JP7387279B2 - Transportation planning support device, transportation planning support system, and transportation planning support method - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a transportation planning support device, a transportation planning support system, and a transportation planning support method that assist a transportation company in formulating a transportation plan for cargo.

In logistics operations, shippers request transportation companies to transport their cargo. A transportation company formulates a transportation plan by allocating transportation of cargo to vehicles managed by the company based on cargo information such as transportation deadline, location of transportation source, and destination. Patent Document 1 describes a system that automatically or manually assigns cargo transportation to vehicles by inputting cargo information on a screen displayed on a computer display.

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2003-141675

By the way, a transportation company may request another transportation company to transport the cargo (that is, request a vehicle) when the cargo requested by the shipper cannot be transported by the vehicles it manages alone. Further, a transportation company may accept the transportation of cargo from another company (that is, make a demand for cargo) if the vehicles it manages have free time. This request for cargo transportation between different transportation companies is called a freight request.

Traditionally, when a shipping company requests another company to transport cargo, it negotiates with the other company over the phone or by facsimile to conclude a contract. For this reason, shipping companies have to negotiate with each of the multiple companies that may be willing to transport the cargo, which takes a lot of effort.

The present invention has been made in view of these points, and provides a transportation planning support device, a transportation planning support system, and a transportation planning support method that reduce the effort required for a transportation company to request other transportation companies to transport cargo. The purpose is to provide.

A transportation planning support device according to a first aspect of the present invention is a transportation planning support device that supports transportation planning of cargo, and includes cargo information regarding each of one or more cargoes to be transported that has been accepted by the company, and one or more transportation companies. an information acquisition unit that acquires transportation company information for identifying each, and a display that displays a cargo list screen on the company's information terminal that allows a list of the one or more cargoes to be transported based on the cargo information. and a control unit, and when at least one cargo to be transported is selected as a requested cargo from among the one or more cargoes to be transported displayed on the cargo list screen, the display control unit is configured to display a control unit for transporting the requested cargo. The request information for requesting the above-mentioned transport company information can be displayed on an information terminal of at least one requested transport company among the one or more transport companies indicated by the transport company information.

The display control unit is configured to display the request information including the transportation deadline of the requested cargo, the location of the transportation source of the requested cargo, and the location of the destination of the requested cargo on an information terminal of the requested transportation company. Good too.

When the request information can be displayed on the information terminal of the requested transport company, the display control unit associates it with the requested cargo on the cargo list screen and requests the requested transport company to transport the cargo. Information indicating what is being done may be displayed.

When the display control unit receives an operation for selecting the requested cargo on the cargo list screen, the display control unit transmits the request information to an information terminal of the requested transport company that belongs to a first group among the one or more transport companies. It may be made displayable.

After a predetermined period of time has elapsed since the request information was enabled to be displayed on an information terminal of the requested transport company belonging to the first group, the display control unit displays information from the first group among the one or more transport companies. The request information may be displayed on an information terminal of the request destination transportation company that belongs to the second group, which has a larger group.

The transportation planning support device includes a function for the company to request cargo transportation from the one or more transportation companies, and a function for the company to accept requests for cargo transportation from the one or more transportation companies. The information acquisition unit further includes a cargo/vehicle requesting unit that executes the functions, and the information acquisition unit is configured to collect cargo of other companies that has been accepted from other companies using the cargo/vehicle request function, and cargo of one's own company that has been accepted without using the cargo/vehicle request function. The cargo information regarding the cargo to be transported including the cargo may be acquired.

When the display control unit receives an operation for selecting the requested cargo on the cargo list screen, the display control unit displays the requested cargo in addition to the information terminal of the requested transportation company that can use the cargo request function. The request information may be displayed on an information terminal of a transport company that cannot use the car function in a manner different from that on an information terminal of the requested transport company that can use the freight request function.

