JP6715342B2 - Joint transportation management device, joint transportation management method, and joint transportation management program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a joint transportation management device, a joint transportation management method, and a joint transportation management program.

Freight carriers use the freight carriers to sort the cargo collected from multiple consignors by destination, to make one large cargo each, and to request a carrier such as an airline or shipping company to carry the cargo. .. This freight carrier is generally called a forwarder.

Among the forwarders, the air forwarder, which is a forwarder specialized in air freight transportation, effectively reduces air freight (transportation cost) by combining multiple freights of various weights and sizes into one large freight. Producing profits. Such profits are called mixed loading margins. Various proposals have been made to improve the efficiency of freight transportation and increase the margin of consolidation. For example, Patent Document 1 describes that a user can appropriately distribute a mixed loading profit extracted by using an optimum mixed loading mix presented by an online consolidated carrier to realize a reduction in transportation cost. ..

JP, 2006-185133, A

However, Patent Document 1 does not describe a specific method for collecting cargos having different weights and sizes in a well-balanced manner to obtain an optimal mixed loading state that increases the mixed loading margin.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and by collecting and combining cargos of various weights and sizes from air cargo owners, it is possible to improve transportation efficiency and increase a mixed loading margin. It is an object of the present invention to provide a joint transportation management device, a joint transportation management method, and a joint transportation management program.

In order to solve the above problems, one embodiment of the present invention has a processor and a memory that stores data processed by the processor, and is configured as a computer communicably connected to an external device, Acceptance information and application information regarding joint transportation of freight from the external device are processed, and based on the information regarding the freight received for the recruitment for one joint transportation The joint transportation management unit is configured to set certain solicited cargo conditions, and the joint transportation management unit includes information on the shipment date, the departure place, and the arrival place of the cargo received from the external device, and Information regarding weight and volume is recorded as recruitment information, and when an application for joint transportation of new cargo is received from an external device, information on the shipment date, departure place, and arrival place of the cargo included in the application information, and the above-mentioned information. The offer information that can be applied is acquired from the offer information, and the total weight of those items is obtained from the information about the weight and volume of the cargo included in the application information and the information about the weight and volume of the cargo included in the offer information. And the total volume is calculated, and the volume weight obtained by converting the total volume into a weight by applying a predetermined conversion method is calculated so that the relationship between the total weight of the cargo and the volume weight is balanced. If the total weight of the cargo is greater than the volume weight, the low density is set as the offered cargo condition, and the total weight of the cargo is the volume. When the weight is smaller than the weight, the joint transportation management device sets high density as the other offered cargo condition .

According to one aspect of the present invention, by collecting and combining cargos of various weights and sizes from air cargo owners, it is possible to improve transportation efficiency and increase the margin of consolidation.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a joint transportation management system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration example of the collective transportation management server 100 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a software configuration example of the collective transportation management server 100 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the purchase unit price master storage unit 151. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the recruitment data storage unit 152. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the cargo data storage unit 153. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of a recruitment acceptance processing flow in the joint transportation management system 1 of the present embodiment. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an example of the application acceptance processing flow in the cooperative transportation management system 1 of this embodiment. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an example of a shipper unit price calculation processing flow in the joint transportation management system 1 of the present embodiment. FIG. 10: is a figure which shows an example of the recruitment registration screen in the joint transportation management system 1 of this embodiment. FIG. 11: is a figure which shows an example of the application application screen in the joint transportation management system 1 of this embodiment. FIG. 12 is a diagram for explaining the density adjustment effect of the consolidated cargo according to the present embodiment. FIG. 13: is a figure which shows an example of the application application screen in the joint transportation management system 1 of other embodiment of this invention. FIG. 14: is a figure which shows the structural example of the offer data storage part 152 in the joint transportation management system 1 of other embodiment of this invention.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings according to one embodiment thereof. First, the joint transportation management system 1 according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the overall configuration of a joint transportation management system 1 of this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the joint transportation management system 1 includes a joint transportation management server 100 (combined transportation management apparatus) and a plurality of joint transportation management servers 100 communicably connected to each other via a communication network 200. And the shipper terminal 300. The joint transportation management system 1 is exemplified as a configuration for the air forwarder to provide a joint transportation service to a shipper who is a customer, but the present invention is also applied to other transportation modes such as marine transportation and rail transportation. It is possible. In the present specification, the air forwarder will be simply referred to as a forwarder. The term "freight" as used below shall also include travel baggage and other relatively small and lightweight items.

