JP5204584B2 - Procurement and delivery system using trucking - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a procurement and delivery system using truck transportation in which the material is procured by a truck for transporting the material, and a product processed using the material is transported by a truck and delivered to a delivery destination.

  For logistics on land, logistics systems using transport trucks are the mainstream, and in the manufacturing industry where various products are processed and shipped, raw materials and materials used for product processing (hereinafter referred to in this specification) It is necessary to carry out truck transportation for transporting products manufactured to the product processing site and truck transportation for shipping products manufactured and processed to delivery destinations. A manufacturer typically contracts with a carrier separately for transportation for procurement of materials and the like and transportation for delivery of products, and pays each fare to the transportation company.

  With the recent rise in prices of materials and the like and superiority in price competition, there is a need to improve the efficiency of transport trucks. As a technology to improve the efficiency of logistics by such trucks, for example, the trucks of the outbound route and the return route are extracted by a combination in which the area is close and the desired construction date and the desired dismantling date are the same or close to each other. Has been devised (for example, see Patent Document 1).

In addition, as a material procurement system, a consignment warehouse owned by another management company is arranged between the assembly manufacturer and the parts manufacturer, and a computer-based material procurement system manages the delivery of parts between them. It has been devised, and it is possible to suppress in-process inventory in accounting and to shorten the period from part ordering to delivery (for example, see Patent Document 2). Furthermore, a distribution system that centrally manages procurement distribution and product distribution is also known (see, for example, Patent Document 3).
Japanese Patent No. 3865579 JP 2003-15727 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-240951

  However, the techniques described in the publications as described above cannot sufficiently improve the distribution efficiency, and are merely techniques for centrally managing procurement distribution and product distribution on a computer. For example, in the case of a system that selects a forward and a return truck in a combination in which the area is close to each other and the desired building date and the desired dismantling date are matched or close to each other as in Patent Document 1, the desired building date and the desired dismantling date are the same If there is no combination that does or does not come close, an appropriate truck cannot be selected, and the distribution efficiency cannot be improved.

  Therefore, in view of the above technical problems, the present invention aims to improve the distribution efficiency sufficiently in the distribution for transporting materials and the like using truck transport and transport for delivery of products. The purpose is to provide a procurement and delivery system using simple trucking.

In order to solve the above technical problem, the procurement and delivery system using truck transportation according to the present invention uses the truck to transport the material and the like, and the product processed using the material and the like is processed by the truck. Procurement and delivery system that uses trucking to transport and deliver to delivery destinations, including outbound trucking data delivered to the delivery destination, return trucking data for procurement of the materials, etc. Input means for inputting inventory data about the inventory status of the temporary storage warehouse, and the forward trucking data, the return trucking data, and the inventory data about the inventory status of the temporary storage warehouse, respectively. A storage means, a delivery destination position in the outbound trucking data from the storage means, and a front position from the storage means; A combination selection means for selecting a closer combination of reciprocating truck transportation by comparing with the position of the supplier in the return truck transportation data, and the combination selection means includes the combined forward truck transportation and Even if the date and time of the return truck transportation are different, the number of days that can be shifted to the inventory data by approving the combination of round trip truck transportation by shifting the date and time of the return truck transportation according to the availability of the temporary storage warehouse If the shift data related to the forward truck transport and the return truck transport combined are different from each other, the combination selecting means includes the shift data related to the shiftable days. Based on the date and time of the return truck transportation before the date and time required for procurement by the shiftable number of days. Shifting and also possible to approve the combination of reciprocating truck transport, the truck can be managed by the respective ID numbers assigned to a plurality of tracks transporters, said combination selection means reciprocally truck in correspondence with the ID number The combination selection means performs a combination of the same outbound routes or the same outbound routes within a range of 100% or less for the outbound route and the inbound route truck transportation, respectively .

  According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the procurement and delivery system using trucking according to the present invention may comprise a display means for displaying a combination of round-trip trucking approved by the approval means. The truck transportation may be managed by ID numbers assigned to a plurality of truck carriers, and the combination selection means may select a combination of round-trip truck transportation corresponding to the ID numbers.

