JP6424311B2 - Supply chain management apparatus and method, system and program therefor - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a supply chain management device, a supply chain management method, a supply chain management system, and a supply chain management program.

  The supply chain refers to the flow of operations from procurement of materials to delivery of products to final consumers, such as procurement of materials, parts and products, production, sales, and distribution, as one supply chain. Within the supply chain, sellers in individual transactions are referred to as suppliers and buyers as buyers. Supply chain management (SCM) refers to supply chain management to build integrated systems among multiple companies and improve management results without limiting the supply chain inside a single company. . Supply chain disruption risk refers to the risk of partial disruption of supply within the supply chain due to earthquakes, fires, bad weather, man-made disasters (wars, terrorism, etc.).

  A system for performing distribution management in SCM is disclosed in Patent Document 1 below. In the distribution management system described in Patent Document 1, the management server 20 of the integrated management center 2 includes a product master 21 that stores, for all the products to be managed, product information on the product including the identification information of the product. The receipt / shipment management device 10 of the plurality of distribution bases 1 receives the identification information of the product from the input device 31 that receives the input of designation of the delivery destination of the product to be shipped and the RFID tag 41 attached to the product 4 to be shipped. An IC reader 33 for reading out is connected. Then, the arrivals and shipments management apparatus 10 receives the arrival processing unit 11 that performs the arrival inspection process, the shipment processing unit 12 that performs the shipment inspection process, the product master 14 for storing the product information, and the product information of the products scheduled to be received. Data transfer processing for receiving the product information stored in the product master 14 after the delivery inspection processing, to the management server 20 and the delivery management apparatus 10 of the designated delivery destination. And 13.

  According to the distribution management system, “the identification information of the product to be shipped read out from the second storage means, the identification information of the self-distribution base, and the shipping date and arrival of the product to be shipped at the self-distribution base By transmitting the date to the integrated management system and the designated distribution base system of the delivery destination (claim 1), the “distribution base system of delivery destination” without waiting for a response from the integrated management system. Since it is possible to transmit the identification information of the product to be shipped, the shipping date, the arrival date, etc., "a high-speed response can be realized in the product distribution management system using RFID technology (paragraph [0008]) ".

  That is, since the product data to be received is transferred from the input / output management device 10 of the shipping source, there is no need to acquire the product data from the integrated management center 2 in order to carry out the delivery inspection process. The arrival process can be performed immediately upon arrival, and the arrival process can be performed simply and quickly, and the network load can be reduced because there is no need to access the management center 20 to perform the arrival process. In addition, if there is no product data in the product master 14 of the own device at the arrival inspection process for some reason, it may be acquired from the integrated management center 2 at that point (Patent Document 1, paragraph [0044] ]].

JP, 2005-212911, A

  According to the distribution management system, the plurality of distribution base systems have a common product master, and through the product masters, the delivery management of the product data of each distribution base system is optimized.

  These are effective for subsidiaries and franchisees in the same business group, such as convenience stores that sell similar products. However, in a supply chain built between different companies, there is no common product master among the companies. For example, one company is a maker that supplies final products, and the other company is a supplier that supplies parts of the products, so they do not have a common product master, and parts in each company, and The product constitutes one bill of materials that characterizes the supply chain.

  Thus, there is a risk that supply chains built between different companies may have supply chain disruptions, which may stop the production of products if some parts suppliers are unable to supply parts. In particular, if the core parts and materials that are essential for the production of product groups in some specific fields are included, the impact of the suspension of production of parts and materials (hereinafter also referred to as "parts etc.") It will extend to all companies.

  Previously, in companies, although direct suppliers (primary suppliers) are obvious, indirect suppliers (secondary suppliers) who directly deal with suppliers, and further upstream Indirect suppliers located at 3rd order and above were unknown, and it was necessary to investigate by human-sea tactics to know it. Therefore, companies could not clearly grasp the risk of supply chain disruption due to the suspension of production of parts from indirect suppliers, in other words, they could not evaluate the stability of the supply chain.

  A supply chain management device according to an embodiment of the present invention aims to evaluate the stability of the supply chain.

  The form which solves the said subject is a thing as described in the following item.

Item 1. A supply chain management device that manages a supply chain that delivers parts supplied from a supplier company to a buyer company,
The supply chain management device is connected to a device of a company in the supply chain via a network.
Upper item information on upper items which are parts, materials, or products, lower item information on lower items which are parts or materials constituting at least a part of the upper items, company information on companies providing the upper items, And a storage unit that stores item management information that associates and stores procurement parts table information indicating a hierarchical structure including at least the upper items and the lower items;
A second item transmitted from a first device regarding a first company that supplies a first item corresponding to the upper item, and also including first company information about the first company and the second item corresponding to the lower item of the first item A process of storing, in the storage unit, first order information including at least second item information on the second item and second company information on a second company that supplies the second item;
A second apparatus transmitted from the second apparatus relating to the second company, and supplies the second company information, third item information regarding a third item corresponding to the subordinate item of the second item, and the third item A process of storing, in the storage unit, second order information including at least third company information related to three companies;
A process of acquiring first procurement parts list information in which the first item is the upper item and the second item is the lower item from the first company information in the item management information;
A process of acquiring second procurement parts list information in which the second item is the upper item and the third item is the lower item from the second company information in the item management information.
A hierarchical structure of the first item, the second item, and the third item is configured using the acquired first and second procurement parts list information, and each item is the first company information, the second A supply chain management apparatus comprising a processing unit that executes a process of generating supply chain parts list information which is respectively associated with company information and third company information.

