JP2002245140A - Method and system for distributing merchandise - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide merchandise distributing method and system which eliminate unnecessary businesses and procedures by shortening time difference about information transmission of a series of businesses is buyers, a management provider and a manufacturer as much as possible and also rationalizing the conventional businesses and further enable each agent to directly utilize the information. SOLUTION: In this merchandise distribution system in which a plurality of terminal devices of the buyers, a terminal device of the manufacturer, a managing device of the management provider that provides merchandise distribution management, etc., are connected on the Internet, the managing device of the management provider integrates customer management, order reception and placement management and goods reception and shipping management between the buyers and the manufacturer, and stock management and management of history information, etc., of the buyers, notifies the terminal devices of the buyers about the stock information on the basis of merchandise order reception information and merchandise delivery information and also manages the serial numbers of merchandise received from the manufacturer with respect to orders from the buyers as history.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a merchandise distribution technology using a computer system constructed on a network, and more particularly, to distribution management using a security seal as a product, customer management, order management, receipt / shipment management, and purchaser. The present invention relates to a technology effective when applied to a commodity distribution method and system mainly for managing inventory management, history information, and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a technique studied by the present inventors, the following technique can be considered for distribution of security seals. For example, the purchaser must provide the security seal (mainly the seal for the container door lock) required by the purchaser and the local branch or agency directly from the purchaser or the local branch or agency. Orders are made by facsimile, email or telephone. The manufacturer who receives this order receives the order when manufacturing the security seal by himself, and places an order with the manufacturer or a company in the middle when the manufacturer does not manufacture the security seal. The product is shipped to the delivery destination specified in advance by the purchaser at the request of the purchaser. At this time, the shipping information on the goods to be delivered will be sent from the vendor who received the order as a delivery note and invoice for domestic transactions,
In the case of import / export trade, invoices and packing lists are notified to the purchaser and the branch or agency in each region by facsimile, e-mail, mail, or attachment to the delivered product.

[0003]

The inventors of the present invention have studied the technique of distributing the security seal as described above, and as a result, the following has become clear.
For example, according to the commodity distribution method as described above, it is necessary for each of the purchaser, intermediate distributor, and manufacturer to perform order management and receipt / shipment management, and it is necessary for information transmission to be performed between the parties. Even in the period, a difference of several days occurs. Also, when arranging goods, the purchaser must rely on inventory management within the organization.Therefore, there is no planning in ordering. A problem arises in that high costs are incurred.

[0004] In the security seal, besides this problem, since the serial number is imprinted or printed on the product, the purchaser sometimes requests tracking of the history of the product. In this tracking work, the purchaser requests the intermediate distributor or manufacturer to track the history, but depending on the purchaser's organization, once the request is made by the purchaser's supervisor from each place, then to each supplier There are cases where there is a request and cases where there is a request directly from each place to each contractor. In the case of the former, the information transmission takes several days, and in the case of the latter, there is no way for the purchaser to check it. Also,
In some cases, the intermediary distributor may not be able to understand, and in that case, it will be necessary to contact the manufacturer further, and tracking will be extremely troublesome.

[0005] In order to solve these problems, the present inventor integrates various managements of each person involved in each stage from ordering by a purchaser to delivery to the purchaser, and manages them on a network. By constructing it as a provider's management device, we thought that it would be possible to rationally implement customer management, order management, receipt / shipment management, purchaser inventory management, and management of history information.

[0006] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to minimize the time lag of information transmission in a series of business operations between a purchaser, a management provider, and a manufacturer, and to streamline conventional operations to eliminate unnecessary operations and procedures. It is an object of the present invention to provide a commodity distribution method and a system that enable each trader to directly use the information.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention has a terminal device of a purchaser, a terminal device of a manufacturer, and a management device of a management provider constructed on a network, An object of the present invention is to provide a merchandise distribution method and system that integrates customer management, order management, receipt / shipment management, and inventory management between a purchaser and a manufacturer using a management device of a management provider.

That is, according to the merchandise distribution method of the present invention, the purchaser accesses the management device of the management provider through the terminal device of the purchaser and obtains the purchaser's name, address, e-mail address, etc. for identifying the customer. The unique information is registered, and the management device of the management provider issues a customer ID and a password to each of the purchasers registered as customers, manages the unique information of each customer in association with the customer ID, and registers as a customer. When the purchaser places an order for a manufacturer's product, the purchaser accesses the management device of the management provider through the terminal device of the purchaser, registers the order information in the management device, and then registers the order information of the management provider. The management device notifies the manufacturer's terminal device of the order information from the purchaser, and when the manufacturer receiving the order for the product delivers the product to the purchaser, the manufacturer uses the manufacturer's terminal device. First, the delivery information is registered in the management device by accessing the management device of the management provider, and then the delivery information from the manufacturer is notified from the management device of the management provider to the terminal device of the purchaser, and The management device notifies the terminal device of the purchaser of inventory information based on the order information of the product and the delivery information of the product.

