WO2021227375A1 - Inventory system and goods storing and picking method - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided in the present disclosure are an inventory system and a goods storing and picking method. The inventory system comprises a multi-layer shuttling warehouse, a plurality of goods-to-human inventory racks located at the bottom layer of the multi-layer shuttling warehouse, a plurality of shuttling vehicles, and a plurality of conveying apparatuses; the multi-layer shuttling warehouse comprises a plurality of storage layers, each storage layer comprises a plurality of storage positions, and at least one inventory container used for accommodating inventory goods is placed on each storage position; each goods-to-human inventory rack comprises a plurality of storage layers, each storage layer comprises a plurality of storage positions, and at least one inventory container used for accommodating the inventory goods is placed on each storage position; each shuttling vehicle runs in the multi-layer shuttling warehouse and is used for picking or placing the inventory container on the storage position; and each conveying apparatus is used for conveying, between the multi-layer shuttling warehouse and a work station, the inventory container or the goods-to-human inventory rack.

Description

Inventory system and method for storing and storing goods

This disclosure claims the priority of a Chinese patent filed with the Chinese Patent Office on May 12, 2020, the application number is 202010396859.4, and the application name is "an inventory system", the entire content of which is incorporated into this disclosure by reference.

Technical field

The present disclosure relates to the technical field of logistics and warehousing, and in particular, to an inventory system and a method for storing and storing goods.

Background technique

In the field of logistics and warehousing, different areas can be set as the stocking area and the picking area respectively. However, because the area of the warehouse is fixed, if the types of items that need to be stored in the warehouse and the storage volume increase, the stocking area needs to be expanded to improve the storage efficiency of the warehouse; accordingly, the picking area will be reduced, and the picking area will shrink It will reduce the number of workstations and picking shelves in the picking area, which will result in a drop in picking efficiency. Conversely, once the picking area is expanded, the stocking area will be relatively compressed. Although the picking efficiency of the picking area is improved, the shrinking of the stocking area will also affect its storage efficiency. Therefore, storage efficiency and picking efficiency cannot be effectively balanced.

Summary of the invention

The embodiments of the present disclosure provide at least an inventory system and a method for storing and storing goods.

In a first aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure provide an inventory system, including: a multi-layer shuttle library, a plurality of cargo-to-person inventory brackets located at the bottom of the multi-layer shuttle library, a plurality of shuttle cars, and a plurality of handling equipment; The layer shuttle library includes a plurality of storage layers, each storage layer includes a plurality of storage positions, and at least one storage container for accommodating inventory goods is placed on each storage position; the goods-to-person inventory support includes a plurality of storage layers, Each storage layer includes multiple storage locations, and at least one storage container for accommodating inventory goods is placed on each storage location;

The shuttle is configured to run in the multi-layer shuttle library and is used to pick and place the storage container on the storage location;

The transport equipment is configured to transport the inventory container and/or the goods-to-person inventory support between the multi-level shuttle library and the workstation.

In the second aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for storing and storing goods, including:

Determine the storage location of the goods to be operated from the multi-layer shuttle library and the goods-to-man inventory support according to the information of the goods to be operated and the current inventory goods information in the multi-layer shuttle library and the goods-to-man inventory support; Wherein, each storage layer in the multi-layer shuttle library includes a plurality of storage positions, and at least one storage container for accommodating inventory goods is placed on each storage position; each storage in the goods-to-person inventory rack The layer includes multiple storage locations, and at least one storage container for accommodating inventory goods is placed on each storage location;

According to the determined storage location, dispatch at least one of a handling device, a shuttle car, and a hoist to transport the inventory container and/or the goods-to-person inventory holder that contains the goods to be operated, so that the goods to be operated are executed on the shelves , At least one of the off-shelf operations.

The present disclosure provides an inventory system. The inventory system includes a multi-layer shuttle library, a plurality of goods-to-person inventory brackets located at the bottom of the multi-layer shuttle library, a plurality of shuttle cars and a plurality of handling equipment; Renovation, the bottom rails of the multi-layer shuttle warehouse were removed, and the goods-to-person inventory brackets were arranged on the bottom layer of the multi-layer shuttle warehouses to realize the combination of the multi-layer shuttle warehouses and the goods-to-person inventory brackets to form an integrated inventory area. In order to improve the space utilization of the warehouse, the overall balance of picking efficiency and storage efficiency can be achieved, that is, the balance of picking efficiency and storage efficiency of the inventory system can be achieved.

In order to make the above objectives, features and advantages of the present disclosure more comprehensible, preferred embodiments accompanied with accompanying drawings are described in detail as follows.

Description of the drawings

In order to explain the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present disclosure more clearly, the following will briefly introduce the drawings that need to be used in the embodiments. The drawings here are incorporated into the specification and constitute a part of the specification. The figure shows an embodiment conforming to the present disclosure, and is used together with the description to explain the technical solution of the present disclosure. It should be understood that the following drawings only show certain embodiments of the present disclosure, and therefore should not be regarded as limiting the scope. For those of ordinary skill in the art, they can also Obtain other related drawings based on these drawings.

Figure 1 shows a structural block diagram of an inventory system provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 shows a schematic structural diagram of a multi-layer shuttle warehouse and multiple goods-to-person inventory brackets in an inventory system provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

Fig. 3 shows a schematic structural diagram of an inventory system provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Detailed ways

In order to make the objectives, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present disclosure clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure will be described clearly and completely in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present disclosure. Obviously, the described embodiments are only These are a part of the embodiments of the present disclosure, but not all of the embodiments. The components of the embodiments of the present disclosure generally described and illustrated in the drawings herein may be arranged and designed in various different configurations. Therefore, the following detailed description of the embodiments of the present disclosure provided in the accompanying drawings is not intended to limit the scope of the claimed present disclosure, but merely represents selected embodiments of the present disclosure. Based on the embodiments of the present disclosure, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative work shall fall within the protection scope of the present disclosure.

Generally, in the field of logistics and warehousing, only a stocking area can be set up. In order to store more goods, the stocking area can include high-level shelves, or multi-level shuttle warehouses (three-dimensional warehouses), etc., and the goods can be stored in the stocking area. In the shipping business, the goods in the stocking area can be moved to the workstation to realize the delivery of the goods; however, the goods in the stocking area may be stored in the high storage layer of the stocking area, and the goods are picked up from the high storage layer. Low efficiency makes the efficiency of shipments low.

Or, only the picking area can be set. In order to facilitate the shipment, the picking shelves set in the picking area can be ordinary shelves, pallet shelves, etc., and the goods are stored in the picking area. In the shipping business, storage containers such as picking shelves in the picking area or pallets and bins on the shelves can be transported to the workstation to realize the delivery of goods; the transportation process of storage containers or shelves in the picking area is simple and fast, making the goods The efficiency of outgoing and warehousing is high, but the space utilization rate of the picking area is low. Under the same storage area, the picking area stores fewer goods.

