A method for manually arranging filter rods based on WMS

Abstract

The application provides a filter rod manual arranging method based on WMS, which comprises the following steps: reading the RFID tag of the filter rod by the RFID data reading and writing device to obtain the label information of the filter rod; judging whether the label information corresponding to the scanned filter rod exists in the filter rod high-bay warehouse WHS; if yes, returning the tray number from the WHS system; if no, storing the physical information in the feedback label according to the set coding, and performing the flat warehouse warehousing in the WHS system according to the physical information, wherein the physical information comprises the brand, the production machine, the production time, the shift and the shift. The application can improve the traceability efficiency of the cigarette filter rod quality and reduce the traceability cost.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the technical field of cigarette filter rod warehousing management, and in particular to a manual filter rod tray distribution method based on WMS. Background Technology

[0002] A Warehouse Management System (WMS) is a real-time computer software system that manages information, resources, activities, inventory, and inbound / outbound processes more effectively according to operational business rules and algorithms, maximizing their performance. In the current cigarette production process, some filter rods are not automatically stored in high-shelf warehouses. This includes filter rods stored during non-standard production periods (such as sample inspections or filter rods stored in high-shelf warehouses when the forming machine lacks a conveyor line) and purchased filter rods (non-standard filter rods such as flavor capsule filter rods, menthol filter rods, and perforated filter rods purchased for production needs). These non-automatically stored filter rods can easily lead to problems such as missing information, no records, and lack of traceability in the system, requiring manual traying and storage, which can easily cause product information confusion and incurs significant manpower costs. Therefore, how to quickly and accurately store and tray these filter rods is of great importance. Summary of the Invention

[0003] This invention provides a manual traying method for filter rods based on WMS, which solves the problems of inconvenient and inaccurate product traceability in existing non-automatic high-shelf filter rod storage methods that require manual traying and storage. It can improve the standardization of filter rod information, achieve the goal of having information, records and traceability for filter rods, improve the traceability efficiency of cigarette filter rod quality and reduce traceability costs.

[0004] To achieve the following objectives, the present invention provides the following technical solutions:

[0005] A WMS-based manual filter rod tray dispensing method includes:

[0006] The RFID tags on the filter rods are read using an RFID data reader / writer to obtain the tag information of the filter rods.

[0007] Determine if the label information corresponding to the scanned filter rod exists in the filter rod warehouse (WHS). If it does, return the tray number from the WHS system.

[0008] If not, the physical information stored in the code feedback tag according to the set rules is used, and the physical information is used to perform flat inventory entry in the WHS system. The physical information includes: brand, production machine, production time, shift and shift number.

[0009] Preferably, the step of performing inventory leveling and data entry in the WHS system based on the physical information includes:

[0010] Build a function for receiving large-item filter rods into the flat warehouse and assigning them to trays, setting the large-item number and associated number of small-item numbers according to the filter rod brand number;

[0011] The brand, origin, production time, and manufacturer information of the filter rod are used to form a large part number string according to the set characters. The corresponding pallet number is then obtained from the WHS system based on the large part number string and written into the RFID tag corresponding to the filter rod.

[0012] Preferably, the number of large part numbers and associated small part numbers are set according to the filter rod brand number, including:

[0013] The basic conditions for pallet allocation, which associate one large item number with five small item numbers, are established by selecting the document number, obtaining the pallet number, obtaining the large item number, and selecting the shift and shift number.

[0014] Preferably, the step of performing inventory leveling and storage in the WHS system based on the physical information further includes:

[0015] Construct a function for matching filter rods with small part numbers in the flat warehouse, so that each small part number corresponds to one filter rod.

[0016] The brand, origin, production time, and manufacturer information of the filter rod are used to form a small part number string according to a set number. The corresponding tray number is then obtained from the WHS system based on the small part number string and written into the RFID tag corresponding to the filter rod.

[0017] Preferably, the step of performing inventory leveling and storage in the WHS system based on the physical information further includes:

[0018] Construct a filter rod matching function with QR code for flat warehouse entry, so that each QR code corresponds to one filter rod;

[0019] The brand, origin, production time, and manufacturer information of the filter rod are generated into a corresponding QR code. The corresponding tray number is obtained from the WHS system based on the QR code corresponding to the brand of the filter rod and written into the RFID tag corresponding to the filter rod.

[0020] Preferably, the step of performing inventory leveling and storage in the WHS system based on the physical information further includes:

[0021] Build a function for self-produced filter rods to be placed in the warehouse and assigned to pallets. Based on the machine number, document number and material number of the filter rod, obtain the corresponding pallet number from the WHS system and write it into the RFID tag corresponding to the filter rod.

