JP2002230113A - Recycle physical distribution system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a physical distributor to deliver a product by combining it in a set and to efficiently recover the product when it is spent. SOLUTION: In this system, a seller 14 entrusts the physical distributor 18 with storage of the product, the physical distributor 18 stores the product entrusted by the seller 14 and recycle information including management information and set information in an information center 21 of the physical distributor 18, delivers the product to a consumer by combining it in the set based on the management information, collates, grasps the recycle information of all the products to form the set from one product to form the set of the information center 21 and specifies a recycle method of the spent set product.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a set of products purchased from a manufacturer or an importer by a seller and sale to a consumer, and a distributor to deliver and deliver the products sold in the set to the consumer. In addition, the present invention relates to a recycling distribution system for recycling used set products that can be efficiently collected.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional recycling distribution system wholesales products manufactured by a manufacturer to a retailer, and the retailer combines the products into sets and sells them to consumers.

FIG. 7 shows a conventional recycle distribution system. The products 2a and 2b, such as personal computers, displays and printers, manufactured by the manufacturer 1 or imported by the importer are shipped via the carrier 3 and wholesaled to the retailer 4, and the retailer 4 becomes the consumer 5. Products 2a and 2b are sold in combination as a set. When the retailer 4 delivers the purchased products 2a and 2b to the consumer 5, if the consumer 5 wishes to collect used set products which have been used up to now but are no longer needed, the retailer 4 Alternatively, municipalities have taken over the waste, brought it to the treatment facility 6, and disposed many of it.

As described above, most of the used set products that have become unnecessary have been disposed of and landfilled. However, recently, the used set products that have become unnecessary due to resource recycling and lack of landfills have been recovered. There is a strong demand for recycling. Accordingly, the Specific Home Appliance Recycling Law (commonly known as the Home Appliance Recycling Law) was promulgated in 1998,
It will take effect in April of the year. Currently, the target products under the Specific Home Appliance Recycling Law are four items: TV receivers, refrigerators, electric washing machines, and air conditioners. These products alone account for about 80% of the total waste home appliances. However, for other products, there is a strong demand for the recycling of used set products that no longer require computers or office equipment, for example.

[0005] According to this law, the recycling of four products requires manufacturers to collect used products that are no longer needed, or to set up a collection place to recycle products. When a retailer picks up a used product that is no longer needed, delivery of the used product to the manufacturer is obligatory.

At present, when a manufacturer manufactures and sells to a consumer via a retailer, the consumer asks the retailer to collect the used set product which is no longer needed, and the retailer asks the retailer to collect the used set product. It is likely that the used set product is collected and handed over to the manufacturer.

By the way, recently, the seller often sells products manufactured by the manufacturer or products imported by the importer directly to consumers through the Internet, television shopping, mail order and the like. In such a case, the distributor usually does not have a means of transporting the product to the consumer, so it is common to outsource the transport and delivery of the product to the consumer.

[0008] That is, a distributor entrusts and stores products manufactured by a manufacturer or products imported by an importer in advance to a warehouse of a distributor, introduces the products on the Internet, TV shopping or catalogs, and receives products from consumers. When a purchase request is made, the distributor is requested to transport and deliver the product to the consumer.

[0009]

There are many set products that use a plurality of products in combination. For example, a personal computer set uses a combination of a personal computer, a display, and a printer. When a consumer purchases these set products at a retail store, they are often purchased as a combination set at the recommendation of the retail store.

In the Internet, television shopping, or catalog sales, consumers only need to purchase a predetermined combination, and cannot recognize the manufacturer of each product. Further, the distributor has a selling function, but does not have a function of storing and transporting the product, and does not have a collecting means even if a consumer requests a collection of used set products for recycling.

[0011]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, when a distributor sells a plurality of products as a set, the distributor entrusts the storage of the products to a distributor, and the distributor delivers the combined delivery to at least a set of the products. The set management information is stored in the memory, the logistics company stores the management information of the products entrusted for storage and the recycling information including the set information in the central processing unit, and the sales company purchases the product as a set from the consumer. Upon receiving a request, the distributor is instructed to ship as a set based on the set management information, and the distributor combines the stored products into a set based on the management information according to the instruction from the seller and delivers the product to the consumer. Then, when the logistics company receives a collection request for recycling of used products from the consumer, the distributor sets the recycling information set information of the information center. Ri, to provide a recycling logistics system that was to be able to see the recycling information of any used products, which also form a set from any of the used products.