  Effect of Item 1 Supply chain parts list information in which indirect suppliers and subordinate items are related is generated quickly and automatically by the supply chain management device, so clarification of supply chain risks or stability of supply chains A rating is provided.

Item 2. A communication unit connected to the network;
The item management information is associated with the upper item and includes an item code for managing the item in the company.
The processing unit is
A process of generating a center item code for managing the item in the supply chain management device corresponding to the item code in the item management information;
The first order information including the item code in the first order information and the second order information, the first order information including the item code, and the second order information, the second apparatus, and the third company Controlling the communication unit to transmit to the third device regarding
The item code for the second item included in the delivery date reply information returned from the second device and the item code for the second company included in the item management information are determined to match, and if they do not match, the delivery date reply information The supply chain management device according to Item 1, wherein the item code included in the item executes the process of updating the item code of the item management information.

  Effects of Item 2 Even if the buyer company does not know the item code of the supplier company, the center side acquires the item code of each company and the buyer company is numbered using the center item code managed by the center as a key. The item code of can be associated with the item code of the supplier company. This makes it possible to manage the item code of each company in the supply chain passing through the center by associating the item code in the center with the key.

Item 3 The item management information includes on-hand inventory quantity data associated with the upper item,
The processing unit executes processing for synchronizing, via the communication unit, on-hand inventory quantity data held by a device related to a company in the supply chain and on-hand inventory quantity data of the item management information. ,
The supply chain parts bill information generation process includes generating the supply chain parts bill information, which relates the subordinate items to the on-hand inventory quantity data of a company providing the subordinate items. Supply chain management device as described.

  Effect of Item 3 Since the buyer can know the on-hand inventory quantity, it becomes easy to predict the delivery date and to evaluate the impact of the supply interruption.

Item 4 The item management information includes location information of the first company,
The supply chain management apparatus according to any one of Items 1 to 3, wherein the location information is associated with business information of each item included in the supply chain parts bill information.

  Effect of Item 4 When an event of supply chain breakdown occurs, if there are two or more suppliers that offer the same item, the geographical information of the company will meet suppliers in other areas that are not affected by the disruption. .

Item 5 The supply chain parts bill information and the item management information are related using the center item code as a key,
The supply chain management device according to any one of Items 2 to 4, wherein the processing unit executes a process of outputting company information that supplies an item associated with the center item code.

  Effect of Item 5 When an event of supply chain disruption occurs, the center item code can be used to search for suppliers that offer the same item.

  Item 6 The supply chain management device according to any one of items 2 to 5, wherein the processing unit executes a process of generating traceability information in which the center item code is associated with path information of individual items of the lower item. .

  Effect of Item 6 Traceability between multiple companies can be taken.

Item 7 What is claimed is: 1. A supply chain management system comprising an apparatus for managing a supply chain that delivers parts supplied from a supplier company to a buyer company, and an apparatus for a company that is a supplier or a buyer.
First company information on the first company related to the first company that supplies the first item corresponding to the high-order item of the high-order item that is any of parts, materials, and products; and the low-order item of the first item A first apparatus for transmitting first order information including at least second item information on a second item corresponding to and a second company information on a second company supplying the second item;
A third item information related to a second company that supplies the second item, the third item information about a third item corresponding to the second item and the second item, and a third item information that is related to the third item; A second apparatus for transmitting second order information including at least third company information on three companies;
A communication unit that receives the first order information and / or the second order information;
The upper item information, lower item information on a lower item which is a component or material constituting at least a part of the upper item, company information on a company providing the upper item, and at least the upper item and the lower item A storage unit that stores item management information that stores the procurement parts list information indicating the hierarchical structure to be
A process of storing the first order information and / or the second order information in the storage unit;
A process of acquiring first procurement parts list information in which the first item is the upper item and the second item is the lower item from the first company information in the item management information;
A process of acquiring second procurement parts list information in which the second item is the upper item and the third item is the lower item from the second company information in the item management information.
A hierarchical structure of the first item, the second item, and the third item is configured using the acquired first and second procurement parts list information, and each item is the first company information, the second What is claimed is: 1. A supply chain management system comprising: a supply chain management apparatus having a processing unit that executes processing for generating supply chain parts table information that is respectively associated with company information and third company information.

Item 8. The supply chain management device comprises a communication unit connected to the network,
The item management information is associated with the upper item and includes an item code for managing the item in the company.
The processing unit is
A process of generating a center item code for managing the item in the supply chain management device corresponding to the item code in the item management information;
The first order information including the item code in the first order information and the second order information, the first order information including the item code, and the second order information, the second apparatus, and the third company Controlling the communication unit to transmit to the third device regarding
The item code for the second item included in the delivery date reply information returned from the second device and the item code for the second company included in the item management information are determined to match, and if they do not match, the delivery date reply information The supply chain management system according to Item 7, which executes a process of updating an item code of the item management information with an item code included in.

