JP2010238167A - Information aggregation device and method, program, and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information gathering device and method, a program, and a recording medium, for aggregating information on total cost reduction so as to examine cost reduction for each of a plurality of products in consideration of an influence of a common component to be used in a plurality of machine types. <P>SOLUTION: A necessary component calculation part 12 specifies a production period based on a period of an application machine type 541 of VE (Value Engineering) plan information 53. Based on component information, i.e., base machine type cost information 517 of machine type-specific VE plan information 51, an aggregation part 13 calculating the number of components necessary for production on and after the specified period multiplies a VE unit price that is a difference between a plan-based unit price 536 and a post-VE unit price 537, by the number of the necessary components calculated by the necessary component number calculation part 12, and calculates the total amount of VE cost 540 that is the total amount of reduction. An output part 14 displays the total amount of VE cost 540 calculated by the aggregation part 13 on a display device 43. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an information totaling apparatus, method, program and recording medium capable of presenting information for cost reduction in product development, and in particular, an information totaling apparatus, method and program capable of easily considering cost reduction of a plurality of models. And a recording medium.

In product development, from the perspective of providing good products to users at low cost, value engineering (in order to reduce production costs without compromising product functionality)
Cost reduction studies by Value Engineering (hereinafter referred to as “VE”) are being carried out every day.

  As a conventional technique for studying cost reduction, there is a product development support apparatus described in Patent Document 1, for example. The product development support device includes a component group of parts based on a plurality of product specifications, part specifications, design specifications, customer specifications or the relationship between parts and parts, etc., and price information of the component groups in the developed product. The relationship between the function to read from the recording means and the component information of parts based on multiple product specifications, part specifications, design specifications, customer specifications or the relationship between parts and parts, etc., and the price information of the components Is displayed in association with the display means. This product development support device is useful for examining cost reduction from a design perspective by associating component information such as individual component specifications, design specifications, customer specifications, etc. of the developed product parts with price information, It helps to reduce costs.

JP 2004-145575 A

  When a plurality of models use a common part, the cost of the part affects the cost of all models that use the part, so there is a considerable impact on management. For example, when the cost of common parts can be reduced, not only the cost of one model can be reduced, but also the cost reduction can be reflected in all models, which greatly contributes to management. Since the conventional technology only calculates the cost of one type of product, it may underestimate the impact of management on the cost of common parts that are important to management, and the priority of VE activities, that is, cost reduction activities, can be mistaken. There is sex.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide an information totaling apparatus and method capable of totaling information on cost reductions in order to examine individual cost reduction of a plurality of products considering the influence of common parts used in a plurality of models. It is to provide a program and a recording medium.

The present invention is based on production plan information in which the number of products to be produced is planned for each product, and parts information that represents the number of parts constituting the product for each product. Necessary number of parts calculation means for calculating the number of parts required for the target part;
Based on the difference between the unit price before the cost reduction action for the target part and the unit price after the cost reduction action, and the number of parts calculated by the required part number calculation means, Aggregation means for aggregating the cost reduction amount of the parts of interest;
And an output means for outputting cost reduction amount information representing the cost reduction amount aggregated by the aggregation means.

  Further, the present invention is characterized in that the production plan information is production plan information planned for each period of a predetermined length of the number to be produced.

  According to the present invention, the required number-of-parts calculating means sets the number of produced units for each product for a period after the predetermined length period during which the unit price after cost reduction is applicable among the number of produced units indicated by the production plan information. And the total number of products produced for each product multiplied by the number of products for each of the products of interest indicated by the part information is used as the required number of parts.

  Further, in the present invention, the aggregation means multiplies the difference between the unit price before cost reduction of the target part and the unit price after cost reduction by the required number of parts calculated by the required part number calculation means, The cost reduction amount is totaled.

Further, the present invention provides an information totaling device for totaling information on cost reduction,
Calculate the number of parts required for production of all products for the part of interest based on the production plan information in which the number of products to be produced is planned for each product and the part information that represents the number of parts that make up the product for each product. The required number of parts calculation step,
Attention for all products based on the difference between the unit price before the cost reduction action for the target part and the unit price after the cost reduction action and the number of parts calculated in the required parts calculation step Aggregation step to aggregate cost reduction amount of parts,
And an output step of outputting cost reduction amount information representing the cost reduction amount aggregated in the aggregation step.

The present invention also provides a computer.
Parts required for production of all products planned in the production plan information based on the production plan information in which the number of units to be produced is planned for each product and the part information that represents the number of parts that make up the product for each product A required number-of-parts calculation step for calculating the number of parts of interest;
Based on the difference between the unit price before cost reduction of the target part and the unit price after cost reduction, and the number of parts calculated in the required part number calculation step, the cost reduction amount of the target part for all the products is aggregated. An aggregation step;
This is a program for executing an output step for outputting cost reduction amount information representing the cost reduction amount aggregated in the aggregation step.

  The present invention is also a computer-readable recording medium on which the program is recorded.

  According to the present invention, the production plan information is based on the production plan information in which the number of parts to be produced is planned for each product by the necessary parts number calculation means and the part information representing the number of parts constituting the product for each product. The number of parts required for production of all products planned in is calculated for the part of interest. All of the above based on the difference between the unit price before the cost reduction act is performed on the part of interest by the tabulation unit and the unit price after the cost reduction act is performed, and the number of parts calculated by the required part number calculation unit The amount of cost reduction of the parts of interest for the product is summarized. Then, the output means outputs cost reduction amount information representing the cost reduction amount aggregated by the aggregation means.

  Therefore, when a plurality of products use common parts, the costs of the common parts can be aggregated and output as a whole, and the influence on management can be calculated correctly. In other words, in order to examine individual cost reductions of a plurality of products in consideration of the influence of common parts used in a plurality of models, it is possible to aggregate and output information on the entire cost reduction.

  Further, according to the present invention, the production plan information is production plan information planned for each period of a predetermined length of the number of units to be produced, and therefore, production planned for a predetermined period of time, for example, monthly. Cost reductions can be aggregated based on the number of units.

  Further, according to the present invention, the required number of parts calculation means calculates the number of produced units for a period after the predetermined length period during which the unit price after cost reduction is applicable among the number of produced units indicated by the production plan information. Since the total number of products is summed for each product and the total number of products produced for each product multiplied by the number of products for each product for the target part indicated by the part information is the required number of parts, it is limited. Cost reductions can be aggregated based on the number of units produced during the period.

  According to the invention, the totaling unit multiplies the difference between the unit price before the cost reduction of the target part and the unit price after the cost reduction by the required number of parts calculated by the required part number calculation unit. Therefore, the cost reduction amount can be calculated by multiplying the cost reduction unit price for the part by the number of parts in the entire product.

