JP2002024334A - Integrated management/procurement system for parts by using information system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an integrated management/procurement system for parts, which integrally manages the process from the acquirement of parts to payment and can supply important information in real time by inputting a simple information from a terminal. SOLUTION: The terminal of a parts user, and the terminal of the parts maker or the primary agent of the parts maker are connected to a computer network. The computer network is provided with a web site connected to a management server having a parts data base. The parts maker or the primary agent of the parts maker registers parts information on the parts of a self- company in the parts data base. The parts user selects the optimum parts from parts information by the input of parts names and orders them in a parts unit. The web site adjusts ordering by an analysis result by a PID method based on the demand of the whole products in a market and relation information on the production and the demand of parts.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an integrated management and procurement system for comprehensively managing or procuring parts using a computer network such as the Internet, and more particularly to a parts maker or a temporary agency of a parts maker. In the following, parts manufacturers etc.) register the latest parts information on the website, which is the management center, and the parts user who uses the parts selects the most appropriate parts by inquiring and searching the website, and passes through the intermediate company. The present invention relates to an integrated parts management and procurement system using an information system that enables a website to quickly and at a low cost obtain desired parts from a parts manufacturer and supply the parts users.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when an electric or mechanical part is purchased, a product is assembled, produced, and sold, a designer first enters a part name and a manufacturer name from a part specification, a price, a function, and the like at a design stage. At the stage of deciding and procuring parts, parts are purchased by searching for a trading company (agent) or directly contacting a part maker or the like.

FIG. 13 shows a state of conventional parts procurement, and parts (including units) of parts manufacturers M1 to M7.
Are handled by trading companies (agents) A1 to A4, and users who use parts are trading companies A1 to A4.
It is common to buy more parts. In FIG. 13, a trading company (agent) A1 is an agent of the maker M1.
The trading company (agent) A2 is an agent of the manufacturers M1 and M2, the trading company (agent) A3 is an agent of the manufacturers M3 and M4, and the trading company (agent) A4 is the manufacturers M4 and M4.
5, M6 agency. Therefore, when the user purchases the parts of the maker M3, the user purchases the parts from the agency A3, and it is necessary to procure the parts by checking the business relationship between the manufacturer and the agency.

Moreover, there are no trading companies (agents) trading with all parts manufacturers, and in reality, the user selects an optimum trading company for the user from scarce information.

[0005] In particular, the demand for parts of small and medium enterprises is
Generally, the number of parts handled by a trading company is often extremely small. In general, the demand for parts during the development of a new product is generally smaller. Therefore, parts used for mass-produced products may be difficult to obtain, and small lot products manufactured by small and medium-sized enterprises may not be able to be produced. In recent years, for example, electronic components are supplied in a large number of parts in an easy-to-handle package for the demand of an automated mass production plant, and it is extremely difficult to purchase a small amount. For example, it has a structure in which the tape is wound in units of 5000 pieces and wound on a reel, and is easily attached to an automatic mounting machine. It is very difficult to purchase these parts in units of several to several tens. Even if several pieces are required, it would be necessary to purchase them on 5000 reels. In the prototype stage where there are many kinds of such parts, 5000 pieces of stock are generated for each part. , With very inconvenient results. A more serious problem arises when procuring parts that have not been used in the newly developed equipment. There are no parts on hand, and it is difficult to obtain a single part to be newly ordered. Even if the product is worth several million yen, the entire product may be delayed. Further, there is a problem in that a total order must be placed for parts of various products for each trading company, and the trading company must sort out each product with great effort after delivery of the parts.

[0006]

In the case of the parts distribution route as described above, the user who procure and use the parts needs to check the maker of the parts and also to check the agent handling the parts. For this reason, it is a great burden for designers and persons in charge of purchasing parts in connection with materials to obtain parts efficiently. Further, there is also a problem that the price increases due to the middle margin of the trading company, and the response becomes slow due to the large number of manual operations.

Further, it is necessary to negotiate with many trading companies just to produce and manufacture one kind of user's product. In order to arrange all the parts of the production product smoothly, it is necessary to sort the parts list by trading company and place an order. There is also. Negotiations with a trading company include price, delivery time, etc. As the number of trading companies increases, more time and effort must be spent. In addition, if the target part is difficult to obtain or the price is high, it is very difficult to find an equivalent or alternative part of the part, and it is important to stop production or plan to stop the production, or to obtain such a part. In many cases, information cannot be obtained in real time, which is a major obstacle in parts procurement. Furthermore, when a time-consuming conditional estimate is required for an estimate requiring quickness, there is a problem that it takes a lot of labor and time.

[0008] The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide an integrated management and procurement system for parts that matches an information-oriented society. In order to collect a large number of user demands even for a small amount of demand and to make it possible to obtain them easily at a low price and quickly, parts manufacturers and the like can provide the latest information on parts on computer network websites. By registering, by inputting simple information from the terminal, integrated management from parts acquisition to payment can be performed, and an integrated parts management and procurement system using an information system that can provide important information in real time. To provide.

