JP2002342620A - Support system for order receiving and ordering for house construction material operated by utilizing internet - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an order receiving and ordering support system for house construction materials capable of making business processing between a building contractor and a construction materials shop, particularly competitive estimate acquisition among a plurality of estimates and order processing of the building contractor easy and efficient by supporting order receiving and ordering processing between the building contractor and the construction materials shop. SOLUTION: A plurality of shops are sounded out on a merchandise estimate of construction materials requested from the building contractor to acquire the competitive estimate among the plurality of estimates by using computers A1 and A2 functioning as a web server A having a merchandise sales information database and a registered member shop database while mutually communicating with external terminals B and C of users operated at the building contractor and the shop through the Internet, and competitive estimate answers from the respective shops are displayed in a list and presented to the building contractor. The building contractor generates only one estimate request sheet on an estimate request sheet generation web page provided at the web server. The building contractor can get through a competitive estimate request to a plurality of shops which is very troublesome because merchandise article numbers are different in respective shops or the like, simply by generating one estimate request sheet, expands shops to trade with without fixing the shops to trade with and can obtain construction materials as inexpensively and easily as possible.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention supports the processing of the ordering of construction materials between a construction shop and a construction material dealer using the Internet, thereby reducing the ordering work and improving efficiency. In particular, the construction materials ordering system was designed to be able to be used. Display the list and present it to the contractor,
The present invention relates to a technique capable of performing a series of processes, such as ordering a dealer selected and designated by a contractor based on the total estimate, as much as possible and performing the process.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art At present, the present applicant operates a system (referred to as nice advan) for receiving orders from dealers via the Internet for the primary wholesale of construction material products. This system is a product database that accumulates sales information such as manufacturer part numbers, product specifications, list prices, wholesale prices, stock quantities, delivery dates, etc. in relation to product ID numbers for each of a wide variety of construction material products from many manufacturers. And the store I for each store registered as a member store
Store name (company name), address, phone number,
It is operated using a computer that functions as a Web server, with a member store database that stores store information such as FAX numbers and e-mail addresses.
It communicates with the external terminal of the member store accessed via the Internet to exchange basic product information such as specifications and prices of various purchased products desired by the store and sales information such as stock and delivery date. It is generated and provided as appropriate on a Web page, and a series of complicated processes such as an estimate reply of a product specified by a dealer and an order confirmation notification are automated using an e-mail, a facsimile, and the like, so as to be a primary wholesaler. It is trying to save labor on both sides of the business between the company and the dealer.

[0003]

[0005] By the way, each dealer receives a request for quotation from a construction company as its direct customer,
From the point of view of the construction shop, housing construction materials have a large number of product items and manufacturers, so the number of part numbers corresponding to these is enormous, Requesting a quotation and ordering from the retailer to the dealer was a tedious and laborious process. Furthermore, since each store may set a unique product number for exactly the same product, it is very complicated and difficult to obtain a joint estimate from a plurality of stores. For this reason, there was a strong tendency that the supplier dealers of the construction shop were fixed.

[0004] Also, the manufacturer's suggested retail price has become famous and innocent as a substance, and many of the products are traded at the market price. In many cases, it is informed that this will be the case, and this has also been a factor in fixing the dealers in terms of trust.

