JP2005100192A - Commodity order receiving/placing stock management system and device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To place/receive an order for a standard item and a custom-made item by the same system and to perform stock management of a dedicated warehouse arranged on the system side. <P>SOLUTION: A customer transmits a purchase request for a commodity (the standard item or the custom-made item) from a customer side terminal device 1 to this commodity order receiving/placing stock management device 2 via a communication network including the Internet 1. On receipt of the purchase request, the commodity order receiving/placing stock management device 2 calculates a proper stock amount, performs stock management including selection of commodities to be discarded, and verifies presence/absence of stock of the commodity. When the commodity is stocked, inventory reservation is carried out and a shipment instruction document is formed to be transmitted to a dedicated warehouse terminal device 1 for updating the inventory. If the commodity is not stocked or not properly stocked, a difference between a proper inventory and the inventory is calculated for calculating an ordering date and a summary is formed for each ordering day, and when the ordering date is due, an order form is transmitted to an enterprise terminal device 3 of an enterprise capable of supplying the commodity. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a merchandise ordering / stocking inventory management system and a merchandise ordering / stocking inventory management device, and in particular, a stock of products in which standard products and custom-made products from a plurality of customer side terminal devices are mixed using the Internet (WEB). A product that performs management, receives purchase requests from a plurality of customers, performs shipping processing, and collects the plurality of purchase requests and places an order with respect to a specific business terminal device that provides the product The present invention relates to a stock order management system and a product order stock management apparatus.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in order to simplify merchandise ordering and shortening delivery times, a method of increasing efficiency using the Internet for merchandise ordering processing has been adopted.

  Unlike the conventional electronic data interchange (EDI) method, this method does not require a dedicated line or a large-scale system on both the ordering side and the ordering side, so it can be introduced and operated easily and inexpensively. There are advantages.

  Customers who use the above-described product ordering system are unspecified general individual consumers and specific corporations registered in advance on the contractor side. In addition, this product ordering system is a standard product determined by the contractor so that the customer can use a general-purpose customer group, not a specific customer. Manufacturing is in progress. Then, the contractor publishes a product list on an Internet page, and the customer side makes a purchase request by selecting a necessary product from the product list and inputting a necessary quantity on the input screen. Upon receiving the purchase request, the contractor immediately creates a purchase order for each purchase request and transmits the purchase request received from the customer to a business provider that can supply the product.

  However, for products with specifications that are procured only for specific customers and cannot be used by other general customers (so-called custom-made products), the ordering process is far more than that of standard products. Due to the complexity of the system, the same system as the system that handles standard products using the Internet cannot be used for ordering work for custom-made products. For this reason, when ordering custom-ordered products, the customer and the sales staff meet and have a meeting, a meeting by FAX, or a separate ordering process that is different from the handling of standard products, such as a meeting by telephone. Has been.

  In addition, the custom-ordered products that have been ordered are stored and shipped on behalf of the customer on behalf of the customer in the company or in the warehouse contracted by the company, and these delivery requests, current storage quantity confirmation, shipment confirmation, scheduled delivery date The confirmation and the like are performed by means different from the handling of the standard product as described above.

  However, in the conventional merchandise ordering / stocking inventory management system and merchandise ordering / stocking management system described in the above background art, since the purchase request received from the customer is directly ordered from the supplier, it becomes a small order and the order is placed. The number of times increases. Furthermore, there is a problem that negotiations for lowering the price of goods cannot be made because the order quantity at one time is small.

  In addition, there is a problem in that there is a case where a product arrives even though the due date is still sufficient until a customer's requested delivery date, and the product needs to be stored in a warehouse as a stock product. Inventorying merchandise not only secures funds, but also requires extra inventory maintenance costs.

  On the other hand, there is a problem in that the business side that has received the order has received a small order, and therefore requires a lot of time and manpower to respond to the received order.

  Further, in the usual product ordering, particularly when the customer side is a corporation, orders for standard products and custom products often occur together. Therefore, as described above, in the conventional ordering process on the Internet, products are limited to standard products. Therefore, when ordering standard products and special products, order standard products and custom products separately. There was a problem that custom-made products had to be made separately in a separate ordering process.

  In addition, in the ordering / ordering process for a custom-made product, there is a problem in that it is not possible to make a quick ordering / ordering because there is a need to contact the sales department on the ordering side and mutual confirmation of FAX transmission.

  In particular, in the case of ordering by telephone, there is a problem in that it is inaccurate and causes unnecessary trouble.

  In addition, the ordering process for this custom product must basically be done during the business hours of the contractor, and if the customer places an order or confirmation outside business hours, wait until the next business day, It was necessary to take another measure.

  As described above, since the ordering of the custom-made product is a separate process, the management becomes complicated, resulting in an increase in the number of departments and persons in charge for managing the custom-made product.

  Moreover, since the product ordering / stocking management system side does not have a warehouse and therefore inventory management is not performed, as described above, it is necessary to place an order for the purchase request received from the customer as it is, There was a problem that it took too much time for a customer to obtain a product.

  In the present invention, the product ordering / stocking management system side also has a warehouse facility, performs appropriate inventory management based on the past ordering record for each customer's product, and the customer who ordered the product quickly obtains the product. It was a challenge to be able to do that.

  In addition, it has been one of the issues to be able to place orders for the amount of orders collected for each product from the business.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional problems, and allows standard products and custom-made products to be processed by the same system, and accepts goods via the Internet at any time with a simple operation. It is an object of the present invention to provide a product ordering / stocking management system and a product ordering / stocking management apparatus that can perform order management.

  Another object of the present invention is to provide a product ordering / stocking management system and a product in which a customer who has ordered the product can quickly obtain the product by having the stock on the system side and performing appropriate inventory management. The object is to provide an order inventory management device.

  Another object of the present invention is to collect purchase requests received from customers in accordance with the customer's desired delivery date and place an order with the business operator, thereby reducing the number of orders and providing the business operator with a product by product. Another object of the present invention is to provide a merchandise ordering / stocking stock management system and a merchandise ordering / stocking stock management apparatus that can place orders of different orders.

  Another object of the present invention is to provide a product ordering / stocking management system and a product ordering / stocking stock which enables negotiation of reduction of the purchase price of a product with an operator when placing an order so that the product can be procured at a price lower than the conventional price. It is to provide a management device.

  Another object of the present invention is to place a warehouse facility on the side of the system and centralize proper inventory management, thereby reducing the burden of warehouse facilities and inventory management for individual operators. An object is to provide an order stock management system and a product order stock management device.

