JP2021015577A - Article management system and article management method - Google Patents

Abstract

To perform consumption management more accurately than before for articles to be consumed.SOLUTION: A sheet member having a first sheet part and a second sheet part connected separably is mounted to each of one or plural article packages each including articles, and an RFID medium for recording first data and second data for identifying corresponding articles is provided in each of the first sheet part and the second sheet part. An article management system includes: a storage device for storing the first sheet part separated from the sheet member mounted to an article package of articles when starting to consume the articles within the article package; and a server communicable with the storage device. The storage device has a read part for reading first data from the first sheet part in storage, and the server has a storage part for storing first data and second data correlated with respective articles, and a control part for identifying articles started to be consumed on the basis of a read result by the storage device.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to an article management system and an article management method for managing consumed articles.

Goods management systems are used in the logistics industry, medical industry, manufacturing industry, and the like. For example, SPD is known as an article management system in the medical industry. SPD is an abbreviation for Supply, Processing, and Distribution, and eliminates dead storage and excess inventory of medical materials by accurately managing the distribution of medical materials according to the needs of medical sites. This system aims to reduce billing and ordering operations and prevent omission of insurance claims. For example, it is known that a data label is attached to an article to manage the article (Patent Document 1).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 10-10978

By the way, in the medical industry, in SPD operation management, constant management is basically performed. For example, it manages the consumption of constant goods in each department in the hospital, converts the consumption information into supplementary information, and supplies the goods to each department. Items that are temporarily required (temporary items) other than items that are managed by a fixed number (constant items) are delivered to the hospital each time they are needed.

In the conventional SPD operation, there is a problem that the consumption control of goods is not sufficiently performed. Conventionally, for example, at the time when the consumed article is started to be consumed, the consumption timing at the medical site is grasped by reading the barcode of the label attached to the article. However, when goods are paid out to the hospital from the wholesaler in boxes, bags, or containers, a box or bag may contain many goods. In that case, since it takes a considerable amount of time from opening the box or bag to using up all the contained items, the time when the items that have been paid out are started to be consumed is the timing when the items are consumed. , There is a risk that it is not appropriate for proper consumption management.
Such issues are common not only in the medical industry but also in other industries such as the logistics industry and the manufacturing industry.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to manage the consumption of the consumed goods more accurately than before.

A first aspect of the present invention is an article management system that manages articles to be consumed, and a first sheet portion and a first sheet portion that are separably connected to each of one or a plurality of article packages containing the articles. A seat member having two seat portions is attached, and the first seat portion and the second seat portion are provided with wireless communication media in which the first data and the second data for identifying the corresponding articles are recorded, respectively. The article management system includes a first reading device that reads first data from a first sheet portion separated from a sheet member attached to the article package of the article at the start of consumption of the article in the article package. , A server capable of communicating with the first reading device, the server includes a storage unit that stores the first data and the second data in association with each article, and a reading result by the first reading device. It is an article management system having a control unit for identifying an article that has started consumption based on the above.

A second aspect of the present invention is an article management method for managing consumed articles, the first sheet portion and the first sheet portion being separably connected to each of one or a plurality of article packages containing the articles. A seat member having two seat portions is attached, and the first seat portion and the second seat portion are provided with wireless communication media in which the first data and the second data for identifying the corresponding articles are recorded, respectively. In the article management method, when the consumption of the article in the article package is started, the first reading device arranged in the hospital is attached to the article package of the article whose consumption is started. The first data and the second data are read from the first sheet portion separated from the member, the reading result is transmitted to a server capable of communicating with the accommodating device, and the server stores the first data in association with each article. This is an article management method for identifying an article that has started consumption from a reading result received from a first reading device with reference to a storage unit that stores data.

According to a certain aspect of the present invention, it is possible to more accurately manage the consumption of the consumable article than before.

It is a figure which shows the system structure of the article management system of 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which illustrates the label attached to the package of the medical material in the article management system of 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which illustrates the state of the package of the medical material. It is a figure explaining the processing method of the sticking mount in the article management system of 1st Embodiment. It is a block diagram about a part of the article management system of 1st Embodiment. It is a block diagram about a part of the article management system of 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the data structure example of a constant database. It is a figure which shows the data structure example of the payout consumption database. It is a sequence chart of the article management system of 1st Embodiment. It is a sequence chart of the article management system of 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the determination process of the use-out date in the article management system of 1st Embodiment. In the article management system of the first embodiment, it is a figure exemplifying the relationship between the change of the arrangement state of the medical material of the constant shelf, and the update of the payout consumption database. In the article management system of the first embodiment, it is a figure exemplifying the relationship between the change of the arrangement state of the medical material of the constant shelf, and the update of the payout consumption database. In the article management system of the first embodiment, it is a figure exemplifying the relationship between the change of the arrangement state of the medical material of the constant shelf, and the update of the payout consumption database. In the article management system of the first embodiment, it is a figure exemplifying the relationship between the change of the arrangement state of the medical material of the constant shelf, and the update of the payout consumption database. It is a figure explaining the average delivery period, the average storage period, and the average consumption period in the article management system of 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the screen displayed on the information processing apparatus or the tablet terminal in the article management system of 1st Embodiment. It is a figure explaining the processing method of the sticking mount in the article management system of 2nd Embodiment. It is a sequence chart of the article management system of 2nd Embodiment.

As an example of the "article" of the present invention, in the following embodiments, articles used / consumed in hospitals (mainly medical materials, pharmaceuticals, reagents, sterilized / regenerated products, surgical instruments / steel accessories, ME (Medical Engineering)) Equipment, stationery / daily miscellaneous goods, printed matter, etc.) will be explained as an example.
In the present invention, the "wireless communication medium" is a communication medium for performing wireless communication at a relatively short distance, such as NFC (Near field communication) and RFID (Radio Frequency Identification). For example, RFID includes a combination of a thin-film antenna and an IC chip, and can take the form of an inlay or a tag. In the following description of the embodiment, the case where the wireless communication medium is an RFID inlay will be described.
As an example of the "sheet member" in the present invention, the following embodiment will be described by taking a label as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this. In addition to the label, it may be in the form of a card. Further, in the following embodiment, a label as an example of the sheet member is attached to the article, but the attachment mode of the sheet member to the article is not limited to the adhesion mode such as attachment, and for example, a string is attached to the article. It may be attached via.
In the present invention, "completed" consumption of an article means that the consumption of the article has ended, and does not necessarily mean that all the articles have been physically consumed. For example, when one article package contains 10 articles, and the hospital staff determines that the consumption of the articles is terminated in the hospital with 8 articles consumed and 2 items left. , The consumption of the goods is completed.

The RFID communication used in the embodiments described below is preferably in the UHF (Ultra High Frequency) band. In the UHF band, RFID readers can communicate with RFID media such as inlays within a distance of several meters, which is suitable for batch reading of RFID media.

Hereinafter, embodiments of an article management system and an article management method according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

(1) First Embodiment (1-1) Outline of Article Management System First, the article management system of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4.
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a system configuration of the article management system 1 of the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a label attached to an article package (also referred to as an “article package”) in the article management system 1 of the present embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating the state of the package of the article. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a method of processing the sticking mount in the article management system 1 of the present embodiment.

Items that are controlled by a fixed number are appropriately referred to as "constant items", items that are not fixed items and are temporarily required are appropriately referred to as "temporary items", and items that are not fixed items and are temporarily required are appropriately referred to as "temporary items". ..

