JP2022010105A - Computer system for mediating order production of commodity, program executed in computer system, and system for producing commodity to order - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a computer system for mediating the order production of a commodity.

SOLUTION: A computer system of the present invention is constituted so as to be capable of communicating with a second computer system for transacting a commodity by electric commerce, the computer system including a processor unit. The processor unit is constituted so as to execute the processes of receiving commodity border data from the second computer system, the order data including information for specifying the quantity of commodity; determining, on the basis of information for specifying the quantity of commodity, whether or not a total or change amount of the quantity of commodity exceeds a prescribe threshold; and placing an order for commodity for producing the commodity, in response to the determination that the total or change amount of the quantity of commodity exceeds the prescribe threshold.

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Description

There is an application for application of Article 30, Paragraph 2 of the Patent Law. Issuer name: Shitateru Co., Ltd., Publication name: New distribution system with zero inventory risk Announcement of production-integrated commerce "SPEC" System provided by fashion brands and apparel retailers from April, issue date: February 2018 8th of March

The present invention relates to a computer system for mediating the build-to-order manufacturing of goods, a program executed in the computer system, and a system for performing make-to-order manufacturing of goods.

Traditionally, in the apparel industry, mass production of apparel products (for example, clothing) has been generally performed in order to reduce the unit price (see, for example, Non-Patent Document 1). On the other hand, in the apparel industry, mass-produced apparel products are not always effectively utilized. For example, about 30% of mass-produced apparel products are sold at a fixed price, but about 30% of apparel products are sold at a low price, and about 40% of apparel products are disposed of. Is. In this way, in the apparel industry, while low-price competition due to mass production is further accelerated, there is a problem that profits are reduced by increasing low-priced sales and disposal due to mass production.

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The inventor thought that the above-mentioned conventional problems could be solved by efficiently making to order a small amount of products. However, although sales companies in the apparel industry (particularly major sales companies in the apparel industry) are good at mass production of products, most of them are not good at small-scale production of products. Therefore, the inventor sells the apparel industry by matching a sales company in the apparel industry, which is not good at small-quantity production of products, with a production company in the apparel industry, which is good at small-quantity production of products, through an intermediary company. We have devised a new business model that enables companies to supplement the small-scale production of products that they are not good at. This makes it possible to reduce the burden on the sales company.

The present invention is for realizing a new business model capable of supplementing the small-quantity production of products, which the sales companies in the apparel industry are not good at.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a computer system for mediating make-to-order production of apparel products (for example, clothes), a program executed in the computer system, and a system for making-to-order products. However, in the present invention, the products to be made to order are not limited to apparel products. An object of the present invention is to provide a computer system or the like for mediating the build-to-order manufacturing of any product other than apparel products.

In one aspect of the present invention, the computer system of the present invention is a computer system for mediating the build-to-order manufacturing of goods, and the computer system can communicate with a second computer system for electronically trading goods. The computer system includes a processor unit, and the processor unit receives order data of a product from the second computer system, and the order data is a quantity of the product. To determine whether the total or change in the quantity of the goods exceeds a predetermined threshold, based on the information for identifying the quantity of the goods. It is configured to execute an order processing of the product in order to produce the product in response to the determination that the total or change amount of the quantity of the product exceeds the predetermined threshold. There is.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the second computer system is configured to be capable of executing payment processing for the product, and receives order data for the product from the second computer system. This may be performed after the payment processing of the product is completed in the second computer system.

In one embodiment of the invention, the computer system is configured to be communicable with a user device of at least one user device, the computer system includes a database unit, and the database unit is: The processor unit includes a product database unit, and the processor unit causes the user device to display information about the product. The information about the product is stored in the product database unit, and the information about the product is described as described above. The price of the product displayed on the user device is changed in response to the inclusion of the price of the product and the determination that the total or change amount of the quantity of the product exceeds the predetermined threshold value. It may be configured to do more.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the processor unit predicts the total or change amount of the quantity of goods ordered within a predetermined period based on the information for specifying the quantity of the goods. It is configured to further determine whether the total or change of the predicted quantity exceeds a predetermined threshold, and to process the ordering of the product in order to request the production of the product. May be performed in response to the determination that the total or variation of the predicted quantities has exceeded a predetermined threshold.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the computer system and the second computer system are configured to be able to communicate with a user device among at least one user device, and the computer system has a database unit. The database unit includes a product database unit, the processor unit causes the user device to display information on at least one product, and the information on the at least one product is transmitted to the product database unit. Stored, said product is one of the at least one product, and generates provisional order data in response to user input for the product of the at least one product. The provisional order data is transmitted to the second computer system, and the provisional order data further includes a product ID for identifying the product and order information of the product. It may be configured as follows.

In one embodiment of the invention, displaying information about the at least one product on the user device may be performed in response to a predetermined trigger from the second computer system.

In one embodiment of the invention, the computer system provides an electronic mall with links to a plurality of websites for electronic commerce of goods and causes the user device to display information about the at least one goods. That may be performed in response to user input to select one of the plurality of websites.