[0009]

The present invention relates to an integrated parts management and procurement system using an information system such as the Internet. The object of the present invention is to provide a terminal for a parts user and a terminal for a parts manufacturer. Are connected to a computer network, the computer network has a website connected to a management server having a parts database, the parts maker and the like register part information on their parts in the parts database, and the parts user By inputting a part name, an optimal part is selected from the part information and ordered. Further, the website uses a computer-based PID (PID) based on the relationship between overall product demand and part production and demand. Propotional I
This is achieved by performing order adjustment including prediction of the order based on an analysis result by an integer differential method or the like.

Further, the object of the present invention is to provide a method in which the parts maker or the like registers part information on various kinds of parts in the parts database in real time, By including the development status of the parts, the discontinuation and production of the parts and their schedule, the application and navigator information of the parts, the latest information of the price, the individual information of the delivery date, or the parts user can freely access the parts database, By obtaining and selecting the latest parts information and ordering them collectively in the parts list, or by the parts user selecting and ordering the optimum parts from the parts information with the priority of price priority and delivery date priority By doing so, or while the web site acts as a material service for the parts user, parts ordering, parts sorting, By managing inventory, negotiating the unit price of parts, participating in reverse auctions, or even if there is a small amount of demand from the parts user, collect the other users' demand on the website to make a large amount and send it to the parts manufacturer etc. More effective by facilitating the ordering of parts, or by obtaining, from the website, data guaranteeing the quality and reliability of parts registered from the parts maker or the like and providing the data to the parts user. Is achieved. In addition, parts that are difficult to obtain in the user's first order parts,
Search and obtain parts manufacturers and distribution.

Further, the object of the present invention is to provide a part user including parts which are difficult to obtain by generating an appropriate inventory in advance delivery and distribution channels as an analysis result of a PID method using a computer in the order adjustment. It can also be achieved by effectively procuring demand.

[0012]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention is a comprehensive integrated logistics related to the management of electric parts and mechanical parts manufactured and sold by parts makers and the like, as well as the sales and payment for parts procurement in small and medium-sized micro enterprises where there is a lot of opportunity for small quantity demand. It is intended to be systematized, and aims to achieve complete unification of parts management and procurement using information systems. Therefore, in the present invention, a part maker or the like directly registers comprehensive and latest information on parts on a website connected to the Internet, and a user who uses parts selects the part information registered on the website. By giving an instruction, it is possible to request a quotation or order for a desired part, and to manage payment.

Hereinafter, an integrated parts management and procurement system using an information system according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a conceptual configuration of the present invention. A terminal (personal computer) of a component user is connected via the Internet as a computer network, and a component manufacturer or the like (M1 to M7). A terminal (personal computer) is connected to the website 10. The website 10 includes a parts management server 11 and a parts database 1
Two.

FIG. 2 shows the information transmission / reception relationship between the user 2, the maker 3, and the website 10 and the flow of parts as products, and between the user 2 and the website 10, the user 2 Various inquiries to 10, submission of a parts table, request for quotation, and ordering of parts are performed via a terminal (personal computer), and a parts navigator and a quotation are presented from the website 10 to the user 2.
In addition, between the website 10 and the maker 3, an order for parts is paid from the website 10 to the maker 3, and payment is made when the part is purchased.
The latest parts information is always input to the database 12 in a format unified by each company. There is no direct relationship between the user 2 and the maker 3. Ordered parts received from a large number of parts users at the same time are put together for each part on the website 10 and ordered from the manufacturer 3. Parts are dispatched from the maker 3 to the website 10 based on the order, and the parts are sorted by the website 10 according to the required amount of each user and dispatched. In addition, on the website 10, the demand forecast is analyzed by the PID method or the like, and an appropriate inventory is generated in the advanced delivery and distribution route, and the order is adjusted. FIG. 2 shows such order information, stock information, and order processing in the website 10 such as a shipping request, a part sorting classification, and a shipping process.

The component information includes component specifications and changes thereof, component applications, whether or not production is to be discontinued and its schedule, latest information on prices, defect information, individual information on delivery dates,
There are future directions, equivalent products, etc. Component standards are electrical components,
Shape, size, pin layout, block diagram, absolute maximum rating, function table, recommended operating conditions, electrical characteristics, switching characteristics, etc.For mechanical parts, shape, size, weight, specifications, functional specifications, mechanical characteristics, These are recommended operating conditions. The component application includes an application connection diagram or an assembly diagram, notes on use, notes on design, and the like.

In some cases, order adjustments are made by bringing up appropriate inventory in advance delivery and distribution channels.

