Tobacco material outbound scheduling method, warehouse control system WCS, system, and computer-readable storage medium

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a tobacco material outbound scheduling method, a WCS, a system, and a storage medium. The method includes: the WCS receives a material outbound message sent by the WMS and determines the outbound materials placed in the material warehouse and the destination; the WCS receives the operating status message sent by the logistics transportation equipment and obtains the available logistics transportation equipment; the WCS obtains the information of the materials to be transported at each platform, and determines the target platform corresponding to the outbound materials based on the information of the materials to be transported and the operating status information; the WCS controls the available logistics transportation equipment to transport the outbound materials to the target platform and transports the outbound materials from the target platform to the destination. The tobacco material outbound scheduling method, WCS, system, and storage medium of the present disclosure can more effectively improve the outbound efficiency of the material warehouse and reduce the waiting time for materials while meeting the requirements of the production process, ensuring the continuous production while guaranteeing the logistics efficiency.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of tobacco equipment, and in particular, to a method for scheduling the outbound of tobacco materials, a WCS, a system, and a storage medium. Background Art

[0002] In the existing automated logistics system of cigarette factories, due to the increase in production and the diversification of product types, the versions of auxiliary materials are constantly updated and the outbound of auxiliary materials is frequent. In the existing auxiliary material warehouse, a stacker and a corresponding conveyor system are used for the inbound and outbound of auxiliary materials. For example, in the auxiliary material warehouse, two stackers correspond to one conveyor system to perform platform tasks, and another conveyor independently corresponds to another conveyor system to perform outbound tasks. During the peak period of auxiliary material outbound, it often occurs that the auxiliary materials at the platform corresponding to the two stackers cannot be transported to the auxiliary machine platform by the AGV cart in time, resulting in frequent situations of material shortage at the machine platform. Summary of the Invention

[0003] In view of this, a technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a method for scheduling the outbound of tobacco materials, a WCS, a system, and a storage medium.

[0004] According to a first aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a method for scheduling the outbound of tobacco materials, including: the Warehouse Control System (WCS) receives a material outbound message sent by the Warehouse Management System (WMS), and determines the outbound materials placed in the material warehouse and the destination based on the material outbound message; the WCS receives an operating status message sent by the logistics transportation equipment, and obtains available logistics transportation equipment based on the operating status message; the WCS obtains the information of the materials to be transported at each platform, and determines a target platform corresponding to the outbound materials based on the information of the materials to be transported and the operating status information; the WCS controls the available logistics transportation equipment to transport the outbound materials to the target platform, and controls the available logistics transportation equipment to transport the outbound materials from the target platform to the destination.

[0005] Optionally, the WCS obtains the information of the materials to be transported at each platform, and determines a target platform corresponding to the outbound materials based on the information of the materials to be transported and the operating status information, including: obtaining the location information of the outbound materials in the material warehouse; determining an initial platform corresponding to the outbound materials based on the location information; determining at least one other platform that the outbound materials can reach according to the operating status information; determining the target platform based on the first information of the materials to be transported at the initial platform and the second information of the materials to be transported at the other platforms.

[0006] Optionally, the first material information to be transported includes the number of pallets to be transported for the first time, and the second material information to be transported includes the number of pallets to be transported for the second time; determining the target platform based on the first material information to be transported at the initial platform and the second material information to be transported at other platforms includes: if the difference between the number of pallets to be transported for the first time and the number of all the pallets to be transported for the second time is less than or equal to a preset pallet quantity threshold, determining the initial platform as the target platform; if the difference between the number of pallets to be transported for the first time and the number of at least one of the pallets to be transported for the second time is greater than the pallet quantity threshold, determining the target platform from the other platforms.

[0007] Optionally, determining the target platform from the other platforms includes: obtaining the maximum difference between the number of pallets to be transported for the first time and the number of all the pallets to be transported for the second time, and determining the other platform corresponding to the maximum difference as the target platform.

[0008] Optionally, the logistics transportation equipment includes a conveyor, a stacker, a sorting transport vehicle STV, and an automatic guided vehicle AGV; the WCS controls the available logistics transportation equipment to transport the outbound materials to the target platform, including: the WCS generates an outbound task corresponding to the outbound materials; wherein, the outbound task includes a stacker task, a conveyor task, an STV task, and an AGV task; the WCS controls the available logistics transportation equipment to transport the outbound materials to the target platform based on the outbound task.

