JP2004083144A - On-the-ocean stock reservation system and on-the-ocean stock reservation program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To treat products loaded on a ship to be carried as stock on the ocean after distinguishing them from the warehoused products and perform reservation accompanying the receipt of an order. <P>SOLUTION: The products loaded on a carrying ship 3 to be carried is treated as the stock on the ocean. The information used for order receipt and reservation treatment is received by a communication means 21 through a network 1. The treatment for reserving the stock on the ocean with respect to the received order is executed by an order receipt reservation means 22. A predicted warehousing date calculation means 23 confirms a scheduled warehousing date reported from a terminal device 13, or recalculates a predicted warehousing date so that contents of a transport plan database 28 are renewed when there is any change in a voyage plan. When the contents of the transport plan database 28 are changed, reservation is varied as the need arises. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an offshore inventory allocation system and an offshore inventory allocation program for handling products loaded and transported on a transport ship as inventory items in accordance with products stored in warehouses in Japan.
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[0002]
[Prior art]
Various electronic devices such as printers, clocks, and these parts often have many production facilities overseas in addition to domestic ones in order to secure labor and reduce production costs. Overseas production bases include China, Singapore, Indonesia and the Philippines. Products produced in these countries are loaded onto ships and arrive in ports such as Osaka, Kobe, and Tokyo. For example, a ship departing from a Chinese port will arrive at a Japanese port in about four days. Ships leaving Singapore's port will arrive in Japan in about a week. After that, when it finally enters the target warehouse, it is registered as a stock. After that, when an order is received, the stock items are allocated as needed and are carried out according to the delivery date (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-287400, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-68418).
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, the conventional techniques as described above have the following problems to be solved.
When a large number of products are inquired, simply allocating products stored in domestic warehouses may result in a shortage of the number of allocations. Even if it is produced overseas and already shipped, the delivery date can not be determined unless it arrives in the domestic warehouse, so you will give up orders or give ambiguous answers and lose sales competition with competitors Sometimes.
The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and, after making a certain distinction from the products received in the warehouse, the products loaded on the ship and being transported are treated as offshore inventory, and accompanying the order, It is an object of the present invention to provide an offshore inventory allocation system and an offshore inventory allocation program that enable allocation of inventory.
[0004]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention employs the following configuration to solve the above points.
<Configuration 1>
Predicted storage date calculation means for predicting the date on which the products loaded on the transport ship after departure will enter the warehouse at the final destination, and for the orders received with the delivery date after the predicted storage date, the products loaded on the transport ship An offshore inventory allocation system comprising: a product allocation unit;
[0005]
The products loaded on the transport ship after departure will be subject to order acceptance in the same way as the products received in the warehouse. After departure means after shipping. After shipping, the date of entry into the warehouse at the final destination from the offshore transportation period can be specifically predicted and calculated with relatively few errors. A transport ship is a means of transporting a large amount of products at once by sea, and may be a cargo ship or a passenger ship. The loading method may be mixed with other products. The warehouse at the final destination is a warehouse for temporarily storing products in order to take out products when an order is received. Even products of the same type loaded on the same transport ship may be divided into two or more groups after landing and separately stored in warehouses at two or more final destinations. In that case, the predicted storage date is calculated separately. The date of receipt into the warehouse is the predicted receipt date. The method of expressing the predicted storage date is arbitrary. The expression including the time may be used. The product loaded on the transport ship is allocated to orders received after the predicted receipt date. The products loaded on the transport ship will be referred to as offshore inventory in the embodiments. Offshore inventory allocation enables orders that exceed the inventory in domestic warehouses.
[0006]
<Configuration 2>
A means for acquiring a predicted storage date when products loaded on the transport ship after departure enter the warehouse at the final destination, and a product loaded on the transport ship for orders received with a delivery date after the predicted storage date An offshore inventory allocation system, comprising: an order allocation means.
[0007]
If the predicted warehousing date is notified as information from the importer, use it.
