JP2009181475A - Commercial goods ordering system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a commercial goods ordering system capable of ordering the appropriate number of various commercial goods. <P>SOLUTION: The commercial goods ordering system includes: a first ordering means for transmitting ordering information of a sales quantity or an amount of change in inventory figures stored in a history storing means as ordering figures of the commercial goods to an ordering party; a second ordering means for transmitting the ordering information of the commercial goods by the ordering figures inputted in an input means to the ordering party; a control information storing means for storing control information indicating by which ordering means the order will be conducted, the first ordering means or the second ordering means; and a control means for controlling the order placement of each commercial goods on the basis of the control information stored in the control information storing means. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a merchandise ordering system for purchasing merchandise sold at a retail store or the like.

2. Description of the Related Art A product ordering system is known that automatically orders a product from a supplier based on the quantity of products sold from the previous ordering date to the day before the current ordering order (see, for example, Patent Document 1). According to this product ordering system, orders are placed with the number of sales equal to the number of orders. Therefore, in the case of a standard product that sells almost the same quantity every day, it is possible to place an order with an appropriate quantity without causing out of stock or excess inventory. it can.
JP 2007-246238 A

  On the other hand, a sale item sold at a sale price may be sold more than the regular sale because the price is low. In such a case, when the sale period ends and the sale item is returned to the normal price sale, if the sale item is ordered by the above-mentioned product ordering system, the number of sales during the sale period, that is, the number of sale items is larger than normal. Since the number of sales becomes the number of orders, there is a problem in that a large amount of orders are placed despite the sale at the normal price, resulting in excessive stock. On the other hand, in the case of a hot-selling product whose sales are increasing every day, the number of orders up to the previous day, that is, less than expected to be sold on the current day or the next day is the number of orders. There is a problem that a necessary quantity of products cannot be secured and the product is out of stock.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to provide a product ordering system capable of placing orders for various products in appropriate quantities.

  The present invention provides a history storage means for storing the number of sales or the amount of inventory change for a predetermined period for each product, and the order information using the number of sales or the amount of inventory change of the product stored in the history storage means as the number of orders for the product. A first ordering means for transmitting to the ordering destination; an input means for accepting an input of the number of orders; a second ordering means for transmitting ordering information for the product based on the order number input to the input means; Control information storage means for storing control information indicating whether to place an order by the first ordering means or the second ordering means every time, and based on the control information stored in the control information storage means A product ordering system comprising: control means for controlling ordering of products.

  According to this invention, according to the product, whether to use the first ordering means for placing an order with the number of sales or the amount of inventory change as the order quantity, or to use the second ordering means for placing an order with the input order quantity Since it is possible to place an order in the order form corresponding to the product, it is possible to place an order with an appropriate quantity even if it is a specially sold product or a well-sold product, in addition to the standard product.

  The present invention further includes a sale information storage unit that stores sale information that defines a sale period for selling a product at a sale price in the product ordering system, wherein the control unit stores the sale information in the sale information storage unit. Is stored during the sale period defined in the sale information and / or after the period is over, the second ordering unit controls the product.

  According to the present invention, since the special order product is ordered using the second ordering means during or after the special sale period, the special sale product can be ordered in an appropriate quantity. In other words, during the special sale period, even if the store side expects that the number of sales will be higher than usual and the store side wants to increase the number of sales intentionally, using the second ordering means, You can place an order by entering the quantity. In addition, even if many orders are placed during the sale period, it is desirable to place an order according to the number of stocks at the end of the sale period, for example, so that there is no excess inventory after the sale period ends. In such a case, by using the second ordering means, it is possible to place an order by inputting a desired quantity as described above.

  According to the present invention, in the product ordering system described above, an inventory storage means for storing a stock amount of the product and a stock reference amount, and determining whether the stock amount of the product has fallen below the stock reference amount after the end of the sale period. And determining means for controlling the product to be ordered by the first ordering means for a product for which it is determined that the inventory quantity is below the inventory reference quantity.