[0009] Optionally, the material storage is a multi-layer three-dimensional material storage; the WCS controls the available logistics transportation equipment to transport the outbound materials to the target platform based on the outbound task, including: the WCS controls the first stacker to take out the outbound materials from the storage location of the outbound materials and transport the outbound materials to the first transfer platform corresponding to the initial platform based on the first stacker task; wherein, the storage location, the initial platform and the target platform are on the same floor; the first transfer platform and the initial platform are on different floors; the WCS controls the first conveyor system to transport the outbound materials from the first transfer platform to the second transfer platform based on the first conveyor task; wherein, the first transfer platform and the second transfer platform are on the same floor; the WCS adjusts the priority of the STV task to the highest priority, controls the STV to preferentially execute the STV task, so that the STV transports the outbound materials from the second transfer platform to the first transfer inbound platform corresponding to the target platform; wherein, the first transfer inbound platform and the second transfer platform are on the same floor; the WCS controls the second conveyor system to transport the outbound materials from the first transfer inbound platform to the third transfer platform corresponding to the target platform based on the second conveyor task; wherein, the third transfer platform and the first transfer inbound platform are on the same floor; the WCS controls the second stacker to transport the outbound materials from the third transfer platform to the target platform based on the second stacker task; wherein, the third transfer platform and the target platform are on different floors.

[0010] Optionally, the control of the available logistics transportation equipment to transport the outbound materials from the target platform to the destination includes: the WCS controls the third conveyor system to transport the outbound materials from the target platform to the outbound port platform based on the third conveyor task; the WCS controls the AGV car to transport the outbound materials to the destination based on the AGV task.

[0011] Optionally, the WCS controls the available logistics transportation equipment to transport the outbound materials to the target platform based on the outbound task, including: the WCS controls the first stacker to take out the outbound materials from the storage location of the outbound materials and transport the outbound materials to the target platform based on the first stacker task; wherein, the target platform is the initial platform.

[0012] Optionally, the WMS receives the material request message sent by the terminal, and generates the material outbound message based on the material request information; the material storage includes: an auxiliary material storage; the outbound materials include: tobacco production auxiliary materials.

[0013] According to a second aspect of the present disclosure, a warehousing control system WCS is provided, including: an outbound material determination module, configured to receive a material outbound message sent by a warehouse management system WMS, and determine the outbound materials placed in the material warehouse and the destination according to the material outbound message; a device status confirmation module, configured to receive an operating status message sent by a logistics transportation device, and obtain available logistics transportation devices based on the operating status message; a target platform determination module, configured to obtain the material information to be transported at each platform, and determine the target platform corresponding to the outbound materials based on the material information to be transported and the operating status information; a material transportation control module, configured to control the available logistics transportation devices to transport the outbound materials to the target platform, and control the available logistics transportation devices to transport the outbound materials from the target platform to the destination.

[0014] According to a third aspect of the present disclosure, a WCS is provided, including: a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory, the processor being configured to execute the method as described above based on instructions stored in the memory.

[0015] According to a fourth aspect of the present disclosure, a tobacco material outbound scheduling system is provided, including: a WMS, logistics transportation devices, and the WCS as described above.

[0016] According to a fifth aspect of the present disclosure, a computer-readable storage medium is provided, the computer-readable storage medium non-transitorily stores computer instructions, and the instructions are executed by a processor to perform the method as described above.

[0017] The tobacco material outbound scheduling method, WCS, system, and storage medium of the present disclosure can, on the premise of meeting the production process requirements, more effectively improve the outbound efficiency of the material warehouse and reduce the time for waiting for materials; can improve the efficiency of equipment scheduling, and ensure continuous production while ensuring logistics efficiency. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure or the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings required for use in the description of the embodiments or the prior art. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present disclosure, and those of ordinary skill in the art can also obtain other drawings based on these drawings without creative efforts.

[0019] Figure 1 FIG. is a schematic flowchart of an embodiment of the tobacco material outbound scheduling method according to the present disclosure;

[0020] Figure 2 FIG. is a schematic block diagram of an embodiment of the tobacco material outbound scheduling system according to the present disclosure;

[0021] Figure 3A It is a physical schematic diagram of a conveyor system, Figure 3B It is a physical schematic diagram of another conveyor system, Figure 3C It is a physical schematic diagram of an STV, Figure 3D It is a physical schematic diagram of a stacker, Figure 3E It is a physical schematic diagram of an AGV cart, Figure 3F It is a deployment schematic diagram of logistics transportation equipment;

[0022] Figure 4A It is a deployment schematic diagram of platforms and logistics transportation equipment in the auxiliary material warehouse; Figure 4B It is a route schematic diagram of the logistics transportation equipment in the auxiliary material warehouse for conveying materials; Figure 4C It is a flowchart schematic diagram of another embodiment of the tobacco material outbound scheduling method according to the present disclosure;

[0023] Figure 5 It is a module schematic diagram of an embodiment of the warehouse control system WCS according to the present disclosure;

[0024] Figure 6 It is a module schematic diagram of the target platform determination module in an embodiment of the warehouse control system WCS according to the present disclosure;

[0025] Figure 7 It is a module schematic diagram of another embodiment of the warehouse control system WCS according to the present disclosure. Detailed implementation manners

[0026] The present disclosure will be described more comprehensively below with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are illustrated. The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present disclosure. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present disclosure, rather than all of the embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments of the present disclosure without creative efforts shall fall within the scope of protection of the present disclosure.

