JP2005190250A - Resource allocation program and resource allocation system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make it possible to allocate resources appropriately even to a customer who requires urgent delivery. <P>SOLUTION: A priority is given to a frame which a consumer has. With a grouping means 1, the frames of hierarchy levels below the top hierarchy level are grouped by a priority sequence defined in frame hierarchy definition information, and with a quantity tabulation means 2, the total number of rights of all frames for each unit period, and the total number of rights for each group for each unit period are found. With a first tying means 3, the quantity of shipping resources is arranged in order of shipping time of day and mapping between the quantity of shipping resources and unit periods is performed, and with a second tying means 4, the quantity of shipping resources is preferentially allocated sequentially from the frames of higher priority groups, and mapping between the shipping resources and priority sequences is performed. With the top frame number of rights determination means 5, the quantity of shipping resources remained without being appropriated for the frames is regarded as the number of rights of frames of the top hierarchy level. Thereby, high priority customers can carry out allocation of the early stage shipping resources in the unit period always. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a resource allocation program and a resource allocation device, and in particular, the resource as a stock including a schedule in a delivery date answering system that promptly answers the delivery date of the product in response to a product order request from a customer such as a store. The present invention relates to a resource allocation program and a resource allocation apparatus that allocates resources according to the situation.

  In a store or the like, a product that a consumer is trying to purchase can be sold on the spot if the store has stock. However, if there is no stock, the customer can order the product and contact the consumer after arrival to visit the store or have the product delivered directly to the consumer. At this time, for products that are not in stock in the store, the arrival time cannot be guaranteed on the spot, so in the case of consumers who are in a hurry to purchase, the product will flow to other stores that seem to have stock, Opportunities were lost.

  Therefore, a delivery date answering system has been requested and realized that connects factories, carriers, warehouses, stores, etc. via a network, and can immediately answer when a product inquired from a store can be delivered. ing. In such a delivery date answering system, the delivery date is answered when an order is received from a store. However, as a store, if the consumer can confirm the delivery date before actually placing an order, Therefore, a system is also known in which a delivery date can be presented to the consumer when trying to place an order (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  In the delivery date answering system, the funds that can be provided in advance for each customer's demand to be sold (including the actual inventory in the warehouse and the delivery schedule determined from the long-term production plan at the factory) In order to secure the quantity of resources (referred to as “resources”), the concept of “frames” is used in which a quantity corresponding to the demand amount is assigned to a part of the total resources for a certain period. For example, multiple slots are set for the amount of resources that can be expected within a week, and customers are assigned to each slot. Provision can be made up to the maximum quantity.

  Of course, if you focus on a certain time of the week and exceed the amount of resources that existed by that time, and other customers have already made provisions, that time and the weekend Can be allocated within the scope of their own limits. In other words, between the unit period breaks on the time axis of the week, only the quantity of resources that can be allocated in that week is determined, and actual provisioning is performed in the order received order. Therefore, if there are concentrated orders that specify the delivery date at the beginning of the week, even if there is an order that specifies the delivery date at the beginning of the week, the delivery date will shift to the weekend.

  In addition, some customers may wish to make an emergency shipment. For example, there is a customer who usually does not have an order, such as a product support department, but in some cases, a customer who wants to make a delivery date as early as possible. In this case, immediate delivery may be difficult depending on the status of the order, so usually contact the person in charge directly, and the product from the surplus inventory managed by the person in charge separately from this delivery date response system. Will be procured.

With the delivery date response system managed in this way, when there is an order receipt, if there is an order received, the time calculated by subtracting the lead time required for transportation from the specified delivery date is calculated, and provision is made retroactively from that time. If there is a possible funding, answer the customer's desired delivery date. If there is no resource that can be allocated, the latest resource that can be allocated in the future is searched from that time, and the due date of the resource is calculated and answered.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-24352 (FIG. 3)

  However, for customers who have to ship urgently, the conventional delivery date response system is managed by the person in charge separately from the management by the system. However, there is a problem that there is a possibility that an artificial trouble such as a delivery delay may occur because the burden on the person in charge is large and the management of resources is at the discretion of the person in charge.

  In addition, the provision of temporary orders to ensure delivery times by sales representatives has often been used, but due to excessive provisional orders that allow for margins by individual sales representatives, it is not possible to reply to new customer orders, and sales In some cases, opportunities were lost, or surplus inventory occurred due to cancellation immediately before shipment.

