JP2002308434A - System, method and program for managing physical distribution - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow a manager in charge of carrying commodities in/out of a store to grasp the storing state of commodities. SOLUTION: This physical distribution managing system includes a physical distribution managing device 1 for renewing an inventory file 131, which shows the commodities in a storehouse, by inputting commodity reception data and outputting the file 131 at need, a physical distribution managing device 2 for outputting an inventory file 231, a physical distribution managing device 3 for renewing an inventory file 331 by inputting commodity shipping data and outputting the file 331, and a physical distribution managing device 4 for outputting an inventory file 431, which shows the specific commodities in the storehouse. The commodity reception data input in the physical distribution managing device 1 when carrying commodities in the storehouse (1) are transmitted to the physical distribution managing device 2 and 3 (3 and 4), renewing the inventory files 231 and 331 respectively, and the reception data of specific commodities are transmitted to the physical distribution managing device 4 (5). The commodity shipping data inputted in the physical distribution managing device 3 when shipping commodities are transmitted to the physical distribution managing devices 2 and 3 in order, renewing the inventory files 131 and 231 respectively, and the shipping data of specific commodities are transmitted to the physical distribution managing device 4.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a distribution management system installed on a first manager who manages a warehouse, a second manager who puts goods into the warehouse, and a third manager who gets goods from the warehouse. The present invention relates to a logistics management technique for managing the distribution of articles using a device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, warehouses are used to trade goods between a manufacturing company, a sales company and a trading company. A sales warehouse with a warehouse to temporarily store these products, a manufacturing company that manufactures products at the factory and instructs the warehouse to enter the warehouse, and instructs a warehouse to issue goods to the sales base and sells the products at the sales base Each sales company that trades, and a trading company that finances while mediating transactions between a manufacturing company and a sales company, uses a predetermined logistics management device to separately store information on products that are put in and out of the warehouse and in stock. Is managed.

[0003]

However, data relating to the entry and exit of goods are usually separately input to these four distribution management apparatuses at different timings.
The number of erroneous input opportunities also increases, and data relating to warehousing and warehousing may become inconsistent among some physical distribution management devices. Once the inconsistency of these data occurs, each company's logistics management equipment will not be able to accurately grasp the inventory status of the products, and the collection of receivables and debt payments resulting from transactions between the companies will be delayed, Operations such as confirmation of data related to a product may cause stagnation of business.

The present invention has been made in view of the foregoing, and an object of the present invention is to allow a plurality of managers involved in loading and unloading articles to accurately grasp the stock status of articles in a warehouse in real time. It is to provide logistics management technology.

[0005]

A distribution management system according to the present invention for achieving the above object is installed in a warehouse for storing articles, and stores a first inventory file indicating the articles in the warehouse. A first logistics management device that receives and updates input data that specifies goods together with the quantity and outputs the data in response to a predetermined instruction, and is used by a manager who puts goods into the warehouse, and is used to indicate goods in the warehouse. (2) Used by a second physical distribution management device that outputs an inventory file in accordance with a predetermined instruction, and an administrator that causes goods to leave the warehouse;
A logistics management system including a third logistics management device that receives and updates a third inventory file indicating goods in a warehouse together with input of outgoing data that specifies the number of articles taken out together with a quantity and outputs the same in accordance with a predetermined instruction. is there.

In the present physical distribution management system, when goods are stored in the warehouse, the input physical data is transmitted to the second physical distribution management device and the third physical distribution management device by the first physical distribution management device, and the second physical distribution management device. In the device and the third physical distribution management device,
The second stock file and the third stock file are updated based on the received stock data, respectively.

[0007] Also, when goods are taken out of the warehouse,
In the third physical distribution management device, the input delivery data is transmitted to the first physical distribution management device, and in the first physical distribution management device, the first inventory file is updated based on the received release data,
The received delivery data is transmitted to the second distribution management device,
In the second physical distribution management device, the second inventory file is updated based on the received delivery data.

[0008] In these physical distribution management systems, the second physical distribution management device retrieves articles based on the second inventory file and the first article file indicating the correspondence between the article and the price stored in advance. Is generated every predetermined period, and in addition, the generated first bill data can be transmitted to the third physical distribution management device.

Further, in these distribution management systems,
The second physical distribution management device transmits the received data and the outgoing data that are determined to be related to the specific goods, and the fourth physical distribution management device transmits the specific goods received from the second physical distribution management device. The article in the warehouse is updated based on the incoming data and the outgoing data, and a fourth stock file is output according to a predetermined instruction. The second logistics management device stores the second stock file and the Based on the second article file indicating the correspondence between the specific article and the first consideration, the second bill data due to the stocking of the specific article is generated at predetermined time intervals. The second bill data may be transmitted to the fourth distribution management device.