[0022] Preferred options also include:

[0023] Write the tray number of the filter rod into the RFID tag of the corresponding filter rod, so that the RFID tag and tray number are associated with the large item number, small item number or QR code in the WMS system.

[0024] Preferred options also include:

[0025] Set the number of trays and adjust the number of scans based on the number of trays. Each time an RFID tag is associated, the number of scans is reduced by 1 until it is reduced to 0. Each RFID tag can only be associated once.

[0026] Preferably, obtaining the corresponding tray number from the WHS system includes:

[0027] The tray number can be assigned by the WHS system or entered manually. If the entered tray number is the same as an existing tray number in the WMS system, a message will be displayed indicating that the tray number has been used and needs to be entered again.

[0028] This invention provides a manual filter rod traying method based on a WMS (Wide Management System). Based on a quality traceability system and grounded in the quality management of tobacco materials, it establishes a tracking and management process from filter rod production to workshop machine usage and process information through unified coding rules for tobacco materials and the use of barcode scanning and label recognition technology. This solves the problems of inconvenient and inaccurate product traceability in existing non-automatic high-shelf filter rod storage systems that require manual traying and storage. It improves the standardization of filter rod information, achieving the goal of providing information, records, and traceability for filter rods, thereby increasing the traceability efficiency of cigarette filter rod quality and reducing traceability costs. Attached Figure Description

[0029] To more clearly illustrate the specific embodiments of the present invention, the accompanying drawings used in the embodiments will be briefly described below.

[0030] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of a WMS-based manual filter rod tray distribution method provided by the present invention.

[0031] Figure 2 The RFID data reading service module provided in this embodiment of the invention.

[0032] Figure 3 The flat warehouse entry (large items) business module provided in this embodiment of the invention.

[0033] Figure 4 The flat warehouse receiving (small items) business module provided in this embodiment of the invention.

[0034] Figure 5 The flat warehouse entry (QR code small items) business module provided in this embodiment of the invention.

[0035] Figure 6 The self-produced filter rod warehousing business module provided in this embodiment of the invention. Detailed Implementation

[0036] To enable those skilled in the art to better understand the embodiments of the present invention, the embodiments of the present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and implementation methods.

[0037] To address the current issue that some non-automatic high-shelf filter rods require manual traying for storage, which easily leads to inconvenience and inaccuracy in product traceability, this invention provides a manual traying method for filter rods based on a WMS (Wastewater Management System). This method solves the problems of inconvenience and inaccuracy in product traceability caused by the manual traying and storage of filter rods in existing non-automatic high-shelf storage systems. It can improve the standardization of filter rod information, achieve the goal of having information, records, and traceability for filter rods, improve the traceability efficiency of cigarette filter rod quality, and reduce traceability costs.

[0038] like Figure 1 As shown, a manual filter rod tray distribution method based on WMS includes:

[0039] S1: Read the RFID tag on the filter rod using an RFID data reader / writer to obtain the tag information of the filter rod.

[0040] S2: Determine if the label information corresponding to the scanned filter rod exists in the filter rod shelf library WHS. If it does, return the tray number from the WHS system.

[0041] S3: If not, then the physical information stored in the code feedback tag according to the set rules is used, and the physical information is used to perform flat inventory entry in the WHS system. The physical information includes: brand, production machine, production time, shift and shift number.

[0042] Specifically, the system reads the physical information stored in the RFID tag. If the RFID tag information for the filter rod is not found in the filter rod warehouse management system (WMS), it returns the physical information stored in the tag, such as... Figure 2 As shown, the information includes brand, production machine, production time, shift, and shift number. If the RFID tag information of the filter rod still exists in the filter rod high-shelf warehouse, in addition to the above information, the pallet number is also returned from the filter rod WMS system. Filter rods not automatically placed into the high-shelf warehouse mainly include filter rods produced during abnormal production by the molding machine (such as sample inspection, or filter rods placed into the high-shelf warehouse without a conveyor line on the molding machine) and purchased filter rods (non-standard filter rods such as popping beads, mint filter rods, and hollow filter rods purchased for production needs). This method can solve the problems of no information, no records, and no traceability in the system when filter rods are not automatically placed into the warehouse.

