JP2003201015A - Shipping management system and shipping management program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a shipping management system capable of delivering at least two commodities produced in different places and shipped from a mutually different warehouse without giving anxiety to a purchaser and decreasing query to manufacturers. <P>SOLUTION: A computer 2 for order receiving management is provided with an information storage means 15 for storing shipping information 19 containing a shipping possible day in a door main body and a door frame, a shipping information output means 23 for transmitting the shipping information 19 to a ordering-side terminal when accepting order information transmitted from the ordering-side terminal, a transportation instructing means 27 for transmitting a transportation instruction for transporting one commodity to the shipping place of the other commodity to a first production side computer when accepting the order information, and a delivery instructing means 28 for transmitting the shipping information as for the shipping possible day of one commodity to the other production side computer when accepting the order information and transporting a transportation instruction for gathering one commodity and the other commodity and transporting them to a shipping address. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a shipping management system and a shipping management program, and more particularly to a shipping management system capable of collectively delivering at least two products produced and shipped at different locations. And programs related to the system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, when a builder or a construction company orders building materials such as stairs and doors (hereinafter referred to as products), they select products from a catalog created by the manufacturer,
The retailers and manufacturers are informed of the symbols and numbers displayed in the catalog, that is, the order codes for identifying the products. Specifically, we use a telephone to convey the order code, and a fax to send the order form. When using a fax, the page displaying the ordered product may be copied from the catalog, marked, and then sent.

However, in the above method, the ordering code is not accurately transmitted from the orderer to the manufacturer, which may cause confusion. Specifically, when a store receives an order, even if the ordering code is transmitted from the orderer by fax or the like, it may not be known which manufacturer the ordering code belongs to. In other words, the ordering code is set individually by each manufacturer, and different manufacturers may use codes that match each other or similar codes, so only the ordering code is used. If it was transmitted, there was a risk that the manufacturer could not be specified. In this case, it was necessary to confirm again with the orderer, and the work could not proceed efficiently. In addition, when the ordering code is transmitted from the orderer to the manufacturer via a multi-stage distribution channel,
There was a risk that the ordering code would be transmitted incorrectly in the middle of the distribution channel. Especially when the ordering code is relatively long,
When transmitting the ordering code by telephone, there was a high possibility of making a mistake.

Therefore, the applicant of the present application previously proposed a system for ordering products such as building materials through a communication network such as the Internet (for example, Japanese Patent Application No. 2000-
366869). That is, the desired product can be specified easily and accurately by inputting or selecting the ordering code or the like using the ordering side terminal. Furthermore, the applicant of the present application stores the stock information of products and the information about the production schedule as a database in the server connected to the communication network, and receives the order information from the ordering side terminal, and based on the order information and the database. It is also proposed to decide the expected shipping date and send it to the ordering side terminal. Specifically, when the ordering code, quantity, and desired shipping date of a product are entered on the ordering side terminal, the server program checks the stock quantity, and if there is stock, the desired shipping date is the planned shipping date. As a response to the ordering side terminal. If the stock is not available, the planned shipping date is calculated from the planned production and the average number of manufacturing days stored in the database, and the ordered terminal is responded to. As a result, the orderer can confirm the planned shipping date of the product and can proceed with the construction work systematically.

When ordering a door as a product, for example, the door body and the door frame for mounting the door body are often ordered as a combination. However, since the door body and the door frame have different manufacturing processes and processing methods, they may be produced in different factories. In other words, while the door body is a craft-like manufacturing process that is produced by combining solid boards and painting it, the door frame is a manufacturing process for mass-produced products that is manufactured using a bending machine etc. Therefore, the manufacturing factory and the stock warehouse may be different from each other.

[0006]

However, if the stock warehouses are different, even if the door body and the door frame are in stock, both will be shipped from separate warehouses.
The arrival of goods to the orderer could be different from each other. In particular, when the warehouse where the door body is shipped and the warehouse where the door frame is shipped are far apart from each other, the arrival dates and times are likely to be different even if they are shipped at the same time.

The orderer, who thinks that the door body and the door frame will be delivered together when the arrival dates and times are different from each other, when one of the products (for example, the door body) arrives, "If there is a delivery failure, There is a case where I feel uneasy and ask the manufacturer by telephone. In addition, even if it is known that the other product (for example, door frame) will arrive later, it is more convenient for the orderer to deliver the door body that arrived earlier to the construction site together with the door frame. In some cases, we may ask when the door frame will arrive. In addition, the manufacturer has to investigate the shipping situation and explain it to the orderer in response to these inquiries, which may increase the burden on the manufacturer and make it difficult to smoothly carry out the ordering. It was

Therefore, in view of the above situation, the present invention delivers at least two products produced in different places and shipped from different warehouses to the manufacturer without any anxiety to the orderer. It is an object to provide a shipping management system and a program that can reduce the number of inquiries.