  The present invention has been made in view of these points, and an object thereof is to provide a resource allocation program and resource allocation apparatus that can appropriately allocate resources to customers who require urgent delivery. To do.

  In order to solve the above problem, the present invention provides a resource allocation program for causing a computer to execute the process as shown in FIG. The resource allocation program according to the present invention is applied to a resource allocation apparatus that allocates resources in a delivery date reply system. In accordance with the resource allocation program according to the present invention, the computer executes the following processing.

  First, the grouping means groups the frames whose priorities are defined for each customer in the frame hierarchy definition information in advance, excluding the frames at the highest hierarchical level, and the quantity aggregation means based on the frame right number information. Aggregate the number of rights held by unit period and priority group. Next, the first correlating means sequentially applies the quantity of shipping resources obtained from the shipping resource information for each unit period, and writes the information of the unit period corresponding to the allocated shipping resources in the shipping resource information. Next, the second linking means assigns the shipping resources allocated to the unit period in order of priority to the priority group frame in each unit period, and the priority information corresponding to the allocated shipping resources. Is written in the shipping resource information. Then, the uppermost frame right number determination means writes the surplus shipping resource quantity that could not hold the priority information in the frame right number information as the number of right of the frame at the highest hierarchy level.

  When such a resource allocation program is executed by a computer, the grouping means 1 groups the frames at the hierarchical level below the highest hierarchical level in the priority order. The quantity counting means 2 obtains the total number of rights of all the frames for each unit period and the total number of rights in each group in each unit period. In the first correlating means 3, the quantity of shipping resources is arranged on the time axis in the order of shipment and the quantity of shipping resources and the unit period are associated (linked), and the unit to which the allocated shipping resources belong Write the period in the shipping resource information. Next, the second linking means 4 allocates the quantity of shipping resources in order of priority, associates the shipping resources with priorities, and writes the priority order to which the allocated shipping resources belong to the shipping resource information. Then, the highest frame right number determination means 5 writes the quantity of surplus shipping resources that have not been allocated to any frame into the frame right number information as the number of rights of the frame at the highest hierarchy level. Make an allocation.

  Further, in order to solve the above-mentioned problem, in the resource allocation apparatus for allocating resources to the customer's frame, grouping means for grouping the frames whose priority is defined in advance for each customer in the frame hierarchy definition information according to the priority And a volume totaling means for totaling the number of rights held by the frame for each unit period and for each unit period and priority group based on the frame right number information, and the quantity of shipping resources obtained from the shipping resource information for each unit period Applicable to the first linking means for holding the information of the unit period corresponding to the allocated shipping resource in the shipping resource information, and the unit for the priority group frame in each unit period The shipping resources allocated in the period are allocated in order of priority, and the priority information corresponding to the allocated shipping resources is retained in the shipping resource information. Linking means, and uppermost frame right number determination means for reflecting the quantity of surplus shipping resources that could not hold the priority information in the number of rights of the frame at the highest hierarchical level. A featured resource distribution device is provided.

  In such a resource distribution device, the grouping means 1 groups frames at a hierarchy level below the highest hierarchy level in the priority order defined in the frame hierarchy definition information. The quantity totaling unit 2 calculates the total number of rights of all the frames for each unit period and the total number of rights in each group in each unit period. In the first linking means 3, the quantity of shipping resources is arranged in the order of the shipping time, the quantity of shipping resources is associated with the unit period, and the unit period to which the allocated shipping resources belong is written in the shipping resource information. . Next, the second linking means 4 preferentially distributes the quantity of the shipping resources in order from the high priority group frame, associates the shipping resources with the priorities, and the allocated shipping resources belong. Write the priority to the shipping resource information. Then, the highest frame right number determining means 5 allocates all the distribution of the shipment resources by writing the quantity of the remaining shipment resources not allocated to the frame as the right number of the frame at the highest hierarchical level in the frame right number information. Do.

  The resource allocation program and resource allocation apparatus according to the present invention are configured so that priority is given to customers, and the quantity of shipping resources is allocated in order of priority to the amount of shipment available resources available for each customer. Therefore, by assigning a high priority to a customer that requires urgent shipment, that customer can secure shipping resources that can be allocated immediately at any time during the unit period. There is an advantage that it is possible to automate the emergency processing that was supported.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
First, the outline of the invention applied to the embodiment will be described, and then the specific contents of the embodiment will be described.

FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of the invention applied to the embodiment.
In the present invention, the frame hierarchy definition information, the frame right number information, and the shipping resource information possessed by the delivery date answering system to which this is applied are processed, and the priority order for each customer is defined in the frame hierarchy definition information. In the frame right number information, it is assumed that the number of frame right is already determined for each customer. Further, the shipping resource information is information presented from the factory.

  At the time of inventory review, first, the grouping means 1 reads the frame hierarchy definition information, and for each model / location of the resource according to the priority defined in the frame with respect to the frame of the hierarchy level below the highest hierarchy level. Group into The quantity totalizing unit 2 reads the frame right number information, obtains the total number of rights of all the frames for each unit period, and obtains the total number of rights of the frames included in each group for each unit period. The first linking means 3 reads the shipping resource information and applies the quantity of the shipping resources obtained from the shipping resource information to the same model, the same location, and the same unit period in the order of the shipping time. A period number indicating a unit period in which the shipping resources are allocated to the shipped shipping resources is written in the shipping resource information. As a result, the quantity of the shipping resource is arranged in the order of the shipping time with respect to the frame. Next, the second pegging means 4 applies the quantity of shipping resources to the same model, the same location, and the same unit period in the order of the shipping time according to the priority order, and ships the allocated shipping resources. Write a priority number indicating the priority level to which the funds have been allocated to the shipping resource information. As a result, the quantity of the shipping resources arranged in the order of the shipping time is sequentially distributed from the frame having the highest priority in the order of the shipping time. Finally, the highest frame right number determination means 5 writes the quantity of surplus shipping resources that have not been assigned to the frame and the priority number is not written in the frame right number information as the number of rights of the frame at the highest hierarchy level. . This completes the distribution of all shipping resources presented by the factory.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a delivery date reply system.
The delivery date answering system has a server / client system configuration. The server computer 11 is installed in, for example, the head office, and is connected to a factory that manufactures products, a warehouse that stores the manufactured products, a shipping company that delivers products, a store that sells products, and the like via the network 12. The client computers 13, 14, 15 and 16 are connected to the respective computers. As the network 12, a dedicated line, a LAN (Local Area Network), a WAN (Wide Area Network), the Internet, or the like is used.

  The server computer 11 receives information about shipping of manufactured products, for example, shipping source information such as the product model, the location of the shipping destination warehouse, the shipping date and quantity, from the client computer 13 of each factory. Information on commodities that are stocked and can actually be shipped is sent to the server computer 11 from the client computer 14 of each warehouse, and the client computer 15 of each shipping company transports the goods from each warehouse to each store. Information such as the required lead time is sent to the server computer 11. Based on this information, the server computer 11 replies the delivery date with the date and time when the product actually arrives at the store when there is a stock / delivery date inquiry from the client computer 16 of each store.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration example of the server computer.
The entire server computer 11 is controlled by a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 21. A random access memory (RAM) 23, a hard disk drive (HDD) 24, a graphic processing device 25, an input interface 26, and a communication interface 27 are connected to the CPU 21 via a bus 22.

  The RAM 23 temporarily stores at least part of an OS (Operating System) program and application programs to be executed by the CPU 21. The RAM 23 stores various data necessary for processing by the CPU 21. The HDD 24 stores an OS, an application program for a delivery date reply system, a resource allocation program of the present invention, and the like.

  A monitor 28 is connected to the graphic processing device 25. The graphic processing device 25 displays an image on the screen of the monitor 28 in accordance with a command from the CPU 21. A keyboard 29 and a mouse 30 are connected to the input interface 26. The input interface 26 transmits signals sent from the keyboard 29 and the mouse 30 to the CPU 21 via the bus 22.

  The communication interface 27 is connected to the network 12. The communication interface 27 transmits and receives various information to and from other client computers 13, 14, 15, and 16 via the network 12.

  With the hardware configuration as described above, the processing functions of the present embodiment can be realized. Although FIG. 3 shows an example of the hardware configuration of the server computer 11, the other client computers 13, 14, 15, 16 can also be realized with the same hardware configuration.

