JP2001337714A - Production method of product lines with option and production system of product lines with option - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a production method of product lines with option and a production system of the product lines with option which produce a product with option to be able to deliver it in desired due date without producing a large number of surplus parts even in the condition for parts constitution of the ordered product to be not confirmed. SOLUTION: A production system of the product lines with option produces a product by producing only standard constitution parts in the stage wherein detail specifications are not confirmed, furthermore, by using option constitution parts already in stock as to the option constitution parts, based on parts list data by model 30 which is listed in the standard constitution parts and the option constitution parts by model.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a sales department and a production department which transmit and receive production information such as order information using a communication line such as the Internet to efficiently produce a group of products with options having a plurality of combinations. The present invention relates to a method for producing a group of products with options and a production system for a group of products with options for good production.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when a product is manufactured by a make-to-order manufacturing method, a sales department informs a production department of order information on an ordered product, and the production department sends the product based on the order information from the sales department. Had begun production.

Here, telephone or facsimile has been used as a means of communication between the sales department and the production department. In recent years, communication means using a communication line such as the Internet has been used. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 6, by using a network 100 which is a communication line such as the Internet, the sales department terminal 11 of the sales department, the production management department terminal 21 which is a production department terminal, and the production factory The terminal 41 exchanges information with each other. By using the network 100, more information can be communicated more efficiently than by telephone or fax.

[0004] In recent years, in order to respond to the demand for shortening the delivery date in the market, each maker manufactures products before order information is determined, that is, even when detailed specifications of products to be ordered are not determined. Is starting to get started.

In such a case, generally, the sales department
In place of the order information, order forecast information relating to the expected ordered product is created, and the order forecast information is transmitted to the production department using the network 100, thereby giving a production instruction to the production department. In addition, the order prediction information usually describes the model name, quantity, delivery date, delivery destination, and the like of the product whose order is predicted.

[0006] When the production management department receives the order prediction information from the production management department terminal 21, the production management department predicts the order contents (product specifications) from the product model name, and sends the product to the production factory based on the predicted order contents. Is produced from the production management department terminal 21 to the production factory terminal 41 using the network 100. Subsequently, upon receiving the production instruction information from the production factory terminal 41, the production factory has started producing a product with the component configuration specified in the production instruction information.

After that, when the product specification is determined, the sales department transmits the confirmed order information from the sales terminal 11 to the production management section terminal 21. Subsequently, the production management section transmits the determined order information and the previously specified manufacturing instruction. The difference from the information is obtained, and when there is a missing part, an instruction to manufacture the missing part as an additional part has been transmitted to the production factory terminal 41. And
Upon receiving this instruction, the production factory produced the product by producing the missing parts.

[0008]

However, according to the above-described production method, the production management section is configured to receive the ordered product (specifically, mainly, detailed specifications concerning options).
In some cases, the manufacturing instruction information is created with a configuration that is the greatest common denominator of a component configuration that is assumed not to cause a missing component. In such a case, for example, when detailed specifications are changed due to a change in customer needs, there has been a problem that a large number of surplus parts that are not to be used are manufactured. Furthermore, when a large number of surplus parts are manufactured, a problem arises in that a storage space for the surplus parts must be secured and the surplus parts must be stored until they are used.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problem. Even if the parts configuration of a product to be ordered is not determined, it is possible to manufacture a large number of surplus parts and obtain a desired product. An object of the present invention is to provide a production method for a group of products with options and a production system for products with options, which produce products with options so that they can be delivered on time.

[0010]

To achieve this object, a method for producing a group of products with options according to claim 1 of the present invention is characterized in that the sales department includes a product with options comprising standard components and optional components. The order information of the group is transmitted from the terminal of the sales department to the terminal of the production department using a communication line, and the production department has an option to produce any product of the product group based on the order information. A method for producing a product group, wherein the production management section of the production section previously creates model-specific component list data divided into the standard component parts and optional component parts for each model of the product group, Inputting the upper limit quantity and the quantity of the order point for the inventory of the optional component parts into the model-specific parts list data; and Manufacturing the optional component up to the upper limit quantity when the inventory quantity of the optional component is less than the quantity at the order point; and Transmitting order forecast information based on a forecast including a model, a quantity, a desired delivery date, a purchaser, and the like of the group to the terminal of the production management department using the communication line; When the information is received, based on the model-specific parts list data, advance-arranged parts configuration information indicating the contents of the standard components and optional components that need to be arranged for production is created. Prior production instruction for instructing the production factory to combine the information and the order prediction information to produce the standard component indicated in the advanced order component configuration information And transmitting the advanced manufacturing instruction information to a terminal of the production factory by using the communication line.When the production factory receives the advanced manufacturing instruction information, Manufacturing the standard component indicated in the information in the quantity indicated in the preceding manufacturing instruction information.

