JP2002304447A - Transport controlling device, transport control system, transport controlling method and storage medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a transport controlling device, a transport controlling system, a transport controlling method and a storage medium which can make a transport plan that minimizes costs of transporting articles to be transported. SOLUTION: A determining means 110 makes determination that minimizes transport costs when determining information relating to distribution (unloading place distribution information such as ports of call, piers, landing brands, landing quantity, landing order, etc.), to a production department 170 (X) of a transported material fuel using control information in a memory means 115 (information relating to transport control of the material fuel provided from the outside). And a memory controlling means 115 for memory control of each of the information stores information relating to the distribution of the material fuel so that it can be referred to from the outside.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a raw material and fuel (hereinafter referred to collectively as "raw fuel") such as iron ore, coal, other mineral resources, grains, fertilizers, etc., by communication via a communication network. The present invention relates to a transport management device, a transport management system, a transport management method, and a storage medium in which computer-readable processing steps are used for an apparatus or system for performing transport management of the above. Things.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in the transportation of raw fuel, large and occasional large ships have been widely used in order to reduce transportation costs per raw fuel unit. However, for example, there are only 500 to 600 large vessels of the 150,000 ton class in the world, and the schedule of large vessels is extremely limited due to the influence of weather, detention at ports, or previous voyage schedules. It is unstable. Therefore, the seller of raw fuel,
There is an increasing need for buyers and shipping companies to optimize schedule management (transportation management) year by year.

Therefore, for example, Japanese Patent Application No. 2000-1102 discloses
No. 32 proposes a transportation management method for managing transportation of raw fuel via a communication network.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION However, Japanese Patent Application No.
The conventional transport management method described in 000-110232 and the like is a method of performing a vessel allocation plan and managing the transport progress and the like by using transport motion information (information on progress status of transport) generated thereby. However, there is no way for the buyer to manage how to optimally distribute the raw fuel loaded on the ship to each production department.

Specifically, according to the conventional transportation management method, for example, when a buyer is a steel maker, as shown in FIG. A port that stops on the way to the ground (a port of a steelworks (production department) that unloads raw fuel, hereafter referred to as “port destination”), a berth where a ship berths at the port
"Berthing berth"), the name of the raw fuel to be unloaded from the ship at the port of call (hereinafter referred to as "the unloading brand"), and the amount of the raw fuel to be unloaded from the ship at the port of call (hereinafter referred to as "the unloading amount") ) And the order of the brand of raw fuel to be unloaded from the ship at the port of call and the order of yards to be used (yards for temporarily storing the raw fuel) (hereinafter referred to as the “loading order”). It did not cover the management of the distribution of raw fuels at the dumping site (production departments such as steelworks) (hereinafter, also referred to as “distribution management at the dumping site”).

Therefore, conventionally, the management of the distribution of landing sites such as the port of call, berthing berth, unloading brand, unloading amount, and unloading sequence is not managed through a communication network, but is performed by a highly experienced expert in the past. It was done manually based on. This is inefficient, and is not accurate because it is easy to make mistakes due to manual operation.

In the past, in carrying out the above-mentioned landing site distribution management, minimization of the number of port calls and transportation costs was not considered, so that an economical landing site distribution plan was not necessarily formulated. Could not.

[0008] Specifically, for example, if a certain ship waits at the port of call until the yard is full because the yard is full, the cost (yard staying ship fee) is 100,000 yen / 1h. Also, if the berth is full and you wait until the berth becomes empty, the cost (heavy vessel stagnation fee) will be 100,000 yen / 1
h. In addition, the cost required for one port call is
It will be 15 million yen per port.

Therefore, in order to reduce the overall transportation cost, there is no need to wait for an empty yard or berth.
In addition, it is necessary to formulate a landing site distribution plan in consideration of minimizing the number of calling ports as much as possible.However, in the past, a landing site distribution plan was drafted without considering this. In some cases, it was costly.

[0010] In view of the above problems, the present invention provides a transportation management device, a transportation management system, and a transportation management system capable of creating a transportation plan that minimizes the cost of transporting a transported object.
An object of the present invention is to provide a transportation management method and a storage medium.

[0011]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A transportation management device according to the present invention is a transportation management device capable of communicating with the outside via a network. Based on the information on the transport management, a transport plan creating means for creating a transport plan that minimizes the transport cost of the transported item, and information on the transport management of the externally provided transported item via the network,
And a storage management means for storing and managing the information on the transportation plan created by the transportation plan creation means so that the information can be referred to from the outside via the network. Another feature of the present invention is a transport management device capable of communicating with the outside via a network, the information relating to the transport management of a transport provided from outside via the network. Information communication means for communicating with a transportation plan creating means for creating a transportation plan that minimizes the transportation cost of the transportation goods, and transmitting and receiving information; and It is characterized by comprising storage management means for storing and managing the information on the transportation management and the information on the transportation plan provided by the transportation plan creation so as to be referred to from the outside via the network. Another feature of the present invention is an information presentation for instructing to present the information on the transportation management and the information on the transportation plan managed in the storage management means to the outside via the network. It is characterized by having an instruction means. Another feature of the present invention is that each of the information presenting instruction means is stored and managed by the storage management means based on a change instruction from the information providing side transmitted via the network. It is characterized in that, among the information, the corresponding information is updated, and an instruction is given to present the updated result to the outside via the network. Another feature of the present invention is that the information presentation instructing means is configured to output information from the information stored and managed in the storage managing means based on an external information request via the network. And instructing the information request destination to present the relevant information via the network. According to another feature of the present invention, the information related to the transport management of the transported goods stored and managed in the storage management means includes transport facility information provided by a transport facility manager, Of the transportation information provided by the seller, the article information of the shipment provided by the buyer or seller of the shipment, and the transportation instruction information of the shipment provided by the buyer or seller of the shipment. Among them, the information including at least any one of the information, and the information on the transportation plan of the transported goods in the storage management means is a port destination when the transportation equipment is a ship,
It is characterized by including at least any one of the information on the berthing berth, unloading brand, unloading amount, and unloading order. Another feature of the present invention is that the information on the transport plan of the transported goods is at least one of a port destination, a berthing berth, an unloading brand, an unloading amount, and an unloading order when the transport equipment is a ship. Any one
Means for preparing a transportation plan so as to minimize the transportation cost based on the information on the transportation management of the goods provided through the network, comprising: The information regarding the transport management of the above-mentioned transported goods is determined based on the information regarding the berth, yard and warehouse.

