JP4855810B2 - Sales management program and sales management server device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a sales management program for causing a computer as a sales management server apparatus to execute a sales management method applied to a sales management server apparatus connected to a plurality of vending machines via a network, a plurality of vending machines and a network. And a sales management method applied to a sales management server device connected to a plurality of vending machines via a network.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, vending machines that automatically sell beverages and the like are known that perform discounts on beverages that are sold. For example, when the number of beverages being sold does not reach the target number within a predetermined period, there is one that executes a discount on a predetermined amount of beverage sales price for each vending machine (patent) Reference 1).

JP 2004-280270 A

  However, the above-described conventional technology has a problem in that it may not be possible to smoothly reflect the price reduction of the beverage to be sold by the beverage manufacturer to each vending machine.

  In other words, if there is a vending machine owner who has signed a contract when a beverage maker installs a vending machine, the display price of the vending machine can be displayed at a reduced price using the communication function. Even if possible, there is a problem that it is not possible to smoothly reflect the price reduction of beverages to be sold to each vending machine because it is necessary to obtain permission for price reduction individually from each vending machine owner. .

  Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems of the prior art, and a sales management program and a sales management that can smoothly reflect the price reduction of beverages to be sold to each vending machine. It is an object of the present invention to provide a server device and a sales management method.

In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, the present invention provides a sales management method applied to a sales management server device connected to a plurality of vending machines via a network in a computer as the sales management server device. A sales management program to be executed, wherein the computer serving as the sales management server device receives a price request for a lower price of the beverage from a beverage manufacturer's terminal that sells the beverage sold by the vending machine. The lower request price storage procedure stored in the lower request price storage means, and the lower permitted price of the beverage in the vending machine from the terminal of the vending machine owner who installed the vending machine. The lower permitted price storage procedure stored in the storage means, the lower required price stored in the lower required price storage means and / or the lower permitted price storage means. And when there is a change in the value under permit price that is, with reference to the lower the value under request price and the value allowed prices, from the plurality of vending machines, is the value under permission Price the A vending machine detection procedure for detecting a vending machine that is equal to or lower than a lower price request price as a vending machine that is allowed to reduce the price of the beverage, and a lowering instruction to the vending machine detected by the vending machine detection procedure. And a procedure for transmitting a subordinate instruction to be transmitted.

Further, the present invention is the vending machine detection procedure according to the above invention, wherein the lower permitted price is higher than the lower required price but lower than the current price, the lower permitted price is set as the lower permitted price. The vending machine to be adopted is also detected as a vending machine that is allowed to reduce the price of the beverage, and the lowering instruction transmission procedure is performed by the vending machine detected by the vending machine detection procedure. An instruction is transmitted.

Further, the present invention is the above invention, wherein after the vending machine detection procedure detects a lower permitted price that is most often adopted as the lower permitted price, a value equal to or lower than the detected lower permitted price. The vending machine that adopts the lower permitted price is detected, and the lowering instruction transmission procedure is the lower permission that is most adopted as the lower permitted price to the vending machine detected by the vending machine detection procedure. It is characterized by transmitting a price down instruction by price.

Further, in the above invention, the present invention further includes a lower-cost percussion transmitting means for transmitting a lowering percussion of the beverage to the vending machine that has not been detected by the vending machine detection procedure. When the license price storing procedure receives a response to the beverage price reduction consultation transmitted by the price discount consultation transmission means, the price discount price storage means stores the price reduction permitted price for the response. It is characterized by that.

In addition, the present invention is a sales management server device connected to a plurality of vending machines via a network, and requests for a lower price of the beverage from a terminal of a beverage manufacturer that is a distributor of beverages sold by the vending machine Lower price request price storage means for receiving and storing the price, and lower price permission for receiving and storing the lower permitted price of the beverage in the vending machine from the terminal of the vending machine owner who installed the vending machine If there is a change in the price storage means and the lower price request price stored in the lower price request price storage means and / or the lower price permission price stored in the lower price permission price storage means, With reference to the lower price request price and the lower price limit price, a vending machine having the lower price limit price equal to or lower than the lower price limit price is selected from the plurality of vending machines. and allowed the vending machine A vending machine detection means for detecting, characterized in that and a value under instruction transmitting means for transmitting the value under instruction vending machine detected by the vending machine detector.

