JP2017191376A - Intercompany stock accommodation control system, accommodation plan generation device and corporate business execution device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system for controlling stock accommodation among companies capable of automatically executing stock accommodation via business execution systems which are located being separate from each other by easily calculating stock accommodation amount etc. among businesses.SOLUTION: The system includes: an accommodation plan generation unit that generates a piece of accommodation information in which at least an accommodation source company, an accommodation destination company, an item, and an accommodation amount are associated with each other from a piece of information on stock shortage and an accommodation available amount of each item in each company; and a corporate business execution unit that, when own company is the accommodation destination company indicated by the accommodation information, issues an accommodation PO (Purchase Oder) for the item to the accommodation source company; and when own company is the accommodation source company indicated by the accommodation information, allocates the item indicated by the accommodation PO with priority, and executes a series of shipping processing.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to an inter-company inventory interchange control system, an interchange plan generation apparatus, and an enterprise business execution apparatus.

  Patent document 1 relates to a supply chain efficiency support method: “For a product in a plurality of factories, a simulation is performed with a supply chain model for each factory, and there is no product shortage. This is a supply chain model that integrates the steps of deriving the number of safety stocks and distribution routes that minimize the waste disposal cost of surplus materials, etc., and the supply chain model for each factory. A simulation is performed on the materials, and there is a step of deriving the number of safety stocks and distribution routes that minimize the cost of discarding surplus stock of common materials at the end of production between plants without causing product shortages. In addition, it is described that a series of processes in the steps are performed in a cycle for each predetermined period.

JP 2011-65224 A

  The method described in Patent Document 1 performs an optimization simulation of common materials between factories using an integrated supply chain model, and the safety stock that minimizes the disposal cost of surplus stock of common materials at the end of production across factories. Calculate the number and distribution route. In such a method, it is necessary to construct a supply chain model that integrates all factories and companies. For that purpose, all factories and companies need to have bills of material information, production lead times, inventory levels, sales plans, etc. Information needs to be disclosed. However, since such information is usually information that is not desired to be disclosed to other companies, it is practically difficult to construct an integrated supply chain model.

  In addition, in order to automatically carry out inventory interchange among companies, it is necessary to share part model numbers. For this purpose, it is necessary to integrate ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) distributed for each company to construct an integrated business execution system, and it is not easy to construct such a system.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and more easily calculates an inventory interchange amount between companies and automatically executes the inventory interchange via a business execution system distributed for each company. The purpose is to provide an accommodation control system.

  In order to solve the above problems, an inter-company inventory interchange control system according to the present invention is based on the inventory shortage amount and the interchangeable amount of each company item, and at least the interchange source company, the interchange destination company, the item, and the interchange. An accommodation plan generating device that generates accommodation plan information in association with a quantity, and in the case where the company is the accommodation destination company indicated by the accommodation plan information, the accommodation PO (Purchase Order) of the item to the accommodation source company A company business execution device that preferentially allocates the items indicated in the accommodation PO and performs a delivery process when the company is the accommodation source company indicated in the accommodation plan information.

  According to the inter-inventory inventory interchange control system according to the present invention, it is possible to more easily calculate the inter-company inventory interchange amount and automatically execute the inventory interchange through the business execution system distributed for each company. Problems, configurations, and effects other than those described above will be clarified by the following description of embodiments.

It is the figure which showed an example of the functional block of the system configuration | structure of an intercompany stock interchange control system and the interchange plan production | generation apparatus and enterprise business execution apparatus which an intercompany stock interchange control system has. It is the figure which showed an example of the accommodation condition information stored in the accommodation condition storage part. It is the figure which showed an example of the calculation reference | standard information stored in the calculation reference | standard memory | storage part. It is the figure which showed an example of the accommodation calculation timing information stored in the accommodation calculation timing memory | storage part. It is the figure which showed an example of the accommodation amount information stored in the accommodation amount memory | storage part. It is the figure which showed an example of the accommodation plan information stored in the accommodation plan memory | storage part. It is the figure which showed an example of the hardware constitutions of the accommodation plan production | generation apparatus and a corporate business execution apparatus. FIG. 8A is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of registration processing S1 for each information included in the accommodation plan generating device. FIG. 8B is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of the accommodation plan generation process S2. FIG. 8C is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of the interchange PO priority shipping process S3. It is the figure which showed a series of process images from calculation of accommodation amount (step S21) to accommodation PO priority shipment processing (step S31).

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a system configuration of an inter-company inventory interchange control system 1 and functional blocks of an interchange plan generating apparatus 10 and an enterprise business execution apparatus 11 included in the inter-company inventory interchange control system 1. As shown in the figure, the inter-company inventory interchange control system 1 includes an interchange plan generation apparatus 10 and an enterprise business execution apparatus 11. The accommodation plan generating apparatus 10 is an apparatus that generates an accommodation plan regarding stocks of products and parts between companies. The enterprise business execution device 11 is installed for each enterprise and uses the accommodation plan generated by the accommodation plan generation device 10 to issue an interchange PO (Purchase Order) corresponding to a purchase order or to receive an order from the inventory with the accommodation PO. It is a device that performs the allocation (order processing) of parts etc. The accommodation plan generating device 10 and the enterprise business execution device 11 of each company are connected to each other via a predetermined network such as the Internet or a telephone line so that they can communicate with each other.

