Method for determining containers that need to be shipped, control device, computer-readable storage medium, and computer program

Abstract

A method, device, and equipment for determining a container to be shipped are disclosed. The method includes a step (S101) of receiving required container request information including one or more of a container selection policy, a container type, a number of containers, a number of empty spaces in a container, a volume of goods to be stored, a quantity of goods to be stored, a container number, and an SKU, a step (S102) of determining a container to be shipped based on the required container request information, and a step (S103) of executing a shipping operation on the container to be shipped, putting goods to be stored in the shipped container to be shipped, and then storing the container in. According to the method, by determining and carrying out a container to be shipped based on the request, various requests for various goods to be stored can be met, the accuracy of container shipping can be increased, and the rationality of storage can be improved.

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] This application claims priority from a Chinese patent application entitled "Method, device and equipment for determining containers to be released," application number 202210367890.4, filed with the China Patent Office on April 8, 2022, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.

[0002] The present disclosure relates to the technical field of warehouse logistics, in particular to a method for determining a container that needs to be shipped out, control device , computer-readable storage medium and computer program product Regarding. [Background technology]

[0003] With the development of science and technology, warehouse systems are becoming smarter, and users' demands for warehouse system efficiency are also increasing. To ensure the efficiency of goods storage, when goods need to be stored, the control device usually removes an empty container, and a human or robot arm places the goods into the empty container to perform the storage. However, this container removal method is monolithic, the storage and storage are not standardized, and the storage density is low, making it impossible to meet the various requirements of various goods. Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] The present disclosure provides a method for determining a container to be shipped out, which determines and transports a container to be shipped out based on various requirements of goods, thereby increasing the accuracy of container shipping and thereby improving the rationality of storage and increasing warehouse utilization rate; control device , computer-readable storage medium and computer program product to provide. [Means for solving the problem]

[0005] In a first aspect, the present disclosure provides a method for determining a container to be sent out, which includes request information for a required container, such as a container selection policy, a container type, the number of containers, the number of empty spaces in the container, and the number of items to be received. Total Volume, items to be stored TotalThe method includes the steps of receiving request information including one or more of the following information: quantity, container number, and minimum stock keeping unit (SKU); determining a container to be shipped based on the request information of the required container; and executing an outgoing operation on the container to be shipped, placing items to be stored in the outgoing container, and then storing the items in the outgoing container.

[0006] Optionally, if the request information includes a container selection policy, a container type, and a number of containers, and the container selection policy is to select an empty container, the step of determining the container to be shipped based on the request information of the required container includes a step of determining an empty container from the container warehouse that matches the container type included in the request information as the container to be shipped based on the number of containers included in the request information.

[0007] Optionally, Based on the number of containers included in the request information, The step of determining empty containers that match the container type included in the request information as containers to be shipped includes the steps of setting empty containers in the container warehouse that match the container type included in the request information as primary selected containers to be shipped, obtaining the distance between each primary selected container to be shipped and the corresponding shipping point, and selecting containers that correspond to the number of containers as containers to be shipped from the primary selected containers to be shipped based on the distance and the number of containers.

[0008] Optionally, if the request information includes a container selection policy, a container type, and the number of empty spaces in the container, and the container selection policy is to select a container based on the number of empty spaces in the container, the step of determining a container to be shipped based on the request information of the required container includes a step of determining a container in the container warehouse whose container type matches the container type in the request information and in which empty spaces exist as a first pre-selected container, and a step of determining a container to be shipped from among the first pre-selected containers based on the number of empty spaces in the container in the request information so that the sum of the numbers of empty spaces in all containers to be shipped is greater than or equal to the number of empty spaces in the container in the request information.

[0009] Optionally, the step of determining containers to be shipped from among the first preliminarily selected containers based on the number of empty spaces in the containers in the request information includes a step of sequentially accumulating the number of empty spaces in each first preliminarily selected container in order from least to most or from most to least, and determining the first to N+1th containers as containers to be shipped if the sum of the obtained numbers of empty spaces when accumulating up to the Nth container is less than the number of empty spaces in the container in the request information, and if the sum of the obtained numbers of empty spaces when accumulating up to the N+1th container is equal to or greater than the number of empty spaces in the container in the request information.

[0010] Optionally, if the request information includes a container selection policy, a stock keeping unit information SKU, and a total volume or a total quantity of items to be stored, and the container selection policy is to select a container based on the SKU, the step of determining a container to be shipped based on the request information of the required container includes the steps of determining a container in the container warehouse whose stored SKU matches the SKU in the request information as a second pre-selected container, and selecting a container to be shipped from the second pre-selected container based on the total volume or total quantity of the items to be stored so that the sum of the excess capacity of all containers to be shipped is equal to or greater than the total volume or total quantity of the items to be stored.

[0011] Optionally, the step of selecting containers to be shipped from the second pre-selected containers based on the total volume or total quantity of items to be stored so that the sum of the excess capacities of all containers to be shipped is equal to or greater than the total volume of items to be stored or the total quantity of items to be stored includes a step of obtaining the excess capacity of each second pre-selected container and sequentially accumulating the excess capacities in ascending or descending order, and if the sum obtained when accumulating up to the Nth container is smaller than the total volume of items to be stored or the total quantity of items to be stored, and if the sum obtained when accumulating up to the N+1th container is equal to or greater than the total volume of items to be stored or the total quantity of items to be stored, then determining the first container to the N+1th container as containers to be shipped.

[0012] Optionally, the method further includes the steps of: determining whether a container storage history record corresponding to the SKU included in the request information is available if the sum of the excess capacities of all second pre-selected containers is smaller than the total volume of the items to be stored or the total quantity of the items to be stored; and, if a container storage history record is available, determining the container type of the container that has been used the most in the container storage history record as the container type of the container to be shipped; and determining the container to be shipped based on the container type of the container to be shipped, the sum of the excess capacities of each second pre-selected container, and the total volume of the items to be stored or the total quantity of the items to be stored included in the request information.

[0013] Optionally, the step of determining the container to be shipped based on the container type of the container to be shipped, the sum of the excess capacity of each second pre-selected container, and the total volume or total quantity of the items to be shipped included in the request information includes the steps of determining a capacity difference based on the sum of the excess capacity of each second pre-selected container and the total volume or total quantity of the items to be shipped included in the request information, selecting at least one empty container corresponding to the container type of the container to be shipped so that the total capacity of the empty container corresponding to the container type of the container to be shipped is equal to or greater than the capacity difference, and determining the second pre-selected container and at least one empty container corresponding to the container type of the container to be shipped as the container to be shipped.

[0014] Optionally, if the request information includes a container selection policy and a container number, and the container selection policy is to select a container based on the container number, the step of determining the container to be shipped based on the request information of the required container includes a step of determining a container in the container warehouse whose number information matches the container number included in the request information as the container to be shipped.

[0015] Optionally, the requirement information can include the volume of the item to be stocked and the number of items to be stocked. Total If the quantity is included, the step of determining the outgoing container based on the required container request information includes a step of determining the container type of the outgoing container based on the volume of the goods to be stored, a step of determining a container in the container warehouse whose container type matches the container type of the outgoing container as a third pre-selected container, and a step of determining the volume of the goods to be stored. Total and determining a container to be shipped based on the quantity, a predetermined proportional coefficient, and the number of empty spaces in each third pre-selected container.