[0012] The transportation management system of the present invention is designed so that the buyer of the package, the production department at the buyer, the seller, the manager of the transport equipment for the package, and the transport manager can communicate at least on the same network. In the transportation management system connected, the transportation management side has a function of the transportation management device according to any one of claims 1 to 7. Further, another feature of the present invention is that the transportation is such that the buyer side, the seller side, the management side of the transportation facilities of the transportation goods, and the transportation management side are communicably connected at least on the same network. A management system, based on information related to transport management of the package provided from outside through the network,
A transportation plan creating means for creating a transportation plan that minimizes the transportation cost of the transportation goods, information on transportation management of the transportation goods provided from outside through the network, and the transportation created by the transportation planning means The transportation management side is characterized in that the transportation management side includes a storage management means for storing and managing information on the plan so that the information can be referred to from the outside via the network. Further, another feature of the present invention is that the transportation side is configured such that the buyer side, the seller side, the management side of the transportation facilities of the transportation goods, and the transportation management side are connected so that they can communicate at least on the same network. A management system, comprising: a transportation plan creation unit that creates a transportation plan that minimizes the transportation cost of the above-mentioned transportation goods based on information on transportation management of the transportation goods provided from the outside via the above-mentioned network, and exchanges information. Information communication means for performing, and information on the transportation management of the cargo provided from the outside via the network, and information on the transportation plan provided by the transportation plan creation, can be externally referenced via the network And a storage management means for storing and managing the data as described above.

A transportation management method according to the present invention is a transportation management method using a transportation management device capable of communicating with the outside via a network. A transportation plan creation step of creating a transportation plan that minimizes the transportation cost of the package based on the information on the transportation management, information on the transportation management of the package provided from outside through the network, and the transportation A storage management step of storing and managing the information on the transportation plan created in the plan creation step in the storage means so that the information can be referred to from the outside via the network. Another feature of the present invention is a transportation management method using a transportation management device capable of communicating with the outside via a network, wherein the transportation is provided from outside via the network. An information communication step of transmitting and receiving information by communicating with a transportation plan creating means for creating a transportation plan in which the transportation cost of the transportation is minimized based on the information on the transportation management of the goods, and A storage management step of storing and managing the provided information on the transportation management of the transported goods, and the information on the transportation plan provided by the transportation plan creation in a storage means so as to be externally accessible via the network; It is characterized by performing. Another feature of the present invention is an information presentation for instructing to present the information on the transportation management and the information on the transportation plan managed in the storage management means to the outside via the network. An instruction step is performed. Another feature of the present invention is that, in the information presenting instruction step, based on a change instruction from the information providing side sent via the network,
Of the information stored and managed by the storage management means,
The present invention is characterized in that the relevant information is updated and an instruction is given to present the updated result to the outside via the network. Another feature of the present invention is that, in the information presentation instruction step, each information stored and managed in the storage management means based on an external information request via the network. In this case, the user is instructed to present the corresponding information to the information request destination via the network. According to another feature of the present invention, the information related to the transport management of the transported goods stored and managed in the storage management means includes transport facility information provided by a transport facility manager, Of the transportation information provided by the seller, the article information of the shipment provided by the buyer or seller of the shipment, and the transportation instruction information of the shipment provided by the buyer or seller of the shipment. Among them, the information on the transportation plan of the transported goods, which includes at least any one of the information and is stored and managed in the storage management means, includes a port of call, a berth, a landing brand when the transport equipment is a ship, It is characterized in that at least one of the information on the unloading amount and the unloading order is included. Another feature of the present invention is that the information on the transport plan of the transported goods is at least one of a port destination, a berthing berth, an unloading brand, an unloading amount, and an unloading order when the transport equipment is a ship. A transportation plan creation step of creating a transportation plan so as to minimize the transportation cost based on the information on the transportation management of the transportation provided through the network, including any one of the information; The information on the transport management of the above-mentioned transported goods is determined based on the information on the berths, yards and warehouses of the port on the side.

[0014] A storage medium according to the present invention is characterized by recording a program for causing a computer to realize the functions of the transportation management device or the transportation management system according to any one of the above. Another feature of the invention is that a program for causing a computer to execute the processing steps of the transportation management method according to any one of the above aspects is recorded.

[0015] Having the above technical means of the present invention, a buyer (steel maker or the like), a seller, a shipping company, and a production department of the buyer (if the buyer is a steel maker, At least one of the steelworks that use the transported goods) can share the latest transport equipment information, the transport brand information, the transport instruction information, and the information related to the allocation of the transported goods to the buyer (discharge allocation information). In addition, it is possible to obtain timely and accurate information on necessary information in real time, and it is possible to create an efficient transportation plan so that transportation costs are minimized.

In addition, since the landing distribution information can be shared, it becomes possible to quickly, accurately and efficiently carry out the landing distribution management work, which was conventionally performed only by skilled experts. Also, when determining the above-mentioned landing site distribution information (information on the port of call, berthing berth, unloading brand, unloading amount, unloading order, etc.), at least secure stable inventory under the constraints of berth capacity and yard inventory capacity. It is designed to find a solution that minimizes the number of ports of call and transportation costs while securing, so it is easy to carry out economical landing site distribution management tasks that could not be realized by a skilled expert in the past. It can be realized.

[0017]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the following description,
The “transportation facility information” is information including information on the specifications of the transportation facility, and specifically, for example, information such as the size (Dimension) of each transportation facility and the allowable load capacity. Also,
The “transportation facility information” preferably includes vacancy information of the transportation facility, and more preferably may include partial vacancy information of the transportation facility.

"Raw fuel brand information" is information on a package to be transported, and in the present embodiment,
An example is shown in which raw fuel is transported. Specifically, the raw fuel information is, for example, information such as the name of the raw fuel, the grade, and the transport amount. The raw fuel brand information is provided by the seller or the buyer.

The "transportation movement information" is information including information on the progress of transportation, specifically, for example, information such as the current location of transport equipment and schedule information. The “transportation instruction information” is information including information on a transportation method, and specifically, is, for example, information on a loading port and an unloading port, information on a loading procedure, and the like.

The term "port to call" means a port (port in a production section, etc.) that stops in the middle of the raw fuel loading to final loading.
"Berthing berth" means a berth that berths a ship at a port of call.

"Unloading brand" refers to the brand of raw fuel to be unloaded at the port of call, "loading amount" refers to the amount of raw fuel to be unloaded at the port of call, and "loading order" is to be unloaded. The order of brands and yards used.

"Berth capacity" refers to the number and type of transport equipment that can be berthed at one time. “Yard stock capacity”
Means the allowable amount of raw fuel for temporarily storing raw fuel.

The present invention is applied to, for example, a transportation management system 100 as shown in FIG. <Overall Configuration of Transportation Management System 100> As shown in FIG. 1 described above, the transportation management system 100 is a transported product including raw materials and fuels such as iron ore, coal, other mineral resources, grains, fertilizers, etc. (hereinafter referred to as “raw fuel”). Is efficiently transported by ship, and a transport management function 110 is provided for performing information management for optimal distribution of the transported goods at the landing of the transported goods.

