CN114341897A

CN114341897A - Management system, management device, management method, and management program

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Publication number: CN114341897A
Application number: CN202080060980.8A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 那须纪行
Original assignee: Unicharm Corp
Current assignee: Unicharm Corp
Priority date: 2019-08-30
Filing date: 2020-06-24
Publication date: 2022-04-12
Also published as: JPWO2021039079A1; JP7473557B2; WO2021039079A1

Abstract

The management system (1) according to the present application is characterized by comprising: a first management unit (131) which manages product information indicating a nonwoven fabric product, user information relating to a user who uses the nonwoven fabric product, and facility information indicating a facility at which the user uses the nonwoven fabric product in association with each other; an estimation unit (132) that estimates the number of nonwoven fabric products used in a facility, that is, the number of uses, based on product information and user information corresponding to facility information indicating a predetermined facility; a determination unit (133) that determines the number of nonwoven fabric products to be delivered to a predetermined facility, based on the number of nonwoven fabric products stored in the facility and the estimated usage number; and a second management unit (134) which manages recovery information relating to the nonwoven fabric product recovered from the facility as a recycling target after being used in a predetermined facility.

Description

Management system, management device, management method, and management program

Technical Field

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

Background

In recent years, there has been provided a service of providing a user with a nonwoven fabric product such as a diaper and a wet wipe for buttocks in a place other than a home such as a nursery. As an example of such a technique, a technique of determining the number of used sheets per user using a barcode attached to a diaper to order a shortage amount, and a technique of automatically requesting a use fee are known.

Documents of the prior art

Patent document

Patent document 1: japanese patent laid-open publication No. 2003-058759

Patent document 2: japanese laid-open patent publication No. 2015-036846

Patent document 3: japanese patent laid-open publication No. 2017-090956

Disclosure of Invention

Problems to be solved by the invention

However, in the above-described technique, effective use of resources may not be achieved.

For example, since various nonwoven fabric products often use cotton or pulp, it is thought that the environmental load can be reduced by promoting the recycling. In recent years, recycling techniques for various nonwoven fabric products have been advanced, and it is thought that effective use of resources can be achieved by recycling nonwoven fabric products such as diapers and wet buttocks. However, in the above-described conventional techniques, since the treatment related to the recovery of the used nonwoven fabric product is not performed, the recycling cannot be promoted, and the effective use of resources cannot be realized.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to achieve effective use of resources.

Means for solving the problems

The management device according to the present application is characterized by comprising: a first management unit that manages product information indicating a nonwoven fabric product, user information relating to a user who uses the nonwoven fabric product, and facility information indicating a facility at which the user uses the nonwoven fabric product, in association with each other; an estimation unit that estimates a usage amount, which is the amount of nonwoven fabric products used at a predetermined facility, based on product information and user information corresponding to facility information indicating the facility; a determination unit that determines the number of nonwoven fabric products to be delivered to the predetermined facility, based on the stock number of nonwoven fabric products in the facility and the estimated usage number; and a second management unit that manages recovery information on the nonwoven fabric product recovered from the predetermined facility as a recycling target after being used in the facility.

ADVANTAGEOUS EFFECTS OF INVENTION

According to one embodiment, effective use of resources can be achieved.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a management process executed by the management system 1 according to the embodiment.

Fig. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the management system 1 according to the embodiment.

Fig. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a contractor database according to the embodiment.

Fig. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a facility database according to the embodiment.

Fig. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the collected information database according to the embodiment.

Fig. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of the management processing executed by the management device 100 according to the embodiment.

Fig. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of the management processing executed by the management device 100 according to the embodiment.

Fig. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration.

Detailed Description

At least the following matters will become apparent from the description of the present specification and the accompanying drawings.

A management system, comprising: a first management unit that manages product information indicating a nonwoven fabric product, user information relating to a user who uses the nonwoven fabric product, and facility information indicating a facility at which the user uses the nonwoven fabric product, in association with each other; an estimation unit that estimates a usage amount, which is the amount of nonwoven fabric products used at a predetermined facility, based on product information and user information corresponding to facility information indicating the facility; a determination unit that determines the number of nonwoven fabric products to be delivered to the predetermined facility, based on the stock number of nonwoven fabric products in the facility and the estimated usage number; and a second management unit that manages recovery information on the nonwoven fabric product recovered from the predetermined facility as a recycling target after being used in the facility.

According to such a management system, product information indicating the nonwoven fabric product, user information related to a user who uses the nonwoven fabric product, and facility information indicating a facility at which the user uses the nonwoven fabric product are managed in association with each other. For example, the management system manages user information received from a user, facility information relating to a facility used by the user, and product information indicating a nonwoven fabric product in association with each other through a service which the user signs up in advance.

The management system estimates the number of nonwoven fabric products used at a facility, that is, the usage number, based on product information and user information corresponding to facility information indicating a predetermined facility. For example, the management system estimates the number of nonwoven fabric products used in a facility, that is, the usage number, based on product information and user information relating to nonwoven fabric products such as diapers and wet buttocks. The management system determines the number of nonwoven fabric products to be delivered to a predetermined facility based on the stock number of nonwoven fabric products in the facility and the estimated usage number.

The management system manages collection information on nonwoven fabric products collected from a predetermined facility as a recycling target after being used in the facility. For example, the management system collects and recycles a nonwoven fabric product such as a used diaper and a wet hip towel from a facility as a recycling target, thereby producing a regenerated product of the nonwoven fabric product. In this way, the management system can reduce the environmental load by recovering and recycling the used nonwoven fabric products to promote recycling. This enables the management system to achieve effective use of resources.

Conventionally, since it is necessary to avoid a situation where there is no stock in a facility, it is a burden for an incubator to manage the number of individual usage pieces for each user. The management system also provides a solution to such problems. For example, the management system manages the usage status of each user in monthly and facility units. In this way, the management system can automatically order the nonwoven fabric products by counting the number of used sheets in monthly units and facility units.

In addition, the management system estimates and manages the usage amount of the nonwoven fabric products used by each facility. Thus, the management system can prevent the non-woven fabric products from being out of stock. In addition, the management system can save the labor and time for the care giver to manage the number of usage pieces for each user. For example, the management system can reduce the burden of management work such as recording a name or the like on a nonwoven fabric product by a user. In addition, the management system can save labor and time for users to bring the non-woven fabric products, and can also save labor and time for users to bring the non-woven fabric products away.

In addition, the management system can reduce the burden of management work for the care giver to manage the nonwoven fabric products for each child. Thus, the management system can improve the degree of satisfaction of the user in using facilities and the work efficiency of the care giver. Further, since the management system can grasp and manage the difference between the discarding and the ordering, it is possible to prevent improper use such as improper use of services.

The management system determines the number of regenerated products produced using the nonwoven fabric products collected from the respective facilities and the number of new products produced without using the collected nonwoven fabric products among the nonwoven fabric products distributed to the facilities.

According to such a control system, the number of regenerated products produced using the nonwoven fabric products recovered from each facility and the number of new products produced without using the recovered nonwoven fabric products among the nonwoven fabric products distributed to the facilities are determined, and therefore an appropriate number of regenerated products and new products can be supplied to the facilities. In addition, the management system contributes to environmental load reduction by including a recycled product in the nonwoven fabric products to be distributed.

