JP2002109155A - System for managing environmental response distribution, server applicable to the system and recording medium for the server - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To recycle and reuse each product and each packing of the product in order to construct a resource circulation type society and to collectively manage the information of the product and the package. SOLUTION: The client of a service maintenance site detects the individual information of a controlled product collected from an end user or a prescribed plant, acquires the management information by products of the controlled product from the management by products information table of a distribution management server on the basis of the individual information, decides the maintenance level of the controlled product according to the outer appearance or performance of the controlled product, and transmits the decision results and decision date and hour information to the distribution management server. The distribution management server decides the maintenance level of the controlled product from the management by products information of the individual information and corresponding product data in a product data table and stores the decision results and the decision date and hour information received from the client together with the decision results in the management by products information table.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an environment-friendly distribution management system, a server applicable to the system,
More specifically, regarding the recording medium for the server, more specifically, it is possible to manage the recycling rate and reuse rate of the managed product and the individual information of the managed product as a database as a whole, and access the data from any client. The present invention relates to a possible environment-friendly logistics management system, a server applicable to the system, and a recording medium for the server.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, there has been a strong social demand for manufacturers to make products that take into account the stages from product design to disposal, recycling, and reuse due to increasing public interest in global environmental problems. It is becoming. It is also desirable to recycle and reuse the packaging containers used for transporting the products and to consider the global environment. Recently, in Japan, the “Law on Promotion of Separate Collection and Recycling of Containers and Packaging (So-called“ Container and Packaging Recycling Law ”)” has been enacted in order to thoroughly recycle containers and packaging.

[0003] It is not a one-way flow from manufacturing to disposal of goods, but a "resource recycling" product life in which discarded products, packaging containers, etc. are returned to logistics by being recycled or reused. It means creating a cycle. The era of mass production and mass disposal has already ended, and in today's world where the global environment is extremely polluted, how to build a society for the manufacture, sale and distribution of eco-friendly products has become an important issue. I have.

[0004] In view of such problems, manufacturers and local governments independently collect and recycle used paper, bottles, cans, and the like, or perform recycling and reuse at the manufacturer's factory level. is the current situation.

[0005]

However, the conventional recycling or reuse method has a problem that the recycling rate and the reuse rate can be grasped only in each local government unit or each factory of the manufacturer.

[0006] For this reason, it is difficult to grasp the recycling rate and reuse rate of the entire product life cycle, and in fact, how much each resource (iron, aluminum etc.) The amount of waste was collected as recyclable garbage, and it was only possible to determine if it was recycled.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to enable recycling and reuse for each product and its packaging in order to build a resource recycling society, and collectively collect such information. It is an object of the present invention to provide an environment-friendly logistics management system that can be managed in a distributed manner, a server applied to the system, and a recording medium for the server.

[0008]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, an environmentally-friendly logistics management system to which the present invention is applied is provided.
A logistics management system capable of responding to an environment that creates a cyclical product life cycle, wherein a client of a service / maintenance site detects individual information of a managed product collected from an end user or a predetermined factory, Acquiring means for acquiring, based on the individual information detected by the detecting means, product-specific management information of the managed product from the product-based management information table of the physical distribution management server; And a transmission unit for transmitting a first determination result and date information of the determination by the first determination unit to the physical distribution management server, wherein the physical distribution management server comprises: From the corresponding product data in the product-specific management information table and product data table for individual information, The judges Tenansureberu 2
Determining means; receiving means for receiving the first determination result and the date information of the determination transmitted from the client by the transmitting means; and the first determination result and the determination received by the receiving means Date information, and first storage means for storing a second determination result by the second determination means in the product-specific management information table, wherein both the first and second determination results are good. In the case of the above, at the service and maintenance site, the managed product is stored in a predetermined place, and when an order is placed from the shipping destination, the managed product is delivered from the storage location to the destination based on the quantity. It is characterized by shipping.

Here, the individual information may be a serial number assigned to each of the managed products, and the product-specific management information table indicates how many times each individual based on the individual information of the corresponding managed product is stored. The product data table may include a cycle number data indicating whether or not the managed product has been reused, and the product data table may include a limit cycle number indicating a limit on the number of reuses of the management product.

[0010] The second determining means may determine whether the number of cycles in the product-specific management information table corresponding to the individual information of the managed product has reached the limit cycle number in the product data. May be means for determining the quality of the management product.

