JP6367954B2 - Information processing system and manufacturing mediation method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing system and a manufacturing mediation method.

  Conventionally, it is a manufacturing ordering brokerage system in which an information terminal of a registered manufacturer that has been examined and an information terminal of an ordering company are connected to an intermediary device via the Internet. The intermediary device is optimally registered with a registered manufacturer data storage unit. There has been proposed a manufacturing ordering brokerage system including a manufacturer search unit, a CAD (Computer Aided Design) standard design data storage unit, a search permission unit, a CAD data agency unit, and an automatic contract creation unit ( For example, see Patent Document 1).

JP 2003-323562 A

  By the way, when ordering manufacture of parts constituting a product from an outside manufacturer, the price and delivery time may vary depending on the part unit of the product to be manufactured.

  For example, rather than ordering and manufacturing an engine included in a power shovel from a single manufacturer, manufacturing and assembling individual parts such as pistons and cranks that make up the engine are ordered and manufactured by multiple manufacturers. It may be possible to manufacture the final product power shovel faster and cheaper.

  For this reason, depending on how the parts of the product ordered from the manufacturer are selected, the product may be manufactured at a lower price and a shorter delivery time.

  Then, an object of this invention is to provide the technique which can manufacture a product with a cheap price and short delivery date.

  The present application includes a plurality of means for solving at least a part of the above-described problems. Examples of the means are as follows. In order to solve the above problems, an information processing system according to the present invention includes an order information storage unit that stores product information of a product created by a user, and the product information stored in the order information storage unit. Inquiries to inquire about the ordering conditions such as price, delivery date, quality, etc., of the hierarchization unit that stratifies the parts that make up the product, and the availability of each part of each hierarchy layered by the hierarchy unit Based on the inquiry result of the inquiry part and the inquiry part, the combination of manufacturers that can produce the product is calculated, and the ordering conditions such as price, delivery date, and quality desired by the user are calculated from the calculated combination. And an extraction unit for extracting a combination to be satisfied.

  According to the present invention, a product can be manufactured at a lower price and a shorter delivery time. Problems, configurations, and effects other than those described above will be clarified by the following description of embodiments.

It is a figure showing an example of composition of a manufacture mediation system concerning a 1st embodiment. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of functional blocks of the information processing system 1. FIG. It is a figure explaining the detail of the hierarchization part 13 and the inquiry part 14. FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining details of an extraction unit 15. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an operation example of the information processing system 1. It is the figure which showed the data structural example of the manufacturer memory | storage part 17 which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is the figure which showed an example of the functional block of the information processing system 1 which concerns on 3rd Embodiment. It is the figure which showed an example of the functional block of the information processing system 1 which concerns on 4th Embodiment. It is the figure which showed the example of a data structure of the distribution cost memory | storage part 31. FIG. It is the figure which showed an example of the functional block of the information processing system 1 which concerns on 5th Embodiment. 2 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration example of an information processing system 1. FIG.

[First Embodiment]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a production mediation system according to the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the production mediation system includes an information processing system 1, terminal devices 2 a to 2 c, terminal devices 3 a to 3 c, and a network 4.

  In the manufacturing intermediary system shown in FIG. 1, for example, a design distributor that designs and sells products, a manufacturer that undertakes the manufacture of products designed by the design distributor, an intermediary that mediates between the design distributor and the manufacturer, Exists. It is also possible for a contractor capable of both design sales and manufacturing to participate in one role. The design distributor, for example, sends product information (described later) of the designed product, a desired delivery date and a desired price to the broker (information processing system 1), and approves the estimate response from the broker. An ordering transaction is established.

  The information processing system 1 according to the present embodiment is configured by a server. The information processing system 1 of this embodiment is managed by an intermediary.

  The terminal devices 2a to 2c of the present embodiment are information processing terminal devices such as a PC (Personal Computer). Each of the terminal devices 2a to 2c of the present embodiment is managed by different design dealers. Hereinafter, the design dealer may be referred to as a user.

  The terminal devices 3a to 3c of the present embodiment are information processing terminal devices such as PCs. Each of the terminal devices 3a to 3c of the present embodiment is managed by different manufacturers.

  The network 4 of the present embodiment is the Internet. The information processing system 1, the terminal devices 2 a to 2 c, and the terminal devices 3 a to 3 c can communicate with each other via the network 4.

  The information processing system 1 may be configured by a cloud computer including a plurality of servers and a plurality of storages.

  Moreover, although only three of the user terminal devices 2a to 2c are shown, the present invention is not limited to this. Although only three of the terminal devices 3a to 3c of the manufacturer are shown, the present invention is not limited to this.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of functional blocks of the information processing system 1. As shown in FIG. 2, the information processing system 1 includes a reception unit 11, a transmission unit 12, a hierarchization unit 13, an inquiry unit 14, an extraction unit 15, an ordering / ordering unit 16, and a manufacturer storage unit 17. And an order information storage unit 18.

  The receiving unit 11 receives data transmitted from the user terminal devices 2a to 2c. Moreover, the receiving part 11 receives the data transmitted from the manufacturer's terminal devices 3a-3c.

  The transmission unit 12 transmits data to the user terminal devices 2a to 2c. Moreover, the transmission part 12 transmits data to the manufacturer's terminal devices 3a-3c.

  For example, in the case where a designed product is manufactured by a manufacturer via an intermediary, the user creates product information (described later) of the designed product. The user transmits the created product information to the information processing system 1 using the terminal devices 2a to 2c. The product information transmitted from the user terminal devices 2 a to 2 c is received by the receiving unit 11 of the information processing system 1 and stored in the order information storage unit 18. The hierarchization unit 13 refers to the order information storage unit 18 and hierarchizes the parts constituting the product based on the product information of the product created by the user. If the hierarchizing unit 13 cannot hierarchize the product parts, the hierarchizing unit 13 requests the user for data necessary for hierarchization through the receiving unit 11.

