JPH0281807A - Article inspecting device for collected article - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable an accurate article inspecting operation in a short time in the article inspecting device of collected articles for a wholesaler, etc. by automatically indicating the picked quantity, etc. of articles merely by reading the code data of the collected articles. CONSTITUTION:In a housing shelf zone 11, the name and quantity of articles to be picked up and indicated by a picking operator according to a picking list formed for each ordering article list. The operator picks up the indicated articles by the indicated quantity and houses same into a collecting case 12 to convey same to an article inspecting zone 14 via a conveying bogie 13, etc. A plurality of article inspecting operation areas 15 each having a work station 16 are provided in the article inspecting zone 14. The work station 16 consists of a terminal computer 17 controlled by a host computer, a CRT (cathode ray tube) display 18, a bar code reader 19, a label printer 20, and a key board 21.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention (Industrial Application Field) The present invention provides an inspection device for collected items that inspects whether or not items picked based on an ordered item list are correctly collected according to the ordered item list. Regarding.

(Prior art) As is well known, for example, in the wholesale business, based on the order slip from each retail store, the corresponding products are collected in the number of orders from the products accumulated in a warehouse etc. I am trying to ship it to a certain store. In this case, in order to prevent errors, wholesalers usually perform inspection work to check whether the products to be shipped and their quantities have been collected correctly according to the order slip.

However, in conventional inspection work, workers compare and inspect order slips and collected products point by point, which is prone to errors, takes a long time, and has very poor work efficiency. There's a problem.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) As described above, conventional inspection work is all done manually, so it has the problems of being prone to errors, taking a long time, and having poor work efficiency. ing.

Therefore, this invention was made in consideration of the above circumstances, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an extremely good inspection device for collected goods that can perform accurate inspection work in a short time and contribute to improving work efficiency. purpose.

(Means for Solving the Problems) That is, the inspection device for collected items according to the present invention inputs an ordered item list, instructs the picking quantity for each item, and causes the item to be picked. Then, for each picked item, the code data attached to that item is read, and based on the input order item list, various inspection items including the picked quantity related to the item corresponding to the read code data are read. Information is displayed to confirm that the displayed picking quantity of articles corresponding to the read code data has been taken out.

(Function) According to the above configuration, simply by reading the code data of the collected item, the picking quantity of the item will be automatically displayed, so the worker can pick the item by the displayed quantity. It is only necessary to check whether the item is present or not, and there is no need to search for the picking quantity of the corresponding item from the ordered item list, allowing accurate inspection work to be performed in a short time and improving work efficiency. Furthermore, since there is no set order in which the items are inspected, the worker can simply take any one of the collected items and read its code data, which can also contribute to improving work efficiency. It is.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows the overall system configuration for picking, inspecting, and shipping items. In other words, numeral 11 in the figure is a storage shelf area, and a plurality of storage shelves 11a, 11a, 11a, 11a, 11a, 11a, 11b, 11b, 11b, 11b, 11b, 11b and 11b are storage shelf areas in which various types of articles are classified and stored.
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In this storage shelf area 11, the name of the article to be picked and its quantity are instructed to the picking worker by a picking list created for each ordered article list from one orderer, for example. Therefore, the picking worker picks the specified quantity of the specified items according to the instructions on the picking list, stores them in the collection box 12 for transportation as appropriate, and transports them to the inspection area 14 via the transportation trolley 13 or the like.
Transport to.

Here, the inspection area 14 includes a plurality of inspection workshops 15.
(only one is shown in FIG. 1). A workstation IB is installed in each of the inspection work areas 5. This workstation 1B includes a terminal computer 17 controlled by a host computer to be described later, and a CRT (cathode ray) controlled by this terminal computer 17.
tube) display Ill, fixed barcode reader19. It is composed of a label link 20 and a keyboard 21.

Further, the collection box 12 transported to the inspection workshop 15 is inspected by an inspection worker as described later, and then stored in a shipping box 22 and shipped via a conveyor 23.

