JP2002029611A - System and method related to physical distribution of commodity - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a physical distribution method capable of reducing a period of time required from ordering to delivery of commodities without holding a large quantity of commodities in stock. SOLUTION: In this physical distribution method of commodities between a business foothold and a production factory, commodities to be handled are classified into standard commodities, semi-standard commodity, and non-standard commodities, a fixed quantity of standard commodities are put in stock on a business foothold side, upper limit number of stock allowance is set, commodities are supplied from the commodities in stock for the order below the stock allowance upper limit number, and commodities are supplied by the standard appointed data of delivery determined in advance for the order exceeding the stock allowance upper limit number and below the maximum number for standard appointed date of delivery application. Moreover, as to the semi-standard commodities, the maximum number for standard appointed date of delivery application is set to correspond to the order below the maximum number by standard appointed date of delivery determined in advance with respect to the commodities. Furthermore, commodities are supplied to take individual correspondence of appointed date of delivery to the order of commodities exceeding the maximum number for standard appointed date of delivery application for the standard and semi-standard commodities and the order for non-standard commodities.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a system and a method for merchandise distribution.

[0002]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION With the recent globalization of companies,
Sales offices (distributors) are scattered all over the world, and production plants for products are often distributed in multiple countries.
In this case, the sales office responds to the order from the customer in the sales area in charge and responds with the delivery date according to the customer's request if the product is in stock, and manufactures the product if there is no inventory. The delivery date is confirmed to the production factory that is in charge, and if the customer is satisfied with the delivery date, the order is formally processed to the production factory. Then, if the order is sent from the production factory to the sales office, it will be sold to the customer.

In the above-mentioned distribution system, there are various problems described below, and smooth distribution cannot be performed. In other words, looking at the delivery date confirmation system, the sales office makes an inquiry about the delivery date to the production plant, and at the production plant receiving the inquiry about the delivery date, the person in charge determines the current order backlog and other conditions, Answer. At this time, the delivery date to be answered is easily set relatively long in view of safety.
Further, even if an inquiry is received, there is a possibility that it may not be possible to immediately investigate and reply, due to urgent work or the absence of a person in charge. Furthermore, in many cases, sales bases and production factories are often located in different countries, and in that case, due to time differences and differences in customs in each country, it is often difficult to obtain a delivery date immediately, and The delivered delivery time can also be long, for example, several months. Furthermore, as described above, if you always inquire about the delivery date when there is no stock, it takes time to inquire at the sales office side, it takes time to answer at the production factory side, and you can not do other work accordingly. There is also a problem.

On the sales base side, as described above, the processing of inquiries and the prolonged delivery time make it difficult for customers to make purchases. Large orders may be placed. Then, there is a problem of having a large inventory.

According to the present invention, the period required from order to delivery can be reduced, smooth logistics can be performed, and the delivery date can be answered smoothly.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a system and method relating to distribution of goods, which has a short delivery time for answering, rarely holds a large amount of inventory at a business base, and can simplify processing at a production factory.

[0006]

A distribution management system according to the present invention is a distribution management system for commodities between a sales base system and a production factory system connected via a communication line. First, while distinguishing the products to be handled, the sales office has a certain quantity of inventory,
Set the maximum number of stock allocations, and reserve orders from the stock for orders less than the maximum number of stock allocations, and for orders that exceed the maximum number of stock allocations and are equal to or less than the maximum number applicable to the standard delivery date,
In case of an order that exceeds the maximum number of standard delivery dates applied, the standard product with individual delivery date and the maximum number of standard delivery dates are set. In the case of an order that exceeds the maximum number of standard delivery dates applicable, the quasi-standard product with individual delivery date and the individual delivery date each time an order is received Distinguish between three non-standard products. In the sales base system, the product category of the product to be handled, the upper limit of the inventory allocation, the maximum number of the standard delivery date application, the standard delivery date, and a product master storage unit that associates information of a supplier, From the product and the quantity, the product master storage unit is accessed, the corresponding delivery date is specified, and the necessity of ordering is determined,
When an order is required, a function is provided for generating and outputting order data to which information on the necessity of compliance with the standard delivery date is added. Further, the production factory system recognizes the necessity information of the standard delivery date adherence added to the received order data, and generates the delivery date answer data when the standard delivery date is not satisfied, To send. The communication line includes not only a public line and a dedicated line but also a line using the Internet or another network. In short, it is only necessary that information can be transmitted between systems installed in different places.

In the method of distributing goods between a sales base and a production factory according to the present invention, first, the handled goods are classified into three types: standard goods, semi-standard goods, and non-standard goods. Then, for the standard product, the sales base side has a certain amount of inventory, sets an upper limit of inventory allocation, and reserves the order below the upper limit of inventory allocation from the inventory, and reserves the inventory. For orders that exceed the maximum number of allocations and are equal to or less than the maximum number for which the standard delivery date can be applied, the order will be dealt with with the standard delivery date predetermined for the product. Also, the standard delivery date maximum number is set for the quasi-standard product, and orders less than that are handled with the standard delivery date predetermined for the product. Further, the standard product,
The order of the semi-standard product exceeding the maximum number of the standard delivery date and the order of the non-standard product are individually dealt with.

According to the present invention, goods are classified into three types, and standard delivery dates are set for standard products and semi-standard products.
The production factory adheres to the standard delivery date, so the delivery time is guaranteed at the sales office, and there is no need to hold more inventory than necessary. In addition, when a large number of orders exceed the standard delivery date application maximum number, the production factory does not need to comply with the standard delivery date, and can respond to individual delivery dates. Therefore, an unreasonable large-volume order suddenly enters, and there is no hindrance to the production plan of other products. The same is true when a non-standard item is ordered.

The standard delivery date may be set for each product. However, since the standard product and the quasi-standard product are distinguished, it is better to set the standard delivery date of the standard product to be shorter. Further, at the sales base, the hot-selling products and the like can be delivered to customers in a short period of time by using standard products, although they need to be kept in stock, so that business development can be advantageously promoted. Then, since it is required that the standard products be kept in stock, the types of the standard products do not increase more than necessary.

[0010] Further, even in the case of individual delivery date correspondence,
Since the products are divided into three product categories, it is expected that the sales base will also have a longer delivery time in the order of standard products, semi-standard products, and non-standard products.

