JP6515707B2 - PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a program, an information processing apparatus, and an information processing method.

  A vendor who has sold the device to a customer or who is in charge of maintenance of the device can quickly cope with the failure of the device at the customer site. ) Are stored in a warehouse etc.

  Since the possibility of failure occurring in a plurality of devices at almost the same time can not be denied, it is desirable that stocks for a plurality of devices be stored for each part specification (type of parts). On the other hand, considering the cost for parts storage space and the cost for parts management work, it is desirable for the number of stocks to be small.

JP, 2009-294702, A

  However, variations in component specifications change with the passage of time. For example, parts of new specifications may appear in response to the appearance of new devices. In addition, with progress in technology, parts with new specifications may appear.

  Therefore, simply restocking parts having the same specifications as the parts shipped from stock as inventory targets directly increases the specifications of the parts to be managed as inventory according to the increase in use of parts, which is an inventory Management of the subject may be complicated.

  Therefore, in one aspect, it is an object of the present invention to reduce the types of items to be stocked.

  In one scheme, the program is compatible with the computer to indicate the presence or absence of compatibility with the plurality of devices, for each of the plurality of articles stored in the storage unit and installable in any of the plurality of devices to be maintained. Identifying a combination of some of the plurality of articles that can be compatible with all of the plurality of apparatuses based on the information; and any of the plurality of apparatuses Processing that preferentially selects an article that is not included in the combination among articles having compatibility with the device, which is specified based on the compatibility information, in response to a delivery instruction of an article related to Run it.

  According to one aspect, it is possible to reduce the types of items to be stocked.

It is a figure which shows the example of a hardware constitutions of the inventory management apparatus in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the function structural example of the inventory management apparatus in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the components compatibility information regarding a certain compatibility group. It is a flow chart for explaining an example of processing procedure of specification processing of parts specification of arrangement object. It is a figure which shows an example of components compatibility information after specification of arrangement object. It is a flowchart for demonstrating an example of the process sequence of the selection process of the components specification of leaving object. It is a figure which shows the structural example of a stock information storage part. It is a flow chart for explaining an example of a processing procedure of calculation processing of number of replenishment of parts specification. It is a figure which shows an example of the calculation result of the number of lack with respect to the theoretical replenishment number of each components specification of the arrangement object for every parts center. It is a figure which shows the example by which the part whose deficit | shortage number is negative was substituted by zero. It is a figure which shows an example of the correction result about the part by which the number of insufficiency was substituted by zero.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described based on the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the stock management device according to the embodiment of the present invention. The inventory management apparatus 10 of FIG. 1 includes a drive device 100, an auxiliary storage device 102, a memory device 103, a CPU 104, an interface device 105, a display device 106, an input device 107, and the like mutually connected by a bus B.

  A program for realizing the processing in the stock management device 10 is provided by the recording medium 101. When the recording medium 101 in which the program is recorded is set in the drive apparatus 100, the program is installed from the recording medium 101 to the auxiliary storage apparatus 102 via the drive apparatus 100. However, the installation of the program does not necessarily have to be performed from the recording medium 101, and may be downloaded from another computer via a network. The auxiliary storage device 102 stores the installed program and also stores necessary files and data.

  The memory device 103 reads out the program from the auxiliary storage device 102 and stores it when there is an instruction to start the program. The CPU 104 implements the function related to the stock management device 10 in accordance with the program stored in the memory device 103. The interface device 105 is used as an interface for connecting to a network. The display device 106 displays a graphical user interface (GUI) according to a program. The input device 107 is a keyboard, a mouse or the like, and is used to input various operation instructions.

  Note that, as an example of the recording medium 101, a portable recording medium such as a CD-ROM, a DVD disk, or a USB memory can be mentioned. Further, as an example of the auxiliary storage device 102, a hard disk drive (HDD) or a flash memory may be mentioned. The recording medium 101 and the auxiliary storage device 102 both correspond to computer readable recording media.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a functional configuration of the stock management device according to the embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 2, the stock management device 10 includes an arrangement target specification unit 11, a delivery target selection unit 12, a replenishment number calculation unit 13, and the like. These units are realized by processing that one or more programs installed in the stock management device 10 cause the CPU 104 to execute. The stock management device 10 also uses the parts compatibility information storage unit 14 and the stock information storage unit 15. Each of these storage units can be realized, for example, using the auxiliary storage device 102 or a storage device that can be connected to the stock management device 10 via a network.

  The component compatibility information storage unit 14 stores component compatibility information for each compatibility group. The compatible group is a set of component specifications for a component (hereinafter referred to as "component A") relating to a certain application and function, and a plurality of devices to be maintained that can carry any of the component specifications belonging to the set. Refers to the group formed by The part specification is, for example, a type related to the part A. Various model numbers of the part A may be identification information of the part specification. The part A may be any part. For example, the component A may be a hard disk drive (HDD) or a liquid crystal display (LCD).

  FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration example of component compatibility information regarding a certain compatible group. In FIG. 3, component compatibility information is expressed in a table format. The part specifications (CP1 to CP10) for the part A (for example, HDD) are arranged in the row direction of the table. In the column direction, types (FM1 to FM6) of apparatuses using the part A are arranged.

  A circle element of matrix element indicates that the device related to the column can use the part specification related to the row. For example, device FM1 is shown to be able to utilize both part specifications CP1 and CP2. That the device FM1 can use both of the component specifications CP1 and P2 means that the component specification CP2 can replace the component specification CP1 if, for example, the component specification CP1 attached to the device FM1 fails. Means Device FM2 is likewise shown to be able to use both part specifications CP1 and CP2. The device FM3 is shown to be able to use any of the part specifications CP1 to CP4. The device FM4 is shown to be able to use any of the part specifications CP3 to CP8. The device FM5 is shown to be able to use any of the part specifications CP4 to CP9. The device FM6 is shown to be able to use both part specifications CP9 and CP10.

  In addition, when the contents described above are described from the part specification side, it is shown that each of the part specifications CP1 and CP2 can be attached to the devices FM1 to FM3. The part specification CP3 is shown to be attachable to the devices FM3 and FM4. Each of the part specifications CP5 to CP8 is shown to be attachable to the devices FM4 and FM5. Part specification CP9 is shown to be attachable to devices FM5 and FM6. The part specification CP10 is shown to be attachable to the device FM6.

  The part compatibility information indicates the relationship between the part specification and the device based on the compatibility of the part specification.

  The part compatibility information also includes the number of parts A used for each device. In FIG. 3, the number of uses is shown on the last line. The use number may be satisfied by any combination of component specifications that can be attached to the device. For example, for the device FM4, although the number used is eight, the part specification of each of the eight parts A may be any of the part specifications CP3 to CP8.

  The parts compatibility information further includes, for each part specification, items of “purchase availability” and “arrangement object”. The purchase availability is information indicating whether or not the part specification can be purchased in the market. For example, the value of the availability of purchase for the part specification for which purchase has become difficult due to the production stop by the manufacturer, etc. is considered as "No".

  Further, the arrangement target is information indicating whether or not the part specification is to be arranged, when it is necessary to arrange (refill) the part A. In FIG. 3, the value of the order object is empty. This is because the arrangement object specification unit 11 specifies which part specification is to be arranged.

  In the row direction of FIG. 3, it is assumed that the part specification of the lower row is later in the market (for example, the sales start date). That is, the part specification according to the lower row is a newer part specification. Thus, the part compatibility information also indicates the context of the sales start timing of each part specification. Further, in the column direction, it is assumed that the device (right for example) which becomes available in the market is later in the device related to the right column. However, the specification of each part and the old and new of each device may not be expressed by the arrangement order of the rows or columns. For example, an item including a number indicating the order of old and new, or an item including a sale start date may be added to each row and each column.

  Return to FIG. The stock information storage unit 15 stores the number of stocks for each of the part specifications shown in FIG.

  The arrangement target specifying unit 11 specifies the part specification to be arranged among the part specifications shown in FIG. The order target is the part specification to be replenished when the stock of the part A decreases.

  When a delivery instruction of a part specification is input for a certain device, the delivery object selection unit 12 selects the part specification to be delivered from among the parts specifications shown in FIG. 3. The part specification according to the delivery instruction is not necessarily selected as the delivery target. For example, among the parts specifications compatible with the apparatus having compatible parts specifications according to the delivery instruction, parts specifications relatively low in compatibility are preferentially selected as the delivery target.

  The replenishment number calculation unit 13 calculates the replenishment number for each of the component specifications shown in FIG. 3 when the inventory of any of the component specifications shown in FIG. 3 decreases. Specifically, the replenishment number calculation unit 13 selects the part specification specified as the arrangement object by the arrangement object identification unit 11 as the replenishment object, and calculates the replenishment number of the part specification. That is, the target of calculation of the number of replenishments is not necessarily the part specification whose inventory is reduced. For example, if the inventory of parts specifications not for order reduction decreases, the number of replacements for the part specifications specified as the order target in the part specifications compatible with the compatible apparatus for the part specification It is calculated.

  The processing procedure executed by the stock management device 10 will be described below. FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining an example of the processing procedure of the specification process of the part specification to be arranged. The process of FIG. 4 is executed, for example, with respect to component compatibility information of the new compatible group each time a new compatible group is defined.

