Method of and system for managing rack operation, method of and system for managing multistage rack, article conveyance and storage device, and computer product
First Claim
1. A system for managing rack operation, in which a worksite delivers an article to a customer using an assembled rack, so as to enable its disassembly, with a plurality of rack components stocked at a management center, and an empty rack after delivery is collected from said worksite to said management center to be repeatedly used, said system comprising:
- a specification unit which specifies first rack components required for delivery of a first article and second rack components that are not required for delivery of said first article yet required for collecting a second article when said first article is delivered to said customer and said second article is collected from said customer; and
an instruction unit which instructs a delivery procedure and a collection procedure of said article using said first rack components and said second rack components specified by said specification unit, to said worksite.
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Abstract
When a first article is to be delivered to a customer and a second article is to be collected from the customer, first rack components required for delivery of the first article and second rack components not required for delivery of the first article, yet required for collecting the second article, are specified. Delivery procedure and collection procedure of the articles using the specified first rack components and second rack components are instructed to a worksite. Accordingly, delivery and collection of the articles can be carried out by making efficient use of the rack components commonly used for the first article and the second article.
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71 Claims
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1. A system for managing rack operation, in which a worksite delivers an article to a customer using an assembled rack, so as to enable its disassembly, with a plurality of rack components stocked at a management center, and an empty rack after delivery is collected from said worksite to said management center to be repeatedly used, said system comprising:
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a specification unit which specifies first rack components required for delivery of a first article and second rack components that are not required for delivery of said first article yet required for collecting a second article when said first article is delivered to said customer and said second article is collected from said customer; and
an instruction unit which instructs a delivery procedure and a collection procedure of said article using said first rack components and said second rack components specified by said specification unit, to said worksite. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of managing rack operation, in which a worksite delivers an article to be delivered to a customer using an assembled rack so as to enable disassembly with a plurality of rack components stocked at a management center, and an empty rack after delivery is collected from said worksite to said management center to be repeatedly used, said method comprising:
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a specifying step of specifying first rack components required for delivery of a first article and second rack components that are not required for delivery said first article yet required for collecting a second article when said first article is delivered to said customer and said second article is collected from said customer; and
an instructing step of instructing a delivery procedure and a collection procedure of said article using said first rack components and said second rack components specified in the specifying step, to said worksite. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A program for managing rack operation, with which a worksite delivers an article to be delivered to a customer using an assembled rack so as to enable disassembly with a plurality of rack components stocked at a management center, and an empty rack after delivery is collected from said worksite to said management center to be repeatedly used, said program comprising:
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a specifying sequence for specifying first rack components required for delivery of a first article and second rack components that are not required for delivery of said first article yet required for collecting a second article when said first article is delivered to said customer and said second article is collected from said customer; and
an instructing sequence for instructing a delivery procedure and a collection procedure of said article using said first rack components and said second rack components specified in the specifying step, to said worksite.
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24. A multistage rack management system, which manages a multistage rack assembled by a plurality of rack components so as to be disassembled and joins a plurality of racks to be repeatedly used to each other, said system comprising:
a management unit which manages said multistage rack in use based on information from a plurality of production sites which produce self-propelled devices, non-self-propelled devices, devices that do not function singly, and main bodies or components of products to be conveyed each as a part forming a device, and pack the devices or components in said multistage rack to deliver, and also based on information from a prespecified relay point that reassembles said multistage racks received from said respective production sites and delivers said reassembled multistage racks each formed with the main body and the components. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A multistage rack management method in which a multistage rack by being assembled with a plurality of rack components so as to be disassembled and joining a plurality of racks to be repeatedly used to each other is managed, said method comprising the step of:
managing said multistage racks in use based on information from a plurality of production sites which produce self-propelled devices, non-self-propelled devices, devices that do not function singly, and main bodies or components of products to be conveyed each as a part forming a device, and pack the devices or components in said multistage rack to deliver, and also based on information from a prespecified relay point that reassembles said multistage racks received from said respective production sites and delivers said reassembled multistage racks each formed with the main body and the components. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A multistage rack management program with which a multistage rack by being assembled with a plurality of rack components so as to be disassembled and joining a plurality of racks to be repeatedly used to each other is managed, said multistage rack management program for making a computer execute the method of managing said multistage rack in use based on information from a plurality of production sites which produce self-propelled devices, non-self-propelled devices, devices that do not function singly, and main bodies or components of products to be conveyed each as a part forming a device, and pack the devices or components in said multistage rack to deliver, and also based on information from a prespecified relay point that reassembles said multistage racks received from said respective production sites and delivers said reassembled multistage racks each formed with the main body and the components.
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39. An article conveyance and storage device comprising:
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pallet and a plurality of supports detachably fitted to said pallet, said supports including a support coupling unit, which detachably couples at least two supports detached from said pallet to each other adjacently in substantially parallel with each other. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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53. An article conveyance and storage device comprising:
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pallet and a plurality of supports detachably fitted to said pallet;
a shock absorber disposed between an article loaded on said pallet and each of said supports fixed to said pallet; and
a fixing unit that fixes said shock absorber to each of said support. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71)
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