In such a configuration, the operation is shown in FIG.
This will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

First, the user 2 transmits a necessary component name from the terminal (personal computer) to the website 10, and obtains component information corresponding to the component name (step S).
1). As shown in FIG. 4, the component information includes a component name, a model number,
Manufacturer, price, purchase unit, delivery date, production information, and corresponding products of other companies. Website 10 is also shown in FIG.
Send materials that can be used for designing the properties of parts as shown in (1). The transmission of the component name is input using, for example, a “transistor” or “capacitor” for an electrical component, and is input using, for example, a “bearing” or a “gear” for a mechanical component. When the component name is transmitted to the website 10 in this way, the website 10 transmits the component information and the material corresponding to the component name to the user 2. The user 2 selects and determines a component most suitable for the design from the transmitted component information. Parts selection conditions include functions, specifications, prices, delivery dates, payment terms,
Purchase quantity, etc. Of course, it is possible to input the model number of the part and directly search the information of the part. The user 2 designs a circuit, a machine, piping, and the like based on the components selected in this manner (step S2), and repeats the component selection operation until the design is completed (step S3).

When the design drawing is completed, a parts table listing all the parts is created and the design is completed (step S
4) Send the parts list to the website 10 and request a quote for all parts in the parts list, and in some cases, send information on price or delivery date condition setting (step S5). On the other hand, the website 10 creates a quote calculated by a predetermined calculation, and transmits the quote to the user 2. And
The user 2 checks the transmitted estimate on the screen (step S6), and determines whether or not it is OK (step S6).
7) If it is okay, it is determined whether or not the process is to be further ended (step S8). If the transmitted estimate is not okay, the process returns to step S5 to repeat the above operation.

If the quote is okay and not finished,
This means that if you order parts and form a product,
An order is placed to the settlement site in the website 10 (step S9), and the status of parts dispatch is reported to the website 10
(Step S10). The order table for parts is as shown in Fig. 6, where the number of sets, model number, manufacturer, quantity, delivery date, priority (price, delivery date, manufacturer, designated product), equivalent product (model number, manufacturer name), delivery date , Amount, etc. Thereafter, it is determined whether or not the delivery has been completed, and the process ends (step S11).

Although not explicitly described in the flowchart, an estimate request (step S
From 5), when it is not necessary to request an estimate, the operation can be started from the order (step S9). As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to start or end the operation from any step.

Next, referring to the flowchart of FIG.
The navigator operation of the component information will be described. This shows the procedure of component selection at the design stage, and component parts are determined in a process of selecting a mechanical component of a device to be designed based on component information, and then in a process of selecting an electric component. Although this flowchart shows about half the steps for the connector, which is an electrical component, it is the component that has the most choices depending on the structure of the device, the method of attaching the connector, the type of connector used by the user, and the like. Since the selection of parts occupies most of the design man-hours, it can be said that this method is useful and can be easily selected from a very large number of parts (database of a computer) according to this flowchart.

In steps S20 to S23 of FIG. 7, an electric component, a mechanical component or the like is selected, and in this example, an electric component is selected (step S23). When an electric component is selected, for example, a connector, an IC, a resistor, a capacitor, and others are displayed, and these electric components are selected (steps S24 to S27). In this example, a connector has been selected (step S28), thereby displaying a screen for selecting a board, housing, or other connector (steps S29 to S30). In this example, a board connector has been selected. (Step S3
1). Thereafter, conditions such as the number of pins and the pitch are input (step S32), and all the data of the input target connector are displayed (steps S33 to S35). The user examines this display data, and if it is OK, selects the display connector on the screen and ends (steps S36 and S36).
37).

FIG. 8 shows the concept of a part payment form of the present invention, in which a user pays for a website,
The maker deals with the website. This is in line with the parts delivery route. FIG. 9 shows a method of performing settlement of order fees and parts charges through the intermediary of a website and a settlement institution, which is a financial organization. The increase in the amount of parts handled and the number of related users and manufacturers increase. In this case, it is effective as a measure to give both sides a sense of stability. However, data such as ordering information and ordering fee handling fees are exchanged at a considerably high density. FIG. 10 shows a modification of this embodiment, in which the component price is paid not from the clearing house but from a website to a component maker or the like.

[0026]

As described above, according to the integrated parts management and procurement system using the information system according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a parts management system that matches the information society and there is no intermediate margin. It is possible to reduce the price, reduce the number of users, reduce inventory, and increase speed. In addition, since the user can obtain the part information 24 hours a day, the design can be improved in quality and efficiency, the conditional quotation can be quickly made, and the trading company (agent) is not conscious. Estimates and orders can be made with the parts list as it is, and equivalent parts can be easily searched.

Furthermore, since the order is adjusted by analyzing the demand forecast on the website by the PID method or the like, even parts that are difficult to obtain can be supplied at a low price in a short time.

