Method and apparatus for assigning tasks to operators

A technology for assigning tasks and operators, applied in the field of warehouse management, can solve problems such as reduced operating efficiency, difficult configuration parameters, difficult to use, etc., to achieve reasonable arrangements, improve execution efficiency, and meet the requirements of task time.

Active Publication Date: 2022-07-05
BEIJING JINGDONG SHANGKE INFORMATION TECH CO LTD +1
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[0007] In the first method, the priority of the task is a fixed value, and the urgency of the task will change over time, so the work efficiency will decrease; the second method overcomes the shortcomings of the first method, and the priority is dynamic according to time Change, but does not consider the problem of the operator's moving distance, which may cause the operator to move ineffectively and reduce the work efficiency; the third method is more complicated, "weighted comparison" means using the "urgency weight" of one task and the "urgency weight" of another task It is very difficult to configure parameters in WMS, and it is difficult to use in practice
Therefore, the three methods in the prior art all have the problem of low efficiency of task execution in the warehouse

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[0044] figure 1 This is a flowchart of a method for assigning tasks to operators according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. This embodiment is applicable to assigning reasonable tasks to operators according to the tasks in the warehouse. The method can be executed by WMS, and specifically includes the following steps :

[0045] Step 110: Receive a task request initiated by the operator through the handheld terminal.

[0046] When the operator has no task to perform, he can initiate a task request through the equipped handheld terminal. After receiving the task request initiated by the operator, the handheld terminal sends the task request to the WMS, and the WMS can receive the operator's task request. Initiated task requests to assign tasks to operators based on the task requests.

[0047] Step 120, according to the tasks and deadlines in the warehouse and the current position of the operator in the warehouse, calculate the priority of the tasks in the warehouse at...

Embodiment 2

[0057] figure 2 It is a flowchart of a method for assigning tasks to operators provided in Embodiment 2 of the present invention, which specifically includes the following steps:

[0058] Step 210: Receive a task request initiated by the operator through the handheld terminal.

[0059] Step 220, locating the operator's current area in the warehouse.

[0060] The warehouse is divided into at least two areas, and the area division of the warehouse is performed before receiving a task request initiated by an operator through a handheld terminal.

[0061] The operator can scan the barcode representing the area number through the handheld terminal, and send the scan result to the WMS, so that the WMS can locate the current area of ​​the operator in the warehouse; the operator and the location can also be photographed through the camera, Image recognition locates the operator's current area in the warehouse; other methods may also be used to locate the operator's current area in ...

Embodiment 3

[0074] Figure 4 is the flow chart of the device for assigning tasks to operators provided by the third embodiment of the present invention, such as Figure 4 As shown, the apparatus for assigning tasks to operators provided in this embodiment includes: a task request receiving module 410 , a task priority calculating module 420 and a task scheduling module 430 .

[0075] Wherein, the task request receiving module 410 is used to receive the task request initiated by the operator through the handheld terminal;

[0076] The task priority calculation module 420 is configured to calculate the priority of the task in the warehouse at the current time for the operator according to the task in the warehouse and the deadline and the current position of the operator in the warehouse;

[0077] The task scheduling module 430 is configured to assign tasks to the operators according to the priorities of the tasks.

[0078] Preferably, it also includes:

[0079] The login module is used ...

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Abstract

The invention discloses a method and device for assigning tasks to operators. The method includes: receiving a task request initiated by an operator through a handheld terminal; according to the task and deadline in the warehouse and the current position of the operator in the warehouse, calculating the priority of the task in the warehouse at the current time for the operator; The operators are assigned tasks according to the priority of the tasks. When assigning tasks to operators, the present invention comprehensively considers the deadlines of tasks and the positions of operators, realizes the reasonable arrangement of tasks in the warehouse, improves the execution efficiency of tasks in the warehouse, and can satisfy customers' demands for tasks time requirements.

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technical field [0001] Embodiments of the present invention relate to warehouse management technologies, and in particular, to a method and device for assigning tasks to operators. Background technique [0002] At present, distribution center-type warehouses have high requirements on operation time and efficiency. They hope to meet the requirements of customers for timely delivery, and also require the cost to be as low as possible. Therefore, WMS (Warehouse Management System, warehouse management system) needs to provide a reasonable task priority algorithm for the operations in the warehouse. [0003] In the prior art, there are mainly the following three methods for providing task priorities for jobs in a repository: [0004] The first: WMS simply assigns priorities to tasks, such as replenishment tasks have priority over picking tasks; [0005] The second: WMS uses the deadline of the task as the priority reference; [0006] The third type: WMS uses a weighted method ...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(China)
IPC IPC(8): G06Q10/06G06Q50/28
Inventor 周吉鑫
Owner BEIJING JINGDONG SHANGKE INFORMATION TECH CO LTD
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