JP3242044B2 - Parts management system and method - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a system and method for managing parts in a factory.

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 6 shows an embodiment of a conventional parts management system, which includes operation terminals 133-1, 133-2, and 133.
-3, and storage means (hereinafter, database) 132-1, 1
32-2, 132-3 and 132-4 are connected to a central processing unit (CPU) 131.

[0002] A database of parts to be used is vertically managed for each management item. For example, a component master 132-1, an inventory master 132-2, a unit price master 132-3, and a schedule master 132-4.

[0003] Terminals 133-1 and 13-1 refer to or update data on databases 132-1, 2, 3, and 4.
It can be done from a few. To refer to the stock status, the stock master 132-2 is referenced from any of the terminals 133-1, 2, and 3.

As the number of parts to be handled increases, the number of data on the database increases cumulatively.

For example, in the case of searching for part schedule information using a designated delivery date as key information, data matching the conditions is searched for from the parts registered in the schedule master 132-4. The result is usually the parts used in your shop (the unit of work on the production line in the factory)
Since the parts used in other shops are displayed in a mixed state, the operator has to select necessary information from the displayed information.

[0006] The main data display means is a spreadsheet format screen of the terminal 133 and a form output (Fig. 7).

The search of the database is performed using key information such as a component type, stock, unit price, schedule, and the like as management items, and data corresponding to the given key information is listed. In addition to the above, the management items include a schedule, a confirmed job, specification information (division, change order), inspection, acceptance, and the like.

[0008] In such a display method, it is not easy to grasp the load status of the entire shop and abnormal data such as a delivery delay. In a manufacturing shop, it is necessary to always grasp the processing status of an order received and the processing status of an order ordered to another shop.

FIG. 7 shows a display example in a spreadsheet format. The operator searches the display for the part to be used, and compares the “final delivery date” and the “completion date (acceptance)” of the corresponding part to determine the delay. If the completion date is blank, it means that the part is not completed, and the operator determines that the part is in progress at an intermediate shop.

Since the display in the spreadsheet format is a set of relevant data based on certain key information, the display format of the shop in charge of the user (how many orders will be received in the future), the delay (how long the acceptance delay is) There is a case where it is not possible to directly and promptly grasp the status such as confirmation of the order (how many jobs whose specifications are determined and running) and acceptance (how long the acceptance has already been completed).

That is, in order to draw a conclusion (management judgment) necessary for shop management, an operation of interpreting data in a human system is required. In the above example, the operator or the shop manager must compare the “final delivery date” with the “completion date” in order to determine the delivery delay.

The parts management system according to the prior art has the following problems.

That is, the parts management in the table format is a data display based on key information, and is limited to the order processing status of the shop on a daily basis and a multidimensional analysis that requires comparison of a plurality of data. was there. In order to compensate for this, the operator has been performing analysis work by a human system based on the data display as necessary.

[0013] However, when the size of the shop in the above analysis work is increased, the number of data to be handled becomes enormous, and it becomes difficult to inform an operator or a shop manager of abnormal values such as a planned delay in a timely manner. In terms of shop management, it was ineffective.

In order to solve the above problems,
The present invention has the following configuration.

That is, the present invention is a system for managing the ordering of parts, which is a means for displaying a management item for identifying at least one of an order and an order on a display means. First display control means for displaying a plurality of items in each of the orders,
Stores data on the number of orders processed corresponding to the eye
In one of the displayed order receiving and order management items, the input means
A selection means for enabling a plurality of selections among a plurality of displayed management items based on a selection instruction, and a plurality of management items selected by the selection means corresponding to the plurality of management items and recorded in the storage means
A second display control for displaying the stored data on the number of received and processed orders, together with the display of the management items by the first display control means, and causing the display means to display a graph corresponding to the plurality of management items; Means.

Alternatively, in the above-mentioned system for managing the ordering of parts, the second display means includes the data
Are displayed three-dimensionally in correspondence with the management item and the date.

Alternatively, in the above-mentioned system for managing the ordering of parts, an input means for inputting a display start date for setting a period of the graph display and a number of days is provided.

Alternatively, in the above-mentioned system for managing the ordering of parts, the number of days is initially set to 5 days, which is the reference number of days for ordering management.

[0018] Alternatively, in a system for managing ordering of the components, the display value date third display control because one of the data update date or parts delivery date were to set switching on said display means as It is characterized by comprising means.

[0019] Alternatively, in a system for managing ordering of the components, and further comprising a fourth display control means order to Switching between the display angle of the graph displayed on said display means in accordance with information inputted I do.

[0020] Further, there is provided a system for managing the ordering of parts, wherein a management item for identifying at least one of an order and an order is displayed on a display means. a first display control means which is more displayed together with the number data in the respective orders, on the processing number of ordering corresponding to the management item
A storage unit for storing data , and an input unit in one of the displayed order and order management items.
Based on a selection instruction input by the user , a selection unit that enables a plurality of selections from among a plurality of displayed management items, and a plurality of management items selected by the selection unit .
The number data corresponding to the number of processed orders received and stored in the storage means, together with the display of the management items by the first display control means, the display means corresponding to the plurality of selected management items And second display control means for displaying a three-dimensional graph as daily data.

A system for managing the ordering of parts, comprising: a data transfer means for transferring data indicating the result of ordering between a plurality of computers; Means for displaying, on display means, management items for identifying at least one of an order and an order among data indicating the result, wherein the management item is a plurality of items displayed in each of the order and the order. display control means for, versus the management items
Memory for storing data on the number of orders received
Means and a selected finger input by the input means in one of the displayed order and order management items.
Selection means for enabling a plurality of selections from among a plurality of displayed management items based on the indication, and a plurality of management items corresponding to the plurality of management items selected by the selection means and stored in the storage means.
Data relating to the number of orders received and processed, together with the display of the management items by the first display control means, and second display control means for displaying the display means in a graph corresponding to the plurality of management items. , And manages the ordering of parts among the plurality of computers.

