JP4274677B2 - Diaper supply support method - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a diaper supply support method and a diaper supply support apparatus that can make a disposable diaper supply method efficient and economical.
[0002]
[Prior art and problems to be solved by the invention]
Conventionally, disposable diapers have been widely used in hospitals and nursing care facilities from the viewpoint of hygiene and reduction of the burden of nursing care.
In hospitals and nursing care facilities, etc., disposable diapers are usually purchased on a regular basis. However, by accurately grasping the consumption of diapers, etc., the number of diapers suitable for the use situation in the hospital or nursing care facility, etc. It is very difficult to order without excess or deficiency due to cost problems. For this reason, there are frequently cases where the order quantity of disposable diapers is too small or too large.
[0003]
If the order quantity is small, it will be an additional order, but it will not only take time and effort for additional orders, but also will increase the burden of order management and delivery management, inventory management, etc. To do. Furthermore, since the diaper supplier who has received the order often orders a relatively small amount, it is not preferable in terms of efficient supply of the diaper. On the other hand, if a sufficient amount of disposable diapers is ordered, there is an inconvenience such as an increase in space required for storing diapers.
[0004]
In recent years, in order to save disposable diapers and further reduce care costs, an auxiliary absorbent device such as an absorbent pad has been placed on the disposable diaper, and if the amount of urination is small, only the auxiliary absorbent device is replaced. However, it is more difficult for individual hospitals and care facilities to order appropriate quantities and combinations of auxiliary absorbents and disposable diapers in consideration of the use of such auxiliary absorbents. is there.
[0005]
Accordingly, the object of the present invention is to enable a user of a diaper such as a home, a hospital, or a nursing facility to easily order a disposable diaper having a quantity or combination suitable for the use situation of the diaper, and to provide a disposable diaper by a diaper supplier. An object of the present invention is to provide a diaper supply support method and a diaper supply support device capable of making supply more efficient and economical.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In the present invention, the support provider receives information on the use status of the diaper from the support recipient via the network, and based on the information, propose information suitable for the use status of the diaper of the support recipient is obtained. The above object is achieved by providing a diaper supply support method that creates and presents the proposal information to the support recipient via the network (hereinafter referred to as the first invention, Refers to the invention).
[0007]
Further, according to the present invention, the support supplier receives information on the use status of the diaper from the support recipient, and inputs the information into a computer to convert the information into proposal information suitable for the use status of the support recipient. The above object is achieved by providing a diaper supply support method that presents the obtained proposal information to the support recipient (hereinafter referred to as the second invention when referring to the second invention). ).
[0008]
The present invention also provides usage information input means for receiving information on the usage status of a diaper from the support recipient side via the network, and information on the usage status input by the usage information input means on the support receiver side. Proposal information creation means for converting into proposal information suitable for the usage status of the diaper, and proposal information output means for transmitting the proposal information created by the proposal information creation means to the support recipient via the network By providing a supply support apparatus, the above-described object is achieved (hereinafter, the third invention refers to this invention).
[0009]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, the present invention will be described based on preferred embodiments thereof.
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an intercommunication system via a network preferably used for implementing the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an outline of operations on the support recipient side and the support provider side in this embodiment. .
In the information exchange system shown in FIG. 1, the support recipient side A and the support supplier side B include a computer (terminal) 1 installed on the support recipient side A and a computer installed on the support supplier side B ( Server) 2 and a network N such as the Internet that connects the two computers 1 and 2 so that they can communicate with each other.
[0010]
In the present invention, the support recipient side refers to hospitals, nursing homes, homes, etc., in addition to employees, managers, managers, caregivers, etc. of various facilities where diapers are actually used. Includes active facilities and individuals. The support provider is a diaper manufacturer or sales agent, etc. who supplies or provides information on diapers without producing or selling diapers. including.
[0011]
A series of operations on the support recipient side A and the support supplier side B in the diaper supply support method of the present embodiment which is an embodiment of the first and second inventions will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.
First, the support recipient side A (hereinafter referred to as “receiver side A”) sends an address on the network of the support supplier side B (hereinafter referred to as “supplier side B”) to the computer (terminal) 1 installed in the facility. (URL: Uniform Resource Locator) is input, and the computer (server) 2 on the supplier side B is accessed (step 1). The computer (server) 2 on the supplier side B that has received the access transmits input support information that facilitates the input of information on the use status of the diaper to the recipient side A that has received the access (step 2). Specifically, an information providing sheet having items of usage information and entry fields or selection fields for each item as shown in FIG. 3 is transmitted to the computer 1 on the recipient side A. The information providing sheet is displayed on the display screen of the computer 1 as shown in FIG. 3 by a browser or the like in the computer 1 on the recipient side A.
