JP7227783B2 - Inventory control device, inventory control method, and inventory control program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an inventory management device, an inventory management method, and an inventory management program.

Regarding inventory management, Patent Document 1 discloses a technique capable of setting an inventory classification for each part (paragraph [0030] and FIG. 7). Specifically, in the technique described in Patent Document 1, it is possible to determine the inventory classification (advance delivery plan, advance delivery, flow (manufacturing and sales)) to be allocated and shipped according to the order classification of the received order data. That is, with the technique described in Patent Document 1, the inventory classification can be changed for each article according to the order classification.

JP-A-2003-216849

However, with the technique described in Patent Document 1, the same inventory classification is set for the same type of goods, so different inventory classifications cannot be set for some of the goods.

By the way, in the field or manager who manages the inventory of goods, even if the goods are of the same type, some of them may be managed differently depending on the management purpose. For example, most of the parts that make up a product are managed for mass production purposes (e.g., the purpose of incorporating them into the product or to be sold as part of the product), and some are managed for development purposes (e.g., parts for prototype production). for storage purposes), and the remainder may be managed for maintenance purposes (for example, for storage as replacement parts).

Here, when considering applying the technology described in Patent Document 1 in the above-described field, if there is an order for a mass-produced product or its parts, the shortage of parts will be managed for development purposes. Even the parts that had been outsourced and the parts that had been managed for maintenance purposes will be allocated as parts for mass production. As a result, when an order for parts is subsequently received for the purpose of maintenance, there is a possibility that the parts may be out of stock, resulting in a situation in which it cannot be said that inventory management is performed appropriately. Therefore, the technology described in Patent Literature 1 cannot be applied to articles of the same type that have different management purposes.

Normally, when a new order is received at the site as described above, the manager must calculate the required quantity from the ordered quantity of the goods related to the order and allocate inventory according to the management purpose. However, in order to do so, the manager must grasp the current inventory quantity for each management purpose even for the same type of goods, and there is a problem that it is difficult to perform inventory management appropriately. And if inventory management can be performed appropriately, it is expected that the effort of the manager can be reduced.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and it is possible to appropriately perform inventory management even for articles of the same type but for different management purposes, thereby reducing the user's trouble. It is an object of the present invention to provide an inventory management device, an inventory management method, and an inventory management program capable of

In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, an inventory management device according to the present invention is an inventory management device for managing an inventory of articles, wherein the inventory is in short supply on a predetermined date. , a calculation means for calculating a required quantity of articles for management purposes set in advance ; and said storage locations set for each storage location or for each of a plurality of types of management purposes of articles associated with said storage locations. One or more management purposes that exclude items not subject to allocation based on the allocation target information that indicates whether the current inventory stored in the store and the scheduled inventory, which is the item to be stored, is subject to allocation and a control unit that allocates goods from the total amount of the current inventory that is subject to allocation and the total amount of planned inventory corresponding to Characterized by

Further, in the inventory management apparatus according to the present invention, the control unit includes management object setting means for setting management object information related to one of the plurality of types of management objects for at least part of the article. and a required quantity acquiring means for acquiring required quantity information relating to the required quantity of the goods on the required date, wherein the calculating means obtains current inventory quantity information relating to the current inventory quantity of the preset management object goods. and acquiring the storage/delivery quantity information related to the quantity related to the storage/dispatching of the goods for management purposes set in advance, and based on the required quantity information, the current inventory quantity information, and the storage/delivery quantity information, It is characterized by calculating a required quantity of articles for management purposes set in advance.

Further, in the inventory management apparatus according to the present invention, the control unit sets a predetermined date for calculating the required quantity of the item from a master in which the lead time for the required date for each item is registered. It is characterized by including means.

Furthermore, the inventory management apparatus according to the present invention is characterized in that the management purpose information includes storage location information regarding a storage location of the item related to the current inventory.

Further, the inventory management device according to the present invention is characterized in that the plurality of kinds of management purposes are at least two kinds of mass production purpose, maintenance purpose and development purpose.

Further, in the inventory management apparatus according to the present invention, the control unit further creates order data for creating order data for the preset items to be managed based on the information on the required quantity calculated by the calculation means. It is characterized by comprising means.

