CN111275369A

CN111275369A - Method and device for realizing planned cross-warehouse based on sorting and sorting

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Publication number: CN111275369A
Application number: CN201811474230.6A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 许群合
Original assignee: Beijing Jingdong Century Trading Co Ltd; Beijing Jingdong Shangke Information Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Beijing Jingbangda Trade Co Ltd; Beijing Jingdong Zhenshi Information Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2018-12-04
Filing date: 2018-12-04
Publication date: 2020-06-12
Anticipated expiration: 2038-12-04
Also published as: CN111275369B

Abstract

The invention discloses a method and a device for realizing planned cross-warehouse based on sorting and sorting, and relates to the technical field of computers. One embodiment of the method comprises: acquiring each delivery order related to the purchase order, and taking the goods in the purchase order into a cross-warehouse receiving container according to each delivery order; the goods in the goods receiving container beyond the warehouse are distributed to each delivery order by using a distributing wall to distribute and sort the goods, and a goods sorting container of each delivery order after goods sorting is obtained; and carrying out delivery according to the picking containers of the picked delivery orders so as to realize planned delivery. This embodiment can make the article of purchase cross the warehouse, directly get into the link of going out of the warehouse after sorting, greatly reduced the time of receiving goods to delivery, improved the operating efficiency in warehouse, reduced the taking up of warehouse storage space and the custody cost of goods simultaneously.

Description

Method and device for realizing planned cross-warehouse based on sorting and sorting

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of computers, in particular to a method and a device for realizing planned cross-warehouse based on distribution and order picking.

Background

Cross-dock refers to the direct "flow" of items from the receiving process to the delivery process, through the warehouse. The planned cross-warehouse is a warehousing behavior with sales orders, and the quantity of items in a purchase order is determined according to the condition of a delivery order. The items purchased in a purchase order may be serviced by one or more delivery orders, and each purchase order may be pre-planned to service several delivery orders.

In many warehousing operations, the standard operation flow includes: receiving pre-inspection, putting on shelf to a protection area, replenishing goods to a goods picking area, delivering from a warehouse and positioning, picking in the goods picking area, rechecking, packaging, delivering and the like. The warehouse operation does not carry out customized support on the planned cross warehouse, and the warehouse space and the operation cost are wasted. The conventional planned warehouse crossing method adopts receiving pre-inspection, automatic shelving to a warehouse crossing area, warehouse-out positioning to the warehouse crossing area, picking, rechecking, packaging, delivery and the like.

In the process of implementing the invention, the inventor finds that at least the following problems exist in the prior art:

the existing planned warehouse-crossing operation is only simplified to a certain extent based on standard warehousing operation, and actions such as automatic shelving to a warehouse-crossing area, warehouse-out positioning to the warehouse-crossing area, picking and the like are also adopted, the warehousing operation mode does not cross the sorting area of the warehouse, and the operation efficiency of the warehouse is low.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of this, embodiments of the present invention provide a method and an apparatus for implementing planned warehouse-crossing based on sorting and sorting, so that purchased articles can pass through a sorting area of a warehouse and directly enter a warehouse-out link after sorting and sorting, thereby greatly reducing time from receiving to delivering, improving operation efficiency of the warehouse, and reducing storage space occupation and goods storage cost of the warehouse.

To achieve the above object, according to an aspect of an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method for implementing a planned cross-warehouse based on sorting.

The method for realizing the planned cross-warehouse based on the sorting comprises the following steps:

acquiring each delivery order related to the purchase order, and taking the goods in the purchase order into a cross-warehouse receiving container according to each delivery order;

the goods in the goods receiving container beyond the warehouse are distributed to each delivery order by using a distributing wall to distribute and sort the goods, and a goods sorting container of each delivery order after goods sorting is obtained;

and carrying out delivery according to the picking containers of the picked delivery orders so as to realize planned delivery.

Optionally, receiving the items in the purchase order into a cross-warehouse shipping container according to the respective shipping order, comprising:

determining the estimated cross-warehouse quantity of each item to be cross-warehouse according to the item code and the item quantity of each item in each delivery order;

for each item to be overstocked, the item corresponding to the predicted overstocked amount in the purchase order is received into an overstocked shipping container.

Optionally, before the article corresponding to the predicted warehouse-crossing amount in the purchase order is received into the warehouse-crossing receiving container, the method further includes:

the number of over-warehouse shipping containers is determined according to the expected over-warehouse quantity of the items to be over-warehouse and the capacity of each over-warehouse shipping container.

Optionally, the distribution wall comprises a plurality of distribution cells; using a distribution wall to distribute items in over-warehouse receiving containers to respective delivery orders, comprising:

binding each delivery order with one sub-broadcasting cell in the sub-broadcasting wall, and binding a sorting container for the sub-broadcasting cell binding the delivery order;

the method for sequentially separating each article in the over-warehouse receiving container comprises the following steps: according to the quantity of the items in the delivery order bound by each distribution grid, the items with the quantity corresponding to the items in the over-warehouse receiving container are distributed to the sorting containers bound by each distribution grid.

Optionally, after the items with the quantity corresponding to the items in the over-warehouse receiving container are distributed to the sorting containers bound to the distribution grids, the method further includes:

for each dissemination bin: judging whether the sub-sowing cell is finished or not and whether the sorting container bound by the sub-sowing cell is full of containers or not; if the sub-sowing cell is not finished and the sorting container bound by the sub-sowing cell is full of containers, taking out the sorting container currently bound by the sub-sowing cell and binding a sorting container for the sub-sowing cell again;

when the sorting containers bound by the separate distribution grid contain all the articles in the corresponding delivery orders and the article quantity of each article in the sorting containers bound by the separate distribution grid is equal to the article quantity of the corresponding article in the corresponding delivery orders, the separate distribution grid is judged to be finished.

