JP2014125306A - Physical distribution management system, device, method and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide physical distribution management system, device, and program for delivering products which have passed bacteria examination to retail stores quickly.SOLUTION: The physical distribution management system comprises production means 10, bacteria examination means 11 and bacteria examination result notification means 12 provided at a factory 1, bacteria examination management means 40 and a database 41 provided in a control center 4, and delivery management means 20 provided at a customer center 2. Because the bacteria examination result is notified to the customer center 2 which is the destination of products from the bacteria examination management means 40, the products that have passed the bacteria examination can be delivered to the retail stores 3 quickly.

Description

  The present invention relates to a logistics management system, a logistics management apparatus, a logistics management method, and a logistics management program for managing the logistics of products for which a fungus test is performed after production.

  In general, in the field of food, strict quality control is performed in order to increase food safety. As one of quality control, there is a case where a bacteria test is performed. Bacteria inspection is inspection in which a part of a product is extracted as a sample after production and stored for a predetermined time, and whether or not bacteria are generated during that time.

  Products that do not pass the fungus test may be deficient in the product itself or in the product packaging, and the quality may deteriorate before the expiration date. Therefore, it is necessary to manage logistics so that such products do not reach the consumer.

  FIG. 14 is a diagram for explaining the outline of a conventional physical distribution system for products for which bacteria inspection is performed. When the product is completed at time t1, the product starts moving to the relay point, and the bacteria test is started. At time t2, the product enters the relay point. If the results of the bacteria test are not known at this point, the product is kept at the relay point. At time t3 after several days to one week, the result of the bacteria test is found, and if it passes, the product starts to be shipped to the customer center. Thereafter, when the product enters the customer center at time t4, the product is subsequently delivered to the retail store. At time t5, the product enters the retail store.

JP 2009-122926 A

  In the field of food, in order to keep fresh, it is required to deliver products to consumers as soon as possible after production. However, as shown in FIG. 14, even when the product arrives at the relay point, it is necessary to keep the product at the relay point between time t <b> 2 and t <b> 3 until the result of the bacteria test is determined. As a result, there is a problem that the product arrives late at the retail store. In recent years, in order to improve the efficiency of the distribution system, the product may be shipped to a customer center without going through a relay point.

  If the product is shipped to the customer center before the results of the bacteria test are known, products that do not pass the bacteria test may reach the consumer if the product traceability system is insufficient.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a logistics management system, a logistics management apparatus, a logistics management method, and a logistics that can quickly deliver a product that has passed the bacteria test to a retail store. A management program is provided.

  According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a logistics management system that manages the logistics of products manufactured in a factory, shipped to a customer center, and subsequently delivered to a retail store by a control center. The physical distribution management system is provided in the factory, acquires a result of a bacteria test performed on the manufactured product, and notifies the result of the bacteria test result via a network to the control center. Provided in the customer center, provided with a bacteria test management means for receiving the result of the bacteria test from the bacteria test result notification means and notifying the customer center of the result of the bacteria test via a network And a delivery management means for managing delivery of the product to the retail store according to the notified result of the bacteria test, the product having received the notification that the bacteria test has been passed. Delivery management means for permitting delivery to the retail store.

  The product manufactured in the factory may be shipped from the factory to the customer center without waiting for the results of the bacteria test to be determined.

  The product manufactured in the factory is shipped to any one of a plurality of customer centers, and the physical distribution management system is provided in the control center, and includes a database that stores the movement status of the product. The inspection management means, upon receiving the result of the bacteria test, refers to the database to grasp the shipping destination of the corresponding product, and sends it to the delivery management means provided at the customer center as the shipping destination. The result may be notified.

  A plurality of products belonging to one lot are divided into a plurality of pallets, shipped from the factory to one of the customer centers, the bacteria inspection is performed on a lot basis, and the database identifies pallets. The information, the lot number to which the product loaded on the pallet belongs, the delivery time of the pallet from the factory, and the entry time to the customer center are stored in association with each other. When the result of the bacteria test is received for a lot, the database is referred to ascertain a plurality of pallets loaded with products belonging to the lot, and the destinations of the pallets are referred to as the delivery time and the arrival time. You may make it grasp | ascertain based on.

  The delivery management means does not deliver the product to the retail store until a notification of the result of the bacteria test is received from the bacteria test management means, and the bacteria test management means notifies that the bacteria test has passed. The product may be delivered to the retail store. In this case, the delivery management unit may collect the product that has received a notification from the bacteria test management unit that the bacteria test has not been passed.

  In addition, according to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a distribution management system for managing distribution of products manufactured at a factory, shipped to a customer center, and subsequently delivered to a retail store by a control center. The distribution management system is provided in the factory, and is provided in the factory, a manufacturing means that manufactures the product, a fungus testing means that is provided in the factory and inspects the manufactured product, and is provided in the factory. The fungus test result notifying means for acquiring the result of the fungus test and notifying the result via a network, and provided in the control center, receiving the fungus test result from the fungus test result notifying means, and the customer Bacteria inspection management means for notifying the result of the bacteria test to a destination center via a network, and provided at the customer center, and depending on the notified result of the bacteria test, the product to the retail store Delivery management means for managing delivery, comprising delivery management means for permitting delivery of the product to the retail store for a product that has been notified that the bacteria test has been passed. .

  In addition, according to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a logistics management device that manages the logistics of products manufactured at a factory, shipped to a customer center, and subsequently delivered to a retail store by a control center. The factory is provided with a bacteria test result notification means for acquiring a result of a bacteria test performed on the manufactured product and notifying the result through a network. The customer center has the bacteria test result notification unit. Delivery management means for managing delivery of the product to the retail store according to the result of the inspection, and delivery of the product to the retail store for a product that has been notified that the fungus test has been passed A delivery management means for permitting the above is provided. The physical distribution management device is provided in the control center, receives the result of the fungus test from the fungus test result notification means, and notifies the customer center of the result of the fungus test via a network. Provide inspection management means.