Generally, as the SPD operation method, whether the goods such as medical materials are purchased from the hospital or deposited by the contractor, whether the management work is performed by the hospital itself or outsourced, the goods are delivered directly from the distribution center of the SPD dealer outside the hospital to the department.・ There are various patterns depending on whether they are placed or delivered from the warehouse in the hospital. The article management system 1 of the present embodiment can be applied in any case.
In FIG. 1, the environment to which the exemplary article management system 1 of the present embodiment is applied includes a wholesaler who supplies an article package to a hospital and a hospital which consumes the article contained in the article package at a medical site. .. The hospital includes an article management room that manages various articles including articles, and a ward that consumes articles and provides medical treatment. The ward is provided with a constant shelf SL on which constant items (for example, a predetermined number of article packages) are arranged.
In FIG. 1, a case where there is one ward is illustrated for ease of understanding, but the ward includes many departments, and it is usual that a constant shelf for arranging constant products is installed in each department. ..

A printer 7 and an information processing device 8 (hereinafter, referred to as “PC8”) are arranged at the wholesaler. The printer 7 and the PC 8 are connected so as to be able to communicate with each other. The printer 7 and the PC 8 may be connected by wire or wirelessly, or may be connected via a LAN (Local Area Network) in the wholesaler. The PC 8 can communicate with the SPD server 10 via a network NW such as the Internet.

An information processing device 2 (hereinafter referred to as "PC2") and a handy scanner HS are arranged in the article management room of the hospital. A constant shelf SL for arranging constant items, a paper storage device 3, a tablet terminal 4, and a handy scanner HS (an example of a reading device) used for inventory are provided in a ward, which is a medical site of a hospital. .. The tablet terminal 4 is not essential, and the PC 2 may play the role of the tablet terminal 4. The PC 2, the paper storage device 3, and the tablet terminal 4 can communicate with the SPD server 10 via the network NW. The PC 2, the paper storage device 3, and the tablet terminal 4 may be connected to an external network NW via a proxy server, or a firewall may be set for security.
The SPD server 10 may be in the hospital. Further, as will be described later, since the PC 2 has the function of the tablet terminal 4, the PC 2 may be used instead of the tablet terminal 4. Therefore, the tablet terminal 4 is not essential.

The example shown in FIG. 1 shows a case where the PC 2, the paper accommodating device 3, the tablet terminal 4, and the PC 8 are connected by a network NW such as the Internet, but this is not the case. The PC 2, the paper storage device 3, and the tablet terminal 4 may be connected by an in-hospital LAN (Local Area Network), and the in-hospital PC 2 and the out-of-hospital PC 8 may be connected via the Internet.

The wholesaler receives the goods from the manufacturer of the goods or an external distributor and stores them in inventory. When a fixed item is to be withdrawn from inventory in order to replenish the fixed item, the target article package is picked, the corresponding label is issued by the printer 7, and the article package is attached. Then, the goods package is shipped to the hospital. In the example of this embodiment, it is assumed that the wholesaler issues the label outside the hospital, but this is not the case. If the wholesaler cannot issue the label, it may be issued, for example, in a hospital warehouse. In that case, the printer 7 and the PC 8 are placed in the hospital warehouse.
The packaging unit of the article package to which the label is attached (that is, the packaging mode of the article package) differs depending on the article, and there are various modes such as one box unit and one bag unit. The article package of the article contains a plurality, or a plurality of the same articles, or a predetermined amount of a gas, liquid, semi-solid, or solid article.

The goods package shipped from the wholesaler is inspected using the handy scanner HS in the goods management room in the hospital. When shipping the goods package from the wholesaler, the data (shipment data) of the goods package to be shipped is transmitted from the wholesaler's PC8 to the PC2 in the hospital's goods management room via the SPD server 10, for example, by e-mail or the like. Will be done. The article management room of the hospital inspects the article package (that is, collates the shipment data with the scan result by the handy scanner HS) based on the shipment data received from the wholesaler.
The inspected article package is delivered to the ward and placed on the fixed number shelf SL.

Here, a label affixed to the article by the wholesaler when the article package is shipped will be described.
As shown in FIG. 2, in the label PL to be attached to the article package, the first label portion L1 (an example of the first sheet portion) and the second label portion L2 (an example of the second sheet portion) can be peeled off on the mount MP. It is composed of. The first label portion L1 and the second label portion L2 are separated by a notch portion C.
Adhesive materials are applied to the back surfaces of the first label portion L1 and the second label portion L2, and each of them can be individually peeled off from the mount MP and attached to a sticking paper (described later). A release layer such as silicone is formed on the surface (front surface) of the mount MP. The back surface of the mount MP is coated with an adhesive so that it can be attached to the article package. Instead of applying the adhesive to the back surface of the mount MP, the label may be attached to the article package with an adhesive tape, or the medical material and the label may be packed in one bag.

A first inlay INL1 and a second inlay INL2 are built in the first label portion L1 and the second label portion L2, respectively. Each inlay includes an IC chip and a film-like antenna, and is configured to enable wireless communication with an external RFID reader.

Referring to FIG. 1 again, a paper storage device 3 is installed in the ward. In the article management system 1 of the present embodiment, the paper storage device 3 is provided to detect the start of consumption of the article contained in the article package. When the hospital staff starts consuming the goods contained in the goods package arranged on the fixed number shelf SL, the hospital staff peels off and attaches the first label portion L1 (see FIG. 2) of the label PL attached to the goods package. Paste on paper. In the article management system 1 of the present embodiment, when the consumption of the article contained in the article package is completed (when it is used up), the hospital staff is not the article which is the content of the article package itself (for example, the article which is the content of the article package). Part) is discarded.

FIG. 3 illustrates the consumption mode of the article package and the state of the label PL.
In the example of the article package PK shown in FIG. 3A, a predetermined amount of liquid drug is included in the bottle as the article. In this example, the bottle is unopened at the time of being paid out to the hospital, and the first label portion L1 of the label PL is not peeled off (“payout”). When the bottle is opened and the medicine inside is started to be consumed, the hospital staff peels off the first label portion L1 of the label PL and attaches it to a predetermined sticking paper (“start of consumption”). Then, when the internal medicine is used up (or when it is decided that the remaining medicine is no longer used), the bottle itself is discarded (“use up”).

In the example of the article package PK shown in FIG. 3B, a predetermined number of medical devices are included in the box as articles. In this example, the box is unopened at the time of being paid out to the hospital, and the first label portion L1 of the label PL is not peeled off (“payout”). When the box is opened and even one of the medical instruments inside is started to be consumed, the hospital staff peels off the first label portion L1 of the label PL and attaches it to a predetermined sticking paper (“start of consumption”). Then, when the internal medical equipment is used up (or when it is determined that the remaining medical equipment is no longer used), the box itself is discarded (“use up”).

As shown in FIG. 4, the sticking paper P is configured so that a predetermined number (10 in one example) of the first label portion L1 can be stuck. The sticking paper P to which the first label portion L1 is attached is posted by the hospital staff to the storage portion 3h of the paper storage device 3 in order to grasp the consumption information of the article. In the example of FIG. 4, the case where 10 sheets of the first label portion L1 which is the predetermined number of sheets are attached to the attached paper and posted is not limited to this. The sticking paper P may be posted with the first label portion L1 of a number less than the predetermined number of sheets affixed, or the first label portion L1 of the label may be posted as it is without being affixed to the sticking paper. ..
The paper storage device 3 is provided with an RFID reader, and reads out the data of the first inlay INL1 (see FIG. 2) of the collected (that is, posted) first label unit L1 and transmits it to the SPD server 10. Based on the data read from the first label unit L1, the article whose consumption has started is specified.

