KR20210110929A - Integrated Logistics Management System - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an integrated logistics management system, and more particularly, by using the identification means formed in the packaging of the goods, integrally performs the manufacturing, logistics, search, delivery, and inventory management of the goods, and blocks the illegal distribution of the goods. It relates to an integrated logistics management system that enables real-time tracking of

Description

Integrated Logistics Management System

The present invention relates to an integrated logistics management system, and more particularly, by using the identification means formed in the packaging of the goods, integrally performs the manufacturing, logistics, search, delivery, and inventory management of the goods, and blocks the illegal distribution of the goods. It relates to an integrated logistics management system that enables real-time tracking of

If an item is manufactured and there is a shipment instruction, it is delivered from the production place through the delivery process to the shipping location, and goes through various intermediate steps from manufacturing the product to the shipping location. easy.

Therefore, in order to systematically manage the logistics, a logistics management system that manages the entire process of delivery from the production site to the delivery site has been introduced and used. (See Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2006-0089331)

However, the conventional logistics management system does not manage the entire process from the manufacturing of the goods to the place of delivery, but independently manages only some processes that require management, so inventory management other than logistics or distribution of duplicated or illegally manufactured goods is prevented. There was a problem that one system could not manage.

In addition, when products are counterfeited or duplicated and distributed, it is difficult to filter out counterfeit or duplicate products in the distribution process, so there is a problem that illegal copies, not genuine products, are disguised as genuine products and distributed, causing damage to consumers and manufacturers.

As devised to solve the above problems, the object of the present invention is to manage the entire process of delivery from the production end of the product to the customer through the logistics team through the identification means attached to the product, so the integrated management of logistics is Of course, it is to provide an integrated logistics management system that can manage inventory, track goods in real time, and prevent illegal distribution of goods.

In addition, integrated logistics management that can provide an environment where only genuine products can be distributed by giving unique identification information to each product, even if it is the same product, by checking whether the assigned product is delivered to the customer accurately and the customer directly verifying the genuine product to provide a system.

Identification display means formed on the goods and including identification information of the goods, and the distribution step consists of recognizing the identification display means of the goods and transmitting it to the logistics management server, and the scanning means, and the identification information of the goods formed in the box and An article management means including information on the article, a printing means capable of printing the article management means, an identification means management unit for managing the issuance of the identification display means, and identification of the issued identification display means on the manufactured article An inventory management unit that manages goods with an item management means attached to a box containing the items and is assigned a display means, and tracking the real-time logistics location until the item to which the identification means is attached is finally delivered to the customer Logistics location management unit, product identification information, customer information, real-time location information of goods, inventory A database for storing and managing information and purchase information, and by receiving the identification information of the identification display means recognized from the scanning means, identifying the product to check whether it is forged or falsified, tracking the real-time location of the product at each distribution stage, and purchasing the product It is a logistics management system including a logistics management server that integrally manages goods by performing activation when there is a request for activation from a customer.

The identification display means is configured in the form of a printed code such as a barcode, QR code, or image code that is inserted or attached to the outer surface of the product or the packaging container of the product, and an identification key to identify the product and whether the product is forged or genuine. The identification code may be included as identification information.

The scanning means includes: a scanning means for reading an identification key and an authentication code for identifying the article from the identification display means; and a control means for controlling the operation of the scanning means and transmitting the recognized identification information to a distribution management server, wherein the control means of the scanning means transmits the identification key and authentication code read from the identification display means to the distribution management server and, the logistics management server determines whether the product is genuine by comparing the authentication code with information stored in advance in the database, and the logistics management server provides the identification key to the logistics location management unit to record the history of the product. can

The article management means is configured in the form of a printed code such as a barcode, QR code, or image code that is inserted or attached to the outer surface of the box or the packaging container, and may include an identification key and article information for identifying the article.

It may include a; printing means for easily managing a large amount of goods by printing the article management means.

