JP2006126958A - Sales management device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To compare sales results in different time zones from merchandise sales data in the same period. <P>SOLUTION: The minimum unit time of a time zone to tabulate sales is set. Then, the sales time of merchandise sales data is changed to the end time of a time zone with the set minimum unit time interval, and at least either the number of sales and sales sum of the merchandise sales data is tabulated in every end time. Then, the data tabulated in every end time of the time zone of the minimum unit time interval are tabulated in an arbitrary time zone, and outputted as a sales result report. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a sales management device such as a store server in a POS (Point Of Sales) system.

  In general, a store server in a POS system collects product sales data including the sales time, sales points, sales amount, etc. of sales processed at each POS terminal online, and stores by product, transaction, time zone, etc. It has a function of totaling sales results such as points and monetary amounts for each classification item, and printing or displaying the sales performance report.

  Such a store server has a work table in which points and amount addition areas are provided for each preset time zone. And every time we receive merchandise sales data sent from the POS terminal for each transaction, we add the points and the amount to the time zone addition area where the sales time of the data is included, and total the sales performance by time zone. It was.

In addition, product sales data is stored and stored in the journal memory so that sales results can be obtained for a specific time period, such as the time service period, and when the time period is specified, it is stored in the journal memory. Some of the stored merchandise sales data read and output data included in a time zone in which the sales time is specified (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
Japanese Examined Patent Publication No. 2-58673

  However, in the conventional method in which the product sales data is received from the POS terminal every time the product sales data is received and aggregated and output, the product sales data for the same period is further aggregated in a different time zone. I couldn't compare sales results.

  Using a method of storing and storing product sales data in a journal memory, it is possible to compare sales results in different time zones, but for that purpose, product sales data sent from a POS terminal is stored and stored. A large amount of journal memory is required, which increases costs and requires time to extract the data corresponding to the set time zone from a large amount of product sales data. is there.

  The present invention has been made based on such circumstances, and the object of the present invention is to store product sales data generated for each transaction at a POS terminal and store different time zones from product sales data for the same period. It is an object of the present invention to provide a sales management device capable of comparing sales results of each other and capable of realizing scalable sales performance management.

  The present invention provides a sales management device that outputs a sales performance report for each time zone based on product sales data including sales time, number of sales points, and sales amount generated for each transaction at a POS terminal. A minimum unit time setting means for setting the minimum unit time, a sales time changing means for changing the sales time of the product sales data to the end time of the time zone of the minimum unit time interval set by the minimum unit time setting means, There is provided a sales totaling unit by minimum unit time zone for totaling at least one of the sales score and the sales amount of the sales data for each end time changed by the sales time changing unit. Then, the data aggregated at the end time of the minimum unit time interval by this minimum unit time interval sales aggregation means is aggregated at any time interval and output as a sales performance report It is.

  According to the present invention in which such measures are taken, it is possible to compare the sales results of different time zones from the product sales data of the same period without accumulating the product sales data generated for each transaction at the POS terminal. It is possible to provide a sales management device that can realize the sales performance management with the characteristics.

The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, product sales data sent from a plurality of POS terminals 1 so-called sales transaction data 2 is collected via a communication line 3 such as a LAN (Local Area Network). This is a case where the present invention is applied to the store server 4 that counts by time zone and outputs a sales performance report by time zone.

  In the present embodiment, the store server 4 is connected to a printer 5 for outputting a sales performance report. In addition, a sales total by time zone 6 and a time zone master file 7 which will be described later are provided.

  FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a data structure of the sales transaction data 2. In the figure, POSID is an identification code of the POS terminal 1 that generated the sales transaction data 2. The sales date and sales time are the execution date and time of the commercial transaction in which the sales transaction data 2 is generated. The sales score and the sales amount are the total score and the total amount of the products processed in the commercial transaction in which the sales transaction data 2 is generated. The product code, the classification code, the number of points, and the amount of money are data per product that has been sales processed in the commercial transaction in which the sales transaction data 2 is generated. The customer segment code is a code for identifying the customer segment of the customer who is the counterpart of the commercial transaction for which the sales transaction data 2 is generated. The transaction classification is a code for identifying the settlement method (cash transaction, credit, credit sale, etc.) of the commercial transaction in which the sales transaction data 2 is generated.

