JP2002123722A - System and method for procuring part - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To perform part information research and ordering work in a short time and to reduce the number of part receiving times. SOLUTION: A part procuring server 1 receives the categories of desired parts to be procured and a procurement condition 7 from a user, when the parts exist within parts costs shown in the condition 7, the part categories, delivery time and the number of needed parts are sent to a part maker server 2, the maker server 2 notifies the procuring server 1 of the names of parts when the parts that meet the delivery time and the condition of the numbers of needed parts exist, the procuring server 1 receives the names of the parts and displays a list 8 of the part names in each part category, the names of parts desired to be procured, selected from the list 8 of the part names are received from the user, order data 6 are sent to a delivery company server 3 and the maker server 2 in each part name, the maker server 2 displays the parts shown by the order data 6 in order to send the parts shown by the data 6 to the delivery company by a designated delivery time for the designated number of the parts, the delivery company server 3 receives the parts shown by the data 6 as many as the designated number of the parts from the part maker, and the parts of the same delivery time are displayed in order to be simultaneously delivered to the user on the same day.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a parts procurement system and a parts procurement method, and more particularly, to a parts procurement server which issues instructions for procurement of a plurality of parts constituting a product via a communication line. The present invention relates to a component procurement system and a component procurement method for procuring a plurality of components specified by a plurality of connected component maker servers and a delivery company server.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, this kind of parts procurement system prepares a procurement plan of parts to be ordered and procures parts according to the prepared procurement plan, as disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-113051. Used for

[0003] Referring to FIG. 4 which is a block diagram of this conventional parts procurement system, the conventional parts procurement system includes:
The production planning information for each site is collected, and this information, BOM (parts composition table) information and parts information are subjected to MRP (material requirement planning) development, and the result is stored in a DB (database) as requirement information. Cost evaluation is performed based on the stored required amount information, component information, vendor information, distribution information, and the contents of the evaluation rules that have been individually checked in advance for each component / vendor. Is to be created. Then, in accordance with the created parts procurement plan, a form for ordering which is different for each part maker is individually created for the parts maker for each part to be ordered, and necessary parts are ordered. The ordered parts are separately delivered to the ordering source for each part maker.

[0004]

In the above-mentioned conventional parts procurement system, a parts procurement plan is created using parts information and vendor information individually checked in advance for each part and each vendor, and the created parts procurement plan is created. Therefore, it is necessary to check and store the component information and the vendor information in advance, so that it takes a long time to check the component information and the vendor information.

In addition, according to the created parts procurement plan, it is necessary for the parts maker for each part to be ordered to individually create an order form different for each part maker and send the created form to each parts maker individually. When ordering parts from each part maker, different forms are created for each part maker and the created forms are individually sent to each part maker. There is a problem that it takes time.

Furthermore, ordered parts are separately delivered to the ordering source for each part maker, so it is necessary to receive parts each time they are separately delivered to each part maker. There is a problem that it takes more time to receive.

