JP2007108934A - Cooperative research management server and control method and program for cooperative research management server - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce the management burden of cooperative research to be executed with another enterprise. <P>SOLUTION: This cooperative research management server for managing cooperative research with another enterprise is provided with: a cooperative research management table for storing the total sum of research costs for each theme of cooperative research; a self-burden rate storage table for storing the self-burden rate of research costs to be determined by an agreement between enterprises; a self-burden sum calculation request input part for accepting the input of the calculation request of the self-burden sum of research costs whose cooperative research theme is designated; a self-burden sum calculating part for calculating the self-burden sum of research costs about the designated theme based on the total sum of the research costs about the designated theme stored in the cooperative research management table and the self-burden rate stored in the self-burden rate storage table; and a self-burden sum display part for displaying the calculated self-burden sum. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a collaborative research management server, a collaborative research management server control method, and a program that reduce the management burden of collaborative research with other companies.

Today's technological advances are supported by active research and development activities carried out day and night by companies. Each company strives to improve the efficiency of research and development activities in order to obtain maximum results with limited resources (personnel, funds, equipment, time, etc.). Various techniques for efficiently conducting research and development activities have also been developed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2003-76825 A

  By the way, there are fields in which there are many research issues such as nuclear power generation and space development, and there are fields that require enormous resources such as funds and personnel in order to carry out research and development activities. In such a field, it is more effective for each company to jointly carry out research and development activities and share research results, rather than each company conducting research and development activities independently.

  In this case, for each theme of the joint research, the research content, total research expenses, research period, companies that undertake research, or research institutes that are outsourced when research is outsourced, companies that are research funds The contract will be exchanged after the details of the sharing ratio are determined. Each company pays research expenses and manages research results for each joint research theme according to the contract.

  Such management of joint research is a large burden for each company because the number of cases is large, and the timing of contracts and payment of research funds differ depending on the theme. In particular, the management of research expenses is large and the burden on each company is large because there must be no mistakes and payments must be made according to the share ratio determined for each company.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and has as its main object to provide a joint research management server, a joint research management server control method, and a program that reduce the management burden of joint research with other companies. .

  In order to solve the above problems, the present invention is a joint research management server that manages joint research conducted with other companies, and a joint research management table that stores the total amount of research expenses for each joint research theme, A self-payment ratio storage table for storing the self-pay ratio of research funds determined by the agreement, and a self-payment calculation request input unit for receiving a request for calculation of the self-payment of research funds with a joint research theme specified The specified theme based on the total amount of research expenses for the specified theme stored in the collaborative research management table and the self-pay ratio stored in the self-pay ratio storage table A self-payment calculation unit for calculating the self-payment amount of the research fund and a self-payment display unit for displaying the calculated self-payment amount Research on the management server.

  By such an aspect, the management burden of collaborative research with other companies can be reduced. In particular, the ability to calculate the self-payment of research expenses shared by each company enables accurate payment of research expenses without excess or deficiency. Due to the nature of such payment work, it is often done just before the payment deadline, and it is easy to induce mistakes. The amount can be calculated without error.

  In addition, for each theme of joint research, the joint research management server is responsible for the share of research expenses of research institutions entrusted to conduct joint research by the companies, and the research expenses of the companies entrusting the joint research. And a commissioned research burden ratio storage table for storing, the self-payment amount calculation unit, the total amount of research expenses for the specified theme stored in the joint research management table, The burden ratio of the research expenses of each company that commissioned the joint research on the specified theme stored in the contract research burden ratio storage table, and the self burden ratio stored in the self burden ratio storage table Based on the above, it is possible to calculate the self-payment amount of the research expenses for the designated theme.

  With such an embodiment, it is possible to reduce the management burden of joint research when outsourcing joint research to an external research institution such as a manufacturer. When consigning joint research to an external research institution, depending on the content of the research, the research institution may also bear part of the research expenses. In such a case, calculate the self-pay rate of research expenses, taking into account the cost burden rate of each company that commissioned joint research and the cost burden rate of the research institution that commissioned joint research. There is a need. Therefore, according to this aspect, the self-payment amount can be accurately calculated even when a part of the research expenses is paid to an external research institution.

