KR20000024494A - Service apparatus and method for delivering goods with internet network - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A merchandise delivery service apparatus using a computer communication network and a method for the same is provided to manage systematically merchandise information ordered from clients and client information by using an internet network, a storage unit, and a web server. CONSTITUTION: A merchandise delivery service apparatus using a computer communication network comprises an internet network(200), a storage unit(400), and a web server(300). The storage unit stores merchandise information, ordering information, stock information, and delivery information managed by electronic commercial transaction entrepreneurs(110,120,130) through the internet network. The web server records orders received from a multitude of entrepreneurs through the internet network to an ordering information database of the storage unit, classifies and collects the ordering information and provides delivery commands for ordered articles on the basis of the ordering information, the stock information, and the delivery information of the storage unit(400).

Description

SERVICE APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DELIVERING GOODS WITH INTERNET NETWORK}

The present invention relates to a product delivery service using a computer communication network, and more specifically, using a computer communication network that can collectively manage inventory, ordering and delivery of goods ordered from a user through a plurality of e-commerce operators A device and method for delivering goods are provided.

Recently, as the peripheral technology for the Internet communication, that is, the computer system, software, communication line, etc. has been developed rapidly, the Internet shopping that can purchase goods through the Internet at home is becoming common.

In response to the demands of consumers, the number of Internet shopping malls that provide information on various products of manufacturers on the Internet and act on their orders and sales is increasing.

However, in reality, Internet shopping mall companies cannot handle all the products. Even if a particular internet shopping mall company wants to handle all the products, the logistical costs of storing, ordering, and ordering management for the processing of the goods can not be handled by the internet shopping mall. It becomes a factor to make.

As a result, most internet shopping malls handle products within a very limited range, and storage, inventory, and order management are handled separately for each company, so the efficiency of shopping mall operation is not very high. .

The present invention proposed to solve the above-described problem, an apparatus and method for delivering goods using a computer communication network that can collectively manage inventory, ordering and delivery of goods ordered from a user through a plurality of e-commerce operators The purpose is to provide.

1 is a view showing the configuration of a product delivery service apparatus using a computer communication network according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a view showing in more detail the configuration of a product delivery service apparatus using a computer communication network shown in FIG.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a product delivery service method using a computer communication network according to an embodiment of the present invention; And

4 is a flowchart illustrating an ordering step in a product delivery service method using a computer communication network according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

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10, 20, 30: user computer system

110, 120, 130: E-commerce operators

200: Internet network

300: web server

400: storage device

500: Supplier

600: Logistics Center

Product delivery service apparatus using a computer communication network according to the present invention for achieving the above object, the Internet network, standard information about products handled by a number of electronic commerce operators, order information for the products, the product A storage device for recording inventory information for the products and the shipping information for the goods as a database, and an order request received from the plurality of e-commerce providers through the Internet network in the order information database of the storage device. Classify and aggregate these order information, and issue a delivery and delivery order for goods requested by the plurality of e-commerce providers based on the standard information database, inventory information database, and shipment information database of the storage device. To provide to distribution center It includes a server with a Web program.

Product delivery service method using a computer communication network according to the present invention for achieving the above object, the order information, standard information, ordering information, inventory information, shipping information for goods handled by the Internet and a number of electronic commerce operators And a web-server having a storage device for recording minimum order information and safety stock information as a database, and a program for delivering a service to a user for goods ordered from the plurality of e-commerce providers through the Internet network. In an environment in which the order information is provided from the plurality of e-commerce providers, classifying and counting the order information, and based on the standard information, inventory information and shipping information database, the plurality of e-commerce providers Order and issue delivery and delivery orders for the items requested. Providing to the supplier or distribution center.

At this time, the order request from the plurality of e-commerce providers, including order ID information, order quantity information, product information, item information, member information and delivery information for the goods ordered from the user, the standard information database is Each product handled by a plurality of e-commerce providers has at least product information, attribute information, single item information, member information, content information, and link information, and the storage device is provided to products handled by the e-commerce provider. Each of the minimum order database and the safety inventory for the database further includes.

