WO2024237819A2 - Method for delivering combined online grocery orders - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to the field of delivering goods ordered online, primarily groceries, pre-prepared foods and cooked dishes. The invention is directed toward enabling rapid delivery of grocery orders directly from a plurality of production sites to a plurality of buyers, eliminating warehouse storage and dead mileage, providing a high rate of movement of large flows of goods and expanding the retail market for producers.

Description

Delivery method for consolidated online grocery orders

The invention relates to the field of delivery of goods ordered online, primarily food products, semi-finished products and ready meals.

As a rule, orders placed online through mobile applications via a telecommunications network (Internet) are assembled in the form of parcels or packages and delivered by courier service either to the address specified by the buyer with delivery "in person" or to a pick-up point located within walking distance from the buyer selected by him when placing the order. In this case, the assembly of orders and their dispatch is performed by wholesale warehouses, distribution centers or large retail stores that store a stock of goods delivered from various manufacturers. Similar methods and systems for the delivery of goods are disclosed in patents RU 2625556, op. 14.07.2017, RU2603554, op. 27.11.2016, WO 0178022, op. 18.10.2001 and others.

Traditionally, delivery by courier service is carried out in the order of receipt of orders, which leads to chaotic movements of couriers, high mileage of vehicles with low output, excessive fuel consumption, long delivery times, etc.

There are known technical solutions aimed at solving the above-mentioned problems and creating high-speed targeted delivery of goods in urban environments, involving the use of pneumatic transport (see patent RU2743627, published on 20.02.2021) and other underground transport highways along which containers or transport units with goods move (for example, see patents: RU 2526202 C1, published on 20.08.2014, DE19711462, published on 24.09.1998, RU2768563, published on 24.03.2022, etc.).

However, such solutions require colossal investments to create such infrastructure and its subsequent maintenance, which makes them of little use.

Recently, attempts have been made to use drones and robots to deliver orders, including ready-made meals, but these are also technically complex and expensive methods that cannot be used to service large and mass orders.

Thus, today the most preferable option remains the use of conventional road transport for the delivery of goods.

The closest analogue for the claimed technical solution is the method of delivering everyday goods (international application WO2022211612 A1, IPC: G06Q50/28, published 06.10.2022), carried out by means of

SUBSTITUTE SHEET (RULE 26) a specialized application with a logistics algorithm based on specified ring routes of delivery vehicles.

According to the materials of application WO2022211612, the routes of delivery vehicles (transport vehicles) are formed taking into account market segmentation and population density, i.e. a kind of zoning of the delivery territory is performed, its division into zones within which delivery vehicles operate, passing along their routes several times a day and delivering goods to customers. At the same time, orders are delivered in the order in which the addresses are located on the route of the vehicle (and not in the order of receipt of orders), which eliminates the chaotic movement of delivery vehicles. An electronic application offering goods and accepting orders from customers manages and tracks delivery.

The characteristics of zoning the delivery region and the use of delivery vehicles operating within the zones along ring closed routes are similar to the essential characteristics of the proposed method of delivery of goods.

The disadvantages of the closest analogue include, firstly, the duration of delivery, if we consider the full cycle of movement of goods from production to the consumer (buyer), and secondly, the use of warehouse storage of stock of products, which leads to "stagnation" of commodity flows received from many suppliers, and the costs of storage: purchase and maintenance of technical means of storage, accounting, maintenance of personnel, etc., increase prices for the end consumer. In addition, warehouse storage is accompanied by increased requirements for expiration dates and narrows the range of product items for delivery to customers.

Another disadvantage of the closest analogue is the need to return the remainder of unclaimed products from the machines to the warehouse at the end of the working day, which is accompanied by overrunning of the machines and the need for additional processing of the goods: receiving, accounting, laying out on shelves, etc.

The proposed technical solution is aimed at creating a method for high-speed delivery of prefabricated online grocery orders directly from producers to consumers, eliminating cumulative storage in warehouses and ensuring high daily turnover, with wide coverage of territories.