[0005] The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to support ordering processing exchanged between a construction shop and a construction material dealer via the Internet. It is an object of the present invention to provide a housing construction material ordering support system that can simplify and improve the efficiency of the business processing between the two parties, in particular, the acquisition of a joint quotation and the ordering processing of a construction shop.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, an order support system for construction materials, which is operated by the computer according to the present invention using the Internet, comprises:
It is characterized by the following items (1) to (6). (1) A system for supporting the ordering of house construction materials between a dealer and a construction shop registered as a member store. The system has a member store database and a product sales database of house construction materials, and An external terminal operated by a user of a member store such as a construction material store communicates with each other via the Internet to function as a Web server. (2) The member store database includes various types of information such as a business contact, a member store name, a location, a FAX number or an e-mail address, and a contact notification destination means (ordering history) in association with the member store ID number. . The merchandise sales database includes various information such as product names, maker names, maker merchandise numbers, specifications such as weight and dimensions, stock quantities, and delivery dates in association with the merchandise ID numbers. (3) The Web server responds to a request from an external terminal of the construction company that has accessed the site, and provides an estimate request form creation Web page with a quote button sheet and a send button for inputting a list of desired products to be purchased. When receiving the information of the request for quotation in which predetermined items have been entered on the creation Web page by operating the send button, an estimate management number is automatically assigned and an estimate is written on the estimate statement sheet of the creation of request for quotation Web page Generate an estimate response Web page with added fields, and display the estimate response Web page as a member store I of the contractor.
It is stored in an order history folder provided in an appropriate storage medium in association with the D number, and the URL of the quote answer Web page is written to a plurality of dealers to the contact notification destination means designated by each dealer. The notification of the consultation for the estimated response is sent. (4) The web server provides the quote reply web page to an external terminal of the dealer accessing the quote reply web page by designating the URL of the quote reply web page, and the quote entered in the quote amount entry field. When the information of the answer Web page is received, a branch number is added to the estimate management number and the member store ID of the store is associated with the estimate management number and stored in the order history folder. (5) When the Web server obtains an estimate response from a dealer, the Web server creates an estimate response sheet listing the names of the dealers at the estimate destination, the estimated amount, and an order check column,
A combined estimate response Web page is generated by substituting the estimate response sheet for an estimate amount entry field added to the estimate statement on the estimate response Web page, and is stored in the order history folder. The joint builder sends a joint quotation reply notification describing the URL of the joint quotation reply Web page to the contact notification destination means designated by the construction builder. (6) The Web server provides the joint quotation reply Web page to an external terminal of the requesting construction builder that accesses by specifying the URL of the joint quotation reply Web page. After receiving the information on the joint estimate response Web page that has been entered in the order check column, a purchase order form is created that sorts the ordered products for each of the dealers that have been designated for order, and is sent to the contact notification means for each dealer. I do.

[0007] Here, the member store database further includes delivery area information, and a plurality of dealers to which the estimate reply consultation notification is transmitted are provided with a delivery area including the delivery area of the requesting construction shop. May be configured to select a store having the following.

[0008] Further, the member store database contains information on the dealers of the existing business partners of each construction company. If the business partners are registered as the member stores, the information of the estimate response consultation notification is given priority. A configuration for selecting a transmission destination can also be made.

Further, a configuration may be employed in which the dealers are sorted and displayed in ascending order of the estimated price for each product on the estimate answer sheet of the combined estimate answer Web page.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A preferred embodiment of a construction material ordering support system using the Internet according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG.
1 shows an outline of a network configuration of a computer on which a construction material ordering support system according to the present invention is operated. As shown in the figure, in this embodiment, a computer A operating an ordering support system includes a computer A1 operating a merchandise management system of a primary wholesaler and a computer A2 connected to the computer A1 and communicating with each other. It is composed of a table.

The computer A1 that operates the product management system has a sales information database of construction material products and a member store database of stores and contractors registered as members stored in appropriate storage media.
Is communicably connected to a number of external terminals B1 to Bn and C1 to Cn operated by a user such as a store or a construction shop via the Internet, and the computer A uses information stored in a database. While functioning as a Web server. That is, HTML (Hype
rtext Markup Language) or CGI (Common Gateway Inter
face) and a technology such as SQL (Standard Query Language), and can generate and distribute a Web page capable of mutually communicating various information.

The computer A1 that operates the merchandise management system of the primary wholesalers includes computers D1 to Dn that operate the merchandise management systems of a plurality of housing material manufacturers and the computers E that operate the merchandise management systems of other primary wholesalers. They are also communicably connected to each other via a dedicated line different from the Internet.