The present invention also provides a recycle distribution system in which a distributor provides set management information of products that can be combined with consumers.

According to the present invention, when the used products are collected as a set, a distributor provides a consumer with a recycling distribution system in which the collection cost is reduced.

[0014]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

In FIG. 1, manufacturers 9a, 9b, 9c
Are suppliers that supply the products 12a, 12b, 12c, and become importers when the manufacturers 9a, 9b, 9c, etc. are overseas. Examples of the products 12a, 12b, and 12c include products sold as a set through the Internet, television shopping, or catalog sales, such as a personal computer, a display, a printer, and a CD-RW drive. The type of product used in the set may be used.

The manufacturers 9a, 9b, 9c, etc., at the management office 10, determine the product name, manufacturing lot number, product serial number, stock data, main material name or the presence or absence of parts using harmful substances for the products 12a, 12b, 12c. Information such as a part name is input to the storage device 11.

The seller 14 has the products 12a, 12b,
12c is purchased from manufacturers 9a, 9b, 9c, etc. and sold in sets to consumers. But the seller 14
Commissions storage of the purchased products 12a, 12b, 12c to the distributor 18 until sold, and requests delivery and delivery to the consumer. Further, the distributor 14 requests the distributor 18 to collect the used set product used for recycling.

It should be noted that the seller 14 is responsible for the products 12a, 12
b and 12c are often purchased from the same manufacturer 9a, 9b, 9c, etc., for example, the PC itself is purchased from the manufacturer A and the printer is purchased from the manufacturer B. May be purchased. When the distributor 14 entrusts the storage to the distributor 18, the management unit 16 creates purchase sales information and set management information and records them in the memory 17.

As shown in FIG. 2, the purchase and sale information includes a manufacturer name or an importer name, a personal computer, a display,
The information includes a product name such as a printer or a CD-RW drive, a product number of these products, the number of products in stock, and a purchase date.

As shown in FIG. 3, the set management information is information in which a seller creates a combination of products that can be used as a set based on the purchase and sale information. For example, when the set product is a personal computer, the set management information includes the product names and product numbers of the personal computer sets S1 and S2 and the personal computers, displays, printers, and the like that constitute these sets, and the names of manufacturers or importers.

The distributor 18 is a manufacturer 9a, 9
b, 9c, etc. and the management processing bureau 19 which communicates with the seller 14 and the manufacturer 9 based on the instructions from the seller 14.
It has a warehouse 20 for storing products 12a, 12b, 12c from a, 9b, 9c and the like. Further, the distributor 18 has an information center 21 for processing and storing information.

The warehouse 20 is provided at each location when the distributor 18 has sales offices at various locations. The product 12a, 12b, 12c manufactured by the manufacturer 9a, 9b, 9c or the like or the product 12a, 12b, 12c imported by the importer is notified to the management and processing bureau 19 based on the instruction of the seller 14, It is shipped according to the instructions of the management processing station 19, delivered to the designated warehouse 20, and entrusted and stored.

The information center 21 has a central processing station 23 for transmitting and receiving information and a data processing device 22 for storing the transmitted and received information. The central processing station 23 is connected to the management processing station 19 and the warehouse 20 by a line. Have been. When the distributor 18 has business offices in each district, a regional processing bureau (not shown) is provided for each district, and these are connected to the central processing bureau 23 online.

The management and processing office 19 of the distribution company 18 has a warehouse 20
When the products 12a, 12b, and 12c are delivered to the central processing station 23 of the information center 21, necessary management information, recycling information, and recycling processing information are sent through a line, and the information is stored in the data processing device 22.

As shown in FIG. 4, the management information includes a manufacturer name or an importer name, a product name such as a personal computer, a display, a printer or a CD-RW drive, a product number of these products, a warehousing date of the products, and a product manufacturing date. The information includes a production lot number and a production number, a number of products in stock, a management number of the distributor 18 and the like.

