JP2003223494A - Demand supply management system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a demand/supply management system capable of drafting a transportation plan by optimally determining its transportation form according to the demand for an article and efficiently producing a transportation lot according to the transportation form. <P>SOLUTION: This demand/supply management system converts an article demand into the quantity of articles fitted to the loading on a pallet for each article brand (a pallet converting means), divides the articles into pallet articles to be transported per pallet unit and separate articles separately loaded on the pallet (a dividing means), separates the articles to be transported with their fully loaded on the pallet from other articles according to the demand in a prescribed time and determining the form of the transportation (a transportation form determining means), produces the transportation lot by collecting a prescribed quantity of the separate articles to be transported with their fully laded on the pallet in order according to the transportation form (a lot forming means), and produces the transportation lot by collecting articles not transported in a full load state for a prescribed of time (a lot producing means). <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention optimizes a lot formation for transporting a predetermined amount of products collectively when supplying products produced in a plurality of factories to a plurality of bases according to demands thereof. It relates to the supply and demand management system.

[0002]

[Related background art] Multiple varieties (multiple brands) at multiple factories
The commodities produced in each of the areas, for example, tobacco, are transported to distribution bases provided in each predetermined area as shown in FIG. 1, and further, from each of these distribution bases, a terminal warehouse (TD) in the area or It is transported to individual retailers through a warehouse (depot). At this time, in each factory, the production of the product is performed under the production plan according to the demand amount of the product while considering the expiration date of the product. At each distribution base, it is important to secure (store) the products of the brand that meet the demand in the area without excess or deficiency. Therefore, the products are transported from each of the factories to each distribution base according to the demand amount.

By the way, the transportation of products from each factory to a plurality of distribution bases is carried out mainly by the production amount of each product over a plurality of brands produced in each factory and the demand amount of each brand at each base. It is executed based on the transportation plan created in accordance with. At this time, it is important to plan the above-mentioned transportation plan in consideration of the fact that the brand of the produced commodities and the amount of production of the commodities differ from factory to factory, and also in consideration of the transportation cost of the goods between the factory and the base.

[0004]

The transportation of goods from the factory to the base is carried out exclusively by using trucks or containers. Incidentally, the transportation of goods is basically carried out by packing a predetermined number of goods in a cardboard box as a minimum handling unit (transportation unit). In the mass transportation of goods by the truck or the container, a pallet having a predetermined number of the corrugated cardboard boxes mounted therein is managed as a transportation unit. In general, 32 cardboard boxes per pallet are mounted, and for a special brand product in which the cardboard box itself is large due to the long product length, 24 cardboard boxes per pallet are used. It will be installed.

For truck transportation, for example, 1
Up to 16 pallets on a 0-ton truck and up to 14 pallets on an 8-ton truck
Furthermore, in a 6-ton truck, a maximum of 12 pallets are loaded on each vehicle (truck) and transported. In the case of container transportation, a maximum of 6 pallets are loaded in one vehicle (container) and the transportation is performed. Therefore, in order to realize efficient transportation of goods, it is desirable to load the maximum amount of pallets on a truck or container and transport the goods in a full state.

However, the amount of goods transported from the factory to the base changes depending on the daily demand of the base and the like, and the product brand also changes. Therefore, it is not always possible to transport goods with a truck or container full. Therefore, in order to reduce the transportation cost and efficiently transport goods,
It is important to optimally decide what kind of transportation form should be adopted according to the demanded amount of products and create a product transportation lot according to the transportation form.

The present invention has been made in consideration of such circumstances, and its purpose is to determine an optimal transportation mode according to the demand amount of goods to be transported from a factory to a base and to transport the transportation. An object of the present invention is to provide a supply and demand management system capable of efficiently creating (organizing) a product transportation lot according to a form and making a transportation plan therefor.