[0012]
The receiver side A inputs necessary information to the information providing sheet given from the supplier side B, and transmits this to the supplier side B via the network N (step 3). This is received as information T regarding the usage status of the diaper of the recipient A.
As shown in FIG. 3, the information providing sheet is provided with a field for inputting items (number of replacements, omissions, workability, etc.) that are generally emphasized for use of diapers and their priorities. Note that the information on items 1 to 11 (currently used diaper type and number of sheets used per day, etc.) of the information providing sheet in FIG. 3 is a preferable example of information T received by the supplier side B.
[0013]
The computer 2 on the supplier side B has a database in which a large number of diaper usage plans that have been classified in advance are stored. In this database, each use plan and each item described in the information providing sheet are associated with each other, and the computer 2 determines the most suitable use plan and tolerance from the data base according to the contents of each item. It has a function to extract usage plans within the range.
In the present embodiment, the computer 2 collates the content of the received information provision sheet against this database, and among the many categorized usage plans, the recipient A has the highest priority (exchange) The usage plan to be proposed is extracted so as to optimize the items such as the number of times, omission, workability, etc. (step 4).
FIG. 4 is an example of the usage plan extracted in this way, and shows a diaper usage plan for one diaper user in one day. As shown in FIG. 4, the usage plan includes a diaper quantity, a diaper combination, and a diaper exchange schedule. The usage plan shown in FIG. 4 includes a combination of a disposable diaper, an auxiliary pad disposed on the inner surface of the disposable diaper and used together with the diaper, and a combination of only the auxiliary pad. The diaper replacement schedule describes the time for changing diapers and the objects to be replaced at each hour, and the number of disposable diapers and auxiliary pads required when changing diapers. , And the total amount of disposable diapers and auxiliary pads required for the day.
[0014]
Then, the extracted usage plan (see FIG. 4) is transmitted to the receiver A and presented together with a display for prompting an answer to the usage plan, for example, an answer sheet for the proposal content shown in FIG. (Step 5).
Answer forms for the presented usage plans and proposals are displayed on the display screen of the computer 1 as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 by the functions of the browser or the like in the computer 1 of the recipient A, respectively. The recipient side A examines the presented usage plan, inputs necessary items into a predetermined column of the answer sheet while viewing the screen, and selects predetermined codes a, b, and the like. The information input in this way is transmitted to the computer 2 on the supplier side B (step 6).
[0015]
The computer 2 on the supplier side B analyzes the content of the response from the support recipient side B (step 7) and confirms that the usage plan presented by the support recipient side is approved (for example, the item in FIG. 5) 1) If “Yes” is selected for “Is satisfied with the proposal contents”, a confirmation slip with the order contents according to the proposed contents is sent to the recipient A The diaper order is confirmed with the recipient A (step 8).
In response to this, the recipient side A transmits approval or cancellation (including rejection) of the order to the supplier side B (step 9), and when receiving the approval of the order, the supplier side B , Departments that actually deliver goods, such as distribution centers and agents, so that diapers according to the contents of the order will be delivered to the recipient A, etc. (these are also included in the supplier B) (Step 10), and the diaper is delivered to the supplier side B according to the instruction. When the order is canceled (including denial), the supplier side B cancels the diaper order. In addition, the answer sheet for the proposal content does not include a column for whether or not the product is to be delivered in the proposal content, and after receiving an evaluation of the proposal content, a separate diaper order from the recipient A You may inquire (whether or not you wish to deliver the product with the proposal).
[0016]
On the other hand, when the computer 2 on the supplier side B analyzes the content of the response from the support recipient side, the response includes a correction request for the presented usage plan (for example, item 1 in the response sheet in FIG. 5). B) If “No” is selected for “Is satisfied with the proposal contents”, the contents of the correction request items (items 3 and 4 in the answer sheet of FIG. 5) included in the answer are As a priority, the usage plan is corrected (step 11). That is, the usage plan is extracted again from the above-mentioned database with the correction request item as the first priority. Then, the corrected usage plan (re-extracted type usage plan) is presented to the recipient A (step 12).