Or, in order to take into account the delivery efficiency and the quantity of stored goods, different areas can be set as the stocking area and the picking area respectively. The stocking area is used to store the goods, and the picking area is replenished when the picking area is insufficient. The area is used to store the goods to be out of the warehouse. However, because the area of the warehouse is fixed, if the types of items that need to be stored in the warehouse and the storage volume increase, the stocking area needs to be expanded to improve the storage efficiency of the warehouse; accordingly, the picking area will be reduced, and the picking area will shrink It will reduce the number of workstations and picking shelves in the picking area, which will result in a drop in picking efficiency. Conversely, once the picking area is expanded, the stocking area will be relatively compressed. Although the picking efficiency of the picking area is improved, the shrinking of the stocking area will also affect its storage efficiency.

Therefore, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a new type of inventory system is proposed in the embodiments of the present disclosure. The inventory system includes a multi-layer shuttle warehouse and a goods-to-person inventory support, which improves the inventory system while ensuring the rate of goods in and out of the warehouse. Storage efficiency.

The defects in the above solutions are all the results of the inventors after practice and careful study. Therefore, the discovery process of the above problems and the solutions proposed by the present disclosure below for the above problems should be the inventors. Contributions made to this disclosure in the course of this disclosure.

It should be noted that similar reference numerals and letters indicate similar items in the following figures. Therefore, once a certain item is defined in one figure, it does not need to be further defined and explained in subsequent figures.

In order to facilitate the understanding of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a stock area disclosed in the embodiments of the present disclosure is first introduced in detail.

Example one

1 shows a structural block diagram of an inventory system provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. The inventory system includes: a multi-layer shuttle library 11, a plurality of goods-to-person inventory brackets 12 located at the bottom of the multi-layer shuttle library, and Shuttle 13 and multiple handling equipment 14; Multi-layer shuttle library 11 includes multiple storage layers, each storage layer includes multiple storage locations, and each storage location is placed with at least one inventory container 15 for accommodating inventory goods; The goods-to-person inventory support 12 includes a plurality of storage layers, each storage layer includes a plurality of storage positions, and at least one storage container 15 for accommodating inventory goods is placed on each storage position. The shuttle car 13 runs in the multi-level shuttle library 11 and is used to pick and place the storage container 15 on the storage location; the handling equipment 14 is used to transport the inventory container or the goods-to-person inventory support between the multi-level shuttle library 11 and the workstation .

Refer to the structural schematic diagram of a multi-layer shuttle library and multiple goods-to-person inventory brackets in an inventory system shown in FIG. 2. Figure 2 includes a multi-layer shuttle library 11 and a goods-to-person inventory bracket 12, and a goods-to-person inventory bracket 12 Placed on the bottom layer of the multi-layer shuttle library 11, the multi-layer shuttle library 11 includes a plurality of storage layers, each storage layer includes a plurality of storage locations, and at least one inventory container 15 for accommodating inventory goods is placed on each storage location ( Not shown in Figure 2); the goods-to-person inventory support may include multiple storage layers, each storage layer includes multiple storage locations, and at least one inventory container 15 for accommodating inventory goods is placed on each storage location. Among them, the hoist 101 and the shuttle car 13 can run in the multi-layer shuttle library 11.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the inventory system includes a multi-layer shuttle library, a plurality of cargo-to-person inventory brackets located at the bottom of the multi-layer shuttle library, a plurality of shuttle cars, and a plurality of handling equipment; The first-layer guide rails of the multi-layer shuttle warehouse are removed, and the goods-to-person inventory support is arranged on the bottom layer of the multi-layer shuttle library. The multi-layer shuttle library and the goods-to-person inventory support are combined to form an integrated inventory area and upgrade the warehouse. The space utilization rate can then achieve the balance of picking efficiency and storage efficiency as a whole, that is, to achieve the balance of picking efficiency and storage efficiency of the inventory system.

The multi-layer shuttle library includes multiple storage layers, and guide rails can be arranged on each storage layer, so that the shuttle can move on the guide rails to realize the access to the storage containers stored in the storage locations. The number of storage layers and the number of storage locations in the multi-layer shuttle library can be set according to the actual situation of the warehouse site. At the same time, the height of different storage layers in the multi-layer shuttle library can be the same or different.

Among them, the lower level of the multi-layer shuttle library does not have guide rails, (that is, the bottom rails of the multi-layer shuttle library can be removed), and there are multiple goods-to-person inventory brackets on the bottom layer to realize the multi-layer shuttle library and the goods-to-person inventory The superposition on the physical space of the bracket. The goods-to-person inventory rack can be any rack that can store goods or inventory containers in the form of a shelf, for example.

In specific implementation, the shuttle 13 may be a four-way shuttle, or the shuttle 13 may also be a six-way shuttle. In an optional embodiment, when the shuttle 13 is a four-way shuttle, the multi-layer shuttle 11 may further include at least one hoist 101, which is used to connect different storage layers of the multi-layer shuttle 11 The storage container 15 retrieved by the shuttle 13 can be transported in between, or the elevator 101 can also be used to transport the shuttle 13 between different storage layers of the multi-level shuttle library 11. Alternatively, the elevator 101 can also be used in multiple storage areas. The storage container 15 taken by the shuttle 13 and the shuttle 13 are transported between different storage layers of the layer shuttle library 11. In another optional embodiment, when the shuttle 13 is a six-way shuttle, no elevator is provided in the multi-level shuttle library, so that the storage positions of different storage layers can be stored by controlling the movement of the six-way shuttle. The storage container of the goods is stored and stored.

In an optional embodiment, the inventory system may further include a plurality of docking conveyor lines 16 located at the bottom of the multi-layer shuttle library for docking and transferring inventory containers 15 between the multi-layer shuttle library 11 and the handling equipment 14. Among them, the number of docking conveyor lines 16 can be set according to the actual situation of the warehouse site and/or the frequency of the inventory goods entering and exiting the multi-layer shuttle warehouse.

In one embodiment, when the shuttle is a four-way shuttle, the storage container can be placed on the elevator by the four-way shuttle, and the elevator transports the storage container to the docking conveyor line on the first floor. The line transfers the stock container to the handling equipment. For example, when the inventory container is a pallet, the pallet can be transferred and connected to the pallet rack carried by the carrying robot, or the pallet can be directly transferred and connected to the carrying robot; when the storage container is a container, the pallet can be docked and conveyed. The line can transfer and connect the material box to a robot with a belt or roller type carrying mechanism, or it can also transfer and connect the material box to a robot with a gripping type or other reclaiming box mechanism. In the reverse direction, the storage container can be placed on the docking conveyor line through the handling equipment, and the storage container can be transported to the elevator through the docking conveyor line. The elevator transports the inventory container to the corresponding storage layer, and finally passes through the storage layer The four-way shuttle transports the inventory container to the corresponding storage location. In another embodiment, the shuttle may be a six-way shuttle, that is, the storage container can be transported across layers to the docking conveyor line through the six-way shuttle, and the docking conveyor line transfers the inventory container to the handling equipment; and, Reversely, the storage container can also be placed on the docking conveyor line through the handling equipment, and the inventory goods can be transported to the storage location of the multi-level shuttle library through the docking conveyor line, and the storage container at the storage location can be transported through the six-way shuttle. Transport to the corresponding storage location of the corresponding storage layer.

