JP7161453B2 - Goods management system and goods management method - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an article management system and an article management method for managing consumed articles.

Goods management systems are used in the logistics industry, the medical industry, the manufacturing industry, and the like. For example, SPD is known as an article management system in the medical industry. SPD is an abbreviation for Supply, Processing, and Distribution. By appropriately managing the distribution of medical materials according to the needs of the medical field, we can eliminate dead stocks and excess inventories of medical materials. , to reduce billing and ordering work, and to prevent insurance billing omissions. For example, it is known to affix a data label to an article to manage the article (Patent Document 1).

JP-A-10-10978

By the way, in the medical industry, SPD operation management basically involves constant management. For example, it manages the consumption of items that are fixed items in each department in a hospital, replaces the consumption information with replenishment information, and supplies the items to each department. Items that are temporarily required (temporary items) other than the items that are subject to constant management (fixed items) are delivered to the hospital each time they are needed.

In conventional SPD operation, there is a problem that consumption management of articles is not sufficiently performed. Conventionally, for example, at the time of starting consumption of a dispensed article, the consumption timing at the medical site was grasped by reading the bar code of the label attached to the article. However, when articles are dispensed from a wholesaler to a hospital in boxes, bags, or containers, one box or bag may contain many articles. In that case, it takes a certain amount of time to use up all the items inside after opening the box or bag. , there is a risk that it may not be appropriate for accurate consumption management.
Such a problem is not limited to the medical industry, but is a common problem in other industries such as the distribution industry and the manufacturing industry.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to manage consumption of articles more accurately than before.

A first aspect of the present invention is an article management system for managing articles to be consumed, wherein each of one or a plurality of article packages each containing an article includes a first sheet section and a first sheet section that are detachably connected to each other. A sheet member having two sheet portions is attached, and the first sheet portion and the second sheet portion are respectively provided with wireless communication media on which first data and second data for identifying the corresponding article are recorded. a first reading device for reading first data from a first sheet portion separated from a sheet member attached to an article package of the article when consumption of the article in the article package is started; , a server communicable with a first reader, wherein the server stores the first data and the second data in association with each article ; a control unit that identifies an article that has started to be consumed by identifying the article that corresponds to the first data read by the controller.

A second aspect of the present invention is an article management method for managing articles to be consumed, wherein each of one or a plurality of article packages each containing an article includes a first sheet section and a first sheet section that are detachably connected to each other. A sheet member having two sheet portions is attached, and the first sheet portion and the second sheet portion are respectively provided with wireless communication media on which first data and second data for identifying the corresponding article are recorded. , the article management method is such that, when the consumption of the articles in the article package is started, the first reading device arranged in the hospital is attached to the article package of the article whose consumption is started. The first data is read from the first sheet portion separated from the member, the read result is transmitted to a server that can communicate with the storage device, and the server stores the first data and the second data in association with each article. An article for which consumption is started by referring to a storage unit that stores data and identifying an article corresponding to the first data read by the first reading device from the reading result received from the first reading device It is an article management method that specifies the

ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to the aspect of this invention, it becomes possible to perform consumption management more exactly than before about the goods consumed.

1 is a diagram showing the system configuration of an article management system according to the first embodiment; FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a label attached to a package of medical materials in the article management system of the first embodiment; It is a figure which illustrates the state of the package of medical materials. FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining a method of processing a pasting mount in the article management system of the first embodiment; 1 is a block diagram of part of an article management system according to a first embodiment; FIG. 1 is a block diagram of part of an article management system according to a first embodiment; FIG. It is a figure which shows the data structural example of a constant database. It is a figure which shows the data structural example of a payout consumption database. 4 is a sequence chart of the article management system of the first embodiment; 4 is a sequence chart of the article management system of the first embodiment; 6 is a flowchart showing processing for determining an expiration date in the article management system of the first embodiment; FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating the relationship between changes in arrangement of medical materials on fixed shelves and updating of the dispensing/consumption database in the article management system of the first embodiment; FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating the relationship between changes in arrangement of medical materials on fixed shelves and updating of the dispensing/consumption database in the article management system of the first embodiment; FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating the relationship between changes in arrangement of medical materials on fixed shelves and updating of the dispensing/consumption database in the article management system of the first embodiment; FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating the relationship between changes in arrangement of medical materials on fixed shelves and updating of the dispensing/consumption database in the article management system of the first embodiment; FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an average delivery period, an average storage period, and an average consumption period in the article management system of the first embodiment; FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on an information processing device or a tablet terminal in the article management system of the first embodiment; FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a method of processing a pasting mount in the article management system of the second embodiment; 9 is a sequence chart of an article management system according to the second embodiment;

As an example of the "article" of the present invention, in the following embodiments, articles used / consumed in hospitals (mainly medical materials, pharmaceuticals, reagents, sterilized / recycled products, surgical instruments / small steel products, ME (Medical Engineering) equipment, stationery/daily miscellaneous goods, printed matter, etc.).
In the present invention, a "wireless communication medium" is a communication medium for performing wireless communication at a relatively short distance, such as NFC (Near field communication) or RFID (Radio Frequency Identification). For example, RFID includes a combination of a thin-film antenna and an IC chip, and can take the form of an inlay or tag. In the following description of the embodiments, a case where the wireless communication medium is an RFID inlay will be described.
As an example of the "sheet member" in the present invention, a label will be taken as an example in the description of the embodiments below, but it is not limited to this. A card form may be used instead of the label. Further, in the following embodiments, a case where a label as an example of a sheet member is attached to an article will be exemplified. may be attached via
In the present invention, "completed consumption of an article" means that the consumption of the article has ended, and does not necessarily mean that all the articles have been physically consumed. For example, if an item package contains 10 items, and the hospital staff determines that 8 items are consumed and 2 items are left, the consumption of the items will be finished in the hospital. , the consumption of the item is completed.

The RFID communication used in the embodiments described below is preferably in the UHF (Ultra High Frequency) band. In the UHF band, an RFID reader can communicate with an RFID medium such as an inlay at a distance of several meters, and is suitable for batch reading of RFID mediums.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Embodiments of an article management system and an article management method as one embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

(1) First Embodiment (1-1) Overview of Article Management System First, an article management system of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4. FIG.
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the system configuration of an article management system 1 of this embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a label attached to an article package (also referred to as an "article package") in the article management system 1 of the present embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating the state of packages of articles. 4A and 4B are diagrams for explaining a method of processing a pasting mount in the article management system 1 of the present embodiment.

Items that are subject to fixed quantity management are appropriately referred to as "fixed items", items that are temporarily required other than fixed items are appropriately referred to as "temporary items", and items that are temporarily required other than fixed items are appropriately referred to as "temporary items". .

In general, the SPD operation method determines whether items such as medical materials are purchased by the hospital or consigned to a company, whether the management work is performed by the hospital itself or outsourced, and whether the items are delivered directly from the distribution center of the SPD company outside the hospital to the department.・Various patterns exist depending on whether it is placed or taken out of the warehouse in the hospital. The article management system 1 of this embodiment can be applied to either case.
In FIG. 1, the environment to which the exemplary article management system 1 of the present embodiment is applied includes wholesalers who supply article packages to hospitals, and hospitals which consume articles contained in article packages at medical sites. . A hospital includes an inventory management room that manages various items including items, and a ward that consumes items and provides medical care. A hospital ward is provided with a fixed number of shelves SL on which a fixed number of goods (eg, a predetermined number of goods packages) are placed.
In FIG. 1, a single hospital ward is illustrated for ease of understanding, but usually a hospital ward includes many departments and each department has a fixed number of shelves for placing fixed items. .