  The accommodation plan generating apparatus 10 includes a control unit 100, a storage unit 101, an input unit 102, an output unit 103, and a communication unit 104. The storage unit 101 includes an accommodation condition storage unit 1010, a calculation reference storage unit 1011, an accommodation calculation timing storage unit 1012, an accommodation amount storage unit 1013, and an accommodation plan storage unit 1014.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of accommodation condition information 10100 stored in the accommodation condition storage unit 1010. The accommodation condition information 10100 is information relating to the inventory accommodation conditions negotiated between the accommodation source company and the accommodation destination company. Specifically, the accommodation condition information 10100 includes the accommodation source candidate company 1010a, the accommodation destination candidate company 1010b, the accommodation candidate item 1010c, the unit price 1010d, the accommodation candidate transportation means 1010e, the transportation lead time 1010f, the transportation cost. 1010g is associated with the record.

  The interchange source candidate company 1010a is information (for example, a company name) for identifying a company that is a candidate for an inventory interchange source. The accommodation candidate company 1010b is information (for example, a company name) for identifying a company that is a candidate for an inventory accommodation destination. The accommodation candidate item 1010c is information (for example, a product name, a part name, etc.) for identifying an item that is a candidate to be accommodated from the accommodation source company to the accommodation destination company. The unit price 1010d is information for specifying a transaction price per unit (may be one lot) of the item to be accommodated. The accommodation candidate transportation means 1010e is information for identifying the transportation means of the item to be accommodated, and examples thereof include Air (air transportation) and Ship (shipping). The transport lead time 1010f is information for specifying the lead time (transport days) for transporting the item to be accommodated. The transportation cost 1010g is information for specifying a transportation cost per unit (may be one lot) of the item to be accommodated. The unit of the unit price 1010d and the transportation cost 1010g is arbitrary.

  Referring to FIG. 2 as an example, the record 1010h has a prior agreement (arrangement) that the product X may be accommodated by air transportation from the company A to the company B, and the transaction unit price at that time is 100. The transportation lead time represents 3 days and the transportation cost is 10.

  Note that information on each item of the accommodation condition information 10100 is input by a person in charge on the company side, for example, via the company business execution device 11 or other devices.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of the calculation reference information 10110 stored in the calculation reference storage unit 1011. The calculation reference information 10110 is information relating to a reference for calculating the inventory shortage amount and the interchangeable amount of each company. Specifically, the calculation criterion information 10110 includes a record in which the company 1011a, the item 1011b, and the calculation criterion 1011c are associated with each other.

  The company 1011a is information (for example, a company name) that identifies a company that calculates a shortage amount of parts and the interchangeable amount based on the associated calculation standard. The item 1011b is information (for example, a product name or a part name) for identifying an item for calculating the shortage amount of the inventory and the interchangeable amount. The calculation reference 1011c is information for specifying a reference for calculating the shortage amount of the inventory and the interchangeable amount, and includes, for example, a safety stock amount base, a production plan base, and a sales plan base.

  Referring to FIG. 3 as an example, the record 1011d indicates that the inventory shortage amount and the interchangeable amount of the product X of company A are calculated based on the safety stock amount. It should be noted that a calculation criterion may be individually associated with each of the shortage amount and the interchangeable amount. Further, the calculation criteria are not limited to those described above, and it is only necessary to appropriately associate the optimum calculation criteria.

  In addition, each item information of the calculation reference information 10110 is input by a person in charge on the company side via, for example, the company business execution device 11 or other devices.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of the accommodation calculation timing information 10120 stored in the accommodation calculation timing storage unit 1012. The accommodation calculation timing information 10120 is information regarding the timing of generating an inventory accommodation plan and its generation logic. Specifically, the accommodation calculation timing information 10120 includes a record in which the accommodation calculation timing 1012a and the accommodation calculation logic 1012b are associated with each other.

  The accommodation calculation timing 1012a is information (for example, daily Japan time ** hours, etc.) that identifies the timing for performing the accommodation calculation. The accommodation calculation logic 1012b is information for specifying the logic used for the accommodation calculation, and includes, for example, the order of low transportation costs, the order of short transportation lead times, and the order of low unit prices. Note that the flexible calculation logic is not limited to the above-described logic, and an appropriate logic may be set as appropriate.

  Referring to FIG. 4 as an example, the accommodation calculation timing information 10120 represents that an accommodation plan is generated using logic in the order of low transportation costs at 23:00 every day in Japan time.