  Further, according to the present invention, in compiling information relating to cost reduction, in the necessary part number calculating step, the production plan information in which the number of products to be produced is planned for each product and the number of parts constituting the product are represented for each product. Based on the part information, the number of parts required for production of all products planned in the production plan information is calculated for the part of interest. In the counting step, all of the above-mentioned values are calculated based on the difference between the unit price before the cost reduction act and the unit price after the cost reduction act for the target part and the number of parts calculated in the necessary part count calculation step. The amount of cost reduction of the parts of interest for the product is summarized. In the output step, cost reduction amount information indicating the cost reduction amount totaled in the totaling step is output.

  Therefore, when a plurality of products use common parts, the costs of the common parts can be aggregated and output as a whole, and the influence on management can be calculated correctly. In other words, in order to examine individual cost reductions of a plurality of products in consideration of the influence of common parts used in a plurality of models, it is possible to aggregate and output information on the entire cost reduction.

  Further, according to the present invention, the computer can produce all products based on the production plan information in which the number of products to be produced is planned for each product and the part information representing the number of parts constituting the product for each product. Based on the required number of parts calculation step that calculates the required number of parts for the target part, the difference between the unit price before cost reduction and the unit price after cost reduction of the target part, and the number of parts calculated in the required part number calculation step This is a program for executing a totaling step for totalizing the cost reduction amounts of the parts of interest for all products and an output step for outputting cost reduction amount information representing the cost reduction amounts totaled in the totaling step. Therefore, it can be provided as a program for causing a computer to execute the information counting method.

  According to the invention, there is provided a computer-readable recording medium on which the program is recorded. Therefore, the program can be provided as a recording medium.

It is a figure which shows the hardware constitutions of VE information totalization apparatus 1 which is one Embodiment of this invention. 3 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of a VE information totaling apparatus 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows the template of the lineup information 50 memorize | stored in the lineup information storage part 151. FIG. It is a figure which shows the template of the model-specific VE plan information 51 memorize | stored in the components VE information storage part 152. FIG. It is a specific example of model-specific VE plan information 51 for improvement plan 1. It is a figure which shows the template of the VE plan information 53 memorize | stored in VE information storage part 153. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the VE information total process which the VE information total apparatus 1 processes. It is a figure which shows the example of the whole VE information table 60 output by the output part 14. FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of the whole model classification VE information tables 61 and 62 output by the output part 14. FIG.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a hardware configuration of a VE information totaling apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The information totaling method according to the present invention is processed by the VE information totaling apparatus 1. The VE information totaling apparatus 1 that is an information totaling apparatus includes a server 20, a plurality of clients 30, and a communication network 40. The server 20 and each client 30 transmit and receive information via the communication network 40. The communication network 40 is a communication line such as a local area network, and may be a network including a telephone line or the Internet.

  The server 20 is constituted by a large computer or a workstation, and is a computer having a higher processing capability than the client 30 for processing information. The server 20 manages the client 30. The client 30 is configured by a work computer, for example, a computer such as a personal computer or a workstation.

  The server 20 includes a central processing unit (hereinafter referred to as “CPU”) 21, a memory 22, control devices 23 to 25, a communication interface unit 26, and a bus 27. The CPU 21, the memory 22, the control devices 23 to 25, and the communication interface unit 26 are connected via a bus 27. The bus 27 is a data bus for transmitting and receiving information.

  The CPU 21 implements functions to be described later by executing a program stored in the memory 22 and controls the arithmetic processing and the entire VE information totaling apparatus 1. The memory 22 stores a program executed by the CPU 21 and information processed by the CPU 21. The information stored in the memory 22 stores, for example, information transmitted / received to / from the client 30, information read from an external storage device 42 described later, and the like.

  The VE information totaling apparatus 1 includes input devices 41 and 46, external storage devices 42 and 47, and display devices 43 and 48. The input devices 41 and 46 are devices for inputting information, and are configured by devices such as a keyboard and a mouse, for example. The external storage devices 42 and 47 are non-volatile storage devices that can be written and read, and are constituted by storage devices such as a magnetic disk device or an optical disk device, for example. The display devices 43 and 48 are devices for displaying information, and are constituted by devices such as a liquid crystal display, for example. The input device 41, the external storage device 42 and the display device 43 are input / output devices connected to the server 20, and the input device 46, the external storage device 47 and the display device 48 are input / output devices connected to the client 30. is there.

  The control devices 23 to 25 are control devices that control the input device 41, the external storage device 42, and the display device 43. The control device 23 controls the input device 41, and the control device 24 controls the external storage device 42. Then, the control device 25 controls the display device 43. The control device 23 sends information input by the input device 41 to the CPU 21. The control device 24 writes and stores information from the CPU 21 in the external storage device 42 according to an instruction from the CPU 21, and reads information stored in the external storage device 42 and sends it to the CPU 21 according to an instruction from the CPU 21. The control device 25 sends information from the CPU 21 to the display device 43 for display in accordance with an instruction from the CPU 21. The external storage device 42 stores, for example, plan information such as VE plan information described later and common management information such as work identification information. The display device 43 also displays information such as the state of the VE information aggregation device 1, for example.

  The client 30 includes a CPU 31, a memory 32, a control device 33, and a communication interface unit 34. The CPU 31 controls the arithmetic processing and the entire client 30 by executing a program stored in the memory 32. The memory 32 stores a program executed by the CPU 31 and information processed by the CPU 31.

  The control device 33 is a control device that controls the input device 46, the external storage device 47, and the display device 48. The control device 33 sends the information input by the input device 46 to the CPU 31, and stores the information from the CPU 31 in the external storage device 47 according to an instruction from the CPU 31. The control device 33 stores the information in the external storage device 47 according to the instruction from the CPU 31. The stored information is read out and sent to the CPU 31. In response to an instruction from the CPU 31, the information from the CPU 31 is sent to the display device 48 for display. The communication interface unit 26 of the server 20 transmits and receives information to and from the communication interface unit 34 of each client 30 via the communication network 40.

  The server 20 mainly functions as a database server that stores and manages a large amount of information. The client 30 mainly inputs information to be stored in the external storage device 42 of the server 20 through the input device 46. It functions as a data terminal device that displays the processed information and the information stored in the external storage device 42 of the server 20 on the display device 48. That is, the client 30 places importance on the role as a graphical user interface that is in close contact with the user, such as an input function and a display function.