The management system determines the number of the regenerated products and the number of the new products based on user information corresponding to facility information indicating the predetermined facility.

According to such a management system, the number of regenerated products and the number of nonwoven fabric products are determined based on the user information corresponding to the facility information indicating a predetermined facility, and therefore, inventory management can be appropriately performed in the facility.

The management system determines the number of the regenerated products and the number of the new products based on the number of users who are targets of a utilization contract for the new products and the number of users who are targets of a utilization contract for the regenerated products among the users indicated by the user information corresponding to the facility information indicating the predetermined facility.

According to such a management system, the number of the regenerated products and the number of the new products are determined based on the number of users who are targets of the utilization contract of the new products and the number of users who are targets of the utilization contract of the regenerated products, among the users indicated by the user information corresponding to the facility information indicating the predetermined facility, and therefore the number of the regenerated products and the number of the new products to be supplied to the facility can be appropriately managed.

The management system determines the number of the regenerated products and the number of the nonwoven fabric products based on the number of users who are the subject of the utilization contract of the new product and the number of users who are the subject of the utilization contract of the regenerated product having a lower cost than the utilization contract of the new product.

According to such a management system, the number of regenerated products and the number of nonwoven fabric products are determined based on the number of users who are targets of the utilization contract of the new product and the number of users who are targets of the utilization contract of the regenerated product having a lower cost than the utilization contract of the new product, and therefore the number of regenerated products and the number of new products to be supplied to facilities can be appropriately managed. Further, the management system can promote an increase in the number of regenerated products to be provided to facilities by making the cost of regenerated products a lower contract than the cost of new products, and thus contribute to a reduction in environmental load.

The management system further includes a collection unit provided in each facility and configured to collect the nonwoven fabric product collected from the facility as a recycling target, and the second management unit manages collection information on the nonwoven fabric product collected by the collection unit.

According to such a management system, since the management system further includes a collection unit provided in each facility and configured to collect the nonwoven fabric products collected from the facility as the recycling target and the second management unit manages the collection information on the nonwoven fabric products collected by the collection unit, the number of used nonwoven fabric products as the recycling target can be appropriately managed.

The management system estimates the number of used nonwoven fabric products collected from the predetermined facility based on the number of users indicated by the user information corresponding to the facility information indicating the predetermined facility, and outputs information corresponding to a result of comparison between the estimated number and the number of used nonwoven fabric products collected from the predetermined facility.

According to such a management system, the second management means estimates the number of used nonwoven fabric products collected from the predetermined facility based on the number of users indicated by the user information corresponding to the facility information indicating the predetermined facility, and outputs information corresponding to the result of comparison between the estimated number and the number of used nonwoven fabric products collected from the predetermined facility.

The management system also has a function of counting the number of collected nonwoven fabric products.

According to such a management system, since the number of collected nonwoven fabric products is counted, the number of used nonwoven fabric products to be recycled can be appropriately managed.

The management system estimates the number of nonwoven fabric products used at the predetermined facility based on the number of users indicated by the user information corresponding to the facility information indicating the predetermined facility, and outputs information corresponding to a result of comparison between the estimated number and the number of nonwoven fabric products counted by the collection unit.

According to such a management system, the number of nonwoven fabric products used at a predetermined facility is estimated based on the number of users indicated by the user information corresponding to the facility information indicating the predetermined facility, and information corresponding to the result of comparison between the estimated number and the number of nonwoven fabric products counted by the collection means is output.

The management system determines the frequency of collecting the used nonwoven fabric products from the facility in which the collecting unit is installed, based on the number of nonwoven fabric products counted by the collecting unit.

According to such a management system, the frequency of collecting the used nonwoven fabric products from the facility provided with the collecting means is determined based on the number of nonwoven fabric products counted by the collecting means, and therefore the nonwoven fabric products can be collected efficiently.

In addition, the management system has a detection function of detecting foreign matter from the nonwoven fabric product.

According to such a management system, since foreign matter is detected from the nonwoven fabric product, only the nonwoven fabric product can be selectively recovered. Thus, the management system can efficiently collect the nonwoven fabric product.

The management system has a function of classifying the nonwoven fabric products into categories and collecting them.

According to such a management system, since the nonwoven fabric products are classified by category and collected, the nonwoven fabric products can be efficiently collected.

The management system sets a cost required for the use of the nonwoven fabric product according to the period for the user who uses the nonwoven fabric product in the facility.

According to such a management system, since the cost related to the use of the nonwoven fabric product is set for the user who uses the nonwoven fabric product in the facility, it is possible to reduce the purchase of useless nonwoven fabric products by the user. Thus, the management system can improve the user experience.

In addition, the management system sets different fees according to the types of the facilities.

According to such a management system, since different fees are set according to the type of facility, the degree of satisfaction of the user with respect to the use of the facility can be improved.

An example of a mode (hereinafter, referred to as "embodiment") for implementing the management system, the management device, the management method, and the management program will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. The present embodiment is not intended to limit the management system, the management apparatus, the management method, and the management program. In the following embodiments, the same portions are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description thereof is omitted.

[ embodiment ]

[ 1 ] an example of management processing shown in the management System ]

An example of the management processing executed by the management system 1 according to the embodiment will be described with reference to fig. 1. Fig. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a management process executed by the management system 1 according to the embodiment. Specifically, the management apparatus 100 executes various management processes. More specifically, the management device 100 manages, for each facility, the collection information on the nonwoven fabric product collected from the facility as the recycling target after being used in the facility.

Note that the facility referred to here may be any facility. For example, the facility is a facility where a user using a nonwoven fabric product lives. For example, the facilities include nursing facilities such as a nursery and a kindergarten, nursing facilities such as an elderly home, and handicapped support facilities.

Next, an example of the management processing performed by the management apparatus 100 will be described in accordance with a flow with reference to fig. 1. In the example of fig. 1, the user U is in child-relationship with the child B, and the child B is read from the support.

In the example of fig. 1, it is assumed that the user U and the care giver T are determined as users by the management apparatus 100. Therefore, in the following description, the user terminal 11 used by the user U and the user terminal 12 used by the care giver T may be collectively referred to as the user terminal 10.

First, as shown in fig. 1, the management apparatus 100 determines contract content relating to a service contracted by the user U (step S1). Further, the service referred to herein may be any service. For example, the service is a service for a user or a facility. For example, the service is a service for providing daily necessities for infants, toddlers, and the like to a nursery. The service may be a service provided by the management apparatus 100 or may be a service provided by a server different from the management apparatus 100.

For example, in the case where the name of the user U is "AAA" and the address is "a-zone, B city, C number", the management apparatus 100 determines that the contract content of the user U registered by the user terminal 11 is: the name of the user U is AAA, and the address is C number of district B city A.

Subsequently, the care giver T confirms the stock quantity of the nonwoven fabric products managed in the facility (step S2). For example, the care giver T confirms the diapers and the wet hip tissues stored as the stock. Then, the user terminal 12 receives input of inventory information including the number of inventories and the like from the care giver T, and notifies the management apparatus 100 of the inventory information (step S3).

