WO2022158865A2

WO2022158865A2 - Picking, packing and delivery method and system for products

Info

Publication number: WO2022158865A2
Application number: PCT/KR2022/001013
Authority: WO
Inventors: 박세호; 표정수; 김건식; 이말술; 이준호; 백산
Original assignee: 주식회사 엘지씨엔에스; 롯데쇼핑주식회사
Priority date: 2021-01-20
Filing date: 2022-01-20
Publication date: 2022-07-28
Also published as: WO2022158865A3; KR102620839B1; KR20220105697A

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for picking, packing and delivering a plurality of products arranged in a store. The method may comprise the steps of: picking the plurality of products arranged in the store; transferring the plurality of picked products to a packing station; packing the plurality of transferred products; shipping the plurality of packed products; and delivering the shipped products to customers. According to the present invention, products currently sold in off-line stores are utilized, as is, so that fresh food and the like can be provided to customers in the shortest time, and automation elements are added to the overall process including ordering, picking, transferring, packing, shipping and delivery so that work efficiency and accuracy can be improved and error rate can be reduced.

Description

Picking, packing, and shipping methods and systems for goods

The present invention automates the picking, transporting, packing, shipping, and delivery processes of products in offline stores according to customers' online orders, enabling more accurate and faster fulfillment (order processing), product picking, packing, and delivery It relates to methods and systems.

Recent developments in Internet technology, the daily use of smartphones, the increase in single-person households and the spread of infectious diseases (eg, COVID-19) have combined to act as a result of untact, The proportion of online shopping based on new consumption trends such as purchasing

Accordingly, there is a need for technologies such as a method of providing a fulfillment (order processing) service that processes customers' orders as quickly and efficiently as possible and delivers them to customers in the shortest time possible.

Patent Document 1 discloses a delivery service providing apparatus and method that can select a distribution center according to a delivery purpose. However, this may be useful for products that are easy to store in a distribution center, such as industrial products, but has a limitation in that it is difficult to apply to a process of processing orders directly in an offline store for fresh food, etc.

Through the present invention, it is intended to provide a high satisfaction fulfillment service to customers by integrating an online platform, an offline store, and a logistics infrastructure into one.

In addition, the time from customer order to delivery completion is shortened as much as possible to increase product freshness, and to reduce the error rate due to human intervention through automation using equipment.

To this end, the present invention proposes various technologies that can increase efficiency and accuracy and shorten the required time for each step leading to product picking, transport, packing, shipping, and delivery of an offline store corresponding to a customer's online order.

A method of picking, packing, and delivering a plurality of products arranged in a store according to various embodiments of the present disclosure includes: picking a plurality of products arranged in a store; transferring the picked plurality of products to a packing station; packing the transferred plurality of products in a delivery box; shipping the packed delivery box; and delivering the shipped shipping box to a customer.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the picking may include: receiving, by the terminal, a picking command and a product list; Reading, by a barcode reader coupled to the terminal, barcode information displayed on the picking basket; reading, by the barcode reader, barcode information of the plurality of products displayed on the product list; and matching the read barcode information of the picking basket with the barcode information of the read product.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, in the step of reading barcode information of the plurality of products, if a product matching the product list does not exist in the store, the terminal processes the shortage (delivery processing directly at the terminal) Or it may further include the step of reading barcode information of the product to replace the non-existent product.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the transferring may include: vertically transferring a picking basket in which the plurality of products are loaded using a vertical lift; moving the vertically transferred picking basket onto a conveyor belt installed on the ceiling in the store; and horizontally transferring the picking basket to the packing station using the conveyor belt.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, in the vertical lift, when the picking basket is input to the input unit located at the lower portion, the picking basket is discharged to the discharge unit located at the upper portion after vertical transfer, and the outside may be made of a transparent material.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the conveyor belt may include a plurality of roller groups including a plurality of rollers and one belt, and one sensor may be provided for each roller group.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the step of horizontally transporting may include: detecting, by the sensor, whether a picking basket on the corresponding roller group is present; stopping the rotation of the immediately preceding roller group based on the moving direction of the conveyor belt when the picking basket is detected; and maintaining the rotation of the immediately preceding roller group based on the moving direction of the conveyor belt when the picking basket is not detected.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the conveyor belt may include an IDLE roller positioned between the roller groups; and a pivot part connecting the rotation shaft of the outermost roller of the roller group and the rotation shaft of the IDLE roller, wherein the pivot part is lower than the rotation shaft of the outermost roller under the control of a PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) when a fire occurs. As it rotates 90 degrees in the direction, the IDLE roller descends to secure a passage through which the fire shutter can pass.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the shipping may include: a first BCR (Bar Code Reader) reading barcode information of the delivery box; allocating a target suit of a delivery box according to the read information; detecting whether the assigned suit is full; discharging the delivery box to the chute when the detection result is not in a full state; and loading the delivery box on a delivery vehicle.