In the physical distribution management system including the fourth physical distribution management device, the fourth physical distribution management device stores the fourth inventory file and the correspondence between the specific article and the second price stored in advance. The third invoice data based on the release of the specific article is generated at predetermined intervals based on the third article file indicating the third item file.
Invoice data may be transmitted to the third physical distribution management device.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A distribution management system according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of a physical distribution management system according to one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a diagram showing hardware of each of physical distribution management apparatuses 1 to 4 included in the physical distribution management system. FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically illustrating a configuration.

Each of the physical distribution management apparatuses 1 to 4 is a program storage computer in which a physical distribution management program for the physical distribution management processing shown in FIGS. 8, 10, 12, and 14 is installed on a predetermined OS. As shown in FIG. 2, an input unit 11 including a mouse, a keyboard, and the like, for receiving an input from a user, a display unit 12 for displaying to a user, and an auxiliary storage unit for storing a distribution management program, an inventory file, and the like. (HDD) 13, a main storage unit (RAM) 14 for temporarily storing a distribution management program and data to be used, a communication control unit 15 for transmitting and receiving data to and from another distribution management device, Storage unit 1
Printer 16 for outputting inventory files and the like on 3
The main storage unit 14 while controlling the input unit 11, the display unit 12, the auxiliary storage unit 13, the communication control unit 15, and the printer 16.
And a central processing unit (CPU) 17 for executing the distribution management program loaded in the CPU.

As shown in FIG. 1, these distribution management apparatuses 1 to 4 are installed in a commercial warehouse, a manufacturing company, a sales company, and a trading company, respectively, and can transmit and receive data as needed. They are connected by a communication line 5. The inventory file 131 on the auxiliary storage unit 13 of the distribution warehouse management device 1, the inventory file 231 on the auxiliary storage unit 23 of the production company distribution management device 2, and the auxiliary storage unit 33 of the distribution company distribution management device 3. Inventory file 331, inventory file 4 on the auxiliary storage unit 43 of the trading company side distribution management device 4.
Numeral 31 is for managing the stock status of commodities (for example, clothes) in the warehouse owned by the commercial warehouse in each company.

[0015] In this case, the same warehouse is used for a transaction mediated by the trading company and a direct transaction without the intervention of the trading company, in particular, between the sales company and the manufacturing company. It is assumed that only managed products will be managed.

At the time of entry / exit of an individual product to / from the warehouse, the inventory data 131, 231 and 33 include receipt data indicating the product name of the product to be stored together with the quantity and shipping data indicating the product name of the product to be delivered with the quantity.
1, 431, and inventory files 131, 23
1, 331 and 431 are updated. The inventory file 131, 231, 3
By appropriately performing output (display or print) based on 31, 431, each company can check the stock status of individual products.

In accordance with the update of the inventory file 231, the manufacturing company-side distribution management device 2 displays the sales status of the product to the trading company or the sales company (which is a direct buyer of the product), the date of the product sold, the product name A sales file 232, which is expressed by using a sales master file, a sales volume, an amount, and the like, is associated with an individual product, a quantity, and a price based on a sales contract that is concluded in advance. The receivable file 233 indicating the receivable to the trading company or the sales company is updated based on the sales file 232 based on the sales file 232.
It is updated by adding a record such as a date.

In accordance with the update of the inventory file 331, the sales company-side distribution management device 3 indicates the state of purchase of goods from a trading company or a manufacturing company (a direct seller of the goods), A purchase file 332 expressed using names, quantities, amounts, and the like is updated based on the same product master file as the sales company, and based on this purchase file 332, the accounts payable from a trading company or a manufacturing company is indicated. Accounts payable file 333 similar to file 233 is updated.

The trading company-side logistics management device 4 stores the accounts receivable file 432 indicating the accounts receivable to the sales company and the accounts payable from the manufacturing company in accordance with the update of the inventory file 431 at the time of merchandise loading / unloading in the intermediary transaction. The payable file 433 shown is updated based on the same product master file as described above.

The sales file 232 managed by the manufacturing company issues a bill to a trading company or a sales company (generates bill data and transmits it to the physical distribution management device 4 or the physical distribution management device 3). The accounts receivable file 432 used at the time and managed by the trading company is used to issue a bill to the sales company. As described above, invoices (invoices based on received invoice data) issued from the manufacturing company to the trading company and from the manufacturing company or the trading company to the sales company are the accounts payable file 433 or the accounts payable. File 333 (or purchase file 332)
When the money is paid after the verification, the accounts receivable files 233 and 432 and the accounts payable files 333 and 433 are updated.