  Note that the accommodation calculation timing and the accommodation calculation logic are input by the administrator of the inter-company inventory accommodation control system 1 via the accommodation plan generation device 10, for example.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of the accommodation amount information 10130 stored in the accommodation amount storage unit 1013. The accommodation amount information 10130 is information relating to a shortage amount of inventory and an available amount calculated for each item for each company. Specifically, the accommodation amount information 10130 includes a record in which a company 1013a, an item 1013b, a section 1013c, and an amount 1013d are associated with each other.

  The company 1013a is information (for example, a company name) that identifies a calculation target company of a shortage amount or a compatible amount. The item 1013b is information (for example, a product name, a part name, or the like) that identifies an item that is a calculation target of the shortage amount or the interchangeable amount. The section 1013c is information for identifying either shortage or flexibility. The amount 1013d is information for specifying the shortage amount or the interchangeable amount of the target item.

  Referring to FIG. 5 as an example, the record 1013e indicates that there are 80 available inventory for the product X of company A.

  The accommodation amount information 10130 is generated by the accommodation plan generating device 10 by a later-described accommodation amount calculation process.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the accommodation plan information 10140 stored in the accommodation plan storage unit 1014. The accommodation plan information 10140 is information relating to a combination of an inventory accommodation source company, an accommodation destination company, an accommodation item, and the like. Specifically, the accommodation plan information 10140 has a record in which an accommodation source company 1014a, an accommodation destination company 1014b, an accommodation item 1014c, an accommodation transportation means 1014d, and an amount 1014e are associated with each other.

  The interchange source company 1014a is information (for example, a company name) for identifying a company that is an inventory interchange source. The accommodation destination company 1014b is information (for example, a company name) for identifying a company that is a stock accommodation destination. The accommodation item 1014c is information (for example, a product name, a part name, etc.) for identifying the item to be accommodated. The interchange transportation means 1014d is information for identifying a transportation means when accommodating an item, and includes, for example, Ship (air transportation) and Air (air transportation). The amount 1014e is information for specifying the accommodation amount of the item to be accommodated.

  Referring to FIG. 6 as an example, the record 1014f indicates that the amount of the product X that can be accommodated by the ship from the company A to the company B is 80.

  The accommodation plan information 10140 is generated by the accommodation plan generation apparatus 10 by the generation processing of the accommodation plan described later.

  Returning to FIG. The control unit 100 includes an accommodation condition registration unit 1000, a calculation reference registration unit 1001, an accommodation calculation timing registration unit 1002, an accommodation amount calculation unit 1003, and an accommodation plan generation unit 1004.

  The accommodation condition registration unit 1000 accepts input of information regarding the accommodation conditions of the inventory negotiated between the accommodation source company and the accommodation company, and registers it in the accommodation condition information 10100 stored in the accommodation condition storage unit 1010. .

  The calculation standard registration unit 1001 accepts input of information related to a standard for calculating the inventory shortage amount and the interchangeable amount, and registers it in the calculation standard information 10110 stored in the calculation standard storage unit 1011.

  The accommodation calculation timing registration unit 1002 accepts input of information relating to the generation timing and generation logic of the accommodation plan, and registers it in the accommodation calculation timing information 10120 stored in the accommodation calculation timing storage unit 1012.

  The interchangeable amount calculation unit 1003 calculates an inventory shortage amount and an accommodable amount. Specifically, the accommodation amount calculation unit 1003 acquires various pieces of information such as inventory amount and production plan from the enterprise business execution device 11, and based on the calculation criteria registered in the calculation criteria information 10110, the items of each enterprise. The inventory shortage amount and interchangeable amount are calculated at a predetermined interchange calculation timing. Details of the accommodation amount calculation process performed by the accommodation amount calculation unit 1003 will be described later.

  The accommodation plan generation unit 1004 generates the accommodation plan information 10140 at a predetermined timing using a predetermined logic registered in the accommodation calculation timing information 10120. Details of the accommodation plan generation process performed by the accommodation plan generation unit 1004 will be described later.

  The input unit 102 receives an input of an instruction or information from a user of the inter-company inventory interchange control system 1 via an input device or a communication device included in the interchange plan generating apparatus 10. For example, the input unit 102 receives input to the accommodation condition information 10100 and the calculation reference information 10110 by a person in charge on the company side via the communication device. Further, the input unit 102 receives an input to the accommodation calculation timing information 10120 from an administrator of the system via an input device. In addition, the input unit 102 passes the received information and instruction to a predetermined functional unit according to the type of information and the type of instruction.

  The output unit 103 generates screen information to be displayed on the output device included in the accommodation plan generation device 10 or the output device included in the business operation execution device 11. Specifically, the output unit 103 generates screen information including a predetermined input form for accepting inputs to the accommodation condition information 10100 and the calculation reference information 10110, and the business operation execution apparatus 11 via the communication unit 104. Send to. Further, the output unit 103 generates screen information including a predetermined input form for receiving input to the accommodation calculation timing information 10120, and displays the screen information on the output device.