When the first or second determination means determines that the management product is at a maintenance level at which the management product cannot be reused, the client of the service / maintenance site sends the management product to the distribution management server. A storage unit for acquiring product data including at least material data and storing the product data in a predetermined storage location; and a display unit for reading the product data from the storage unit and displaying at least the material data therein. Based on the component of the material data displayed on the display means,
It may be possible to perform a material selection of the management product and perform a materializing process or a disposal process according to the material selection.

[0012] Further, the client of the service / maintenance site includes a first weighing unit for weighing the managed product determined to be unreusable by the first or second determination unit; After the material sorting of the managed product is performed based on the sorting result and the materializing process and / or the disposal process are performed according to the sorting result, the weight of each materialized material and the weight of each discarded material are weighed. 2 weighing means, integrated data of the weights of the respective materials weighed by the first and second weighing means within a predetermined period, and data of the managed product which has been subjected to each of the processes during the predetermined period. Transmission means for transmitting the quantity to the physical distribution management server, wherein the physical distribution management server transmits the quantity to the service / maintenance site by the transmission means. Receiving means for receiving the weight and the quantity of each material transmitted from the client, and second storage means for storing the weight data and the quantity data received by the receiving means in the product data table; A first calculating means for calculating the weight of each material of the managed product that can be selected by multiplying the quantity data of the managed product and each component ratio of the material data, and the first calculating means. Second calculating means for calculating the recycling rate data of the managed product based on the ratio between the calculation result and the weight data of each material; and storing the recycling rate data calculated by the second calculating means in the product data table. And a third storage means for storing the information in the storage device.

[0013] Further, the client of the service / maintenance site can reuse (reuse) the managed product by performing maintenance if the judgment result by the first or second judgment means is good. It may be configured to further include a third determination unit that determines whether or not there is any. In this case, the logistics management server includes a third calculating unit that totals the number of cycles corresponding to each piece of individual information in the product-specific management information table, and an individual of the management product corresponding to the total number of cycles. A configuration may further be provided that further includes: fourth arithmetic means for dividing by a number; and fourth storage means for storing, in the product data table, a calculation result of the fourth arithmetic means as a reuse rate of the managed product. .

[0014] Further, the distribution management server, upon a request from the client of the shipping destination or the client of the service / maintenance site, stores the weight data and the quantity data of each material within a designated period designated by the client. 2 may be read out from the storage means, the first and second calculation means may be executed, and the calculation results may be transmitted to the client as recycle rate data for a specified period. Executing the third and fourth arithmetic means in response to a request from a client of the maintenance site in response to all the individual information in the product-specific management information table within a designated period designated by the client; Transmitting the calculation result to the client as a reuse rate for a specified period; It may be.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a logistics management server for use in a logistics management system capable of coping with an environment that creates a circulating product life cycle. Receiving means for receiving individual information of a managed product from a client of a service / maintenance site, determining means for determining a maintenance level relating to reuse based on the individual information received by the receiving means, and a product corresponding to the individual information Transmitting means for reading management information and product data from a product-specific management information table and a product data table in a storage means and transmitting them to the client; Information management results and the judgment result of the maintenance level of the product Receiving means for receiving date information on which the determination was made, and first storage means for storing the determination result and the date information received by the receiving means in the product-specific management information table of the managed product, If the determination result is good, the managed product is stored in a predetermined location, and when an ordering instruction is input from a client at the shipping destination, the management product is stored from the storage location to the delivery destination based on the quantity. And shipping instruction means for instructing to ship the product.

The distribution management server calculates recycle rate data of the managed product based on the product-specific management information and the product data in accordance with an instruction from the client at the service / maintenance site or the client at the shipping destination. 1 calculation means, second storage means for storing the calculation result of the first calculation means in the product data table, and transmission means for transmitting the calculated recycle rate data to the corresponding client. It may further be configured, furthermore, according to instructions from the client of the service and maintenance site or the client of the shipping destination, the reuse rate data of the managed product based on the product-specific management information and the product data A second calculating means for calculating, and a calculation result of the second calculating means in product data. A third storage means for storing in a data table, and transmitting means for transmitting the computed reuse rate data to the corresponding client may further comprise a.

Further, a recording medium for a physical distribution management server to which the present invention is applied is a program that can be executed by a physical distribution management server used in a physical distribution management system that can cope with an environment that creates a circulating product life cycle. A storage medium storing a program code executable by a computer for receiving individual information of a managed product from a client of a service / maintenance site, and determining a maintenance level related to reuse based on the received individual information. A computer for reading the program code executable by the computer and the product-specific management information and the product data of the management product corresponding to the individual information from the product-specific management information table and the product data table, and transmitting the read data to the client. Executable program code and before A computer-executable program code for receiving a determination result of a client determining a maintenance level of the managed product of the individual information based on the product-specific management information and the product data and date information on the determination, A computer-executable program code for storing the received determination result and the date information in the management information table for each product of the management product; and, if the determination result is good, the management When the product is stored in a predetermined location and an ordering instruction is input from the client of the shipping destination, a computer for instructing to ship the managed product from the storage location to the destination based on the quantity is executed. And a program having a possible program code.