[0009] Further, in the above merchandise distribution method, the management device of the management provider has a step of managing as a history the serial number of the merchandise delivered by the manufacturer in response to the order from the purchaser. is there.

[0010] Further, in the commodity distribution system of the present invention, the terminal device of the purchaser accesses the management device of the management provider and transmits the unique information such as the purchaser name, address, and e-mail address for specifying the customer. It has means for registering and accessing the management device of the management provider and registering order information in the management device when ordering the product of the manufacturer, and the terminal device of the manufacturer provides the purchaser with the product. At the time of delivery, there is a means for accessing the management device of the management provider and registering the delivery information in the management device, and the management device of the management provider provides the purchaser registered as a customer with a customer ID and a password, respectively. Issued and managed by associating each customer's unique information with the customer ID, and when ordering a manufacturer's product, notify the manufacturer's terminal device of the order information from the buyer's terminal device, Deliver goods to Notify the buyer's terminal device of the delivery information from the manufacturer's terminal device, notify the buyer's terminal device of the inventory information based on the product order information and the product delivery information, The present invention is characterized by having means for managing as a history the serial number of a product delivered from a manufacturer in response to an order from a purchaser.

Further, the commodity distribution method and system of the present invention are characterized in that they are applied particularly to a distribution method and system using a security seal as a commodity.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing a product distribution system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a flow of product distribution in the product distribution system.
And FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a flow from ordering a product to delivery, and FIG. 5 is a schematic external view showing a security seal.

First, a schematic configuration of an example of a commodity distribution system according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The merchandise distribution system according to the present embodiment is a system using a computer system on a network. On the Internet 1 as an example of a network, a plurality of terminal devices 2 of a purchaser, a terminal device 3 of a manufacturer, A management device 4 of a management provider that provides management of product distribution is connected and configured. In addition, in this product distribution system, it is possible to adopt a configuration having a management device that provides management of product distribution on the manufacturer side.

A plurality of terminal devices 2 (2a, 2b,
Each of 2c and 2d) is composed of, for example, a personal computer or the like, and incorporates, for example, an arithmetic processing unit or a storage device, an input device such as a keyboard or a mouse, a display device such as a display, a printing device such as a printer,
Auxiliary storage devices such as CDs and DVDs are connected, and are further provided with a modem, communication software, browsing software such as a Web browser, and various software for e-mail and telephone calls that can be connected to the Internet 1. .

In particular, means for accessing the management device 4 of the management provider in the terminal device 2 of the purchaser and registering unique information such as a purchaser name, an address, and an e-mail address for specifying as a customer; When ordering a manufacturer's product, access to the management device 4 of the management provider and access to the management device 4
For example, means for registering order information is provided as a processing function by hardware or software.

The manufacturer's terminal device 3 (3a, 3b)
For example, it is composed of two personal computers for a sales person user and a production person user. Like the terminal device 2 of the purchaser, it incorporates, for example, an arithmetic processing device and a storage device, and has an input device, a display device, and a printing device. A device, an auxiliary storage device, etc. are connected, and a modem, communication software, browsing software,
It is configured to include various software for e-mail and telephone calls.

In particular, the terminal device 3 of the manufacturer is provided with the management device 4 of the management provider when delivering the goods to the purchaser.
For example, a means for accessing and accessing the management device 4 to register delivery information is provided as a processing function using hardware or software.

The management device 4 of the management provider includes, for example, a personal computer as a terminal device 4a for a system administrator, a server 4b such as a Web, an application, and a database, and a terminal device 4c for a sales person user and a warehouse user. , 4d, each terminal device 4a, 4c, 4d incorporates, for example, an arithmetic processing device or a storage device, like the purchaser's terminal device 2, and includes an input device, a display device, and a printing device. apparatus,
An auxiliary storage device is connected, and the Internet 1
It is configured to have a modem, communication software, browsing software, various software for e-mail, telephone call, and the like that can be connected to the Internet.

In the management device 4 of the management provider, a terminal device 4a for a system administrator and a server 4b such as a Web, an application, and a database include:
It has various merchandise distribution management functions, and can integrate and realize customer management, order management, receipt / shipment management, purchaser inventory management, history information, etc. with buyers and manufacturers. It is possible.