Also, the present invention is a system for managing ordering of parts, comprising: a data sending / receiving means for sending / receiving data indicating a result of ordering between a plurality of computers; Among the data indicating the results, a means for displaying on the display means a management item for identifying at least one of the order and the order, wherein the management item is displayed in a plurality together with the number data in each of the order and the order. First display control means, and the number of orders processed corresponding to the management item.
A storage unit for storing data , and an input unit in one of the displayed order and order management items.
Based on a selection instruction input by the user , a selection unit that enables a plurality of selections from among a plurality of displayed management items, and a plurality of management items selected by the selection unit .
The number data corresponding to the number of processed orders received and stored in the storage means, together with the display of the management items by the first display control means, the display means corresponding to the plurality of selected management items Second display control means for displaying a three-dimensional graph as daily data, and manages ordering of parts among the plurality of computers.

Also, there is provided a method of managing the ordering of parts, the processing being a step of displaying a management item for identifying at least one of an order and an order on a display means. A first display control step of displaying a plurality of items in each of the orders, and
Data on the number of orders processed corresponding to the storage means
In the storage step to be stored and in one of the displayed order and order management items, an input is made by the input means.
Based on the selection instruction, a selection step of allowing a plurality selected from a plurality of management items displayed, corresponding to a plurality of management items selected processed by this selection process, the Symbol
Second data for displaying the data relating to the number of orders received and processed stored in the storage means together with the display of the management items by the first display control step and the display means in a graph corresponding to the plurality of management items. And a display control step.

[0024] A method for managing the ordering of parts is a processing step for displaying, on a display means, a management item for identifying at least one of an order and an order. A first display control step of displaying a plurality of data together with the number data in each of the orders, and a processing number of the order processing corresponding to the management item.
A storage step of storing the data in the storage unit, order that the displayed, in one of the management items ordered, input
A selection step of enabling a plurality of selections from among a plurality of displayed management items based on a selection instruction input by the input means, and a storage means corresponding to the plurality of management items selected by the selection step; Order processing stored in
To display the number data corresponding to the number of management items together with the display of the management items in the first display control step and the display means in correspondence with the selected plurality of management items as a three-dimensional graph as daily data. And a second display control step.

A computer-readable storage medium storing a program module for executing a method of managing the ordering of parts on a computer, the program module being for identifying at least one of an order and an order. A first display control module for displaying a plurality of management items in each of an order received and an order, and a processing module for displaying a management item on a display unit;
Module for storing related data in storage means
In one of the displayed order and order management items , based on the selection instruction input by the input means.
Can, a selection module for allowing a plurality selected from a plurality of management items displayed, corresponding to a plurality of management items selected processed by the selection module, the storage means
Data on the number of orders processed
In addition to the display of the management items by the first display control module, a second display control module for causing the display means to display a graph corresponding to the plurality of management items is provided.

A computer-readable storage medium storing a program module for executing a method for managing the ordering of parts by a computer, wherein the program module is for identifying at least one of an order and an order. A first display control module for displaying a plurality of management items together with the number data in each of an order and an order, wherein the first display control module corresponds to the management items;
Data on the number of orders received
In the storage module to be stored and one of the displayed order and order management items, an input is made by the input means.
A selection module that enables a plurality of selections from among a plurality of management items displayed based on the selected selection instruction, and a plurality of management items selected by the selection module .
In response, the number data corresponding to the number of orders received and processed stored in the storage means is displayed on the display means together with the display of the management items by the first display control module. And a second display control module for displaying a three-dimensional graph as daily data in accordance with the management item of (1).

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS <Overall Configuration of System> The hardware configuration of the present invention is based on a client and server system (FIG. 2). As shown in FIG. 16, computers (16
01) is composed of an operating system (OS) 16
02, CPU 1603, ROM 1604a, RAM 16
04b, a secondary storage device 1604c, and a network interface 1605. The display device 1606, the display control unit 1609, the input device 1607,
And an external storage device 1608 are connected.

The input device 1607 is a general term for an input device for designating coordinates on a screen and performing operations such as selecting an object. Specifically, in addition to a mouse, a trackball,
There are a touch pen, joystick, tablet, keyboard and the like. A position or target is designated by a cursor (an arrow or a cross mark is used) on the screen.

A display device 1606 is a device for displaying data (characters, graphics, numerical values, etc.) exchanged between computers on a screen. As types of display devices, there are a CRT display, a liquid crystal display, a plasma display, and the like.

FIG. 3 shows a relationship between a shop, a client and a server in a factory. “Shop” refers to a unit of work constituting a production line in a factory.

Here, the shops in the factory are considered as four, namely, machining 301a, unit assembly 301b of electric parts, assembly 301c of machines and electric parts, and inspection 301d. One product is completed through each of these shops.

The server 305, which is the center of the system, includes a machining 310a, an electric component unit assembly 301b,
Processing areas (320, 330, 340, 350) corresponding to assembly 301c and inspection 301d of mechanical and electrical components are provided.

This processing area (320, 330, 340,
350) is a shop (301a, 301b, 301c,
The part management in 301d) is processed independently. Processing area 3
The databases corresponding to 20, 330, 340, and 350 use storage areas separated from directories in the secondary storage device 1604c or the external storage device 1608 as databases (360, 370, 380, and 3600).
90). Databases 360, 370, 380, 390
Stores data necessary and sufficient to execute independent processing, and data that is mutually referenced between processing areas is stored in the server database 400.

The server database 400 uses a storage area in which a directory is divided in the secondary storage device 1604c or the external storage device 1608 as a database.

In the parts management performed in the processing area of the server, the order management or the order management in which the order specification or the order quantity is determined but the detailed specification is undecided, and the final specification is determined. Order confirmation management for products, delay management that is delayed for the specified delivery date,
In addition, there is an acceptance management or the like that manages ordered items that have been accepted. These management categories are the management items of the shop. The result of ordering corresponding to each management item is based on a database (360, 370, 380, 39, 39) on the server side based on a progress input on the client side (for example, by an input device 1607 such as a keyboard, a mouse, a barcode reader, etc.).
0, 400: stored in FIG. 3). This processing area is the client (310a, 310b, 310c, 310d)
And the output of the processing area is displayed on the client 310a, b, c, d. The display of the management item is displayed by a combination of an icon display for identifying the order and the number of data indicating the result of the order.

For example, the display from the processing area 320 of the server is displayed on the machining shop 3 via the client 310a.
01a is displayed to the operator in charge.

