JP2001328706A - Optimum inventory storage system by using container in circulating manner - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an optimum inventory storage system by using containers in a circulating manner which can reliably grasp the warehousing amount and the delivery amount of products as necessary in a constantly consistent manner and constantly ensure the optimum inventory thereby. SOLUTION: Firstly, on the order-receiving side of the products, the products of the number larger than that of products ordered by the ordering side, for example, the products of the doubled number are prepared, the products of the unit number are stored in each container, the containers of the number corresponding to that of the ordered products are delivered to the ordering side. Then, every time when the products are required by the ordering side, the empty containers corresponding to the ordering number are returned to the order-receiving side, product packing containers of the number corresponding to the number of the returned containers on the order-receiving side are shipped to the ordering side. Subsequently, the containers are circulated in a same manner between the order-receiving side and the ordering side to consistently ensure the optimum inventory.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a method for recycling a product or a part (hereinafter referred to as a product) by recycling a suitable container such as a cardboard container or a plastic container in a transaction route. The present invention relates to a system for storing an appropriate amount of inventory by circulating containers so as to always keep the inventory at an appropriate minimum level and thereby avoid excess inventory and shortage (out of stock).

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, the quantity of a product is ordered according to a preset production plan. Recent remarkable development and introduction of IT (Information Technology) have made it possible to make sales forecasts and sales plans with higher accuracy.
Also, SCM (Supply Chain Managem)
With the introduction of ent), in the overall flow, the warehouse is receiving and leaving products according to this predicted order.

[0003] However, this prediction is a prediction to the last, no matter how much the accuracy is improved, and is always fluctuating, causing problems such as missing items and excess inventory.

[0004] In order-to-order production, there is no problem with special products that accept relatively long delivery times and those that take days to complete, but inventory management of ordinary products that require short-term delivery and always require inventory is not a problem. However, since the ordering system is always based on the sales plan based on the forecast calculation, a reliable and stable numerical value is not required for inventory management, which causes shortage and excess inventory. That, in turn, has led to a lack of business stability.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention provides a container circulating system which can always stably and reliably grasp the outgoing and incoming quantities of a product as needed, thereby always ensuring an appropriate stock quantity. The aim is to obtain an appropriate inventory storage system by use.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above point of view, and its main structure is that the order receiving side of the product first has more than the number of products ordered by the ordering side. For example, prepare twice the number, put them in containers by the unit number, send the container corresponding to the ordered quantity to the ordering side, and thereafter, every time the ordering side needs the product, Then, return the empty containers corresponding to the number ordered to the order receiving side, send the product packaging containers corresponding to the number of containers returned to the order receiving side to the order receiving side. By circulating containers between the ordering side and the ordering side, it is possible to always secure the appropriate inventory amount, and at that time, adjust the amount of refunds of empty container containers to the ordering side by increasing or decreasing the amount of refunds to the ordering side according to the sales order You It is intended to provide a container proper amount of inventory storage system by circulation use of.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a system according to an embodiment of the present invention. In this example, a transaction route between a parts manufacturer A as an order receiving side and an assembly manufacturer B as an ordering side is shown.

First, at a parts manufacturer A,
Double the number of parts (products) larger than the number of parts (products) ordered by the assembly maker B, and put them in 12 containers 1 to 12 in unit units. Then, six containers 7 to 12 corresponding to the ordered quantity are sent to the ordering side.

Thereafter, the assembly manufacturer B returns the three empty box containers 10 to 12 corresponding to the ordered quantity to the component manufacturer A every time the component is required,
The three product packaging containers 1 to 3 corresponding to the number of empty box containers returned by the parts maker A are sent to the assembly maker B, and thereafter, the parts maker A
The container is circulated between the container and the assembly maker B.

[0010] Then, if the sales are good,
For example, two empty box containers 13 and 14 corresponding to the stock amount may be increased and returned to the parts manufacturer A.

Conversely, when sales are poor, the quantity of empty box containers returned to the parts manufacturer A can be reduced and adjusted.

Thus, the parts manufacturer A only needs to always keep the necessary minimum inventory quantity corresponding to one order quantity from the assembly manufacturer B.
Also, the assembly maker B does not need to store more parts than necessary at one time.

