KR20190107787A - Real-time inventory management system through integrated virtual logistics warehouse of manufacturers and partners - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is a real-time inventory management system which can manage systematic inventory between manufacturers and partners. According to the present invention, the smart inventory management system comprises: a manufacturer logistics center server managing inventory information of a manufacturer logistics center; a partner logistics center server managing the inventory information of a partner inventory center; and a smart logistics center server receiving each of the inventory information from the manufacturer logistics center server and the partner logistics center server. The smart logistics center server can manage a virtual integrated logistics center which integrates the inventory information of the manufacturer logistics center server and the inventory information of the partner logistics center server.

Description

Real-time inventory management system through integrated virtual logistics warehouse of manufacturers and partners}

The present invention relates to an inventory management system, and more particularly, to a real-time inventory management system through an integrated virtual logistics warehouse of manufacturers and partners.

In general, the goods produced at the factory must go through several stages of logistics to be delivered to consumers who purchase the goods. Of course, the actual logistics process may vary depending on the type of goods sold, but if the goods are produced in a production factory, the goods are mounted in a container by a certain quantity, and then transported around the country by transportation such as trucks. The goods are transferred to the logistics center of the logistics company in the area, and each logistics center transfers the goods back to the local distributors or collection boxes, and finally, the goods are delivered to retailers or consumers.

In particular, during the logistics process, the goods are often stored in warehouses, such as distribution centers, until they are finally delivered to retailers or consumers after they are shipped from the factory. Accurately grasping the status of incoming and outgoing goods in and out of the warehouse, or the status of inventory currently loaded in the warehouse will be the most important aspect of logistics management.

Recently, as the purchase of online goods on wired and wireless communication networks has increased rapidly, online companies such as social commerce have been increasingly shipped from their own distribution centers and delivered to consumers. At this time, a company that supplies the goods becomes a supplier, and a company that receives goods from several suppliers becomes a manufacturer.

Since the manufacturer's distribution center does not know when the customer will place an order, it is generally formed relatively large because the goods have to be loaded for a certain period of time. In case of excessive supply of goods from suppliers for fear of exhaustion of goods, it takes up unnecessary space in the distribution center. On the other hand, in order to prevent unnecessary waste of space, if a supplier asks for re-delivery after a product is exhausted, the time required for manufacturing and delivery may cause the customer to fail to supply the product at the required time. In addition, the supplier does not know when there will be a re-delivery request from the manufacturer, and will always have an excess of stock to re-deliver quickly. Therefore, it is important that a proper size of goods should be provided at all times, and it is necessary to receive the goods from a partner and maintain the right sized goods before all the items are exhausted.

Recently, there have been various attempts to introduce an automated system to manage the inventory status of logistics warehouse. For example, attempts are made to use technologies that enable the use of smartphones owned by workers or managers in logistics centers to manage logistics collection, delivery, or delivery.

However, the prior art is only limited to inventory management in a single distribution center, there is a problem that can not manage the inventory in consideration of the logistics of manufacturers and partners in real time.

In addition, because the inventory consumption of the manufacturer is inconsistent, there is a problem that overlapping inventory between the manufacturer and the supplier inevitably occurs. For example, in a regular order that replenishes inventory every Friday, the supplier will not know the actual inventory consumption of the manufacturer, so they will stack up and prepare inventory for delivery by the preset maximum reserves each Friday. . However, if the manufacturer did not use that much inventory, that unused inventory would remain redundant.

Korea Patent Registration KR 10-1516066

An object of the present specification is to provide a real-time inventory management system capable of organic inventory management between manufacturers and suppliers.

The present specification is not limited to the above-mentioned task, and other tasks not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

Smart inventory management system according to the present specification for solving the above problems, the manufacturer logistics center server for managing the inventory information of the manufacturer distribution center; A partner logistics center server for managing inventory information of the partner logistics centers; And a smart distribution center server for receiving inventory information from the manufacturer distribution center server and the partner logistics center server, respectively, wherein the smart distribution center server includes stock information of the manufacturer distribution center and the partner company. You can manage a virtual integrated distribution center that integrates the distribution information of the distribution center.