  The communication unit 104 performs information communication with an external device (for example, the enterprise business execution device 11). For example, the communication unit 104 acquires the inventory amount of each item, production plan information, and the like from the business operation execution apparatus 11. In addition, the communication unit 104 transmits the generated accommodation plan information to the business operation execution apparatus 11.

  The functional configuration of the accommodation plan generating apparatus 10 has been described above.

  Next, the functional configuration of the enterprise business execution device 11 will be described. The business operation execution apparatus 11 includes an interchangeable PO issuing unit 110, an interchangeable PO priority shipping unit 111, a storage unit 112, and a communication unit 103.

  The interchange PO issuing unit 110 issues an interchange PO, which is a purchase order for insufficient items. Specifically, the interchange PO issuing unit 110 uses the interchange plan information 10140 to identify an item that the company is a business partner of, and uses the communication unit 104 to convert the business PO of the business of the business partner. To the execution device 11.

  The interchangeable PO priority shipment unit 111 performs a shipment process using the interchangeable PO. Specifically, the interchange PO priority shipping unit 111 assigns inventory with priority to the items of the interchange PO and issues a delivery instruction at any delivery process timing.

  The storage unit 112 stores various information used by the business operation execution apparatus 11. For example, the storage unit 112 has inventory information, safety inventory information, production plan information, and sales plan information (all not shown).

  The stock quantity information is information for specifying the stock quantity for each item up to a predetermined number of days ahead (for example, 30 days ahead). The safety stock information is information that specifies a safety stock for each item. The production plan information and the sales plan information are information indicating the product production plan and the sales plan, and specify the necessary amount for each item at least for each day up to a predetermined number of days ahead (for example, 30 days ahead). Contains information.

  The communication unit 113 performs information communication with an external device (for example, the accommodation plan generating device 10). Specifically, the communication unit 113 acquires the accommodation plan information 10140 from the accommodation plan generation apparatus 10. In addition, the communication unit 113 transmits the inventory amount of each item, production plan information, and the like to the accommodation plan generation apparatus 10.

  Heretofore, the functional configuration of the enterprise business execution device 11 has been described.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the accommodation plan generation device 10 and the enterprise business execution device 11. The accommodation plan generation device 10 is realized by an information processing device such as a server computer or a personal computer, for example.

  As shown in the figure, the accommodation plan generating device 10 includes an input device 21, an output device 22, a communication device 23, a computing device 24, a main storage device 25, and an external storage device 26, which are electrically connected to each other. And a bus 27 to be connected.

  The input device 21 is a pointing device such as a keyboard or a mouse or a microphone that is a voice input device. The output device 22 is a display, a printer, or a speaker that is an audio output device. The communication device 23 is a communication module for performing information communication with an external device.

  The arithmetic device 24 is, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit). The main storage device 25 is a memory device such as a RAM (Random Access Memory) or a ROM (Read Only Memory). The external storage device 26 is a non-volatile storage device such as a so-called hard disk (Hard Disk Drive), SSD (Solid State Drive) or flash memory capable of storing digital information.

  The control unit 100, the input unit 102, and the output unit 103 are realized by a program that causes the arithmetic device 24 to perform processing, for example. This program is stored in the main storage device 25 or the external storage device 26, loaded on the main storage device 25 when the program is executed, and executed by the arithmetic device 24. The storage unit 101 is realized by the main storage device 25, the external storage device 26, or a combination thereof. The communication unit 104 is realized by a communication device.

  Further, the corporate business execution apparatus 11 is realized by an information processing apparatus such as a server computer or a personal computer, for example.

  As shown in the figure, the enterprise business execution device 11 includes an input device 31, an output device 32, a communication device 33, a computing device 34, a main storage device 35, an external storage device 36, and these electrically. And a bus 37 to be connected. Since the basic configuration of each of these devices is the same as that of the above-described accommodation plan generating device 10, detailed description thereof is omitted.

  The interchange PO issuing unit 110 and the interchange PO priority shipping unit 111 of the business operation execution apparatus 11 are realized by, for example, a program that causes the arithmetic device 34 to perform processing. This program is stored in the main storage device 35 or the external storage device 36, loaded on the main storage device 35 when the program is executed, and executed by the arithmetic device 34. The storage unit 112 is realized by the main storage device 35, the external storage device 36, or a combination thereof. The communication unit 113 is realized by the communication device 33.

[Description of operation]
Next, each process executed in the inter-company inventory interchange control system 1 will be described.
FIG. 8A is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of the registration process S1 for each information included in the accommodation plan generating device 10. The registration process S1 is performed prior to the execution of the accommodation plan generation process S2 described later.

  In the registration process S1, acceptance of registration of accommodation conditions is performed (step S11). Specifically, the accommodation condition registration unit 1000 of the accommodation plan generating apparatus 10 sends a predetermined input form having item information common to each item of the accommodation condition information 10100 to the business operation execution apparatus 11 via the output unit 103. Display and accept input to the input form from the person in charge on the company side. In addition, the accommodation condition registration unit 1000 generates a record in which the input information to the input form is registered in the corresponding item of the accommodation condition information 10100.

