A sequential feeding method and system for a warehouse to a factory

Abstract

The present application provides a method and system for time-sequenced material supply from a warehouse to a factory. Among them, the method for time-sequenced material supply from a warehouse to a factory includes: configuring the order buffer capacity of the warehouse according to the floor area of the production line, and setting the consumption frequency of the bins according to the actual material usage; calculating the delivery time interval of the materials according to the order buffer capacity and the bin consumption frequency; when the quantity of the delivered materials is greater than or equal to the order buffer capacity, generating the specified time of the outbound task queue of the bins according to the delivery time interval; when the running time of the outbound task queue reaches the specified time, sending the bins in the outbound task queue to the factory equipment. The technical solution of the present application can solve the problems in the prior art that it is easy to cause congestion in the buffer area, chaotic accumulation of materials, making it impossible for factory workers to quickly pick up materials, resulting in waste of manpower and material resources.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of logistics warehousing, and particularly to a method and system for sequential material supply from a warehouse to a factory. Background Art

[0002] The common current method for material supply and distribution from a warehouse to a factory is as follows: The enterprise resource planning (ERP) system issues the material requisition order of the factory to the warehouse management system (WMS); the warehouse administrator finds the corresponding material requisition order in the WMS, and then matches the inventory for this order; after the inventory matching is completed, the order is issued; after receiving the task, the equipment takes out the corresponding goods from the warehouse.

[0003] The above material supply and distribution method has the following problems: If there are a large number of materials required for an order, after all the materials are transported to the workshop, it is easy to cause congestion in the workshop and normal production cannot be carried out. To solve the above problems, the common current management method is as follows: The warehouse administrator takes out the corresponding order from the warehouse one day before production, and then transports all the materials to the buffer location of the factory. When production starts the next day, the factory workers take the materials from the buffer location in multiple times.

[0004] However, if the order production quantity is large or multiple production lines are producing simultaneously, the warehouse administrator needs to prepare all the materials included in the order in the factory buffer area, which is easy to cause congestion in the buffer area and chaotic stacking of materials, making it impossible for factory workers to quickly pick up materials. At the same time, during the production process, if the production plan changes and materials need to be replaced or production ends, the materials that have been prepared need to be returned to the warehouse, resulting in waste of manpower and material resources.

[0005] Application Content

[0006] The present application provides a sequential material supply solution from a warehouse to a factory, which can solve the problems in the prior art that are prone to cause congestion in the buffer area, chaotic stacking of materials, making it impossible for factory workers to quickly pick up materials, and resulting in waste of manpower and material resources.

[0007] To solve the above problems, according to the first aspect of the present application, a method for sequential material supply from a warehouse to a factory is provided, including:

[0008] Configuring the order buffer capacity of the warehouse according to the floor area of the production line, and setting the bin consumption frequency according to the actual material usage situation;

[0009] Calculating the delivery time interval of materials according to the order buffer capacity and the bin consumption frequency;

[0010] When the quantity of the delivered materials is greater than or equal to the order buffer capacity, generating the specified time of the outbound task queue of the bins according to the delivery time interval;

[0011] When the running time of the outbound task queue reaches the specified time, the bins in the outbound task queue are sent to the factory equipment.

[0012] Preferably, in the above timing feeding method, the steps of configuring the order buffer capacity of the warehouse according to the floor area of the production line and setting the bin consumption frequency according to the actual material usage situation include:

[0013] Obtain the floor area of the production line and the floor area of each bin in the warehouse, and use the floor area of the production line and the floor area of each bin to calculate the order buffer capacity of the warehouse;

[0014] Obtain the production time and the number of consumed materials of the bins in the warehouse, and use the production time and the number of consumed materials to calculate the bin consumption frequency.

[0015] Preferably, in the above timing feeding method, the steps of calculating the delivery time interval of the material according to the order buffer capacity and the bin consumption frequency include:

[0016] Obtain the number of delivered materials, and determine the range of the number of consumed materials according to the order buffer capacity and the number of delivered materials;

[0017] Use the relationship between the number of consumed materials and the bin consumption frequency, and the relationship between the number of delivered materials and the delivery time interval to calculate the delivery time interval of the material.

[0018] Preferably, in the above timing feeding method, the steps of using the relationship between the number of consumed materials and the bin consumption frequency, and the relationship between the number of delivered materials and the delivery time interval to calculate the delivery time interval of the material include:

[0019] Calculate the relationship between the number of consumed materials, the order buffer capacity and the number of delivered materials: A <= X + B, where A represents the number of consumed materials, X represents the order buffer capacity, and B represents the number of delivered materials;

[0020] Calculate the relationship between the number of consumed materials, the production time and the bin consumption frequency: A = F / Y, where A represents the number of consumed materials, F represents the production time, and Y represents the bin consumption frequency;

[0021] Calculate the relationship between the number of delivered materials and the delivery time interval: B = (F - Z) / N, where B represents the number of delivered materials, F represents the production time, Z represents the conveyor line efficiency, and N represents the delivery time interval;

[0022] Combine the relationship between the number of consumed materials, the order buffer capacity and the number of delivered materials, the relationship between the number of consumed materials, the production time and the bin consumption frequency, and the relationship between the number of delivered materials and the delivery time interval, and according to the delivery time interval calculation formula:

[0023] N <= (F - Z) / (F / Y - X), and the delivery time interval is calculated;

[0024] Among them, N represents the delivery time interval, F represents the production time, Z represents the conveying efficiency, Y represents the bin consumption frequency, and X represents the order buffer quantity.

