to the collective order are sent to the sorting area for sorting and packing.
  • the roller line confluence system uses the roller line to transport the turnover boxes sent from different zones to the branch lines through the bus.
  • One branch line is responsible for processing the confluence of items in a collective order, as shown in Figure 1. Since one branch line is responsible for processing a collective order, the number of branch lines in the roller line confluence system limits the upper limit of collective orders for confluence processing. In addition, because the length of the branch line is limited, there is also an upper limit on the number of turnover boxes that can be cached on the branch line, which also limits the number of turnover boxes that can be included in a collective order. When the logistics park is expanded, the number of partitions exceeds the number of turnover boxes that can be cached on the branch line, which may result in the inability to perform order merging processing.
  • the embodiment of the present invention provides a confluence processing system and method, so as to ensure the secrecy and safety of the distribution area during the logistics distribution process.
  • an embodiment of the present invention provides a confluence processing system.
  • the system includes: a control center, a cache area, a container supply line, and a handling device, wherein:
  • the control center is configured to, for each set to be merged, determine each turnover box containing the corresponding items of the set to be merged, establish the correspondence relationship between the turnover box and the set to be merged, and control each box supply line to provide each turnover box ;
  • the box supply line is configured to transport each turnover box from each picking place to a pick-up location where the transfer device can obtain the turnover box;
  • the transport device is configured to transport the turnover boxes provided by the box supply line at the pick-up position to the buffer area;
  • the buffer area is configured to place the turnover boxes obtained by the conveying device from the box supply line;
  • the control center is further configured to determine the correspondence between the turnover box carried by the conveying device and the buffer location in the buffer area, and determine the correspondence between the turnover box and the set to be merged according to the correspondence between the turnover box and the set to be merged.
  • the conveying device is further configured to, according to the control of the control center, sequentially convey the turnover boxes corresponding to the same set to be merged to the merge processing station to perform the merge of the set to be merged.
  • an embodiment of the present invention also provides a merging processing method, including:
  • the control center determines each turnover box containing the corresponding items of the set to be merged, and establishes the corresponding relationship between the determined turnover box and the set to be merged;
  • the control and transportation device provides each turnover box through the box supply line, and transports the turnover box to the buffer area;
  • each turnover box of the to-be-merged set is transported to the cache area according to the correspondence between the turnover box and the set to be merged and the correspondence between the buffer position and the turnover box
  • the transfer device is controlled to control the transfer device of the set to be merged.
  • Each turnover box is transported to the merging processing station, and the merging of the assembly to be merged is performed.
  • an embodiment of the present invention also provides a merging processing device, the device including:
  • the control center determines each turnover box containing the corresponding items of the set to be merged according to each set to be merged, and establishes the corresponding relationship between the determined turnover box and the set to be merged;
  • Supply box module control the supply box line to provide each turnover box
  • the data cache module for each turnover box provided through the box supply line, controls the handling device to transport the turnover box to the cache area, and determines the correspondence between the turnover box and the cache location such as the cache area;
  • the merging processing module when it is determined that each turnover box of the to-be-merged set is transported to the buffer area according to the correspondence between the turnover box and the set to be joined and the correspondence between the buffer position and the turnover box, the control conveying device controls the to-be-merged set
  • the assembled turnover boxes are transported to the merging processing station, and the merging of the assembly to be merged is performed.
  • an embodiment of the present invention also provides a computer-readable storage medium, on which a computer program is stored, and when the program is executed by a processor, any of the aforementioned confluence processing methods is implemented.
  • each box supply line can transport each turnover box from each picking place to the pick-up location, so that the handling device can obtain the turnover box at the pick-up location and transport it to the cache location in the buffer area, and determine the to-be-merged collection of the turnover boxes
  • each turnover box of the to-be-merged collection is transported to the merging processing station to perform the merging of the to-be-merged collection.
  • the method of replacing the branch line buffer turnover box of the roller line with the buffer rack avoids the limitation of the number and length of branch lines to the number of confluence sets to be processed and the number of turnover box buffers. Moreover, the transportation of the turnover box no longer relies on the roller line, but is carried by the handling equipment.
  • there is no hard connection between the buffer rack, the box supply line and the merging processing station and there is no need to pass through equipment (such as, (Rail, roller line) connection, so that the number of buffer racks and merging processing stations in the system, the location can be flexibly changed according to needs. Increased the flexibility and scalability of the system when performing merging processing on the set to be merged, and improving the processing efficiency.
  • Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the roller line merging system
  • Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of a converged processing system provided by an embodiment of this specification
  • Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the box supply line provided by the embodiment of the specification providing turnover boxes and being transported to the cache rack by the transport device;
  • FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of the identification recognition device on the box supply line provided by the embodiment of this specification.
  • Figure 5 is a schematic diagram of the handling device provided by the embodiment of the specification queuing up at the pick-up position and waiting to carry the turnover box;
  • FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a terminal on a merging processing station provided by an embodiment of the specification.
  • FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of the merging processing flow provided by an embodiment of the specification.
  • Fig. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a confluence processing device provided by an embodiment of the specification.
  • Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of the confluence processing system provided by the embodiment of this specification.
  • the system includes: a control center 100, a buffer area with a buffer shelf 102, a box supply line 104, and a handling device 106, in which:
  • the control center 100 is used to remotely control the supply line 104 and the conveying device 106 to perform the merging process of the collection to be merged.
  • the supply line 104 connects different warehouse partitions and the area where the collection is to be merged for merging processing, and performs the process in the collection to be merged.
  • the cache rack 102 is used to temporarily store the turnover boxes corresponding to the set to be merged.
  • the handling devices 106 are controlled to transfer the to-be-merged sets. Assemble the corresponding turnover boxes and transport them to the merging processing station in the area for merging.
  • the number of combined processing stations in this area can be set according to needs. Since the turnover box can be transported to each station by the conveying device 106, the combined processing station is an island type station, that is, there is no need to interact with other equipment (such as roller lines, For box line, etc.) connection.
  • the control center 100 can determine the to-be-merged collection to be processed, and then, according to the items corresponding to the to-be-merged collection, determine which warehouse partitions have the items corresponding to the to-be-merged collection, and determine the items that each partition needs to provide , And each turnover box containing the identified items.
  • the items corresponding to the set A to be merged include: a, b, and c, which are stored on the warehouse shelves of Zone 1, Zone 2, and Zone 3.
  • the merge processing system of the set to be merged requires 3 turnover boxes, which are loaded and stored separately Items a, b, and c in zone 1, zone 2, and zone 3.
  • the control center 100 can respectively send control instructions to the container supply lines 104 connecting the partition 1, the partition 2, and the partition 3, and control the supply container lines 104 to provide turnover boxes.
  • Make the supply line 104 connected to zone 1 provide the turnover box containing item a
  • the supply line 104 connected to zone 2 provide the turnover box containing item b
  • the supply line 104 connected to zone 3 provide the turnover box containing item c box.
  • each item corresponding to the set to be merged is determined, and according to the determined storage location of each item, the set to be merged corresponds to each turnover box, which is a necessary step for the merged set to be merged.
  • the existing technology is already relatively mature. The technology of this part is not limited to the specific implementation of this manual, so it will not be repeated here. You can refer to the methods used in the prior art (for example, the roller line confluence system controls the roller line of each zone to transport the turnover box to the bus the process of).
  • control center 100 after determining the turnover boxes containing the items corresponding to the set to be merged, can establish the corresponding relationship between the determined turnover box and the set to be merged, so that it can be determined subsequently that the set to be merged corresponds to The location of each turnover box determines the progress of confluence processing.
  • identifiers can be set for the turnover box and the set to be merged separately, and the corresponding relationship between the turnover box and the set to be merged is established by each of the identifiers, which is not limited in this application.
  • control center 100 determines the turnover boxes corresponding to the set to be merged is to control the box supply line 104 to provide the determined turnover boxes to perform merge processing on the corresponding items of the set to be merged. Therefore, the control center 100 can also control each container supply line 104 to provide each turnover box.
  • the container supply line 104 can transport each turnover box from each zone to the handling device 106 to obtain a pick-up position of the turnover box.
  • the transporting device 106 transports the tote provided by the box supply line 104 at the pick-up position to the storage position of the buffer rack 102 preset for the tote in the control center.
  • the transport device 106 can also transport the turnover box provided by the pick-up position to the free storage space of the storage shelf 102 by itself, and The cargo location identifier of the cargo location is uploaded to the control center 100.
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the box supply line provided by the embodiment of the specification providing turnover boxes and being transported by the transporting device to the cache rack.
  • the container line 104 transports the turnover boxes corresponding to the two sets to be merged to the picking positions, namely the turnover boxes m1 ⁇ m2 corresponding to the set M to be merged, and the turnover boxes n1 ⁇ n3 corresponding to the set N to be merged.
  • the conveying device 106 Under the control of the control center 100, the conveying device 106 in an idle state waits to convey the tote at each pick-up position.
  • the handling device 106 For each handling device 106 waiting to carry the turnover box at the pick-up position, when the turnover box reaches the pick-up position where the handling device 106 is located, the handling device 106 can move the turnover box to the free space of the buffer shelf 102,
  • the dashed box in the buffer shelf 102 is an empty space where the turnover box can be placed, and the handling device 106 can carry the turnover box m1 to the empty space corresponding to the dashed box marked with m1, and so on.
  • the conveying device 106 may be provided with a robotic arm, and the turning box is picked up from the pick-up location of the box supply line 104 by the robotic arm, and the turning box is placed on the free storage space of the buffer shelf through the robotic arm.
  • the handling device 106 includes a moving mechanism and a robotic arm that can lift and grab cargo. This specification does not limit how the conveying device 106 specifically obtains and conveys the turnover box.
  • the system may further include: an identification device 108 for identifying the box identification on the turnover box provided by the box supply line 104 to the pickup location, and sending it to the control center 100, as shown in the figure 4 shown.
  • the identification recognition device 108 may specifically be a camera, a scanning gun and other equipment, which is used to obtain and identify the box identification on the turnover box that arrives at the pick-up position.
  • the box identifier may specifically be a Digital Object Unique Identifier (DOI), such as a two-dimensional code, a barcode, and so on.
  • DOI Digital Object Unique Identifier
  • the DOI carries the box identification of the turnover box, and the identification recognition device 108 can obtain the box identification of the turnover box by collecting the DOI.
  • the camera collects the two-dimensional code carrying the box identification on the turnover box to determine the box identification of the turnover box.
  • Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the identification identification device on the box supply line provided in this specification.
  • an identification recognition device 108 is respectively provided, so that when the turnover box provided by the box supply line 104 reaches the pick-up location, the identification identification device 108 can collect the information on the turnover box. DOI, determine the box identification of the turnover box, and send it to the control center 100.
  • the control center 100 can select a number of conveying devices 106 from the conveying devices 106 that are idle according to the status of each conveying device 106 after receiving the box identification, and Send a control instruction to the selected conveying device 106 to move the selected conveying device 106 to the pick-up position of the box supply line 104, obtain the turnover box and transport it to the goods position of the buffer shelf 102.
  • the cargo location of the cache shelf 102 is determined from each cache location in an idle state in the cache area.
  • the device 106 After determining the position of the turnover box in the cache rack 102, change the status of the determined position to occupied, store the corresponding relationship between the box identification of the turnover box and the position 102, and send it to the transport
  • the device 106 sends a control instruction to enable the conveying device 106 to convey the turnover box to the determined cargo position.
  • the conveying device 106 obtains the turnover box at the pickup location of the box supply line 104 and transports it to the buffer location, such as the cargo location.
  • the transport device 106 can also transport the turnover box to the cargo location by itself, collect the cargo location identifier of the cargo location and send it to the control center 100.
  • the control center 100 can determine which cargo position of the buffer shelf 102 is stored on the storage shelf 102 according to the cargo location identifier sent by the transfer device 106. Specifically, the control center 100 may determine the corresponding relationship between the container body identification of the turnover box and the cargo location identification according to the cargo location identification sent by the handling device 106, and store it.
  • the control center 100 can control a plurality of idle conveying devices 106 to wait in line at the pick-up location for each pick-up location of the container supply line 104. Once there is a turnover box Upon arrival at the pick-up position, the control center can receive the box identification sent by the identification identification device 108, and then send a control instruction to the first-placed handling device 106 in the queue. The transporting device 106 transports the turnover box to the buffer shelf 102 according to the control instruction, and the remaining transporting devices 106 in the queue make up positions in turn and wait for the remaining turnover boxes to arrive at the pick-up position, as shown in FIG. 5.
  • FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of the handling device provided in this manual waiting to move the turnover box at the pickup location. It can be seen that there are 3 handling devices waiting to move the turnover box at the pickup location, and each turnover box that arrives successively is transported to the buffer in turn Cargo space.