The essence of the invention as a technical solution is that in the method of delivery of prefabricated online grocery orders, including zoning of the region

SUBSTITUTE SHEET (RULE 26) deliveries and the use of delivery vehicles running within zones along ring closed routes, according to the claimed invention, carry out express delivery of assortment items from orders directly, without warehousing, from multiple production facilities to local pick-up points for completing orders and issuing them to customers, with the reloading of items between routes at hub terminals connected to each other by a ring route to form a conveyor transport and distribution system, for which the territory of a region is divided into districts, in each of which several delivery zones are formed and a district reloading terminal is placed, which is included in the routes of delivery vehicles of all zones of this district, while all district terminals are connected to each other by a ring route with at least one additional vehicle running along it, carry out digital processing of accepted orders with their division into incoming items, which are grouped and summarized by types, production facilities, zones and pick-up points, based on digital processing data and taking into account forecast planning and trend analysis of orders for items, tasks are formed and transmitted to production facilities for the daily volume of shipment of items with its division into equal lots according to the number of trips of delivery vehicles taking into account their full load, in accordance with this task, the items of the assortment are assembled for each zone in a separate transport block, placing them in group returnable containers of a cassette type, and delivered to the district terminal by pendulum routes of feeding vehicles for subsequent reloading into delivery vehicles of the district and transfer by means of an additional vehicle - to other districts, and the items are assembled directly at the production facilities of a given region and at the incoming reloading terminal located at the entrance to the region, which receives items from production facilities from other regions.

In the home pick-up points, it is preferable to place autonomous storage units of goods, designed with the ability to automatically complete orders. In this case, using the data of digital order processing, tasks are formed and transmitted to each delivery vehicle for the shipment of assortment items to the autonomous storage unit of each pick-up point.

The method of delivery of consolidated online grocery orders is implemented through a delivery system that includes delivery vehicles running on ring routes within zones, circular transshipment terminals connected

SUBSTITUTE SHEET (RULE 26) between themselves by a ring route with an additional vehicle running along it, an input reloading terminal with supply vehicles, group returnable packaging and a server configured to exchange data via a network with on-board computers of vehicles, customer computers, production computers and computers of order pick-up points located on the ring routes of movement of delivery vehicles, wherein the server contains a data storage unit, a communication and data exchange unit, an order receiving unit, an order processing unit and a delivery tracking unit connected by an internal data bus, wherein the order processing unit includes a module for dividing received orders into incoming product range items, a module for identifying items with a production facility, a delivery zone and a pick-up point, a module for grouping items by production facilities, delivery zones and pick-up points configured to count items of the same name in each group, a module for predictive analysis of the trend of item orders and the formation of tasks for production facilities for the shipment of product range items to each of the zones, and a module for the formation of tasks for delivery vehicles for the shipment of items at each pick-up point.

The terms "item" and "product range item" used in the invention formula and the application description refer to goods included in the order. The choice of these terms was due to the fact that "products" usually refer to a wide range of industrial and household products (including furniture, household appliances, etc.). However, the proposed solution applies primarily to food products, which are more often described by the term "product range item".

For unambiguous identification of the “assortment item” and accounting, an article number can be used - an individual product code in which manufacturers include its type name, characteristics and features, while the article numbers of similar products from different manufacturers differ (do not match).

In the proposed solution, delivery vehicles travel along ring (closed, looped) routes, making regular, constant trips between specified points several times a day.

The proposed solution ensures the achievement of the following technical results:

SUBSTITUTE SHEET (RULE 26) - provides high-speed (express) delivery of food orders directly from multiple production facilities to multiple customers, eliminating warehouse storage, as a result of which customers always receive the freshest, highest quality and most environmentally friendly products;

- high speed of movement of large commodity flows, daily turnover with optimal capacity and intensity of commodity flows;

- full loading and high productivity of delivery vehicles with a sharp reduction in their number per unit of turnover;

- empty runs of delivery vehicles and the formation of stocks in them are eliminated;

- the range of delivered products is expanded, including not only products of all storage modes, but also “hot” ready-made meals in individual packaging, directly from such manufacturers as cafes and restaurants;

- opportunities are provided to expand the sales market for producers of high-quality products, including small ones (farmers, businesses such as cafes and restaurants), and conditions are created for planning such production;

- ease of implementation;

- possibility of scaling on a modular basis;

- elimination of cardboard transport containers and associated problems.

