JP7310143B2 - Information processing device and program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus and program.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is an information processing apparatus that stores and manages various expiration dates such as expiration dates and expiration dates of products in stock (for example, Patent Document 1). In a product sales business using such an information processing device, when it is desired to reduce surplus inventory, there are cases in which a product set consisting of a combination of multiple types of products is configured and products are sold in units of the product set. be.

JP 2014-174791 A

However, if a set of products is configured by selecting products in order from the shortest period until the deadline by referring to the deadlines managed by the information processing device, the deadlines of the multiple products that make up the set product vary greatly. As a result, it becomes difficult for the purchaser to handle, and there is a problem that the value of the set product may be lowered.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide an information processing apparatus and a program capable of easily creating set products while suppressing variations in the expiration dates of component products.

In order to solve the above problems, the information processing device of the present invention includes:
Set product information specifying the component quantity for each product type in a set product consisting of a combination of multiple types of products;
Inventory quantity information for each of the plurality of types of products;
Expiration information related to a predetermined expiration date set for each of the plurality of types of products;
information generating means for generating set product configuration information specifying each product to be incorporated into the set product when creating the set product by combining the products in stock based on ;
a second input means for receiving a second input operation for designating the number of set products to be created;
with
The information generating means provides a method of combining products capable of forming the number of set products specified by the second input operation, wherein the maximum range between the term of each product constituting the set product is used as a reference. The set product configuration information is generated based on a combination of products that minimizes the maximum range, among combinations of products that fall within the range.

ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, set goods can be easily produced, suppressing the variation in the expiration date of a component product.

It is a block diagram which shows the functional structure of a sales management apparatus. It is a figure which shows the example of the content of a goods table. It is a figure which shows the example of a goods registration screen. It is a figure which shows the example of the content of a set goods table. It is a figure which shows the example of the content of a component product table. It is a figure which shows the example of a set goods registration screen. It is a figure which shows the example of the content of a lot management table. It is a figure which shows the example of a lot information registration screen. 10 is a flowchart showing a control procedure of set product creation processing; It is a figure which shows the example of a set goods creation screen. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a control procedure of set product configuration identification processing; FIG. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a control procedure of set product configuration identification processing; FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of the content of a component goods candidate list. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of the contents of a component product candidate list at the end of set product configuration identification processing; It is a figure which shows the example of the content of set goods structure data. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a control procedure of instruction sheet output processing; FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of the content of set goods preparation instructions. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of contents of a lot management table after reflecting the contents of a constituent product candidate list; It is a figure which shows the example of a result display screen. 10 is a flowchart showing a control procedure of set product creation processing according to the second embodiment; 10 is a flowchart showing a control procedure of instruction output processing according to the second embodiment; FIG. 11 is a flow chart showing a control procedure of set product creation processing according to the third embodiment; FIG. FIG. 11 is a flow chart showing a control procedure of instruction output processing according to the third embodiment; FIG. FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a control procedure of set product creation processing according to the fourth embodiment; FIG.

Embodiments of an information processing apparatus and a program according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of the sales management device 1 of the first embodiment.
The sales management device 1 (information processing device) is a terminal device used by a person who performs product sales management work. The sales management device 1 is, for example, a notebook PC (Personal Computer), a desktop PC, a smart phone, a tablet terminal, or the like.

The sales management device 1 stores various data related to products, and performs predetermined processing such as tabulation of data and printing of forms for a plurality of tasks related to product sales, purchases, inventories, etc., thereby managing product sales. Assist with administrative tasks. The product data managed by the sales management apparatus 1 includes, for example, the quantity of products in stock for each lot and the deadline set for each product lot.
In this embodiment, sales management in a retail business that sells food products to consumers will be described as an example.

As described above, in the product sales management business, there are cases where a set product is created by combining a plurality of types of products, and the product is sold in units of the set product. In order to cope with such business, the sales management device 1 of the present embodiment can perform set product creation processing for creating set products under conditions specified by the user. In the set product creation process, when creating a set product by combining products in stock, set product configuration information is generated that identifies the lot of products to be incorporated into the set product. The sales management apparatus 1 also has a function of outputting a set product creation instruction sheet 30 (FIG. 17) including the content of the set product configuration information. The user can easily compose a set of products with desired conditions by combining the products of the lot specified in the set product creation instruction sheet 30 .
Details of the set product creation process will be described later.

The sales management device 1 includes a CPU 11 (Central Processing Unit), a RAM 12 (Random Access Memory), a storage section 13, an operation section 14, a display section 15, a communication section 16, a bus 17, and the like. Each part of the sales management device 1 is connected via a bus 17 .

The CPU 11 is a processor that controls each part of the sales management device 1 . The CPU 11 reads a designated program from among the system program and the application program stored in the storage unit 13, develops it in the RAM 12, and executes various processes according to the program. By executing the processing, the CPU 11 functions as information generation means, first input means, second input means, and presentation means.

The RAM 12 is, for example, a volatile memory, and has a work area for temporarily storing various programs and data read by the CPU 11 . The data temporarily stored in the RAM 12 include a candidate list of component products 121 (FIGS. 13 and 14) and set product configuration data 122 (FIG. 15) generated in the set product creation process to be described later. Among them, the information included in the set product configuration data 122 corresponds to the set product configuration information described above.

The storage unit 13 includes a data writable and readable storage device such as a HDD (Hard Disk Drive) and an SSD (Solid State Drive), and stores files including various programs and data. The data stored in the storage unit 13 includes a product table 131 containing information on the names and unit prices of products to be managed, a set product table 132 containing information on the names and unit prices of set products, and the types of products that make up the set products. The component product table 133 including information on the quantity (component quantity) for each product, information on the inventory quantity for each product lot, and information on the expiration date (in this embodiment, the expiration date) set for each product lot. There is a lot management table 134 including The storage unit 13 also stores a set product creation program 135 for causing the sales management apparatus 1 to execute set product creation processing.
Among the above, the information contained in the set product table 132 and the constituent product table 133 corresponds to "set product information", and the information contained in the lot management table 134 corresponds to "inventory quantity information" and "expiration date information".

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the contents of the product table 131. As shown in FIG.
The product table 131 is table data in which product codes, product names, and unit prices are associated with each product type. In the example of FIG. 2, product codes "00001" to "00004" are registered in association with "product a" to "product d", respectively. Data included in the product table 131 is additionally registered in the product table 131 by the user inputting information using the operation unit 14 while the predetermined product registration screen 21 is displayed on the display unit 15 .