The computer A is connected to the user's external terminals B1 to Bn and C1 to C1 via the Internet.
n, and communicates with the external terminals B1-Bn, C1-
In response to a request from Cn, sales information and member store information of various commodities stored in the database are searched and appropriately generated and provided on a Web page. Further, the Web server A accepts a request for quotation from the external terminals B1 to Bn of the construction shop, consults a plurality of dealers about the will to reply to the quotation, and displays a list of quotations from each of the responding dealers. In addition to displaying it on the joint quotation reply sheet and providing it to the construction company, the construction company accepts a product order request based on the joint quotation, distributes the applicable product to each designated dealer, sends an order notification, and Send confirmation to store.

In the following description, the term “Web server” includes not only a case in which a plurality of computers cooperate as in the present embodiment but also a case in which a single server is used. The external terminal operated by the user is a personal computer or a mobile phone equipped with an Internet Web browser and capable of browsing Web pages, and a PDA (Personal Digital As
sistant).

FIG. 2 schematically shows a chronological processing flow (data flow) exchanged between the ordering support system of the Web server A, the maker product management system, and the external terminal of the construction shop or the store. FIG. 3 is a flowchart collectively showing steps 1) to (16), and FIG. 3 is a table for explaining the contents of each step.

=== Step (1) === In step (1), the Web server A sequentially inquires the merchandise management system of each manufacturer for merchandise information, acquires the latest information, and updates the merchandise sales database. The merchandise sales database includes a merchandise classification, a manufacturer name,
Manufacturer's product name, dimensions (weight), material and other standards (specs), product images, list price (maker's suggested retail price),
It includes information such as manufacturer wholesale price, manufacturer inventory, manufacturer delivery date, primary wholesale price to the dealer, primary wholesaler inventory quantity, primary wholesaler delivery date, and the like.

=== Step (2) === In the step (2), for the external terminal B1 of a certain construction company that has accessed, the product sales information database is appropriately searched in response to the request and inventory information and the like are obtained. Generate and provide on a Web page.

That is, the user on the construction side first accesses the Web browser of the external terminal B1 by designating the URL of the top page of the ordering support system operated on the Web server A. Then, the screen configuration data of the top page as shown in FIG. 4 is transmitted from the Web server A and displayed on the terminal B1. The top page contains user I
An input window for a D (member store ID) and a password is provided, and by inputting a predetermined user ID and a password in the input window and transmitting the password, login to the ordering support system is permitted.

Here, in the case of a new contractor who has not yet registered as a member store, the member registration request is transmitted by clicking a new member registration button 2 provided on this top page, as shown in FIG. W of the new registration screen as shown in
The web page is transmitted from the web server A. On the new registration screen, input windows for various registration application information items are arranged. By inputting such information and clicking a registration button 4, member store registration application information is transmitted to the Web server. The registration application information includes a password, a company name, a business type (a type of a store or a construction company), a representative name, a department name, a person in charge, a company name, a company address, a telephone number, and a fax, which are arbitrarily set by a construction company user. Designation of number, e-mail address, contact method (contact notification means by FAX or e-mail), number of employees, annual sales, qualification under the Building Business Law or Architect Law, establishment date, homepage URL, etc. , Delivery area, and the name of the business partner such as the store where the business is currently conducted are registered. When the registration application information is transmitted to the Web server A, the member number (member store ID number) is automatically numbered. Then, it is stored in the member store database in association with the member store ID number. After that, the merchant store registration examination is performed, and when the examination pass information is written in the merchant database through the examination, the Web server A confirms the registration information of the password and other registration application information together with the member number (merchant ID number). Notification of registration completion with
The notification is automatically made to the mail address (or FAX number) of the contact means specified by the contact method.

On the other hand, in the case of a member store which has already been registered as a member, the user inputs a user ID (member store ID number) and a password on the top page of FIG. 4 and transmits a login request ([here Click] button) and We
In response to the request, the server b returns a main menu Web page as shown in FIG.

By requesting selection of various items provided in the main menu, merchandise sales information such as stocks of manufacturers and stocks of primary wholesalers can be browsed and confirmed at the terminal B1 for a construction company. An order can be placed with the primary wholesaler.