When the progress (number of completed parts, etc.) from the operator of the machining shop 301a is input from the keyboard or the like 1607, the client 310a returns the input information to the processing area 320. The processing area 320 executes “acceptance” processing based on the input information.

Further, the processing executed in the processing area includes a search processing for updating the database 360 from the result of the progress, transferring data to the client side, and the like. Communication between the client (310a, b, c, d) and the server 305 is performed via the network interface 1605. The data transferred from the client side to the server 305 side temporarily waits for execution on the RAM 1604b. An instruction is issued from the OS 1602 for the treatment, and the processing is executed by the CPU 1603.

The processing result of the processing area 320 is stored in the database 360. The attribute of the data common to each shop is identified by the presence or absence of a flag or the like, and is stored in the database 400 of the server 305.

As described above, by distributing the necessary database for each processing area and adopting a database configuration for collectively managing shared data, the redundancy of the system is increased and the reliability is improved. Furthermore, since access to the storage device is minimized, the system can perform high-speed processing.

Electrical component unit assembly shop 301
b, the processing contents are the same in the assembly shop 301c of mechanical and electrical parts and the inspection shop 301d.

<Shop Order Relationship> FIG. 4 focuses on the electric component unit assembly shop 301b of FIG. 3 and divides it in detail. The shop 301b includes a shop 401 for manufacturing a printed circuit board and a shop 402 for making a harness to be attached to the board. The shop 401 is a shop 40 on a substrate on which electronic components are surface-mounted.
2 Attach the harness of the production and produce the printed circuit board.
The unit assembling shop 301b uses the printed circuit board manufactured in the shop 401 to perform assembling. There is a relationship between order placement and order acceptance among the three shops.

FIG. 5 shows the relationship between the order and the order in more detail. The shop 301b places an order for the printed circuit board and the harness from the shop 401. Shop 4
From the standpoint of No. 01, this means that we received an order for a printed circuit board and harness. The shop 401 manufactures a printed circuit board in its own shop, and manufactures a harness. Shop 402
From the standpoint of this, the order of the harness was received from the shop 401.

The shop 402 delivers the product (harness) to the shop 401 and receives the inspection. The order from the shop 401 is completed by the inspection.

The shop 401 is a product (printed circuit board)
And the order (harness) ordered to the shop 402 is delivered to the shop 301b and received for inspection. Upon acceptance, the order from the shop 301b is completed.

<Screen Display> The "order management" of parts is as follows.
As shown in FIG. 5, the management of order-to-acceptance and order-to-acceptance processing between a single shop or a plurality of shops is performed by a computer by displaying the number of items for each management item and by displaying a graph showing a daily processing status. Say.
The “management item” refers to an item indicating the result of the intermediate processing from order receipt to order acceptance. As specific examples of management items,
"Schedule", "Order Confirmation", "Delay", "Order Split",
There are "order change", "inspection" and "acceptance".

Here, the management items are displayed by “icons” symbolizing work units in the shop, and the number of data items corresponding to the items of each icon is displayed in combination. For example, icon 10
3 (“planned”) is displayed as 130 cases. Since it is not necessary to search for data while interpreting character information, it is possible to directly grasp the processing status of orders and orders visually.

The icons shown in FIG. 1 are exemplary, and do not limit the operation of the present system. The addition, deletion, and change of the name of the management item can be described later.

The management status of orders and orders is displayed on the client computers (310a, b, c, d) of each shop.

FIG. 1 shows a screen display 100 of the client computer (the shop 401 in FIGS. 4 and 5).
), A management item display 170, and a graph display 180. In the management item display 170, an icon for identifying an order and an order and the number of data indicating the result of the order corresponding to each icon are displayed in combination. The graph display 180 displays the result of daily ordering for items (icons) selected and set from the management item display 170.

The icon 101 is a display of order management of orders from the shop 301b, and the number of orders is displayed in combination. The display to clarify when the order quantity of this order is the data at that time is indicated by the year (YY) month (M
M) Date (DD) Hour (H): Minute (M): Second (S).

For the displayed date, hour, minute, and second, the system calendar and system clock incorporated in the OS 1602 of the computer 1601 constituting the client and server systems are referred to. The data display juxtaposed with the icon 101 indicates that the number of orders received is 159.

An icon 117 is a display for order management of orders to the shop 402, and the number of orders is displayed in combination. Similar to the icon 101, the date is displayed in the format of year (YY) month (MM) day (DD) hour (H): minute (M): second (S) to clarify when the data is. You. The data display juxtaposed with the icon 117 indicates that the number of orders is 35.

In this system, data is not updated by communicating between the client and the server at fixed time intervals or at regular intervals. This is to reduce the load on the system. When the worker makes a data update request, the data of the corresponding shop is updated. Since data is not updated by periodically communicating between the server and the client, the efficiency of hardware resources can be maintained at a high level.

Therefore, since the data is not updated periodically, the indication of the data at the time is indicated by the icon 1
It is displayed in combination with 01 or 117.

A data update request is given by inputting from an input device 1607 such as a mouse or a keyboard into an input field (not shown) on a display device 1606.

When an update request is given, the CPU 1603
The data update module 1702 of the program 1701 shown in FIG. This program 170
Reference numeral 1 denotes a secondary storage device 1604c, an external storage device 1608, or a ROM which is storage means of the computer 1601.
1604a and RAM 1604b.

<Execution of Program><Update of Data in Management Item Display 170> The execution of the program will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. When a data update request is input (S1801-YES), FIG.
Data update module 1 of program 1701 shown in FIG.
702 is started, and the database on the server side (S18)
07, 400, 360, 370, 380, 39 in FIG.
0) is searched (S1805). The searched data is downloaded to any one of the storage devices on the client side (RAM 1604b, secondary storage device 1604c, auxiliary storage device 1608) and stored (S1806). The server 305 (FIG. 3) and the clients (310a, b, c,
d: Data transfer in FIG. 3) is performed via the network interface 1605. The data downloaded to the client side is stored in the storage device. The execution of the data update module 1702 ends when the data storage is completed. The downloaded data is used as a default value of the data on the client side until a data update request is input thereafter. The search target in S1805 is a registered icon described below, and the newly registered icon is a search target when updating data after registration.