In one aspect of the invention, the program of the invention is a program executed in a computer system for mediating the build-to-order manufacturing of goods, wherein the computer system is a second computer system for electronically trading goods. The computer system includes a processor unit, and when the program is executed by the processor unit, the order data of the product is received from the second computer system. Therefore, the order data includes information for specifying the quantity of the product, and the total or change amount of the quantity of the product is predetermined based on the information for specifying the quantity of the product. In response to determining whether or not the product exceeds the threshold and determining that the total or change amount of the quantity of the product exceeds the predetermined threshold, the order processing of the product in order to produce the product Have the processor unit perform at least the execution of the above.

In one aspect of the present invention, the system of the present invention is a system for making-to-order products, and the system is a first computer system for mediating the make-to-order production of goods and electronic commerce of goods. The first computer system is configured to be communicable with the second computer system, and the first computer system includes a processor unit. The second computer system transmits order data of goods to the first computer system, the order data includes information for specifying the quantity of the goods, and the first computer system is said. The order data is received from the second computer system, and the first computer system causes the total or change amount of the quantity of the product to exceed a predetermined threshold based on the information for specifying the quantity of the product. In order to determine whether or not, and to produce the product, the first computer system responds to the determination that the total or change in the quantity of the products exceeds the predetermined threshold. The order processing of the product is executed.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a computer system for mediating the build-to-order manufacturing of goods, a program executed in the computer system, and a system for performing make-to-order manufacturing of goods.

Diagram showing the flow of a new business model suitable for build-to-order manufacturing of small quantities of products The figure which shows an example of the configuration of the system 200 for realizing a new business model suitable for the build-to-order manufacturing of a small amount of products. The figure which shows an example of the structure of the information stored in the product database part 261 The figure which shows an example of the structure of the information stored in the order database part 262. The figure which shows an example of the structure of the information stored in the order management database part 263. The figure which shows an example of the flow of the process executed in the system 200 A diagram showing an example of the screen flow displayed on the user device. A diagram showing another example of the screen flow displayed on the user device.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

1. 1. New business model suitable for make-to-order production of small-quantity products The applicant proposes a new business model suitable for make-to-order production of small-quantity products.

FIG. 1 shows the flow of a new business model suitable for make-to-order production of a small amount of products. In FIG. 1, steps S101 to S103 are steps in the preparatory stage, steps S104 to S106 are steps in the ordering stage of the product, and steps S107 to S110 are steps after the production of the product. Hereinafter, each step shown in FIG. 1 will be described.

Step S101: The sales company that sells the product provides information about the product to be sold to the intermediary company that mediates between the ordering and production of the product. An example of a product is an apparel product (eg, clothing), but the product is not limited to this. As used herein, the goods can be any goods. The information about the product to be sold is, for example, the actual product (sample) to be sold, the design drawing of the product to be sold, the fabric of the product to be sold, and the like, but the information is not limited thereto.

Step S102: The intermediary company identifies a production company capable of producing the product provided by the sales company in step S101, and confirms whether or not the product can be produced. The identification of the production company may be performed by an employee of the intermediary company or by a computer system.

Step S103: The producing company confirms that it is possible to produce the goods provided by the selling company in step S101.

When the producing company confirms that it is possible to produce the product, it notifies the selling company through the intermediary company, and the selling company publishes, for example, the product confirmed to be able to produce on the website. do. This puts the product ready for order by the user on the website.

Step S104: The user orders a product sold by the selling company. At this time, the user pays the price of the ordered product to the selling company. This is done, for example, on a website provided by a sales company.

Step S105: The selling company provides the intermediary company with information for identifying the product ordered by the user. Information for identifying a product ordered by a user includes, for example, a product name, a brand name, a model number, a quantity, a size, a color, a price, and the like. Alternatively, the information for identifying the product ordered by the user may be an order ID (that is, information for identifying the order from the user) shared in advance between the selling company and the intermediary company. good.

Step S106: When the intermediary company expects that the total number of orders for the goods ordered in step S104 reaches a predetermined number, or the total number of orders for the goods ordered in step S104 reaches a predetermined number, the goods. Perform order processing for the goods in order to produce. Here, the order processing of the product means a process in which the intermediary company requests the production company to produce the product in some form. For example, a person at the intermediary company may execute the order processing of the product by calling, faxing, or sending an e-mail to the person at the production company. Alternatively, the computer system of the intermediary company may generate the order slip data and send the order slip data to the computer system of the production company to execute the order processing of the product. In this way, after receiving an order for a product, the intermediary company executes the order processing for the product only when a predetermined condition is satisfied. An example of the predetermined condition is "the total number of orders for the products ordered in step S104 reaches a predetermined number" or "the total number of orders for the products ordered in step S104 is expected to reach a predetermined number". However, the predetermined conditions are not limited to this. The predetermined condition can be any condition. Also, the "predetermined number" can be any number, but in particular a small amount. Here, in the present specification, "small amount" means a quantity of 500 or less. The "predetermined number" can be, for example, 100-500. Here, the "predetermined number" can be freely set by the sales company (for example, an employee of the sales company or a computer system of the sales company).

Step S107: The producing company produces the goods ordered in step S106, and provides the produced goods to the selling company. This is achieved, for example, by delivering the goods produced.

Step S108: The selling company provides the produced goods to the user. This is achieved, for example, by delivering the goods produced.

Step S109: The selling company pays the system usage fee to the intermediary company. The system usage fee is, for example, the selling price of a product multiplied by a predetermined rate. In addition, the selling company pays the intermediary company the amount obtained by subtracting the system fee and the selling profit of the goods from the selling price of the goods (that is, the selling cost of the goods).