Next, the concept of a frame for securing in advance the quantity to be delivered to customers who deliver products will be described.
FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the concept of a frame.

  The frame reserves a part of the total amount of resources for a certain period as a quantity corresponding to the demand. In the example shown in the figure, the stock indicated by squares on the time axis and the resources planned for production indicated by black triangles are arranged in time series, and the rectangular frames are set for each customer for a certain period divided by weeks. The This fixed period is freely set according to the life of the product model.

  Here, for example, in the case of this week, it is assumed that the inventory is “120” at the beginning of the week and the production schedule at the factory every day is “100”. For each customer, the demand is estimated. These slots are committed to the maximum available quantity during the week. However, since the actual provision is made in the order of the order received within the week, not everyone in the week can use up the number of rights of the frame at any time. Only have the right to reserve the number of rights set in the frame.

  In the delivery date reply system, management is basically performed using such a concept of a frame, but in the present invention, management is performed in a form in which priority is given to the frame. Next, the concept will be described.

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining the concept of resource allocation when priority is given to frames.
First, priorities are set according to whether or not the customer is an important customer, and a frame is drawn according to the priority. In the illustrated example, the customers are divided into two groups of priority customers and general customers. However, the customers can be further divided according to the importance of the customers.

  Here, “customer 1” and “customer 2” are priority customers, and “customer 3” and “customer 4” are general customers. The priority customer is preferentially allocated the resources that exist at the beginning of the week, and the general customer is allocated the remaining resources. In the example shown in the figure, since the total number of priority rights of the priority customers is “110”, 110 resources are allocated to the priority customers from the 220 resources existing at the beginning of the week. General customers will be allocated the rest of the resources and the resources produced after that. Therefore, even though the general customer is guaranteed the right quantity of the quota for the week, it can only be allocated to the funds allocated to the priority customer. As a result, even if an order for immediate delivery comes from a priority customer, it can be dealt with at any time during the week. In the general customer group, as described in the description related to FIG. 4, the actual allocation is performed in the order of the order received in the week.

As a result of allocating resources to the frame, if surplus resources are generated, the surplus resources are allocated to a group of priority customers.
Next, the processing flow of the resource allocation program for realizing the above processing will be described. Before that, information that is a premise of the resource allocation processing will be described.

FIG. 6 shows an example of the data structure of the frame hierarchy definition information.
The frame hierarchy definition information 31 is a master table for managing frames, and includes fields of model, location, frame name, week, hierarchy level, priority, upper frame, and availability of upper frame. The model is data that identifies the product, the location is the location data of the warehouse where the product is stored, the frame name is the data for identifying the frame, the week is the week number in which the frame is set, and the hierarchy level is the customer A number indicating a hierarchy in a hierarchical organization and a priority order are numbers given according to the importance of the customer, and there is no priority order in the same priority order. The upper frame is data specifying the upper frame that may be accommodated within the customer's hierarchical structure when the number of rights of the frame is insufficient. This data specifies whether or not it is acceptable.

FIG. 7 shows an example of the data structure of the frame right number information.
The frame right number information 32 is a table for managing the quantity of commodities that can be allocated and allocated to the frame, and includes fields of model, location, frame name, week, and quantity. Here, at first, as shown in the figure, in the record having the frame with the frame name “TOP” at the highest hierarchical level, the quantity field is blank. When surplus resources larger than the total number of resources for the week are obtained by executing the resource allocation process by the resource allocation program, the quantity of the surplus resources is written.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of the data structure of shipping resource information.
The shipping resource information 33 is a table generated based on the shipping schedule information delivered from the factory, and is composed of fields of model, location, schedule, quantity, week, and priority. Here, the schedule is data on the date and time of the factory shipment schedule, and if the schedule has already been delivered to the warehouse, the schedule is data representing the inventory. Week is a week number that can be allocated and priority is a group number of priority. Data in these fields is not included in shipping information from the factory, but is used in the resource allocation process of the present invention.

  9 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing of the resource allocation program, FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of total information, (A) shows weekly total information, and (B) shows priority group-specific total information. Yes. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing the shipping resource information in which the week number is written, FIG. 12 is a diagram showing the shipping resource information in which the priority number is written, and FIG. 13 is the frame right number information in which the quantity of surplus resources is written. FIG.