<Icon Registration, Change, and Delete> Icons that are displayed as management items can correspond to the management mode of the user, and items can be added, changed, and deleted. The addition, change, and deletion of the icon (S1802-YES) are performed from the input device 1607 such as a mouse or a keyboard to the display device 16.
This is executed by inputting the information in an input field (not shown) on the line 06. The execution result is stored in the storage device (RAM 16
04b, secondary storage device 1604c, external storage device 160
8) (S1808). The icon stored here is used at the time of the next data update (S1801-
(YES), it becomes a search target (S1805, S180)
7). ROM 160 for general use of icons
It is also possible to save it in advance on 4a.

"Change" means a change in the name of the icon display. This is a more appropriate management item name according to the actual state of the management form. For example, the icon of "delay" in FIG. 1 can be changed to a name suitable for actual management such as "planned delay" or "delivery delay".

"Delete" means that the registered icon is excluded from the display target. The deleted icon (management item) is excluded from data search in the next data update.

<Display of Combination of Icon and Number of Data> A process of displaying a combination of an icon (management item) and the number of data corresponding to the icon is executed (S180).
3). The combination process of the icon and the number of data items is executed by the display control module 1704. The target of the combination is a client-side storage device (ROM 1604).
a, icons stored in the RAM 1604b, the secondary storage device 1604c, and the external storage device 1608) and data corresponding to each icon. The logical decision is made by the CPU 1603 of the computer 1601 constituting the client / server system (S1803). The display control module 1704 outputs the processed result (the combination of the icon and the number of corresponding data items) to the display control unit 1609,
The display control unit 1609 displays the management item display 170 (FIG. 1) on the display device 1606 (FIG. 1). As described above, the display control unit 1609 has a function of receiving information from the display control module 1704 and displaying the information on the display device 1606.

The display control unit 1609 determines whether the data to be displayed is (a) both the order and the order (FIG. 1) and (b) only the order (FIG. 1).
0) (c) Only the order (FIG. 11) is determined, and the display screen is controlled. Display control unit 160
No. 9 can also display the data received from the display control module 1704 on the display device 1606 as it is.

In this embodiment, the program 170
The first display control module 1704 (FIG. 17) and the display control unit 1609 (FIG. 16) function as first display control means. Display control module 1704 and display control unit 16
Reference numeral 09 functions to display the management item display 170 (FIG. 1) on the display device 1606 in combination with an icon for identifying an order or order and the number of data indicating the result of the order or order.

<Details of Icon Display> Details of the management item display 170 shown in FIG. 1 will be described. Manage orders 7
One item and management of orders are classified into six items and displayed. Considering the shop 401 in FIG. 4 as a main body, a screen for managing an order from the shop 301b and an order to the shop 402 is assumed. “Scheduled” 103 is a display of an order to be received from the shop 301b, and the number of orders is displayed in combination. For example, an order whose detailed specifications (color, material type, finishing grade, etc.) are not determined even though the total amount is determined is displayed here. The order is determined within a settable period (for example, within 5 days in consideration of the manufacturing lead time), and it is possible to grasp how many orders are put into the shop. In the case of FIG. 1, it indicates that the number of orders received is 130. It should be noted that there is no “plan” display in the order management (below the icon 117) because there is no need to display its own order plan. “Order confirmation” (104, 110) is an order item for which specifications, delivery dates, quantities, and other conditions are all confirmed, and the number of orders that satisfy the above conditions is displayed in combination. When the order is confirmed, it is deleted from the "schedule display", so that there is no duplication that the order and the order are displayed both. This processing is performed by a normal reading and writing process for the database in the client and server systems. What is necessary is just to see "order confirmation" for the progress information of the normal order. In the case of FIG. 1, it indicates that ten items are in the order confirmed state. “Delayed” (105, 111) is a display target of unaccepted orders for the designated delivery date, and the number of unaccepted orders is displayed in combination. It indicates the abnormal value of the work processed in the shop. Active display of abnormal values from the system side to the workers enables the operator to know the status of the delay of the plan early, change the priority of the work, and place an urgent order at another shop. . In the case of FIG. 1, it indicates that four cases are in the planned delay state. “Order split” (106, 112) is an order item that has been split into two or more orders after the order is confirmed, or an order item that has been requested to be split. In the case of FIG. 1, it is shown that the number of divisions is 0. "Change Order" (10
7, 113) are items to be displayed whose specifications have changed after the order is confirmed. FIG. 1 shows that there are six orders whose specifications have been changed. The history of division and change is stored in the server-side database (400, 360, 370,
380, 390). "Inspection" (108,
Reference numeral 114) denotes a display target of an ordered product (a printed circuit board and a harness) delivered to the shop 301b by the shop 401 and being inspected by the shop 301b. The example of FIG. 1 indicates that there are no ordered items under inspection. "Inspection" (109, 115) is shop 3 for shop 401
For the order 01b, the ordered items that have been delivered and whose acceptance has been completed are to be displayed. In the example of FIG. 1, nine cases indicate that the inspection has been completed.

As described above, the information that has been consistent throughout the period from the scheduled order to the acceptance in the shop is classified and displayed in chronological order. The worker or shop manager can know and manage how many pieces of information and data are needed.

If the user wants to know the details of the number of data items, the user can use an input device 160 such as a mouse or a trackball.
By selecting an icon with the button 7, the data can be visualized by a spreadsheet format display or a graph display.

<Case of Order Only> In FIGS. 4 and 5, a display mainly by the shop 402 will be considered. The shop 402 is only an order received from the shop 401 and has no order to another shop (0 orders, 117 in FIG. 10).
So you only have to manage your own shop.

On the screen of the client computer of the shop 402, only the management information of the own shop as shown in FIG. 10 is displayed. The definition of each icon is the same as in FIG.

In FIG. 1, which is a screen mainly including the shop 401, when there is no order to the shop 402, only the management of the shop itself is performed. In such a case, the screen matches the screen shown in FIG. . The process of displaying the combination of the icon and the number of data items is performed by the program 17 shown in FIG.
01 is executed by the display control module 1704, and the result is input to the display control unit (1609 in FIG. 16). The display control unit 1609 determines from the input data whether (a) an order and an order, (b) only an order, or (c) only an order, and performs display control of the screen. The determination process is the same for the following order only case.