This recording medium is provided for calculating recycle rate data of the managed product based on the product-specific management information and the product data in accordance with an instruction from the client at the service / maintenance site or the client at the shipping destination. A computer-executable program code, a computer-executable program code for storing a result of the operation in the product data table, and the recycle rate data associated with the management product. And a computer-executable program code for transmission.

Further, the recording medium stores the management product reuse rate based on the product-specific management information and the product data of the management product in accordance with an instruction from the client at the service / maintenance site or the client at the shipping destination. A computer-executable program code for calculating data, a computer-executable program code for storing a result of the calculation in the product data table, and associating the reuse rate data with the management product. And a computer-executable program code to be transmitted to the corresponding client.

[0020]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a server / client system according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 1 is an overall schematic block diagram showing the flow of management products and the flow of various data in one embodiment to which the present invention is applied. In this system, unlike a normal logistics, a service / maintenance company 200 and its management company 210, and a logistics management server 10 for managing various data and its database 16 are included.

In normal distribution, products manufactured at designated factories 320 and 330 in the manufacturer 310 arrive at the user's hand through a predetermined sales channel. When the end user (general consumer) 500 who has purchased the product intends to dispose of it, the end user or local government disposes it as garbage or resource garbage, or has the manufacturer take it off. Similarly, the recycling of resource refuse and the like is also performed within the maker's affiliate 300.

However, according to the present system, these products and the packaged products of the products are not directly turned into resource garbage, but a predetermined transport / recovery company 400 or the like (if they can substantially transport and recover them, , There is no need for such a company or company to intervene.)
The products and packaged goods are collectively collected at 00 and transported to the material company 410 by a predetermined means for recycling (recycle), or transported to the industrial waste trader 420 for incineration, volume reduction, Or, it is reused (reused) by the manufacturer again after the final disposal such as landfill or the maintenance or the like.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, it is considered that a packaging product is particularly suitable as the managed product. In order for various data in this system to be effective, it is better that the life cycle of the managed product is somewhat short. (Because, if the life cycle is too long, it may lead to a situation in which data such as the recycling rate described later is hardly updated or not updated at all.) As a packaging container, a deposit system is still established. An easter pack (registered trademark of the present applicant) made by the same inventor as this application is also conceivable.

FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram showing a server / client system according to an embodiment to which the present invention is applied.

This system is configured by connecting a distribution management server 10, a service / maintenance client 20, and an arbitrary number of shipping destination clients 30 via a communication network 40 such as the Internet.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a main configuration (hardware configuration) of the distribution management server 10 according to an embodiment to which the present invention is applied. Logistics management server 10
Is composed of a control unit 11, an input unit 12, a display unit 13, a storage unit 14, and a communication unit 15, and all other elements are connected to the control unit 11 via a bus.

The control means 11 includes at least one CPU
(Central Processing Unit) and executes various application programs stored in the storage unit 14. The input unit 12 is, for example, an input device including a pointing device such as a keyboard and a mouse, and outputs those input signals to the control unit 11. Display means 13
Is a display device such as a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) display. In addition, the storage unit 14 stores, for example,
RAM (Random Access Memory), HDD (Hard Disk)
Drive), CD-ROM (Compact Disc Read-Only Memo)
ry), and includes a database 16 and a recording medium. The communication means 15 is, for example, a network connection device such as a fax modem (FAD MODEM: MOdulator / DEModulator), a terminal adapter (TA: Terminal Adapter), a router (router), and the like. Communication network.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a main configuration (hardware configuration) of the service / maintenance client 20 according to an embodiment to which the present invention is applied.
The client 20 includes a control unit 21 and an input unit 2
2, a display unit 23, a storage unit 24, a communication unit 25, and a printing unit 26, and a control unit 21 via a bus.
All other elements are connected. In order to avoid redundant description, description of each unit similar to that of the server 10 will be omitted.
The printing unit 26 is, for example, a printing device such as a printer.