  Further, according to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a distribution management method for managing distribution of products manufactured at a factory, shipped to a customer center, and subsequently delivered to a retail store by a control center. The physical distribution management method includes a step of obtaining a result of a bacteria test performed on the manufactured product at the factory, and notifying the result via a network, and being notified at the control center. Receiving the result of the fungus test, and notifying the customer center of the result of the fungus test via a network; and at the customer center, according to the notified result of the fungus test, Managing the delivery of the product to the retail store, and permitting the delivery of the product to the retail store for the product that has been notified that the bacteria test has been passed.

  Moreover, according to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a logistics management program for managing logistics of products manufactured at a factory, shipped to a customer center, and subsequently delivered to a retail store by a control center. The distribution management program includes a step of acquiring a result of a bacteria test performed on the manufactured product at the factory and notifying the result through a network, and the notification at the control center. And receiving the result of the bacteria test to the customer center via the network, and according to the notified result of the bacteria test at the customer center, Managing the delivery of the product to the retail store, permitting the computer to deliver the product to the retail store for a product that has been notified that the fungus test has been passed. Let it run.

  Further, according to one aspect of the present invention, the control center manages the physical distribution of products manufactured in a factory, shipped to a customer center via one or more relay points, and then delivered to a retail store. A logistics management system is provided. The physical distribution management system is provided in the factory, acquires a result of a bacteria test performed on the manufactured product, and notifies the result of the bacteria test result via a network to the control center. The fungus test management means for receiving the result of the fungus test from the fungus test result notifying means and notifying the relay point or the customer center of the result of the fungus test via the network, and the relay point A distribution management means for managing the movement of the product to the next relay point or the shipment to the customer center according to the notified result of the bacteria test, which passes the bacteria test. For the product that has been notified that the product has not been received, distribution management means for prohibiting movement of the product to the next relay point or shipment to the customer center, and provision at the customer center And a delivery management means for managing delivery of the product to the retail store according to the notified result of the bacteria test, the product having received the notification that the bacteria test has been passed. Delivery management means for permitting delivery to the retail store.

  The product manufactured in the factory may be moved from the factory to the relay point without waiting for the result of the bacteria test to be found.

  The product manufactured in the factory is moved to one of a plurality of relay points and shipped to one of a plurality of customer centers. The physical distribution management system is provided in the control center. A database that stores the movement status of the product, and the bacteria inspection management means, upon receiving the result of the bacteria inspection, refers to the database to grasp the destination or the shipping destination of the corresponding product, The result of the bacteria test may be notified to the distribution management means provided at the relay point or the delivery management means provided at the customer center as a shipping destination.

  A plurality of products belonging to one lot are distributed on a plurality of pallets, shipped from the factory to the customer center via the relay point, the fungus inspection is performed on a lot basis, and the database contains pallets Identification information, lot number to which the product loaded on the pallet belongs, delivery time of the pallet from the factory, arrival time and delivery time to the relay point, and arrival time to the customer center , And when the bacteria inspection management means receives the result of the bacteria inspection for a certain lot, it refers to the database to grasp a plurality of pallets loaded with products belonging to the lot, and You may make it grasp | ascertain each moving destination or shipping destination of a pallet based on the said leaving time and receiving time.

  The physical distribution management means, for the product that has been notified from the bacteria test management means that the bacteria test passed, and for the product that has not been notified of the result of the bacteria test from the bacteria test management means, For products that have been permitted to move to the relay point or shipped to the customer center and have received notification from the bacteria test management means that the bacteria test has not been passed, move to the next relay point Alternatively, shipment to the customer center may be prohibited. In this case, the physical distribution management means may collect or discard the product that has been notified by the bacteria inspection management means that the bacteria inspection has not been passed.

  The delivery management means does not deliver the product to the retail store until a notification of the result of the bacteria test is received from the bacteria test management means, and the bacteria test management means notifies that the bacteria test has passed. The product may be delivered to the retail store. In this case, the delivery management unit may collect the product that has received a notification from the bacteria test management unit that the bacteria test has not been passed.

  Further, according to one aspect of the present invention, the control center manages the physical distribution of products manufactured in a factory, shipped to a customer center via one or more relay points, and then delivered to a retail store. A logistics management system is provided. The distribution management system is provided in the factory, and is provided in the factory, a manufacturing means that manufactures the product, a fungus testing means that is provided in the factory and inspects the manufactured product, and is provided in the factory. The fungus test result notifying means for acquiring the result of the fungus test and notifying the result via a network, and provided in the control center, receiving the fungus test result from the fungus test result notifying means, and the relay A fungus test management means for notifying the point or the customer center of the result of the fungus test via a network, and a next relay of the product provided at the relay point and according to the notified fungus test result For a product that is a logistics management means for managing movement to a point or shipment to the customer center and has received a notification that the fungus test has not been passed, Distribution management means for prohibiting movement to a point or shipment to the customer center, and delivery of the product to the retail store according to the notified result of the bacteria test provided in the customer center And a delivery management means for permitting delivery of the product to the retail store for a product that has been notified that the bacteria test has been passed.

  Further, according to one aspect of the present invention, the control center manages the physical distribution of products manufactured in a factory, shipped to a customer center via one or more relay points, and then delivered to a retail store. A logistics management device is provided. The factory is provided with a bacteria test result notification means for acquiring a result of a bacteria test performed on the manufactured product and notifying the result via a network, and the relay point is provided with the bacteria test. According to the result of the distribution management means for managing the movement of the product to the next relay point or the shipment to the customer center, the product having received a notification that the fungus inspection has not been passed Is provided with physical distribution management means for prohibiting the movement of the product to the next relay point or shipment to the customer center, the customer center according to the notified result of the bacteria test, Delivery management means for managing delivery of the product to the retail store, wherein delivery management means for permitting delivery of the product to the retail store for a product that has been notified that the bacteria test has been passed. Provided. The distribution management device is provided in the control center, receives the result of the bacteria test from the bacteria test notification means, and sends the result of the bacteria test to the distribution management means or the delivery management means via a network. Provided with bacteria inspection management means.

