JP2020095297A - Component procurement support apparatus and method - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a component procurement support apparatus efficiently and simply performing procurement of components constituting a radio facility such as a base station.SOLUTION: A component procurement support apparatus 1 includes a specification database 10 that records a current component configuration in a radio facility to be selected, a procurement component output unit 20 that identifies the component configuration required for the radio facility based on the input specification information and outputs the component configuration to be procured based on a difference between the required component configuration and the current component configuration, and an order unit 50 that outputs order information identifying the component to be ordered based on the component configuration to be procured.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a material procurement support device and method.

Patent Document 1 proposes a technique for improving the accuracy and efficiency of design work when a radio base station is installed by visualizing the visibility of a radio wave transmission path. Conventionally, when a technical specification is determined by the above-mentioned technology or the like, an expert of a communication company has selected a member corresponding to the technical specification.

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However, the selection of the members forming the base station is extremely troublesome, and a considerable amount of time is spent to select the members corresponding to one base station. Even in a base station that has already been installed, it is often necessary to replace members or reorganize due to changes in communication standards. For these reasons, it has reached the limit of completing selection of members for a large number of base stations with limited human resources.

Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a member procurement support technology capable of efficiently and simply procuring the members constituting a wireless facility such as a base station.

A member procurement support apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention is a member procurement support apparatus that supports selection work of members that configure a wireless facility, and is a specification database that records the current member configuration of a wireless facility that is a selection target. And a procurement component output unit that identifies the component configuration required for the wireless facility based on the input specification information and outputs the component configuration to be procured based on the difference between the required component configuration and the current component configuration. And an ordering unit that outputs ordering information that specifies a member to be ordered based on the material configuration to be procured.

A member procurement support method according to an aspect of the present invention is a member procurement support method for supporting selection work of members that configure a wireless facility, and is necessary for a wireless facility that is a selection target based on input specification information. With reference to the step of identifying the member structure and the specification database that records the current member structure in the wireless facility, the member structure to be procured based on the difference between the necessary member structure and the current member structure. And a step of outputting ordering information that specifies a material to be ordered based on the material structure to be procured.

In the above member procurement support device, as the specification information, the identification information of the target wireless facility, the procurement mode information of whether to newly install or update the target wireless facility, and frequency band information that identifies the frequency band to be added, It may include at least one of the above.

The ordering unit may further include an inventory information database that records the stock status of the members, and the ordering unit may refer to the stock status and specify the stocked members as the members to be ordered.

A demand time database that specifies a demand time when a member is required may be provided, and the ordering unit may output the order information corresponding to the demand time.

According to the present invention, since ordering information is output based on the current member configuration and the necessary member configuration based on the specification information, even if the human resources are limited, it is possible to identify the number of members for a large number of wireless facilities. Procurement can be performed efficiently and easily.

It is a schematic diagram of the whole composition of the member procurement support device concerning this embodiment. It is explanatory drawing of the operation content of the procurement member output part in this embodiment. It is explanatory drawing of the breakdown of the specification information in this embodiment. It is a flow chart explaining automation of a member procurement support device concerning this embodiment. It is explanatory drawing of the operation content of the ordering part in this embodiment.

A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, in each of the drawings, components denoted by the same reference numerals have the same or similar configurations.

[Structure of material procurement support device]
First, the configuration of the member procurement support device according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the overall configuration of the member procurement support device according to the present embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 1, the member procurement support device 1 is a device for supporting the work of selecting a member that constitutes a wireless facility. The material procurement support device 1 includes a specification database 10, a procurement material output unit 20, an inventory information database 30, a demand period database 40, and an ordering unit 50. Among these, the inventory information database 30 and the demand period database 40 are optional components that may be appropriately used as needed.