  1, the input devices 41 and 46, the external storage devices 42 and 47, and the display devices 43 and 48 are independent devices. However, the input device 41, the external storage device 42, and the display device are independent of each other. 43 may be included in the server 20, and the input device 46, the external storage device 47, and the display device 48 may be included in the client 30.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the VE information totaling apparatus 1. The VE information totaling apparatus 1 includes a data acquisition unit 11, a required component number calculation unit 12, a totaling unit 13, an output unit 14, a data storage unit 15, an environment setting unit (not shown), a search update unit (not shown), and a VE plan input unit (not shown). It is configured to include such functions. The CPU 21 of the server 20 includes a data acquisition unit 11, a necessary component number calculation unit 12, a totaling unit 13, an output unit 14, a data storage unit 15, an environment setting unit (not shown), a search update unit (not shown), and a VE plan input unit (not shown). This is a function realized by executing a program stored in the memory 22. In the VE information totaling apparatus 1 shown in FIG. 2, the server 20 realizes these functions, but it is also possible to share some of these functions with the client 30.

  The data acquisition unit 11 operates in cooperation with the client 30 when acquiring information input from the input device 46 of the client 30, and the output unit 14 displays information on the display device 48 of the client 30. Operates in cooperation with the client 30. The data acquisition unit 11 includes a lineup information acquisition unit 111, a component VE information acquisition unit 112, and a VE information acquisition unit 113.

  The data storage unit 15 includes a large-capacity external storage device 42 as hardware and a relational database program as software. Hereinafter, the data storage unit 15 is also simply referred to as “database”. A search update unit (not shown) is realized by using a search function and an update function realized by executing a relational database program by the CPU 21.

  The data acquisition unit 11, the totaling unit 13, and the output unit 14 process or change information stored in the data storage unit 15 via a search update unit (not shown). That is, the data acquisition unit 11, the totaling unit 13, and the output unit 14 generate a search command or update command for the database in the server 20, and send the generated command to a search update unit (not shown). A search update unit (not shown) interprets the received command and performs search or update.

  The data storage unit 15 includes a lineup information storage unit 151, a component VE information storage unit 152, a VE information storage unit 153, a master information storage unit (not shown), and a configuration information management storage unit of a model (not shown). The line-up information storage unit 151 stores line-up information 50 relating to the scale of an overall value engineering (hereinafter referred to as “VE”) plan such as a production plan for a lineup of products to be developed. The parts VE information storage unit 152 stores model-specific VE plan information 51 regarding VE plans of individual models. The VE information storage unit 153 stores VE plan information 53 related to the entire VE plan. The act of carrying out VE, that is, the act of carrying out cost reduction is a cost reduction act.

A master information storage unit (not shown) stores master information such as user information. The model configuration information management storage unit stores configuration information for each model, such as model name, part name of parts used in the model of the model name, part code, manufacturer and number of parts, and unit price for each country. Remember.
The information stored in each storage unit has a search key for designating a management department and a management period, and is stored in association with the search key. In FIG. 2, the “storage unit” is referred to as “DB”.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a template of line-up information 50 stored in the line-up information storage unit 151. Hereinafter, the template of the lineup information 50 is referred to as a lineup information acquisition template.

  The template is a format, that is, a format indicating a configuration when inputting / outputting information stored in the data storage unit 15. For example, when information is displayed on the display devices 43 and 48, the information is displayed in a template format, and information is input in accordance with the template format. For example, the lineup information storage unit 151 stores the lineup information 50, but stores a part of the lineup information 50 in the format of the lineup information acquisition template. The same applies to the component VE information storage unit 152 and the VE information storage unit 153.

  The line-up information 50, which is production plan information, is information in which the number of products to be produced is planned for each product, and is also information on products to be subject to VE tabulation. The lineup information 50 is information input by the user from the input device 46 of the client 30, for example. The lineup information acquisition unit 111 acquires the lineup information 50 input by the user and stores it in the lineup information storage unit 151 in the format of the lineup information acquisition template.

  FIG. 3A shows the configuration of the lineup information acquisition template. The lineup information acquisition template includes items such as model name 501, classification 502, base cost acquisition condition 503, planned production quantity 504, production quantity 505 after the plan change, and person in charge 506. Information on the product of one model name is shown in one row, and the undecided items are blank. The unit of processing may be one line or a plurality of lines can be processed together.

  The model name 501 is identification information for identifying the model of the product. The classification 502 is attribute information of the product model. The base cost acquisition condition 503 is a condition for acquiring a base cost necessary for examining the cost. The base cost is a base cost when considering cost reduction using a part configuration of a product having a similar part configuration. The production planned number 504 is the number of production units for each planned unit period, for example, every month when the cost is planned. The planned unit period is a period of a predetermined length. The production quantity 505 after the plan change is the production quantity for each plan unit period after the plan change, for example, every month. The person in charge 506 is identification information for identifying a person in charge of the model of the model name 501.

  The base cost acquisition condition 503 includes sub-items such as a base model name, designation of time of cost information, and currency. The base model name is a model name of a product that serves as a reference for considering the cost. For example, it is a model name of a product that is a base of a similar component configuration. As the designation of the timing of the cost information, the timing of applying the cost for which the plan change has been made, for example, the month is designated.

  FIG. 3B is a specific example of the model having the model name “ABC”. The model name 501 is “ABC”, and the category 502 is “category 1”. The base cost acquisition condition 503 indicates a base model name “abc”, cost information time designation “200812”, and currency “YEN”. “200812” indicates that it is December 2008, and “YEN” indicates “yen”. The production plan number 504 is indicated as “100”, “200”, “300”, “400”, “500”, and “600” every month for the production plan number for the model of the model name “ABC” for six months. ing. The number of production units 505 after the plan change is shown as “1100”, “1200”, “1300”, “1400”, “1500” and “1600” as the monthly production plan number after the plan change. ing. The person in charge 506 indicates that the person in charge of the model having the model name “ABC” is “K”.

  When the user displays the lineup information 50 on the display device 48 of the client 30, the lineup information acquisition unit 111 reads the lineup information 50 stored in the lineup information acquisition template format from the lineup information storage unit 151, and reads the lineup information read out. Information 50 is sent to the client 30 and displayed on the display device 48.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a template of model-specific VE plan information 51 stored in the component VE information storage unit 152. Hereinafter, the template of the model-specific VE plan information 51 is referred to as a component VE information acquisition template.

  The parts VE information acquisition unit 112 configures the model based on the base cost acquisition condition 503 acquired by the lineup information acquisition unit 111 and the configuration information for each model stored in the configuration information management storage unit of the model (not shown). Create a component configuration to be used. That is, as many template rows as the number of types of parts used in the model are created, and base model cost information 517 that is a basis for cost reduction consideration is created.

  The user inputs information corresponding to the part code of the base model cost information 517, which is information excluding the base model cost information 517 created by the part VE information acquisition unit 112 in the model-specific VE plan information 51. The component VE information acquisition unit 112 acquires the model-specific VE plan information 51 input by the user and stores it in the component VE information storage unit 152 in the format of the component VE information acquisition template.

  FIG. 4A shows the configuration of a component VE information acquisition template. The part VE information acquisition template includes a VE item that is a cost reduction item, and is used to uniquely manage the VE item. The VE item is a cost reduction item such as a change in the material of the substrate, a change in the material of the part, a reduction in the number of parts, a change in the part, a change in the manufacturing method, and a change in the purchase destination.

