JP2005284458A - Franchise accession supporting method, franchise operation system, and program therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a franchise accession supporting method, a franchise management system, and its program for easily and surely managing a franchise system by saving labor as far as possible. <P>SOLUTION: This franchise accession supporting method includes: using a system where a server to be managed by the headquarter and a terminal accessible by an accession candidate to the server are connected through a network. The accession candidate performs an access from the terminal to the server, and acquires information necessary for the accession registration, and transmits application information for accession registration from the terminal to the server. Then, the server checks the transmitted application information, and transmits the check result to the accession candidate, and the headquarter transmits final examination result information from the server to the terminal of the accession candidate. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a franchise membership support method, a franchise management system, and a program therefor.

  In the franchise system, the headquarters (franchiser) allows merchants and merchants (franchisees) to use registered trademarks, implement patented inventions, and give management and technical know-how, etc. to sell products and provide services. Is a system that pays a predetermined price to the headquarters, and is widely adopted in various industries such as the restaurant and construction industries.

  In such a franchise system, whenever a new member joins, instructs management / technical know-how, etc., or contacts various information, etc., he visits the headquarters or visits each member store. It was necessary to send necessary documents, and it was often quite complicated. Moreover, when the number of members and applicants for membership increased, it took a lot of time for membership screening and subsequent management and guidance.

  In view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, the present invention provides a franchise membership support method, a franchise management system, and a program for the same, which are designed to save labor as much as possible in the operation of the franchise system and can be operated easily and reliably The purpose is to provide.

  The franchise joining support method according to the present invention is a franchise joining support method using a system in which a server managed by the headquarters and a terminal accessible to a member who wishes to join the server can be connected via a network. A member wishing to access the server from a terminal and obtaining information necessary for membership registration; a step of sending the application information for membership registration from the terminal to the server; Checking the sent application information and sending the check result to the joining applicant's terminal; sending the examination result information finally reviewed by the headquarters from the server to the joining applicant's terminal; It is characterized by including.

  According to this franchise membership support method, when a member wishes to join the franchise system, the headquarters and applicants can easily exchange necessary information at each stage until the contract is concluded, and labor saving can be realized. It can be operated reliably.

  The franchise operating system according to the present invention is a franchise operating system in which a server managed by the headquarters and a terminal accessible by a plurality of members to the server can be connected via a network. When accessing the server and requesting necessary information necessary for the operation of the business, the requested information is sent from the server to the terminal of the member, and there is operational information necessary for the operation of the business at the headquarters. When the server sends the operation information to the member's terminal, the member periodically sends the report information from the terminal to the server, and the server bills the member based on the report information. It is characterized by sending information.

  According to this franchise management system, the necessary information and management information required by the member can be obtained easily and reliably from the headquarters, and the sales of the member stores can be performed reliably, as well as sales information, sales performance information, etc. The report information and billing information can be exchanged easily and reliably, and labor saving can be realized.

  The program according to the present invention is a computer program for causing a server to execute the above-described franchise membership support method or the above-described franchise management system.

  According to the franchise membership support method, franchise management system, and program for the same of the present invention, labor saving can be realized in operating the franchise system, and it can be easily and reliably operated.

  The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram conceptually showing the entire franchise management system according to the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the franchise management system is an information terminal device possessed by an information processing device (hereinafter referred to as “server”) 1 managed by a headquarters (franchiser) and a plurality of members (franchisees). Personal computers (hereinafter referred to as “personal computers”) 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15 are configured to be connectable via the Internet 10. The server 1 can also be accessed by franchise applicants via the Internet 10.

  The server 1 also receives a variety of information from the information terminal devices 11 to 15 of the member (or a member who wants to join) and transmits various information to the information terminal devices 11 to 15 and the ID number of the member. The CGI server 3 storing a program for processing specific numbers such as password verification and the like, and a plurality of member information sent from the WWW server 2 are stored for registration, made searchable and searched. A database server 4 for sending information to the WWW server 2. The CGI server 3 may include a processing program such as PHP, for example.

  The server 1 opens a website (HP) of the website of the franchise management system. The website website includes a web page of a general site that can be accessed by anyone such as a member who wishes to join, and an ID number and a member only. A web page for a member-only site that can be accessed by entering a password.

  The personal computers 11 to 15 in FIG. 1 store a browser for connecting to the Internet 10 in a storage device such as a hard disk. By starting the browser and specifying a URL, the Web of the franchise management system provided by the server 1 is stored. Connect to the site. Each of the personal computers 11 to 15 includes an input device such as a keyboard and a pointing device (not shown) such as a mouse, and further includes display units 11a, 12a, 13a, and 14a including a CRT and a liquid crystal that display various information. , 15a.

  Next, the operation procedure of the franchise membership support method in the franchise management system of FIG. 1 will be described. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the franchise membership support method in the present embodiment.

  Referring to FIG. 2, first, a franchisee member wishes to start a browser on, for example, the personal computer 12 of FIG. 1 to connect to the Internet 10 (S01), specify the URL of the website of the franchise operating system, and send it to the server 1. Connect and open the home page of the website (S02).

