JP7079667B2 - Price competition promotion system, price competition promotion method and price competition promotion program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a price competition promotion system, a price competition promotion method and a price competition promotion program.

In order to reduce the cost of procuring goods, companies obtain an estimate from their business partners each time they make a purchase, and instead of using an estimated purchasing method in which they negotiate with their business partners, they use a catalog with a predetermined agreed price. The catalog purchasing method for purchasing is widespread.

However, in the conventional catalog purchasing method, there is no mechanism for the buyer to encourage the supplier to reduce the price, and in order to purchase the product as cheaply as possible, the buyer uses a route different from the catalog purchasing method to work with the supplier. We need to negotiate.

On the other hand, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2005-228203 (Patent Document 1) states that "an information processing system for conducting a reverse auction (hereinafter referred to as" RA ") for a price system of goods (including intangibles)". As a price system for suppliers participating in RA, the correspondence between the standard transaction conditions (hereinafter referred to as "standard transaction conditions") and the individual transaction amount when the supplier conducts transactions based on the standard transaction conditions. A price system storage means for storing relationships, an RA requirement storage means for storing the number of provisional transactions used for RA (hereinafter referred to as "RA transaction number") corresponding to the standard transaction conditions, a price system storage means, and RA. The RA means for executing RA, with reference to the requirement storage means, with each supplier as the bidder, and the total of the individual transaction amounts assuming that the transactions have been made for the number of RA transactions for each of the standard transaction conditions as the bid amount. The technology is described.

JP-A-2005-228203

In the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, as a method of purchasing an inexpensive product in the indirect material purchasing business system, a function of obtaining a phase estimate from a plurality of suppliers to select an inexpensive product or searching for an inexpensive product by a horizontal skewer search. Exists. However, Patent Document 1 does not consider a mechanism for encouraging suppliers to reduce prices, and when a buyer deals with a plurality of suppliers, it is necessary to individually negotiate prices for each supplier. Therefore, the load on the buyer side may increase.

In addition, there is a need for supplier companies to purchase more products by lowering product prices, but it is difficult to determine how much lower prices should be used to develop business in an advantageous manner. As a result, this is one of the reasons why price reductions are not progressing.

Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to voluntarily promote price competition among suppliers by notifying the price information of the suppliers of other companies.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, one of the representative methods for promoting price competition of the present invention is a method for promoting price competition in which a buyer and a plurality of suppliers conduct electronic commerce via a purchasing business device, and the above-mentioned purchasing. The business apparatus includes a product determination unit, a notification transmission unit, and a database server. The database server has a product master database and a notification condition database, and the product master database is provided by a plurality of suppliers. It is a database that defines equivalent products of the products listed in the product catalog based on the product catalog.
The notification condition database is a database that stores notification conditions set by the buyer or the supply, and the price competition promotion method is the product master database when the product information of the first product of the first supplier is changed. From the process of extracting the equivalent product from the first product by the product determination unit, and based on the notification condition, the product information of the first product is sent to the buyer or the designated supplier by the notification transmission unit. Including the process of notifying by.

According to the present invention, by notifying the price information of the supplier of another company, price competition can be voluntarily promoted among the suppliers, and the price of the other company can be known to the supplier company, so that a more advantageous price can be set and the purchase can be made. The amount is expected to increase.
Issues, configurations and effects other than those described above will be clarified by the following description of the embodiments.

It is a figure which shows the whole structure of the purchasing business environment in one Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the structure of the purchasing business apparatus in one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the notification condition DB in one Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the product information DB in one Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the supplier information DB in one Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the order record DB in one Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the user information DB in one Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the product master in one Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the product registration / revision abolition screen in one Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the notification condition setting screen for a supplier in one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the notification condition setting screen for a buyer manager in one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the notification screen for the supplier in one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the flow of the notification condition setting processing in one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the flow of the notification display processing in one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the flow of the notification determination processing in one Embodiment of this invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The present invention is not limited to this embodiment. Further, in the description of the drawings, the same parts are indicated by the same reference numerals.