  Further, according to one aspect of the present invention, the control center manages the physical distribution of products manufactured in a factory, shipped to a customer center via one or more relay points, and then delivered to a retail store. A logistics management method is provided. The physical distribution management method includes a step of acquiring a result of a bacteria test performed on the manufactured product at the factory and notifying the result via a network, and the notification at the control center. Receiving the result of the fungus test and notifying the relay point or customer center of the result of the fungus test via the network, and according to the notified result of the fungus test at the relay point The step of managing the movement of the product to the next relay point or the shipment to the customer center, and for the product that has been notified that the bacteria test has not been passed, A step of prohibiting movement to a relay point or shipment to the customer center, and at the customer center, depending on the notified result of the bacteria test, the product to the retail store A step of managing the delivery, the product which has received the notification of the path to the bacteria test, and a step of permitting the delivery to retailers of the product.

  Further, according to one aspect of the present invention, the control center manages the physical distribution of products manufactured in a factory, shipped to a customer center via one or more relay points, and then delivered to a retail store. A logistics management program is provided. The distribution management program includes a step of acquiring a result of a bacteria test performed on the manufactured product at the factory and notifying the result through a network, and the notification at the control center. Receiving the result of the fungus test and notifying the relay point or customer center of the result of the fungus test via the network, and according to the notified result of the fungus test at the relay point The step of managing the movement of the product to the next relay point or the shipment to the customer center, and for the product that has been notified that the bacteria test has not been passed, A step of prohibiting movement to a relay point or shipment to the customer center, and at the customer center, the retail of the product according to the notified result of the bacteria test A step of managing the delivery to, for products having received a notification of the path to the bacteria test, to perform the steps of permitting the delivery to retailers of the product, to the computer.

  According to the present invention, the result of the bacteria test is notified from the bacteria test management means to the customer center, and the product that has received the notification that the bacteria test is passed is delivered to the retail store. Can be quickly delivered to retail stores.

The figure which shows the whole structure of the product distribution system which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a physical distribution management system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The figure which shows an example of the result of the microbe inspection which the microbe inspection management means 40 receives. The figure which shows an example of the structure of the database. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of processing operation of the delivery management means 20. The figure which shows an example of the distribution of the product using this distribution management system. The figure which shows another example of the distribution of the product using this distribution management system. The figure which shows the whole structure of the product distribution system which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. The block diagram which shows schematic structure of the physical distribution management system which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. The figure which shows an example of the structure of the database. The flowchart which shows an example of the processing operation of the physical distribution management means 60. FIG. The figure which shows an example of the distribution of the product using this distribution management system. The figure which shows another example of the distribution of the product using a distribution management system. The figure explaining the outline of the conventional physical distribution system of the product which performs a microbe inspection.

(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of a product distribution system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The products manufactured in the factory 1 are shipped to the customer center 2 and subsequently delivered to the retail store 3. In the present specification, carrying the product to the customer center 2 is called “shipping”, and carrying the product to the retail store 3 is called “delivery”. “Logistics” is a concept including both “shipment” and “delivery”.

  The product is manufactured in factory 1. A product may be manufactured in a plurality of factories 1, and FIG. 1 depicts only one factory 1 that completes the final product.

  The manufactured products are loaded on pallets and shipped to the customer center 2. At the stage when the product arrives at the customer center 2, the name of the product becomes that of the customer. The customer center 2 is generally provided in a place closer to the retail store 3 than the factory 1. Therefore, the time required to transport the product from the customer center 2 to the retail store 3 is shorter than the time required to transport the product from the factory 1 to the retail store 3. Each customer center 2 has unique location information.

  Products arriving at the customer center 2 are shipped to the retail store 3. In FIG. 1, one retail store 3 is depicted for one customer center 2, but it may be shipped to a plurality of retail stores 3.

  The control center 4 manages the distribution among the factory 1, customer center 2 and retail store 3. The control center 4 can communicate with the factory 1 and the customer center 2 via the network 5. The network 5 is not particularly limited in form, such as the Internet, a public communication network, and a dedicated communication network, and may be a wired network or a wireless network.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the physical distribution management system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The distribution management system is provided in the manufacturing means 10 provided in the factory 1, the bacteria testing means 11 and the bacteria testing result notification means 12, the bacteria testing management means 40 and database 41 provided in the control center 4, and the customer center 2. Delivery management means 20 to be provided.

  For example, when the product is a beverage, the manufacturing means 10 provided in the factory 1 includes a preparation tank for preparing the material, a filling machine for filling the bottle with the prepared beverage, a capper for attaching a cap to the bottle, and a plurality of bottles in a cardboard. A device such as a caser and a palletizer for loading a plurality of cardboards on a pallet.

  One lot includes a large number of products, and one lot of products is packed into a plurality of cardboards, and further divided into a plurality of pallets and shipped from the factory 1. That is, one lot of products may be shipped separately. Therefore, in order to ensure traceability, each pallet is attached with a pallet slip on which an identification code for identifying the pallet such as a barcode is described. This bar code includes identification information unique to each pallet and information on the loaded lot.

  The present invention is not limited to beverages and can be applied to various products.

  In the present invention, the manufactured product is shipped from the factory 1 to the customer center 2 without waiting for the result of the bacteria test to become clear. Thereby, the manufactured product can be quickly delivered to the retail store 3.