Item 9 The item management information includes on-hand inventory quantity data associated with the upper item,
The processing unit executes processing for synchronizing, via the communication unit, on-hand inventory quantity data held by a device related to a company in the supply chain and on-hand inventory quantity data of the item management information. ,
The supply chain parts bill information generation process includes generating the supply chain parts bill information, which relates the subordinate item to the on-hand inventory quantity data of a company providing the subordinate item. Supply chain management system as described.

Item 10. The item management information includes location information of the first company,
The supply chain management system according to any one of items 7 to 9, wherein the location information is associated with business information of each item included in the supply chain parts bill information.

Item 11. The supply chain parts bill information and the item management information are related using the center item code as a key,
The supply chain management device according to any one of items 8 to 10, wherein the processing unit executes a process of outputting company information that supplies an item associated with the center item code.

  Item 12. The supply chain management system according to any one of items 8 to 11, wherein the processing unit executes a process of generating traceability information in which the center item code is associated with the route information of the individual item of the lower item. .

Item 13. A supply chain management method for use in a supply chain management apparatus for managing a supply chain that delivers parts supplied from a supplier company to a buyer company, comprising:
The supply chain management apparatus includes a processing unit, a storage unit, and a communication unit, and is connected to an apparatus related to a company in the supply chain via the communication unit.
The storage unit is
Upper item information on upper items which are parts, materials, or products, lower item information on lower items which are parts or materials constituting at least a part of the upper items, company information on companies providing the upper items, And storing item management information in which the above-mentioned high-order items and procurement parts list information indicating a hierarchical structure composed of the low-order items are stored in association with each other,
The processing unit is
A second item transmitted from a first device regarding a first company that supplies a first item corresponding to the upper item, and also including first company information about the first company and the second item corresponding to the lower item of the first item Storing, in the storage unit, first order information including at least second item information on the second item and second company information on a second company that supplies the second item;
A second apparatus transmitted from the second apparatus relating to the second company, and supplies the second company information, third item information regarding a third item corresponding to the subordinate item of the second item, and the third item Storing in the storage unit second order information including at least third company information related to three companies;
Acquiring first procurement parts list information in which the first item is the upper item and the second item is the lower item from the first company information in the item management information;
Acquiring, from the second company information in the item management information, second procurement parts list information in which the second item is the upper item and the third item is the lower item;
A hierarchical structure of the first item, the second item, and the third item is configured using the acquired first and second procurement parts list information, and each item is the first company information, the second A supply chain management method, comprising the steps of: generating supply chain parts list information respectively associated with company information and third company information.

Item 14. A communication unit connected to the network;
The item management information is associated with the upper item and includes an item code for managing the item in the company.
The processing unit is
Generating, in the item management information, a center item code for managing an item in a supply chain management device corresponding to the item code;
The first order information including the item code in the first order information and the second order information, the first order information including the item code, and the second order information, the second apparatus, and the third company Controlling the communication unit to transmit to the third device regarding
The item code for the second item included in the delivery date reply information returned from the second device and the item code for the second company included in the item management information are determined to match, and if they do not match, the delivery date reply information The supply chain management method according to Item 13, wherein the step of updating the item code of the item management information is performed with an item code included in.

Item 15. The item management information includes on-hand inventory quantity data associated with the upper item,
The processing unit executes, via the communication unit, a step of synchronizing the on-hand inventory quantity data held by the apparatus pertaining to the company in the supply chain with the on-hand inventory quantity data of the item management information. ,
The supply chain parts bill information generation step includes generating the supply chain parts bill information correlating the lower level items with the on-hand inventory quantity data of a company providing the lower level items. Supply chain management method described.

Item 16. The item management information includes location information of the first company,
The supply chain management method according to any one of items 13 to 15, wherein the location information is associated with business information of each item included in the supply chain parts bill information.

Item 17. The supply chain parts bill information and the item management information are related using the center item code as a key,
The supply chain management method according to any one of items 14 to 16, wherein the processing unit executes a process of outputting company information that supplies an item associated with the center item code.

  Item 18. The supply chain management method according to any one of items 14 to 17, wherein the processing unit executes a step of generating traceability information in which the center item code is associated with the route information of the individual item of the lower item. .

Item 19. A supply chain management program for supply chain management used in a supply chain management apparatus that manages a supply chain that delivers parts supplied from a supplier company to a buyer company,
The supply chain management apparatus includes a processing unit, a storage unit, and a communication unit, and is connected to an apparatus related to a company in the supply chain via the communication unit.
The storage unit is
Upper item information on upper items which are parts, materials, or products, lower item information on lower items which are parts or materials constituting at least a part of the upper items, company information on companies providing the upper items, And storing item management information in which the above-mentioned high-order items and procurement parts list information indicating a hierarchical structure composed of the low-order items are stored in association with each other,
In the processing unit,
A second item transmitted from a first device regarding a first company that supplies a first item corresponding to the upper item, and also including first company information about the first company and the second item corresponding to the lower item of the first item A process (procedure) of storing, in the storage unit, first order information including at least second item information on the second item and second company information on a second company that supplies the second item;
A second apparatus transmitted from the second apparatus relating to the second company, and supplies the second company information, third item information regarding a third item corresponding to the subordinate item of the second item, and the third item A process (procedure) of storing, in the storage unit, second order information including at least third company information related to three companies;
A process (procedure) of acquiring first procurement parts list information in which the first item is the upper item and the second item is the lower item from the first company information in the item management information;
A process (procedure) of acquiring second procurement parts list information in which the second item is the upper item and the third item is the lower item from the second company information in the item management information.
A hierarchical structure of the first item, the second item, and the third item is configured using the acquired first and second procurement parts list information, and each item is the first company information, the second A supply chain management program which executes a process (procedure) of generating supply chain parts list information which is respectively associated with company information and third company information.