The joint research management table stores the total amount of research expenses for each fiscal year for each joint research theme, and the self-pay ratio storage table stores the self-payment for each year of research expenses determined by the agreement between companies. The burden ratio is stored, and the joint research designation information input unit receives an input of a request for calculation of the self-pay amount of the research fund in which the theme and year of the joint research are designated, and the self-pay amount calculation unit receives the joint research Based on the total amount of research expenses for the specified year for the specified theme stored in the management table and the self-pay ratio for the specified year stored in the self-pay ratio storage table The self-payment amount for the designated year of the research expenses for the designated theme may be calculated.
In this manner, even if joint research is conducted beyond the fiscal year, the self-payment of the research expenses for the designated fiscal year can be calculated.

The joint research management table stores the total amount of research expenses for each fiscal year for each joint research theme, and the self-pay ratio storage table stores the self-payment for each year of research expenses determined by the agreement between companies. A burden ratio is stored, and the self-payment amount calculation unit stores the total amount of research expenses for each year for the specified theme stored in the joint research management table and the self-pay ratio storage table. It is also possible to calculate the sum of values obtained by multiplying the self-pay ratio for each fiscal year for each fiscal year as the self-pay amount of the research expenses for the specified theme.
In this manner, the total amount of research expenses for joint research conducted over the fiscal year can be calculated. For example, in the case of a collaborative research with a research period of 5 years, it is possible to calculate how much research cost was paid for the collaborative research in 5 years.

In addition, by inputting the condition values necessary for calculating the self-pay ratio of research expenses for joint research, it is possible to predict the self-pay ratio of research expenses determined by the agreement between companies.
By such an aspect, it is possible to predict the self-pay ratio of the future research expenses and the self-pay amount.

  In addition, the problems disclosed by the present application and the solutions thereof will be clarified by the column of the best mode for carrying out the invention and the drawings.

  Reduce the administrative burden of collaborative research with other companies.

=== Example of Overall Configuration ===
FIG. 1 shows an overall configuration of a collaborative research management system including the collaborative research management server 200 according to the present embodiment.

The collaborative research management system 100 according to the present embodiment is configured such that each collaborative research management server 200 of each of company A to company D is communicably connected via a network 500. The joint research management server 200 of company A is connected to the business management server 300 so as to be communicable.
Here, Company A to Company D are companies that conduct joint research while sharing their own funds, equipment, personnel, and the like. Each company has its own R & D activities, but each company shares large-scale research that is difficult to implement by one company alone, basic research that requires long-term research, or research results. Important research that is desirable is conducted jointly. Such joint research by a plurality of enterprises is performed, for example, in the field of electric power, particularly nuclear power generation, the field of space development, the field of defense, the field of drug development, and the like.

In the present embodiment, a case where joint research is performed in the field of nuclear power generation will be described as an example.
When conducting joint research at each of these companies, after selecting the lead company, the research theme, total amount of research expenses, the ratio of research expenses to each company, the research period, and research will be conducted among the companies. When entrusting a company or research to an external research institution, arrangements regarding various items such as which research institution to entrust are made. This kind of joint research is conducted on several hundred themes every year, including new and ongoing projects.
Each company implements planning, contracts, budget management, acceptance inspection, product management, etc. according to the agreement.

  The collaborative research management server 200 according to the present embodiment is an information processing apparatus for efficiently managing the collaborative research in each company. For example, the self-payment ratio of the research expenses determined by the agreement between the companies is stored, and the self-payment of the research expenses to be paid is calculated according to the arrangement.

  The business management server 300 is an information processing apparatus that performs corporate accounting processing. In the present embodiment, the joint research management server 200 of company A is communicably connected to the business management server 300, and the research that company A should pay for a joint research by the joint research management server 200 of company A. When the expense is calculated, the business management server 300 can execute the payment process.

  In the present embodiment, the joint research management server 200 of company A will be described from the position of company A. The managing company is assumed to be company C.