The joint transportation management server 100 is a computer having a function of executing main data processing relating to recruitment and application of consolidated cargo according to the present invention. The joint transportation management server 100 is installed, for example, in a system center of a forwarder that operates the joint transportation management system 1 of this embodiment. Alternatively, the joint transportation management server 100 can be configured as a cloud computing environment in which hardware resources such as a plurality of server computers and storages are connected by a communication network. The consignor terminal 300 is, for example, a computer installed in a consignor's office such as a local carrier that conducts a freight forwarding contract transaction with a forwarder operating the joint transportation management system 1. The communication network 200 can include the Internet, a LAN, a leased line, or the like that enables communication using any communication protocol. The shipper terminal 300 can be configured as hardware such as a personal computer or the like that can mutually communicate with the collective transportation management server 100 via the communication network 200. The shipper terminal 300 is equipped with software such as a browser for exchanging information regarding recruitment and application of joint transportation, which will be described later, with the joint transportation management server 100. The shipper terminal 300 may be equipped with client software for communication with the joint transportation management server 100 provided by the forwarder.

Next, the configuration of the joint transportation management server 100 will be described. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration example of the joint transportation management server 100, and FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a software configuration example of the joint transportation management server 100. As shown in FIG. 2, the joint transportation management server 100 of the present embodiment may have, for example, the configuration of a computer having a general communication function, and may be a personal computer, a server computer, or other dedicated hardware. Can be configured.

The joint transportation management server 100 illustrated in FIG. 2 includes a central processing unit (CPU) 110, a memory 111, an auxiliary storage device 112, an input device 113, an output device 114, a communication interface (communication I/F) 115, and a storage medium drive. 116 has a configuration in which a bus 130 is communicably connected to each other.

The CPU 110 is a main part of the joint transportation management server 100 as a computer, and has a calculation processing function and a function of controlling each unit of the joint transportation management server 100. The CPU 110 loads a program stored in an auxiliary storage device 112, which will be described later, into the memory 111 and executes the program.

The memory 111 is a rewritable semiconductor memory device that stores various programs such as a ROM, a read-only semiconductor memory device that stores a boot program such as BIOS, and an operating system (OS) and application software, and work data. It is a main storage device of the collective transportation management server 100 having a storage device such as a RAM.

The auxiliary storage device 112 is generally a storage device having a larger capacity than the memory 111, and is a storage device such as a hard disk drive (HDD) for storing various programs such as an OS and application software and data used for the programs. Have.

The storage medium drive 116 is a device that reads programs and data stored in a storage medium such as a CDROM (Compact Disc Read Only Memory) 120 and a USB memory. The communication I/F 115 is a device that controls communication between the collective transportation management server 100 and the communication network 200, and is, for example, a LAN card or the like.

The input device 113 is an input device such as a keyboard or a mouse for giving various operation instructions to the collective transportation management server 100. The output device 114 is an output device such as a liquid crystal display (LCD) or a printer for displaying various information such as the status of data processing in the cooperative transportation management server 100 and the data processing result.

The auxiliary storage device 112 for storing various programs and data is not limited to the HDD, and a semiconductor storage device such as a semiconductor drive (SSD) can be used. Further, the storage medium is not limited to the CDROM 120, but a storage medium using a semiconductor device such as a DVD, other magnetic or optical storage medium, or a flash memory can be used. The programs and data downloaded from the communication network 200 via the communication I/F 115 may be stored in the memory 111 and the auxiliary storage device 112. The programs and data may be in any form such as a form operating on a specific OS or a form forming a part of a file forming a specific OS or application group.

In the cooperative transportation management server 100 of the present embodiment illustrated in FIG. 2, the application software stored in the auxiliary storage device 112 is loaded into the memory 111 and executed by the CPU 110, so that the function thereof is realized.

Next, a software configuration example of the cooperative transportation management server 100 of the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a software configuration example of the joint transportation management server 100. As shown in FIG. 3, the software of the joint transportation management server 100 includes a joint transportation management unit 140 and a storage unit 150.

The joint transportation management unit 140 is a joint transportation management program as application software of the joint transportation management server 100, and realizes main functions of the joint transportation management server 100. In the joint transportation management server 100, in addition to the joint transportation management unit 140, other software related or unrelated thereto can be installed.

