JP2014013532A - Inventory management server and inventory management system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an inventory management server and an inventory management system that more properly manage stock of material of selling commodity of on-demand sales store.SOLUTION: An inventory management server, which manages inventory of a store holding multiple commodity materials as stock, comprises: an inventory management part. The inventory management part analyzes quantity consumed for every commodity material used at a store at a production of a commodity and manages the stock for every commodity material based on the quantity consumed for every commodity material.

Description

  The present invention relates to an inventory management server and an inventory management system.

  In an industry such as the retail industry or the restaurant industry, a management form called a chain store is known. A chain store is a management form in which a single company operates and manages a large number of stores by making the brand, service content, and appearance uniform. Such chain stores include directly managed stores where headquarters companies manage each store, and franchise stores managed by owners of stores that have contracts for purchasing and providing know-how from headquarters companies (for example, patent literature) 1).

JP 2004-094943 A

  By the way, in the above chain stores, it is important to appropriately manage the inventory of each store. In particular, in sales forms such as starting production of sales products after receiving orders from customers and delivering the manufactured sales products to customers, for example on-demand type sales forms such as home delivery sushi and home delivery pizza, More appropriate inventory management has been desired because the material of the merchandise is food and is prone to loss.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and provides an inventory management server and an inventory management system that can more appropriately manage the inventory of materials of sales products in an on-demand sales form store. With the goal.

  In order to achieve the above object, an inventory management server according to the present invention is an inventory management server that manages inventory of a store that holds a plurality of merchandise materials as inventory, and is used when products are produced in the store. An inventory management unit that analyzes a usage amount of each commodity material and manages an inventory of each commodity material on the basis of the usage amount of each commodity material.

  In order to achieve the above object, in the inventory management server according to the present invention, the product is a finished food.

  Moreover, in order to achieve said objective, the said inventory management server which concerns on this invention is the usage-amount for every said merchandise material used in the case of merchandise preparation in the said store, and every said merchandise material generated in the said shop Inventory fluctuation amount calculation unit for calculating an inventory fluctuation amount for each product material based on a preset amount of loss and an effective usage amount for each product material, and the calculated stock fluctuation for each product material An order quantity determining unit that determines an order quantity for each commodity material based on the quantity.

  In order to achieve the above object, in the inventory management server according to the present invention, the effective usage amount of a predetermined commodity material is equal to the quantity of an order unit of the predetermined commodity material. The value is set by multiplying the yield rate.

  In order to achieve the above object, in the inventory management server according to the present invention, when the inventory fluctuation amount calculation unit calculates an inventory fluctuation amount of a predetermined commodity material, the usage amount of the predetermined commodity material And the loss amount of the predetermined merchandise material is divided by the effective usage amount of the predetermined merchandise material, and the quotient value calculated by the division is an inventory of the predetermined merchandise material viewed from the order unit. Change amount.

  In order to achieve the above object, the inventory management server according to the present invention has product-specific material information in which a product sold in the store is associated with a usage amount for each product material. The inventory fluctuation amount calculation unit calculates the usage amount for each product material based on the sales quantity for each product acquired from the store client device installed in the store and the material information for each product. .

  In order to achieve the above object, the inventory management server according to the present invention, based on the inventory fluctuation amount for each commodity material calculated by the inventory fluctuation amount calculation unit, the seasonal index for each commodity material A seasonal index calculating unit for calculating

  In order to achieve the above object, in the inventory management server according to the present invention, the order quantity determination unit is calculated by the calculated inventory fluctuation amount for each commodity material and the seasonal index calculation unit. Based on the seasonal index for each commodity material, an order quantity for each commodity material is determined.

  In order to achieve the above object, the inventory management server according to the present invention is connected to a store client device installed in each of a plurality of stores via a network, and the inventory fluctuation amount calculation unit includes: The stock fluctuation amount for each product material is calculated for each store, and the order quantity determination unit calculates the order amount for each product material for each store.

  In order to achieve the above object, the inventory management server according to the present invention is connected to an ordering client device installed in an ordering supplier of a predetermined commodity material, and the order quantity determining unit When the order quantity of the predetermined merchandise material is determined, the determined order quantity of the predetermined merchandise material is provided to the order destination client apparatus as Web page data that can be browsed by the order destination client apparatus.

  In order to achieve the above object, an inventory management system according to the present invention includes a store client device installed in each of a plurality of stores that hold a plurality of merchandise materials as stock, and inventory of the plurality of stores. An inventory management system for managing the inventory management server, wherein the inventory management server analyzes a usage amount of each of the product materials used in producing the product in the store, An inventory management unit that manages the inventory of each commodity material on the basis of the usage amount is provided.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the inventory of the material of the sales goods in the store of an on-demand type sales form can be managed more appropriately.