  In step S101, the arrangement target identification unit 11 selects the latest device among the devices included in the parts compatibility information as a processing target. In FIG. 3, since the device FM6 is the latest, the device FM6 is to be processed. Hereinafter, the device to be processed is referred to as “target device”.

  Subsequently, the arrangement target specifying unit 11 determines whether or not there is a purchasable part specification in each of the part specifications that can be attached to the target device (S102). The availability of purchase of each of the component specifications can be determined by referring to the value of “purchase availability” of each of the component specifications in the component compatibility information. For example, with regard to the device FM6, the availability of purchase is determined for the component specifications CP9 and CP10.

  If there is one or more parts specifications that can be purchased (Yes in S102), the arrangement target identification unit 11 sets the latest parts specifications among the purchasable parts specifications as the arrangement targets (S103). For example, the value of “ordering object” of the latest part specification is set to “o”. With regard to the device FM6, the part specification CP10 is the latest among the part specifications CP9 and CP10. Therefore, the part specification CP10 is to be arranged.

  Subsequently, the arrangement target identification unit 11 selects the oldest device among the devices included in the parts compatibility information as a processing target (target device) (S104). In FIG. 3, since the device FM1 is the oldest, the device FM1 is to be processed.

  Subsequently, the arrangement target specifying unit 11 determines the presence or absence of the purchasable part specification in each part specification that can be attached to the target device (S105). If there is one or more parts specifications that can be purchased (Yes in S105), the arrangement target identification unit 11 determines whether or not there are parts that can be ordered, among the parts specifications that can be purchased (S106). ). That is, among the parts specifications that can be purchased, it is determined whether or not there is a parts specification in which the value of the item of “arrangement target” in the parts compatibility information is “o”. If there is already a part specification that is to be arranged (Yes in S106), the process proceeds to step S108.

  If there is no part specification that is already targeted for arrangement (No in S106), the arrangement target specification unit 11 sets the latest part specification among the purchasable parts specifications as the arrangement target (S107). For example, for the device FM1, the parts specification that can be purchased is the part specification CP2. Therefore, the part specification C2 is to be arranged.

  Subsequently, in the parts compatibility information, the arrangement target identification unit 11 determines whether there is an apparatus next to the target apparatus (S108). If there is an old device next (Yes in S108), the arrangement target specifying unit 11 sets the next old device as a processing target (target device) (S109), and repeats step S105 and subsequent steps. Therefore, step S105 and subsequent steps are repeated for the devices FM2 to FM5. Note that the apparatus FM6, which is the latest apparatus, is a processing target in step S101 and subsequent steps, and thus step S105 and subsequent steps are not executed.

  In addition, in step S102 or S105, when there is no part specification that can be purchased for the target device, the arrangement target specifying unit 11 outputs, for example, error information (S110).

  If the process of FIG. 4 ends normally, the component compatibility information of FIG. 3 is updated as shown in FIG.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of parts compatibility information after specification of the order object. FIG. 5 shows an example in which component specifications CP2, CP8, and CP10 are to be arranged. That is, an example is shown in which the combination of component specifications CP2, CP8, and CP10 is specified as the combination of component specifications that can have compatibility with respect to all the devices of devices FM1 to FM6.

  That is, the parts specification CP2 can correspond to the devices FM1 to FM3. The part specification CP8 can correspond to the devices FM4 and FM5. The part specification CP10 can correspond to the device FM6.

The process in FIG. 4 is based on the following policies (1) and (2).
(1) Parts specifications that can not be purchased are excluded from ordering. Parts that can not be purchased are difficult to arrange.
(2) Among parts specifications (for example, parts specification CP5 to CP8) in which mountable apparatuses are the same, a new parts specification is to be arranged. This is because the new part specification is relatively likely to be used in a device to be sold in the future, and is considered to be easy to purchase in the future.

  However, a combination of part specifications to be arranged may be specified based on another policy.

  Subsequently, a processing procedure executed by the delivery object selection unit 12 when there is a delivery instruction regarding the part A will be described. FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining an example of a processing procedure of selection processing of a part specification to be delivered.

  In step S201, the delivery object selection unit 12 receives a delivery instruction of the part A from the user. A device name (any one of FM1 to FM6) and a part specification are designated in the delivery instruction. For example, when a failure occurs in a part specification used in any of the devices, the device name of the device (hereinafter referred to as “target device”) and the part specification (hereinafter referred to as “target specification”). A delivery instruction designated by) is input by the user.

  Subsequently, the delivery object selection unit 12 determines, for the target device, the presence or absence of a component specification compatible with the target specification (hereinafter referred to as “compatible specification”) based on the component compatibility information (FIG. 5) S202). When there is no compatible specification (No in S202), the delivery target selection unit 12 determines the presence or absence of the stock of the target specification with reference to the stock information storage unit 15 (S203).

  FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the stock information storage unit. As shown in FIG. 7, the stock information storage unit 15 stores the stock quantity for each part specification for each parts center. The parts center is, for example, a parts warehouse installed in each area.

  In step S203, the presence or absence of inventory of a specific parts center may be determined, or the presence or absence of inventory may be determined across all parts centers.

  If there is a stock of the target specification (Yes in S203), the delivery target selection unit 12 selects the target specification as a delivery target (S204). In this case, the delivery target selection unit 12 may output information indicating that the target specification is a delivery target. When there is no stock of the target specification (No in S203), the delivery target selection unit 12 outputs an error because there is no part specification that can be delivered (S205).

  On the other hand, when there is a compatible specification (Yes in S202), the delivery target selection unit 12 sets a set of component specifications having the target specification and each compatible specification as a group, the group 1 not for arrangement and the group for arrangement It is divided into 2 (S206).

  Subsequently, the delivery target selection unit 12 sorts the set of the part specifications included in the group in the ascending order of the degree of compatibility (generality) in each of the group 1 and the group 2 (S207) . At this time, sorting is performed in the order of oldness (as old parts specifications come before) among parts specifications having the same level of compatibility. For example, when the target device is the device FM4 and the target specification is the part specification CP3, the group 1 includes the part specifications CP3 to CP7. The group 2 also includes a part specification CP8. Group 1 is sorted in the order of CP3, CP5, CP6, CP7, and CP4. The level of compatibility of each part specification is determined based on the number of devices that can be attached to each part specification. That is, parts specifications with a relatively large number of devices are relatively compatible, and parts specifications with a relatively small number of devices are relatively low.

  Subsequently, the delivery object selection unit 12 connects the sorting results of each group with the group 1 first (S208). In the above, the sorting result of group 1 is CP3, CP5, CP6, CP7, CP4. Group 2 contains only CP8. Therefore, the concatenation result is in the order of CP3, CP5, CP6, CP7, CP4, CP8.

  Subsequently, the delivery object selection unit 12 selects the top part specification in the connection result (S209). Subsequently, the delivery object selection unit 12 determines the presence or absence of the stock for the selected part specification as in step S203 (S210). If there is a stock of the part specification (Yes in S210), the delivery target selection unit 12 sets the part specification as the delivery target (S211). In this case, the delivery object selection unit 12 may output information indicating that the part specification is a delivery object.

  When there is no stock of the selected part specification (No in S210), the delivery target selection unit 12 determines the presence or absence of the next part specification in the connection result (S212). If there is the next part specification (Yes in S212), the delivery target selection unit 12 selects the next part specification (S213), and executes step S210 and subsequent steps. If there is no next part specification in the connection result (No in S212), the delivery object selection unit 12 outputs an error (S214).

  According to the processing procedure shown in FIG. 6, among the parts specifications not to be ordered, inventory of parts specifications having relatively low compatibility is reduced preferentially. The parts specifications not to be ordered are parts specifications that are not planned to be stocked as stock. In addition, parts specifications with relatively low compatibility are parts specifications in which the delivery opportunity is limited. Therefore, according to the processing procedure shown in FIG. 6, it is possible to reduce the types of parts specification of stock and to relatively increase the stock of parts specification having a relatively large number of delivery opportunities.

  Subsequently, calculation processing of the number of replenishments of each part specification in each parts center will be described. FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining an example of the processing procedure of the calculation process of the number of component specifications. The process of FIG. 8 may be performed subsequent to the process of FIG. 6 (ie, when the inventory of any item decreases) or may be performed periodically. Or, it may be executed according to the execution instruction by the user.

In step S301, the replenishment number calculation unit 13 calculates the theoretical replenishment number in the compatible group for each part specification to be ordered. The theoretical replenishment number is calculated by adding the number of used devices capable of mounting the part specification for each part specification to be ordered. However, when calculating the theoretical replenishment number, the calculation is performed sequentially from the new part specification, and the usage number already added to the theoretical replenishment number of the previous part specification is not added to the theoretical replenishment number of the latter part specification . Specifically, in the present embodiment, parts specifications CP2, CP8, and CP10 are arrangement targets. Therefore, the theoretical replenishment number is calculated as follows in the order of CP10, CP8 and CP2.
Number of theoretical replacements for parts specification CP10 = 12
Component specification CP8 theoretical replenishment number = 8 + 10 = 18
Component specification CP2 theoretical replenishment number = 1 + 3 + 5 = 9
That is, the theoretical replenishment number of the part specification CP10 is the number of use of the apparatus FM6 to which the part specification CP10 can be attached. The theoretical replenishment number of the part specification CP8 is the sum of the number of uses of the apparatus FM4 to which the part specification CP8 can be mounted and the number of uses of the apparatus FM5. The theoretical replenishment number of the part specification CP2 is the sum of the numbers of use of the devices FM1, FM2, and FM3 to which the part specification CP2 can be attached. The part specification CP2 can also be attached to the device FM4, but the number of use of the device FM4 has already been added to the theoretical replenishment number of the part specification CP8. Therefore, the number of devices FM4 used is not added to the theoretical replenishment number of part specification CP2.