The joint transportation management unit 140 includes a recruitment management unit 141, a cargo estimation unit 142, and a unit price estimation unit 143. The recruitment management unit 141 has a function of receiving the recruitment and application information of the joint transportation input from the shipper terminal 300 and presenting the conditions of the consolidated cargo to be solicited and the predicted shipper unit price to the shipper terminal 300. The freight quotation unit 142 has a function of updating the conditions of newly consolidated mixed freight so that the unit price of the shipper may be reduced based on the total volume and the total weight of the freight accepted. The unit price estimation unit 143 has a function of updating the predicted shipper unit price based on the purchase unit price and the total volume and total weight of the freight that has received the application. Details of the functions of the recruitment management unit 141, the cargo estimation unit 142, and the unit price estimation unit 143 will be described later.

The storage unit 150 is a database used by the joint transportation management unit 140. The storage unit 150 includes a purchase unit price master storage unit 151, a recruitment data storage unit 152, and a freight data storage unit 153. The purchase unit price master storage unit 151 has a function of storing information on the purchase unit price of the aircraft cargo space. The recruitment data storage unit 152 has a function of storing information regarding recruitment accepted from the shipper. The freight data storage unit 153 has a function of storing information regarding applied freight received from the shipper for each offer.
Here, a configuration example of the purchase unit price master storage unit 151, the recruitment data storage unit 152, and the freight data storage unit 153 will be described.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the purchase unit price master storage unit 151. The purchase unit price master storage unit 151 includes fields of a departure place 151A, an arrival place 151B, an airline company 151C, an application start date 151D, an application end date 151E, and a purchase unit price 151F. Hereinafter, for example, the term "departure place 151A" means both the item of the place of departure and the field for recording data relating to the place of departure.

The departure place 151A and the arrival place 151B respectively store the identification information of the departure place and the arrival place of the airmail provided by the later-described airline company 151C. The departure point 151A and the arrival point 151B in FIG. 4 are expressed by the three-letter airport code defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA), but other codes may be applied or the airport name may be directly input. Absent. The airline company 151C stores the identification information of the airline company that operates the airline flight represented by the record. Also for the airline 151C, appropriate identification information other than the airline code defined by IATA can be applied.

The application start date 151D and the application end date 151E respectively store the start date and the end date of the period in which the purchase unit price described in the purchase unit price 151F is applied. The purchase unit price 151F stores the purchase unit price when using the airmail of the corresponding record. For example, in the record at the top of Fig. 4, for A flight from Narita (NRT) to Amsterdam (AMS), purchase of 200 yen per kg from March 3, 2016 to March 17, 2016 It indicates that the unit price is applied. The data of the purchase unit price master storage unit 151 is stored in the storage unit 150 in advance based on the flight schedule data provided by each airline.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the recruitment data storage unit 152. The recruitment data storage unit 152 includes fields of a recruitment ID 152A, a departure place 152B, an arrival place 152C, a shipping date 152D, a purchase unit price 152E, a predicted shipper unit price 152F, a offered cargo condition 152G, and a offered state 152H.

The solicitation ID 152A stores a unique numerical code or the like as identification information for uniquely identifying the solicitation for joint transportation by the joint transportation management server 100. The departure place 152B and the arrival place 152C respectively store the identification information of the departure place and the arrival place regarding the relevant consolidated cargo offer. The departure place 152B and the arrival place 152C correspond to the departure place 151A and the arrival place 151B in FIG. The shipping date 152D stores the shipping date of the joint transportation relating to the relevant offer. The purchase unit price 152E stores the purchase unit price applied to the joint transportation relating to the relevant offer. The estimated shipper unit price 152F stores the estimated shipper unit price determined from the corresponding purchase unit price and freight data regarding the joint transportation relating to the relevant offer. The solicited cargo condition 152G stores a high density or a low density, which is a condition of the solicited cargo for reducing the unit price of the shipper. The recruitment status 152H stores the recruitment status or the deadline regarding the recruitment status of the joint transportation related to the relevant recruitment. Each record of the recruitment data storage unit 152 is generated at the time when the consignor or the forwarder proposes a joint transportation using a specific airmail, and is updated as another consignor applies after that.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the cargo data storage unit 153. The freight data storage unit 153 includes fields of a freight ID 153A, a solicitation ID 153B, a shipper name 153C, an actual weight 153D, a volume weight 153E, and a freight weight 153F.

The freight ID 153A stores a unique numerical code or the like as identification information for uniquely identifying a freight that has received an application from the shipper for the relevant joint transportation. The offer ID 153B stores a unique numerical code or the like as identification information for uniquely identifying the offer for joint transportation to which the relevant cargo is applied. The recruitment ID 153B corresponds to the recruitment ID 152A in FIG. The shipper name 153C stores a unique code or the like as identification information of the shipper of the cargo specified by the corresponding cargo ID 153A.