The sales base system and the production factory system may be directly connected. However, each system temporarily holds data, and is connected to a relay device for distributing and transmitting to a true destination. It is preferable to transmit and receive various data via the relay device. This is preferable because the transmission source can transmit data regardless of whether or not the final true transmission destination system is operating. In addition, the present invention often has a plurality of sales bases and a plurality of production factories,
If the sales base system and the production factory system are directly connected, the connection state becomes complicated, data is frequently transmitted and received, and the processing may be complicated. On the other hand, if a relay device is provided, the transmission device once receives the transmission data, and sends the data to the transmission destination at a predetermined timing, the transmission source can transmit the data at an arbitrary timing and receive the data. The number of receptions on the side can be reduced, and smooth data transmission can be performed. In the embodiment, the relay device is
Corresponds to global interface 4.

Further, in the invention of the distribution method, there are a plurality of the sales bases, the non-standard product is common to the sales bases, the standard product is set for each of the sales bases, On the factory side, those selected as standard products in at least one of the business bases may be handled as standard products. In this way, the management of the delivery date can be simplified on the production factory side.

[0013] Further, the sales base system according to the present invention allows the sales base to have a certain quantity of stocks of the products to be handled, sets an upper limit of inventory allocation, and sets the upper limit of the inventory allocation. For orders, we reserve from the stock, and for orders that exceed the upper limit of stock allocation and are less than the maximum number of standard delivery dates, we will respond with the standard delivery date predetermined for the product, and In the case of orders exceeding the number, set a standard product with individual delivery date and the maximum number of standard delivery dates applicable, and for orders less than that, respond with the standard delivery date predetermined for the product, In the case of orders exceeding the maximum number of delivery dates applicable, we divide into three product categories: semi-standard products with individual delivery dates and non-standard products with individual delivery dates each time an order is received. Between the factory Sales offices side system for implementing a logistics management system, which was to take each of the delivery times depending on the product category and the premise.

According to the invention of the sales base system focusing on an ordering system, the product category of the product to be handled, the upper limit of stock allocation, the maximum number of standard delivery dates applied, the standard delivery date, A product master storage unit that associates the information of the above, and from the input product and the quantity, accessing the product master storage unit, and a unit that determines whether the order of the product is necessary and whether the standard delivery date is adhered to, A means for generating and outputting order data to which the standard delivery date necessity information is added based on the determination result of the determination means may be provided.

In this embodiment, the means for determining is realized by a product classification determining unit 12a, a standard delivery date confirmation unit 12b, and the like. The output unit is constituted by the data generation unit 15 and the like.

In the method for ordering a product from a sales base to a production plant according to the present invention, the products handled at the sales base are classified into three types: a standard product, a quasi-standard product, and a non-standard product. The above-mentioned products are kept in stock at the sales base side, and the standard delivery date of the standard product and the quasi-standard product is determined in advance with the production factory. Then, when an order for a product is received from a customer, the category of the product of the order is detected. If the category is the standard product, the quantity of the order is equal to the upper limit of the inventory allocation for allocating from the stock. Beyond the number,
If the standard delivery date is not more than the maximum number, place a conditional order to comply with the standard delivery date. When the detected category is the quasi-standard product, if the quantity of the order is equal to or less than the maximum number applicable to the standard delivery date, an order is placed with a condition to comply with the standard delivery date. In the case of the order of the standard product and the quasi-standard product exceeding the maximum number applicable to the standard delivery date, and the order for the non-standard product, the order is placed without the condition to comply with the standard delivery date.

According to the above-described ordering method and the invention of the sales base system, the sales base can know whether an order is required and whether it is necessary to receive a delivery date response from the production factory. By adding the information to the order data, the production factory can determine whether or not the order corresponds to the standard delivery date, and can perform smooth production processing and management.

Further, according to the invention of the sales office side system focusing on the delivery date answering system, the same premise as the one focusing on the ordering system described above is used, and the product category of the product to be handled, the inventory allocation upper limit number, A product master storage unit that associates the standard delivery date application maximum number, the standard delivery date, and information on the ordering party; and a product that accesses the product master storage unit based on the input product and quantity to determine a product category. Based on the determination result of the classification determination means, the determination result of the commodity classification determination means, and the input quantity, whether or not inventory reservation is required and whether or not standard delivery date compliance is required. When inventory reservation and compliance with the standard delivery date are required, the delivery date can be answered without inquiring of the production plant about the delivery date. Here, the means for judging the necessity of compliance with the standard delivery date is realized by the standard delivery date etc. checking unit 12b in the embodiment.

In the method for confirming delivery date at a sales base according to the present invention, the products handled at the sales base are classified into three types: a standard product, a quasi-standard product, and a non-standard product. The sales base has stock, and the standard delivery date of the standard product and the quasi-standard product is determined in advance with the production factory. Then, when a product order is received from a customer, the category of the product in the order is detected. Next, when the classification is the standard product, if the quantity of the order exceeds the upper limit of the inventory allocation for performing the allocation from the inventory and is equal to or less than the standard delivery date application maximum number, for the predetermined product, Judgment will be made with the standard delivery date. When the detected category is the semi-standard product, the order quantity is
When the number is equal to or less than the standard delivery date application maximum number, it is determined that the standard delivery date for the product is determined to be supported. further,
In the case of the order of the standard product and the quasi-standard product exceeding the standard delivery date application maximum number, and the order of the non-standard product, the delivery date is confirmed after waiting for a response from the production factory.

According to the present invention, in many cases, the delivery date can be answered without inquiring of the production factory, and the customer can know the delivery date immediately at the time of order / inquiry, so that the customer is relieved.

Furthermore, according to the invention of the sales base system focusing on the inventory management of standard products, the inventory master storage means for storing the number of stocks relating to the standard products on the same premise as the one focusing on the ordering system described above. Means for managing the quantity of available stock by adding the ordered quantity to the current quantity of stock when ordering stock replenishment, and when the quantity of available stock falls below the order point, The system is configured to include means for ordering a production factory for inventory replenishment.

Further, according to the inventory management method of the present invention, the handled products are classified into three types: standard products, semi-standard products, and non-standard products. Then, for the standard product, the sales base side has a certain amount of inventory, sets an upper limit of inventory allocation, and reserves the order below the upper limit of inventory allocation from the inventory, and reserves the inventory. For orders that exceed the maximum number of allocations and are equal to or less than the maximum number for which the standard delivery date can be applied, the order will be dealt with with the standard delivery date predetermined for the product. In addition, the semi-standard products include:
The standard delivery date maximum number is set, and orders less than that are handled with the standard delivery date predetermined for the product.
Furthermore, in the case of an order exceeding the maximum number of the standard delivery dates applicable to the standard product and the quasi-standard product, and to an order for a non-standard product, the sales base of the sales base that realizes the logistics method adapted to the individual delivery date. This is a standard product inventory management method. Then, when an order for stock replenishment is made, the available stock quantity is obtained by adding the ordered quantity to the current stock quantity,
When the quantity of available stock falls below the order point, an order for stock replenishment can be made to the production factory. ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, it is suppressed that stocks of standard goods run out or increase more than necessary.

