JP2003030499A - System, program and method for transacting sheet metal product - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a sheet metal product transaction system capable of activating the sheet metal processing industry. SOLUTION: For a production head office to collectively receive orders and to instruct sheet metal processors to perform manufacturing, a production head office side server is provided with a condition information storing means 72 for condition information of the sheet metal processors, a product information storing means 73 for product information of sheet metal products, a standard process information generating means 772A for generating standard process information based on the product information, an estimate value information generating means 771A for generating estimated price information based on the standard process information, an order receiving means 773 for receiving an order for a sheet plate product, and a sheet metal processor selecting means 772B for selecting an optimum sheet metal processor. Accordingly, the sheet metal processors are franchised to be able to realize a reduction in order receiving work there, productivity improvement, elimination of capacity (production capability) shortage, etc., realizing a storing cost competitive power to be able to activate the sheet metal industry.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a sheet metal product trading system, a sheet metal product trading program, and a sheet metal product trading method.

[0002]

BACKGROUND ART The value added of sheet metal products (parts) used in many devices is becoming lower than that of other high value-added parts such as electronic parts constituting devices.
Under such circumstances, equipment manufacturers are trying to reduce the cost of sheet metal products by reducing the in-house production of sheet metal products in-house and promoting the outsourcing, which is advantageous in terms of labor costs.

On the other hand, turning to the sheet metal processing industry, in order to meet the strong cost reduction demands from the equipment manufacturers, the sheet metal processing companies who have received an order from the equipment manufacturers to manufacture sheet metal products with a low added value are substantial. It is a primary vendor that does not manufacture, and subcontracts actual manufacturing to secondary vendors with lower labor costs.

[0004]

However, even though the secondary vendor is superior in terms of labor cost, as it is a domestic sheet metal processing company, there is a limit to keeping the labor cost low, and there is a demand for cost reduction. Has become difficult to meet.
For this reason, equipment manufacturers are increasingly using overseas sheet metal processors to manufacture sheet metal parts, and the sales of domestic medium-sized sheet metal processors are declining year by year, which may affect the entire industry. Has been done. Also, due to the prolonged recession in recent years, even large sheet metal processing companies and sheet metal processing companies in the series of equipment manufacturers are difficult to manage if they expect only a limited number of equipment manufacturers to receive orders, and countermeasures against it Is desired.

The object of the present invention is to significantly reduce the manufacturing cost of sheet metal products and maintain cost competitiveness, thereby activating the sheet metal processing industry, a sheet metal product trading system, a sheet metal product trading program, and a sheet metal product. To provide a trading method of.

[0006]

The sheet metal product trading system of the present invention stores condition information storage means for storing condition information of a plurality of sheet metal processors, and product information of sheet metal products. Product information storage means to be placed, standard process information generation means for generating standard process information for manufacturing a sheet metal product based on the product information, and estimated price information generation for generating estimated price information based on the standard process information Means and
Sheet metal for selecting an ordering means for receiving an order for sheet metal products from a customer who is presented with the estimated price information and a sheet metal processor that manufactures the ordered sheet metal products based on the standard process information, the product information, and the condition information. Processor selection means,
The production headquarters side is provided with manufacturing instruction means for instructing the sheet metal processing company selected by the sheet metal processing company selection means to manufacture a sheet metal product.

According to the present invention as described above, in the production headquarters, a database consisting of condition information unique to the sheet metal processor and a database consisting of product information on sheet metal products that have been manufactured to order in the past or sheet metal products that have been quoted are provided. , The condition information storage means and the product information storage means, respectively. Based on the various information in these databases, the standard process information generation means, the estimated price information generation means, and the order reception means are used to receive orders from customers. The production is instructed by the production instructing means to the optimum sheet metal processing operator selected by the sheet metal processing operator selecting means. For this reason, each sheet metal processor will function as a so-called franchisee. Therefore, under the instructions of the production headquarters, which is a franchisor, the sheet metal processors will take advantage of the conditions such as location and processing capacity that each sheet metal processor has. It is possible to concentrate on the production of the product. Therefore, the ordering work performed by each sheet metal processing company will be unified at the production headquarters side, and the work at each sheet metal processing company will be reduced, and the work will be performed efficiently at the production headquarters side. Done. In addition, by storing the overload status and processing capacity of the manufacturing equipment possessed by the sheet metal processing company in advance in the condition information storage means as condition information, the distribution based on the order quantity is distributed to each sheet metal processing company's equipment operation rate. Can be carried out stably on the high load side, and productivity is improved. Furthermore, since the lack of capacity (production capacity) can be solved by distributing the manufacturing to a plurality of sheet metal processors, it is possible to surely meet the demand even for a large number of orders from customers. As described above, a strong cost competitiveness can be realized and the sheet metal working industry is activated to achieve the above-mentioned object.

Further, in the sheet metal product trading system of the present invention, a feedback means for feeding back the progress information of the sheet metal product being manufactured, and a manufacturing cost information generating means for generating the manufacturing cost information of the sheet metal product based on the progress information. When,
It is desirable that the production headquarters side be equipped with.

In such a configuration, the feedback means functions to generate information about the manufacturing cost each time a sheet metal product is manufactured. Therefore, the next estimation is performed based on the manufacturing cost information, so that the accuracy can be improved. Will be able to make a high estimate.