  In addition, the outbound route and the outbound route transport can be the same outbound route or a combination of the same outbound routes within a range of 100% or less, respectively, and further, for example, the inbound route combined with the outbound track transport by the combination selection means When there is no truck transportation data, the return truck transportation data may be disclosed via the Internet.

  In the procurement and delivery system using truck transportation according to the present invention, the combination selection means includes the delivery destination position and the return truck transportation data in the outbound truck transportation data respectively stored in the storage means. Compare the location of the suppliers and select a combination of round-trip trucking. Ultimately, the approval means that approves the combination of round-trip trucking will approve if the inventory data in the temporary storage warehouse is checked and available, but the temporary storage warehouse usually has space. Approval of the combination is much easier than when a temporary storage warehouse is not set up.For example, even when there is a large time lag between forward and return truck transport, it is possible to combine forward and return truck transport. Can improve physical distribution efficiency.

  A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The procurement and delivery system using truck transportation according to the present embodiment uses a consignment warehouse, which is a temporary storage warehouse provided near a product processing plant, to widen the time-adjustable width of the truck transportation return route, It is a system that realizes high efficiency of the distribution as a whole.

  FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a procurement and delivery system using trucking. There are a factory 11 and a factory 12 as product processing sites for processing products, and a consignment warehouse 13 is provided near the place where these factories 11 and 12 exist. The factories 11 and 12 may be owned by companies with the same capital, or may be factories of different companies or even different industries. Each of the factories 11 and 12 carries procured materials and raw materials, manufactures according to the respective products, and sends the manufactured products to a delivery destination. The consignment warehouse 13 is a warehouse for temporarily storing materials and raw materials when it is necessary to shift the timing of carrying the materials and raw materials to the factories 11 and 12, and is usually a supplier of the materials and the like. It is possible to reduce the inventory of the factory itself if the material procurement is carried into the factories 11 and 12 from the consignment warehouse 13. The consignment warehouse 13 is located, for example, in a place where the factories 11 and 12 are relatively close to each other, and movement of materials from the consignment warehouse 13 to the factories 11 and 12 is not particularly limited. A cart, an automatic guided machine, and other various means of transportation can be used.

  In FIG. 1, a distribution warehouse 15 of a retail industry is shown as an example of a delivery destination of products of the factory 12. The distribution warehouse 15 is, for example, a distribution warehouse of a large retailer, and is one of delivery destinations from the factory 12. The products manufactured at the factory 12 and delivered to the distribution warehouse 15 are delivered from the distribution warehouse 15 to each store and lined up at each store. In FIG. 1, in addition to the distribution warehouse 15 shown as one of the delivery destinations, a factory 14 is depicted as a source of materials and raw materials. The factory 14 is a printing factory for packaging materials, for example.

  Before explaining in detail the procurement and delivery system using truck transportation according to the present embodiment, the conventional system will be briefly explained. For example, when a product is shipped from the factory 12, a truck for the shipment is provided. Prepared by a predetermined supplier, transported by truck from the factory 12 to a predetermined delivery destination, and when a product is delivered to the predetermined delivery destination, one transportation work is completed. Similarly, on the procurement side, a truck for transporting materials from the source factory 14 to the factories 11 and 12 is prepared, and the material is transported from the source factory 14 to the factories 11 and 12 by transportation by the truck. Transportation work is completed.

  In the conventional procurement and delivery system, the shipment of the product by truck and the procurement of the material by truck are separate operations. In this embodiment, the truck transportation on the procurement side and the truck transportation on the delivery side using a computer are used. By performing the matching process, it is possible to improve the distribution efficiency. Ideally, all of the trucking on the procurement side and the trucking on the delivery side can be combined, but some, if not all, improve the logistics efficiency by combining the trucking on the procurement side and the trucking on the delivery side. be able to.

  In FIG. 1, in a combination in which the trucking on the procurement side and the trucking on the delivery side are matched, the forward truck moves from the factory 12 to the distribution warehouse 15 on the delivery destination to transport the product manufactured at the factory 12. However, after delivery to the distribution warehouse 15, the product moves to the procurement factory 14 as indicated by a broken line 17 according to the result of the matching process. Predetermined materials are loaded at the source factory 14 and transported to a consignment warehouse 13 which is a temporary storage warehouse located near the factory 11 or the factory 12 (indicated by an arrow 18 in the figure). .) If the stock of the material or the like is directly possible, it can be transported from the source factory 14 to the factory 12 without going through the consignment warehouse 13 as indicated by an arrow 19 in the figure.

