Goods picking task allocation method and device

A task allocation apparatus for picking merchandises, wherein the merchandises are stored on shelves of a warehouse, and the apparatus comprises one or more processors and one or more machine-readable media storing instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, causing the apparatus to perform operations comprise:

• receiving a plurality of orders of merchandises;
• determining a merchandise picking time of each merchandise of the merchandises of the received orders;
• determining an order picking time for each of the received orders according to the merchandise picking time of each of the merchandises;
• determining an order set according to the order picking time for each of the received orders, and selecting one or more orders from the order set as one or more target orders;
• locating one or more shelves on which merchandises in the one or more target orders are stored in the warehouse;
• obtaining merchandise status of the merchandises in the one or more target orders, and determining a target shelf according to the merchandise status;
• allocating a picking task of the merchandises to the target shelf;
• determining a picking workstation corresponding to the target shelf;
• instructing, when the picking workstation is available, the target shelf to move to the picking workstation to execute the picking task of the merchandises;
• and
• instructing the target shelf to leave the corresponding picking workstation after the picking task of the merchandise is completed.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for task allocation of picking merchandises, configured with instructions when executed by one or more processors to cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

• receiving a plurality of orders of merchandises;
• determining a merchandise picking time of each merchandise of the merchandises of the received orders;
• determining an order picking time for each of the received orders according to the merchandise picking time of each of the merchandises;
• determining an order set according to the order picking time for each of the received orders, and selecting one or more orders from the order set as one or more target orders;
• locating one or more shelves on which merchandises in the one or more target orders are stored in the warehouse;
• obtaining merchandise status of the merchandises in the one or more target orders, and determining a target shelf according to the merchandise status;
• allocating a picking task of the merchandises to the target shelf;
• determining a picking workstation corresponding to the target shelf;
• instructing, when the picking workstation is available, the target shelf to move to the picking workstation to execute the picking task of the merchandises;
• and
• instructing the target shelf to leave the corresponding picking workstation after the picking task of the merchandise is completed.