  The theoretical number of replenishments is the number of replenishments to satisfy the number of uses of all the devices only for the part specifications to be ordered. Therefore, it can be said that the theoretical replenishment number is the required number of each part specification of the arrangement target in the case of replacing the part specification which is not the arrangement target according to the part specification of the arrangement target.

  Subsequently, the replenishment number calculation unit 13 generates, for each of the component specifications to be ordered, a group having the component specifications and component specifications not to be ordered that are substituted by the component specifications as components (S302). . The part specifications not to be ordered that are replaced by a part specification to be ordered are the part specifications to be ordered that can be attached to some or all of the devices that can be attached to the part specification. Say. For example, the group of parts specification CP2 includes parts specification CP2 and parts specifications CP1, CP3 and CP4. The group of parts specifications CP8 includes parts specifications CP8 and parts specifications CP5, CP6, and CP7. The group of parts specification CP10 includes parts specification CP10 and parts specification CP9. The part specification CP3 overlaps the part specification CP8 with respect to the apparatuses FM4 and FM5 with respect to the apparatus FM4. Therefore, component specifications CP3 and CP4 may be included in the group of component specifications CP8, or may be included in the group in both of component specifications CP2 and CP8. Similarly, the part specification CP9 overlaps the part specification CP8 with respect to the device FM5. Therefore, the part specification CP9 may be included in the group of the part specifications CP8, or may be included in both of the part specifications CP8 and CP10. However, in the following description, for the sake of convenience, the above-described grouping is to be followed.

  Subsequently, the replenishment number calculation unit 13 calculates, for each of the parts centers, the shortage number with respect to the theoretical replenishment number of each part specification of the arrangement target (S303). The number of shortages for the theoretical replenishment number of parts specifications for a certain order at a parts center is calculated by subtracting the total inventory quantity of parts specifications belonging to the group pertaining to the parts specification at the baht center from the theoretical replenishment number. Calculated by

  FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of the calculation result of the number of shortage with respect to the theoretical replenishment number of each part specification of the arrangement target for each part center. The calculation results of FIG. 9 are as shown in FIG. 7 for the stock situation of each parts center, and the theoretical replenishment numbers of parts specifications CP2, CP8 and CP10 to be ordered are 9, 18 and 12, respectively. It is a calculation result of the number of shortages when each group of the specifications CP2, CP8 and CP10 is as described above.

  For example, in a part center, the shortage number of part specifications CP2 is 9 which is the theoretical replenishment number of part specifications CP2, and the number of stocks in the relevant parts center for each of parts specifications CP1 to CP4 belonging to the group of parts specifications CP2 It is obtained by subtracting the sum of

  In addition, in a part center, the shortage number of part specifications CP8 is 18 which is the theoretical replenishment number of part specifications CP8, and the stock number in the relevant parts center for each of parts specifications CP5 to CP8 belonging to the group of parts specifications CP8 It is obtained by subtracting the sum of

  In addition, in a part center, the shortage number of part specifications CP10 is 12 which is the theoretical replenishment number of part specifications CP10, and the stock number in the relevant parts center for each of parts specifications CP9 and CP10 belonging to the group of parts specifications CP10 It is obtained by subtracting the sum of

  The number of shortages thus obtained is shown in FIG.

  Subsequently, in the calculation result of step S303 (FIG. 9), the replenishment number calculation unit 13 replaces the portion where the shortage number is negative (minus) with 0 (S304).

  FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example in which the portion where the shortage number is negative is replaced with 0. FIG. 10 shows an example in which the shortage number of part specifications CP2 is replaced with 0 for each of the parts center in Kanto and the parts center in Tokyo. Here, that the number of shortages is negative means that the number of shortages is a surplus number.

  Subsequently, the replenishment number calculation unit 13 sets the number of stocks stored in the inventory information storage unit 15 to zero among the parts specifications belonging to the part specification group related to the part for each part where the shortage number is 0. A certain part specification is specified (S305).

  For example, in FIG. 9, the part where the number of shortages is zero is the part specification CP2 of the parts center of Kanto and the part specification CP2 of the parts center of Tokyo. Referring to FIG. 7, in the parts center of Kanto, the stock quantities of parts specifications CP1 to CP4 belonging to the group related to parts specification CP2 are 0, 0, 9, and 5, respectively. Therefore, parts specification CP1 and CP2 are specified about parts specification CP2 of the parts center of Kanto.