Then, the transport management function 110 includes a plurality of sellers 120 (1), 120 (2),.
(N), a plurality of buyers 130 (1), 130 (2),
..., 130 (n), a plurality of shipping companies 140 (1), 140
(2),..., 140 (n), and a plurality of certification agencies 150
, 150 (n) can be accessed via a communication network.

The buyers 130 (1), 130 (2),...
130 (n) includes a plurality of production departments 170
, 170 (n) are connected so as to be mutually accessible via a communication network.

For example, when the buyer 130 (X) is a steel maker, a plurality of production departments 170 (1), 170
(2), ..., 170 (n) are the buyers 130, respectively.
It corresponds to the “steel mill” (loading site) in (X). Therefore, the goods purchased by the buyer 130 (X) and transported by ship are sent to the respective steelworks (production departments 170 (1), 170 (2), ..., 170 (n)).
A predetermined amount will be distributed by sequentially going around the ports provided in.

In FIG. 1, for the sake of simplicity, a plurality of production departments 17 are provided for only one buyer 130 (1).
0 (1), 170 (2),..., 170 (n) are connected, but in reality, other buyers 130
Similarly, for (2),..., 130 (n),
A plurality of production departments 170 (1), 170 (2), ..., 17
0 (n) is connected.

Further, a plurality of production departments 170 (1), 17
0 (2),..., 170 (n) are the buyers 13
0 (X) or directly connected to the transportation management function 110 via a communication network.

In the transport management system 100, the buyer 13
0 (1), 130 (2), ..., 130 (n), seller 1
, 120 (n), transport companies 140 (1), 140 (2),..., 140 (n), and certification agencies 150 (1), 150 (2),. , 150
(N) information held by each (transportation management information),
Buyers 130 (1), 130 (2), ..., 130 (n)
, A plurality of production departments 170 (1), 170 (2),
, And the information (Bath /
Yard information) and the like are collectively managed by the transport management function 110, and by accessing the transport management function 110 via a communication network, the buyers 130 (1), 130 (2),.
130 (n), sellers 120 (1), 120 (2),
..., 120 (n), transport companies 140 (1), 140
(2), ..., 140 (n), certification body 150 (1), 1
50 (2),..., 150 (n), and the buyer 130
Each of the production departments 170 (1), 170 (2), ..., 170 (n) in (1), 130 (2), ..., 130 (n) can refer to the management information in the transport management function 110. It has been made like that.

That is, in the transportation management system 100,
Transport management function 110 including a database 115 for storing and managing transport management information and berth / yard information, etc.
Provides a place for neutral and secure information sharing independent of the seller 120 (X), the buyer 130 (X), the shipping company 140 (X), and the production department 170 (X), and via a communication network such as the Internet. And transport management function 11
It is configured such that the management information in the transportation management function 110 can be referred to and updated by easily accessing to the management information.

In the present embodiment, in particular, buyer 1
30 (X) accesses the transportation management function 110 via the communication network, and the
Using the management information in the port, the port where the ship loaded with the cargo will drop in on the way to the final destination (port destination), the berth where the ship berths at the port (port berth), and the source to be unloaded from the ship at the port destination The fuel brand (unloading brand), the amount of raw fuel to be unloaded from the ship at the port of call (loading amount), the order of the raw fuel to be unloaded from the ship at the port of call, the order of the yards to be used (loading order), etc. Information related to landing site distribution management (hereinafter referred to as
"Discharge information". The landing ship allocation information is collectively managed by the database 115.

Therefore, buyers 130 (1), 130
(2), ..., 130 (n), sellers 120 (1), 12
0 (2), ..., 120 (n), transport company 140 (1),
140 (2),..., 140 (n), and the certification body 150
Each of (1), 150 (2),..., 150 (n) accesses the transportation management function 110 via a communication network, and retrieves the landing site distribution information managed by the database 115 of the transportation management function 110. Can also be referred to.

The buyer 130 (X) transmits the landing location distribution information determined by the transportation management function 110 to the buyer 13 (X).
Production department 170 (1), 170 at 0 (X)
(2),..., 170 (n).

As described above, in this embodiment, the management information (transportation management information, base / yard information, landing location distribution information, etc.) managed by the transportation management function 110 is transferred to the buyers 130 (1), 130 130 (n), sellers 120 (1), 120 (2),..., 120 (n), transport companies 140 (1), 140 (2),.
(N), certification body 150 (1), 150 (2), ..., 1
50 (n), and buyers 130 (1), 130 (2),
..., production departments 170 (1), 17 in 130 (n)
0 (2),..., 170 (n).

The charter contract with the shipping company 140 (X) is described in, for example, FOB (Free On Boar).
d) In the case of a contract, the buyer enters into a charter contract and the C & F
In the case of a (Cost & Freight) contract, the seller makes a chartering contract, but in the present embodiment, for the sake of simplicity, the buyer 130 (X) makes a chartering contract with the shipping company 140 (X) as a FOB contract. And Seller 120
When (X) charters a charter contract (C & F contract), only the positions of buyer 130 (X) and seller 120 (X) are reversed, and the basic configuration in this embodiment is different. Absent.

In this embodiment, the production section 170
(1), 170 (2),..., 170 (n), the buyer 130 (X) is configured to provide the landing distribution information. However, the present invention is not limited to this. , 170 (n) may directly access the transport management function 110 to obtain landing location distribution information.

<Structure of Transport Management Function 110> The transport management function 110 is provided in an arbitrary organization (an independent company or the like). For example, as shown in FIG. 2, a firewall 111, a Web server 112, a switching Hub 11
3, an internal server 114, and a terminal device (system administrator terminal device) 118 for the administrator of the system 100.

The Web server 112 includes a communication network 160 such as the Internet and a firewall 111.
Through the sellers 120 (1), 120 (2), ..., 1
20 (n), buyers 130 (1), 130 (2), ...,
130 (n), shipping companies 140 (1), 140 (2),
…, 140 (n), and the certification body 150 (1), 150
(2), ..., 150 (n).

This Web server 112 allows the seller 1
, 120 (n), buyers 130 (1), 130 (2), ..., 130 (n), shipping companies 140 (1), 140 (2), ..., 140 (N), and the certification bodies 150 (1), 150 (2), ..., 150
For each of (n), transportation management information (transportation equipment information, raw fuel brand information, transportation instruction information, etc.), berth /
Yard information and landing area distribution information (ports of call, berths,
A series of services for registration, update, and display of information such as the unloading brand, unloading amount, and unloading order) will be provided.

The internal server 114 includes a database 115 in which various information such as transportation management information, berth / yard information, and landing distribution information are stored, an operation DB server 117 that operates the database 115, and the present invention. The operation AP server 116 controls the operation of the entire system 100 by executing the application.