The management number of the distributor 18 means that the number of manufacturers 9a, 9b, 9c, etc. is plural or the product number and the production number are different depending on the product. Etc. cannot be done. This is a unique management number assigned by the distributor 18 for management.

Similarly, as shown in FIG. 5, the manufacturer 9a, 9b, 9c or the like or the distributor 1
Since the deposit for recycling from 4 will be deposited,
Manages information on the presence or absence of deposits and other information necessary for recycling, such as information on the names of main materials such as plastics used and their recycling methods or parts using harmful substances such as batteries or capacitors. It is stored in association with the number.

The information stored in the recycling method is written by returning the used set products to the manufacturers 9a, 9b, 9c and the like when the used set products require special recycling processing. When the used set product is temporarily stored in the used set product collection warehouse 25 of the distributor 18, write “temporary storage”. Further, when a specific recycling method of the used set product is specified, for example, harmful substances are removed and crushed, or plastic is melted at a high temperature. In any case, the recycling method is manufacturer 9a,
9b, 9c and the like are written.

Set information is recorded in the recycle information so that any product can know the recycle information of other products sold as a set with the set information.

The manufacturer 9a, 9b, 9c or the like, such as the serial number or the material name of the recycle information, of the management information is managed by the management office 10 and stored in the storage device 11 by the information W
Can be stored in the data processing device 22 of the information center 21 as it is and recorded by the manufacturer 9a, 9b, 9c or the like, or can be connected to the manufacturer 9a, 9b, 9c, etc. and the distributor 18 via the Internet 28. Connect with
Manufacturers 9a, 9b, 9c, etc. are central processing stations 2 of logistics companies.
3 may be stored online in the data processing device 22.

Although the information center 21 is managed by the distributor 18, it is more convenient to make necessary information such as the number of products in stock available from the manufacturers 9a, 9b, 9c and the like. However, in this case, security is required so that the information can be retrieved by the manufacturers 9a, 9b, 9c, etc., and only the information which can be disclosed by the distributor 18 is acceptable. Similarly, when there are a plurality of manufacturers 9a, 9b, 9c, etc., security is required so that information of one manufacturer or importer is not leaked to another manufacturer or importer.

The recycling information shown in FIG. 6 includes the name of the recycling company and its location, products that can be processed, processing capacity and processing status, and types of materials that can be processed. The recycling processor 26 is an independent processor, when the manufacturers 9a, 9b, 9c, etc. are provided on their own, or when the manufacturers 9a, 9b, 9c, etc. are provided in cooperation with several companies, 9a, 9b, 9c, etc. may be provided by a contractor.

The recycler 26 recycles used set products that have been used by the consumer 27 for many years and are no longer needed because they have been newly purchased, and usually have a recycling facility for each product.

For example, in the case of computer recycling, all collected personal computers are disassembled, and rare metals, noble metals, gold, etc. are sorted out and reused as taken-out materials. In addition, parts that can be used as they are, which can be used as they are, should be incorporated into new products, and plastics etc. should be melted and used as raw materials like gold etc., and also be crushed or melted and reused as building materials etc. 90% or more can be recycled.

To extract a rare or noble metal,
For example, remove the printed circuit board from the computer body,
The printed circuit boards are finely cut, and precious metals are removed by chemicals or other methods, and these have specialized processors.

Although FIG. 1 shows only one recycling company 26, several recycling companies 26 are selected in advance, registered in the data processing device 22 of the information center 21, and the processing status is constantly managed. If you leave, logistics agent 18
Can request the recycler 26 who has sufficient processing capacity to recycle the used set products collected, thereby improving the efficiency of the equipment.

In addition to the above, the logistics agent 18 can be collected by registering what kind of product each recycling agent 26 is suitable for recycling or registering the location of the recycling agent. Which recycling company 2 is the recycling of used set products?
It is easy to see if it is optimal if transported to 6.

Next, the entire recycle distribution system will be described.

First, the seller 14 is the manufacturer 9a, 9b,
The products 12a, 12b, and 12c are purchased from 9c or the like with the sales quantity expected in advance. The purchased products 12a, 12
b and 12c contact the management and processing bureau 19 of the distributor 18 and
It is entrusted and stored in the warehouse 20 of the distributor 18.