Optionally, before the separate distribution of each item in the over-warehouse receiving container in turn, the method further includes:

judging whether the whole over-warehouse receiving container can be distributed to a delivery order or not; if yes, taking the warehouse-crossing receiving container as a picking container of the delivery order, and taking all the articles in the warehouse-crossing receiving container as the articles distributed to the delivery order;

when all the item codes of all the items in the warehouse-crossing harvest container are the commodity codes in the delivery order corresponding to the current distribution grid, and the item quantity of each item in the warehouse-crossing harvest container is less than or equal to the item quantity of the corresponding item in the delivery order corresponding to the current distribution grid, the whole warehouse-crossing harvest container can be distributed to one delivery order.

Optionally, before the separate distribution of each item in the over-warehouse receiving container in turn, the method further includes: and confirming that the grade of the item of the over-warehouse receiving container is the same as the grade of the corresponding item in the delivery order corresponding to the current distribution grid.

Optionally, the sorting of the items of the corresponding item quantity in the over-warehouse receiving container to the sorting container bound by each distribution grid includes:

for each dissemination bin: the items with the corresponding quantity in the over-warehouse receiving containers are distributed to the sorting containers bound by the distribution grid, and the next distribution grid is skipped after the completion of the distribution grid is confirmed; the operation is circulated until the sub-sowing of all the sub-sowing slots is completed; alternatively, the first and second electrodes may be,

and respectively distributing the items with the quantity corresponding to the items in each distribution grid in the warehouse-crossing receiving container to each distribution grid, and then confirming that the distribution of each distribution grid is finished.

According to yet another aspect of an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for implementing a planned cross-warehouse based on sorting.

The device for realizing the planned cross-warehouse based on the sorting comprises the following components:

the warehousing pre-inspection module is used for acquiring each delivery order related to the purchase order and receiving the goods in the purchase order into a warehousing receiving container according to each delivery order;

the distribution sorting module is used for distributing the goods in the goods receiving containers beyond the warehouse to each delivery order by using a distribution wall to distribute and sort the goods to obtain the goods sorting containers of each delivery order after the goods sorting is finished;

and the ex-warehouse module is used for ex-warehouse according to the picking containers of each delivery order which is picked, so as to realize planned ex-warehouse.

Optionally, the warehousing preview module receives the items in the purchase order into the warehousing receiving container according to each delivery order, and includes:

Optionally, the warehousing pre-inspection module is further configured to: before the goods corresponding to the predicted warehouse-crossing amount in the purchase order are received into the warehouse-crossing receiving containers, the number of the warehouse-crossing receiving containers is determined according to the predicted warehouse-crossing amount of the goods to be subjected to warehouse crossing and the capacity of each warehouse-crossing receiving container.

Optionally, the distribution wall comprises a plurality of distribution cells; the distribution sorting module distributes the items in the over-warehouse receiving containers to the various delivery orders by using distribution wall distribution sorting, and comprises the following steps:

Optionally, after the sorting module sorts the items of the corresponding quantity in the over-warehouse receiving containers into the sorting containers bound to the respective sorting gates, the sorting module is further configured to:

Optionally, the split sorting module is further configured to, before splitting each of the items in the over-warehouse receiving containers in sequence:

Optionally, the split sorting module is further configured to, before splitting each of the items in the over-warehouse receiving containers in sequence: and confirming that the grade of the item of the over-warehouse receiving container is the same as the grade of the corresponding item in the delivery order corresponding to the current distribution grid.

Optionally, the sorting module sorts the items of the corresponding quantity in the over-warehouse receiving containers to the sorting containers bound to the respective sorting gates, including:

According to another aspect of embodiments of the present invention, an electronic device for implementing a planned cross-store based on sorting is provided.

The electronic equipment for realizing the planned cross-warehouse based on the sorting comprises:

one or more processors;

a storage device for storing one or more programs,

when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to implement the method for implementing programmatic cross-warehouse based on sort orders provided by the first aspect of the embodiments of the present invention.

According to yet another aspect of an embodiment of the present invention, a computer-readable medium is provided.

According to an embodiment of the invention, a computer readable medium is stored with a computer program, which when executed by a processor implements the method for implementing a planned cross-warehouse based on sorting.

One embodiment of the above invention has the following advantages or benefits: the goods in the purchase order are received into the goods receiving container beyond the warehouse according to each delivery order, then the goods in the goods receiving container beyond the warehouse are directly distributed through distribution and sorting, the purchased goods can cross the sorting area of the warehouse and directly enter the delivery link after being distributed and sorted, the time from receiving to delivering is greatly shortened, the operating efficiency of delivery is improved, and meanwhile the occupation of storage space of the warehouse and the keeping cost of the goods are reduced.

Further effects of the above-mentioned non-conventional alternatives will be described below in connection with the embodiments.

Drawings

The drawings are included to provide a better understanding of the invention and are not to be construed as unduly limiting the invention. Wherein:

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the main flow of a method for implementing a planned cross-warehouse based on sorting according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic flow chart illustrating a method for implementing a planned cross-warehouse based on sorting according to an alternative embodiment of the present invention;

3-7 are diagrams illustrating operational scenarios for sorting in alternative embodiments of the present invention; fig. 3 is a schematic view of an operation scene for setting a distribution wall; FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of an operational scenario for binding a purchase order and a shipping order; FIG. 5 is a schematic view of an operational scenario of binding sorting containers; FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a triage prompt interface; FIG. 7 is an interface schematic of a triage display;

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of the major modules of an apparatus for implementing a planned cross-warehouse based on sorting according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is an exemplary system architecture diagram in which embodiments of the present invention may be employed;

fig. 10 is a schematic block diagram of a computer system suitable for use in implementing a terminal device or server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

Exemplary embodiments of the present invention are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which various details of embodiments of the invention are included to assist understanding, and which are to be considered as merely exemplary. Accordingly, those of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that various changes and modifications of the embodiments described herein can be made without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention. Also, descriptions of well-known functions and constructions are omitted in the following description for clarity and conciseness.