[0007] An object of the present invention is to eliminate such conventional drawbacks, so that it does not take much time to investigate component information and vendor information, it does not take much time to place an order, and the number of times of receiving components does not increase. A component procurement system and a component procurement method are provided.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A parts procurement system according to the present invention comprises a communication line, a plurality of parts maker servers, a delivery server, and a plurality of parts constituting a product which are interconnected to the communication line. A parts procurement server for instructing the parts procurement server, the parts procurement server having parts price information, parts delivery date information, and parts stock quantity information; And receives the component category, component delivery date, and the required number of components from the component procurement server and delivers the required number of components by the delivery date indicated by the component delivery date. And the part inventory number information, and notifies the part procurement server of the part name of the checked part, and the part order data indicated by the notified part name. A plurality of component maker servers that receive the components from the component procurement server and display the components to be sent to the delivery destination indicated by the order data by the delivery date indicated by the order data by the number indicated by the order data; Receiving the part price information notified by each of the plurality of parts maker servers together with the part names and storing the same, respectively, and categorizing the plurality of parts desired to be procured among the plurality of parts constituting the product; Input of procurement conditions including a part price, a part delivery date, and a required number of parts respectively corresponding to the plurality of part categories is received for each of the part categories, and for all the part categories of the plurality of received part categories, A part within the part price included in the procurement conditions corresponding to the part category in the part category. The stored component price information is checked to determine if there is a component within the component price, the component category corresponding to the component and the component delivery date included in the procurement conditions corresponding to the component category. The required number of parts is sent to the parts maker server related to the parts category among the plurality of parts maker servers, and the sent parts maker server satisfies the conditions of the parts delivery date and the required parts number. Receiving the part names of the parts in the category of the parts category, and checking the parts categories of all of the plurality of parts categories desired to be procured, and checking the part categories that match the procurement conditions received respectively. A list of the part names of the parts in the category is displayed for each of the part categories, and the list of the plurality of displayed part categories is displayed. Receiving an input of selection of a part name desired to be procured from each of the part name lists, a predetermined order format is displayed for each of the selected part names, and a predetermined requirement for the displayed order format is displayed. And a parts procurement server that sends the order data to the delivery server and the parts maker server corresponding to the part having the part name, and receives the order data from the parts procurement server. A delivery company server that receives the parts shown in the data by the number shown in the ordering data, and displays the same delivery date shown in the ordering data for the same day so as to be delivered simultaneously on the same day,
It is provided with.

Further, the parts procurement system according to the present invention further comprises inter-part coexistence information, and the information changed when at least one of the part price information and the inter-part coexistence information changes together with the part name. A plurality of the component maker servers that notify the component procurement server, and the component price information and the inter-component coexistence information that are respectively notified by the plurality of component maker servers are received and stored together with the component names, and the components are stored. Other parts that cannot be co-existed with a part having the selected part name are input upon selection of the part name desired to be procured from the part name list of a certain part category in the displayed part name list for each category The parts of the category are checked from the stored coexistence information between the parts, and the part names of the checked non-coexistent parts are determined by the other parts. Each of these parts names is deleted from the list of the part names in the category, and the parts names are displayed again. The input of the selection of the parts names desired for the procurement is received. Deletion of the part names of the parts of the part category from the part name list and redisplay of these part name lists are repeated, and each of the part names of the part categories desired to be procured is one by one from the part name list. And a component procurement server for selecting a component name.

[0010] In the parts procurement method of the present invention, a parts procurement server instructs the procurement of a plurality of parts constituting a product via a communication line, and in accordance with the instructions, a plurality of parts maker servers connected to the communication line. In the parts procurement method for procuring the plurality of parts instructed by the server and the delivery company server, the server of each of the plurality of parts maker servers having the parts price information, the parts delivery date information, and the parts stock quantity information is used. A first step of notifying the changed component price information together with a component name to the component procurement server when the price information changes, and the component notifying each of the plurality of component maker servers by the component procurement server A second step of receiving and storing the price information together with the part name, and And inputting a category of the plurality of parts desired to be procured among the plurality of parts constituting the product and procurement conditions including a part price, a part delivery date, and a required number of parts corresponding to each of the plurality of part categories. Each component category is received by an instruction of a user who operates this component procurement server, and for all of the received component categories of the plurality of component categories, components in this component category correspond to this component category. It is checked whether there is a part within the part price included in the procurement conditions from the part price information stored in the second step, and when there is a part within the part price, the part category corresponding to this part And the part delivery date and the required number of parts included in the procurement conditions corresponding to this part category A third step of sending to the parts maker server relating to the parts category of the server, and the respective parts maker servers sent in the third step, the parts category, the parts delivery date and the parts The required number of parts is received from the parts procurement server, and the parts in the parts category that can deliver the required number of parts by the delivery date indicated by the parts delivery date are checked from the parts delivery date information and the parts inventory information. A fourth step of notifying the component name of the checked component to the component procurement server, and the component name notified in the fourth step by the component procurement server from each of the component maker servers. Received for all parts categories of the plurality of parts categories A list of the part names of the parts in the category of the part category that meets the procurement conditions received in the third step and the fourth step and respectively received from the fourth step is obtained for each of the part categories. A fifth step to be displayed, and the user's instruction by the parts procurement server to select a part name desired to be procured from the parts name list of each of the plurality of parts categories displayed in the fifth step , A predetermined order format is displayed for each of the selected part names, and a predetermined requirement for the displayed order format is input according to the user's instruction, and the delivery company is provided as the order data. A sixth step of sending to the server and the part maker server corresponding to the part having the part name, respectively; Each of the component maker servers to which the order data has been sent in the sixth step of the server receives the order data of the component indicated by the component name from the component procurement server and orders the component. A seventh step of displaying the data to be sent to the delivery company having the delivery company server which is the delivery destination indicated by the order data by the delivery date indicated by the order data by the number indicated by the data, The delivery company server receives the order data sent by the parts procurement server in the sixth step, receives the parts indicated by the order data by the number indicated by the order data, and receives the delivery date indicated by the order data. Are displayed on the same day so that they can be delivered to the user at the same time on the same day It is configured to include 8 of the steps, a.