In particular, the management apparatus 4 of the management provider issues a customer ID and a password to each of the purchasers registered as customers, and manages the unique information of each customer in correspondence with the customer ID. Means for notifying the manufacturer's terminal device 3 of the order information from the purchaser's terminal device 2 when ordering the manufacturer's product, and manufacturing the product on the purchaser's terminal device 2 when delivering the product to the purchaser. Means for notifying the delivery information from the terminal device 3 of the trader, means for notifying the purchaser terminal device 2 of the stock information based on the order information of the product and the delivery information of the product, manufacturing for the order from the purchaser Means for managing the serial number of a product delivered from a trader as a history is provided as a processing function by hardware or software.

Next, referring to FIG. 2, an example of the flow of merchandise distribution in the merchandise distribution system of the present embodiment will be described.

In the customer management, the purchaser first makes a use application, various registrations, a sample application, and the like through the terminal device 2, registers it in the management device 4 of the management provider, and notifies the management device 4 by e-mail (step S11). And
The management device 4 of the management provider performs customer registration confirmation, supplier registration, and the like, and notifies the purchaser's terminal device 2 of an e-mail that enables the use of this system (step S12). As a result, the purchaser can use the present system, and can perform, for example, order registration for order management and inventory inquiry for inventory management, which will be described later. Further, the management device 4 of the management provider performs customer search and maintenance, and notifies a message to the terminal device 2 of the purchaser by e-mail (step S13). In the terminal device 3 of the manufacturer, supplier correction registration and the like are performed.

In order management, the purchaser first performs order registration and the like through the terminal device 2 based on the advance order confirmation by the inventory management described later, and registers the order in the management device 4 of the management provider and also notifies by e-mail. (Steps S21 and S22). Further, the management device 4 of the management provider notifies the terminal device 3 of the manufacturer by e-mail of order registration and the like. If the purchaser does not have an Internet environment, the management provider registers the registration information from the purchaser by telephone or facsimile or the like, and the management provider notifies the manufacturer by e-mail ( Step S23). Then, the manufacturer's terminal device 3 performs delivery date, order content confirmation registration, etc., and registers the information in the management device 4 of the management provider and also notifies it by e-mail (step S24). Further, the management device 4 of the management provider checks the delivery date and the like.
The purchaser's terminal device 2 is notified by e-mail (step S25). Then, the purchaser can check the delivery date and the like through the terminal device 2.

In the receipt / shipment management, first, the manufacturer registers the delivery, creates an invoice, etc., in the management device 4 of the management provider via the terminal device 3 and notifies the user by e-mail (step S31). Further, the management provider performs warehousing registration, billing processing instruction, and the like to the management device 4, and notifies the terminal device 2 of the purchaser by e-mail (steps S32 and S33). Then, in the direct system, the purchaser confirms receipt of goods, billing, and the like through the terminal device 2. On the other hand, in the indirect method, after a shipment request is made, the management device 4 of the management provider notifies the purchaser's terminal device 2 of information such as shipment registration by e-mail (steps S34 and S35). . Thus, the purchaser can confirm the arrival through the terminal device 2.

In the inventory management, the purchaser first inquires of the inventory through the terminal device 2 (by company / base) based on the information on the receipt, shipping and receiving of the receipt / shipment management in the management device 4 of the management provider. And the like can be performed (step S41). Further, the purchaser can check the history totaling for the purchaser through the terminal device 2 (step S42). Also, the management device 4 of the management provider
Then, the management history totaling table and the like can be checked (step S43). In addition, it is also possible to calculate a stock warning quantity and a period based on totalization of purchaser's history information, and to notify a warning mail when a warning is required.

Next, referring to FIGS. 3 and 4, an example of a flow from ordering a product to delivery will be described. FIG. 3 shows a direct system for directly delivering a product, and FIG. 4 shows an indirect system for indirectly performing the delivery.

As shown in FIG. 3, when the product is directly delivered, first, the order information of the product is stored in the order information of the purchaser, each base A,
B and C store the information in the database and notify the management provider (system person in charge). Further, the order information of the product is notified from the management provider to the manufacturer of the product. In response to this, the product will be sent
The buyer or each of the bases A, B, and C by the carrier directly from the product manufacturer without going through the warehouse of the management provider.
Will be delivered to

As shown in FIG. 4, when the product is delivered indirectly, first, the order information of the product is stored in the database from the purchaser and notified to the management provider (system person in charge). You. Further, the order information of the product is notified from the management provider to the manufacturer of the product. In response to this, the goods are sent from the manufacturer of the goods to the person in charge of the warehouse by the carrier A. At this time, the product shipping request is stored in the database from the purchaser and each of the bases A, B, and C, is notified to the management provider, and is transmitted to the person in charge of the warehouse. Therefore, in response to this shipping request, the goods are delivered from the person in charge of the warehouse to the purchaser and each of the bases A, B, and C by the carrier B.