In this physical distribution management system, more specifically,
At the time of entry / exit of goods, arrival data and shipping data are sequentially transmitted and received as follows, and the stock status of the goods is smoothly managed by each company.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing transmission / reception of arrival data when goods are stored, and FIG. 4 is a diagram showing transmission / reception of shipping data when goods are shipped. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of received data and shipping data transmitted and received. FIG. 6 is an inventory file 13 updated based on the receiving data and shipping data.
It is a figure which shows the example of 1, 231, 331, 431 (all the same).

As shown in FIG. 3, when the actual goods (manufactured at the factory of the manufacturing company) are stored in the commercial warehouse,
Receiving data is input in the distribution warehouse management device 1 based on the receipt slip of a predetermined format. This arrival data,
As shown in FIG. 5A, the data includes the data indicating the arrival time of the product such as the arrival date and time, the data specifying the product such as the product name, the color and the size, and the data indicating the arrival quantity. .

In response to the input of the incoming data, the incoming data is transmitted from the physical distribution management device 1 to the physical distribution management device 2 on the manufacturing company side and to the physical distribution management device 3 on the sales company side. For products,
The arrival data is transmitted to the trading company side distribution management device 4.

When goods are stored in these warehouses, the distribution file management device 1 on the commercial warehouse side updates the inventory file 131 with the input of the received data, and the distribution management device 2 on the manufacturing company side receives the received data and updates the inventory file. 2
31 is updated, and the sales file 232 and the accounts receivable file 233 are sequentially updated for the merchandise of the transaction mediated by the trading company. The distribution server 3 updates the stock file 331 upon receipt of the received data, and the distribution manager 4 receives the receipt data and sequentially stores the stock file 431 and the accounts payable file 433 of the merchandise to be brokered. Be updated.

As shown in FIG. 4, when the distribution request data (data specifying the product to be shipped together with the date and quantity) is input to the distribution company-side distribution management device 3, the distribution company-side distribution management device 3 enters the data. The shipment request data is transmitted from the device 3 to the sales warehouse side distribution management device 1, and the actual goods of the requested product are collected in the sales warehouse, and are sent from the sales warehouse to the sales company (each sales base in each location). It is dispatched toward.

When the actual data of the delivered goods is confirmed and the shipping data (FIG. 5 (b)) is inputted in the distribution company's distribution management device 3, this distribution data is transmitted from the distribution company's distribution management device 3. To the distribution management device 1 on the sales warehouse side,
Regarding the merchandise that is transmitted from the distribution warehouse management device 1 on the business warehouse side to the distribution management device 2 on the manufacturing company side and is mediated by a trading company,
Further, shipping data is transmitted to the trading company side distribution management device 4.

[0028] When leaving goods from these warehouses,
In the sales company-side distribution management device 3, the stock file 331 is updated together with the input of the shipping data, and the purchase file 3 (related to the goods traded with the trading company or the manufacturing company) is updated.
32, the accounts payable file 333 is updated in order, and the inventory file 131 is updated in the sales warehouse side distribution management device 1 upon receiving the shipping data. The manufacturing company-side logistics management device 2 receives the shipping data,
1, the sales file 232 and the accounts receivable file 233 are sequentially updated with respect to the merchandise of the transaction that is not mediated by the trading company.
31, the accounts receivable file 432 is updated in order.

In fact, in this physical distribution management system, the inventory status of each product as shown in FIG. 6 is output based on the inventory files 131, 231, 331, and 431, and the operators of the physical distribution management devices 1 to 4 With the output, it is possible to confirm the accurate stock status of each product which is updated almost simultaneously with the input of the receiving data and the shipping data. (No. 5 in the table
Line product name "GS2900", date "99/11/2"
4 ”, the number of arrivals“ 308 ”, the total number of arrivals“ 4862 ”, and the number of stocks“ 4862 ”indicate that“ 308 items GS2900 were stored in the warehouse on November 24, 1999, and from November 1, 1999. The total number of arrivals is 4862, and the stock number is 4862. ", the product name" GS2900 "and the date" 00/01/01 "in the 19th line.
5 ", number of shipments" 18 ", total number of shipments" 34 ", number of stocks"
7631 "means" 18 items GS2900 are 2000
Departed from warehouse on January 15, 1999, November 1, 1999
The total number of shipments since the day is 34, and the number of stocks is 7
631). Next, the configuration and processing procedure of the physical distribution management processing program executed in each of the physical distribution management apparatuses 1 to 4 will be described in detail in order.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of a distribution management processing section (distribution management program) 100 of the distribution management apparatus 1 installed in the commercial warehouse. FIG. 8 is executed by the distribution management processing section 100. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the physical distribution management processing A.