The wholesaler has a printer 7 and an information processing device 8 (hereinafter referred to as "PC 8"). The printer 7 and PC 8 are communicably connected. The printer 7 and the PC 8 may be connected by wire or wirelessly, or may be connected via a LAN (Local Area Network) within the wholesaler. The PC 8 can communicate with the SPD server 10 via a network NW such as the Internet.

An information processing device 2 (hereinafter referred to as "PC 2") and a handy scanner HS are arranged in an article management room of a hospital. A ward, which is a medical site of a hospital, is provided with a fixed shelf SL for placing fixed items, a paper storage device 3, a tablet terminal 4, and a handy scanner HS (an example of a reading device) used for inventory. . Note that the tablet terminal 4 is not essential, and the PC 2 may serve as the tablet terminal 4 in some cases. The PC 2, the paper storage device 3, and the tablet terminal 4 can communicate with the SPD server 10 via the network NW. Note that the PC 2, the paper storage device 3, and the tablet terminal 4 may be connected to an external network NW via a proxy server, or a firewall may be set for security.
Note that the SPD server 10 may be in the hospital. Moreover, as will be described later, the PC 2 may be used instead of the tablet terminal 4 because the PC 2 has the functions of the tablet terminal 4 . Therefore, the tablet terminal 4 is not essential.

Although the example shown in FIG. 1 shows the case where the PC 2, the paper storage device 3, the tablet terminal 4, and the PC 8 are connected via a network NW such as the Internet, the present invention is not limited to this. The PC 2, the paper storage device 3, and the tablet terminal 4 may be connected via an intra-hospital LAN (Local Area Network), and the in-hospital PC 2 and the external PC 8 may be connected via the Internet.

A wholesaler receives goods from a manufacturer or an external distributor and stores them as inventories. When removing a fixed number of items from the stock to replenish the fixed number of items, the target product package is picked, a corresponding label is issued by the printer 7, and attached to the product package. The goods package is then shipped to the hospital. In the example of this embodiment, it is assumed that the wholesaler issues the label outside the hospital, but this is not the only option. If the wholesaler cannot issue the label, the label may be issued, for example, in a hospital warehouse. In that case, the printer 7 and PC 8 are located in the hospital's warehouse.
The packaging unit of the product package to which the label is attached (that is, the packaging mode of the product package) differs depending on the product, and there are various modes such as one box unit and one bag unit. An article package of articles may contain a plurality or pieces of the same article, or may contain a quantity of a gaseous, liquid, semi-solid, or solid article.

The goods package shipped from the wholesaler is inspected using the handy scanner HS in the goods management room in the hospital. When shipping a product package from a wholesaler, the data of the product package to be shipped (shipment data) is sent from the PC 8 of the wholesaler to the PC 2 in the product management room of the hospital via the SPD server 10, for example, by e-mail. be done. Based on the shipping data received from the wholesaler, the goods management room of the hospital inspects the goods package (that is, comparing the shipping data with the scanning result of the handy scanner HS).
The inspected article packages are delivered to the hospital ward and placed on the fixed shelf SL.

Here, a description will be given of the label attached to the article by the wholesaler when the article package is shipped.
As shown in FIG. 2, the label PL attached to the product package has a first label portion L1 (an example of the first sheet portion) and a second label portion L2 (an example of the second sheet portion) that can be peeled off from the mount MP. configured to A notch C separates the first label portion L1 and the second label portion L2.
Adhesive material is applied to the back surfaces of the first label portion L1 and the second label portion L2 so that they can be individually peeled off from the mount MP and attached to an attachment sheet (described later). A release layer such as silicone is formed on the surface (front surface) of the mount MP. The back surface of the mount MP is coated with an adhesive material so that it can be attached to the article package. Instead of applying an adhesive to the back surface of the mount MP, the label may be attached to the product package with an adhesive tape, or the medical material and the label may be packed in one bag.

A first inlay INL1 and a second inlay INL2 are incorporated in the first label portion L1 and the second label portion L2, respectively. Each inlay includes an IC chip and a film-shaped antenna, and is configured to enable wireless communication with an external RFID reader.

Referring to FIG. 1 again, a paper storage device 3 is installed in the hospital ward. In the article management system 1 of this embodiment, the paper storage device 3 is provided to detect the start of consumption of articles contained in article packages. When the consumption of the goods contained in the goods package arranged on the fixed number of shelves SL is started, the hospital staff peels off the first label part L1 (see FIG. 2) of the label PL affixed to the goods package and affixes it. Paste on paper. In the article management system 1 of the present embodiment, when the consumption of the articles contained in the article package is completed (at the point of time when the article is used up), the hospital staff can handle the article package itself (for example, the article that is not the content of the article package). part) is discarded.

FIG. 3 exemplifies the consumption mode of the article package and the state of the label PL.
In the example of the article package PK shown in FIG. 3(a), a predetermined amount of liquid medicine is included in the bottle as the article. In this example, when the bottle is delivered to the hospital, the bottle is unopened and the first label portion L1 of the label PL is not peeled off ("dispensed"). When the bottle is opened and the medicine inside is started to be consumed, the hospital staff peels off the first label part L1 of the label PL and sticks it on a predetermined pasting paper ("start of consumption"). Then, when the medicine inside is used up (or when it is determined that the remaining medicine is no longer used), the bottle itself is discarded ("use up").

In the example of the article package PK shown in FIG. 3(b), a predetermined number of medical instruments are included in the box as articles. In this example, when the package is delivered to the hospital, the box is unopened and the first label portion L1 of the label PL is not peeled off (“delivered”). When the box is opened and even one of the medical instruments inside starts to be consumed, the hospital staff peels off the first label part L1 of the label PL and sticks it on a predetermined pasting paper ("start of consumption"). Then, when the medical instruments inside are used up (or when it is determined that the remaining medical instruments are no longer used), the box itself is discarded ("used up").

As shown in FIG. 4, the pasting paper P is configured so that a predetermined number of (for example, 10) first label portions L1 can be pasted thereon. The attached paper P to which the first label portion L1 is attached is deposited in the storage portion 3h of the paper storage device 3 by a hospital staff member in order to grasp the consumption information of the article. In addition, although the example of FIG. 4 shows the case where ten first label portions L1, which is the predetermined number of sheets, is attached to the attaching paper and is mailed, the present invention is not limited to this. The pasting paper P may be posted in a state in which the number of the first label portions L1 less than the predetermined number is pasted, or the first label portion L1 of the label may be posted as it is without being pasted on the pasting paper. .
The paper storage device 3 is equipped with an RFID reader, which reads the data of the first inlay INL1 (see FIG. 2) of the collected (that is, posted) first label portion L1 and transmits the data to the SPD server 10. FIG. Based on the data read from the first label portion L1, the article whose consumption has started is identified.

Referring to FIG. 1 again, the tablet terminal 4 is arranged in the hospital ward. The handy scanner HS is a device for inventory, and can collectively read the data recorded on the inlays of the labels attached to all the article packages arranged on the fixed shelf SL. The handy scanner HS does not have to be permanently installed in the hospital ward.
The tablet terminal 4 can communicate with the handy scanner HS, receives data read by the handy scanner HS, and transmits the data to the SPD server 10 .
Note that if the handy scanner HS for taking inventory is configured to be able to communicate directly with the SPD server 10, the tablet terminal 4 is not necessarily required for taking inventory.