  In order to solve the above problems, a product ordering / stocking management system according to the present invention includes a plurality of customer-side terminal devices that request purchase of a product and a plurality of business operator terminal devices of a plurality of business operators that provide the product. And a dedicated warehouse terminal installed in a dedicated warehouse on the system side are connected to each other via the communication network, and a plurality of purchase requests for products from the plurality of customer side terminal devices are collected to provide the products. A product ordering / stocking management system for placing an order with respect to a specific business operator terminal device capable of handling the product information relating to the product handled by the product ordering / stocking management device and the business operator providing the product When the purchase request is transmitted from the customer terminal device, database storage means for associating and storing the company information relating to the product and the inventory management information relating to the product as a database The product information and the inventory information of each product related to the purchase request are read from the database storage means, and an appropriate stock quantity of each product related to the purchase request is calculated, and each product related to the purchase request Inventory management means for verifying whether the inventory period of other products excluding the item is within the allowable inventory period, and the presence / absence of the inventory of the product related to the purchase request based on the read product information of the product related to the purchase request The inventory confirmation means for confirming, and for the products in stock, by assigning the inventory of the products, create a shipping instruction that satisfies the purchase request, and via the communication network to the dedicated warehouse terminal A shipping instruction means for sending, an inventory updating means for updating the stock quantity of the product information relating to the product after sending the shipping instruction, and a product out of stock or appropriate Based on the product information of the product that does not satisfy the warehouse amount and the business operator information associated with the product information, the difference between the appropriate inventory amount and the inventory amount is calculated, and the order quantity is calculated based on the difference. Product ordering for ordering products to the company at predetermined intervals according to the order quantity calculation means to be calculated, the requested delivery date of the product related to the purchase request, and the provision delivery date that can be provided by the business operator providing the product Order order creation means for creating an order, and product order means for transmitting the product order order to the provider terminal device of the provider providing the goods via the communication network. And

  With this configuration, it is possible to provide a product ordering / stocking management system and a product ordering / stocking management device capable of managing product ordering / ordering via the Internet at any time with a simple operation. I have to. In addition, by installing a dedicated warehouse and a dedicated warehouse terminal on the system side, the system side also has inventory and can perform appropriate inventory management, so the customer who ordered the product can quickly obtain the product. It becomes possible. In addition, by collecting purchase requests received from customers according to the customer's desired delivery date and placing an order with the business operator, the number of orders can be reduced, and the business unit can place an order for the product for each product. It becomes possible. Furthermore, when ordering products from a business operator, it is possible to negotiate to reduce the purchase price, and it is possible to procure products at a price lower than the conventional price.

  Here, the product information includes product information of standard products used for unspecified customers, and product information of custom-made products that are continuously ordered for a predetermined period only from specific customers. The standard product and the custom-made product are classified by product classification information.

  In addition, the product information includes a product classification code, a standard product or a custom product stock or a product category for sorting custom product stock, a product code and product name on the product ordering inventory management device side, a product code on the customer side, Product name, storage location, number of stocks, unit price, number of units, unit, and company code that supplies the product.

  Further, the company information includes a company name, a company code, an address, a company ID for authenticating the company by the merchandise ordering / stocking management apparatus side, and a URL for Internet connection.

  Furthermore, the database storage means includes at least attribute information about the customer, information on products previously purchased by the customer, a customer-specific product catalog created for the customer, and a master database storing the business operator information; And a product database for storing the standard product information and the custom-made product information in the same database.

  The database storage unit stores the product code or product name on the customer side in association with the product code and product name used on the contractor side in the product database. As a result, the customer can specify the product by arbitrarily using the product name and product code of the customer or the product name and product code of the contractor.

  Further, the master database stores the custom-made product information that records the specifications and the meeting information of the custom-made product created based on the request of the specific customer, and when there is a purchase request from the customer, the custom-made product information, With reference to the master database and the product database, order processing for custom-made products and standard products is performed.

  The specifications of the custom-made product are a product name, product code, material, size, color, used member, production unit quantity, production required date, drawing number, and business operator.

  In addition, the category of the custom-made product is a customer-owned custody inventory product and a contractor-owned inventory product, and the customer-owned custody product is added to or subtracted from the custody inventory quantity. It is not added to or subtracted from the quantity. Thereby, a purchase request for a standard product and a custom-made product from a customer can be received from the same screen.

  In addition, the customer-specific product catalog is automatically stored when the database storage means confirms that the cumulative number of orders of the product that has been repeatedly ordered by the customer a predetermined number of times has reached a storage criterion. Stored in The product stored in the customer-specific product catalog is deleted from the customer-specific product catalog if there is no order from the customer for a certain period of time. Accordingly, the customer can easily select a product by displaying only the product group that is always requested to purchase by the customer-specific product catalog.

  Furthermore, the purchase request for the special order product and the standard product can be made by selecting from the special order product and the standard product displayed on the same display screen. There is no need to switch screens for product search.

  Further, the customer side terminal device can make a purchase request by arbitrarily using the product code and product name on the customer side or the product code and product name on the contractor side.

  The product information can be read from the customer-specific product catalog, the customer's past ordering history, or all products.

  The product information can be specified by any one of a product classification code, a product code used on the customer side, a product name, a product code on the contractor side, and a product name.

  Further, the customer side terminal device allocates the inventory when there is a stock from the requested delivery date of the customer, the stock information of the product and the business operator information, and provides the product when there is no stock Based on the delivery date, the products are collected for each product and automatically ordered to the business operators at predetermined intervals. The order data collection period is hourly, daily, weekly, seasonal, or monthly according to the customer desired delivery date.

  Furthermore, the product ordering / stocking management device provides information related to product ordering and information obtained by processing the ordering information to the customer side terminal device via the communication network. The processing information is merchandise shipping information by merchandise by branch of the customer, order point discount merchandise information, and merchandise inventory information.

  In addition, the present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional problems, and is connected to each other via a communication network, and a plurality of customer-side terminal devices that request purchase of a product, and a plurality of products that provide the product. A plurality of business operator terminal devices and a dedicated warehouse terminal installed in a dedicated warehouse are connected via the communication network, and a plurality of purchase requests for products received from the plurality of customer side terminal devices are collected. , A product ordering / stocking management device for placing an order with respect to a specific provider terminal device capable of providing the product, product information relating to the product handled by the product ordering / stocking management device, and the product A purchase request from the customer side terminal device, database storage means for associating and storing business information related to the business to be provided and inventory management information related to the product as a database When received, the product information and the inventory information of each product related to the purchase request is read from the database storage means, and an appropriate stock quantity of each product related to the purchase request is calculated, and the purchase request The inventory management means for verifying whether the inventory period of other products excluding the individual products related to is within the allowable inventory period, and the product information of the product related to the read purchase request, Inventory confirmation means for confirming whether or not the product is in stock, and for a product in stock, by making inventory allocation of the product, a shipping instruction that satisfies the purchase request is created, and the dedicated warehouse terminal A shipping instruction means for transmitting via a communication network, an inventory updating means for updating the number of stocks of the product information relating to the product after the shipping instruction is transmitted, and no stock Based on the product information of the product or the product not satisfying the appropriate inventory amount and the business operator information associated with the product information, the difference between the appropriate inventory amount and the inventory amount is calculated, and based on this difference Order quantity calculation means for calculating the order quantity, the requested delivery date of the product related to the purchase request, and the provision delivery date that can be provided by the business operator that provides the product, Ordering order creating means for creating a product ordering order to be sent, and product ordering means for transmitting the product ordering order to the provider terminal device of the provider providing the goods via the communication network. It is characterized by that.

