KR20080107930A - Method and system for managing warehousing and taking product out of warehouse - Google Patents

Abstract

A method and a system for managing warehousing and taking a product out of a warehouse are provided to improve efficiency for which a product is taken out of a warehouse and improve efficiency of managing the warehouse and distribution. Product tag information and stacked structure tag information are received and transmitted(S200). Product information/stacked information are generated and transmitted at a predetermined time period or a request of a managing server(S230). The managing server receives and stores the product information(S240), and compares the product information with product information previously stored to check products which are taken out/in(S250), thereby updating a product stock list(S260).

Description

Method and system for managing warehousing and taking product out of warehouse}

1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a warehouse management system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a flow chart illustrating a goods receipt and exit management method according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a diagram illustrating an example of product information stored in a management server according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention relates to a warehouse management method and system, and more particularly, to a warehouse management method and system of a goods loading unit using the EPGglobal network.

In general, the goods sold to consumers are moved from the manufacturer to the warehouse of the distribution center, from the warehouse of the distribution center to the warehouse of the intermediate wholesaler, and delivered from the warehouse of the intermediate wholesaler to the retailer.

However, in the case of goods entering and exiting in this process, it is impossible to grasp the location and inventory of the unit separately, so that the goods received in the warehouse are often released first. That is, the first received goods are still loaded inside the warehouse, and the most recently received goods are first released at the convenience of the product manager.

In particular, in the case of a product such as food, the expiration date has elapsed while being loaded in a warehouse, and is disposed of as it is, causing a problem of causing huge losses in socio-economics.

In addition, even if the product does not have a shelf life, such as food, if the first-in, first-out is not made, there is a problem that can not properly grasp the life cycle of each product.

The technical problem to be achieved by the present invention is to provide a product input and output management method and system capable of realizing the first and last selection of goods by making it easy to grasp the location and inventory of goods.

In and out of the warehouse management system of the present invention for achieving the above-described technical problem, the product tag information and the loading structure tag information received from the radio recognition tag installed on the goods and the loading structure loaded goods, respectively, the received product tag information and the loading structure A reader for transmitting tag information; Receives and stores product tag information and loading structure tag information, and uses the product tag information and loading structure tag information to store product identification information, loading structure identification information, and loading time information indicating the time when the product is loaded on the loading structure. An EPCIS server for generating and transmitting product information including; And receiving and storing product information, comparing the product information with previously stored product information, inspecting goods received and released, and updating the product inventory list, and when a release command for a specific product is input from an administrator, It includes a management server for searching the product information with the fastest loading time among the product information stored therein, and transmits the retrieved product information to the user terminal of the person in charge of the release of the product.

In addition, the above-described EPCIS server generates and transmits product information including product identification information, loading structure identification information, and manufacturing time information of the product using the product tag information, the loading structure tag information, and the management server from the administrator When a release command for a specific product is input, the product information having the fastest manufacturing time may be searched among the product information stored therein, and the retrieved product information may be transmitted to a user terminal of a person in charge of the product release.

In addition, the above-described EPCIS server generates and transmits the product information to include the product tag information, the loading structure tag information, and the loading time information, the above-described product tag information includes the identification information and manufacturing time information of the product, and management The server may search for the product information having the fastest manufacturing time or loading time of the product, according to the manager's selection, and transmit the retrieved product information to the user terminal in charge of shipping the product.

On the other hand, according to the present invention, the warehouse management method of the present invention, (a) the reader receives the goods tag information and the loading structure tag information from the radio recognition tag installed on the goods and the loading structure loaded goods, respectively, Transmitting the commodity tag information and the loading structure tag information; (b) The EPCIS server receives and stores the product tag information and the loading structure tag information, and uses the product tag information and the loading structure tag information to identify the product identification information, the loading structure identification information, and the time when the product is loaded on the loading structure. Generating and transmitting commodity information including loading time information indicating a; (c) the management server receiving and storing the product information, comparing the product information with previously stored product information, and examining the received and released goods to update the product inventory list; And (d) when a release command for a specific product is input from the administrator to the management server, the management server searches for the product information having the fastest loading time among the product information stored therein, and manages the product information retrieved from the manager. And transmitting to the user terminal of the person in charge.

