JP2017138834A - Stock management support device, stock management support system, stock management support method and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve stock management continuously in a stock management site.SOLUTION: A material data acquisition part 11 of a stock management support device 1 acquires material data containing information for identifying each component and information indicating a stock amount of each component for a unit period. A voting screen creation part 13 displays the material data acquired by the material data acquisition part 11, then creates a voting screen on which, an approval vote to review of stock management of the component indicated by the material data can be voted and outputs the same. A voting data acquisition part 14 acquires voting data indicating the fact that, the approval vote to review of the stock management of the component is voted on the voting screen. A voting collection part 15 collects pieces of voting data acquired by the voting data acquisition part 14 and then creates voting result data.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to an inventory management support apparatus, an inventory management support system, an inventory management support method, and a program that support an inventory management operation.

  In the inventory management business of the manufacturing industry, data is collected and stored through actual inventory management, actual inventory management, demand forecast using statistical methods, part order quantity calculation, and parts safety inventory. Quantity setting, order lot number calculation, order point setting are performed. Since analysis using these statistical methods is time-consuming, it is difficult for the limited personnel at the inventory management site to continuously improve inventory management. Therefore, in order to improve the efficiency and labor saving of inventory management work, a technology for supporting inventory management by a system has been developed.

  Patent Document 1 discloses an inventory management method that weights inventory management on the basis of stable and unstable supply and demand, and prevents the occurrence of excess inventory and shortage, and can reduce the management cost. Is disclosed. In the technique of Patent Document 1, the fluctuation rate and average shortage rate are calculated for each product, and there are four patterns (demand stable / unstable × supply depending on whether these are within the standard value range). 4 patterns of stable / unstable). When both supply and demand are unstable, the most important management alarm is generated and reported to the person in charge to encourage measures to suppress the occurrence of excess inventory and shortage.

  Patent Document 2 discloses an ideal safety stock amount and an actual safety stock for a product of interest based on a history of a product inventory actual amount, a product production actual amount history, and a product sales actual amount history. The inventory management device that calculates the quantity, displays the actual safety stock quantity of the product and the actual safety stock quantity of the product along with the history of the actual inventory quantity of the product, and supports the discovery of inventory abnormalities. It is disclosed.

  Patent Document 3 stores, for each product, data indicating a history of accumulated sales amount values relating to product inventory and data indicating a history of inventory amount values relating to product inventory, which are designated by the user. To display the scatter chart in which the value of the accumulated sales amount at the date and time of interest and the value of the inventory amount at the date and time of interest are plotted on the first coordinate axis and the second coordinate axis, and the products plotted at different positions An inventory management device that can be estimated as a problem inventory is disclosed.

JP-A-8-137964 JP 2011-180676 A JP 2011-180677 A

  In recent years, in order to meet the diversification of market demands, the production system in the manufacturing industry is shifting from a low-mix, high-volume manufacturing system to a high-mix, low-volume production. In general, high-mix low-volume production requires more parts to be handled than small-product high-volume production, and the greater the number of parts to be handled, the greater the labor involved in inventory management. For this reason, it is difficult for a large number of parts to find and improve problems in inventory management on a daily basis with limited personnel at the inventory management site.

  The technology described in Patent Document 1 is a technology related to an inventory management method that assumes a product and a period in which supply and demand are relatively stable, and the objects that can be supported are limited. The technologies described in Patent Document 2 and Patent Document 3 can support the discovery of an abnormality in inventory, but it is a limited number of personnel at the inventory management site that determines the abnormality in inventory. It is difficult to continuously manage and improve inventory.

  The present invention has been made in view of the circumstances as described above, and an object thereof is to enable continuous improvement of inventory management at an inventory management site.

  In order to achieve the above object, an inventory management support apparatus according to the present invention includes a material data acquisition unit, a voting screen generation unit, a voting data acquisition unit, and a vote counting unit. The material data acquisition unit acquires material data including information for identifying a part and information indicating a stock quantity for each unit period of the part. The voting screen generation unit displays the material data acquired by the material data acquisition unit, and generates and outputs a voting screen that can vote for a vote for reviewing the inventory management of the parts indicated by the material data. The voting data acquisition unit acquires voting data indicating that a vote for approval of review of parts inventory management has been voted on the voting screen. The vote totaling unit totals the vote data acquired by the vote data acquiring unit and generates vote result data.

  According to the present invention, by enabling personnel other than the inventory management site to evaluate the inventory management, it is possible to continuously improve the inventory management at the inventory management site.

It is a figure which shows the structural example of the inventory management assistance system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the material data which concern on embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the graph master which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the voting screen which makes the safety stock which concerns on embodiment an object item. It is a figure which shows an example of the voting screen which makes the order point which concerns on embodiment a target item. It is a figure which shows an example of the voting screen which makes the order quantity which concerns on embodiment a target item. It is a figure which shows an example of the voting result data which concern on embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the approval screen which concerns on embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows an example of operation | movement of the voting screen display process which concerns on embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the operation | movement of the approval screen display process which concerns on embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the hardware constitutions of the inventory management assistance apparatus which concerns on embodiment.

  EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Below, the form for implementing this invention is demonstrated in detail with reference to drawings. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the part which is the same or it corresponds in a figure.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration example of an inventory management support system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The inventory management support system 100 includes an inventory management support device 1, a voter terminal 3, and an administrator terminal 4. The voter terminal 3 is a terminal used by personnel other than the inventory management site (hereinafter referred to as a voter). The manager terminal 4 is a terminal used by personnel at the inventory management site (hereinafter referred to as manager). Although the voter terminal 3 and the administrator terminal 4 are described as one representative, a plurality of voter terminals 3 and the administrator terminals 4 may be connected to the inventory management support device 1 or the voter terminals. 3 and the administrator terminal 4 may be the same terminal. The voter terminal 3 and the administrator terminal 4 are a personal computer, a smart phone, a tablet terminal, etc., for example. The material database 2 includes information that identifies parts, information that indicates the daily stock quantity of parts, information that indicates the safety stock of parts that are regularly ordered, and information that indicates the ordering points of parts that are quantitatively ordered. I remember the data.

  The inventory management support apparatus 1 acquires material data from the material database 2. The inventory management support apparatus 1 displays the inventory management items to be voted (hereinafter referred to as target items) together with the acquired material data, and can vote for vote for reviewing the target items of the parts indicated by the material data. A screen is generated and transmitted to the voter terminal 3. Voting on the voting screen is electronic voting. The voter terminal 3 displays the received voting screen. The voter browses the material data on the vote screen displayed on the voter terminal 3 and performs a vote in favor. The voter terminal 3 transmits, to the inventory management support device 1, vote data indicating that a vote for approval of the review of the target item of the part indicated by the material data has been voted.

  The voting data includes information for identifying the voter. When the voter terminal 3 is shared by a plurality of voters, for example, the voter logs in by inputting information for identifying the voter to the voter terminal 3. Alternatively, an input field is provided on the voting screen, and the voter inputs information for identifying the voter in the input field of the voting screen. Thereby, the voter terminal 3 acquires information for identifying the voter. When the voter and the voter terminal 3 correspond one-on-one such as when the voter terminal 3 is owned for each voter, the voter terminal 3 may store information for identifying the voter in advance. Good. The inventory management support device 1 aggregates the voting data received from the voter terminal 3 and generates voting result data.

  The inventory management support apparatus 1 displays the voting result data, generates an approval screen on which approval for the displayed voting result data can be input, and transmits the approval screen to the manager terminal 4. The administrator terminal 4 displays the received approval screen. The manager approves the voting result data on the voting screen displayed on the manager terminal 4. When the voting result data is approved on the approval screen, the manager terminal 4 transmits approval data indicating that the approval for the voting result data has been input to the inventory management support apparatus 1. When receiving the approval data from the administrator terminal 4, the inventory management support device 1 notifies the voter of the approved vote result data that the vote result data has been approved. Details of the functions of the devices constituting the inventory management support system 100 will be described below.

  The inventory management support apparatus 1 includes a material data acquisition unit 11, a storage unit 12, a voting screen generation unit 13, a voting data acquisition unit 14, a vote totaling unit 15, an approval screen generation unit 16, an approval data acquisition unit 17, as a functional configuration. And the approval notification part 18 is provided. The material data acquisition unit 11 acquires material data from the material database 2 and stores it in the storage unit 12. The timing for acquiring the material data may be acquired when the material database 2 is updated, or may be acquired periodically. Here, the material data will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of material data according to the embodiment. In the example of FIG. 2, the material data includes a “part number” that identifies a part, a “part name” that indicates the name of the part, an “ordering method” that indicates the ordering method of the part, and a safety stock of the parts that are regularly ordered. “Safety stock” indicating the ordering point, “ordering point” indicating the ordering point of the parts for the quantitative ordering, and “inventory quantity” indicating the daily stock quantity of the parts. For example, for a part whose “part number” is YDB — 033001 and “part name” is part C0001, the “ordering method” is regular ordering, and “safety stock” is 300. For this part, since the “ordering method” is regular ordering, the item “ordering point” has no value. The “stock quantity” of this part is 525 at 2017/1/1, 510 at 2017/1/2, 490 at 2017/1/3, and 500 at 2017/10/25. .

  The material data is not limited to the example shown in FIG. 2, but includes information for identifying parts, information indicating the daily stock quantity of parts, information indicating the safety stock of parts ordered regularly, and ordering points of parts for quantitative orders. And information to be displayed. The storage unit 12 of the inventory management support device 1 in FIG. 1 stores in advance a graph master indicating items for displaying material data as shown in FIG. 2 in a graph. Here, the graph master will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of the graph master according to the embodiment. In the example of FIG. 3, the graph master can apply the “graph number” for identifying the graph, the “graph title” indicating the title of the graph, the “target item” indicating the target item to be displayed on the graph, and the graph. "Ordering method" indicating a simple ordering method, "vertical axis title" indicating the title of the vertical axis of the graph, "horizontal axis title" indicating the title of the horizontal axis of the graph, and data indicating the vertical axis of the graph " It consists of “vertical data”, “horizontal data” indicating the data on the horizontal axis of the graph, and “display period” defining the width of the horizontal axis of the graph.

