TW202401316A - Item bundling management method and device therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is an item bundling management method performed in an electronic device, the item bundling management method including identifying bundling request information including source stock keeping unit (SKU) set information, wherein the source SKU set information includes information on one or more source SKUs, providing picking request information on the one or more source SKUs to an operator terminal based on the bundling request information, acquiring bundling proceeding information from the operator terminal, and updating, based on the bundling proceeding information, stock information on a bundled SKU into which the one or more source SKUs are bundled.

Description

Item tying management method and device

The present invention relates to an article tying management method for tying a single article and managing the article into a tied article and a device for the article tying management method.

With the development of electronic technology, the proportion of e-commerce that purchases items online increases, and customers can obtain e-commerce services and purchase items without going to a shopping mall or a market. In order to respond to various order requests from customers, the e-commerce service provisions various products and performs inventory management. However, in some cases, the sales price of a particular product is so low that the resources expended to sell a single item exceed the profit that can be obtained from selling the item. To address this, a tying sales method, in which a single item is sold together with other items, has been introduced.

A typical tying sales method involves simply tying individual products together and creating a new barcode, which can result in a lack of differentiation between individual products and the tied products, making inventory management difficult. Additionally, since the number of times a worker will need to pick items increases with the number of individual products being bundled, this approach can result in increased demands on human resources and time.

[Technical Target]

The system provides an article tying management method and equipment. The objectives to be achieved by the exemplary embodiments of the present invention are not limited to the objectives described above, and other objectives may be inferred from the following exemplary embodiments. [Technical solutions]

According to one aspect, an item tying management method executed in an electronic device is provided. The item tying management method includes: identifying tying request information including source inventory unit (SKU) set information, wherein the source SKU set The information includes information about one or more source SKUs; providing picking request information about the one or more source SKUs to an operator terminal based on the tying request information; obtaining tying progress information from the operator terminal ; and update the inventory information of the tied SKU to which the one or more source SKUs are tied based on the tying.

According to another aspect, an electronic device for managing item bundling is also provided. The electronic device includes a communication device, a storage device, and a controller configured to control the communication device and the storage device, wherein the The controller is configured to: identify tying request information including source SKU aggregation information, the source SKU aggregation information including information about one or more source SKUs; and send a request to an operator terminal based on the tying request information through the communication device The machine provides picking request information about the one or more source SKUs; obtains tying information from the operator terminal through the communication device; and updates information about the one or more source SKUs based on the tying through the storage device Inventory information of the tied SKU to which the source SKU is tied.

According to another aspect, a terminal for managing item tying is also provided. The terminal includes a communication device, an output device, and an input device, and is operatively coupled to the communication device, the output device, and the A processor of the input device, wherein the processor is configured to: receive, through the communication device, pick request information from an electronic device regarding one or more source SKUs included in a set of source SKUs; through the input The device receives information about a pick location among the first locations where the one or more source SKUs are stored (stow) based on the pick request information; and identifies information about the one or more source SKUs based on the information received in the pick location. Information for multiple source SKUs; identifying a tying to which the one or more source SKUs are tied based on information received in a second location for performing a tying task for the one or more source SKUs SKU information; and transmit tying progress information to the electronic device through the communication device, where the tying progress information includes the information about the one or more source SKUs and the information about the tied SKU.

Details of other example embodiments are included in the following detailed description and accompanying drawings. [Effect]

According to the present invention, profits can be increased by selling the tied items at a low sales profit per unit.

In addition, different inventory unit of measure (SKU) identifications (IDs) can be assigned to a single item and bundled items, thereby achieving the ease of inventory management in a system.

In addition, you can acquire new customers and retain existing customers by increasing the types of items consumers can choose from.

The effects of the present invention are not limited to the effects described above, and those skilled in the art may understand other effects from the following description.

When considering the functions obtained according to the present invention, the terms used in the exemplary embodiments are selected from general terms currently widely used as much as possible, but based on the intentions, habits, emergence of new technologies, or the like of those skilled in the art, this Terms like may be replaced by other terms. Furthermore, in a particular case, any terminology chosen by the applicant of the present invention may be used. In this case, the meanings of these terms may be described in the corresponding description part of the present invention. Therefore, it should be noted that the terms used herein should be interpreted based on their actual meanings and the entire content of this specification, rather than simply based on the names of the terms.

Throughout this specification, when an element is referred to as "including" or "comprising" another element, it should not be construed to exclude the other elements so long as there is no specific conflicting description and the element may include at least one other element. Additionally, for example, the terms "unit" and "module" may refer to a component that performs at least one function or operation, and may be implemented in hardware or software, or may be implemented by a combination of hardware and software.

The expression "at least one of A, B and C" may indicate the following: A alone; B alone; C alone; A and B together, A and C together; B and C together; or A, All three B and C together.

In the present invention, a "terminal" may be implemented as a computer or a portable terminal capable of accessing a server or another terminal through a network. Here, computers may include, for example, a laptop equipped with a web browser, a desktop computer, and a notebook computer. A portable terminal can be a wireless communication device that ensures portability and mobility, and includes any type of handheld wireless communication device, such as a tablet PC, a smart phone, a communication-based terminal, such as International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT), Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (W-CDMA) and Long Term Evolution (LTE).

