JP6739744B2 - Physical distribution management device, physical distribution management method, and physical distribution management program - Google Patents

Description

The present disclosure relates to a physical distribution management device, a physical distribution management method, and a physical distribution management program for managing orders and transportation of products.

The trend of moving production bases internationally in search of cheaper means of production continues, and in recent years, mail-order sales via the Internet have also increased, and the volume of international trade has increased. At the same time, there is a problem of labor shortage in the logistics industry. On the other hand, there are many uncertainties in production and consumption between remote areas, and the relationship between the elements of international trade such as ordering, production, and transportation tends to be complicated. Moreover, in the conventional logistics scene, there are many cases where the system is not unified and information is not shared among parties such as sellers, orderers, transport companies, and customs brokers. Inefficient adjustments between countries have become the norm. Therefore, in order to solve these problems, it is desired to streamline physical distribution management.

In Patent Document 1, in an international logistics scene, in addition to an exporter and an importer, the terminals of an Otsuka Kai Kai broker (Otsuka) brokerage company, a shipping company, and a warehouse company are connected by a network to share information. A trade control system has been proposed that allows you to keep up-to-date with the latest information regarding products such as the current location and current quantity.

In Patent Document 2, in an international logistics scene, information is shared among exporters, customs brokers, and warehousing companies, and data created by one of the parties is shared and utilized to improve efficiency in import/export operations. A configuration for achieving the above is shown.

JP, 2006-85315, A JP, 2002-169867, A

The technology disclosed in Patent Document 1 can grasp the current position and quantity of the goods ordered by the importer by connecting the second-party brokerage company, shipping company, warehouse company, etc. through a network. In addition, the technology disclosed in Patent Document 2 can improve efficiency by sharing documents required for transportation and customs clearance by connecting a customs broker and a warehouse company through a network. However, these prior arts do not mention the method of streamlining the ordering and shipping adjustment and management by clearly indicating the relationship between the ordered goods and the shipping (shipping) on each ship. If the shipping (shipping) changes due to factors such as the production of the items ordered by the person being delayed, and the container cannot be loaded into the container, the quantity of unfulfilled orders will change and the delivery date of the changed shipping (shipping) will change. It is not possible to grasp such things immediately.

Therefore, in the present disclosure, by dividing the order into batches, which are cargo adjustment units for transportation, and adjusting the cargo, it is possible to easily understand the relationship between the order and the cargo, and thus the type and quantity of the goods to be shipped. It is an object of the present invention to provide a physical distribution management device that facilitates cargo adjustment and order management accompanying it even when a change is made, and improves the efficiency of integrated transaction management from order to transportation.

As shown in FIG. 1, for example, in the case of international logistics, a seller (an exporter in FIG. 1), a customs broker/Otonaka/a shipping agent (a forwarder in FIG. 1), an orderer (an importer in FIG. 1). The seller will ship the product, and another vendor will intervene until the product arrives at the orderer. In addition, multiple persons in charge such as traders and sales persons are involved in the importer, and further, before the importer transfers the product to the customer, the warehouse operator is in the situation of warehouse storage. Sometimes involved. The present disclosure provides a physical distribution management apparatus that enables information to be shared and browsed/edited regardless of whether it is external or internal in the physical distribution involving a plurality of parties.

A physical distribution management device according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes an order acquisition unit that acquires an order for a product, a batch creation unit that creates an order by dividing the order into batches that are load adjustment units for transportation, and groups one or more batches. Transport creation part that adjusts cargo by associating it with transportation means, display part that displays order/batch/transportation by relation map, and duplicate/delete/divide/split/increase/decrease order/transportation change of created batch A batch editing section for performing such operations, a notification section for notifying when an order or transportation is decided/changed, and a task management section for creating an indication of the status of procedures required for ordering or transportation.

A physical distribution management method according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes an order acquisition step of acquiring an order for a product, a batch creation step of creating an order by dividing the order into batches which are load adjustment units for transportation, and a group of one or more batches. Transport creation step that adjusts cargo by associating it with transportation means, display step that displays orders, batches, and transportations with relation maps, duplicated created batches, deletion, division, product increase/decrease, order change, and transportation change A method of executing by a computer a batch editing step to perform, a notification step to notify when an order or transportation is decided or changed, and a task management step to create a display of the status of procedures necessary for the order or transportation Is.