[0025] Preferably, in the above-mentioned sequential feeding method, when the quantity of delivered materials is greater than or equal to the order buffer quantity, the step of generating the specified time of the outbound task queue of bins according to the delivery time interval includes:

[0026] Count the bins delivered from the warehouse to the production line, and judge whether the quantity of delivered materials is greater than or equal to the order buffer quantity;

[0027] When the quantity of delivered materials is greater than or equal to the order buffer quantity, suspend the remaining outbound tasks and generate an outbound task queue according to the delivery time interval;

[0028] Use the delivery time interval and the set time to generate the specified time of the outbound task queue.

[0029] Preferably, in the above-mentioned sequential feeding method, when the running time of the outbound task queue reaches the specified time, the step of sending the bins in the outbound task queue to the factory equipment includes:

[0030] When the running time of the outbound task queue reaches the specified time, send the bins to the factory equipment;

[0031] Reset the running time of the outbound task queue to zero, and loop to execute the task of sending the bins to the factory equipment when the running time reaches the specified time until the bins in the outbound task queue are all out of the warehouse;

[0032] If the delivery time interval does not meet the production requirements, suspend the outbound task queue, modify the delivery time interval again, and then execute the outbound task queue.

[0033] Preferably, in the above-mentioned sequential feeding method, when the quantity of delivered materials is greater than or equal to the order buffer quantity, the step of generating the specified time of the outbound task queue of bins according to the delivery time interval includes:

[0034] When there are multiple outbound task queues, judge whether there is bin overload in any one of the multiple outbound task queues;

[0035] When there is bin overload in any one of the outbound task queues, transfer the bins in the outbound task queue to the bin buffer area in the order from the back to the front;

[0036] When any one of the multiple outbound task queues is empty, move the materials in the bin buffer area into the empty outbound task queue.

[0037] According to the second aspect of the present application, the present application further provides a time-sequential feeding system for a warehouse to a factory, including:

[0038] A parameter configuration module, configured to configure the order buffer capacity of the warehouse according to the floor area of the production line, and set the consumption frequency of the bins according to the actual material usage;

[0039] An interval calculation module, configured to calculate the distribution time interval of the materials according to the order buffer capacity and the bin consumption frequency;

[0040] A time generation module, configured to generate the specified time of the outbound task queue of the bins according to the distribution time interval when the quantity of the distributed materials is greater than or equal to the order buffer capacity;

[0041] A bin issuing module, configured to issue the bins in the outbound task queue to the factory equipment when the running time of the outbound task queue reaches the specified time.

[0042] Preferably, in the above time-sequential feeding system, the bin issuing module includes:

[0043] A bin issuing sub-module, configured to issue the bins to the factory equipment when the running time of the outbound task queue reaches the specified time;

[0044] A loop execution sub-module, configured to reset the running time of the outbound task queue to zero, and loop to execute the task of issuing the bins to the factory equipment when the running time reaches the specified time until the bins in the outbound task queue are all issued;

[0045] A time interval revision sub-module, configured to suspend the outbound task queue if the distribution time interval does not meet the production requirements, and re-modify the distribution time interval and then execute the outbound task queue.

[0046] According to the third aspect of the present application, the present application further provides a time-sequential feeding system for a warehouse to a factory, including:

[0047] A memory, a processor, and a time-sequential feeding program for the warehouse to the factory stored in the memory and running on the processor. When the time-sequential feeding program for the warehouse to the factory is executed by the processor, it implements the steps of the time-sequential feeding method for the warehouse to the factory provided in any of the above technical solutions.