Here, FIG. 2 shows the configuration of a control section for performing picking work and inspection work. In other words, 2 in the figure
Reference numeral 4 denotes a host computer, which, for example, when ordered item lists from a plurality of orderers are input, creates a picking list with a work number assigned to each ordered item list via a label printer 25. Note that this picking list includes, for example, the name of the article to be picked, the storage position of the article in the storage shelf area II (location N(L), the quantity to be picked, etc.).

The host computer 24 also controls a subcomputer 26. The host computer 24 controls the subcomputer 2G by connecting the host computer 24 and the subcomputer 26 online as shown by the solid line in FIG. This is done by transferring information from the host computer 24 to the subcomputer 26 via the subcomputer 26.

The subcomputer 26 is used to control a plurality of workstations 1B, 1.8a, . . . . In this case, workstation lea,
. . . is a barcode reader 19a, . . . and a label printer 20a by a terminal computer 17a, .
,... are controlled, but workstation 1
6 is a subcomputer 2B (CRT display 18
and keyboard 21 ) controls the barcode reader 19 and label printer 20 instead of the terminal computer 17 .

The operation of the above configuration will be described below with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 3 and 4.

First, when the start (step St) is started, in step S2, the host computer 24 generates picking data from the input order item list, accumulates it, and drives the label printer 25 to create a picking list. let Then, in step S3, the picking worker performs the picking work of the article from the storage shelf area 11 for each work number based on the created picking list, and as shown in step S4, the picking worker performs the picking work of the article from the storage shelf area 11 for each work number, and as shown in step S4, It is stored in the collected collection box 12.

In this way, when the collection box 12 containing the picked items is transported to the inspection workshop 15, step S
5, the inspection worker operates the keyboard 21 to input the work number assigned to the collection box 12 into the subcomputer 26. Then, in step S6, the subcomputer 2
6 sets the barcode reader 19 to a reading standby state. Then, in step S7, the inspection worker takes out any one item from the collection box 12, and in step S8
Then, it is determined whether or not a barcode is attached to the item.

Here, if a barcode is attached to the item (YES)
), in step S9, the inspection worker causes the barcode reader [9 to read the barcode of the item. Then, in step S10, the subcomputer 2G compares the barcode read by the barcode reader 19 with the picking data stored in the host computer 24, and determines whether the article is picked according to the work number inputted in step S5. Determine whether the specified product corresponds to the specified product.

If the product is not applicable (No), step S
11, the inspection worker separates the item as a non-applicable item, and in step SL2, stores the item in the storage shelf area 1.
After returning to the original position of 1, the process ends (step 826). Also, if it is determined that the product is applicable (YES),
In step S13, the subcomputer 26 drives the label printer 20 to issue a price tag label on which the unit price of the item is printed.

After that, in step S14, the subcomputer 2B:
Drive the CRT display 18 to display the product name, code NQ, picking quantity, and unit price of the item.

The location k of the storage shelf area 11 and the name of the shipping store.

Various inspection information necessary for inspecting the article, such as the number remaining in the storage shelf area 11, is displayed. Note that this various inspection information can be obtained using picking data stored in the host computer 24, data stored in advance in the storage section of the host computer 24 corresponding to various articles, and the like.

Then, in step SL5, the inspection worker performs inspection work. This inspection work mainly involves checking whether the number of items whose barcodes have been read is equal to the picking quantity displayed on the CRT display 18,
This is to attach the price tag issued in step S13 to the article.

In this way, if there are as many items as the displayed picking quantity, the inspection worker will move all of the items to the shipping box 22.
After storage, the display on the CRT display 1B is reset by operating the keyboard 21. In addition, if the item does not meet the displayed picking quantity, the inspection worker will
Location N (displayed on CRT display 1B)
Based on L, the item is taken from the storage shelf area 11 and replenished.

After that, in step S1G, the inspection worker checks the collection box 12.
It is determined whether there are any remaining items with barcodes attached. If it exists (YES), the process returns to step S7 and the above-described process is started. Also,
If there are no remaining items with barcodes attached in the collection box 12 (NO), in step S17, the inspection worker operates the keyboard °21 to release the barcode reader 19 from the standby state. .

Next, in step SIB, the inspection worker
1 to input the product name, code NQ, etc. of the item remaining in the collection box 12 without a barcode attached.