Further, according to the method for handling a delivery date at a production factory that receives an order from a sales base according to the present invention, for a predetermined product, a standard delivery time required to deliver the product is determined in advance, and the standard delivery date is determined. The maximum number of applicable standard delivery dates that promises delivery at the company is determined, and for orders from the sales office issued according to the agreement, if the order received is conditional on complying with the standard delivery date, In the case of an order without any condition for complying with the standard delivery date, the delivery date is determined each time, and the delivery date is returned to the sales office that issued the order.

According to the present invention, the production factory determines whether or not the order conforms to the standard delivery date, and only has to respond to the delivery date if the order is not complied with. Is reduced.

In each of the above-mentioned inventions, for example, the standard delivery date maximum number of semi-standard products is usually any numerical value of 1 or more, but may be 0. If the maximum number of standard delivery dates is set to 0, every time an order is received,
The delivery date will be answered individually, and will be treated substantially the same as a non-standard product. When the reduction is made, the operation can be practically performed in two sections while taking three sections.

In such a case, if an unexpected situation occurs, for example, for some reason, the supply of parts for manufacturing the product cannot be received, and it is difficult to comply with the standard delivery date, By temporarily setting the maximum number of applicable standard delivery dates to 0, it is possible to deal with individual delivery dates. This is the same for the standard product. Of course, setting the maximum number of standard delivery dates to 0 is not limited to temporary measures as described above.

The components described above of the present invention can be combined as much as possible. Each means constituting each system according to the present invention can be realized by a dedicated hardware circuit, or can be realized by a programmed computer.

[0028]

FIG. 1 shows a preferred embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, sales offices (systems on the sales office side) 2a, 2b,... There are production plants (production plant side systems) 3a, 3b,... (Hereinafter, when there is no need to distinguish between the production plants, they are represented by reference numeral "3"). The factory 3 is connected to a global interface (G-I / F) 4 and forms a series of networks. The sales office 2, the production factory 3, and the global interface 4 are realized by, for example, one or a plurality of computers having a communication function.

The sales office 2 and the production factory 3 transmit data to the true data transmission destination via the global interface 4. In other words, sales base 2
In the past, when an inquiry was made to a predetermined production factory 3 about the delivery date, the inquiry was conventionally made directly to the individual production factory (for example, the production factory 3a in Country A). The delivery date inquiry data designating the production factory 3a in the country A is sent to the global interface 4 first. Then, the global interface 4 sends the delivery date inquiry data to the designated transmission destination at a predetermined timing. The same is performed when the delivery date reply data is transmitted from the production factory 3 to the sales base 2.

As described above, the global interface 4
The transmission data is once held, so that the transmission source can transmit the inquiry data at an arbitrary timing without worrying about whether the transmission destination can receive, that is, whether or not the business is open. . That is, when it becomes necessary to inquire about a delivery date, it can be transmitted each time.
The same applies to the transmission of order data of commodities and other various data.

Further, in this embodiment, the sales office 2 and the production factory 3 and the global interface 4 are connected to the international VAN.
5. That is, since each of the sales bases 2 and the production factory 3 and the point where the global interface 4 is installed operate at different standard times, there is a time difference. Therefore, the transmission data is temporarily stored in the international VAN5, and the other party can transmit the international VAN at an arbitrary timing.
By acquiring the transmission data stored in AN5,
Data can be sent and received.

Thus, the global interface 4
Is not operating for 24 hours, and even if the data transmission timing from the sales office 2 or the production factory 3 is while the global interface 4 is stopped, the transmission data is
Since the global interface 4 is temporarily stored in the AN 5, the global interface 4 can collect data after activation.
In this embodiment, the global interface 4 is installed in Japan. Therefore, the sales office 2e in Japan
Directly connected via a dedicated line.

When the data accumulated in each international VAN 5 is collected, the global interface 4 stores the data in the international VAN 5 of the destination business base 2 or the production factory 3 at a predetermined timing.

The timing of collecting data from each international VAN 5 is determined by the timing at which all data transmitted from the connected sales office 2 and production factory 3 on that day is accumulated, ie, the sales office 2 and the like. Data is collected at a time later than the business closing time by a predetermined time. When data is stored in the international VAN 5, the sales office 2, the production factory 3
Before the start of business, that is, immediately before the start of business. In this way, the transmission data collected immediately before the start of the operation of the destination sales base 2 and the production factory 3 can be immediately transmitted to the true destination, and the time lag can be suppressed as much as possible. In addition, data transmission and reception (collection) need only be performed once a day for each sales base 2 and production factory 3 respectively.
Since the time lag due to the time difference can be suppressed as much as possible,
The amount of processing related to transmission and reception is reduced, which is preferable.

As a matter of course, the sales office 2, the production factory 3, and the global interface 4 may be connected without providing the international VAN 5. In this case, preferably, the global interface 4 operates for 24 hours or at least has a function of collecting data for 24 hours.
It is preferable that the transmission source is operated for a long time because the transmission source can transmit transmission data at an arbitrary timing.

Next, the internal structure of each sales base 2, production factory 3, and global interface 4 will be described. Prior to this description, the basic product categories in implementing the present physical distribution system will be described. As shown in FIG. 2, it is classified into three types, a standard product, a quasi-standard product, and a non-standard product, and the handling is defined as follows.

A standard product is a product that is required to have a certain quantity of stock. Products set to this standard product,
In the case where the stock is out of stock, the stock cannot be reserved due to a large order, or the stock is replenished, the standard delivery time from ordering to delivery is set to about 1 to 3 weeks. For the standard delivery date, a specific number of days is determined in advance within the above range between the sales base 2 and the production factory 3 for each product. In other words, the standard delivery date of the product A is 10 days, and the standard delivery date of the product B is 14 days. The delivery date varies depending on the product. In any case, the standard delivery date is within the above-described range of 1 to 3 weeks. I do.

As for the standard product, each sales base 2 proposes a product to be treated as a standard product as a standard product candidate, and a product agreed with the production factory 3 finally becomes a standard product.
In the case of a standard product, the delivery time is short, so that even if a large order is received or the stock runs out, the time for waiting the customer is shortened, and sales can be smoothly performed. However, since it is required to have a certain amount of stock, if a commodity that does not sell well is set as a standard product, a large amount of stock will be held for a long time. Therefore, the best selling products are set to the standard delivery date according to the market characteristics of each region.

