KR-20260067354-A - METHOD, APPARATUS AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR CONFIGURING TO PERFORM SINGULATION MULTI PACKING IN PACKING PROCESS FOR FULFILLMENT

KR20260067354AKR 20260067354 AKR20260067354 AKR 20260067354AKR-20260067354-A

Abstract

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

Inventors

왕, 하이팅
장, 옌양
나드카르니, 예환트
시알, 아유시
박화종
발라지, 비크람
양아름

Assignees

쿠팡 주식회사

Dates

Publication Date: 20260512
Application Date: 20251107

Claims (15)

As a method performed by a server for fulfillment, A step of receiving orders for multiple Stock Keeping Units (SKUs) within a cell; A step of generating a fulfillment center order ID (FC order ID) for the order in response to the above order - the fulfillment center order ID includes information associated with the plurality of skewers -; A step of determining whether to perform Singulation Multi Packing (SMP) for the plurality of skewers based on the fulfillment center order ID; A step of determining a packing station to perform packing for the plurality of skewers based on whether to perform singulation multi-packing for the plurality of skewers; and A method comprising the step of transmitting information indicating the packing station to a packing device.
In paragraph 1, A method comprising information associated with the plurality of skewers, including information indicating which region within the cell each of the plurality of skewers is located in.
In paragraph 1, A method comprising: a packing station comprising a first packing station that performs singulation multiple packing for the plurality of skews, wherein the first packing station uses a first box code used for multiple packing for the plurality of skews; and a second packing station that performs singulation packing for each of the plurality of skews, wherein the second packing station uses a second box code for each of the plurality of skews.
In paragraph 3, The step of determining whether to perform the singulation multi-packing comprises: determining whether an order for the plurality of skewers satisfies a first condition of performing singulation packing at the second packing station using the second box code for each of the plurality of skewers, and a second condition of performing multi-packing at the first packing station using the first box code for all of the plurality of skewers; A step of determining to perform singulation multi-packing on the plurality of skewers in accordance with the determination that the order for the plurality of skewers satisfies the first condition and the second condition; and A method comprising the step of deciding not to perform singulation multi-packing on the plurality of skewers based on the determination that the order for the plurality of skewers does not satisfy either of the first condition and the second condition.
In paragraph 4, A method comprising the step of deciding not to perform the singulation multiple packing for the plurality of skewers, wherein, in accordance with the determination that an order for the plurality of skewers satisfies the first condition but does not satisfy the second condition, the step of deciding to perform the singulation packing for each of the plurality of skewers.
In paragraph 4, The above second condition is a method comprising loading the plurality of skewers onto a single tote and moving them to the first packing station.
In paragraph 4, The second condition above comprises that each of the plurality of skewers is located in an area where singulation multi-packing is activated within the cell.
In Paragraph 7, A method in which the area where the above-mentioned singulation multi-packing is enabled is performed by the server.
In paragraph 3, 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 9, the method wherein the first box code is RPB 3.5 and the second box code is RPB 2.5.
In paragraph 3, the first packing station and the second packing station have different process paths.
In claim 5, the step of determining the packing station comprises determining the packing station as the first packing station by determining to perform singulation multi-packing for the plurality of skewers; and A method comprising the step of determining the packing station as the second packing station by determining to perform the singulation packing for each of the plurality of skewers.
A method according to claim 12, wherein when the multiple packing is performed at the first packing station for the plurality of skewers, the rebin is not performed for the plurality of 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 one or more processors, the one or more processors are configured to execute a method according to any one of claims 1 to 13.
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 13, a non-transient computer-readable recording medium.

Description

Method, apparatus and recording medium for constituting to perform singulation multi-packing in a packing process for fulfillment The present disclosure relates to a technology for performing singulation multi-packing more efficiently in a 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 in 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. Furthermore, Singulation Multi Packing (SMP) refers to the exceptional performance of multi-packing on multiple skews based on a single order, which is originally supposed to undergo singulation packing, when specific conditions are met. Meanwhile, since the box sizes for packaging 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 move to the packing station for singulation packing, and then, if it is determined that the singulation multi-packing conditions are satisfied, they are moved again to the packing station for multi-packing. This method causes a waste of Process Paths (PP), which refer to the movement of skews in the logistics process. 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 skews, and packing stations for packing 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 skews, and packing stations for packing 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. 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., function, operation, or component, etc.) exists and do not exclude the existence of other additional features. That is, such expressions should be understood as open-ended terms implying the possibility of including other embodiments. Singular expressions used in this disclosure may include the meaning of the plural form unless otherwise indicated by the context, and this applies likewise to singular expressions described in the claims. Expressions such as "first," "second," or "first," "second," etc., used in this disclosure are used to distinguish one object from another when referring to a plurality of objects of the same kind, unless otherwise indicated by the context, and do not limit the order or importance of said objects. Expressions used in the present disclosure, such as “A, B, and C