According to various embodiments of the present invention, in the step of the first BCR reading the barcode information of the delivery box, the step of discharging the delivery box to a separate reject line when the barcode information cannot be read further includes can do.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, in the step of allocating the target suit of the delivery box according to the read information, if the assignment of the target suit is not completed, the step of loading the delivery box into a buffer line further includes can do.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the step of detecting whether the assigned suit is full may include: if the detection result target suit is in a full state, the delivery box does not branch to the chute and turns as it is; The second BCR reads the barcode information of the turned delivery box again; and when the full state of the chute is released at the reading time point, the delivery box is discharged to the chute as it is, and when the full state is maintained, the delivery box is loaded on a buffer line.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the delivering may include: receiving picking completion information of the plurality of products; Inquiring the order information of the customer who is the target of the delivery plan; obtaining a coordinate value of a delivery address according to the order information; establishing a delivery plan based on the obtained coordinate values; transmitting the established delivery plan result; and updating the delivery plan in real time by calling the traffic information API to reflect the delivery route and required time.

According to various embodiments of the present invention, it is possible to provide, in particular, fresh food, etc. to customers in the shortest time by using products currently sold in offline stores as they are.

In addition, from the customer's point of view, immediately necessary products such as ingredients or ready-to-cook products can be delivered within a short time.

In addition, in general, in the case of an online shopping mall, unlike having a separate distribution center, an existing offline store serves as a sales space as well as an exhibition space and a logistics warehouse.

According to various embodiments, an automation element may be added to the entire process consisting of ordering, picking, transport, packing, shipment, and delivery to increase work efficiency and accuracy and reduce an error rate.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, it is possible to control the conveyor belt in charge of transporting goods not to cause an obstacle in the fire disaster prevention process.

Effects obtainable in the present disclosure are not limited to the above-mentioned effects, and other effects not mentioned may be clearly understood by those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present disclosure belongs from the description below. will be.

1 is a view showing the overall configuration of a system in which picking, transport, packing, shipment, and delivery preparation of products in an offline store are prepared according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a process of moving data such as customer order information and picking commands according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of picking, transporting, packing, shipping, and delivering goods according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;

4 is a flowchart illustrating a product picking process according to various embodiments.

5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen configuration displayed on a terminal used when picking a product according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;

6 is a diagram illustrating a vertical lift connected to a conveyor belt according to various embodiments.

7 is a diagram illustrating a process in which a picking basket moves on a conveyor belt according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;

8 is a diagram illustrating a process in which a fire shutter passes through a conveyor belt when a fire occurs, according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;

9 is a flowchart illustrating a process in which a fire shutter passes through a conveyor belt when a fire occurs, according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;

10 is a view showing an apparatus for shipping a packed delivery box to a chute according to various embodiments.

11 is a flowchart illustrating a process of shipping a packed delivery box to a chute according to various embodiments.

12 is a diagram illustrating a process of waiting in a buffer line when the target chute of the delivery box is in a full state according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;

13 is a view illustrating a process of moving back to the target chute when the full state of the target chute of the delivery box is released according to various embodiments.

