JP2002123712A - System and method for electronic concentrated purchasing - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make retrieval processing in purchasing merchandise and payment processing after purchasing efficient by connecting a store on the Internet by an EDI and downloading the store to an intranet in a company. SOLUTION: Providing side servers 1 for providing merchandise are connected to a purchasing side server 2 for collecting, managing and purchasing the provided merchandise through various communication network systems N1, the purchasing side server 2 is also connected to a plurality of terminal devices 3 installed in respective posts through the intranet N2, and the purchasing side server 2 is provided with a means for providing the respective terminal devices 3 with a list of pieces of merchandise information provided from the servers 1, a means for sequentially storing purchase information which is selected from the list image of the pieces of merchandise information and transmitted from the respective terminal devices 3 through the intranet N2, and a means for collectively transmitting the stored purchase information as order information to the servers 1.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electronic centralized purchasing system and an electronic centralized purchasing method for purchasing various products via a computer system via the Internet, and in particular, purchasing all products at a single site while comparing all products. The present invention relates to an electronic centralized purchasing system and an electronic centralized purchasing method.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, with the rapid spread of the Internet, merchandise is bought and sold on the Internet.

[0003] In this case, when there is a product to be purchased, the user individually accesses the homepage (virtual store) of each company that sells the product and sets the price (sales price).
Then, the user returns to the homepage of the finally selected company and purchases the desired product.

[0004]

As described above, according to the conventional method of purchasing goods on the Internet, the homepage (virtual store) of each company that sells the goods is individually accessed, and the price (sales price) and the like are determined. It is necessary to return to the homepage of the company finally selected and purchase a desired product, which is very troublesome.

[0005] In large companies, factories and branches,
The company has sales offices, but if these factories, branch offices, sales offices, and other departments, etc., individually access stores on the Internet and purchase products, Since the settlement process also needs to be performed individually (for example, for each department), there is a problem that the settlement process becomes extremely inefficient when viewed from the whole company.

[0006] The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems.
By connecting via I (Electronic Data Interchange) and importing it on the intranet of the company, the electronic centralized purchasing system and electronic centralized purchasing method aiming to improve the efficiency of search processing at the time of product purchase and payment processing after purchase To provide. Another object of the present invention is to provide an electronic centralized purchasing system in which the intranet mechanism is extended to other companies, and a replication server is placed on the Internet to enable transactions between users.

[0007]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, an electronic centralized purchasing system of the present invention purchases a product by providing and managing the provided product and a provided server. A purchasing server is connected via a communication network, and the purchasing server and a plurality of terminal devices installed in each section are connected via an intranet, and the purchasing server is Means for providing a list of product information provided from the providing server to each of the terminal devices, selected from a product information list screen,
Means for sequentially storing purchase information from each terminal device transmitted via the intranet, and means for collectively transmitting the stored purchase information to the provider server as order information. .

According to the present invention having such features,
The purchasing server (intranet Web server) stores a list of product information provided from the providing server (web server) via a communication network (dedicated line, public line, the Internet, etc.) into an intranet (LA) within the company.
N, WAN, etc.). Each terminal device selects a product to be purchased from the provided product information list screen. This purchase information is sequentially stored in the purchase server via the intranet. Then, at arbitrary timing (for example, twice a day), the stored purchase information is collectively transmitted to the provider server as order information.

[0009] Thus, the company that manages the purchasing server can collectively order the purchasing information of the commodities from the various departments, such as factories, branches, and sales offices, nationwide, to the providing server. can do. Also, the billing data is sent together from the provider server once a month, for example. However, the company can transfer the billing amount of the billing data in a lump, so that the labor required for the transfer is required. And fees can be reduced. Further, internally, the settlement processing can be performed by the accounting server for each department as before.