  On the other hand, in the parts center of Tokyo, the stock quantities of the part specifications CP1 to CP4 belonging to the group related to the part specification CP2 are 3, 3, 3 and 3, respectively. Therefore, there is no part specification specified for part specification CP2 of the parts center in Tokyo.

  Subsequently, the replenishment number calculation unit 13 adds up the number of used devices having compatibility only for the specified part specification group, and corrects the shortage number for which the part specification group is specified according to the addition result (S306) . Specifically, the summation result is allocated to the part where the number of shortages is zero. That is, the sum result is determined as the number of replenishments of the part specification to be arranged in the part specification group.

  For example, when the part specification CP1 and the part specification PC2 are specified for the part specification CP2 of the part center in Kanto, devices having only the set of the part specification CP1 and the part specification CP2 are compatible with the apparatus FM1 and the apparatus FM2. is there. Therefore, the addition result of 1 which is the number of uses of the device FM1 and 4 which is the number of uses of the device FM2 is assigned as the shortage number of the part specifications CP2 of the parts center of Kanto. As a result, the contents of FIG. 10 are corrected as shown in FIG.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of the correction result for the part in which the shortage number has been replaced with zero. In FIG. 11, 4 is allocated to the part specification CP2 of the parts center of Kanto.

  The information shown in FIG. 11 is the output information of the process of FIG. That is, the information shown in FIG. 11 is the replenishment number of the part specifications for each part center at the time of execution of the process of FIG. Therefore, for example, in a parts center in Hokkaido, nine parts specification CP2, eighteen parts specification CP8, and twelve parts specification CP10 are replenished. However, the number of actual replenishments may be a value multiplied by a factor of more than 1 in consideration of safety.

  Steps S305 and S306 are processing for correcting an adverse effect caused by including the part specifications CP3 and CP4 that can also belong to the part specification CP8 group in the part specification CP2. That is, since parts specification CP3 and CP4 are included in the group of parts specification CP2, the group of parts specification CP2 is evaluated as exceeding the theoretical replenishment number of parts specification CP2 according to the stock quantity of parts specification CP3 and CP4. The However, in fact, since the stock quantity of the part specifications CP1 and CP2 is 0, the stock of the part A for the apparatus FM1 or the apparatus FM2 is not secured. Therefore, such a state is resolved by executing steps S305 and S306. Therefore, if parts specifications CP3 and CP4 are included in the group of parts specifications CP8, there is a possibility that steps S305 and S306 need to be executed for any part center with respect to the shortage of parts specifications CP8. There is.

  According to the process shown in FIG. 8, the parts specification of the order target is to be replenished. Therefore, the process shown in FIG. 6 is executed at the time of delivery of the part A, and FIG. 8 is executed at the time of replenishment of the part A. It converges to the part specifications CP2, CP8, and CP10 taken as. As a result, it is possible to reduce the number of parts specifications stored in stock.

  Further, according to the process shown in FIG. 6, the parts specification with low compatibility is delivered first. Therefore, the number of part specifications can be efficiently reduced in the process in which the parts specifications of the inventory converge on the part specifications to be ordered.

  In the present embodiment, the stock management device 10 is an example of an information processing device. The arrangement target identification unit 11 is an example of the identification unit. The delivery object selection unit 12 is an example of a first selection unit. The replenishment number calculation unit 13 is an example of a second selection unit. The part specification is an example of an article.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above in detail, the present invention is not limited to such specific embodiments, and various modifications may be made within the scope of the present invention as set forth in the claims.・ Change is possible.