  The inquiry unit 14 inquires of a plurality of manufacturers stored in the manufacturer storage unit 17 about whether or not to manufacture each part of each layer hierarchized by the hierarchizing unit 13 and order conditions. For example, the inquiry unit 14 transmits information asking whether or not the manufacturing is possible and the order receiving conditions for the ordering conditions to the manufacturer's terminal devices 3a to 3c via the transmission unit 12, and whether or not the parts can be manufactured to a plurality of manufacturers. Also inquire about order conditions. The order conditions inquired by the inquiry unit 14 are, for example, a manufacturer's desired order price and a scheduled delivery date.

  The inquiry result (part manufacture availability / order receiving condition) by the inquiry unit 14 is transmitted from the manufacturer's terminal devices 3a to 3c. The extraction unit 15 calculates a combination of manufacturers that can produce a product based on the inquiry result received by the reception unit 11, and selects a combination satisfying the ordering condition desired by the user from the calculated combination. Extract.

  The ordering conditions desired by the user are, for example, the upper limit of the order price, delivery date, and delivery location. Although the order conditions desired by the user will be described below, they are stored in the order information storage unit 18, and the extraction unit 15 refers to the order information storage unit 18 to obtain the order conditions desired by the user. be able to.

  The ordering / order receiving unit 16 transmits the combination of manufacturers extracted by the extracting unit 15 to the user terminal devices 2a to 2c. At that time, the ordering / order receiving unit 16 transmits the order receiving conditions in the extracted combination to the user terminal devices 2a to 2c. Thereby, the user can determine whether or not to place an order for product manufacture with reference to the order conditions of the manufacturer extracted by the extraction unit 15.

  Further, when receiving an order for a product from the user terminal devices 2a to 2c, the ordering / order receiving unit 16 establishes a transaction with the manufacturer's terminal devices 3a to 3c extracted by the extraction unit 15 and approved by the user. Send.

  The manufacturer storage unit 17 stores in advance information on manufacturers who manufacture products ordered by users. In the case of the present embodiment, the manufacturer makes a registration request to the broker that manages the information processing system 1. Then, if the predetermined examination is satisfied, the broker stores the information (for example, identification information for identifying the manufacturer name and manufacturer) of the manufacturer who has requested registration in the manufacturer storage unit 17.

  The order information storage unit 18 stores product information created by the user. The order information storage unit 18 stores ordering conditions desired by the user. For example, when transmitting product information to the information processing system 1 using the terminal devices 2a to 2c, the user transmits desired ordering conditions, and the receiving unit 11 receives the product information received from the user terminal devices 2a to 2c. And the ordering conditions are stored in the order information storage unit 18.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining the details of the hierarchizing unit 13 and the inquiry unit 14. A product M1 illustrated in FIG. 3 indicates a product designed by the user. The functional parts A1 to A3, the structural parts B1 to B3, and the constituent parts C1 to C3 indicate parts that constitute the product M1.

  Hierarchies A to C indicated by dotted line frames indicate the hierarchies of parts constituting the product M1. A hierarchy A shows a hierarchy of parts obtained by disassembling the product M1 in functional units. A hierarchy B shows a hierarchy of parts obtained by disassembling the parts of the hierarchy A in structural units. A hierarchy C indicates a hierarchy of parts obtained by disassembling the parts of the hierarchy B in structural units.

  The unit of parts becomes smaller in the order of layers A to C. For example, in the example of FIG. 3, the functional component A1 is composed of structural components B1 to B3, and the structural component B1 is composed of component components C1 and C2. Similarly, the functional component A2 is also configured by a predetermined structural component, and the structural component is configured by a predetermined structural component.

  For example, when the product M1 is a shovel car, the functional component A1 in the hierarchy A in FIG. 3 is, for example, a traveling unit for realizing the traveling function of the shovel car (for example, a component that realizes the traveling function, such as an engine, a mission, Parts consisting of endless track units). The functional component A2 is, for example, a drilling unit that realizes a shovel car excavating function (for example, a component that realizes the excavating function, and includes an arm, a cylinder, a bucket, and the like). The functional component A3 is, for example, a control unit that controls travel and excavation of the excavator (for example, a component that includes a control box that controls excavator travel, a control box that controls excavation, and the like).

  The structural parts B1 to B3 in the hierarchy B in FIG. 3 are parts that constitute a traveling unit (functional part A1). For example, the structural part B1 is an engine that constitutes the traveling unit. The structural component B2 is, for example, a mission that constitutes a traveling unit. The structural component B3 is, for example, an endless track unit that constitutes a traveling unit.

  The components C1 and C2 in the hierarchy C in FIG. 3 are components that constitute the engine (structural component B1), and for example, the component C1 is a piston that constitutes the engine. The component C2 is, for example, a crank that constitutes an engine.

  In addition, although the components which comprise a shovel car are other than a traveling unit, an excavation unit, and a control unit, the description is abbreviate | omitted here. In addition to the engine, the mission, and the endless track unit, the components that make up the traveling unit are not shown here. In addition to the piston and the crank, there are parts constituting the engine, but the description thereof is omitted here.

  The product information created by the user includes, for example, a product component configuration table, specification information, CAD data, product manufacturing order information (M-BOM: Manufacturing Bill of Materials), quality control standard information, and processing information (for example, Information such as whether the part is made by welding, by cutting, or by a 3D printer), and regulatory information. The information processing system 1 may create the product production order information and processing information from CAD data using a CAM (Computer Aided Manufacturing) function.

