JP2002358446A - System and method for ordering and order reception processing assistance - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an ordering and order reception processing assistance system which can lighten the burden of ordering processing imposed on a small- scale manufacturer as for ordering via wholesalers, provide article stock information and delivery information of the manufacturer for stores at proper time, and eliminate impartiality, resulting from order reception time differences, to the stores. SOLUTION: In response to access from a 1st computer terminal 2 of the manufacturer through the Internet 3, data D1 for stock information input are sent and stock information D2 are received and also the latest stock information D2 are provided in response to access from a 2nd computer of a store through a specified network 6. Temporary reserve processing is performed for allocating the order quantity of ordered articles to ordering information D3 received from the store within the range of the stock quantity in the reception order of the ordering information D2 according to the stock information D2, and update processing is performed for decreasing the stock quantity of the latest stock information D2 by the quantity of the temporary reserve processing.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a case where a wholesaler places an order for an ordered product to a manufacturer in response to an order from a dealer, and the ordered product is sent directly from the manufacturer to the dealer. Order processing support for supporting inventory processing and delivery date information of products manufactured by manufacturers to the dealer using the computer processing to the dealer by supporting the dealer to place an order to the dealer. Systems and methods.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In the case of multi-product, small-lot products such as equipment products, as described above, orders are placed based on the stock status of manufacturers without having stocks at dealers and wholesalers. Costs required for inventory and its management at wholesalers have been reduced, and work efficiency has been improved. In the case of equipment products used for equipment work accompanying construction work, etc., certainty of the delivery date is generally required even if the delivery time is somewhat long.

Conventionally, in the case of a small-scale manufacturer, a computer system for inventory management of the company is connected online to a computer system such as an external wholesaler, and data from the computer is exchanged for an order from the wholesaler. At present, there is no system in which inventory information and delivery date can be answered in real time by communication. Also, while such a system is technically feasible, it has been problematic to employ small manufacturers in terms of effectiveness in initial investment and maintenance costs.

Therefore, under the present circumstances, when an order receiving person at a wholesaler receives an order from a dealer by telephone or facsimile, the order is confirmed by telephone or the like in order to confirm stock information and delivery date at the manufacturer, and the actual inventory is checked. Only the theoretical inventory (stock that can handle new orders) is subtracted from the pre-shipment inventory that currently has orders, and only orders for the specified delivery date are received. If there are remaining orders, new inventory occurs when new inventory occurs. A method of receiving an order and a delivery date, or receiving a total order quantity from a dealer once, and then responding a delivery date after the order has been adopted.

[0005] However, in the case of human processing by telephone or facsimile, etc., by the person in charge of receiving orders at the wholesaler, if the processing of the person in charge is delayed, even if an order is received first, the order to the manufacturer is delayed and inventory is lost. There is a possibility that the delivery date may be delayed due to inability to secure the order (inconsistency due to the time difference), and there is a problem that the fairness cannot be sufficiently ensured for the dealer on the orderer side.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, a wholesaler places an order for an ordered product to a manufacturer in response to an order from a dealer, and the ordered product is sent directly from the manufacturer to the dealer. It is made in view of the above-mentioned problems relating to the processing at the time, the purpose of which is to reduce the burden on small-scale manufacturers, and provide inventory information and delivery date information of products manufactured by manufacturers to dealers in a timely manner. It is an object of the present invention to provide an order processing support system and method for supporting order processing at a wholesaler of a dealer, which can be provided to a customer, eliminate inconsistency in stock securing due to a difference in order time, and eliminate unfairness to the dealer. .

[0007]

The first feature of the order processing support system according to the present invention for achieving this object is as described in claim 1 of the claims.
When the wholesaler orders the ordered product from the manufacturer in response to an order from the dealer, and the ordered product is sent directly from the manufacturer to the dealer, the inventory information and delivery date of the product manufactured by the manufacturer An order processing support system for supporting the order procedure of the dealer with respect to the wholesaler by providing the dealer with information by using computer processing to the dealer, wherein the first order of the manufacturer is provided. First data processing means for transmitting and receiving predetermined data to and from the computer terminal via the Internet; and a data transfer unit configured to transfer data to and from the first data processing means, and a predetermined data to a second computer terminal of the store. Second data processing means for performing predetermined data transmission / reception via a network. In response to access from a computer terminal, the manufacturer transmits inventory information input data that allows the manufacturer to input the inventory information of the product at the manufacturer to the first computer terminal, and based on the inventory information input data. Receiving the input inventory information, executing inventory information acquisition processing for transferring the received inventory information to the second data processing means, and obtaining the order information of the store transferred from the second data processing means; Executes an ordering process of transmitting to the first computer terminal delivery date response input data which allows the manufacturer to input a delivery date response to the ordered product according to the order information, and further inputs based on the delivery date answer input data. And receiving the received delivery date response and transferring the received delivery date response to the second data processing means. The second data processing means executes inventory information providing processing for providing the latest inventory information in response to access from the second computer terminal, and receives order information for the manufacturer from the dealer. And tentative allocation processing for allocating the order quantity of the ordered product to the order information within the range of the inventory quantity based on the latest inventory information based on the order in which the order information is received, and tentative allocation processing Executing the order pre-processing including transfer of the order information to the first data processing means, and update processing for reducing the inventory quantity by the quantity of the provisional allocation processing performed on the latest stock information. Further, the present invention is configured to be able to execute a due date reply process of transmitting the due date reply transferred from the first data processing means to the second computer terminal.

Here, the latest stock information provided by the second data processing means for access from the second computer terminal is the same as the stock information transferred to the second data processing means. If the second data processing means has already executed the update process several times, it means that it is the latest stock information after the update process.

[0009] The second characteristic configuration may be such that the first data processing means or the second data processing means includes the first characteristic configuration in addition to the first characteristic configuration. The demand forecast input value input from the outside or the demand forecast calculation value calculated from past order results to the manufacturer for each or all of the products handled by the wholesaler. Periodically executing a required forecast number creation process of creating a forecast order quantity for a trader as a required forecast number for each of the forecast target periods for a plurality of forecast target periods after the processing day; Based on the required forecast number created in the process, the reference stock quantity calculation process of calculating the daily stock quantity required for the product in the next forecast target period as the reference stock quantity is performed on the forecast pair. The first data processing unit is configured to be able to execute the required forecast number and the reference stock number for each of the products on a regular basis with respect to the first computer terminal of the manufacturer corresponding to each of the products. In that the required forecast number and the reference stock number can be transmitted.

[0010] The third characteristic configuration is that, in addition to the second characteristic configuration, the first data processing means or the second data processing means is in addition to the second characteristic configuration. Based on order information from the dealer to the manufacturer, received by the second data processing means from the second computer terminal, and configured to be able to create daily order count result data for each product, 1 data processing means can periodically transmit the daily order count result data to the first computer terminal of the manufacturer corresponding to the product, the daily order count result data for each product. The point is that it is composed.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the above second or third aspect, the first data processing means or the second data processing means may further comprise:
A data processing means for calculating a standard stock fulfillment rate from the daily stock information provided from the first computer terminal in the stock information obtaining processing and the standard stock quantity calculated in the standard stock quantity calculating processing; The point is that the sufficiency rate calculation process is configured to be executable.

[0012] The fifth feature configuration is, in addition to the second, third or fourth feature configuration, as described in claim 5 of the claims section, the first data processing means or the first data processing means. A second data processing unit configured to calculate a product inventory allocation rate from the order quantity received by the second data processing unit in the temporary allocation process and the temporary allocation quantity subjected to the temporary allocation process in the order quantity; The point is that the rate calculation processing is configured to be executable.