The manufacturer distribution center server, the sensor unit for measuring the presence of the goods stored in each item storage place and the quantity of the article; And an inventory calculation unit configured to calculate information on the inventory amount of the item through the value output from the sensor unit.

The manufacturer's distribution center server or a partner's logistics center server may manage inventory information measured using a barcode, QR code or RFID.

In addition, the manufacturer logistics center server or partner logistics center server, WMS (Warehouse Management System), MES (Manufacturing Execution System) or ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) may include.

The manufacturer logistics center server or partner logistics center server, the sensor unit for measuring the presence and quantity of goods stored in each item storage place; And an inventory calculation unit configured to calculate information on the inventory amount of the item through the value output from the sensor unit.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the smart distribution center server may output an order to the partner logistics center server when the inventory amount of the manufacturer distribution center corresponds to a preset reorder point. In this case, the order order may be an order amount corresponding to the shortage amount excluding the current inventory amount from the maximum inventory amount preset for the corresponding item in the virtual integrated logistics center. Further, the smart distribution center server may output a production command as much as the shortage of the maximum inventory amount of the partner logistics center set in advance to the partner logistics center server when the stock of the partner logistics center is less than the shortage.

According to one embodiment of the present specification, the smart distribution center server limits the average inventory amount from a preset maximum inventory amount within a preset procurement period when the article is a fixed quantity ordered product, and the sum of the safety stock amount and the average inventory amount during the procurement period. You can set the reorder point with.

According to another embodiment of the present specification, the smart distribution center server adds the current inventory and the inventory in transit from the maximum inventory held by adding the demand during the ordering interval, the demand during the procurement period, and the safety inventory during the ordering interval. The order amount can be calculated by excluding values. In this case, the safety inventory may be a value obtained by multiplying the minimum demand from the maximum demand by the limited amount of the order and the procurement period.

According to another embodiment of the present specification, the smart distribution center server may determine the amount of current stock and in-transit stock at the maximum inventory held by adding the demand during the ordering interval, the demand during the procurement period, and the safety stock when the article is a regular ordered article. The order amount can be calculated by excluding the total value. In this case, the safety inventory may be predetermined by agreement of the manufacturer and the supplier.

Other specific details of the invention are included in the detailed description and drawings.

According to an aspect of the present disclosure, it is possible to prevent the waste of space and costs due to unnecessary inventory and damage due to inventory shortage.

According to another aspect of the present disclosure, it is possible to reduce the cost of investing in the ordering of the manufacturer and procurement of the supplier.

According to another aspect of the present disclosure, the supplier may prevent unnecessary production through real-time inventory exhaustion monitoring of the manufacturer.

According to another aspect of the present specification, the consumption and the production of inventory of the manufacturer and the partner may be linked.

According to another aspect of the present specification, the production order between the manufacturer and the supplier is automated, so that the ordering and procurement work disappears. Supplier's own production planning and production instructions will disappear.

Effects of the present invention are not limited to the effects mentioned above, and other effects not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

1 is a reference diagram schematically illustrating a configuration of a smart inventory management system according to the present specification.
2 is a reference diagram for calculating a re-ordering point of a quantitative order according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
3 is a reference diagram for calculating an order amount of a regular order according to another embodiment of the present specification.
4 is a reference diagram of a usage environment of the smart inventory management system according to the present specification.