Referring to FIG. 1 again, the tablet terminal 4 is arranged in the ward. The handy scanner HS is a device for performing inventory, and can collectively read the data recorded in the inlay of the label affixed to all the article packages arranged on the constant shelf SL. The handy scanner HS does not have to be permanently installed in the ward.
The tablet terminal 4 can communicate with the handy scanner HS, receives the data read by the handy scanner HS, and transmits the data to the SPD server 10.
When the handy scanner HS for performing inventory is configured to be able to communicate directly with the SPD server 10, the tablet terminal 4 is not always required for inventory.

As described above, the SPD server 10 transmits the shipping data received from the PC 8 to the PC 2 for inspection, and manages the state of the goods paid out by the wholesaler. That is, the SPD server 10 identifies and records the state of the articles (the state of any of "payout", "start of consumption", and "use up" in FIG. 3) of the articles arranged on the fixed shelf SL of the ward.
It is preferable that the tablet terminal 4 is configured so that the SPD server 10 can be accessed and the state of each item paid out by the wholesaler can be viewed.

(1-2) Information recorded on the label The IC chip of each inlay of the first label part and the second label part of the label has user data (that is, data in the user area) and a unique identification code. A certain EPC (Electronic Product Code) and a TID (Tag ID) unique to the inlay are written. These data are collectively called inlay data. The inlay data written in the first label portion and the second label portion of the label, respectively, is an example of the first data and the second data.
The user data is not limited, but may include, for example, at least a part of the following items.
・ Article classification: For example, "article", "pharmaceutical product"
・ Pharmaceutical Affairs Law Approval Number… Approval number and permission number of medical equipment according to the Pharmaceutical Affairs Law ・ Classification name (major classification)… For example, “Treatment equipment”, “Diagnosis and inspection description”
-Classification name (middle classification): For example, "drain and drainage set", "contrast equipment"
・ Classification name (small classification): For example, "Drainage set for abdomen", "Guide wire for angiography"
・ Features / Applications: For example, "tube for pancreatic intestinal anastomosis", "guide wire"
・ Materials: For example, "polyvinyl chloride", "aluminum", "alloy", "polyurethane"
・ Tax classification: "taxable", "tax exempt"
・ Medical device classification: For example, "Class II," Class IV ""
・ Biological products: For example, "regular products" and "biological products"
・ Fixed price ・ Redemption price (price set by the government)
・ Insurance claim classification: For example, "conditional redemption", "reimbursement price"
-Shelf number (for example, location data indicating the placement area in the inventory shelf)
・ Specific equipment code (also called "receipt computer code" or "payment fund code")
・ UID (serial number)
・ Patient ID
・ Order registration person ID (ID of the person who registered the order)
・ Picking charge ID (ID of the person in charge of picking work)
・ Transportation ID (ID of the person who carried out the goods transportation work in the distribution center)
・ Inspection charge ID (ID of the person in charge of inspection processing)
・ Collection charge ID (ID of the person in charge of label collection processing)
-Reporter ID (ID of the person in charge of reporting)
-Work date and time-Number of immovable days (the number of continuous days in which the inventory shelf remains stagnant)
・ Imminent deadline (deadline set in the specified month or day before the expiration date)
-Location (for example, a shelf number that identifies the placement area in the inventory shelf)
-Location ID (for example, Global Location Number (GLN))
・ Medical code ・ JAN code ・ Frequency of use ・ Switching flag (flag that distinguishes before and after switching when the material is switched due to the manufacturer's convenience)
・ Inventory classification (data indicating whether or not it is in stock at the distribution center)
・ Arrival date ・ Last consumption date of medical materials ・ Ranking (rank of frequency used in department)
・ Recruitment flag (flag indicating whether or not it is approved by the medical materials committee in the hospital)
・ Size ・ Weight ・ Container number ・ Box loose classification (data indicating whether or not to divide the material in the material package when the material is dispensed)
-Packing method-Transport classification (data indicating whether the product is transported to the hospital as usual or brought to the hospital)
・ Medical seal flag ・ Cost seal flag ・ Hospital internal code ・ In-hospital minimum payout unit ・ In-hospital sterilization flag ・ In-hospital sterilization deadline ・ Ordering point (value indicating how much the stock quantity decreases before ordering)
・ Management department (ward management department)
・ Flags subject to disaster stockpiling ・ Delivery date ・ Receiving department (and recipient)
・ In-hospital inspection ID and name of the person in charge ・ Receipt person in charge ・ Start of use flag ・ Various institution management codes (drug price standard listed drug code, individual drug code, receipt code, etc.)
・ Classification of efficacy ・ Classification of use (internal medicine, external medicine, injection, etc.)
・ Price revision date ・ Product category (poisonous drugs, powerful drugs, psychotropic drugs, stimulants, etc.)
・ Starter information ・ Inventory date ・ Inventory manager information ・ Inventory implementation ・ Number of loose items ・ NHI price standard listing ・ Bookkeeping management classification ・ Cancellation ・ Reason for cancellation ・ Storage method (room temperature, cold place, refrigeration, dark place, etc.)
・ GTIN (Global Trade Item Number)

(1-3) Configuration of Each Device of Article Management System 1 of the Present Embodiment Next, the configuration of the main devices constituting the article management system 1 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 to 8. ..
5 and 6 are block diagrams of a part of the article management system 1 of the present embodiment, respectively, FIG. 5 shows the configuration of each device mainly installed in a wholesaler, and FIG. 6 shows a configuration mainly in a hospital. The configuration of each installed device is shown. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of data configuration of a constant database recorded in the SPD server 10. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a data configuration example of the payout consumption database recorded in the SPD server 10.

As shown in FIG. 1, in the wholesaler, the PC 8 can be connected to the SPD server 10 via the network NW, and the printer 7 is connected to the PC 8.
The PC 8 is, for example, a device such as a personal computer, a tablet computer, or a smartphone. As shown in FIG. 5, the PC 8 includes a control unit 81, a storage 82, an operation input unit 83, a display unit 84, and a communication unit 85.

The control unit 81 is mainly composed of a microprocessor and controls the entire PC8. For example, the microprocessor included in the control unit 81 loads and executes the program recorded in the storage 82. The program includes, for example, a printer driver corresponding to the printer 7 and an e-mail program for receiving an e-mail containing order data from a PC 2 in a hospital.
The display unit 84 includes, for example, a liquid crystal display panel, and displays the execution result of the program by the control unit 81.
The storage 82 is a non-volatile memory, and may be an SSD (Solid State Drive) such as a flash memory. The control unit 81 records, for example, the order data received by e-mail in the storage 82. Storage 82 also stores data about goods stored as inventory within the wholesaler.
The operation input unit 83 includes, for example, an input device such as a pointing device and a touch panel. When the display unit 84 includes a touch panel input display panel, the display unit 84 constitutes a part of the operation input unit 83.

The printer 7 is a thermal printer that issues a label to be attached to an article package to be shipped to a hospital based on an instruction from the PC 8. The print data and the data to be written in the inlay of the label are transmitted from the PC 8 to the printer 7.
The printer 7 prints the label of the present embodiment on the surface of a release paper coated with a release agent such as silicone, and further writes data to the inlay. After the label is issued from the printer 7, the release paper is peeled off and then the label is attached to the article.
As shown in FIG. 5, the printer 7 includes a control unit 71, a storage 72, a motor drive unit 73, a head drive unit 74, an RFID reader / writer 76, a communication unit 77, and an antenna 78.