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the product registration screen 21. As shown in FIG.
The product registration screen 21 is provided with a product code input area 211 , a product name input area 212 and a unit price input area 213 . When the input operation of selecting the registration button 214 is performed with the necessary information entered in each of these areas, the product data is additionally registered in the product table 131 . When the input operation to select the end button 215 is performed, the product registration screen 21 is closed and the information input is completed.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the contents of the set product table 132. As shown in FIG.
The set product table 132 is table data in which a set product code, a set product name, and a unit price are associated and stored for each type of set product. In the example of FIG. 4, set product codes "S0001" and "S0002" are registered in association with "set product A" and "set product B", respectively.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the contents of the component product table 133. As shown in FIG.
The component product table 133 is table data in which a set product code, product codes of products constituting a set product corresponding to the set product code, and the quantity of the product in the set product are associated and stored. In the example of FIG. 5, it is shown that set product A (set product code: S0001) is a combination of one product a (product code: 00001) and two products b (product code: 00002). there is In this embodiment, each product set consists of a combination of two types of products. More than one line will be provided.

The data contained in the set product table 132 and the component product table 133 are stored in the product table 131 by the user inputting information using the operation unit 14 while the predetermined product set registration screen 22 is displayed on the display unit 15. be additionally registered.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the set product registration screen 22. As shown in FIG.
The set product registration screen 22 is provided with a set product code input area 221 , a set product name input area 222 , a unit price input area 223 , and a component product input area 224 . When the input operation to select the registration button 225 is performed with the necessary information entered in each of these areas, the set product data and the component product data are added to the set product table 132 and the component product table 133, respectively. be registered. When the input operation to select the end button 226 is performed, the set product registration screen 22 is closed and the information input is completed.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of contents of the lot management table 134. As shown in FIG.
In distribution and sales of food products, products of the same type but having different manufacturing dates (thus, products having different expiry dates) are sorted into different lots and managed separately. In this embodiment, a lot refers to a collection of products of the same type and having the same date of manufacture.
The lot management table 134 manages information related to each lot of products. Specifically, the lot management table 134 is table data in which a product code, a lot number, an expiration date, and an inventory quantity are associated with each product lot and stored. Data included in the lot management table 134 is additionally registered in the product table 131 by the user inputting information using the operation unit 14 while the predetermined lot information registration screen 23 is displayed on the display unit 15 .

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of the lot information registration screen 23. As shown in FIG.
The lot information registration screen 23 is provided with a product code input area 231 , a product name input area 232 , a lot number input area 233 and an expiration date input area 234 . When the input operation of selecting the registration button 235 is performed with the necessary information entered in each of these areas, product lot data is additionally registered in the lot management table 134 . When the input operation to select the end button 236 is performed, the lot information registration screen 23 is closed and the information input is completed.

The operation unit 14 has a key input unit such as a keyboard and a pointing device such as a mouse, receives key operation input and position operation input from a user (operator), and transmits the operation information to the first input means and It outputs to the CPU 11 as second input means. The CPU 11 accepts a user's input operation based on information transmitted from the operation unit 14 .

The display unit 15 is composed of an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), an EL (Electro Luminescence) display, or the like, and performs various displays according to display information instructed by the CPU 11 .

The communication unit 16 is configured by a network card or the like, and is connected to equipment such as a database on a communication network (not shown). The communication network may be a LAN (Local Area Network), a WAN (Wide Area Network), or the like. The communication unit 16 transmits and receives data to and from devices on the communication network under the control of the CPU 11 . In addition, the sales management apparatus 1 of this embodiment is connected to an external printing device (not shown) via the communication unit 16, and various forms created by the sales management apparatus 1 can be printed by the printing device. It's like

In this embodiment, the product table 131, the set product table 132, the component product table 133, the lot management table 134, and the set product creation program 135 are stored in the storage unit 13; A part or all of the above data and programs may be stored in an external server device, and the sales management device 1 may acquire necessary information from the server device via the communication unit 16 and operate.

Next, set product creation processing executed in the sales management apparatus 1 will be described.
When creating a set product by combining multiple types of products specified in the set product table, select each product in order from the one with the shortest period until the deadline (in other words, in order from the product that was delivered earlier). If the product is incorporated as a set product, there may be a large variation in the expiration dates of the multiple products that make up the set product. If the expiry date varies greatly within a set product, it becomes difficult for the purchaser to handle, and the value of the set product decreases.

Therefore, in the set product creation processing by the sales management apparatus 1 of the present embodiment, the set product is configured while preferentially incorporating the products in lots with short expiry dates as the products constituting the set product. The lot of each product to be included is determined so that the maximum range between the expiration dates of each product to be included is within a predetermined range of days (reference range).
In this specification, determining the lot of each product in the set product and fixing the configuration of the set product is referred to as "creation of the set product".

The above range of days is specified in advance by the user. In addition, in the set product creation process, set products are created in the number of products specified by the user.
When the set product of the specified production quantity is produced, a set product production instruction sheet 30 (FIG. 17) indicating the lot combination of the component products for each set product of the production quantity is output by a predetermined printing device.

The set product creation process will be described in detail below with reference to FIGS. 9 to 19. FIG.
FIG. 9 is a flow chart showing a control procedure by the CPU 11 in the set product creation process.
When the set product creation process is started, the CPU 11 causes the display unit 15 to display the set product creation screen 24, and accepts input of the set product code (and/or set product name), the quantity to be created, and the range of days (step S101).

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of the set product creation screen 24. As shown in FIG.
On the set product creation screen 24, a set product code input area 241, a set product name input area 242, a production quantity input area 243, a range days input area 244, a create button 245 and an end button 246 are displayed. By performing an input operation on the operation unit 14, the user specifies the set product to be created in the set product code input area 241 and the set product name input area 242, specifies the production quantity in the production quantity input area 243, and specifies the number of days within the range. A range of days can be specified in input area 244 . When one of the set product code and the set product name is specified, the set product table 132 may be referenced and the other may be automatically input.
An input operation for designating the range of days on the set product creation screen 24 corresponds to the "first input operation", and an input operation for designating the production quantity corresponds to the "second input operation".
Below, the set product specified on the set product creation screen 24 is referred to as "specified set product", the specified quantity to be created is referred to as "specified quantity to be created", and the specified range of days is referred to as "specified range of days". .

The CPU 11 determines whether or not an input operation to select the end button 246 has been performed on the set product creation screen 24 (step S102), and if it is determined that the input operation has not been performed ("NO ”), and it is determined whether or not an input operation for selecting the create button 245 has been performed (step S103). If the CPU 11 determines that an input operation for selecting the create button 245 has not been performed ("NO" in step S103), it returns the process to step S102. ("YES" in step S103), the designated range days is substituted for the variable "range days V" related to the range days (step S104).