[0010] Further, the electronic centralized purchasing system of the present invention comprises:
A plurality of providing servers for providing the goods and a purchasing server for collecting and managing the provided goods and purchasing the goods are connected via a communication network, and the purchasing server and each unit are connected. And a plurality of terminal devices installed at the office are connected via an intranet, and the purchasing server is configured to provide the product information provided by each providing server as a product list classified for each product. Means for providing to the device, means for classifying purchase information from each terminal device selected from the product list screen and transmitted via the intranet for each providing server and sequentially storing the same, and each providing server Means for collectively transmitting purchase information classified and stored for each providing server as ordering information for each corresponding providing server.

According to the present invention having such features,
The purchase-side server (intranet Web server) is a product that classifies product information provided from each provider-side server (Web server) via a communication network (dedicated line, public line, the Internet, etc.) for each provider-side server. As a list, the intranet (LAN or WAN) in the company
Etc.) to each terminal device connected thereto. This allows each terminal device to select a desired product for purchase while comparing the same type of product of each company on the list screen. The purchase information is received by the purchase server via the intranet, and is stored sequentially after being classified for each provider server. Then, at any timing (2
Times), the purchase information stored for each provider server is
The corresponding provider servers are collectively transmitted as order information.

[0012] Thus, the company that manages the purchasing server collects the purchase information of commodities coming from various parts such as factories, branch offices, and sales offices nationwide, for each providing server. Can be ordered. Also, from the providing server, for example, collective billing data is sent once a month, but the company can collectively transfer the billing amount of this billing data to each corresponding providing server. As a result, the labor and fees required for the transfer can be reduced. Further, internally, the settlement processing can be performed by the accounting server for each department as before.

[0013] Further, the electronic centralized purchasing system of the present invention comprises:
A plurality of provider servers that provide products, a replication server that collectively manages the provided products, and a plurality of products that acquire product information that is centrally managed by the replication server and purchase products The purchasing server is connected via a communication network, and the purchasing server and a plurality of terminal devices installed in each section are connected via an intranet, and the purchasing server is Means for providing the product information acquired from the replication server to each of the terminal devices as a product list classified for each product; and purchase information from each terminal device selected from the product list screen and transmitted via the intranet. Means for categorizing each of the providing servers and sequentially storing them, and purchase information categorized and stored for each providing server as a pair. Together for each providing server is characterized in that a means for transmitting the order information to be.
That is, the feature of the present invention is that the replication server is arranged on the Internet and is connected to the purchase server serving as a window of the intranet.

According to the present invention having such features,
The purchasing server (intranet Web server) provides the merchandise information acquired from the replication server as a merchandise list classified by merchandise to each terminal device connected via the intranet (LAN, WAN, etc.) in the company. . This allows each terminal device to select a desired product for purchase while comparing the same type of product of each company on the list screen. This purchase information is received by the purchasing server via the intranet, and is stored sequentially after being classified for each providing server. Then, at arbitrary timing (for example, twice a day), the purchase information stored for each provider server is collectively collected for each corresponding provider server,
It is transmitted as order information via the replication server.

[0015] Thus, the company that manages the purchasing server collects the purchase information of the commodities coming from various parts such as factories, branch offices, and sales offices nationwide for each providing server. Can be ordered. Also, from the providing server, for example, collective billing data is sent once a month, but the company can collectively transfer the billing amount of this billing data to each corresponding providing server. As a result, the labor and fees required for the transfer can be reduced. Also, in-house, the accounting server can perform simple in-house settlement processing for each department as in the past as before.

Further, according to the present invention, products provided from a plurality of provider servers are collectively collected and managed by a replication server arranged on the Internet. When a company changes information of an arbitrary product using the provider server (for example, changes the selling price), only the information of the product managed by the replication server is changed, and the change is performed. The information will be reflected on each purchasing server. Also, when there is no replication server, it is necessary to connect a plurality of purchasing servers and a plurality of providing servers individually, but by placing the replication server on the Internet, each providing server and Each purchasing server need only connect to the replication server. Further, by using the replication server, it is possible to buy and sell (transact) own products between companies that provide products (that is, between servers on the providing side) and between companies that purchase products (that is, between servers on the purchasing side). There is also an advantage that it becomes.