  • the conveying device 106 can be provided with a collection device for the location identification of the cargo location, such as a camera, a scanning gun, etc., or an identification recognition device 108 can be provided.
  • a collection device for the location identification of the cargo location such as a camera, a scanning gun, etc.
  • an identification recognition device 108 can be provided.
  • the transport device 106 transports the turnover box to the storage space of the buffer shelf 102, it collects the storage space identification provided on the storage space through the collection device or the identification recognition device 108 and sends it to the control center 100.
  • control center 100 can also determine the position of the turnover box from among the empty positions on the buffer shelf 102 for each turnover box provided by the box supply line 104, and change and determine the position of the turnover box.
  • the status of the outgoing cargo space is occupied.
  • a control instruction is sent to the conveying device 106 to make the conveying device 106 convey the tote to the determined cargo position.
  • control center 100 when the control center 100 receives the box identification sent by the receiving identification recognition device 108, it determines the idle state of the cargo space on the buffer shelf 102, and changes the state of the cargo space to occupied. A control instruction for transporting the turnover box corresponding to the box identification to the determined cargo location is sent to the transporting device 106.
  • the conveying device 106 conveys the turnover box to the determined cargo location according to the received control instruction. Since the control center 100 can determine the storage location of the turnover box before the transfer device 106 transfers the turnover box to the storage shelf 120, the transfer device 106 does not need to collect the storage location. Location identification.
  • control center 100 determines the box identification of the turnover boxes corresponding to each set to be merged, and stores the correspondence between the box identification and the cargo location identification of each turnover box that is transported to the cache rack 102, so it is specific to each set.
  • a set to be merged the control center 100 can determine the progress of each turnover box corresponding to the set to be merged to the buffer shelf 102 according to the corresponding relationship between the box identification and the location identifier.
  • the control center 100 can determine the merged processing station in an idle state from the merged processing stations, and send a control instruction to the conveying device 106 .
  • the conveying device 106 sequentially conveys the turnover boxes corresponding to the set to be merged from the buffer shelf 102 to the determined merged processing station according to the received control instruction.
  • control center 100 may determine a plurality of conveying devices 106 that are in an idle state according to the number of turnover boxes corresponding to the set to be merged, and respectively send control instructions to the determined conveying devices 106, so that each conveying device 106 is based on The received control instructions respectively obtain a turnover box corresponding to the set to be merged from the buffer shelf 102, and transport it to the merged processing station.
  • the center 100 can send control instructions to each handling device 106 in turn, so that each handling device 106 can sequentially transport the to-be-merged set corresponding to the determined combined processing station, so that the combined processing station needs to be controlled at the same time.
  • the number of totes processed The number of conveying devices 106 required to process a set to be merged at the same time is reduced, the time that the conveying devices 106 are in an idle state is reduced, and the processing efficiency is improved.
  • the system may further include a terminal 110, which is located at the merging processing station and receives information sent by the control center 100, as shown in FIG. 6 in the embodiment of this specification. As shown in the schematic diagram of the terminal on the confluence processing station.
  • the control center 100 sends the order information of the set to be merged to the terminal 110 corresponding to the determined merged processing station, and updates the state of the merged processing station to be busy.
  • the terminal 110 displays the received order information of the set to be merged, and sends notification information to the control center 100 after all items corresponding to the set to be merged are merged.
  • the control center 100 updates the state of the merging processing station where the terminal 110 is located to be idle according to the notification information received.
  • the order information is used to notify the staff at the merging processing station where the terminal 110 is located, what items are included in the set to be merged, what orders are included in the set to be merged, and what are contained in the set to be merged Which items the order corresponds to, etc.
  • the staff can determine how to merge the set to be merged.
  • the content of the specific order information can be set as needed, which is not limited in this manual. For example, it is determined according to the warehouse's outbound logic.
  • the order information determines whether all items in the to-be-merged set have been merged. If the merge processing in the warehouse's outbound logic also includes preliminary sorting of each order in the set to be merged, the order information may also include information required for preliminary sorting.
  • the system also includes: a seeding shelf 112, which is located at the merging processing station, and is used to place various items to be merged and assembled. That is, the merging processing station can transfer the items in the turnover box carried by the conveying device 106 to the seeding shelf 112. When the items corresponding to the set to be merged are transferred to the seeding shelf 112, it is determined that the set to be merged is merged. The processing is complete.
  • the terminal 110 can obtain the item information transferred from the turnover box to the item on the seeding shelf 112 and upload it to the control center 100. Therefore, the control center 100 can also determine the progress of each merging processing station for processing the set to be merged according to the received item information.
  • control center 100 can determine the progress of each merging processing station to process the set to be merged according to the received item information, the control center 100 can also target each terminal 110 according to the merging processing station where the terminal 110 is located.
  • the item information of the item in the turnover box being processed in the position and the item information uploaded by the terminal 110 are estimated to complete the processing of the turnover box.
  • the control center 100 can estimate the processing completion time of the combined processing station to process the turnover box.
  • the control center 100 may also use a predictive model to make predictions to determine the processing completion time of the turnover box. For example, the frequency of uploading item information by the terminal 110 and the quantity of items corresponding to the turnover box are input into a pre-trained prediction model to obtain the processing completion time output by the prediction model.
  • the training samples used to train the prediction model can be determined based on the historical data of the collection of processing to be combined in each combined processing station, and the prediction model can be determined according to the difference between the actual processing time of a turnover box and the processing completion time output by the prediction model According to the determined loss, adjust the parameters of the prediction model.
  • control center 100 After the control center 100 estimates the processing completion time of the turnover box currently processed by the merging processing station, it can send a control instruction to the handling device 106 according to the estimated processing completion time of the turnover box.
  • the transfer device 106 transfers other turnover boxes to the merge processing station after processing the turnover box at the merging processing station.
  • the control center estimates that the turnover box will be processed in 5 minutes. It takes 1 minute for the second turnover box to be transported from the cache rack to the combined processing station.
  • the control center can send control instructions to other transporting devices after 4 minutes so that the other transporting devices can complete the processing at the combined processing station. After a turnover box, the second turnover box will be processed, and so on until the confluence of the collection to be merged is completed.
  • the seeding rack 112 may be movable.
  • the control center 100 determines which handling device 106 is in an idle state when sending order information to the terminal 110, and A control command is sent to the conveying device 106.
  • the conveying device 106 conveys the seeding rack 112 in an idle state to the merging processing station where the terminal 110 is located.
  • the seeding rack 112 can also move flexibly, the corresponding relationship between the seeding rack 112 and the merging processing station is weakened, and the positions of the merging processing stations in the merging processing area can be flexibly arranged according to needs, and further increase The flexibility of the confluence processing system.
  • the system may further include: a replacement rack 114, which is located at the merging processing station, and is used for placing the turnover boxes transported by the transporting device 106.
  • the transporting device 106 can directly place the turnover box on the replacement shelf 114 when transporting the turnover box to the combined processing station, without waiting for the staff to transfer the items in the turnover box to the combined processing station. After sowing the shelf 112, perform other tasks.
  • the transportation capacity of the conveying device 106 can be greatly liberated, and the problem of wasted capacity caused by the waiting of the conveying device 106 can be reduced.
  • the replacement shelf 114 has at least two cargo positions. After the transfer device 106 transports the turnover box to the replacement shelf 114, the staff of the merging processing station transfers the items. When the items in the turnover box are transferred to the seeding shelf 112, the turnover The box is an empty turnover box.
  • the turnover box can be placed in another empty cargo space, and the empty turnover boxes after the merging process can be transported on the replacement shelf. Go and transport to a designated location, which can be a location for collecting empty turnover boxes.
  • the replacement rack 114 By providing the replacement rack 114, the waiting time of the conveying device 106 at the merging processing station can be reduced, and the use efficiency of the conveying device 106 can be improved.
  • each container supply line provides each determined turnover box, and the box supply line can transport each turnover box from each picking place to the pick-up location, so that the handling device can obtain the turnover box at the pick-up location and transport it to the designated cache
  • the to-be-merged sets are transported to the merging processing station to perform the merging of the to-be-merged sets.
  • the method of replacing the branch line buffer turnover box of the roller line with the buffer rack avoids the limitation of the number and length of branch lines to the number of confluence sets to be processed and the number of turnover box buffers. Moreover, the transportation of the turnover box no longer relies on the roller line, but is carried by the handling equipment.
  • the buffer rack there is no hard connection between the buffer rack, the box supply line and the merging processing station, and there is no need to pass through equipment (such as, (Rail, roller line) connection, so that the number of buffer racks and merging processing stations in the system can be flexibly changed according to the needs, which increases the flexibility and scalability of the system when the merged collection is to be processed, and improves The processing efficiency of the system.
  • equipment such as, (Rail, roller line
  • the set to be merged may be a collective order.
  • each collective order by determining each turnover box containing the items corresponding to the collective order, the collective order and Correspondence of each turnover box, and control each box supply line to provide each determined turnover box, and the box supply line can transport each turnover box from each picking place to the picking place, and each picking place can be located in the same inventory zone or Different inventory partitions.
  • the handling device can obtain the turnover boxes at the pick-up position and transport them to the designated storage area of the storage area. When it is determined that all the turnover boxes of the collective order are transported to the storage shelves of the storage area, the turnover of the collective order is The boxes are transported to the merging processing station, and the merging of the collective order is performed.
  • the location can be flexibly changed according to needs, which increases the flexibility and scalability of the system when converging processing of collective orders, and improves the processing efficiency of the system.
  • the set to be merged may be a set of SKUs of inventory units from the same store. Based on the system shown in Figure 2, for each SKU set, by determining the corresponding item of the SKU set For each turnover box, establish the corresponding relationship between the SKU set and each turnover box, and control each box supply line to provide each determined turnover box, and the box supply line can transport each turnover box from each picking place to the pickup location.
  • the picking locations can be located in the same inventory zone or in different inventory zones.
  • the conveying device can obtain the turnover boxes at the pick-up position and transport them to the designated storage area of the storage area.
  • the turnovers of the SKU collection are The box is transported to the merging processing station, and the merging of the SKU assembly is performed.
  • the location can be flexibly changed according to needs, which increases the flexibility and scalability of the system when the SKU collection is merged and processes, and improves the processing efficiency of the system.
  • the set to be merged may be a set of SKUs from the same order. Based on the system shown in Figure 2, for each SKU set from the same order, by determining that the SKU set corresponds to For each turnover box of the item, establish the corresponding relationship between the SKU set and each turnover box, and control each box supply line to provide each determined turnover box, and the box supply line can transport each turnover box from each picking place to picking up Each picking place can be located in the same inventory zone or different inventory zones.
  • the conveying device can obtain the turnover boxes at the pick-up position and transport them to the designated storage area of the storage area.
  • the turnovers of the SKU collection are The box is transported to the merging processing station, and the merging of the SKU assembly is performed.
  • the location can be flexibly changed according to needs, which increases the flexibility and scalability of the system when merging SKU collections from the same order, and improves the processing efficiency of the system.
  • the control center 100 can be based on the movable area in the combined processing area (that is, the storage rack 102 is not placed, and the combined processing station is not set. Area), the location of the conveying device 106 and the destination location (eg, the idle state of the cache rack 102, the merging processing station, the pick-up location of the box line 104, etc.), and the path planning of the conveying device 106 is determined The movement route of the conveying device 106.
  • the control center 100 may also determine the moving route of the conveying device according to a location mark preset on the ground.
  • the handling device 106 can navigate based on the visual mark, and recognize the positioning mark (for example, a two-dimensional code) laid on the ground through a navigation recognition component carried by itself.
  • the handling device 106 may also determine that it is in an idle state when it is determined that it has not received a control instruction sent by the control center 100 within a certain period of time, and move to the pick-up position of the supply line 104 by itself, and wait for the handling turnover. box.
  • the conveying device 106 For each conveying device 106, when the conveying device 106 obtains the totes from the pick-up position of the box supply line 104, the conveying device 106 can send notification information to the control center 100, and the control center 100 can, based on the notification information, And the pick-up position corresponding to the queue of the conveying device 106 determines the container identification of the turnover box conveyed by the conveying device 106.
  • this specification also provides a method for processing to-be-merged set merging, as shown in FIG. 7.
  • FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of the merging processing flow of the collection to be merged provided in this manual.
  • the warehouse includes the buffer rack, the box supply line and the conveying device.
  • the merging processing flow of the collection to be merged may specifically include the following steps:
  • the control center determines each turnover box containing the corresponding items of the set to be merged, and establishes the corresponding relationship between the determined turnover box and the set to be merged.