In the following description, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings so that those skilled in the art can easily practice the present invention. The invention may be embodied in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. In the present invention, an "item" may refer to a single item or may refer to a group of items of the same type. Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 illustrates an item tying management system according to an exemplary embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 1 , an item tying management system 1 may include an electronic device 10 and a user terminal 20 . Figure 1 only shows the components of the item tying management system 1 related to this embodiment. Therefore, those skilled in the art will understand that in addition to the components illustrated in FIG. 1 , other general components may be further included.

The electronic device 10 and the user terminal 20 can communicate with each other through a network 30 . The network 30 includes any one or combination of a local area network (LAN), a wide area network (WAN), a value-added network (VAN), a mobile radio communication network, and a satellite communication network. Moreover, the network 30 is an integrated data communication network that allows the network entities in Figure 1 to communicate smoothly with each other, and may include a wired Internet, a wireless Internet, and a mobile wireless communication network. For example, wireless communications may be Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) LAN, Bluetooth ^™ , Bluetooth Low Energy, ZigBee, Wi-Fi direct (WFD), Ultra-Wideband (UWB), Infrared Data Association (IrDA), and Near Field Communication (NFC), but not limited to this.

The electronic device 10 can identify the tying request information including the source SKU collection information. In this example, a source SKU may be a unit used to identify an item in a distribution center so that the item is sold individually. Source SKU aggregate information may contain information about one or more source SKUs. According to an example embodiment, the tying request information may include information about a pick quantity of each of one or more source SKUs, a tying unit and a location, information about a tied SKU, and tying Task start and end dates. In addition, the source SKU collection information may include at least one of inventory quantity, manufacturer information and identification information for each of one or more source SKUs.

According to an example embodiment, one or more source SKUs may be determined based on at least one of a sales price, a sales volume, and sales term information. For example, among items to be sold individually, items with significantly low sales revenue considering sales price or sales volume, and items with an upcoming sales period but expected low sales volume may be selected as tying target items.

In addition, one or more source SKUs may be determined based on at least one of attribute information about items corresponding to a source SKU and association information between items. For example, a tying task can be proposed for items with similar attributes. Fruits such as apples, bananas and oranges can be sold together. Furthermore, a tying task can be proposed for items that are commonly used together. For example, laundry products such as detergent, laundry soap, and fabric softener may be sold together.

According to an example embodiment, the source SKU collection information may include sales period information. The sales term information may include a sales term type and a sales term. In addition, a sales period type may be one of a regular, an expiration date basis, and a manufacturing date basis. When the electronic device 10 identifies a sales term type from the source SKU collection information, the sales term type of the tied SKU may be determined to be the same as the sales term type of the source SKU collection information. When the electronic device 10 identifies two or more sales term types from the source SKU collection information, and when the sales term types include the validity basis, one of the sales term types of the tied SKU may include the validity basis. When the electronic device 10 identifies two or more sales term types from the source SKU collection information, and when the sales term types include a manufacturing date basis rather than an expiration date basis, one of the sales term types of the tied SKU may include a manufacturing date. Basics. At the same time, in the case where one of the sales term types in the source SKU collection information includes a regular type and one of the other types, unlike the case in which one of the sales term types in the source SKU collection information only contains a regular type, after the tying SKU A sales period type may not contain a regular type.

For example, when the sales period type mapped to the source SKU of the tied SKU includes regular type, expiration date basis, and manufacturing date basis, the sales period type of the tied SKU may include the expiration date basis. Therefore, in the above example, the sales period type of one of the tied SKUs can be (expiry date basis) or (expiry date basis and manufacturing date basis).

At the same time, according to an example embodiment, information about the tied SKU may be determined in part simultaneously with the identification of the tying request information. In this case, a sales term type of the tied SKU can be determined and indicated to an operator prior to an actual tying task. Furthermore, in this case, tying may not be performed when the sales term type of the tied SKU estimated based on the sales term type of the source SKU is different from the sales term type identified based on the information about the tied SKU. That is, when the sales term type of the source SKU to be tied is different from the sales term type of the tied SKU, an operator can be notified that the corresponding tying task is "Tying Not Available", so that the tying task can be corrected The information may provide guidance for performing another tying task.

According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 10 may identify the sales period information of each of the one or more source SKUs and determine the sales of the tied SKU based on an earliest sales period among the sales periods of the one or more source SKUs. Term Information. For example, when the sales dates mapped to the source SKU of the tied SKU are March 5, 2022, October 21, 2022, and April 1, 2023, the sales period of one of the tied SKUs can be determined to be 2022 March 5, year.

According to an example embodiment, the electronic device 10 may assign a tying status value to the tying request information and change the tying status value based on the tying progress information. Tying status values may indicate task waiting, task in progress, task completed, task canceled, and period expiration. According to an example embodiment, electronic device 10 may identify inventory information regarding a second location in which a tying task of one or more source SKUs is performed. Additionally, the electronic device 10 may change the tying status value based on inventory information about the second location. For example, when it is identified that one of the source SKU or the tied SKU is in stock in the second location, the second location may not be suitable to perform a new tying task, and therefore the tying task may not begin. The tying task can be allowed to start in the second location when there is no inventory of the source SKU or the tied SKU in the second location, so a status value "task in progress" can be assigned to the tying request information.