  According to the present invention, for the special sale product, after the sale period is over, the second ordering unit places an order while the stock quantity of the product is larger than the stock reference quantity, and when the stock quantity falls below the stock standard quantity, Since the order is placed by the ordering means, immediately after the sale period ends, the second ordering means places an order with a small number of orders commensurate with the sales at the normal price, and thereafter without any special operation or setting change. Therefore, it is possible to shift to the ordering form by the first ordering means in which the number of sales being sold at the normal price is the number of orders. Therefore, it is possible to place an order for a special sale product in an appropriate quantity.

  Further, the present invention is the above-described product ordering system, wherein when the order information is input to the product in which the control information indicating that the order is placed by the second ordering unit is stored in the control information storage unit, It is characterized by comprising display means for displaying the number of products sold or the amount of change in inventory stored in the history storage means as the reference order number of the product.

  According to the present invention, since the reference value of the order quantity is displayed when the order is placed by the second ordering means, it is easy to determine the order quantity to be input.

  Further, according to the present invention, in the product ordering system described above, the extraction unit that extracts the control information storing the control information indicating that the order is placed by the second ordering unit in the control information storage unit, and the extraction unit Display means for displaying the number of orders for the extracted product so as to be inputable.

  According to the present invention, since only the products for which the order is placed by the second ordering means, that is, the products for which the order quantity is manually input, are extracted and displayed, it is possible to avoid forgetting to place the order. Since products that are ordered by the ordering means are not displayed together, the efficiency of ordering work can be improved.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to place orders with various quantities for various products.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of a product ordering system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The product ordering system is provided in a retail store such as a supermarket or a convenience store, for example, and includes a host computer 100, a product database 101, a WWW (World Wide Web) server 102, a printer 103, a portable information terminal 104, and a wireless controller. 105 and a POS (Point of Sales) register 106. The host computer 100, the WWW server 102, the printer 103, the wireless controller 105, and the POS register 106 are connected by a LAN (Local Area Network) 107 and can communicate with each other.

The host computer 100 is a computer that is operated by a store clerk such as a person in charge of order management, and executes processing related to ordering of goods. Details of the processing will be described later with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 9, 10, 12, and 14.
A product database 101 is connected to the host computer 100. The product database 101 is a storage device that stores product files (FIG. 2), sale files (FIG. 3), and order history files (FIG. 4), and is configured using, for example, an external hard disk device or server computer. . Further, the host computer 100 and the product database 101 may be directly connected as shown in FIG. 1 or may be connected via the LAN 107. Moreover, both may be an integrated device (computer).

The WWW server 102 is a computer that connects the product ordering system to the Internet 300. All communications with the Internet side are performed via the WWW server 102. In this embodiment, a computer 201 of an ordering supplier that purchases products is connected to the Internet 300, and the computer 201 of this ordering system and the ordering agent sends and receives ordering data and delivery data via the WWW server 102. It can be done.
The printer 103 is a printing device that prints order data and issues it as an order slip. This order slip is mainly used when placing an order with a supplier that does not have an Internet connection, but it is also used when confirming and storing the ordered content on paper. The

The portable information terminal 104 is a small portable computer that a store clerk uses when working in the store. Although not shown, a display unit (for example, a liquid crystal display) that displays various types of information and an operation unit (for example, a store clerk performs an input operation) For example, a keyboard) and a wireless communication unit (for example, a wireless LAN interface) for wireless communication with the wireless controller 105 are provided. Specifically, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) terminal can be used as the portable information terminal 104. The store clerk goes to the store with the portable information terminal 104, confirms and corrects the order data of each product at the product shelf where the products are displayed, and collates the received product with the delivery data (inspection work). It can be performed.
The wireless controller 105 is a relay device that relays communication between the portable information terminal 104 and the LAN 107, and corresponds to the same wireless method as the portable information terminal 104.

  The POS register 106 is a device that performs accounting and settlement of products purchased by customers, and has a function of reading a product code such as a barcode attached to each product (barcode reader). Based on the read product code, it is grasped which product is sold and how much, and the data is totaled to the host computer 100 via the LAN 107.