In revising the proposed usage plan, regarding the items requested by the recipient that had a high priority at the time of the first response, if there was no dissatisfaction with the item at the time of the rejection, the item regarding the type usage plan was within an acceptable range. Just to expand the range. This means that if the item is not fixed at all, the type usage plan will be extracted from the beginning, which is wasteful, and the type usage plan thus corrected is a plan that does not meet the requirements of the recipient. This is because there is almost no.
In addition, the modification of the type use plan may be individually modified so that each item in the use plan is in line with the request from the support recipient instead of being re-extracted from the database.
[0017]
Also when the corrected usage plan is transmitted, a display for prompting an answer as shown in FIG. 5 is transmitted together. The recipient side A examines the modified usage plan and transmits the result to the supplier side B. It is possible to repeat the correction of the presented usage plan until an acknowledgment from the recipient A is obtained, but if the number of repetitions is a predetermined number (for example, 3 times) or more, the revised usage plan is re-extracted. The usage plan before the revision may not change.
[0018]
Explaining more specifically about the extraction of usage plans and the correction of usage plans, for example, from the receiving side A, the first priority is given that “the number of diaper exchanges is large” as the first priority and “expensive” as the second priority. In the case of receipt, first, a number of diapers and exchange schedules less than the amount of diapers used by the recipient described in the information providing sheet are extracted from the database. Then, the cheapest combination is extracted from a combination of a diaper and an auxiliary pad, only a diaper, only an incontinence pad, and the like. Thereby, the use plan about the use of the diaper which satisfy | filled the said 1st priority and the 2nd priority can be proposed. When the rejection information is received for the proposal of the use plan, if the first reason is “missing”, the allowable range for the “number of exchanges” and “cost” in the search condition of the database. Set the expansion and extract the usage plan that can prevent "leakage" within that range.
[0019]
According to the diaper supply support method of the present embodiment, the recipient A such as a home, a hospital, a care facility, etc. can easily obtain a diaper use plan appropriate for each user's use situation, Disposable diapers with appropriate quantities and combinations can be easily ordered. As a result, the recipient A can reduce the burden of ordering disposable diapers, the accounting process associated with the ordering, the inventory management of the diapers, etc., and the supplier B can make a relatively small amount of additional orders. Etc. can be reduced, and the delivery cost can be reduced.
[0020]
In the present embodiment, since the usage plan including the diaper quantity, the combination of diapers, and the diaper replacement schedule is displayed on the screen of the computer 1 on the supplier side B, the supplier side B An image when a diaper is used according to the usage plan can be easily recalled, and the suitability of the usage plan can be easily determined.
[0021]
Further, since the supplier side B can receive an order according to the proposal information S, the order contents can be predicted in advance, and a quick and reliable response to an actual order is possible.
[0022]
In addition, since information exchange with the user side is performed via the network N, information exchange can be easily started with a new user. In addition, since it is easy to exchange information with a plurality of users, it is possible to easily accumulate information on the usage status of diaper users, thereby making it possible to easily improve the database, The reliability of the information to be presented can be further improved.
[0023]
Next, an embodiment of the diaper supply support apparatus of the third invention will be described.
The diaper supply support device of the present embodiment is the computer 2 in the above-described first and second embodiments.
That is, the diaper supply support apparatus 2 according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 21. Proposal information creation means 22 for converting the information T on the usage status input by 21 into a usage plan (see FIG. 4) as proposal information suitable for the usage status of the support recipient, the proposal information creation means 22 Is provided with a proposal information output means 23 for transmitting the usage plan created by the above to the recipient side A via the network N.
[0024]
The usage information input means 21 accesses the network N via the modem 24 and a predetermined communication line, and transmits information T about the usage status of the diaper transmitted from the user side A to a predetermined hard disk or the like in the computer 2. Store and store on a recording medium.
The proposed information creation means 22 is composed mainly of an arithmetic unit such as a CPU, and is stored in a predetermined recording medium such as a hard disk or a CD-ROM, and the type of use conforming to a predetermined condition from the database. Using the conversion program for extracting the plan, the information T regarding the usage status of the diaper is converted into the usage plan S to be presented as described above.
The proposal information output means 23 accesses the network N via the modem 24 and a predetermined communication line, and outputs the information created by the proposal information creation means 22 to the receiver side A via the network N. Return it.