  The parts configuration table included in the product information has information on the parts constituting the product in a hierarchical structure as shown in FIG. 3, and the hierarchization unit 13 displays the parts configuration table included in the product information. Based on this, it is possible to hierarchize the parts constituting the product.

  Further, when the parts configuration table is not included in the product information, the hierarchizing unit 13 can hierarchize the parts constituting the product based on the product specification information and CAD data included in the product information. For example, product specification information includes specification information for each functional unit, such as the shape, speed, and horsepower specifications of excavator traveling units, and the shape, drive range, and horsepower specifications of excavation units. The hierarchizing unit 13 can decompose the product into units of functional parts based on the product specification information. Further, the CAD data includes information on the structural parts constituting the functional parts and the structural parts constituting the structural parts, and the hierarchization unit 13 selects the products based on the CAD data. Can be broken down into units.

  The inquiry unit 14 inquires of a plurality of manufacturers stored in the manufacturer storage unit 17 about whether or not to manufacture each part of each layer hierarchized by the hierarchizing unit 13 and order conditions. For example, the inquiry unit 14 inquires of a plurality of manufacturers about the availability of production and order conditions in each of the functional components A1 to A3 in the hierarchy A. Further, the inquiry unit 14 inquires of a plurality of manufacturers about manufacture availability and order conditions in each of the structural components B1 to B3 of the hierarchy B. Further, the inquiry unit 14 inquires of a plurality of manufacturers about manufacture availability and order conditions for each of the components C1 and C2 in the hierarchy C.

  Here, it is less expensive to place an order for the manufacture and assembly of lower parts from multiple manufacturers than to place an order for parts of the upper hierarchy to a single supplier, so there is no intermediate margin. Can be manufactured. For example, the engine, the mission, and the endless track unit (structural parts B1 to B3) constituting the traveling unit (functional part A1) are compared to the case where the traveling unit (functional part A1) is ordered and manufactured from one manufacturer. It may be better to place an order with a plurality of manufacturers to assemble the traveling unit (functional part A1). In addition, when the engine (structural component B1) is ordered from one manufacturer and manufactured, the piston and the crank (component C1, C2) constituting the engine (structural component B1) are ordered from a plurality of manufacturers. It may be better to assemble the engine (structural component B1). Of course, the reverse is also true, for example, it is cheaper because of the scale advantage due to the large amount of handling, when the lower part is ordered from one manufacturer, than the lower part is ordered from multiple manufacturers. In some cases, a short delivery time can be realized due to less movement of manufacturing bases. Since the inquiring unit 14 inquires of a plurality of manufacturers about manufacture availability and order conditions for each of all the hierarchized parts, the user can manufacture a product with more appropriate ordering conditions.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the details of the extraction unit 15. In FIG. 4, the same components as those in FIG. 3 are denoted by the same reference numerals.

  When there is an inquiry about whether parts can be manufactured and order conditions from the inquiry unit 14 of the information processing system 1, the manufacturer responds to the inquiry. For example, the manufacturer uses the terminal devices 3a to 3c to answer whether the manufacturing is possible and the order conditions.

  For example, X1 to X3, Y1 to Y3, Z1, and Z2 shown in FIG. 4 indicate manufacturers who answered that they can be manufactured. For example, the functional component A1 replies that the manufacturer X1 can be manufactured.

  Based on the inquiry result of the inquiry unit 14, the extraction unit 15 calculates a combination of manufacturers that can produce a product (a product is in a single state, that is, a completed state).

  For example, when parts manufacturing is ordered from manufacturers X1 to X3 that have returned the inquiry result that they can be manufactured, functional parts A1 to A3 are manufactured, and product M1 can be manufactured (completed).

  In addition, when parts manufacture is ordered from manufacturers X2 and X3 that have returned the inquiry result that they can be manufactured and manufacturers Y1 to Y3, functional parts A2 and A3 are manufactured by manufacturers X2 and X3. Moreover, the structural components B1 to B3 are manufactured by the manufacturers Y1 to Y3, and the functional component A1 is manufactured. Thereby, the product M1 can be produced.

  Further, when parts manufacture is ordered from the manufacturers X2 and X3, the manufacturers Y2 and Y3, and the manufacturers Z1 and Z2 that have returned the inquiry result that they can be manufactured, the functional parts A2 are obtained by the manufacturers X2 and X3. , A3 is manufactured. Further, the components Z1 and C2 are manufactured by the manufacturers Z1 and Z2, and the structural component B1 is manufactured. The functional component A1 is manufactured from the structural component B1 and the structural components B2 and B3 manufactured by the manufacturers Y2 and Y3. Thereby, the product M1 can be produced.

  Thus, the extraction unit 15 calculates a combination of manufacturers that can produce the product M1. In the case of the above example, the extraction unit 15 calculates a combination of manufacturers X1 to X3, a combination of manufacturers X2, X3, Y1 to Y3, and a combination of manufacturers X2, X3, Y2, Y3, Z1, and Z2. To do. Of course, the combination in FIG. 4 shows one example for explanation, and there are other combinations of manufacturers that can produce the product M1. That is, the extraction unit 15 calculates all combinations that can produce a product based on the manufacturer that has returned the inquiry result of manufacturability.

  Then, the extraction unit 15 extracts, from the calculated combinations, combinations of manufacturers with order conditions that satisfy the order conditions (delivery date and manufacturing price) desired by the user. For example, in the above example, if the combination of the manufacturers X2, X3, Y1 to Y3 is a combination of manufacturers with order conditions that satisfy the ordering conditions desired by the user, the extraction unit 15 may include the manufacturers X2, X3, Y1. The combination of ~ Y3 will be extracted.

