阅读说明：本技术 物流控制方法、装置、输送设备及存储介质 (Logistics control method and device, conveying equipment and storage medium ) 是由 殷志宇 于 2019-01-08 设计创作，主要内容包括：本申请公开了物流控制方法、装置、输送设备及存储介质。其中,一种物流控制方法,包括：接收对周转箱组中任一个周转箱的输送请求,其中,所述周转箱组包括多个待合流出库的周转箱；响应于所述输送请求,向输送设备发送对所述任一个周转箱的第一输送任务,第一输送任务用于指示输送设备将所述任一个周转箱输送到用于存放所述周转箱组的缓存区；确定周转箱组中所有周转箱是否到达所述缓存区；在确定周转箱组中所有周转箱到达所述缓存区时,向输送设备发送对所述周转箱组的第二输送任务,第二输送任务指示所述输送设备将所述周转箱组中所有周转箱从缓存区输送到复核区。(The application discloses a logistics control method, a logistics control device, conveying equipment and a storage medium. The logistics control method comprises the following steps: receiving a conveying request for any turnover box in a turnover box group, wherein the turnover box group comprises a plurality of turnover boxes to be combined out of a warehouse; in response to the conveying request, sending a first conveying task for the any turnover box to the conveying equipment, wherein the first conveying task is used for instructing the conveying equipment to convey the any turnover box to a buffer area used for storing the turnover box group; determining whether all turnover boxes in the turnover box group reach the cache region; and when all the turnover boxes in the turnover box group reach the buffer area, sending a second conveying task for the turnover box group to the conveying equipment, wherein the second conveying task instructs the conveying equipment to convey all the turnover boxes in the turnover box group from the buffer area to the rechecking area.)

1. A method for controlling logistics, the method comprising:

receiving a conveying request for any turnover box in a turnover box group, wherein the turnover box group comprises a plurality of turnover boxes to be combined out of a warehouse;

in response to the conveying request, sending a first conveying task for the any turnover box to the conveying equipment, wherein the first conveying task is used for instructing the conveying equipment to convey the any turnover box to a buffer area used for storing the turnover box group;

determining whether all the turnover boxes in the turnover box group reach the cache region;

upon determining that all totes in the set of totes reach the buffer, sending a second transport job for the set of totes to the transport equipment, the second transport job instructing the transport equipment to transport all totes in the set of totes from the buffer to a review area.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising: assigning a storage location in the buffer to the any tote in the tote group prior to sending the first conveyance task.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining whether all of the turnaround boxes in the group of turnaround boxes reach the buffer comprises:

receiving first feedback information of the first conveying task from the conveying equipment, wherein the first feedback information is used for describing that any turnover box reaches the cache region;

and determining whether all the turnover boxes reach the cache region according to the first feedback information.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving second feedback information for any tote in the set of totes from the conveying equipment, the second feedback information indicating arrival of the any tote in the set of totes at the review area;

determining whether all turnover boxes in the turnover box group reach the review area or not according to the second feedback information;

sending notification information related to the rechecking of the turnover box groups when determining whether all turnover boxes in the turnover box groups reach the rechecking area.

5. A method of conveying, the method comprising:

receiving a first conveying task for any turnover box in a turnover box group, wherein the turnover box group comprises a plurality of turnover boxes to be merged out of a warehouse, and the first conveying task comprises: the buffer area is used for storing the storage position of any turnover box;

conveying any turnover box to the storage position of the buffer area;

when determining that any turnover box reaches the storage position of the cache region, sending first feedback information of the first conveying task, wherein the first feedback information is used for describing that any turnover box reaches the storage position of the cache region;

receiving a second conveying task for the group of totes, the second conveying task instructing conveying all totes in the group of totes from the buffer area to a review area;

and conveying all turnover boxes in the turnover box group from the buffer area to a review area according to the second conveying task.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

determining whether each tote in the set of totes reaches the review area;

and when determining that any turnover box in the turnover box group reaches the review area, sending second feedback information for the turnover box, wherein the second feedback information indicates that the turnover box in the turnover box group reaches the review area.