  With this configuration, it is possible to provide a merchandise ordering / stocking inventory management apparatus capable of managing merchandise ordering / ordering via the Internet at an arbitrary time with a simple operation. In addition, by installing a dedicated warehouse and a dedicated warehouse terminal on the system side, the system side also has inventory and can perform appropriate inventory management, so the customer who ordered the product can quickly obtain the product. It becomes possible. In addition, by collecting purchase requests received from customers according to the customer's desired delivery date and placing an order with the business operator, the number of orders can be reduced, and the business unit can place an order for the product for each product. It becomes possible. Furthermore, when ordering products from a business operator, it is possible to negotiate to reduce the purchase price, and it is possible to procure products at a price lower than the conventional price.

  By configuring as described above, the customer terminal device is connected to the product ordering / stocking management device via a communication network, and can use the data of the product ordering / stocking management device. . Further, it is possible to receive and use desired product information from the product ordering / stocking management apparatus without processing product data.

  In addition, since the warehouse equipment is placed on this system side and appropriate inventory management is concentrated, each business operator can reduce the burden of warehouse equipment and inventory management.

  As described above, according to the merchandise ordering / stocking inventory management system and the merchandise ordering / stocking inventory management apparatus of the present invention, the merchandise that can manage the ordering of merchandise via the Internet at any time with a simple operation. It is possible to provide an ordering / stocking management system and a product ordering / stocking management apparatus.

  In addition, by installing a dedicated warehouse and a dedicated warehouse terminal on the system side, the system side also has inventory and can perform appropriate inventory management, so the customer who ordered the product can quickly obtain the product. It becomes possible. In addition, by collecting purchase requests received from customers according to the customer's desired delivery date and placing an order with the business operator, the number of orders can be reduced, and the business unit can place an order for the product for each product. It becomes possible.

  Furthermore, when ordering products from a business operator, it is possible to negotiate to reduce the purchase price, and it is possible to procure products at a price lower than the conventional price.

  Further, the customer can specify the product by arbitrarily using the product name and product code of the customer or the product name and product code of the contractor.

  Further, purchase requests from customers can be received from the same input screen for both standard products and custom-made products.

  Furthermore, since the warehouse equipment is placed on this system side and appropriate inventory management is concentrated, each business operator can reduce the burden of warehouse equipment and inventory management.

  DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the best embodiment of a merchandise ordering / stocking management apparatus of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing a configuration example of an entire product ordering / stocking management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  In FIG. 1, the product ordering / stocking management system using the Internet of the present embodiment includes a plurality of customer side terminal devices 1 (in FIG. 1, customer side terminal devices 1a, 1b to 1n) and a system administrator (order received). A product ordering / stocking management device 2 (a product ordering / stocking management device according to an embodiment of the present invention) which is a center for executing online ordering management operated by a person). Yes.

  The customer side terminal devices 1a, 1b to 1n and the product ordering / stocking stock management device 2 are connected via the Internet network 10.

  Furthermore, the merchandise ordering / stocking inventory management system according to the embodiment of the present invention receives the ordering order of the merchandise ordered from the merchandise ordering / stocking inventory management apparatus 2 and also receives the order information of the ordered merchandise ( In this invention, it is comprised including the provider terminal device 3 (in FIG. 1, provider terminal devices 3a, 3b-3n) for the manufacturer and the wholesaler. The operator terminal device 3 is also connected to the Internet network 10.

  The merchandise ordering / stocking management apparatus 2 can be provided with a firewall in order to prevent the intrusion of hackers or the like that perform destruction or theft of stored data, thereby ensuring reliability.

  As other connection lines via the Internet network 10, public lines, ISDN lines, packet communication lines, frame relay lines, ATM lines, dedicated lines, ADSL lines, PHS lines, and optical communication cable lines can be used. . Further, even a line that will become widespread in the future, such as CATV, can be used as long as it is a line that can use the Internet.

  The product ordering / stocking management device 2 on the system administrator side includes a line connection device, a web server that operates an ordering / managing site on the Internet homepage, and a database server that stores customer data, product data, ordering / ordering data, etc. 4, a product DB 22 (database) for storing product attribute information and the like, and an inventory management DB 23 (database) for inventory management are provided as main components (product ordering inventory management). The detailed configuration of the apparatus 2 will be described later with reference to FIG.

  The customer-side system including the customer-side terminal device 1 in this embodiment includes a backbone system (not shown), connects a plurality of customer-side terminal devices 1 via a LAN, and connects to the Internet network 10 via a router (not shown). It can be set as the structure connected to the goods order placement / stock management apparatus 2 via these.

  Further, the customer-side basic system and the order management system 2 can be connected via a dedicated line (not shown) via a router (not shown).

  The customer terminal device 1 installed in the customer's branch office is composed of a stand-alone personal computer, and can access the order receiving / managing site of the commodity order receiving / stock management device 2 via the Internet network 10 via a terminal adapter or the like. It has a simple structure. The customer-side terminal device 1 installed in the customer's branch or the like only has an Internet connection function configured to be able to access the ordering / ordering management site of the product ordering / stocking management device 2 via a communication line. Any configuration may be used. For example, it may be a portable communication device such as a portable computer.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of the commodity ordering / stocking management apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  In the figure, a product ordering / stocking management apparatus 2 according to an embodiment of the present invention provides a line connection device 211 connected directly to the Internet network 10 via a LAN or a home page on the Internet network 10. And a web server 212.

  In addition, the commodity ordering / stocking management apparatus 2 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a D / B server 213 that performs operation management and issue control of various reports provided to a customer, a communication control apparatus 214, an SSL server 215, The inventory management unit 216 in charge of inventory management, a product DB 22 (database) for storing attribute information related to products, and the inventory management DB 23 (database) for inventory management are configured.

  Further, the commodity ordering / stocking management apparatus 2 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a large storage device 24 for constructing other databases (databases for various reports provided to customers, etc.), and an I / F unit. 25 (interface) and a drive device 26.

  The line connection device 211 is for connecting to the Internet 20, and can be specifically configured with a digital termination connection device (DSU), a router equipped with a firewall application for preventing intrusion, and the like.

  The web server 212 operates as a main computer for executing basic communication processing (browsing) on the Internet network 10. The web server 212 operates a home page established on the Internet network 10, and an order management site for each contract customer registered is installed on this home page. The web server 212 authenticates a customer who accesses the ordering / managing site on the home page via the Internet network 10, and accepts the customer for the authenticated customer (customer having access right). Control such as permitting access to the order management site.

  The D / B server 213 has a data search function, a data writing function, a data output function, and a data processing / editing function, and provides various types of data provided to the customer side terminal device 1 using the product ordering / stocking management device 2. Performs operational management and issue control related to reports.