[0048] In summary, the above technical solution of the present application provides a time-sequenced material supply solution for a warehouse to a factory. By configuring the order buffer capacity of the warehouse according to the floor area of the production line and setting the bin consumption frequency according to the actual material usage, the delivery time interval of the material can be calculated based on the order buffer capacity and the bin consumption frequency. The feeding time sequence of the warehouse to the factory is controlled through this delivery time interval to accurately match the delivery requirements of the factory. Specifically, when the quantity of the delivered material is greater than or equal to the order buffer capacity, the specified time of the outbound task queue of the bin is generated according to the delivery time interval. When the running time of the outbound task queue reaches this specified time, the bin in the outbound task queue can be sent to the factory equipment. Since the specified time of the outbound task queue is generated according to the delivery time interval, and the delivery time interval is formulated according to the order buffer capacity and the bin consumption frequency, and the order buffer capacity is respectively related to the bin consumption frequency, the floor area of the production line and the actual material usage, the floor area occupied by the material can be further reduced and the usage efficiency of the factory can be improved. In summary, the technical solution provided by the present application can solve the problems in the prior art that are prone to cause congestion in the buffer area, chaotic material accumulation, making it impossible for factory workers to quickly pick up materials, resulting in waste of manpower and material resources. Through the above method, the warehouse can perform real-time delivery according to the space size of the factory and the consumption situation of the production line, improve the production efficiency of the factory and reduce costs. At the same time, the outbound task can be paused or terminated in real time according to the production situation to reduce resource waste. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0049] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application 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 following drawings are only some embodiments of the present application. For those of ordinary skill in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on the structures shown in these drawings without creative efforts.

[0050] Figure 1 It is a schematic flowchart of the first time-sequenced material supply method for a warehouse to a factory provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0051] Figure 2 is Figure 1 A schematic flowchart of a method for setting the order buffer capacity and the bin consumption frequency provided by the shown embodiment;

[0052] Figure 3 is Figure 1 A schematic flowchart of a method for calculating the delivery time interval of a material provided by the shown embodiment;

[0053] Figure 4 is Figure 3 A schematic flowchart of a method for calculating the delivery time interval provided by the shown embodiment;

[0054] Figure 5 It is Figure 1 a schematic flowchart of a method for generating a specified time of the first outbound task queue provided by the illustrated embodiment;

[0055] Figure 6 It is Figure 1 a schematic flowchart of a method for generating a specified time of the second outbound task queue provided by the illustrated embodiment;

[0056] Figure 7 It is Figure 1 a schematic flowchart of a method for delivering bins from a warehouse to a factory provided by the illustrated embodiment;

[0057] Figure 8 It is a schematic flowchart of the second sequential feeding from a warehouse to a factory provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0058] Figure 9 It is a schematic structural diagram of the first sequential feeding system from a warehouse to a factory provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0059] Figure 10 It is Figure 9 a schematic structural diagram of a time generation module provided by the illustrated embodiment;

[0060] Figure 11 It is a schematic structural diagram of the second sequential feeding system from a warehouse to a factory provided by an embodiment of the present application.

[0061] The realization, functional features and advantages of the objectives of the present application will be further described with reference to the embodiments and the accompanying drawings. Detailed Embodiments

[0062] It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain the present application and are not used to limit the present application.

[0063] The existing method for feeding and distributing materials from a warehouse to a factory has the following problems:

[0064] If there are a large number of materials required for an order, after all the materials are transported to the workshop, it is easy to cause congestion in the workshop and normal production cannot be carried out. To solve the above problems, the current common management method is as follows: The warehouse administrator issues the corresponding order one day before production, and then transports all the materials to the buffer location in the factory. When production starts the next day, factory employees pick up the materials from the buffer location in multiple times. The above solution is likely to cause congestion in the buffer area and chaotic accumulation of materials, making it impossible for factory workers to quickly pick up the materials, resulting in waste of manpower and material resources.

[0065] To solve the problems in the prior art, the following embodiments of the present application provide a timing feeding solution for a warehouse to a factory, aiming to solve the problems of easy congestion in the buffer area, chaotic material accumulation, inability of factory workers to quickly pick up materials, and waste of human and material resources. This solution enables the warehouse to perform real-time distribution according to the space size of the factory and the consumption situation of the production line, improving the production efficiency of the factory and reducing costs; achieving the purpose of suspending or terminating the outbound task in real time according to the production situation and reducing resource waste.

[0066] To achieve the above object, refer to Figure 1 , Figure 1 which is a schematic flowchart of a timing feeding method for a warehouse to a factory provided by an embodiment of the present application. As Figure 1 shown, this timing feeding method for a warehouse to a factory includes:

[0067] S110: Configure the order buffer volume of the warehouse according to the floor area of the production line, and set the consumption frequency of the bins according to the actual material usage. Since the order buffer volume of the warehouse is configured according to the actual floor area of the production line, using this order buffer volume to set the order buffer volume can reduce the space occupancy rate of the warehouse; in addition, setting the consumption frequency of the bins according to the actual material usage can distribute materials in an orderly manner and transport the bin according to the actual material situation of daily production operations.

[0068] Specifically, as a preferred embodiment, as Figure 2 shown, the above step S110: Configure the order buffer volume of the warehouse according to the floor area of the production line, and set the consumption frequency of the bins according to the actual material usage, specifically includes:

[0069] S111: Obtain the floor area of the production line and the floor area of each bin in the warehouse, and use the floor area of the production line and the floor area of each bin to calculate the order buffer volume of the warehouse.

[0070] S112: Obtain the production time and the number of consumed materials of the bins in the warehouse, and use the production time and the number of consumed materials to calculate the consumption frequency of the bins.