Further, the inventory management method according to the present invention is an inventory management method for managing an inventory of articles , wherein the calculation means is a preset management object article related to a shortage of inventory on a predetermined date. a calculation step of calculating the required quantity of the items stored in the storage location, which is set for each storage location or for each of the plurality of types of management purposes of the items associated with the storage location The above-mentioned allocation corresponding to one or more management purposes excluding items not subject to allocation based on allocation target information indicating whether current inventory and planned inventory, which are items to be stored, are subject to allocation and a management step of allocating goods from the total amount of current stock and scheduled stock to be targeted, and managing the non-allocation stock by dividing it according to the management purpose.

Further, an inventory management program according to the present invention is an inventory management program for managing an inventory of articles , wherein the computer controls a preset management object article related to a shortage of the inventory on a predetermined date. Calculation means for calculating the required quantity of the current inventory stored in the storage location, which is set for each storage location or for each management purpose of multiple types of goods associated with the storage location, and , based on the allocation target information indicating whether or not the scheduled inventory, which is the item to be stored, is subject to allocation, and is subject to allocation corresponding to one or more management purposes excluding items not subject to allocation. It is characterized in that it functions as a control unit that allocates goods based on the total amount of the current inventory and planned inventory, and manages the inventory that is not subject to allocation by dividing it according to the management purpose.

ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, even if it is the goods of the same kind, but management purposes differ mutually, inventory management can be performed appropriately, and it is effective in the ability to reduce a user's trouble.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example configuration of an inventory management system including an inventory management device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a flow chart showing the processing procedure of the inventory management method executed by the inventory management device 100 in the inventory management system 1000 of FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram schematically showing a configuration example of the management object setting master registered in step S201 of FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram schematically showing a configuration example of the lead time setting master registered in step S201 of FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram schematically showing a configuration example of required quantity setting data including information on the required quantity waiting for setting in step S202 of FIG. FIG. 6 is a diagram schematically showing a structural example of inventory data read out in step S205 of FIG. FIG. 7 is a diagram schematically showing a configuration example of the incoming/outgoing data read in step S207 of FIG. FIG. 8 is a diagram schematically showing a configuration example of order data created in step S210 of FIG.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail based on the drawings. In addition, this invention is not limited by this embodiment.

[1. composition]
An example of the configuration of an inventory management system including an inventory management device according to this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example configuration of an inventory management system including an inventory management device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The inventory management system 1000 shown in FIG. 1 includes an inventory management device 100 as an information processing device, a server 200, and a network 300 that communicably connects the inventory management device 100 and the server 200. FIG.

The inventory management device 100 is an information processing device for managing inventory of articles, and is composed of, for example, a commercially available desktop personal computer. In this embodiment, the inventory includes articles of the same type but of different types for management purposes. For example, one inventory management device 100 is installed in a department (for example, a warehouse management department) that manages inventory in a business operator, such as a management department. Note that the inventory management device 100 is not limited to a stationary information processing device such as a desktop personal computer, but may be a portable type such as a commercially available notebook personal computer, PDA (Personal Digital Assistants), a smart phone, or a tablet personal computer. It may be an information processing device. In addition, a plurality of inventory management devices 100 may be installed in the inventory management system 1000, and a single inventory management device 100 may function by synchronizing the plurality of inventory management devices 100. good. The inventory management device 100 may be installed in the general affairs department or the ordering department instead of being installed in the warehouse management department.

The inventory management device 100 includes a control section 102 , a communication interface section 104 , a storage section 106 and an input/output interface section 108 . Each unit included in the inventory management device 100 is communicably connected via an arbitrary communication path.

The communication interface unit 104 communicably connects the inventory management device 100 to the network 300 via a communication device such as a router and a wired or wireless communication line such as a dedicated line. The communication interface unit 104 has a function of communicating data with another device via a communication line. Here, the network 300 has a function of connecting the inventory management apparatus 100 and the server 200 so that they can communicate with each other, and is, for example, the Internet or a LAN (Local Area Network). Therefore, the communication interface unit 104 receives input information from an information processing device managed by another department or the like or an information processing device of a business partner (for example, an order receiving party) via the network 300 or from the network 300 and the server 200 . and can output predetermined information to a predetermined information processing device.

