TW202305683A - A method for managing item inventory and an apparatus for the same - Google Patents

Abstract

A method of managing item inventory information according to example embodiments may include confirming store identification information for identifying a store from a terminal device of an operator, acquiring receiving information on an item including identification information on the item from the terminal device of the operator, acquiring detailed information on the item on the basis of the receiving information on the item, determining a stowing location of the item, and receiving first information for indicating that the item is stowed at the stowing location from the terminal device of the operator.

Description

Method and device for managing inventory of goods

The invention relates to a method for managing item inventory and its electronic equipment. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method of managing inventory of items in which an operator determines a storage location when receiving an item from a supplier (seller) or fulfillment centers and deposits the item in a warehouse and simplifies 1. Receiving and storage procedures.

The increase in Internet commerce has resulted in an increase in the number of packages delivered to individual homes. However, the growth of "home delivery" is not always convenient for individuals or logistics companies. Packages may be delivered to alternate delivery locations (eg, locations other than the individual's home or work).

In this regard, relevant patent documents include Korean Patent Laid-Open Application 2016-0041029 (April 15, 2016).

[Technical target]

One aspect provides a method for managing item inventory and an electronic device thereof. [Technical solution]

According to an aspect, there is provided a method of managing item inventory information according to an exemplary embodiment, which includes: confirming warehouse identification information for identifying a warehouse from a terminal device of an operator; Acquiring receiving information about an item including identification information about the item; acquiring detailed information about the item based on the receiving information about the item; determining a storage location of the item; and from the terminal device of the operator First information for indicating that the item is stored at the storage location is received.

In addition, the receipt information according to an exemplary embodiment may include purchase order information on the item, date information related to the item, and received quantity information on the item.

Additionally, obtaining the receipt information about the item according to example embodiments may include: providing an input field for selecting one of a production time and an expiration time associated with the item and entering the selected information; and by This input field captures information about this production time or this due time.

In addition, the method of managing item inventory information according to an exemplary embodiment may further include: generating error information when received quantity information on the item is different from order quantity information on the item confirmed based on the purchase order information.

In addition, confirming the storage location for the item according to example embodiments may include: confirming order history information about the item associated with a warehouse; and An unloading location is used to determine the storage location of the item.

In addition, the determination of the storage location according to the exemplary embodiment may determine that the storage location of the item is located at a specific location related to the unloading location when the order quantity of the item related to the warehouse is greater than or equal to a specific value. A location of at least one partition within a distance.

In addition, determining the storage location of the item according to an exemplary embodiment may include: confirming weight information about the item from the detailed information about the item; and determining the item in the warehouse based on the weight information about the item The storage location.

In addition, the determination of the storage position of the item according to the exemplary embodiment may determine the storage position of the item when the weight of the item is greater than or equal to a specific value, wherein the storage height of the item is less than or equal to a specific height One of the locations of at least one partition.

In addition, confirming the storage location of the item according to an example embodiment may include: confirming information related to the disposition of the item based on the received information about the item; and based on the information related to the disposition of the item and The unloading information for delivery to the customer in the warehouse is used to determine the storage location for the item.

Additionally, identifying the storage location with respect to the item according to example embodiments may include: identifying one or more empty partitions in which an item is not stored when an item identical to the item does not exist in the warehouse; and At least one of the identified one or more empty partitions is determined to be the storage location for the item within a series of shortest distances from an unload location for the customer in the warehouse.

In addition, according to the confirmation of the storage location of the item according to the exemplary embodiment, when an item identical to the item is stored in a first section of the warehouse, a location of the first section may be determined as the location of the item. The storage location may further determine a location in a second partition located adjacent to the first partition as the storage location of the article when an available storage quantity of the item in the first partition is less than the storage quantity of the article.

In addition, the first information according to an exemplary embodiment may include storage quantity information indicating a storage quantity of the item, and when the storage quantity of the item is smaller than the order quantity of the item, managing the inventory information of the item The method may further include determining a second storage location different from the storage location.

In addition, confirming the storage location with respect to the item according to an example embodiment may include confirming item storage information corresponding to the warehouse based on the warehouse identification, and the item storage information may include a list including items stored in the warehouse At least one item in each partition and a storage quantity of the at least one item stored in each partition. [effect]

An electronic device according to an exemplary embodiment can perform receiving and storage according to a simplified procedure, thereby quickly achieving inventory management and an update of items.

Since the electronic device according to the exemplary embodiment determines the storage location of the item based on the detailed information on the item and the information on the warehouse, the burden on the operator to store the item can be reduced and an unnecessary occurrence during the process of picking up the item can be reduced. events and an accident.

Since the electronic device according to the exemplary embodiment determines the storage location based on detailed information about the item (such as information related to the handling of the item) and information about the warehouse, it is possible to reduce the risk of damage to the item and allow the operator to easily store and store the item. Pick up items, so that the operator's operating efficiency can be maximized.

An electronic device according to an exemplary embodiment can store storage information of items existing in a warehouse in a list form and calculate remaining quantity information of items based on processed size information, thereby efficiently confirming inventory of items included in each partition And a storage location of an item to be stored is effectively determined based on the storage information.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

When describing exemplary embodiments, descriptions of technical contents that are well known in the technical field to which the present invention pertains and are not directly related to the present invention will be omitted herein. This will more clearly convey the gist of the present invention by omitting unnecessary descriptions.

For the same reason, some components in the drawings are enlarged, omitted or schematically illustrated. Also, a size of each component does not entirely reflect an actual size. In the drawings, the same or corresponding components are assigned the same reference numerals.

The advantages and features of the present invention and the manner of achieving the advantages and features will be clarified with reference to the embodiments described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, this invention may be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein, but the embodiments are provided so that this invention will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of this invention to those skilled in the art. And the present invention is only limited by the scope of the appended claims. The same reference numerals refer to the same components in this specification.

In this case, it should be understood that each block of the flowchart and combinations of flowcharts can be executed by computer program instructions. These computer program instructions may be embodied in a processor of a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, or other programmable data processing equipment, so that the instructions executed by the processor of the computer or other programmable data processing equipment generate A component of the functionality described in the flow diagram block(s). These computer program instructions can use a computer or other programmable data processing equipment to implement a function in a specific way or can be stored in a computer readable memory, and thus use a computer or store in a computer readable memory The instructions may produce an article of manufacture comprising portions of the instructions for performing the functions described in the flowchart block(s). Since computer program instructions can also be embedded in a computer or other programmable data processing equipment, the instructions (a series of operations thereof are executed on the computer or other programmable data processing equipment to generate a computer execution program, thereby operating the computer or Other Programmable Data Processing Devices) may provide operations for performing the functions described in flowchart block(s).