  In each POS terminal 1, when sales data of a product purchased by a customer is registered, and the closing key is operated to declare registration closing of a commercial transaction with the customer, the figure is based on the data input in the commercial transaction. Sales transaction data 2 having a data layout shown in FIG. 2 is generated and sent to the store server 4 through the LAN 3.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of the store server 4. The store server 4 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 11 as a control unit body. In addition, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 12 and a RAM (Random Access Memory) 13 as main storage units, a clock unit 14 that measures the current date and time, and an HDD (Hard Disk) that is a nonvolatile mass storage medium Drive) device 15 and HDD controller 16 for controlling writing and reading of data to and from this HDD device 15, and various interfaces such as communication interface 17, printer interface 18, keyboard interface 19, display interface 20, mouse interface 21, and the like. The store server 4 is provided. The CPU 11, ROM 12, RAM 13, clock unit 14, HDD controller 16, and various interfaces 17 to 21 are connected by a bus line 22 such as an address bus or a data bus.

  Each POS terminal 1 is connected to the communication interface 17 via a wired or wireless LAN 3. The printer interface 18 is connected to the printer 5 for printing sales performance reports and the like. A keyboard 23 for inputting numerical data and commands is connected to the keyboard interface 19. A display 24 capable of displaying a menu screen or the like is connected to the display interface 20. The mouse interface 21 is connected to a mouse 25 that is an operation device for a pointer displayed on the screen of the display 24.

  The store server 4 having such a configuration forms a minimum unit time memory 26 in the RAM 13. The minimum unit time memory 26 stores the minimum unit time used by the user as a time zone for collecting sales.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the store server 4 includes a time zone sales totalizer 6 that aggregates the sales points and sales amounts of the minimum unit time set in the minimum unit time memory 26 by the HDD device 15. To save. The sales totalizer 6 for each time zone is stored in the HDD device 15 for each POS ID of each POS terminal 1 and for each sales date specified from the business date and the system date.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 5A or 5B, the store server 4 stores a time zone master file 7 for storing an arbitrarily set management time zone end time in the HDD device 15 for each series of time zone numbers. Saved.

  Thus, the store server 4 configures a program so that the CPU 11 executes various processes shown in the flowcharts of FIGS.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the main part of the minimum unit time setting process. For example, when the minimum unit time setting job is selected from the menu screen by the operation of the mouse 25 and its execution is instructed, the CPU 11 starts the process. First, the CPU 11 waits for input of the numerical data NN as ST1. Then, when detecting that the numeric data NN is input by the numeric key operation of the keyboard 23, the CPU 11 determines whether or not the numeric data NN is a divisor of the minute unit “60” corresponding to one hour as ST2. Check out. If the numeric data NN is a divisor of “60”, the numeric data NN is set in the minimum unit time memory 26 as ST3 (minimum unit time setting means), and this process is terminated. .

  Therefore, the user of the store server 4 can spend any time within the range of the divisor (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 30, 60) of “60”. , It can be set as the minimum unit time of the time zone for totaling sales.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the main part of the time zone master setting process. When a time zone master setting job is selected from the menu screen and its execution is instructed as described above, the CPU 11 starts the process. First, the CPU 11 reads the time zone master file 7 stored in the HDD device 15 as ST11 on the RAM 13, and clears the management time zone end time corresponding to each time zone number. In ST12, the counter A is reset to “0”.

  Next, the CPU 11 waits for input of time data HH: MM (hour... 00 to 24: minute... 00 to 59) as ST13. When the CPU 11 detects that the time data HH: MM is input by the numeric key operation of the keyboard 23, the CPU 11 checks whether or not the minute data MM is “00” as ST14. If not "00", it is checked in ST15 whether the minute data MM is a multiple of the minimum unit time NN set in the minimum unit time memory 26.

  If the minute data MM is “00” or a multiple of the minimum unit time NN, the CPU 11 counts up the counter A by “1” in ST16. Thereafter, the input time data HH: MM is set in the management time zone end time area corresponding to the time zone number A (A is the value of the counter A) of the time zone master file 7 read onto the RAM 13 as ST17. .

  Thereafter, the CPU 11 repeats the processes of ST13 to ST17 until the counter A reaches the maximum value “10” in ST18. When detecting that the counter A has reached the maximum value “10”, the CPU 11 stores the time zone master file 7 read on the RAM 13 as ST19 in the HDD device 15 (management time zone setting means). The process ends.