[0008]

Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a supply and demand management system according to the present invention, for example, supplies a predetermined amount of a product produced in a factory in accordance with the demand amount of a base. Equipped with a function to efficiently create (organize) product transportation lots for transportation in batches, the daily product demand at the base is calculated according to the conversion factor set for each product brand. Pallet conversion means for converting the amount of goods corresponding to the amount loaded on the pallet by goods, and the goods to be transported to the base are transported in pallet units according to the transportation mode for each product brand registered in the brand table in advance. It comprises a pallet product to be separated and a separating means for separating the pallet product into individual products that can be stacked on a pallet. According to the palletized product quantity of the palletized goods and the bulk palletized goods in a predetermined period, the palletized goods and the individual palletized goods in the predetermined period are referred to by referring to the transportation styles of the trucks or containers which are prioritized and registered in the transportation manner table (on-rail table). In addition to classifying the products to be fully loaded and other products and determining the mode of transportation (transport mode determining means), the pallet products and / or bulk products to be fully loaded are loaded in accordance with the determined mode of transport. Transport lots are created (organized) by grouping the product quantities in order (lot organization means), and for products that are not fully transported, a transport lot is created collectively over a predetermined period (lot creation means). It has a feature.

The products are handled by being packaged in a predetermined number in a corrugated cardboard box, and the demanded amount of the product is obtained as the number of packages (corrugated cardboard boxes) of the products. The pallet conversion is, for example, the number that can be mounted on the pallet of a cardboard box packed with standard-sized products is 3
It is 2 (4 pcs x 8 tiers), and the number that can be mounted on a pallet of corrugated cardboard boxes packed with long size products is 24 (4 pcs x
Since there are various numbers such as 6 stages, the quantity of products required when the number of packages (the number of cardboard boxes) required is replaced with standard size products according to the product type (brand). It means converting as (the number of cardboard boxes). This pallet conversion is executed using the conversion coefficient for each product type (brand) registered in the table in advance.

Further, in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the transportation mode determining means obtains an average number of transportation pallets per week from the total quantity of pallet goods in a predetermined period set as one month, and the transportation mode is determined. It is configured to selectively determine the transportation mode by the truck or container when the truck or container is full, by comparing the number of pallets that fills the truck or container registered in the table.

Further, the lot organization means, when the full vehicle transportation mode is determined to be transportation by truck,
When the palletized products and the bulk products are stacked in order from the brand with the smallest quantity of products, a product lot with a quantity of products that will be full is collected to create a transportation lot, while on the other hand, when the full transportation mode is determined to be transportation by container. Is configured such that the pallet products are stacked in order from the brand with the smallest product amount to collect the products with the product amount that is full and to create a transportation lot.

Further, the lot creating means determines whether or not the total amount of products over a predetermined period reaches a product amount that a truck or a container is full for a product leaked from the full lot formation, and determines that the product is full. When there is a product quantity to be filled, the remaining products are sequentially stacked up to the product quantity that is full, and one transportation lot is created.

[0013]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, a demand and supply management system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings by taking an example of creating a tobacco transportation plan. As shown in FIG. 2, the means for formulating a transportation plan included in the supply and demand management system is, for each product brand, roughly according to the production amount 1 of the products produced in the factory and the demand amount 2 of the products at the base. Optimal for shipping goods from the factory to the base for each pair of the factory and the base connected by this processing, and the linkage processing function 3 that determines which base the goods are transported from It has a lot organization processing function 4 for creating various product transportation lots, and a leveling processing function 5 for adjusting the amount of products delivered at the factory and / or the amount of products received at the base to correct the variations.

In particular, the supply and demand management system according to the present invention is characterized in that when the goods are transported between the factory and the base where the connection is determined, as will be described in detail below, according to the base demand amount. The optimum transportation mode is determined, and an optimal transportation lot is created according to the determined transportation mode (lot organization function 4), thereby improving transportation efficiency and reducing transportation cost.

It should be noted that, as shown in FIG. 3, the connection processing function 3 is used for each product brand according to the product production amount (commodity supplyable amount) at a plurality of factories and the product demand amount at the base. It is responsible for deciding which base to transport goods from the factory. In addition, leveling processing function 5
When shipping goods under the lot organization created by the lot organization processing function 4,
Alternatively, it plays a role in adjusting the amount of incoming water at the base so that it does not concentrate on a specific day.