=== Step (3) === This main menu includes an item for requesting a joint estimate.
In this joint quotation request item, a button 6 for requesting a quotation request form creation Web page for directly inputting a product number on the quotation statement sheet, and a stock of a primary wholesaler (shown as nice in the figure). Request button 8 on an estimate request form creation Web page for creating an estimate statement sheet while viewing the request, and a request button 10 on a quote request form creation Web page for creating an estimate statement sheet while viewing the inventory of the manufacturer. Are provided.

FIG. 7 is an estimate request form creation Web page for creating an estimate specification sheet from the stock of the primary wholesaler, and the Web page is a button called “Request a joint estimate while looking at a nice stock” in FIG. When the user clicks on the number 8, the information is transmitted from the Web server A. This Web
The page includes a plurality of selection radio buttons 12 for first classifying and selecting products, a sub-category designation window 14 for further sub-classifying the selected products of the large class, and selecting a list. A maker specification window 16 with a selection function is provided, and a plurality of maker can be specified. And
[Inquiry] button 1 after specifying the manufacturer name and sub-category
8 and click on Web server A in response to the request.
Searches the merchandise sales database as appropriate, displays a list of merchandise information such as a maker name, an item name, a stock quantity, and a list price on a scrollable form window 20 and returns it.

The form window 20 is provided with a product selection check window 22 for individually selecting products, and the user checks the check window 22 to select a desired product for which a quotation request is made. The selected product is temporarily stored in the Web server A by clicking the temporary storage button 24. After the storage, the product of another classification can be searched and displayed in a similar manner, and can be selectively stored. When the selection and saving of all desired products are completed and the quote preparation button 26 is clicked, the Web server A generates and transmits an estimate request form creation Web page as shown in FIG.

The estimate request form creation Web page is generated by pasting predetermined information to the template, and includes an estimate management number 28, an estimate request source information 30, an estimate specification sheet 32, and an intention confirmation and estimate request transmission button 34. And are attached. The quotation request source information 30 is automatically pasted based on the member store ID of the construction company that has accessed, and the maker name, product name, product number, The standard, quantity, etc. are automatically pasted, the quote management number 28 is also automatically given as a temporary number, and the temporary quote number 2
A data number for each product with a branch number is also attached to 8 so that information confirmation for each product can be easily performed later.

Also, in FIG. 6, when the request button 10 of the Web page for creating the quotation statement sheet while viewing the stock of the maker is clicked, the Web server A transmits the almost same Web page as in FIG. Is transmitted through the same processing to generate and transmit the estimate request form creation Web page in FIG.

Here, the part numbers described in the quote specification sheet 32 can be edited, such as directly added and deleted, as appropriate. When the part numbers are edited, the intention confirmation and estimate request transmission button 34 is clicked. When clicked, the quote request page is resent to reconfirm the updated contents. That is,
In FIG. 6, when the button 6 for requesting the quote request form creation Web page for directly inputting the product number in the quote specification sheet 32 is clicked, the Web server A executes the processing shown in FIG.
Is transmitted in the form of a template in which no product is entered in the quote specification sheet 32. In this case, the user of the construction company directly inputs the part number of the desired product to be quoted, transmits the product once, and confirms the content on the resent estimate request creation Web page.

After confirming that there is no mistake in the contents of the estimate request form creation Web page and clicking the intention confirmation and estimate request transmission button 34, the information of the formal estimate request is transmitted to the Web server A. reach. The Web server A, which has received the information of the request for quote from the external terminal B1 of the construction company, writes the estimated amount (unit price) on the quote specification sheet 32 in the quote request sheet creation Web page as shown in FIG. Add a column 32a, a quote request check column 32b for requesting a primary wholesaler to quote a product that is not in stock at its own store, and a delivery date column 32c for entering the shortest delivery date, and
An estimate response Web page to which a guide message 36 <How to use this sheet> is added is generated, and the estimate response W
The web page A is associated with the member store ID number of the contractor of the requester, and the temporarily assigned estimate management number 28 is stored as a regular one in the order history folder provided on an appropriate storage medium of the web server A. .