  The communication control device 214 controls each server such as the web server 212 and executes control for selectively connecting the lines to the plurality of customer side terminal devices 1. The communication control device 214 includes, for example, an NTP (Network Time Protocol) server for time synchronization on the Internet, an NFS (Network File System) server for a distributed file system, and the like.

  The communication control device 214 further stores an encrypted communication protocol for transferring encrypted data for maintaining confidentiality of personal information and the like, and executes control of an SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) server 215.

  The inventory management unit 216 performs inventory management when a purchase request for a product is transmitted. This inventory management includes processing for calculating an appropriate inventory amount of the product designated in the purchase request. In calculating the appropriate inventory amount, first, the past order quantity of the product and the pace of inventory reduction within the predetermined period of the product are calculated, and the required appropriate inventory amount can be calculated based on these calculated values. it can. The appropriate inventory quantity is referred to by the inventory management unit 216 when determining whether or not to order a product from the business entity terminal device 3 and when placing an order.

  In addition, the inventory management unit 216 verifies the inventory period of other products other than this product when a purchase request for a product is transmitted, and for products that exceed the allowable inventory period, A disposal instruction sheet for instructing disposal is transmitted to the warehouse terminal device 31 via the communication network.

  The large storage device 24 constructs and stores a database of product information including customer (order receiving party) information, ordering information, standard products, and custom-made products.

  The customer information stored in the large storage device 24 includes customer-related attributes (company name, address, yearly sales, department in charge, person in charge name, purchase history, customer ID, URL, etc.), customer-side terminal device 7 individual attribute information (for example, terminal device ID, terminal device number, etc.), and access status to the product ordering / inventory management device 2 (individual information such as the number of accesses and date / time for each customer side terminal device 7), Includes product ordering records.

  The above-mentioned product information stored in the large storage device 24 includes a product classification code, a standard product, custom-made product information (a product category that categorizes custom-made product stock, custom-made product custody, etc.), an in-house product code, an in-house product name, This includes customer product code, customer product name, storage location, number of inventory, unit price, number of units, unit, etc., business information of the business operator to be supplied, and the like.

  The company product code, company product name and customer product code, and customer product name are displayed together on the homepage screen. The sales unit price of the product is stored in the database as a customer product unit price master for each customer. The custom-made product information includes a product name, a product code, a material, a size, a color, a used member, a production unit quantity, a production required date, a drawing number, a company code, and the like.

  The company information includes a company name, a company code, an address, a company ID for the merchandise ordering / stocking management apparatus side to authenticate the company, a URL for Internet connection, and the like.

  The merchandise ordering / stocking management apparatus 2 extracts products having a large number of purchase requests during a predetermined period from the cumulative number of orders in the merchandise information and registers them in a customer-specific merchandise list. The created customer-specific product list is stored in the large storage device 24 as the customer-specific product catalog (hereinafter referred to as “my catalog”).

  Further, the large storage device 24 stores business information related to business operators for the product ordering / stocking management device 2 to manage product ordering.

  The drive device 26 stores a program for implementing the present invention and other data, and installs the program in each server such as the web server 212.

  The I / F unit 25 accommodates a single small general-purpose computer for maintenance such as D / B management, a terminal of a product warehouse connected to a LAN, and an external local area network (LAN) by interface connection.

The commodity ordering / stocking management device 2 includes an FTP server for FTP (File Transfer Protocol) file transfer and a distributed name management system (DNS: Domain Name) as necessary.
System) DNS server, FAX server, VoIP telephone server, e-mail server, and the like.

  Next, the operation and flow of the merchandise ordering / stocking inventory management operation by the online merchandise ordering / ordering inventory management system 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of the product ordering / stocking management business of the product ordering / stocking management system according to the embodiment of the present invention. 4 to 7 show examples of processing screens of the commodity ordering / stocking management system according to the embodiment of the present invention. 4 is an example of a shipping request registration screen of the product ordering / stocking management system according to the embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 5 is an example of a my catalog screen of the product ordering / stocking management system according to the embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. FIG. 7 shows an example of an order quantity input screen of the product ordering / stocking management system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  Hereinafter, the flow of the product ordering / stocking management business of the product ordering / stocking management system according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 7 using the flowchart shown in FIG.

  In FIG. 3, the customer inputs the URL to call the ordering management system shown in FIG. 1, and logs in by inputting the login ID and password to the ordering management system (step S1).

  The order management apparatus 2 of the order management system authenticates the match between the login ID and the password via the web server 212 and the SSL server 215 (step S2), a startup screen corresponding to the authority of the logged-in customer, and a menu ( Function list) (reference numeral 30 in FIG. 4) is displayed.

  Next, the customer clicks the shipping request item in the displayed menu and clicks the displayed shipping request registration to open the shipping request registration screen. FIG. 4 shows an example of a shipment request registration screen. Here, the customer designates a product selection method screen. For a product desired to be purchased, the shipping product selection screen designated from the menu 30 is called, and the desired product is selected from the product list displayed on the called screen.

  The shipping request registration screen that displays the product list includes a customer-specific catalog display screen, a past purchase request product display screen that diverts past purchase request information, and a product list screen that is called by specifying a product. And can be selected. The catalog display screen unique to the customer described first is a My Catalog for ordering the products of the customer in which the products frequently requested by the customer for purchase within a predetermined period are automatically registered and cataloged. Although the transaction does not reach a predetermined number of times, it is also possible to register a product desired by the customer in the My Catalog by inputting from the registration screen.

  When using the my catalog, the customer clicks the my catalog button (step S3).

  In the example of the shipping request registration screen shown in FIG. 4, the screen selection designation of the product shipping request is searched and selected from the My Catalog screen (step S5), and the past shipping request is diverted (step S7). It is possible to specify the case of selecting from all registered products (step S6). When diverting past purchase request data, a past order period is designated and searched. When selecting a desired product for purchase from the product list, a product classification code is designated to call a product list screen for the corresponding product group. Alternatively, it is possible to search by a desired search method among searching by product name, searching by product code, or searching by product name.

  The product search is performed by the product classification code or the product name, but may be the product name of the customer or the product name of the contractor. Alternatively, the product number of the customer or the product number of the contractor may be used. Furthermore, a product can be selected by reusing past shipment requests. For example, when the same product is a delivery destination, it is not necessary to input an instruction regarding the product and the delivery destination, and only the quantity ordered this time is sufficient and efficient.

  FIG. 5 shows an example of the My Catalog screen. Search from My Catalog can search for desired products in a short time. Here, the function of My Catalog will be described. A customer can register a list of standard products and custom-made products that frequently require purchase requests in the database as a my catalog and search from the Internet site. The creation of My Catalog is based on a method of automatic registration when a customer repeatedly makes a purchase request for the same product a predetermined number of times and a product database registered for each customer (or for each customer's ordering department). It is possible for the customer himself to select, register and create a purchased product using a registration screen on the Internet site.