14 is a diagram illustrating a state in which a shipping box shipped according to various embodiments is loaded onto a delivery vehicle.

15 is a flowchart illustrating a process of establishing an optimal delivery plan according to various embodiments.

16 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen configuration displayed on a terminal for managing delivery according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;

Hereinafter, various embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Regardless of the reference numerals, the same or similar components are assigned the same reference numerals, and overlapping descriptions thereof may be omitted.

The suffix 'module' or 'part' for the components used in the following description is given or mixed in consideration of only the ease of writing the specification, and does not have a meaning or role distinct from each other by itself. In addition, 'module' or 'unit' refers to software or hardware components such as field programmable gate array (FPGA) or application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), but is not limited to software or hardware. A 'unit' or 'module' may be configured to reside on an addressable storage medium or may be configured to reproduce one or more processors. Thus, as an example, 'part' or 'module' refers to components such as software components, object-oriented software components, class components and task components, and processes, functions, properties, and programs. may include procedures, subroutines, segments of program code, drivers, firmware, microcode, circuitry, data, databases, data structures, tables, arrays, and variables. The functionality provided in one component, 'unit' or 'module' may be combined into a smaller number of components and 'unit' or 'module' or additional components and 'unit' or 'module' can be further separated.

The steps of a method or algorithm described in connection with some embodiments of the present invention may be directly implemented in hardware executed by a processor, a software module, or a combination of the two. A software module may reside in RAM memory, flash memory, ROM memory, EPROM memory, EEPROM memory, registers, hard disk, a removable disk, a CD-ROM, or any other form of recording medium known in the art. An exemplary recording medium is coupled to the processor, the processor capable of reading information from, and writing information to, the storage medium. Alternatively, the recording medium may be integral with the processor. The processor and recording medium may reside within an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC). The ASIC may reside within the user terminal.

Terms including ordinal numbers such as first, second, etc. may be used to describe various elements, but the elements are not limited by the terms. The above terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another.

When an element is referred to as being 'connected' or 'connected' to another element, it is understood that it may be directly connected or connected to the other element, but other elements may exist in between. it should be On the other hand, when it is mentioned that a certain element is 'directly connected' or 'directly connected' to another element, it should be understood that the other element does not exist in the middle.

First, the terms used in this specification will be briefly described.

Picking refers to the operation of going to the location of the product in the order list and taking the products to be shipped out of the rack. If barcode scanning is performed after picking, it is no longer in stock but treated as scheduled or out-of-stock products.

Packing refers to the operation of repacking individually picked products in a separate box when they need to be delivered to one place. In the packing process, packaging and inspection of products such as refrigerants and gifts are performed.

Shipping refers to the process from the completion of the packing work to the time it is loaded onto the delivery vehicle, and the sorting work of the delivery box and the shipping inspection work are performed.

BOS (Back Office System) is a workflow that accommodates an object-oriented model representing processes and data, and refers to a vast knowledge repository and operating system that occurs between people, information, and processes within a company.

QPS (Quick Picking System) refers to a system in which the entire process is automated, from box input to packaging, except for picking. Minimizing operator intervention can increase efficiency and reduce error rates.

WCS (Warehouse Control Systems) is an abbreviation of warehouse control system, which means a system that integrates and controls various logistics automation equipment in the warehouse, such as conveyors and sorters that move in the warehouse, in real time.

TMS (Transportation Management System) is an abbreviation of transport/delivery management system, and refers to a comprehensive system that performs transportation means assignment, schedule planning, process management, performance and index management, etc.

Hereinafter, various embodiments will be described in detail according to the accompanying drawings.