[0011] As described above, the production management section creates the model-specific parts list data in advance,
The standard component parts of the model of the product group described in the order prediction information can be manufactured by the production factory with high accuracy.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the method for producing a group of products with options according to the first aspect, when the sales department determines detailed order information on the option, the determined order information is Transmitting to the terminal of the production factory of the production department using a communication line,
When the production factory receives the confirmed order information, based on the confirmed order information, using the standard component parts manufactured in accordance with the advance production instruction information and the optional component parts that are in stock in advance, the product with the option is used. And producing the same.

[0013] In this way, when the production factory receives the confirmed order information, the production factory, based on the prearranged parts configuration information created based on the model-specific parts list data, selects the product with the option described in the confirmed order information. Can be produced.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the method for producing a group of products with options according to the first or second aspect, when the production management department uses a new standard component or an optional component, And creating the model-specific component list data according to the standard component or the optional component.

As described above, when a new optional component is used, by creating model-specific component list data, it can be manufactured in the same manner as an option component for which model-specific component list data has already been created.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the method for producing a group of products with options according to any one of the first to third aspects, the production management department stores the inventory of the optional component parts inputted in advance. And correcting the upper limit quantity and the order point quantity in consideration of the actual production results.

In this way, based on the production results of each product group with options, for example, the inventory quantity of the optional component parts whose adoption frequency is high and the production delivery date is long is larger than the inventory quantities of the other optional component parts. And delays in delivery can be effectively prevented.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the method for producing a group of products with options according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the production management department is configured to execute For the optional components that may need to be arranged for production, create inventory check instruction information for instructing a production factory to perform inventory check, and further include the inventory check instruction information. Transmitting to the terminal of the production factory using the communication line, and when the production factory receives the inventory confirmation instruction information, confirms the inventory of the optional component parts indicated in the inventory confirmation instruction information. Transmitting the confirmation result to the production management department using a communication line, and the production management department receives the confirmation result and the inventory of the optional component parts becomes insufficient. Accordingly, when it is determined that the product cannot be delivered on the desired delivery date, the type of the option that cannot be delivered on the desired delivery date and the expected delivery date are communicated to the sales department using a communication line. There is a method comprising:

In this case, for example, when the production quantity of the product described in the forecasted order information is large and the inventory of the optional components is insufficient, it is not possible to meet the demand for the desired delivery date of the customer. Can inform the sales department of the type of this option and the expected delivery date.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a production system for a group of products with options, wherein the sales department terminal transmits order information of a group of products with options including standard components and optional components to a communication line. The product with the option of transmitting to the terminal of the production department by using the terminal of the production department, receiving the order information, and instructing the production of any product of the product group based on the order information A group of production systems, wherein the production management department terminal of the production department uses the communication line from the sales department terminal to determine detailed order information regarding the option before the model of the product group, Receives the order forecast information based on the forecast including the quantity, the desired delivery date, the supplier, etc., and instructs the production factory terminal about the production of the product by using the communication line. And a transmission / reception unit for transmitting the standard component parts and optional component parts for each model of the product group, and an inventory comprising an upper limit quantity and an order point quantity of the inventory of the optional component parts. A storage unit for storing quantity data and data relating to the order information, and, when the order prediction information is input, the configuration contents of standard component parts and optional component parts which need to be arranged based on the model-specific part list data. Create preceding arrangement parts configuration information indicating, and combine this advance arrangement parts configuration information and the order prediction information,
And an information processing unit for creating advance production instruction information for instructing the production of the standard component indicated in the advance arrangement component configuration information.