[0043] Furthermore, the step of performing inventory leveling and data entry in the WHS system based on the physical information includes:

[0044] Build a function for receiving large-item filter rods into the flat warehouse and assigning them to trays, setting the large-item number and associated number of small-item numbers according to the filter rod brand number;

[0045] The brand, origin, production time, and manufacturer information of the filter rod are used to form a large part number string according to the set characters. The corresponding pallet number is then obtained from the WHS system based on the large part number string and written into the RFID tag corresponding to the filter rod.

[0046] Furthermore, based on the filter rod brand number, set the number of major item numbers and associated minor item numbers, including:

[0047] The basic conditions for pallet allocation, which associate one large item number with five small item numbers, are established by selecting the document number, obtaining the pallet number, obtaining the large item number, and selecting the shift and shift number.

[0048] In practical applications, one large item number can be associated with 5 or 43 smaller item numbers; the number of associated items can be set according to the filter rod brand. For example... Figure 3 As shown, this business module includes document number, pallet number, new pallet number, inspection pallet number, bulk item number, bulk item number clearing, shift, work group, tag ID, and detailed quantity. The document number can be obtained from the WMS system and includes information such as filter rod brand, shift, and work group. The bulk item number consists of 30 characters, such as: BLBPZ3200MJ0221214560119830160, where BLBPZ3200 is the brand, MJ0 is the place of origin (Mudanjiang), 221214 is the production date, 560 indicates 5600 pieces, and 119830160 is the manufacturer's internal production information. After obtaining the bulk item number, the shift and work group can be selected. After completing the document number selection, pallet number acquisition, large item number acquisition, shift selection, and work shift selection, the basic conditions for pallet allocation are met. For example, one large item number is associated with five small item numbers, meaning one large item number can be used to allocate five filter rods. After bringing the device close to the RFID tag and pressing the PDA allocation button, the brand, shift, and work shift information of the allocated pallet are written to the RFID tag. Simultaneously, the system associates this tag with the pallet number and large item number. The number of times a large item number can be allocated is reduced to 4, and then to 0. A new large item number is acquired until the allocation is complete. Currently, the filter rod library mainly uses 19-cell and 22-cell sets of filter rods. After filling 19 or 22 cells, clicking the write button completes the pallet allocation of purchased filter rods in the flat inventory (large item) module.

[0049] Furthermore, the step of performing flat warehouse entry in the WHS system based on the physical information also includes: constructing a filter rod pallet matching function for small part numbers in flat warehouse entry, so that each small part number corresponds to one filter rod; forming a small part number string by setting the brand, place of origin, production time and manufacturer internal information of the filter rod according to the set characters, and obtaining the corresponding pallet number from the WHS system according to the small part number string and writing it into the RFID tag corresponding to the filter rod.

[0050] In practical applications, the barcode small item number is associated with a single grenade filter rod, which allows for a more precise one-to-one association compared to the flat warehouse entry (large items) module. For example... Figure 4 As shown, this information service module includes tray number, shift, work group, brand, a "Get Tray Number" button, a "View Group Details" button, a "Reset Interface" button, a "Small Item Number Reset" button, and a display box for scanned small item numbers. The tray number is automatically obtained from the filter rod library WMS system and is unique within the WMS. The shift can be selected as early shift, afternoon shift, evening shift, etc., depending on the actual situation. The work group can be selected as shift A, shift B, shift C, etc., depending on the actual situation. The brand is automatically matched based on the scanned small item number barcode. For example, in BLBPZ3200MJ0221214560119830160, the brand is automatically obtained from the first 9 digits, i.e., BLBPZ3200. The scanned part numbers can be displayed in the scanned part number display box. Part numbers are arranged in the order of scanning, and there is no limit to the number of scans. However, to better prevent errors and meet process requirements, it is recommended to scan 19 or 22 part numbers. Currently, the required number of filter rod trays for each brand is 19 or 22. If multiple brands of part numbers are scanned, a message will appear: "Multiple brands detected, please verify the filter rod brand." The number of scans can be adjusted according to the actual number of trays. When the number of scanned part numbers is greater than or equal to 1, the process of associating with an RFID tag can begin. For example, if the number of scanned part numbers is 19, associating with an RFID tag once will reduce the number of scanned part numbers to 18, and this process will continue until the number of scanned part numbers is reduced to 0, completing the process of associating purchased filter rod trays. If the number of scanned part numbers is 0, and the process of associating with an RFID tag continues, a message will appear: "Part number missing, please scan part number." If an RFID tag has already been associated once, repeating the association process will display: "RFID tag already associated."