According to the present invention, the terminal of the vending machine owner that receives and stores the price request for the lower price of the beverage from the terminal of the beverage manufacturer that is the distributor of the beverage sold by the vending machine, and installs the vending machine The lower permitted price of the beverage in the vending machine is received and stored, and when there is a change in the lower required price or lower permitted price, the lower required price and lower permitted price are By referring to the vending machine that is allowed to reduce the price of the beverage, and sending a price reduction instruction to the detected vending machine, there is no need to obtain permission for each vending machine owner individually, It is possible to smoothly reflect the price reduction of the beverage to be sold to each vending machine.

In addition, according to the present invention, when the lower permitted price is higher than the lower requested price but lower than the current price, the vending machine that adopts the lower permitted price is also permitted to lower the beverage price. Because it detects as a vending machine and sends a price reduction instruction at the lower price permitted price to the detected vending machine, it is possible to carry out price reductions even if it is not the price request price desired by the beverage manufacturer Become.

In addition, according to the present invention, after detecting the lower permitted price that is most often adopted as the lower permitted price, a vending machine that adopts the lower permitted price below the detected lower permitted price is detected, Since the price reduction instruction based on the price reduction price that is most often adopted as the price reduction price is transmitted to the detected vending machine, it is possible to reduce the variation in the price reduction.

In addition, according to the present invention, when a beverage price reduction percussion is transmitted to a vending machine that has not been detected as permitting a price reduction of a beverage, and a response to a beverage price reduction percussion is received, Since the lower permitted price for the response is stored, the possibility of the price reduction can be increased by consulting with the vending machine owner, and there is a response from the vending machine owner. It is possible to immediately reflect the permitted price under that price.

  Exemplary embodiments of a sales management program, a sales management server device, and a sales management method according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following, after the sales management server device according to the present invention is described as a first embodiment, another embodiment included in the present invention will be described.

  In the following first embodiment, the outline and features of the sales management server device according to the first embodiment, the configuration and processing of the sales management server device will be described in order, and finally the effects of the first embodiment will be described.

[Outline and Features of Sales Management Server Device (Example 1)]
First, the outline and features of the sales management server device according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining the outline of the sales management server device according to the first embodiment. As shown in the figure, the sales management server device according to the first embodiment has the outline of managing the sales price of beverages sold by a plurality of vending machines connected via a network. The main feature is that the price reduction is smoothly reflected in each vending machine.

  The main features will be described in detail. The sales management server device is connected to a beverage maker terminal device, a vending machine main terminal device, and a plurality of vending machines via a network, respectively. Receives a lower request price and a lower permitted price for each beverage sold in advance from the main terminal device via a predetermined WEB screen, etc. I remember it.

  For example, the sales management server device accepts the input of the requested price for each beverage from the administrator of the beverage manufacturer terminal device via the price requested price input screen provided to the beverage manufacturer terminal device (see FIG. 2). And store it in the price request price storage unit. In addition, the sales management server device is a vending machine that is uniquely assigned to the vending machine by the administrator of the vending machine main terminal device via the price-allowed price entry screen provided to the vending machine main terminal device. The lower limit price is accepted for selection for each ID input and beverage (see FIG. 3), and stored in the lower limit price storage unit.

  Then, when there is a change in the price stored in the lower price request price storage unit and the lower price permission price storage unit (for example, when a new lower price request price is received from the beverage manufacturer terminal), this The sales management server device detects vending machines that are allowed to reduce the price of beverages. Specifically, the sales management server device refers to the price-required price and the price-reduced price for each beverage, and the price-reduced price is equal to or lower than the price-required price (for example, the price-reduced price is 100 yen). The vending machine whose price is lower than 110 yen) is detected. As a result, when a vending machine permitted to reduce the price of a beverage is detected, the sales management server device sets the detected vending machine based on the destination held in association with the vending machine ID. A price reduction instruction (for example, a price reduction instruction based on a price reduction request price) is transmitted.

