JP2002024648A - Component procuring system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To realize a component procuring system allowing common usage of components and efficient component procurement, by opening to the public procurement information related to the component procurement and evaluation information on information network to promote competition between venders. SOLUTION: This component procuring system used by a product manufacturer for procuring the components from a component supplier comprises a procurement information file for storing at least specification and a quantity of components to be procured and a procurement period, an evaluation information file for storing evaluation information of the component supplier, a server for storing at least the procurement information file and the evaluation information file, and an information network connected to an information terminal device capable of opening the information stored in the server to the component supplier.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a parts procurement system capable of efficiently performing a parts procurement operation.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Manufacturers of electrical appliances and the like (hereinafter, referred to as manufacturers)
Say the maker. In (2), parts constituting a product are procured from a number of component suppliers (hereinafter, referred to as vendors) to manufacture the product.

[0003] In addition, in order to ensure stable supply of parts, usually, manufacturers do not procure the entire quantity of one part from one vendor, but procure the parts in a distributed manner to a plurality of vendors.

[0004] The flow of a parts procurement operation in such a manufacturer will be described below with reference to an example.

FIG. 8 shows that products A to D have a withstand voltage of 10 V, a capacitance of 47 μF, and an upper limit operating temperature of 105 ° C. of 1,000, 2,000, 4,000, and 80 capacitors, respectively.
Of the four vendors K, L, M
FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a parts procurement list used when procuring from companies N and N;

The parts procurement list shown in FIG. 1 includes a part number column 301, a vendor column 302, a parts specification column 303, an applicability column 304 for each product, a procurement ratio column 305, a unit price column 306, and a procurement amount column by vendor. 307 and a required number of parts column 308 in which the required number of parts and the procurement rate of each part are totaled for each product. %,
Procured at a procurement rate of 50%, and capacitors of the above specifications used for product B were used by Company K and Company N at 30% and 70%, respectively.
%, The capacitors with the above specifications used for product C are 100% procured from company N, and the capacitors with the above specifications used for product D are procured at 60% and 40% by company L and company M, respectively. It is described in each column.

[0007] Further, even if the parts have the same part specifications, variations in the size and precision of the parts may differ among the vendors, so that not all products can be applied.

For example, in the figure, if the product A is a general-purpose product that does not emphasize the size and accuracy, parts from all vendors can be applied, but the product D is an ultra-small product. If only the parts of vendors L and M can be obtained, only those parts can be procured. Or, if it is not verified whether the vendor's parts can be applied to the product, they cannot be procured.

In FIG. 1, a column indicating such a situation is an applicability column. In other words, in the applicability column,
If the vendor's parts can be applied to the product, it is marked with a circle.If the vendor's parts cannot be applied to the product, or if it has not been verified whether the vendor's parts can be applied to the product, it is marked with a cross. .

A part procurement staff of a manufacturer (hereinafter, simply referred to as a manufacturer) uses such a parts procurement list to order parts from each vendor.

In addition, the procurement ratio of each of the above vendors is determined based on past delivery results in consideration of low transaction prices, supply of technically excellent parts, quick response to troubles, and the like. Is done.

Conventionally, manufacturers have ordered parts from each vendor and procured the parts by the above-described procedure.

[0013]

However, in the conventional parts procurement method, competition between vendors is promoted because the manufacturer determines the procurement vendor and the procurement ratio based on past transaction results. It is difficult to find new good vendors.

In other words, in the conventional parts procurement method, vendors expand their business by evaluating how their company is evaluated by manufacturers, what are their advantages and disadvantages over their competitors. For this reason, there is a problem that it is difficult to understand the evaluation of the manufacturer, such as what to improve, and therefore, the manufacturer promotes the competition between vendors, and has lower price and higher quality than the current situation. There was a problem that it was difficult to procure parts.

[0015] Further, when a manufacturer seeks a new excellent vendor, it is necessary to provide information to the new vendor and evaluate information provided by the vendor to all the vendors to be developed in the future. However, there is a problem that it is difficult to implement this routinely because it requires a huge number of steps. ,

The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and discloses procurement information related to parts procurement and evaluation information of vendors on an information network to promote competition among vendors. It is intended to realize a parts procurement system that enables parts to be shared and efficient parts procurement.

[0017]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a parts procurement system in which a product manufacturer procures parts from a parts provider.
A procurement information file storing at least the specifications and quantities of parts to be procured, a procurement period, an evaluation information file storing evaluation information of the parts provider, and a server storing at least the procurement information file and the evaluation information file And an information network to which an information terminal device capable of disclosing information stored in the server to the component provider is provided.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the invention, the evaluation information file includes a vendor evaluation table file and a procurement history file.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the vendor evaluation table file is classified into a plurality of classes according to a plurality of components including at least a component price and a quality for each component provider. It is characterized in that an evaluation result is stored.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the invention, the vendor evaluation table file is configured to be displayed in a graph format on a screen of the information terminal device. It is assumed that.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the third aspect of the invention, the procurement history file includes, for each part procured from a parts provider, past procurement results including application results to products. It is characterized by being stored.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the invention, the specification of the component stored in the procurement information file is a general specification of the component.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the invention, the specification of the component stored in the procurement information file is a component model name.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the information network is the Internet.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the server has a web server function, and each of the information terminal devices connected to the information network has an internal server through a web browser. The information is configured to be able to be browsed.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in the ninth aspect of the present invention, the web browser uses a WWW browser.