<Case of Order Placement Only> In FIGS. 4 and 5, the case where the shop 301b is mainly used will be considered. Assuming that the shop 301b is only for order placement and there is no order from another shop (0 orders, 101 in FIG. 11), only the shop to which the order is placed may be managed.

On the screen of the client computer of the shop 301b, only the management information of the ordering party as shown in FIG. 11 is displayed. The definition of each icon is the same as in FIG.

In FIG. 1, which is a screen mainly including the shop 401, there is no processing of the shop itself, and the shop 402
In the case of only ordering to the shop 402, only the management of the shop 402 is performed. In such a case, the screen matches the screen of FIG. As for the screen control for displaying only the order, the same processing as that described in the case of the previous order only is performed.

<Three aspects of management item display> As described above, there are cases where both the processing display of the own shop and the display of the order processing to another shop are displayed due to the difference in the order receiving and ordering modes (FIG. 1). , Orders only (no orders) and
There are three cases (FIG. 10) and the case of order only (no order is received, or even if an order is received, an order is placed in another shop without being processed in the own shop) (FIG. 11).

<Orderer and orderer are 1: n or n: 1
> When there are a plurality of suppliers as shown in FIG.
n) and a case where there are a plurality of ordering sources as shown in FIG. 13 (n:
Even in the case of 1), the system can be applied by specifying the ordering relationship by selecting the ordering party and the ordering source.

That is, in FIG.
If 0 is selected, own shop 1212 and ordering party 123
An indication about 0 is obtained.

In FIG. 13, when the order source 1320 is selected, a display on the shop 1320 and the shop 1350 is obtained.

The selection input of the shop is given by selecting and inputting from an input device 1607 such as a mouse or a keyboard into an input field (not shown) on the display device 1606.

When a shop selection input is given, CP
The shop order management module 1711 of the program 1701 shown in FIG. 17 is activated via U1603. The shop order management module 1711 performs order management between shops. The program 1701 includes a secondary storage device 1604c that is a storage unit of the computer 1601,
External storage device 1608 or ROM 1604a, R
It is stored anywhere on the AM 1604b.

<Execution of Program><GraphDisplay> The description of the graph display will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

When no graph is displayed (S1501-N)
o) The combination display of the icon and the number of data items corresponding to the item is displayed on the display 16 of the client computer.
06 is displayed. This display becomes the management item display 170 shown in FIG.

When displaying a graph (S1501-YE)
S) selects an item to be displayed in a graph (S15).
02). The selection of an item is performed by selectively inputting an item of the management item display 170 from an input device 1607 such as a mouse, a keyboard, and a trackball. However, the selection is not necessary every time, but is selected in advance and stored in the storage device (ROM 1).
604a, RAM 1604b, secondary storage device 1604
c, Items stored in the external storage device 1608) can be displayed in a graph. The item management module 1705 shown in FIG. 17 processes the selection input of the items to be displayed in the graph and the storage in the storage device. It is also possible to display all the management items, and it is also possible to selectively display only important items. Displaying the management item display 170 and the graph display 180 on the same screen makes the correspondence clear and facilitates comparison by item.

Next, a time axis for graph display is set. In other words, the start date of the graph display is set. If the setting is not changed (S1503-No), the default value is set (S1504), and if the setting is changed (S1503).
In the case of (3-YES), the setting based on the last data update date (data update date) is set as a reference (S1509-YES,
S1570) or setting based on the delivery date of the part (S1)
509-No, S1511).

The default value is “5 days based on the display reference date”, and this data is stored in the storage device (ROM 16
04a, RAM 1604b, secondary storage device 1604c,
It is stored in any of the external storage devices 1608).
Time axis setting processing (S150 in the flowchart of FIG. 15)
3, S1504, S1509, S1510, S151
1) is processed by the time management module 1706 shown in FIG.

The items to be displayed and their time (period) are set in the above steps. The selected item (S1502) and the set period (S1504, S1)
The data corresponding to (510, S1511) is read from the database (1512, 400, 36 in FIG. 3) of the server 305 (FIG. 3) by the reading module (1708 in FIG. 17).
0, 370, 380, 390) (S150
5) Downloaded to the client side. The downloaded data is stored in the client (310a, b,
RAM 1604b of computer 1601 on c, d) side
It is stored above and is waiting for processing.

The association between the data retrieved and downloaded by the reading module 1708 and the item selected and set by the item management module 1705 is processed by the graph display module 1707 shown in FIG.
This processing is performed by the CPU of the client computer 1601.
This is executed based on 1603. Graph display module 1
707 inputs this processing result to the display control unit 1609 in FIG. 16, and the display control unit 1609 displays the graph display 180 on the display device 1606 (S1506).

The viewing angle of the graph display 180 can be changed. When changing (S1507-YES)
Starts the viewing angle changing module 1709. The viewing angle is designated based on the input from the viewing angle change instruction unit 183 in FIG. The viewing angle change module 1709 inputs the designated angle information to the graph display module 1707. The graph display module 1709 inputs the input new viewing angle information to the display control unit 1609 in FIG. The display control unit 1609 switches the graph display 180 based on the input viewing angle information (S1513).

Further, the setting of the time axis can be changed after the graph is displayed. Update date base graph display key 18 in FIG.
4 and the delivery date base graph display key 185. When one of the keys is selected, the time management module 1706 starts up and passes the date information serving as the reference date to the reading module 1708. The reading module is activated with the passing of the day information as a key, and the data corresponding to the newly set period is stored in the database (1512, 400, 360, 370, and 38 in FIG. 3) of the server 305 (FIG. 3).
0, 390) (S1505) and download. The data retrieved and downloaded by the reading module 1708 and the item management module 1705
The association with the item selected and set by is performed by the graph display module 1707 shown in FIG. This processing is performed by the CPU 1603 of the client computer 1601.
It is executed based on. The graph display module 1707 inputs the result of this update processing to the display control unit 1609 in FIG. 16, and the time management module 1705 inputs day information regarding the change to the display control unit 1609. The display control unit 1609 displays a graph display 180 on the updated day information on the display device 1606 (S1506).