Further, in the parts procurement method of the present invention, at least one of the parts price information and the parts coexistence information is changed by each of the plurality of parts maker servers further having inter-part coexistence information. The first step of notifying the changed information together with the component name to the component procurement server; and the component procurement server notifying the component price information and the coexistence between the components respectively notified by the plurality of component maker servers. Receiving the permission information together with the part name and storing the information
And the user's instruction to input the selection of the component name desired to be procured from the component name list of a component category in the component name list displayed for each component category by the component procurement server. The parts of the other parts category that cannot be co-existed with the parts of the selected part names are checked from the co-existence information between the parts stored in the second step. The part names of the other part categories are deleted from the part name list, and these part name lists are displayed again. The input of the selection of the part name desired to be procured is received. Repeat the deletion of the part names of the parts of other parts categories that cannot coexist from the parts name list and redisplay of these parts names list to repeat all the procurement. It is configured to include said sixth step of selecting one by one the part name, respectively, from the part name list of the parts category to Nozomu.

[0012]

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

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

The embodiment shown in FIG. 1 has a communication line 4 such as the Internet, a plurality of component maker servers 2 connected to the communication line 4, a delivery server 3, and a plurality of components constituting a product. And the parts procurement server 1 for instructing the procurement of the parts. The parts procurement server 1 has parts price information 5, parts delivery date information and parts inventory information. When the parts price information 5 changes, the changed parts price information 5 is Notifying the parts procurement server 1 together with the part name, receiving the parts category, the parts delivery date and the required number of parts from the parts procurement server 1, and delivering the required number of parts by the delivery date indicated by the parts delivery date. The part is checked from the parts delivery date information and the parts inventory information, and the part name of the checked part is notified to the parts procurement server 1, and the part order data 6 indicated by the notified part name (for example, (Including name, part delivery date, number of parts, order data 6 issue date and time, and part delivery destination) from the parts procurement server 1 and receive the order data by the delivery date indicated by the order data 6 in the quantity indicated by the order data 6. A plurality of component maker servers 2 displayed to be sent to the delivery destination (delivery company having the delivery company server 3) indicated by 6
And the component price information 5 notified by each of the plurality of component maker servers 2 is received and stored together with the component name, and the categories of the plurality of components desired to be procured among the plurality of components constituting the product and the plurality of components Input of procurement conditions 7 including component prices, component delivery dates, and required number of components corresponding to the respective categories is received for each component category according to an instruction of the user operating the component procurement server 1, and the received plurality of component categories are input. For all parts categories, it is checked from the stored parts price information 5 whether or not there is a part within the parts price included in the procurement condition 7 corresponding to this parts category in the parts category. When there is a part in the part category, the part category corresponding to this part and the part delivery date and part included in the procurement condition 7 corresponding to this part category Related and the main number to the plurality of components and parts category of the manufacturer server 2 parts maker server 2
Received from the part maker server 2 which has received the part names of the parts in the category of parts that meet the conditions of the parts delivery date and the required number of parts. A list of the component names of the components in the category of the component category that meets the procurement condition 7 that has been checked and received is displayed for each component category, and the displayed component name list 8 of each of the displayed plurality of component categories is displayed.
The user receives an input of selection of a part name desired to be procured from the user according to a user's instruction, displays a predetermined order format for each of the selected part names, and inputs a predetermined requirement for the displayed order format by the user. The parts procurement server 1 which receives the instruction and sends it as order data 6 to the delivery server 3 and the parts maker server 2 corresponding to the part with the part name, and the parts procurement server 1
The parts shown in the order data 6 are received by the number shown in the order data 6, and the parts with the same delivery date indicated in the order data 6 are displayed to be simultaneously delivered to the user on the same day. It is configured by a trader server 3.