[0009]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a shipping management system comprising: a first production computer for managing the production / shipment of a first product; and a second computer for the production / shipment of a second product. The computer on the production side and the ordering information transmitted from the terminal on the ordering side capable of ordering the first product and the second product are received, and the computer on the first production side and the second production are received based on the ordering information. A shipping management system in which an order management computer that sends production / shipment instructions for the first product and the second product to a side computer are connected to each other via a communication network, and the order management computer is Shipping information storage means that stores shipping information including the respective shippable dates of the first product and the second product, and the order information transmitted from the ordering side terminal. When receiving the shipment information stored in the shipment information storage means, the shipment information transmitting means for transmitting the shipment information to the ordering side terminal, and when receiving the ordering information transmitted from the ordering side terminal, the first Transfer instruction means for transmitting to one of the computer on the production side and the computer on the second production side a transfer instruction to transfer one product managed by the computer to the shipping place of the other product And when the ordering information transmitted from the ordering side terminal is accepted, the shipment possible date of the one product to the other computer of the first production side computer or the second production side computer Related to the above-mentioned shipment information, and a delivery instruction to collectively deliver the one product and the other product to the delivery destination. Is intended and a delivery instruction means.

Here, the "production / shipment instruction" is an instruction to cause the warehouse to ship the inventory when there is inventory, and to produce and ship the inventory when there is no inventory.

Therefore, according to the shipment management system of the first aspect of the invention, the ordering side terminal used by the contractor or the like can be transferred to the order management computer via the communication network.
When the order information for the first product and the second product is input, the shipping information sending means of the order management computer sends the shipping information stored in the shipping information storage means to the ordering side terminal. As a result, the orderer can acquire shipping information such as a shippable date by the ordering side terminal. Also,
The computer for order management sends a production / shipment instruction for the first product to the first production computer, and a production / shipment instruction for the second product to the second production computer.

The transfer instruction means of the order management computer sends one product (for example, the first product) managed by the production computer to one of the production computers (for example, the first production computer). , And sends an instruction to transfer the other product (for example, the second product) to the shipping location. Then, the worker who manages one product can grasp this instruction by one of the production side computers and arrange to transfer one product to the shipping place of another product.

The delivery instruction means of the order management computer indicates to the other production side computer (for example, the second production side computer) that the one product can be shipped and the two products are collectively delivered to the delivery destination. And send the shipping instructions. Then, the operator who manages the other product can grasp this by the other computer on the production side and arrange to deliver both products in a collected form.
In particular, since the worker can grasp the shippable date of one of the products, it is possible to plan the production / shipment of the other product in accordance with it. In this way, since one product is delivered together with the other product, both products will arrive at the orderer at the same time.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided the shipment management system according to the first aspect, wherein the order management computer is the one for the first transportation management computer of the first transportation company. First shipping instruction means for transmitting the first shipping information including the shipping available date of the product and the destination of the shipping, and the shipping available date of the one product,
A scheduled date determining means for determining a scheduled delivery date of both products based on the shipment possible date of the other product and the number of days required to transport the one product to the transfer destination, and the second shipping company. It further comprises second transportation instruction means for transmitting the second transportation information including the scheduled delivery date of the both products and the delivery destination thereof to the second transportation management computer.

Here, the first shipping company and the second shipping company may be the same company or different companies. Further, in the case of the same company, it is possible to use two transportation management computers as one computer.

Therefore, according to the shipment management system of the second aspect of the invention, in addition to the operation of the first aspect of the invention, the first transportation instruction means of the computer for order management manages the computer for first transportation management. The first transportation information including the shippable date of at least one of the products and the transfer destination thereof is transmitted.
As a result, the first shipping company that uses the first shipping management computer can grasp the shippable date and the transfer destination of one of the products, and based on this information, determine the transportation means (for example, a truck). It will be possible to make arrangements.

The scheduled date determining means of the order management computer is based on the shippable date of each product and the number of days required to transport one product to the transfer destination (that is, the shipping location of the other product). Then, decide the estimated delivery date of both products. That is, the date when two items can be delivered together is set. Then, the second transportation instruction means transmits, to the second transportation management computer, the second transportation information including at least the scheduled delivery dates of both products and their delivery destinations. This allows the second shipping company that uses the second shipping management computer to know the shippable date and delivery destination of both products, and arranges transportation means (eg, truck) based on that information. It becomes possible to do.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the shipping management system according to the second aspect, the other production side computer has the one product arrived at a shipping place of the other product. Arrival recognition means for recognizing that the arrival of one of the products is recognized by the arrival recognition means, and arrival information is transmitted to the second transportation management computer of the second transportation company. And means.