The bacteria inspection means 11 performs bacteria inspection on the manufactured product. More specifically, the bacteria inspection means 11 extracts and stores a part of the products belonging to one lot as a sample. And after predetermined time progress, the microbe inspection means 11 test | inspects whether the microbe has generate | occur | produced in the sample. If the bacteria are not generated (or if the generation of the bacteria is small), the bacteria inspection unit 11 determines that the product in the lot containing the sample has passed the bacteria inspection. On the other hand, if bacteria are generated (or if there are many bacteria), the bacteria inspection means 11 determines that the product in the lot containing the sample did not pass the bacteria inspection.
The bacteria test result notifying means 12 acquires the result of the bacteria test from the bacteria testing means 11 and notifies the control center 4 of the result of the bacteria test via the network 5.

  It should be noted that these means are not necessarily provided “in the factory 1”. For example, in the case where the bacteria test is outsourced to an external organization, the bacteria test means 11 is outside the factory 1, but it is described as “provided in the factory 1” including such a configuration.

  The bacteria test management means 40 provided in the control center 4 receives the results of the bacteria test via the network 5 from the bacteria test result notification means 12. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a result of the bacteria test received by the bacteria test management unit 40. As shown in the figure, the bacteria inspection management means 40 acquires information on whether or not each lot has passed the bacteria inspection. The figure shows an example in which lot L1 passed the bacteria test but lot L2 did not pass.

  The database 41 stores the movement status of products for each lot. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of the structure of the database 41. As shown in the figure, the database 41 includes at least pallet identification information for identifying a pallet loaded with products belonging to each lot, a factory delivery time of the pallet, location information for identifying the customer center 2, and the customer center 2. Can be associated and stored.

  When a product is delivered from the factory 1, the barcode output on the pallet slip is read using a barcode reader, thereby determining the factory delivery time of the pallet and the customer center 2 to which the product is shipped. The factory delivery time is transmitted from the bar code reader to the control center 4 via the network 5 and automatically stored in the database 41. The same applies to the arrival time at the customer center 2.

  For example, by referring to this database 41, the bacteria inspection management means 40 can grasp the following information about a product derived from the lot L1 and loaded on the pallet P11 (hereinafter also simply referred to as “product of the pallet P11”). . The products on the pallet P11 are shipped from the factory 1 to the customer center 211 at time ta1 and are received at time tc1. Therefore, the product on the pallet P11 is currently in the customer center 211.

  In addition, by referring to this database 41, the bacteria inspection management means 40 can grasp the following information about the product of the pallet P12 that is derived from the lot L1. The products on the pallet P12 are shipped from the factory 1 to the customer center 212 at time ta2. However, the warehousing time at the customer center 212 is not yet stored. Therefore, the product on the pallet P12 is in the state of being transported from the factory 1 to the customer center 212.

  As described above, the bacteria inspection management means 40 can grasp the shipping destination of pallets derived from each lot (that is, which customer center 2 has been shipped). Here, each product is shipped to the customer center 2 even before the result of the bacteria test is known. Therefore, at the time when the bacteria inspection management means 40 receives the result of the bacteria inspection, the factory delivery time and the location information are already stored for each pallet identification information.

  When receiving the result of the bacteria test, the bacteria test management means 40 refers to the database 41 and grasps the shipping destination of each lot. More specifically, when the bacteria inspection management means 40 receives the result of the bacteria inspection for a certain lot, the bacteria inspection management means 40 grasps the shipping destinations of a plurality of pallets on which the products of the lot are mounted. Then, the bacteria inspection management means 40 notifies the result of the bacteria inspection via the network 5 to the delivery management means 20 provided in the customer center 2 which is the shipping destination of each pallet.

  In the example of FIGS. 3 and 4, the product of the lot L1 has passed the bacteria test. Of the products in the lot L1, the products loaded on the pallet P11 are in the customer center 211. Therefore, the bacteria inspection management means 40 notifies the delivery management means 20 in the customer center 211 that the product on the pallet P11 has passed the bacteria inspection. On the other hand, the products loaded on the pallet P12 among the products of the lot L1 are being transported to the customer center 212. Therefore, the bacteria inspection management means 40 notifies the delivery management means 20 in the customer center 212 where the pallet P12 is scheduled to arrive next that the product on the pallet P12 has passed the bacteria inspection.

  The control center 4 may be located anywhere, for example, in the factory 1. Moreover, the microbe inspection management means 40 and the database 41 may be provided in different places, or the same database 41 may be provided in a plurality of places. Further, in this specification, a so-called distributed physical distribution management system in which information is notified from the bacteria inspection management means 40 to the delivery management means 20 is illustrated, but an inquiry is made from the delivery management means 20 to the bacteria inspection management means 20. A centralized logistics management system may be constructed.

  Returning to FIG. 2, the delivery management means 20 provided in the customer center 2 manages delivery to the retail store 3 according to the result of the bacteria test notified from the bacteria test management means 40.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an example of the processing operation of the delivery management means 20.

  When a certain pallet enters the customer center 2, the delivery management means 20 determines whether or not the result of the bacteria test has already been received for the pallet (step S1). If not received (NO in step S1), the process waits until the result of the bacteria test is received without delivery (step S2). If it has been received (YES in step S1), if the bacteria test is passed (YES in step S3), the delivery management means 20 permits delivery of the pallet (step S4). On the other hand, if it has not passed (NO in step S3), the product in the name of the customer is collected at the factory 1 and is not delivered to the retail store 3 (step S5). In this way, the product that does not pass the bacteria test is prevented from remaining in the customer center 2.

  On the other hand, when the result of the bacteria test is not received (NO in step S1), the delivery management unit 20 waits to receive the result of the bacteria test without delivering the product on the pallet.