Further, in the case of the standard product, since the stock is in stock, if there is an order from the customer, it can be sold at the delivery date desired by the customer by applying the order from the stock. However, if a large number of orders are received for a certain product and all of them are taken out of stock, the stock will be out of stock or the stock will be insufficient, and if an order for the same product is subsequently received, There is a possibility that the customer cannot respond on the desired delivery date. Therefore, the upper limit of the inventory allocation is set, and even if there is a stock, the quantity exceeding the upper limit of the inventory allocation corresponds to the standard delivery date and also to the individual delivery date, thereby preventing the inventory number from being extremely reduced. In this way, it is possible to cope with “orders with small lots and short delivery dates” which account for the majority of orders.

A non-standard product is a product whose standard delivery date cannot be determined in advance, such as a product to be discarded or a product using special parts. This is specified by the production factory. The production factory 3 responds to this non-standard product in a make-to-order production system. Therefore, when there is an inquiry about the delivery date, the production factory 3 will answer each time.

A quasi-standard product is a product that does not correspond to either a standard product or a non-standard product. For semi-standard products, it is not required to have inventory, but the standard delivery period is 4-5
Within the week, a specific number of days is previously determined between the sales base 2 and the production factory 3 for each product.

The standard delivery date is a period during which the production factory 3 guarantees a delivery date for the product. In other words, production factory 3
Is obliged to deliver the product within the standard delivery time (no problem at the earliest) upon receiving an order for the product. Therefore, when ordering a product, the sales base 2 guarantees the maximum delivery date, and therefore can answer the delivery date to the customer without inquiring the production factory 3.

As described above, the delivery date can be immediately answered to the customer without inquiring about the actual delivery date. Therefore, the delivery date can be inquired to the production factory 3 or the production factory 3 checks the delivery date. The process of answering is not required, and the process required for delivery date inquiry and answering is eliminated, so that labor can be reduced. Moreover, it is preferable for the customer because the delivery date can be immediately known.

However, since the production factory 3 must adhere to the standard delivery date, when a large number of products are ordered, for example, physical production is not possible even if the production is performed in full operation until the standard delivery date. May not be able to meet the standard delivery date. In such a case, since the sales base 2 cannot know the state of the production factory 3, if it is assumed that the product will be delivered with the standard delivery date, the product will not be delivered on the day and the customer will be troubled. . Therefore, in this embodiment, in order to eliminate the occurrence of such a situation, the maximum number of standard delivery dates is set, and it is promised that orders up to the maximum number will be handled with the standard delivery date. , It was not necessary to comply with the standard delivery date. And
As for the delivery date of the product exceeding the maximum number of items applicable to the standard delivery date, each time the sales base 2 inquires the delivery factory 3 that produces the product for the delivery date and waits for the delivery date reply from the production plant 3. Inform the customer of the delivery date and place an order if the delivery date is satisfactory.

In accordance with the above rules, each sales office 2
Divide all of our products into three categories. Naturally, each sales office 2 has different regional market characteristics,
The products you want to make standard are also different. As a result, as shown in FIG. 3, a standard product at the sales office (Europe) 2a may not be a standard product at another sales office (North America 2b, Southeast Asia 2c, etc.), and vice versa.

Therefore, in the production factory 3, all the products treated as standard products at any one of the sales bases 2 are handled as standard products. By doing so, the management of the delivery date on the production factory 3 side can be simplified. In other words, when an order is received, it is not necessary to determine whether the product is a standard product or a quasi-standard product at the delivery destination sales office, and it is not necessary to respond with each standard delivery date. The reason is that there is no problem in the delivery of the standard product with an earlier delivery date. Of course, the order from the sales base of the quasi-standard product may be delivered with the delivery date of the quasi-standard product.

Next, the internal structure of the sales base 2, the production factory 3, and the global interface 4 for realizing the present distribution system will be described. The internal structure of the sales base 2 is as shown in FIG. 4, the internal structure of the global interface 4 is as shown in FIG. 5, and the internal structure of the production factory is as shown in FIG.

First, as shown in FIG.
The system includes an input operation unit 10a for inputting information about a delivery date inquiry and information on a product to be ordered, and a flag input unit 10b. These are composed of a keyboard, a mouse and other pointing devices. The information to be entered is at least the product name (product code), quantity,
An order identification flag that identifies the type of order (stock replenishment order /
Standard delivery date required flag / dedicated product etc.). The quantity was n times the unit of packaging for the product. In other words, for example, when 10 pieces are stored in one box,
Accepted only in units of 10 integral multiples. In other words, orders are accepted only in units of the number of packages.

The flag indicating whether or not the standard delivery date must be observed may be automatically inputted by the processing unit 23 described later. That is, the flag input unit 10b only needs to input a flag for identifying at least whether the order is for stock replenishment or an order based on a normal customer order. In addition, if there is no difference in the delivery date response for both stock replenishment orders and customer order orders, and there is no need to distinguish them in subsequent processing,
The flag input unit 10b does not have to be particularly provided.

Data input via the input operation unit 10a and the flag input unit 10b is received by the input receiving unit 11 and passed to the processing unit 12 at the next stage. The processing unit 12 accesses the various masters 14a to 14c via the database matching / updating unit 13 as needed, and reads and writes the stored contents. Here, product master 1
4a, as shown in FIG. 7, a product name, a product code,
The product category (standard / semi-standard / non-standard), standard delivery date, upper limit of stock allocation (standard product only), maximum number of standard delivery applicable (standard product / quasi-standard product only), and The production factory that produces the product is registered in association with it. Even if the same product may be produced at a plurality of production plants, in this embodiment, a production plant for manufacturing the product at the sales base is determined in advance.

The stock master 14b is a table associating product names with stock quantities. Products registered here,
At least, register the standard product for the sales base. Thereby, the stock quantity of the standard product is managed, and the stock replenishment order is performed at a predetermined timing so as not to be out of stock. The stock quantity is stored in association with not only the actual stock quantity but also information on the effective stock quantity (including the date of actual stocking as an actual product) such as an order but not yet received. You may do it.

Further, the order receiving master 14c manages a series of states from receiving an order to actually delivering the order, and as shown in FIG. Name (product code), quantity, order date,
It is a table in which the scheduled delivery date, the flag, the name of the production factory of the ordering party, the presence / absence of delivery, etc. are associated. When an order is received from a customer, an order number is obtained (for example, a serial number is automatically obtained like a record number), and a product name (code) to be ordered, a quantity, and a flag are registered. These data (except for the order number) are registered based on the data received from the input operation unit 10a.