Further, the electronic centralized purchasing system of the present invention comprises:
It can be realized not only as a system but also as a method.

That is, the electronic centralized purchasing method of the present invention comprises:
An electronic centralized purchasing method for purchasing a product by a computer system, comprising: a step of prompting a plurality of product buyers to select a product to be purchased from a list of products provided by a product provider; The method includes a step of sequentially storing purchase information of a product and a step of collectively ordering the stored purchase information for a product provider.

The electronic centralized purchasing method according to the present invention is an electronic centralized purchasing method for purchasing goods by a computer system, wherein a plurality of product buyers are provided with product information provided by each product provider. Is provided as a product list categorized by product, and from the provided product list,
A step of prompting the user to select a product to be purchased; a step of sequentially storing purchase information of the selected product for each product provider; and a step of storing each stored product for each product provider. And a step of collectively ordering purchase information for each customer for each corresponding product provider.

[0020]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the overall configuration of an electronic centralized purchasing system that realizes one embodiment (Embodiment 1) of the electronic centralized purchasing method of the present invention.

[Embodiment 1] The electronic centralized purchasing system according to the first embodiment includes a provider server (Web (DB) server) 1, 1... A purchase-side server (intranet Web (DB) server) 2 that collects, manages, and purchases products is connected via a communication network (public line, dedicated line, Internet, etc.) N1. When,
A plurality of terminal devices 3, 3
Are connected via an intranet N2 such as a LAN or WAN. Further, the purchase server 2 is connected to an accounting server 4 for performing payment and the like after the purchase of the product.

The purchasing server 2 provides means for providing the product information provided from each providing server 1 to each of the terminal devices 3, 3,... As a product list classified for each product, and selects from the product list screen. , And the purchase information transmitted from each of the terminal devices 3, 3,... Transmitted via the intranet N2,
The means for classifying and sequentially storing each providing server 1, 1... And the purchasing information classified and stored for each providing server 1, 1.・ ・
Means for collectively transmitting the order information as a unit.

FIGS. 2 to 4 show examples of the structure of various databases provided in the purchasing server 2.

(A) is an example of a user master file indicating information of a user who uses each terminal device 3 (user), which includes a user ID for identifying the user, a password for entering the present system, It consists of various items such as an employee number, an employee number of an affiliated company, a name, an affiliated department, a department responsible for purchase costs, a destination for purchased goods, and the like when the employee is an affiliated company employee. (B) is an example of a supplier master file representing an affiliated company (supplier), which is composed of a supplier code, a name (Kanji), and a name (Kana). (C) is an example of a department master file representing each department in the company where the purchasing server 2 is installed. The department code, organization code, official name, abbreviation, postal code, address, telephone number are shown. Each item consists of:

FIG. 3D shows an example of a product master file representing products provided from the provider servers 1, 1,... Of the respective companies. The source code, the product management group code, and the product code are shown in FIG. , Major category number, middle category number, minor category number, product name, manufacturer part number, ..., product details, ... lowest price, highest price, ..., product attributes, ... Has become. (E) is an example of a merchandise manager master file representing the merchandise manager of the seller managing the provider server 1 and includes items of a provider code, a merchandise management group, and a user ID.

FIG. 4F shows an example of an order table representing orders in the order history, including an order code, a provider code, a merchandise management group code, a B2B flag, a B2C flag, a user ID, an order date and time, It consists of items of destination, postal code, address, telephone number, and shipping fee. Also,
(G) is an example of an ordered product table representing ordered products in the order history, including an order code, an ordered product ID, a provider code, a product management group code, a product code, a large classification number, a middle classification number, and a small classification number. , Product name, manufacturer part number, manufacturer name, product attribute,... (H) is an example of a pre-registered user master file for associating a user code registered in the provider server 1 in advance with a department code of the present system, and includes a provider code, a product management group, and a department code. Location code, pre-registered user code, destination, destination zip code, destination address,
It consists of a destination telephone number and an express delivery possible flag.