Step S110: The brokerage company pays the producer company an amount obtained by subtracting the brokerage fee of the goods from the selling cost of the goods (that is, the production fee of the goods). Alternatively, the intermediary company may pay the entire selling cost of the goods to the producing company, and the producing company may refund a part of the selling cost of the goods as an intermediary fee.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, an example in which the user pays the price of the product to the selling company has been described in step S104 of FIG. 1, but the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, if an intermediary company provides an electronic mall and a user orders a product using the electronic mall, the user may pay the intermediary company for the product. In this case, in step S109'instead of step S109 in FIG. 1, the intermediary company pays the selling company the amount obtained by subtracting the system usage fee and the selling cost of the goods from the selling price of the goods (that is, the selling profit of the goods). It should be.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, it has been described that the production company provides the product to the sales company in step S107 of FIG. 1, and the sales company provides the product to the user in step S108 of FIG. 1. Is not limited to this. For example, instead of steps S107 and S108 in FIG. 1, the production company may directly provide the product to the user as step S107'.

Further, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, it has been described that payment of fees and the like in steps S109 and S110 of FIG. 1 is executed after the goods are provided to the user, but the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the payment of fees and the like in steps S109 and S110 of FIG. 1 may be made at the time when the order processing of the goods is executed in order to produce the goods.

In this way, according to the new business model described above, the sales company is a product because the intermediary company collectively executes the order to the production company and the product is produced after the order for the product is received. No inventory management is required. Further, when the selling company receives an order from the user, it only needs to provide the intermediary company with the information for identifying the ordered product, so that the processing after receiving the order can be omitted. Furthermore, when the intermediary company receives information about the product that the selling company wants to sell from the selling company, the intermediary company can pre-assign a producing company capable of producing the product as a person in charge of producing the product. The producing company can smoothly start the production of the product when the production of the product is decided.

In addition, the intermediary company orders the production of the product in response to the total number of orders for the product reaching or expected to reach the predetermined number, so that the crowdfunding type product is made to order. The business can be realized, and the intermediary company also does not need to manage the inventory of goods. Further, the price of the product before the total number of orders for the product reaches the predetermined number may be different from the price of the product after the total number of orders for the product reaches the predetermined number. For example, by setting the price of a product before the total number of orders for a product reaches a predetermined number to be lower than the price of a product after the total number of orders for a product reaches a predetermined number, the total number of orders for the product is a predetermined number. It can stimulate consumers' willingness to buy before reaching. Alternatively, by setting the price of the product before the total number of orders for the product reaches the predetermined number higher than the price of the product after the total number of orders for the product reaches the predetermined number, the total number of orders for the product is the predetermined number. It can stimulate consumers' willingness to buy after reaching. Furthermore, the sales company, the intermediary company, and the production company are suitable for selling a wide variety of limited-quantity products such as limited-edition products, original products, and custom-made products by setting the predetermined number to "small amount". It is possible to develop a new business. In addition, since the sales company, the intermediary company, and the production company can set a predetermined number to "small amount", it is possible to handle a wide variety of products as compared with the case of conventional mass production. be.

Further, after the user places an order for the product in step S104 of FIG. 1, for example, the user may be able to view the video distribution of the production process of the product. As a result, the user can browse the video distribution before the product arrives and experience "the fun of waiting and buying" and "the fun of waiting for the product to arrive".

2. 2. System Configuration for Realizing a New Business Model FIG. 2 shows an example of the configuration of a system 200 for realizing a new business model suitable for build-to-order manufacturing of a small amount of products.

In the example shown in FIG. 2, the system 200 includes an intermediary computer system 210 for mediating between sales and production of goods, a sales computer system 220 for electronically trading goods, and a production computer for producing goods. It includes a system 230 and user devices 240 ₁ to 240 _N. Here, N is an arbitrary integer of 1 or more.

In the example shown in FIG. 2, the intermediary computer system 210, the sales computer system 220, and the production computer system 230 are configured to be able to communicate with each of the user devices 240 ₁ to 240 _N via the Internet 250. ..

The intermediary computer system 210 is an information processing device operated and managed by an intermediary company that mediates the sale and production of products. The intermediary computer system 210 may be, for example, a workstation or a personal computer and may have a general hardware configuration as a server. In the example shown in FIG. 2, the intermediary computer system 210 includes an interface unit 211, a processor unit 212 including one or more CPUs (Central Processing Units), and a memory unit 213. The hardware configuration of the intermediary computer system 210 is not particularly limited as long as the function can be realized, and may be configured by a single machine or may be configured by combining a plurality of machines.

The interface unit 211 controls communication with at least one user device 240 ₁ to 240 _N.

The memory unit 213 stores a program required to execute the process, data required to execute the program, and the like. In the memory unit 213, for example, a program for executing the process shown in FIG. 4 is stored. Here, it does not matter how the program is stored in the memory unit 213. For example, the program may be pre-installed in the memory unit 213. Alternatively, the program may be installed in the memory unit 213 by being downloaded via a network such as the Internet 250, or may be installed in the memory unit 213 via a storage medium such as an optical disk or USB. You may do so.

