A freight quotation method and system

Abstract

The present application proposes a freight quotation method, including: a freight quotation platform receives one or more cargo demand information sent by a buyer; the freight quotation platform generates freight quotation information according to the relevant instructions of the cargo demand information, and sends the freight quotation information to the seller and / or the cargo carrier; the cargo carrier determines whether the current freight quotation information conforms to the historical information of the freight quotation database according to the quotation model of the freight quotation database, and when the current freight quotation information does not conform to the historical information, the cargo carrier sends freight modification information to the freight quotation platform; when the current freight quotation information conforms to the historical information, the freight quotation platform receives the current freight quotation information after freight certification sent by the cargo carrier, and pushes it to the seller. The freight quotation method proposed by the present invention realizes the dynamic and automatic generation of freight quotation information according to the information of the buyer and seller and the platform operation model, thereby improving the user experience.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of freight computers, and more particularly to a freight quotation method and system. Background Art

[0002] With the advancement of technology, online shopping is becoming more and more popular. Generally speaking, buyers can log in to the shopping platform through the Internet and purchase the goods they want. Then the merchants on the platform will mail the products sold by the buyers to the buyers one by one. However, currently, logistics companies still use manual or partially manual methods to generate quotations, and cannot effectively utilize online information exchange and artificial intelligence computing, resulting in inconvenience in use. Summary of the invention

[0003] In view of this, the purpose of this application is to provide a freight quotation method and system to solve many inconveniences in the existing quotation system.

[0004] To achieve the above purpose, the technical solution of this application is implemented as follows:

[0005] In a first aspect, a freight quotation method is provided, the freight quotation method comprising:

[0006] The freight quotation platform receives one or more cargo demand information sent by the buyer;

[0007] The freight quotation platform generates freight quotation information according to the relevant instructions of the cargo demand information, and sends the freight quotation information to the seller and the cargo carrier;

[0008] The freight carrier determines whether the current freight quotation information is consistent with the historical information of the freight quotation database based on the quotation model of the freight quotation database. When the current freight quotation information does not conform to the historical information, the freight carrier sends freight modification information to the freight quotation platform; when the current freight quotation information conforms to the historical information, the freight quotation platform receives the current freight quotation information after freight certification sent by the freight carrier, and pushes it to the seller.

[0009] In one embodiment, before “the freight quotation platform receives one or more cargo demand information sent by the buyer”, the freight quotation method includes:

[0010] The buyer sends preliminary basic information of the member to the freight quotation platform;

[0011] The freight quotation platform determines whether the member meets the platform qualification certification based on the preliminary basic information of the member. If the member meets the qualification, the freight quotation platform receives one or more cargo demand information sent by the buyer. If the member does not meet the qualification, the freight quotation platform generates member re-authentication information and sends it to the buyer after receiving one or more cargo demand information sent by the buyer.

[0012] In one embodiment, in “the freight quotation platform generates freight quotation information according to the relevant instructions of the cargo demand information”, the freight quotation method includes:

[0013] The related instructions include a shipping place instruction, a receiving place instruction, a delivery time range instruction, a product price instruction and a packing volume instruction.

[0014] In one embodiment, the packing instruction is for the cargo carrier to place each product into one or more shipping boxes at an optimal volume ratio according to the side length dimension information of the multiple products.

[0015] In one embodiment, after “when the current freight quotation information does not conform to the historical information, the freight carrier sends freight modification information to the freight quotation platform”, the freight quotation method includes:

[0016] The freight quotation platform receives the next freight quotation information updated and sent by the freight carrier according to the freight modification information including the delivery time range instruction, the product price instruction, and the packing volume instruction.

[0017] In a second aspect, the present application provides a freight quotation system, the freight quotation system comprising:

[0018] The first sending module controls the freight quotation platform to receive one or more cargo demand information sent by the buyer;

[0019] A generating module controls the freight quotation platform to generate freight quotation information according to the relevant instructions of the cargo demand information, and sends the freight quotation information to the seller side and the cargo carrier side;

[0020] The first judgment module controls the freight carrier to judge whether the current freight quotation information is consistent with the historical information of the freight quotation database according to the quotation model of the freight quotation database. When the current freight quotation information does not conform to the historical information, the freight carrier sends freight modification information to the freight quotation platform; when the current freight quotation information conforms to the historical information, the freight quotation platform receives the current freight quotation information after freight certification sent by the freight carrier, and pushes it to the seller.