Next, the child B uses the diaper (step S4). For example, the child B takes off the diaper that has been put on with the aid of the care giver T and puts on a new diaper. In this case, the diaper taken off is used up. When the infant B wears a new diaper, for example, the care giver T wipes the body soiled by excretion or the like with the hip wet wipe.

Then, the care giver T puts the used nonwoven fabric product into the collection box 20 as a recycling target (step S5). For example, the care giver T puts the used diaper and the wet hip tissue from which the baby B has fallen out into the collection box 20 as the objects to be recycled. For example, the care giver T may put another nonwoven fabric product used by the child B into the collection box 20 as a recycling target. Examples of the other nonwoven fabric products include masks, kitchen papers, and paper towels.

Next, the recovery box 20 counts the number of recovery items for each type of nonwoven fabric product (step S6). Specifically, the recovery box 20 is provided in each facility, and recovers the nonwoven fabric product recovered from the facility as a recycling target.

More specifically, the recovery tank 20 has a function of counting the number of the nonwoven fabric products recovered. More specifically, the recovery box 20 has a function of classifying and recovering nonwoven fabric products by category.

For example, the collection box 20 counts the number of the wet wipes for the diaper and the hip part, which are collected as the recycling target, classified by the type of the wet wipes for the diaper and the hip part, by detecting the characteristics such as the shape and the weight of the wet wipes for the hip part.

The collection box 20 may count each number by category using a tag such as an RFID (Radio frequency identification) attached to the diaper. In addition, the recovery tank 20 may have the following functions: when the diaper is put into use, the diaper is individually packaged for each diaper, thereby preventing leakage of odor, excrement, and the like.

The embodiments are not limited to the above examples. Specifically, the recovery tank 20 may have a detection function of detecting foreign matter from the nonwoven fabric product. For example, when the care giver T mistakenly introduces the waste into the collection box 20 together with the diaper, the collection box 20 may detect the waste as a foreign substance and classify the waste separately from the nonwoven fabric product. The foreign matter may be any object, for example, garbage such as plastic bags and glass bottles, garbage made of metal, and garbage that is difficult to recycle together with a nonwoven fabric product.

The detection function of the recovery tank 20 can be realized by various sensors. The detection function as referred to herein may be a sensor for detecting an object other than a nonwoven fabric product, and may be any sensor. For example, the detection function is a metal detector or the like, a magnetic sensor, an electric sensor, an optical sensor, a chemical sensor, or the like. In addition, the detection function may be a sensor that performs detection by a conventional technique such as image analysis, for example. In this manner, the recovery tank 20 can detect foreign matter based on the detection result of the sensor.

The collection box 20 may collect the nonwoven fabric products that are not provided by the service contracted by the user U, by classifying the nonwoven fabric products into categories. For example, the collection box 20 may collect the nonwoven fabric products supplied by different manufacturers by classifying the nonwoven fabric products into categories. For example, the collection box 20 may collect the nonwoven fabric products by classifying the nonwoven fabric products by the user. The types of nonwoven fabric products include, for example, product types (diaper, wet hip towel, etc.), size types (S, M, L, etc.), wearing method types such as tape type and pants type, and product manufacturing company types. Since the types of nonwoven fabrics and materials constituting the nonwoven fabric products are different from one another, the recycling method most suitable for the recycled product can be selected by classifying and recycling them in the recycling tank 20. Thus, the recovery box 20 can improve the efficiency of recycling by classifying and recovering the nonwoven fabric products.

Then, the collection box 20 notifies the management device 100 of the count result (step S7). For example, when the diaper used in the nursery is wet and the count result of the hip wet wipes is "100 sheets" and "200 sheets", the collection box 20 notifies the management device 100 of the count result of the diaper being "100 sheets" and the hip wet wipe being "200 sheets".

Next, the management apparatus 100 manages the contractor count, the stock count, and the collection count (step S8). In this way, the management system 1 can reduce the burden on the user to perform management work such as name posting on the nonwoven fabric product by the user. In addition, the management system 1 can save labor and time for the user to bring the nonwoven fabric product and also labor and time for the user to take the nonwoven fabric product away. In addition, the management system 1 can reduce the burden of the management work of the care giver for managing the nonwoven fabric products for each child. This enables the management system 1 to improve the degree of satisfaction of the user with the facility. The management system 1 also contributes to environmental load reduction by recycling disposable nonwoven fabric products.

For example, the management device 100 manages product information of the diaper and the hip wet wipe, user information on a user U as a protector of the child B who uses the diaper and the hip wet wipe, and facility information of the child care facility in association with each other. Further, the management device 100 estimates the respective usage amounts of the diaper and the hip wet towel used in the nursery based on the product information of the diaper and the hip wet towel and the child B who is the target of using the diaper and the hip wet towel in the nursery. The management device 100 determines the respective amounts of the diaper and the hip wet wipe to be delivered to the care giver based on the respective stock amounts of the diaper and the hip wet wipe stored in the care giver house and the estimated respective usage amounts of the diaper and the hip wet wipe. The management device 100 manages collection information on the wet wipes for diapers and buttocks collected from the infant care center with the wet wipes for diapers and buttocks used in the infant care center as a recycling target.

The embodiments are not limited to the above examples. Specifically, the management device 100 may estimate the number of nonwoven fabric products used at the predetermined facility and the number of used nonwoven fabric products collected from the predetermined facility based on the number of users indicated by the user information corresponding to the facility information indicating the predetermined facility, the estimated number of uses input by the user, and the like, and may output information corresponding to a result of comparison between the estimated number and the number of used nonwoven fabric products collected from the predetermined facility.

More specifically, the management device 100 estimates the number of used nonwoven fabric products collected from a predetermined facility based on the number of users indicated by the user information corresponding to the facility information indicating the predetermined facility, and outputs information corresponding to the result of comparison between the estimated number and the number of nonwoven fabric products counted by the collection box 20. For example, the management device 100 estimates the respective amounts of used diapers and hip wipes collected from the toddlers based on the number of toddlers using the toddlers. Further, the management device 100 may output information on the respective amounts of the diaper and the hip wet wipes to be dispensed to the tray, which is determined based on a comparison result between the estimated respective amounts and the respective amounts of the diaper and the hip wet wipes counted by the collection box 20. For example, when the number of collected nonwoven fabric products is equal to or greater than a predetermined number with respect to the number of delivered nonwoven fabric products, the output information is information indicating that the number of non-collected nonwoven fabric products is large, and when the difference between the estimated usage number and the number of collected nonwoven fabric products is equal to or greater than a predetermined value, the output information is information prompting re-estimation of the estimated usage number (re-estimation of the estimated usage number of each user, etc.), or the like.

Specifically, the management device 100 may determine the frequency of collecting the used nonwoven fabric products from the facility in which the collection box 20 is installed, based on the number of nonwoven fabric products counted by the collection box 20. For example, when the number of the diapers and the hip wet wipes counted by the collection box 20 is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value, the management device 100 may determine the frequency of collecting the used diapers and hip wet wipes from the nursery as high frequency. On the other hand, when the number of the diapers and the hip wet wipes counted by the collection box 20 is smaller than the predetermined threshold value, the management device 100 may determine the frequency of the used diapers and the hip wet wipes collected from the nursing-post office to be low.