[0008]
<Configuration 3>
In the offshore inventory allocation system according to the configuration 1, even if the inventory in the domestic warehouse is allocated to the predetermined order, if the order quantity is not satisfied, the shortage is loaded on the transport ship after departure. An offshore inventory allocation system, comprising: an order allocation means for allocating a product, the predicted storage date of which is before the delivery date of the predetermined order, for replenishment.
[0009]
Offshore inventory allocation has a larger uncertainty factor than domestic inventory allocation, so priority is given to domestic inventory allocation, and the shortfall is replenished with offshore inventory. To allocate for replenishment means to allocate offshore inventory for a portion of the overall order. It is less risky than allocating the entire order to offshore inventory.
[0010]
<Configuration 4>
In the offshore inventory allocation system according to Configuration 1, the predicted storage date calculation means calculates the predicted storage date based on the offshore transportation period, the land transportation period to the target domestic warehouse, and the number of customs clearance days for each customs clearance method. An offshore inventory allocation system.
[0011]
The offshore transportation period is a period from the departure date of the transport ship to the date of arrival at the destination. The term “land transportation period to the target domestic warehouse” refers to a period required for transporting by truck or the like from the landing port to the target domestic warehouse. If the customs clearance methods are different, the number of customs days may vary significantly. Therefore, the number of customs clearance days is calculated for each customs clearance method to calculate the predicted storage date. If the customs clearance method has not been determined, two or more predicted storage dates are calculated. If a customs clearance method can be selected after the allocation as offshore inventory, a customs clearance method that does not change the predicted storage date can be selected.
[0012]
<Configuration 5>
In the offshore inventory allocation system according to Configuration 1, only a part of the products loaded on the transport ship is targeted for allocation, and the remaining products loaded on the transport ship are targeted for allocation after entering the domestic warehouse. Offshore inventory allocation system.
[0013]
Including offshore inventory increases the quantity of products that can be more fully allocated than before, so it is not always necessary to target all offshore inventory. For example, one third is to be allocated after entering the domestic warehouse as usual.
[0014]
<Configuration 6>
In the offshore inventory allocation system according to Configuration 1, in the first stage of the offshore transportation period, only a part of the products loaded on the transport ship is targeted for allocation, and in the second stage of the offshore transportation period, the remaining products loaded on the transport ship are removed. An offshore inventory allocation system that is included in the allocation target.
[0015]
Offshore inventories include uncertainties during the offshore transportation period. If all products loaded on a transport ship are to be allocated immediately after departure, the impact of any deviation during the offshore transportation period will be significant. Therefore, in the first half of the offshore transportation period, only a part of the products loaded on the transport ship was targeted for allocation.
[0016]
<Configuration 7>
In the offshore inventory allocation system according to Configuration 1, a predetermined order is divided into a plurality of orders, and each of the predicted receiving dates is assigned to a product loaded on a separate transport ship before the delivery date of the predetermined order, and the order is allocated. An offshore inventory allocation system characterized by comprising means.
[0017]
Offshore inventories include uncertainties during the offshore transportation period. The orders are divided into a plurality of units, and for example, half is allocated to the offshore inventory of Vessel A, and the other half is allocated to the offshore inventory of Vessel B to carry out risk dispersion.
[0018]
<Configuration 8>
The offshore inventory allocation system according to Configuration 1, further comprising a transport plan monitoring means for recalculating, for each transport ship, at a predetermined period after departure, the predicted storage date of the product loaded on the transport ship. Offshore inventory allocation system.
[0019]
In order to treat offshore inventory in line with ordinary warehouse inventory, it is necessary to monitor fluctuations in the predicted storage date and perform processing that can take appropriate measures at any time. The transportation plan monitoring means recalculates the predicted warehousing date when the navigation schedule of the transport ship has changed, and outputs the display by any means. The correspondence between the words is arbitrary.
[0020]
<Configuration 9>
In the offshore inventory allocation system described in the configuration 1, for each transport ship, every predetermined period after departure, the predicted storage date of the product loaded on the transport ship is recalculated, and the products already allocated and the order An offshore inventory allocation system comprising a transportation plan monitoring means for executing allocation change when there is an item that cannot be protected.