Additionally, each block may represent a module, section, or portion of a code that includes one or more executable instructions for performing specific logical function(s). It should also be noted that in some alternative implementations, the functions noted in the blocks may occur out of order. For example, two blocks shown in succession may be executed substantially in parallel or sometimes two blocks may be executed in reverse order according to corresponding functions.

In this context, the term "~portion" as used in the exemplary embodiments refers to a software or hardware component such as a field programmable gate array (FPGA) or an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) and performs a predetermined function. However, the meaning of the term "~ portion" is not limited to software or hardware. A "~portion" may be formed to be stored in an addressable storage medium or replicated by one or more processors. Thus, as an example, a "~ part" includes components such as software components, object-oriented software components, class components, and task components, as well as processes, functions, properties, procedures, subroutines, code segments, Drivers, firmware, microcode, circuits, data, databases, data structures, tables, arrays, and variables. The functionality provided in components and "~sections" may be combined into fewer components and "~sections" or may be further divided into additional components and "~sections". In addition, components and "~ part" can be implemented to replicate one or more central processing units (CPUs) in a device or a secure multimedia card.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of internal components of an electronic device according to an example embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 1 , internal components of an electronic device 100 are not limited to those shown. The electronic device 100 may include at least one of a processor 110 , a transceiver 120 and a memory 130 .

The processor 110 may process a series of operations for performing a method for managing item supply information according to various exemplary embodiments of the present invention. The processor 110 can control other components of the electronic device 100 . Meanwhile, in an exemplary embodiment, a product may be used as a term referring to a specific item, and the item may be sold to a user in a service related to the electronic device 100 .

In response to requesting a first page about a first product, the processor 110 may confirm detailed information about the first product. In a method of executing at least one program and managing item delivery information of an electronic device 100 related to an item sales service, the processor 110 may execute acquiring order information about an item and providing invoice information based on the order information to a corresponding One of the sellers of the item is one of the terminals. An item according to an example embodiment may be moved from an item storage location associated with a seller to a transit center for item delivery based on invoice information, and may consider the item storage location associated with the seller and the item storage location for item delivery A travel time between transit centers determines a shipment cutoff time for sending items from an item storage location associated with the seller. A program or computer-readable instructions executed by the processor 110 may be pre-stored in the memory 130 or received externally through the transceiver 120 . The processor 110 may provide the first page to a display of the electronic device 100 .

The transceiver 120 can transmit information stored in the memory 130 of the electronic device 100 or processed by the processor 110 to another device or can perform a function of receiving information from another device to the electronic device 100 .

The memory 130 is a component implemented in a predetermined storage space of the electronic device 100 and may include a database in which functions of storing, searching, deleting, editing and adding data can be freely performed. For example, memory 130 may include fields or components for handling the functions of storing, searching, deleting, editing and adding data. The memory 130 can store data related to the electronic device 100 for executing an information providing method. For example, the memory 130 may store instructions or data for one of the processors 110 to perform operations. The memory 130 according to example embodiments may include a database for storing information about items.

Meanwhile, the electronic device 100 according to the exemplary embodiment may execute a method of managing inventory of items in a plurality of warehouses. For example, a warehouse may refer to a storage place in which items ordered by users in an item sales service are stored for delivery of the items to a corresponding user.

According to an example embodiment, a first operator may receive item(s) from an item supplier. The electronic device 100 according to an exemplary embodiment may inform the first operator of the location of a warehouse in which a corresponding item will be stored to the terminal device of the first operator. The first operator may deliver the received item(s) to the informed warehouse. When the first operator arrives at the warehouse, the first operator may use the terminal device to notify the electronic device 100 according to the exemplary embodiment that the warehouse receives the items to be delivered. Through the first page 200 according to the exemplary embodiment displayed on the terminal device, the first operator can notify the electronic device 100 according to the exemplary embodiment of receipt of the item to be delivered. The electronic device 100 according to an example embodiment may verify and confirm receipt of an item to be delivered.

The electronic device 100 according to an exemplary embodiment may confirm receipt of an item to be delivered by a corresponding warehouse and may determine whether receipt of the item is appropriate based on purchase order information about the item. The electronic device 100 according to an exemplary embodiment may determine a location where the received item will be stored when confirming receipt of the item. The electronic device 100 according to an example embodiment may determine a location in a warehouse in which received items are to be stored. For example, the electronic device 100 according to an example embodiment may select one of one or more partitions in the warehouse in which received items will be stored.

Here, the first operator may notify the electronic device 100 according to the exemplary embodiment that the item to be delivered is stored through the second page 300 displayed on the terminal device according to the exemplary embodiment. The electronic device 100 according to an example embodiment may verify and confirm that an item to be delivered is deposited.

When a user using a service orders an item and requests delivery of the item, the electronic device 100 according to an exemplary embodiment may determine whether the item exists in a warehouse near the user using the service and determine (match) a first The second operator unloads and delivers the corresponding items to the user. The second operator can confirm a position of the warehouse and a position of the user through the terminal device and then go to the warehouse, pick up the corresponding items and deliver the corresponding items to the user's position.

Picking may refer to, for example, an operator unloading an item from a storage location to deliver the stored item in the warehouse to an item purchaser according to example embodiments.

The storage location determined by the electronic device 100 according to an exemplary embodiment may, for example, be arbitrarily selected from one or more partitions existing in the corresponding warehouse. However, when one or more of the partitions present in the warehouse are arbitrarily selected as the storage location for the item and when the item is unloaded, it may be difficult for the second operator responsible for unloading the item to deliver the item to an orderer to find the item . For example, when the received item is one of a frequent order that is received frequently from customers who live near the warehouse, the received item may be located near an unloading location in the warehouse. In addition, when one of the received items is very heavy and the received item is located in a high section, the item may be damaged or the second operator may be injured during the procedure of unloading the received item by the second operator. Therefore, the electronic device 100 according to the exemplary embodiment can flexibly and adaptively determine a storage location after receiving the item based on the information about the item and the information about the warehouse.