Here, the structure of the arrival recognizing means is not particularly limited, but, for example, for a product having a bar code on a packing box, a bar code reader for reading the bar code is used. It is possible to

Therefore, according to the shipping management system of the third aspect of the invention, in addition to the function of the second aspect of the invention, the arrival recognizing means can recognize one of the products that has arrived at the shipping place of the other product. It will be possible. Then, when the arrival of one of the products is recognized, the arrival information transmitting means transmits the arrival information to the second transportation management computer. As a result, at the second shipping company, one of the products arrived,
It can be grasped by the second transportation management computer.

A shipping management system according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the shipping management system according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein the order management computer includes the delivery included in the order information. First, the positional relationship between the shipping location of the first product and the shipping location of the second product is determined, and the production-side computer associated with the shipping location farther from the reference location with the delivery destination as the reference location Transfer for determining the transfer direction of the first product and the second product by setting as the production computer and setting the production computer related to the shipping location closer to the reference position as the other production computer It further comprises direction determining means.

Therefore, according to the shipping management system of the invention of claim 4, in addition to the operation of any one of claims 1 to 3, the transfer direction determining means of the order management computer sets the delivery destination. Based on this, the transfer directions of the first product and the second product are determined. Specifically, the production side computer at the shipping place farther from the delivery destination is set as the one production side computer, and the production side computer at the closer shipping place is set as the other production side computer. As a result, one of the products is transferred from the shipping place far from the shipping destination to the shipping place closer to the shipping destination, and is delivered to the shipping destination in a state where it is put together. Therefore, the transportation distance in the assembled state can be shortened.

A shipment management system according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is the shipment management system according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, wherein the order management computer is the first production side computer or the first production side computer. It has a function of either one of the second production side computers.

Therefore, according to the shipping management system of the fifth aspect of the invention, in addition to the operation of any one of the first to fourth aspects of the invention, for example, the order management computer functions as the first production side computer. If so,
The order management computer can manage the production and shipment of the first product. Therefore, the entire system is simplified and it becomes unnecessary to send the production / shipment instruction to the first production side computer.

A shipment management system according to a sixth aspect of the present invention is the shipment management system according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, wherein the shipment information transmission means of the order management computer is the one of the one. Of the merchandise available for shipment, the shipment possible date of the other merchandise, the number of days required to transport the one merchandise from its shipping location to the shipping location of the other merchandise, and both of the merchandise The delivery date determining means for determining the delivery date of the both products based on the number of days required to transport the product from the shipping location to the delivery destination, and the delivery date determined by the delivery date determining means It is transmitted to the ordering side terminal as shipping information.

Therefore, according to the shipping management system of the invention of claim 6, in addition to the operation of the invention of any one of claims 1 to 5, both products are delivered to the delivery destination to the order management computer. A delivery date determining means for determining a scheduled date (delivery date) to be delivered is provided, and the determined delivery date is transmitted to the ordering side terminal as shipping information. This allows the orderer to know the delivery date of the product by the ordering side terminal. In addition, the delivery date is determined based on the pre-stored shipping date and the number of transportation days of both products,
It is possible to send the exact scheduled date promptly.

A shipment management system according to a seventh aspect of the present invention is the shipment management system according to any one of the first to sixth aspects, wherein the shipment information transmission means of the order management computer is the one of the one. The transportation fee required to transport the product from its shipping location to the shipping location of the other product, and the transportation fee required to transport both products from the shipping location of the other product to the delivery destination. By doing so, it has a transportation fee determining means for determining a total transportation fee, and transmits the total transportation fee determined by the transportation fee determining means to the ordering side terminal as the shipping information.

Therefore, according to the shipping management system of the invention of claim 7, in addition to the effect of the invention of any one of claims 1 to 6, the total shipping fee is calculated by the shipping fee determining means, and shipping information is obtained. To the terminal on the ordering side. Here, the total shipping fee includes the cost required to transport one product to the shipping location of the other product and the cost required to transport both products from the shipping location of the other product to the delivery destination. Be done. Then, the orderer can grasp the total transportation charge by the terminal on the ordering side.

A shipment management program according to an eighth aspect of the present invention includes a first production side computer that manages production and shipment of a first product, a second production side computer that manages production and shipment of a second product, and The ordering side terminal capable of ordering the first product and the second product is connected via a communication network, receives the ordering information transmitted from the ordering side terminal, and based on the ordering information, the first ordering device A shipping management program used in a computer for order management that sends production / shipping instructions of the first product and the second product to the production computer and the second production computer, respectively. Shipping information storage means that stores shipping information including the respective shippable dates of the second product, when receiving the ordering information transmitted from the ordering side terminal, Shipping information transmitting means for transmitting the shipping information stored in the shipping information storage means to the ordering side terminal, and when receiving the ordering information transmitted from the ordering side terminal, for one of the producing side computers , A transfer instruction means for transmitting a transfer instruction to transfer one product managed by the production side computer to the shipping place of the other product, when receiving the order information transmitted from the ordering side terminal, To the other computer on the production side, the shipping information on the shipment possible date of the one product is sent, and a delivery instruction to send the one product and the other product together to a delivery destination is sent. The order management computer functions as the delivery instruction means.