Advantages and features of the invention disclosed herein, and methods of achieving them will be apparent with reference to the embodiments described below in detail in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. However, the present disclosure is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but may be implemented in various forms, and the present embodiments are merely provided to make the disclosure of the present disclosure complete, and those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present disclosure belongs. It is provided to fully inform the skilled person (hereinafter, "the person in charge") the scope of the present specification, the scope of the present specification is defined only by the scope of the claims.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the scope of the present disclosure. In this specification, the singular also includes the plural unless specifically stated otherwise in the phrase. As used herein, "comprises" and / or "comprising" does not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other components in addition to the mentioned components. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout, and "and / or" includes each and all combinations of one or more of the mentioned components. Although "first", "second", etc. are used to describe various components, these components are of course not limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one component from another. Therefore, of course, the first component mentioned below may be a second component within the technical spirit of the present invention.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms used in the present specification (including technical and scientific terms) may be used in a sense that can be commonly understood by those skilled in the art to which this specification belongs. In addition, terms that are defined in a commonly used dictionary are not ideally or excessively interpreted unless they are specifically defined clearly.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a reference diagram schematically illustrating a configuration of a smart inventory management system according to the present specification.

1, the smart inventory management system according to the present specification is a manufacturer logistics center server for managing inventory information of the manufacturer logistics center, partner logistics center server for managing the inventory information of the partner logistics center and the manufacturer logistics center server and the It may include a smart distribution center server for receiving each inventory information from the partner logistics center server.

In the present specification, the manufacturer means a subject receiving a product from a supplier, and the supplier means a subject delivering a product to the manufacturer. Therefore, the manufacturer and the supplier are relatively determined by the goods delivery relationship, and are not determined by the specific goods, the sales method of the goods, and the like.

The smart distribution center server may manage a virtual integrated distribution center that integrates inventory information of the manufacturer distribution center and inventory information of the partner logistics center.

The manufacturer's distribution center server and the partner's logistics center may be referred to as so-called automated management logistics warehouse. In other words, information on the type of goods in the distribution center, inventory status (remaining quantity), receipt date, consumption speed, etc. are managed by computerized data on each server.

To this end, the manufacturer's distribution center server, the sensor for measuring the presence of the goods stored in each item storage location and the quantity of the article and the inventory for calculating the information on the stock of the goods through the value output from the sensor unit It may include a calculation unit. In addition, the partner logistics center server, the inventory calculation to calculate the information on the inventory amount of the goods through the sensor unit for measuring the existence and the quantity of the goods stored in each goods storage place and the value output from the sensor unit It may include wealth. The sensor unit may be configured as a proximity sensor for measuring the presence of the installed article or a weighing sensor for measuring the mass of the article.

On the other hand, the manufacturer logistics center server or each of the partner logistics center server, the information on the inventory amount by a variety of input devices and methods that can input the quantity of the goods at the time this specification was filed, such as barcode, QR code, RFID can do. The inventory can be computerized through WMS (Warehouse Management System), MES (Manufacturing Execution System), ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning), etc. In this case, even if the inventory is not calculated through the previous sensor, It has the advantage of being able to work with.

That is, for example, if a WMS is established in a manufacturer or a partner company, data on the amount of inventory may be used through the WMS. If the WMS is not established, the inventory data may be used by sensing the real inventory through the sensor unit.

Through this, the smart distribution center server integrates the stock information of the manufacturer's distribution center and the stock information of the partner's distribution center, and the current inventory, maximum inventory, average inventory, procurement period, transportation period, and ordering interval in the virtual integrated logistics center. It can manage data about demand, inventory consumption rate, and so on.

A feature of the smart inventory management system according to the present specification is that through the virtual integrated logistics center can be integrated management of the manufacturer logistics center and the partner logistics center. Conventional logistics management technology could not manage the integrated management of manufacturers and partners because only processed data generated from each distribution center. If a manufacturer orders additional items to a supplier, the manufacturer does not know the stock of the supplier's goods center and orders only the quantity of the item that they need. This causes the supplier to keep more items in stock than necessary in order to prepare for the next order and incur unnecessary costs. Similarly, the manufacturer does not consider the current inventories of suppliers and decides when to place an order. Therefore, a problem arises in that they do not receive the goods on time and respond quickly to demand. In order to solve this conventional problem, the smart inventory management system according to the present specification intends to perform organic inventory management through a virtual integrated logistics center.