  • identifiers can be set for the turnover box and the set to be merged separately, and the corresponding relationship between the turnover box and the set to be merged is established by each of the identifiers, which is not limited in this specification.
  • control center can determine the to-be-merged set to be merged, and then determine which warehouse picking locations have the items corresponding to the to-be-merged set based on the items corresponding to the to-be-merged set, and determine which picking locations need to provide Establish the correspondence between the container identification of the identified turnover box and the set identification to be merged.
  • S202 Control the box supply line to provide each turnover box.
  • the box supply line can be controlled to provide each turnover box for the purpose of merging processing.
  • control center can collect the container identification on each turnover box provided through the box supply line, and collect the cargo of the turnover box after transporting the turnover box to the storage space of the buffer shelf. Position identification, to determine the corresponding relationship between the box identification of the turnover box and the location identification, and store it.
  • a cache shelf may be set in the cache area, and multiple cache positions may be set on the cache shelf.
  • a unique identifier can be set for each cache location.
  • the cache location of the turnover box may be designated according to the cache locations in the idle state in the cache area. After the cache location of the turnover box is specified, the state of the specified cache location is changed to occupied, the corresponding relationship between the box identification of the turnover box and the cache location is stored, and a control instruction is sent to the transport device to make all The conveying device conveys the turnover box to the designated cargo position.
  • the conveying device obtains the turnover box at the pick-up position of the box supply line and transports it to the designated goods position.
  • the transport device may also transport the turnover box to the cache location by itself, collect the identification information of the cache location, such as the cargo location identification, and send it to the control center.
  • the correspondence relationship between the turnover box and the cache cargo position is established through the box body identification of the turnover box and the cargo location identification. This manual does not limit the specific process of establishing the corresponding relationship.
  • control center determines the space in which the turnover box is placed from the empty space on the buffer shelf, changes the status of the determined space to occupied, and controls the handling device to transport the turnover box. To that position.
  • control center when the control center determines that the to-be-merged set of turnover boxes are all transported to the cache rack, it can determine the merging processing station in an idle state from the merging processing stations, and control the conveying device to Each turnover box corresponding to the set to be merged is transported one by one from the cache rack to the determined merged processing station.
  • control center may send the order information of the set to be merged to the terminal corresponding to the determined merged processing station, and update the state of the merged processing station to be busy.
  • the control center can receive the item information uploaded by the terminal of the merging processing station.
  • the item information is the item information obtained by the terminal and transferred from the turnover box to the items on the seeding shelf. .
  • the control center can estimate the processing completion time of the turnover box based on the article information uploaded by the terminal and the article information of the articles in the turnover box being processed in the confluence processing station where the terminal is located. According to the determined time, after the handling of the turnover box is completed, the handling device is controlled to move other turnover boxes to the combined processing station.
  • the detailed execution process of this method can refer to the above-mentioned set-to-be-merged set merging processing system for the process of performing the set-to-be-merged set merging processing, which will not be repeated in this specification.
  • each container supply line provides each determined turnover box, and the box supply line can transport each turnover box from each picking place to the pick-up location, so that the handling device can obtain the turnover box at the pick-up location and transport it to the designated cache
  • the to-be-merged sets are transported to the merging processing station to perform the merging of the to-be-merged sets.
  • the method of replacing the branch line buffer turnover box of the roller line with the buffer rack avoids the limitation of the number and length of branch lines to the number of confluence sets to be processed and the number of turnover box buffers. Moreover, the transportation of the turnover box no longer relies on the roller line, but is carried by the handling equipment.
  • there is no hard connection between the buffer rack, the box supply line and the merging processing station and there is no need to pass through equipment (such as, (Rail, roller line) connection, so that the number of cache racks and merging processing stations in the system can be flexibly changed according to the needs, which increases the flexibility and scalability of the system when merging sets to be merged. Improved processing efficiency.
  • the set to be merged may be a collective order.
  • each collective order by determining each turnover box containing the corresponding items of the collective order, the collective order and Correspondence of each turnover box, and control each box supply line to provide each determined turnover box, and the box supply line can transport each turnover box from each picking place to the picking place, and each picking place can be located in the same inventory zone or Different inventory partitions.
  • the handling device can obtain the turnover boxes at the pick-up position and transport them to the designated storage area of the storage area. When it is determined that all the turnover boxes of the collective order are transported to the storage shelves of the storage area, the turnover of the collective order is The boxes are transported to the merging processing station, and the merging of the collective order is performed.
  • the location can be flexibly changed according to needs, which increases the flexibility and scalability of the system when converging processing of aggregate orders, and improves processing efficiency.
  • the set to be merged may be a set of SKUs of inventory units from the same store. Based on the method shown in FIG. 7, for each SKU set, by determining which items corresponding to the SKU set are loaded For each turnover box, establish the corresponding relationship between the SKU set and each turnover box, and control each box supply line to provide each determined turnover box, and the box supply line can transport each turnover box from each picking place to the pickup location.
  • the picking locations can be located in the same inventory zone or in different inventory zones.
  • the conveying device can obtain the turnover boxes at the pick-up position and transport them to the designated storage area of the storage area.
  • the turnovers of the SKU collection are The box is transported to the merging processing station, and the merging of the SKU assembly is performed.
  • the location can be flexibly changed according to needs, which increases the flexibility and scalability of the system when converging the SKU collection, and improves the processing efficiency.
  • the set to be merged may be a set of SKUs from the same order. Based on the method shown in FIG. 7, for each SKU set from the same order, by determining that the SKU set corresponds to For each turnover box of the item, establish the corresponding relationship between the SKU set and each turnover box, and control each box supply line to provide each determined turnover box, and the box supply line can transport each turnover box from each picking place to picking up Each picking place can be located in the same inventory zone or different inventory zones.
  • the conveying device can obtain the turnover boxes at the pick-up position and transport them to the designated storage area of the storage area.
  • the turnovers of the SKU collection are The box is transported to the merging processing station, and the merging of the SKU assembly is performed.
  • the location can be flexibly changed according to needs, which increases the flexibility and scalability of the system when merging SKU collections from the same order, and improves the processing efficiency of the system.
  • this specification also provides a to-be-merged set merging processing device, as shown in FIG. 8.
  • Figure 8 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the to-be-merged assembly merging processing device provided in this specification.
  • the device may specifically include:
  • the order determination module 300 determines each turnover box containing the corresponding items of the set to be merged according to each set to be merged, and establishes the corresponding relationship between the determined turnover box and the set to be merged;
  • identifiers can be set for the turnover box and the set to be merged separately, and the corresponding relationship between the turnover box and the set to be merged is established by each of the identifiers, which is not limited in this specification.
  • the box supply module 302 which controls the box supply line to provide each turnover box
  • the data buffer module 304 for each turnover box provided through the box supply line, controls the handling device to transport the turnover box to the buffer area, and determines the correspondence between the turnover box and the buffer area to the buffer position pair;
  • a cache shelf may be set in the cache area, and multiple cache positions may be set on the cache shelf.
  • a unique identifier can be set for each cache location, and the correspondence relationship between the turnover box and the cache location can be established through the box identification of the turnover box and the location identification. This manual does not limit the specific process of establishing the corresponding relationship.
  • the merging processing module 306 when determining that each turnover box of the to-be-merged set is transported to the cache rack according to the correspondence between the turnover box and the set to be joined and the correspondence between the buffer position and the turnover box, controls the transport device to Each turnover box of the merging set is transported to the merging processing station, and the merging of the set to be merged is performed.
  • the set to be merged includes a set order.
  • the set to be merged includes a set of SKUs of inventory units from the same store, or a set of SKUs from the same order.
  • the turnover boxes are from the same inventory zone or different inventory zones.
  • the data buffer module 304 controls the identification device to collect the box identification on the turnover box for each turnover box provided through the box supply line, and controls the handling device to transport the turnover box to the designated buffer shelf.
  • the cargo location of the turnover box may be designated according to the respective cache locations in the idle state in the cache area. After the cargo space of the turnover box is designated, the status of the specified cargo space is changed to occupied, the corresponding relationship between the box identification of the turnover box and the designated position is stored, and a control instruction is sent to the handling device to make The conveying device conveys the turnover box to the designated cargo position.
  • the conveying device obtains the turnover box at the pick-up position of the box supply line and transports it to the designated goods position.
  • the data caching module 304 controls the transporting device to collect the identification information of the caching location, such as the cargo location, after the transporting device transports the turnover box to the caching location by itself.
  • the identification determines the corresponding relationship between the box identification of the turnover box and the cargo location identification, and stores it.
  • the data caching module 304 determines the space in which the turnover box is placed from among the empty spaces on the buffer shelf, changes the status of the determined space to occupied, and merges the turnover box with Transport to the cargo location.
  • the merging processing module 306 determines the merging processing station in an idle state from the merging processing stations, and transports the turnover boxes corresponding to the set to be merged one by one from the cache rack to the determined one. Confluence processing station.
  • the merging processing module 306 sends the order information of the set to be merged to the terminal corresponding to the determined merging processing station, and updates the status of the merging processing station to be busy, and receives that the terminal is in the After all the items corresponding to the merging set are merged, the sent notification information updates the status of the merge processing station where the terminal is located to be idle according to the received notification information.
  • the merging processing module 306 receives the item information uploaded by the terminal, where the item information is the item information obtained by the terminal and transferred from the turnover box to the item on the seeding shelf.
  • the confluence processing module 306 for each terminal, estimates the turnover box based on the item information uploaded by the terminal and the item information of the items in the turnover box being processed in the confluence processing station where the terminal is located. According to the determined time, after the processing of the turnover box is completed, the other turnover boxes are transported to the combined processing station.
  • the merging processing module 306 when there is an empty turnover box on the replacement shelf of the merging processing station, transports the to-be-merged set of turnover boxes to the replacement rack of the merging processing station, and Transport the empty turnover box to a designated location.
  • An embodiment of the present specification also provides a computer-readable storage medium on which a computer program is stored, and when the program is executed by a processor, the aforementioned confluence processing method is implemented.
  • the improvement of a technology can be clearly distinguished between hardware improvements (for example, improvements in circuit structures such as diodes, transistors, switches, etc.) or software improvements (improvements in method flow).
  • hardware improvements for example, improvements in circuit structures such as diodes, transistors, switches, etc.
  • software improvements improvements in method flow.
  • the improvement of many methods and processes of today can be regarded as a direct improvement of the hardware circuit structure.
  • Designers almost always get the corresponding hardware circuit structure by programming the improved method flow into the hardware circuit. Therefore, it cannot be said that the improvement of a method flow cannot be realized by the hardware entity module.
  • a programmable logic device for example, a Field Programmable Gate Array (Field Programmable Gate Array, FPGA)
  • PLD Programmable Logic Device
  • FPGA Field Programmable Gate Array
  • HDL Hardware Description Language
  • ABEL Advanced Boolean Expression Language
  • AHDL Altera Hardware Description Language
  • HDCal JHDL
  • Lava Lava
  • Lola MyHDL
  • PALASM RHDL
  • VHDL Very-High-Speed Integrated Circuit Hardware Description Language
  • Verilog Verilog
  • the controller can be implemented in any suitable manner.
  • the controller can take the form of, for example, a microprocessor or a processor and a computer-readable medium storing computer-readable program codes (such as software or firmware) executable by the (micro)processor. , Logic gates, switches, application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), programmable logic controllers and embedded microcontrollers. Examples of controllers include but are not limited to the following microcontrollers: ARC625D, Atmel AT91SAM, Microchip PIC18F26K20 and Silicon Labs C8051F320, the memory controller can also be implemented as part of the memory control logic.
  • controllers in addition to implementing the controller in a purely computer-readable program code manner, it is entirely possible to program the method steps to make the controller use logic gates, switches, application-specific integrated circuits, programmable logic controllers, and embedded logic.
  • the same function can be realized in the form of a microcontroller, etc. Therefore, such a controller can be regarded as a hardware component, and the devices included in it for realizing various functions can also be regarded as a structure within the hardware component. Or even, the device for realizing various functions can be regarded as both a software module for realizing the method and a structure within a hardware component.
  • a typical implementation device is a computer.
  • the computer may be, for example, a personal computer, a laptop computer, a cell phone, a camera phone, a smart phone, a personal digital assistant, a media player, a navigation device, an email device, a game console, a tablet computer, a wearable device, or Any combination of these devices.
  • the embodiments of the present invention can be provided as a method, a system, or a computer program product. Therefore, the present invention may adopt the form of a complete hardware embodiment, a complete software embodiment, or an embodiment combining software and hardware. Moreover, the present invention may adopt the form of a computer program product implemented on one or more computer-usable storage media (including but not limited to disk storage, CD-ROM, optical storage, etc.) containing computer-usable program codes.