  Therefore, the user of the store server 4 can set the time zone master file 7 in which 24 hours are divided into 10 stages in the time zone in which the minute unit of the time zone end time is “00” or a multiple of the minimum unit time. It is.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the main part of the time zone sales totaling process. When sales transaction data sent from each POS terminal 1 is received, the CPU 11 starts the process. First, the CPU 11 acquires each data of POSID, sales date, sales time, sales score, and sales amount from the sales transaction data received via the communication interface 17 as ST21.

  Next, the CPU 11 reads out the minimum unit time set in the minimum unit time memory 26 as ST22. Then, in ST23, the sales time of the sales transaction data is changed to the end time of the time zone of the minimum unit time interval (sales time changing means).

  Here, the time zone of the minimum unit time interval is a time zone obtained by dividing 24 hours from 00:00 to 0:00 on the next day of the system date by the interval of the minimum unit time. For example, if the minimum unit time is 30 minutes, 00:00:00 to 00:30, 00:30 to 01:00, 01:00 to 01:30, ..., 23:00 to 23 It is a time zone of 30 minute intervals such as 30:30, 23:30 to 00:00 (system date up). The end time of each time zone is 00:30 in the time zone {00:00 to 00:30}, and 01:00 in the time zone {00:30 to 01:00}. is there.

  Thus, if the sales time of the sales transaction data is changed to the end time of the time zone of the minimum unit time interval, the CPU 11 of the sales total by time zone 6 in which the transaction data, the POSID, and the sales date coincide as ST24. , Add the sales points and sales amount of the transaction data to the record whose system date and minimum unit time zone end time match the changed sales time (sales aggregation means by minimum unit time zone) finish.

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the main part of the time zone report output process. For example, when a time zone report output job is selected from the menu screen by the operation of the mouse 25 and its execution is instructed, the CPU 11 starts the process. First, the CPU 11 reads the management time zone end time set corresponding to each time zone number 1 to 10 from the time zone master file 7 stored in the HDD device 15 as ST31, as shown in FIG. A time zone totaling table 30 having a sales score and sales amount totaling area corresponding to each management time zone end time is created on the RAM 13.

  Next, the CPU 11 resets the counter X to “0” in ST32, and then counts up the counter X by “1” in ST33. Then, if the Xth record from the beginning (X is the value of the counter X) is read from the sales totalizer 6 by time zone as ST34, a time zone total table including the minimum unit time zone end time of the record as ST35. The score and the amount of the record are added to the 30 management time zone areas, respectively (sales counting means by management time zone).

  Thereafter, the CPU 11 repeats the processes of ST33 to ST36 until the final record is read from the sales counter for each time zone 6 in ST36. When the last record is read and the processing of ST36 is completed, the CPU 11 creates time zone report output data from the data of the time zone tabulation table 30 in ST37 and outputs it to the printer 5 (sales performance report). Output means), this process is terminated.

  The manager of the store where the POS system of the present embodiment configured as described above is installed will use it as a time zone for totaling sales by executing the minimum unit time setting operation on the store server. The minimum unit time is set in the minimum unit time memory 26. In this way, the sales time of the sales transaction data sent from each POS terminal 1 for each transaction is automatically changed to the end time of the time zone divided by the minimum unit time interval. Then, the sales total for each time zone 6 sums up the sales points and sales data of the sales amount for each sales transaction data for each end time of the time zone divided by the minimum unit time.

  FIG. 11 shows sales totalizers 6 by POSID and by sales date by time zone when the minimum unit time is set to 30 minutes in a store whose opening time is 10:00 and closing time is 10:00 on the next day. This is an example of data. In this example, in the POS terminal 1 of POSID [0001], between 10:00 to 10:30 on October 1, 2004, the sales score is 1 point and the sales amount is 1000 yen. Between 30 and 11:00, the sales score is 2 points and the sales amount is 2000 yen, and between 00:30 and 01:00 the next day, the sales number is 30 points and the sales amount is 3900 yen Is shown.

  In this example, first, the time zone master setting job is executed, and the data example shown in FIG. 5A, that is, the time zone master file 7 divided into 10 stages from 10:00 to 10:00 on the next day. Is set, and the time zone report output job is executed, a time zone totaling table 30 having the contents shown in FIG. 12 is created from the data of the time zone sales totalizer 6 shown in FIG. Based on this, the sales summary report is printed out.

