WO2023281946A1

WO2023281946A1 - Transport management method

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Publication number: WO2023281946A1
Application number: PCT/JP2022/022429
Authority: WO
Inventors: 昌弘林; 和彦鞍田; 康浩大山
Original assignee: ヤマト運輸株式会社; シスメックス株式会社
Priority date: 2021-07-06
Filing date: 2022-06-02
Publication date: 2023-01-12
Also published as: JP2023008678A

Abstract

The present invention comprises: a transport state information acquisition step for acquiring transport state information of a transport vessel in which a transport object is accommodated; a positional information acquisition step for acquiring positional information of the transport vessel; an abnormality detection step for detecting an abnormality in the transport vessel on the basis of the positional information and/or the transport state information of the transport vessel; a countermeasure specification step for specifying a countermeasure for the detected abnormality; and a notification step for notifying a delivery person delivering said transport vessel of the counter measure.

Description

Transportation management method

The present invention relates to a transportation management method.

Conventionally, there has been known a delivery management system that includes a delivery unit for delivering a container for cooling contained articles, and an article management server that communicates with the delivery unit during transportation via a communication network (for example, Patent document 1). In the delivery management system described in Patent Document 1, a delivery unit calculates position data of the delivery unit based on a GPS signal, adds a unique device code to the position data, and transmits the GPS to an article management server. The apparatus includes receiving means, temperature measuring means for measuring the temperature inside the container, and storage means for storing temperature data measured by the temperature measuring means.

In the delivery management system of Patent Document 1, a threshold value setting means for setting a threshold value related to temperature data, and an alarm sound when the temperature data shifts to a dangerous value side from the threshold value set by the threshold value setting means. It is possible to transmit an e-mail including a message to the effect that the alarm sound has been generated to the terminals of the persons concerned when the alarm generating means has generated the alarm sound.

Japanese Patent No. 6499812

However, in the conventional delivery management system, an alarm was issued only when the temperature data shifted to the dangerous value side, and the delivery staff had to decide on their own how to deal with the abnormality. Unless the delivery person is well versed in the characteristics of the transported item and the required quality, it is difficult to take appropriate countermeasures based on his/her own judgment.

The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and aims to provide a transportation management method that enables delivery personnel to take appropriate measures against abnormalities in transported items.

A transportation management method according to the present invention includes a transportation state information acquisition step of acquiring transportation state information of a transportation container containing a transport object, a position information acquisition step of acquiring position information of the transportation container, and a location information acquisition step of acquiring location information of the transportation container. Based on at least one of the transportation state information and the position information, an abnormality detection step of detecting an abnormality in the transportation container, a countermeasure identification step of identifying countermeasures for the detected abnormality, and a delivery during delivery of the transportation container. and a notification step of notifying the staff of the countermeasures.

In the transportation management method according to the present invention, the anomaly detection step may include a threshold setting step of setting a threshold for foreseeing the anomaly.

In the transport management method according to the present invention, the countermeasure identification step may include an estimated arrival time calculation step of calculating an estimated arrival time at the delivery destination from the location information and road traffic information.

In the transportation management method according to the present invention, the transportation state information acquisition means includes a temperature acquisition step of acquiring the temperature inside the transportation container, and the countermeasure identification step predicts the temperature change from the temperature change inside the transportation container. may include a temperature change prediction calculation step of calculating

In the transportation management method according to the present invention, the transportation state information acquisition step includes a temperature acquisition step of acquiring the temperature inside the transportation container, and the countermeasure identification step includes the location information and the road traffic information to the delivery destination. and a temperature change prediction calculation step of calculating a temperature change prediction from the temperature change in the transportation container, and countermeasures are taken from the arrival prediction time and the temperature change prediction. It may be configured to identify

In the transportation management method according to the present invention, the transportation state information may include at least one of information on temperature, humidity, illumination, vibration, impact, load, atmospheric pressure, gas concentration, and opening/closing.

In the transportation management method according to the present invention, the countermeasure may include changing the delivery route.

The transport management method according to the present invention includes a delivery trace step of confirming the transport status information and the position information during delivery by means of a client terminal (requesting-side terminal) and a recipient's terminal (receiving-side terminal) of the transported goods. may be further provided.

According to the present invention, it is possible for delivery personnel to respond appropriately to abnormalities in transported items.

1 is a schematic diagram of a transportation management system for realizing a transportation management method according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a transport management server according to this embodiment; FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the execution procedure of the control part of the transportation management server which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the database for transportation planning which concerns on this embodiment. It is a schematic diagram showing an example of a dashboard for a delivery plan according to the present embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the database for delivery traces which concerns on this embodiment. FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a transportation planning dashboard according to the present embodiment; It is a flowchart which shows an example of the delivery procedure using the transportation management method which concerns on this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the delivery trace procedure using the transportation management method which concerns on this embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, the following embodiments do not limit the invention according to each claim, and not all combinations of features described in the embodiments are essential for the solution of the invention. . In addition, the drawings are schematic diagrams in which emphasis, omissions, and ratios are appropriately adjusted in order to illustrate the present invention, and may differ from actual shapes, positional relationships, and ratios.