Standard workflow generally includes: receiving pre-inspection, putting on shelf to a protection area, replenishing goods to a goods picking area, delivering from a warehouse and positioning, picking in the goods picking area, rechecking, packaging, delivering and the like. The warehouse operation does not carry out customized support on the planned cross warehouse, and the warehouse space and the operation cost are wasted. In order to achieve the best operation effect of planned warehouse crossing, the invention removes four actions of loading to a storage area, replenishing goods to a goods sorting area, delivering to a warehouse and positioning, picking goods in the goods sorting area and the like through the great improvement of the traditional warehousing operation flow, and directly adopts a distribution wall (Rebin) to distribute and sort the goods instead of the four actions, thereby greatly improving the operation efficiency of the planned warehouse crossing.

According to one aspect of an embodiment of the present invention, a method for implementing a planned cross-warehouse based on sorting is provided.

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a main flow of a method for achieving planned cross-warehouse based on sorting according to an embodiment of the present invention, and as shown in fig. 1, the method for achieving planned cross-warehouse based on sorting according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: step S101, step S102, and step S103.

And step S101, acquiring each delivery order related to the purchase order, and taking the goods in the purchase order into a warehouse-crossing receiving container according to each delivery order.

Each item in a shipping order that requires more inventory work. In the practical application process, the quantity of delivery orders that can be served by each purchase order can be determined according to delivery orders and purchase orders which need to be cross-stocked. To facilitate the identification process, the shipping orders that need to be cross-warehouse and the purchase orders that service the shipping orders may be correlated in advance and cross-warehouse identification may be made for the shipping orders and the purchase orders. It should be noted that the purchase order may serve multiple shipping orders that need more than one warehouse, while serving other shipping orders that do not need more than one warehouse.

The receiving container includes two kinds: and (4) receiving containers and normal containers to be shelved when crossing the warehouse. The over-warehouse goods receiving container is used for containing the articles needing over-warehouse operation in the purchase order, and the normal shelving container is used for containing the articles needing not needing over-warehouse operation in the purchase order. The over-the-warehouse shipping containers need to retain the relationship with the corresponding purchase orders for subsequent processing.

Assuming that the purchase order contains 1000 items A and the purchase order serves three more-warehouse demand delivery orders B1, B2, B3 and one less-warehouse demand delivery order C, the quantity of items A required in delivery orders B1, B2, B3, C are 100, 200, 300, 400, respectively. Then 600 (100 +200 + 300) items a in the purchase order may be received in the over-warehouse shipping container and the remaining 400 items a may be received in the normal waiting container. The goods receiving containers beyond the warehouse do not need to enter the warehouse and directly enter the sorting and sorting link, and the containers to be normally placed on shelves need to be placed on shelves for warehousing, so the goods receiving containers beyond the warehouse are only used for placing the goods which need to be operated beyond the warehouse, and the containers to be normally placed on shelves are only used for placing the goods which do not need to be operated beyond the warehouse.

Since the embodiments of the present invention mainly relate to the processing of shipping orders requiring more stores, for convenience of description, the shipping orders mentioned hereinafter refer to shipping orders requiring more stores.

Optionally, receiving the items in the purchase order into a cross-warehouse shipping container according to the respective shipping order, comprising: determining the estimated cross-warehouse quantity of each item to be cross-warehouse according to the item code and the item quantity of each item in each delivery order; for each item to be overstocked, the item corresponding to the predicted overstocked amount in the purchase order is received into an overstocked shipping container.

Illustratively, a certain purchase order serves two shipping orders, including items D1, D2, and D3; in the two shipping orders, the required quantities of item D1 are Q1 and Q2, respectively, the required quantities of item D2 are Q3 and Q4, respectively, and the required quantities of item D1 are Q5 and Q6, respectively. The expected over-warehouse quantity of the item D1 to be over-warehouse is: (Q1+ Q2), the expected over-warehouse quantity of item D2 to be over-warehouse is: (Q3+ Q4), the expected over-warehouse quantity of item D3 to be over-warehouse is: (Q5+ Q6). Therefore, the (Q1+ Q2) items D1, (Q3+ Q4) items D2, and (Q5+ Q6) items D3 in the purchase order are collected into the cross-warehouse shipping container.

During the process of taking the articles into the over-warehouse goods receiving container, the remaining over-warehouse goods receiving amount can be calculated and displayed in real time. Therefore, on one hand, the receiving situation of the goods needing to be transported across the warehouse can be known in real time, and on the other hand, the capacity or the number of the goods transporting containers across the warehouse can be determined conveniently.

Optionally, before the article corresponding to the predicted warehouse-crossing amount in the purchase order is received into the warehouse-crossing receiving container, the method further includes: the number of over-warehouse shipping containers is determined according to the expected over-warehouse quantity of the items to be over-warehouse and the capacity of each over-warehouse shipping container. For example, it is expected that the stock-crossing quantity is 2000 pieces and each stock-crossing receiving container is 1000 pieces, two stock-crossing receiving containers may be used for receiving. Due to the fact that the capacity of each over-warehouse goods receiving container is limited, the number of the over-warehouse goods receiving containers is determined in advance according to the expected over-warehouse quantity, and the situation that goods cannot be received due to the fact that the capacity of the over-warehouse goods receiving containers is limited can be avoided.

Step S102, items in the goods receiving container across the warehouse are distributed to each delivery order by using a distribution wall to distribute goods, and a goods sorting container of each delivery order with goods sorted is obtained;

the distribution wall comprises a plurality of distribution grids. In an actual use process, a sorting container can be bound for each distribution grid in advance, so that after the distribution grid is bound with a delivery order, the bound sorting containers are utilized for distribution. Of course, it is also possible to bind a sorting container for the distribution bay when it is determined that the distribution bay needs to be utilized for distribution. Before binding the sorting receptacle, the sorting receptacle to be bound can be checked to determine whether it can be bound to the current distribution grid. The standard of the test is whether the sorting container to be bound is bound with a distribution grid; if so, the sorting container can not be bound to the current sub-distribution grid; otherwise, the sorting receptacle may be bound to the current distribution bay.