In the sheet metal trading system of the present invention, process management information storage means for storing process management information including equipment information of manufacturing facilities used for manufacturing sheet metal products and worker information for each sheet metal processor. By processing the standard process information for manufacturing sheet metal products based on the process control information and condition information of the selected sheet metal processor, the process information for each sheet metal processor is generated. It is desirable that the production headquarters side includes process information generation means and equipment-based processing data generation means that generates processing data according to the manufacturing equipment possessed by the sheet metal processing manufacturer based on the processing information for each supplier.

When a plurality of sheet metal processors are selected to manufacture one type of sheet metal product, the manufacturing process differs depending on the know-how and manufacturing equipment of each sheet metal factory. In such a case, the quality of the completed sheet metal product is likely to vary depending on each sheet metal processor, and the quality may not be stable. On the other hand, in the present invention, a manufacturing process for manufacturing a sheet metal product is basically generated as standard process information, and process information for each sheet metal processor is generated based on this standard process information. As a result, large variations in quality among sheet metal processors can be eliminated, and stable quality can be obtained. In addition, the types and manufacturers of manufacturing equipment for manufacturing sheet metal products are usually different depending on the sheet metal processing company. For example, in NC (numerically controlled) manufacturing equipment, it is necessary to perform programming according to the manufacturer of the equipment. Conventionally, processing data such as such a program has been generated by the sheet metal processing company according to each facility, and the labor burden has been large. However, in the present invention, since the production headquarters side centralizes and generates such processing data according to the manufacturing equipment possessed by each sheet metal factory, the burden on the sheet metal factory side is greatly reduced, and the manufacturing cost is further reduced. Can be reduced.

On the other hand, the sheet metal product trading program of the present invention stores the condition information of a plurality of sheet metal processing companies in the computer of the production headquarters in order to carry out the transaction with the customer who requests the order of the sheet metal products. Condition information storage means, product information storage means for storing product information of sheet metal products, standard process information generation means for generating standard process information for manufacturing sheet metal products based on the product information, in the standard process information Estimated price information generation means for generating estimated price information based on
Selection of a sheet metal processing company that receives an order for a sheet metal product from a customer who is presented with the estimated price information and a sheet metal processing company that manufactures the ordered sheet metal product based on the condition information stored in the condition information storage unit. And a manufacturing instruction means for instructing the sheet metal processing company selected by the sheet metal processing company selecting means to manufacture a sheet metal product. The present invention can be realized by using the computer and the program executed by the computer in the above-described transaction system, and the above-described effects can be obtained in the same manner, and the object of the present invention is achieved.

On the other hand, the sheet metal product trading method of the present invention comprises the step of generating standard process information for manufacturing the sheet metal product based on the product information of the sheet metal product stored in the product information storage means, the standard process. A step of generating estimated price information based on information, a step of receiving an order for a sheet metal product from a customer who is presented with the estimated price, and a sheet metal processor that manufactures the ordered sheet metal product are stored in the condition information storage means. The step of selecting based on the condition information for each sheet metal processor, and the step of instructing the selected sheet metal processor to manufacture the sheet metal product are accompanied by information processing of a computer program executed by the production headquarters side. To do. The present invention is a method that can be realized by using the above-mentioned transaction program, and the above-described effects can be obtained in the same manner, and the object of the present invention can be achieved.

[0014]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a concept of a trading system for sheet metal products according to the present embodiment, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing another concept of the trading system, and FIG. 3 is a computer network for realizing the trading system. It is a schematic diagram which shows.

In FIGS. 1 to 3, a sheet metal product trading system includes a plurality of sheet metal processors 1 (1A, 1B,
1C, 1D ...) is franchised into a franchise chain and becomes a franchisor production headquarters 1
It is a system that allows each sheet metal manufacturer 1 to produce a sheet metal product by a unified order and manufacturing instruction from 0, and is realized by using a network technology using a computer.

In such a transaction system, the client makers 20 (20A, 20B, 20C ...) Of various devices and apparatuses that are orderers (customers) of sheet metal products request the production headquarters 10 for quotation. Also, place an order. The production headquarters 10 side, which has been requested to make an estimate, establishes a sheet metal product manufacturing process based on the information in various databases, and makes an estimate based on this process. Then, with respect to an actual order for a product, for example, a plurality of sheet metal processing companies 1 suitable for manufacturing are selected with reference to the information in the database, and the manufacturing is instructed to be distributed to the selected sheet metal processing companies 1.
FIG. 2 shows a case where sheet metal processors 1C and 1D, which are the third Sagamihara store and the first Kirihara store, are selected.

At this time, stock bases 30 (FIGS. 1 and 2) of materials required for manufacturing are provided at important points nationwide, and the selected sheet metal factory 1 starts from the nearest stock base 30. It is possible to procure materials and store them in your own stock. Further, the supply of materials to the stock base 30 and the like are performed by a collective order from the production headquarters 10 to the material manufacturer 40 based on the production plan established on the production headquarters 10 side. In addition, the stock base 30 has SE
In addition to various sheet metal materials such as CC material (steel plate), SUS material (stainless steel plate), AL material (aluminum plate), consumables such as welding wires used for sheet metal welding are in stock. Items collectively ordered from the production headquarters 10 include sheet metal materials and consumables, and in some cases, simple equipment and molds used for manufacturing.