The management unit 16 of the distributor 14 stores the products 12a, 12b, 1
The purchase / sales information of 2c is created and recorded in the memory 17, and a combination as a set is considered based on the purchase / sale information, and set management information is created and stored in the memory 17. The set management information is presented to the consumer 27 as desired.

The management and processing bureau 19 of the distributor 18 stores the names of the manufacturers or importers of the stored products 12a, 12b, and 12c, the date of receipt, the product name, the product number and the performance, the production lot number and the production number, and the product number. The management information such as the entry and exit dates and the management number of the distributor 18 is sent to the central processing station 23 and stored in the data processing device 22. Also manufacturers 9a, 9
If there is a deposit of recycling cost from b, 9c, etc., the deposit information is accumulated. The deposit of this recycling cost is for manufacturers 9a, 9b, 9c, etc.
It is desirable to perform this when the 2a, 12b, and 12c are delivered to the warehouse 20 or when they are actually sold, but not limited to this.

The seller 14 has products 12a, 12b, 12
c is sold as a set through the Internet 28, but is not limited to this, and is sold to the consumer 27 by direct mail, television shopping, or the like. Now the products 12a, 12b, 12 from the consumer 27 through the Internet 28
When there is a purchase request as a set of c, the seller 14 instructs the management processing station 19 of the distributor 18 to issue the goods.

The management processing office 19 of the distributor 18 operates the central processing office 23 of the information center 21 to check the stock of the products 12a, 12b, and 12c for which the delivery has been instructed, and to store the products 12a, 12b, and 12c. If there is stock, a delivery slip is created, a delivery instruction is issued to the warehouse 20, the combination is made into a set based on the management information, and the product 12a, 12b, 12c is delivered to the consumer 27 as a set. The management and processing bureau 19 of the distributor 18 stores the fact when sold as a set.

The distributor 18 delivers and delivers the product requested to be delivered to the consumer 27, but if there is only delivery, the products 12a, 12b, and 12c are also installed. When the distribution company 18 delivers the product to the consumer 27, the result is reported to the manufacturers 9a, 9b, 9c and the like, and registered in the information center 21. In addition, the distributor 18 registers that the product 12a, 12b, 12c was sold as a set when the product 12a, 12b, 12c was delivered.
Other products 12a, 12b, 12c even from 2b, 12c
The above-mentioned recycling information, in particular, whether or not there is a deposit for recycling costs is known.

The consumer 27 has the products 12a, 12
The distribution company 18 is requested to collect used set products that have been used for many years and become unnecessary when the items b and 12c are delivered. When the distributor 18 receives a request for collection of the used set product, the distributor calls the management processing station 19 of the distributor 18 from the terminal and operates the information center 21 to search the management number from the manufacturing number of the management information. Then, the deposit information of the used set product is searched from the recycling information based on the management number, and it is confirmed whether or not the recycling cost has been deposited by the manufacturer 9a, 9b, 9c or the like or the distributor 14.

In this case, when the used set product is sold as a set, the distributor 18 knows the used set product and the recycling information of other products related to the set from the used set product based on the set information of the recycling information. In this way, when some of the used set products sold as a set are collected, it can be easily confirmed whether or not the recycling cost is deposited.

When it is confirmed that the recycling cost has been deposited, the used set product requested to be collected by the consumer 27 is collected free of charge and temporarily stored in the used collection warehouse 25. When the distributor 18 collects the used set product, the distributor 18 reports the result to the manufacturers 9a and 9
b, 9c, etc. or the seller 14 to settle the deposit for recycling costs.

For the used set products for which the recycling cost has not been deposited, the distributor 18 confirms whether the seller 14 and / or the consumer 27 will bear the recycling cost, and then checks the used set product. When collecting used set products sold as a set, collection labor and transportation costs can be reduced compared to collecting used set products individually. Make cheaper.

When the distributor 18 collects the used set products and temporarily stores them in the used collection warehouse 25, the information center 21 is operated and the used set products collected from the recycling processing information are identified by the recycling processor 26 or which Check that the local recycling facilities are suitable. The used set products stored in the used set product collection warehouse 25 are transported to a corresponding recycling company 26.