7. A logistics control apparatus, said apparatus comprising:

the receiving unit is used for receiving a conveying request for any turnover box in a turnover box group, wherein the turnover box group comprises a plurality of turnover boxes to be combined out of a warehouse;

a sending unit, in response to the conveying request, configured to send a first conveying task for the any one tote to a conveying apparatus, where the first conveying task is configured to instruct the conveying apparatus to convey the any one tote to a buffer for storing the tote group;

the monitoring unit is used for determining whether all turnover boxes in the turnover box group reach the cache region;

wherein, when the monitoring unit determines that all the turnover boxes in the turnover box group reach the buffer area, the sending unit is further configured to send a second conveying task to the conveying equipment for the turnover box group, and the second conveying task instructs the conveying equipment to convey all the turnover boxes in the turnover box group from the buffer area to the review area.

8. The apparatus of claim 7, further comprising: an allocation unit configured to allocate a storage position in the buffer area to the any one of the totes in the tote group before the transmission unit transmits the first conveyance task.

9. The apparatus of claim 7,

the receiving unit is further configured to: receiving first feedback information of the first conveying task from the conveying equipment, wherein the first feedback information is used for describing that any turnover box reaches the cache region;

the monitoring unit determines whether all the turnover boxes in the turnover box group reach the buffer area according to the following modes: and determining whether all the turnover boxes reach the cache region according to the first feedback information.

10. The apparatus of claim 7,

the receiving unit is further configured to: receiving second feedback information for any tote in the set of totes from the conveying equipment, the second feedback information indicating arrival of the any tote in the set of totes at the review area;

the monitoring unit is further used for determining whether all the turnover boxes in the turnover box group reach the review area according to the second feedback information;

the sending unit is further configured to send notification information related to the rechecking of the turnover box groups when the monitoring unit determines that all turnover boxes in the turnover box groups reach the rechecking area.

11. A delivery device, characterized in that the device comprises:

a receiving unit configured to receive a first conveying task for any one of the containers in the container group, where the container group includes a plurality of containers to be merged out of the warehouse, and the first conveying task includes: the buffer area is used for storing the storage position of any turnover box;

the transportation control unit is used for conveying any turnover box to the storage position of the buffer area;

the monitoring unit is used for determining whether any turnover box reaches the storage position of the cache region;

the sending unit is used for sending first feedback information for the first conveying task when the monitoring unit determines that any turnover box reaches the storage position of the cache region, and the first feedback information is used for describing that any turnover box reaches the storage position of the cache region;

the receiving unit is further used for receiving a second conveying task for the turnover box group, wherein the second conveying task indicates that all turnover boxes in the turnover box group are conveyed from the buffer area to the review area;

the transportation control unit is further used for conveying all turnover boxes in the turnover box group from the buffer area to the review area according to the second conveying task.

12. The apparatus of claim 11,

the monitoring unit is further configured to: determining whether each tote in the set of totes reaches the review area;

when the monitoring unit determines that any turnover box in the turnover box group reaches the review zone, the sending unit is further configured to: and sending second feedback information for any turnover box, wherein the second feedback information indicates that any turnover box in the turnover box group reaches the review area.

13. A logistics control system, comprising:

a processor;

a memory; and

one or more programs stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the processor, the one or more programs including instructions for performing the method of any of claims 1-4.

14. A conveyor apparatus, comprising:

a processor;

a memory; and

one or more programs stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the processor, the one or more programs including instructions for performing the method of claim 5 or 6.

15. A storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform the method of any of claims 1-6.

Technical Field

The present application relates to the field of logistics technologies, and in particular, to a logistics control method, an apparatus, a conveying device, and a storage medium.

Background

With the rapid development of electronic commerce, a logistics warehouse needs to sort a large number of articles. The sorted articles need to be directly conveyed from each storage area to a rechecking area for rechecking so as to be packaged and discharged from the warehouse after rechecking. The re-checking of the articles is usually carried out batchwise. When all the articles belonging to the same batch reach the rechecking area, the articles of the same batch are rechecked. Because the physical position span of each storage area is large, the time span of the articles in the same batch reaching the rechecking area is large. Here, the efficiency of the renaturation in the renaturation region is to be improved.

Disclosure of Invention

According to an aspect of the present application, there is provided a logistics control method, the method comprising: receiving a conveying request for any turnover box in a turnover box group, wherein the turnover box group comprises a plurality of turnover boxes to be combined out of a warehouse; in response to the conveying request, sending a first conveying task for the any turnover box to the conveying equipment, wherein the first conveying task is used for instructing the conveying equipment to convey the any turnover box to a buffer area used for storing the turnover box group; determining whether all the turnover boxes in the turnover box group reach the cache region; upon determining that all totes in the set of totes reach the buffer, sending a second transport job for the set of totes to the transport equipment, the second transport job instructing the transport equipment to transport all totes in the set of totes from the buffer to a review area.

