Delivery Assistance System for Package Loading Efficiency
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Solution Overview
Problem
The efficiency of loading packages is poor when packages with different attributes, such as weights and shapes, are delivered together to the same destination.
Innovation Solution
A delivery assistance system that acquires the shape and weight of each package, determines a storage box of a predetermined size based on these attributes for packages with the same destination, and outputs an instruction to store the packages in the determined storage box.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If packages with different attributes (weights and shapes) are delivered together to the same destination, then joint delivery operations can be performed, but the loading efficiency becomes poor
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments packages into different groups based on their attributes (weight, shape, destination) and assigns them to different storage boxes. This segmentation allows packages with similar characteristics to be loaded together, improving loading efficiency while still handling diverse package types through systematic classification into multiple groups.
Solution Approach 2:
The system applies different storage box assignments to packages based on their local characteristics (specific weight ranges, shape dimensions, destination). Each package receives a tailored storage box assignment matching its specific attributes, rather than using a uniform approach, thereby optimizing loading efficiency for each package type while maintaining overall system adaptability.
2Productivity
If packages are loaded without standardized packing forms, then flexibility in handling different package types is maintained, but the loading rate decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary classification and determination of storage boxes before the actual loading process. By pre-grouping packages based on their attributes and pre-assigning appropriate storage boxes, the system establishes standardized packing forms in advance, which significantly improves the loading rate during execution while the underlying complexity is managed through automated classification algorithms.
3Loss of time
If manual package sorting is performed without automated assistance, then system complexity is reduced, but time consumption and operational efficiency increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables automated self-service package sorting and storage box determination without requiring manual intervention. The automated system independently acquires package information, determines appropriate storage boxes based on package attributes, and generates loading instructions, thereby reducing time consumption while the added complexity is offset by eliminating manual sorting operations.
Data Source
AI summary
A delivery assistance system comprising: at least one memory storing instructions; and at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to: acquire a shape and a weight of each of a plurality of packages; determine a storage box having a predetermined size and storing packages based on shapes and weights of the packages with a same destination among the plurality of packages; and output an instruction to store the packages in the determined storage box.