[0027] The "first", "second", etc. in the following are only used to describe the difference above, and have no other special meanings.

[0028] Figure 1 It is a flowchart schematic diagram of an embodiment of the tobacco material outbound scheduling method according to the present disclosure, as Figure 1 shown:

[0029] Step 101, the Warehouse Control System (WCS) receives the material outbound message sent by the Warehouse Management System (WMS), and determines the outbound materials placed in the material warehouse and the destination according to the material outbound message.

[0030] In one embodiment, the WMS receives the material request information sent by the production personnel through the terminal, analyzes the material request information, generates a material outbound message based on the material request information. The information carried in the material outbound message includes the outbound materials, the destination where the outbound materials need to be transported, etc. The WMS sends the material outbound message to the WCS. The material warehouse includes an auxiliary material warehouse, etc. The outbound materials include tobacco production auxiliary materials, etc. The tobacco production auxiliary materials include tobacco leaves, spices, etc.

[0031] Step 102, the WCS receives the operation status message sent by the logistics transportation equipment, and obtains the available logistics transportation equipment based on the operation status message.

[0032] In one embodiment, the logistics transportation equipment includes a conveyor system, a stacker, an STV, an AGV cart, etc. The logistics transportation equipment generates an operation status message according to its own operation situation and sends it to the WCS. The operation status includes the current task being executed, the load status, normal operation, operation failure, etc. The WCS determines the available status (Q) of the logistics transportation equipment according to the operation status message, and sets the Q value to 0 or 1 according to the current task being executed, the load status, normal operation, operation failure, etc. of the logistics transportation equipment. 1 indicates that the logistics transportation equipment is available.

[0033] Step 103, the WCS obtains the material information to be transported at each station, and determines the target station corresponding to the outbound materials based on the material information to be transported and the operation status information.

[0034] In one embodiment, the material warehouse can be a multi-layered three-dimensional structure. Shelves are arranged in each floor warehouse of the material warehouse for placing materials; aisles are arranged between the shelves, and logistics transportation equipment such as stackers is arranged in the aisles.

[0035] One or more stations are arranged in each floor warehouse of the material warehouse for placing inbound or outbound materials. The WCS executes a preset balanced scheduling strategy according to the material information to be transported at the station, and determines the target station corresponding to the outbound materials. For example, when the materials to be transported at a station in a certain aisle reach a certain quantity N, or the materials to be transported at a certain station do not change due to the abnormal operation of the logistics transportation equipment, the WCS automatically invokes the balanced scheduling strategy, sets or modifies the intermediate transfer station, and controls the logistics transportation equipment to use another path for material outbound.

[0036] Step 104, the WCS controls the available logistics transportation equipment to convey the outbound materials to the target platform, and controls the available logistics transportation equipment to convey the outbound materials from the target platform to the destination.

[0037] In one embodiment, multiple methods can be used to determine the target platform corresponding to the outbound materials. For example, obtain the location information of the outbound materials in the material warehouse, and determine the initial platform corresponding to the outbound materials based on the location information; determine at least one other platform that the outbound materials can reach according to the operating condition information of the logistics transportation equipment, and determine the target platform based on the first to-be-transported material information of the initial platform and the second to-be-transported material information of the other platforms.

[0038] The first to-be-transported material information includes the number of pallets to be transported for the first time, and the second to-be-transported material information includes the number of pallets to be transported for the second time; the pallets are used to carry materials, and the logistics transportation equipment transports materials in or out of the warehouse by transporting pallets. If the difference between the number of pallets to be transported for the first time and the total number of pallets to be transported for the second time is less than or equal to the preset pallet quantity threshold, the initial platform is determined as the target platform; if the difference between the number of pallets to be transported for the first time and the number of pallets to be transported for at least one second time is greater than the pallet quantity threshold, the target platform is determined from the other platforms.

[0039] For example, the WCS obtains the location information of the outbound auxiliary materials in the auxiliary material warehouse, and determines the initial platform corresponding to the outbound materials based on the shortest transportation route rule and the location information. The WCS obtains the available logistics transportation equipment according to the operating condition information, and determines multiple other platforms that the outbound materials can reach based on the available logistics transportation equipment.

