JP2001294307A - Returnable container system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To simply store and take out objects and to contribute to the environmental maintenance by recycling packaging materials. SOLUTION: The forms of delivery packing request by customers are constituted of a slales line system, in which ordinary packing or returnable container packing can be selectively designated, and a production line system, in which packing instructions are issued according to the form of delivery packing request selectively designated in the order reception system.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a returnable container system used for transporting products such as electronic equipment, and more particularly to an improvement in reusability of containers.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In the transport of electronic devices such as measuring instruments, personal computers, and peripheral devices, in order to prevent damage due to vibration and shock during transportation, a cardboard box and a holding member made of styrene foam are generally used. It is used to deliver to an end user in a state of being individually packed so as to withstand vibration and impact.

[0003] When a purchased product arrives, an end user unpacks the package and takes out stored items such as electronic devices.

[0004]

However, in such a conventional individual package transportation system, since the stored items are strictly held by a plurality of holding members so as to withstand vibration and shock during transportation handling, the stored items are stored. In addition to the time, there is a problem that it takes a considerable amount of time from opening the cardboard box to taking out the stored items. In addition, since these individual packing materials are used only once, a large amount of resources are consumed and a large amount of waste is generated, and there is also a problem that disposal of these wastes is very expensive.

The present invention focuses on these problems, and an object of the present invention is to realize a contribution to environmental preservation by easily retrieving and retrieving stored items and reusing packaging materials. .

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a sales system which can select and designate a normal package and a regular container package as a delivery request packaging form from a customer. And a production system that issues a packing instruction in accordance with a delivery request packing form selected and designated by the order receiving system.

[0007] When the delivery form by return-to-container container is designated by the customer, the product is packed with the return-to-container packaging material and shipped based on the packing instructions. The end user unpacks the package when it arrives, removes the stored items, and returns the container packing material to the shipping source. As a result, a large amount of resource consumption and a large amount of waste can be avoided, and waste disposal costs are not required.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the returnable container system according to the first aspect, the returnable container packing material is unitized in advance.

Thus, it is not necessary to collect necessary packing materials for the packing operation, and the packing operation can be performed smoothly.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the returnable container system according to the first aspect, each container is provided with at least a return slip storage section, and the return slip is stored at the time of shipment.

Thus, it is not necessary to arrange a return slip again when returning a return container, and the number of steps can be greatly reduced as compared with the conventional man-hour for disposing of packing materials.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the return container system according to the third aspect, in the production system, the sender name and the destination name are printed out on at least one of the shipping slip and the return slip. .

[0013] Thus, it is possible to prevent a writing error in each slip by handwriting.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the returnable container system according to the first aspect, the container is formed of a transparent member.

[0015] Thus, the storage state can be visually checked without unpacking the container.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the returnable container system according to the first aspect, a sales system and a production system are integrated.

Thus, the work can be performed without being aware of the difference in the system configuration.

[0018]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram showing an example of an embodiment of a system according to the present invention. On the system,
There is a specific flow of goods related to containers storing products and empty containers, and a flow of information related to ordering and collection of empty containers. On the other hand, the agency / sales 1 and the factory 2 are mutually connected so that the sales system 3 and the production system 4 are shared.

In order to receive an order for a certain product,
Suppose that the customer 5 requests “container delivery”. In response to this, the agency / salesman 1 also inputs “container delivery” when inputting the order details into the sales system 3. The information on the container delivery is also transferred and input to the production system 4.

At the factory 2, when an instruction for manufacturing a product is printed out from the production system 4, the instruction clearly indicates “container delivery”. Note that the production system 4 includes, for example, at the stage of shipping, a customer name and
Write and print out predetermined items such as shipping destination, return destination, and returner name.

Container packing at the time of shipment is performed using unitized packing materials as shown in FIG. 2, for example. The container 11 is a transparent one with a lid. A bottom cushion 12 is laid on the inner bottom of the container 11.
A plurality of cushion bars 13 for protecting the product are stored in the container 11 in advance. As a result, the worker can obtain necessary packing materials simply by opening the container 11, and the workability is significantly improved as compared with the conventional individual cardboard packing.

According to a concrete example of actual operation time measurement, while the conventional individual packaging operation took at least 2 minutes and 40 seconds, the present invention in which the container packaging materials were unitized in advance was 45 seconds. And can significantly reduce the number of man-hours for packing work. In addition, when the products were tested and transported in a plurality of actual distribution channels in a container package based on the present invention and electrical characteristics were inspected before and after transportation, no abnormality was found in any of the channels.

On the side of the container 11 is a label 14 indicating the owner of the container and a level 1 indicating the environmental protection activities.
5 is pasted. The lid of the container 11 is provided with a pocket 18 for storing a shipping slip 16 and a return slip 17.

When the container packing is completed in the factory 2, the container is collected at the distribution center 7 in the factory area via the transport store 6 nearest to the factory. And the packed container,
It is delivered to the agency / sales 1 or the customer 5 via the distribution center 8 in the region of the agency / sales 1 or the customer 5.

After opening the container and taking out the product, the agent / business 1 or the customer 5 returns the bottom cushion 12 and the cushion rod 13 into the container 11, and
In accordance with the return slip 16 previously stored in the pocket 18, a request is made to the nearest transport stores 9, 10 to return empty containers. Empty containers are delivered to Factory 2 via the reverse route to shipping.
To be re-used for product shipment.

By constructing such a returnable container system, the time required for packing and unpacking, which has occurred with the conventional individual packing, can be greatly reduced, and a large amount of individual packing can be achieved by using only once. It is possible to solve the consumption of materials and the generation of a large amount of waste, and it is also possible to avoid the large cost required for the disposal of such waste.

Further, by printing and sending out the shipping slip and the return slip by the production system, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of writing errors in the return slip by handwriting.

Further, by using a transparent container,
You can visually check the storage state inside the container, and call attention when handling cargo.

Although FIG. 1 illustrates an example in which the sales system 3 and the production system 4 are independent, the sales system 3 and the production system 4 may be completely integrated. With an integrated system, work can be performed without any awareness of the differences between the systems.

[0030]

As described above, according to the present invention,
It is possible to easily store and remove stored items, and to establish a container system that can contribute to environmental conservation by reusing packaging materials.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram showing an example of an embodiment of a system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration example diagram of a unitized packing material.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 11 transparent container with lid 12 bottom cushion 13 cushion stick 14 owner label 15 environmental protection activity label 16 shipping slip 17 return slip 18 slip storage section

Claims (6)

[Claims] Claims: 1. A sales system in which a normal packing and a returnable container packing can be selected and designated as a delivery request packing form from a customer, and a packing finger corresponding to the delivery request packing form selected and designated in the order receiving system. A returnable container system comprising: a production system for issuing books; 2. The return container system according to claim 1, wherein the return container packaging material is unitized in advance. 3. The returnable container system according to claim 1, wherein at least a return slip storage section is provided in each container to store the return slip at the time of shipment. 4. The returnable container system according to claim 3, wherein in the production system, a return sender name and a return destination name are printed out on a return slip. 5. The returnable container system according to claim 1, wherein the container is formed of a transparent member. 6. The returnable container system according to claim 1, wherein the sales system and the production system are integrated.