For the order date, the date of the actual order processing is registered, and the expected delivery date is automatically set when the standard delivery date is reached.
In the case of individual delivery date, the delivery date received from the production factory should be registered. Further, the production factory obtains the production factory name of the product registered in the product master 14a. Further, as described later, the processing unit 12 determines whether the product that has received an order (including the delivery date inquiry) is actually the production factory. It is determined whether or not it is necessary to inquire about the delivery date. If necessary, the data generation unit 15 is operated to create inquiry data and send it to the global interface 4 via the communication interface 16. In the actual product ordering process, similarly, order data is created by the data generator 15 and sent to the global interface 4 via the communication interface 16.

Further, since the response from the production factory 3 to the inquiry about the delivery date is sent from the global interface 4, it is received by the response receiving unit 17 and sent to the processing unit 12 and finally to the display unit. (Monitor) 18 displays the received delivery date.

Next, the operation of the sales office 2 will be described focusing on the function of the processing unit 12. As shown in the flowchart of FIG. 9, first, an order (delivery date inquiry) is received (ST).
1), a product classification determination unit 12a, a standard delivery date confirmation unit 12, etc.
b accesses the product master 14a via the database matching / updating unit 13 and classifies the product (standard delivery date,
Acquire the maximum number of stock allocations (standard products only) and the maximum number of standard delivery dates (standard products and quasi-standard products only) (ST)
2).

Then, the merchandise category judging section 12a judges whether or not the ordered merchandise is a standard product (ST3). If the merchandise is a standard product, the standard delivery date etc. confirming section 12b determines the quantity of the ordered product. Is equal to or less than the upper limit of inventory allocation (ST
4). If the number is equal to or less than the stock allocation upper limit number, the stock can be allocated from the stock.
That is, the delivery date requested by the customer is heard, and the product is delivered to the customer accordingly. Also, the database matching / updating unit 13
Reduces the ordered quantity from the stock quantity of the corresponding product in the stock master 14b.

On the other hand, in the case of an order larger than the upper limit number of stock allocation (No in step 4), the product classification judging unit 12a
Is determined to be a quasi-standard product (Yes in step 6), the process jumps to step 7, and the standard delivery date etc. checking unit 12b determines whether or not the order of the product is less than or equal to the standard delivery date application maximum number (ST7). ).

If the order is less than the maximum number, the flag processing unit 12c turns on the standard delivery date compliance required flag associated with the ordered product (ST8). Next, the standard delivery date is answered. That is, the standard delivery date for the product obtained from the product master 14a is output to the display unit 18 (ST9). The sales office 2 answers the customer with the delivery date displayed on the display unit 18. This answer is
Since the processing can be performed by internal processing such as accessing a database in the sales base 2, an answer can be instantly given to the customer.

On the other hand, if the order exceeds the maximum number applicable to the standard delivery date (No in step 7), or if the order is a non-standard product (No in step 6), it is necessary to inquire the production factory for the delivery date. Since the order is not required to meet the standard delivery date, the flag processing unit 12c
Turns off the standard delivery date obligatory flag associated with the ordered product (ST10).

If any one of the steps 9 and 10 is performed, an order processing is executed (ST1).
1, ST12). In each of these order processings, the processing itself executes the same processing steps. Specifically, FIG.
0 (a). That is, the arrangement factory determining unit 12d acquires the production factory stored in the product master 14a via the database comparison / update unit 13 (ST14).
a), the necessary data is given to the data generation unit 15, and order data for the arrangement factory is created (ST14b). This ordering data includes at least the name of the production factory of the ordering party (final destination) and the sender information (code for specifying the sales office)
, A product name, a quantity, an order number, and flags (standard delivery date compliance required flag, stock replenishment flag, etc.). Further, at least at an arbitrary timing until the order data is created, the order processing unit 12f registers the order data in the order master 14c. Then, the order data is transmitted via the communication interface 16 and transmitted to the global interface 4 via the international VAN 5.
(ST14c).

On the other hand, the order data is sent to the target production factory via the global interface 4 as described later. And, in the production plant, the delivery date is to be individually answered for those which need to reply to the delivery date (those for which the standard delivery date compliance required flag is OFF), and the returned delivery date is passed through the global interface 4. , Is sent to the sales base 2, and an individual delivery date reply process is performed (ST13). More specifically, as shown in FIG. 10B, when the response receiving unit 17 receives a response from the global interface 4 (ST13a), the factory response confirmation unit 12e of the processing unit 12 sends the response to the order master 14c. It accesses and extracts the order data as the basis of the received answer (ST13b). Then, the received delivery date is added to the delivery date column in the read data (for example, data related to the ordered product shown in FIG. 8), and the display unit 1
8 (ST13c). As a result, sales office 2
Since the customer can know the specific delivery date, he or she will answer the delivery date to the customer who ordered the product. Further, a process of writing the received delivery date in the corresponding delivery date column of the order master is also performed.

The order processing unit 12f, for example, when first receiving an input of an ordered product from the input operation unit 10a,
The order number may be acquired and registered in the order master 14c. In this case, the information on the ordered products extracted by the product category determination unit 12a, the standard delivery date confirmation unit 12b, the flag processing unit 12c, and the arrangement factory determination unit 12d are sequentially stored in the corresponding columns of the order master 14c. It will be stored (data updated).

As shown in FIG. 5, the global interface 4 includes a communication interface 21 for communicating with each sales base 2 and a communication interface 26 for communicating with the production factory 3. Actually, the communication interfaces 21 and 26 communicate with the international VAN 5 and have the same structure.

Data from the sales office 2 is taken into the processing unit 23 from the communication interface 21 via the reception unit 22a, and data to the sales office 2 is transmitted from the processing unit 23 via the output unit 22b. The data is sent to a predetermined business base 2 connected via the network 21. The same applies to the production factory 3 (the reception unit 25a and the output unit 25b are provided between the processing unit 23 and the communication interface 26).

Then, the processing section 23 registers the data sent from the sales base 2 and the production factory 3 in the predetermined masters 24a to 24c via the processing section 23. Product master 2
4a is basically a product master 1 provided at each sales base 2
Same as 4a. In the present embodiment, since the product master 24 held by the global interface 4 is centrally managed as master data, the product masters of the sales bases 2 and the production factory 3 described later are held, respectively.

The data master 24b from the sales office
As shown in FIG. 11, the date of receipt (ordering), the name of the sales office that ordered the product, the product name, the quantity, the order number and the flag (standard delivery date compliance required flag), the requested production plant The table is a table in which the name, the delivery date received from the production factory, and a flag indicating whether or not the processing has been completed. When the order data is received from each sales base 2, the corresponding data is registered in the column from the date shown to the production factory. This registration is performed by the database management unit 23a.