In some embodiments, the method further comprises: assigning a storage location in the buffer to the any tote in the tote group prior to sending the first conveyance task.

In some embodiments, the determining whether all totes in the set of totes reach the buffer comprises: receiving first feedback information of the first conveying task from the conveying equipment, wherein the first feedback information is used for describing that any turnover box reaches the cache region; and determining whether all the turnover boxes reach the cache region according to the first feedback information.

In some embodiments, the method further comprises: receiving second feedback information for any tote in the set of totes from the conveying equipment, the second feedback information indicating arrival of the any tote in the set of totes at the review area; determining whether all turnover boxes in the turnover box group reach the review area or not according to the second feedback information; sending notification information related to the rechecking of the turnover box groups when determining whether all turnover boxes in the turnover box groups reach the rechecking area.

According to one aspect of the present application, there is provided a method of delivery, the method comprising: receiving a first conveying task for any turnover box in a turnover box group, wherein the turnover box group comprises a plurality of turnover boxes to be merged out of a warehouse, and the first conveying task comprises: the buffer area is used for storing the storage position of any turnover box; conveying any turnover box to the storage position of the buffer area; when determining that any turnover box reaches the storage position of the cache region, sending first feedback information of the first conveying task, wherein the first feedback information is used for describing that any turnover box reaches the storage position of the cache region; receiving a second conveying task for the group of totes, the second conveying task instructing conveying all totes in the group of totes from the buffer area to a review area; and conveying all turnover boxes in the turnover box group from the buffer area to a review area according to the second conveying task.

In some embodiments, the method further comprises: determining whether each tote in the set of totes reaches the review area; and when determining that any turnover box in the turnover box group reaches the review area, sending second feedback information for the turnover box, wherein the second feedback information indicates that the turnover box in the turnover box group reaches the review area.

According to an aspect of the present application, there is provided a logistics control apparatus, the apparatus comprising: the receiving unit is used for receiving a conveying request for any turnover box in a turnover box group, wherein the turnover box group comprises a plurality of turnover boxes to be combined out of a warehouse; a sending unit, in response to the conveying request, configured to send a first conveying task for the any one tote to a conveying apparatus, where the first conveying task is configured to instruct the conveying apparatus to convey the any one tote to a buffer for storing the tote group; the monitoring unit is used for determining whether all turnover boxes in the turnover box group reach the cache region;

wherein, when the monitoring unit determines that all the turnover boxes in the turnover box group reach the buffer area, the sending unit is further configured to send a second conveying task to the conveying equipment for the turnover box group, and the second conveying task instructs the conveying equipment to convey all the turnover boxes in the turnover box group from the buffer area to the review area.

In some embodiments, the apparatus further comprises an allocation unit for allocating a storage location in the buffer area for the any of the totes in the tote group before the sending unit sends the first conveyance task.

In some embodiments, the receiving unit is further configured to: receiving first feedback information of the first conveying task from the conveying equipment, wherein the first feedback information is used for describing that any turnover box reaches the cache region; the monitoring unit determines whether all the turnover boxes in the turnover box group reach the buffer area according to the following modes: and determining whether all the turnover boxes reach the cache region according to the first feedback information.

In some embodiments, the receiving unit is further configured to: receiving second feedback information for any tote in the set of totes from the conveying equipment, the second feedback information indicating arrival of the any tote in the set of totes at the review area; the monitoring unit is further used for determining whether all the turnover boxes in the turnover box group reach the review area according to the second feedback information; the sending unit is further configured to send notification information related to the rechecking of the turnover box groups when the monitoring unit determines that all turnover boxes in the turnover box groups reach the rechecking area.

According to one aspect of the present application, there is provided a delivery device, the device comprising: a receiving unit configured to receive a first conveying task for any one of the containers in the container group, where the container group includes a plurality of containers to be merged out of the warehouse, and the first conveying task includes: the buffer area is used for storing the storage position of any turnover box; the transportation control unit is used for conveying any turnover box to the storage position of the buffer area; the monitoring unit is used for determining whether any turnover box reaches the storage position of the cache region; the sending unit is used for sending first feedback information for the first conveying task when the monitoring unit determines that any turnover box reaches the storage position of the cache region, and the first feedback information is used for describing that any turnover box reaches the storage position of the cache region; the receiving unit is further used for receiving a second conveying task for the turnover box group, wherein the second conveying task indicates that all turnover boxes in the turnover box group are conveyed from the buffer area to the review area; the transportation control unit is further used for conveying all turnover boxes in the turnover box group from the buffer area to the review area according to the second conveying task.