  Products registered in My Catalog are selectable regardless of whether they are standard products or custom-made products, and are listed. Since the products registered in the My Catalog are a list of products ordered by the customer a plurality of times in a predetermined period (for example, products requested to be purchased more than once in the last three months), the number of products is small. Since the product types are narrowed down and displayed in the screen, the number of times of handling the screen for searching for necessary products can be reduced.

  In addition, the customer can arbitrarily rank the list by displaying from the top of the frequency according to the order frequency. The customer can easily call up the product (specific product list screen) for which the purchase request or the delivery is instructed this time using the my catalog function in a short time. In addition, if a product registered in My Catalog is not requested for purchase for a certain period, it is automatically deleted from registration. The registered My Catalog is copied to all branch offices and related department terminal devices registered by the customer when the copy button on the screen is pressed.

  FIG. 6 shows an example of a shipping request registration screen. The search for the product when selecting the purchase request product is performed by using any one of the product category, the name type, the product code, and the product name as a key. When the search is completed, a shipping request registration screen for the corresponding product group is displayed. In the product column, a product list in which standard products and custom-made products are mixed is displayed. That is, the standard product, the custom-ordered product, and the custom-made stock product are classified according to the product category, so that they can be managed on the same system. For the standard products displayed on the screen, the latest sales unit price is displayed, and the stock quantity is not displayed. When there is a stock, a circle mark is added to the stock column, and when there is no stock, only a stock status such as a mark X is displayed.

  The product is selected by adding a check mark to the line number column of the product requested for purchase from the products displayed on the shipping request registration screen. When the selection is completed, the registration button is clicked to display the purchase request quantity input screen in the shipping request registration (ordering) function.

  FIG. 7 shows an example of a purchase request quantity input screen. When the purchase request quantity is entered on this screen, the amount is automatically calculated and the purchase request amount is displayed in the amount column (step S8). This purchase request amount does not include the amount of custom-ordered items. In the case of a custom-made product, the purchase request amount for the custom-made product is added and calculated. When approval of the approver is necessary for the order of this product, the order receiving / managing management system automatically transmits an approval confirmation request to the approver.

  If necessary, the approver adds a comment using text data and returns the data as approval data to the order management system 1 (steps S9 and S10). When the order is approved, enter the delivery date and delivery address. After confirming the contents, a registration button is clicked (step S11). This operation ends the operation related to ordering. If necessary, when printing is designated on the print screen, a shipping request form (order form) or the like can be printed out by the printing apparatus.

  FIGS. 8 and 9 are flowcharts for explaining the flow of processing for collecting purchase orders from customers in the product ordering / stocking management system according to the embodiment of the present invention and placing an order with a business operator. FIG. 8 shows a flowchart of the main routine, and FIG. 9 shows a flowchart of the subroutine. 10 to 13 show examples of processing screens of the product ordering / stocking management system according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 10 is an example of a creation request registration screen of the product ordering / stocking management system according to the embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 11 is an example of an estimate request registration screen of the product ordering / stocking management system according to the embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. FIG. 13 shows an example of an inquiry request input screen of the merchandise ordering / stocking management system according to the embodiment of the invention, and FIG. 13 shows an example of an inquiry screen for a shipping request of the merchandise ordering / stocking management system according to the embodiment of the invention.

  Hereinafter, with reference to FIGS. 10 to 13, using the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, a flow of processing for collecting customer purchase requests in the product ordering / stocking management system according to the present embodiment and placing an order with a business operator. Will be explained.

  When a product purchase request is transmitted from the customer-side terminal device 1, the product ordering / stocking management device 2 first executes an inventory management subroutine (shown in FIG. 9) (step S21).

  Next, based on the received product purchase request from the customer, the requested product is searched (step S22), and whether or not the product is in stock is checked (step S23). If there is a stock, the process proceeds to step S30. . If there is no stock, the process proceeds to step S24.

  In step S24, the appropriate stock quantity and the stock quantity calculated by the above-described stock management subroutine are extracted, and the difference between the proper stock quantity and the stock quantity is calculated.

  Next, the merchandise ordering / stocking inventory management apparatus 2 calculates the order date calculated from the requested delivery date of the customer using the merchandise DB 22 and the business operator information and the custom-made product information stored in the large memory 24 (Step S1). S25).

  Next, the merchandise ordering / stocking stock management apparatus 2 collects the ordering information for each calculated ordering date (step S26). The collected ordering data is stored in the ordering file until the ordering date arrives (S26). Further, when the purchase request is received, the order date is calculated, and the data for which the order date has not been reached is stored in the order file, and when new data arrives by the order date, the order file is updated (steps S27 and S29). .

  Next, the merchandise ordering / stocking inventory management device 2 supplies the merchandise terminal device 3 of the merchant that supplies the merchandise with the order form including the collected quantity of the merchandise that has arrived on a predetermined order date for each merchandise. On the other hand, the product is ordered by transmitting via a communication network (Internet network 10 or the like) (step S28), and then all the processes are terminated.

  In step S30, the merchandise ordering / stocking management apparatus 2 allocates the stock in accordance with the requested delivery date of the merchandise.

  Next, the merchandise ordering / stocking management apparatus 2 refers to the inventory allocation result and creates a shipping instruction corresponding to the above-mentioned merchandise purchase request (step S31).

  Next, the merchandise ordering / stocking management apparatus 2 transmits this shipping instruction to the dedicated warehouse terminal 31 (FIG. 1) via the line connection device and the Internet network 10 (step S32), and then the merchandise. With regard to the above, the stock quantity of the aforementioned product information stored in the large storage device 24 is updated (step S33).

  Next, the commodity order placement / inventory management apparatus 2 verifies whether or not the updated inventory quantity is the appropriate inventory quantity calculated by the aforementioned inventory management subroutine (step S34), and the inventory quantity is the appropriate inventory quantity. If it is not the quantity, the process proceeds to step S24, and if the inventory quantity is the appropriate inventory quantity, all the processes are terminated.

  The dedicated warehouse terminal device 31 that has received the shipping instruction sheet displays or prints out the contents and notifies the person in charge of the dedicated warehouse 3. The person in charge of the dedicated warehouse 3 refers to this notification, prepares for shipment, creates a cover sheet, and delivers the packed product and cover sheet to the customer at the order destination. Prior to this delivery, it is also possible to send the above-mentioned cover sheet or a guidance notice according to it to the customer terminal device 1 via the Internet network 10.

  Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 9, processing of inventory management work in the inventory management subroutine will be described.

  First, the inventory management unit 216 of the product ordering / stocking management apparatus 2 takes out the past order quantity (total) for the product for which the purchase request has been transmitted (step A1). Note that this past order quantity (total) can be updated each time a purchase request is transmitted and stored in the inventory management DB (23).

  Next, the inventory management unit 216 calculates the inventory amount decrease pace within a predetermined period (step A2). It should be noted that, when calculating the inventory reduction rate, data necessary for the calculation can be stored in the inventory management DB (23).

