JP2003242312A - Planning device and computer program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a planning device and a computer program capable of easily performing a moderate and actual job planning in the case of planning a job needing a plurality of processes. <P>SOLUTION: A plurality of processes necessary for the job, their sequence and the number of required days are preliminarily recorded for every job, the starting time of each process is calculated by dating back from the completion time of the job, and in the calculation, each process is automatically allocated by taking into consideration only days when the job is performed except nonbusiness day. <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 system for planning a business and a computer program for realizing the system, and in particular, business completed through a plurality of processes such as issuance of various applications and quotations. Relates to a planning device and a computer program for planning the above-mentioned plan on the basis of the work performance date.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Businesses such as sales of goods require multiple processes such as issuance of a quotation, delivery of goods, and issuance of invoices from the start to the end, and such business is also a deadline. It is important to make a plan in order to follow the streets.

[0003]

However, in order to formulate a business plan, it is necessary to consider the number of days required for each process required for the business, and moreover, simply assigning it to the calendar in consideration of the number of days is necessary. However, there is a problem in that days off may be included in the calculation of the number of days, and an unexecutable plan may be made.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and records a plurality of processes required for work and the order thereof and the number of days required for each process in advance for each work, and traces back from the completion deadline of the work. By calculating the start deadline for each process and automatically assigning each process in consideration of only the business execution days excluding holidays, it is easy to formulate a realistic business plan. It is an object of the present invention to provide a planning apparatus capable of performing the above and a computer program for realizing the apparatus.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a plan making device for making a plan of a work to be completed after a plurality of processes from the start, including a calendar table recording work execution dates. , A sequence table that records a plurality of processes required for the work and the order of the processes, a required days table that records the required days of each process, a means for receiving the input of the completion date of the work, and the required work Order extraction means for extracting the processing and order from the order table, means for extracting the required number of days of each extracted processing from the required number table, and means for extracting the work performance date before the completion deadline for which the input is accepted from the calendar table And a means for calculating the start deadline of each process from the process whose order is later, based on the extracted order of each process, the number of required days, and the business performance date, Characterized in that it comprises means for formulating a plan operations based on the start date of the processes, and means for outputting a plan drafted.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a plan making apparatus, which comprises means for accepting an input of a work start deadline,
A means for comparing the start deadline of the received work with the start deadline of the first processing of the planned plan, and the start deadline of the received work after the start deadline of the first processing of the planned plan, And a means for outputting an output indicating that a plan cannot be planned.

In the plan making apparatus according to the third invention, in the first invention or the second invention, the required number of days table is associated with a work ID for identifying each of a plurality of works, and a plurality of processes required for the work and The order of processing is recorded, further comprising means for accepting the input of the business ID, and the order extracting means is adapted to extract the process and order required for the business based on the business ID for which the input is accepted. Characterize.

A plan making apparatus according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is, in any one of the first to third aspects of the invention, a format table for recording a format of a document in association with each process, a means for designating a date, and an instruction for designating the date. Means for extracting the format of the document corresponding to the corresponding process from the format table and the means for outputting the format of the extracted document when the date of start is the start deadline of any of the processes of the planned work Is further provided.

A computer program according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is a computer program for causing a computer to draw up a plan of a work to be completed after starting a plurality of processes from the start, and recording the plurality of processes required for the work and the order of the processes in the computer. From the sequence table, the procedure for extracting the processes and the sequence required for the work, and the procedure for causing the computer to extract the required days for each extracted process from the required days table recording the required days for each process,
When the computer receives the input of the work completion deadline, the procedure for extracting the work execution date prior to the input completion deadline from the calendar table recording the work execution date, and the extracted procedure to the computer Based on the order of each process, the number of required days, and the work execution date, the procedure for calculating the start deadline of each process from the process whose order is later, and the computer based on the calculated start deadline of each process. It is characterized by including a procedure for making a work plan by using a computer and a procedure for making a computer output the made plan.

In the planning apparatus and the computer program according to the present invention, a plurality of processes required for the work, the order thereof, and the number of days required for each process are recorded for each work, and each process is traced back from the deadline of the work. By calculating the start deadline and automatically assigning each process in consideration of only the business execution days excluding holidays, it is possible to easily formulate a realistic business plan. It is possible.