  Next, information necessary for franchising membership is acquired from the Web page of the general site of the Web site (S03). At this time, necessary contract information is printed by the printer 12b connected to the personal computer 12 of FIG.

  Next, application information for franchise membership that can be transmitted to the server 1 is input to the screen of the display unit 12a of the personal computer 12 and sent to the server 1 via the Internet 10 (S04).

  Next, the server 1 that has received the application information for joining the franchise checks for formal information such as whether or not the application information is leaked (S05). , The applicant wishes to modify (S06) and transmits again (S07). Thus, when formal application information is prepared, the application information is transmitted from the personal computer 12 to the server 1 (S08). For example, documents such as a resident's card or a seal certificate that cannot be transmitted via the Internet 10 are mailed or brought separately.

  Next, the headquarters checks the application information. If further information is necessary, the headquarters makes an inquiry to the personal computer 12 by e-mail or the like (S09), and the member who wishes to join transmits an answer (S10).

  Next, the headquarters finally examines the application information (S11), transmits the examination result from the server 1, and the applicant wishes to receive the examination result on the personal computer 12 (S12). I can know.

  Information on the applicant who has been approved to join the franchise as described above is registered in the database server 4 of the server 1 as member information.

  As described above, according to the franchise membership support method shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, when a prospective member wishes to join the franchise system, the headquarters and the prospective member obtain necessary information at each stage until the contract is concluded. Can communicate easily, can save labor, and can be operated appropriately and reliably.

  Next, an operation procedure in the franchise management system of FIG. 1 will be described. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the franchise management system in the present embodiment.

  Referring to FIG. 3, first, the franchise member starts a browser on, for example, the personal computer 11 of FIG. 1 and connects to the Internet 10 (S21), specifies the URL of the franchise operating system, connects to the server 1, and connects to the Web. The site HP is opened (S22).

  Next, the ID number and password of the franchise member are entered on the website HP and transmitted to the server 1 (S23).

  Next, in the server 1, the CGI server 3 checks whether the transmitted ID number / password matches the ID number / password set in advance by the headquarters or the franchise member. Thereby, the web page of the member-only site is opened on the member's personal computer 11 (S24).

  Next, when there is necessary information necessary for the operation of the franchise member, the request is input to the Web page of the member-dedicated site and transmitted to the server 1 (S25). The server 1 retrieves the necessary information from the database server 4 and transmits it to the subscriber's personal computer 11 (S26). As a result, franchisees can quickly and easily and reliably acquire necessary information necessary for business operations as needed. Such necessary information includes, but is not limited to, sales and technical know-how and guidance information, information for dealing with failures and losses, sales prediction information, information on tax payment, and the like. Needless to say, the necessary information includes information already informed to the member as operation information described later.

  Further, when the headquarters side has management information necessary for business management to be notified to the member, the server 1 automatically transmits the management information to the member's personal computer 11 (S27). As a result, the headquarters can automatically send management information necessary for business operation to be notified to the franchisee to the franchise member, and can quickly and easily notify the member. Such operational information includes explanations of new products and services, partial changes in business content, partial changes in franchise accession agreements, trends in the industry, legal revision information related to the industry, etc. It is not limited to.

  Further, the franchise member periodically transmits report information such as sales information and sales performance information from the personal computer 11 to the server 1 (S28). Based on such information, the server 1 sends billing information for billing and the like, and the member's personal computer 11 receives it (S29). Thereby, regular report information can be quickly and easily exchanged between the headquarters and the member.

  According to the franchise management system shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the necessary information and management information required by franchisees can be obtained easily and reliably from the headquarters, and the sales of the franchise can be ensured. Information and reporting information such as sales performance information and billing information can be exchanged easily and reliably, and labor saving can be realized.

  Further, a computer program is installed in the server 1 of FIG. 1 for its operation, and each step of FIGS. 2 and 3 can be executed.

  As described above, the present invention has been described by the embodiments. However, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention. For example, a personal digital assistant (PDA) can be used in addition to a personal computer as an information terminal device of a franchise member, and a mobile phone can be used if the information is relatively small.

It is a figure which shows notionally the whole franchise management system by this Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the franchise accession support method in this Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the franchise management system in this Embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

1 server 10 Internet (network)
11-15 PC (terminal)

Claims (4)

A franchise participation support method using a system in which a server managed by the headquarters and a terminal accessible to a member who wants to access the server can be connected via a network,
A step of accessing the server from a terminal and obtaining information necessary for membership registration;
Sending the application information for membership registration from the terminal to the server;
The server checks the sent application information and sends the check result to the terminal of the applicant for membership;
And a step of sending examination result information finally examined by the headquarters from the server to the terminal of the applicant for membership. A franchise operating system in which a server managed by the headquarters and a terminal accessible by a plurality of members to the server are connectable via a network,
When the member accesses the server from the terminal and requests the necessary information necessary for the operation of the business, the requested information is sent from the server to the member terminal,
When the headquarters has operation information necessary for the operation of the business, the server sends the operation information to the terminal of the member,
The franchise operating system, wherein the member periodically sends report information from the terminal to the server, and billing information is sent from the server to the member based on the report information. A computer program for causing a server to execute the franchise membership support method according to claim 1. A computer program for causing a server to execute the franchise management system according to claim 2.

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