[0013] A first feature of the order processing support method according to the present invention for attaining this object is that, as described in claim 6 of the claims, the wholesaler accepts an order from a dealer. In response to ordering the ordered product to the manufacturer, and in the case where the ordered product is sent directly from the manufacturer to the store, the wholesaler sells the stock information and delivery date information of the product manufactured by the manufacturer. An order processing support method for supporting the ordering process of the dealer at the wholesaler by providing the store using computer processing, the method comprising: a first computer terminal of the manufacturer via the Internet When the inventory information of the product in the manufacturer is transmitted to the first computer terminal, the manufacturer can input the inventory information for the access to the first computer terminal. In addition, a stock information acquisition processing step of receiving stock information input based on the stock information input data, and a latest network for access from the second computer terminal of the store via a predetermined network. A stock information providing process for providing the stock information, and receiving order information for the manufacturer from the dealer,
For the order information, provisional allocation processing for allocating the order quantity of the product pertaining to the order within the range of the inventory quantity based on the inventory information based on the order of receiving the order information, and for the latest inventory information A pre-order processing step of performing at least an update processing for reducing the inventory quantity by the quantity of the provisional allocation processing, and an order pertaining to the order information of the dealer performing the provisional allocation processing and the order information via the Internet. An order processing step of transmitting to the first computer terminal delivery date response input data allowing the manufacturer to input a delivery date response to the product, and a delivery date response input based on the delivery date answer input data to the first computer terminal; Delivery date reply process for receiving from a computer terminal via the Internet and transmitting to the second computer terminal via the predetermined network Lies in having a degree, the.

Here, the latest inventory information provided in response to access from the second computer terminal in the pre-order processing step precedes the inventory information acquired in the inventory information acquisition processing step. If the pre-order processing steps have already been performed several times after the latest inventory information acquisition processing step, it is the latest stock information after the update processing in the preceding latest order pre-processing step. Means.

[0015] The second feature configuration is, as described in claim 7 of the claims, in addition to the first feature configuration, for all or some of the products handled by the wholesaler, Demand forecast input value input from outside, or
Based on the demand forecast calculation value calculated from the past order results to the manufacturer, based on the predicted order quantity for the manufacturer, the required forecast number for each forecast target period in a plurality of forecast target periods after the processing day Based on the required forecast number creation step periodically created and the required forecast number created in the required forecast number creation step, the daily inventory quantity required for the product in the next forecast target period is calculated as the reference inventory quantity. A reference stock quantity calculating step of calculating for each of the forecast target periods, and a first of the manufacturers corresponding to the products.
A demand forecast information providing step of periodically transmitting the required forecast number and the reference stock number to a computer terminal.

According to a third feature of the present invention, in addition to the second feature, as described in claim 8 of the claims, the manufacturing from the dealer from the second computer terminal is performed. Upon receiving the order information for the trader, based on the order information, the daily order number actual data creation step of creating the daily order number actual data for each product, and the daily order number actual data for each product And a result information providing step of periodically transmitting the result information to a first computer terminal of the manufacturer corresponding to each product.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the second or third aspect, the first computer is used in the stock information acquisition processing step as described in claim 9 of the claims. The present invention is characterized in that there is provided a reference inventory sufficiency rate calculating step of calculating a reference inventory sufficiency rate from the daily stock information provided from the terminal and the reference inventory quantity calculated in the reference inventory quantity calculating step.

The fifth feature configuration is, in addition to the second, third or fourth feature configuration, received in the order pre-processing step, as described in claim 10 of the claims section. The present invention is characterized in that it has a product inventory allocation ratio calculating step of calculating a product inventory allocation ratio from the order quantity and the temporary allocation amount for which the temporary allocation processing has been performed.

According to a sixth aspect, as set forth in claim 11 of the claims, in addition to the first to fifth aspects, in each of the steps, the first feature is provided.
The first data processing means transmits and receives data to and from the computer terminal, and the second data processing means configured to be capable of data transfer with the first data processing means transmits and receives data to and from the second computer terminal.

The operation and effect of each of the above-described features will be described below. According to the first characteristic configuration of the order processing support system according to the present invention, the manufacturer only has a general computer device capable of connecting to the Internet such as a personal computer as the first computer terminal, The first data processing means can be accessed via the Internet, receives inventory information input data transmitted from the first data processing means, and, based on the input data, inventory information of a product manufactured by the manufacturer. Is input, the second data processing means can provide the stock information for access from the store by the inventory information acquisition processing of the first data processing means. Further, by inputting the theoretical stock quantity obtained by subtracting the quantity already received from the actual stock quantity by the manufacturer, the second data processing means is further provided with the stock information transferred to the second data processing means. If the update process has been performed several times, the latest stock information after the update process is provided for access from the second computer terminal, so that the store accesses the second data processing means. By doing so, you can always obtain the latest inventory information. Since the second data processing means can provide the latest stock information to the store in this way, the store can check the stock status based on the latest stock information and immediately receive the stock information from the second computer terminal to secure the stocked product. Can be processed. Since the second data processing means executes the provisional allocation process based on the order of receiving the order information, it is possible to correct the unfairness between the stores due to the time difference in the order processing for each store at the wholesaler, The inventory quantity reduced by the temporary allocation processing based on the inventory information is immediately reflected in the inventory information and provided to the dealer, so that the dealer who performs the order processing later erroneously provisional allocation processing to other dealers This makes it possible to prevent the occurrence of a mistake of temporarily allocating the reserved inventory. Further, since the first data processing means is configured to be able to execute the delivery date response receiving process, the product that has been provisionally allocated to the order information of the dealer and the product that has been ordered in excess of the stock quantity can be used. Since the delivery date answer can be obtained from the manufacturer, the second data processing means transmits the delivery date answer to the second computer terminal, so that the dealer knows the delivery date for all the ordered products and quantities reliably and promptly. It is possible to reliably perform setup such as facility construction.

According to the second characteristic configuration of the order processing support system, the manufacturer periodically provides the required forecast number and the standard stock number from the present system. Can be known, and the production quantity and the stock quantity that can be timely adapted to the demand can be managed. As a result, on the wholesale side, the probability of provisional allocation processing for orders from dealers is increased without unnecessarily requesting large quantities of stock from manufacturers, and the average period from order receipt to delivery is averaged. Can be shortened effectively, and efficient product distribution can be achieved. Manufacturers will also be able to deliver orders from wholesalers in a short delivery time, thereby improving the value added to products other than price and quality.

In particular, when the required forecast number creation processing is configured to be executable for each of the forecast target periods, the comparison is performed based on the required forecast numbers over a plurality of forecast target periods created by one required forecast number creation processing. As long-term production and inventory management can be achieved, the number of forecasts required for the latest forecast period is updated sequentially based on new demand forecasts, so short-term production and inventory management can be made more accurate. .

Furthermore, according to the third characteristic configuration of the order receiving / ordering support system, the manufacturer predicts the daily fluctuation of the number of orders from the daily transition of the number of orders, and predicts the daily fluctuation of the number of orders during the current forecast target period. It is possible to follow the progress of the received order quantity (the required forecast quantity), and to manage the production quantity and the inventory quantity with higher accuracy.

According to the fourth characteristic configuration of the order processing support system, based on the reference inventory sufficiency rate, the manufacturer determines which inventory quantity (reference inventory quantity) is requested by the wholesaler as necessary. You can objectively know whether you have achieved with a certain amount of effort. Further, even if the supply of goods is being carried out smoothly, it is possible to monitor the occurrence of risks such as the possibility that the manufacturer is in excess of stock. As a result, the efficiency of product distribution is further promoted.

