JP2002032446A - Method and system for direct article sale to consumer - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for direct article sale to consumers which makes it possible to select articles from a great number of manufacturing makers, production centers, etc., in Japan and other countries at low distribution cost. SOLUTION: This article sale method structured including at least a consumer, an article supplier, and an article distribution base has a stage where order information on an article from the consumer is grasped, a stage where distribution route information showing the route of the distribution base for distributing the article from the article supplier to the consumer is generated, a stage where order information and distribution route information are reported to respective article supplies, and a stage where an identification slip containing at least the distribution route information is attached when the article is shipped by the article supplier to distribute the article. Consequently, each distribution base can deliver articles that many traders provide only by discriminating the distribution route information and the distribution of the article is made very simple to lower the distribution cost.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method and system for selling goods.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventional merchandise sales methods include store sales at supermarkets and department stores and mail-order sales using catalogs and magazines.

[0003]

The above prior art has the following problems. (In the case of store sales) In the case of store sales, the consumer can only select products at the sales floor of the store. In addition, the products at the sales floor are also performed based on buyers' beliefs, and in many cases, the voices of consumers are not reflected. Also, the price of the product is determined by the store, and does not reflect the voice of the consumer. further,
Consumers have to go to the store every time they buy a product.

(In the case of mail-order sales) In general, in the case of mail-order sales, the number of products handled is small. This is because merchandise can be placed on a mail-order catalog because it is limited to manufacturers who have contracted with a mail-order company.
In the case of mail-order sales, it often takes days for the purchased product to reach the consumer, and the delivery cost of the product is high. Therefore, even if a consumer wants only one product for one meal, the delivery cost of the product becomes too high compared to the price of the product for one meal, and it is impossible to actually place an order.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a method of selling products directly connected to consumers and a system thereof, which can solve the above-mentioned problems. An example of a specific purpose is as follows. (a) To provide a consumer-direct-type product sales method and a system thereof in which consumers can freely select products from a large number of manufacturers and production areas in Japan and overseas. (b) The delivery cost is reduced even for an order of one product that is not normally sold, for example, so that it can be sold to consumers. (c) To provide a direct-to-consumer-type merchandise sales method and a system thereof that can reduce the number of days from the time an order is placed to the time of delivery. It should be noted that the problems of the invention other than those described above and the means for solving the problems will be described in detail in the description in the following specification.

[0006]

The present invention will be described below with reference to, for example, FIGS. 1 to 16 showing an embodiment of the present invention. The method of the first invention is a method of selling goods constructed at least including a consumer, a goods supplier, and a distribution base of goods, a step of grasping order information on the goods of the consumer, A process of generating delivery route information indicating a route of a delivery base for delivering a product to a consumer, a process of notifying each product supplier of order information and a delivery route information, and a process of shipping the product by the product supplier. Attaching at least an identification tag describing delivery route information.

A method according to a second aspect of the present invention is the method according to the first aspect, wherein order information handled by each product supplier is extracted from the order information to generate order information by trader.
A process of notifying each product supplier of order information and delivery route information by trader; a process of the product supplier sorting products by a predetermined unit based on at least one of the order information by product and delivery route information; It is characterized by including a step of attaching at least an identification tag describing delivery route information for each unit, and a step of delivering goods by each delivery base based on the delivery route information of the identification tag.

[0008] The method of the third invention comprises the steps of:
A method of selling goods constructed by including a goods supplier, a distribution center for goods, and a central distribution center where goods from the distribution base are collected, and an order including at least the goods ordered by the consumer and the number of the goods. Inputting information, generating delivery route information indicating a route of a delivery base for delivering the product from the product supplier to the consumer, and ordering by vendor for each product supplier from the input order information. A process of generating order information by vendor by extracting information; a process of notifying the order information and delivery route information to the product supplier; and a process by the product supplier based on at least one of the order information and delivery route information. Sorting products for each predetermined unit, attaching at least an identification tag describing delivery route information to each of the sorted units, A process in which the delivery means of the distribution base in charge collects products from the product supplier; a process in which the products collected in each distribution base are collected by the central distribution center via an upper-level distribution base as necessary; A delivery center that sorts products based on delivery route information and delivers the products to lower-level delivery sites; and a lower-order delivery site that sorts products and delivers the products to consumers. Features.

A system according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is a management means for grasping order information on a consumer product and generating delivery route information indicating a route of a delivery base for delivering the product from the product supplier to the consumer. The management means 2 notifies the order information and the delivery route information to the product supplier, and attaches at least an identification tag describing the delivery route information when the product is shipped by the product supplier.