Although illustration is omitted, other than the above, an aggregation section master file indicating an aggregation section of a destination section, a product attribute master file indicating an article attribute such as a green mark or an eco mark, Merchandise category master file indicating the classification of the merchandise (large, medium, small classification: for example, large classification (stationery), middle classification (pencil), small classification (black), etc.), and merchandise manager for determining the sales source Master file, product management group master file representing product management group, order code management table for issuing order code, subject master file representing subject, subject group master file representing subject group, automatic sorting department master file,
It has a product management group subject master file, a shipping master file, a delivery schedule master file, a non-business day master file, and the like.

Next, in the electronic centralized purchasing system configured as described above, (1) a processing operation for registering a product provided by a provider, (2) a processing operation for browsing and purchasing a provided product list, (3) Regarding the payment settlement processing operation,
This will be described with reference to flowcharts shown in FIGS. 5 to 7 and screen transition diagrams shown in FIGS. 8 to 13. However, FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the processing operation of product registration,
FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the browsing and purchase processing operation, and FIG.
9 is a flowchart showing a processing operation of merchandise settlement.

(1) Processing Operation for Registering Commodities Provided by Provider (See FIG. 5) In the registration of commodities, the registration is performed by the purchase server 2 and via the communication network N1 such as the Internet. May be imported from each provider server 1, 1,....

When the registration work is performed on the purchasing server 2, since it is not necessary to open the B2B and B2C sites on the Internet, the determination in step S1 is No, and the purchasing server 2 provides the information provided by the provider. The product data is registered in the product master file directly on the registration screen (step S2).

On the other hand, when the B2B and B2C sites are opened on the Internet (when judged Yes in step S1), in step S3, the means for downloading and uploading the merchandise data using EDI or the Internet is used. It is checked whether or not there is any of these means, and if there is no such means (No in step S3), the CD-ROM on which the product information is written from the provider company
And a storage medium such as MO, MD, or the like, and inserts it into the purchasing server 2 to obtain product data (step S
4), proceed to step S6.

On the other hand, if there is a download or upload means (Yes in step S3), the provider server 1 and the purchase server 2 installed in each provider are connected via the Internet or EDI. Then, the merchandise data is directly obtained from the provider server 1, and the
Proceed to 6.

In step S6, after processing the acquired product data, it is registered in the product master file. The processing here refers to merchandise consolidation, in which merchandise is aggregated by a merchandise provider (a company that provides merchandise) and a merchandise management group (a merchandise classification of the providing company). At this time, basic items are provided as items in the product master file, and other attributes use a general-purpose area. This allows the purchase-side server 2 to handle all products on the B2B and B2C sites performed on the Internet. In addition, products on the B2B and B2C sites that are performed on the Internet can be purchased on one screen.

(2) Processing Operation from Viewing the Provided Product List to Purchasing (See FIG. 6) An arbitrary employee can use any terminal device 3 installed in an arbitrary place (see this embodiment). Then, stationery goods are illustrated)
In order to purchase the terminal device 3, the employee starts up the terminal device 3, inputs his / her ID code and password on an initial screen (not shown), and clicks a confirm button or the like, so that the
Displays a menu screen 20 shown in FIG. The employee selects either “B2B site” or “B2C site” from the menu screen 20 (step S2).
11). To purchase products for internal use, select “B2B site”, and to purchase products for personal use, select “B2C site”. Here, it is assumed that “B2B site” is selected.

When the “B2B site” is selected, the terminal device 3 displays a product narrowing-down screen 30 shown in FIG. The product narrowing screen 30 includes an input window 30a for inputting a product provider and a product management group, a selection window 30b for selecting a product category, and a selection window 30 for selecting an attribute of a product.
c, Keyword input window 30d for searching by product name, etc.
Are provided, and a selection button 30e for selecting whether to perform an AND search or an OR search for these input conditions is provided.