  For example, in the graph master whose “graph number” is 1, “graph title” is safety stock and inventory transition, and “target item” displayed on the graph is safety stock. This graph is applicable to parts for which the “ordering method” is regularly ordered. “Vertical axis title” and “horizontal axis title” are inventory quantity (pieces) and t (date), respectively, and “vertical axis data” and “horizontal axis data” are inventory quantity and date, respectively. The width of the horizontal axis of the graph is 4 months from the determined date. The graph master is not limited to the example of FIG. 3 and may be information indicating items for displaying material data in a graph. For example, graphs such as information indicating types of graphs and information indicating intervals of scales of graphs, etc. Other information regarding may also be included.

  The timing for displaying the voting screen on the voter terminal 3 may be set in the inventory management support device 1 in advance, or may be requested by the voter at an arbitrary timing. In the latter case, the voter inputs a vote screen request to the voter terminal 3 in FIG. When a vote screen request is input, the voter terminal 3 transmits a vote screen request signal to the inventory management support device 1. Note that the timing at which the voter terminal 3 transmits a vote screen request signal to the inventory management support device 1 is not limited to when a request for a vote screen is input. For example, when the voter logs into the voter terminal 3 or when the voter activates a WEB browser for browsing the Internet on the voter terminal 3.

  When receiving the voting screen request signal for requesting the voting screen from the voter terminal 3, the voting screen generating unit 13 of the inventory management support device 1 reads the material data and the graph master from the storage unit 12. At this time, as shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, when there are a plurality of material data and graph masters, the voting screen generation unit 13 may randomly read one material data and one graph master. Then, one material data and one graph master may be read out in accordance with predetermined rules such as part number order and graph number order. Alternatively, when a voter requests a voting screen, at least one of a part and a graph may be specified. However, when there is a limitation on the graphs applicable to the parts, the voting screen generation unit 13 matches the graph masters applicable to the parts indicated by the material data (parts ordering methods in the examples of FIGS. 2 and 3 match). Graph master). The voting screen generation unit 13 displays the material data in a graph based on the read material data and the graph master, and generates a voting screen that can vote for a vote for reviewing the target item of the part indicated by the material data. Here, the voting screen will be described with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a voting screen that targets the safety stock according to the embodiment. In the example of FIG. 4, the voting screen generated by the voting screen generation unit 13 based on the material data of the component whose “part number” is YDB — 0330301 shown in FIG. 2 and the graph master whose “graph number” is 1 shown in FIG. It is a screen. The voting screen of FIG. 4 includes a graph title 51, a vertical axis title 52, a horizontal axis title 53, a line graph 54 of inventory quantity, a target item 55, a part name 56, a part number 57, and an ordering method. 58, a voting button 59, and a close button 60 are displayed.

  The graph title 51 is “safety stock and inventory transition”, and the vertical axis title 52 and the horizontal axis title 53 are “inventory quantity (pieces)” and “t (date)”, respectively. The target part displaying the graph is a part name 56 of a part C0001, a part number 57 of YDB — 033001, and an ordering method 58 of a part that is regularly ordered. The stock quantity line graph 54 is a line chart showing the transition of the stock quantity of the target part for four months, with the vertical axis representing the stock quantity and the horizontal axis representing the date. The target item 55 indicates the safety stock as the target item with a broken line on the graph, and displays the numerical value. The voter presses the voting button 59 when viewing the line graph 54 of the inventory quantity and the target item 55 displayed on the voting screen and thinking that the safety stock of the target part needs to be reviewed. And vote for the vote. When the voter presses the vote button 59, the vote data is transmitted from the voter terminal 3 to the inventory management support apparatus 1. When the voter presses the close button 60, the voting screen is closed.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a voting screen with the order point according to the embodiment as a target item. In the example of FIG. 5, the voting screen generated by the voting screen generation unit 13 based on the material data of the component whose “part number” is YDB — 090001 shown in FIG. 2 and the graph master whose “graph number” is 2 shown in FIG. It is a screen. In the voting screen of FIG. 5, the graph title 51, the vertical axis title 52, the horizontal axis title 53, the inventory quantity line graph 54, the target item 55, the part name 56, and the part number are displayed as in FIG. 4. 57, an ordering method 58, a voting button 59, and a close button 60 are displayed.

  The graph title 51 is “order point and inventory transition”, and the vertical axis title 52 and the horizontal axis title 53 are “inventory quantity (pieces)” and “t (date)”, respectively. The target parts displaying the graph are parts whose part name 56 is part YDB090, whose part number 57 is YDB_090001, and whose ordering method 58 is quantitative ordering. The stock quantity line graph 54 is a line chart showing the transition of the stock quantity of the target part for four months, with the vertical axis representing the stock quantity and the horizontal axis representing the date. In the target item 55, the order point which is the target item is indicated by a broken line on the graph, and the numerical value is displayed. When the voter views the line graph 54 of the inventory quantity displayed on the voting screen and the target item 55 and thinks that the order point of the target part needs to be reviewed, the voter presses the vote button 59. And vote for the vote. When the voter presses the vote button 59, the vote data is transmitted from the voter terminal 3 to the inventory management support apparatus 1. When the voter presses the close button 60, the voting screen is closed.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a voting screen with the order quantity according to the embodiment as a target item. In the example of FIG. 6, the voting screen generated by the voting screen generation unit 13 based on the material data of the component whose “part number” is YDB — 0230301 shown in FIG. 2 and the graph master whose “graph number” is 3 shown in FIG. It is a screen. The voting screen generation unit 13 calculates the order quantity from the “stock quantity” of the material data. When the material data includes information indicating the order quantity of the parts, the voting screen generation unit 13 may use information indicating the order quantity of the parts included in the material data. In the voting screen of FIG. 6, the graph title 51, the vertical axis title 52, the horizontal axis title 53, the inventory quantity line graph 54, the target item 55, the part name 56, and the like, as in FIGS. , A part number 57, an ordering method 58, a voting button 59, and a close button 60 are displayed.