[0040] The WCS obtains the number of pallets to be transported for the first time at the initial platform and the number of pallets to be transported for the second time at each other platform. The pallet quantity threshold can be set, for example, as 5, 6, etc. If the difference between the number of pallets to be transported for the first time and the total number of pallets to be transported for the second time is less than or equal to the preset pallet quantity threshold, the initial platform is determined as the target platform;

[0041] If the difference between the number of pallets to be transported for the first time and the number of pallets to be transported for at least one second time is greater than the pallet quantity threshold, obtain the maximum difference between the number of pallets to be transported for the first time and the total number of pallets to be transported for the second time, and determine the other platform corresponding to the maximum difference as the target platform.

[0042] In one embodiment, such as Figure 2As shown in the figure, the tobacco material outbound scheduling system includes: WMS 02, WCS 03, and logistics transportation equipment 04. WMS02 receives the material request message sent by the terminal 01 and generates the material outbound message based on the material request information. WCS 03 generates an outbound task and sends a control instruction to the logistics transportation equipment 04 via wired or wireless means based on the outbound task to control the logistics transportation equipment 04 to perform corresponding operations. WMS02 receives the material request message sent by the terminal 01 for generating the material outbound message.

[0043] The logistics transportation equipment includes a conveyor system, a stacker, a sorting transfer vehicle STV (Sorting Transfer Vehicle), and an automated guided vehicle AGV (Automated Guided Vehicle) trolley, etc. As Figure 3A and 3B shown, the conveyor system can be a chain conveyor system 41, a roller conveyor system 42, etc. As Figure 3C shown, STV43 is a rail-guided unmanned carrier.

[0044] As Figure 3D shown, the stacker 44 uses a walking unit, a lifting unit, a forklift mechanism, etc. to realize the transportation of pallets and auxiliary materials between the three-dimensional warehouse and the conveying platform; as Figure 3E shown, AGV45 is a laser automatic guided vehicle, which generates AGV loading and unloading tasks according to the commands issued by the upper computer. As Figure 3F shown, the auxiliary material warehouse can be a multi-layer three-dimensional structure (two-layer three-dimensional structure). Shelves (multi-layer three-dimensional shelves) are arranged in each floor warehouse of the auxiliary material warehouse for placing materials; aisles are arranged between the shelves, and the conveyor system, stacker, STV (set on the second floor), and automated guided vehicle AGV trolley, etc. are arranged in the auxiliary material warehouse.

[0045] In one embodiment, WCS generates an outbound task corresponding to the outbound material; wherein, the outbound task includes a stacker task, a conveyor task, an STV task, and an AGV trolley task; WCS controls the available logistics transportation equipment to transport the outbound material to the target platform based on the outbound task. When generating tasks, WCS comprehensively considers the number of tasks and the operating status of logistics equipment and assigns corresponding priorities to the tasks.

[0046] WCS controls the first stacker to take out the outbound material from the storage location of the outbound material and transport the outbound material to the first transfer platform corresponding to the initial platform based on the first stacker task; wherein, the storage location, the initial platform, and the target platform are on the same floor, and the first transfer platform and the initial platform are on different floors.

[0047] The WCS controls the first conveyor system based on the first conveyor task to convey the outbound materials from the first transfer platform to the second transfer platform; wherein, the first transfer platform and the second transfer platform are on the same floor. The WCS adjusts the priority of the STV task to the highest priority, and controls the STV to preferentially execute the STV task, so that the STV conveys the outbound materials from the second transfer platform to the first transfer inbound platform corresponding to the target platform; wherein, the first transfer inbound platform and the second transfer platform are on the same floor.

[0048] The WCS controls the second conveyor system based on the second conveyor task to convey the outbound materials from the first transfer inbound platform to the third transfer platform corresponding to the target platform; wherein, the third transfer platform and the first transfer inbound platform are on the same floor. The WCS controls the second stacker crane based on the second stacker crane task to transport the outbound materials from the third transfer platform to the target platform; wherein, the third transfer platform and the target platform are on different floors.

[0049] When the target platform is the initial platform, the WCS controls the first stacker crane based on the first stacker crane task to take out the outbound materials from the storage location of the outbound materials and transport the outbound materials to the target platform. There are various methods to control the available logistics transportation equipment to convey the outbound materials from the target platform to the destination. For example, the WCS controls the third conveyor system based on the third conveyor task to convey the outbound materials from the target platform to the outbound port platform, and the WCS controls the AGV cart based on the AGV task to convey the outbound materials to the destination.