The smart distribution center server according to the present specification may automatically output an order order to maintain an appropriate inventory. More specifically, the smart distribution center server may automatically output an order to the partner logistics center server when the inventory amount of the manufacturer distribution center corresponds to a preset reorder point. Referring to FIG. 1, the virtual integrated distribution center according to the present specification considers inventory of a manufacturer distribution center and inventory of a partner logistics center. However, the current inventory of the virtual integrated logistics center is sufficient, but the actual goods may be located in the partner logistics center instead of the manufacturer. Therefore, inventory management is integrated, but order management is based on the manufacturer's distribution center. The re-order point (ROP) may be set by the user or may be set by the smart inventory management system by the method described below.

On the other hand, the order order may be an order amount as much as the shortage amount excluding the current inventory amount from the maximum inventory amount preset for the goods in the virtual integrated logistics center. The order may include what quantity to order and in what quantity. In this case, it is obvious that the quantity of the article newly calculated by the order is appropriate. Therefore, the goods are ordered not to exceed the preset maximum inventory. Meanwhile, the order amount included in the order order may be set by the user, or may be set by the smart inventory management system by a method to be described below.

On the other hand, all of the orders may not be currently stored in the partner logistics center. In this case, the smart distribution center server may output the production command as much as the shortage of the maximum inventory amount of the partner logistics center set in advance to the partner logistics center server when the stock of the partner logistics center is less than the shortage. In this case, the production order may correspond to a third ordering order such that the supplier not only produces the goods directly but also obtains new goods from a third supplier or an external manufacturer.

More specifically, the production command may be divided into a primary signal for production and a secondary signal for delivery. As a plurality of signals in consideration of the production and delivery period of the article, a primary signal for producing the article is transmitted at the time of re-ordering, that is, a production command for the first time, and a signal for delivery after a predetermined period is transmitted. This can prevent the inventory amount from increasing more efficiently.

On the other hand, the order can be divided into quantitative orders and regular orders. Quantitative ordering is a method of ordering a fixed quantity at all times when inventory reaches a re-ordering point, and regular ordering is a method of placing irregular quantity at regular intervals. As the ordering method may be classified according to the characteristics of the article, the smart inventory management system according to the present disclosure may also calculate the ordering time or the ordering amount according to the quantitative and periodic ordering characteristics, instead of simply placing an order based on the inventory amount.

2 is a reference diagram for calculating a re-ordering point of a quantitative order according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

According to one embodiment of the present specification, the smart distribution center server limits the average inventory amount from a preset maximum inventory amount within a preset procurement period when the article is a fixed quantity ordered product, and the sum of the safety stock amount and the average inventory amount during the procurement period. You can set the reorder point (ROP).

Meanwhile, the reissue point may be predetermined by agreement between the manufacturer and the supplier. For example, at this time, the re-order may limit the average inventory amount from the preset maximum inventory amount within the preset procurement period to a predetermined value (5%, 10%, 20) to the sum of the safety stock amount and the average inventory amount during the procurement period. %, Etc.) FIG. 3 is a reference diagram for calculating an order amount of a periodic order according to another embodiment of the present specification.

According to another embodiment of the present specification, the smart distribution center server adds the current inventory and the inventory in transit from the maximum inventory held by adding the demand during the ordering interval, the demand during the procurement period, and the safety inventory during the ordering interval. Order value can be calculated by excluding values. In this case, the safety inventory may be a value obtained by multiplying the minimum demand from the maximum demand by the limited amount of the order and the procurement period.

On the other hand, in the same manner as the re-order, Max. Stock can also be pre-determined by agreement of the manufacturer and the supplier.

On the other hand, the above description has been described on the assumption that the manufacturer and the partner has a 1: 1 relationship. However, the smart inventory management system according to the present specification, as shown in Figure 4, can be applied in a 1: 1 relationship between the manufacturer and the partner.

According to the smart inventory management system described above, it is possible to prevent a waste of space and costs due to unnecessary inventory and a loss of inventory. In addition, it is possible to reduce the cost of investing in the manufacturer's orders and suppliers procurement. In addition, suppliers can prevent unnecessary production through real-time inventory monitoring of manufacturers. In addition, the consumption and production of inventories of manufacturers and partners can be linked. In addition, production orders between manufacturers and suppliers are automated, eliminating orders and procurement.