[0021] In one embodiment, the freight quotation system includes:

[0022] The second sending module controls the buyer to send the preliminary basic information of the member to the freight quotation platform;

[0023] The second judgment module controls the freight quotation platform to judge whether the member meets the platform qualification certification based on the preliminary basic information of the member. If the member meets the qualification certification, the freight quotation platform receives one or more cargo demand information sent by the buyer. If the member does not meet the qualification certification, the freight quotation platform generates member re-authentication information and sends it to the buyer after receiving one or more cargo demand information sent by the buyer.

[0024] In one embodiment, the related instructions include a shipping location instruction, a shipping location instruction, a delivery time range instruction, a product price instruction, and a packing volume instruction.

[0025] In one embodiment, the packing instruction is for the cargo carrier to place each product into one or more shipping boxes at an optimal volume ratio according to the side length dimension information of the multiple products.

[0026] In one embodiment, the freight quotation system includes:

[0027] The receiving module controls the freight quotation platform to receive the next freight quotation information updated and sent by the freight carrier according to the freight modification information including the delivery time range instruction, the product price instruction, and the packing volume instruction.

[0028] Based on the above, the present application proposes a freight quotation method, including: receiving one or more cargo demand information sent by the buyer end by the freight quotation platform; generating freight quotation information according to the relevant instructions of the cargo demand information by the freight quotation platform, and sending the freight quotation information to the seller end and the cargo carrier end; judging whether the current freight quotation information is consistent with the historical information of the freight quotation database by the cargo carrier end according to the quotation model of the freight quotation database, when the current freight quotation information does not conform to the historical information, the cargo carrier end sends the freight modification information to the freight quotation platform; when the current freight quotation information conforms to the historical information, the freight quotation platform receives the current freight quotation information sent by the cargo carrier end after the freight certification, and pushes it to the seller end. The freight quotation method proposed by the present invention realizes the dynamic and automatic generation of freight quotation information according to the information of the buyer and seller end and the platform operation model, improves the user experience, and proposes the digital freight quotation information formed by the artificial intelligence model. In addition, according to the length, width and height of each product, each commodity is calculated to be placed in one or more freight boxes with the best volume ratio in length, effectively reducing the freight cost. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0029] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the drawings required for use in the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. It should be understood that the following drawings only show certain embodiments of the present application and therefore should not be regarded as limiting the scope. For ordinary technicians in this field, other related drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying creative work.

[0030] Figure 1 A method flow chart of a freight quotation method provided in this application.

[0031] Figure 2 Another method flow chart of a freight quotation method provided in this application.

[0032] Figure 3 A block diagram of a freight quotation system provided for this application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0033] The specific embodiments of the present application will be described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all of the embodiments. Based on the description of the present application, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in the field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present application.

[0034] In the description of this application, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "set", "install", "connect", etc. should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0035] The terms "first", "second", "third", etc. are merely used to distinguish values ​​or elements of similar nature, rather than to indicate or imply relative importance or a particular order.

[0036] The terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variations thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion of the elements listed and may also include additional elements not expressly listed.

[0037] Please also see Figure 1-2 , Figure 1 A method flow chart of a freight quotation method provided in this application. Figure 2 Another method flow chart of a freight quotation method provided by the present application. The freight quotation method comprises: S1, receiving one or more cargo demand information sent by a buyer by a freight quotation platform.

[0038] For example, the freight quotation platform can be implemented in the cloud, cloud service platform, cloud computing platform or cloud server, and this application does not limit the implementation mode of the freight quotation platform. For example, the buyer side can be implemented by the user's communication terminal, that is, a smart phone, tablet computer, laptop computer, desktop computer, etc. Receive one or more goods demand information sent by the buyer. When the user side browses the shopping website, the user side can input the goods demand information for the product to be purchased, and record the time point at which the buyer side inputs the goods demand information. Finally, before sending the shopping list of the goods demand information and deciding to purchase the product, the buyer side can confirm again whether to purchase the product on the shopping list to avoid errors in goods demand and effectively increase user experience.

[0039] In one embodiment, before “S1, the freight quotation platform receives one or more cargo demand information sent by the buyer”, the freight quotation method includes:

[0040] S11 The buyer sends preliminary basic information of the member to the freight quotation platform;

[0041] S13 the freight quotation platform determines whether the member meets the platform qualification certification based on the preliminary basic information of the member. If so, it enters S1, and the freight quotation platform receives one or more cargo demand information sent by the buyer. If not, S15 the freight quotation platform generates member re-authentication information and sends it to the buyer after receiving one or more cargo demand information sent by the buyer.