The storage unit 106 stores various databases, tables, files, and the like. The storage unit 106 stores computer programs (including the program of the present invention) for performing various processes by giving commands to a CPU (Central Processing Unit) in cooperation with an OS (Operating System). As the storage unit 106, for example, memory devices such as RAM (Random Access Memory) and ROM (Read Only Memory), fixed disk devices such as hard disks, flexible disks, and optical disks can be used. Also, in this storage unit 106, various data used for executing the program of the present invention are stored in a writable/readable manner.

An input device 112 and an output device 114 are connected to the input/output interface unit 108 . The output device 114 can be a monitor (including a home television), a speaker, or a printer. The input device 112 can be a keyboard, a mouse, a microphone, or a monitor that realizes a pointing device function in cooperation with a mouse.

The control unit 102 is a CPU or the like that controls the inventory management device 100 in an integrated manner. The control unit 102 has an internal memory for storing a control program such as an OS, a program defining various processing procedures, required data, and the like, and performs various information processing based on these stored programs. Execute.

Furthermore, the configuration of the storage unit 106 and the control unit 102 will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

As shown in FIG. 1, the storage unit 106 includes a management object setting master 106a, a lead time setting master 106b, a required quantity setting data storage area 106c, an inventory data storage area 106d, and an incoming/outgoing goods data storage area 106e. , and an order data storage area 106f. The storage unit 106 may also include other master and data storage areas.

The management purpose setting master 106a is a master for setting management purpose information related to one management purpose out of a plurality of types of management purposes for at least a part of an article. Allocation target information is set according to the management purpose for each. The lead time setting master 106b is a master for registering a predetermined date for calculating the required quantity of an article, and a lead time for each required date for each article.

The required quantity setting data storage area 106c, the inventory data storage area 106d, the incoming/outgoing data storage area 106e, and the order data storage area 106f respectively store the required amount setting data, inventory data, incoming/outgoing data, and , is an area for storing order data, and each data is held so as to be output as necessary.

The control unit 102 comprises a plurality of modules, as shown in FIG. In the example shown in FIG. 1, the control unit 102 includes a management purpose setting unit 102a, a predetermined date setting unit 102b, a calculation unit 102c, and an order data creation unit 102d.

The management object setting unit 102a is a module that functions as a management object setting unit that sets management object information related to one of the plurality of types of management objects for at least part of the article. The predetermined date setting unit 102b is a module that functions as predetermined date setting means for setting a predetermined date for calculating the required quantity of goods. The calculation unit 102c is a module that functions as a calculation unit that calculates the required quantity for the shortage of inventory on a predetermined date. The order data creating unit 102d is a module that functions as order data creating means for creating order data for articles. The function of each part includes the function of realizing the processing contents to be described later.

[2. process]
Next, an inventory management method executed in the inventory management system 1000 shown in FIG. 1 will be exemplified.

FIG. 2 is a flow chart showing the processing procedure of the inventory management method executed by the inventory management device 100 in the inventory management system 1000 of FIG. 2. Schematically, when managing inventory related to goods, goods of the same type but having different types of management purposes are managed for each management purpose, and necessary When the quantity is set, the required quantity (shortage of inventory quantity) is automatically calculated according to the management purpose. executed. In the following, when the required quantity is set according to the order for items managed for mass production purposes, the required quantity is calculated after excluding items with different management purposes from the management target, and the order is placed accordingly. A case of creating data will be described as an example.

In FIG. 2, first, in step S201, master registration is accepted. Masters to be registered include the management object setting master shown in FIG. 1 and the lead time setting master shown in FIG. In addition to the management object setting master and the lead time setting master, it is preferable to prepare a master or the like in which information (for example, product code and product name) related to articles to be managed is registered. If the master has already been constructed, in step S201 editing such as correction or new registration may be performed based on user input. Also, a new master may be constructed or an existing master may be updated by reading and copying or overwriting the data of another master. Alternatively, the inventory management device 100 may be configured to be accessible to other masters, and the masters may be regarded as newly constructed when the access becomes possible.