Hereinafter, "notification condition setting processing", "notification display processing", and "notification determination processing" will be sequentially described with reference to the drawings as embodiments according to the present invention.

[Purchasing business system configuration]
First, with reference to FIG. 1, the hardware and software configurations for realizing the present invention will be described.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of a purchasing business environment 100. As shown in FIG. 1, in the purchasing business environment 100, the buyer company 102, the purchasing business device 101, and the supplier company 103 are connected to each other via a network such as the Internet. The purchasing business device 101 is a cloud-type system that can be simultaneously used by a plurality of buyer companies 102 and supplier companies 103 via the Internet. Specifically, the purchasing business apparatus 101 includes a WEB server 104 that manages exchanges with the buyer company 102 and the supplier company 103, and a database server 108 that stores necessary information. The WEB server 104 includes a login program 105, a buyer company program 106, and a supplier company program 107. The database server 108 includes a database 109 that stores various information.

A buyer company 102 (sometimes abbreviated as a buyer in this specification) is a company that purchases (procures) goods such as indirect materials, electronic department costs, and equipment, and is company A as shown in FIG. And company B may be included. Each of these buyer companies 102 communicates data (purchase request, etc.) with the purchasing business device 101 via the buyer terminal 91.

Supplier company 103 (sometimes abbreviated as supplier in this specification) is a company that provides (sells) goods such as indirect materials, electronic department costs, and equipment, and as shown in FIG. 1, company X. And company Y may include multiple companies. Each of these supplier companies 103 communicates data (such as a product revision / abolition request) with the purchasing business device 101 via the supplier terminal 92.

Next, an example of the detailed configuration of the purchasing business apparatus 101 will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an apparatus and a functional unit included in the purchasing business apparatus 101. As described above, the purchasing business apparatus 101 includes a WEB server 104 and a DB server 108. The WEB server 104 and the DB server 108 are server-type devices having central processing units 120 and 122 and storage devices 121 and 123, respectively.

The WEB server 104 includes a login program 105 that authenticates the user to the purchasing business device 101, a buyer company program 106 that manages services for buyers, and a supplier company program 107 that manages services for suppliers. Specifically, the buyer company program 106 includes a product determination unit 201 that determines a product, and an ordering / acceptance unit 202 that inspects the goods ordered by the buyer and the received goods. Further, in the supplier company program 107, there is an order receiving unit 203 that accepts an order for goods and a shipping registration unit 204 that records the goods to be shipped. A notification condition management unit 115 that includes a notification condition setting unit 110 that sets notification conditions from buyers and suppliers, a notification condition display unit 113 that displays notification conditions, and an order performance management unit that aggregates the results between buyers and suppliers. The 111, the product amendment / abolition unit 112 that manages the registration / removal / change of the product, and the notification transmission unit 114 that transmits the notification are shared by the buyer company program 106 and the supplier company program 107.

The DB server 108 includes a storage device 123. The storage device 123 is a storage device that stores various data used by the purchasing business device 101. For example, as shown in FIG. 2, the storage device 123 includes a product information DB 124, a supplier information DB 125, an order record DB 126, a notification condition DB 127, and a user information DB 128. The storage device 123 may be realized by, for example, a semiconductor memory element such as a RAM (Random Access Memory) or a flash memory (Flash Memory), a hard disk, an optical disk, or the like.

Next, the notification condition DB 127 will be described with reference to FIG. The notification condition here is a condition that defines what kind of product the buyer or supplier wants to be notified about. As will be described later, these notification conditions may be set by the buyer or by the supplier. For example, this notification condition may be set on the notification condition setting screen (see FIGS. 9 and 10) described later. As shown in FIG. 3, the notification condition DB 127 includes a product code 701 that identifies a product, a manufacturer model number 702 that indicates a manufacturer's model number, a quantity 703 that indicates the number of stocks, and a standard delivery date 704 that indicates a desired delivery date. Includes a minimum lot number 705, which indicates the number of minimum lots, and a campaign 706, which indicates whether the item is on sale or not. As shown in FIG. 3, each of these items corresponds to a "1" or "0" flag. The item of the flag "1" is a condition that the notification is not transmitted if it does not match in the notification determination process described later, and the item of "0" is a condition that the notification is transmitted even if it does not match. Further, the present invention is not limited to the notification conditions described in the notification condition DB 127, and other notification conditions may be used. For example, the notification condition may include a unit price, a price volatility over a certain period, and the like.