Item 20. A communication unit connected to the network;
The item management information is associated with the upper item and includes an item code for managing the item in the company.
The processing unit is
A process (procedure) of generating a center item code for managing the item in the supply chain management device corresponding to the item code in the item management information;
The first order information including the item code in the first order information and the second order information, the first order information including the item code, and the second order information, the second apparatus, and the third company A process (procedure) of controlling the communication unit to transmit to the third device related to
The item code for the second item included in the delivery date reply information returned from the second device and the item code for the second company included in the item management information are determined to match, and if they do not match, the delivery date reply information The supply chain management program according to Item 19, which executes a process (procedure) of updating an item code of the item management information with an item code included in.

Item 21. The item management information includes on-hand inventory quantity data associated with the upper item,
A process (procedure) for synchronizing the on-hand inventory quantity data held by the apparatus related to the company in the supply chain and the on-hand inventory quantity data of the item management information via the communication section (procedure) Run
The supply chain parts bill information generation process (procedure) includes generating the supply chain parts bill information, which relates the subordinate item to the on-hand inventory quantity data of a company providing the subordinate item. Or the supply chain management program according to 20.

Item 22. The item management information includes location information of the first company,
The supply chain management program according to any one of items 19 to 21, wherein the location information is associated with company information of each item included in the supply chain parts bill information.

Item 23. The supply chain parts bill information and the item management information are related using the center item code as a key,
The supply chain management program according to any one of items 20 to 22, wherein the processing unit executes a process (procedure) of outputting company information that supplies an item associated with the center item code.

  Item 24. The supply according to any one of items 20 to 23, wherein the processing unit executes a process (procedure) of generating traceability information in which the center item code is associated with the route information of the individual item of the lower item. Chain management program.

  The recording medium which stores the supply chain management program of item 19-23.

It is a figure showing an example of the hardware constitutions of a supply chain management system. It is a figure showing an example of functional composition of a supply chain management system concerning this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of a function structure of a supply chain management apparatus. It is a figure which shows an example of the company registration table 901A. It is a figure which shows an example of the item registration table 901B. It is a figure which shows the example of the item in an item registration table, and the relationship of a component. It is an example of the flowchart explaining an ordering / ordering process. It is a figure explaining an example of the flow of the information between apparatuses. It is a figure which shows an example of supply chain parts list information. It is an example which showed supply chain parts list information according to the hierarchical structure of parts. It is an example which showed supply chain parts list information according to the hierarchical structure of a company. It is a figure which shows an example of the relationship of the supply chain parts bill information in a supply chain. It is a figure which shows an example of traceability information. It is a figure showing an example of the hardware constitutions of a supply chain management device.

  Hereinafter, with reference to the drawings, Configuration of supply chain management system; Function of supply chain management device, 3. The hardware configuration of each device will be described in order.

1. Supply Chain Management System FIG. 1 shows a hardware configuration of a supply chain management system according to the present embodiment. The supply chain management system 1 according to the present embodiment includes a supply chain management apparatus 10 called "center", a buyer apparatus 20 related to a buyer who performs order processing on an item, an order related to the item, and an order A supplier apparatus 30 associated with a supplier who manufactures and supplies items to buyers is provided. In the supply chain, a supplier who supplies an item is also a buyer who orders subordinate items of the item. The supply chain management system 1 relates to a supplier of a supplier (hereinafter referred to as “sub-supplier”) that receives an order regarding the above-mentioned sub-items from such a supplier, manufactures the sub-items relating to the order and supplies the supplier The supplier supplier device 40 is further provided.

  FIG. 1 shows a configuration in which the respective devices are connected by the network 11. Each device has means capable of transmitting and receiving necessary data, and is a computer system including one or more computers.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a functional configuration of the supply chain management system according to the present embodiment. The buyer device 20 disposed in the buyer company transmits, to the center 10, distribution information on order placement, delivery, inspection and the like, and order confirmation. Further, the supplier device 30 disposed in the supplier company transmits the distribution information and the order confirmation to the center 10. The relationship between the supplier device 30 and the sub-supplier device 40 is similar. The supplier apparatus 30 or the like may send a delivery date reply or on-hand stock quantity data together with the order confirmation.

2. Functional Configuration of Supply Chain Management Device and Hardware Configuration FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a functional configuration of the supply chain management device. The supply chain management device 10 shown in FIG. 3 has a storage unit 12 for storing data and programs, and a processing unit 14 for performing numerical operation processing. The storage unit 12 stores a supply chain management program 501, item management information 901, supply chain parts list information 601, order information 701, and traceability information 801.

  In the embodiment described below, the item management information 901 is divided into a company registration table 901A and an item management table 901B as described later, but these are interconnected by a key and used. . In this embodiment, although divided into two tables, actually, another table may be separately provided, for example, to avoid redundancy in which data on the tables overlap, and to manage data more easily.