Further, the plurality of component maker servers 2 further have inter-component coexistence information, and when at least one of the component price information 5 and the inter-component coexistence information changes, the changed information is procured together with the component name. Notifying the server 1, the parts procurement server 1 receives the parts price information 5 and the co-existence information between parts together with the parts name, respectively notified by the plurality of parts maker servers 2, stores the parts, and displays the parts displayed for each part category. Upon receiving a user's instruction to select a part name desired to be procured from the part name list 8 of a certain part category in the part list 8, parts of another part category that cannot coexist with the part having the selected part name are selected. The part names of the parts which cannot be coexisted are checked from the stored part coexistence information and are deleted from the part name list 8 of the other part categories, and these part names are deleted. 8 is re-displayed, the input of the selection of the part name desired to be procured is received, the part name of the part of the other part category which cannot coexist with the part of the selected part name is deleted from the part name list 8, and these are deleted. Is repeatedly displayed to select one component name from each component name list 8 of the component category desired to be procured.

Here, the product includes an information device including a personal computer and a wireless device including a mobile phone, and a plurality of components constituting the product include a CPU, a memory card, and a motherboard.

Next, the operation of the parts procurement system according to the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the operation (first half) of the embodiment of the present invention and an example of the component procurement method (first half) of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the operation (second half) of the embodiment of the present invention and an example of the part procurement method (second half) of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, a description will be given with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3. Each server of a plurality of component maker servers 2 having component price information 5, component delivery date information, component stock quantity information, and component coexistence information. Thus, when at least one of the component price information 5 and the coexistence information between components is changed, the changed information is notified to the component procurement server 1 together with the component name (S1). 2 receives the component price information 5 and the coexistence information between components together with the component name and stores them, respectively (S2).

Then, the parts procurement server 1 determines the categories of a plurality of parts desired to be procured among the plurality of parts constituting the product, and the part prices, parts delivery dates, and required parts numbers corresponding to the plurality of parts categories, respectively. The input of the procurement conditions 7 including the procurement conditions is received for each component category according to an instruction of the user who operates the component procurement server 1, and for all the component categories of the received plural component categories, Then, it is checked from the part price information 5 stored in step 2 (S2) whether there is a part within the part price included in the procurement condition 7 corresponding to this part category, and when there is a part within the part price indicated by this information. The part category corresponding to this part and the parts delivery date and the required number of parts included in the procurement conditions 7 corresponding to this part category are stored in a plurality of parts Each sent to the parts maker server 2 related to this component category of the Kasaba 2 (S
3) The parts category, the parts delivery date and the required number of parts are received from the parts procurement server 1 by the respective parts maker servers 2 sent in step 3 (S3), respectively. Are checked from the parts delivery date information and the parts inventory quantity information, respectively, and the part names of the checked parts are notified to the parts procurement server 1 (S
4).

Next, the component procurement server 1 receives the component names notified in step 4 (S4) from the respective component maker servers 2 and applies them to all component categories of a plurality of component categories desired to be procured. In step 3 (S3) and step 4 (S4), a list of part names of parts in the category of the part category that meets the procurement condition 7 received from step 4 (S4) is displayed for each part category ( S5) In response to a user's instruction, a selection input for selecting a component name desired to be procured from the component name list 8 of a certain component category in the component name list 8 displayed for each component category is received and selected. Parts of other parts category that cannot coexist with parts with the same part name
The parts names of the parts which cannot be coexisted are checked from the part coexistence information stored in (S2) and deleted from the part name lists 8 of the other part categories, and these part name lists 8 are deleted.
Is received, the input of the selection of the part name desired to be procured is received, the part name of a part of another part category that cannot coexist with the part of the selected part name is deleted from the part name list 8, and these parts are deleted. By repeating the redisplay of the name list 8, one part name is selected from each part name list 8 of the part category for which all procurement is desired, and a predetermined order format is displayed for each of the selected part names. The input of the predetermined requirements (including the part name, the part delivery date, the number of parts, the date and time of issuing the order data 6 and the part delivery destination (delivery company)) for the specified order format is received by the user's instruction, and the delivery company becomes the order data 6. Server 3 and part name list 8
Is sent to the component maker server 2 corresponding to the component having the component name selected from (S6).

