JP2018077774A - Management device, management system, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a management device to store goods into storage spaces that are appropriate for storing the goods.SOLUTION: A management device 20 comprises: a specifying part for specifying a storage condition of a piece of goods in accordance with a request to deposit the piece of goods; a selecting part for selecting a storage space that satisfies the storage condition specified by the specifying part from a plurality of storage spaces; and an outputting part for outputting an instruction to store the piece of goods into the storage space selected by the selecting part.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for managing goods storage.

  In the case where a plurality of warehouses are available, a technique for selecting a warehouse for storing a user's luggage from among these warehouses has been proposed. For example, Patent Literature 1 describes a technique for selecting an empty warehouse closest to a user's location.

Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2015-30582

In storage of articles, appropriate storage conditions may differ from article to article. Therefore, it is preferable that the warehouse for storing articles is a warehouse that satisfies the storage conditions corresponding to the articles. However, in the technique described in Patent Document 1, when selecting a warehouse, storage conditions according to such an article are not considered at all, and thus the article can be stored in a warehouse that is not suitable for storing the article. There is sex.
An object of the present invention is to allow goods to be stored in a storage place suitable for storing the goods.

  The present invention provides, in response to a request for depositing an article, a specifying unit that specifies storage conditions for the article, a selection unit that selects a storage location that satisfies the specified storage condition from a plurality of storage locations, A management device is provided that includes an output unit that outputs an instruction to enter the article into a selected storage location.

  Further, the present invention provides a specifying unit for specifying the storage condition of the article in response to a depositing request for the article, and a selection unit for selecting a storage location that satisfies the specified storage condition from a plurality of storage locations. A management system comprising: an output unit that outputs a warehousing instruction for the article to the selected storage location.

  Further, according to the present invention, a step of specifying a storage condition for the article in response to a request for depositing the article, and a step of selecting a storage location satisfying the specified storage condition from a plurality of storage locations. And a step of outputting an instruction for warehousing the article to the selected storage location.

  According to the present invention, an article can be stored in a storage place suitable for storing the article.

The figure which shows an example of the management system. The figure which shows an example of the hardware constitutions of the management apparatus 20. The figure which shows an example of the warehouse database. The figure which shows an example of the storage condition table. The figure which shows an example of the hardware constitutions of the warehouse terminal. The figure which shows an example of a function structure of the management apparatus. The figure which shows an example of the selection method of a warehouse. 3 is a sequence chart showing an example of the operation of the management system 1.

Configuration of Management System 1 FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a management system 1 according to the present embodiment. In the management system 1, a plurality of warehouses can be used. Users can deposit their luggage in any of these warehouses. Each warehouse may be a physically independent building or may be one of a plurality of storage locations provided in one building.

  The management system 1 includes a user terminal 10, a management device 20, and a plurality of warehouse terminals 30. The user terminal 10, the management apparatus 20, and the plurality of warehouse terminals 30 are connected via a communication line 2 such as the Internet. However, the communication line 2 is not limited to the Internet, and may be a combination of the Internet and another communication line, or may be a communication line other than the Internet.

  In FIG. 1, only one user terminal 10 is shown, but there are actually as many user terminals 10 as the number of users. Moreover, the number of the management apparatuses 20 and the number of warehouse terminals 30 are only examples, and are not limited thereto. For example, the number of warehouse terminals 30 may be larger or smaller than the number illustrated in FIG.

  The user terminal 10 is used by a user. As the user terminal 10, for example, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, or a client computer is used. The user terminal 10 is used for browsing a package deposit request by a user and various notifications from the management device 20.

  The baggage deposit request is made, for example, by transmitting warehousing application information to the management device 20. The warehousing application information includes, for example, a package ID, information indicating an article included in the package (hereinafter referred to as “article information”), and information related to collection (hereinafter referred to as “collection information”). The package ID is information for uniquely identifying the package. The article information includes, for example, information such as the type of article, the size of the article or the container in which the article is placed, the nature, the material, the brand name, and the price. The collection information includes information such as the address of the collection destination and the desired collection date and time. In addition, the warehousing application information may include a planned storage period of the article.