  The part VE information acquisition template includes number 511, VE item 512, implementation date 513, model name 514, part classification 515, unit name 516, base model cost information 517, part code 518, VE plan 519, VE expectation 520 and It includes items such as the VE achievement 521. Reference numeral 511 is identification information for identifying a VE item for managing cost reduction items for each model. The VE item 512 indicates a VE item, that is, a cost reduction item. The implementation date 513 represents the date and time when the cost reduction plan is implemented. The model name 514 is a model name corresponding to the model name 501 acquired from the lineup information 50 by the lineup information acquisition unit 111. The model name 514 does not necessarily match the model name 501, and in the case of a minor change, a model name that shows the correspondence is used.

  The component classification 515 is identification information for identifying a classification such as a classification name or a classification code when the component is classified, and is represented by a part where the component is used, for example. Specific examples of the component classification 515 include “module (kit)”, “module (mounting)”, “general material (circuit)”, and “general material (external appearance)”. The component classification 515 may be used as a classification at the time of aggregation.

  The unit name 516 is identification information of a unit that is a unit when the parts are assembled. The base model cost information 517 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. The component code 518 is a component identifier and is a component code of the component of interest. The parts of interest are parts that are subject to depreciation. As the component code 518, the same code as the component code of the base model cost information 517 is used. However, when the component code is changed by a design change, two types of component codes before and after the change are used.

  The VE plan 519 is a planned price for reducing the cost by executing the cost reduction plan, that is, a desired price for reducing the cost at the time of planning. The estimated VE 520 is an estimated cost reduction price that is almost realizable, and is not entered at the time of planning. The VE performance 521 is a cost reduction actual price after completion of the VE implementation. The VE plan 519, the VE estimate 520, and the VE performance 521 are unit prices when the unit price of the original part is known at the time of planning, but are reduction amounts when the unit price of the original part is not known. In other words, the VE plan 519 is a reduction amount that it is desired to reduce so much, the VE expectation 520 is an almost realizable reduction amount, and the VE performance 521 is a reduction amount after completion of the VE implementation. When the amount is reduced, “△” is added to the number.

  The component VE information acquisition unit 112 stores, in the component VE information storage unit 152, model-specific VE plan information 51 input by the user according to the component VE information acquisition template. For example, the model-specific VE plan information 51 input according to the part VE information acquisition template will be described as an example. Since the model with the model name “ABC” is specified as the base cost acquisition condition 503 acquired from the lineup information 50, the model name “abc”, the specification of the timing of the cost information “200812”, and the currency “YEN” are specified. The component VE information acquisition unit 112, based on the information of one or more component groups constituting the model of the model name “abc” that has already been registered, the component classification 515, the unit name 516, and the base model cost information 517. Create

  FIG. 4B shows the configuration of the base model cost information 517. Base model cost information 517 includes information about each component, for example, “part name”, “part code”, “manufacturer”, “number”, “currency (local)”, “unit price (local)”, “currency ( Parts information including information such as “baseline”, “unit price (baseline)”, and “unit price (yen)”.

  Based on the component classification 515, the unit name 516, and the base model cost information 517, the user executes a cost reduction plan, that is, a VE for cost reduction, for example, a design change. The user inputs a VE plan 519, a VE estimate 520, and a VE actual result 521, which are the implementation results of the cost reduction plan. When the base unit price information is not registered, that is, when the unit price of the original part is unknown, the reduction amount is input to the cost reduction price, that is, the VE estimate 520 instead of the unit price information, such as “Δ100 yen”. . For example, when the cost of parts is reduced from “100 yen” to “80 yen”, the base unit price is “100 yen” and the VE plan 519, which is the planned unit price, becomes “80 yen”. The amount is “△ 20 yen”. However, if the base unit price is unknown, the reduction amount is input to the planned unit price, that is, the VE plan 519, such as “Δ20 yen”.

  Among the model-specific VE plan information 51, the number 511, the VE item 512, the implementation date 513, the part code 518, the VE plan 519, and the VE result 521 are information input by the user from the client 30, and the model name 514, part The classification 515, the unit name 516, and the base model cost information 517 are information generated by the component VE information acquisition unit 112.

  When the user displays the model-specific VE plan information 51 on the display device 48 of the client 30, the component VE information acquisition unit 112 stores the model-type VE stored in the component VE information acquisition template format from the component VE information storage unit 152. The plan information 51 is read, and the read model-specific VE plan information 51 is sent to the client 30 and displayed on the display device 48.

  FIG. 5 is a specific example of the model-specific VE plan information 51 for the improvement plan 1. The model-specific VE plan information 51a shown in FIG. 5 is a specific example in which the VE item 512 is “improving plan 1”. The model-specific VE plan information 51a includes a part of the template items shown in FIG. When the same items as those shown in FIG. 4 among the items in the specific example shown in FIG. 5 are viewed, the number 511 is “1”, the VE item 512 is “improvement plan 1”, and the implementation date 513. Is “200904”, the model name 514 is “AB111”, the part classification 515 is “1”, the unit name 516 is “unit 1”, the part code 518 is “PARTX1D”, and the VE plan 519, VE expectation 520, and VE record 521 are blank. The part name of the base model cost information 517 is “part name 1”, the part code is “PARTX1”, the manufacturer is “manufacturer 1”, the number is “1”, and the currency (local) is “JPY”. (YEN) ”, the unit price (local) is“ 100.00 ”, and the unit price (yen) is“ 100.00 ”.

  The model-specific VE plan information 51 is part VE information, which is “cost”, “cost increase / decrease value”, “cost target value”, “cost reduction target value”, “ Includes either “Cost Forecast Value” or “Cost Reduction Forecast Value”. Correspondence with the base model cost information 517 is that “cost” is “unit price (yen)” and “cost increase / decrease value” is changed from “unit price (yen)” of the VE plan 519 to “unit price ( "Yen)" is subtracted, "Cost target value" is "Unit price (Yen)" of VE plan 519, and "Cost reduction target value" is from "Unit price (Yen)" of VE plan 519 This is a value obtained by subtracting “unit price (yen)” of the base model cost information 517, “predicted cost value” is “unit price (yen)” of the expected VE 520, and “predicted cost reduction value” is the estimated VE 520. This is a value obtained by subtracting the “unit price (yen)” of the VE plan 519 from the “unit price (yen)”.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a template of the VE plan information 53 stored in the VE information storage unit 153. Hereinafter, the template of the VE plan information 53 is referred to as a VE information acquisition template.