The goods-to-person inventory bracket 12 may be a shelf that is easy to carry, or it may be a shelf that is easy to access and store the inventory. For example, the goods-to-person inventory support can be ordinary shelves, pallet shelves, and so on. The structure of the goods-to-person inventory support can be set according to actual needs, and there is no specific limitation here.

In an alternative embodiment, the inventory container 15 includes at least one of a tray and a bin. For example, the storage space of the multi-layer shuttle library 11 may be provided with pallets for accommodating inventory goods, and/or, there may be pallets for accommodating the inventory goods. The storage space of the goods-to-person inventory bracket may be provided with a pallet for accommodating the inventory, and/or, a bin for accommodating the inventory may be placed. At the same time, only pallets can be placed in a goods-to-person inventory support, or, only pallets can be placed, or, pallets and pallets can be placed as well. Among them, the multi-layer shuttle warehouse and the inventory container placed in the goods-to-person inventory support can be selected according to the type of inventory goods.

In an alternative embodiment, the inventory container 15 in the multi-layer shuttle library is a pallet, and the inventory container 15 on the goods-to-person inventory support is a bin.

In an alternative embodiment, if the storage container 15 is a material box, the handling device 14 is a self-driving robot with a box taking mechanism. If the inventory container 15 is a pallet, the handling device 14 is at least one of the following: a self-driving robot with a pallet-bearing structure, a self-driving robot with a pallet-bearing structure, and a forklift.

The handling equipment can move the stock containers on the shuttle to the workstation. When the inventory container on the shuttle is a pallet, the handling equipment can be a self-driving robot or forklift carrying a pallet or a pallet rack mechanism. For example, the pallet can be directly placed on the self-driving robot carrying the pallet through the docking conveyor line, or the pallet on the docking conveyor line can be placed on the self-driving robot carrying the pallet through a forklift, so that the self-driving robot carrying the pallet can be Transport the pallets on the shuttle to the workstation. For another example, the pallet can be directly placed on the self-driving robot carrying the pallet rack mechanism through the docking conveyor line, or the pallet on the docking conveyor line can also be placed on the self-driving robot carrying the pallet rack mechanism through the forklift, and the pallet can be carried on the back The self-driving robot of the rack mechanism can carry the pallet rack on the shuttle car, place the received pallet on the shuttle car on the pallet rack, and transport the pallet rack with the pallet to the workstation. When the storage container on the shuttle is a material box, the handling equipment can be a self-driving robot with a box picking mechanism. For example, a self-driving robot with a picking box mechanism can pick up the box on the docking conveyor line and transfer the The material box is moved to the workstation.

The handling equipment 14 can also transport the inventory container on the goods-to-person inventory support to the workstation, or can also transport the goods-to-person inventory support to the workstation. Among them, the process for the handling equipment to transport the goods to the inventory container on the human inventory support can refer to the above-mentioned process for the handling equipment to transport the inventory container on the docking conveyor line, which will not be repeated here.

In an optional embodiment, at least one of the inventory container 15 and the goods-to-person inventory support 12 is provided with an identification code. The identification code can be a two-dimensional code, a barcode, or the like.

In an optional implementation manner, the inventory system further includes: an identification code identification device 17 for identifying an identification code and obtaining information corresponding to the identification code.

In an alternative embodiment, the identification code can be set at a specific position of the inventory container (for example, the identification code can be set on the side of the inventory container facing the handling equipment), and the identification code recognition device can be set at a specific position (for example, it can be The identification code identification device is set near the docking conveyor line, or the identification code identification device can also be set on the handling equipment), so that the handling equipment passes the identification before connecting to the stock container (pallet or bin) in the shuttle library. The code recognition device recognizes the identification code on the inventory container, determines the information of the inventory container, and sends the information of the determined inventory container to the system so that the system can associate the inventory container with the corresponding handling equipment.

In another optional embodiment, an identification code can also be provided on the bottom of the goods-to-person inventory support. The identification code is used to align the handling equipment with the goods-to-person inventory support, and after the alignment, the handling equipment can be The goods-to-person inventory bracket is used to prevent the goods-to-person inventory bracket from turning over when the goods are moved to the human inventory bracket after misalignment. In another optional embodiment, an identification code may be set on the material box, so that the box taking mechanism of the self-driving robot with the box taking mechanism can be aligned with the material box, and the material box can be obtained more accurately.

In an optional implementation manner, the inventory system may further include an inventory management server 18, which communicates with at least one of the handling equipment 14, the shuttle 13, and the hoist 101.

Referring to the schematic structural diagram of an inventory system shown in FIG. 3, the inventory system includes an inventory management server 18, a multi-layer shuttle library 11, a plurality of goods-to-person inventory brackets 12, a plurality of shuttle cars 13, a plurality of handling equipment 14, The elevator 101, the docking conveyor line 16 and the identification code recognition device 17, the multi-layer shuttle library 11 includes a plurality of inventory containers 15, and each goods-to-person inventory rack 12 includes at least one inventory container 15.

In an optional embodiment, the inventory system may further include a workstation. The workstation can be used as a different workstation when performing different operations on the inventory. For example, the workstation can be used as a picking workstation, a replenishment workstation, and a warehouse workstation. Etc., that is, when the workstation performs a picking operation on inventory goods, the workstation can be used as a picking workstation; when replenishing inventory goods, the workstation can be used as a replenishment workstation.

Exemplarily, the inventory system may also include a charging pile. When the inventory management server 18 detects that the power of the handling equipment 14 is lower than the set first power threshold (that is, the power of the handling equipment is insufficient), the handling equipment 14 with insufficient power can be controlled. Move to the vicinity of the charging pile for charging until the power of the handling device 14 is greater than or equal to the set second power threshold.

In an alternative embodiment, the inventory management server 18 is configured to select items from the multi-level shuttle library and the current inventory information in the multi-level shuttle library and the multi-level inventory support In the goods-to-person inventory bracket, determine the storage location of the goods to be operated; according to the determined storage location, dispatch at least one of the handling equipment, shuttle car, and hoist to carry out the inventory container or the goods-to-person inventory bracket containing the goods to be operated Transport, so that the goods to be operated can perform at least one of the loading and unloading operations.

In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the information of the goods to be operated may include information such as the stock keeping unit (SKU), quantity, and type of goods of the goods to be operated. According to the information of the goods to be operated, the storage location of the goods to be operated is determined in the multi-layer shuttle library, and/or the storage location of the goods to be operated is determined in multiple goods-to-person inventory supports. Then according to the determined storage location, dispatch at least one of the handling equipment, shuttle car, and hoist to move the inventory container or the goods-to-person inventory bracket that contains the goods to be operated, so that the goods to be operated can be carried out during the loading and unloading operations. At least one.

The following can first explain the process of putting the goods to be operated on the shelves in detail. Wherein, the process of putting the goods to be operated on the shelves includes the process of putting the goods to be operated on to the storage containers in the multi-layer shuttle library and the process of putting the goods to be operated on to the storage containers in the multiple goods-to-person inventory areas.