The electronic device 10 may provide picking request information regarding one or more source SKUs to the user terminal 20 based on the tying request information. Here, a user may include an operator who picks an item and performs a tying task.

According to an example embodiment, one or more source SKUs may be stored in at least one first location, and the tied SKUs may be tied in a second location. The first position may be different from the second position. The first location may include a location where an item is stored for transfer between locations and a location where an item is stored for sale. The second location may be one in which only one tying task is performed. According to an example embodiment, the pick request information may include inventory transfer request information associated with one or more source SKUs for transfer from at least one first location to a second location.

According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 10 can obtain the tying progress information from the operator terminal. In addition, the electronic device 10 may update information about one or more source SKUs based on the tying. For example, when three items corresponding to the source SKU are tied to form one item corresponding to the tied SKU, the inventory of the tied SKU may be increased by one. Additionally, the electronic device 10 may correct an available inventory quantity based on updated inventory information regarding the tied SKU. In other words, the available inventory quantity can be determined based on the increased inventory of the tied SKU.

According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 10 may receive at least one of bundling quantity information and identification information for each of one or more source SKUs from the user terminal 20 . In addition, the electronic device 10 may receive identification information about the bundled SKU from the user terminal 20 . For example, when performing a tying task, the user terminal 20 can scan the barcode of each source SKU and scan the barcode of the tied SKU that completes the tying task. Using this method, the operator can transmit a tying task status to the electronic device 10 . Based on the identification information, the electronic device 10 can update the inventory information of the source SKU and the tied SKU. According to an example embodiment, identification information about one or more source SKUs may be mapped to identification information about the tied SKUs. That is, by identifying the tied SKU, individual items included in the corresponding tied items can be identified.

The electronic device 10 may update inventory information about the tied SKU to which one or more source SKUs are tied based on the tying. According to an example embodiment, the tying progress information may include information about a picking location for picking one or more source SKUs based on the picking request information. In addition, the picking location may be selected from at least one first location based on sell-by information regarding at least one source SKU. For example, a location where an item with an upcoming sale period is stored may be selected as a pick location.

According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 10 may provide storage information about the tied SKU to the user terminal 20 . The user can perform a storage task of a tied item by transferring the item corresponding to the tied SKU from the second location to the first location based on the storage information.

According to an example embodiment, the electronic device 10 may compare a sales volume of each of one or more source SKUs with a sales volume of the tied SKU. In addition, the electronic device 10 can correct the tying request information based on a comparison result. For example, when the sales volume of the tied SKU is significantly higher than the sales volume of each source SKU, you can plan to assign more source SKUs to the tied SKU or increase the number of source SKUs to be assigned to a tied SKU. unit. Or vice versa, the discount rate of the tied SKU can be increased and the conversion of the source SKU to the tied SKU can be reduced.

The electronic device 10 of the present invention can be included in a server for setting a tying plan and providing the tying plan to the user terminal 20, so that the user terminal 20 selects the source SKU, and the tying source SKU And generate an installation of one of the bundled SKUs. In addition, the user terminal 20 of the present invention may be a terminal used to access the server and receive tying related information.

FIG. 2 illustrates an item tying process according to an exemplary embodiment.

Referring to Figure 2, a supplier can move an item to be sold to a location where the corresponding item is stored. In this location, items can be received and stored. In this procedure, item receipt and storage information can be transmitted to a warehouse management system (WMS). In addition, item receipt information can be transmitted from the WMS to a supply chain management (SCM).

According to an example embodiment, after storing an item in a location, the SCM may create a tying plan for tying the item and transmit a tying instruction including the tying plan to the location and the WMS. The tying instruction can include a SKU ID of the source SKU, a manufacturer ID, a code and quantity information. In addition, the tying instruction can also include the SKU ID of the tied SKU, a manufacturer ID, a bar code and quantity information. Moreover, the tying instruction may include a start date and an end date of the tying task and packaging information about the tied SKU. Packaging information for a tied SKU indicates information about the tied items to be packed into a box during the process of packaging the tied items corresponding to the tied SKU into a box that originally contained a single item corresponding to the source SKU. A quantity of information. According to an example embodiment, the SKU ID may be an external identifier recognized outside the distribution center, and the vendor ID may be an internal identifier recognized within the distribution center.

According to an example embodiment, the tying instruction may have a status value, and the possible status values are as follows: a task waiting status, a task in progress status, a task completion status, a task cancellation status, and an expiration status. The task waiting state may be one of the initial states of the tying plan and indicates a state in which picking has not yet started. Only tasks in the task waiting state can be transferred to the task in progress state. To do this, you may need an explicit instruction to transition the tying plan from the task waiting state to the task in progress state, or you may need to enter a location to which the source SKU is to be moved in the corresponding instruction. The inventory reduction or increase of both the source SKU and the tied SKU can only occur when the task is in progress, and the tying plan cannot be modified or removed while the task is in progress. The user can forcibly terminate the tying task in the task-in-progress state, and in this case, the status of the tying command can be returned to the task waiting state. The task completion status may indicate that all tying tasks have been completed and may be a status in which the inventory of both the completed source SKU and the tied SKU is reduced or increased. Additionally, transition to the task completed state can occur only from the task in progress state. A period expired status may indicate that the tying task is no longer possible because the tying task end date has passed. In this case, a new tying instruction can be generated for a new tying task.