FIG. 3 is a diagram schematically showing a configuration example of the management object setting master registered in step S201 of FIG.

The management purpose setting master shown in FIG. 3 is an example of a master built using a warehouse master related to storage locations for storing goods, and storage location information related to storage locations included in the warehouse master (for example, warehouse code and warehouse name) and the allocation target flag are associated with each other. Note that the storage location information may be information indicating an area within the warehouse. The allocation target flag is allocation target information regarding whether or not to be allocated when calculating the required quantity in step S209 described later. When the allocation target information is "1", it indicates that the flag is OFF (that is, not to be allocated). Therefore, in the example of the management purpose setting master shown in FIG. 3, the allocation target information can be set for each storage location or for each management purpose of the article associated with the storage location. Then, as shown in FIG. 3, the management object setting master includes storage location information and allocation target information, thereby determining the items stored in the storage location information (current inventory) and the items to be stored ( It becomes possible to grasp whether the scheduled inventory) is an allocation target.

FIG. 4 is a diagram schematically showing a configuration example of the lead time setting master registered in step S201 of FIG.

The lead time setting master shown in FIG. 4 is a master in which lead times for required dates are registered for each item. The required date is a date or time set as a date that should not cause a stock shortage. Lead time refers to a period (days or hours) that is set with a margin to prevent stockouts from occurring. Lead time, for example, takes into consideration the time required from placing an order (purchase arrangement) to receiving goods. period is set. By setting the lead time in this way, it is possible to manage the shortage of orders, etc., with sufficient time (for example, taking into account the time required to receive goods) before the required date for the goods subject to inventory management. . In this specification, the date and time obtained by subtracting the period corresponding to the lead time from the required date is also referred to as "predetermined date". An example of the predetermined date is an order delivery date (order deadline date).

Subsequently, in step S202, it is determined whether or not the required quantity is set. For example, it is determined whether or not information regarding the required quantity and required date for the designated article has been entered via a predetermined input screen (for example, an order input screen (not shown)). Information on the required quantity and required date is preferably managed as required quantity setting data. It should be noted that in step S202, it may be determined whether or not an instruction has been input to read out the necessary quantity setting data created in advance.

FIG. 5 is a diagram schematically showing a configuration example of required quantity setting data including information on the required quantity waiting for setting in step S202 of FIG.

The required quantity setting data shown in FIG. 5 includes information for specifying an article (for example, a product code and product name), information on a required date, and required quantity information on the required quantity. Therefore, when the article is an article related to an order, the required quantity setting data may be the order data itself or the edited order data. The delivery date included in the order data may be set, or the day before the delivery date may be set.

As a result of the determination in step S202, if the required quantity is not set (No in step S202), the process advances to step S211 to update the inventory data, which will be described later, so as to reflect the latest inventory status. The process returns to step S201 to wait for maintenance of the master or setting of the required quantity. On the other hand, as a result of the determination in step S202, if the required quantity has been set (Yes in step S202), the process proceeds to step S203.

In step S203, as a result of the determination in step S202, information (for example, product code and product name) for specifying the product for which the required quantity is set, information on the required date, and required quantity information are acquired. In the following step S204, the lead time setting master is referenced based on the information on the article acquired in step S203 to acquire information on the lead time.

Further, in step S205, inventory data is read. Inventory data is data indicating the current inventory status. If the inventory data includes inventory data of multiple types of goods, the inventory data of the goods acquired in step S203 may be extracted and read.

FIG. 6 is a diagram schematically showing a structural example of inventory data read out in step S205 of FIG.