In an optional implementation manner, when the goods to be operated are put on the storage containers in the multi-level shuttle library, the inventory management server 18 is further used to: dispatch the handling equipment to move the inventory containers containing the goods to be operated from the workstation to the multi-level shuttle At the first end of the docking conveyor line at the bottom of the warehouse, the docking conveyor line transfers the inventory container containing the goods to be operated from the first end to the second end of the docking conveyor line; the dispatching shuttle or hoist is located at the second end of the docking conveyor line And dock the storage container containing the goods to be operated from the second end; the dispatch shuttle car will transport the storage container containing the goods to be operated to the corresponding storage location on the multi-level shuttle library, or the dispatching hoist and the shuttle will cooperate to accommodate The inventory containers of the goods to be operated are transported to the corresponding storage locations on the multi-level shuttle library.

Here, the inventory management server can directly dispatch the handling equipment, shuttles, and hoists, that is, the warehouse management device and the equipment management device can be set on the inventory management server. To manage the inventory items in multiple goods-to-person inventory brackets and manage the received order information, the equipment management device can be used to manage handling equipment, shuttles, hoists and other equipment. Alternatively, the inventory management server can also send the storage location of the goods to be operated to the equipment management server, so that the equipment management server can dispatch the handling equipment, shuttles, and hoists, that is, the warehouse management device can be set on the inventory management server, and the equipment can be The bureau management device is set on the equipment management server.

Exemplarily, when the inventory system includes a shuttle, after the docking conveyor line transfers the inventory container containing the goods to be operated from the first end to the second end of the docking conveyor line, the shuttle may be dispatched to move to the second end of the docking conveyor line. At the second end, it docks the inventory container that contains the goods to be operated, and dispatches the shuttle to transport the inventory container that contains the goods to be operated to the corresponding storage location on the multi-level shuttle library.

Or, when the inventory system includes shuttles and elevators, after the docking conveyor line transfers the inventory container containing the goods to be operated from the first end to the second end of the docking conveyor line, the elevator can be dispatched to dock and accommodate the goods to be operated. Inventory container, the storage layer corresponding to the lifting value of the inventory container containing the goods to be operated is lifted by a hoist, and the shuttle is dispatched to transport the inventory container containing the goods to be operated to the corresponding storage location on the storage layer. Or alternatively, after the docking conveyor line transfers the inventory container containing the goods to be operated from the first end to the second end of the docking conveyor line, the shuttle and hoist can be dispatched to the second end of the docking conveyor line to dispatch the shuttle. Docking the inventory container holding the goods to be operated, and dispatching the shuttle to move to the hoist, so that the hoist will lift the inventory container holding the goods to be operated and the corresponding shuttle to the corresponding storage layer, and then dispatch the shuttle to accommodate the waiting The inventory container of the operating goods is moved to the corresponding storage location on the storage layer. The process of transporting the inventory container containing the goods to be operated to the corresponding storage location on the multi-layer shuttle library is only an exemplary description, which is not specifically limited.

In an optional implementation manner, when the goods to be operated are put on the shelf to the human inventory rack, the inventory management server 18 is further used to: dispatch the handling equipment to move the inventory container containing the goods to be operated from the workstation to the goods to the inventory rack. Dispatch the handling equipment or other automated equipment to place the inventory container containing the goods to be operated in the corresponding storage location; or dispatch the handling equipment to move the goods-to-person inventory bracket including the goods to be operated from the workstation to the corresponding location .

Exemplarily, if the inventory container is a pallet, the pallet containing the goods to be operated can be directly placed on the handling equipment, and the pallet can be transported to the area of the goods-to-person inventory support through the dispatch handling equipment; or, the goods to be operated can also be stored The pallets are placed on the pallet rack, and the pallet rack is transported to the area where the goods are delivered to the storage rack through the dispatching and handling equipment. And after the handling equipment transports the inventory container containing the goods to be operated from the workstation to the area where the goods are to be stored in the storage rack, the dispatch forklift (automation equipment) can place the inventory container containing the goods to be operated in the corresponding storage location.

Exemplarily, the inventory containers (pallets and/or bins) containing the goods to be operated can be placed on the goods-to-person inventory support, and the goods-to-person inventory support including the goods to be operated can be transported from the workstation to the corresponding goods-to-person inventory support through the dispatching and handling equipment. The location (this location can be the location in the cargo-to-people inventory bracket area).

The process of removing the goods to be operated can be described in detail below. Among them, the process of removing the goods to be operated includes: the process of removing the goods to be operated from the storage container in the multi-layer shuttle library and the process of removing the goods to be operated from multiple goods to the storage container in the human inventory area.

In an alternative embodiment, when the goods to be operated are removed from the inventory containers in the multi-layer shuttle library, the inventory management server 18 is further used to: The inventory container is transported from the corresponding storage location to the second end of the docking conveyor line, and the docking conveyor line transfers the inventory container containing the goods to be operated from the second end to the first end of the docking conveyor line; and dispatching the handling equipment to the docking The first end of the conveyor line docks the inventory container containing the goods to be operated from the first end, and transports the inventory container containing the goods to be operated from the first end of the docking conveyor line to the workstation.

Exemplarily, when the inventory system includes a shuttle, the shuttle can be dispatched to transport the storage container in the storage position that contains the goods to be operated to the second end of the docking conveyor line, and the docking conveyor line will store the inventory container for the goods to be operated. Transfer from the second end to the first end of the docking conveyor line, and then dispatch the handling equipment to transport the storage container containing the goods to be operated from the first end to the workstation.

Or, when the inventory system includes a shuttle and a hoist, the shuttle can be dispatched to transport the storage container containing the goods to be operated on the storage location to the hoist, and the storage container containing the goods to be operated is transported to the docking conveyor by the hoist The docking conveyor line transfers the storage containers containing the goods to be operated from the second end to the first end of the docking conveyor line, and then dispatches the handling equipment to transport the storage containers containing the goods to be operated from the first end to the workstation. Here, the process of unloading the inventory container containing the goods to be operated from the multi-layer shuttle library is only an exemplary description, and the embodiment of the present disclosure does not specifically limit this.

In an alternative embodiment, when the goods to be operated are removed from the goods-to-person inventory bracket, the inventory management server 18 is further used to: dispatch the handling equipment to take out the inventory containing the goods to be operated from the corresponding goods-to-person inventory bracket The container is transported to the workstation; or, the dispatching and handling equipment transports the goods-to-person inventory support including the goods to be operated to the workstation.

Exemplarily, if the inventory container is a pallet, the pallet can be taken out of the goods-to-person inventory bracket by a forklift, and then placed on the self-driving robot carrying the pallet, and the self-driving robot can be scheduled to move to the workstation; or, the forklift can be used to move the pallet to the workstation. The pallet is taken out from the goods-to-person inventory support, and then placed on the pallet rack, and the self-driving robot carrying the pallet rack mechanism is dispatched to transport the pallet rack and transport the pallet rack to the workstation. Alternatively, it is also possible to dispatch the handling equipment to carry the goods-to-person inventory support including the goods to be operated to the workstation.

In an alternative embodiment, when the shelf operation is warehousing, the goods to be operated are the goods to be warehousing; the inventory management server 18 is further configured to, according to the type of goods corresponding to the goods information to be warehousing, if it is determined that the goods are in stock The remaining storage capacity corresponding to the item type in the rack is lower than the set quantity threshold, or the storage location corresponding to the item type in the goods-to-person inventory rack is not full, then the inventory rack from the goods-to-person inventory is the item to be received first Select the storage location. If there are remaining goods to be stored, select the storage location for the goods to be stored from the multi-level shuttle library.