As described above, the SPD server 10 transmits the shipment data received from the PC 8 to the PC 2 for inspection, and manages the status of the goods delivered from the wholesaler. In other words, the SPD server 10 identifies and records the state of the articles placed on the fixed shelves SL in the hospital ward (one of the states of "dispensed", "started consumption", and "used up" in FIG. 3).
It is preferable that the tablet terminal 4 be configured to access the SPD server 10 and view the status of each article delivered by the wholesaler.

(1-2) Information Recorded on Label User data (that is, data in the user area) and a unique identification code are stored in the IC chips of the inlays of the first and second label portions of the label. An EPC (Electronic Product Code) and an inlay-specific TID (Tag ID) are written. These data are collectively called inlay data. The inlay data written in the first label portion and the second label portion of the label are examples of the first data and the second data.
User data may include, but is not limited to, at least some of the following items, for example.
・Goods category: For example, “goods” and “pharmaceuticals”
・Pharmaceutical Affairs Law approval number: Approval number and permission number for medical devices under the Pharmaceutical Affairs Law ・Classification name (major classification): For example, “therapeutic equipment”, “diagnosis and examination description”
・Classification name (middle classification) … For example, “drain and drainage set”, “contrast equipment”
・Classification name (small classification) … For example, “Abdominal drainage set”, “Guide wire for angiography”
・Features and uses: For example, “pancreatoenteroanastomesis tube”, “guide wire”
・Materials: For example, "polyvinyl chloride", "aluminum", "alloy", "polyurethane"
・Tax classification: “taxable”, “non-taxable”
・Medical device class classification … For example, “Class II,” “Class IV”
・Biological products…For example, “ordinary products” and “biological products”
・ List price ・ Redemption price (price set by the government)
・Insurance claim category: For example, “conditional reimbursement”, “reimbursement price”
・ Shelf number (for example, location data indicating the placement area in the inventory shelf)
・Specific equipment code (also called "receipt computer code" or "payment fund code")
・UID (serial number)
・Patient ID
・ID of person in charge of order registration (ID of person in charge of order registration)
・Picking ID (ID of the person in charge of picking)
・Transporter ID (ID of the person in charge of transporting goods within the distribution center)
・Inspector ID (ID of the person in charge of inspection processing)
・Recovery ID (ID of the person who collected labels)
・Reporter ID (ID of the person in charge who processed the report)
・Date and time of work ・No moving days
・Immediate deadline (expiration date set a specified month or a specified day before the expiration date)
Location (e.g., bin number identifying placement area in inventory shelf)
- Location ID (e.g. Global Location Number (GLN))
・Medical code ・JAN code ・Frequency of use ・Switching flag (a flag that distinguishes before and after switching when materials are switched for convenience of the manufacturer)
・Inventory classification (data indicating whether or not the item is in stock at the distribution center)
・Delivery date ・Final consumption date of medical supplies
・ Adopted flag (flag indicating whether or not the material has been approved by the medical materials committee in the hospital)
・Size ・Weight ・Transportation container number ・Discrete box classification (data indicating whether or not the material in the material package is divided when dispensing the material)
・Packing method ・Delivery category (data indicating whether the item will be transported to the hospital as usual or brought into the hospital)
・Medical seal flag ・Cost seal flag ・Hospital internal code ・In-hospital minimum payout unit ・In-hospital sterilization flag ・Expiration date for in-hospital sterilization
・Management department (management department of the ward)
・Disaster stockpile target flag ・Delivery date ・Receiving department (and recipient)
・In-hospital inspection staff ID and name of person in charge ・Receipt person in charge ・Use start flag ・Management codes of various institutions (NHI drug price list drug code, individual drug code, receipt code, etc.)
・Therapeutic classification ・Usage classification (internal medicine, external medicine, injection medicine, etc.)
・Price revision date ・Product categories (poisons, powerful drugs, psychotropics, stimulants, etc.)
・Inventor/subsequent information ・Inventory date ・Inventory person in charge information ・Inventory execution ・Number of remaining pieces ・Listed in drug price standards ・Recording management category
・GTIN (Global Trade Item Number)

(1-3) Configuration of each device of the article management system 1 of the present embodiment Next, the configuration of main devices constituting the article management system 1 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 to 8. FIG. .
5 and 6 are block diagrams of a part of the article management system 1 of this embodiment. The configuration of each installed device is shown. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a data configuration example of a constant database recorded in the SPD server 10. As shown in FIG. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a data configuration example of a payout consumption database recorded in the SPD server 10. As shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 1, at the wholesaler, PC8 is connectable to SPD server 10 via network NW, and printer 7 is connected to PC8.
The PC 8 is, for example, a device such as a personal computer, a tablet computer, or a smart phone. As shown in FIG. 5 , the PC 8 includes a control section 81 , a storage 82 , an operation input section 83 , a display section 84 and a communication section 85 .

The control unit 81 is mainly composed of a microprocessor and controls the PC 8 as a whole. For example, a microprocessor included in the control unit 81 loads and executes a program recorded in the storage 82 . The program includes, for example, a printer driver corresponding to the printer 7 and an e-mail program for receiving an e-mail including order data from the PC 2 in the hospital.
The display unit 84 includes, for example, a liquid crystal display panel, and displays the result of program execution by the control unit 81 .
The storage 82 is a non-volatile memory, and may be an SSD (Solid State Drive) such as a flash memory. The control unit 81 records the order data received by e-mail in the storage 82, for example. Storage 82 also stores data regarding items that are kept in inventory within the wholesaler.
The operation input unit 83 includes input devices such as a pointing device and a touch panel, for example. When the display unit 84 includes a touch panel input display panel, the display unit 84 constitutes a part of the operation input unit 83 .

The printer 7 is a thermal printer that issues labels to be attached to article packages to be shipped to hospitals based on instructions from the PC 8 . Print data and data to be written on the label inlay are sent from the PC 8 to the printer 7 .
The printer 7 prints the label of the present embodiment in a state in which it is adhered to the surface of release paper coated with a release agent such as silicone, and further writes data on the inlay. After the label is issued from the printer 7, the release paper is peeled off and the label is attached to the article.
As shown in FIG. 5 , the printer 7 includes a control section 71 , a storage 72 , a motor drive section 73 , a head drive section 74 , an RFID reader/writer 76 , a communication section 77 and an antenna 78 .

The control unit 71 includes a microcomputer and memory (RAM (Random Access Memory), ROM (Read Only Memory)) and controls the operation of the printer 7 . The microcomputer reads and executes the firmware stored in the ROM when the printer 7 is activated.
The storage 72 is, for example, a storage device such as an SSD (Solid State Drive). In the storage 72, when information is printed on the surface of each label, data regarding the print format of the information may be stored.

The motor drive unit 73 drives a stepping motor (not shown) that controls the rotation of a platen roller (not shown) to transport the label.
The control unit 71 generates drawing data based on print data received from the PC 8 via the communication unit 77 and sequentially sends line data, which is data for each line of the drawing data, to the head driving unit 74 . Based on the line data, the head driving section 74 selectively applies a current to each heating element of the thermal head having a plurality of heating elements. When the heating element heated by the current is pressed against the label conveyed by the platen roller, the thermosensitive coloring layer of the label pressed against the heating element develops color, thereby printing information on the surface of the label.