[0010] A system according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is a merchandise sales system constructed to include at least a consumer, a merchandise supplier, and a merchandise distribution base. The merchandise sales system is a management means for operating the system. And a terminal provided at each of the consumer, the product supplier, and the delivery base and capable of communicating with the communication network 1.
Includes order information storage means 13 for storing order information of a consumer product, delivery route information generating means 14 for generating delivery route information indicating a route of a delivery base to be delivered to the consumer, Among them, there is provided a trader-specific order information generating means 15 for generating trader-specific order information by extracting the order information handled by each product supplier, and the trader-specific order information and delivery from the management means 2 to the product supplier terminal 7. After transmitting the route information, the product supplier sorts the product for each predetermined unit based on at least one of the order information and delivery route information for each trader, and identifies the sorted product with at least the delivery route information. A tag is attached, and at the product delivery site, each delivery site delivers the product based on the delivery route information of the identification tag.

A sixth invention is characterized in that in the fifth invention, the predetermined unit for sorting commodities is performed for each lowermost delivery base unit. The seventh invention is characterized in that the predetermined unit for sorting commodities in the fifth invention is performed on a consumer basis.

Further, the first to seventh inventions will be described. It is preferable that the delivery base includes a higher-order delivery base that controls a large area and a lower-order delivery base that is located below the higher-order delivery base and controls a small area. It is preferable to configure so that only the lowest delivery base collects the goods from the goods supplier and distributes the goods to the consumers in order to simplify the collection and delivery processing of the goods. In this specification, "sale" includes a lease.

[0013]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, at the time of product shipment by the product supplier, an identification tag describing at least delivery route information is attached, so that each sending base delivers the product based on the delivery route information. This greatly simplifies the procedure for delivering goods, lowers shipping costs, enables delivery to consumers, and makes it possible to sell goods directly to consumers. In the case of the second invention, since the order information handled by each product supplier is extracted from the order information to generate order information by vendor, each product supplier receives only the order information relating to itself. , Which simplifies the processing of the goods supplier. In addition, since the product supplier sorts the product for each predetermined unit based on at least one of the vendor-specific order information and the delivery route information, and attaches an identification tag describing at least the delivery route information to each of the sorted units, It is possible to reduce the number of attached identification sheets and to perform efficient processing.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, a central distribution center for collecting products from the distribution bases is provided, and the products collected at the respective distribution bases are collected at the central distribution center via higher-level distribution bases as necessary. A process in which the central distribution center sorts products based on the delivery route information and delivers the products to lower-level delivery sites, and a process in which the lowest delivery site sorts the products and delivers the products to consumers. Once the products are collected at the central distribution center, they can be sorted into lower-level distribution bases under the jurisdiction of the central distribution center. When delivering goods, the processing performed by each delivery base can be simplified, and the delivery processing of goods can be made more efficient.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, at the time of product shipment by the product supplier, at least an identification tag describing delivery route information is attached, so that each sending base delivers the product based on the delivery route information. This greatly simplifies the procedure for delivering goods, lowers shipping costs, enables delivery to consumers, and makes it possible to sell goods directly to consumers.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the order information handled by each commodity supplier is extracted from the order information to generate the order information for each trader. Since only the goods are received, the processing of the goods supplier is simplified. In addition, since the product supplier sorts the product for each predetermined unit based on at least one of the vendor-specific order information and the delivery route information, and attaches an identification tag describing at least the delivery route information to each of the sorted units, It is possible to reduce the number of attached identification sheets and to perform efficient processing. According to the sixth aspect, since the predetermined unit for sorting products is performed for each lowermost delivery base,
It is possible to simplify the sorting work of the commodity supplier. According to the seventh aspect, since the predetermined unit for sorting commodities is performed for each consumer, the task of sorting commodities for each consumer at the delivery site can be simplified.

[0017]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of a consumer-directed merchandise selling method and a system thereof according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 1, the consumer-directed merchandise sales system includes a terminal customer (usually a consumer) who orders an item,
Delivery sites (depot A (depot A)
A), a depot B), a manufacturer that manufactures the ordered products, a production center that produces the products, a product supplier such as a leasing company that lends the products, and a central distribution center that controls the distribution base. It is comprised including. Commodity suppliers also include foreign manufacturers.

At least one central distribution center is provided in an area where goods need to be delivered. For example, as shown in FIG. 2, the number of central distribution centers is such that an East Japan Central Distribution Center is provided in East Japan and a West Japan Central Distribution Center is provided in West Japan. Delivery bases are provided in a plurality of layers. For example, West Japan is divided into five districts, such as the Kinki district, the Chugoku district, the Shikoku district, the Kyushu district, and the remote island districts such as Okinawa, and a distribution base is provided for each district. The distribution base that controls this large area is referred to as depot A for convenience. Note that the size of the area controlled by the depot A is merely an example, and the size of the area controlled by the depot A is appropriately determined according to each distribution system. For example, a configuration in which one depot A is provided in a size such as Osaka Prefecture or Kyoto Prefecture can be considered.