As shown in FIG. 7, the distribution management processing unit 100 processes a print based on the stock file 131 (and a print based on the received shipment request data) based on a predetermined instruction from the input unit 11. Print processing unit 10
1, a first file update unit 102 that updates the inventory file 131 in response to the input of the incoming data (by adding a corresponding record), and sends the incoming data and the shipping data to the manufacturing company-side distribution management device 2, A transmission processing unit 103 for transmitting the received data to the distribution company-side distribution management device 3; a reception processing unit 104 for receiving the shipment request data and the shipment data from the distribution management device 3; A second file updating unit 105 that updates the inventory file 131 and a shipping request processing unit 106 that processes output of shipping request data and the like.

As shown in FIG. 8, in the physical distribution management process A,
Input unit 11 by an operator using a predetermined screen display
, And reception of the shipment request data and the shipment data from the sales company side distribution management device 3 by the reception processing unit 104 is received (S101, S109).

When the actual goods are received from a factory or the like owned by the manufacturing company and the operator inputs the arrival data based on the receipt slip attached to the actual goods (Y in S102).
ES), these received data are stored in the first file update unit 1
02 in the inventory file 131 (S10
3), transmitted by the transmission processing unit 103 to the manufacturing company-side distribution management device 2 and the sales company-side distribution management device 3 (S1).
04, S105). When the operator gives an instruction to output the inventory file 131 for grasping the inventory, etc. (YE in S106)
S) The print processing unit 101 reads the inventory file 131 and performs printing as shown in FIG. 6 (S1).
07, S108).

When the receiving request is received from the distribution company distribution management device 3 by the receiving processing unit 104 (YES in S110), the shipping request processing unit 106 issues an instruction to ship the actual product by printing the shipping request data. (S11
1) When the actual data of these products is shipped to the sales company, delivered to the sales company, and the products are inspected, and the shipment data is received from the sales company (YES in S112), the second file update unit 105 , The inventory file 131 is updated based on the received shipment data (S113),
Further, the shipping data is transmitted to the distribution management device 2 by the transmission processing unit 103 (S114).

By such a physical distribution management processing A,
On the sales warehouse side, in particular, input () of incoming data when goods are actually received in the operating warehouse (see FIG. 3), and send (,) the incoming data to the manufacturing company and the sales company.
In addition, the receipt () of the shipment request data and the receipt and transmission (,) of the shipment data when the actual product is taken out of the commercial warehouse (see FIG. 4) are smoothly performed.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing the main configuration of the physical distribution management processing unit 200 of the physical distribution management device 2 installed in the manufacturing company. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows a procedure.
(In FIG. 9, in particular, the product processing finish file 234 and the shipment report file 235 are updated together with the inventory file 231. The product processing finish report indicates that the manufacturing company has manufactured the reported product, and the product processing finish has been completed. The file 234 indicates the correspondence between the raw material and the manufactured product, and the delivery report determines the delivery and sales of the product, and the shipment report file 235 stores the specific product to the trading company or sales company of the product. This describes that the shipment has been performed.) Distribution management processing unit 20
0, as shown in FIG. 9, the inventory file 231 and the sales file 23 based on a predetermined instruction from the input unit 21.
2. Accounts receivable file 233, product processing finish file 23
4. Based on the sales file 232 (or the accounts receivable file 233), the print processing unit 201 that processes the print based on the shipping report file 235 and the billing data for the distribution company distribution management device 3 and the trading company distribution management device 4 based on the sales file 232 are stored. An invoice issuing unit 202 that is generated periodically (for example, every month or every six months);
6, a product determination unit 206 that determines whether or not the product specified by the product name in the receipt data and the shipment data is a product (hereinafter, referred to as a specific product) based on a transaction brokered by the trading company; And a transmission processing unit 203 that transmits the shipping data to the trading company side distribution management device 4 and transmits the invoice data generated by the invoice issuing unit 202 to the sales company side distribution management device 3 or the trading company side distribution management device 4. A receiving processing unit 204 that receives incoming data and shipping data from the distribution warehouse 1 on the business warehouse side, and updates the inventory file 231 based on the received incoming data and shipping data.
Further, it includes a file updating unit 205 for sequentially updating the product finishing file 234, the shipping report file 235, the sales file 232, and the receivable file 233.