The figure which shows the structural example of the inventory management system which concerns on this embodiment. The figure which shows the function structural example of the inventory management server which concerns on this embodiment. The figure which shows the function structural example of the management client which concerns on this embodiment. The figure which shows the function structural example of the client for shops which concerns on this embodiment. The figure which shows the function structural example of the client for orderees concerning this embodiment. The sequence diagram which shows the operation example of the inventory management system which concerns on this embodiment. The figure which shows the example of an authentication information input screen to the inventory management server which concerns on this embodiment. The figure which shows the example of a screen transition at the time of the initial registration of the management client which concerns on this embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the material information according to goods which concerns on this embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the packaging unit information according to material which concerns on this embodiment. The figure which shows the example of a screen transition at the time of the initial registration and loss registration of the store client which concerns on this embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the inventory information which concerns on this embodiment. The figure which shows the example of a screen transition at the time of the sales registration of the management client which concerns on this embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the updated inventory information which concerns on this embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the ordering information which concerns on this embodiment. The figure which shows the example of a screen at the time of login of the client for orderees concerning this embodiment. The figure which shows the example of a screen transition at the time of the inventory and order confirmation of the client for stores concerning this embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the inventory information after the reupdate which concerns on this embodiment. The figure which shows the example of a screen transition at the time of the inventory of the store client which concerns on this embodiment. The figure which shows the example of a screen transition at the time of the inventory check of the management client which concerns on this embodiment.

  The present technology is an inventory management server that manages a stock of a store that holds a plurality of product materials as stock, and that manages a stock of a store that holds a plurality of product materials as stock. On-demand type by providing an inventory management unit that analyzes the amount used for each product material used in product manufacture and manages the stock for each product material based on the amount used for each product material The inventory of the material of the sales goods in the store of the sales form of this is managed more appropriately. Hereinafter, embodiments of the present technology will be described.

[Configuration of inventory management system]
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of an inventory management system 10 according to the present embodiment.

  The inventory management system 10 includes an inventory management server (apparatus) 1, a management client (apparatus) 2, and a plurality of store clients (apparatuses) 3a to 3c (hereinafter referred to as “store client 3” when referring to any one of them). A plurality of client clients (apparatuses) 4a to 4c (hereinafter referred to as "client client 4" when referring to any one of them).

  The inventory management server 1, the management client 2, the plurality of store clients 3a to 3c, and the plurality of client clients 4a to 4c are connected to each other via a network 5 such as the Internet.

  The inventory management server 1 is a computer device that manages inventory information of each store where the store clients 3a to 3c are installed. The inventory management server 1 is managed by a management client 2. Further, automatic ordering is performed with respect to manufacturers of each ordering party where the ordering client 4a to 4c is installed.

  The inventory management server 1 provides Web page data described in HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) in response to a request from the management client 2, the store client 3 or the ordering client 4 as a Web client. Web server. In the management client 2, the store client 3, and the order client 4, the provided web page data and the like are displayed on a web browser so as to be viewable. Further, on the Web browser of the management client 2, the store client 3, and the order client 4, the user can input, update, and delete various information.

  The inventory management server 1 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 11, a memory 12, an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) 13, and an interface device 14 connected via a bus 15. The CPU 11 is a central processing unit that executes various programs stored in the memory 12. The memory 12 is a storage device such as a RAM (Random Access Memory) that stores programs executed by the CPU 11 and data used by these programs. The HDD 13 is a storage device that stores various data. The interface device 14 is an interface device for connecting to an external network or the like.

  The management client 2 is a computer device for management of the store clients 3a to 3c. For example, when each of the above-described store clients 3a to 3c is installed in each chain store where the chain is developed, the management client 2 is installed in the headquarters.

  The management client 2 includes a CPU 21, a memory 22, an HDD 23, an input device 24, a display device 25, and an interface device 26 connected via a bus 27. Since the CPU 21 to HDD 23 and the interface device 26 are the same as the CPU 11 to the interface device 14 described above, description thereof is omitted here.

  The input device 24 is an input device (for example, a keyboard or a mouse) that provides a user interface. The display device 25 is a display device such as a display.

  The store client 3 is a computer device installed in each store. The store here refers to a store in an on-demand sales form in which production of a sales product is started after receiving an order from a customer, and the produced sales product is delivered to the customer. In the present embodiment, the case where the sales product is sushi and the material of the sales product is sushi material will be described as an example. However, the sales product is not limited to sushi. For example, it may be a finished food or processed food that is a form of food produced using a plurality of commodity materials such as pizza and lunch boxes.

  The store client 3 includes a CPU 31, a memory 32, an HDD 33, an input device 34, a display device 35, and an interface device 36 connected via a bus 37. Since the CPU 31 to the interface device 36 are the same as the CPU 21 to the interface device 26 described above, description thereof is omitted here.

  The ordering client 4 is a computer device installed in an ordering supplier (manufacturer) of materials for products sold in each store where the store client 3 is installed. Each order supplier confirms the order from each store using this order client 4 and ships. In addition, each order supplier can distinguish for every kind of material, for example.