[0021]
The results of inventory items in general domestic warehouses are not changed, except for exceptions, when they are allocated. Offshore inventory may fluctuate on the predicted storage date, so always leave room for change. As a result of the recalculation, if there is a product that has already been allocated and cannot meet the order delivery date, the stock in the domestic warehouse or another offshore inventory is allocated. For example, an allocation destination may be changed to another warehouse product loaded on the same transport ship.
[0022]
<Configuration 10>
Predicted storage date calculation processing that predicts the date when products loaded on the transport ship after departure will enter the warehouse at the final destination, and for orders received with a delivery date after the predicted storage date, loaded on the transport ship An offshore inventory allocation program that causes a computer to execute product allocation and order allocation processing.
[0023]
It is an invention of a computer program for executing the processing of Configuration 1.
[0024]
<Configuration 11>
In the offshore inventory allocation program according to the configuration 10, means for comparing predicted storage dates at which products loaded on a plurality of transport vessels after departure enter the warehouse at the final destination, and an order for a delivery date after the predicted storage date. An offshore inventory allocation program that causes a computer to execute an order allocation process of allocating a product that enters a warehouse earliest among the plurality of transport ships.
[0025]
It is an invention of a computer program for executing optimal allocation of a plurality of offshore stocks. The method of comparing the predicted receipt date is arbitrary. Priority is given to products that enter the warehouse earliest because they can meet the delivery date most reliably.
[0026]
<Configuration 12>
In the offshore inventory allocation program described in the configuration 10, even if the inventory in the domestic warehouse is allocated to a predetermined order, if the order quantity is not satisfied, the shortage is loaded on the transport ship after departure. An offshore inventory allocation program for causing a computer to execute an order allocation process of replenishing products whose predicted receipt date is before the delivery date of the predetermined order.
[0027]
It is an invention of a computer program for executing the processing of Configuration 3.
[0028]
<Configuration 13>
In the offshore inventory allocation program according to the configuration 10, a process for recalculating the predicted storage date of the product loaded on the transport ship every predetermined period after departure for each transport ship, An offshore inventory allocation program that causes a computer to execute a process of executing allocation change when there is a product that cannot meet the order delivery date.
[0029]
It is an invention of a computer program for executing the processing of Configuration 9.
[0030]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described using specific examples.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a specific example of the system of the present invention.
The products loaded on the transport ship 3 and transported to the domestic warehouse are handled as offshore inventory. The type of product does not matter. Any device or part may be used. The transport ship 3 may be a general cargo ship, not a dedicated ship for transporting the product. In order to include offshore inventory in the allocation, it is necessary to guarantee that offshore inventory will enter the warehouse at a certain time. Usually, a report is received from the import agency on the scheduled storage date. However, in the following embodiment, in order to increase the certainty, a period in which a product is mixedly loaded on a cargo ship and transported to a warehouse is independently estimated and calculated.
[0031]
As shown in FIG. 1, products produced in an overseas factory 2 are loaded on a transport ship 3, leave a foreign port, and enter a Japanese port 4 after a certain period of time. Here, after the customs clearance processing is performed, the goods are transported and stored in the warehouse 5 in Japan. In the past, after entering a warehouse in Japan, it was included as an inventory item in the target for order acceptance. In the following embodiment, the cargo on the transport ship 3 is also treated as inventory by performing a certain management. As the number of products that can accept orders increases, more orders can be taken, and business-friendly development can be achieved.
[0032]
(System configuration)
For the above management, the host computer 10, the terminal device 11 mounted on the transport ship 3, the terminal device 13 of the import agency, and the terminal device 14 for order management of products are exchanged via the network 1. Connect to The type of network is arbitrary. The Internet may be used, and wireless networks may be mixed on the sea. In this example, the host computer 10 receives the voyage record from the terminal device 11 mounted on the transport ship, and grasps the operation state of the transport ship. Of course, all information including the operation status of the transport ship may be received from the terminal device 13 of the import agency.