According to the fifth characteristic configuration of the order processing support system, it is possible to objectively know whether or not goods are being supplied smoothly based on the goods inventory allocation rate. In the case where the inventory adjustment is performed based on the required forecast number and the standard stock number, if the product inventory allocation rate is bad, it can be determined that the required forecast number and the standard stock number are not provided accurately. Further, when used in conjunction with the reference inventory sufficiency rate of the fourth characteristic configuration, it is possible to more appropriately determine a problem in merchandise distribution.

According to the first characteristic configuration of the order receiving and supporting processing method according to the present invention, the first manufacturer of a general computer device such as a personal computer which can be connected to the Internet. By executing the inventory information acquisition processing step in response to access from the computer terminal via the Internet, the manufacturer can easily input the inventory information input data transmitted to the first computer terminal by the manufacturer. Can acquire the stock information of the products manufactured by the company, and in the pre-order processing step, the stock information can be provided for access from the second computer terminal of the store. In addition, by inputting the theoretical stock quantity obtained by subtracting the quantity already received from the actual stock quantity by the manufacturer, the stock information acquired in the stock information acquisition processing step can be further acquired, and If several pre-order processing steps have already been performed after the processing step, the latest stock information after the update processing in the most recent pre-order processing step is provided for access from the second computer terminal. , And always provide the latest inventory information for access from dealers. In this way, the latest inventory information can be provided to the store by the pre-ordering process, so that the store can check the stock status based on the latest inventory information and immediately from the second computer terminal to secure the stock product. Order processing becomes possible. In the pre-order processing step, provisional allocation processing is executed based on the order in which the order information is received, so that unfairness between dealers due to the time difference in order processing for each dealer on the wholesaler side can be corrected, and the reception order The inventory quantity reduced by the temporary allocation processing based on the inventory information is immediately reflected in the inventory information and provided to the dealer, so that the dealer who performs the order processing later erroneously provisional allocation processing to other dealers This makes it possible to prevent the occurrence of a mistake of temporarily allocating the reserved inventory. Further, by the order processing step and the delivery time reply processing step, the delivery time reply is obtained from the manufacturer for the goods provisionally allocated to the order information of the dealer and for the goods ordered in excess of the stock quantity. By transmitting the delivery date answer to the second computer terminal, the dealer can know the delivery date for all the ordered products and quantities reliably and quickly, and can surely carry out setup such as facility construction.

According to the second characteristic configuration of the order receiving / ordering processing support method, the manufacturer is provided with the required forecast number and the standard stock number on a regular basis. It is possible to know the number of stocks to be produced, and it is possible to systematically manage the production quantity and the stock quantity that can be adapted to demand in a timely manner. As a result, on the wholesale side, the probability of provisional allocation processing for orders from dealers is increased without unnecessarily requesting large quantities of stock from manufacturers, and the average period from order receipt to delivery is averaged. Can be shortened effectively, and efficient product distribution can be achieved. Manufacturers will also be able to deliver orders from wholesalers in a short delivery time, thereby improving the value added to products other than price and quality.

In particular, when the required forecast number preparation step is executed for each of the prediction target periods, a comparatively long time is required based on the required prediction number over a plurality of prediction target periods created in one required prediction number preparation step. As well as production and inventory management,
Since the required number of forecasts for the latest forecast target period is sequentially updated based on the new demand forecast, short-term production and inventory management can be made more accurate.

Further, according to the third characteristic configuration of the order receiving / ordering processing support method, the manufacturer predicts the daily variation of the number of orders from the daily transition of the number of orders, and predicts the variation in the number of orders per day in the current forecast target period. It is possible to follow the progress of the received order quantity (the required forecast quantity), and to manage the production quantity and the inventory quantity with higher accuracy.

According to the fourth characteristic configuration of the order receiving / ordering processing support method, based on the reference inventory sufficiency rate, the manufacturer can determine which inventory quantity (reference inventory quantity) is requested by the wholesaler as necessary. You can objectively know whether you have achieved with a certain amount of effort. Further, even if the supply of goods is being carried out smoothly, it is possible to monitor the occurrence of risks such as the possibility that the manufacturer is in excess of stock. As a result, the efficiency of product distribution is further promoted.

According to the fifth characteristic configuration of the order receiving / supporting method, it is possible to objectively know whether or not the goods are being supplied smoothly based on the goods inventory allocation rate. In the case where the inventory adjustment is performed based on the required forecast number and the standard stock number, if the product inventory allocation rate is bad, it can be determined that the required forecast number and the standard stock number are not provided accurately. Further, when used in conjunction with the reference inventory sufficiency rate of the fourth characteristic configuration, it is possible to more appropriately determine a problem in merchandise distribution.

Next, according to the sixth characteristic configuration of the order receiving / ordering processing support method, the first data processing means exclusively performs data processing relating to data transmission / reception with the first computer terminal of the manufacturer, and the second data processing means. Since the means is exclusively configured to perform data processing related to data transmission / reception with the second computer terminal of the store, the first data processing means and the second data processing means can be separately configured by different computer devices. For example, if a computer system for ordering is already established between the wholesaler and the dealer,
By simply adding the first data processing means on the wholesaler side and a personal computer or the like connectable to the Internet on the manufacturer side, it is possible to easily execute the order processing support method of this characteristic configuration. Also, when obtaining inventory information for a major manufacturer, if the manufacturer's inventory management computer system is connected online, the inventory information is acquired in a separate system, and the ordering and processing support method of this characteristic configuration is obtained. Similarly, in the case where the ordering process is performed with respect to the store, the second data processing means can exclusively perform data processing related to data transmission / reception with the second computer terminal of the store.

[0033]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of an order processing support system and method according to the present invention (hereinafter, simply referred to as "system of the present invention" and "method of the present invention") will be described with reference to the drawings.

<First Embodiment> In the system 1 of the present invention, a wholesaler (including an OEM product maker having a wholesaler function) places an order with a manufacturer in accordance with an order from a dealer, and In the case where is sent directly from the manufacturer to the dealer, the wholesaler provides computer inventory processing and delivery date information of the products manufactured by the manufacturer to the dealer by using computer processing, so that the dealer can place an order with the dealer. Order processing support system 1 for supporting
It is configured as follows. In the following description, a product that is sent directly from a manufacturer to a dealer based on an order from the dealer without having stock at the wholesaler is referred to as a “directly sent product” as appropriate.

As shown in FIG. 1, the system 1 of the present invention comprises:
A first data processing means 4 capable of performing data communication with the first computer terminal 2 installed at the manufacturer via the Internet 3, and a second computer terminal 5 installed at the store and data via a predetermined communication line 6 The second data processing means 7 includes a communicable second data processing means 7, and the first data processing means 4 and the second data processing means 7 are configured to be capable of mutually transferring data. Here, as the predetermined communication line 6 connecting the second data processing means 7 and the second computer terminal 5, for example,
A network such as a dedicated data communication line or an intranet using the Internet is assumed.

The first data processing means 4 displays a predetermined homepage on the display screen of the first computer terminal 2 in response to an access from the first computer terminal 2 via the Internet 3 as a hardware configuration. A first server computer 4a functioning as a web server for transmitting the display data and a second database management database for managing various data such as order / delivery.
The first external storage device 8 for storing the various data and the like is connected to the second server computer 4b.

Here, transmission and reception of data between the first server computer 4a and the first computer terminal 2 is basically data transfer via the Internet 3, so that, for example, data in the HTML format is transmitted by a communication protocol such as HTTP. Done by Also, the second for database management
Data transfer between the server computer 4b and the second data processing means 7 is performed by a predetermined file transfer protocol.

