Ex-warehousing Order Consolidation Strategy
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing ex-warehousing method is inefficient due to the increased number of times of ex-warehousing and extended processing time caused by not processing new orders during the ex-warehousing of goods, leading to reduced efficiency.
Innovation Solution
An ex-warehousing method that incorporates new orders with existing orders by acquiring and matching goods shelf information based on preset strategies, such as sorting by batch numbers, warehousing dates, and inventory levels, to optimize the selection of target goods shelves for efficient transportation and processing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If new orders are not processed during ex-warehousing of goods, then the ex-warehousing process can be completed efficiently, but the number of times of ex-warehousing increases and processing time extends
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by incorporating new orders into the current ex-warehousing task before execution begins. The order incorporation mechanism pre-processes new orders by matching them with existing orders based on goods properties, thereby preparing consolidated orders in advance and avoiding subsequent re-processing during the ex-warehousing operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges new orders with existing orders by incorporating them into a single consolidated order. The system combines multiple orders that require ex-warehousing of the same goods into one unified task, thereby reducing the total number of ex-warehousing operations and minimizing processing time while maintaining efficiency.
2Length of moving object
If orders are incorporated before ex-warehousing of goods, then the moving distance can be optimized, but newly received orders during ex-warehousing are not considered
Solution Approach 1:
The system introduces dynamic order incorporation that allows the ex-warehousing task to adapt to newly received orders during execution. The order incorporation mechanism dynamically updates the consolidated order by adding new orders that arrive during the ex-warehousing process, thereby maintaining flexibility and adaptability while still optimizing moving distance through consolidated routing.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback mechanisms that monitor newly received orders during the ex-warehousing process and incorporate them into the current task. This feedback loop allows the system to respond to real-time order arrivals by integrating them into the existing ex-warehousing route, thereby maintaining optimal moving distance while accommodating dynamic order requirements.
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AI summary
An ex-warehousing method and device relate to an automated logistics technology, and efficiently improve the ex-warehousing efficiency. The ex-warehousing method includes: receiving an order for to-be-ex-warehoused goods during an ex-warehousing process (101); incorporating the order for to-be-ex-warehoused goods with an order for goods currently being ex-warehoused to obtain a incorporated order (102); acquiring, based on each of warehoused goods properties in the incorporated order, goods shelf information matching each of the warehoused goods properties, respectively (103); matching acquired goods shelf information based on a preset goods shelf information ex-warehousing strategy, to obtain a target goods shelf information (104). The ex-warehousing method is suitable for optimizing the ex-warehousing and inventory.