The inventory data shown in FIG. 6 includes information for specifying an item, storage location information for the item, and information regarding the current inventory quantity of the item. As shown in FIG. 6, even for articles of the same type, by managing the current inventory quantity as inventory data for each storage location or for each management purpose, the inventory management apparatus 100 can be used for the management purpose of the article. It is possible to refer to the current inventory quantity for each item and the total amount of the current inventory quantity of the item. In addition, as shown in FIG. 6, by configuring the inventory data so that the current inventory quantity of goods can be managed for each storage location, even if the manager is different for each storage location, each manager can By reflecting the current inventory quantity for each storage location, inventory data can be updated (maintained) as needed. In addition, as shown in FIG. 6, the inventory data preferably further includes information on product ranks (for example, information on product rank categories and product rank names). As a result, even if the storage location of the item is different, the status of the item (for example, whether it is suitable for shipping) can be grasped for each storage location.

In subsequent step S206, current inventory quantity information relating to the current inventory quantity of articles for predetermined management purposes is obtained from the inventory data read out in step S205. Specifically, for this purpose, first, the storage location information for each item (same type of item) included in the inventory data read in step S205 is obtained, and then the management object setting master is referred to and obtained. Among the one or more pieces of storage location information, specify the storage location information whose allocation target information is "0", that is, the allocation target flag is ON, and the item (that is, the same The current inventory quantity included in the inventory data is acquired for the item whose allocation target flag is ON even if it is a type of item. If there are a plurality of pieces of storage location information for which the allocation target flag is ON, the total amount of the current inventory quantity of the corresponding item is obtained. In other words, as a result of the processing in step S206, among the records related to the same type of goods included in the inventory data read out in step S205, the records of the goods for predetermined management purposes are allocated for calculating the required quantity in step S209, which will be described later. A record that is targeted and managed for a management purpose other than a predetermined management purpose is excluded from the allocation target.

Also, in step S207, the storage/delivery data is read. The incoming/outgoing data is data indicating the movement of an article, such as leaving from inventory (storage location) or entering into inventory. The incoming/outgoing data may include records relating to past movement of goods. However, the records required in this embodiment are the records after the date when the required quantity is set and before the required date, more specifically, the records that take into account the period corresponding to the lead time acquired in step S204. Therefore, it is preferable to extract such records and read them as incoming/outgoing schedule data. Further, when the incoming/outgoing data includes the incoming/outgoing data of a plurality of types of articles, the incoming/outgoing data of the articles acquired in step S203 may be extracted and read.

FIG. 7 is a diagram schematically showing a configuration example of the incoming/outgoing data read in step S207 of FIG.

The storage/delivery data shown in FIG. 7 includes information for specifying an item, storage location information for the item, and information for specifying the date/time of entering/exiting (moving the item) or its schedule. , and warehousing/dispatching quantity information (for example, warehousing quantity information) regarding the quantity of articles to be moved. Note that when the incoming/outgoing quantity information is managed by the incoming/outgoing quantity information, the outgoing quantity of goods is managed as a negative number. As shown in FIG. 7, even for articles of the same type, by managing the number of goods received for each storage location or for each management purpose as incoming/outgoing data, the inventory management apparatus 100 can be used for the management purposes of the relevant goods. It is possible to refer to the number of goods received for each item and the total number of goods received. In addition, as shown in FIG. 7, by configuring the incoming/outgoing data in such a way that the quantity of goods received can be managed for each storage location, even if the manager is different for each storage location, each manager can By reflecting the number of goods received in each storage location, it is possible to update (maintenance) the data of goods received and dispatched at any time. In addition, as shown in FIG. 7, the incoming/outgoing data preferably further includes information on product rank (for example, information on product rank classification and product rank name). As a result, at the timing of warehousing, it is possible to manage the status of the relevant article for each storage location (for example, whether or not the article is slightly deteriorated before warehousing, or whether or not the relevant article is a rebuilt product).