FIG. 2 shows an example of a product file stored in the product database 101. The product file stores a product code, a product name, a medium classification code, a small classification code, an order type, a normal price, ordering party information, a closing time, a special sale flag, a provisional flag, and the like for each product. These pieces of information are set in advance by a store clerk such as an order manager.
The product code is a unique code (numeric string or character string) given to each product, and can identify the product. The middle classification code and the minor classification code are information composed of a numeric string indicating the classification of the product. The middle classification code “000014” is “Western Japan”, and the minor classification code “001401” is “daily”. It is preset and stored in a table (not shown) that “beverage” corresponds to each. The order type is information for designating the order form of the product, where “1” represents automatic ordering (first ordering means) and “0” represents manual ordering (second ordering means). Automatic ordering and manual ordering will be described later. The ordering party information is a unique code given to each ordering party supplier that designates an ordering party supplier (see FIG. 1) that is the supplier of the product. The closing time represents the time at which order processing is executed in the host computer 100. The special sale flag is information indicating whether or not it is a special sale product, and “1” represents that it is a special sale product, and “0” represents that it is not a special sale product. The provisional flag is a flag that becomes “1” when the sale period starts or ends when the ordering type is a product of automatic ordering. When the provisional flag is “1”, control is performed so that the ordering form of the product is provisionally manual ordering. Note that the setting value of the order type in the product file itself is not changed.

  FIG. 3 shows an example of a special sale file stored in the product database 101. In the sale file, for each sale product, a product code, a product name, a sale price, a sale start date and time, a sale end date and time, and the like are stored. These pieces of information are set in advance by a store clerk such as an order manager. The product stored in the product file in FIG. 2 and the product with the special sale flag “1” is displayed during the sale period determined by the sale start date and time and the sale end date and time set in the sale file. Sold at a special price.

FIG. 4 shows an example of an order history file stored in the product database 101. The order history file stores, for each product, a product code, a product name, a previous order date, a sales record number, a past seven-day record, a previous order number, a current order number, a reference inventory amount, an inventory amount, and the like. Among these items, information on the product code, product name, and reference stock quantity is set in advance by a store clerk such as an ordering manager, and other information is operated by the product ordering system (the flowchart of FIG. 9 and the like). Updated by the host computer 100 as needed.
The previous order date is the date on which the previous order was placed, and is updated each time an order is placed. The actual number of sales is the number of the products sold from the previous order date to yesterday, and is updated daily by adding the sales information collected from the POS register 106 at the time of closing every day. It is reset to “0”. The most recent 7-day performance is the number of sales per day for the most recent 7 days. The previous order quantity is the quantity ordered last time, and the value of the current order quantity is overwritten after the order processing. The current order quantity is the quantity to be ordered this time, and the value of the order quantity displayed on the order entry screens in FIGS. 7 and 8 is stored in step 3 of the flowchart of FIG. 9 described later. The reference stock quantity designates a stock quantity that serves as a reference for switching the order form from manual ordering to automatic ordering.

  Next, processing of the host computer 100 in the product ordering system will be described in order as Operation Example 1 to Operation Example 4.

(Operation example 1)
FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating processing according to the operation example 1 of the host computer 100.
First, the host computer 100 displays on the display unit such as a liquid crystal display of the host computer 100 a condition input screen for designating which closing time to order a product (step S1). An example of the condition input screen is shown in FIG. The item “Order Date” on the condition input screen is displayed with the date automatically entered. For the item of “tightening time” on the condition input screen, for example, “11:00”, “13:00”, “15:00”, “17:00”, ordering within one day The time at which is determined is displayed so that it can be selected. When a store clerk such as a person in charge of ordering (hereinafter, simply referred to as a store clerk) performs an input operation on the host computer 100, the time when the order is placed next is specified from the item "Shutdown time". In the item of “order type” on the condition input screen, automatic ordering, manual ordering, or both can be designated and input. When automatic ordering is specified, a product whose order type is “1” in the product file is a search target, and when manual ordering is specified, a product whose order type is “0” is a search target.

  When the store clerk presses the “search button” on the condition input screen, the host computer 100 searches the product file for a product that matches the conditions specified in the “closing time” and “order type” on the condition input screen, and finds them. The small classification including the product is displayed on the order entry screen of the display unit for each order type (step S2). An example of this screen is shown in FIG. The example of FIG. 6 is an example in the case where both automatic ordering and manual ordering are specified as the ordering type, and a small classification including products whose “ordering time” is “11:00” and “ordering type” is automatic ordering. "Normal egg", "Water", "Pickles", "Daily beverage", and "Yogurt" are displayed, "Close time" is "11:00" and "Order type" is a manual order item “Daily beverage” is displayed as a small category including In other words, products whose “closing time” is “11:00” and “ordering type” is both automatic ordering and manual ordering are extracted from the product file. According to the product file of FIG. 2, “daily beverage” includes both automatically ordered products and manually ordered products. Therefore, in the order entry screen of FIG. 6, “daily beverage” is automatically ordered as the order type. And both manual and manual orders. If only manual ordering is specified (checked) as the “ordering type” in the condition input screen of FIG. 5, only the manually ordered products are displayed on the ordering input screen of FIG.