A physical distribution management program according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes an order acquisition step of acquiring an order for a product, a batch creation step of creating an order by dividing the order into batches that are load adjustment units for transportation, and a group of one or more batches. Transport creation step that adjusts cargo by associating it with transportation means, display step that displays orders, batches, and transportations with relation maps, duplicated created batches, deletion, division, product increase/decrease, order change, and transportation change In order to execute by computer the batch editing step to perform, a notification step to notify when an order or transportation is decided or changed, and a task management step to create a display of the status of procedures necessary for the order or transportation It is a program of.

According to the present disclosure, by dividing an order of goods into batches, which are cargo adjustment units for transportation, for example, it becomes possible to group goods of different orders with the same shipping time to perform cargo adjustment, and the like. Also, it becomes possible to facilitate load adjustment. Also, by using a batch, the relationship between the order and the cargo can be easily grasped, and the display can be visually displayed so that it can be grasped more easily. In addition, when changing the type and quantity of products in the order to be shipped, it is easy to adjust the load and manage the order accordingly, and it is expected that the efficiency of integrated transaction management from order to transportation will be improved.

Further, in the system up to now, the order and the load adjustment are linked by the relationship of N:M, but in the present disclosure, the load adjustment is performed through the batch so that the relationship is N:1:M. Yes, it is easy for the parties to manage.

It is a figure which shows an example regarding the involvement of the person concerned in international logistics. It is a figure which shows an example of a structure of the physical distribution management apparatus of this indication. It is a figure which shows an example of a data structure of goods DB in this indication. It is a figure which shows an example of a data structure of order DB in this indication. It is a figure which shows an example of the data structure of batch DB in this indication. It is a figure which shows an example of a data structure of transportation DB in this indication. It is a figure which shows an example of a data structure of user DB in this indication. It is a figure which shows an example of the relationship map of the order in this indication. It is a figure showing an example of the relation map of transportation in this indication. It is a figure which shows an example of the task management of the order in this indication. It is a figure showing an example of task management of transportation in this indication. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the flow of a process in a physical distribution management apparatus. FIG. 16 is a schematic block diagram illustrating a configuration of a computer according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Hereinafter, a physical distribution management device, a physical distribution management method, and a physical distribution management program according to embodiments of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings. The embodiments described below do not unduly limit the contents of the present disclosure described in the claims. In addition, not all of the configurations described in the embodiments are essential configuration requirements of the present disclosure. In all the drawings for explaining the embodiments, common components are designated by the same reference numerals, and repeated description is omitted.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of the physical distribution management device 1 according to the present disclosure. Hereinafter, the configuration of the physical distribution management device 1 according to the present disclosure will be described with reference to this.

<Structure>
The distribution management server 100 includes an order acquisition unit 101, a batch creation unit 102, a transportation creation unit 103, a display unit 104, a batch editing unit 105, a notification unit 106, a task management unit 107, a product DB 111, It has an order DB 112, a batch DB 113, a transportation DB 114, and a user DB 115. The physical distribution management server 100 is connected to the user terminals 200-1 to 200-N via the network NW. The physical distribution management server 100 is realized by mounting a program on a computer. It should be noted that the respective units constituting the physical distribution management server 100 may be realized by being distributed to a plurality of computers. Further, the commodity DB 111, the order DB 112, the batch DB 113, the transportation DB 114 and/or the user DB 115 may exist outside the distribution management server.

The user terminals 200-1 to 200-N are terminals operated or displayed by parties such as an orderer, a seller, a transporter, a warehouse agent (others in international logistics, a customs broker).

The order acquisition unit 101 acquires an order issued from a user terminal operated by the orderer. The seller registers the product to be sold in the product DB 111 through the user terminal. The orderer can place an order by selecting from the products registered by the seller. Note that when an order is placed, the inventory of products in the product DB 111 decreases, and when the order is canceled, the inventory of products in the product DB 111 increases.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a specific example of product information stored in the product information DB 111. The product information registers information about the seller (for example, the seller ID), the type of the product, the quantity of each product that can be sold, the size per unit (the unit is a container, an exclusive area, etc.), and the shipment possible time. It is possible. By registering the size per unit, it becomes possible to adjust which empty space of the transportation means can be loaded. In addition, by registering the shippable time, it becomes possible to adjust when the cargo can be loaded on the transportation means departing from the departure place.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a specific example of order information stored in the order DB 112. In the order DB 112, it is possible to register an order number which is an ID of an order, information about a seller (for example, seller ID), information about an orderer (for example, orderer ID), products included in an order, and quantity. is there. With such a DB, it becomes possible to grasp the contents of the order made by the parties.