When the flag is OFF, that is, in the case of an order that requires a delivery date, when the delivery date is returned from the production factory, the response delivery date is registered. In the case of the standard delivery date with the flag ON, this answer delivery date column may be left blank. However, considering the efficiency when erasing data, the standard delivery date (product master 24a
From the database management unit 23a
May be calculated and stored. Then, in the present embodiment, the corresponding data is deleted after a certain period (for example, three months) after the delivery date has passed, that is, after the delivery has been made. As a result, a large amount of data remains in the data master 24b from the sales base, thereby suppressing an increase in storage capacity. In the processed column, the flag is turned ON when the order data has been transmitted to the regular production factory.
It is supposed to.

The data master 24c from the production factory for registering the data received from the production factory 3 is shown in FIG.
The data structure is as shown in FIG. That is, it is a table in which the date of the reply, the name of the production factory that responded, the name of the responded product, the order No., the name of the sales office of the reply destination, the reply delivery date, and the processed flag are associated. Then, when receiving the response of the delivery date from each production factory 3, the corresponding data is registered in the column from the date shown to the response delivery date. This registration is performed by the database management unit 23a.
Then, when the delivery date is actually answered to the sales office 2,
Turn the processed flag ON.

Further, the data master 24b from the above sales base is read out by the sorting unit 23b for each factory, and the data stored in the data master 24c from the production factory is sent to a proper data transmission destination. In
The distribution unit 23b for each factory in the processing unit 23 is operated and executed. In other words, the data master 24b is accessed from the sales base, and the processed flag is OFF, and the data of the production factory to be processed is selected. That is, in the present embodiment, the transmission of data from the global interface 4 to each production plant is performed before the start of the operation of the production plant, in which the order data received up to that time is collectively performed. Therefore, for example, immediately before the start of the production factory in Country A, the data in which the column of the production factory in the data master 24b from the sales base is Country A and the processing completed is OFF is selected and collectively selected. Country A production factory 3a
And passes the data to the output unit 25b of the communication interface 26 connected to the communication interface 26. Along with this, the processed flags are changed to ON.

The distribution unit 23c for each sales office
Before the start of the destination sales base, the data master 24c from the production factory is accessed and the processed flag is turned off.
Then, the data of the business base to be processed is selected. Then, the extracted data (delivery date response data) is transmitted to the target business base.

Although not shown, information on the start time and the work time of each sales base 2 and each production factory 3, that is, data collection timing and transmission timing are stored and held, and each distribution unit stores the information. According to the held data, data transmission and reception processing is performed once a day for each of the sales bases 2 and each of the production factories 3.

As shown in FIG. 6, the production factory 3 includes a communication interface 31 for transmitting / receiving data to / from the global interface 4 (actually, the international VAN 5), and a receiving unit for receiving data transmitted from the global interface 4. 32, and a processing unit 33 that acquires data received via the receiving unit 32 and performs a predetermined process. A display unit 34 and an input operation unit 35 are connected to the processing unit 33. When order data is received, the display unit 34 displays the received order data (order data for a production factory) on the display unit 34.

When the standard delivery date compliance required flag is OFF, it is necessary to give a delivery date answer. Therefore, the delivery date is checked, and the input operating unit 35 is operated to input the delivery date. The input delivery date is given to the global interface 4 from the processing unit 33 via the output unit 37 and the communication interface 31 at a predetermined timing. If the flag is ON, a production plan is set up so as to comply with the standard delivery date. The standard delivery date is obtained by extracting standard delivery date data registered in association with the ordered product stored in the product master 36a.

When an order is received, necessary data is written to the order master 36b. Further, it also has an inventory master 36c and a production plan master 36d, and it is better to refer to such data when answering a delivery date. The product master 36a
Is basically a table in which product categories are associated with respective delivery dates, as shown in FIG.

Next, the operation of the production factory 3 will be described focusing on the function of the processing unit 33. As shown in the flowchart of FIG. 14, first, order data received from each sales office 2 given via the global interface 4 is received (S
T21). Receiving this, the order processing section 33b performs order processing (ST22). That is, the product name, the quantity, and the order source (the name of the business base of the delivery destination) are registered in the order master 36b in association with each other.

Next, the flag is confirmed (ST23). If the standard delivery date obligatory flag is ON, the process proceeds to step 24, where the standard delivery date is dealt with. That is, the product master 36a
Reads the standard delivery date of the product from
And make a production plan in time for the standard delivery date. And it manufactures according to the production plan (ST31).

If the flag is OFF, the product master 36a is accessed to determine whether or not the product is a non-standard product (ST25). In the case of standard products, it will be made to order (S
T26, ST27). In any case, the person in charge of the production factory 3 checks the delivery date, and processes the delivery date response, that is, collects the delivery date answer data (order number, product, delivery destination (sales base), delivery date, and the like, and outputs it to the global interface 4. (ST28 to ST30).

Further, in parallel with the delivery date answer, a production plan is set up in time for the answered delivery date, and the process proceeds to the manufacturing process according to the production plan (ST31). Then, when the product is completed, the shipping processing unit 33c performs a shipping process. That is, a shipment completed flag is set in the order master 36b along with the actual shipment of the product (ST32). Further, a shipping notice is issued to the sales base of the delivery destination that the shipment has been made (ST33). This shipping notification is also performed via the global interface 4.

When the product master is changed, an administrator authorized to update the product master changes the data stored in the global interface 4 and the global interface 4 sends the change to each sales base 2 and each production factory 3. By distributing them to them, they can be changed collectively. The administrator gives authority to the production factory side, for example, for selecting non-standard products.

In the above-described embodiment, the upper limit of inventory allocation is fixed. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the upper limit of inventory allocation may be changed according to the number of inventory. At this time, the stock allocation upper limit number may be set to be the same as the stock quantity, or may be set to a value smaller than the stock quantity by a certain margin. Also, the maximum value of the inventory allocation upper limit is determined, and if the number of inventory is large, the inventory allocation upper limit is set to the maximum value.If the inventory number decreases and falls below the maximum value, the inventory allocation upper limit is set. The upper limit number may be reduced according to the stock quantity.

Further, with respect to the standard product, it is necessary to minimize the state of stock shortage. Therefore, a stock replenishment order is periodically made. At this time, as shown in FIG. 15, for example, a value obtained by adding the already ordered quantity to the actual stock quantity is obtained, and this value is set as the effective stock quantity. When the available stock becomes less than the ordering point (100 in the illustrated example), a predetermined quantity (50 in the illustrated example) is ordered.