Upon receiving the tying instruction, the WMS can determine which tying plan is assigned to which operator at which location. Alternatively, the WMS may select a pick location to perform a task based on the tying plan transmitted by the operator in the location, and proceed with the tying plan for the source SKU stored in that location. Based on this, the operator can pick an item corresponding to the source SKU in the location and move the picked item to a tying location. In this example, item transfer information can be transmitted to WMS. The item transfer information may include pick information including the SKU ID and pick quantity of the source SKU and transfer information indicating moving an item from a buffer location to a tying location. Here, a buffer location may indicate a space where items are temporarily stored for transfer between locations.

According to an example embodiment, when the tying instruction is in the task waiting state, the user can scan an identifier of the tying location for executing the tying task to transition to the task in progress state. After this, inventory reduction or increase based on the tying task can occur in the corresponding tying location. A tying plan can be implemented in a tying location, and when the source SKU or the tied SKU is in stock in the tying location, the tying task does not need to be executed. The tying location may be different from the one where item picking is performed, and may be a separate location used only to perform the tying task. In the tying position, inventory can be allowed to be reduced or increased and the manufacturing date or expiry date information of various SKUs can be integrated. Additionally, the tying position may be a point at which an item is to be moved from a storage position to the tying position or in a reverse manner.

The user can then pick the source SKU and move the picked inventory to the tying location. To this end, the user can use one of the user's terminals to identify identification information about the source SKU, store the source SKU in a storage unit, and deliver the corresponding storage unit to the tying location. When the source SKU moved to the bundling position contains the same SKU with different manufacturing dates or expiration dates, all units of the corresponding source SKU can be adjusted to reflect the most conservative manufacturing date or expiration date. In other words, SKUs with different manufacturing dates or expiration dates can be unified to correspond to the earliest manufacturing date or expiry date.

According to an example embodiment, when an item arrives at the tying location, a hard tying task of an actual item may be performed, and one of the tying items that has completed the tying task may be moved back to the location for storage again. The tied items that have completed the tying task can be converted from the source SKU to the tied SKU and then stored. This SKU conversion task can be performed in the tying location or in a process that stores the tied items in the location. For example, when the tied item is moved to the buffer position, identification information about the tied item may be recognized in the buffer position, allowing SKU conversion to be performed.

After the item's SKU is converted, the inventory information can be updated in the WMS, which can cause the inventory of the source SKU to decrease and the inventory of the tied SKU to increase. Specifically, users can use WMS to reduce the inventory of source SKUs and increase the inventory of bundled SKUs to manage inventory information. The manufacturing date or expiration date of one of the bundled SKUs can be determined as the most conservative manufacturing date or expiration date of the source SKU. In addition, when completing the tying task, the user can transmit the inventory change information to an IAP. In this example, an inventory decrease or increase may occur that does not exceed the number of units in the tying location in which the tying task is performed.

The tied SKUs that have completed the tie-in task can be moved to the location and stored again. In this procedure, item transfer information can be transmitted to WMS. The item transfer information may include storage information including the SKU ID of the tied SKU and the storage quantity, and transfer information indicating moving an item from the tying location to the buffer location through the storage unit. Thereafter, to store the tied items, the SCM can create an inventory transfer plan and transmit the inventory transfer plan to an operator in the location. The operator may store the tied items in one of the appropriate buffer locations based on an inventory transfer schedule. Since the source SKU and the tied SKU are managed as different SKUs, different sales prices can be determined for the source SKU and the tied SKU. Due to this, the SCM can transmit an accounting instruction to the WMS to set the sales price of a newly generated bundled SKU.

According to an example embodiment, a distribution center including a location where an item is stored may be different from a distribution center including a tying location where tying tasks are performed, and this is only an example. Even within the same distribution center, tying tasks can still be performed in one predetermined area and item storage can be performed in another area.

Users can view tying instructions and status lists through WMS. In addition, the status value conversion from the task waiting state to the task in progress state can be performed through the corresponding list, and inventory information can be managed through WMS. Moreover, users can select one of the tying plans through WMS, view a tying instruction related to the corresponding plan, and view the details of the tying instruction.

According to an example embodiment, when the tying instruction is in a task waiting state, in response to the user inputting a task start instruction through a user interface, the user terminal may be provided with information about picking for executing a picking task. Get location information. In this example, pick locations can be provided sequentially starting from the most recent removal order date of the stored source SKU. The removal order date of the source SKU can refer to a date on which the item is to be removed based on expiration date or manufacturing date.

According to an example embodiment, when the tying instruction is in the task waiting state and the task in progress state, the user can view the picking location information for picking the source SKU. In this example, the pick location information may indicate a location selected by the operator from various locations where the source SKU is stored. Alternatively, the picking location information may indicate a location specified by electronic device 10 based on information about the stored source SKU. The user can view a location identifier, a source SKU ID, a source SKU name of the picking location of the source SKU, and the number of units of the source SKU stored in the corresponding picking location. In an exemplary embodiment, "viewed by the user" may include obtaining information about the corresponding SKU and location through the user terminal. For example, the user can use the user terminal to obtain identification information about the picking position, and through this, the electronic device 10 can identify that the corresponding user is in the picking position. In addition, the user can use the user terminal to obtain identification information about a SKU, so that the electronic device 10 can identify the SKU processed by the user based on the obtained identification information about the SKU.