[0050] In one embodiment, the WCS schedules the stacker crane to take out the outbound auxiliary materials to the corresponding second-floor auxiliary material warehouse platform, the WCS schedules the STV to convey the outbound auxiliary materials to the second-floor inbound platform corresponding to the platform (target platform) on the first floor with a relatively small waiting quantity, and the WCS schedules the conveyor system to convey the outbound auxiliary materials to the second-floor conveyor inbound platform corresponding to the platform with a relatively small waiting quantity; the WCS schedules the corresponding stacker crane to take out the outbound auxiliary materials to the platform with a relatively small waiting quantity, the WCS schedules the conveyor system to convey the outbound auxiliary materials to the conveyor platform (outbound port platform) on the first floor, and then the AGV cart takes out the outbound auxiliary materials and sends them to the corresponding machine (destination).

[0051] As Figure 3A and 3B shown, the WCS determines that the initial platform corresponding to the outbound materials is Platform A based on the storage location information, determines the target platform as Platform B from other platforms, and both Platform A and Platform B are on the first floor of the three-dimensional auxiliary material warehouse. The WCS schedules the stacker crane to place the taken-out outbound materials on Platform C on the second floor of the three-dimensional auxiliary material warehouse.

[0052] The WCS adjusts the priority level of the STV task to the highest priority level. For example, the highest priority level is Pmax. The WCS controls the STV to convey the outbound materials to the inbound platform F corresponding to Platform B with fewer tasks, which is located on the second floor (building) of the three-dimensional auxiliary material warehouse. The WCS controls the stacker crane to convey the outbound materials to Platform B located on the first floor (building) of the three-dimensional auxiliary material warehouse.

[0053] Figure 4C It is a schematic flowchart of another embodiment of the tobacco material outbound scheduling method according to the present disclosure, as Figure 4C shown:

[0054] Step 201, the machine operator inputs a material request at the call terminal, and the system generates auxiliary material outbound information.

[0055] The user of the auxiliary material warehouse sets the brand currently produced by each machine. The machine user can select the palletizing type to be called at the machine material request terminal (call terminal). The WMS generates a picking task according to the call selection of the machine user.

[0056] Step 202, determine whether the initial platform A is determined as the target platform; if yes, go to step 203, if no, go to step 205.

[0057] Step 203, the stacker crane sends the auxiliary material pallet to Platform A.

[0058] Step 204, convey it to the outbound platform through the conveying system.

[0059] Step 205, the stacker crane sends the auxiliary material pallet to the second-floor conveyor outbound platform C corresponding to Platform A.

[0060] Step 206, convey it to the second-floor outbound platform D through the conveyor system.

[0061] Step 207, increase the priority of the STV to execute this task. The auxiliary material pallet is conveyed to the second-floor inbound platform E corresponding to Platform B through the STV.

[0062] Step 208, convey the auxiliary material pallet to the second-floor outbound platform F corresponding to Platform B through the conveyor system.

[0063] Step 209, the stacker crane sends the actual auxiliary material pallet to the waiting Platform B.

[0064] Step 210, the AGV cart removes the actual pallet of auxiliary materials and sends it to the corresponding machine.

[0065] In one embodiment, the high-speed No. 1 machine at position 1 (G101) calls for an auxiliary material request. The WMS allocates the storage location to be shipped out (such as 303105) according to principles such as the production brand, first-in, first-out of auxiliary materials, and inventory balance. The storage location corresponds to the SC2 stacker crane, and the corresponding AGV pick-up station is Station 3036. At this time, there are still 3 tasks to be shipped out from this Station 3036, while there are no corresponding tasks at another station, Station 3052.

[0066] If all the logistics transportation equipment (stacker cranes (SC1 / SC2), STV (3060), conveyors (3021 / 3022 / 3025 / 3026 / 3049 / 3050 / 3051 / 3052)) for shipping out from Station 3052 are free of faults, and the equipment status Q = 1 at this time, the WCS will set the shipping-out station of the scheduling task to Station 3052 and generate corresponding tasks (including stacker crane tasks, conveyor tasks, STV tasks, and AGV trolley tasks).

[0067] The stacker crane SC2 will take out the auxiliary materials from the storage location to be shipped out (such as 303105) to Station 3021. The conveyor system will convey the auxiliary materials from Station 3021 to Station 3022. The WCS will adjust the priority P of the STV task to the highest, and the STV will give priority to this task (the STV has been previously assigned tasks generated earlier, including tasks corresponding to Stations 3014 and 3006 on the second floor of the auxiliary material warehouse. However, since the priority of the tasks generated earlier is not the highest, the STV will preferentially execute the task corresponding to Station 3022), and will convey the task corresponding to Station 3022 through Station 3060 (STV station) to Station 3025.