The present invention is also effective as a production system for a group of products with options. In this way, the production management department prepares model-specific parts list data in advance and writes it in order prediction information. The standard component parts of the models of the product group thus manufactured can be manufactured at a production factory with high accuracy.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided the method for producing a group of products with options according to the sixth aspect, wherein
When the detailed order information on the option is determined by the sales department terminal, the determined order information is transmitted to the production factory terminal of the production department using a communication line, and the production factory terminal When the information is received, a production instruction for the product with the option is output by using the standard component parts manufactured in accordance with the preceding production instruction information and the optional component parts that are previously stocked, based on the confirmed order information. There is a configuration.

In this way, when the production factory terminal receives the confirmed order information, the product with the option described in the confirmed order information, based on the pre-arranged parts configuration information created based on the model-specific parts list data, Can output production instructions.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the method for producing a group of products with options according to the sixth or seventh aspect, the information processing section of the production management section terminal is configured to execute the processing based on the model-specific component list data. For the optional component parts that may need to be arranged for production, create inventory confirmation instruction information for instructing a production factory to perform inventory confirmation, and from the production factory terminal From the transmitted data of the inventory check result and the data on the order information, it is simulated that there is no danger that the optional component parts will be unable to be delivered on the desired delivery date due to the shortage of the inventory of the optional component parts,
When the result of the simulation indicates the risk, the content is transmitted to the sales department terminal.

In this way, when the sales department transmits the order forecast information, the optional order parts that may be used are in stock, but when the confirmed order information is transmitted, the production order is first transmitted. It is possible to simulate the danger of running out of stock due to the use of a product that has been used, and to contact the sales department when there is this danger, so that it is possible to respond in advance.

[0026]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, an embodiment of a production system for a product group with options that realizes the method for producing a product group with options of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[Basic Configuration of Production System for Product Group with Options] FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram for explaining a basic configuration in an embodiment of a production system for a product group with options according to the present invention. In the figure, the production system of the product group with options is the sales department terminal 1
0, the production management section terminal 20, the production factory terminal 40,
These are constituted by a communication network 100 such as the Internet for interconnecting them.

Here, the sales department terminal 10 is constituted by an information processing device, and more specifically, may be any computer having a communication interface capable of accessing a communication line and being connectable to the communication line. Thus, the sales department terminal 10 may be, for example, a personal computer or a portable terminal. In addition, a LAN (Local Argument) is provided on the communication line by using a predetermined personal computer as a local server.
ea Network) may be connectable.

The sales department terminal 10 includes a hard disk for storing a predetermined OS program and application programs. And CPU, ROM, R
These OS programs and application programs are executed by an AM or the like. Further, a display, a keyboard, a mouse, and the like are also provided, and these are driven under the control of an OS program.

The sales department terminal 10 receives order prediction information including information such as a model name, a product number, a quantity, a delivery date, a delivery destination, etc. of a product regarding a product for which an order is predicted from a customer;
Using the network 100, the determined order information including information on the product name, model number, product number, quantity, delivery date, delivery destination, etc. relating to the product for which the order has been confirmed from the customer is transmitted to the production management department terminal 20 and / or the production. It has a function of transmitting to the factory terminal 40.

The sales department terminal 10 is connected to the production factory terminal 40 or the production management department terminal 20 by the network 1.
It has a function of accessing inventory information of optional component parts provided on the Internet and displaying it on a content screen such as a CRT. In this way, the person in charge of the sales department can check the stock status of the optional component parts related to the product type in business, and can efficiently negotiate with the customer.

The production management section terminal 20 is used by a production manager who performs production planning, progress and arrangement of products, and, like the sales section terminal 10, is constituted by an information processing device such as a workstation server. Has at least a transmission / reception unit 22, an information processing unit 24, and a storage unit 26.

Here, the transmitting / receiving unit 22 is connected to the sales department terminal 1
Before the detailed order information regarding the option is determined from 0 using the network 100, the order receiving information based on the forecast including the model, quantity, desired delivery date and supplier of the product group is received, and the production factory Using the network 100, the terminal 40 transmits instruction information relating to product production, for example, manufacturing instruction information described later.

The storage unit 26 includes model-specific component list data 30 divided into standard component parts and optional component parts for each model of the product group, the upper limit quantity of the inventory of optional component parts, and the quantity of order points. Data 34 relating to inventory quantity data 32 and order information (including order forecast information and confirmed order information) are stored.

Here, the model-specific parts list data 30 is
List data of each component created in advance by the production management department of the production department into standard component parts and optional component parts for each model of the product group, so that it can be used as an order model (order instruction). Has been created. In this way, the parts list is
In addition, since the component parts are created separately for the standard component parts and the optional component parts, it is possible to easily perform the parts management and the arrangement work in the multi-product small-quantity production.