Optionally, the method further comprises sorting items in the over-warehouse shipping containers to respective shipping orders using a sort wall sort order, comprising:

In some embodiments, the sorting of the corresponding quantity of the items in the over-warehouse receiving container into the sorting containers bound by the respective distribution grids comprises: for each dissemination bin: the items with the corresponding quantity in the over-warehouse receiving containers are distributed to the sorting containers bound by the distribution grid, and the next distribution grid is skipped after the completion of the distribution grid is confirmed; and the process is circulated until the sub-distribution of all the sub-distribution grids is completed. It should be noted that the completion of the sorting is the completion of the operation of placing the corresponding number of the items into the sorting container bound by the sorting re-opening.

Illustratively, item a needs to be sorted into sorting containers bound by three sorting bays a1, a2, a3, with the number of items to be sorted per sorting bay being q1, q2, q3, respectively. During separate sowing, firstly, q1 articles a in the warehouse-crossing receiving container are separately sown into sorting containers bound by a separate sowing grid a 1; after the sub-broadcast slot a1 is confirmed to be sub-broadcast, jumping to the next sub-broadcast slot a 2; distributing q2 items a in the over-warehouse receiving container to the sorting container bound by the distributing grid a 2; after the sub-broadcast slot a2 is confirmed to be sub-broadcast, jumping to the next sub-broadcast slot a 3; sorting q3 articles a in the over-warehouse receiving container into sorting containers bound by the sorting gates a 3; after confirming that the distribution of the distribution grid a3 is completed, the distribution process of the item a is finished.

In some embodiments, the sorting of the corresponding quantity of the items in the over-warehouse receiving container into the sorting containers bound by the respective distribution grids comprises: and respectively distributing the items with the quantity corresponding to the items in each distribution grid in the warehouse-crossing receiving container to each distribution grid, and then confirming that the distribution of each distribution grid is finished.

Illustratively, item a needs to be sorted into sorting containers bound by three sorting bays a1, a2, a3, with the number of items to be sorted per sorting bay being q1, q2, q3, respectively. During distribution, q1 articles a in the over-warehouse receiving container are distributed to the sorting container bound by the distribution grid a1, q2 articles a are distributed to the sorting container bound by the distribution grid a2, q3 articles a are distributed to the sorting container bound by the distribution grid a3, and then whether the distribution of the three distribution grids a1, a2 and a3 is finished or not is confirmed at one time. For example, a device adopting the method of the embodiment of the invention is provided with a one-key confirmation button, and the completion of the distribution of each distribution cell is confirmed by clicking the one-key confirmation button. Whether the sub-broadcasting of each sub-broadcasting cell is finished or not is confirmed at one time, the sub-broadcasting speed can be increased, and the operation efficiency of the warehouse is further improved.

Optionally, after the items with the quantity corresponding to the items in the over-warehouse receiving container are distributed to the sorting containers bound to the distribution grids, the method further includes: for each dissemination bin: judging whether the sub-sowing cell is finished or not and whether the sorting container bound by the sub-sowing cell is full of containers or not; if the sub-sowing cell is not finished and the sorting container bound by the sub-sowing cell is full of containers, taking out the sorting container currently bound by the sub-sowing cell and binding a sorting container for the sub-sowing cell again; when the sorting containers bound by the separate distribution grid contain all the articles in the corresponding delivery orders and the article quantity of each article in the sorting containers bound by the separate distribution grid is equal to the article quantity of the corresponding article in the corresponding delivery orders, the separate distribution grid is judged to be finished.

Illustratively, assume that the item number of item b in the shipping order to which dispense bin b is bound is 500, and that the capacity of the sorting container to which dispense bin b is currently bound is 300. Then, after the sorting container currently bound by the separate-sowing bay b is full, the separate-sowing bay b has not been finished since the number of the currently separated items b of the separate-sowing bay b is 300 pieces smaller than the number of the items b in the delivery order bound by the separate-sowing bay b, which is 500 pieces. At this time, the sorting container currently bound to the distribution grid b is taken out, and a sorting container is bound to the distribution grid b again. Therefore, the situation that the sorting cannot be distributed due to the limited capacity of the sorting container can be avoided.

It should be noted that the full sorting container mentioned above does not necessarily mean that the actual capacity of the sorting container is equal to its rated capacity, but may mean that the actual capacity of the sorting container is smaller than its rated capacity. For example, it is preset that when the actual capacity in the sorting container reaches 80% of the rated capacity, the sorting container is judged to be full; as another example, a sorting container is determined to be full when the actual capacity in the sorting container is less than its rated capacity, but the remaining available capacity cannot accommodate a complete item.

Optionally, before the separate distribution of each item in the over-warehouse receiving container in turn, the method further includes: judging whether the whole over-warehouse receiving container can be distributed to a delivery order or not; if yes, taking the warehouse-crossing receiving container as a picking container of the delivery order, and taking all the articles in the warehouse-crossing receiving container as the articles distributed to the delivery order; when all the item codes of all the items in the warehouse-crossing harvest container are the commodity codes in the delivery order corresponding to the current distribution grid, and the item quantity of each item in the warehouse-crossing harvest container is less than or equal to the item quantity of the corresponding item in the delivery order corresponding to the current distribution grid, the whole warehouse-crossing harvest container can be distributed to one delivery order.

Illustratively, the item code and the item number of all items in the over-warehouse harvest container are: the Stock Keeping units are basic units for Stock in-out metering, namely SKU 1200, SKU 2300 and SKU 3500, wherein the SKUs are all called Stock Keeping units. The item codes and the item quantities in the delivery orders corresponding to the current sub-grid are respectively as follows: SKU 1200 pieces, SKU 2300 pieces, SKU 3500 pieces, SKU 4500 pieces. The cross-warehouse shipping container is used as the pick-up container for the delivery order and all the items in the cross-warehouse shipping container are used as the items to be distributed to the delivery order.