The achievement of these goals is ensured by the proposed delivery method, which includes the following stages. a) zoning of the delivery region is performed by dividing it into districts, in each of which several zones are formed and a district transshipment terminal is placed, which is included in the routes of all delivery vehicles running within the zones of this district along regular ring routes and delivering ordered items to residential order pick-up points; b) district transshipment terminals of all districts are connected to each other by a ring route with at least one additional vehicle running along it; c) using the capabilities of the electronic application, orders from customers are accepted and registered, accepted orders are subjected to digital processing, including dividing the order into incoming items, which are identified and grouped by production facilities, zones, pick-up points and delivery addresses with a count of identical items within each group;

SUBSTITUTE SHEET (RULE 26) d) using digital processing data, generate tasks (in the form of lists, electronic consignment notes, assembly cards) for each production facility, pick-up point and delivery vehicle, and transmit them, using the capabilities of a telecommunications network, such as the Internet, to the corresponding computer devices of the production facilities, pick-up points and delivery vehicles; d) generate tasks for production facilities based on digital processing of accepted orders, taking into account forecast planning and trend analysis of orders for each item, and issue a task in the form of a daily shipment volume of the corresponding items, dividing it into equal lots based on the number of runs of delivery vehicles, taking into account their full load; e) in accordance with the received task, directly at the production facility, assemble the product range items for each of the zones, placing them in group returnable cassette (magazine) type containers, and deliver them to the district terminal, preferably the nearest one, for reloading (transshipment) into delivery vehicles of the zones of this district or an additional vehicle transferring containers with product range items via a ring route to other districts.

The cassettes filled with items (goods) intended for one zone are grouped into one cargo unit (or otherwise - a transport block), which is supplied with a unique code (barcode, QR code or other mark), unambiguously identifying the zone of its destination, which ensures simplicity and speed of goods reloading between delivery vehicles. In this case, the district reloading terminal performs only the function of reloading cargo units and their short-term storage, is a transshipment terminal. Delivery vehicles are loaded here. g) at least one input terminal is located at the entrance to the region, where the reloading of items delivered from production facilities in other regions is carried out into group returnable packaging, with a complete set of transport blocks for each zone, which are delivered to the district terminal for reloading into delivery vehicles of the district and transfer via the ring route - to other districts.

By using several ring routes, arranged in a specific way and interconnected through transshipment terminals, short delivery hauls are realized, empty runs of vehicles are eliminated, the most complete loading of vehicles and their efficient use are ensured.

SUBSTITUTE SHEET (RULE 26) The use of such ring routes in combination with digital processing of accepted orders and movement of product range items in returnable group packaging, assembled for the relevant zones directly from manufacturers, ensures high-speed express delivery, eliminating warehouse storage, directly from many manufacturers to many consumers.

Discrete, equal-tact, conveyor delivery is implemented, determining the daily turnover of goods with optimal capacity and intensity of goods flows.

Regular ring routes of delivery vehicles with minimal travel time between stops implement the principle of a rotary conveyor line.

Unlike the closest analogue, order pick-up points are implemented in the form of fixed points on the routes of vehicles, information about which is provided for selection to customers through an electronic application when placing an order.

A fixed route for the movement of vehicles eliminates the need to use complex specialized algorithms to coordinate the movement of vehicles (which are present in the nearest and other analogues), which simplifies the digital part that ensures the implementation of the method.

In order to smooth out the peaks and dips of the order curve during the daily turnover, pick-up points are designed with the possibility of some accumulation of assortment. For this purpose, they are equipped with racks, cells or autonomous storage units of goods with the possibility of automatic order picking for customers or home couriers.

The interaction between producers (production facilities), consumers (buyers) and delivery service (transport vehicles) is ensured by an electronic control system that accepts orders, performs their digital processing, generates tasks for all participants, and carries out data exchange between them.

The proposed method can be implemented in a single geographic region, such as a city, and scaled up to larger territories using a modular principle.