Hardware Configuration of Management Device 20 FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the management device 20. The management device 20 is managed by an operator of the management system 1, for example. The management device 20 selects a warehouse suitable for storing the articles deposited by the user from a plurality of warehouses, and performs a process of instructing the selected warehouse to store the articles.

  The management device 20 includes a processor 21, a memory 22, a communication interface 23, and a storage 24. The processor 21, the memory 22, the communication interface 23, and the storage 24 are connected via a bus 25.

  The processor 21 reads out the program to the memory 22 and executes it, thereby controlling each unit of the management apparatus 20 and performing various processes. For example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) is used as the processor 21. The memory 22 stores a program executed by the processor 21. As the memory 22, for example, a ROM (Read Only Memory) and a RAM (Random Access Memory) are used.

  The communication interface 23 is connected to the communication line 2 and performs data communication via the communication line 2. The storage 24 stores various data and programs. As the storage 24, for example, a hard disk or a flash memory is used. The storage 24 stores a warehouse database 110 and a storage condition table 120 in addition to a program for causing the management apparatus 20 to execute the processing described above.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of the warehouse database 110. The warehouse database 110 stores the warehouse address, availability, and specifications in association with the warehouse ID. The warehouse ID is information that uniquely identifies the warehouse. The warehouse address is information indicating the location of the warehouse. The vacancy status is information indicating the vacancy status of the warehouse. The vacancy status is updated as needed, for example, according to the operation of the warehouse terminal 30 by a warehouse employee.

  The specification is information representing a function that can be provided by the warehouse with respect to storage of articles. The warehouse may have, for example, a plurality of storage spaces according to the characteristics of articles to be stored. The plurality of storage spaces include, for example, a storage space capable of temperature and humidity management suitable for food such as wine, a storage space capable of temperature and humidity management suitable for storing paintings, and wrinkles. Hanging storage space where clothes can be suspended and stored, storage space where special shaped items such as golf bags can be stored, broken items where items can be stored so as not to be stacked on top Various storage spaces such as dedicated storage spaces are included.

  The specifications include, for example, storage environments, storage facilities, additional services, or storage systems in each storage space. The storage environment includes, for example, temperature, humidity, or illuminance. The warehouse facilities include, for example, the presence / absence of a suspended storage space, shelf size, the number of boxes in one shelf, the presence / absence of a photography booth, the number of photography booth lines, or security equipment. The additional service includes, for example, a photographing service. This photography service is a service for photographing an article to be stored one by one in a photography booth and providing the photographed image to a user. The additional service does not necessarily have to be a service related to article storage. For example, the additional service may be a service related to goods entering and leaving. The storage system includes, for example, an employee system or a warehouse working day. However, the specs are not limited to those exemplified here, and any specs may be used as long as they represent information that can be provided by the warehouse regarding the storage of articles.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of the storage condition table 120. The storage condition table 120 stores the storage conditions of the article in association with the type of the article. This storage condition is a preferable or necessary condition for storing the article. Storage conditions are predetermined for each type of article. For example, food is preferably stored refrigerated. In this case, the storage condition “refrigerated” is stored in association with the item type “food”.

Hardware Configuration of Warehouse Terminal 30 FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the warehouse terminal 30. The warehouse terminal 30 is provided for each warehouse and is used by employees of each warehouse. In the example illustrated in FIG. 1, warehouse terminals 30A to 30D are provided in warehouses A to D, respectively. As the warehouse terminal 30, for example, a client computer, a tablet terminal, or a smartphone is used. The warehouse terminal 30 is used for input / output of information with the management apparatus 20 including the update of the empty situation stored in the warehouse database 110 described above.

  The warehouse terminal 30 includes a processor 31, a memory 32, a communication interface 33, a storage 34, a display 35, and an input unit 36. The processor 31, memory 32, communication interface 33, storage 34, display 35, and input unit 36 are connected via a bus 37.