  The ordering client 4 includes a CPU 41, a memory 42, an HDD 43, an input device 44, a display device 45, and an interface device 46 connected via a bus 47. Since the CPU 41 to the interface device 46 are the same as the CPU 21 to the interface device 26 described above, description thereof is omitted here.

  With the configuration described above, in the inventory management system 10 according to the present embodiment, the inventory management server 1 manages the inventory of each store where the store client 3 is installed, and the client 4 for the order is installed as necessary. An automatic order is placed with each of the suppliers.

[Function configuration of inventory management server]
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration example of the inventory management server 1 according to the present embodiment. Hereinafter, each function realized by the inventory management server 1 will be described.

  The inventory management server 1 includes an authentication unit 101, a display data generation unit 102, an inventory management unit 103, and a storage unit 110. The inventory management unit 103 includes an inventory fluctuation amount calculation unit 104, a seasonal index calculation unit 105, an inventory amount update unit 106, and an order quantity determination unit 107. The functions of the authentication unit 101 to the order quantity determination unit 107 are realized by, for example, an inventory management program stored in the memory 12 of FIG. The storage unit 110 is realized by, for example, the memory 12 or the HDD 13 in FIG. The storage unit 110 may store various data as a database.

  The authentication unit 101 performs user authentication based on the authentication information received from the management client 2, the store client 3, or the ordering client 4 and the authentication reference information 111 stored in the storage unit 110. The display data generation unit 102 generates display data to be displayed on the display device 25 of the management client 2, the display device 35 of the store client 3, or the display device 45 of the order client 4. The display data is Web page data described in HTML as described above. The display data differs for each of the management client 2, the store client 3, and the ordering client 4, and the display data that can be browsed for each client is limited. The inventory management unit 103 analyzes the amount used for each product material used in the production of the product at each store where the store client 3 is installed, and calculates the stock for each product material based on the amount used for each product material. Manage each store. The inventory fluctuation amount calculation unit 104 calculates the inventory fluctuation amount of each store where the store client 3 is installed. The amount of inventory fluctuation for a given product material is derived from the sales information at the store, and the amount of the product material used in the production of the sales product and the loss of the product material actually generated at the store. It is calculated based on the amount and the effective usage amount of the commodity material set in advance by the management client 2. The seasonal index calculation unit 105 calculates a seasonal index for each product material based on the inventory fluctuation amount for each product material of each store calculated by the inventory fluctuation amount calculation unit 104. The term “seasonal index” as used herein is a numerical index indicating the seasonal change in the amount used for each product material. The inventory quantity update unit 106 updates the inventory information 114 indicating the inventory quantity for each product material of each store based on the inventory fluctuation amount for each product material of each store calculated by the inventory fluctuation amount calculation unit 104. The order quantity determination unit 107 determines the amount of each product material in each store according to the amount of inventory fluctuation for each product material calculated by the inventory fluctuation amount calculation unit 104 and the season index for each product material calculated by the seasonal index calculation unit 105. Determine the order quantity. The order quantity determination unit 107 further generates order information 115 indicating the order contents for each store.

  The storage unit 110 stores authentication standard information 111, product-specific material information 112, material-specific packaging unit information 113, inventory information 114, and order information 115.

  The authentication reference information 111 is reference information for authentication of the management client 2, the store client 3, and the order destination client 4, and is, for example, a combination of a login ID (identification information) and a login password. The product-specific material information 112 is information for specifying a product-specific material. Details will be described later with reference to FIG. The packaging unit information by material 113 is information indicating the packaging unit by material. Details will be described later with reference to FIG. The inventory information 114 is information indicating the inventory for each store. Details will be described later with reference to FIGS. The order information 115 is information indicating the order contents for each store. Details will be described later with reference to FIG.

[Functional configuration of management client]
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration example of the management client 2 according to the present embodiment. Hereinafter, each function realized by the management client 2 will be described.

  The management client 2 includes a display unit 201, an input unit 202, and a storage unit 210. The functions of the display unit 201 and the input unit 202 are realized by an OS (Operating System) installed in the HDD 23 of FIG. The storage unit 210 is realized by the memory 22 or the HDD 23 of FIG.

  The display unit 201 displays the display data generated by the inventory management server 1 on the display device 25. The input unit 202 inputs user input information to the input device 24. The storage unit 210 stores sales information 211 of each store, for example, CSV format data.

[Functional configuration of store client]
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration example of the store client 3 according to the present embodiment. Hereinafter, each function realized by the store client 3 will be described.

  The store client 3 includes a display unit 301, an input unit 302, and a storage unit 310. The functions of the display unit 301 and the input unit 302 are realized by an OS or the like installed in the HDD 33 in FIG. The storage unit 310 is realized by the memory 32 and the HDD 33 in FIG.