Although the hardware configuration of the shipping destination client 30 is not shown because it is not an essential part of the present invention, its main part can be the same as that of the service / maintenance client 20 described above.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a product-specific management information table of the database 16 to which the present invention is applied.
In the present embodiment, this table is stored in the database 16
Database 1
6 may be directly stored in the storage unit 14 of the distribution management server 10.

In FIG. 5, the product-specific management information table includes at least a product code, an S / N (serial number), a state, a history, and the like. These information are stored and managed for each product. I have.

As the product status, the current status data of the corresponding S / N (for example, already recycled, under maintenance, placed in a warehouse or the like for waiting for shipment after completion of maintenance, etc.) Stored there,
It also includes the number of cycles indicating how many times the S / N management product has been reused. In addition, the history includes at least a date on which a maintenance level determination process described later (see FIG. 7) was performed and a determination result thereof. In FIG. 5, △, Δ, and × are shown as the determination results, which respectively mean “can be reused without maintenance”, “can be reused with maintenance”, and “recycle because maintenance is not possible”.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a product data table of the database 16 to which the present invention is applied. The product data table is stored in the logistics management server 1 in the same manner as described above.
0 may be directly stored in the storage means 14.

In FIG. 6, the product data table includes at least a product code, a limit cycle number, a material component of the product (including the weight of each component), a product weight, a recycling rate, and a reuse rate. Also, if necessary,
It may include customer information of the management product, a product price corresponding to the number of reuses, and the like.

The limit cycle number is used in a maintenance level determination process (FIG. 7) described later, and a product material component and a product weight are used for calculating a recycling rate in a recycling rate calculation process (see FIG. 11) described later. Can be

The recycling rate and the reuse rate are calculation results obtained by executing a later-described reuse rate calculation process (see FIG. 10) and a recycling rate calculation process (FIG. 11). As described above, the product data table stores the recycling rate and the reuse rate for each product. When each shipping destination client 30 executes a database reference process (see FIG. 9), which will be described later, the latest or latest data is stored. Data for a certain period can be easily obtained. Therefore, many companies and local governments have recently obtained certification
It is considered that this will help management of various data in actual operation of SO14001.

Next, the operation of the present embodiment of the physical distribution management server 10 and the service / maintenance client 20 to which the present invention is applied will be described. The following operation (flow chart) is performed by the distribution management server 10 (hereinafter simply referred to as the server 10).
Abbreviated), service and maintenance client 20,
Each control unit of the shipping destination client 30 stores the storage unit 14,
24, or is realized by processing a program transmitted by the communication means 15 and 25 in the form of a program code via a transmission medium such as a communication network.

First, the maintenance level judgment processing which is the most characteristic operation of the present invention will be described. FIG. 7 is a flowchart of a maintenance level determination process executed by the control units 11 and 21 of the server 10 and the service / maintenance client 20 according to an embodiment of the present invention. This processing is started when the discarded management product is carried in from the transport / recovery company 400 to the service / maintenance company, and the service / maintenance client 20 inputs an execution instruction of the determination processing by the input unit 22.

The S / N of the managed product is detected by reading a bar code or visually (in this case, an additional input process is required) (S1). When the detection of all S / Ns to be processed this time is completed, the user of the client 20 operates the input unit 22 to transmit a connection request to the server 10 by the communication unit 25 (S2). The server 10 that has received the connection request from the client 20 reads the authentication screen data from the storage unit 14 and transmits it to the client 20 via the communication unit 15 (S3). When the client 20 receives data via the communication unit 25, the client 20 displays an authentication screen on the display unit 23 based on the received data. The user of the client 20 inputs all detected S / Ns and product codes together with a preset ID, password, and the like to the authentication screen via the input unit 22 and transmits them to the server 10 via the communication unit 25. (S4).

Upon receiving the data, the server 10 refers to the data berth 16 stored in the storage means 14 and determines whether a password or the like is registered in advance (S5). If registered, the information corresponding to the received product code and S / N is searched in the product-specific management information table (S6). And the server 10
When the corresponding information is found, the data and the product data are transmitted to the client 20 via the communication means 15 and 1 is added to the number of cycles in the table (S7). In this case, the client 20 may store the received data in the storage unit 24 and display the data on the display unit 23.

In step S8, the control means 11
It is determined whether or not the calculated cycle number is equal to or greater than the limit cycle number in the product data table. If the calculated cycle number is less than the limit cycle number, the process proceeds to step S19. , Transmits an alarm generation instruction to the client 20 via the communication means 15 (S
9).

In step S10, the client 2
0 determines whether an alarm issuance instruction has been issued, and if so, issues an alarm to the user (S1).
1). If there is no instruction, the process proceeds to step S12.