The control unit 71 includes a microcomputer and a memory (RAM (Random Access Memory), ROM (Read Only Memory)), and controls the operation of the printer 7. The microcomputer reads and executes the firmware stored in the ROM when the printer 7 is started.
The storage 72 is a storage device such as an SSD (Solid State Drive). When printing information on the surface of each label, the storage 72 may store data relating to the print format of the information.

The motor drive unit 73 conveys a label that drives a stepping motor (not shown) that controls rotation of a platen roller (not shown).
The control unit 71 generates drawing data based on the print data received from the PC 8 via the communication unit 77, and sequentially sends the line data, which is the data for each line of the drawing data, to the head drive unit 74. The head drive unit 74 selectively applies a current to each heat generating element of the thermal head having a plurality of heat generating elements based on the line data. When the heat generating element generated by the electric current is pressed against the label conveyed by the platen roller, the heat-sensitive coloring layer of the label pressed against the heat generating element develops color, and information is printed on the surface of the label.

The RFID reader / writer 76 communicates with the inlay corresponding to each label by the antenna 78, and writes the data corresponding to each label.
The communication unit 77 is an interface for communicating with the PC 8.

As shown in FIG. 1, in the hospital, the PC 2, the paper storage device 3, and the tablet terminal 4 can be connected to the SPD server 10 via the network NW.

The PC2 is a device such as a personal computer, a tablet computer, or a smartphone arranged in the article management room of the hospital, and executes an inspection process of the article package received from the wholesaler. Further, the PC 2 has the same function as the tablet terminal 4 described later. Therefore, in the article management system 1 of the present embodiment, the tablet terminal 4 may be used instead of the tablet terminal 4, and conversely, the tablet terminal 4 may be used instead of using the PC 2.
As shown in FIG. 6, the PC 2 includes a control unit 21, a storage 22, an operation input unit 23, a display unit 24, and a communication unit 25.
The control unit 21 is mainly composed of a microprocessor and controls the entire PC2. For example, the microprocessor included in the control unit 21 loads and executes the program recorded in the storage 22. The program is software for executing various processes such as reading data from the handy scanner HS and transmitting / receiving data from the SPD server 10.
The display unit 24 includes, for example, a liquid crystal display panel, and displays the execution result of the program by the control unit 21.
The storage 22 is a non-volatile memory, and may be an SSD such as a flash memory. Scan data received from the handy scanner HS at the time of inspection is recorded in the storage 22.
The operation input unit 23 includes, for example, an input device such as a pointing device and a touch panel. When the display unit 24 includes a touch panel input display panel, the display unit 24 constitutes a part of the operation input unit 43.
The communication unit 25 is an interface for communicating with the handy scanner HS and the SPD server 10.

The tablet terminal 4 is arranged in the ward and executes the process for inventory according to the instruction of inventory. In the article management system 1 of the present embodiment, the process for inventory may be executed by the PC 2.
As shown in FIG. 6, the tablet terminal 4 includes a control unit 41, a storage 42, an operation input unit 43, a display unit 44, and a communication unit 45.
The control unit 41 is mainly composed of a microprocessor and controls the entire tablet terminal 4. For example, the microprocessor included in the control unit 41 loads and executes the program recorded in the storage 42. The program is for executing various processes such as processing of scan data received from the handy scanner HS at the time of inventory, processing of transmitting / receiving data from the SPD server 10, determination of the expiration date of the article package, and the like. It is software.
The display unit 44 includes, for example, a liquid crystal display panel, and displays the execution result of the program by the control unit 41. When the control unit 41 is configured to acquire the status of each article package from the SPD server 10, the display unit 44 is configured to be able to display the status for each article package.
The storage 42 is a non-volatile memory, and may be an SSD such as a flash memory. The storage 42 records scan data received from the handy scanner HS at the time of inventory and data acquired from the SPD server 10.
The operation input unit 43 includes, for example, an input device such as a pointing device and a touch panel. When the display unit 44 includes a touch panel input display panel, the display unit 44 constitutes a part of the operation input unit 43.
The communication unit 45 is an interface for communicating with the handy scanner HS and the SPD server 10.

The paper accommodating device 3 is a device that collectively scans the first label portion of the label attached to the sticking paper posted in the apparatus, and as shown in FIG. 6, the control unit 31, the RFID reader / writer 32, and the communication. A unit 33 and an antenna 34 are provided.
The control unit 31 includes a microcomputer and a memory (RAM, ROM), and controls the operation of the paper storage device 3.
The RFID reader / writer 32 (an example of the reading unit) has an inlay built in the first label unit affixed to one or more affixed sheets posted to the accommodating unit 3h (see FIG. 4) via an antenna 34. Read all at once (that is, receive inlay data).
The communication unit 33 is a communication interface for communicating with the SPD server 10 and the tablet terminal 4. The control unit 31 transmits the inlay data acquired by the RFID reader / writer 32 and its own IP address to the SPD server 10 via the communication unit 33. Alternatively, the communication unit 33 may transmit the inlay data and the IP address to the tablet terminal 4, and the tablet terminal 4 may transmit the inlay data and the IP address to the SPD server 10.

The reason for transmitting its own IP address is to identify the department in the hospital where the paper storage device 3 is located. In the simplified configuration shown in FIG. 1, only one ward is described, but when there are a plurality of departments in the hospital, a constant shelf SL and a paper storage device 3 are arranged in each department. In that case, the SPD server 10 associates each department with the IP address of the paper storage device 3 in advance, and the SPD server 10 sets the inlay data to the IP address when the IP address and the inlay data are transmitted from each department. Identify as data for the corresponding department. If there are not a plurality of departments in the hospital, it is not necessary to transmit the IP address from the paper storage device 3.

The inlay data read by the paper accommodating device 3 and the IP address of the paper accommodating device 3 are not limited to the case where they are directly transmitted to the SPD server 10. The paper storage device 3 may transmit the inlay data and the IP address to the tablet terminal 4, and may transmit the inlay data and the IP address received by the tablet terminal 4 from the paper storage device 3 to the SPD server 10.

The SPD server 10 is a network server for managing the distribution of goods packages at wholesalers and hospitals. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the SPD server 10 includes a control unit 11, a storage 12 (an example of a storage unit), and a communication unit 13.
The control unit 11 includes a microcomputer and a memory (RAM, ROM), and controls the operation of the SPD server 10. The storage 12 is a large-capacity storage device such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), and stores various databases described later.
When the control unit 11 receives the inlay data (that is, the inlay data of the first label unit posted to the paper storage device 3) from the paper storage device 3, the payout consumption database (described later) describes the posting date and the consumption date. Write to). In addition, the control unit 11 transmits the paid-out unused data to the PC 2 in response to the inventory instruction from the PC 2 at the time of inventory. The paid-out unused data is the data of records corresponding to the goods that have been paid out but have not been used up in the paid-out consumption database. Further, the control unit 11 determines the expiration date of the article package based on the scan data received from the PC 2, and updates the payout consumption database.
The communication unit 13 is an interface for communicating with the PC 2, the paper storage device 3, and the tablet terminal 4.

Hereinafter, the database (DB) stored in the storage 12 of the SPD server 10 will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8. FIG. 7 shows a data structure example of the constant database, and FIG. 8 shows a data structure example of the payout consumption database.