The RFID reader/writer 76 communicates with the inlay corresponding to each label through an antenna 78 and writes data corresponding to each label.
A communication unit 77 is an interface for communicating with the PC 8 .

As shown in FIG. 1, in a hospital, a PC 2, a paper storage device 3, and a tablet terminal 4 can be connected to an SPD server 10 via a network NW.

The PC 2 is a device such as a personal computer, a tablet computer, a smart phone, etc., placed in an article management room of a hospital, and executes inspection processing of article packages received from a wholesaler. Also, the PC 2 has the same functions as the tablet terminal 4 described later. Therefore, in the article management system 1 of the present embodiment, the PC 2 may be used instead of the tablet terminal 4, and conversely, the tablet terminal 4 may be used instead of the PC2.
As shown in FIG. 6 , the PC 2 includes a control section 21 , a storage 22 , an operation input section 23 , a display section 24 and a communication section 25 .
The control unit 21 is mainly composed of a microprocessor and controls the entire PC 2 . For example, a microprocessor included in the control unit 21 loads and executes programs recorded in the storage 22 . The program is software for executing various processes such as reading data from the handy scanner HS and transmitting/receiving data from the SPD server 10, for example.
The display unit 24 includes, for example, a liquid crystal display panel, and displays the execution result of the program by the control unit 21 .
The storage 22 is a non-volatile memory, and may be an SSD such as a flash memory, for example. Scan data received from the handy scanner HS during inspection is recorded in the storage 22 .
The operation input unit 23 includes, for example, input devices such as a pointing device and a touch panel. When the display unit 24 includes a touch panel input display panel, the display unit 24 constitutes a part of the operation input unit 43 .
The communication unit 25 is an interface for communicating with the handy scanner HS and the SPD server 10 .

The tablet terminal 4 is placed in a hospital ward and executes processing for inventory according to an instruction for inventory. In addition, in the goods management system 1 of this embodiment, the process for inventory may be performed by PC2.
As shown in FIG. 6 , the tablet terminal 4 includes a control section 41 , a storage 42 , an operation input section 43 , a display section 44 and a communication section 45 .
The control unit 41 is mainly composed of a microprocessor and controls the entire tablet terminal 4 . For example, the microprocessor included in the control unit 41 loads and executes programs recorded in the storage 42 . The program is for executing various processes such as processing of scan data received from the handy scanner HS during inventory, transmission/reception of data from the SPD server 10, determination of the expiry date of product packages, and the like. Software.
The display unit 44 includes, for example, a liquid crystal display panel, and displays the execution result of the program by the control unit 41 . When the control unit 41 is configured to acquire the state of each product package from the SPD server 10, the display unit 44 is configured to be able to display the state of each product package.
The storage 42 is a non-volatile memory, and may be an SSD such as a flash memory, for example. Scan data received from the handy scanner HS during inventory and data obtained from the SPD server 10 are recorded in the storage 42 .
The operation input unit 43 includes, for example, input devices such as a pointing device and a touch panel. When the display unit 44 includes a touch panel input display panel, the display unit 44 constitutes a part of the operation input unit 43 .
The communication unit 45 is an interface for communicating with the handy scanner HS and the SPD server 10 .

The paper storage device 3 is a device that collectively scans the first label portion of the label attached to the pasted paper posted in the device, and as shown in FIG. A unit 33 and an antenna 34 are provided.
The control unit 31 includes a microcomputer and memory (RAM, ROM) and controls the operation of the paper storage device 3 .
The RFID reader/writer 32 (an example of the reading unit) reads, via the antenna 34, the inlay built into the first label attached to one or more attachment papers posted in the storage unit 3h (see FIG. 4). (i.e. receive inlay data).
The communication unit 33 is a communication interface for communicating with the SPD server 10 and the tablet terminal 4 . The control unit 31 transmits the inlay data acquired by the RFID reader/writer 32 and its own IP address to the SPD server 10 via the communication unit 33 . Alternatively, the communication unit 33 may transmit the inlay data and the IP address to the tablet terminal 4 , and the tablet terminal 4 may transmit the inlay data and the IP address to the SPD server 10 .

The purpose of transmitting the own IP address is to specify the department in the hospital where the paper storage device 3 is arranged. Although only one hospital ward is illustrated in the simplified configuration shown in FIG. 1, if there are multiple departments in the hospital, a fixed number of shelves SL and a sheet storage device 3 are arranged in each department. In that case, the SPD server 10 associates each department with the IP address of the paper storage device 3 in advance, and when the IP address and the inlay data are transmitted from each department, the SPD server 10 stores the inlay data with the IP address. Identify as data for the corresponding department. If the hospital does not have a plurality of departments, it is not necessary to transmit the IP address from the paper storage device 3 .

Note that the inlay data read by the sheet containing device 3 and the IP address of the sheet containing device 3 are not limited to being sent directly to the SPD server 10 . The sheet containing device 3 may transmit the inlay data and the IP address to the tablet terminal 4 , and may transmit the inlay data and the IP address received by the tablet terminal 4 from the sheet containing device 3 to the SPD server 10 .

The SPD server 10 is a network server for managing the distribution of goods packages in wholesalers and hospitals. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 , the SPD server 10 includes a control section 11 , a storage 12 (an example of a storage section), and a communication section 13 .
The control unit 11 includes a microcomputer and memory (RAM, ROM) and controls the operation of the SPD server 10 . The storage 12 is a large-capacity storage device such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), and stores various databases described later.
When the control unit 11 receives the inlay data from the paper storage device 3 (that is, the inlay data of the first label section posted to the paper storage device 3), the control unit 11 stores the date of posting and the date of consumption in a payout consumption database (described later). to). In addition, the control unit 11 transmits paid-out unused data to the PC 2 in response to an inventory instruction from the PC 2 at the time of inventory. Dispensed and unused data is data of records in the dispensed consumption database that correspond to articles that have been dispensed but have not yet been used up. Further, the control unit 11 determines the expiry date of the product package based on the scan data received from the PC 2, and updates the payout consumption database.
The communication unit 13 is an interface for communicating with the PC 2 , the paper storage device 3 and the tablet terminal 4 .

The database (DB) stored in the storage 12 of the SPD server 10 will be described below with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8. FIG. FIG. 7 shows a data configuration example of the constant database, and FIG. 8 shows a data configuration example of the payout consumption database.

The constant database describes items to be placed as constant items on the constant shelf SL in the hospital ward.
As shown in FIG. 7, each record in the exemplary quota database includes values for the fields "Quarter Number", "Item", "Quarter Quantity", "Quantity Unit", and "Number of Labels". The data in the "item" field may further include the values of multiple subfields (eg, subfields of "manufacturer name", "part number", etc.) including the "item code".
In the constant database shown in FIG. 7, the value of the "constant number" field is a unique number. The values in the fields of "constant quantity" and "constant unit" indicate the quantity of goods packages to which one label is attached. For example, the record with constant number: 063 indicates that one label is attached to one article package containing five articles. In this record, the value of the "number of labels" field is 3, which means that 3 packages x 5 (pieces) = 15 items should be placed on the constant shelf SL as the constant items. there is

If there are no operational problems with the allocation of quotas for each ward, there will be no changes to the quota database. However, when an item that has been idle for a long time on a fixed shelf and is no longer frequently consumed is removed from the fixed items, or if a frequently consumed temporary item is changed to a fixed item, for example, according to the operation on the tablet terminal 4 It is preferable to configure so that the constant database can be updated by

The payout consumption database is a database for managing the payout and consumption of goods.
The control unit 11 of the SPD server 10 creates a new record in the payout consumption database when the item is consumed (that is, when the item in the item package is started to be consumed). Creating a new record in the payout/consumption database means ordering a stock item to be replenished. In other words, the article management system 1 of the present embodiment employs an automatic ordering method that issues a new order for replenishing the fixed number of articles after the consumption of the fixed number of articles is started.
On the other hand, for temporary items, the control unit 11 of the SPD server 10 receives an order for temporary items based on the operation of the tablet terminal 4 or the PC 2 by the hospital staff. When an order for a temporary product is received, the control unit 11 of the SPD server 10 creates a new record corresponding to the temporary product in the payout consumption database.