  In addition, when a plurality of inspections (including bacteria inspection) are performed on the product, the delivery management means 20 may notify delivery of all inspection results and permit the delivery when all of them pass. Good.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of product logistics using this logistics management system, showing an example of passing the bacteria test. As shown in the figure, when the product is completed at time t11, the shipment of the product from the factory 1 to the customer center 2 is started and the bacteria test is started. At time t12, the product enters the customer center 2 and waits for the result of the bacteria test to be notified in the customer center 2. Information on the delivery and receipt of such products is stored in the database 41 of FIG.

  Thereafter, when the bacteria test is completed at time t13, the result is notified from the bacteria test result notification means 12 to the bacteria test management means 40. The fungus inspection management means 40 refers to the database 41 to grasp the customer center 2 that is the product shipping destination, and notifies the delivery management means 20 provided in the customer center 2 that the fungus inspection has been passed. To do. In response to this, the delivery management means 20 starts delivering the product to the retail store 3. Then, the product enters the retail store 3 at time t14.

  As apparent from the comparison with FIG. 14, after the result of the bacteria test is found, the product is only delivered from the customer center 2 to the retail store 3, so the time from the completion of the product to the arrival at the retail store 3 Can be shortened.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram showing another example of product logistics using the present logistics management system, and shows an example where the bacteria test is not passed. As shown in the figure, at time t13, the delivery management means 20 provided in the customer center 2 which is the product shipping destination is notified that the bacteria test has not been passed. In response to this notification, the delivery management means 20 collects the product to the factory 1. As described above, since the customer center 2 determines whether or not the delivery is possible, the product that does not pass the bacteria test is not delivered to the retail store.

  As described above, in the first embodiment, after the product is manufactured, the product is shipped to the customer center 2 without waiting for the result of the bacteria test to become clear. Then, the bacteria inspection management means 40 in the control center 4 notifies the result of the bacteria inspection to the delivery management means 20 in the customer center 2 where the product is shipped. The delivery management means 20 delivers the product to the retail store 3 after confirming that the bacteria test is passed. Therefore, a product that has passed the bacteria test can be quickly delivered to the retail store 3.

(Second Embodiment)
In the first embodiment described above, products are shipped directly from the factory 1 to the customer center 2. In contrast, in the second embodiment described below, products are shipped from the factory 1 to the customer center 2 via one or a plurality of relay points. Hereinafter, a description will be given focusing on differences from the first embodiment.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of a product distribution system according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The products manufactured in the factory 1 are loaded on a pallet, first moved to the relay point 6, then shipped to the customer center 2, and then delivered to the retail store 3. There may be a plurality of relay points 6 between the factory 1 and the customer center 2. The relay point 6 is, for example, a warehouse, a collection / delivery place, etc., and has unique location information attached thereto.

  In the present specification, carrying a product from the factory 1 to the relay point 6 or from the relay point 6 to another relay point 6 is referred to as “movement”. “Logistics” has a concept including “shipment”, “delivery”, and “movement”.

  The control center 4 in this embodiment manages the physical distribution among the factory 1, the relay point 6, the customer center 2 and the retail store 3. That is, the control center 4 can also communicate with the relay point 6.

  FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a physical distribution management system according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The physical distribution management system further includes physical distribution management means 60 provided at the relay point 6. Further, the processing operation of the bacteria inspection management means 40 in the control center 4 and the structure of the database 41 are different from those in FIG.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of the structure of the database 41. As shown in the figure, the database 41 includes pallet identification information for specifying a pallet on which products belonging to each lot are loaded, the factory delivery time of the pallet, location information for specifying the relay point 6 or the customer center 2, and the location to the location. The warehousing time and the warehousing time can be stored in association with each other.

  Based on the database 41 in FIG. 10, the bacteria inspection management means 40 can grasp in which location the product of each pallet is located or in which location the product is being transported. For example, the product of the pallet P11 is in the customer center 211. The product on the pallet P12 is being transported from the relay point 612 to the customer center 212. The product on the pallet P1n is being transported from the factory 1 to the relay point 61n.

  When receiving the result of the bacteria test, the bacteria test management means 40 refers to the database 41 and grasps the movement destination or the shipping destination of each lot. More specifically, when the bacteria inspection management means 40 receives the result of the bacteria inspection for a certain lot, the movement destination of each of the pallets on which the products of the lot are mounted (that is, to which relay point 6 is moved). Or the customer (ie, to which customer center 2 the product was shipped). Then, the bacteria inspection management means 40 is connected via the network 5 to the distribution management means 60 provided at the relay point 6 that is the movement destination of each pallet or the delivery management means 20 provided at the customer center 2 that is the shipping destination. Notify the result of the bacteria test.

  In the example of FIGS. 3 and 10, the product of the lot L1 passes the fungus test. Of the products in the lot L1, the products loaded on the pallet P11 are in the customer center 211. Therefore, the bacteria inspection management means 40 notifies the delivery management means 20 in the customer center 211 that the product on the pallet P11 has passed the bacteria inspection.

  On the other hand, the products loaded on the pallet P12 among the products of the lot L1 are being transported to the customer center 212. Therefore, the bacteria inspection management means 40 notifies the delivery management means 20 in the customer center 212 where the pallet P12 is scheduled to arrive next that the product on the pallet P12 has passed the bacteria inspection. Further, among the products of the lot L1, the products loaded on the pallet P1n are being transported to the relay point 61n. Therefore, the bacteria inspection management means 40 notifies the distribution management means 60 in the relay point 61n that the pallet P1n is scheduled to arrive next that the product on the pallet P1n has passed the bacteria inspection.

  Returning to FIG. 9, the distribution management means 60 provided at the relay point 6 changes from the relay point 6 provided with the distribution management means 60 to the next relay point according to the result of the bacteria test notified from the bacteria test management means 40. 6 or the shipment from the relay point 6 to the customer center 2 is managed.

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing an example of the processing operation of the physical distribution management means 60.