Sheet metal products manufactured by the sheet metal processor 1 are:
It is delivered to the client maker 20 side by an appropriate transportation means of the distribution company 50. This distribution company 50 is not limited to the delivery of sheet metal products, but from the material manufacturer 40 to the stock base 3
It also undertakes transportation of materials to 0, transportation of materials from the stock base 30 to the sheet metal processing company 1, and further transportation of semi-finished products and molds between the sheet metal processing companies 1. Further, according to the contract with the security / service company 60 (FIG. 3), the system management or the like may be contracted to the security / service company 60 when the equipment of the sheet metal factory 1 is operated automatically for 24 hours.

The sheet metal product trading system will be described in more detail below. In FIG. 3, a sheet metal factory 1, a production headquarters 10, a client maker 20, a material maker 40, a distribution company 50, and a security / service company 60 engaged in this transaction system are connected to each other through a computer network 100, and various information is provided. Can be transmitted and received via the network 100.

A network 10 is provided on the sheet metal processor 1 side.
A server 2 connected to 0 is installed. In this server 2, there are a department that controls information related to production, a department that designs processes for manufacturing sheet metal products, a department that manages progress, and a cost management. A terminal 3 such as a personal computer or the like installed in each department, such as a performing department and a manufacturing department, is connected. Among them, the terminal 3 installed in the manufacturing department is connected to the manufacturing equipment 4 in the manufacturing line, and for example, processing data such as an NC program used in the manufacturing equipment 4 is transmitted from the terminal 3 to the manufacturing equipment 4. Is possible.

A network 100 is also provided on the production headquarters 10 side.
A server 12 connected to is installed in the server 12. The server 12 has a department that integrally manages the entire transaction, a quotation / order reception /
Terminals 13 are connected to each department, such as a department that manages orders and the like, a department that provides technical support for manufacturing sheet metal products, and a department that manages materials orders and the like.

In addition, the client maker 20, the material maker 40, the distribution company 50, and the security / service company 6
0, a server (not shown) connected to the network 100, and a terminal 2 for each required department connected to this server
3,43,53,63 are connected. Although not shown in FIG. 3, similar terminals may be installed in the stock base 30 shown in FIG.

Next, the server 12 of the production headquarters 10 having the most characteristic configuration of this embodiment will be described in detail. In FIG. 4, the server 12 is a control means 7 including a CPU.
1 and condition information storage means 72, product information storage means 73, processed data storage means 74, inventory information storage means 75, process management information storage means 76, which are respectively set in predetermined storage areas of a storage medium such as a hard disk. An interface unit 78 for transmitting and receiving information between the program storage unit 77 and the network 100, a CRT or L
The interface section 78 includes an input control section 781 and an output control section 78.
It is composed of two.

In the condition information storage means 72, a conditioner-specific condition DB (database) 721 is stored. As shown in FIG. 5, the trader-specific condition DB 721 includes unique condition information for each sheet metal processing company 1 (1A, 1B, 1C ...). The condition information includes, for example, geographic conditions, production support conditions, operating load conditions, and the like. The geographical condition is information such as an address indicating the location of the sheet metal processing company 1, conditions related to traffic conditions in the vicinity, geographical conditions with the nearest company, and the nearest station. The conditions corresponding to the production include conditions relating to the material and the size of the material that can be processed by the sheet metal factory 1. The operating load condition indicates the scheduled operation status in the next 6 months for each manufacturing facility 4 possessed by the sheet metal factory 1.

The above condition information can be obtained, for example, from the production headquarters 10.
5 is input from the terminal 13 of an appropriate department using an input screen substantially similar to that shown in FIG. 5, and is used for selecting which sheet metal manufacturer 1 to manufacture the sheet metal product.

In the product information storage means 73, a processed part record DB 731 including product information and a work element disassembly DB 73.
2. The man-hour parameter DB 733 is stored, and each D
The product information of B731 to 733 is exclusively related to the sheet metal product for which the quotation is requested, in order to generate the standard process information indicating the standard process for manufacturing the sheet metal product, and for the sheet metal processing of the sheet metal product together with the condition information. It is used for selecting whether to let the manufacturer 1 manufacture it.

The processed parts record DB 731 is composed of product information as shown in FIG. The product information here includes, for example, parts of the sheet metal products ordered in the past and parts of the sheet metal products provided for the quotation, part numbers, materials, plate thickness, attributed product names,
Parts industry, client maker 20 who ordered, name of client maker 20, name of sheet metal manufacturer 1 who was in charge of manufacturing, initial production date, final production date, actual production price record when manufacturing and delivering sheet metal products, Production time, actual delivery date, estimated delivery date, estimated price with a predetermined order quantity (lot number) at that time, planned delivery date more accurate than the estimate, planned cost at that time, and final manufacturing For example, the cost.

The work element disassembly DB 732 is composed of product information as shown in FIG. The product information here includes, for example, material and plate thickness, which are basic information about sheet metal products, information indicating the degree of difficulty in manufacturing sheet metal products, and information on allocation of equipment used for each process. Out,
It exists for each sheet metal product for which a quotation was requested. The information indicating the degree of difficulty indicates the weighting of the work, and from the level 1 of low difficulty that the sheet metal product can be manufactured only by the drawing handed from the client maker 20, the test processing of the sheet metal product is high. The level of difficulty up to level 5 is set, and which level the level corresponds to is stored.
The higher the level, the more difficult the process needs to be assumed, and the higher the estimated price. The information on the allocation of the equipment used indicates the steps necessary for manufacturing the sheet metal product and the manufacturing equipment 4 used for the steps.
For example, in manufacturing the sheet metal product shown in FIG.
A process such as blanking from the material is required. For this blanking, shearing using shearing-1, punching using NC punch press-1, cutting using laser cutting machine-1, tapper- A tapping process using No. 1 is required. In addition, this sheet metal product requires bending work, welding work, assembly work, surface treatment work inspection, etc., and equipment is allocated to each process.