In addition, in step (b), the EPCIS server generates and transmits product information including product identification information, loading structure identification information, and manufacturing time information of the product by using the product tag information and the loading structure tag information. In the above-described step (d), when a release command for a specific product is input from the administrator, the management server searches for the product information having the fastest manufacturing time among the product information stored therein, and retrieves the retrieved product information from the product. It can be transmitted to the user terminal of the person in charge.

In addition, in step (b), the EPCIS server generates and transmits product information to include product tag information, loading structure tag information, and loading time information, and the product tag information may include identification information and manufacturing time of the product. In the above-described step (d), the management server searches for the product information having the fastest manufacturing time or loading time of the product according to the manager's selection, and the user terminal responsible for the release of the product. Can be sent to.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Prior to the description, the terms used below are summarized. The product tag information includes product identification information such as a unique code of the product, manufacturer information of the product, and manufacturing time information of the product.

The loading structure tag information includes identification information of the loading structure, and when the loading structure is composed of a plurality of areas, the loading structure tag information includes the loading structure identification information and identification information of each area. In addition, the identification information of each loading structure may include an identification code and location information.

The product information includes product identification information, loading structure identification information, and loading time information. Also, the product information may include product tag information, loading structure tag information, and loading time information. In this case, the product information may include product identification information, product manufacturer information, product manufacturing time information, and loading structure identification information. , And loading time information.

The loading information includes loading structure identification information (which may include area identification information of the loading structure), product identification information of goods loaded on the loading structure, and loading time information. In addition, the loading information may include loading structure identification information (which may include area identification information of the loading structure), product tag information of goods loaded on the loading structure, and loading time information.

1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a warehouse management system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Referring to Figure 1, the warehouse management system of the present invention, the product 20, the wireless recognition tag 22 (RFID Tag) is installed, the goods loading structure 10, the reader 30, the middleware is installed the wireless recognition tag 12 Device 40, EPCIS server 50, and management server 60.

First, the goods loading structure 10 is a structure 10 that can load the goods 20 therein, the configuration is not limited. For example, the goods loading structure 10 may be implemented as a rack used to store the goods 20 in a certain area such as a pallet, a warehouse, and a warehouse, in which the goods 20 are transported. have.

In addition, the goods loading structure 10 is provided with a radio recognition tag 12 including identification information of the goods loading structure 10, the radio recognition tag 12 may be installed one per loading structure 10, When the loading structure 10 is composed of a plurality of areas for loading goods 20, one radio recognition tag 12 may be installed in each area, and the radio recognition tag 12 installed in each area may be wireless. Includes the area information of the loading structure 10 and the loading structure 10, the recognition tag is installed.

The commodity 20 is provided with a radio recognition tag 22 including information related to the commodity 20. The information related to the product 20 may simply include only the identification information of the product, and may further include information such as time information indicating the date of manufacture of the product 20 and manufacturer information.

The reader 30 transmits a radio frequency signal of a predetermined frequency band to the radio frequency identification tags 12 and 22 attached to the merchandise loading structure 10 and the merchandise 20, and the radio recognition tags 12 and 22. Tag information is received from the wired or wirelessly transmitted to the middleware device 40. The reader 30 of the present invention may be implemented to receive wireless identification tag information by simultaneously scanning the entire predetermined area, but in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the reader 30 is implemented as a portable reader 30 so as to be carried by a user. The tagged information may be implemented to wirelessly transmit to the middleware device 40.