  • computer-usable storage media including but not limited to disk storage, CD-ROM, optical storage, etc.
  • These computer program instructions can also be stored in a computer-readable memory that can guide a computer or other programmable data processing equipment to work in a specific manner, so that the instructions stored in the computer-readable memory produce an article of manufacture including the instruction device.
  • the device implements the functions specified in one process or multiple processes in the flowchart and/or one block or multiple blocks in the block diagram.
  • These computer program instructions can also be loaded on a computer or other programmable data processing equipment, so that a series of operation steps are executed on the computer or other programmable equipment to produce computer-implemented processing, so as to execute on the computer or other programmable equipment.
  • the instructions provide steps for implementing the functions specified in one process or multiple processes in the flowchart and/or one block or multiple blocks in the block diagram.
  • the computing device includes one or more processors (CPUs), input/output interfaces, network interfaces, and memory.
  • processors CPUs
  • input/output interfaces network interfaces
  • memory volatile and non-volatile memory
  • the memory may include non-permanent memory in a computer readable medium, random access memory (RAM) and/or non-volatile memory, such as read-only memory (ROM) or flash memory (flash RAM). Memory is an example of computer readable media.
  • RAM random access memory
  • ROM read-only memory
  • flash RAM flash memory
  • Computer-readable media include permanent and non-permanent, removable and non-removable media, and information storage can be realized by any method or technology.
  • the information can be computer-readable instructions, data structures, program modules, or other data.
  • Examples of computer storage media include, but are not limited to, phase change memory (PRAM), static random access memory (SRAM), dynamic random access memory (DRAM), other types of random access memory (RAM), read-only memory (ROM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), flash memory or other memory technology, CD-ROM, digital versatile disc (DVD) or other optical storage, Magnetic cassettes, magnetic tape magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices or any other non-transmission media can be used to store information that can be accessed by computing devices. According to the definition in this article, computer-readable media does not include transitory media, such as modulated data signals and carrier waves.
  • this specification can be provided as a method, a system or a computer program product. Therefore, this specification may adopt the form of a complete hardware embodiment, a complete software embodiment, or an embodiment combining software and hardware. Moreover, this specification can take the form of a computer program product implemented on one or more computer-usable storage media (including but not limited to disk storage, CD-ROM, optical storage, etc.) containing computer-usable program codes.
  • computer-usable storage media including but not limited to disk storage, CD-ROM, optical storage, etc.
  • program modules include routines, programs, objects, components, data structures, etc. that perform specific tasks or implement specific abstract data types.
  • This specification can also be practiced in distributed computing environments. In these distributed computing environments, tasks are performed by remote processing devices connected through a communication network. In a distributed computing environment, program modules can be located in local and remote computer storage media including storage devices.

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一种合流处理系统、方法及装置，针对每个待合流集合，确定装有该待合流集合对应物品的各周转箱，建立周转箱与待合流集合对应关系，供箱线将各周转箱从各拣选处运输至搬运装置可获取周转箱的取货位；搬运装置将周转箱搬运至缓存区域，并将周转箱在缓存区域的缓存位置上传至控制中心；控制中心确定搬运装置搬运的周转箱与缓存位置的对应关系，并根据周转箱与待合流集合的对应关系，在确定该待合流集合的各周转箱均搬运至所述缓存区域时，控制搬运装置，将该待合流集合的各周转箱搬运至合流处理工位；搬运装置将对应于同一个待合流集合的各周转箱依次搬运至合流处理工位，进行该待合流集合的合流。

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一种合流处理系统、方法及装置
本申请要求于2019年10月15日提交中国专利局、申请号为201910980221.2、发明名称为“一种集合订单合流处理系统、方法及装置”的中国专利申请的优先权，其全部内容通过引用结合在本申请中。
技术领域
本申请涉及仓储物流技术领域，尤其涉及一种合流处理系统、方法及装置。
背景技术
目前，随着物流业的高速发展，物流园区的体量也越来越大。受限于单个仓库的体积，现有物流园区中通常采用建立多个的分区(即，多个仓库)存储物品的方式，来而为了满足物流园区对存储容量需求。而随着多分区的出现，为了提高出库效率，控制中心会根据订单目的、物品类型等因素，先生成包含多个订单的集合订单，并在设置的合流工作区接收从各分区获取该集合订单的所有物品之后，再将集合订单对应的物品发送至分拣区，进行分拣打包等处理。
在现有技术中，根据集合订单的信息，从多个分区获取物品，被称为合流。目前，常见的合流主要依赖于辊筒线合流系统。
具体的，辊筒线合流系统通过辊筒线，将从不同分区送来的周转箱通过总线分别运输至各支线，一条支线负责处理一个集合订单中物品的合流，如图1所示。由于一条支线用于负责处理一个集合订单，因此辊筒线合流系统中支线数量限制了进行合流处理的集合订单的上限。并且，由于支线的长度是有限的，因此在支线上可缓存的周转箱的数量也存在上限，因此也限制了一个集合订单可包含的周转箱的数量。当物流园区扩建，分区数量超过了支线上可缓存的周转箱的数量时，可能会导致无法进行订单合流处理。
现有对集合订单进行合流处理的系统，一般都需要依赖于较为复杂的硬件设备(如，辊筒线、提升机等)，导致在系统设计时一般都考虑到了效率与空间利用率之间的平衡性，导致后续扩展或者调整系统存在较大困难，甚至难以调整。使得容易出现高峰期难以处理产生的集合订单，导致处理效率低，日常运行系统闲置造成成本浪费。
发明内容
本发明实施例中提供了一种合流处理系统及方法，以实现在物流配送过程中保证对配送区域的隐秘性和安全性。
第一方面，本发明实施例中提供了一种合流处理系统，所述系统包括：控制中心、缓存区域、供箱线以及搬运装置，其中：
所述控制中心配置为，针对每个待合流集合，确定装有该待合流集合对应物品的各周转箱，建立周转箱与所述待合流集合对应关系，并控制各供箱线提供各周转箱；
所述供箱线配置为，将各周转箱从各拣选处运输至所述搬运装置可获取周转箱的取货位；
所述搬运装置配置为，将所述供箱线在取货位提供的周转箱搬运至所述缓存区域；
所述缓存区域配置为，放置所述搬运装置从所述供箱线获取的周转箱；
所述控制中心还配置为，确定所述搬运装置搬运的周转箱与所述缓存区域中的缓存位置的对应关系，并根据周转箱与所述待合流集合的对应关系，在确定该待合流集合对应的各周转箱均搬运至所述缓存区域时，控制所述搬运装置，将该待合流集合对应的各周转箱搬运至合流处理工位；
所述搬运装置还配置为，根据所述控制中心的控制将对应于同一个待合流集合对应的各周转箱依次搬运至所述合流处理工位，进行该待合流集合的合流。
第二方面，本发明实施例中还提供了一种合流处理方法，包括：
控制中心根据每个待合流集合，确定装有该待合流集合对应物品的各周转箱，建立确定出的周转箱与所述待合流集合的对应关系；
控制供箱线提供各周转箱；
控制搬运装置针对通过所述供箱线提供每个周转箱，将该周转箱搬运至缓存区域；