The man-hour parameter DB 733 is composed of product information as shown in FIG. The product information here is a breakdown of the product information shown in FIG. 7, and is detailed information of work required for each process. For example, the NC punch press-1 is used in the blank step described above, but in using this NC punch press-1, program creation, on-site setup, and on-site machining work are necessary. Further, in these operations, more detailed lower layer information exists, as shown on the right side of FIG. This lower layer information indicates weighting for performing each work, and is stored at a plurality of levels.

The above product information can be obtained, for example, from the production headquarters 10.
Input is made from the terminal 13 of the department that provides technical support for the production of sheet metal products in the above, using input screens substantially similar to those shown in FIGS.

A processed data DB 741 is stored in the processed data storage means 74. Processing data DB741
Is information such as an NC program of the manufacturing facility 4 used for manufacturing the sheet metal product. Even for the same sheet metal product, a plurality of sheet metal processors 1 that manufacture the same have their own manufacturing facilities 4
Since different makers and models of the above, different NC programs are required. Therefore, such processing data is stored in correspondence with the part number of the sheet metal product, the sheet metal processor 1, the maker of the manufacturing facility 4, and the model. Such processing data is generated by the processing data generation means 772D for each equipment, which will be described later, and stored in the processing data DB 741.

The stock information storage means 75 has a material stock DB.
751 is stored. The material inventory DB 751 is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, the sheet metalworking manufacturer 1 has inventory information of materials in stock and the nearest stock base 30 has inventory information of materials in stock. Such inventory information is updated every time by input from the terminal 3 of the sheet metal processing company 1 and the terminal of the stock base 30, and is monitored by the department that manages the ordering of materials on the side of the production headquarters 10.

The process management information storage means 76 stores a facility / model-specific specification DB 761 and a worker skill DB 762. The equipment / model-specific specification DB 761 is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3, regarding the manufacturing equipment 4 possessed by all sheet metal working companies 1, the performance (capacity) and equipment information such as holding dies are included and stored for each model such as punch press and laser processing machine. There is. Worker skill DB762
As shown in FIG. 11, is the worker information about the worker who works in the sheet metal factory 1, and includes the name, age, the manufacturing equipment 4 that can be handled, work restrictions, and the like. Also, FIG.
As shown on the right side of 1, the details of each worker exist as lower layer information. Such information is obtained by weighting the worker according to the degree of proficiency in each work, and is stored at a plurality of levels. The process management information of the present invention is configured by the above facility information and worker information, and this process management information is input by the technical support department of the production headquarters 10 side or by the input from the sheet metal factory 1 It is stored in the model-specific specification DB 761.

The server 12 is stored in the program storage means 77.
A computer for operating the
The program is stored. That is, the price information generating means 771, the production information generating means 772, the order receiving means 77.
3, manufacturing instruction means 774, material ordering means 775, and feedback means 776. These programs are called from the program storage means 77 by being activated from the terminal 13 of an appropriate department of the production headquarters 10, and executed by the control means 71.

The price information generating means 771 is composed of an estimated price information generating means 771A, a planned cost information generating means 771B, and a manufacturing cost information generating means 771C. The estimated price information generation unit 771A has a function of generating estimated price information of the sheet metal product based on standard process information generated by a standard process information generation unit 772A described later, and this estimated price information is shown in FIG. It is stored as the estimated price at the predicted delivery date and the predetermined order quantity in the processed parts record DB 731 shown in FIG. However, if there is a similar manufacturing history of sheet metal products in the past, the corresponding manufacturing cost or the like is extracted from the processed component performance DB 731, and this information is reflected in the estimated price information.

The planned cost information generating means 771B is not the standard process information but the trader-specific process information generating means 772 described later.
It has a function of generating planned cost information based on trader-specific process information that is closer to the actual machining process than is generated in C. This planned cost information is stored as the planned delivery date and the planned cost in the processed parts record DB 731 shown in FIG. The manufacturing cost information generation means 771C has a function of generating final manufacturing cost information based on information (progress information described later) fed back during actual manufacturing in the sheet metal factory 1. Such manufacturing cost information is shown in FIG.
It is stored as the manufacturing cost in the processed part performance DB 731 shown in FIG. The information is fed back by the feedback means 776 described later.

The production information generating means 772 is composed of standard process information generating means 772A, sheet metal processing manufacturer selecting means 772B, trader-specific process information generating means 772C, and equipment-specific processing data generating means 772D. The standard process information generating means 772A has a function of generating, as standard process information, a process for manufacturing a sheet metal part and a calculated value obtained by digitizing this process by a predetermined algorithm. Specifically, when the standard process information generating means 772A is activated by the technical support department or the like, a screen for inputting a part number or the like of the sheet metal product is displayed on the terminal 13, and when this input is performed, the standard process information generating means 772A. Extracts the production information of the corresponding sheet metal product from the work element decomposition DB 732 and the man-hour parameter DB 733, outputs the standard process and the calculated value for manufacturing the sheet metal product to the display as the standard process information, and stores them appropriately. Memorize. At this time, the calculated value of the standard process information is a value in which weighting in the man-hour parameter DB 733 is taken into consideration, and is used for calculating the estimated price by the estimated price information generating means 771A.