[0016] Optionally, determining the container to be shipped based on the required container request information includes determining the container to be shipped based on the required container request information and location information of the shipping point.

[0017] In a second aspect, the method for determining a container to be shipped provided by the present disclosure includes steps of acquiring characteristic information of the items to be stocked, including at least one of the quantity and SKU of the items to be stocked, determining a container selection policy based on the characteristic information of the items to be stocked, and transmitting the container selection policy.

[0018] Optionally, if the characteristic information of the goods to be stocked includes the quantity of goods to be stocked, Feature information The step of determining a container selection policy based on the quantityIf Θ is greater than the first predetermined threshold, determining the container selection policy to select an empty container.

[0019] Optionally, if the characteristic information of the items to be stocked includes an SKU and a quantity of the items to be stocked, and the quantity of the items to be stocked is greater than a second predetermined threshold, the container selection policy is to select a container based on the SKU.

[0020] Optionally, if the characteristic information of the goods to be stocked includes an SKU, the container selection policy is set to select a container based on the container number.

[0021] As a third aspect, the device for determining a container to be shipped provided by the present disclosure is a device for determining a container to be shipped, which is request information for a required container, and includes a container selection policy, a container type, the number of containers, the number of empty spaces in the container, and the number of items to be shipped. Total Volume, items to be stored Total The system includes a receiving module for receiving request information including one or more pieces of information among quantity, container number, and SKU, and a processing module for determining a container to be shipped based on the request information of the required container, and the processing module is further used to perform an outgoing operation on the container to be shipped, and to place items to be shipped into the shipped container to be shipped, and then to store the items in the container.

[0022] Optionally, if the request information includes a container selection policy, a container type, and a number of containers, and the container selection policy is to select an empty container, the processing module is specifically used to determine, based on the number of containers included in the request information, an empty container from the container warehouse that matches the container type included in the request information as the container to be depoted.

[0023] Optionally, the processing module is specifically used to select empty containers in the container warehouse that match the container type included in the request information as first-selected containers to be shipped, obtain the distance between each first-selected container to be shipped and the corresponding shipping point, and select containers corresponding to the number of containers as containers to be shipped from the first-selected containers to be shipped based on the distance and the number of containers.

[0024] Optionally, if the request information includes a container selection policy, a container type, and a number of empty spaces in the container, and the container selection policy is to select a container based on the number of empty spaces in the container, the processing module teeth Specifically, a container in the container warehouse whose container type matches the container type in the request information and has empty spaces is determined to be the first preliminary selected container, and based on the number of empty spaces in the container in the request information, it is used to determine a container to be shipped from among the first preliminary selected containers so that the sum of the number of empty spaces in all containers to be shipped is greater than or equal to the number of empty spaces in the container in the request information.

[0025] Optionally, the processing module specifically adds up the number of empty spaces in each first pre-selected container in ascending or descending order, and when the sum of the obtained empty spaces is less than the number of empty spaces in the container in the request information when adding up to the Nth container, and when the sum is greater than or equal to the number of empty spaces in the container in the request information when adding up to the N+1th container, it is used to determine that the first container to the N+1th container are containers that need to be shipped.

[0026] Optionally, if the request information includes a container selection policy, a stock keeping unit information SKU, and a total volume or total quantity of items to be stored, and the container selection policy is to select a container based on the SKU, the processing module specifically determines a container in the container warehouse whose stored SKU matches the SKU in the request information as a second pre-selected container, and is used to select a container to be stored from among the second pre-selected containers based on the total volume or total quantity of items to be stored so that the sum of the excess capacity of all containers to be stored is greater than or equal to the total volume or total quantity of items to be stored.

[0027] Optionally, the processing module specifically obtains the excess capacity of each second pre-selected container, and adds up each excess capacity in ascending or descending order, and when the sum is added up to the Nth container, if the obtained sum is smaller than the total volume or total quantity of items to be stored, and when the sum is added up to the N+1th container, if the obtained sum is equal to or greater than the total volume or total quantity of items to be stored, then the processing module uses the first container to the N+1th container to determine that the first container to the N+1th container are containers to be shipped.

[0028] Optionally, the processing module further determines whether a container storage history record corresponding to the SKU included in the request information is available if the sum of the excess capacities of all second preselected containers is smaller than the total volume of the items to be stored or the total quantity of the items to be stored, and if a container storage history record is available, determines the container type of the container that has been used the most in the container storage history record as the container type of the container to be shipped, and is used to determine the container to be shipped based on the container type of the container to be shipped, the sum of the excess capacities of each second preselected container, and the total volume of the items to be stored or the total quantity of the items to be stored included in the request information.

[0029] Optionally, the processing module specifically determines a capacity difference based on the sum of the excess capacity of each second pre-selected container and the total volume or total quantity of the items to be stored included in the request information, selects at least one empty container corresponding to the container type of the container to be shipped, and determines the second pre-selected container and at least one empty container corresponding to the container type of the container to be shipped as the container to be shipped, so that the total capacity of the empty containers corresponding to the container type of the container to be shipped is greater than or equal to the capacity difference.

[0030] Optionally, the processing module is specifically used to determine a container in the container warehouse whose number information matches the container number included in the request information as a container to be shipped.

[0031] Optionally, the processing module specifically determines the container type of the outgoing container based on the volume of the incoming goods, and determines a container in the container warehouse whose container type matches the container type of the outgoing container as a third pre-selected container, and Total This is used to determine the container to be shipped based on the quantity, a predetermined proportional coefficient, and the number of empty spaces in each third preselected container.

[0032] Optionally, the processing module is specifically used to determine the containers to be shipped based on the required container request information and the location information of the shipping point.

[0033] As a fourth aspect, the present disclosure further provides a device for determining a container to be shipped, which includes an acquisition module for acquiring characteristic information of the items to be shipped, including at least one of the quantity and SKU of the items to be shipped, a processing module for determining a container selection policy based on the characteristic information of the items to be shipped, and a transmission module for transmitting the container selection policy.

[0034] Optionally, if the characteristic information of the goods to be stocked includes the quantity of the goods to be stocked, the processing module specifically quantityIf Λ is greater than the first predetermined threshold, the container selection policy is used to determine: select an empty container.

[0035] Optionally, if the characteristic information of the items to be stocked includes an SKU and a quantity of the items to be stocked, and the quantity of the items to be stocked is greater than a second predetermined threshold, the container selection policy is to select a container based on the SKU.

[0036] Optionally, if the characteristic information of the goods to be stocked includes an SKU, the container selection policy is set to select a container based on the container number.

[0037] In a fifth aspect, the present disclosure provides a control device including at least one processor and a memory communicatively coupled to the at least one processor, the memory storing instructions executable by the at least one processor, the instructions being executed by the at least one processor to enable the at least one processor to perform a method as provided by the first aspect and optional manner of the first aspect, or the second aspect and optional manner of the second aspect.

[0038] In a sixth aspect, the present disclosure provides a computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, perform the functions of the first aspect. and It is used to implement a method as provided by the first aspect option or the second aspect and the second aspect option.