  FIG. 6A shows the configuration of the VE information acquisition template. The VE information acquisition template includes number 531, VE item 532, part code 533, implementation month 534, number 535, planned base unit price 536, post-VE unit price 537, actual unit price 538, target number 539, total VE 540, and applicable model 541. It is configured to include items such as.

  Reference numeral 531 is identification information for identifying a VE item for managing the entire cost reduction item. The VE item 532 is an item for cost reduction. The part code 533 is a part code of a target part that is a cost reduction target. The implementation month 534 indicates the time when the cost reduction is to be performed in months. The number 535 is the number of parts of the part code 533 used for one product after cost reduction. The planned base unit price 536 is a part unit price before cost reduction. The post-VE unit price 537 is an estimated unit unit price after implementing cost reduction, that is, an expected unit price after implementing cost reduction. The actual unit price 538 is a part unit price after cost reduction. The target number 539 is the sum total of the number of products that are made up of parts whose cost is reduced. The cost reduction amount VE total 540 is the total cost reduction amount calculated from the difference between the planned base unit price 536 and the post-VE unit price 537, the target number 539, and the number 535. The planned base unit price 536 is the unit price before cost reduction, the post-VE unit price 537 is the unit price after cost reduction, and the information indicating the VE total 540 is cost reduction amount information.

  The applied model 541 is a model name of a model for which cost reduction is performed. The VE information acquisition unit 113 includes an input field for inputting the model name 501 of the lineup information 50 stored in the lineup information storage unit 151 in the item of the applicable model 541, and the user performs cost reduction for each model. There are as many input fields as the model name for inputting the time, for example, the month. In the applied model 541, all model names 501 in the lineup information 50 are listed. Accordingly, models that do not include the part of interest are also listed.

  Among the VE plan information 53, the user inputs the number 531, the VE item 532, the part code 533, the implementation month 534, the number 535, the planned base unit price 536, the post-VE unit price 537, and the actual unit price 538 from the input device 46 of the client 30. The target number 539 and the total VE amount 540 are information generated by the VE information acquisition unit 113.

  When the user inputs the VE plan information 53 according to the VE information acquisition template, the VE information acquisition unit 113 acquires the input VE plan information 53 and stores it in the VE information storage unit 153 in the format of the VE information acquisition template. Let

  The model-specific VE plan information 51 and the VE plan information 53 may have already been assigned a VE number depending on the order entered by the user. In this case, for items that can be reflected in the other party's information, The component VE information acquisition unit 112 or the VE information acquisition unit 113 reflects the information on the other party.

  FIG. 6B is a specific example of all models, for example, models with model names “ABC” and “DEF”. The number 531 is “1”, the VE item 532 is “improvement plan 1”, the part code 533 is “PARTX1”, the implementation month 534 is “200904”, and the number 535 is “ 1 ”. The planned base unit price 536 is “100”, the post-VE unit price 537 is “80”, the actual unit price 538 is “90”, the target number 539 is “8700”, and the total VE amount 540 is “−174000”. The applicable model 541 has a model name “ABC” of “4” and a model name “DEF” of “7”. “4” described in the item of the applicable model 541 indicates that the item is a VE item that can be realized in April, and “7” indicates that the item is a VE item that can be realized in July.

  When the user displays the VE plan information 53 on the display device 48 of the client 30, the VE information acquisition unit 113 reads and reads out the VE plan information 53 stored in the format of the VE information acquisition template from the VE information storage unit 153. The VE plan information 53 is sent to the client 30 and displayed on the display device 48.

  The VE plan information 53 is VE information, which is “product cost”, “cost increase / decrease value”, “cost target value”, “cost reduction target value”, “cost predicted value”, “cost reduction”. One of the “predicted values”. The correspondence with the information of the VE plan information 53 is that “product cost” is the planned base unit price 536, and “cost increase / decrease value” is a value obtained by subtracting the planned base unit price 536 from the post-VE unit price 537. The “target value” is the post-VE unit price 537, the “cost reduction target value” is the value obtained by subtracting the planned base unit price 536 from the post-VE unit price 537, and the “cost predicted value” is the VE information acquisition shown in FIG. The “estimated post-VE unit price” that is not included in the template, and the “cost reduction predicted value” is a value obtained by subtracting the planned base unit price 536 from the “estimated post-VE unit price”.

  The required number-of-parts calculation unit 12, which is a required number-of-parts calculation means, specifies the production time based on the time of the applicable model 541 of the VE plan information 53, and parts information, that is, base model cost information 517 of the model-specific VE plan information 51 Based on the above, the number of parts required for production after the specified period is calculated.

  For example, a description will be given using the specific example shown in FIG. The target number 539 shown in FIG. 6B is the sum of the production numbers of all models, and the number obtained by multiplying the sum of the production numbers by the number 535 represents the number of required parts. Based on the VE plan information 53a shown in FIG. 6B, the models to which the VE item whose VE item 532 is “Improvement 1” are the models with the model name “ABC” and the model name “DEF”. The model name “ABC” is “4” months, and the model name “DEF” is “7” months. The production number of the model with the model name “ABC” is the total production number “8100” from April to September from the production number 505 after the template change of the lineup information 50 shown in FIG. Yes, the production volume of the model with the model name “DEF” is not shown in the figure, but if the total production volume from April to September is “600”, the model with the model name “ABC” and the model name “ The total number of units produced with the “DEF” model is “8700”, and the number 535 is “1”, so the same number as the number is calculated as the required number of parts.

  If the number 535 for each product is different, for example, the VE item 532 may be managed separately. Alternatively, the VE amount for each model may be calculated by referring to the number of base model cost information 517 in the model-specific VE plan information 51, and then the VE amount may be totaled to calculate the VE total amount 540.

  The totaling unit 13 as a totaling means includes “VE unit price totaling”, “model unit price VE amount totaling”, “total VE amount totaling”, “achievement rate totaling”, “achievement rate by person in charge”, “achievement rate by group” , “VE item-specific effect rate” and “model-specific effect rate” are tabulated.