The specification database 10 is a database in which the current member configuration in the wireless facility to be selected is recorded. Here, the wireless facility refers to general equipment necessary for maintaining and managing the wireless communication system, and includes, for example, a wireless device, a transmission device, a power supply device, various gateways, and a server in the macrocell base station. In this embodiment, the current member configuration in the wireless facility to be selected, which is acquired by referring to the specification database 10, is defined as Before configuration information 11.

The procurement member output unit 20 identifies the member configuration that is finally required when configuring the wireless facility based on the input specification information, and identifies the finally required member configuration and the current member configuration. It has a function of outputting the member configuration to be procured based on the difference. The specification information is input through the interface provided in the material procurement support device 1 in the form of an input file 60 as shown in FIG. 3, for example. The procurement member output unit 20 specifies the member finally necessary for the specific wireless facility corresponding to the specification information, and generates the After configuration information 61 which is new list information. The procurement component output unit 20 may include a database for identifying the components required for the wireless facility from the specification information. Then, the procurement member output unit 20 is a component to be procured based on the difference between the After configuration information that identifies the components required for the wireless facility and the current component configuration (Before configuration information 11) recorded in the specification database 10. Determine the configuration and output.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of the operation content of the procurement member output unit of the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 2, when the specification information is input to the input file 60, first, the procurement component output unit 20 of the component procurement support device 1 outputs the configuration component finally required for the wireless facility as the After configuration information 61. To do. Next, the procurement member output unit 20 refers to the specification database 10, and based on the difference between the After configuration information 61 and the Before configuration information 11, which is the current member configuration recorded in the specification database 10, performs procurement. The member configuration to be output is output as the package selection information 63. Next, the ordering unit 50 of the material procurement support apparatus 1 outputs ordering information that specifies the material to be ordered based on the package selection information 63 that is the material configuration to be procured, and the ordering information is in the form of a quotation request form 62. Issue at.

As the specification information, for example, at least one of identification information of a target wireless facility, procurement mode information indicating whether the target wireless facility is newly installed or updated, and frequency band information specifying a frequency band to be added is specified. It is preferable to include.

FIG. 3 is a specific example of the input file 60 for inputting the specification information in this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 3, as an input item of the specification information, for example, an order ID that is an order number, a SiteID that is identification information of a wireless facility, a work scenario (for example, new station, existing station replacement, band addition, sector addition, C-RAN, etc.) Action to specify, Freq to specify the frequency band handled by the member, RAT to specify the specified communication standard, Sec to specify the number of members. The optional items may include, for example, a base station management number, a base station name, and other information.

The inventory information database 30 is a database in which inventory information (individual item information) of component members of the wireless facility is recorded. The inventory information is updated according to receipt/shipment of the constituent members, and is also updated according to the expected receipt. The inventory information correctly records the current inventory status and the latest warehousing prospect.

The demand time database 40 is a database that specifies the demand time when the components of the wireless facility are required. The demand time database 40 records, for example, process information in the wireless facility.

The ordering unit 50 has a function of outputting ordering information that specifies a member to be ordered based on the member configuration to be procured automatically generated by the procuring component output unit 20. The ordering unit 50 refers to the inventory information recorded in the inventory information database 30 and outputs information indicating that a stocked member that is not planned to be used for another purpose can be delivered. The information indicating that shipping is possible may be used for immediate shipping or shipping at a designated time. The output that can be delivered or the member that is instructed to be delivered is excluded from the order information to be newly purchased. Further, the ordering unit 50 refers to the record information of the demand time database 40 to specify the time when the material should be procured. The specific operation content of the ordering unit 50 will be described later.

[Operation of material procurement support device]
Next, the operation of the member procurement support device 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 4, and 5. FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating the member procurement support method according to this embodiment.

In FIG. 4, the upper part shows the ordering work of the necessary parts which was conventionally done manually, and the lower part shows the ordering process of the part procurement support device 1 according to the present embodiment. Conventionally, in the necessary member confirmation step S110, a person in charge of each region has confirmed necessary constituent members. Next, in the inventory confirmation step S120, the inventory management staff in each region has confirmed the inventory status of the necessary components in each region. Further, in the order item confirmation step S130, the ordering personnel in each region decide the order item/quantity. Then, in the quotation acquisition/approval/ordering step S140, the person in charge of ordering in each region acquires the quotation and manually registers the order item through the order approval. All of these series of steps were performed manually.