  For this reason, the sales management server device according to the first embodiment can smoothly reflect the price reduction of the beverage to be sold to each vending machine as the main feature described above.

[Configuration of Sales Management Server Device (Example 1)]
Next, the configuration of the sales management server device according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of the sales management server device according to the first embodiment. As shown in the figure, the sales management server device 10 includes a communication control IF unit 11, a storage unit 12, and a control unit 13. In the figure, only processing units necessary for realizing the sales management server apparatus according to the first embodiment are shown, and descriptions of other processing units are omitted.

  Among these, the communication control IF unit 11 includes various information exchanged with the beverage maker terminal device, the vending machine main terminal device, and the vending machine (for example, the request price for lower price, the lower price allowed price, and the lower price instruction). It is a means for controlling communication related to (information).

  The storage unit 12 is a storage unit (storage unit) that stores data and programs necessary for various types of processing by the control unit 13, and particularly as closely related to the present invention, the price-required price storage unit 12a, And a lower authorized price storage unit 12b.

  Among these, the lower price request price storage unit 12a is a means for storing various types of information regarding the lower price allowed price received from the beverage manufacturer. Specifically, as illustrated in FIG. (Beverage A or Beverage B, etc.) is stored and stored in the lower price request price and the current price.

  The lower permitted price storage unit 12b is a means for storing various types of information related to the lower permitted price received from the vending machine main terminal device. Specifically, as illustrated in FIG. For example, an ID that is uniquely assigned to the vending machine is associated with each beverage (for example, beverage A or beverage B), and the lower permitted price is stored.

  The control unit 13 has a predetermined control program, a program defining various processing procedures, and an internal memory for storing required data, and executes various processes using these, and is particularly suitable for the present invention. As closely related, a data reception unit 13a, a vending machine detection unit 13b, and a price reduction instruction transmission unit 13c are provided.

  Among these, the data receiving unit 13a receives the price request for price reduction from the beverage maker terminal device via the communication control IF unit 11, and also receives the vending machine ID and the price allowed for price reduction from the vending machine main terminal device. Is a processing unit. For example, the data receiving unit 13a accepts an input of a price-required price for each beverage from an administrator of the drink maker terminal device via a price-required price input screen provided to the beverage maker terminal device (see FIG. 2). , And stored in the lower price request price storage unit 12a. In addition, the data receiving unit 13a is provided with the vending machine uniquely assigned to the vending machine from the administrator of the vending machine main terminal apparatus via the price-reduced authorized price input screen provided to the vending machine main terminal apparatus. The lower limit price is accepted for selection for each input of ID and beverage (see FIG. 3) and stored in the lower limit price storage unit.

  The vending machine detection unit 13b is a processing unit that detects a vending machine that permits price reduction of beverages. Specifically, when there is a change in the price stored in the lower price request price storage unit 12a and the lower price permission price storage unit 12b (for example, when a new lower price request price is received from the beverage manufacturer terminal) ), The vending machine detection unit 13b refers to the lower request price and the lower permitted price for each beverage, and the lower permitted price is equal to or lower than the lower requested price (for example, the lower permitted price is 100 yen). The vending machine whose price is lower than 110 yen) is detected.

  And when the vending machine in which the price reduction of a drink is permitted is detected, the vending machine detection part 13b is instruct | indicated price reduction (for example, price-down instruction | indication by price-reduction request price) with ID of the detected vending machine. Is sent to the down instruction transmission unit 13c. In addition, when the vending machine in which the price reduction of the beverage is permitted is not detected, the vending machine detection unit 13b does not output the transmission command for the price reduction instruction to the price reduction instruction transmission unit 13c. Further, the present invention is not limited to the case where a transmission instruction for a price reduction instruction based on a price reduction request price is provided, and a transmission instruction for a price reduction instruction based on a price reduction allowed price may be output.