  The display unit 301 displays the display data generated by the inventory management server 1 on the display device 35. The input unit 302 inputs user input information to the input device 34. The storage unit 310 stores store sales information 311 and stock information 312 indicating store stock. The store here is a store in which the store client 3 is installed.

[Functional configuration of client for supplier]
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration example of the client 4 for an ordering party according to the present embodiment. Hereinafter, each function realized by the client for ordering party 4 will be described.

  The ordering client 4 includes a display unit 401 and an input unit 402. The functions of the display unit 401 and the input unit 402 are realized by an OS or the like installed in the HDD 43 in FIG.

  The display unit 401 displays the display data generated by the inventory management server 1 on the display device 45. The input unit 402 inputs user input information to the input device 44.

[Operation of inventory management system]
FIG. 6 is a sequence diagram illustrating an operation example of the inventory management system 10 according to the present embodiment. Hereinafter, the operation of the inventory management system 10 will be described. The following description will be given with reference to FIGS.

  Prior to each operation shown in FIG. 6, the login authentication operation for the inventory management server 1 of the management client 2, the store client 3, and the order client 4 will be described.

[Login authentication to the inventory management server 1]
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of an authentication information input screen 700 for the inventory management server 1 according to the present embodiment. Hereinafter, the login authentication operation for the inventory management server 1 of the management client 2 will be described as an example.

  In response to a request from the management client 2, the display data generation unit 102 of the inventory management server 1 generates display data of an authentication information input screen 700 as shown in FIG. 7 and transmits it to the management client 2. The authentication information input screen 700 has text boxes 701 and 702 for inputting an ID and a password, respectively. The management client 2 displays an authentication information input screen 700 on the display device 25. The user of the management client 2 inputs authentication information using the input device 24, and the input authentication information is transmitted to the inventory management server 1. Then, the authentication unit 101 of the inventory management server 1 performs authentication based on the input authentication information and the authentication reference information 111 stored in the storage unit 110. If the authentication is successful, the process proceeds to each operation shown in FIG.

[A. Initial registration]
The operation of “A. Initial registration” in FIG. 6 will be described. Here, the management client 2 and the store client 3 register various information in the inventory management server 1.

[Operation of Step 21 in FIG. 6]
When the above authentication is successful, a management menu screen 800 as shown in FIG. 8 is displayed on the display device 25 of the management client 2.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a screen transition example at the time of initial registration of the management client 2 according to the present embodiment. On the management menu screen 800 shown in FIG. 8, product-specific material registration 801, material-specific packaging unit registration 802, effective usage registration 803, sales registration 804, and inventory confirmation 805 that are hyperlinks are displayed in a selectable manner.

  When the product-specific material registration 801 is selected on the management menu screen 800, the product-specific material registration screen 810 is displayed on the display device 25 of the management client 2. The product-specific material registration screen 810 has an input field 811. The user inputs the usage amount of the merchandise material for each sale merchandise in the input field 811. Then, the usage amount of the merchandise material for each sale merchandise is registered in the merchandise material information 112 of the inventory management server 1 as shown in FIG.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of the product-specific material information 112 according to the present embodiment. In the example shown in FIG. 9, four types of sales products “pine”, “bamboo”, “plum”, and “special” (nigiri sushi), and “tuna”, “squid”, “ The usage of “octopus” and “anago” are registered in association with each other. For example, in a nigiri sushi product name “pine”, “tuna” 80 g, “squid” 4 pieces, “octopus” 3 pieces, and “anago” 2 pieces are used.

[Operation of Step 22 in FIG. 6]
On the other hand, when the material-specific packaging unit registration 802 is selected on the management menu screen 800 shown in FIG. The packaging unit registration screen 820 by material has an input field 821. The user inputs a packing unit at the time of purchase for each commodity material in the input field 821. Then, as shown in FIG. 10, the number information for each product material is registered in the packaging unit information 113 by material of the inventory management server 1.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of the packaging unit information 113 by material according to the present embodiment. In the example illustrated in FIG. 10, the types of commodity materials “tuna”, “squid”, “octopus”, and “anago”, and the quantities of one lot unit and individual unit are associated and registered. For example, the product material “tuna” is ordered and delivered in pack units of 200 g as one pack. This one-lot unit may be not only a pack unit but also other ordering / delivery units such as a sac unit or a case unit. The effective usage amount in the right column of FIG. 10 will be described later.

[Operation of Step 23 in FIG. 6]
When the effective usage amount registration 803 is selected on the management menu screen 800 shown in FIG. 8, the effective usage amount registration screen 830 is displayed on the display device 25 of the management client 2. The effective usage amount registration screen 830 has an input field 831. The user inputs an effective usage amount for each product material in the input field 831. As the effective usage amount of the predetermined merchandise material, an amount obtained by multiplying the above-mentioned one lot unit for the predetermined merchandise material, that is, the quantity in the order unit by the yield rate is set. Then, for example, as shown in the right column of the packaging unit information by material 113 in FIG.

