JP2002041866A - Method and apparatus for mediating procurement of materials - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To speedily and reliably procure materials in electronic commercial transactions. SOLUTION: A material procurement mediator makes attribute information concerning various transactions such as the credit of transaction destination into a database and manages it. When the destination of transactions requires materials, a computer 100 discloses bidding conditions and information on the credit of a material procurement source on a computer 120 of the material procurement destination selected corresponding to conditions. When the computer 100 receives the notice of response bidding conditions from the material procurement destination, it returns these conditions and information on the credit of the material procurement destination to the material delivery source computer 110. The material procurement source watches the response bidding conditions of the material procurement destination and the credit information and when establishing a transaction, the bidding notice is sent through the computer of the material procurement mediator to the computer of the material procurement destination.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to electronic commerce via a network, and more particularly to a method and apparatus for mediating material procurement between a material supplier and a material supplier via a network. It is.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when a company seeks to procure necessary materials (members, raw materials, electronic parts, industrial standard parts, stationery, OA supply supplies, equipment, OA office machines, etc.), the image of the company brand is obtained. Evaluate the stock listing status, financial accounting public information, rating rank evaluation of a third-party corporate evaluation organization, public company information, actual actual transactions with suppliers, etc. They use such information to select the answer (bid) information for general open bidding at their own risk and select a supplier.

[0003]

The conventional material procurement method has the following problems. In other words, the conventional method of material procurement based on one's own selection criteria relies on one's own selection criteria and one's own supplier information.
There are problems in that it takes a lot of time to select suppliers, and there is a limit to the range of selecting suppliers. In addition, in the public bidding method, as it can also serve as a negotiation in most acquainted with no trading partner and a non-face-to-face, or the other party actually exists, procurement premise (bid), or can be secured meet quality, as per arrangements There is a problem that various risks, such as whether delivery, payment, and payment are made, occur on both the material procurement side (material procurement source) and the material provision side (material procurement destination).

[0004] The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems, and utilizes the abundant track record of electronic commerce and the credit information of business partners who employ the material procurement intermediary as a business (business) to quickly and quickly procure materials. It is an object of the present invention to provide a method and a device that can be performed safely and reliably.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, there is provided a material procurement intermediary business which grasps the credit conditions of a business partner, creates a database, and owns the material. The present invention proposes a business that presents attribute information relating to credit and the like in a transaction to each business partner and, when the business partners reach an agreement on material procurement, completes the business.

According to the present invention, a computer of a material procurement intermediary stores and manages attribute information relating to various transactions including credit of a business partner (a material supplier and a material supplier). When the supplier needs any material, the computer of the material procurement intermediary selects the material supplier according to the material procurement conditions, presents the bid conditions to the computer of the material procurement, and furthermore, Disclose database information about credit. In this way, the material supplier determines whether or not to accept the bid, and when bidding, notifies the conditions. Then, the computer of the material procurement intermediary returns the bidding conditions from the computer of the material procurement source in response to the bid to the computer of the material procurement source, and discloses database information on the credit of the material procurement source. Judging from the bidding conditions from the material supplier's computer and the database information related to the material supplier's credit, the material supplier also decides on the material supplier's computer via the material procurement intermediary's computer when completing the transaction. Send notification of successful bid.

[0007] As described above, according to the material procurement intermediation method of the present invention, efficient and safe materials are used by utilizing the information of suppliers and the database information of the material procurement intermediaries having abundant records of various material transactions. It is possible to complete a procurement transaction.

In the present invention, if necessary, either or both of the material supplier and the material supplier, their names are made anonymous, and the credit information of the database on the computer of the other material procurement intermediary is used as the partner. It is also possible for the side to disclose it because of the form of mediation.

A method for mediating material procurement according to one aspect of the present invention includes the steps of evaluating and accumulating information on a plurality of material suppliers and information on a plurality of material suppliers, and acquiring a material procurement request from the material supplier. Selecting the material supplier that satisfies the material procurement request by referring to the accumulated information about the material supplier, and presenting the information about the material supplier to the selected material supplier and requesting a bid for the material. Receiving the bidding request from the material supplier for the bid request, notifying the material supplier of the bidding by the material supplier together with information on the material supplier, and receiving the successful bid notification from the material supplier. Notifying the material supplier who has won it,
And a material procurement transaction between the material supplier and the material supplier is established.

One or more material suppliers may be selected to satisfy the material supply request. The material supplier determines the material supplier to make a bid for with reference to the presented information on the material supplier, or determines that there is no successful bid.

[0011] The information on the material supplier to be presented to the material supplier includes information on the rating rank of the material supplier (information on business credit), and the information on the material supplier presented to the material supplier includes the information. It can include information about the rating rank of the material supplier.