Note that the standard components are components that are indispensable for the functioning of the product, that is, components that are necessarily required regardless of options selected by the customer. Means parts that are not used or whose number of used parts changes depending on options selected by the customer. Further, the model-specific component list data 30 also includes information such as a product name and a product number corresponding to the model of the product.

As the stock quantity data 32, it is preferable to input the upper limit quantity and the quantity of the order point regarding the stock of the optional component parts which are approved by the production department. In this case, for example, the production management department The person in charge of
Operations can be performed in a systematic manner, and as a result, generation of surplus inventory can be prevented. Furthermore, data 34 regarding order information (including order prediction information and confirmed order information) transmitted from a plurality of sales department terminals 10.
Is stored, it is possible to simulate optional components that have not been determined but may be used, as described later.

When inputting the order prediction information from the transmission / reception unit 22, the information processing unit 24 determines the contents of the standard components and the optional components that need to be arranged, based on the model-specific component list data 30. Preceding order part configuration information shown in the figure is created, and the preceding ordering part configuration information is combined with the forecasted order information to create the advance manufacturing instruction information for instructing the manufacture of the standard component indicated in the advance ordering part configuration information. I do. Then, the preceding manufacturing instruction information is transmitted from the transmitting / receiving unit 22 to the production factory terminal 40.

Here, the advanced manufacturing instruction information indicates the configuration, quantity, delivery date, delivery destination, etc. of the ordered product to the production factory, and also includes the standard components and options described in the advanced ordered component configuration information. Among the component parts, this is information for instructing the production of standard component parts, and is created as information unique to each order.

Therefore, when a new product is born, for example, by adopting new parts or combining optional components that were not originally planned, a person in charge of the production management department is newly born. It is preferable to create model-specific component list data 30 as information unique to each product model and store it in the production management department terminal 20. In this manner, the options of the product group can be expanded, and the production system of the product group with options can be used for a new option by updating the model-specific component list data 30.

Further, the information processing unit 24 instructs the production factory to perform an inventory check on optional component parts which may need to be arranged for production based on the model-specific part list data 30. If the inventory check instruction information for instructing is created, and the inventory check result data transmitted from the production factory terminal 40 and the data on the preceding order information indicate that the inventory of optional component parts is insufficient, the A simulation is performed on the risk that the product cannot be delivered on time, and if the result of the simulation indicates a risk, the content is transmitted to the sales department terminal 10.

In this way, when the order forecast information is transmitted, even though the optional component parts that may be used are in stock in a sufficient quantity, when the confirmed order information is transmitted, sufficient When the risk of shortage of optional components that should have been in stock in a large quantity due to the intensive use of previously produced products can be simulated, and this risk exists, Since the production management section terminal 20 contacts the sales section terminal 10, the sales section can respond to the delivery trouble in advance.

The production factory terminal 40 is provided at the production factory and, like the sales department terminal 10, has a workstation
It is configured by an information processing device such as a server. The production factory terminal 40 receives the production instruction information from the production management section terminal 20, and transmits the progress status of each product under production and the stock status of optional components to the production management section terminal 20. The factory in which the production factory terminal 40 is installed is not limited to a factory that performs a product assembling process, but includes, for example, a factory that performs a product component manufacturing process.

The factory where the production factory terminal 40 is installed manufactures standard components specified by the advanced manufacturing instruction information in the specified quantity, and also manufactures optional components in the planned quantity. The sales department terminal 10 keeps the information until finalized order information, which has negotiated product specifications with the customer, is transmitted.

The confirmed order information is information describing the configuration, quantity, and the like of the product that has been formally agreed with the customer. The information is sent from the sales department terminal 10 to the production management department terminal 20 and the production factory terminal 40, respectively. In some cases, the information is transmitted from the sales department terminal 10 to the production management department terminal 20 as a contact for the production department, and then transmitted from the production management department terminal 20 to the production factory terminal 40. Further, the production factory terminal 40 has a function of instructing the production factory to produce up to a predetermined production upper limit number when the inventory quantity of optional component parts becomes smaller than a certain quantity. Furthermore, the network 100 is the Internet, but it is needless to say that the network 100 is not limited to this.