The employee enters search conditions for a product in each of the input windows 30a to 30d of the product narrowing-down screen 30, and selects either the AND selection or the OR selection of the selection button 30e (step S12). Thereby, the products narrowed down according to the search condition are displayed on the terminal device 3 as a product list screen 40 shown in FIG.

The product list screen 40 includes items of serial No., product number, product name, remarks, product provider, selling price, and selection, and the image of each product is displayed below the items. It has become. That is, this product list screen 4
0 displays a list of products of each company, so that the employee can compare and review products of each company on the product list screen 40.

Here, when it is desired to see more detailed information of the product, the cursor may be moved to the product name and clicked. Thus, although not shown, detailed information of the product is displayed, and among the images displayed in the lower column, the image of the product is enlarged and displayed.

The employee selects a product desired to be purchased from the product list screen 40. That is, one or more products are selected by clicking on the “selection” window in the right end column of the desired product and checking the check (step S1)
3). Then, when the selection of the desired product is completed, the “buy” button 40a at the bottom of the screen is selected (clicked).
As a result, the purchased product list (B2B) screen 50 shown in FIG.

The purchase product list (B2B) screen 50 is
A list of purchased products is displayed for each provider, and each list contains product numbers, product names, quantities, purchase prices, subscriptions,
It consists of items for designation of arrival date, subject, and selection. The employee performs final confirmation of the purchased product on the purchased product list (B2B) screen 50 and inputs the purchased quantity of the product in the item of quantity. Although illustration is omitted, 1 is previously input as a default value in the item of quantity.
Also, as a result of the final check of this purchased product, if you want to cancel the purchase of any product, click on the “selection” window of that product to check it, and then it will be displayed at the bottom of the screen By selecting (clicking) the "delete" button 50a, the product can be deleted.

The menu screen 20 shown in FIG.
Even when “2C site” is selected, basically, a product narrowing screen 30 shown in FIG. 9 and a product list screen 40 shown in FIG. 10 are displayed. When the “purchase” button 40a of the product list screen 40 is clicked, Then, a purchased product list (B2C) screen 51 shown in FIG. 12 is displayed.

Thereafter, the purchased goods list (B2B) screen 50
To purchase all the products displayed on the (or purchased product list (B2C) screen 51), the user selects (clicks) a "purchase all" button 50b (51b) at the bottom of the screen.
As a result, the purchasing server 2 transmits an order confirmation screen 60 (however, this screen is a screen for B2B) shown in FIG. The employee confirms all the ordered products and the payment method on the order confirmation screen 60.

In the purchasing server 2, the purchase information (order data) input from each terminal device 3 is classified and stored for each providing company. Then, at a preset time, the stored order data for each provider is stored in the provider server 1, 1 of the corresponding provider.
.. Are sent together as order data (step S14, step S15).

If the stored order data is a product of a company to which the user belongs or its affiliated company (hereinafter, also referred to as an in-house product), the process proceeds from step S14 to step S1.
6 and from the purchasing server 2 to the communication network N
2. The order data is transmitted to the server of the affiliated company via e-mail.

The merchandise provider of the provider server 1 or the manager of the affiliated company that has received the order data sends out the merchandise to the orderer using the respective distribution systems (step S17).

Here, in this embodiment, the order is placed at 1 am
The data to be ordered at 10:00 a.m. is to be placed twice a day at 0:00 and 4:00 p.m., and the data ordered from 3:30 p.m. on the previous day to 9:30 a.m. 3
.., And data to be ordered at 4:00 pm is input from each terminal device 3, 3,... From 9:30 am on the day to before 3:30 pm on the day. It is assumed that all order data has been entered.

(3) Processing operation for payment (see FIG. 7) Order data is sent to each provider server 1 at any time as described above, and the purchase price included in the order data is totaled as needed. And add up. Then, in the present embodiment, once a month (for example, at the end of the month), the purchasing server 2
Then, the total amount for one month is transmitted as billing data.