In this embodiment, the graph display module 1707 (FIG. 17) and the display control unit 1609 (FIG. 1)
6) functions as second display control means. The graph display module 1707 and the display control unit 1609 function to display a graph display 180 (FIG. 1) on the display device 1606 with the result of the ordering / reception for the selected management item.

Further, the time management module 1706, the graph display module 1704 (FIG. 17) and the display control unit 1
609 (FIG. 16) functions as third display control means. The time management module 1706, the graph display module 1704, and the display control unit 1609 change the setting of the time axis for the graph display, and display the graph display 180 on the display device 1606 of the ordering result of the selected management item. To work.

Also, a viewing angle changing module 1709,
The graph display module 1704 (FIG. 17) and the display control unit 1609 (FIG. 16) function as fourth display control means. The view angle changing module 1709, the graph display module 1704, and the display control unit 1609 function to display the order display result on the display device 1606 on the display device 1606 based on the view angle information.

<Explanation of Graph Display Screen> The graph display 180 in FIG. 1 is a graph display when the management items are acceptance, order confirmation, order division, and order change. The x-axis displays the date, the y-axis displays the management items, and the z-axis displays the number of data indicating the result of the order. The standard form of the graph is a bird's-eye view using the three axes, but the viewing angle can be changed by the viewing angle change instruction unit 183. As an example of the case where the display angle of the graph is changed, FIG. 8 shows the relationship between the management items and the number of data indicating the result of ordering, and FIG. 9 shows the relationship between the number of data by day.

The number of data items shown in FIG. 8 is based on the target date (from July 4 to July 1).
0) is displayed. For example, if “acceptance” is taken as an example, 5 days (July 4: 1 case, July 7: 4 cases, July 8)
(Date: 1 case, July 9: 1 case, July 10: 2 cases) and 9 cases are displayed.

The number of data in FIG. 9 includes the number of inspections, confirmation of orders, order division, and order changes based on the date. For example, if July 10 is taken as an example, the number of inspections, the number of confirmed orders, the number of order divisions, and the number of order changes are four.

<Explanation of month and day (x axis)> Graph display 180
On the x-axis, the start date and the period (days) are shown. The start date and period of the display are described above. In the case of the default value “reference date (from 5 days)” and “last date of data update (data update date)”, the “part date of delivery” Can be set other than the case where "" is used as a reference.

The display start date and the number of days are input from an input device 1607 such as a mouse or a keyboard (not shown).
6 can be set by inputting in the input field above.
On the basis of the date information set at this time, the reading module 1708 searches the database of the server 305 (FIG. 3), downloads the data to the client side,
Data is temporarily stored on M1604b. The association between the data retrieved and downloaded by the reading module 1708 and the item selected and set by the item management module 1705 is processed by the graph display module 1707 shown in FIG. This processing is executed by the CPU 1603 of the client computer 1601. The graph display module 1707 inputs this processing result to the display control unit 1609 in FIG.
9 displays the graph display 180 on the display device 1606 (S1506).

The graph display 180 has a display start date of July 1
It shows a case where the number of days is 0 and the number of days is 5. In the graph display 180, since July 5 and July 6, 1997 correspond to Saturday and Sunday, respectively, they are excluded from the target, but can be included as display targets by setting the graph display module 1707. Furthermore, this system can incorporate a calendar enforced by the company, a calendar enforced on a factory basis, and the like, and can easily reflect the setting of holidays. Usually a computer 1601
The system calendar and system clock managed by the OS 1602 in FIG. 16 are referred to.

<Management item (y-axis)> Graph display 1 in FIG.
The 80 y-axis (inspection 109 ′, order confirmation 104 ′, order division 106 ′, order change 107 ′) is a management item display 170
Is an item selected and set from. It is also possible to display all the management items, and it is also possible to selectively display only important items.

<Number of data items (z axis)> Graph display 180
On the z-axis of, the number of processed data on a daily basis corresponding to the management item is displayed. For example, the item is “acceptance” and the target date is 7
The search results for four days, four days, seven days, eight days, nine days, and ten days are one for July 4 and four for July 7, respectively.
Cases, one case on July 8th, one case on July 9th, two cases on July 10th
Required.

In some cases, it is necessary to add the number of cases per day depending on the display mode as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, but the addition processing is performed by the graph display module 1707.

FIG. 8 shows each item (acceptance 109 ″, order confirmation 1).
04 ″, order split 106 ″, and order change 107 ″) are the sum of the number of cases processed in five days. The horizontal axis 151 shows the items, and the vertical axis 152 shows the number. For example, in the case of inspection 109 ″, one case on July 4th, four cases on July 7, and one case on July 8th
9 which is the sum total of one case, one case on July 9 and two cases on July 10
Matter.

FIG. 9 shows the sum of acceptance 109 ', order confirmation 104', order division 106 ', and order change 107' on a day basis. The horizontal axis 150 indicates days, and the vertical axis 152 indicates the number. If July 7 is taken as an example, the inspection 10
9 '4 cases, order confirmation 104' 0 cases, order split 10
Four items, that is, a total of zero items of 6 'and zero items of order change 107' are displayed.

<Change of Display Base Date Setting> Update date base graph display key 184 and delivery date base graph display key 18
5 The “update date base” means that the data is stored in the database (400, 360,
370, 380, 390), the date of updating to the latest data is referred to as the display start date, and the “delivery date base” is the date of the display and the scheduled date of acceptance This is a display to search for ordered items that include (delivery date).

For example, consider the case where the graph display 180 in FIG. 1 is a display based on a delivery date. On July 10, there are two order changes. It is a normal state that the acceptance is completed on the delivery date, and the two ordered items in the order changed state are planned delays. In the delivery date based display, the normal ordering process should result in all the data being piled up in the acceptance item, and if it is piled up in other items, indicating a schedule delay abnormality, Outlier management is visualized.

<Private turn management>"Purpose turn management" is management of the number of days in process for each control item. FIG. 14 shows, in addition to the management item display 170 and the graph display 180 described above, a turn management diagram for displaying the status of the work in progress regarding order confirmation and schedule.
It is a screen display example which displayed 0.