The first data processing means 4 functionally transmits to the first computer terminal 2 the inventory information input data D1 which allows each manufacturer to input the inventory information of the directly sent product at each manufacturer. At the same time, the stock information D2 input based on the stock information input data D1 is received, and a stock information acquisition process of transferring the received stock information D2 to the second data processing means 7 is executed. An order for transmitting to the first computer terminal 2 delivery date response input data D4 that allows the manufacturer to input the order information D3 of the store transferred from the data processing means 7 and the delivery date response D5 for the ordered product according to the order information D3. Execute the process,
It is configured to be able to execute a due date response receiving process of receiving a due date response D5 input based on the due date response input data D4 and transferring the received due date response D5 to the second data processing means 7. Further, the above-described processing of the stock information acquisition processing, the order processing, and the delivery date reply receiving processing is executed by the program processing on the first server computer 4a or the second server computer 4b and using hardware means as necessary. This is achieved by:

Further, data D1 for inputting inventory information between the first data processing means 4 and the first computer terminal 2;
Inventory information D2, delivery date answer input data D4, delivery date answer D
Transmission and reception of 5 and the like are performed by accessing the manufacturer's website installed for ordering and inventory management of direct delivery products managed and operated by the system 1 of the present invention from the first computer terminal 2 via the Internet 3, for example. Based on the ID code or the like that identifies the manufacturer input at the time of access, the stock information input data D1 relating to the accessing manufacturer is output on a web screen, and the manufacturer responds to the screen output. The stock information D2 can be returned. In the first computer terminal 2, general browser software pre-installed in the first computer terminal 2 is started to transmit / receive data to / from the first data processing unit 4 or to receive data from the first data processing unit 4. Various screen data are displayed.

The second data processing means 7 is configured in the host computer 7a as a part of the function of the host computer 7a for performing general data processing in the wholesaler. Further, a second external storage device 9 for storing stock information of each manufacturer of the directly-shipped product, stock information of the stock items other than the directly-shipped product, and other various master data is connected to the host computer 7a. Further, the first server computer 4a and the second server computer 4b constituting the first data processing means 4 and the host computer 7a constituting the second data processing means 7 are each provided with a LAN (local area network) ) 10 so that data can be transferred to each other.

The function of the second data processing means 7 is to respond to an access from the second computer terminal 5.
In addition to providing the latest inventory information on the direct-shipped goods of each manufacturer, receiving the order information D3 of the direct-shipped goods from the dealer, the order quantity of the direct-shipped goods pertaining to the order is updated based on the order information D3. Temporary allocation processing based on the receiving order of the order information D3 within the range of the inventory quantity based on the stock information of the order information, transfer of the order information D3 that has been subjected to the temporary allocation processing to the first data processing means 4, The pre-order processing including the update processing for reducing the stock quantity by the quantity for which the provisional allocation processing has been performed for the stock information is executed, and the delivery date reply D5 transferred from the first data processing means 4 is transmitted to the second computer terminal 5 Is configured to be able to execute a delivery date reply process to be transmitted to the client. In addition, the above-described provisional allocation processing, pre-order processing, and delivery date response processing are realized by executing program processing on the host computer 7a and using hardware means as necessary.

Further, between the second data processing means 7 and the second computer terminal 5, order information D3 and delivery date reply D5
For transmission and reception of the system, dedicated software is activated on both sides, and the transmission and reception and display of the data are managed by the software processing, or the system 1 of the present invention is transmitted from the computer terminal 2 of the store via the intranet. Access to the website for the store installed for ordering and inventory management of direct delivery products managed by the company, based on the ID code that identifies the store entered at the time of access, The input screen display data for inputting the order information D3 and the delivery date answer D5 are output on a web screen, and the store can respond to the screen output with the order information D3 and the like.

The first server computer 4a, the second server computer 4b, and the host computer 7a each have a general system configuration including peripheral devices such as a communication interface and an input / output device necessary for the server computer and the host computer. Since the details of such a system configuration are not the gist of the present invention, the description is omitted.

Next, the stock information acquisition processing step, the stock information provision processing step, the pre-order processing step, and the ordering of the method of the present invention executed by the first data processing means 4 and the second data processing means 7 of the system 1 of the present invention. The processing steps and the delivery date reply processing steps will be described with reference to FIG. Here, for convenience of explanation, the day on which the dealer performs the ordering procedure with the wholesaler is denoted as N day, and the day before and the day after that are respectively N-1.
Day, N + 1 day. Further, in the present embodiment, only a series of processing steps directly related to the ordering procedure on the Nth day will be described. The processing step and the processing step occurring on the Nth day related to the ordering procedure on the (N + 1) th day are executed in parallel. Each of the above processing steps is performed by the
In order to include interactive processing with the computer terminal 2 or the second computer terminal 5 of the store, some of the steps are activated in response to an input from the first computer terminal 2 in some steps.

First, on the N-1 and N-2 days, the next day (N
Inventory information acquisition processing step (#) for obtaining theoretical stock (stock obtained by subtracting the stock before shipment with the current order from the actual stock and the stock that can respond to a new order) for the day)
10) is executed.

In the stock information acquisition processing step (# 10), N
The second data processing means 7 generates inventory information input data D1 during the night of the second day (after the end of the business) (# 11), and N-1
Early in the morning of the day (before starting the work), the stock information input data D1 is transferred to the first data processing means 4 (# 12). The first computer terminal 2 of each manufacturer by a predetermined time on day N-1
Has access (# 100) to input stock information via the Internet 3 from the first data processing means 4
Performs the identification and authentication of the manufacturer based on the ID code transmitted from the first computer terminal 2 for the access (# 100) and obtains a homepage (by manufacturer) corresponding to the accessing manufacturer. Is transmitted (# 13) so that the first computer terminal 2 can display the main menu on the display screen using the browser software (# 13). On the homepage, a selection to perform "input stock information" is made,
When the selection input is transmitted from the first computer terminal 2 (# 101), the first data processing means 4 transmits the inventory information input data D1 to the first computer terminal 2 in response to the received selection input. Transmit it (# 14). The first computer terminal 2 processes the stock information input data D1, displays a stock information input screen illustrated in, for example, FIG. 3 on a display screen, and inputs the stock information input screen on the screen by a manufacturer operator. The stock information D2 for the next day (Nth day) is transmitted to the first data processing means 4 (# 102).

Here, the stock information D2 is stored on the day (N-1).
The theoretical stock quantity that can correspond to an order received on the next day (Nth) obtained by subtracting the number of orders received up to that day from the actual stock quantity on the day) is input. However, FIG. 3 does not illustrate a specific theoretical stock quantity, and the stock quantity is displayed as 0. In addition, the product shipping date with respect to the order receiving date after the next day is also input.
In the input form of FIG. 3, the product shipping date can be input by distinguishing between the ordering time in the morning and the afternoon. The specific shipping date is not illustrated, and the default display when the stock number is 0 is displayed. Has become.

When the first data processing means 4 receives the stock information D2 for each manufacturer from each first computer terminal 2, it transfers the stock information D2 to the second data processing means 7 (# 15). The second data processing means 7 creates the theoretical stock data D6 for the next day (Nth day) by combining the stock information D2 of all the manufacturers (# 16).

Subsequently, on the Nth day, when the dealer operator activates the inventory status search program at the second computer terminal 5 in order to check the inventory status of the direct shipment items to be ordered prior to ordering the direct shipment items, Is displayed, and when the item name code of the direct delivery item to be ordered is input on the search screen, search start data D7 including the item name code is transmitted to the second data processing means 7 (# 20
0). When recognizing the access from the second computer terminal 5 by transmitting the search start data D7, the second data processing means 7 executes a stock information provision processing step (# 20).