The following sections will be further disclosed regarding the above description.
(Supplementary Note 1)
On the computer
All of the plurality of devices stored in the storage unit, based on compatibility information indicating the presence or absence of compatibility with the plurality of devices, for each of the plurality of articles that can be mounted on any of the plurality of devices to be maintained Identifying a combination of some of the plurality of articles that can be compatible with
An item not included in the combination among the articles having compatibility with the device, which is specified based on the compatibility information in response to a delivery instruction of the article regarding the device of any of the plurality of devices Prioritize and select goods for delivery,
A program characterized by performing processing.
(Supplementary Note 2)
Among the articles not included in the combination, the selection process preferentially selects an article for which the number of compatible devices is relatively small as a delivery target.
The program according to appendix 1, characterized in that
(Supplementary Note 3)
The compatible information includes information indicating a context of sales start times of the plurality of articles,
Among the articles with relatively small number of compatible devices, the selection process preferentially selects the articles for which the sale start time specified based on the compatibility information is earlier as the delivery target.
The program according to appendix 2, characterized in that
(Supplementary Note 4)
According to the reduction of any of the articles, the articles are compatible with some or all of the compatible apparatuses, and the articles included in the combination are selected for replenishment.
The program according to any one of appendices 1 to 3, making the computer execute a process.
(Supplementary Note 5)
The compatible information includes, for each of the devices, information indicating the number of uses of any one of the plurality of articles.
The processing to be selected as the replenishment target is, for each of the articles included in the combination, compatible with some or all of the apparatuses whose articles are compatible, and the group including the articles not included in the combination is The group is generated based on the compatible information, and the group is calculated based on the inventory information indicating the number of stocks of the respective articles, while the sum of the number of uses of the apparatus having compatible properties is calculated for each group. The total number of items in the group belonging to the group is calculated, and the total number in stock is subtracted from the total number in use to calculate the replenishment number of items included in the combination among the items in the group Do,
The program according to appendix 4, characterized in that
(Supplementary Note 6)
In the processing to be selected as the replenishment target, for a group in which the result of subtracting the total number of stocks from the total number of uses is negative, the number of stocks indicated by the stock information is 0 among the articles belonging to the group Determine the total number of use of the device that only one group of articles is compatible as the number of replenishment of the articles included in the combination among the groups of articles belonging to the group
The program according to appendix 5, characterized in that
(Appendix 7)
All of the plurality of devices stored in the storage unit, based on compatibility information indicating the presence or absence of compatibility with the plurality of devices, for each of the plurality of articles that can be mounted on any of the plurality of devices to be maintained A specific part that specifies combinations of some of the plurality of articles that can be compatible with each other;
An item not included in the combination among the articles having compatibility with the device, which is specified based on the compatibility information in response to a delivery instruction of the article regarding the device of any of the plurality of devices A first selection unit that selects as a delivery target in priority;
An information processing apparatus comprising:
(Supplementary Note 8)
Among the articles not included in the combination, the first selection unit preferentially selects an article having a relatively small number of compatible devices as a delivery target.
The information processing apparatus according to claim 7, characterized in that:
(Appendix 9)
The compatible information includes information indicating a context of sales start times of the plurality of articles,
The first selection unit preferentially selects an article whose sale start time specified based on the compatibility information is earlier among the articles having a relatively small number of compatible devices, as a delivery target Do,
The information processing apparatus according to appendix 8, characterized in that
(Supplementary Note 10)
A second selection unit for selecting an article to be replaced as an object to be replaced, the article being compatible with some or all of the compatible apparatuses according to the reduction of any article;
The information processing apparatus according to any one of appendices 7 to 9, characterized in that:
(Supplementary Note 11)
The compatible information includes, for each of the devices, information indicating the number of uses of any one of the plurality of articles.
The second previous selection unit is compatible with the group including the articles not included in the combination, which is compatible with some or all of the devices compatible with each other for each article included in the combination. The group is generated based on the information, the sum of the number of uses of the apparatus having compatible properties is calculated for each of the groups, and the group is determined based on stock information indicating the number of stocks of each of the articles. Calculate the total number of items belonging to the group, subtract the total number from the total number used, and calculate the replenishment number of items included in the combination among the items belonging to the group ,
The information processing apparatus according to appendix 10, characterized in that
(Supplementary Note 12)
For a group in which the second selection unit subtracts the sum of the inventory numbers from the sum of the usage numbers, for a group where the result is negative, the inventory number indicated by the inventory information is 0 among the articles belonging to the group Determine the total number of use of the device in which only the group of articles is compatible as the number of replenishment of the articles included in the combination among the group of articles belonging to the group;
The information processing apparatus according to appendix 11, characterized in that
(Supplementary Note 13)
The computer is
All of the plurality of devices stored in the storage unit, based on compatibility information indicating the presence or absence of compatibility with the plurality of devices, for each of the plurality of articles that can be mounted on any of the plurality of devices to be maintained Identifying a combination of some of the plurality of articles that can be compatible with
An item not included in the combination among the articles having compatibility with the device, which is specified based on the compatibility information in response to a delivery instruction of the article regarding the device of any of the plurality of devices Prioritize and select goods for delivery,
An information processing method characterized by executing processing.
(Supplementary Note 14)
Among the articles not included in the combination, the selection process preferentially selects an article for which the number of compatible devices is relatively small as a delivery target.
The information processing method according to claim 13, characterized in that
(Supplementary Note 15)
The compatible information includes information indicating a context of sales start times of the plurality of articles,
Among the articles with relatively small number of compatible devices, the selection process preferentially selects the articles for which the sale start time specified based on the compatibility information is earlier as the delivery target.
The information processing method according to appendix 14, characterized in that
(Supplementary Note 16)
According to the reduction of any of the articles, the articles are compatible with some or all of the compatible apparatuses, and the articles included in the combination are selected for replenishment.
The information processing method according to any one of appendices 13 to 15, wherein the computer executes a process.
(Supplementary Note 17)
The compatible information includes, for each of the devices, information indicating the number of uses of any one of the plurality of articles.
The processing to be selected as the replenishment target is, for each of the articles included in the combination, compatible with some or all of the apparatuses whose articles are compatible, and the group including the articles not included in the combination is The group is generated based on the compatible information, and the group is calculated based on the inventory information indicating the number of stocks of the respective articles, while the sum of the number of uses of the apparatus having compatible properties is calculated for each group. The total number of items in the group belonging to the group is calculated, and the total number in stock is subtracted from the total number in use to calculate the replenishment number of items included in the combination among the items in the group Do,
The information processing method according to appendix 16, characterized in that
(Appendix 18)
In the processing to be selected as the replenishment target, for a group in which the result of subtracting the total number of stocks from the total number of uses is negative, the number of stocks indicated by the stock information is 0 among the articles belonging to the group Determine the total number of use of the device that only one group of articles is compatible as the number of replenishment of the articles included in the combination among the groups of articles belonging to the group
The information processing method according to appendix 17, characterized in that