  The graph title 51 is “order quantity and inventory transition”. The vertical axis title 52 and the horizontal axis title 53, the line graph 54 of the inventory quantity, the part name 56, the part number 57, and the ordering method 58 are shown in FIG. Since this is the same as in the case of 4, the description is omitted. The target item 55 indicates the order quantity as the target item with a broken line on the graph, and displays the numerical value. The voter presses the voting button 59 when viewing the line graph 54 of the inventory quantity and the target item 55 displayed on the voting screen and thinking that the order quantity of the target part needs to be reviewed. And vote for the vote. When the voter presses the vote button 59, the vote data is transmitted from the voter terminal 3 to the inventory management support apparatus 1. When the voter presses the close button 60, the voting screen is closed.

  The voting screen is not limited to the examples shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, and may be any screen that can display target items together with material data and vote for approval for review of the target items of parts indicated by the material data. In addition, a remarks column in which characters can be input may be provided on the voting screen so that a review proposal can be input. In this case, when the voter presses the vote button 59, the proposal data indicating the proposal input in the remarks column together with the vote data is transmitted from the voter terminal 3 to the inventory management support apparatus 1. The voting data acquisition unit 14 of the inventory management support device 1 stores the proposal data received together with the voting data in the storage unit 12 in association with the voting data. The voting data acquisition unit 14 of the inventory management support device 1 in FIG. 1 acquires voting data from the voter terminal 3 and stores it in the storage unit 12.

  The timing at which the approval screen is displayed on the manager terminal 4 may be set in the inventory management support apparatus 1 in advance, or may be requested by the manager at an arbitrary timing. In the latter case, the administrator inputs a request for an approval screen to the administrator terminal 4 in FIG. When the approval screen request is input, the manager terminal 4 transmits an approval screen request signal to the inventory management support apparatus 1. Note that the timing at which the administrator terminal 4 transmits the voting screen request signal to the inventory management support apparatus 1 is not limited to when an approval screen request is input, and the administrator can download specific business software from the administrator terminal 4. It may be activated, when the administrator logs in to the administrator terminal 4, or when the administrator activates a WEB browser for browsing the Internet on the administrator terminal 4.

  When receiving the approval screen request signal for requesting the approval screen from the administrator terminal 4, the vote counting unit 15 of the inventory management support device 1 totals the voting data stored in the storage unit 12 and generates voting result data. The voting result data includes information for identifying the voter of the aggregated votes for approval. The vote totaling unit 15 stores the generated vote result data in the storage unit 12. When the voting result data is stored in the storage unit 12, the approval screen generating unit 16 displays the voting result data, and generates an approval screen on which the approval for the displayed voting result data can be input. Here, the voting result data and the approval screen will be described with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of voting result data according to the embodiment. In the example of FIG. 7, the voting result data includes “rank” indicating the rank with the largest number of total vote data, “part number” for identifying the voted part, and “part” indicating the name of the voted part. "Name", "Target Item" indicating the item that was voted on, "Number of Votes" indicating the total number of voted data, and "Voter" indicating information identifying the voter of the total vote ID ”. In FIG. 7, the voting result data is arranged in descending order of the number of votes, but the voting result data may be arranged at random or may be arranged in the aggregated order.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of an approval screen according to the embodiment. The example of FIG. 8 is an approval screen that displays the voting result data shown in FIG. In the approval screen of FIG. 8, voting result data 61, an approval button 62, a close button 63, and a reset button 64 are displayed. The vote result data 61 displayed on the approval screen does not display the “voter ID” of the vote result data shown in FIG. This maintains the anonymity of the vote. As shown in FIG. 8, when the number of voting result data 61 is large and visibility is reduced when all the voting result data 61 is displayed in the approval screen, it is preferable that scrolling is possible. In addition, when the proposal data is stored in the storage unit 12, the proposal data corresponding to the vote data aggregated together with the vote result data 61 may be displayed. As a method for displaying the proposal data, for example, a link to a screen for displaying the proposal data may be attached to the display of the voting result data, or a button for displaying a screen for displaying the proposal data may be provided.