=== Step (4) === When the quote answer web page is generated and saved,
b. The server A searches the member store database to pick up a member store having a delivery area that includes the delivery area specified by the relevant contractor, and also from among the dealers of the business partners specified by the corresponding contractor. Prioritize pick-ups of merchants registered as member stores. Then, for each of the plurality of member dealers that have been picked up, the above-mentioned estimate response Web page is sent to a facsimile or e-mail contact notification means designated by each dealer in the form of a notification sheet prepared in advance. An estimate response consultation notice with a URL is automatically generated and transmitted. Here, if it is an electronic mail, a tag is set in the URL so that the user can easily jump to the corresponding Web page.

=== Step (5) === The Web server A is configured to execute the U
External terminal C of each store accessed by specifying RL
To provide the quote answer Web page. At this time, prior to the provision of the Web page, the system checks the login to the system for the input of a user ID (member store ID) and a password, and provides the estimate response Web page based on the acquired member store ID. As shown in FIG. 10, the store information 38 of the corresponding quotation request destination is added, and instead of the quotation management number 28, the store information different for each store such as a branch number of an alphabet is added. An estimate management number 28a with an identifier is automatically assigned.

At the store, as shown in FIG.
For products in stock, enter the price in the corresponding section of the estimate unit price entry field 32a, enter the shortest delivery date, and check the quote request check box 32b for products not in stock. Then, the user sends the information to the Web server A by clicking the transmission button 34 of the intention confirmation and estimation request.

Then, from the external terminal C of the store, the quotation response report Web with the quotation request check box 32b checked.
Upon receiving the page information, the Web server A associates the member store ID of the store with an estimate management number assigned with a different identifier for each store, and converts the estimate response document Web page for each store to the aforementioned store. Save them in the order history folder.

=== Steps (6), (7), (8) === As shown in FIG. 10, the quotation reply information from each of the above-mentioned stores includes an estimate from the store to the primary wholesaler. If the request is included, the Web server A inquires of the primary wholesaler's product management system built on the computer A1 to find the stock of the primary wholesaler of the corresponding product and its storage location, shipping available delivery date, primary wholesale quote. The unit price information, the manufacturer inventory and its storage location, the shipping available delivery date, and the manufacturer wholesale unit price are extracted, and an estimated unit price column 32 as shown in FIG.
d, a primary wholesaler response column having a shipping delivery date column 32e and a storage source column 32f is added, and a primary wholesaler quote response Web page is generated for each dealer. At this time, for products that are not in stock at the primary wholesalers and need to be ordered from the manufacturer, determine the wholesale price by multiplying the manufacturer's wholesale price by the prescribed rate, and the shipping date that can be shipped depends on the storage location at the manufacturer. decide. Here, in FIG. 11, items whose delivery date is the next day are in-stock items, and items whose delivery date is two days later are items ordered by the manufacturer.

Then, if this primary wholesaler quote response Web page is generated for each dealer, the Web server A
Saves the primary wholesaler quote response Web page in the order history folder with the branch number 28b added to the quote management number 28a, and then stores it in the same order as the above-mentioned step (4). A primary wholesaler quote reply notification with the URL of the quote reply web page is automatically generated and transmitted to the contact notification destination means of each applicable dealer. Here, when notifying by e-mail, a copy file of the primary wholesaler quote response Web page may be attached. Further, even when notifying by FAX, the Web page may be transmitted together.

Further, the Web server A provides the corresponding primary wholesaler quote reply Web page to the external terminal C of each dealer who accesses by specifying the URL of the primary wholesaler quote reply Web page. I do. At this time, prior to the provision of each Web page, the system checks the login to the system for input of a user ID (member store ID) and a password.

=== Step (9) === At the store, as shown in FIG. 12, referring to the estimate response of the primary wholesaler, the price of the goods to be ordered and the delivery date are determined, and the estimated unit price is obtained. Entry field 32a and delivery date field 32c
Is clicked, and the transmission of the request for confirmation / quotation request button 34 is clicked, and the information is transmitted to the Web server A as the information of the finalized quotation response form Web page. The Web server A, which has received the information of the confirmed quotation response form Web page in which the quotation request check box 32b is not checked from the external terminal C of the store, associates the member store ID of the store with the identifier of the store. The quote answer sheet Web page is stored in the order history folder with the quote management number appended with.