[0039] In a seventh aspect, the present disclosure provides a computer program product including computer programs / instructions that, when executed by a processor, perform the functions of the first aspect. and A method as provided by an option of the first aspect or by the second aspect and an option of the second aspect is implemented. [Effects of the Invention]

[0040] A method for determining a container to be shipped provided by the present disclosure; control device , computer-readable storage medium and computer program product is the required container information, including the container selection policy, container type, number of containers, number of empty spaces in the container, and number of items to be stored. Total Volume, items to be stored Total By receiving request information including one or more pieces of information from the quantity, container number, and SKU, determining the container to be shipped based on the request information for the required container, performing a shipping operation on the container to be shipped, and placing the items to be stored in the shipped container to be shipped before storing them in, the various requirements for the various items to be stored can be met, the accuracy of container shipping can be increased, and ultimately the rationality of storage can be improved, thereby improving warehouse utilization rate. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0041] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a flow diagram of a method for determining a container to be shipped provided in this disclosure. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the interaction interface of the control device provided in this disclosure. [Figure 3] FIG. 3 is another flow diagram of the method for determining a container to be shipped provided by the present disclosure. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is another flow diagram of the method for determining a container to be shipped provided in the present disclosure. [Figure 5] FIG. 5 is yet another flow diagram of the method for determining a container to be shipped provided by the present disclosure. [Figure 6] FIG. 6 is yet another flow diagram of the method for determining a container to be shipped provided by the present disclosure. [Figure 7] FIG. 7 is yet another flow diagram of the method for determining a container to be shipped provided by the present disclosure. [Figure 8] FIG. 8 is yet another flow diagram of the method for determining a container to be shipped provided by the present disclosure. [Figure 9] FIG. 9 is a structural schematic diagram of the device for determining a container to be shipped provided in the present disclosure. [Figure 10] FIG. 10 is another structural schematic diagram of the device for determining a container to be shipped provided in the present disclosure. [Figure 11] FIG. 11 is a structural schematic diagram of the control device provided in this disclosure.

[0042] The above figures show clear examples of the present disclosure, which will be described in more detail below. These drawings and written description are not intended to limit the scope of the concepts of the present disclosure in any way, but rather to explain the concepts of the present disclosure to those skilled in the art by reference to specific examples. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0043] Reference will now be made in detail to illustrative embodiments, examples of which are illustrated in the drawings. When referring to the drawings in the following description, identical numerals in different drawings refer to identical or similar elements unless otherwise stated. The embodiments described in the following illustrative examples are not intended to represent every embodiment consistent with the present disclosure. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatus and methods consistent with some aspects of the present disclosure as set forth in the claims.

[0044] With the development of science and technology, warehouse systems are becoming increasingly intelligent, and users' demands for warehouse system efficiency are increasing. To ensure the efficiency of goods receiving, when goods need to be received, the warehouse system's control equipment typically removes empty containers, and then a human or robotic arm places the goods in the empty container to perform the receiving process. However, this method has several challenges. First, this method requires a large number of empty containers and a large warehouse space to accommodate them. Second, goods cannot always fill empty containers, which easily wastes container storage space and reduces warehouse utilization. Third, this method only uses empty containers each time and does not take into account containers in the warehouse that are filled with goods but still have storage space, thereby wasting storage resources for these containers. Fourth, the container retrieval method is monolithic, which fails to meet various user needs and results in a poor user experience.

[0045] To solve the above problems, the method of determining a container to be shipped provided in the present disclosure determines a container to be shipped that matches the container requirement information based on the received required container requirement information, performs a shipping operation on the container to be shipped, and places the items to be stored in the shipped container to be shipped, thereby determining a differentiated shipping container based on the received required container requirement information, optimizing the method of storing items, improving the user experience, increasing the accuracy of container shipping, and ultimately improving storage rationality and warehouse utilization rate.

[0046] 1 is a flow diagram of a method for determining a container to be shipped provided in the present disclosure, which is applied to a control device, and the control device can be a server. As shown in FIG. 1, the method includes the following steps:

[0047] S101, receiving request information for a required container;

[0048] The request information includes one or more of the following: container selection policy, container type, number of containers, number of empty spaces in the container, total volume of goods to be stored, total quantity of goods to be stored, container number, and SKU.

[0049] The control device may receive request information for required containers input by a user of the storage workstation via an interaction interface, or may communicate with the terminal device of the storage workstation to obtain request information for required containers sent from the terminal device of the storage workstation.

[0050] The user of the receiving workstation may input multiple items of required container information via the interaction interface, or may input corresponding information by checking the corresponding selection items.

[0051] 2 is a schematic diagram of the interaction interface of the control device provided in this disclosure. As shown in FIG. 2, a user of the warehousing workstation inputs required container request information on the interaction interface. For example, the required container request information input by the user by checking or filling in is empty container policy, 4-compartment container, 100 units.

[0052] The container selection policy may include policies related to containers, such as a "policy to select an empty container," a "policy to select a container based on the number of empty spaces in the container," and a "policy to select a container based on the container number." It may also include a "policy to select a container based on the stock-keeping unit (SKU)." In an actual usage process, the naming method of various policies may be set according to the actual situation. When there are many types of goods to be stored, the "policy to select an empty container" is usually adopted. Optionally, when the "policy to select an empty container" is adopted, the number of allocated empty containers may be more than the required quantity, and unused empty containers may be stored as new empty containers after removal. Alternatively, the "policy to select a container based on the number of empty spaces in the container" may be adopted. When the amount of goods to be stored is large, Many If there is only one type of item, the "container selection policy based on SKU" is adopted. If related items need to be collected and stored, the "container selection policy based on container number" is adopted.

[0053] Container type refers to the type of grid of the container, such as a 1-cell container, 2-cell container, 4-cell container, or 8-cell container. A 1-cell container is a container that contains only one bottom panel and four side panels. 2-cell, 4-cell, and 8-cell containers are multi-cell containers, and in addition to the bottom panel and four side panels, these types of containers also contain dividers installed inside the container, which divide the storage space inside the container into multiple areas.

[0054] The number of containers refers to the total number of containers required.

[0055] The number of empty spaces in the container refers to the total number of empty spaces required.

[0056] The container number is a number that corresponds one-to-one to a container and may be in any format.

[0057] S102: Determine the containers to be shipped based on the required container information.

[0058] For example, if the received required container request information is the request information shown in FIG. 2, 100 empty 4-space containers are determined from the container warehouse as containers to be shipped out.

[0059] When there are multiple delivery points within a container warehouse, the container warehouse is usually divided into multiple areas based on the location and number of delivery points, and when a container is to be shipped out, it is taken out from the delivery point corresponding to the area in which it is located.

[0060] Optionally, determining the container to be shipped based on the required container request information includes determining the container to be shipped based on the required container request information and location information of the shipping point.

[0061] For example, the outgoing point closest to the receiving point is determined as the target outgoing point, and then the container to be outgoing is determined from within the warehouse area corresponding to the target outgoing point. If many containers are needed, containers may be transported from multiple outgoing points to balance the containers at different outgoing points. For example, if 20 empty containers are needed and there are currently 100 empty containers, 10 containers can be transported from the first outgoing point and 10 containers can be transported from the second outgoing point. This not only improves the efficiency of container outgoing, but also balances the containers at each different outgoing point.