A material procurement intermediation device according to one aspect of the present invention includes a transaction member attribute database storing information on transactions of a plurality of transaction members, and a member attribute information registration / update for registering and updating information in the transaction member attribute database. Processing to receive a bid request from the update processing unit and the computer of the material supplier, select a material supplier that satisfies the conditions from the transaction member attribute database, and send the bid request to the computer of the selected material supplier, and a bid request A bid request / bid notification processing unit that receives a bid notification from the material supplier computer that received the bid and notifies the material supplier computer of the bid, and a successful bid notification from the material supplier computer And a successful bid notification processing unit for performing a process of notifying a computer of a corresponding material supplier. .

The information stored in the transaction member attribute database includes information on the rating rank of each transaction member, and the bid request received from the computer of the material supplier includes conditions regarding the rating rank of the material supplier. Is also good.

A computer-readable recording medium according to one embodiment of the present invention evaluates and accumulates information on a plurality of material suppliers and information on a plurality of material suppliers, and acquires a material procurement request from the material suppliers. Steps for selecting a material supplier that satisfies the material procurement request by referring to the stored information about the material supplier, and presenting information about the material supplier to the selected material supplier and requesting a bid for the material. And receiving a bid from the material supplier for the bid request,
Notifying the material supplier of the bidding by the material supplier together with information on the material supplier; receiving a successful bid notification from the material supplier and notifying the material supplier of the successful bid It records a program for causing a computer to execute a material procurement mediation method for establishing a material procurement transaction between a procurement source and a material procurement destination.

[0015]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the entire system of a material procurement mediation system according to one embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the material procurement intermediary A computer 10
0 has a transaction member attribute database 101, a material supplier B computer 110 and a material supplier C computer 1
By intermediating the material procurement e-commerce with the Internet, it is possible to efficiently and securely establish a non-face-to-face transaction via a network such as the Internet. FIG. 1 shows a rough flow of the processing in order. For simplicity of the figure, FIG. 1 shows only one material supplier B computer 110 and one material supplier C computer 120. A plurality of material supplier C computers 120 are connected to the material procurement intermediary A computer 110 via a network.

First, a material procurement intermediary A computer 100
Acquires various attribute information related to member transactions from a plurality of material supplier B computers 110 and a plurality of material supplier C computers 120 and registers them in the transaction member attribute database 101 as transaction members. To obtain attribute information from the trading member, a survey report in a certain format is sent to the trading member's computer via the network,
This can be done by re-collecting the required survey form via the network again. However, attribute information may be obtained by mailing the survey form to the trading member and filling in the necessary items and returning it, or by obtaining attribute information by a method such as interview interview No problem.

Next, the material procurement intermediary A computer 100
Receives a request (bid request) for procuring necessary materials from the material supplier B computer 110, and selects a material supplier C that satisfies the conditions of the bid request from among the transaction members registered in the transaction member attribute database 101. Select the computer 120 and select the corresponding material supplier C computer 1
20 is notified of the bid request. Further, the material procurement intermediary A computer 100 sends a reply (bid notification) when the material supplier C computer 120 that has received the notification can accept the conditions of the bid request. Return as reception notice.

The material procurement intermediary A computer 100
Is the material supplier B computer 11 that has received the bid notification.
0 is a response (successful bid notification) if the bid acceptance condition returned by the material supplier C computer 120 is accepted, and this is returned to the material supplier C computer 120 as a successful bid notification.

When the material procurement transaction is completed in this way, the material is delivered from the material supplier B computer 110 to the material supplier C computer 120 side. Then, the payment of the material delivered from the material procurement source B computer 110 side is made to the material procurement intermediary A computer 100 side,
The material procurement intermediary A computer 100 pays the price to the material procurement destination C computer 120 side. At this time, the material procurement intermediary A computer 100 side deducts the intermediation fee or the like, and then pays the price.
Pay to the side or material supplier B computer 1
Material supplier C computer 1 after payment from 10 side
The material procurement intermediary A computer 100 may separately receive an intermediary commission from the 20 side.

The history information on the series of transaction contents is also recorded in the transaction member attribute database 101 of the material procurement intermediary A computer 100, and is reused for future transactions and other transactions.

In the example shown in FIG. 1, payment of the material price is via the material procurement intermediary A computer 100, but is directly transmitted from the material procurement source B computer 110 to the material procurement destination C. The payment may be made to the computer 120 side. In this case, the mediation fee may be separately collected by the material procurement intermediary A computer 100 from either the material procurement source B computer 110 or the material procurement destination C computer 120 or both.