  The example shown in FIG. 10 indicates that the yield rate of the commodity material “tuna” is 160 g / 200 g × 100 = 80%. In addition, you may provide the table for registering the effective usage-amount for every merchandise material separately.

[Operation of Step 31 in FIG. 6]
When the authentication is successful, a management menu screen 1100 as shown in FIG. 11 is displayed on the display device 35 of the store client 3.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a screen transition example at the time of initial registration and loss registration of the store client 3 according to the present embodiment. On the management menu screen 1100 shown in FIG. 11, a maximum stock / reference value setting 1101, loss registration 1102, stock / order confirmation 1103 and stock adjustment 1104 which are hyperlinks are displayed in a selectable manner.

  When the maximum stock / reference value setting 1101 is selected on the management menu screen 1100, the maximum stock / reference value setting screen 1110 is displayed on the display device 35 of the store client 3. The maximum stock / reference value setting screen 1110 has an input field 1111. The user inputs the maximum stock quantity for each product material, the reference value, and these units in the input field 1111. The maximum stock number here is the maximum number that can be stored in a refrigerator or the like of the store. The reference value is a reference value for placing an order when the remaining inventory is smaller than the reference value. Then, information in which the maximum stock quantity and the reference value are associated with each product material is registered in the stock information 114 of the stock management server 1 as shown in FIG.

  FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of the inventory information 114 according to the present embodiment. In the example shown in FIG. 12, the maximum stock quantity and reference value of each product material in a store whose store name is “X” are registered. The number of stocks actually stored in the store “X” is registered as the number of stocks. The stock quantity includes a numerical value of a fraction in addition to the numerical value of the lot unit described above. By the same method, the maximum stock quantity and reference value for each product material in each other store are registered.

[B. Loss registration]
Next, the operation of “B. Loss registration” in FIG. 6 will be described. Here, the store client 3 registers the loss information in the inventory management server 1.

[Operation of Step 32 in FIG. 6]
When the loss registration 1102 is selected on the management menu screen 1100 shown in FIG. 11, the loss registration screen 1120 is displayed on the display device 35 of the store client 3 (see FIG. 11). The loss registration screen 1120 has an input field 1121. In the input field 1121, the user inputs the amount of loss actually generated for each commodity material, for example, in units of date. Here, the loss includes a loss that occurs during the product production (cooking) process and a loss that occurs during delivery. Then, information on the loss amount for each product material is registered in the inventory management server 1.

[C. Sales registration]
Next, the operation of “C. Sales registration” in FIG. 6 will be described. Here, the management client 2 registers sales information in the inventory management server 1.

  The management client 2 receives in advance sales information 311 (see FIG. 4) including the sales quantity for each product from each store client 3, and the collected information is, for example, sales information in CSV format data. 211 (see FIG. 3).

  FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of screen transition at the time of sales registration of the management client 2 according to the present embodiment. The management menu screen 800 on the left side of FIG. 13 is the same as the management menu screen 800 of FIG.

[Operation of Step 24 in FIG. 6]
When sales registration 804 is selected on the management menu screen 800, a sales registration screen 1310 is displayed on the display device 25 of the management client 2. The sales registration screen 1310 includes a reference button 1311, a text box 1312, and a registration button 1313. On the sales registration screen 1310, the user presses a reference button 1311 and selects sales information 211 (see FIG. 3) held by the management client 2 using an explorer (not shown). Then, the file name of the selected sales information 211 is displayed in the text box 1312. Thereafter, when the user presses the registration button 1313, sales information 211, that is, sales information for each store is registered in the inventory management server 1.

[D. Inventory calculation / material ordering]
Next, the operation of “D. Inventory calculation / material ordering” in FIG. 6 will be described. Here, the stock management server 1 calculates the stock quantity and the order quantity for each store, and automatically places an order with the client 4 for ordering party.

[Operations of Steps 11 to 14 in FIG. 6]
First, in step 11, the inventory fluctuation amount calculation unit 104 (see FIG. 2) of the inventory management server 1 stores the effective usage amount for each commodity material registered in step 23, the sales information for each store received in step 24, Based on the loss information for each commodity material received in 32, the inventory fluctuation amount for each commodity material is calculated (S11).

  For example, a case where the stock fluctuation amount of the commodity material “tuna” is calculated will be described as an example. First, the usage amount of the product material “tuna” in the actually sold product is calculated based on the sales information and the product-specific material information 112. When 10 sets of nigiri sushi with the product name “pine” are sold, the usage amount of the product material “tuna” can be calculated as 80 × 10 = 800 g (see FIG. 9). Next, by adding “30 g” (see FIG. 11) which is the amount of loss generated, a total value of 800 + 30 = 830 g is calculated.