  The processing unit 14 executes the supply chain management program 501 to perform the following (1) profile registration function, (2) item registration function, (3) ordering function, (4) supply chain parts list generation function, And (5) implement traceability information generation function.

(1) Profile Registration Function The profile registration function provides an input screen to the buyer device 10, the supplier device 20, and the sub-supplier device 30 via the network, or in-house for input to the display of the buyer device 10. Provide an electronic data exchange interface with the information system. The input data of the input screen or interface corresponds to the data records of the company registration table 901A and updates them.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the company registration table 901A. The company registration table 901A has columns of a company ID 913, a company name 915, and a business address 917, with the office ID 911 as a key. Each data record is updated with the input data using the office ID 911 as a key. Although not shown in FIG. 3, contact data such as the address of the business office, the telephone number, and the e-mail address are also recorded in each data record.

(2) Item Registration Function The profile registration function also provides an input screen and the like to the buyer device 10, the supplier device 20, and the sub-supplier device 30 via the network, similarly to the item registration function.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the item registration table 901B. The item registration table 901B includes a center item code 927, an item code 931 which is information for identifying a product sold by a company, an item name 933, a spec 935, a picture 937, an average delivery date 939, a stock on hand 941, a maker suggested price 943, It has each column of parts 945, is matched with company ID911, and is updated with input data. The component 945 is not a component that can be manufactured in-house, but is a component that requires external procurement.

  Here, the item code 931 is an item code for managing an item in a buyer company or a supplier company, and the center item code 927 is an item code for managing an item in a center. The supply chain management device issues a center item code 927 corresponding to the item code 931 together with the record generation. The center item code 927 is, for example, an item code in the ISO 15459 format. Item codes in the ISO15459 format can be uniquely identified at the responsibility of the company that manufactures or owns the product. The item code is inserted between the numbering agency code and the company code, and the serial number that can be freely issued to make it an individual item identification code, as an individual item identification code that identifies an individual item in the supply chain. Also available.

  The center item code 927 can be issued uniquely by the center 10, but since the item code 931 is a code managed by a supplier company or the like, it is unknown at the center 10 side, and therefore, via the inspection process described later. And update the item code sent from the supplier device. Also, when the center item code 927 managed by the center 10 is changed by the supplier company or the like, processing is performed to update the item code sent from the supplier apparatus.

It should be noted, such as on-hand inventory quantity 941, the data to be updated in-house production management system, synchronized via a network, item registration table 9 01B is updated.

The item management information 901 is divided into a company registration table 901A and an item registration table 901B. However, the item management information 901 may integrate the two tables with the company ID 911 as a primary key.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the relationship between an item in the item registration table and a component that is a subordinate item thereof. The record in the first line of the item registration table 901B of FIG. 5 indicates the relationship between the item and the component as shown in 945A of FIG. This is the case, for example, when the subordinate item Y is purchased and combined with a material that can be manufactured in-house to make the item X. In the second record, a relationship as shown in 945B of FIG. 6 is shown. This is the case, for example, when purchasing the subordinate items Z1 and Z2 and creating the item Y. Since these relationships indicate a hierarchical structure of items provided by the company and subordinate items that require external procurement, they show procurement bill of material information indicating the hierarchical structure. The procurement bill of material information is hereinafter also referred to as "purchase BOM".

  As shown in the item registration table 901B, when a product is registered, parts and materials constituting the item are also registered as a procurement BOM. However, the procurement BOMs registered here remain in two levels. Since these tables are realized by database software, the tables are appropriately generated by the search query.

(3) Ordering and ordering function The ordering and ordering function is a function that posts a query related to ordering and ordering work, generates a table (hereinafter also referred to as "list"), and provides a screen or input to a buyer apparatus etc. is there. Hereinafter, an example of the ordering function when the center generates a screen will be described using a flowchart. FIG. 7 is an example of a flowchart for explaining the ordering / ordering process.

First, the buyer device selects an ordered part from the procurement BOM in the item registration table 901B (S101). Next, a search is performed on the order entry parts from the company registration table 901A, and a company list is generated and displayed (S102). Here, when a specific company is selected as a "supplier company" from the company list, the sales product list of the company is displayed. By the buyer apparatus, the buyer can confirm the specifications, delivery date, etc. of the product (parts) registered in the item registration table 901B.

  By the selection process of the buyer device, the ordering function generates the “ordered item list” with the company name-part name-specification feature and stores the information up to this point in the storage unit of the buyer device (S103). This enables the buyer to start the operation from this point of time when repeatedly ordering.

  The buyer inputs the quantity and the delivery date from the supplier list, selects the destination business office, and then presses the order confirmation button, whereby the buyer device 20 transmits the order confirmation information to the order confirmation screen, and the supply chain management The device 10 generates an order confirmation screen and displays it on the buyer device 10 (S104). In the order confirmation screen, the order information is displayed in the same format as the slip. When the confirmation button is pressed on the buyer device 20, the order identification number is issued, and the order is completed (S105). The buyer's order information is sent from the center 10 to the supplier's e-mail address, and when the supplier apparatus 20 presses a link to the order processing page, the supply chain management apparatus 10 generates an order processing page (S106).

  The order information includes item information and its item code in order to perform inspection processing to be described later.

