Method and apparatus for processing orders

By obtaining and analyzing order information, dynamically selecting target orders and workstations, and sending order additional information, the problem of difficulty in order addition in AGV warehouses is solved, and the picking efficiency and transportation efficiency are improved.

CN111784222BActive Publication Date: 2025-02-28BEIJING JINGDONG QIANSHITECHNOLOGY CO LTD
View PDF 2 Cites 0 Cited by

Patent Information

Application Number
CN201910916824.6
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2019-09-26
Publication Date
2025-02-28
Estimated Expiration
2039-09-26

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

In AGV warehouses, the prior art cannot continue to add orders after assigning the collection order to the workstation, resulting in a reduced picking efficiency and an increase in the number of vehicle handling times.

Method used

By obtaining the order information of the order to be added and the preset order information set, select the target order collection and the target workstation, and send order addition information to the terminal equipment of the target workstation to realize dynamic order addition and allocation.

Benefits of technology

It improves the picking efficiency, reduces the number of vehicles being moved, and enhances the item picking ability of AGV warehouses.

✦ Generated by Eureka AI based on patent content.

Smart Images

  • Figure CN111784222B_ABST
    Figure CN111784222B_ABST
Patent Text Reader

Abstract

The embodiment of the present application discloses a method and device for processing orders. A specific implementation of the method includes: obtaining order information of the order to be added and a preset order information set, wherein the order information set includes order information of at least one order set currently processed by at least one workstation; based on the order information of the order to be added and the order information set, selecting a target order set from at least one order set; based on the order information of the order to be added and the order information of the target order set, determining a target workstation from at least one workstation; sending order additional information to the terminal device corresponding to the target workstation, wherein the order additional information includes order information of the order to be added. This implementation improves picking efficiency and reduces the number of vehicle handling times.
Need to check novelty before this filing date? Find Prior Art

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The embodiments of the present application relate to the field of computer technology, and in particular to a method and device for processing an order. Background Art

[0002] With the rapid development of e-commerce and new retail, AGV (Automated Guided Vehicle) warehouses have been widely used. In order to improve the picking efficiency of items in AGV warehouses, orders are usually grouped into collection orders, and then the collection orders are processed uniformly. At present, after the collection order is assigned to the workstation of the AGV warehouse, it is usually not possible to add orders to the collection order, which will reduce the picking efficiency and increase the number of times the vehicle moves the shelves. Summary of the invention

[0003] The embodiments of the present application provide a method and device for processing an order.

[0004] In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a method for processing orders, comprising: obtaining order information of an order to be added and a preset order information set, wherein the order information set includes order information of at least one order set currently processed by at least one workstation; based on the order information of the order to be added and the order information set, selecting a target order set from at least one order set; based on the order information of the order to be added and the order information of the target order set, determining a target workstation from at least one workstation; and sending order addition information to a terminal device corresponding to the target workstation, wherein the order addition information includes order information of the order to be added.

[0005] In some embodiments, based on the order information and order information set of the orders to be added, a target order set is selected from at least one order set, including: based on the order information and order information set of the orders to be added, selecting a candidate order set from at least one order set; determining whether the number of candidate order sets is equal to a preset value; in response to determining that the number of candidate order sets is equal to the preset value, determining the candidate order set as the target order set.

[0006] In some embodiments, based on the order information and order information set of the order to be added, a target order set is selected from at least one order set, including: based on the order information and order information set of the order to be added, selecting a candidate order set from at least one order set; determining whether the number of candidate order sets is greater than a preset value; in response to determining that the number of candidate order sets is greater than the preset value, determining the degree of match between the order to be added and each candidate order set, and selecting the target order set from the candidate order set based on the degree of match.

[0007] In some embodiments, the order information includes at least one of the following: a preset order type, the latest delivery time of the items indicated by the order, and the quantity of the items indicated by the order; and based on the order information of the order to be added and the order information set, a target order set is selected from at least one order set, including: selecting an order set that meets preset conditions from at least one order set as the target order set, wherein the conditions include at least one of the following: the order type of the order set is the same as the order type of the order to be added; the latest delivery time of the items indicated by the order set is not earlier than the latest delivery time of the items indicated by the order to be added; the sum of the quantity of the items indicated by the order set and the quantity of the items indicated by the order to be added is less than a preset item quantity threshold.

[0008] In some embodiments, the order information includes the quantity of items indicated by the order, and at least one slot is set in the workstation; and based on the order information of the order to be added and the order information of the target order set, the target workstation is determined from at least one workstation, including: determining the workstation currently processing the target order set as a candidate workstation; determining whether the sum of the quantity of items indicated by the order to be added and the quantity of items indicated by the target order set is less than or equal to a preset item quantity threshold; in response to determining that the sum of the quantity of items indicated by the order to be added and the quantity of items indicated by the target order set is less than or equal to the item quantity threshold, determining the candidate workstation as the target workstation.

[0009] In some embodiments, after determining the candidate workstation as the target workstation, the method further includes: using the slot corresponding to the target order set as the target slot.

[0010] In some embodiments, after determining whether the sum of the item quantity of items indicated by the order to be added and the item quantity of items indicated by the target order set is less than or equal to a preset item quantity threshold, the method further includes: in response to determining that the sum of the item quantity of items indicated by the order to be added and the item quantity of items indicated by the target order set is greater than the item quantity threshold, determining whether the slot quantity of the slots currently set at the candidate workstation is equal to the preset slot quantity threshold; in response to determining that the slot quantity of the slots currently set at the candidate workstation is not equal to the slot quantity threshold, determining the candidate workstation as the target workstation.

[0011] In some embodiments, after determining the candidate workstation as the target workstation, the method further includes: adding a slot identifier for the target workstation, and determining the slot indicated by the added slot identifier as the target slot.

[0012] In some embodiments, after determining whether the number of slots currently set at the candidate workstation is equal to a preset slot number threshold, the method further includes: in response to determining that the number of slots currently set at the candidate workstation is equal to the slot number threshold, selecting a workstation whose number of slots currently set is less than the slot number threshold from at least one workstation as a target workstation.

[0013] In some embodiments, after selecting a workstation whose currently set slot number is less than a slot number threshold from at least one workstation as a target workstation, the method further includes: adding a slot identifier for the target workstation, and determining the slot indicated by the added slot identifier as the target slot.

[0014] In some embodiments, the order addition information includes a slot identifier of a target slot.