  Similarly, in the registration process S1, registration acceptance of calculation criteria is performed (step S12). Specifically, the calculation standard registration unit 1001 of the accommodation plan generation apparatus 10 sends a predetermined input form having item information common to each item of the calculation standard information 10110 to the business operation execution apparatus 11 via the output unit 103. Display and accept input to the input form from the person in charge on the company side. In addition, the calculation standard registration unit 1001 generates a record in which input information to the input form is registered in a corresponding item of the calculation standard information 10110.

  Further, in the registration process S1, registration of accommodation calculation timing is accepted (step S13). Specifically, the accommodation calculation timing registration unit 1002 of the accommodation plan generation apparatus 10 sends an input form having item information common to each item of the accommodation calculation timing information 10120 to the enterprise business execution apparatus 11 via the output unit 103. And an input to the input form is received from the administrator of the inter-company inventory interchange control system 1. Further, the accommodation calculation timing registration unit 1002 generates a record in which input information to the input form is registered in a corresponding item of the accommodation calculation timing information 10120.

  Heretofore, the registration process S1 executed by the accommodation plan generating apparatus 10 has been described.

Next, the accommodation plan generation process S2 will be described.
FIG. 8B is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of the accommodation plan generation process S2. The accommodation plan generation process S2 is executed at a predetermined timing specified by the accommodation calculation timing information 10120.

  When the accommodation plan generation process S2 is started, the accommodation amount calculation unit 1003 calculates the accommodation amount of stock for a predetermined number of days ahead (for example, 30 days ahead) for each item of each company (step S021). Specifically, the accommodation amount calculation unit 1003 receives the stock amount information, safety stock amount information, production plan information, and sales plan information (hereinafter referred to as “stock amount related information”) of each item from the business operation execution device 11 of each company. ) And temporarily stored in the storage unit 101. The reason for determining the shortage of inventory ahead of a predetermined number of days is to consider the transport lead time from ordering to delivery.

  Further, the accommodation amount calculation unit 1003 uses the calculation reference information 10110 to specify the calculation reference for each item of each company.

  In addition, the accommodation amount calculation unit 1003 calculates an inventory shortage amount and a possible accommodation amount for each item of each company using the inventory amount related information. Specifically, the accommodation amount calculation unit 1003 acquires the inventory amount information and the inventory amount related information according to the specified calculation criterion from the storage unit 101. For example, when the calculation standard is based on the safety stock amount, the accommodation amount calculation unit 1003 acquires the stock amount information and the safety stock amount information from the storage unit 101. Further, when the calculation criterion is a production plan base, the accommodation amount calculation unit 1003 acquires inventory amount information and production plan information from the storage unit 101. In addition, in the case of the calculation standard sales plan base, the accommodation amount calculation unit 1003 acquires the inventory amount information and the sales plan information from the storage unit 101.

  Further, the accommodation amount calculation unit 1003 calculates an inventory shortage amount or an available amount using the acquired inventory amount related information. For example, when the calculation standard is based on the safety stock amount, the accommodation amount calculation unit 1003 compares the stock amount ahead of a predetermined number of days with the safety stock amount for each item of each company. Then, when the stock quantity ahead of a predetermined number of days for each item is less than the safety stock quantity, the accommodation quantity calculation unit 1003 calculates a difference amount between the safety stock quantity and the stock quantity as an inventory shortage quantity. Further, when the stock amount of each item of each company for a predetermined number of days is greater than or equal to the safety stock amount, the difference amount between the safety stock amount and the stock amount is calculated as the interchangeable amount of inventory.

  Further, for example, when the calculation standard is a production plan base, the accommodation amount calculation unit 1003 compares the required amount ahead of a predetermined number of days of the predetermined item indicated by the production plan information with the stock amount ahead of the predetermined number of days. If the stock amount ahead of the predetermined number of days is less than the required amount ahead of the predetermined number of days, the accommodation amount calculation unit 1003 calculates the difference amount between the necessary amount and the stock amount as an inventory shortage amount. Further, when the stock amount ahead of the predetermined number of days is equal to or more than the required amount ahead of the predetermined number of days, the accommodation amount calculation unit 1003 calculates a difference amount between the necessary amount and the stock amount as an available amount of stock.

  Further, for example, when the calculation standard is a sales plan base, the accommodation amount calculation unit 1003 compares the required amount of the predetermined item ahead indicated by the sales plan information with the stock amount ahead of the predetermined number of days. If the stock amount ahead of the predetermined number of days is less than the required amount ahead of the predetermined number of days, the accommodation amount calculation unit 1003 calculates the difference amount between the necessary amount and the stock amount as an inventory shortage amount. Further, when the stock amount ahead of the predetermined number of days is equal to or more than the required amount ahead of the predetermined number of days, the accommodation amount calculation unit 1003 calculates a difference amount between the necessary amount and the stock amount as an available amount of stock.