SUBSTITUTE SHEET (RULE 26) The essence of the solution and the possibility of achieving the above technical results are explained by the following examples of implementation, illustrated by drawings, which show: Fig. 1 - a schematic general view of the delivery system implementing the proposed method, an example of zoning the delivery region is shown; Fig. 2 - fragment A from Fig. 1, an example of implementing a zonal (delivery) ring route is shown; Fig. 3 - a block diagram of the delivery management system is given; Fig. 4 - an example of grouping of assortment items.

The method of delivering consolidated online grocery orders can be implemented by means of a delivery system including (see Fig. 1): zonal delivery vehicles 1 (hereinafter referred to as delivery vehicles 1), at least one additional vehicle 2 (hereinafter referred to as MV 2), feeding vehicles 3 (hereinafter referred to as feeding MV 3), district transshipment terminals 4, an input transshipment terminal 5 and an electronic control system 6.

Initially, the delivery region is zoned by dividing it into several districts (I-IV, shown by the dashed-dotted line in Fig. 1). A "district" is understood to be a large unit of territorial division of the delivery region, the size and other parameters of which are set conditionally.

In each district, several delivery zones 7 are formed, conditionally connected to each other, and in the zone connection zone, a district transshipment terminal 4 is placed. Examples of dividing districts into zones are shown in Fig. 1 with dashed lines. The number of zones 7 in districts can be the same or different, and is selected based on the distribution of the district population density and the need for delivery.

Within each zone 7, a ring route is formed for the movement of delivery vehicles 1 (see Fig. 2, shown with arrows), passing through terminal 4 and residential order pick-up points 8 (hereinafter referred to as pick-up points 8), maximally covering the territory of the zone, taking into account the density of its development, the presence of office centers and other factors that determine the population's needs for delivery.

The district terminals 4 of all zones 7 are connected to each other by a main ring route (shown with solid arrows, Fig. 1) with a collection and distribution vehicle 2 running along it.

SUBSTITUTE SHEET (RULE 26) Any trucks of the same or different carrying capacity can be used as vehicles (TS1, TS 2, TS 3).

Terminals 4 primarily serve as transfer points (sites) where cargo units (transport blocks) are transshipped between vehicles without changing the batches placed in them (transshipment) and where cargo units are briefly held between approaches by vehicles.

Entry terminal 5, at least one, located at the entrance to the city (region), ensures the reception of goods from remote production facilities from other regions. Here, unlike terminals 4, sorting and assembling of items for each zone in group returnable containers is performed, and the formation of cargo units delivered to the district terminal 4, preferably the nearest one, for reloading into distribution TS1 or into the ring TS 2, moving the "cargo" through the ring route - to other districts.

Moreover, all operations on reloading and sending items at the input terminal 5 are carried out within a few hours (i.e. less than a day), which, according to regulatory documents, does not apply to warehouse storage.

The pick-up points 8 are stationary points equipped with means for placing items (or orders) and a computer device connected to the control system 6. Preferably, autonomous storage units for goods, designed with the ability to automatically complete orders, are placed at the pick-up points.

Control system 6 ensures interaction between manufacturers, buyers, delivery vehicles and pick-up points, ensures synchronization of the order flow, production and logistics processes.

The control system can be implemented on the basis of a server computer (hereinafter referred to as server 6) with a large-capacity storage device for storing databases.

Server 6 (see Fig. 3) is connected via telecommunication network 9 with on-board computers 10 of delivery vehicles 1, computers 11 of buyers and computers 12 of production facilities and computers 13 of pick-up points 8.

Computers 10-13 can be any processor devices (stationary and portable, terminals, tablets and mobile phones) that support two-way digital communication, are capable of exchanging data over a network, such as the Internet, and are equipped with appropriate electronic applications.

SUBSTITUTE SHEET (RULE 26) An "on-board computer" is a processing device located on board a vehicle, for example, it could be a built-in computer or a mobile device (cell phone) of the courier-driver.

The hardware and software complex of the server 6 includes a data storage unit 14, a communication and data exchange unit 15, an order receiving unit 16, an order processing unit 17 and a delivery tracking unit 18, all connected by an internal data bus.