Next, an example of a security seal which is a product will be described with reference to FIG. (A) shows a pin type and a cylinder type, and (b) shows a band type.

As shown in FIG. 5 (a), the type comprising a pin and a cylinder comprises, for example, a pin 11a made of a special steel and a cylinder 11b made of metal on the inside and made of plastic on the outside. The serial number 11c is stamped or printed on the transparent plastic part. This type is used, for example, for locking the door of a container, and the safety of the container is ensured by inserting the pin 11a into the through hole of the door and then inserting the tip of the pin 11a into the cylinder 11b. I have.

As shown in FIG. 5 (b), the band type is composed of, for example, a spherical housing 12a made of tin and a plate 12b, and a serial number 12c is stamped on the plate 12b. This type is also used, for example, for locking the door of a container, and the safety of the container is ensured by inserting the plate 12b into the through hole of the door and then inserting the tip of the plate 12b into the spherical housing 12a. ing.

In addition, the spherical housing of FIG. 5B is replaced with a flat housing, the plate is replaced with a metal wire cable, the material is replaced with plastic, and the housing is replaced with a box. There are various types of security seals, such as those. In addition to container door locks, it can be used for general industries such as trucks, various bags for the financial industry, and various meters for gas, water, and electricity.

Next, functions of customer management, order management, receipt / shipment management, inventory management, maintenance, and form output in the commodity distribution system according to the present embodiment will be described in order. In the following description, system administrators, warehouses, sales, etc. shall be included in the management provider side, temporary headquarters, ordering parties, bases, etc. shall be included in the purchaser side, suppliers shall be included in the manufacturer side, respectively. Shall be Here, the head office is the representative (parent) of the purchaser, the orderer is the actual order window (child) of the purchaser (and may be a product user), and the base is the actual purchaser's actual It means the product user (grandchild), respectively. (A) Customer management (A-1) General explanation page: Provision of general information to everyone including unspecified large number of persons not included in the parties concerned There is no restriction on authority.
Make various announcements (display only) on the news page.

(A-2) Product introduction page There is no restriction on authority, and a) product list display,
b) Use conditions (usage, usage, etc.) on the pop-up screen
, The recommended product type (link) is displayed, and c) detailed information is displayed by selecting the product.

(A-3) Registration of use application The person registered as a temporary head office user has the authority, and as a flow, after confirming a) use conditions, terms and conditions, etc., enter an input screen, b) head office information, business type, Trigger, enter desired license, c) Register as temporary head office user, d) Display registration ID / password (managed by temporary head office), e) Registration complete mail to temporary head office, sales, manager, f) The system side automatically issues an ID / temporary password, immediately reflects it in the database (registration procedure is automatically processed), and the like.

(A-4) Log-on page: User authentication authority at the time of using the system is held by the sales, warehouse, system administrator, supplier, temporary head office user, head office, orderer, and base.
Enter the user ID / password, b) perform authentication based on the registration information on the system side, and c) provide customer management information, order management information,
Receiving / shipment management information, inventory management information, etc. can be registered in the database, d) the information can be browsed, and e) the system can be used.

(A-5) The head office user regular registration authority is held by the system administrator, and as a flow, a) temporary head office user information search, b) license, payment condition, product, serial number, price input, c) head office The user is registered as a user, and d) a registration completion mail addressed to the head office, sales, and administrator is performed. Note that the ID / temporary password is not reissued.

(A-6) The orderer information registration authority is owned by the head office and the system administrator.
a) Enter the orderer information, b) If the input person is not the head office,
Inputting the head office ID, c) selecting the billing party from the relevant head office / supplier list, d) being registered as the orderer user,
e) Display registration ID / password (managed by input person)
f) The registration completion mail addressed to the head office, business, and administrator is sent. Note that the system automatically issues an ID / temporary password,
Immediate reflection in the database (registration procedure is automatic processing).

(A-7) Site information registration authority is owned by the head office, sales and system administrator, and a) input base information as a flow. B) If the input person is not the head office, the head office ID is input. Select the orderer by picking up the orderer list, c) Register as a base user, d) Display the registration ID / password (managed by the input side), e) Registration completion mail addressed to the head office, sales and manager And so on. The ID / temporary password is automatically issued by the system and immediately reflected in the database (registration procedure is automatically processed)
I do.

(A-8) Supplier information registration authority is possessed by the system administrator, and as a flow, a) input supplier information and payment terms, handle products, select language,
b) Registered as a supplier user; c) Display registration ID / password (managed by administrator); The ID / temporary password is automatically issued on the system side and immediately reflected in the database (registration procedure is automatic processing).