The steps of a method or algorithm described in connection with an embodiment herein may be implemented directly in hardware, in a software module executed by hardware, or by a combination thereof. Software modules may include random access memory (RAM), read only memory (ROM), erasable programmable ROM (EPROM), electrically erasable programmable ROM (EEPROM), flash memory, hard disk, removable disk, CD-ROM, or It may reside in any form of computer readable recording medium well known in the art.

While the embodiments of the present disclosure have been described with reference to the accompanying drawings, a person skilled in the art to which the present disclosure belongs may practice the present disclosure in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features. I can understand that. Therefore, it should be understood that the embodiments described above are exemplary in all respects and not restrictive.

Claims (11)

A manufacturer distribution center server managing inventory information of the manufacturer distribution center;
A partner logistics center server for managing inventory information of the partner logistics centers; And
A smart inventory management system comprising; a smart distribution center server for receiving inventory information from the manufacturer distribution center server and the partner logistics center server, respectively.
The smart distribution center server, the smart inventory management system, characterized in that for managing the virtual integrated logistics center to integrate the inventory information of the manufacturer logistics center and the supplier information of the partner logistics center. The method according to claim 1, wherein the manufacturer distribution center server,
Sensor unit for measuring the existence of the article and the quantity of the article stored in each article storage place; And
Smart inventory management system, comprising: a stock calculation unit for calculating information on the inventory amount of the goods through the value output from the sensor unit. The method according to claim 1, wherein the manufacturer logistics center server or partner logistics center server,
Smart inventory management system, characterized in that the management of inventory information measured using a barcode, QR code or RFID. The method according to claim 3, wherein the manufacturer logistics center server or partner logistics center server,
Smart inventory management system, including warehouse management system (WMS), manufacturing execution system (MES) or enterprise resource planning (ERP). The method according to claim 1, wherein the manufacturer logistics center server or partner logistics center server,
Sensor unit for measuring the existence of the article and the quantity of the article stored in each article storage place; And
Smart inventory management system, comprising: a stock calculation unit for calculating information on the inventory amount of the goods through the value output from the sensor unit. The method according to claim 1, wherein the smart distribution center server,
Smart inventory management system, characterized in that when the inventory amount of the manufacturer's distribution center corresponds to a pre-set reorder point, the ordering command output to the partner logistics center server. The method according to claim 6,
The ordering command is a smart inventory management system, characterized in that the order ordered by the shortage amount excluding the current inventory amount from the maximum inventory amount preset for the goods in the virtual integrated logistics center. The method according to claim 7,
The smart distribution center server, when the inventory amount of the partner logistics center is less than the shortage amount smart inventory management system, characterized in that for outputting the production command by the shortage of the maximum inventory amount of the partner logistics center set in advance to the partner logistics center server. The method according to claim 6, wherein the smart distribution center server,
And when the item is a fixed quantity ordered item, a re-order point is set as the sum of the limited safe stock amount and the average stock amount during the procurement period from the preset maximum inventory amount within the preset procurement period. The method according to claim 7, wherein the smart distribution center server,
When the item is a regular ordered item, the ordered quantity shall be calculated by subtracting the sum of the current stock and the stock in transit from the maximum inventory, which includes the demand during the ordering interval, the demand during the procurement period, and the safety inventory.
The safety inventory is a smart inventory management system, characterized in that the minimum demand from the maximum demand multiplied by the sum of the order interval and procurement period of the limited demand. The method according to claim 7, wherein the smart distribution center server,
When the item is a regular ordered item, the ordered quantity shall be calculated by subtracting the sum of the current stock and the stock in transit from the maximum inventory, which includes the demand during the ordering interval, the demand during the procurement period, and the safety inventory.
The safety inventory is a smart inventory management system, characterized in that predetermined by the agreement of the manufacturer and supplier.

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