Data storage block 14 is used to store various databases: data of manufacturers, pre-registered in the system, product databases, related to their manufacturers, address databases of zonal division with pick-up points, accepted orders, customer data, etc.

Communication and data exchange unit 15 contains a set of interfaces for exchanging data via a network with remote computers.

Order acceptance block 16 performs all functions related to offering goods to customers, processing orders and registering them.

Order processing block 17 includes module 17.1 for dividing accepted orders into incoming product range items (items), module 17.2 for identifying (correlating) an item with its manufacturer, delivery zone and pick-up point, module 17.3 for grouping items by manufacturers, delivery zones and pick-up points, designed with the ability to count items of the same name in each group, module 17.4 for predictive trend analysis and generating tasks for production facilities to ship product range items to each of the zones, module 17.5 for generating tasks for delivery vehicles 1 to ship items at each pick-up point.

The delivery tracking unit 18 performs a number of functions to collect feedback data from computers 10-13.

Buyers and manufacturers can interact with the control system from anywhere at any time using their computers or mobile phones with Internet access.

The form of interaction between the management system and other participants can be dedicated sites with authorized access (pages, personal accounts) for buyers, sellers, vehicles and pick-up points.

Access to such a dedicated site (personal account) is carried out using a password received upon registration in the system, or by logging in through the general site

SUBSTITUTE SHEET (RULE 26) control with the transition to a dedicated site through a one-time password issued by the system upon request.

The website for buyers can be designed as an online store with a product search function.

The proposed method is focused primarily on the delivery of food products, semi-finished products and ready meals, including chilled and frozen, in individual (factory) packaging, such as a box, bag, package, etc. In addition to food products, everyday goods can be delivered.

The method of delivery of consolidated online grocery orders is carried out through this delivery system as follows.

Using the capabilities of server 6 and the electronic application, they provide customers with the opportunity to select products from different manufacturers registered in the system, and accept orders from them containing a list of product items and the quantity of products for each item.

When placing an order, customers are offered to review the list of order pick-up points and choose the most convenient one.

The control system registers the order, saves it in the corresponding database of block 14 and processes it automatically.

By means of the programs of modules 17.1 and 17.2 of the processing block, the received orders are divided into incoming items, which are identified, for example, by article (A), and are related to the manufacturer (production P), delivery zone (3) and pick-up point (PP). For example: order N:

Position A1 - 2 pcs - P 1; 3 2; PV 5;

Position A2 - 3 pcs - P 2; 3 2; PV 5;

Position AZ - 1 piece - P 5; 3 2; PV 5; order (N+1):

Position A4 - 1 pc - P 2; 3 1; PV 2;

Position A6 - 3 pcs - P1; 3 1; PV 2; order (N+2):

Position A1 - 2 pcs - P 2; 3 3; PV 1;

Position AZ - 2 pcs - P 5; 3 3; PV 1; etc.

SUBSTITUTE SHEET (RULE 26) Identified positions are grouped by production facilities, zones and distribution points, with the same positions being counted within each group.

For example, production group 1 (see table, Fig. 4) includes product range items (vertically) and their distribution by delivery zones (horizontally), with the quantity indicated in the intersection cells. The quantity changes as incoming orders are processed (summing up items of the same name).

Such processing involves the creation of tabular databases and their management, which can be implemented using known programming methods, such as those described in the textbook "Design and implementation of Microsoft SQL Server 2000 databases. MCSE training course. Moscow: Publishing house "Russian Edition", 2001" or in the book by Kandzyuba S.P., Gromov V.N. Delphi 6/7. Databases and applications. St. Petersburg: OOO "DiasoftUP", 2002.

Using digital processing data generated by module 17.3 and data from the analysis of order receipt statistics in previous periods, module 17.4 carries out forecast planning for each product range item and generates a task for each production facility in the form of a daily shipment volume of the corresponding items, dividing this volume into equal lots, by the number of trips and in accordance with the capacity of delivery vehicles 1.

Based on these tasks, production facilities assemble goods into appropriate batches for each zone, using reusable group containers in the form of cassettes (magazines), into which goods in individual packaging are “loaded”. At the same time, the cassette device provides free access to goods for the possibility of their simple and quick extraction.