The genuine distribution management unit includes a product identification management module that identifies the product by checking the identification key recognized from the scanning means in the distribution process, and when the customer purchases the product, transmits the authentication code of the product and there is a request for genuine product certification from the customer. In this case, it may include a genuine product authentication management module that receives the authentication code information and performs genuine product authentication for the product.

The article identification management module transmits the identification key recognized by the scanning means from the logistics management server to the logistics location management unit, and the identification key for the scanning means is mapped to installation location information and stored in a database to store the location history, the When the identification key recognized from the scanning means is received, the identification code of the scanning means is also received to identify the scanning means to confirm the current location of the article, and the current location information of the identified and authenticated article is transmitted to the logistics location management unit And, the logistics location management unit manages the real-time location of the goods by upgrading the current location information, the genuine authentication management module does not use a separate dedicated application for activation, according to the request of the logistics management server If the authentication result is genuine by matching the authentication code of the product with the product code stored in the database, the product authentication result is provided to the customer. If the authentication result is counterfeit by matching the existing product code, the customer may transmit the counterfeit purchase history to the authentication server and provide the purchase history to the cyber investigation team or police station.

The genuine authentication management module maps the authentication code at the time of genuine product authentication and compares the authentication code stored in the database to check whether the set expiration date is not exceeded, so that even if the product is genuine, it can be checked and blocked from being distributed. .

As described above, the integrated logistics management system according to the present invention can manage the entire process of delivery from the production end of the product to the customer through the logistics end through the identification means attached to the product, so that not only the integrated management of logistics but also the inventory management , real-time tracking of goods and preventing illegal distribution of goods occurs.

In addition, an excellent effect of preventing loss or illegal distribution of goods in the delivery process in advance occurs by managing and tracking goods in units of individual goods rather than in units of the same product.

1 is a system configuration diagram schematically showing a logistics management system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a detailed block diagram of FIG. 1 .
3 schematically illustrates a process in which a scanning means identifies an article through an identification means according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

An integrated logistics management system according to the present invention comprises: identification means formed on the article; a scanning means configured for each distribution step to recognize the identification means of the article; and a logistics management server for receiving the identification information of the identification means recognized from the scanning means, tracking the real-time location of the goods for each distribution stage, and managing the goods in an integrated manner.

The integrated logistics management method according to the present invention includes the steps of issuing identification means by giving identification information, inserting the issued identification means into goods, and scanning means installed at each distribution step delivered from the production end to the customer through the logistics team. It characterized in that it comprises the steps of recognizing the identification means and transmitting it to the logistics management server and updating and managing the current state of the goods based on the recognition information.

Hereinafter, specific embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

1 is a system configuration diagram schematically illustrating a logistics management system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a detailed block diagram of FIG.

1 and 2, the integrated logistics management system according to the present invention is formed in the article identification display means 10 including the identification information of the article and; a scanning means 20 configured for each distribution step to recognize the identification display means of the product and transmit it to the logistics management server; By receiving the identification information of the identification display means recognized from the scanning means, identifying the product to check whether it is forged or falsified, tracking the real-time location of the product at each distribution stage, and performing genuine product authentication when there is a request for genuine product certification from the customer who purchased the product It may be configured to include a logistics management server 30 for integrated management of goods.

Here, the article is defined as encompassing all products produced at a production site and delivered to a purchasing consumer through the processes of manufacturing, distribution, sale, and delivery. The article of the present invention can be specially applied to cosmetics distributed through offline sales, door-to-door sales, and online sales.

In general, goods manufactured at a production site are delivered to a destination through logistics delivery, and the head office of the goods monitors from production to delivery and manages the logistics.

Here, the shipping location may be an address desired by the customer when the customer orders the product online, each branch of the door-to-door sales in the case of door-to-door sales, and each offline store in the case of offline sales.

When the article is manufactured, the identification means is inserted into the article or the packaging container of the article.

The identification display means 10 may be configured as a means into which identification marks can be inserted or stored, such as barcodes and QR codes.

The identification display means 10 may include an identification key and an authentication code for a product, and the identification display means may include a URL of a logistics management server, a product code, and a genuine product authentication key.

The identification key refers to a tag including a URL, tracking the location of a product, and a product code that is information of the product.