Therefore, according to the shipping management program of the invention of claim 8, when this program is executed by the order management computer connected to the communication network, the same operation as that of claim 1 is achieved. That is, when the ordering information of the first product and the second product is input from the ordering side terminal, the shipping information is transmitted to the ordering side terminal and the product production / shipping instructions are transmitted to the first and second production side computers. To do. In addition, an instruction to transfer one product to the shipping location of the other product is transmitted to one of the production side computers. Further, the shipment possible date of one product and a delivery instruction to deliver both products together to the delivery destination are transmitted to the other production side computer.

[0031]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A shipping management system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing the overall configuration of the shipping management system 1, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of an order management computer in the shipping management system 1, and FIG. 3 is a production side in the shipping management system 1. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of a computer, FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of an ordering side terminal in the shipping management system 1, and FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing in an order management computer. .

The shipping management system 1 of this embodiment is shown in FIG.
As shown in, the order management computer 2, the first production-side computer 4 installed in the first factory (or first warehouse) 3, and the second factory (or second warehouse) 5 are installed. The second production side computer 6, the transportation management computer 8 arranged in the transportation company 7, and the ordering side terminal 10 owned by each of the plurality of orderers 9 are connected via a network 11 (Internet or the like). It is a thing.

Here, the first factory / first warehouse 3 (hereinafter referred to as the first factory 3 etc.) is, for example, a factory that manufactures the door body 12 as the first product, and the manufactured door body 12
Is a warehouse for storing. Also, the second factory and second warehouse 5
(Hereinafter, referred to as the second factory 5 and the like) are, for example, a factory that manufactures the door frame 13 as the second product, and a warehouse that stores the manufactured door frame 13. In addition, the shipping company 7 uses a transportation means such as a truck to transfer one product (for example, the door body 12) from the shipping place (for example, the first factory 3) to the other product (for example, the door frame 13). It is possible to perform the first transportation that is transferred to (for example, the second factory 5) and the second transportation that is delivered to the orderer 9 in a state where both products are collected. That is, the shipping company 7 is one in which the first shipping company and the second shipping company of the present invention are integrated into one company, and the shipping management computer 8 is a computer for the first shipping management and the second shipping management computer of the present invention. It has the functions of a computer.

The order management computer 2 receives instructions from the ordering side terminal 10 or the like via the network 11 and performs processing according to these instructions. As a hardware configuration, like a general-purpose computer, a main memory, a central processing unit consisting of an arithmetic unit and a control unit, an input device such as a keyboard and pointing device for directly inputting information, and order management The computer 2 is provided with an output device such as a display for taking out information processed, a communication means such as a modem for transmitting and receiving data via the network 11, and an information storage means 15 composed of a hard disk or the like. .

The communication means, as shown in FIG. 2, is a receiving means 16 for receiving data from each ordering side terminal 10 or the like.
Further, it is controlled by the communication control means 18 having the transmission means 17 for transmitting data to the first and second production side computers 4, 6 and the transportation management computer 8.

Further, the shipping information 1 is stored in the information storage means 15.
9, geographical information 20, transportation information 21, and the like are stored. Here, the shipping information 19 includes the respective shippable dates of the door body 12 and the door frame 13, the number of stocks, the production schedule, and the like. Further, the geographic information 20 includes a positional relationship between the first factory 3, etc. 3, the second factory 5, etc., and the delivery destinations of both products 12, 13, particularly when the delivery destination is the reference position,
Data is included to determine which factory is closer to this reference position. Further, the transportation information 21 includes the number of days required for the first and second transportations, the transportation charge,
And data such as transportation means are included. Note that these data correspond to the storage devices of the first and second production side computers 4 and 6, and are changed when the data of the storage device is changed in the first factory 3 or the second factory 5 or the like. The selected data is transferred to the order management computer 2, and the data in the information storage means 15 is automatically updated. Here, the information storage means 15 corresponds to the shipping information storage means of the present invention.

By the way, the order management computer 2
Has a shipping management program installed,
By executing this program, the functional structure shown below is obtained.