  Next, the time zone master setting job is executed again to set the data example shown in FIG. 5B, that is, the time zone master file 7 that is divided into 10 stages from 0:00 to 0:00 on the next day. If the time zone report output job is executed, a time zone totaling table 30 having the contents shown in FIG. 13 is created from the data of the sales totalizer 6 classified by time zone shown in FIG. The sales summary report is printed out.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the sales data aggregated by the time unit of the minimum unit time interval in the sales totalizer 6 by time zone, and the time zones of a plurality of patterns different in the time interval of the minimum unit time or more. Since the aggregated data can be calculated and output as a sales performance report, the sales performance in different time zones can be compared from the product sales data in the same period. Therefore, it becomes possible to realize scalable sales performance management. In this case, since the data of the sales totalizer 6 by time zone is sales data aggregated by the time zone of the minimum unit time interval, the memory capacity is compared with the method of storing and storing the product sales data in the journal memory. Can be saved, and the cost of the product can be reduced.

  In the above-described embodiment, the time zone division of the time zone master file 7 is 10 stages. However, the number of divisions is not limited to this, and can be appropriately set according to the needs of the user.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a POS system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The schematic diagram which shows the data structure of the sales transaction data used in the embodiment. The block diagram which shows the principal part structure of the store server in the embodiment. The schematic diagram which shows the structure of the sales total machine classified by time zone used in the embodiment. The schematic diagram which shows the structure and data example of a time zone master file used in the embodiment. The flowchart which shows the principal part of the minimum unit time setting process which CPU of a store server performs in the embodiment. The flowchart which shows the principal part of the time zone master setting process which CPU of a store server performs in the embodiment. The flowchart which shows the principal part of the time slot | zone sales total process which CPU of a store server performs in the same embodiment. The schematic diagram which shows the structure of the time zone total table formed in RAM of a store server in the embodiment. The flowchart which shows the principal part of the time slot | zone report output process which CPU of a store server performs in the embodiment. The schematic diagram which shows the data example of the sales total machine classified by time zone used in the embodiment. Data example of the sales summary table formed when the time zone report output process is executed with the data example of the sales totalizer by time zone shown in FIG. 11 and the data example of the time zone master file shown in FIG. FIG. Data example of the sales summary table formed when the time zone report output processing is executed with the data example of the time zone sales totalizer shown in FIG. 11 and the data example of the time zone master file shown in FIG. FIG.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... POS terminal, 2 ... Sales transaction data, 4 ... Store server, 5 ... Printer, 6 ... Sales total machine according to time zone, 7 ... Time zone master file, 11 ... CPU, 26 ... Minimum unit time memory, 30 ... Time Band summary table.

Claims (2)

In a sales management device that outputs a sales performance report by time zone based on product sales data including sales time, sales points, and sales amount generated for each transaction at a POS terminal.
Minimum unit time setting means to set the minimum unit time of the time zone to aggregate sales,
Sales time changing means for changing the sales time of the product sales data to the end time of the time zone of the minimum unit time interval set by the minimum unit time setting means,
Comprising at least one of the number of sales points and the sales amount of the product sales data for each unit time zone that aggregates at least the end time changed by the sales time changing means,
The sales aggregated by the minimum unit time zone sales aggregation means, aggregated for each end time of the minimum unit time interval in the time zone of any time interval, and output as a sales performance report Management device. In a sales management device that outputs a sales performance report by time zone based on product sales data including sales time, sales points, and sales amount generated for each transaction at a POS terminal.
Minimum unit time setting means to set the minimum unit time of the time zone to aggregate sales,
Sales time changing means for changing the sales time of the product sales data to the end time of the time zone of the minimum unit time interval set by the minimum unit time setting means,
A management time zone setting means for setting a time zone for collecting sales results,
Sales aggregation means by minimum unit time zone that aggregates at least one of the sales score and sales amount of the product sales data for each end time changed by the sales time change means;
A sales totaling unit for each management time zone that aggregates the data aggregated for each end time of the time slot of the minimum unit time interval by the sales totaling unit for each minimum unit time zone, in a time zone set by the management time zone setting unit; ,
A sales result report output means for outputting the results totaled by the management time zone sales summary means as the sales result report;
A sales management device characterized by comprising:

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