In some embodiments, the monitoring unit is further configured to: determining whether each tote in the set of totes reaches the review area; when the monitoring unit determines that any turnover box in the turnover box group reaches the review zone, the sending unit is further configured to: and sending second feedback information for any turnover box, wherein the second feedback information indicates that any turnover box in the turnover box group reaches the review area.

According to an aspect of the present application, there is provided a logistics control system, comprising: a processor; a memory; and one or more programs stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the processor, the one or more programs including instructions for performing the logistics control method of the present application.

According to one aspect of the present application, there is provided a conveying apparatus, characterized by comprising: a processor;

a memory; and one or more programs stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the processor, the one or more programs including instructions for performing the delivery methods of the present application.

According to an aspect of the present application, there is provided a storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs including instructions, which when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform the logistics control method or the delivery method of the present application.

In conclusion, according to the logistics control scheme, the turnover boxes in the turnover box group are controlled to be concentrated to the cache region from each line throwing port and then are uniformly conveyed to the rechecking region, so that the problem that the utilization rate of the rechecking region is low due to the fact that the turnover boxes are directly conveyed to the rechecking region from the line throwing ports can be solved, and the utilization rate of the rechecking region can be improved. In other words, the logistics control scheme can reduce the waiting time of the review area for the turnover boxes in the turnover box group, so that the utilization rate of the review area can be improved, and the confluence ex-warehouse efficiency of articles can be improved.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the drawings needed to be used in the description of the embodiments are briefly introduced below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art to obtain other drawings based on these drawings without inventive labor.

FIG. 1A illustrates a schematic diagram of an application scenario 100 in accordance with some embodiments of the present application;

FIG. 1B shows a schematic view of a portion of the construction of the transport apparatus;

FIG. 2 illustrates a flow diagram of a logistics control method 200 according to some embodiments of the present application;

FIG. 3 illustrates a flow diagram of a logistics control method 300, in accordance with some embodiments of the present application;

fig. 4 illustrates a flow diagram of a delivery method 400 according to some embodiments of the present application;

FIG. 5 illustrates a schematic diagram of a logistics control apparatus 500, according to some embodiments of the present application;

FIG. 6 illustrates a schematic view of a delivery device 600 according to some embodiments of the present application;

FIG. 7 illustrates a system interaction diagram in accordance with some implementations of the present application; and

FIG. 8 illustrates a block diagram of components of a computing device, according to some embodiments of the present application.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present application, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present application.

FIG. 1A illustrates a schematic diagram of an application scenario 100 according to some embodiments of the present application. As shown in figure 1A of the drawings,

the application scenario 100 may include a plurality of bins (e.g., bins 101 and 102), a user terminal 103, a logistics control system 104, a conveyance device 105, a buffer zone 106, and a review zone 107.

The user terminal 103 may include, for example, but is not limited to, a palmtop computer, a wearable computing device, a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), a tablet computer, a laptop computer, a desktop computer, an Enhanced General Packet Radio Service (EGPRS) mobile phone, and the like. The user can perform an article sorting operation in each storage area through the user terminal 103. The sorted articles may be placed in a turnaround box. The totes here can be boxes of various configurations suitable for transport by the conveyor apparatus 105.

The logistics control system 104 can include one or more server devices. The logistics control system 106 can communicate with the delivery device 105 over a wired or wireless network.

The conveying equipment 105 may be various conveying line equipment or transport vehicles for conveying articles in a logistics warehouse, and the present application is not limited thereto. For example, fig. 1B shows a schematic view of a part of the structure of the conveying apparatus. As shown in fig. 1B, the transport apparatus 105 may transport the totes to the buffer area 106 and the review area 107 via the transport line 1051. For example, the transport apparatus 105 may deposit one or more totes into the storage location 1052. It should be understood that the conveying line 1051 in fig. 1B is only an exemplary illustration, and the embodiment of the present application may arrange the conveying line according to the situation of the application scenario.