  The method for calculating the shortage amount and the interchangeable amount described above is a specific example, and is not particularly limited. Any method can be used as long as it is a calculation method according to a calculation standard. It may be used.

  In addition, the interchangeable amount calculation unit 1003 includes information for identifying the target company that has calculated the shortage amount or the interchangeable amount, items, information indicating the shortage or interchangeability, and information indicating the shortage or interchangeable amount, respectively. The accommodation amount information 10130 registered in the corresponding item is generated.

  Next, the accommodation plan generation unit 1004 generates an accommodation plan (step S22). Specifically, the accommodation plan generation unit 1004 identifies the accommodation calculation logic from the accommodation calculation timing information 10120. Further, the accommodation plan generation unit 1004 generates the accommodation plan information 10140 using the specified accommodation calculation logic and the generated accommodation amount information 10130.

  In step S22, the accommodation plan generating unit 1004 identifies a combination of the source company and the destination company for common items. Specifically, the accommodation plan generation unit 1004 identifies a combination of a shortage company and a company that can be accommodated for the common item based on the information registered in the item and classification of the accommodation amount information 10130. For example, in the accommodation amount information 10130 shown in FIG. 5, a combination of a shortage of company B and a flexible company A and a combination of a shortage of company C and a flexible company A for the item of product X are specified. .

  In addition, the accommodation plan generation unit 1004 acquires the accommodation condition information 10100 from the storage unit 101, and determines whether or not there is an agreement (contract) on the prescribed items between the specified combinations of companies. Further, the accommodation plan generating unit 1004 generates accommodation plan information 10140 corresponding to the accommodation calculation logic for a combination of companies having an agreement on accommodation conditions. For example, when there are multiple source companies for a specific item (when there are multiple source companies for one target company and multiple combinations of the target company and source company are specified) The accommodation plan generation unit 1004 identifies a combination with an accommodation company having a lower transportation cost. Further, for example, when the accommodation calculation logic is in the order of the short transportation lead time, the accommodation plan generating unit 1004 identifies a combination with an accommodation source company having a shorter transportation lead time. In addition, when the accommodation calculation logic is in the order of low unit price, the accommodation plan generation unit 1004 identifies a combination with an accommodation source company whose item unit price is lower.

  Also, when the shortage of the inventory of the target item cannot be compensated for by the available amount of the specified combination of the source companies (if the available amount is less than the shortage amount), the accommodation plan generation unit 1004 provides the next lowest transportation cost. A combination with the original company is specified, and it is determined whether or not the shortage of the inventory amount of the target item can be compensated by the interchangeable amount of the total two companies of the specified combination. In this way, the accommodation plan generating unit 1004 repeats the above-described processing until the accommodation amount that can compensate for the shortage amount is reached.

  In addition, when there are a plurality of combinations with the lending company specified according to the lapping calculation logic (for example, when there are a plurality of lending companies with the same transportation cost in the lending conditions), the lending plan generating unit 1004 displays the unit price of the item Identify combinations with lower lenders. In addition, when there are a plurality of lending companies having the same transportation cost and item unit price, the lending plan generating unit 1004 identifies a combination with a lending company having a shorter transportation lead time. In addition, when there are a plurality of combinations with the source company specified according to the accommodation calculation logic (for example, in order of low transportation costs), the accommodation plan generation unit 1004 selects the combination with the source company having a shorter transportation lead time. In the case where there are a plurality of combinations with such a source company specified earlier, a combination with a source company having a lower unit price of the item may be specified.

  In addition, the accommodation plan generation unit 1004 includes information for identifying the specified source company, information for identifying the destination company, information for specifying the target item, information for specifying the means of transportation, and information for specifying the amount of accommodation. Are generated in each of the items of the accommodation source company 1014a and the accommodation destination company 1014b, the accommodation item 1014c, the accommodation transportation means 1014d, and the quantity 1014e. In addition, the accommodation plan generation unit 1004 stores the generated accommodation plan information 10140 in the accommodation plan storage unit 1014.

  Next, the accommodation PO issuing unit 110 of the business enterprise executing apparatus 11 as the accommodation destination issues the accommodation PO and transmits it to the corporate business execution apparatus 11 as the accommodation source via the communication unit 104 (step S23). Specifically, the interchange PO issuing unit 110 of each business operation execution device 11 receives the interchange plan from the interchange plan generation device 10 at a predetermined timing (for example, immediately after the time specified by the interchange calculation timing or after a few minutes). Information 10140 is acquired, and a record in which the company is registered in the accommodation company is specified. Further, the interchange PO issuing unit 110 issues a interchange PO related to the interchange item of the specified record, and transmits it to the interchange source company via the communication unit 104.

