COMPONENT-SHELF-LAYOUT DESIGN DEVICE AND PROGRAM

摘要

On the basis of picking-operation-results information for each component, component-shelf-interval-distance information, and component-shelf-layout information, which is all stored in a storage unit, this component-shelf-layout design device calculates picking-movement distance and replacement-occurrence frequency and extracts an optimal component-shelf layout proposal from among the current component-shelf layout and a plurality of newly generated component-shelf layout proposals. Said configuration makes it possible to design a component-shelf layout proposal which makes it possible to efficiently execute a component-shelf picking operation and a component-shelf replacement operation in a production/distribution facility.

主权项

1. A component-shelf-layout design device of designing a component-shelf layout specifying a component shelf onto which a component is to be arranged in a manufacturing or delivery facility, comprising:
a storage unit and a control unit, wherein the storage unit stores picking-operation-results information including information on a delivery amount of each component, component-shelf distance information including information on a distance between component shelves, and component-shelf-layout information indicating a component shelf, a component allocated to the component shelf, and a capacity of the component shelf, the control unit includes: a picking-movement distance calculation unit calculating a picking-movement distance in each component-shelf layout using the information in the storage unit; a replenishment-occurrence frequency calculation unit calculating an occurrence frequency of a replenishment operation using the information in the storage unit; a new component-shelf layout creation unit creating a plurality of new component-shelf layout proposals and adding the new component-shelf layout proposals to the component-shelf-layout information, wherein the picking-movement distance calculation unit and the replenishment occurrence frequency calculation unit calculating the picking-movement distances and the occurrence frequencies of the replenishment operation for a current component-shelf layout and the component-shelf layout proposals created by the new component-shelf layout creation unit; and an optimal component-shelf layout extraction unit extracting a component-shelf layout proposal that satisfies a predetermined condition, from the component-shelf layout proposals created by the new component-shelf layout creation unit.