On the other hand, according to the material procurement support apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, in the necessary material confirmation step S110, the procurement material output unit 20 is finally required for the wireless facility based on the input specification information. The member configuration that becomes Further, the procurement member output unit 20 refers to the specification database 10 and reads out the current member configuration in the wireless facility to be selected. Then, the procurement member output unit 20 outputs the member configuration to be procured and the required time of each member based on the difference between the finally required member configuration and the current member configuration. Here, the "necessary time" means a working day for installing the member.

In the stock confirmation step S120, the ordering unit 50 refers to the stock status of the stock information database 30 and specifies a stocked member or a reserved member as a member to be ordered. At the time of referring to the inventory information database 30, the free inventory, which is a usable component excluding the reserved inventory from the in-stock component, is specified. The "allocated inventory" is a member that is in stock in the warehouse but is scheduled to be shipped and cannot be used. "Free stock" refers to materials that are available in the warehouse and can be selected rather than reserved stock. The materials scheduled to be stored may be treated in the same manner as the materials in stock as long as the scheduled date of storage and the necessary time do not conflict.

In the order item confirmation step S130, the order unit 50 outputs the order information in association with the demand time recorded in the demand time database 40. To confirm the ordered item, check the necessary material/time required information and free inventory information together. That is, the necessary parts are converted into the items that need to be ordered.

In the quotation acquisition/approval/ordering step S140, the ordering information is output as list information, and the issuance request of the quotation request form 62 that specifies the parts to be ordered and the demand period is output. The request for issuing the quotation request form 62 may be transferred to a vendor or a manufacturer that sells the material.

FIG. 5 is a diagram for more specifically explaining the operation content of the ordering unit in the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 5, when the required items of the specification information are input to the input file 60 in each region, the finally necessary member configuration is specified based on the specification information, and the After configuration information 61 is automatically generated. It The procurement component output unit 20 specifies the package selection information 63 as necessary wireless device information based on the difference between the After configuration information 61 and the current component configuration (Before configuration information) recorded in the specification database 10 and places an order. Output to the unit 50.

The ordering unit 50 outputs ordering information that specifies a material to be ordered based on the material configuration to be procured specified by the package selection information 63. Inventory information (individual item information) 72 and ticket information 73 are input from the inventory database 30. The member information 74 and the process information 75 are input from the demand database 30. The "ticket information" and "member information" are management information of members. The “process information” is information regarding the time when the corresponding member is required for revision or update of the standard.

The ordering unit 50 calculates the demand material based on the package selection information 63 and the process information 75, which are the material configurations to be procured (S210). The calculation of the demand member (S210) is calculated from the demand period and the demand quantity. In addition, the ordering unit 50 calculates a diversion inventory that can be diverted from the inventory based on the inventory information (individual item information) 72 (S220). Further, the ordering unit 50 calculates the planned delivery quantity (S230) and the planned shipping quantity based on the ticket information 73 and the member information 74 (S240).

The ordering unit 50 calculates inventory members based on the data of the converted inventory calculation 52, the planned delivery quantity calculation 53, and the planned shipment quantity calculation 54 (S250). The inventory member calculation (S250) is performed based on the diversion/delivery/shipment time and the inventory quantity. Next, the ordering unit 50 calculates the required order quantity 56 based on the data of the demand calculation 51 and the inventory calculation 55 (S260). The required order quantity is calculated (S260) from the required order time and the required order quantity.

Next, the order quantity is calculated (S270), and the ordering unit 50 calculates the order item (S280). The order item calculation (S280) is performed for each vendor purchase. After calculating the order item 58 (S280), the ordering unit 50 outputs the order item list 80.