  By the above series of processes, the buyer's order information is transmitted from the center 10 to the supplier device, and the supplier who supplies the buyer information (first company information), the component part information (second item information), and the component parts Order information 701 including a company (second company) is sent to the supply chain management device 10.

  The order processing page presents information such as buyer information, part specifications (second item information), quantity, delivery date, delivery location, and the like. The supplier confirms and the supplier apparatus 20 presses the order processing button to confirm the order (S107). The supply chain management device 10 notifies the buyer device 20 of the confirmed order by e-mail (S108), and ends the ordering and ordering process.

(4) Inspection Function In the flowchart shown in FIG. 7, the ordering process between the buyer and the supplier has been described. FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining an example of the flow of information between devices. With reference to FIG. 8, the above-mentioned order receiving and ordering process and the inspection process accompanying it will be described.
As shown in S101 to S105 of FIG. 7, the buyer device 20 performs an ordering operation on the center 10 to perform an ordering process. Next, order information is transmitted from the center 10 to the supplier apparatus (S106). At this time, the order information includes item information and an item code managed by the center 10. From the item information included in the order information, the item code, the delivery date response of the item, and the item code managed by the supplier are transmitted to the center 10 on the supplier side (S201).

  The center 10 determines whether the item code included in the delivery date response received from the supplier device 20 matches the item code included in the item registration table. If the two do not match, the process of updating the item code included in the item registration table is executed with the item code included in the delivery date response.

  Although not shown in the figure, the center 10 relays in the same way in the inspection processing that occurs when ordering between suppliers and sub-suppliers, so that the buyer side and the supplier side will be shipped, delivered, arrived, inspected, returned goods, Exchange information related to billing and payment.

(5) Supply Chain Bill of Material Generation Function In the background of the above-described ordering function, the supply chain management device 10 generates supply chain parts bill information with the order information of the high order items and the low order items as an event.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of supply chain parts list information. In FIG. 9, 601A is one in which the columns and records of the company registration table 901A and the item registration table 901B are selected based on the order information. Necessary to evaluate the structure of the supply chain and its stability such as company name 915, center item code 927, item name 933, component parts 945, inventory quantity 941 and business address 919, etc. Data is selected.

  FIG. 10 is an example showing the supply chain parts list information shown in FIG. 9 according to the hierarchical structure of parts. As shown in FIG. 10, in FIG. 6, although the relationship was directly related to the supplier (primary supplier), the indirect supplier (secondary supplier) who directly makes a transaction with the supplier is also , Get structured information.

  As described above, supply chain parts bill information is generated in which indirect suppliers and subordinate items are related, so that supply chain risk manifestation or supply chain stability evaluation is provided.

  Further, since the stock quantity 941 also indicates the on-hand stock of subordinate items, the buyer can know the on-hand stock quantity, which makes it easy to predict the delivery date.

  Further, although not shown in FIG. 10, since the supply chain parts bill information 601A also includes a center item code 927, a search for a company providing similar items is performed when an event of supply chain disruption occurs. It will be possible.

  Furthermore, by showing business geographical information by business address 919, it is possible to search for a company close to company B when there are multiple companies offering similar items at the event of supply chain disruption. it can.

  FIG. 11 is an example showing the supply chain parts bill information shown in FIG. 9 according to the hierarchical structure of a company. Since the relationship between companies is also known, indirect suppliers that were unknown can be grouped and known.

  FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of the relationship of supply chain parts bill information in the supply chain. In supply chain 1, the supply chain parts list shown in FIG. 10 or FIG. 11 is not necessarily located at the end product of supply chain 1, but is located in the middle of the supply chain as shown in 1002. May be The actual position of the supply chain parts bill in the supply chain is determined by the ordering positions of the buyers and suppliers using the supply chain management device 10.

  Further, when the downstream side of 1001 is an internal supply chain and the upstream side is an external supply chain, this supply chain management device is disposed in the external supply chain where ordering processing occurs.

(6) Traceability Information Generation Function The supply chain management device 10 can also obtain traceability of an individual item in the supply chain by adding traceability information to the individual item identification code described above.

  FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of traceability information. The traceability information 801 includes an individual item identification code 809, an order identification number 811 and a route / date 813. A route / date 811 is a distribution channel of a product, which is a company name 913 handling the product and a shipping date of the item at the company, and can be set in plurality. Used in the supply chain, added to traceability information, individual ordering information, etc.

4. Hardware Configuration FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the supply chain management device. The supply chain management device 10 shown in FIG. 3 includes a processing unit 12, a main storage unit 14A, an auxiliary storage unit 14B such as a hard disk or a solid state drive (SSD), a drive unit 15 for reading data from a storage medium 900, A communication unit 19 such as a network interface card is provided, and these components are connected to one another by a bus 20. The supply chain management device 10 is connected to an external display 16 as an output device and an input device 17 such as a keyboard or a mouse. The storage unit corresponds to the main storage unit 14A or the auxiliary storage unit 14B.

  The storage medium 900 may store the supply chain management program 501, the item management information 901, the supply chain parts list information 601, the order information 701, and the traceability information 801 shown in FIG. These data are stored in the storage unit 12 as shown in FIG.

  Further, although the above description is limited to hardware called computer, the supply chain management device 10 may be a virtual server of a data center.

