JP2002032623A - Commodity trade and design support system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the efficiency of price setting and management by solving problems in a conventional case that conditions are presented between a purchaser and a seller in writing at the time of purchase condition determination for commodity purchase and commodity price estimation for product design. SOLUTION: A purchaser terminal 11 and a seller terminal 15 are connected to a server 13 through communication means 12 and 14, and commodity information and a purchase condition which are inputted by the purchaser and a sale condition which the seller inputs in response to the input of the purchaser are compared with each other, and seller information is transmitted or an order for purchase is made from the server 13 to the seller in the case of agreement between purchase and sale conditions. Design data of a CAD system 51 is transmitted to a server 54 through a communication means 52, and a selling price is estimated by standard parts and worked parts estimation means 59, 60, and 61 provided in the server 54, and the selling price estimated in the server 54 is synthesized with design data and is displayed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an article trading system for estimating and placing an order when purchasing an article, and a design support system for designing data of an off-the-shelf part at the time of article designing and an article price.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In various markets, sales of goods such as products, parts, and materials are performed between a purchaser and a seller based on the specification of goods to be sold and the setting of prices. In identifying and setting the price of the article for sale, the buyer selects the article and seller that he / she wants to purchase from among the ready-made products presented by a plurality of sellers, and negotiates a price with the seller. The purchaser makes a purchase order, or the purchaser presents the purchased goods and purchase conditions to a plurality of sellers, and based on the sales conditions answered by each seller, the purchaser We have specified and ordered the purchase of goods.

[0003] On the other hand, in the manufacture of products, it is necessary to use a plurality of various parts and materials in order to manufacture the products. In some cases, a product is purchased or a specialized company processes and manufactures the product.

[0004] When making such an off-the-shelf product purchase or a process manufacturing purchase, the purchaser presents the article to be purchased and its purchase conditions with a plurality of sellers, and the sales presented by the seller as an answer. The seller is identified and the purchase order is placed based on the quote.

When designing a product, the specifications of the individual parts constituting the product are determined, and a design drawing showing the structural shape and processing details of the structure and the housing is created. Then, the purchase and processing purchase conditions are presented to a plurality of sellers and processors, and the sales processor is specified and the purchase processing is ordered based on the sales processing estimate presented by the sales and processor.

As described above, in the purchase of various ready-made articles or the purchase of various processed articles, the exchange between the purchaser and the seller or the processor is generally performed in writing. For this reason, in order to improve the efficiency of the work of creating specifications and design drawings for identifying purchased goods created by buyers,
Computer equipment has been used to create specifications and design drawings of purchased articles. In addition, purchase conditions, prices, and the like determined based on quotes presented by sellers and processors are also managed by the computer device.

As a result, for example, a product manufacturer can improve the efficiency of operations such as the management of the integrated price of a plurality of various kinds of articles purchased from a plurality of sellers and processors and the delivered articles for manufacturing the product. I have.

[0008]

Heretofore, a purchaser has conventionally referred to product information (hereinafter simply referred to as "purchased product information") such as design drawings and the like showing the specifications of the product to be purchased and the structural shape and processing content of the product to be processed. , The number of items purchased, the desired unit price,
The purchase conditions such as the delivery date and delivery place (hereinafter simply referred to as purchase condition information) are input to the computer device, and an article purchase information document and an article purchase condition document are created. It is presented to a plurality of sellers and processors (hereinafter simply referred to as sellers).

[0009] The seller estimates the sales conditions of the article based on the purchase article information book and the purchase condition information book presented by the purchaser, and presents the estimate to the purchaser.

[0010] Using the quote presented by the seller, the purchaser selects a seller that meets the purchase conditions and places a purchase order.

[0011] From the presentation of the purchase article information book and the purchase condition information book by the purchaser to the seller, a quote is presented by the seller. Needs a lot of time.

[0012] For this reason, there is a problem that the efficiency of the purchaser's business of purchasing goods is reduced. In particular, if the purchaser is a product manufacturer, identification of the seller and determination of purchase conditions for each of a variety of articles used in the manufactured product and determination of purchase conditions and efficient management of the purchase quantity and price of the purchased article. Is required.

At the product design stage, it is necessary to consider the individual purchase prices of various types of parts and processed products used in the product, and it is desired that the purchase prices can be recognized at any time during design.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the conventional problems of determining a seller when purchasing an article and recognizing an article price when designing a product.
An article trading system that enables quick identification of sellers based on purchased article information and purchase condition information provided by buyers at the time of article purchase, and design support that enables prompt recognition of the prices of articles and processed products required when designing products. The purpose is to provide systems and design support business.

[0015]

An article trading system according to a first aspect of the present invention includes a seller terminal used by a seller who sells a predetermined article, and a buyer terminal used by a buyer who purchases a predetermined article. In an article trading system that relays a terminal and a predetermined item via a predetermined communication line, an article information input for inputting predetermined article information regarding a predetermined article desired by the purchaser, which is output from the purchaser side terminal. Means, article information output means for transmitting the article information input to the article information input means to a plurality of predetermined seller terminals, and the article information output means transmitted from the article information output means to the plurality of seller terminals. At least one of a plurality of sellers based on the article information
Sales condition input means for inputting sales conditions relating to the sale of an article related to the article information presented by the seller, and the sales conditions presented by the at least one seller input to the sales condition input means. Sales condition output means for outputting to the purchaser side terminal.

[0016] The goods trading system according to the first invention comprises:
In an article trading system that relays, via a predetermined communication line, a seller terminal used by a seller who sells a predetermined article and a buyer terminal used by a purchaser who purchases a predetermined article, An article information input means for inputting predetermined article information relating to a predetermined article which the purchaser desires to purchase, which is output from the purchaser side terminal; and a plurality of article information input to the article information input means. An article information output means for transmitting to the seller side terminal, and at least one seller among a plurality of sellers based on the article information transmitted from the article information output means to the plurality of seller side terminals. Sales condition input means for inputting sales conditions relating to sales of an article related to the article information; and the sales conditions presented by the at least one seller input to the sales condition input means. Sales condition output means for outputting to the purchaser side terminal, purchase decision information input means for inputting purchase decision information output from the purchaser side terminal based on the sales condition from the sale condition output means, A destination specifying unit that specifies a seller to which the purchase decision information is to be transmitted based on the purchase decision information input to the decision information input unit, and a seller terminal of the seller specified by the destination specifying unit. And a purchase decision information output unit for outputting the purchase decision information.

Further, the goods trading system of the first invention comprises a seller terminal used by a seller who sells a predetermined article and a buyer terminal used by a purchaser who purchases a predetermined article. In an article trading system relayed via a predetermined communication line, an article information input means for inputting, from the terminal on the purchaser side, predetermined article information on a predetermined article which the purchaser desires to purchase, and Purchase condition input means for inputting predetermined purchase conditions relating to desired conditions when purchasing a predetermined article from the purchaser side terminal; and a plurality of sellers for converting the article information input to the article information input means to a plurality of sellers. An article information output means for transmitting the purchase condition input to the purchase condition input means to the plurality of seller-side terminals; Sales condition input means for inputting sales conditions relating to sales of goods related to the goods information, presented by at least one of the plurality of sellers based on the goods information and the purchase conditions from the purchase condition output means. And comparing the at least one sales condition and the purchase condition input to the sales condition input means,
Seller specifying means for specifying at least one sales condition that matches the purchase condition.

The article is purchased from a seller terminal of the at least one seller presenting the at least one sales condition specified by the seller specifying means of the article trading system of the first invention. Purchase decision information output means for outputting at least one purchase decision information indicating the purport;
It is characterized by having.

[0019] A sales condition output means for outputting the at least one sales condition specified by the seller specifying means of the goods trading system according to the first invention to the buyer terminal.

The sales condition output means for outputting the at least one sales condition specified by the seller specification means of the goods trading system of the first invention to the buyer side terminal, and the sales condition output means. Said at least one of
Purchase decision information input means for inputting at least one purchase decision information from the purchaser terminal, the purchase decision information input means indicating that the article is to be purchased from a specific seller, which is determined based on two sales conditions; Destination specifying means for specifying at least one seller to which the purchase decision information should be transmitted based on the at least one purchase decision information input to the at least one, and the at least one seller specified by the destination specifying means Said at least one for the merchant terminal
Purchase decision information output means for outputting two pieces of purchase decision information;
It is characterized by having.

Further, the goods trading system of the first invention comprises a seller-side terminal used by a seller who sells a predetermined article and a buyer-side terminal used by a buyer who purchases a predetermined article. An article information input means for inputting, from the terminal on the purchaser side, predetermined article information relating to a predetermined article which the purchaser desires to purchase, in the article trading system relayed via a predetermined communication line, Purchase condition input means for inputting predetermined purchase conditions relating to desired conditions when purchasing the predetermined article from the purchaser side terminal,
Article information output means for transmitting the article information input to the article information input means to a plurality of predetermined seller-side terminals,
At least one of the plurality of sellers has been presented based on the article information from the article information output means,
Sales condition input means for inputting a sales condition relating to the sale of an article related to the article information from a seller side terminal, and the sales condition presented by the at least one seller input to the sales condition input means; A seller specifying unit that compares the purchase condition input from the purchase condition input unit with the purchase condition, and specifies a seller indicating a sales condition that matches the purchase condition.

The article is purchased from a seller terminal of the at least one seller presenting the at least one sales condition specified by the seller specifying means of the article trading system of the first invention. Purchase decision information output means for outputting at least one purchase decision information indicating the purport;
It is characterized by having.

[0023] A sales condition output means for outputting the at least one sales condition specified by the seller specifying means of the goods trading system of the first invention to the purchaser terminal.

[0024] Sales condition output means for outputting the at least one sales condition specified by the seller specification means of the goods trading system of the first invention to the buyer side terminal, and the sales condition output means from the sales condition output means. Purchase decision information input means for inputting at least one purchase decision information determined based on at least one sales condition, indicating that the article is to be purchased from a specific seller, from the purchaser side terminal;
Transmission destination specifying means for specifying at least one seller to which the purchase decision information is to be transmitted based on the at least one purchase decision information input to the purchase decision information input means;
The at least one specified by the transmission destination specifying unit
And a purchase decision information output means for outputting the at least one purchase decision information to a seller terminal of the seller.

Further, the article trading system according to the first invention comprises:
In an article trading system that relays, via a predetermined communication line, a seller terminal used by a seller who sells a predetermined article and a buyer terminal used by a purchaser who purchases a predetermined article, An article information input means for inputting predetermined article information relating to a predetermined article desired by the purchaser from the purchaser side terminal, and a predetermined purchase relating to a condition desired when the purchaser purchases the predetermined article; Purchase condition input means for inputting conditions from the purchaser side terminal; article information output means for transmitting the article information input to the article information input means to a plurality of predetermined seller side terminals; Purchase condition output means for transmitting the purchase conditions input to the means to the plurality of seller-side terminals; and the article information from the article information output means and the purchase condition from the purchase condition output means. Sales condition input means for inputting, from a terminal on the seller's side, sales conditions relating to the sale of articles related to the article information, presented by at least one seller among the plurality of sellers based on conditions; And sales condition output means for outputting the sales conditions presented by the at least one seller to the purchaser side terminal.