The sheet metal processor selecting means 772B selects the sheet metal processor 1 most suitable for manufacturing, for example, based on the standard process information, the product information in the work element decomposition DB 732 and the man-hour parameter DB 733, and the condition information in the condition DB 721 for each manufacturer. It has the function of selecting multiple items. In order to manufacture a sheet metal product, for example, on the standard process, NC punch pre-1 shown in the work element disassembly DB 732 of FIG. 7, laser processing machine-
If you need 1, tapper-1, etc., do you have such manufacturing equipment 4, whether there is a vacancy in the operating status of the manufacturing equipment 4, and whether it can be entrusted without fail considering the material etc. of the sheet metal product The optimum sheet metal processing company 1 is selected in consideration of the geographical conditions with the client maker 20 and the like.

The trader-specific process information generating means 772C has a function of assembling a process according to the selected sheet metal factory 1 based on the standard process information. That is, since the sheet metal processing company 1 has different manufacturing facilities 4 and skills of workers who work, each sheet metal processing company 1
It is necessary to set up a process according to the above as process information for each vendor. Specifically, when the technical support department or the like activates the supplier-specific process information generating means 772C, a screen for inputting the sheet metal product part number and the selected sheet metal processing manufacturer 1 is displayed on the terminal 13, and this input is performed. When performed, the trader-specific process information generation means 772C causes the condition information in the trader-specific condition DB 721 relating to the selected sheet metal processing manufacturer and the worker skill D.
While extracting the worker information in B762,
The process information for each vendor is generated while also referring to the model-specific specification DB 761. This trader-specific process information includes calculated values digitized by a predetermined algorithm as in the standard process information. At this time, the calculated value of the process information for each trader is a value in which the weighting in the worker skill DB 762 is taken into consideration, and is used for calculating the planned cost by the planned cost information generating means 771B.

The equipment-specific machining data generating means 772D has a function of generating an NC program for each NC manufacturing facility 4 for each of the plurality of sheet metal processing operators 1 selected by the sheet metal processing operator selecting means 772B. There is. Specifically, a basic NC program is created by the technical support department (or may be received from the client maker 20), and the sheet-metal-working company 1 has this NC program in the equipment-based processing data generation means 772D (maker. Convert and modify to a dedicated NC program according to the manufacturing equipment 4. The machining data such as the NC program generated in this manner is stored in the machining data DB 741 and is distributed to each sheet metal factory 1.

The order receiving means 773 is the client maker 2
It has a function of receiving an order-receiving file in a predetermined format transmitted from 0 through the network 100. By receiving the order file, a formal order is received from the client maker 20.

The production instructing means 774 calculates the production distribution rate to each sheet metal factory 1 from the information about the quantity of orders received from the client manufacturer 20 and the delivery date and the condition information of the condition DB 721 for each company, and at the same time, each sheet metal factory 1 Has a function of transmitting a production instruction file having a predetermined format for production instruction to the. By sending this production instruction file, a formal production instruction is given to the sheet metal factory 1.

The material ordering means 775 is a processed parts record DB for specifying the type of material, in addition to the information on the quantity of orders received.
731 and the work element disassembly DB 732, referring to the stock information of the material stock DB 751 and the sheet information,
Stock base 30
It also has a function of ordering materials collectively from the material manufacturer 40 and instructing the delivery to the sheet metal factory 1.

The feedback means 776 monitors, for example, an NC program executed by the sheet metal factory 1 and generates the manufacturing status of sheet metal products as progress information. Such progress information is used for production control of sheet metal products. In addition to the processing time using the NC program, the progress information includes the processing time in other processes, the total processing time spent for manufacturing the sheet metal product, etc. This information is used to generate the manufacturing cost information by the manufacturing cost information generating means 771C, and further to update the product information in the work element decomposition DB 732 and the man-hour parameter DB 733.

The server 2 of the sheet metal processing company 1, the client maker 20, the stock base 30, the material maker 40,
Each server on the side of the distribution company 50 and the security / service company 60 transmits / receives information to / from the server 12 of the production headquarters 10 and inputs / outputs information without any trouble, although detailed illustration and description thereof are omitted here. It has a configuration including control means, storage means, software, etc. for

The transaction flow in this embodiment will be described below with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. S (step) 1: In the production headquarters 10, first, as an ordering business for sheet metal products, an estimate is made at the request of the client maker 20. S2: This quotation operation is performed by the quotation price information generating means 771A.
The calculation is performed according to the estimation flow shown in FIG.

S21: In FIG. 13, first, it is determined whether or not the sheet metal product to be estimated has been manufactured in the past with reference to the processed component result DB 731. , Go to S22 as a repeat quote,
If it is new, the process proceeds to S25 as a new estimate.

S22: In the case of repeat estimation, sheet metal products are re-estimated based on the latest product information in the machined component performance DB 731, work element disassembly DB 732, and man-hour parameter DB 733. S23: Further, the estimated price information generating means 771A takes into account the latest operating load conditions of the sheet metal manufacturing company 1 with a past record, from the condition information of the factory condition DB 721, and manufactures in various lots (order quantity). Simulate the case.