The batch creation unit 102 divides an order and creates a batch. A batch is a concept that is a unit of load adjustment, and can be arbitrarily created by the parties, and there is no restriction on batch creation. For example, a batch can be created by dividing each product in an order. In general, different products may be manufactured by different manufacturers and may be shipped at different times. Therefore, by dividing each product into batches, the load adjustment becomes easy. It is also possible to create a batch by dividing it by shipping time. Even if different products are shipped at the same shipping time, they can be transported by the same transportation means, which facilitates cargo adjustment. Further, even products shipped at different shipping times can be made into one batch. For example, assume that the A99 lot of the A product can be shipped on May 15, and the A100 lot can be shipped on May 30. Here, if the orderer desires to load the cargo after May 30, it can handle the cargo as one group in the cargo adjustment scene. It can be managed as one batch.

In addition, batch creation can be automatically created by the batch creation unit 102, for example, by dividing each product and then further dividing each product by the shippable time (lot). By dividing the load in this way, the loadable time is the same for each batch, so that the load adjustment becomes easy. After being automatically divided by the batch creating unit 102, it is possible to create (edit) a batch arbitrarily so that the parties (mainly the orderer) can easily manage it.

Further, even if the products are the same, it is possible to divide the batch and create a new batch if there are circumstances such as different delivery locations.

The advantages of dividing orders into batches are as follows. That is, an order may include a plurality of products, and all the products may not be shipped at once, or even if they are shipped at once, they may not be shipped by the same transportation means. In that case, the transportation means may be different even in one order, and a plurality of cargo adjustments are required for one order. However, if the order is divided into batch units and one batch is associated with one transportation means, transportation adjustment may be performed in batch units, and it is easy for the parties to understand and easily adjust the cargo. It becomes possible.

The transportation preparation unit 103 determines the transportation means to be used from the batch. The transportation means may be a truck, a train, a ship, an aircraft (particularly ships and aircraft in international logistics). The transportation preparation unit 103 calculates, for each batch, (a) the product with the latest shipping time among the products in the batch by referring to the product DB 111 and the order DB 112, and (b) the unit occupied by the batch during loading. Is calculated with reference to the product information DB 111 and the batch DB 113. Further, referring to the transportation DB 114, the transportation means capable of loading, that is, the transportation departing from the starting point at a time later than the shipping time and the remaining loading area of the transportation means being larger than the unit occupied by the batch. Create means as candidates. The occupied unit here means an occupied area and/or a volume and/or a weight, and may be one or more of them. The transportation means candidates are transmitted to the user terminal, and the orderer determines the transportation means to be used and registers the batch. The batch transportation means may be displayed by displaying candidates and allowing the orderer to select, or may be automatically registered as the fastest transportation means. A party other than the orderer may register the transportation means in the batch. The transportation means for each batch can be changed. Thus, one or more batches are grouped and associated with vehicles that utilize the same vehicle.

In this way, by dividing one order into batches and managing them, it becomes easy to associate the orders with the transportation means to be used, and as a result, it becomes possible to facilitate physical distribution management and improve work efficiency.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a specific example of information stored in the batch DB 113. Since a batch is a division of an order, the batch number and the order number are associated and stored. It also stores the products and quantities included in the batch. Further, the transportation number created by the transportation creating unit 103 is stored.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a specific example of information stored in the transportation DB 114. The transportation DB 114 stores information about transportation means, and stores a transportation number, a transportation person (for example, transportation ID), a departure place, an arrival place, a loadable unit, a departure time, an arrival time, and the like.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a specific example of information stored in the user DB 115. The user DB 115 stores information on users (sellers, orderers, transporters, etc.). For example, in addition to the user ID for identifying the user, information such as name, address, telephone number, FAX number, and e-mail address is stored.

The display unit 104 creates a relation map showing mutual relationships among orders, batches, and cargo adjustments (transport means), and displays the relation maps on the user terminals 200-1 to 200-N. The relation map is a diagram in which the relationships among orders, batches, and transportation means are connected by lines. For easier understanding, the order may be divided into product units, and the relationship between the order, the product, the batch, and the transportation means may be connected by a line to be illustrated. In creating the relation map, for example, the orderer may grasp where the products included in the order placed at a certain point are currently, and when they are expected to arrive. In this case, when the user selects an order, the products included in the order, the corresponding batches, and the transportation means associated with the batches are displayed as a relation map.