The constant database describes items to be placed as constant items on the constant shelf SL of the ward.
As shown in FIG. 7, each record in the exemplary constant database contains values for the "constant number", "article", "constant quantity", "constant unit", and "number of labels" fields. The data in the "article" field may further include the values of a plurality of subfields including the "article code" (eg, subfields such as "maker name", "article number", etc.).
In the constant database shown in FIG. 7, the value in the "constant number" field is a unique number. The values in the "constant quantity" and "constant unit" fields indicate the amount of the article package with one label affixed. For example, the record with constant number: 063 indicates that one label is affixed to one article package containing five articles. In this record, the value of the "number of labels" field is 3, which means that 3 packages x 5 (pieces) = 15 articles should be arranged as constant items on the constant shelf SL. There is.

If there is no operational problem with the constant arrangement of each ward, there is no change in the constant database. However, when removing an item that has been immobile for a long time on the constant shelf and is no longer frequently consumed from the constant item, or when changing a temporary item that is frequently consumed to a constant item, for example, depending on the operation on the tablet terminal 4. It is preferable to configure the constant database so that it can be updated.

The payout consumption database is a database for managing the payout and consumption of goods.
When the goods are consumed (that is, when the goods in the goods package are started to be consumed), the control unit 11 of the SPD server 10 creates a new record in the payout consumption database. Creating a new record in the payout consumption database means ordering a fixed number of items to be replenished. That is, the article management system 1 of the present embodiment adopts an automatic ordering method in which a new order for replenishing the constant product is issued after the constant product starts to be consumed.
On the other hand, for the temporary product, the control unit 11 of the SPD server 10 receives the order for the temporary product based on the operation of the tablet terminal 4 or the PC 2 by the hospital staff. When the temporary product order is received, the control unit 11 of the SPD server 10 creates a new record corresponding to the temporary product in the payout consumption database.

As shown in FIG. 8, each record of the exemplary payout consumption database has a "payout number", a "label number", a "payout date", a "consumption date", a "posting date", a "use-out date", and a "use-up date". Contains the values of the "article", "TID-1", "EPC-1", "reading date-1", "TID-2", "EPC-2", and "reading date-2" fields. The value of the "article" field further includes the value of a subfield such as "article code", "article name", "article number", "expiration date", "lot number". The goods may be recorded in the goods master database separately from the payout consumption database. In that case, for example, the required article data is referred to from the article master database using the payout number, label number, or article code as a key.
The value in the Withdrawal Number field is a unique number that is assigned each time a new order is placed with the wholesaler.
The value in the Label Number field is a number that identifies the label issued by the printer 7. If the label number is the same as the payout number, the payout consumption database may not have the "label number" field.
The value in the Payout Date field is the date the corresponding goods package was paid out to the hospital (ie, the date it was placed on the constant shelf). This date is written when the goods package is inspected.
The value in the Date of Consumption field is the date the item was consumed in the hospital. In the article management system 1 of the present embodiment, as described above, it is the date when the article package is opened and the consumption of the article inside is started.
The value in the "Posting Date" field is the date when the first label portion of the corresponding label was posted to the paper storage device 3.
The value in the Expiration Date field is the date when the corresponding item is used up.
The value in the "TID-1" field is the TID included in the inlay data of the first label portion of the corresponding label. In the following description, the TID itself included in the first label portion inlay data is referred to as "TID-1".
The value in the "EPC-1" field is the EPC included in the inlay data of the first label portion of the corresponding label. In the following description, the EPC itself included in the inlay data of the first label portion is referred to as "EPC-1".
The value in the "reading date-1" field is the date on which the TID and EPC of the first label portion of the corresponding label were transmitted from the paper receiving device 3 (that is, the reading date by the paper receiving device 3).
The value in the "TID-2" field is the TID included in the inlay data of the second label portion of the corresponding label. In the following description, the TID itself included in the inlay data of the second label portion is referred to as "TID-2".
The value in the "EPC-2" field is the EPC included in the inlay data of the second label portion of the corresponding label. In the following description, the EPC itself of the inlay data of the second label portion is referred to as "EPC-2".
The value in the "reading date-2" field is the date on which the TID and EPC of the second label portion of the corresponding label were transmitted from the paper containing device 3 (that is, the reading date by the paper receiving device 3).

The values of the "article", "TID-1", "EPC-1", "TID-2", and "EPC-2" fields of the payout consumption database are set by the SPD server via the PC8 when the label is issued by the printer 7. It is sent to 10 and written.

(1-4) Processing Flow of Article Management System 1 Next, the processing flow of the article management system 1 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 to 15.
9 and 10 are sequence charts of the article management system 1 of the present embodiment, respectively, FIG. 9 shows a process when the pasted paper is posted to the paper storage device 3, and FIG. 10 shows a process when inventory is performed. Is shown. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a usage date determination process performed on the tablet terminal 4.
12 to 15 are diagrams illustrating the relationship between the change in the arrangement status of the articles on the constant shelf and the update of the payout consumption database in the article management system of the present embodiment, respectively.

(1-4-1) Processing when the pasted paper is posted (Fig. 9)
When the pasted paper is stored in the paper storage device 3, does the paper storage device 3 have untransmitted data (that is, inlay data of the first label portion of the untransmitted label) to the SPD server 10? Whether or not it is determined (step S2). If there is no untransmitted data, nothing is done, but if there is untransmitted data, the paper storage device 3 transmits all the untransmitted inlay data to the SPD server 10 (step S4).

The SPD server 10 that has received the inlay data receives the inlay data in the payout consumption database by receiving the values of the "posting date" and "consumption date" fields of the record corresponding to the payout number or label number included in the inlay data. It is set to the date (step S6).
As described above, as soon as the consumption of the article package is started and the first label portion of the label affixed to the article package is posted to the paper storage device 3, the corresponding payout number or label number is consumed in the payout consumption database. The date and posting date are updated.
In the sequence chart of FIG. 9, step S2 is not provided, and when the same inlay data as the inlay data received in the past is transmitted, the SPD server 10 may be configured not to process the inlay data. Good.

(1-4-2) Processing when performing inventory (Fig. 10)
When taking an inventory of the constant shelf SL in the ward, for example, the handy scanner HS transmits an inventory instruction to the PC2 based on a predetermined operation of the hospital staff (step S10). The PC 2 transmits the inventory instruction to the SPD server 10 (step S12). Upon receiving the inventory instruction, the SPD server 10 refers to the payout consumption database and pays out unused data (that is, data of records corresponding to the paid out but not yet used up items in the payout consumption database). Is extracted (step S14) and transmitted to PC2 (step S16). The PC 2 transmits the paid-out unused data to the paid-out unused data (step S18). This will prepare you for inventory.

For example, when a hospital employee holds the Handy Scanner HS over the article package placed on the constant shelf SL, the Handy Scanner HS collectively scans the inlays of the labels attached to all the article packages on the constant shelf SL. (Step S20). The scan data obtained by the handy scanner HS is transmitted to the PC 2 (step S22). The scan data is data in which the label number is associated with the TID and EPC recorded in the inlays of the first label portion and the second label portion of the label. The PC 2 transmits the received scan data to the SPD server 10 (step S24).
In addition, if the scan data is not reflected even though there is an article due to poor reading of the handy scanner HS, or if the article is just taken to another department and the article is not actually used up, etc. In consideration, the hospital staff may confirm the scan data received in step S22 on the screen of the PC 2 and transmit the scan data to the SPD server 10 based on a predetermined confirmation completion operation.
The SPD server 10 determines the expiration date of each article package corresponding to the label number based on the received scan data (step S26).