Next, the order of the part indicated by the part name selected from the part name list 8 is performed by each of the part maker servers 2 to which the order data 6 has been sent in step 6 (S6) among the plurality of part maker servers 2. Data 6 for parts procurement server 1
In order to send the parts to the delivery company having the delivery company server 3 which is the delivery destination indicated by the order data 6 by the delivery date indicated by the order data 6 by the quantity indicated by the order data 6. (S7).

Then, the delivery company server 3 receives the order data 6 sent by the parts procurement server 1 in step 6 (S6), and replaces the parts having the part names indicated in the order data 6 by the number indicated in the order data 6. Step 7 (S
Items with the same delivery date indicated by the order data 6 received from the component maker having the respective component maker server 2 shown in 7) are displayed so as to be simultaneously delivered to the user on the same day (S8).

The parts procurement server 1 stores information such as a combination of proven parts, the cheapest part combination, and a combination of parts ordered in the past, and stores this information in step 6 (S6). Alternatively, order data 6 for ordering a part combination that is the cheapest part combination or a part combination that is the same as a part combination that has been ordered in the past may be sent to the delivery company server 3 and the parts maker server 2.

[0026]

As described above, according to the parts procurement system and the parts procurement method of the present invention, the changed parts price information is notified together with the parts name by the parts maker server, and this notification is notified by the parts procurement server. Received and stored the parts price information and the parts name, and receives the input of the category and the procurement conditions of a plurality of parts desired to be procured for each part category according to a user's instruction, and includes in the procurement conditions corresponding to this part category When there is a part within the part price to be provided, the part category, the part delivery date and the required number of parts included in the procurement conditions are sent to the part maker server related to this part category, and the part category, part delivery date and The required number of parts is received from the parts procurement server, and when there is a part that meets the conditions, the part name of this part is notified to the parts procurement server, The server receives the component name from the component maker server, displays a list of component names for each component category, and receives a selection of a component name desired to be procured from the displayed component name list according to a user instruction. A predetermined order format is displayed for each of the selected part names, and a predetermined requirement for the displayed order format is input by a user's instruction. To send to the parts maker server, receive the order data by the parts maker server, and send the parts with the part name indicated in the order data to the designated delivery destination delivery company by the specified number of parts by the specified delivery date. Display, receive order data from the parts procurement server by the delivery company server, and specify the specified number of parts with the part name indicated in the order data. For the same delivery time of parts received by constant delivery is to be displayed in order to be delivered to the same time a user on the same day, by the component manufacturer server,
The changed component price information is notified to the component procurement server together with the component name, the component category, the component delivery date and the required number of components are received from the component procurement server, and when there is a component that satisfies the condition, the component name of this component is transmitted to the component procurement server. Since the notification is made, it does not take much time to investigate the component information and the component maker information.

The part procurement server receives an input from the user to select a part name desired to be procured from the part name list, displays a predetermined order format for each of the selected part names, and displays the displayed order format. Is received by a user's instruction and sent as order data to the delivery company server and the parts maker server, so that the ordering work does not take much time.