FIG. 2 shows a material procurement intermediary A computer 10.
FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the structure of a processing program possessed by 0.
The material procurement mediation processing program of the material procurement mediation A computer 100 includes a member attribute information registration / update processing unit 1
03, bid request / bid notification processing unit 104, successful bid notification processing unit 105, material price payment processing unit 106, mediation rating rank calculation processing unit 107, transaction member attribute database processing unit 108, and materials for controlling these processing units as a whole It is composed of a processing program that can be classified into seven functions, such as the procurement mediation processing control unit 102.

The member attribute information registration / update processing unit 103
A process for registering or updating information in the transaction member attribute database 101 is performed. Bid request / bid notification processing unit 1
04 receives a bid request from the material supplier B computer 110, selects the corresponding material supplier C computer 120, transfers the bid request, and receives a bid notification from the material supplier C computer 120 that received the bid. Then, a process of returning to the corresponding material supplier B computer 110 is performed. The successful bid notification processing unit 105 performs a process of receiving the successful bid notification from the material supplier B computer 110 that has received the bidding notification and transferring it to the corresponding material supplier C computer 120. The material price payment processing unit 106 performs a process of optionally receiving the material price paid in accordance with the delivery of the bidding material from the material supplier B computer 110 and paying the material price to the material supplier C computer 120. The mediation rating rank calculation processing unit 107 appropriately (regularly or as needed) recalculates and updates the mediation rating rank in accordance with the credit information of the financial status of the trading party or the like and the actual material procurement transaction is completed. Do. The transaction member attribute database processing unit 108 performs processing for updating the history of all transaction information and updating of attribute information described above.

FIGS. 3 and 4 show examples of the contents of one of various management tables constituting the transaction member attribute database 101 of the present embodiment. First, as shown in FIG. 3, one of various management tables constituting the transaction member attribute database includes a member external information table 200 that summarizes general credit information of the transaction member, and a material procurement intermediation according to the present invention. Member internal information table 220 that summarizes internal transaction information using a member, a member handling material table 240 that manages information on materials handled by a trading member of a material supplier, a material classification table 250 that represents the classification of the handled material, and a specific handling. There is a material table 260 representing various materials, which are related to each other by a member number, a material category, and the like.

The first member external information table 200 is for managing the external credit information of the transaction member regardless of the use of the material procurement intermediation by the mediation system, and is for uniquely identifying the transaction member. Member number 201, member name 202, which is a general name of the trading member, address 203 of the trading member, contact information 204 of the trading member, date of establishment 205 of the trading member, capital 206 of the trading member, and sales 207 of the trading member , The trading member's profit and loss 208, the number of trading member employees 209, the listing information 210 of the trading member, the name 211 of the rating member of the trading member by the external rating agency, the rating member rank 212 of the trading member by the external rating agency, and the like.

The second member internal information table 220 is for managing the internal credit information of the transaction member related to the use of the material procurement intermediation by this intermediation system, and is for uniquely identifying the transaction member. Member number 201, Intermediation rating rank 221 determined by the material procurement intermediary agent, Membership registration date 222 of the transaction member, Number of transactions 223 using material procurement intermediation by this intermediation system after the transaction member registration, Transaction member Is the first transaction date 224 using the material procurement intermediation by this intermediary system, the most recent transaction date 225 when the trading member uses the material procurement intermediation by the intermediation system, Cumulative transaction amount using procurement brokerage 22
6. The average transaction amount per transaction using the material procurement intermediation by this mediation system from the member registration of the trading member 227, the maximum transaction amount using the material procurement intermediation by this intermediation system from the member registration of the trading member 228, the minimum transaction amount 229 utilizing the material procurement intermediation by the mediation system from the member registration of the transaction member.

The third member handling material table 240 is for managing information on materials handled by the material supplier dealing members registered in the dealing member database 101.
Member number 201 for uniquely identifying a trading member,
It comprises a material number 241 for uniquely identifying a specific material handled by the trading member, and a material category 251 indicating a rough classification of the material handled by the trading member. In the case where the material supplier dealing member does not fix the material to be specifically handled and handles a broad range of the material general classification, the input information of the material number 241 may be omitted.

The fourth material division table 250 is for managing the general classification information of the materials handled by the material supplier transaction members registered in the transaction member database 101, and is composed of the material divisions 251. Material classification table 2
Reference numeral 50 denotes all types of materials (materials, raw materials, electronic components, industrial standard components,
Stationery, office supplies, equipment, office equipment, etc.). As a supplementary role of the material classification table 250, a specific material name 261 or the like registered in the material table 260 described below is not clear, or a necessary material that has just appeared has been added to the material table 260. If you are not registered in 260
By additionally specifying a material name (manufacturer model name) and specifications in the material category 251 and the bidding conditions 308 of the bid management table 400 described later, the material number 241 and the material name 261 cannot be specifically specified. Can be omitted and a bid request can be made.

