Cargo handling work creation device and cargo handling work creation method

A cargo handling work generation device, comprising:

• an inventory information database configured to store inventory information indicating at least a storage location of a product currently stored in a product storage space;
• a shipping product information database configured to store shipping product information indicating a shipping condition of the product;
• a master information database configured to store a constraint related to product arrangement in the product storage space;
• a status judging unit configured to judge whether cargo handling work of product organization be assigned to an overhead crane provided in the product storage space, based on operation information on the overhead crane, the cargo handing work of product organization being a product organization work to place as many products as possible in the product storage space;
• a product organization work determination unit configured to, when the status judging unit judges to assign the cargo handling work of product organization to the overhead crane, determine a content of the cargo handling work of product organization to be executed, using the information stored in the inventory information database, the shipping product information database, and the master information database;
• and
• an output unit configured to
• output instruction information for instructing a crane control computer to execute the cargo handling work of product organization determined by the product organization work determination unit, and
• cause the crane control computer to control the overhead crane to perform the cargo handling work including lifting and conveying the product from a location of a conveyance source to a target location of a conveyance destination by automatic operation, wherein
• the product organization work determination unit includes
• a storage space checking unit configured to extract a constraint to be satisfied by a product in each empty storage space in the product storage space,
• a product checking unit configured to calculate a margin for the constraint of the product in each of the empty storage spaces, and
• a work generation unit configured to
• determine products that are able to be moved to each empty storage space based on the constraint,
• select a product to be moved to each empty storage space from the determined products based on the margin, and
• generate moving work for moving the selected product as a content of the cargo handing work of product organization, and
• the operation information on the overhead crane is information on an operation status of the overhead crane including (i) whether or not cargo handling work by the overhead crane is currently in progress, (ii) whether or not there is receiving and dispatching work being booked, (iii) whether or not shipping product assortment work is currently in progress, (iv) whether or not there is shipping product assortment work being booked, and (v) whether or not a number of products scheduled to be shipped in the near future in the product storage space is less than a set number.