Next, the product information DB 124 will be described with reference to FIG. The product information here is information indicating information on goods such as indirect materials, electronic department costs, and equipment. The product information DB 124 may be set by the buyer or may be set by the supplier in the same manner as the notification condition DB 127 described above. For example, this product information may be set on the notification condition setting screen (see FIGS. 9 and 10) described later. As shown in FIG. 4, the product information DB 124 includes a product code 801 that identifies a product, a supplier code 802 that identifies a supplier, a product name 803 that indicates the product name, and a manufacturer model number that indicates the manufacturer's model number. It includes 804, a unit price 805 indicating a price, a quantity 806 indicating the number of stocks, a standard delivery date 807 indicating a desired delivery date, a minimum lot number 808 indicating the number of minimum lots, and a campaign 809.

Next, the supplier information DB 125 will be described with reference to FIG. The supplier information here refers to the information of the supplier managed by a specific buyer (that is, ordering the goods). As shown in FIG. 5, the supplier information DB 125 includes a supplier code 901, a supplier name 902, a management company code 903, and a management company name 904. This supplier method DB 125 is used to specify a supplier to be notified in the notification determination process (see FIG. 15) described later.

Next, the order record DB 126 will be described with reference to FIG. The order record here is information showing a record of products ordered by a specific buyer for each supplier. As shown in FIG. 6, the order record DB 126 has an order number 1001, an order request date 1002, a buyer company code 1003, an orderer name 1004, a product piece 0 degree 1005, a product name 1006, and a supplier. It includes a code 1007, a supplier name 1008, a quantity 1009, a unit price 1010, and an amount 1011. This order record DB 126 may be used when creating a product search result screen (see FIG. 12).

Next, the user information DB 128 will be described with reference to FIG. 7. The user information DB 128 here is a database that records information on the managers of buyers and suppliers who use the purchasing business apparatus 101. As shown in FIG. 7, the user information DB 128 includes a company code 1014, a user ID 1012, and an authority 1013. This user information may be used to authenticate the user to the purchasing business apparatus.

Next, an example of the product master in one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a product master M1000 for managing a supplier's product of a specific buyer's business partner in an environment where a buyer and a plurality of suppliers can perform electronic commerce via a purchasing business device. The product master M1000 according to the present invention defines equivalent products of the products listed in the catalog based on the product catalogs provided by a plurality of suppliers. As shown in FIG. 8, the product master M1000 has a buyer name M100 indicating the name of the buyer, an M200 indicating the name of the supplier, a product name M300 indicating the name of the product, and a manufacturer model number indicating the manufacturer model number of the product. It includes M400, a unit price M500 indicating the price of the product, and a master code M600 for indicating an equivalent product in the product registered in the product master M1000. This product master may be stored in the DB server 108.

Here, the equivalent product is a product that achieves a predetermined similarity standard with respect to each other in terms of function, performance, design, etc., and a product corresponding to the same master code M600 is regarded as an equivalent product. For example, as shown in FIG. 8, the product A of the supplier company A, the product Y of the supplier company B, and the product G of the supplier company C are equivalent products because they correspond to the same master code “XA147”. Is considered. When a certain product of a certain supplier is changed, the product judgment unit (for example, the product judgment unit 201 shown in FIG. 2) refers to the product master M1000 and identifies a product having the same master code as the changed product. This makes it possible to determine the supplier to be notified.