According to an example embodiment, when the tying instruction is in the task-in-progress state, the user can view the tying location information scanned to start the tying task and instruct a tying start through the user interface to update the inventory information. Through the terminal, users can check the tying quantity of one of the source SKUs and the generated quantity of one of the tying SKUs. In response to the tying task being executed, the user can enter the number of units of the tying SKU by identifying identification information about the tying SKU or directly entering a task number. Identification information about the bundled SKU can be identified by scanning a code. In this case, each time the barcode is scanned, the number of units of the bundled SKU can be increased by one. In addition, users can scan the identifier of the tied SKU or enter a production quantity that does not exceed one of the planned production quantities of the tied SKU. Meanwhile, in an exemplary embodiment, the user can provide the electronic device 10 with information on the generated quantity of the tied SKU by inputting identification information on the tied SKU to the user terminal and then inputting the quantity.

FIG. 3 illustrates a screen displaying a tying instruction according to an exemplary embodiment. The tying instruction 300 in FIG. 3 can be recognized in the user terminal 20 .

According to an example embodiment, the tying instruction 300 may include tying plan information 310, source SKU information 320, tied SKU information 330, and picking location information 340. The tying plan information 310 may include a tying plan number, information about a distribution center with a tying location, a tying plan creation date, tying task start and end dates, identification information about the tying location, a Task status value and packaging information about the bundled SKU. Tying program numbers can include an external number for management outside the distribution center and an internal number for management inside the distribution center. The source SKU information 320 may include a source SKU ID, a SKU name, a tying unit, a picking quantity, and a tying completion quantity (ie, a quantity of the tying source SKU). The tying SKU information 330 may include a tying SKU ID, a SKU name, a production quantity, a tying ratio of the source SKU, and a tying completion quantity (ie, a quantity of the tying SKU). The picking location information 340 may include a location identifier, a source SKU ID, a source SKU name, and a source SKU inventory quantity in the corresponding location.

According to an exemplary embodiment, a user can change a tying plan status value in the tying plan information 310 . For example, through a user interface including a task start button 311, the user can change the tying plan from a task waiting state to a task starting state and start executing the picking and tying tasks.

FIG. 4 illustrates a tying task screen according to an exemplary embodiment.

According to an example embodiment, a tying task screen 400 may include tying information 410 and source SKU information 420. The tying information 410 may include a tying plan number, a once-tied SKU ID, a once-tied SKU name, a number of planned tyings, a tying unit of a source SKU, packaging information about the tied SKU, and Status value information about a tying plan. Tying program numbers may include an external number for management outside a distribution center and an internal number for management within the distribution center. An operator can cancel the tying plan currently in progress through a user interface including a task cancel button 411 . In addition, the tying information 410 may further include tying location information 412 and tying production quantity information 413. The operator can identify an identifier of a tying location based on the tying location information 412 . Moreover, the operator can instantly input the number of currently generated tied SKUs as the tied generated quantity information 413 . In this example, the number of tied SKUs generated may not exceed the planned number of tied SKUs. When the tying tasks corresponding to the planned tying number are completed, the operator can change the tying plan to a task completion status through a "Complete" button.

The source SKU information 420 may include an item image of the source SKU, a SKU ID, a SKU name, a tying unit, a quantity required for the tying, and inventory quantity information related to the source SKU moved to the tying location. information.

Referring to Figure 4, the planned number of tying units is 720, and one of the tying units of the source SKU is two. Therefore, each tie may require 1440 source SKUs. In this example, a tying task may be initiated when a source SKU corresponding to a desired inventory is moved to the tying location. In the example of Figure 4, 1440 source SKUs are moved to each tying position so that the tying task can be started.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an item tying management method according to an exemplary embodiment. An electronic device may be the electronic device 10 of the item tying management system 1 . One user terminal may be the user terminal 20 of the item tying management system 1 .

In operation S501, the electronic device may identify tying request information including source SKU collection information. In this example, the source SKU collection information can contain information about one or more source SKUs. According to an example embodiment, the tying request information may further include information about a pick quantity of each of one or more source SKUs, a tying unit and a location, information about the tied SKU, and a A tying task start date and a tying task end date. In addition, the source SKU collection information may include at least one of inventory quantity, manufacturer information and identification information for each of one or more source SKUs. According to an example embodiment, one or more source SKUs may be determined based on at least one of a sales price, a sales volume, and sales term information. In addition, one or more source SKUs may be determined based on at least one of attribute information about items corresponding to a source SKU and association information between items.

According to an example embodiment, the source SKU collection information may include sales period information, the sales period information may include a sales period type and a sales period, and a sales period type may be a regular, an expiration date basis, and a manufacturing date basis. One of them. According to an example embodiment, when a sales term type is identified from the source SKU collection information, the sales term type of the tied SKU may be the same as the sales term type of the source SKU collection information. When two or more sales term types are identified from the source SKU aggregate information, and when an expiration basis is included, one of the sales term types of the tied SKU may include an expiration basis. When two or more sales period types are identified from the source SKU aggregate information, and when a manufacturing date basis is included instead of an expiration date basis, one of the sales period types of the tied SKU may include a manufacturing date basis. When determining the sales period type of the tied SKU, the electronic device may identify the sales period information for each of the one or more source SKUs and determine the sales period based on an earliest sales period among the sales periods of the one or more source SKUs. Sales period information of bundled SKUs.