The recycler 26 that has received the delivery recycles the transported product as described above.
For example, if the collected product is a personal computer, it is completely disassembled, and rare metals, precious metals, gold, etc. are sorted out and reused as raw materials. Of the removed parts, those that can be used as they are are incorporated into new products, and plastics and the like are melted and used as raw materials in the same manner as gold, etc., and are also crushed and reused as building materials.

[0051]

According to the recycle distribution system of the present invention, when a distributor sells a plurality of products as a set, the distributor entrusts the storage of the products to a distributor, and the distributor delivers the combined delivery to at least the set of the products. The set management information is stored in the memory, the logistics company stores the management information of the products entrusted for storage and the recycling information including the set information in the central processing unit, and the distributor instructs the logistics company to ship the set as a set. Only the distributor can combine the set into a set and deliver it to the consumer, which saves labor for sales.

Further, when there is a request from the consumer for the collection of used products for recycling, the logistics company uses the set information of the recycling information of the information center to determine which set of used products is to be used. Since the recycling information of the used product can also be confirmed, the collection for the recycling process can be efficiently performed.

Further, according to the recycle distribution system of the present invention, when a distributor requests collection from a consumer for recycling of used set products, the recycle information is used to convert one set of used products constituting the used set products from the recycling information. Since the method of recycling the entire used set product can be specified based on this, the recycling method can be easily specified when the used set product is collected as a set or when a part of the used set product is collected.

The recycling and distribution system of the present invention is more efficient than a logistics company collecting individual used products when the used products are collected as a set. Only needs to be done.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a recycle distribution system of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing purchase and sale information used in the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing set management information used in the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing management information used in the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing recycling information used in the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing recycling processing information used in the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram of a conventional recycle distribution system.

[Explanation of symbols]

 9a, 9b, 9c Manufacturers 12a, 12b, 12c Products 14 Distributors 18 Distributors 19 Management processing bureau 20 Warehouse 21 Information center 22 Central processing bureau 23 Data processing equipment 25 Used set product collection warehouse 26 Recycling business 27 Consumer 28 Internet

 ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Yosuke Akiyama 1-6-1, Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo F-term in Kintetsu Express Co., Ltd. (Reference) 5B049 BB00 BB11 BB31 CC00 GG00 GG07

Claims (8)

[Claims] When a seller sells a plurality of products as a set, the seller entrusts the storage of the products to a distributor, and the seller prepares purchase / sales information of the plurality of products entrusted with the storage, and purchases and sells the products. Based on the information, set management information is created and stored in memory.Distributors store management information on products entrusted for storage and recycling information including set information in a central processing unit. When there is a request for purchase as a set, the distributor is instructed to ship as a set based on the set management information, and the distributor sets the stored products based on the management information in accordance with the instructions from the seller. The distribution company delivers the product to the combination center, and upon receiving a request from the consumer for collection of used set products for recycling, the logistics company recycles the information center. Recycling distribution system, characterized in that the set information broadcast, and to be able to also check the recycling information of another one of the used set product constituting a set from any of the used set products. 2. The recycled logistics system according to claim 1, wherein said purchase / sales information includes at least a manufacturer name or an importer name, a product name, and a product number. 3. The system according to claim 1, wherein the set management information includes a set name, a product name, and a product number. 4. The set management information includes a product name and a product number of a combination of a product of one manufacturer or importer and a product of another manufacturer or importer. 2. The recycling distribution system according to 1. 5. The recycle distribution system according to claim 1, wherein the seller provides the set management information of the products that can be combined to the consumer. 6. The recycling distribution system according to claim 1, wherein the management information includes a manufacturer name or an importer name, a product name, and a product number. 7. The recycle distribution system according to claim 1, wherein the products delivered as a set are a personal computer, a display, a printer, and a CD-RW drive. 8. A logistics company, when a consumer requests for collection of a used set product for recycling, based on the used set product constituting the used set product from the recycling information. 2. The recycling distribution system according to claim 1, wherein a method of recycling the entire product can be confirmed.