FIG. 8 is a relation map created by the display unit 104, and is a visual representation of products included in an order, batches associated with the products, and transportation means associated with the batches when the order is selected. is there.

Next, the orderer may want to know what products are received at a certain point in time. In this case, when the user selects the transportation means, the batches included in the transportation means, the corresponding products, and the orders associated therewith are displayed as a relation map.

FIG. 9 is a relation map created by the display unit 104, and is a visual representation of the batches contained in the transportation means, the products linked to the batches, and the orders when the transportation means is selected.

In this way, by visually displaying the product, quantity, etc. related to a certain order or a certain means of transportation, it becomes easy for the user to understand the content of the ordered product and the content of the product delivered at a certain time. Become. Furthermore, by displaying the batches in association with each other, it is possible to operate the batches on a visual screen and easily change the order contents such as the increase/decrease of merchandise or the transportation means.

The batch editing unit 105 receives a batch editing operation. Specifically, the parties operate the user terminals 200-1 to 200-N. In the batch editing section, the parties (mainly the orderer) select one created batch, and then, for example, copy/delete batches, split, increase/decrease products, change orders linked to batches, transport linked It is possible to change the means. Regarding the selection of the batch, for example, selecting the batch on the relation map created by the display unit 104 and accepting the editing operation can be considered.

When duplicating a batch, the same batch (same product and quantity) as the selected batch is newly created and duplicated. At this time, the order is linked to the same order as that of the copy source batch, and the number of products in the order increases. In addition, although it is linked to the same transportation means as the copy source batch, if the transportation means has already exceeded the loading capacity and cannot be linked, empty the transportation means or present a selectable transportation means. It is possible to encourage. Further, when the batch is copied, the number of stocks in the product DB 111 also decreases. In addition, when deleting a batch, the selected batch is deleted and the number of products in the order associated with this is reduced, and the number of stocks in the product DB 111 is also reduced.

When dividing a batch, a product and a quantity to be divided are selected from the selected batch to create a new batch. At this time, it is possible to associate with the same order and the same transportation means as the original batch.

When increasing or decreasing the number of products in a batch, the number of products and the quantity to be increased or decreased are selected from the selected batch. At this time, the same order as that of the selected batch is linked, and the product quantity of the order is also increased or decreased accordingly. It is also possible to link to the same transportation means as the selected batch, but if the transportation means has already exceeded the loading capacity and cannot be selected, empty the transportation means or select a transportation means that can be selected. It can be presented and prompted. Further, when the number of products in a batch is increased or decreased, the number of stocks in the product DB 111 also increases or decreases accordingly.

When the order associated with the batch is changed, the batch can be changed to another order between the orderer and the seller. As a result, the products of the changed order are decreased, and the products of the changed order are increased.

When the transportation means associated with the batch is changed, the batch can be changed to another transportation means capable of adjusting the load.

Editing such as duplication, deletion, division, product increase/decrease, change of tied orders, change of tied transportation means, etc. in the batch editing unit 105 can be visually performed. For example, it is conceivable to perform these operations by selecting a batch of relation maps created on the display unit 104. Further, when changing the order associated with a batch or changing the transportation means, it is possible to change the selected batch by dragging and dropping it to the order or transportation means to which the batch is to be linked. By enabling such a visual operation, the user can edit the batch more easily.

By enabling the batch editing unit 105 to change the contents of an order in batch units or changing the transportation means to be selected, the user can change the contents of an order in consideration of load adjustment. Will increase the sex.

The notification unit 106 has a function of notifying related parties when an operation is performed by the parties. For example, when an order is placed by the orderer, the orderer and the seller are notified that the order has been placed (including the order content such as the content and quantity of the product). Further, when the order contents are changed by editing the batch or the like, the seller/orderer is notified of this. Furthermore, when the orderer determines the transportation means, the orderer, the seller, and the transporter are notified, and when the transportation means is changed, the orderer, the seller, and the transporter are also notified. Furthermore, if there are parties such as warehouse agents and customs brokers, these users will also be notified. By making these notifications, it becomes possible to quickly share information between parties involved in logistics. Further, even if the carrier changes the arrival time, the orderer and the seller can quickly share the information, and the change in the delivery date can be easily grasped.