[0062] For example, determining the containers to be shipped based on the required container request information and the location information of the shipping point may be performed by determining the containers to be shipped based on the distance between each container and the shipping point. NaFor example, if 20 empty containers are needed and there are currently 100 empty containers, the 20 empty containers closest to the depot are determined as the containers to be despatched. Specifically, from the 100 empty containers, containers corresponding to the number of containers in the required container request information are selected as the containers to be despatched in order of shortest distance between each container and the corresponding despatched point.

[0063] S103: Execute an outgoing operation on the outgoing container, and then load the goods to be stored into the outgoing container before storing it.

[0064] Optionally, the containers to be shipped out are removed sequentially.

[0065] For example, after a container to be shipped out is transported to a workstation by a transport line, items to be stored are placed into the outgoing container by a worker or a robotic arm, and after the amount of storage in the container reaches a certain threshold or the storage of the items to be stored is completed, the transport line or robot performs a storage operation on the container.

[0066] Optionally, the method may further include outputting hint information to instruct the user on how to place the item to be stored.

[0067] Optionally, after placing the items to be stored in the container, the items and the container may be bound, and after binding, the control device may generate a storage order for the container and send a storage task, so that the container to be stored can be stored on a transport line and a code scanner on the transport line can scan the container code on the container.

[0068] Specifically, by scanning the container code, it is possible to check whether the container code has been successfully identified, and if not, to transport the container to an abnormal port. It is also possible to check whether a storage task corresponding to the container has been received. If a storage task has been received, a storage operation is performed on the container. If a storage task has not been received, the container is transported to an abnormal port.

[0069] The method for determining a container to be shipped provided in the present disclosure receives required container request information, determines a container to be shipped based on the required container request information, performs a shipping operation on the required container, and places items to be stored in the shipped container to be shipped, after which it is shipped in. This makes it possible to determine different types of containers to be shipped in conjunction with the received required container request information, thereby not only providing differentiated services to users and improving the user experience, but also improving the compatibility between items to be stored and containers to be shipped, thereby increasing warehouse utilization rate.

[0070] 3 is another flow diagram of the method for determining a container to be shipped provided in the present disclosure, which is applied to a control device, and the control device may be a server. As shown in FIG. 3, the method includes the following steps:

[0071] S301: Receive request information for required containers. The request information includes a container selection policy, a container type, and the number of containers, and the container selection policy is to select an empty container.

[0072] For example, the container selection policy is to select empty containers, the container type is a two-space container, and the number of containers is 100.

[0073] S302: Based on the number of containers included in the request information, an empty container that matches the container type included in the request information is determined as a container to be shipped from the container warehouse.

[0074] For example, 100 empty 2-space containers are selected from the container warehouse and determined as containers to be removed from the warehouse.

[0075] Optionally, the step of determining empty containers that match the container type included in the request information as containers to be shipped includes the steps of determining empty containers in the container warehouse that match the container type included in the request information as first-selected containers to be shipped, obtaining the distance between each first-selected container to be shipped and the corresponding shipping point, and selecting containers that correspond to the number of containers from the first-selected containers to be shipped as containers to be shipped based on the distance and the number of containers.

[0076] That is, for empty containers in the container warehouse whose container type matches the required container type, the distance between the container's location and the corresponding shipping point is obtained, and the distance is linked to the number of containers to select the containers to be shipped that correspond to the number of containers.

[0077] For example, there may be one or more outgoing points, and the containers to be outgoing are determined from among the first-selected containers whose distance from the corresponding outgoing point is equal to or less than a predetermined distance. Alternatively, containers corresponding to the number of containers to be outgoing are selected as outgoing containers from among the first-selected containers to be outgoing in order of shortest distance from each first-selected container to the corresponding outgoing point.

[0078] According to this method, it is possible to improve the efficiency of container delivery and balance the storage conditions at each delivery point, thereby optimizing warehouse management.

[0079] S303: Execute an outgoing operation on the outgoing container, and then load the incoming goods into the outgoing container before loading it into the outgoing container.

[0080] S303 has the same or corresponding technical features as S103, and the specific description can be referred to S103, so the description will not be repeated here.

[0081] The method for determining a container to be shipped provided in the present disclosure goes one step further based on the above embodiment. If the container selection policy in the required container information input by the user is to select an empty container, a container to be shipped that meets the user's requirements can be determined from the container warehouse based on the container type and number of containers input by the user, thereby meeting the user's personalized requirements and improving user experience and satisfaction.

[0082] 4 is another flow diagram of the method for determining a container to be shipped provided in the present disclosure, which is applied to a control device, and the control device may be a server. As shown in FIG. 4, the method includes the following steps:

[0083] S401: Receive request information for a required container. The request information includes a container selection policy, a container type, and the number of empty spaces in the container, and the container selection policy is to select a container based on the number of empty spaces in the container.

[0084] Illustratively, the container selection policy is to select a container based on the number of empty squares in the container, the container type is a 4-square container, and the number of empty squares in the container is 40 empty squares.

[0085] S402: A container in the container warehouse whose container type matches the container type in the request information and has an empty space is determined as a first preliminarily selected container.

[0086] If the first pre-selection container includes multiple containers, the number of empty spaces in the different containers may be the same or different.

[0087] S403: Based on the number of empty spaces in the container in the request information, a container to be shipped is determined from the first pre-selected containers so that the sum of the number of empty spaces in all containers to be shipped is equal to or greater than the number of empty spaces in the container in the request information.

[0088] In one selectable implementation method, the step of determining containers to be shipped from among the first preliminarily selected containers based on the number of empty spaces in the container in the request information includes a step of sequentially accumulating the number of empty spaces in each first preliminarily selected container in order from least to most, or from most to least, and determining the first through N+1th containers as containers to be shipped if the sum of the obtained numbers of empty spaces when accumulating up to the Nth container is less than the number of empty spaces in the container in the request information, and if the sum of the obtained numbers of empty spaces when accumulating up to the N+1th container is equal to or greater than the number of empty spaces in the container in the request information.

[0089] According to this method, containers in the warehouse that already contain goods but still have empty spaces can be fully utilized, increasing the container utilization rate. By determining containers to be shipped in order of the number of empty spaces, containers with small excess storage capacity can be quickly organized, increasing the utilization rate of such containers. By determining containers to be shipped in order of the number of empty spaces, the number of containers to be shipped can be reduced, and the speed of shipping containers to be shipped and the efficiency of storing goods to be shipped can be increased.

[0090] In one selectable implementation method, the step of determining a container to be shipped from among the first pre-selected containers based on the number of empty spaces in the container in the request information includes the step of obtaining the distance between each first pre-selected container and the corresponding shipping point, and determining a container to be shipped from among the first pre-selected containers based on the distance and the number of empty spaces in the container in the request information so that the sum of the number of empty spaces in all containers to be shipped is greater than or equal to the number of empty spaces in the container in the request information.

[0091] For example, the container to be despatched is determined from the first preliminarily selected containers in ascending order of the distance between the first preliminarily selected container and the corresponding despatching point.