  Here, the effective use amount of the commodity material “tuna” is 160 g per pack (see FIG. 10). Then, the calculated 830 g is equivalent to 5 packs (5 × 160 g) plus 30 g. That is, the quotient value 5 calculated by dividing the above total value by the effective usage amount of the merchandise material “tuna” is used as the inventory fluctuation amount as viewed from the ordering unit. On the other hand, the remainder value of 30 is used as the fractional inventory fluctuation amount. As described above, the inventory fluctuation amount of the product material “tuna” is calculated as 5 packs and a fraction of 30 g. In this way, the stock fluctuation amount for each product material in consideration of the effective usage amount is calculated. In addition, more appropriate inventory management becomes possible by considering the effective usage amount, in other words, the yield rate or loss rate that differs for each product material.

  Thereafter, in step 12, the seasonal index calculation unit 105 calculates a seasonal index for each product material according to the inventory fluctuation amount for each product material calculated in step 11 (S12).

  The seasonal index of a predetermined merchandise material is calculated on a monthly basis, for example, by dividing the inventory fluctuation amount in each month of the merchandise material by the annual inventory fluctuation amount of the merchandise material. In this case, a material having a large amount of use in summer and a small amount of use in winter has a large summer seasonal index value and a small winter seasonal index value. In order to calculate the seasonal index, it is desirable to take statistics on the amount of inventory fluctuation of commodity materials for at least one year. The longer the usage period of the inventory management server 1, the more accurate the seasonal index can be calculated.

  The seasonal index for each product material calculated in this way is used, for example, when calculating the order quantity in step 14 described later. That is, the order quantity is increased for merchandise materials having a large seasonal index value, and the order quantity is reduced for merchandise materials having a small seasonal index value. Further, the maximum stock quantity of each store (see FIG. 12) may be switched according to the seasonal index. In other words, the maximum stock quantity is increased for merchandise materials having a large seasonal index value, and the maximum stock quantity is decreased for merchandise materials having a small seasonal index value. In this way, by switching the order quantity and the maximum inventory quantity according to the value of the seasonal index, more appropriate inventory management becomes possible. The order quantity and the maximum stock quantity may be switched by night batch (processing) of the inventory management system 10 or the like.

  Thereafter, in step 13, the stock quantity update unit 106 calculates the number of stocks for each product material in each store based on the stock fluctuation amount for each product material in each store calculated in step 11 (S <b> 13). Here, the stock information 114 is updated by subtracting the stock fluctuation amount from the stock quantity (see FIG. 12) for each merchandise material of each store.

  FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of the updated inventory information 114A according to the present embodiment. In the inventory information 114A shown in FIG. 14, the inventory quantity of the product materials “Anago” and “Hamachi” is smaller than the reference value.

  After that, in step 14, the order quantity determination unit 107 calculates the order quantity for each product material of each store based on the inventory information 114A updated in step 13 (S14). From the inventory information 114A shown in FIG. 14, it is derived that it is possible to order 5 packs of merchandise material “anago” and 8 packs of merchandise material “Hamachi” of the store “X”. Here, the fraction is rounded up as one pack. Therefore, the order quantity determining unit 107 registers the order quantity of the product material of the store “X” as 5 orders for “Anago” and 8 packs for “Hamachi” as order information 115. The inventory management server 1 may place an automatic order by transmitting the order contents based on the order information 115 to each ordering supplier by FAX or the like.

  FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of the order information 115 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 15, the order quantity and the status indicating the delivery status of the product material whose inventory quantity is smaller than the reference value, here “anago” and “Hamachi”, are registered in association with each store.

  The status includes “Ordered” indicating that the corresponding merchandise material has been ordered, “Delivery completed” indicating that the corresponding merchandise material has been delivered by the supplier, and the corresponding merchandise material is stored in the store. Includes “arrived” indicating that it has already arrived. In the initial state, “ordered” is registered.

[Operation of Step 41 in FIG. 6]
Then, an order list screen 1600 as shown in FIG. 16 is displayed on the display device 45 of the ordering client 4 that has been successfully authenticated.

  FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an example of a screen at the time of login of the ordering client 4 according to the present embodiment.

  When there is actually ordering information for the orderer who has installed the logged-in ordering client 4, that is, when such ordering information is included in the ordering information 115 (see FIG. 15), as shown in FIG. An order list screen 1600 is displayed.

  On the order list screen 1600, the product material name, the ordering shop name, the number of orders, and the status are displayed in association with each other. As a result, the ordering supplier who has installed the ordering client 4 can confirm the amount of product material to be delivered to each store at an arbitrary timing (S41).

[E. Material delivery and inventory update]
Next, the operation of “E. Material delivery / stock update” in FIG. 6 will be described. Here, the supplier company delivers the product material to the store from which the order is placed, and the inventory management server 1 updates the inventory information 114A.