The database 115 mainly stores and manages the following information as transport management information, berth / yard information, and landing location distribution information.
(1), 120 (2), ..., 120 (n), buyer 13
0 (1), 130 (2), ..., 130 (n), shipping company 1
40 (1), 140 (2), ..., 140 (n), certification bodies 150 (1), 150 (2), ..., 150 (n), and buyers 130 (1), 130 (2), ..., 130
(N) production departments 170 (1), 170 (2),
, 170 (n) can be referred to.

Information provided by the buyer 130 (X) who makes the charter contract Information on the loading port, unloading port, loading method, etc. of the ship that the charterer has contracted (transportation instruction information). The transport instruction information further includes schedule information such as which port departs at which time and when it arrives at which port, designation of loading space (hold), and which raw fuel is loaded in which space.
Information such as which port to remove raw fuel from at which port may be included.・ Information (brand information) such as the place of origin, grade, and weight of raw fuel to be loaded on ships.

Information provided by the seller 120 (X) Information on whether or not the buyer 130 (X) can accept transport by a ship chartered by the charter (consignment information) Invoice information for the buyer 130 (X).

Information provided by the shipping company 140 (X) Information on a ship chartered with the buyer 130 (X) (transportation facility information). Specifically, for example, a ship name, a ship size (Dimension), a loadable amount, a ship bottom,
Height from the water surface, age of ship, real-time vacancy information for each ship, vacancy information (vacancy space information) in the loading space of the vessel, etc. Information such as the position (current position) of the ship chartered with the buyer 130 (X) and the progress of the schedule (movement information). -Bill information for buyer 130 (X). The bill information is information generated from transport equipment information, brand information, transport instruction information, quality information described later, and transport amount information, and is used for the payment decision.

Information provided by the certification body 150 (X) Here, the transportation cost of the raw fuel is generally determined based on the result of analyzing the raw fuel and measuring the quality of the raw fuel when loading or unloading the raw fuel. Since the final transportation costs are determined, the third party certification body 150 will be the institution that implements this.
(X) is provided.

Therefore, the information provided by the certification body 150 (X) includes the result of component analysis of the raw fuel and the grade information indicating the quality (quality information) and the information such as the transport weight information (transport amount information). Become.

Information provided by the production department 170 (X) Information on berths and yards at the port on the production department 170 (X) side (berth / yard information).

The buyer 130 (X) has the transport management function 11
Information determined by performing the optimal allocation calculation based on 0 The buyer 130 (X) accesses the transportation management function 110, and uses the information indicated by to produce the production departments 170 (1), 170 using raw fuel. (2), ..., 1
70 (n) (determined by performing an optimal distribution calculation of raw fuel to the steelworks if the buyer 130 (X) is a steel company), a port of call, a berthing berth, an unloading brand, an unloading amount, an unloading order, etc. Information (discharge distribution information).

In the present embodiment, as an example, the functions of the optimal allocation calculation and the determination of the landing distribution information are provided by the transport management function 110 (specifically, the operation AP server 11).
6), the buyer 130 (X) has the transport management function 11
0, the optimal distribution calculation and the determination of the landing distribution information are performed. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the transportation management function 110 (operation A
P server 116) directly provides the buyer 130 with the function.
(X), and may be internally processed by the buyer 130 (X).

The database 115 provided with the above information (transportation management information), information (berth / yard information), and information (discharge distribution information) is provided by the operation DB server 117 and the operation AP server 116. The transport management information, the berth / yard information, and the landing distribution information are always stored in the latest state.

When the information in the database 115 is changed, the sellers 120 (1), 120 (2),
..., 120 (n), buyers 130 (1), 130
(2), ..., 130 (n), shipping company 140 (1), 14
0 (2), ..., 140 (n), and buyer 130 (X)
Production departments 170 (1), 170 (2), ..., 1
70 (n) inputs the change information (update information), and the operation DB server 117 and the operation AP server 116
Thereby, the change information is accumulated in the database 115.

Therefore, sellers 120 (1), 120
(2), ..., 120 (n), buyers 130 (1), 13
0 (2), ..., 130 (n), shipping company 140 (1), 1
40 (2),..., 140 (n) and the buyer 130
(X) production departments 170 (1), 170 (2),
.., 170 (n) can always refer to the updated information together with the latest transport management information, berth / yard information, and unloading distribution information without misunderstanding of information.

The terminal device 118 for the system administrator
U and a personal computer including a memory, and a Web server 11 via a switching hub 113.
2 and the internal server 114.

<Seller 120 (X), Buyer 130
(X), shipping company 140 (X), and certification body 150
Configuration of (X)> Seller 120 (X), Buyer 130
(X), shipping company 140 (X), certification agency 150 (X),
Each of the production departments 170 (X) includes a terminal device such as a personal computer including a CPU and a memory, and can access the transport management function 110 via the communication network 160 by operating the terminal device. Has been made.

For example, the terminal device has a computer function 600 as shown in FIG. 3, and the operation of the present embodiment is performed by the CPU 601 of the computer function 600.

As shown in FIG. 3, the computer function 600 includes a CPU 601, a ROM 602, and a RAM 6
03, a keyboard controller (KBC) 605 of a keyboard (KB) 609, and a CRT controller (CR) of a CRT display (CRT) 610 as a display unit.
TC) 606, a disk controller (DKC) 607 of a hard disk (HD) 611 and a floppy (registered trademark) disk (FD) 612, and a network interface card (NIC) 608 so that they can communicate with each other via a system bus 604. It has a connected configuration. Then, the system bus 604 is connected to the communication network 160 shown in FIGS.

The CPU 601 has a ROM 602 or an HD
By executing the software stored in the 611 or the software supplied from the FD 612, each component connected to the system bus 604 is generally controlled.

That is, the CPU 601 reads out a processing program according to a predetermined processing sequence from the ROM 602, the HD 611, or the FD 612 and executes the program, thereby performing control for realizing the operation in the present embodiment.

The RAM 603 functions as a main memory or a work area of the CPU 601. KBC605
Controls an instruction input from the KB 609 or a pointing device (not shown). CRTC 606 uses C
The display of the RT 610 is controlled. The DKC 607 includes a boot program, various applications, editing files,
HD 611 and F which store a user file, a network management program, and the predetermined processing program, etc.
The access to D612 is controlled. The NIC 608 exchanges data bidirectionally with devices or systems on the communication network 160.

<Operation of Transport Management System 100> FIG.
Shows an example of an operation that is a feature of the transportation management system 100. FIG. 5 shows an example of the operation of the entire transportation management system 100 including the operation shown in FIG.

The operations (functions) shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 are performed by the operation AP server 116 and the CPU 601 (see FIG. 3) of the computer function 600 by the application (FIG. 4 and FIG. The control program is executed by executing a control program according to the flowchart shown in FIG.