As shown in FIG. 8, each record of the exemplary payout consumption database includes "payment number", "label number", "payment date", "consumption date", "posting date", "expiration date", " Contains the values of the following fields: Item, TID-1, EPC-1, Read Date-1, TID-2, EPC-2, and Read Date-2. The value of the "item" field further includes the values of subfields such as "item code", "item name", "item number", "expiration date", and "lot number". Items may be recorded in the item master database separately from the payout/consumption database. In that case, for example, the required item data is referenced from the item master database using the payout number, label number, or item code as a key.
The value of the "withdrawal number" field is a unique number assigned each time a new order is placed with the wholesaler.
The value of the "label number" field is a number that identifies the label issued by the printer 7. FIG. If the label number is the same as the payout number, the payout consumption database may not have the "label number" field.
The value of the "Date Issued" field is the date the corresponding package of goods was issued to the hospital (that is, the date it was placed on the quorum shelf). This date is written upon inspection of the goods package.
The value of the "consumed date" field is the date the item was consumed in the hospital. In the article management system 1 of the present embodiment, as described above, it is the date when the article package is opened and the consumption of the article inside is started.
The value of the “posting date” field is the date on which the first label portion of the corresponding label was posted to the paper storage device 3 .
The value of the "expiration date" field is the date on which the corresponding item is used up.
The value of the "TID-1" field is the TID contained in the inlay data of the first label portion of the corresponding label. In the following description, the TID itself included in the first label portion inlay data will be referred to as "TID-1".
The value of the "EPC-1" field is the EPC contained in the inlay data of the first label portion of the corresponding label. In the following description, the EPC itself included in the inlay data of the first label portion will be referred to as "EPC-1".
The value of the "reading date-1" field is the date when the TID and EPC of the first label portion of the corresponding label were sent from the paper storage device 3 (that is, the date read by the paper storage device 3).
The value of the "TID-2" field is the TID contained in the inlay data of the second label portion of the corresponding label. In the following description, the TID itself included in the inlay data of the second label portion will be referred to as "TID-2".
The value of the "EPC-2" field is the EPC contained in the inlay data of the second label portion of the corresponding label. In the following description, the EPC itself of the inlay data of the second label portion will be referred to as "EPC-2".
The value of the "reading date-2" field is the date when the TID and EPC of the second label portion of the corresponding label were sent from the paper storage device 3 (that is, the date of reading by the paper storage device 3).

The value of each field of "goods", "TID-1", "EPC-1", "TID-2", and "EPC-2" in the payout consumption database is sent to the SPD server through the PC 8 when the printer 7 issues labels. 10 and written.

(1-4) Processing Flow of Article Management System 1 Next, the processing flow of the article management system 1 of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 to 15. FIG.
9 and 10 are sequence charts of the article management system 1 of the present embodiment, respectively. FIG. 9 shows the processing when the pasting paper is posted in the paper storage device 3, and FIG. 10 shows the processing when taking inventory. is shown. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing processing for determining the expiration date performed by the tablet terminal 4 .
12 to 15 are diagrams for exemplifying the relationship between changes in the arrangement of articles on fixed shelves and updating of the payout consumption database in the article management system of this embodiment.

(1-4-1) Processing when pasting paper is posted (Fig. 9)
When the pasted paper is stored in the paper storage device 3, the paper storage device 3 checks whether there is data that has not been transmitted to the SPD server 10 (that is, inlay data of the first label portion of the label that has not been transmitted). It is determined whether or not (step S2). If there is no unsent data, nothing is done. However, if there is unsent data, the sheet accommodating device 3 transmits all unsent inlay data to the SPD server 10 (step S4).

After receiving the inlay data, the SPD server 10 receives the value of each field of "posting date" and "consumption date" of the record corresponding to the payout number or label number included in the inlay data in the payout consumption database. date (step S6).
As described above, when consumption of a product package is started and the first label portion of the label affixed to the product package is dropped into the paper storage device 3, the corresponding payout number or label number is consumed in the payout consumption database. The date and posting date are updated.
In the sequence chart of FIG. 9, even if step S2 is not provided and the SPD server 10 does not process the inlay data when the same inlay data as the inlay data received in the past is transmitted. good.

(1-4-2) Processing when performing inventory (Fig. 10)
When performing an inventory of the fixed shelf SL in the hospital ward, the handy scanner HS transmits an inventory instruction to the PC 2, for example, based on a predetermined operation of the hospital staff (step S10). The PC 2 transmits the stocktaking instruction to the SPD server 10 (step S12). The SPD server 10 that has received the stocktaking instruction refers to the paid-out consumption database and refers to the paid-out unused data (that is, the data of the record corresponding to the goods that have been paid out but not yet used up in the paid-out consumption database). is extracted (step S14) and transmitted to the PC 2 (step S16). The PC 2 transmits the paid-out unused data to the handy scanner HS (step S18). This will prepare the inventory.

For example, when a hospital staff holds the handy scanner HS over the article packages arranged on the fixed number of shelves SL, the handy scanner HS collectively scans the label inlays attached to all the article packages on the fixed number of shelves SL. (step S20). Scan data obtained by the handy scanner HS is transmitted to the PC 2 (step S22). The scan data is data in which the label number is associated with the TID and EPC recorded on the inlays of the first label portion and the second label portion of the label. The PC 2 transmits the received scan data to the SPD server 10 (step S24).
In addition, there may be cases where items are not reflected in the scan data due to a reading error of the handy scanner HS even though there are actually items, or cases where the items are not actually used up even though they were taken to another department. Considering this, the hospital staff may check the scan data received in step S22 on the screen of the PC 2 and send the scan data to the SPD server 10 based on a predetermined check completion operation.
The SPD server 10 determines the expiry date of each product package corresponding to the label number based on the received scan data (step S26).

Details of the expiration date determination process in step S26 are as shown in FIG.
That is, if the paid-out unused data includes label number data that is not included in the scan data (step S34: YES), it is considered that the product package corresponding to the paid-out unused data has been discarded. Therefore, the expiration date corresponding to the label number of such an article package is set as the current date (step S36). If the determination in step S34 is NO, nothing is done.

Returning to FIG. 10, after executing the process of determining the expiration date, the SPD server 10 updates the payout consumption database based on the execution result of step S26 (step S28).