The whole over-warehouse receiving container is distributed to one delivery order, so that the distribution speed can be increased, and the operation efficiency of the warehouse is improved.

The general article grades comprise good articles, defective articles and the like, or first-class articles, second-class articles and the like, and the delivery order can specify the good articles or the first-class articles, so that the grade of the received articles is required to be specified when receiving the articles. When the distribution is performed, it is necessary to determine whether the level of the distributed item is consistent with the level required by the delivery order. Optionally, before the separate distribution of each item in the over-warehouse receiving container in turn, the method further includes: and confirming that the grade of the item of the over-warehouse receiving container is the same as the grade of the corresponding item in the delivery order corresponding to the current distribution grid. And confirming that the grade of the item of the over-warehouse receiving container is the same as the grade of the corresponding item in the delivery order corresponding to the current distribution grid, so that the distribution accuracy can be improved.

The sorting containers taken out from each sub-sowing grid can be directly sent to a rechecking table for rechecking, namely, rechecking according to the sorting containers. For example, when the review station receives a sorting container of the sub-distribution bay c for the first time, the remaining over-warehouse receiving amount of the sub-distribution bay c is re-determined (the remaining over-warehouse receiving amount is equal to the expected over-warehouse receiving amount minus the over-warehouse receiving amount of each received goods, and the over-warehouse receiving amount of each received goods is equal to the quantity of the goods in the corresponding sorting container), and when the remaining over-warehouse receiving amount of the sub-distribution bay c is 0, the delivery order bound by the sub-distribution bay c is reviewed to pass. The sorting containers taken out of each sub-sowing bay can also be sent to a rechecking table for rechecking at one time after the sub-sowing bay finishes sub-sowing, namely rechecking according to a delivery order. For example, the sorting containers 1, 2, and 3 are sequentially bound to the sub-distribution grid c, when the current sorting containers 1 and 2 reach the review platform, the sub-distribution grid c is not reviewed, and when all the three sorting containers 1, 2, and 3 bound to the sub-distribution grid c reach the review platform, the delivery order bound to the sub-distribution grid c is reviewed.

And step S103, carrying out ex-warehouse according to the picking containers of the delivery orders which are picked so as to realize planned ex-warehouse.

The ex-warehouse in the embodiment of the invention can be directly delivered, and also can be rechecked and/or packaged before delivery. After the picking containers of the picked delivery orders are obtained, the goods in the picking containers of the delivery orders can be directly delivered. For example, if the delivery order d is sorted to obtain a pick-up container, and the goods in the pick-up container are packaged, for example, the goods stored in the box with the box as the stock unit, the goods in the pick-up container can be directly delivered. Of course, after the picking containers of the picked delivery orders are obtained, the items in the picking container corresponding to each delivery order may be packaged, and then the packaged items are delivered. Furthermore, in order to prevent delivery errors, after the picking container of each picked delivery order is obtained, each delivery order can be rechecked through a rechecking table and then delivered directly or packaged.

According to the method for realizing planned warehouse crossing based on distribution and picking, the articles in the purchase orders are received into the warehouse crossing receiving containers according to the delivery orders, then the articles in the warehouse crossing receiving containers are directly distributed through distribution and picking, the purchased articles can pass through a sorting area of a warehouse and directly enter a warehouse-out link after distribution and picking, the time from receiving to delivering is greatly shortened, the operation efficiency of the warehouse is improved, and meanwhile the occupation of the storage space of the warehouse and the storage cost of the goods are reduced.

Fig. 2 is a schematic flow chart of a method for implementing a planned cross-warehouse based on sorting in an alternative embodiment of the invention. As shown in fig. 2, the main flow of the method for implementing the planned cross-warehouse based on the sorting includes: a pre-library-crossing preparation phase and a planning library-crossing phase.

A preparation stage before library crossing:

(1) the purchase order beats the over-warehouse identity/over-warehouse priority/purchase amount. The purchase amount refers to the total amount of all items that the purchase order needs to purchase. When all the items in the purchase order need to be overstocked, the purchase amount is the total amount of all the items needing to be overstocked; when the purchase order contains both items requiring out-of-stock and items not requiring out-of-stock, the purchase amount is the sum of the number of items requiring out-of-stock and the number of items not requiring out-of-stock. When multiple purchase orders need to cross the warehouse and the priorities of the purchase orders are different, the priority of each purchase order can be marked for subsequent processing.

(2) The delivery order overrides the library identification.

(3) The purchase order with the cross-repository identification and the corresponding shipping order are associated. By correlation, it can be determined that each purchase order serves several shipping orders.

(4) And issuing the purchase order with the cross-library identification and the corresponding delivery order so as to carry out cross-library production according to the information.

A planned cross-library stage:

the main process at this stage comprises: warehousing and pre-inspection, sorting, rechecking, packaging, ex-warehouse and the like. Wherein, links such as rechecking, packaging and the like are optional links. By rechecking, the accuracy of the planned overtime library can be improved. The items after sorting or after review may be directly ex-warehouse, the items being overwrapped (e.g., case inventory items in case stock units). Of course, the items after sorting or after review may also be packed, for example, with the items in bulk, and then the packed items may be shipped.

The main purpose of warehousing pre-inspection is to collect the articles needing warehouse-crossing operation in the purchase order into warehouse-crossing receiving containers and to collect the articles needing warehouse-crossing operation in the purchase order into normal containers to be shelved. The goods received in the goods receiving container are all the goods which need to be processed in the warehouse, and are directly sent to the sorting and sorting link for processing. The articles which are normally put on the shelf need not to be processed beyond the warehouse, and the articles can be processed according to the normal receiving and sorting procedures, which is not described herein again.