Referring to FIG. 1 , a system in which product picking, transport, packing, shipment, and delivery preparation is performed is largely a store 100 , a packing station 300 , a shipping station 400 , and a loading station 500 in terms of space. ) can be composed of

In the store 100 , an operation such as displaying, purchasing, or picking a product may be performed, and products displayed on the display stand 110 may be picked based on a customer's online order. A conveyor belt 200 may be installed in the ceiling space of the store 100 in order to quickly transport the picked products to the packing site 300 .

The conveyor belt 200 transports the picking basket 230 containing the picked products to the packing station 300, and a vertical lift 240 for each zone to lift it from the store 100 display space to the upper conveyor belt 200. can be connected The conveyor belt 200 may transport the delivery box 430 containing ordered products even in the process of being shipped after packing the products.

In the packing station 300 , a product inspection operation for the products contained in the picking basket 230 and a packaging operation in the delivery box 430 based on the orderer or delivery address may be performed.

In the shipping yard 400 , the packed delivery box 430 may be inspected for shipment and automatically loaded into the target chute 410 to prepare a loading vehicle.

In the loading dock 500 , the delivery boxes 430 ready for delivery may be loaded onto the delivery vehicle 510 .

Referring to FIG. 2 , in the prior art area 10 , data exchange between a Back Office System (BOS) and a Transportation Management System (TMS) of the head office may be transmitted to a store through a network. An area 20 of the present invention is added to this, in which data transmitted from the head office is received at the store, and the vertical lift 240, the conveyor belt 200, and the QPS (Quick Picking System) are received through Warehouse Control Systems (WCS). It is possible to automate picking, packing, shipping, etc. by controlling such things, and to send order information and picking commands to the operator's terminal using wireless communication. Here, the operator's terminal may be a PDA.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of picking, transporting, packing, shipping, and delivering goods according to various embodiments of the present disclosure; According to the present invention, a method of picking, packing, and finally delivering a plurality of products arranged in a store is provided.

Referring to FIG. 3 , in operation S100 , a step of picking a plurality of products arranged in the store 100 may be performed. For example, a customer may order a desired product online, and products may be picked in the offline store 100 based on the customer's online order information. In this way, by using the products currently sold in the offline store 100 as it is, fresh food can be provided to customers in the shortest time. In general, unlike online shopping malls, existing offline stores 100 ) serves as a sales space as well as an exhibition space and a logistics warehouse, so it can dramatically reduce product inventory and increase business feasibility.

In operation S200, a step of transferring a plurality of picked products to a packing station may be performed. For example, the picked products are put in the picking basket 230 and placed on the conveyor belt 200 through the vertical lift 240 , and may be transferred to the packing station 300 by the movement of the conveyor belt 200 . Here, the vertical lift 240 may raise or lower an object by operating a button, and a plurality of vertical lifts 240 may be installed for each picking area in consideration of the movement of the operator. In addition, the conveyor belt 200 may be composed of a plurality of roller groups, each roller group may be composed of a plurality of rollers 210 and a belt 212 surrounding the same, and the front of each of the roller groups in the moving direction. There is a sensor 220 for detecting the presence of the picking basket 230, so that the rotation or stop of the roller 210 can be controlled for each roller group according to the existence of the picking basket 230.

In operation S300, the step of packing a plurality of transported goods may be performed. For example, a packing operation for each orderer for the products contained in the picking basket 230 may be performed. Here, even if the orderer is the same, if each order is made with a different delivery address, it may be packed in a separate delivery box 430 . When packing a product, a product inspection operation and a combined packaging operation such as a refrigerant or a gift may be performed.

In operation S400, a step of shipping the packed delivery box may be performed. For example, the delivery box 430 in which ordered products are placed may be moved to the shipping site 400 by the conveyor belt 200 and discharged to each chute 410 for loading. At this time, if the chute 410 is full, the delivery box 430 may be guided to the buffer line 420 to wait.

In operation S500, a step of delivering the shipped shipping box to the customer may be performed. For example, the shipped delivery box 430 may be loaded onto a delivery vehicle 510 for each area and delivered to a customer. Here, since shortening the delivery time for fresh food is more important than anything else, it is possible to determine the optimal route through real-time update of the route and time of the delivery vehicle 510 by the TMS (Transportation Management System).