[0033]
The order management terminal 14 is used to notify the host computer 10 when an order for a product is received and the order cannot be met with the stock quantity in the domestic warehouse. The host computer 10 executes the offshore inventory allocation process according to this notification. The host computer 10 includes a storage device 20 and various processing units 21 to 24. Each of the arithmetic processing units 21 to 24 is a computer program that causes a computer of the storage device 20 to execute a predetermined process. Specifically, a communication unit 21, an order allocation unit 22, a predicted storage date calculation unit 23, and a transportation plan monitoring unit 24 are provided. The storage device 20 stores an order allocation management database 27 and a transportation plan database 28.
[0034]
The communication unit 21 has a transmission / reception function of receiving information used for receiving and assigning processing from the terminal devices 11, 13, 14 and the like via the network 1, or transmitting information as needed. The order receiving means 22 has a function of executing processing for allocating offshore inventory to a predetermined order. The predicted warehousing date calculation means 23 has a function of confirming the estimated warehousing date reported from the terminal device 13 or the like, or of automatically calculating the predicted warehousing date when there is a change in the voyage plan. Have. The transportation plan monitoring means 24 monitors the contents of the voyage record received from the terminal device 11 or the like, and when recognizing a change in the voyage plan, notifies the predicted storage date calculation means 23 of the change and re-reads the predicted storage date. It has a function of performing calculations and updating the contents of the transportation plan database 28. The order receiving management database 27 is a database that displays the contents of the offshore inventory generated by the order receiving means 22. Hereinafter, a specific method of calculating the predicted storage date will be described, and then a specific order allocation process will be described.
[0035]
(Estimated receipt date calculation)
FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a predicted storage date calculation method.
For example, for domestic products, it is sufficient to determine which product is to be stored in which warehouse about two days before storage in the warehouse after production. On the other hand, for example, half a month or one month before the departure of the port, overseas products are transported to which port and which storage is to be determined. Even if they are produced and shipped in the same country, the number of days and costs required to transport goods will vary depending on which port you ship to and which warehouse you store. Due to this, the delivery date often fluctuates greatly.
[0036]
In Japan, it takes about one day from factory shipment to warehouse entry, and the error at the time of entry is small. In addition, since the transportation is performed using a large number of trucks or the like, the process of assigning the products being transported as inventory is too complicated and has little effect. In contrast, sea freight is transported in bulk in large quantities, so there is a big difference depending on whether it can be handled as stock. Therefore, we decided to include offshore inventory in the allocation target after allowing a certain error.
[0037]
In the embodiment of FIG. 2, based on the past results of the number of days of transportation, the port where goods arrive, the customs clearance method, and the transportation time from the port to the storage warehouse, taking into account the fluctuation rate of the transportation period, the transfer from the day of departure to the warehouse Obtain the predicted number of days until the receipt date. The predicted storage day calculating means 24 in FIG. 1 calculates the predicted number of days to obtain a storage day. The calculated predicted warehousing date is recorded in the transportation plan database 28 and used as offshore inventory as ground data for order acceptance. The transportation plan monitoring means 23 monitors the state of the transport ship from departure to arrival at the destination. Then, repetition during the voyage is requested to the predicted storage date calculation means 23 for recalculation. Here, when a deviation occurs on the predicted storage date, the transportation plan database 28 is updated.
[0038]
Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, for a certain product, the departure date of the transport ship is d1, the date of entry into Japan is d2, the date of entry into the warehouse is d3, the delivery date to the customer, that is, the delivery date Is d4. The period from the port departure date d1 to the port entry date d2 is referred to as an offshore transportation period, and is referred to as A day. It is assumed that customs clearance processing is performed for B days after the port entry date d2. Furthermore, it is assumed that truck transportation from the port to the domestic warehouse requires C days. This C day is referred to as land transportation. The number of days for transporting the product from the domestic warehouse to the customer is D days. Usually, the C day is one day or less, and the D day is also one day or up to two days. On the other hand, day A is a larger number of days depending on the distance from the exporting country. If the navigation schedule fluctuates due to weather, etc., the rate of expansion and contraction is the largest. The number of days on day B differs depending on the customs clearance method.