[Overall configuration of transportation management system]
First, referring to FIG. 1, a transportation management system 1 for realizing a transportation management method according to an embodiment of the present invention will be outlined. As shown in FIG. 1, the transport management system 1 according to the present embodiment includes a delivery communication terminal 54 used by deliverers all over the country, request-side terminals 60 to 60n owned by delivery clients, and terminals owned by recipients. receiving side terminals 70 to 70n, base terminals 82 to 82n located at delivery bases 80 to 80n nationwide or owned by workers at the delivery bases 80 to 80n, communication terminals 54 for delivery nationwide, base terminals 82 to 82n and a transport management server 100 that centrally manages (uniformly manages) information related to delivery such as transport plans. In other words, the transport management system 1 according to this embodiment is a nationwide transport management system capable of constructing and managing a nationwide delivery network (route delivery network). In the transport management system 1, the delivery communication terminal 54, the requester terminals 60 to 60n, the receiver terminals 70 to 70n, and the base terminals 82 to 82n are configured to be able to access the transport management server 100 via the communication network. there is

In addition, the transportation management system 1 further includes a transportation container 10 that accommodates the transportation object 20, a measuring instrument 30, a transportation vehicle 50, and a transmitter 52.

The transport container 10 includes delivery materials (not shown) and an outer box (not shown) capable of accommodating the delivery materials and the transported object 20 . Moreover, the outer box is configured so that the measuring instrument 30 can be attached. The measuring device 30 may be attached to the outside of the outer case or may be attached to the inside of the outer case.

Various arbitrary configurations can be adopted for delivery materials depending on the required delivery environment. For example, if the transported item 20 needs to be transported in a low-temperature environment, the delivery material may include a heat insulating material (not shown) arranged to cover the inner surface of the outer box and a and a latent heat storage material (not shown) for

The measuring instrument 30 includes a main body (not shown) and a plurality of sensors (not shown) connected to the main body by cables and attached to the transported article 20 to measure transport status information within the transport container 10. It has The main body of the measuring instrument 30 has a transmitter (not shown) that transmits the measured transportation status information to the transportation management server 100 . Here, the transportation state information includes at least one of temperature, humidity, illuminance, vibration, impact, load, air pressure, gas concentration, and opening/closing information.

Specifically, the measuring instrument 30 according to the present embodiment includes a temperature sensor capable of measuring temperature, a humidity sensor capable of measuring humidity, an illuminance sensor capable of detecting opening/closing, and an air pressure sensor capable of measuring air pressure. At least one of a sensor, an acceleration sensor capable of detecting vibration, impact, etc., a load sensor capable of detecting load, and a gas sensor capable of detecting gas concentration is provided. In addition, the measuring instrument 30 may include, for example, a plurality of temperature sensors, and a plurality of temperature sensors may be attached to a plurality of locations on the transported article 20 . Also, the measuring instrument 30 has a sensor ID for specifying the measuring instrument 30 . The transmitter is configured to be able to transmit the sensor ID of the measuring instrument 30 together with the transportation state information. The measuring instrument 30 having such a configuration can measure transportation status information and transmit the measured transportation status information at any frequency.

The transmitter 52 is configured to be able to acquire position information and transmit the acquired position information to the transportation management server 100 . Further, the transmitter 52 is configured to be attachable to the transportation vehicle 50, as shown in FIG.

The delivery communication terminal 54 is a notification means for notifying the delivery person who is delivering the transport container 10 of an abnormality and countermeasures, which will be described later. In the present embodiment, the communication terminal for delivery 54 is a portable terminal that can be carried by a delivery person all over the country, but it is not limited to this, and various arbitrary configurations are adopted as long as the configuration allows confirmation of countermeasures. It is possible. For example, the delivery communication terminal 54 may be a stationary terminal that can be attached to the transportation vehicle 50 .

The delivery communication terminal 54, the client's request side terminals 60 to 60n, the receiving side terminals 70 to 70n, and the base terminals 82 to 82n installed at the delivery bases 80 to 80n all over the country are connected to the transportation management server 100. Various arbitrary configurations such as a personal computer, a tablet terminal, and a smart phone can be adopted as long as they are accessible.

[Transportation management server configuration]
The transportation management server 100 includes a communication unit 110 for connecting to a communication network, a control unit 120, and a storage unit 130, as shown in FIG. The control unit 120 includes a display control unit 121, position information acquisition means (position information acquisition unit 122) for acquiring position information of the transport container 10, and transportation A transportation state information acquisition unit (transportation state information acquisition unit 123) that acquires the transportation state information of the container 10; Detecting means (abnormality detection unit 124), countermeasure identifying means (countermeasure identifying unit 125) for identifying countermeasures for the detected abnormality, and countermeasure notifying means (notifying unit 126) for notifying countermeasures there is These functions are exhibited by the CPU of control unit 120 executing transportation management program 132 stored in storage unit 130 .

2, the control unit 120 performs a transport state information acquisition step (S1 in FIG. 3) for acquiring transport state information of the transport container 10 and position information of the transport container 10, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. and an abnormality detection step (S3 in FIG. 3) for detecting an abnormality in the transporting container 10 based on at least one of the transportation status information and the position information of the transporting container 10. , a countermeasure identification step (S4 in FIG. 3) for identifying countermeasures for the detected abnormality, and a notification step (S5 in FIG. 3) for informing the delivery person who is delivering the transport container 10 of the countermeasures.

The display control unit 121 controls the delivery communication terminal 54, the request side terminals 60 to 60n, the receiving side terminals 70 to 70n, and the base terminals 82 to 82n of the delivery bases 80 to 80n. Each information is configured to be displayable. Specifically, the display control unit 121 is configured to be able to display transportation plans, transportation status information, position information, indications and abnormality notifications, countermeasures, information on collection requests, and the like.

