JP2001290974A - Ordering system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an ordering system by which a user orders a product after inputting an ordering condition on a network and estimating the product in consideration of the schedule on the maker side. SOLUTION: An ordering person accesses a server computer 2 from a computer terminal 1 through the Internet 4 and input an ordering condition including the number of products which he or she will purchase. The ordering condition is delivered to a production management computer 3 through a server computer 2, and scheduling is performed to discriminate whether the product can be produced on this ordering condition or not. If it can be produced, the server computer 2 calculates the total number of ordered quantity in accordance with the number of existing ordered quantity of the same produce and the number of purchased products which are stored in an ordered quantity storage part 7, and a price reduction rate is determined on the basis of this total number of ordered quantity in accordance with price reduction rate conversion table. Further, the server computer 2 calculates a unit selling price by this price reduction rate and returns it to the computer terminal to present it to the ordering person. If this unit price satisfies him or her, ordering is actually indicated from him or her.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a system for ordering products via a network.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, with the spread of computers and the Internet, it has become possible to place an order for a product on an electronic commerce site on the Internet. A customer accesses a desired e-commerce site, selects a product from a large number of products that can be ordered on this site, and inputs an order by inputting a credit card number and a destination of the product.

[0003]

However, in the case of an order using the above-mentioned conventional e-commerce site, it is possible to place an order for a fixed price product, but the price is checked for a product that can be reduced in price by a large order. You can not place an order. On the other hand, producers on the order receiving side also have a demand for accepting new orders and raising the operating rate, because when the operating rate of production machines is low, costs such as machine maintenance costs and labor costs are required.

[0004] In view of the above, the present invention provides an ordering system capable of inputting order conditions on a network, estimating a product in consideration of a schedule on the production side, and then ordering the product. The task is to provide.

[0005]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a system for ordering a product from an orderer to a contractor via a network, the system comprising: Input means for inputting conditions, producible date determining means for determining a date on which a product can be produced in accordance with the input order conditions, and a producible date determined by the producible date determining means. Sales price calculation means for calculating the sales price of a product based on the number of orders received for the same product and the number of purchases of the product input as the order conditions, and display means for presenting the calculated sales price to the orderer Characterized by having the following configuration. According to the first aspect of the present invention, order conditions such as the number of purchased products are input, a production possible date of the product is determined according to the input order conditions, and a received order of the same product for each determined production possible date is received. The sales price of the product is calculated based on the number of products and the number of products purchased, and presented to the ordering party. It is possible to urge the orderer to place an order at a convenient time according to the production circumstances.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the ordering condition in the first aspect further includes a desired delivery date, and the production available date determining means is included within a predetermined period before and after the desired delivery date. Is determined as a production possible date. According to the second aspect of the present invention, the number of products purchased and the desired delivery date are input as order conditions, and a possible production date close to the desired delivery date is determined according to the input order conditions. It is possible to place an order under optimal conditions with the date close to the delivery date as the production date.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the production possible date determining means according to the first aspect of the present invention includes a production management computer for managing a production process of a machine for producing a product and planning an operation schedule of the machine. It is characterized by having done.
According to the third aspect of the present invention, since a conventionally used production management computer is used as the production possible date determining means, the sales price can be set in consideration of the operation schedule of the machine. It becomes possible.

In the invention according to claim 4, the sales price calculation means in the invention according to claim 1 includes an order quantity storage unit storing the number of orders received for each production date, and a relation between the total order quantity and the price drop rate. After calculating the total number of orders based on the input number of purchases and the number of orders already received, determine the markdown rate using the markdown rate conversion table, It is characterized in that a selling price discounted from a standard price is calculated based on the price drop rate. According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the total number of orders calculated based on the number of orders already received and the number of purchases input as order conditions is calculated, and the reduction rate conversion table prepared in advance is used. The price reduction rate is determined based on the total number of orders, and the sales price is calculated based on this price reduction rate. Is obtained.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the third aspect of the invention, there is provided a means for issuing an order instruction, and an order receiving means for receiving the order instruction, determining an order number, and notifying the orderer. And an authentication unit that, when the order number is input from the input unit, allows access only to the progress management data of the item specified by the order number among the progress management data managed by the production management computer. Characterized by having the following configuration. According to the fifth aspect of the invention, when an order is placed at the offered price, an order number is issued, and the order number is input, thereby authenticating the orderer and controlling the production management computer. Since the progress management data is accessible, the orderer can check the progress of the product ordered by himself at any time.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an ordering system according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, 1 is a computer terminal, 2 is a server computer, 3 is a production management computer, 4 is the Internet, and 5 is a dedicated communication line. A plurality of computer terminals 1 connected to the Internet 4 can access the server computer 2, and the server computer 2 and the production management computer 3 can mutually exchange data via the dedicated communication line 5. ing.