At the lower level of the depot A, a distribution base that covers an area smaller than the area that the depot A manages is provided, and the distribution base is referred to as a depot B for convenience. If Depot A is in charge of the Kinki area, Depot B will be in the Kinki area (Hyogo, Osaka, Kyoto, Shiga, Nara, Wakayama), for example, 1000 to 7000, usually about About 5,000 are provided. As a future ideal, the use of high-speed transportation means such as a high-speed ship would provide a central distribution center in Japan, as shown in FIG. It is desirable to process at the center. FIG. 3 is a tree diagram in a case where a first-layer and a second-layer delivery bases are provided in the central distribution center. The second-layer delivery bases are located in the area under the control of the depot A, which is the first-layer delivery base. This indicates that there is a depot B, and that a consumer to be delivered to the depot B and a product supplier such as a manufacturer or a leasing company are in charge. In this embodiment, only the depot B performs home delivery to the consumer and collection of products from the product supplier.

In the case of a configuration in which the West Japan Central Distribution Center and East Japan Central Distribution Center are provided as shown in FIG.
Except for the remote island area, the delivery from a product supplier located in western Japan to a consumer living in western Japan means that if a consumer's order is until 12:00 pm every day, it will be delivered to the consumer's home the next day. Aiming for a system that can do it. Also, the delivery from a commodity supplier in western Japan to a consumer living in eastern Japan is based on the fact that a consumer's order is placed at 12:00 pm every day.
Until then, we are aiming for a system that can deliver to consumers' homes the next day. Also, the number of merchandise items prepared by this system aims at about 100,000 to 1,000,000 items.

FIG. 4 is a schematic block diagram for explaining an embodiment of a computer system for realizing a consumer-directed product sales system according to the present invention. This computer system includes a management server 2, which performs overall management, a consumer terminal 3, a central distribution center terminal 4, a first-layer distribution base terminal 5,... The base terminal 6 and the product supplier terminal 7 are connected. The product supplier terminal 7 may include a terminal of a foreign product supplier. It goes without saying that the product supplier terminal 7 includes a product manufacturer terminal and a production center terminal, and also includes a stock manufacturer terminal and a leasing company terminal as necessary.

In this embodiment, n of the n-th layer delivery base is n = 2, the first-layer delivery base is called depot A, and the second-layer delivery base is called depot B. The order of the layer of the delivery base must be at least n = 1. That is,
At least depot B between the central distribution center and consumers
Needs to be present. Central distribution center terminal 4
Each terminal of the depot A terminal 20, the depot B terminal 21, and the domestic merchandise supplier terminal 7 includes an information processing device including a computer, a storage device, a communication device, and an input device such as a keyboard and a mouse. , And a display device such as a CRT. The communication network 1 includes various communication networks such as a communication line such as a telephone line, wireless communication, and the Internet. For the sake of convenience, in the present embodiment, the management means will be described as a management server 1, but the management means is constituted by distributed computers arranged at a central distribution center, a depot A, a depot B, a product supplier, and the like. Is also good. Usually, such a dispersion type is common.

Next, with reference to FIG. 5, a configuration of a management server and the like relating to a merchandise ordering process and a merchandise supplier shipping process, which will be described later, will be described. In FIG. 5, the management server 2 includes a consumer data file 10 storing consumer codes and consumer information in Japan, and a depot A, a depot B,
Delivery base data file 1 storing the names and addresses of merchandise suppliers and the names of lower and upper depots, consumer codes, names of merchandise suppliers, etc. in the region controlled by each depot
1, an order information storage unit 13 for storing order information from consumers, and a consumer product delivered from a product supplier based on the consumer data file 10 and the delivery base data file 11. Delivery route information generating unit 14 for determining a route to a customer home, a vendor-specific order information generating unit 15 for generating vendor-specific order information, and a communication control unit 1
6 is provided.

The merchandise supplier terminal 7 receives the order information for each merchant from the management server 2 and tallies up the data at predetermined time intervals. The delivery unit outputs information for organizing the merchandise at predetermined time intervals. The printer includes an organizing unit 18 and a print control unit 19 that sends a command signal when an identification slip and an individual slip described later are printed by a printer. As a unit of product sorting arranged by the delivery unit organizing unit 18, there is a method of organizing for each lowermost delivery base (depot B) or a method of organizing for each individual consumer.

FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining the product delivery processing at the depot B, which is the delivery base of the lowest layer. The depot B terminal 21 is connected to a reading device 25 such as a barcode reader that reads an identification tag of a delivered product, a display device 26, and the like. In the embodiment in which the goods are delivered for each depot B, the goods are sorted in the goods sorting section 24 in accordance with the reading result of the individual slip 23 attached to the goods sent to the depot B. . The merchandise sorting unit 24 is configured by a merchandise sorting device that automatically sorts merchandise based on a sorting signal from the depot B terminal 21 or displays sorting information on the display device 26 and performs manual operations based on the sorting information. It is possible to sort by. Then, the worker at the depot B sorts the products for each consumer based on the order information for each consumer, and uses the truck 29 or the like as a delivery means from the delivery unit 27 that performs a normal delivery process. Perform delivery processing. Alternatively, the delivery processing of the product is performed via the storage unit 28 that stores the product for a certain period. In FIG. 6, reference numeral 22 denotes a transport device that transports a product.

Next, various types of information handled by the method and system for selling products directly connected to consumers according to the present invention will be described. FIG.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an embodiment of product order information, including an orderer code for specifying an orderer, a consumer code for specifying a consumer to whom the product is delivered, an order number, a product code and the product code thereof. , A product supplier code (shown as a manufacturer code in FIG. 7),
It includes an option information file and the like. The orderer code is necessary for the withdrawal processing of the price when the orderer and the consumer to be delivered are different. When the product is delivered to the orderer's house, only the consumer code is sufficient.

FIG. 8 shows an example of data stored in the order information for each vendor. The order number, the manufacturer number and the like are shown for each product supplier code (shown by the manufacturer code in FIG. 8). It is configured to include a consumer code, a product code, and an order quantity of a product related to the product code.
That is, the order information of the manufacturer code 000001 extracted from the order information shown in FIG. 7 becomes the order information for each manufacturer of the manufacturer code 000001. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 8, the order information for each trader is arranged for each item having the same order number. Hereinafter, the same applies to the order information by manufacturer of the manufacturer code 000002.

FIG. 9 shows an example of data stored in the delivery route information, in which a consumer code and information on a delivery base route at the time of delivery are stored for each order number. For example, if there is one central distribution center in Japan, and the products are delivered in the order of the central distribution center, depot A, depot B, and the consumer at the time of delivery, the route information at the time of delivery will be the depot A code, depot B Codes and consumer codes are stored. Note that only the order number, depot A code, and depot B code are described in the delivery route information, and the consumer code finally delivered is searched using the order number as a key in the order information shown in FIG. You may do it. In addition, when the collection route of the product is appropriately changed at the time of collection based on the identification tag, the collection-time route information is also added. FIG. 9 shows an example in which delivery route information is provided both at the time of delivery and at the time of collection.

When there are a plurality of central distribution centers in Japan, identification codes for the West Japan Central Distribution Center and the East Japan Central Distribution Center are also required. In this case, when the products collected at the West Japan Central Delivery Center are delivered to the consumer homes of West Japan, the products are sent from the West Japan Central Delivery Center to lower delivery bases in West Japan. Also, when the products collected at the West Japan Central Distribution Center are delivered to consumer homes in East Japan, the products are sent from the West Japan Central Distribution Center to the East Japan Central Distribution Center, and then sent to the East Japan Central Distribution Center. The product will be sent to the delivery base of. Further, when the delivery bases are formed in three or more layers, the delivery route information increases, such as depot A, depot B, depot C,.

FIGS. 10A, 10B, and 10C are diagrams showing an example of an identification slip and an individual slip which are given when a product supplier ships the product. FIG. 10A shows an identification tag in the case of sorting and sending products for each depot B, and FIG. 10B shows an individual tag attached to each product. In the case of the embodiment in which the merchandise supplier sorts and sends merchandise for each depot B, as shown in FIG. The quantity is indicated by a bar code. FIG.
(B) shows an individual barcode as an individual vote,
An order number and a product code are described in a bar code for each product sorted for each depot B.

FIG. 10C is a front view of an identification tag according to an embodiment in which a product supplier sorts products for each consumer.
In this embodiment, the order number, the consumer code, and the delivery route information are printed as bar codes, and these codes are printed as numbers on the bar code. In addition, columns such as a manufacturer name, packaged contents, and remarks are provided, and necessary items are described.