  Next, the inventory management unit 216 calculates an appropriate inventory quantity with reference to the past order quantity (total) and the inventory quantity decrease pace, and stores it in the internal area (step A3). In calculating the appropriate inventory amount, data necessary for the calculation can be stored in the inventory management DB (23).

  Next, the inventory management unit 216 verifies the inventory period up to the present time for products other than the product for which the purchase request is transmitted (step A4), and determines whether the inventory period is within the allowable inventory period. (Step A5). If the inventory period is not within the allowable inventory period, the process proceeds to step A7. If the inventory period is within the allowable inventory period, the process proceeds to step A6.

  In step A6, for all the products other than the product for which the purchase request has been transmitted, it is verified whether or not the verification of the inventory period has been completed, and there are products that have not yet been verified for the inventory period Returns to step A4. If the verification of the inventory period has been completed for all other products, the process is terminated and the process returns to the next step (step S22) of the caller of this subroutine.

  In step A7, the inventory management unit 216 creates a discard instruction that instructs the product to be discarded (step A7). Next, this discard instruction is transmitted to the dedicated warehouse terminal 31 (FIG. 1) via the line connection device and the Internet network 10 (step A8), and then the process proceeds to step A6.

  Here, functions and operations for handling the standard product and the custom-made product in the present embodiment in the same product database will be described.

  The standard product is a product used by general registered customers for general purposes, and can be selected from a product list displayed on the Internet site and requested for purchase of a required quantity. In this case, the unit price field on the screen displays the unit price determined in advance by both the ordering side and the customer (ordering side), and the customer (ordering side) displays the total price calculated for the unit price X order quantity on the screen. After confirming the above, press the registration button to register the purchase request. The purchase request made on the Internet is immediately confirmed on the order receiving side and processed by the order receiving / stock management apparatus 2 on the order receiving side. The product is then delivered to the delivery location designated by the customer on the Internet site.

  A custom-made product is a product manufactured or procured for a specific customer that is requested to be purchased from a specific customer for a specified period of time and is not sold to or required by another customer. It is. Custom products are handled differently than standard products. In many cases, custom-made products are ordered in units of efficient production to reduce the unit price per unit. In addition, a custom-made product is not manufactured every time an order is placed, but a predetermined quantity that does not cause out-of-stock for a certain period is ordered and stored in a warehouse on the contractor side for a certain period. In the system according to the present embodiment, it is possible to select a stored custom-made product from the product list screen displayed on the Internet site and instruct delivery of the required quantity of the special-made product.

  As shown in the product category item column on the screens of FIGS. 5 and 6, the special order products are classified into special order deposit and special order inventory. In the custom deposit, when the product arrives at the warehouse on the side of the contractor from the manufacturer or the like who created the special order product, the contractor charges the customer. The customer pays for the merchandise and is a deposit that the ownership is transferred to the customer. The goods are stored in the warehouse on the contractor side. The custom-order stock is a stock item that the contractor does not charge to the customer side when the product arrives in the warehouse of the contractor side from the factory or the manufacturer, and the contractor side has ownership. In either case, the above-mentioned items are classified as “custom order deposit” and the following items are classified as “custom order inventory” in the product category item column. A special order classification code and a “custom order custody” product code are attached. The number of custom-made items in stock is updated each time the goods are entered and exited, and stored in the product database. By storing custom product data with product categories in the same product database where standard products are stored, custom products and standard products can be processed using the same processing procedure.

  The sales unit price is not stored in the product data of the consignment. Since the payment for the product has already been completed and no charge is charged, no unit sales price is required. Therefore, the unit price is not displayed in the unit price item column on the product list. Furthermore, the amount of the custom-made product requested to be purchased at the same time as another product is not added to the total order amount. The quantity of the custom-ordered product is updated to the new quantity of the stock in stock by subtracting the shipment quantity from the quantity of the custom-made product in the product database.

  On the other hand, in the case of a custom-order stock product, the unit price decided in advance by both the contractor side and the customer (ordering side) is displayed in the unit price column in the same manner as the purchase request for the standard product. The customer makes a purchase request after confirming on the screen the total amount calculated for the unit price X order quantity. The purchase request made on the Internet is immediately confirmed by the contractor and the stock in the product database is allocated by the order receiving / order management system 1 of the contractor.

  In any case of purchase request processing (purchase requests for custom-ordered consignments and custom-order stock items), the storage quantity or stock quantity at that time is displayed in the quantity column for each product on the product list screen. The side can determine the number of delivery instructions and the number of purchase requests after viewing the quantity.

  When the customer's shipping request screen registration is completed and the shipping request registration data is transmitted to the merchandise ordering / stocking inventory management apparatus 2, the merchandise ordering / stocking management apparatus 2 performs an order processing (not shown), and provides a shipping instruction and delivery. Make arrangements. Delivery is made to the delivery location specified by the customer on the Internet site.

  Furthermore, the present embodiment has a function for instructing creation of a custom-made product. Usually, many custom-made items such as consumables are so-called repeat products that are continuously recreated. In the inventory management of custom-made products, it is important to prevent out-of-stock of custom-made products. Since custom-made products are manufactured or procured only for specific customers, they are not continuously made like standard products. Even if the creation is requested, it takes time to create the requested product until the product is received. For this reason, the system has a function for instructing creation of a custom-made product so as not to cause a shortage of stock of the custom-made product.

  For example, when a specific product falls below a predetermined minimum stock quantity (when the order point is divided), the product ordering inventory management device 2 automatically requests the customer to recreate (order) a custom-made product on the Internet. To guide you through. In this case, the creation request issuance criteria may include a case where the number of stocks falls below a designated number of stocks, or a case where a certain period of time has been reached since the last creation. For the order quantity, it is possible to specify a method such as placing an order for a predetermined quantity determined in advance by both parties, determining the number of orders each time an order is placed, and placing an order for the required quantity at this time.

  Using these functions, the customer side can instruct the ordering management system 1 through the Internet for a creation instruction that defines the re-created quantity of repeat products, the current change point, and the creation deadline. In addition, when the number of stocks on the contractor side and the customer side falls below a predetermined number in order to prompt the customer to create (order), a message (for example, “stock is low "Do you want to recreate it?"

  FIG. 10 shows an example of a creation request registration screen. The creation request is entered by entering the product code and the current production quantity, and from the product database or My Catalog database, customer attributes, product attributes (classification code, warehouse to store, customer product name, customer product code, number of pieces, packing Unit, customer product code unit price, contractor product name, etc.) are automatically called and created. Change if necessary for each item. If the creation request data is confirmed and there is no mistake, the registration button is clicked, and the creation request data is registered in the creation request file. In this case, the product list can be added and deleted. The creation request data is sent to the creator as a creation instruction for creating the requested product, but the process after the creation instruction is not within the scope of the present application, and is therefore omitted.