[0039]
In the example of this figure, for example, calculations can be performed for two types of customs clearance methods. One customs clearance method was set as B day and the other was set as b day. The number of days from the departure date to the warehouse entry date can be calculated by adding the offshore transportation day A, the B day for customs clearance, and the land transportation day C shown in the figure. The variation width of A + B + C is plus or minus H. The minimum value of the number of days from the port departure date to the port entry date is A + B + CH, and the maximum value is A + B + C + H. In consideration of the worst case, it is assumed that the ship arrives at the port with the maximum value of A + B + C + H, and if the delivery date is within the storage day, the baggage may be reserved for the order.
[0040]
[Transportation plan database]
FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the transportation plan monitoring screen displayed on the display of the host computer 10 in the host computer 10 of FIG.
The screen 30 shown in FIG. 3A shows the relationship between the transport plan and the delivery date for each transport ship. On the leftmost side of the screen 30 in the figure, the identification code 31 of the transport ship is displayed. On the right side, a graph showing the ratio of products for which orders have been allocated among the products loaded on the transport ship is displayed. The hatched portions in the figure are already assigned. For example, about one-fourth of the total number is assigned to the transport ship (identification code 20020705) at the top of the figure, and to the lowest transport ship (identification code 20020615). About 70% of the products have already received orders. On the right side of the screen 30, the transport plan of each transport ship is shown in a bar graph starting from today. The symbol 入 indicates the date of entry into the port, the symbol 日 indicates the day the truck leaves the port, and the symbol ◎ indicates the date of entry into the domestic warehouse. The delivery date for an order is indicated by a dashed line.
[0041]
In the example shown in the figure, the products loaded on the above two transport vessels (with identification codes of 20020705 and 20020704) enter the domestic warehouse after the delivery date. On the other hand, the products loaded on the lower two transport vessels (with identification codes of 20020620 and 20020615) enter the domestic warehouse before the delivery date. Therefore, in this example, the products loaded on the lower two transport vessels can be allocated to the order with this delivery date. Clicking the transport ship identification code (20020615) on the screen 30 displays a screen 40 as shown in FIG. On the left side of the screen 40, a navigation record 41 is displayed. Simultaneously with the departure of the transport ship from the port, the predicted arrival date calculation means 23 and the transportation plan monitoring means 24 operate to calculate the departure date, the expected port arrival date, and the expected arrival date, and write them into the transportation plan database 28. The content is the portion of the navigation record 41 on this screen 40. On the right side of the screen 40, the product code 42 of the product loaded on this transport ship and the allocated number 43 are displayed. The number of allocations is displayed in fractions, and indicates how many products of the total number of products have been allocated. This is displayed as the allocation ratio 32 on the screen 30. The contents of the transportation plan database 28 can be referred to in detail on the screen 40 of FIG. If the navigation plan is out of order for any reason, the predicted storage date is recalculated by the predicted storage date calculation means 23, and the transportation plan database 28 is updated. The initial value of the scheduled storage date may be the one reported by the import agency.
[0042]
[Order acceptance processing]
FIG. 4 is an example of a screen displayed when order acceptance processing is performed.
When there is an inquiry from a customer, first, as usual, a product that has been actually stored in the warehouse is allocated and processed. When it is determined that the stock is out of stock, the predicted stocking date is before the delivery date, and the offshore stock to be stocked in the domestic warehouse earliest is selected and reserved. If the corresponding offshore inventory has already been allocated, the next step is to select and allocate the offshore inventory to be stored in the domestic warehouse sooner. By this processing, when a large number of products are likely to arrive at a port soon, it is possible to handle the cargo in the same manner as ordinary inventory and respond to inquiries.