Then, the subcomputer 2B causes the CRT display 18 to display various inspection information such as the product name and picking quantity corresponding to this article.

Thereafter, in step S19, the inspection worker searches the collection box 12 for the article displayed on the CRT display 18, and in step S20 determines whether or not the corresponding article is present. If there is no corresponding item (No), the inspection worker displays the CRT display 18 in step S21.
The corresponding article is collected from the storage shelf area 11 based on the location number displayed.

Here, in step S20, the corresponding article exists (Y
ES), or after the corresponding article is collected from the storage shelf area 11 in step S21, step S22
Then, the inspection worker performs inspection work on the corresponding article. Then, in step S23, the inspection worker determines whether or not there are any articles in the collection box 12 to which no barcode is attached and whose inspection work has not yet been completed.

If there are any items for which inspection work has not been completed (Y
ES), the process returns to step S1g and the above-described process is started. If there are no items for which the inspection work has not been completed (No), the inspection worker confirms in step S24 that all the picking work for the work number input in step S5 has been completed, and confirms that the inspection work has been completed. All articles are stored in a shipping box 22 and sent to a conveyor 23, where picking, inspection, and shipping of articles corresponding to one ordered article list are performed.

After that, in step S25, the inspection worker performs the next work N.
It is determined whether or not the collection box 12 of o. Furthermore, if the collection box 12 of the next work number is not being carried (No), the process ends at step 32B.

If it is determined in step S8 that there is no barcode (No), then in step S27 the inspection worker places the item in a different location from the item to which the barcode is attached, and carries out the process from step S19. Start.

Therefore, according to the configuration of the above embodiment, simply by reading the barcode of the item in the collection box lz, the picked quantity of the item, etc. is automatically displayed on the CRT display 18, so that the inspection worker can It is only necessary to inspect whether the displayed quantity of applicable items is present, and there is no need to search for the picking quantity of the applicable item from the ordered item list, allowing accurate inspection work to be carried out in a short time, improving work efficiency. can be done.

Furthermore, since there is no set order for the items to be inspected, the inspection worker only has to pick up any one of the items in the collection box 12 and read its barcode, which also contributes to improved work efficiency. It is possible. Furthermore, since the barcodes attached to most products are now used, and the reliability of the barcode reader 19 has become extremely high, inspection work can be carried out easily and accurately.

By the way, for items that do not have a barcode attached, it is necessary to input the name, code Na, etc. of the item using the keyboard 21, but since such items account for only a few percent of the total number of items, Inspection operations will not be affected. In particular, the inspection work can be carried out efficiently if the goods with barcodes are inspected first, and then the goods without barcodes are inspected last.

Furthermore, these days, the pasting of price tag labels is often performed by wholesalers as a service for retail stores, and as in the above example, price tag labels are automatically issued during inspection work and are pasted. If you can do this, you will be able to work more accurately and efficiently.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, and can be implemented with various modifications without departing from the gist thereof.

(Effects of the Invention) As detailed above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide an extremely good inspection device for collected goods that can perform accurate inspection work in a short time and contribute to improving work efficiency. Can be done.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the inspection device for collected goods according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the control section of the same embodiment, and FIGS. 3 and 4 are the same. It is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the embodiment. 11...Storage shelf area, 12...Collection box, 13...
Transport trolley, 14... Inspection area, 15... Inspection workshop, 16... Work station, 17... Terminal computer, 18... CRT display,
19... Barcode reader, 20... Label printer, 21... Keyboard, 22... Shipping box, 23...
・Transportation conveyor, 24 ・Host computer, 2
5... Label printer, 2B... Subcomputer, 27... Floppy disk〇

Claims (1)

[Claims] an input means for inputting an ordered article list; an instruction means for instructing the picking quantity for each article based on the data input by the input means; a code reading means for reading code data attached to the
a display means for displaying various inspection information including a picking quantity related to the article corresponding to the code data read by the code reading means based on the data input by the input means; An inspection device for collected goods, comprising a reset means for confirming that the picked quantity of goods corresponding to the code data read by the code reading means have been taken out.