If a batch requires the use of several cassettes, the assembled cassettes are grouped into one transport block, forming an independent cargo unit. The cassette or cargo unit from cassettes is provided with a unique electronically readable code, which clearly identifies the destination zone, which allows you to quickly determine which of the machines this transport unit needs to be reloaded onto. Such a unique code can be, for example, a barcode, QR code, RFID tag, etc.

For example, rack-type trolleys can be used to form transport blocks from cassettes, in the guides of which cassettes with goods are installed.

SUBSTITUTE SHEET (RULE 26) The prepared cargo units (trolleys) are delivered by the manufacturers to the district terminal, preferably the nearest one, for their reloading (transshipment) into the distribution TS 1 of this district or into TS 2 for transfer along the ring route to the terminals of other districts, from where they are picked up by the corresponding zonal distribution TS 1.

Input terminal 5, in fact, is a representative of remote manufacturers from other regions, and performs their functions of completing product range items for the corresponding zones in group returnable containers, and delivering them to the district terminal 4 by means of feeding vehicles 3, which perform a pendulum movement.

Delivery vehicles 1 travel along the ring route several times a day, picking up cargo units with product range items intended for their zone from the ring terminal 4, which they deliver to pick-up points 8.

The lists of product range items to be unloaded at each of the pick-up points 8 located on the route of vehicle 1, constituting the “task” for delivery vehicle 1, are generated during the order processing by module 17.5 and are transferred to the corresponding vehicle 1. Based on these “tasks”, the corresponding product range items are unloaded at each of the pick-up points.

Due to the fact that the goods of one manufacturer are concentrated in a separate trolley (loading unit) and distributed among cassettes, the ease and speed of unloading of items is ensured.

During the processing, accepted orders are also sorted by pick-up points. For each order, a so-called picking card is generated with a list and quantity of the assortment items included in the order. These cards are transmitted to the computers of the 13 corresponding pick-up points 8.

Based on these picking cards, picking and issuing orders to customers is performed at the picking points (PP). Confirmation of the fact and time of receipt by the customer, recorded by computer 13, is transmitted to server 6 for analysis by block 18.

Block 17 of server 6 summarizes the data received from all pick-up points 8, each zone 7, per day for each item and each manufacturer, with the construction of trend lines for receipt and execution, with analysis in discrete time intervals.

SUBSTITUTE SHEET (RULE 26) The assembly of orders from the range of items delivered by delivery vehicles 1 can be carried out manually by the PV operator or automatically, using automatic storage machines, into which, for example, the driver of delivery vehicle 1 loads the items.

Buyers can visit pick-up points in person, or a pick-up point can set up a courier delivery service to addresses with short hauls within one or several houses.

It is also possible that orders will be completed on vehicle 1, with subsequent transfer to the operator of the pick-up point, or loading into the cells of the pick-up point storage system.

The ring route TS 2 connects the ring routes of delivery TS 1 and supply TS 3 through hub terminals 4. By using several interconnected ring routes, arranged in a certain way, a kind of conveyor transport and distribution system with high capacity and intensity of goods flow is implemented.

The use of ring routes arranged in this way, in combination with digital order processing, movement of product range items in returnable group packaging, assembled immediately for the relevant zones, ensures high-speed (express) delivery directly from many producers to many consumers.

The proposed solution allows eliminating intermediate links in warehouse storage on the path of goods moving from producers to consumers, which eliminates problems with shelf life and loss of unsold products.

Buyers always receive fresh and high-quality products at prices affordable to most, and producers receive a guarantee of sales with a high turnover of invested funds.

At the same time, conditions are created for planning production in accordance with incoming orders, which is especially important for relatively small producers and enterprises such as cafes and restaurants that can prepare a high-quality product, but do not have the opportunity to sell it widely. The possibility of such sales is ensured by the use of the proposed method.

Guaranteed, effective sales are an incentive for development and new production opportunities. The minimum markup initiates flow production in the catering industry and

SUBSTITUTE SHEET (RULE 26) delivering popular prepared meals to customers without the restaurant markup, allowing them to get a “restaurant experience at home.”