Next, the CPU 11 executes set product configuration identification processing (step S105) and instruction sheet output processing (step S106), which will be described later, and returns the processing to step S101.
When it is determined in the process of step S101 that an input operation for selecting the end button 246 has been performed ("YES" in step S102), the CPU 11 terminates the set product creation process.

11 and 12 are flow charts showing the control procedure by the CPU 11 of the set product composition identifying process.
When the set product configuration identification process is called, the CPU 11 creates a configuration product candidate list 121 on the RAM 12 (step S201).

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of the contents of the constituent product candidate list 121. As shown in FIG.
The contents of the constituent product candidate list 121 correspond to information on specific products extracted from the lot management table 134 and rearranged. More specifically, the contents of the constituent product candidate list 121 are obtained by sorting all stock lots of each product constituting the specified set product in order of the expiration date from the oldest. FIG. 13 shows an example in which the specified set product is set product A. All inventory lots of product a (product code: 00001) and product b (product code: 00002) that make up set product A are Sorted in ascending order of expiry date.
In the component product candidate list 121, as shown in the rightmost column of FIG. 13, the quantity of each product used (to be incorporated into the set product) used according to the creation of the set product is counted and stored. be done. FIG. 13 exemplifies a state in which the used quantities are all 0 before the set product is created.

When the process of step S201 ends, the CPU 11 substitutes an empty variable "reference expiration date W" relating to the reference expiration date used in subsequent processing, and the variable "prepared set quantity X ” is substituted for 0, and 1 is substituted for the variable “combination number Y” assigned to each combination of product lots in the set product (step S202).

The CPU 11 determines whether or not the reference expiration date W is empty (step S203). If it is determined that the reference expiry date W is empty ("YES" in step S203), the CPU 11 selects the product whose expiry date is the shortest from the current date in the component product candidate list 121. (that is, the product with the oldest expiry date) and its lot are searched (step S204). If it is determined that the reference expiration date W is not empty ("NO" in step S203), the CPU 11 selects the product whose expiration date is closest to the reference expiration date W in the constituent product candidate list 121 (that is, The product whose expiration date is later than the reference expiration date W and is the oldest) and its lot are retrieved (step S205).

When the search result is not applicable in the process of step S204 or S205 ("YES" in step S206), the CPU 11 terminates the product composition specifying process and shifts the process to step S106 of the set product creation process. Let

If there is a corresponding search result in the process of step S204 or S205 ("NO" in step S206), the CPU 11 determines the expiration date of the product of the lot specified by the search (hereinafter referred to as "reference product"). is substituted for the reference expiration date W (step S207).

The CPU 11 searches the component product candidate list 121 for lots of all the other products that make up the designated set product in order of expiry date from the reference product (step S208). As a result, the lot of each product constituting the designated set product is tentatively determined so that it includes the lot of the reference product and the expiration date of each product is closest to the expiration date of the reference product.

When there is a corresponding search result in the search process of step S208 (“NO” in step S209), the CPU 11 first substitutes 0 for the variable “additional set quantity Z” relating to the quantity of set products to be additionally created. (step S210).

The CPU 11 calculates the maximum range between expiration dates of a plurality of products constituting the set product selected in step S208 (step S211).

The CPU 11 determines whether the calculated maximum range is equal to or less than the range number of days V (step S212), and if it is determined that the maximum range is equal to or less than the range number of days V ("YES" in step S212). , the maximum number of set products that can be created by combining the products of the lot tentatively determined in step S208 is calculated and substituted for the additional set quantity Z (step S213).

The CPU 11 determines whether or not the sum of the created set quantity X and the additional set quantity Z is greater than the specified quantity to be created (that is, whether or not the specified quantity will be exceeded if the maximum number of set products calculated in step S213 is created). ) is determined (step S214). If it is determined that the above sum is greater than the designated production quantity ("YES" in step S214), the CPU 11 substitutes the value obtained by subtracting the produced set quantity X from the designated production quantity for the additional set quantity Z. (Step S215).

When the process of step S215 is completed, or when it is determined in the process of step S214 that the sum of the created set quantity X and the additional set quantity Z is equal to or less than the specified quantity to be created ("NO" in step S214) , the CPU 11 substitutes the value obtained by adding the additional set quantity Z to the created set quantity X into the created set quantity X (step S216).

The CPU 11 updates the component product candidate list 121 and the set product configuration data 122 on the RAM 12 according to the additional set quantity Z (step S217).
More specifically, the CPU 11 adds the quantity of products used in each lot necessary for creating set products of the additional set quantity Z to the item “quantity used” in the constituent product candidate list 121 .
The CPU 11 also adds information relating to the configuration of the set product corresponding to the combination number Y to the set product configuration data 122 .

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of the contents of set product configuration data 122. As shown in FIG.
The set product configuration data 122 is data indicating the specific configuration of the set product created by the set product creation process, and is data referred to when outputting the set product creation instruction sheet 30 . The set product composition data 122 indicates how many products of which lot are to be incorporated for each product that constitutes the set product.
Specifically, the set product configuration data 122 includes data of combination number, production quantity, product code, lot number, and usage quantity. Among these, the combination number corresponds to the value of the variable "combination number Y", and the production quantity corresponds to the value of the variable "additional set quantity Z". In addition, the product code, lot number, and usage quantity are entered for each combination number with the product usage quantity of each lot required to create the set product of the additional set quantity Z.

When the process of step S217 is completed, the CPU 11 increments the combination number Y (step S218).

The CPU 11 determines whether or not the created set quantity X matches the specified created quantity (step S219). If the CPU 11 determines that the created set quantity X does not match the specified created quantity ("NO" in step S219), it returns the process to step S208. ("YES" in step S219), the product configuration identification process is terminated, and the process proceeds to step S106 of the set product creation process.

If there is no search result in the search process of step S208 ("YES" in step S209), the CPU 11 determines whether or not the additional set quantity Z is 0 (step S220). If it is determined that the quantity Z is not 0 ("NO" in step S220), the reference expiry date W is incremented (step S221), and the process proceeds to step S205. Also, when it is determined in the process of step S212 that the maximum range is greater than the range days V ("NO" in step S212), the CPU 11 increments the reference expiration date W (step S221), and continues the process. The process proceeds to step S205.