  The price reduction instruction transmission unit 13c is a processing unit that transmits a price reduction instruction to the vending machine. Specifically, when a vending machine transmission command is received together with the vending machine ID from the vending machine detection unit 13b, the lowering instruction transmission unit 13c internally holds the vending machine ID in association with the vending machine ID. Send a price down instruction based on the vending machine destination.

[Processing by Sales Management Server Device (Example 1)]
Next, processing performed by the sales management server device according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a process flow of the sales management server apparatus according to the first embodiment. As shown in the figure, if there is a change in the lower price request price stored in the lower price request price storage unit 12a or the lower price permission price stored in the lower price permission price storage unit 12b (Yes in step S701). The vending machine detection unit 13b detects a vending machine that permits a price reduction of the beverage (step S702).

  Specifically, the vending machine detection unit 13b refers to the lower request price and the lower permitted price for each beverage, and the lower permitted price is equal to or lower than the lower requested price (for example, the lower permitted price is A vending machine having a discount price of 110 yen at 100 yen is detected. And when the vending machine in which the price reduction of a drink is permitted is detected, the vending machine detection part 13b is instruct | indicated price reduction (for example, price-down instruction | indication by price-reduction request price) with ID of the detected vending machine. Is sent to the down instruction transmission unit 13c.

  Then, when receiving a command to send a price-down instruction together with the ID of the vending machine from the vending machine detecting unit 13b, the price-down instruction transmitting unit 13c internally holds the vending machine in association with the ID of the vending machine. A price reduction instruction is transmitted based on the destination (step S703).

  In addition, when the vending machine in which the price reduction of the beverage is permitted is not detected, the vending machine detection unit 13b does not output the transmission command for the price reduction instruction to the price reduction instruction transmission unit 13c.

[Effect of Example 1]
As described above, according to the first embodiment, the lower price request price of the beverage is received and stored from the beverage manufacturer's terminal that sells the beverage sold by the vending machine, and the vending machine is installed. Received and stored the lower permitted price of the beverage in the vending machine from the terminal of the vending machine owner, and if there is a change in the lower required price or lower permitted price, these lower required prices And vending prices are detected, and vending machines that are allowed to reduce beverage prices are detected, and the vending instructions are sent to the detected vending machines. It is not necessary to obtain permission, and it is possible to smoothly reflect the price reduction of the beverage sold to each vending machine.

  Although the first embodiment of the present invention has been described so far, the present invention may be implemented in various different forms other than the first embodiment described above. Therefore, another embodiment included in the present invention will be described below.

(1) Vending machine detection based on lower permitted price and current price In the first embodiment described above, a case has been described in which a vending machine in which the lower permitted price of a beverage is equal to or lower than the lower required price is detected. The present invention is not limited to this, and even when the lower permitted price is higher than the lower required price, if the lower permitted price is lower than the current price, there is also a vending machine that adopts the lower permitted price. You may make it detect as a vending machine which permits price reduction of a drink, and you may make it transmit a price reduction instruction | indication. Thereby, even if it is not the price-required price desired by the beverage maker, it becomes possible to execute price reduction.

(2) Indication of lowering by the lower permitted price that is the most adopted as the lower permitted price In addition, in (1) above, the lower permitted price that is most frequently adopted as the lower permitted price (for example, 110 yen) ) Is detected, the vending machine that adopts the lower permitted price below the detected lower permitted price (110 yen or lower) is detected, and the detected vending machine is most often adopted as the lower permitted price. You may make it transmit the price reduction instruction | indication by price reduction permission price (for example, 110 yen). As a result, it is possible to reduce variations in the lower price.