  When the store clerk designates and inputs one of the small categories displayed on the order entry screen of FIG. 6, the host computer 100 displays the details of the product included in the designated small category and found in step S2 on the order entry screen. Display (step S3). Examples of screens at this time are shown in FIGS.

  FIG. 7 is an example of a screen that is displayed when the “order type” specifies “daily beverage” for manual ordering. According to the product file in FIG. 2, the product that satisfies this condition is “AB drink”. The order entry screen shown in FIG. 7 is checked when the corresponding product is a product code, product name, order unit, designated order quantity, reference order quantity, order quantity, sales unit price, last 7 days result, order target. The target column (check column) is displayed. The designated order quantity is for inputting an order quantity freely determined by the store clerk, and can be entered only for a manually ordered product. In the reference order quantity, the previous order quantity (“1” as the quantity ordered on 11/18 in FIG. 7) is displayed. The store clerk can determine the designated order quantity with reference to this reference order quantity. The number of orders is the quantity that is actually ordered, and in the case of manually ordered products, it is the same value as the number of specified orders. As the selling price, the “normal price” of the product file or the “sale price” of the sale file is displayed. In the latest 7-day track record, the “last 7-day track record” in the order history file and a mark indicating whether or not each of the most recent 7 days is an ordering date are displayed. The date on which the “#” mark is displayed is the date of placing an order. In the case of a manually ordered product, the target column (check column) is not checked in the initial state, and the product is subject to ordering when the store clerk performs an input operation to check.

  FIG. 8 is an example of a screen displayed when the “order type” designates “daily beverage” of automatic ordering. According to the product file in FIG. 2, the products that meet this condition are “vegetable juice” and “XY juice”. In the case of a product ordered automatically, the clerk does not decide the order quantity freely, but places an order with the number of sales from the previous order date as the order quantity. For this reason, the designated order quantity column cannot be entered (indicated by a cross in FIG. 8), the reference order quantity field is blank, and the order quantity column is from the previous order date to yesterday. The number of sales items in the order history file, which is the number of the products sold on the screen, is displayed in the input state. However, it may be possible to change the order quantity by making it possible to enter the designated order quantity field. In this case, whether or not the target field (check field) is checked in the initial state is automatic ordering. It becomes the difference of manual ordering. In the case of an automatically ordered product, the target column (check column) is checked in the initial state, and the automatically ordered product is directly subject to ordering unless the store clerk removes the check. Therefore, in the case of a product ordered automatically, the ordering process may be advanced without the store clerk confirming the order entry screen shown in FIG.

  The store clerk performs necessary input and confirmation on the order input screen displayed in step S3, and then presses a “return button” in the screen. Then, the host computer 100 generates order information for each product determined in the above steps, and when the specified closing time (in this example, “11:00”) is reached, the order information is sent to the computer of the supplier. It transmits to 201 (step S4). Here, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the ordering information is information for instructing an order for a product whose target column (check column) is checked, and this includes the product of the product to be ordered. Information entered in each column such as code, product name, number of orders, etc. is included.

  In this way, a product order is executed at the designated closing time. In the above example, the automatic ordering product is also confirmed on the ordering input screen as shown in FIG. 8, but only the manual ordering product may be confirmed on the ordering input screen. Further, when all the products are automatically ordered products, the order information is automatically generated and transmitted to the computer 201 of the ordering supplier at the closing time set for each product. , The ordering work by the store clerk can be made completely unnecessary.