(A-9) Administrator information registration authority is held by the system administrator, and a) administrator information, sales information, and management-side warehouse information are input as a flow, b) registered as an administrator user, c D) registered as a warehouse user, e) registered ID
/ Display the password (managed by the administrator).
The ID / temporary password is automatically issued on the system side and immediately reflected in the database (registration procedure is automatic processing). (B) Order management (B-1) Sample application registration: Sample product application authority is temporary head office (guest), head office, orderer, base, sales,
The system administrator has a) a) display product list, b) display recommended product type (link) from usage conditions (usage, usage amount, etc.) on pop-up screen, c) display detailed information by selecting product, d) ) Input usage, quantity, comment, destination, e) register sample application, f) mail sample application to sales.

(B-2) Order Registration: Product ordering authority from the purchaser (orderer) is owned by the head office, orderer, sales, and system administrator. As a flow: a) If the input person is not the orderer, Enter orderer ID, b) select product, order quantity input (number of units), storage destination selection, c) extract storage destination data according to the language selected by product handling supplier, d) issue order ID, e)
The order is registered, f) an order registration mail to the supplier, an orderer, an order registration confirmation mail to the business, and the like. In addition,
If the order quantity is not divisible by the minimum order unit, the number before and after is displayed in a warning window.

(B-3) Order Receipt Registration: The supplier has the authority to receive the above order at the supplier, the sales department, and the system administrator. As a condition, an order ID exists, order cancellation is not registered, The user who has not been registered to receive the order has the authority for this order, and as a flow,
a) search order information from order ID, b) serial number,
Enter the expected shipping date, c) register the shipping receipt, d) send an order receiving e-mail to the orderer, an order receiving confirmation e-mail to the supplier, warehouse, or business. If the input serial number does not conform to the format or the order quantity does not match the serial number issuance, an error is generated and the final serial number is stored. (C) Receipt / shipment management (C-1) Creation of shipping invoice: Creation of a management provider (for purchaser) invoice at the time of shipment of the supplier The authority of the supplier, sales and system administrator is held, and conditions It is assumed that the order ID exists, the order cancellation is not registered, the order receipt is registered, the order invoice is not created, and the user has authority for this order. ) Search order information from order ID, b) Enter shipping invoice date and charge,
c) Create shipping invoice, d) Turn on shipping invoice creation completed flag, etc.

(C-2) Registration of Shipment Completion: Supplier, sales, system administrator has the authority to complete the shipment from the supplier to the management provider / purchaser. Is not registered, order invoice is not created, order completion is not registered, and the user has authority over this order. As a flow, a) search order information from order ID, b ) Enter the ship completed information, c) Register the completion of shipping, d) Send a shipping completion mail to the orderer, a shipping completion confirmation mail to the supplier, warehouse, and business.

(C-3) Receiving completion registration: The authority of the management provider to complete the receiving of the product from the supplier is possessed by the sales and system administrator (in the case of direct delivery, the ordering party is also possible). Exists, the shipping completion has been registered, the warehousing completion has not been registered, and the user has authority for this order. As a flow, a) retrieval of order information from the order ID, b) warehousing in Voice date and charge are entered. C) Receiving completed is registered. D) Receiving invoice creation flag is turned on, the number of receiving is added to the manager's stock, e) Receiving completion mail addressed to the orderer, receiving completed to sales. Perform confirmation emails, etc.

(C-4) Order Status Inquiry: The status inquiry of each order has the authority of the head office, the orderer, the base, the supplier, the business, and the system administrator. It is assumed that the user has authority over the order, and as a flow, a) search for order information from the order ID, b) search for order information, etc. are performed.

(C-5) Confirmation of shipping invoice: Display / confirmation of the created shipping invoice has the authority of the supplier, the sales person, and the system administrator (in the case of direct delivery, the head office and the ordering party are also possible), and the conditions It is assumed that an order ID exists, an order invoice has been created, and the user has authority over this order. As a flow, a) order information is searched from the order ID, and b) a shipping invoice has been created. If there is, display and so on.

(C-6) Receiving Invoice Confirmation: Display and confirmation of the created receiving invoice has the authority of the headquarters, the ordering party, the sales person, and the system administrator. The voice has been created, and the user has authority over this order. As a flow, a) search order information from the order ID,
b) If the incoming invoice has been created, display is performed.

(C-7) The order cancellation registration authority is held by the sales and system administrator.
It is assumed that the order ID exists, shipping completion registration has not been performed, order cancellation has not been registered, and the user has authority over this order.
D is searched for order information, and b) order cancellation registration is performed.

(C-8) Registration of shipping request: The authority of the head office, the orderer, the base, the sales office, and the system administrator has the authority of the product sending request in the indirect method from the base to the management provider. If it is not a base, input base ID, b) select product, input shipment quantity (unit), c) extract shipping source data according to the selected language of base, d) issue shipping ID, e) register shipping request Done,
f) A shipping request e-mail to the warehouse or business, a shipping request confirmation e-mail to the base, etc. are sent. If the shipment quantity is not divisible by the minimum order unit, the number before and after is displayed in a warning window.