As described above, the member procurement support apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment is configured to identify the wireless facility based on the specification database 10 that records the current member configuration of the wireless facility to be selected and the input specification information. A procurement member output unit 20 that specifies a finally required member configuration, and outputs a member configuration that should be procured based on a difference between the finally required member configuration and the current member configuration, and a member that should be procured. An ordering unit 50 that outputs ordering information that specifies a member to be ordered based on the configuration. According to the material procurement support device 1, ordering information based on the current material composition and finally necessary material composition is output based on the specification information. It is possible to efficiently and easily procure materials for the wireless facility.

Further, the member procurement support device 1 according to the present embodiment includes, as the specification information, the identification information of the target wireless facility, the procurement mode information indicating whether the target wireless facility is newly installed or updated, and the frequency band to be added. At least one of the frequency band information to be specified is included. Therefore, according to the member procurement support device 1 according to the present embodiment, the member configuration to be procured can be accurately grasped based on the specification information.

Further, the material procurement support device 1 according to the present embodiment further includes an inventory information database 30 in which inventory information of component materials is recorded, and the ordering unit 50 should refer to the inventory information and place an order for a material that is not in stock. Specify as a member. Therefore, according to the material procurement support apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, the ordering unit 50 refers to the inventory information and identifies the material to be ordered with respect to the material that is not in stock, so that the risk of increasing the inventory quantity is avoided. It is possible to make an appropriate order.

Then, the material procurement support device 1 according to the present embodiment includes the demand time database 40 that specifies the demand time when the constituent members are required, and the ordering unit 50 outputs the order information corresponding to the demand time. Therefore, according to the material procurement support device 1 according to the present embodiment, the ordering unit 50 outputs the ordering information in correspondence with the demand time, so that it is possible to place an order in accordance with the demand time of the constituent members.

That is, the member procurement support apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment can automate a series of processes from grasping necessary component members of a target wireless facility to ordering. Therefore, according to this embodiment, it is possible to efficiently and easily procure the members that configure the wireless facility such as the base station.

The embodiments described above are for facilitating the understanding of the present invention and are not for limiting the interpretation of the present invention. Each element included in the embodiment and its arrangement, material, condition, shape, size and the like are not limited to the exemplified ones and can be appropriately changed. Further, the configurations shown in different embodiments can be partially replaced or combined.

1...Material procurement support device, 10...Specification database, 20...Procurement material output unit, 30...Inventory database, 40...Demand database, 50...Ordering unit

Claims (5)

A material procurement support device for supporting the work of selecting a material constituting a wireless facility,
A specification database that records the current material composition of the wireless facilities to be selected,
A procurement member output unit that identifies a member configuration required for the wireless facility based on the input specification information and outputs a member configuration to be procured based on a difference between the required member configuration and the current member configuration. When,
An ordering unit that outputs ordering information that specifies a material to be ordered based on the material structure to be procured,
A material procurement support device comprising: The specification information includes at least one of identification information of a target wireless facility, procurement mode information of whether to newly install or update the target wireless facility, and frequency band information specifying a frequency band to be added. The member procurement support device according to claim 1. Further comprising an inventory information database recording inventory information of the member,
The member procurement support apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the ordering unit refers to the inventory information and identifies a member that is not in stock as the member to be ordered. A demand time database for specifying the demand time required for the member is provided,
The member procurement support device according to claim 1, wherein the ordering unit outputs the ordering information in association with the demand time. A material procurement support method for supporting selection work of materials constituting a wireless facility,
A step of specifying a component structure required for the wireless facility to be selected based on the input specification information,
A step of outputting a member configuration to be procured based on a difference between the necessary member configuration and the current member configuration, with reference to a specification database that records the current member configuration in the wireless facility;
Outputting ordering information that specifies a material to be ordered based on the material composition to be procured,
A material procurement support method comprising:

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