The product order information, the order information by trader, and the delivery route information shown in FIG. 7 to FIG. 10 are, in particular, provided that a data structure is created so that predetermined information can be searched and extracted. The structure, the method of information processing, and the like are not limited. FIGS. 11 to 16 are flowcharts showing a list of processes performed by the present embodiment, and the operation and functions of the system of the present embodiment will be described based on the flowchart. First, a flow of processing performed by the management server when ordering a product will be described with reference to FIG.

As shown in FIG. 11, a consumer who accesses a product purchase homepage on the Internet inputs a product to be purchased, the number of products to be purchased, and a consumer code to be delivered. In step SP100, the management server 2 determines whether or not an input of a product name, a quantity, a code of a consumer who delivers the product, an orderer code, and option information has been made.
In step SP102, a confirmation screen for confirming that there is no mistake in the product ordered by the consumer for each order unit is displayed, and in step SP102, it is determined whether or not an approval input of the orderer has been made on the confirmation screen. If there is an input indicating that the orderer does not approve in step SP102, a correction screen for merchandise purchase is displayed in step SP103, and the process returns to step SP100.

On the other hand, if there is an orderer's approval input in step SP102, an order number is added to the order information in step SP104, and step SP10 is executed.
At 5, the delivery route information is added to the order number, and at step SP106, the price is deducted from the orderer's pre-registered bank account, electronic money account, and the like, and a series of processing ends.

FIG. 12 is a flow chart for the management server to perform a process of notifying that a product order has been placed to each product supplier. In step SP201, the order information stored in the order information storage unit 13 (see FIG. 5) of the management server 2 at predetermined time intervals, the order information corresponding to each product supplier for each product supplier code unit of the product supplier, ie, ,
Extract order information by trader (see FIG. 8) and execute step SP2.
At 02, an order number, order information by vendor, delivery route information, bar code information, and the like are transmitted to the terminal of each product supplier. When the terminal of the product supplier independently generates the barcode of the identification slip / individual slip, it is unnecessary to transmit the barcode information.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing an example of a process performed in a product supplier such as a manufacturer. In step SP301, the merchandise supplier terminal receives the vendor-specific order information at regular intervals, and proceeds to step SP3.
In step 02, the process of summarizing the order information by the trader in consideration of the manufacturing time is performed. In step SP303, when the manufacture of the product is required by the corresponding order information by the trader, the processing such as the manufacture is performed. Next, in step SP304, each product is sorted based on the sorting unit based on the trader-specific order information and / or the delivery route information.
At P305, an identification tag in which predetermined information is recorded is attached to the product related to the sorting unit, and at step SP306, a signal indicating that the product can be shipped is output, and the process ends.

The unit of merchandise sorting performed in step SP304 is a unit of the lowest distribution base, that is, in this embodiment, a unit of the depot B, or a unit of the consumer to be delivered. There is a way. Normally, sorting is performed for each depot B so as not to place an excessive burden on the commodity supplier. When sorting is performed for each depot B, sorting is performed for each depot B, and sorting for each depot B is performed as shown in FIG.
An identification tag as shown in (A) is attached, and an individual barcode in which a product code and an order number are recorded as shown in FIG. 10B is attached to each product sorted for each depot B. In addition, there is a method of sorting products by packaging, or a method of sorting products by partitioning the inside of a delivery box or putting products in a product basket or the like.

FIGS. 14A and 14B respectively show a delivery base,
For example, it is a flowchart showing an example of processing at the time of counting the products of the depots B and A. As shown in FIG. 14A, in step SP401, the delivery base terminal accesses the management server 2 (see FIG. 4) to determine whether it is necessary to go to the merchandise supplier every predetermined time or every predetermined number of days. Judgment is made to display and collect the merchandise suppliers that should be turned to the driver of the collection truck, and in step SP402, the higher-order delivery base or center information is extracted from the identification tag of the goods collected at each delivery base, and step SP403 is performed.
In step (2), a signal for instructing delivery of the product to the delivery base is issued, and a series of processes is terminated.

When the goods are collected, the collection routes of the depot B, the depot A, and the central distribution center are determined in advance, as in the embodiment described later. Step SP
The processing of step 403 is unnecessary, and as shown in FIG. 14B, after performing step SP401, step SP40
In step 4, it is sufficient to simply send the product unconditionally to a predetermined upper-level delivery base without referring to the identification tag.

FIG. 15 is an example of a flow chart showing the sorting process at the delivery base and the center except for the delivery base at the lowest layer. In step SP501, the code of the own delivery base is extracted from the identification tag assigned to the product, the products are sorted for each delivery base located below the own delivery base, and in step SP502, the goods are transferred to the lower delivery base. A signal to send is output, and the series of processing ends.