As shown in FIG. 10, in the physical distribution management process B, the reception processing unit 204 receives the incoming data and the shipping data from the commercial warehouse side physical distribution management device 1 (using a predetermined screen display). An input from the input unit 21 by the operator has been received (S201, S212).

When the receiving data is received from the commercial warehouse-side distribution management device 1 (YES in S202), the inventory file 231 is updated by the file updating unit 205 based on the received receiving data (S203), and the receiving data is stored. When the merchandise judging unit 206 judges that the merchandise is related to a specific merchandise that needs to be managed by the trading company (YE in S204).
S), these received data are transmitted to the trading company side distribution management device 4 by the transmission processing unit 203 (S205), and the product processing finish file 234, the shipping report file 235, the sales file 232, and the receivable file are sent to the trading company as sales and sales. 233 is updated (S206).

When the shipment data is received from the commercial warehouse-side distribution management device 1 (YES in S207), the inventory file 231 is updated by the file updating unit 205 based on the received shipment data (S208). Product determination unit 20
6, when it is determined that the shipping data is related to the specific commodity (YES in S209), the shipping data is transmitted to the trading company side distribution management device 4 by the transmission processing unit 203 (S210), and the shipping data is specified. If it is determined that the item is not related to the product (NO in S209), the sales file 232 and the like are updated as shipment to the sales company and sales (S211).

When the operator instructs the output of the inventory file 231 (also, the sales file 232, the receivable file 233, the finished product file 234, and the shipment report file 235) (YES in S213), the print processing unit 20
1, the inventory file 231 (and corresponding files) is read and output (S214,
S215).

When the bill issuing unit 202 detects that a predetermined period has elapsed (YES in S216), the sales file 232 (and the receivables file 233, etc.) is read out (S217), and the sales company Invoice data indicating the product name, quantity, billing amount, and the like for the trading company and the trading company are generated (S218), and transmitted to the sales company-side distribution management device 3 and the trading company-side distribution management device 4, respectively (S21).
9).

By the physical distribution management processing B as described above,
On the manufacturing company side, in particular, receiving and transmitting the inbound data at the time of receiving the actual goods (see FIG. 3) into the commercial warehouse (FIG. 3).
) And the actual delivery of goods from the commercial warehouse (Fig. 4
)), The reception and transmission (,) of the shipment data are performed smoothly.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of the physical distribution management processing unit 300 of the physical distribution management device 3 installed in the sales company. FIG. 12 shows the physical distribution management processing C executed by the physical distribution management processing unit 300. It is a flowchart which shows a procedure.

As shown in FIG. 11, the distribution management processing unit 300, based on a predetermined instruction from the input unit 31, stores the inventory file 331, the purchase file 332, and the accounts payable file 33.
, A print processing unit 301 for processing a print based on the third data, a file update unit 302 for updating the stock file 331 or the like in accordance with the input of the shipment data, and a transmission processing unit 303 for transmitting the shipment data to the business warehouse side distribution management device 1 And a reception processing unit 304 that receives incoming data from the distribution warehouse management apparatus 1.

As shown in FIG. 12, in the physical distribution management process C, the input from the input unit 31 by the operator and the reception processing unit 3
The reception of incoming data from the commercial warehouse side distribution management device 1 in 04 has been received (S301, S311).

When the operator inputs shipment request data for requesting shipment of goods to the business warehouse (YE at S302).
S), the shipping request data is transmitted to the sales warehouse side distribution management device 1 by the transmission processing unit 303 (S303). The actual product is delivered from the commercial warehouse, inspected by the delivery note at the sales company (bases in each location), and when the operator inputs shipping data (YES in S304), the file update unit 3
02, the input shipment data is stored in the inventory file 33
1 and transmitted to the commercial warehouse side distribution management device 1 (S305, S306), and the purchase file 332 and the accounts payable file 333 are updated in order (S307).

When the operator instructs the output of the stock file 331 (and also the purchase file 332 and the accounts payable file 333) (S308), the print processing unit 301 reads out the stock file 331 (and each file). This is output (S309, S310).

When the receiving data is received from the commercial warehouse side distribution management device 1 (YES in S312), the stock file 331 is updated.

By such a physical distribution management process C,
On the sales company side, in particular, receiving the receipt data () in receiving the actual goods (FIG. 3) into the commercial warehouse, and requesting shipping in issuing the physical goods (FIG. 4) from the commercial warehouse. Transmission of data and shipping data (,) is performed smoothly.