The middleware device 40 receives the tag information recognized by the reader 30 through wired or wireless communication, and transmits the received tag recognition information to the EPCIS server 50 through a wired or wireless communication network. The middleware device 40 may be implemented in software on a user computer connected to the reader 30, or may be integrated into the reader 30. Therefore, when the middleware device 40 is implemented in the reader 30, a separate middleware device 40 configuration may be omitted.

The EPCIS server 50 stores the radio recognition tag information collected from each middleware device 40 or from each reader 30 according to the EPC Global communication standard, and identifies the goods using the product tag information and the loading structure tag information. Generates product information including information, loading structure identification information, and loading time information indicating a time at which the goods are loaded on the loading structure 10, and when there is a request for transmission of the goods information from the management server 60, or The product information is transmitted to the management server 60 at a time period.

In addition, the EPCIS server 50 may generate and transmit product information including product tag information, loading structure tag information, and loading time information to the management server 60. In this case, the product information may include identification information of the product, Manufacturer information of the product, manufacturing time information of the product, loading structure identification information, and loading time information.

In addition, the EPCIS server 50 may include loading structure identification information (which may include area identification information of the loading structure 10), product identification information of goods 20 loaded on the loading structure 10, and loading time information. It is also possible to generate the loading information to include and transmit to the management server (60).

In addition, in another embodiment of the present invention, the EPCIS server 50 may include the loading structure tag information (which may include area identification information of the loading structure 10) and the goods of the goods 20 loaded on the loading structure 10. Loading information including tag information and loading time information may be generated and transmitted to the management server 60.

The management server 60 performs goods receipt and exit management of goods using goods information and / or load information received from the EPCIS server 50, grasps the current stock quantity of goods 20, and sets a goods release instruction. Transmit to user terminal through communication network.

Specifically, the management server 60 receives the product information and / or loading information from the EPCIS server 50, compares the product information received from the EPCIS server 50 with the product information stored in the existing internal database Investigate newly received goods, and check out released goods.

When the newly received goods and the released goods are examined, the current inventory of the currently held goods is updated based on the investigated information.

In addition, when the management server 60 receives a release command from the administrator, the internal database is searched to search the internal database to search for the products having the fastest loading time among the release ordered goods, and retrieve the goods with the release command. Transmit to the user terminal of the user in charge. At this time, as described above, the product information includes the identification information of the goods 20 and the identification information of the loading structure 10 of the goods 20.

2 is a flow chart illustrating a goods receipt and exit management method according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 2, the method for managing the entry and exit of the present invention is described below. First, after the goods 20 are newly received and loaded on the goods loading structure 10, the user loads the goods using the portable reader 30. The 10 and the goods 20 loaded on the goods loading structure 10 are scanned, and the wireless recognition tag information attached to the load structure 10 and the goods 20 is received, and the received information is the middleware device 40. Transmit (S200).

In operation S200, the tag information installed in the product 20 and the tag information installed in the product loading structure 10 may be connected to each other and transmitted to the EPCIS server 50 through the middleware device 40. In one unit of the goods loading structure 10 performs a radio recognition tag scanning of the goods loading structure 10 and goods 20 to transmit to the middleware device 40. In addition, when the goods loading structure 10 is composed of a plurality of loading areas, scanning is performed in units of each loading area.

The middleware device 40 receives wireless recognition tag information of the goods loading structure 10 received from the reader 30 and the goods 20 loaded on the goods loading structure 10 from the reader 30 to perform wired or wireless communication. The method transmits to the EPCIS server 50 (S210). As described above, when the middleware device 40 is configured to be integrated into the reader 30, wireless identification tag information may be directly transmitted from the reader 30 to the EPCIS server 50, in which case, step S210. May be omitted.

The EPCIS server 50 stores the radio recognition tag information received from the middleware device 40 or the reader 30 (S220). In step S220, the EPCIS server 50 uses the received wireless identification tag information to provide product information including product identification information for each product, identification information of a product loading structure on which the corresponding product is loaded, and loading time information. It is desirable to create and store.