[0071] The technical solution provided by the embodiment of the present application, by obtaining the floor area of each production line and the floor area of each bin in the warehouse, so that the floor area of the production line divided by the floor area of the bin can calculate the order buffer volume of the warehouse; in addition, obtaining the production time and the number of consumed materials of the bins in the warehouse, and using the number of consumed materials divided by the production time, the consumption frequency of the bins can be calculated. Through the above method, the order buffer volume and the consumption frequency of the bins can be accurately calculated, and then the production and consumption situation of the materials can be detected using the order buffer volume and the consumption frequency of the bins, thereby reducing resource waste.

[0072] Figure 1The technical solution provided by the illustrated embodiment, after calculating the order buffer quantity and the bin consumption frequency, further includes the following steps:

[0073] S120: According to the order buffer quantity and the bin consumption frequency, calculate the delivery time interval of the material. The physical delivery time interval is associated with the task queue of bin outbound. When the factory starts production and the warehouse delivers bins to the production line by the box, if the number of delivered bins reaches the buffer quantity, then according to the delivery time interval N of the production task queue, the material can be delivered in an orderly manner. This reduces the congestion in the buffer area, the chaos of material accumulation, which makes it difficult for factory workers to quickly pick up materials, resulting in waste of manpower and material resources.

[0074] Specifically, as a preferred embodiment, as Figure 3 shown, in the above timing feeding method, step S120: According to the order buffer quantity and the bin consumption frequency, calculate the delivery time interval of the material, including:

[0075] S121: Obtain the number of delivered materials. According to the order buffer quantity and the number of delivered materials, determine the range of the consumed material quantity. Assume that the order buffer quantity is X boxes, the bin consumption frequency is Y minutes / box, the conveyor line efficiency is Z minutes / box, and the daily production time is F minutes. Additionally, the delivery interval is N minutes / box. To ensure normal material supply, the consumed material quantity A should be less than or equal to the order buffer quantity X plus the number of delivered materials B within the daily production time F minutes, that is, A <= X + B.

[0076] S122: Use the relationship between the consumed material quantity and the bin consumption frequency, as well as the relationship between the number of delivered materials and the delivery time interval, to calculate the delivery time interval of the material.

[0077] Specifically, as a preferred embodiment, as Figure 4 shown, this step S122: Use the relationship between the consumed material quantity and the bin consumption frequency, as well as the relationship between the number of delivered materials and the delivery time interval, to calculate the delivery time interval of the material, including:

[0078] S1221: Calculate the relationship between the consumed material quantity and the order buffer quantity and the number of delivered materials: A <= X + B, where A represents the consumed material quantity, X represents the order buffer quantity, and B represents the number of delivered materials;

[0079] S1222: Calculate the relationship between the consumed material quantity and the production time and the bin consumption frequency: A = F / Y, where A represents the consumed material quantity, F represents the production time, and Y represents the bin consumption frequency;

[0080] S1223: Calculate the relationship between the number of delivered materials and the delivery time interval: B = (F - Z) / N, where B represents the number of delivered materials, F represents the production time, Z represents the conveyor line efficiency, and N represents the delivery time interval;

[0081] S1224: Combine the relationship between the number of consumed materials, the order buffer quantity, and the number of delivered materials, the relationship between the number of consumed materials, the production time, and the bin consumption frequency, and the relationship between the number of delivered materials and the delivery time interval. According to the delivery time interval calculation formula:

[0082] N <= (F - Z) / (F / Y - X), calculate the delivery time interval;

[0083] where N represents the delivery time interval, F represents the production time, Z represents the conveying efficiency, Y represents the bin consumption frequency, and X represents the order buffer quantity.

[0084] Through the above relationships between the number of consumed materials, the order buffer quantity, and the number of delivered materials, the relationship between the number of consumed materials, the production time, and the bin consumption frequency, and the relationship between the number of delivered materials and the delivery time interval, the calculation formula for the delivery time interval can be obtained: N <= (F - Z) / (F / Y - X). In summary, the delivery time interval can be calculated, and then a task queue can be generated according to this delivery time interval to guide the real-time delivery of materials.

[0085] Figure 1 The technical solution provided by the illustrated embodiment, after calculating the delivery time interval of the materials, further includes the following steps:

[0086] S130: When the number of delivered materials is greater than or equal to the order buffer quantity, generate the specified time of the outbound task queue for bins according to the delivery time interval. When the factory starts production, the warehouse delivers to the production line by the bin until the number of delivered bins reaches the order buffer quantity X. At this time, suspend the remaining outbound tasks and generate a task queue according to the delivery time interval N. Specifically, generating the specified time of the outbound task queue for bins according to the delivery time interval here means that, taking the delivery time interval N as the interval time between two adjacent bins in the generated task queue, and delivering one bin of materials every delivery time N.