The fifth material table 260 is for managing information on specific materials handled by material supplier trading members registered in the trading member database 101.
A material number 241 for uniquely identifying a specific material handled by the trading member, a material category 251 indicating an outline classification of the material handled by the trading member, and a material indicating a name of the specific material handled by the trading member (such as a maker model name). Name 261 and the like.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing another example of the contents of various management tables constituting the transaction member attribute database 101 of this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 4, the other of the various management tables constituting the transaction member attribute database includes a bid history table 300 for managing the history information of the tender request of the material supplier, and a bid notification of the material supplier. A bidding history table 320 for managing history information, a transaction history table 340 for managing history information when a transaction is made as a result of a combination of a bid request and a bidding notice, A trouble history table 360 for managing problem history information, a transaction member whose registration qualification has expired due to a problem that has occurred while utilizing the material procurement intermediation according to the present invention, and other reasons, and a revoked member management table 370 for managing the reason for the revocation. And are related by membership number, bid number, bidding number, etc.

The first bid history table 300 is for managing the history information of the bidding request of the material supplier using the material procurement intermediation according to the present invention, and is for uniquely identifying the trading member who has made the bid request. Bid member number 301, material procurement intermediary A to uniquely identify the bid request
The bid number 302 assigned by the computer 100, a material number 241 for uniquely identifying a specific material targeted for the bid request, a material category 251 indicating a rough classification of the material targeted for the bid request, The material name 261 indicating the name of the specific material to be processed, the transaction quantity 303 of the material to be subjected to the bid request, the delivery date 304 of the material to be subjected to the bid request, and the deadline for receiving the bid notification of the bid request are set. The bidding period 305 representing the bidding request, the bidding period 306 representing the period for responding to the successful bid notification of the bid request, and the member internal information table 220 determined by the material procurement intermediary A computer 100 required by the material supplier targeted for the bid request. If there are other mediation rating conditions 307 indicating the minimum rank condition of mediation rating rank 221, and other It consists of such bidding conditions 308 for specifically presented to the suppliers.

The second bidding history table 320 is for managing the bidding notification history information of the material supplier using the material procurement intermediation according to the present invention, and is for uniquely identifying the trading member who has made the bidding notification. The bidding member number 321, the bidding number 302 assigned by the material procurement intermediary A computer 100 to uniquely identify the bid request corresponding to the bidding notification, and the material procurement intermediary A computer 100 to uniquely identify the bidding notification The bidding number 322 to be provided, the material number 241 for uniquely identifying a specific material to be subjected to the bidding notification, the material classification 251 indicating the general classification of the material to be subjected to the bidding notification, and the subject of the bidding notification Material name 26 showing the specific material name
1, the transaction volume 303 of the material to be notified of the bidding notification,
From the delivery date 304 of the material subject to the bidding notification, the bidding amount 323 subject to the bidding notification, and the bidding conditions 324 for specifically notifying the material supplier if there are other bidding conditions related to the bidding notification. Constitute.

The third transaction history table 340 is for managing history information when a transaction is completed as a result of a combination of a bid request and a bid notification using the material procurement intermediation according to the present invention. Bid member number 301 that uniquely identifies the trading member who has made the bid request
Bid number 302 that uniquely identifies the bid request that is the target of the closed transaction, and bid member number 3 that uniquely identifies the trading member that has sent the bid and that is the target of the completed transaction
21, the bidding number 322 for uniquely identifying the bidding notice to be the object of the completed transaction, the bidding date 341 at which the bidding notice was received from the material supplier of the completed transaction, The date of the successful bid 342 that received the notification of the successful bid, the date of receipt 343 that received the payment from the material supplier of the closed transaction, the deposit 344 that was received from the material supplier of the closed transaction, The payment date 345 paid to the material supplier, the payment amount 346 paid to the material supplier in the established transaction, and the like are included.

The fourth trouble history table 360 is for managing history information of a problem that has occurred while utilizing the material procurement intermediation according to the present invention. Member number 201 for identification,
Trouble date 3 which caused a problem in material procurement intermediary transaction
61, a trouble content 362 indicating the specific content that caused a problem in the material procurement intermediary transaction.