  The administrator browses the voting result data 61 displayed on the approval screen and presses the approval button 62 provided on the same line as the voting result data 61 to be approved. When the administrator presses the approval button 62, approval data is transmitted from the administrator terminal 4 to the inventory management support apparatus 1. When the administrator presses the close button 63, the approval screen is closed. For example, when the administrator presses the approval button 62 provided in the same row as the vote result data 61 having the first vote, the “part number” is YDB — 0230301 and the “part name” is the “target” of the part C0001. Approval data indicating that the approval for the voting result data of the safety stock item is input is transmitted to the inventory management support apparatus 1. As shown in FIG. 8, the voting result data are arranged in the descending order of the number of votes, so that the manager can easily grasp the parts that are highly necessary to review the inventory management.

  In addition, when the administrator presses the reset button 64, a reset request signal for requesting deletion of the voting result data is transmitted from the administrator terminal 4 to the inventory management support apparatus 1. When receiving the reset request signal from the manager terminal 4, the approval data acquisition unit 17 of the inventory management support device 1 deletes the voting result data stored in the storage unit 12. The approval screen is not limited to the example in FIG. 8, and may be any screen that can display voting result data and can input approval for the displayed voting result data.

  The approval data acquisition unit 17 of the inventory management support device 1 in FIG. 1 acquires approval data from the administrator terminal 4 and stores it in the storage unit 12. When the approval data is stored in the storage unit 12, the approval notification unit 18 generates approval notification information for notifying that the voting result data has been approved, and totals included in the approved voting result data indicated by the approval data The approval notification information is transmitted to the voter terminal 3 used by the voter based on the information for identifying the voter of the vote of approval. The voter terminal 3 displays the received approval notification information and notifies the voter that the vote result data has been approved. The voter terminal 3 may output the approval notification information by voice and notify the voter that the vote result data has been approved. Next, processing performed by the inventory management support device 1, the voter terminal 3, and the administrator terminal 4 will be described with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the voting screen display process according to the embodiment. The voting screen display process starts when a voter inputs a vote screen request to the voter terminal 3. The voter terminal 3 transmits a voting screen request signal to the inventory management support device 1 (step S11). When the voting screen generation unit 13 of the inventory management support device 1 receives a voting screen request signal for requesting a voting screen from the voter terminal 3 (step S21), the material data is read out from the storage unit 12 (step S22). Is read (step S23). The voting screen generation unit 13 displays the material data in a graph based on the read material data and the graph master, and generates a voting screen that can vote for a vote for reviewing the target item of the part indicated by the material data ( Step S24).

  For example, when the voting screen generation unit 13 reads out the material data of the part whose “part number” is YDB — 0230301 shown in FIG. 2 and the graph master whose “graph number” is 1 shown in FIG. 3, as shown in FIG. A simple voting screen. When the voting screen generation unit 13 reads the material data of the part whose “part number” is YDB — 090001 shown in FIG. 2 and the graph master whose “graph number” is 2 shown in FIG. 3, the voting screen shown in FIG. Generate a screen. When the voting screen generation unit 13 reads out the material data of the part whose “part number” is YDB — 0230301 shown in FIG. 2 and the graph master whose “graph number” is 3 shown in FIG. 3, the voting screen shown in FIG. Generate a screen. The voting screen generation unit 13 transmits the generated voting screen to the voter terminal 3 (step S25).

  When the voter terminal 3 receives the voting screen from the inventory management support device 1 (step S12), the voting terminal 3 displays the received voting screen (step S13). If the voting button on the voting screen is not pressed (step S14; NO) and the close button is not pressed (step S15; NO), step S14 and step S15 are repeated, and the process waits for the voting button or the close button to be pressed. If the voting button on the voting screen is not pressed (step S14; NO) and the close button is pressed (step S15; YES), the process is terminated.

  When the voting button on the voting screen is pressed (step S14; YES), the voter terminal 3 transmits the voting data to the inventory management support device 1 (step S16) and ends the process. For example, when a voter whose voter ID is U001 presses the vote button 59 on the vote screen shown in FIG. 4, the voter terminal 3 indicates that the voter with “voter ID” U001 is “part number” YDB — 0330301, “ Voting data indicating that the vote for supporting the review of the safety stock of the part “part name” part C0001 has been voted is transmitted to the inventory management support apparatus 1. When receiving the vote data from the voter terminal 3 (step S26), the vote data acquisition unit 14 of the inventory management support device 1 receives the received vote data and stores the vote data in the storage unit 12 (step S27), and ends the process.

  The trigger for starting the voting screen display process is not limited to when a request for a voting screen is input, but when the voter activates specific business software on the voter terminal 3, or when the voter For example, when the user logs in to 3, the voter starts a WEB browser for browsing the Internet on the voter terminal 3. If the timing for displaying the voting screen on the voter terminal 3 is set in the inventory management support apparatus 1 in advance, the steps S11 and S21 may be omitted.

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the operation of the approval screen display process according to the embodiment. The approval screen display process starts when the administrator inputs a request for an approval screen to the administrator terminal 4. The administrator terminal 4 transmits an approval screen request signal to the inventory management support apparatus 1 (step S31). When receiving the approval screen request signal for requesting the approval screen from the administrator terminal 4 (step S41), the vote counting unit 15 of the inventory management support device 1 totals the voting data stored in the storage unit 12 (step S42). Generate voting result data. The approval screen generation unit 16 displays the vote result data generated by the vote counting unit 15, and generates an approval screen on which the approval for the displayed vote result data can be input (step S43). For example, the approval screen generation unit 16 generates an approval screen as shown in FIG. 8 when the vote counting unit 15 generates the voting result data shown in FIG. The approval screen generation unit 16 transmits the generated approval screen to the administrator terminal 4 (step S44).