[0011]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings showing the embodiments thereof. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a planning device of the present invention. Reference numeral 10 in FIG. 1 is a planning apparatus using a computer such as a general-purpose computer. The planning apparatus 10 issues a quotation, delivers a product,
It is also used for planning business operations such as sales of products consisting of multiple processes such as issuance of invoices.

The plan-making device 10 is an auxiliary storage means such as a CD-ROM drive for reading various information from a recording medium REC such as a CD-ROM in which information such as a computer program PG for the plan-making device of the present invention and data is recorded. 1
2 and a recording means 13 such as a hard disk for recording various information read by the auxiliary storage means 12.

Then, the computer program PG of the present invention and various information such as data are read from the recording means 13 and stored in the RAM 14 for temporarily storing the information and C
By being executed by the PU 11, the computer operates as the planning device of the present invention.

The planning apparatus 10 further comprises input means 15 such as a keyboard and a mouse, output means 16 such as a monitor and a printer, and date and time indicating means 17 for instructing the date and time of a clock circuit and the like.

Further, a part of the recording area of the recording means 13 includes a calendar table 10a for recording work performance dates and holidays,
A sequence table 10b in which a plurality of processes required for a business and a sequence of processes are recorded in association with a business ID for identifying each of a plurality of jobs, a required days table 10c in which the required days of each process are recorded, and each process. It is used as various tables such as a format table 10d which records the formats of documents such as a quotation and an invoice in association with each other. The recording means 1
Instead of using a part of the recording area of 3 as various tables, an external recording device is connected to the planning device 10,
It may be used as various tables.

Next, the plan making process of the plan making apparatus 10 of the present invention will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
When making a business plan using the plan making apparatus 10 of the present invention, first, the business I for identifying the business plan to be made
D, The start time limit and the completion time limit of the work are input to the planning apparatus 10. It should be noted that as the input of the business ID, instead of inputting a code indicating the business ID, the corresponding business may be selected from a list of business displayed by a predetermined operation.

The planning apparatus 10 receives the input of the work ID (S101), the input of the work start deadline (S102), and the input of the work completion deadline (S103). Based on the business ID that has received the input, the processes required for the business and the order thereof are extracted from the sequence table 10b (S104), and the required days of each extracted process are extracted from the required days table 10c (S10).
5) Further, the business performance date before the completion deadline for which the input is accepted is extracted from the calendar table 10a (S106). Then, based on the extracted order of the processes, the number of required days, and the work performance date, the start deadline of each process from the process having the last order to the process having the first order is calculated retroactively from the completion deadline (S107). A business plan is created based on the calculated start deadline of each process (S108).

Furthermore, the start deadline of the accepted work is compared with the start deadline of the first process calculated in step S106 (S109), and the start deadline of the accepted work is the first process of the planned plan. When it is before the start deadline (S110: YES), the planned plan is output (S111). In step S110, if the start deadline of the accepted work is after the start deadline of the first process of the planned plan (S110: NO), an output indicating that the work plan cannot be created is output. (S11
2).

When the person in charge of planning confirms the output indicating that it is impossible to make a business plan, for example, for a work completed in 18 days, there is only 15 days to execute the work. If the starting deadline of the business is 3 days after the first processing start date of the planned plan as a business performance date, adjustment work such as reviewing the number of days required for each process is performed and the adjusted business plan is drafted. Register with the device 10.

Next, the document format output process of the planning apparatus 10 of the present invention will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. The plan planning apparatus 10 compares the date instructed by the date / time instructing unit 17 with the start deadline of each process of the registered business plan (S201), and the instructed day is planned and registered. When the start deadline of any of the processes of the performed business is applicable (S202: YES), the document formats such as the estimate and the invoice corresponding to the applicable process are extracted from the form table 10d (S203), The format of the extracted document is output (S204).

In step S202, if there is no start deadline that matches the date instructed by the date / time instructing means 17 (S202: NO), steps S203 and S204.
The process shown in is not performed. By outputting the format in this way, it is possible to remind the user that it is the start deadline and to improve the efficiency of the document creation process. It is also possible to output the data before the start deadline by performing a predetermined operation.