(3) Price Reduction Consultation In the above-described embodiment, a beverage price reduction consultation for a vending machine that has not been detected as permitting price reduction of a beverage, for example, a URL to a price reduction price input screen If the response to the consultation about the price reduction of the beverage is received, it may be possible to store the lower permitted price for the response. This makes it possible to increase the possibility of price reductions by consulting with the vending machine owner, and if there is a response from the vending machine owner, the authorized price will be immediately Can be reflected in

(4) Device Configuration The components of the sales management server device 10 shown in FIG. 4 are functionally conceptual and do not necessarily need to be physically configured as illustrated. That is, the specific form of distribution / integration of the sales management server device 10 is not limited to the one shown in the figure, and all or part of the data receiving unit 13a and the vending machine detection unit 13b may be combined with various loads. It can be configured to be functionally or physically distributed / integrated in arbitrary units according to the usage situation or the like. Furthermore, each processing function performed in the sales management server device 10 is realized in whole or in any part by a CPU and a program that is analyzed and executed by the CPU, or as hardware by wired logic. Can be done.

  In addition, among the processes described in this embodiment, all or part of the processes described as being performed automatically can be performed manually, or the processes described as being performed manually can be performed. All or a part can be automatically performed by a known method. In addition, the processing procedure, control procedure, specific name, and information including various data and parameters shown in the above-described document and drawings can be arbitrarily changed unless otherwise specified.

(5) Sales Management Program By the way, the various processes described in the first embodiment can be realized by executing a program prepared in advance on a computer system such as a personal computer or a workstation. In the following, an example of a computer that executes a sales management program having the same function as the processing of the sales management server apparatus 10 described in the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a computer that executes a sales management program.

  As shown in the figure, the computer 20 that is a sales management server device is configured by connecting a communication control IF unit 21, an HDD 22, a RAM 23, a ROM 24, and a CPU 25 via a predetermined bus 30. Here, the communication control IF unit 21 corresponds to the communication control IF unit 11 illustrated in FIG. 2.

  First, in the ROM 24, a connection program that exhibits the same function as the sales management server device 10 shown in the first embodiment, that is, as shown in FIG. 9, a data reception program 24a, a vending machine detection program 24b, and A lower limit instruction transmission program 24c is stored in advance. Note that these programs 24a, 24b, and 24c may be appropriately integrated or distributed in the same manner as each component of the sales management server device 10 shown in FIG.

  Then, the CPU 25 reads out these programs 24a, 24b and 24c from the ROM 24 and executes them, so that each program 24a, 24b and 24c has a data reception process 25a and a vending machine detection process 25b as shown in FIG. And it comes to function as the lower limit instruction transmission process 25c. Each of the processes 25a, 25b, and 25c corresponds to the data receiving unit 13a, the vending machine detecting unit 13b, and the lower price instruction transmitting unit 13c of the sales management server device 10 illustrated in FIG.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 9, the HDD 22 is provided with a discount request price table 22a and a discount allowed price table 22b. The lower price request price table 22a and the lower price limit price table 22b correspond to the lower price request price storage unit 12a and the lower price limit price storage unit 12b of the sales management server apparatus 10 shown in FIG. Then, the CPU 25 reads the lower price request price data 23a and the lower price permission price data 23b from the lower price request price table 22a and the lower price permission price table 22b, stores them in the RAM 23, and the lower price request price stored in the RAM 23. Processing is executed based on the data 23a and the lower permitted price data 23b.

  Note that the above-described programs 24a, 24b, and 24c are not necessarily stored in the ROM 24 from the beginning. For example, a flexible disk (FD), a CD-ROM, an MO disk, a DVD disk, “Portable physical media” such as magneto-optical disks and IC cards, or “fixed physical media” such as HDDs provided inside and outside the computer 20, and further via public lines, the Internet, LAN, WAN, etc. Alternatively, each program may be stored in “another computer (or server)” connected to the computer 20, and the computer 20 may read and execute each program from these.