  When the creation request merchandise is received, it is automatically updated or registered by the merchandise ordering / stocking management apparatus 2 in the merchandise database and my catalog as warehousing merchandise data. As a result, in the product ordering / stocking inventory management system of the present application, the product ordering / stocking management device 2 automatically sends a creation request when the inventory of the custom-made product becomes less than the specified number, thus preventing a shortage of the custom-made product stock. Became possible.

  In the system of the present application, it is further possible to perform an estimate request process for a custom-made product. FIG. 11 shows an example of an estimate request registration screen. To create a request for a quote, search for a product by product classification, etc., display a product list screen and enter a request for a quote, or display a product registered in My Catalog and enter a new quote request It is possible to select and perform a case of performing a request, and a case of inputting a new request for quotation by reusing estimated request data input in the past.

  Here, the configuration and operation of the estimate request registration in the present embodiment will be described. The customer (customer side terminal devices 7 and 9 side) selects the estimate request registration from the menu 30 displayed on the screen, and opens the estimate request registration screen. Specify the search conditions for the custom-made product for which you want to request a quote from the screen. Estimated products use a product list screen that uses My Catalog and reuses past quotation requests. Alternatively, the name type, product code or product name of the request for quotation is input and searched.

  Only the custom product data is extracted from all the registered product data for which the search button is pressed, and all the extracted custom products are displayed on the screen. For example, when using My Catalog, only custom-made product data is extracted from the product data registered in My Catalog, and all the extracted custom-made products are displayed on the screen. From the displayed product screen of the custom-made product, select the product for which you want to request a quote and place a check mark next to the number of rows column.

  FIG. 11 shows an example of an estimate request input screen. Enter the number of quotation requests. When the number of requests is input, the product ordering / stocking management apparatus 2 automatically calculates the amount using the latest unit price of the request product for quotation registered in the customer file. The calculated amount is confirmed, and the quotation request source information is input and transmitted to the commodity order placement / inventory management apparatus 2. If approval of the quote request is required, it is automatically transferred to the approver. Upon receiving the request for quotation, the product ordering / stocking management apparatus 2 returns an estimated response to the customer side terminal device 1 as an estimated response.

  In this system, the customer can make a request for a request by selecting a product for which a request for quotation is made on the product screen of a custom-made product and inputting the estimated request quantity.

  Further, in the product ordering / stocking management system, various inquiries can be performed using the Internet.

  FIG. 13 shows an example of an inquiry screen for a shipping request. The merchandise ordering / stocking management apparatus 2 has a function of responding to an inquiry regarding an ordering or delivery instruction by answering a shipping date or a scheduled delivery date via the Internet based on data stored in the web server 3 and the D / B server 4. Data stored in the D / B server 4 and the D / B device 5 (customer database) for various transaction record inquiries and provision of data (for example, inquiry for shipping requests by product, inquiry for shipping requests by branch, etc.) Thus, handleable data that is authorized and authorized by the merchandise ordering / stocking management apparatus 2 is available through the Internet. For example, it is possible to output the order results for each item for each budget management department from the record of order results for an arbitrary period in the past.

  Further, the product ordering / stocking management apparatus 2 can be connected to the customer-side backbone system 8 via a communication line. The merchandise ordering / stocking management apparatus 2 provides information related to merchandise ordering and information obtained by processing the ordering information according to the customer's request to the customer-side backbone system 8. The information to be provided is information stored in a database licensed to the customer of the product ordering / stocking management apparatus 2. Further, the processing information is information created by the merchandise ordering / stocking management apparatus 2 in accordance with the customer's request. For example, merchandise shipment information by branch of each customer, order point discount product information, and merchandise inventory information.

  It should be noted that at least a part of the processing of each component of the commodity order placement / inventory management apparatus 2 according to the present invention is executed by computer control, and the above processing is performed by a computer according to the procedure shown in the flowcharts of FIGS. The program to be executed may be distributed after being stored in a computer-readable recording medium such as a semiconductor memory, a CD-ROM, or a magnetic tape. A computer including at least a microcomputer, a personal computer, and a general-purpose computer may read the program from the recording medium and execute the program.

  Information is provided to the customer when the customer side terminal device 1 arbitrarily extracts information from the information stored in the database of the product ordering / stocking management device 2 permitted to be provided to the customer. In some cases, the order inventory management device 2 automatically transmits information desired by the customer on a date or time determined in advance as a customer. As a result, the customer side can obtain the current order information up to the present time as if it were operated in the company system.

  The merchandise ordering / stocking inventory management system and the merchandise ordering / stocking inventory management apparatus according to the present invention can collectively perform the ordering management business and the stock management business for products including custom-made products at a plurality of businesses.

1 is a system configuration diagram illustrating a configuration example of an entire product ordering / stocking management system according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of the merchandise ordering / stocking stock management apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the flow of the goods order / order inventory management business of the goods order / stock inventory management system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. The example of a shipping request registration screen of the goods ordering stock management system which concerns on embodiment of this invention is shown. The example of a my catalog screen of the goods ordering stock management system which concerns on embodiment of this invention is shown. The example of a my catalog screen of the goods ordering stock management system which concerns on embodiment of this invention is shown. An example of an order quantity input screen of the product ordering stock management system according to the embodiment of the present invention is shown. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the flow of the process (main routine) which collects the customer's purchase request of the merchandise ordering stock management system which concerns on embodiment of this invention, and places an order with a provider. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the flow of the process (subroutine) which collects the purchase request | requirement of the customer of the merchandise ordering / stocking stock management system which concerns on embodiment of this invention, and places an order with a provider. The example of a creation request registration screen of the goods ordering stock management system which concerns on embodiment of this invention is shown. The example of an estimate request registration screen of the goods ordering stock management system which concerns on embodiment of this invention is shown. The example of an estimate request input screen of the goods ordering stock management system which concerns on embodiment of this invention is shown. The example of the inquiry screen with respect to the shipment request of the merchandise ordering / stocking stock management system which concerns on embodiment of this invention is shown.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Customer side terminal device 2 Merchandise ordering / stocking stock management device 3 Business operator terminal device 10 Internet network 21 Control device 22 Product D / B
23 Inventory Management D / B
24 large storage device 25 I / F section (interface)
26 Drive device 31 Dedicated warehouse terminal device 211 Line control device 212 Web server 213 D / B server 214 Communication control device 215 SSL server 216 Inventory management section

Claims (22)