  When the manager terminal 4 receives the approval screen from the inventory management support device 1 (step S32), the manager terminal 4 displays the received approval screen (step S33). If the approval button on the approval screen is not pressed (step S34; NO) and the close button is not pressed (step S35; NO), step S34 and step S35 are repeated, and the press of the approval button or the close button is awaited. If the approval button on the approval screen is not pressed (step S34; NO) and the close button is pressed (step S35; YES), the process ends. When the approval screen includes a reset button as in the example of FIG. 8, when the approval button and the close button on the approval screen are not pressed (step S34; NO, step S35; NO), when the reset button is pressed. The administrator terminal 4 transmits a reset request signal to the inventory management support apparatus 1 and ends the process. When receiving the reset request signal from the administrator terminal 4, the approval data acquisition unit 17 of the inventory management support device 1 deletes the voting result data stored in the storage unit 12 and ends the process.

  When the approval button on the approval screen is pressed (step S34; YES), the manager terminal 4 transmits the approval data to the inventory management support device 1 (step S36), and the process is terminated. For example, when the administrator presses the approval button 62 provided in the same row as the vote result data 61 with the number of votes on the approval screen shown in FIG. 8, the administrator terminal 4 indicates that the “part number” is YDB — 0230301. The approval data indicating that the approval for the voting result data of the safety stock of the part whose “part name” is the part C0001 is input to the inventory management support apparatus 1 is transmitted. Upon receiving the approval data from the administrator terminal 4 (step S45), the approval data acquisition unit 17 of the inventory management support device 1 stores the received approval data in the storage unit 12 (step S46).

  When the approval data is stored in the storage unit 12, the approval notification unit 18 generates approval notification information for notifying that the voting result data has been approved based on information for identifying the voter included in the approval data. Is transmitted to the voter terminal 3 (step S47), and the process is terminated. The approval notifying unit 18 stores, for example, a correspondence table between voter IDs and voter email addresses, and transmits an email notifying that vote result data has been approved to the email address. When the voter terminal 3 receives the approval notification information (step S51), the voter terminal 3 displays the received approval notification information (step S52) and ends the process. The approval notification unit 18 may also be configured to transmit the approval notification information to the person in charge of inventory management of the parts of the approved voting result data indicated by the approval data in step S47. In this case, the approval notification unit 18 stores, for example, a correspondence table between the part numbers and the email addresses of the inventory managers, and transmits an email notifying that the voting result data has been approved to the email address. . The manager may be an inventory manager.

  The trigger for starting the approval screen display process is not limited to when the request for the approval screen is input, but when the administrator starts specific business software on the administrator terminal 4 or when the administrator starts the administrator terminal. For example, when the administrator logs in 4, the administrator activates a WEB browser for browsing the Internet on the administrator terminal 4. When the timing for displaying the approval screen on the manager terminal 4 is set in the inventory management support apparatus 1 in advance, step S31 and step S41 may be omitted.

  As described above, according to the inventory management support apparatus 1 of the present embodiment, it is possible to continuously improve inventory management at the inventory management site by enabling personnel other than the inventory management site to evaluate inventory management. It becomes possible to do.

  In the above embodiment, the inventory management support device 1, the voter terminal 3 and the administrator terminal 4 have been described as separate devices. However, the inventory management support device 1 has the functions of the voter terminal 3 and the administrator terminal 4. You may prepare. In this case, the voting screen generation unit 13 of the inventory management support apparatus 1 displays the generated voting screen. The voting data acquisition unit 14 receives input from the voter to the voting screen. The approval screen generation unit 16 displays the generated approval screen. The approval data acquisition unit 17 receives an input from the administrator to the approval screen. In addition, the inventory management support device 1 may incorporate a material database 2.

  In the above embodiment, when the approval data is stored in the storage unit 12, the approval notification unit 18 of the inventory management support device 1 generates approval notification information for notifying that the voting result data has been approved, and approves it. Based on the information for identifying the voter of the aggregated approval vote included in the approved vote result data indicated by the data, it is transmitted to the voter terminal 3 used by the voter. The support apparatus 1 may not include the approval notification unit 18. In this case, the voting data may not include information for identifying the voter. In such a configuration, the voter can confirm whether or not the vote result data voted by the voter is approved by referring to the approval data stored in the storage unit 12.

  In the above embodiment, the inventory management support apparatus 1 displays the voting screen on the voter terminal 3 and displays the approval screen on the administrator terminal 4. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the inventory management support apparatus 1 The screen may be displayed on the voter terminal 3 only. In this case, the inventory management support device 1 may not include the approval screen generation unit 16, the approval data acquisition unit 17, and the approval notification unit 18, and the inventory management support system 100 does not include the administrator terminal 4. Also good. In such a configuration, the administrator can examine the necessity of review of the target item of the component by referring to the voting result data stored in the storage unit 12.