In the stock information provision processing step (# 20), specifically, the theoretical stock quantity of the directly sent product specified by the product name code of the search start data D7 is searched for the latest theoretical stock data D6 at the time of access. And get (# 2
1) The theoretical stock quantity data D8 relating to the article name code is transmitted to the second computer terminal 5 (# 22). The second computer terminal 5, which has received the theoretical stock quantity data D8, displays the stock quantity and the product shipping date on the search screen (# 201). It should be noted that the latest theoretical stock data D6 in the stock information provision processing step (# 20) and the pre-order processing step (# 30) described later are prior to the same store or another store on the same Nth day. When the pre-order processing step (# 30) has been executed and the theoretical inventory data D6 has been updated, this means the theoretical inventory data D6 after the update.

On the same Nth day following the stock information provision processing step (# 20), or on the Nth day independently of the presence or absence of the stock information provision processing step (# 20), However, when an order entry program is started on the second computer terminal 5 in order to order a direct shipment item,
For example, a predetermined order input screen illustrated in FIG. 4 is displayed, and when the item name code and the order quantity of the direct-shipped product to be ordered and the delivery designation date and the like are input on the order input screen, the Order information D including product name code and order quantity
3 is transmitted to the second data processing means 7 (# 202).
In addition, the order input screen illustrated in FIG. 4 has a configuration in which an order for stocked items that are always stocked at a wholesaler other than the directly-shipped items can be simultaneously input. Upon receiving the order information D3, the second data processing means 7 executes a pre-order processing step (# 30).

In the pre-order processing step (# 30), the theoretical stock quantity of the directly-shipped product specified by the product name code of the order information D3 is calculated based on the latest theoretical stock data D6 at the time of receiving the order information D3. Tentative allocation processing for allocating the order quantity of each directly-shipped product pertaining to the order to the order information D3 within the range of the acquired theoretical stock quantity in the order of arrival of the order information D3 from each dealer. (# 3)
1). In other words, for each ordered product, if the order quantity is less than or equal to the theoretical inventory quantity, the order quantity is the total quantity, and if the order quantity exceeds the theoretical inventory quantity, the theoretical inventory quantity becomes It is ensured to be dispatched preferentially. In addition, when the order quantity exceeds the theoretical stock quantity, the excess amount is once received by the wholesaler and is assigned from the new stock to the order of arrival of the order information D3 in the order of arrival. In this temporary allocation process, it is necessary to record the temporary allocation quantity for each product so that the store that has ordered the same product later is not double-executed. Therefore, in the pre-order processing step (# 30), every time the provisional allocation processing (# 31) is executed, the quantity obtained by performing the temporary allocation processing from the theoretical inventory quantity of the ordered product in the latest theoretical inventory data D6 is calculated. An update process for reducing the number is executed (# 32). In the theoretical stock data D6, the quantity of the provisional allocation processing on that day (Nth day) and the number of unallocated processings on the same day (Nth day) for which the provisional allocation processing could not be performed are recorded for each product, and managed by the wholesaler. Use for The second data processing means 7 performs the provisional allocation processing (# 31) and the update processing (# 3
Order information D received following or in parallel with 2)
3 is transferred to the first data processing means 4 (# 33). First
Upon receiving the order information D3 on the Nth day, the data processing means 4 executes an order processing step (# 40).

In the order processing step (# 40), first, the second
Temporary allocation processing transferred from data processing means 7 (# 31)
Temporarily stores the order information D3 of the store according to the first external storage device 8
For the delivery date answer input by which the manufacturer can input the order information D3 and the delivery date answer for the ordered product according to the order information D3 in response to access from the first computer terminal 2 of each manufacturer by a predetermined time. The data D4 is formed into a data format that can be transmitted collectively for each manufacturer (# 41). Specifically, for example, the second
The order information D3 received by the data processing means 7 is N
The order data D3 received by the second data processing means 7 in the afternoon of Nth day by 1:00 pm of
By the time, ordering information D3 and delivery date reply input data D4 compiled for each manufacturer are formed.

At a predetermined time on N days and N + 1 days (for example, N
Internet 4 from the first computer terminal 2 of each manufacturer by 4:00 p.m. on the Nth day for an order on the morning of the day and 10:30 a.m. on the day of the N + 1 day for the order on the afternoon of the Nth day. For inputting the delivery date response via
3), the first data processing means 4 performs identification and authentication work of the manufacturer for each access (# 103) based on the ID code transmitted from the first computer terminal 2, and performs the access. The first computer terminal 2 transmits the data of the homepage (displaying the main menu for each manufacturer) on the display screen by using the browser software so as to display the homepage corresponding to the manufacturer (#). 42 (same processing as in # 13)). When a selection to perform “delivery date answer input” is made on the homepage and the selection input is transmitted from the first computer terminal 2 (# 104), the first data processing means 4 responds to the received selection input. Then, the order information D3 and delivery date reply input data D4 relating to the manufacturer are transmitted to the first computer terminal 2 (# 43).

Order information D3 at the first computer terminal 2
The manufacturer can receive an order for the order placed from each dealer on the morning or the afternoon of the Nth day. Further, the first computer terminal 2 processes the received delivery date answer input data D4, displays a delivery date answer input screen on a display screen, and displays the delivery date answer input screen on the screen by the predetermined time on the Nth and N + 1 days. The delivery date reply D5 is transmitted to the first data processing means 4 by the input manufacturer operator (#
105). Note that, in principle, the delivery date answer D5 is used for the inventory information providing process (# 2
0) or the product shipping date indicated by the theoretical stock data D6 provided to the dealer in the order pre-processing step (# 30), and for an unallocated order exceeding the theoretical stock quantity, the production of the directly-shipped product is performed. The delivery date considering the situation is answered.

Each order processing step (#) executed twice a day
Subsequent to 40), the first data processing means 4 and the second data processing means 7 execute a delivery date reply processing step (# 50).

In the delivery date reply processing step (# 50), first,
The first data processing unit 4 receives the delivery date response D5 transmitted from the first computer terminal 2 and stores the delivery date response reception process in the first external storage device 8 so as to be searchable from the second data processing unit 7. Execute (# 51).

In the delivery date response processing step (# 50), after the delivery date response reception process (# 51), the order received in the morning of the Nth day is returned after 4:00 pm on the same day (the Nth day). For the order received in the afternoon, the delivery date reply D from the second computer terminal 5 of the store after 10:30 am on the next day (N + 1 day).
5 For the access for the inquiry, the second data processing means 7 executes the delivery date answer process (# 52 to # 54) shown below. When the operator of the dealer activates an inquiry program at the second computer terminal 5 to inquire about the delivery date answer D5 of the ordered direct delivery product (# 203), a predetermined order input screen illustrated in FIG. A delivery date response screen in which the expected delivery date is entered for each ordered product is displayed (# 2
04). The second data processing means 7 receives the order information (order date, product name code, etc.) relating to the inquiry transmitted from the second computer terminal 5 after the activation of the inquiry program (# 52). Then, the delivery date response D5 stored in the first external storage device 8 is searched based on the data, and the scheduled delivery date of the ordered product is read (# 53). In this way the second
The delivery date reply D5 transferred to the data processing means 7 is transmitted from the second data processing means 7 to the second computer terminal 5 (# 54), and the delivery date reply screen displayed on the display screen of the second computer terminal 5 (# 204).

Second Embodiment Next, the system 1 of the present invention
And a second embodiment of the present invention method executed by the present invention system 1 will be described. In the second embodiment, a processing function for providing the first data processing unit 4 and the second data processing unit 7 with various information useful for operation of the present invention system 1 described later is added. Therefore, the first
The hardware configuration of the data processing means 4 and the second data processing means 7 and the data transmission and reception between the first data processing means 4 and the first computer terminal 2 and between the second data processing means 7 and the second computer terminal 5 This is the same as the first embodiment.

