JP2004091088A - Delivery management system and delivery managing method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a delivery management system and a delivery managing method capable of efficiently acceptance-inspecting and delivering commodities by verifying the number of commodities in a package box obtained by detecting a RFI tag inside the package box without unpacking. <P>SOLUTION: Delivery is confirmed by reading a SCM label attached to the package box and the RFI tag inside the package box with a scanner 5, and a delivery processing unit 19 confirms whether the number of the commodities read from the SCM label coincides with the number of the detected RFI tag or not, and confirms whether a data read out from the SCM label and the RFI tag matches with a delivery specification or not. When the number of the commodities read from the SCM label and the number of the detected RFI tag are different from each other and when the data read from the SCM label and the RFI tag and the delivery specification do no match, the generation of error is informed to a worker. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a delivery management system and a delivery management method for managing the delivery of a packaging box containing a product, and more particularly to a delivery management system for managing the delivery of a packaging box containing a product to which an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tag is attached. The present invention relates to a system and a delivery management method.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In recent years, RFID tags that can be detected in a non-contact manner have been increasingly used for physical distribution of goods because of their features of being easily miniaturized, capable of coping with a small mounting space, and having a large storage data capacity. By attaching a label-shaped or coin-shaped RFID tag to a product, the RFID tag can be detected in a state where the product is stored in the packing box and the product in the packing box can be confirmed, thereby improving the distribution efficiency. be able to.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the related art, when detecting an RFID tag in a packaging box, even if the RFID tag has an anti-collision (anti-collision function), especially when the RFID tags overlap in the packaging box, all of the RFID tags in the packaging box are detected. There is no compensation to detect the number of products in the packing box, and it may not be possible to accurately detect the number of products in the packing box. There is a problem that the acceptance of the product becomes complicated.
[0004]
The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and an object thereof is to verify the number of products in a packaging box obtained by detecting an RFID tag in the packaging box without unpacking. It is another object of the present invention to provide a delivery management system and a delivery management method that can efficiently perform product acceptance.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention has the following configurations in order to solve the above problems.
The gist of the invention according to claim 1 is a delivery management system that manages delivery of a packaging box containing a product to which an RFID tag is attached, wherein the shipping specification specifies the type and number of the products to be stored in the packaging box. Shipping means storing means for storing the packing information including information on the number of products to be stored in the packing box for notation on the packing box, based on the shipping details, and printing means for printing the packing information, which is written on the packing box. A scanner that reads the number of products to be stored in the packing box from the packing information, and detects the number of RFID tags in the packing box from outside the packing box, and stores the number of RFID tags in the packing box read from the packing information. Number confirmation means for confirming whether the number of commodities is equal to the number of RFID tags in the packaging box, and confirmation result notifying means for reporting the result of the confirmation by the number confirmation means It consists in the delivery management system characterized by comprising.
The gist of the invention according to claim 2 is that the number of merchandise stored in the packing box read from the packing information by the number checking means is equal to the number of RFID tags in the packing box. In this case, there is provided a delivery management system according to claim 1, further comprising a pre-shipping statement transmitting means for transmitting the shipping statement as a pre-shipping statement to a delivery destination.
The gist of the invention according to claim 3 is a delivery management system for managing delivery of a packaging box containing a product to which an RFID tag is attached, wherein the product is written on the packaging box and stored in the packaging box. A scanner that reads the number of products to be stored in the packing box from the packing information containing the number information and detects the number of RFID tags in the packing box from outside the packing box, and is read from the packing information. A number confirming means for confirming whether or not the number of commodities stored in the packing box and the number of RFID tags in the packing box are the same; and a confirmation result notifying means for reporting a result of the confirmation by the number confirming means. And a delivery management system.
The gist of the invention according to claim 4 is a delivery management method for managing the delivery of a packaging box containing a product to which an RFID tag is attached, wherein the shipping type designating the type and number of products to be stored in the packaging box. A packing information including information on the number of articles to be stored in the packing box for storing the packing list is displayed based on the shipping specification, and the packing information is printed from the packing information written on the packing box. The number of commodities stored in the box is read, the number of RFID tags in the packaging box is detected from outside the packaging box, and the number of commodities stored in the packaging box read from the packaging information and the RFID tag in the packaging box are read. And confirming whether or not the number is the same, and notifying the result of the confirmation.