(Appendix 1) A sales management program for causing a computer as the sales management server apparatus to execute a sales management method applied to a sales management server apparatus connected to a plurality of vending machines via a network,
In the computer as the sales management server device,
A lower request price storage procedure for receiving a lower request price of the beverage from the terminal of a beverage maker that is a distributor of the beverage sold in the vending machine and storing it in the lower request price storage means;
A lower permitted price storage procedure for receiving the lower permitted price of the beverage in the vending machine from the terminal of the vending machine owner who installed the vending machine and storing it in the permitted lower price storage means;
When there is a change in the lower price request price stored in the lower price request price storage means and / or the lower price permission price stored in the lower price permission price storage means, the lower price request price and A vending machine detection procedure for detecting a vending machine that is allowed to reduce the price of the beverage with reference to the lower permitted price;
A price down instruction transmission procedure for sending a price down instruction to the vending machine detected by the vending machine detection procedure;
A sales management program characterized by causing

(Supplementary Note 2) The vending machine detection procedure is such that, when the lower permitted price is higher than the lower required price, but lower than the current price, the vending machine that adopts the lower permitted price is also the Detect as a vending machine allowed to reduce beverage prices,
2. The sales management program according to appendix 1, wherein the lowering instruction transmission procedure transmits a lowering instruction based on the lower permitted price to the vending machine detected by the vending machine detection procedure.

(Supplementary note 3) The vending machine detection procedure automatically detects a lower permitted price that is most frequently adopted as the lower permitted price, and then adopts a lower permitted price that is equal to or lower than the detected lower permitted price. Detect vending machines,
The lower price instruction transmission procedure is characterized in that a lower price instruction based on a lower permitted price that is most often adopted as the lower permitted price is transmitted to the vending machine detected by the vending machine detection procedure. The sales management program described in Appendix 2.

(Additional remark 4) With respect to the vending machine which was not detected by the said vending machine detection procedure, it further comprises the price-down percussion transmission means which transmits the price-cutting percussion of the said drink,
When the discount price storage procedure receives a response to the beverage price reduction consultation transmitted by the discount consultation transmission means, the discount price according to the response is received in the discount price storage means. The sales management program according to appendix 1, characterized in that

(Supplementary Note 5) A sales management server device connected to a plurality of vending machines via a network,
A lower request price storage means for receiving and storing a lower price request price of the beverage from the terminal of a beverage maker that is a distributor of the beverage sold in the vending machine;
A lower permitted price storage means for receiving and storing the lower permitted price of the beverage in the vending machine from the terminal of the vending machine owner who installed the vending machine;
When there is a change in the lower price request price stored in the lower price request price storage means and / or the lower price permission price stored in the lower price permission price storage means, the lower price request price and A vending machine detection means for detecting a vending machine that is allowed to reduce the price of the beverage with reference to the lower permitted price;
A price down instruction transmitting means for sending a price down instruction to the vending machine detected by the vending machine detection means;
A sales management server device characterized by comprising:

(Appendix 6) A sales management method applied to a sales management server device connected to a plurality of vending machines via a network,
A lower request price storage step of receiving and storing a lower price request price of the beverage from a terminal of a beverage manufacturer that is a distributor of the beverage sold by the vending machine;
A lower permitted price storage step of receiving and storing a lower permitted price of the beverage in the vending machine from the terminal of the vending machine owner who installed the vending machine;
When there is a change in the lower price request price stored in the lower price request price storage step and / or the lower price permission price stored in the lower price permission price storage step, the lower price request price and A vending machine detection step of detecting a vending machine that is allowed to reduce the price of the beverage, with reference to the lower permitted price;
A lower price instruction transmission step for transmitting a lower price instruction to the vending machine detected by the vending machine detection step;
The sales management method characterized by including.

  As described above, when the sales management program according to the present invention causes a computer as the sales management server apparatus to execute a sales management method applied to a sales management server apparatus connected to a plurality of vending machines via a network, Useful for sales management server devices connected to a plurality of vending machines via a network and sales management methods applied to a sales management server device connected to a plurality of vending machines via a network. This is suitable for smoothly reflecting each of the vending machines.