The management device 100 is not limited to the above example. For example, when the number of the diapers or the hip wet wipes counted by the collection box 20 is equal to or more than a predetermined threshold value with respect to the upper limit of the storage in the collection box 20, the management apparatus 100 may prompt the collector server, not shown, used by the collector to collect the used diapers or hip wet wipes from the toddler by notifying the collector server to perform collection. On the other hand, when the number of diapers or hip wipes counted by the collection box 20 is less than the predetermined threshold value, the management device 100 may determine the frequency of the used diapers or hip wipes collected from the tray as low frequency (i.e., temporarily collecting). The management device 100 may determine the frequency of collecting used nonwoven fabric products from facilities according to an arbitrary standard.

Also, the management apparatus 100 notifies the product providing facility FA1 of the number of new products and the number of regenerated products to be transmitted to the facility based on the contract content and the stock quantity (step S9). In this manner, the management system 1 can appropriately manage the stock amount in the facility.

Specifically, the management device 100 determines the number of regenerated products produced using the nonwoven fabric products collected from the respective facilities among the nonwoven fabric products distributed to the facilities, and the number of new products produced without using the collected nonwoven fabric products.

Specifically, the management device 100 determines the number of regenerated products and the number of nonwoven fabric products based on user information corresponding to facility information indicating a predetermined facility. More specifically, the management device 100 determines the number of regenerated products and the number of new products based on the number of users who are targets of a utilization contract for new products and the number of users who are targets of a utilization contract for regenerated products among users indicated by user information corresponding to facility information indicating a predetermined facility. More specifically, the management device 100 determines the number of regenerated products and the number of nonwoven fabric products based on the number of users who are the subject of the utilization contract of the new product and the number of users who are the subject of the utilization contract of the regenerated product whose cost is lower than the cost of the utilization contract of the new product.

For example, the management device 100 determines the respective amounts of the diaper and the hip wet wipe as the regenerated product and the respective amounts of the diaper and the hip wet wipe based on the number of infants at the nursery. In this case, the management device 100 determines the respective numbers of the diaper and the hip wet towel as the recycled product based on the number of children who are permitted to use the recycled product at the time of contract among the children using the nurses.

Subsequently, the recovery facility FA2 recovers the nonwoven fabric product (step S10). For example, the recovery facility FA2 sends a distributor for recovering nonwoven fabric products to a nursery to recover the diaper and hip wipes stored in the recovery box 20.

Further, the recovery facility FA2 recycles the nonwoven fabric product (step S11). For example, the recovery facility FA2 uses various prior art techniques to recycle the diapers and hip wipes recovered from the recovery tank 20. For example, the recycling facility FA2 recycles used diapers and hip wipes by combining the prior art techniques related to cleaning, breaking down, or recombining the used diapers.

Next, the recycling facility FA2 provides the regenerated product to the product providing facility FA1 (step S12). In this way, the management system 1 can reduce the environmental load by recovering and recycling the used nonwoven fabric products to promote recycling. For example, the recycling facility FA2 provided the recycled product to the product providing facility FA1 by the distributor dispensing the recycled product from recycling the used wet diaper and hip wipe.

Further, the product providing facility FA1 allows the distributor to distribute the fresh products and the regenerated products (step S13). For example, the product delivery facility FA1 enables a distributor to distribute fresh and recycled products to a tote based on the quantity of fresh and recycled products.

As described above, the management device 100 according to the embodiment acquires the collection information on the nonwoven fabric product collected from the facility as the recycling target after being used in the facility. Then, the management device 100 manages the acquired collection information for each facility. Thus, the management device 100 according to the embodiment can effectively use resources.

[ 2. Structure of management System ]

Next, the configuration of the management system 1 according to the embodiment will be described with reference to fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the management system 1 according to the embodiment. As shown in fig. 2, the management system 1 includes a user terminal 10, a collection box 20, a distributor server 30, and a management apparatus 100. The user terminal 10, the collection box 20, the distributor server 30, and the management apparatus 100 can be connected via the network N to perform wired or wireless communication. The management system 1 shown in fig. 2 may include a plurality of user terminals 10, a plurality of collection boxes 20, a plurality of distributor servers 30, and a plurality of management devices 100. In addition, the management system 1 may include a recycler server.

The user terminal 10 according to the embodiment is an information processing device used by a user who accesses content such as a web page displayed in a browser or content for an application. For example, the user terminal 10 is a desktop PC (Personal Computer), a notebook PC, a tablet terminal, a mobile phone, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), or the like.

The recovery box 20 according to the embodiment is an information processing device that manages the number of nonwoven fabric products to be recycled, and is implemented by, for example, a server or an IoT (Internet of Things) device including a box for storing nonwoven fabric products. For example, the recovery box 20 recovers the used nonwoven fabric product as a recycling target. The recovery box 20 counts the number of the nonwoven fabric products recovered for each type of the nonwoven fabric products recovered, and manages information on the number of the nonwoven fabric products recovered. The collection box 20 may count only the number of collected nonwoven fabric products, or may detect only information such as the number of used nonwoven fabric products of a fixed number that are put into a container for storing used nonwoven fabric products, and transmit the counted information or the detected information to the collector server. At this time, the recycler server can manage the transmitted information.

The distributor server 30 according to the embodiment is an information processing device used by an operator who distributes the nonwoven fabric products, and is realized by a server device or the like, for example. For example, the distributor server 30 manages information on the number of new products and recycled products to be distributed in the nonwoven fabric product with respect to the delivery destination pallet.

The management device 100 according to the embodiment is realized by, for example, a server device. Specifically, the management device 100 acquires the collection information on the nonwoven fabric product collected from the facility as the recycling target after being used in the facility. Then, the management device 100 manages the acquired collection information for each facility.

[ 3. Structure of management device ]

The configuration of the management device 100 according to the embodiment will be described with reference to fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the management device 100 according to the embodiment. As shown in fig. 2, the management device 100 includes a communication unit 110, a storage unit 120, and a control unit 130.

(communication section 110)

The communication unit 110 is implemented by, for example, a NIC (Network Interface Card) or the like. The communication unit 110 is connected to the network N by wire or wirelessly, and is used for transmitting and receiving information among the user terminal 10, the collection box 20, and the distributor server 30.

(with respect to the storage section 120)

The storage unit 120 is implemented by, for example, a semiconductor Memory element such as a RAM (Random Access Memory) or a Flash Memory, or a storage device such as a hard disk or an optical disk. The storage unit 120 includes a contractor database 121, a facility database 122, and a collection information database 123.

(with respect to contractor database 121)

The contractor database 121 according to the embodiment is used to store information on a user as a contractor. Fig. 3 shows an example of the contractor database 121 according to the embodiment. In the example shown in fig. 3, the contractor database 121 has items such as "user id (identifier)", "contractor information", "utility", "cost", "age", "number of pieces used for diaper", "size", "number of days in park".

The "user ID" is an identifier for identifying a user. The "contractor information" is information on the user corresponding to the "user ID". For example, the contractor information is information related to the name of the contractor, the name, address, or telephone number of the subject person, or the like. The "use facility" is information on a use facility used by a user corresponding to the "user ID". The "fee" is information on the fee of the service subscribed by the user corresponding to the "user ID".