In the next step S208, from the incoming/outgoing data read out in step S207, for records up to a predetermined date (a date obtained by subtracting a period corresponding to the lead time from the required date), an incoming/outgoing quantity of goods for a predetermined management purpose is obtained. Get the outbound quantity. Specifically, for this purpose, first, the storage location information of each item (item of the same type) included in the incoming/outgoing data read out in step S207 is acquired, then the management purpose setting master is referred to, Among the acquired one or more pieces of storage location information, specify the storage location information whose allocation target information is "0", that is, the allocation target flag is ON, and the item containing the specified storage location information (i.e., The quantity of incoming/outgoing goods included in the incoming/outgoing goods data is acquired for the goods with the allocation target flag ON even if they are of the same type. In addition, when there are a plurality of pieces of storage location information with the allocation target flag ON, the total number of incoming and outgoing quantities of the corresponding articles is acquired. In other words, as a result of the processing in step S208, among the records relating to the same type of article included in the storage/dispatch data read out in step S207, the record of the article for predetermined management purposes is used for calculating the required quantity in step S209, which will be described later. Records that are subject to allocation and are managed for management purposes other than the specified management purpose are excluded from allocation targets, and if there are records after the specified date, even records before the required date are subject to allocation. considered outside.

Then, in step S209, the required quantity corresponding to the stock shortage on a predetermined date is calculated for the article for which the required quantity was set in step S202. Specifically, the required quantity is calculated by subtracting the allocation (that is, the sum of the current inventory quantity acquired in step S206 and the incoming/outgoing quantity acquired in step S208) from the required quantity set in step S202. will be

In subsequent step S210, order data is created based on the required quantity information calculated in step S209. FIG. 8 is a diagram schematically showing a configuration example of order data created in step S210 of FIG. As shown in FIG. 8, the order data includes information specifying the product, information regarding the order delivery date, and information regarding the order quantity. As the order delivery date, for example, a due date is set by subtracting a period corresponding to the lead time from the required date. The created order data can be modified as appropriate by the user, and then the confirmed order data is reflected in the warehousing data. Then, this process is completed.

As explained in detail above, according to the series of processes of the inventory management method shown in FIG. Among the management purposes, a required quantity of items for management purposes set in advance (for example, items for which the allocation target flag is ON) is calculated for the inventory shortage on a predetermined date (step S209; calculation means). As a result, it is possible to appropriately perform inventory management even for articles of the same type but for different management purposes, and to reduce the user's trouble.

Further, according to the process of FIG. 2, management object information relating to one of the plurality of types of management purposes is set for at least a part of the article (step S201; management object setting master; setting means), and acquires required quantity information regarding the required quantity of the goods on the required date (step S203; required quantity acquisition means), and acquires current inventory quantity information concerning the current inventory quantity of the previously set management object goods. (step S206), acquires the incoming/outgoing quantity information related to the quantity related to the incoming/outgoing of the goods for management purpose set in advance (step S208), and obtains the required quantity information, the current inventory quantity information, and the incoming/outgoing Based on the quantity information, the required quantity of the preset items for management purposes is calculated (step S209). As a result, it is possible to reliably exclude items that are of the same type but have different management purposes from being allocated, and more appropriate inventory management can be performed.

Furthermore, according to the process of FIG. 2, the predetermined date for calculating the required quantity of goods is set from the master in which the lead time for the required date is registered for each item (predetermined date setting means). The predetermined due date that is set in particular is used in the processes of steps S208 and S209. As a result, inventory management can be carried out with sufficient margin to prevent inventory shortages.

Furthermore, according to the process of FIG. 2, the management object information includes storage location information regarding the storage location of the item related to the current inventory (step S201 and FIG. 3; management object setting master). As a result, the inventory managed by the inventory management device 100 is managed in accordance with the sense of inventory management held by an on-site manager who keeps articles of the same kind in different places for each management purpose. As a result, the user-friendly inventory management device 100 can be provided.

Furthermore, according to the process of FIG. 2, the plurality of types of management purposes are at least two of mass production purposes, maintenance purposes and development purposes (FIG. 3; management purpose setting master). As a result, even if there are many management purposes, allocation targets can be set for each management purpose, and inventory management can be performed more appropriately. Further, according to the process of FIG. 2, the plurality of types of management purposes are the allocation target information regarding whether or not they are the allocation targets for the calculation of the required quantity (FIG. 3; management purpose setting master). As a result, even if there are many management purposes, allocation targets can be set for each management purpose, and inventory management can be performed more appropriately. The management purpose is not limited to the mass production purpose, maintenance purpose, and development purpose described above, and can be arbitrarily set. More preferably, the plurality of types of management purposes are at least two of mass production purposes, maintenance purposes, and development purposes, and allocation target information regarding whether or not they are allocation targets for calculating the required quantity ( Figure 3; management purpose setting master). As a result, allocation targets can be set for each management purpose, and inventory management can be performed more appropriately.