Next, with reference to FIG. 9, a product registration / revision / abolition screen for the supplier to register or modify / abolish the product with respect to the purchasing business device will be described. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a product registration / modification / abolition screen 1000 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 9, the product registration / revision / abolition screen 1000 includes a registration button 1001, a change button 1005, and a notification condition setting button 1006. A user (for example, a manager of a supplier company) inputs information on a product to be registered or revised or abolished on the product registration / revision / abolition screen 1000, and executes the registration button 1001 or the change button 1005 to execute the above-mentioned product. In the master, new products can be registered and already registered products can be changed. For example, as an example, the manager of a supplier company inputs information on the product for which the unit price is to be changed (product name, manufacturer name, manufacturer model number, unit price after change, etc.) on the product registration / revision / abolition screen 1000, and changes the product. When the button 1002 is executed, the unit price of the product is changed in the product master.

Next, with reference to FIG. 10, a notification condition setting screen for the supplier to set the notification condition will be described. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a notification condition setting screen 2000 for a supplier according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 10, the notification condition setting screen 2000 includes a condition setting button 2001, a product information 2003, and a notification setting 2002. What kind of product does the user (for example, the administrator of the supplier company) want to be notified about by inputting the target product information of the target product and the target notification condition on the notification condition setting screen 2000? Can be specified. As an example, suppose a supplier sells a product called product A. This supplier may want to notify himself or another supplier of a change in the price of a product offered by another supplier that is similar to product A (ie, an equivalent of product A). be. Therefore, the supplier inputs the product information (product name, set unit price, quantity, etc.) of the product A into the product information 2003 on the notification condition setting screen 2000. After that, the notification conditions for this product are set. Specifically, the manager of the supplier selects in the notification setting 2002 which item is requested to match in the input product information. In this way, the supplier can set in advance what kind of products he / she wants the purchasing business device to be notified of. Therefore, when the target product information specified on the notification condition setting screen 2000 and the product matching the target notification condition are registered / changed, the registered or changed product information is notified.

Next, with reference to FIG. 11, a notification condition setting screen for the buyer to set the notification condition will be described. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a notification condition setting screen 3000 for a buyer in an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 11, the notification condition setting screen 3000 includes a condition setting button 3001, a product information 3003, a notification setting 3002, and a search button 3005. What kind of product does the user (for example, the administrator of the buyer company) want to be notified about by inputting the target product information of the target product and the target notification condition on the notification condition setting screen 3000? Can be specified. As an example, one buyer wants to promote price competition for a product called product A. When the price of product A changes, this buyer informs the trading supplier of the price change to other supplier companies that provide products similar to product A (that is, equivalent products of product A). You may want it. Therefore, the buyer inputs the product information (product name, set unit price, quantity, etc.) of the product A into the product information 3003 on the notification condition setting screen 3000. After that, the notification conditions for this product are set. Specifically, the manager of the buyer selects in the notification setting 3002 which item is requested to match in the above-entered product information. In this way, the buyer can set in advance what kind of product he / she wants the purchasing business device to be notified of. Therefore, when the target product information specified on the notification condition setting screen 3000 and the product matching the target notification condition are registered / changed, the registered or changed product information is notified.

Next, with reference to FIG. 12, the notification screen notified by the purchasing business apparatus will be described. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a notification screen 4000 for a supplier according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 12, the notification screen 4000 includes a product revision / abolition screen button 4001 and a supplier notification screen 4002. As will be described later, when there is a product that matches the product information (target product information) and the notification condition preset by the supplier or the buyer, the purchasing business apparatus transmits the notification screen 4000 to the supplier that provides the product. The supplier notification screen 4002 of the notification screen 4000 may include information such as a product name, a model number, a unit price before change, a unit price after change, and a purchase record, or may include other product information. In this way, the supplier who received the notification screen can appropriately raise or lower the price of the product in consideration of the notified information.

[Notification condition setting process]
Next, the notification condition setting process will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a flow when a supplier or a manager of a buyer company (sometimes referred to as a user in the present specification) sets notification conditions. Specifically, in the process shown in FIG. 13, the supplier or the manager of the buyer company modified the product by the notification condition setting unit (for example, the notification condition setting unit 110 shown in FIG. 2) of the purchasing business device. In this case, a notification condition that defines what kind of product you want to be notified can be set for the notification condition DB (for example, the notification condition DB 127 shown in FIG. 2).