The "age" is information related to the age of the subject person corresponding to the "user ID". The "number of sheets used for diapers" is information on the number of diapers to be used by the subject person corresponding to the "user ID". The "size" is information on the size of the subject person corresponding to the "user ID". The "number of days to enter the garden" is information on the number of days elapsed since the entry of the subject person corresponding to the "user ID" into the garden.

For example, in fig. 3, regarding "UI" identified by the user ID, the contractor information is "name # 1", the utilization facility is "facility ID # 1", the fee is "5000 yen", the age is "1 year old 5 month", the number of diaper usage pieces is "6", the size is "M number", and the number of days to enter the garden is "5 months". In the example shown in fig. 3, the contractor information and the like are expressed by an abstract mark such as "name # 1", but the contractor information and the like may be in a specific file format or the like. In addition, when the users are brothers having the same caregiver, there are cases where the contractors are the same, but the user ID, the number of days to enter the garden, the size, and the like are different.

In addition, the user information stored in the contractor database 121 may be updated as appropriate by the user or the facility manager. For example, the number of diaper usage pieces and the size in the user information may be updated by the facility manager.

(with respect to facility database 122)

The facility database 122 according to the embodiment stores inventory information, which is information on the inventory of nonwoven fabric products included in a facility. Fig. 4 shows an example of the facility database 122 according to the embodiment. In the example shown in fig. 4, the facility database 122 has items such as "facility ID", "facility information", "S", "M", "L male", "L female", "Big male", "Big female", and "wet hip towel".

The "facility ID" is an identifier for identifying a facility. The "facility information" is information relating to a facility corresponding to the "facility ID". For example, the facility information is a name of a facility, an address of the facility, a name of a facility manager, the number of users, the number of staff members, or the like. "S" is information on the stock quantity of the nonwoven fabric products of the S number corresponding to the "facility ID". "M" is information on the stock quantity of the nonwoven fabric products of the M number corresponding to the "facility ID".

"L men" is information on the stock quantity of L-size nonwoven fabric products for boys corresponding to the "facility ID". "L girl" is information on the stock quantity of the L-size nonwoven fabric product for girls corresponding to the "facility ID". "Big men" is information on the stock quantity of the non-woven fabric products of Big number for boys corresponding to "facility ID". "Big girl" is information on the stock quantity of the non-woven fabric products of Big number for girls corresponding to "facility ID". The "hip wet towel" is information on the stock amount of hip wet towels corresponding to the "facility ID".

For example, in fig. 4, regarding "facility ID # 1" identified by the facility ID, the facility information is "facility information # 1", S is "20 packs", M is "50 packs", L men is "10 packs", L women is "10 packs", Big men is "3 packs", Big women is "3 packs", and hip wet wipes are "200 packs". In addition, the pack means a unit of a plurality of diapers or buttocks wet wipes. For example, 1 pack includes 50 diapers or hip wipes. In addition, the unit of the amount of the diaper or the buttocks wet wipe to be stored can be any unit.

In the example shown in fig. 4, the facility information is represented by an abstract symbol of "facility information # 1", but the facility information may be a concrete name, a file format including a concrete name, or the like. The inventory information stored in the facility database 122 may be appropriately updated by a facility staff member or a facility manager, or may be updated by the management apparatus 100.

(database of recovery information 123)

The recovery information database 123 according to the embodiment stores information on the number of nonwoven fabric products recovered as a recycling target. Fig. 5 shows an example of the collected information database 123 according to the embodiment. In the example shown in fig. 5, the collected information database 123 has items such as "facility ID", "facility information", "S", "M", "L male", "L female", "Big male", "Big female", and "wet hip towel".

The "facility ID" is an identifier for identifying a facility. The "facility information" is information relating to a facility corresponding to the "facility ID". "S" is information on the number of nonwoven fabric products recovered to the S number corresponding to the "facility ID". "M" is information on the number of nonwoven fabric products recovered to the M number corresponding to the "facility ID".

"L men" is information on the number of nonwoven fabric products collected to the boy L number corresponding to the "facility ID". "L girl" is information on the number of nonwoven fabric products collected to the girl L corresponding to the "facility ID". "Big men" is information on the number of collected nonwoven fabric products of Big size corresponding to "facility ID". "Big girl" is information on the number of nonwoven fabric products of Big for girls collected corresponding to "facility ID". The "hip wet towel" is information on the number of hip wet towels recovered to correspond to the "facility ID".

For example, in fig. 5, regarding "facility ID # 1" identified by the facility ID, the facility information is "facility information # 1", S is "10", M is "30", L men is "1", L women is "0", Big men is "0", Big women is "80", and hip wet wipes are "80".

(control section 130)

The control Unit 130 is a Controller (Controller) and is realized by, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) or an MPU (Micro Processing Unit) that executes various programs (corresponding to an example of a management program) stored in a storage device inside the management device 100 using a RAM as a work area. The control unit 130 is a controller, and is implemented by an Integrated Circuit such as an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) or an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array).

As shown in fig. 2, the control unit 130 includes a first management unit 131, an estimation unit 132, a determination unit 133, a second management unit 134, and a setting unit 135, and realizes or executes the functions and actions of the information processing described below. The internal configuration of the control unit 130 is not limited to the configuration shown in fig. 2, and may be any other configuration that performs information processing described later. The connection relationship of the processing units included in the control unit 130 is not limited to the connection relationship shown in fig. 2, and may be another connection relationship.

(concerning the first management section 131)

The first management section 131 manages various information. Specifically, the first management unit 131 manages product information indicating a nonwoven fabric product, user information on a user who uses the nonwoven fabric product, and facility information indicating a facility at which the user uses the nonwoven fabric product in association with each other. For example, the first management unit 131 manages product information of the diaper and the hip wet wipe, user information on a user U, which is a caregiver of the child B who uses the diaper and the hip wet wipe, and facility information of the child care station in association with each other.

(concerning the estimating section 132)

The estimation unit 132 estimates various information. Specifically, the estimation unit 132 estimates the number of nonwoven fabric products used at a facility, that is, the usage number, based on product information and user information corresponding to facility information indicating a predetermined facility. For example, the estimating unit 132 estimates the respective usage amounts of the diaper and the hip wet towel used in the nursery based on the product information of the diaper and the hip wet towel and the infant B as the target of using the diaper and the hip wet towel in the nursery.

(determination unit 133)

The determination unit 133 determines various kinds of information. Specifically, the determination unit 133 determines the number of nonwoven fabric products to be delivered to a predetermined facility based on the stock number of nonwoven fabric products in the facility and the estimated usage number. For example, the determination unit 133 determines the respective amounts of the diaper and the hip wet wipe to be delivered to the infant care apparatus based on the respective stock amounts of the diaper and the hip wet wipe stored in the infant care apparatus and the estimated respective usage amounts of the diaper and the hip wet wipe.

Specifically, the determination unit 133 determines the number of regenerated products produced using the nonwoven fabric products collected from the respective facilities and the number of fresh products produced without using the collected nonwoven fabric products among the nonwoven fabric products distributed to the facilities.