Referring to FIG. 4 , in operation S110, a step of receiving a picking command and a product list by the terminal may be performed. For example, a terminal carried by a worker may receive a product picking command and information on a list of ordered products in a corresponding area from a server of a store. Here, for faster picking, workers may be arranged for each area of products such as agricultural products and marine products. The terminal carried by the worker may be a PDA.

In operation S120 , a step of reading barcode information displayed on the picking basket 230 by a barcode reader coupled to the terminal may be performed. For example, a barcode reader having a barcode scanning function may be coupled to a terminal carried by an operator. Through this, by first reading barcode information of the picking basket 230, matching between the picking basket 230 and the product information contained therein can reduce the error rate for

In operation S130, a step of reading barcode information of a plurality of products displayed on the product list by a barcode reader coupled to the terminal may be performed. Here, when the product of the product list does not exist in the store 100 , barcode information for an alternative product of the same type having a higher price may be read instead of the customer's consent when ordering online. However, when ordering online, if there is no consent from the customer or if there is no alternative product, the product will be processed as a shortage.

In operation S140, a step of matching the barcode information of the picking basket 230 and the result of reading the barcode information of the product may be performed. For example, in the process of loading a plurality of products from which barcode information has been read into the picking basket 230 from which barcode information has been read through a barcode reader coupled to the terminal, a worker for each area of the store 100 is loaded into the picking basket in the terminal. Barcode information between 230 and the product may be matched.

Referring to FIG. 5 , when the server of the store issues a picking command to the operator's terminal, the operator's terminal may receive it and display the picking instruction on the screen (①).

When the operator scans the barcode of the picking basket 230 with a barcode reader coupled to the terminal, unique information of the picking basket 230 may be displayed on the screen (②).

Each product can be displayed separately as a general product, a long product, and a store product (③). Here, the long product means a product whose size exceeds the size that can be contained in the picking basket 230 and the delivery box 430 (for example, a laundry drying rack, an ironing board, etc.) It means a product (eg, bottled water, rice, etc.) that cannot be loaded into the picking basket 230 and the delivery box 430 or placed on the conveyor belt 200 because it is heavy. Unlike the process of general goods, such goods can be directly moved to the loading dock 500 after picking by the operator.

When the barcode reader coupled to the terminal scans each barcode of the products, the quantity of products picked for the order product list may be displayed (④). In addition, if there is a shortage or replacement with a replacement product, the quantity may be displayed.

Detailed information of the scanned product may be displayed on the screen of the terminal (⑤). Here, as the detailed information of the product, an image of the product, a sales code, a product name, a selling price, and a stock quantity may be displayed.

In the case of picking multiple products that cannot be scanned with barcodes or the same product, the operator can adjust and input the picking quantity (⑥).

When the customer's order product is not in the store 100 and a replacement product or a shortage occurs, the result may be displayed on the screen of the terminal (⑦). Here, the replacement with the replacement product may be restricted to activate the replacement button on the screen only when the customer agrees to the order and when the replacement with a higher-priced product is both satisfied.

Referring to FIG. 6 , the conveyor belt 200 that transports the products picked in the store to the packing station 300 by putting them in the picking basket 230 is installed near the ceiling (upper) for space utilization, so the conveyor belt ( 200) A vertical lift 240 to raise the picking basket 230 may be installed. Here, the vertical lift 240 may raise or lower an object by a button operation.

The vertical lift 240 may have an aesthetic and safety effect and may be made of a transparent material outside in order to be able to see the progress of the transfer operation.

A picking basket 230 input unit 241 may be configured at a lower portion of the vertical lift 240 , and a picking basket 230 discharge unit 242 may be configured at an upper portion thereof. The picking basket 230 containing a plurality of products is put into the input part 241 of the lower part of the vertical lift 240, and after moving vertically in the upward direction, it is discharged to the discharge part 242 of the upper part of the vertical lift 240, and the conveyor belt 200 may be positioned above. In addition, a plurality of vertical lifts 240 may be installed for each picking area in consideration of the movement of the operator.