  The processor 31 reads out and executes the program in the memory 32 to control each unit of the warehouse terminal 30 and perform various processes. For example, a CPU is used as the processor 31. The memory 32 stores a program executed by the processor 31. As the memory 32, for example, a ROM and a RAM are used.

  The communication interface 33 is connected to the communication line 2 and performs data communication via the communication line 2. The storage 34 stores various data and programs. As the storage 34, for example, a hard disk or a flash memory is used.

  The display 35 displays various information. As the display 35, for example, a liquid crystal display is used. The input unit 36 is used for data input. As the input unit 36, for example, a keyboard and a mouse, a key, or a touch sensor is used. A touch panel is configured by a combination of the touch sensor and the display 35.

Functional Configuration of Management Device 20 FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of the management device 20. The management device 20 functions as the specifying unit 101, the selection unit 102, the output unit 103, and the notification unit 104. The specifying unit 101 and the selecting unit 102 are realized by the processor 21 executing a program stored in the memory 22. The output unit 103 and the notification unit 104 are realized by the processor 21 executing a program stored in the memory 22, or realized by the communication interface 23 under the control of the processor 21.

  The specifying unit 101 specifies the storage condition of the article in response to the article deposit request. For example, when the article type is included in the warehousing application information received from the user terminal 10, the specifying unit 101 may specify the storage condition according to the article type with reference to the storage condition table 120.

  The selection unit 102 selects a warehouse that satisfies the storage condition specified by the specification unit 101 from a plurality of warehouses. The selection unit 102 may select a warehouse according to the storage condition and other conditions.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a warehouse selection method. In this example, the first selection condition to the third selection condition and the additional selection condition are used. The first selection condition is to satisfy the storage condition specified by the specifying unit 101. For example, a warehouse satisfying the storage condition is selected as a candidate according to the storage condition specified by the specifying unit 101 and the specifications of each warehouse stored in the warehouse database 110.

  The second selection condition is that there is a vacancy. For example, a warehouse having a vacancy is selected as a candidate according to the vacancy situation stored in the warehouse database 110.

  The third selection condition is close to the user's location. This third selection condition is determined according to the relationship between the location of the user and the locations of the plurality of warehouses. The user's location is indicated by, for example, the address of the collection destination included in the warehousing application information. For example, according to the address of the collection destination and the address of the warehouse stored in the warehouse database 110, a warehouse having the shortest distance or moving time between two points indicated by these addresses is selected as a candidate. In another example, a warehouse having a distance or movement time between the two points that is equal to or less than a threshold value may be selected as a candidate. For example, the threshold may be set to a value such that the charge for collection is equal to or less than a predetermined charge.

  The additional selection condition is, for example, that the difference between the size of the storage space of the warehouse and the size of the article or the container for storing the article is small. The size of a container for storing articles is, for example, the size of a box, the size of a dedicated case designated by a warehouse operator or a carrier. The size of this storage space is indicated by the shelf size stored in the warehouse database 110, for example. For example, a warehouse in which the difference between the shelf size and the size of the article included in the warehousing application information or the container for storing the article is smaller than a threshold value may be selected as a candidate. This threshold value may be set to a value such that the storage space is not wasted, for example.

  Another additional selection condition is a low warehouse storage cost. For example, there is a case where the user's location is in an urban area and the storage cost of the warehouse becomes lower as the user's location is farther away. In this case, for example, a warehouse far from the user's location from the threshold may be selected as a candidate according to the address of the collection destination included in the warehousing application information and the address of the warehouse stored in the warehouse database 110. This threshold value may be set to a value such that the storage cost is equal to or lower than a predetermined cost, for example. However, if the user's planned storage period is short, it is inconvenient if the package is stored in a warehouse far from the user's location. Therefore, this additional selection condition may be applied only when, for example, the warehousing application information includes a scheduled storage period that is greater than the threshold.

  The selection unit 102 may select a warehouse in the following procedure using these selection conditions. First, in the first stage, warehouses satisfying the first selection condition are extracted from a plurality of warehouses. In the first stage, if only one warehouse is extracted, this warehouse is selected. On the other hand, when a plurality of warehouses are extracted in the first stage, the process proceeds to the second stage.