[0015] In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a device for processing orders, comprising: an acquisition unit, configured to acquire order information of an order to be added and a preset order information set, wherein the order information set includes order information of at least one order set currently processed by at least one workstation; a selection unit, configured to select a target order set from at least one order set based on the order information of the order to be added and the order information set; a determination unit, configured to determine a target workstation from at least one workstation based on the order information of the order to be added and the order information of the target order set; a sending unit, configured to send order addition information to a terminal device corresponding to the target workstation, wherein the order addition information includes the order information of the order to be added.

[0016] In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides an electronic device, comprising: one or more processors; a storage device on which one or more programs are stored, and when the one or more programs are executed by the one or more processors, the one or more processors implement the method described in any implementation method in the first aspect.

[0017] In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a computer-readable medium having a computer program stored thereon, wherein the computer program, when executed by a processor, implements the method described in any implementation manner in the first aspect.

[0018] The above-mentioned embodiments of the present application provide a method and device for processing orders, by first obtaining the order information of the order to be added and the preset order information set; then, based on the order information of the order to be added and the order information set, a target order set is selected from the at least one order set; then, based on the order information of the order to be added and the order information of the target order set, a target workstation is determined from the at least one workstation; finally, the order addition information is sent to the terminal device corresponding to the target workstation. This method adds the orders in the order pool that have a high degree of matching with the collection order being picked to the collection order being picked, so that the additional orders and the orders being picked are picked together, thereby improving the picking efficiency and reducing the number of vehicle transportation times. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0019] Other features, objects and advantages of the present application will become more apparent by reading the detailed description of non-limiting embodiments made with reference to the following drawings:

[0020] Figure 1 is an exemplary system architecture diagram to which various embodiments of the present application may be applied;

[0021] Figure 2 is a flow chart of an embodiment of a method for processing an order according to the present application;

[0022] Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of an application scenario of the method for processing an order according to the present application;

[0023] Figure 4 is a flow chart of determining a target workstation in a method for processing an order according to the present application;

[0024] Figure 5 is a structural schematic diagram of an embodiment of a device for processing orders according to the present application;

[0025] Figure 6 It is a structural diagram of a computer system suitable for implementing an electronic device of an embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0026] The present application will be further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It is to be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain the relevant invention, rather than to limit the invention. It should also be noted that, for ease of description, only the parts related to the relevant invention are shown in the accompanying drawings.

[0027] It should be noted that, in the absence of conflict, the embodiments and features in the embodiments of the present application can be combined with each other. The present application will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and in combination with the embodiments.

[0028] Figure 1 An exemplary system architecture 100 is shown to which an embodiment of the method for processing orders of the present application may be applied.

[0029] like Figure 1 As shown, the system architecture 100 may include terminal devices 1011, 1012, 1013, a network 102, and a server 103. The network 102 is used to provide a medium for communication links between the terminal devices 1011, 1012, 1013 and the server 103. The network 102 may include various connection types, such as wired, wireless communication links, or optical fiber cables, etc.

[0030] The user can use the terminal devices 1011, 1012, 1013 to interact with the server 103 through the network 102 to send or receive messages, etc. For example, the terminal devices 1011, 1012, 1013 can receive order addition information sent by the server 103. Various communication client applications, such as order management applications, instant messaging software, etc., can be installed on the terminal devices 1011, 1012, 1013.

[0031] Terminal devices 1011, 1012, 1013 can be hardware or software. When terminal devices 1011, 1012, 1013 are hardware, they can be various electronic devices with speakers and supporting information interaction, including but not limited to smart phones, tablet computers, laptop portable computers, etc. When terminal devices 1011, 1012, 1013 are software, they can be installed in the electronic devices listed above. It can be implemented as multiple software or software modules (for example, multiple software or software modules for providing distributed services), or it can be implemented as a single software or software module. No specific limitation is made here.

[0032] The server 103 may be a server that provides various services. For example, it may be a server that processes the order to be added and at least one order set currently processed by at least one workstation. The server 103 may first obtain the order information of the order to be added and the preset order information set; then, based on the order information of the order to be added and the order information set, a target order set may be selected from the at least one order set; then, based on the order information of the order to be added and the order information of the target order set, a target workstation may be determined from the at least one workstation; finally, the order addition information may be sent to the terminal devices 1011, 1012, 1013 corresponding to the target workstation.

[0033] It should be noted that the server 103 can be hardware or software. When the server 103 is hardware, it can be implemented as a distributed server cluster consisting of multiple servers, or it can be implemented as a single server. When the server 103 is software, it can be implemented as multiple software or software modules (for example, for providing distributed services), or it can be implemented as a single software or software module. No specific limitation is made here.

[0034] It should be noted that the method for processing orders provided in the embodiment of the present application is usually executed by the server 103.

[0035] It should be understood that Figure 1 The number of terminal devices, networks and servers in the embodiment is only for illustration. Any number of terminal devices, networks and servers may be provided according to implementation requirements.

[0036] Continue to refer Figure 2 , shows a process 200 of an embodiment of a method for processing an order according to the present application. The method for processing an order comprises the following steps:

[0037] Step 201, obtaining order information of the order to be added and a preset order information set.

[0038] In this embodiment, the execution entity (eg Figure 1 The server shown in the figure can obtain the order information of the order to be added and the preset order information set. The above-mentioned order to be added can be an order to be added to the existing order set. The above-mentioned order information set may include the order information of at least one order set currently processed by at least one workstation. In the logistics management system of the warehouse, the goods picker needs to pick the items indicated by the order at the workstation. There are usually multiple workstations in the warehouse. The at least one order set currently processed by the above-mentioned at least one workstation may include the order set corresponding to the items that have been picked, are being picked, and have not been picked, and the corresponding order information has been sent to the terminal device of the workstation. Here, the order information may include but is not limited to at least one of the following: order number, item identification of the item indicated by the order (for example, SKU (Stock Keeping Unit)) and the current status of the order. The item indicated by the order refers to the item purchased by the user through the order operation.

[0039] Step 202: Based on the order information and order information set of the order to be added, a target order set is selected from at least one order set.

[0040] In this embodiment, based on the order information of the order to be added and the order information set obtained in step 201, the execution subject can select a target order set from at least one order set currently processed by at least one workstation. The order information can include the current state of the order, and the current state of the order can include that the item indicated by the order is in a transport state, and the item in a transport state can be understood as the shelf where the item is located is in a transport state. At this time, the execution subject can select an order set whose current state is that the shelf where the item indicated by the order is located is in a transport state from the at least one order set as the target order set.

