METHOD AND DEVICE FOR HANDLING ALLOCATION REQUEST

• US 20170270470A1
• Filed: 03/13/2017
• Published: 09/21/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2016
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Cainiao Smart Logistics Holding Limited
• Original Assignee: Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.
• Inventors: YANG, YANG, CHEN, YUEYANG
• Application Number:
  US15/457,749
• Publication Number:
  US 20170270470A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/087 Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders

Abstract

A method for handling an allocation request is disclosed. The method may comprise issuing an allocation request to a warehouse management system (WMS) and instructing a transportation management system (TMS) to coordinate with the WMS to handle the allocation request, in response to determining that the WMS accepts the allocation request.

Claims

1. A method for handling an allocation request, comprising:

issuing an allocation request to a warehouse management system (WMS); and

instructing a transportation management system (TMS) to coordinate with the WMS to handle the allocation request, in response to determining that the WMS accepts the allocation request.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

canceling the allocation request, in response to determining that the WMS rejects the allocation request according to the response result.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving an order allocation message fed back by the TMS according to the allocation request and corresponding to a transportation vehicle, wherein the order allocation message comprises identification information of the transportation vehicle and a transportation task undertaken by the transportation vehicle; and

issuing a delivery voucher to the WMS according to the order allocation message, wherein the delivery voucher instructs the WMS to allocate corresponding goods according to the transportation task and determines whether the goods are delivered to the transportation vehicle according to a verification information set, and the verification information set at least comprises the identification information of the transportation vehicle.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

collecting a first monitoring indicator set returned by the WMS according to a preset cycle, wherein the first monitoring indicator set comprises at least one of the following items;

handling efficiency of the WMS on the allocation request, allocation efficiency of the WMS on goods, and fault frequency of the WMS; and

in response to determining one or more indicators in the first monitoring indicator set do not satisfy preset conditions, sending prompt information to a client that monitors the first monitoring indicator set, the prompt information indicating that the one or more indicators do not satisfy the preset conditions.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

collecting a second monitoring indicator set returned by the TMS according to a preset cycle, wherein the second monitoring indicator set comprises at least one of the following items;

frequency of returning goods transportation information by the TMS, transportation damage rate of the TMS during transportation, and fault frequency of the TMS; and

in response to determining one or more indicators in the second monitoring indicator set do not satisfy preset conditions, sending prompt information to a client that monitors the second monitoring indicator set, the prompt information indicating that the one or more indicators do not satisfy the preset conditions.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

within a preset time range, acquiring first allocation data obtained when the TMS handles the allocation request and second allocation data obtained when the WMS handles the allocation request; and

sending alarm information in response to determining a difference between the first allocation data and the second allocation data exceeds a preset value range, the alarm information prompting that at least one of the first allocation data or the second allocation data is abnormal.

7. A device for handling an allocation request, comprising:

a first issuing module configured to issue an allocation request to a warehouse management system (WMS); and

a handling module configured to instruct a transportation management system (TMS) to coordinate with the WMS to handle the allocation request, in response to determining that the WMS accepts the allocation request.

8. The device of claim 7, wherein the handling module is further configured to cancel the allocation request, in response to determining that the WMS rejects the allocation request.

9. The device of claim 7, wherein the device further comprises:

a receiving module configured to receive an order allocation message fed back by the TMS according to the allocation request and corresponding to a transportation vehicle, wherein the order allocation message comprises identification information of the transportation vehicle and a transportation task undertaken by the transportation vehicle; and

a second issuing module configured to issue a delivery voucher to the WMS according to the order allocation message, the delivery voucher instructing the WMS to allocate corresponding goods according to the transportation task and determining whether the goods are delivered to the transportation vehicle according to a verification information set, wherein the verification information set at least comprises the identification information of the transportation vehicle.

10. The device of claim 7, wherein the device further comprises:

a first collection module configured to collect a first monitoring indicator set returned by the WMS according to a preset cycle, wherein the first monitoring indicator set comprises at least one of the following items;

handling efficiency of the WMS on the allocation request, allocation efficiency of the WMS on goods, and fault frequency of the WMS; and

a first monitoring module configured to, in response to determining one or more indicators in the first monitoring indicator set do not satisfy preset conditions, send prompt information to a client that monitors the first monitoring indicator set, the prompt information indicating that the one or more indicators do not satisfy the preset conditions.

11. The device of claim 7, wherein the device further comprises:

a second collection module configured to collect a second monitoring indicator set returned by the TMS according to a preset cycle, wherein the second monitoring indicator set comprises at least one of the following items;

frequency of returning goods transportation information by the TMS, transportation damage rate of the TMS during transportation, and fault frequency of the TMS; and

a second monitoring module configured to, in response to determining one or more indicators in the second monitoring indicator set do not satisfy preset conditions, send prompt information to a client that monitors the second monitoring indicator set, the prompt information indicating that the one or more indicators do not satisfy the preset conditions.

12. The device of claim 7, wherein the device further comprises:

an acquisition module configured to, within a preset time range, acquire first allocation data obtained when the TMS handles the allocation request and second allocation data obtained when the WMS handles the allocation request; and

a control module configured to send alarm information in response to determining a difference between the first allocation data and the second allocation data exceeds a preset value range, the alarm information prompting that at least one of the first allocation data or the second allocation data is abnormal.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable storage media storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method for handling an allocation request, the method comprising:

issuing an allocation request to a warehouse management system (WMS); and

instructing a transportation management system (TMS) to coordinate with the WMS to handle the allocation request, in response to determining that the WMS accepts the allocation request.

14. The storage media of claim 13, wherein the method further comprises:

canceling the allocation request, in response to determining that the WMS rejects the allocation request according to the response result.

15. The storage media of claim 13, wherein the method further comprises:

receiving an order allocation message fed back by the TMS according to the allocation request and corresponding to a transportation vehicle, wherein the order allocation message comprises identification information of the transportation vehicle and a transportation task undertaken by the transportation vehicle; and

issuing a delivery voucher to the WMS according to the order allocation message, wherein the delivery voucher instructs the WMS to allocate corresponding goods according to the transportation task and determines whether the goods are delivered to the transportation vehicle according to a verification information set, and the verification information set at least comprises the identification information of the transportation vehicle.

16. The storage media of claim 13, wherein the method further comprises:

collecting a first monitoring indicator set returned by the WMS according to a preset cycle, wherein the first monitoring indicator set comprises at least one of the following items;

handling efficiency of the WMS on the allocation request, allocation efficiency of the WMS on goods, and fault frequency of the WMS; and

in response to determining one or more indicators in the first monitoring indicator set do not satisfy preset conditions, sending prompt information to a client that monitors the first monitoring indicator set, the prompt information indicating that the one or more indicators do not satisfy the preset conditions.

17. The storage media of claim 13, wherein the method further comprises:

collecting a second monitoring indicator set returned by the TMS according to a preset cycle, wherein the second monitoring indicator set comprises at least one of the following items;

frequency of returning goods transportation information by the TMS, transportation damage rate of the TMS during transportation, and fault frequency of the TMS; and

in response to determining one or more indicators in the second monitoring indicator set do not satisfy preset conditions, sending prompt information to a client that monitors the second monitoring indicator set, the prompt information indicating that the one or more indicators do not satisfy the preset conditions.

18. The storage media of claim 13, wherein the method further comprises:

within a preset time range, acquiring first allocation data obtained when the TMS handles the allocation request and second allocation data obtained when the WMS handles the allocation request; and

sending alarm information in response to determining a difference between the first allocation data and the second allocation data exceeds a preset value range, the alarm information prompting that at least one of the first allocation data or the second allocation data is abnormal.