Order management method and system for automated logistics based on on-demand box supplying

An order management system for automated logistics based on on-demand box supplying, comprising:

• a warehousing facility, comprising a plurality of sub-shelves which are movable and configured to store different types of merchandise, wherein each of the sub-shelves is configured to store the same merchandise;
• a box folding module, comprising a storage region, a first export region and a box folding device located between the storage region and the first export region, wherein a first sheet material and a second sheet material with different sizes are arranged in the storage region, the box folding device folds either the first sheet material or the second sheet material into a container, the first sheet material and the second sheet material are selected according to at least one information of an order data, and the information is a quantity, types, sizes or volumes of merchandises;
• an sealing module, comprising a receiving region, a second export region and a sealing device located between the receiving region and the second export region;
• a picking module, comprising a picking platform and a plurality of picking robots arranged on the picking platform;
• a plurality of mobile drive units, comprising a plurality of first mobile drive units movably arranged between the picking module and the warehousing facility and a plurality of second mobile drive units movably arranged between the picking module, the box folding module, and the sealing module, wherein the plurality of first mobile drive units moves the sub-shelf selected according to the order data from the warehousing facility to the picking module, and the plurality of second mobile drive units moves the container selected according to the order data from the box folding module to the picking module;
• wherein before the order data is received, the sheet material to be selected is in an unfold and flattened form, after the order data is received, the selected sheet material is folded and formed into a finished container, the picking module puts the merchandise from the sub-shelf into the container according to the order data, and the plurality of second mobile drive units move the packed container to the sealing module.