The transport apparatus 105 may transport the totes to a review area so that the user may review the articles in the totes at the review area. Specifically, the user may scan and route the totes in each storage area at a routing opening (not shown in fig. 1A and 1B), i.e., place the totes at a receiving opening of the conveyor 105. The user device 103 may send a delivery request for each of the posted totes to the logistics control system 104. The logistics control system 104 may determine the set of turnaround boxes to which the turnaround belongs in response to the transport request and assign storage locations in the cache area 106 for the set of turnaround boxes. The set of totes may include a plurality of totes to be combined out of the warehouse. In other words, the containers in the container group belong to the same batch of containers for rechecking. The logistics control system 104 can send the conveying tasks for each tote in the tote group to the conveying equipment 105. In this way, the transport facility 105 can transport the turnaround cases scattered at the drop ports of the respective stockers to the buffer area 106 according to the transport task. When a container arrives at the buffer 106, the transport apparatus 105 may send feedback information for the container to the logistics control system 104 to inform the logistics control system 104 that the container arrived at the buffer 106. On this basis, the logistics control system 104 can determine that all the containers in the group of containers arrive at the buffer 106 according to the feedback information for each container in the group of containers. The logistics control system 104 may issue a delivery task to the delivery equipment 105 to cause the delivery equipment 105 to deliver the group of turnaround boxes arriving at the buffer area 106 to the review area 107 in a unified manner. In this way, logistics personnel can review and pack out turnover box groups in the review area 107. The line-feeding ports of the respective stock areas are located over a wide range. The same batch of turnover boxes need to reach the review area completely to begin review. The application scenario 100 can avoid the problem of low utilization rate of the review area caused by directly conveying the turnover boxes from the service ports to the review area by firstly collecting the turnover boxes dispersed in each storage area to the cache area 106 and then conveying the turnover box groups from the cache area 106 to the review area 107, so that the utilization rate of the review area can be improved. In other words, the application scenario 100 may improve the efficiency of merging and exporting articles.

FIG. 2 illustrates a flow diagram of a logistics control method 200 according to some embodiments of the present application. The logistics control method 200 can be performed by, for example, but not limited to, the logistics control system 106. The logistics Control System 104 may be, for example, a Warehouse Control System (WCS for short).

As shown in fig. 2, in step S201, a transport request for any of the containers in the container group is received. Wherein, the turnover box group can comprise a plurality of turnover boxes to be merged out of the warehouse. In some embodiments, the user terminal 103 may, for example, install an application client of a Warehouse Management System (WMS). When sorting articles, the user terminal 103 may determine a correspondence relationship between the turnover box and the articles, or may determine a turnover box included in the turnover box group. The logistics control system 104 may obtain a group of turnaround boxes from the user terminal 103 to be delivered to the review area 107. In some embodiments, each time a user terminal 103 scans and drops a container to a drop-off port of a storage area, a delivery request for the container may be sent to the logistics control system 104. The transport request may include an identification of the tote.

In response to the conveyance request for any one of the turnover boxes in the turnover box group, the logistics control system 104 may execute step S202 of transmitting a first conveyance task for the any one of the turnover boxes to the conveyance apparatus 105. The first conveying task is used to instruct the conveying apparatus 105 to convey the totes to the buffer 106 for storing the tote group.

In step S203, it is determined whether all the totes in the tote group reach the buffer 106.

Upon determining at step S203 that all totes in the set of totes have arrived at the buffer 106, the method 200 may perform step S204, sending a second conveyance task for the set of totes to the conveyance device 105. The second conveying task instructs the conveying apparatus 105 to convey all the totes in the tote group from the buffer area 106 to the review area 107.

In summary, in the method 200, by controlling the turnover boxes in the turnover box group to be concentrated from the respective service ports to the cache area 106 and then to be uniformly transported to the review area 107, the problem of low utilization rate of the review area caused by directly transporting the turnover boxes from the service ports to the review area can be avoided, and the utilization rate of the review area 107 can be improved. In other words, the method 200 may reduce the waiting time of the review area 107 for the totes in the tote group, thereby improving the utilization rate of the review area 107 and improving the efficiency of merging and discharging the articles.

FIG. 3 illustrates a flow diagram of a logistics control method 300, according to some embodiments of the present application. The logistics control method 300 can be performed by, for example, the logistics control system 104, but is not limited to such.

As shown in fig. 3, in step S301, a transport request for any of the containers in the container group is received. More specific implementation of step S301 is consistent with step S201, and is not described herein again.

In step S302, a storage location in the buffer area 106 is allocated for any tote in the tote group. Here, the storage location is, for example, a crossing of the container buffer in the buffer area 106. In step S302, a free storage location may be allocated to store the circulation box according to whether each storage location in the buffer 106 is occupied.