  There may be a plurality of combinations that satisfy the ordering requirements desired by the user. In this case, the extraction unit 15 may extract all combinations that satisfy the ordering conditions desired by the user. Or the extraction part 15 may extract the combination with the best order conditions.

  Further, in FIG. 4, for the sake of simplicity, an example is shown in which one manufacturer returns an inquiry result indicating that one manufacturer can manufacture a part. However, an inquiry that a plurality of manufacturers can manufacture one part is available. May return results. For example, in the functional part A1, in addition to the manufacturer X1, one or more other manufacturers may return a manufacturable inquiry result. In this case, the extraction unit 15 calculates a combination of manufacturers that can produce a product even in one or more other manufacturers. Then, the extraction unit 15 extracts combinations that satisfy the ordering conditions desired by the user from the calculated combinations.

  FIG. 4 shows an example in which different manufacturers return manufacturable inquiry results for each part, but one manufacturer may return manufacturable inquiry results for a plurality of parts. . For example, the manufacturer X1 may return an inquiry result that can be manufactured for the functional component A2 in the same hierarchy, or may return an inquiry result that can be manufactured for the structural component B1 in a different hierarchy.

  Further, in FIG. 4, an example has been described in which the manufacturer returns a reply that all the parts can be manufactured. However, there may be a part that does not respond that the manufacture is possible. Even in such a case, if there is a combination of manufacturers that can produce the product, the extraction unit 15 can extract a combination that satisfies the ordering condition desired by the user.

  For example, in FIG. 4, it is assumed that there is no manufacturer who answered that the functional component A1 can be manufactured. Even in this case, the product M1 can be produced by a combination of manufacturers X2, X3, Y1 to Y3, or a combination of manufacturers X2, X3, Y2, Y3, Z1, and Z2. And the extraction part 15 can extract the combination which satisfy | fills the order condition which a user desires from the combinations containing these manufacturers.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an operation example of the information processing system 1. For example, when there is a product manufacturing (ordering) request from the user, the information processing system 1 starts processing in steps illustrated in FIG. It is assumed that information on the manufacturer that manufactures the product is stored (registered) in the manufacturer storage unit 17 in advance. Further, it is assumed that the user transmits the product information of the product requested for manufacture and the desired ordering condition to the information processing system 1 and these pieces of information are stored in the order information storage unit 18.

  First, the hierarchizing unit 13 hierarchizes the parts constituting the product based on the product information stored in the order information storage unit 18 (step S1). For example, as shown in FIG. 3, the product M1 that the user has requested to manufacture to the broker (information processing system 1) is hierarchized.

  Next, the inquiry unit 14 inquires of a plurality of manufacturers stored in the manufacturer storage unit 17 about whether or not to manufacture each part of each layer hierarchized by the hierarchizing unit 13 and order conditions (step S2). ). For example, the inquiring unit 14 determines whether or not manufacturing is possible and order conditions in each of the functional components A1 to A3 of the hierarchy A, the structural components B1 to B3 of the hierarchy B, and the components C1, C2,. Are inquired to the terminal devices 3a to 3c of a plurality of manufacturers.

  When the inquiry is received from the inquiry unit 14 regarding whether or not the product can be manufactured and the order conditions, the manufacturer uses the terminal devices 3a to 3c to process information on whether or not the inquired part can be manufactured and the order conditions. Send to system 1.

  Next, the receiving unit 11 receives an answer to the inquiry result from the manufacturer's terminal devices 3a to 3c (step S3).

  Next, the extraction unit 15 calculates a combination of manufacturers that can produce a product based on the inquiry result received by the reception unit 11 (step S4). For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the extraction unit 15 is the manufacturer X1 to X3, Y1 to Y3, Z1, Z2,... Calculate the combination. More specifically, the extraction unit 15 includes a combination of manufacturers X1 to X3 and a combination of manufacturers X2, X3, Y1 to Y3 as an example (part) of a combination of manufacturers that can produce the product M1. The combination and the combination of manufacturers X2, X3, Y2, Y3, Z1, Z2, etc. are calculated.

  Next, the extraction unit 15 extracts combinations of manufacturers with order conditions that satisfy the ordering conditions desired by the user from the combinations calculated in step S4 (step S5). The ordering conditions desired by the user are stored in the order information storage unit 18, and the extraction unit 15 can obtain the ordering conditions desired by the user with reference to the order information storage unit 18.

  Next, the ordering / order receiving unit 16 transmits the combination of manufacturers extracted by the extraction unit 15 and the order conditions of the manufacturer to the user terminal devices 2a to 2c (step S6). Thus, the user can determine whether or not to place an order for product manufacture based on the manufacturer presented from the information processing system 1 and the order conditions of the manufacturer.

  Next, the ordering / order receiving unit 16 receives a combination of manufacturers that the user has decided to place an order for product manufacture from the user terminal devices 2a to 2c (step S7). As a result, the ordering / order receiving unit 16 can place an order for parts manufacture with respect to each manufacturer of the combination of manufacturers determined by the user, and a transaction is established between the user and the manufacturer. Then, the manufacturer manufactures the part under the order conditions that are answered to the inquiry from the inquiry unit 14.

  As described above, the hierarchization unit 13 of the information processing system 1 hierarchizes the parts constituting the product based on the product information created by the user. The inquiring unit 14 inquires a plurality of manufacturers about the availability of manufacturing of each part of each layer hierarchized by the hierarchizing unit 13 and order conditions. Then, the extraction unit 15 calculates combinations of manufacturers that can produce products based on the inquiry result of the inquiry unit 14, and extracts combinations that satisfy the ordering condition desired by the user from the calculated combinations. . Thereby, a product can be manufactured on better conditions.