[Operation of Step 42 in FIG. 6]
In the order list screen 1600 shown in Fig. 16, the delivery confirmation button 1601 can be pressed for an order whose status is "Order has been received (corresponding to" Ordered ")." When the delivery according to the content is completed, the delivery confirmation button 1601 of the corresponding order content is pressed to register the shipment completion (S42), so that the inventory management server 1 in the order information 115 (see FIG. 15). The status of the corresponding order content is changed to “delivered.” Note that the order list screen 1600 may also display the delivery date for each order, whereby the ordering supplier confirms the delivery date. You can also.

[Operation of Step 33 in FIG. 6]
FIG. 17 is a diagram showing an example of screen transition at the time of inventory / order confirmation of the store client 3 according to the present embodiment. The management menu screen 1100 on the left side of FIG. 17 is the same as the management menu screen 1100 of FIG.

  When inventory / order confirmation 1103 is selected on the management menu screen 1100, an inventory / order confirmation screen 1710 is displayed on the display device 35 of the store client 3. The inventory / order confirmation screen 1710 includes an order content display unit 1711, an inventory content display unit 1712, and a confirmation button 1713. The display data of the order detail display unit 1711 is generated based on the order information 115 by the display data generation unit 102 of the inventory management server 1. On the other hand, the display data of the inventory content display unit 1712 is generated by the display data generation unit 102 of the inventory management server 1 based on the inventory information 114A. Thereby, the user of the store client 3 can check the store inventory information and the order status at an arbitrary timing. Note that it is desirable that the order content display unit 1711 be displayed in an easy-to-understand manner by color-coding the upper part.

  In the order detail display section 1711, an arrival confirmation button 1713 can be pressed for an order whose status is “delivered”. Therefore, when the user of the store client 3 confirms the arrival of the corresponding merchandise material, the arrival of the merchandise material is registered by pressing the arrival confirmation button 1713 of the corresponding order content (S33). Then, the inventory management server 1 changes the status of the corresponding order content in the order information 115 (see FIG. 15) to “arrived”. Note that the data of the corresponding order content may be deleted from the order information 115.

[Operation of Step 15 in FIG. 6]
When the arrival confirmation button 1713 is pressed in step 33 described above, the inventory quantity updating unit 106 of the inventory management server 1 adds the delivery quantity of the corresponding product material, that is, the order quantity, to the inventory quantity of the inventory information 114A. The inventory quantity is recalculated (S15). Thereafter, the inventory quantity update unit 106 updates the inventory information 114A.

  FIG. 18 is a diagram showing an example of inventory information 114B after re-update according to the present embodiment. Unlike the inventory information 114A shown in FIG. 14, the inventory information 114B shown in FIG.

[F. Inventory
Next, the operation of “F. Inventory” in FIG. 6 will be described. Here, the inventory management server 1 adjusts the inventory information 114A based on the actual store inventory information by the store client 3.

[Operation of Step 35 in FIG. 6]
FIG. 19 is a diagram showing a screen transition example at the time of the inventory of the store client 3 according to the present embodiment. The management menu screen 1100 on the left side of FIG. 19 is the same as the management menu screen 1100 of FIG.

  When the inventory adjustment 1104 is selected on the management menu screen 1100 shown in FIG. 19, the inventory adjustment screen 1910 is displayed on the display device 35 of the store client 3. The inventory adjustment screen 1910 has an input field 1911. The user inputs the actual inventory number and fraction for each product material in the input field 1911. Then, the input actual inventory number and fraction information is transmitted to the inventory management server 1, and the inventory quantity update unit 106 of the inventory management server 1 stores the inventory information 114B based on the input actual inventory number and fraction. Update. Thereby, even if the actual inventory quantity and fraction of the store client 3 are different from the inventory quantity and fraction managed by the inventory management server 1, the user of the store client 3 can change the inventory quantity of the store client. It can be adjusted at any timing.

[Others]
FIG. 20 is a diagram showing an example of screen transition at the time of inventory confirmation of the management client 2 according to the present embodiment. The management menu screen 800 at the upper left in FIG. 20 is the same as the management menu screen 800 in FIG.

  When the inventory confirmation 805 is selected on the management menu screen 800 shown in FIG. 20, the store selection screen 2010 is displayed on the display device 25 of the management client 2. The store selection screen 2010 has a list box 2011 and a confirmation button 2012. The user selects a store whose inventory is to be checked using the list box 2011. Thereafter, the confirmation button 2012 is pressed. Then, the inventory confirmation screen 2020 of the selected store is displayed on the display device 25 of the management client 2.

  The inventory confirmation screen 2020 includes an order content display unit 2021 and an inventory content display unit 2022. The display data of the order content display unit 2021 is generated based on the order information 115 by the display data generation unit 102 of the inventory management server 1. On the other hand, the display data of the inventory content display unit 2022 is generated by the display data generation unit 102 of the inventory management server 1 based on the inventory information 114A. Thereby, the user of the management client 2 can check the inventory information and order status of each store at an arbitrary timing.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, in the chain store of the on-demand type sales form in which the merchandise material of the merchandise to be sold is food, orders placed by each store by FAX etc. Systematizes the ordering of merchandise materials from other companies to optimize inventory at each store. The inventory management system 1 of this embodiment is a system that can be operated from a Web browser. Therefore, in the same way as browsing a normal homepage, the inventory quantity of each store can be automatically calculated by a simple method, and automatic ordering can be made to an ordering supplier, thereby realizing more appropriate inventory management.