  In the second stage, a warehouse that satisfies the second selection condition is extracted from the plurality of warehouses extracted in the first stage. In the second stage, if only one warehouse is extracted, this warehouse is selected. On the other hand, when a plurality of warehouses are extracted in the second stage, the process proceeds to the third stage.

  In the third stage, a warehouse that satisfies the third selection condition is extracted from the plurality of warehouses extracted in the second stage. In the third stage, if only one warehouse is extracted, this warehouse is selected. On the other hand, when a plurality of warehouses are extracted in the third stage, the process proceeds to the fourth stage.

  In the fourth stage, a warehouse that satisfies the additional selection condition is extracted from the plurality of warehouses extracted in the third stage. In the fourth stage, if only one warehouse is extracted, this warehouse is selected. In the fourth stage, when a plurality of warehouses are extracted, one warehouse may be selected from these warehouses according to a predetermined algorithm.

  The output unit 103 outputs a goods storage instruction to the warehouse selected by the selection unit 102. This warehousing instruction may be included in, for example, a warehouse instruction sheet. The output of the warehouse instruction may be performed, for example, by transmitting the warehouse instruction to the warehouse terminal 30 corresponding to the warehouse selected by the selection unit 102. In another example, the warehouse instruction may be output by being printed by a printer connected to the management apparatus 20. In this case, the warehouse instruction may be sent to the warehouse by mail.

  The notification unit 104 may notify the user of the warehouse selected by the selection unit 102. This notification may be performed, for example, by transmitting an e-mail to the user terminal 10. In other examples, this notification may be made by posting information on a web page for the user. The web page may have a mechanism in which access by other users is prohibited by, for example, a well-known access restriction technique. Note that the notification by the notification unit 104 may not be performed. That is, the user may not be informed of the warehouse selected by the selection unit 102.

Operation FIG. 8 is a sequence chart showing an example of the operation of the management system 1. This operation is performed when the user deposits the package in the warehouse.

  In step S <b> 1, warehousing application information is transmitted from the user terminal 10 to the management device 20 in accordance with a user operation. In this example, the warehousing application information includes a package ID “001”, an item type “food”, and a collection destination address “X city...”.

  In step S <b> 2, the specifying unit 101 specifies the storage condition of the article according to the warehousing application information received from the user terminal 10. In this example, the warehousing application information includes the type of article “food”. The storage condition table 120 illustrated in FIG. 4 stores the storage condition “refrigerated” in association with the item type “food”. In this case, the storage condition of “refrigeration” is specified.

  In step S3, the selection unit 102 selects a warehouse satisfying the selection condition as shown in FIG. 7 from a plurality of warehouses. Hereinafter, a specific example of the warehouse selection method will be described.

  First, in the first stage, a warehouse satisfying the storage condition “refrigeration” specified in step S2 is extracted from a plurality of warehouses. In the warehouse database 110 shown in FIG. 3, specifications “temperature zone: refrigeration,...” Are stored in association with warehouse IDs “warehouse A”, “warehouse B”, and “warehouse C”. On the other hand, the specification “temperature zone: normal temperature” is stored in association with the warehouse ID “warehouse D”. This is because warehouses A to C have a storage space that can be stored refrigerated, but warehouse D only has a storage space that can be stored at room temperature, and does not have a storage space that can be stored refrigerated. It shows that. In this case, since the warehouses A to C satisfy the storage condition of “refrigeration”, the warehouses A to C are extracted.

  In the second stage, an empty warehouse is extracted from the warehouses A to C. In the warehouse database 110 illustrated in FIG. 3, the availability status “available” is stored in association with the warehouse IDs “warehouse A” and “warehouse B”. On the other hand, the vacancy status “no vacancy” is stored in association with the warehouse ID “warehouse C”. This indicates that warehouses A and B have vacancy, but warehouse C has no vacancy. In this case, empty warehouses A and B are extracted.