Specifically, the determination unit 133 determines the number of regenerated products and the number of nonwoven fabric products based on user information corresponding to facility information indicating a predetermined facility. More specifically, the determination unit 133 determines the number of regenerated products and the number of new products based on the number of users who are targets of the utilization contract of the new products and the number of users who are targets of the utilization contract of the regenerated products, among the users indicated by the user information corresponding to the facility information indicating the predetermined facility. More specifically, the determination unit 133 determines the number of regenerated products and the number of nonwoven fabric products based on the number of users who are the subject of the utilization contract of the new product and the number of users who are the subject of the utilization contract of the regenerated product whose cost is lower than the cost of the utilization contract of the new product.

For example, the determination unit 133 determines the respective numbers of the diaper and the hip wet towel as the regenerated product and the respective numbers of the diaper and the hip wet towel based on the number of the infants at the toddler. In this case, the determination unit 133 determines the number of the diapers and the number of the hip wet wipes based on the number of children who are permitted to use the recycled product at the time of contract among the children using the child holders.

(concerning the second management section 134)

The second management portion 134 manages various information. Specifically, the second management unit 134 manages the collection information on the nonwoven fabric product collected from the facility as the recycling target after being used in the predetermined facility. For example, the second management unit 134 manages the collection information on the wet wipes for diapers and buttocks collected from the infant care center with the wet wipes for diapers and buttocks used in the infant care center as the recycling target.

The second management unit 134 is not limited to the above example. Specifically, the second management unit 134 estimates the number of used nonwoven fabric products collected from the predetermined facility based on the number of users indicated by the user information corresponding to the facility information indicating the predetermined facility, and outputs information corresponding to the result of comparison between the estimated number and the number of used nonwoven fabric products collected from the predetermined facility.

More specifically, the second management unit 134 estimates the number of diapers and the number of wet hip towels for each size used in a month at a predetermined facility, based on the number of users and the number of used diapers indicated by user information corresponding to facility information indicating the predetermined facility. The second management unit 134 calculates the number of diapers and the number of wet hip tissues actually used in a predetermined facility for one month from the number of diapers of each size collected in the collection box 20 for one month. The second management section 134 outputs information corresponding to the comparison result between the estimated number of diapers and the estimated number of hip wipes for each size and the calculated number of diapers and the calculated number of hip wipes for each size. For example, when the difference between the estimated number of usage of the M-size diaper and the calculated number of usage is equal to or greater than the predetermined number, the second management part 134 may determine that the estimated amount is different from the actual amount of usage, and may make the "M-size number of usage of the diaper different from the actual state. Please confirm. "prompt confirmation of the number of used diapers managed as user information.

In addition, the second management part 134 may compare the stock quantity, the delivery quantity, and the calculated usage quantity. For example, the second management portion 134 records the following: for the diaper No. M, 1 pack was stored at the end of the previous month, and 3 packs were delivered. In addition, when the stock at the end of this month is 1 pack, the second management unit 134 can calculate that the number of usage pieces in this month is 150. On the other hand, when the estimated number of used M-th sheets calculated from the information of the collection box 20 is 100, the second management unit 134 determines that 50 sheets are likely to be improperly used. In this manner, the second management unit 134 can find use outside the facility (e.g., use outside the nursery, etc.) by managing the number of collected sheets, and thus can prevent improper use.

Specifically, the second managing unit 134 may determine the frequency of collecting the used nonwoven fabric products from the facility in which the collecting box 20 is installed, based on the number of nonwoven fabric products counted by the collecting box 20. For example, when the number of the diapers and the hip wet wipes counted by the collection box 20 is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value, the second management unit 134 may determine the frequency of collecting the used diapers and hip wet wipes from the baby pad as the high frequency. On the other hand, when the number of the diapers and the hip wet wipes counted by the collection box 20 is smaller than the predetermined threshold value, the second management unit 134 determines the frequency of collecting the used diapers and hip wet wipes from the tray to be low.

The second management unit 134 can predict the timing or frequency of reaching the upper limit of the storage of the collection box 20 by managing the number of the collection boxes in the predetermined period. For example, when the upper limit of the storage of the collection box 20 is 100kg and the average increase per day of the last 5 days is 10kg, the storage upper limit is reached in 10 days, and therefore the second management unit 134 may determine to perform collection at a frequency of every 8 days. Further, the second management unit 134 can predict the increase amount by using a learning model created according to the conventional technique such as machine learning, because various factors such as seasonal fluctuation (decrease in persons entering the garden due to summer holiday, early years, flu epidemics, and the like), fluctuation of day of week (presence or absence of saturday care, increase or decrease in extended care users, and the like), fluctuation in each facility (presence or absence of entering the garden due to activity, vacation, and the like) affect increase or decrease in the recovery amount. In addition, regarding the determination of the delivery amount, the second management unit 134 may determine the delivery amount not only based on the number of used diapers stored in the user information, but also based on the prediction of the number of used diapers using a learning model, for example.

The second management unit 134 is not limited to the above example. For example, when the number of diapers or wet hip tissues counted by the collection box 20 is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value with respect to the upper limit of the storage of the collection box 20, the second management unit 134 notifies the collector server to prompt collection so that the used diapers or wet hip tissues are collected from the infant care apparatus. On the other hand, when the number of the diapers or the hip wet wipes counted by the collection box 20 is less than the predetermined threshold value, the second management part 134 may determine the frequency of the diapers or the hip wet wipes collected and used from the tray as the low frequency. The second management unit 134 may determine the frequency of collecting used nonwoven fabric products from facilities according to an arbitrary standard.

(about setting part 135)

The setting unit 135 sets various fees. Specifically, the setting unit 135 sets the cost required for the use of the nonwoven fabric product in the facility according to the period, for the user who uses the nonwoven fabric product. In addition, the term fee requested according to the period as used herein may be a fee requested by an arbitrary utilization method. For example, the fee requested according to the period is a monthly or annual service or the like by requesting a utilization fee of the service corresponding to the period. For example, the fee requested by the period is a fee requested by season changes such as summer break/late year, nursing time/number of nursing days such as holidays/prolonged nursing/saturday nursing, and the number of years of use (continuous use). The setting unit 135 may set different fees according to the type of facility.

For example, the setting unit 135 sets a usage fee, such as a usage fee for one month or a usage fee for one year, for a predetermined period of time, instead of calculating the fee relating to the use of the diaper and the wet hip tissue from the actual number of used sheets. Further, for example, in the case where the user is an infant, the usage amount of the baby diapers tends to decrease as the age of the user increases, and therefore the setting unit 135 may change the usage fee for the same period according to the age (for example, the usage fee may be set to decrease as the age increases).

For example, when the user uses the diaper and the hip wet wipe in a normal nursery house or a nursery house for nursing disabled children, the setting unit 135 sets the cost related to the use of the diaper and the hip wet wipe for each predetermined period. In this case, the setting unit 135 may set the cost set in the nursing support for the disabled child to be lower than the cost set in the normal nursing support.

[ 4. processing (1) ]

Next, the procedure of the management processing executed by the management device 100 according to the embodiment will be described with reference to fig. 6. Fig. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of the management processing executed by the management device 100 according to the embodiment.

