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 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 apart 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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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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15 Claims
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1. 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 apart 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 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. 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 (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. 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 apart 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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