The communication network includes a plurality of customer-side terminal devices that request purchase of a product, a plurality of company terminal devices of a plurality of businesses that provide the product, and a dedicated warehouse terminal installed in a dedicated warehouse on the system side. The product ordering inventory that connects to each other via the network, collects a plurality of purchase requests for products from the plurality of customer side terminal devices, and places an order with respect to the specific business entity terminal device capable of providing the products A management system,
Database storage means for associating and storing product information related to products handled by the product ordering / stock management apparatus, business information relating to the business providing the products, and stock management information related to the products as a database; ,
When a purchase request is transmitted from the customer side terminal device, the product information and the inventory information of each product related to the purchase request are read from the database storage means, and the appropriate stock of each product related to the purchase request Inventory management means for calculating an amount and verifying whether an inventory period of other products excluding the individual products related to the purchase request is within an allowable inventory period;
From the product information of the product related to the read purchase request, inventory confirmation means for confirming whether or not the product related to the purchase request is in stock;
For the in-stock product, by assigning the inventory of the product, a shipping instruction satisfying the purchase request is created, and the shipping instruction means is transmitted to the dedicated warehouse terminal via the communication network;
Stock transmission means for updating the number of stocks of the product information related to the product after the shipment instruction is transmitted;
Based on the product information of the product that is not in stock or the product that does not satisfy the proper stock amount, and the business operator information associated with the product information, the difference between the appropriate stock amount and the stock amount is calculated, and this difference is calculated. Order quantity calculation means for calculating the order quantity based on
Order order creation means for creating a product order for placing an order for a product for each predetermined period in accordance with a requested delivery date of the product related to the purchase request and a provided delivery date that can be provided by the business providing the product When,
A product ordering means for transmitting the product ordering order to the business operator terminal device of the business operator providing the product via the communication network;
A product ordering inventory management system characterized by comprising: The product information is product information related to a standard product ordered from an unspecified customer and product information of a custom-made product ordered continuously from a specific customer for a predetermined period. Product ordering inventory management system described in 1. 3. The product ordering / stocking management system according to claim 2, wherein the standard product and the special order product are classified by product classification information. The product information includes a product classification code, a standard product or a product category that categorizes a custom product inventory or a custom product deposit, a product code and product name on the product order inventory management device side, a product code on the customer side, and a product name on the customer side 4. The product ordering / stocking management system according to claim 3, wherein the storage location, the number of stocks, the unit price, the number of units, the unit, and the business code that supplies the product. 2. The provider information includes a provider name, a provider code, an address, a provider ID for authenticating the provider on the merchandise ordering / stocking inventory management apparatus side, and a URL for Internet connection. Product ordering inventory management system described in 1. The database storage means includes at least attribute information relating to the customer, information on products previously purchased by the customer, a customer-specific product catalog created for the customer, and a master database storing the business operator information, 2. The commodity ordering / stocking management system according to claim 1, further comprising a commodity database that stores information on standard products and information on the custom-made products in the same database. 5. The product receiving device according to claim 4, wherein the database storage unit stores the product code or product name on the customer side in association with the product code and product name used on the contractor side in the product database. Order inventory management system. The master database stores custom-made product information that records specifications and meeting information of the custom-made product created based on the request of the specific customer. When there is a purchase request from a customer, the custom-made product information, the master 8. The product ordering / stocking management system according to claim 7, wherein the order processing for the custom-made product and the standard product is performed with reference to the database and the product database. 9. The product receipt according to claim 8, wherein the specifications of the special order product are a product name, a product code, a material, a size, a color, a used member, a production unit quantity, a production required date, a drawing number, and a business operator. Order inventory management system. 5. The commodity ordering / stocking management system according to claim 4, wherein the custom-ordered product classification is a custody inventory product owned by a customer and a stock product owned by a contractor. 11. The commodity ordering / stocking management system according to claim 10, wherein the customer-invented custody inventory product is added to or subtracted from the custody inventory quantity, but is not added to or subtracted from the merchandise inventory quantity. The customer-specific product catalog automatically stores the product when the database storage means confirms that the cumulative number of times the product has been ordered repeatedly from the customer reaches a storage criterion. The commodity ordering / stocking management system according to claim 6, wherein: The product ordering / stocking management system according to claim 12, wherein the product stored in the customer-specific product catalog is deleted from the customer-specific product catalog when there is no ordering from the customer for a certain period of time. The purchase order for the special order product and the standard product can be made by selecting from the special order product and the standard product displayed on the same display screen. Management system. The customer terminal device can make a purchase request by arbitrarily using the product code and product name on the customer side or the product code and product name on the contractor side. Product ordering inventory management system described. The commodity ordering / stocking management system according to claim 1, wherein the commodity information can be read from the customer-specific commodity catalog, the customer's past ordering history, or all commodities. The product information can be specified by any one of a product classification code, a product code used on the customer side, a product name, a product code on the contractor side, or a product name. Product ordering inventory management system described in 1. The customer-side terminal device allocates the inventory when there is a stock from the requested delivery date of the customer, the stock information of the product, and the operator information, and provides the delivery date that can provide the product when there is no stock The product ordering / stocking management system according to claim 1, wherein the product ordering and inventory management system according to claim 1, wherein the product is automatically ordered for each predetermined period of time based on the product. 19. The merchandise ordering / stocking inventory management system according to claim 18, wherein the order data collection period is hourly, daily, weekly, seasonal, or monthly according to a customer desired delivery date. 2. The product receiving / order receiving management device according to claim 1, wherein the product order receiving / stocking managing device transmits information related to the product ordering and information obtained by processing the ordering information to the customer side terminal device via the communication network. Order inventory management system. 21. The merchandise ordering / stocking management system according to claim 20, wherein the processing information is merchandise shipping information by merchandise, branch order merchandise information, merchandise inventory information, and merchandise inventory information. A plurality of customer-side terminal devices that are connected to each other via a communication network and request the purchase of a product, a plurality of company terminal devices of a plurality of businesses that provide the product, and a dedicated warehouse terminal that is installed in a dedicated warehouse And a plurality of purchase requests for products received from the plurality of customer-side terminal devices, and an order is placed with respect to a specific provider terminal device capable of providing the products. A product ordering / stocking management device,
Database storage means for associating and storing product information related to products handled by the product ordering / stock management apparatus, business information relating to the business providing the products, and stock management information related to the products as a database; ,
When a purchase request is transmitted from the customer side terminal device, the product information and the inventory information of each product related to the purchase request are read from the database storage means, and the appropriate stock of each product related to the purchase request Inventory management means for calculating an amount and verifying whether an inventory period of other products excluding the individual products related to the purchase request is within an allowable inventory period;
From the product information of the product related to the read purchase request, inventory confirmation means for confirming whether or not the product related to the purchase request is in stock;
For the in-stock product, by assigning the inventory of the product, a shipping instruction satisfying the purchase request is created, and the shipping instruction means is transmitted to the dedicated warehouse terminal via the communication network;
Stock transmission means for updating the number of stocks of the product information related to the product after the shipment instruction is transmitted;
Based on the product information of the product that is not in stock or the product that does not satisfy the proper stock amount, and the business operator information associated with the product information, the difference between the appropriate stock amount and the stock amount is calculated, and this difference is calculated. Order quantity calculation means for calculating the order quantity based on
Order order creation means for creating a product order for placing an order for a product for each predetermined period in accordance with a requested delivery date of the product related to the purchase request and a provided delivery date that can be provided by the business providing the product When,
A product ordering means for transmitting the product ordering order to the business operator terminal device of the business operator providing the product via the communication network;
A product ordering / stocking management apparatus characterized by comprising:

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