[0092] This method not only improves the efficiency of container delivery, but also balances the storage conditions at each delivery point, optimizing warehouse management.

[0093] It should be noted that the above two selectable implementation methods can be combined, and the combined solution also falls within the scope of the present disclosure.

[0094] S404: Execute an outgoing operation on the outgoing container, and then load the incoming goods into the outgoing container before loading it into the outgoing container.

[0095] S404 has the same or corresponding technical features as S103, and the specific description can be referred to S103, so the description will not be repeated here.

[0096] The method for determining a container to be shipped provided in the present disclosure is based on the above embodiment. When the container selection policy in the request information input by the user is to select a container based on the number of empty spaces in the container, a container to be shipped that meets the user's space requirements is determined from the container warehouse based on the container type and the number of empty spaces in the container input by the user, thereby meeting the user's personalized requirements and improving user experience and satisfaction, while also effectively improving container utilization rate compared to conventional technologies.

[0097] 5 is another flow diagram of the method for determining a container to be shipped provided in the present disclosure, which is applied to a control device, and the control device may be a server. As shown in FIG. 5, the method includes the following steps:

[0098] S501: receiving required container request information, which includes a container selection policy, an SKU, and a total volume or total quantity of items to be stocked, and the container selection policy is to select a container based on the SKU;

[0099] Illustratively, the container selection policy is to select a container based on the SKU, where the SKU is red high heels and the total volume of the goods to be stocked is A.

[0100] S502: A container in the container warehouse, the SKU of which matches the SKU in the request information, is determined as a second pre-selected container.

[0101] The second preselection container may or may not have excess capacity.

[0102] For example, if it is assumed that the SKU in the acquired request information is red high heels, the container in the container warehouse that stores red high heels is determined to be the second preliminarily selected container.

[0103] S503: Based on the total volume or total quantity of the items to be stored, a container to be shipped is selected from the second pre-selected containers so that the sum of the excess capacity of all the containers to be shipped is equal to or greater than the total volume or total quantity of the items to be stored.

[0104] The excess capacity may be the volume of storable items remaining in the container, or the number of storable items.

[0105] In one alternative implementation method, the step of selecting containers to be shipped from the second pre-selected containers based on the total volume or total quantity of items to be stored so that the sum of the excess capacities of all containers to be shipped is greater than or equal to the total volume or total quantity of items to be stored includes a step of obtaining the excess capacity of each second pre-selected container and sequentially adding up the excess capacities in ascending or descending order, and if the sum obtained when added up to the Nth container is less than the total volume or total quantity of items to be stored, and if the sum obtained when added up to the N+1th container is greater than or equal to the total volume or total quantity of items to be stored, then determining the first container to the N+1th container as containers to be shipped.

[0106] Optionally, if the sum of the excess capacities of all the second pre-selected containers is smaller than the total volume or quantity of the items to be stored, obtain the container storage history record corresponding to the SKU included in the request information, and determine the container type of the container that has been used most frequently for the SKU in the container storage history record as the container type of the container to be stored, and determine the container type of the container to be stored, the sum of the excess capacities of each second pre-selected container, and the total volume or quantity of the items to be stored included in the request information. Stocking required of goods Total The method includes determining a container to be shipped based on the quantity.

[0107] Specifically, if the sum of the excess capacity of all second preselected containers is less than the total volume or quantity of the items to be stored—that is, if the sum obtained by accumulating all containers up to the last container is less than the total volume or quantity of the items to be stored—this means that the excess capacity of the containers containing the corresponding SKU in the request information in the container warehouse cannot meet the request. In this case, at least one empty container can be determined as the outgoing container and used to store the remaining items to be stored. Alternatively, the container storage history record corresponding to the required SKU can be obtained, and the container type in the container storage history record that has stored that SKU most frequently can be obtained. For example, if the container storage history record shows that the SKU has been stored four times in an 8-segment container and twice in a 4-segment container, the container type for the outgoing container can be determined to be an 8-segment container.

[0108] Optionally, the sum of the last container is less than the total volume or quantity of the goods to be stocked, or container If the SKU is not recorded in the storage history record, the container type of the container to be shipped may be determined based on the SKU in the request information and pre-stored characteristic information of multiple types of containers.

[0109] For example, the container type of the container to be shipped is determined based on the volume of the SKU and the mass volumes and container types of multiple types of containers stored in advance. Also, for example, the container type of the container to be shipped is determined based on the type of the SKU and applicable SKU types and container types of multiple types of containers stored in advance.

[0110] Optionally, the sum of the last container is less than the total volume or quantity of the goods to be stocked, or container If the storage history record does not contain a record of the SKU, the type of container to be shipped may be determined based on the distance between the container and the shipping point and / or the number of squares in the container.

[0111] For example, the container type with the most squares is determined as the target container type, and one container type is determined as the target container type. An empty container, a container closest to the despatch point, or a container with the most squares that is closest to the despatch point is designated as the first container, and a shipping operation is performed on the first container. If a confirmation message is received, the capacity of the first container is obtained, and based on the capacity of the first container and the total volume or total quantity of the items to be stored, a required number of containers N is determined so that the total capacity of the N+1 first containers is equal to or greater than the total volume or total quantity of the items to be stored, and the N first containers are designated as the containers to be shipped. If a confirmation message is not received, a container type with the next largest number of squares after the target container type is determined as the new target container type, or a container next closest to the despatch point and with a different number of squares than the first container, or a container with the next largest number of squares after the first container and closest to the despatch point is determined as the new first container, and the above operations are repeated until a confirmation message is received.

[0112] Specifically, after the first container is removed, if the picker determines that the SKU cannot fit in the square of that container, he or she will not send a confirmation message. However, if the picker determines that the SKU can fit in the square of that container, he or she will send a confirmation message.

[0113] Optionally, container If the SKU is not recorded in the storage history record, the grid type may be determined based on the SKU. In the determined grid type, the volume of one grid must be equal to or greater than the volume corresponding to the SKU, i.e., the minimum volume of the item to be stored.

[0114] Optionally, container If there is no record of the SKU in the storage history record, any type of container can be taken out, and the picking worker can manually adjust the container grid type according to actual needs.

[0115] Optionally, the step of selecting the outgoing container from the second pre-selected containers based on the total quantity of the incoming items may include determining a corresponding total volume based on the total quantity of the incoming items, and selecting the outgoing container from the second pre-selected containers based on the total volume.The corresponding specific implementation process can be referred to above, and will not be described again here.

[0116] Optionally, the step of selecting a container to be shipped from among the second pre-selected containers based on the total volume or total quantity of the items to be stored includes the steps of obtaining a distance between each second pre-selected container and a corresponding shipping point, and selecting a container to be shipped from among the second pre-selected containers based on the total volume or total quantity of the items to be stored and the distance between each second pre-selected container and a corresponding shipping point.

[0117] For example, the container to be despatched is determined from the second preliminarily selected containers in ascending order of the distance between the second preliminarily selected container and the corresponding despatching point.

[0118] This method not only improves the efficiency of container delivery, but also balances the storage conditions at each delivery point, optimizing warehouse management.

[0119] S504: Execute an outgoing operation on the outgoing container, and then load the incoming goods into the outgoing container before loading it into the outgoing container.