The transportation status information acquisition unit 123 is configured to be able to acquire the transportation status information and the sensor ID transmitted from the transmitter of the measuring instrument 30, and stores the acquired transportation status in the delivery trace database 150 described later in the storage unit 130. Record the information and sensor ID. Specifically, the transportation state information acquisition unit 123 includes temperature acquisition means (not shown) for acquiring the temperature inside the transport container 10 and humidity acquisition means (not shown) for acquiring the humidity inside the transport container 10. , illuminance acquiring means (not shown) for acquiring the illuminance inside the transporting container 10, air pressure acquiring means (not shown) for acquiring the air pressure inside the transporting container 10, and acceleration acquisition for acquiring the acceleration applied to the transporting container 10. means (not shown). In the transportation state information acquisition step, the transportation state information acquisition unit 123 acquires the transportation state information from the temperature acquisition means, the humidity acquisition means, the illuminance acquisition means, the air pressure acquisition means, and the acceleration acquisition means.

In the position information acquisition step, the position information acquisition unit 122 acquires the position information of the transport container 10 and records the acquired position information in the transport planning database 140 described later in the storage unit 130 . The transportation management system 1 according to this embodiment acquires the position information transmitted from the transmitter 52 attached to the transport vehicle 50 as the position information of the transport container 10, but is not limited to this. For example, the transmitter 52 may be attached to each shipping container 10 , and the location information acquisition unit 122 may acquire the location information from the transmitter 52 attached to the shipping container 10 . When the position information of the transmitter 52 attached to the transportation vehicle 50 is acquired as the position information of the transport container 10, it is not necessary to prepare the transmitter 52 for each transport container 10, so the cost can be reduced. On the other hand, when the position information is acquired from the transmitter 52 attached to the transport container 10, for example, when the transport container 10 is left unloaded, dropped from the loading platform, stolen, etc., these abnormalities are detected. has the advantage of being able to

The anomaly detection unit 124 detects an anomaly in the transport container 10 based on the transport status information received from the measuring instrument 30 in the anomaly detection process. In addition, the abnormality detection unit 124 may set a threshold for predicting abnormality in the abnormality detection process. With such a configuration, the abnormality detection unit 124 can detect signs of abnormality. For example, if temperature control in the 2 to 8°C band is required, by setting the lower limit temperature threshold to 3°C and the upper limit temperature threshold to 7°C, deviation from the temperature band can be predicted. Further, when the measuring instrument 30 includes a plurality of identical sensors, the abnormality detection unit 124 is configured to detect an abnormality or an indication when any one of the sensors exceeds the threshold value.

Furthermore, the abnormality detection unit 124 may foresee an abnormality in the transport container 10 based on the position information received from the transmitter 52 in the abnormality detection process. Specifically, the abnormality detection unit 124 calculates the estimated arrival time at the delivery destination based on the received location information and road traffic information, and compares the estimated arrival time with the estimated arrival time at the transportation planning stage. , may foresee anomalies. For example, if the allowable delay time for the delivery time is the delivery time at the transportation planning stage + 2 hours, a delivery delay can be predicted by setting the delivery time threshold to the delivery time at the transportation planning stage + 2 hours. In this embodiment, the road traffic information includes information such as road conditions such as congestion, road construction information, traffic closures due to special events, and traffic restrictions.

In addition, the abnormality detection unit 124 detects an abnormality of delivery delay when the time when the transported goods 20 passes through the transit point on the delivery route is delayed by a predetermined time (for example, one hour) from the estimated passage time in the transportation planning stage. Detecting and prognostication of anomalies may be performed. Furthermore, the anomaly detection unit 124 may detect an anomaly in delivery delay when the transported article 20 has not arrived at the destination at the estimated arrival time in the transport planning stage based on the acquired position information.

In the countermeasure identification process, the countermeasure identification unit 12 identifies a countermeasure for the sign or abnormality detected by the abnormality detection unit 124 . In this embodiment, the countermeasures identified by the countermeasure identification unit 125 in the countermeasure identification process include a change in delivery route, replacement and replenishment of delivery materials, suspension of delivery, and shipment of substitutes.

The delivery route may be changed not only by prioritizing delivery of the transported goods 20 for which a sign or abnormality is detected, but also by optimizing the delivery route. For example, when the delivery order of a transported object 20 for which a sign or abnormality is detected is moved up, the delivery order of other normal transported objects 20 is also changed based on the road traffic information and the positional relationship of each delivery destination. You may reorganize it into a more efficient delivery route by taking into account the above factors. For exchange and replenishment of delivery materials, for example, when the transported goods 20 need to be transported in a low temperature environment, the nearest delivery bases 80 to 80n are visited to replace and replenish latent heat storage materials.

In addition, in the countermeasure identification process, the countermeasure identification unit 125 calculates the predicted arrival time at the delivery destination from the location information and the road traffic information, calculates the predicted temperature change from the temperature change in the transport container 10, and , a countermeasure is identified from the predicted arrival time and temperature change prediction. Furthermore, in the countermeasure identification process, the countermeasure identification unit 125 may calculate a predicted change related to transportation state information other than the temperature inside the transport container 10 .

For example, if it is determined that the temperature reaches an abnormal value later than the predicted arrival time, the countermeasure identifying unit 125 identifies continuing delivery as scheduled as a countermeasure. If it is determined that the temperature reaches an abnormal value earlier than the predicted arrival time and that the temperature reaches the abnormal value before the delivery bases 80 to 80n are stopped, the countermeasure identification unit 125 stops the delivery. as a countermeasure. Although the time to reach the abnormal value is earlier than the predicted arrival time, if it is determined that the delivery is possible by changing the delivery order, the countermeasure specifying unit 125 specifies a new delivery route as a countermeasure. Although the time to reach the abnormal value is earlier than the estimated arrival time, if it is determined that it can be dealt with by stopping by the nearest delivery bases 80 to 80n, the countermeasure specifying unit 125 Identify the route and countermeasures to replace or replenish the latent heat storage material.