(C-9) Shipment completion registration: The warehouse and system administrator (in the case of direct delivery, the orderer is also allowed) have the authority to register the completion of the shipment request in the warehouse, and a shipping ID exists as a condition. It is assumed that shipping cancellation has not been registered, shipping completion has not been registered, and the user has authority for this shipping. As a flow, a) shipping information is searched from the shipping ID,
b) Enter the serial number and shipping information, c) Subtract the number of shipments from the management side inventory number, d) Calculate the management side inventory warning value,
If a warning is required, send a warning email (quantity warning),
e) Shipment completion registration is performed, f) Shipment completion mail addressed to the base and the ordering party, shipment completion confirmation mail addressed to the business, etc. are performed.
If the input serial number does not conform to the format, or if the number of shipments and the number of serial numbers issued do not match, an error is generated and the final serial number is stored.

(C-10) Receipt Completion Registration: Receipt completion registration authority at the base where the shipment was requested is owned by the base, sales and system administrator. It is assumed that the user has authority for this shipment, the registration of which has not been completed.
D is searched for shipping information, b) registration is completed, c)
The number of arrivals is added to the stock on the base side, and d) an arrival completion mail addressed to the orderer, a warehouse completion confirmation mail addressed to the warehouse and the business, and the like.

(C-11) Shipment Status Inquiry: The status inquiry authority of each shipping request is owned by the head office, the orderer, the base, the warehouse, the sales office, and the system administrator. It is assumed that the user has authority over the shipment, and as a flow, a) retrieval of the shipment information from the shipment ID, b) display of the shipment information, and the like are performed.

(C-12) Shipment Cancel Registration Authority is owned by the base, warehouse, sales, and system administrator. As a condition, a shipment ID exists, shipment completion registration has not been made, and shipment cancellation registration has not been made. Assuming that the user has authority for this shipment, a) searching for order information from the order ID, b) order cancellation registration, etc. are performed as a flow. (D) Inventory management (D-1) Inventory warning (period warning): Warning flow when a preset number of days has been exceeded: a) Management-side inventory warning (final order receipt completion date or final period warning) If the quantity warning interval days have passed since the day, execute (daily processing), send an e-mail that prompts you to check the stock amount), b) Site-side stock warning (completion date of last shipment request or last period warning date) If the quantity warning interval day has elapsed since the execution of the process (daily processing), an e-mail for prompting the user to check the stock amount is sent).

(D-2) Inventory Inquiry: The authority to inquire about the product inventory managed by the purchaser's registration history is owned by the head office, the orderer, the base, the warehouse, the sales office, and the system administrator. It is assumed that the authority is given to this base, and as a flow, a) When the input person is not the head office, the orderer, or the base, the user is required to input an ID.
b) Select search mode (Head office: Select all orderers / child orderers / sub-child bases, select orderer: all orderers / self-orderers / self-orderers + child all bases / self-orderers + child bases select, bases) ： Parent orderer +
All sites / parent orderer + own site), c) All items are displayed only in the table,
The selection display includes a line graph display and the like.

(D-3) Location stock consumption input: The registration authority for the use of the received product by this distribution method is owned by the location, sales, and system administrator, and as a condition, the user has the authority to this location. That
As a flow, a) If the input person is not a base, the base I
D), b) consumption date, consumption amount for each product,
c) The management-side stock warning quantity is calculated, and if a warning is required, a warning mail is transmitted (quantity warning), and the like. (E) Maintenance (E-1) Product information registration: Catalog data authority on the product introduction page is owned by the system administrator. As a flow, a) input the product information, select the handling supplier, and b) register the product. ,
c) Product handling is registered.

(E-2) Product Information Correction Authority is owned by the system administrator, and as a flow, a) search product information from product code, b) display current contents,
Input the content of correction, c) update product information, etc. A function for changing the information to inactive is prepared.

(E-3) The customer information modification authority is owned by the head office and the system administrator.
a) Retrieve customer information from headquarters ID or orderer ID or base ID, b) display current contents and enter correction details, c) select whether direct delivery is possible for orderer, d) update customer information, And so on. A function for changing the information to inactive is prepared.

(E-4) Supplier information modification authority belongs to the supplier and the system administrator.
a) searching the supplier information from the supplier ID; b) displaying the current contents and inputting the correction contents; and c) updating the supplier information. A function for changing the information to inactive is prepared.

(E-5) Administrator information modification authority is owned by the system administrator. As a flow, a) administrator information is retrieved from an administrator ID, a sales ID, or a management warehouse ID, and b) the current contents are displayed. , Enter your corrections,
c) Update the manager information. A function for changing the information to inactive is prepared.