=== Step (10) === When the information of the estimate response form Web page is sent from all the dealers to which the estimate response consultation notification is sent, or when the estimate submission deadline has passed, the Web server A is Figure 1
3, a combined estimate response W in a form in which a system estimate response sheet 40 is combined with an estimate statement sheet 32 and added.
An eb page 52 is generated. The system estimate answer sheet 40 has a lowest price data column 42, a second-place data column 44, and a second-place data column 46, each of which has a quote destination column 42a, 44a, 46a in which the name of the seller of the quote is written. Estimated amount (unit price) columns 42b, 44b, 46b and delivery date column 42
c, 44c, 46c and order selection check box 42d,
44d and 46d are provided, and are created in a format in which quote answers from a plurality of dealers are sorted for each product in ascending order and displayed as a list. That is, the combined quote answer Web page presents bidding information for each store and product, and the quote answer sheet added to the quote specification sheet 32 is added to the above-described quote answer Web page shown in FIG. The contents of the dealer answering section consisting of an amount entry section 32a, an estimate request check section 32b, and a delivery date section 32c are replaced with a system estimate answer sheet 40.

Further, the joint estimate reply Web page is provided with the construction company information 30 and the estimate management number 28 of the requester of the estimate, a remarks column 48, and an order transmission button 50. In the remarks column 48, information on the delivery date and delivery location desired by the contractor's contractor, vehicle constraint information used for delivery such as the width of the front road at the delivery location (for example, a housing construction site), and the like are described. You.

Then, when the Web server A generates this combined estimate response Web page, it stores it in the order history folder, and sends the estimate requesting contractor to the contact notification means designated by the contractor. Toward this joint estimate answer We
Automatically sends a joint quotation reply notification describing the URL of page b, and transmits the joint quotation reply Web page to the external terminal B of the requesting contractor who accesses by specifying the URL of the joint quotation reply Web page. provide.

=== Step (11) === After receiving this joint estimate response Web page, the contractor refers to the contents of the estimate as shown in FIG. Estimated dealer's order selection check column 42
Check any of d, 44d, and 46d, fill in the remarks column with delivery information such as the delivery location, delivery date, front road width at the delivery location, and other desired information, and click the order transmission button 50. Click to send information to Web server A. In this example, the sales outlets of the products to which the lowest estimated price is assigned are selected.

=== Step (12) === The Web server A sends the joint quotation response Web page from the external terminal B of the contractor in any of the order selection check boxes 42d, 44d, and 46d for each product. When the information is received, an order form Web page as shown in FIG. 14, for example, which sorts and selects the ordered products for each store designated for order, is separately generated for each store. This order form Web page has a format in which an order specification sheet 52 having the same contents as the above-mentioned estimate statement sheet is added and an order request field 54 for the primary wholesaler is provided. Is provided with an estimated price (unit price) column 54a and an order check column 54b in which the estimated unit price of a missing item that is not in stock at the store already received from the primary wholesaler is automatically described. In addition, the order form Web page is automatically transcribed with order request source information 30, its request destination information 38, an estimate management number 28, and a remarks column 48, and is provided with an order request transmission button 50.

When the purchase order Web page is generated, the Web server A saves the purchase order Web page in the order history folder, and each store sends the purchase order form to the designated contact notification destination means. A purchase order deposit notice containing the URL of the Web page is transmitted. In this case, a copy of the purchase order Web page may be attached.

When an access is made by specifying the URL of the order form Web page from the external terminal C of the store that has received the deposit notice, the Web server A performs a login check and then displays the order form Web page. Provide to external terminal C.