[0041] Step 203: Determine a target workstation from at least one workstation based on the order information of the order to be added and the order information of the target order set.

[0042] In this embodiment, the execution subject may determine the target workstation from the at least one workstation based on the order information of the order to be added acquired in step 201 and the order information of the target order set selected in step 202. Here, the execution subject may select the workstation that processes the target order set from the at least one workstation as the target workstation.

[0043] Step 204: Send order additional information to the terminal device corresponding to the target workstation.

[0044] In this embodiment, the execution subject may send order additional information to the terminal device corresponding to the target workstation. Here, the order additional information may include order information of the order to be added, for example, the item ID (SKU) of the item indicated by the order, and the quantity of items corresponding to each item ID. The order additional information may also include the order set ID of the target order set.

[0045] Here, after selecting the target order set, the execution subject may add the order information of the order to be added to the order information set of the target order set. At this time, the order additional information may include the added order information set.

[0046] In some optional implementations of this embodiment, the execution subject may select a target order set from the at least one order set based on the order information of the order to be added and the order information set in the following manner: the execution subject may first select a candidate order set from the at least one order set based on the order information of the order to be added and the order information set. The order information may include the current state of the order, and the current state of the order may include that the item indicated by the order is in a transport state, and the item in a transport state may be understood as the shelf where the item is located is in a transport state. At this time, the execution subject may select an order set whose current state is that the shelf where the item indicated by the order is located is in a transport state from the at least one order set as the candidate order set. Afterwards, the execution subject may determine whether the number of the candidate order sets is equal to a preset value. Here, the preset value is usually 1, that is, it is determined whether the number of the candidate order sets is equal to 1. If it is determined that the number of the candidate order sets is equal to the preset value, the execution subject may determine the candidate order set as the target order set.

[0047] In some optional implementations of the present embodiment, the execution subject may select a target order set from the at least one order set based on the order information of the order to be added and the order information set in the following manner: the execution subject may first select a candidate order set from the at least one order set based on the order information of the order to be added and the order information set. The order information may include the current status of the order, and the current status of the order may include that the item indicated by the order is in a transport state, and the item in a transport state may be understood as the shelf where the item is located is in a transport state. At this time, the execution subject may select an order set whose current status is that the shelf where the item indicated by the order is located is in a transport state from the at least one order set as the candidate order set.

[0048] Afterwards, the execution subject may determine whether the number of the candidate order set is greater than a preset value. Here, the preset value is usually 1, that is, determine whether the number of the candidate order set is greater than 1.

[0049] Here, if it is determined that the number of the candidate order sets is greater than the preset value, the execution subject may determine the degree of match between the order to be added and each candidate order set in at least two candidate order sets. Specifically, the execution subject may match the item identifiers of the items indicated by the order to be added with the item identifiers of the items indicated by each candidate order set in at least two candidate order sets one by one, and determine the ratio of the number of matched item identifiers to the number of item identifiers of the items indicated by the order to be added as the degree of match. As an example, if the number of item identifiers of the items indicated by the order to be added is 4, and the number of item identifiers of the items indicated by the order to be added and the item identifiers of the items indicated by the first candidate order set is 1, the corresponding degree of match is 0.25; if the number of item identifiers of the items indicated by the order to be added and the item identifiers of the items indicated by the third candidate order set is 4, the corresponding degree of match is 1.

[0050] After determining the matching degree, the execution subject may select a target order set from the candidate order set based on the matching degree. Specifically, the execution subject may select the candidate order set with the highest matching degree from the candidate order set as the target order set. The execution subject may also select any candidate order set with a matching degree greater than a preset matching degree threshold from the candidate order set as the target order set.

[0051] In some optional implementations of this embodiment, the order information may include at least one of the following: a preset order type, the latest delivery time of the items indicated by the order, and the number of items indicated by the order. The above order type may be set based on timeliness, business type, the number of items indicated by the order, etc. As an example, the above order types may include: "precision delivery" orders (orders delivered to customer points within a preset period (e.g., 2 hours) after the user places an order), "group purchase" orders, and "flash sale" orders. The latest delivery time of the items indicated by the order may be the latest time when the items leave the warehouse. Here, the number of items may refer to the weight, volume, number of pieces, number of products, etc. of the items. Among them, the number of pieces refers to the number of items, and the number of products refers to the number of categories of items. As an example, if the items indicated by the order are 1 item A and 2 items B, the number of pieces of the items is 3 and the number of products is 2.

[0052] In some optional implementations of this embodiment, the execution subject may select a target order set from the at least one order set based on the order information of the order to be added and the order information set in the following manner: the execution subject may select an order set that satisfies a preset condition from the at least one order set as the target order set. Here, the preset condition may include at least one of the following: the order type of the order set is the same as the order type of the order to be added; the latest delivery time of the items indicated by the order set is not earlier than the latest delivery time of the items indicated by the order to be added; the sum of the number of items indicated by the order set and the number of items indicated by the order to be added is less than a preset item quantity threshold. The number of items indicated by the order set is usually the sum of the number of items indicated by each order included in the order set. It should be noted that since the number of items may refer to the weight, volume, number of pieces, number of items, etc. of the items, the corresponding item quantity threshold may be an item weight threshold, an item volume threshold, an item piece threshold, and an item number threshold. As an example, if the order type of the above-mentioned order to be added is a "group purchase" order, the above-mentioned execution entity can select an order set whose order type is a "group purchase" order from the above-mentioned at least one order set. If the latest delivery time of the items indicated by the above-mentioned order to be added is 8 o'clock, the above-mentioned execution entity can select an order set whose latest delivery time of the indicated items is not earlier than 8 o'clock from the above-mentioned at least one order set. If the weight of the items indicated by the above-mentioned order to be added is 8 kilograms, the volume is 0.5 square meters, the number of pieces is 3 pieces, and the number of items is 2 pieces, the item weight threshold is 100 kilograms, the item volume threshold is 5 square meters, the item number threshold is 50 pieces, and the item number threshold is 30 pieces, then the above-mentioned execution entity can select an order set from the above-mentioned at least one order set whose weight of the items indicated by the order set is less than 92 kilograms, the volume is less than 4.5 square meters, the number of pieces is less than 47 pieces, and the number of items is less than 28 pieces.