当根据周转箱与待合流集合的对应关系以及缓存位置与周转箱的对应关系，确定该待合流集合的各周转箱均搬运至所述缓存区域时，控制所述搬运装置将该待合流集合的各周转箱搬运至合流处理工位，进行该待合流集合的合流。
第三方面，本发明实施例中还提供了一种合流处理装置，所述装置包括：
订单确定模块，控制中心根据每个待合流集合，确定装有该待合流集合对应物品的各周转箱，建立确定出的周转箱与待合流集合的对应关系；
供箱模块，控制供箱线提供各周转箱；
数据缓存模块，针对通过所述供箱线提供每个周转箱，控制搬运装置将该周转箱搬运至缓存区域，确定该周转箱与所述缓存区域等缓存位置的对应关系；
合流处理模块，当根据周转箱与待合流集合的对应关系以及缓存位置与周转箱的对应关系，确定该待合流集合的各周转箱均搬运至所述缓存区域时，控制搬运装置将该待合流集合的各周转箱搬运至合流处理工位，进行该待合流集合的合流。
第四方面，本发明实施例中还提供了一种计算机可读存储介质，其上存储有计算机程序，该程序被处理器执行时实现任一所述的合流处理方法。
本说明书实施例采用的上述至少一个技术方案能够达到以下有益效果：
针对每个待合流集合，通过确定装有该待合流集合对应物品的各周转箱，建立该待合流集合与各周转箱的对应关系，并且控制各供箱线提供确定出的各 周转箱，而该供箱线可将各周转箱从各拣选处运输至取货位，使得搬运装置可在取货位获取周转箱，并搬运至缓存区域地缓存位置，在确定该待合流集合的各周转箱均搬运至所述缓存货架时，将该待合流集合的各周转箱搬运至合流处理工位，进行该待合流集合的合流。相对于现有辊筒线合流系统，通过利用缓存货架代替辊筒线的支线缓存周转箱的方法，避免了支线数量和长度对待合流集合处理数量以及周转箱缓存数量的限制。并且，周转箱的搬运不再依赖辊筒线，而是由搬运设备来搬运，本发明中的缓存货架、供箱线以及合流处理工位之间不存在硬性连接，也无需通过设备(如，轨道、辊筒线)连接，使得系统中缓存货架以及合流处理工位的数量，所在位置可以根据需要灵活变化。增加了对待合流集合进行合流处理时，系统的灵活度和可扩展性，提高了处理效率。
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为使本说明书的目的、技术方案和优点更加清楚，下面将结合本说明书具体实施例及相应的附图对本申请技术方案进行清楚、完整地描述。显然，所描述的实施例仅是本申请一部分实施例，而不是全部的实施例。基于本说明书中的实施例，本领域普通技术人员在没有做出创造性劳动前提下所获得的所有其他实施例，都属于本申请保护的范围。
以下结合附图，详细说明本申请各实施例提供的技术方案。
图2为本说明书实施例提供的合流处理系统的示意图，该系统包括：控制中心100、缓存区域摆放有缓存货架102、供箱线104以及搬运装置106，其中：
该控制中心100用于远程控制供箱线104以及搬运装置106，进行待合流集合的合流处理，该供箱线104连接不同仓库分区与待合流集合进行合流处理的区域，并且在待合流集合进行合流处理的区域中设有若干取货位，搬运装置106可在该区域内移动，并可将供箱线104运至取货位上的周转箱搬运至该区域内设备的缓存货架102上，缓存货架102用于暂存待合流集合对应的周转箱，当控制中心100确定任一待合流集合对应的周转箱均搬运至缓存区域的缓存货架102上时，控制各搬运装置106将该待合流集合对应的周转箱搬运至该区域内的合流处理工位，进行合流。该区域内的合流处理工位数量可根据需要设置，由于周转箱可由搬运装置106搬运至各工位，因此合流处理工位为孤岛式工位，即无需与其他设备(如，辊筒线、供箱线等)连接。
具体的该控制中心100，可确定待合流处理的待合流集合，之后根据该待合流集合对应的物品，确定哪些仓库分区中放置有该待合流集合对应的物品，并确定各分区需要提供的物品，以及装有确定出的物品的各周转箱。例如，待 合流集合A对应的物品包括：a、b、c，分别存储在分区1、分区2、分区3的仓库货架上，则该待合流集合合流处理系统需要3个周转箱，分别装载存储在分区1、分区2、分区3的物品a、b以及c。该控制中心100，可分别向连接分区1、分区2、分区3的供箱线104，发送控制指令，控制各供箱线104提供周转箱。使连接分区1的供箱线104提供装有物品a的周转箱，连接分区2的供箱线104提供装有物品b的周转箱，连接分区3的供箱线104提供装有物品c的周转箱。
目前确定待合流集合对应的各物品，并根据确定出的各物品的存放的位置，该待合流集合对应各周转箱，是待合流集合进行合流处理的必要步骤，现有技术中已经是较为成熟的技术，由于这部分具体如何执行本说明书不做限定，因此对此不再赘述，可参考现有技术采用的方法(如，辊筒线合流系统控制各分区的辊筒线搬运周转箱至总线的过程)。
在本说明书中该控制中心100，在确定装有该待合流集合对应物品的各周转箱后，便可建立确定出的周转箱与待合流集合的对应关系，使得后续可确定该待合流集合对应的各周转箱的位置，确定合流处理的进度。可选地，可以分别为周转箱和待合流集合设置标识，通过各自对标识建立周转箱与待合流集合的对应关系，本申请对此不做限定。
如前所述，该控制中心100确定该待合流集合对应的各周转箱的目的，是为了控制供箱线104提供确定出的各周转箱，以对该待合流集合对应物品进行合流处理。于是，该控制中心100还可控制各供箱线104提供各周转箱。
该供箱线104可根据该控制中心100的控制，将各周转箱从各分区运输至该搬运装置106可获取周转箱的取货位。
该搬运装置106将该供箱线104在取货位提供的周转箱搬运至控制中心为 该周转箱预先设定的缓存货架102的货位上。
本说明书其他实施例中，若控制中心未提前对周转箱的存放位置进行设定，该搬运装置106也可以自行将取货位提供的周转箱搬运至存货架102的空闲货位上，并将该货位的货位标识上传至该控制中心100。
图3为本说明书实施例提供的供箱线提供周转箱并由搬运装置搬运至缓存货架的示意图。图3中供箱线104搬运了两个待合流集合对应的各周转箱至取各货位，即待合流集合M对应的周转箱m1～m2，以及待合流集合N对应的周转箱n1～n3，通过该供箱线104搬运至取货位。处于空闲状态的搬运装置106在控制中心100的控制下在各取货位等待搬运周转箱。针对每个在取货位等待搬运周转箱的搬运装置106，当周转箱到达该搬运装置106所在的取货位后，该搬运装置106可将周转箱搬运至缓存货架102的空闲货位上，缓存货架102中的虚线框为可放置周转箱的空闲货位，则搬运装置106可将周转箱m1搬运至标注有m1的虚线框对应的空闲货位上，以此类推。
另外，该搬运装置106上可设有机械臂，并通过机械臂从供箱线104的取货位抓取周转箱，以及通过机械臂将周转箱放置于缓存货架的空闲货位上。搬运装置106包括行动机构以及可升举以及抓取货物的机械臂。本说明书中并不限制搬运装置106的具体是如何获取、搬运周转箱。
进一步地，在本说明书中该系统还可包括：标识识别装置108，用于识别该供箱线104提供至取货位的周转箱上的箱体标识，并发送至该控制中心100，如图4所示。其中，标识识别装置108具体可以是摄像头、扫描枪等设备，用于获取以及识别到达取货位的周转箱上的箱体标识。该箱体标识具体可以是数字对象唯一标识符(Digital Object Unique Identifier，DOI)，如二维码、条形码等。该DOI中携带有周转箱的箱体标识，标识识别装置108通过采集该DOI 可获取该周转箱的箱体标识。例如，摄像头采集周转箱上携带有箱体标识的二维码，确定该周转箱的箱体标识。
图4为本说明书提供的供箱线上的标识识别装置的示意图。在供箱线的各取货位上，分别设置有标识识别装置108，使得当供箱线104提供的周转箱到达取货位时，该标识识别装置108即可采集到的该周转箱上的DOI，确定该周转箱的箱体标识，并发送至该控制中心100。
若待处理的待合流集合数量较少时，该控制中心100可在接收到箱体标识后，根据各搬运装置106的状态，从处于空闲状态的各搬运装置106中选择若干搬运装置106，并向选择出的搬运装置106发送控制指令，使选择出的搬运装置106移动至该供箱线104的取货位，获取该周转箱并搬运至该缓存货架102的货位上。所述缓存货架102的货位为从所述缓存区域中处于空闲状态的各缓存位置中确定的。在确定了所述周转箱在缓存货架102的货位后，变更确定出的货位的状态为占用，存储所述周转箱的箱体标识与所述货位102的对应关系，向所述搬运装置106发送控制指令，使所述搬运装置106将所述周转箱搬运至所述确定出的货位。
该搬运装置106根据控制中心100的控制指令，在所述供箱线104的取货位获取所述周转箱并搬运至所述缓存位置，如所述货位。
本说明书其他实施例中，所述搬运装置106还可在自行将周转箱搬运至货位，采集该货位的货位标识发送至该控制中心100。
控制中心100则可根据该搬运装置106发送的货位标识，确定其搬运的周转箱存放在该缓存货架102的哪个货位上。控制中心100具体可根据该搬运装置106发送的货位标识，确定该周转箱的箱体标识与该货位标识的对应关系，并存储。
若待处理的待合流集合数量较多时，该控制中心100可针对供箱线104的每个取货位，控制多个处于空闲状态的搬运装置106在该取货位排队等待，一旦有周转箱到达该取货位，该控制中心可接收标识识别装置108发送的箱体标识，则向该队列中的排在首位的搬运装置106发送控制指令。该搬运装置106根据该控制指令，将该周转箱搬运至缓存货架102，而队列中其余搬运装置106依次补位等待其余周转箱到达该取货位，如图5所示。图5为本说明书提供的搬运装置在取货位排队等待搬运周转箱的示意图，可见该取货位上有3台搬运装置在等待搬运周转箱，并依次将先后到达的各周转箱搬运至缓存货位。
另外，在本说明书中，该搬运装置106上可设有货位的货位标识的采集装置，如摄像头、扫描枪等设备，或者设置有标识识别装置108。该搬运装置106在将周转箱搬运至缓存货架102的货位上时，通过采集装置或者标识识别装置108，采集该货位上设有的货位标识并发送至控制中心100。
在本说明书中，该控制中心100还可针对该供箱线104提供的每个周转箱，从该缓存货架102上处于空闲状态的货位中，确定放置该周转箱的货位，并变更确定出的货位的状态为占用。之后，再向该搬运装置106发送控制指令，使该搬运装置106该周转箱搬运至该确定出的货位。
具体的，该控制中心100在接收到接收标识识别装置108发送的箱体标识时，确定该缓存货架102上处于空闲状态的货位，并变更该货位的状态为占用。在向该搬运装置106发送将该箱体标识对应的周转箱搬运至该确定出的货位的控制指令。该搬运装置106根据接收到的控制指令，将该周转箱搬运至该确定出的货位上。由于该控制中心100在该搬运装置106将周转箱搬运至该缓存货架120的货位之前，该控制中心100便已经可以确定该周转箱存放的货位，因此该搬运装置106无需采集货位的货位标识。
进一步地，该控制中心100由于确定了各待合流集合对应的周转箱的箱体标识，并且存储了搬运至缓存货架102的各周转箱的箱体标识和货位标识的对应关系，因此针对每个待合流集合，该控制中心100可根据箱体标识和货位标识的对应关系，确定该待合流集合对应的各周转箱搬运至缓存货架102的进度。当该待合流集合对应的各周转箱均已经搬运至缓存货架102时，该控制中心100可从各合流处理工位中确定处于空闲状态的合流处理工位，并向该搬运装置106发送控制指令。
该搬运装置106根据接收到的控制指令，依次将该待合流集合对应的各周转箱从该缓存货架102搬运至确定出的合流处理工位。
具体的，该控制中心100可根据该待合流集合对应的周转箱的数量，确定多个处于空闲状态的搬运装置106，分别向确定出的各搬运装置106发送控制指令，使各搬运装置106根据接收到的控制指令，分别从该缓存货架102获取与该待合流集合对应的一个周转箱，并搬运至该合流处理工位。
另外，由于合流处理工位的合流处理能力存在上限，例如，同时可处理的周转箱的数量有限，因此为了避免搬运的周转箱的数量超过合流处理工位的能力上限，在本说明书中该控制中心100可依次向各搬运装置106发送控制指令，使各搬运装置106可依次将该待合流集合对应的各周转箱搬运至确定出的合流处理工位，这样控制合流处理工位同一时间内需要处理的周转箱的数量。减少同一时间处理一个待合流集合所需的搬运装置106的数量，减少搬运装置106处于空闲状态的时间，提高处理效率。
在本说明书提供的待合流集合合流处理系统中，该系统还可包括终端110，该终端110位于合流处理工位上，接收控制中心100发送的信息，如图6所示本说明书实施例提供的合流处理工位上的终端的示意图中所示的。
该控制中心100向确定出的合流处理工位对应的终端110发送该待合流集合的订单信息，并更新该合流处理工位的状态为忙碌。
该终端110显示接收到该待合流集合的订单信息，并当该待合流集合对应的各物品均合流后，向该控制中心100发送通知信息。
该控制中心100根据接收到该的通知信息，更新该终端110所在的合流处理工位的状态为空闲。
其中，该订单信息用于通知该终端110所在的合流处理工位上的工作人员，该待合流集合包含的物品都有哪些，该待合流集合包含的订单都有哪些，该待合流集合包含的订单分别对应哪些物品等。根据该订单信息工作人员可确定如何对该待合流集合进行合流处理。当然，具体订单信息的内容可根据需要设置，本说明书对此不做限定。例如根据仓库的出库逻辑确定，假设仓库出库逻辑中合流处理就是将待合流集合对应的物品拣选出来，那么此时订单信息只要包含待合流集合对应物品的物品信息即可，工作人员可根据该订单信息确定待合流集合是否该待合流集合中所有物品都合流完毕。而若该仓库的出库逻辑中合流处理还包括对该待合流集合中的各订单进行初步分拣，则该订单信息中还可包含初步分拣所需的信息。