The superiority of the system of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 11 and 12. FIG. FIG. 11 shows a flowchart of conventional parts ordering, in which a user prepares parts lists required for products A, B, and C, and orders a part number twice as many as the number of orders from a parts handling agency. Dealers vary depending on the type of parts,
Parts must be sorted and ordered to the agent A1, the agent A2, the agent A3, and the agent A4. Agency A1
A4 purchases the ordered parts from the manufacturer in a normal manner, delivers the parts to the user, receives the price, and thereafter receives the payment. However, the user who places the order has to sort the parts delivered on different flights and with different delivery dates for each agent for each product when the delivery is completed, and put them into production. If there is a delay in delivery of even one item, the entire sorting may not be possible,
It is very inconvenient. Since small and medium-sized enterprises generally have small orders, such inconveniences often occurred.

On the other hand, in the present invention, as shown in FIG. 12, the user only submits the parts list for each product to the website, and the website collectively increases the parts demand of many users and places an order with the manufacturer. For parts with long delivery times or difficult parts, prompt delivery,
A low-cost supply can be made. For this reason, it is no longer necessary for the user to disassemble the parts table for each agent and place an order, and to sort the delivered parts for each product as in the related art. Therefore, the planning and preparation for production is simple and extremely convenient, and the elimination of the work for that leads to a reduction in personnel and cost. Further, compared to a case where a small number of parts are ordered, flexibility for a change in production is increased, and a short delivery time can be realized.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the basic concept of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the information transmission and reception relationship in the integrated parts management and procurement system according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an operation example of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of component information.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of data on electric parts and mechanical parts.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of an order parts table.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an operation example of the component navigator.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the concept of a part payment form of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a settlement method of an order fee and a part price according to the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing another example of a settlement method of an order fee and a part price according to the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a state from a conventional part order to delivery.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a state from part ordering to delivery according to the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a conventional flow of components.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1, 2 user (personal computer) 3 maker (personal computer) 10 website 11 parts management server 12 parts database

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[Submission date] November 10, 2000 (200.11.
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[0001]

[0001] The present invention relates to the Internet and the like.
Manage parts using a computer network
For integrated management and procurement systems
And more specifically,agency
(Hereinafter referred to as component manufacturers) manages the latest component information.
Registered on the website that is the
Component user can query the website
And selecting the most suitable parts,
Sites quickly and inexpensively get desired parts from component manufacturers
Information systems that can be obtained and supplied to parts users
Related to an integrated management and procurement system for parts using a system.

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Claims (9)

[Claims] A terminal of a parts user and a terminal of a parts maker or a temporary agency of the parts maker are connected to a computer network, and the computer network has a website connected to a management server having a parts database. The component maker or a temporary agent of the component maker registers the component information on the component in the component database in the component database, and the component user selects an optimal component from the component information by inputting a component name and places an order. The web site adjusts the order including the forecast of the order based on an analysis result by a PID method or the like using a computer based on information on a relationship between the demand of the entire product in the market and the production and the demand of the parts. The site will integrate and procure the demands of the parts users, including the parts that are not readily available, Parts integrated management and procurement systems using information system characterized in that sorting supplied for each product in the goods users. 2. The parts system according to claim 1, wherein said parts maker or a temporary agent of said parts maker registers part information on various kinds of parts in said parts database in real time. Integrated management and procurement system. 3. The parts information includes parts standards and changes thereof, development status of new parts, production stop and schedule of parts, application and navigator information of parts, latest information of price, individual information of delivery date. Item 1. An integrated parts management and procurement system using the information system according to Item 1. 4. The parts user can freely access the parts database, obtain and select the latest parts information by acquiring application knowledge of parts or making full use of an efficient navigator function, and place an order in a parts list. An integrated parts management and procurement system using the information system according to claim 1. 5. The information system according to claim 1, wherein said parts user selects an optimum part by placing a priority on a price or a delivery date from said parts information and places an order. Integrated management and procurement system for parts. 6. The website according to claim 1, wherein the web site acts as a substitute for the material business of the parts user and participates in parts ordering, parts sorting, parts inventory management, negotiation of parts unit price, and reverse auction. Integrated management and procurement system for parts using the existing information system. 7. Even if a small amount of demand is received from the part user, a large amount of demand is gathered by gathering other user demands on the website, thereby facilitating parts ordering to the parts maker or a temporary agency of the parts maker. An integrated parts management and procurement system using the information system according to claim 1. 8. The website obtains data assuring the quality and reliability of a part registered from the part maker or a temporary agency of the part maker, and provides the data to the part user. 1. An integrated component management and procurement system using the information system described in 1. 9. The information system according to claim 1, wherein, as a result of analyzing a demand forecast by a PID method using a computer, the order adjustment causes an appropriate inventory to be brought forward and distributed. Integrated management and procurement system for parts using