  In addition, the information processing system 1 stratifies products (parts) in a tree structure of functional parts, structural parts, and component parts, and inquires about whether or not to manufacture a plurality of manufacturers in units of arbitrary internal nodes or leaf nodes. Large-scale manufacturers, especially small-scale manufacturers such as subcontractors, can directly participate in product manufacturing. In addition, a manufacturer can receive an order for a part unit that he is good at.

  Further, since the inquiry unit 14 inquires whether or not parts can be manufactured to a plurality of manufacturers, the manufacturer registered in the broker (the information processing system 1) can improve the facility operation rate.

  In the above description, the hierarchizing unit 13 hierarchizes the parts constituting the product into three hierarchies, but is not limited thereto. There may be two layers or four or more layers.

  Further, when the combination of manufacturers satisfying the ordering conditions desired by the user cannot be extracted, the extraction unit 15 relaxes the ordering conditions desired by the user and extracts the combination of manufacturers closest to the ordering conditions desired by the user May be. The ordering / order receiving unit 16 may transmit the manufacturer combination extracted by the extracting unit 15 and the ordering conditions to the user terminal devices 2a to 2c as alternatives. The user can use an alternative as reference information for relaxing desired ordering conditions.

  Also, in the part assembling operation, an inquiry is made to any manufacturer who manufactures the part, or an order inquiry is made to the part manufacturer of the parent tree. For example, a manufacturer that can manufacture parts of the layers A and B generally has an assembly capability (for example, a manufacturer that can manufacture functional parts assembles structural parts and constituent parts that constitute the functional parts. There is a work process and it has an assembly capability), and it is only necessary to make an inquiry to the manufacturer who manufactures the parts of the layers A and B. There may also be a manufacturer specializing in assembly. In this case, the inquiry unit 14 inquires of a manufacturer specializing in assembly about whether parts can be manufactured (assembly availability) and ordering conditions.

  In addition, the extraction unit 15 can use a full search or mathematical optimization technique based on parallel computation when extracting a combination that satisfies the ordering conditions desired by the user.

  Further, the extraction unit 15 may extract a combination of manufacturers having a margin with respect to ordering conditions desired by the user.

  In addition, a plurality of users may request the information processing system 1 to manufacture different products. For example, one user may request a manufacture of a shovel car, and another user may request a manufacture of a gas turbine power generation system.

[Second Embodiment]
In the first embodiment, a plurality of manufacturers stored in the manufacturer storage unit 17 are inquired about whether parts can be manufactured and order conditions. For this reason, depending on the hierarchized parts, a manufacturer having no manufacturing capability may be inquired about whether parts can be manufactured and order conditions. For example, an engine piston may be manufactured, but a manufacturer who cannot manufacture the engine may be inquired about whether or not the engine can be manufactured. In the second embodiment, a manufacturer who has the ability to manufacture a part is inquired about whether or not the part can be manufactured and order conditions. Below, a different part from 1st Embodiment is demonstrated.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a data configuration example of the manufacturer storage unit 17 according to the second embodiment. As shown in FIG. 6, the manufacturer storage unit 17 has an identification number. 17a and manufacturing capacity 17b are stored.

  Identification No. 17a is information for identifying the manufacturer. For example, the identification No. 17a shows X1-X3, Y1-Y3, Z1, Z2 of FIG.

  The production capacity 17b is an identification number. The manufacturing capacity of the manufacturer of 17a is shown. The production capacity 17b is associated with the corresponding identification number. The manufacturer 17a indicates a manufactured part 17ba indicating a part that can be manufactured, and a corresponding identification number. The design 17bb indicating whether or not the manufacturer of 17a has the design capability and the corresponding identification No. The manufacturer of 17a has assembly 17bc which shows whether it has assembly capability.

  For example, in the example of FIG. It can be seen that the manufacturer whose 17a is “1” can manufacture the traveling unit (functional component), can design the traveling unit, and can assemble the components of the traveling unit. In addition, the identification No. It can be seen that a manufacturer whose 17a is “5” can manufacture excavation units (functional parts) and engines (structural parts).

  Identification No. The manufacturer 17a and the manufacturing capability 17b are stored in the manufacturer storage unit 17 in response to a registration request to the manufacturer's broker. For example, the manufacturer makes a registration request to the broker who manages the information processing system 1. At that time, the manufacturer notifies the intermediary of its own production capacity 17b. The broker, for example, if the predetermined examination is satisfied, the identification number of the manufacturer who made the registration request. 17a and the manufacturing capacity 17b are stored in the manufacturer storage unit 17.

  The parts constituting the functional parts include, for example, only the outer dimensions of the casing in the CAD data, and the configuration and functions in the casing may be written in the specification. In this case, the manufacturer must design a device that realizes the configuration and functions in the housing in accordance with the user's specifications. Of course, there are also functional parts that can be manufactured without the design of the manufacturer.

  Note that a manufacturer who can manufacture a functional component generally has a design capability.

  The inquiring unit 14 refers to the manufacturer storage unit 17 shown in FIG. 6 and inquires of the manufacturer who can manufacture the parts hierarchized by the hierarchizing unit 13 about the availability and order conditions. For example, the inquiry unit 14 can identify an identification number that can be designed and manufactured for a traveling unit (functional component) that requires design. The manufacturer 17a is inquired of the manufacture availability and order conditions for the manufacturer “1”.

  On the other hand, the inquiry unit 14 has an identification number that can manufacture a traveling unit for a traveling unit that does not require design. 17a inquires the manufacturers of “1” and “4” about the availability and the order conditions. The inquiry unit 14 can determine from the product information created by the user whether or not the part needs to be designed.