In step 101, the user (for example, the manager of the buyer company or the manager of the supplier company) who has performed the authentication process by the login program of the purchasing business device (for example, the login program 105 shown in FIG. 2) is the user terminal 90 (for example, the administrator of the supplier company). , The buyer terminal 91 or the supplier terminal 92) shown in FIG. 1 is used to request the product information registration / revision / abolition screen.

In step 102, the WEB server 104 displays the product information registration / revision / abolition screen (for example, the product information registration / revision / abolition screen 1000 shown in FIG. 9) in response to the product information registration / revision / abolition screen request received from the user terminal 90. ..

In step 103, the manager of the buyer company or the manager of the supplier company uses the user terminal 90 to select the product information registration / revision / abolition screen (for example, the selection condition of the product information registration / revision / abolition screen 1000 shown in FIG. 9). When the target product is selected in 1002) and the notification condition setting button (for example, the notification condition setting button 1006 shown in FIG. 9) is executed, the selected target product information is sent via the Internet to the notification condition setting unit of the WEB server 104. It is transmitted to 110.

In step 104, the notification condition setting unit 110 of the WEB server 104 uses the user information of the user who has transmitted the target product information and the designated target product information, and uses the product information DB of the DB server 108 (for example, in FIG. 2). The product information DB 124) and the user information DB (for example, the user information DB 128 shown in FIG. 2) are inquired. After that, the DB server 108 selects data matching the designated product information from the product information DB, and transmits the matching data to the notification condition setting unit 110 of the WEB server 104. Then, the notification condition setting unit 110 of the WEB server 104 displays the notification condition setting screen based on the acquired data. Specifically, when the logged-in user is the administrator of the supplier company, the WEB server 104 displays the notification condition setting screen (for example, the notification condition setting screen 2000 shown in FIG. 10), and the user manages the supplier company. In the case of a person, the notification condition setting screen (for example, the notification condition setting screen 3000 shown in FIG. 11) is displayed.

In step 105, the supplier company manager selects the target notification condition (for example, the selection condition 2002 shown in FIG. 10) on the notification condition setting screen, and presses the condition setting button (for example, the condition setting button 2001 shown in FIG. 10). When executed, the selected notification condition is transmitted to the notification condition setting unit 110 of the WEB server 104 via the Internet. Further, the buyer company administrator selects the target notification condition (for example, the selection condition 3002 shown in FIG. 13) on the notification condition setting screen, and executes the condition setting button (for example, the condition setting button 3001 shown in FIG. 11). Then, the selected notification condition is transmitted to the notification condition setting unit 110 of the WEB server 104 via the Internet.

In step 106, the notification condition setting unit 110 determines the notification condition DB (for example, the figure) of the DB server 108 based on the user information of the user who transmitted the notification condition (that is, the target notification condition) and the input notification condition. The conditions set in the notification condition DB127) shown in 2 are extracted and transmitted.

In step 107, the DB server 108 sets the notification condition of the target specified by the user to the notification condition DB (for example, the notification condition DB 127 shown in FIG. 2) based on the data received from the notification condition setting unit 110. Store.
By defining the notification condition DB in this way, when a supplier registers or changes a product, a designated supplier (or a designated supplier) that provides a product that meets the notification conditions preset by another supplier or buyer is provided. By notifying the buyer) of the product information of the changed product, it is possible to promote price reduction. Further, as described above, the notification condition may be set by the buyer or may be set by the supplier. This has the effect of encouraging price competition among suppliers who handle products that the buyer wants to buy cheaply, and the supplier is notified that the competitor has changed the price of the product, so that the competitor can be notified. It is possible to determine the conscious product price.

Further, in the embodiment of the present invention, when the buyer or the supplier sets the notification condition, it is possible to set in advance to which supplier the product information of the product that matches the notification condition is notified. For example, the supplier or the buyer can input the information (company name, company code, supplier code) for identifying the desired destination by using the destination specification function (not shown) on the notification setting screen described above. , You can specify in advance who the notification will be sent to. As an example, if a buyer changes the product information of a product that meets the notification conditions by designating the first supplier and the second supplier who have a purchase record in advance, this notification is the second. It can be set to be sent to the supplier. This allows the buyer to promote price competition between the designated first and second suppliers.