  In the above embodiment, the target item is displayed together with the material data on the voting screen. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the target item may not be displayed on the voting screen. In this case, the voter browses the material data displayed on the voting screen, and if he / she thinks that the inventory management of the part indicated by the material data needs to be reviewed, he / she votes the vote by pressing the voting button 59. To do. In such a configuration, the material data only needs to include information for identifying the part and information indicating the daily stock quantity of the part. In addition, when the target item does not include the safety stock, the material data may not include information indicating the safety stock of the parts that are regularly ordered. When the order item is not included in the target item, the material data may not include information indicating the order point of the parts for the quantitative order.

  In the above embodiment, the material data is displayed as a graph on the voting screen. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the material data may be displayed as it is on the voting screen. In this case, the storage unit 12 may not store the graph master.

  In the above embodiment, the information indicating the daily inventory quantity of the parts is included, but not limited to this, the information indicating the inventory quantity of the parts is every unit period of the parts such as every 2 days, every 3 days, every week, etc. Any information indicating the stock quantity of the item may be used.

  In the above embodiment, the personnel other than the inventory management site are the voters and the inventory management site personnel are the managers. However, the inventory management site personnel may also vote.

  FIG. 11 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the inventory management support apparatus according to the embodiment. As shown in FIG. 11, the inventory management support apparatus 1 includes a control unit 81, a main storage unit 82, an external storage unit 83, an operation unit 84, a display unit 85, and a transmission / reception unit 86. The main storage unit 82, the external storage unit 83, the operation unit 84, the display unit 85, and the transmission / reception unit 86 are all connected to the control unit 81 via the internal bus 80.

  The control unit 81 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and the like, and in accordance with a control program 89 stored in the external storage unit 83, the voting screen generation unit 13, the voting totalization unit 15, and the approval screen generation unit of the inventory management support device 1 16 and the approval notification unit 18 are executed.

  The main storage unit 82 is composed of a RAM (Random-Access Memory) or the like, loads a control program 89 stored in the external storage unit 83, and is used as a work area of the control unit 81.

  The external storage unit 83 includes a nonvolatile memory such as a flash memory, a hard disk, a DVD-RAM, and a DVD-RW, and stores in advance a program for causing the control unit 81 to perform processing of the inventory management support device 1. In accordance with an instruction from the control unit 81, the data stored in the program is supplied to the control unit 81, and the data supplied from the control unit 81 is stored. The storage unit 12 is configured in the external storage unit 83.

  The operation unit 84 includes a keyboard, a pointing device such as a mouse and a touch panel, and an interface device that connects these to the internal bus 80. The input information is supplied to the control unit 81 via the operation unit 84. In the case where the inventory management support device 1 is configured to have the functions of the voter terminal 3 and the administrator terminal 4, the operation unit 84 functions as the vote data acquisition unit 14 and the approval data acquisition unit 17.

  The display unit 85 is composed of a CRT or LCD. In the case where the inventory management support device 1 is configured to have the functions of the voter terminal 3 and the administrator terminal 4, the display unit 85 functions as the vote screen generation unit 13 and the approval screen generation unit 16.

  The transmission / reception unit 86 includes a network termination device or a wireless communication device connected to the network, and a serial interface or a LAN (Local Area Network) interface connected to them. When the inventory management support device 1 is configured to connect to the voter terminal 3 and the administrator terminal 4, the transmission / reception unit 86 functions as the vote data acquisition unit 14 and the approval data acquisition unit 17.

  The material data acquisition unit 11, the storage unit 12, the voting screen generation unit 13, the voting data acquisition unit 14, the vote totaling unit 15, the approval screen generation unit 16, the approval data acquisition unit 17, and the stock management support apparatus 1 illustrated in FIG. The approval notification unit 18 is processed by the control program 89 using the control unit 81, the main storage unit 82, the external storage unit 83, the operation unit 84, the display unit 85, the transmission / reception unit 86, and the like as resources. To do.

  In addition, the hardware configuration and the flowchart described above are merely examples, and can be arbitrarily changed and modified.

  A central part that performs processing of the inventory management support apparatus 1 including the control unit 81, the main storage unit 82, the external storage unit 83, the operation unit 84, the display unit 85, the transmission / reception unit 86, the internal bus 80, and the like is dedicated. It can be realized using a normal computer system regardless of the system. For example, a computer program for executing the above operation is stored and distributed on a computer-readable recording medium (flexible disk, CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, etc.), and the computer program is installed in the computer. Thus, the inventory management support apparatus 1 that executes the above-described processing may be configured. Further, the stock management support device 1 may be configured by storing the computer program in a storage device included in a server device on a communication network such as the Internet and downloading the computer program by a normal computer system.

  Further, when the functions of the inventory management support device 1 are realized by sharing of an OS (operating system) and an application program, or by cooperation between the OS and the application program, only the application program portion is stored in a recording medium or a storage device. It may be stored.