FIG. 16 is an example of a flowchart showing the product sorting process at the lowest distribution base. First, a flowchart in the case where a product supplier sorts products for each depot B will be described. In step SP601, sorting of the products delivered for each depot B, for example, unpacking,
The order number is read from the individual slip of the product (see FIG. 10B), and in step SP602, the order number and, if necessary, the consumer code are sorted into order units of the consumer. It is determined whether or not all the products have been collected, and if it is determined that all the products of the order number have been collected, an instruction to deliver the product to each consumer's home is issued in step SP604, and the series of processes is ended. If it is determined in step SP603 that all the products of the order number have not been collected, the process waits in step SP605 and suspends the shipment to the consumer's house until the products of the order number are collected. FIG.
As shown in (C), when the products are sorted for each consumer, the products are sorted for each consumer or each order number based on the identification tag, and a state where all the products of the order numbers are collected. And deliver it to the consumer's home.

Hereinafter, the processing of the consumer-directed merchandise selling method according to this embodiment will be described step by step with reference to FIGS. (Processing at the time of ordering a product) As shown in FIG. 5, a consumer accesses a product purchase homepage such as the Internet from a consumer terminal such as a personal computer which can be connected to the Internet, searches for a desired product, and selects a product to order. Identify and enter at least the number of items to order.
If necessary, option information such as discount information and delivery speed (express service, ordinary service, etc.) is input for each product. For the input data, the management server 2
The consumer code No. is specified from the authentication code or the like entered when accessing the homepage, and the product code, product name, quantity ordered, product supplier code (for example, manufacturer code), and total price are used as order information. , In the order information storage unit 13. At this time, an order number that summarizes the order information is given.

Further, the management server 2 obtains the consumer code of the destination of the order information, the location of the commodity supplier, and the like from the delivery base data file 11, and obtains the delivery route information generating unit 1.
4 generates the delivery route information as shown in FIG. 9 and outputs it to the trader-specific order information generation unit 15. The trader-specific order information generator 15 generates trader-specific order information from the order information, and also transmits trader-specific order information and delivery route information from the communication controller 16 to each product supplier terminal 7.

In this case, the management server 2 sums up the order information of the consumer at a predetermined time, and sends the sorted order information for each trader to each trader. The delivery route information includes
As shown in FIG. 9, at least the delivery base code at the time of delivery is stored, so that it is possible to determine which route the product is delivered. Note that each delivery site (depot A, depot B) is configured so that only data necessary for each delivery site can be referenced from the management server 2 so that information managed by other depots A, B, etc. cannot be seen. It can also be configured.

(Processing at Commodity Supplier) As shown in FIG. 5, the merchandise supplier terminal 7 receives the order information by company sent from the management server 2, and the reception totaling unit 17
Based on the received order information, the product codes ordered by consumers in Japan within a predetermined time and the number of the product codes are totaled, and the total data is output by a predetermined display device and printer. In addition, the delivery unit organizing unit 18 determines a unit to be sorted at the time of shipment based on the order information by vendor.
Here, a case where the delivery unit is sent for each depot B will be described. For example, if the consumer (A) and the consumer (Otsu) live in an area under the jurisdiction of the depot B1, and the consumer (Hei) lives in an area under the jurisdiction of the depot B2, the noodle manufacturer will A separate barcode is assigned to each of the products ordered by the customer (A) and the consumer (B), and the products of the consumer (A) and the consumer (B) are sorted together for the depot B1. . Similarly, the products of the consumer (C) are sorted for the depot B2, and an identification tag as shown in FIG. That is, if the same depot B is used, any number of consumers in the depot B can be included in the same sorting. With this configuration example, the commodity supplier does not need to increase the number of units to be sorted to the number of depots B or more, so that the burden on the commodity supplier can be reduced. Here, it is preferable to attach an individual barcode to each product, for example, when radish is ordered from each production area in Japan, since various radishes are collected in one depot B, which radish is in the radish of which production area This is to prevent the user from knowing that there is something.

Next, a case of delivery in units of consumers will be described. For example, assuming that the consumer (A) has ordered one noodle A and four noodles B from a noodle manufacturer, a total of five noodles including one noodle A and four noodles B are provided. They are sorted together, and an identification tag with a consumer code as shown in FIG. 10C is given to the sorted units. In addition, when the consumer (Otsu) orders three pieces of ramen A, only the three pieces of ramen A are sorted, and when the consumer (Hei) orders eight pieces of ramen B, eight pieces Sort only ramen B. Sorting for each consumer in this manner facilitates sorting for each depot B. Product suppliers
Although it takes more time than sorting the products in the unit of the depot B, the trouble of attaching an individual vote (individual barcode) to each product can be omitted.