The primary purpose of sorting is to sort items received in over-warehouse shipping containers to individual shipping orders. For a specific distribution process, reference may be made to the related description of the foregoing step S102, which is not described herein again.

Fig. 3-7 are schematic diagrams illustrating operational scenarios for sorting in alternative embodiments of the present invention. The following describes an example of a sorting link in a method for implementing a planned cross-warehouse based on sorting according to an embodiment of the present invention with reference to the operation scenarios of fig. 3 to 7.

(1) Setting of the broadcast wall

Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of an operation scenario for setting a distribution wall. Each sorting deck is a sorting wall, and the purpose of the sorting deck is to determine the currently used sorting wall. The number of the transverse rows and the number of the longitudinal columns correspond to the number of rows and the number of columns of the cell in the distribution wall;

(2) binding orders

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of an operational scenario for binding a purchase order and a shipping order. Through the interface shown in FIG. 4, a distribution grid can be tied to a shipping order and corresponding purchase order for subsequent sorting.

Through a query button in the interface, each delivery order which can be bound to the current distribution grid can be unconditionally queried, such as the delivery orders which are not cancelled, not completed by distribution, not reviewed, not bound to the current distribution grid, and the like. When the query result is displayed, the sorting can be performed according to the order of the cross-warehouse priority or the planned delivery time of each delivery order.

After the binding of each sub-broadcasting cell is finished, clicking a (next step) button to prompt that N sub-broadcasting cells are not bound and whether the sorting container is bound continuously or not. If the user selects to continue binding the sorting containers, jumping to the interface shown in fig. 5, and binding the sorting containers for the current distribution grid; otherwise, the interface of fig. 4 (updated interface) is left for the next spot grid binding order.

(3) Binding sorting container

Fig. 5 is a schematic view of an operation scenario of binding sorting containers.

By default, instead of scanning the separate port number, the interface cursor will automatically jump to the container number. If a certain sub-distribution lattice number is scanned, the current interface can be switched to the interface of the binding sorting container with the good corresponding sub-distribution lattice.

Each container number corresponds to a sorting container. By scanning the container number and clicking the [ bind container ] button, the corresponding sorting container can be bound to the current sub-distribution grid, and the interface of the sister-helping sorting container of the next sub-distribution grid is skipped. If a new container number is scanned again before the [ bind container ] button is clicked, the interface prompts whether a new sorting container is bound or not, and judges whether the sorting container can be replaced or not. If the sorting container corresponding to the currently scanned container number is already bound to other distribution grids, the interface can prompt that the currently scanned container number cannot be bound.

And clicking a [ binding result viewing button ] in the interface to locate the current distribution grid and display the sorting container bound by the distribution grid.

After all the sub-broadcasting cell binding containers bound with the list are finished, the interface automatically triggers a button (next step) and jumps to a sub-broadcasting prompt interface shown in fig. 6; otherwise the [ next ] button cannot be triggered.

(6) Sorting by separate spreading

Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of a split-presentation prompt interface, and fig. 7 is a schematic diagram of a split-presentation display interface.

The interface shown in fig. 6 prompts the user for the number of dispenses of the item that need to be dispensed at the current dispensing bay. The number of distribution is modified based on the inventory of the over-the-warehouse shipping containers, etc. If the delivery containers are stocked in boxes across the warehouse, the actual picking number must be an integer multiple of the box gauge.

The items in the current over-the-warehouse receptacle may be placed into the sorting receptacle bound by the current distribution grid by scanning the bar codes of the items in the current over-the-warehouse receptacle. After the warehouse-crossing receiving containers are scanned, whether the whole warehouse-crossing receiving container can be separately distributed to a delivery order or not is judged before the items in the warehouse-crossing receiving containers are separately distributed. If yes, prompting whether to directly go to a rechecking station for rechecking without broadcasting. If the user selects to continue the separate-sowing, whether the separate-sowing is carried out to the current delivery order is prompted, if the user selects to be yes, the whole warehouse-crossing delivery container is directly distributed to the sorting container bound by the current separate-sowing grid without scanning the separate-sowing process of the articles in the warehouse-crossing delivery container.

For the case where the entire over-the-warehouse receptacle is not distributed to a sorting receptacle bound by the current distribution grid. When the bar code of the article is scanned, judging whether other goods receiving containers crossing the warehouse exist the inventory of the article; if yes, judging whether the other goods in the over-warehouse receiving container can be distributed to the current distribution grid. When the other over-warehouse receiving container is integrally distributed to other distribution grids, the items in the other over-warehouse receiving container cannot be distributed to the current distribution grid. If the items in the other warehouse-crossing receiving container can be distributed to the current distribution grid, the interface prompts the quantity of the items which can be distributed to the current distribution grid in the other warehouse-crossing receiving container.

If the sub-distribution strategy is to sub-distribute the items with the corresponding quantity in the over-warehouse receiving containers to the sorting containers bound by the sub-distribution grid, the next sub-distribution grid is skipped after the sub-distribution grid is confirmed to be finished; and the process is circulated until the sub-distribution of all the sub-distribution grids is completed. After one sub-broadcast is finished, the container number in the interface automatically changes to the container number bound by the next sub-broadcast cell, and the cursor is at the bar code.

In some cases, it is also necessary to verify that the item can be dispensed before dispensing. If the current item registration does not match the item level requested in the shipping order, the item that has a different level cannot be distributed. In addition, it is also required to check whether the type of the current article is consistent with the type of the sorting container corresponding to the current distribution grid, and if the former has an over-library mark and the latter does not (for example, a container to be normally placed on a shelf), the current article cannot be placed into the current container.

In the interface shown in fig. 7, if the current distribution grid has an order bound but no container bound, the interface jumps to the operation interface of the bound sort container shown in fig. 5.

For convenience of operation, shortcut operation instructions can be set for each button in the interface in advance. For example, the following shortcut operation instructions are set in advance for the split completion confirmation, the full container confirmation and the one-key full confirmation of a single split slot: # # # SLQR # #, # # MX # # # YJQQR # #.