[Notification display processing]
Next, the notification condition display process will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 14 has a product that matches the notification condition registered in the notification condition DB (for example, the notification condition DB 127 shown in FIG. 2) of the DB server 108 when the supplier registers or changes the product in the purchasing business device. It is a figure which shows the flow of the process of notifying the supplier of the information of the registered or changed product.

In step 201, the user (for example, the manager of the buyer company or the manager of the supplier company) who performed the authentication process by the login program of the purchasing business device is the user terminal 90 (for example, the buyer terminal 91 or the supplier terminal 92 in FIG. 1). ) To request the product information registration / revision / abolition screen.

In step 202, the WEB server 104 responds to the product information registration / revision / abolition screen request received from the user terminal (2) 90 by the product information registration / revision / abolition screen (for example, the product information registration / revision / abolition screen 1000 shown in FIG. 9). Is displayed.

In step 203, the user inputs and registers the product registration / change information on the product information registration / revision / abolition screen (for example, the product information registration / revision / abolition screen 1000 shown in FIG. 9) using the user terminal 90. -Execute the change button. Then, the user terminal 90 sends a product registration / change request for designating the input product registration / change information to the product revision / abolition section of the WEB server 104 (for example, the product revision / abolition section 112 shown in FIG. 2) via the Internet. Send.

In step 204, the product amendment / abolition section of the WEB server 104 (for example, the product amendment / abolition section 112 shown in FIG. 2) receives the product registration / change request received from the user terminal 90, and the product information DB of the DB server 108 (for example, FIG. 2). The changed product information (product name, maker name, maker model number, unit price, etc.) stored in the product information DB 124) shown in the above is extracted and transmitted to the DB server 108.

In step 205, the DB server 108 uses the product information DB (for example, the product information DB 124 shown in FIG. 2) based on the data received from the product revision / abolition section (for example, the product revision / abolition section 112 shown in FIG. 2) of the WEB server 104. Executes registration / change processing for the product and stores the changed product information.

In step 206, the notification condition display unit 113 of the WEB server 104 acquires the changed product information from the product revision / abolition unit (for example, the product revision / abolition unit 112 shown in FIG. 2), and the notification condition DB of the DB server 108 (FIG. 2). Based on the notification condition registered in the notification condition DB 127) shown in 2, the notification determination process (see FIG. 15) for determining the supplier (or buyer) to be notified is performed.

In step 208, the notification condition display unit 113 contains the product information determined in the notification determination process described later (product information of the product determined to match the changed product and the notification condition) and the supplier of the supplier who provides the product. Get information. Then, the notification condition display unit 113 acquires the results of the product having the same model number as the acquired product information from the order record DB (for example, the order record DB 126 shown in FIG. 2) of the DB server 108, and aggregates the results. conduct.

In step 210, the notification condition display unit 113 creates a product search result screen (for example, the product search result screen 4000 shown in FIG. 12) based on the acquired supplier information, product information, and performance total information. .. Then, the notification transmission unit (for example, the notification transmission unit 114 shown in FIG. 2) of the WEB server 104 displays the product search result screen showing the price information and the like on the user terminal 90 of the supplier. Further, the notification transmission unit can delete and transmit the information of the supplier who provides the changed product when notifying the product search result screen. In this way, by deleting the information that identifies the supplier that provides the product and transmitting the product search result screen, the effect of promoting fair price competition can be obtained.

[Notification judgment processing]
Next, the notification determination process will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a flow of processing for determining a supplier (buyer) to send a notification when a product (for example, the first product) provided by a specific supplier (for example, the first supplier) is changed. be. Further, this notification determination process corresponds to step 206 in the notification condition display process of FIG. 14 described above.