The purchasing server 2 is provided with each of the providing servers 1, 1
… (From step S21,
(Step S22), after applying the received billing data and the order data stored in the purchasing server 2 to confirm the amount (Step S23), the process proceeds to Step S24. On the other hand, if the purchased product is an in-house product including an affiliated company, the purchasing server 2 proceeds to step S2.
The process proceeds from step 1 to step S24.

Then, the order data stored in the purchase server 2 is processed for the accounting server 4 and transmitted to the accounting server 4. The accounting server 4 processes the internal or external order data received from the purchase-side server 2 by an internal accounting system (step S25). That is, in-house products are processed by internal transfer (from step S26 to step S27), and out-of-house products are purchased in accordance with a predetermined payment method with each of the providing servers 1, 1,. The payment (settlement) of the price of the product is performed collectively (from step S26 to step S2).
8).

As described above, according to the electronic centralized purchasing system of the first embodiment, each employee who purchases a product using the terminal devices 3, 3... A single product list screen can be used to compare all products of each provider company, and by expanding from the product list screen, purchase of the desired product can be completed. ing. On the other hand, the company that manages the purchase-side server 2 sends the purchase information of the products obtained from various places such as factories, branch offices, and sales offices that are deployed nationwide to each of the provider-side servers 1, 1,. Can be ordered collectively. Also, from the providing server 1, for example,
Every time, the billing data is sent collectively, but the company can collectively transfer the billing amount of the billing data to the corresponding providing servers 1, 1,. Labor and fees can be reduced. Further, internally, the accounting server 4 has various advantages such that settlement processing can be performed for each section as in the past.

Next, a second embodiment of the electronic centralized purchasing system of the present invention will be described.

[Second Embodiment] FIG. 14 is a schematic diagram showing the overall configuration of an electronic centralized purchasing system according to a second embodiment.

In the electronic centralized purchasing system according to the second embodiment, a plurality of providing servers (Web servers) for providing products are provided.
(DB server) 1, 1..., A replication server 5 that collectively collects and manages provided products, and acquires product information that is centrally managed by the replication server 5 and purchases products. A plurality of purchasing servers (intranet Web (DB) servers) 2, 2,... Are connected via a communication network (public line, dedicated line, Internet, etc.) N1. .., Managed by a plurality of companies that provide products, purchased servers 2, 2,... Managed by a plurality of companies that purchase the products, and the replication server 5. Communication network N such as the Internet
1 are connected.

Further, the purchasing server 2 installed in each company
, A plurality of terminal devices 3, 3... Installed at various locations in a company are connected to an intranet N such as a LAN or WAN.
2 and an accounting server 4 for performing payment and the like after the purchase of the product.

The purchasing server 2 provides the merchandise information acquired from the replication server 5 to each of the terminal devices 3, 3,... As a merchandise list classified for each merchandise;
Means for classifying purchase information from each of the terminal devices 3, 3,... Selected from the product list screen and transmitted via the intranet N2 for each of the providing servers 1, 1,. , And the purchase information classified and stored for each of the providing servers 1, 1,...
Means for transmitting data via the Internet.

Further, the replication server 5 has a product master file shown in FIG. 4D in order to collectively manage and manage the products.

That is, in the electronic centralized purchasing system according to the second embodiment, the replication server 5 for collectively managing and managing the merchandise information (merchandise data) of each company is arranged on the Internet N2 and serves as an intranet window. It is characterized in that it is connected to the purchasing server 2 via the Internet N2. That is, the intranet mechanism is deployed to a plurality of companies, and the replication server 5 is arranged on the Internet.

According to the electronic centralized purchasing system of the second embodiment, the purchasing server 2 converts the product data obtained from the replication server 5 into a product intranet (LAN, WAN, etc.) as a product list classified by product. )
Are provided to the terminal devices 3, 3,... Connected via N2. Subsequent processing is the same as the processing described in the first embodiment with reference to FIGS. 5 to 12, and a description thereof will be omitted. However,
The order information from the purchasing server 2 to each of the providing servers 1, 1,... Is transmitted via the replication server 5.