S24: As a result, the estimated price information including the estimated delivery date and the estimated price is output and displayed on the terminal 13, and is also stored in the processed parts record DB 731 to update the information. In addition, a quote file having a predetermined format is created based on the quoted price information, and the file is distributed to the client maker 20 via the network 100 by e-mail or the like to make a quote reply.

S25: On the other hand, in the case of a new estimate, a similar past sheet metal product is selected from the received drawing and the like, and the sheet metal processor 1 is tentatively selected from the processed part result DB 731. If there is no similar sheet metal product, an imaginary sheet metal processor having a predetermined operating load condition may be set.

S26: The production information of the sheet metal product to be estimated is created with reference to the drawings, etc.
1, work element decomposition DB732, and man-hour parameter D
It is stored in B733. Then, the standard process information generation means 772A is activated from the stored product information to generate standard process information. After that, the estimated price information generating means 77
1A adds the latest operating load condition in sheet metal fabrication company 1 that is tentatively selected to this standard process information, and performs a simulation when manufacturing in various lots (order quantity).

S27: As a result, the estimated price information including the estimated delivery date and the estimated price is output to be displayed on the terminal 13 and is newly stored in the processed part result DB 731. In addition, a quote place file having a predetermined format is created based on the quoted price information, and the file is distributed to the client maker 20 via the network 100 by e-mail or the like to make a reply to the quote.

S3: Returning to FIG. 12, if the client maker 20 does not approve the contents of the quotation, it will not lead to an order, or a re-estimation will be requested as indicated by the chain double-dashed line. . On the other hand, if the quotation contents are approved, the process proceeds to S4. S4: In this step, the order receiving means 773 executes the order receiving business.

S5: After that, the sheet metal product is made to be manufactured by the sheet metal processor 1 based on the contents of the order.
It is performed according to the production flow shown in.

S51: In FIG. 14, it is determined whether or not the ordered sheet metal product has been manufactured in the past by referring to the processed part result DB 731. If there is, the process proceeds to S52 as repeat manufacturing, If it is new, the process proceeds to S56 as new manufacturing.

S52: In the case of repeat manufacturing, the previous operating load condition of the sheet metal working company 1 is again inquired by the condition DB 721 for each company, and when there is no space in the manufacturing equipment 4 etc., the process proceeds to S57, and there is a space. If there is, it is determined that it can be manufactured, and the process proceeds to S53.

S53: Input the contents of the order into the production plan, and the planned cost information generating means 771B causes the same sheet metal manufacturing company 1 as the previous one based on the process information for each manufacturer in the past manufacturing and the latest operating load condition. Perform a simulation when a sheet metal product is manufactured. S54: As a result, the planned cost information such as the planned delivery date and the planned cost is output and displayed on the terminal 13, and is also stored in the processed part result DB 731.

S55: Then, the equipment-based machining data generating means 772D extracts past machining data from the machining data DB 741 and distributes it to the sheet metal factory 1 via the network 100, and finally the sheet metal factory 1 Download to the manufacturing equipment 4.

S56: On the other hand, in the case of new manufacturing, the sheet metal manufacturer selecting means 772B stores the product information of the ordered sheet metal product in the processed part record DB 731, the work element disassembly DB 732,
And the man-hour parameter DB 733. S57: After that, the sheet metal processing manufacturer selecting unit 772B selects, for example, a plurality of sheet metal processing companies 1 suitable for manufacturing, based on the extracted product information and the condition information of the condition DB 721 for each company.

S58: Next, the trader-specific process information generation means 772C refers to the equipment information in the equipment / model-specific specification DB 761 and the worker information in the worker skill DB 762, and the trader-specific process in each selected sheet metal factory 1 Generate information.

S59: The contents of the received order are input to the production plan, and the sheet cost is selected by the sheet metal processing manufacturer 1 based on the newly generated vendor-specific process information and the latest operating load condition by the planned cost information generating means 771B. Simulate when a product is manufactured. S60: As a result, the planned cost information such as the planned delivery date and the planned cost is output and displayed on the terminal 13, and the processed part result DB 7
It is newly stored in 31.

S61: Processing data generation means 772 for each equipment
D determines which manufacturer and model of the manufacturing equipment 4 each sheet metal processing company 1 possesses from the condition information of the condition DB 721 for each company, and processing data such as NC program according to each sheet metal processing company 1. Is generated, the processed data is distributed to the sheet metal factory 1 via the network 100, and finally downloaded to the manufacturing equipment 4 of the sheet metal factory 1.

S62: After that, the material ordering means 775 supplies or orders the material required for manufacturing. S63: Then, the production instructing means 774 gives a formal production instruction to each of the selected sheet metal processors 1 to start production.

S6: Returning to FIG. 12, during the production of the sheet metal product, the feedback means 776 acquires the progress information from the manufacturing equipment 4 or the like via the network 100 and outputs it to the manufacturing cost information generating means 771C. In response to this, the manufacturing cost information generating means 771C calculates the cost of the product in real time. S7: After the production of the sheet metal product is completed through the above steps, the manufacturing cost information generating means 771C calculates the final manufacturing cost of the sheet metal product and stores it in the processed part result DB 731.

S8: Also, feedback means 776
Is a work element when it is necessary to update product information and worker information due to the manufacture of the sheet metal product this time (for example, when the proficiency level of the worker increases and the weighting needs to be changed). Decomposition DB732 and worker skill DB
Update 762 as appropriate.