  The matching process between the truck transportation on the procurement side and the truck transportation on the delivery side using the computer in the present embodiment is processed by a system configuration example as shown in FIG. The computer 21 that executes the matching process is connected to the terminals 22 and 23 via a communication line such as the Internet. For example, a terminal 22 is arranged in the factory 11 and a terminal 23 is arranged in the factory 12, and input of delivery data, procurement data, etc. as described later is performed. The computer 21 is also connected to a carrier terminal 24 via a communication line such as the Internet, and can obtain information on the dispatch and destination of the trucks 27 and 28 by inputting and outputting information. Information can be transmitted from the dealer's terminal 24 to the mobile telephones 25 and 26 of the truck driver to realize efficient transportation without waste.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram based on functions of a procurement and delivery system using truck transportation using a computer in the present embodiment. In this system, a delivery data storage device 37 comprising, for example, a data storage area of a hard disk for collecting and storing delivery-side data is provided, and this delivery data storage device 37 includes, for example, the terminal 22 of the factory 11. The data is input from the delivery data input means 31 comprising the above and the delivery data input means 32 comprising the terminal 23 of the factory 12. Examples of data input from the delivery data input means 31 and 32 include date / time data, shipper data, truck vehicle type data, truck loading ratio data, delivery destination data, and product data. A predetermined carrier can be designated, and a response from the carrier may be written as data for each transportation operation for which delivery data is input. The shipper data is preferably automatically input when delivery is to be carried out by the company. For example, when the factory 11 is the manufacturer H and the factory 12 is the manufacturer Y, each factory 11, It is preferable that the company H and the company Y are input automatically or by default to the shipper data by operating the terminals 22 and 23 in FIG. The truck vehicle type data is data related to the size and type of the truck, and a general-purpose size such as 2t, 4t, 10t, and 20t can be input.

  In addition, in order to operate the procurement and delivery system using truck transportation using a computer in this embodiment, it is necessary to input procurement data in addition to delivery data input. In this system, a procurement data storage device 39 including, for example, a data storage area of a hard disk for collecting and storing procurement side data is provided. The procurement data storage device 39 includes, for example, the terminal 22 of the factory 11. Data is input from the procurement data input means 36 comprising: The data input from the procurement data input means 36 includes date / time data, procurement owner data, truck vehicle type data, truck loading rate data, procurement source data, material data, shiftable days, and consignment warehouse (C warehouse) 13. Data on whether or not use is possible.

  In the procurement and delivery system using trucking in the present embodiment, the carrier can also access the system, and the carrier can log in to the procurement and delivery system using its own terminal 24. is there. For example, when a shipper inputs a delivery data by specifying a predetermined supplier, or when it is listed as a candidate for return truck transportation by matching processing described later after the procurement data is input, the forwarder or the return truck on the forwarder side. It is necessary to confirm each transportation and confirm that the forward truck transportation and the return truck transportation can actually be executed. In this case, if the forwarder or the returner truck transportation required by the system is possible compared with the truck delivery table on hand, the confirmed information is returned to the computer 21 and the truck transportation is impossible. If so, information indicating that execution is impossible is returned to the computer 21. The carrier transmits data to the track information storage device 38 from the track information input means 33, 34, 35 including the terminal 24 of the company. The track information input means 33, 34, and 35 are terminals 24 respectively distributed to each carrier such as a truck carrier Z transportation, E transportation, K logistics, etc. The track information storage device 38 is configured to store the date and time of vacant truck transportation, the size of the truck, etc., and to read out the date and time of vacant truck transportation and the size of the truck when necessary.