Here, before the goods to be put into the warehouse are put into the warehouse, according to the type of goods corresponding to the information of the goods to be put into the warehouse, you can first judge whether the goods-to-person inventory support needs to be replenished. If the goods-to-person inventory support needs to be replenished, you can start with the goods Incoming inventory holder selects the storage location for the goods to be put in, and replenishes the goods to be put in the goods to the goods in store holder; if there are remaining goods to be put in, then the goods to be put in from the multi-level shuttle warehouse Select the storage location, and put the remaining goods to be put into the warehouse to the multi-level shuttle warehouse. If the goods-to-person inventory support does not need to be replenished, the goods to be put into the warehouse can be directly put into the multi-layer shuttle warehouse.

The method for judging whether it is necessary to put the goods to be put into the warehouse into the goods-to-people inventory bracket may include: Method one, determine the remaining storage capacity in the goods-to-people inventory bracket corresponding to the type of the goods to be put into the warehouse, if the remaining storage is If the quantity is lower than the set quantity threshold, it is determined that the goods to be put into the warehouse need to be put into the goods-to-person inventory bracket; if the remaining storage quantity is higher than or equal to the set quantity threshold, it is determined that there is no need to put the goods into the warehouse The goods are stored in the goods to the human inventory support; among them, the set quantity threshold can be determined according to the historical data of the goods to be put in and out of the warehouse. Method 2: Determine whether the storage location in the goods-to-person inventory bracket corresponding to the item type of the goods to be put into the warehouse is not full. If so, you need to put the goods to be put into the warehouse into the goods-to-person inventory bracket, if not, then There is no need to put the goods to be put into the warehouse and arrive at the inventory bracket.

Here, when the goods in the goods-to-person inventory corresponding to a certain type of goods (the type of goods corresponding to the goods to be put into the warehouse) are insufficient, the goods to be put into the warehouse can be replenished to the goods-to-people inventory bracket, reducing the number of layers The number of times that the shuttle warehouse replenishes the goods-to-person inventory bracket, thereby improving the efficiency of inventory shipments.

In specific implementation, when the shelf operation is warehousing, the goods to be operated can be goods to be warehousing; the inventory management server 18 is further used to: according to the information of the goods to be warehousing, inventory brackets and/or multi-layer shuttles from goods to people Select the storage location in the warehouse for the inventory container that contains the goods to be put into the warehouse. 1. If the selected storage location includes at least one storage location on the multi-level shuttle library, the storage container containing the goods to be stored can be put on the multi-level shuttle library through the shelf process described above; 2. If the selected storage location When including at least one storage location on the goods-to-person inventory bracket, the inventory container containing the goods to be put into the warehouse can be put on the goods-to-person inventory bracket through the shelf process described above; or, the goods that include the goods to be put into the warehouse Put it on the shelf in the human inventory.

In an alternative embodiment, when the operation is replenishment, the item to be operated may be the item to be replenished; the inventory management server 18 is further used to determine that the remaining storage amount corresponding to any item in the goods-to-person inventory bracket is low After the quantity threshold is set, or after the preset replenishment cycle is currently reached, it is determined that the remaining storage capacity corresponding to any item in the goods-to-person inventory bracket is lower than the set quantity threshold, or, when the current order is determined After the demand for a product exceeds the remaining storage capacity on the goods-to-person inventory bracket, the goods to be replenished are replenished. Here, the workstation used for replenishment may be a replenishment workstation.

Here, when the remaining storage amount corresponding to any item in the goods-to-person inventory support is lower than the set quantity threshold (the set quantity threshold can be the safety stock quantity), a daily replenishment request can be triggered, so that the inventory system can treat the replenishment goods Carry out daily replenishment. Or, after the preset replenishment cycle is currently reached, replenishment of the goods to be replenished for which a daily replenishment request is initiated. Or, after it is determined that the demand for any item in the current order exceeds the remaining storage capacity on the goods-to-person inventory support, an emergency replenishment request can be triggered, so that the storage system can make emergency replenishment for the goods to be replenished.

Exemplarily, the preset replenishment period may be two days, five days, etc., and the replenishment period corresponding to different types of goods may be different. The replenishment period may be determined according to the historical replenishment data corresponding to each type of goods. Assuming that the preset replenishment period of inventory item A is two days, after the preset replenishment period is currently reached, it can be judged whether the remaining storage amount corresponding to inventory item A in the goods-to-person inventory bracket is lower than the set quantity threshold ( That is, whether it is lower than the set safety stock), if so, trigger the replenishment of stock A.

For example, if 5 boxes of keyboards are needed in the current order A, and the remaining storage capacity of the keyboards in the goods-to-person inventory bracket is 3 boxes of keyboards, at this time, the demand for keyboards in the current order A exceeds the amount of keyboards on the goods-to-person inventory bracket If the remaining storage capacity is available, emergency replenishment of the keyboard will be carried out.

In an optional implementation manner, replenishing the goods to be replenished may include: replenishing the goods to be replenished from a multi-layer shuttle library.

In specific implementation, after it is determined that the remaining storage amount corresponding to any item in the goods-to-person inventory support is lower than the set quantity threshold, and there may be no items to be put on the shelf in the inventory system, or the preset replenishment is currently reached. After the delivery cycle, it is determined that the remaining storage capacity corresponding to any item in the goods-to-person inventory bracket is lower than the set quantity threshold, and there may be no items to be placed on the shelf in the inventory system, or, when determining the current order for any item After the demand exceeds the remaining storage capacity on the goods-to-person inventory support, and there are no items to be put on the shelf in the inventory system, the goods to be replenished can be replenished from the multi-level shuttle library.

In specific implementation, after determining that the remaining storage volume corresponding to any item in the goods-to-person inventory support is lower than the set quantity threshold, there are items to be placed in the inventory system, or the preset replenishment cycle is currently reached After that, it is determined that the remaining storage capacity corresponding to any item in the goods-to-person inventory bracket is below the set quantity threshold, and there are items to be placed in the inventory system, or it is determined that the current order’s demand for any item exceeds the quantity threshold. After the remaining storage capacity on the inventory bracket is reached, and there are items to be placed in the inventory system, the items to be replenished can be replenished from the items to be placed in the warehouse.

In an alternative embodiment, the inventory management server 18 is further configured to determine, in the multi-layer shuttle library, the storage location of the inventory container containing the goods to be replenished, and the on-the-go inventory support according to the information of the goods to be replenished Determine the storage location of the to-be-replenished inventory container corresponding to the to-be-replenished item.

Furthermore, from the multi-layer shuttle library, the inventory container containing the goods to be replenished can be removed from the shelves, and from the multiple goods-to-person inventory racks, the goods-to-person inventory racks corresponding to the goods to be replenished can be removed from the shelves; and at the workstation Replenish the goods to be replenished. After the replenishment is completed, put the replenished inventory containers for the replenished goods on the multi-level shuttle warehouse, and store the goods-to-person inventory brackets corresponding to the replenished goods to be replenished. Shelves.