[0068] The conveyor system will convey the auxiliary materials from Station 3025 to Station 3026. When the auxiliary materials reach Station 3026, the scheduling stacker crane SC1 will convey the auxiliary materials from Station 3026 to Station 3049 (the target station), and then the conveyor system will convey the auxiliary materials from Station 3049 to Station 3052 in sequence. The AGV trolley will convey the auxiliary materials from Station 3052 to the high-speed No. 1 machine at position 1 (G101). After the AGV trolley delivers to the machine platform, the WCS completes the task, and then the WMS also completes the task accordingly.

[0069] The tobacco material shipping-out scheduling method in the above embodiment provides a scheduling technical solution for automatically balancing shipping-out tasks, which can more effectively improve the shipping-out efficiency of the auxiliary material warehouse, reduce the waiting time for auxiliary materials, improve the efficiency of equipment scheduling, and ensure the continuity of production while ensuring the logistics efficiency.

[0070] In one embodiment, such as Figure 5As shown in the figure, the present disclosure provides a WCS, including: an outbound material determination module 51, a device status confirmation module 52, a target platform determination module 53, and a material transportation control module 54. The outbound material determination module 51 receives the material outbound message sent by the warehouse management system WMS, and determines the outbound materials placed in the material warehouse and the destination according to the material outbound message. The device status confirmation module 52 receives the operation status message sent by the logistics transportation device, and obtains the available logistics transportation devices based on the operation status message.

[0071] The target platform determination module 53 obtains the information of the materials to be transported at each platform, and determines the target platform corresponding to the outbound materials based on the information of the materials to be transported and the operation status information. The material transportation control module 54 controls the available logistics transportation devices to transport the outbound materials to the target platform, and controls the available logistics transportation devices to transport the outbound materials from the target platform to the destination.

[0072] In one embodiment, as Figure 6 shown, the target platform determination module 53 includes: a storage location determination unit 531 and a platform determination unit 532. The storage location determination unit 531 obtains the storage location information of the outbound materials in the material warehouse. The platform determination unit 532 determines the initial platform corresponding to the outbound materials based on the storage location information, and determines at least one other platform that the outbound materials can reach according to the operation status information. The platform determination unit 532 determines the target platform based on the first material-to-be-transported information of the initial platform and the second material-to-be-transported information of the other platforms.

[0073] The first material-to-be-transported information includes the number of pallets to be transported for the first time, and the second material-to-be-transported information includes the number of pallets to be transported for the second time. If the difference between the number of pallets to be transported for the first time and the total number of pallets to be transported for the second time is less than or equal to the preset pallet quantity threshold, the platform determination unit 532 determines the initial platform as the target platform; if the difference between the number of pallets to be transported for the first time and the number of pallets to be transported for at least one second time is greater than the pallet quantity threshold, the platform determination unit 532 determines the target platform from the other platforms. The platform determination unit 532 obtains the maximum difference between the number of pallets to be transported for the first time and the total number of pallets to be transported for the second time, and determines the other platform corresponding to the maximum difference as the target platform.

[0074] In one embodiment, the logistics transportation devices include a conveyor system, a stacker, a sorting transport vehicle STV, an automatic guided vehicle AGV, etc. The material transportation control module 54 generates an outbound task corresponding to the outbound materials; wherein, the outbound task includes a stacker task, a conveyor task, an STV task, and an AGV task, etc. The material transportation control module 54 controls the available logistics transportation devices to transport the outbound materials to the target platform based on the outbound task.

[0075] The material transportation control module 54 controls the first stacker to take out the outbound materials from the storage location of the outbound materials based on the first stacker task, and transports the outbound materials to the first transfer platform corresponding to the initial platform; wherein, the storage location, the initial platform and the target platform are on the same floor; the first transfer platform and the initial platform are on different floors.

[0076] The material transportation control module 54 controls the first conveyor system to transport the outbound materials from the first transfer platform to the second transfer platform based on the first conveyor task; wherein, the first transfer platform and the second transfer platform are on the same floor. The material transportation control module 54 adjusts the priority of the STV task to the highest priority, and controls the STV to execute the STV task preferentially, so that the STV transports the outbound materials from the second transfer platform to the first transfer-in platform corresponding to the target platform; wherein, the first transfer-in platform and the second transfer platform are on the same floor.