According to this embodiment as described above, the following effects can be obtained. (1) In the sheet metal product trading system of the present embodiment, each sheet metal processor 1 (1A, 1B, 1C ...) Can be regarded as a franchise chain integrated by the production headquarters 10. Based on the instructions, it is possible to concentrate on the manufacturing of sheet metal products by making use of the conditions such as location conditions and processing capability of each sheet metal processing company 1. Therefore, it is possible to unify the conventional ordering work, etc., which has been carried out by each sheet metal processing company 1, on the production headquarters 10 side, reduce the work on each sheet metal processing company 1, and efficiently perform the work on the production headquarters 10 side. You can do it. Further, since the load status and the processing capacity of the manufacturing equipment 4 possessed by the sheet metal factory 1 are stored in advance in the conditioner-specific condition DB 721 of the condition information storage means 72 as condition information, the distribution based on the amount of orders received can be performed. This can be performed so that the equipment operating rate of the sheet metal factory 1 is stable on the high load side, and the productivity of the sheet metal factory 1 can be improved. Further, since the production of sheet metal products can be distributed to a plurality of sheet metal processors 1, the lack of capacity (production capacity) can be resolved, and even if a large number of orders from customers are met, the demand can be surely answered. . As a result, strong cost competitiveness can be realized and the sheet metal processing industry can be activated.

(2) Further, the feedback means 776 acquires the progress information of the sheet metal product manufactured according to the NC program or the like in real time, and the manufacturing cost information generating means 771C calculates the manufacturing cost one by one based on this progress information. Therefore, the final manufacturing cost information including the manufacturing cost can be easily and surely obtained, and the manufacturing cost information is stored as the product information in the processed part performance DB 731 of the product information storage means 73. A highly accurate estimate can be realized by making an estimate based on the manufacturing cost information at the time of updating the estimate. Further, since the plan cost information generating means 771B for generating the plan cost information from the process information for each trader is provided, the plan cost of the sheet metal product can be easily calculated, and the comparison between the plan cost and the actual manufacturing cost can be accurately performed. Can be done quickly.

(3) Since the feedback information 776 also updates the product information in the work element decomposition DB 732 and the man-hour parameter DB 733 and the worker information in the worker skill DB 762, more realistic allocation and weighting of the manufacturing equipment 4 is performed. Can be realized. Therefore, it is possible to improve the accuracy of the standard process information and the trader-specific process information obtained based on these information, and it is also possible to improve the accuracy of the estimated price information and the planned cost information.

(4) Further, at the estimation stage of the sheet metal product, since the standard process information generating means 772A basically generates the standard process information for manufacturing the sheet metal product, a plurality of actually selected plural items are selected. When the trader-specific process information for the sheet metal factory 1 is generated by the trader-specific process information generation means 772C, it may be generated based on the standard process information.
There is no concern that there will be a large variation in the process for each sheet metal processor 1. For this reason, it is possible to prevent the quality of each sheet metal factory 1 from greatly varying, and to obtain stable quality.

(5) Even if the model and manufacturer of the manufacturing equipment 4 for manufacturing a sheet metal product are different depending on the sheet metal manufacturing company 1, the processing data generating means 772D for each equipment makes NC according to each equipment. Processing data such as programs is generated on the production headquarters 10 side, and each sheet metal processing company 1
Since it is distributed to the sheet metal processing company 1, it is not necessary for the sheet metal processing company 1 to generate the processing data for its own manufacturing equipment, and the burden on the sheet metal processing company 1 side can be significantly reduced and the manufacturing cost can be further reduced.

(6) Although the production headquarters 10 is interposed between the client maker 20 and the sheet metal factory 1, the production headquarters 1
In 0, it is possible to receive a large number of orders from a large number of client makers 20, and the sheet metal factory 1 can maintain a high operating rate of production equipment and improve productivity. Therefore, the volume discount can be surely carried out, and sufficient cost competitiveness can be realized even if the margin of 10 minutes for the production headquarters is taken into consideration.

(7) A number of sheet metalworking companies 1 are set by the condition D according to the company.
By registering in B721, sheet metal processing company 1 according to each priority order such as quality priority, price priority, delivery priority
Can be selected, and the request desired by the client maker 20 can be surely met.

(8) The production headquarters 10 receives orders from many client makers 20 and processes the orders almost systematically to select the sheet metal processor 1 to be manufactured. Therefore, as the sheet metal processor 1, In addition to receiving orders from specific clients such as so-called customers, it is possible to undertake the work of the client maker 20 in a wider variety of fields. Therefore, the work can be secured more stably as compared with the conventional method, which was easily influenced by the business conditions of a specific client.

(9) In the production head office 10, in addition to performing a batch ordering business, the material necessary for manufacturing is also arranged in a batch, so that the sheet metal processing company 1 side also orders materials and manages the materials. Can be reduced. Further, by promoting commercialization with a specific distribution company 50, the sheet metal factory 1, client maker 20, stock base 30, material maker 40
Mutual logistics can be managed collectively, and logistics costs can be reduced.

(10) By allocating the stock base 30 by dividing into predetermined regions, the sheet metal factory 1 can immediately obtain the material from the nearest stock base 30, and even when there is no material in the own stock, etc. , Materials can be secured just in time. Further, depending on the material, it is sufficient to store the stock only at the stock base 30, so that the stock space at the sheet metal factory 1 can be reduced, and the management cost can be reduced.