High delivery speed is also facilitated by the exclusion from the delivery process of all operations related to packing goods into transport containers and repackaging them.

The possibility of implementing the method is supported by the presence of a daily relatively stable volume of food consumption by large groups of the population, as well as the fact that "of two identical goods, the cheaper one is sold" - an axiom of trade. Unlike stationary trade with its warehouse accumulation structure, which is an expensive intermediary between the manufacturer and the consumer, with high markups on goods (up to and more than 100%), leading to high prices for buyers and minimal profit for production, the proposed method allows to minimize the markup on delivered goods, due to the possibility of a quick turnover of invested funds, which increases their attractiveness for buyers.

On the basis of regular product routes, the accompanying movement of other goods can be implemented in all directions.

Short delivery hauls help to achieve high vehicle productivity, eliminate empty runs of vehicles, ensure their fullest loading and efficient use.

Compared to conventional delivery, this results in a sharp reduction in the number of vehicles needed to provide the same turnover of goods.

Pick-up points 8 can be implemented in combination with fast food cafes, where ready-made dishes are sold and heated, such as pelmeni, belyashi, pancakes, pilaf, cutlets, syrniki, pizzas, etc., from the range of items delivered to the pick-up point. The profit of the cafe compensates for the costs of maintaining the pick-up point.

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Claims

Invention formula 1. A method for delivering consolidated online grocery orders that includes zoning the delivery region and using delivery vehicles running within the zones along ring routes, characterized in that they carry out express delivery of assortment items from orders directly, without warehousing, from multiple production facilities to local pick-up points for completing orders and issuing them to customers, with the items being reloaded between routes at hub terminals connected by a ring route to form a conveyor-belt transport and distribution system, for which purpose the region's territory is divided into districts, each of which forms several delivery zones and places a district reloading terminal that is included in the routes of delivery vehicles of all zones of this district, while all district terminals are connected by a ring route with at least one additional vehicle running along it, and digitally process the received orders by dividing them into incoming items that are grouped and summarized by type, production, zone, and pick-up point based on digital processing data and taking into account forecast planning and analysis of the trend of orders for items, tasks are formed and transmitted to production for the daily volume of shipment of items with its division into equal lots by the number of trips of delivery vehicles taking into account their full load, in accordance with the task, the items of the assortment are assembled for each zone in a separate transport unit, placing them in group returnable containers of a cassette type, and delivered to the district terminal by pendulum routes of feeding vehicles for subsequent reloading into delivery vehicles of the district and transfer by means of an additional vehicle - to other districts, and the items are assembled directly at the production facilities of a given region and at the incoming reloading terminal located at the entrance to the region, which receives items from production facilities from other regions. 2. The method of delivering prefabricated online grocery orders according to paragraph 1, characterized in that autonomous storage units for goods are placed at home pick-up points, designed with the ability to automatically complete orders, while using digital order processing data, they form and transmit SUBSTITUTE SHEET (RULE 26) each delivery vehicle is assigned the task of unloading product range items into the autonomous storage facility of each pick-up point. 3. A method for delivering consolidated online grocery orders according to paragraph 1, characterized in that the method is implemented by means of a delivery system including delivery vehicles traveling along ring routes within zones, ring transshipment terminals connected to each other by a ring route with an additional vehicle traveling along it, an input transshipment terminal with supply vehicles, group returnable containers and a server configured to exchange data via a network with on-board computers of vehicles, buyers' computers, production computers and computers of order pick-up points located on the ring routes of movement of delivery vehicles, wherein the server contains a data storage unit, a communication and data exchange unit, an order acceptance unit, an order processing unit and a delivery tracking unit connected by an internal data bus, wherein the order processing unit includes a module for dividing received orders into incoming assortment items, a module for identifying items with a production facility, a delivery zone and a pick-up point, a module for grouping items by production facilities, delivery zones and pick-up points, configured to count items of the same name in each group, a module for predictive analysis of the trend of orders for items and the formation of tasks for production facilities for the shipment of assortment items to each of the zones, and a module for the formation of tasks for delivery vehicles for the shipment of items at each pick-up point. SUBSTITUTE SHEET (RULE 26)