The user determines whether or not there is any problem in reusing the appearance, performance, and the like of the corresponding management product, and whether or not maintenance is necessary.
Then, in step S12, the client 20
Determines the appearance and performance of the management product based on the input data. If there is no problem in appearance or the like, step S1
Move to 5.

If it is determined that there is a problem in the appearance, performance, etc. of the management product, various data such as where the problem occurred is transmitted to the server via the communication means 25 (S13).
In order to recycle the corresponding managed product, a material selection process is performed (S14), and the maintenance level determination process ends.

In step S15, the client 2
0 determines whether maintenance is necessary for the management product based on the input data. If maintenance is required, a predetermined maintenance process is performed (S1).
6). Then, the client 20 transmits various data such as the appearance, the presence / absence of a performance problem, and the presence / absence of maintenance to the server 10 via the communication unit 25 (S17).
0 stores the received data (S13, S14, S17) in the storage means, disconnects the connection, and ends the maintenance level determination process.

Thereafter, the management product to be reused is stored in a predetermined place in the management company 210 (S 18), and is placed in a shipment waiting state until an order is received from the shipping client 30 such as a maker. The level determination processing ends.

Next, the operation of the preset material selection processing in step S14 of the maintenance level determination processing will be described. FIG. 8 is a flowchart of a material selection process executed by the control unit 21 of the service / maintenance client 20 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

The client 20 measures the weight of the managed product for selecting and recycling the material (S21), obtains the material data from the product data stored in the storage means, and displays the data on the display means 23. It is displayed (S22). And the user of the client 20
Each material is classified based on the material number of the material data (S23). This series of processing may be performed on a plurality of the same management products at a time.Also, after performing the above-described series of processing continuously, each material is associated with the separated management product. After storing them, when they reach a certain amount, subsequent processing may be executed based on each management product.

The client 20 determines whether the material is recyclable based on the information in the predetermined product data from the first material of the material number (S24) (S25). If the material cannot be recycled, the process proceeds to step S29. If the material can be recycled, the client 20 weighs the material (S26), and after performing the materialization process (S2).
7), weigh the materialized material (S28).

In step S29, the client 2
A value of 0 determines whether the material that cannot be recycled can be incinerated. After the determination, in either case, the weight of the material is weighed (S30, S32), and other processing such as incineration (S31) or landfill is performed (S33).

In step S34, the client 2
0 determines whether or not the determined material number is the last material number stored in the material data, and if not the last material number, the material of the next material number is determined (S35). The same processing is repeated (S25, S29)
etc). When the weighing process and the like are completed up to the last material number, the client 20 transmits all the weighing data acquired in the above process to the server 10 via the communication unit 25 (S36), and the material selection process is performed. To end.

Next, the operation when the client 20 or 30 refers to the database of the server 10 will be described. FIG. 9 is a flowchart of a database reference process executed by each control unit of the distribution management server 10 and the service / maintenance client 20 or the shipping destination client 30 in the embodiment of the present invention.
Hereinafter, in order to simplify the description, the service / maintenance client 20 (hereinafter simply referred to as the client 20) will be described.
The operation of the logistics management server 10 and the server 10 will be described.

The user of the client 20 transmits a connection request to the server 10 by operating the input means 22 (S41). The server 10 that has received the connection request from the client 20 reads out the authentication screen data from the storage unit 14 and transmits it to the client 20 via the communication unit 15 (S42). The user of the client 20 inputs a preset ID, password, and the like to the authentication screen via the input unit 22, and the communication unit 25
(S43).

Upon receiving the data, the server 10 refers to the data berth 16 stored in the storage means 14 and determines whether a password or the like is registered in advance (S44). If the registration screen data has been registered, the registration screen data stored in the storage unit 24 is transferred to the communication unit 15.
(S45). The user of the client 20 inputs the product code of the management product that he / she wants to refer to on the registration screen via the input unit 22 and transmits it to the server 10 via the communication unit 25 (S4).
6).

Upon receiving the product code, the server 10 searches for it in the product-specific management information table and the product data table in the database 16 (S47). When a managed product corresponding to the product code is found, the server 10 transmits the product-specific management information data and the product data to the client 20 via the communication means 15 (S48). The client 20 receiving the data stores the data in the storage means 24 and displays the data on the display means 23 (S49).

In step S50, the client 2
The user 0 determines whether or not environmental data on the management product is necessary, and disconnects the connection with the server 10 if it is not necessary. If the environment data is required, the user of the client 20 transmits a request for a registration screen of the environment data to the server 10 by the communication unit 25 (S51). Upon receiving the registration screen request, the server 10 reads the registration screen data of the environment data from the storage unit 14, and
(S52).

