Sorting scheduling method, apparatus and matrix sorting system

A sorting scheduling method, characterized in that said sorting scheduling method is applied to a matrix sorting system, said matrix sorting system comprises a plurality of branch lines and a plurality of ring sorters, each said branch line spans a plurality of said ring sorters, each said ring sorter is spanned by a plurality of said branch lines, each said branch line is provided with a plurality of sorting stations at each of said ring sorters, and each said branch line is used to convey a stock box to the corresponding sorting station, and the sorted goods to be packaged at said sorting station flow on the corresponding ring sorter;

• and said sorting scheduling method comprises:
• obtaining order information for a current batch of orders, wherein said order information comprises a sorting quantity of each kind of target goods in each order of said current batch of orders;
• for each kind of said target goods, determining a target stock box corresponding to said kind of target goods in said current batch of orders based on said order information;
• determining a target ring sorter and a target branch line corresponding to each said target stock box based on a correspondence between the order and the ring sorter and a current capacity of each said ring sorter at each said branch line in accordance with principles of fewer tailing boxes, fewer order splits and fewer sorting stations for stock boxes;
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• inputting each said target stock box from the corresponding target branch line and conveying each said target stock box to a sorting station at the corresponding target ring sorter.