[0053] Continue to see Figure 3 , Figure 3 FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an application scenario of the method for processing an order according to this embodiment. Figure 3In the application scenario, the server 301 may first obtain the order information 302 of the order to be added and the preset order information set 303. Here, the order information may include the SKU of the item indicated by the order and the current state of the order. The order information set 303 includes the order information of each of the fifty order sets currently processed by workstation A, workstation B and workstation C. Afterwards, the server 301 may select a target order set 305 from the fifty order sets 304 currently processed by workstation A, workstation B and workstation C based on the order information 302 of the order to be added and the order information set 303. The server 301 may select an order set whose current state is that the shelf where the item indicated by the order is located is in the transport state from the fifty order sets 304 as the target order set 305. Here, the target order set 305 is order set 21. Then, the server 301 may determine the target workstation 307 from workstation A, workstation B and workstation C based on the order information 302 of the order to be added and the order information 306 of the target order set. Here, the workstation B processing the order set 21 is determined as the target workstation 307. The server 301 can send order additional information 309 to the terminal device 308 corresponding to the workstation B. Here, the order additional information includes order information 302 of the order to be added.

[0054] The method provided by the above-mentioned embodiment of the present application adds orders in the order pool that have a high degree of matching with the collection order being picked to the collection order being picked, so that the additional orders and the orders being picked are picked together, thereby improving the picking efficiency and reducing the number of vehicle transportation times.

[0055] Further references Figure 4 , Figure 4 This is a process 400 of determining a target workstation in a method for processing an order according to the present application. Figure 4 As shown, in this embodiment, the step of determining the target workstation includes:

[0056] Step 401: determine the workstation currently processing the target order set as a candidate workstation.

[0057] In this embodiment, the order information may include the quantity of items indicated by the order. In the logistics management system of the warehouse, the staff needs to pick the items indicated by the order at the workstation. There are usually multiple workstations in the warehouse. At least one slot can be set in the workstation. Generally speaking, the workstation can be provided with a distribution wall (distribution wall), and at least one slot can be set on the distribution wall. The distribution wall is a device based on the sorting system that processes orders in a short time. After the staff picks out the items in the storage area according to the order wave, they go to the distribution area to scan the product barcode, and then put the products of the same order into the same slot (grid) according to the label light indication.

[0058] In this embodiment, the execution entity for processing the order may determine the workstation currently processing the above target order set as a candidate workstation.

[0059] Step 402: determine whether the sum of the item quantity of the items indicated by the to-be-added order and the item quantity of the items indicated by the target order set is less than or equal to a preset item quantity threshold.

[0060] In this embodiment, the execution entity may determine whether the sum of the number of items indicated by the order to be added and the number of items indicated by the target order set is less than or equal to a preset item quantity threshold. The item quantity may refer to the weight, volume, number of pieces, number of products, etc. of the items. The number of pieces refers to the number of items, and the number of products refers to the number of categories of items. As an example, if the items indicated by the order are 1 item A and 2 items B, the number of items is 3 and the number of products is 2. It should be noted that since the number of items may refer to the weight, volume, number of pieces, number of products, etc. of the items, the corresponding item quantity threshold may be an item weight threshold, an item volume threshold, an item piece threshold, and an item product threshold.

[0061] Here, if the quantity of items refers to the weight, volume, number of pieces and number of items, the execution subject may respectively determine whether the sum of the weight of the items indicated by the order to be added and the weight of the items indicated by the target order set is less than or equal to the preset weight threshold of the items, determine whether the sum of the volume of the items indicated by the order to be added and the volume of the items indicated by the target order set is less than or equal to the preset volume threshold of the items, determine whether the sum of the number of items of the items indicated by the order to be added and the number of items of the items indicated by the target order set is less than or equal to the preset number threshold of the items, and determine whether the sum of the number of items of the items indicated by the order to be added and the number of items of the items indicated by the target order set is less than or equal to the preset number threshold of the items. If it is determined that the sum of the weight of the items, the sum of the volume of the items, the sum of the number of the items and the sum of the number of the items are all less than or equal to the corresponding sum of the weight of the items, the sum of the volume of the items, the sum of the number of the items and the sum of the number of the items, the execution subject may execute step 403. If it is determined that at least one of the sum of the item weights, the sum of the item volumes, the sum of the number of items, and the sum of the number of items is greater than the corresponding sum of the item weights, the sum of the item volumes, the sum of the number of items, and the sum of the number of items, the above-mentioned execution entity can execute step 404.

[0062] Step 403 : in response to determining that the sum of the item quantity of the items indicated by the to-be-added order and the item quantity of the items indicated by the target order set is less than or equal to the item quantity threshold, determining the candidate workstation as the target workstation.

[0063] In this embodiment, if it is determined in step 402 that the sum of the number of items indicated by the above-mentioned additional order and the number of items indicated by the above-mentioned target order set is less than or equal to the above-mentioned item quantity threshold, the above-mentioned execution entity can determine the candidate workstation determined in step 401 as the target workstation.

[0064] In some optional implementations of this embodiment, the execution subject may use the slot corresponding to the target order set as the target slot. When allocating the order set to the workstation, the execution subject may associate the order information with the slot identifier of the slot where the item indicated by the order set is to be placed and send it to the terminal device of the workstation. At this time, the slot associated with the order information of the target order set may be used as the target slot.

[0065] Step 404, in response to determining that the sum of the item quantity of the items indicated by the order to be added and the item quantity of the items indicated by the target order set is greater than the item quantity threshold, determine whether the slot quantity of the slot currently set at the candidate workstation is equal to the preset slot quantity threshold.

[0066] In this embodiment, if it is determined in step 402 that the sum of the number of items indicated by the order to be added and the number of items indicated by the target order set is greater than the item number threshold, the execution subject may determine whether the number of slots currently set in the candidate workstation is equal to a preset slot number threshold (e.g., 12, 20, etc.). The execution subject may obtain the number of slots currently set in the candidate workstation. If it is determined that the number of slots currently set in the candidate workstation is not equal to the preset slot number threshold, that is, the number of slots does not reach the upper limit of the number of slots, the execution subject may execute step 405. If it is determined that the number of slots currently set in the candidate workstation is equal to the preset slot number threshold, that is, the number of slots reaches the upper limit of the number of slots, the execution subject may execute step 406.

[0067] Step 405: In response to determining that the number of slots currently set in the candidate workstation is not equal to the slot number threshold, the candidate workstation is determined as a target workstation.