[Operation of Production System for Product Group with Option] Next, the operation of the production system for the product group with option in this embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a schematic flowchart illustrating the operation of the production system of the product group with options according to the present invention.

In the figure, the person in charge of the production management section is
The products provided by the company using the production management section terminal 20 are not used in accordance with customer's demands and standard components always used in composing the products for each product model. For each of the optional component parts, a model-specific component list data 30 is created, and the model-specific component list data 30 is registered (stored) in the storage unit 26 of the production management section terminal 20 (step S).
1).

Here, one model of the product will be described. For example, as shown in FIG. 3, the model name is A-DHJ.
The A-DHJJ product, which is J, has an a-frame and a b-frame, and the a-frame has components C, D, and C as standard components.
Parts E and F are used, parts D are used as optional components, and parts G and F are used as standard components and components H, J, and J are used as optional components in the b-frame. There is a configuration. In this case, the model-specific component list data 30 includes a model name of A-DHJJ, components C, D, E, F, F, and G as standard components and components D, H, J, and J as optional components. The configured component list data is obtained.

Next, the person in charge of the sales department receives an order (inquiry) from the customer, but for the product for which the detailed specifications have not been determined, sends the product model and set to the sales department terminal 10 as order prediction information. The number and delivery date are registered (step S2). The registered information is stored in the sales department terminal 10 as order prediction information, and after approval of the sales department manager, is transmitted to the production management department terminal 20 via the Internet 100 according to the instruction of the sales department (step). S
3).

For example, as detailed specifications, the above A-D
If the customer is confused as to whether the customer wants to use one or two optional component parts J for HJJ products, the sales department predicts the order based on the salesman's order prediction. It is necessary to transmit the information to the production management section terminal 20 and deliver the product at the desired delivery date of the customer. In this case, the order forecast information is A-DHJJ as the model name.
Or A-DHJ (only one part J is used.)
Is transmitted to the production management section terminal 20.

On the other hand, if the detailed specifications of the customer are not so determined, for example, if the part D is used as an optional component but the other optional components are not determined, the model name is used. , A
-D + α is transmitted to the production management section terminal 20. The model-specific parts list data 30 is created so that, when the model name is A-D + α, all optional component parts that may be added as plus α can be listed. When A-D + α is input as the model name, the processing unit 24 lists all the optional components that may be added.

When the production management section terminal 20 receives the order prediction information (step S4), the person in charge of the production management section determines the number of sets described in the order prediction information based on the model-specific parts list data 30. Check the quantity of optional components that are expected to be used from the delivery date, and if it is larger than the inventory quantity of
The production department may determine whether it is necessary to modify the production upper limit number of the optional component. In this way, the production management department reviews the production upper limit number of the optional component based on the order prediction information (Step S).
5) By doing so, it is possible to respond to the order forecast information of the sales department in detail.

Subsequently, for example, A-D
When the production management section terminal 20 receives the order forecast information of HJJ or A-DHJ (only one part J is used), the information processing section 24 determines the model of the product from the model-specific parts list data 30. Based on the name, advance arrangement component configuration information indicating the configuration contents of standard components and optional components that need to be arranged for production is created (step S6). Here, the preceding arrangement component configuration information is shown in FIG.
As shown in, the optional quantities that may be used are also provided in parentheses with the order quantity, and in this case, the person in charge of the production factory obtains information about the optional components. be able to.

Subsequently, in the production management section terminal 20, the information processing section 24 is specified in the prearranged parts configuration information created from the model-specific parts list data 30 and the order prediction information based on the model name of the product. Using the number of sets
The pre-production instruction information is created (step S7), and the transmission / reception unit 22 transmits the pre-production instruction information to the production factory terminal 40 (step S8). The preceding manufacturing instruction information is
Contains information about optional components that have not been finalized but may be used.

The production factory terminal 40 is the production management section terminal 2
When the advanced manufacturing instruction information is received from 0, the standard component parts in the quantity indicated by the advanced manufacturing instruction information are manufactured and stored (step S9). Further, in step 5, when the upper limit number of the optional components is reviewed in step 5, and it is necessary to manufacture the optional components, the manufacturing plant manufactures the optional components that are insufficient by the review.