[0120] S504 has the same or corresponding technical features as S103, and the specific description can be referred to S103, so the description will not be repeated here.

[0121] The method for determining the containers to be shipped provided in the present disclosure is based on the above embodiment, and if the container selection policy entered by the user is to select containers based on SKU, then by collecting SKUs and storing items of the same type together, the difficulty of warehouse management can be reduced and warehouse management efficiency can be improved. Furthermore, if the containers to be shipped are determined in order of smallest excess capacity, containers with smallest excess capacity can be quickly organized and the container utilization rate can be increased, and if the containers to be shipped are determined in order of largest excess capacity, the efficiency of storing items to be shipped can be increased.

[0122] 6 is another flow diagram of the method for determining a container to be shipped provided in the present disclosure, which is applied to a control device, and the control device may be a server. As shown in FIG. 6, the method includes the following steps:

[0123] S601: receiving request information for a required container, the request information including a container selection policy and a container number, the container selection policy being to select a container based on the container number;

[0124] Illustratively, the container selection policy is to select a container based on the container number, and the container number is 001.

[0125] S602: A container in the container warehouse whose number information matches the container number included in the request information is determined as a container to be shipped.

[0126] S603: Execute an outgoing operation on the outgoing container, and then load the incoming goods into the outgoing container before loading it into the outgoing container.

[0127] S603 has the same or corresponding technical features as S103, and the specific description can be referred to S103, so the description will not be repeated here.

[0128] The method for determining a container to be shipped provided in the present disclosure is based on the above embodiment. If the container selection policy input by the user is to select a container based on the container number, the method can accurately identify the location of the container to be shipped based on the container number input by the user, meet the user's requirements, and improve the user experience.

[0129] 7 is another flow diagram of the method for determining a container to be shipped provided in the present disclosure, which is applied to a control device, and the control device may be a server. As shown in FIG. 7, the method includes the following steps:

[0130] S701 receives required container request information. The required information includes the volume and size of the items to be stored. Total Quantity included.

[0131] S702, determining the container type of the outgoing container based on the volume of the incoming goods;

[0132] Optionally, if the request information includes the type of goods to be received, the container type of the container to be sent out may be determined based on the type of goods to be received.

[0133] At least one item to be stored must be able to fit into one space of the outgoing container.

[0134] S703: A container in the container warehouse whose container type matches the container type of the container to be depoted is determined as a third preliminarily selected container.

[0135] S704, items to be stocked Total The container to be despatched is determined based on the quantity, a predetermined proportional coefficient, and the number of empty spaces in each third pre-selected container.

[0136] The containers to be shipped may include empty containers and non-empty containers, and the predetermined proportionality coefficient is used to represent the proportional relationship between the empty containers and the non-empty containers in the containers to be shipped. For example, the containers to be shipped may include 80% empty containers and 20% non-empty containers.

[0137] The number of empty spaces remaining in each non-empty container may be the same or different.

[0138] Optionally, a non-empty container may be a container that contains an item that is the same as or related to the item to be stocked and has an empty mass.

[0139] Optionally, the distance between the container and the corresponding outbound point may also be combined to determine the container to be outbound.

[0140] Based on the above example, if we assume that the number of containers to be shipped is 10, including 80% empty containers and 20% non-empty containers, i.e., 8 empty containers and 2 non-empty containers, the distance between each third preliminary selected container and the corresponding shipping point can be obtained, and 8 empty containers and 2 non-empty containers can be selected in order of shortest distance between the empty containers and non-empty containers and the corresponding shipping point.

[0141] This method not only improves the efficiency of container delivery, but also balances the storage conditions at each delivery point, optimizing warehouse management.

[0142] Optionally, the container to be shipped may be determined based on the volume of the item to be shipped, a predetermined proportional coefficient, and the number of empty spaces in each of the third pre-selected containers.

[0143] Since the volume of the items to be stored that can be stored in one square of the third preliminary selection container is fixed, a conversion can be performed first, for example, to determine the number of squares required to store all of the items to be stored based on the volume of the items to be stored and the volume of the items to be stored that can be stored in one square of the third preliminary selection container, and then the number of containers to be shipped that are required can be obtained.

[0144] S705: Execute an outgoing operation on the outgoing container, and then load the incoming goods into the outgoing container before loading it into the outgoing container.

[0145] For example, when containers to be shipped out are sequentially shipped out, empty containers are shipped out first, followed by non-empty containers.

[0146] Optionally, when a non-empty container is shipped, the item in the container is locked, i.e., the item in this container is unavailable. If there is an outbound order that requires the corresponding item, the item is shipped from another container. If there is no other container that contains the item, the order is temporarily put on hold. R The reason the order is on hold is because the container has been removed, and once the container is returned and the items are unlocked, the order will be returned to normal processing.

[0147] S705 has the same or corresponding technical features as S103, and the specific description can be referred to S103, so the description will not be repeated here.

[0148] The method of determining a container to be shipped provided by the present disclosure is based on the request information input by the user, and includes the volume and size of the items to be shipped. TotalIf the quantity is included, the container type of the outgoing container is determined based on the volume of the goods to be received, and the container in the container warehouse whose container type matches the container type of the outgoing container is determined as the third preliminary selection container, and the Total The system determines which containers need to be shipped out based on the quantity, a predetermined proportional coefficient, and the number of empty spaces in each third pre-selected container. This allows for both warehousing efficiency and container utilization rate to be achieved, optimizing the warehouse system.

[0149] 8 is another flow diagram of the method for determining a container to be shipped provided in the present disclosure, which is applied to a control device, and the control device may be a server. As shown in FIG. 8, the method includes the following steps:

[0150] S801, characteristic information of the goods to be stored is acquired.

[0151] The characteristic information of the goods to be stocked includes at least one of the quantity and SKU of the goods to be stocked.

[0152] S802, determining a container selection policy based on the characteristic information of the goods to be stored.

[0153] If the characteristics information of the goods to be stocked includes the quantity of goods to be stocked, optionally, Feature information The step of determining a container selection policy based on the quantity is greater than or equal to a first predetermined threshold, determining the container selection policy to select an empty container.

[0154] According to this method, the container to be delivered can be quickly determined, the efficiency of container determination can be improved, the efficiency of container delivery can be improved, and the efficiency of goods being delivered can be correspondingly improved.

[0155] Optionally, the item to be stocked quantity If is smaller than the first predetermined threshold, the container selection policy is determined to be: select a container based on the number of empty spaces in the container.

[0156] The method allows for accurate container selection and increases container utilization.

[0157] Optionally, if the characteristic information of the stocked items includes an SKU and a quantity of the stocked items, and the quantity of the stocked items is greater than a second predetermined threshold, the container selection policy is to select a container based on the SKU. Optionally, the second predetermined threshold may be set to a relatively large value.

[0158] According to this method, when the goods to be stored are a large quantity of a single item, a container selection policy of selecting a container based on the SKU can be adopted, so that the same SKUs can be grouped together and warehouse management can be optimized.

[0159] Optionally, if the characteristic information of the goods to be stocked includes an SKU, the container selection policy is set to select a container based on the container number.

[0160] This method allows for the collection of related products.

[0161] S803, transmits a container selection policy.