[0068] In this embodiment, if it is determined in step 404 that the number of slots currently set for the candidate workstation is not equal to the preset slot number threshold, that is, the number of slots does not reach the slot number upper limit, the execution entity can determine the candidate workstation determined in step 401 as the target workstation.

[0069] In some optional implementations of this embodiment, after the candidate workstation is determined as the target workstation, the execution entity may add a slot identifier for the target workstation, and may determine the slot indicated by the added slot identifier as the target slot. The slot identifier may be determined based on the number of slots currently set for the workstation. For example, if the number of slots currently set for the target workstation is 9, the newly added slot identifier may be 10. After adding the slot identifier for the target workstation, the execution entity may send slot addition information for adding the slot to the terminal device of the target workstation, and the slot addition information may include the slot identifier. After the staff in the workstation views the slot addition information including the slot identifier through the terminal device, a slot may be added to the distribution wall, and the added slot may be used as the target slot.

[0070] Step 406: In response to determining that the number of slots currently set at the candidate workstation is equal to the slot number threshold, select a workstation whose number of slots currently set is less than the slot number threshold from at least one workstation as a target workstation.

[0071] In this embodiment, if it is determined in step 404 that the number of slots currently set in the candidate workstation is equal to the preset slot number threshold, that is, the number of slots reaches the slot number upper limit, the execution subject may select a workstation whose number of slots currently set is less than the slot number threshold from the at least one workstation as the target workstation. If there are multiple workstations whose number of slots currently set is less than the slot number threshold, the execution subject may select any workstation as the target workstation, or may select the workstation whose number of slots currently set is the smallest as the target workstation. The execution subject may obtain in advance the number of slots currently set in each of the at least one workstation.

[0072] Here, since the determined target workstation is not the workstation currently processing the above-mentioned target order set, when the target shelf (the shelf on which the items indicated by the above-mentioned target order set are placed) arrives at the workstation currently processing the above-mentioned target order set, after the staff completes the picking work for the target shelf, it is usually necessary to transport the above-mentioned target shelf to the above-mentioned target workstation so that the staff at the target workstation can complete the picking work for the items indicated by the order to be added.

[0073] In some optional implementations of this embodiment, after selecting a workstation whose number of currently set slots is less than the slot number threshold from the at least one workstation as the target workstation, the execution entity may add a slot identifier for the target workstation, and may determine the slot indicated by the added slot identifier as the target slot. After adding the slot identifier for the target workstation, the execution entity may send slot addition information for adding the slot to the terminal device of the target workstation, and the slot addition information may include the slot identifier. After the staff in the workstation views the slot addition information including the slot identifier through the terminal device, a slot may be added to the distribution wall, and the added slot may be used as the target slot.

[0074] In some optional implementations of this embodiment, the order addition information may include the slot identifier of the target slot. After checking the slot identifier of the target slot, the staff of the workstation may place the items indicated by the order to be added on the target slot to realize order distribution.

[0075] The method provided by the above embodiment of the present application can select a target workstation for processing the additional order by comparing the sum of the item quantities of the items indicated by the order to be added and the items indicated by the above target order set with a preset item quantity threshold, and comparing the slot quantity of the slot currently set by the workstation with the preset slot quantity threshold. In this way, the additional order can be reasonably allocated to improve the workstation's order picking efficiency.

[0076] Further references Figure 5 As an implementation of the methods shown in the above figures, the present application provides an embodiment of a device for processing an order. Figure 2 Corresponding to the method embodiment shown, the device can be specifically applied to various electronic devices.

[0077] like Figure 5 As shown, the device 500 for processing an order in this embodiment includes: an acquisition unit 501, a selection unit 502, a determination unit 503 and a sending unit 504. The acquisition unit 501 is configured to acquire the order information of the order to be added and a preset order information set, wherein the order information set includes the order information of at least one order set currently processed by at least one workstation; the selection unit 502 is configured to select a target order set from at least one order set based on the order information of the order to be added and the order information set; the determination unit 503 is configured to determine a target workstation from at least one workstation based on the order information of the order to be added and the order information of the selected target order set; the sending unit 504 is configured to send order addition information to the terminal device corresponding to the target workstation, wherein the order addition information includes the order information of the order to be added.

[0078] In this embodiment, the specific processing of the acquisition unit 501, the selection unit 502, the determination unit 503 and the sending unit 504 of the device 500 for processing an order can be referred to. Figure 2 This corresponds to step 201, step 202, step 203 and step 204 in the embodiment.

[0079] In some optional implementations of this embodiment, the selection unit 502 may select a target order set from the at least one order set based on the order information of the order to be added and the order information set in the following manner: the selection unit 502 may first select a candidate order set from the at least one order set based on the order information of the order to be added and the order information set. The order information may include the current state of the order, and the current state of the order may include that the item indicated by the order is in a transport state. The item in the transport state may be understood as the shelf where the item is located is in a transport state. At this time, the selection unit 502 may select an order set whose current state is that the shelf where the item indicated by the order is located is in a transport state from the at least one order set as the candidate order set. Afterwards, the selection unit 502 may determine whether the number of the candidate order sets is equal to a preset value. Here, the preset value is usually 1, that is, it is determined whether the number of the candidate order sets is equal to 1. If it is determined that the number of the candidate order sets is equal to the preset value, the selection unit 502 may determine the candidate order set as the target order set.

[0080] In some optional implementations of the present embodiment, the selection unit 502 may select a target order set from the at least one order set based on the order information of the order to be added and the order information set in the following manner: The selection unit 502 may first select a candidate order set from the at least one order set based on the order information of the order to be added and the order information set. The order information may include the current status of the order, and the current status of the order may include that the item indicated by the order is in a transport state, and the item in a transport state may be understood as the shelf where the item is located is in a transport state. At this time, the selection unit 502 may select an order set whose current status is that the shelf where the item indicated by the order is located is in a transport state from the at least one order set as a candidate order set.

[0081] Afterwards, the selection unit 502 may determine whether the number of the candidate order sets is greater than a preset value. Here, the preset value is usually 1, that is, it is determined whether the number of the candidate order sets is greater than 1.