=== Joint Research Management Server ===
Next, the collaborative research management server 200 will be described.
The hardware configuration of the collaborative research management server 200 is shown in FIG. Further, control programs and tables for realizing each function of the joint research management server 200 are shown in FIGS.

  The collaborative research management server 200 is an information processing apparatus including a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 210, a memory 220, a port 230, a recording medium reading device 240, an input device 250, an output device 260, and a storage device 280.

  The CPU 210 is responsible for overall control of the collaborative research management server 200, and is a collaborative research management server control program comprising codes for performing various operations according to the present embodiment stored in the storage device 280. Various functions as the collaborative research management server 200 are realized by reading 700 into the memory 220 and executing the program 700 (corresponding to the program described in the above). For example, the joint research management server control program 700 is executed by the CPU 210 and cooperates with hardware devices such as the memory 220, the port 230, the input device 250, the output device 260, and the storage device 280. A collaborative research management table, a self-payment ratio storage table, a commissioned research burden ratio storage table, a self-payment amount calculation request input unit, a self-payment amount calculation unit, and a self-payment amount display unit are realized. The memory 220 can be constituted by a semiconductor memory device, for example.

  The recording medium reading device 240 is a device for reading a program and data recorded on the recording medium 270. The read program and data are stored in the memory 220 and the storage device 280. Therefore, for example, the collaborative research management server control program 700 recorded on the recording medium 270 can be read from the recording medium 270 using the recording medium reader 240 and stored in the memory 220 or the storage device 280. .

  As the recording medium 270, a flexible disk, a magnetic tape, a compact disk, or the like can be used. The recording medium reading device 240 can be built in the collaborative research management server 200 or can be externally attached.

  The storage device 280 can be, for example, a hard disk device or a semiconductor storage device. The storage device 280 stores a collaborative research management server control program 700, a collaborative research management table 600, a self-payment ratio storage table 610, and a commissioned research burden ratio storage table 620.

  The collaborative research management table 600 is a table in which the research period, the research content, the managing company, the total amount of research expenses, the total amount of research expenses for each year, etc. are stored for each theme of joint research. A collaborative research management table 600 is shown in FIG. In FIG. 4, the joint research specified by the research number 0001 is performed by consigning to the E company for two years from April 2004 to March 2006 with the company C as the managing company. The total amount of research expenses for the two years is 60 million yen, the research expenses for the first half year (FY 2004) is 30 million yen, and the research expenses for the second half year (FY 2005) are 30 million yen. The joint research management table 600 accumulates and stores information on joint research conducted in the past, as well as information on joint research conducted in the past.

  The self-payment ratio storage table 610 is a table that stores the share ratio of each company for each year of research expenses for joint research, which is determined by an agreement between companies. A self-pay ratio storage table 610 is shown in FIG. In the example shown in FIG. 5, it is shown that the self-pay ratio of the research expenses of Company A is set to 20%, 30%, and 40% from 2003 to 2005. The self-pay ratio of each company is determined by discussion between the companies. For example, it can be determined according to the ratio of the power generation amount or sales of each company in the previous year.

  The commissioned research burden ratio storage table 620 shows the ratio of the research expenses borne by the research institution when the joint research is commissioned to an external research institution such as a manufacturer, and the research expenses borne by each company that commissioned the research. It is a table which memorize | stores this ratio for every theme of joint research. The commissioned research burden ratio storage table 620 is shown in FIG. In FIG. 6, the companies on which the side entrusts joint research are shown, and the research institutions on which the side entrusts joint research are shown. In the example shown in FIG. 6, it is shown that the collaborative research indicated by research number 0001 bears 100% research expenses on the former side and no burden on the other side.

Returning to FIG. 2, the input device 250 is a device used for data input to the collaborative research management server 200 and functions as a user interface. For example, a keyboard or a mouse can be used as the input device 250.
The output device 260 is a device for outputting information to the outside and functions as a user interface. For example, a display or a printer can be used as the output device 260.