The computer terminal 1 is equipped with a Web browser, can use the Internet, and can display various information from the server computer 2 such as a keyboard and a mouse that function as input means for inputting order conditions. A personal computer having a display such as a CRT or a liquid crystal functioning as a display means can be used. The server computer 2 functions as a Web server, and also has a function of managing the price reduction conversion table 6 and the number-of-orders storage unit 7, and calculating a price presented to a customer. The production management computer 3 is connected to the production machine and has a function of planning the operation schedule of the production machine and managing the progress.

Next, the processing operation of the order system shown in FIG. 1 will be described. When the computer terminal 1 accesses the order site of the server computer 2 via the Internet 4, the computer terminal 1 displays a main screen as shown in FIG. This main screen has a product list / order button and a progress confirmation button. Here, when a product list / order button is clicked, a product list screen as shown in FIG. 3 is displayed. This product list screen displays a list of product numbers, product names, and standard prices of products that can be ordered. When a product to be ordered is selected and a price negotiation button is clicked, an order screen as shown in FIG. 4 is displayed. On this order screen, the product number, product name, and standard price of the selected product are displayed, and the desired delivery date, desired unit price, and the number of purchases can be input. Of these, the number of purchases must be entered. In the example of FIG. 4, only the purchase quantity is input as the order condition.

After inputting necessary items, when a negotiation button is clicked, order conditions including the number of purchases are transmitted from the computer terminal 1 to the server computer 2 via the Internet 4. Then, the server computer 2 transmits the product number, the desired delivery date, and the number of purchases among the received order conditions to the production management computer 3. The production management computer 3 performs scheduling based on the received product number, desired delivery date, and the number of purchases, and determines a date on which the product can be produced for the number of purchases within a predetermined period from the desired delivery date. The predetermined period can be set in advance. For example, if it is set to one week, only one possible production day before and after the desired delivery date is extracted. If the desired delivery date has not been entered as an order condition, the available production date is determined by a preset number based only on the number of purchases. Management of such production process,
Since a production management computer for planning an operation schedule is well known, a detailed description thereof will be omitted. After the determination, the production management computer 3 returns the information on the production available date to the server computer 2.

When information indicating that production is impossible is returned from the production management computer 3, the server computer 2 transmits information indicating that the product cannot be delivered and causes the computer terminal 1 to display the information. .

When the production management computer 3 returns the information on the production available date, the server computer 2
The total number of orders is obtained by adding the number of orders to be purchased to the number of orders for each product and production date stored in the number-of-orders storage unit 7, and the corresponding price reduction rate is referred to by referring to the price reduction rate conversion table 6 using the total number of orders. Get. Next, the sales unit price is calculated based on the obtained price reduction rate and the standard price.

Here, the price drop conversion table 6 and the number-of-orders storage unit 7 will be described. FIG. 9 shows an example of the price drop rate conversion table 6. According to the price drop conversion table 6, the price drop is determined by the number of days from the order date to the delivery date and the total number of orders. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 9, when the total number of orders is less than 500, the drop rate is 0%, and when the total number of orders is 500 or more, the drop rate increases gradually. Further, when the number of days from the order date to the delivery date is more than 15 days, the rate of price reduction increases. FIG. 10 shows a product No. as an example of the order quantity stored in the order quantity storage unit 7.
5. Shows the number of orders for products with the product name KLM. The number of orders indicates the number of orders already incorporated in the production schedule of the production management computer 3. For example, in the example shown in FIG. This indicates that there are 1550 orders of 5. The order quantity storage unit 7 also stores data on other products.

After the sales unit price is calculated, the computer terminal 1 which is the transmission source sends information on the total number of orders, sales unit price, and total price for each delivery period, with one week as the delivery date from the day after the production day.
Send to Then, the estimation result is displayed on the order screen of the computer terminal 1 as shown in FIG. In addition,
The delivery date does not necessarily have to be one week from the day after the production date, and can be changed by setting.

In the estimation result, the total number of orders, sales unit price, and total price for each period are shown by dividing the delivery date into predetermined periods. Of these, the total number of orders is stored in the
Is the sum of the number of orders received and the number of purchases 550. The sales unit price is obtained by referring to the drop-down rate conversion table 6 based on the total number of orders.
From February 2 to February 8 is within 15 days from the order date (in this example, it is January 31), and the total number of orders is 2000 or more, so the price is reduced by 4%. 768
A circle is calculated. The total price is obtained by multiplying the sales unit price by 550 purchases. If there are any conditions that the customer likes, the customer clicks the order button to actually place the order. The sales price offered at this time is
This is temporary, and if another customer orders the same product with the same delivery date, the selling price will be further reduced.