[0082] Here, if it is determined that the number of the candidate order sets is greater than the preset value, the selection unit 502 may determine the degree of match between the order to be added and each of the candidate order sets in the at least two candidate order sets. Specifically, the selection unit 502 may match the item identifiers of the items indicated by the order to be added with the item identifiers of the items indicated by each of the at least two candidate order sets, and determine the degree of match as the ratio of the number of matched item identifiers to the number of item identifiers of the items indicated by the order to be added. As an example, if the number of item identifiers of the items indicated by the order to be added is 4, and the number of item identifiers of the items indicated by the order to be added and the item identifiers of the items indicated by the first candidate order set is 1, the corresponding degree of match is 0.25; if the number of item identifiers of the items indicated by the order to be added and the item identifiers of the items indicated by the third candidate order set is 4, the corresponding degree of match is 1.

[0083] After determining the matching degree, the selection unit 502 may select a target order set from the candidate order set based on the matching degree. Specifically, the selection unit 502 may select a candidate order set with the highest matching degree from the candidate order set as the target order set. The selection unit 502 may also select any candidate order set with a matching degree greater than a preset matching degree threshold from the candidate order set as the target order set.

[0084] In some optional implementations of this embodiment, the order information may include at least one of the following: a preset order type, the latest delivery time of the items indicated by the order, and the number of items indicated by the order. The above order types may be set based on timeliness, business type, the number of items indicated by the order, and the like. As an example, the above order types may include: "precision delivery" orders, "group purchase" orders, and "flash sale" orders. The latest delivery time of the items indicated by the order may be the latest time the items leave the warehouse. Here, the number of items may refer to the weight, volume, number of pieces, number of products, and the like of the items. Among them, the number of pieces refers to the number of items, and the number of products refers to the number of categories of items. As an example, if the items indicated by the order are 1 item A and 2 items B, the number of pieces of the items is 3 and the number of products is 2.

[0085] In some optional implementations of this embodiment, the selection unit 502 may select a target order set from the at least one order set based on the order information of the order to be added and the order information set in the following manner: the selection unit 502 may select an order set that meets a preset condition from the at least one order set as the target order set. Here, the preset condition may include at least one of the following: the order type of the order set is the same as the order type of the order to be added; the latest delivery time of the items indicated by the order set is not earlier than the latest delivery time of the items indicated by the order to be added; the sum of the number of items indicated by the order set and the number of items indicated by the order to be added is less than a preset item quantity threshold. The number of items indicated by the order set is usually the sum of the number of items indicated by each order included in the order set. It should be noted that since the number of items may refer to the weight, volume, number of pieces, number of items, etc. of the items, the corresponding item quantity threshold may be an item weight threshold, an item volume threshold, an item piece threshold, and an item number threshold. As an example, if the order type of the above-mentioned order to be added is a "group purchase" order, the above-mentioned selection unit 502 can select an order set whose order type is a "group purchase" order from the above-mentioned at least one order set. If the latest delivery time of the items indicated by the above-mentioned order to be added is 8 o'clock, the above-mentioned selection unit 502 can select an order set whose latest delivery time of the indicated items is not earlier than 8 o'clock from the above-mentioned at least one order set. If the weight of the items indicated by the above-mentioned order to be added is 8 kilograms, the volume is 0.5 square meters, the number of pieces is 3 pieces, and the number of items is 2 pieces, the item weight threshold is 100 kilograms, the item volume threshold is 5 square meters, the item number threshold is 50 pieces, and the item number threshold is 30 pieces, then the above-mentioned selection unit 502 can select an order set from the above-mentioned at least one order set whose weight of the items indicated by the order set is less than 92 kilograms, the volume is less than 4.5 square meters, the number of pieces is less than 47 pieces, and the number of items is less than 28 pieces.

[0086] In some optional implementations of this embodiment, the order information may include the number of items indicated by the order. In the logistics management system of the warehouse, the staff needs to pick the items indicated by the order at the workstation. A plurality of workstations are usually provided in the warehouse. At least one slot may be provided in the workstation. The sending unit 504 may determine the target workstation from the at least one workstation based on the order information of the order to be added and the order information of the target order set in the following manner: the sending unit 504 may determine the workstation currently processing the target order set as a candidate workstation. Afterwards, the sending unit 504 may determine whether the sum of the number of items indicated by the order to be added and the number of items indicated by the target order set is less than or equal to a preset threshold value of the number of items. The number of items may refer to the weight, volume, number of pieces, number of products, etc. of the items. Among them, the number of pieces refers to the number of items, and the number of products refers to the number of categories of items. It should be noted that, since the number of items may refer to the weight, volume, number of pieces, number of products, etc. of the items, the corresponding item quantity threshold may be an item weight threshold, an item volume threshold, an item piece threshold, and an item product threshold. Then, if it is determined that the sum of the item quantity of the items indicated by the above-mentioned to-be-added order and the item quantity of the items indicated by the above-mentioned target order set is less than or equal to the above-mentioned item quantity threshold, the above-mentioned sending unit 504 may determine the determined candidate workstation as the target workstation.

[0087] In some optional implementations of this embodiment, the sending unit 504 may use the slot corresponding to the target order set as the target slot. When allocating an order set to a workstation, the sending unit 504 may associate the order information with the slot identifier of the slot where the item indicated by the order set is to be placed and send it to the terminal device of the workstation. At this time, the slot associated with the order information of the target order set may be used as the target slot.

[0088] In some optional implementations of this embodiment, after determining whether the sum of the number of items indicated by the order to be added and the number of items indicated by the target order set is less than or equal to a preset item quantity threshold, if it is determined that the sum of the number of items indicated by the order to be added and the number of items indicated by the target order set is greater than the item quantity threshold, the sending unit 504 may determine whether the number of slots currently set in the candidate workstation is equal to the preset slot quantity threshold. The sending unit 504 may obtain the number of slots currently set in the candidate workstation. If it is determined that the number of slots currently set in the candidate workstation is not equal to the preset slot quantity threshold, that is, the number of slots does not reach the slot quantity upper limit, the sending unit 504 may determine the determined candidate workstation as the target workstation.

[0089] In some optional implementations of this embodiment, after the candidate workstation is determined as the target workstation, the sending unit 504 may add a slot identifier for the target workstation, and may determine the slot indicated by the added slot identifier as the target slot. The slot identifier may be determined based on the number of slots currently set for the workstation. For example, if the number of slots currently set for the target workstation is 9, the newly added slot identifier may be 10. After adding the slot identifier for the target workstation, the sending unit 504 may send slot addition information for adding the slot to the terminal device of the target workstation, and the slot addition information may include the slot identifier. After the staff in the workstation views the slot addition information including the slot identifier through the terminal device, a slot may be added to the distribution wall, and the added slot may be used as the target slot.