  The port 230 is a device for performing communication. For example, communication with another information processing apparatus such as the joint research management server 200 of another company performed via the network 500 can be performed via the port 230. Further, for example, the collaborative research management server control program 700 may be received from another information processing apparatus via the network 230 via the network 500 and stored in the memory 220 or the storage device 280.

=== Description of Processing ===
Next, the process performed in the collaborative research management server 200 according to the present embodiment will be described along a specific example. Here, an example will be described in which the research expenses to be paid by company A for the joint research indicated by research number 0001 are calculated based on the tables shown in FIGS.

  First, a screen as shown in FIG. 7 is displayed on the display as the output device 260 provided in the joint research management server 200 of company A. This screen displays a list of research numbers and research themes of each joint research stored in the joint research management table 600 when the joint research management server control program 700 is executed in the joint research management server 200 of company A. It has been done.

  Next, the person in charge of the company A uses the input device 250 such as a mouse to select a predetermined research theme from the research themes displayed in the list. Specifically, click the mouse cursor on the research theme character for which you want to calculate research expenses. Here, it is assumed that the research number 0001 “Development of XX” is selected.

  Next, the person in charge chooses whether to calculate the research expenses by total amount or by year. When calculating the total amount, the amount to be paid by Company A over the entire period of the joint research is calculated. In addition, when calculating by year, the amount to be paid by Company A in the designated year is calculated. Specifically, in FIG. 7, the “total amount” column or the “by year” column is selected by clicking with the mouse. If you click the “By Year” column with the mouse, select the year. In the example shown in FIG. 7, fiscal year 2004 or fiscal year 2005 can be selected. Here, it is assumed that “total amount” is selected.

  The person in charge clicks the “calculation” column. Then, a request for calculation of the self-payment of the research fund in which the theme of the joint research is specified is input to the joint research management server 200, and for the joint research indicated by “Development of XX” of research number 0001, Company A The total amount of research expenses to be paid is calculated. The calculated amount of research expenses is displayed on the screen. In the example shown in FIG. 7, it is displayed as 2011 million yen (21 million yen).

  This payment amount is calculated as follows. That is, first, the collaborative research management server 200 determines that this research is first performed in the fiscal year 2004 and 2005 from the information stored in the research period column of the joint research indicated by the research number 0001 in the collaborative research management table 600 shown in FIG. Know what is going on. The collaborative research management server 200 understands that the research cost for 2004 is 30 million yen and the research cost for 2005 is 30 million yen from the information described in the breakdown by year. To do.

  Next, the collaborative research management server 200 refers to the consigned research burden ratio storage table 620 shown in FIG. 6 and grasps that the former side burden ratio of the collaborative research indicated by the research number 0001 is 100%.

In the collaborative research management server 200, in the self-pay ratio storage table 610 shown in FIG. 5, the self-pay rate of Company A in FY2004 is 30%, and the self-pay rate of Company A in FY 2005 is 40%. To figure out.
Based on the above information, the joint research management server 200 calculates the total amount of research expenses to be paid by Company A. Specifically, for the 2004 fiscal year, it is calculated as 30 million yen x 100% x 30% = 0.009 billion yen, and for the 2005 fiscal year, it is 30 million yen x 100% x 40% = It is calculated as 100.2 billion yen, and the total is calculated as 0.21 billion yen. Then, the collaborative research management server 200 displays the calculated amount as shown in FIG.

On the other hand, in FIG. 7, when the “by year” column is selected, the following occurs. Here, for example, the year 2004 is selected.
In this case, when the “calculation” field is clicked by the person in charge, a request for calculating the self-payment amount of the research expenses in which the theme and year of the joint research are designated is input to the joint research management server 200 and the research number 0001 “ The total amount of research expenses that Company A should pay in FY2004 is calculated for the joint research shown in “Development of XX”. The calculated amount of research expenses is displayed on the screen.