The task management unit 107 manages necessary items in physical distribution transactions. For example, when an order is placed, it is necessary for the orderer to issue a purchase order (PO), receive an order confirmation (PI), and pay (settlement) the orderer to the seller. For international logistics, it is also necessary to make exchange reservations. Therefore, for each order, the progress status of these items such as completed items (Completed) or items not completed yet (In Progress) is managed and displayed on the user terminals 200-1 to 200-N. To do.

FIG. 10 shows an example of an order task management screen. With respect to the necessary items, it is possible to list the progress status such as whether it is already completed (Completed) or not completed (In Progress). It is also possible to newly create a task to be managed.

Task management is necessary not only for orders but also for transportation. For transportation, it is necessary to confirm the transportation reservation (booking) and the cargo quantity. In international logistics, customs arrangement, domestic delivery arrangement, warehouse arrangement, invoice (INVOICE) receipt, bill of lading (B/L) original receipt, B/L copy receipt, receipt data acquisition, sampling inspection work request etc. Become. The task management unit 107 further manages the progress status of items that have already been completed and items that have not been completed for these items for each transportation means, and displays them on the user terminals 200-1 to 200-N. ..

FIG. 11 shows an example of a task management screen for transportation. With respect to the necessary items, it is possible to list the progress status such as whether it is already completed (Completed) or not completed (In Progress). It is also possible to newly create a task to be managed.

In this way, by having the task management function, it becomes possible to manage the procedure associated with the physical distribution at the same time, which contributes to the convenience of the user.

<Specific example>
Specific processing of the present disclosure will be described. The user operates the user terminals 200-1 to 200-N, and the display to the user is performed by the user terminals 200-1 to 200-N.

A user (an orderer, a seller, a transporter, a warehouse agent, a customs broker, etc.) performs user registration and registers each information in the user DB 115. FIG. 7 shows a specific example of the user DB 115. The user manages the ID and registers contact information such as name, address, telephone number, FAX, and e-mail.

The seller also registers the product to be sold in the product information DB 111. FIG. 3 shows a specific example of the product information DB 111. The ID of the seller, the product to be sold, the quantity that can be sold, the shipment possible time, and the occupancy unit for transportation per product (this unit is, for example, a container or area Is registered). For example, 100 items of the product Item01X sold by the seller 0000001 can be shipped on May 30, 2018, and the occupancy unit per item is 2.

Further, the transporter registers the transport means in the transport DB 114. FIG. 6 shows a specific example of the transportation DB. For example, the information that the carrier 0000101 will leave Shanghai on June 3, 2018 at 3:00 pm, arrive at Yokohama at 4:00 pm on the same day, and will leave a container ship with a loadable unit of 100,000 will be registered. To do.

The order acquisition unit 101 acquires an order when it is issued by the user terminals 200-1 to 200-N. For example, it is assumed that the person having the user ID0000001 has placed 350 items of Item01X, 50 items of Item02X, 10 items of Item02Y, and 30 items of Item03X, and the person having the user ID00000011 has placed an order. In this case, the order acquisition unit 101 acquires such an order and registers it in the order DB 112. At this time, in the order DB 112, as shown in FIG. 4, together with the order number assigned to each order, the seller ID (here, 0000001), the orderer ID (here, 0000011), and the product content. The quantity (here, Item01X 350 pieces, Item02X 50 pieces, Item02Y 10 pieces, Item03X 30 pieces) is registered.

Further, the notification unit 106 notifies the orderer (here, 0000011) and the seller (here, 0000001), who are the parties, that the order has been issued.

The batch creation unit 102 can create a batch by dividing an order. A batch is a concept that serves as a unit of cargo adjustment, and can be arbitrarily created by the parties. FIG. 5 shows an example in which the batch 0000001-1 to 0000001-6 are created by dividing the order 0000001. In the order 0000001, 350 items of Item01X are ordered, but according to the product information DB 111, 100 of them are shipped on May 30, 2018, 200 of them are June 30, and 50 of them are July of the same year. 31 days. Therefore, since the shipping time is different, the batch is divided into batches 0000001-1 to 0000001-3 for each shipping time. Since other products have the same shipping time for each product, the products are divided into batches 000001-4 to 00000001-6 for each product. It should be noted that this is an example of batch creation, and the products may be combined or further divided into batches so that the user can easily adjust the load. The batch created by the batch creating unit 102 is registered in the batch DB 113. In the batch DB 113, for example, as shown in FIG. 5, batch numbers 0000001-1, order numbers 00000001, 100 product items Item01X, and the like are registered, and in addition, the transportation number and task of the transportation means created by the transportation creating unit 103. Register the status of.

The transportation creating unit 103 determines the transportation means to be used for the created batch. For example, the batch number 0000001-1 shown in FIG. 5 can be shipped from the product DB 111 on May 30, 2018. Therefore, after that, the customer exits Shanghai where the seller 0000001 is located and the orderer 0000011 is located. Allocate the container with transportation number 00000001 arriving in Yokohama.

When the transportation creation unit 103 determines the transportation means to be used, the notification unit 106 informs the seller (0000001), the orderer (0000011) and the transportation person (0000101) of the order number, the product, the quantity and the transportation means. Notify information such as.

The display unit 104 creates a display showing an order, a product, a batch, and a transportation means by a relation map. For example, FIG. 8 shows an example in which a display of the order 0000001 is created and displayed on the user terminals 200-1 to 200-N. 440 is the total quantity of the product. Since the order 0000001 includes four types of products (Item02X, Item02Y, Item03X, Item01X), each product and quantity are displayed. Further, since one batch has been created for each of Item02X, Item02Y, and Item03X, the corresponding batch numbers 000000-1-4, 000000-1-5, 00000001-6 are displayed. Also attached next to it are the quantity of goods and the unit of occupancy during shipment. For example, in batch 000001-4, it is shown that the product quantity is 50 and the occupation unit is 50. In addition, Item01X is shown because the batch is divided into 000000-1, 0000001-2, 0000001-3. Since the batches 0000001-1,0000001-4,0000001-5,0000001-6 are transported by the transportation means 0000001, they are associated with each other. Shown on the vehicle are the transport number and the total occupancy unit for the batch. Further, under the transportation number, information about where the seller to the orderer is currently arriving and when it is scheduled to arrive is shown. Transportation number 00000001 indicates that the seller shipped it on May 30, 2018 and left the Shanghai port on June 3, 2018 (check mark indicates completion. ). In addition, it is shown that it will arrive in Yokohama on the 7th of the same month, and after the customs clearance procedure, it will arrive on the 15th of the same month to the orderer. Since batch 0000001-2 is transported by means of transportation 00000002 and batch 00000001-3 is transported by means of transportation 00000003, they are associated and displayed.

Display creation by the display unit 104 can be performed by selecting an order and also by selecting a transportation means. FIG. 9 shows an example in which the transportation means 0000001 is displayed on the user terminals 200-1 to 200-N. For the orderer 0000011, since there are four batches transported by the transportation means 00000001: 000001-4, 0000001-5, 0000001-6, 0000001-1, these are associated with each other, and the products corresponding to each batch, that is, , Item02X, Item02Y, Item03X, Item01X are associated with each other. Further, since these are ordered by the order 0000001, they are displayed in association with each other.

The batch editing unit 105 can edit a batch. For this, for example, the batch can be selected and edited from the relation map created by the display unit 104. For example, in FIG. 8, when it is desired to change the quantity of batch 000001-4 to 70, this is realized by changing the quantity. In this case, it is automatically reflected in orders and transportation means. Furthermore, it is possible to divide the batch 0000001-4 into 20 new batch 0000001-7. It is also possible to copy the batch 0000001-4, create a new batch 0000001-7, and order 50 Item02X, and reflect this in the order. Further, although the batch 000001-4 is currently associated with the transportation means 00000001, it can be changed to the transportation means 00000002 by dragging and dropping it. In this way, it is possible to edit the created batch.

The notification unit 106 notifies the parties when an order or a transportation means is determined or changed. For example, when an order 0000001 is placed, the orderer 0000011 and the seller 0000001 are notified of information such as products and quantities. Further, when the transportation means for the order 0000001 is determined, the orderer 0000011, the seller 00000001, and the transporter 0000101 are ordered by the product, quantity, orderer, seller, transporter, departure place, arrival place, departure time, and arrival. Information such as time is notified. In addition, the parties will be notified if the order or means of transportation is changed.

The task management unit 107 creates a visual display of the task status. For example, as shown in FIG. 10, for order 0000001, PO issuance, PI receipt, and exchange reservation are required. However, although PO is already issued, PI receipt and exchange reservation are not completed. Shown.

Further, as shown in FIG. 11, for transportation means 00000001, booking, confirmation of cargo quantity, customs clearance arrangement, domestic delivery arrangement, warehouse arrangement, receipt of Invoice, receipt of original B/L, receipt of B/L copy, receipt of receipt data , Where sampling request is required, but booking is completed and others are not completed.

<Process flow>
FIG. 12 illustrates a processing flow of the physical distribution management device according to the present disclosure.

The order acquisition unit 101 acquires an order issued from a user terminal operated by the orderer (step S1).

The batch creation unit 102 divides an order and creates a batch. The batch can be divided, for example, for each product or for each shippable time, but the batch is not restricted thereto and can be arbitrarily created by the parties (step S2).

The transportation preparation unit 103 determines the transportation means to be used from the batch. It is possible to automatically determine the fastest means for loading the goods in the batch, but the transportation means is not limited to this, and can be arbitrarily decided by the parties ( Step S3).

The display unit 104 creates a relation map showing mutual relationships among orders, batches, and transportation, and displays the relation maps on the user terminals 200-1 to 200-N. Relation maps can be created for orders and for transportation (step S4).

The batch editing unit 105 can accept batch operations from the user terminal, and can copy, delete, divide batches, increase or decrease products, change associated orders, and change associated transportation means (step S5).

The notification unit 106 notifies the parties (the orderer, the seller, the transporter, the warehouse agent, the customs broker, etc.) when the order or the transportation means is determined or changed (step S6).

The task management unit 107 creates a visual display of the task status. It is possible to create a display by dividing the tasks related to orders and the tasks related to transportation (step S7).

<Effect of the present disclosure>
According to the present disclosure, parties involved in physical distribution can facilitate load adjustment by dividing an order into batch load adjustment units and managing the order. For example, in the case of order-based management, the shipment will be delayed until all products are available for shipment, or if you try to ship products that can be shipped, it will be Multiple transportation means will be generated, and management will be complicated. The present disclosure facilitates order and transportation management by using the concept of batch and visually displaying the relationship with orders and transportation means.

Furthermore, by using the concept of batch, the relationship between order and load adjustment that was conventionally N:M can be changed to N:1:M, which facilitates load adjustment. Becomes

In addition, parties such as an orderer, a seller, a transporter, a warehouse agent, a customs broker, etc., including a plurality of persons in-house, participate in the device of the present disclosure to share information such as viewing and editing, and ordering and transporting means. By notifying when the confirmation and change are made, it becomes possible to quickly grasp the current position of the product, the arrival schedule, and the transportation means, and it becomes easy to manage each business.

Furthermore, by visually enabling batch operations, it is possible to easily change orders and transportation means, which can be expected to improve convenience and work efficiency for parties.

<Program>
FIG. 13 is a schematic block diagram showing the configuration of the computer 801. The computer 801 includes a CPU 802, a main storage device 803, an auxiliary storage device 804, and an interface 805.

Here, the details of the program for realizing each function configuring the physical distribution management device 1 will be described.

The physical distribution management device 1 is installed in the computer 801. The operation of each component of the physical distribution management device 1 is stored in the auxiliary storage device 804 in the form of a program. The CPU 802 reads the program from the auxiliary storage device 804, expands it in the main storage device 803, and executes the above processing according to the program. Further, the CPU 802 secures a storage area corresponding to the above-described storage unit in the main storage device 803 according to the program.

Specifically, the program includes, on the computer 801, an order acquisition step of acquiring an order of a product, a batch creation step of creating an order by dividing the order into batches which are cargo load adjustment units of transportation, and one or more batches. A transportation creation step that performs load adjustment by grouping and correlating with transportation means, a display step that displays orders, batches, and transportations with a relation map, and a created batch that is duplicated, deleted, divided, increased or decreased in products, and changed in order. Computer executes the batch editing step for changing transportation, the notification step for notifying when order or transportation is decided or changed, and the task management step for creating the display of the status of the procedure required for order or transportation. It is a program to let you.

The auxiliary storage device 804 is an example of a non-transitory tangible medium. Other examples of the non-transitory tangible medium include a magnetic disk, a magneto-optical disk, a CD-ROM (Compact Disc Read-Only Memory), and a DVD-ROM (Digital Versatile Disc Read-Only) connected via the interface 805. Memory), semiconductor memory, and the like. Further, when this program is distributed to the computer 801 via the network, the computer 801 that has received the distribution may expand the program in the main storage device 803 and execute the above processing.

Further, the program may be a program for realizing some of the functions described above. Further, the program may be a so-called difference file (difference program) that realizes the function described above in combination with another program already stored in the auxiliary storage device 804.