In step S303, the first conveyance task for any of the turnaround cases is transmitted to the conveyance apparatus 105. The first conveying task is used to instruct the conveying apparatus 105 to convey the totes to the buffer 106 for storing the tote group.

In step S304, it is determined whether all the totes in the tote group have reached the buffer 106. In some embodiments, step S304 may be implemented as steps S3041 and S3042.

In step S3041, first feedback information for the first conveyance task is received from the conveyance apparatus 105. The first feedback information is used to describe that any container arrives at the buffer 106. Here, the transport apparatus 105 may determine whether the tote reaches the specified storage location in the buffer 106 using various detection methods. Each time a tote arrives at the buffer 106, the transport apparatus 105 may send first feedback information to the logistics control system 104.

In step S3042, it is determined whether all the containers in the container group reach the buffer 106 according to the first feedback information. Step S3042 may count whether each container in the container group reaches the buffer 106 according to the first feedback information.

Upon determining in step S304 that all totes in the set of totes have arrived at the buffer 106, the method 300 may perform step S305, sending a second conveyance task for the set of totes to the conveyance device 105. The more specific implementation of step S305 is consistent with step S204, and is not described here again.

In step S306, second feedback information for any of the turnaround boxes in the turnaround box group is received from the conveying apparatus 105. The second feedback information indicates that any of the totes in the tote group has arrived at the review area 107.

In step S307, it is determined whether all the turnaround boxes in the turnaround box group reach the review area 107 according to the second feedback information.

Upon determining whether all totes in the set of totes reach the review area 107 at step S307, the method 300 may further perform step S308 of transmitting notification information regarding the review of the set of totes. For example, the logistics control system 104 may send a notification message to the user terminal 103 to notify the staff to perform a review operation on the set of turnaround boxes.

In summary, the method 300 can improve the efficiency of merging and ex-warehouse by controlling the transportation process of the totes distributed to each warehouse area (i.e. the totes are collected in the buffer area first and then are transported from the buffer area to the review area in a unified manner).

FIG. 4 illustrates a flow diagram of a delivery method 400 according to some embodiments of the present application, delivery method 400 may be performed, for example, by delivery device 105. in some embodiments, delivery device 105 is a delivery line device.

As shown in fig. 4, in step S401, a first conveyance task for any of the turnaround boxes in the turnaround box group is received. The turnover box group comprises a plurality of turnover boxes to be combined out of the warehouse. The first conveying task comprises a storage position used for storing any turnover box in the buffer area. Step S401 may receive a first delivery task from the logistics control system 104, for example.

In step S402, any of the containers is conveyed to the storage position of the buffer area 106.

In step S403, when it is determined that any of the turnaround boxes reaches the storage position of the buffer area 106, first feedback information for the first conveyance task is transmitted. The first feedback information is used to describe the storage location of any container arriving at the buffer 106. Step S403 may notify the logistics control system 104 of the storage status of the totes, so that the logistics control system 104 determines whether all the totes in the tote group reach the buffer 106 according to the storage status.

In summary, through steps S401-S403, the method 400 may collect the containers scattered in the bins into the cache 106 according to the task instruction.

In step S404, a second delivery job to the set of turnaround boxes is received. The second transport job directs the transport of all totes in the tote group from the buffer region 106 to the review region 107.

In step S405, all totes in the tote group are transported from the buffer area 106 to the review area 107 according to the second transport job.

In summary, through steps S404 and S405, the method 400 may transport the set of turnaround boxes collectively from the cache area 106 to the review area 107 according to the instructions, thereby improving the flow-merging and ex-warehouse efficiency.

In some embodiments, the method 400 may also perform step S406. In step S406, it is determined whether each tote in the tote group reaches the review area 107. Upon determining in step S406 that any tote in the tote group reaches the review area 107, the method 400 may perform step S407, sending second feedback information for the any tote. The second feedback information indicates that any of the totes in the tote group has arrived at the review area 107. In this way, the logistics control system 104 can determine whether all the turnaround boxes in the group of turnaround boxes have access to the review area 107 according to the second feedback information.

Fig. 5 illustrates a schematic diagram of a logistics control apparatus 500, according to some embodiments of the present application. The logistics control system 104 can include, for example, a logistics control apparatus 500.

As shown in fig. 5, the apparatus 500 may include: a receiving unit 501, a transmitting unit 502 and a monitoring unit 503.

The receiving unit 501 is configured to receive a conveying request for any of the totes in the tote group. The turnover box group comprises a plurality of turnover boxes to be combined out of the warehouse.