Further, the gist of the invention according to claim 5 is that, when it is confirmed that the number of products to be stored in the packaging box read from the packaging information is equal to the number of RFID tags in the packaging box, The delivery management method according to claim 4, wherein the shipping details are transmitted to a delivery destination as advance shipping details.
[0006]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
[0007]
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing a system configuration of an embodiment of a delivery management system according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a shipping management device shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an order receiving terminal shown in FIG.
[0008]
In the present embodiment, referring to FIG. 1, a shipping management device 1 arranged at a shipping source of goods, a distribution center terminal 2 arranged at a distribution center for delivering packed goods, An order receiving terminal 3 arranged at an order receiving destination to which a product is delivered, a shipping management device 1, a distribution center terminal 2, and a network 4 such as the Internet connecting the order receiving terminal 3, a shipping managing device 1, a distribution center terminal. 2 and a scanner 5 connected to the order receiving terminal 3, respectively, and manages the delivery from the shipping source to the order receiving end of the packing box storing the product to which the RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tag is attached.
[0009]
The shipment management device 1 is an information processing device that operates under program control such as a personal computer. Referring to FIG. 2, the shipment management device 1 transmits order data received from the order receiving terminal 3 via the network 4 to an order data receiving unit 11, A product data storage unit 12 in which product data is stored, a packing processing unit 13 for creating a shipping specification based on the order data and the product data received by the order data receiving unit 11, an input unit 14 such as a keyboard, An SCM label creating unit 15 for creating SCM (Shipping Container Marking) label data to be attached to a packing box based on the packing data created by the packing processing unit 13, and an SCM label data created by the SCM label creating unit 15. A printer 16 for printing an SCM label based on the And the shipping details stored in the shipping details storage unit 17 are stored in the shipping details storage unit 17 as advance shipping details (hereinafter referred to as ASN: Advanced Shipping Notice). ASN transmitting unit 18 for transmitting the information via the network 4 and the type and the number of the products in the packing box obtained by detecting the RFID tag and the SCM label attached to the products by the scanner 5, and storing the shipping details. And a shipping processing unit 19 for confirming based on the shipping details stored in the unit 17.
[0010]
The order data receiving unit 11 has a function of communicating with the order receiving terminal 3 via the network 4, and receives order data from the order receiving terminal 3 via the network 4. Examples of the order data from the order receiving terminal 3 include the name of the ordering party, the address of the ordering party, the type and the number of the products to be ordered, and the like.
[0011]
The product data storage unit 12 is a storage unit such as a hard disk, and stores product data such as a product name, a price, and a product size for each product type, and stores size information of a packing box for packing the product. Have been.
[0012]
The packing processing unit 13 searches for the product size and the packing box size stored in the product data storage unit 12 based on the order data received by the order data receiving unit 11, and determines the number of packing boxes and each packing box. Decide the products to be stored in the box, and create shipping details for each packing box. The created shipping details include information such as a shipping number determined for each packing box, a destination address, and the type and number of packed goods (in the packing box).
[0013]
The SCM label creation unit 15 creates SCM label data for printing an SCM label to be attached to a packaging box for each packaging box based on the shipping details created by the packaging processing unit 13. The created SCM label data includes packing information such as a shipping number, a destination address, and the type and number of products in the packaging box. At least the shipping number and the number of products in the packaging box are information that can be read by the scanner 5, For example, it is created as data for a barcode or a two-dimensional barcode. In the present embodiment, the packing information created by the SCM label creating unit 15 is configured to be printed as an SCM label attached to the packing box by the printer 16, but the packing information is written on the packing box. In this case, a normal label may be used, or the packaging information may be printed directly on the surface of the packaging box.
[0014]
The shipping details storage unit 17 is a storage unit such as a hard disk, and stores the shipping details created by the packing processing unit 13.