The details of the expiration date determination process in step S26 are as shown in FIG.
That is, when there is data with a label number not included in the scan data in the paid-out unused data (step S34: YES), it is considered that the article package corresponding to the paid-out unused data is discarded. Therefore, the expiration date corresponding to the label number of such an article package is set as the current date (step S36). If the determination in step S34 is NO, nothing is done.

After returning to FIG. 10 and executing the process of determining the expiration date, the SPD server 10 updates the payout consumption database based on the execution result of step S26 (step S28).

In the example of the sequence chart shown in FIG. 10, the tablet terminal 4 may be used instead of the PC 2. That is, the tablet terminal 4 may relay the communication between the handy scanner HS and the SPD server 10. Alternatively, if the handy scanner HS can communicate with the SPD server 10, the handy scanner HS and the SPD server 10 may directly exchange paid unused data and scan data.
In the example of the sequence chart shown in FIG. 10, the case where the processing for determining the expiration date is executed by the SPD server 10 has been described, but this is not the case. In the example of FIG. 10, this process may be executed by the PC 2, the execution result may be transmitted to the SPD server 10, and the payout consumption database may be updated based on the execution result received by the SPD server 10. When the tablet terminal 4 is used instead of the PC 2, the tablet terminal 4 may similarly execute the process of determining the expiration date.

(1-5) Specific Example of Inventory of Article Management System 1 Next, a specific example of processing of the article management system 1 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 12 to 15. Each figure shows the state of the constant shelf SL at a certain point in time, the scan result of the article package of the constant shelf SL, and the updated contents of the payout consumption database. In each figure, the corresponding label number is written above the article package of the constant shelf SL.

(A) Day 1 of inventory (Fig. 12)
In the example shown in FIG. 12, it is assumed that the first day of inventory is June 3, 2019. In this example, two article packages (both unopened) having a label number of 555112 and a label number of 555113 are arranged on the constant shelf SL. Here, the goods package with the label number: 555112 was issued on this day, and the current date (2019.6.3) is already written as the value in the "Payout date" field of the payout consumption database.
In this case, when the article package of the constant shelf SL is scanned by the handy scanner HS, the scan result (scan data) is the TID ("2222123" and "2222456") included in the two inlay data of the label of label number: 555112. ) And EPC ("DEF222 ... 00" and "DEF222 ... 01"), and TID ("3333123" and "3333456") and EPC ("GHI333 ... 00") included in the two inlay data of the label with label number: 555113. "And" GHI333 ... 01 ") are included. That is, the scan data includes the label number and the corresponding TID and EPC.
From this scan result, the determination result of step S34 (see FIG. 11) is NO for the article package corresponding to the label number: 555112, and the expiration date in the payout consumption database is not updated. In addition, the current date (2019.6.3) is written in each field of "reading date-1" and "reading date-2" of the record corresponding to the label numbers: 555112 and 555113 in the payout consumption database.

(B) Second day of inventory (Fig. 13)
In the example shown in FIG. 13, on June 4, 2019, the second day of inventory, of the two article packages arranged on the constant shelf SL, the article package having the label number: 555113 was opened and the article inside. It is assumed that consumption has started.
In this case, the sticking paper including the first label portion of the label with the label number: 555113 is posted to the paper storage device 3, and the inlay data (TID: 3333123, EPC: GHI333 ... 00) of the first label portion is posted from the paper storage device 3. (Data including) is transmitted to the SPD server 10. As a result, in the payout consumption database, the current date (2019.6.4) is written in the "consumption date" and "posting date" fields of the record corresponding to the label number: 555113.

Next, when the article package of the constant shelf SL is scanned by the handy scanner HS, the scan result (scan data) is the TID ("2222123" and "2222456") included in the two inlay data of the label of label number: 555112. And EPC (“DEF222… 00” and “DEF222… 01”), and TID (“3333456”) and EPC (“GHI333… 01”) contained in one inlay data of the label with label number: 555113. ..
Before today's inventory (that is, as of the first day of inventory), the paid out unused data is the record corresponding to the label numbers: 555112, 555113 in the payout consumption database, but in today's scan data, Contains data corresponding to label numbers: 555112, 555113. Therefore, the determination in step S34 of FIG. 11 is NO, and nothing is written in the "expiration date" field of the payout consumption database. Based on the scan data, the "reading date-1" and "reading date-2" fields of the record corresponding to the label number: 555112, and the "reading date-2" of the record corresponding to the label number: 555113. The current date (2019.6.4) is written in the field of.

(C) Day 3 of inventory (Fig. 14)
In the example shown in FIG. 14, it is assumed that an article package having a label number of 555111 is newly placed on the fixed number shelf SL on June 5, 2019, which is the third day of inventory. In other words, the goods package with label number: 555111 was issued on this day, and the current date (2019.6.5) is already written as the value in the "Payout date" field of the payout consumption database. The label with label number: 555113 The first label part of No. 1 has already been posted to the paper storage device 3 as of June 4, 2019, but even if the pasted paper including the first label part has not been taken out from the paper storage device 3, SPD has already been posted. Since the inlay data has already been transmitted to the server 10, the same inlay data will not be transmitted again (step S2: NO in FIG. 9).

When the article package of the fixed shelf SL is scanned by the handy scanner HS, the scan result (scan data) is the TID ("2222123" and "2222456") and EPC included in the two inlay data of the label of label number: 555112. ("DEF222 ... 00" and "DEF222 ... 01"), TID ("3333456") and EPC ("GHI333 ... 01") included in one inlay data of the label with label number: 555113, and label number: Includes TIDs ("1111123" and "1111456") and EPCs ("ABC111 ... 00" and "ABC111 ... 01") contained in the two inlay data labeled 555111.
At the time before today's inventory (that is, at the time of the second day of inventory), the paid out unused data is the record corresponding to the label numbers: 555112, 555113 in the payout consumption database, but in today's scan data, Contains data corresponding to label numbers: 555111, 555112, 555113. Therefore, the determination in step S34 of FIG. 11 becomes NO, and nothing is written in the "use-out date" field of the payout consumption database.
Based on the scan data, the "reading date-1" and "reading date-2" fields of the record corresponding to the label numbers: 555111 and 555112, and the "reading date-" of the record corresponding to the label number: 555113. The current date (2019.6.4) is written in the "2" field.

(D) Day 4 of inventory (Fig. 15)
In the example shown in FIG. 15, it is assumed that on June 6, 2019, which is the fourth day of inventory, the article package having the label number: 555113, which was placed on the constant shelf SL on the previous day, is used up and discarded.
When the article package of the fixed shelf SL is scanned by the handy scanner HS, the scan result (scan data) is the TID ("2222123" and "2222456") and EPC included in the two inlay data of the label of label number: 555112. ("DEF222 ... 00" and "DEF222 ... 01"), TID ("1111123" and "1111456") and EPC ("ABC111 ... 00" and "ABC111 ... 00" and "" included in the two inlay data of the label with label number: 555111. ABC111… 01 ”) and included.
Before today's inventory (that is, as of the third day of inventory), the paid out unused data is the record corresponding to the label numbers: 555111, 555112, 555113 in the payout consumption database, but today's scan data. In, only the data corresponding to the label numbers: 555111, 555112 is included. Therefore, the determination in step S34 in FIG. 11 becomes YES, and the current date (2019.6.6) is written in the "use-out date" field of the record corresponding to the label number: 555113 in the payout consumption database (step S36 in FIG. 11). ).
Based on the scan data, the current date (2019.6.6) is written in each field of "reading date-1" and "reading date-2" of the record corresponding to the label numbers: 555111 and 555112, respectively.