As shown in fig. 6, the first management part 131 determines an estimation timing at which the number of nonwoven fabric products is estimated (step S101). When the first management unit 131 does not determine that the timing is the estimation timing (step S101; n), it waits until it determines that the timing is the estimation timing.

On the other hand, when determining the estimated timing (step S101; y), the first management unit 131 selects a target facility (step S102). Then, the estimating unit 132 calculates the number of nonwoven fabric products used in the selected facility (step S103).

Then, the determination unit 133 determines the stock number of the nonwoven fabric products in the selected facility (step S104). Then, the determination unit 133 determines the number of new products and the number of regenerated products to be delivered based on the content of the usage contract of each user (step S105). Then, the first management unit 131 notifies the supplier of the number of new products and the number of regenerated products determined by the determination unit 133 (step S106).

[ 5. processing (2) ]

Next, the procedure of the management processing executed by the management device 100 according to the embodiment will be described with reference to fig. 7. Fig. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of the management processing executed by the management device 100 according to the embodiment.

As shown in fig. 7, the second managing unit 134 determines a managing timing for managing collection of the nonwoven fabric product (step S201). When the second management unit 134 does not determine the management timing (step S201; n), it waits until it determines the management timing.

On the other hand, when the second management unit 134 determines that the timing is to be managed (step S201; y), it selects the target facility (step S202). Then, the second management unit 134 acquires the number of nonwoven fabric products collected as the recycling target from the collection box 20 provided at the selected facility, for each product type (step S203). Then, the second management unit 134 manages the facility ID of the selected facility in association with the number of the nonwoven fabric products (step S204).

[ 6. modification ]

The management device 100 described above may be implemented in various different ways other than the above-described embodiments. Therefore, another embodiment of the management device 100 is described below.

[ 6-1. products ]

In the above embodiment, the management apparatus 100 has been described as an example of the management process for managing the nonwoven fabric products, but the present invention is not limited to the above example. For example, the management device 100 may manage other daily necessities other than the nonwoven fabric products. For example, the management device 100 may manage a mask, a wet tissue, or the like. The management device 100 may manage any article other than daily necessities. For example, the management device 100 may manage swimming underwear worn by a child during swimming.

[ 6-2. facility ]

In the above embodiment, the management apparatus 100 has been described as an example of a management process for managing a nonwoven fabric product provided by a service for a support post, but the present invention is not limited to the above-described facilities. For example, the management apparatus 100 can manage a nonwoven fabric product provided by a service for a facility such as a nursing facility such as an elderly people's home or a facility such as a disabled person assistance facility.

[ 6-3. service ]

In the above embodiment, the management device 100 has been described as an example of the setting process for setting the cost requested in accordance with the period of time for the use of the nonwoven fabric product by the user who uses the nonwoven fabric product in the facility, but the present invention is not limited to the setting process. For example, when the management device 100 provides a recycled product obtained by collecting and recycling a nonwoven fabric product provided for the service of the support to the support, the management device can set the amount of money obtained by subtracting the cost related to the use of the diaper and the wet hip tissue for each predetermined period for the user who uses the recycled product.

In addition, for example, when a care facility such as a nursing home for the elderly people or a disabled person support facility is provided to a child care facility to collect and recycle a recycled product obtained by recycling a nonwoven fabric product, the management device 100 can set, for each predetermined period, an amount obtained by subtracting a cost related to the use of the diaper and the hip wet tissue from a reduction degree of the service for the child care facility for the elderly people or the disabled person support facility. In addition, when a contractor registers a plurality of users (registers brother of an infant, registers an infant, a caregiver facility user, and the like), the management apparatus 100 may set an amount of money lower than the total amount of money set for each predetermined period for each of the plurality of users. The management device 100 may change and set the use amount of the nonwoven fabric product for a predetermined period according to seasonal changes (due to late years, a summer break, a vacation in which a cold flu epidemics occurs, and the like), the number of days/time of nursing care (extended nursing care, saturday nursing care, and the like), a service continuous use period, and the like.

Such a charge setting may be automatically calculated by the management system 1. For example, the management system 1 may automatically set an amount of money for each predetermined period based on the user facility, the number of users, the selection content of the product to be used, and the like of the input user information by inputting the user information by the contractor, and output the amount of money requested to the contractor (for example, display on the user terminal 11).

In the above embodiment, the management system 1 has been described as using a nonwoven fabric product in a facility, but for example, a test article or the like for evaluating a nonwoven fabric product may be provided. In this case, when receiving an instruction to supply a sample article from the user terminal 10 used by a sample article provider such as a nonwoven fabric product manufacturer, the management system 1 notifies the user terminal 12 of a facility to which the sample article is supplied of the intention to supply the sample article. The notification may include information on the test items, such as the contents of the test items, the date of transmission of the test items, the target person of the test items (whether the test items are used by the care provider or the contractor), or the method of providing the test items.

Further, the management system 1 may determine that the distributed product distributed to the target facility to which the test items are provided is distributed with a predetermined number of test items. The management system 1 may notify the distributor server 30 of the distribution of the test items to the target facilities according to the determined distribution contents.

The care giver T may use a sample product distributed together with the nonwoven fabric product in the facility or may provide the sample product to a contractor (a care provider in a nursery, etc.). The care giver T or the contractor who uses the test article inputs a feeling of use of the test article and the like to the user terminal 10, fills in a questionnaire attached to the test article, or inputs the content connected via a link or the like that jumps to another content provided together with the test article.

Thus, in the control system 1, the supply manufacturer of the test articles can distribute the test articles together with the distribution of the nonwoven fabric products which is performed periodically, and therefore, the cost (labor cost, and the like) required for the distribution can be reduced. In addition, when the specimen supply target person is the care giver T, the management system 1 can receive the specimen in the same manner as a normal nonwoven fabric product, and therefore, it is not necessary to take much time and effort to receive a new specimen. In addition, in the case where the sample supply target person is a contractor (caregiver), the management system 1 can receive a sample when the contractor (caregiver) goes to/visits the facility, and therefore, it is not necessary to take much time and effort to receive a new sample.

In addition, when the test articles used in the facility are nonwoven fabric products, the management system 1 can recycle the collected test articles by the collection box 20, and the collected test articles can be sent to a manufacturer for checking the actual use state. In this case, the management system 1 can sort and collect the collected products by the collection box 20 according to the use of the collected products. The management system 1 may detect the collection of the test items in the collection box 20 and notify the collection of the test items.

[ 6-4. other ]

All or a part of the processes described as the automatically performed processes among the above-described processes may be manually performed. All or a part of the processes described as the processes performed manually may be automatically performed by a known method. In addition, the processing procedures, specific names, information including various data, parameters shown in the above-described documents and drawings can be arbitrarily changed unless otherwise specified. For example, the various information shown in the figures is not limited to the information shown in the figures.

The components of each illustrated device are functionally conceptual, and are not necessarily physically configured as illustrated in the drawings. That is, the specific form of the dispersion/combination of the devices is not limited to the form shown in the drawings. All or a part of the respective components may be functionally or physically distributed and combined in arbitrary units according to various loads, usage conditions, and the like. The above-described processes can be performed in appropriate combinations within a range not inconsistent with each other.