  When a product on a certain pallet is received at the relay point 6, the physical distribution management means 60 determines whether or not the result of the bacteria test has already been received for the product (step S11). If it has been received (YES in step S11), if the bacteria test is passed (YES in step S12), the distribution management means 60 moves the product on the pallet to the next relay point 6 or goes to the customer center 2. Is allowed to be shipped (step S13). On the other hand, if it has not passed (NO in step S12), the product may be collected at the factory 1 or discarded, but not moved or shipped (step S14).

  On the other hand, unlike the delivery management means 20 of FIG. 5, even if the logistics management means 60 has not received the result of the bacteria test (NO in step S11), the logistics management means 60 moves the product on the pallet. Alternatively, shipment is permitted (step S13 ′).

  When a plurality of inspections (including bacteria inspection) are performed on the product, the distribution management means 60 may prohibit movement or shipment unless at least one of the notified inspection results passes. . In other cases, that is, if all of the notified inspection results pass, even if there are unnotified results, movement or shipment may be permitted.

  The product does not reach the retail store 3 directly from the relay point 6, but always reaches the retail store 3 through the customer center 2. Therefore, even if it becomes clear that the bacteria test has not been passed after starting the movement from the factory 1 to the relay point 6 or after starting the shipment from the relay point 6 to the customer center 2, The delivery to the retail store 3 can be stopped at the destination center 2.

  Therefore, as shown in FIG. 11, even if the relay point 6 has not received the result of the bacteria test, the product after manufacture can be quickly delivered to the retail store 3 by permitting movement or shipment. it can. In addition, as shown in FIG. 5, only the products that have passed the bacteria test are passed to the retail store 3 by permitting delivery to the retail store 3 only after receiving the fact that the customer center 2 has passed the bacteria test. Can be delivered. As a result, with this physical distribution management system, only products that have passed the bacteria test can be quickly delivered to the retail store 3.

  FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of product logistics using this logistics management system, and shows an example of passing the bacteria test. As shown in the figure, when the product is completed at time t21, the movement of the product from the factory 1 to the relay point 6 is started and the bacteria test is started. Subsequently, the product enters the relay point 6 at time t22. At relay point 6, except when it is already known that the bacteria test has not been passed, in other words, when relay point 6 indicates that the bacteria test has been passed and the result of the bacteria test is relay point 6. If not received, the product starts to be shipped to the customer center 2. At time t23, the product enters the customer center 2 and waits for the result of the bacteria test to be notified in the customer center 2. Information on the delivery and receipt of such products is stored in the database 41 of FIG.

  Thereafter, when the bacteria test is completed at time t24, the result is notified from the bacteria test result notification means 12 to the bacteria test management means 40. The bacteria inspection management means 40 refers to the database 41 to grasp that the product is already in the customer center 2, and notifies the delivery management means 20 provided in the customer center 2 that the bacteria inspection has been passed. To do. In response to this, the delivery management means 20 starts delivering the product to the retail store 3. At time t25, the product enters the retail store 3.

  As is clear from the comparison with FIG. 14, after the result of the bacteria test is found, the product is only delivered from the customer center 2 to the retail store 3. You can save time.

  FIG. 13 is a diagram showing another example of product logistics using the present logistics management system, and shows an example in which the bacteria test is not passed. As shown in the figure, when the product is completed at time t21, the product starts moving from the factory 1 to the relay point 6 and then to the customer center 2, and the bacteria test is started. The information on the movement of the product is stored in the database 41 in FIG. Also in this example, at time t23, the product enters the customer center 2 and waits for the result of the bacteria test to be notified in the customer center 2.

  The fungus inspection management means 40 refers to the database 41 to grasp the customer center 2 that is the shipping destination of the product, and the delivery management means 20 provided in the customer center 2 has not passed the fungus inspection. To be notified. In response to this notification, the delivery management means 20 prohibits delivery to the retail store 3 and collects the product to the factory 1. As described above, since the customer center 2 determines whether or not the delivery is possible, the product that does not pass the bacteria test is not delivered to the retail store.

  In this way, when it is determined that the bacteria test has not been passed, the movement of the product can be stopped immediately, and the movement of a useless product can be reduced.

  Thus, in the second embodiment, in the embodiment, the distribution management means 60 is provided at the relay point 6. Then, the result of the bacteria test is notified from the bacteria test management means 40 to the relay point 6 that is the destination of the product or the customer center 2 that is the shipping destination. Therefore, even when the product is shipped to the customer center 2 via the relay point 6 and subsequently delivered to the retail store 3, the product that has passed the fungus test can be quickly delivered to the retail store 3.

  At least a part of the physical distribution management system described in the above-described embodiment may be configured by hardware or software. When configured by software, a program for realizing at least a part of the functions of the physical distribution management system may be stored in a recording medium such as a flexible disk or a CD-ROM, and read and executed by a computer. The recording medium is not limited to a removable medium such as a magnetic disk or an optical disk, but may be a fixed recording medium such as a hard disk device or a memory.

  Further, a program for realizing at least a part of the functions of the physical distribution management system may be distributed via a communication line (including wireless communication) such as the Internet. Further, the program may be distributed in a state where the program is encrypted, modulated or compressed, and stored in a recording medium via a wired line such as the Internet or a wireless line.