[0043]
This screen is an operation screen that enables allocation processing including offshore inventory when an order is received from a specific customer. In the upper part of the screen 50 shown in the figure, the order contents 51 such as the customer name, the delivery date of the product, the product code, and the order quantity are displayed. The screen 50 is displayed while the order assignment means 22 refers to the order assignment management database 27. The order assignment management database 27 records information transferred from the order management terminal 14 that performs comprehensive order management. A table 52 at the center of the screen 50 is an operation screen for performing the allocation process. In this example, 1200 orders are allocated and allocated to the inventory of [1] and the offshore inventory of [2] and [3]. The corresponding product is already stored in the warehouse [1]. 500 of them are reserved for this order. [2] is an offshore inventory of a transport ship that is currently being transported, and is scheduled to be received on a domestic warehouse on July 3, 2002. 300 pieces are allocated to this offshore inventory. [3] is also the offshore inventory of the transport ship currently being transported, and the scheduled date of entry into the domestic warehouse is June 27, 2002. 400 pieces are allocated to this offshore stock.
[0044]
After the order allocating means 22 is activated and the screen 50 is displayed, the order contents to be processed are input to the order contents 51. This order content 51 may be configured to automatically display data transferred from the order management terminal 14 as it is. Then, when the search button 53 is clicked, the available stock is searched. The existing stock information may be received from the order management terminal 14. Offshore inventory is extracted by searching the transportation plan database 28. The corresponding warehouses are displayed in a list arranged in such a manner that the best one is at the top. Each warehouse can be freely selected and changed by a drop-down list. The button 54 is an allocation determination button after the above-described allocation processing is completed, and the button 55 is a button for canceling the operation.
[0045]
[Transportation plan input operation]
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a specific operation of the system of the present invention.
The processing of steps S1 to S8 is an operation in which the transportation plan monitoring means 24 inputs the transportation plan of the transport ship after leaving port to the transportation plan database 28. In step S1, the identification code of the carrier is received from the terminal 13 of the import agency, and in step S2, the product code of the cargo is received. In step S3, the scheduled port entry date and the scheduled entrance date are received. Further, the departure date is received from the terminal device 11 of the transport ship. Thus, the initial values of the transportation plan are recorded in the transportation plan database 28 (step S5). After that, when there is a notification from the terminal device 11 of the transport ship, such as a change in the voyage schedule, the process proceeds from step S6 to step S7, in which the predicted storage date calculation means 23 calculates the planned storage date. In step S8, the transportation plan database is updated using the result.
[0046]
[Order acceptance operation]
Next, a process when an order acceptance request is received will be described. First, in step S9, the order receiving means 22 receives an order receiving request from the order receiving terminal 14 via the communication means 21. Then, the screen 50 for order acceptance shown in FIG. 4 is displayed (step S10). In this example, it is assumed that the order contents 51 are automatically input. The order quantity is 1200 pieces. At the same time, 500 warehouses of the warehouse [1] allocated by the order management terminal 14 are displayed as a screen 50 in the figure. At this stage, the identification codes of the warehouses [2] and [3] are not displayed. Of the 1200 orders, only 500 can be allocated in the conventional manner, and the rest are requesting allocation of offshore inventory. In the next step S13, the order accepting means 22 calculates the difference between the order quantity of 1200 pieces and the assigned 500 pieces, which is the difference between the order quantity and the offshore stock (step S11).
[0047]
The result (700 pieces) is provisionally displayed, for example, in the column of the number of allocated warehouses in [2]. When the search button 53 is clicked in step S12, the order accepting means 22 searches the transportation plan database 28 and extracts offshore inventory based on the delivery date (step S13). Then, the screen 50 is updated so that the offshore inventory extracted using the drop-down list is displayed in the warehouse display portion of the screen 50 in a state where the identification code of the transport ship and the warehouse name are written together (step S14). At this time, it is assumed that the transport ship [2] (the identification code 20020620) is displayed as the first candidate. If the maximum value of the allocatable amount of the cargo is 300, the number of allocations is automatically set to 300 and the transport ship [3] is additionally searched. Then, the remaining 400 are allocated to the transport ship (identification code 20021515). In step S15, the number of allocations can be changed, or the transport ship can be changed using the drop-down list. When the allocation determination button is clicked in step S16, the process proceeds to step S17, and the order allocation management database 27 is updated.
[0048]
[Transportation plan monitoring operation]
FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of the transportation plan monitoring means and the accompanying processing.