In the example of the sequence chart shown in FIG. 10, the tablet terminal 4 may be used instead of the PC 2 . That is, the tablet terminal 4 may relay communication between the handy scanner HS and the SPD server 10 . Alternatively, if the handy scanner HS can communicate with the SPD server 10, the handy scanner HS and the SPD server 10 may directly transmit and receive paid-out unused data and scan data.
In the example of the sequence chart shown in FIG. 10, the case where the SPD server 10 executes the processing for determining the expiration date has been described, but this is not the only option. This processing may be executed by the PC 2 in the example of FIG. 10, the execution result may be transmitted to the SPD server 10, and the payout consumption database may be updated based on the execution result received by the SPD server 10. FIG. When the tablet terminal 4 is used instead of the PC 2, the tablet terminal 4 may similarly perform the process of determining the expiration date.

(1-5) Specific Example of Inventory of Article Management System 1 Next, a specific example of processing of the article management system 1 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 12 to 15. FIG. Each figure shows the state of the fixed shelf SL at a certain point in time, the scan results of the article packages on the fixed shelf SL, and the updated contents of the delivery/consumption database. In each figure, the corresponding label numbers are written above the article packages on the constant shelf SL.

(A) Day 1 of inventory (Fig. 12)
In the example shown in FIG. 12, it is assumed that June 3, 2019 is the first day of inventory. In this example, two article packages (both unopened) labeled No. 555112 and Label No. 555113 are placed on the fixed shelf SL. Here, the product package with label number: 555112 was issued on this day, and the current date (2019.6.3) has already been written as the value of the "issue date" field of the issue consumption database.
In this case, when the article packages on the fixed shelf SL are scanned by the handy scanner HS, the scan results (scan data) are the TIDs ("2222123" and "2222456") included in the two inlay data of the label with the label number: 555112. ) and EPC (“DEF222…00” and “DEF222…01”), and TID (“3333123” and “3333456”) and EPC (“GHI333…00 ” and “GHI333…01”). That is, the scan data includes label numbers and corresponding TIDs and EPCs.
From this scan result, the product package corresponding to the label number: 555112 has a NO determination result in step S34 (see FIG. 11), and the expiry date in the payout consumption database is not updated. In addition, the current date (June 3, 2019) is written in the "reading date-1" and "reading date-2" fields of the records corresponding to the label numbers: 555112 and 555113 in the payout consumption database.

(B) Second day of inventory (Fig. 13)
In the example shown in FIG. 13, on June 4, 2019, the second day of inventory, the product package with label number: 555113 among the two product packages placed on the fixed shelf SL was opened and the product inside was opened. It is assumed that consumption has started.
In this case, the attached paper including the first label portion of the label with the label number: 555113 is put into the paper storage device 3, and the inlay data of the first label portion (TID: 3333123, EPC: GHI333...00) is sent from the paper storage device 3. ) is sent to the SPD server 10 . As a result, in the payout consumption database, the current date (June 4, 2019) is written in the "consumption date" and "posting date" fields of the record corresponding to label number: 555113.

Next, when the article packages on the fixed shelf SL are scanned by the handy scanner HS, the scan results (scan data) are the TIDs ("2222123" and "2222456") included in the two inlay data of the label with the label number: 555112. and EPC ("DEF222...00" and "DEF222...01"), and TID ("3333456") and EPC ("GHI333...01") included in one inlay data of the label with label number: 555113 .
At the time before today's stocktaking (that is, at the time of the first day of stocktaking), the issued and unused data are the records corresponding to label numbers: 555112 and 555113 in the issue consumption database, but in today's scan data, Data corresponding to label numbers: 555112, 555113 are included. Therefore, the determination in step S34 of FIG. 11 is NO, and nothing is written in the "expiration date" field of the payout consumption database. Based on the scan data, each field of "reading date - 1" and "reading date - 2" of the record corresponding to label number: 555112, and "reading date - 2" of the record corresponding to label number: 555113 field is written with the current date (2019.6.4).

(C) Day 3 of inventory (Fig. 14)
In the example shown in FIG. 14, it is assumed that on June 5, 2019, the third day of stocktaking, an article package with label number: 555111 is newly placed on the fixed shelf SL. In other words, the product package with label number: 555111 was issued on this day, and the current date (2019.6.5) has already been written as the value of the "issue date" field of the issue consumption database. has already been posted in the paper storage device 3 as of June 4, 2019, but even if the pasting paper including the first label portion has not been taken out of the paper storage device 3, the SPD Since the inlay data has already been sent to the server 10, the same inlay data will not be sent again (step S2 in FIG. 9: NO).

When the article packages on the fixed shelf SL are scanned by the handy scanner HS, the scan results (scan data) are the TID ("2222123" and "2222456") and the EPC ("DEF222...00" and "DEF222...01"), label number: TID ("3333456") and EPC ("GHI333...01") included in one piece of inlay data of label 555113, and label number: Includes TID ("1111123" and "1111456") and EPC ("ABC111...00" and "ABC111...01") included in the two inlay data of the 555111 label.
At the time before today's stocktaking (that is, at the time of the second day of stocktaking), the issued and unused data are the records corresponding to label numbers: 555112 and 555113 in the issue consumption database, but in today's scan data, Contains data corresponding to label numbers: 555111, 555112, 555113. Therefore, the determination in step S34 of FIG. 11 is NO, and nothing is written in the "use up date" field of the payout consumption database.
Based on the scan data, the fields of "Reading date-1" and "Reading date-2" in the records corresponding to label numbers: 555111 and 555112, and "Reading date-2" in the record corresponding to label number: 555113 2” field is written with the current date (2019.6.4).

(D) Fourth day of inventory (Fig. 15)
In the example shown in FIG. 15, it is assumed that on June 6, 2019, the fourth day of inventory, the product package with label number: 555113 that was placed on the fixed shelf SL the previous day has been used up and discarded.
When the article packages on the fixed shelf SL are scanned by the handy scanner HS, the scan results (scan data) are the TID ("2222123" and "2222456") and the EPC ("DEF222...00" and "DEF222...01") and TID ("1111123" and "1111456") and EPC ("ABC111...00" and " ABC111…01”) and
At the time before today's stocktaking (that is, at the time of the third day of stocktaking), the issued and unused data are the records corresponding to label numbers: 555111, 555112, and 555113 in the issue consumption database, but today's scan data only contains data corresponding to label numbers: 555111, 555112. Therefore, the determination in step S34 of FIG. 11 becomes YES, and the current date (2019.6.6) is written in the field of "expiration date" of the record corresponding to label number: 555113 in the payout consumption database (step S36 of FIG. 11). ).
Based on the scan data, the current date (June 6, 2019) is written in the "reading date-1" and "reading date-2" fields of the records corresponding to the label numbers 555111 and 555112, respectively.

As described above, according to the article management system 1 of the present embodiment, consumption management of articles consumed in hospitals can be performed more accurately than before. For example, as shown in Figures 12 to 15, the item with label number: 555113 was delivered to the ward on June 2, 2019, started to be consumed on June 4, 2019, and was used up on June 6, 2019. Recognize. Therefore, it is possible to obtain the number of days that have passed since the item was dispensed to the start of consumption, the number of days that have elapsed since the item has been consumed until it has been used up, and the number of days that have elapsed since the item has been dispensed until the item has been used up. Cycle can be grasped. This makes it possible to achieve more efficient physical distribution of goods.
In addition, conventionally, the card or the like attached to the product package was collected when the consumption of the product in the product package started. Traceability such as expiration date and lot number could not be secured. On the other hand, in the article management system 1 of the present embodiment, the second label portion of the label is attached to the article package even after the consumption of the articles in the article package is started. etc. can be ensured.