In addition, in step 200, the EPCIS server 50 uses the received radio recognition tag information, and for each of the stacked structures 10, the stacked structure identification information and a plurality of products 20 loaded on the corresponding stacked structure 10. Each product identification information and loading time information (e.g., including the goods 20 loading structure identification information, goods 1 identification information and loading time information, goods 2 identification information and loading time information, etc.) It is also possible to generate and store loading information.

In addition, the EPCIS server 50 receives a transmission request for product information and / or loading information from the management server 60, or transmits the above-described product information / loading information to the management server 60 at a predetermined time period (S230) ).

The management server 60 receives the product information and / or loading information from the EPCIS server 50 at a predetermined time period or by their request, and stores the received information in the internal database (S240).

In addition, the management server 60 compares the currently received product information and / or loading information with the previously stored product information / loading information to investigate the newly received goods 20 and shipped goods 20 (S250) Based on the surveyed information, the current product inventory is updated (S260).

On the other hand, the management server 60 checks whether a product release command for a specific product 20 is input from the administrator, and if no release command is input, proceeds to step S240 described above, and step S240 described above. From step S260 to repeat, if a product release command is input, the process proceeds to step S280 described later (S270).

When a product release command for a specific product 20 is input from the manager in step S270, the management server 60 examines an internal database and loads a product loading time among the products 20 that the administrator commands to release. The fastest product 20 is searched for (S280).

When the product 20 with the fastest loading time is found, the management server 60 transmits the product information of the found product 20 to the user terminal of the person in charge of the release, and instructs the release of the corresponding product 20 (S290). At this time, the shipment instruction transmitted to the user terminal includes product information to be shipped (identification information of the product, identification information of the load structure of the product 20, loading time) and quantity information.

On the other hand, the person in charge of the warehouse having received the goods release instruction collects the goods instructed to release from the goods loading structure 10 included in the product information and performs the goods release.

On the other hand, in the input and output management method according to another embodiment of the present invention, in step S230 EPCIS server 50 using the product tag information, the loading structure tag information, the identification information of the goods, the loading structure identification information, and the goods Generate and transmit commodity information including the manufacturing time information of the management server 60, when a release command for a specific commodity 20 is input from the manager, the manufacturing time of the commodity information stored inside in step S280 is The fastest product information may be retrieved and the retrieved product information may be transmitted to a user terminal of a person in charge of the release of the product 20.

On the other hand, in the input and output management method according to another embodiment of the present invention, in step S230 the EPCIS server 50 product tag information (including product identification information and manufacturing time information), loading structure tag information, and loading time information Generate and send the product information to the management server 60 to include,

When a release command for a specific product 20 is input from the manager, the management server 60 searches for the product information having the fastest loading time or manufacturing time according to the manager's selection among the product information stored in step S280. The searched product information may be configured to be transmitted to a user terminal of a person in charge of the release of the product 20.

3 is a view showing an example of product information stored in the management server 60 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 3, the parent EPC of the division item represents the loading structure 10, and the Child EPC represents the product 20 loaded on the loading structure 10.

The invention can also be embodied as computer readable code on a computer readable recording medium. Computer-readable recording media include all types of recording devices that store data that can be read by a computer system. Examples of computer-readable recording media include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage, and the like, which are also implemented in the form of a carrier wave (for example, transmission over the Internet). It also includes. The computer readable recording medium can also be distributed over network coupled computer systems so that the computer readable code is stored and executed in a distributed fashion.

So far I looked at the center of the preferred embodiment for the present invention. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the present invention can be implemented in a modified form without departing from the essential features of the present invention. Therefore, the disclosed embodiments should be considered in descriptive sense only and not for purposes of limitation. The scope of the present invention is shown in the claims rather than the foregoing description, and all differences within the scope will be construed as being included in the present invention.

