JP2002373269A - Method for managing sale of cosmetics - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for managing sale of cosmetics to enable installment sale of the cosmetics. SOLUTION: This method is constituted by providing a sale management step of the cosmetics in which a cosmetics supplier supplies and manages the cosmetics based on an instruction of a server computer, an installment sale step in which an installment seller performs the installment sale of the cosmetics supplied in the previous step by every optional quantity, a sale information input step in which the installment seller inputs sale information of the installment sale in a client computer and an instruction information conversion step to reflect via a network the sale information inputted in the sale information input step on information transmitted by the server computer.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for managing sales of cosmetics.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In salon shops such as beauty salons and beauty cosmetic shops, which are divisional sellers that sell products wholesaled from cosmetics suppliers such as manufacturers to customers, shampoos, rinses, body soaps, and lotions are generally used. And cosmetics such as toilet soap. Most of the cosmetics sold in this way are sold as they are in a container manufactured by a specialized manufacturer in a salon shop.

[0003]

However, the cosmetics sold in the above-described form are not manufactured on the premise that the empty containers after use are refilled with the cosmetics. Since it is not preferable from the viewpoint of hygiene, a customer who purchases these cosmetics must purchase the cosmetics in a container again when the purchased cosmetics are used up. Therefore,
Containers for used cosmetics after cosmetics are used,
They will be disposed of as garbage without being reused. In this case, there is a problem that there is much waste and the environment is deteriorated.

[0004] On the other hand, from the viewpoint of a customer, the amount of cosmetics used differs between a case where the customer lives alone and a case where the customer is a large family. Therefore, if the cosmetics are commercially available in a container having a predetermined size, it is difficult to purchase the necessary amount of the cosmetics according to the budget.

[0005] From the above, from both the seller who sells cosmetics and the customer who purchases cosmetics,
There is a need for a system that can sell only cosmetics to customers in optional quantities, not cosmetics with containers.

Therefore, it is conceivable that the salon shop itself sells its own manufactured cosmetics as a private brand (PB) product to the customer in an arbitrary amount in a divided amount. However, it is costly to manufacture and sell the cosmetics. It takes too much time and is difficult. In addition, cosmetics must be very careful with regard to hygiene management due to the nature of direct contact with the human body.If they are not sealed, long-term storage is difficult, and production management and inventory management are difficult. is there.

[0007] For this reason, when selling cosmetics, the salon shop has no choice but to purchase and sell existing commercial products, and the cosmetics are filled in containers and the like prepared by customers. Could not do the selling method.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and aims at recycling cosmetic containers, reducing the amount of cosmetic containers discarded as garbage, and overflowing with the originality unique to salon shops. It is an object of the present invention to provide a method of managing cosmetics that enables the divisional sale of cosmetics that can sell such cosmetics without cost and effort.

[0009]

In order to achieve such an object, a method for managing and selling cosmetics according to claim 1 of the present invention (hereinafter referred to as a "method of managing claim 1") is described.
A cosmetics supplier that supplies cosmetics in an amount equal to or greater than a predetermined amount in a lump, and a cosmetics management step of managing cosmetics based on cosmetics management command information issued by a server computer handled by the cosmetics supplier. A cosmetics supply step of supplying cosmetics to the divisional seller based on the cosmetics supply instruction information instructed by the server computer, and the divisional seller distributing the cosmetics supplied in the cosmetics supply step to the customer. A split sales step of split sales by an arbitrary amount, a sales information input step in which the split seller inputs sales information divided and sold in the split sales step to a client computer handled by the split seller, and the sales information input The sales information input to the client computer in the step It has a configuration which is characterized in that it comprises a command information conversion step to reflect over the network to cosmetics management command information and cosmetics supply command information command to.

The cosmetics of the present invention are defined in the Pharmaceutical Affairs Law No. 2
Refers to those listed in Article 3, paragraph 3. Specifically,
Washing cosmetics such as shampoo, rinse, soap, body soap, face wash cream, hair cosmetics such as treatment, hair tonic, hair liquid, basic cosmetics, make-up cosmetics, aromatic cosmetics, suntan / sunscreen cosmetics, nail cosmetics, eyes Liners, lip cosmetics, oral cosmetics, bath cosmetics, and the like.