Here, for simplicity of explanation, buyer 130 (X) makes a charter contract (FOB contract), and buyer 130 (X), seller 120 (X), shipping company 140
Although attention is paid to (X) and the production department 170 (X), the certification organization 150 (X) may be included in these.
That is, the information held by the certification organization 150 (X) may also be stored and managed in the database 115 and presented via the communication network 160.

(1) Operation characteristic of the transport management system 100: See FIG.

Step S201: shipping company 140 (X)
Inputs transportation facility information (information such as a ship name, a Dimension, a loadable amount, a vacancy information of a ship, and a vacancy information of a part of a loading space) to the transportation management function 110 via the communication network 160. .

The buyer 130 (X) or the seller 120 (X) who makes the charter contract receives the raw fuel brand information (the raw fuel production area,
Information on quality, weight, etc.) and transport instruction information (information on loading port, unloading port, loading method, etc.) are input to the transport management function 110 via the communication network 160.

The production department 170 of the buyer 130 (X)
(X) inputs information (berth / yard information) indicating what berths and yards are provided as information on the port on its own side to the transport management function 110 via the communication network 160.

The transportation management function 110 is provided with information such as transportation equipment information, raw fuel brand information, transportation instruction information (transportation management information), berth / yard information, and the like input via the communication network 160. Information regarding the transportation management of the transported goods provided from the outside is stored in the database 115 and managed.

Further, based on the information on the raw fuel transportation management provided from outside through the network,
The information on the transportation plan that minimizes the transportation cost of the transportation is created, and the information on the transportation plan created is stored and managed in the database 115. This management information can be referred to via the communication network 160.

Step S202: Transport management function 110
Communicates with communication network 1 to seller 120 (X).
The transportation management information in the database 115 is presented via 60. As a result, the seller 120 (X) is
30 (X) considers whether or not it is possible to accept the transport by the chartered ship, and as a result information (consignment information)
To the transport management function 110.

The transport management function 110 is provided for the seller 120
The buyer 130 (X) is notified of the acceptance of the transportation instruction notified from (X). Thereby, the buyer 130
(X) recognizes whether or not the transportation based on the charter contract with the shipping company 140 (X) is possible at the seller 120 (X).

The “notification” here may be a notification by e-mail, or the seller 120 (X) may directly access the transportation management function 110 to send a transportation instruction at the seller 120 (X). You may make it acquire the information of the propriety of consignment.

Therefore, the buyer 130 (X) accesses the transportation management function 110 via the communication network 160, and uses the management information in the database 115 to make the production department 170 (1) using raw fuel, 170
(2),..., 170 (n) (when the buyer 130 (X) is a steel company, an ironworks, etc.), calculate the optimal distribution of raw fuel, and call at the port, berthing, unloading brand, unloading amount,
And information (discharge distribution information) such as loading order.

When the transportation management function 110 calculates the optimum distribution of raw fuel, information such as the port of call, berthing berth, unloading brand, unloading amount, unloading order, etc. is set so that the transportation cost of the raw fuel is minimized. Landing information). In addition,
Details of the optimal distribution calculation and the determination of the landing distribution information at the buyer 130 (X) will be described later.

Step S203: Transport management function 110
Accumulates and manages the landing site distribution information determined in step S202 in the database 115. This management information can be referred to via the communication network 160.
Further, the buyer 130 (X) provides the landing section distribution information managed by the transport management function 110 to the production department 170 (X).

Step S204: Seller 120 (X),
The result of each of the buyer 130 (X), the shipping company 140 (X), and the production department 170 (X) referencing the management information in the database 115 by accessing the transportation management function 110 via the communication network 160. In the event of a change (such as a change in ship assignment),
The information is input to the transportation management function 110 via the communication network 160.

Step S205: Transport management function 110
Updates the information in the database 115 based on the change information input via the communication network 160. As a result, the seller 120 (X) and the buyer 130
(X), shipping company 140 (X), and production department 170
Each of (X) can refer to the updated information in the database 115 by accessing the transportation management function 110 via the communication network 160.

For example, when the schedule is changed at the buyer 130 (X), the seller 120 (X) refers to the information in the database 115 updated according to the change, and thereby the buyer 130 (X). Recognize the schedule change in) and consider whether to accept new transportation instructions based on the change.

The shipping company 140 (X) accesses the transportation management function 110 via the communication network 160, refers to the information in the database 115, creates a bill based on the information, and creates a bill. The book information is input to the transportation management function 110 via the communication network 160.

The transport management function 110 includes a shipping company 140
After accumulating the invoice information provided from (X) via the communication network 160 in the database 115, the invoice information is presented to the buyer 130 (X). Thereby, buyer 1
30 (X) confirms the bill for the ship chartered with the shipping company 140 (X).

As described above, the transportation management function 110 provides the buyer 130 (X), the seller 120 (X), and the shipping company 1
Raw fuel-specific information (transport equipment information, raw fuel brand information, transport instruction information, and transport management information such as invoice information) held by 40 (X), production department 1 of buyer 130 (X)
The berth / yard information of the port held by 70 (X) and the landing distribution information determined by the buyer 130 (X) are accumulated and managed in the database 115.

Further, based on the information on the transportation management of the raw fuel obtained as described above, information on the transportation plan that minimizes the transportation cost of the cargo is created, and the information on the transportation plan created above is prepared. Is stored in the database 115 and managed. The information is updated as needed, and the information in the database 115 is provided to the outside via the communication network 160.

(2) Overall operation of the transportation management system 100: See FIG.

Step S301: The buyer 130 (X) who makes a charter contract sends ship management plan information (transportation instruction information) based on the charter contract with the shipping company 140 (X) via the communication network 160 for transport management. Send to function 110.
Further, the buyer 130 (X) has previously requested the transportation management function 11
When a change occurs in the vessel assignment plan information transmitted to “0”, the change information is transmitted to the transportation management function 110 via the communication network 160.

Step S302: Transport management function 110
When ship arrangement plan information is transmitted from the buyer 130 (X), the ship arrangement plan information is transmitted to the database 115.
When the buyer 130 (X) transmits the change information of the ship arrangement plan, the corresponding ship arrangement plan information in the database 115 is updated based on the change information. In the present embodiment, when updating the ship arrangement plan information, the update is performed so that the transportation cost is minimized.

Step S303: Shipping company 140 (X)
Transmits the transport facility information and the movement information of the ship in the charter contract with the buyer 130 (X) to the transport management function 110 via the communication network 160.

Step S304: Transportation management function 110
Accumulates (registers) transport facility information and movement information from the shipping company 140 (X) in the database 115. And
The transportation management function 110 transmits the movement information accumulated in the database 115 to the buyer 130 (X) via the communication network 160.