  This payment amount is calculated as follows. That is, first, the collaborative research management server 200 determines that this research is first performed in the fiscal year 2004 and 2005 from the information stored in the research period column of the joint research indicated by the research number 0001 in the collaborative research management table 600 shown in FIG. Know what is going on. And the joint research management server 200 grasps | ascertains that the research expense of the 2004 fiscal year is 30 million yen from the information described in the breakdown item by year.

Next, the collaborative research management server 200 refers to the consigned research burden ratio storage table 620 shown in FIG. 6 and grasps that the former side burden ratio of the collaborative research indicated by the research number 0001 is 100%.
Then, the collaborative research management server 200 recognizes that the self-pay rate of the company A in the fiscal year 2004 is 30% in the self-pay rate storage table 610 shown in FIG.
Based on the above information, the joint research management server 200 calculates the total amount of research expenses that Company A should pay in FY2004. Specifically, it is calculated as 30 million yen x 100% x 30% = 0.009 billion yen. Then, the joint research management server 200 displays the calculated amount.

  In the present embodiment, for example, in the screen shown in FIG. 7, when the person in charge doubles the mouse cursor on the character “Development of XXX” with the research number 0001 and double-clicks, the collaborative research management server 200 For example, the screen shown in FIG. 8 may be displayed based on the information described in each table shown in FIGS. This also allows the person in charge to view more detailed information about the joint research.

  Although the collaborative research management server 200 according to the present embodiment has been described above, according to the collaborative research management server 200 according to the present embodiment, it is possible to reduce the management burden of collaborative research performed with other companies. In particular, the ability to calculate the self-payment of research expenses shared by each company enables accurate payment of research expenses without excess or deficiency. Such payments are often made just before the payment deadline due to their nature, and it is easy to induce mistakes. However, it is necessary to calculate the amount to be paid according to the self-pay rate of the research expenses determined by the contract between the companies. This can be done without error.

  In addition, it is possible to reduce the burden of managing joint research when outsourcing joint research to an external research institution such as a manufacturer. When consigning joint research to an external research institution, consider the cost burden rate of each company entrusted with joint research and the cost burden rate of the research institution entrusted with joint research. It is necessary to calculate the self-pay ratio. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, the self-pay amount can be accurately calculated even when a part of the research fund is paid to an external research institution.

  In addition, even if joint research is conducted beyond the fiscal year, the self-payment of research expenses for the designated fiscal year can be calculated. It is also possible to calculate the total amount of research expenses for joint research conducted beyond the fiscal year.

  The joint research management table 600 also accumulates and stores data on long-term research, so that the research cost can be recalculated at any time. In addition, since past performance data such as expenses, charge, manufacturer of orders, etc. are stored, it is possible to accumulate these studies. In addition, even if there is a change in research expenses due to contract changes during the period, it is possible to easily calculate the expected payment amount at any time by updating the contents of the collaborative research management table 600. Is possible.

  When the joint research management server 200 is communicably connected to the business management server 300, when the joint research management server 200 calculates a research fee to be paid for a joint research, the payment processing is managed and managed. The server 300 can also be executed. This makes it possible to manage collaborative research more efficiently.

  In addition, in the collaborative research management server 200 according to the present embodiment, it is possible to add an automatic bookkeeping function for past history data and a function for automatically creating regular report materials to other places such as a power station. By such an aspect, it becomes possible to further reduce the management burden of collaborative research.

  Although the best mode for carrying out the present invention has been described above, the above embodiment is intended to facilitate understanding of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention. The present invention can be changed and improved without departing from the gist thereof, and the present invention includes equivalents thereof.