The operator of the product supplier knows the totaled products from the display device or the like and checks the stock status and the like.
If there is a shortage, production is performed, and sorting of packaging and the like is performed as shown in FIG. On the other hand, based on the order information received by the reception totaling unit 17 and the output of the delivery unit organizing unit 18, the print control unit 19 generates an identification tag as shown in FIGS. Printing is performed on a tack sheet or the like by the device. Then, an identification tag describing at least delivery route information is attached to the product sorting units sorted as described above. Preferably, a one-dimensional or two-dimensional barcode is used for the identification tag.

(Processing at the time of merchandise collection) Depot B, which is a distribution base, determines whether it is necessary to go around the manufacturer every predetermined time and every predetermined number of days from each terminal connected to the central distribution center via the communication network. , Depot B, Depot A If you have products to ship to manufacturers located in the area managed by Depot A,
The merchandise is collected around the manufacturer. At this time, collection is performed after confirming whether or not there is a product that is in the vendor-specific order information. In the case where the embodiment shown in FIG. 14B is employed, merchandise collected from a manufacturer or the like may be simply sent unconditionally to a higher-order delivery base even at depot B and depot A. . For example, when the depot B collects a product from a manufacturer, the product is delivered to a higher-level depot A that supervises the depot B, and the delivered depot A
Simply delivers the item to a central distribution center. In this collection process, it is not necessary to refer to the information of the identification tag.
If there is only one central distribution center in Japan, products from all over Japan will be collected at that central distribution center.

(Product Delivery Processing at Central Delivery Center)
The central delivery center refers to the route information at the time of delivery of the identification tag, and picks up only products to be sent to each lower delivery base. For example, the central distribution center is depot A1 to depot A
Assuming that ten depots A are under the jurisdiction, the delivery route information is read, and the products to be delivered are sorted for each of the depots A1, Depot A2,. Deliver the goods to A. In this case, the central distribution center only needs to sort into the respective depots A under its jurisdiction, and does not need to consider any information such as the address of the individual consumer and the name of the product to be delivered.

(Product Delivery Processing at Middle Layer Delivery Base)
Each of the delivered depots A sorts products for each depot B under the jurisdiction of the depot A based on the route information at the time of delivery of the identification tag, and delivers the products to each depot B. In this case, depot A only needs to be sorted into depot B under its jurisdiction.
All information such as individual consumer addresses, product names to be delivered, etc.
No need to consider.

(Product Delivery Processing at the Lowermost Delivery Base)
As shown in FIG. 6, each of the delivered depots B sorts and delivers each product to the address of the consumer's home under the jurisdiction of the depot B based on the order number and delivery route information of the identification tag. . Needless to say, the depot B terminal 21 is configured so that data such as a consumer address and a delivery place can be confirmed from the order number / consumer code or can be referred to from the management server. Basically, delivery is carried out after all of a plurality of commodities having the same order number are aligned in the depot B, and then delivered to the consumer's home. If the products are sorted for each depot B unit, the sorted units are solved and the products to be delivered are sorted for each consumer's order number based on the individual barcode of each product. In this case, the depot B only needs to put each product related to the order number one by one into the delivery basket to each consumer, and the consumer can make each shopping cart as if he / she shopping at a large supermarket. It will be delivered to your home. As described above, in the present embodiment, even one radish and one ramen can be individually obtained from a production center and a ramen manufacturer. However, usually, the minimum order amount, for example, 2000
In many cases, a circle or the like is provided. When the merchandise supplier is sorted for each consumer, the merchandise in the assortment of the merchandise with the identification tag may be put in the consumer's delivery basket.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various design changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. Hereinafter, such an embodiment will be described. (1) In the above embodiment, the embodiment in which the depot A and the depot B are arranged below the central distribution center is shown. However, the depot A may be omitted and the depot B may be arranged at the central distribution center. Further, the depot A is good as long as it can deliver the goods, so it may be substituted at the luggage delivery place of the truck. (2) In the above-described embodiment, the central distribution center is configured to collect all the products in the jurisdiction once and then sort and deliver the products. Products to be delivered may be stored at their own delivery bases and delivered to each consumer.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining the concept of a consumer-directed product sales method according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining a hierarchical relationship between delivery bases assuming Japan.

FIG. 3 shows a first subordinate connected to a central distribution center.
It is a figure for explaining a layer distribution base, a second layer distribution base, etc.