[0027]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing one embodiment of the parts procurement system of the present invention.

In the figure, a server 20 provided on the maker side has a web server function, and, for example, via an information network L such as the Internet, information terminals provided to vendors K, L, M, and N ( Hereinafter, it is referred to as a computer.) 31 to 34 are connected.

The server 20 has a database 2
2, a procurement information file 100 having a configuration as shown in FIG. 2, a vendor evaluation table file 200 having a configuration as shown in FIG.
00 (hereinafter, both are collectively referred to as procurement information).

The computers 31 to 33 include, for example, WW
A web browser such as W (World Wide Web) is provided, and it is possible to access the database 21 provided in the server 20 via the web browser.

As shown in FIG. 2, the procurement information file 100 includes a product number column 101 in which a product number of a product to be procured is stored, and a resistance value, a capacitance value, an accuracy, and the like of the component used for this. And the like, a parts specification column 102 in which parts specifications such as are stored, a quantity column 103 in which procurement quantities are stored, and a parts procurement period column 104 in which parts procurement periods are stored. When the procurement information file 100 is read out by a computer via the web browser, the procurement information file 100 is displayed in the same table format as that shown in FIG.

The vendor evaluation table file 200 is shown in FIG.
As shown in (A), an evaluation table of each vendor evaluated based on past transaction results is stored. In the example shown in the figure, the evaluation of each vendor is based on the parts procurement cost (C), the quality (Q) such as the defective rate and the variation in accuracy, the response to trouble ordering, and the operation (R ),
They are classified into 1 to 5 ranks according to the four elements of the comprehensive evaluation (D). Note that this vendor evaluation table file 20
0 is displayed as a graph as shown in FIG. 3B when it is read out to the computer via the web browser so that the viewer can intuitively grasp the evaluation.

As shown in FIG. 4, the procurement history file 300 stores the past parts procurement results. The procurement history file 300 illustrated in FIG. 4 has the same configuration as the conventional parts procurement list. , A part number column 301, a vendor column 302, a part specification column 303, an applicability column 304 for each product, a procurement ratio column 305, a unit price column 306, a vendor procurement quantity column 307, a required number of parts column 308, It is configured from an inapplicable reason column 309 in which the inapplicable reasons are stored. When the procurement history file 300 is read out by a computer via the web browser, it is displayed in the same table format as that shown in FIG.

In the parts procurement system of the present invention having such a configuration, each of the vendors K to N includes computers 31 to 33.
4 is operated, and the procurement information file 10 of the database 21 is
By reading "0", it is possible to immediately obtain the procurement information of the manufacturer.

Further, in the parts procurement system of the present invention, each vendor operates the computers 31 to 34 to read the vendor evaluation table file 200 and the procurement history file 300 of the database 21 so that the manufacturer can evaluate the company. It can be easily obtained.

For example, when the company N obtains the vendor evaluation table file 200, the company N:
It can be seen that it is superior to competitors, but inferior in quality (Q) to competitors.

Therefore, it becomes clear that the company N can further increase the business with the manufacturer by focusing on the quality improvement, and by implementing this, the competitiveness can be further enhanced.

In addition, Company K has a vendor evaluation table file 20
If you get 0, you know that your company is in most respects ahead of your competitors. However, if it is determined that the company K has less transaction performance than its competitors, the reason can be obtained from the procurement history file 300.

In this case, the company K operates the computer 31 to store the procurement history file 300 in the database 21.
Is read.

Company K obtains the acquired procurement history file 300
Recognizes that their parts are not used in the products C and D, and finds that the reason is that the size of the parts is large.

Accordingly, it becomes clear that Company K can further increase its dealings with manufacturers by focusing on miniaturization of parts, and by implementing this, it can further enhance its competitiveness. .

In the parts procurement system of the present invention, by repeating such a method of parts procurement, the vendors repeatedly make their own efforts without any particular effort on the part of the manufacturer. Parts that meet the requirements can be manufactured.

In such a situation, as shown in FIG. 5, parts of all vendors can be applied to all products, so that parts can be shared and parts can be simply operated by a simple procurement ratio operation. It is possible to reduce the cost of purchasing.

FIG. 6 shows a procurement cost in the case where the parts cannot be shared as in the related art and a procurement cost in the case where the parts can be shared. In FIG. 6, FIG.
FIG. 6B is a table showing a conventional procurement cost, and FIG. 6B is a table showing a procurement cost when parts are shared.

In FIG. 6B, since the parts of all vendors can be applied to all products, the procurement ratios are simply set to 50%, 20%, and 10% in the order of the vendor with the lowest unit price.

By setting the procurement ratio in this way, in the example of FIG. 6A, the average unit price of parts is $ 5.65.
On the other hand, in FIG. 6B, the average unit price is $ 5.1.
It is possible to lower it to zero.