Further, when the abnormality detection unit 124 detects a delivery delay abnormality or predicts an abnormality in the abnormality detection process, the countermeasure identification unit 125 changes the delivery route and changes the delivery base in the countermeasure identification process. A stop at 80-80n is identified as a countermeasure.

The notification unit 126 notifies the delivery communication terminal 54 of the countermeasure identified by the countermeasure identification unit 125 in the notification step. In addition, the notification unit 126 sends information to the delivery communication terminal 54, the request side terminals 60 to 60n, the receiving side terminals 70 to 70n, and the base terminals 82 to 82n of the delivery bases 80 to 80n within the transportation management server 100. information can be notified respectively. Specifically, the notification unit 126 notifies information regarding transportation plans, transportation status information, location information, indications and abnormalities, countermeasures, and collection requests.

For example, the notification unit 126, based on the countermeasures identified by the countermeasure identification unit 125, notifies of suspension of delivery, notifies a new delivery route, notifies a route to the nearest delivery bases 80 to 80n, Notify the delivery person of replacement and replenishment of the latent heat storage material. In addition, the notification unit 126 notifies the base terminals 82 to 82n of the delivery bases 80 to 80n serving as receiving destinations of an instruction to prepare for receiving.

The storage unit 130 stores a transportation planning database 140 and a delivery tracing database 150. Further, the storage unit 130 stores a transportation management program 132 for causing the transportation management server 100 to execute each step of transportation management shown in FIG. The transport management program 132 includes a transport status information acquisition process for acquiring transport status information of the transport container 10 containing the transport object 20, a position information acquisition process for acquiring position information of the transport container 10, and a transport status of the transport container 10. Based on at least one of the information and the position information, an abnormality detection process for detecting an abnormality in the transport container 10, a countermeasure identification process for identifying countermeasures for the detected abnormality, and an abnormality notification to the delivery person during delivery of the transport container 10. and notification processing for notifying countermeasures.

The transportation planning database 140 comprises storage areas 140a to 140e, as shown in FIG. The storage areas 140a to 140e store transport plan numbers, respectively. It has an area 141 , a product name area 142 , a status area 143 , a registration date area 144 , an update date area 145 , a shipping date area 146 , a shipping source area 147 and a destination area 148 . The transportation plan database 140 stores different transportation plans for each storage area.

Storage areas 140a to 140e store transportation plan numbers. Region 141 has different transportation plan numbers. have. Transportation plan No. is a unique ID that is automatically generated when a transportation plan is created. The product name area 142 registers the product name of the transportation item 20 to be delivered. In the status area 143, the arrangement status (status) of the transportation plan is registered. The status can be, for example, "Not yet arranged", "Materials dispatched" indicating that the transport materials have been shipped before collection, "Collecting" indicating that the materials are being collected under the client, or under the recipient. "In operation", "delivery completed", etc., indicating that the delivery is in progress.

The date and time when the transportation plan was first registered in the transportation planning database 140 is registered in the registration date area 144 . The update date field 145 registers the date and time when the transport plan was last updated. The shipping date field 146 registers the date and time when the transportation item 20 was shipped (collection date and time). The name of the client is registered in the sender area 147 . The addressee area 148 registers the name of the recipient.

The delivery trace database 150 comprises storage areas 150a to 150n, as shown in FIG. The storage areas 150a to 150n store transport plan numbers, respectively. It has an area 151 , a sensor ID area 152 , a slip number area 153 , a status area 154 , a reception time area 155 , a measurement time area 156 , a transport status information area 157 and a position information area 158 . A plurality of delivery tracing databases 150 are stored for each transportation plan. For example, the delivery trace database 150 shown in FIG.

Transportation plan No. Area 151 is for transportation plan no. is registered, and the transport plan No. registered in the transport plan database 140 is registered. is associated with In the sensor ID area 152, the sensor ID of the measuring instrument 30 acquired by the transportation state information acquisition unit 123 of the control unit 120 in the transportation state information acquisition step is registered. The slip number area 153 registers a slip number (invoice number) related to the transportation plan. The status area 154 registers the same status as the status registered in the status area 143 of the transportation planning database 140 .

The reception time field 155 registers the time when the transportation status information acquisition unit 123 of the control unit 120 received the transportation status information from the measuring instrument 30 in the transportation status information acquisition step. The measurement time area 156 registers the time when the sensor of the measuring device 30 measured the transport status information. Since the difference between the reception time and the measurement time is basically several seconds to several tens of seconds, the reception time may be regarded as the measurement time and only the reception time may be registered in the delivery tracing database 150 .

However, if the transport vehicle 50 travels through a tunnel or the like during delivery and the transmitter of the measuring instrument 30 goes out of the communication range, the transmission is performed again after entering the communication range, so there is a large difference between the reception time and the measurement time. may be born. If a sign or anomaly occurs outside the communication range, it is not possible to accurately grasp the sign (abnormality) occurrence time only from the reception time, so it is preferable to register both the reception time and the measurement time in the delivery tracing database 150. In the delivery tracing database 150 having such a configuration, the storage areas 150a to 150n are recorded in ascending order of the measurement times registered in the measurement time area 156. FIG.

In the transportation status information area 157, the transportation status information acquired by the transportation status information acquisition unit 123 of the control unit 120 in the transportation status information acquisition step is registered. The transportation state information area 157 according to the present embodiment registers temperature, humidity, illuminance, atmospheric pressure, and acceleration in each of the x, y, and z directions, but is not limited to this, and various arbitrary configurations are possible. Adoptable. The location information area 158 registers the location information acquired by the location information acquisition unit 122 of the control unit 120 in the location information acquisition step. Although the latitude and longitude are registered in the position information area 158 according to the present embodiment, it is not limited to this, and various arbitrary configurations can be adopted.