The transmitting unit 502 is configured to transmit the first conveyance task for any one of the turnaround cases to the conveying apparatus 105 in response to the conveyance request. The first conveyance task is for instructing the conveyance apparatus 105 to convey any one of the turnaround boxes to the buffer area 106 for storing the group of turnaround boxes.

The monitoring unit 503 is used to determine whether all the containers in the container group have reached the buffer 106.

The sending unit 502 is further configured to send a second conveying task for the group of turnaround boxes to the conveying apparatus 105 when the monitoring unit 503 determines that all turnaround boxes in the group of turnaround boxes have reached the buffer 106. The second conveying task instructs the conveying apparatus 105 to convey all the totes in the tote group from the buffer area 106 to the review area 107.

In some embodiments, the apparatus 500 may further include an assignment unit 504. The allocating unit 504 is configured to allocate a storage location in the buffer area 106 to any of the totes in the tote group before the transmitting unit 502 transmits the first conveyance task.

In some embodiments, the receiving unit 501 is further configured to receive first feedback information for the first delivery task from the delivery device 105. The first feedback information is used to describe that any container arrives at the buffer 106. The monitoring unit 503 may determine whether all the containers reach the buffer 106 according to the first feedback information.

In some embodiments, the receiving unit 501 is further configured to receive second feedback information for any tote in the set of totes from the conveying apparatus 105. The second feedback information indicates that any of the totes in the tote group has arrived at the review area 107. The monitoring unit 503 is further configured to determine whether all the totes in the tote group reach the review area 107 according to the second feedback information. The sending unit 501 is further configured to send notification information related to rechecking the turnover box groups when the monitoring unit 503 determines that all turnover boxes in the turnover box groups reach the rechecking area 107. More specific embodiments of the apparatus 500 are consistent with the method 300 and will not be described herein.

In summary, the apparatus 500 can avoid the problem of low utilization rate of the review area caused by directly conveying the turnover box from the feeder to the review area by controlling the turnover box in the turnover box group to be concentrated from each feeder to the buffer area 106 and then to be conveyed to the review area 107 in a unified manner, so as to improve the utilization rate of the review area 107. In other words, the apparatus 500 can reduce the waiting time of the turnaround boxes in the turnaround group by the review area 107, thereby improving the utilization rate of the review area 107 and the efficiency of merging and discharging articles.

Fig. 6 illustrates a schematic view of a delivery device 600 according to some embodiments of the present application. The transport apparatus 105 may comprise, for example, a transport device 600. As shown in fig. 6, the apparatus 600 may include a receiving unit 601, a transport control unit 602, a monitoring unit 603, and a transmitting unit 604.

The receiving unit 601 is configured to receive a first conveying task for any of the containers in the group of containers. The turnover box group comprises a plurality of turnover boxes to be combined out of the warehouse. The first conveyance task includes: and the buffer area is used for storing the storage position of any turnover box.

The transport control unit 602 is configured to transport any of the totes to a storage location in the buffer 106.

The monitoring unit 603 is configured to determine whether any container arrives at the storage location of the buffer 106.

When the monitoring unit 603 determines that any of the turnover boxes reaches the storage position of the buffer 106, the sending unit 601 is configured to send first feedback information for the first conveying task. The first feedback information is used to describe the storage location of any container arriving at the buffer 106.

The receiving unit 601 is also arranged to receive a second delivery task for a group of turnaround boxes. The second transport job directs the transport of all totes in the tote group from the buffer region 106 to the review region 107.

The transport control unit 602 is further configured to transport all totes in the set of totes from the buffer area 106 to the review area 107 in accordance with the second transport task.

In some embodiments, the monitoring unit 603 is further configured to determine whether each tote in the set of totes reaches the review area 107. When the monitoring unit 603 determines that any turnover box in the turnover box group reaches the review area 107, the sending unit 604 is further configured to send second feedback information for the any turnover box, where the second feedback information indicates that the any turnover box in the turnover box group reaches the review area 107. More specific implementations of the apparatus 600 are consistent with the method 400 and will not be described in detail herein.

In summary, the apparatus 600 may collect the containers distributed in the storage areas into the cache area 106 according to the task instruction. On the basis, the device 600 can transport the turnover box group from the buffer area 106 to the review area 107 in a centralized mode, so that the confluence warehouse-out efficiency is improved.