  In the third stage, a warehouse close to the user's location is extracted from the warehouses A and B. In this example, the warehousing application information includes the address “X city... The address of the pickup destination indicates the location of the user. In the warehouse database 110 shown in FIG. 3, the warehouse address “X city...” Is stored in association with the warehouse ID “warehouse A”. This address “X city...” Indicates the location of the warehouse A. Further, the warehouse address “Y city...” Is stored in association with the warehouse ID “warehouse B”. This address “Y city” indicates the location of warehouse B. Here, compared with the distance between two points indicated by the address “X city...” Of the collection destination and the address “Y city... Assume that the distance between two points indicated by the address “X city...” Of the warehouse A is small. In this case, since the warehouse A is closer to the collection destination than the warehouse B, the warehouse A is extracted. Since one warehouse A is extracted in the third stage, this warehouse A is selected.

  In step S4, the notification unit 104 notifies the user of the warehouse selected in step S3. Specifically, the notification unit 104 transmits an e-mail in which information indicating that the storage destination of the package with the package ID “001” is the warehouse A is described to the user terminal 10.

  In addition, the notification unit 104 may post information indicating that the storage destination of the package with the package ID “001” is the warehouse A on the web page for the user. In this case, the storage 24 of the management apparatus 20 stores page data indicating this web page. By editing this page data, information indicating that the storage destination of the package with the package ID “001” is the warehouse A is posted. For example, the page data is transmitted from the communication interface 23 of the management apparatus 20 to the user terminal 10 in response to a request from the user terminal 10. When the user terminal 10 receives the page data from the management device 20, the user terminal 10 displays the web page indicated by the received page data.

  In step S <b> 5, the output unit 103 generates a warehouse instruction for instructing goods to be stored in the warehouse selected in step S <b> 3. In this example, a warehouse instruction sheet for instructing storage of a package with the package ID “001” into the warehouse A is generated. Further, the warehouse instruction includes collection information included in the warehousing application information. This collection information includes the address “X city...” Of the collection destination.

  In step S6, the output unit 103 outputs the warehouse instruction sheet generated in step S5. Specifically, the output unit 103 transmits instruction data indicating a warehouse instruction to the warehouse terminal 30A corresponding to the warehouse A. When the warehouse terminal 30A receives the instruction data from the management device 20, the warehouse terminal 30A outputs the warehouse instruction indicated by the received instruction data. This output may be performed, for example, by displaying an instruction sheet on the display 35 or may be performed by printing with a printer connected to the warehouse terminal 30A. The warehouse instructions output in this way are received by employees of the warehouse A, for example.

  In step S7, the package is collected from the address of the collection destination according to the contents of the warehouse instruction. The collection of the packages may be performed, for example, by a carrier who has received a request from a warehouse employee. In this example, the warehouse instruction includes the address “X city... In this case, the carrier goes to the collection address “X city...” To pick up the package and carries the received package to the warehouse A. This luggage is stored in warehouse A.

  In step S8, the management device 20 is notified that the storage of the package has been completed in response to the storage of the package in the warehouse. Specifically, a message indicating that the receipt of the package having the package ID “001” is completed is transmitted from the communication interface 33 of the warehouse terminal 30A to the management device 20.

  In step S9, the notification unit 104 notifies the user that the storage of the package has been completed. Specifically, the notification unit 104 transmits to the user terminal 10 an e-mail in which information indicating that the storage of the package with the package ID “001” is completed. Further, the notification unit 104 may post information indicating that the storage of the package having the package ID “001” is completed on the web page for the user, as in step S4 described above.

  According to the present embodiment, a warehouse satisfying the storage condition corresponding to the article is selected from a plurality of warehouses, and entry of the article into the warehouse is instructed. Can be stocked. Further, when an empty warehouse is selected according to the second selection condition shown in FIG. 7, the operating rate of the warehouse is improved. When a warehouse close to the user's location is selected according to the third selection condition shown in FIG. 7, the shipping cost for collection is reduced. When a warehouse having a small difference between the size of the storage space of the warehouse and the size of the article or the container for storing the article is selected according to the additional selection condition shown in FIG. 7, the storage efficiency is improved. When a warehouse with a low storage cost is selected according to another additional selection condition shown in FIG. 7, the storage cost can be suppressed.