In the transport management system 1 according to this embodiment, the above processes are executed by the transport management program 132 in the storage unit 130 of the transport management server 100.

The transport management system 1 having the above configuration is configured to enable creation and viewing of a transport plan by the requesting side terminals 60 to 60n and the receiving side terminals 70 to 70n of the transported goods 20. It is configured so that position information can be confirmed. Specifically, the display control unit 121 of the control unit 120 of the transportation management server 100 can display the transportation planning dashboard 200 and the delivery tracing dashboard 300 on the requesting side terminals 60 to 60n and the receiving side terminals 70 to 70n. is configured to

The transportation planning dashboard 200 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 5, the transport plan dashboard 200 includes a transport plan list area 210 displaying a list of transport plans, a refinement area 220, a create transport plan button 230, and an output form button 240. there is The transportation plan list area 210 has transportation plan display areas 210a to 210n, and each of the transportation plan display areas 210a to 210n has a selection area 211, a status display area 212, and a transportation plan number. It has a display area 213 , a product name display area 214 , a destination display area 215 , a registration date display area 216 , a scheduled shipping date display area 217 and an edit area 218 .

The transportation plan display areas 210a to 210n are configured so that the transportation plans registered in the transportation plan database 140 can be displayed. The selection area 211 is configured so that any transportation plan in the transportation plan display areas 210a to 210n can be selected. The status display area 212 displays the statuses registered in the status area 143 of the transport planning database 140 . Transportation plan No. The display area 213 displays the transport plan No. of the transport plan database 140 . The transport plan No. registered in the area 141. is displayed.

The product name display area 214 displays the product name of the transported item 20 registered in the product name area 142 of the transportation planning database 140 . The destination display area 215 displays the destination of the transported article 20 registered in the destination area 148 of the transportation planning database 140 . The registration date display area 216 displays the registration date of the transportation plan registered in the registration date area 144 of the transportation planning database 140 . The scheduled shipping date display area 217 displays the scheduled shipping date (scheduled collection date) of the transported article 20 related to the transportation plan. The editing area 218 has an edit button and a delete button, and is configured to enable editing and deletion of registered transportation plans.

The narrow down area 220 is configured so that the transportation plans displayed in the transportation plan list area 210 can be narrowed down by status designation, date designation, and word search. The transportation plan dashboard 200 is configured so that a new transportation plan can be created from a transportation plan creation button 230 . Further, the transportation planning dashboard 200 is configured so that a form of the transportation plan can be output from a form output button 240 .

Next, the delivery trace dashboard 300 will be described with reference to FIG. The delivery trace dashboard 300 includes a status display area 302 and a transportation plan number. It has a display area 304 , a transportation plan display button 306 , a form output button 308 , a notification display area 320 , a transportation status information display area 330 , a display switching area 350 and a position information display area 360 . The transportation status information display area 330 includes a temperature display area 332 , a humidity display area 334 , an impact display area 336 and an illuminance display area 338 . Each of the temperature display area 332, the humidity display area 334, the impact display area 336, and the illuminance display area 338 has a measured value display area mv, an upper limit setting display area ul, and a lower limit setting display area ll.

The status display area 302 displays the statuses registered in the status area 154 of the delivery trace database 150 . Transportation plan No. The display area 304 displays the transport plan No. of the delivery tracing database 150. The transport plan No. registered in the area 151. is displayed. The delivery trace dashboard 300 is configured so that a transportation plan can be displayed from a transportation plan display button 306 . In addition, the delivery trace dashboard 300 is configured so that a form relating to transportation status information and position information can be output from a form output button 308 .

The notification display area 320 displays sign detection information and abnormality detection information detected by the abnormality detection unit 124 of the control unit 120 in the abnormality detection process. The transportation status information display area 330 is configured to display the transportation status information registered in the transportation status information area 157 of the delivery tracing database 150 . The temperature display area 332 displays information about temperature. Humidity display area 334 displays information about humidity. The impact display area 336 displays information about the impact. The impact display area 336 can display the resultant force in the x, y, and z directions, as shown in FIG. 7, or can display a single value in each direction. The illuminance display area 338 displays information about illuminance.

The measured value display area mv displays the measured value of each piece of transportation status information registered in the transportation status information area 157 of the delivery trace database 150 . The upper limit setting display area ul and the lower limit setting display area ll respectively display the upper limit threshold and the lower limit threshold for detecting an abnormality or a sign of each transportation state information.

The display switching area 350 has a current value button, a minimum value button, and a maximum value button. It is configured to be switchable to the maximum value. The position information display area 360 is configured to display the position information registered in the position information area 158 of the delivery trace database 150 on a map.

With the configuration described above, the transport management server 100 can centrally manage delivery traces on a nationwide scale.

[Description of transportation management method]
A delivery procedure using the transportation management method according to this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 is a flow chart showing an example of a delivery procedure using the transportation management method according to this embodiment. In the following description, a delivery company is a general term including delivery workers and workers at the delivery bases 80 to 80n.

The transportation management method according to the present embodiment, as described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. S1 in FIG. 3), a position information acquisition step (S2 in FIG. 3) for acquiring the position information of the transport container 10, and based on at least one of the transportation state information and the position information of the transport container 10, the abnormality in the transport container 10 , a countermeasure identifying step (S4 in FIG. 3) for identifying countermeasures against the detected abnormality, and an abnormality and countermeasures to the delivery person who is delivering the transport container 10. and a notifying step (S5 in FIG. 3).