In addition, when the web-server receives an order request from the plurality of e-commerce providers, the product information database is searched, and when the ordered product is a product handled by a distribution center, the web server sends the release and delivery instructions to the distribution center. If the ordered product is a product handled by the supplier, the release and delivery order is provided to the supplier. The web-server provides an order to the supplier when the estimated order amount for the ordered product exceeds the minimum order amount of the ordered product.

According to such an apparatus and method, when a plurality of e-commerce operators transmit the goods and customer information ordered from the customer to the web server of the product management company through the Internet network, the web-server can Direct delivery and delivery orders to the supplier or distribution center. In addition, the web-server automatically instructs the supplier whether or not to place the order of the goods by checking the stock of the ordered goods on the basis of various databases of the storage device every time the goods are ordered. Accordingly, the plurality of electronic commerce operators can minimize the logistics cost according to the storage and inventory management of the goods, and the storage, inventory and order management of the handled goods are not limited by the handling items according to the separate company.

Hereinafter, an apparatus and method for delivering goods using a computer communication network according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4.

1 is a view showing the configuration of a product delivery service apparatus using a computer communication network according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the order information requested by the e-commerce provider 100 is provided to the web-server 300 operated by the product manager through the Internet network 200. The web-server 300 searches for a storage device 400 in which various information related to a product to be handled in response to the order information from the e-commerce provider 100 is stored in a database. According to the search result, the web-server 300 transmits a delivery and delivery command of the goods ordered to the supplier 500 or the distribution center 600. Here, the storage device 400, as shown in Figure 2, product information, single item information, content information, attribute information, member information, link information, order information, shipping information, minimum order information, order information, inventory Information and safety inventory information databases 410, 412, 414, 416, 418, 420, 422, 424, 426, 428, 430, 432.

The goods delivery service device shown in FIG. 1 will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 2. FIG. 2 is a view showing in more detail the configuration of a product delivery service apparatus using a computer communication network shown in FIG.

Referring to FIG. 2, a plurality of electronic commerce providers 110, 120, and 130 have product information, member information, single item information, and order information database 140, 150, 160, and 170 about a product to be handled.

When the plurality of e-commerce providers 110, 120, and 130 receives an order of a product from a plurality of users 10, 20, and 30, the product information and member information databases 140 and 150 are searched to order the product. The order information including the member information related to the user and the product information related to the ordered product is transmitted to the web-server 300. At this time, the order information is composed of order ID information, order quantity information, product information, single item information, member information and delivery information.

The web-server 300 records order information received from the plurality of e-commerce providers 110, 120, and 130 in the order information database 422 of the storage device 400.

Next, the web-server 300 searches the product information database 410 of the storage device 400 based on the product information of the order information received from the plurality of e-commerce providers 110, 120, 130. . According to the search result, the web-server 300 provides a delivery and delivery command for the ordered goods to the supplier 500 or the distribution center 600.

On the other hand, the web-server 300, when the order request of the goods occurs, the current inventory of the ordered goods by searching the delivery information, order information and inventory information database (424, 428, 430) of the storage device 400 Check

Then, the web-server 300 searches the safety inventory information database 432, and provides the ordering orders of goods ordered by the user to the supplier 500 in consideration of the checked current inventory. do.

At this time, the web-server 300 searches the minimum order quantity information database 426, and provides the order order when the estimated order amount for the ordered product exceeds the minimum order amount of the ordered product. The ordered amount is calculated by subtracting the current inventory from the safety stock of the ordered product, and subtracting the ordered quantity of the ordered product from the subtracted value.

The product delivery service method using a computer communication network according to the present invention will now be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a product delivery service method using a computer communication network according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 4 is an ordering step in the product delivery service method using a computer communication network according to an embodiment of the present invention It is a flowchart for explaining.

3 and 4, the web-server 300 receives order information of goods from the plurality of e-commerce providers 110, 120, and 130 (step S100). At this time, the order information is composed of order ID information, order quantity information, product information, single item information, member information and delivery information.