  Also, the buyer device 20, the supplier device 30, and the sub-supplier device 40 may have the same hardware configuration as the supply chain management device 10. However, in this case, the storage unit of each device stores a supply chain management program 501 and a program having an interface function.

  The embodiments described above are merely typical examples, and the combinations, variations and variations of the components of the respective embodiments are apparent to those skilled in the art, and those skilled in the art can understand the principles and claims of the present invention. It will be appreciated that various modifications of the above-described embodiments can be made without departing from the scope of the described invention.

10 Supply Chain Management Device 20 Buyer Device 30 Supplier Device 40 Sub Supplier Device 501 Supply Chain Management Program 601 Supply Chain Parts List Information 701 Order Information 801 Traceability Information 901 Item Management Information 901A Company Registration Table 901B Item Management Table

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A supply chain management device that manages a supply chain that delivers parts supplied from a supplier company to a buyer company,
The supply chain management apparatus comprises an apparatus related to a company in the supply chain, and a communication unit connected via a network.
Upper item information on upper items which are parts, materials, or products, lower item information on lower items which are parts or materials constituting at least a part of the upper items, company information on companies providing the upper items, and, a procurement bill information indicating at least composed hierarchical structure from the lower material and the upper item, as well as association with each other, with is associated with the upper parts th for managing items in the enterprise A storage unit that stores item management information including an item code of
A second item transmitted from a first device regarding a first company that supplies a first item corresponding to the upper item, and also including first company information about the first company and the second item corresponding to the lower item of the first item A process of storing, in the storage unit, first order information including at least second item information on the second item and second company information on a second company that supplies the second item;
A second apparatus transmitted from the second apparatus relating to the second company, and supplies the second company information, third item information regarding a third item corresponding to the subordinate item of the second item, and the third item A process of storing, in the storage unit, second order information including at least third company information related to three companies;
Based on the first order information, as a key the first corporate information in the item management information, the first item and the upper material, the first raised parts table information of the second item and the lower material Process to get
Based on the second order information, said keyed by the second enterprise information in item management information, the second item and the upper material, the second raised parts table information of the third item to the lower item Process to get
A hierarchical structure of the first item, the second item, and the third item is configured using the acquired first and second procurement parts list information, and each item is the first company information, the second company information, and executes a process of generating a third company information and supply chain bill information are related each includes a processor, a
The processing unit further
In the item management information, a process of the center material number for managing the material supply chain Manejime cement device corresponding to the item code, and generates,
The first order information including the item code in the first order information and the second order information, and the first order information including the item code , and the second order information are included in the second apparatus and the third party. Control the communication unit to transmit to the third device relating to
Wherein the item code related to the second item in the second order promising information returned from the device, to determine a match item code relating to the second company included in the item management information, if not match, delivery A supply chain management device that executes processing of updating an item code of the item management information with an item code included in answer information . The item management information includes on-hand inventory quantity data associated with the upper item,
The processing unit executes processing of synchronizing, via the communication unit, the on-hand inventory quantity held by the device related to a company in the supply chain and the on-hand inventory quantity data of the item management information,
The Supply Chain parts table information generation processing, the backward item, relating the hand stock quantity data of companies that provide the lower item, and generating the supply chain parts table information, according to claim 1 Supply chain management equipment. The item management information includes location information of the first company,
The location information is related, supply chain management apparatus according to claim 1 or 2 in the enterprise information of each item included in the supply chain parts table information. The supply chain parts bill information and the item management information are related using the center item code as a key,
The supply chain management apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein the processing unit executes a process of outputting company information that supplies an item associated with the center item code. The supply chain management according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , wherein the processing unit executes a process of generating traceability information in which the center item code is associated with the path information of the individual item of the lower item. apparatus. What is claimed is: 1. A supply chain management system comprising an apparatus for managing a supply chain that delivers parts supplied from a supplier company to a buyer company, and an apparatus for a company that is a supplier or a buyer.
First company information on the first company related to the first company that supplies the first item corresponding to the high-order item of the high-order item that is any of parts, materials, and products; and the low-order item of the first item A first apparatus for transmitting first order information including at least second item information on a second item corresponding to and a second company information on a second company supplying the second item;
A third item information related to a second company that supplies the second item, the third item information about a third item corresponding to the second item and the second item, and a third item information that is related to the third item; A second apparatus for transmitting second order information including at least third company information on three companies;
A supply chain management system comprising: the supply chain management device according to any one of claims 1 to 5 . A supply chain management method for use in a supply chain management apparatus for managing a supply chain that delivers parts supplied from a supplier company to a buyer company, comprising:
The supply chain management apparatus includes a processing unit, a storage unit, and a communication unit, and is connected to an apparatus related to a company in the supply chain via the communication unit.
The storage unit is
Upper item information on upper items which are parts, materials, or products, lower item information on lower items which are parts or materials constituting at least a part of the upper items, company information on companies providing the upper items, And storing the procurement parts table information indicating the hierarchical structure including at least the upper item and the lower item in association with each other and associating the upper item with the upper item, and managing the item in the company the including item management information an item code, stores,
The processing unit is
A second item transmitted from a first device regarding a first company that supplies a first item corresponding to the upper item, and also including first company information about the first company and the second item corresponding to the lower item of the first item Storing, in the storage unit, first order information including at least second item information on the second item and second company information on a second company that supplies the second item;