The purchase decision information, which is determined based on at least one or more of the sale conditions from the sale condition output means of the article sale system of the first invention and indicates that the article is to be purchased from a specific seller, is provided. Purchase decision information input means input from the purchaser side terminal, and transmission destination specifying means for specifying a seller to which the purchase decision information is to be transmitted based on the purchase decision information input to the purchase decision information input means, And a purchase decision information output means for outputting the purchase decision information to a seller terminal of the seller specified by the transmission destination specifying means.

According to the goods trading system of the first invention, the goods information presented by the purchaser and the purchase conditions are compared with the sales conditions presented by the seller, and the identification of the seller and the purchase conditions are promptly determined. The efficiency of the transaction closing process was improved.

A design support system according to a second aspect of the present invention includes a CAD system for creating a predetermined design drawing by inputting predetermined design data relating to a desired product, and cost generation when manufacturing a product according to the design data. Specifying means for specifying a location, cost calculating means for calculating various costs at the cost occurrence location specified by the specifying means, and calculating the costs calculated by the cost calculating means based on the design data based on the design data Attaching means for attaching on the drawing,
It is characterized by having.

The design support system according to the second aspect of the present invention further comprises an associating means for associating the various costs calculated by the cost calculating means with the cost generation location.

[0030] The pasting means of the design support system according to the second invention, according to the association by the associating means, converts the various costs calculated by the cost calculating means into the cost generation location on the design drawing based on the design data. It is characterized in that it is attached to

Further, the design support system of the second invention comprises:
Input / output means for inputting and outputting predetermined design data on a desired product to create a predetermined design drawing and transmitting and receiving predetermined data handled by the CAD system; Identifying means for specifying the cost incurred portion during manufacturing, cost calculating means for calculating various costs in the cost incurred portion specified by the specifying means, and the various costs calculated by the cost calculating means, Pasting means for pasting on the design drawing based on the design data.

The design support system according to the second aspect of the present invention is further characterized by further comprising an associating means for associating the various costs calculated by the cost calculating means with the cost generation location.

The pasting means of the design support system according to the second aspect of the present invention, according to the association by the associating means, converts the various costs calculated by the cost calculating means into the cost generation location on a design drawing based on the design data. It is characterized in that it is attached to

According to the design support system of the second invention, it is possible to display the purchase and processing prices of the articles drawn in the design drawings, and to recognize the article prices at the time of design.

A design support system according to a third aspect of the present invention receives design data created by a user, specifies a cost generation location when manufacturing a product in accordance with the design data, and specifies various costs at the specified cost generation location. Is calculated, and the calculated costs are pasted on a design drawing based on the design data.

[0036] In the design support system according to the third aspect of the present invention, various costs at locations where costs are generated are associated with the locations where costs are generated.

In addition, the various costs calculated by the design support system according to the third aspect of the present invention are pasted on the cost generation location on the design drawing based on the design data according to the association.

According to the design support system of the third invention, an article can be drawn from the design data of a ready-made article on a design drawing, and the price of the article can be recognized.

According to the design support systems of the second and third inventions, the purchase or processing unit price of each part drawn on the design drawing is directly attached and displayed on the corresponding part on the design drawing. The efficiency of cost evaluation and management has improved.

[0040]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of an article trading system according to the first invention.
FIGS. 2 to 6 are explanatory diagrams for explaining operations such as information input, estimate input, and estimation result display on a purchased article using the article trading system of the first invention.

First, the overall structure of the goods trading system of the first invention will be described with reference to FIG. The purchaser terminal 11 used by the purchaser who purchases the article is transmitted via the communication unit 12,
It is connected to the server 13. The server 13 is connected via a communication means 14 to a plurality of seller terminals 15a to 15c used by sellers who sell the articles.

The buyer terminal 11 and the seller terminal 15a
15c has a keyboard for inputting various information data and a display for displaying various characters, symbols, figures, and the like, and processes various information data, creates and displays a display screen, and performs communication processing of various information data. Personal computer having a program of
Reference numerals 2 and 14 denote communication means for transmitting various information data via a local area network, the Internet, or a public line.

The server 13 is a relay unit for various information data transmitted between the purchaser terminal 11 and the seller terminals 15a to 15c via the communication units 12 and 14. And the purchase side input means 16 and the purchase side output means 19 connected to the seller terminals 15a to 15c by the communication means 14, and the purchase side input means 16 and the purchase side output means 19 connected to the seller terminals 15a to 15c. Control means 17 connected to the purchase side input means 16 and output means 19, and the sales side output means 18 and input means 20
Consists of

The purchaser input means 16 receives various information data of the goods purchased by the purchaser using the purchaser terminal 11. Various kinds of information data input to the purchase side input means 16 include so-called article specifications such as a name, a model number, a material, a shape and a dimension of the purchased article, and a performance standard of the article.
And a purchased article information section 16a to which article information such as a design drawing indicating the structural shape and the processing content of the article to be processed is input.
And a purchase condition information section 16 in which purchase condition information such as the number of purchases of the article, the desired unit price, the delivery date, and the delivery location are input.
b, and a purchase decision unit 16c to which purchase decision information for specifying a seller of the purchased article is input.

The control means 17 compares the information data of the article information section 16a and the purchase condition information section 16b of the purchase side input means 16 with the sales conditions inputted from the seller, which will be described later, and specifies the seller. And a communication control unit 17b for controlling transmission of information data between the purchase-side input means 16 and the output means 19 and the sales-side output means 18 and the input means 20.

The selling side output means 18 outputs various information data transmitted by the purchaser from the purchase side input means 16 to the seller terminals 15a to 15c by the communication control unit 17b of the control means 17. You. The selling side output means 18 includes a purchase item information section 18a for outputting purchase item information and a purchase condition information section 18 for outputting purchase condition information.
b, and a purchase decision unit 18c that outputs the seller identification information of the purchased article.

The selling-side input means 20 allows each seller to sell the purchased article information and / or purchase condition information output from the selling-side output means 18 to the seller terminals 15a to 15c. It has an article sales condition section 20a for transferring and outputting article sales conditions input from the user terminals 15a to 15b to the control means 17.

The purchase side output means 19 compares the article sales conditions from the seller and the article purchase conditions of the purchaser with the control means 17 and sells the article sales conditions that match or approximate both conditions. It has an article sales condition section 19a for outputting to the purchaser terminal 11 the customer information or all the article sales condition information from the seller input to the article sales condition section 20a of the selling side input means 20.

The operation of the commodity trading system having such a configuration will be described with reference to FIGS. The purchaser inputs purchase item information and purchase condition information of the purchase item using the purchaser terminal 11. This purchaser's input of purchase article information and purchase condition information is performed based on a specification / purchase condition input screen (hereinafter, referred to as a purchase input screen) 21 displayed on the display of the purchaser terminal 11 shown in FIG. .
The purchase input screen 21 includes a name column 21a indicating the title of the screen, and an item information column 21b for inputting purchased item information.
And a purchase condition column 21c for inputting purchase condition information of the product input in the product information column 21b. Note that a selection button 21d including “input”, “send”, “result”, “order”, “end”, and the like for selecting an operation mode of the purchase input screen 21 and a pointer 21
e is displayed.

The purchase input screen 21 is displayed on the display of the purchaser terminal 11, and the purchaser
When the operation mode "input" of the first selection button 21d is selected and set by the pointer 21e, a plurality of item input columns necessary for inputting information of purchased articles, for example, an article name input column, The specifications (specifications) necessary for specifying the purchased article are input according to the input column, the material input column, the diameter input column, the thickness input column, and the like.

In the purchase condition column 21c, input columns of a plurality of purchase condition items necessary for purchasing the article of the purchase item information entered in the item information column 21b, for example, the purchase number, delivery date, Purchase conditions are entered according to price, delivery location, and the like.

When the input of the information and the condition of the purchased article on the purchase input screen 21 is completed, and the purchaser selects and sets “transmission” of the selection button 21d with the pointer 21e, the input is performed based on the purchase input screen 21. The purchased purchase item information and purchase condition information are input to the purchase side input unit 16 of the server 13 via the communication unit 12. This purchase side input means 16
The information of the purchase item information section 21b input at the purchaser terminal 11 is input to the purchase side item information section 16a, and the information of the purchase condition information section 21c is input to the purchase condition section 16b.

When information and conditions of a purchased article from the purchaser are input to the purchase-side input means 16, the control means 17
The communication control unit 17b controls the purchase-side input means 1
6 to the article information section 18a of the selling side output means 18 and the purchase side input means 1
The information data of the purchase condition information section 16b of No. 6 is transferred to the purchase condition information section 18b of the selling side output means 18.

The communication control unit 17 of the control means 17
b, the purchase-side article information section 1 of the purchase-side input means 16
It is also possible to transfer only the purchased article information 6a to the purchased article information section 18a of the selling side output means 18.

On the other hand, the plurality of sellers are the seller terminal 1
5a to 15c, each of which is connected to the server 13 via the communication means 14 and the sales side output means 18
The purchase article information and purchase condition information transferred to the purchase article information section 18a and the purchase condition information section 18b are output, and a purchase request screen 23 from the purchaser shown in FIG. 4 is displayed on the display of the seller terminals 15a to 15b. Is displayed.

The purchase request screen 23 includes a name column 23a indicating a screen title, and a purchase item information column 2 corresponding to the purchase item information column 21b input by the purchaser described in FIG.
3b and a purchase condition information column 23c corresponding to the purchase condition information column 21c input by the purchaser. It should be noted that a selection button 23d including "input", "send", "result", "order", "end" and the like for selecting an operation mode of the purchase request screen 23 and a pointer 23e are displayed. I have.

The seller recognizes the purchase item information and purchase conditions of the purchaser from the purchase desire screen 23 displayed on the sales terminals 15a to 15c, and makes a decision on whether or not to sell.

When the seller decides to sell the article desired by the buyer, the seller terminal 1
The pointer 23e selects and sets the "input" of the display selection button 23d of 5a to 15c with the pointer 23e to create quotation information (not shown) for setting the sales conditions, and the "transmission" of the selection button 23d with the pointer 23e. Select and set
The estimate information is transmitted to the server 13 via the communication unit 14.
Is transferred to the sales condition section 20a of the sales side input means 20.

The quotation information including the sales conditions transferred to the sales-side input means 20 of the server 13 is input to the comparison / selection unit 17a of the control means 17 by the purchaser by the purchaser. This is compared with the purchase condition information input to the section 16b.

As a result of the comparison in the comparison selecting section 17a, seller quote information matching or approximate to the purchase condition information of the purchaser is extracted, and sales information of the buyer-side output means 19 is extracted. The output is transferred to the condition unit 19a.

The purchaser displays the purchase input screen 21 for the purchased article entered at the purchaser terminal 11 and selects the selection button 21d.
Is selected with the pointer 21e. When the operation mode of "input" selected by the selection button 21d is driven, an estimate response column 24 shown in FIG. 5 is opened, and a state in which a predetermined estimate content can be input is established.

The seller inputs, in a predetermined column, a predetermined estimate response derived as a result of comparing the goods and conditions desired by the purchaser with the sales conditions based on a unique standard in the quote response column 24 ( In terms of price, delivery date, etc., sales conditions that do not match the purchase conditions may be entered.) Specifically, information such as the number, delivery date, price (unit price), and delivery location is input to each column of the estimate response column 24.

When the input of the estimate reply is completed, the "transmit" of the selection button 24a is selected by the pointer 24b. When "Send" of the selection button 24a is selected, the predetermined sales conditions input by the seller are transmitted from the seller terminal (for example, 15a) to the seller-side input means 20 of the server 13 via the communication means 14. Is output to the sales condition section 20a.