[0051] Furthermore, the step of performing inventory leveling and data entry in the WHS system based on the physical information also includes:

[0052] Construct a filter rod matching function with QR code for flat warehouse entry, so that each QR code corresponds to one filter rod;

[0053] The brand, origin, production time, and manufacturer information of the filter rod are generated into a corresponding QR code. The corresponding tray number is obtained from the WHS system based on the QR code corresponding to the brand of the filter rod and written into the RFID tag corresponding to the filter rod.

[0054] In practical applications, linking a QR code to a single combat filter rod allows for a more precise one-to-one association compared to using a standard inventory entry system (large item number). For example... Figure 5 As shown, this information service module includes tray number, shift, shift group, brand, a "Get Tray Number" button, a "View Grouped Details" button, a "Reset Interface" button, a "Reset Small Part Number" button, and a display box for scanned small part numbers. The tray number can be automatically obtained from the filter rod library WMS system via the "Get Tray Number" button, and this tray number is unique within the WMS.

[0055] Shifts can be selected from early shifts, afternoon shifts, and evening shifts, depending on actual needs. Work groups can be selected from shift A, shift B, shift C, etc., depending on actual needs. Brands can be automatically matched based on the scanned part number barcode. The scanned part number display box shows the scanned part number barcodes. The part numbers are arranged according to the scanning order, and there is no limit to the number of scans. To better prevent errors and meet process requirements, it is recommended to scan 19 or 22 part numbers. Currently, the number of filter rod trays for each brand is 19 or 22. If multiple brands of part numbers appear during the scanning process, a message will be displayed: "Multiple brands appear, please verify the filter rod brand." This information module can adjust the number of scans based on the actual number of trays. When the number of scanned part numbers is greater than or equal to 1, the process of associating with RFID tags can begin. For example, if the number of scanned part numbers is 19, associating with an RFID tag will reduce the number of scanned part numbers to 18, and this cycle will continue until the number of scanned part numbers is reduced to 0, completing the tray assignment for the purchased filter rods. If the number of scanned item numbers is 0, and the association with the RFID tag is still being performed, the message "Insufficient QR code item number, please scan the QR code item number" will be displayed. If the RFID tag has already been associated once, and the association is being performed again, the message "RFID tag already associated" will be displayed.

[0056] Furthermore, the step of performing flat warehousing and storage in the WHS system based on the physical information also includes: constructing a function for flat warehousing and palletizing self-produced filter rods, and obtaining the corresponding pallet number from the WHS system based on the machine number, document number, and material number of the filter rod, and writing it into the RFID tag corresponding to the filter rod.

[0057] In practical applications, for self-produced filter rods, i.e., filter rods that are not automatically placed into the high-bay warehouse, this mainly includes filter rods from molding machines that are not automatically placed into the warehouse (such as those for sample inspection or those where the molding machine is not connected to the high-bay warehouse). The process involves leveling and traying the filter rods in the warehouse. For example... Figure 6As shown, the business module includes machine number, document number, material number, material description, shift, work group, pallet number, tag ID, work group, pallet limit, detailed quantity, "Request Order" button, "New Pallet Number" button, "Reset" button, "Assemble Pallets" button, "Write Tag" button, and a pallet information display box. The machine number dropdown menu allows selection of the corresponding machine (machines with production work orders enabled). In the document number column, clicking the "Request Order" button retrieves the production work order for that machine from the WMS system. Simultaneously, the material number, material description, shift, and work group are automatically parsed and filled in according to the machine's production work order. There are two ways to obtain the pallet number: one is by WMS allocation, and the other is by manual input. This pallet number must avoid duplication with existing pallet numbers in the filter rod library system, so manual input must comply with management requirements. The pallet limit is automatically generated based on the material name. The limit for filter rods has been maintained, currently in groups of 19 or 22. Once the above requirements are met, the process of placing self-produced filter rods into the storage warehouse can begin. Click the "Write Tag" button, scan the RFID tag to write the production information into the RFID system, and the filter rod storage system will generate this information. For example, if the written information is: LBCX2600L09202308151220230815125850, the first 8 digits LBCX2600 represent the brand, digits 9-11 L09 represent filter rod forming machine No. 9, digit 20 represents the first shift (early shift), digit 21 represents shift B (shift group 2), and the last few digits 20230815125850 represent August 15, 2023, at 12:58:50. Clicking the "Write Tag" button and scanning the RFID tag will display the tag ID number, which the system uses to determine the uniqueness of the RFID tag.

[0058] The method also includes: writing the tray number of the dispensed tray into the RFID tag of the corresponding filter rod, so that the RFID tag and the tray number are associated with the large item number, small item number or QR code in the WMS system.