The totaling unit 13 calculates the VE unit price for the “VE unit price totaling” by the equation (1). The “base unit price” is the planned base unit price 536, and the “post-VE unit price” is the post-VE unit price 537.
VE unit price = base unit price-unit price after VE (1)

The totaling unit 13 calculates the VE amount with the formula (2) for the “model unit price VE amount total”.
VE amount = VE unit price × required number of parts (2)

The totaling unit 13 calculates the total VE amount with the formula (3) for “total VE amount total”.
Total VE amount = VE unit price x total number of required parts per model (3)

For the “achievement rate totalization”, the totalization unit 13 calculates the model-specific achievement rate using Equation (4) or Equation (5), and calculates the achievement rate for each VE item using Equation (6). The “VE unit price plan” is the VE plan 519, the “VE unit price estimate” is the VE target 520, and the “VE unit price result” is the VE result 521. The “base unit price” is the planned base unit price 536, the “post-VE unit price” is the post-VE unit price 537, and the “VE actual result” is the actual unit price 538.
Achievement rate by model = (number of VE items with (VE unit price plan-estimated VE unit price) less than 0)
/ VE item number (4)
Achievement rate by model = VE unit price results / VE unit price plan (5)
Achievement rate by VE item = (Base unit price-VE results)
/ (Base unit price-Unit price after VE) (6)

  The expression “(VE unit price plan−VE unit price estimate) is smaller than 0” in the equation (4) means that the unit price of the original part is unknown, that is, the VE unit price plan, that is, the VE plan 519, and the VE unit price estimate, When the VE estimate 520 is a reduction amount, (VE unit price plan-VE unit price estimate) is negative, which means that the plan has been achieved. For example, when the cost reduction amount is 100 yen, that is, when the cost is reduced by 100 yen, it is positive, the VE unit price plan or VE plan 519 is 100 yen, and the VE unit price estimate or VE estimate 520 is 110 yen. , (VE unit price plan-VE unit price estimate) =-10 yen.

The totaling unit 13 calculates the VE item-specific effect rate with respect to the “VE item-specific effect rate” using Expression (7).
Effect rate by VE item = VE unit price x number of required parts (7)

The totaling unit 13 calculates the model-specific effect amount by the formula (8) for “model-specific effect amount”. The required number of parts is the product of the number of members and the number of units produced since the implementation month.
Effect amount by model = Unit price of VE for each component of the model x Number of necessary parts (8)

  Then, the totaling unit 13 lists the model achievement ratios of the models handled by the person in charge for the “achievement rates by person in charge”, and the “achievement ratios by group” for the model achievement ratio of models by management unit. Is enumerated. The management unit is a unit for collecting models to be managed, for example, a business unit. More specifically, in group A, model 1 to model 5 are managed, and in group B, model 6 to model 10 are managed.

  For example, in the VE plan information 53a of the embodiment shown in FIG. 6B, the model unit price VE amount is VE unit price = plan base unit price “100 (yen)” − post-VE unit price “80 (yen)” = “20 (Yen) ”and the number of required parts = the number of units produced since the implementation date of the model with the model name“ ABC ”= the total number of units produced from April to September for the model with the model name“ ABC ”“ 8100 (units) ” Is substituted into equation (2), and the model unit price VE amount = “20 (yen)” × “8100 (unit)” = “162000 (yen)”.

  Also, the total VE amount is VE unit price = “20 (yen)” and the number of required parts = the total production number of models with model name “ABC” “8100 (unit)” + production of models with model name “DEF” Substituting the sum of the numbers “600 (units)” = “8700 (units)” into equation (3), the total VE amount = “20 (yen)” × “8700 (units)” = “174000 (yen) "

  The output unit 14 serving as an output unit outputs the totaling result totaled by the totaling unit 13. The output includes display on the display device 43, writing to the external storage device 42 as a tabular file, and printing on an output device (not shown) such as a printer, and the output may be output to any of these. The output format is, for example, the template format shown in FIGS. 3 to 6 or a predetermined form format.

  The totaling result calculated by the totaling unit 13 includes “VE unit price”, “VE amount”, “achievement rate by model”, “achievement rate by VE item”, “achievement rate by person in charge”, “achievement rate by group” "," VE item achievement rate "and" model-specific effect rate ". The “VE amount” is output as the VE total amount 540 shown in FIG. Other items are not included in the template items shown in FIGS. 3 to 6, but can be displayed in any template.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the VE information totaling process processed by the VE information totaling apparatus 1. For example, when the VE information aggregation process is selected by the input device 46 from the menu displayed on the display device 48 of the client 30, the client 30 is informed from the client 30 that the VE information aggregation process is selected, and the process proceeds to step S1. .

  In step S1, lineup information 50 is acquired. Specifically, the lineup information acquisition unit 111 acquires the lineup information 50 input by the user and stores it in the lineup information storage unit 151 in the format of the lineup information acquisition template. Then, the lineup information acquisition unit 111 reads the lineup information 50 stored in the format of the lineup information acquisition template and the configuration information for each model from the external storage device 42, and reads the lineup information 50 and the configuration information for each model. The component information constituting the model is generated as the base model cost information 517 in the format of the component VE information acquisition template and stored in the model-specific VE plan information 51.

  In step S2, component VE information, that is, model-specific VE plan information 51 is acquired. Specifically, the part VE information acquisition unit 112 extracts the model-specific VE plan information 51 of the same part code as the part code of the base model cost information 517 created in step S1, and stores the part VE information acquisition template. Format-specific VE plan information 51 is created. Then, the user inputs the VE item 512, the implementation date 513, the VE plan 519, the VE expectation 520, the VE record 521, and the like from the client 30.

  In step S3, VE information, that is, VE plan information 53 is acquired. Specifically, the VE information acquisition unit 113 lists the model names included in the lineup information 50 stored by the lineup information acquisition unit 111 in the application models 541 of the VE information acquisition template. The VE information acquisition template shown in FIG. 6B is a specific example in which models of model name “ABC” and model name “DEF” are listed.

  The user creates a VE plan based on the information of the VE information acquisition template. The VE plan created by the user is assigned a number 531, VE item 532, part code 533, implementation month 534, number 535, planned base unit price 536, post-VE unit price 537, actual unit price 538, target number 539 by the VE plan input unit. , VE total 540 and applicable model 541 are input.

  The specific example shown in FIG. 5B indicates that the cost is reduced by implementing the VE item “improving plan 1” for the models having the model name “ABC” and the model name “DEF”. In the parts VE information of the models having the model name “ABC” and the model name “DEF”, the model-specific VE plan information shown in FIG. 4 is used as a cost reduction plan for parts of the part code “PARTX1” used in common. When the 51 VE item 512, the implementation date 513, the VE plan 519, the VE estimate 520, and the VE record 521 are input, the line below the VE number “1” using the number 531 in FIG. 5B as a key. The model-specific VE plan information of the models with the model name “ABC” and the model name “DEF” is read, and when the entire VE plan is input, the entire VE plan is created while referring to those values. It becomes possible. In totaling, the total VE information and the component VE information can be totaled separately.

  Conversely, for the VE item created with the entire VE information, by inputting the implementation month in the item of the applicable model 541, it is possible to link with the part VE information using the model name as a key. In other words, the VE item information input by the VE information acquisition unit 113 can be taken into the component VE information acquisition template and referenced when acquiring the component VE information.

  As described above, by repeating step S2 and step S3, the model-specific VE plan and the overall VE information can be created in parallel.

  Moreover, the processing order of step S2 and step S3 may be reversed, and may be processed in parallel. When checking the contents of the latest database, the contents of the parts VE information and the contents of the VE information can be integrated and displayed on the display device 48.