Further, according to the process of FIG. 2, based on the information on the calculated required quantity (step S209), order data for the previously set items to be managed is created (step S210; order data creating means). As a result, it is possible to reduce the user's labor required for creating order data.

2, the processing of step S204, the processing of steps S205 to S206, and the processing of steps S207 to S208 are sequentially executed. However, these processings are executed in parallel. may be executed in a different order.

In the above-described embodiment, a master constructed using a warehouse master was used as an example of the management object setting master. and are associated with each other. For example, an item master may be used to assign serial numbers to information on registered items, and the management purpose of the items may be registered for each serial number. Alternatively, the product rank master may be used to set the management purpose of the product (allocation target information) for each product rank of the registered product. can be managed for each product rank.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, an example has been described in which order data is created based on information regarding the calculated required quantity when the required quantity of goods related to an order is set. For example, when the required quantity of goods (production target quantity) related to the production plan is set, it can also be applied to create production management data based on the information on the calculated required quantity.

[3. Other embodiments]
The present invention may be implemented in various different embodiments other than the embodiments described above within the scope of the technical idea described in the claims.

For example, among the processes described in the embodiments, all or part of the processes described as being automatically performed can be manually performed, or all of the processes described as being manually performed Alternatively, some can be done automatically by known methods.

In addition, unless otherwise specified, the processing procedures, control procedures, specific names, information including parameters such as registration data and search conditions for each process, screen examples, and database configurations shown in this specification and drawings can be changed arbitrarily.

In addition, regarding the inventory management device 100 and the inventory management system 1000, each illustrated component is functionally conceptual, and does not necessarily need to be physically configured as illustrated.

For example, the processing functions of the inventory management device 100, particularly the processing functions performed by the control unit, may be implemented in whole or in part by a CPU and a program interpreted and executed by the CPU. Alternatively, it may be implemented as hardware by wired logic. The program is recorded on a non-temporary computer-readable recording medium containing programmed instructions for causing the information processing device to execute the processing described in this embodiment, and the inventory management device as necessary. 100 mechanically read. That is, a storage unit such as a ROM or HDD (Hard Disk Drive) stores a computer program for giving commands to the CPU in cooperation with the OS to perform various processes. This computer program is executed by being loaded into the RAM and constitutes a control section in cooperation with the CPU.

Also, this computer program may be stored in an application program server connected to the inventory management apparatus 100 via an arbitrary network (for example, network 300), and may be downloaded in whole or in part as necessary. It is also possible to

Also, the program for executing the processing described in this embodiment may be stored in a non-temporary computer-readable recording medium, or may be configured as a program product. Here, the term "recording medium" refers to memory cards, USB (Universal Serial Bus) memories, SD (Secure Digital) cards, flexible disks, magneto-optical disks, ROMs, EPROMs (Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory), EEPROMs (registered (trademark) (Electrically Erasable and Programmable Read Only Memory), CD-ROM (Compact Disk Read Only Memory), MO (Magneto-Optical disk), DVD (Digital Versatile Disk), and Disc (registered trademark) such as Blu- shall include any "portable physical medium". Therefore, a recording medium storing a program for executing the processing described in this specification also constitutes the present invention.

A "program" is a data processing method written in any language or writing method, regardless of the format such as source code or binary code. In addition, the "program" is not necessarily limited to a single configuration, but is distributed as multiple modules or libraries, or cooperates with a separate program represented by the OS to achieve its function. Including things. It should be noted that well-known configurations and procedures can be used for the specific configuration and reading procedure for reading the recording medium in each device shown in the embodiments, the installation procedure after reading, and the like.

The various databases stored in the storage unit 106 are storage means such as memory devices such as RAM and ROM, fixed disk devices such as hard disks, flexible disks, and optical disks. programs, tables, databases, and files for web pages.

