JP6736842B2 - Food management system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a foodstuff management system.

Generally, in stores such as restaurants and convenience stores that process and sell foods, there are cases where the ingredients sent from the factory are manually managed. In such a case, since the foodstuffs cannot be managed sufficiently, there is a possibility that a large amount of foodstuffs may be lost due to lack of inventory management. To solve such a problem, a system has been proposed that manages foodstuffs by accumulating the foodstuffs storage/receipt history (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In the system of Patent Document 1, in addition to managing whether or not appropriate raw materials have been used for processing food materials, deadline management is performed for each food material.

JP 2004-217344 A

In the system of Patent Document 1, it is necessary to manually perform, on all consumed or discarded food materials, a clearing process for inputting that the stored food materials have been lost due to consumption or disposal. For this reason, in a store that consumes or discards a large amount of food, the amount of work for clearing processing becomes enormous, which may increase the burden of managing the deadline of food.

In view of the above-mentioned problems, the present invention aims to reduce the burden of deadline management of foodstuffs while preventing omission of deadline management of foodstuffs.

One aspect of the present invention is a foodstuff management system for managing foodstuffs, which is managed by a managing means for managing the foodstuffs as a management target, a changing means for changing a processing business state of the foodstuffs, and the managing means. Of the food ingredients, those that are subject to deadline management are manually excluded from the management targets of the management means, and among the food ingredients managed by the management means, those that are subject to deadline management are managed. An automatic excluding means for automatically excluding the foodstuffs that are being managed from the management target of the managing means, and a setting means for setting either the manual excluding means or the automatic excluding means for each of the foodstuffs. When the management level of the food material is changed from “high” to a processing business type other than “high” by the changing means, the setting of the food material for which the manual excluding means is set is set by the automatic excluding means. It is a foodstuff management system characterized by the following.
Further, according to an aspect of the present invention, the automatic excluding unit receives an input of a declaration of continuation of management of an ingredient managed as a management target of the managing unit, and also receives an input of a declaration of continuation of management. It is characterized in that foodstuffs that do not exist are automatically excluded from the management target.

According to this configuration, of the ingredients managed as management targets, the ingredients that have not received the input of the declaration of continuation of management are excluded from the management targets. For this reason, it is necessary to input a declaration of continuation for food materials for which management is to be continued, but it is not necessary to input for food materials for which management is to be terminated. Therefore, when the number of foods to be managed is smaller than the number of foods to be managed, the number of foods to be input can be reduced, so that the amount of work of the clearing process can be reduced. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the deadline management of foodstuffs from being overlooked and reduce the burden of deadline management of foodstuffs.

One aspect of the present invention is provided with a classifying unit that classifies the food material to be managed as the management object and the food material not to be managed as the management object according to the priority order of management of the food material or the processing type of the food material. Is characterized by.

According to this configuration, the foodstuffs to be managed are classified into the foodstuffs to be managed and the foodstuffs not to be managed, according to the foodstuff management priority or the foodstuff processing business condition. Therefore, it is not necessary to perform the clearing process because the management is not started for the food material that is not managed as the management target. Therefore, it is possible to further reduce the amount of work for the clearing process, and to prevent the deadline management of foodstuffs from leaking, while reducing the burden of deadline management of foodstuffs.

One aspect of the present invention comprises an issuing means for issuing a medium on which at least the expiration date of the food material is printed, the issuing means depending on whether the issuing aspect of the medium is the management target or not. Characterized by making them different.

According to this configuration, the issuing mode of the medium is changed depending on whether or not it is a management target. Therefore, it is possible to understand the management level of foodstuffs by looking at the medium.

One aspect of the present invention further comprises calculation means for calculating the expiration date of the food material, wherein the issuing means issues the medium when the expiration date is calculated by the calculation means. To do.

According to this configuration, the medium is issued when the expiration date of the food material is calculated. Therefore, the expiration date of the food material can be printed on the issued medium.

One aspect of the present invention is characterized by comprising data output means for outputting at least a product name and an expiration date for a list of food materials managed as the management target by the management means.

According to this configuration, it is possible to easily grasp at least the product name and the expiration date of the food material managed as the management target.

One aspect of the present invention, the automatic exclusion means, the input of the continuation of the declaration, accepted for each location of the food, the declaration of management to have food sac Chi before SL continues as managed the management unit Foods that have not received the input are excluded from the management target for each storage location.

According to this configuration, the above-mentioned exclusion from the management target is performed for each food storage location. Therefore, exemption from the management target can be performed even after the declaration of continuation of the food material for which the management is desired to be continued is not input for all the storage locations. Therefore, it is possible to easily exclude from the management target, and it is possible to further reduce the burden of deadline management of foodstuffs.

One aspect of the present invention includes a display unit for displaying information on a food item managed by the management unit as the management target and for which the input of the continuation declaration has been received by the automatic exclusion unit , and the display unit The means changes the display mode of the information according to the expiration date of the food material.

According to this configuration, it is possible to easily grasp the expiration date of the food by looking at the display means.

One aspect of the present invention is, with respect to the foodstuff managed as the management target by the management means, exceeds the time indicated by the expiration date of the foodstuff or a time point that is a predetermined time backward from the time indicated by the expiration date. And an informing means for informing that fact.

According to this configuration, it is possible to notify the foodstuff that the expiration date has expired or the foodstuff whose expiration date has expired, so it is possible to prevent accidentally using the foodstuff whose expiration date has expired. Can be prevented.

ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the burden of deadline management of foodstuffs can be reduced, preventing omission of deadline management of foodstuffs.

It is a block diagram which shows the system configuration of the foodstuff management system of this invention. It is a figure which shows a goods master. It is a figure which shows a foodstuff time limit master. It is a figure which shows a foodstuff term master registration screen. It is a figure which shows a comment master. It is a figure which shows a label. It is a figure which shows a performance table. It is a figure which shows a receipt foodstuff list screen. It is a figure which shows an inventory check screen. It is a flowchart which shows the process of the foodstuff management system at the time of label issuing. It is a flowchart which shows the process of the foodstuff management system at the time of a consumption process of the foodstuff of management level "high". It is a flowchart which shows the process of the foodstuff management system at the time of a consumption process of the foodstuff of management level "medium". It is a flow chart which shows processing of a foodstuff management system at the time of outputting a disposal schedule list. It is a flow chart which shows processing of a foodstuff management system at the time of outputting an expiration list today. It is a figure which shows an expiration list today.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Note that the constituent elements in the following embodiments can be appropriately replaced with existing constituent elements, and various variations including combinations with other existing constituent elements are possible. Therefore, the description of the following embodiments does not limit the contents of the invention described in the claims.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a system configuration of a foodstuff management system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The foodstuff management system 100 includes a label issuing device 10, a router 30, a PC 40, and a foodstuff information holding server 50.

The label issuing device 10, the router 30, and the PC 40 are provided for each store (store AAA and store BBB in FIG. 1) such as a restaurant and a convenience store. The label issuing device 10 and the PC 40 are connected to the network 20 via the router 30. A food material information holding server 50 is also connected to the network 20. The network 20 may be any configured network, for example, a public network such as the Internet.

The label issuing device 10 prints print information including information on foodstuffs (hereinafter referred to as “foodstuff information”) on a label (medium) according to an operation of an employee, and issues the printed label. Ingredient information is information such as the ingredient name, the expiration date of the ingredient, and the management level for each ingredient. Further, the print information (identification information) is information printed on the label, such as food material information and a bar code.

The food material information holding server 50 communicates with the label issuing device 10 and the PC 40 operated by the employees of each store, and holds the food material information for each store. The food material information holding server 50 is provided on the cloud, for example.

The food material information holding server 50 (management means) includes a storage unit, stores (holds) various tables (product master, food material expiration date master (data), comment master, performance table, etc.) and manages the expiration date of food ingredients. ..

The PC 40 (management continuation acceptance means, display means, notification means, data output means) is an information processing device such as a desktop personal computer or a notebook personal computer. The PC 40 updates the contents of the product master, the ingredient deadline master, and the comment master by accessing the ingredient information holding server 50 according to the operation of the employee. For example, with respect to the foodstuff expiration date master, the foodstuff information holding server 50 sets a plurality of food processing categories according to the operation of the employee on the PC 40, sets an expiration date for each food processing category, and sets each food processing category. Update the management level that is set in advance.

The processing business type is a classification of processing methods for processing food materials, and includes, for example, storage, thawing, opening, heating, consumption, and disposal of food materials.

The management level is a level for classifying the method of deadline management of food materials, and has three management levels of “high”, “medium”, and “low”. All food materials are pre-classified into any of these three management levels, and which food material has which management level is preset is registered in the food material time limit master.

The management level “high” means that the foodstuffs with the highest priority for deadline management, in other words, the foodstuffs for which deadline management is strictly performed, or in other words, the foodstuffs that need to be managed manually by employees individually, It is a management level that is supposed to be set. The management level “high” is set in advance for foods that have a period of several weeks to several years until they are consumed or discarded, that is, foods that have a long expiration date and take a long time to be used up. Examples of food materials for which the management level “high” is set in advance include seasonings such as soy sauce and salt, dried foods such as kelp and shiitake mushrooms, and food materials that are frozen and stored.

The management level "medium" means a food material with the second highest priority for deadline management, in other words, a food material for which the management level is set to "high" does not require stricter deadline management. It is a management level that is supposed to be set for foodstuffs that can be collectively managed on the premise of the visual work by employees at. The management level “medium” is set in advance for food materials whose consumption or disposal period is about 24 hours to several days, that is, food materials which have a relatively short expiration date and are used up within several days. The food material for which the management level “medium” is preset includes, for example, food materials that are stored in a refrigerator.

The management level “low” is set for a food item having the lowest priority for deadline management, in other words, a food product that does not need to be managed by the food product management system 100, in other words, a food product that does not require deadline management. This is the management level assuming that. The management level "low" is set in advance for food materials that have a period of less than 24 hours until they are consumed or discarded, that is, food materials that have a very short expiration date and will not be carried over from the next day. The food material for which the management level “low” is preset includes, for example, food materials stored at room temperature.

The period until disposal is determined according to the expiration date, and the expiration date is set according to the processing business condition of the food material as described above. Therefore, the food material information holding server 50 (classification means) classifies all food materials into one of three management levels in advance according to the processing business condition of the food material, and appropriately sets the management level according to the priority order of deadline management. change.

Further, the PC 40 accesses the food material information holding server 50 according to the operation of the employee, and instructs the food material information holding server 50 to erase the food material in the erase processing. The clearing process is a process of inputting that the stored foodstuff is lost due to consumption or disposal, and the foodstuff for which the clearing process is completed is excluded from the deadline management target.

The label issuing device 10 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 101, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 102, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 103, a display unit 104, a communication unit 105, an operation unit 106, a label printing unit 107, and a label ejection port. 108, a scanner unit 109, and a clock unit 110. These functional units are connected to each other via the bus 1.

The CPU 101 (calculation unit) is a central processing unit, reads the program stored in the ROM 102, expands it in the RAM 103, and executes each step of the expanded program to control the overall operation of the label issuing device 10. To do. This CPU 101 calculates the expiration date of the ingredient based on the expiration date of the ingredient set in the ingredient master. Further, the CPU 101 calculates a new expiration date in consideration of the expiration date for each processing business type of food.

The ROM 102 is a read-only memory and stores a program for operating the label issuing device 10 in advance.

The RAM 103 is a temporary storage area that stores information used by the CPU 101 and information received by the communication unit 105. The RAM 103 temporarily stores, for example, each table (for example, a product master, a food material time limit master, and a comment master) received from the food material information holding server 50.

The display unit 104 (notifying means) is an image display device such as a CRT display, a liquid crystal display, an organic EL display. The display unit 104 receives and displays operations such as mode switching, setting, and registration. A touch panel provided with touch keys (soft keys) that are transparent contact switches is provided on the display surface of the display unit 104, and function information and the like that can be operated by an employee are displayed. The function information is information such as the processing business type assigned to each function key number, the expiration date of the food, the management level, and the storage location of the food.

The communication unit 105 communicates with the food material information holding server 50 via the router 30 and the network 20. For example, the communication unit 105 receives the product master, the ingredient expiration date master, and the comment master from the ingredient information holding server 50.

The operation unit 106 is an input device that receives an input of an operation for operating the label issuing device 10, and includes a function key and a label issuing key described later. The operation unit 106 may be a mechanical key (hard key) or a touch panel arranged on the display screen of the display unit 104.

Under the control of the CPU 101, the label printing unit 107 (issuing means) prints print information (for example, food information and barcode) on a label (medium) in a predetermined format.

The label discharge port 108 discharges (issues) the label printed by the label printing unit 107.

The scanner unit 109 optically reads a barcode attached to a product (foodstuff).

The clock unit 110 periodically (for example, every one second or every ten seconds) notifies the CPU 101 of the month, day, hour, minute, and day of the week.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a product master. The product master has a plurality of records that represent information about products. The record has data of "foodstuff name" for each "product number". “Product number” represents identification information for uniquely identifying the food material. “Food ingredient name” represents the name of the ingredient.

Four records are shown in the product master of FIG. For example, in the record registered in the top row of the product master, the "product number" is "0001" and the "ingredient name" is "spinach". That is, it is indicated that the food item identified by the "product number" "0001" is "spinach".

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a food material time limit master. The foodstuff expiration date master has a plurality of records representing information regarding the expiration date of foodstuffs. The record has data of “function key”, “operation”, “expiration date”, “expiration date classification”, “transition method”, “management level”, and “storage location” for each “product number”. The "product number" represents identification information for uniquely identifying the food material, and is associated with the "product number" in the product master of FIG.

The "function key" represents the number of the function key, and the contents of the processing business type performed by the employee are assigned to the function key numbers. For example, for a food item identified by "Product number" "0001", it is stored in "F0", thawed in "F1", opened in "F2", heated in "F3", consumed in "F5", discarded in "F6". Has been assigned.

"Operation" represents the content of the processing business type that the employee performs when issuing the label. “Expiration date” indicates the period during which the food can be used. The “expiration date category” indicates the category of the length of the expiration date (for example, “annual”, “monthly”, “day”, and “hour”). The “transition method” represents a food material management method (for example, “−”, “lump”, and “portion”). "-" indicates that the management method is not set. “Batch” means to collectively manage the state transition of foodstuffs. The “part” indicates that the state transition of the food material is managed in several times. As described above, the “management level” represents a level for classifying the method of managing the term of food. The “storing place” represents a place where the foodstuff is stored (for example, freezer A, freezer B, refrigerator A, refrigerator B, refrigerator C, shelf A, shelf B, warehouse). It should be noted that the record indicating consumption and disposal does not register the expiration date, expiration date classification, transition method, management level, and storage location.

Ten records are shown in the ingredient time limit master of FIG. For example, in the record registered in the uppermost row of the ingredient expiration date master, "item number" is "0001", "function key" is "F0", "operation" is "receiving", and "expiration date" is "45", " The "deadline category" is "day", the "transition method" is "-", the "management level" is "high", and the "storage location" is "freezer A". In other words, the food item identified by the "article number" "0001" is assigned to the "function key" "F0" as the processing business type "receipt", and the usable period of the food item in this case is "45". It is shown that it is "day", the management level is "high", and the place where the food material after being stored is stored is "freezer A".

Also, in the record registered in the second row of the ingredient expiration date master, the "item number" is "0001", the "function key" is "F1", the "operation" is "decompress", and the "expiration date" is "5". , "Deadline category" is "day", "transition method" is "collective", "management level" is "medium", and "storage location" is "refrigerator A". That is, the food item identified by the "product number" "0001" is assigned "defrosting" as the processing business type to the "function key" "F1", and the usable period of the food item in this case is "5". It is shown that “day”, the ingredients are collectively managed, the management level is “medium”, and the location where the defrosted ingredients are stored is “refrigerator A”.

As shown in FIG. 3, for each food material, a plurality of contents of the processing business type (corresponding to “operation” in FIG. 3) are set in association with the function keys. The state transition and deadline management of foodstuffs will be described below by taking "curry chicken" identified by "article number" "0002" as an example.

First, when the food "curry chicken" is received in a vacuum-packed state, the employee depresses the label issuing key of the label issuing device 10 to issue a label. When the label issuing key is pressed without pressing the function key, the label issuing device 10 issues the label as if the function key “F0 (stocking)” was pressed. Then, the employee stores the stored foodstuffs in the freezer A in a vacuum-packed state. In other words, the content of the processing business type performed at this time is "stocking", and the storage location of "curry chicken" is "freezer A". When the label is issued, the term management of the food "curry chicken" stored in the freezer A in the vacuum-packed state is started.

Next, when using the vacuum-packed food "curry chicken" stored in the "freezer A", the employee presses the function key "F1 (open)" of the label issuing device 10 and then the label. Press the issue key to issue the label. Then, the employee opens the vacuum pack and stores the curry chicken in the freezer B. In other words, the content of the processing format performed at this time is "opening" in "collective", and the current storage location of the food "curry chicken" is all "freezer B". This opening enables the frozen chicken for curry to be taken out and used as needed. When the label is issued, the term management of the food "curry chicken" stored in the freezer B is started. Also, since all of the food ingredients "curry chicken" stored in the freezer A in the vacuum-packed state transited to the state when opened, when the label was issued, it remained in the vacuum-packed state in the freezer A. The stored ingredient "curry chicken" is excluded from the target of the deadline management, and the deadline management ends.

Next, when using the opened "curry chicken" stored in the "freezer B" as much as necessary, the employee presses the function key "F2 (defrost)" of the label issuing device 10. After that, the label issuance key is pressed to issue the label. Then, the employee takes out as much curry chicken from the freezer B as necessary and stores it in the refrigerator B, and also keeps the curry chicken that has not been taken out in the freezer B. In other words, the contents of the processing business performed at this time are "defrosting" in "parts", and the current storage location of the food "curry chicken" taken out from the freezer B becomes "refrigerator B", and the freezer B The current storage location for the ingredient "curry chicken" that has not been removed from the store remains "freezer B". Then, the curry chicken thawed in the refrigerator B is appropriately cooked such as seasoning and heating. When the label is issued, the term management of the food "curry chicken" stored in the refrigerator B is started. In addition, since a part of the food “curry chicken” stored in the freezer B is still stored in the freezer B and is not in a state transition, the expiration date of the food “curry chicken” stored in the freezer B is limited. Management is continued.

As described above, the expiration date, management level, and storage location of a food item are variously changed for one food item according to the contents of the processing business type performed by the employee, and the target of the deadline management is changed according to these changes. Changes.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a foodstuff term master registration screen. The ingredient expiration date master registration screen is a screen used when an employee registers an expiration date, an operation unit, a management level, and a storage location for each ingredient according to the processing business type in the ingredient expiration date master. In the ingredient expiration date master registration screen, the employee operates the PC 40 to access the ingredient information holding server 50, and the employee selects one ingredient from the ingredient expiration date master table of FIG. 3 displayed on the screen of the PC 40. Is displayed on the screen of the PC 40. On the ingredient expiration date master registration screen, a product number display area 60, an ingredient name display area 61, an expiration date setting area 62, and a registration button 63 are displayed.

When an employee selects a food item (hereinafter referred to as “registration target food product”) from the food product time limit master of FIG. 3, the PC 40 displays the product number of the registration target food product in the product number display area 60. In FIG. 4, “0001” is displayed in the product number display area 60 as the product number of the food material to be registered.

When the employee selects a food item from the food item time limit master of FIG. 3, the PC 40 acquires the food item name of the food item to be registered from the product master, displays it in the food item name display area 61, and registers the food item to be registered. The content is acquired from the ingredient time limit master and displayed in the time limit setting area 62. In FIG. 4, “spinach” is displayed in the foodstuff name display area 61 as the name of the foodstuff to be registered. When the registration content of the food material to be registered is not in the food material time limit master, default values are displayed in the respective items of the time limit setting area 62.

The expiration date setting area 62 is an area used for setting an expiration date, an operation unit, a management level, and a storage location for each processing business type. In the deadline setting area 62, enter the registered contents for each item of "setting", "function key", "operation", "expiration date", "operation unit", "management level", and "storage location". Or, there are multiple records to be selected. The process of setting the expiration date, the operation unit, the management level, and the storage location for each processing business using the expiration date setting area 62 will be described later.

The registration button 63 is a button that is pressed when updating the contents set in the time limit setting area 62.

The process of setting the expiration date, the operation unit, the management level, and the storage location for each processing business category using the expiration date setting area 62 will be described below.

In the deadline setting area 62, registration is made for each of the above-mentioned items (“setting”, “function key”, “operation”, “expiration date”, “operation unit”, “management level”, and “storage location”). There are multiple records to enter or select the contents. “Setting” indicates whether or not it is possible to set the processing business type assigned to the function key, the expiration date, the operation unit, the management level, and the storage location. A record whose "setting" is ON indicates that it is possible to set the processing type, expiration date, operation unit, management level, and storage location in association with the function key number. A record in which “setting” is OFF indicates that it is impossible to set the processing type, expiration date, operation unit, management level, and storage location in association with the function key number. In this case, the PC 40 displays such that each item of the record whose “setting” is OFF cannot be input or selected. The display in which each item cannot be input and selected is, for example, each item may be grayed out (see the record of the function key "F4"), or the input and selection area of each item may not be displayed. May be. Except for records in which the processing business types of consumption and disposal are set (function keys “F0” to “F4” in the case of FIG. 4), “setting” is switched ON/OFF according to the operation of the employee. Is possible. On the other hand, it is not possible to change the presence/absence of “setting” for the records (function keys “F5” and “F6” in FIG. 4) in which the processing business types of consumption and disposal are set.

The employee operates the PC 40 to input the processing business type into a predetermined area provided in the item “operation”. In addition, the employee inputs a numerical value for the expiration date to be set as the expiration date in the area 64 provided for the "expiration date" item, and the "▽" in the area 65 provided for the "expiration date" item. When the button is pressed, the category of the expiration date set as the expiration date is selected from the selection items (for example, "annual", "monthly", "day", or "hour") displayed by pull-down. In addition, the employee manages from the selection items (for example, “collective” or “portion”) displayed by pulling down the “▽” button in the area 66 provided for the “operation unit” item. Select a method. In addition, the employee selects a selection item (for example, “high”, “medium”, or “low”) that is displayed by pulling down the “▽” button in the area 67 provided in the “management level” item. Select the management level from among. In addition, the employee pushes down the “∇” button in the area 68 provided in the “storage location” item to select pull-down displayed items (for example, “freezer A”, “freezer B”, “refrigerator”). A), “refrigerator B”, “refrigerator C”, “shelf A”, “shelf B”, “warehouse”) is selected.

By performing the operation as described above, the expiration date, operation unit, management level for each processing business type of the ingredient (spinach in the case of FIG. 4) corresponding to the article number of the ingredient to be registered displayed in the article number display area 60, And the storage location is set. When the employee presses the registration button 63, the food material information holding server 50 updates the contents set in the food material time limit master by overwriting the newly set contents. That is, the food material information holding server 50 updates the expiration date, operation unit, management level, and storage location for each processing business type in accordance with the above operation by the employee using the PC 40.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a comment master. The comment master has a plurality of records representing comments on foods. The record has data of "comment" for each "product number" and "function key". The "product number" represents identification information for uniquely identifying the food material, and is associated with the "product number" in the product master of FIG. 2 and the "product number" in the "food product time limit master" of FIG. The "comment" represents a category of a comment (for example, information such as wrapping and storing in wraps or information such as storing in water stored in a container) for the food.

This comment master is updated according to the operation by the employee using the PC 40, similarly to the food material time limit master of FIG. Specifically, the employee operates the PC 40 to access the food material information holding server 50 to display the comment master registration screen on the screen of the PC 40 and input a comment for the food material on the comment master registration screen. Then, the food material information holding server 50 updates the content set in the comment master with the content of the input comment. That is, the food material information holding server 50 updates the comment for each food material and processing business type in accordance with the above operation by the employee using the PC 40.

The CPU 101 of the label issuing device 10 causes the display unit 104 to display the processing business type selection screen when the scanner unit 109 reads the barcode attached to the food material or when the employee inputs the product number. The processing type selection screen is a screen for an employee to select a processing type of food material when a label is issued. In the processing format selection screen, for example, the product number, the ingredient name of the ingredient identified by the article number, and operable function information (function key number, processing category, food expiration date, management level, storage location, and comment) And are displayed. These pieces of information displayed on the processing business type selection screen are determined based on the product master, the ingredient expiration date master, and the comment master.

When the scanner unit 109 reads the bar code attached to the food material or when the employee inputs the product number, the CPU 101 of the label issuing device 10 firstly, the product master and the food material master data stored in the RAM 103. , And read the comment master. Next, select the record corresponding to the "product number" in each read master, and select the "ingredient name", "function key", "operation", "expiration date", "deadline classification", and "transition method" of the selected record. , “Management level”, “storage location”, and “comment” are recorded. Next, each acquired data is displayed on the display unit 104 according to a predetermined format. After that, when the label issuing key is pressed without pressing the function key, the label issuing device 10 prints and issues the label as if the function key "F0 (stocking)" was pressed. When the label issuing key is pressed after pressing any one of the function keys “F1” to “F6”, the label issuing device 10 prints and issues a label based on the number of the pressed function key. ..

The following is an example of the case where the barcode is attached to the food material (for example, spinach) is read by the scanner unit 109 or the product number (for example, “0001”) is input by an employee as an example. Will be described in detail. Of the processing types (eg, warehousing, thawing, opening, and heating) displayed on the processing type selection screen, the function key (eg, F1) corresponding to the processing type (eg, thawing) executed by the employee is the employee. When the label issuance key is pressed by the employee after being pressed by the employee, the CPU 101 first sets “item number” “0001” and the pressed function key number “F1” in the record of the foodstuff expiration date master. Select the record corresponding to. At this time, the CPU 101 acquires time information (for example, 2015/07/01 08:15) at the time when the function key is pressed by the employee from the clock unit 110 as information on the issue date and time. Next, it is recorded in the items of "ingredient name", "operation", "expiration date", "expiration date", "transition method", "management level", "storage location", and "comment" of the selected record. Each data “spinach, thaw, 5 days, batch, medium, refrigerator A, −” is acquired.

The CPU 101 (calculation unit) then calculates the expiration date of the food material based on the acquired information on the expiration date, the expiration date classification, and the issue date and time. Specifically, the CPU 101 calculates, as the expiration date, a date and time in which a period obtained based on the expiration date and the expiration date classification is taken into consideration in the issue date and time. That is, the CPU 101 considers the date and time “2015/07/06 08:15” of the food material in consideration of the period “5 days” obtained based on the expiration date and the expiration date classification at the issue date and time “2015/07/01 08:15”. Calculate as the expiration date. Next, the label printing unit 107 is caused to print a label based on the acquired data (for example, food name, management level, storage location, and comment) and the calculated expiration date. The label printing unit 107 prints a label under the control of the CPU 101, and ejects (issues) the printed label from the label ejection port 108. After that, the label issuing device 10 generates actual result data and transmits the generated actual result data to the food material information holding server 50. The food material information holding server 50 receives the actual result data and records the received actual result data. The actual data is the actual data of the label issuance, and includes, for example, the device ID of the label issuing device 10, the label number, the identification information of the product (foodstuff), the expiration date printed on the label, the processing format of the foodstuff, and the management. Includes information such as level, storage location and comments.

When the actual result data generated by the label issuing device 10 is recorded in the foodstuff information holding server 50, the time limit management of the foodstuff for which the actual result data is generated is started. However, since the foodstuff management system 100 does not perform deadline management for foodstuffs with a management level of "low", the expiration date is calculated, a label is issued, or actual data is stored in the foodstuff information holding server 50. However, the ingredients are not subject to deadline management.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the label 70 issued by the label issuing device 10. The label 70 includes an ingredient name print area 71, a management level print area 72, an expiration date print area 73, a storage location print area 74, a comment print area 75, and a barcode print area 76. In the food name printing area 71, the food name (“spinach” in FIG. 6) is printed. A management level (“medium” in FIG. 6) is printed in the management level printing area 72. The expiration date printing area 73 is printed with the expiration date (2015/07/06 08:15 Monday in FIG. 6). A storage location (“refrigerator A” in FIG. 6) is printed in the storage location printing area 74.
A comment (“-” in FIG. 6) is printed in the comment print area 75. A barcode is printed in the barcode printing area 76. The barcode includes, for example, the product number, the printed expiration date (2015/07/07 08:15 Monday), the issue number (eg, “001”), the operation number (eg, “F1 for defrosting”. )), management level (“medium” in FIG. 6), storage location (“refrigerator A” in FIG. 6) and the like.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a performance table. The record table has a plurality of records. The record includes “device ID”, “product number”, “issue No”, “previous issue No”, “issue date/time”, “operation key”, “printing deadline date/time”, “management level”, for each “store”. It has respective data of "storage location" and "erasure flag". “Store” represents the store that is the transmission source of the performance data. The “device ID” represents identification information for uniquely identifying the label issuing device 10 that is the transmission source of the record data. “Product number” represents identification information for uniquely identifying the food material.

“Issue No.” represents an identification number for uniquely identifying the issued label. The “previous issue number” is an issue number for uniquely identifying the result data (hereinafter referred to as “related result data”) related to the result data transmitted this time (hereinafter referred to as “current result data”). Represent That is, the record data having the issue number that matches the previous issue number of the current record data is the related record data. If there is no related performance data, "-" is recorded in the item of last issue number. The “issue date and time” represents the date and time when the instruction to issue the label was input. The "operation key" represents the number of the function key pressed by the employee when issuing the label. The "printing deadline date and time" represents the expiration date of the food material printed on the label. The "management level" represents a level for classifying the management method of the deadline for each food material. The "storage location" represents the storage location of the food material.

The “disappearance flag” indicates whether or not the ingredient is subject to time limit management by the ingredient management system 100. Specifically, although the foodstuffs that have been erased, that is, the foodstuff management system 100 has managed the deadline, the “erasure flag” is displayed for foodstuffs that have been consumed or discarded and erased. It becomes “erased”. In addition, the “disappearance flag” is set to “not yet” for the foodstuffs for which the consumption processing has not been performed and the deadline management by the foodstuff management system 100 is continued. On the other hand, foodstuffs for which the management level "low" is set are not subject to deadline management by the foodstuff management system 100, and deadline management by the foodstuff management system 100 is not started. Therefore, the "disappearing flag" becomes "-" for the food material for which the management level "low" is set.

In the consumption processing by the food material management system 100, the food material information holding server 50 erases the food material to be erased. Specifically, the food material information holding server 50 registers “Erase” in the deletion flag of the achievement table for the consumption object food material, and deletes the information of the consumption object food material registered in the performance table. Add to include table. The consumption table is a table for storing the information registered in the performance table regarding the erased ingredients.

In FIG. 7, information on one store (store AAA) exists in the performance table. In FIG. 7, the record registered in the uppermost row of the performance table is "AAA" for "store", "XXX" for "device ID", "0001" for "product number", and "001" for "issue number". , "Previous Issue No." is "-", "Issue Date and Time" is "2015/07/01 08:15", "Operation Key" is "F0", and "Printing Deadline Date" is "2015/08/15 08: 15", "management level" is "high", and "storage location" is "freezer A". That is, the label of the food item identified by the "product number" "0001" is issued by the label issuing device 10 identified by the device ID "XXX" of the store "AAA", and the issued label number is "001". , There is no related performance data, the issue date and time of the label issued this time is “2015/07/01 08:15”, and the employee can press the label issue key without pressing the function key and the label is printed on the label. It is shown that the usable period of the food material is “2015/08/15 08:15”, the management level is “high”, and the food material is stored in the freezer A.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a screen of a list of stored food materials. The stocked food list screen is a screen for managing the stocked foods (including the foods already stored). The stocked food material list screen is displayed on the screen of the PC 40 by the employee operating the PC 40. The foodstuff information displayed on the stocked foodstuff list screen is determined based on the performance data acquired by the PC 40 accessing the foodstuff information holding server 50 in accordance with the operation of the employee. A search condition button 80, a foodstuff management area 81, and a confirm button 82 are displayed on the stocked food list screen.

The search condition button 80 is a button used to search for information on a specific foodstuff from the foodstuffs displayed in the foodstuff management area 81. When the employee presses the search condition button 80, the PC 40 switches from the currently displayed stored food material list screen to the search condition screen (not shown). The search condition screen is a screen for an employee to input a predetermined condition regarding a food item to be searched. The predetermined condition is, for example, information such as label issue number, foodstuff name, operation content, label issue date and time, expiration date, expiration date, management level, storage location, etc. It is a condition for specifying the foodstuff of. It should be noted that the predetermined condition is not limited to the above-mentioned condition, and may be any condition as long as the food material to be searched can be specified. The PC 40 (data output means) searches the information on the ingredients based on the predetermined condition regarding the ingredients to be searched, which is input on the search condition screen according to the operation of the employee, and the information on the searched ingredients (name of ingredient or use) (Possible deadline) is displayed in a list in the foodstuff management area 81.

The foodstuff management area 81 is an area in which information on the stored foodstuffs is displayed. In the foodstuff management area 81, “issue No.”, “foodstuff name”, “operation”, “usable date”, “issue date/time”, “management level”, “storage location”, and “erasure operation” are displayed. Data is displayed for each ingredient. As shown in FIG. 8, the foodstuff management area 81 displays a list of foodstuffs in the order of label issuance (order of issue No.). It should be noted that the record (a) (issue number “002”) is information on the ingredients related to the ingredient identified by the issue number “001”, and when the receipt food list screen is displayed, the receipt ingredient list is normally displayed. Not displayed on screen. However, when the employee presses the button 83 displayed on the receipt food list screen, the employee is associated with the food on which the button 83 is displayed (the food identified by the issue number “001” in the case of FIG. 8). Information on foodstuffs (in the case of FIG. 8, foodstuffs identified by the issue No. “002” of record (a)) is displayed in a pull-down display. In such a case, the data of the foodstuff identified by the issue number “001” is the parent data, and the data of the record (a) becomes the child data.

In addition, a consumption button 84 and a discard button 85 are displayed in the item “erasing operation” in the foodstuff management area 81. The consumption button 84 is a button used to erase consumed food. The discard button 85 is a button used to erase the discarded food material. The employee selects either the consumption button 84 or the disposal button 85 according to his/her processing (consumption or disposal). Note that it is not possible to select both consumption and disposal.

When the employee selects the consumption button 84 or the discard button 85 corresponding to the food material to be erased and presses the confirm button 82, the PC 40 retains the food material information to erase the data (record) related to the food material to be erased. The server 50 is instructed, and the food material information holding server 50 executes the scrubbing. After that, the food material information holding server 50 inputs the value of “cleared” in the clearing operation item of the data for which the clearing has been executed (see the record of the issue number “006”).

In addition, foodstuffs for which the management level "low" is set are not subject to deadline management by the foodstuff management system 100. Therefore, the PC 40 basically does not display the food material information of the food material set to the management level “low” in the food material management area 81. However, the PC 40 may display the ingredient information of the ingredient set to the management level “low” in the ingredient management area 81 in accordance with the operation of the employee. When displaying the ingredient information of the ingredient set to the management level "low", the PC 40 sets the "delete operation" in the ingredient management area 81 for the ingredient set to the management level "low". The consumption button 84 and the discard button 85 are not displayed in the item.

Further, the PC 40 may display a record regarding a food item whose expiration date has expired so that the employee can see at a glance. For example, the PC 40 may highlight the record regarding the food item whose expiration date has expired, or may display the record regarding the food item whose expiration date has expired by displaying a voice notification or a pop-up image. You may inform me.

The consumed or discarded food materials can be erased from the stored food material list screen of FIG. However, if all the consumed or discarded ingredients are to be erased by the method shown in FIG. 8, the consumed button 84 has to be selected for the consumed ingredients and the discard button 85 has to be selected for the discarded ingredients. However, the amount of work for clearing processing becomes enormous. Therefore, the above management level is used.

Specifically, for foodstuffs for which the management level is set to "high", the employee selects the consumption button 84 for the consumed foodstuffs from the stocked foodstuffs list screen of FIG. 8 and discards the discarded foodstuffs. The employee selects the button 85, and the ingredient information holding server 50 erases the ingredient according to the selected button. For this reason, for foodstuffs whose management level is set to "high", that is, for foodstuffs whose deadline is strictly controlled, the employee inputs all consumed or discarded foodstuffs to the foodstuff information holding server 50. ..

On the other hand, for foodstuffs for which the management level is set to "low", the employees are allowed to discard all foodstuffs that are not consumed or discarded and remain in the store after the store is closed, and the foodstuff management system 100 performs deadline management. Absent. Therefore, for foodstuffs whose management level is set to "low", that is, for foodstuffs that do not require deadline management by the foodstuff management system 100, the employee inputs consumed or discarded foodstuffs to the foodstuff information holding server 50. You don't have to.

In addition, for foodstuffs whose management level is set to "medium", the employee is allowed to select all foodstuffs to be kept in stock after the store is closed by the stock check described below with reference to FIG. The food information holding server 50 erases all the missing foods at each storage location. Therefore, for foodstuffs with a management level set to "Medium", that is, for foodstuffs with a management level set to "High", which do not require stricter deadline management, only the foodstuffs to be kept in inventory are used. It suffices for the employee to input to the food material information holding server 50, and it is not necessary for the employee to input the consumed food material or the discarded food material to the food material information holding server 50.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an inventory check screen for the freezer A. The inventory check screen is a screen that is displayed on the screen of the PC 40 by an employee operating the PC 40, and the storage location of the food (for example, the freezer A, the freezer B, the refrigerator A, the refrigerator B, the refrigerator C, the shelf A). , Shelf B, warehouse).

The stock check screen for the freezer A displays the foodstuffs whose management level is set to "medium" by letting the employee register all the foodstuffs to be kept in the freezer A after the store is closed. This is a screen to erase all of the food items in a batch as if they were consumed. The ingredient information displayed on the inventory check screen is determined based on the performance data acquired by the PC 40 accessing the ingredient information holding server 50 in accordance with the operation of the employee. An issue number input area 90, a call button 91, an inventory information display area 92, and a confirm button 93 are displayed on the inventory check screen.

The issue number input area 90 is an area for inputting the issue number printed on the label of the food material of the management level "medium" to be left as stock in the freezer A. In FIG. 9, “078” is displayed as the issue number in the issue number input area 90. In addition, the management level "medium" food items to be stored in the freezer A as inventory are the management level "medium" food items remaining in the freezer A as inventory, and the management level "medium" to be left as inventory without being discarded. It means the ingredients.

The call button 91 corresponds to the ingredient name corresponding to the issue No. entered in the issue No. input area 90 and the registered content currently registered in the ingredient expiration date master corresponding to the issue No. entered in the issue No. input area 90. Are buttons used to read and. When the call button 91 is pressed by the employee, the PC 40 (management continuation receiving means) determines that the food material corresponding to the issue number input in the issue number input area 90 is a material to be left as inventory after the store is closed. Accepts input for continuation of deadline management. In addition, the ingredient information holding server 50 acquires the ingredient name corresponding to the issue number entered in the issue number input area 90 from the product master, and registers the ingredient corresponding to the issue number entered in the issue number input area 90. The contents are acquired from the ingredient expiration date master and displayed in the inventory information display area 92. As a result, the management level is set to "medium", and the food material to be left as the stock in the freezer A after the store is closed is selected.

The inventory information display area 92 is an area in which information about food materials corresponding to the issue number input in the issue number input area 90 is displayed. The issue number printed on the label of the food item whose management level is "medium" is input to the issue number input area 90, and every time the employee presses the call button 91, the issue number corresponding to the issue number is displayed. Records for displaying information are added to the inventory information display area 92. The information displayed in the record added to the inventory information display area 92 is the registered content for each of the items “cancel”, “usable period”, “issue No”, and “ingredient name”, and in FIG. There are 7 records.

In addition, when the registered content of the ingredient corresponding to the issue number entered in the issue number input area 90 is not in the ingredient expiration date master, and when the management level of the ingredient corresponding to the issue number entered in the issue number input area 90 is “high”. When it is “or low”, a message is displayed to enter the issue number printed on the label of the food material whose management level is set to “medium”, and the record is added to the inventory information display area 92. Not done. If the storage location of the food material for which the issue number has been entered on the stock check screen for the freezer A is not registered in the food material time limit master as the freezer A, a message is displayed to enter the stock of the freezer A. , Record is not added to the inventory information display area 92.

The PC 40 rearranges and displays the records displayed in the inventory information display area 92 in order from the one with the closest expiration date. Further, the PC 40 (display means) changes the background color of the record displayed in the inventory information display area 92 according to the expiration date. Specifically, the background of the characters is displayed in red for the record of the food item whose usable period has already expired (the record of the issue number “062” in FIG. 9). In addition, the background of the characters is displayed in yellow for the record of the food item whose usable period expires before the business start time of the next day (in FIG. 9, the record of the issue number “092”). In addition, for the records of foods other than these (in the case of FIG. 9, the record of the issue number “089”, etc.), the background of the characters is displayed in the default color.

A cancel button 94 is displayed in the item “cancel” in the inventory information display area 92. The cancel button 94 is a button for canceling the addition of the record to the inventory information display area 92. For example, when the cancel button 94 for the record added to the second stage of the inventory information display area 92 is pressed, the second stage record is deleted from the inventory information display area 92.

When the employee presses the confirm button 93 (second timing), the food material information holding server 50 displays a record in the stock information display area 92 among the food materials in the freezer A whose management level is set to “medium”. For items other than the added ingredients, it is collectively consumed and is erased. For this reason, when the confirm button 93 is pressed, the process of registering the ingredients of the management level "medium" to be left as inventory in the ingredient expiration date master and deleting the consumed or discarded ingredients of the management level "medium" from the ingredient expiration date master The plugging process and the plugging process are performed at the same time.

[Operation of the foodstuff management system 100 when a label is issued]
FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the processing of the food material management system 100 when a label is issued. At the time of issuing the label, the foodstuff management system 100 calculates the expiration date of the foodstuff for which the label is to be issued, sets a management level, adds the management level to the result table, and starts the deadline management target.

In step S1, the label issuing device 10 determines whether the CPU 101 has input (designated) the product number, the function key, and the label issuing key by the employee. When the product number, the function key, and the label issuing key are input, the time information at the time when the function key is input is acquired from the clock unit 110 as the information of the issuing date and time, and the process proceeds to step S2. If at least one of the product number, the function key, and the label issuing key is not input, the process of step S1 is repeated. When the label issuing key is pressed without pressing the function key after the product number is input, the label issuing key is pressed after the product number is input and the function key “F0” is pressed. Then, the label issuing device 10 performs the processing. Further, in this case, the time information at the time when the label issuing key is pressed is acquired from the clock unit 110 as the information of the issuing date and time.

In step S2, the label issuing device 10 causes the CPU 101 to acquire the information corresponding to the input product number and function key, and moves the process to step S3. To obtain the information corresponding to the input product number and function key, specifically, first, the product master, the ingredient expiration date master, and the comment master stored in the RAM 103 are read. Next, refer to the read product master to obtain the ingredient name of the ingredient corresponding to the entered product number, and also refer to the read ingredient expiration master to refer to the entered product number and function key status and expiration date. Acquire data for each item, date limit, transition method, management level, and storage location. Further, the read comment master is referenced to obtain the comment corresponding to the input product number and function key. It is assumed that the product master, the ingredient expiration date master, and the comment master have been previously transmitted from the ingredient information holding server 50 to the label issuing device 10 and stored in the RAM 103 in advance.

In step S3, the label issuing device 10 calculates, by the CPU 101, the expiration date of the food material based on the information on the issuing date and time acquired in step S1 and the expiration date and expiration date classification acquired in step S2. Transfer processing to.

In step S4, the label issuing unit 10 prints the print information on the label by the label printing unit 107 and discharges (issues) the label from the label discharge port 108, and the process proceeds to step S5.

In step S5, the label issuing device 10 causes the communication unit 105 to generate actual result data and transmit it to the food material information holding server 50, and moves the process to step S6.

In step S6, the food material information holding server 50 receives the actual result data (current actual result data) from the label issuing device 10, records the received actual result data in the actual result table, and ends the processing shown in FIG. Through this process, the foodstuff management system 100 starts the deadline management of the foodstuff to which the label is issued. However, since the ingredient management system 100 does not perform the term management for the food item with the management level "low", the term management is not started by the ingredient management system 100 even if the label is issued.

It should be noted that some foodstuffs received may have a barcode attached to the package by the foodstuff manufacturer, and in this case, the label does not have to be issued at the time of storage. When the label is not issued, the label issuing device 10 reads the barcode attached to the package or the like with the scanner unit 109, and obtains the expiration date of the food material from the barcode. After that, the usable period is calculated using the obtained usable period, and the actual data including the calculated usable period and the information obtained from the barcode attached to the package or the like is generated.

[Consuming processing of management level "high" ingredients]
FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the processing of the foodstuff management system 100 at the time of the consumption processing of the foodstuff of the management level “high”. During the consumption processing of the management level “high” ingredients, the ingredient management system 100 erases the consumed or discarded management level “high” ingredients.

In step S11, the label issuing device 10 determines whether the barcode has been read by the CPU 101. If the barcode is read, the process proceeds to step S12. If the barcode is not read, the process of step 11 is repeated.

In step S12, the label issuing device 10 causes the CPU 101 to acquire the management level of the food material to which the read barcode is attached, and shifts the processing to step S13.

In step S13, the label issuing device 10 causes the CPU 101 to determine whether or not the management level of the food material to which the read barcode is attached is “high”. If the management level is "high", the process proceeds to step S14, and if the management level is not "high", the process shown in FIG. 11 ends.

In step S14, the label issuing device 10 causes the CPU 101 to display the processing type selection screen on the display unit 104, and moves the process to step S15.

In step S15, the label issuing device 10 determines whether the CPU 101 has accepted the input of the function key. When the function key is input, the time information at the time the function key is input is acquired from the clock unit 110 as the issue date and time information, and the process proceeds to step S16. If there is no function key input, the process of step S15 is repeated.

In step S16, the label issuing device 10 causes the CPU 101 to determine whether the function key that has received the input is related to consumption or disposal. If it is a function key related to consumption or disposal, the process proceeds to step S17, and if it is a function key related to neither consumption nor disposal, the process shown in FIG. 11 is terminated.

In step S17, the label issuing device 10 causes the CPU 101 to instruct the foodstuff information holding server 50 to erase the foodstuff to which the read barcode is attached, and moves the processing to step S18.

In step S18, the food material information holding server 50 erases the food material for which the instruction has been given, and ends the processing shown in FIG. By this processing, for the consumed or discarded foodstuffs of the management level "high" stored in the performance table, "disappearance" is registered in the clearing flag of the performance table of FIG. Information on this registered food material is added to the application table and excluded from the deadline management target.

[Consuming processing of management level "medium" ingredients]
FIG. 12 is a flow chart showing the processing of the foodstuff management system 100 at the time of the consumption processing of the foodstuff of the management level “medium”. At the time of processing the consumption of the management level “medium” foodstuff, the foodstuff management system 100 considers that all the foodstuffs of the management level “medium” stored in the result table other than the foodstuffs to be left as inventory in the store have been consumed. Clear all at once.

In step S21, the PC 40 determines whether or not the closing time has passed. If the closing time has passed, the process proceeds to step S22, and if the closing time has not passed, the process of step S21 is repeated. The closing time can be appropriately set by the employee.

In step S22, the PC 40 accepts an operation for opening the inventory check screen from the employee, logs in to the ingredient information holding server 50 according to this operation, displays the inventory check screen on the screen of the PC 40, and then executes the step S23. Transfer processing to. The clearing process of FIG. 12 is performed for each food material storage location. Therefore, the PC 40 changes the storage location of the inventory check target every time the processing of step S22 is performed, and displays the inventory check screen for the storage location of the inventory check target.

In step S23, the PC 40 determines whether or not the input of the label issue No. has been accepted. If accepted, the process proceeds to step S24, and if not accepted, the process of step S23 is repeated.

In step S24, the PC 40 determines whether or not the food item of the issue No that has received the input is a food item of the management level “medium”. If it is a food item at the management level “medium”, the process proceeds to step S25. When it is not possible to obtain the management level of the foodstuff corresponding to the issued issue No., that is, when the issue No. that is not recorded in the actual result table is entered, and when the foodstuffs of the management level "high" or "low" If so, the process returns to step S23.

In step S25, the PC 40 determines whether or not the food item of the issue No that has been input is the food item stored in the storage location of the inventory check target. If the food item is stored in the storage location that is the target of the inventory check (for example, if the target of the inventory check is the refrigerator A and the food item of the issue No that received the input is stored in the refrigerator A) , And moves the processing to step S26. If the food item is not stored in the storage location that is the target of the inventory check (for example, if the target of the inventory check is the refrigerator A and the food item of the issue No that received the input is stored in the warehouse), The process is returned to step S24.

In step S26, the PC 40 acquires the information on the foodstuff corresponding to the issued issue number (for example, the expiration date, the foodstuff name, etc.) and adds the acquired information to the stock information display area 92 of the stock check screen. Are displayed, and the process proceeds to step S27. When the acquired information is added and displayed in the inventory information display area 92 of the inventory check screen, the PC 40 sets the background color of the character of the record additionally displayed in the inventory information display area 92 as described above. Control according to the expiration date.

In step S27, the PC 40 determines whether or not the operation of the confirm button 93 has been accepted. If accepted, it is assumed that the issue number has been input for all foodstuffs for which the management level is set to "medium" and to be kept in stock at the storage location subject to inventory check, and step S28 is performed. Transfer processing to. If it is not accepted, if the management level is set to "Medium" and the food to be left as an inventory at the storage location subject to inventory check, the food for which the issue number has not been entered has been selected. If so, the process returns to step S23.

In step S28, the PC 40 records all the food items in the inventory information display area 92 among the food items at the management level “medium” stored in the storage location subject to the inventory check, which are recorded in the performance table. Regarding, regarding the erasure in batch, the food material information holding server 50 is instructed, and the process proceeds to step S29.

In step S29, the food material information holding server 50 erases the food material for which the instruction has been given, and shifts the processing to step S30. By this process, the foodstuffs stored in the record table as the foodstuffs of the management level “medium” and stored in the storage location of the stock check are displayed in the stock information display area 92. Except for the ingredients, they are all consumed as consumed ingredients. As a result, among the foodstuffs stored in the record table as the foodstuffs of the management level “medium” and stored in the storage location where the inventory check is performed, the foodstuffs displayed in the inventory information display area 92. For items other than the above, “Discharge” is registered in batch in the clearing flag of the actual result table in FIG. 7, and the information of these ingredients registered in the actual result table is also added in batches in the clearing table. Will be excluded in.

In step S30, it is determined whether or not the erase process of FIG. 12 has been performed for all the storage locations. If it has been performed for all the storage locations, the processing shown in FIG. 12 is terminated, and if there is a storage location that has not been performed, the processing returns to step S22.

[Disposal list output processing]
FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing the processing of the PC 40 when outputting the discard schedule list. The disposal schedule list is a list of the expiration dates, the issue numbers, the names of the ingredients, and the like for the ingredients whose expiration dates expire before the business start time on the next day after the store is closed. By confirming this disposal schedule list, the employee can easily grasp the ingredients whose usable period has expired by the business start time of the next day.

In step S41, the PC 40 determines whether or not the closing time has passed. If the closing time has passed, the process proceeds to step S42, and if the closing time has not passed, the process of step S41 is repeated.

In step S42, the PC 40 logs in to the ingredient information holding server 50, refers to the result table, and creates a disposal schedule list for ingredients whose expiry date expires before the business start time of the next day, and the process proceeds to step S43. Transfer. The business start time can be appropriately set by the employee.

In step S43, the PC 40 displays (outputs) the disposal schedule list on the screen of the PC 40, and ends the processing shown in FIG. By this processing, all the foodstuffs at the management level, which will be expired by the business start time of the next day, will be listed in the disposal schedule list.

[Today's expiration list output process]
FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing the processing of the PC 40 when outputting the expired list today. The today's expiration list is for the foods whose management level is set to “High” or “Medium” before the opening of the store, and whose usage period expires during business hours on the day. No., food names, etc. are listed.

In addition, when the management level is set to "low", when the food remains not used up as described above, it is discarded within the day. For this reason, only the ingredients with the management level set to “High” or “Medium” will be listed in the expiration list today, and the ingredients with the management level set to “Low” will expire today. Not listed in the list.

In step S51, the PC 40 logs into the ingredient information holding server 50, refers to the result table, and the ingredient whose management level is set to “high” or “medium” can be used during the business hours of the day. For the ingredients whose expiration date has expired, an expiration list is created today, and the process proceeds to step S52.

In step S52, the PC 40 displays (outputs) the today's expiration list on the screen of the PC 40, and ends the processing illustrated in FIG.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing the today's expiration list displayed on the screen of the PC 40. In the today's expiration list, registered contents for each item of "No", "usable period", "issue No", "food material name", "bar code", and "check column" are displayed. “No” represents the food item number displayed in the expiration list today. The “check column” represents a column for an employee to check whether or not the foodstuff displayed in the expiration list today is consumed or discarded. The barcode represented by the “bar code” is the same as the barcode printed on the label. Therefore, if the bar code displayed on the expiration list today is read, the same processing as when the bar code of the label attached to the food material is read is performed. Therefore, if the barcode on the label attached to the food is dirty and cannot be read correctly, replace the barcode on the label attached to the food with the barcode displayed on the expiration list today. Can be used.

The above foodstuff management system 100 sets the management level to "medium" for foodstuffs that do not need to be subjected to stricter deadline management for foodstuffs with a management level of "high", and closes the store for foodstuffs of "management" level. Employees are allowed to select all the ingredients to be left in stock for each storage location, and the unselected ingredients are erased for each storage location. Therefore, for the management level “medium” ingredients, the employee only needs to enter the ingredients to be left in stock in the ingredient information holding server 50, and the employees to enter the consumed ingredients and the discarded ingredients into the ingredient information holding server 50. do not have to. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the work amount of the clearing process, prevent the deadline management of foodstuffs from leaking, and reduce the burden of deadline management of foodstuffs.

Further, the above foodstuff management system 100 allows the employee to select all the foodstuffs to be stored as inventory for the foodstuffs of the management level “medium” after the store is closed, and delete the unselected foodstuffs for each of the storage locations. Can be crowded.

Further, the foodstuff management system 100 sets the management level “low” for foodstuffs that do not need to be subject to deadline management by the foodstuff management system 100, and excludes foodstuffs with a management level “low” from the subject of deadline management. .. For this reason, since the deadline management is not started for the food material of the management level "low", it is not necessary to perform the clearing process. Therefore, it is possible to further reduce the amount of work for the clearing process, and to prevent the deadline management of foodstuffs from leaking, while reducing the burden of deadline management of foodstuffs.

Further, the foodstuff management system 100 described above prints the management level on the label. Therefore, the management level can be grasped by looking at the label.

Further, the food material management system 100 described above issues a label after the expiration date of the food material is calculated. Therefore, the expiration date of the food material can be printed on the issued label.

Further, the foodstuff management system 100 described above prints the foodstuff name, management level, expiration date, storage location, comment, and barcode on the label. Therefore, the information can be grasped by looking at the label.

In addition, the foodstuff management system 100 described above causes the employee to select all the foodstuffs to be kept as inventory after the store is closed for the foodstuffs of the management level “medium”, and erase the unselected foodstuffs for each storage location. .. For this reason, it is possible to facilitate the consumption of ingredients at the management level “medium”, and it is possible to further reduce the burden of time management of ingredients.

Further, the foodstuff management system 100 described above changes the background color of the record displayed in the inventory information display area 92 on the inventory check screen of FIG. 9 according to the expiration date. For this reason, it is possible to easily grasp the expiration date of the food by looking at the inventory check screen.

<Modification>
In the present embodiment, the food material information holding server 50 may be a server installed at the headquarters. That is, the food material information holding server 50 does not have to be provided on the cloud. With such a configuration, the food material information holding server 50 sets and updates the product master, the food material expiration date master, and the comment master in accordance with the operation of the administrator of the headquarters. Then, the food material information holding server 50 transmits the product master, the food material time limit master, and the comment master to the PC 40 of each store according to the operation of the manager of the headquarters.

In the present embodiment, the food material information holding server 50 may count the number of labels issued for each store. By doing this, the manager of the headquarters can confirm whether the deadline management of food ingredients is properly performed for stores with a small number of labels issued, You can also check if there are too many in stock.

In the present embodiment, one label issuing device 10 and one PC 40 are provided in the store AAA, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a plurality of label issuing devices 10 or a plurality of PCs 40 may be provided.

In the present embodiment, the foodstuff management system 100 is provided with two stores, the store AAA and the store BBB, but the present invention is not limited to this, and only one store may be provided, or three or more stores may be provided.

In the present embodiment, the processing business form is a classification of processing methods for processing food materials, and includes, for example, storage, thawing, opening, heating, consumption, and disposal of food materials. However, the processing business state refers to the classification of the method of storing the processed food, and may be, for example, frozen, chilled, room temperature, boiled, or vacuum packed.

In the present embodiment, the food to be erased is erased by the erase processing. In this clearing, the actual data to be deleted may be deleted from the actual table, or the actual data to be deleted may be moved from the actual table to another table.

In the present embodiment, the management level is printed on the label with characters, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the issuing mode of the label may be changed according to the management level. Specifically, a pattern according to the management level may be printed on the label, printing or printing may be performed with a color according to the management label, or a label with a color according to the management level may be used. If the label is linerless, the shape of the label may be changed according to the management level, such as changing the length of the label according to the management level. Further, if the management level is "low", the print format may be changed according to the management level, such as printing "Discard today".

In the present embodiment, the expiration date is printed on the label, but the expiration date is printed in a color according to the day of the expiration date, or a pattern or mark having a color according to the day of the expiration date is printed. You may.

In this embodiment, since the foodstuffs with the management level “low” are the foodstuffs that do not need to be subject to the deadline management by the foodstuff management system 100, the foodstuffs with the management level “low” are subject to the deadline management of the foodstuffs by the foodstuff management system 100. Not started. However, foodstuffs at the management level "low" are also subject to deadline management by the foodstuff management system 100, and when the label is issued by the label issuing device 10 and the foodstuff manufacturer puts a barcode on the package or the like. The time limit management of the foodstuff by the foodstuff management system 100 may be started depending on whether the barcode is read by the scanner unit 109. In this case, the consumption processing of the food material of the management level "low" may be performed when the store is closed, at the time of rest of the shop, or at the time when the usable period of the food material has expired. The deadline management may be started at the same time.

In the present embodiment, in the stock check screen of FIG. 9, for the food material for which the management level is set to “medium”, all the food materials to be left in inventory after the store is closed are registered by the employee, and the food materials not registered. All are consumed and are erased in a batch. However, all unregistered food materials may be erased in a lump as they are discarded and not consumed.

In the present embodiment, the background color of the characters of the record displayed in the inventory information display area 92 on the inventory check screen of FIG. 9 is changed according to the expiration date. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the display mode of the record displayed in the inventory information display area 92 may be changed according to the expiration date. Specifically, for example, the color, size, thickness, etc. of the character may be changed, the blinking speed of the character may be changed, or an image (icon) prompting to discard may be displayed.

In the present embodiment, an item “clearing operation” may be provided on the inventory check screen of FIG. 9, and a consumption button and a discard button may be displayed in this item as shown in FIG. By doing so, it is possible to individually erase the foodstuffs having the management level "medium" as consumed or discarded from the inventory check screen.

In the present embodiment, the inventory check screen of FIG. 9 may be displayed on a mobile information terminal such as a mobile phone or a tablet terminal. In this case, a predetermined hard key (for example, an enter key) provided on the mobile information terminal or a predetermined icon (for example, a confirmation icon) displayed on the touch panel of the mobile information terminal in order to simplify the operation by the employee. May be used instead of the confirm button 93.

In the present embodiment, on the inventory check screen of FIG. 9, when the employee selects a food item to be kept as an inventory among the food items of the management level “medium”, and the confirmation button 93 is pressed by the employee (second timing). The ingredient information holding server 50 erases the ingredients other than the selected ingredients of the management level “medium”. Here, there may be a case where all the management level “medium” ingredients have been consumed or discarded, and there is no management level “medium” ingredient left as an inventory. In this case, on the stock check screen of FIG. 9, the employee may press the confirm button 93 without selecting the food material. Further, the above-mentioned consumption is assumed to be performed by the food material information holding server 50 when a predetermined time (for example, 28:00) (first timing) has elapsed, and the operation for opening the stock check screen in step S22 is performed. Employees may choose not to do this.

In the present embodiment, the label issuing device 10 performs the process of transmitting the result data of step S5 at the time of issuing the label of FIG. 10 after the process of issuing the label of step S4. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the label issuing device 10 transmits the result data of step S5 every time a predetermined time (for example, 5 minutes) elapses in a state of being connected to the network 20 via the router 30. You may perform the process.

In the present embodiment, as described in step S6 of FIG. 10, the foodstuff information holding server 50 starts the deadline management by the foodstuff management system 100 for the foodstuff for which the performance data is generated at the timing of recording the performance data. .. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the food material information holding server 50 determines whether or not the food material management system 100 is subject to deadline management at the timing of recording the actual data. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and may be performed by the label issuing device 10 at the timing of calculating the expiration date, or by the label issuing device 10 at the timing of inputting the product number and the function key, for example. In these cases, the result data generated by the label issuing device 10 may include a determination result of whether the foodstuff management system 100 is subject to deadline management.

In the present embodiment, the disposal schedule list of FIG. 13 lists the ingredients at all management levels, but the ingredients may be listed for each management level. By doing so, the employee can output the disposal schedule list for the food material of the management level "low", for example, and dispose of the food material while viewing the disposal schedule list. In this case, it is possible to find all the ingredients of the management level "low" that must be surely discarded within the day, and it is possible to further reduce the burden of the term management of the ingredients.

In the present embodiment, the disposal schedule list of FIG. 13 or the today's expiration list of FIGS. 14 and 15 may be output for each food storage location. Further, in the disposal schedule list of FIG. 13 and the today's expiration list of FIGS. 14 and 15, the food materials to be listed may be sorted according to the management level or the storage location.

In the present embodiment, the today's expiration list in FIG. 14 and 15 lists the ingredients whose expiration dates expire during the business hours of the day, but lists the ingredients whose expiration dates expire by the arbitrary time after the next day. May be.

Furthermore, a food item whose expiration date is expired between the first time (eg 17:00) and the second time (eg 25:00) is a food item whose expiration date is expired at the first time (eg 17:00). May be listed as By rounding the expiration date in this way, it is possible to discard foods whose expiration date expires during the evening business hours (for example, from 18:00 to 25:00) before the evening business hours start, It is no longer necessary to worry about the expiration date during business hours at night, and the burden of managing the expiration date of ingredients can be further reduced. Alternatively, the expiration date may be rounded as described above, and the rounded expiration date may be printed on the label.

In the present embodiment, when a label is issued by the processing of FIG. 10, a food item is erased on the inventory check screen of FIG. 9, or a “check column” of the today's expiration list of FIG. 15 is checked, The name and ID of the employee who performed the work may be recorded. Specifically, when performing the above work, the employee is allowed to input a barcode or ID uniquely associated with each employee, and the input information is recorded. By doing so, the employee who performed each operation can be recorded.

In the present embodiment, the PC 40, the food material information holding server 50, and the CPU 101 of the label issuing device 10 extract, for each food material of the same type, the food material having the closest expiration date from the food materials recorded in the performance table. Good. By doing so, the employee can grasp the food item of the same type that has the closest expiration date. For this reason, it is possible to prevent the food of the same type as the food that has already been opened from being newly opened or the food of the same type that has already been heated from being newly heated. it can. Therefore, it is possible to realize so-called first-in first-out of foodstuffs, so that it is possible to reduce the waste loss of foodstuffs and further reduce the burden of deadline management of foodstuffs.

Furthermore, it is assumed that a plurality of ingredients of the same type are desired to be used. Therefore, the CPU 40 of the PC 40, the food material information holding server 50, and the label issuing device 10 selects, for each food material of the same type, a plurality of food materials in order from the food with the closest expiration date, from the food materials recorded in the performance table. You may extract.

Furthermore, when the food material for which the barcode or the issue number is input is different from the extracted food material, the notification unit may notify that there is another food material whose expiration date is close. By doing this, you can newly open the same kind of food as the already opened food, or heat the same kind of food as the already heated food. It can be suppressed more accurately.

Furthermore, the employee may be notified of the storage location of the food item with the closest expiration date when the food item with the closest expiration date is extracted or when the notification unit performs the above notification.

In the present embodiment, the number of ingredients of the same type among the ingredients recorded in the performance table may be counted for each type of ingredient, and the counting result may be notified by the notifying unit. By doing so, it is possible to notify how much each food material is in stock as a stock and improve usability.

Furthermore, if the upper limit value or the lower limit value is set in advance for each type of food and the above counting result is larger than the upper limit value or the above counting result is smaller than the lower limit value, the notification unit notifies that effect. You may. By doing so, it is possible to prevent the foodstuffs of the same type from becoming overstocked and the foodstuffs of the same type from running out of stock.

In the present embodiment, the processing business form of “opening” may include not only the act of opening the container or bag containing the food but also the act of touching the food with a tool or bare hand. The act of touching foodstuffs with tools or bare hands is, for example, the action of cutting foodstuffs with a kitchen knife or bare hands, the action of mixing foodstuffs with chopsticks or bare hands, and the like. When these actions are taken, the foodstuffs come into contact with the air and are oxidized, and the foodstuffs are easily damaged. Therefore, the expiration date after opening is extremely short (for example, until the store is closed), and the management level after opening is " Low" is preferred.

In the present embodiment, the disposal schedule list and today's expiration list are displayed on the screen of the PC 40, but the present invention is not limited to this, and may be printed on paper, for example.

In the present embodiment, the label issuing device 10 may be configured to determine when a food item has expired and to prohibit the issuing of the label when the food item has expired. When configured in this way, the label issuing device 10 may be configured to include the CPU 101 and the notification unit. The CPU 101 determines whether or not the ingredients have expired. The notification unit notifies that when it is determined that the ingredients have expired. The notification method may be, for example, a warning sound (for example, a beep sound), POP display, color change of the display screen, or blinking of the display screen. Alternatively, a label with a print indicating that the deadline has been exceeded may be issued, or another method may be used.

Hereinafter, the processing of the label issuing device 10 having the above-described configuration (configuration for prohibiting label issuance) will be specifically described. First, when the scanner unit 109 reads the barcode attached to the food material, the CPU 101 acquires the information of the barcode read by the scanner unit 109 (product number, issue No., operation No., expiration date). Next, the CPU 101 acquires current time information (for example, date and time) from the clock unit 110. Then, the CPU 101 determines the expiration date of the food material based on the acquired barcode information and the current time information. For example, the CPU 101 determines that the food material has expired when the date and time indicated by the time information acquired from the clock unit 110 exceeds the date and time indicated by the expiration date. In this case, the CPU 101 causes the display unit 104 to display that the ingredients have expired and causes the notification unit to notify that effect. The contents displayed on the display unit 104 include, for example, the name of the expired ingredient (name of ingredient) and character string information such as "○○ (item name) is expired of ingredient." .. With such a configuration, the employee can immediately grasp the ingredients whose usable period has expired. Therefore, it is possible to strictly manage the expiration date of the food without fear of accidentally using the food whose expiration date has expired.

In the above example, the date and time when the barcode attached to the food material is read (hereinafter referred to as “current date and time”) are indicated by the expiration date included in the barcode. Although the configuration has been shown in which the CPU 101 determines the expiration of the food material when the date and time (hereinafter referred to as “possible date and time”) are exceeded, the CPU 101 indicates that the current date and time attached to the food material is the possible date. It may be determined whether or not the time has passed a predetermined time (for example, 30 minutes, 1 hour) back from the time. With such a configuration, the notification unit may change the notification content for each stage. For example, when the current date and time exceeds the possible date and time, the usable period of the food material has expired, and the notification unit notifies that the usable period has expired. If the current date and time exceeds a time that is a predetermined time (for example, 30 minutes, 1 hour) back from the possible date and time, the usable period of the foodstuff has not expired, but the usable period of the foodstuff has not expired. Is near, the notification unit notifies that the ingredients are about to expire. Furthermore, the notification unit may change the notification method for each stage (when the current date and time exceeds the expiration date and when the current date and time exceeds the time after the expiration date by a predetermined time). For example, the notification unit may change the volume of the sound volume according to the stage, may change the interval of the warning sound, and change the display mode of the display screen (the POP display in the order of the closest expiration date). May be increased) or the blinking interval of the display screen may be changed.

Furthermore, it may be configured such that the notification unit notifies the foodstuff of which the expiration date is expired within a predetermined period at a predetermined timing. Specifically, for example, in the case of a restaurant that is open from 11:00 to 14:00, regarding an ingredient whose expiration date expires between 11:00 and 14:00, which is open, inform the notification section at 10 o'clock before opening. You may make it notify. In this case, since it is not necessary to worry about the expiration date during busy business, it is possible to further reduce the burden of managing the expiration date of the food. Furthermore, the notification interval may be shortened as the expiration date approaches.

Furthermore, for all foodstuffs, the notification unit does not notify that the foodstuffs are about to expire, but only about foodstuffs with a predetermined management level or foodstuffs stored in a predetermined storage location. The department may notify that the ingredients are about to expire. By doing this, the notification unit limits the foods that notify that the foods are about to expire, and informs only those foods that are likely to fail to confirm the expiration date, or discards all within that day. For example, it is possible to prevent people from being notified about foodstuffs with a management level of "low".

In the present embodiment, the label issuing device 10 (medium output device) may be configured to execute each process in the foodstuff management system 100 by one unit. When configured in this way, the label issuing device 10 further includes a setting unit and a hard disk. The CPU 101 sets an expiration date for each food item according to the operation of the employee. More specifically, the CPU 101 sets and updates the ingredient time limit master according to the operation of the employee. At this time, the CPU 101 of the label issuing device 10 may set and update the product master, the food product time limit master, and the management level by accessing the food product information holding server 50 according to the operation of the employee. When the master, the ingredient expiration date master, the comment master, and the management level are stored in advance in the hard disk of the label issuing apparatus 10, the CPU 101 causes the product master and the ingredient expiration date master that are stored in the hard disk according to the operation of the employee. , Comment master, and management level may be set and updated. Further, the CPU 101 sets a plurality of food processing categories according to the operation of the employee, and sets an expiration date for each food processing category. With this configuration, one label issuing device 10 can strictly manage the expiration date of food materials. Further, the label issuing device 10 may be configured to output print information to a wireless tag or electronic paper via the communication unit 105.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications and applications are possible without departing from the gist of the present invention.

A program for executing each process of the present invention is recorded in a computer-readable recording medium, and the program recorded in the recording medium is read into a computer system and executed, whereby the label issuing device 10 operates. The above-described various processes related to each process may be performed. The “computer system” here may include an OS and hardware such as peripheral devices. Further, the “computer system” also includes a homepage providing environment (or display environment) if a WWW system is used. The "computer-readable recording medium" means a writable non-volatile memory such as a flexible disk, a magneto-optical disk, a ROM, a flash memory, a portable medium such as a CD-ROM, a hard disk built in a computer system, or the like. Storage device.

Further, the "computer-readable recording medium" means a volatile memory (for example, a DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory)) that holds the program for a certain period of time. Further, the program may be transmitted from a computer system that stores the program in a storage device or the like to another computer system via a transmission medium or by a transmission wave in the transmission medium. Here, the "transmission medium" for transmitting the program refers to a medium having a function of transmitting information, such as a network (communication network) such as the Internet or a communication line (communication line) such as a telephone line. Further, the program may be for realizing a part of the functions described above. Further, it may be a so-called difference file (difference program) that can realize the above-mentioned functions in combination with a program already recorded in the computer system.

10... Label issuing device, 20... Network, 30... Router, 40... PC, 50... Food material information holding server (management device), 101... CPU, 102... ROM, 103... RAM, 104... Display unit, 105... Communication unit , 106... Operation part, 107... Label printing part, 108... Label discharging part, 109... Scanner part, 110... Clock part

Claims (9)

A foodstuff management system for managing foodstuffs,
Management means for managing the foodstuff as a management target,
Changing means for changing the processing format of the food,
Of the foodstuffs managed by the management means, a manual exclusion means for manually excluding foodstuffs managed as targets of deadline management from the management targets of the management means,
Of the foodstuffs managed by the management means, automatic exclusion means for automatically excluding foodstuffs managed as targets for deadline management from the management targets of the management means,
A setting means for setting either the manual exclusion means or the automatic exclusion means for each of the ingredients,
The setting means automatically sets the foodstuffs for which the manual exclusion means has been set in response to the change of the management level of the foodstuffs from “high” to a processing business type other than “high” by the changing means. A foodstuff management system characterized by setting exclusion means. The automatic excluding means accepts an input of a declaration of continuation of management for an ingredient managed as a management target of the managing means, and automatically excludes an ingredient that has not received an input of a declaration of continuation of management from the object of management. It excludes, The foodstuff management system of Claim 1 characterized by the above-mentioned. 2. A classification unit for classifying foods managed as the management target and foods not managed as the management target according to the priority order of the management of the foods or the processing type of the foods. Or the foodstuff management system described in 2. And a issuing unit for issuing a medium on which at least the expiration date of the food material is printed,
The foodstuff management system according to claim 3, wherein the issuing means changes the issue mode of the medium depending on whether or not the medium is the management target. Further comprising a calculating means for calculating the expiration date of the food,
The foodstuff management system according to claim 4, wherein the issuing unit issues the medium when the expiration date is calculated by the calculating unit. The data output means for outputting at least a product name and an expiration date of the foodstuffs managed as the management target by the management means in a list is provided. Ingredient management system described. The automatic exclusion means receives an input of the declaration of continuation for each storage location of the foodstuff,
3. The food material according to claim 2, wherein food materials that are not managed by the management means and have not received the input of the declaration of continuation are excluded from the management target for each storage location. Management system. A display unit that displays information about the foodstuffs that have been input by the automatic exclusion unit as the continuation declaration among the foodstuffs managed as the management target by the management unit,
The foodstuff management system according to claim 2, wherein the display means changes the display mode of the information according to the expiration date of the foodstuff. When the time point indicated by the expiration date of the food item or the time point that is a predetermined time backward from the time point indicated by the expiration date is exceeded for the food item managed as the management target by the management unit, a notification to that effect is given. The foodstuff management system according to claim 1, further comprising a notification means.