Incidentally, the lot organization processing function 4 has a pallet conversion means 4a, a sorting means 4b, a transportation form determination means 4c, a lot organization means 4d, and a lot creation means 4e, as shown in the functional schematic structure of FIG. It is realized as a computer system (host computer) provided with. The pallet conversion means 4a replaces the daily (every business day) product demand amount calculated for each product brand with a standard size product in accordance with the conversion coefficient for each product brand registered in advance in the brand table 13 described later. It is converted as the quantity of products (the number of corrugated cardboard boxes) corresponding to when mounted on a pallet.

That is, the goods are transported by packing a predetermined number of goods in a cardboard box corresponding to the size of the goods. Cardboard boxes used for packing such products are, for example, those for 85 mm size (standard size) (width 575
mm × depth 240 mmd × height 450 mm), and for 100 mm size (long size), it is almost (width 575 mm × depth 255 mm × height 530).
mmh). When these cardboard boxes (commodities) are stacked and transported on a pallet P having a floor area of (110 cm × 110 cm), as shown in FIG. 5, four low-size cardboard boxes for standard size are used. Each of them is stacked in 8 steps (total 32 pieces), and in the case of high-sized cardboard boxes for long size, by stacking 4 pieces in 6 steps (total 24 pieces), the stacking height is almost It is consistently arranged.

In order to absorb the difference in the number of cardboard boxes stacked on the pallet (the number mounted) on the pallet, which differs depending on the product size, the pallet conversion means 4a determines, for example, that the demand for long size products is the number of cardboard boxes. If it is 24 pieces, it will be 32 when converted to standard size products.
Assuming that it corresponds to an individual cardboard box, the converted amount (product amount) is calculated.

Further, the classification means 4b includes the brand table 1
According to the classification information for each product brand registered in item 3, the product of a plurality of brands to be transported to the base is divided into pallet products to be transported in pallet units and bulk products that can be stacked on pallets in bulk. By the way, pallet products consist of products with high demand, and bulk products consist of products with relatively low demand.

The transportation mode determining means 4c refers to a transportation mode table (on-rail table) 15d, which will be described later, for example, and converts the pallet product and the bulk product into the pallet for a predetermined period set in units of one week. Depending on the amount of each product, the product is divided into products to be transported with the truck or container filled up and other products, and the transportation mode is determined. The on-rail table 15d is preset according to the pair of the factory and the base that are determined to be linked by the binding processing function 3 described above, and the transportation cost is taken into consideration for each transportation route. It is a prioritized form of transportation.

The lot organizing means 4d collects the pallet products and / or the bulk products to be transported in full with respect to the products sorted in this way, in order of the amount of the products to be full in accordance with the determined transportation mode. The transportation lot is created, and the lot creating means 4e collects the commodities that are not fully transported for a predetermined period to create a transportation lot.

That is, the lot organization processing, which is a characteristic processing function in the supply and demand management system according to this embodiment, is
When transporting products from the factory determined by the binding process to the base, basically, per truck or container, according to the daily (business day) product demand amount required for each product brand, as shown in FIG. Commodity transportation lots are created by collecting commodities for each maximum number of pallets that can be loaded into

The product demand amount is obtained, for example, as the number of products (the number of cardboard boxes; the number of DBs) of the products that are handled by being packed in cardboard boxes by a predetermined number. Especially in the lot formation process, the number of packages (the number of cardboard boxes; D
(B number) is converted to a standard size product and converted into a product quantity (number of corrugated cardboard boxes) equivalent to when mounted on a pallet, so that lot formation processing can be performed efficiently regardless of product size differences. Has become.

In the lot organization described above, the optimum transportation mode is determined according to the priority order shown in the transportation on-rail table 15d as shown in FIG. This is done by collecting the products of each brand in order from the earliest transportation date so that the product quantity (DB number) is [192]. In particular, this lot organization consists of pallet products to be transported in pallet units according to the product brand, as described above,
It is executed by dividing it into separate products that can be stacked on a pallet.