As a result, the company that manages the purchase-side server 2 transmits the purchase information of the products obtained from various parts such as factories, branches, business offices and the like, which are deployed nationwide, to each of the provider-side servers 1, 1. ... can be ordered collectively for each. .. Are sent once a month, for example, from the provider servers 1, 1... Since the transfer can be made collectively for each transfer, labor and fees required for the transfer can be reduced.
Also, internally, the accounting server 4 can perform settlement processing for each section as in the past.

Further, in the second embodiment, the products provided from the respective servers 1, 1,... Are collectively collected and managed by the replication server 5 arranged on the Internet N1. For example, when the company A that provides the product changes information on an arbitrary product using the provider server 1 (for example, changes the selling price),
By only changing the information (sales price) of the product managed in the product master file of the replication server 5, the change information is reflected on the purchasing servers 2, 2,... Installed in each company. Will be done. If there is no replication server 5, each of the purchasing servers 2, 2,... And each of the providing servers 1, 1,. , And each of the providing servers 1, 1... And each of the purchasing servers 2, 2,.
Need only be connected to the replication server 5. In other words, the purchasing server 2 simply connects to the replication server 5 and provides each of the providing servers 1, 1,.
There is also an advantage that the same amount of data can be obtained at one time as if the data were obtained by separately connecting to.
Further, through the replication server 5, between companies that provide products (that is, between the providing servers 1 and 1) and between companies that purchase products (that is, between
There is also an advantage that the purchase and sale (transaction) of a product can be performed between the purchase servers 2 and 2).

[0062]

According to the present invention, a purchasing server provides a list of product information provided from a providing server via a communication network to each terminal device connected via an intranet in a company. Each terminal device selects a product to be purchased from the provided product information list screen, and the purchase information is sequentially stored in the purchasing server via the intranet. And at any time,
The stored purchase information is transmitted to the provider server as order information collectively. As a result, the company that manages the purchasing server can collectively order the purchasing information of the commodities that have come up from each department or the like to the providing server. Also, for example, once a month from the provider server
Every time, the billing data is sent in a lump, but the company can transfer the billing amount of the billing data in a lump, so that the labor and fee required for the transfer can be reduced. Also, in-house, the accounting server can perform simple in-house settlement processing for each department as in the past as before.

Further, according to the present invention, the purchasing server comprises:
The product information provided from each provider server via the communication network is provided as a product list classified for each provider server to each terminal device connected via the intranet in the company. This allows each terminal device to select a desired product for purchase while comparing the same type of product of each company on the list screen. In addition, the company that manages the purchase-side server can order the purchase information of the merchandise from each department or the like collectively for each provider-side server. In addition, since the company managing the purchasing server sends collective billing data, for example, once a month from the providing server, the billing amount of the billing data is packaged for each corresponding providing server. You can transfer it. Therefore, the labor and fee required for the transfer can be reduced. Further, internally, the settlement processing can be performed by the accounting server for each department as before.

Further, the department in charge of the company which manages the purchasing server can use the purchasing result data in the business of its own products (for example, daily necessities) by performing trend analysis and the like.

Further, according to the present invention, the replication server is arranged on the Internet, and is connected to the purchasing server serving as a window of the intranet. In other words, products provided by a plurality of provider servers are collectively collected and managed by a replication server arranged on the Internet. For example, a company that provides products is provided by a provider server. When the information of an arbitrary product is changed by using (e.g., changing the selling price), only the information of the product managed by the replication server is changed, and the change information is transmitted to each purchasing server. Will be reflected in Also,
If there is no replication server, it is necessary to connect a plurality of purchasing servers and a plurality of providing servers individually. However, by placing the replication server on the Internet, each providing server and each purchasing server can be connected. The side server can acquire only the same amount of data at the same time as connecting to each providing server individually and acquiring the data only by connecting to the replication server only. Further, by using the replication server, it is possible to buy and sell (transact) products between companies that provide products (that is, between servers on the providing side) and between companies that purchase products (that is, between servers on the purchasing side). become.