When it is determined in the process of step S220 that the additional set quantity Z is 0 ("YES" in step S220), the CPU 11 terminates the product composition specifying process and proceeds to step S106 of the set product creation process. move to

According to such a set product configuration specifying process, a loop process (steps S208 to S219) for creating a set product that includes the reference product and that the maximum range between the expiration dates of the constituent products is equal to or less than the specified range of days. is executed repeatedly. In the creation of this set of products, products of lots with short expiry dates are preferentially selected and incorporated (step S208). Therefore, in the first loop processing of the multiple loop processing for one standard product, the set product with the smallest maximum range between the expiration dates of the component products is created, and in the second loop processing, the following A combination of set products with a small maximum range between expiration dates is created. Thereafter, for each loop process, a set product of a combination with the shortest maximum range between expiration dates at that time is created.

In addition, in the last loop processing for one reference product, if a product set including the reference product cannot be created ("YES" in step S209), at least one product set including the reference product has been created. If so ("NO" in step S220), the reference expiry date W is incremented (step S221), and the above loop processing is newly executed to continuously create a set product for the reference product with a newer expiry date. is executed.
In addition, even if a product set including the standard product can be created, but the maximum range between expiration dates exceeds the specified range of days ("NO" in step S212), the standard expiration date W is incremented and a set product is created continuously. be done.

A set product is created by switching the reference product to one with a newer expiration date, and in the loop processing for a certain reference product, if it is not possible to create even one set of product set that includes the reference product (" YES" and "NO" in step S220), it means that the production of set products of all possible combinations has been completed, and thus the set product configuration identifying process ends.

Here, as a specific example of the set product composition specifying process, "50 sets" of "set product A" are created based on the contents of each table data shown in FIGS. , the case where the above range number of days is set to "10 days" will be described.

First, in step S204, product a (product code: 00001, expiry date: 2018/4/30) of lot number R0001, which has the shortest period until expiration date in the component product candidate list 121 of FIG. 13, is specified as the reference product. be done. Further, in step S207, "2018/4/30" is substituted for the reference expiration date W.

Next, in step S208, among product b (product code: 00002), which is another product constituting set product A, a lot that has an inventory quantity and that has the closest expiry date to the reference product is searched. be. Here, among the products b, the lot number R0101 whose expiration date is "2018/5/5" is identified as the search result. That is, as the product composition of the set product with the combination number Y=1, the composition consisting of the product a with the lot number R0001 and the product b with the lot number R0101 is tentatively determined.

In step S211, the range between the expiry date (2018/4/30) of product a with lot number R0001 and the expiry date (2018/5/5) of product b with lot number R0101 in the temporarily determined set product (6 days) is calculated. Since this range is equal to or less than the range number of days V (10 days), a determination of "YES" is made in step S212.

In step S213, in the constituent product candidate list 121 of FIG. It is determined that 40 sets of set product A, which is a combination of two products b, can be created. Therefore, 40 is substituted for the additional set quantity Z.

In step S214, at this time, the sum of the created set quantity X (0 sets) and the additional set quantity Z (40 sets) is equal to or less than the specified quantity to be created (50 sets), so the process proceeds to step S216, where the created set quantity The additional set quantity Z (40 sets) is substituted for X. As a result, the additional set quantity Z is determined, and the used quantity of the products in each lot corresponding to the combination number Y=1 is also determined, so the contents of the component product candidate list 121 and the set product configuration data 122 are updated (step S217). ), the combination number Y is incremented to 2 (step S218).
Also, in step S219, it is determined that the created set quantity X (40 sets) has not reached the specified created set quantity (50 sets), so the process returns to step S208.

In step S208, lot number R0102 whose expiration date is closest to that of the reference product at this stage is selected as product b to be combined with product a of lot number R0001, which is the reference product.
However, in step S212, the range (15 days) between the expiration date (2018/4/30) of the reference product and the expiration date (2018/5/14) of product b of lot number R0102 is V (10 days). day), the determination is "NO", the reference expiration date W is incremented in step S221 (that is, 2018/5/1 is substituted for the reference expiration date W), and the process returns to step S205.

In step S205, the product a (expiration date: May 5, 2018) of lot number R0002 whose expiration date is closest to the reference expiration date W is identified as the reference product.
Further, in step S208, lot number R0102 (expiration date: May 14, 2018), which has an inventory quantity and the closest expiry date to the reference product, is identified as a search result among product b. That is, as the product composition of the set product with the combination number Y=2, the composition consisting of the product a with the lot number R0002 and the product b with the lot number R0102 is tentatively determined.

In step S211, the range (10 days) between the expiration date (May 5, 2018) of the reference product and the expiration date (May 14, 2018) of product b with lot number R0102 is calculated. Since this range is equal to or less than the range number of days V (10 days), a determination of "YES" is made in step S212.

In step S213, in the constituent product candidate list 121 of FIG. It is determined that 50 sets of set product A, which is a combination of two products b, can be created. Therefore, 50 is substituted for the additional set quantity Z.

In step S214, at this time, the sum of the created set quantity X (40 sets) and the additional set quantity Z (50 sets) is greater than the specified quantity to be created (50 sets), so the process proceeds to step S215, where the additional set quantity Z , 10 pairs obtained by subtracting the created set quantity X (40 pairs) from the designated created quantity (50 pairs) are substituted. That is, in this processing loop, only 10 set products are created, so the quantity of product a with lot number R0002 is 10, and the quantity of product b with lot number R0102 is 20.

In step S216, 50 pairs, which is the sum of the created set quantity X (40 pairs) and the additional set quantity Z (10 pairs), is substituted for the created set quantity X.
Therefore, in the process of step S219, it is determined that the created set quantity X (50 sets) matches the designated created quantity (50 sets), and the set product configuration identifying process ends.

As shown in FIG. 14, in the component product candidate list 121 at the end of the set product configuration specifying process, the quantity of products used in each lot corresponding to the additional set quantity Z in each loop process is input, and the inventory The quantity has been updated to a value obtained by subtracting the used quantity from the initial value shown in FIG.
In addition, in the set product configuration data 122, the quantity of set products to be created, the combination of lots and products, and the quantities used thereof are input for each combination number.

FIG. 16 is a flow chart showing the control procedure by the CPU 11 of the instruction sheet output process.
When the instruction sheet output process is started, the CPU 11 determines whether or not the created set quantity X matches the designated created quantity (step S301). If it is determined that the created set quantity X matches the specified creation quantity, that is, if it is determined that the set product of the quantity specified by the user has been created ("YES" in step S301), the CPU 11 sends a print command to the printing device, and causes the predetermined printing device to output the set product creation instruction sheet 30 based on the set product configuration data 122 on the RAM 12 (step S302).