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 inventory management apparatus 11 arrangement object specification part 12 delivery object selection part 13 replenishment number calculation part 14 parts compatibility information storage part 15 stock information storage part 100 drive device 101 recording medium 102 auxiliary storage device 103 memory device 104 CPU
105 interface device 106 display device 107 input device B bus

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On the computer
All of the plurality of devices stored in the storage unit, based on compatibility information indicating the presence or absence of compatibility with the plurality of devices, for each of the plurality of articles that can be mounted on any of the plurality of devices to be maintained Identifying a combination of some of the plurality of articles that can be compatible with
An item not included in the combination among the articles having compatibility with the device, which is specified based on the compatibility information in response to a delivery instruction of the article regarding the device of any of the plurality of devices Prioritize and select goods for delivery,
A program characterized by performing processing. Among the articles not included in the combination, the selection process preferentially selects an article for which the number of compatible devices is relatively small as a delivery target.
The program according to claim 1, characterized in that. The compatible information includes information indicating a context of sales start times of the plurality of articles,
Among the articles with relatively small number of compatible devices, the selection process preferentially selects the articles for which the sale start time specified based on the compatibility information is earlier as the delivery target.
The program according to claim 2, characterized in that. According to the reduction of any of the articles, the articles are compatible with some or all of the compatible apparatuses, and the articles included in the combination are selected for replenishment.
The program according to any one of claims 1 to 3, making the computer execute a process. The compatible information includes, for each of the devices, information indicating the number of uses of any one of the plurality of articles.
The processing to be selected as the replenishment target is, for each of the articles included in the combination, compatible with some or all of the apparatuses whose articles are compatible, and the group including the articles not included in the combination is The group is generated based on the compatible information, and the group is calculated based on the inventory information indicating the number of stocks of the respective articles, while the sum of the number of uses of the apparatus having compatible properties is calculated for each group. The total number of items in the group belonging to the group is calculated, and the total number in stock is subtracted from the total number in use to calculate the replenishment number of items included in the combination among the items in the group Do,
The program according to claim 4, characterized in that. In the processing to be selected as the replenishment target, for a group in which the result of subtracting the total number of stocks from the total number of uses is negative, the number of stocks indicated by the stock information is 0 among the group of articles belonging to the group The total number of usage of the device having compatibility only for the group of articles is determined as the number of replenishment of the articles included in the combination among the group of articles belonging to the group.
The program according to claim 5, characterized in that. All of the plurality of devices stored in the storage unit, based on compatibility information indicating the presence or absence of compatibility with the plurality of devices, for each of the plurality of articles that can be mounted on any of the plurality of devices to be maintained A specific part that specifies combinations of some of the plurality of articles that can be compatible with each other;
An item not included in the combination among the articles having compatibility with the device, which is specified based on the compatibility information in response to a delivery instruction of the article regarding the device of any of the plurality of devices A first selection unit that selects as a delivery target in priority;
An information processing apparatus comprising: The computer is
All of the plurality of devices stored in the storage unit, based on compatibility information indicating the presence or absence of compatibility with the plurality of devices, for each of the plurality of articles that can be mounted on any of the plurality of devices to be maintained Identifying a combination of some of the plurality of articles that can be compatible with
An item not included in the combination among the articles having compatibility with the device, which is specified based on the compatibility information in response to a delivery instruction of the article regarding the device of any of the plurality of devices Prioritize and select goods for delivery,
An information processing method characterized by executing processing.

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