As an operation, the company side may not only manage the purchasing side server but also use it in advance for the collective purchase by the department in charge, in which case advantageous purchase can be automatically performed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an overall configuration of an electronic centralized purchasing system that realizes one embodiment (Embodiment 1) of the electronic centralized purchasing method of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration example of various databases provided in a purchasing server.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration example of various databases provided in a purchasing server.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration example of various databases provided in a purchasing server.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a processing operation of merchandise registration.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a browsing and purchasing processing operation.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a processing operation of merchandise settlement.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a menu screen transmitted from a purchasing server to a terminal device.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a product narrowing-down screen transmitted from the purchasing server to the terminal device.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a product list screen transmitted from a purchasing server to a terminal device.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a purchased product list (B2B) screen transmitted from the purchasing server to the terminal device.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a purchased product list (B2C) screen transmitted from the purchasing server to the terminal device.

FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an order confirmation screen transmitted from the purchasing server to the terminal device.

FIG. 14 is a schematic diagram showing an overall configuration of an electronic centralized purchasing system that realizes another embodiment (Embodiment 2) of the electronic centralized purchasing method of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Providing Server 2 Purchasing Server 3 Terminal 4 Accounting Server 20 Menu Screen 30 Product Refinement Screen 40 Product List Screen 50 Purchased Product List (B2B) Screen 51 Purchased Product List (B2C) Screen 60 Order Confirmation Screen N1 Communication Network (Dedicated) Line, public line, internet) N2 intranet (LAN, WAN)

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A providing server for providing a product, and a purchasing server for collecting and managing the provided product and purchasing the product are connected via a communication network. A plurality of terminal devices installed in each section are connected via an intranet, and the purchasing server provides a list of product information provided from the providing server to each of the terminal devices. Means for sequentially storing purchase information from each terminal device selected from the product information list screen and transmitted via the intranet, and transmitting the stored purchase information to the providing server as order information collectively. And an electronic centralized purchasing system. 2. A method according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of providing servers for providing the goods and a purchasing server for collecting and managing the provided goods and purchasing the goods are connected via a communication network. Server and a plurality of terminal devices installed in each section are connected via an intranet, and the purchasing server is a product in which product information provided from each providing server is classified for each product. Means for providing to each of the terminal devices as a list, and means for sequentially storing purchase information from each of the terminal devices selected from the product list screen and transmitted via the intranet, for each providing server. Means for transmitting purchase information classified and stored for each provider server as order information for each corresponding provider server collectively. Temu. 3. A plurality of providing servers for providing goods, a replication server for collecting and managing the provided goods in a unified manner, and obtaining product information centrally managed by the replication server to acquire the goods. A plurality of purchasing servers performing purchasing are connected via a communication network, and the purchasing server and a plurality of terminal devices installed in each section are connected via an intranet, The purchasing server, the product information acquired from the replication server,
Means for providing to each terminal device as a product list classified for each product, and purchase information from each terminal device selected from the product list screen and transmitted via the intranet, classified for each providing server. Electronic centralized purchasing system comprising: means for sequentially storing the purchase information classified by each providing server; and means for collectively transmitting the purchase information stored for each corresponding providing server as ordering information. . 4. An electronic centralized purchasing method for purchasing goods by a computer system, wherein a step of prompting a plurality of goods buyers to select a product to be purchased from a list of goods provided by the goods provider. And a step of sequentially storing the purchase information of the selected product, and a step of collectively ordering the stored purchase information to the product provider. Method. 5. An electronic centralized purchasing method for purchasing goods by a computer system, comprising: for a plurality of goods buyers, a goods list obtained by classifying goods information provided by each goods provider for each goods; Providing a product as a list, prompting the user to select a product to be purchased from a list of provided products, storing purchase information of the selected product for each product provider, and sequentially storing the information. A step of batch-ordering stored purchase information for each product provider for each corresponding product provider.