[0015]
The ASN transmitting unit 18 transmits the shipping details stored in the shipping details storage unit 17 to the distribution center terminal 2 via the network 4 as the ASN when the shipping confirmation of the packing box storing the product is completed. The shipment confirmation is a check as to whether or not the ordered product is correctly packed. Specifically, the scanner 5 reads the SCM label and the RFID tag attached to the product, and matches the A check is made to see if they exist.
[0016]
The shipping processing unit 19 includes a number confirmation function for confirming whether the number of products read from the packaging information printed on the SCM label by the scanner 5 and the number of RFID tags detected by the scanner 5 are the same, The scanner 5 has a shipment confirmation function for confirming whether data read from the SCM label and the RFID tag by the scanner 5 and the shipment details stored in the shipment details storage unit 17 are compatible.
[0017]
The distribution center terminal 2 is an information processing device that operates under program control such as a personal computer. The distribution center terminal 2 receives the ASN from the shipping management device 1 via the network 4 and stores it. A function of transmitting a corresponding ASN to the order-receiving terminal 3 via the network 4.
[0018]
The order-receiving terminal 3 is an information processing device that operates under program control such as a personal computer. Referring to FIG. 3, an input unit 31 such as a keyboard, and order data for creating order data in response to an input from the input unit 31. A storing unit 32, an order data transmitting unit 33 that transmits the order data generated by the order data generating unit 32 to the shipping management device 1 via the network 4, and an order data generated by the order data generating unit 32. Order data storage unit 34, an ASN receiving unit 35 for receiving the ASN sent from the distribution center terminal 2 via the network 4, and an ASN storage unit for storing the ASN received by the ASN receiving unit 35 36, the ASN, order data, and the type and number of products in the packaging box obtained from the RFID tag and the SCM label. Based consisting acceptance processing unit 37 for the check.
[0019]
The acceptance processing unit 37 determines the number of products read by the scanner 5 from the SCM label attached to the received packing box, and the RFID tag attached to the product in the packing box detected by the scanner 5. A number confirmation function for confirming whether or not the numbers are the same, and an acceptance confirmation function for confirming whether or not the data read from the SCM label and the RFID tag by the scanner 5 matches the ASN and the order data. Having.
[0020]
The scanner 5 has a function of reading a barcode or a two-dimensional barcode described on an SCM label attached to a packaging box, and a function of reading data of an RFID tag attached to a product in the packaging box.
[0021]
Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. FIG. 4 is a chart showing the operation of the embodiment of the delivery management system according to the present invention, and FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the operation of the embodiment of the delivery management system according to the present invention. .
[0022]
First, when the orderer inputs a product to be ordered from the input unit 31 of the order receiving terminal 3, the order data created by the order data creation unit 32 is added to the information of the product to which the order name and order address are registered in advance. Is created, and the created order data is transmitted to the shipping management apparatus 1 via the network 4 by the order data transmitting unit 33 (step A1).
[0023]
The ordering data from the order receiving terminal 3 is received by the ordering data receiving unit 11 of the shipping management device 1, and the packing processing unit 13 creates a shipping statement based on the received ordering data (step A2). The shipped shipping details are stored in the product data storage unit 12. The packing processing unit 13 searches the product size and the size of the packing box stored in the product data storage unit 12 based on the received order data, and determines the number of packing boxes and the goods to be stored in each packing box. Then, a shipping specification including information such as a shipping number determined for each packing box, a destination address, and the type and number of products stored in the packing box is created for each packing box. Note that the shipping details can also be created and corrected by input from the input unit 14.
[0024]
Next, the SCM label creating unit 15 creates SCM label data including packing information for printing an SCM label to be attached to the packing box based on the shipping details created by the packing processing unit 13 for each packing box. The printer 16 prints an SCM label for each packing box (step A3). As shown in FIG. 5, when the number of products stored in the packing box is two (2) products and three (3) products, the number of products stored in the bar code of the SCM label is five. Information indicating the presence is added. An address such as a shipping number, a destination name, and a destination address is printed on the print area of the SCM label, and the barcode includes at least information indicating the shipping number.
