Control device, delivery system, and control method

A control device used in a delivery system having an automatic movement device that automatically moves an article inside a specific space and delivers the article, the control device comprising:

• a storage section configured to store schedule information including at least one of change information including a change region indicating a portion of a reference map in which a movable region of the automatic movement device is changed in the specific space and a change time indicating a time at which the movable region is changed, and operation information including an operation start time at which the automatic movement device starts operating;
• and
• a processing control section configured to perform processing of preparing a usage map representing a navigation map used by the automatic movement device by reflecting the change region on the reference map of the specific space, based on the change time included in the schedule information,
• wherein the usage map constrains movement of the automatic movement device by defining movable and non-movable regions used by the automatic movement device to generate a movement path when the automatic movement device operates.