Referring to FIG. 7 , the conveyor belt 200 may include a plurality of roller groups, and each roller group may include a plurality of rollers 210 and a belt 212 surrounding the same. There is a sensor 220 for detecting the presence of the picking basket 230 in front of each of the roller groups in the moving direction, so that the rotation or stop of the roller 210 can be controlled for each roller group according to the presence of the picking basket 230. can

In Fig. 7(a), even when roller group 1 is stopped due to a specific reason, the space above roller group 2 is empty, so roller groups 2 and 3 can continue to rotate to move the picking basket 2 have.

7(b), when the sensor 220 detects that the second picking basket has arrived at the second roller group, the rotation of the second roller group may be stopped to prevent a collision with the first picking basket. .

As a result, in the section of the conveyor belt 200 , one buffer may be formed in units of roller groups. That is, it is possible to control whether the roller 210 is rotated or stopped according to the state of the next section in the traveling direction, so that if the picking basket 230 cannot proceed due to a specific reason, one picking basket 230 for each roller group. can be queued to perform a buffering function.

Referring to FIG. 8 , the conveyor belt 200 installed near the ceiling of the store 100 includes an independent IDLE roller 211 between the roller groups in order to secure a passage for the fire shutter 250 that automatically descends when a fire is detected. can be put Here, it is preferable that the space occupied by the IDLE roller 211 is greater than or equal to the thickness of the fire shutter 250 .

The IDLE roller 211 is connected to the outermost roller among the roller groups through the pivot portion 213, and the pivot portion 213 rotates 90 degrees clockwise around the rotation axis of the outermost roller. The IDLE roller 211 may be lowered.

After the fire shutter 250 rises, the pivot part 213 rotates 90 degrees counterclockwise around the rotation axis of the outermost roller, so that the IDLE roller 211 can rise.

In the event of a fire, the relay 251 detects a fire and controls the fire shutter 250 to descend while generating a contact signal, and the IDLE roller 211 receives the contact signal to secure a passage through which the fire shutter 250 can pass. ) may be configured with a PLC (Programmable Logic Controller, 252) that controls the descending.

Referring to FIG. 9 , in operation S250 , when a fire occurs, the repeater 251 may detect the occurrence of a fire through a fire sensor.

In operation S260 , the repeater 251 detecting the occurrence of a fire may generate a contact signal to transmit a signal notifying the occurrence of a fire to the PLC 252 .

In operation S270 , the PLC 252 receiving the contact signal may control the pivot unit 213 to cause the IDLE roller 211 to descend.

In operation S280, when the IDLE roller 211 descends, a passage through which the fire shutter 250 can pass may be secured.

In operation S290 , the fire shutter 250 may descend to the floor of the store 100 through the secured passage.

Referring to FIG. 10 , the plurality of delivery boxes 430 transported to the shipping location 400 by the conveyor belt 200 after being packed at the packing station 300 is a first BCR ( After the Bar Code Reader 411 reads the barcode information, it is distributed to the target chute 410 accordingly. That is, when it is full, it can move to a separate buffer line 420 and wait.

The chute 410 line also has a buffer function for each roller group described above, so that a certain amount of delivery boxes 430 can wait.

Referring to FIG. 11 , in operation S410, a first bar code reader (BCR) may perform a step of reading barcode information of the delivery box. For example, the first BCRs 411 installed on both sides of the conveyor belt 200 may scan the barcode of the delivery box 430 moved from the packing station 300 to the shipping station 400 .

In operation S420, the step of allocating the target suit of the delivery box according to the read information may be performed. For example, when the first BCR 411 reads the barcode information, the suit 410 is allocated according to the delivery destination (S430), and when the barcode information reading fails due to a barcode defect or error, it is rejected according to the classification failure process It is possible to discharge the delivery box 430 to the line (S421). Here, any one of the suits 410 may be designated as a Reject Line.