FIG. 17 is a diagram showing an example of the contents of the set product creation instruction sheet 30. As shown in FIG.
The contents of the set product creation instruction sheet 30 correspond to the contents of the set product composition data 122 on the RAM 12, with the set product name corresponding to the set product code added, and the product name corresponding to the product code added. . With such a set product creation instruction sheet 30, it is presented to the user in an easy-to-understand manner as to which lot and how many products should be incorporated for each product constituting the set product.
In step S302, a screen display corresponding to the contents of the set product creation instruction sheet 30 may be displayed (output) on the display unit 15. FIG.

When the process of step S302 is completed, the CPU 11 reflects the content of the constituent product candidate list 121 on the RAM 12 in the lot management table 134 (step S303).

FIG. 18 is a diagram showing an example of the contents of the lot management table 134 after the contents of the constituent product candidate list 121 are reflected.
In the lot management table 134 of FIG. 18, the inventory quantity is updated to the content of the inventory quantity in the constituent product candidate list 121 of FIG.

In the process of step S301, when it is determined that the created set quantity X does not match the specified creation quantity, that is, the set product of the quantity specified by the user cannot be created ("NO" in step S301), The CPU 11 causes the display unit 15 to display a predetermined result display screen 25 (step S305).

FIG. 19 is a diagram showing an example of the result display screen 25. As shown in FIG.
On the result display screen 25, it is displayed that the set product of the designated production quantity cannot be produced, and the quantity of the set product that can be produced within the specified range of days is also presented.

When the processing of step S303 or step S305 ends, the CPU 11 clears the constituent product candidate list 121 and the set product composition data 122 on the RAM 12 (step S304), terminates the instruction sheet output processing, and proceeds to set product creation processing. The process returns to step S101.

(Modification 1)
In the above-described embodiment, in step S201 of the set product composition identifying process, all the lot products that can constitute the designated set product are selected to create the component product candidate list 121. It is also possible to select only lots whose expiration date is set after the reference date specified by the user from among the constituent products.
In this case, an input area for specifying the reference date is provided on the set product creation screen 24 of FIG. I wish I could.

(Modification 2)
In the above embodiment, when the set product of the designated production quantity could not be produced, the result display screen 25 was displayed and the process was terminated. It is also possible to generate set product configuration data 122 including information related to products, and to output the set product creation instruction sheet 30 based on the content of the set product configuration data 122 . In this case, the process from step S302 onwards may be performed without performing the determination in step S301 in the instruction sheet output process of FIG.

As described above, the sales management apparatus 1 as the information processing apparatus of the present embodiment has the set product table 132 in which the component quantity for each product type is specified and the component product table 132 for the set product consisting of a combination of multiple types of products. a table 133, and a lot management table 134 containing information on inventory quantities for each lot of each of multiple types of products, and information on expiry dates set for each lot of each of multiple types of products; A CPU 11 is provided as information generating means for generating set product composition data 122 specifying the lot of each product to be incorporated into the set product when creating a set product by combining the products in stock according to the above. The set product composition data 122 is generated so that the maximum range between expiration dates of each product constituting the product is equal to or less than the range days as the reference range.
According to such a configuration, it is possible to easily create a set product while keeping the maximum range between the expiration dates of the products constituting the set product to the number of days or less. When it is attempted to create such a set product manually, especially when the number of products constituting the set product is large, it is very time-consuming and error-prone. By doing so, it is possible to reduce such troubles and improve the efficiency of the work, and it is possible to create a set product more accurately.

In addition, the CPU 11 receives an input operation for designating the range of days (first input means), and generates set product composition data 122 based on the range of days specified by the input operation (information generating means). As a result, it is possible to create a product set by suppressing the maximum range between expiration dates of the products constituting the product set to the desired number of days or less.

In addition, in the sales management device 1 according to Modification 2, the CPU 11 receives an input operation (second input means) for designating the production quantity of set products, (information generating means). As a result, even if a set product of a desired quantity cannot be created within the specified range of days, the user can grasp the quantity of the set product that can be created, and can create a set product with this quantity as necessary. be able to.

In addition, the CPU 11 preferentially selects a lot with a short period until the expiry date as the lot of the product constituting the set product (information generating means). As a result, it is possible to incorporate more products with old expiration dates that are surplus inventory or stagnant inventory into set products, while suppressing the decline in value of set products due to variations in the expiration dates of constituent products. can effectively reduce inventories.

Further, in the sales management device 1 according to Modification 1, the CPU 11 selects a lot whose expiration date is set after a predetermined reference date as a lot of products constituting a set product (information generating means). According to this, it is possible to easily construct a set of products only from products whose expiration date is longer than the predetermined number of days. Therefore, it is possible to more flexibly adjust the configuration of the set product.

In addition, the CPU 11 performs processing for transmitting a print command to the printing device in order to present the contents of the set product configuration data 122 to the user as the set product creation instruction sheet 30 (presentation means). As a result, it is possible to present to the user in an easy-to-understand manner how many products of which lot should be incorporated for each product constituting the set product.

Also, the set product creation program 135 of the present embodiment allows the CPU 11 as a computer provided in the sales management device 1 to create a set product by combining products in stock, and the lot of each product to be incorporated into the set product is It functions as information generating means for generating the identified set product composition data 122, and the information generating means sets the maximum range between the expiration dates of each product constituting the set product to be equal to or less than the range days as the reference range. , to generate set product configuration data 122 . By operating the sales management apparatus 1 with such a set product creation program 135, it is possible to easily create a set product while suppressing variations in the expiration dates of the component products.

(Second embodiment)
Next, a second embodiment of the invention will be described. The present embodiment is the first in that a plurality of range days for which a specified production quantity can be achieved within a specified range of days or less is specified, and the set product creation result is presented to the user for each of the plurality of range days. different from the embodiment of Differences from the first embodiment will be described below.

FIG. 20 is a flow chart showing a control procedure by the CPU 11 of set product creation processing according to the second embodiment.
The flowchart of FIG. 20 corresponds to the flowchart of FIG. 9 with step S104a changed from step S104 and steps S107 and S108 added.

In the set product creation process of the present embodiment, when it is determined that an input operation for selecting the creation button has been performed ("YES" in step S103), the CPU 11 substitutes 1 for the range days V (step S104a). . Therefore, in the next product set composition specifying process (step S105), the product set is created so that the expiry date of each product constituting the product set is within one day (that is, the same day).