[0090] In some optional implementations of this embodiment, if it is determined that the number of slots currently set in the candidate workstation is equal to the preset slot number threshold, that is, the number of slots reaches the slot number upper limit, the sending unit 504 can select a workstation whose number of slots currently set is less than the slot number threshold from the at least one workstation as the target workstation. If there are multiple workstations whose number of slots currently set is less than the slot number threshold, the sending unit 504 can select any workstation as the target workstation, or select the workstation whose number of slots currently set is the smallest as the target workstation. The sending unit 504 can pre-acquire the number of slots currently set in each of the at least one workstation.

[0091] In some optional implementations of this embodiment, after selecting a workstation whose number of currently set slots is less than the slot number threshold from the at least one workstation as the target workstation, the sending unit 504 may add a slot identifier for the target workstation, and may determine the slot indicated by the added slot identifier as the target slot. After adding the slot identifier for the target workstation, the sending unit 504 may send slot addition information for adding a slot to the terminal device of the target workstation, and the slot addition information may include the slot identifier. After the staff in the workstation views the slot addition information including the slot identifier through the terminal device, a slot may be added to the distribution wall, and the added slot may be used as the target slot.

[0092] In some optional implementations of this embodiment, the order addition information may include the slot identifier of the target slot. After checking the slot identifier of the target slot, the staff of the workstation may place the items indicated by the order to be added on the target slot to realize order distribution.

[0093] Reference below Figure 6 , which shows an electronic device (eg, Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the structure of the server in FIG600. Figure 6 The server shown is only an example and should not bring any limitation to the functions and scope of use of the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0094] like Figure 6 As shown, the electronic device 600 may include a processing device (e.g., a central processing unit, a graphics processing unit, etc.) 601, which can perform various appropriate actions and processes according to a program stored in a read-only memory (ROM) 602 or a program loaded from a storage device 608 into a random access memory (RAM) 603. In the RAM 603, various programs and data required for the operation of the electronic device 600 are also stored. The processing device 601, the ROM 602, and the RAM 603 are connected to each other via a bus 604. An input / output (I / O) interface 605 is also connected to the bus 604.

[0095] Typically, the following devices may be connected to the I / O interface 605: an input device 606 including, for example, a touch screen, a touch pad, a keyboard, a mouse, a camera, a microphone, an accelerometer, a gyroscope, etc.; an output device 607 including, for example, a liquid crystal display (LCD), a speaker, a vibrator, etc.; a storage device 608 including, for example, a magnetic tape, a hard disk, etc.; and a communication device 609. The communication device 609 may allow the electronic device 600 to communicate with other devices wirelessly or by wire to exchange data. Although Figure 6The electronic device 600 is shown with various devices, but it should be understood that it is not required to implement or possess all the devices shown. More or fewer devices may be implemented or possessed instead. Figure 6 Each block shown in the figure may represent one device, or may represent multiple devices as required.

[0096] In particular, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the process described above with reference to the flowchart can be implemented as a computer software program. For example, an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a computer program product, which includes a computer program carried on a computer-readable medium, and the computer program includes a program code for executing the method shown in the flowchart. In such an embodiment, the computer program can be downloaded and installed from the network through a communication device 609, or installed from a storage device 608, or installed from a ROM 602. When the computer program is executed by the processing device 601, the above functions defined in the method of the embodiment of the present disclosure are executed. It should be noted that the computer-readable medium described in the embodiment of the present disclosure can be a computer-readable signal medium or a computer-readable storage medium or any combination of the above two. The computer-readable storage medium can be, for example, but not limited to, an electrical, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic, infrared, or semiconductor system, device or device, or any combination of the above. More specific examples of computer-readable storage media may include, but are not limited to, an electrical connection with one or more conductors, a portable computer disk, a hard disk, a random access memory (RAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM or flash memory), an optical fiber, a portable compact disk read-only memory (CD-ROM), an optical storage device, a magnetic storage device, or any suitable combination of the above. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, a computer-readable storage medium may be any tangible medium containing or storing a program that can be used by or in combination with an instruction execution system, an apparatus, or a device. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, a computer-readable signal medium may include a data signal propagated in a baseband or as part of a carrier wave, in which a computer-readable program code is carried. Such propagated data signals may take a variety of forms, including but not limited to electromagnetic signals, optical signals, or any suitable combination of the above. A computer-readable signal medium may also be any computer-readable medium other than a computer-readable storage medium, which may send, propagate, or transmit a program for use by or in combination with an instruction execution system, an apparatus, or a device. The program code embodied on the computer readable medium may be transmitted using any appropriate medium, including but not limited to: wire, optical cable, RF (radio frequency), etc., or any suitable combination of the foregoing.

[0097] The computer-readable medium may be included in the electronic device; or it may exist independently without being assembled into the electronic device. The computer-readable medium carries one or more programs. When the one or more programs are executed by the electronic device, the electronic device: obtains order information of the order to be added and a preset order information set, wherein the order information set includes order information of at least one order set currently processed by at least one workstation; selects a target order set from at least one order set based on the order information of the order to be added and the order information set; determines a target workstation from at least one workstation based on the order information of the order to be added and the order information of the target order set; sends order addition information to the terminal device corresponding to the target workstation, wherein the order addition information includes the order information of the order to be added.

[0098] Computer program code for performing the operations of embodiments of the present disclosure may be written in one or more programming languages ​​or a combination thereof, including object-oriented programming languages, such as Java, Smalltalk, C++, and conventional procedural programming languages, such as "C" or similar programming languages. The program code may be executed entirely on a user's computer, partially on a user's computer, as a separate software package, partially on a user's computer and partially on a remote computer, or entirely on a remote computer or server. In cases involving a remote computer, the remote computer may be connected to the user's computer via any type of network, including a local area network (LAN) or a wide area network (WAN), or may be connected to an external computer (e.g., via the Internet using an Internet service provider).

[0099] The flow chart and block diagram in the accompanying drawings illustrate the possible architecture, function and operation of the system, method and computer program product according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. In this regard, each square box in the flow chart or block diagram can represent a module, a program segment or a part of a code, and the module, the program segment or a part of the code contains one or more executable instructions for realizing the specified logical function. It should also be noted that in some implementations as replacements, the functions marked in the square box can also occur in a sequence different from that marked in the accompanying drawings. For example, two square boxes represented in succession can actually be executed substantially in parallel, and they can sometimes be executed in the opposite order, depending on the functions involved. It should also be noted that each square box in the block diagram and / or flow chart, and the combination of the square boxes in the block diagram and / or flow chart can be implemented with a dedicated hardware-based system that performs a specified function or operation, or can be implemented with a combination of dedicated hardware and computer instructions.