[0162] The method of determining a container to be sent out provided by the present disclosure acquires characteristic information of an item to be stored, determines a container selection policy based on the characteristic information of the item to be stored, and transmits the policy. Receiving stock A differentiated container selection policy can be determined based on the characteristics of the goods, meeting the various requirements of various goods being stored, improving the accuracy of container retrieval and ultimately improving the rationality of storage.

[0163] 9 is a structural schematic diagram of the device for determining which containers need to be shipped out provided in the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 9, the device includes a receiving module 91 and a processing module 92.

[0164] The receiving module 91 is used to receive required container request information, which includes a container selection policy, a container type, the number of containers, the number of empty spaces in the container, and the number of items to be stored. Total Volume, items to be stored Total Contains one or more of the following information: quantity, container number, and SKU.

[0165] The processing module 92 is used to determine the containers that need to be shipped based on the required container information.

[0166] The processing module 92 is further used to execute an outgoing operation on the outgoing container, and to place the incoming items into the outgoing container before storing them.

[0167] Optionally, if the request information includes a container selection policy, a container type, and a number of containers, and the container selection policy is to select empty containers, the processing module 92 is specifically used to determine, based on the number of containers included in the request information, an empty container from the container warehouse that matches the container type included in the request information as the container to be depoted.

[0168] Optionally, the processing module 92 is specifically used to select empty containers in the container warehouse that match the container type included in the request information as first-selected containers to be shipped, obtain the distance between each first-selected container to be shipped and the corresponding shipping point, and select containers corresponding to the number of containers as containers to be shipped from the first-selected containers to be shipped based on the distance and the number of containers.

[0169] Optionally, if the request information includes a container selection policy, a container type, and the number of empty spaces in the container, and the container selection policy is to select a container based on the number of empty spaces in the container, the processing module 92 specifically determines a container in the container warehouse whose container type matches the container type in the request information and has empty spaces as a first pre-selected container, and is used to determine a container to be shipped from among the first pre-selected containers based on the number of empty spaces in the container in the request information so that the sum of the number of empty spaces in all containers to be shipped is greater than or equal to the number of empty spaces in the container in the request information.

[0170] Optionally, the processing module 92 specifically adds up the number of empty spaces in each first pre-selected container in ascending or descending order, and when the sum of the obtained empty spaces is less than the number of empty spaces in the container in the request information when adding up to the Nth container, and when the sum is greater than or equal to the number of empty spaces in the container in the request information when adding up to the N+1th container, the processing module 92 uses the obtained sum to determine that the first container to the N+1th container are containers that need to be shipped.

[0171] Optionally, if the request information includes a container selection policy, a stock keeping unit information SKU, and a total volume or total quantity of items to be stored, and the container selection policy is to select a container based on the SKU, the processing module 92 specifically determines a container in the container warehouse whose stored SKU matches the SKU in the request information as a second pre-selected container, and is used to select a container to be shipped from the second pre-selected containers based on the total volume or total quantity of items to be stored so that the sum of the excess capacity of all containers to be shipped is greater than or equal to the total volume or total quantity of items to be stored.

[0172] Optionally, the processing module 92 specifically obtains the excess capacity of each second pre-selected container, and adds up each excess capacity in ascending or descending order, and when the sum is added up to the Nth container, if the obtained sum is smaller than the total volume or total quantity of items to be stored, and when the sum is added up to the N+1th container, if the obtained sum is equal to or greater than the total volume or total quantity of items to be stored, then the first container to the N+1th container are used to determine that the first container to the N+1th container are containers to be shipped.

[0173] Optionally, the processing module 92 further determines whether a container storage history record corresponding to the SKU included in the request information is available if the sum of the excess capacities of all second pre-selected containers is less than the total volume of the items to be stored or the total quantity of the items to be stored, and if a container storage history record is available, determines the container type of the container that has been used the most in the container storage history record as the container type of the container to be shipped, and uses this to determine the container to be shipped based on the container type of the container to be shipped, the sum of the excess capacities of each second pre-selected container, and the total volume of the items to be stored or the total quantity of the items to be stored included in the request information.

[0174] Optionally, the processing module 92 specifically determines a capacity difference based on the sum of the excess capacity of each second pre-selected container and the total volume or total quantity of the items to be stored included in the request information, selects at least one empty container corresponding to the container type of the container to be shipped, and determines the second pre-selected container and at least one empty container corresponding to the container type of the container to be shipped as the container to be shipped, so that the total capacity of the empty containers corresponding to the container type of the container to be shipped is greater than or equal to the capacity difference.

[0175] Optionally, the processing module 92 is specifically used to determine a container in the container warehouse whose number information matches the container number included in the request information as a container to be shipped.

[0176] Optionally, the processing module 92 specifically determines the container type of the outgoing container based on the volume of the incoming goods, and determines a container in the container warehouse whose container type matches the container type of the outgoing container as a third pre-selected container, and Total This is used to determine the container to be shipped based on the quantity, a predetermined proportional coefficient, and the number of empty spaces in each third preselected container.

[0177] Optionally, the processing module 92 is specifically used to determine the containers to be shipped based on the required container request information and the location information of the shipping point.

[0178] The device for determining a container to be delivered can implement the above-mentioned method for determining a container to be delivered, and the content and effects thereof can be referred to in the method examples, so they will not be described again.

[0179] 10 is another structural schematic diagram of the device for determining which containers need to be shipped provided in the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 10, the device includes: an acquisition module 101, a processing module 102, and a sending module 103.

[0180] The acquisition module 101 is used to acquire characteristic information of the goods to be stocked. The characteristic information of the goods to be stocked includes at least one of the quantity and SKU of the goods to be stocked.

[0181] The processing module 102 is used to determine a container selection policy based on the characteristic information of the items to be stocked.

[0182] The sending module 103 is used to send the container selection policy.

[0183] Optionally, if the characteristic information of the goods to be stocked includes the quantity of the goods to be stocked, the processing module 102 specifically quantity If Λ is greater than the first predetermined threshold, the container selection policy is used to determine: select an empty container.

[0184] Optionally, if the characteristic information of the items to be stocked includes an SKU and a quantity of the items to be stocked, and the quantity of the items to be stocked is greater than a second predetermined threshold, the container selection policy is to select a container based on the SKU.

[0185] Optionally, if the characteristic information of the goods to be stocked includes an SKU, the container selection policy is set to select a container based on the container number.

[0186] The device for determining a container to be delivered can implement the above-mentioned method for determining a container to be delivered, and the content and effects thereof can be referred to in the method examples, so they will not be described again.

[0187] 11 is a structural schematic diagram of a control device provided in the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 11, the control device of this embodiment includes a processor 111 and a memory 112, which are communicatively connected to each other. The memory 112 is used to store computer programs. The processor 111 is used to call the computer programs stored in the memory 112 to implement the methods of the above embodiments.

[0188] Optionally, the control device further includes a transceiver 113 for realizing communication with other devices.

[0189] The control device can implement the method for determining the containers to be shipped provided in the corresponding embodiment above, and the content and effects thereof can be referred to in the method embodiment section, so they will not be described again.

[0190] The present disclosure further provides a computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, are used to implement the method in any one of the method embodiments described above.

