JP2000198511A - Stock item replenishment indication system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a stock item replenishment indication system to effectively replenish articles. SOLUTION: This system is provided with a stock shelf 4 which is installed on the side of users 1 and stores the packages containing each unit quantity of articles 3 and arranged so that they can be taken out in order from one side, an IC tag 6 which is attached to the article 3 positioned at the replenishment point of the shelf 4 and on which article replenishing data are recorded, and a collecting box 12 which is installed on the side of users 1 and reads out the articles replenishing data on the IC tag, and a remote monitoring device 14 which is installed on the side of suppliers 2 and indicates the article replenishing data transmitted from the collecting box 12 through a communication means 13. Through this constitution, the article replenishing data recorded on the IC tag 6 which is removed from an article 3 and thrown in the collection box 12 are transmitted to the remote monitoring device 14 through the communication means 13 to urge the replenishment of articles 3 to always be stocked.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a stock article replenishment instruction system for instructing replenishment of an article when the quantity of the article becomes a minimum inventory quantity.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Articles such as medical chemicals and mechanical parts such as screws, which are regularly consumed by a particular consumer such as a hospital or factory, are provided to the consumer as belongings of a sales company. Always keep in stock, the sales representative of the sales company visits the customer regularly or as appropriate to check the inventory quantity of goods, adjusts the price according to the quantity of goods consumed by the consumer at a later date, The next time we find an item that does not meet the minimum inventory quantity of the item determined as a replenishment point,
When a salesperson visits a customer, goods are delivered in such a manner that an appropriate inventory quantity is maintained, and a product transaction called a vendor inventory method is often performed.

[0003]

However, in the merchandise transaction of the above-mentioned vendor inventory method, since the sales person cannot grasp the inventory quantity of the goods without visiting the customer, the inventory quantity of the goods is checked. Sales representatives must visit the customer twice, with the delivery of
Business efficiency is not good.

[0004] Further, if the sales staff visits the customer and the quantity of articles no longer satisfies the replenishment point due to an increase in consumption, unless the customer prompts the sales company to replenish the article, There is a concern that goods that should always be in stock will be out of stock.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has as its object to provide a stock article replenishment instruction system capable of efficiently replenishing articles.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a stock article replenishment instruction system according to the present invention, wherein articles installed on a customer side and packed in unit quantities are arranged side by side. An article storage means for storing the articles in order so that they can be taken out sequentially, an IC tag attached to an article located at a replenishment point of the article storage means and recording article replenishment data, A collection box for reading data, and a remote monitoring device installed on the supplier side and displaying article replenishment data transmitted from the collection box via communication means are provided.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a stock article replenishment instruction system for arranging articles which are installed at a customer side and which are packaged in unit quantities and which can be sequentially taken out from one side and stored. An IC tag attached to an article located at a replenishment point of the article storage means and recording article replenishment data, a collection box installed on the customer side and reading the article replenishment data of the IC tag, A remote monitoring device that is installed and that outputs article replenishment data transmitted from the collection box via communication means to a shipping instruction system.

[0008] In the inventory article replenishment instruction system according to the first aspect of the present invention, the article replenishment data recorded on the IC tag which is removed from the article and put into the collection box on the customer side is transmitted via the communication means. The data is transmitted to the remote monitoring device on the supplier side, and the replenishment data is displayed on the remote monitoring device to prompt replenishment of the items to be constantly stocked.

Further, in the inventory article replenishment instruction system according to the second aspect of the present invention, the article replenishment data recorded on the IC tag which is removed from the article and put into the collection box on the consumer side is transmitted to the communication means. The data is transmitted to a remote monitoring device on the supplier side via the remote monitoring device, and the replenishment data is output from the remote monitoring device to the shipping instruction system, so that the items to be always stocked are taken out.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a system diagram showing an example of an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a consumer such as a hospital that consumes medicines and other articles, and reference numeral 2 denotes a consumer who consumes the same. Shows a supplier such as a sales company that delivers the goods.

[0012] The customer 1 has a product storage means for subdividing medicines and other articles 3 by type and storing them side by side.
A storage shelf 4 having a number of storage sections is provided.

The storage shelves 4 of the article storage means shown in FIG. 1 store the articles 3 determined for each storage section in a line in a vertical line, take them out from the top, consume them, and replenish them from the bottom. Has become.

There are various forms of the article 3 to be consumed depending on the type of business of the consumer 1. The article 3 shown in FIG. 2 is a thin box-shaped package, and the package is pulled by pulling the opening tape 5. Unpack and remove the article 3 inside and use it.

When the packaged thin box-shaped article 3 shown in FIG. 2 is stored in the storage section of the storage shelf 4 of the article storage means shown in FIG. Determine the quantity as a replenishment point.

When the article 3 is stored, an IC tag 6 is attached to the article 3 located at the replenishment point of the minimum stock quantity counted from the lower side opposite to the side from which the article 3 is taken out, as shown in FIG. Put it in the storage shelf 4.

The IC tag 6 records and holds data such as the code of the article 3, the code of the consumer 1, the stock location code, and the replenishment unit as replenishment data of the article 3. The data can be extracted, and in the article 3 shown in FIG. 2, the article 3 cannot be taken out unless the IC tag 6 is removed from the packaging.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing another example of a state in which an IC tag is attached to a packaged article. The article 3 is placed in a packaging bag 7, and the opening of the packaging bag 7 is an IC tag. It is closed with a cord strip 8 to which a reference numeral 6 is attached.