The actual weight 153D, the volume weight 153E, and the freight weight 153F store information on the actual weight, the volume weight, and the freight weight of the cargo specified by the cargo ID 153A, respectively. Here, the actual weight is the actual weight (kg) of the corresponding cargo. The volume weight is the volume of the cargo (cm ³ ) divided by 6000 (or 5000), which is the volume converted into weight. The volume weight is a standard set in order to reflect the weight and volume of the cargo in the fare in a well-balanced manner, and has the role of ensuring that the fare for a light and large cargo is properly set. The constant (5000 or 6000) used to calculate the volume weight is a coefficient for converting the volume defined by IATA into weight. The fare weight is the larger value of the actual weight and the volumetric weight and is used to calculate the air fare. For light and large cargo, volumetric weight will apply. As described above, in freight transportation, particularly air freight transportation, since the freight capacity is limited, the freight weight is determined using the volume weight, which is a weight index calculated by considering not only the actual weight but also the volume of the freight. .. Each record of the freight data storage unit 153 is generated each time the data of the freight related to the application is input from the shipper to the joint transportation management server 100.

Next, the contents of the data processing executed by the cooperative transportation management server 100 of this embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 7 to 9. The data processing executed by the joint transportation management unit 140 includes a joint transportation recruitment acceptance processing and an application acceptance processing. The application acceptance process includes a process of updating the unit price of the shipper.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a processing flow example of a joint transportation recruitment acceptance processing. The joint transportation recruitment acceptance processing is processing for generating a record regarding the joint transportation and registering it in the joint transportation management server 100 when a demand for the joint transportation of a certain shipper occurs.

First, when the recruitment management unit 141 of the joint transportation management unit 140 starts the process with the data transmission request regarding the joint transportation recruitment from the shipper terminal 300 as a trigger (S700), the recruitment management unit 141 generates recruitment registration screen data. And sends it to the shipper terminal 300 that is the request source (S710). The data transmission request from the shipper terminal 300 regarding the joint transportation recruitment includes the identification information of the shipper who is the requester. At the shipper terminal 300, the solicitation registration screen is presented based on the solicitation registration screen data, and the solicitation management unit 141 waits for the solicitation registration of the joint transportation from the shipper terminal 300 (S720).

Next, when the recruitment management unit 141 determines that there is a recruitment registration for the joint transportation from the shipper terminal 300 (S720, Yes), the process proceeds to S13. If it is determined that there is no registration registration for the joint transportation within the fixed time from the shipper terminal 300, or if an instruction to end the process is received from the shipper terminal 300 (S720, No), the recruitment management unit 141 requests the joint transportation. The reception process ends (S780).

In S730, the recruitment management unit 141 registers new recruitment data in the recruitment data storage unit 152, stores a uniquely identifiable recruitment ID in the recruitment ID 152A, and leaves the recruitment registration information input from the shipper terminal 300. The place, the arrival place, and the shipping date are stored in the departure place 152B, the arrival place 152C, and the shipping date 152D, respectively, and the recruiting state 152H is set to recruiting.

Next, in S740, the recruitment management unit 141 registers new cargo data in the cargo data storage unit 153, stores a uniquely identifiable cargo ID in the cargo ID 153A, and stores in the recruitment data storage unit 152 in S730. The same recruitment ID as the recruitment ID is stored in the recruitment ID 153B, and the identification information of the consignor who has registered the joint transportation recruitment is stored in the consignor name 153C. Further, the freight quotation unit 16 calculates the actual weight, volume weight, and freight weight of the freight based on the freight information input from the shipper terminal 300, and stores them in the actual weight 153D, the volume weight 153E, and the freight weight 153F, respectively. ..

Next, in S750, the unit price estimation unit 143 selects, from the data registered in the purchase unit price master storage unit 151, the departure place and the arrival place for the offer data registered in S730 in the offer data storage unit 152. And all the shipment dates that fall within the period from the application start date to the application end date are extracted, and the one with the lowest purchase unit price among those extracted recruitment data is identified, and the The purchase unit price is stored in the purchase unit price 152E of the relevant offer data in the offer data storage unit 152. Note that the recruitment management unit 141 requests when necessary data cannot be acquired from the purchase unit price master storage unit 151 due to an error in the content of the recruitment registration received from the shipper terminal 300. It can be configured to return the information that the recruitment registration is not possible to the original shipper terminal 300.

Next, in S760, the unit price estimation unit 143, for the recruitment data registered in S13 of the recruitment data storage unit 152, a predetermined margin (for example, 30%) for the purchase unit price stored in the purchase unit price 152E. The value obtained by adding the above is set as the shipper unit price and stored in the predicted shipper unit price 152F.

Next, in S770, the freight estimation unit 142 refers to the freight data registered in the freight data storage unit 153 in S14, determines that the offered freight condition is low density if the actual weight is larger than the volume weight, and the actual weight is the volume. If the weight is less than the weight, the condition of the offered cargo is judged as high density. The freight quotation unit 142 stores the determination result in the offer freight condition 152G of the offer data registered in S730 of the offer data storage unit 152, and ends the joint transportation offer acceptance process (S18). When the actual weight is larger than the volume weight, the offered cargo condition is set to low density in order to collect the light and large cargo to which the volume weight is applied as the freight weight. If the actual weight is smaller than the volume weight, the offered cargo condition is set to high density in order to recruit relatively heavy and small cargo to which the actual weight is applied as the freight weight.

FIG. 10: is a figure which shows an example of the recruitment registration screen 400 which the recruitment management part 141 shows to the shipper terminal 300 in S710 of FIG. The screen example shown in FIG. 10 includes a recruitment condition input area 410, a cargo information input area 420, and a registration button 430 for performing registration operation of recruitment.

The recruitment condition input area 410 includes a departure place 411, an arrival place 412, and a shipping date 413. The departure place 411, the arrival place 412, and the shipping date 413 are fields for inputting the data stored in the departure place 152B, the arrival place 152C, and the shipping date 152D of the recruitment data storage unit 152, respectively. On the recruitment registration screen 400, a shipper who is recruiting for joint transportation first inputs a departure place, an arrival place, and a shipping date for which freight transportation is desired in each input field of the recruitment condition input area 410. These input fields may be configured by pull-down menus or the like that present options to improve the convenience of the shipper.

The cargo information input area 420 includes a weight 421, a size 420, and a number 423. The weight 421, the size 420, and the number 423 are fields for inputting information regarding the cargo that the shipper is requesting, and the information input in these fields is the actual weight 153D of the cargo data storage unit 153. It is used for input, calculation and input of volume weight 153E and freight weight 153F. The consignor can register the recruitment for the joint transportation by inputting the corresponding data in the input fields of the recruitment condition input area 410 and the cargo information input area 420 and operating the registration button 430.

Next, the application acceptance process for the joint transportation recruitment described above will be described. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a processing flow example of application acceptance processing for joint transportation. In this recruitment acceptance processing, processing relating to application from the shipper terminal 300 is executed through the application reception screen presented from the joint transportation management server 100 to the shipper terminal 300.

First, when the recruitment management unit 141 starts processing by using a data transmission request for application for joint transportation recruitment from the shipper terminal 300 as a trigger (S800), the recruitment management unit 141 generates application application screen data and requests the application. It is transmitted to a certain shipper terminal 300 (S810). The shipper terminal 300 displays the application application screen 500 illustrated in FIG. 11 based on the application application screen data received from the joint transportation management server 100. The freight quotation unit 142 waits for an application for joint transportation application from the shipper terminal 300 (S820). The data transmission request from the shipper terminal 300 regarding the application for the joint transportation recruitment can include at least designation of the departure place and the arrival place.

When the freight quotation unit 142 determines that the information regarding the application for application has been received from the shipper terminal 300, the freight estimation unit 142 calculates the actual weight and volume weight of the cargo based on the freight information included in the application for application information, and the recruitment data. It is determined whether or not the desired cargo data in the storage unit 152 meets the desired cargo condition 152G. When it is determined that they match (S820, Yes), the freight quotation unit 142 proceeds to the processing of the next S830. If it is determined that there is no application for application within a certain period of time after transmission of the application screen data, if it is determined that the end button 540 of the application screen 500 has been operated, or there is an application for application, but the freight conditions for acceptance 152G are met. If it is determined not to do so (S820, No), the freight quotation unit 142 ends the joint transportation application acceptance process (S870).

In S830, the recruitment management unit 141 registers the new freight data included in the application application information from the shipper terminal 300 in the freight data storage unit 153, and adds a uniquely identifiable freight ID to the freight ID 153A. To store. The recruitment management unit 141 also stores the recruitment ID of the recruitment related to the accepted application in the recruitment ID 153B, and stores the identification information of the consignor who registered the joint transportation recruitment in the consignor name 153C. Further, the freight quotation unit 142 calculates the actual weight, volume weight, and freight weight of the applied freight based on the freight information input from the shipper terminal 300, and the actual weight 153D and the volume weight of the freight data storage unit 153, respectively. 153E and fare weight 153F.

Next, the unit price estimation unit 143 returns the profit obtained by consolidating all the cargos applied by the shipper to the offer to the offer data related to the application in the offer data storage unit 152. The unit price is calculated and the estimated shipper unit price 152F is updated (S840). The procedure for calculating the consignor unit price in consideration of the return of the profit obtained by consolidated loading will be described later in detail with reference to FIG.

Next, the solicitation management unit 141 refers to the solicitation data in the solicitation data storage unit 152 and the freight data storage unit 153, and determines whether or not a predetermined solicitation end condition is satisfied (S850). The termination conditions for recruitment include, for example, that the total actual weight has reached the upper limit of the total actual weight related to the applicable recruitment, the ratio of the total volume weight to the total actual weight is 0.8 or more and 1.2 or less, or the predicted shipper unit price. Is 120% or less of the purchase price, and so on. When it is determined that the recruitment end condition is satisfied (S850, Yes), the recruitment management unit 141 proceeds to the processing of S852. When it is determined that the recruitment end condition is not satisfied (S850, No), the recruitment management unit 141 proceeds to the processing of S860.

In S860, the freight quotation unit 142 refers to the freight data storage unit 153 to calculate the total actual weight and the total volume weight of all the freight applied by the shipper for the offer. When it is determined that the total actual weight is greater than the total volume weight, the freight quotation unit 142 sets the offered freight condition 152G to be low density in the recruitment data storage unit 152, and when the total actual weight is determined to be less than the total volume weight, the freight quotation is performed. The unit 142 sets the solicited cargo condition 152G to a high density, updates the solicited cargo condition 152G of the solicited data in the solicited data storage unit 152, and ends the application acceptance process for the joint transportation (S870).

On the other hand, in S852, the recruitment management unit 141 updates the recruitment state 152H of the recruitment data in the recruitment data storage unit 152 to “deadline”. Next, the solicitation management unit 141 sends the unit price stored in the estimated shipper unit price 152F of the solicitation data in the solicitation data storage unit 152 to the shipper terminal 300 as the confirmed shipper unit price, and the application acceptance process for joint transportation is performed. It ends (S870).

Here, the shipper unit price update processing executed in S840 of the application acceptance processing of FIG. 8 will be described. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an example of the procedure of the processing of updating the unit price of the shipper, which is performed in S840 of FIG. 8 and takes into consideration the return of the profit obtained by the mixed loading.

First, when the processing is started in S900, the unit price estimation unit 143 refers to the cargo data storage unit 153, and calculates the total actual weight, the total volume weight, and the total fare weight of all the cargos applied by the shipper for the offer. Is calculated (S910).

Next, the unit price estimation unit 143 sets the larger one of the total actual weight and the total volume weight as the freight weight of the consolidated cargo. The unit price estimation unit 143 calculates the transportation cost of the non-consolidated freight as “total fare weight×purchase unit price” and the transportation cost of the mixed freight as “freight weight×purchase unit price” of the mixed freight. Then, the unit price estimation unit 143 calculates the profit obtained by consolidated loading as “transport cost of unblended cargo-transport cost of consolidated cargo” (S920). In the example of FIG. 6, for the recruitment ID=1001, total actual weight=550 kg, total volume weight=700 kg, and total fare weight=1000 kg are registered. In this case, the total volume weight of 700 kg is applied as the fare weight of the consolidated cargo. On the other hand, the total fare weight of 1000 kg is applied as the fare weight of the non-consolidated freight.

Next, in S930, the unit price estimation unit 17 calculates a predetermined ratio (for example, 50%) of the profit obtained by the mixed loading as a return amount to the shipper unit price, and the profit obtained by the mixed loading. The shipper unit price that has been returned is calculated as "shipper unit price-return amount to shipper unit price/total freight weight", and the process ends (S940). By the application registration process including the above shipper unit price calculation process, new freight transportation that matches the offered cargo conditions is registered, and the reduction in transportation cost due to the new registration is reflected in the shipper unit price.
FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of the application application screen 500 presented to the shipper terminal 300 by the recruitment management unit 141 in S810 of the application acceptance processing of FIG.

The screen example shown in FIG. 11 includes an application condition input area 510, a cargo information input area 520, an application application button 530 for performing an application application operation, and an end button 540. The end button 540 can be used when the operation of the application for application is canceled due to the reason that the presented application conditions do not match the wishes of the shipper.

The application condition input area 510 includes a departure place 511, an arrival place 512, and a recruitment selection area 513. In the departure place 511 and the arrival place 512, the departure place and the arrival place included in the data transmission request regarding the application for the joint transportation offer from the shipper terminal 300 can be reflected.

The recruitment selection area 513 is a table including display columns of radio buttons 513A, shipping dates 513B, freight conditions 513C, and unit prices 513D. Recruitment data corresponding to the departure point and the arrival point input to the departure point 511 and the arrival point 512 are searched from the recruitment data storage unit 152, and the shipping date 513B, the freight condition 513C, and the unit price 513D are calculated based on the retrieved data. Is displayed. The radio button 513A displays a radio button for selecting one piece of recruitment data.
The cargo information input area 520 includes a weight 521, a size 522, and a number 523.

The consignor uses the application application screen 500 displayed on the consignor terminal 300 to select one recruitment satisfying the request of the consignor from the recruitment shown in the recruitment selection area 513 displayed by a radio button. Further, the shipper can apply for the joint transportation recruitment by inputting each input field of the cargo information input area 520 and operating the application button 530.

According to the joint transportation management system 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention described above, based on the total actual weight and the total volumetric weight of the cargo to be transported, the conditions of the cargo to be newly recruited are set so that the shipper unit price is lowered. Update and present. As a result, it is possible to adjust the ratio of the relatively light but large freight and the relatively heavy but small freight of the mixed freight to an appropriate ratio, and to obtain the effect of increasing the profit of the mixed freight. In other words, as shown in FIG. 12, every time there is an application for a joint transportation offer, the ratio of the total actual weight of the applied cargo to the total volume weight is adjusted so as to approach 1 which is an ideal value. By doing so, the consolidated profit can be increased.

Next, a modified example of the application acceptance process in this embodiment will be described. FIG. 13 shows an example of the joint transportation application screen 500 in this modification. In FIG. 13, elements corresponding to those in FIG. 11 are designated by the same reference numerals. The application application screen 500 illustrated in FIG. 13 differs from the screen example of FIG. 11 in that two types of freight condition 513C and unit price 513D in the offer selection area 513 are presented for one offer.

In the modified example of FIG. 13, both high density and low density are presented as the cargo condition 513C. This means that in S860 in the application acceptance process of FIG. 8, not only the offered cargo conditions determined from the comparison result of the total actual weight and the total volume weight, but also other offered cargo conditions are set in the offered data storage unit 152. It means that. An example of the recruitment data storage unit 152 in this modification is shown in FIG. In the example of FIG. 14, assuming that the offered cargo condition determined by the comparison result of the total actual weight and the total volume weight is high for the offered ID=1001, the predicted consignor unit price is the consignor unit price calculation process of FIG. In S930, is calculated as "shipper unit price-return amount to shipper unit price/total freight weight". On the other hand, in the case of low-density solicitation, the shipper unit price is calculated without returning to the shipper unit price. With such a configuration, the consignor will accept the joint shipping offer after approving that the unit price of the consignor will be high even if the offer regarding the desired shipping date does not meet the offer cargo conditions for the cargo to be applied. It is possible to apply, and it is possible to obtain the effect of increasing convenience and increasing convenience for the shipper. After the application deadline for the relevant offer, by applying the freight weight determined from the total actual weight and the total volume weight of all the cargo related to the relevant offer, a part of the consolidated margin will be returned to the shipper. ing.

As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to improve transportation efficiency and increase marginal consolidation margin by collecting and combining cargos of various weights and sizes from air cargo owners. Become.
The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. The present invention includes various modifications and applications within the scope of the invention described in the claims.

1 Joint transportation management system 100 Joint transportation management server 140 Joint transportation management section 141 Recruitment management section 142 Freight estimation section 143 Unit price estimation section 150 Storage section 151 Purchase unit price master storage section 152 Recruitment data storage section 153 Freight data storage section 200 Communication network 300 Shipper terminal 400 Recruitment registration screen 500 Application application screen