  For example, if the generated accommodation plan information 10140 is as shown in FIG. 6, the accommodation PO issuing unit 110 of the company business execution device 11 of company B, which is the accommodation destination, , The interchangeable PO of “product X transportation means Ship amount 50” is transmitted. Similarly, the interchange PO issuing unit 110 of the company business execution device 11 of the company C that has become the accommodation destination transmits the accommodation PO of “product X transport means Ship amount 30” to the company A that has become the accommodation source company. .

  In the foregoing, the accommodation plan generation process S2 executed by the accommodation plan generation apparatus 10 has been described.

Next, the accommodation plan generation process S3 performed by the company business execution device 11 of each company will be described.
FIG. 8C is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of the interchange PO priority shipping process S3. The interchange PO priority shipping process S3 is executed at an arbitrary shipping process timing of each company.

  The interchange PO priority shipment unit 111 of the interchange source company that acquired the issued interchange PO performs the interchange PO priority shipment (step S31). Specifically, the interchange PO priority shipping unit 111 allocates an item with priority on the items related to the interchange PO and issues a delivery instruction at an arbitrary delivery process timing of each company.

  For example, in the case where the generated accommodation plan information 10140 is as shown in FIG. 6, the company A serving as the accommodation source can issue the shipping instruction set in the company business execution apparatus 11 of the company A at an arbitrary timing. The flexible POs from the B company and the C company are allocated with priority over other POs, and a delivery instruction is issued. In addition, as a method of assigning inventory with priority over other POs and issuing a delivery instruction, for example, there is a method of allocating inventory in the order of the PO with the interchange PO flag or the reception time stamp in order.

  Note that, for example, when each business operation execution apparatus 11 allocates inventory to a new PO during calculation of the accommodation amount (step S21) and generation of the accommodation plan (step S22), the generation of the accommodation plan information 10140 is generated. There is a possibility that the interchangeable amount that is assumed will change, making it impossible to accommodate inventory based on the proposal. Therefore, in order to ensure the feasibility of inventory accommodation based on the accommodation plan information 10140, a series of required time zones from the calculation of the accommodation amount (Step S21) to the issuance of PO (Step S23) are indicated for each company business execution device 11. In the registered time zone, the interchange PO priority shipping unit 111 does not accept a new PO except the interchange PO and does not issue a new shipping instruction.

  The accommodation plan generation process S3 has been described above.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a series of processing images from the calculation of the accommodation amount (step S21) to the accommodation PO priority shipping process (step S31). For example, when the accommodation calculation timing registered in the accommodation calculation timing information 10120 is “every day in Japan time 23:00” shown in FIG. 4, the accommodation plan generation apparatus 10 calculates the amount of accommodation at the time of 23:00 Japan time. Is performed (step S21).

  Next, the accommodation plan generation apparatus 10 generates the accommodation plan after a predetermined time (for example, immediately after the calculation or a few minutes after the calculation) after the calculation of the accommodation amount (step S22).

  Furthermore, after a predetermined time (for example, immediately after the generation or a few minutes after the generation), each business operation execution apparatus 11 that has become the source of the interchange issues an interchange PO (step S23).

  Then, the company that has become the accommodation destination performs the accommodation PO priority issue process (step S31) at the timing of any delivery process designated by the company. In order to guarantee the feasibility of the accommodation plan, the time required for a series of processing from calculation of the accommodation amount (step S21) to issuance of the accommodation PO (step S23) is registered in each business operation execution device 11 and registered. It is assumed that no new PO except for the interchangeable PO is accepted and no new shipping instruction is issued in the designated time zone.

  According to such an inter-company inventory interchange control system, an inventory interchange amount between companies can be calculated more easily, and inventory interchange can be automatically executed via a business execution system distributed for each company. In particular, in this system, accommodation condition information agreed between companies for stock accommodation, calculation standard information that registers the calculation standard of the accommodation amount for each company's items, and accommodation that registers the calculation timing and logic of the entire system. An accommodation plan is generated by the accommodation plan generation device using the calculation timing information. As a result, this system calculates the amount of inventory interchange between companies and their means without building an integrated supply chain model and integrated business execution system for all companies and factories, and distributes the business operation execution devices distributed to each company. The stock interchange can be automatically executed.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to an above-described Example, Various modifications are included. For example, the above-described embodiments have been described in detail for easy understanding of the present invention, and are not necessarily limited to those having all the configurations described. Further, a part of the configuration of one embodiment can be replaced with the configuration of another embodiment, and the configuration of another embodiment can be added to the configuration of one embodiment. Further, it is possible to add, delete, and replace other configurations for a part of the configuration of each embodiment.