The lot organization process will be described in detail. As shown in the flow chart of the overall process procedure in FIG. 8, regarding the products to be transported from the specific factory determined by the connection process to the specific base, the product brand According to the daily base demand amount 11 required for each, the demand amount of each product (product amount) is first pallet-converted into the standard-size product amount mountable on the pallet (conversion means 12), and the brand With reference to the table 13, each of the above products is classified into pallet products to be transported in pallet units and bulk products that can be stacked on pallets (classifying means 14).

Then, according to the daily base demand (pallet conversion value) 11 for pallet goods and bulk goods, for example, from the total quantity of goods demand over three weeks, a truck or a container is transported in a full state. It is checked whether or not there is a suitable product demand amount, and the transport mode suitable for the transport is determined by referring to the on-rail table 15d (transport mode determination means 15). This determination is basically made by selecting whether the transportation by the truck is suitable, the transportation by the container is suitable, or other cases. Then, according to these determination results, lot formation is executed for each of the products of the brand to be transported according to the transportation amount.

<< Pallet Conversion >> Specifically, as shown in FIG. 9, first, the daily base demand amount 11 required for each product brand is converted into pallets, and the pallet conversion value 1
Find 1a. For example, if the standard size product is a cigarette with a length of 85 mm, the pallet conversion is 100
For the tobacco (commodity) of mm, it is executed by multiplying the product demand amount by the conversion coefficient [1.33]. As a result, the pallet-converted value of a long-sized product whose product demand amount is given as [24DB] is obtained as [32DB]. At this time, if the daily base demand amount (pallet conversion value) is [48DB], change it to [32DB] or [64DB] so that the overall demand amount does not change significantly. It is also effective to convert the daily base demand amount into a standard [32DB] suitable for mounting on a pallet, or a multiple thereof to round the base demand amount into pallet units.

[0028] Also, for standard products among the bulk products, only half of them can be loaded on the pallet [16D
B] is used as one unit, or the product size is different from the standard one. For special products whose cardboard box itself is large, [22DB] is used as one unit. Further, regarding special products that cannot be mixed with other brand products among the bulk products, the amount suitable for handling only that brand product alone, for example, [6DB] may be rounded as one unit.

<Transportation form determination> Then, for pallet products in which daily demand volumes are rounded (converted) into pallet units, the total transport volume (demand volume) over a predetermined period set as, for example, 3 weeks Is calculated, and the average value of the number of transportation pallets to be transported per week is calculated from this total (process 15a). Specifically, the total of the transportation amount (demand amount) of the pallet goods over the three weeks illustrated in FIG. 9 is [1472
When calculated as [DB], the average transportation amount per week is calculated as [491 DB (≈1472 / 3)], and the number of pallets required for the transportation is [15.3 (≈491 / 3).
2) Palette]. Then, according to the average number of transportation pallets in one week, a transportation mode suitable for transportation of the palletized goods is selected with reference to the truck on-rail table and the container on-rail table.

By the way, the on-rail table for trucks has the number of pallets that can be filled with 10-ton trucks [1
6], the number of pallets that can be filled with 8-ton trucks [1
4], the number of pallets that can be filled with a 6-ton truck [1
2] etc. is registered. In the container on-rail table, the number of full pallets corresponding to the type of container is registered as [6]. Therefore, by referring to these on-rail tables, for example, there is a transportation mode that can efficiently transport the above-mentioned average number of transportation pallets per week [15.3 pallets] in a full state using a truck or a container. It is determined that it is suitable to use an 8-ton truck.

Specifically, in accordance with a transportation mode priority set in advance based on transportation costs between a specific factory and a specific base, for example, an on-rail table 15d as shown in FIG. , Its optimal transportation mode is determined. In this example, it is required that transportation by an 8-ton truck with a full pallet number of [14 pallets] is most suitable.

<< Lot Organization >> When the transportation mode of the commodities in a full state is determined as described above, next, according to the transportation mode, for example, a daily period for a predetermined period set as three months is set. Base demand is summarized in order by the amount of full pallets.