The processor unit 212 controls the operation of the entire intermediary computer system 210. The processor unit 212 reads the program stored in the memory unit 213 and executes the program. This makes it possible to make the intermediary computer system 210 function as a device that performs a desired step.

A database unit 260 is connected to the intermediary computer system 210. In the example shown in FIG. 2, the database unit 260 includes a product database unit 261, an order database unit 262, and an order management database unit 263.

The sales computer system 220 is an information processing device operated and managed by a sales company that sells products. The hardware configuration of the sales computer system 220 is not particularly limited as long as the function (for example, the function of executing the process shown in FIG. 4) can be realized, and may be configured by a single machine or a plurality of units. It may be configured by combining machines.

The production computer system 230 is an information processing device operated and managed by a production company that produces products. The hardware configuration of the production computer system 230 is not particularly limited as long as the function can be realized, and may be configured by a single machine or may be configured by combining a plurality of machines.

Each of the at least one user apparatus 240 ₁ to 240 _N is configured to be capable of communicating with at least the intermediary computer system 210 and the sales computer system 220 via the Internet 250. For example, each of at least one user device 240 ₁ to 240 _N may be a mobile wireless terminal such as a mobile phone, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, a smart glass, a smart watch terminal, or a desktop PC, a laptop PC, or a notebook. It may be a personal computer such as a PC.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, it has been described that at least one user device 240 ₁ to 240 _N can communicate with the intermediary computer system 210 and the sales computer system 220 via the Internet 250. Not limited to. It is also possible to use any type of network instead of the Internet 250. Further, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, communication between the components included in the system 200 is realized via the same network (that is, the Internet 250), but the present invention is not limited thereto. Communication between the components included in the system 200 may be realized via the same network, partially through different networks, or through completely different networks. May be good.

Further, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, the database unit 260 is provided outside the intermediary computer system 210, but the embodiment thereof does not matter. For example, the database unit 260 may be configured as a single external hard disk drive of the intermediary computer system 210, or may be configured as storage on the cloud connected via a network. Alternatively, the database unit 260 can be provided inside the intermediary computer system 210. The configuration of the database unit 260 is not limited to a specific hardware configuration. For example, the database unit 260 may be composed of a single hardware component or may be composed of a plurality of hardware components. Further, the configuration of each database unit included in the database unit 260 is also not limited to a specific hardware configuration. For example, each database unit included in the database unit 260 may also be composed of a single hardware component or may be composed of a plurality of hardware components.

Further, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, the production computer system 230 exists, but the existence of the production computer system 230 is not essential. For example, in step S106 described above, when the order processing of goods is performed by telephone, fax, or e-mail, the system 200 can be operated even if the production computer system 230 does not exist.

FIG. 3A shows an example of the configuration of the information stored in the product database unit 261.

Information about the product is stored in the product database unit 261. Information about a product can be identified by information for identifying the product (for example, a product ID). The product database unit 261 further stores, for example, a product name, a brand name, a model number, a size, a color, a price (fixed price or a low price), a target quantity, a product image (for example, a photograph), and the like.

FIG. 3B shows an example of the configuration of the information stored in the order database unit 262.

The order database unit 262 stores information regarding the ordering of goods. Information about an order for a product can be identified by information for identifying the order for the product (eg, an order ID). The information about the order of the product is associated with the information for identifying the product (for example, the product ID). The order database unit 262 further stores, for example, a selling price, a size, a color, a quantity, and the like in a state associated with the order ID.

FIG. 3C shows an example of the configuration of information stored in the order management database unit 263.

The order management database unit 263 stores information related to order management of products. The information regarding the order management of the product is associated with the information for identifying the product (for example, the product ID). The order management database unit 263 further stores the current number of orders, the current selling price, and the like.

3. 3. System Processing FIG. 4 shows an example of a processing flow executed in the system 200. Hereinafter, each step shown in FIG. 4 will be described.

Step S401: The user device 240 ₁ used by the user accesses the website provided by the sales computer system 220 via the Internet 250. The website provided by the sales computer system 220 is a website for conducting electronic commerce of goods. The goods are sold by a sales company that operates a sales computer system 220. When the user apparatus 240 ₁ accesses the website provided by the sales computer system 220, the user apparatus 240 ₁ displays, for example, the top page of the website provided by the sales computer system 220. The website provided by the sales computer system 220 includes a predetermined area (eg, a special banner area) for accessing the website provided by the intermediary computer system 210.

Step S402: User device 240 ₁ provides the sales computer system 220 with user input to select a predetermined area (eg, a special banner area) on the website provided by the sales computer system 220 via the Internet 250. do.

Step S403: The sales computer system 220 receives user input from the user apparatus 240 ₁ to select a predetermined area on the website provided by the sales computer system 220 via the Internet 250.

Step S404: The sales computer system 220 accesses the intermediary computer system 210 in response to receiving the user input to select _a predetermined area on the website provided by the sales computer system 220. Let me do it. Specifically, the sales computer system 220 causes the user apparatus ₂₄₀₁ to access the website provided by the intermediary computer system 210.

Step S405: User device 240 ₁ accesses the intermediary computer system 210. Specifically, the user apparatus 240 ₁ accesses a website provided by the intermediary computer system 210. As a result, the user apparatus 240 ₁ displays, for example, a page on the website provided by the intermediary computer system 210.