The first data processing means 4 is functionally equivalent to the inventory information acquisition processing, order processing,
In addition to each processing of the delivery date response receiving processing, the required forecast number and the reference stock number created by the second data processing means 7 are received from the second data processing means 7, and the first of the manufacturers corresponding to the products are received.
Receiving demand forecast information providing processing to be transmitted to the computer terminal 2 and daily order number actual data for each product created by the second data processing means 7 from the second data processing means 7;
A record information providing process to be transmitted to the first computer terminal 2 of the manufacturer corresponding to each product is configured to be executable. Further, the demand forecast information provision processing and the performance information provision processing are realized by executing the program processing on the first server computer 4a or the second server computer 4b and using hardware means as necessary.

Further, the second data processing means 7 is provided with the first
In addition to the provisional allocation processing, pre-order processing, and delivery date response processing in the embodiment, externally input demand forecast input values, or past manufacturers, for all or some products handled by wholesalers Based on the demand forecast calculation value calculated from the actual order results, the estimated order quantity for the manufacturer is calculated for a plurality of forecast target periods (the second
In the embodiment, the prediction target period is one month, and the last three months. However, if the processing day is at the beginning or middle of this month, the required forecast number creation process is created as the required forecast number for each forecast target period (one month) in the current month and the last three months). The reference stock quantity calculation processing for calculating the stock quantity per day in the next forecast target period (next month) that is required separately as the reference stock quantity, based on the order information D3 from the dealer received from the second computer terminal 5 to the manufacturer. The daily order count result data creation process for creating daily order count result data for each product, the daily stock information D2 provided from the first computer terminal 2 in the stock information acquisition process, and the reference stock count calculation process. The reference inventory sufficiency rate calculation processing of calculating the reference inventory sufficiency rate from the calculated reference inventory quantity and the order quantity received in the tentative allocation processing and the tentative allocation processing thereof are performed. Reserve quantity and are configured to each capable of executing a product inventory reserve ratio calculation process for calculating the product inventory reserve ratio from. In addition, the required forecast number creation processing described above,
Reference stock quantity calculation processing, daily order quantity actual data creation processing,
Each process of the reference stock sufficiency rate calculation process and the product stock allocation ratio calculation process is realized by executing the program process on the host computer 7a and using hardware means as needed.

Next, the required forecast number creation step (execution of the required forecast number creation process) of the method of the present invention executed by the first data processing means 4 and the second data processing means 7 of the system 1 of the present invention, the reference stock quantity Calculation step (execution of reference stock quantity calculation processing), demand forecast information provision step (execution of demand forecast information provision processing), daily order count actual data creation step (execution of daily order count actual data creation processing), actual information The providing process (execution of the performance information providing process), the reference inventory sufficiency calculation process (execution of the reference inventory sufficiency calculation process), and the product inventory allocation ratio calculating process (execution of the product inventory allocation ratio calculation process) will be described. .

The process of creating the required number of forecasts is executed once a month (for example, the last day) every month in principle as follows in principle for all the directly-shipped products handled by the wholesaler. For products that belong to the first product category (new products, priority sales products, etc.) among direct-shipped products, a sales representative of a wholesaler makes a demand forecast every January for the last three months and calculates the forecast value. Input to the second data processing means 7. The input of the predicted value is manually performed from an input device attached to the second data processing means 7. Among the direct-shipped products, for the products belonging to the second product category (commodities that do not belong to the first product category), the second data processing means 7 stores the products in the first external storage device 8 for each product (product name code). For example, from the past orders made to manufacturers, calculate the year-on-year change of the last three months, for example, and multiply the order quantity of each month of the same month last year for the last three months by the calculated year-on-year change of the last three months. Demand forecast value for each month for the next three months. The second data processing means 7 calculates, for each of the directly-shipped products, for each product name code, the predicted value for each month inputted for the product of the first product category, and the calculated month for the product of the second product category. Are the required forecast values. However, if the execution date of the required forecast number creation process is not at the end of the month but at the beginning or middle of the current month, it is preferable to create the required forecast value for the current month.

In the standard stock quantity calculation process, as a general rule, each directly-shipped product handled by a wholesaler is individually classified (by product name code).
Then, it is executed once on the last day of every month in the following manner. The second data processing means 7 uses the required number of forecasts for the next month obtained in the latest required number of forecasts production process and calculates the standard stock quantity (necessary Is calculated in the following month). In Equation 1, C is the number of business days in the following month, L is the delivery lead time required for shipping and shipping the product, and P is a safety factor (for example, 2 to 2) given according to the manufacturer's manufacturing capacity for the product.
3). L and P use data registered in advance for each product. In addition, by using the delivery lead time in Equation 1, the reference stock quantity is calculated as a safety stock against fluctuations in shipment.

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[Equation 1] Standard stock quantity = (necessary forecast quantity of the next month) / C × L × P

However, in the required forecast quantity creation step and the standard stock quantity calculation step, it is not always necessary to include, for example, an order-made product or a product whose order quantity is stable at a fixed quantity among the direct-shipped products. Since there is little benefit in providing the predicted value and the reference stock quantity to the manufacturer, the product may be excluded from the required forecast quantity creation processing and the reference stock quantity calculation processing.

The daily order count result data creation step is executed once for each product (article name code) at a predetermined time every day (for example, at night after business hours) in the following manner. The second data processing means 7 reads out the ordering information D3 of all the item name codes for the day temporarily stored in the first external storage device 8 in step # 41 of the order processing step (# 40), and outputs the item (item name code). The data is compiled separately to create daily order count result data for each product (article name code). Daily order quantity data is 1 this month
This is tabular data in which daily daily order count results can be listed from day to processing day.

The required forecast value, standard stock quantity, and daily order quantity actual data created in the above-described required forecast quantity creating step, reference stock quantity calculating step, and daily order quantity actual data creating step are respectively stored in the second for each product name code. It is stored in a predetermined storage area of the external storage device 9.

The demand forecast information providing step and the actual information providing step are carried out every day according to the following procedure.
In step # 12 of step (0), when the stock information input data D1 is transferred to the first data processing means 4, the necessary predicted value updated most recently and stored in the predetermined storage area of the second external storage device 9 , The standard stock quantity, and the daily order quantity actual data are also transferred at the same time, so that in response to access from the first computer terminal 2, the first data processing means 4 transfers the required forecast value, the standard stock quantity, The data of the direct delivery product (specified by the product name code) corresponding to the manufacturer who has accessed the daily order number actual data is provided in a web format. Specifically, on the home page transmitted to the first computer terminal 2 in step # 13, the manufacturer accesses a page displaying the required forecast value, the standard stock quantity, and the daily order quantity actual data, and then the HTML of the page is displayed. The display data in the format is transmitted to the first computer terminal 2, and the first computer terminal 2 displays the display data on the display screen using the browser software and downloads the display data, thereby obtaining the required forecast value, the standard stock quantity, the daily You can get the actual number of orders data. The required forecast value, reference stock quantity, and daily order quantity actual data are stored in the first XML format instead of the web format.
The file may be transferred to the computer terminal 2.
The same data is transmitted to the first computer terminal 2 every day for one month from the time when the required forecast value and the reference stock quantity are respectively updated to the time when the next update is made.

As a result, the manufacturer can efficiently manage the production management and the inventory management of the directly-shipped products manufactured by the respective manufacturers based on the necessary forecast value, the standard stock quantity, and the daily order quantity actual data. As a result, the appropriate stock information D2 according to the demand can be stored in the first place without having unnecessarily excessive stock.
The data can be provided to the data processing means 4, and as a result, the allocation rate of the temporary allocation processing in the pre-order processing step (# 30) is improved, and the supply of goods is performed smoothly.