In addition, the transport management method further comprises a delivery trace step of confirming the transport status information and the position information during delivery by the requesting terminals 60 to 60n and the receiving terminals 70 to 70n of the transported goods 20. The anomaly detection step includes a threshold setting step of setting a threshold for predicting an anomaly. The transportation state information acquisition step includes a temperature acquisition step for acquiring the temperature inside the transport container 10, and the countermeasure identification step is an estimated arrival time calculation step for calculating an estimated arrival time to the delivery destination from the location information and road traffic information. and a temperature change prediction calculation step of calculating the temperature change prediction from the temperature change in the transportation container 10, and are configured to identify countermeasures from the predicted arrival time and the temperature change prediction. This method will be described in detail below.

In the transportation management system 1 according to the present embodiment, the measuring instrument 30 is first shipped from the delivery company to the client before the transportation plan is created (S20 in FIG. 8). Although it is preferable that the measuring instrument 30 is shipped periodically, it is not limited to this.

The client accesses the transportation management server 100 using the requesting terminals 60 to 60n and creates a transportation plan from the transportation planning dashboard 200 (S10 in FIG. 8). Specific input items for the transportation plan include, for example, departure and arrival point information, collection request date, product name of transported goods 20, e-mail address for notification, sensor ID of measuring instrument 30 to be used, transport requiring monitoring, etc. They are status information and thresholds for detecting signs and abnormalities of the transportation status information (threshold setting step). When the client creates a transportation plan, the transportation plan is registered in the transportation planning database 140 of the storage unit 130 of the transportation management server 100 . After the new transportation plan is registered, the transportation management server 100 notifies the delivery company of the pickup instruction (S30 in FIG. 8).

The delivery person who received the pickup instruction takes the outer box of the transport container 10 and the delivery materials to the client to collect the transported item 20 (S21 in FIG. 8). In the transport management system 1 according to the present embodiment, delivery materials are brought at the time of collection, but may be sent to the client before collection. The client receives the transport container 10 from the delivery person, packs the transport object 20 in the transport container 10, and attaches the measuring instrument 30 registered in the transport plan to the transport container 10 (S11 in FIG. 8). After that, the measuring device 30 is turned on (S40 in FIG. 8), and the transportation container 10 is delivered to the delivery person (S12 in FIG. 8). The delivery person who has received the transportation container 10 notifies the transportation management server 100 of the completion of collection from the delivery communication terminal 54 (S22 in FIG. 8), and delivers the transportation item 20 to the recipient (S22 in FIG. 8). S23).

After the transportation management server 100 receives the notification of the completion of the collection, it notifies the recipient of the transportation item 20 of the delivery (S31 in FIG. 8). Thereafter, a delivery trace including monitoring of transport status information and location information of the transport container 10 (shipment 20) is performed.

Next, the delivery trace using the transportation management method according to this embodiment will be specifically described with reference to FIG. FIG. 9 is a flow chart showing an example of a delivery tracing procedure using the transportation management method according to this embodiment. When the measuring instrument 30 is powered on, the sensor measures the transportation status information in the transportation container 10 (S140 in FIG. 9), and the transmitter transmits the measured transportation status information and the sensor ID to the transportation management server 100. FIG. The transportation state information is measured and transmitted sequentially until the power of the measuring instrument 30 is turned off (YES in S141 of FIG. 9).

The transportation status information acquisition unit 123 of the control unit 120 of the transportation management server 100 acquires the transportation status information transmitted from the measuring instrument 30 and registers it in the delivery trace database 150 of the storage unit 130 (transportation status information acquisition step, temperature acquisition step). Further, the transmitter 52 attached to the transportation vehicle 50 acquires the position information of the transmitter 52 and sequentially transmits the acquired position information to the transportation management server 100 . The position information acquisition unit 122 of the control unit 120 of the transport management server 100 acquires the position information transmitted from the transmitter 52 and registers it as the position information of the transport container 10 in the delivery tracing database 150 of the storage unit 130 (position information acquisition process).

The requester and the recipient access the transportation management server 100 from the requesting terminals 60 to 60n and the receiving terminals 70 to 70n, and select an arbitrary transportation plan from the delivery tracing dashboard 300 to perform the transportation during the delivery. Transport status information can be monitored and location information can be tracked (S110, S150 in FIG. 9: delivery trace step).

The abnormality detection unit 124 of the control unit 120 of the transportation management server 100 determines whether or not the transportation status information registered in the delivery tracing database 150 exceeds the threshold set in the transportation plan, and detects signs and abnormalities. . If a sign or abnormality is detected (YES in S130 of FIG. 9: abnormality detection step), the countermeasure identification unit 125 of the control unit 120 calculates the predicted arrival time at the delivery destination from the location information and road traffic information. (Predicted arrival time calculation process), along with the predicted change in transport status information is calculated from changes in the transport status information (Temperature change prediction calculation process), countermeasures are taken based on the calculated predicted arrival time and predicted change in transport status information. Identify (S131 in FIG. 9: countermeasure identifying step).

The transport management server 100 notifies the delivery person of the specified countermeasure by transmitting the specified countermeasure to the delivery communication terminal 54 of the delivery person who is delivering the relevant transport container 10 (S132 in FIG. 9: notification step ). Further, if the content of the countermeasure is to be dealt with at the delivery bases 80 to 80n, the countermeasure is also transmitted to the base terminals 82 to 82n of the corresponding delivery bases 80 to 80n. Workers are notified (not shown).

When the delivery company receives notification of countermeasures from the transportation management server 100 (YES in S120 of FIG. 9), it responds to signs or abnormalities according to the countermeasures (S121 of FIG. 9). If the delivery person does not receive a countermeasure notification from the transport management server 100 (NO in S120 of FIG. 9), or after completing the handling of the sign or abnormality, the delivery person delivers the transported item 20 and delivers it to the recipient ( S122 in FIG. 9).