[Truck stealing full] Specifically, when truck transportation is decided as the transportation mode with full pallets, as shown in FIG. 11, for all pallet goods and bulk goods, daily base demand amount (Number of corrugated cardboard boxes converted into pallets) is stacked in order from product brands with the least demand. That is, when an 8-ton truck that fills 14 pallets is used, the number of cardboard boxes that make up 14 pallets is [448 DB].
Pile-converted daily base demand (number of cardboard boxes) is accumulated in order until it becomes [448DB]. However, if there are loose products with low product demand that could not be grouped in units of one pallet, the daily base demand (number of cardboard boxes) converted into pallets as described above until just before the pallets are filled up. Stack in order.

Then, the product amounts piled up to the amount of full pallets are put together as one product transportation lot (lot formation process 16 by full truck stealing). After that, the remaining daily demand for bases (number of corrugated boxes) is sequentially accumulated in the same manner to create the next product transportation lot.
At this time, the earliest product demand date among the products grouped as one product transportation lot is set as the acceptance date of the lot (acceptance date setting process 16a).

<< Pallet division >> When the number of corrugated cardboard boxes of the base demand accumulated in sequence is [64DB] corresponding to, for example, 2 pallets, and when all of them are piled up, the number of pallets full is exceeded. , The base demand amount is decomposed by [32 DB] and divided into a plurality (two) of pallets. Then, one of them may be piled up to complete one transportation lot, and the other may be adjusted for the next lot formation.

Thus, in this manner, the daily demand for bases (the number of corrugated cardboard boxes) is sequentially stacked up to the predetermined amount [448DB], and the above-mentioned base demands are collected by a predetermined amount to create a transportation lot. According to the lot formation process 16 described in (1), it is possible to efficiently form a transportation lot in which the trucks are full and the goods are transported over the predetermined period without waste.

On the other hand, when container transportation including marine transportation is decided as the transportation mode for full pallet transportation, lot formation for realizing full pallet focusing on only pallet products as shown in FIG. To execute. With respect to the remaining loose products, the lot organization is performed according to the logic of the loose composition described later. That is, in the case of container transportation with this pallet full,
Since the maximum pallet loading capacity per container is limited to 6 pallets, lot composition is executed only for pallet products so that the containers can be loaded without waste (lot composition process 1
7).

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 12, the daily base demand amount (number of corrugated cardboard boxes converted into pallets) of pallet goods for a predetermined period is sequentially stacked until the pallet becomes full. That is, since the number of pallets that can be filled with containers is 6 and the number of cardboard boxes that compose the 6 pallets is [192DB], the daily base demand (number of cardboard boxes) for pallet products is [192DB]. Stack in order until. Then, the quantity of commodities piled up to fill the pallet is collected as one transportation lot. After that, the remaining daily base demand (number of corrugated boxes) is similarly piled up in sequence and the next transportation lot is created.
Also in this case, the earliest product demand date among the products grouped as one transportation lot is set as the acceptance date of the lot (acceptance date setting process 17a).

The number of corrugated cardboard boxes of the base demand piled up in order corresponds to, for example, 2 pallets [64D
B], and when all of them are piled up and the number of pallets is full, as in the case of full truck stealing described above, the base demand is decomposed by [32DB] into multiple (2 One) palette. And stack only one of them to complete one transportation lot,
It suffices to make adjustments so that the other lot is turned to the next lot formation.

In this way, the daily base demand (number of corrugated boxes) of pallet goods is sequentially stacked up to a predetermined amount [192DB] that the pallet is full, and the above-mentioned base demand is grouped by a predetermined amount to create a transportation lot. According to the lot formation processing 17 by full container takeover, it is possible to efficiently form the transportation lot for transporting the above-mentioned pallet goods with the containers full of pallets over the predetermined period without waste.

<< Rose Configuration >> By the way, when the above-mentioned transportation mode by full vehicles is not selected, or about the loose goods excluded from the transportation object by full pallets by containers, transportation lots are created as follows. Be seen. For example, if the daily base demand is calculated as shown in FIG. 13, the average transportation amount per week is about 5 pallets, and as described above, the pallet full condition when using containers is at least 6 pallets. , It is not possible to select the transportation mode with full pallets. However, when focusing only on a specific week, there may be a case where the pallet goods are transported by full pallets as the demand for bases temporarily increases during that week.