In the procurement and delivery system using truck transportation according to the present embodiment, data from the delivery data storage device 37, the track information storage device 38, and the procurement data storage device 39 are read and monitored by the table display processing unit 40. The processing result is displayed at 42. Furthermore, in the procurement and delivery system using truck transportation according to the present embodiment, matching processing as described later is performed by the matching processing unit 41, and when the forward truck transportation and the return truck transportation are combined by this matching processing, Therefore, sufficient logistics efficiency can be improved. The result of the matching processing by the matching processing unit 41 is transmitted to the factories 11 and 12 and the carrier by the processing result communication unit 43. A specific example of the processing result communication means 43 is a server having a mail transmission function, and transmits an e-mail with a required URL to the corresponding person so as to proceed with a confirmation operation or other processing. Can do. The number of delivery data input means, procurement data input means, and track information input means can be increased according to the number of participating companies and contractors. Further, although only one monitor 42 is shown, the results of matching processing by the matching processing unit 41 and the processing results of the table display processing unit 40 can be displayed on a plurality of monitors and can be connected via a network. The processing result or the like can be displayed on the image display device.

  The procurement and delivery system using truck transportation according to the present embodiment has the above-described configuration, and is configured to advance the matching process according to the flow shown in FIG. 4, for example. First, in step S1, delivery data is input. In the factory 12, assuming that the product is scheduled to be delivered, the schedule is input via the terminal 23. The delivery data is date / time data, shipper data, truck vehicle type data, truck loading rate data, delivery destination data, product data, and the like. In the case of the delivery data of FIG. "September 10" is input, "Company Y" is input as the shipper data, "10t" is input as the truck model data, and "50%", which means half the truck loading data, is input. “D” is input as “X”, and “X distribution center” is input as the delivery destination data. These data are stored in the delivery data storage device 37 in the system. At this stage, if the carrier is determined, as shown in FIG. If it is not determined at this stage, an inquiry mail is transmitted to the carrier 24 or the like via a communication line such as the Internet, or a bid is accepted to determine the carrier. The date / time data can be date-only data as illustrated, and more detailed scheduled time can be added as data.

  Truck vehicle type data and truck loading rate data vary depending on the quantity of products delivered, and can be calculated based on the number of packages. The truck loading rate data is set in the range of 0 to 100%. However, when the forward truck transportation itself is not combined, a number close to 100% is efficient. For truck model data, general-purpose sizes such as 2t, 4t, 10t, and 20t are input. However, the carrier does not always have all the trucks, and even if they have them, they may not be able to dispatch vehicles. It is preferable that the vehicle type, the carrier, etc. can be rewritten even once input, and by making this rewritable, it is possible to create a schedule that gives priority to the combination by matching.

    Next, in step S2, data input on the procurement side is performed. In the factory 12, procurement data can also be input through the terminal 23, etc., and the procurement data includes date / time data, shiftable number of days (shift) data, truck model data, truck loading rate data, procurement source data, consignment warehouse ( C warehouse) data, material data, etc. If the procurement data of FIG. 5, for example, for the data of ID 400035, “September 10, 2010” is input as the date and time data, and the number of shiftable days (shift) data "2" is input as the truck model data, "10t" is input as the truck model data, "40%" meaning 40% is input as the truck loading ratio data, and "a" is specified as the material data meaning the material a. “L company” is entered as the supplier data. Similar data is input to other ID data, and these data are held in the procurement data storage device 39. The date / time data can be date-only data as illustrated, and more detailed scheduled time can be added as data.

  Next, it is determined whether or not matching is to be started. If matching is not to be started, the system processing is terminated. However, if matching is to be started, first the location of the delivery destination and the procurement source in step S4 Is determined to be close. This part is a processing process by the matching processing unit 41. The ID number is incremented by one, the delivery destination is examined, and the system searches whether the supplier is close to the delivery destination. A combination based on empirical rules can be input in advance as a supplier close in distance to the delivery destination. For example, a combination search using GPS as shown in FIG. 6 can be performed. For example, if a delivery destination is determined, a table for selecting suppliers based on combinations based on empirical rules may be popped up to show the suppliers to be combined. The previous combination by matching is displayed by default. It is also possible to do. In the example shown in FIG. 6, global point data of each delivery destination and global point data of the supplier are shown. For example, when “X Distribution Center” is selected as the delivery destination, this “X Distribution Center” is selected. "Suppliers having global point data close to the global point data" are highlighted, and in the table of FIG. 6, Company K and Company L are highlighted as close suppliers. Actually, the sum of the square of the difference between the latitudes of the global point data of two points and the square of the difference in longitude takes the square root, which corresponds to the distance between the two points, for example, within 10 to 50 km The setting should be as follows.

