A material system management method

By introducing QR code technology into the material system, the WMS and ERP bridge is realized, which solves the problem of cumbersome material management in the production of non-standard automation equipment, improves the efficiency and reliability of material management, and supports rapid production and assembly.

CN119740965APending Publication Date: 2025-04-01皓星智能装备(东莞)有限公司
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Application Number
CN202411770825.1
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CN · China
Patent Type
Applications(China)
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Filing Date
2024-12-04
Publication Date
2025-04-01

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Technical Problem

The existing material management system has cumbersome materials in the production of non-standard automation equipment, resulting in insufficient material turnover timeliness and reliability, which cannot meet the needs of rapid production and assembly.

Method used

By introducing QR code technology into the material system, the direct operation from purchasing orders to workshop material assembly is realized. WMS and ERP frames are connected to bridges, eliminating traditional material entry and exit operations, and directly sending the materials to the corresponding machine.

Benefits of technology

It improves the efficiency and reliability of material management, reduces the possibility of material errors, realizes paperless and online follow-up of material management, and supports the rapid production and assembly of non-standard automation equipment.

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Abstract

The present invention discloses a material system management method, including the following steps: Step 1, the material system sends order information to the supplier, and the order information includes a uniquely identified QR code; Step 2, the supplier processes according to the order information and affixes the QR code on the material; the material system generates a delivery note and a QR code of the material; Step 3, the material is sent to the material receiving place, based on the WMS, the code is scanned and put into storage, and the material system pushes the storage information to ERP according to the QR code, and the material system pushes the machine information that needs the material according to the QR code, and divides the material according to the machine information pushed by the material system and transfers it to the corresponding machine; Step 4, production and procurement material data verification; using the uniquely identified QR code as the verification basis, the material's to-be-issued quantity and the scanned quantity are associated and displayed, and the out-of-stock quantity of the material is automatically calculated and displayed. In this way, a direct-through operation based on the QR code data from the procurement order supplier to the workshop material assembly is realized, and efficiency and reliability are improved.
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Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the field of material management system technology, and in particular to a material system management method. Background Art

[0002] At present, the operation of materials, based on the current ERP system, generally requires the provision of various documents and paper documents to circulate materials. The cumbersome operations such as material warehousing and outbound transportation seriously affect the timeliness and reliability of material turnover. Some are based on WMS and ERP for material management. For example, CN113935677A discloses a warehousing management method, including an warehousing management method and an outbound management method, wherein the warehousing management method specifically includes: ERP generates a purchase order based on inventory and production schedule forecasts, and sends the purchase order information to WMS; WMS verifies the incoming materials based on the purchase order information, and registers and stores the incoming materials in the storage library. The WMS verifies the incoming materials according to the purchase order information, and registers the incoming materials, which specifically includes: the input terminal in the WMS scans the incoming materials to receive the goods, and enters the incoming materials batch information; queries the free storage positions in the storage repository according to the incoming materials batch information, and the WMS allocates storage positions to the registered incoming materials, and sends the storage position information to the storage repository; according to the storage position information, the corresponding storage position moves to the storage position; scans and matches the storage position and the incoming materials for verification, and after the verification is passed, the incoming materials are stored in the storage repository. The outbound management method specifically includes: ERP generates work order information according to the production schedule, and passes the work order information to the production sequencing system; the production sequencing system sends the material requirement list to the WMS according to the production sequencing schedule; the WMS calls out the required materials from the storage repository according to the material requirement list. The WMS calls out from the storage repository according to the material requirement list, and the required materials specifically include: WMS queries the material storage position information according to the material requirement list, and sends the storage position information to the storage repository; the storage repository drives the corresponding storage position to the outbound position according to the storage position information.

[0003] However, it is necessary to store the incoming materials in the storage warehouse according to the incoming information. When leaving the warehouse, the materials are called out from the storage warehouse according to the material requirement list. It is still necessary to perform tedious operations such as material entry and exit. For the production of non-standard automation equipment, the types and quantities of machined parts required for each machine are large, that is, there are many purchase orders and material requirement lists. Frequent material entry and exit operations are time-consuming. Moreover, materials are prone to errors, and it is difficult to meet the rapid production and assembly of non-standard automation equipment, resulting in a long delivery time for finished products of non-standard automation equipment, and an inability to quickly respond to customers' delivery needs for non-standard automation equipment.

[0004] Therefore, it is necessary to study a new technical solution to solve the above problems. Summary of the invention

[0005] In view of this, the present invention aims to solve the deficiencies in the prior art, and its main purpose is to provide a material system management method, which builds a bridge between WMS and ERP to achieve direct operation from purchasing order suppliers to workshop material assembly based on QR code data, thereby improving efficiency and reliability.