  In the above description, control lines and information lines indicate what is considered necessary for the description, and not all control lines and information lines on the product are necessarily shown. In practice, it can be considered that almost all the components are connected to each other.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Intercompany stock interchange control system, 10 ... Interchange plan production | generation apparatus,
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 ... Corporate business execution apparatus, 100 ... Control part, 101 ... Storage part,
102 ... Input unit, 103 ... Output unit, 104 ... Communication unit,
1000 ... interchange condition registration unit, 1001 ... calculation standard registration unit,
1002 ... Accommodation calculation timing registration unit,
1003 ... Accommodation amount calculation unit, 1010 ... Accommodation condition storage unit,
1011 ... Calculation reference storage unit,
1012 ... Accommodation calculation timing storage unit,
1013 ... accommodation amount storage unit, 1014 ... accommodation plan storage unit,
110 ... interchange PO issuing department, 111 ... interchange PO priority shipping department,
112: Storage unit, 113: Communication unit

Claims (13)

An accommodation plan generating device for generating accommodation plan information in which at least the accommodation source company, the accommodation destination company, the item, and the accommodation amount are associated with each other from the inventory shortage amount and the available amount for each item of each company;
In the case where the company is the accommodation company indicated in the accommodation plan information, issue an accommodation PO (Purchase Order) of the item to the accommodation source company,
A company business execution device that preferentially allocates the item indicated in the accommodation PO and performs a delivery process when the company is the accommodation source company indicated in the accommodation plan information; Inter-inventory interchange control system. The inter-company inventory interchange control system according to claim 1,
The accommodation plan generating device includes:
Accept registration of calculation criteria for calculating the shortage of inventory and the amount available for the item,
Obtain inventory-related information related to the inventory quantity or required quantity of the item on a given day from the enterprise business execution device,
An inter-company inventory interchange control system comprising: a control unit that calculates an inventory shortage amount and an interchangeable amount for each item of each company using the calculation standard and the inventory amount related information. The inter-company inventory interchange control system according to claim 2,
The calculation criteria include
An inter-company inventory interchange control system including at least one of a safety stock base, a sales plan base, and a sales plan base. The inter-company inventory interchange control system according to claim 2,
The inventory related information includes
An inter-company inventory interchange control system, comprising at least one of an inventory quantity, a safety inventory quantity, a production plan, and a sales plan for each item of each company on a predetermined date. The inter-company inventory interchange control system according to claim 2,
The controller is
Registration of information regarding the conditions for stock availability agreed in advance between companies,
Accept the generation timing of the accommodation plan information and registration of the generation logic,
In the generation timing, the accommodation plan that associates the combination of the source company and the destination company, the item, and the amount of accommodation using the information on the accommodation condition and the generation logic for each item. An inter-company inventory interchange control system characterized by generating information. The inter-company inventory interchange control system according to claim 5,
Information on the accommodation conditions is:
Inter-inventory inventory interchange control, characterized by the correspondence between a source candidate company, a destination candidate company, an accommodation candidate item, a unit price, an accommodation candidate transportation means, a transportation lead time, and a transportation cost. system. The inter-company inventory interchange control system according to claim 5,
The generation logic is
An inter-inventory inventory interchange control system characterized by one of low transportation cost order, short transportation lead time order, and low unit price order. The inter-company inventory interchange control system according to claim 1,
The enterprise business execution device is:
A flexible PO priority shipping unit that preferentially allocates the items indicated in the flexible PO and performs a delivery process;
The flexible PO priority shipping department
An inter-company inventory interchange control system characterized by not accepting a new PO excluding the interchangeable PO and not performing a new delivery process in a predetermined time zone. The inter-company inventory interchange control system according to claim 2 or 5,
Registration of the accommodation conditions and calculation criteria is accepted via the enterprise business execution device,
The inter-company inventory interchange control system, wherein the generation timing of the accommodation plan information and the generation logic are received via the accommodation plan generation apparatus. Accept registration of calculation criteria to calculate the inventory shortage and interchangeable amount for each company item,
Obtain inventory-related information related to the inventory quantity or required quantity of the item on a given day from the enterprise business execution device,
An accommodation plan generating apparatus, comprising: a control unit that calculates an inventory shortage amount and an available amount for each item of each company using the calculation criteria and the inventory amount related information. The accommodation plan generating device according to claim 10,
The controller is
Accept registration of information regarding the conditions for stock availability agreed between each company and the creation timing and creation logic of accommodation plan information,
At the generation timing, using the information on the accommodation condition and the generation logic, the accommodation plan information is generated by associating the combination of the accommodation source company and the accommodation destination company, the item, and the accommodation amount for each item. A versatile plan generating apparatus characterized by that. In the case where the company is the accommodation company indicated in the accommodation plan information in which at least the accommodation company, the accommodation company, the item, and the amount of accommodation are associated with each other, the accommodation PO ( (Purchase Order) issuing a flexible PO issuer;
In the case where the company is the lending company indicated in the lending plan information, the lending PO is preferentially allocated to the items indicated in the lending PO, and a lending PO priority shipping unit is provided for performing a delivery process. Business execution device. The business operation execution device according to claim 12,
The flexible PO priority shipping department
What is claimed is: 1. An enterprise business execution apparatus characterized by not accepting new POs excluding said interchangeable POs and not performing new shipping processes in a predetermined time zone.

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