[0087] Specifically, as a preferred embodiment, as Figure 5 shown, the above step S130: When the number of delivered materials is greater than or equal to the order buffer quantity, generate the specified time of the outbound task queue for bins according to the delivery time interval, specifically includes:

[0088] S131: Count the bins delivered from the warehouse to the production line, and judge whether the number of delivered materials is greater than or equal to the order buffer quantity.

[0089] S132: When the number of delivered materials is greater than or equal to the order buffer quantity, suspend the remaining outbound tasks and generate an outbound task queue according to the delivery time interval.

[0090] S133: Generate the specified time of the outbound task queue using the delivery time interval and the set time.

[0091] Specifically, create an automatic delivery task with the next execution time of the task expected to be the current time + the delivery interval time N. Then execute this delivery task. When the system time reaches the specified execution time, one box is shipped out, and then the next execution time is changed to the current time + N. This is looped until there are no outbound tasks in the outbound task queue and then it ends. In summary, the technical solution provided by the embodiments of the present application, by generating the outbound task queue according to the delivery time interval and using this delivery time, interval, and the set time to generate the specified time of the outbound task queue, can improve the outbound efficiency of the bins, reduce congestion in the buffer area, and reduce the situation of material accumulation and chaos.

[0092] In addition, as a preferred embodiment, as Figure 6 shown, the above step S130: When the quantity of the delivered materials is greater than or equal to the order buffer quantity, generate the specified time of the outbound task queue of the bins according to the delivery time interval, specifically including:

[0093] S134: When there are multiple outbound task queues, determine whether there is bin overload in any one of the multiple outbound task queues.

[0094] S135: When there is bin overload in any one of the outbound task queues, transfer the bins in the outbound task queue in reverse order from the back to the front to the bin buffer area.

[0095] S136: When any one of the multiple outbound task queues is empty, move the materials in the bin buffer area into the empty outbound task queue.

[0096] The technical solution provided by the embodiments of the present application, when there are multiple outbound task queues, determines whether there is overload in any one of the multiple outbound task queues, for example, whether any one of the outbound task queues is full, and whether the bins cached in the production line at the front end of the outbound task queue are too high, so as to be able to determine whether there is bin overload; when there is bin overload in any one of the outbound task queues, intercept the bins to the bin buffer area in reverse order from the back to the front, so that the bins with earlier outbound tasks can be transported through this bin buffer area to the empty outbound task queue, thereby improving the outbound efficiency of the bins.

[0097] Figure 1 The technical solution provided by the shown embodiment, after generating the specified time of the outbound task queue of the bins according to the delivery time interval, further includes the following steps:

[0098] S140: When the running time of the outbound task queue reaches the specified time, the bins in the outbound task queue are sent to the factory equipment. When the specified time is reached in the task queue, the corresponding outbound task is sent to the equipment. This logic is executed cyclically until all outbound tasks are sent.

[0099] Specifically, as a preferred embodiment, as Figure 7 shown, in the above timing feeding method, step S140: When the running time of the outbound task queue reaches the specified time, the bins in the outbound task queue are sent to the factory equipment, which specifically includes:

[0100] S141: When the running time of the outbound task queue reaches the specified time, the bins are sent to the factory equipment.

[0101] S142: Reset the running time of the outbound task queue to zero, and cyclically execute the task of sending the bins to the factory equipment when the running time reaches the specified time until the bins in the outbound task queue are all out of the warehouse.

[0102] S143: If the distribution time interval does not meet the production requirements, suspend the outbound task queue, modify the distribution time interval again, and then execute the outbound task queue.

[0103] Specifically, for the technical solution provided in the embodiments of the present application, when the specified time is reached in the task queue, the corresponding outbound task is sent to the equipment. This logic is executed cyclically until all outbound tasks are sent. If it is found during the outbound process that the distribution time interval does not meet the production requirements, the outbound task can be suspended, and the distribution interval N can be modified again before proceeding with the outbound operation. If the factory production operation needs to be stopped, the order can be ended, and the system will automatically delete the tasks in the task queue and restore the inventory. Through the above method, the warehouse can perform real-time distribution according to the size of the factory space and the consumption situation of the production line, improving the production efficiency of the factory and reducing costs. At the same time, the outbound task can be suspended or terminated in real time according to the production situation, reducing resource waste.

[0104] Figure 8 is the flowchart of the second timing feeding method from the warehouse to the factory provided by the embodiments of the present application. As Figure 8 shown, this timing feeding method from the warehouse to the factory includes:

[0105] S201: Set information such as the buffer capacity and the material consumption frequency.

[0106] S202: Calculate the time interval.

[0107] S203: Task distribution.

[0108] S204: Determine whether the maximum buffer capacity is reached.

[0109] S205: Generate a task queue for the remaining tasks according to the delivery interval.

[0110] S206: Determine whether the specified time has been reached.

[0111] S207: Issue tasks.

[0112] S208: Determine whether there are still tasks in the task queue.

[0113] S209: Pause the order.

[0114] S2010: Suspend the task queue.

[0115] S2011: Determine whether to end the order.

[0116] S2012: Modify the delivery time interval.