According to an example embodiment, the electronic device may assign a tying status value to the tying request information and change the tying status value based on the tying progress information. Additionally, the electronic device can identify inventory information about a second location where a tying task is performed on one or more source SKUs and change the tying status value based on the inventory information about the second location. For example, when there is no inventory reserved in a tying location scanned by an operator, and therefore it is not suitable to start a tying task, the tying plan can be changed from a task waiting state to a task in progress state. Furthermore, when a tying quantity input by a user matches a planned tying quantity, the inventory information can be updated and the task in progress status can be changed to a task completed status.

In operation S502, the electronic device may provide picking request information regarding one or more source SKUs to an operator terminal based on the tying request information. According to an example embodiment, one or more source SKUs may be stored in at least one first location, and the at least one first location may include a location in which an item is stored for transfer between locations and a location in which an item is stored in Items are listed for sale. The tied SKU may be tied in a second location, and the second location may be a separate location for the tying task. According to an example embodiment, the pick request information may include inventory transfer request information associated with one or more source SKUs for transfer from at least one first location to a second location.

In operation S503, the electronic device may obtain tying information from the operator terminal. According to an example embodiment, from the operator terminal, the electronic device may receive identification information about each of one or more source SKUs as tying proceeding information or receive tying quantity information as tying proceeding information. Additionally, the electronic device may receive identification information about the tied SKU from the operator terminal and identify that one or more source SKUs are tied into the tied SKU. According to an example embodiment, identification information about one or more source SKUs may be mapped to identification information about the tied SKUs. According to an example embodiment, the tying progress information may include information about a picking location for picking one or more source SKUs based on the picking request information, and the picking location may be based on information included in the information about at least one source SKU. The sales period information in the information is selected from at least one first position. For example, a location where a source SKU with an upcoming sales period is stored may be selected as the picking location.

In operation S504, the electronic device may update inventory information about the tied SKU to which one or more source SKUs are tied based on the tying. In addition, the electronic device may update information on one or more source SKUs based on the tying.

According to an example embodiment, deposit information regarding the tied SKU may be provided to the operator terminal, and the tied SKU may be deposited in a location based on the deposit information. According to an example embodiment, the electronic device may compare a sales volume of each of the one or more source SKUs with a sales volume of the tied SKU and correct the tying request information. For example, when the sales volume of the tied SKU is significantly higher than the sales volume of the source SKU, the tying quantity may be increased or the units used for tying the source SKU may be increased. When the tied SKU has the same or similar sales volume as the source SKU, the sales price of one of the tied SKU can be reduced to increase an inventory turnover rate.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram of an electronic device used in an item tying management method according to an exemplary embodiment. The electronic device 600 of FIG. 6 may correspond to the electronic device 10 of FIG. 1 .

According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 600 of the present invention may include a communication device 610, a storage device 620 and a controller 630. The components shown in Figure 6 are not essential for implementing the electronic device. Accordingly, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the electronic device 600 described herein may have more or fewer components than those listed above. Meanwhile, in example embodiments, the controller 630 may include at least one processor.

Communication device 610 may communicate with an external device using wired and wireless communication technologies and may include a transceiver. The external device can be a terminal or a server. In addition, for example, the communication technology used by the communication device 610 may include (but is not limited to) Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM), Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Long Term Evolution (LTE), 5G, Wireless LAN (WLAN), Wi-Fi, Bluetooth ^™ , Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), IrDA, ZigBee, NFC and the like.

According to an exemplary embodiment, the communication device 610 can communicate with a user terminal to transmit and receive information. For example, the communication device 610 may transmit picking request information and receive tying progress information to a user terminal. In addition, the communication device 610 can receive tying location identification information, picking location identification information, identification information about a source SKU and identification information about a tied SKU from the user terminal.

The storage device 620 may include a database of an item tying management system. Storage device 620 may include information about a source SKU and a tied SKU and store a tying plan. Additionally, storage device 620 may contain information about one or more distribution centers and locations therein. Location information may include identification information about a location, SKU information about a stored item, and inventory information for each item.

The controller 630 can control the overall operation of the electronic device 600 and process data and signals. According to an exemplary embodiment, the controller 630 may identify tying request information including source SKU collection information and provide picking request information regarding one or more source SKUs to an operator terminal through the communication device 610 . The controller 630 can obtain the tying information from the operator terminal through the communication device 610 and update the inventory information of the tied SKU based on the tying information through the storage device 620 .

Controller 630 may control example embodiments implemented by electronic device 600 through interaction with communication device 610, storage device 620, and components to be further included in electronic device 600.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram of a user terminal used in an item tying management method according to an exemplary embodiment. The user terminal 700 in FIG. 7 may correspond to the user terminal 20 in FIG. 1 .

According to an exemplary embodiment, the user terminal 700 of the present invention may include a communication device 710, an output device 720, an input device 730 and a processor 740. The components depicted in Figure 7 are not essential for implementing the terminal. Accordingly, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the terminals described herein may have more or fewer components than the terminals listed above.

