Transport system

A transport system for transporting a plurality of transport articles, comprising:

• a first area provided with a first area transport facility that forms a plurality of transport paths;
• a first area control unit configured to control the first area transport facility and to transport the transport articles along a path selected from the plurality of transport paths in the first area;
• a second area provided with a second area transport facility that forms a plurality of transport paths;
• a second area control unit configured to control the second area transport facility and to transport the transport articles along a path selected from the plurality of transport paths in the second area;
• a plurality of connecting transport facilities that each form a transport path connecting a first transfer position provided in the first area and a second transfer position provided in the second area;
• a connection control unit configured to control the plurality of connecting transport facilities and to transport the transport articles between the first transfer position and the second transfer position;
• and
• a management control unit configured to manage the first area control unit, the second area control unit, and the connection control unit,
• wherein:
• one transport article from among the plurality of transport articles is a target article and others are other articles;
• in a case where the target article is transported between areas from a departure point in the first area to a destination point in the second area, the management control unit executes path setting control, the first area control unit executes first area transport control, the connection control unit executes connecting transport control, and the second area control unit executes second area transport control;
• the path setting control is control that includes acquiring transportation status information indicating a transportation status of the other articles for each of the first area transport facility, the second area transport facility, and the plurality of connecting transport facilities, and setting an overall path from the departure point to the destination point on the basis of the transportation status information;
• a connecting transport facility from among the plurality of connecting transport facilities that is included in the overall path is a target connecting transport facility;
• the first area transport control is control in which the first area transport facility is operated to transport the target article from the departure point to the first transfer position of the target connecting transport facility;
• the connecting transport control is control in which the target connecting transport facility is operated to transport the target article from the first transfer position of the target connecting transport facility to the second transfer position;
• and
• the second area transport control is control in which the second area transport facility is operated so that the transportation status information of the second area transport facility is acquired, a partial path from the second transfer position of the target connecting transport facility to the destination point is set on the basis of the transportation status information, and the target article is transported from the second transfer position of the target connecting transport facility to the destination point along the partial path.