It is a figure for demonstrating the outline | summary of the sales management server apparatus which concerns on Example 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the price reduction request price input screen provided to a drink maker terminal device. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the price allowance price input screen provided to a vending machine main terminal device. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the sales management server apparatus which concerns on Example 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the information memorize | stored in the price reduction request | requirement price memory | storage part which concerns on Example 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the information memorize | stored in the price reduction permission price memory | storage part which concerns on Example 1. FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a processing flow of the sales management server device according to the first embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the mail transmitted from a sales management server apparatus. It is a figure which shows the computer which performs a sales management program.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Sales management server apparatus 11 Communication control IF part 12 Memory | storage part 12a Price lower request | requirement price memory | storage part 12b Price lower permission price memory | storage part 13 Control part 13a Data receiving part 13b Vending machine detection part 13c Price lowering instruction | indication transmission part 20 Computer 21 Communication Control IF 22 HDD (Hard disk drive)
23 RAM (Random access memory)
24 ROM (Read only memory)
25 CPU (Central processing unit)
30 bus

Claims (5)

A sales management program for causing a computer as the sales management server apparatus to execute a sales management method applied to a sales management server apparatus connected to a plurality of vending machines via a network,
In the computer as the sales management server device,
A lower request price storage procedure for receiving a lower request price of the beverage from the terminal of a beverage maker that is a distributor of the beverage sold in the vending machine and storing it in the lower request price storage means;
A lower permitted price storage procedure for receiving the lower permitted price of the beverage in the vending machine from the terminal of the vending machine owner who installed the vending machine and storing it in the permitted lower price storage means;
When there is a change in the lower price request price stored in the lower price request price storage means and / or the lower price permission price stored in the lower price permission price storage means, the lower price request price and With reference to the lower permitted price, a vending machine in which the lower permitted price is equal to or lower than the lower required price is selected from the plurality of vending machines. Vending machine detection procedure to detect as a machine,
A price down instruction transmission procedure for sending a price down instruction to the vending machine detected by the vending machine detection procedure;
A sales management program characterized by causing In the vending machine detection procedure, if the permitted price for lowering price is higher than the requested price for lowering price but lower than the current price, the vending machine that adopts the permitted price for lowering price also reduces the price of the beverage. Detect as a permitted vending machine,
2. The sales management program according to claim 1, wherein the lowering instruction transmission procedure transmits a lowering instruction based on the lowering permitted price to the vending machine detected by the vending machine detection procedure. The vending machine detection procedure detects a vending machine that adopts a lower permitted price that is less than or equal to the detected lower permitted price after detecting a lower permitted price that is most often adopted as the lower permitted price. And
The lower price instruction transmission procedure is characterized in that a lower price instruction based on a lower permitted price that is most often adopted as the lower permitted price is transmitted to the vending machine detected by the vending machine detection procedure. The sales management program according to claim 2. Further comprising a discount consultation transmitting means for transmitting a consultation for price reduction of the beverage to the vending machine not detected by the vending machine detection procedure;
When the discount price storage procedure receives a response to the beverage price reduction consultation transmitted by the discount consultation transmission means, the discount price according to the response is received in the discount price storage means. The sales management program according to claim 1, wherein: A sales management server device connected to a plurality of vending machines via a network,
A lower request price storage means for receiving and storing a lower price request price of the beverage from the terminal of a beverage maker that is a distributor of the beverage sold in the vending machine;
A lower permitted price storage means for receiving and storing the lower permitted price of the beverage in the vending machine from the terminal of the vending machine owner who installed the vending machine;
When there is a change in the lower price request price stored in the lower price request price storage means and / or the lower price permission price stored in the lower price permission price storage means, the lower price request price and With reference to the lower permitted price, a vending machine in which the lower permitted price is equal to or lower than the lower required price is selected from the plurality of vending machines. Vending machine detection means for detecting as a machine,
A price down instruction transmitting means for sending a price down instruction to the vending machine detected by the vending machine detection means;
A sales management server device characterized by comprising:

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