According to yet another aspect of an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for implementing the method for implementing the planned cross-warehouse based on sorting.

Fig. 8 is a schematic diagram of the main modules of an apparatus for implementing a planned cross-warehouse based on sorting according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 8, an apparatus 800 for implementing a planned cross-warehouse based on sorting according to an embodiment of the present invention includes:

the warehousing pre-inspection module 801 is used for acquiring each delivery order related to the purchase order, and taking the articles in the purchase order into a warehousing receiving container according to each delivery order;

the sorting module 802 is configured to sort the items in the delivery containers across the warehouse to each delivery order by using a sorting wall to obtain the sorted containers of each delivery order after sorting;

the ex-warehouse module 803 is used for ex-warehouse according to the picking containers of each delivery order which is picked, so as to realize the planned ex-warehouse.

and respectively distributing the items with the quantity corresponding to the items in each distribution grid in the warehouse-crossing receiving container to each distribution grid, and then confirming that each distribution grid is finished.

one or more processors;

a storage device for storing one or more programs,

Fig. 9 illustrates an exemplary system architecture 900 of a method for implementing planned cross-banking based on sort orders or an apparatus for implementing planned cross-banking based on sort orders to which embodiments of the present invention may be applied.

As shown in fig. 9, the system architecture 900 may include

end devices

901, 902, 903, a network 904, and a server 905. Network 904 is the medium used to provide communication links between

terminal devices

901, 902, 903 and server 905. Network 904 may include various connection types, such as wired, wireless communication links, or fiber optic cables, to name a few.

A user may use

terminal devices

901, 902, 903 to interact with server 305 over network 904 to receive or send messages and the like. The

terminal devices

901, 902, 903 may have a sorting application installed thereon, by which the user sends information to the server 905, such as a sorting request for sorting the entire over-warehouse shipping container to a shipping order, confirmation information of the completion of the sorting, and review passing information.

The

terminal devices

901, 902, 903 may be various electronic devices having a display screen and supporting web browsing, including but not limited to smart phones, tablet computers, laptop portable computers, desktop computers, and the like.

The server 905 may be a server providing various services, such as a background management server providing support for a sorting application browsed by a user using the

terminal device

901, 902, 903. The background management server may analyze and process the received data such as the sorting request, and feed back the processing result (e.g., information about whether the entire warehouse-crossing receiving container is successfully distributed to a delivery order) to the terminal device.

It should be noted that the method for implementing the planned cross-warehouse based on the sorting goods provided by the embodiment of the present invention is generally executed by the server 905, and accordingly, the device for implementing the planned cross-warehouse based on the sorting goods is generally disposed in the server 905.

It should be understood that the number of terminal devices, networks, and servers in fig. 9 is merely illustrative. There may be any number of terminal devices, networks, and servers, as desired for implementation.

Referring now to FIG. 10, a block diagram of a computer system 1000 suitable for use with a terminal device implementing an embodiment of the invention is shown. The terminal device shown in fig. 10 is only an example, and should not bring any limitation to the functions and the scope of use of the embodiments of the present invention.

As shown in fig. 10, the computer system 1000 includes a Central Processing Unit (CPU)1001 that can perform various appropriate actions and processes according to a program stored in a Read Only Memory (ROM)1002 or a program loaded from a storage section 1008 into a Random Access Memory (RAM) 1003. In the RAM 1003, various programs and data necessary for the operation of the system 1000 are also stored. The CPU 1001, ROM 1002, and RAM 1003 are connected to each other via a bus 1004. An input/output (I/O) interface 1005 is also connected to bus 1004.

The following components are connected to the I/O interface 1005: an input section 1006 including a keyboard, a mouse, and the like; an output section 1007 including a display such as a Cathode Ray Tube (CRT), a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), and the like, and a speaker; a storage portion 1008 including a hard disk and the like; and a communication section 1009 including a network interface card such as a LAN card, a modem, or the like. The communication section 1009 performs communication processing via a network such as the internet. The driver 1010 is also connected to the I/O interface 1005 as necessary. A removable medium 1011 such as a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, a semiconductor memory, or the like is mounted on the drive 1010 as necessary, so that a computer program read out therefrom is mounted into the storage section 1008 as necessary.

In particular, according to the embodiments of the present disclosure, the processes described above with reference to the flowcharts may be implemented as computer software programs. For example, embodiments of the present disclosure include a computer program product comprising a computer program embodied on a computer readable medium, the computer program comprising program code for performing the method illustrated in the flow chart. In such an embodiment, the computer program may be downloaded and installed from a network through the communication part 1009 and/or installed from the removable medium 1011. The computer program executes the above-described functions defined in the system of the present invention when executed by the Central Processing Unit (CPU) 1001.

It should be noted that the computer readable medium shown in the present invention can be a computer readable signal medium or a computer readable storage medium or any combination of the two. A computer readable storage medium may be, for example, but not limited to, an electronic, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic, infrared, or semiconductor system, apparatus, or device, or any combination of the foregoing. More specific examples of the computer readable storage medium may include, but are not limited to: an electrical connection having one or more wires, a portable computer diskette, a hard disk, a Random Access Memory (RAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM or flash memory), an optical fiber, a portable compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM), an optical storage device, a magnetic storage device, or any suitable combination of the foregoing. In the present invention, a computer readable storage medium may be any tangible medium that can contain, or store a program for use by or in connection with an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device. In the present invention, however, a computer readable signal medium may include a propagated data signal with computer readable program code embodied therein, for example, in baseband or as part of a carrier wave. Such a propagated data signal may take many forms, including, but not limited to, electro-magnetic, optical, or any suitable combination thereof. A computer readable signal medium may also be any computer readable medium that is not a computer readable storage medium and that can communicate, propagate, or transport a program for use by or in connection with an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device. Program code embodied on a computer readable medium may be transmitted using any appropriate medium, including but not limited to: wireless, wire, fiber optic cable, RF, etc., or any suitable combination of the foregoing.