According to the standard number of days in progress set on the system, a graph is displayed in a three-level evaluation of “excellent”, “good”, and “acceptable”. The turn management makes it possible to analyze the status of the intermediate process for each management item in more detail. The turn management chart 190 is a display example regarding “order confirmation” and “plan”. The target of the turn management display can be selected and set from the management item display 170 as in the case of the graph display 180.

In the turn management diagram 190, "order confirmed" indicates that two cases are "good", eight cases are "acceptable", and "planned" indicates that 130 cases are "good". The turn management is processed by the turn management module 1710 in FIG. 17, and the processing result is input to the display control unit 1609 in FIG.
The display control unit 1609 displays the turn management chart 190 on the display device 1606. The selection of the management item to be the target of the turn management display is processed by the item management module 1705 as in the case of the item selection for the graph display 180.

<Supply of Software> According to the present invention, a storage medium storing a program code of software for realizing the functions of the above-described embodiments is supplied to a system or an apparatus, and a computer (or a CPU or a CPU) of the system or the apparatus is supplied. This is also achieved by an MPU (microprocessing unit) reading and executing a program code stored in a storage medium.

In this case, the program code itself read from the storage medium implements the functions of the above-described embodiment, and the storage medium storing the program code constitutes the present invention.

As a storage medium for supplying the program code, for example, a floppy disk, hard disk, optical disk, magneto-optical disk, CD-ROM, CD
-R, a magnetic tape, a nonvolatile memory card, a ROM, or the like can be used.

When the computer executes the readout program code, not only the functions of the above-described embodiment are realized, but also the OS (Operating System) running on the computer based on the instruction of the program code. ) Performs part or all of the actual processing, and the processing realizes the functions of the above-described embodiments.

Further, after the program code read from the storage medium is written into a memory provided in a function expansion board inserted into the computer or a function expansion unit connected to the computer, based on the instructions of the program code, The case where the CPU of the function expansion board or the function expansion unit performs part or all of the actual processing, and the function of the above-described embodiment is realized by the processing.

When the present invention is applied to the storage medium, the storage medium is provided with the above-described flowchart (FIG. 15).
And FIG. 18), the respective modules shown in FIG. 17 are stored in a storage medium in terms of the functional configuration of the program.

That is, a data update module 1702 that downloads data indicating the result of ordering parts from a server to a client and updates the data with the latest data, and an icon management module 1703 that manages registration, change, and deletion of icons. , An icon that identifies the order,
A display control module 1704 that performs display processing in combination with the number of data indicating the result of ordering, an item management module 1705 that manages management items selected and set for graph display, a reference date and a period for graph display Time management module for performing time management, etc., a graph display module 1707 for displaying data on which the selected management items and the display start date are set, and a reading module for downloading data for graph display from the server database to the client. 1708, viewing angle changing module 17 for changing the viewing angle of the displayed graph
09, a turn management module 1710 for graphing a turn control chart, and a shop order management module 1711 for order management between shops.

According to the present invention, a management item for managing ordering;
By visualizing the relationship between the data indicating the results of ordering with graphs, it is possible to perform multifaceted analysis such as changes in ordering processing on a daily basis and comparisons for each management item, enabling precise ordering management Become.

More specifically, it is possible to inform an operator of an abnormal value such as a planned delay in a timely manner, and numerical data (model number, quantity, delivery date, etc.) entered in a sheet in a table format.
This eliminates the need for the operator to search for such information each time, so that human confirmation mistakes can be eliminated. Furthermore, since necessary information can be selectively searched, the work time required for data search can be reduced.

[0115]

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an order management screen with a management item display and a graph display.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a client-server system.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a relationship between a shop, a client, and a server.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the relationship between orders and orders between shops.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a specific example for explaining the relationship between an order and an order.

FIG. 6 is a conceptual diagram of a component management system showing a conventional example.

FIG. 7 is a display example in a spreadsheet format.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a graph display example when a display angle is changed.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a graph display example when a display angle is changed.

FIG. 10 is an order management screen with a management item display and a graph display.

FIG. 11 is an order management screen with a management item display and a graph display.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a case where there are a plurality of suppliers.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a case where there are a plurality of order sources.

FIG. 14 is an order management screen with a management item display, a graph display, and a turn management display.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart illustrating a graph display process.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a configuration of a computer constituting each of a client and a server system.

FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating a memory map of a recording medium according to the embodiment.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart illustrating a combination display process of an icon and the number of data items.

[Explanation of symbols]

100 Order management screen 130 Order management screen including turn management chart 1000 Order management screen 1100 Order management screen 170 Management item display 180 Graph display 190 Turn management display 101,103,104,105,106,107,108,
109 management items 110,111,112,113,114,115,116,
117 Management item 20, 305 Server 24, 26, 28, 29, 310a, b, c, d Client 320, 330, 340, 350 Processing area in server 400, 360, 370, 380, 390 Database 301a, b, c , D Shops at factories 401 Shops in charge of making printed circuit boards 402 Shops in charge of making harnesses 131 Central processing units (CPUs) of servers 133-1, 133-2, 133-3 Terminals 1220, 1230, 1240, 1250 , 1350
Suppliers 1212, 1310, 1320, 1330, 1340
Ordering source

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Koji Kanaya 3-30-2 Shimomaruko, Ota-ku, Tokyo Canon Inc. (56) References JP-A-6-19924 (JP, A) JP-A-9 -26998 (JP, A) JP-A-7-21268 (JP, A) JP-A-5-135062 (JP, A) JP-A-5-73107 (JP, A) HITACHI GroupMail User's Guide, Hitachi, Ltd. January 1996, pp. 149-161 (58) Field surveyed (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) G06F 3/00 G06F 17/60 G06F 19/00

Claims (13)