When removing the article 3 from the packaging bag 7, the article 3 can be removed from the packaging bag 7 by removing the string strip 8 together with the IC tag 6 from the packaging bag 7.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing still another example in which an IC tag is attached to a packaged article. The article is placed in an outer box 9, and the opening of the packaging bag 7 is an IC tag. 6 is closed by a string strip 8 to which the string 6 is attached.

When the articles are taken out of the outer box 9 and the string 8 is removed together with the IC tag 6 as shown in FIG. 5, the outer box 9 is opened and the articles inside can be taken out. It has become.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing another example of the article storage means, in which the drawer 10 is used as an article storage means, and the box-shaped article 3 is set upright in the drawer 10. Are arranged in a line, and are taken out and consumed sequentially from the opposite side of the figure.

A partition member 11 such as a cardboard cover to which the IC tag 6 is attached is provided on the article 3 corresponding to the minimum stock quantity before the replenishment point.
When the articles 3 arranged in 0 decrease to the replenishment point, I
The article 3 cannot be taken out of the drawer 10 unless the partition member 11 to which the C tag 6 is attached is removed.

As described above, when the number of articles 3 arranged in the storage shelf 4 (see FIG. 1) or the drawer 10 (see FIG. 6) as the article storage means decreases to the replenishment point, the IC tag 6 is taken out. However, as shown in FIG. 1, a collection box 12 for storing the removed IC tag 6 is installed near the article storage means such as the storage shelf 4 of the consumer 1.

The collection box 12 is provided with means (not shown) for reading supplementary data held by the IC tag 6.
Communication means 1 such as telephone line, wireless, etc.
3, a remote monitoring device 1 installed in the supplier 2
4 can be transmitted.

The remote monitoring device 1 installed at the supplier 2
4 is a collection box 1 installed in each of a large number of consumers 1
2 and the supplementary data is displayed on the display 15.

A shipping instruction system 16 and an inventory management system 17 are sequentially connected to the remote monitoring device 14 as necessary, and the inventory management system 17 controls shipping means such as a stacker crane 18 and a digital picking device 19. It is also possible to do so.

Next, the operation of the stock article replenishment instruction system of the present invention will be described.

If any of the articles 3 arranged in the article storage means such as the storage shelf 4 of the customer 1 has been reduced to the replenishment point, the IC tag 6 of the article 3 is put into the collection box 12. become.

The supplier 2 periodically communicates with the communication means 1.
The supplementary data of the IC tag 6 placed in the collection box 12 is input to the remote monitoring device 14 via reading means 3 and the reading unit (not shown) of the collection box 12, and the input supplementary data is attached to the remote monitoring device 14. Is displayed on the display 15.

Then, based on the replenishment data displayed on the display 15, the required quantity of the required articles 3 is taken out from the warehouse or the like and delivered to the customer 1. When the inventory management system 17 is connected, the replenishment data is further output from the remote monitoring device 14 to the shipping instruction system 16, the replenishment instruction signal is output from the shipping instruction system 16 to the inventory management system 17, and the inventory management is further performed. When the system 17 outputs a retrieval instruction signal to the stacker crane 18, the digital picking device 19, and the like to retrieve the required number of articles 3, the work of extracting the required number of articles 3 and preparing for delivery becomes easy.

Note that the stock article replenishment instruction system of the present invention is not limited to only the above-described embodiment.
Of course, changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

[0033]

As described above, according to the stock article replenishment instruction system of the present invention, the following various excellent effects can be obtained.

(1) In the stock article replenishment instruction system according to the first aspect of the present invention, the article replenishment data of the IC tag is displayed on the remote monitoring device, so that the sales person on the supplier side visits the consumer. If not, the goods to be replenished on the consumer side can be determined, and the stock items can be replenished to the consumer quickly, efficiently and efficiently.

(2) In the inventory article replenishment instruction system according to the second aspect of the present invention, since the article replenishment data of the IC tag is output from the remote monitoring device to the shipping instruction system, the inventory items can be sent to the consumer side. At the time of replenishment, work for delivery preparation can be performed efficiently and easily.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system diagram showing an example of an embodiment of a stock item replenishment instruction system of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an example of a state where an IC tag is attached to a packaged article.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing another example of a state where an IC tag is attached to a packaged article.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing still another example of a state where an IC tag is attached to a packaged article.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a state where the package shown in FIG. 4 is opened.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing another example of the article storage means.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 consumer 2 supplier 3 article 4 storage shelf (article storage means) 6 IC tag 10 drawer (article storage means) 12 collection box 13 communication means 14 remote monitoring device 16 shipping instruction system

Claims (2)

[Claims] An article storage means installed on a consumer side and arranged so that articles packed in a unit quantity are arranged side by side and can be sequentially taken out from one side, and attached to an article located at a replenishment point of the article storage means. And an IC tag that records article replenishment data, a collection box that is installed on the consumer side and reads the article replenishment data of the IC tag, and an article that is installed on the supplier side and transmitted from the collection box via communication means A stock article replenishment instruction system, comprising: a remote monitoring device that displays replenishment data. 2. Article storage means installed on a consumer side and arranged so that articles packed in a unit quantity are arranged and stored so that they can be sequentially taken out from one side, and attached to an article located at a replenishment point of the article storage means. And an IC tag that records article replenishment data, a collection box that is installed on the consumer side and reads the article replenishment data of the IC tag, and an article that is installed on the supplier side and transmitted from the collection box via communication means And a remote monitoring device for outputting replenishment data to a shipping instruction system.