In operation S430, if the chute 410 for the delivery box 430 is not assigned, it may be loaded by moving to the buffer line 420 without discharging to the chute 410 (S431).

In operation S440, a step of detecting whether the assigned suit is full may be performed. Here, even if the chute 410 for the delivery box 430 is assigned, if the target chute 410 is in a full state, it can also be moved to the buffer line 420 and loaded (S431), When released, it may be discharged to the chute 410 .

In operation S460, a step of loading the delivery box on the delivery vehicle may be performed. For example, the delivery box 430 discharged to the chute 410 may be loaded onto the waiting delivery vehicle 510 .

Referring to FIG. 12 , the shipping box 430 transferred from the packing station 300 to the shipping station 400 may be assigned a shipping chute 410 by reading barcode information in the first BCR 411 . The full-load sensor 413 detects the loading status for each chute 410, and when the chute 410 for which the delivery box 430 is in a full state, the delivery box 430 does not branch into the chute 410, but turns as it is. Even when the second BCR 412 reads it again after turning, if the target chute 410 is in a full state, the delivery box 430 moves to the left or right buffer line 420 and waits. . If the second BCR 412 is read when the full state is released, the delivery box 430 may go straight and then turn and branch to the target chute 410 .

Referring to FIG. 13 , when the full load sensor 413 detects that the full load state of the target chute 410 is released, the conveyor belt 200 of the buffer line 420 is moved and the delivery box that was waiting in the buffer line 420 . 430 may branch to the destination chute 410 .

Referring to FIG. 14 , the delivery boxes 430 discharged to the chute 410 through the process in FIG. 11 may be loaded onto the waiting delivery vehicle 510 to start the delivery operation.

Referring to FIG. 15 , in operation S510, a step of receiving picking completion information of a plurality of products may be performed. For example, when picking of a customer's order product is completed through the operator's terminal in the store 100, information may be transmitted to a BOS (Back Office System).

In operation S520, a step of inquiring the order information of the customer who is the target of the delivery plan may be performed. For example, the BOS may inquire about a picking order that is a target of a delivery plan, and start a delivery plan establishment operation (S521).

In operation S530, a step of acquiring a coordinate value of a delivery address according to the order information may be performed. Order information is transmitted from the BOS to the server, the server performs a geocoding operation to obtain a location coordinate value using an address, etc., and may generate and transmit data to be uploaded to the delivery planning engine (S531).

In operation S540, a step of establishing a delivery plan may be performed based on the obtained coordinate values. The delivery plan engine may establish an optimal delivery plan considering the required time and region for the ordered product based on the uploaded data and transmit the establishment result back to the server (S550), and the server may transmit it to the BOS ( S551).

In operation S560, the step of updating the delivery plan in real time by calling the traffic information API to reflect the delivery route and the required time may be performed. For example, the BOS in charge of store delivery can update the route and time in real time by receiving the delivery plan establishment result information, calling the traffic information API (eg, T-map, etc.), and finally confirming the delivery plan The result can be confirmed (S561).

16, when entering the delivery plan menu on the screen of the terminal controlled by the TMS (Transportation Management System) (①), the number (②) of the suit 410 assigned to the delivery vehicle 510 and a separate loading vehicle are required It is possible to display the quantity (③) of products, that is, products that are difficult to pack, such as long products or warehousing products. Whether or not long items or warehousing products are included in the delivery address list may also be displayed, and the corresponding product list (④) may also be displayed. Through this, the error rate in the delivery process can be reduced.

The product picking, packing, and delivery method and system of the present invention described above can provide fresh food to customers in the shortest time by utilizing products currently sold in offline stores as they are compared to the prior art, and the conveyor belt It can be controlled so as not to cause an obstacle in the fire and disaster prevention process, and by adding an automation element to each process, the effect of increasing work efficiency and accuracy and reducing the error rate can be expected.