The fifth revoked member management table 370 is for managing a trading member whose registration qualification has been revoked due to a problem that has occurred while using the material procurement intermediation according to the present invention or for other reasons, and the reason for revocation. , A membership number 201 for identifying a trading member whose registration qualification has expired, an expiration date 371 when the registration qualification has expired, and an expiration reason 372 indicating the specific contents of the registration qualification that has expired.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, most of the various management tables constituting the transaction member attribute database 101 of the material procurement intermediary A computer 100 have member numbers (20
1, 301, 321), it is also possible to pass anonymous bidding requests and bidding notices to both parties, if required by the material supplier or material supplier, etc. .

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the contents of the bid management table 400 in the material supplier of this embodiment. FIG.
As shown in the figure, the material procurement source B computer 110 stores the bidding history table 3
Information similar to 00 is managed.

The bid management table 400 indicates that the material supplier B
Material Procurement Agency A Computer 10 to Computer 110
0, a member number 201 for uniquely identifying as a transaction member, a bid number 302 assigned by the material procurement intermediary A computer 100 for uniquely identifying the bid request, and a specific target for the bid request. A material number 241 for uniquely identifying a material, a material category 251 indicating a rough classification of the material to be subjected to the bid request, and a material name 2 indicating a name of a specific material to be subjected to the bid request.
61, the transaction quantity 303 subject to the bid request, the delivery date 304 subject to the commendation notice, the bidding deadline 305 indicating the time limit for accepting the bid request notice of the bid request, and the deadline for responding to the successful bid notice of the bid request. The mediation rating condition 307 indicating the lowest rank condition of the mediation rating rank 221 of the member internal information table 220 determined by the material procurement mediation A computer 100 required by the material supplier of the bid request target. If there are other bidding conditions related to the bidding request, the bidding conditions are composed of bidding conditions 308 for concrete presentation to the material supplier.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the contents of the bidding management table 500 in the material supplier of this embodiment. FIG.
As shown in the figure, the material supplier C computer 120 sends the bidding history table 32 of the material
Information similar to 0 is managed.

The bidding management table 500 indicates that the material supplier C
Computer procurement intermediary A computer 10 to computer 120
0, a member number 201 for uniquely identifying a transaction member, and a material procurement intermediary A computer 1 for uniquely identifying a bid request corresponding to the bid notification.
00, the material procurement intermediary A computer 100 to uniquely identify the bid notification
, A material number 241 for uniquely identifying a specific material to be subjected to the bidding notification, a material classification 251 indicating a rough classification of the material to be subjected to the bidding notification, and a target for the bidding notification. Material name 261 indicating the name of the specific material to be processed, transaction volume 303 subject to the bidding notification, delivery date 304 subject to the bidding notification, bidding price 323 subject to the bidding notification, and other information related to the bidding notification. If there is a bidding condition, the bidding condition 324 for specifically notifying the material supplier is constituted.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of the contents of a rating evaluation point management table managed by the material procurement intermediary A computer 100 of the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 7, the rating evaluation point management table is composed of a set of combinations of parameters of evaluation items, categories, evaluations, weightings, subtotals, and totals for each transaction member evaluated by the material procurement intermediary A computer 100. A
How many (subtotal = evaluation ×)
Calculate whether or not a weighted evaluation score of (total is the sum of subtotals) is attached. In the example shown in FIG. 7, the maximum score is a maximum of 500 points. However, in actuality, the items, values, the number of items, etc. of each parameter are changed according to the operation of the material procurement intermediation by this intermediary system, so that more actual transactions can be performed. Should be updated so as to increase the correlation of

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of the contents of the mediation rating rank table managed by the material procurement mediation A computer 100 of this embodiment. In this example, the broker rating ranking table is
The member internal information table 220 is composed of a combination of a total of evaluation points (specified in a range) evaluated by the material procurement intermediary A computer 100 and an intermediary rating rank, and according to the total rating evaluation points in the rating evaluation point management table shown in FIG. Intermediate Rating Rank 2
21 to determine 1 from 1 to 10, and this intermediation rating rank table changes the correlation between the total evaluation score and the intermediation rating rank according to the actual operation of the material procurement intermediation similarly to the rating evaluation store management table. History table 3 shown in FIG.
The material procurement intermediary takes into account factors that cannot be expressed with numerical values, such as the 60 information, the level of after-sales service, the speed of response in the event of a transactional trouble, and the quality of the problem. It should be updated so as to increase the correlation with the transaction.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure for registering / updating transaction member information of the material procurement intermediary A computer 100 of this embodiment. First, in step 11, a transaction member to be registered in the transaction member attribute database 101 is recruited, and the material supplier B computer 11
The attribute information relating to the credit of the business partner and the information such as the member handling material table 240 shown in the member external information table 200 of FIG.