另外，在本说明书中系统还包括：播种货架112，位于合流处理工位上，用于放置待合流集合的各物品。也就是该合流处理工位可将搬运装置106搬运来的周转箱中的物品转移至该播种货架112上，当待合流集合对应的各物品均转移至该播种货架112时，确定待合流集合合流处理完成。
针对该系统中的每个终端110，该终端110可获取从周转箱中转移至播种货架112上物品的物品信息，并上传至所述控制中心100。于是，控制中心100还可根据接收到的物品信息，确定每个合流处理工位处理待合流集合的进度。
进一步地，由于控制中心100可根据接收到的物品信息，确定每个合流处理工位处理待合流集合的进度，因此该控制中心100还可针对每个终端110，根据该终端110所在合流处理工位中正在处理的周转箱中物品的物品信息，以及该终端110上传的物品信息，预估该周转箱的处理完成时间。
例如，假设搬运装置106搬运来的周转箱中的物品数量为10个，在搬运装置106搬运周转箱至合流处理工位后，该合流处理工位上的终端110在1分钟内上传了5个物品信息，则控制中心100可预估该合流处理工位处理该周转箱的处理完成时间。或者，该控制中心100也可采用通过预测模型进行预测的方式，确定周转箱的处理完成时间。例如，将终端110上传物品信息的频率，以及该周转箱对应物品的数量，输入预先训练的预测模型，得到该预测模型输出的处理完成时间。可根据各合流处理工位的处理待合流集合的历史数据，确定用于训练该预测模型的训练样本，根据实际处理一个周转箱所用时长和预测模型输出的处理完成时间之差，确定该预测模型的损失，根据确定出的损失调整预测模型的参数。
控制中心100在预估出合流处理工位当前处理的周转箱的处理完成时间之后，便可根据预估出的周转箱的处理完成时间，向该搬运装置106发送控制指令。
该搬运装置106根据接收到的控制指令，在合流处理工位处理完成该周转箱后，再将其他周转箱搬运至该合流处理工位。
例如，假设某合流处理工位需要处理的待合流集合对应3个周转箱，合流处理工位同一时间只能处理一个周转箱，则在搬运装置将第一个周转箱搬运至合流处理工位后，控制中心根据接收到的物品信息以及该周转箱包含的物品数量，预估5分钟后该周转箱处理完成。第二个周转箱从缓存货架搬运至合流处 理工位所需时间为1分钟，则控制中心可在4分钟后向其他搬运装置发送控制指令，使其他搬运装置在该合流处理工位处理完成第一个周转箱后，再处理第二个搬运来的周转箱，以此类推直至该待合流集合的合流完毕。
更进一步地，在本说明书中，该播种货架112可以是可移动的，该控制中心100，针对每个终端110，在向该终端110发送订单信息时，确定处于空闲状态的搬运装置106，并向该搬运装置106发送控制指令。
该搬运装置106搬运处于空闲状态的播种货架112至该终端110所在的合流处理工位。
当播种货架112也可灵活移动时，弱化了播种货架112与合流处理工位的对应关系，则合流处理区域内的各合流处理工位的位置的就可根据需要，进行灵活排布，进一步增加合流处理系统的灵活性。
在本说明书中，该系统还可包括：置换货架114，该置换货架114位于合流处理工位上，用于放置该搬运装置106搬运的周转箱。
该搬运装置106，在将周转箱搬运至合流处理工位时，可直接将该周转箱放置于该置换货架114上，而无需在合流处理工位等待工作人员将该周转箱中的物品转移至播种货架112之后，再执行其他任务。可以极大的解放搬运装置106的运力，减少搬运装置106因等待导致的运力浪费的问题。该置换货架114至少有两个货位，搬运装置106将周转箱搬运至置换货架114后，合流处理工位的工作人员进行物品转移，当周转箱中的物品均转移至播种货架112之后该周转箱为空周转箱，后续搬运装置106将其他周转箱在搬运至该置换货架114时，可将周转箱放置于另一个空货位，并将该置换货架上经过合流处理后的空周转箱运走，搬运至指定位置，该指定位置可以是收集空周转箱的位置。
通过设置置换货架114，可减少搬运装置106在合流处理工位等待时间， 提高搬运装置106使用效率。
基于图2所示的系统，针对每个待合流集合，通过确定装有该待合流集合对应物品的各周转箱，建立该待合流集合标识与各周转箱的箱体标识的对应关系，并且控制各供箱线提供确定出的各周转箱，而该供箱线可将各周转箱从各拣选处运输至取货位，使得搬运装置可在取货位获取周转箱，并搬运至指定的缓存货架的货位，在确定该待合流集合的各周转箱均搬运至所述缓存货架时，将该待合流集合的各周转箱搬运至合流处理工位，进行该待合流集合的合流。相对于现有辊筒线合流系统，通过利用缓存货架代替辊筒线的支线缓存周转箱的方法，避免了支线数量和长度对待合流集合处理数量以及周转箱缓存数量的限制。并且，周转箱的搬运不再依赖辊筒线，而是由搬运设备来搬运，本发明中的缓存货架、供箱线以及合流处理工位之间不存在硬性连接，也无需通过设备(如，轨道、辊筒线)连接，使得系统中缓存货架以及合流处理工位的数量，所在位置均可以根据需要灵活变化，增加了对待合流集合进行合流处理时系统的灵活度和可扩展性，提高了系统的处理效率。
本说明书一实施例中，所述待合流集合可以是集合订单，基于图2所示的系统，针对每个集合订单，通过确定装有该集合订单对应物品的各周转箱，建立该集合订单与各周转箱的对应关系，并且控制各供箱线提供确定出的各周转箱，而该供箱线可将各周转箱从各拣选处运输至取货位，各拣选处可以位于同一库存分区或者不同库存分区。搬运装置可在取货位获取周转箱，并搬运至指定的缓存区域的货位，在确定该集合订单的各周转箱均搬运至所述缓存区域的缓存货架时，将该集合订单的各周转箱搬运至合流处理工位，进行该集合订单的合流。本发明中的缓存货架、供箱线以及合流处理工位之间不存在硬性连接，也无需通过设备(如，轨道、辊筒线)连接，使得系统中缓存货架以及合流处 理工位的数量，所在位置均可以根据需要灵活变化，增加了对集合订单进行合流处理时系统的灵活度和可扩展性，提高了系统的处理效率。
本说明书另一实施例中，所述待合流集合可以是来自同一个门店的库存量单位SKU集合，基于图2所示的系统，针对每个SKU集合，通过确定装有该SKU集合对应物品的各周转箱，建立该SKU集合与各周转箱的对应关系，并且控制各供箱线提供确定出的各周转箱，而该供箱线可将各周转箱从各拣选处运输至取货位，各拣选处可以位于同一库存分区或者不同库存分区。搬运装置可在取货位获取周转箱，并搬运至指定的缓存区域的货位，在确定该SKU集合的各周转箱均搬运至所述缓存区域的缓存货架时，将该SKU集合的各周转箱搬运至合流处理工位，进行该SKU集合的合流。本发明中的缓存货架、供箱线以及合流处理工位之间不存在硬性连接，也无需通过设备(如，轨道、辊筒线)连接，使得系统中缓存货架以及合流处理工位的数量，所在位置均可以根据需要灵活变化，增加了对SKU集合进行合流处理时系统的灵活度和可扩展性，提高了系统的处理效率。
本说明书另一实施例中，所述待合流集合可以是来自同一个订单的SKU集合，基于图2所示的系统，针对每个来自同一个订单的SKU集合，通过确定装有该SKU集合对应物品的各周转箱，建立该SKU集合与各周转箱的对应关系，并且控制各供箱线提供确定出的各周转箱，而该供箱线可将各周转箱从各拣选处运输至取货位，各拣选处可以位于同一库存分区或者不同库存分区。搬运装置可在取货位获取周转箱，并搬运至指定的缓存区域的货位，在确定该SKU集合的各周转箱均搬运至所述缓存区域的缓存货架时，将该SKU集合的各周转箱搬运至合流处理工位，进行该SKU集合的合流。本发明中的缓存货架、供箱线以及合流处理工位之间不存在硬性连接，也无需通过设备(如，轨 道、辊筒线)连接，使得系统中缓存货架以及合流处理工位的数量，所在位置均可以根据需要灵活变化，增加了对来自同一个订单的SKU集合进行合流处理时系统的灵活度和可扩展性，提高了系统的处理效率。
另外，在本说明书中对于该搬运装置106的移动路线如何确定不做限制，控制中心100可根据该合流处理区域中可移动的区域(即，未放置缓存货架102、未设置合流处理工位的区域)、搬运装置106所在位置以及目的地位置(如，缓存货架102的空闲状态的货位、合流处理工位、供箱线104的取货位等)，对搬运装置106进行路径规划，确定该搬运装置106的移动路线。或者，控制中心100还可根据预设在地面的定位标识，确定所述搬运装置的移动路线。搬运装置106可基于视觉标记导航，通过自身携带的导航识别组件，识别铺设在地面上的定位标识(如，二维码)。
或者，在本说明书中搬运装置106也可在确定一段时间内没有接收到控制中心100发送的控制指令时，确定自身处于空闲状态，并自行移动至供箱线104的取货位，等待搬运周转箱。
针对每个搬运装置106，当该搬运装置106从供箱线104的取货位获取周转箱后，该搬运装置106可向该控制中心100发送通知信息，则该控制中心100可根据通知信息，以及该搬运装置106所排队列对应的取货位，确定该搬运装置106搬运的周转箱的货箱标识。
基于图2所示的系统，本说明书还提供一种待合流集合合流处理方法，如图7所示。
图7为本说明书提供的待合流集合合流处理流程示意图，仓库中包含缓存货架、供箱线以及搬运装置，该待合流集合合流处理流程具体可包括以下步骤：
S200：控制中心根据每个待合流集合，确定装有该待合流集合对应物品的 各周转箱，建立确定出的周转箱与待合流集合的对应关系。
可选地，可以分别为周转箱和待合流集合设置标识，通过各自对标识建立周转箱与待合流集合的对应关系，本说明书对此不做限定。
在本说明书中，控制中心可确定待合流处理的待合流集合，之后根据该待合流集合对应的物品，确定哪些仓库拣选处中放置有该待合流集合对应的物品，并确定个拣选处需要提供的物品，以及装有确定出的物品的各周转箱，建立确定出的周转箱的箱体标识与待合流集合标识的对应关系。
S202：控制供箱线提供各周转箱。
在本说明书中，在确定出待合流集合对应的个周转箱后，便可控制供箱线提供各周转箱，以便进行合流处理。
并且，该控制中心可针对通过供箱线提供每个周转箱，采集该周转箱上的箱体标识，在将该周转箱并搬运至该缓存货架的货位上后，采集该货位的货位标识，确定该周转箱的箱体标识与该货位标识的对应关系，并存储。
S204：针对通过所述供箱线提供每个周转箱，将该周转箱搬运至所述缓存区域。
可选地，所述缓存区域中可以设置缓存货架，缓存货架上可以设置多个缓存货位。可以为每个缓存货位设置唯一标识。
可以根据所述缓存区域中处于空闲状态的各缓存位置中指定出所述周转箱的缓存位置。在指定了所述周转箱的缓存位置后，变更指定的缓存位置的状态为占用，存储所述周转箱的箱体标识与所述缓存位置对应关系，向所述搬运装置发送控制指令，使所述搬运装置将所述周转箱搬运至所述指定的货位。
该搬运装置根据控制中心的控制指令，在所述供箱线的取货位获取所述周转箱并搬运至所述指定的货位。
本说明书其他实施例中，所述搬运装置还可在自行将周转箱搬运至缓存位置，采集该缓存位置的标识信息，如货位标识，发送至该控制中心。
通过周转箱的箱体标识和所述货位标识建立周转箱和缓存货位间的对应关系。本说明书对对应关系建立对具体过程不做限定。
在本说明书中，该控制中心从该缓存货架上处于空闲状态的货位中，确定放置该周转箱的货位，变更确定出的货位的状态为占用，控制搬运装置将该周转箱并搬运至该货位。
S206：当根据周转箱与待合流集合的对应关系以及缓存位置与周转箱的对应关系，确定该待合流集合的各周转箱均搬运至所述缓存货架时，将该待合流集合的各周转箱搬运至合流处理工位，进行该待合流集合的合流。.
在本说明书中，该控制中心在确定该待合流集合的各周转箱均搬运至所述缓存货架时，可从各合流处理工位中确定处于空闲状态的合流处理工位，控制搬运装置将该待合流集合对应的各周转箱，逐一从该缓存货架搬运至确定出的合流处理工位。
并且，该控制中心可向确定出的合流处理工位对应的终端发送该待合流集合的订单信息，并更新该合流处理工位的状态为忙碌。接收该终端在该待合流集合对应的各物品均合流后，发送的通知信息，并根据接收到该的通知信息，更新该终端所在的合流处理工位的状态为空闲。
另外，在合流处理工位进行合流处理时，该控制中心可接收该合流处理工位的终端上传的物品信息，该物品信息为该终端获取的从周转箱中转移至播种货架上物品的物品信息。
该控制中心可根据该终端上传的物品信息，以及该终端所在合流处理工位中正在处理的周转箱中物品的物品信息，预估该周转箱的处理完成时间。并根 据确定出的时间，在该周转箱处理完成后，控制搬运装置将其他周转箱搬运至该合流处理工位。
该方法的详细执行过程可参考上述待合流集合合流处理系统，进行待合流集合合流处理的过程，本说明书对此不再赘述。
基于图7所示的方法，针对每个待合流集合，通过确定装有该待合流集合对应物品的各周转箱，建立该待合流集合标识与各周转箱的箱体标识的对应关系，并且控制各供箱线提供确定出的各周转箱，而该供箱线可将各周转箱从各拣选处运输至取货位，使得搬运装置可在取货位获取周转箱，并搬运至指定的缓存货架的货位，在确定该待合流集合的各周转箱均搬运至所述缓存货架时，将该待合流集合的各周转箱搬运至合流处理工位，进行该待合流集合的合流。相对于现有辊筒线合流系统，通过利用缓存货架代替辊筒线的支线缓存周转箱的方法，避免了支线数量和长度对待合流集合处理数量以及周转箱缓存数量的限制。并且，周转箱的搬运不再依赖辊筒线，而是由搬运设备来搬运，本发明中的缓存货架、供箱线以及合流处理工位之间不存在硬性连接，也无需通过设备(如，轨道、辊筒线)连接，使得系统中缓存货架以及合流处理工位的数量，所在位置均可以根据需要灵活变化，增加了对待合流集合进行合流处理时，系统的灵活度和可扩展性，提高了处理效率。