Next, when the sales department accepts the order received from the customer (step S10), the sales department terminal 1
The fixed order information including detailed information such as the component name, the quantity, the delivery date, the delivery destination, etc. of the product for which the fixed order has been received is created and registered in the sales department terminal 10. Subsequently, the sales department terminal 10
When the confirmed order information is registered, the confirmed order information is transmitted to the production factory terminal 40 via the Internet 100 (step S11).

Here, if the confirmed order information is transmitted from the sales section terminal 10 to the production management section terminal 20, the person in charge of the production management section transmits the confirmed order information to the production factory terminal 40.
, The production factory can receive the confirmed order information.

Upon receiving the confirmed order information transmitted from the sales department terminal 10, the production factory terminal 40 stores optional component parts based on the component configuration specified in the confirmed order information. Then, the specified number of parts specified in the confirmed order information are taken out.
Using the standard component parts manufactured and stored in the above, the product indicated in the confirmed order information is produced and shipped to the customer (step S12).

In the production factory, the number of stored optional components is a certain amount (order point) as shown in FIG.
When the number is reduced, an instruction is given from the production factory terminal 40 to produce up to a predetermined production upper limit number, and optional components are produced (step S1).
3). As described above, by producing the optional component parts (quantitative management method) so that the inventory of the optional component parts does not exceed the predetermined inventory upper limit number, it is possible to prevent a problem such that the inventory of the optional component parts exceeds the proper inventory. be able to.

As described above, the production system for a product group with options according to the present embodiment divides the production of a product into standard components and optional components, and at the stage where the configuration of the optional components of the ordered product is not determined. , The production of standard components, and for optional components, by having a predetermined quantity of inventory,
The quantity of surplus products can be minimized.

That is, for example, even if the order is lost, all of the standard component parts can be consumed when the next product order is received, and the optional component parts are produced only up to the production upper limit. This is because no surplus exceeding the upper limit number occurs. The surplus number of optional components can be easily controlled by changing the production upper limit number.

Furthermore, even if the parts configuration of the product to be ordered cannot be determined because the detailed specifications have not been determined, there is model-specific parts list data divided into standard components and optional components. A list of all the optional components that may be used can be listed, and a product with options can be produced in a planned and short delivery time.

The present invention is also effective as a method of producing a group of products with options. In particular, for a group of products to which a plurality of options are provided according to a customer's request, a combination of options is provided. This is extremely advantageous because a large number of products can be produced in a short delivery time.

[0064]

As described above, according to the present invention, determination of detailed order information of a customer is slow, and the type and set quantity of a product to be ordered can be known, but production is started when the product configuration is unknown. Even in an environment where the order must be made, the product configuration is divided into standard components and optional components, and standard components are manufactured based on unconfirmed order information, but optional components are not manufactured. It is possible to prevent the generation of a large amount of surplus stock derived from the fact that it is not fixed.

According to the present invention, even when the detailed order information of the customer is determined late, the product configuration is divided into the standard component parts and the optional component parts, and the undetermined order information. Also started manufacturing standard components,
Since the optional components can use a predetermined quantity of stock, a product with options can be produced with a short delivery time without delaying the customer's desired delivery time.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram for explaining a basic configuration in an embodiment of a production system for a product group with options according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic flowchart illustrating the operation of the production system of the product group with options according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic block diagram for explaining an example of a product produced by the data storage system according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram for explaining an example of pre-arranged component configuration information of a product produced by the data storage system according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram for explaining a change in the stock amount of optional component parts in the data storage system of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a schematic block diagram for explaining a basic configuration of a production system of a product group with options according to a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10, 11 Sales department terminal 20, 21 Production management department terminal 22 Transmission / reception unit 24 Information processing unit 26 Storage unit 30 Model-specific parts list data 32 Inventory quantity data 34 Data on order receiving information 40, 41 Production factory terminal 100 Network