Step S 305, Step S 306: The buyer 130 (X) refers to the movement information from the transportation management function 110 (Step S 305), re-examines the vessel allocation plan (transportation instruction) in Step S 301, and If so, the vessel assignment plan is changed, and the finally decided vessel assignment plan information (transportation instruction information) is transmitted to the transport management function 110 via the communication network 160 (step S306).

Step S307: Transport management function 110
Updates the corresponding ship arrangement plan information in the database 115 with the ship arrangement plan information from the buyer 130 (X). Also in this case, as described above, the information is updated so that the transportation cost is minimized. And the transportation management function 110
The updated ship planning information in the database 115 is transmitted to the seller 120 (X) and the shipping company 140 (X) via the communication network 160.

Step S308, Step S309: The seller 120 (X) receives the vessel allocation plan information from the transportation management function 110 (Step S308), and the shipping company 140
Similarly, (X) receives the vessel allocation plan information from the transportation management function 110 (step S309).

Step S310: Seller 120 (X)
Examines whether or not to accept the transportation by the ship as the transportation equipment indicated by the vessel assignment plan information (transportation instruction information) from the transportation management function 110, and determines whether or not to accept the transportation instruction (consignment information) Is transmitted to the transportation management function 110 via the communication network 160.

Step S311: Transport management function 110
Accumulates (registers) the trust information from the seller 120 (X) in the database 115. And the transport management function 11
0 transmits the entrustment information in the database 115 to the buyer 130 (X) and the shipping company 140 (X) via the communication network 160, respectively.

Step S312: Buyer 130 (X)
Recognizes whether or not the seller 120 (X) has accepted the transportation instruction based on the entrustment information from the transportation management function 110. For example, if the seller 120 (X) has not accepted the transportation instruction, the seller 120 (X) re-enters. If necessary, a new chartering contract is concluded with the shipping company 140 (X), or an operation schedule based on the already concluded charter contract is adjusted, thereby modifying the vessel allocation plan.

Step S313: Similarly, the shipping company 140 (X) recognizes whether or not the seller 120 (X) has received the transportation instruction based on the acceptance information from the transportation management function 110. As a result, for example, if the seller 120 (X) has not received the transportation instruction, a new charterer contract is concluded with the buyer 130 (X) in step S312, or the operation schedule is adjusted based on the concluded charterer contract. Accordingly, the processing steps after step S303 are executed as described above.

Steps S 314 to S 316: For example, even if the seller 120 (X) once accepts the transportation instruction, the buyer 130 (X), the seller 120 (X), or the shipping company 140 (X) may receive the transportation instruction for some reason. When the schedule change occurs, the side on which the change has occurred transmits the change information to the transportation management function 110 via the communication network 160.

Steps S317 and S318: The transportation management function 110 updates the corresponding information in the database 115 based on the change information while considering the transportation cost to be minimized (step S3).
17), the updated information is stored in the communication network 160
Via, buyer 130 (X), seller 120 (X),
And to the shipping company 140 (X) (step S318).

Step S319: Buyer 130 (X)
Refers to the updated information from the transportation management function 110,
If necessary, a chartering contract is concluded with the shipping company 140 (X) again, or an operation schedule is adjusted based on the chartered contract that has been concluded, and the processing steps after step S301 are executed as described above.

Step S320: Seller 120 (X)
Refers to the updated information from the transportation management function 110,
Recognize that a schedule change has occurred.

Step S321: Shipping company 140 (X)
When a new charter contract with the buyer 130 (X) is generated in step S319 according to the change information from the transportation management function 110, or when the operation schedule is adjusted based on the charter contract already concluded, The processing steps after step S303 are executed as described above.

Step S322: Buyer 130 (X)
Is to refer to or analyze information (transportation facility information, raw fuel brand information, transport instruction information, transport movement information, berth / yard information, transport cost information, etc.) managed in the database 115 of the transport management function 110. The instruction information to that effect is transmitted to the transportation management function 110 via the communication network 160.

Step S323: The seller 120 (X) also manages information (transportation facility information, raw fuel brand information, transport instruction information, transport movement information, and berth / yard information) managed in the database 115 of the transport management function 110. information,
When the user wants to refer to or analyze the transportation cost information, etc., it transmits instruction information to that effect (information inquiry / analysis instruction information) to the transportation management function 110 via the communication network 160.

Step S324 to step S325, step S401: The transportation management function 110
Based on the information inquiry / analysis instruction information from (X) and / or the seller 120 (X) (step S324), the relevant information is extracted from the database 115 and analyzed as needed (step S325).

Particularly, in the present embodiment, step S32
If the instruction from the buyer 130 (X) in Step 2 is an instruction for calculating the optimal distribution calculation and the landing distribution information, the following operation is performed.

First, as described above, the production department 170
(X) inputs berth and yard information to the transportation management function 110 via the communication network 160 in advance (step S401). The transportation management function 110 stores the berth and yard information from the production department 170 (X) in the database 115.

Next, the buyer 130 (X)
Production department 170 (1), 170 at 0 (X)
(2),..., 170 (n), the optimal distribution calculation and the determination of the landing distribution information for optimal distribution of the purchased raw fuel are performed via the communication network 160 by the transport management function 110. (Step S322).

Next, the transport management function 110 sends the buyer 13
0 (X) (step S32)
4) Using the management information in the database 115, determine the landing location information such as the port of call, berthing berth, unloading brand, and unloading order while considering the transportation cost to be minimum (step S325). .

More specifically, for example, the transport management function 110
Finds an optimal solution that minimizes the number of calls, yard departure charges, heavy ship departure charges, etc. As described above, the “number of calls” means that a ship is connected to a plurality of production departments 170 (1),
0 (2),..., 170 (n) This is the number of ports to drop in when calling at and unloading from a steelworks or the like.

The “yard berthing fee” is the cost for making the ship wait until the yard becomes empty because the yard for temporarily storing the raw fuel is full.
Refers to the fee per hour. The “heavy ship overage fee” is a cost for making the ship wait until the berth becomes empty because the berth is full, and is, for example, a fee per hour of waiting time.

As an example of a method for obtaining the above-mentioned optimal solution, for example, in addition to prerequisites such as securing safety stock, hull form restrictions, and brand restrictions, the number of ports to be called must be maintained while protecting berth capacity and yard stock capacity. Macro optimization, and then micro-optimization to determine the port of call, the berthing berth, the unloading brand, and the unloading order that minimize the total amount of the yard and heavy ship berthing charges. I do. As the timing of the optimization at this time, for example, the macro optimization is performed every season, and the micro optimization is performed every time the ship arrives at the buyer 130 (X) side.