[0077] The material transportation control module 54 controls the second conveyor system to transport the outbound materials from the first transfer-in platform to the third transfer platform corresponding to the target platform based on the second conveyor task; wherein, the third transfer platform and the first transfer-in platform are on the same floor. The material transportation control module 54 controls the second stacker to transport the outbound materials from the third transfer platform to the target platform based on the second stacker task; wherein, the third transfer platform and the target platform are on different floors.

[0078] The material transportation control module 54 controls the third conveyor system to transport the outbound materials from the target platform to the outbound port platform based on the third conveyor task; the material transportation control module 54 controls the AGV cart to transport the outbound materials to the destination based on the AGV task.

[0079] In one embodiment, the material transportation control module 54 controls the first stacker to take out the outbound materials from the storage location of the outbound materials based on the first stacker task, and transports the outbound materials to the target platform; wherein, the target platform is the initial platform.

[0080] In one embodiment, Figure 7 It is a schematic diagram of a module according to another embodiment of the WCS of the present disclosure. As Figure 7 shown, the device may include a memory 71, a processor 72, a communication interface 73, and a bus 74. The memory 71 is used to store instructions, the processor 72 is coupled to the memory 71, and the processor 72 is configured to execute the above-mentioned tobacco material outbound scheduling method based on the instructions stored in the memory 71.

[0081] The memory 71 can be a high-speed RAM memory, a non-volatile memory, etc. The memory 71 can also be a memory array. The memory 71 may also be partitioned, and the partitions can be combined into virtual volumes according to a certain strategy. The processor 72 can be a central processing unit CPU, or an application specific integrated circuit ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), or one or more integrated circuits configured to implement the tobacco material outbound scheduling method of the present disclosure.

[0082] In one embodiment, the present disclosure provides a computer-readable storage medium storing computer instructions that, when executed by a processor, implement the message processing method in any of the above embodiments.

[0083] The tobacco material outbound scheduling method, WCS, system, and storage medium provided in the above embodiments can, on the premise of meeting the production process requirements, more effectively improve the outbound efficiency of the auxiliary material warehouse and reduce the waiting time for auxiliary materials; they can improve the efficiency of equipment scheduling and ensure continuous production while ensuring logistics efficiency.

[0084] The methods and systems of the present disclosure can be implemented in many ways. For example, the methods and systems of the present disclosure can be implemented through software, hardware, firmware, or any combination of software, hardware, and firmware. The above order of steps for the method is only for illustration, and the steps of the method of the present disclosure are not limited to the specific order described above, unless otherwise specifically stated. In addition, in some embodiments, the present disclosure can also be implemented as a program recorded in a recording medium, and these programs include machine-readable instructions for implementing the method according to the present disclosure. Therefore, the present disclosure also covers a recording medium storing a program for executing the method according to the present disclosure.

[0085] The description of the present disclosure is given for purposes of illustration and description, and is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the present disclosure to the disclosed form. Many modifications and variations are obvious to those of ordinary skill in the art. The embodiments are chosen and described in order to best explain the principles of the present disclosure and its practical applications, and to enable those of ordinary skill in the art to understand the present disclosure and design various embodiments with various modifications suitable for specific purposes.