At step 12, the attribute information of the transaction member candidate obtained at step 11 is examined, and if it is determined that the transaction is unsuccessful to start the transaction, the process proceeds to step 13,
A notification of non-affiliation is returned to the potential trading member, and the process ends.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step 12 that the transaction is started, the process proceeds to the next step 14, where the attribute information of the transaction member candidates examined in step 12 is registered in the transaction member attribute database 101, and the following step is performed. 1
In step 5, a notification that the member has been registered as a trading member candidate is returned.

Thereafter, at step 16, the system waits for notification of the update of the registered information from the registered trading member, and when it becomes necessary to update the registered information of the trading member attribute database 101, at step 17 the registered information is updated and re-examined. Return to step 12. In the process of updating the registration information, information such as the member handling material table 240 shown in FIG. 3 is also added and updated.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the processing corresponding to the first half of the mediation (bid / bid) of the material procurement mediation A computer 100 of this embodiment. First, at step 21, a requirement specification (bid request) for material procurement is received from the material procurement source B computer 110. This bid request is sent to the material supplier computer 11 via the network.
From 0, it is sent to the material procurement mediating computer A100 in the form of a table similar to the bid management table 400 shown in FIG. In the following step 22, the material procurement intermediation computer A 100 makes the member internal information table 200 and the member handling material table 240 of the transaction member attribute database 101.
With reference to the information in the tables 250 and 260 related thereto, the material supplier C computer 120 that satisfies the required specifications of the bid request is selected. Hereinafter, although not shown in the figure, it is assumed that the history of various transaction information is recorded in the transaction member attribute database 101 each time. If there are a plurality of material suppliers that satisfy the required specifications, the material supplier C computers 120 are selected by the number that satisfies the required specifications. The election is
The contents of the request specification of the bid request and the intermediate ranks 221 of the member internal information table 220 corresponding to the material supplier C computer 120 of the transaction member attribute database 101, the material number 241 of the member handling material table 240, the material classification 251, And the conditions such as the material name 261 of the material table 260 are compared.

In step 23, if there is no applicable material supplier C computer 120 that satisfies the required specification of the bid request, the process proceeds to step 24, where the material supplier B computer 110
And returns a notification to the effect that there is no applicable supplier.
Conversely, if there is a corresponding material supplier C computer 120 that satisfies the required specifications of the bid request in step 23, step 2
5, the process is repeated by the number of the material suppliers selected in step 22, and in step 26, the material supplier B computer 1
The bid request for the material from 10 is transferred to the material supplier C computer 120. In step 26, material supplier C
The information sent to the computer 120 is basically the same information as the information entered in the bid history table 300 shown in FIG. However, if necessary, the bidding member number 301 and the intermediary rating condition 3 required by the material supplier
The information 07 may be masked so as not to be sent to the material supplier C computer 120. If all the bid requests for materials are completed in step 25, the process proceeds to step 27, and a notification that the bid request has been sent is returned to the material supplier B computer 110.

Subsequently, in step 28, until the bidding period expires, in the next step 29, the material supplier C computer 120
Wait for a bid response from. The bidding response uses the same information as the bidding management table (FIG. 6) managed by the material procurement destination C computer 120 as the material procurement intermediary A computer 100.
It is done by sending to. In the subsequent step 30, if there is no bid response, the process returns to step 28, and if there is a bid response, the process proceeds to step 31 each time, and the bid response from the material supplier C computer 120 is transmitted to the material supplier B.
Inform the computer 110 and return to step 28.

When the bidding period expires in step 28, the process proceeds to step 32, and if there is no bidding response before the bidding period expires, the process proceeds to step 33, in which a notification that there is no bidding response is returned to the material supplier B computer 110. The process ends. Conversely, if there is a bid response before the bidding period expires, the process proceeds to the second half of the brokerage (successful bid / payment) in the material procurement brokerage A computer 100 shown in FIG.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the processing corresponding to the latter half (successful bid / payment) of the material procurement intermediary A computer 100 of this embodiment. First, if there is no successful bid response until the expiration of the successful bid in step 41, the process proceeds to step 42, where the material supplier C who has responded to the bidding
A notification indicating that there is no successful bid (a bidding rejection) is returned to the computer 120, and the process ends.

In step 43 following step 41, the system waits for a reply from the material supplier B computer 110 to a bid response from the material supplier C computer 120. In the following step 44, the material supplier B computer 11
If no successful bid response is received from 0, the process returns to step 41. Although not shown in the figure, the material supplier B computer 110
Also, when the notification of the bidding rejection is received from, the notification of the bidding rejection is returned to the material supplier C computer 120, and the process returns to step 41.