The communication device 710 may communicate with an external device using wired and wireless communication technologies, as described with reference to the communication device 610 of FIG. 6 . According to an example embodiment, the communication device 710 may receive picking request information from the electronic device 600 regarding one or more source SKUs included in a set of source SKUs and transmit tying information to the electronic device.

The output device 720 generates a visual, auditory, or tactile output, and may include at least one of a display, a sound output portion, a tactile portion, and an optical output portion. The display may form a layer structure or an integrated structure with a touch sensor to implement a touch screen. The touch screen can also be used as a user input portion to provide an input interface between the terminal and a user, and at the same time provide an output interface between the terminal and the user.

According to an example embodiment, the output device 720 may output the picking request information received from the electronic device 600 . For example, the output device 720 may output source SKU information, information about a location in which the corresponding source SKU is stored, and information about a pick quantity required for tying.

The input device 730 may include a camera or an image input portion for receiving an image signal input, a microphone or an audio input portion for receiving an audio signal input, or a device for receiving information from a user. or input part (for example, a touch key and a mechanical key). In addition, the input device 730 may include one or more sensors for sensing at least one of information in the terminal, ambient environment information of the terminal, or user information. As an example, the input device 730 may include a proximity sensor, a lighting sensor, a touch sensor, a motion sensor, a finger scan sensor, an optical sensor (eg, a at least one of a camera) and a microphone. At the same time, the terminal of the present invention can use a combination of multiple pieces of information sensed by two or more sensors among the above-mentioned sensors.

According to an example embodiment, the input device 730 may receive information regarding a pick location among first locations where one or more source SKUs are stored based on the pick request information. For example, a user can scan a barcode of the picking location through the input device 730 . Additionally, input device 730 may receive information about one or more source SKUs and information about a tied SKU in the pick location. For example, using the input device 730, the user can scan a SKU ID or barcode of the source SKU and scan a SKU ID or barcode of the bundled SKU.

The processor 740 can control the overall operation of the user terminal 700 and process data and signals. According to an exemplary embodiment, the processor 740 may control the operations of the communication device 710, the output device 720, and the input device 730 to provide order information. Additionally, processor 740 may identify information regarding one or more source SKUs based on information received in the pick location. For example, processor 740 may receive identification information for each of one or more source SKUs and identify a pick quantity of the source SKUs based on a tying plan. Furthermore, processor 740 may identify information regarding the tied SKU based on information received in a second location in which a tying task is performed on one or more source SKUs. For example, the processor 740 may receive identification information regarding the tied SKU and identify a quantity of the tied SKU to be generated based on the tying plan. At the same time, the information recognized by the processor 740 may be based on information received through the communication device 710 or the input device 730. The processor 740 can control example embodiments implemented by the user terminal 700 through interaction with the communication device 710, the output device 720, the input device 730, and components to be further included in the user terminal 700.

Devices according to the embodiments described above may include a processor, memory to store and execute program data, a persistent storage (such as a disk drive), a communication port for communicating with an external device, and A user interface device (such as a touch panel, a key, and a button). Methods implemented by software modules or algorithms may be stored in a computer-readable recording medium as computer-readable program codes or program commands executable by a processor. Here, the computer-readable recording medium may be a magnetic storage medium (for example, a read only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a floppy disk or a hard disk) or an optical read medium (For example, a CD-ROM or a digital versatile disc (DVD)). The computer-readable recording medium can be distributed to computer systems connected through a network so that the computer-readable program code can be stored and executed in a distributed fashion. The media can be read by a computer, stored in a memory and executed by a processor.

This example embodiment may be represented by functional blocks and various processing operations. These functional blocks may be implemented by various numbers of hardware and/or software configurations that perform specific functions. For example, this exemplary embodiment may employ a direct circuit configuration (such as a memory, a processor, a logic circuit, and a lookup table) that can perform various functions under the control of one or more microprocessors or other control devices. ). Similar to components that may be executed by software programming or software components, embodiments may be implemented by programming or scripting languages such as C, C++, Java, and assembly languages, including by data structures, procedures, routines, or Various algorithms implemented in combination with other programmed configurations. Functional aspects may be implemented by algorithms executed by one or more processors. In addition, for example, this exemplary embodiment may employ related technologies for electronic environment setting, signal processing, and/or data processing. The terms "mechanism," "element," "assembly," and "configuration" are used broadly and are not limited to mechanical and physical components. For example, these terms may include the meaning of a series of software routines associated with a processor.

The embodiments described above are only examples, and other embodiments may be implemented within the scope of the following invention claims.

1: Item tying management system 10: Electronic devices 20:User terminal 300: Tying instructions 310:Tying plan information 311:Task start button 320: Source inventory unit of measure (SKU) information 330: Bunded inventory unit (SKU) information 340: Pick location information 400:Tie-in task screen 410:Tying information 411:Task cancel button 412:Tie-in location information 413: Quantity information generated by tying 420: Source inventory unit of measure (SKU) information 600: Electronic devices 610: Communication device 620:Storage device 630:Controller 700: User terminal 710:Communication device 720:Output device 730:Input device 740: Processor S501: Operation S502: Operation S503: Operation S504: Operation

FIG. 1 illustrates an item tying management system according to an exemplary embodiment. FIG. 2 illustrates an item tying process according to an exemplary embodiment. FIG. 3 illustrates a screen displaying a tying instruction according to an exemplary embodiment. FIG. 4 illustrates a tying task screen according to an exemplary embodiment. FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an item tying management method according to an exemplary embodiment. FIG. 6 is a block diagram of an electronic device used in an item tying management method according to an exemplary embodiment. FIG. 7 is a block diagram of a user terminal used in an item tying management method according to an exemplary embodiment.