In the present invention, a cosmetics supplier does not directly sell cosmetics to a customer but refers to a seller who has at least one store between the customer and the manufacturer. It may or may not be present. Further, in the present invention, a division seller refers to a seller who sells products directly to customers, and is not particularly limited as a division seller who sells cosmetics, for example, pharmacies, drug stores, beauty salons, and the like. , Beauty salon, beauty salon, barber shop, beauty shop, cosmetics specialty store, department store, supermarket, convenience store, hospital, hotel, golf course, other resort facilities, public baths including spa etc., fancy shop,
A general store.

In the present invention, the cosmetics management command information is command information for managing cosmetics.
Cosmetic products supplied by cosmetics suppliers to split sellers, in addition to forecasts of cosmetics production volume, orders for cosmetics raw material manufacturers and container manufacturers, and cosmetics production management information such as cosmetics production programs. Order information on ordering such as the type and quantity of products, delivery prediction command information, and preservation command information on cosmetics, as well as command information on inventory management of cosmetics until the produced cosmetics are supplied to the division seller. included.

The cosmetics supply command information in the present invention is not particularly limited as long as it is command information for supplying cosmetics to a divided seller. For example, when there are a plurality of divided sellers, The type of cosmetics supplied by the seller, the supply amount of cosmetics, the date and time of delivery of cosmetics, and the like are given.

Further, in the present invention, it is assumed that cosmetics are supplied to divided sellers in a collective state (a state in which a certain amount is put together). At this time, the division seller may keep a storage container for cosmetics on a permanent basis, and may transfer the cosmetics supplied in the form of a drum or the like from the cosmetics supplier to this storage container, The supplier may purchase cosmetics in a container that can be divided and sold in advance, and there is no particular limitation.

Further, the divisional seller may add the added value to the supplied cosmetics by adding an additive to the cosmetics and sell the cosmetics in a divisional manner. In this way, cosmetics full of originality unique to the retail store can be manufactured without any cost and effort, and differentiation from other stores can be achieved. At this time, the additive is not particularly limited, for example, a fragrance, a pigment,
Examples include animal and plant extracts, mineral extracts, dried plant pieces or powder, components having a medicinal effect including an anti-inflammatory agent, and other cosmetic raw materials.

In the divisional sale step, the form in which the divisional seller sells the cosmetics to the customer is not particularly limited. For example, when the cosmetics are shampoos, the customer prepares used shampoo containers. The most common form is a form in which the shampoo container is newly filled with shampoo by a divided seller. Of course, in addition to the above-described embodiment, a configuration in which the split seller provides the customer with an empty container having the original design of the split seller may be used.

In the present invention, the sales information input by the split seller to the client computer is not particularly limited. For example, the amount, date and time,
The information includes customer information such as the name, address, gender, and age of the sales partner, types of cosmetics sold, and customer impressions when the cosmetics were last used.

The method of performing the command information conversion step of reflecting the sales information input to the client computer to the cosmetics management command information and the cosmetics supply command information commanded by the server computer is not particularly limited. A method in which the conversion is performed by the calculation means provided in the client computer, a method in which the conversion is performed by the calculation means provided in the server computer, a method in which the conversion is performed by the calculation means of both computers, etc. Is mentioned.

[0019]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below.
This will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing a mechanism of divisional sales of cosmetics such as shampoos and rinses (hereinafter referred to simply as “shampoos”) using the cosmetics sales management method of the present invention.

As shown in the flowchart of FIG. 1, the sales management method 1 of the present invention first supplies a shampoo manufactured by a manufacturer A as a cosmetics supplier to a salon shop B as a divisional seller. Thereafter, the salon shop B sells the shampoo to the customer C in a divided manner, and the manufacturer A manages the production and supply of the shampoo based on the sales information divided and sold to the customer C. .

Next, a specific sales management method 1 for cosmetics
Will be described. First, as a precondition for the sales management method 1, as shown in FIG. 2, the maker A handles the server computer SC, and the salon shop B handles the client computer CC, as shown in FIG. The server computer SC and the client computer CC are connected via a network.

The server computer SC has a production plan such as a production date and a production amount for producing shampoo and the like produced by the maker A; Is displayed, and maker A produces shampoo according to this.

The server computer SC determines how to store the shampoo produced in the process,
The maker A displays inventory management command information such as where and how much to supply, and according to this, the manufacturer A performs inventory management of the produced shampoo and supplies it to the salon shop B.