=== Steps (13), (14), (15), (16) === The contents of the missing item requested by the retailer who received the purchase order Web page for the primary wholesaler are quoted. After checking and checking the applicable product part in the order check field 54b,
When the transmission button 50 of the order request is clicked, the information of the purchase order Web page is transmitted to the Web server A, and the W
The eb server A sends ordering information from the dealer and desired delivery information such as a desired delivery date and a delivery place to the product sales management system of the primary wholesaler operated by the computer A1, and performs order processing for the primary wholesaler. do.

In addition, the merchandise sales management system of the primary wholesaler who has received the order from the above-mentioned store, sends the date and place of delivery, the vehicle used, and the like to the computer A2 which mainly operates the order support system. The computer A2, which has received the order confirmation information to which the determined delivery information is added, returns the order confirmation information, and acquires the predetermined item information such as the contents of the ordered product and the delivery information in the order confirmation document formed in a predetermined format in advance. Paste and automatically generate an order confirmation from the primary wholesaler to the dealer and an order confirmation from the dealer to the contractor, and save these in the order history folder. The order confirmation corresponding to the store F
Send by AX or email.

Therefore, according to the construction material order support system according to the present embodiment operated as described above,
Computers A1 and A functioning as Web server A
2, while communicating with the external terminals B and C of the user operated at the construction shop and the store via the Internet, the product estimate of the building material requested by the construction company is sent to a plurality of dealers. Upon consultation, a joint quotation is obtained, and the joint quotation of each dealer can be displayed as a list and presented to the construction company. For this reason, the contractor only has to create a single quote request form for joint quotation requests to multiple dealers, which was troublesome and troublesome work because the product number of each store is different. It is possible to expand the dealers without fixing them, and to easily obtain construction materials at the lowest possible price. In addition, dealers will be able to expand their business partners.

Further, the contractor can complete a series of processes from the quote request to the order only by creating the quote request once and ordering by examining the combined quote answer sheet. In creating a quotation request, it is possible to simply and efficiently create a quotation request simply by selecting a desired product while referring to a list of product information in a maker inventory or a primary wholesaler inventory on a quotation request creation web page. And labor saving as much as possible.

Further, even in the case of a product which is traded at a market price, it is possible to know a certain price before placing an order,
It is possible to prevent a price problem from occurring later.

[0049] Further, by having the information of the business partner presented by the construction shop and the dealer, it is possible to increase the number of registered members, thereby further increasing the usefulness and convenience of the support system. Improvement can be achieved.

Further, by including the delivery area information in the member store database, a plurality of dealers having a delivery area that includes the construction activity area corresponding to the delivery area requested by the construction company can be simplified. You can efficiently pick up and request a quote.

[0051]

As described above in detail in the embodiments, according to the present invention, the following various excellent effects can be obtained.

(1) Using a computer functioning as a Web server, the building material requested by the construction company is communicated with the external terminal of the user operated at the construction company and the sales office via the Internet. With regard to the product quotation, a plurality of dealers are consulted to obtain a total quotation, and the total quotation of each of the stores can be displayed as a list and presented to the construction company. For this reason, the contractor only has to create a single quote request form for multiple quote requests for multiple dealers, which are troublesome and troublesome work because the product number of each product is different for each store. It is possible to expand the dealers without fixing them, and to easily obtain construction materials at the lowest possible price. In addition, dealers will be able to expand their business partners.

(2) The contractor can complete a series of processes from the request for quotation to the order by only preparing the request for quotation once and ordering by examining the joint quotation answer sheet. As a result, labor saving can be achieved.

(3) Even in the case of a product which is traded at a market price, a reliable price can be known before an order is placed, and a trouble in price can be prevented from occurring later.

(4) By including the delivery area information in the member store database, a plurality of dealers having a delivery area that includes the construction activity area corresponding to the construction activity area requested by the construction company can be created. It is easy and efficient to pick up and request a quote.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an outline of a network configuration of a Web server that operates a construction material ordering support system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an outline of a chronological processing flow (data flow) exchanged between the order support system and an external computer.