  Based on the above description, those skilled in the art may be able to conceive additional effects and various modifications of the present invention, but the aspects of the present invention are not limited to the individual embodiments described above. Absent. Various additions, modifications, and partial deletions can be made without departing from the concept and spirit of the present invention derived from the contents defined in the claims and equivalents thereof.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Factory 10 Manufacturing means 11 Bacteria inspection means 12 Bacteria inspection result notification means 2 Customer center 20 Delivery management means 3 Retail store 4 Control center 40 Bacteria inspection management means 41 Database 5 Network 6 Relay point 60 Distribution management means

Claims (22)

A logistics management system that manages the logistics of products manufactured at a factory, shipped to a customer center, and subsequently delivered to a retail store by a control center,
Bacteria test result notification means for obtaining a result of a fungus test performed on the manufactured product provided in the factory and notifying the result via a network;
Provided in the control center, receiving the result of the bacteria test from the bacteria test result notification means, and bacteria test management means for notifying the customer center of the result of the bacteria test via a network,
A delivery management means provided in the customer center for managing delivery of the product to the retail store according to the notified result of the bacteria test, wherein a notification that the bacteria test has been passed is provided. A distribution management system comprising: delivery management means for permitting delivery of the received product to the retail store.   2. The physical distribution management system according to claim 1, wherein the product manufactured in the factory is shipped from the factory to the customer center without waiting for the result of the bacteria test to be determined. Products manufactured in the factory are shipped to one of a plurality of customer centers,
The physical distribution management system is provided in the control center, and includes a database that stores the movement status of the product,
Upon receiving the result of the bacteria test, the bacteria test management means refers to the database to grasp the shipping destination of the corresponding product, and sends the bacteria to the delivery management means provided at the customer center as the shipping destination. The distribution management system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a result of the inspection is notified. A plurality of products belonging to one lot are placed on a plurality of pallets and shipped from the factory to one of the customer centers.
The bacteria test is performed on a lot basis,
The database is
Pallet identification information,
Lot number to which the product loaded on the pallet belongs,
Delivery time of the pallet from the factory,
Warehousing time to the customer center,
Remember and associate
When the bacteria inspection management means receives the result of the bacteria inspection for a certain lot, the database refers to the database, grasps a plurality of pallets loaded with products belonging to the lot, and determines the destination of each of these pallets. The physical distribution management system according to claim 3, wherein the distribution management system is grasped based on the delivery time and the entry time. The delivery management means includes
Until the notification of the result of the bacteria test is received from the bacteria test management means, the product is not delivered to the retail store,
6. The physical distribution management system according to claim 1, wherein the product is delivered to the retail store after receiving a notification that the bacteria test has been passed from the bacteria test management unit.   6. The physical distribution management system according to claim 5, wherein the delivery management unit collects the product that has received a notification from the bacteria test management unit that the bacteria test has not been passed. A logistics management system that manages the logistics of products manufactured at a factory, shipped to a customer center, and subsequently delivered to a retail store by a control center,
A manufacturing means provided in the factory for manufacturing the product;
Bacteria inspection means provided in the factory for performing a bacteria inspection on the manufactured product,
Bacteria test result notifying means provided in the factory, acquiring the result of the fungus test, and notifying the result via a network;
Provided in the control center, receiving the result of the bacteria test from the bacteria test result notification means, and bacteria test management means for notifying the customer center of the result of the bacteria test via a network,
A delivery management means provided in the customer center for managing delivery of the product to the retail store according to the notified result of the bacteria test, wherein a notification that the bacteria test has been passed is provided. A distribution management system comprising: delivery management means for permitting delivery of the received product to the retail store. A logistics management device that manages the logistics of products manufactured at a factory, shipped to a customer center, and subsequently delivered to a retail store by a control center,
The factory is provided with a fungus test result notifying means for obtaining a result of a fungus test performed on the manufactured product and notifying the result through a network.
The customer center is a delivery management means for managing the delivery of the product to the retail store according to the result of the fungus test, and the product that has been notified that the fungus test has passed, Delivery management means for permitting delivery of the product to the retail store is provided;
The physical distribution management device is provided in the control center, receives the result of the bacteria test from the bacteria test result notification means, and notifies the customer center of the result of the bacteria test via a network A physical distribution management system comprising means. A logistics management method in which a control center manages the logistics of products manufactured at a factory, shipped to a customer center, and then delivered to a retail store.
In the factory, obtaining a result of a fungus test performed on the manufactured product, and notifying this via a network;
In the control center, receiving the bacteria test result to be notified, and notifying the customer center result of the bacteria test to the customer center,
The product at the customer center is a step of managing delivery of the product to the retail store according to the notified result of the bacteria test, and the product that has been notified that the bacteria test has been passed A distribution management method comprising: permitting delivery of the product to the retail store. A logistics management program in which a control center manages the logistics of products manufactured at a factory, shipped to a customer center, and then delivered to a retail store.
In the factory, obtaining a result of a fungus test performed on the manufactured product, and notifying this via a network;
In the control center, receiving the result of the bacteria test to be notified, and notifying the customer center of the result of the bacteria test to the customer center,
The product at the customer center is a step of managing delivery of the product to the retail store according to the notified result of the bacteria test, and the product that has been notified that the bacteria test has been passed A distribution management program that causes a computer to execute the step of permitting delivery of the product to the retail store. A logistics management system that manages the logistics of products manufactured at a factory, shipped to a customer center via one or more relay points, and then delivered to a retail store by a control center,
Bacteria test result notification means for obtaining a result of a fungus test performed on the manufactured product provided in the factory and notifying the result via a network;
The test center is provided in the control center, receives the result of the bacteria test from the bacteria test result notification means, and notifies the relay point or the customer center the result of the bacteria test via a network; ,
Logistic management means provided at the relay point for managing movement of the product to the next relay point or shipment to the customer center according to the notified result of the bacteria test, For products that have been notified that the product has not passed, logistics management means for prohibiting the product from moving to the next relay point or shipping to the customer center,