After completing the delivery, the delivery person sends a delivery completion notice from the delivery communication terminal 54 to the transport management server 100 (S123 in FIG. 9). When the transport management server 100 receives the notification of delivery completion (YES in S133 of FIG. 9), it notifies the client of the completion of delivery (S32 of FIG. 8). Through the above steps, a series of transportation management methods according to the transportation management method according to this embodiment are executed.

[Advantages of transportation management method according to the present embodiment]
As described above, the transportation management method according to the present embodiment includes a transportation state information acquisition step of acquiring transportation state information of the transportation container 10 containing the transported article 20, and a position information acquisition step of acquiring position information of the transportation container 10. an acquisition step; an anomaly detection step of detecting an anomaly in the transport container 10 based on at least one of the transportation state information and the position information of the transport container 10; and a notification step of notifying the delivery person who is delivering the container 10 of countermeasures.

The transportation management method according to the present embodiment is configured as described above, so that the control unit 120 of the transportation management server 100 detects the occurrence of a sign of abnormality and the occurrence of an abnormality in the transportation container 10 during delivery of the transported article 20. Detecting and identifying countermeasures against the detected sign or abnormality has the advantage of being able to inform the delivery person of an appropriate countermeasure method.

In addition, in the transportation management method according to the present embodiment, the abnormality detection step includes a threshold setting step of setting a threshold that allows foreseeing an abnormality. By providing such a configuration, it is possible to take measures at a sign stage before an abnormality occurs in the transportation container 10, and it has the advantage of being able to prevent product loss by taking appropriate measures.

Furthermore, in the transportation management method according to this embodiment, the countermeasure identification step includes an estimated arrival time calculation step of calculating an estimated arrival time at the delivery destination from the location information and the road traffic information. By providing such a configuration, there is an advantage that an appropriate countermeasure can be identified according to the time required for delivery.

Furthermore, in the transportation management method according to the present embodiment, the transportation state information acquisition step includes a temperature acquisition step of acquiring the temperature inside the transportation container 10 , and the countermeasure identification step is based on the temperature change inside the transportation container 10 . A temperature change prediction calculation step of calculating a change prediction is included. By providing such a configuration, there is an advantage that it is possible to know the time it takes to deviate from the specified temperature zone when delivering the transported article 20 that requires strict temperature control.

Further, in the transportation management method according to the present embodiment, the transportation state information acquisition step includes a temperature acquisition step of acquiring the temperature inside the transportation container 10, and the countermeasure identification step includes a and a temperature change prediction calculation step of calculating a temperature change prediction from the temperature change in the transport container 10, and a countermeasure is specified from the arrival prediction time and the temperature change prediction. is configured as follows.

By providing such a configuration, it is possible to identify more optimal countermeasures according to the situation by considering the time it takes to deliver the transported goods 20 and the time it takes to deviate from the specified temperature zone. have advantages.

Furthermore, in the transportation management method according to this embodiment, the transportation state information includes at least one of information on temperature, humidity, illumination, vibration, impact, load, atmospheric pressure, gas concentration, and opening/closing. By providing such a configuration, there is an advantage that a delivery trace suitable for each transported item 20 can be provided in a situation where various delivery environments are required depending on the type of the transported item 20 .

Furthermore, in the transport management method according to this embodiment, countermeasures include changing delivery routes. With such a configuration, there is an advantage that by changing the delivery route according to the delivery priority of the transported item 20, delivery can be performed without replenishing delivery materials.

In addition, the transportation management method according to the present embodiment further includes a delivery trace step of confirming the transportation status information and the position information during delivery by the requesting terminals 60 to 60n and the receiving terminals 70 to 70n of the transported item 20. . By providing such a configuration, there is an advantage that the client and the recipient can monitor the delivery status (transportation status information and position information) of the transported article 20 .

Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the delivery bases 80 to 80n located all over the country and the delivery communication terminals 54 used by delivery workers all over the country cooperate with the transport management server 100 to trace and Anomaly handling can be realized.

[Modification]
Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the scope described in the above-described embodiments. Various modifications or improvements can be added to the embodiments described above.

For example, in the above-described embodiment, the abnormality detection step is described as including a threshold setting step of setting a threshold for predicting an abnormality, but the abnormality detection unit 124 is not limited thereto. The step of setting the threshold may not be included.

In the above-described embodiment, the countermeasure identification step is explained as including the predicted arrival time calculation step of calculating the predicted arrival time to the delivery destination from the location information and road traffic information. The identifying step may not include the estimated arrival time calculating step.

In the above-described embodiment, the transportation state information obtaining step includes the temperature obtaining step of obtaining the temperature inside the transporting container 10, and the countermeasure identifying step includes calculating the predicted temperature change from the temperature change inside the transporting container 10. Although described as including a prediction calculation step, the present invention is not limited to this. The transportation state information acquisition process may not include the temperature acquisition process, and the countermeasure identification process may not include the temperature change prediction calculation process.

In the above-described embodiment, the transportation state information acquisition step includes the temperature acquisition step of acquiring the temperature inside the transportation container 10, and the countermeasure identification step calculates the predicted arrival time at the delivery destination from the location information and road traffic information. and a temperature change prediction calculation step of calculating the temperature change prediction from the temperature change in the transport container 10, and are configured to identify countermeasures from the arrival prediction time and the temperature change prediction. However, it is not limited to this. The countermeasure identification step may not be configured to identify countermeasures from the predicted arrival time and temperature change prediction.

In the above-described embodiment, the transportation state information includes at least one of temperature, humidity, illumination, vibration, impact, load, air pressure, gas concentration, and opening/closing information, but is not limited to this. Transport state information may not include information on temperature, humidity, illumination, vibration, impact, load, air pressure, gas concentration, and opening/closing.