By managing with effective stock in this way, even if the actual number of stocks is small, the delivery of the standard goods accompanying the order from the date of adding the stock replenishment to the date of adding the standard delivery date is achieved. There are too many inventories than necessary,
Shortage of stock can be suppressed.

At the time when an order is placed in the illustrated example,
The stock quantity is 10. Two days later, there is a delivery based on the order, and eight days after the standard delivery date from the order, there is a delivery based on the order. In such a case, the delivery date response when there is a new order exceeding the stock quantity is, for example, if the quantity delivered based on the order is sufficient,
Answer the delivery date as the arrival date of the order. If the delivery based on the order is not sufficient and the delivery based on the order is sufficient, the arrival date of the order may be used as the delivery date. If the delivery based on the order is not enough, either the standard delivery date or the factory response is taken depending on whether the number is less than the maximum number of applications.

In the above-described embodiment, an example is shown in which sales offices and production factories are scattered around the world. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and sales offices and production factories exist in one country. It can also be applied to things that do.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, a case where there are a plurality of sales bases and a plurality of production factories has been described. However, one of them may be one, or both may be one.

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As described above, according to the present invention, if an order is a certain quantity or less, the delivery time is guaranteed except for non-standard products, so that the delivery time in a short period is guaranteed. On the production plant side, orders with unreasonable delivery times are reduced. Further, in many cases, the delivery date can be answered on the sales base side without actually inquiring the production plant about the delivery date, so that the answer can be smoothly given to the customer in real time.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an embodiment of a system for implementing the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a relationship between a product category and a delivery date correspondence.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a relationship between handling of product divisions at each sales base and a production factory.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an internal structure of a sales base.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an internal structure of a global interface.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an internal structure of a production factory.

FIG. 7 is an example of a data structure diagram of a product master in a sales base.

FIG. 8 is an example of a data structure diagram of an order master in a business base.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating an operation / function centered on a processing unit in a sales base.

FIG. 10 is a detailed flowchart illustrating processing steps of a part of the flowchart illustrated in FIG. 10;

FIG. 11 is an example of a data structure diagram of a data master from a business base in a global interface.

FIG. 12 is an example of a data structure diagram of a data master from a production factory in a global interface.

FIG. 13 is an example of a data structure diagram of a product master in a production factory.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart illustrating an operation / function centered on a processing unit in a production factory.

FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating a process such as inventory management at a business base.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Sales Office 3 Production Factory 4 Global Interface 5 International VAN 10a Input Operation Unit 10b Flag Input Unit 11 Input Receiving Unit 12 Processing Unit 12a Product Classification Judgment Unit 12b Standard Delivery Date Confirmation Unit 12c Flag Processing Unit 12d Arrangement Factory Judgment Unit 12e Factory Response Confirmation unit 12f Order reception processing unit 13 Database collation / update unit 14a Product master 14b Inventory master 14c Order reception master 15 Data generation unit 16 Communication interface 17 Answer receiving unit 18 Display unit 21 Communication interface 22a Reception unit 22b Output unit 23 Processing unit 23a Database management Section 23b Sorting section for each production factory 23c Sorting section for each sales base 23d Product master management section 24a Product master 24b Data master 24c for business base 24c Data master for production factory 25a Receiving unit 25b Output unit 26 Communication interface 31 Communication interface 32 Receiving unit 33 Processing unit 33a Delivery time response processing unit 33b Order receiving processing unit 33c Shipping processing unit 33d Database management unit 34 Display unit 35 Input operation unit 36a Product master 36b Order master 36c Inventory master 36d Production plan master 37 Output section

Claims (11)