A delivery management means provided in the customer center for managing delivery of the product to the retail store according to the notified result of the bacteria test, wherein a notification that the bacteria test has been passed is provided. A distribution management system comprising: delivery management means for permitting delivery of the received product to the retail store.   12. The physical distribution management system according to claim 11, wherein the product manufactured in the factory is moved from the factory to the relay point without waiting for the result of the bacteria test to be determined. The product manufactured in the factory is moved to one of a plurality of relay points, and shipped to one of a plurality of customer centers.
The physical distribution management system is provided in the control center, and includes a database that stores the movement status of the product,
The bacteria inspection management means, upon receiving the result of the bacteria inspection, refers to the database, grasps the destination or shipping destination of the corresponding product, and the distribution management means provided at the relay point that is the destination, or The distribution management system according to claim 11 or 12, wherein a result of the bacteria test is notified to a delivery management means provided at the customer center as a shipping destination. A plurality of products belonging to one lot are distributed on a plurality of pallets and shipped from the factory to the customer center via the relay point.
The bacteria test is performed on a lot basis,
The database is
Pallet identification information,
Lot number to which the product loaded on the pallet belongs,
Delivery time of the pallet from the factory,
Warehousing time and shipping time to the relay point;
Warehousing time to the customer center,
Remember and associate
When the bacteria inspection management means receives a result of the bacteria inspection for a certain lot, it refers to the database, grasps a plurality of pallets loaded with products belonging to this lot, 14. The physical distribution management system according to claim 13, wherein a shipping destination is grasped based on the shipping time and the shipping time. The physical distribution management means includes
For products that have been notified that the bacteria test has passed from the bacteria test management means, and products that have not been notified of the results of the bacteria test from the bacteria test management means, move to the next relay point Or allow shipment to the customer center,
The product that has been notified by the bacteria inspection management means that it has not passed the bacteria inspection is prohibited from moving to the next relay point or shipping to the customer center. The physical distribution management system according to any one of 11 to 14.   16. The physical distribution management system according to claim 15, wherein the physical distribution management means collects or discards a product that has received a notification from the microbiology inspection management means that the microbiology test is not passed. The delivery management means includes
Until the notification of the result of the bacteria test is received from the bacteria test management means, the product is not delivered to the retail store,
The physical distribution management system according to any one of claims 11 to 16, wherein the product is delivered to the retail store after receiving a notification that the bacteria test has been passed from the bacteria test management unit.   18. The physical distribution management system according to claim 17, wherein the delivery management unit collects the product that has received a notification from the bacteria test management unit that the bacteria test has not been passed. A logistics management system that manages the logistics of products manufactured at a factory, shipped to a customer center via one or more relay points, and then delivered to a retail store by a control center,
A manufacturing means provided in the factory for manufacturing the product;
Bacteria inspection means provided in the factory for performing a bacteria inspection on the manufactured product,
Bacteria test result notifying means provided in the factory, acquiring the result of the fungus test, and notifying the result via a network;
The test center is provided in the control center, receives the result of the bacteria test from the bacteria test result notification means, and notifies the relay point or the customer center the result of the bacteria test via a network; ,
Logistic management means provided at the relay point for managing movement of the product to the next relay point or shipment to the customer center according to the notified result of the bacteria test, For products that have been notified that the product has not passed, logistics management means for prohibiting the product from moving to the next relay point or shipping to the customer center,
A delivery management means provided in the customer center for managing delivery of the product to the retail store according to the notified result of the bacteria test, wherein a notification that the bacteria test has been passed is provided. A distribution management system comprising: delivery management means for permitting delivery of the received product to the retail store. A logistics management device that manages the logistics of products manufactured in a factory, shipped to a customer center via one or more relay points, and then delivered to a retail store by a control center,
The factory is provided with a fungus test result notifying means for obtaining a result of a fungus test performed on the manufactured product and notifying the result through a network.
The relay point is a distribution management means for managing the movement of the product to the next relay point or the shipment to the customer center according to the result of the bacteria test, and passes the bacteria test. For products that have received notification that there is no distribution management means for prohibiting movement of the products to the next relay point or shipment to the customer center,
The customer center is a delivery management means for managing delivery of the product to the retail store according to the notified result of the bacteria test, and receives notification that the bacteria test has passed. Delivery management means for permitting delivery of the product to the retail store is provided,
The physical distribution management device is provided in the control center and receives the result of the bacterial test from the bacterial test notification means, and notifies the physical distribution management means or the delivery management means of the bacterial test result via a network. A logistics management apparatus comprising a fungus inspection management means. A logistics management method for managing the logistics of products manufactured at a factory, shipped to a customer center via one or more relay points, and subsequently delivered to a retail store by a control center,
In the factory, obtaining a result of a fungus test performed on the manufactured product, and notifying this via a network;
In the control center, receiving the notified result of the bacteria test, and notifying the relay point or the customer center the result of the bacteria test via a network;
The step of managing the movement of the product to the next relay point or the shipment to the customer center according to the notified result of the bacteria test at the relay point, and passing the bacteria test. For products that have been notified that they have not, the step of prohibiting the product from moving to the next relay point or shipping to the customer center;
The product at the customer center is a step of managing delivery of the product to the retail store according to the notified result of the bacteria test, and the product that has been notified that the bacteria test has been passed A distribution management method comprising: permitting delivery of the product to the retail store. A logistics management program for managing the logistics of products manufactured in a factory, shipped to a customer center via one or more relay points, and then delivered to a retail store by a control center,
In the factory, obtaining a result of a fungus test performed on the manufactured product, and notifying this via a network;
In the control center, receiving the notified result of the bacteria test, and notifying the relay point or the customer center the result of the bacteria test via a network;
The step of managing the movement of the product to the next relay point or the shipment to the customer center according to the notified result of the bacteria test at the relay point, and passing the bacteria test. For products that have been notified that they have not, the step of prohibiting the product from moving to the next relay point or shipping to the customer center;
The product at the customer center is a step of managing delivery of the product to the retail store according to the notified result of the bacteria test, and the product that has been notified that the bacteria test has been passed A distribution management program that causes a computer to execute the step of permitting delivery of the product to the retail store.

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