However, the above-mentioned effect is achieved because the necessary forecast value and the reference stock quantity on the wholesale side are made based on the demand forecast which is somewhat accurate, and the production management, stock management,
In addition, it is based on the premise that the shipment of goods is performed as planned within the range of the planned safety coefficient. If any inconvenience occurs, the distribution of goods will be broken. Therefore, it is preferable to periodically evaluate whether or not merchandise distribution is performed normally. In a reference inventory sufficiency rate calculating step and a product inventory allocating rate calculating step to be described next, a reference inventory sufficiency rate and a product inventory allocating rate, which are indexes of the evaluation, are calculated, respectively.

The reference inventory sufficiency rate calculating step and the commodity inventory allocation rate calculating step are executed periodically (for example, once a week or once to three times a month), and the second data processing means 7 executes the method of the present invention. Based on the data derived in the other steps, the standard stock sufficiency rate and the product stock allocation rate are calculated. It is effective to use the reference inventory sufficiency rate and the product inventory allocation rate at the same time for the above evaluation. Therefore, the reference inventory sufficiency rate calculation step and the product inventory allocation rate calculation step are executed simultaneously or before or after the same day. Preferably.

As a pre-process of the reference inventory sufficiency rate calculation process,
First, step # 1 of the stock information acquisition process (# 10)
In 5, the daily stock information D2 received from the first computer terminal 2 is stored in the external storage device 8 as soon as the first data processing means 4 transfers it to the second data processing means 7.

In the reference inventory sufficiency rate calculation step, the second data processing means 7 calculates the current stock information from the previous execution based on the daily stock information D2 stored in the first external storage device 8 via the first data processing means 4. The items newly stored by the time of execution are read out for each product (product name code). For example, in the case of executing three times a month regularly (every season) on the 10th, the 20th, and the end of the month, the data of business days of any one of the periods of 1 to 10, 11 to 20 or 21 to the end of the month Is read. Next, the reference stock quantity for the current month calculated in the reference stock quantity calculation step is
It reads out from the external storage device 9 and calculates the daily reference stock sufficiency for each product name code based on the calculation formula shown in the following Expression 2. Further, an average standard inventory sufficiency rate for each season is calculated for each product name code from the daily standard inventory sufficiency rate calculated based on Equation 2.

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[Equation 2] Reference stock sufficiency rate = (Stock quantity of stock information D2 per day) / (Reference stock quantity of the current month)

As pre-processing of the product inventory allocation ratio calculation process,
First, the provisional allocation processing (# 3) of the pre-order processing step (# 30)
Every time 1) is executed, the theoretical stock data D6 records, for each product, the quantity of the provisional allocation processing of the day and the number of unallocated processings of the day for which the provisional allocation processing could not be performed. A predetermined period of time D6 is stored and accumulated.

In the commodity inventory allocation ratio calculating step, the second data processing means 7 calculates the daily inventory data D6 stored in the second external storage device 9 from the previous execution to the current execution (for example, 1 to 1). The temporary allocation processing numbers and the unallocated processing numbers newly accumulated during any one of the 10th, 11th to 20th, and 21st to the end of the month) are read out and totaled for each product (article name code). Based on the total number of provisional allocation processes and the total number of unallocated processes within the totaled calculation period, a seasonal product inventory allocation rate is calculated for each product code based on a calculation formula shown in Equation 3 below.

[0078]

[Equation 3] Commodity inventory allocation rate = (total number of provisional processes) / (total order quantity) Order quantity = (total number of provisional processes) + (total number of unallocated processes)

In the reference inventory sufficiency rate calculating step and the product inventory allocating rate calculating step, the reference inventory sufficiency rate and the product inventory allocating rate calculated for each product name code are stored in a database so that they can be retrieved from the outside. It is stored in a predetermined storage area of the external storage device 9. Therefore, the sales representative of the wholesaler searches the database for the standard inventory sufficiency rate and the product inventory allocation rate for each product, evaluates the product distribution process for the product, and takes action immediately if a problem is discovered. It is possible to take. As an example, target values (for example, a reference inventory sufficiency rate of 9
0%, product inventory allocation rate 95%, etc.), and whether each index value has achieved the target or not has been achieved.
The following four kinds of comprehensive evaluations are possible.

[0080]

[Table 1]

Another embodiment will be described below.

<1> In the first embodiment, the stock information provision processing step (# 20) by the second data processing means 7
And the pre-order processing step (# 30) are described as being performed independently of each other.
0) may be an integrated process as a pre-process of the pre-ordering process (# 30). For example, at the second computer terminal 5, on a predetermined order input screen illustrated in FIG. 4, before actually placing an order, automatically or based on a display request, the theoretical stock quantity of each ordered product, The estimated delivery date may be displayed.

<2> The hardware configuration of the first data processing means 4 and the second data processing means 7 is not necessarily limited to the configuration of the above embodiment. For example, the first data processing means 4 may be constituted by a single computer, and the first data processing means 4 and the second data processing means 7 may be constituted by a single computer.

In the first embodiment, the order information D3 transferred from the second data processing means 7 and the delivery date response D5 transferred to the second data processing means 7 are transmitted to the first external data processing means 4 on the first data processing means 4 side. Although the form in which the order information is stored in the storage device 8 has been described, the storage location of the order information D3 and the delivery date answer D5 is not limited to the first data processing means 4 side.

For example, in the delivery date reply processing step (# 50), after the delivery date reply receiving process (# 51), the received delivery date reply D5 is transferred to the second data processing means 7 in advance and stored in the second external storage device 9. You may save it.

<3> Further, in the second embodiment,
Required number-of-predictions creation processing executed by the second data processing means 7;
Reference stock quantity calculation processing, daily order quantity actual data creation processing,
The first data processing means 4 may be configured to execute all or a part of the reference inventory sufficiency rate calculation processing and the commodity inventory allocation rate calculation processing. Also, the required forecast value,
Reference inventory quantity, daily order quantity actual data, reference inventory fill rate,
In addition, the storage destination of the calculation result of the product stock allocation ratio is not limited to the second external storage device 9, and the whole or a part thereof may be stored in the first external storage device 8.

<4> Further, in the second embodiment,
The calculation logic or formula used to calculate the required forecast value, the standard inventory quantity, the standard inventory sufficiency rate, and the product inventory allocation rate is not limited to those described above, but may be adjusted according to the actual conditions of the products to be handled. It can be changed as appropriate.

<5> Further, in the second embodiment,
1) Required forecast quantity creation step, reference stock quantity calculation step, and demand forecast information providing step, 2) daily order quantity actual data creation step, actual information provision step, 3) reference inventory sufficiency rate calculation step, 4)
The four types of process groups of the commodity stock allocation ratio calculation process may be executed by combining the first process group with a part of the latter three types of process groups as needed. Accordingly, the first data processing unit 4 and the second data processing unit 7 perform all of the daily order number actual data creation processing and the actual information provision processing, the reference inventory sufficiency rate calculation processing, or the commodity inventory allocation rate calculation processing. Alternatively, some processes may not necessarily be configured to be executable.