(E-6) Billing unit price setting authority is held by the system administrator, and a) Enter billing source user ID, billing destination user ID, product code, billing unit price, and b) Register billing unit price information as a flow. And so on.

(E-7) Inventory warning condition setting: interval days
The authority to register inventory warning conditions based on the risk level and the number of extra days is held by the head office and system administrator.
a) Search for the orderer from the orderer ID, and the bases under the orderer, and the products to be handled from the head office information. b) For each of the contracted products, enter the warning conditions for the stock on the management side and the stock on the base side. c) Register inventory warning conditions, etc.
Note that the warning conditions are a period warning (interval days), a quantity warning (danger level), and a quantity warning (surplus days).

(E-8) Pinpoint mail distribution: The mail distribution authority for each registered address selected by the administrator is held by the sales and system administrators.
a) search for a delivery target, b) subject, text input, sender address acquisition, c) mail delivery, etc. In addition, the mail is delivered to each address (the number of objects + the delivery task for the sender itself).

(E-9) Search for product serial number: Search for a unique serial number from all history information registered in this system The authority of sales, warehouse, system administrator, supplier, head office, orderer, and base is possessed. As a flow, a) input of a product and a serial number (input of an orderer ID in the case of a supplier), b) display of order information and shipping information of a search serial number, and the like are performed. (F) Form output (F-1) Form output: Output of each history summary table such as monthly / yearly The authority of head office, orderer, base, supplier, warehouse, sales, system administrator has a) Menu selection,
b) display details or total data; c) output a file. The contents of the tally are “receipt / shipment details”, “receipt details”, “shipment details”, “receipt totals”, and “shipment totals”, and monthly and yearly totals are prepared.

(F-2) CSV data creation: The system administrator has authority to save history information in CSV format as general-purpose data.

As described above, in the merchandise distribution system of this embodiment, (A) customer management, (B) order management, (C) receipt / shipment management, (D) inventory management, and (E) maintenance , (F) each function of form output can be integrally realized. Therefore, the time difference in the transmission of a series of business operations between buyers, management providers, and manufacturers is shortened as much as possible, and the conventional business is streamlined to eliminate unnecessary business and procedures, and each company uses the information directly. It becomes possible.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and it is needless to say that various changes can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the security seal has been described as an example of a product, but the present invention is also applicable to various other products distributed as a product, and in particular, a product in which a serial number is assigned to each product. Effective for distribution technology.

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As described above, according to the merchandise distribution method and system of the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.

(1) Since the information transmission route of the conventional organization having a time difference is replaced with the information transmission route of the computer system on the network, the update information can be instantaneously transmitted to all the concerned parties. In addition, by using this system and practicing this distribution method, it is possible to grasp the stock situation of the purchaser and supply the product according to the appropriate stock amount, eliminating the worry of the stock shortage for the purchaser, It is possible to reduce wasteful expenses and eliminate unnecessary procedures due to urgent arrangements, etc., and it becomes possible for management providers and manufacturers to make order plans and production plans, and to promote simplification and automation of work. .

(2) This system retains the history of the transaction and can acquire only the history information relating to itself for all the parties concerned on the network. There is no need to request information browsing, and the requester can browse and search at any time.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing a product distribution system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a flow of commodity distribution in the commodity distribution system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a flow from a product order to delivery (direct method) in the product distribution system according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a flow from a product order to delivery (indirect method) in the product distribution system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIGS. 5A and 5B are schematic external views showing a security seal in the product distribution system according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Internet 2 Buyer's terminal device 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d terminal device 3 Manufacturer's terminal device 3a, 3b Terminal device 4 Management provider's management device 4a System administrator's terminal device 4b Server 4c For sales representative user Terminal device 4d Terminal device for warehouse users 11a Pin 11b Cylinder 11c Serial number 12a Spherical housing 12b Plate 12c Serial number