Claims

1. A method for outbound scheduling of tobacco materials, comprising: The warehouse control system WCS receives the material outbound message sent by the warehouse management system WMS, and determines the outbound materials placed in the material warehouse and the destination according to the material outbound message; The WCS receives the operation status message sent by the logistics transportation equipment, and obtains the available logistics transportation equipment based on the operation status message; The WCS obtains the information of the materials to be transported at each platform, and determines the target platform corresponding to the outbound materials based on the information of the materials to be transported and the operation status information, including: Obtaining the location information of the outbound materials in the material warehouse; Determining the initial platform corresponding to the outbound materials based on the location information; Determining at least one other platform that the outbound materials can reach according to the operation status information, wherein the first information of the materials to be transported at the initial platform includes the number of pallets to be transported for the first time, and the second information of the materials to be transported at the other platform includes the number of pallets to be transported for the second time; If the difference between the number of pallets to be transported for the first time and the total number of pallets to be transported for the second time is less than or equal to the preset pallet number threshold, the initial platform is determined as the target platform; if the difference between the number of pallets to be transported for the first time and the number of pallets to be transported for at least one second time is greater than the pallet number threshold, the target platform is determined from the other platforms; The WCS controls the available logistics transportation equipment to transport the outbound materials to the target platform, and controls the available logistics transportation equipment to transport the outbound materials from the target platform to the destination.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein determining the target platform from the other platforms includes: Obtaining the maximum difference between the number of pallets to be transported for the first time and the total number of pallets to be transported for the second time, and determining the other platform corresponding to the maximum difference as the target platform.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the logistics transportation equipment includes a conveyor system, a stacker, a sorting transport vehicle STV, and an automatic guided vehicle AGV; the WCS controls the available logistics transportation equipment to transport the outbound materials to the target platform, including: The WCS generates an outbound task corresponding to the outbound materials; wherein, the outbound task includes a stacker task, a conveyor task, an STV task, and an AGV task; The WCS controls the available logistics transportation equipment to transport the outbound materials to the target platform based on the outbound task.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein the material warehouse is a multi-layer three-dimensional material warehouse; the WCS controls the available logistics transportation equipment to transport the outbound materials to the target platform based on the outbound task, including: The WCS controls the first stacker crane to retrieve the outbound material from the storage location of the outbound material based on the first stacker crane task, and transport the outbound material to the first transfer platform corresponding to the initial platform; wherein, the storage location, the initial platform, and the target platform are on the same floor; the first transfer platform and the initial platform are on different floors; The WCS controls the first conveyor system to transport the outbound material from the first transfer platform to the second transfer platform based on the first conveyor task; wherein, the first transfer platform and the second transfer platform are on the same floor; The WCS adjusts the priority of the STV task to the highest priority, and controls the STV to execute the STV task preferentially, so that the STV transports the outbound material from the second transfer platform to the first transfer inbound platform corresponding to the target platform; wherein, the first transfer inbound platform and the second transfer platform are on the same floor; The WCS controls the second conveyor system to transport the outbound material from the first transfer inbound platform to the third transfer platform corresponding to the target platform based on the second conveyor task; wherein, the third transfer platform and the first transfer inbound platform are on the same floor; The WCS controls the second stacker crane to transport the outbound material from the third transfer platform to the target platform based on the second stacker crane task; wherein, the third transfer platform and the target platform are on different floors.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein the controlling the available logistics transportation equipment to transport the outbound material from the target platform to the destination location includes: The WCS controls the third conveyor system to transport the outbound material from the target platform to the outbound port platform based on the third conveyor task; The WCS controls the AGV cart to transport the outbound material to the destination location based on the AGV task.

6. The method according to claim 3, wherein the WCS controls the available logistics transportation equipment to transport the outbound material to the target platform based on the outbound task includes: The WCS controls the first stacker crane to retrieve the outbound material from the storage location of the outbound material and transport the outbound material to the target platform based on the first stacker crane task; wherein, the target platform is the initial platform.

7. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising: The WMS receives the material request message sent by the terminal, and generates the material outbound message based on the material request information; The material warehouse includes: auxiliary material warehouse; the outbound material includes: tobacco production auxiliary materials.

8. A warehouse control system WCS, applied to the warehouse control system WCS, includes: An outbound material determination module, configured to receive the material outbound message sent by the warehouse management system WMS, and determine the outbound material placed in the material warehouse and the destination location according to the material outbound message; An equipment status confirmation module, configured to receive the operation status message sent by the logistics transportation equipment, and obtain the available logistics transportation equipment based on the operation status message; A target platform determination module, configured to obtain the information of the materials to be transported at each platform, and determine the target platform corresponding to the outbound materials based on the information of the materials to be transported and the operation status information; Wherein, the target platform determination module includes: a storage location determination unit and a platform determination unit; The storage location determination unit is configured to obtain the storage location information of the outbound materials in the material warehouse; The platform determination unit is configured to determine an initial platform corresponding to the outbound materials based on the storage location information; determine at least one other platform that the outbound materials can reach according to the operation status information, the first information of the materials to be transported at the initial platform includes the number of pallets to be transported for the first time, and the second information of the materials to be transported at the other platforms includes the number of pallets to be transported for the second time; if the difference between the number of pallets to be transported for the first time and the total number of the second pallets to be transported is less than or equal to a preset pallet quantity threshold, then determine the initial platform as the target platform; if the difference between the number of pallets to be transported for the first time and the number of at least one of the second pallets to be transported is greater than the pallet quantity threshold, then determine the target platform from the other platforms; A material transportation control module, configured to control the available logistics transportation equipment to transport the outbound materials to the target platform, and control the available logistics transportation equipment to transport the outbound materials from the target platform to the destination.

9. A warehouse control system WCS, comprising: A memory; And a processor coupled to the memory, the processor being configured to execute the method according to any one of claims 1 to 7 based on instructions stored in the memory.

10. A tobacco material outbound scheduling system, comprising: A WMS, logistics transportation equipment, and the WCS according to claim 8 or 9.

11. A computer-readable storage medium, the computer-readable storage medium non-temporarily stores computer instructions, and the instructions are executed by a processor to perform the method according to any one of claims 1 to 7.

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