In the article management system 1 of the present embodiment, the date of consumption of the article is defined as the date of posting of the patch (that is, the date when the first label portion of the label is read) and the date when the consumption of the article is started. , but not limited to that. The expiration date of an item may be the consumption date in the sense that the item is used up. Alternatively, the consumption date may be a date obtained by adding the average value of the number of days that have elapsed from the posting date to the expiration date. As described above, in the article management system 1 of the present embodiment, a new order is issued to replenish the specified number of items after starting to consume the specified number of items (that is, after the "consumption date" in the present embodiment). Although the case of adopting an automatic order system that uses a new order has been described, changing the definition of the consumption date may change the timing of issuing a new order.

(1-6) Additional Functions Next, functions that can be optionally added to the article management system 1 of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 16 and 17. FIG.
FIG. 16 is a diagram for explaining the average delivery period, average storage period, and average consumption period in the article management system 1 of this embodiment. FIG. 17 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the PC 2 or the tablet terminal 4 in the article management system 1 of this embodiment.

In order to realize additional functions, the storage 12 of the SPD server 10 stores a database (hereinafter referred to as , referred to as the “performance database”).
Here, as shown in FIG. 16, the average delivery period is the past average value of the period between the order date (the date when the product package is ordered) and the delivery date (an example of the date when the product package becomes available for consumption). is. The average storage period is the past average value of the period between the delivery date and the consumption date (an example of the consumption start date), which is the date when the consumption of the goods in the goods package is started. The average consumption period is the past average value of the period between the consumption date and the expiration date (an example of the consumption completion date), which is the date when the consumption of the goods in the goods package is completed.
The control unit 11 of the SPD server 10 calculates the average delivery period, average storage period, and average consumption period for the article package at the timing when the expiration date of the article package has passed, for example, and updates the performance database.

The screen G1 shown in FIG. 17 is displayed, for example, when the control unit 21 of the PC 2 executes a predetermined program.
The screen G1 displays a list LT of article packages that have been delivered to the hospital ward and have not yet been used up. Each line of the list LT corresponds to one product package, and includes data such as label number, minutes, usage status, remaining amount, frequency of use, product name, product number, lot number, condition, and expiration date. These data are displayed based on data received from the SPD server 10 .
Here, the remaining amount (%) is the actual consumption date (that is, the consumption start date) of the product package is S, the average consumption period corresponding to the product package is T, and the current date is P. , {1−(P−S)/T}×100. The usage status is the remaining amount (%) displayed in the form of a bar.
Data such as frequency of use, product name, product number, lot number, condition, and expiration date are obtained by acquiring the payout consumption database from the SPD server 10 . The status of the goods package (“Expiring” or “Normal”) is determined based on whether the expiration date of the goods package is within a predetermined period of time relative to the current date.

Note that the consumption amount (%) may be displayed instead of the remaining amount on the screen G1. The consumption estimate is determined according to {(P−S)/T}×100. In that case, for example, corresponding to the product package with label number: 888123, instead of the remaining amount of 20%, the consumption amount of 80% is displayed, and the display mode of the usage status bar is changed accordingly.
The PC 2 may receive the value calculated by the SPD server 10 and display it on the display unit 24 for the remaining amount or consumption of the product package. It may be calculated based on and displayed on the display unit 24 . Further, the screen G1 may be configured so as to be displayable not only by the PC 2 but also by the tablet terminal 4 .
By displaying the remaining amount or the consumption amount of the product packages that have been delivered to the ward and have not yet been used up, the hospital staff can visually confirm the remaining amount or consumption amount of the product package that is currently in use. , making it easier to manage product packages.

From another point of view, the control unit 11 of the SPD server 10 determines the order date for replenishing the product package whose consumption of the product has not been completed based on the average delivery period and average consumption period corresponding to the product package. You may In this case, when the actual consumption date (that is, consumption start date) of the product package is S, the average delivery period corresponding to the product package is T1, and the average consumption period is T2, the order date is S+(T2- It is determined according to the formula of T1).
By setting the order date in this way, the replenishment of the product package will be delivered to the ward at the timing when the product package is used up, thereby avoiding excess inventory or shortage of product packages. That is, if the consumption start date of the product package is set as the order date of the product package, the product package becomes an excess inventory in the ward, and the product package expiration date is set as the order date of the product package. If so, the product package will be out of stock in the hospital ward. Therefore, it is possible to avoid excess inventory or shortage by determining the order date in consideration of the average delivery period and average consumption period.
Note that the order date may be adjusted earlier than the order date obtained by the above formula by the number of extra days in consideration of variations in the delivery period and the consumption period.

From a further point of view, the control unit 11 of the SPD server 10 targets an article package that has been delivered to a hospital ward and has not yet been used up (that is, an article package that has become consumable). The PC 2 or the tablet terminal 4 may be notified when a predetermined period set to be equal to or longer than the average storage period corresponding to the article package has passed. The PC 2 or tablet terminal 4 that has received the notification displays a warning message for the product package.
From this point of view, the inventory in the hospital ward can be optimized. In other words, when the predetermined period of time has passed, it is conceivable that the product package in question is no longer used and is subject to return, or has been lost in the hospital ward. In such a case, by notifying the PC 2 or the tablet terminal 4, it is possible to prompt the hospital staff to optimize the inventory.
In addition, if it is lost in the ward, it is possible to grasp the event of the loss by carrying out an inventory, but by displaying the above warning message, the possibility of loss will be notified to the hospital staff even if the inventory is not carried out. can be recognized.

(2) Second Embodiment Next, an article management system according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 18 and 19. FIG. Matters not specifically mentioned in the following description are the same as those of the article management system 1 of the first embodiment.
18A and 18B are diagrams for explaining a method for processing a pasting mount in the article management system of the second embodiment. FIG. 19 is a sequence chart of the article management system of the second embodiment.

The product management system of this embodiment differs from the system of the first embodiment in the method of determining the expiration date. Specifically, in the first article management system, the article package is discarded when the article package is used up, but in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. , the second label portion L2 of the label PL attached to the product package is attached to a dedicated attachment paper, and the hospital staff deposits it in the paper storage device 3.

That is, in the article management system of the present embodiment, when the consumption of the article in the article package placed on the fixed shelf is started (that is, when the article package is opened), the first label portion L1 of the label PL (Fig. 2) into the paper storage device 3, and when the goods package is used up, the hospital staff posts the second label part L2 of the label PL into the paper storage device 3. Therefore, compared to the first article management system, the SPD server 10 side can recognize the expiry date of the article package earlier (that is, without waiting for inventory).

The sequence chart of FIG. 19 is a sequence chart corresponding to FIG. 9 referred to in the first embodiment.
In FIG. 19, when pasted paper is stored in the paper storage device 3, the paper storage device 3 determines whether there is data that has not been transmitted to the SPD server 10 (that is, label inlay data that has not been transmitted). (step S2). If there is no unsent data, nothing is done. However, if there is unsent data, the sheet accommodating device 3 transmits all unsent inlay data to the SPD server 10 (step S4).

The SPD server 10 that has received the inlay data determines whether the inlay data received in step S4 is the inlay data of the first label portion or the inlay data of the second label portion (step S5). When the received inlay data is the inlay data of the first label portion, as in the first embodiment, in the payout consumption database, the record of the label number corresponding to the received inlay data "mailing date" and " The current date is written in each field of "consumption date" (step S6).
On the other hand, if the received inlay data is the inlay data of the second label portion, the current date is written in the "expiration date" field of the record of the label number corresponding to the received inlay data in the payout consumption database ( step S8).