[0059] The method further includes: setting the number of trays and adjusting the number of scans according to the number of trays. Each time an RFID tag is associated, the number of scans is reduced by 1 until it is reduced to 0, wherein each RFID tag can only be associated once.

[0060] Furthermore, obtaining the corresponding tray number from the WHS system includes: assigning a tray number by the WHS system or manually entering the tray number. If the entered tray number is the same as an existing tray number in the WMS system, a message will be displayed indicating that the tray number has been used and needs to be re-entered.

[0061] Therefore, this invention provides a manual filter rod traying method based on a WMS (Wide Management System). Based on a quality traceability system and grounded in the quality management of tobacco materials, it establishes a tracking and management process from filter rod production to workshop machine usage and process information through unified coding rules for tobacco materials and the use of barcode scanning and label recognition technology. This solves the problems of inconvenient and inaccurate product traceability in existing non-automatic high-shelf filter rod storage systems that require manual traying and storage. It improves the standardization of filter rod information, achieving the goal of providing information, records, and traceability for filter rods, thereby increasing the traceability efficiency of cigarette filter rod quality and reducing traceability costs.

[0062] The structure, features, and effects of the present invention have been described in detail above with reference to the embodiments shown in the figures. The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, but the present invention is not limited to the scope of implementation shown in the figures. Any changes made in accordance with the concept of the present invention, or equivalent embodiments modified to have equivalent changes, shall be within the protection scope of the present invention as long as they do not exceed the spirit covered by the specification and figures.

Claims

1. A method for manually dispensing filter rods based on a WMS (Warehouse Management System), characterized in that, include: The RFID tags on the filter rods are read using an RFID data reader / writer to obtain the tag information of the filter rods. Determine if the label information corresponding to the scanned filter rod exists in the filter rod warehouse (WHS). If it does, return the tray number from the WHS system. If not, the physical information stored in the code feedback tag according to the set rules is used, and the physical information is used to perform flat inventory entry in the WHS system. The physical information includes: brand, production machine, production time, shift and shift number. The step of performing inventory leveling and data entry in the WHS system based on the physical information includes: Build a function for receiving large-item filter rods into the flat warehouse and assigning them to trays, setting the large-item number and associated number of small-item numbers according to the filter rod brand number; The brand, origin, production time, and internal information of the manufacturer of the filter rod are formed into a large part number string according to the set characters. The corresponding pallet number is obtained from the WHS system based on the large part number string and written into the RFID tag corresponding to the filter rod. Set the number of large part numbers and associated small part numbers according to the filter rod brand number, including: The basic conditions for pallet allocation can be established by selecting document number, obtaining pallet number, obtaining large item number, and selecting shift and shift number, so as to associate 1 large item number with 5 small item numbers. The step of performing inventory leveling and data entry in the WHS system based on the physical information also includes: Construct a function for matching filter rods with small part numbers in the flat warehouse, so that each small part number corresponds to one filter rod. The brand, origin, production time, and manufacturer information of the filter rod are formed into a small part number string according to the set characters. The corresponding tray number is obtained from the WHS system based on the small part number string and written into the RFID tag corresponding to the filter rod. The step of performing inventory leveling and data entry in the WHS system based on the physical information also includes: Construct a filter rod matching function with QR code for flat warehouse entry, so that each QR code corresponds to one filter rod; The brand, place of origin, production time and internal information of the manufacturer of the filter rod are generated into a corresponding QR code. The corresponding tray number is obtained from the WHS system according to the QR code corresponding to the brand of the filter rod and written into the RFID tag corresponding to the filter rod. Build a function for self-produced filter rods to be placed in the warehouse and assigned to pallets. Based on the machine number, document number and material number of the filter rod, obtain the corresponding pallet number from the WHS system and write it into the RFID tag corresponding to the filter rod. The method also includes: Write the tray number of the filter rod into the RFID tag of the corresponding filter rod, so that the RFID tag and tray number are associated with the large item number, small item number or QR code in the WMS system.

2. The manual filter rod tray distribution method based on WMS according to claim 1, characterized in that, Also includes: Set the number of trays and adjust the number of scans based on the number of trays. Each time an RFID tag is associated, the number of scans is reduced by 1 until it is reduced to 0. Each RFID tag can only be associated once.

3. The manual filter rod tray distribution method based on WMS according to claim 2, characterized in that, The step of obtaining the corresponding tray number from the WHS system includes: The tray number can be assigned by the WHS system or entered manually. If the entered tray number is the same as an existing tray number in the WMS system, a message will be displayed indicating that the tray number has been used and needs to be entered again.

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