In the above-described embodiment, the countermeasure includes changing the delivery route, but it is not limited to this, and the countermeasure does not need to include changing the delivery route.

In the above-described embodiment, it is described that a delivery trace step is further provided for confirming the transportation state information and the position information during delivery by the requesting terminals 60 to 60n and the receiving terminals 70 to 70n, but the present invention is not limited to this. Therefore, it is not necessary to further include a delivery trace process.

In the above-described embodiment, the description was made on the premise of small-lot delivery, but the present invention is not limited to this, and may be large-lot delivery.

In the above-described embodiment, the description was made on the premise that the transported item 20 is a pharmaceutical product, but it is not limited to this, and can be applied to various products such as precision instruments, living organisms, and food products.

In the above-described embodiment, land transportation by the transportation vehicle 50 has been described, but the transportation management system 1 is not limited to this, and various transportation methods such as air transportation, marine transportation, rail transportation, land transportation by light vehicles, etc. It is possible to correspond to

In the above-described embodiment, it is assumed that the transported item 20 is directly placed in the outer box of the transporting container 10, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the transport container 10 may further include an inner box in which the transported goods 20 may be placed, or may contain delivery materials such as a cooling agent for appropriately maintaining the delivery environment in the inner box. You can put more inside. By further providing an inner box, it is possible to provide a space for separating from other transported items placed in the outer box of the transport container 10 and transport them.

In the above-described embodiment, the delivery communication terminal 54 has been described as notification means for notifying the delivery person who is delivering the transport container 10 of an abnormality and countermeasures, but it is not limited to this. For example, the transportation vehicle 50 may be equipped with a speaker, and the notification means for notifying the delivery person who is delivering the transportation container 10 of the abnormality and countermeasures may be voice emitted from the speaker. Further, the transportation vehicle 50 has a printer, and the notification means for notifying the delivery person who is delivering the transportation container 10 of the abnormality and countermeasures may be printed matter printed by the printer.

In the above-described embodiment, the transportation management system 1 is described as having a nationwide scale, but it is not limited to this.

1 transportation management system 10 transportation container 20 transportation object 30 measuring instrument 50 transportation vehicle 52 transmitter 54 delivery communication terminal 60 to 60n, 70 to 70n, 82 to 82n terminal 80 to 80n delivery base 100 transportation management server 110 communication unit 120 control Unit 121 Display control unit 122 Location information acquisition unit 123 Transport status information acquisition unit 124 Abnormality detection unit 125 Countermeasure identification unit 126 Notification unit 130 Storage unit 132 Transport management program 140 Transport plan database 140a to 140e Storage area 141 Transport plan No. Area 142 Merchandise area 143 Status area 144 Registration date area 145 Update date area 146 Shipment date area 147 Shipment source area 148 Receiver area 150 Database for delivery trace 150a to 150n Storage area 151 Transportation plan number. Area 152 Sensor ID area 153 Slip number area 154 Status area 155 Reception time area 156 Measurement time area 157 Transport status information area 158 Location information area 200 Transportation plan dashboard 210 Transportation plan list area 210a to 210n Transportation plan display area 211 Selection area 212 Status display area 213 Transport plan No. Display area 214 Product name display area 215 Destination display area 216 Registration date display area 217 Scheduled shipping date display area 218 Edit area 220 Narrowing down area 230 Transportation plan creation button 240 Form output button 300 Delivery tracing dashboard 302 Status display area 304 Transportation plan No. Display area 306 Transport plan display button 308 Form output button 320 Notification display area 330 Transportation status information display area 332 Temperature display area 334 Humidity display area 336 Impact display area 338 Illuminance display area 350 Display switching area 360 Position information display area ll Lower limit setting display Area mv Actual value display area ul Upper limit setting display area

Claims

a transport state information acquisition step of acquiring transport state information of a transport container containing a transport object;
a position information acquiring step of acquiring position information of the transport container;
an abnormality detection step of detecting an abnormality in the transport container based on at least one of the transport state information and the position information of the transport container;
a countermeasure identification step of identifying countermeasures for the detected anomaly;
and a notification step of notifying a delivery person who is delivering the transport container of the countermeasure.
2. The transport management method according to claim 1, wherein the abnormality detection step includes a threshold setting step of setting a threshold for predicting the abnormality.
3. The transportation management method according to claim 1, wherein the countermeasure identification step includes an estimated arrival time calculation step of calculating an estimated arrival time at the delivery destination from the location information and road traffic information.
The transportation state information acquisition step includes a temperature acquisition step of acquiring the temperature inside the transportation container,
The transportation management method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the countermeasure identification step includes a temperature change prediction calculation step of calculating a temperature change prediction from the temperature change in the transport container.
The transportation state information acquisition step includes a temperature acquisition step of acquiring the temperature inside the transportation container,
The countermeasure identification step includes:
an estimated arrival time calculation step of calculating an estimated arrival time to a delivery destination from the position information and road traffic information;
a temperature change prediction calculation step of calculating a temperature change prediction from the temperature change in the transport container,
3. The transportation management method according to claim 1, wherein the countermeasure is identified from the predicted arrival time and the predicted temperature change.
6. The transportation state information according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the transportation state information includes at least one of information on temperature, humidity, illuminance, vibration, impact, load, atmospheric pressure, gas concentration, and opening/closing. transportation management method.
The transportation management method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the countermeasure includes changing a delivery route.
8. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, further comprising a delivery trace step of confirming the transportation status information and the location information during delivery by means of a client's terminal and a recipient's terminal of the transport. Described transportation management method.