Next, a specific example of a business plan planning using the plan planning apparatus 10 of the present invention will be described. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a specific example of the drafting of a business plan using the plan drafting apparatus 10 of the present invention. FIG. 4A shows a calendar, and FIG. 4B shows a method of calculating the start deadline of each process. In FIG. 4A, a white background is a business performance day, and a shaded day is a holiday. Job X, which will be described with reference to FIG.
It consists of each process of issuing a quotation, requesting, delivering, inspecting, and issuing an invoice. The required number of days is 3 days, 4 days, 4 days, 2
It is the second day, the second day, and the third day, and in the work X, the issuance of the bill having the required number of days is three days is the final process, so the work is completed by issuing the bill.

Under the above-mentioned conditions, if the deadline for completing the work by issuing the bill is entered as January 31,
The deadline for issuing the bill, that is, the deadline for inspection is January 28, which is three days before the business execution day, January 31. The acceptance deadline, that is, the delivery deadline, is January 24, which is two days before the business execution date is January 28. At this time, if the work performance date and the holiday are not taken into consideration, the acceptance start deadline is calculated as January 26. However, such a calculation method is premised on so-called holiday work, which is not realistic. Absent. Then, going back to the end, January 4 which is the start deadline of the work X is finally calculated.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a work plan output from the plan planning apparatus 10 of the present invention. The work plan for which the deadlines for all processes have been calculated and drafted is shown in FIG.
Is output as a plan table as shown in FIG. 3, and each person in charge executes various processes based on the business plan shown in the output plan table.

In the above-described embodiment, the device for calculating the start deadline of each process has been described. However, it may be implemented as a device for calculating the completion deadline of each process. It is based on substantially the same technical idea because it is the difference only in which way.

Further, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the form for formulating a plan for the performance of the work is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this, and it is also possible to develop it for formulating a personal plan for studying an exam, In this case, a holiday becomes a business performance day.

(Supplementary Note 1) In a planning device for planning a work to be completed after a plurality of processes from the start, a calendar table recording work performance dates, a plurality of processes required for the work, and the order of the processes. , A required number table that records the required number of days for each process, a means for accepting the input of the completion deadline of the work, and an order extraction means for extracting the process and the order required for the work from the sequence table. A means for extracting the required number of days for each extracted process from the required number of days table, a means for extracting a work performance date before the completion deadline for which the input is accepted from the calendar table, the order and the number of required days of each extracted process, and A means for calculating the start deadline of each process from the process whose order is later, based on the work execution date, and the work based on the calculated start deadline of each process. Means for planning a schedule, planning apparatus, characterized in that it comprises a means for outputting a plan drafted. (Supplementary Note 2) A means for accepting the input of the work start deadline, a means for comparing the received work start deadline and the start deadline of the first processing of the planned plan, and the received work start deadline for the planned plan. Note 1 further comprising means for outputting an output indicating that it is impossible to formulate a business plan when it is after the start deadline of the first process.
Planning device described in. (Supplementary Note 3) In the required days table, a plurality of processes required for a job and the order of the processes are recorded in association with a job ID for identifying each of a plurality of jobs, and means for accepting an input of the job ID is further provided. The plan planning apparatus according to Supplementary Note 1 or Supplementary Note 2, wherein the order extracting means is configured to extract a process and a sequence required for the business based on the business ID received as an input. (Supplementary Note 4) When the format table for recording the format of the document in association with each processing, the means for instructing the date, and the instructed date is the start deadline of any processing of the planned work plan 5. The plan according to any one of appendices 1 to 3, further comprising means for extracting the format of the document corresponding to the corresponding process from the format table and means for outputting the format of the extracted document. Planning device. (Supplementary note 5) In a computer program for causing a computer to draw up a plan of a work to be completed after a plurality of processes from the start, a work is recorded from a sequence table that records a plurality of processes required for the work and the order of the processes. The procedure for extracting the processes and the sequence required for the process, and the procedure for causing the computer to extract the required days for each extracted process from the required days table that records the required days for each process. When input is accepted, from the calendar table that records the work execution date,
Based on the procedure for extracting the work performance date before the completion deadline that received the input, and the computer, based on the order and the number of days of each extracted process and the work performance date, trace back from the completion deadline It is characterized by including a procedure for calculating the start deadline of each process, a procedure for causing the computer to make a business plan based on the calculated start deadline for each process, and a procedure for causing the computer to output the planned plan. A computer program to do. (Supplementary Note 6) In a computer-readable recording medium in which a computer program for making a plan of a work to be completed after starting a plurality of processes is recorded in the computer, the plurality of processes required for the work can be performed in the computer. And a procedure for extracting the processes and sequences required for the work from the sequence table that records the sequence of the processes, and the number of days required for each process extracted by the computer, and the number of days required for each process. Procedure for extracting from the table and procedure for extracting the work execution date before the completion deadline from which the input is accepted from the calendar table recording the work execution date when the input of the work completion deadline is accepted by the computer Then, based on the order of each extracted process, the number of required days, and the business execution date, And procedures for planning and procedure for calculating the starting date of the process from a certain later processing in a computer, the plan of operations based on the start date of each treatment was calculated,
A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a computer program including a procedure for causing a computer to output a planned plan.