That is, as shown in FIG. 2, when the order management computer 2 receives the order information (information for ordering the door body 12 and the door frame 13) from the accessed ordering side terminal 10, it receives the order information. The order information recognition means 22 for recognizing, and the shipping information output means 2 for outputting the shipping information 19 and the like stored in the information storage means 15 when the order information is recognized.
3 and 3. The shipping information output means 23 has a delivery date determination means 24 and a transportation fee determination means 25. The delivery date determining means 24 determines the door main body 12 from the respective shippable dates of the door main body 12 and the door frame 13, the number of days required for the first transportation, and the number of days required for the second transportation.
And the date when the door frame 13 reaches the delivery destination. When setting the shippable date, the order quantity and the stock quantity are compared, and if the stock quantity can be dealt with, the desired ship date entered by the orderer 9 is set as the shippable date, and the stock quantity is dealt with. If this is not possible, the shippable date is set based on the production schedule of the product and the average number of manufacturing days. The transportation charge determining means 25 adds the charges for the first transportation and the charges for the second transportation to calculate the total transportation charge. Here, the shipping information output means 23 corresponds to the shipping information transmission means of the present invention.

Further, the order management computer 2 is provided with a transfer direction determining means 26, a transfer instructing means 27, and a delivery instructing means 28. The transfer direction determination means 26 determines the positional relationship between the delivery destination, the location of the first factory 3 and the like and the location of the second factory 5 based on the geographic information 20, and sets the delivery location as the reference position. The product transfer direction is determined so that the product (either the door body 12 or the door frame 13) produced in a factory farther from the product is transferred to the factory closer to the reference position. Then, the transfer instructing means 27 instructs one of the production side computers (computers arranged in a factory or the like far from the reference position) to transfer the product in the direction determined by the transfer direction determining means 26. To send. Delivery instruction means 2
Numeral 8 transmits shipping information including the shipping available date of the goods to be transferred to the other production side computer (computer installed in the factory closer to the reference position) and collects both goods. It sends a delivery instruction for delivery to the delivery destination.

Further, the order management computer 2 includes a first transportation instruction means 29, a scheduled date determination means 30, and a second transportation instruction means 31. The first transportation instruction means 29,
The first transportation information regarding the shippable date of the merchandise to be transported and the transportation destination (the factory closer to the reference position) is transmitted to the transportation management computer 8 of the transportation company 7. The scheduled date determination means 30 determines the scheduled delivery date of both products based on the shippable date of the product to be transferred, the shippable date of the other product, and the number of days required for the transfer. Information about the determined scheduled delivery date is sent to the second transportation instruction means 31. The second transportation instruction means 31 transmits to the transportation management computer 8 the second transportation information regarding the scheduled delivery date of both products and the delivery destination of the products.

On the other hand, the first and second production side computers 4 and 5 arranged in the factories 3 and 5 are general-purpose computers in which browser software is installed, and include a main storage device, an arithmetic unit and a control unit. And a communication device that transmits and receives data via the network 7. The communication device is controlled by the communication control means 35 having the receiving means 33 and the transmitting means 34, as shown in FIG. The first and second production side computers 4 and 5 include an input device (not shown) such as a keyboard and a pointing device, and a display 44.
Display control means 45 for controlling the printer and print control means for controlling the printer (not shown).

The first and second production side computers 4 and 5 are
As a functional configuration, a production management means 36 for managing production and shipping is provided. The production management means 36 includes production information 37 regarding the production schedule and the average number of manufacturing days, and inventory information 3 regarding the number of stocks stored in the warehouse and the allocation status.
8 and shipping information 39 about the shipping schedule are stored.

In addition, the first and second production side computers 4,
Reference numeral 5 denotes a production / shipment instruction recognizing means 41 for recognizing the received production / shipping instruction, and a transfer instruction recognizing means 42 for recognizing a transfer instruction transmitted to a computer farther from a reference position (delivery destination). The delivery instruction recognition means 43 is provided for recognizing the delivery instruction transmitted to the computer closer to the reference position. The outputs of these means 41 to 43 are sent to the production management means 36, stored as information of production management and shipping management, and output to the display control means 45.

Furthermore, the first and second production side computers 4 and 5 recognize arrival of the goods to be transferred to the transfer destination, and when the goods arrive at the transfer destination,
An arrival information output means 47 for transmitting information indicating arrival to the transportation management computer 8 is provided. Here, the arrival information output means 47 corresponds to the arrival information transmission means of the present invention. If a barcode reader, for example, is used as the arrival recognizing means 46, the type of product can be specified using the barcode attached to the packaging container.

On the other hand, the order-side terminal 10 used by the orderer 9
Is a general-purpose computer in which browser software is installed, and includes a main storage device, a central processing unit, a communication device, and the like. The communication device is controlled by the communication control means 50 having the receiving means 48 and the transmitting means 49, as shown in FIG. Also, the ordering side terminal 10
Input device 51 such as a keyboard or pointing device
And a display control means 53 for controlling the display 52.

The ordering side terminal 10 is provided with a shipping information recognition means 54 for recognizing, as a functional configuration, shipping information transmitted from the order management computer 2, that is, information including a product arrival date 55 and a transportation charge 56. There is. Then, the recognized information is output to the display control means 53 and displayed on the display 52. Further, the ordering side terminal 10 is provided with ordering information output means 57 for outputting the ordering information input by the input device 51, that is, the information including the product code, the quantity, the desired shipping date, the delivery destination, etc. to the transmitting means 49. There is.