(Operation example 2)
FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating processing according to the operation example 2 of the host computer 100. In this operation example 2, for a special sale item whose “order type” is an automatic order, when the special sale period is long (for example, one month (or several months)) (for example, monthly special sale), the special sale period continues from before the special sale period. This is an example in which an order is placed by automatic ordering, and the ordering form is changed from automatic ordering to manual ordering when the sale period ends. FIG. 11 shows, as an example, the relationship between the sale period and the ordering form in Operation Example 2. In this example, the special sale period is from 11/1 to 11/30. The ordering form is such that automatic ordering is performed before and during the special sale period, and manual ordering is performed from 12/1 when the special sale period ends. To change.

  First, the host computer 100 displays a condition input screen (FIG. 5) for designating at which closing time a product order is placed on a display unit such as a liquid crystal display of the host computer 100 (step S11). This step S11 is the same as step S1 of the operation example 1.

  When the store clerk specifies "closing time" and "order type" (specify automatic ordering here) on the condition input screen, and checks the "sale period end check button" (not shown) and presses the "search button" The host computer 100 includes products for which the specified closing time in the product file is set, products for which the order type is “1” and the special sale flag is “1”, that is, special orders for automatic ordering. It is determined whether or not it is (step S12). When a special sale product for automatic ordering is included, the host computer 100 compares the special sale end date and time set in the special sale file of the product with the current date and time, and determines whether or not the current date has passed the special sale end date and time. Is determined (step S13). If the current date and time is past the sale end date and time, the host computer 100 tentatively changes the order type so that the order type of the product is handled as a manual order (step S14). Specifically, the host computer 100 sets the provisional flag of the product in the product file to “1”. As described above, when the provisional flag is “1”, control is performed so that the ordering form of the product is provisionally manual ordering. That is, the order type display on the order entry screen of FIG. 6 is manual ordering, and the target column (check field) is not checked on the order entry screens of FIGS. However, the order type in the product file is “1”, that is, the automatic order remains. On the other hand, if the current date / time has not passed the sale end date / time, that is, if it is still in the sale period, the provisional flag remains “0” and the order type remains “1” (automatic order).

  The host computer 100 searches the product file for a product that matches the conditions specified in the “closing time” and “order type” on the condition input screen, and orders the subcategory including the found product for each order type on the display unit. It is displayed on the input screen (step S15). This step S15 is the same as step S2 of the operation example 1, but the “order type” is different from the operation example 1 in that it is temporarily changed in the step S14. Thereafter, the same processing as Step S3 to Step S4 of Operation Example 1 is performed (Step S16 to Step S17). The provisional flag that is set to “1” in step S14 becomes “0” when, for example, a store clerk confirms the stock quantity of the product and performs a predetermined operation to cancel the provisional flag. The type is returned to automatic ordering, the display on the order entry screen in FIG. 6 is automatic ordering, and the target field (check field) is checked on the order entry screen in FIGS. Is placed.

  With the above operation, the special order merchandise is automatically ordered during the special sale period, and when the special sale period ends, the order form is changed from automatic order to manual order. Therefore, during the special sale period, since the price is low, even if the number of sales increases than usual, it is possible to automatically place an order according to the increase. In addition, after the sale period, even if the number of sales falls, the store clerk can place an order by manual order with the quantity determined in consideration of the number of stocks, etc. It is possible to avoid the problem of having an excess inventory due to the automatic ordering.

(Operation example 3)
FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating processing according to the third operation example of the host computer 100. In this operation example 3, for a special sale item whose “order type” is automatic ordering, when the special sale period is as short as several days (for example, weekend special sale), the order form is changed from automatic order to manual order during the special sale period. It is an example to change. FIG. 13 shows an example of the relationship between the sale period and the ordering form in Operation Example 3. In this example, the special sale period is from 11/1 to 11/3, automatic ordering is performed until 10/31 before this special sale period, manual ordering is performed after the start of the special sale period, and thereafter the special sale period ends. After that, unless the predetermined operation is performed, the manual order remains.

  First, the host computer 100 displays a condition input screen (FIG. 5) for designating at which closing time a product order is placed on a display unit such as a liquid crystal display of the host computer 100 (step S111). When the store clerk specifies "closing time" and "order type" (specify automatic ordering here) on the condition input screen, and also checks the "sale period start check button" (not shown) and presses the "search button" The host computer 100 includes products for which the specified closing time in the product file is set, products for which the order type is “1” and the special sale flag is “1”, that is, special orders for automatic ordering. It is determined whether or not it is (step S112). These step S111 and step S112 are the same as step S11 and step S12 of the operation example 2.