The inventory management device 100 may be configured as an information processing device such as a known personal computer or workstation, or may be configured as the information processing device to which arbitrary peripheral devices are connected. In addition, the inventory management device 100 may be implemented by installing software (including programs, data, etc.) that causes the device to implement the processes described herein.

Furthermore, the specific forms of distribution and integration of devices are not limited to those shown in the figures, and all or part of them can be functionally or physically arranged in arbitrary units according to various additions or functional loads. It can be distributed and integrated. In other words, the embodiments described above may be arbitrarily combined and implemented, or the embodiments may be implemented selectively.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention is useful in managing inventories of articles, and is particularly useful in managing inventories of articles of the same type for different types of management purposes.

100 Inventory management device 102 Control unit 102a Management purpose setting unit 102b Predetermined date setting unit 102c Calculation unit 102d Order data creation unit 104 Communication interface unit 106 Storage unit 106a Management purpose setting master 106b Lead time setting master 106c Required quantity setting data storage area 106d inventory data storage area 106e incoming/outgoing data storage area 106f order data storage area 108 input/output interface section 112 input device 114 output device 200 server 300 network 1000 inventory management system

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An inventory management device for managing inventory related to goods,
Calculation means for calculating a required quantity of a preset management object item related to the shortage of the inventory on a predetermined date;
The current inventory stored in the storage location and the scheduled items to be stored, which are set for each storage location or for each of multiple types of management purposes of the items associated with the storage location. Based on the allocation target information indicating whether or not the inventory is subject to allocation, the total of the current inventory and planned inventory that are subject to allocation corresponding to one or more management purposes excluding items that are not subject to allocation a control unit that allocates goods from the quantity and manages the inventory that is not subject to allocation by dividing it according to the management purpose;
An inventory management device characterized by comprising: The control unit
management objective setting means for setting management objective information relating to one of the plurality of types of management objectives for at least part of the article;
a required quantity acquisition means for acquiring required quantity information about the required quantity of the goods on the required date,
The calculation means is
Acquiring current inventory quantity information related to the current inventory quantity of the preset items for management purposes;
Acquiring warehousing/dispatching quantity information related to the quantity related to the warehousing/dispatching of the preset items for management purposes,
2. The inventory management according to claim 1, wherein the required quantity of the preset management object item is calculated based on the required quantity information, the current inventory quantity information, and the incoming/outgoing quantity information. Device. The control unit
3. The inventory management according to claim 2, further comprising predetermined date setting means for setting a predetermined date for calculating the required quantity of the item from a master in which the lead time for the required date is registered for each item. Device. 4. The inventory management device according to claim 2, wherein said management purpose information includes storage location information regarding a storage location of said current inventory items. The inventory management device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the plurality of management purposes are at least two of mass production purposes, maintenance purposes, and development purposes. The control unit further
6. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5 , further comprising order data creation means for creating order data for the preset items to be managed based on the information on the required quantity calculated by the calculation means. The inventory management device described in . An inventory management method for managing inventory of goods , comprising:
a calculation step in which the calculation means calculates a required quantity of a preset management object item related to a shortage of inventory on a predetermined date ;
a control unit configured for each storage location or for each management purpose of a plurality of types of articles associated with the storage location; Current inventory subject to allocation corresponding to one or more management purposes, excluding items not subject to allocation, based on allocation target information indicating whether scheduled inventory, which is goods, is subject to allocation, and a management step of allocating goods from the total amount of planned inventory, and managing the non-allocation inventory separately according to management purpose;
An inventory management method characterized by comprising : An inventory management program for managing inventory related to goods ,
the computer,
Calculation means for calculating a required quantity of a preset management object item related to the shortage of the inventory on a predetermined date;
The current inventory stored in the storage location and the scheduled items to be stored, which are set for each storage location or for each of multiple types of management purposes of the items associated with the storage location. Based on the allocation target information indicating whether or not the inventory is subject to allocation, the total of the current inventory and planned inventory that are subject to allocation corresponding to one or more management purposes excluding items that are not subject to allocation Functioning as a control unit that allocates goods from the quantity and manages the inventory that is not subject to allocation by dividing it according to the management purpose;
An inventory management program characterized by

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