Next, the operation of the shipping management system 1 of this embodiment, particularly the processing of the order management computer 2 (corresponding to the shipping management program of the present invention) will be described with reference to FIG. First, the order management computer 2 is accessed from any of the ordering side terminals 10, and the door body 12 is accessed.
When the order information regarding the door frame 13 is input (YES in step S1), the transfer direction determining means 26 determines the transfer direction of the product (step S2). Specifically, when the first factory 3 is farther than the second factory 5 with the delivery destination as the reference position, it is determined that the door body 12 is transferred from the first factory 3 to the second factory 5, On the contrary, when the second factory 5 is farther than the first factory 3, the door frame 13 is transferred from the second factory 5 to the first factory 3.

After that, the shippable dates of the door body 12 and the door frame 13 are read out from the shipping information 19 stored in the information storage means 15 (step S3), and the door body 12 and the door frame 13 are based on these information. Determines the arrival date of (step S4). Specifically, the shipment possible date of one product (product to be transferred) plus the number of days required for the transfer (that is, the arrival date at the shipping place) is compared with the shipment possible date of the other product, The delivery date is determined by adding the number of days required to deliver both products to the delivery destination to the later date (that is, the pickupable date).

Further, the transportation fee determining means 25 determines the total transportation fee (step S5). That is, the total transportation charge is calculated by adding the transportation charge required for transferring one product to the shipping location of the other product and the transportation charge required for delivering both products to the delivery destination. afterwards,
The shipping information including the arrival date and the total transportation fee is transmitted to the ordering side terminal 10 that has accessed (step S).
6). As a result, the orderer 9 can grasp the delivery date 55 and the transportation charge 56 of the product by the ordering side terminal 10. It should be noted that if the quotation information of the product is transmitted together with the shipping information or in advance of the shipping information, the orderer 9 can also grasp the quotation of the product, and order errors can be suppressed.

Subsequently, when the information indicating that the ordering information is confirmed is input from the ordering side terminal 10 (YES in step S7), one of the production side computers (that is, the one located far from the reference position) is distributed. Computer installed)
A production / shipment instruction and a transfer instruction are transmitted to (step S8). Then, one of the computers on the production side appropriately reserves the inventory or corrects the production plan based on the production and shipping instruction, and prepares for shipping the ordered products (for example, creating a shipping slip). Be done. In addition, the operator who manages the computer grasps the transfer instruction and arranges to transfer one of the products to be shipped to the shipping location of the other product (for example, moving the products stored in the warehouse to the delivery port). Work, etc.) can be performed.

Further, the production / shipment instruction and the delivery instruction are transmitted to the other computer on the production side (that is, the computer arranged in the factory or the like closer to the reference position) (step S9). Then, the other computer on the production side appropriately reserves the inventory or corrects the production plan based on the production and shipping instruction, and prepares for shipping the ordered product. Further, the operator who manages the computer can grasp the delivery instruction and make an arrangement for delivering one of the transferred products together with the other product.

Further, the first transportation instruction, that is, information indicating that one product is to be transferred to the shipping location of the other product is transmitted to the computer 8 for management of transportation (step S10), and the scheduled date determining means 30 is also sent. Then, the scheduled delivery date of both products is determined (step S11), and the second transportation information including the scheduled delivery date is transmitted to the transportation management computer 8 (step S12). As a result, the shipping company 7 can grasp the first and second shipping information and make a shipping plan. After that, all the processes are finished.

As described above, in the shipping management system 1 described above, since the products distributed in the two factories or warehouses can be collected at one place, regardless of where the products are produced,
Two items can arrive at the orderer at the same time. Therefore, the orderer 9 can be delivered without any anxiety. Further, since the shipment possible date of one product can be made known to the manager of the other product, it becomes possible to match the production / shipping of the other product with the one product. Therefore, the two products can be distributed quickly and smoothly. Further, since the shipping information such as the delivery date and the transportation fee can be grasped by the ordering side terminal 10, the number of inquiries from the ordering party 9 is reduced and the burden on the administrator can be reduced.

Further, in the above-mentioned shipping management system 1, it becomes possible to grasp the shipping schedule by the shipping management computer 8 and to arrange transportation means such as trucks earlier. Further, the shipping company 7 can be made aware that one of the products has arrived at the shipping place of the other product. Therefore, it is possible to confirm the collective shipment of both products.

Further, in the above shipping management system 1,
The transfer direction of the product is determined by the transfer direction determination means,
Transporting two products (that is, transportation in a heavy state) because two products are collected near the delivery destination.
It is possible to shorten the distance traveled in and reduce the transportation fee.