FIG. 13 shows a distribution management device 4 installed in a trading company.
14 is a block diagram illustrating a main configuration of the physical distribution management processing unit 400. FIG. 14 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of a physical distribution management process D executed by the physical distribution management processing unit 400.

As shown in FIG. 13, the distribution management processing section 400 prints a print based on the stock file 431, the receivable file 432, and the payable file 433 based on a predetermined instruction from the input section 41. 401
A reception processing unit 404 for receiving the receiving data and shipping data from the distribution server 2 on the manufacturing company side; a file updating unit 405 for updating the stock file 431 and the like according to the received receiving data and shipping data; 432
The invoice issuing unit 403 that periodically generates invoice data for the sales company-side distribution management device 3 based on the information, and sends the invoice data generated by the invoice issuing unit 403 to the sales company-side distribution management device 3. And a transmission processing unit 402 for transmitting.

As shown in FIG. 14, in the physical distribution management process D, the reception processing unit 404 receives the receipt data and the shipment data from the manufacturer-side physical distribution management device 2, and receives the input from the input unit 41 by the operator. (S40
1, S408).

When the receiving data is received from the manufacturing company side distribution management apparatus 2 (YES in S402), the file updating unit 405 causes the inventory file 43 based on the receiving data.
1 is updated (S403), and the accounts payable file is updated (S404). When shipping data is received from the manufacturing company-side distribution management device 2 (YES in S405), the file updating unit 405 updates the inventory file 431 based on the shipping data (S406), and updates the accounts receivable file (S407). ).

When the operator instructs to output the inventory file 431 (also, the receivables file 432 and the accounts receivable file 433) (YES in S409), the print processing unit 40
1, the stock file 431 (and each file) is read and output (S410, S411). When the bill issuing unit 403 detects that a predetermined period has elapsed (YES in S412), the receivable is receivable. The file 432 is read to generate bill data for the sales company (S
413, S414), and transmitted to the sales company side distribution management device 3 (S415).

By such a physical distribution management process D,
On the trading company side, only for a specific product, the receipt data () at the time of receiving the actual product (Fig. 3) into the commercial warehouse and the shipping data at the time of issuing the actual product (Fig. 4) from the commercial warehouse. () Is smoothly performed.

As described above, in the physical distribution management system 1, the distribution management system 2 on the manufacturing company side, the distribution management system 3 on the sales company side, and the distribution management system 4 on the trading company side of the physical distribution management system of the present distribution management system, goods are stored in the warehouse. Incoming and outgoing data entered at the time of loading and unloading is transmitted and received so that each company's logistics management device can immediately share the data, and the incoming data and shipping data are stored in the inventory file. By minimizing erroneous input (and erroneous delivery, etc.), the operator of each logistics management device can grasp the accurate inventory status of the product in real time from the inventory file, and based on these inventory files, The sales plan at the sales company, the production plan at the manufacturing company, and the like are more appropriately performed.

In particular, in the physical distribution management device 2 on the manufacturing company side of the above-mentioned physical distribution management system, whether or not the incoming data and shipping data sent from the physical distribution management device 1 on the commercial warehouse side are specific products that the trading company intervenes in the transaction. Is determined and only the receipt data and shipping data relating to the specific product are transmitted to the trading company side distribution management device 4, so that in the same product transaction using the same warehouse, inventory management according to the transaction form can be smoothly performed. Can be performed.

In the distribution management apparatus 2 on the manufacturing company side or the distribution management apparatus 4 on the trading company side, bill data is periodically generated based on the sales file and the receivable file generated by the updated inventory file, and the buyer of the product ( Since the information is transmitted to the (obligor) side, the receivables generated by the transaction can be promptly and accurately collected.

In the physical distribution management system according to the above-described embodiment, whether or not the product is a specific product related to a transaction brokered by a trading company is determined by the manufacturer's physical distribution management device 2 based on the product name based on the product master file. However, for example, the corresponding data is included in the receiving data and the shipping data, and it can be determined whether or not the product is a specific product based on the data.

In the distribution management system according to the above-described embodiment, in particular, the shipment data input by the distribution company distribution management device 3 is transmitted via the distribution warehouse management device 1 on the sales warehouse side to the distribution management device 2 on the manufacturing company side. It is assumed that the shipping data is transmitted directly from the distribution company-side distribution management device 3 to the manufacturing company-side distribution management device 2.