[ 7. hardware construction ]

The user terminal 10, the collection box 20, the distributor server 30, and the management device 100 according to the above-described embodiment are realized by a computer 1000 having a configuration as shown in fig. 8, for example. Fig. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration. The computer 1000 is connected to an output device 1010 and an input device 1020, and a computing device 1030, a buffer 1040, a memory 1050, an output IF (Interface) 1060, an input IF 1070, and a network IF 1080 are connected via a bus 1090.

The arithmetic unit 1030 operates based on programs stored in the cache 1040 and the memory 1050, programs read from the input unit 1020, and the like, and executes various processes. The buffer 1040 is a buffer for temporarily storing data used for various operations performed by the arithmetic device 1030, such as a RAM. The memory 1050 is a storage device for registering data used for various operations performed by the operation device 1030 and various databases, and is implemented by a rom (read Only memory), an hdd (hard Disk drive), a flash memory, or the like.

The output IF 1060 is an Interface for transmitting information to be output to an output device 1010 such as a monitor or a printer which outputs various kinds of information, and can be realized by a standard connector such as a USB (Universal Serial Bus), a DVI (Digital Visual Interface), or an HDMI (registered trademark) (High Definition Multimedia Interface). On the other hand, the input IF 1070 is an interface for receiving information from various input devices 1020 such as a mouse, a keyboard, and a scanner, and is implemented by, for example, USB.

For example, the input device 1020 can be implemented as a device for reading information from an Optical recording medium such as a CD (Compact Disc), a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc), or a PD (Phase change rewritable Disc), a Magneto-Optical recording medium such as an MO (Magneto-Optical Disc), a tape medium, a magnetic recording medium, or a semiconductor memory. The input device 1020 may be implemented by an external storage medium such as a USB memory.

The network IF 1080 has the following functions: data is received from another device via the network N and transmitted to the arithmetic device 1030, and data generated by the arithmetic device 1030 is transmitted to another device via the network N.

Here, the arithmetic device 1030 controls the output device 1010 and the input device 1020 via the output IF 1060 and the input IF 1070. For example, the computing device 1030 loads a program from the input device 1020 and the memory 1050 onto the cache 1040, and executes the loaded program. For example, when the computer 1000 functions as the management apparatus 100, the arithmetic device 1030 of the computer 1000 executes a program loaded on the cache 1040, thereby realizing the function of the control unit 130.

The embodiments of the present application are described above in detail based on the drawings. However, these are illustrative, and the embodiments of the present application can be implemented in other ways by implementing various modifications and improvements based on the modes described in the disclosure of the invention and the knowledge of those skilled in the art. The "section (module, unit)" can be interpreted as "unit", "circuit", and the like.

Description of the reference numerals

N: a network; 1: a management system; 10. 11, 12: a user terminal; 20: a recycling bin; 30: a distributor server; 100: a management device; 110: a communication unit; 120: a storage unit; 121: a contractor database; 122: a facility database; 123: recovering the information database; 130: a control unit; 131: a first management unit; 132: an estimation unit; 133: a determination unit; 134: a second management unit; 135 of the total weight of the raw materials; a setting unit.

Claims

1. A management system, comprising:

a first management unit that manages product information indicating a nonwoven fabric product, user information relating to a user who uses the nonwoven fabric product, and facility information indicating a facility at which the user uses the nonwoven fabric product, in association with each other;

an estimation unit that estimates a usage amount, which is the amount of nonwoven fabric products used at a predetermined facility, based on product information and user information corresponding to facility information indicating the facility;

a determination unit that determines the number of nonwoven fabric products to be delivered to the predetermined facility, based on the stock number of nonwoven fabric products in the facility and the estimated usage number; and

and a second management unit that manages recovery information on the nonwoven fabric product recovered from the predetermined facility as a recycling target after being used in the facility.

2. The management system according to claim 1,

the determination unit determines the number of regenerated products produced using the nonwoven fabric products recovered from the respective facilities and the number of new products produced without using the recovered nonwoven fabric products among the nonwoven fabric products distributed to the facilities.

3. The management system according to claim 2,

the determination unit determines the number of the regenerated products and the number of the new products based on user information corresponding to facility information indicating the predetermined facility.

4. The management system according to claim 3,

the determination means determines the number of the regenerated products and the number of the new products based on the number of users who are targets of a utilization contract for a new product and the number of users who are targets of a utilization contract for a regenerated product, among the users indicated by the user information corresponding to the facility information indicating the predetermined facility.

5. The management system according to claim 4,

the determination means determines the number of the regenerated products and the number of the nonwoven fabric products based on the number of users who are targets of the utilization contract of the new product and the number of users who are targets of the utilization contract of the regenerated product having a lower cost than the utilization contract of the new product.

6. The management system according to any one of claims 1 to 5,

further comprising a recovery unit provided in each facility for recovering the nonwoven fabric product recovered from the facility as a recycling target,

the second management unit manages recovery information on the nonwoven fabric product recovered by the recovery unit.

7. The management system according to claim 6,

the second management unit estimates the number of used nonwoven fabric products collected from the predetermined facility based on the number of users indicated by the user information corresponding to the facility information indicating the predetermined facility, and outputs information corresponding to a result of comparison between the estimated number and the number of used nonwoven fabric products collected from the predetermined facility.

8. The management system according to claim 6 or 7,

the recovery unit has a function of counting the number of recovered nonwoven fabric products.

9. The management system according to claim 8,

the second management unit estimates the number of nonwoven fabric products used at the predetermined facility based on the number of users indicated by the user information corresponding to the facility information indicating the predetermined facility, and outputs information corresponding to a result of comparison between the estimated number and the number of nonwoven fabric products counted by the collection unit.

10. The management system according to claim 8 or 9,

the second management unit determines a frequency of collecting the used nonwoven fabric products from the facility in which the collection unit is installed, based on the number of nonwoven fabric products counted by the collection unit.

11. The management system according to any one of claims 6 to 10,

the recovery unit has a detection function of detecting foreign matter from the nonwoven fabric product.

12. The management system according to any one of claims 6 to 11,

the recovery unit has a function of classifying the nonwoven fabric products by category and recovering them.

13. The management system according to any one of claims 1 to 12,

the system further comprises a setting unit for setting a cost required by the period of time for a user who uses the nonwoven fabric product in the facility.

14. The management system according to claim 13,

the setting unit sets different fees according to the types of the facilities.

15. A management device, comprising:

an acquisition unit that acquires recovery information relating to a nonwoven fabric product recovered from a facility as a recycling target after being used in the facility; and

a management unit that manages the acquired collection information for each facility.

16. A management method executed by a management apparatus, the management method comprising:

an acquisition step of acquiring recovery information on a nonwoven fabric product recovered from a facility as a recycling target after being used in the facility; and

and a management step of managing the acquired collection information for each facility.

17. A management program for causing a computer to execute a process of:

an acquisition process of acquiring recovery information on a nonwoven fabric product recovered from a facility as a recycling object after being utilized in the facility; and

a management process of managing the acquired recovery information for each facility.