  After selecting such a combination of two delivery destinations and procurement sources, in the procurement and delivery system using trucking in this embodiment, it is determined whether or not the date and time can be adjusted in step S5. Is done. In other words, it is determined whether the date and time of the delivery destination and the procurement source that are judged to be close are the same date, and if there is time data, whether or not consistency can be obtained with respect to the time interval and order Judgment. As for the date and time, it is desirable to perform both procurement and delivery on the same day, but in the system of this embodiment, by using a consignment warehouse, the date and time of procurement can be set regardless of actual delivery to the factory. Can be shifted. As a result, it is also possible to input shiftable days (shift) data. For example, if the shift data is “3”, the procurement materials are temporarily stored in the consignment warehouse and the return truck transportation is performed for about 3 days. It is also possible to shift the date and time forward. For example, by using a consignment warehouse, it is possible to carry the procurement materials to the consignment warehouse in advance of the day when the procurement is actually necessary, and the return truck for procurement only for that date. The date of transportation can be shifted.

  For example, referring to the example of FIG. 5, delivery to the X distribution center by E transportation with ID 100012 is scheduled for September 10, 2010. For this outbound trucking, ID 400034 is provided as data on the procurement side. It can be seen that company K's procurement data are highlighted as data that is close in distance and consistent in date and time.

  Furthermore, in the procurement and delivery system using truck transportation according to the present embodiment, since the data on the truck loading ratio is held, it is possible to estimate how much space is available on the same truck, for example, the same 10t car If the loading ratio is about 50% and 50%, it can be calculated that only one truck is sufficient instead of two trucks. In FIG. 5, in the delivery data, the delivery to the X distribution center with ID 100012 as the shipper on September 10, 2010 is the shipper as the shipper on September 10, 2010 with ID100013. The same day, the same delivery destination, and the same 10t car are delivered on the same day as the delivery to the X Distribution Center. The loading ratio is 50% and 50%, so the total does not exceed 100%. Also, it is possible to combine the outbound routes of delivery by matching. Similarly, in the procurement data, delivery to the X distribution center by E transportation with ID 100012 is scheduled to be performed by outbound trucking on September 10, 2010. As the return truck transport matching the procurement data of K company with ID 400034, the truck loading ratio is 60%, and the procurement data of company L with ID 400035 below is also 40 truck loading ratio. It can be seen that the vehicle is the same day, the nearest procurement source, and the same 10t car. Therefore, the return paths of the procurement materials can be combined by matching. In other words, it is determined that the loading in step S6 is possible within a range in which the total of two or more loading amounts to be combined does not exceed 100%, and the total of two or more loading amounts to be combined exceeds 100%. In this case, it is determined that loading cannot be performed in step S6.

  Such forward trucking and return trucking are matched, and if there is a combined trucking pair, the carrier is notified prior to the actual work date and time, and The notification to the track driver is also made by using the mail transmission / reception function of the mobile phone 25, 26 of the track driver, for example. The processing of this part is advanced when the processing result communication unit 43 receives the matching result from the matching processing unit 41 and the processing result communication unit 43 sends data or the like to the terminal 24.

  If there is no return trucking data to be combined with the forward trucking by the matching operation of the matching processing unit 41, it is also possible to publish the return trucking data via the Internet. Carriers other than those that have already entered the system can also be given the opportunity to participate in highly efficient transport operations.

  In addition, in the example of FIG. 5, the delivery to the D distribution center with ID 100010 as the shipper on September 9, 2010 is a delivery that is planned to be 90% with a 4t car. With respect to this delivery data, the procurement side, which is scheduled for September 16, 2010 with ID 400041, has a procurement source of “Q material” and is close to the D distribution center of the delivery destination with the same 4t car I understand that. Further, in ID400041, it is understood that the C warehouse data is OK, the consignment warehouse can be used, and “25” is given as the shift days, so that it is 25 than September 16, 2010. This indicates that procurement can be made a day before, indicating that the return truck transportation from August 23, 2010 to September 16, 2010 is possible. Accordingly, since September 9, 2010 of ID100010 is a date and time when return truck transportation is possible, a combination by matching processing is possible.