The sales conditions of the sales condition section 20a are sent to the comparison and selection section 17a of the control means 17, and are referred to by the article information and purchase conditions input from the purchaser terminal 11, and match the conditions presented by the purchaser. Only the purchaser side output means 19
Is output to the purchaser terminal 11 via the communication condition unit 19a and the communication means 12. That is, sales conditions that do not match the purchase conditions of the buyer are filtered here.

After the sales conditions are sent from the seller, when the "result" of the selection button 21d shown in FIG. 2 is selected with the pointer 21e, the quote answer window 22a shown in FIG. .

The quote reply screen 22 has a name column 22a indicating the title of the screen, and quote display sections 22b and 22c for displaying quote information of at least two parties so that the quote information from a plurality of sellers can be easily compared and evaluated. It consists of. Note that the selection mode 22d and the pointer 22e for selecting and selecting the operation mode of the estimate response screen 22 are, for example, “list”, “input”, “send”, “result”, “order”, and “end”. It is displayed.

In FIG. 3, the estimate display section 22b displays, for example, the estimate result input in FIG.
That is, the estimation result input at the seller terminal 15a is displayed, and the estimation result input at another seller terminal (for example, 15b) is displayed on the estimation display unit 22c.

The purchaser compares the displayed contents of estimates from a plurality of sellers, selects the seller with the best conditions, and enters the ordering stage of the article.

As a result of estimating the price, if the price is re-estimated after changing the purchase conditions, the “end” of the selection button 21 d or the mark 22 on the right end of the
f is selected with the pointer 22e, the estimate response screen 22 is closed, the screen is returned to the specification / purchase condition input screen 21 shown in FIG. 2, and the same operation as described above is repeated.

When the quotation information is obtained from a large number of sellers, the quotation reply screen 2
When the "list" of the second selection button 22d is selected with the pointer 22e, as shown in FIG. 6, a quote list screen 25 for displaying quote information from many sellers in a list format for each article name is displayed on the display unit 55. Is displayed.

The quote list screen 25 displays at least the name of the seller, the quantity sold, the delivery date, the price, the delivery location, and other information that can be used as reference for the seller's selection necessary for comparing the quote information. I am trying to make it possible.

If a decision is made to make a purchase from the selected seller without re-estimating, an ordering operation is started. The order is made from the state of FIG.
By selecting c, one of the display units is selected, and "order" of the selection button 22d is selected by the pointer 22e.

When "order" of the selection button 22d is selected, purchase decision information is sent. The purchase decision information is an intention display indicating that the purchaser has decided to purchase, and together with the seller specifying information for specifying the seller who has presented the quote, the purchaser-side input means 16 of the server 13 via the communication means 12. Is transmitted to any of the seller terminals 15a to 15c via the communication control unit 17b of the control unit 17, the purchase determination unit 18c of the selling side output unit 18, and the communication unit 14. At this time, the communication control unit 17b of the control unit 17
Then, the transmission destination of the purchase decision information is determined based on the seller specifying information sent together with the purchase decision information from the purchaser terminal 11.

More specifically, in FIG.
When 2b is selected, it means that the estimation result input in FIG. 5, that is, the estimation result input at the seller terminal 15a is selected, so that the communication control unit 17b sets the seller terminal 15
The purchase decision information is output to a.

Note that the article information and purchase conditions related to the selected quotation may be transmitted again from the purchaser terminal 11 if the association with the purchase decision information can be ensured, or the purchase decision of the purchaser side input means 16. The information remaining in the information section 16c or the purchase decision information section 18c of the selling side output means 17 may be transmitted, or may be stored in the seller terminal 15 side.

The seller receiving the purchase decision information (here, 1
5a) confirms the order, and the purchase contract between the buyer and the seller is established.

Further, the seller sends the article desired to be purchased within the terms of the agreement, and the buyer pays a predetermined price in accordance with the terms and conditions in exchange, so that both the buyer and the seller can buy and sell. To establish.

The communication control unit 17 of the control means 17
b, when transferring the purchase item information and purchase condition information input from the purchaser terminal 11 to the purchase side input unit 16 to the sales side output unit 18, transferring only the purchase item information, or A function is also provided to allow the user to select either the transfer of information on the purchase item or the transfer of the purchase condition.
In particular, when the purchased article is not a ready-made part and a market price is not set, only the purchased article information is output to the selling side output means 1.
8 and is effective when the purchaser knows the price of the article by the estimated price set by the seller. In this case,
By adding a transfer restriction code to the selling-side output means 18 at the time of inputting purchase article information and purchase condition information from the purchaser terminal 11, judgment by the control means becomes possible.

The comparison / selection section 17 of the control means 17
In a, the purchase condition information in the purchase condition information section 16b of the purchase side input means 16 is compared with the estimate information in the sales condition section 20a of the sale side input means 20, and the estimate information that matches or approximates the purchase condition information. Only the quotation information is output to the sales condition section 19a of the purchase side output means 19 without outputting only the quotation information to the sales condition section 19a of the purchase side output means 19. It is also possible to output.

Further, the comparison and selection section 1 of the control means 17
7a may be provided with an order determination function. In particular, if the goods transaction between the buyer and the seller is ongoing and the performance function of the goods is unchanged, the quote information provided by the seller matches the purchase condition information, or If it is advantageous, the control means 17 can output the purchase decision information of the article to the seller, and also output the information on the decision to purchase the article to the purchaser.

As described above, according to the first invention,
The buyer terminal and the seller terminal are connected by a communication means via a server, and the buyer and the seller input and output various kinds of information on the article to be purchased and sold, so that the seller of the article and the trading transaction can be promptly performed. Can now be established.

Next, an embodiment of the design support system according to the second invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of the design support system of the second invention, FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a CAD system used in the design support system, and FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a server used in the design support system. FIGS. 10 to 18 are explanatory diagrams for explaining the operation of the design support system, FIGS. 19 to 29 are flowcharts for explaining the operation of the design support system, and FIGS. FIG. 36 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of designing a processed part by the design support system.

First, the overall configuration of the design support system according to the second invention will be described with reference to FIG. For various product designs, a CAD system 51 operated by computer equipment is used. The CAD system 51 is connected to a server 54 via a communication unit 52.

The CAD system 51 includes a display unit 5
5, design data input means 56, control means 57 and input /
Instructing means 58 is provided. The display means 55 is a display for displaying a screen such as a graphic and a character symbol formed by a cathode ray tube or a liquid crystal panel. The design data input means 56 is a keyboard and a mouse for inputting various information data, graphic characters, and operation modes. The control means 57 includes a display means 55, a design data input means 56,
It has a function to be described later for controlling the mutual operation of the input / instruction means 58 and controlling the transmission and reception of information data with the server 54 via the communication means 52.

The input / instruction means 58 is for instructing the operation mode of the control means 57.

The communication means 52 enables information data communication with a local area network or the Internet.

The server 54 includes a standard part estimating means 5
9, a standard part selection support means 60, a processing estimation means 61, a control means 62 and an order receiving means 63. The control means 62 controls the mutual operation of the standard part estimating means 59, the standard part selection supporting means 60, the processing estimating means 61 and the order receiving means 63, and at the same time via the communication means 52.
It has a function to be described later for controlling transmission and reception of information data with the D system 51.

The detailed configuration of the CAD system 51 will be described with reference to FIG. The control means 57 includes a display control means 57a, a data pasting position collating means 57b, a data input means 57c, CAD data 57d, an output control means 57e, and a data output means 57f.

The display control means 57a generates a design drawing composed of figures, characters and the like according to the instruction or information data inputted from the design data input means 56, and displays the generated design drawing on the display means 55. Screen display control.

The data pasting position collating means 57b is connected to the CAD system 51 by a data input means 57c to be described later.
The position collation for pasting the information data taken in from the outside onto the screen of the display means 55 is performed.

The data input means 57c is connected to the server 54 or a supplier database 53 to be described later, the standard part estimating means 59 ', and the standard part selection supporting means 6 connected to the server 54 or a supplier database 53 described later via a local network.
0 'and various information data from processing estimation means 61'
This is an input interface for taking in the D system 51.

The CAD data 57 d is supplied to the display control means 5 based on the input from the design data input means 56.
This is a memory for storing the design drawing data generated in 7a.

The output control means 57e extracts design drawing data stored in the CAD data 57d in accordance with an instruction input from an input / instruction means 58, which will be described later, and performs an instruction operation on the extracted information data. The data is supplied to the data output means 57f described later according to the mode.

The data output means 57f is for outputting the information data of the design drawing to the communication means 52 in accordance with the instruction operation mode extracted by the output control means 57e.

The input / instruction means 58 of the CAD system 51 comprises component instruction means 58a, estimation instruction means 58b, specification input means 58c, and order instruction means 58d.

The parts designating means 58a displays various parts, which are displayed on the display means 55 on the screen and stored in the CAD data 57d and described in the design drawings, in an estimation mode, a specification input mode, or an order input mode, which will be described later. This is for specifying parts when executing an operation mode such as a mode.

The estimation instructing means 58b is for instructing an operation mode for estimating the component specified by the component specifying means 58a.

The specification input means 58c fetches the design specification of the component specified by the component specifying means 58a via the communication means 52, and inputs an operation mode instruction to fetch the design specification data of the CAD data 57d. Things.

The order instructing means 58d is for inputting an operation mode instruction for performing a purchase ordering action of the component designated by the component instructing means 58a via the communication means 52.

Next, the detailed configuration of the server 54 will be described with reference to FIG. The standard parts estimating means 59 of the server 54 comprises a standard parts unit price database 59b and a database searching means 59a. The standard component unit price database 59b stores unit price data of standard components sold by specialists in manufacturing and selling various components (hereinafter, referred to as component specialists). The database search means 59a is controlled by a control means 62 described later,
The unit price of a desired component is retrieved and output from the standard component unit price database 59b.

Standard part selection support means 6 of the server 54
0 is composed of a standard component database 60b and a database search means 60a. The standard parts database 60b stores specifications (specifications) and sales price data of standard parts sold by various parts specialists. The database search unit 60a includes a control unit 6 described later.
Under the control of 2, the specifications and sales price data of a desired part are retrieved and output from the standard part database 60b.

The processing estimation means 61 of the server 54 includes a processing unit price database 61b and a database searching means 61.
a. This processing estimation database 61b
Stores data on the cost required for processing when manufacturing parts using various processing techniques such as cutting, polishing, bending, and pressing. The database search unit 61a searches for a desired processing unit price from the processing estimated unit price database 61b and calculates a processing cost under the control of the control unit 62 described later.

The control means of the server 54 comprises a search control means 62a and a data identification means 62b. The search control means 62a drives and controls any one of the standard part estimating means 59, the standard part selection supporting means 60, and the processing estimating means 61 to extract desired data, and
The output is transmitted to the AD system 51. The data identification means 62b identifies request data from the CAD system 51, and based on the identification, the standard part estimation means 59, standard part selection support means 60, and processing estimation means 61 by the search control means 62a. An instruction to extract desired data is issued from any of the above.

Further, the search control means 62a of the control means 62 is connected to the communication means 52 via the data output means 64, and the data output means 64 is connected to the data extracted by the search control means 62a. Is transmitted to the CAD system 51 via the communication means 52. The data identification means 65 includes a data input means 6
5, the data input means 65 transmits to the data identification means 62b a search instruction for various data transmitted from the CAD system 51 via the communication means 52. is there.