In step 2061 (corresponding to step 207 shown in FIG. 14), the notification condition display unit (for example, the notification condition display unit 113 shown in FIG. 2) of the WEB server (for example, the WEB server 104 shown in FIG. 2) is replaced with the DB server (for example, the notification condition display unit 113 shown in FIG. 2). For example, information on the notification condition of the target product set in advance is acquired from the notification condition DB (for example, the notification condition DB 127 in FIG. 2) of the DB server 108 shown in FIG.

In step 2062, the notification condition display unit of the WEB server displays the product information corresponding to the product code (for example, the product code 701 shown in FIG. 3) specified in the notification condition acquired from the notification condition DB of the DB server. Obtained from the product information DB (for example, the product information DB 124 in FIG. 2). Further, this product information may be acquired by using, for example, the above-mentioned product mouse.

In step 2063, the notification condition display unit of the WEB server compares the product information of the changed product with the target product information acquired from the product information DB 124, and all items in the notification condition information acquired from the notification condition DB ( That is, it is confirmed whether or not there is a product that matches the item whose flag is '1' in 702 to 706 in the notification condition DB 127 shown in FIG. Further, the above-mentioned product master may be used for this determination.

In step 2064, if there is a product that matches all the items in the notification condition, the notification condition display unit (for example, the notification condition display unit 113 shown in FIG. 2) of the WEB server 104 is a supplier of product information of the product. The supplier information corresponding to the code (for example, the supplier code 802 shown in FIG. 4) is acquired from the supplier information DB (for example, the supplier information DB 125 shown in FIG. 2). After that, as described above in FIG. 14, the notification transmission unit of the WEB server 104 (for example, the notification transmission unit 114 shown in FIG. 2) transmits the product information of the changed product to the supplier.

Further, in the embodiment of the present invention, after the product information of the changed product is notified to the destination, it is possible to notify the supplier or the buyer who has set the notification condition of the action of the person who received the notification in response to the notification. Is. For example, when the person who received the notification changes the price of the product, the supplier or the buyer who set the notification condition may be notified of the product information identifying the changed product, the information indicating the price change, and the like. .. In this way, by providing the feedback information indicating the effect of the notification to the user who has set the notification condition, the user can confirm the effect of the notification.

As described above, when a supplier (for example, the first supplier) registers or changes a product (for example, the first product), the price of the product that meets the notification conditions set in advance by another supplier or the buyer is included. By notifying the designated supplier (or buyer) of the product information, the effect of promoting price reduction can be obtained.

Although some examples of the present invention have been described above, these are examples for explaining the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited to these examples. The present invention can also be implemented in various other forms.

101 Purchasing business equipment 102 Buyer company 103 Supplier company 104 WEB server 105 Login program 106 Buyer company program 107 Supplier company program 108 Database server 109 Database 110 Notification condition setting unit 111 Order record management department 112 Product revision / abolition department 113 Notification condition display unit 124 Information DB
125 Supplier Information DB
126 Order information DB
127 Notification information DB
128 User information DB
201 Product Judgment Department 202 Ordering / Accepting Department 203 Order Accepting Department 204 Shipping Registration Department

Claims (3)