[0025]
Next, the worker stores and seals the product in the packing box based on the shipping details, and affixes the printed SCM label to the packing box. It is assumed that an RFID tag in which merchandise information such as a merchandise name and a price is stored is attached to the merchandise in advance.
[0026]
Next, the packing box storing the goods is delivered to a distribution center after confirmation of shipment. The shipment is confirmed by reading the SCM label attached to the packing box by the scanner 5 and the RFID tag in the packing box. The shipping processing unit 19 checks the number of products read from the SCM label and the detected RFID. Confirmation is made as to whether or not the number of tags is the same, and whether or not data read from the SCM label and the RFID tag conforms to the shipping specification (step A4). Note that the SCM label and the RFID tag are compared with the shipping details based on the shipping number.
[0027]
When the number of products read from the SCM label is different from the number of detected RFID tags, the shipping processing unit 19 displays an error on a display device such as a display (not shown) and notifies the worker of the difference in the number. If an error is notified and the data read from the SCM label and the RFID tag do not match the shipping details, an error is displayed on a display device such as a display (not shown) to notify the operator of a product difference error. I do. The worker who has been notified of the error of the difference in the number of products or the error of the difference in the product will re-read the RFID tag by the scanner 5 or unpack the package and visually check the product.
[0028]
The shipping processing unit 19 is not shown if the number of products read from the SCM label is the same as the number of detected RFID tags, and if the data read from the SCM label and the RFID tag matches the shipping details. A display device such as a display is notified that the shipment has been confirmed, an ASN transmission unit 18 is instructed to transmit the ASN, and the shipment details stored in the shipment detail storage unit 17 by the ASN transmission unit 18 are used as the ASN. The package is transmitted to the distribution center terminal 2 via the network 4 (step A5), and the packing box whose shipment has been confirmed is sent to the distribution center.
[0029]
In the distribution center, the delivered packing boxes are sorted for each destination and delivered to the destination, that is, the order receiving party. Upon delivery to the supplier, the scanner 5 reads the SCM label to detect the shipping number (step A6), and the distribution center terminal 2 reads the SCM label from the ASN received from the shipping management device 1 The ASN having the same shipping number as is sent to the order receiving terminal 3 (step A7). The distribution center terminal 2 may also perform the shipment confirmation performed by the shipment management device 1.
[0030]
The order receiving terminal that has received the packing box reads the SCM label and the RFID tag with the scanner 5, and the order receiving terminal 3 confirms the acceptance (step A8). That is, the acceptance processing unit 37 of the order receiving terminal 3 determines the number of products read from the SCM label attached to the received packing box and the RFID attached to the detected product in the packing box. It is checked whether the number of tags is the same, and whether the data read from the SCM label and the RFID tag matches the ASN and the order data. The SCM label and the RFID tag are compared with the ASN and the order data based on the shipping number.
[0031]
The acceptance processing unit 37 determines that the number of products read from the SCM label attached to the received packaging box is different from the number of RFID tags attached to the products in the detected packaging box. If there is, an error is displayed on a display device such as a display (not shown) to notify the error of the number difference, and if the data read from the SCM label and the RFID tag does not match the ASN and the order data, An error display or the like is performed on a display device such as a display (not shown) to notify a product difference error. The worker who has been notified of the error of the difference in the number of products or the error of the difference in products will re-read by the scanner 5 or unpack the package and visually check the products.
[0032]
The acceptance processing unit 37 determines that the number of products read from the SCM label attached to the received packing box is the same as the number of RFID tags attached to the detected products in the packing box. If there is a match between the data read from the SCM label and the RFID tag and the ASN and the order data, a notification is sent to a display device such as a display (not shown) indicating that the acceptance has been confirmed.
[0033]
As described above, according to the present embodiment, by adding information indicating the number of peripheral articles to be stored in the SCM label to be attached to the packaging box, detection of the RFID tag in the packaging box without unpacking is performed. Thus, it is possible to verify the number of products in the packing box obtained by the above, and it is possible to efficiently perform the inspection of the products.