[0042] Please see Figure 2 , the buyer side can be used to provide a specific user interface, which includes the member's preliminary basic information of inputting an account number and a password to log in to the shopping system of the buyer's communication terminal. First, the freight quotation platform determines whether it meets the qualification certification of the freight quotation platform based on the member's preliminary basic information. In other words, the freight quotation platform receives personalized information such as the account number, password, password hint, name, store name, company name, etc. input by the buyer side and the cargo carrier side. When the qualification certification of the freight quotation platform is met, enter S1, and the freight quotation platform receives one or more cargo demand information sent by the buyer side; when the qualification certification of the freight quotation platform is not met, the freight quotation platform receives one or more cargo demand information sent by the buyer side, generates member re-authentication information and sends it to the buyer side, so that the buyer side re-enters the personalized information to increase communication security.

[0043] In one embodiment, S2, the freight quotation platform generates freight quotation information according to the relevant instructions of the cargo demand information, and sends the freight quotation information to the seller and the cargo carrier. Among them, the relevant instructions include but are not limited to the instructions of the place of shipment, the instructions of the place of receipt, the instructions of the delivery time range, the instructions of the product price and the instructions of the packing volume. It should be noted that when the freight quotation enters the automatic formation mode, the instructions of the place of shipment, the instructions of the place of receipt, the instructions of the delivery time range, the instructions of the product price and the instructions of the packing volume must be taken into consideration. For example, the instructions of the place of shipment and the place of receipt can determine the distance of the freight, further affecting the level of the freight quotation. Furthermore, the product price instruction indicates that when the product belongs to a high-priced commodity, a higher level of anti-fall freight mode needs to be used; on the contrary, when the product belongs to the unit price commodity, a lower level of anti-fall freight mode needs to be used. This application is not limited to the level of freight mode, but focuses on generating an automatic freight quotation method according to freight demand, improving the shortcomings of the prior art that some manual operations are required and errors may occur.

[0044] In one embodiment, the packing instruction is for the cargo carrier to place each product into one or more shipping boxes at the optimal volume ratio according to the side length dimension information (e.g., length, width, and height) of the multiple products. Furthermore, multiple products can be placed into each shipping box after calculating the optimal volume ratio through a preset algorithm, wherein the algorithm can be a three-dimensional packing algorithm, a simulated annealing method, or a two-way bubble sorting method, and the present application is not limited to the type of algorithm. The concept of the three-dimensional packing algorithm is to place multiple products into the box one by one to improve the space utilization rate in the box. The concept of the simulated annealing method is that solid metal melts into liquid metal at extremely high temperature, and when the liquid metal drops from the extremely high temperature back to room temperature, the metal elements will rearrange into the optimal stable state. The concept of the two-way bubble sorting method is to find a stable arrangement from a large amount of data, and calculate the length, width and height of each product to place each product in the plane formed by the length and width, the plane formed by the length and height, or the plane formed by the width and height into the shipping box. When it is judged that the remaining space inside the shipping box is sufficient, or when placing the product directly into the shipping box does not affect its space utilization, the product is placed in a non-rotating manner. When the freight logistics end determines through the camera that the product must be rotated before being placed in the shipping box, the space utilization rate of the shipping box is improved. In addition, the number of rotations of rectangular products can be between 0 and 5, and the order of the length, width or height of each product is changed before placing it in the product box, which effectively improves the space utilization rate of the shipping box and effectively reduces freight costs.

[0045] In one embodiment, please refer to Figure 1-2, S3, the freight carrier determines whether the current freight quotation information is consistent with the historical information of the freight quotation database based on the quotation model of the freight quotation database, S31, when the current freight quotation information does not conform to the historical information, the freight carrier sends freight modification information to the freight quotation platform. S33, when the current freight quotation information conforms to the historical information, the freight quotation platform receives the current freight quotation information after freight certification sent by the freight carrier, and pushes it to the seller. Among them, the freight carrier determines whether the current freight quotation information conforms to the historical information of the freight quotation database based on the quotation model generated by the artificial intelligence algorithm of the freight quotation database. For example, historical information includes freight manufacturer evaluation ratio information, product sales volume information, product unit price information, buyer's order location information, etc. After "S3, when the current freight quotation information does not conform to the historical information, the freight carrier sends freight modification information to the freight quotation platform", the freight quotation method includes:

[0046] S35, the freight quotation platform receives the next freight quotation information updated and sent by the freight carrier according to the freight modification information including the delivery time range instruction, the product price instruction, and the container volume instruction. The freight carrier in the freight quotation method proposed in the present application can update the current freight quotation information to the next freight quotation information according to the freight modification information including the delivery time range instruction, the product price instruction, and the container volume instruction, reflecting that it has the function of automatically correcting the freight quotation, and uses the above-mentioned container volume instruction to reduce the freight cost. The freight carrier sends the next freight quotation information to the freight quotation platform, so that it automatically re-examines whether the freight quotation is within the error range. If so, the freight quotation for that time is delivered. If not, the freight quotation for that time is not delivered, and the freight carrier calculates the freight quotation again to be within the error range, thereby improving the accuracy and full automation of the freight quotation.

[0047] See also Figure 3 . Figure 3 A block diagram of a freight quotation system provided in the present application. A freight quotation system, the freight quotation system 300 includes:

[0048] The first sending module 310 controls the freight quotation platform to receive one or more cargo demand information sent by the buyer;

[0049] A generating module 320 controls the freight quotation platform to generate freight quotation information according to the relevant instructions of the cargo demand information, and sends the freight quotation information to the seller and the cargo carrier;

[0050] The first judgment module 330 controls the freight carrier to judge whether the current freight quotation information is consistent with the historical information of the freight quotation database according to the quotation model of the freight quotation database. When the current freight quotation information does not conform to the historical information, the freight carrier sends freight modification information to the freight quotation platform; when the current freight quotation information conforms to the historical information, the freight quotation platform receives the current freight quotation information after freight certification sent by the freight carrier, and pushes it to the seller.

[0051] In one embodiment, the freight quotation system 300 includes:

[0052] A second sending module (not shown) controls the buyer to send preliminary basic information of members to the freight quotation platform;

[0053] The second judgment module (not shown) controls the freight quotation platform to judge whether the member meets the platform qualification certification based on the preliminary basic information of the member. If the member meets the qualification certification, the freight quotation platform receives one or more cargo demand information sent by the buyer. If the member does not meet the qualification certification, the freight quotation platform generates member re-authentication information and sends it to the buyer after receiving one or more cargo demand information sent by the buyer.

[0054] In one embodiment, the related instructions include a shipping location instruction, a shipping location instruction, a delivery time range instruction, a product price instruction, and a packing volume instruction.

[0055] In one embodiment, the packing instruction is for the cargo carrier to place each product into one or more shipping boxes at an optimal volume ratio according to the side length dimension information of the multiple products.

[0056] In one embodiment, the freight quotation system 300 includes:

[0057] The receiving module (not shown) controls the freight quotation platform to receive the next freight quotation information updated and sent by the freight carrier according to the freight modification information including the delivery time range instruction, the product price instruction, and the packing volume instruction.

[0058] The present invention is described with reference to flowcharts and / or block diagrams of methods, devices (which may also be systems or apparatuses), and computer program products according to embodiments of the present invention. It should be understood that each process and / or block in the flowchart and / or block diagram, as well as the combination of processes and / or blocks in the flowchart and / or block diagram, can be implemented by computer program instructions. These computer program instructions can be provided to a processor of a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, an embedded processor, or other programmable data processing device to generate a machine, so that the instructions executed by the processor of the computer or other programmable data processing device generate instructions for implementing the processes in the flowchart and / or block diagram. Figure 1 A process or multiple processes and / or boxes Figure 1 A device that provides the functions specified in a block or multiple blocks.

[0059] These computer program instructions may also be stored in a computer-readable memory capable of directing a computer or other programmable data processing device to operate in a specific manner, so that the instructions stored in the computer-readable memory produce an article of manufacture comprising an instruction device, which implements the process Figure 1 A process or multiple processes and / or boxes Figure 1 A function specified in one or more boxes.

[0060] These computer program instructions can also be loaded onto a computer or other programmable data processing device so that a series of operating steps are executed on the computer or other programmable device to produce a computer-implemented process, thereby providing instructions for implementing the process. Figure 1 A process or multiple processes and / or boxes Figure 1 The steps for the functions specified in one or more boxes.

[0061] The above is only a specific implementation of the present application, but the protection scope of the present application is not limited thereto. Any changes or substitutions that can be easily thought of by a person skilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed in the present application should be included in the protection scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application shall be subject to the attached claims.