Modified Embodiment The above-described embodiment is an example of the present invention. This embodiment may be modified as follows. Moreover, you may implement combining the following modifications.

Modification 1
In the embodiment described above, when the storage condition is included in the warehousing application information, the specifying unit 101 may specify the storage condition included in the warehousing application information. This storage condition may be a storage condition according to the type of the article, or may be a storage condition that does not depend on the article. For example, when the warehousing application information includes a storage condition “with photographing service”, the storage condition is specified. In this case, a warehouse that provides a photography service, specifically, a warehouse having a photography booth is selected.

  In addition, when both the article type and the storage condition are included in the warehousing application information, both the storage condition according to the article type and the storage condition included in the warehousing application information may be specified.

Modification 2
In the above-described embodiment, the example of specifying the storage condition according to the type of the article has been described, but the method for specifying the storage condition of the article is not limited to this. For example, article information may be stored in the storage condition table 120 shown in FIG. 4 instead of the article type. This item information may be, for example, the size, nature, material, brand name, or price of the item or the container in which the item is placed. In this case, the specifying unit 101 refers to the storage condition table 120 and specifies storage conditions corresponding to the article information included in the warehousing application information.

Modification 3
The method of notifying the management device 20 that the cargo has been received is not limited to the method described in the above-described embodiment. For example, the employee of the warehouse may notify the operator of the management system 1 that the storage of the package has been completed by telephone or other notification means.

Modification 4
The method of selecting a warehouse is not limited to the example described in the above-described embodiment. For example, a warehouse may be selected as follows. First, the first weight to the fourth weight are respectively added to the warehouse satisfying the first selection condition, the second selection condition, the third selection condition, and the additional selection condition shown in FIG. Among the first to fourth weights, the first weight is the largest, and decreases in the order of the second weight, the third weight, and the fourth weight. For example, the first weight is a value of “10”, the second weight is a value of “5”, the third weight is a value of “3”, and the fourth weight is “1”. Value. Subsequently, the sum of the added weights is calculated for each warehouse. Then, the warehouse having the largest total weight may be selected.

Modification 5
In the above-described embodiment, when an image indicating an article is included in the article information, the type of the article may be determined by analyzing the image. For this determination, for example, a known image recognition technique such as pattern matching may be used.

Modification 6
The availability of the warehouse may be stored in the storage 34 of the warehouse terminal 30. In this case, the management device 20 obtains the free space stored in the storage 34 by making a request to each warehouse terminal 30.

Modification 7
In the management system 1, user information may be registered in advance. This user information includes information such as the user's address, name, telephone number, and e-mail address. The registered user information is stored in the storage 24, for example. In this case, the user's address and e-mail address may be read from the storage 24 and used.

Modification 8
In the above-described embodiment, the program for realizing the function of the management device 20 or the warehouse terminal 30 may be executed by a single processor 21 or 31, or simultaneously or sequentially by two or more processors 21 or 31. May be executed.

Modification 9
In the above-described embodiment, the function of the management device 20 may be implemented in a single device or may be separately implemented in a plurality of devices. For example, the function of the management device 20 may be implemented in the front system and the backbone system. In this case, the front system performs processing such as reception of warehousing application information and notification to the user. The core system performs processing such as specifying storage conditions, selecting a warehouse, generating and outputting instructions.

Modification 10
The steps of processing performed in the management system 1 are not limited to the examples described in the above-described embodiments. The steps of this process may be interchanged as long as there is no contradiction. Further, the present invention may be provided as a method including steps of processing performed in the management system 1.

Modification 11
The present invention may be provided as a program executed in the management device 20 or the warehouse terminal 30. This program may be downloaded via a network such as the Internet. These programs are provided in a state where they are recorded on a computer-readable recording medium such as a magnetic recording medium (magnetic tape, magnetic disk, etc.), an optical recording medium (optical disk, etc.), a magneto-optical recording medium, or a semiconductor memory. May be.