The flowchart and block diagrams in the figures illustrate the architecture, functionality, and operation of possible implementations of systems, methods and computer program products according to various embodiments of the present invention. In this regard, each block in the flowchart or block diagrams may represent a module, segment, or portion of code, which comprises one or more executable instructions for implementing the specified logical function(s). It should also be noted that, in some alternative implementations, the functions noted in the block may occur out of the order noted in the figures. For example, two blocks shown in succession may, in fact, be executed substantially concurrently, or the blocks may sometimes be executed in the reverse order, depending upon the functionality involved. It will also be noted that each block of the block diagrams or flowchart illustration, and combinations of blocks in the block diagrams or flowchart illustration, can be implemented by special purpose hardware-based systems which perform the specified functions or acts, or combinations of special purpose hardware and computer instructions.

The modules described in the embodiments of the present invention may be implemented by software or hardware. The described modules may also be provided in a processor, which may be described as: a processor comprising: the warehousing pre-inspection module is used for acquiring each delivery order related to the purchase order and receiving the goods in the purchase order into a warehousing receiving container according to each delivery order; the distribution sorting module is used for sorting the articles in the delivery containers beyond the warehouse to each delivery order by using a distribution wall to distribute and sort the articles to obtain the sorting containers of each delivery order after the sorting is finished; and the ex-warehouse module is used for delivering goods according to the goods picking containers of each delivery order which finishes goods picking so as to realize planned ex-warehouse. Where the names of these modules do not in some cases constitute a limitation of the modules themselves, for example, the warehousing preview module may also be described as a "module for shipping according to the pick containers of each shipping order for which picking is complete".

As another aspect, the present invention also provides a computer-readable medium that may be contained in the apparatus described in the above embodiments; or may be separate and not incorporated into the device. The computer readable medium carries one or more programs which, when executed by a device, cause the device to comprise: acquiring each delivery order related to the purchase order, and taking the goods in the purchase order into a cross-warehouse receiving container according to each delivery order; sorting the articles in the delivery containers to each delivery order by using a sorting wall to sort the articles in the delivery containers to obtain the sorting containers of each delivery order after sorting; and delivering according to the picking containers of the picking orders which are finished so as to realize the planned cross warehouse.

According to the technical scheme of the embodiment of the invention, the articles in the purchase order are received into the warehouse-crossing receiving container according to each delivery order, and then the articles in the warehouse-crossing receiving container are directly distributed through distributing and sorting, so that the purchased articles can pass through the sorting area of the warehouse and directly enter the delivery link after being distributed and sorted, the time from receiving to delivering is greatly reduced, the operation efficiency of the warehouse is improved, and the occupation of the storage space of the warehouse and the storage cost of the goods are reduced.

The above-described embodiments should not be construed as limiting the scope of the invention. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications, combinations, sub-combinations, and substitutions can occur, depending on design requirements and other factors. Any modification, equivalent replacement, and improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A method for achieving planned cross-warehouse based on sorting is characterized by comprising the following steps:

2. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the items in the purchase order into the cross-warehouse shipping container according to each shipping order comprises:

3. The method of claim 2, wherein prior to receiving the item in the purchase order corresponding to the predicted cross-warehouse volume into the cross-warehouse shipping container, further comprising:

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the distribution wall includes a plurality of distribution cells; using a distribution wall to distribute items in over-warehouse receiving containers to respective delivery orders, comprising:

5. The method of claim 4, wherein after sorting the corresponding quantity of items in the over-warehouse receptacle into sorting receptacles bound by respective sorting bays, further comprising:

6. The method of claim 4, wherein prior to sequentially dispensing each item in the over-warehouse shipping containers, further comprising:

7. The method of claim 4, wherein prior to sequentially dispensing each item in the over-warehouse shipping containers, further comprising: and confirming that the grade of the item of the over-warehouse receiving container is the same as the grade of the corresponding item in the delivery order corresponding to the current distribution grid.

8. The method of claim 4, wherein the step of sorting the corresponding quantity of items in the over-warehouse receptacle into sorting receptacles bound by respective sorting bays comprises:

9. An apparatus for achieving planned cross-warehouse based on sorting, comprising:

10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the warehousing preview module receives items in the purchase order into the warehousing receiving container according to the respective delivery order, comprising:

11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the warehousing pre-inspection module is further to: before the goods corresponding to the predicted warehouse-crossing amount in the purchase order are received into the warehouse-crossing receiving containers, the number of the warehouse-crossing receiving containers is determined according to the predicted warehouse-crossing amount of the goods to be subjected to warehouse crossing and the capacity of each warehouse-crossing receiving container.

12. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the distribution wall comprises a plurality of distribution bays; the distribution sorting module distributes the items in the over-warehouse receiving containers to the various delivery orders by using distribution wall distribution sorting, and comprises the following steps:

13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the distribution sort module, after distributing the corresponding quantity of items in the over-warehouse receptacle into the sorting receptacles bound by each distribution bay, is further configured to:

14. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the triage sorting module, prior to triaging each item in the over-the-warehouse receiving container in turn, is further configured to:

15. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the triage sorting module, prior to triaging each item in the over-the-warehouse receiving container in turn, is further configured to: and confirming that the grade of the item of the over-warehouse receiving container is the same as the grade of the corresponding item in the delivery order corresponding to the current distribution grid.

16. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the distribution sort module distributes the corresponding quantity of items from the over-warehouse receptacle to the sort containers bound by each distribution bay, comprising:

17. An electronic device for implementing programmatic cross-warehouse based on sorting, comprising:

one or more processors;

a storage device for storing one or more programs,

when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to implement the method of any one of claims 1-8.

18. A computer-readable medium, on which a computer program is stored, which, when being executed by a processor, carries out the method according to any one of claims 1-8.