When the set product configuration specifying process ends, the CPU 11 determines whether or not the range days V matches the designated range days (step S107). The range days V is incremented (step S108), and the set product composition specifying process (step S105) is executed again.

Thus, in this embodiment, the range of days V is increased by one day until the specified range of days is reached, and a set product is created for each range of days V. FIG. That is, the specified range of days specified by the user in this embodiment is used as the upper limit value of the range of days V. FIG.
Also, in correspondence with each of the plurality of range days V, a constituent product candidate list 121 and set product composition data 122 are created and held on the RAM 12 .

When it is determined that the range of days V matches the designated range of days ("YES" in step S107), the CPU 11 executes the instruction sheet output process (step S106).

FIG. 21 is a flow chart showing a control procedure by the CPU 11 of instruction output processing according to the second embodiment.
The flowchart of FIG. 21 corresponds to the flowchart of FIG. 16 with steps S301 to S303 replaced by steps S301a to S303a and step S306 added.

When the instruction sheet output process is started, the CPU 11 determines whether there is a range of days V in which the created set quantity X matches the designated production quantity (that is, the range in which the set product of the specified production quantity can be Whether or not there is a number of days V) is determined (step S301a).

If it is determined that there is a range of days V in which the created set quantity X matches the designated creation quantity ("YES" in step S301a), the CPU 11 creates sets corresponding to each of the plurality of range days V on the RAM 12. Based on the product configuration data 122, the set product creation instruction sheet 30 is output by a predetermined printing device for each of the range of days V in which the set products of the specified quantity can be created (step S302a).

The CPU 11 causes the display unit 15 to display a predetermined screen for allowing the user to select one of the set product creation instructions 30 out of the output set product creation instructions 30, and selects one of the set product creation instructions 30. It is determined whether or not an input operation has been performed (step S306), and if it is determined that the input operation has not been performed ("NO" in step S306), the process of step S306 is executed again.

If it is determined that an input operation for selecting one of the set product creation instructions 30 has been performed ("YES" in step S306), the CPU 11 controls the RAM 12 corresponding to the selected set product creation instruction 30. The contents of the constituent product candidate list 121 are reflected in the lot management table 134 (step S303a).
Subsequent processing is the same as the instruction sheet output processing of the first embodiment.

As described above, in the second embodiment, the CPU 11 accepts an input operation for specifying the upper limit of the range days V (first input means), and the range days below the upper limit specified by the input operation Based on this, set product configuration data 122 is generated (information generating means). As a result, when the set product can be created by keeping the maximum range between the expiration dates of the products constituting the set product smaller than the specified range of days, it is possible to present the user with the combination of set products configured in this way. .

In addition, the CPU 11 specifies a plurality of range days V that can constitute a set product of the specified quantity, and generates set product configuration data 122 based on each of the plurality of range days (information generating means). The smaller the range days V, the less variation in expiration dates, but the narrower the lot options, and the more likely it is that products with old expiration dates will not be included in set products. Conversely, the larger the range days V, the greater the variation in the expiration dates, and the wider the lot options, so that more products with old expiration dates can be incorporated into set products. According to the configuration of the present embodiment, in which the set product composition data 122 is generated for each of the plurality of range days V and the set product creation instruction sheet 30 is output, the user can easily understand the variations in the expiration date and the products with the old expiration date. A set product can be created by selecting a configuration of the set product that is closer to the desired contents, taking into consideration the balance with the incorporation situation.

(Third Embodiment)
Next, a third embodiment of the invention will be described. This embodiment is the second embodiment in that the minimum number of days within the specified range of days that can achieve the specified production quantity is specified, and the result of creating a set product based on the minimum number of days is presented to the user. Different from the form. Differences from the second embodiment will be described below.

FIG. 22 is a flow chart showing a control procedure by the CPU 11 of set product creation processing according to the third embodiment.
The flowchart in FIG. 22 corresponds to the flowchart in FIG. 20 with step S109 added.

In the set product creation process of this embodiment, when the set product configuration identification process (step S105) ends, the CPU 11 determines whether or not the created set quantity X matches the designated creation quantity (that is, whether or not the completed set product configuration specification (Step S109). When it is determined that the created set quantity X does not match the specified creation quantity ("NO" in step S109), the CPU 11 increments the range days V until the range days V reaches the specified range days (step S107). , S108), and the set product creation process (step S105) is executed again.

If it is determined that the created set quantity X matches the specified creation quantity ("YES" in step S109), or if it is determined that the range of days V has reached the specified range of days ("YES" in step S107) Then, the CPU 11 executes an instruction sheet output process (step S106).

FIG. 23 is a flow chart showing a control procedure by the CPU 11 of instruction output processing according to the third embodiment.
The flowchart in FIG. 23 corresponds to the flowchart in FIG. 21 with step S306 removed and step S303a changed to step S303b.

In the instruction sheet output process of this embodiment, when it is determined that there is a range of days V in which the created set quantity X matches the designated creation quantity ("YES" in step S301a), the CPU 11 A set product creation instruction sheet 30 is output by a predetermined printing device (step S302a). Therefore, the user is presented with the minimum range of days for constructing the set product of the specified quantity, and the configuration of the set product created based on the range of days.
Further, the CPU 11 reflects the contents of the component product candidate list 121 on the RAM 12 corresponding to the output set product creation instruction 30 in the lot management table 134 (step S303b).

When it is determined that there is no range of days V in which the created set quantity X matches the specified creation quantity ("NO" in step S301a), the CPU 11 causes the display unit 15 to indicate that the set product of the specified creation quantity cannot be created. The result display screen 25 (FIG. 19) is displayed (step S305).
Other processing is the same as the instruction sheet output processing of the second embodiment.

In this embodiment, since only the constituent product candidate list 121 and the set product composition data 122 generated in the last executed set product composition identifying process are used in the instruction sheet output process, the range days V is incremented. At the timing (step S108), the constituent product candidate list 121 and the set product composition data 122 on the RAM 12 may be cleared.

As described above, in the third embodiment, the CPU 11 specifies the minimum number of days for which the specified quantity of set products can be configured, and generates the set product configuration data 122 based on the minimum number of days ( information generating means). According to this, it is possible to create a set of products in a specified quantity to be created in a configuration with the least variation in expiration dates. Therefore, it is possible to effectively suppress the decrease in the value of set products due to variations in expiration dates.

(Fourth embodiment)
Next, a fourth embodiment of the invention will be described. This embodiment differs from the third embodiment in that the initial value of the range days V is set to the specified range days. That is, in the present embodiment, if the specified production quantity cannot be achieved in the specified range of days, the minimum range of days that can achieve the specified production quantity is specified among the range of days larger than the specified range of days, and the minimum range of days is specified. The user is presented with the result of creating a product set based on the range of days. Differences from the third embodiment will be described below.