Therefore, in the case of executing the lot formation on the premise of such bulk loading, first, the sum of the daily base demands of pallet products is calculated on a weekly basis, and the demand (the number of corrugated cardboard boxes) is the container. Pallet full condition by [192
DB] is determined (transport mode determination processing 1
8). And for the week when the pallet is full,
Pallet full condition [192DB], which describes the daily base demand (number of cardboard boxes) for pallet products during the week
One transport lot is created by sequentially stacking up to the amount that satisfies the above (container pallet full processing 19). Also in this case, the earliest product demand date among the pallet products grouped as one transportation lot is set as the acceptance date of the lot (receipt date setting process 19a).

In addition, the pallet products that could not be stacked as one transportation lot in the week when the pallet full condition is satisfied are left as the transport residuals as they are, and the pallet products and the loose products in other weeks when the pallet full condition is not satisfied are left. Along with the demand amount, it is sent to the lot formation processing by bulk loading described below. In the example shown in FIG. 13, the product amount left in the first week [88DB], the product amount left in the second week [172DB], the product amount left in the third week [62DB], Then, the product amount [48DB] left in the fourth week is sent to the lot formation processing by bulk loading.

In the lot formation by bulk loading for these products, first, as described above, the product amount required for each week is the upper and lower limits of the product loading amount shown in the on-rail table 15d shown in FIG. It is checked whether or not it is within the range (transportation form determination processing 20). That is, even if the container cannot be filled with pallets,
Find out if shipping by container is a better solution.
And in this case, the product quantity in the second week is [172D
B], it is created as one transportation lot (full container processing 21). Therefore, this transportation lot is a product in which pallet goods and bulk goods are mixed over various brands and are stacked in bulk on pallets in order (bulk container).

<< Route Logic >> Then, with respect to the demand amount left from the above-mentioned bulk loading logic, the demand demands of the same brand are aggregated into one for each week described above. This aggregation is performed by adding (adding) the product demand amounts of the other demand days to the product demand amount of the earliest demand date as shown in FIG. Whenever one pallet is formed, the pallet is formed as one transportation lot (route pallet) (route pallet combination processing 2
2).

As for the pallet goods, each pallet is formed as a single transportation lot (route pallet). As for the loose products, four products (corrugated boxes) are stacked in order on a face-to-face basis in descending order of demand amount to form one pallet in the range of [20DB] to [28DB]. At this time, if a pallet that exceeds [28DB] is generated due to stacking, replace the last stacked demand amount with an appropriate amount from the next week's demand amount, and place the pallets so that they fit within [28DB]. Form. Then, with respect to the product quantity for which the pallet could not be formed even by such a method, the product quantity is processed as it is in bulk, that is, as individual transportation without using the pallet (route bulk transportation processing 23).

Thus, as described above, a lot organization function 4 for creating a product transportation lot and formulating a product transportation plan 4
According to the supply and demand management system equipped with, the transportation form of the goods to be transported from the specific factory to the specific base is determined according to the demand amount of the base, and the truck or the container is filled up according to the transportation form. Since the transportation lot is organized with the number of pallets as one unit, the transportation capacity of the truck and / or the container can be fully utilized, and efficient transportation can be realized while suppressing the transportation cost. In particular, the lot formation processing is performed by converting the demand amount into pallets according to the product type, so that the lot formation can be efficiently performed regardless of the difference in product size. Further, since the transportation mode (transportation lot) can be optimally set according to the demanded amount of the product, it is possible to reduce the amount of the product left unloaded.

With respect to the product demand amount left from the lot organization, a transportation lot is created and transported for each product amount grouped for each predetermined period, and only the products that cannot be grouped as a lot are individually transported. Therefore, the overall transportation cost can be significantly reduced. Therefore, it is possible to produce a great effect in practical use, such as easily planning a cheap and highly efficient transportation plan.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. Here, the case of transporting tobacco as a product has been described as an example, but it can be similarly applied to the case of planning a transport plan for other products. Further, the period for consolidating the demand amount of the products may be set according to the demand forecast period of the products, the operating days of the factory and the base, the period required for the transportation of the products, and the like. Further, it is similarly applicable to the case where the goods are transported from the relay terminal to the terminal terminal. In addition, the present invention can be variously modified and implemented without departing from the scope of the invention.