  It is also possible to superimpose a computer program on a carrier wave and provide it via a communication network. For example, the computer program may be posted on a bulletin board (BBS, Bulletin Board System) on a communication network, and the computer program may be provided via the network. The computer program may be started and executed in the same manner as other application programs under the control of the OS, so that the above-described processing may be executed.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Inventory management support apparatus, 2 Material database, 3 Voter terminal, 4 Manager terminal, 11 Material data acquisition part, 12 Storage part, 13 Vote screen generation part, 14 Vote data acquisition part, 15 Vote totaling part, 16 Approval screen Generation unit, 17 Approval data acquisition unit, 18 Approval notification unit, 51 Graph title, 52 Vertical axis title, 53 Horizontal axis title, 54 Line graph of inventory quantity, 55 Target item, 56 Part name, 57 Part number, 58 Ordering method , 59 voting button, 60 close button, 61 voting result data, 62 approval button, 63 close button, 64 reset button, 80 internal bus, 81 control unit, 82 main storage unit, 83 external storage unit, 84 operation unit, 85 display Part, 86 transmission / reception part, 89 control program, 100 inventory management support system.

Claims (12)

A material data acquisition unit for acquiring material data including information for identifying a part and information indicating an inventory quantity for each unit period of the part;
A voting screen generating unit that displays the material data acquired by the material data acquiring unit and generates and outputs a voting screen that can vote in favor of a review of inventory management of the parts indicated by the material data;
A voting data acquisition unit for acquiring voting data indicating that a vote in favor of the review of inventory management of the parts has been voted on the voting screen;
The voting data acquisition unit collects the voting data acquired, and generates a voting result data;
An inventory management support device. The voting screen generation unit displays a target item of inventory management that is a target of voting together with the material data, generates a voting screen that can vote for a vote for reviewing the target item of the part, and outputs it.
The inventory management support apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the voting data acquisition unit acquires voting data indicating that an approval vote for the review of the target item of the part has been voted. The material data includes information indicating a safety stock of the parts in the periodic order,
The voting screen generation unit displays a safety stock of the part as the target item together with the material data, and generates and outputs a voting screen that can vote for a vote for reviewing the safety stock of the part. The inventory management support device described. The material data includes information indicating the ordering point of the part for quantitative ordering,
The voting screen generation unit displays the ordering point of the part as the target item together with the material data, and generates and outputs a voting screen that can vote for a vote for reviewing the ordering point of the part. 3. The inventory management support device according to 3.   The voting screen generation unit calculates an order quantity of the part from information indicating an inventory quantity per unit period of the part, displays the order quantity of the part as the target item together with the material data, and 5. The inventory management support apparatus according to claim 2, wherein a voting screen capable of voting for votes for reviewing the order quantity is generated and output. A storage unit for storing a graph master indicating items for displaying the material data in a graph;
The voting screen generation unit displays the material data in a graph based on the graph master stored in the storage unit, and a voting screen capable of voting a vote for reviewing the inventory management of the parts indicated by the material data Generate and output,
The inventory management support apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5. An approval screen generator that displays the voting result data generated by the voting tabulation unit, generates and outputs an approval screen capable of inputting approval for the displayed voting result data; and
An approval data acquisition unit for acquiring approval data indicating that approval for the vote result data is input on the approval screen;
The inventory management support apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:   The inventory management support apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the approval screen generation unit generates the approval screen that displays the voting result data in descending order of the number of votes. The voting result data includes information for identifying the voter of the aggregated votes for approval,
An approval notification for notifying the voter that the vote result data has been approved based on information for identifying the voter of the aggregated vote of approval included in the approved vote result data indicated by the approval data Part,
An inventory management support apparatus according to claim 7 or 8. An inventory management support system comprising a voter terminal and an inventory management support device,
The inventory management support device includes:
A material data acquisition unit for acquiring material data including information for identifying a part and information indicating an inventory quantity for each unit period of the part;
A voting screen generation that displays the material data acquired by the material data acquisition unit, generates a voting screen that can vote in favor of a review of inventory management of the parts indicated by the material data, and transmits the vote screen to the voter terminal Part,
A voting data acquisition unit that receives voting data from the voter terminal indicating that a vote for the review of inventory management of the parts has been voted on the voting screen; and
The voting data acquisition unit acquires the voting data acquired and generates voting result data;
With
The voter terminal displays the voting screen received from the inventory management support device, and transmits a vote data to the inventory management support device when an approval vote is voted on the voting screen. The inventory management support device executes,
A voting screen for displaying material data including information for identifying a part and information indicating an inventory quantity for each unit period of the part and voting for a vote for reviewing the inventory management of the part indicated by the material data. A voting screen generation step for generating and transmitting to the voter terminal;
The voter terminal executes,
Displaying the voting screen received from the inventory management support device;
When a vote is voted on the voting screen, sending voting data indicating that a vote for reviewing the inventory management of the part has been voted to the inventory management support device on the voting screen;
Executed by the inventory management support device;
Voting data acquisition step for receiving the voting data from the voter terminal;
Totalizing the vote data acquired in the vote data acquisition step, and generating a vote result data,
An inventory management support method comprising: Computer
A voting screen for displaying material data including information for identifying a part and information indicating an inventory quantity for each unit period of the part and voting for a vote for reviewing the inventory management of the part indicated by the material data. A voting screen generator that generates and outputs,
A voting data acquisition unit that acquires voting data indicating that a vote in favor of the review of inventory management of the parts has been voted on the voting screen; and
The voting data acquisition unit acquires the voting data acquired and generates voting result data;
Program to function as.

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