  In step S4, which is a necessary component number calculation step, the necessary component number calculation unit 12 calculates the necessary component number. In step S5, which is a counting step, the counting unit 13 totals the total VE 540 of all the products of a plurality of types from the planned base unit price 536, the post-VE unit price 537, and the required number of parts. The required number of parts is the sum of products of the number 535 and the target number 539.

  In step S6, which is an output step, the output unit 14 displays the line-up information 50, the model-specific VE plan information 51, and the entire VE plan information in a template format, and the tabulation results are displayed in a tabular form or a graph on the display device 43. .

  In step S7, the user confirms the information displayed by the output unit 14, and edits it if necessary. The editing is, for example, change of the implementation month of the applicable model, change of the VE unit price, and the like, and is performed by the lineup information acquisition unit 111, the parts VE information acquisition unit 112, or the VE information acquisition unit 113. When editing has been performed, the process returns to step S5, and counting is performed again. If the line-up information 50 is edited, the process returns to step S4 and the totaling is performed again.

  In step S <b> 8, the output unit 14 reads out information desired by the user from the external storage device 42, and outputs it in a standard format as a form by an output device (not shown) such as a printer, and ends the VE information aggregation process. The display on the display device 48 in step S6 or the output to the output device in step S8 is displayed on the display device 48 by the output unit 14 in response to a request input from the input device 46 of the client 30 by the user. Output to an output device (not shown).

  FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of the entire VE information table 60 output by the output unit 14. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of the entire model-specific VE information tables 61 and 62 output by the output unit 14. The entire VE information table 60 shown in FIG. 8 includes items of a flag 601, a VE number 602, a VE item 603, a part code 604, an implementation month 605, an application month 606, a VE unit price (plan) 607, and an amount 608. Composed.

  A flag 601 indicates whether each row is information about the whole or information about each model. The VE number 602 is the same as the number 531, the VE item 603 is the same as the VE item 532, the part code 604 is the same as the part code 533, and the implementation month 605 is the same as the implementation month 534. The number of months applied 606 is the number of months to be applied, and is the number of months after the implementation month 605 in the production number 505 after the change. The VE unit price (plan) 607 is an amount obtained by subtracting the post-VE unit price 537 from the plan base unit price 536. The amount 608 is the same as the total VE amount 540 when the flag is “whole”, and is the total amount of reduction for each model for that part when the flag is “model”. The items in FIG. 9 are the same as the items shown in FIG. 8, and a description thereof will be omitted to avoid duplication.

  The model-specific VE information table 61 in FIG. In the model-specific VE information table 61, a plurality of lines with the component code 614 of “P121” to “P127” are shown. However, the reason why depreciation is being considered is that the line of the component code 614 is “P123”. Only. In the row where the part code 614 is “P123”, for the part whose part code 614 is “P123”, the VE number 612 is “1”, the VE item 613 is “change to material A → B”, and the implementation month 615 is “5”. “Month”, the number of applied months 616 is “5 months”, the VE unit price (plan) 617 is “Δ70”, and the amount 618 is “350,000”.

  The model-specific VE information table 62 shown in FIG. In the model-specific VE information table 62, the parts code 624 has rows of “P123”, “Q456”, and “R789”. In the row where the part code 624 is “P123”, for the part whose part code 624 is “P123”, the VE number 622 is “1”, the VE item 623 is “change to material A → B”, and the implementation month 625 is “5”. “Month”, the number of applied months 626 is “5 months”, the VE unit price (plan) 627 is “Δ70”, and the amount 628 is “350,000”. In the row where the part code 624 is “Q456”, for the part whose part code 624 is “Q456”, the VE number 622 is “2”, the VE item 623 is “part change”, the implementation month 625 is “April”, and the application month The number 626 is shown as “6 months”, the VE unit price (plan) 627 as “Δ100”, and the amount 628 as “600,000”. In the row where the part code 624 is “R789”, for the part whose part code 624 is “R789”, the VE number 622 is “3”, the VE item 623 is “part reduction”, the implementation month 625 is “June”, and the application month The number 626 is shown as “4 months”, the VE unit price (plan) 627 as “Δ10”, and the amount 628 as “4,000,000”.

  In FIG. 8, the part code 604 is “P123”, the flag 601 is “whole”, “model X”, and “model Y” information, the part code 604 is “Q456”, and the flag 601 is “ “Overall” and “Model Y” are shown, the part code 604 is “R789”, and the flag 601 is “Overall” and “Model Y”.

  For the lines where the flag 601 is “model X” and “model Y”, the flag 601, VE number 602, VE item 603, part code 604, implementation month 605, and application month 606 are “model X” and “model”, respectively. This is the same as the corresponding item of “Y”, and the description is omitted.

  When the flag 601 is “whole” and the part code 604 is “P123”, the amount 618 “350,000” of the part code 614 “P123” of the model X and the amount 628 “of the part code 624“ P123 ”of the model Y The sum of “35,000,000” is shown as the amount 608 “35.350,000”. When the flag 601 is “whole” and the part code 604 is “Q456”, the amount 628 “600,000” of the part code 624 “Q456” of the model Y is shown as the amount 608 “600,000”. When the flag 601 is “whole” and the part code 604 is “R789”, the amount 628 “4,000,000” of the part code 624 “R789” of the model Y is indicated as the amount 608 “4,000,000”. Has been.

  That is, when looking at the model X alone, the amount 618 of the component whose component code 614 is “P123” is “350,000”, and the reduction effect is small, but the overall amount 608 is “35,350”. , 000 ", the reduction effect is two orders of magnitude greater, and it should be understood that it should be preferentially implemented. Therefore, an effect that cannot be understood by the model alone may be seen as a whole. As described above, the VE information totaling apparatus 1 aggregates and outputs information on the entire cost reduction in order to examine individual cost reduction of a plurality of products in consideration of the influence of common parts used in a plurality of models. Can do.

  In the embodiment described above, the program is stored in the memory 22 and the memory 32, but is not limited to these storage devices, and may be recorded on a computer-readable recording medium. The recording medium may be a recording medium that can be read by providing a program reading device as an external storage device (not shown) and inserting the recording medium therein, or may be a storage device of another device. .

  Any recording medium may be used as long as the stored program is accessed from a computer and executed. Alternatively, any recording medium may be configured such that the program is read, the read program is stored in the program storage area of the storage device, and the program is executed. Further, it may be downloaded from another device via a communication network and stored in the program storage area. The download program is stored in advance in a storage device of a computer, or installed in a program storage area from another recording medium.