[Claims] 1. A distribution management system for commodities between a system at a sales base and a system at a production factory connected via a communication line, wherein the product to be handled is distinguished in a fixed quantity by the sales base. In addition to having an inventory limit, set an upper limit for inventory allocation, and for orders that are less than the upper limit for inventory allocation, allocate from the above inventory, order that exceeds the upper limit for inventory allocation and less than or equal to the maximum number applicable to standard delivery date. In the case of an order that exceeds the maximum number of standard delivery dates applicable, the standard product with individual delivery date and the maximum number of standard delivery dates are set. For the following orders, we will respond with the standard delivery date predetermined for the product, and if the order exceeds the maximum number applicable to the standard delivery date, a quasi-standard product with individual delivery date, of In the sales office system, the product category of the product to be handled, the upper limit of stock allocation, the maximum number of standard delivery dates applied, the standard delivery date, and information on the supplier Accessing the product master storage means from the input product and quantity, specifying the corresponding delivery date, determining whether or not an order is necessary, and determining whether an order is necessary. Generates order data to which the standard delivery date compliance necessity information is added,
The production factory system recognizes the information on the necessity of compliance with the standard delivery date added to the received order data, and generates the delivery date answer data when the standard delivery date is not fulfilled. And a logistics management system for transmitting the data to the sales office. 2. The system on the sales base side and the system on the production factory side are each connected to a relay device that temporarily holds data and distributes the data to a true destination, and transmits the data via the relay device. 2. The physical distribution management system according to claim 1, wherein data is transmitted and received. 3. The sales base has a certain quantity of inventory at the business base, sets an upper limit of inventory allocation, and allocates an order less than the upper limit of inventory allocation from the inventory. For orders exceeding the upper limit of inventory allocation and less than the maximum number of standard delivery dates, we will respond with the standard delivery date predetermined for the product, and for orders exceeding the maximum number of standard delivery dates applicable, we will respond to individual delivery dates. The standard product to be set and the maximum number of standard delivery dates applied are set, and orders less than this will be handled with the standard delivery date predetermined for the product, and if the order exceeds the maximum number of standard delivery dates applied, individual orders will be 3 types of semi-standard products with corresponding delivery date and non-standard products with individual delivery time
A sales base system for implementing a logistics management system in which the sales base and the production factory are adapted to meet the respective delivery dates according to the classification of the goods, which are divided into two product categories. Product master storage means for associating the product category, the upper limit of stock allocation, the maximum number of standard delivery dates applied, the standard delivery date, and information of a supplier; Means for accessing the storage means to determine whether or not the order of the product is necessary and whether or not to comply with the standard delivery date; and, based on the result of the determination by the means for determining the order, the order to which the information on whether or not to comply with the standard delivery date is added. A sales base system comprising means for generating and outputting data. 4. The handling product is provided with a certain quantity of stock on the sales base side, an upper limit of stock allocation is set, and orders less than the upper limit of stock allocation are allocated from the stock. For orders exceeding the upper limit of inventory allocation and less than the maximum number of standard delivery dates, we will respond with the standard delivery date predetermined for the product, and for orders exceeding the maximum number of standard delivery dates applicable, we will respond to individual delivery dates. The standard product to be set and the maximum number of standard delivery dates applied are set, and orders less than this will be handled with the standard delivery date predetermined for the product, and if the order exceeds the maximum number of standard delivery dates applied, individual orders will be 3 types of semi-standard products with corresponding delivery date and non-standard products with individual delivery time
A sales base system for implementing a logistics management system in which the sales base and the production factory are adapted to meet the respective delivery dates according to the classification of the goods, which are divided into two product categories. Product master storage means for associating the product category, the upper limit of stock allocation, the maximum number of standard delivery dates applied, the standard delivery date, and information of a supplier; Means for accessing a storage means and determining a product category; a determination result of the product category determination means; and a means for determining whether inventory reservation is possible and whether standard delivery date compliance is required based on the determination result of the product category determination means and the input quantity. Based on the judgment result of the judging means, when it is necessary to reserve the stock and comply with the standard delivery date, the delivery date can be answered without inquiring the delivery date to the production factory. Sales offices side system, characterized in that it was. 5. The product to be handled is provided with a certain quantity of inventory at the sales office side, an upper limit of inventory allocation is set, and orders less than the upper limit of inventory allocation are allocated from the inventory. For orders exceeding the upper limit of inventory allocation and less than the maximum number of standard delivery dates, we will respond with the standard delivery date predetermined for the product, and for orders exceeding the maximum number of standard delivery dates applicable, we will respond to individual delivery dates. The standard product to be set and the maximum number of standard delivery dates applied are set, and orders less than this will be handled with the standard delivery date predetermined for the product, and if the order exceeds the maximum number of standard delivery dates applied, individual orders will be 3 types of semi-standard products with corresponding delivery date and non-standard products with individual delivery time
A sales base side system for realizing a distribution management system in which the sales base and the production plant are adapted to meet respective delivery dates according to the product division by classifying the product base into two product categories. Means for storing the number of inventories related to inventory, means for managing the quantity of available stock obtained by adding the ordered quantity to the quantity of current stock when ordering stock replenishment, and the quantity of available stock is Means for ordering the production plant for inventory replenishment when the number of orders falls below the ordering point. 6. A method of distributing goods between a sales base and a production plant, wherein the handled goods are classified into three types: a standard product, a quasi-standard product, and a non-standard product. Side has a certain quantity of inventory, sets the upper limit of inventory allocation, and for orders below the upper limit of inventory allocation, allocates from the stock, exceeds the upper limit of inventory allocation, and applies the standard delivery date maximum. For orders less than or equal to the number, we will respond with a predetermined standard delivery date for the product, for the semi-standard product, set the maximum number of standard delivery dates applicable, and for orders less than that, A logistics method in which a standard delivery date is determined and orders for the standard product and the quasi-standard product that exceed the maximum number of standard delivery dates and orders for non-standard products are individually delivered. 7. The sales office has a plurality of sales bases, the non-standard goods are common to the sales bases, and the standard goods are:
7. The distribution method according to claim 6, wherein the logistics method is set for each of the business bases, and the production factory selects, as a standard product, a product selected as a standard product in at least one of the business bases. . 8. A method of ordering a product from a sales base to a production plant, wherein a product handled at the sales base is divided into three types: a standard product, a quasi-standard product, and a non-standard product. Has a stock at the sales office side, the standard product and the semi-standard product, the standard delivery date is determined in advance with the production factory, when the customer receives an order for the product, Detect the product category of the order, and if the category is the standard product, the quantity of the order is
Exceeding the upper limit of inventory allocation to allocate from the inventory, if less than the maximum number of standard delivery date application, place a conditional order to comply with the standard delivery date, if the detected classification is the semi-standard product, If the quantity of the order is less than or equal to the standard delivery date application maximum number, place a conditional order to comply with the standard delivery date, and if the standard product and the semi-standard product order exceed the standard delivery date application maximum number, A method of ordering a non-standard product, wherein the order is placed without a condition for complying with a standard delivery date. 9. A method for confirming delivery date at a sales base, wherein products handled at the sales base are classified into three types: a standard product, a quasi-standard product, and a non-standard product. The stock of the standard product and the quasi-standard product are kept at the base side, the standard delivery date is determined in advance with the production factory, and when the customer receives an order for the product, If the category is detected and the category is the standard product, the quantity of the order is
If it exceeds the upper limit of inventory allocation to allocate from the stock and is less than or equal to the maximum number of standard delivery times applied, it is determined that it will be supported by the standard delivery date for the product determined in advance, and the detected category is the semi-standard In the case of a product, if the quantity of the order is equal to or less than the maximum number applicable to the standard delivery date, it is determined that the product will be handled by the standard delivery date for the product in advance, and the standard product and the semi-standard product A method for confirming a delivery date, characterized in that in the case of an order exceeding the maximum number of delivery dates and for an order for a non-standard product, the delivery date is confirmed after waiting for a response from a production factory. 10. A delivery method at a production factory that receives an order from a sales base, wherein for a predetermined product, a standard delivery time required for delivering the product is determined in advance, and delivery at the standard delivery date is performed. If the order received from the sales office in accordance with the above agreement and the received order is conditional on observing the standard delivery date, the product will be It responds according to the set standard delivery date, and in the case of an order without conditions to comply with the standard delivery date, the delivery date is determined each time, and the delivery date is answered to the sales office that issued the order, How to respond to delivery date. 11. The handling product is classified into three types: a standard product, a quasi-standard product, and a non-standard product, and the standard product has a certain quantity of stock at a sales base side and also has an upper limit of stock allocation. Set and reserve the order from the stock for the order below the stock allocation upper limit number, and for the order that exceeds the stock allocation upper limit number and less than the standard delivery date application maximum number, set the standard for the product in advance. For the semi-standard products, set the maximum number of applicable standard delivery dates, and for orders less than that, respond with the predetermined standard delivery date for the product. The standard products and the semi-standard products In the case of an order exceeding the standard delivery date application maximum number and an order for a non-standard product, an inventory management method for the standard product at the sales office that realizes a logistics method adapted to individual delivery dates, If you order inventory replenishment, The quantity of available stock is obtained by adding the quantity ordered to the quantity of stock in stock, and when the quantity of available stock falls below the order point, an order for inventory replenishment is made to the production plant. And inventory management method.