(11) Sheet metal processor 1, production headquarters 10, client maker 20, stock base 30, material maker 4
0, distribution company 50, and security / service company 60
Since they are connected to each other via the network 100, various information can be instantaneously received and transmitted, and the efficiency of work can be improved.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and the following modifications and the like are also included in the present invention. For example, in the above embodiment, the processed data storage means 74, the inventory information storage means 75, the process management information storage means 76, the planned cost information generation means 771B, the manufacturing cost information generation means 771C, the trader-specific process information generation means 772C, and the equipments. Processing data generation means 772D, material ordering means 77
5, the feedback means 776 was provided, but each of these means is provided by the server 1 on the production headquarters 10 side as required.
It is only necessary to be provided in the second embodiment, and it is included in the present invention even when omitted, or when it is processed for the sheet metal factory 1 side and provided in the server 2.

Further, the trading system of the present invention includes at least the sheet metal processing company 1, the production headquarters 10, and the client manufacturer 20 for franchising the sheet metal processing company 1.
The stock system 30, the material maker 40, the distribution company 50, and the security / service company 60 may participate in the transaction system arbitrarily.

In addition, the specific structure and the like for carrying out the invention include other structures and the like that can achieve the object of the invention, and can be arbitrarily changed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a concept of a trading system for sheet metal products according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the concept of the transaction system in another form.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing a computer network for realizing the transaction system.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram schematically showing a server on the production headquarters side.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing a condition database for each trader.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing a processed part performance database.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing a work element decomposition database.

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing a man-hour parameter database.

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram showing a material inventory database.

FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing a facility / model-specific specification database.

FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram showing a worker skill database.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the overall flow of the transaction system.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing a flow of a part relating to an estimate of the transaction system.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a flow of a part related to production of the transaction system.

[Explanation of symbols]

1,1A, 1C Sheet metal processor 10 Production Headquarters 72 Condition Information Storage Means 73 Product Information Storage Means 76 Process management information storage means 771A Estimated price information generation means 771C Manufacturing cost information generation means 772A Standard process information generation means 772B Sheet Metal Processor Selection Means 772C Supplier-specific process information generation means 772D Equipment-specific processing data generation means 773 Ordering method 774 Manufacturing instruction means 776 Feedback means

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A condition information storage means (72) for storing condition information of a plurality of sheet metal processors (1), a product information storage means (73) for storing product information of sheet metal products, Standard process information generating means (772A) for generating standard process information for manufacturing a sheet metal product based on the product information.
An estimated price information generating unit (771A) that generates estimated price information based on the standard process information; an order receiving unit (773) that receives an order for sheet metal products from a customer who is presented with the estimated price information; Sheet metal processor selecting means (772B) for selecting a sheet metal processor (1) that manufactures a product based on the standard process information, the product information, and the condition information.
And a production instructing means (774) for instructing the sheet metal processor (1) selected by the sheet metal processor selecting means (772B) to manufacture a sheet metal product, on the production headquarters (10) side. A characteristic sheet metal product trading system. 2. The sheet metal product trading system according to claim 1, wherein feedback means (776) for feeding back progress information of the sheet metal product being manufactured, and manufacturing cost information of the sheet metal product based on the progress information. A trading system for sheet metal products, comprising: manufacturing cost information generating means (771C) and a manufacturing headquarters (10) side. 3. The sheet metal product trading system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the process management comprises equipment information of a manufacturing facility used for manufacturing the sheet metal product and worker information for each sheet metal processor (1). Process control information storage means (76) for storing information and standard process information for manufacturing sheet metal products are processed based on the process control information and condition information of the selected sheet metal processor (1). By this, the process information generating means for each company for generating the process information for each company for the sheet metal processing company (772)
C), and equipment-based processing data generation means (772D) that generates processing data according to the manufacturing equipment possessed by the sheet metal processing operator (1) based on the processing information for each supplier on the production headquarters (10) side. A trading system for sheet metal products characterized by being equipped with. 4. A condition information storage means for storing condition information of a plurality of sheet metal processors (1) in a computer of a production headquarters (10) side for conducting a transaction with a customer who requests an order for sheet metal products. (72), product information storage means (73) for storing product information of sheet metal products, standard process information generation means (772) for generating standard process information for manufacturing sheet metal products based on the product information.
A), an estimated price information generating unit (771A) that generates estimated price information based on the standard process information, and an order receiving unit (7) that receives an order for sheet metal products from a customer who is presented with the estimated price information.
73), a sheet metal processor selecting means (772B) for selecting the sheet metal processor (1) that manufactures the ordered sheet metal product based on the condition information stored in the condition information storage means (72), the sheet metal processor A sheet metal product trading program, characterized by causing the sheet metal product processor (1) selected by the selection unit (772B) to function as a manufacturing instruction unit (774) for instructing the sheet metal product manufacturing. 5. A step of generating standard process information for manufacturing the sheet metal product based on the product information of the sheet metal product stored in the product information storage means (73), and estimated price information based on the standard process information. A step of receiving a sheet metal product from a customer who is presented with the estimated price, and a plurality of sheet metal processors (1) that manufacture the ordered sheet metal product stored in the condition information storage means (72). A computer program that executes on the production headquarters (10) side a step of selecting based on condition information for each sheet metal processor (1), a step of instructing the selected sheet metal processor (1) to manufacture a sheet metal product, A method of trading a sheet metal product, which is characterized by being accompanied by information processing.