Step S406: The intermediary computer system 210 causes the user appliance 240 ₁ to display information about at least one product when accessed by the user appliance 240 ₁ . As a result, the user device 240 ₁ displays information about at least one product. Information about at least one product includes, for example, a product name, a brand name, a product image, a maximum number of orders, a current number of orders, a selling price, and the like. Information about at least one product is displayed, for example, in a list display format for each product.

When the information about at least one product is displayed on the user apparatus 240 ₁ , the user can use the user apparatus 240 _{1 to select the information about at least one product displayed on the user apparatus 240 1 in} step S406. Enter the order information for the selected product α. The order information of the product α includes, for example, the quantity of the product α, the color of the product α, the size of the product α, and the like.

Step S407: User device 240 ₁ provides the intermediary computer system 210 with user input to select a predetermined area on the website via the Internet 250. It should be noted that this predetermined area may be, for example, an area included in the screen on which the user has input the order information of the product α.

Step S408: The intermediary computer system 210 receives user input from the user apparatus 2401 to select _a predetermined area on the website via the Internet 250.

Step S409: The intermediary computer system 210 generates provisional order data for the product α in response to receiving a user input for selecting a predetermined area on the website. The provisional order data for the product α is associated with information for identifying the product α (for example, the product ID). The information for identifying the product α may be generated by the intermediary computer system 210 when the provisional order data for the product α is generated, or may be received in advance from the sales computer system 220 by the intermediary computer system 210. .. The provisional order data for the product α includes the order information of the product α (for example, the quantity of the product α, the color of the product α, the size of the product α) input by the user using the user device 240 ₁ .

Step S410: The intermediary computer system 210 generates information (for example, an order ID) for identifying an order for the product α.

Step S411: The intermediary computer system 210 transmits the provisional order data of the product α to the sales computer system 220 via the Internet 250. This means that the intermediary computer system 210 transmits the provisional order data of the product α to the user apparatus 240 ₁ via the Internet 250, and the user apparatus 240 ₁ sells the provisional order data of the product α via the Internet 250. It may be achieved by sending to.

Step S412: The intermediary computer system 210 causes the user device 240 ₁ to access the sales computer system 220. Specifically, the sales computer system 220 causes the user apparatus 2401 to access the order details page or the order settlement _page of the website provided by the intermediary computer system 210.

Step S413: User device 240 ₁ accesses the intermediary computer system 210. Specifically, the user apparatus 240 ₁ accesses the order details page or the order settlement page of the website provided by the intermediary computer system 210. As a result, the user apparatus 240 ₁ displays the order details page or the order settlement page on the website provided by the intermediary computer system 210.

Step S414: When the sales computer system 220 is accessed by the user device 240 ₁ , the user device 240 1 causes the user device 240 ₁ to display a confirmation screen of the order contents of the product α. The contents of the order for the product α are, for example, the image of the product α, the product name, the color, the size, the model number, the selling price, the number of orders, the options (for example, whether to wrap the gift or whether to use the discount coupon). Includes information about the user (eg, user's name, delivery address), information about payment methods (eg, cash on delivery, convenience store payment, credit card payment).

Step S415: The user apparatus 240 ₁ provides the sales computer system 220 with a user input for performing a payment process of the product α via the Internet 250.

Step S416: The sales computer system 220 receives the user input for performing the payment processing of the product α from the user device 240 ₁ via the Internet 250.

Step S417: The sales computer system 220 executes the payment process of the product α in response to receiving the user input for performing the payment process of the product α.

Step S418: The sales computer system 220 generates order data for the product α. This process is executed, for example, after the settlement process of the product α is completed. The order data of the product α includes information for specifying the quantity of the ordered product α. The order data of the product α may further include information for identifying the ordered product α (for example, a product ID). The information for specifying the quantity of the product α is, for example, an order ID of the ordered product α and a numerical value indicating the quantity of the ordered product α, but is not limited thereto. The information for specifying the quantity of the product α may be, for example, a combination of the information for identifying the ordered product α (for example, the product ID) and the numerical value indicating the quantity of the ordered product α. ..

Step S419: The sales computer system 220 transmits the order data generated in step S418 to the intermediary computer system 210 via the Internet 250. This means that the sales computer system 220 transmits the order data of the product α to the user device 240 _{1 via the Internet 250, and the user device 240 1 transmits} the order data of the product α to the intermediary computer system 210 via the Internet 250. It may be achieved by doing.

Step S420: The intermediary computer system 210 receives the order data of the product α from the sales computer system 220 via the Internet 250. This process is executed, for example, after the settlement process of the product α in the sales computer system 220 is completed. The order data of the product α includes the order information of the product α (for example, the quantity of the product α, the color of the product α, the size of the product α) input by the user using the user device 240 ₁ .

Step S421: The intermediary computer system 210 stores the order data of the product α in the order database unit 262. The order data of the product α is stored in the order database unit 262 in a state of being associated with the order ID, for example.

Step S422: The intermediary computer system 210 updates the information about the product α stored in the order management database unit 263. This process includes, for example, counting up the number of orders for the product α based on the product ID included in the order data for the product α.

In addition, updating the information about the product α stored in the order management database unit 263 is not possible.
Based on the information for specifying the quantity of the product α contained in the order data of the product α, it is determined whether the total or the amount of change in the quantity of the product α exceeds a predetermined threshold.
In response to the determination that the total or change amount of the quantity of the product α exceeds a predetermined threshold, the selling price of the product α stored in the order management database unit 263 and the display on the user device ₂₄₀₁ are displayed. It may include fluctuating the selling price of the existing product α.