Further, the order receiving means 63 of the server 54
When the information data transmitted from the D system 51 is the purchase order information in the data identification means 62 of the control means 62, the purchase order information to the parts specialist is forcibly output.

The server 54 collects data such as unit prices, parts specifications, processing costs, etc. of parts related to sold parts from various parts specialists by a third party other than the product manufacturer / distributor. Data provided to product manufacturers and distributors via the Internet, or product manufacturers and distributors themselves collect parts prices, component specifications, processing costs, etc. of parts collected from various specialized parts suppliers May be constructed locally on the basis of the above data and used inside the product manufacturer and distributor.

[0107] Also, the parts unit price, parts specifications and processing costs of parts sold by the parts specialist are written and stored, or the parts unit price, parts specifications and processing costs for each supplier collected by an industry organization or a third party. For example, a CD-ROM or the like in which the information is written and stored is distributed. The data stored in the CD-ROM or the like is written and stored in the same database and search means as the standard parts estimating means 59, the standard parts selection supporting means 60, and the processing estimating means 61 held in the server 54. For example, the communication unit 52 of the CAD system 51 shown in FIG.
Is connected to a CD-ROM or the like distributed to the above-mentioned market, and the standard parts estimating means 5 stored in the CD-ROM is connected.
9 ', the standard part selection support means 60', and the processing estimating means 61 'can be exchanged with data. In this case, a supplier database 53 is provided in the communication means 52 so that the trader identification of the standard parts estimation means 59 ', the standard parts selection support means 60', and the processing estimation means 61 or the past transaction state can be identified. You can also

Next, the operation of the design support system according to the second invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In the description of this operation, an example will be described in which the CAD system 51 transmits and receives data only to and from the server 54 via the communication unit 52.

The product designer designs the product using the design data input means 56 of the CAD system 51, and the design drawings and various specifications are displayed on the display means 55.
For example, the display means 55 of the CAD system 51 is shown in FIG.
It is assumed that an appearance design screen 71, which is an appearance design drawing of the endoscope apparatus as shown in FIG. The appearance design screen 71 mainly includes the outer cover 7 constituting the endoscope apparatus.
2a, handle 72b, connector 72c, insertion portion 72d
A front view 72 including a front end portion 72e and the like and a side view 73 mainly including a shaft 73a and a bent portion 73b are displayed. A selection button 7 for instructing and inputting an operation mode of the external design drawing 71, for example, selecting and setting an operation mode such as “select”, “estimate”, “order”, and “end”.
4 is displayed.

The selection button 74 corresponds to the parts instruction means 58a, the estimation means 58b, the specification input means 58c, and the order instruction means 58d of the input / instruction means 58 of the CAD system 51, respectively. Further, a pointer 75 indicated by a white arrow in the figure is displayed on the appearance design screen 71, and can be moved using a mouse (not shown).

When the pointer 75 is used to designate the distal end 72 e of the endoscope apparatus, and when the “selection” of the selection button 74 is designated and selected by the pointer 75, the part designating means 58
Under the control of a, a screen for creating a detailed design drawing of the processed part of the endoscope distal end portion 72e, or a designed detailed designed part 76 for the processed part as shown in FIG. It has become.

On the processed part detailed design screen 76, a processed shape drawing section 76a showing the shape, dimensions, finishing accuracy and the like is displayed.
And a description part 76b such as a part name, a material, and a drafting date. Further, a selection button 76c for selecting an operation mode of the processed part detailed design screen 76 and a pointer 75 are displayed.

The distal end 72e of the endoscope apparatus is the same as that shown in FIG.
Assuming that the aluminum alloy is to be cut from the processed part detailed design screen 76 of
When "Estimate" of the selection button 76c is selected, the design data of the processed part detailed design screen 76 of the endoscope distal end portion 72e displayed on the display means 55 under the instruction control from the estimate instruction means 58b. Is the output control means 57e
Is transmitted from the data output means 57f to the communication means 52.

The design data of the endoscope tip 72e output to the communication means 52 is transmitted to the data input means 65.
Is input to the control means 62 of the server 54 via the. The design data of the endoscope distal end portion 72e from the CAD system 51 input to the control means 62 is identified. At this time, the operation mode in the CAD system 51 is “estimate”, and the work part detailed design screen 76 is
Since it is a processing design drawing, the distal end portion 72e of the endoscope device
The design drawing data is supplied to the processing estimating means 61 by the search control means 62a of the control means 62.

The processing estimating means 61 calculates an estimated processing price from the detailed design screen 76 of the processed part of the endoscope end portion 72e transmitted from the CAD system 51. The estimated processing price detected by the processing estimation unit 61 is transmitted to the data input unit 57c of the CAD system 51 via the control unit 62 of the server 54, the data output unit 64, and the communication unit 52.

The processing estimation data of the endoscope distal end portion 72e from the server 54, which is input to the data input means 57c of the CAD system 51, is transmitted to the endoscope distal end portion 72e by the data pasting position collating means 57b. The position at which the processing estimation data is to be pasted is checked for each processing site or processing content on the processing part detailed design screen 76, and based on the position data collated by the data pasting position verification means 57b, the display control means is used. An estimated display detailed design screen 76 ′ shown in FIG. 12 in which the processing estimated data is combined with each processed part or processing content on the processed part detailed design screen 76 shown in FIG. It is displayed.

On the estimate display detailed design screen 76 ', each processing part of the processing shape drawing part 76a', for example, the drilling unit price and the round chamfering dimension display part 77b are connected to the drilling unit price and the round chamfering dimension display part 77b. The finishing unit price is displayed in connection with the chamfering unit price and the finishing accuracy display unit 77c, and a total unit price display unit 77d for displaying the material to be processed and the total unit price of each of the processing unit prices is displayed. I have.

Further, the estimate display detailed design screen 76 '
The selection button 76c 'for selecting the operation mode is additionally provided with a "list" of operation modes for displaying a list of breakdown unit prices in the total unit price display section 77d.

The unit price and the total unit price of each processing part can be recognized on the estimated display detailed design screen 76 '. The "list" of the selection button 76c 'is pointed to by the pointer 75.
13, a unit price list display section 77e is displayed instead of the total unit price display section 77d of the estimate display detailed design screen 76 'as shown in FIG.

The unit price list display section 77e has a function of displaying the material unit price of the processed part, the unit price of each processing part, and the total price in a tabular form.

Further, as shown in FIG. 14, the external design screen 71 of the endoscope apparatus includes the endoscope tip 72.
It is also possible to provide a function of synthesizing and pasting a reduced estimate display detailed design screen 76 ″ obtained by reducing the estimate display detailed design screen 76 ′ of e, and displaying it on the display means 55.

Next, of the components used in the endoscope apparatus,
When using a ready-made or standard part of a parts specialist, for example, when using a ready-made or standard part of the parts specialist, the handle 72b of the appearance design screen 71 of the endoscope apparatus shown in FIG. The handle 72a of the appearance design screen 71 displayed on the display means 55 of the system 51
Is designated by the pointer 75, and the selection button 7
4 is selected and the input / instruction means 58 is selected.
When the spec input means 58c is operated in the operation mode,
A specification input screen 81 shown in FIG. 15A is displayed. The specification input screen 81 includes a name column 81a indicating a title of the screen, and a specification information input column 81b for inputting specification information of various specification standards such as a product name, a type, a material, a diameter, and a thickness. Furthermore, selection buttons 81c for selecting and setting the operation mode of the specification input screen 81, such as "select", "estimate", "order", and "end", are displayed.

After inputting predetermined specification information in accordance with the item of the specification information input field 81b of the specification input screen 81 and selecting the selection button “select”, the specification information is transmitted to the server 54 via the communication means 52. Is output to

The server 54 identifies the component specification information from the CAD system 51 input to the data identification means 62b via the communication means 52 and the data input means 65, and drives and controls the search control means 62a. Then, the specification information is transmitted to the standard component selection support means 60.

The standard part selection support means 60 selects and extracts design drawing data of standard parts matching the part specification information input from the CAD system 51 and estimated price data, and outputs the data to the data output means 64 and the communication means. The data is transmitted to the CAD system 51 via the communication system 52.

The CAD system 51 includes the server 5
4 receives the design drawing data and the estimated price data of the standard part transmitted from the data input means 57c, and further displays the design drawing and the estimated price of the standard part on the display means 55 by the data pasting position collating means 57b. 15B is displayed on the display means 55 under the control of the display control means 57a, and the selected part design screen 82 shown in FIG.
The standard part design drawings and estimated price data
The data is written and stored in the data 57d.

The selected part design screen 82 includes a name column 82a indicating the title of the screen, a detailed design drawing part 82b of the selected standard part, and a unit price display part 82c for displaying unit price and delivery date information of the standard part. Further, a selection button 82d for selecting and selecting an operation mode on the standard component design screen 82 is displayed.

The standard part design screen 82 is displayed on the entire display surface of the display means 55, or is displayed as a processed part detailed design screen 76 "which is synthesized and displayed on the appearance design screen 71 shown in FIG. It is also possible to reduce the standard part design screen 82 and display it on the appearance design screen 71. When the display on the display unit 55 is closed, the specification input screen 81 and the standard part design screen 82 are closed. Are the marks 81d or 82e provided at the upper right of the screens of both screens.
Can be closed by selecting with a pointer 75 (not shown).

In this way, the product manufacturer and the seller
Using the AD system 51, for example, based on a detailed design drawing of a machined part designed by oneself for each part of the endoscope apparatus, or a standard part design drawing data obtained from a parts specialist, pasting the detailed design drawing on the external appearance. It is manufactured so that the purchase price and the processing price can be simultaneously displayed on the external design drawing.

The estimate displayed on the total unit price display part 77d of the processed part detailed design screen 76 'of the endoscope apparatus displayed on the display means 55 and the unit price display part 82c of the standard part design screen 82. Using the price, the unit price display appearance design screen 83 is generated as shown in FIG.
5 is displayed. The unit price display appearance design screen 83 is, for example, shown in the appearance design screen 71 ′, for example, in each of the parts 72a ′ to 72e ′ and 73a ′ to 73b ′ of the front view 72 ′ and the side view 73 ′ of the endoscope apparatus. Concatenate and paste the unit price and display it compositely.

When the "list" of the selection button 74 'on the unit price display appearance design screen 83 is selected, the estimated unit price displayed on each of the parts 72a' to 72e 'and 73a' to 73b 'of the endoscope apparatus is as follows. As shown in FIG. 17, a unit price list display appearance design screen 84 can be generated and displayed. Specifically, using the estimated unit prices displayed on the machined part detailed design screen 76 'and the standard part design screen 82, the purchase unit and the estimated unit price for each unit are compiled and compiled into a list form. The generated estimation window 85 is pasted on the appearance design screen 71 and is synthesized and displayed.

It is also necessary for the product manufacturer / salesman to obtain estimation data from a plurality of parts specialists for the same part and to compare the obtained estimation data. Therefore, the display means 55 of the CAD system 51 is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 8, the estimate comparison screen 86a or 86b is displayed. The estimate comparison screen 86a is a list of the estimate data obtained from a plurality of parts specialists displayed on each part of the unit price display appearance design screen 83, and a list of unit prices and purchase quantities for each part specialist and each part. The estimate comparison screen 86b is displayed collectively.
And the date of delivery is added to the list. Note that the estimate comparison display items on the estimate comparison screens 86a and 86b are not limited to the items shown in FIG. 18 and can be selected as appropriate.