Claims

In a method of picking, packing and shipping a plurality of products arranged in a store,

Picking a plurality of products arranged in the store;

transferring the picked plurality of products to a packing station;

packing the transferred plurality of products in a delivery box;

shipping the packed delivery box; and

Comprising the step of delivering the shipped shipping box to the customer, the method.
The method of claim 1,

The picking step is,

Receiving the terminal picking command and product list;

reading, by a barcode reader coupled to the terminal, barcode information displayed on a picking basket;

reading, by the barcode reader, barcode information of the plurality of products displayed on the product list; and

Further comprising the step of matching the barcode information of the read picking basket and the barcode information of the read product, the method.
3. The method of claim 2,

The step of reading barcode information of the plurality of products,

When a product matching the product list does not exist in the store, the terminal further comprises the step of processing a shortage processing result or reading barcode information of a product to replace the non-existent product.
3. The method of claim 2,

The transferring step is

vertically transporting a picking basket in which the plurality of products are loaded using a vertical lift;

moving the vertically transferred picking basket onto a conveyor belt installed on the ceiling in the store; and

The method further comprising the step of horizontally transporting the picking basket to the packing station using the conveyor belt.
5. The method of claim 4,

The vertical lift is

When the picking basket is put into the input unit located at the bottom, the picking basket is discharged to the discharge unit located at the upper part after vertical transfer, and the outside is made of a transparent material.
5. The method of claim 4,

The conveyor belt is

A method comprising a plurality of roller groups comprising a plurality of rollers and one belt, and having one sensor for each roller group.
7. The method of claim 6,

The horizontal transfer step is,

detecting, by the sensor, the presence of a picking basket on the corresponding roller group;

stopping rotation of the immediately preceding roller group based on the moving direction of the conveyor belt when the picking basket is detected; and

The method further comprising the step of maintaining the rotation of the immediately preceding roller group based on the traveling direction of the conveyor belt when the picking basket is not detected.
7. The method of claim 6,

The conveyor belt is

IDLE rollers positioned between the roller groups; and

Further comprising a pivot portion connecting the rotation shaft of the outermost roller of the roller group and the rotation shaft of the IDLE roller,

In the event of a fire, the IDLE roller descends as the pivot unit rotates 90 degrees downward around the rotation axis of the outermost roller under the control of a programmable logic controller (PLC) to secure a passage through which the fire shutter can pass. .
According to claim 1,

The shipping step is

A first BCR (Bar Code Reader) step of reading the barcode information of the delivery box;

allocating a target suit of a delivery box according to the read information;

detecting whether the assigned suit is full;

discharging the delivery box to the chute when the detection result is not full; and

The method further comprising the step of loading the delivery box on a delivery vehicle.
10. The method of claim 9,

In the step of the first BCR reading the barcode information of the delivery box,

When it is impossible to read the barcode information, the method further comprising the step of discharging the delivery box to a separate Reject Line.
10. The method of claim 9,

In the step of allocating the target suit of the delivery box according to the read information,

When the assignment of the target suit is not completed, the method further comprising the step of loading the shipping box on a buffer line.
10. The method of claim 9,

The step of detecting whether the assigned suit is full is,

If the detection result of the target chute is in a full state, the shipping box is not branched to the chute, and the step of turning as it is;

The second BCR reads the barcode information of the turned delivery box again; and

When the full state of the chute is released at the time of the reading, the delivery box rotates as it is and is discharged to the chute, and when the full state is maintained, the delivery box is loaded into a buffer line.
According to claim 1,

The shipping step is

Receiving picking completion information of the plurality of products;

Inquiring the order information of the customer who is the target of the delivery plan;

obtaining a coordinate value of a delivery address according to the order information;

establishing a delivery plan based on the obtained coordinate values;

transmitting the established delivery plan result; and

The method further comprising the step of updating the delivery plan in real time by calling the traffic information API to reflect the delivery route and required time.