  As described above, the information processing system 1 includes the manufacturer storage unit 17 that stores a plurality of manufacturers and manufacturing capabilities, and the inquiry unit 14 refers to the manufacturer storage unit 17 and performs the hierarchization unit 13. Inquires of the manufacturer who can manufacture the layered parts about the availability and the order condition. As a result, an inquiry about whether or not to manufacture a part that can be manufactured and an order condition are transmitted to the manufacturer, and the manufacturer does not need to receive an inquiry about whether or not the part can be manufactured and an order condition.

  Note that the manufacturer storage unit 17 may store restriction information related to parts manufacturing by the manufacturer. For example, the manufacturer storage unit 17 may store information on whether the manufacturer has acquired ISO (International Organization for Standardization) or is in compliance with laws and regulations for manufacturing parts. Then, the inquiry unit 14 may inquire of the manufacturer that satisfies the restrictions specified by the user about the availability of production and order conditions. For example, the inquiry unit 14 refers to the manufacturer storage unit 17, acquires a manufacturer that satisfies the constraints specified by the user, and inquires the acquired manufacturer about the availability of production and order conditions. The user can specify constraints by product information.

  In addition, the user may set conditions such as a manufacturer who has a work record and a credit level in the product information, and may limit the manufacturers that can receive orders. In this case, in the same manner as described above, the manufacturer storage unit 17 stores, for example, the work results and credit levels of the manufacturer.

[Third Embodiment]
In the first embodiment, a manufacturer who cannot manufacture parts on a schedule may be inquired about whether parts can be manufactured and order conditions. In the third embodiment, a manufacturer who can manufacture parts on a schedule is inquired about whether parts can be manufactured and order conditions. Below, a different part from 1st Embodiment is demonstrated.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of functional blocks of the information processing system 1 according to the third embodiment. 7, the same components as those in FIG. 2 are denoted by the same reference numerals.

  As illustrated in FIG. 7, the information processing system 1 includes a manufacturing information storage unit 21. The manufacturing information storage unit 21 stores the time when parts can be manufactured, such as the operating status of the manufacturer.

  The receiving unit 11 periodically receives the time when parts can be manufactured from the terminal devices 3a to 3c of the manufacturer. The receiving unit 11 stores the received manufacturable time in the manufacturing information storage unit 21.

  The inquiry unit 14 can formulate a product production plan based on the product information created by the user stored in the order information storage unit 18 and the desired delivery date of the user. For example, the inquiry unit 14 can calculate a product production plan from product production order information included in the product information and a user's desired delivery date. More specifically, the product production order information includes, for example, information on when and when to assemble which parts. From this product production order information and the desired delivery date of the user, The inquiry unit 14 creates a production plan for the product and each part.

  The inquiry unit 14 inquires a plurality of manufacturers about the availability of production of each part in each hierarchical level and order conditions. At that time, the inquiring unit 14 calculates a necessary manufacturing time of the part to be inquired of the manufacturer from the above-described production plan of the product, refers to the manufacturing information storage unit 21, presents the manufacturing time, and displays the part. Inquire about the availability and order conditions to the manufacturer that overlaps with the production period.

  For example, it is assumed that the structural part B1 is necessary within a certain period T from the product production plan. The inquiry unit 14 refers to the manufacturing information storage unit 21, acquires a manufacturer that can manufacture the structural component B1 within a certain period T, presents the period T to the acquired manufacturer, Inquire about the availability and order conditions.

  As described above, the manufacturing information storage unit 21 stores the manufacturable time periodically received from a plurality of manufacturers, and the inquiry unit 14 refers to the manufacturing information storage unit 21 and can manufacture the parts. Is inquired about the availability and order conditions. As a result, an inquiry about whether or not to manufacture a manufacturable part and an order condition are transmitted to the manufacturer, and the manufacturer does not need to receive an inquiry about whether or not an unmanufacturable part can be manufactured and an order condition.

  In addition, the time when the manufacturer can manufacture that is stored in the manufacturing information storage unit 21 is not referred to by the user.

  Further, the inquiry unit 14 can calculate a product production plan and a part delivery date by, for example, a scheduling method such as backward simulation or linear programming.

[Fourth Embodiment]
In each of the above-described embodiments, logistics to the delivery location is also included in the ordering conditions. However, in this embodiment, parts manufacturing and logistics are different ordering units, and the ordering conditions desired by the user are included, including logistics costs. Try to meet. Below, a different part from 1st Embodiment is demonstrated.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of functional blocks of the information processing system 1 according to the fourth embodiment. In FIG. 8, the same components as those in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the information processing system 1 has a physical distribution cost storage unit 31. The distribution cost storage unit 31 stores distribution costs for each distribution company. The distribution cost is, for example, a transportation means for transporting goods, a fee for the transportation means, and a required time for the transportation means.

  The logistics company makes a registration request to the broker who manages the information processing system 1. For example, if the broker satisfies a predetermined examination, the broker stores the distribution cost of the distributor who requested the registration in the distribution cost storage unit 31.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a data configuration example of the distribution cost storage unit 31. As shown in FIG. 9, the physical distribution cost storage unit 31 includes an identification number. 31a, transportation means 31b, fee 31c, and required time 31d are stored.

  Identification No. 31a is information for identifying a logistics company.

  The transport means 31b is a transport means for transporting goods. Examples of the transportation means 31b include automobiles, railways, and airplanes.

  A fee 31c indicates a fee for transportation of goods. The fee 31c indicates, for example, a fee per unit distance (for example, 1 km).

  The required time 31d indicates the time taken to transport the goods. The required time 31d is indicated by a matrix between regions, for example. For example, the required time 31d is related to transportation between A prefecture and B prefecture, between A prefecture and C prefecture, between A prefecture and D prefecture, ... between B prefecture and C prefecture, between B prefecture and D prefecture, ... between prefectures. Shows time.