[0191] The computer-executable instructions stored in the computer-readable storage medium can, when executed by a processor, realize the method for determining the containers that need to be shipped out. The content and effects of the method can be found in the method examples, and will not be described again.

[0192] The present disclosure further provides a computer program product including computer programs / instructions which, when executed by a processor, implement the method of any one of the method embodiments above.

[0193] The computer-executable instructions stored in the computer-readable storage medium can, when executed by a processor, realize the method for determining the containers that need to be shipped out. The content and effects of the method can be found in the method examples, and will not be described again.

[0194] Finally, it should be noted that the above examples are used only to explain the technical solutions of the present disclosure and are not limiting. Although the present disclosure has been described in detail with reference to the above examples, those skilled in the art will understand that the technical schemes described in the above examples can be further modified, or some or all of the technical features can be replaced with equivalents. However, these modifications or replacements do not cause the essence of the technical solutions to deviate from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present disclosure.

Claims

1. A method for determining containers to be shipped by a computer, comprising: receiving a request for required containers, the request including a container selection policy including one or more policies of selecting an empty container, selecting a container based on the number of empty spaces in the container, selecting a container based on stock keeping unit information, and selecting a container based on a container number; and one or more information of a container type, a number of containers, a number of empty spaces in the container, a total volume of items to be stocked, a total quantity of items to be stocked, a container number, and the stock keeping unit information (SKU); determining a container to be shipped based on the required container information; and a step of executing a warehousing operation on the outgoing container, and loading the goods to be stored into the outgoing container, When the request information includes the container selection policy, the container type, and the number of containers, and the container selection policy is to select an empty container, the step of determining a container to be shipped based on the request information of the required container includes: determining, based on the number of containers included in the request information, from among the container warehouse, the empty container that matches the container type included in the request information as the container to be depoted, How to determine which containers need to be shipped.

2. A method for determining containers to be shipped by a computer, comprising: receiving a request for required containers, the request including a container selection policy including one or more policies of selecting an empty container, selecting a container based on the number of empty spaces in the container, selecting a container based on stock keeping unit information, and selecting a container based on a container number; and one or more information of a container type, a number of containers, a number of empty spaces in the container, a total volume of items to be stocked, a total quantity of items to be stocked, a container number, and the stock keeping unit information (SKU); determining a container to be shipped based on the required container information; and a step of executing a warehousing operation on the outgoing container, and loading the goods to be stored into the outgoing container, When the request information includes the container selection policy, the container type, and the number of empty spaces in the container, and the container selection policy is to select a container based on the number of empty spaces in the container, the step of determining a container to be shipped based on the request information of the required container includes: determining a container in the container warehouse whose container type matches the container type in the request information and has an empty space as a first pre-selected container; and determining the container to be shipped from the first pre-selected containers based on the number of empty spaces in the container in the request information so that the sum of the number of empty spaces in all the containers to be shipped is equal to or greater than the number of empty spaces in the container in the request information. How to determine which containers need to be shipped.

3. A method for determining containers to be shipped by a computer, comprising: receiving a request for required containers, the request including a container selection policy including one or more policies of selecting an empty container, selecting a container based on the number of empty spaces in the container, selecting a container based on stock keeping unit information, and selecting a container based on a container number; and one or more information of a container type, a number of containers, a number of empty spaces in the container, a total volume of items to be stocked, a total quantity of items to be stocked, a container number, and the stock keeping unit information (SKU); determining a container to be shipped based on the required container information; and a step of executing a warehousing operation on the outgoing container, and loading the goods to be stored into the outgoing container, When the request information includes the container selection policy, the SKU, and the total volume of the items to be stored or the total quantity of the items to be stored, and the container selection policy is to select a container based on the SKU, the step of determining a container to be shipped based on the request information of the required container includes: determining a container in the container warehouse whose stored SKU matches the SKU in the request information as a second pre-selected container; and selecting the outgoing container from the second pre-selected containers based on the total volume or total quantity of the goods to be stored so that the sum of the excess capacity of all the outgoing containers is equal to or greater than the total volume or total quantity of the goods to be stored. How to determine which containers need to be shipped.

4. A method for determining containers to be shipped by a computer, comprising: receiving a request for required containers, the request including a container selection policy including one or more policies of selecting an empty container, selecting a container based on the number of empty spaces in the container, selecting a container based on stock keeping unit information, and selecting a container based on a container number; and one or more information of a container type, a number of containers, a number of empty spaces in the container, a total volume of items to be stocked, a total quantity of items to be stocked, a container number, and the stock keeping unit information (SKU); determining a container to be shipped based on the required container information; and a step of executing a warehousing operation on the outgoing container, and loading the goods to be stored into the outgoing container, When the request information includes the container selection policy and the container number, and the container selection policy is to select a container based on the container number, the step of determining a container to be shipped based on the request information of the required container includes: determining a container in the container warehouse whose number information matches the container number included in the request information as the container to be despatched, How to determine which containers need to be shipped.

5. A method for determining containers to be shipped by a computer, comprising: receiving a request for required containers, the request including a container selection policy including one or more policies of selecting an empty container, selecting a container based on the number of empty spaces in the container, selecting a container based on stock keeping unit information, and selecting a container based on a container number; and one or more information of a container type, a number of containers, a number of empty spaces in the container, a total volume of items to be stocked, a total quantity of items to be stocked, a container number, and the stock keeping unit information (SKU); determining a container to be shipped based on the required container information; and a step of executing a warehousing operation on the outgoing container, and loading the goods to be stored into the outgoing container, When the request information includes the volume of the goods to be stored and the total quantity of the goods to be stored, the step of determining a container to be shipped based on the required container request information includes: determining a container type of the outgoing container based on the volume of the incoming goods; determining a container in the container warehouse whose container type matches the container type of the container to be released as a third pre-selected container; determining the container to be shipped based on the total quantity of the items to be received, a predetermined proportional coefficient, and the number of empty spaces in each of the third pre-selected containers; How to determine which containers need to be shipped.

6. A method for determining containers to be shipped by a computer, comprising: acquiring characteristic information of the goods to be stocked, the characteristic information including at least one of the quantity and SKU of the goods to be stocked; a container selection policy for selecting an empty container when the characteristic information of the items to be stored includes a quantity of the items to be stored and the type of the items to be stored is greater than a first predetermined threshold; a container selection policy for selecting a container based on the SKU when the characteristic information of the items to be stored includes the SKU and a quantity of the items to be stored and the quantity of the items to be stored is greater than a second predetermined threshold; and a container selection policy for selecting a container based on a container number when the characteristic information of the items to be stored includes the SKU; transmitting the container selection policy. How to determine which containers need to be shipped.

7. at least one processor; a memory communicatively coupled to the at least one processor; The memory stores instructions executable by the at least one processor, and the instructions are executed by the at least one processor to cause the at least one processor to execute the method for determining a container to be shipped according to any one of claims 1 to 6. Control equipment.

8. A computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon, the computer-executable instructions being executed by a processor to implement the method for determining a container to be shipped according to any one of claims 1 to 6. A computer-readable storage medium.

9. A method for determining a container to be shipped according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the method is executed by a computer. Computer program.

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