As described above, according to the article management system 1 of the present embodiment, it is possible to more accurately manage the consumption of articles consumed in the hospital than in the past. For example, as shown in FIGS. 12 to 15, the article with label number: 555113 was paid out to the ward on 2019.6.2, consumed on 2019.6.4, and used up on 2019.6.6. Understand. Therefore, it is possible to obtain the number of days elapsed from the withdrawal of the article to the start of consumption, the number of days elapsed from the start of consumption of the article to the end of consumption, and the number of days from the withdrawal of the article to the start of consumption. You can grasp the cycle. As a result, more efficient distribution of goods becomes possible.
In addition, conventionally, since the card or the like attached to the article package is collected when the article in the article package is started to be consumed, the article is used from the time when the article is consumed until the article is used up. Traceability such as expiration date and lot number could not be secured. On the other hand, in the article management system 1 of the present embodiment, since the second label portion of the label is attached to the article package even after the consumption of the article in the article package is started, the expiration date and lot number of the article are attached. It is possible to ensure traceability such as.

In the article management system 1 of the present embodiment, the consumption date of the article is defined as the posting date of the sticking paper (that is, the date when the first label part of the label is read), and is defined as the date when the consumption of the article is started. , Not limited to that. The expiration date of the article may be the consumption date in the sense that the article has been consumed. Alternatively, the consumption date may be the date obtained by adding the average value of the number of days elapsed from the posting date to the expiration date to the posting date. As described above, in the article management system 1 of the present embodiment, a new order for replenishing the constant product is issued after the constant product starts to be consumed (that is, after the "consumption date" in the present embodiment). We have explained the case of adopting the automatic ordering method, but the timing of issuing a new order may change by changing the definition of the consumption date.

(1-6) Additional Functions Next, functions that can be optionally added to the article management system 1 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 16 and 17.
FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating an average delivery period, an average storage period, and an average consumption period in the article management system 1 of the present embodiment. FIG. 17 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the PC 2 or the tablet terminal 4 in the article management system 1 of the present embodiment.

In order to realize the additional function, the storage 12 of the SPD server 10 is a database in which the average delivery period, the average storage period, and the average consumption period are recorded from the past results for each article package that can be used in the hospital (hereinafter referred to as , "Achievement database").
Here, as shown in FIG. 16, the average delivery period is the past average value of the period between the ordering date (the date when the article package is ordered) and the payout date (an example of the date when the article package becomes available for consumption). Is. The average storage period is the historical average value of the period between the payout date and the consumption date (an example of the consumption start date), which is the date when the consumption of the goods in the goods package is started. The average consumption period is the past average value of the period between the consumption date and the expiration date (an example of the consumption completion date), which is the date when the consumption of the goods in the goods package is completed.
The control unit 11 of the SPD server 10 calculates, for example, the average delivery period, the average storage period, and the average consumption period for the article package at the timing when the expiration date of the article package has elapsed, and updates the actual database.

The screen G1 shown in FIG. 17 is displayed, for example, when the control unit 21 of the PC2 executes a predetermined program.
On the screen G1, a list LT of article packages that have been paid out to the ward and have not been used up is displayed. Each row of the list LT corresponds to one article package, which includes label number, fraction, usage status, remaining amount, frequency of use, article name, article number, lot number, status, and expiration date data. These data are displayed based on the data received from the SPD server 10.
Here, the remaining amount (%) is when the actual consumption date (that is, the consumption start date) of the article package is S, the average consumption period corresponding to the article package is T, and the current date is P. , {1- (PS) / T} × 100 is an estimated value obtained. The usage status shows the remaining amount (%) in the form of a bar.
The frequency of use, article name, article number, lot number, status, and expiration date data are obtained by acquiring the payout consumption database from the SPD server 10. The condition of an article package (“imminent” or “normal”) is determined based on whether the expiration date of the article package is within a predetermined period relative to the current date.

The screen G1 may display the consumption amount (%) instead of the remaining amount. The estimated value of consumption is obtained according to {(PS) / T} × 100. In that case, for example, corresponding to the article package of label number: 888123, the consumption amount is displayed as 80% instead of the remaining amount of 20%, and the display mode of the usage status bar is changed accordingly.
The remaining amount or consumption of the article package may be displayed on the display unit 24 by the PC2 receiving the value calculated by the SPD server 10, or may be displayed in the payout consumption database and the actual database obtained by the PC2 from the SPD server 10. It may be calculated based on the above and displayed on the display unit 24. Further, the screen G1 may be configured so that it can be displayed not only by the PC 2 but also by the tablet terminal 4.
By displaying the remaining amount or consumption of the goods package that has been paid out to the ward and has not been used up yet, the hospital staff can visually check the remaining amount or the consumption amount of the goods package currently in use. , It becomes easier to manage the goods package.

In another aspect, the control unit 11 of the SPD server 10 determines the ordering date for replenishing the goods package for which the goods have not been consumed, based on the average delivery period and the average consumption period corresponding to the goods package. You may. In this case, when the actual consumption date (that is, the consumption start date) of the goods package is S, the average delivery period corresponding to the goods package is T1, and the average consumption period is T2, the order date is S + (T2-). It is determined according to the formula of T1).
By setting the ordering date in this way, the replenishment of the article package is paid out to the ward at the timing when the article package is used up, and it is possible to avoid excessive inventory or shortage of the article package. That is, if the consumption start date of the article package is set as the ordering date of the article package, the article package will be in excess inventory in the ward, and the expiration date of the article package will be set as the ordering date of the article package. If so, the goods package will be out of stock in the ward. Therefore, it is possible to avoid excess inventory or shortage by determining the ordering date in consideration of the average delivery period and the average consumption period.
The ordering date may be adjusted to the ordering date calculated by the above formula by the number of spare days in consideration of variations in the delivery period and the consumption period.

From yet another point of view, the control unit 11 of the SPD server 10 targets the article package that has been paid out to the ward and has not been used up yet (that is, the article package that has become consumable) from the issue date of the article package. When a predetermined period set longer than the average storage period corresponding to the article package has elapsed, the PC 2 or the tablet terminal 4 may be notified. Upon receiving the notification, the PC 2 or the tablet terminal 4 displays a warning message for the article package.
From this point of view, it is possible to optimize the inventory in the ward. That is, when the above-mentioned predetermined period has passed, it is conceivable that the target article package is a return target that is no longer used or is lost in the ward. In such a case, by notifying the PC 2 or the tablet terminal 4, the hospital staff can be urged to optimize the inventory.
In addition, if lost in the ward, it is possible to grasp the event of loss by carrying out inventory, but by displaying the above warning message, the possibility of loss is notified to hospital staff even if inventory has not been carried out. Can be recognized.

(2) Second Embodiment Next, the article management system according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 18 and 19. The matters not specified in the following description are the same as those of the article management system 1 of the first embodiment.
FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating a method of processing the sticking mount in the article management system of the second embodiment. FIG. 19 is a sequence chart of the article management system of the second embodiment.