[0061]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when goods are stored in the warehouse, the incoming data input by the first physical distribution management device updates the first inventory file and the second physical distribution management device. , And the second inventory file and the third inventory file are updated, respectively, and when the goods are taken out of the warehouse, the outgoing data input by the third physical distribution management device is transmitted to the third inventory management device. Since the file is updated and transmitted to the first physical distribution management device and the second physical distribution management device in order, and the first inventory file and the second inventory file are sequentially updated, the first physical distribution management device to the third physical distribution management device are updated. Incoming and outgoing data are transmitted and received quickly and appropriately as needed, and are smoothly shared, and the managers (operators of the first to third physical distribution management devices) relating to the entry and exit of the articles are required to operate in the warehouse. object And thus to be able to accurately grasp the inventory situation in real-time.

According to the second, fifth, and seventh aspects of the present invention, the bill data is periodically generated based on the accurate stock file shared in real time. It can be said that an accurate invoice from the creditor to the debtor in the transaction of goods is easily issued.

According to the third, sixth, and eighth aspects of the present invention, the bill data generated by the creditor is transmitted to the debtor without fail at regular intervals. This will facilitate prompt and smooth payment and prompt payment of debt.

According to the fourth, ninth, and tenth aspects of the present invention, in particular, the second physical distribution management device selectively transmits incoming data and outgoing data to the fourth physical distribution management device. Real-time (related to specific goods or goods other than specific goods) incoming and outgoing data according to the goods, while trying to share similar goods transactions using the same warehouse (for example, only different In two transactions), effective inventory management according to the type of transaction is performed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of a physical distribution management system according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a distribution management device 1 included in the distribution management system.
FIG. 5 is a diagram schematically illustrating a hardware configuration of each of Nos. 1 to 4;

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing transmission / reception of arrival data when goods are stored.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing transmission / reception of shipping data at the time of leaving a product.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of received data and shipping data transmitted and received.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of inventory files 131, 231, 331, 431 updated based on arrival data and shipping data.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating a main configuration of a distribution management processing unit (distribution management program) 100 of the distribution management device 1 installed in the commercial warehouse.

8 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of a physical distribution management process A executed by the physical distribution management processing unit 100. FIG.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram illustrating a main configuration of a physical distribution management processing unit 200 of the physical distribution management device 2 installed in the manufacturing company.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of a distribution management process B executed by the distribution management processing unit 200.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram illustrating a main configuration of a distribution management processing unit 300 of the distribution management device 3 installed in the sales company.

12 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of a physical distribution management process C executed by the physical distribution management processing unit 300. FIG.

FIG. 13 is a block diagram illustrating a main configuration of a distribution management processing unit 400 of the distribution management device 4 installed in the trading company.

14 is a flowchart showing a procedure of a physical distribution management process D executed by the physical distribution management processing unit 400. FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 (sales warehouse side) logistics management device 2 (manufacturing company side) logistics management device 3 (sales company side) logistics management device 4 (trading company side) logistics management device 5 communication line 11 input unit 12 display unit 13, 23, 33, 43 auxiliary storage unit (HDD) 14 main storage unit (RAM) 15 communication control unit 16 printer 17 central processing unit (CPU) 131, 231, 331, 431 inventory file 232 sales file 332 purchase file 233, 432 receivable file 333, 433 Accounts Payable File

Claims (10)