Further, the delivery company server receives order data from the parts procurement server, receives the parts having the part names indicated in the order data by the designated delivery date by the designated delivery date, and delivers the parts with the same delivery date to the user simultaneously on the same day. And the delivery of the parts is performed according to the display, so that the number of times of receiving the parts does not increase.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation (first half) of the embodiment of the present invention and an example of a component procurement method (first half) of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation (second half) of the embodiment of the present invention and an example of a component procurement method (second half) of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a conventional parts procurement system.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Parts procurement server 2 Parts maker server 3 Delivery company server 4 Communication line 5 Parts price information 6 Order data 7 Procurement conditions 8 Parts name list

Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. A communication system comprising: a communication line; a plurality of parts maker servers, a delivery company server, and a parts procurement server for instructing the procurement of a plurality of parts constituting a product, the parts procurement server being interconnected to the communication line; It has price information, parts delivery date information, and parts inventory information. When the part price information changes, the changed part price information is notified to the parts procurement server together with the part name, and the parts category, parts delivery date, and parts required. The parts in the category of the parts category which can receive the quantity from the parts procurement server and deliver the required number of parts by the delivery date indicated by the parts delivery date are checked from the parts delivery date information and the parts stock number information, and are checked. The part name of the part is notified to the part procurement server, and the part order data indicated by the notified part name is received from the part procurement server and the part is forwarded. A plurality of component maker servers to be displayed so as to be sent to the delivery destination indicated by the order data by the delivery date indicated by the order data by the number indicated by the order data, and the plurality of component maker servers respectively notify The part price information is received and stored together with the part name, and the categories of the plurality of parts desired to be procured among the plurality of parts constituting the product, and the part prices respectively corresponding to the plurality of part categories, An input of procurement conditions including a parts delivery date and a required number of parts is received for each of the part categories, and for all of the received part categories of the plurality of part categories, a part in the part category falls under this part category. The stored part price information indicates whether there is a part within the part price included in the procurement condition corresponding to When there is a part within the part price, the part category corresponding to the part, the part delivery date and the required number of parts included in the procurement conditions corresponding to the part category are determined by the plurality of part maker servers. Of the parts in the category of the parts that meet the conditions of the parts delivery date and the required number of parts from the parts maker server sent to the parts maker server related to the parts category. Each of the plurality of parts categories of the plurality of parts categories desired to be procured, the list of the part names of the parts in the category of the part categories that meet the procurement conditions received and checked is obtained. The parts to be procured are displayed for each part category, and the parts desired to be procured from the part name list of each of the displayed plural part categories Each of the input of the selection of the product name is received, a predetermined order format is displayed for each of the selected part names, and a predetermined requirement for the displayed order format is received, and the delivery server and the delivery company server are input as the order data. A parts procurement server to send to the parts maker server corresponding to the part having the part name; receiving the order data from the parts procurement server; and receiving the parts indicated in the order data by the number indicated in the order data. And a delivery agent server for displaying, if the delivery date indicated in the order data is the same day, the delivery company server to simultaneously deliver the same date. A plurality of component co-existence information, wherein at least one of the component price information and the inter-component co-existence information is changed and the changed information is notified to the component procurement server together with the component name. The component maker server, and the component price information and the inter-component coexistence information, which are respectively notified by the plurality of component maker servers, are received and stored together with the component names, and the component displayed for each component category is displayed. Receiving the input of selection of the part name desired to be procured from the part name list of a certain part category in the part name list, and storing the parts of another part category which cannot coexist with the part of the selected part name; The part name of the part that cannot be coexisted is checked from the part coexistence information between the parts. The part names are re-displayed, the part name list is displayed again, the input of the selection of the part name desired to be procured is received, and the parts of other parts categories which cannot coexist with the parts having the selected part name are displayed. Deletion of part names from the part name list and redisplay of these part name lists are repeated to select the part names one by one from the part name list of the part category for which all the procurement is desired. The component procurement system according to claim 1, further comprising: 3. The order data includes a part name, a part delivery date,