As described above, the present invention scans the wireless identification tag installed on the load structure and the goods loaded on the load structure for each load structure unit, and stores the product identification information and the load structure identification information together, By outputting the goods identification information and the identification information of the loading structure loaded with the goods to the shipping personnel in accordance with the order of loading time or the manufacturing time of the goods, there is an effect that it is easy to grasp the current location and inventory of the goods.

Accordingly, the present invention solves the problems caused by the expiration date of the product and the difficulty of understanding the life cycle of the product, etc., caused by the first-in first-out goods, and the prior-in first-out goods in the prior art. Thus, the efficiency of import and export of goods and management, and the effect of improving the warehouse management and logistics management efficiency of the company.

Claims (7)

(a) receiving, by the reader, the product tag information and the loading structure tag information from the goods and the radio recognition tag installed on the loading structure on which the product is loaded, and transmitting the received product tag information and the loading structure tag information; (b) an EPCIS server receives and stores the product tag information and the loading structure tag information, and the identification information of the product, the loading structure identification information, and the product are stored using the product tag information and the loading structure tag information. Generating and transmitting commodity information including loading time information representing a time loaded on the loading structure; (c) a management server receiving and storing the goods information, and comparing the goods information with previously stored goods information to examine goods received and released to update a goods inventory list; And (d) When a release command for a specific product is input from the manager to the management server, the management server searches for the product information with the fastest loading time among the product information stored therein, and retrieves the retrieved product information from the product. Shipping and receiving management method comprising the step of transmitting to the user terminal of the responsible person in charge. The method of claim 1, In the step (b), the EPCIS server generates product information including the product identification information, the loading structure identification information, and the manufacturing time information of the product using the product tag information, the loading structure tag information Send, In the step (d), when a release command for a specific product is input from the manager, the management server searches for product information having the fastest manufacturing time among product information stored therein, and retrieves the retrieved product information from the product. The warehouse management method characterized in that the transmission to the user terminal of the person in charge. The method of claim 1, In step (b), the EPCIS server generates and transmits the product information to include the product tag information, the loading structure tag information, and the loading time information. The product tag information includes identification information and manufacturing time information of the product, In step (d), the management server searches product information having the fastest manufacturing time or loading time of the product according to a manager's selection, and sends the retrieved product information to the user terminal in charge of shipping the product. Entry and exit management method characterized in that the transmission. A recording medium in which the entry / exit management method of any one of claims 1 to 3 is readable by a computer and recorded with executable program code. A reader for receiving goods tag information and loading structure tag information from a wireless recognition tag installed on the goods and the loading structure loaded with the goods, and transmitting the received goods tag information and the loading structure tag information; Receives and stores the product tag information and the loading structure tag information, and using the product tag information, the loading structure tag information, the identification information of the product, the loading structure identification information, and the goods loaded on the loading structure An EPCIS server for generating and transmitting commodity information including loading time information indicating a time; And Receives and stores the product information, compares the product information with the previously stored product information, examines the goods received and shipped, and updates the product inventory list, and when a release command for a specific product is input from the administrator And a management server for retrieving the product information having the fastest loading time among the product information stored therein, and transmitting the retrieved product information to a user terminal of a person in charge of the delivery of the product. The method of claim 5, wherein The EPCIS server generates and transmits product information including the product identification information, the loading structure identification information, and the manufacturing time information of the product using the product tag information and the loading structure tag information. When a release command for a specific product is input from the manager, the management server searches for the product information having the fastest manufacturing time among the product information stored therein, and the user of the person in charge of the product release of the retrieved product information. Entry and exit management system, characterized in that the transmission to the terminal. The method of claim 5, wherein The EPCIS server generates and transmits the product information to include the product tag information, the loading structure tag information, and the loading time information. The product tag information includes identification information and manufacturing time information of the product, The management server searches for product information having the fastest manufacturing time or loading time of the product according to a manager's selection, and transmits the retrieved product information to the user terminal in charge of shipping the product. Warehouse management system.

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