"Safety stock" refers to surplus raw fuel that is reserved in advance, assuming that additional raw fuel is needed urgently. The “hull type restriction” is, for example, a restriction on a ship that can berth at a berth. “Restrictions on brands” refers to restrictions on the stocks of raw materials and fuels for which unloading capacity should be secured. "Berth capacity" refers to the restriction on the number of ships that can berth at one time. “Yard inventory capacity” refers to the capacity of a yard to temporarily store raw fuel.

Step S326: Transportation management function 110
Returns the information extracted from the database 115 and, when the information is analyzed, the analysis result to the source of the information inquiry / analysis instruction information.

In particular, when the transportation management function 110 determines the landing distribution information such as the port of call, the berthing berth, the unloading brand, and the unloading order by the above-described optimal distribution calculation, the transportation management function 110 stores the landing distribution information in a database. 115, and to the buyer 130 (X), who is the destination of the request for the optimal distribution calculation and the determination of the landing distribution information, to the communication network 16
Send via 0.

Therefore, each of the seller 120 (X), the buyer 130 (X), and the shipping company 140 (X)
By accessing the transport management function 110 via the communication network 160, it is possible to refer to the landing distribution information in the database 115 and reflect this in future transport instruction information.

Steps S327 and S328: The buyer 13 is determined by steps S324 to S326.
Each of 0 (X) and the seller 120 (X) can acquire information managed by the database 115 of the transportation management function 110, and can also acquire the analysis result.

That is, each of the buyer 130 (X) and the seller 120 (X) accesses the transportation management function 110 to retrieve and acquire only necessary information on the transportation of raw fuel when necessary. Can be.

Further, since all information (transportation management information) related to the transportation of raw fuel is collectively managed in the database 115, the buyer 130 (X) and the seller 120
Since the same information is provided to (X) and the latest information is constantly managed in the database 115, it is possible to always provide the buyer 130 (X) and the seller 120 (X) with the latest information. it can. Buyer 130
(X) receives the unloading distribution information from the transport management function 110 and distributes the unloading distribution information to the production department 170 (X).

Step S402: Production department 170 (X)
Receives the landing location distribution information from the buyer 130 (X),
Based on the unloading distribution information, a work of receiving raw fuel and the like is performed.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the raw fuel buyer 130
(X), seller 120 (X), shipping company 140 (X), and production department 170 (X) at buyer 130 (X).
However, the management information (transport equipment information, raw fuel brand information, transport instruction information,
Berth / yard information, landing site distribution information, transportation cost information, etc.)
Necessary information can be obtained in real time in a timely and accurate manner, and an efficient transportation plan can be created. In particular, the buyer 13
It is possible to quickly, accurately and efficiently carry out the ship landing management work at 0 (X) without a skilled expert.

Further, when deciding the landing site distribution information (information on the port of call, berthing berth, unloading brand, unloading amount, unloading order, etc.), a stable inventory is obtained at least under the constraints of the berth capacity and the yard inventory capacity. So that the solution that minimizes the number of ports of call and transportation costs while minimizing
It is possible to realize a transportation plan that minimizes transportation costs that could not be realized by a skilled expert in the past.

In the present embodiment, the number of sellers and buyers who trade raw materials and fuel and the shipping company that transports them may be predetermined, but the present invention is not limited to this. There may be candidates. For example, a buyer may conduct a transaction with a plurality of sellers, and when a plurality of sellers receive a response from a consignment, may determine an appropriate seller by referring to brand information, transportation facility information, and the like. .

As raw fuels, for example, iron ore,
Coal, other mineral resources, grains, fertilizers, and other raw materials and fuels (raw fuels), not solid products, but applied to various bulk cargoes and bulk cargoes of unspecified shape, or “Bulk Cargo” It is possible.

In this embodiment, a ship is used as a transport facility. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and any apparatus that can load raw fuel, such as an airplane or a truck, can be used.

Further, an object of the present invention is to supply a storage medium storing program codes of software for realizing the functions of the host and the terminal of the present embodiment to a system or an apparatus, and to provide a computer (or a computer) of the system or the apparatus. Needless to say, the present invention can also be achieved by a CPU or an MPU) reading and executing a program code stored in a storage medium.

In this case, the program code itself read from the storage medium realizes the function of the present embodiment, and the storage medium storing the program code constitutes the present invention.

As storage media for supplying the program code, ROM, floppy disk, hard disk, optical disk, magneto-optical disk, CD-ROM, C
A DR, a magnetic tape, a nonvolatile memory card, or the like can be used.

By executing the program code read by the computer, not only the functions of the present embodiment are realized, but also an OS or the like running on the computer is executed based on the instructions of the program code. It goes without saying that a part or all of the actual processing is performed, and the function of the present embodiment is realized by the processing.

Further, after the program code read from the storage medium is written into a memory provided in an extended function board inserted into the computer or an extended function unit connected to the computer, based on the instruction of the program code, It goes without saying that the CPU provided in the function expansion board or the function expansion unit performs part or all of the actual processing, and the functions of the present embodiment are realized by the processing.

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As described above, according to the present invention,
Based on the information on the transport management of the transported goods provided from the outside via the network, the information on the transport plan that minimizes the transport cost of the transported goods is created, and the information on the created transport plan is described above. Since the storage management means is stored and managed together with the information on the transportation management so that the information can be externally referred to via the network, the buyer, the seller, the shipping company, and the buyer related to the transportation. (In the case where the buyer is a steel maker, a steel mill using transported goods, etc.) can be shared.
This allows the necessary information to be provided in real time and in a timely manner.
In addition, accurate information can be obtained, and an efficient transportation plan can be created. In particular, the distribution of landing sites (information such as port destinations, berthing berths, unloading brands, unloading amounts, and unloading sequences) can be used to promptly and accurately manage the unloading and dispatching operations by buyers without skilled specialists. And can be implemented efficiently.

Further, according to another feature of the present invention, when the transportation facility is a ship, when determining the landing distribution information,
At the very least, a solution that minimizes the number of port calls and transportation costs is sought while securing stable inventory under the constraints of berth capacity and yard inventory capacity. It is possible to easily and quickly create a transportation plan that minimizes the transportation cost that was not found.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a transportation management system to which the present invention has been applied.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a transportation management function of the transportation management system.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a computer function of a buyer, a seller, a shipping company, a certification agency, and a production department of the buyer in the transportation management system.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining an operation of a main function of the transportation management system.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the entire transportation management system.

FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining a conventional method of managing a landing ship.