Next, the web-server 300 records the order information in the order information database 422 of the storage device 400, and then classifies / aggregates the order information (step S102).

The web-server 300 searches the product information database 410 of the storage device 400 based on the product information in the order information from the plurality of e-commerce providers 110, 120, and 130. As a result, it is checked whether the ordered product is a product handled by the distribution center 600 (step S103).

If the ordered product is a product handled by the distribution center 600, the web-server 300 is the distribution center 600 among the order information received from the plurality of e-commerce providers (110, 120, 130) Order information for the goods handled in step (S104), and then issued the delivery and delivery command of the goods ordered to the distribution center (600) (step S106).

Subsequently, the distribution center 600 instructs the carrier to deliver the ordered goods in response to the delivery and delivery instruction from the web-server 300 (step S108). Then, the transport company outputs a delivery plan in response to the delivery command from the distribution center 600 (step S110), and by delivering the ordered goods to the user, that is, the customer, the customer is the plurality of e-commerce providers 110 , 120 and 130 to receive the ordered goods (steps S112 and 114).

On the contrary, as a result of searching the product information database 410 of the storage device 400, if the goods ordered in steps S100 and S102 are not goods handled by the distribution center 600, the web-server 300 ) Aggregates order information for products handled by the supplier 500 among the order information received from the plurality of e-commerce providers 110, 120, and 130 (step S116), and the supplier ( 500) issues an order to release and deliver the ordered goods (step S118).

Subsequently, the supplier 500 outputs a delivery plan in response to the delivery and delivery command from the web-server 300 (step S120), and instructs the carrier to deliver the ordered goods (step S122). ).

In addition, the carrier delivers the ordered goods to a user, that is, a customer, in response to a delivery order from the supplier 500, thereby allowing the customer to order the goods through the plurality of e-commerce providers 110, 120, and 130. (Step S124, 126).

Next, referring to FIG. 4, when the web-server 300 requests an order of goods from the plurality of e-commerce providers 110, 120, and 130, shipping information and ordering information of the storage device 400 are provided. The inventory information and the safety stock information database 424, 428, 430, 432 are searched to check the current stock quantity of the ordered product, and an estimated ordering amount of the ordered product is calculated (steps S200, 202, 204).

In this case, the estimated order amount is subtracted from the current inventory of the ordered product searched in the inventory information database 430 from the safety inventory of the ordered product searched in the safety inventory information database 432, and the ordered amount It is calculated by subtracting an order amount of the ordered product retrieved from the information database 428.

The web-server 300 searches the minimum order quantity database 426 of the storage device 400 to extract minimum order amount information of the ordered goods, and the estimated order amount calculated in step S204 exceeds the minimum order amount. It is checked whether it is (step S206).

If the scheduled order amount of the ordered product does not exceed the minimum order quantity, the web-server 300 returns to step S204.

If the scheduled order amount of the ordered product exceeds the minimum order amount, the web-server 300 stores the ordering information of the ordered product in the ordering information database 428 (step S208).

Next, when the order management operation of the ordered goods is completed (step S210), the web-server 300 calculates and corrects the integrated ordering amount for placing the ordered goods to be ordered (step S212). In step S214, order processing of the ordered goods is processed.

As such, when the ordering of the web-server 300 for the ordered goods is completed, the supplier 500 outputs a delivery plan, a tax invoice, etc. (step S216), and receives the ordered goods. Are delivered to the distribution center 600 (step S218).

According to the apparatus and method as described above, when a plurality of e-commerce operators transmit the goods and customer information ordered from the customer to the web server of the merchandise management company via the Internet network, the web-server according to the ordered goods Direct orders for delivery and delivery of goods to suppliers or distribution centers.

In addition, the web-server automatically instructs the supplier whether or not to place the order of the goods by checking the stock of the ordered goods on the basis of various databases of the storage device every time the goods are ordered.

Accordingly, the plurality of electronic commerce operators can minimize the logistics cost according to the storage and inventory management of the goods, and the storage, inventory and order management of the handled goods are not limited by the handling items according to the separate company.