A second apparatus transmitted from the second apparatus relating to the second company, and supplies the second company information, third item information regarding a third item corresponding to the subordinate item of the second item, and the third item Storing in the storage unit second order information including at least third company information related to three companies;
Based on the first order information, as a key the first corporate information in the item management information, the first item and the upper material, the first raised part table the second item and the lower material Process of acquiring information,
Based on the second order information, as a key the second enterprise information in the item management information, the second item and the upper material, the second raised part table the third item and the lower material Process of acquiring information,
A hierarchical structure of the first item, the second item, and the third item is configured using the acquired first and second procurement parts list information, and each item is the first company information, the second A process of generating supply chain parts list information respectively associated with the company information and the third company information,
In the item management information, a step of the center material number, and generates managing the material supply chain Manejime cement device corresponding to the item code,
The first order information including the item code in the first order information and the second order information, and the first order information including the item code , and the second order information are included in the second apparatus and the third party. Controlling the communication unit to transmit to the third device related to the operation, and
Wherein the item code related to the second item in the second order promising information returned from the device, to determine a match item code relating to the second company included in the item management information, if not match, delivery The supply chain management method which performs the process of updating the item code of said item management information by the item code contained in reply information . The item management information includes on-hand inventory quantity data associated with the upper item,
The processing unit executes, via the communication unit, a step of synchronizing the on-hand inventory quantity data held by the apparatus pertaining to the company in the supply chain with the on-hand inventory quantity data of the item management information. ,
The Supply Chain parts table information generation step, the backward item, relating the hand stock quantity data of companies that provide the lower item, and generating the supply chain parts table information, according to claim 7 Supply chain management method. The item management information includes location information of the first company,
9. The supply chain management method according to claim 7 , wherein the location information is associated with business information of each item included in the supply chain parts bill information. The supply chain parts bill information and the item management information are related using the center item code as a key,
The supply chain management method according to any one of claims 7 to 9 , wherein the processing unit executes a step of outputting company information for supplying an item associated with the center item code. The supply chain management according to any one of claims 7 to 10 , wherein the processing unit executes a step of generating traceability information in which the center item code is associated with the route information of the individual item of the lower item. Method. A supply chain management program for supply chain management used in a supply chain management apparatus that manages a supply chain that delivers parts supplied from a supplier company to a buyer company,
The supply chain management apparatus includes a processing unit, a storage unit, and a communication unit, and is connected to an apparatus related to a company in the supply chain via the communication unit.
The storage unit is
Upper item information on upper items which are parts, materials, or products, lower item information on lower items which are parts or materials constituting at least a part of the upper items, company information on companies providing the upper items, And storing the procurement parts table information indicating the hierarchical structure including at least the upper item and the lower item in association with each other and associating the upper item with the upper item, and managing the item in the company the including item management information an item code, stores,
In the processing unit,
A second item transmitted from a first device regarding a first company that supplies a first item corresponding to the upper item, and also including first company information about the first company and the second item corresponding to the lower item of the first item A process of storing, in the storage unit, first order information including at least second item information on the second item and second company information on a second company that supplies the second item;
A second apparatus transmitted from the second apparatus relating to the second company, and supplies the second company information, third item information regarding a third item corresponding to the subordinate item of the second item, and the third item A process of storing, in the storage unit, second order information including at least third company information related to three companies;
Based on the first order information, as a key the first corporate information in the item management information, the first item and the upper material, the first raised part table the second item and the lower material Process to get information,
Based on the second order information, as a key the second enterprise information in the item management information, the second item and the upper material, the second raised part table the third item and the lower material Process to get information,
A hierarchical structure of the first item, the second item, and the third item is configured using the acquired first and second procurement parts list information, and each item is the first company information, the second Processing to generate supply chain parts list information which is respectively associated with company information and third company information;
In the item management information, the center material number for managing the material supply chain Manejime cement device corresponding to the item code, generating processing,
The first order information including the item code in the first order information and the second order information, and the first order information including the item code , and the second order information are included in the second apparatus and the third party. Control the communication unit to transmit to the third device relating to
Wherein the item code related to the second item in the second order promising information returned from the device, to determine a match item code relating to the second company included in the item management information, if not match, delivery A supply chain management program, which executes processing of updating an item code of the item management information with an item code included in response information . The item management information includes on-hand inventory quantity data associated with the upper item,
The processing unit executes processing for synchronizing, via the communication unit, on-hand inventory quantity data held by a device related to a company in the supply chain and on-hand inventory quantity data of the item management information. ,
The Supply Chain parts table information generation processing, the backward item, relating the hand stock quantity data of companies that provide the lower item, and generating the supply chain parts table information, according to claim 12 Supply chain management program. The item management information includes location information of the first company,
The supply chain management program according to claim 12 or 13 , wherein the location information is associated with business information of each of the items included in the supply chain parts bill information. The supply chain parts bill information and the item management information are related using the center item code as a key,
The supply chain management program according to any one of claims 12 to 14 , wherein the processing unit executes a process of outputting company information that supplies an item associated with the center item code. The supply chain management according to any one of claims 12 to 15 , wherein the processing unit executes a process of generating traceability information in which the center item code is associated with the route information of the individual item of the lower item. program. A recording medium storing the supply chain management program according to claim 12 .

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