Modification 12
In the embodiment described above, the selection unit 102 may select a warehouse according to a condition requested from the warehouse in addition to the storage condition. This condition may be transmitted from the warehouse terminal 30 to the management apparatus 20 and stored in the warehouse database 110, for example. This condition may include, for example, information on an article that is desired to be stored or information on an article that is not desired to be stored. The article information may be information indicating the article itself, such as an article type and identification information, an article having a high turnover rate, an article having a long planned storage period, an article having a small size, or a container having a small size. Information such as an article may be information indicating the article based on storage conditions.

  For example, it is assumed that the condition requested by the warehouse A includes “brand back” as information on articles desired to be stored and “used clothing” as information on articles not desired to be stored. In this case, when the warehouse A satisfies the storage condition and the article information included in the warehousing application information indicates “brand back”, the warehouse A may be selected. On the other hand, when the article information included in the warehousing application information indicates “used clothes”, the warehouse A may be excluded from selection candidates.

Modification 13
In the embodiment described above, the warehousing instruction may be performed directly to the carrier. For example, the warehousing instruction may be directly notified to the carrier. In this case, the carrier may collect the user's luggage according to the warehousing instruction.

  In another example, the warehousing instruction may be given to the user. For example, the warehousing instruction may be notified to the user in step S4 described above. In this case, the user may ship the package to the warehouse indicated by the warehousing instruction.

  In another example, the warehousing instruction is notified to the employees of the warehouse, but the user may not be notified. In this case, the user may ship the package to the representative address of the warehouse. This representative address may be, for example, an address of a place where a package is distributed to a plurality of warehouses. When the warehouse employee receives the package shipped from the user, the employee delivers the package to the warehouse indicated by the entry instruction.

1: management system, 10: user terminal, 20: management device, 30: warehouse terminal, 101: identification unit, 102: selection unit, 103: output unit, 104: notification unit

Claims (11)

A specific unit that specifies storage conditions for the article in response to a request for depositing the article;
A selection unit for selecting a storage location that satisfies the specified storage conditions from a plurality of storage locations;
A management device comprising: an output unit that outputs an instruction to store the article to the selected storage location. The management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the selection unit selects a storage location that satisfies the storage condition according to the specified storage condition and specifications of each of the plurality of storage locations. The management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the deposit request includes a type of the article, and the specifying unit specifies a storage condition predetermined for the type of the article. The deposit request includes storage conditions for the article,
The management device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the specifying unit specifies the storage condition included in the deposit request. The management device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the selection unit selects a storage location from the plurality of storage locations according to the storage conditions and availability of the plurality of storage locations. . The selection unit selects a storage location from the plurality of storage locations according to the storage conditions and the relationship between the location of the user who made the deposit request and the locations of the plurality of storage locations. The management apparatus according to any one of 1 to 5. The deposit request includes the size of the article or the container in which the article is placed,
The selection unit may select a storage location from the plurality of storage locations according to the storage conditions and the difference between the storage space size of each of the plurality of storage locations and the size of the article or a container for storing the article. The management device according to any one of claims 1 to 6. The management device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the selection unit selects a storage location from the plurality of storage locations according to the storage conditions and storage costs of the plurality of storage locations. . The selection unit according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the selection unit selects a storage location from the plurality of storage locations according to the storage conditions and conditions requested from the plurality of storage locations. Management device. A specific unit that specifies storage conditions for the article in response to a request for depositing the article;
A selection unit for selecting a storage location that satisfies the specified storage conditions from a plurality of storage locations;
A management system comprising: an output unit that outputs an instruction for warehousing the article to the selected storage location. On the computer,
Identifying storage conditions for the article in response to a deposit request for the article;
Selecting a storage location that satisfies the specified storage conditions from a plurality of storage locations;
And a step of outputting an instruction for warehousing the article to the selected storage location.

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