[0100] The units involved in the embodiments described in the present disclosure may be implemented by software or by hardware. The units described may also be set in a processor, for example, it may be described as: a processor includes an acquisition unit, a selection unit, a determination unit, and a sending unit. The names of these units do not constitute a limitation on the units themselves in some cases. For example, the acquisition unit may also be described as "a unit for acquiring order information of an order to be added and a preset order information set".

[0101] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present disclosure and an explanation of the technical principles used. Those skilled in the art should understand that the scope of the invention involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure is not limited to the technical solutions formed by a specific combination of the above-mentioned technical features, but should also cover other technical solutions formed by any combination of the above-mentioned technical features or their equivalent features without departing from the above-mentioned inventive concept. For example, the above-mentioned features are replaced with the technical features with similar functions disclosed in the embodiments of the present disclosure (but not limited to) to form a technical solution.

Claims

1. A method for processing an order, comprising: Acquire order information of the order to be added and a preset order information set, wherein the order information set includes order information of at least one order set currently processed by at least one workstation, and the order to be added is an order to be added to the order set being picked; Based on the order information of the order to be added and the order information set, selecting a target order set from the at least one order set; Based on the item quantity of the items indicated by the order to be added, the item quantity of the items indicated by the target order set and a preset item quantity threshold, determine the target workstation for picking the order to be added from the at least one workstation; send order addition information to the terminal device corresponding to the target workstation, wherein the order addition information includes the order information of the order to be added and the order set identifier of the target order set.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein: The selecting a target order set from the at least one order set based on the order information of the order to be added and the order information set includes: Selecting a candidate order set from the at least one order set based on the order information of the order to be added and the order information set; Determining whether the number of the candidate order set is equal to a preset value; In response to determining that the number of the candidate order sets is equal to a preset value, the candidate order sets are determined as target order sets.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein: The selecting a target order set from the at least one order set based on the order information of the order to be added and the order information set includes: Selecting a candidate order set from the at least one order set based on the order information of the order to be added and the order information set; Determine whether the number of the candidate order set is greater than a preset value; In response to determining that the number of the candidate order sets is greater than a preset value, a matching degree between the order to be added and each candidate order set is determined, and based on the matching degree, a target order set is selected from the candidate order sets.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein: The order information includes at least one of the following: a preset order type, a latest delivery time of the item indicated in the order, and a quantity of the item indicated in the order; and The selecting a target order set from the at least one order set based on the order information of the order to be added and the order information set includes: An order set that meets a preset condition is selected from the at least one order set as a target order set, wherein the condition includes at least one of the following: The order type of the order set is the same as the order type of the order to be added; The latest delivery time of the items indicated by the order set is not earlier than the latest delivery time of the items indicated by the order to be added; The sum of the item quantity of the items indicated by the order set and the item quantity of the items indicated by the to-be-added order is less than a preset item quantity threshold.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein: At least one slot is provided in the workstation; and The determining, from the at least one workstation, a target workstation for picking the order to be added based on the item quantity of the items indicated by the order to be added, the item quantity of the items indicated by the target order set, and a preset item quantity threshold, comprises: Determine a workstation currently processing the target order set as a candidate workstation; Determine whether the sum of the item quantity of the items indicated by the to-be-added order and the item quantity of the items indicated by the target order set is less than or equal to a preset item quantity threshold; In response to determining that the sum of the item quantity of the items indicated by the to-be-added order and the item quantity of the items indicated by the target order set is less than or equal to the item quantity threshold, the candidate workstation is determined as the target workstation.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein: After determining the candidate workstation as the target workstation, the method further includes: The slot corresponding to the target order set is used as the target slot.

7. The method according to claim 5, wherein: After determining whether the sum of the item quantity of the items indicated by the to-be-added order and the item quantity of the items indicated by the target order set is less than or equal to a preset item quantity threshold, the method further includes: In response to determining that the sum of the item quantity of the items indicated by the to-be-added order and the item quantity of the items indicated by the target order set is greater than the item quantity threshold, determining whether the slot quantity of the slot currently set at the candidate workstation is equal to a preset slot quantity threshold; In response to determining that the number of slots currently set in the candidate workstation is not equal to the slot number threshold, the candidate workstation is determined as a target workstation.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein: After determining the candidate workstation as the target workstation, the method further includes: A slot identifier is added to the target workstation, and the slot indicated by the added slot identifier is determined as the target slot.

9. The method according to claim 7, wherein: After determining whether the number of slots currently set in the candidate workstation is equal to a preset slot number threshold, the method further includes: In response to determining that the number of slots currently set at the candidate workstation is equal to the slot number threshold, a workstation whose number of slots currently set is less than the slot number threshold is selected from the at least one workstation as the target workstation.

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein: After selecting, from the at least one workstation, a workstation whose number of currently set slots is less than the slot number threshold as the target workstation, the method further includes: A slot identifier is added to the target workstation, and the slot indicated by the added slot identifier is determined as the target slot.

11. The method according to claim 6, 8 or 10, wherein: The order additional information includes the slot identifier of the target slot.

12. A device for processing an order, comprising: an acquisition unit, configured to acquire order information of an order to be added and a preset order information set, wherein the order information set includes order information of at least one order set currently processed by at least one workstation, and the order to be added is an order to be added to the order set being picked; A selection unit configured to select a target order set for picking the order to be added from the at least one order set based on the order information of the order to be added and the order information set; a determining unit configured to determine a target workstation for picking the order to be added from the at least one workstation based on the item quantity of the items indicated by the order to be added, the item quantity of the items indicated by the target order set, and a preset item quantity threshold; The sending unit is configured to send order additional information to the terminal device corresponding to the target workstation, wherein the order additional information includes the order information of the order to be added and the order set identifier of the target order set.

13. An electronic device, comprising: one or more processors; a storage device having one or more programs stored thereon, When the one or more programs are executed by the one or more processors, the one or more processors implement the method according to any one of claims 1 to 11.

14. A computer readable medium having a computer program stored thereon, wherein: When the program is executed by a processor, the method according to any one of claims 1 to 11 is implemented.

Citation Information

Patent Citations

  • Output method and apparatus

    CN108122082A

  • Order allocation method and device

    CN109784791A