The apparatus according to this embodiment includes means for realizing a series of operations performed by the computer 2 on the supplier side B. That is, a means for transmitting input support information to the recipient side A (step 2), a means for receiving the examination result of the use plan and analyzing the contents of the response (step 7), and the contents are approval. In this case, a means for confirming the order (step 8), a means for correcting the proposal information when the content includes a correction request, and a means for retransmitting the corrected proposal information (steps 11 and 12), receiving an answer to the order confirmation. And means (step 10) for performing predetermined processing according to the contents of the answer.
The description in the first and second embodiments described above is appropriately applied to points that are not particularly described in the third embodiment.
[0025]
The diaper supply support method and diaper supply support device of the present invention are not limited to the above-described embodiments.
[0026]
As information T on the use status of diapers, the number of diaper users on the recipient side A, the activity level of diaper users, the amount of excretion of diaper users, the number of diaper exchanges of facilities, diaper exchange time diapers (interchange intervals) ), Diaper user's consciousness / life attitude, information on troubles in excretion care such as removing diapers by himself, etc. Information received by supplier B is one or more of these It is preferable that the information is included, and it is more preferable that two or more information among them is included.
Examples of information related to “activity of the diaper user” include, for example, whether or not walking is possible and possible degree of exercise, and information related to “diaper user excretion” includes, for example, The daily amount of urine and / or stool of a diaper user can be mentioned, and the “number of diaper exchanges at a facility” includes the number of diaper exchanges per day at the facility.
[0027]
In addition, as a method of creating proposal information based on information on the usage status of diapers or a method of converting information on usage status of diapers into proposal information, use of diapers typified from empirical rules as in the above embodiment In addition to the method of creating a DB of proposal information related to the system and simply extracting the optimal one by prioritization, the usage status of diapers obtained from empirical rules, and the appropriate diaper quantities and combinations based on the usage status Other methods for creating (converting) information to be proposed to the user side A based on all or part of the received information T can be used using the relationship information indicating the relationship to
[0028]
As the above-mentioned relational information, (1) information such as a pants-type diaper that is easy to move when walking is suitable, and a deployable diaper that is easy to care for is suitable when walking is difficult. , (2) When the amount of urination per number of diaper exchanges (the amount of urination per day divided by the number of diaper exchanges) is less than a predetermined value, it is preferable to combine an auxiliary absorbent with a relatively low absorption capacity When the value exceeds the predetermined value, it is preferable to combine an auxiliary absorbent with relatively high absorption capacity, or information that it is not preferable to combine an auxiliary absorbent, (3) information on appropriate size, (4) above ▲ When the total amount information is added to the information 2) and compared with the total amount (cost) in the current use situation, information that excludes the combination can be given when the amount is significantly exceeded.
[0029]
In addition, the usage plan as proposal information proposed to the recipient side A preferably includes any one or more of diaper quantity, combination, exchange schedule and amount, and more preferably includes two or more of these. Preferably, those containing three or more of these are more preferred. Moreover, as a use plan in the case of presenting a use plan as proposal information, it may be a daily diaper use plan for each diaper user as in the above embodiment, or a period of two or more days. Use plans, daily use plans of a plurality of people, usage plans within a period of two or more days of a plurality of people, and the like. The diaper includes various absorbent articles used for the treatment of urine and feces, such as an unfolded diaper, a pants-type diaper, and an auxiliary pad (auxiliary absorbent) used with these diapers.
[0030]
Further, the provided information can include information on expected consumption, preferred purchase / use mode of facilities, delivery time, and the like. Information on the expected consumption includes the expected consumption of disposable diapers within a predetermined period (for example, the period until the next order), and the preferred purchase / use form of the facility is a preferred disposable when viewed as a whole facility. How to combine diapers and auxiliary absorbents, purchase ratio, number of diaper exchanges, diaper absorption capacity, total amount when combined with diaper unit price, replacement schedule, etc. Distance, transportation means and required time, usage status of other users, monthly production quantity, etc.
[0031]
In the first invention, the proposal information S may be created without using a computer. In this case, it is proposed to the recipient A by using the relationship information obtained from the rule of thumb and indicating the relationship between the usage status of diapers and the quantity and combination of appropriate diapers in the usage status. Information S regarding disposable diapers such as appropriate quantities and combinations to be created can be created.
[0032]
Further, in the second invention, the information T regarding the use status of the diaper may be received from the recipient side A without going through the network. For example, information may be received by telephone or fax and input to the computer 2.
The network in the first to third inventions may be a network other than the Internet, for example, a cable line such as LAN or CATV, an intranet, or the like.