[0028]

As described above in detail, in the planning apparatus and the computer program according to the present invention, a plurality of processes required for the work and the order thereof and the number of days required for each process are recorded for each work, and the work is completed. By calculating the start deadline of each process retroactively from the deadline, and by automatically assigning each process in consideration of the business execution days excluding holidays, a realistic business plan It has an excellent effect that it can be easily planned.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a planning device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a planning process of the planning device of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a document format output process of the planning apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a specific example of drafting a business plan using the plan drafting device of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a business plan output from the planning apparatus of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 Planning device PG computer program REC recording medium

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A calendar planning apparatus for recording a business performance date, a plurality of processes required for business, and a sequence of the processes, in a planning device for planning a business to be completed after starting a plurality of processes. Sequence table, the required days table that records the required number of days for each process, a means for accepting the input of the completion deadline of the work, and an order extraction means for extracting the process and the order required for the work from the sequence table, A means for extracting the required days of each extracted process from the required days table, a means for extracting the business performance dates before the completion deadline for which the input was accepted from the calendar table, the order of the respective processes and the required days, and the business performance Based on the date, the means for calculating the start deadline of each process starting from the process whose order is later, and the calculation of the work based on the calculated start deadline of each process A plan planning apparatus comprising: a means for planning an image; and a means for outputting a planned plan. 2. A means for receiving an input of a business start deadline, a means for comparing the received business start deadline and the start deadline of the first processing of the planned plan, and the received business start deadline for the planned plan. 2. The plan planning apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising means for outputting an output indicating that a business plan cannot be planned when it is later than the start deadline of the first process. 3. The required days table records a plurality of processes required for a job and the order of the processes in association with a job ID for identifying each of a plurality of jobs, and means for accepting an input of the job ID. The plan planning apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising: the order extracting means for extracting a process and an order required for the work based on the work ID of which the input is accepted. 4. A format table for recording the format of a document in association with each process, a means for instructing the date, and the instructing date is the start deadline for any process in the planned work plan. In this case, the method further comprises means for extracting the format of the document corresponding to the corresponding process from the format table and means for outputting the format of the extracted document. The described planning device. 5. A computer program for causing a computer to draw up a plan of a work to be completed after starting a plurality of processes, from a sequence table recording a plurality of processes required for the work and a sequence of the processes, Procedures for extracting the processes and sequences required for the work, and procedures for causing the computer to extract the required days for each extracted process from the required days table that records the required days for each process. When the input of is received, the procedure for extracting the work execution date before the completion deadline for which the input is received from the calendar table that records the work execution date, and the order and the number of required days of each extracted process on the computer. Also, a procedure to calculate the start deadline of each process from the process that comes later in order, starting from the completion deadline based on the work execution date , The computer, the procedure for drafting a plan operations based on the start date of each treatment was calculated, the computer program characterized by including the steps of outputting to the computer, a plan drafted.