[0013]

As is clear from the above description, according to the proper stock keeping system by recycling containers according to the present invention, first, the order receiving side of the product has more than the number of products ordered by the ordering side. For example, prepare twice as many pieces, put them in each container by their unit number, send the container corresponding to the ordered quantity to the ordering side, and thereafter, every time the ordering side needs the product, Then, return the empty containers corresponding to the quantity ordered to the order receiving side, send the product packaging containers corresponding to the number of containers returned to the order receiving side to the order receiving side, and thereafter, in the same manner, By circulating the container between the ordering side and the ordering side, an appropriate stock amount can always be ensured, so that the following various effects can be obtained.

1. First, an intermediate warehouse can be eliminated (which results in significant cost savings). 2. It is only necessary to keep an appropriate amount of inventory at parts and assembly manufacturers' factories and sites (corporate symbiosis). Here, the appropriate amount of stock is, for example, about twice the estimated amount used in a certain period. 3. The stock period and the stock amount can be determined based on the size and the number of parts used. 4. An empty box corresponding to the use of the part (sales amount) can be periodically sent to the part maker at regular intervals such as weekly or daily. 5. The component manufacturer who receives the empty box only has to send it to the assembly plant immediately for the number of empty boxes that arrived from the company's stock, produce, replenish, and store it. (At this time, a delivery slip in which necessary items such as the number of boxes, the number of pieces, the total number, the unit price, and the amount of money can be issued can be issued.) The handling of the delivery slip can be carried out, for example, by sending the delivery note to the accounting and sending the delivery confirmation to the assembly factory with the product attached. 7. At the assembly plant, replenishment parts arrive while using the remaining inventory parts in the remaining containers. After confirming the delivery, seal the delivery confirmation sheet, check it, and return it to the parts manufacturer and accounting, so that accounting processing and inventory confirmation can be performed. 8. The empty box sent from the assembly plant contains the part name, dimensions,
The quantity, period and other required items are printed reliably. Then, the parts manufacturer receiving the empty box can immediately send out the box containing the same number of parts in its own stock. 9. The parts factory only needs to replenish and produce the received quantity of parts in the empty box within a predetermined period, such as one week or one month, so that the production plan is reasonable. 10. The assembly plant pays for the number of empty boxes corresponding to the amount used in the recirculating parts ordering system and replenishment system, but only after the sales have been generated first. Because the sales are always ahead, the cash flow is stable and contributes greatly to sound management. 11. If sales are strong and sales grow, you can increase the amount of empty container containers that match the inventory and return it to the component manufacturer. 12. When sales are sluggish, it is possible to reduce the amount of empty container refunds to parts manufacturers and adjust them. 13. Since inventory management is performed by cyclic use of containers that do not need to be predicted, production management can be set up with appropriate inventory without shortage or excess, and stable and reliable production activities can be achieved. 14． Both the ordering side and the ordering side are managed by workers who are directly involved in the work on site, so replenishment management with high necessity and certainty,
Inventory management is possible. 15. In consideration of nature protection and environmental measures, it is preferable that the container is a plastic container that is easy to save energy and tidy up than a container that usually becomes trash after a single use such as cardboard.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

[Explanation of symbols]

 A Parts manufacturer as the order receiving side B Assembly maker as the ordering side 1-14 Container

Claims (2)

[Claims] First, on the order receiving side of a product, the ordering side prepares a number larger than the number of products ordered by the ordering side, for example, twice as many as the number of the products, and puts the unit number into each container, and The corresponding container is sent to the ordering side, and thereafter, every time the product is required, the ordering side returns the empty container corresponding to the ordered quantity to the order receiving side, and the order receiving side returns the container. The number of containers corresponding to the number of containers is sent to the ordering side, and the same method is used to circulate the containers between the ordering side and the ordering side, so that the proper amount of inventory can always be secured. Proper inventory storage system by recycling containers. 2. The proper inventory storage system according to claim 1, wherein the quantity of the empty box containers returned to the order receiving side is adjusted by increasing or decreasing the number in accordance with the sales order.