It is a price competition promotion system in which buyers and multiple suppliers conduct electronic commerce via purchasing business equipment.
The purchasing business device is
It is equipped with a product judgment unit, a notification transmission unit, a database server, and a notification condition management unit .
The database server has a product master database, a notification condition database, a product information database, and a supplier information database .
The product master database is a database that defines equivalent products of products listed in the product catalog based on product catalogs provided by a plurality of suppliers.
The notification condition database is a database that stores notification conditions set by the buyer or supplier .
The supplier information database is a database that stores supplier information related to a plurality of suppliers.
The notification condition management unit
When a setting request including target product information or notification conditions for the target product that specifies the product to be notified (hereinafter referred to as "target product") is received from the buyer or supplier,
The target product information is stored in the product information database, and the product information is stored in the product information database.
The notification condition of the target is stored in the notification condition database, and the notification condition is stored in the notification condition database.
The purchasing business device is
When the product information of the first product of the first supplier is changed,
The notification condition of the target product is acquired from the notification condition database by the notification condition management unit.
Based on the target product specified in the notification condition, the target product information is acquired from the product information database by the notification condition management unit.
From the product master database, an equivalent product to the first product is extracted by the product determination unit, and the product is extracted.
When the extracted product information of the equivalent product is compared with the target product information and it is determined that the equivalent product matches the notification condition of the target product, the product information of the equivalent product and the supplier information database are stored. The supplier who provides the equivalent product is specified by the notification condition management unit based on the supplier information provided.
The notification transmission unit notifies the buyer or the specified supplier who provides the equivalent product of the product information of the first product.
The notification transmitter is
When notifying the supplier who provides the equivalent product of the product information of the first product,
Sending the product information of the first product from which the information that identifies the first supplier has been deleted.
A price competition promotion system characterized by that. It is a method of promoting price competition in which buyers and multiple suppliers conduct electronic commerce via purchasing business equipment.
The purchasing business device is
It is equipped with a product judgment unit, a notification transmission unit, a database server, and a notification condition management unit .
The database server has a product master database, a notification condition database, a product information database, and a supplier information database .
The product master database is a database that defines equivalent products of products listed in the product catalog based on product catalogs provided by a plurality of suppliers.
The notification condition database is a database that stores notification conditions set by the buyer or supplier .
The supplier information database is a database that stores supplier information related to a plurality of suppliers.
The price competition promotion method is
When a setting request including the target product information for specifying the target product (hereinafter referred to as "target product") or the notification condition of the target product is received from the buyer or the supplier, the target product is notified by the notification condition management unit. The process of storing information in the product information database and storing the target notification condition in the notification condition database, and
When the product information of the first product of the first supplier is changed,
The process of acquiring the notification condition of the target product from the notification condition database by the notification condition management unit, and
A process of acquiring the target product information from the product information database by the notification condition management unit based on the target product specified in the notification condition, and
A step of extracting an equivalent product from the first product from the product master database by the product determination unit, and
When the extracted product information of the equivalent product is compared with the target product information and it is determined that the equivalent product matches the notification condition of the target product, the product information of the equivalent product and the supplier information database are stored. Based on the supplier information provided, the process of identifying the supplier who provides the equivalent product by the notification condition management unit, and
A step of notifying the supplier or the specified supplier who provides the equivalent product of the product information of the first product from which the information specifying the first supplier has been deleted by the notification transmission unit.
How to promote price competition, including. A price competition promotion program in which buyers and multiple suppliers conduct electronic commerce via purchasing equipment.
The purchasing business device is
It is equipped with a product judgment unit, a notification transmission unit, a database server, and a notification condition management unit .
The database server has a product master database, a notification condition database, a product information database, and a supplier information database .
The product master database is a database that defines equivalent products of products listed in the product catalog based on product catalogs provided by a plurality of suppliers.
The notification condition database is a database that stores notification conditions set by the buyer or supplier .
The supplier information database is a database that stores supplier information related to a plurality of suppliers.
The price competition promotion program is
When a setting request including the target product information for specifying the target product (hereinafter referred to as "target product") or the notification condition of the target product is received from the buyer or the supplier, the target product is notified by the notification condition management unit. The process of storing information in the product information database and storing the target notification condition in the notification condition database, and
When the product information of the first product of the first supplier is changed,
The process of acquiring the notification condition of the target product from the notification condition database by the notification condition management unit, and
A process of acquiring the target product information from the product information database by the notification condition management unit based on the target product specified in the notification condition, and
A step of extracting an equivalent product from the first product from the product master database by the product determination unit, and
When the extracted product information of the equivalent product is compared with the target product information and it is determined that the equivalent product matches the notification condition of the target, the product information of the equivalent product and the supplier information database are stored. Based on the supplier information, the process of specifying the supplier who provides the equivalent product by the notification condition management unit, and
A notification process in which the notification transmission unit notifies the buyer or the specified supplier who provides the equivalent product of the product information of the first product from which the information specifying the first supplier has been deleted .
A price competition promotion program that lets your computer run.

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