[0050]

As described above, according to the present invention, when the products produced at a plurality of factories are supplied to a plurality of bases in accordance with the demand amount, an optimum transportation mode according to the demand amount is provided. It is possible to optimally set the lot organization for collectively transporting a predetermined amount of merchandise according to the transportation mode. Therefore, practically great effects such as an efficient transportation plan that keeps the transportation cost low and an efficient transportation plan can be easily achieved can be obtained.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing a transportation form of products from a plurality of factories to a plurality of distribution bases, and further from the distribution base to a retail store.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a schematic processing procedure of transportation plan creation in the supply and demand management system according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a connection result in which it is determined which product should be transported from which factory to which base.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a schematic processing function of a supply and demand management system according to this embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a form of stacking cardboard boxes (commodities) on a pallet.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an outline of lot organization in the supply and demand management system according to this embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a transportation on-rail table.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the flow of the overall processing procedure of lot organization processing.

FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining pallet conversion processing and transportation form determination processing.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of an on-rail table used for determining a transportation mode.

FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining a lot formation process when the truck is stolen.

FIG. 12 is a diagram for explaining a lot formation process when a container is fully stolen.

FIG. 13 is a diagram for explaining a lot formation process when the containers are loaded in bulk.

FIG. 14 is a diagram for explaining a pallet-based lot organization process by bulk loading.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Factory production (Amount of products that can be supplied by aggregation unit) 2 Base demand (base demand by aggregation unit) 4 Lot organization processing 11 Base demand 12 Pallet conversion means 13 issues table 14 classification means 15 Transportation mode determination means 16 Lot formation processing by full truck stealing 17 Lot formation processing by full container stealing 18 Transportation mode determination processing 19 Disposal of container pallets 20 Transportation mode determination processing 21 Container bulk full processing 22 Route pallet combination processing 23 Routed bulk transportation processing

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A demand-supply management system for transporting a predetermined amount of products in batches when the products are supplied according to the demand amount of a base, wherein the daily product demand at the base is set for each product brand. Pallet conversion means for converting the amount of goods corresponding to the amount of standard-size goods to be loaded onto a pallet according to the conversion factor, and the transportation form for each product brand registered in advance in the brand table for the products to be transported to the base. Refer to the classification means for classifying into pallet products to be transported in pallet units and bulk products that can be stacked in bulk on a pallet basis, and the product transportation form by truck or container that has been registered in advance in the transportation form table with priority. do it,
According to the palletized quantity of each of the palletized goods and bulk goods in a predetermined period, the palletized goods are divided into the goods to be fully transported and other goods, and the transportation mode determining means for determining the transportation mode, Lot formation means for creating pallet goods and / or bulk goods in order by quantity of goods that will be full in accordance with the above-mentioned determined transportation mode, and a batch of goods that are not full are transported for a predetermined period A demand / supply management system comprising: a lot creating means for creating a lot. 2. The supply and demand management system according to claim 1, wherein the products are packaged in a predetermined number each for delivery and the product demand is obtained as the number of packages of the products. . 3. The transportation form determining means obtains an average number of pallets transported per week from the total amount of pallet products in a predetermined period, and the number of pallets that fills up a truck or container registered in the transportation form table. The method of comparing and determining the transportation mode by full vehicle.
Supply and demand management system described in. 4. The lot forming means, when the full transportation mode is determined to be transportation by truck, stacks the pallet products and the bulk products in order from a brand having a small product amount and stores the product amount of the full products. When a transportation lot is created by collecting products, and when the full-packed transportation mode is determined to be transportation by container, the pallet products are stacked in order from the brand with the smallest product quantity and the product with the product quantity that makes the pallet full is collected. The supply and demand management system according to claim 1, wherein the transportation lot is created in accordance with the above. 5. The lot creating means creates a transportation lot by sequentially stacking products up to the full product quantity when the product quantity over a predetermined period reaches the full product quantity. Supply and demand management system described.