FIG. 24 is a flow chart showing a control procedure by the CPU 11 of set product creation processing according to the fourth embodiment.
The flowchart of FIG. 24 corresponds to the flowchart of FIG. 22 with step S104a replaced with step S104 and step S107 replaced with step S107a.

In the set product creation process of the present embodiment, the CPU 11 executes the set product configuration specifying process (step S105) with the range days V set to the specified range days (step S104), and then the created set quantity X is specified and created. It is determined whether or not the quantity matches (step S109).

If it is determined that the created set quantity X does not match the specified creation quantity (that is, the set product of the specified creation quantity could not be created) ("NO" in step S109), the CPU 11 determines that the range of days V is , and the number of days obtained by adding a predetermined upper limit number of days to the designated range of days (step S107a). If it is determined that the range of days V does not match the above number of days ("NO" in step S107a), the CPU 11 increments the range of days V (step S108), and performs set product configuration identification processing again (step S105). to run.

As described above, in this embodiment, when the designated production quantity cannot be achieved, the range of days V is increased by one day until reaching the number of days obtained by adding the predetermined upper limit number of days to the designated range of days, and each range of days V An attempt is made to create a set product for Then, when the designated production quantity can be achieved for any of the range days V, the instruction sheet output process is executed.
The above upper limit number of days may be set in advance and stored in the storage unit 13, or may be specified by the user on the set product creation screen 24. FIG.
The designated range of days in this embodiment designates the first candidate for the range of days V, and corresponds to the "reference range candidate value".

When it is determined that the range of days V matches the designated range of days ("YES" in step S107), the CPU 11 executes the instruction sheet output process (step S106). The instruction sheet output processing of the present embodiment is the same as the instruction sheet output processing (FIG. 23) of the third embodiment, and thus description thereof is omitted.

As described above, in the fourth embodiment, the CPU 11 accepts an input operation for designating a candidate value for the range days (first input means), and designates the designated candidate value for the range days as the range days V. If it is possible to create a set product of the quantity to be created, the set product composition data 122 is generated with the candidate value of the specified range days as the range days V, and if the specified candidate value of the range days is set as the range days V, the specified If it is not possible to compose the set product of the quantity to be created, the minimum range of days for which the set product of the specified creation quantity can be configured is specified, and the set product configuration data 122 is generated based on the minimum range of days (information generating means ). According to this, it is possible to create a product set with a configuration in which the maximum range between the expiration dates is the smallest within the range in which the specified production quantity of the product set can be secured.

In the above description, an example in which the HDD and SSD of the storage unit 13 are used as a computer-readable medium for the program according to the present invention has been disclosed, but the present invention is not limited to this example. As other computer-readable media, it is possible to apply portable recording media such as flash memories and CD-ROMs. A carrier wave is also applied to the present invention as a medium for providing program data according to the present invention via a communication line.

It should be noted that the description in the above embodiment is an example of the information processing apparatus and program according to the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to this.
For example, in the above-described embodiment, sales management of food as a product has been described as an example, but the sales management device 1 is not limited to this, and can be applied to create set products in sales management of various products. can. For example, the sales management apparatus 1 may be applied to sales management operations for consumables such as batteries and cosmetics with expiration dates, and electrical appliances with expiration dates due to model changes. Therefore, the predetermined expiration date for the product is not limited to the expiration date, and may be the expiration date, the expiration date, or the like.

Also, the time limit for the product is not limited to the day unit, and may be a week, month, year, or the like unit.

Further, in the above embodiment, an example of managing the expiration date and inventory quantity of products for each lot has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. Any product management method may be used as long as it is possible to manage the expiration date of each product and the inventory quantity of products of the same type with the same expiration date.

Further, in the above embodiment, an example has been described in which additional registration of data to the product table 131, set product table 132, component product table 133, and lot management table 134 is performed manually by the user using various registration screens. However, it is not intended to be limited to this. For example, manual input work by the user may be omitted by automatically adding product data acquired in incoming product inspection work to each table as it is.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the sales management device 1 as an information processing device is a terminal device used by a user has been described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the information processing apparatus of the present invention may be configured by a server device, and the processing results of the server device may be received and displayed by a terminal device connected to the server device via a communication network.

Further, the detailed configuration and detailed operation of each component of the sales management device 1 as the information processing device in the above-described embodiment can of course be changed as appropriate without departing from the gist of the present invention. .

Although embodiments of the present invention have been described, the scope of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, but includes the scope of the invention described in the claims and equivalents thereof.
The invention described in the scope of claims originally attached to the application form of this application is additionally described below. The claim numbers in the appendix are as in the claims originally attached to the filing of this application.
[Appendix]
<Claim 1>
Set product information specifying the component quantity for each product type in a set product consisting of a combination of multiple types of products;
Inventory quantity information for each of the plurality of types of products;
Expiration information related to a predetermined expiration date set for each of the plurality of types of products;
an information generating means for generating set product configuration information specifying each product to be incorporated into the set product when the set product is created by combining the products in stock based on
The information processing apparatus, wherein the information generating means generates the set product composition information so that the maximum range of the expiration date of each product constituting the set product is within a reference range.
<Claim 2>
A first input means for accepting a first input operation specifying the reference range,
2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said information generating means generates said set product configuration information based on said reference range designated by said first input operation.
<Claim 3>
a second input means for accepting a second input operation for designating the number of set products to be created;
3. The information generating means according to claim 2, wherein said information generating means generates said product set configuration information including information relating to the maximum possible number of said product sets which is equal to or less than the number designated by said second input operation. information processing equipment.
<Claim 4>
A first input means for accepting a first input operation specifying the upper limit of the reference range,
2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said information generating means generates said set product composition information based on said reference range equal to or less than said upper limit specified by said first input operation.
<Claim 5>
a second input means for accepting a second input operation for designating the number of set products to be created;
The information generating means identifies a plurality of the reference ranges capable of configuring the number of set products designated by the second input operation, and the set product configuration information based on each of the plurality of reference ranges. 5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 4, which generates .
<Claim 6>
a second input means for accepting a second input operation for designating the number of set products to be created;
The information generating means specifies a minimum reference range in which the number of set products designated by the second input operation can be configured, and generates the set product configuration information based on the minimum reference range. 5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 4, characterized by:
<Claim 7>
a first input means for receiving a first input operation for designating a reference range candidate value used for setting the reference range;
a second input means for receiving a second input operation for designating the number of set products to be created;
with
The information generation means is
If the number of set products specified by the second input operation can be created using the reference range candidate value specified by the first input operation as the reference range, the reference range candidate value is set to the generating the set product configuration information as a reference range;
Assuming that the reference range candidate value is the reference range, if the specified number of the set products cannot be configured, the minimum value larger than the reference range candidate value that allows the configuration of the specified number of set products 2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a reference range is specified, and the set product composition information is generated based on the minimum reference range.
<Claim 8>
8. The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the information generating means preferentially selects a product having a short period until the expiration date as the product constituting the set product. .
<Claim 9>
9. The product according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the information generating means selects products for which the deadline is set after a predetermined reference date as the products constituting the set product. Information processing equipment.
<Claim 10>
10. The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 9, further comprising presentation means for performing processing for presenting the contents of the set product configuration information to a user.
<Claim 11>
a computer provided in an information processing device,
Set product information specifying the component quantity for each product type in a set product consisting of a combination of multiple types of products;
Inventory quantity information for each of the plurality of types of products;
Expiration information related to a predetermined expiration date set for each of the plurality of types of products;
information generating means for generating set product configuration information specifying each product to be incorporated into the set product when the set product is created by combining the products in stock based on
function as
The program, wherein the information generating means generates the set product composition information so that the maximum range between the time limits of each product constituting the set product is within a reference range.