[0117] S2013: Terminate the order.

[0118] S2014: Resume the delivery of the order.

[0119] S2015: Delete the task queue and restore the inventory.

[0120] In summary, for the sequential material supply method from the warehouse to the factory provided in the above embodiments of the present application, by configuring the order buffer capacity of the warehouse according to the floor area of the production line and setting the consumption frequency of the bins according to the actual material usage, the delivery time interval of the materials can be calculated based on the order buffer capacity and the bin consumption frequency. By controlling the material supply timing from the warehouse to the factory through this delivery time interval, the delivery requirements of the factory can be accurately matched. Specifically, when the quantity of the delivered materials is greater than or equal to the order buffer capacity, the specified time for generating the outbound task queue of the bins is determined according to the delivery time interval. When the running time of the outbound task queue reaches this specified time, the bins in the outbound task queue can be issued to the factory equipment. Since the specified time of the outbound task queue is generated according to the delivery time interval, and the delivery time interval is formulated based on the order buffer capacity and the bin consumption frequency, and the order buffer capacity is respectively related to the bin consumption frequency, the floor area of the production line, and the actual material usage, the floor area occupied by the materials can be further reduced, and the usage efficiency of the factory can be improved. In summary, the technical solution provided by the present application can solve the problems in the prior art that are likely to cause congestion in the buffer area, chaotic stacking of materials, making it impossible for factory workers to quickly pick up materials, resulting in waste of human and material resources. Through the above method, the warehouse can perform real-time delivery according to the space size of the factory and the consumption situation of the production line, improving the production efficiency of the factory and reducing costs. At the same time, the outbound tasks can be paused or terminated in real time according to the production situation, reducing resource waste.

[0121] In addition, based on the same concept of the above method embodiments, the embodiments of the present application further provide a time-sequenced feeding system for a warehouse to a factory, which is used to implement the above method of the present application. Since the principle of solving problems in this system embodiment is similar to that of the method, it has at least all the beneficial effects brought by the technical solutions of the above embodiments, and will not be elaborated one by one here.

[0122] See Figure 9 , Figure 9 which is a schematic structural diagram of a time-sequenced feeding system for a warehouse to a factory provided by an embodiment of the present application. As Figure 9 shown, the time-sequenced feeding system for a warehouse to a factory includes:

[0123] A parameter configuration module 110, configured to configure the order buffer capacity of the warehouse according to the floor area of the production line, and set the consumption frequency of the bins according to the actual material usage situation;

[0124] An interval calculation module 120, configured to calculate the distribution time interval of the materials according to the order buffer capacity and the bin consumption frequency;

[0125] A time generation module 130, configured to generate a specified time for the outbound task queue of the bins according to the distribution time interval when the quantity of the distributed materials is greater than or equal to the order buffer capacity;

[0126] A bin issuing module 140, configured to issue the bins in the outbound task queue to the factory equipment when the running time of the outbound task queue reaches the specified time.

[0127] Specifically, as a preferred embodiment, as Figure 10 shown, in the above time-sequenced feeding system, the bin issuing module 140 includes:

[0128] A bin issuing sub-module 141, configured to issue the bins to the factory equipment when the running time of the outbound task queue reaches the specified time;

[0129] A loop execution sub-module 142, configured to reset the running time of the outbound task queue to zero, and loop to execute the task of issuing the bins to the factory equipment when the running time reaches the specified time until the bins in the outbound task queue are all issued;

[0130] A time interval revision sub-module 143, configured to pause the outbound task queue if the distribution time interval does not meet the production requirements, and re-modify the distribution time interval and then execute the outbound task queue.

[0131] In summary, for the timing feeding system from the warehouse to the factory provided in the above embodiments of the present application, the parameter configuration module 110 configures the order buffer capacity of the warehouse according to the floor area of the production line, and sets the bin consumption frequency according to the actual material usage. In this way, the interval calculation module 120 can calculate the distribution time interval of the materials based on the order buffer capacity and the bin consumption frequency. When the quantity of the distributed materials is greater than or equal to the order buffer capacity, the time generation module 130 controls the feeding timing from the warehouse to the factory through the distribution time interval, precisely matching the distribution requirements of the factory. Specifically, when the quantity of the distributed materials is greater than or equal to the order buffer capacity, the designated time of the outbound task queue of the bins is generated according to the distribution time interval. Finally, when the running time of the outbound task queue reaches the designated time, the bin issuing module 140 can issue the bins in the outbound task queue to the factory equipment. Since the designated time of the outbound task queue is generated according to the distribution time interval, and the distribution time interval is formulated based on the order buffer capacity and the bin consumption frequency, and the order buffer capacity is respectively related to the bin consumption frequency, the floor area of the production line, and the actual material usage, the floor area occupied by the materials can be further reduced, and the usage efficiency of the factory can be improved. In summary, the technical solution provided by the present application can solve the problems in the prior art that are prone to cause congestion in the buffer area, chaotic stacking of materials, making it impossible for factory workers to quickly pick up materials, resulting in waste of manpower and material resources. Through the above method, the warehouse can perform real-time distribution according to the space size of the factory and the consumption situation of the production line, improve the production efficiency of the factory, and reduce costs. At the same time, the outbound task can be paused or terminated in real time according to the production situation, reducing resource waste.