  Since the C warehouse data is OK and the consignment warehouse can be used, a relatively large number of shift days can be obtained, and return truck transportation is performed at an earlier stage than the actual procurement date. Can be made. Here, the number of shift days may not be able to be stored for a long period of time depending on the nature of the materials and raw materials.Therefore, there are limitations on the number of days for that purpose, but for consignment warehouses, etc. Temporary storage is possible accordingly, and by using the consignment warehouse, it is possible to increase the efficiency of truck transport.

  The consignment warehouse 13 can also be provided in each company and each factory, and a common warehouse can be provided in the area and used mutually. Also, in this embodiment, the example of using GPS data for distance distance has been described. However, distance distance can be determined by time such as car navigation, and driver experience values are converted into data and input. It is also possible to keep it.

  In the procurement and delivery system using truck transportation according to the present invention, truck transportation for procuring materials and raw materials is described as return truck transportation, and truck transportation for delivery of manufactured products is described as outbound truck transportation. However, in the present invention, it is possible to operate the system by exchanging the concept of the outbound route and the inbound route. For example, the truck transportation for procuring materials and raw materials is the outbound truck transportation, and the truck transportation for delivering the manufactured product is performed. Can also be used for outbound trucking.

1 is a system configuration diagram of a procurement and delivery system using trucking according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a network diagram which shows the network of the procurement and delivery system using trucking concerning the embodiment of the present invention. It is a computer system block diagram of the procurement and delivery system using trucking concerning the embodiment of the present invention. It is a flowchart explaining the operation | movement procedure of the procurement and delivery system using the trucking concerning embodiment of this invention. It is a table which shows the example of data of the delivery and procurement of the procurement and delivery system using trucking concerning the embodiment of the present invention. It is a table | surface which shows the GPS data of each delivery destination of the procurement and delivery system using trucking concerning embodiment of this invention, and a procurement source.

Explanation of symbols

11, 12 Factory 13 Consignment warehouse 14 Factory 15 Distribution warehouse 16-19 Arrow 21 Computer 22, 23, 24 Terminal 25, 26 Mobile phone 27, 28 Truck 31, 32 Delivery data input means 33-35 Track information input means 36 Procurement Data input means 37 Delivery data storage device 38 Track information storage device 39 Procurement data storage device 40 Table display processing unit 41 Matching processing unit 42 Monitor 43 Processing result communication unit

Claims (3)

Procurement and delivery system using truck transport that procures the materials by trucks that transport materials etc., transports the products processed using the materials etc. by trucks and delivers them to the delivery destination,
Input means for inputting data for outbound trucking to be delivered to the delivery destination, data for inbound truck transportation for procuring the materials, etc., and inventory data about the inventory status of a temporary storage warehouse provided near the product processing place;
Storage means for storing the outbound trucking data, the inbound trucking data, and inventory data about the inventory status of the temporary storage warehouse, respectively.
Comparing the delivery destination position in the outbound trucking data from the storage means and the procurement location in the return trucking data from the storage means, it is closer to the round-trip trucking A combination selection means for selecting a combination;
The combination selection means is configured to reciprocate truck transportation by shifting the date and time of the return truck transportation according to the availability of the temporary storage warehouse even when the date and time of the combined forward truck transportation and the return truck transportation are different. Approve the combination of
If the inventory data includes shift data relating to the number of days that can be shifted, the combination selection means may include the combination of the forward truck transportation and the return truck transportation with different dates and times. Based on the shift data relating to the number of days that can be shifted, it is also possible to approve the combination of round-trip trucking by shifting the date and time of the return truck transportation before the date and time required for procurement by the number of days that can be shifted ,
The trucking is managed by an ID number assigned to each of a plurality of truck carriers, and the combination selection means selects a combination of round-trip trucking corresponding to the ID number,
The combination selection means performs the combination of the same outbound paths or the same outbound paths within the range where the loading capacity is 100% or less for the outbound and inbound truck transportation, respectively.
Procurement and delivery system using trucking , characterized by   2. The procurement and delivery system using truck transportation according to claim 1, further comprising display means for displaying a combination of round-trip truck transportation approved by said approval means. 2. Procurement using truck transportation according to claim 1, wherein when there is no return truck transportation data to be combined with the forward truck transportation by the combination selection means, the return truck transportation data is disclosed via the Internet. And delivery system.