[0034]
In the present embodiment, the total number of items in the packing box is checked in the shipping check and the acceptance check. However, the SCM label is configured to add information on the number of each product type to the SCM label. It may be configured to check the number every time.
[0035]
Further, in the present embodiment, an example in which the shipping box is delivered from the shipping source to the order receiving party via the distribution center has been described. In this case, the ASN may be directly transmitted from the shipping management device 1 to the order receiving terminal 3.
[0036]
It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and it is clear that each embodiment can be appropriately modified within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention. Further, the number, position, shape, and the like of the constituent members are not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be set to numbers, positions, shapes, and the like suitable for carrying out the present invention. In the drawings, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals.
[0037]
【The invention's effect】
The delivery management system and delivery management method of the present invention can be obtained by detecting the RFID tag in the packing box without unpacking by adding information indicating the number of products to be stored in the SCM label attached to the packing box. It is possible to verify the number of commodities in the packed box, and it is possible to efficiently carry out acceptance of commodities.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing a system configuration of an embodiment of a delivery management system according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a shipping management device shown in FIG.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an order receiving terminal shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a chart showing the operation of the embodiment of the delivery management system according to the present invention.
FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an operation of the embodiment of the delivery management system according to the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 shipping management device 11 order data receiving unit 12 product data storage unit 13 packing processing unit 14 input unit 15 SCM label creation unit 16 printer 17 shipping detail storage unit 18 ASN transmission unit 19 shipping processing unit 2 distribution center terminal 3 order receiving terminal 31 Input unit 32 Order data creation unit 33 Order data transmission unit 34 Order data storage unit 35 ASN receiving unit 36 ASN storage unit 37 Inspection processing unit 4 Network 5 Scanner

Claims (5)

A delivery management system that manages delivery of a packaging box containing a product to which an RFID tag is attached,
Shipping details storage means for storing shipping details specifying a product type and the number of products to be stored in the packing box;
Printing means for printing packing information including information on the number of products to be stored in the packing box for notation on the packing box based on the shipping details,
A scanner that reads the number of products to be stored in the packaging box from the packaging information written on the packaging box and detects the number of RFID tags in the packaging box from outside the packaging box,
Number confirmation means for confirming whether or not the number of commodities stored in the packaging box read from the packaging information and the number of RFID tags in the packaging box are the same,
A delivery result notifying means for notifying the result of the check by the number checking means. If it is confirmed by the number confirmation means that the number of articles stored in the packaging box read from the packaging information and the number of RFID tags in the packaging box are the same, the shipment details are pre-shipment details. 2. The delivery management system according to claim 1, further comprising: a pre-shipment statement transmission unit for transmitting the delivery information to a delivery destination. A delivery management system that manages delivery of a packaging box containing a product to which an RFID tag is attached,
The number of products to be stored in the packing box is read from packing information that is written on the packing box and includes information on the number of products to be stored in the packing box, and the number of RFID tags in the packing box is determined by the packing box. A scanner to detect from outside,
Number confirmation means for confirming whether or not the number of products stored in the packaging box read from the packaging information and the number of RFID tags in the packaging box are the same,
A delivery result notifying means for notifying the result of the check by the number checking means. A delivery management method for managing delivery of a packaging box containing a product to which an RFID tag is attached,
Store shipping details specifying the product type and quantity to be stored in the packing box,
Printing packaging information including information on the number of products to be stored in the packaging box for notation in the packaging box based on the shipping details,
Read the number of products to be stored in the packing box from the packing information written on the packing box,
Detecting the number of RFID tags in the packing box from outside the packing box,
Checking whether the number of products stored in the packing box read from the packing information and the number of RFID tags in the packing box are the same,
A delivery management method, wherein the result of the confirmation is reported. When it is confirmed that the number of items to be stored in the packing box read from the packing information is the same as the number of RFID tags in the packing box, the shipping details are transmitted to a delivery destination as advance shipping details. 5. The delivery management method according to claim 4, wherein:

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