[0132] See Figure 11 , Figure 11 which is the structural schematic diagram of the second timing feeding system from the warehouse to the factory provided by the embodiment of the present application. As Figure 11 shown, the timing feeding system from the warehouse to the factory includes:

[0133] A processor 1001, a communication bus 1002, a communication module 1003, a memory 1004, and a timing feeding program from the warehouse to the factory stored on the memory 1004 and running on the processor 1001. When the timing feeding program from the warehouse to the factory is executed by the processor, it realizes the steps of the timing feeding method from the warehouse to the factory provided in any of the above embodiments.

[0134] In summary, the timing feeding solution from the warehouse to the factory provided by the above embodiments of the present application can enable the warehouse to perform real-time distribution according to the space size of the factory and the consumption situation of the production line, improve the production efficiency of the factory, and reduce costs. At the same time, the outbound task can be paused or terminated in real time according to the production situation, reducing resource waste.

[0135] Those skilled in the art should understand that the embodiments of the present application can be provided as a method, a system or a computer program product. Therefore, the present application can take the form of a complete hardware embodiment, a complete software embodiment or an embodiment combining software and hardware aspects. Moreover, the present application can take the form of a computer program product implemented on one or more computer-usable storage media (including but not limited to disk storage, CD-ROM, optical storage, etc.) containing computer-usable program code.

[0136] The present application is described with reference to the flowcharts and / or block diagrams of methods, apparatuses (systems) and computer program products according to the embodiments of the present application. It should be understood that each flow and / or block in the flowchart and / or block diagram can be implemented by computer program instructions, and the combination of the flows and / or blocks in the flowchart and / or block diagram can also be implemented by computer program instructions. These computer program instructions can be provided to the processor of a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, an embedded processor or other programmable data processing devices to generate a machine, so that the instructions executed by the processor of the computer or other programmable data processing devices generate a device for implementing the functions specified in Figure 1 one or more of the processes Figure 1 or multiple processes and / or blocks

[0137] These computer program instructions can also be stored in a computer-readable memory capable of guiding the computer or other programmable data processing devices to work in a specific manner, so that the instructions stored in the computer-readable memory generate a manufactured article including an instruction device, and the instruction device implements the functions specified in Figure 1 one or more of the processes Figure 1 or multiple processes and / or blocks

[0138] These computer program instructions can also be loaded onto the computer or other programmable data processing devices, so that a series of operation steps are executed on the computer or other programmable devices to generate a computer-implemented process, and thus the instructions executed on the computer or other programmable devices provide steps for implementing the functions specified in Figure 1 one or more of the processes Figure 1 or multiple processes and / or blocks

[0139] It should be noted that in the claims, any reference signs placed between parentheses shall not be construed as limiting the claim. The word "comprising" does not exclude the presence of elements or steps not listed in the claim. The word "a" or "an" preceding an element does not exclude the presence of a plurality of such elements. The present application can be implemented by means of hardware comprising several different elements and by means of a suitably programmed computer. In the unit claims listing several means, several of these means can be embodied by the same item of hardware. The use of the words first, second, and third, etc. does not denote any order. These words can be interpreted as names.

[0140] Although the preferred embodiments of the present application have been described, additional changes and modifications can be made by those skilled in the art once they learn of the basic inventive concept. Therefore, the appended claims are intended to be construed to include the preferred embodiments as well as all changes and modifications falling within the scope of the present application.

[0141] Obviously, those skilled in the art can make various changes and modifications to the present application without departing from the spirit and scope of the present application. Thus, if these modifications and variations of the present application fall within the scope of the claims of the present application and their equivalent technologies, the present application is also intended to include these modifications and variations.