The recording medium configured to be separable from the main body is, for example, a tape-based recording medium such as a magnetic tape / cassette tape, a magnetic disk such as a flexible disk / hard disk, or a CD-ROM (Compact Disk Read Only Memory) / MO (Magneto Optical). disk) / MD (Mini Disc) / DVD (Digital Versatile Disk) and other optical disk recording media, IC (Integrated Circuit) cards (including memory cards) / optical cards and other card recording media, or masks ROM / EPROM (Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory) / EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only)
Memory) / a recording medium that carries a fixed program including a semiconductor memory such as a flash ROM. Therefore, the present invention can be provided as a computer-readable recording medium in which a program for causing a computer to execute each step of the information counting method is recorded.

  As described above, the line-up information 50 is based on the line-up information 50 in which the number of parts to be produced is planned for each product by the necessary-parts calculation unit 12 and the part information that represents the number of parts constituting the product for each product. The number of parts required for production of all planned products is calculated for the part of interest. Based on the difference between the unit price before the cost reduction act is performed on the target part by the counting unit 13 and the unit price after the cost reduction act is performed, and the number of parts calculated by the required part number calculation unit 12, The total VE 540 of the parts of interest for all the products is totaled. Then, the output unit 14 outputs information representing the VE total amount 540 aggregated by the aggregation unit 13.

  Therefore, when a plurality of products use common parts, the costs of the common parts can be aggregated and output as a whole, and the influence on management can be calculated correctly. In other words, in order to examine individual cost reductions of a plurality of products in consideration of the influence of common parts used in a plurality of models, it is possible to aggregate and output information on the entire cost reduction.

  Furthermore, since the line-up information 50 is information planned for each planned unit period in which the number of units to be produced is a period of a predetermined length, the line-up information 50 is based on a predetermined number of periods, for example, the number of units planned for each month. VE total 540 can be totaled.

  Further, the required number-of-parts calculation unit 12 sums up the number of produced units for each product for the period after the predetermined length period in which the unit price after cost reduction is applicable among the number of produced units indicated by the lineup information 50, Since the total number of products produced for each product multiplied by the number of products for each product for the target part indicated by the part information is the required number of parts, it is based on the production quantity for a limited period. VE total 540 can be totaled.

  Further, the totaling unit 13 multiplies the difference between the unit price before the cost reduction of the target part and the unit price after the cost reduction by the necessary number of parts calculated by the necessary part number calculation unit 12, thereby obtaining a total VE 540. Therefore, the total VE 540 can be calculated by multiplying the cost reduction unit price for parts by the number of parts in the entire product.

  Further, in the flow chart shown in FIG. 7, when summing up information relating to cost reduction, in step S4, lineup information 50 in which the number of products to be produced is planned for each product, and the number of parts constituting the product is represented for each product. Based on the part information, the number of parts required for production of all products is calculated for the part of interest. In step S5, based on the difference between the unit price before the cost reduction of the target part and the unit price after the cost reduction, and the number of parts calculated in step S4, the total VE total 540 of the target part for all products is totaled. . In step S6, information representing the total VE amount 540 tabulated in step S5 is output.

  Therefore, when a plurality of products use common parts, the costs of the common parts can be aggregated and output as a whole, and the influence on management can be calculated correctly. In other words, in order to examine individual cost reductions of a plurality of products in consideration of the influence of common parts used in a plurality of models, it is possible to aggregate and output information on the entire cost reduction.

  Further, in the flowchart shown in FIG. 7, the line-up information 50 is calculated based on the line-up information 50 in which the number of products to be produced is planned for each product and the part information that represents the number of parts constituting the product for each product. Step S4 for calculating the number of parts required for production of all products planned in step S4 for the target part, and the difference between the unit price before the cost reduction action and the unit price after the cost reduction action are performed for the target part And, based on the number of parts calculated in step S4, step S5 for summing up the cost reduction amounts of the parts of interest for all the products, and cost reduction amount information representing the cost reduction amount tabulated in step S5 This is a program for executing the output step S6. Therefore, it can be provided as a program for causing a computer to execute the information counting method.

  Furthermore, it is a computer-readable recording medium on which the program is recorded. Therefore, the program can be provided as a recording medium.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 VE information totalization apparatus 11 Data acquisition part 12 Required component number calculation part 13 Total part 14 Output part 15 Data storage part 20 Server 21, 31 CPU
22, 32 Memory 23 to 25, 33 Control device 26, 34 Communication interface unit 27 Bus 30 Client 40 Communication network 41, 46 Input device 42, 47 External storage device 43, 48 Display device 50 Line-up information 51 Model-specific VE plan information 53 VE plan information 111 Lineup information acquisition unit 112 Parts VE information acquisition unit 113 VE information acquisition unit 151 Lineup information storage unit 152 Parts VE information storage unit 153 VE information storage unit

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Parts required for production of all products planned in the production plan information based on the production plan information in which the number of units to be produced is planned for each product and the part information that represents the number of parts that make up the product for each product Necessary number of parts calculation means for calculating the number of parts of interest;
Based on the difference between the unit price before the cost reduction action for the target part and the unit price after the cost reduction action, and the number of parts calculated by the required part number calculation means, Aggregation means for aggregating the cost reduction amount of the parts of interest;
And an output means for outputting cost reduction amount information representing the cost reduction amount aggregated by the aggregation means.   The information totaling apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the production plan information is production plan information planned for each period of a predetermined length of the number of units to be produced.   The required number-of-parts calculating means totals the number of produced products for each product for the period after the predetermined length period in which the unit price after cost reduction is applicable among the number of produced units indicated by the production plan information. The information totaling apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the total number of products produced for each product multiplied by the number of products for each product of the target part indicated by the part information is used as the required number of parts. .   The aggregation means multiplies the difference between the unit price before the cost reduction of the target part and the unit price after the cost reduction by the required number of parts calculated by the required part number calculation means, thereby calculating the cost reduction amount. The information totaling device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the information is totalized. In an information aggregation device that aggregates information related to cost reduction,
Calculate the number of parts required for production of all products for the part of interest based on the production plan information in which the number of products to be produced is planned for each product and the part information that represents the number of parts that make up the product for each product. The required number of parts calculation step,
Attention for all products based on the difference between the unit price before the cost reduction action for the target part and the unit price after the cost reduction action and the number of parts calculated in the required parts calculation step Aggregation step to aggregate cost reduction amount of parts,
And an output step for outputting cost reduction amount information representing the cost reduction amount aggregated in the aggregation step. On the computer,
Parts required for production of all products planned in the production plan information based on the production plan information in which the number of units to be produced is planned for each product and the part information that represents the number of parts that make up the product for each product A required number-of-parts calculation step for calculating the number of parts of interest;
Based on the difference between the unit price before cost reduction of the target part and the unit price after cost reduction, and the number of parts calculated in the required part number calculation step, the cost reduction amount of the target part for all the products is aggregated. An aggregation step;
A program for executing an output step for outputting cost reduction amount information representing the cost reduction amount aggregated in the aggregation step.   A computer-readable recording medium on which the program according to claim 6 is recorded.

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