The user of the client 20 inputs a designated period required at the designated period input position in the received registration screen (S53), and transmits the data to the server 10. The server 10 that has received the specified period data executes a predetermined environment data calculation process (see FIGS. 10 and 11) for the specified period (S54), and sets the communication unit 15 as the environment data using the calculation result. It is transmitted to the client 20 via the server (S55).

The client 20 that has received the environmental data
Displays the environment data on the display unit 23 (S56), and stores the newly acquired environment data in the storage unit in association with the product code and the like for the designated period (S5).
7). The user of the client 20 can set a new designated period as necessary and acquire environmental data. If not necessary, the user of the client 20 disconnects from the server 10 and terminates the database reference processing. I do.

Next, the operations of the reuse rate calculation processing and the recycle rate calculation processing as the environmental data calculation processing in step S54 of the database reference processing will be described.
FIG. 10 is a flowchart of a reuse rate calculation process executed by the control unit 11 of the distribution management server 10 according to one embodiment of the present invention.

The server 10 waits in the normal mode until the calculation of the reuse rate is instructed (S61).
When the calculation process of the reuse rate is instructed by the calculation request from the client 20, each S within the corresponding designated period is obtained from the product-specific management information table stored in the storage unit 14.
/ N is acquired (S62), the total number of these cycles is totaled (S63), and the total number of cycles is divided by the number of products of the management product registered in the product-specific management information table. (S64). And server 1
In the case of "0", the calculation result is stored in the storage means 14 as the reuse rate in the corresponding period (S65), and the reuse rate calculation process ends.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart of a recycle rate calculation process executed by the control means 11 of the distribution management server 10 according to one embodiment of the present invention.

The server 10 waits in the normal mode until the calculation of the recycling rate is instructed (S71).
When the calculation process of the recycling rate is instructed by the calculation request from the client 20, the component ratio of each component of the corresponding managed product is obtained from the product data table stored in the storage unit 14 (S72), and within the specified period. The quantity of the managed product that has been materialized is acquired (S73),
By multiplying the obtained component ratio by the quantity of the managed product, an ideal weight when all the components are recycled is calculated (S74).

Then, in the above-described material selection processing (FIG. 8), the actual weight of each component received from the client 20 is read from the storage means 24, and the actual weight is divided by the ideal weight (S75). Is stored in the storage means 24 as the recycling rate in the designated period (S7
6), the recycle rate calculation processing ends.

In the above embodiment, the logistics management server is arranged outside the operating company that operates the environmentally friendly logistics management system. However, the present invention is not limited to this configuration. In addition, a logistics management server may be arranged in the management company, and a homepage is opened by subscribing to a general Internet provider, and a predetermined program is stored in the server to operate this system. Is also good.

The method described in the above embodiment (a part or the whole of the flow chart) is used as a computer-executable program (including a plurality of program codes) as a magnetic program such as a floppy (registered trademark) disk. Disc, optical disc such as CD-ROM or DVD, M
It can also be stored and distributed on a recording medium such as a magneto-optical disk such as an O disk or a semiconductor memory.

As described above, the environmentally-friendly logistics management system in one embodiment to which the present invention is applied is composed of a logistics management server, a service / maintenance client, and an arbitrary number of shipping destination clients. A "circulation-type" distribution system is constructed for each management product, and various types of information on recycling, reuse, and distribution of the management product are collectively stored in the database of the distribution management server. This system is configured so that each client can access and access the database at any time to retrieve and use such information.

Therefore, according to the present invention, each client can access the physical distribution management server and acquire data, so that the client that has obtained the certification of ISO 14001, which is the environmental management system of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), Since data management for the company's environment can be easily performed, it is possible to support the construction of a better environmental management system.

According to the present invention, environmental data (recycle rate data, reuse rate data, etc.) of a managed product can be accurately grasped as a whole physical distribution, and this environmental data can be provided to a predetermined client. it can. This allows each client company to appeal to their end users about their environmental initiatives.

[0070]

According to the present invention, the recycling rate and reuse rate of a circulating product can be grasped as a whole, and such information can be provided to the client.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall schematic block diagram showing the flow of a management product and the flow of various data in one embodiment to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram showing a server / client system according to an embodiment to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a main configuration of a distribution management server 10 according to an embodiment to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of a service / maintenance client 20 according to an embodiment to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a product-specific management information table of a database 16 to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a product data table of a database 16 to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of a maintenance level determination process executed by the control units 11 and 21 of the distribution management server 10 and the service / maintenance client 20 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart of a material selection process executed by the control unit 21 of the service / maintenance client 20 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart of a database reference process executed by each control unit of the distribution management server 10 and the service / maintenance client 20 or the shipping destination client 30 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart of a reuse rate calculation process executed by the control unit 11 of the distribution management server 10 according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart of a recycle rate calculation process executed by the control unit 11 of the distribution management server 10 according to one embodiment of the present invention.

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 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Distribution management server 20 Service / maintenance client 30 Shipping client 11, 21 Control means 12, 22 Input means 13, 23 Display means 14, 24 Storage means 15, 25 Communication means 26 Printing means 16 Database

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Claims (18)

[Claims] Claims 1. A logistics management system capable of coping with an environment that creates a recycling-type product life cycle, wherein a client of a service / maintenance site detects individual information of a managed product collected from an end user or a predetermined factory. Detecting means for performing, based on the individual information detected by the detecting means, obtaining means for obtaining the product-specific management information of the managed product from the product-specific management information table of the distribution management server; A first determining unit for determining a maintenance level of the managed product from the performance; and a transmitting unit for transmitting a first determination result and date information of the determination by the first determining unit to the physical distribution management server. The management server is a product-specific management information table of the individual information and the corresponding product data in the product data table. A second determining unit for determining a maintenance level of the managed product; a receiving unit for receiving the first determination result and the date information of the determination transmitted from the client by the transmitting unit; A first storage unit that stores the received first determination result and the date information of the determination, and a second determination result by the second determination unit in the product-specific management information table; If both the first and second determination results are good,
In the service / maintenance site, the management product is stored in a predetermined location, and when an order is placed from a shipping destination, the management product is shipped from the storage location to the destination based on the quantity. Environmentally friendly logistics management system. 2. The client of the service / maintenance site, when the first or second determination unit determines that the maintenance product is at a maintenance level at which the management product cannot be reused, the client from the distribution management server performs the management. A storage unit for acquiring product data including at least material data of a product and storing the product data in a predetermined storage location, and a display unit for reading out the product data from the storage unit and displaying at least the material data. The environmentally friendly distribution management system according to claim 1, wherein: 3. The client of the service / maintenance site, a first weighing unit that weighs the managed product determined to be unreusable by the first or second determination unit, and After the material sorting of the managed product is performed based on the sorting result and the materializing process and / or the disposal process are performed according to the sorting result, the weight of each materialized material and the weight of each discarded material are weighed. 2 weighing means, integrated data of the weights of the respective materials weighed by the first and second weighing means within a predetermined period, and the management product of which each of the processes has been performed within the predetermined period. 3. An environmentally friendly physical distribution management system according to claim 2, further comprising: a transmission unit configured to transmit a quantity to the physical distribution management server. 4. The distribution management server includes: a receiving unit that receives the integrated data and the quantity of each material transmitted from the client of the service / maintenance site by the transmitting unit; A second storing the integrated data and the quantity data in the product data table;
Storage means, and first calculation means for calculating the weight of each material of the management product that can be selected by multiplying the quantity data of the management product and each component ratio of the material data, and the first calculation means Second calculating means for calculating the recycling rate data of the managed product based on the ratio between the calculation result calculated by the above and the weight data of each material; and the recycling rate data calculated by the second calculating means is The environment-friendly physical distribution management system according to claim 3, further comprising: third storage means for storing in the product data table. 5. The client of the service / maintenance site can reuse the management product by performing maintenance if the result of the determination by the first or second determination means is good. The environmentally friendly distribution management system according to claim 1, further comprising a third determination unit that determines whether or not there is a logistics management system. 6. The environment-friendly physical distribution management system according to claim 1, wherein the individual information is a serial number assigned to each of the management products. 7. The environmentally-friendly system according to claim 1, wherein the product-specific management information table includes cycle number data indicating how many times each individual based on the individual information of the corresponding management product has been reused. Logistics management system. 8. The environmentally friendly distribution management system according to claim 7, wherein the product data table includes a limit cycle number indicating a limit of the number of reuses of the management product. 9. The method according to claim 8, wherein the second determining unit determines whether the number of cycles in the product-specific management information table corresponding to the individual information of the managed product has reached the limit cycle number in the product data. 9. The environmentally-friendly logistics management system according to claim 8, wherein the quality of the management product is determined by the following. 10. The distribution management server, wherein: a third calculating means for summing up all the cycle numbers corresponding to the individual information in the product-specific management information table; and a management product corresponding to the totaled cycle number. A fourth calculating means for dividing by the number of individuals, and a fourth storing means for storing, in the product data table, a calculation result of the fourth calculating means as a reuse rate of the managed product. The environmentally friendly logistics management system according to claim 7, wherein: 11. The physical distribution management server according to a request from the client of the shipping destination or the client of the service / maintenance site, stores the weight data and the quantity data of each material within a designated period designated by the client. 5. The environment-friendly method according to claim 4, wherein the first and second calculation means are read from the second storage means, and the calculation results are transmitted to the client as recycle rate data for a specified period. Logistics management system. 12. The physical distribution management server according to claim 1, wherein all of the individual information in the product-specific management information table within a designated period designated by the client in response to a request from the client of the shipping destination or the client of the service / maintenance site. Corresponding to the third
11. The environment-friendly logistics management system according to claim 10, further comprising: executing a fourth calculation means, and transmitting the calculation result to the client as a reuse rate in a specified period. 13. A logistics management server used in a logistics management system capable of coping with an environment for creating a recycling-type product life cycle, a receiving means for receiving individual information of a managed product from a client of a service / maintenance site. Determining means for determining a maintenance level related to reuse based on the individual information received by the receiving means; and product-specific management information and product data corresponding to the individual information from a product-specific management information table and a product data table of a storage means. Transmitting means for reading and transmitting them to the client; a determination result in which the client determines the maintenance level of the managed product of the individual information based on the product-specific management information and the product data; and a date on which the determination is performed. Receiving means for receiving information; and A first storage unit that stores the received determination result and the date information in the product-specific management information table of the management product; and, if the determination result is good, stores the management product in a predetermined location. And a shipping instruction means for instructing to ship the managed product from the storage location to the destination based on the quantity when the order instruction is input from the client of the shipping destination. And logistics management server. 14. According to an instruction from a client at the service / maintenance site or a client at the shipping destination, based on the product-specific management information and the product data of the managed product, the recycling rate data for the designated period of the managed product is generated. First calculating means for calculating; second storing means for storing the calculation result of the first calculating means in the product data table; and the client corresponding to the recycling rate data in association with the management product 14. The distribution management server according to claim 13, further comprising: a transmitting unit that transmits the logistic information to the distribution management server. 15. According to an instruction from a client of the service / maintenance site or a client of the shipping destination, reuse rate data of a specified period of the managed product is designated based on the product-specific management information and the product data. Second calculating means for calculating, third storing means for storing the calculation result of the second calculating means in the product data table, and the client corresponding to the reuse rate data in association with the management product 14. The distribution management server according to claim 13, further comprising: a transmitting unit that transmits the logistic information to the distribution management server. 16. A recording medium storing a program that can be executed by a logistics management server used in a logistics management system capable of supporting an environment that creates a circulating product life cycle, wherein the program is managed from a client at a service / maintenance site. A program code executable by a computer for receiving the individual information of the product; a program code executable by a computer for determining a maintenance level related to reuse based on the received individual information; A computer-executable program code for reading out the product-specific management information and the product data of the managed product from the product-specific management information table and the product data table, and transmitting the program to the client; The product data A computer-executable program code for receiving a determination result of determining the maintenance level of the managed product of the individual information and date information of the determination, and determining the received determination result and the date information. A computer-executable program code for storing the management product in the product-specific management information table; and if the determination result is good, store the management product in a predetermined location, and When an order instruction is input from the client, a computer-executable program code for instructing to ship the managed product from the storage location to the delivery destination based on the quantity is stored. A recording medium characterized by the above-mentioned. 17. To calculate recycle rate data of the managed product based on the product-specific management information and the product data of the managed product according to an instruction from the client of the service / maintenance site or the client of the shipping destination. A computer code that can be executed by the computer, a program code that can be executed by a computer for storing the result of this operation in the product data table, and the client that associates the recycling rate data with the management product. 17. A recording medium according to claim 16, further comprising: a program further comprising: a computer-executable program code for transmitting to the computer. 18. Reuse rate data of a managed product is calculated based on the product-specific management information and the product data of the managed product according to an instruction from a client of the service / maintenance site or a client of the shipping destination. A computer code that can be executed by a computer, a program code that can be executed by a computer for storing a result of this operation in the product data table, and the client that associates the reuse rate data with the management product. 17. A recording medium according to claim 16, further comprising: a program further comprising: a computer-executable program code for transmitting to the computer.