Alternatively, you can also remove the storage containers holding the goods to be replenished from the multi-level shuttle library, and remove the storage containers to be replenished from the multiple goods-to-person inventory racks; and process the replenishment at the workstation The goods are replenished. After the replenishment is completed, the replenished inventory containers for the replenished goods are placed on the multi-level shuttle warehouse, and the replenished inventory containers to be replenished are placed on the goods-to-person inventory support. Among them, the loading and removal processing of the goods to be replenished can refer to the foregoing description of the loading and removal, which will not be repeated here.

Here, when there are multiple storage locations of the inventory containers that contain the goods to be replenished included in the multi-layer shuttle library, the goods stored in the inventory containers that contain the goods to be replenished at each storage location in the multi-layer shuttle library may be used. The quantity and the demand of the goods to be replenished corresponding to the goods-to-person inventory bracket are determined in the multi-level shuttle library to determine the storage location of the inventory container containing the goods to be replenished.

For example, the product to be replenished can be a mouse. In the multi-layer shuttle library, the storage location of the mouse is 3, the number of the mouse at the first storage location is 1 torr, and the number of the mouse at the second storage location is 0.6 The capacity of the mouse at the third storage location is 0.4 torr, and the demand for the mouse on the stock-to-person inventory bracket is 0.5 torr, then the third storage location can be determined as the storage location corresponding to the mouse to be replenished, that is It is possible to select a storage location where the quantity of goods to be replenished is less than the demand of the goods-to-person inventory bracket, and/or the storage position where the quantity of goods to be replenished is closest to the demand of the goods-to-person inventory bracket.

In an alternative embodiment, when the replenishment is a full pallet replenishment or a full container replenishment, the inventory management server 18 is further configured to determine the storage of the to-be-replenished goods in the multi-level shuttle library according to the information of the to-be-replenished goods The storage location where the inventory container of the goods is located, and the storage location where the inventory container to be replenished corresponding to the goods to be replenished is determined in the goods-to-person inventory support. Further, from the multi-layer shuttle library, the inventory container containing the goods to be replenished is removed from the shelves, and the dispatching and handling equipment is moved to the first end of the docking conveyor line, and the inventory container containing the goods to be replenished is docked from the first end, and Put the inventory container containing the goods to be replenished on the shelf to the storage location of the inventory container to be replenished in the goods-to-person inventory support, and complete the whole pallet replenishment or the whole box replenishment of the goods to be replenished.

In an alternative embodiment, when the operation is picking, the item to be operated may be the item to be selected; the inventory management server 18 is further used to, according to the current remaining inventory items in the multi-layer shuttle library and the multiple goods-to-person inventory racks Information, and current order information, determine the storage location of the inventory container that contains the items to be picked in the multi-level shuttle library, and/or determine the storage location of the inventory container that contains the items to be picked in the goods-to-person inventory support. Here, the workstation used for picking may be a picking workstation.

Further, when the storage location of the storage container that contains the goods to be picked includes the storage location in the multi-layer shuttle library, remove the storage container that contains the goods to be picked from the storage location from the multi-layer shuttle library; treat it at the workstation Pick the goods for picking; and after the picking is completed, put the picked inventory containers on the shelves to the multi-level shuttle library.

When the storage location of the storage container that contains the items to be picked includes the storage location in the goods-to-person inventory rack, from the multiple goods-to-person inventory racks, the inventory container that contains the items to be picked in the storage location is removed from the shelf. The workstation picks the goods to be picked; and after the picking is completed, the picked inventory container is put on the goods-to-person inventory support, or the goods-to-person inventory support corresponding to the storage location including the goods to be picked is removed from the shelf, and treated at the workstation Pick the goods for picking; and after the picking is completed, put the picked goods on the shelf in the human inventory.

Exemplarily, if the item to be picked in the current order information is a bulk box inventory item or a bulk pallet inventory item, the item to be picked can be removed from the multi-level shuttle library; if the item type required in the order information corresponds When the goods are unpacked goods, you can remove the goods to be picked from the goods-to-person inventory bracket; if the goods to be picked in the order information include both the bulk inventory goods or the bulk box inventory goods, and the unpacked inventory goods , You can remove the goods to be picked from the multi-level shuttle warehouse and the goods-to-person inventory bracket. Here, when the goods-to-person inventory support can meet the demand for order information, priority can be given to the goods-to-person inventory support to determine the items to be picked. When the goods-to-person inventory support cannot meet the demand for order information, it can be used in the multi-level shuttle library. Determine the inventory items to be picked.

For example, if the current order information includes 5 boxes of keyboards, and the current remaining inventory information in the multiple goods-to-person inventory brackets includes 10 boxes of keyboards, you can select the inventory corresponding to the current order information from the goods-to-person inventory bracket. Goods; if the current order information includes 1 box of instant noodles, the current remaining inventory information in the multiple goods-to-person inventory bracket includes 10 bags of instant noodles, the multi-layer shuttle library includes 2 trays of instant noodles, and each tray of instant noodles includes 5 boxes of instant noodles , You can select the inventory items corresponding to the current order information from the multi-level shuttle library; if the current order information includes 1 box of instant noodles and 5 bags of instant noodles, you can choose from the multi-level shuttle library and the goods to the human inventory bracket, Select the inventory item corresponding to the current order information.

In an alternative embodiment, when the operation is an inventory, the inventory management server 18 is further used to: remove the inventory containers located in the multi-level shuttle library, and perform an inventory of the inventory containers at the workstation; and after the inventory is completed, the inventory management server 18 is further used to: The inventory container is put on the shelf to the multi-level shuttle warehouse; and/or, the inventory container located in the goods-to-person inventory holder is removed from the shelf, and the inventory container is counted at the workstation; and after the inventory is completed, the inventory container is put on the shelf to the goods-to-person inventory holder , Or, remove the goods-to-person inventory support, and check the goods-to-person inventory support at the workstation; and after the inventory is completed, put the goods-to-person inventory support on the shelf. Here, the workstation used for judgment may be an inventory workstation. Among them, the replenishment workstation, the picking workstation, and the inventory workstation can be different workstations or the same workstation.

The embodiment of the present application also provides a method for storing and storing goods based on the above-mentioned inventory management server 18, which includes the following steps:

Determine the storage location of the goods to be operated from the multi-layer shuttle library and the goods-to-man inventory support according to the information of the goods to be operated and the current inventory goods information in the multi-layer shuttle library and the goods-to-man inventory support; Wherein, each storage layer in the multi-layer shuttle library includes a plurality of storage positions, and at least one storage container for accommodating inventory goods is placed on each storage position; each storage in the goods-to-person inventory rack The layer includes multiple storage locations, and at least one storage container for accommodating inventory goods is placed on each storage location;

According to the determined storage location, at least one of a handling device, a shuttle car, and a hoist is dispatched to carry the inventory container or the goods-to-person inventory holder that contains the goods to be operated, so that the goods to be operated can be put on the shelves, At least one of the removal operations.