  First, on the basis of the definition of the frame hierarchy definition information 31, the frames are grouped in the priority order for each resource model / location (step S1). That is, the frame hierarchy definition information 31 is sorted by model and place, and the same model and the same place are grouped by priority. At this time, in this grouping, in the example of the highest hierarchy level frame for securing the emergency quantity, that is, in the example of the frame hierarchy definition information 31 described above, the frame of the frame name “TOP” It is excluded from the object of conversion.

  Next, the number of rights held by the frame is totaled based on the value of the quantity in the frame right number information 32 (step S2). The total number of rights held in this frame is calculated by week and priority. Thereby, the table of the week total information 34 and the priority group total information 35 shown in FIG. 10 is created, and the frame right quantity for each week and priority group is obtained. In the illustrated example, as for the weekly total information 34, the quantity value is simply added for the record whose week value is “1”, and for the priority group-based total information 35, the group whose priority is “1”. And the value of the quantity is simply added for the records corresponding to the group of priority “2”.

  Next, the amount of shipping resources obtained from the shipping resource information 33 is applied to the same model and the same location frame in the order of the shipping time, and this is performed sequentially every week, so that the shipping resources and the week Are associated (step S3). At this time, as shown in FIG. 11, the weekly number indicating the week in which the shipping resource is allocated to the allocated shipping resource is written in the shipping resource information 33, thereby obtaining the shipping resource information with the week number. It is done.

  Next, for the same model, the same place, and the same period, the quantity of the shipping resources is allocated in the order of the shipping time according to the priority order, and this is sequentially performed every week, so that it is allocated in step S3. The shipping resource and the priority order are linked (step S4). At this time, as shown in FIG. 12, a priority number indicating a priority order for the allocated shipping resource is written in the shipping resource information 33.

  Next, it is determined whether or not there is a priority number for all the shipping resources (step S5). Since the shipping resource with the priority number is the resource for which reservation is reserved, this resource allocation process ends here. However, shipping resources that do not have a priority number were not allocated to any of the slots in the week, so they become surplus resources. In this case, the quantity is applied to the frame of the highest hierarchy level (step S6). At this time, as shown in FIG. 13, the amount of surplus resources is written in the frame right number information 32. In the illustrated example, the surplus raw material quantity is “5”, and the quantity is written in the frame of the frame name “TOP” at the highest hierarchical level.

  Next, in the process of associating the shipment resources with the week in step S3 above, as a result of applying the quantity of the shipment resources to all week frames, the shipment or The processing of what to do when there is a week when there is an excess or deficiency of such resources will be described.

  This means that surplus resources can be allocated to a shortage week only when there is a surplus resource in a certain week and a shortage in a future week. As a result, since the level of the shipping resources related to the delivery date answer is leveled on the time axis, it is possible to avoid the production quantity at the factory from fluctuating greatly from week to week.

Since it is possible to actually accept an order after the distribution of shipping resources as described above, the processing when the order is received will be described next.
14 is a flowchart showing the flow of order processing, FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of received order information, FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an example of physical distribution information, FIG. 17 is a diagram showing an example of shipping required time information, and FIG. FIG. 19 is a diagram illustrating an example of frame hierarchy definition information, FIG. 19 is a diagram illustrating an example of a frame list, and FIG. 20 is a diagram illustrating an example of delivery date response information.

  When an order is received from a customer, order-order information 36 as shown in FIG. 15 is created. The sales order information 36 includes an order number, a delivery destination, a delivery date, a model, and a quantity field, and order processing is started based on the sales order information.

  First, the shipping required time is calculated (step S11). Here, in order to make it just in time for delivery, it is calculated from which place (s) and when it is necessary to ship, based on the delivery date specified by the customer and the time required for delivery. . The time required for delivery is calculated with reference to the distribution information 37 as shown in FIG. 16 managed by the distribution information master.

  Next, a frame list is created (step S12). This frame list is created with reference to the shipping required time calculated earlier, the frame corresponding to the customer, and the frame hierarchy definition information 31. Here, as a result of the calculation in step S11, it is assumed that the required shipping time obtained is obtained as shipping required time information 38 shown in FIG. 17, and the frame corresponding to the customer is “C-2”. It is assumed that the information 31 has contents as shown in FIG. The required shipping time information 38 includes the model specified in the order information 36, the location of the warehouse, and the standard shipping time.