The authentication code means a tag including a genuine product authentication key to prevent the product from being copied and distributed.

The URL included in the identification key is an address of a product management web page of the logistics management server, and by accessing the URL, product history, genuine product authentication, and the like can be performed.

The product code included in the identification key means a unique code of a product to which the product belongs and unique identification information for identifying the product in the product.

The viewer identification display means 110 may be configured in a form that can be visually recognized from the outside in the form of a printed code such as a barcode, a QR code, or an image code.

More specifically, the visual identification display means 110 may be formed or attached to a position recognized by the eye, that is, on the outer surface of the packaging container of the article or the outer surface of the article to identify the article.

The scanning means 20 is a means capable of reading the identification key and authentication code stored in the identification means, and when the identification display means is a barcode, it is a barcode reader, in the case of a QR code, a QR code reader, in the case of an RFID tag, an RFID reader, an NFC tag In the case of an NFC reader, in the case of a beacon, it may be configured as a beacon receiver.

The scanning means 20 may include a viewer scanning means 210 for reading the identification information of the viewer identification display means 110 and a control means 230 for controlling the viewer scanning means to identify an article. can

The control means 230 activates the poet scanning means 210 to control the reading of information of the poet identification display means, and transmits the read information recognized through the poet scanning means 210 to the distribution management server 30 . plays a controlling role.

The control means 230 includes a scanning means control module 231 for controlling the reading of information by the poet scanning means, a data communication module 232 for transmitting the information read through the scanning means to a logistics management server, and the logistics management It may be configured to include an identification management module 233 that generates an alarm and notifies the manager terminal 50 when an identification failure message is transmitted according to the product identification result from the server.

3 schematically illustrates a process in which a scanning means identifies an article through an identification means according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, in this embodiment, the identification display means 10 is included in the viewer identification display means 110, and the viewer identification display means is composed of a QR code.

Accordingly, the scanning means 20 may be configured to include a QR code reader capable of recognizing the QR code which is the recognition identification display means 110 as the viewer scanning means 210 .

First, the control means 230 of the scanning means activates the QR code reader as the viewer scanning means 210 and controls to read the viewer identification information from the QR code, which is the viewer identification display means formed on the article.

Here, the poet identification information includes the identification key and authentication code including the URL of the logistics management server and product code information, and when the QR code reader reads the information, the control means connects the read information to the logistics management server and the Transmits the product code information to the logistics management server (30).

If the information is not read through the QR code reader, the control means determines the identification error and notifies the identification error to the manager terminal 50 through the identification management module.

The logistics management server 30 checks whether the authentication code obtained through the URL information matches the authentication code stored in the database, and if it matches, it is determined as a genuine product, and if it does not match, it is determined as a counterfeit product and transmits the result to the scanning means.

The logistics management server 30 may identify the type of product and the characteristics of each product through the product code information.

The scanning means 20 may be configured for each distribution stage.

More specifically, since goods are delivered to customers through production and logistics, they largely include a production team and a logistics team, and the logistics group may be subdivided into a plurality according to a delivery process.

For example, in the course of delivery, various collection centers may be passed, and a scanning means is installed in each collection center to track the real-time transport route of goods in real time.

The scanning means 20 is formed in the production end and the distribution end, and the recognized information is transmitted to the distribution management server 30 by recognizing the identification display means attached to the article.

More specifically, the product is manufactured at the production end, the identification display means is attached, and the identification means is recognized through the scanning means 20 before being shipped to the distribution team and transmitted to the distribution management server 30, and the The logistics management server 30 may confirm that the product has been manufactured and is being prepared for delivery through the recognized information.

On the other hand, when the identification display means 10 is attached to the product, the shipment instruction in which the product delivery place to which the product is to be delivered is described may be mapped to the identification information included in the identification means and stored and managed in the logistics management server 30 . .

Through this, the logistics team can access the URL included in the identification means for the product and check the delivery process of the product.