  The extraction unit 15 extracts a combination of a manufacturer and a logistics company in consideration of logistics costs when parts move. For example, the extracting unit 15 extracts a plurality of distribution companies stored in the distribution cost storage unit 31 or a distribution company that satisfies the ordering condition desired by the user.

  The extraction unit 15 can determine whether or not movement of a part occurs during product manufacture from the address (manufacturing base address) of the manufacturer that manufactures the part. For example, the manufacturer's address is stored in the manufacturer storage unit 17 as manufacturer information, and the extraction unit 15 can obtain the manufacturer's address by referring to the manufacturer storage unit 17. Yes.

  For example, in FIG. 4, it is assumed that the address of the manufacturer Z1 who answered that the component C1 can be manufactured is A prefecture. In addition, it is assumed that the address of the manufacturer Z2 that replied that the component C2 can be manufactured is B prefecture. Further, it is assumed that the address of the manufacturer that assembles the component parts C1 and C2 is C prefecture. In this case, the extraction unit 15 determines that a movement occurs when the components C1 and C2 are assembled and the structural component B1 is manufactured from the addresses of the manufacturers Z1 and Z2. Then, the extraction unit 15 refers to the distribution cost storage unit 31 and extracts a combination of a manufacturer and a distribution company that satisfies the ordering conditions desired by the user. The extraction unit 15 can calculate the distance between manufacturers from the manufacturer's address, and can calculate the charge for moving the parts from the calculated distance and the charge 31c stored in the physical distribution cost storage unit 31. . The time required for the movement can be calculated from the manufacturer's address and the required time 31 d stored in the physical distribution cost storage unit 31.

  Thus, the distribution cost storage unit 31 stores a plurality of distribution companies and distribution costs. The extraction unit 15 refers to the distribution cost storage unit 31 to extract a combination of a manufacturer and a distribution company that satisfies an ordering condition desired by the user when parts move when producing a product. Thereby, a product can be manufactured on the better conditions including distribution cost.

  Note that the logistics cost of the logistics company extracted by the extraction unit 15 may be transmitted to the user terminal devices 2 a to 2 c by the ordering / ordering unit 16. In addition, when the delivery date of the product is likely to be delayed, the user can change the transportation means 31b so that the delivery date is not delayed.

  In the above, the example of the logistics order condition by the movement of the prefecture unit has been described, but the logistics order condition by the movement of the country unit, the city unit, or the town unit can be similarly calculated.

[Fifth Embodiment]
In the fifth embodiment, product delivery date management is performed and the progress status is reported to the user. Below, a different part from 1st Embodiment is demonstrated.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of functional blocks of the information processing system 1 according to the fifth embodiment. 10, the same components as those in FIG. 2 are denoted by the same reference numerals. As illustrated in FIG. 10, the information processing system 1 includes a report unit 41.

  As described in step S7 in FIG. 5, the order receiving / order receiving unit 16 receives the combination of manufacturers determined to be ordered by the user from the user terminal devices 2a to 2c.

  The report unit 41 calculates a production plan for products in the combination of manufacturers determined to be ordered by the user, and transmits the progress status for the calculated production plan to the user. For example, the report unit 41 can make a production plan for a product based on the delivery date of the inquiry result that the manufacturer has answered to the inquiry from the inquiry unit 14. Further, the report unit 41 can acquire the progress of the manufacturer from the manufacturer's MES (Manufacturing Execution System). Or the report part 41 may receive a progress condition regularly from the terminal device 3a-3c of a manufacturer. Thereby, the report part 41 can create the progress condition with respect to the production plan of a product, and can transmit to a user's terminal device 2a-2b. The report unit 41 transmits the created report to the user terminal devices 2a to 2b periodically or in response to a user request.

  As described above, the report unit 41 drafts a product production plan for a combination of manufacturers determined to be ordered by the user, and transmits the progress of the manufacturer to the planned production plan. Thereby, the user can grasp the progress of the product.

  The report unit 41 may have a function of simulating the future progress status based on the current or past progress status acquired from the manufacturer. And the report part 41 may transmit a simulation result to a user's terminal device 2a-2c. A forward simulation can be used for this simulation.

  Further, the report unit 41 may create a recovery plan when a delay or an accident occurs in a process with a production plan. For example, the report unit 41 calculates whether or not the delivery date is delayed in the final product due to the influence of the delay. If the delivery date is not delayed, the report unit 41 creates a recovery plan that prompts the manufacturer for the delivery date so that future delivery date delays do not occur. Further, the report unit 41 causes the extraction unit 15 to create a recovery plan for re-ordering to a manufacturer that can finish at the fastest speed when delivery is delayed. The report unit 41 transmits the recovery plan created by the extraction unit 15 to the user terminal devices 2a to 2c.

  Further, in the case of the fourth embodiment, the report unit 41 can incorporate a physical distribution process in the production plan. Then, the report unit 41 causes the extraction unit 15 to create a recovery plan in which, for example, switching of the transportation means for physical distribution is performed.

  A hardware configuration example for realizing the functions of the information processing system 1 according to each embodiment will be described.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration example of the information processing system 1. The information processing system 1 includes, for example, an arithmetic device 51 such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a main storage device 52 such as a RAM (Random Access Memory), and an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) as shown in FIG. An auxiliary storage device 53, a communication interface (I / F) 54 for connecting to a communication network by wire or wireless, an input device 55 such as a mouse, keyboard, touch sensor, and touch panel, and a display device 56 such as a liquid crystal display And a read / write device 57 that reads / writes information from / to a portable storage medium such as a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk).