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An item tying management method executed in an electronic device, the item tying management method includes: Identifying tying request information that includes source inventory unit of measure (SKU) aggregate information, where the source SKU aggregate information includes information about one or more source SKUs; Provide picking request information regarding the one or more source SKUs to an operator terminal based on the tying request information; Obtain tying progress information from the operator terminal; and Information is updated based on the tying, regarding the inventory information of a tied SKU to which the one or more source SKUs are tied. For example, the item tying management method of claim 1 further includes updating the information about the one or more source SKUs based on the tying. As requested, the item tying management method of item 1, wherein the obtaining of the tying progress information includes receiving identification information about each of the one or more source SKUs from the operator terminal, and The item tying management method further includes receiving identification information about the tied SKU from the operator terminal. The item tying management method of claim 3, wherein the identification information about the one or more source SKUs is mapped to the identification information about the tied SKU. As claimed in item 1, the item tying management method further includes providing storage information about the tied SKU to the operator terminal. For example, if the item tying management method of item 1 is requested, the tying request information further includes: Information about a location, a bundling unit and a pick quantity for each of the one or more source SKUs; Information about the tied SKU; and a tying task start date and a tying task end date, and The source SKU collection information includes at least one of inventory quantity, manufacturer information and identification information of each of the one or more source SKUs. For example, claim the item tying management method of item 1, wherein the one or more source SKUs are determined based on at least one of a sales price, a sales volume and sales period information. For example, if the item tying management method of item 1 is requested, the source SKU collection information includes sales period information, The sales term information includes a sales term type and a sales term, and The sales period type is one of a validity period basis and a manufacturing date basis. If the item tying management method of item 8 is requested, wherein when a sales period type is identified from the source SKU collection information, the sales period type of the tied SKU is the same as the sales period type of the source SKU collection information, When two or more sales term types are identified from the source SKU aggregate information, and when the validity basis is included, one of the sales term types of the tied SKU includes the validity basis, and When two or more sales term types are identified from the source SKU aggregate information, and when the manufacturing date basis is included instead of the expiration date basis, one of the sales term types of the tied SKU includes a manufacturing date basis. If the item tying management method of item 8 is requested, it further includes: Identify the sell-by period information for each of the one or more source SKUs; and The sales period information about the tied SKU is determined based on the earliest sales period among the sales periods of the one or more source SKUs. For example, the item tying management method of claim 1, wherein the one or more source SKUs are determined based on at least one of correlation information between items and attribute information about an item corresponding to a source SKU. If the item tying management method of claim 1 is requested, the one or more source SKUs are stored in at least one first location, The tied SKU is tied in a second position, and The at least one first location includes a location where an item is stored for transfer between locations and a location where an item is stored for sale. The item tying management method of claim 12, wherein the picking request information includes inventory transfer request information associated with the one or more source SKUs for transfer from the at least one first location to the second location. The item tying management method of claim 12, wherein the tying progress information includes information about a picking location for picking the one or more source SKUs based on the picking request information, and The pick location is selected from the at least one first location based on sell-by information included in the information about the one or more source SKUs. For example, the item tying management method of claim 1 further includes: assign a tying status value to the tying request information; and The tying status value is changed based on the tying progress information. For example, the item tying management method of claim 15 further includes: Identify inventory information about a second location in which a tying task is performed for one or more source SKUs; and The tying status value is changed based on the inventory information about the second location. For example, the item tying management method of claim 1 further includes: Compare the sales volume of each of the one or more source SKUs to the sales volume of the tied SKU; and The tying request information is corrected based on a result of the comparison. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium, which includes a computer program for executing the item tying management method of claim 1. An electronic device for managing item tying, the electronic device includes: a communication device; a storage device; and a controller configured to control the communication device and the storage device, where the controller is configured to: Identifying tying request information that includes source inventory unit of measure (SKU) aggregate information that includes information about one or more source SKUs; Provide picking request information regarding the one or more source SKUs to an operator terminal based on the tying request information through the communication device; Obtain tying information from the operator terminal through the communication device; and Information is updated through the storage device based on the tying, and inventory information about a tied SKU to which the one or more source SKUs are tied. A terminal for managing item tying, the terminal includes: a communication device; an output device; an input device; and a processor operably coupled to the communication device, the output device and the input device, where the processor is configured to: Receive, through the communication device, picking request information from an electronic device regarding one or more source SKUs included in a set of source inventory units (SKUs); receiving, through the input device, information regarding a picking location among the first locations where the one or more source SKUs are stored based on the picking request information; Identify information about the one or more source SKUs based on the information received in the pick location; Identifying information regarding a tying SKU to which the one or more source SKUs are tied based on information received in a second location for performing a tying task for the one or more source SKUs; and The tying progress information is transmitted to the electronic device through the communication device, and the tying progress information includes the information about the one or more source SKUs and the information about the tied SKU.