In a specific implementation, the inventory management server 18 determines the storage location of the product to be operated, and according to the determined storage location, dispatches at least one of the handling equipment, shuttle, and hoist to hold the inventory container of the product to be operated Or the implementation of the goods-to-person inventory support for carrying, please refer to the above description of the functions of the inventory management server 18 in the inventory system, which will not be repeated here.

Those skilled in the art can clearly understand that, for the convenience and conciseness of the description, the specific working process of the system and device described above can refer to the corresponding process in the foregoing method embodiment, which will not be repeated here. In the several embodiments provided in the present disclosure, it should be understood that the disclosed system, device, and method may be implemented in other ways. The device embodiments described above are merely illustrative. For example, the division of the units is only a logical function division, and there may be other divisions in actual implementation. For example, multiple units or components may be combined or It can be integrated into another system, or some features can be ignored or not implemented. In addition, the displayed or discussed mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection may be through some communication interfaces, indirect coupling or communication connection of devices or units, and may be in electrical, mechanical or other forms.

The units described as separate components may or may not be physically separated, and the components displayed as units may or may not be physical units, that is, they may be located in one place, or they may be distributed on multiple network units. Some or all of the units may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the objectives of the solutions of the embodiments.

In addition, the functional units in the various embodiments of the present disclosure may be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit may exist alone physically, or two or more units may be integrated into one unit.

If the function is implemented in the form of a software functional unit and sold or used as an independent product, it can be stored in a non-volatile computer readable storage medium executable by a processor. Based on this understanding, the technical solution of the present disclosure essentially or the part that contributes to the prior art or the part of the technical solution can be embodied in the form of a software product, and the computer software product is stored in a storage medium, including Several instructions are used to make a computer device (which may be a personal computer, a service system, or a network device, etc.) execute all or part of the steps of the methods described in the various embodiments of the present disclosure. The aforementioned storage media include: U disk, mobile hard disk, read-only memory (Read-Only Memory, ROM), random access memory (Random Access Memory, RAM), magnetic disk or optical disk and other media that can store program code .

Finally, it should be noted that the above-mentioned embodiments are only specific implementations of the present disclosure, which are used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present disclosure, rather than limit it. The protection scope of the present disclosure is not limited to this, although referring to the foregoing The embodiments describe the present disclosure in detail, and those of ordinary skill in the art should understand that any person skilled in the art can still modify the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments within the technical scope disclosed in the present disclosure. Or it can be easily conceived of changes, or equivalent replacements of some of the technical features; and these modifications, changes or replacements do not cause the essence of the corresponding technical solutions to deviate from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present disclosure, and should be covered by the present disclosure. Within the scope of protection. Therefore, the protection scope of the present disclosure should be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims (26)

1. An inventory system, characterized by comprising: a multi-layer shuttle library, a plurality of goods-to-person inventory brackets located at the bottom of the multi-layer shuttle library, a plurality of shuttle cars and a plurality of handling equipment; in the multi-layer shuttle library Each storage layer includes multiple storage locations, and each storage location has at least one inventory container for accommodating inventory goods; each storage layer in the goods-to-person inventory support includes multiple storage locations, each At least one storage container for accommodating inventory goods is placed on the storage location;

   The shuttle is configured to run in the multi-layer shuttle library and is used to pick and place the storage container on the storage location;

   The transport equipment is configured to transport the inventory container and/or the goods-to-person inventory support between the multi-level shuttle library and the workstation.
2. The inventory system according to claim 1, wherein the shuttle is a four-way shuttle.
3. The inventory system according to claim 2, wherein the multi-layer shuttle library further comprises at least one hoist, and the hoist is configured to transport the multi-layer shuttle library between different storage layers. Stock container.
4. The inventory system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the inventory container includes at least one of a tray and a bin.
5. The inventory system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the inventory system further comprises a plurality of docking conveyor lines located at the bottom of the multi-layer shuttle library, and the docking conveyor line is configured to Docking between the multi-layer shuttle library and the handling equipment and transporting the storage container.
6. The inventory system according to claim 4, wherein the inventory container in the multi-layer shuttle library is a pallet, and the inventory container on the goods-to-person inventory support is a bin.
7. The inventory system according to claim 4, wherein if the inventory container is a material box, the handling device is a self-driving robot with a box taking mechanism.
8. The inventory system according to claim 4, wherein if the inventory container is a pallet, the handling equipment is at least one of the following: a self-driving robot with a pallet-carrying mechanism, and a self-driving robot with a pallet-carrying mechanism. Drive robots and forklifts.
9. The inventory system according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein at least one of the inventory container and the goods-to-person inventory support is provided with an identification code.
10. The inventory system according to claim 9, wherein the inventory system further comprises: an identification code identification device, the identification code identification device is configured to identify the identification code and obtain information corresponding to the identification code.
11. The inventory system according to any one of claims 1-10, wherein the inventory system further comprises an inventory management server, which communicates with at least one of the handling equipment, the shuttle, and the hoist ;in,

    The inventory management server is configured to, according to the information of the goods to be operated, and the information of the current inventory goods in the multi-layer shuttle library and the goods-to-person inventory support, from the multi-layer shuttle library and the goods-to-person In the inventory support, the storage location of the goods to be operated is determined; according to the determined storage location, at least one of the handling equipment, the shuttle car, and the hoist is dispatched to carry the inventory container containing the goods to be operated And/or the goods-to-person inventory support, so that the goods to be operated are carried out at least one of putting on shelves and removing them.
12. The inventory system according to claim 11, wherein when the goods to be operated are put on the inventory container in the multi-layer shuttle library, the inventory management server is further configured to: schedule the handling equipment to The inventory container accommodating the goods to be operated is transported from the workstation to the first end of the docking conveyor line at the bottom of the multi-layer shuttle library, and the inventory container accommodating the goods to be operated is removed from the first end of the docking conveyor line by the docking conveyor line. Transfer to the second end of the docking conveyor line; dispatch the shuttle or the hoist to be in place at the second end of the docking conveyor line, and dock the goods to be operated from the second end The inventory container; dispatch the shuttle to transport the inventory container containing the goods to be operated to the corresponding storage location on the multi-level shuttle library, or dispatch the elevator to cooperate with the shuttle to accommodate the The inventory container of the goods to be operated is transported to the corresponding storage location on the multi-layer shuttle library.
13. The inventory system according to claim 11, wherein when the goods to be operated are put on the goods-to-person inventory support, the inventory management server is further configured to: schedule the handling equipment to accommodate the The inventory container of the goods to be operated is transported from the workstation to the area of the goods-to-person inventory support, and the handling equipment or other automated equipment is dispatched to place the inventory container containing the goods to be operated in the corresponding storage location; Alternatively, the handling equipment is dispatched to transport the goods-to-person inventory support including the goods to be operated from the workstation to a corresponding location.
14. The inventory system according to claim 11, wherein the inventory management server is further configured to: dispatch the shuttle when the goods to be operated are removed from the inventory container in the multi-layer shuttle library , Or the shuttle car and the hoist transport the inventory container containing the goods to be operated from the corresponding storage location to the second end of the docking conveyor line, and the docking conveyor line will accommodate the goods to be operated The inventory container is transferred from the second end to the first end of the docking conveyor line; and the handling equipment is scheduled to be in place at the first end of the docking conveyor line, and docked and accommodated from the first end The inventory container of the goods to be operated is transported from the first end of the docking conveyor line to the workstation.
15. The inventory system according to claim 11, wherein when the goods to be operated are removed from the goods-to-person inventory support, the inventory management server is further configured to: dispatch the handling equipment from the corresponding The goods-to-person inventory holder takes out the inventory container containing the goods to be operated and transports them to the workstation; or, dispatching the handling equipment to transport the goods-to-person inventory holder including the goods to be operated to the workstation.
16. The inventory system according to any one of claims 11-13, characterized in that, when the goods to be operated are put on the shelf and the put operation is warehousing, the goods to be operated are goods to be put into the warehouse;