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A computer having a processor and a memory for storing data processed by the processor, and configured as a computer communicatively connected to an external device,
Acceptance information and application information regarding joint transportation of freight from the external device are processed, and based on the information regarding the freight received for the recruitment for one joint transportation With a Joint Transportation Management Department configured to set certain offered cargo terms,
The joint transportation management section
Record the shipment date, departure place, and arrival place information of the cargo accepted from the external device, and information regarding the weight and volume of the cargo as recruitment information,
When an application for a new joint transportation of cargo is received from an external device, the application information that can be applied is obtained from the information about the shipment date, the departure place, and the destination of the cargo included in the application information and the recruitment information. ,
Calculate the total weight and total volume of the cargo from the information about the weight and volume of the cargo included in the application information and the information about the weight and volume of the cargo included in the recruitment information, and convert the total volume to the prescribed conversion method. To calculate the volumetric weight obtained by converting into the weight, and update the solicited cargo conditions so that the relationship between the total weight of the cargo and the volumetric weight is in a balanced direction. Including
If the total weight of the cargo is greater than the volume weight, a low density is set as the offered cargo condition, and if the total weight of the cargo is less than the volume weight, a high density is provided as the other offered cargo condition. To set,
Joint transportation management device. The joint transportation management device according to claim 1,
The joint transportation management unit obtains a transportation unit price for transportation of the cargo from the application information for the cargo and transportation means information that is information about available transportation means that is held in advance, and includes the transportation unit price in the application information. Calculating the applied unit price from the information regarding the weight and volume of the cargo to be stored, the calculated volume weight and the transportation unit price, and sending the applicable unit price to the external device that has accepted the application for the joint transportation,
Joint transportation management device. The joint transportation management device according to claim 1,
The joint transportation management unit may update the solicited cargo conditions updated so that the relationship between the total weight of the cargo and the volumetric weight is within a predetermined range, as well as other solicited cargo conditions that do not satisfy the predetermined range. included in the recruitment cargo condition, when job is for recruiting joint transport from the external device, sends the said recruitment cargo condition and other recruitment cargo condition to the external device, joint transport management device. The joint transportation management device according to claim 1,
When the joint transportation management unit determines that the relationship between the total weight of the cargo and the volumetric weight falls within a predetermined range for recruitment of a specific joint transportation, or the total weight of the cargo is a predetermined upper limit value. When it is determined that the application has been reached, the acceptance of applications for the offer is terminated,
Joint transportation management device. The joint transportation management device according to claim 1,
When the joint transportation management unit receives a request for application for a joint transportation recruitment from an external device, the joint transportation management unit generates application registration screen data including the offered freight conditions relating to the relevant recruitment to the external device. And send it to the corresponding external device,
Joint transportation management device. A processor and a memory that stores data processed by the processor, are communicably connected to an external device, and are configured to receive and process recruitment information and application information related to joint transportation of cargo from the external device. A computer configured to set the offered cargo conditions, which are the conditions for the cargo that receives the application for the recruitment, based on the information about the cargo that has received the application for the recruitment for the one joint transportation,
A process of recording, as recruitment information, information on the shipment date, the departure place, and the arrival place of the cargo received from the external device, and information on the weight and volume of the cargo.
Upon accepting an application for joint transportation of new cargo from an external device, obtain application information that can be applied from the shipping date, departure place and arrival place information of the cargo included in the application information and the recruitment information. Processing,
Calculate the total weight and total volume of the cargo from the information about the weight and volume of the cargo included in the application information and the information about the weight and volume of the cargo included in the recruitment information, and convert the total volume to the prescribed conversion method. To calculate the volumetric weight obtained by converting into the weight, and update the solicited cargo conditions so that the relationship between the total weight of the cargo and the volumetric weight is in a balanced direction. Include process,
If the total weight of the cargo is greater than the volume weight, a low density is set as the offered cargo condition, and if the total weight of the cargo is less than the volume weight, a high density is provided as the other offered cargo condition. And the process of setting
A joint transportation management method for carrying out. A processor and a memory that stores data processed by the processor, are communicably connected to an external device, and are configured to receive and process recruitment information and application information related to joint transportation of cargo from the external device. A computer configured to set an offered cargo condition, which is a condition for a cargo that receives an application for the recruitment, based on the information about the cargo that has accepted the application for the recruitment for one joint transportation,
A process of recording, as recruitment information, information on the shipment date, the departure place, and the arrival place of the cargo received from the external device, and information on the weight and volume of the cargo.
Upon accepting an application for joint transportation of new cargo from an external device, obtain application information that can be applied from the shipping date, departure place and arrival place information of the cargo included in the application information and the recruitment information. Processing,
Calculate the total weight and total volume of the cargo from the information about the weight and volume of the cargo included in the application information and the information about the weight and volume of the cargo included in the recruitment information, and convert the total volume to the prescribed conversion method. To calculate the volumetric weight obtained by converting into the weight, and update the solicited cargo conditions so that the relationship between the total weight of the cargo and the volumetric weight is in a balanced direction. Include process,
If the total weight of the cargo is greater than the volume weight, a low density is set as the offered cargo condition, and if the total weight of the cargo is less than the volume weight, a high density is provided as the other offered cargo condition. And the process of setting
A joint transportation management program that implements

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