The present invention has been described above with reference to the preferred embodiments, but the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and as shown below, within the scope not departing from the gist of the present invention. Various improvements and design changes are possible.

For example, the shipping management system 1 of this embodiment
In the above, the system for realizing the order management computer 2 and the first and second production side computers 4 and 6 by using different computers is shown. However, the order management computer 2
However, the functions of either the first production side computer 4 or the second production side computer 6 may be combined. This simplifies the entire system and increases the productivity of one production computer.
It is not necessary to send a shipping instruction, and the system can be constructed at low cost.

Further, in the shipping management system 1 of the present embodiment, for convenience, a case has been shown in which one shipping company 7 carries out the first and second transportation, but the shipping company carrying out the first transportation (the first of the present invention It is also possible to separate the transportation company (corresponding to the transportation company) and the transportation company that performs the second transportation (corresponding to the second transportation company of the present invention).

Further, in the shipping management system 1 of this embodiment, the order management computer 2 directly transfers to the shipping company 7.
Although the one in which the transportation information is sent is shown, it is also possible to send the transportation information to the shipping company 7 via the first production side computer 4 or the second production side computer 6.

In the shipping management system 1 of this embodiment, the case where two products are shipped has been described.
The number of distributed factories and the like is not particularly limited, and the system of the present invention can be applied as long as it has a system of shipping two or more products from dispersed places. Further, although the door body 12 and the door frame 13 are specifically shown as products, the system of the present invention is applied to, for example, building materials such as staircase units and housing-related products such as system kitchens and bath units. It is possible.

Further, the shipping management system 1 of this embodiment
In the above description, a general-purpose computer is used as the ordering terminal 10, but any terminal that can access the order management computer 2 via the network 11 may be used, and for example, a mobile phone or the like may be used. .

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As described above, in the shipping management system of the first aspect of the present invention, since a plurality of distributed products are collected and delivered at one place, two products are sent to the orderer. It is possible to arrive at the same time. For this reason, it is possible to carry out the delivery without giving any anxiety to the orderer and reduce the number of inquiries to the manufacturer. Further, since the shipment possible date of one product is notified to the manager of the other product via the communication network, it is possible to systematically carry out the production and shipping of the other product. Therefore, a plurality of products can be distributed quickly and smoothly, and the convenience of the orderer can be greatly improved. Further, since the shipping information such as the available shipping date can be acquired by the ordering side terminal, the number of inquiries from the ordering party is further reduced, and the burden on the administrator can be reduced.

In addition to the effect of the invention of claim 1, the shipping management system of the invention of claim 2 has the first shipping company and the second shipping company, the shipping date of the merchandise (the shipping possible date and the scheduled delivery date).
Therefore, it is possible to quickly grasp the transportation means such as a truck. In other words, it becomes possible to make arrangements for transportation reliably and efficiently.

In addition to the effect of the invention of claim 2, the shipping management system of the invention of claim 3 allows the second shipping company to grasp that one product has arrived at the shipping place of the other product. . For this reason, it is possible to confirm the collective shipment of both products and reduce delivery mistakes.

In addition to the effect of any one of the first to third aspects of the invention, the shipping management system of the fourth aspect of the invention is summarized because the transportation direction determining means determines the transportation direction of the product. It is possible to shorten the transportation distance in the closed state and reduce the required transportation fee.

The shipping management system of the invention of claim 5 has the effect of any one of claims 1 to 4,
By using the two computers in common, the entire system can be simplified and the system can be constructed at low cost.

The shipping management system of the invention of claim 6 has the effect of any one of claims 1 to 5,
It is possible to make the orderer understand the delivery date of the product, give the orderer a sense of security, and further reduce the number of inquiries to the manufacturer or the shipping company.

The shipping management system of the invention of claim 7 has the effect of any one of claims 1 to 6,
By notifying the orderer of the entire transportation fee, the orderer can grasp the necessary fee in advance.

The shipping management program of the invention of claim 8 is
By executing it, it is possible to collect a plurality of products produced at distributed places in one place and make them arrive at the orderer at the same time.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of a shipping management system that is an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of an order management computer in the shipping management system.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of a production computer in the shipping management system.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of an ordering side terminal in the shipping management system.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing in the order management computer.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Shipping Management System 2 Order Management Computer 3 First Factory (Shipping Location) 4 First Production Computer 5 Second Factory (Shipping Location) 6 Second Production Computer 7 Shipping Company (First Shipping Company, Second Shipping Company) ) 8 transportation management computer (first transportation management computer, second transportation management computer 10 ordering side terminal 11 network (communication network) 12 door body (first product) 13 door frame (second product) 15 information storage means (Shipping information storage means) 19 Shipping information 21 Transportation information 23 Shipping information output means (shipping information transmission means) 24 Delivery date determination means 25 Transportation fee determination means 26 Transfer direction determination means 27 Transfer instruction means 28 Delivery instruction means 29 First transportation Instructing means 30 Scheduled date determining means 31 Second transportation instructing means 46 Arrival recognizing means 47 Arrival information outputting means (arrival information Information transmission means)