    The inventory management server is further configured to, according to the type of goods corresponding to the information of the goods to be put into storage, if it is determined that the remaining storage amount corresponding to the type of goods in the goods-to-person inventory support is lower than a set quantity threshold, or, If the storage location corresponding to the item type in the goods-to-person inventory support is not full, first select the storage location for the goods to be received from the goods-to-person inventory support, if there are still remaining to be stored For the goods, select a storage location for the goods to be stored in the multi-layer shuttle library.
17. The inventory system according to any one of claims 11 to 13, wherein when the shelf operation is performed on the goods to be operated, and when the shelf operation is replenishment, the goods to be operated are goods to be replenished ；

    The inventory management server is further configured to, after determining that the remaining storage amount corresponding to any item in the goods-to-person inventory support is lower than a set quantity threshold, or after a preset replenishment period is currently reached, determine the The remaining storage capacity corresponding to any item in the goods-to-person inventory bracket is lower than the set quantity threshold, or after determining that the current order’s demand for any item exceeds the remaining storage capacity on the goods-to-person inventory bracket, Then, replenish the goods to be replenished.
18. The inventory system according to claim 17, wherein the inventory management server is further configured to replenish the goods to be replenished from the multi-layer shuttle library.
19. A method for storing and storing goods, which is characterized in that it includes:

    Determine the storage location of the goods to be operated from the multi-layer shuttle library and the goods-to-man inventory support according to the information of the goods to be operated and the current inventory goods information in the multi-layer shuttle library and the goods-to-man inventory support; Wherein, each storage layer in the multi-layer shuttle library includes a plurality of storage positions, and at least one storage container for accommodating inventory goods is placed on each storage position; each storage in the goods-to-person inventory rack The layer includes multiple storage locations, and at least one storage container for accommodating inventory goods is placed on each storage location;

    According to the determined storage location, dispatch at least one of a handling device, a shuttle car, and a hoist to transport the inventory container and/or the goods-to-person inventory holder for accommodating the goods to be operated, so that the goods to be operated are executed on the shelves , At least one of the off-shelf operations.
20. The method according to claim 19, characterized in that, when the goods to be operated are put on the storage container in the multi-layer shuttle library, the dispatching equipment and the shuttle are dispatched according to the determined storage location. , At least one of the elevators transports the storage container containing the goods to be operated, including:

    The handling equipment is dispatched to transport the inventory container containing the goods to be operated from the workstation to the first end of the docking conveyor line at the bottom of the multi-layer shuttle library, and the docking conveyor line will accommodate the inventory of the goods to be operated The container is transferred from the first end to the second end of the docking conveyor line;

    Dispatching the shuttle car or the hoist to be located at the second end of the docking conveyor line, and docking the inventory container containing the goods to be operated from the second end;

    The shuttle car is dispatched to transport the inventory container containing the goods to be operated to the corresponding storage location on the multi-level shuttle library, or the hoist is dispatched to cooperate with the shuttle car to accommodate the goods to be operated The storage container of the spooler is transported to the corresponding storage location on the multi-layer shuttle library.
21. The method according to claim 19, characterized in that, when the goods to be operated are put on the goods-to-person inventory support, according to the determined storage location, dispatching handling equipment, shuttles, and hoists At least one of the methods for transporting the goods-to-person inventory bracket containing the goods to be handled includes:

    Scheduling the handling equipment to transport the inventory container containing the goods to be operated from the workstation to the area of the goods-to-person inventory support, and scheduling the handling equipment or other automated equipment to hold the inventory of the goods to be operated The container is placed in the corresponding storage location;

    Alternatively, the handling equipment is dispatched to transport the goods-to-person inventory support including the goods to be operated from the workstation to the corresponding location.
22. The method according to claim 19, characterized in that, when the goods to be operated are removed from the storage containers in the multi-layer shuttle library, the storage location is determined according to the determined storage location, and the transportation equipment and the shuttle are dispatched. At least one of a cart and a hoist transports the storage container containing the goods to be operated, including:

    Dispatch the shuttle car, or the shuttle car and the hoist, and transport the inventory container containing the goods to be operated from the corresponding storage location to the second end of the docking conveyor line, and the docking conveyor line will accommodate The inventory container of the goods to be handled is transferred from the second end to the first end of the docking conveyor line; and the handling equipment is scheduled to move to the first end of the docking conveyor line, from the first end One end is docked with the storage container containing the goods to be operated, and the storage container containing the goods to be operated is transported from the first end of the docking conveyor line to the workstation.
23. The method according to claim 19, characterized in that, when the goods to be operated are removed from the goods-to-person inventory support, according to the determined storage location, dispatching handling equipment, shuttles, lifting At least one of the machines transports the goods-to-person inventory support for accommodating the goods to be operated, including:

    Scheduling the handling equipment to take out the inventory container containing the goods to be operated from the corresponding goods-to-person inventory support, and move them to the workstation;

    Alternatively, the handling equipment is dispatched to transport the goods-to-person inventory support including the goods to be operated to the workstation.
24. The method according to any one of claims 19-21, wherein when the shelf operation is performed on the goods to be operated, and the shelf operation is warehousing, the goods to be operated are goods to be warehousing;

    The determining the storage location of the goods to be operated includes:

    According to the type of goods corresponding to the information of the goods to be put into storage, if it is determined that the remaining storage amount corresponding to the type of goods in the goods-to-person inventory bracket is lower than the set quantity threshold, or, the goods-to-person inventory bracket is compared with the stock If the storage location corresponding to the item type is not full, first select the storage location from the goods-to-person inventory support for the goods to be put in. If there are remaining goods to be put in, then shuttle from the multi-layer Select a storage location in the warehouse for the goods to be put into the warehouse.
25. The method according to any one of claims 19 to 21, wherein when the shelf operation is performed on the goods to be operated, and when the shelf operation is replenishment, the goods to be operated are goods to be replenished;

    The determining the storage location of the goods to be operated includes:

    After determining that the remaining storage capacity corresponding to any item in the goods-to-person inventory support is lower than the set quantity threshold, or after the preset replenishment cycle is currently reached, it is determined that the goods-to-person inventory support is associated with any The remaining storage amount corresponding to the goods is lower than the set quantity threshold, or after determining that the demand for any item in the current order exceeds the remaining storage amount on the goods-to-person inventory bracket, the goods to be replenished goods.
26. The method according to claim 25, wherein the replenishing the to-be-replenished goods comprises:

    Replenishing the goods to be replenished from the multi-layer shuttle library.

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