[0006] To achieve the above purpose, the present invention adopts the following technical solutions: A material system management method comprises the following steps: Step 1: The purchasing department sends order information to the supplier on the material system. The order information includes the material name, order quantity and a unique identification QR code; Step 2: The supplier processes the materials according to the order information and affixes a QR code to the materials; the material system generates a delivery note and a QR code for the materials; Step 3: The materials are delivered to the material receiving place. Based on WMS, the code scanning unit scans the code for storage. In addition, the material system pushes the storage information to ERP based on the QR code. The material system pushes the machine information that needs the material based on the QR code. The materials are sorted according to the machine information pushed by the material system and transferred to the corresponding machine in the production department. Step 4: Verify the production and purchase material data. Use the uniquely identified QR code as the basis for verification, associate and display the material's to-be-issued quantity and scanned quantity, and automatically calculate and display the out-of-stock quantity of the material.

[0007] As a preferred solution, in step 3, after scanning the code and entering the warehouse, the material system also pushes the quality inspection information to the quality inspection department based on the QR code. The quality inspection department conducts quality inspection on the materials, and the material inspection results are entered into the material system. Qualified materials are used as data reference for material separation.

[0008] As a preferred solution, a code scanning unit is provided at the material receiving location, and the code scanning unit is connected to the server by wire or wirelessly.

[0009] As a preferred solution, when technicians and / or production personnel log into the material system, they can import material information and view the current progress information of the material, which includes the status of each link: purchase order, supplier processing, warehouse warehousing, and machine arrival of materials.

[0010] As a preferred solution, in step 3, after scanning the code and entering the warehouse, the material system also pushes the material information to the production department where the machine that needs the material is located based on the QR code.

[0011] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has obvious advantages and beneficial effects. Specifically, it can be seen from the above technical scheme that it mainly achieves by affixing a unique identification code to the customized machined parts. In the entire material system, it is the only identification information, and can be directly ordered according to the project machine drawing. The information goes to the corresponding machine assembly production in one step, eliminating the tedious operations of traditional technology such as material warehousing and outbound delivery. Material management is convenient, and it is convenient for technical personnel and production personnel to check the current material progress information at any time (the machined parts information can be imported from the system background to clearly check the arrival status of materials for each project of the machine). Moreover, the addition of a QR code for the unique identification of the material further eliminates material errors and improves efficiency and reliability.

[0012] In order to more clearly illustrate the structural features and effects of the present invention, the present invention is described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0013] Figure 1 is a system flow diagram of a material management system according to an embodiment of the present invention; Figure 2 It is a diagram of the operation interface of the material management system (supplier) of an embodiment of the present invention; Figure 3 It is a diagram of the warehousing management interface of the material management system according to an embodiment of the present invention; Figure 4 It is a bill of materials column representation diagram of the material management system according to an embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0014] Please refer to Figures 1 to 4 As shown, it shows the specific scheme of the embodiment of the present invention. The technical scheme in the embodiment of the present invention is clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiment of the present invention.

[0015] A material system management method, wherein the material system bridges the WMS and ERP, and performs direct operations from the procurement order supplier to the workshop material assembly based on the QR code data. The management method includes the following steps: Step 1: The purchasing department sends order information to the supplier on the material system. The order information includes the material name, specification model, order quantity and a unique identification QR code. Here, each machined part (i.e. material) is configured with a unique identification QR code. In the entire material system, it is the only identification information. The system sets a unique identification code starting from highly customized machined parts. It can directly order information according to the project machine drawing and go to the corresponding machine assembly production in one step. The material management is convenient, and it is convenient for technicians and production personnel to check the current material progress information at any time (the machined part information can be imported from the system background to clearly check the arrival status of materials for each project of the machine). Moreover, the addition of the material unique identification QR code further eliminates material errors. Figure 2 As shown, the order list is displayed on the material system operation interface of the supplier, and the order list displays several orders. The information of each order includes: order number, order quantity, number of order items, number of goods received, order time and purchase order. Click the order number to display the processing details of the order number, which includes: customer material name, specification model, unit, number of orders, total demand, processing quantity, delivery note, QR code, label printing and other options, as well as: add workpiece, remove checked workpiece, print checked QR code, print checked delivery note, search and other options. In this embodiment, the purchasing department enters the demand, and the material system first sends the order information to the supplier, and the supplier performs order preprocessing. After the purchasing department reviews and confirms the purchase demand, it generates a formal order notification confirmation and issues a written purchase order to the supplier. The supplier processes the order (and can check and confirm with the previous order preprocessing information) and processes according to the formal order demand.

[0016] Step 2: The supplier processes the materials according to the order information and affixes a unique QR code to the materials. The material system generates a delivery note and a unique QR code to identify the materials and sends them to the warehouse. A printed delivery note can also be provided.