With this estimate comparison screen 86, it is possible to select a parts specialist who has presented the purchase price desired by the product manufacturer / seller or advantageous purchase price conditions.

In this way, the CAD system 51
The estimated purchase price for each part that constitutes the product can be pasted and displayed on the product design drawing designed in the above, and the estimated price of each part pasted and displayed on the design drawing is integrated by an arithmetic function (not shown), The production price of the entire product is required. Further, based on the estimated component price displayed by pasting on the design drawing, the CAD system 51 connects the article purchase order with the article sales system of the first invention in cooperation with the above-mentioned article purchase system.
It is also possible from.

Next, the detailed operation of the design support system according to the second invention will be described with reference to FIGS. First, the basic operations of creating a product design drawing by the CAD system 51, estimating a purchase price, and placing an order will be described with reference to FIG. In step S11, the CAD system 51 is driven to start product design work. Step S
At 12, product design data is input using the design data input means 56 and the display means 55 of the CAD system 51, and based on the product design data, for example, an external design drawing of the endoscope device is created, The appearance design screen 71 is displayed on the display means 55.

On the basis of the appearance design screen 71 created and displayed in step S12, the designer selects a standard part selection support mode, a standard part estimation mode, and a work part estimation mode of a parts specialist. The operation mode selected by the designer is determined in step S13 and subsequent steps.

In step S13, it is determined whether or not the standard component selection support operation mode from the component specialist has been selected. If the standard component selection support has been selected, the CAD system 51 is switched to the standard component selection support means in step S14. 60 or 6
Processing for connecting to 0 'is performed.

If it is determined in step S13 that the standard component selection support has not been selected, then in step S15,
It is determined whether or not the standard parts estimation operation mode of the parts specialist is selected. When the standard parts estimation operation mode is selected, in step S16, the CAD system 51 is connected to the standard parts estimation means 59 or 59 '. Perform processing.

If it is determined in step S15 that the standard component estimation operation mode has not been selected, the process proceeds to step S15.
At 17, it is determined whether the machining part estimation operation mode is selected,
When the processing part estimation operation mode is selected, step S
At 18, the CAD system 51 is connected to the machining estimation means 61.
Alternatively, a process for connecting to 61 ′ is performed.

If it is determined in step S17 that the work part estimation operation mode has not been selected, step S1 is executed.
In step 9, it is determined whether the design in the CAD system 51 has been completed. If the design has not been completed in the CAD system 51, the process returns to step S12 to continue the design.

At the step S19, the CAD system 51
Is completed, it is determined in step S20 whether or not the parts ordering operation mode is selected. This step S
If it is determined in step 20 that the parts ordering mode has been selected, it is determined in step S21 whether or not the target part of the parts order is a standard part. Order operation processing is executed,
If it is determined that the component is not a standard component, the processing target component is determined in step S22, and if it is determined that the component is a processing component, a processing component ordering process described later is performed.
If it is determined in step S20 that the parts ordering operation mode is not selected, or if it is determined in step S22 that the operation is not an ordering operation of a machined part, whether or not the CAD system 51 terminates the design ordering processing operation. Is determined in step S23, and if no, step S12
If yes, the process ends.

Next, the operations of the standard part selection support operation mode in step S14, the standard part estimation operation mode in step S16, and the automatic part estimation operation mode in step S18 are performed by the communication system 5 from the CAD system 51.
Operational processing using data generally distributed in the form of a CD-ROM or local data constructed by a product manufacturer and seller via the CD-ROM 2 will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 20 explains the operation in the standard part selection support operation mode in step S14. In the step S31, a part on the design drawing of the appearance design screen 71 displayed on the display means 55 of the CAD system 51 is selected by the pointer 75. For example, FIG.
Of the design drawing 71 of the endoscope device shown in FIG. Next, at step S32, step S31 is performed.
Since the part selected in step (1) receives the standard part selection support, the user selects the "selection" of the selection button 74, sets the standard part selection support operation mode, drives the specification input means 58c, and 15 specification input screens 81
Further, at this time, when selecting a specific parts specialist, the parts specialist stored in the supplier database 53 is selected.

The supplier database 53 includes the information shown in FIG.
The processor data table shown in (a) and FIG. 30 (b)
Has a standard parts distributor data table shown in FIG.
The processor data table includes a list of suppliers for processing parts from raw materials and surface treatment of the processed parts. For example, as shown in the figure, a lathe / milling processor, a die-caster, a sintered body manufacturer, The data includes resin molding companies, plating companies, and other processing companies.

The standard parts distributor data table contains a list of vendors who sell various ready-made standard parts. For example, as shown in the figure, a screw trader, a motor trader, and a general trading company engaged in sales of various ready-made parts, or Data on companies engaged in sales of other standard off-the-shelf parts are available.

A desired specialist is selected from a plurality of parts specialist data stored in the supplier database 53. Thereby, the database to be referred to is determined (an example of a database selection screen display is omitted).

Next, in step S33, the aforementioned step S
The handle 72b which is a part of the endoscope device selected in 31
15 (a) is displayed on the display means 55. Based on the specification input screen 81, predetermined specification information is input. This step S33
Is compared with the part specification information written and recorded in the standard part selection support means 60 'in step S34 or the part specification information of the parts specialist selected in step S32 based on the specification information of the handle 72b input in step S32. The retrieved standard part design data that matches the specification information input in step S33 is read out, and is sent to the display means 55 in step S35 via the data input means 57c, the data pasting position collating means 57b, and the display control means 57a. A standard part design screen 82 of the handle 72b shown in FIG. 15B is displayed. From the standard part design screen 82 displayed on the display means 55 in this step S35,
It is determined in step S36 whether or not it is a component design drawing of the component specification input in step S33. As a result of the determination in step S36, the standard part selection support means 60 '
If the drawing of the standard part design screen 82 displayed on the display means 55 is not the desired design drawing,
Returning to step S31, the CAD system 51 again selects parts on the design drawing, selects an estimate destination database, selects a supplier, or reviews input of parts specifications and the like.

If it is determined that a standard part design drawing matching the part specification input and selected in step S36 has been extracted and selected from the standard part selection support means 60 ', the selected standard part design drawing is determined in step S37. Said C
It is determined whether or not an operation for synthesizing the appearance design screen 71 of the display unit 55 of the AD system 51 has been instructed from the design data input unit 56.

As a result of the determination in step S37, the design drawing of the standard part design screen 82 is
When an instruction input for synthesizing is performed by the selection button 82d, step S38 and subsequent steps are executed, and when the instruction for synthesizing is not input, step S42 and subsequent steps are executed.

In step S37, the standard part design screen 8
If it is determined that the part drawing on the second part 2 is to be combined with the appearance design screen 71, the part position on the standard part design screen 82 is combined with the design position on the appearance design drawing 71 by the design data input means 56 in step S38. Specify and input, then step S3
9, the standard part design screen 8 with the synthesis position specified
2 is associated with the design data on the appearance design screen 71, written and stored in the CAD data 57d, and the appearance design screen 7 specified in step S40 is stored.
The standard component design screen 82 is pasted and synthesized at the position 1 and displayed on the display means 55.

Next, at step S41, the display means 55
The operator confirms and determines the standard component design screen 82 pasted on the appearance design screen 71 displayed in (2). If it is determined that the standard part design drawing needs to be changed, the process returns to step S31 to select the standard part design drawing again.

As a result of the determination in step S41, if it is determined that there is no problem in the pasted and combined standard part design drawing, in step S42, the unit price data of the selected standard part design drawing is combined with the appearance design screen 71. It is determined whether or not the operation mode has been set, and if unit price data is not to be combined, steps S46 and subsequent steps are executed to combine unit price data ("Paste" of the selection button 82d in FIG. 15D).
Is selected again), in step S43, the unit price data of the standard part is instructed to be pasted and synthesized on the appearance design screen 71, and is associated with the appearance product design data, and is written into the CAD data 57d. Remember.

Next, in step S44, the unit price display appearance design screen 83 is displayed on the display means 55 in which the unit price of the standard part designated in step S31 is pasted and synthesized on the appearance design screen 71. In step S44, the operator determines the part unit price data on the unit price display appearance design screen 83 displayed on the display means 55 in step S45.

If it is determined in step S45 that the unit price of the component displayed on the unit price display appearance design screen 83 is not the desired unit price, the process returns to step S31, and the standard component selection support operation is repeated again. If it is determined that the component unit price is the desired unit price, it is determined in step S46 whether or not another component selection support processing of the appearance design screen 71 is to be performed. If another part selection support process is to be performed, the process returns to step S31, and a new component selection support process is performed.
If there is no part requiring selection support, step S
At 47, it is determined whether or not a purchase order for the selected component is to be made to a component specialist. If the result of determination in step S47 is that no purchase order is to be made, the standard part selection support operation process is terminated, and if a purchase order is to be made, the above-mentioned article trading system of the first invention or a purchase order operation process to be described later is performed. Move to Specifically, the user selects “order” of the selection button 82d on the selection component screen 82 of FIG. 15B with the pointer 75, or selects the handle 72b on the appearance design screen 71 of FIG.
Is selected with the pointer 75, and "Order" of the selection button 74 is selected.

Next, the operation of automatically estimating the standard parts in step S16 will be described with reference to FIG. In step S51, the CAD system 51 in step S12 is used.
The part designating means 58 is used to estimate the appearance design screen 71 displayed on the display means 55.
Input an instruction with a. This instruction input is performed using the pointer 75 displayed on the display means 55. Next, in step S52, an instruction for the estimation operation of the estimation means 58b is input (specifically, "order" of the selection button 74 on the appearance design screen 71 is selected), and in step S53, the supplier database is selected. From the standard parts distributor (refer to FIG. 30b) stored in 53, a specific parts specialist for estimating is selected, and the standard parts estimating means 59 'is selected and designated (an example of a screen display for supplier selection is omitted). .

Next, in step S54, step S5
The CAD data of the part selected in step 1 is compared with the standard parts of the specific parts specialist stored in the standard parts estimating means 59 '. As a result of collation with the standard parts of the specific parts specialist in step S54, the sales unit price data of the matched standard parts is extracted in step S55, and the extracted unit price data is displayed on the display means 55 in step S56. The display position of the appearance design screen 71 is specified,
When the display position of the appearance design screen 71 of the unit price data is specified, in step S57, the CAD data 57d
In step S58, the unit price display appearance design screen 83 is displayed on the display means 55 in step S58. For example, if the handle 72b 'is selected in step S51, the unit price is displayed in the text display area of the handle 72b'.

At step S59, the standard component unit price data shown on the unit price display appearance design screen 83 displayed on the display means 55 is confirmed and determined at step S59. If it is determined in step S51 that the specification of the component needs to be changed, the specification of the standard component estimated in step S60 is changed, and the process returns to step S51 to perform the operation of estimating the standard component again.

As a result of the estimation data confirmation judgment in step S59, if the estimation data is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S61.
The appearance design drawing 71 displayed on the display means 55
It is determined whether or not there is another part that needs an estimate. If there is a part that needs an estimate, in step S62, the part that needs the estimate is selected and selected. Perform the unit price estimation operation from.