Here, the customer terminal 40 checks the delivery information of the product, performs genuine product authentication, provides customized information related to the customer's product, and provides an interface for purchasing the product. The product management application 40 is It may be an application that is conventionally used without installing a separate application.

The customer who has received the goods transmits the authentication code and identification key of the goods received through the goods management application 40 to the logistics management server 30, and the genuine distribution management unit of the logistics management server stores the received identification key and authentication code. By comparing it with the stored information, it is possible to check whether the delivered item is genuine and whether the specified product has been delivered correctly.

When genuine product authentication fails, the genuine product distribution management unit transmits a genuine product authentication failure message to the product management application 40, confirms the customer's purchase history through customer identification information, and transmits the purchase history information to the product management application.

The customer may check the purchase history information and, if the date and place where he/she purchased the product is not in the purchase history, confirm that the customer purchased the duplicated product through an illegal sales route.

The logistics management server 30 manages the identification display means 10 attached to the goods, tracks the real-time location of the goods through the identification information recognized by each scanning means, and confirms whether the goods are being delivered accurately according to the shipment instruction. plays a role

More specifically, the logistics management server 30 matches the identification means management unit 310 that manages the issuance of the identification display means to be attached to the goods and the issued identification display means to the goods, and the identification display means is provided on the manufactured goods. When assigned and attached, the inventory management unit 320 that manages the inventory in consideration of the quantity and order amount of the goods and the logistics location management unit that tracks the real-time logistics location until the goods are finally delivered to the customer when the identification means is attached to the goods (330) and the genuine distribution management unit 340 that identifies the product in the distribution process of the product, manages the customer's genuine authentication record, and checks the illegal distribution of duplicates when there is a duplicate authentication request, identification information of the product, customer information, It may be configured to include a database 350 that stores and manages real-time location information of goods, inventory information, and purchase information.

The identification means management unit 310 is responsible for issuing identification means by generating identification information to be included in the identification display means (10).

And the logistics location management unit 330 is the current location of the logistics through the identification information recognized through the scanning means installed until the product is delivered to the customer through the logistics team when the identification display means 10 is attached to the product. It is responsible for tracking and managing in real time.

The inventory management unit 320 reflects the production plan of the product in consideration of the shipped production amount and order amount when the product is formally shipped with an identification display means attached to the product, and when the production amount is too much compared to the order amount, that is, when there is a lot of stock It is responsible for reducing production and performing inventory management.

The inventory management unit is configured in the form of a printed code such as a barcode, QR code, or image code that is inserted or attached to the outer surface of the box or packaging container, and the product management means including an identification key and product information for identifying the product; , by printing the article management means, it may include a printing means for easily managing a large amount of quantity.

The genuine distribution management unit 340 identifies and authenticates whether the product is genuine in the course of distribution of the product, and plays a role in authenticating the product when the customer purchases the product.

More specifically, the genuine distribution management unit 340 compares the identification information recognized from the scanning means in the distribution process with the previously stored identification information and checks whether they match and identifies the product by the product identification management module 341 and the customer. It may be configured to include a genuine product authentication management module 342 that transmits the product authentication code when purchasing the product and receives the authentication code to perform genuine product authentication on the product when there is a request for genuine product certification from the customer.

The article identification management module 341 transmits authentication success to the article location management unit 330 and the scanning means 20 when there is identification information matching the identification information recognized by the scanning means, and identifies the matching If the information is not retrieved, an alarm notifying the authentication failure is generated and transmitted to the scanning means.

Here, the identification code for the scanning means 20 is mapped to the installation location information and stored in the database 350, the identification code of the scanning means 20 when receiving the recognized identification information from the scanning means (20) Also, it is possible to identify the scanning means 20 to identify the current location of the article, and transmit the current location information of the identified and authenticated article to the logistics location management unit 330, and the logistics location management unit 330 is The real-time location of the item is managed by upgrading the current location information.

In addition, it is characterized in that it is possible to check and block distribution of expired products even if they are genuine by comparing the authentication code with the authentication code stored in the database and mapping the product during activation to check whether the expiration date is not exceeded. have.