Here, the frame list is created by first sorting the frame “C-2” to be viewed first as a main key and sorting the frame hierarchy definition information 31 in the following order.
(A) Before the standard shipping time (within delivery date)
(A-1) Upper frame (only when upper frame allocation possibility is “Yes”)
(A-2) Past (a-3) Replacement (a-4) Another location (b) After the standard shipping time (Delayed delivery date)
(B-1) Upper frame (only when the upper frame allocation possibility is “Yes”)
(B-2) Alternatives (b-3) Another place (b-4) Future The list of frames as shown in FIG. 19 regarding the frames to be searched and the ranks to be searched by sorting in the above order. 39 is created.

  Next, the frame list 39 is searched according to the ranking. In this case, it is determined whether or not there is a frame to be searched in the frame list 39 (step S13). If it is determined that there is a frame, the number of rights that the frame has is checked, and the number of frame rights is compared with the remaining number of orders (number not yet allocated) (step S14). Next, it is determined whether or not the remaining number of orders is less than the number of frame rights (step S15). If the remaining number of orders is greater than the number of frame rights, the process returns to step S13 to search for another frame.

  If the remaining number of orders is less than the number of frame rights, a search is made for shipping resources that are allocated in the order of priority of the week to which the required shipping period belongs (step S16). Here, it is possible to ship from shipping resources at an early stage with respect to orders from customers with high priority, but by searching for shipping resources applied in order of priority, orders of customers with low priority are This prevents the early delivery of funds allocated to high priority slots from being allocated first.

Next, it is determined whether or not the remaining number of orders is less than the number of resources (step S17). If the remaining number of orders is greater than the number of resources, the process returns to step S13 to search for another frame.
In this way, when the quantity of the ordered resource is secured, or when all the searches in the list of frames are completed before the required quantity is secured, the arrival date is calculated from the allocated frame and the resource (step S18). Here, if there is no delivery date delay, the delivery date is met, and if there is a delivery date delay, the shortest scheduled delivery date is calculated. Next, the delivery date is calculated again from the arrival date (step S19). At this time, the delay is not calculated. Finally, the delivery date reply information 40 shown in FIG. 20 is created and a delivery date reply is made (step S20).

(Supplementary note 1) In the resource allocation program that allocates resources to customers,
On the computer,
The grouping means groups the frames whose priorities are defined for each customer in the frame hierarchy definition information in advance,
Based on the number-of-frame-rights information, the quantity counting means totals the number of rights that the frame has by unit period and by unit period and priority group,
The first linking means sequentially applies the quantity of the shipping resources obtained from the shipping resource information for each unit period, and causes the shipping resource information to retain the information of the unit period corresponding to the allocated shipping resources. ,
The second linking means allocates the shipping resources allocated to the unit period in order of priority to the frame of the priority group in each of the unit periods, and applies to the allocated shipping resources. The priority information is held in the shipping resource information,
The highest frame right number determination means reflects the quantity of surplus shipping resources that could not hold the priority information in the frame right number information as the number of right of the frame at the highest hierarchy level.
A resource allocation program characterized by causing processing to be executed.

(Supplementary note 2) The resource allocation program according to supplementary note 1, wherein the grouping of the frames is performed in order of priority in the unit period order and in order of the unit period for each model / location of the resource.
(Supplementary note 3) The resource allocation program according to supplementary note 2, wherein the shipping resource is allocated to the unit period by the first linking means with respect to the group of the frame in the same model and the same location.

  (Additional remark 4) When the quantity of all the said shipment raw materials is allocated to all the said unit periods by the said 1st linking means, the quantity of the surplus raw materials generated within the said certain unit period is insufficient in the said future unit periods. The resource allocation program according to appendix 1, wherein the first linking unit further executes a process to allocate to the frame right quantity to be performed.