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A first production side computer that manages the production / shipment of a first product, a second production side computer that manages the production / shipment of a second product, and orders the first product and the second product. Accepts ordering information transmitted from an ordering side terminal capable of performing, and based on the ordering information, the first production computer and the second production computer produce and ship the first product and the second product. A shipping management system in which an order management computer for sending instructions respectively is connected to each other via a communication network, wherein the order management computer sets the shipment possible dates of the first product and the second product. Shipping information storage means for storing shipping information including the shipping information, and the shipment information stored in the shipping information storage means when receiving the order information transmitted from the ordering side terminal A shipment information transmitting means for transmitting a report to the ordering side terminal, and when receiving the ordering information transmitted from the ordering side terminal, either one of the first production side computer or the second production side computer To the computer
Transfer instruction means for transmitting a transfer instruction to transfer one product managed by the computer to the shipping place of the other product; and, when receiving the order information transmitted from the ordering side terminal, For one computer of the one producing side computer or the second producing side computer,
And a delivery instruction means for transmitting the shipping information regarding the possible shipping date of the one product and transmitting a delivery instruction to collectively deliver the one product and the other product to a delivery destination. And a shipping management system. 2. The order management computer to the first transportation management computer of the first transportation company,
First transportation instruction means for transmitting first transportation information including the shipment possible date of the one product and its transfer destination, the shipment possible date of the one product, the shipment possible date of the other product, and Based on the number of days required to transport one of the products to the transfer destination, a scheduled date determining means for determining a scheduled delivery date of both products, to the second transportation management computer of the second transportation company,
The shipment management system according to claim 1, further comprising: a second transportation instruction unit that transmits second transportation information including the scheduled delivery date of the both products and a delivery destination thereof. 3. The other production side computer recognizes arrival of the one product by the arrival recognition means for recognizing that the one product has arrived at a shipping place of the other product. The shipment management system according to claim 2, further comprising: arrival information transmission means for transmitting arrival information to the second transportation management computer of the second transportation company. 4. The order management computer determines the positional relationship among the delivery destination, the shipping location of the first product, and the shipping location of the second product, which are included in the order information, and uses the delivery destination as a reference. As a position, a production computer related to a shipping place farther from the reference position is set as the one production computer, and a production computer related to a shipping place closer to the reference position is set as the other production computer. The shipping management system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a transfer direction determining unit that determines a transfer direction of the first product and the second product. 5. The order management computer has a function of either one of the first production side computer or the second production side computer. Shipping management system described in one. 6. The shipping information transmitting means of the order management computer is configured to set the shipment possible date of the one product, the shipment possible date of the other product, and the one product from the shipping location to the other product. A delivery date that determines the delivery date of both products based on the number of days required to transport the products to the shipping location and the number of days required to transport the two products from the shipping location of the other product to the delivery destination 6. The method according to claim 1, further comprising a deciding means, wherein the delivery date decided by the delivery date deciding means is transmitted to the ordering side terminal as the shipping information. Shipping management system. 7. The shipping information transmitting means of the order management computer, the shipping fee required to transport the one product from its shipping location to the shipping location of the other product, and the both shipping products of the other product. The transportation fee determining means for determining the total transportation fee by adding the transportation fee required to transport the product from the shipping location to the delivery destination, and the total transportation fee determined by the transportation fee determining means. The shipping management system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein a charge is transmitted to the ordering side terminal as the shipping information. 8. The first production side computer that manages the production and shipment of the first product, the second production side computer that manages the production and shipment of the second product, and orders the first product and the second product. Is connected to an ordering side terminal capable of performing ordering, receives ordering information transmitted from the ordering side terminal, and based on the ordering information, the first production side computer and the second production side computer A shipping management program used in an order management computer for sending the production / shipment instructions of the first product and the second product, respectively, and showing the respective shippable dates of the first product and the second product. Shipping information storage means storing shipping information including the shipping information stored in the shipping information storage means when receiving the order information transmitted from the ordering side terminal Shipping information transmitting means for transmitting to the ordering side terminal, one product managed by the producing side computer with respect to the one producing side computer when receiving the ordering information transmitted from the ordering side terminal A transfer instruction means for transmitting a transfer instruction to transfer the product to the shipping location of the other product, and when receiving the ordering information transmitted from the ordering side terminal, to the other producing side computer, The order management computer as the delivery instruction means for transmitting the shipping information regarding the possible shipping date of the commodity of the item (1) and transmitting a delivery instruction for collectively delivering the one item and the other item to the delivery destination. A shipping management program that functions.