10: identification display means 20: scanning means
30: logistics management server 40: customer terminal
50: manager terminal 110: poet identification display means
210: visual scanning means 230: control means
231: scanning means control module 232: data communication module
233: identification management module 310: identification means management unit
320: inventory management unit 330: logistics location management unit
340: genuine distribution management unit 341: genuine identification management module
342: activation management module 350: database

Claims (8)

an identification display means formed on the article and including identification information of the article;
a scanning means configured for each distribution step to recognize the identification and display means of the goods and transmit them to the logistics management server;
an article management means formed in a box and including identification information of the article and information on the article;
printing means for printing the article management means;
An identification means management unit that manages the issuance of the identification display means, and an inventory management unit that manages the issued identification display means as an article management means attached to a manufactured article by assigning the identification labeling means to a box containing the goods; , a logistics location management unit that tracks the real-time logistics location until the product to which the identification display means is attached is finally delivered to the customer, identifies the product in the distribution process of the product, manages the customer's genuine authentication record, and A genuine distribution management unit for checking illegal distribution, a database for storing and managing product identification information, customer information, real-time location information of the product, inventory information, and purchase information, and the identification information of the identification display means recognized from the scanning means Including a logistics management server that receives and identifies the product to check whether it is forged or not, tracks the real-time location of the product at each distribution stage, and performs product activation when there is a request for genuine product certification from a customer who purchased the product. Logistics management system. The method of claim 1,
The identification display means
It consists of printed codes such as barcodes, QR codes, and image codes that are inserted or attached to the outer surface of the product or the packaging container of the product. Integrated logistics management system to include as identification information. The method of claim 1,
the scanning means
scanning means for reading an identification key and an authentication code for identifying the article from the identification display means; a control means for controlling the operation of the scanning means and transmitting the recognized identification information to the distribution management server;
The control means of the scanning means transmits the identification key and the authentication code read from the identification display means to the distribution management server;
The logistics management server determines whether or not the authentication code is genuine by comparing the authentication code with information stored in the database;
The logistics management server is an integrated logistics management system for recording the history of goods by providing the identification key to the logistics location management unit. The method of claim 1,
The product management means,
An integrated logistics management system comprising an identification key and product information to identify a product by being in the form of a printed code such as a barcode, QR code, or image code that is inserted or attached to the outer surface of the box or packaging container. The method of claim 1,
printing means;
An integrated logistics management system that easily manages a large quantity of goods by printing the goods management means. The method of claim 1,
The genuine distribution management department
The product identification management module identifies the product by checking the identification key recognized by the scanning means of the distribution process, and the authentication code information when the customer sends the authentication code of the product when the customer purchases the product and there is a request for authenticating the product from the customer Integrated logistics management system, characterized in that it comprises a genuine product authentication management module for receiving the product to perform genuine product authentication. 7. The method of claim 6,
The product identification management module is
The identification key recognized by the scanning means is transmitted from the logistics management server to the logistics location management unit, and the identification key for the scanning means is mapped to the installation location information and stored in a database to store the location history, the identification recognized by the scanning means When receiving the key, the identification code of the scanning means is also received to identify the scanning means to confirm the current location of the article, and the current location information of the identified and authenticated article is transmitted to the logistics location management unit, and the logistics location management unit upgrades the current location information to manage the real-time location of the item;
The genuine authentication management module is
We do not use a separate dedicated application for activation,
According to the request of the logistics management server, by matching the authentication code of the product with the product code stored in the database, if the authentication result is genuine, the genuine product authentication result is provided to the customer,
According to the request of the logistics management server, if the authentication result is counterfeit by matching the authentication code of the product with the product code stored in the database, the customer transmits the counterfeit purchase history to the authentication server, and transmits the purchase history to the cyber An integrated logistics management system that can be provided to an investigation team or police station. 8. The method of claim 7,
The genuine authentication management module is
Integrated logistics, characterized in that it is possible to check and block distribution of expired goods even if they are genuine by comparing the authentication code with the authentication code stored in the database and mapped during activation to check whether the expiration date is not exceeded management system.

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