  For example, each function of the information processing system 1 is realized by the arithmetic device 51 executing a predetermined program loaded from the auxiliary storage device 53 or the like to the main storage device 52. The reception unit 11 and the transmission unit 12 are realized, for example, when the arithmetic device 51 uses the communication I / F 54. Each storage unit is realized by, for example, the arithmetic device 51 using the main storage device 52 or the auxiliary storage device 53.

  The predetermined program may be installed from, for example, a storage medium read by the read / write device 57, or may be installed from a network via the communication I / F 54.

  The functional configuration of the information processing system 1 described above is classified according to the main processing contents in order to make the configuration of the information processing system 1 easy to understand. The present invention is not limited by the way of classification and names of the constituent elements. The configuration of the information processing system 1 can be classified into more components depending on the processing content. Moreover, it can also classify | categorize so that one component may perform more processes. Further, the processing of each component may be executed by one hardware or may be executed by a plurality of hardware.

  Further, each processing unit of the above-described sequence and flowchart is divided according to the main processing contents in order to facilitate understanding of the processing of the information processing system 1. The present invention is not limited by the way of dividing the processing unit or the name. The processing of the information processing system 1 can be divided into more processing units according to the processing content. Moreover, it can also divide | segment so that one process unit may contain many processes.

  Further, the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the scope described in the above embodiment. Various modifications or improvements can be added to the above-described embodiment, and the embodiments can be combined. For example, the first to third embodiments can be combined, or the first to fifth embodiments can be combined. Of course, other combinations are possible. In addition, it is apparent from the scope of the claims that the embodiments added with such changes or improvements can be included in the technical scope of the present invention. The present invention can also be provided as a manufacturing mediation method, a program for mediating production, and a storage medium storing the program.

1: information processing system, 2a-2c: terminal device, 3a-3c: terminal device, 4: network, 11: receiving unit, 12: transmitting unit, 13: hierarchizing unit, 14: inquiry unit, 15: extracting unit, 16: Ordering / ordering part, 17: Manufacturer storage part, 17a: Identification number. , 17b: Manufacturing capacity, 17ba: Manufacturing parts, 17bb: Design, 17bc: Assembly, 18: Order information storage unit, M1: Product, A1-A3: Functional parts, B1-B3: Structural parts, C1, 2: Configuration Parts 21: manufacturing information storage unit 31: physical distribution cost storage unit 31a: identification number 31b: Transportation means, 31c: Fee, 31d: Time required, 41: Report section.

Claims (9)

An order information storage unit for storing product information of a product created by a user ;
Based on the product information stored in the order information storage unit, a hierarchizing unit for hierarchizing parts constituting the product;
An inquiry unit that inquires about whether or not to manufacture each part of each layer layered by the layering unit and order conditions for a plurality of manufacturers;
Based on the inquiry result of the inquiry unit, calculating a combination of manufacturers that can produce the product, an extraction unit that extracts a combination that satisfies the ordering condition desired by the user from the calculated combination;
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The inquiring unit is configured to determine whether or not to assemble each part of each of the hierarchies and whether or not to order, at least one of a manufacturer that can manufacture parts in a hierarchy higher than the hierarchy to which the parts to be assembled and a manufacturer specialized in assembly. An information processing system characterized by inquiring about. In claim 1,
The hierarchization unit stratifies the product into functional parts obtained by disassembling the products in functional units, structural parts constituting the functional parts, and structural parts constituting the structural parts.
An information processing system characterized by this. In claim 1,
The inquiry result includes the manufacturing price and delivery date of the part,
The extraction unit extracts a combination of manufacturers satisfying a manufacturing price and a delivery date of the product desired by the user based on a result of an inquiry about the part.
An information processing system characterized by this. In claim 1,
It further has a manufacturer storage unit that stores a plurality of manufacturers and manufacturing capabilities,
The inquiry unit refers to the manufacturer storage unit, and inquires about whether or not the product can be manufactured and order conditions for a manufacturer that can manufacture the parts layered by the layering unit;
An information processing system characterized by this. In claim 1,
The inquiry unit inquires about the manufacture availability and order conditions for a manufacturer that satisfies the constraints specified by the user.
An information processing system characterized by this. In claim 1,
It further includes a manufacturing information storage unit that periodically receives from a plurality of manufacturers and stores the time when it can be manufactured,
The inquiry unit refers to the manufacturing information storage unit, and inquires about the manufacture availability and order conditions for a manufacturer capable of manufacturing a part.
An information processing system characterized by this. In claim 1,
It further has a logistics cost storage unit that stores a plurality of logistics companies and logistics costs,
The extraction unit extracts a combination of a manufacturer and a logistics company that satisfies the ordering condition desired by the user with reference to the logistics cost storage unit when movement of parts occurs when producing the product,
An information processing system characterized by this. In claim 1,
A report unit that drafts a production plan for the product in the combination of manufacturers determined by the user and transmits the progress of the calculated production plan to the user;
An information processing system further comprising: In an information processing system manufacturing mediation method,
The hierarchizing unit hierarchizing the parts constituting the product based on the product information of the product created by the user stored in the order information storage unit;
A step in which the inquiry unit inquires a plurality of manufacturers about whether or not to manufacture each part of each layer layered by the layering unit and order conditions;
The extraction unit calculates a combination of manufacturers capable of producing the product based on the inquiry result of the inquiry unit, and extracts a combination satisfying the ordering condition desired by the user from the calculated combination When,
A step of inquiring at least one of a manufacturer capable of producing a part in a hierarchy higher than a hierarchy to which the part to be assembled and a manufacturer specialized in assembly as to whether or not to assemble each part in each of the hierarchies and an order condition. When,
A production mediation method comprising:

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