Although the embodiment of the present disclosure has been described above, various modifications and combinations necessary due to design convenience and other factors are described in the invention described in the claims and the embodiment described in the invention. It shall be included in the scope of the invention corresponding to the examples.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Logistics management device, 100... Logistics management server, 101... Order acquisition part, 102... Batch creation part, 103... Transportation creation part, 104... Display part, 105... Batch editing part, 106... Notification part, 107... Task management Part, 111... Merchandise DB, 112... Order DB, 113... Batch DB, 114... Transportation DB, 115... User DB, 200-1 to 200-N... User terminal, 801,... Computer, 802... CPU, 803... Main storage device, 804... Auxiliary storage device, 805... Interface, NW... Network

Claims (9)

A logistics management device for managing the ordering and transportation of goods,
An order acquisition part that creates product orders,
A batch creation unit that creates the order by dividing it into batches, which are cargo adjustment units for transportation,
A transportation preparation unit that performs cargo adjustment by grouping one or more batches and associating them with transportation means ,
A display unit for displaying the relationship between the order and the batch and the relationship between the batch and the transportation means with a line and displaying the relationship on a user terminal using a relation map shown in the figure,
By operating a batch on the relation map displayed on the user terminal, a batch editing unit that enables editing operation of the batch,
When the order is selected, the display section shows the relationship between the batch associated with the selected order and the transportation means, and when the transportation means is selected, the batch associated with the selected transportation means is displayed. It is possible to show the relationship with the order,
When the batch editing unit performs a batch duplication or division editing operation, associates the order and transportation means associated with the duplicated or divided batch with the same order and transportation means as the original batch, or , Selectable orders and transportation means are presented to encourage linking,
Logistics management device. The order is composed of one or more types of products,
The physical distribution management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the batch creation unit creates the order by dividing it. The transport creation unit distribution management device according to claim 1 or claim 2 and determining whether to use any means of transport the batch. 4. The batch editing unit performs at least batch division, batch duplication, batch deletion, batch product increase/decrease, and transportation change, according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The described physical distribution management device. The logistics management device according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , wherein the transportation creation unit adjusts a cargo on an aircraft or a cargo on a ship in international logistics. When the contents of the order or the contents of the cargo adjustment are changed, a notification unit for notifying the seller, the orderer, and the transporter of the contents of the order or the contents of the cargo adjustment is further provided. The physical distribution management device according to any one of claims 1 to 5 . The created orders for each batch and transportation, according to any one of claims 6, further comprising: a task management unit for managing the progress of the tasks required in association with each of claims 1, wherein Logistics management equipment. A logistics management method for managing product orders and transportation,
An order acquisition step to create a product order,
A batch creation step in which the order is created by dividing it into batches which are cargo adjustment units for transportation;
A transportation creation step of carrying out cargo adjustment by grouping one or more of the above and associating them with transportation means ;
A display step of displaying a relationship between the order and the batch and a relationship between the batch and the transportation means with a line and displaying the relationship on a user terminal using a relation map shown in the figure;
By operating a batch on the relation map displayed on the user terminal, a batch editing step that enables the batch editing operation,
In the displaying step, when the order is selected, the relationship between the batch associated with the selected order and the transportation means is displayed, and when the transportation means is selected, the batch associated with the selected transportation means is displayed. It is possible to show the relationship with the order,
When the batch duplication or division editing operation is performed by the batch editing step, the order and transportation means associated with the duplicated or divided batch are associated with the same order and transportation means as the original batch, or to the user. A physical distribution management method characterized by causing a computer to present a selectable order and a transport method and prompt a link. A logistics management program that manages product orders and transportation,
An order acquisition step to create a product order,
A batch creation step in which the order is created by dividing it into batches which are cargo adjustment units for transportation;
A transportation creation step for carrying out cargo adjustments by grouping one or more of the batches and associating them with transportation means ;
A display step of displaying a relationship between the order and the batch and a relationship between the batch and the transportation means with a line and displaying the relationship on a user terminal using a relation map shown in the figure;
By operating a batch on the relation map displayed on the user terminal, a batch editing step that enables the batch editing operation,
In the displaying step, when the order is selected, the relationship between the batch associated with the selected order and the transportation means is displayed, and when the transportation means is selected, the batch associated with the selected transportation means is displayed. It is possible to show the relationship with the order,
When the batch duplication or division editing operation is performed by the batch editing step, the order and transportation means associated with the duplicated or divided batch are associated with the same order and transportation means as the original batch, or to the user. A physical distribution management program for causing a computer to present a selectable order and a transportation method and prompt a link.