[Claims] According to a predetermined instruction, a first inventory file, which is installed in a warehouse for storing articles and indicates the articles in the warehouse, receives and updates input data for identifying the received articles together with the quantity, and receives the input. A first logistics management device that outputs a second inventory file indicating a product in a warehouse according to a predetermined instruction, and a second logistics management device that is used by an administrator who puts the product into a warehouse and outputs the product. Is used by a manager who releases items from the warehouse, and outputs a third inventory file indicating the items in the warehouse in response to a predetermined instruction while receiving and updating input of output data for specifying the items that have been output together with the quantity. A distribution management system including a third distribution management device, wherein the first distribution management device updates the first inventory file based on the delivery data received from the third distribution management device.
An update unit, and a first transmission unit that transmits the input receipt data to the second distribution management device and the third distribution management device, and that transmits the received exit data to the second distribution management device. The physical distribution management device has a second updating unit that updates a second stock file based on the incoming data and the outgoing data received from the first physical distribution management device. Update the third inventory file based on the received goods receipt data
A distribution management system comprising: an update unit; and a second transmission unit that transmits the input delivery data to the first distribution management device. 2. A second logistics management device, based on a second inventory file and a first article file indicating a correspondence between an article and a price stored in advance, stores first bill data based on article delivery. 2. The physical distribution management system according to claim 1, further comprising: a first invoice generating unit that generates the invoice every predetermined period. 3. The physical distribution according to claim 2, wherein the second physical distribution management device further comprises a first invoice transmitting means for transmitting the generated first invoice data to the third physical distribution management device. Management system. 4. The second physical distribution management device transmits a deciding means for deciding whether or not the received warehousing data and warehousing data are related to a specific article, and transmits the warehousing data and warehousing data determined to be related to the specific article. A third updating unit for updating a fourth inventory file indicating an article in the warehouse based on the incoming data and the outgoing data received from the second physical distribution management device, and a predetermined instruction. Depending on the fourth
4. The physical distribution management system according to claim 1, further comprising a fourth physical distribution management device having output means for outputting the inventory file. 5. The second physical distribution management device, based on a second inventory file and a second article file indicating a correspondence between the particular article and the first price stored in advance, stores the second article file based on the receipt of the particular article. 5. The physical distribution management system according to claim 4, further comprising a second bill generating means for generating the bill data every predetermined period. 6. The physical distribution according to claim 5, wherein the second physical distribution management device further includes a second invoice transmitting means for transmitting the generated second invoice data to the fourth physical distribution management device. Management system. 7. The fourth logistics management device, based on a fourth inventory file and a third article file indicating a correspondence between a particular article and a second price stored in advance, stores a third article file based on the delivery of the particular article. 7. The physical distribution management system according to claim 4, further comprising a second invoice generating means for generating the three invoice data every predetermined period. 8. The physical distribution according to claim 7, wherein the fourth physical distribution management device further comprises a third invoice transmitting means for transmitting the generated third invoice data to the third physical distribution management device. Management system. 9. A method according to a predetermined instruction, which is installed in a warehouse for storing articles and updates a first inventory file indicating the articles in the warehouse by receiving input of stock data specifying the number of articles received together with the quantity. A first logistics management device that outputs a product, a second logistics management device that is used by a manager who puts goods into a warehouse, and outputs a second inventory file indicating goods in the warehouse in accordance with a predetermined instruction; Is used by an administrator who issues goods from a warehouse, and outputs a third inventory file indicating goods in the warehouse in response to a predetermined instruction while receiving and updating input of data on the goods to be issued and specifying the number of articles taken out together with the quantity. A third physical distribution management device, which is used by an administrator who manages the entry / exit of specific articles designated in advance among the articles to be entered / exited, and which indicates the specific articles in the warehouse. 4. A logistics management method using a fourth physical distribution management device for outputting a stock file according to a predetermined instruction, wherein the first physical distribution management device converts the input data into the second physical distribution when the goods are stored in the warehouse. Transmitting to the physical distribution management device and the third physical distribution management device; and updating the second inventory file based on the storage data received from the first physical distribution management device by the second physical distribution management device. Determine whether it is related to a specific article,
Transmitting the receipt data determined to be related to the specific article to the fourth distribution management device; and updating the third inventory file in the third distribution management device based on the receipt data received from the first distribution management device. And a step of updating the fourth inventory file based on the incoming data received from the second physical distribution management device in the fourth physical distribution management device. Transmitting the input delivery data to the first physical distribution management device; and updating the first inventory file based on the delivery data received from the third physical distribution management device in the first physical distribution management device. Transmitting the data to the second physical distribution management device; and updating the second inventory file based on the outgoing data received from the first physical distribution management device by the second physical distribution management device. Goods issue data determines whether involved in a particular article was,
Sending the outgoing data determined to be related to the specific article to the fourth physical distribution management device; and updating the fourth inventory file in the fourth physical distribution management device based on the outgoing data received from the second physical distribution management device. And a logistics management method. 10. A first logistics management device installed in a warehouse for storing articles and accepting input of incoming data specifying the number of articles received along with the quantity, and used by an administrator for receiving articles into the warehouse. A second logistics management device that outputs an inventory file indicating a certain article in accordance with a predetermined instruction; a second logistics management apparatus that is used by a manager who ejects articles from a warehouse and receives input of exit data that specifies the number of articles taken out together with the quantity. (3) Used by a distribution management device and an administrator who manages the entry and exit of specific articles, which are some articles of a warehouse,
Logistics installed in a computer to function as a second physical distribution management device of a physical distribution management system including a fourth physical distribution management device that outputs a specific product inventory file indicating a specific product in a warehouse while updating the specific product inventory file according to a predetermined instruction. A management program, the storage data input by the first physical distribution management device and the third
Receiving warehousing data input by the distribution management device, updating inventory files based on received warehousing data and warehousing data, and identifying received warehousing data and warehousing data based on pre-stored goods files A logistics management program that determines whether or not it is related to an article, and causes the fourth physical distribution management device to transmit incoming data and outgoing data determined to be related to a specific article.