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining the contents of the data flow shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a top Web page for logging in to the ordering support system.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a member store registration application Web page provided by the ordering support system.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a main menu Web page provided by the ordering support system.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an estimate request form creation Web page for creating an estimate specification sheet from the stock of the primary wholesaler provided by the ordering support system.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing another estimate request form creation Web page provided by the ordering support system.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a quote answer Web page provided by the ordering support system.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a state where information has been input by the store on the estimate response Web page of FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a primary wholesaler quote response Web page provided by the ordering support system.

FIG. 12 is a view showing a web page of an estimate response sheet provided by the ordering support system in a state where the estimated unit price at the store and the delivery date have been determined.

FIG. 13 is a view showing a combined estimate response Web page provided by the ordering support system.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an order form Web page provided by the order receiving support system.

[Explanation of symbols]

A (A1, A2) Web server B (B1 to Bn) External terminal of user (construction shop) C (C1 to Cn) External terminal of user (store) D (D1 to Dn) Product sales management system of manufacturer E (E1 to En) Computer for the merchandise sales management system of other primary wholesalers

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Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. An order support system for housing construction materials operated by a computer using the Internet, characterized by the following items (1) to (6). (1) A system for supporting the ordering of house construction materials between a dealer and a construction shop registered as a member store. The system has a member store database and a product sales database of house construction materials, and An external terminal operated by a user of a member store such as a construction material store communicates with each other via the Internet to function as a Web server. (2) The member store database includes various types of information such as contact information means such as the type of business, member store name, location, FAX number or e-mail address, and (ordering history) in association with the member store ID number. . The product database includes various information such as product name, maker name, maker product number, specifications such as weight and dimensions, stock quantity, and delivery date in association with the product ID number. (3) The Web server responds to a request from an external terminal of the construction company that has accessed the site, and provides an estimate request form creation Web page with a quote button sheet and a send button for inputting a list of desired products to be purchased. When receiving the information of the estimate request form creation web page in which predetermined items have been input to the create web page by operating the transmission button, an estimate management number is automatically assigned and an estimate statement sheet of the estimate request form creation web page is received. Generates an estimate response Web page in which an estimate amount entry field is added, and stores the estimate response Web page in an order history folder provided on an appropriate storage medium in association with the member store ID number of the construction company. Of the quote answer Web page to the contact notification destination means designated by each dealer to the quote answer consultation notice. (4) The web server provides the quote reply web page to the external terminal of the store that accesses by specifying the URL of the quote reply web page. Then, upon receiving the information on the quote response Web page already entered in the quote amount entry field, associate the member store ID of the store with the store identifier and attach the store management identifier to the estimate management number, and save it in the ordering history folder. I do. (5) When the Web server obtains the information of the quote reply Web page from the dealer, the web server creates a quote reply sheet that lists the name of each dealer of the quote, the estimated price, and an order selection check box, and also returns the quote reply. Generate a joint estimate response Web page by replacing the sheet with the estimate amount entry field added to the estimate statement of the estimate response Web page, save it in the order history folder, and send it to the contractor Sends a joint estimate reply notification describing the URL of the joint estimate response Web page to the contact notification destination means designated by the contractor. (6) The Web server provides the joint quotation reply Web page to an external terminal of the requesting construction builder that accesses by specifying the URL of the joint quotation reply Web page. After receiving the information on the joint estimate response Web page that has been entered in the order check box, an order form is created that sorts the ordered items for each dealer specified in the order and sent to the contact notification means for each dealer. I do. 2. The member store database further includes delivery area information, and the plurality of dealers to which the notification of the quotation response is notified have delivery areas including the delivery area of the requesting construction company. 2. The system according to claim 1, wherein a store is selected. 3. The member store database contains information on existing dealers of each construction company, and if the partner is registered as a member store, the estimate answer consultation is given priority. 3. The order support system for home construction materials operated using the Internet according to claim 1, wherein the system is selected as a destination of the notification. 4. A store according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein dealers are sorted and displayed in ascending order of estimated price for each product on the estimate answer sheet of the combined estimate answer Web page. An order support system for housing construction materials that is operated using the Internet described.