It is a figure which shows the whole structure of the collaborative research management system which concerns on this Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structure of the collaborative research management server which concerns on this Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structure of the memory | storage device which concerns on this Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the joint research management table which concerns on this Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the self-burden ratio storage table which concerns on this Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the consignment research burden ratio storage table which concerns on this Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen structure concerning this Embodiment. It is a figure which shows a mode that the content of the joint research which concerns on this Embodiment is displayed on the screen in detail.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Collaborative research management system 200 Collaborative research management server 300 Management management server 500 Network 600 Collaborative research management table 610 Self-pay ratio storage table 620 Consignment research burden ratio storage table 700 Joint research management server control program

Claims (7)

A joint research management server that manages joint research with other companies,
A joint research management table that stores the total amount of research expenses for each joint research theme;
A self-pay ratio storage table that stores the self-pay ratio of research expenses determined by agreements between companies;
A self-payment calculation request input unit that receives an input of a self-payment calculation request for research funds designated as a joint research theme;
Based on the total amount of research expenses for the specified theme stored in the collaborative research management table and the self-pay ratio stored in the self-pay ratio storage table, the A self-payment calculation unit for calculating the self-payment of research expenses;
A self-payment amount display section for displaying the calculated self-payment amount;
A joint research management server characterized by comprising: The joint research management server is
Consignment to remember the research expense burden ratio of the research institution entrusted to conduct joint research by each company and the research expense burden ratio of each company that commissioned the joint research for each joint research theme A research burden ratio storage table;
With
The self-payment calculation unit
The total amount of research expenses for the specified theme stored in the collaborative research management table and the companies that have commissioned the joint research on the specified theme stored in the commissioned research burden ratio storage table The self-payment amount of the research fund for the specified theme is calculated on the basis of the research fund burden ratio and the self-payment ratio stored in the self-payment ratio storage table. Item 4. The joint research management server according to item 1. In the joint research management table, the total amount of research expenses for each year is stored for each joint research theme,
In the self-pay ratio storage table, the self-pay ratio for each year of research expenses determined by the agreement between companies is stored,
The joint research designation information input unit is
In response to the request for calculation of the self-payment of the research fund with the specified joint research theme and year,
The self-payment calculation unit
The total amount of research expenses for the specified year for the specified theme stored in the collaborative research management table, and the self-pay ratio for the specified year stored in the self-pay ratio storage table The collaborative research management server according to claim 1, wherein the self-payment amount for the designated year of the research expense for the designated theme is calculated based on In the joint research management table, the total amount of research expenses for each year is stored for each joint research theme,
In the self-pay ratio storage table, the self-pay ratio for each year of research expenses determined by the agreement between companies is stored,
The self-payment calculation unit
Multiply the total amount of research expenses for each year for the specified theme stored in the joint research management table by the self-pay ratio for each year stored in the self-pay ratio storage table. 2. The collaborative research management server according to claim 1, wherein a sum of values obtained together is calculated as a self-payment amount of research expenses for the specified theme. Joint research with a joint research management table that stores the total amount of research expenses for each theme of joint research conducted with other companies, and a self-pay ratio storage table that stores the self-pay ratio of research expenses determined by arrangements between companies A management server control method,
The collaborative research management server receives a request to calculate the amount of self-pay for the research funds with the joint research theme specified,
Based on the total amount of research expenses for the specified theme stored in the joint research management table and the self-pay ratio stored in the self-pay ratio storage table, the joint research management server Calculate the self-payment of research expenses for the specified theme,
The collaborative research management server displays the calculated self-payment amount.
A method for controlling a collaborative research management server. Joint research with a joint research management table that stores the total amount of research expenses for each theme of joint research conducted with other companies, and a self-pay ratio storage table that stores the self-pay ratio of research expenses determined by arrangements between companies On the management server,
A procedure for receiving an input of a request for calculating the self-payment of research funds with a joint research theme specified;
Based on the total amount of research expenses for the specified theme stored in the collaborative research management table and the self-pay ratio stored in the self-pay ratio storage table, the A procedure for calculating the self-payment of research funds;
A procedure for displaying the calculated self-payment amount;
A program for running A method for predicting the future self-pay ratio and self-pay amount of research expenses for joint research with other companies,
The joint research management server that manages the joint research receives input of condition values necessary for calculating the future self-pay ratio and the self-pay amount,
The joint research management server calculates a future self-pay ratio and a self-pay amount of the research expenses of the joint research based on the condition value,
The joint research management server displays the calculated self-pay ratio of the future research expenses and the self-pay amount.
A method for predicting the future self-pay ratio and the self-pay amount of research funds for joint research.

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