If it is determined in step S61 that there is no standard part requiring an estimate on the appearance design screen 71 displayed on the display means 55, then in step S63,
It is determined whether or not to purchase the estimated standard parts. If the purchase order is to be placed, the process proceeds to the article trading system of the first invention or a purchase order operation process described later. End the estimation operation.

Next, the unit price estimating operation of the processed part in the step S18 will be described with reference to FIG. In step S71, a work part is selected from the appearance design screen 71 displayed on the display means 55 of the CAD system 51. For example, as shown in FIG. 10, the tip 75e, which is a processed part of the endoscope apparatus, is selected and selected by the pointer 75. Next, in step S72, the estimation instruction means 58b
Select and indicate the machining part estimation operation mode with (Specifically,
“Estimate” of the selection button 74 on the appearance design screen 71 is selected with the pointer 75), and the processor (FIG. 30A) stored in the supplier database 53 in step S73.
), And a connection is made with the processing estimation means 61 '.

Next, at step S74, the display means 55
To display the work part detailed design screen 76, and
The CAD design data of the processed part written and stored in the CAD data 57d is transferred to the processing estimating means 60 or 61 'of the selected processing company, and the material, shape and necessary material for manufacturing the processed part are transferred. Recognize dimensions etc.

The dimensions of the material to be machined are determined in step S75 from the data of the material, shape, dimensions, etc. for producing the machined part recognized in step S74, and the processing location is recognized in step S76. In S77, a processing method for each processing location is determined, and in step S78, a processing order (1st to Nth) is allocated from the processing location and the processing method.

By the assignment of the processing order in step S78, M ′ is set as the initial value of the processing order in step S79, and the estimated processing location M is specified in step S80. In order to specify the processing portion M, 1 is added to the initial value M ′ (M =
M ′ + 1). The processing location M = M '+ 1 specified in step S80 is compared with the processing unit price database provided in the processing estimating means 61' in step S81, and the processing location M = M '+ 1 is checked in step S82. Calculate and select the processing price.

The processing unit price data held in the processing estimating means 61 'is data as shown in FIGS.

FIG. 31 (a) is a unit price table for drilling. FIG. 31 (a) shows data of the processing unit price for each item such as a drilling diameter, a processing length, and the number / lot to be processed for each material. b) is a unit price table when the sphere (R) chamfering of the material is performed.
Processing unit price data for each item such as lot.

FIG. 32 shows a unit price tape for milling, and shows unit price data for each item such as tool width, processing length, and number / lot to be processed for each material.

FIG. 33 is a unit price table for the surface finishing of the processing member. FIG. 33 (a) shows the finishing level and the processing unit price data per piece for each material.
(B) is processing unit price data obtained by adding the finishing level for each material, the processing unit price per unit, and the processing time per lot.

In step S83, the processing part (estimated part) on the CAD design data of the processing part design drawing is specified by the data pasting position collating means 57b in FIG. , Step S8
In step 4, the processing price calculated in step S82 and the processing location specified in step S83 are associated on the CAD design data.

Next, in step S85, it is determined whether there is another portion to be processed. This determination is made in step S84.
The processing location M associated on the CAD design data with
Is the machining order assigned in step S78 Nth (M
≠ N) Judge. When it is determined that the estimated processing location is M ≠ N, the process returns to step S80, and the estimation operation of the next processing location (M = M ′ + 1) is performed.

If it is determined in step S85 that the estimation of all the processed parts of the processed part has been completed, step S8 is performed.
At 6, the display means 55 displays the estimate display detailed design drawing 76 '.
Is displayed. Next, in step S87, if it is difficult to see the estimated price display on the estimated display detailed design screen 76 'displayed on the display means 55 in step S86, "list" of the selection button 74' is selected, and in step S88. The display means 55 displays an estimate display detailed design screen 76 ".

Based on the estimate display detailed design screens 76 'and 76 "in step S86 or step S88, the operator determines in step S89 whether the design of the work part needs to be reviewed, and the design needs to be reviewed. If so, step S9
At 0, the design of the work part detailed design screen 76 is corrected, and the process returns to the step S71 to perform the operation of estimating the work part again. If it is determined in this step S89 that it is not necessary to correct the processed part based on the estimation result, step S91 is performed.
It is determined whether or not there is another processed part on the appearance design screen 71. If there is another processed part, the process proceeds to step S71.
Then, the estimation operation of a new machined part is performed.

In this step S91, the appearance design screen 7
When it is confirmed that the estimation of all the processed parts has been completed, it is determined in step S92 whether the purchase order of the estimated processed parts is to be placed. The processing shifts to the article sales system or purchase order operation processing described later, and if no purchase order is made, the operation for estimating the processed part is terminated. To place a purchase order, see FIG.
Of the selection buttons 76 c ′ and 76 c ″ are selected with the pointer 75.

Next, the operations in the standard part selection support operation mode in step S14, the standard part estimation operation mode in step S16, and the automatic part estimation operation mode in step S18 are performed via the communication means 52. FIGS. 23 to 25 show the operation operation processing using the server 54.
This will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 23 illustrates the operation of the standard part selection support operation mode in step S14. Steps S101 to S103 correspond to steps S31 to S31 described above.
The appearance design screen 7 displayed on the display means 55 of the CAD system 51 in the same operation as S33 (see FIG. 20).
1. For example, among the components of the endoscope apparatus, for example, the handle 72a component that uses the standard component of the component specialist is selected and set, and the standard component selection support operation mode and the component specialist are designated, and The specification information input on the specification input screen 81 of the handle 72a is input.

The specified parts and the standard parts support information such as the parts specialist and the parts specifications input in steps S101 to S103 are stored in the CAD system 51 in step S104.
Is transmitted and output from the data output unit 57f to the server 54 via the communication unit 52. On the other hand, in step S105, the server 54 sends the data input
5, the standard part support information from the CAD system 51 is received by the control means 62, the received information is identified and determined by the data identification means 62b, and based on the identification determination, the search control means 62a Standard parts selection support means 6
0, and transfers the standard part support information from the CAD system 51 to the standard part selection support means 60. Next, in step S106, the database search means 60a of the standard parts selection support means 60 checks with the design data of various parts written and stored in the standard parts database 60b, and is transmitted from the CAD system 51 in step S107. When the standard part support design data that matches the standard part support information, for example, the standard part support design data of the handle 72a is selected and set, in step S108, the data output means 64 of the server 54 transmits the data through the communication means 52.
The data is transmitted by the CAD system 51.

The standard part support design data of the handle 72a transmitted from the server 54 in step S108 is as follows:
In step S109, the data is input by the data input unit 57 of the CAD system 51, and the data pasting position matching unit 57b
Is forwarded to Steps S110 and subsequent steps are executed based on the standard component support design data fetched in step S109. Steps S110 to S122 are the same operations as steps S35 to S47, and a description thereof will be omitted.

Next, referring to FIG.
The automatic estimation operation of the standard part No. 6 will be described. In step S131, on the appearance design screen 71 displayed on the display means 55 of the CAD system 51, a component for which a purchase price is to be estimated is selected and selected, and in step S132, a component specialist who manufactures and sells the selected standard component is sold. And the standard part estimation operation mode are selected and selected. In step S133, the specifications of the standard parts selected and selected in steps S131 to S132 and the standard part data such as part specialist data are CAD-processed.
From the data output unit 57F of the system 51 to the communication unit 52
The output is transmitted to the server 54 via.

The standard component data transmitted in step S133 is input to the control means 62 via the data input means 65 of the server 54 in step S134. The standard part data input to the control unit 62 of the server 54 is stored in the data identification unit 6 of the control unit 62.
In step 2b, the identification control, which is the standard component estimation information, is performed, and based on the identification determination, the search control unit 62a determines in step S
In step 135, the standard part estimating means 59 is driven and the standard part data is transferred.

Next, in step S136, the standard part estimating means 59 drives the data searching means 59a to collate the standard part unit price database 59b with the standard part data transmitted from the CAD system 51. In step S137, as a result of the collation in step S136, the unit price data of the matching standard part is selected. In step S138, the unit price data of the selected standard part is determined by the search control unit 62a and the data output unit 64. It is transmitted to the communication means 52.

The unit price data of the standard part transmitted and transmitted from the server 54 in the step S138 is input to the data input means 57c of the CAD system 51 in a step S139. The standard part unit price data input to the CAD system 51 from the server 54 in the step S139 is synthesized with the appearance design screen 71 by the operation processing in the step S140 and thereafter, but the steps S140 to S147 are performed in the step S56. ~ S63
(Refer to FIG. 21).

Next, referring to FIG.
The automatic estimation operation of the machined part 8 will be described. In step S151, on the appearance design screen 71 displayed on the display means 55 of the CAD system 51, a part for estimating the purchase price of the processed part, for example, the tip 72e of the endoscope apparatus is selected and selected. In step S152, In step S153, the operator selects and selects a processing estimation operation mode with a parts specialist who manufactures and sells the selected and selected processed part.
Based on the work part detailed design screen 76 of the standard part selected and selected in steps 1 to S152, the work design data is
The output is transmitted from the first data output unit 57f to the server 54 via the communication unit 52.

The processing design data transmitted in step S153 is input to the control means 62 via the data input means 65 of the server 54 in step S154. The machining design data input to the control means 62 of the server 54 is stored in the data identification means 6 of the control means 62.
In step 2b, it is determined that the information is the processing part estimation information. Based on the identification determination, the search control unit 62a drives the processing part estimation unit 61 in step S155 and transfers the processing design data. .

Next, in steps S156 to S164, the unit price estimation operation of the machined part is performed. The unit price estimation operation of the machined part is the same as that in steps S74 to S80 (see FIG. 22), and detailed description is omitted. I do.

When the estimated price of the processed part is selected in step S164, the estimated price data of the selected processed part is transmitted to the communication unit 52 via the search control unit 62a and the data output unit 64 in step S165. To transmit.

The estimated price data of the processed part transmitted and transmitted from the server 54 at the step S165 is inputted to the data input means 57c of the CAD system 51 at a step S166. The processing part estimated price data input from the server 54 to the CAD system 51 in step S166 is synthesized with the appearance design screen 71 by the operation processing in step S167 and subsequent steps.
Steps S167 to S176 correspond to step S83 described above.
To S92 (see FIG. 22), and a description thereof will be omitted.

As described above, the design support system according to the second aspect of the present invention is capable of simultaneously displaying the purchase prices of various parts constituting the product on the product design drawing created by the CAD system 51. From this, the parts cost during manufacturing can be calculated, and the efficiency of product design can be improved. In addition, detailed design drawings of various parts used in products at the time of product design can be diverted by inputting and designating component specifications from component design data provided by a component specialist, so the efficiency of creating product design drawings is further improved, In addition, in the case of a machined part, it is possible to estimate the machining cost for each machined part and machining method, and it becomes easy to analyze the cost of the product and determine the validity of the design.

Next, on the basis of the results of the purchase and processing costs of the parts designed and designed by the above-described design support system, the operations related to the purchase order of the parts with a parts specialist are discussed. 26 to FIG. 29 will be described.

In the above-described design support system, CAD
When a product design drawing having purchase price data of purchased and processed parts is completed in the system 51, a purchase order for parts is determined in step S20 (see FIG. 19) based on the product design drawing. The order is divided into a purchase order for standard parts (step S21) and a purchase order for processed parts (step S22).