  Moreover, according to the management client 2 according to the present embodiment, the stock status of each store can be centrally managed in real time. In addition, the stock status of each product material in each store can be grasped on the system, and the stock in each store can be optimized. In addition, daily production products can be managed, and appropriate inventory management can be performed.

  Further, according to the store client 3 according to the present embodiment, it is possible to cause the system to perform troublesome inventory management and ordering work for merchandise materials, thereby improving the efficiency of business.

  Further, according to the client 4 for an ordering party according to the present embodiment, it is possible to grasp the ingredients of the best selling in real time using a seasonal index or the like, and the ordering supplier itself can secure an appropriate inventory. In addition, the stock management server 1 once places the orders that have come apart from each store in a lump. Therefore, it is possible to reduce shipping mistakes.

  In the above embodiment, the case where the sales product is sushi and the product material of the sales product is sushi material has been described as an example, but the sales product is not limited to sushi. For example, it may be another food product (dish) such as a pizza or a lunch box. The present invention can be applied to an inventory management system that manages various other commodity materials.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Inventory management server 2 Management client 3 Store client 4 Client for ordering 10 Inventory management system 102 Display data generation part 103 Inventory management part 104 Inventory fluctuation amount calculation part 105 Seasonal index calculation part 106 Inventory quantity update part 107 Order quantity determination Part 112 Material Information by Product 113 Packaging Unit Information by Material 114 Stock Information 115 Ordering Information

Claims (11)

An inventory management server that manages inventory of a store that holds a plurality of product materials as inventory,
Analyzing the amount used for each product material used in product production at the store, and comprising an inventory management unit for managing the stock for each product material based on the amount used for each product material An inventory management server.   The inventory management server according to claim 1, wherein the product is a finished food. Based on the usage amount for each of the product materials used in producing the product in the store, the loss amount for each of the product materials generated in the store, and the preset effective usage amount for each of the product materials , An inventory fluctuation amount calculation unit for calculating an inventory fluctuation amount for each commodity material,
An order quantity determining unit that determines an order quantity for each product material based on the calculated inventory fluctuation amount for each product material;
The inventory management server according to claim 1, further comprising:   The effective use amount of a predetermined commodity material is set to a value obtained by multiplying the quantity of the order unit of the predetermined commodity material by the yield rate of the predetermined commodity material. Inventory management server. The inventory fluctuation amount calculation unit calculates an inventory fluctuation amount of a predetermined product material,
The total value of the amount of use of the predetermined commodity material and the amount of loss of the predetermined commodity material is divided by the effective amount of use of the predetermined commodity material,
5. The inventory management server according to claim 4, wherein a value of a quotient calculated by dividing is used as an inventory fluctuation amount of the predetermined commodity material as viewed from an ordering unit. Having product-specific material information in which a product sold in the store is associated with a usage amount for each product material;
The inventory fluctuation amount calculation unit calculates the usage amount for each product material based on the sales quantity for each product acquired from the store client device installed in the store and the material information for each product. 4. The inventory management server according to claim 3, wherein   The seasonal index calculation part which calculates the seasonal index for every said merchandise material based on the inventory fluctuation quantity for every said merchandise material calculated by the said inventory fluctuation quantity calculation part, The further characterized by the above-mentioned. Inventory management server.   The order quantity determination unit determines an order quantity for each product material based on the calculated inventory fluctuation amount for each product material and the seasonal index for each product material calculated by the seasonal index calculation unit. The inventory management server according to claim 7, wherein: The inventory management server is connected to a store client device installed in each of a plurality of stores via a network,
The inventory fluctuation amount calculation unit calculates an inventory fluctuation amount for each commodity material for each store,
The inventory management server according to claim 3, wherein the order quantity determination unit calculates an order quantity for each commodity material for each store. It is connected to the client device for the supplier that is installed at the supplier of the predetermined commodity material,
When the order quantity determination unit determines the order quantity of the predetermined commodity material, the determined order quantity of the predetermined commodity material is used as the Web page data that can be browsed by the client apparatus for the order destination as the order destination. The inventory management server according to claim 3, wherein the inventory management server is provided to a client device. An inventory management system comprising: a client device for a store installed in each of a plurality of stores that hold a plurality of product materials as inventory; and an inventory management server that manages the inventory of the plurality of stores,
The inventory management server
Analyzing the amount used for each product material used in product production at the store, and comprising an inventory management unit for managing the stock for each product material based on the amount used for each product material And inventory management system.

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