As shown in FIG. 3, the salon shop B is provided with a divisional sales apparatus 10, and stores shampoo in the storage unit 11 or 12 of the divisional sales apparatus 10, and stores the shampoo as necessary. Let C sell shampoos separately. In salon shop B, the sales amount when shampoo is sold to customer C, the type of shampoo, the sales date,
The sales information including the request of the customer C regarding the future product is input to the client computer CC, and this information is transmitted to the server computer SC via the network.

The server computer SC calculates the production forecast of the shampoo to be produced in the future based on the sales information sent from the client computer by the computing means, and also outputs the production management command information in the process and the inventory management command information in the process. By calculating and displaying at the same time, the process shifts to and.

The split sales apparatus 10 used in the above process
Is a shampoo storage unit 11 for storing shampoo, a treatment storage unit 12 for storing the treatment,
There is provided a cosmetics filling unit 13 which can fill a shampoo or treatment stored in the shampoo storage unit 11 and the treatment storage unit 12 into a container (not shown) in an arbitrary amount.

[0027] Two levers are provided on the top of the cosmetic filling unit 13, and by operating these levers, the shampoo storage unit 11 and the treatment storage unit 12 are operated.
The shampoo container is filled with an arbitrary amount of shampoo or treatment stored in the shampoo container via a nozzle connected to each storage unit 12.

The split sales apparatus 10 having the above configuration
Can be easily divided and sold even if it has a high viscosity like a shampoo, so that it can be very suitably used in the sales management method of the present invention.

As described above, according to the method for managing the sales of cosmetics of the present invention, the manufacturer A plans to produce and sell shampoos in accordance with the results of the divisional sales of the salon shop B to the customer C. Because it is managed and supplied, even if it is a material such as cosmetics that is extremely difficult to handle due to hygiene, it is possible to sell the product in a hygienic and efficient manner. Therefore, it is possible to recycle shampoo containers that had to be discarded when the shampoo as the content has been used up to now, which can contribute to resource reuse and reduction of waste.

Further, the cosmetics management method of the present invention is also applicable to the manufacturer A as a cosmetics supplier.
Since it is possible to easily confirm what kind of cosmetics are sold and how much in the shop B, there is an advantage that products can be efficiently and systematically produced.

The sale of cosmetics using the cosmetics management method of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, in the above embodiment, the cosmetics supplier is a maker, but even if it is not a producer of cosmetics such as shampoo directly like maker A,
It may be a wholesaler affiliated with the producer.

Each salon shop B does not sell the shampoo and the like supplied from the manufacturer A as it is, but sells it to the customer C after adding additives such as fragrances and medicinal ingredients. You may do it. In this way, each salon shop B can easily produce a product full of originality that is not available on the market, and can differentiate itself from products sold in other stores. It has the advantage of being able to.

[0033]

The method for managing cosmetics according to the present invention comprises:
With the above-described configuration, it is possible to easily carry out divisional sales even for products such as cosmetics, which are relatively difficult to maintain hygiene, and for cosmetics suppliers, it is possible to manufacture products in a planned manner. Production management becomes easy because it can be sold. In addition, it is possible for the divided seller to manufacture a product full of originality of the divided seller without any cost or trouble.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing an embodiment of selling cosmetics using the cosmetics management method according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a network connection performed between a server computer and a client computer when performing the cosmetics management method according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a split vending machine used in the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A Manufacturer (cosmetics supplier) B Salon shop (split seller) C Customer SC Server computer SS Client computer

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A cosmetics supplier that supplies a predetermined amount or more of cosmetics in a batch state manages cosmetics based on cosmetics management command information issued by a server computer handled by the cosmetics supplier. Cosmetics management step, based on cosmetics supply instruction information instructed by the server computer, cosmetics supply step of supplying cosmetics to the divided seller, cosmetics supplied in the cosmetics supply step, A division sales step in which the division seller sells the customer in an arbitrary amount by an arbitrary amount; a sales information input step in which the sales information divided in the division sales step is input to the client computer handled by the division seller; The sales information input to the client computer in the sales information input step, Sales method cosmetics, characterized in that computer and an instruction information converting step to reflect over the network to cosmetics management command information and cosmetics supply command information to command. 2. A server computer, based on information sent from a client computer, controls production of cosmetics, manages inventory of cosmetics, and receives cosmetics between a cosmetics supplier and a divisional seller. 2. The sales management method for cosmetics according to claim 1, wherein an order and delivery prediction to a plurality of divided sellers are performed.