Hereinafter, a method in which an electronic device according to an exemplary embodiment stores received items into a specific warehouse and determines a storage location will be described in detail.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a first page 200 of managing item inventory information displayed on a terminal device of an operator according to an exemplary embodiment.

The first page 200 according to the exemplary embodiment shown in FIG. 2 is wherein the electronic device 100 according to the exemplary embodiment includes means for receiving one or more pieces of information related to receiving an item from an operator's terminal device One of the pages of the interface to manage item inventory information. The first page 200 may refer to, for example, an item receiving page, a receiving page, or an unloading page.

Referring to FIG. 2, a first page 200 according to an exemplary embodiment may include a sidebar 200a having one or more interfaces through which an operator may select a type of task to perform. The first page 200 may display the sidebar 200a according to the exemplary embodiment in response to, for example, clicking a slider or a specific button in a specific area within the first page 200 . The sidebar 200a according to example embodiments may include at least one interface through which an operator may select a type of task to perform. For example, sidebar 200a may include an interface for an operator to arrive at a warehouse, deliver items to the warehouse, and transmit the fact that the warehouse received the item to electronic device 100 . Sidebar 200a may contain, for example, an identification code (bar code or the like) for identifying affixed to the received item or an identification code (bar code or the like) for the warehouse in which the operator will receive the item. or) one of the first interface 201. When the operator clicks on the first interface 201, the operator's terminal device can be attached to the received item by scanning a page of the identification code (barcode or the like) of the warehouse where the operator will receive the item. An identification code (barcode or the like) or a specific barcode affixed to the item from which information about the item received (such as a name of the item received and purchase order information associated with the item) can be obtained from the scanned barcode, Identification information used to identify the item, date information associated with the item (such as date of manufacture, date of sale and the like), information about the warehouse from which the item was received, and operator identification information used to identify the operator.

That is, based on the identification code acquired by the operator through the first interface 201, the electronic device 100 according to the exemplary embodiment can acquire warehouse identification information for identifying a warehouse, item identification information for identifying received items, and the operator identifying information.

The sidebar 200a according to an exemplary embodiment may include at least one of the following: a second interface 202 for notifying the operator of the electronic device 100 to store items, for notifying the operator of the electronic device 100 to unload or pick up items present in the warehouse A third interface 203 of items contained in the warehouse, an interface for managing some items contained in the warehouse (inventory management), an interface for reporting to the electronic device 100 when an event related to the warehouse occurs (inventory items), and for An interface to report to the electronic device 100 when a removal reason (stock obsolescence) occurs in some items contained in the warehouse.

When the operator's terminal device recognizes the barcode attached to the item received by the operator and acquires information about the identified item through the first interface 201 according to the exemplary embodiment, on the first page 200 according to the exemplary embodiment Above, a receiving process can be performed based on the acquired information about the item. In this case, the first page 200 according to the exemplary embodiment may display a purchase order (PO) of a corresponding item (ie, PO information 204 of a supplier), a name of the corresponding item, or a description for the corresponding item information 205 and a date 206 associated with the corresponding item (such as a date of manufacture, date of sale available, and the like).

When an error occurs in each of the PO information 204, item name or description information 205, and date information 206 associated with the item, the first page 200 according to an example embodiment may further include error(s) for correcting the error interface. Through these interfaces, the first page 200 according to an exemplary embodiment can manage information about items received by the warehouse, thereby achieving efficient inventory management.

The first page 200 according to an exemplary embodiment may further include a fourth interface 207 through which the operator can input a quantity of the item to be received by the operator. The fourth interface 207 may include, for example, a counter or a slider widget capable of receiving an input of a quantity or an amount from an operator.

The first page 200 according to the exemplary embodiment may further include a completion interface 208 for notifying the electronic device 100 that the warehouse has completed receiving the corresponding items when the operator completes the determination of the information items displayed in the interfaces 204 to 207 . When the operator clicks the completion interface 208 through the terminal device, the reception completion information including the information items displayed in the interfaces 204 to 207 can be transmitted to the electronic device 100 according to the exemplary embodiment. The electronic device 100 may receive reception completion information, verify reception completion of the corresponding information based on purchase order information on the corresponding item, and update or manage inventory information on the corresponding item. When the operator clicks the completion interface 208 to transmit the receipt completion information to the electronic device 100 according to the exemplary embodiment, the first page 200 according to the exemplary embodiment displays a reminder message 209 indicating that the warehouse has completed the receipt of the item.

The first page 200 according to the exemplary embodiment may further include a fifth function for reporting to the electronic device 100 when the quantity information about the item according to the purchase order information according to the exemplary embodiment is different from the quantity of the item actually received. Interface 210.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a second page 300 of managed item inventory information displayed on a terminal device of an operator according to an exemplary embodiment.

The second page 300 according to the exemplary embodiment shown in FIG. 3 is wherein the electronic device 100 according to the exemplary embodiment includes a function for receiving and executing after receiving an item from the operator's terminal device to manage the item inventory information. A page of an interface that stores one or more pieces of information related to a program. The second page 300 may refer to, for example, an item storage page or a storage page.

The second page 300 according to an exemplary embodiment may be, for example, a page displayed on a terminal device of a corresponding operator after the receiving process is completed through the completion interface 208 in the first page 200 shown in FIG. 2 .

When the operator receives the receiving completion information by clicking on the completion interface 208, the electronic device 100 according to the exemplary embodiment can determine where to store the received item in the warehouse where the operator is located. That is, the electronic device 100 according to the exemplary embodiment may determine a location in the warehouse in which a corresponding item will be stored using the reception completion information received from the operator's terminal device.

Specifically, based on the corresponding reception completion information, the electronic device 100 according to the exemplary embodiment may use detailed information about the corresponding item or warehouse (for example, about the customer) stored in the electronic device 100 (or stored in an external storage). The order quantity information of the corresponding item, the weight information and size information about the corresponding item, and the information used to indicate the storage status of the item in the warehouse where the operator is located) to determine a location in the warehouse where the corresponding item will be stored. The electronic device 100 according to the exemplary embodiment may provide the determined storage location to the operator's terminal device.