[0017] Step 3: The materials are sent from the supplier to the purchaser's material receiving station, such as a warehouse workstation, which is equipped with a code scanning unit (such as a code scanning gun). The code scanning unit is connected to the server by wire or wireless, and the server is equipped with a database. Based on the WMS warehouse management system, the code scanning unit at the material receiving station scans the code for storage (here it is electronic storage, and there is no need to send the material to the warehouse for storage as in traditional technology). Figure 3As shown, the warehousing management interface of the material system includes: inventory operation module, filter condition module, and record retrieval module; among them, the inventory operation module includes options: scan warehousing, delete warehousing; the filter condition module includes options: production order filtering, forced warehousing push, project number matching; the record retrieval module includes options: production order record, label allocation record, and purchase record table. In addition, the material system pushes the warehousing information to the ERP system based on the QR code scanned into the warehouse, and the material system pushes the machine information that needs the material based on the QR code (for example: a certain model of equipment requires a certain material and the corresponding quantity). The staff divides the materials according to the machine information pushed by the material system and directly transfers them to the corresponding machine in the production department, which is directly used in the assembly production of the corresponding machine, eliminating the tedious operations of material warehousing and outbound storage in traditional technologies. Step 4: Verify the production and purchase material data on the material system. In the production department, after receiving the materials, you can scan the code to display the real-time quantity of received materials on the material system. Figure 4 As shown, the material system's bill of materials list (production department operation interface) includes: serial number, production order number, production document number, equipment model, sub-item material code, sub-item material name, sub-item material model, project name, project number, brand, quantity to be issued, scanned quantity, out-of-stock quantity, storage time, status; it also includes: production order number, production document number, sub-item material code, sub-item material model, project number and other search options. Using the uniquely identified QR code as the basis for verification, the quantity to be issued and the scanned quantity of the material are displayed in association, and the out-of-stock quantity of the material is automatically calculated and displayed, and the data is clear at a glance.

[0018] In step 3, after scanning the code to enter the warehouse, the material system also pushes the quality inspection information to the quality inspection department according to the QR code. The quality inspection department conducts quality inspection on the materials, and the material quality inspection results are entered into the material system. The qualified materials are scanned into the material system as a reference for material sorting data. In some cases, if the materials have been inspected before being sent to the material receiving place, there is no need to push the quality inspection information to the quality inspection department, which is equivalent to the number of scanned code entering the warehouse being assumed to be all qualified products by default. In other cases, it is necessary to conduct quality inspection, random inspection or secondary inspection at the equipment manufacturer (purchaser). When scanning the code to enter the warehouse, the material system automatically pushes the quality inspection information to the quality inspection department according to the QR code, and the quality inspection department comes to the site to inspect the goods. In addition, in step 3, after scanning the code to enter the warehouse, the material system also pushes the material information to the production department where the machine that needs the material is located according to the QR code, so that the relevant staff can know the information about the materials entering the warehouse, so as to understand the progress in time and quickly arrange the assembly and production of the machine.

[0019] In specific implementation, this material system management method can be completely paperless, and all follow-up can be done online in the material system. The specific connection method between WMS and ERP can adopt mature technology to achieve data connection between the two systems.

[0020] The design focus of the present invention is that it mainly attaches a unique identification code to the customized machined parts. In the entire material system, it is the only identification information, and can be directly ordered according to the project machine drawing. In one step, it can go to the corresponding machine assembly production, eliminating the tedious operations of traditional technology such as material warehousing and outbound storage, and convenient material management. It is convenient for technicians and production personnel to check the current material progress information at any time (importing machined parts information from the system background can clearly check the arrival status of materials for each project of the machine). For example: when technicians and / or production personnel log in to the material system, they import material information (machined parts information) and can view the current progress information of the material. The current progress information includes: purchase order, supplier processing, warehouse warehousing, and machine arrival status. Moreover, the addition of a QR code for unique material identification further eliminates material errors and improves efficiency and reliability.

[0021] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and does not limit the technical scope of the present invention. Therefore, any slight modifications, equivalent changes and modifications made to the above embodiments based on the technical essence of the present invention are still within the scope of the technical solution of the present invention.

Claims

1. A material system management method, characterized in that: The steps include: Step 1: The purchasing department sends order information to the supplier on the material system. The order information includes the material name, order quantity and a unique identification QR code; Step 2: The supplier processes the materials according to the order information and affixes a QR code to the materials; the material system generates a delivery note and a QR code for the materials; Step 3: The materials are delivered to the material receiving place. Based on WMS, the code scanning unit scans the code for storage. In addition, the material system pushes the storage information to ERP based on the QR code. The material system pushes the machine information that needs the material based on the QR code. The materials are sorted according to the machine information pushed by the material system and transferred to the corresponding machine in the production department. Step 4: Verify the production and purchase material data. Use the uniquely identified QR code as the basis for verification, associate and display the material's to-be-issued quantity and scanned quantity, and automatically calculate and display the out-of-stock quantity of the material.

2. A material system management method according to claim 1, characterized in that: In step 3, after scanning the code and entering the warehouse, the material system also pushes the quality inspection information to the quality inspection department based on the QR code. The quality inspection department conducts quality inspection on the materials, and the material inspection results are entered into the material system. Qualified materials are used as data reference for material separation.

3. A material system management method according to claim 1, characterized in that: A code scanning unit is provided at the material receiving location, and the code scanning unit is connected to the server by wire or wirelessly.

4. A material system management method according to claim 1, characterized in that: When technicians and / or production personnel log into the material system, they can import material information and view the current progress information of the material, which includes the status of each link: purchase order, supplier processing, warehouse warehousing, and machine arrival of materials.

5. A material system management method according to claim 1, characterized in that: In step 3, after scanning the code and entering the warehouse, the material system also pushes the material information to the production department where the machine that needs the material is located based on the QR code.

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