  When a special sale product for automatic ordering is included, the host computer 100 compares the special sale start date and time set in the special sale file of the product with the current date and time, and determines whether or not the current date and time is after the special sale start date and time. Is determined (step S113). If the current date and time is after the sale start date and time, the host computer 100 tentatively changes the order type so that the order type of the product is handled as a manual order (step S114). Specifically, the host computer 100 sets the provisional flag of the product in the product file to “1”. As described above, when the provisional flag is “1”, control is performed so that the ordering form of the product is provisionally manual ordering. That is, the order type display on the order entry screen of FIG. 6 is manual ordering, and the target column (check field) is not checked on the order entry screens of FIGS. However, the order type in the product file is “1”, that is, the automatic order remains. On the other hand, if the current date and time is not within the sale period, the provisional flag remains “0” and the order type remains “1” (automatic ordering).

As a result of the above operation, products that were originally automatically ordered are placed by manual ordering when the sale period starts. Therefore, for example, if the number of sales is expected to increase more than before during the sale period, it is possible to place an order by manual ordering with the quantity determined by the store clerk considering the forecast during the sale period. It is possible to avoid the problem that an out-of-order occurs due to an automatic ordering with a small number of sales before the period as the number of orders. In addition, since it is a special sale period, it is possible to intentionally purchase a large quantity and focus on sales.
In the above description, the provisional flag is set so that the product that was originally automatically ordered during the sale period is set to be manually ordered. However, the provisional flag remains “1” after the sale period, Manual ordering may be maintained. As a result, when there is still a lot of stock of the product after the sale period, after confirming the stock quantity, enter the desired number of orders and place an order with an appropriate quantity. Will be able to.

  As described above, in the operation example 2 and the operation example 3, the control is performed so that the order is placed by manual order after the end of the sale period or after the sale period starts. However, the order may be placed manually only during the sale period. Thereby, even when it is desired to intentionally increase the arrival amount at least during the special sale period, it is possible to cope with it. At this time, the control information indicating that the order is placed by the first ordering means (automatic ordering) is stored in the control information storage means, and the sale information is stored in the sale information storage means. An order is placed by the second ordering means (manual ordering) during the specified sale period and / or after the period ends.

(Operation example 4)
FIG. 14 is a flowchart illustrating processing according to the operation example 4 of the host computer 100. In this operation example 4, as in operation example 2 and operation example 3, the order form of products that have been manually ordered after the end of the special sale period is automatically changed from manual ordering to automatic ordering based on the stock quantity. This is an example. In the flowchart of FIG. 14, only steps S21 to S24 are different from the operation example 2 and the operation example 3, and the others are common, so the description of the common parts is omitted.

  First, the host computer 100 displays a condition input screen (FIG. 5) for designating at which closing time a product order is placed on a display unit such as a liquid crystal display of the host computer 100 (step S21). When the clerk specifies the “closing time” and “ordering type” (in this case, specifies automatic ordering) on the condition input screen, checks the “stock quantity reference check button” (not shown), and presses the “search button” The host computer 100 determines whether or not there is a product in the product file that is a special order product for automatic ordering, the special sale period ends, and the provisional flag is “1” (step S22). For products that are special order products for automatic ordering and for which the special sale period has ended and the provisional flag is “1”, as shown in the operation example 2 and the operation example 3, the order is placed in the product file after the sale period starts or ends. The type is a commodity that is temporarily handled as a manual order by a provisional flag with “1”. This product is a product that should be returned to automatic ordering at a certain timing. The host computer 100 finds the stock quantity of the product that has been stored in the order history file for the product that has been found in step S22 and that is the special order product for automatic ordering, for which the special sale period has ended and the provisional flag is “1”. Are compared with the reference stock quantity to determine whether the stock quantity is equal to or less than the reference stock quantity (step S23). If the stock quantity is less than or equal to the reference stock quantity, the host computer 100 changes the provisional flag set in the product file of the product to “0” (step S24). As a result, when the inventory quantity falls below the inventory standard quantity, the order type will operate automatically, so the order form will be changed from manual order to automatic order without any special operations or setting changes. Can do.