Referring to FIG. 3 , the second page 300 according to an exemplary embodiment may display an item name or description information (an area 301 ). The second page 300 according to the exemplary embodiment may further display information (an area 302 ) indicating the location where the received item will be stored, ie, the storage location of the item determined by the electronic device 100 . The second page 300 according to an exemplary embodiment may include a sixth interface 303 through which an orderer enters a quantity of the stored item into the storage location (area 302 ).

The second page 300 according to the exemplary embodiment may further include a fifth page for reporting to the electronic device 100 when the quantity information about the item according to the purchase order information according to the exemplary embodiment is different from the quantity of the actually received item. Interface 304a.

In addition, during the process of depositing a corresponding item by the operator, when the second page 300 according to the exemplary embodiment confirms the reason for the removal of the item or confirms that part or all of the item that has been stored at the storage location of the item is cleared In case of a reason, the second page 300 may further include an interface 304b for notifying the electronic device 100 of a clearing reason according to an exemplary embodiment.

The second page 300 according to an exemplary embodiment may further include a method for reporting the completion of storage to the electronic device 100 when the operator finishes receiving the item for storage at the storage location in the warehouse according to the information items displayed in the areas 301 to 303 One of the sixth interfaces 305 . When the operator clicks on the sixth interface 305 , the operator's terminal device can transmit the storage completion information including the information items displayed in the areas 301 to 303 to the electronic device 100 . The electronic device 100 may receive storage completion information, verify storage completion of a corresponding item based on purchase order information about a corresponding item, and update or manage inventory information about the corresponding item. When the operator clicks the completion interface 208 to transmit the storage completion information to the electronic device 100 according to the exemplary embodiment, the first page 200 according to the exemplary embodiment displays a reminder message 306 indicating that the warehouse has completed the storage of the corresponding item.

In a process of storing items in a warehouse, the electronic device 100 according to an exemplary embodiment may perform receiving and storing according to a simplified procedure, thereby quickly achieving inventory management and an update of items.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a method of determining the storage of a received item by an electronic device to manage item inventory information according to an exemplary embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 4 , the electronic device 100 according to an example embodiment may perform at least one of operations 400 to 404 . 4 is a diagram in which an electronic device according to an exemplary embodiment confirms purchase order information based on reception completion information (reception information) about an item and determines a position in a warehouse where an operator is located in which an item is to be stored, according to an exemplary embodiment. One method.

Referring to FIG. 4 , the electronic device 100 according to an exemplary embodiment may receive PO information, information indicating a date related to an item, and receiving completion information including a received quantity of the item, which are received from a terminal of a first operator (400). Operations 400 of FIG. 4 may include, for example, some or all of the operations shown in FIG. 2 . For example, PO information may include the PO information of FIG. 2 (field 204), information indicating a date associated with an item may include the date information of FIG. 2 (field 206), and information indicating a received quantity of an item may include Contains the received quantity information of FIG. 2 (area 207).

Referring to FIG. 4 , the electronic device 100 according to an exemplary embodiment may confirm detailed information on a received item based on reception completion information received from a terminal of a first operator ( 401 ). For example, the detailed information on the received item may be information stored in a database included in the electronic device 100 according to the exemplary embodiment or an external storage. For example, detailed information about an item may include identification information to identify the item, seller identification information to identify a supplier (i.e., one of the sellers of the item), information indicating a weight of the item, information indicating the weight of the item information on the size of the item, information indicating the sales volume of the item, information indicating the price of the item, information related to the delivery of the item, storage information about the item stored in each warehouse and information about the The location information of the items in it.

Referring to FIG. 4 , the electronic device 100 according to an exemplary embodiment may acquire information about a warehouse where the first operator is located from a terminal of the first operator and acquire information about the warehouse based on the obtained information about the warehouse. For example, based on location information about the first operator or information about the warehouse transmitted by the first operator, the electronic device 100 may contain information about the partition(s) in which items are stored in the warehouse, about the same or different items, information indicating the quantity of the same or different items stored in each partition, information indicating an unloading position in the warehouse, information indicating the travel distance from the unloading position of the warehouse to each division Information, and information about one of the usable item capacity of each zone, one of the usable item capacity of each zone, one of the remaining item storage capacity of each zone and whether each zone is empty, and information about one of the heights of each zone ( That is, information about the height separated from the bottom surface on which the operator stands).

Referring to FIG. 4 , the electronic device 100 according to an exemplary embodiment may determine a warehouse based on confirmed detailed information on an item, information on a warehouse where a first operator is located, and reception completion information received from a terminal of the first operator. in the location where one of the received items will be stored. The electronic device 100 according to an exemplary embodiment may display the determined storage location in an area 40 a of the first page 40 .

For example, a determined storage location according to an example embodiment may indicate one or more of the partition(s) present in the warehouse. In addition, a storage location may represent one partition or a plurality of partitions. That is, the storage location can be one partition or multiple partitions. In addition, the electronic device 100 according to an exemplary embodiment may determine a storage location to store all received items in one partition and may determine a storage location to allocate and store some received items in one partition and store the remaining items Allocated and stored in another partition.

Referring to FIG. 4 , the electronic device 100 according to an example embodiment may receive a request from a second operator to pick up an item deposited by a first operator ( 403 ). For example, a pick-up request may be received from a terminal device of a purchaser (user) who uses an item purchase service or a pick-up request (which is transmitted in response to a request from a purchaser (user) who uses an item purchase service) may be received from the The electronic device 100 of the exemplary embodiment receives. Referring to FIG. 4 , in response to the pick-up request, the electronic device 100 according to an example embodiment may provide the location where the item is stored therein to the terminal device of the second operator ( 404 ).

Since the electronic device 100 according to the exemplary embodiment determines the storage location of the item based on the detailed information on the item and the information on the storehouse, the burden on the operator to store the item can be reduced and an unnecessary occurrence during the process of picking up the item can be reduced. events and an accident.

Since the electronic device 100 according to the exemplary embodiment determines the storage location based on detailed information about the item (such as information related to the handling of the item) and information about the warehouse, it can reduce the risk of damaging the item and allow the operator to easily store And pick up items so that the operator's operating efficiency can be maximized.

5 is a diagram illustrating a method in which managed item inventory information for storage of a received item is determined according to an example embodiment.

Specifically, FIG. 5A illustrates that the electronic device 100 according to an exemplary embodiment determines that a received item will be stored in a warehouse based on at least one of detailed information 500 about the item and information 501 about the warehouse where the first operator is located. A method of a location 502 of an item.

Referring to FIG. 5A , detailed information 500 about items may include, for example, item number information about items received by an operator, information about item weights, size information (or shape information) about items, and information related to disposition of items. Information for (including, for example, an indicator indicating the susceptibility of an item to impacts) and information for indicating the sales volume of an item (eg, the frequency at which an item is unloaded from a corresponding warehouse).

Additionally, information about the warehouse may include the number of partitions present in the warehouse, a partition identification (ID) for identifying each partition, information indicating a location for each partition, separation of each partition from the floor on which the operator stands The height information of each partition, the item storage capacity information of each partition capable of storing items, the information about the items currently accommodated by each partition, and the storage capacity information about a corresponding item.

A specific method of determining a location 502 in a warehouse where a received item is to be stored based on detailed information 500 about the item and information 501 about the warehouse where the first operation is located will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7 .

Since the electronic device 100 according to the exemplary embodiment determines the storage location of the item based on the detailed information on the item and the information on the storehouse, the burden on the operator to store the item can be reduced and an unnecessary occurrence during the process of picking up the item can be reduced. events and an accident.

In particular, FIG. 5B illustrates a method in which the electronic device 100 according to an exemplary embodiment processes size information about items to determine and store an item capacity or an item holding capacity in each partition existing in a corresponding warehouse.

The electronic device 100 according to an exemplary embodiment may calculate processed size information on an item based on size information included in detailed information on the item. The processed size of an item may, for example, be given size information suitable for a range of spaces where the item may occupy a storage partition by taking into account the storage form (configuration) of the item when the item is stored in the warehouse.

For example, when one of the volumes of the partitions storing items is 10 and one of the volumes of the items is 1, it is best to store 10 items. However, since this is the number of items that can be stored when the items are optimally arranged and placed, this will increase the burden on the operator and may cause the problem that the items are not properly stored when the optimal allocation of items is required. Therefore, the electronic device 100 according to example embodiments may calculate size information on the processed item in view of the volume of the item and a clearance space.

For example, the method of calculating the size information of the processed item firstly sets and confirms a first three-dimensional shape 503a (such as a regular hexahedron, a regular octahedron or the like) that can surround all parts of an item 503 . Then, in view of being able to rotate or partially move the three-dimensional shape, one of the self-three-dimensional shape considerations, the padding 503b, can be set and confirmed. The padding 503b according to example embodiments may have, for example, a size corresponding to a certain ratio relative to a size of the three-dimensional shape. Then, the electronic device 100 can set and confirm a second three-dimensional shape 503c surrounding the three-dimensional shape 503a and the calculated padding 503b. The electronic device 100 according to the exemplary embodiment may set the second three-dimensional shape 503c as the processed size information according to the exemplary embodiment.

The electronic device 100 according to an example embodiment may confirm an item and a quantity of items that can be included in a partition based on the processed size of the items. For example, when the size of the processed item is 2 and the size of a specific partition is 10, the electronic device 100 may confirm that the specific partition can store 5 items.

During the process of confirming the storage location of the items, the electronic device 100 according to the exemplary embodiment may confirm the information about the partitions including all the items contained in the warehouse and the information about the storage of each partition based on the warehouse identification information. Item storage information. The item storage information according to an exemplary embodiment may include a list including at least one item stored in each partition in the warehouse and a storage quantity of the at least one item stored in each partition. For example, item storage information may include a manifest that includes mapping information for identifying each partition as an element. The mapping information for identifying a partition further includes items contained in the partition, a contained quantity of each item, processed size information of each item, and information about a remaining quantity of each item that can be further stored in the form of a sublist.

The electronic device 100 according to the exemplary embodiment can store storage information of items existing in the warehouse in a list form and calculate remaining quantity information of the items based on the processed size information, thereby efficiently confirming items included in each partition Inventory and effectively determine a storage location of an item to be stored based on the storage information.

Since the electronic device 100 according to the exemplary embodiment determines the storage location based on detailed information about the item (such as information related to the handling of the item) and information about the warehouse, it can reduce the risk of damaging the item and allow the operator to easily store And pick up items so that the operator's operating efficiency can be maximized.

6 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a method of managing item inventory information in which storage of received items is determined based on a weight and a size of the received items, according to an exemplary embodiment.

Part or all of the operations shown in FIG. 6 may be included in the method of managing item inventory information and may be performed by the electronic device 100 according to an exemplary embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 6 , the electronic device 100 according to an exemplary embodiment may confirm identification information on an item received from an operator's terminal device (600). The electronic device 100 according to an exemplary embodiment may confirm and calculate weight information and/or size information on an item based on identification information on the item (601). The weight information and size information on an item according to an example embodiment may refer to, for example, the weight information and size information on an item shown in FIG. 5A . Weight information about an item according to an example embodiment may refer to, for example, the processed size information about an item shown in FIG. 5B.

The electronic device 100 according to an exemplary embodiment may confirm whether the weight of the item is greater than or equal to a specific value based on the confirmed information (602). When the weight of an item is greater than or equal to a specific value, the electronic device 100 according to an exemplary embodiment may self-select to exclude the partition(s) each having a high height so as to store the partition(s) each having a low item storage height in the warehouse. (Several) partitions are determined as storage partitions. That is, in this case, the electronic device 100 according to an example embodiment may filter the partition(s) each having an item storage height less than or equal to a certain value (603).

When the weight of an item is greater than or equal to a specific value, the electronic device 100 according to an exemplary embodiment may self-select to exclude the partition(s) each having a high height so as to store the partition(s) each having a low item storage height in the warehouse. The partition(s) are determined to be at least one of a storage partition (602a) or a partition in arbitrarily selected warehouse (602b). That is, in this case, the electronic device 100 according to an example embodiment may filter the partition(s) each having an item storage height less than or equal to a certain value (602a) or filter any partition(s) (602b).

Then, the electronic device 100 according to an exemplary embodiment may select or filter at least one of the items to be stored based on a quantity of the items to be stored in the filtered partition(s) and a size (eg, processed size) of the items to be stored. a partition.

Meanwhile, the electronic device 100 according to the exemplary embodiment can determine the storage location like the method shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. Another information) to determine the storage location. For example, the electronic device 100 according to an exemplary embodiment may confirm information related to disposition of the item included in detailed information about the item and may determine a storage location of the item based on the information related to the disposition.

For example, the electronic device 100 can confirm that the item is a fragile item from the detailed information about the item. In this case, as shown in FIG. 5 , the electronic device 100 according to example embodiments may filter and select a partition location to store items in a partition with a low storage height. In addition, for example, the electronic device 100 according to example embodiments may determine the storage location of the item based on information related to the disposition of the item and an unloading location for delivery from the warehouse to the customer. For example, the electronic device 100 may determine storage locations such that perishable items in a particular environment (such as products that can deteriorate when irradiated with ultraviolet light, food, and the like) are not adjacent to a specific item (eg, food should not Adjacent to zones containing hazardous chemicals such as drugs or pesticides). Meanwhile, in an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 may suggest a location in which an operator storing the item can store the item based on the filtered locations filtered through the storage locations of the item.

Also, for example, the electronic device 100 stores a fragile item in a specific partition located near the unloading location of the warehouse. By storing items according to the above description, when an operator in charge of picking should pick up a fragile item contained in a specific partition, the electronic device 100 according to an exemplary embodiment can adjust a picking process so that the operator picks up the item that should be picked up. Pick up other items first and pick up breakable items later and cause the pickup finally so that breakable items don't get crushed by other items or fall under other items. For example, according to a picking sequence, the item picked first is at the bottom in a delivery package, so the item picked first may be the item that has a low risk of damage if dropped under other items. In addition, the item picked last to optimize the picking process may preferably be adjacent to a location for delivering the picked item to a courier, and thus during storage operations a storage location may be suggested based on a characteristic of the item .

On the other hand, in the electronic device 100 according to the exemplary embodiment, there is a case where items identical (or of the same kind) to stored items have been stored in a specific partition in the warehouse. In this case, for intuitive and efficient inventory management, the electronic device 100 according to an exemplary embodiment may store a stored item in a partition where items of the same type are located or in a partition adjacent to a partition where items of the same type are located. middle. On the other hand, when the same (or same kind) item does not exist anywhere in the warehouse, for intuitive and efficient inventory management, the item can be stored in an empty section where no item is stored, and when there is no empty section, Items may be stored in a partition similar to one of the corresponding items (or in a partition adjacent to a partition of an item similar to the corresponding item).

Therefore, when there is no item identical to the item in the warehouse, the electronic device 100 according to an exemplary embodiment may confirm that one or more empty partitions where an item is not stored and store at least one of the one or more empty partitions A location determination is a storage location determination for an item is a storage location for an item in a sequence that confirms the closest distance between the empty partition and the unloading location of the item to be delivered to the customer in the warehouse. In addition, when an item identical to an item is stored in a first partition in the warehouse, the electronic device 100 according to an exemplary embodiment may determine a location of the first partition as the storage location of the item. Here, when an available storage quantity of items in the first partition is less than the storage quantity of the items, the electronic device 100 according to an exemplary embodiment may further determine a position of a second partition located adjacent to the first partition as an item storage location.

When there are no empty partitions in the warehouse, the electronic device 100 according to an exemplary embodiment may identify an item category similar to the stored item, identify one or more partitions in which the item(s) corresponding to the similar item category are stored , and determine the location of one or more partitions or the location of (several) partitions adjacent to one or more partitions as the storage location of the stored items.

Since the electronic device 100 according to the exemplary embodiment determines the storage location of the item based on the detailed information on the item and the information on the storehouse, the burden on the operator to store the item can be reduced and an unnecessary occurrence during the process of picking up the item can be reduced. events and an accident.

Since the electronic device 100 according to the exemplary embodiment determines the storage location based on detailed information about the item (such as information related to the handling of the item) and information about the warehouse, it can reduce the risk of damaging the item and allow the operator to easily store And pick up items so that the operator's operating efficiency can be maximized.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a method of managing item inventory information in which storage of received items is determined according to an order quantity of the received items according to an exemplary embodiment.

Part or all of the operations shown in FIG. 7 may be included in the method of managing item inventory information and may be performed by the electronic device 100 according to an exemplary embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 7 , the electronic device 100 according to an exemplary embodiment may confirm order history information on items related to a warehouse from an operator's terminal device ( 600 ). Order history information about items associated with a warehouse may include, for example, information indicating how often items are unloaded or ordered from the warehouse or an order quantity. For example, when items are frequently unloaded from the warehouse, the order history information may include information indicating that items are frequently unloaded from the warehouse.

According to an example embodiment, items that are frequently unloaded from the warehouse may be stored at a storage location located adjacent to an unload location of the operator. Therefore, the electronic device 100 according to the exemplary embodiment may determine that an item is frequently unloaded from a corresponding warehouse and determine a storage location when receiving the item to store the item in a partition in the corresponding warehouse close to the location where the item is unloaded . Therefore, the electronic device 100 according to the exemplary embodiment may further confirm the unloading location for delivery to the customer in the corresponding warehouse (700a).

Alternatively, the electronic device 100 according to an exemplary embodiment may further confirm separation information indicating a distance from the unloading location for delivery to the customer to each partition in the corresponding warehouse. Separation information may be included, for example, in information about a warehouse, which is stored by the electronic device 100 (or stored by an external storage device).

The electronic device 100 according to an exemplary embodiment may confirm whether an order quantity of an item (customer) related to a warehouse is greater than or equal to a specific value (701). Here, the specific value may be, for example, a fixed value and may correspond to a highest specific ratio (eg, within the highest 10%) of the order quantities for the item(s) (customers) present in the warehouse. That is, the specific value may be a fixed value and may also be a value periodically updated according to a specific period (eg, one day, one week or the like).

When the order quantity of an item (customer) related to the warehouse is greater than or equal to a certain value, the electronic device 100 according to an exemplary embodiment may filter at least one partition located within a certain distance from the unloading location as a storage location (702) . That is, when the order quantity of items related to the warehouse is large, since the operator should frequently move to the storage location and perform picking, the storage location may be determined to be located close to the unloading location. When the order quantity of an item (customer) related to the warehouse is less than a certain value, the electronic device 100 according to an exemplary embodiment may filter at least one partition located farther than a certain distance from the unloading location as a storage location (703a) Or filter at least one partition as a storage location (703b).

The electronic device 100 according to the exemplary embodiment may determine at least one partition capable of accommodating items among the partition(s) filtered by at least one of operations 702, 703a, and 703b as the storage location according to the exemplary embodiment (704).

Meanwhile, although the method of determining a storage location has been described in FIGS. 6 to 7 as an individual embodiment, the operations shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 can be combined regardless of the sequence. That is, for example, the electronic device 100 according to an example embodiment may initially filter one or more of the partition(s) in the warehouse based on the operations shown in FIG. 7 and may again based on the operations shown in FIG. 6 To secondary filter one or more partitions after the primary filter.

Since the electronic device 100 according to the exemplary embodiment determines the storage location of the item based on the detailed information on the item and the information on the storehouse, the burden on the operator to store the item can be reduced and an unnecessary occurrence during the process of picking up the item can be reduced. events and an accident.

Since the electronic device 100 according to the exemplary embodiment determines the storage location based on detailed information about the item (such as information related to the handling of the item) and information about the warehouse, it can reduce the risk of damaging the item and allow the operator to easily store And pick up items so that the operator's operating efficiency can be maximized.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a method for managing item inventory information according to an exemplary embodiment.

The method of managing item inventory information according to an example embodiment shown in FIG. 8 may include at least one of operations 800 to 804 . The method for managing item inventory information according to an exemplary embodiment shown in FIG. 8 can be executed by the electronic device 100 according to an exemplary embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 8 , the electronic device 100 according to an exemplary embodiment may acquire at least one of identification information about an operator and identification information about a warehouse from a terminal device of an operator ( 800 ).

The operation of obtaining receipt information about an item according to an example embodiment may include: providing an input field for selecting one of a production time and an expiration time associated with the item and entering the selected information; and through the input field bit to get information about production time or expiration time.

In addition, the method of managing item inventory information according to an exemplary embodiment may further include: generating error information when the received quantity information on the item is different from the order quantity information on the item confirmed based on the PO information.

Referring to FIG. 8 , the electronic device 100 according to an exemplary embodiment may acquire, from a terminal device of an operator, reception information about an item including identification information about the item based on at least one of identification information about the operator and warehouse identification information (801 ). The receipt information according to an exemplary embodiment may include PO information about the item, date information related to the item, and received quantity information about the item.

Referring to FIG. 8 , the electronic device 100 according to an exemplary embodiment may acquire detailed information on an item based on received information on the item ( 802 ).

Referring to FIG. 8 , the electronic device 100 according to an exemplary embodiment may determine a storage location of an item ( 803 ). Determining the storage location of the item according to an exemplary embodiment may include: confirming order history information about the item related to the warehouse; and determining the storage location of the item based on the order history information and an unloading location for delivery to a customer in the warehouse . Here, when the order quantity of the item related to the warehouse is greater than or equal to a specific value, the determination of the storage location may determine the storage location of the item as one of at least one partition within a specific distance from the unloading location.

In addition, determining the storage location of the item according to an exemplary embodiment may include: confirming weight information about the item from detailed information about the item; and determining the storage location of the item in the warehouse based on the weight information about the item. Here, when the weight of the item is greater than or equal to a specific value, the determination of the storage position may determine the storage position of the item as a position of at least one partition in which a storage height of the item is less than or equal to a specific height.

In addition, determining the storage location of the item according to the exemplary embodiment may include: confirming information related to the disposition of the item based on the receipt information about the item; The unloading location to determine the storage location of the item.

In addition, confirming the storage location with respect to the item according to an exemplary embodiment may include: when an item identical to the item does not exist in the warehouse, identifying one or more empty partitions in which an item is not stored; At least one of the one or more empty partitions is determined to be a storage location for items within a series of shortest distances from an unload location for delivery to a customer in the warehouse. In addition, the confirmation of the storage location of the article can determine a location of the first section as the storage location of the article when an article identical to the article is stored in a first section of the warehouse and one of the items is available in the first section When the storage quantity is smaller than the storage quantity of the article, a position of the second partition located adjacent to the first partition is further determined as the storage location of the article.

According to an exemplary embodiment, confirming the storage location of the item may include confirming the storage information of the item corresponding to the warehouse based on the warehouse identification information. In addition, the item storage information according to the exemplary embodiment may include a list including at least one item stored in each partition in the warehouse and a storage quantity of the at least one item stored in each partition.

Referring to FIG. 8 , the electronic device 100 according to an exemplary embodiment may receive first information indicating that an item is stored at a storage location from a terminal device of an operator ( 804 ).

The first information according to an exemplary embodiment may include storage quantity information indicating a storage quantity of an item, and when the storage quantity of an item is less than the order quantity of an item, the method of managing the inventory information of an item may further include determining that it is different from the storage quantity The second storage location of the location.

In a process of storing items in a warehouse, the electronic device 100 according to an exemplary embodiment may perform receiving and storing according to a simplified procedure, thereby quickly achieving inventory management and an update of items.

In addition, since the electronic device 100 according to the exemplary embodiment determines the storage location of the item based on the detailed information about the item and the information about the warehouse, it is possible to reduce the burden on the operator to store the item and to reduce the occurrence of a problem during the process of picking up the item. Unnecessary matters and an accident.

In addition, since the electronic device 100 according to the exemplary embodiment determines the storage location based on detailed information on the item (such as information related to the handling of the item) and information on the warehouse, it can reduce the risk of damaging the item and allow the operator to easily Safely store and pick up items so that the operator's operating efficiency can be maximized.

Meanwhile, exemplary embodiments of the present invention have been disclosed in this specification and the accompanying drawings, and although specific terms are used, these are only used in a general sense to easily describe the technical contents of the present invention and to help understanding of the present invention, and so on Specific terms are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. In addition to the exemplary embodiments disclosed herein, those skilled in the art to which the present invention belongs should understand that other modifications can be implemented based on the technical spirit of the present invention.

The electronic equipment or terminal device according to the above-mentioned exemplary embodiments may include an interface device such as a processor, a memory for storing and executing program data, a permanent storage such as a disk drive, for communicating with an external A communication port for device communication, a touch panel and a key button. The method implemented as a software module or an algorithm can be computer readable codes or program instructions that can be executed on a processor and can be stored on a computer readable recording medium. Here, the computer-readable recording medium includes a magnetic storage medium (such as a read-only memory (ROM), a random-access memory (RAM), a floppy disk, and a hard disk) and an optically readable medium (such as A compact disc (CD)-ROM) and a digital versatile disc (DVD). The computer readable recording medium can be distributed in computer systems connected through a network so that the computer readable codes can be stored and executed in a distributed manner. The computer readable recording medium can be read by a computer, and the computer readable code can be stored in the memory and executed on the processor.

Example embodiments may be implemented by functional block components and various processing operations. These functional blocks can be implemented in various hardware and/or software configurations to perform specified functions. For example, example embodiments may employ integrated circuit components capable of performing various functions under the control of one or more microprocessors or by other control devices, such as a memory, processing, a logic, a look-up table, and similar. Similar to components that can be implemented as software programming or software components, example embodiments can include various algorithms implemented as a combination of data structures, programs, routines, or other programmatic components and can be implemented such as C, C++, Java, A programming or scripting language implementation of an assembly language or its analogues. Functional aspects may be implemented as algorithms executing on one or more processors. Additionally, example embodiments may employ related techniques for an electronic environment setting, signal processing and/or data processing. Terms such as a "mechanism", a "element", a "part" and a "component" are used broadly and may not be limited to mechanical and physical components. These terms may include the meaning of a series of software routines associated with a processor or the like.

The above-described exemplary embodiments are examples only, and other embodiments may be implemented within the scope of the appended claims to be described below.

Meanwhile, exemplary embodiments of the present invention have been disclosed in this specification and the accompanying drawings, and although specific terms are used, these are only used in a general sense to easily describe the technical contents of the present invention and to help understanding of the present invention, and so on Specific terms are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. In addition to the exemplary embodiments described herein, those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains will understand that other modifications can be implemented based on the technical spirit of the present invention.

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FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of internal components of an electronic device according to an example embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a page of managing item inventory information displayed on a terminal device of an operator according to an exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a page of managed item inventory information displayed on a terminal device of an operator according to an exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a method of determining the storage of a received item by an electronic device to manage item inventory information according to an exemplary embodiment.

5 is a diagram illustrating a method in which managed item inventory information for storage of a received item is determined according to an example embodiment.

6 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a method of managing item inventory information in which storage of received items is determined based on a weight and a size of the received items according to an exemplary embodiment.

7 is a flowchart illustrating an example of managing item inventory information in which storage of received items is determined according to an order quantity of received items according to an exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a method for managing item inventory information according to an exemplary embodiment.

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Claims (15)

A method of managing item inventory information associated with an item delivery service in an electronic device, the method comprising: Confirm warehouse identification information for identifying a warehouse from a terminal device of an operator; Obtaining reception information about an item including identification information about the item from the terminal device of the operator; obtain detailed information about the item based on the receipt of information about the item; determine the location of one of the articles; and First information for indicating that the item is stored at the storage location is received from the terminal device of the operator. The method of claim 1, wherein the receipt information includes purchase order information about the item, date information related to the item, and received quantity information about the item. The method of claim 1, wherein obtaining the receiving information about the item includes: providing an input field for selecting one of a production time and an expiration time associated with the item and entering the selected information; and Information about this production time or this due time is obtained through this input field. The method of claim 2, further comprising: An error message is generated when the received quantity information on the item differs from the order quantity information on the item confirmed based on the purchase order information. The method of claim 1, wherein confirming the storage location of the item includes: Confirm order history information for the item associated with a warehouse; and The storage location for the item is determined based on the order history information and an unload location for delivery to the customer in the warehouse. The method according to claim 5, wherein when the quantity of orders for the item related to the warehouse is greater than or equal to a specific value, determining the storage location determines that the storage location of the item is located at a specific distance from the unloading location A location within at least one partition. The method of claim 1, wherein confirming the storage location of the item includes: confirm the weight information about the item from the details about the item; and The storage location of the item in the warehouse is determined based on the weight information about the item. The method according to claim 7, wherein when the weight of the item is greater than or equal to a specific value, determining the storage position determines the storage position of the item as at least one of which a storage height of the item is less than or equal to a specific height The location of one of the partitions. The method of claim 1, wherein confirming the storage location of the item includes: confirming information related to the disposition of the item based on the receipt information about the item; and The storage location for the item is determined based on the information related to the disposition of the item and the unload location for delivery to the customer in the warehouse. The method of claim 1, wherein confirming the storage location of the item includes: identifying one or more empty compartments in which an item is not stored when an item identical to the item is not present in the warehouse, and At least one of the identified one or more empty partitions is determined to be the storage location for the item within a series of shortest distances from an unload location for the customer in the warehouse. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the storage location of the item is determined to be the storage location of the item when the item identical to the item is stored in a first section of the warehouse. When an available storage quantity of the item in the first partition is less than the stored quantity of the article, a position of a second partition positioned adjacent to the first partition is further determined as the storage location of the article. The method as claimed in item 1, wherein: the first information includes stock quantity information indicative of a stock quantity of the item; and When the storage quantity of the item is less than the order quantity of the item, the method of managing inventory information of the item further includes determining a second storage location different from the storage location. The method of claim 3, wherein: Identifying the storage location of the item includes identifying storage information for the item corresponding to the warehouse based on the warehouse identification; and The item storage information includes a list including at least one item stored in each partition of the warehouse and a storage quantity of the at least one item stored in each partition. An electronic device associated with an item delivery service that implements a method of managing item inventory, the electronic device comprising: a memory configured to store at least one program; and A processor configured to execute the at least one program to: confirm warehouse identification information for identifying a warehouse from an operator's terminal device; obtain from the operator's terminal device including identification information about an item receiving information about the item; obtaining detailed information about the item based on the receiving information about the item; determining a storage location of the item; and receiving instructions for storing the item from the terminal device of the operator The first information at the storage location. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising: a medium formed to store computer readable instructions, wherein when the computer readable instructions are executed by a processor, the processor performs: Confirm warehouse identification information for identifying a warehouse from a terminal device of an operator; Obtaining reception information about an item including identification information about the item from the terminal device of the operator; obtain detailed information about the item based on the receipt of information about the item; determine the location of one of the articles; and First information for indicating that the item is stored at the storage location is received from the terminal device of the operator.

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