FIG. 7 illustrates a system interaction diagram in accordance with some implementations of the present application. As shown in fig. 7, the user terminal 103 may execute step S701 to transmit a conveying request for any turnover box in the turnover box group to the logistics control system 104. After receiving the delivery request, the logistics control system 104 can execute step S702 to determine a storage location in the buffer 106 for storing the tote. On this basis, the logistics control system 104 can execute step S703 to send the first transportation task for the turnover box to the transportation device 105. The transport facility 105 may execute step S704 to transport the tote to the buffer 106 upon receiving the first transport job. The conveying apparatus 105 may further perform step S705 of determining whether the turnaround box reaches the buffer area 106. Upon determining that the tote arrives at the buffer 106, the transport apparatus 105 may perform step S706, sending first feedback information for the tote to the logistics control system 104. The first feedback information is used to describe the arrival of the container in the buffer 106. The logistics control system 104 can execute step S707 to determine whether all the totes in the tote group reach the buffer 106 according to the first feedback information sent by the conveying equipment 105 for each tote. Upon determining that all totes have arrived at the buffer 106, the logistics control system 104 can execute step S708, sending a second conveyance job for the group of totes to the conveyance device 105. The transport facility 105 may perform step S709 to transport each tote in the tote group from the buffer area 106 to the review area 107 according to the second transport job. In addition, the conveying apparatus 106 may further perform step S710 of determining whether each tote in the tote group reaches the review area 107. Each time the conveying device 106 determines that a turnover box reaches the review area 107, step S711 may be executed to send second feedback information for the turnover box to the logistics control system 104. The second feedback information indicates that any of the totes in the tote group has arrived at the review area 107. The logistics control system 104 can execute step S712 to determine whether all of the totes in the tote group reach the review area 107 according to the second feedback information. Upon determining that all the turnaround boxes in the turnaround box group are checked by the review area 107, the logistics control system 104 may execute step S713 of sending notification information related to the review of the turnaround box group to the user terminal 103. For a more detailed implementation of the interaction method in fig. 7, please refer to methods 300 and 400, which are not described herein.

FIG. 8 illustrates a block diagram of the components of a computing device. Here, the computing device may be implemented, for example, as the logistics control system 104.

As shown in fig. 8, the computing device includes one or more processors (CPUs) 802, a communication module 804, a memory 806, a user interface 810, and a communication bus 808 for interconnecting these components.

The processor 802 may receive and transmit data via the communication module 804 to enable network communications and/or local communications.

User interface 810 includes one or more output devices 812 including one or more speakers and/or one or more visual displays. The user interface 1410 also includes one or more input devices 814. The user interface 810 may receive, for example, an instruction of a remote controller, but is not limited thereto.

The memory 806 may be high-speed random access memory, such as DRAM, SRAM, DDR RAM, or other random access solid state memory devices; or non-volatile memory, such as one or more magnetic disk storage devices, optical disk storage devices, flash memory devices, or other non-volatile solid-state storage devices. The memory 806 stores a set of instructions executable by the processor 802, including: an operating system 816, and applications 818.

Operating system 816 includes programs for handling various basic system services and for performing hardware dependent tasks. In some embodiments, the application 818 may include the logistics control apparatus 500 shown in FIG. 5.

In addition, each of the embodiments of the present application can be realized by a data processing program executed by a data processing apparatus such as a computer. It is clear that a data processing program constitutes the present application.

Further, the data processing program, which is generally stored in one storage medium, is executed by directly reading the program out of the storage medium or by installing or copying the program into a storage device (such as a hard disk and/or a memory) of the data processing device. Such a storage medium therefore also constitutes the present application. The storage medium may use any type of recording means, such as a paper storage medium (e.g., paper tape, etc.), a magnetic storage medium (e.g., a flexible disk, a hard disk, a flash memory, etc.), an optical storage medium (e.g., a CD-ROM, etc.), a magneto-optical storage medium (e.g., an MO, etc.), and the like.

The present application therefore also discloses a non-volatile storage medium having stored therein a data processing program for executing any one of the embodiments of the logistics control method described above.

In addition, the method steps described in this application may be implemented by hardware, for example, logic gates, switches, Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs), programmable logic controllers, embedded microcontrollers, and the like, in addition to data processing programs. Such hardware capable of implementing the methods described herein may also constitute the present application.

The above description is only exemplary of the present application and should not be taken as limiting the present application, and any modifications, equivalents, improvements and the like that are made within the spirit and principle of the present application should be included in the scope of the present application.