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Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A system comprising a terminal device of a purchaser, a terminal device of a manufacturer, and a management device of a management provider constructed on a network, wherein the management device of the management provider controls the purchaser and the manufacturer. Between the customer management, order management, receipt / shipment management, and inventory management, wherein the purchaser accesses the management device of the management provider through the terminal device of the purchaser. Registering unique information such as a purchaser name, address, and e-mail address for identifying the customer; and the management device of the management provider assigns a customer ID and a password to the purchaser registered as the customer, respectively. Issue
Managing the unique information of each customer and the customer ID in association with each other; and when the purchaser registered as the customer places an order for the manufacturer's product, the purchaser uses the terminal of the purchaser. Accessing the management device of the management provider through the device, registering the order information in the management device, and then notifying the order information from the purchaser to the terminal device of the manufacturer from the management device of the management provider. And when the manufacturer receiving the order for the product delivers the product to the purchaser, the manufacturer accesses the management device of the management provider through the manufacturer's terminal device to access the management device of the management provider. Registering the delivery information in the management provider, and thereafter, notifying the delivery information from the manufacturer from the management device of the management provider to the terminal device of the purchaser; Management system, product distribution method characterized by a step of notifying the inventory information based to the purchaser terminal device and delivery information of the product and the order information of the commodity. 2. The product distribution method according to claim 1, wherein the management device of the management provider further manages, as a history, a serial number of a product delivered from the manufacturer with respect to an order from the purchaser. A product distribution method comprising: 3. A terminal device of a purchaser, a terminal device of a manufacturer, and a management device of a management provider constructed on a network, wherein the management device of the management provider manages the purchaser and the manufacturer. A merchandise distribution system that integrates and manages customer management, order management, receipt / shipment management, and inventory management, wherein the terminal device of the purchaser accesses the management device of the management provider and identifies the customer as a customer Means for registering unique information such as a purchaser's name, address, e-mail address, etc., and when ordering the manufacturer's product, access to the management device of the management provider and order information to the management device. Means for registering the information, wherein the terminal device of the manufacturer accesses the management device of the management provider when delivering the product to the purchaser, and registers delivery information in the management device. A, the management provider of the management apparatus, each registered buyer issues a customer ID and a password as the customer,
Means for managing the unique information of each customer and the customer ID in association with each other, and, when ordering the product of the manufacturer, notifying the order information from the terminal device of the purchaser to the terminal device of the manufacturer. Means for notifying delivery information from the terminal device of the manufacturer to the terminal device of the purchaser when delivering the product to the purchaser, and providing the product to the terminal device of the purchaser. Means for notifying inventory information based on order information and delivery information of the product, and means for managing as a history the serial number of the product delivered by the manufacturer for the order from the purchaser. Product distribution system. 4. It has a terminal device of a purchaser, a terminal device of a manufacturer, and a management device of a management provider constructed on a network, and the management device of the management provider manages the purchaser and the manufacturer. Between the customer management, order management, receipt / shipment management, and inventory management, wherein the purchaser accesses the management device of the management provider through the terminal device of the purchaser. Registering unique information such as a purchaser name, address, and e-mail address for identifying the customer; and the management device of the management provider assigns a customer ID and a password to the purchaser registered as the customer, respectively. Issue
Managing the unique information of each customer and the customer ID in association with each other; and when the purchaser registered as the customer orders a security seal of the manufacturer, the purchaser is Accessing the management device of the management provider through a terminal device, registering order information in the management device, and then notifying the order information from the purchaser to the terminal device of the manufacturer from the management device of the management provider. And when the manufacturer receiving the order for the security seal delivers the security seal to the purchaser, the manufacturer accesses the management device of the management provider through the manufacturer's terminal device, The delivery information is registered in the management device, and then the delivery information from the manufacturer is sent from the management device of the management provider to the terminal device of the purchaser. And the management device of the management provider notifies the purchaser terminal device of stock information based on the order information of the security seal and the delivery information of the security seal. A product distribution method characterized by that: 5. The commodity distribution method according to claim 1, wherein the management device of the management provider manages, as a history, a serial number of a security seal delivered by the manufacturer with respect to an order from the purchaser. A product distribution method further comprising: 6. A terminal device of a purchaser, a terminal device of a manufacturer, and a management device of a management provider constructed on a network, wherein the management device of the management provider manages the purchaser and the manufacturer. A merchandise distribution system that integrates and manages customer management, order management, receipt / shipment management, and inventory management, wherein the terminal device of the purchaser accesses the management device of the management provider and identifies the customer as a customer Means for registering unique information such as a purchaser's name, address, e-mail address, etc., and when ordering the manufacturer's security seal, access the management device of the management provider and place an order with the management device Means for registering information, wherein the terminal device of the manufacturer accesses the management device of the management provider when delivering the security seal to the purchaser and performs the management. And means for registering the delivery information on location, the management provider of the management apparatus, each registered buyer issues a customer ID and a password as the customer,
Means for managing the unique information of each customer in association with the customer ID, and, when ordering the security seal of the manufacturer, the order information from the terminal device of the purchaser on the terminal device of the manufacturer. Means for notifying, means for notifying delivery information from the terminal device of the manufacturer to the terminal device of the purchaser when delivering the security seal to the purchaser, and Means for notifying stock information based on order information of the security seal and delivery information of the security seal, and means for managing as a history the serial number of the security seal by delivery from the manufacturer for the order from the purchaser; Product distribution system characterized by having.