On the other hand, if there is a reply from the material supplier B computer 110 at step 44, the process proceeds to step 45, where the computer 120 notifies the material supplier C computer 120 of the successful bid response. The successful bid reply from the material supplier B computer 110 is that the material supplier B computer 110
This can be done by returning the bidding number 322 to the computer 100.

In step 46, if there is a successful bid reply in step 44, the system waits for payment from the material supplier B computer 110. When there is a deposit, a deposit process is performed in step 47, and in the following step 48, a notification that the deposit has been made is sent to the material supplier B computer 110 and the material supplier C computer 12
In step 49, payment is made to the material supplier C computer 120, which is the supplier, and the process is terminated.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a procedure for material procurement by the material supplier B computer 110 of this embodiment. First, in step 51, a notification of a material requirement specification (bid request) is made, and then the process proceeds to step 52,
If there is no bid response until the expiration of the successful bid period, a notice of no bid is received from the material procurement intermediary A computer 100 in step 53, and the process ends.

Within the deadline for a successful bid, in step 54 following step 52, a bid response from the material supplier C computer 120 via the material procurement intermediary A computer 100 is waited. Return to 52. If there is a bid response in step 55, the process proceeds to step 56, where the bidding condition from the material supplier C computer 120 is determined, and if the bidding condition is not satisfied, a notice of the bidding failure is sent in step 57 to the material procurement intermediary. Material supplier C computer 120 via A computer 100
And returns to step 52.

On the other hand, if the bidding condition passes the bidding condition and the bid is successful in step 56, the flow advances to step 58, and a notification of the successful bid is returned to the material supplier C computer 120 via the material procurement intermediary A computer 100 as well. Then, in the next step 59, the delivery of the material is awaited.

When the material is delivered in step 59, the process proceeds to the next step 60, where a notification of the acceptance of the delivery is sent to the material procurement intermediary A computer 100, and in step 61, the material procurement intermediary A computer 100 is paid for the material price. And terminate the processing.

FIG. 13 is a flow chart showing a material supply processing procedure in the material supplier C computer 120 of this embodiment. First, in step 71, a notice of a bid request is received from the material procurement source B computer 110 via the material procurement intermediary A computer 100. At step 72, the conditions of the bid request are determined. If the conditions are not met and the bidding is declined, the process proceeds to step 73, where a notice of the bidding decline is returned to the material procurement intermediary A computer 100, and the process is terminated.

When responding to the bid request in step 72,
In step 74, a notification of a bid is returned to the material procurement source B computer 110 via the material procurement mediation A computer 100. Then, in step 75, when the expiration date of the successful bid presented by the material supplier B computer 110 expires, the processing is terminated assuming that the user has lost his / her bid. If there is a notice of rejection of the bidding in step 76 within the deadline for a successful bid, the process is also terminated as a lost ticket.

If there is no notice of bidding rejection in step 76, the material procurement intermediary A computer 100
The process waits for a notice of a successful bid from the material supplier B computer 110 passing through.

At step 78, the material procurement source B computer 1 which is transmitted via the material procurement intermediary A computer 100
If there is a notice of a successful bid from 10, the process proceeds to step 79 to deliver the material to the material supplier B computer 110. In the following step 80, the material procurement intermediary A computer 10
The process waits for a payment from the material supplier B computer 110 passing through 0, and if there is a payment, the process ends.

As described above, the material procurement mediation system of the present embodiment, which manages a computer for a business that handles material procurement mediation and manages a database of attribute information related to various transactions including credit of a business partner. According to this, information necessary for material procurement in non-face-to-face electronic commerce can be provided via the Internet, and transaction procedures can be facilitated, and transactions can be completed more securely and securely.

In the example described here, the payment of the material from the material supplier is made via the material procurement intermediary, but the material is paid directly to the material supplier by the material supplier. Is also good. In that case, the material procurement intermediary implements this mediation system as a membership service, and collects fees from the material source and material supplier as membership fees or information provision and performance fees at the conclusion of transactions, A billing system can be realized.

Further, the material procurement intermediary distributes the material procurement source and the material procurement source to the material procurement source and the material procurement destination with a membership card for storing a certificate of identity such as an IC card and an encryption key for electronic signature as a proof of the member. It is possible to increase the certainty of e-commerce through a network such as the Internet by authenticating the identity of a business partner or by improving the security of communication using cryptographic communication.