Step S423: The intermediary computer system 210 executes the order processing of the product α in order to produce the product α.

Executing the order processing of the product α in order to produce the product α is
Based on the information for specifying the quantity of the product α contained in the order data of the product α, it is determined whether the total or the amount of change in the quantity of the product α exceeds a predetermined threshold.
In response to the determination that the total or change amount of the quantity of the product α exceeds a predetermined threshold value, the order processing of the product α is executed in order to produce the product α.

Alternatively, executing the order processing of the product α in order to produce the product α may be performed.
Predicting the total or change amount of the quantity of the product α ordered within a predetermined period based on the information for identifying the quantity of the product α contained in the order data of the product α.
Determining whether the total or change amount of the predicted product α exceeds a predetermined threshold value.
It may include performing an ordering process for merchandise α in order to produce merchandise α in response to the determination that the total or change in the predicted quantity of merchandise α has exceeded a predetermined threshold.

The order processing of the product α includes, for example, at least one of the following.
(1) Generate order slip data and send the order slip data to the production computer system 230 (2) Automatically call a person in the production company using artificially synthesized voice (2) 3) Automatically fax the order slip to the fax machine of the manufacturing company (4) Automatically send an email with the order slip data attached to the information device of the manufacturing company.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 4, the process of counting up the number of orders for the product α may be performed regardless of the difference in size or the difference in color. For example, orders for M-size product α and orders for S-size product α are both counted as “orders for product α”, and the number of orders for M-size product α is increased and orders for S-size product α are received. The number may be counted up at the same time.

Further, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 4, the process of determining whether or not the amount of change in the quantity of the product α exceeds a predetermined threshold value can be realized, for example, by executing the following process.
(A) Calculate the amount of change in the quantity of the product α within the predetermined period (for example, the value obtained by dividing the total number of orders for the product α within the predetermined period by the number of days in the predetermined period);
(B) Select one of several preset thresholds based on the target quantity of the product α, the sales start date of the product α, and the last date of the predetermined period;
(C) It is determined whether or not the amount of change in the quantity of the product α within a predetermined period exceeds the selected predetermined threshold value.

Therefore, the "predetermined threshold value" in determining whether or not the amount of change in the quantity of the product α exceeds a predetermined threshold value may change depending on the target quantity of the product α or the like.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 4, an example in which the sales computer system 220 provides a website for electronic commerce of goods has been described, but the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the sales computer system 220 may provide an application that can be installed on a user device such as a smartphone. In this case, the process in the example of providing an application in which the sales computer system 220 can be installed in a user device such as a smartphone by replacing the above-mentioned "website" with "application installed in the user device". It can be an explanation.

Further, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 4, an example in which the intermediary computer system 210 executes the processes of steps S406, S408 to S412, and S420 to S423 has been described, but the present invention is not limited thereto. The intermediary computer system 210 is within the scope of the present invention as long as it executes at least the process of step S420 and the process of step S423.

Further, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 4, an example in which the sales computer system 220 is configured to be able to execute the payment processing of the product has been described, but the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the sales computer system 220 is required for the payment processing of the product α by the external device with the payment processing function of the sales computer system 220 in response to receiving the user input for performing the payment processing of the product α. The information may be provided so that the external device with a payment processing function executes the payment processing of the product α.

4. Screen FIG. 5 displayed on the user device shows an example of the flow of the screen displayed on the user device. The screens 500, 530, and 540 are examples of screens displayed on the user device by the program of the sales computer system 220, and the screens 510 and 520 are displayed on the user device by the program of the intermediary computer system 210. This is an example of the screen. Hereinafter, each screen shown in FIG. 5 will be described.

The screen 500 is an example of a screen displayed on the user apparatus 240 ₁ when the user apparatus 240 ₁ accesses the sales computer system 220. In the example shown in FIG. 5, the screen 500 includes a special banner area 501 for accessing a website provided by the intermediary computer system 210. The user can access the website provided by the intermediary computer system 210 by selecting (eg, tapping or clicking) the special banner area 501. The special banner area 501 is an example of the "predetermined area" in step S401 of FIG.

The screen 510 is an example of a screen in which products are displayed in a list. The screen 510 is, for example, a screen transitioned from the screen 500 by selecting the special banner area 501 of the screen 500. In the example shown in FIG. 5, the screen 510 has an area showing information about the product with the logo "A", an area showing information about the product with the logo "B", and an area showing information about the product with the logo "C". , Includes an area indicating information about the product of the logo "D". Areas showing information about each product are configured to be selectable. In the example shown in FIG. 5, a product image, an order quantity, a selling price, and the like are displayed in the area showing information about each product, but the present invention is not limited thereto. This screen 510 corresponds to the screen displayed on the user device 240 ₁ by step S406 of FIG.