In (a), the transport plan monitoring means 24 receives a voyage record from the terminal device 11 of the transport ship at any time (step S21). By comparing with the voyage record received immediately before, it can be determined whether or not the schedule has been changed (step S22). If the schedule has been changed, the process proceeds to step S23, and a predicted storage date is calculated. Then, in step S24, the contents of the transportation plan database 28 are updated. This ensures that the ship is always scheduled and that the most accurate possible storage date can be used for offshore inventory management. If there is a possibility that the delivery date may fluctuate in the allocated offshore inventory, a delivery date variation warning is issued by an arbitrary method (step S25). If the scheduled storage date is too close to the delivery date, there is a possibility that the product cannot be delivered to the customer on time. If the scheduled storage date is later than the delivery date, the delivery date is naturally delayed. It is advisable to search and calculate such cases individually and issue a warning of a change in delivery date.
[0049]
If there is a warning of a change in the delivery date, the administrator requests display of an order assignment screen for the order for which the warning has been issued (step S26). The order assignment means 22 refers to the order assignment management database 27 (step S27) and displays the order assignment screen 50 shown in FIG. 4 (step S28). Here, the administrator checks the table 52 on the screen 50, and performs an assignment change process as needed (step S29). The operation is the same as that described with reference to FIGS. When the assignment change content is determined, the order assignment management database 27 is updated. Since the contents of the order allocation management database 27 have been updated to the latest one in advance, the offshore inventory can be automatically reallocated and optimized by the procedure described with reference to FIG. 5B. The administrator need only confirm the result. Accordingly, both the initial offshore inventory allocation process and the subsequent allocation change process are substantially automatically executed, thereby reducing the burden on the administrator. The screen 50 may display both the allocation details before the change and the allocation details after the change.
[0050]
In the above process, a comparison calculation is performed based on the predicted receipt date, and a transport ship loaded with products that are to be stored in the domestic warehouse before the delivery date is selected, for example, from the earliest predicted receipt date Automatically allocated. This is because the one with the earliest predicted storage date has the highest probability of being surely stored as scheduled. However, for example, when a large amount is allocated to one transport ship, there is a possibility that the delivery date will be delayed at once due to a change in the predicted storage date. In this case, the cargoes of two or more transport ships whose predicted storage dates are approaching are distributed to one customer instead of collectively assigning the cargo of one transport ship to one customer. It is good to reserve. Further, a ratio that can be allocated by the load of one transport ship may be determined. That is, assuming that a certain transport ship has loaded 1000 products, up to 500 of 50% of the total can be handled as offshore stock, but the rest is handled as stock after storage in domestic warehouses as before.
[0051]
Alternatively, the assignable ratio is sequentially changed after departure. That is, as shown in FIG. 2, immediately after departure (the first stage of the offshore transportation period), 50% of the cargo is handled as offshore inventory, and after the arrival date d2, the rate of fluctuating schedules decreases from d5 onward (offshore transportation). In the latter part of the period, 80% of the cargo will be treated as offshore inventory. In addition, the order quantity required for offshore inventory allocation is automatically divided into two or more. For example, half is allocated to the offshore inventory of Vessel A and the other half is allocated to the offshore inventory of Vessel B. It is good to disperse. In this way, offshore inventory can be handled in accordance with products stored in domestic warehouses, and it is possible to widely carry out order receiving activities while minimizing the risk of late delivery.
[0052]
Each functional block shown in each drawing may be configured by a separate program module, or may be configured by an integrated program module. Further, all or a part of these functional blocks may be configured by hardware using a logic circuit. Further, each program module may be operated by being incorporated in an existing application program, or may be operated as an independent program. The computer program for realizing the present invention as described above can be recorded on a computer-readable recording medium such as a CD-ROM, installed, and used. It can also be used by downloading it to the memory of a computer via a network.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a specific example of the system of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a method of calculating a predicted storage date.
FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a transportation plan monitoring screen displayed on a display of a host computer 10;
FIG. 4 is an example of a screen displayed when an order assignment process is performed.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a specific operation of the system of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of the transportation plan monitoring means and the accompanying processing;
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Network
2 Overseas factories
3 transport ship
4 Domestic ports
5 Domestic warehouses
10 Host computer
11 Terminal device
13 Terminal device
14 Order management terminal
20 Storage device
21 Communication means
22 Order allocation means
23 Estimated receipt date calculation means
24 Transportation plan monitoring means
27 Order Management Database
28 Transportation Planning Database

Claims (13)

Predicted storage date calculation means for predicting the date when products loaded on the transport ship after departure will be stored in the warehouse at the final destination,
An offshore inventory allocation system, comprising: an order allocation means for allocating a product loaded on the transport ship to an order with a delivery date after the predicted storage date. Means for obtaining an estimated warehousing date, in which products loaded on the transport ship after departure enter the warehouse at the final destination;
An offshore inventory allocation system, comprising: an order allocation means for allocating a product loaded on the transport ship to an order with a delivery date after the predicted storage date. The offshore inventory allocation system according to claim 1,
Even if the inventory in the domestic warehouse is allocated to the predetermined order, if the order quantity is not satisfied, the shortage is calculated for the product loaded on the transport ship after departure and the predicted storage date is the predetermined storage date. An offshore inventory allocation system, comprising: an order allocation means for allocating an order before the delivery date of the order for replenishment. The offshore inventory allocation system according to claim 1,
The predicted stocking date calculating means calculates a predicted stocking date based on an ocean shipping period, a land shipping period to a target domestic warehouse, and the number of customs days for each customs clearance method. The offshore inventory allocation system according to claim 1,
An offshore inventory allocation system, wherein only a part of the products loaded on a transport ship is targeted for allocation, and the remaining products loaded on the transport ship are targeted for allocation after entering a domestic warehouse. The offshore inventory allocation system according to claim 1,
In the first half of the offshore transport period, only a part of the products loaded on the transport ship is targeted for allocation, and in the second half of the offshore transport period, the remaining products loaded on the transport ship are included in the target for allocation. Inventory allocation system. The offshore inventory allocation system according to claim 1,
Offshore inventory, comprising: order receiving means for classifying a predetermined order into a plurality of products, each of which allocates products loaded on a separate transport ship, with a predicted storage date before the delivery date of the predetermined order. Assignment system. The offshore inventory allocation system according to claim 1,
What is claimed is: 1. An offshore inventory allocation system, comprising: a transportation plan monitoring means for recalculating a predicted storage date of a product loaded on a transport ship every predetermined period after departure for each transport ship. The offshore inventory allocation system according to claim 1,
For each transport vessel, recalculate the estimated receipt date of the products loaded on the transport vessel every predetermined period after departure, and if there are already allocated products that do not meet the order delivery date, And a transportation plan monitoring means for executing allocation change. Predicted warehousing date calculation processing that predicts the date on which products loaded on the transport ship after departure will be stored in the warehouse at the final destination,
An offshore inventory allocation program for causing a computer to execute an order allocation process of allocating a product loaded on the transport ship to an order with a delivery date after the predicted storage date. In the offshore inventory allocation program according to claim 10,
Means for comparing the predicted arrival date when products loaded on multiple shipping vessels after departure will enter the warehouse at the final destination;
An offshore inventory allocation program for causing a computer to execute an order allocation process of allocating a product to be stored in a warehouse earliest among the plurality of transport ships for an order received with a delivery date after the predicted storage date. In the offshore inventory allocation program according to claim 10,
Even if the inventory in the domestic warehouse is allocated to the predetermined order, if the order quantity is not satisfied, the shortage is calculated for the product loaded on the transport ship after departure and the predicted storage date is the predetermined storage date. An offshore inventory allocation program that causes a computer to execute an order allocation process that allocates orders received before the deadline for replenishment. In the offshore inventory allocation program according to claim 10,
A process of recalculating, for each transport ship, at a predetermined period after departure, the estimated receipt date of the products loaded on the transport ship;
An offshore inventory allocation program that causes a computer to execute a process of executing allocation change when a product that has already been allocated to offshore inventory and that cannot meet the order delivery date is included.

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