Claims

1. A method for supplying materials in sequence from a warehouse to a factory, characterized in that, Including: Configuring the order buffer capacity of the warehouse according to the floor area of the production line, and setting the bin consumption frequency according to the actual material usage situation; Calculating the delivery time interval of the material according to the order buffer capacity and the bin consumption frequency; When the quantity of the delivered material is greater than or equal to the order buffer capacity, generating the specified time of the outbound task queue of the bin according to the delivery time interval; When the running time of the outbound task queue reaches the specified time, sending the bins in the outbound task queue to the factory equipment; The step of calculating the delivery time interval of the material according to the order buffer capacity and the bin consumption frequency includes: Obtaining the quantity of the delivered material, and determining the range of the consumed material quantity according to the order buffer capacity and the quantity of the delivered material; Using the relationship between the consumed material quantity and the bin consumption frequency, and the relationship between the quantity of the delivered material and the delivery time interval, calculating the delivery time interval of the material; The step of using the relationship between the consumed material quantity and the bin consumption frequency, and the relationship between the quantity of the delivered material and the delivery time interval to calculate the delivery time interval of the material includes: Calculating the relationship between the consumed material quantity, the order buffer capacity and the quantity of the delivered material: A <= X + B, where A represents the consumed material quantity, X represents the order buffer capacity, and B represents the quantity of the delivered material; Calculating the relationship between the consumed material quantity, the production time and the bin consumption frequency: A = F / Y, where A represents the consumed material quantity, F represents the production time, and Y represents the bin consumption frequency; Calculating the relationship between the quantity of the delivered material and the delivery time interval: B = (F - Z) / N, where B represents the quantity of the delivered material, F represents the production time, Z represents the conveyor line efficiency, and N represents the delivery time interval; Combining the relationship between the consumed material quantity, the order buffer capacity and the quantity of the delivered material, the relationship between the consumed material quantity, the production time and the bin consumption frequency, and the relationship between the quantity of the delivered material and the delivery time interval, according to the delivery time interval calculation formula: N <= (F - Z) / (F / Y - X), calculating the delivery time interval; Wherein, N represents the delivery time interval, F represents the production time, Z represents the conveying efficiency, Y represents the bin consumption frequency, and X represents the order buffer capacity; The step of generating the specified time of the outbound task queue of the bin according to the delivery time interval when the quantity of the delivered material is greater than or equal to the order buffer capacity includes: Counting the bins delivered from the warehouse to the production line, and judging whether the quantity of the delivered material is greater than or equal to the order buffer capacity; When the quantity of the delivered material is greater than or equal to the order buffer capacity, suspending the remaining outbound tasks and generating an outbound task queue according to the delivery time interval; Using the delivery time interval and the set time to generate the specified time of the outbound task queue.

2. The timing feeding method according to claim 1, wherein The step of configuring the order buffer capacity of the warehouse according to the floor area of the production line, and setting the bin consumption frequency according to the actual material usage situation includes: Obtaining the floor area of the production line and the floor area of each bin in the warehouse, and using the floor area of the production line and the floor area of each bin to calculate the order buffer capacity of the warehouse; Obtain the production time of the bins in the warehouse and the quantity of consumed materials, and use the production time and the quantity of consumed materials to calculate the consumption frequency of the bins.

3. The timing feeding method according to claim 1, wherein The step of issuing the bins in the outbound task queue to the factory equipment when the running time of the outbound task queue reaches the specified time includes: When the running time of the outbound task queue reaches the specified time, issue the bins to the factory equipment; Reset the running time of the outbound task queue to zero, and repeatedly execute the task of issuing the bins to the factory equipment when the running time reaches the specified time until the bins in the outbound task queue are all issued. If the distribution time interval does not meet the production requirements, pause the outbound task queue, modify the distribution time interval again, and then execute the outbound task queue.

4. The timing feeding method according to claim 1, wherein The step of generating the specified time of the outbound task queue of the bins according to the distribution time interval when the quantity of distributed materials is greater than or equal to the order buffer quantity includes: When there are multiple outbound task queues, determine whether there is bin overload in any one of the multiple outbound task queues; When there is bin overload in any one of the outbound task queues, transfer the bins in the outbound task queue to the bin buffer area in the reverse order; When any one of the multiple outbound task queues is empty, move the materials in the bin buffer area into the empty outbound task queue.

5. A timing feeding system for applying the timing feeding method of the warehouse to the factory according to any one of claims 1-4, characterized in that, It includes: A parameter configuration module for configuring the order buffer quantity of the warehouse according to the floor area of the production line and setting the consumption frequency of the bins according to the actual material usage; An interval calculation module for calculating the distribution time interval of the materials according to the order buffer quantity and the consumption frequency of the bins; A time generation module for generating the specified time of the outbound task queue of the bins according to the distribution time interval when the quantity of distributed materials is greater than or equal to the order buffer quantity; A bin issuing module for issuing the bins in the outbound task queue to the factory equipment when the running time of the outbound task queue reaches the specified time.

6. The timing feeding system according to claim 5, wherein The bin issuing module includes: A bin issuing sub-module for issuing the bins to the factory equipment when the running time of the outbound task queue reaches the specified time; A loop execution sub-module for resetting the running time of the outbound task queue to zero and repeatedly executing the task of issuing the bins to the factory equipment when the running time reaches the specified time until the bins in the outbound task queue are all issued; A time interval revision sub-module for pausing the outbound task queue if the distribution time interval does not meet the production requirements, modifying the distribution time interval again, and then executing the outbound task queue.

7. A sequential feeding system for a warehouse to a factory, characterized in that, It includes: A memory, a processor, and a sequential feeding program of the warehouse to the factory stored in the memory and running on the processor. When the sequential feeding program of the warehouse to the factory is executed by the processor, it implements the steps of the sequential feeding method of the warehouse to the factory as described in any one of claims 1 to 4.

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