The screen 520 is an example of a screen for confirming the detailed contents of the product. The screen 520 is, for example, a screen transitioned from the screen 510 by selecting an area showing information about the product of the logo “A” of the screen 510. In the example shown in FIG. 5, the screen 520 shows the product name of the product to be ordered, the product image of the product to be ordered, the number of orders for the product to be ordered, the area for inputting the quantity of the product to be ordered, and the color of the product to be ordered. It includes an area for inputting, an area for inputting the size of the product to be ordered, a selling price, and a cart-in area 521 for cart-in of the product to be ordered. Here, "carting in a product" means placing the product in a state where it is scheduled to be purchased or a state where it is scheduled to be settled. By selecting (for example, tapping or clicking) the cart-in area 521, the user accesses the website provided by the sales computer system 220 and browses the screen for confirming the details of the order contents. be able to. The selection of the cart-in area 521 corresponds to the process of step S407 of FIG.

The screen 530 is an example of a screen for confirming the details of the order contents. The screen 530 is, for example, a screen transitioned from the screen 520 when the cart-in area 521 of the screen 520 is selected. In the example shown in FIG. 5, the screen 530 shows the product name of the product to be ordered, the product image of the product to be ordered, the number of orders for the product to be ordered, the quantity of the product to be ordered, the color of the product to be ordered, and the size of the product to be ordered. , Selling price, information about the user (orderer), information indicating the payment method, and an order confirmation area 531 for confirming the order. The user can confirm the order of the goods by selecting (for example, tapping or clicking) the order confirmation area 531. The selection of the order confirmation area 531 corresponds to the process of step S415 in FIG.

The screen 540 is a screen for confirming that the order has been confirmed. The screen 540 is, for example, a screen transitioned from the screen 530 by selecting the order confirmation area 531 of the screen 530. In the example shown in FIG. 5, the product name of the ordered product, the product image of the ordered product, the number of orders for the ordered product, the color of the ordered product, the size of the ordered product, and the selling price of the ordered product are included.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 5, it has been described that the screen 510 and the screen 520 are displayed on the user apparatus by the program of the intermediary computer system 210, but the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the screen 510 and the screen 520 may be displayed on the user device by a program of the sales computer system 220. In this case, steps S406, S409, S410 of FIG. 4 are executed in the sales computer system 220, the user input of step S407 of FIG. 4 is provided to the sales computer system 220, and steps S404, S405, S408, S411 of FIG. 4 , S412 and S413 are omitted.

FIG. 6 shows another example of the screen flow displayed on the user device. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 6, the intermediary computer system 210 operated and managed by the intermediary company provides an electronic mall having links to a plurality of websites for electronic commerce of goods. The screen 530 and the screen 540 are examples of screens displayed on the user device by the program of the sales computer system 220, and the screen 500', the screen 510, and the screen 520 are displayed on the user device by the program of the intermediary computer system 210. This is an example of the screen to be displayed. Hereinafter, each screen shown in FIG. 6 will be described, but since the screens 510 to 540 shown in FIG. 6 are the same as the screens 510 to 540 shown in FIG. 5, detailed description thereof will be omitted here. do.

The screen 510'is an example of a screen displayed on the user apparatus 240 ₁ when the user apparatus 240 ₁ accesses the electronic mall provided by the intermediary computer system 210. In the example shown in FIG. 6, a "Brand P" area _501'for causing the user apparatus 2401 to display a list of products of "Brand P" and a list of products of "Brand Q" are displayed. A "Brand Q" area 502'for causing the user apparatus 240 ₁ to do this, and a "Brand R" area 503' for causing the user apparatus 240 ₁ to display a list of products of "Brand R". , Includes a "Brand S" area 504'for causing the user device 240 ₁ to display a list of "Brand S" products. For example, by selecting (for example, tapping or clicking) the "Brand P" area 501', the user browses a screen displaying a list of "Brand P" products (for example, screen 510 in FIG. 6). be able to.

As an example of the flow of processing executed by each component of the system 200 in order to realize the embodiment shown in FIG. 6, the following steps S401'to S402' are executed instead of steps S401 to S407 of FIG. Is.

Step S401': The user apparatus 240 ₁ accesses the electronic mall provided by the intermediary computer system 210 via the Internet 250. When the user apparatus 240 ₁ accesses the electronic mall provided by the intermediary computer system 210, the user apparatus 240 ₁ is provided with, for example, the top page of the electronic mall provided by the intermediary computer system 210 (for example, screen 501'in FIG. 6). Is displayed.

Step S402': The user apparatus 240 ₁ provides the intermediary computer system 210 with a user input for selecting a predetermined area in the top page of the electronic mall via the Internet 250. An example of a predetermined area in the top page of the electronic mall is the “Brand P” area 501 ′ described with reference to the screen 501 ′ of FIG.

In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, it has been described that the order information of the product is input on the screen 520, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, on the screen 510 in which the products are displayed in a list, it may be possible to input the order information of the products in the area showing the information about the products.

As described above, the present invention has been exemplified by using the preferred embodiment of the present invention, but the present invention should not be construed as being limited to this embodiment. It is understood that the invention should be construed only by the claims. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that from the description of the specific preferred embodiments of the present invention, the equivalent scope can be carried out based on the description of the present invention and common general technical knowledge.

The present invention is useful as providing a computer system for mediating the build-to-order manufacturing of goods, a program executed in the computer system, a system for performing make-to-order manufacturing of goods, and the like.