If there is no condition that satisfies, the estimation is performed again while changing the condition. For example, extend the desired delivery date and click the negotiate button. Then, the new desired delivery date and the number of purchases are transmitted to the server computer 2, and a new estimation result is calculated and displayed on the order screen by the same processing as described above.

If any of the presented conditions is satisfied, select the condition and click the order button. Then, an orderer information input screen as shown in FIG. 6 is displayed. Here, the order conditions input on the order screen are displayed, and information on the orderer can be input. In addition, since a predetermined period (February 23 to March 1 in the example of FIG. 6) can be specified for the delivery date, a desired date is input. On this screen, after inputting the orderer information and clicking the order button, the unit price,
Order information such as the number of purchases and the date of delivery and orderer information are transmitted to the server computer 2. When the server computer 2 receives the order information, the server computer 2 issues an order number capable of specifying the contents of the order and transmits it to the computer terminal 1.
Is displayed as shown in FIG. On this screen, the orderer can check the contents of his order and know the order number. Further, the server computer 2 updates the information in the order quantity storage unit 7 based on the number of purchases and the delivery date among the received order conditions. Further, information on the number of purchases and the delivery date is transmitted to the production management computer 3 and incorporated into the production schedule.

The production management computer 3 constantly manages the progress of items by the production machines. In this system, the orderer can check the progress of the product ordered. The orderer clicks the progress confirmation button on the initial screen as shown in FIG. Then, a progress confirmation screen is displayed on the computer terminal 1. When the order number and the telephone number are entered on this progress confirmation screen and the GO button is clicked, the telephone number and the order number are transmitted to the server computer 2. The server computer 2 authenticates the received telephone number and order number, and if it is confirmed that the telephone number and the order number are correct, receives information on the progress of the corresponding item from the production management computer 3 and transmits it to the computer terminal 1. As a result, a progress confirmation screen as shown in FIG. 8 is displayed on the computer terminal 1, and the orderer can check the progress of the product ordered by himself.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications are possible. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the desired delivery date and the number of purchases are input as the order conditions has been described. May be presented.

[0023]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Enter ordering conditions, such as the number of products purchased, determine the production possible date of the product according to the entered ordering conditions, and based on the determined number of orders for the same product and the number of purchased products for each determined productionable date, Since the sales price was calculated and presented to the orderer, the orderer can confirm the sales price before placing an order, and the orderer can place an order at a convenient time according to his own production circumstances. Can be encouraged to place an order.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an ordering system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a main screen displayed on the computer terminal 1.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a product list screen.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an order screen when inputting order conditions.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an order screen after calculating a selling price.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an orderer information input screen.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an order number issue screen.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a progress confirmation screen.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a price drop conversion table 6.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of information stored in an order quantity storage unit 7;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Computer terminal 2 ... Server computer 3 ... Production management computer 4 ... Internet 5 ... Dedicated communication line 6 ... Price drop rate conversion table 7 ... Order quantity storage part

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A system for ordering a product from an orderer to a contractor via a network, comprising: input means for inputting order conditions including the number of products purchased; and Production possible date determining means for determining a date on which production can be performed, and the number of orders received for the same product and the number of products purchased as the order conditions on the production possible date determined by the production possible date determining means Sales price calculation means for calculating the sales price of the product based on the
An order system comprising display means for presenting the calculated sales price to an orderer. 2. The system according to claim 1, wherein said order condition further includes a desired delivery date, and said production possible date determining means determines a product included within a predetermined period before and after said desired delivery date as a production possible date. The ordering system according to claim 1, wherein 3. The order system according to claim 1, wherein said production possible date determining means is a production management computer which manages a production process of a machine for producing a product and plans an operation schedule of the machine. . 4. The sales price calculation means has an order quantity storage unit storing the number of orders received for each production day, and a price drop rate conversion table showing the relationship between the total order quantity and the price drop rate. After calculating the total number of orders based on the number of purchases and the number of orders already received, determine the price drop rate using a price drop rate conversion table, and based on the price drop rate, the sales price discounted from the standard price. The order system according to claim 1, wherein the order is calculated. 5. An order receiving means for receiving an order instruction, determining an order number and notifying an orderer of the order instruction, and receiving the order number from the input means. 4. The ordering system according to claim 3, further comprising an authentication unit that allows access to only the progress management data of the item specified by the order number out of the progress management data managed by the production management computer.