  As described above, the embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the specific configuration is not limited to the above, and various design changes and the like can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. It is possible to

For example, instead of performing the ordering process several times a day for each closing time, the ordering process may be performed for all products at the closing time before opening the store.
In the case of automatic ordering, the number of sales from the previous ordering date to yesterday is used as the number of orders. However, the amount of inventory may be changed instead of the number of sales. In addition, the inventory quantity may include the number of discards due to expiration of the shelf life. That is, not only the number sold but also the number of discarded items may be included in the next order.
Further, the ordering information is not directly transmitted to the computer 201 of the ordering supplier, but is transmitted to a specific server that manages the ordering information. May be obtained.
Alternatively, automatic ordering may be changed to manual ordering one day before the start of the special sale period, and manual ordering may be performed with a larger number of orders than usual in preparation for the special sale period from the next day.
Further, the provisional flag is provided so that the order type in the product file is not changed. However, instead of providing the provisional flag, the order type in the product file may be changed, for example, after the end of the sale period.
In addition, the host computer 100 executes the order at the set closing time. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and an order execution key for executing the order at the stage of confirming the order contents as in the operation examples 1 to 4 is provided. It may be displayed on the screen, and the order is sequentially placed (order information is transmitted) by pressing the order execution key after confirmation by the store clerk.
In the operation example 2 and the operation example 3, the current date and time are compared with the end date and time of the special sale period or the start date and time of the special sale period. However, only the dates are compared without being compared. Also good.

1 is a system configuration diagram of a product ordering system according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows an example of a goods file. It is a figure which shows an example of a sale file. It is a figure which shows an example of an order history file. It is a figure which shows the example of a condition input screen. It is a figure which shows the example of an order input screen. It is a figure which shows the example of an order input screen (detailed display of the product of manual ordering). It is a figure which shows the example of an order entry screen (detailed display of the goods of an automatic order). 7 is a flowchart illustrating processing of a host computer according to an operation example 1; 10 is a flowchart illustrating processing of a host computer according to an operation example 2. It is a figure which shows the relationship between the special sales period and ordering form in the operation example 2 as an example. 10 is a flowchart illustrating processing of a host computer according to an operation example 3; It is a figure which shows the relationship between the special sales period and ordering form in the operation example 3 as an example. 10 is a flowchart illustrating processing of a host computer according to an operation example 4;

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  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 ... Host computer 101 ... Merchandise database 102 ... WWW server 103 ... Printer 104 ... Portable information terminal 105 ... Wireless controller 106 ... POS register 107 ... LAN 201 ... Computer 300 ... Internet

Claims (5)

History storage means for storing the number of sales or inventory change for a predetermined period for each product;
First ordering means for transmitting ordering information to the ordering party as the number of orders for the goods stored in the history storage means as the number of sales or the amount of inventory change;
An input means for receiving an input of the number of orders;
Second ordering means for transmitting product ordering information based on the number of orders input to the input means to the ordering party;
Control information storage means for storing control information indicating whether to place an order for each product by the first ordering means or the second ordering means;
Control means for controlling the order of each product based on the control information stored in the control information storage means;
A product ordering system characterized by comprising: Special sale information storage means for storing special sale information that defines a special sale period for selling a product at a special sale price;
The control means places an order by the second ordering means during the period of the sale period specified in the sale information and / or after the end of the period for the product for which sale information is stored in the sale information storage means. The merchandise ordering system according to claim 1, wherein the merchandise ordering system is controlled to perform. Inventory storage means for storing the inventory quantity and inventory reference quantity of the product;
Determining means for determining whether the stock quantity of the product has fallen below the stock standard quantity after the end of the sale period;
3. The product ordering system according to claim 2, wherein the control unit controls the first ordering unit to place an order for a product for which the stock amount is determined to be less than a stock reference amount.   When the order information is input to the product in which the control information indicating that the order is placed by the second ordering unit is stored in the control information storage unit, the number of sales or stock of the product stored in the history storage unit The product ordering system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising display means for displaying a change amount as a reference order number of the product. Extraction means for extracting a commodity in which control information indicating that an order is placed by the second ordering means is stored in the control information storage means;
Display means for displaying the number of orders for the product extracted by the extraction means;
The product ordering system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising:

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