(57) [Claims] 1. A system for managing ordering of parts, wherein a management item for identifying at least one of an order and an order is displayed on a display means, wherein the management item is an order, First display control means for displaying a plurality of orders, and data on the number of orders received and processed corresponding to the management items.
Storage means for storing data, and one of the displayed order and order management items based on the selection instruction input by the input means.
Can, selection means for enabling a plurality selected from a plurality of management items displayed, corresponding to a plurality of management items selected by the selection means
Then, the data relating to the number of orders received and stored in the storage unit is displayed on the display unit together with the display of the management items by the first display control unit, and the display unit is made to correspond to the plurality of management items. And a second display control means for displaying a graph on the display. 2. The parts management system according to claim 1 , wherein said second display means displays the data three-dimensionally in correspondence with a management item and a date. 3. The parts management system according to claim 1, further comprising an input unit for inputting a display start date for setting a period of the graph display and a number of days. 4. The parts management system according to claim 3, wherein the initial value of the number of days is five days, which is a reference number of days for order management. 5. A method according to claim 3, wherein further comprising a third display control means because one of the data update date or parts delivery date as the displayed value date has to set switch on the display means Parts management system. 6. The parts management system according to claim 2, characterized in that it comprises a fourth display control means order to Switching between the display angle of the graph displayed on said display means in accordance with information inputted. 7. A system for managing ordering of parts, wherein a management item for identifying at least one of an order and an order is displayed on a display means, wherein the management item is an order, First display control means for displaying a plurality of data items together with the number data in each order; and data relating to the number of received and processed orders corresponding to the management items.
Storage means for storing data, and one of the displayed order and order management items based on the selection instruction input by the input means.
Can, selection means for enabling a plurality selected from a plurality of management items displayed, corresponding to a plurality of management items selected by the selection means
Then, the number data corresponding to the number of orders received and processed stored in the storage unit is displayed, together with the display of the management items by the first display control unit, in correspondence with the plurality of management items selected by the display unit. And a second display control means for displaying a three-dimensional graph as daily data. 8. A system for managing ordering of parts, comprising: a data sending / receiving unit for sending / receiving data indicating a result of ordering between a plurality of computers; Means for displaying, on display means, management items for identifying at least one of an order and an order among data indicating the result, wherein the management item is a plurality of items displayed in each of the order and the order. Display control means and data on the number of orders received and processed corresponding to the management items.
Storage means for storing data, and one of the displayed order and order management items based on the selection instruction input by the input means.
Can, selection means for enabling a plurality selected from a plurality of management items displayed, corresponding to a plurality of management items selected by the selection means
Then, the data relating to the number of orders received and stored in the storage unit is displayed on the display unit together with the display of the management items by the first display control unit, and the display unit is made to correspond to the plurality of management items. And a second display control means for displaying a graph by a computer, wherein the order management of parts is managed between the plurality of computers. 9. A system for managing ordering of parts, comprising: a data sending / receiving unit for sending / receiving data indicating a result of ordering between a plurality of computers; Among the data indicating the results, a means for displaying on the display means a management item for identifying at least one of the order and the order, wherein the management item is displayed in a plurality together with the number data in each of the order and the order. First display control means, and data on the number of orders received and processed corresponding to the management items.
Storage means for storing data, and in one of the displayed order and order management items , based on the selection instruction input by the input means.
Can, selection means for enabling a plurality selected from a plurality of management items displayed, corresponding to a plurality of management items selected by the selection means
Then, the number data corresponding to the number of orders received and processed stored in the storage unit is displayed, together with the display of the management items by the first display control unit, in correspondence with the plurality of management items selected by the display unit. And a second display control means for displaying three-dimensional graphs as daily data, and managing the ordering of parts among the plurality of computers. 10. A method for managing ordering of parts, comprising: displaying a management item for identifying at least one of an order and an order on a display means; A first display control step of displaying a plurality of orders in each of the orders, and data on the number of orders received and processed corresponding to the management items
A storage step of storing the data in the storage unit, order that the displayed, in one of the management items ordered based on the input Ri by the input means selection instruction,
A selection step for enabling a plurality of selections from the displayed plurality of management items; and a plurality of management items selected and processed by the selection step .
In response to the display of the management items in the first display control step, the display means is made to correspond to the plurality of management items with the data on the number of orders received and stored in the storage means. And a second display control step for displaying a graph. 11. A method for managing the ordering of parts, comprising: displaying a management item for identifying at least one of an order and an order on a display means; A first display control step of displaying a plurality of data together with the number data in each of the orders, and data relating to the number of orders processed corresponding to the management item.
In the storage step of storing data in the storage means, and in one of the displayed received order and order management items , based on the selection instruction input by the input means,
A selection step for enabling a plurality of selections from the displayed plurality of management items; and a plurality of management items selected and processed by the selection step .
In response to this, the number data corresponding to the number of processed orders received and stored in the storage means is displayed on the display means together with the display of the management items by the first display control step. 3 as daily data corresponding to the management items of
And a second display control step for displaying a dimensional graph. 12. A computer-readable storage medium storing a program module for executing a method for managing the ordering of parts on a computer, the program module being for identifying at least one of an order and an order. A processing module for displaying a management item on a display means, the first display control module displaying a plurality of the management item in each of an order and an order, and a processing number of order processing corresponding to the management item. Day
A storage module for storing the data in the storage means, and in one of the displayed received order and order management items , based on the selection instruction input by the input means,
A selection module for enabling a plurality of selections from among the displayed plurality of management items; and a processing of the ordering / reception order stored in the storage means corresponding to the plurality of management items selected by the selection module.
A second display control module for displaying data relating to the number of processed items, together with the display of the management items by the first display control module, and causing the display means to display a graph in association with the plurality of management items. Characteristic storage medium. 13. A computer-readable storage medium storing a program module for executing a method for managing the ordering of parts on a computer, wherein the program module stores at least one of an order and an order. A processing module for displaying a management item on a display unit, the first display control module displaying a plurality of the management items together with the number data in each of an order and an order, and a receiving and ordering module corresponding to the management item. Data on the number of transactions
A storage module for storing data in the storage means, and in one of the displayed received order and order management items , based on a selection instruction input by the input means,
A selection module for enabling a plurality of selections from among the displayed plurality of management items; and a processing of the ordering / reception order stored in the storage means corresponding to the plurality of management items selected by the selection module.
To display the number data corresponding to the number of management items together with the display of the management items by the first display control module and the display means to display the three-dimensional graph as daily data corresponding to the plurality of selected management items. And a second display control module.