[0033]
【The invention's effect】
According to the diaper supply support method and the diaper supply support device of the present invention, a user of a diaper such as a hospital or a care facility can easily order a disposable diaper such as a quantity or a combination suitable for the use situation of the diaper, The supply of disposable diapers by diaper suppliers can be made more efficient and economical.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an intercommunication system via a network preferably used for implementing the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an outline of operations on a support recipient side and a support supplier side in an embodiment of a diaper supply support method.
FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing an example of an information providing sheet.
FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a preferred example of a use plan as proposal information.
FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing an example of an answer sheet for a proposal content.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Computer of support recipient side 2 Computer of support supplier side 21 Usage information input means 22 Proposal information creation means 23 Proposal information output means 24 Modem N Network

Claims (7)

A diaper use plan suitable for the support recipient is transmitted via the network to the computer of the support recipient who has accessed the computer server of the support provider via the network; A diaper supply support method,
The computer server has a database in which a number of diaper usage plans that have been categorized in advance are recorded in association with each of a plurality of items related to diaper usage.
The computer server receiving, from the computer on the support recipient side , information on the plurality of items and usage priority information about the plurality of items via the network ;
The computer server determines, based on the priority information, an item on the support recipient side that has the highest priority among the plurality of items regarding the use status of diapers, and determines a use plan in which the item is optimized as the data Extracting from a number of usage plans in the base; and
The computer server sending the extracted usage plan to the support recipient computer;
The use plan in the database includes a use plan that uses only a plurality of unfolded and / or pants-type diapers, a use plan that uses a combination of unfolded and / or pants-type diapers and auxiliary pads, and an incontinence pad. A diaper supply support method, wherein a use plan for using only a plurality of diapers is included, and each use plan further includes information on a diaper replacement time and information on a replacement target. Prior to the step of receiving the information on the plurality of items and the priority information on the plurality of items, the computer server displays the information on the plurality of items and the information on the computer screen of the support recipient. The diaper supply support method according to claim 1, further comprising a step of displaying an entry or selection column that prompts input of priority information for a plurality of items. Said computer server, on the screen of the aid recipient side computer, to display the entry or selection field prompting the answers about the whether or not to approve the use plan that was sent to the computer of the aid recipient side If the inputted and sent answer is one that approves the use plan, the computer server confirms the order of the diaper with the support recipient's computer or the support recipient's side, or transmits the information to match query, the supply support method diaper according to claim 1 or 2. The computer server displays on the computer screen of the support recipient side an entry or selection column for prompting an answer as to whether or not the transmitted use plan is desired , and the computer of the support recipient side sent answer is entered, in cases involving modification request to said use plan, the computer server, performs the correction of said use plan modification request items included in the reply as a first priority, and modified using the plan, supply support method diaper according to any one of claims 1 to 3 presented again to the support recipient side. The support recipient computer has a support provider computer server accessible via the network ;
The computer server is
Means for receiving information including information on a plurality of items relating to the use status of the diaper and information on the priority order of the plurality of items ;
A database in which a large number of diaper usage plans that have been categorized in advance are recorded in association with each of the plurality of items related to diaper usage;
Means for collating the database and extracting a usage plan that should be proposed so as to optimize the item that the support recipient has given the highest priority among the plurality of items related to the usage status of diapers; and
Means for transmitting the extracted use plan to a computer on the support recipient side ;
The use plan in the database includes a use plan that uses only a plurality of unfolded and / or pants-type diapers, a use plan that uses a combination of unfolded and / or pants-type diapers and auxiliary pads, and an incontinence pad. A diaper supply support system, in which a use plan for using only a plurality of diapers is included, and each use plan further includes information on when to replace the diaper and information on an object to be replaced. The computer server, on the screen of the support receiving side computer includes means for displaying the entry or selection field prompting answers about the whether or not to approve the use plan that transmitted, the support beneficiaries computer is input sent to the answer of the side is, if one intends to approve the said use plan, the computer server, the computer of the aid recipient side, the order of the diaper to the support recipient side 6. The diaper supply support system according to claim 5 , wherein information for confirming or inquiring is transmitted . The computer server has means for displaying an entry or a selection column for prompting an answer as to whether or not the transmitted use plan is desired to be corrected on the screen of the computer on the support recipient side. Answer sent are input to the side of the computer, when it contains a modification request for the use plan, the computer server, performs the correction of said use plan modification request items included in the reply as a first priority , diaper supply support system according to use plan, to claim 5 that is adapted to come again to the support receiving side that fix.

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