3. The parts procurement system according to claim 1, wherein the number of parts, the date and time of order data issuance, and the parts delivery destination are included. 4. The product includes an information device including a personal computer and a wireless device including a mobile phone, and the plurality of components constituting the product include a CPU, a memory card, and a motherboard. The parts procurement system according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein: 5. The parts procurement system according to claim 1, wherein the communication line is the Internet. 6. An instruction to procure a plurality of parts constituting a product by a parts procurement server via a communication line, and according to the instruction, a plurality of parts maker servers and a delivery company server connected to the communication line. In the parts procurement method for procuring the plurality of parts instructed, when parts price information is changed by each of the plurality of parts maker servers having parts price information, parts delivery date information, and parts inventory information A first step of notifying the changed part price information together with a part name to the part procurement server; and a step of notifying the part price information notified by the plurality of part maker servers by the part procurement server to the part name. And the second step of receiving and storing the components together, and configuring the product by the component procurement server. This part procurement server is operated by inputting categories of the parts desired to be procured from the parts and procurement conditions including a part price, a parts delivery date and a required number of parts corresponding to each of the parts categories. For each part category according to the user's instruction, and for all the part categories of the plurality of received part categories,
It is checked from the part price information stored in the second step whether or not there is a part within the part price included in the procurement conditions corresponding to the part category in the part category. When there is a part, the part category corresponding to the part and the part delivery date and the required number of parts included in the procurement conditions corresponding to the part category are classified into the part category of the plurality of parts maker servers. A third step of sending the parts category, the parts delivery date, and the required number of parts to the parts maker server from the parts procurement server by the respective parts maker servers sent in the third step. The parts category that can receive the required number of parts by the delivery date indicated by the delivery date A fourth step of respectively examining the parts of the category from the parts delivery date information and the parts inventory information, and notifying the parts procurement server of the parts names of the examined parts; and The part names respectively notified in four steps are received from the respective part maker servers, and the third part is obtained for all the part categories of the plurality of part categories desired to be procured.
Displaying a list of the component names of the components in the component category in accordance with the procurement conditions obtained in the step and the fourth step and received from the fourth step, for each of the component categories. Receiving, by the user's instruction, selection of a part name desired to be procured from the part name list of each of the plurality of part categories displayed in the fifth step by the parts procurement server, A predetermined order format is displayed for each of the selected part names, and an input of a predetermined requirement for the displayed order format is received by an instruction of the user, and the delivery server and the part are received as the order data. A sixth step of sending to each of the parts maker servers corresponding to the parts having the same name; In each of the part maker servers to which the order data is sent in the sixth step, the order data of the part indicated by the part name is received from the part procurement server, and the part is represented by the order data. A seventh step of displaying each of the delivery numbers indicated by the order data so as to be sent to the delivery company having the delivery company server, which is the delivery destination indicated by the order data, by the delivery date indicated by the order data; The supplier server receives the order data sent by the parts procurement server in the sixth step, receives the parts indicated by the order data by the number indicated by the order data, and has the same delivery date indicated by the order data. The 8th schedule to be displayed on the same day to be delivered to the user at the same time on this same day. Parts procurement method, characterized in that it comprises Tsu and up, the. 7. A server, wherein each of a plurality of component maker servers further including inter-part coexistence information, changes information that has changed when at least one of the part price information and the inter-part coexistence information changes. The first step of notifying the component procurement server together with the component name, and the component price information and the inter-component coexistence information, which the component procurement server notifies each of the plurality of component maker servers, together with the component name. The second step of receiving and storing, respectively, the parts procurement server, for the part names desired to be procured from the part name list of a part category in the displayed part name list for each part category. Other parts which receive the selection input according to the instruction of the user and cannot coexist with the part having the selected part name The parts of the category are checked from the coexistence information between the parts stored in the second step, and the part names of the checked parts that cannot coexist are deleted from the part name list of the other part categories, respectively, and the The part name list is redisplayed, the selection input of the part name desired to be procured is received, and the part name list of the part name of the part of another part category that cannot coexist with the part of the selected part name is received. And selecting the part names from the list of part names of all the part categories desired to be procured one by one by repeating the deletion from the list and the redisplay of these part name lists. 7. The parts procurement method according to claim 6, wherein: 8. The order data includes a part name, a part delivery date,
8. The parts procurement method according to claim 6, wherein the number of parts, order data issuance date and time, and parts delivery destination are included. 9. The product includes information devices including a personal computer and wireless devices including a mobile phone, and the plurality of components constituting the product include a CPU, a memory card, and a motherboard. The parts procurement method according to claim 6, 7 or 8, wherein: 10. The parts procurement method according to claim 6, wherein the communication line is the Internet.