FIG. 4 is a schematic configuration diagram for explaining an example of a computer system according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic block diagram illustrating a configuration of a management server and a product supplier terminal according to an embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a schematic block diagram for explaining a configuration of a lowermost layer distribution base terminal according to one embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of product order information generated in response to a consumer input;

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of trader-specific order information.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of delivery route information;

FIG. 10A is a diagram showing an example of an identification tag given to each lowermost delivery base; FIG. 10B is a diagram showing an example of an individual tag attached to each product; FIG. 10C is a diagram showing an example of an identification tag given to each consumer.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a flowchart processed by a management server when a consumer places an order for a product.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a flowchart which is processed when the management server sends order information by vendor to a product supplier.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a flowchart performed when a product supplier such as a manufacturer receives order information by vendor.

14 (A) and 14 (B) are flowcharts showing an example of processing performed by a delivery base such as Depot A and Depot B, respectively. FIG. 14 (A) shows a delivery route at both collection and delivery. FIG. 14B is a diagram showing an embodiment in which is set.
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an embodiment in which a delivery route is set only at the time of delivery.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of a flowchart processed by a central delivery center and a depot A at the time of product delivery.

FIG. 16 is a diagram for explaining a flowchart relating to merchandise sorting processing at the lowest distribution base.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Communication network, 2 ... Management server, 7 ... Merchandise supplier terminal, 13 ... Order information storage part, 14 ... Delivery route information generation part, 15 ... Order information generation part for every trader.

Claims (7)

[Claims] Claims 1. At least a consumer, a merchandise supplier,
This is a method of selling products that includes a product distribution base.It shows the process of grasping order information on consumer products, and shows the route of distribution bases for delivering products from product suppliers to consumers. Generating delivery route information, notifying each product supplier of order information and delivery route information, and attaching an identification tag describing at least delivery route information when the product supplier ships the product. A method of selling products directly connected to consumers. 2. A method according to claim 1, wherein the order information handled by each product supplier is extracted from the order information to generate order information by vendor. A process of notifying each product supplier of order information and delivery route information by trader; a process of the product supplier sorting products by a predetermined unit based on at least one of the order information and delivery route information by trader; A method of direct-to-consumer product sales, comprising: a step of attaching at least an identification tag describing delivery route information for each unit; and a step of delivering products at each delivery base based on the delivery route information of the identification tag. . 3. At least a consumer, a product supplier,
A method of selling goods constructed by including a distribution center for goods and a central distribution center where goods are collected from the distribution base, wherein a consumer inputs order information including at least the goods to be ordered and the number thereof. Generating delivery route information indicating a route of a delivery base for delivering a product from a product supplier to a consumer; and extracting vendor-specific order information for each product supplier from the input order information. Generating the order information by vendor according to the process of notifying the order information and delivery route information to the product supplier; and providing the product supplier for each predetermined unit based on at least one of the order information and delivery route information. A process of sorting products, a process of attaching at least an identification tag describing delivery route information for each of the sorted units, A process in which the delivery means at the transfer point goes to the product supplier to collect the products; a process in which the products collected at each delivery site are collected at the central delivery center via a higher-order delivery location as necessary; The center includes a process of sorting products based on the delivery route information and delivering the products to lower-level delivery sites, and a process of the lowermost delivery site sorting the products and delivering the products to consumers. The consumer-directed product sales method. 4. A management means (2) for grasping order information on a consumer's product and generating delivery route information indicating a route of a delivery base for delivering the product from the product supplier to the consumer. The management means (2) notifies the order information and the delivery route information to the product supplier, and attaches at least an identification tag describing the delivery route information when the product is shipped by the product supplier. Person-directed product sales system. 5. At least a consumer, a merchandise supplier,
A merchandise sales system constructed including a merchandise distribution base. The merchandise sales system is provided in each of a management means (2) for operating the system, a consumer, a merchandise supplier, and a distribution base. A management device (2) is provided with an order information storage device (13) for storing order information of a consumer product, and a delivery base for a delivery base to be delivered to the consumer. Delivery route information generating means (14) for generating delivery route information indicating a route;
And vendor-specific order information generating means (15) for generating vendor-specific order information by extracting order information handled by each product supplier from the order information. After transmitting the trader-specific order information and the delivery route information to the terminal (7), the product supplier sorts the product for each predetermined unit based on at least one of the trader-specific order information and the delivery route information, and sorts the product. At least one identification tag describing delivery route information is attached to the product, and at the product delivery site, each delivery site delivers the product based on the delivery route information in the identification tag. Type product sales system. 6. The direct-to-consumer product sales system according to claim 5, wherein the predetermined unit for sorting the products is performed for each lowermost distribution base unit. 7. The direct-to-consumer merchandise sales system according to claim 5, wherein the predetermined unit for sorting the merchandise is performed on a consumer-by-consumer basis.