Claims

1. A freight quotation method, characterized in that: The freight quotation method includes: a freight quotation platform receives one or more cargo demand information sent by a buyer; the freight quotation platform generates freight quotation information according to relevant instructions of the cargo demand information, and sends the freight quotation information to a seller and a cargo carrier; the cargo carrier determines whether the current freight quotation information is consistent with the historical information of the freight quotation database according to the quotation model of the freight quotation database, and when the current freight quotation information does not meet the historical information, the cargo carrier sends freight modification information to the freight quotation platform; when the current freight quotation information meets the historical information, the freight quotation platform receives the current freight quotation information after freight certification sent by the cargo carrier, and pushes it to the seller; Before "the freight quotation platform receives one or more cargo demand information sent by the buyer", the freight quotation method includes: the buyer sends preliminary basic information of the member to the freight quotation platform; the freight quotation platform determines whether the member meets the platform qualification certification based on the preliminary basic information, and if the member meets the qualification, enters the step of receiving one or more cargo demand information sent by the buyer by the freight quotation platform; if the member does not meet the qualification, the freight quotation platform generates member re-authentication information and sends it to the buyer after receiving the one or more cargo demand information sent by the buyer; In "the freight quotation platform generates freight quotation information according to the relevant instructions of the cargo demand information", the freight quotation method includes: the relevant instructions include a shipping place instruction, a receiving place instruction, a delivery time range instruction, a product price instruction and a packing volume instruction; The packing volume instruction is for the cargo carrier to place each product into one or more cargo boxes at an optimal volume ratio according to the side length dimension information of the multiple products; After "when the current freight quotation information does not conform to the historical information, the freight carrier sends the freight modification information to the freight quotation platform", the freight quotation method includes: the freight quotation platform receives the next freight quotation information updated and sent by the freight carrier according to the freight modification information including the delivery time range instruction, the product price instruction, and the packing volume instruction; multiple products are placed in each freight box after calculating the optimal volume ratio through a preset algorithm, the algorithm is a three-dimensional packing algorithm, a simulated annealing method or a bidirectional bubble sorting method, and the freight carrier calculates the optimal volume ratio according to the delivery time range instruction, the product price instruction, and the packing volume instruction. The freight modification information of the range instruction, product price instruction, and container volume instruction updates the current freight quotation information to the next freight quotation information, reflecting its function of automatically correcting the freight quotation, and using the above-mentioned container volume instruction to reduce freight costs; the freight carrier sends the next freight quotation information to the freight quotation platform, so that it can automatically review whether the freight quotation is within the error range. If so, the current freight quotation will be delivered. If not, the current freight quotation will not be delivered, and the freight carrier will recalculate the freight quotation within the error range to improve the accuracy and automation of the freight quotation.

2. A freight quotation system for executing the method of claim 1, characterized in that: The freight quotation system includes: a first sending module, controlling the freight quotation platform to receive one or more cargo demand information sent by the buyer; a generating module, controlling the freight quotation platform to generate freight quotation information according to the relevant instructions of the cargo demand information, and sending the freight quotation information to the seller and the cargo carrier; a first judging module, controlling the cargo carrier to judge whether the current freight quotation information is consistent with the historical information of the freight quotation database according to the quotation model of the freight quotation database, when the current freight quotation information does not meet the historical information, the cargo carrier sends freight modification information to the freight quotation platform; when the current freight quotation information meets the historical information, the freight quotation platform receives the current freight quotation information after freight certification sent by the cargo carrier, and pushes it to the seller; The freight quotation system comprises: a second sending module, controlling the buyer to send preliminary basic information of the member to the freight quotation platform; a second judging module, controlling the freight quotation platform to judge whether the preliminary basic information of the member meets the platform qualification certification, and when the member meets the qualification, the freight quotation platform receives one or more cargo demand information sent by the buyer; when the member does not meet the qualification, the freight quotation platform generates member re-authentication information and sends it to the buyer after receiving the one or more cargo demand information sent by the buyer; The relevant instructions include a shipping place instruction, a receiving place instruction, a delivery time range instruction, a product price instruction and a packing volume instruction; The packing instruction is for the cargo carrier to place each product into one or more cargo boxes at an optimal volume ratio according to the side length dimension information of the multiple products; The freight quotation system includes: a receiving module, which controls the freight quotation platform to receive the next freight quotation information updated and sent by the freight carrier according to the freight modification information including the delivery time range instruction, the product price instruction, and the packing volume instruction.

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