1 Sales management device (information processing device)
11 CPU (information generation means, first input means, second input means, presentation means)
12 RAMs
13 Storage unit 14 Operation unit 15 Display unit 16 Communication unit 17 Bus 21 Product registration screen 22 Set product registration screen 23 Lot information registration screen 24 Set product creation screen 25 Result display screen 30 Set product creation instruction sheet 121 Composition product candidate list 122 Set Product configuration data 131 Product table 131 Lot management table 132 Set product table (set product information)
133 component product table (set product information)
134 lot management table (inventory quantity information, deadline information)
135 set product creation program V range days (reference range)

Claims (11)

Set product information specifying the component quantity for each product type in a set product consisting of a combination of multiple types of products;
Inventory quantity information for each of the plurality of types of products;
Expiration information related to a predetermined expiration date set for each of the plurality of types of products;
information generating means for generating set product configuration information specifying each product to be incorporated into the set product when creating the set product by combining the products in stock based on ;
a second input means for receiving a second input operation for designating the number of set products to be created;
with
The information generating means provides a method of combining products capable of forming the number of set products specified by the second input operation, wherein the maximum range between the term of each product constituting the set product is used as a reference. An information processing apparatus , wherein the set product configuration information is generated based on a combination of products that minimizes the maximum range among combinations of products that fall within the range. Set product information specifying the component quantity for each product type in a set product consisting of a combination of multiple types of products;
Inventory quantity information for each of the plurality of types of products;
Expiration information related to a predetermined expiration date set for each of the plurality of types of products;
information generating means for generating set product configuration information specifying each product to be incorporated into the set product when creating the set product by combining the products in stock based on;
with
The information generating means generates the set product configuration information such that the maximum range between the expiration dates of each product constituting the set product is within a reference range,
a first input means for receiving a first input operation for designating a reference range candidate value used for setting the reference range;
a second input means for receiving a second input operation for designating the number of set products to be created;
further comprising
The information generation means is
If the number of set products specified by the second input operation can be created using the reference range candidate value specified by the first input operation as the reference range, the reference range candidate value is set to the generating the set product configuration information as a reference range;
Assuming that the reference range candidate value is the reference range, if the specified number of the set products cannot be configured, the minimum value larger than the reference range candidate value that allows the configuration of the specified number of set products An information processing apparatus, wherein a reference range is specified, and the set product composition information is generated based on the minimum reference range. A first input means for accepting a first input operation specifying the reference range,
2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said information generating means generates said set product configuration information based on said reference range designated by said first input operation. 4. The product set configuration information according to claim 3, wherein the information generating means generates the set product composition information including information related to the maximum possible number of the set products that is equal to or less than the number specified by the second input operation. information processing equipment. A first input means for accepting a first input operation specifying the upper limit of the reference range,
2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said information generating means generates said set product composition information based on said reference range equal to or less than said upper limit specified by said first input operation. The information generating means identifies a plurality of the reference ranges capable of configuring the number of set products designated by the second input operation, and the set product configuration information based on each of the plurality of reference ranges. 2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, which generates a . 7. The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the information generating means preferentially selects a product having a short period until the expiration date as the product constituting the set product. . 8. The product according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the information generating means selects products for which the deadline is set after a predetermined reference date as the products constituting the set product. Information processing equipment. 9. The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 8, further comprising presenting means for performing processing for presenting the contents of the set product composition information to the user. a computer provided in an information processing device,
Set product information specifying the component quantity for each product type in a set product consisting of a combination of multiple types of products;
Inventory quantity information for each of the plurality of types of products;
Expiration information related to a predetermined expiration date set for each of the plurality of types of products;
information generating means for generating set product configuration information specifying each product to be incorporated into the set product when the set product is created by combining the products in stock based on
a second input means for receiving a second input operation for designating the number of set products to be created;
function as
The information generating means provides a method of combining products capable of forming the number of set products specified by the second input operation, wherein the maximum range between the term of each product constituting the set product is used as a reference. A program for generating the set product configuration information based on a combination of products that minimizes the maximum range among combinations of products that fall within the range. a computer provided in an information processing device,
Set product information specifying the component quantity for each product type in a set product consisting of a combination of multiple types of products;
Inventory quantity information for each of the plurality of types of products;
Expiration information related to a predetermined expiration date set for each of the plurality of types of products;
information generating means for generating set product configuration information specifying each product to be incorporated into the set product when the set product is created by combining the products in stock based on
function as
The information generating means generates the set product configuration information such that the maximum range between the expiration dates of each product constituting the set product is within a reference range,
the computer,
a first input means for receiving a first input operation for designating a reference range candidate value used for setting the reference range;
a second input means for receiving a second input operation for designating the number of set products to be created;
function as
The information generation means is
If the number of set products specified by the second input operation can be created using the reference range candidate value specified by the first input operation as the reference range, the reference range candidate value is set to the generating the set product configuration information as a reference range;
Assuming that the reference range candidate value is the reference range, if the specified number of the set products cannot be configured, the minimum value larger than the reference range candidate value that allows the configuration of the specified number of set products A program for specifying a reference range and generating the set product composition information based on the minimum reference range.

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