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According to the present invention, since abundant information of suppliers and information of a database of an intermediary having a track record of material procurement transactions can be used, and a system of transaction intermediation can be used, quick and more reliable material procurement can be achieved. It is possible to mediate.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an image of the entire material procurement mediation system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a structural example of a processing program of a material procurement intermediary A computer.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the contents of a group of various management tables 1 constituting a transaction member attribute database.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the contents of various management tables 2 forming a transaction member attribute database.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the contents of a bid management table in a material supplier.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the contents of a bidding management table in a material supplier.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of the contents of a rating evaluation shop management table managed by a material procurement intermediation computer.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of the contents of a mediation rating rank table managed by a material procurement mediation computer.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure for registering and updating transaction member information of the material procurement intermediation computer.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of a mediation first half (bid / bid) process of the material procurement mediation computer.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of a second half (successful bid / payment) process of the material procurement mediation computer.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of material procurement by a material procurement source computer.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure for providing a material by a material supplier computer.

[Explanation of symbols]

100: material procurement intermediary A computer, 101: transaction member attribute database, 110: material procurement source B computer, 120: material procurement destination C computer, 200: member external information table, 201: member number, 202: member name, 203 ... Address, 204: Contact information, 205: Date of foundation, 206: Capital, 207: Sales, 208: Profit and loss,
209: Number of employees, 210: Listed information, 211: Rating agency name, 212: Rating agency rank, 220: Member internal information table, 221: Intermediate rating rank, 222: Member registration date, 223: Number of transactions, 224 ... First transaction date,
225: Latest transaction date, 226: Cumulative transaction amount, 22
7 ... Average transaction amount, 228 ... Maximum transaction amount, 229 ... Minimum transaction amount, 240 ... Member handling material table, 241 ...
Material number, 250: Material classification table, 251: Material classification, 260: Material table, 261: Material name, 300:
Bid history table, 301: bid member number, 302: bid number, 303: quantity, 304: delivery date, 305: bid period, 306: successful bid period, 307: mediation rating condition, 308
... bidding conditions, 320 ... bidding history table, 321 ... bidding member number, 322 ... bidding number, 323 ... bidding price, 32
4 Bidding conditions 340 Transaction history table 341 Bidding date 342 Bidding date 343 Payment date
344: Deposit amount, 345: Payment date, 346: Payment amount, 360: Trouble history table, 361: Trouble date, 362: Trouble content, 370: Revoked member management table, 371: Expiration date, 372 … Reason for revocation, 4
00: bid management table, 500: bid management table

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A step of evaluating and accumulating information on a plurality of material suppliers and information on a plurality of material suppliers, a step of acquiring a material procurement request from the material suppliers, and information on the accumulated material suppliers. Selecting a material supplier that satisfies the material procurement request with reference to the step of: presenting information on the material supplier to the selected material supplier and requesting a bid for the material; Accepting a bid from the supplier, notifying the material supplier of the bidding by the material supplier together with information on the material supplier, receiving a successful bid notification from the material supplier, and winning the bid Notifying the material supplier, and establishing a material procurement transaction between the material supplier and the material supplier, including Procurement intermediary how to. 2. The material procurement intermediation method according to claim 1, wherein the information on the material supplier provided to the material supplier includes information on a rating rank of the material supplier, and the information is presented to the material supplier. Wherein the information on the material supplier includes information on a rating rank of the material supplier. 3. A transaction member attribute database storing information relating to transactions of a plurality of transaction members; a member attribute information registration / update processing unit for registering and updating information in the transaction member attribute database; A process of receiving a bid request from a computer, selecting a material supplier that satisfies the conditions from the transaction member attribute database, sending a bid request to the selected material supplier computer, and receiving a bid for the bid request. A bid request / bid notification processing unit for receiving a bid notification from the material supplier computer and notifying the material supplier computer of the bid, and receiving a successful bid notification from the material supplier computer;
A material procurement intermediation device, comprising: a successful bid notification processing unit that performs a process of notifying a corresponding material supplier computer. 4. The material procurement intermediation apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the information stored in the transaction member attribute database includes information on the rating rank of each transaction member, and the information is included in the bidding request received from the computer of the material procurement source. Is a material procurement intermediation device characterized by including conditions regarding the rating rank of the material supplier. 5. A step of evaluating and accumulating information on a plurality of material suppliers and information on a plurality of material suppliers, a step of obtaining a material procurement request from the material suppliers, and information on the accumulated material suppliers. Selecting a material supplier that satisfies the material request with reference to
Presenting information on the material supplier to the selected material supplier and requesting a bid for the material; accepting a bid from the material supplier for the bid request; and transmitting the bid by the material supplier to the material. Notifying the material supplier with information about the supplier;
Receiving a successful bid notification from the material supplier and notifying the material supplier who has won the successful bid, and a material procurement intermediary method for establishing a material procurement transaction between the material supplier and the material supplier. A computer-readable recording medium that records a program to be executed by a computer.