本说明书一实施例中，所述待合流集合可以是集合订单，基于图7所示的方法，针对每个集合订单，通过确定装有该集合订单对应物品的各周转箱，建立该集合订单与各周转箱的对应关系，并且控制各供箱线提供确定出的各周转箱，而该供箱线可将各周转箱从各拣选处运输至取货位，各拣选处可以位于同一库存分区或者不同库存分区。搬运装置可在取货位获取周转箱，并搬运至指定的缓存区域的货位，在确定该集合订单的各周转箱均搬运至所述缓存区域的 缓存货架时，将该集合订单的各周转箱搬运至合流处理工位，进行该集合订单的合流。本发明中的缓存货架、供箱线以及合流处理工位之间不存在硬性连接，也无需通过设备(如，轨道、辊筒线)连接，使得系统中缓存货架以及合流处理工位的数量，所在位置均可以根据需要灵活变化，增加了对集合订单进行合流处理时系统的灵活度和可扩展性，提高了处理效率。
本说明书另一实施例中，所述待合流集合可以是来自同一个门店的库存量单位SKU集合，基于图7所示的方法，针对每个SKU集合，通过确定装有该SKU集合对应物品的各周转箱，建立该SKU集合与各周转箱的对应关系，并且控制各供箱线提供确定出的各周转箱，而该供箱线可将各周转箱从各拣选处运输至取货位，各拣选处可以位于同一库存分区或者不同库存分区。搬运装置可在取货位获取周转箱，并搬运至指定的缓存区域的货位，在确定该SKU集合的各周转箱均搬运至所述缓存区域的缓存货架时，将该SKU集合的各周转箱搬运至合流处理工位，进行该SKU集合的合流。本发明中的缓存货架、供箱线以及合流处理工位之间不存在硬性连接，也无需通过设备(如，轨道、辊筒线)连接，使得系统中缓存货架以及合流处理工位的数量，所在位置均可以根据需要灵活变化，增加了对SKU集合进行合流处理时系统的灵活度和可扩展性，提高了处理效率。
本说明书另一实施例中，所述待合流集合可以是来自同一个订单的SKU集合，基于图7所示的方法，针对每个来自同一个订单的SKU集合，通过确定装有该SKU集合对应物品的各周转箱，建立该SKU集合与各周转箱的对应关系，并且控制各供箱线提供确定出的各周转箱，而该供箱线可将各周转箱从各拣选处运输至取货位，各拣选处可以位于同一库存分区或者不同库存分区。搬运装置可在取货位获取周转箱，并搬运至指定的缓存区域的货位，在确定该 SKU集合的各周转箱均搬运至所述缓存区域的缓存货架时，将该SKU集合的各周转箱搬运至合流处理工位，进行该SKU集合的合流。本发明中的缓存货架、供箱线以及合流处理工位之间不存在硬性连接，也无需通过设备(如，轨道、辊筒线)连接，使得系统中缓存货架以及合流处理工位的数量，所在位置均可以根据需要灵活变化，增加了对来自同一个订单的SKU集合进行合流处理时系统的灵活度和可扩展性，提高了系统的处理效率。
基于图7所示的方法，本说明书还提供一种待合流集合合流处理装置，如图8所示。
图8为本说明书提供的待合流集合合流处理装置的结构示意图，该装置具体可包括：
订单确定模块300，控制中心根据每个待合流集合，确定装有该待合流集合对应物品的各周转箱，建立确定出的周转箱与待合流集合的对应关系；
可选地，可以分别为周转箱和待合流集合设置标识，通过各自对标识建立周转箱与待合流集合的对应关系，本说明书对此不做限定。
供箱模块302，控制供箱线提供各周转箱；
数据缓存模块304，针对通过所述供箱线提供每个周转箱，控制搬运装置将该周转箱搬运至所述缓存区域，确定该周转箱与所述缓存区域对缓存位置对对应关系；
可选地，所述缓存区域中可以设置缓存货架，缓存货架上可以设置多个缓存货位。可以为每个缓存货位设置唯一标识，通过周转箱的箱体标识和所述货位标识建立周转箱和缓存货位间的对应关系。本说明书对对应关系建立对具体过程不做限定。
合流处理模块306，当根据周转箱与待合流集合的对应关系以及缓存位置 与周转箱的对应关系，确定该待合流集合的各周转箱均搬运至所述缓存货架时，控制搬运装置将该待合流集合的各周转箱搬运至合流处理工位，进行该待合流集合的合流。
本说明书一实施例中，所述待合流集合包括集合订单。
本说明书另一实施例中，所述待合流集合包括来自同一个门店的库存量单位SKU集合，或者，来自同一个订单的SKU集合。
可选地，所述各周转箱来自同一库存分区或者不同库存分区。
可选地，所述数据缓存模块304，针对通过供箱线提供每个周转箱，控制标识识别装置采集该周转箱上的箱体标识，控制搬运装置将该周转箱搬运至所述缓存货架指定的货位。
可以根据所述缓存区域中处于空闲状态的各缓存位置中指定所述周转箱的货位。在指定了所述周转箱的货位后，变更指定的货位的状态为占用，存储所述周转箱的箱体标识与所述指定的位置对应关系，向所述搬运装置发送控制指令，使所述搬运装置将所述周转箱搬运至所述指定的货位。
该搬运装置根据控制中心的控制指令，在所述供箱线的取货位获取所述周转箱并搬运至所述指定的货位。
可选地，本说明书其他实施例中，所述数据缓存模块304，在所述搬运装置在自行将周转箱搬运至缓存位置后，控制所述搬运装置采集该缓存位置的标识信息，如货位标识，确定该周转箱的箱体标识与所述货位标识的对应关系，并存储。
可选地，所述数据缓存模块304，从所述缓存货架上处于空闲状态的货位中，确定放置该周转箱的货位，变更确定出的货位的状态为占用，将该周转箱并搬运至所述货位。
可选地，所述合流处理模块306，从各合流处理工位中确定处于空闲状态的合流处理工位，将该待合流集合对应的各周转箱，逐一从所述缓存货架搬运至确定出的合流处理工位。
可选地，所述合流处理模块306，向确定出的合流处理工位对应的终端发送该待合流集合的订单信息，并更新所述合流处理工位的状态为忙碌，接收所述终端在该待合流集合对应的各物品均合流后，发送的通知信息，根据接收到所述的通知信息，更新所述终端所在的合流处理工位的状态为空闲。
可选地，所述合流处理模块306，接收所述终端上传的物品信息，所述物品信息为该终端获取的从周转箱中转移至播种货架上物品的物品信息。
可选地，所述合流处理模块306，针对每个终端，根据该终端上传的物品信息，以及该终端所在合流处理工位中正在处理的周转箱中物品的物品信息，预估所述周转箱的处理完成时间，根据确定出的时间，在所述周转箱处理完成后，将其他周转箱搬运至所述合流处理工位。
可选地，所述合流处理模块306，针对每个终端，在向该终端发送订单信息时，搬运处于空闲状态的播种货架至该终端所在的合流处理工位。
可选地，所述合流处理模块306，当所述合流处理工位的置换货架上存在空周转箱时，将该待合流集合的各周转箱搬运至合流处理工位的所述置换货架，并将所述空周转箱搬运至指定位置。
本说明书一实施例还提供一种计算机可读存储介质，其上存储有计算机程序，该程序被处理器执行时实现前述的合流处理方法。
当然，除了软件实现方式之外，本说明书并不排除其他实现方式，比如逻辑器件抑或软硬件结合的方式等等，也就是说以下处理流程的执行主体并不限定于各个逻辑单元，也可以是硬件或逻辑器件。
在20世纪90年代，对于一个技术的改进可以很明显地区分是硬件上的改进(例如，对二极管、晶体管、开关等电路结构的改进)还是软件上的改进(对于方法流程的改进)。然而，随着技术的发展，当今的很多方法流程的改进已经可以视为硬件电路结构的直接改进。设计人员几乎都通过将改进的方法流程编程到硬件电路中来得到相应的硬件电路结构。因此，不能说一个方法流程的改进就不能用硬件实体模块来实现。例如，可编程逻辑器件(Programmable Logic Device,PLD)(例如现场可编程门阵列(Field Programmable Gate Array，FPGA))就是这样一种集成电路，其逻辑功能由用户对器件编程来确定。由设计人员自行编程来把一个数字系统“集成”在一片PLD上，而不需要请芯片制造厂商来设计和制作专用的集成电路芯片。而且，如今，取代手工地制作集成电路芯片，这种编程也多半改用“逻辑编译器(logic compiler)”软件来实现，它与程序开发撰写时所用的软件编译器相类似，而要编译之前的原始代码也得用特定的编程语言来撰写，此称之为硬件描述语言(Hardware Description Language，HDL)，而HDL也并非仅有一种，而是有许多种，如ABEL(Advanced Boolean Expression Language)、AHDL(Altera Hardware Description Language)、Confluence、CUPL(Cornell University Programming Language)、HDCal、JHDL(Java Hardware Description Language)、Lava、Lola、MyHDL、PALASM、RHDL(Ruby Hardware Description Language)等，目前最普遍使用的是VHDL(Very-High-Speed Integrated Circuit Hardware Description Language)与Verilog。本领域技术人员也应该清楚，只需要将方法流程用上述几种硬件描述语言稍作逻辑编程并编程到集成电路中，就可以很容易得到实现该逻辑方法流程的硬件电路。
控制器可以按任何适当的方式实现，例如，控制器可以采取例如微处理器或处理器以及存储可由该(微)处理器执行的计算机可读程序代码(例如软件 或固件)的计算机可读介质、逻辑门、开关、专用集成电路(Application Specific Integrated Circuit，ASIC)、可编程逻辑控制器和嵌入微控制器的形式，控制器的例子包括但不限于以下微控制器：ARC 625D、Atmel AT91SAM、Microchip PIC18F26K20以及Silicone Labs C8051F320，存储器控制器还可以被实现为存储器的控制逻辑的一部分。本领域技术人员也知道，除了以纯计算机可读程序代码方式实现控制器以外，完全可以通过将方法步骤进行逻辑编程来使得控制器以逻辑门、开关、专用集成电路、可编程逻辑控制器和嵌入微控制器等的形式来实现相同功能。因此这种控制器可以被认为是一种硬件部件，而对其内包括的用于实现各种功能的装置也可以视为硬件部件内的结构。或者甚至，可以将用于实现各种功能的装置视为既可以是实现方法的软件模块又可以是硬件部件内的结构。
上述实施例阐明的系统、装置、模块或单元，具体可以由计算机芯片或实体实现，或者由具有某种功能的产品来实现。一种典型的实现设备为计算机。具体的，计算机例如可以为个人计算机、膝上型计算机、蜂窝电话、相机电话、智能电话、个人数字助理、媒体播放器、导航设备、电子邮件设备、游戏控制台、平板计算机、可穿戴设备或者这些设备中的任何设备的组合。
为了描述的方便，描述以上装置时以功能分为各种单元分别描述。当然，在实施本说明书时可以把各单元的功能在同一个或多个软件和/或硬件中实现。
本领域内的技术人员应明白，本发明的实施例可提供为方法、系统、或计算机程序产品。因此，本发明可采用完全硬件实施例、完全软件实施例、或结合软件和硬件方面的实施例的形式。而且，本发明可采用在一个或多个其中包含有计算机可用程序代码的计算机可用存储介质(包括但不限于磁盘存储器、CD-ROM、光学存储器等)上实施的计算机程序产品的形式。
本发明是参照根据本发明实施例的方法、设备(系统)、和计算机程序产品的流程图和/或方框图来描述的。应理解可由计算机程序指令实现流程图和/或方框图中的每一流程和/或方框、以及流程图和/或方框图中的流程和/或方框的结合。可提供这些计算机程序指令到通用计算机、专用计算机、嵌入式处理机或其他可编程数据处理设备的处理器以产生一个机器，使得通过计算机或其他可编程数据处理设备的处理器执行的指令产生用于实现在流程图一个流程或多个流程和/或方框图一个方框或多个方框中指定的功能的装置。
这些计算机程序指令也可存储在能引导计算机或其他可编程数据处理设备以特定方式工作的计算机可读存储器中，使得存储在该计算机可读存储器中的指令产生包括指令装置的制造品，该指令装置实现在流程图一个流程或多个流程和/或方框图一个方框或多个方框中指定的功能。
这些计算机程序指令也可装载到计算机或其他可编程数据处理设备上，使得在计算机或其他可编程设备上执行一系列操作步骤以产生计算机实现的处理，从而在计算机或其他可编程设备上执行的指令提供用于实现在流程图一个流程或多个流程和/或方框图一个方框或多个方框中指定的功能的步骤。
在一个典型的配置中，计算设备包括一个或多个处理器(CPU)、输入/输出接口、网络接口和内存。
内存可能包括计算机可读介质中的非永久性存储器，随机存取存储器(RAM)和/或非易失性内存等形式，如只读存储器(ROM)或闪存(flash RAM)。内存是计算机可读介质的示例。
计算机可读介质包括永久性和非永久性、可移动和非可移动媒体可以由任何方法或技术来实现信息存储。信息可以是计算机可读指令、数据结构、程序的模块或其他数据。计算机的存储介质的例子包括，但不限于相变内存(PRAM)、 静态随机存取存储器(SRAM)、动态随机存取存储器(DRAM)、其他类型的随机存取存储器(RAM)、只读存储器(ROM)、电可擦除可编程只读存储器(EEPROM)、快闪记忆体或其他内存技术、只读光盘只读存储器(CD-ROM)、数字多功能光盘(DVD)或其他光学存储、磁盒式磁带，磁带磁磁盘存储或其他磁性存储设备或任何其他非传输介质，可用于存储可以被计算设备访问的信息。按照本文中的界定，计算机可读介质不包括暂存电脑可读媒体(transitory media)，如调制的数据信号和载波。