Although the above has been described with reference to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, those skilled in the art will be variously modified and changed within the scope of the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention described in the claims below. I can understand that you can.

Claims (15)

Internet network; A storage device for recording standard information on goods handled by a plurality of e-commerce providers, order information on the goods, stock information on the goods, and shipping information on the goods as a database; And Order requests received from the plurality of e-commerce providers through the Internet network are recorded in the order information database of the storage device, the order information is sorted and aggregated, the standard information database of the storage device, the stock information database, and the release of the order. A commodity using a computer communication network comprising a web-server having a program for providing a delivery or delivery order for a commodity requested from a plurality of e-commerce providers to a supplier or a distribution center based on an information database. Delivery service device. The method of claim 1, wherein the order requests from the plurality of e-commerce providers include order ID information, order quantity information, product information, single item information, member information, and delivery information for products ordered from a user. Goods delivery service device using a computer communication network. The computer as claimed in claim 2, wherein the standard information database has at least product information, attribute information, single item information, member information, content information, and link information for each of the products handled by the plurality of electronic commerce providers. Goods delivery service device using a communication network. 4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the storage device further includes a minimum order database and a safe stock database for products handled by the e-commerce provider. The web-server according to claim 4, wherein the web-server retrieves the current stock state of the corresponding product from the inventory information database based on the product and the item information on the ordered product, and compares the retrieved current inventory with the safety stock. And providing a purchase order to the supplier. 6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the ordering instruction is provided to the supplier when the estimated order amount for the ordered product exceeds the minimum order amount of the ordered product. The computer-based communication network of claim 6, wherein the estimated order amount is calculated by subtracting a current stock amount from the safety stock of the ordered product, and subtracting an existing order amount of the ordered product from the subtracted value. Goods delivery service device. The delivery and delivery instruction of claim 5, wherein the web-server searches for the product information database when an order request is received from the plurality of electronic commerce providers, and when the ordered product is a product handled by a distribution center. Providing to the distribution center and, if the ordered product is a product handled by a supplier, providing the release and delivery command to the supplier. The Internet, a storage device for recording order information, standard information, ordering information, inventory information, shipping information, minimum order information, and safety stock information for products handled by a plurality of e-commerce providers as a database; Product delivery service method using a computer communication network in an environment comprising a web-server with a program for delivering services to the user to order goods from the plurality of e-commerce operators through, Receiving order information from the plurality of e-commerce providers; Classifying and counting the order information; And Providing a delivery or delivery command for a product requested for an order from the plurality of e-commerce providers to a supplier or a distribution center based on the standard information, stock information and a shipment information database. Used goods delivery service method. 10. The method of claim 9, wherein the order requests from the plurality of e-commerce providers include order ID information, order quantity information, product information, single item information, member information, and delivery information about goods ordered from a user. A product delivery service method using a computer communication network. The computer of claim 10, wherein the standard information database has at least product information, attribute information, single item information, member information, content information, and link information for each of the products handled by the plurality of electronic commerce providers. Goods delivery service method using a communication network. The method of claim 9, further comprising: retrieving a stock state of the corresponding product from the inventory information database based on the product and the item information on the ordered product; Comparing the retrieved inventory with safety stock information and ordering information of the ordered goods; And And providing an order to the supplier according to the comparison result. 13. The method of claim 12, wherein the order order is provided to the supplier when the estimated order amount for the ordered product exceeds the minimum order amount of the ordered product. The product using the computer communication network of claim 13, wherein the estimated order amount is calculated by subtracting the stock of ash from the safety stock of the ordered product, and subtracting the order amount of the ordered product from the subtracted value. Delivery service method. 10. The method of claim 9, wherein the issue and delivery order step, If an order request is received from the plurality of e-commerce providers, searching for the ordered product in the product information database and checking whether the ordered product is a product handled by a distribution center; If the product is handled by the distribution center, providing the delivery and delivery instruction for the ordered product to the distribution center; And If the ordered product is not a product handled by the distribution center, providing the delivery and delivery instruction for the ordered goods to the supplier, characterized in that it comprises a computer communication network .