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A sales department transmits order information of a product group with options including standard components and optional components from a terminal of the sales department to a terminal of a production department using a communication line. Department is a method for producing a product group with options for producing any product of the product group based on the order information, the production management department of the production department, in advance, for each model of the product group, Creating model-specific parts list data divided into standard component parts and optional component parts, and further, in this model-specific part list data, inputting an upper limit quantity and an order point quantity relating to the inventory of the optional component parts; and The production plant of the production department, when the inventory quantity of the optional component is less than the quantity at the reorder point,
A step of manufacturing the optional component parts up to the upper limit quantity; and a step in which the sales department predicts an order before the detailed order information is determined, based on a prediction including a model, a quantity, a desired delivery date and a purchaser of the product group. Transmitting information to a terminal of the production management department using the communication line; and, when the production management department receives the order prediction information,
Based on the model-specific parts list data, to create advance arrangement parts configuration information indicating the configuration contents of standard components and optional components that need to be arranged for production,
Combining this advance arrangement part configuration information and the order prediction information, creating advance production instruction information for instructing the production factory to produce the standard component indicated in the advance arrangement part configuration information, Transmitting this advanced manufacturing instruction information to a terminal of the production factory using the communication line; and, when the production factory receives the advanced manufacturing instruction information,
The standard component indicated in the preceding arrangement component configuration information,
Producing a product group with options, the method comprising: producing a quantity indicated by the preceding production instruction information. 2. When the sales department determines detailed order information on the option, the sales department transmits the confirmed order information to a terminal of a production factory of the production department using a communication line. When the factory receives the confirmed order information, based on the confirmed order information, the factory produces the option-added product by using standard component parts manufactured in accordance with the advance manufacturing instruction information and optional component parts that are in stock in advance. 2. The method for producing a group of products with options according to claim 1, further comprising: 3. When the production management department uses a new standard component or an optional component, a step of creating the model-specific component list data corresponding to the standard component or the optional component is provided. The method for producing a group of products with options according to claim 1 or 2, wherein: 4. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of: said production management section correcting an upper limit quantity and an order point quantity of the optional component parts, which are input in advance, in consideration of production results. A method for producing a product group with an option according to any one of claims 1 to 3. 5. A production plant, wherein the production management section performs inventory check on the optional component parts which may need to be arranged for production based on the preceding arrangement part configuration information. Creating inventory confirmation instruction information for instructing the production plant, and further transmitting the inventory confirmation instruction information to a terminal of the production factory using the communication line; and When you receive
Confirming the inventory of the optional component parts indicated in the inventory confirmation instruction information, transmitting the confirmation result to the production management department by using a communication line; andthe production management department receives the confirmation result. If it is determined that the product cannot be delivered on the desired delivery date due to a shortage of the inventory of the optional components, the type of the option that cannot be delivered on the desired delivery date and the expected delivery date are set on a communication line. The method for producing a group of products with options according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising the step of: communicating with the sales department using the service. 6. A sales department terminal transmits order information of a product group with an option including a standard component and an optional component to a production department terminal using a communication line, and Is a production system of a product group with an option for receiving the order information and instructing the production of any product of the product group based on the order information, wherein the production management terminal of the production section is Before the detailed order information on the option is determined from the terminal of the sales department using the communication line, the order forecast information based on the forecast including the model, quantity, desired delivery date and purchaser of the product group is determined. A transmitting and receiving unit that receives and uses the communication line to the production factory terminal to transmit instruction information on the production of the product, and the standard component for each model of the product group. A storage unit for storing model-specific component list data divided into optional component parts, inventory quantity data including an upper limit quantity relating to inventory of the optional component parts and an order point quantity, and data relating to the order information; Is input, based on the model-specific parts list data, prepares the pre-arranged parts configuration information indicating the configuration contents of the standard components and the optional components that need to be arranged, and generates the pre-arranged parts configuration information. And an information processing unit for creating advance production instruction information for instructing the production of the standard component indicated in the advance arrangement component configuration information by combining the order prediction information with the order prediction information. Flock production system. 7. The sales department terminal, when detailed order information regarding the option is determined, transmits the determined order information to a production factory terminal of the production department using a communication line, and Receives the confirmed order information,
On the basis of the confirmed order information, a production instruction for the product with the option is output using standard component parts manufactured in accordance with the preceding production instruction information and optional component parts that are stocked in advance. A production system for a product group with options according to claim 6. 8. The information processing section of the production management section terminal,
Based on the model-specific parts list data, create inventory confirmation instruction information for instructing a production factory to perform inventory confirmation for the optional component parts that may need to be arranged for production. In addition, from the result data of the inventory check and the data on the order information transmitted from the terminal of the production factory, there is a danger that the inventory of the optional component parts becomes insufficient and the product cannot be delivered on time. 8. The production system for a product group with options according to claim 6, wherein a simulation is performed to determine that there is no product, and when the result of the simulation indicates the risk, the content is transmitted to the sales department terminal.