200 System 210 Mediation Computer System 220 Sales Computer System 230 Production Computer System 240 _{1-240 N} User Equipment 250 Internet 260 Database Department

Claims (9)

A computer system that executes processing for an intermediary company that mediates between the ordering of goods and the production of goods.
The computer system is configured to be able to communicate with a second computer system that performs processing for the seller.
The computer system includes a processor unit and includes a processor unit.
The processor unit
Receiving information about the product that the selling company wants to sell from the second computer system, and
A third method, which is to confirm with the producing company whether or not it is possible to produce the product based on the information about the product, and the computer system executes the process for the producing company. Confirming with the producing company whether or not the product can be produced because the product is configured to be able to communicate with the computer system transmits information about the product to the third computer system. That includes receiving a notification from the third computer system indicating that the goods can be produced .
The order data of the product is received from the second computer system, and the order data includes information for specifying the quantity of the product.
Determining whether the total or variation of the quantity of the goods exceeds a predetermined threshold based on the information for specifying the quantity of the goods.
In response to the determination that the total or change amount of the quantity of the product exceeds the predetermined threshold value, the order processing of the product is executed in order to produce the product.
A computer system configured to transmit the result of the order processing to the third computer system. The second computer system is configured to be capable of executing payment processing for the goods.
The computer system according to claim 1, wherein receiving the order data of the product from the second computer system is executed after the payment processing of the product is completed in the second computer system. The computer system is configured to be able to communicate with a user device among at least one user device.
The computer system includes a database unit, and the database unit includes a product database unit.
The processor unit
It is to display the information about the product on the user device, the information about the product is stored in the product database unit, and the information about the product includes the price of the product.
It is configured to further change the price of the product displayed on the user device in response to the determination that the total or change amount of the quantity of the product exceeds the predetermined threshold value. The computer system according to claim 1 or 2. The processor unit
To predict the total or change amount of the quantity of goods ordered within a predetermined period based on the information for identifying the quantity of the goods.
Determining whether the total or change of the predicted quantities exceeds a predetermined threshold.
Is configured to do more,
Executing the ordering process of the product in order to request the production of the product is executed in response to the determination that the total or the amount of change of the predicted quantity exceeds a predetermined threshold value. The computer system according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The computer system and the second computer system are configured to be able to communicate with a user device among at least one user device.
The computer system includes a database unit, and the database unit includes a product database unit.
The processor unit
Information on at least one product is displayed on the user device, and the information on the at least one product is stored in the product database unit, and the product is one of the at least one product. That is one
In response to a user input regarding the product among the at least one product, provisional order data is generated, and the provisional order data is transmitted to the second computer system. The provisional order data is the provisional order data. The computer system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising a product ID for identifying the product and order information of the product. The computer system according to claim 5, wherein displaying information about the at least one product on the user apparatus is performed in response to a predetermined trigger from the second computer system. The computer system provides an electronic mall with links to multiple websites for electronic commerce of goods.
The computer system of claim 5, wherein displaying information about the at least one product on the user apparatus is performed in response to user input selecting one of the plurality of websites. .. A program executed in a computer system that executes processing for an intermediary company that mediates the ordering of goods and the production of goods.
The computer system is configured to be able to communicate with a second computer system that performs processing for the seller.
The computer system includes a processor unit and includes a processor unit.
When the program is executed by the processor unit,
Receiving information about the product that the selling company wants to sell from the second computer system, and
A third method, which is to confirm with the producing company whether or not it is possible to produce the product based on the information about the product, and the computer system executes the process for the producing company. Confirming with the producing company whether or not the product can be produced because the product is configured to be able to communicate with the computer system transmits information about the product to the third computer system. That includes receiving a notification from the third computer system indicating that the goods can be produced .
The order data of the product is received from the second computer system, and the order data includes information for specifying the quantity of the product.
Determining whether the total or variation of the quantity of the goods exceeds a predetermined threshold based on the information for specifying the quantity of the goods.
In response to the determination that the total or change amount of the quantity of the product exceeds the predetermined threshold value, the order processing of the product is executed in order to produce the product.
A program that causes the processor unit to at least execute the transmission of the result of the order processing to the third computer system. It is a system for ordering and producing products.
The system includes a first computer system that executes processing for an intermediary company that mediates between ordering a product and production of a product, a second computer system that executes processing for a sales company, and a production company. With a third computer system to perform the processing for
The first computer system is configured to be able to communicate with the second computer system and the third computer system.
The first computer system includes a processor unit and includes a processor unit.
The second computer system transmits information about a product that the selling company wants to sell to the first computer system.
The first computer system receives information about the product from the second computer system and receives information about the product from the second computer system.
The first computer system confirms with the producing company whether or not the product can be produced based on the information about the product, and whether or not the product can be produced. Is to confirm with the production company that information about the product is transmitted to the third computer system and a notification indicating that the product can be produced is received from the third computer system. Including what to do
The second computer system transmits the order data of the goods to the first computer system, and the order data includes information for specifying the quantity of the goods.
The first computer system receives the order data from the second computer system and receives the order data from the second computer system.
The first computer system determines whether or not the total or change amount of the quantity of the product exceeds a predetermined threshold value based on the information for specifying the quantity of the product.
The first computer system executes an ordering process for the goods in order to produce the goods in response to the determination that the total or the amount of change in the quantity of the goods exceeds the predetermined threshold value.
The first computer system is a system that transmits the result of the order processing to the third computer system.

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