<6> Furthermore, the timing at which each processing step of the above embodiment is performed is merely an example, and need not be performed at the above-described timing. Further, each order processing step (# 40) and the subsequent delivery date reply processing step (# 50) are configured to be executed twice a day, but may be executed once a day or three or more times a day. Similarly, the number of executions of the other processing steps is not limited to the above embodiment.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of an order processing support system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a processing flow of each processing step of the ordering / placing processing support method according to the present invention;

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing a display example of a screen for inputting inventory information in a first computer terminal of a manufacturer.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a display example of an order input screen on a second computer terminal of a store.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1: Order processing support system 2: First computer terminal (manufacturer's side) 3: Internet 4: First data processing means 4a: First server computer 4b: Second server computer 5: Second computer terminal (distributor side) 6) Communication line 7: Second data processing means 7a: Host computer 8: First external storage device 9: Second external storage device 10: LAN D1: Inventory information input data D2: Inventory information D3: Ordering information D4: Delivery date answer input data D5: Delivery date answer D6: Theoretical inventory data D7: Search start data D8: Theoretical inventory quantity data

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continued on the front page (51) Int.Cl. ⁷ Identification symbol FI Theme coat ゛ (Reference) G06F 17/60 ZEC G06F 17/60 ZEC (72) Inventor Kazuhito Takaya 4-chome Hiranocho, Chuo-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka No. 1-2 Inside Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Eiji Takagi Inside Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. 4-1-2 Hirano-cho, Chuo-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka

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[Claims] When a wholesaler places an order for an ordered product to a manufacturer in response to an order from a dealer, and the ordered product is sent directly from the manufacturer to the dealer, the manufacturer manufactures the product. An inventory processing support system for supporting the ordering procedure of the dealer for the wholesaler by providing the stock information and delivery date information to the dealer by computer processing using the computer processing, A first data processing unit for transmitting and receiving predetermined data to and from a first computer terminal of the manufacturer via the Internet; and a data transfer unit configured to transfer data with the first data processing unit.
A second computer for transmitting and receiving predetermined data to and from a second computer terminal of the store via a predetermined network;
Data processing means, wherein the first data processing means is capable of inputting stock information of the product at the manufacturer in response to access from the first computer terminal, and is capable of inputting inventory information input data by the manufacturer. To the first computer terminal, receive inventory information input based on the inventory information input data, and transfer the received inventory information to the second data processing means. The first computer terminal executes the order information of the dealer transferred from the second data processing means and the delivery date answer input data by which the manufacturer can input the delivery date answer for the ordered product according to the order information. Executes the order processing to be transmitted, further receives the delivery date answer input based on the delivery date answer input data, and receives the received delivery date answer. Is delivered to the second data processing means, and the second data processing means provides the latest inventory information in response to access from the second computer terminal. Executes an information providing process, receives order information for the manufacturer from the dealer, and, based on the order information, determines the order quantity of the product pertaining to the order based on the latest inventory information. Within the provisional allocation processing to be assigned based on the order of reception of the order information, and transfer of the order information to the first data processing means after the provisional allocation processing,
Performing an order pre-process including an update process of reducing the stock quantity by the quantity of the provisional allocation process performed on the latest stock information, and furthermore, the delivery date response transferred from the first data processing means is transmitted to the An order processing support system configured to execute a delivery date reply process to be transmitted to a second computer terminal. 2. The first data processing means or the second data processing means.
Data processing means, for each or all of the products handled by the wholesaler, individually, based on demand forecast input values input from the outside, or based on demand forecast calculation values calculated from past orders to the manufacturer Performing a required forecast number creation process of creating a forecast order quantity for the manufacturer as a required forecast number for each of the forecast target periods for a plurality of forecast target periods after the processing day; Based on the required forecast number created in the required forecast number creating process, the reference inventory number calculation process of calculating the daily inventory number required for the product in the next forecast target period as the reference inventory number is performed in the forecast target period. The first data processing unit is configured to execute the required forecast number and the reference stock number for each product by the first manufacturer of the manufacturer corresponding to the product. 2. The ordering and processing support system according to claim 1, wherein the required forecast number and the reference stock number can be periodically transmitted to a computer terminal. 3. 3. The first data processing means or the second data processing means.
Data processing means is capable of creating daily order count result data for each product based on order information for the manufacturer from the dealer received by the second data processing means from the second computer terminal. The first data processing means periodically transmits the daily order count data to the first computer terminal of the manufacturer corresponding to the product. 3. The order receiving / ordering processing support system according to claim 2, wherein the system is configured to be able to transmit the order. 4. The first data processing means or the second data processing means.
A data processing means for calculating a standard stock fulfillment rate from the daily stock information provided from the first computer terminal in the stock information obtaining processing and the standard stock quantity calculated in the standard stock quantity calculating processing; The ordering / ordering processing support system according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the system is configured to be able to execute a satisfaction rate calculation process. 5. The first data processing means or the second data processing means.
A data processing means for calculating a product inventory allocation rate from the order quantity received by the second data processing means in the temporary allocation processing and the temporary allocation quantity subjected to the temporary allocation processing in the order quantity; 5. The order receiving / ordering processing support system according to claim 2, wherein the processing is executable. 6. A product manufactured by the manufacturer when the wholesaler places an order for the ordered product to a manufacturer in response to an order from the dealer, and the ordered product is sent directly from the manufacturer to the dealer. A stock order and delivery date information provided by the wholesaler to the dealer using computer processing, thereby supporting an ordering procedure at the dealer for the wholesaler. And transmits to the first computer terminal inventory information input data by which the manufacturer can input stock information of the product in the manufacturer in response to access from the first computer terminal of the manufacturer. A stock information acquisition processing step of receiving stock information input based on the stock information input data; A stock information providing process of providing the latest stock information in response to access from the second computer terminal of the store; and receiving order information for the manufacturer from the store and receiving the order information. For, provisional allocation processing to allocate the order quantity of the product pertaining to the order based on the receiving order of the order information within the range of the inventory quantity based on the inventory information,
A pre-order processing step of performing at least an update process for reducing the inventory quantity by the amount of the provisional allocation processing performed on the latest stock information; and an order of the dealer performing the provisional allocation processing via the Internet. An order processing step of transmitting, to the first computer terminal, delivery date response input data which allows the manufacturer to input information and a delivery date response to the ordered product pertaining to the ordering information; and an input process based on the delivery date response input data. Receiving the delivery date reply from the first computer terminal via the Internet and transmitting the delivery date reply to the second computer terminal via the predetermined network. How to help. 7. A demand forecast input value input from the outside or a demand forecast calculation value calculated from past orders to the manufacturer for each or all of the products handled by the wholesaler. A required forecast number creating step of periodically creating a forecast order quantity for the manufacturer as a required forecast number for each forecast target period in a plurality of forecast target periods after the processing day; Based on the created required forecast quantity, a reference stock quantity calculating step of calculating a stock quantity per day in the next forecast target period required for each product as a reference stock quantity for each of the forecast target periods, A demand forecast information providing step of periodically transmitting the required forecast number and the reference stock number to a corresponding first computer terminal of the manufacturer. Order processing support method according to claim 6, wherein the door. 8. Receiving order information for the manufacturer from the dealer from the second computer terminal, a daily order for creating daily order count result data for each product based on the order information. A number result data creating step; and a result information providing step of periodically transmitting the daily order number result data for each product to a first computer terminal of the manufacturer corresponding to the product. 8. The method for supporting ordering processing according to claim 7, wherein: 9. A reference stock for calculating a reference stock sufficiency from the daily stock information provided from the first computer terminal in the stock information acquisition processing step and the reference stock number calculated in the reference stock number calculation step. 9. The order receiving / ordering support method according to claim 7, further comprising a filling rate calculating step. 10. A product inventory allocation rate calculating step of calculating a product inventory allocation rate from the order quantity received in the pre-order processing step and the temporary allocation quantity for which the temporary allocation processing has been performed. 7. The order processing support system according to 7, 8, or 9. 11. In each of the steps, a first data processing unit performs data transmission and reception with the first computer terminal, and data transmission and reception with the second computer terminal can be performed with the first data processing unit. The second
The data processing means performs the processing.
An order processing support method according to any one of the above.