The difference between the article management system of the present embodiment and the system of the first embodiment is the method of determining the expiration date. Specifically, in the first article management system, the case where the article package is discarded when the article package is used up has been described, but in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 18, when the article package is used up, the article package is discarded. , The second label portion L2 of the label PL attached to the article package is attached to a special sticking paper, and the hospital staff posts it to the paper storage device 3.

That is, in the article management system of the present embodiment, when the consumption of the article in the article package arranged on the constant shelf is started (that is, the article package is opened), the first label portion L1 of the label PL (FIG. (See 2) is posted to the paper storage device 3 by the hospital staff, and when the article package is used up, the hospital staff posts the second label portion L2 of the label PL to the paper storage device 3. Therefore, as compared with the first article management system, the SPD server 10 can recognize the expiration date of the article package earlier (that is, without waiting for inventory).

The sequence chart of FIG. 19 is a sequence chart corresponding to FIG. 9 referred to in the first embodiment.
In FIG. 19, when the pasted paper is stored in the paper storage device 3, whether or not the paper storage device 3 has untransmitted data (that is, untransmitted label inlay data) to the SPD server 10. (Step S2). If there is no untransmitted data, nothing is done, but if there is untransmitted data, the paper storage device 3 transmits all the untransmitted inlay data to the SPD server 10 (step S4).

The SPD server 10 that has received the inlay data determines whether the inlay data received in step S4 is the inlay data of the first label portion or the inlay data of the second label portion (step S5). When the received inlay data is the inlay data of the first label portion, the "posting date" and "posting date" of the record of the label number corresponding to the received inlay data in the payout consumption database are performed as in the first embodiment. Write the current date in each field of "Consumption date" (step S6).
On the other hand, when the received inlay data is the inlay data of the second label part, the current date is written in the "expiration date" field of the record with the label number corresponding to the received inlay data in the payout consumption database ( Step S8).

Although the article management system and the embodiment of the article management method of the present invention have been described in detail above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. Further, the above-described embodiment can be improved or modified in various ways without departing from the spirit of the present invention.
For example, in the above-described embodiment, as shown in the sequence chart of FIG. 10, the tablet terminal 4 determines the payout date and the expiration date of the article package, but this is not the case. The handy scanner HS may be programmed to perform the same processing as the tablet terminal 4 of FIG. In that case, the handy scanner HS receives the paid-out unused data from the SPD server 10, determines the payout date and the use-out date of the article package based on its own scan data, and transmits the result to the SPD server 10. ..

In the above-described embodiment, the inlay data is acquired by posting the sticking paper to which the sheet portion of the label is attached to the paper accommodating device 3, but this is not the case. For example, an RFID reader / writer that is not a mailing type can be used. Further, when the sheet portion including the NFC tag is applied, the tag data corresponding to the inlay data may be acquired by holding the tag data over a predetermined reading device.

In the above-described embodiment, the case where the inlay data (that is, the first data and the second data) written in the first label portion and the second label portion of the label are different has been described, but this is not the case. The same data may be written in each inlay of the first label portion and the second label of the label. In that case, in the second embodiment, it is possible to determine the start of consumption and the end of use up based on the number of readings of the same inlay data. For example, when the article in the article package starts to be consumed, the first label portion of the label is posted to the paper accommodating device 3, and when the article in the article package is used up, the second label portion of the label is used in the paper accommodating device 3. Post it to. At this time, only one identical inlay data is read at the start of consumption of the article, and two identical inlay data are read when the article is used up, so that each time point can be determined.

In the above-described embodiment, the goods management system and the goods management method in the medical industry have been described, but it will be understood by those skilled in the art from this disclosure that the goods management system and the goods management method can be applied to other industries such as the logistics industry and the manufacturing industry. That is, the delivery of the article package including the article, the start of consumption of the article, and the management of the completion of consumption (use up) of the article are performed in various industries regardless of the type of the article, and the present invention is the same. It is possible to apply to the goods management system of.

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Claims (9)

An article management system that manages the articles that are consumed.
A seat member having a first sheet portion and a second seat portion that are separably connected is attached to each of one or a plurality of article packages including articles, and the first seat portion and the second seat portion are attached to each of the articles. A wireless communication medium in which the first data and the second data for identifying the corresponding article are recorded is provided, respectively.
The article management system
A first reading device that reads first data from a first sheet portion separated from a sheet member attached to the article package of the article at the start of consumption of the article in the article package.
Including a server capable of communicating with the first reader,
The server
A storage unit that stores the first data and the second data in association with each article,
It has a control unit that identifies an article that has started consumption based on the reading result by the first reading device.
Goods management system. The article management system includes a second reader that reads data from the wireless communication medium of the sheet member attached to the article package.
The control unit of the server identifies the goods that have been consumed based on the reading result by the second reading device.
The article management system according to claim 1. When the consumption of the article contained in the article package is completed, the first reading device reads the second data from the second sheet portion separated from the sheet member attached to the article package.
The control unit of the server identifies the article whose consumption has been completed based on the reading result by the first reading device.
The article management system according to claim 1. For each of the one or more article packages, the control unit of the server has a consumption start date, which is the date when the consumption of the articles in the article package is started, and a consumption date, which is the date when the consumption of the articles in the article package is completed. Calculate the average consumption period, which is the past average value of the period between the completion dates,
The goods management system includes an information processing device capable of communicating with the server.
The information processing device targets an article package for which the consumption of the article has not been completed, and the inside of the article package is calculated based on the consumption start date of the article package and the average consumption period corresponding to the article package. Display an estimate of the consumption or remaining amount of goods in
The article management system according to claim 2 or 3. The control unit of the server controls each of the one or more article packages.
The average delivery period, which is the past average value of the period from the ordering of the goods package to the consumption of the goods package, and
The average consumption period, which is the past average value of the period between the consumption start date, which is the date when the consumption of the goods in the goods package is started, and the consumption completion date, which is the date when the consumption of the goods in the goods package is completed, Is calculated and
An order date for replenishing an article package for which the article has not been consumed is determined based on the average delivery period and the average consumption period corresponding to the article package.
The article management system according to claim 2 or 3. The goods management system includes an information processing device capable of communicating with the server.
The control unit of the server has an average storage period, which is a past average value of the period from when the article package becomes consumable to when the article in the article package starts to be consumed, for each of the one or a plurality of article packages. Is calculated and
When a predetermined period set to be equal to or longer than the average storage period corresponding to the article package has elapsed from the date when the article package becomes consumable, the information processing apparatus is used. Notify to
The article management system according to any one of claims 1 to 5. It is an article management method that manages the articles that are consumed.
A seat member having a first sheet portion and a second seat portion that are separably connected is attached to each of one or a plurality of article packages including articles, and the first seat portion and the second seat portion are attached to each of the articles. A wireless communication medium in which the first data and the second data for identifying the corresponding article are recorded is provided, respectively.
The article management method is
When the consumption of the article in the article package is started, the first reading device reads the first data from the first sheet portion separated from the sheet member attached to the article package of the article whose consumption is started. Read, send the read result to a server that can communicate with the first reader,
The server refers to the storage unit that stores the first data and the second data that are stored in association with each article, and identifies the article that has started consumption from the reading result received from the first reading device.
Goods management method. A second reader reads data from the wireless communication medium of the sheet member attached to the article package.
The server identifies an article that has been consumed based on the reading result by the second reader.
The article management method according to claim 7. When the consumption of the article contained in the article package is completed, the first reading device reads the second data from the second sheet portion separated from the sheet member attached to the article package.
The server identifies an article that has been consumed based on the reading result of the first reading device.
The article management method according to claim 7.

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