[Explanation of symbols]

Reference Signs List 100 transport management system 110 transport management function 111 firewall 112 Web server 113 switching hub 114 internal server 115 database 116 operational AP server 117 operational DB server 118 administrator terminal device 120 (1), 120 (2), ..., 120 (n ) Seller 130 (1), 130 (2), ..., 130 (n) Buyer 140 (1), 140 (2), ..., 140 (n) Shipping Company 150 (1), 150 (2), ..., 150 (N) Third party certification body 160 Communication network 170 (1), 170 (2), ..., 170 (n) Production department at buyer

Claims (19)

[Claims] 1. A transportation management device capable of communicating with the outside via a network, wherein the transportation management device is provided with information on the transportation management of the transportation provided from outside via the network. A transportation plan creating means for creating a transportation plan that minimizes transportation costs, information on transportation management of the goods provided from outside via the network, and information on the transportation plan created by the transportation planning means. And a storage management means for storing and managing the information so that it can be referred to from the outside via the network. 2. A transportation management device capable of communicating with the outside via a network, wherein the transportation management device is configured to control the transportation based on information on transportation management of the transportation provided from outside via the network. An information communication means for communicating with a transportation plan creating means for creating a transportation plan that minimizes transportation costs, and transmitting and receiving information; information on transportation management of the goods provided from outside via the network; and the transportation A storage management device, comprising: storage management means for storing and managing information on a transportation plan provided by the plan creation so that the information can be referred to from the outside via the network. 3. An information presentation instructing means for instructing the information on the transportation management and the information on the transportation plan managed in the storage management means to be presented to the outside via the network. The transportation management device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein 4. The information presenting instruction means, based on a change instruction from the information providing side sent via the network, among the information stored and managed by the storage management means, The transportation management apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the transportation management apparatus is instructed to update and to present the updated result to the outside via the network. 5. The information presenting and instructing means, based on an information request from the outside via the network, among the information managed and stored in the storage managing means, sends the corresponding information to the information request. 4. The transportation management apparatus according to claim 3, wherein an instruction is provided to first present the information via the network. 6. The information relating to the transportation management of the transported goods, which is stored and managed in the storage management means, includes transportation equipment information provided by a management side of transportation equipment, and transportation movement information provided by the management side. At least one of the following: the article information of the package provided by the buyer or the seller of the package, and the transport instruction information of the package provided by the buyer or the seller of the package. The information on the transportation plan of the cargo in the storage management means is at least any one of the information of the port of call, berthing berth, unloading brand, unloading amount, and unloading order when the transport equipment is a ship. The transportation management device according to claim 1, wherein the transportation management device includes one piece of information. 7. The information on the transportation plan of the package,
Information on at least one of the port of call, berthing berth, unloading brand, unloading amount, and unloading order when the transport equipment is a ship, and information on transport management of the transported goods provided via the network Means for preparing a transportation plan so as to minimize the transportation cost based on the information on the transportation management of the transportation goods based on the information on the berths, yards and warehouses at the port on the buyer side of the transportation goods. The transportation management device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the determination is made. 8. A transportation management system in which a buyer of a package, a production department in the buyer, a seller, a manager of a facility for transporting the package, and a manager of the transport are connected so that they can communicate at least on the same network. A transportation management system, wherein the transportation management side has a function of the transportation management device according to any one of claims 1 to 7. 9. A transportation management system in which a buyer side, a seller side, a management side of a transportation facility of a shipment, and a transportation management side of the shipment are communicably connected to each other at least on the same network. A transportation plan creating means for creating a transportation plan that minimizes the transportation cost of the transported article based on information on transport management of the transported article provided from outside via the network, and an externally provided transporting plan via the network. The transportation management side includes storage management means for storing and managing the information on the transportation management of the transported goods and the information on the transportation plan created by the transportation plan creating means so as to be externally accessible via the network. A transportation management system comprising: 10. A transportation management system, wherein a buyer side, a seller side, a transportation facility management side, and a transportation management side of a package are communicably connected to each other on at least the same network. Based on information provided from outside about the transportation management of the transported goods, a transportation plan creating means for creating a transportation plan that minimizes the transportation cost of the transported goods, and an information communication means for transmitting and receiving information, A storage for storing and managing information relating to the transportation management of the cargo provided from the outside via the network and information relating to the transportation plan provided by the transportation planning so that the information can be externally referred to via the network. A transportation management system, wherein the transportation management side includes management means. 11. A transportation management method using a transportation management device capable of communicating with the outside via a network, wherein the transportation management method is based on information on transportation management of a package provided from outside via the network. A transportation plan creation step of creating a transportation plan that minimizes the transportation cost of the transportation goods, information on transportation management of the transportation goods provided from outside through the network, and the transportation planning creation step. A storage management step of storing and managing the information on the transportation plan in a storage means so as to be referred to from the outside via the network. 12. A transportation management method using a transportation management device capable of communicating with the outside via a network, wherein the method is based on information on transportation management of a transportation provided from outside via the network. An information communication step of transmitting and receiving information by communicating with a transportation plan creating means for creating a transportation plan that minimizes the transportation cost of the transportation, and a transportation management of the transportation provided externally via the network. And a storage management step of storing and managing information relating to the transportation plan provided by the transportation plan creation in the storage means so that the information can be referred to from the outside via the network. Management method. 13. The information on the transportation management and the information on the transportation plan managed in the storage management means,
13. The transportation management method according to claim 11, wherein an information presenting instruction step of instructing an external presentation via the network is performed. 14. The information presenting instruction step includes, among the pieces of information stored and managed by the storage managing means, based on a change instruction from the information providing side sent via the network. 2. An instruction to update the information and to present the updated result to the outside via the network.
3. The transportation management method according to 2. 15. In the information presenting instruction step, of the information stored and managed in the storage management means based on an external information request via the network, the corresponding information is replaced with the information. 13. The transportation management method according to claim 12, wherein a request destination is instructed to present the request via the network. 16. The information relating to the transportation management of the transported goods, which is stored and managed in the storage management means, includes transportation equipment information provided from a management side of transportation equipment, and transportation movement information provided from the management side. At least one of the following: the article information of the package provided by the buyer or the seller of the package, and the transport instruction information of the package provided by the buyer or the seller of the package. The information on the transportation plan of the transported goods, which is stored and managed in the storage management means, includes information on the port destination, berthing berth, unloading brand, unloading quantity, and unloading order when the transport equipment is a ship. 13. The transportation management method according to claim 11, wherein at least one of the information is included. 17. The information on the transport plan of the transported goods includes at least one of a port of call, a berthing berth, an unloading brand, an unloading amount, and an unloading order when the transport equipment is a ship, The transportation plan creation step of creating a transportation plan so as to minimize the transportation cost based on the information on the transportation management of the transportation provided through the network includes a berth, a yard, and a berth of a port on the buyer side of the transportation. 13. The system according to claim 11, wherein information on transport management of the transported goods is determined based on information on a warehouse.
Transport management method described in 1. 18. A computer for realizing a function of the transportation management device according to any one of claims 1 to 7 or a function of the transportation management system according to any one of claims 8 to 10. A computer-readable storage medium that stores a program. 19. A computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute the processing steps of the transportation management method according to claim 11. Description: