KR-20260066831-A - METHOD, APPARATUS AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR PERFORMING SINGLUATION MULTI PACKING IN FRESH PACKING PROCESS FOR FULLFILLMENT

KR20260066831AKR 20260066831 AKR20260066831 AKR 20260066831AKR-20260066831-A

Abstract

The present disclosure proposes a method in which, when it is determined that singulation multi-packing is performed for a plurality of fresh skews in a packing process of fulfillment, the plurality of fresh skews are not moved to a packing station that performs singulation packing, but are moved directly to a packing station that performs fresh multi-packing. A method according to the present disclosure may comprise, performed by a server for fulfillment, receiving an order for a plurality of fresh skewers in a cell; generating a Fresh Fulfillment Center Order ID (Fresh FC order ID) for the order in response to the order, wherein the Fresh Fulfillment Center Order ID includes information associated with a plurality of fresh skewers; determining whether to perform Singulation Multi Packing (SMP) for a plurality of fresh skewers based on the Fresh Fulfillment Center Order ID; generating a first box code used for Fresh Multi Packing for a plurality of fresh skewers when it is determined to perform Singulation Multi Packing for a plurality of fresh skewers; and transmitting a request to a packing device to perform Fresh Multi Packing at a first packing station for a plurality of fresh skewers, wherein the first packing station uses the first box code.

Inventors

왕, 하이팅
지앙, 얀양
나드카르니, 예환트
시알, 아유시
박화종
발라지, 비크람
양아름

Assignees

쿠팡 주식회사

Dates

Publication Date: 20260512
Application Date: 20241105

Claims (13)

A method performed by a packing device, A step of receiving a request to pack the plurality of Fresh Stock Keeping Units (Fresh SKUs) from a server for a fulfillment that has received an order for the plurality of Fresh SKUs within a cell; If the server determines to perform Singulation Multi Packing (SMP) for the plurality of fresh skewers, the method comprises the step of receiving from the server a first box code and a first refrigerant code used for fresh multi-packing for the plurality of fresh skewers; A method comprising the step of displaying on the packing device, in response to the above reception, an instruction to perform fresh multi-packing for the plurality of fresh skewers at the first packing station with a box corresponding to the first box code and a first refrigerant corresponding to the first refrigerant code.
In paragraph 1, The above first refrigerant is different from the second refrigerant used in the singulation packing, and the above first refrigerant is larger in size than the above second refrigerant, method.
In paragraph 2, The above first refrigerant comprises an ice pack or a silver bag, in a method.
In paragraph 1, A method in which the above-mentioned singulation multi-packing is determined to be performed when an order for the plurality of fresh skewers satisfies a first condition of performing singulation packing at a second packing station using a second box code for each of the plurality of skewers, and satisfies a second condition of performing fresh multi-packing at the first packing station using the first box code for all of the plurality of fresh skewers.
In paragraph 4, The above second condition comprises a method in which the plurality of fresh skewers can be loaded into one tote within the cell and moved to the first packing station.
In paragraph 4, The second condition above comprises each of the plurality of fresh skewers being located in an area where singulation multi-packing is activated within the cell, a method.
In paragraph 6, A method that can be performed by the server to set the area where the above-mentioned singulation multi-packing is enabled.
In paragraph 4, A method in which the first box code and the second box code are different, and the box corresponding to the first box code is larger in size than the box corresponding to the second box code.
In claim 8, the method wherein the first box code is WB 7 and the second box code is WB 3.
In paragraph 4, the first packing station and the second packing station have different process paths.
A method according to claim 1, wherein when the multiple packing is performed at the first packing station for the plurality of fresh skewers, rebin is not performed for the plurality of fresh skewers.
In an electronic device for processing data regarding fulfillment, One or more processors; and It includes one or more memories in which instructions executed by the above one or more processors are stored, and An electronic device configured such that when the instructions are executed by the above one or more processors, the above one or more processors are configured to execute a method according to any one of claims 1 to 11.
In a non-transient computer-readable recording medium that records instructions for causing one or more processors to perform an operation when executed by one or more processors, The above instructions are configured to cause one or more processors to execute a method according to any one of claims 1 to 11, a non-transient computer-readable recording medium.

Description

Method, apparatus and recording medium for performing singulation multi-packing in a fresh packing process for fulfillment The present disclosure relates to a technology for more efficiently performing singulation multi-packing and preventing waste of refrigerants used in fresh packing in a fresh packing process, which is one of the processes of "fulfillment," a series of processes involving packaging and shipping products from a logistics center in accordance with customer orders related to the online distribution industry. In the fulfillment packing process, multi-packing is a packing method for placing multiple Stock Keeping Units (SKUs) based on a single order into a single packing box for delivery to a destination, while singulation packing is a packing method for individually packaging multiple SKUs based on a single order and placing SKUs with close destinations into a single tote box for efficient delivery to their respective destinations. Singulation packing has the advantage of enabling rapid dispatch because, upon receiving an order, the prepared SKUs can be placed into a single tote and shipped immediately to the destination without delaying the start of shipping until all SKUs are gathered at the packing station. However, since singulation packing does not involve gathering all SKUs at a single packing station before shipping to the destination, it has the disadvantage of being somewhat less efficient for delivering a large volume of SKUs to a destination at once. In addition, Fresh Multi Packing is a packaging method for shipping multiple Fresh Stock Keeping Units (Fresh SKUs) based on a single order into a single packaging box to a delivery destination; since Fresh SKUs are items that must maintain freshness (e.g., fruits, vegetables, etc.), additional refrigerants are packed to maintain freshness. Furthermore, Singulation Multi Packing (SMP) refers to performing multi-packing exceptionally on multiple SKUs based on a single order, where singulation packing would normally be performed, provided certain conditions are met. Meanwhile, since the box sizes for packing skews differ between singulation packing and multi-packing, the packing stations for each are also distinct and located in different positions. Consequently, in the case of conventional Singulation Multi-Packing (SMP), multiple skews are moved to a packing station for singulation packing, and once the singulation multi-packing conditions are determined to be satisfied, they are moved again to a packing station for multi-packing to be packed. This method causes a waste of Process Paths (PP), which refers to the movement of skews during the logistics process. Furthermore, since fresh skews require additional packing of refrigerants, the waste of Process Paths inevitably leads to a waste of refrigerants. Therefore, there is an increasing need for a method to resolve the inefficiency of Process Paths that occurs when performing Singulation Multi-Packing in the fulfillment packing process. FIG. 1 illustrates an environment in which a device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure can be applied. FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. Figure 3 is a conceptual diagram showing the relationship between a fulfillment server, a cell storing fresh skews, and packing stations for packing fresh skews when conventional singulation multiple packing (SMP) is performed. FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram showing the relationship between a server of fulfillment, a cell storing fresh skews, and packing stations for packing fresh skews when singulation multiple packing (SMP) is performed according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 5 is a step flowchart illustrating a method according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 6 is a conceptual diagram showing a situation in which a user’s packing device performing packing according to one embodiment of the present disclosure displays an instruction to perform singulation multiple packing (SMP). The various embodiments described in this disclosure are illustrative for the purpose of clearly explaining the technical concept of this disclosure and are not intended to limit it to specific embodiments. The technical concept of this disclosure includes various modifications, equivalents, alternatives, and embodiments selectively combined from all or part of each embodiment described in this disclosure. Furthermore, the scope of the technical concept of this disclosure is not limited to the various embodiments presented below or the specific descriptions thereof. Terms used in this disclosure, including technical or scientific terms, may have the meaning generally understood by those skilled in the art to which this disclosure pertains, unless otherwise defined. Expressions used in this disclosure, such as “comprising,” “may compose,” “possessing,” “possessing,” “having,” and “possessing,” mean that the subject feature (e.g.