Although the embodiments of the article management system and article management method of the present invention have been described above in detail, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. Also, the above embodiments can be modified and modified in various ways without departing from the gist of the present invention.
For example, in the embodiment described above, as shown in the sequence chart of FIG. 10, the tablet terminal 4 determines the payout date and expiration date of the product package, but this is not the only option. The handy scanner HS may be programmed to perform the same processing as the tablet terminal 4 in FIG. In this case, the handy scanner HS receives the dispensed unused data from the SPD server 10, determines the dispensation date and expiry date of the article package based on its own scan data, and transmits the results to the SPD server 10. .

In the above-described embodiment, the inlay data is obtained by depositing the pasted paper with the sheet portion of the label pasted into the paper storage device 3, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a non-posting type RFID reader/writer can be used. Further, when a sheet portion including an NFC tag is applied, tag data corresponding to the inlay data may be acquired by holding the tag data over a predetermined reading device.

In the above-described embodiment, the case where the inlay data (that is, the first data and the second data) respectively written in the first label portion and the second label portion of the label are different has been described, but this is not the only case. The same data may be written in each inlay of the first label part of the label and the second label. In this case, in the second embodiment, it is possible to determine the start of consumption and the end of use up based on the number of readings of the same inlay data. For example, the first label part of the label is put into the paper storage device 3 when the goods in the goods package start to be consumed, and the second label part of the label is put into the paper storage device 3 when the goods in the goods package are used up. mail to At this time, only one same inlay data is read at the start of consumption of the article, and two identical inlay data are read at the time when the article is used up, so that each time can be determined.

In the above-described embodiments, the article management system and article management method in the medical industry have been described, but those skilled in the art will understand from this disclosure that they are also applicable to other industries such as the logistics industry and the manufacturing industry. In other words, managing the delivery of an article package containing the article, the start of consumption of the article, and the completion of consumption (use up) of the article is practiced in various industries regardless of the type of article. It is possible to apply to the article management system of

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Article management system, 2... Information processing apparatus (PC), 21... Control part, 22... Storage, 23... Operation input part, 24... Display part, 25... Communication part, 3... Paper storage apparatus, 3h... Storage part , 31... control unit, 32... read/write unit, 33... communication unit, 34... antenna, 4... tablet terminal, 41... control unit, 42... storage, 43... operation input unit, 44... display unit, 45... communication unit, 7 Printer 71 Control Unit 72 Storage 73 Motor Drive Unit 74 Head Drive Unit 76 RFID Reader/Writer 77 Communication Unit 78 Antenna 8 Information Processing Device (PC) 81 Control unit 82 Storage 83 Operation input unit 84 Display unit 85 Communication unit 10 SPD server 11 Control unit 12 Storage 13 Communication unit SL Constant shelf HS Handy scanner, PL... Label, L1... First sheet part, L2... Second sheet part, C... Incision part, INL1... First inlay, INL2... Second inlay, MP... Board, P1, P2... Pasting board

Claims (9)

An article management system for managing articles to be consumed,
A sheet member having a first sheet portion and a second sheet portion that are detachably connected is attached to each of one or more article packages each containing an article, the first sheet portion and the second sheet portion having A wireless communication medium is provided on which first data and second data respectively identifying the corresponding article are recorded,
The article management system includes:
a first reading device for reading first data from a first sheet portion separated from a sheet member attached to an article package of the article when consumption of the article in the article package is started;
a server communicable with the first reader;
The server is
a storage unit that stores the first data and the second data in association with each article;
a control unit that identifies an article that has started to be consumed by identifying the article corresponding to the first data read by the first reading device;
Goods management system. The article management system includes a second reader for reading data from a wireless communication medium of a sheet member attached to the article package,
The control unit of the server identifies the consumed item based on the result of reading by the second reading device.
An article management system according to claim 1. The first reading device reads second data from a second sheet section separated from a sheet member attached to the article package when consumption of the article included in the article package is completed, and
the control unit of the server identifies the consumed article based on the reading result of the first reading device;
An article management system according to claim 1. The control unit of the server controls, for each of the one or more product packages, a consumption start date, which is the date when the consumption of the products in the product package is started, and a consumption date, which is the date when the consumption of the products in the product package is completed. Calculate the average consumption period, which is the historical average of the period between the completion dates,
The article management system includes an information processing device capable of communicating with the server,
The information processing device, targeting a product package whose consumption of the product has not been completed, calculates the consumption start date of the product package and the average consumption period corresponding to the product package. display an estimate of the consumption or remaining quantity of the goods of
An article management system according to claim 2 or 3. The control unit of the server, for each of the one or more product packages,
an average delivery time, which is the historical average of the time between when a package of goods is ordered and when the package of goods is available for consumption;
an average consumption period that is the past average value of the period between the consumption start date, which is the date when the consumption of the goods in the goods package is started, and the consumption completion date, which is the date when the consumption of the goods in the goods package is completed; to calculate
Determining an order date for replenishing a package of goods whose goods have not been completely consumed based on the average delivery period and average consumption period corresponding to the package of goods;
An article management system according to claim 2 or 3. An article management system for managing articles to be consumed,
A sheet member having a first sheet portion and a second sheet portion that are detachably connected is attached to each of one or more article packages each containing an article, the first sheet portion and the second sheet portion having A wireless communication medium is provided on which first data and second data respectively identifying the corresponding article are recorded,
The article management system includes:
a first reading device for reading first data from a first sheet portion separated from a sheet member attached to an article package of the article when consumption of the article in the article package is started;
a server communicable with the first reader;
The server is
a storage unit that stores the first data and the second data in association with each article;
a control unit that identifies an article that has started to be consumed based on the result of reading by the first reading device;
The article management system includes an information processing device capable of communicating with the server,
The control unit of the server controls, for each of the one or more product packages, an average storage period that is a past average value of a period from when the product package becomes consumable to when the product in the product package starts to be consumed. to calculate
For a product package that has become consumable, if a predetermined period set to be equal to or longer than the average storage period corresponding to the product package has passed since the day when the product package became consumable, the information processing device to notify
Goods management system. An article management method for managing articles to be consumed, comprising:
A sheet member having a first sheet portion and a second sheet portion that are detachably connected is attached to each of one or more article packages each containing an article, the first sheet portion and the second sheet portion having A wireless communication medium is provided on which first data and second data respectively identifying the corresponding article are recorded,
The article management method includes:
When the consumption of the goods in the goods package is started, the first reading device reads the first data from the first sheet part separated from the sheet member attached to the goods package of the goods whose consumption is started. reading, sending the reading result to a server communicable with the first reading device;
The server refers to the storage unit that stores the first data and the second data that are stored in association with each article, and read by the first reading device from the reading result received from the first reading device. Identifying the goods for which consumption has started by identifying the goods corresponding to the first data ;
Goods management method. a second reader reads data from a wireless communication medium on a sheet member attached to the article package;
wherein the server identifies an article that has been consumed based on the result of reading by the second reading device;
An article management method according to claim 7. the first reading device reads second data from a second sheet section separated from a sheet member attached to the article package when consumption of the article contained in the article package is completed;
The server identifies an article that has been consumed based on the reading result of the first reading device;
An article management method according to claim 7.

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