(Supplementary note 5) In the resource allocation device that allocates resources to the customer's framework,
A grouping means for grouping frames whose priorities are defined in advance in the frame hierarchy definition information for each customer according to the priorities;
Quantity counting means for totaling the number of rights held by the frame by unit period and by unit period and priority group based on the frame right number information,
First linking means for sequentially applying the quantity of shipping resources obtained from the shipping resource information for each unit period and holding the information of the unit period corresponding to the allocated shipping resources in the shipping resource information;
The shipping resources allocated to the unit period are allocated in order of priority to the frame of the priority group in each unit period, and the priority information corresponding to the allocated shipping resources is sent to the shipping A second linking means to be held in the resource information;
Top frame right number determination means for reflecting the quantity of surplus shipping resources that could not hold the priority information in the right number of frames at the top hierarchy level;
A resource distribution device characterized by comprising:

  (Supplementary Note 6) When the first linking means allocates all the quantities of the shipping resources to all the unit periods, the first linking means converts the surplus resources generated within the unit period in the future unit period. The apparatus for allocating resources according to appendix 5, characterized in that it is applied to a shortage of the frame right quantity.

It is a conceptual diagram of the invention applied to embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structural example of a delivery date reply system. It is a figure which shows the hardware structural example of a server computer. It is a figure explaining the concept of a frame. It is a figure explaining the view of resource allocation when giving priority to a frame. It is a figure which shows an example of the data structure of frame hierarchy definition information. It is a figure which shows an example of the data structure of frame right number information. It is a figure which shows an example of the data structure of shipping resource information. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process of a resource allocation program. It is a figure which shows an example of total information, Comprising: (A) has shown weekly total information, (B) has shown total information by priority group. It is a figure which shows the shipping resource information in which the week number was written. It is a figure which shows the shipping resource information in which the priority number was written. It is a figure which shows the frame right number information in which the quantity of the surplus raw material was written. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of order processing. It is a figure which shows an example of order-order information. It is a figure which shows an example of physical distribution information. It is a figure which shows an example of shipping required time information. It is a figure which shows an example of frame hierarchy definition information. It is a figure which shows an example of a frame list. It is a figure which shows an example of delivery date reply information.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Grouping means 2 Quantity totaling means 3 1st link means 4 2nd link means 5 Topmost frame right number determination means 31 Frame hierarchy definition information 32 Frame right number information 33 Shipment resource information 34 Weekly total information 35 Priority Aggregate information by group 36 Order information 37 Distribution information 38 Required shipping time information 39 Frame list 40 Delivery date reply information

Claims (5)

In a resource allocation program that allocates resources to customers,
On the computer,
The grouping means groups the frames whose priority is defined for each customer in the frame hierarchy definition information in advance,
The quantity aggregation means totals the number of rights that the frame has by unit period and by unit period and priority group based on the frame right number information,
The first linking means sequentially applies the quantity of the shipping resources obtained from the shipping resource information for each unit period, and causes the shipping resource information to hold the information of the unit period corresponding to the allocated shipping resources. ,
The second linking means allocates the shipping resources allocated to the unit period in order of priority to the frame of the priority group in each of the unit periods, and applies to the allocated shipping resources. The priority information is held in the shipping resource information,
The highest frame right number determination means reflects the quantity of surplus shipping resources that could not hold the priority information in the frame right number information as the number of right of the frame of the highest hierarchy level.
A resource allocation program characterized by causing processing to be executed.   2. The resource allocation program according to claim 1, wherein the grouping of the frames is performed in order of priority in the unit period order and in order of the unit period for each model / location of the resource.   3. The resource allocation program according to claim 2, wherein the allocation of the shipping resources to the unit period by the first linking means is performed for the group of the frame in the same model and the same location.   When the first pegging means allocates all the quantities of the shipping resources to all the unit periods, the surplus amount of resources generated within the unit period is insufficient in the future unit period. The resource allocation program according to claim 1, further comprising causing the first linking unit to execute a process to allocate to the resource. In a resource allocation device that allocates resources to customers,
A grouping means for grouping frames whose priorities are defined in advance in the frame hierarchy definition information for each customer according to the priorities;
Quantity counting means for totaling the number of rights held by the frame by unit period and by unit period and priority group based on the frame right number information,
First linking means for sequentially applying the quantity of shipping resources obtained from the shipping resource information for each unit period and holding the information of the unit period corresponding to the allocated shipping resources in the shipping resource information;
The shipping resources allocated to the unit period are allocated in order of priority to the frame of the priority group in each unit period, and the priority information corresponding to the allocated shipping resources is sent to the shipping A second linking means to be held in the resource information;
Top frame right number determination means for reflecting the quantity of surplus shipping resources that could not hold the priority information in the right number of frames at the top hierarchy level;
A resource distribution device characterized by comprising:

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