That is, in the parts procurement system of the present invention,
It is possible to promote the self-help efforts of the vendors and to standardize the parts without any extra effort on the part of the manufacturer, so that it is possible to reduce the cost of purchasing parts by simply operating the procurement ratio. Become.

Further, in the parts procurement system of the present invention, the manufacturer can easily find a new vendor by disclosing the procurement information on the Internet.

When the manufacturer publishes the procurement information on the Internet, the new vendor browses the procurement information published on the Internet and easily specifies the specifications, quantity, procurement period, etc. of the parts to be procured by the manufacturer. Not only this, but also at this time, it is possible to obtain information such as the unit price of the parts currently being traded by the manufacturer and the procurement ratio of each vendor.

The new vendor selects and examines the parts that can be supplied by the company based on the information obtained here. As a result, if it determines that the company is competitive, it procures the parts requested by the manufacturer. Cost (C), quality (Q), operation (R)
It will be possible to prepare materials related to the product in advance, work with the manufacturer, and participate in dealings with the manufacturer.

Accordingly, the manufacturer can easily find a new vendor simply by disclosing the procurement information to the public via the Internet, without providing information to the new vendor or taking steps to respond to it.

The foregoing description has been directed to specific preferred embodiments for the purpose of describing and illustrating the invention. Therefore, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and includes many more modifications without departing from the spirit thereof.
This includes deformation.

For example, the information read from the database 21 by the web browser is not limited to the format in which the contents of the file are directly expressed in a table format. For example, the display form of the procurement history file 300 on the web browser is as follows.
As shown in the display example of FIG. 7, when the vendor clicks the applicability column of the company, the pop-up window 30 is displayed.
9a is opened, and it is desirable to display the reason why the in-house components are not applied to the display form, for example, so that the viewer can easily understand the parts.

The component specifications stored in the procurement information file 100 and the like are not limited to the general specifications of components represented by the resistance value and accuracy of the components. May store the model name of the component.

Further, in the parts procurement system of the present invention, since all information related to parts procurement is digitized as described above, a form of e-commerce, which has been rapidly developing in recent years, is incorporated into this system, and bidding and ordering are performed. Processing of issuance of orders, reception management of parts delivered from vendors, payment of prices, etc. on the information network, all from bidding related to parts procurement to issuance of order form, issuance of order confirmation, payment of price etc. Can be performed on the information network, and the efficiency of parts procurement can be greatly improved.

[0056]

As is apparent from the above description,
According to the present invention, manufacturers and vendors are connected by an information network, and the vendor evaluation table file 200 and the procurement history file 30 are connected to the information network.
By proactively disclosing the evaluation information of each vendor such as 0, the improvement goals of the vendors are clarified, and by promoting self-help efforts, commonality of parts is achieved, and costs are reduced without man-hours of the manufacturer. It is possible to realize down.

Further, if the common use of parts is promoted by this, parts that could only be procured by a single vendor can now be procured from a plurality of vendors. Risk diversification can be achieved for suspension.

Further, by publishing the evaluation information and the procurement information such as the procurement information file 100 on the Internet, it is possible to easily find a new vendor without providing information to the new vendor or taking steps to respond to it. can do.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing one embodiment of a parts procurement system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a procurement information file according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a vendor evaluation table file according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a procurement history file according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating the effect of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating the effect of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a display example of a procurement history file on a web browser.

FIG. 8 is a view for explaining conventional parts procurement.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 20 server 21 database 31, 32, 33, 34 computer L information network 100 procurement information file 200 vendor evaluation table file 300 procurement history file

Claims (10)

[Claims] In a parts procurement system in which a product manufacturer procures parts from a parts provider, a procurement information file storing at least specifications and quantities of parts to be procured and a procurement period; A stored evaluation information file, a server storing at least the procurement information file and the evaluation information file, and an information terminal device capable of disclosing information stored in the server to the component provider are connected. A parts procurement system comprising an information network. 2. The parts procurement system according to claim 1, wherein said evaluation information file includes a vendor evaluation table file and a procurement history file. 3. The vendor evaluation table file according to claim 2, wherein evaluation results classified into a plurality of classes according to a plurality of elements including at least a part price and a quality for each part provider are stored. Parts procurement system. 4. The parts procurement system according to claim 2, wherein the vendor evaluation table file is configured to be displayed in a graph format on a screen of the information terminal device. 5. The parts procurement according to claim 2, wherein said procurement history file stores, for each part procured from a parts provider, past procurement results including application results to products. system. 6. The parts procurement system according to claim 1, wherein the specifications of the parts stored in the procurement information file are general specifications of the parts. 7. The component procurement system according to claim 1, wherein the specification of the component stored in the procurement information file is a model name of the component. 8. The parts procurement system according to claim 1, wherein said information network is the Internet. 9. The server has a web server function, and is configured such that information inside the server can be browsed from each information terminal device connected to the information network via a web browser. The parts procurement system according to claim 1, wherein 10. The parts procurement system according to claim 9, wherein said web browser uses a WWW browser.