还需要说明的是，术语“包括”、“包含”或者其任何其他变体意在涵盖非排他性的包含，从而使得包括一系列要素的过程、方法、商品或者设备不仅包括那些要素，而且还包括没有明确列出的其他要素，或者是还包括为这种过程、方法、商品或者设备所固有的要素。在没有更多限制的情况下，由语句“包括一个……”限定的要素，并不排除在包括所述要素的过程、方法、商品或者设备中还存在另外的相同要素。
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本说明书可以在由计算机执行的计算机可执行指令的一般上下文中描述，例如程序模块。一般地，程序模块包括执行特定任务或实现特定抽象数据类型的例程、程序、对象、组件、数据结构等等。也可以在分布式计算环境中实践本说明书，在这些分布式计算环境中，由通过通信网络而被连接的远程处理设备来执行任务。在分布式计算环境中，程序模块可以位于包括存储设备在内的 本地和远程计算机存储介质中。
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以上所述仅为本说明书的实施例而已，并不用于限制本说明书。对于本领域技术人员来说，本说明书可以有各种更改和变化。凡在本说明书的精神和原理之内所作的任何修改、等同替换、改进等，均应包含在本说明书的权利要求范围之内。

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  1. 一种合流处理系统，其特征在于，所述系统包括：控制中心、缓存区域、供箱线以及搬运装置，其中：
    所述控制中心配置为，针对每个待合流集合，确定装有该待合流集合对应物品的各周转箱，建立周转箱与所述待合流集合对应关系，并控制各供箱线提供各周转箱；
    所述供箱线配置为，将各周转箱从各拣选处运输至所述搬运装置可获取周转箱的取货位；
    所述搬运装置配置为，将所述供箱线在取货位提供的周转箱搬运至所述缓存区域；
    所述缓存区域配置为，放置所述搬运装置从所述供箱线获取的周转箱；
    所述控制中心还配置为，确定所述搬运装置搬运的周转箱与所述缓存区域中的缓存位置的对应关系，并根据周转箱与所述待合流集合的对应关系，在确定该待合流集合对应的各周转箱均搬运至所述缓存区域时，控制所述搬运装置，将该待合流集合对应的各周转箱搬运至合流处理工位；
    所述搬运装置还配置为，根据所述控制中心的控制将对应于同一个待合流集合对应的各周转箱依次搬运至所述合流处理工位，进行该待合流集合的合流。
  2. 如权利要求1所述的系统，其特征在于，所述系统还包括：标识识别装置；
    所述标识识别装置配置为，识别所述供箱线提供至取货位的周转箱上的箱体标识，并发送至所述控制中心。
  3. 如权利要求2所述的系统，其特征在于，
    所述控制中心进一步配置为，根据接收到的箱体标识，从处于空闲状态的各搬运装置中，确定搬运所述周转箱的搬运装置，以及从所述缓存区域中处于空闲状态的各缓存位置中，确定放置所述周转箱的缓存位置，变更确定出的货位的状态为占用，存储所述周转箱的箱体标识与所述缓存位置的对应关系，向所述搬运装置发送控制指令，使所述搬运装置将所述周转箱搬运至所述确定出的缓存位置；
    所述搬运装置进一步配置为，根据控制中心的控制指令，在所述供箱线的取货位获取所述周转箱并搬运至所述缓存位置。
  4. 如权利要求1所述的系统，其特征在于，
    所述控制中心进一步配置为，针对每个待合流集合，根据该待合流集合对应的各周转箱的箱体标识，以及存储的周转箱与缓存位置的对应关系，在确定该待合流集合对应的各周转箱均置于各自的缓存位置时，从各合流处理工位中确定处于空闲状态的合流处理工位，并向所述搬运装置发送控制指令；
    所述搬运装置进一步配置为，根据接收到的控制指令依次将该待合流集合对应的各周转箱从各自的缓存位置搬运至确定出的合流处理工位。
  5. 如权利要求4所述的系统，其特征在于，所述系统还包括：终端，所述终端配置为，位于合流处理工位上，与所述控制中心进行信息交互。
  6. 如权利要求5所述的系统，其特征在于，
    所述控制中心进一步配置为，向确定出的合流处理工位对应的终端发送该待合流集合的订单信息，更新所述合流处理工位的状态为忙碌，以及，接收指示合流完毕的通知信息，更新所述终端所在的合流处理工位的状态为空闲；
    所述终端进一步配置为，显示接收到该待合流集合的订单信息，并当该待合流集合对应的各物品均合流后，向所述控制中心发送通知信息。
  7. 如权利要求5所述的系统，其特征在于，所述系统还包括：播种货架，所述播种货架配置为，位于合流处理工位上，放置所述待合流集合的各物品。
  8. 如权利要求7所述的系统，其特征在于，
    所述终端进一步配置为，获取从周转箱中转移至播种货架上物品的物品信息，并上传至所述控制中心。
  9. 如权利要求7所述的系统，其特征在于，
    所述控制中心还配置为，针对每个终端，根据该终端所在合流处理工位中正在处理的周转箱中物品的物品信息，以及该终端上传的物品信息，预估所述周转箱的处理完成时间；根据确定出的时间，控制所述搬运装置在所述周转箱处理完成后，将其他周转箱搬运至所述合流处理工位。
  10. 如权利要求1所述的系统，其特征在于，所述系统还包括：置换货架，所述置换货架配置为，位于合流处理工位上，放置所述搬运装置搬运的周转箱。
  11. 如权利要求10所述的系统，其特征在于，
    所述搬运装置还配置为，将周转箱搬运至合流处理工位时，将所述周转箱放置于所述置换货架上，并将所述置换货架上经过合流处理后的空周转箱搬运至指定位置。
  12. 如权利要求1所述的系统，其特征在于，所述待合流集合包括集合订单。
  13. 如权利要求1所述的系统，其特征在于，所述待合流集合包括来自同一个门店的库存量单位SKU集合，或者，来自同一个订单的SKU集合。
  14. 如权利要求1-13任意一项所述的系统，其特征在于，所述各拣选处位于同一库存分区或者不同库存分区。
  15. 如权利要求1-13任意一项所述的系统，其特征在于，所述缓存区域包 括缓存货架，所述缓存位置包括所述缓存货架上的货位。
  16. 一种合流处理方法，其特征在于，包括：
    控制中心根据每个待合流集合，确定装有该待合流集合对应物品的各周转箱，建立确定出的周转箱与所述待合流集合的对应关系；
    控制供箱线提供各周转箱；
    控制搬运装置针对通过所述供箱线提供每个周转箱，将该周转箱搬运至缓存区域；
    当根据周转箱与待合流集合的对应关系以及缓存位置与周转箱的对应关系，确定该待合流集合的各周转箱均搬运至所述缓存区域时，控制所述搬运装置将该待合流集合的各周转箱搬运至合流处理工位，进行该待合流集合的合流。
  17. 如权利要求16所述的方法，其特征在于，控制搬运装置将该周转箱并搬运至所述缓存货架的货位，具体包括：
    控制中心从所述缓存货架上处于空闲状态的货位中，确定放置该周转箱的货位；
    变更确定出的货位的状态为占用；
    控制所述搬运装置将该周转箱并搬运至所述货位。
  18. 如权利要求16所述的方法，其特征在于，控制所述搬运装置将该待合流集合的各周转箱搬运至合流处理工位，具体包括：
    控制中心从各合流处理工位中确定处于空闲状态的合流处理工位；
    控制所述搬运装置将该待合流集合对应的各周转箱，逐一从所述缓存货架搬运至确定出的合流处理工位。
  19. 如权利要求18所述的方法，其特征在于，所述方法还包括：
    控制中心向确定出的合流处理工位对应的终端发送该待合流集合的订单 信息，并更新所述合流处理工位的状态为忙碌；
    控制中心接收所述终端在该待合流集合对应的各物品均合流后，发送的通知信息；
    控制中心根据接收到所述的通知信息，更新所述终端所在的合流处理工位的状态为空闲。
  20. 如权利要求19所述的方法，其特征在于，所述方法还包括：
    控制中心接收所述终端上传的物品信息，所述物品信息为该终端获取的从周转箱中转移至播种货架上物品的物品信息。
  21. 如权利要求19所述的方法，其特征在于，所述方法还包括：
    控制中心针对每个终端，根据该终端上传的物品信息，以及该终端所在合流处理工位中正在处理的周转箱中物品的物品信息，预估所述周转箱的处理完成时间；
    根据确定出的时间，在所述周转箱处理完成后，控制所述搬运装置将其他周转箱搬运至所述合流处理工位。
  22. 如权利要求20所述的方法，其特征在于，所述方法还包括：
    针对每个终端，在向该终端发送订单信息时，控制所述搬运装置搬运处于空闲状态的播种货架至该终端所在的合流处理工位。
  23. 如权利要求16所述的方法，其特征在于，控制所述搬运装置将该待合流集合的各周转箱搬运至合流处理工位，具体包括：
    当所述合流处理工位的置换货架上存在空周转箱时，控制所述搬运装置将该待合流集合的各周转箱搬运至合流处理工位的所述置换货架，并将所述空周转箱搬运至指定位置。
  24. 如权利要求16所述的方法，其特征在于，所述待合流集合包括集合 订单。
  25. 如权利要求16所述的方法，其特征在于，所述待合流集合包括待合流集合包括来自同一个门店的库存量单位SKU集合，或者，来自同一个订单的SKU集合。
  26. 如权利要求16-25任意一项所述的方法，其特征在于，所述各周转箱来自同一库存分区或者不同库存分区。
  27. 如权利要求16-25任意一项所述的方法，其特征在于，所述缓存区域包括缓存货架，所述缓存位置包括所述缓存货架上的货位。
  28. 一种合流处理装置，其特征在于，所述装置包括：
    订单确定模块，控制中心根据每个待合流集合，确定装有该待合流集合对应物品的各周转箱，建立确定出的周转箱与待合流集合的对应关系；
    供箱模块，控制供箱线提供各周转箱；
    数据缓存模块，针对通过所述供箱线提供每个周转箱，控制搬运装置将该周转箱搬运至缓存区域，确定该周转箱与所述缓存区域等缓存位置的对应关系；
    合流处理模块，当根据周转箱与待合流集合的对应关系以及缓存位置与周转箱的对应关系，确定该待合流集合的各周转箱均搬运至所述缓存区域时，控制搬运装置将该待合流集合的各周转箱搬运至合流处理工位，进行该待合流集合的合流。
  29. 如权利要求28所述的装置，其特征在于，所述数据缓存模块，从所述缓存货架上处于空闲状态的货位中，确定放置该周转箱的货位，变更确定出的货位的状态为占用，控制搬运装置将该周转箱并搬运至所述货位。
  30. 如权利要求28所述的装置，其特征在于，所述合流处理模块，从各合流处理工位中确定处于空闲状态的合流处理工位，控制搬运装置将该待合流 集合对应的各周转箱，逐一从所述缓存货架搬运至确定出的合流处理工位。
  31. 如权利要求28所述的装置，其特征在于，所述合流处理模块，向确定出的合流处理工位对应的终端发送该待合流集合的订单信息，并更新所述合流处理工位的状态为忙碌，接收所述终端在该待合流集合对应的各物品均合流后，发送的通知信息，根据接收到所述的通知信息，更新所述终端所在的合流处理工位的状态为空闲。
  32. 如权利要求31所述的装置，其特征在于，所述合流处理模块，接收所述终端上传的物品信息，所述物品信息为该终端获取的从周转箱中转移至播种货架上物品的物品信息。
  33. 如权利要求32所述的装置，其特征在于，所述合流处理模块，针对每个终端，根据该终端上传的物品信息，以及该终端所在合流处理工位中正在处理的周转箱中物品的物品信息，预估所述周转箱的处理完成时间，根据确定出的时间，在所述周转箱处理完成后，控制搬运装置将其他周转箱搬运至所述合流处理工位。
  34. 如权利要求32所述的装置，其特征在于，所述合流处理模块，针对每个终端，在向该终端发送订单信息时，控制搬运装置搬运处于空闲状态的播种货架至该终端所在的合流处理工位。
  35. 如权利要求28所述的装置，其特征在于，所述合流处理模块，当所述合流处理工位的置换货架上存在空周转箱时，控制搬运装置将该待合流集合的各周转箱搬运至合流处理工位的所述置换货架，并将所述空周转箱搬运至指定位置。
  36. 如权利要求28所述的装置，其特征在于，所述待合流集合包括集合订单。
  37. 如权利要求28所述的装置，其特征在于，所述待合流集合包括待合流集合包括来自同一个门店的库存量单位SKU集合，或者，来自同一个订单的SKU集合。
  38. 如权利要求28-37任意一项所述的装置，其特征在于，所述各周转箱来自同一库存分区或者不同库存分区。
  39. 如权利要求28-37任意一项所述的装置，其特征在于，所述缓存区域包括缓存货架，所述缓存位置包括所述缓存货架上的货位。
  40. 一种计算机可读存储介质，其上存储有计算机程序，其特征在于，该程序被处理器执行时实现如权利要求16-25中任一所述的合流处理方法。
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