The purchase order of the standard parts in step S21 is based on the steps S47, S63, S122, and S14 described above.
7 is connected to the order determination in step S7.
92, S176 is connected to the purchase order determination.

First, the operation of ordering the purchase of a standard part will be described with reference to FIG. The aforementioned steps S47, S
At 63, S122, and S147, the purchase order operation mode is set by using the order designating means 58d of the CAD system 51 using the CAD design data for which the estimation of the purchase price of each standard part at the time of creating the product design drawing has been completed. In step S201, the display unit 5 of the CAD system 51
5 displays an appearance design screen 71 showing a product design drawing, and selects a standard part to be purchased and ordered from the appearance design screen 71. Next, in step S202, a purchase order destination of the selected standard part is selected and input. The input of the selection of the purchase order is made by selecting and setting from the supplier database 53 connected to the communication means 52, or by inputting the name of the purchase supplier using the design data input means 56. Is also good.

When the purchase supplier is input in step S202, it is determined in step S203 whether or not the purchase price is to be estimated. When it is determined that the price is not to be estimated, steps S211 and subsequent steps are executed to execute the price estimation. If it is determined to be performed, in step S204, the server 13 (see FIG. 1)
Then, a purchase input screen 21 is created from the design data of the purchase standard part or the design data on the seller terminal 15 of the purchase supplier selected in the step S202, and the purchase article information and the purchase condition are transmitted.

At step S204, the design data of the purchased standard parts, the purchased goods information and the purchase condition information transmitted from the orderer who is the product manufacturer are stored at step S205 by the orderer, who is a part manufacturing and sales specialist. Received by the client terminal 15, and in step S206, the contractor
, Or an automatic quote is executed by the server 13 of the article trading system of the first invention described above,
The estimate data of the estimation result is transmitted to the purchaser terminal 11 of the orderer in step S207.

[0193] The estimated price data transmitted from the contractor for the purchased parts transmitted in step S207 is obtained in step S208.
Then, the data is received by the purchaser terminal 11 and the estimation data is taken into the CAD system 51. This step S20
The quotation data from the contractor captured in step 8
At 209, the estimation data is associated with the design data of the appearance design screen 71 designed by the CAD system 51 and pasted and synthesized, and at step S210, the unit price display appearance design screen 71 'is displayed.

Based on the unit price display appearance design screen 71 'in step S210, a comparison with the above-mentioned estimated price at the time of design and a judgment on the validity of the estimated price are performed. When the specification of the part is changed, the specification change processing of the standard part is performed on the appearance design screen 71 or the purchase input screen 21 of the CAD system 51 in step S212, and the estimation operation is performed again from step S202.

If it is determined in step S211 that the orderer is satisfied with the price presented by the orderer, in step S213, the purchase input screen 21 is displayed on the purchase input screen 21 in order to formally order the corresponding standard part. Enter purchase condition information such as delivery date and delivery location and send it to the contractor.

The formal purchase order information from the orderer transmitted from step S213 is received and confirmed by the orderer in step S214, and in step S215, the orderer transmits confirmation of receipt of the purchase order.

At step S215, the orderer confirms the transmission of the formal order confirmation from the orderer at step S216, and the ordering of standard parts is completed.

Note that, in the formal ordering after step S214, when the delivery of the ordered standard parts and the payment of the expenses are further managed, the operation shown in FIG. 27 can be used.

That is, in step S214, the contractor receives the formal purchase order from the orderer, and
After transmitting the confirmation of the formal order from the contractor to the orderer in 215, the contractor selects and specifies the corresponding standard parts in stock or in production in step S215a, collects the number of ordered parts, and packs in step S215b. Shipping is performed, an invoice for the standard parts sent in step S215c is created, and transmitted from the seller terminal 15 to the purchaser terminal 11 of the orderer via the server 13.

[0200] Next, in step S217a, the orderer receives the standard parts from the contractor and purchaser terminal 1 of the bill.
In step S217b, the specification and the number of the standard parts delivered are checked, and in step S217c, the cost is paid based on the bill.

After confirming the payment of the cost by the orderer in step S215d, the orderer notifies the orderer of the fee receipt in step S215e, and the orderer confirms in step S217.
At d, the charge receipt confirmation notice is received from the contractor, and the purchase and sale of the standard parts are completed.

Next, the purchase order of the machined part will be described with reference to FIGS. 28 and 29. In FIGS. 22 and 25, the CAD for which the estimate of the purchase price of each machined part at the time of creating the product design drawing is completed. Using the design data, the purchase order operation mode is set using the order instructing means 58d of the CAD system 51, and the appearance design screen 71 is displayed on the display means 55 of the CAD system 51 in step S221. From the appearance design screen 71, a processing part to be purchased and ordered is selected.

[0203] This processing order processing operation for processing parts is the same as that in step S201 of the purchase order processing operation for standard parts described above.
26 to 27 (see FIGS. 26 and 27), and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In steps S211 and S212 (see FIG. 26) of the standard part purchase order processing described above, the specification of the standard parts is corrected. However, steps S231 and S232 of the processed part purchase order processing (see FIG. 28). In), the drawing of the processed part is corrected. Further, in step S215a (see FIG. 27) of the order processing operation of the contractor after the formal purchase order of the standard part, the order standard part is selected. In S235a (see FIG. 29), processing / manufacturing of parts is performed.

As described above, by associating the design support and the article trading system, the product design and the article trading can be managed consistently, and the efficiency of the design and article purchasing operations is improved.

Next, an embodiment for further improving the estimation accuracy of the machined part in the above-described design support system of the second invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIGS. 34 and 35 show the processing unit price database 61b (see FIG. 9) of the processing estimating means 61 and the processing estimating means 6
1 '(see FIG. 8) shows the data contents provided.

FIG. 34 is a data table for calculating the processing unit price for the processing unit and the material for the processing unit price data shown in FIGS. 31 to 33, and FIG. FIG. 34 (b) shows the data of the count value by which the unit price is subtracted according to the number per lot to be continuously processed at one time.
Fig. 34 (c) is data of basic charges per unit time of processing work for each processing machine, Fig. 34 (c) is data of depreciation expenses for each processing machine and data of usage charges for work such as preparation before processing and cleaning after processing,
FIG. 34D shows material count data for taking into account the difficulty of processing by a material, and FIG. 34E shows data of an optimum reference processing speed per unit time for each processing machine.

Further, as shown in FIG. 35, this is coefficient data for considering the difficulty due to the material and the finishing accuracy in the surface finishing processing.

The estimation operation using the processed data will be described with reference to FIG. Step S7 described above
2 (see FIG. 22) and step S155 (see FIG. 25)
When the estimated operation mode of the machined part is set in step S301, in step S301, the design drawing data of the machined part on the machined part detailed design screen 76 transmitted from the CAD system 51 is recognized by the data identification unit 62b shown in FIG. Based on the design drawing data, the search control means 6 shown in FIG.
In step 2a, material recognition is performed in step S302, and a processed portion is recognized in step S303. Step S30
Based on the recognition of the material and the processing location in Steps 2 and S303, the search control means 62a subsequently selects a processing machine for each processing location in Step S304, and selects a processing order for the processing location in Step S305.

Next, in step S306, a processing machine is selected in accordance with the processing sequence selected in step S305, and the number of processed parts of the processed component by the processing machine selected in step S307 is recognized.

That is, steps S302 to S307
Then, what kind of material is used and what kind of processing machine is used for the recognition, and recognition of the number of processed parts of a single processed part is performed by a single processing machine.

Next, in step S308, the processing of calculating the cost of the processing machine used for the processing location of the processing component recognized up to step S307 is started, and in step S309, the optimum processing speed of the processing machine recognized in step S308 is recognized. Is obtained from the data shown in FIG.
0, the CAD system 5 recognized in step S301
The processing time of the processing part is calculated from the processing length of each processing point for each processing machine from the design drawing of the processing part from 1 and the optimum processing speed in the step S309.

Next, in step S311, the standard processing unit price is calculated from the data shown in FIG. 34B based on the basic fee per unit time for each processing machine, based on the processing time calculated in step S310. In step S312, the usage fee of each processing machine shown in FIG. 34C is added to the standard processing unit price calculated in step S311. In step S313, the coefficient of each processing material shown in FIG. The value obtained by adding the standard processing unit price calculated in S312 and the usage fee of the processing machine is multiplied. In step S314, the cost surface finishing processing coefficient shown in FIG. 35 is multiplied by the value obtained in step S313, and in step S315 The coefficient (batch coefficient) of the number of processed parts per lot shown in FIG. 34 (a) is multiplied by the value obtained in step S314 to obtain an integrated unit for each processing location. It is calculated.

Next, in step S 316, on the basis of the total unit price calculated in step S 314, the association is made for each processing part of the CAD data on the processing part detailed design screen 76. Next, it is determined in step S317 whether or not there is another portion to be processed by the processing machine calculated in steps S309 to S316. If there is another processed portion, the process returns to step S309, and the other processing is performed. About the site,
The processing fee is estimated in steps S309 to S316.

If it is confirmed in step S317 that the estimation of all the processing parts by a single processing machine is completed, in step S318, the processing part detailed design screen 7 is displayed.
The processing unit price is pasted on the design drawing of No. 6 and combined processing is performed to display the estimate display detailed design screen 76 ′ or 76 ″ on the display unit 55. Next, in step S 319, the part to be processed by another processing machine is displayed. It is determined whether there is a part, and if there is a part to be processed by another processing machine, the process returns to the step S306 to estimate the processing of the processing part by the new processing machine, and there is no processing part by another processing machine. In this case, step S91
Alternatively, the process returns to S175.

As a result, the processing unit price estimate for each processing part of the processing part can be calculated in detail. In particular, when a product manufacturer / distributor himself makes and processes a processed part, the present invention is useful in controlling the manufacturing cost of the processed part.

[0219]

According to the goods trading system of the first invention, the goods purchase and sale conditions of the goods purchaser and the seller are quickly compared and evaluated, and the effect of promptly closing the goods purchase and managing the goods purchase and sale can be achieved. have.

Further, the design support system according to the second aspect of the present invention
The unit purchase price of goods can be grasped from the design stage, and the optimal purchase unit price can be selected, so that design efficiency can be improved, and by combining with the goods trading system, a series of efficiency from design to purchase of goods can be improved. Has an effect.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an overall configuration of an article trading system according to a first invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram illustrating input of purchased article information by a purchaser using the article buying and selling system of the first invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a display state of a quote response from a seller using the goods trading system of the first invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an article information response state from a seller using the article trading system of the first invention.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a state of an estimate response from a seller to purchased article information of a purchaser using the purchase and sale system of the first invention.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a comparison list of quote answers from sellers to purchased goods using the goods trading system of the first invention.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing an overall configuration of a design support system according to a second invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a C used in the design support system according to the second invention;
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an AD system.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a server used in the design support system according to the second invention.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory view for explaining a design drawing created by a designer using the design support system of the second invention.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a design drawing of a machined part created by a designer using the design support system of the second invention.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of displaying a processing unit price on a design drawing of a processed part created by a designer using the design support system of the second invention.

FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a display example of a machining unit price in a design drawing of a machined part created by a designer using the design support system of the second invention.

FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a display example of a processing unit price in a design drawing of a processed part created by a designer using the design support system of the second invention.

FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of using the design input of standard parts and design data of a seller in a design drawing created by a designer using the design support system of the second invention.

FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a state in which an estimated purchase unit price is displayed on a design drawing created by a designer using the design support system of the second invention.

FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a state in which an estimated purchase unit price is displayed on a design drawing created by a designer using the design support system of the second invention.

FIG. 18 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a state in which an estimated purchase unit price is displayed on a design drawing created by a designer using the design support system of the second invention.

FIG. 19 is a flowchart illustrating a basic operation of the design support system according to the second invention;

FIG. 20 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the standard part setting support of the design support system of the second invention.

FIG. 21 is a flowchart for explaining the standard part estimation operation of the design support system according to the second invention;

FIG. 22 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of estimating a machined part of the design support system according to the second invention;

FIG. 23 is a flowchart for explaining another operation of the standard component setting support of the design support system according to the second invention;

FIG. 24 is a flowchart for explaining another operation of the standard part estimation of the design support system of the second invention.

FIG. 25 is a flowchart illustrating another operation of estimating a machined part of the design support system of the second invention.

FIG. 26 is a flowchart for explaining the standard part ordering operation of the design support system of the second invention.

FIG. 27 is a flowchart illustrating another operation of standard part ordering of the design support system of the second invention.

FIG. 28 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of ordering processed parts of the design support system according to the second invention;

FIG. 29 is a flowchart for explaining another operation of ordering a processed part of the design support system according to the second invention;

FIG. 30 is an explanatory view illustrating a customer database of the design support system of the second invention.

FIG. 31 is an explanatory view for explaining processing cost calculation data of a processing part of the design support system of the second invention.

FIG. 32 is an explanatory diagram for explaining processing cost calculation data of a processing part of the design support system of the second invention.

FIG. 33 is an explanatory view for explaining processing cost calculation data of a processing part of the design support system of the second invention.

FIG. 34 is an explanatory diagram for explaining processing cost calculation data of a processed part of the design support system of the second invention.

FIG. 35 is an explanatory view for explaining processing cost calculation data of a processing part of the design support system of the second invention.

FIG. 36 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of estimating a processing cost of a processed part of the design support system according to the second invention;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 ... Buyer terminal 12, 14 ... Communication means 13 ... Server 15 ... Seller terminal 16 ... Purchase side input means 17 ... Control means 18 ... Sales side output means 19 ... Purchase side output means 20 ... Sales side input means 51 ... CAD System 52 Communication means 54 Server 55 Display means 56 Design data input means 57 Control means 58 Input / instruction means 59 Standard part estimation means 60 Standard part selection support means 61 Processing estimation means 62 Control means 63 ... Order receiving means

Claims (21)

[Claims] An article which relays, via a predetermined communication line, a seller terminal used by a seller who sells a predetermined article and a buyer terminal used by a purchaser who purchases the predetermined article. In the trading system, an article information input means for inputting predetermined article information relating to a predetermined article desired by the purchaser, which is output from the purchaser side terminal, and the article input to the article information input means Article information output means for transmitting information to a plurality of predetermined seller terminals; and at least one of a plurality of sellers based on the article information transmitted from the article information output means to the plurality of seller terminals. Sales condition input means for inputting sales conditions relating to the sale of the article related to the article information presented by the seller, and the at least one seller input to the sales condition input means is presented. And a sales condition output means for outputting the sales conditions to the purchaser side terminal. 2. An article which relays, via a predetermined communication line, a seller terminal used by a seller who sells a predetermined article and a buyer terminal used by a purchaser who purchases the predetermined article. In the trading system, an article information input means for inputting predetermined article information relating to a predetermined article desired by the purchaser, which is output from the purchaser side terminal, and the article input to the article information input means Article information output means for transmitting information to a plurality of predetermined seller terminals; sales of at least one of a plurality of sellers based on the article information transmitted from the article information output means to the seller terminal; And sales condition input means for inputting sales conditions relating to the sale of articles related to the article information presented by the seller, and before the at least one seller input to the sales condition input means is presented. Sales condition output means for outputting the sales conditions to the purchaser terminal; purchase decision information input means for inputting purchase decision information output from the purchaser terminal based on the sales conditions from the sale condition output means Destination specifying means for specifying a seller to which the purchase decision information is to be transmitted based on the purchase decision information input to the purchase decision information input means; and sales of the seller specified by the destination specifying means. And a purchase decision information output means for outputting the purchase decision information to a customer terminal. 3. An article which relays, via a predetermined communication line, a seller terminal used by a seller who sells a predetermined article and a buyer terminal used by a purchaser who purchases the predetermined article. In the trading system, an article information input means for inputting, from the terminal on the purchaser side, predetermined article information relating to a predetermined article which the purchaser desires to purchase, and the purchaser wishes when purchasing the predetermined article. Purchase condition input means for inputting predetermined purchase conditions relating to conditions from the purchaser side terminal; article information output means for transmitting the article information input to the article information input means to a plurality of predetermined sellers; A purchase condition output means for transmitting the purchase condition input to the purchase condition input means to the plurality of seller-side terminals; and the article information and the purchase condition output means from the article information output means. Sales condition input means for inputting sales conditions relating to the sale of an article related to the article information, presented by at least one seller among the plurality of sellers based on the purchase conditions, A seller specifying means for comparing the obtained at least one sales condition with the purchase condition and specifying at least one sales condition that matches the purchase condition. 4. At least one purchase indicating to the seller terminal of the at least one seller presenting the at least one sales condition specified by the seller specifying means that the article is to be purchased. The goods trading system according to claim 3, further comprising: a purchase decision information output unit that outputs decision information. 5. An article trading system according to claim 3, further comprising: sales condition output means for outputting said at least one sales condition specified by said seller specifying means to said purchaser terminal. . 6. A sales condition output means for outputting said at least one sales condition specified by said seller specifying means to said purchaser terminal, based on said at least one sales condition from said sales condition output means. A purchase decision information input means for inputting at least one purchase decision information indicating that the article is purchased from a specific seller from the purchaser side terminal; and the purchase decision information input means input to the purchase decision information input means. Destination specifying means for specifying at least one seller to which the purchase decision information is to be transmitted based on at least one purchase decision information; and the at least one specified by the destination specifying means.
4. The goods trading system according to claim 3, further comprising: a purchase decision information output unit that outputs the at least one purchase decision information to a seller terminal of the seller. 7. An article that relays, via a predetermined communication line, a seller terminal used by a seller who sells a predetermined article and a buyer terminal used by a purchaser who purchases the predetermined article. In the trading system, an article information input means for inputting, from the terminal on the purchaser side, predetermined article information on a predetermined article which the purchaser desires to purchase; Purchase condition input means for inputting predetermined purchase conditions relating to conditions from the purchaser side terminal; and article information output means for transmitting the article information input to the article information input means to a plurality of predetermined seller side terminals. Wherein at least one of the plurality of sellers is presented based on the article information from the article information output means,
Sales condition input means for inputting a sales condition relating to sales of an article related to the article information from a seller terminal; and the at least one input to the sales condition input means.
A seller specifying unit that compares the sales condition presented by the seller with the purchase condition input from the purchase condition input unit and specifies a seller indicating a sales condition that matches the purchase condition; An article trading system comprising: 8. At least one purchase indicating that the article is purchased to a seller terminal of the at least one seller presenting the at least one sales condition specified by the seller specifying means. The article trading system according to claim 7, further comprising: purchase decision information output means for outputting decision information. 9. The goods trading system according to claim 7, further comprising: sales condition output means for outputting said at least one sales condition specified by said seller specifying means to said purchaser terminal. 10. A sales condition output means for outputting said at least one sales condition specified by said seller specifying means to said purchaser terminal, based on said at least one sales condition from said sales condition output means. A purchase decision information input means for inputting at least one purchase decision information indicating that the article is purchased from a specific seller from the purchaser side terminal; and the purchase decision information input means input to the purchase decision information input means. Destination specifying means for specifying at least one seller to which the purchase decision information is to be transmitted based on at least one purchase decision information; and the at least one specified by the destination specifying means.
The goods trading system according to claim 7, further comprising: a purchase decision information output unit that outputs the at least one purchase decision information to a seller terminal of the seller. 11. An article which relays, via a predetermined communication line, a seller terminal used by a seller who sells a predetermined article and a buyer terminal used by a purchaser who purchases the predetermined article. In the trading system, an article information input means for inputting, from the terminal on the purchaser side, predetermined article information relating to a predetermined article which the purchaser desires to purchase, and the purchaser wishes when purchasing the predetermined article. Purchase condition input means for inputting predetermined purchase conditions relating to conditions from the purchaser side terminal; and article information output means for transmitting the article information input to the article information input means to a plurality of predetermined seller side terminals. A purchase condition output means for transmitting the purchase condition input to the purchase condition input means to the plurality of seller-side terminals; and output of the article information and the purchase condition from the article information output means. Sales condition input means for inputting, from a seller-side terminal, sales conditions relating to the sale of an article related to the article information, presented by at least one of the plurality of sellers based on the purchase conditions from the means; The at least one input to the sales condition input means
And a sales condition output means for outputting the sales conditions presented by the seller to the buyer-side terminal. 12. A purchase decision information, which is determined based on at least one or more of the sale conditions from the sale condition output means and indicates that the article is to be purchased from a specific seller, is input from the purchaser terminal. Purchase decision information input means, transmission destination specification means for specifying a seller to which the purchase decision information is to be transmitted based on the purchase decision information input to the purchase decision information input means, and identification by the transmission destination identification means. 6. An article trading system according to claim 5, further comprising: a purchase decision information output unit that outputs the purchase decision information to a seller terminal of the seller. 13. A CAD system for creating a predetermined design drawing by inputting predetermined design data relating to a desired product; specifying means for specifying a place where a cost is generated when manufacturing a product according to the design data; Cost calculating means for calculating various costs at the cost occurrence location specified by the specifying means; and paste means for pasting the various costs calculated by the cost calculating means on the design drawing based on the design data. A design support system comprising: 14. The design support system according to claim 13, further comprising: associating means for associating the various costs calculated by said cost calculating means with said cost occurrence location. 15. The pasting means pastes the various costs calculated by the cost calculating means in accordance with the association by the associating means to the cost generating location on a design drawing based on the design data. Claim 1
4. The design support system according to 4. 16. An input / output means connected to a CAD system for creating a predetermined design drawing by inputting predetermined design data relating to a desired product, and transmitting and receiving predetermined data handled by the CAD system; Identifying means for identifying a cost incurred point when manufacturing a product according to data; cost calculating means for calculating various costs at the cost incurred point specified by the identifying means; and the cost calculated by the cost calculating means And a pasting means for pasting various expenses onto the design drawing based on the design data. 17. The design support system according to claim 16, further comprising: associating means for associating the various costs calculated by said cost calculating means with said cost occurrence location. 18. The pasting means pastes the various costs calculated by the cost calculating means in accordance with the association by the associating means, at the cost occurrence location on a design drawing based on the design data. Claim 1
6. The design support system according to 6. 19. Design data created by a user is received, a location where a cost is generated when manufacturing a product according to the design data is specified, various costs at the specified cost location are calculated, and the calculated cost is calculated. A design support system, wherein various costs are pasted on a design drawing based on the design data. 20. The method according to claim 1, wherein various costs at the cost generation location are associated with the cost generation location.
9. The design support system according to item 9. 21. The design support system according to claim 20, wherein said calculated various costs are pasted on said cost occurrence location on a design drawing based on said design data according to said association.