The display control unit displays on the information terminal of the company at the same time as the cargo list screen a vehicle distribution board screen showing a transportation plan in which each of the plurality of vehicles managed by the company transports the selected cargo selected from the cargoes to be transported. and the display control unit receives an operation for selecting the one or more cargoes to be transported, which are assigned to one vehicle among the plurality of vehicles managed by the company, as the requested cargo on the vehicle allocation board screen. The request information for requesting transportation of the requested cargo indicated by the operation may be displayed on an information terminal of the requested transport company.

The display control unit displays, on the information terminal of the requested transportation company, a vehicle allocation board screen showing a transportation plan in which each of a plurality of vehicles managed by the requested transportation company transports the selected cargo selected from the cargoes to be transported. The display control unit may cause a notification indicating that the request information by the company can be displayed on the vehicle board screen of the information terminal of the requested transportation company to be displayed.

A transportation planning support system according to a second aspect of the present invention is a transportation planning support system that includes a transportation planning support device that supports transportation planning of cargo, and an information terminal, wherein the transportation planning support device is an information acquisition unit that acquires cargo information regarding each of the one or more cargoes to be transported and transport company information for identifying each of the one or more transport companies; a display control unit that transmits display information for displaying a cargo list screen that allows the list of cargoes to be displayed to the information terminal of the company, and the display control unit is configured to display the one or more items displayed on the cargo list screen. When at least one cargo to be transported is selected as the requested cargo from among the cargo to be transported, the display information for displaying the request information for requesting transportation of the requested cargo is changed to one or more of the above-mentioned transport company information. The information terminal transmits the information to an information terminal of at least one requested transportation company among the transportation companies, and the information terminal includes a receiving unit that receives the display information transmitted by the transportation planning support device, and a receiver that receives the display information transmitted by the transportation planning support device, It has a list screen and a display unit that displays the request information.

A transportation planning support method according to a third aspect of the present invention includes cargo information regarding each of one or more cargoes to be transported that has been accepted by the company and one or more transport companies, which is executed by a transportation planning support device that supports a cargo transportation plan. a step of acquiring transportation company information for identifying each; and a step of displaying a cargo list screen on the company's information terminal that allows a list of the one or more cargoes to be transported based on the cargo information; When at least one cargo to be transported is selected as the requested cargo from the one or more cargoes displayed on the cargo list screen, the request information for requesting the transportation of the requested cargo is transferred to the one indicated by the transport company information. and the step of displaying the information on an information terminal of at least one requested transport company among the one or more transport companies.

According to the present invention, it is possible to reduce the effort required for a transportation company to request another transportation company to transport cargo.

1 is a schematic diagram of a transportation planning support system according to an embodiment. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a transportation planning support system according to an embodiment. FIG. 3 is a front view of the display section of the information terminal displaying a cargo list screen and a vehicle allocation board screen. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram for explaining a method in which the transportation planning support system receives transportation plan settings from a user on a cargo list screen and a vehicle allocation board screen. FIG. 3 is a front view of the display section of the information terminal displaying a settings screen. It is a schematic diagram for explaining a group of transportation companies. FIG. 3 is a front view of the display section of the information terminal displaying request information. FIG. 3 is a front view of the display section of the information terminal displaying request information. It is a figure which shows the flowchart of the transportation planning support method performed by a transportation planning support system.

[Overview of transportation planning support system S]
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a transportation planning support system S according to this embodiment. The transportation planning support system S includes a transportation planning support device 1 and a plurality of information terminals 2. The number of information terminals 2 included in the transportation planning support system S is not limited. The transportation planning support system S may also include other devices such as servers and terminals.

The information terminal 2 is a computer managed by a shipping company. A transportation company is an organization that carries out cargo transportation operations. A transportation company consists of one or more members and manages one or more vehicles for transporting cargo. When we focus on one transportation company, we refer to that transportation company as our own company, and other transportation companies as other companies. The information terminal 2 is, for example, a personal computer, a smartphone, a mobile terminal such as a tablet terminal, or the like. The information terminal 2 communicates with the transportation planning support device 1 via a network N such as the Internet or a local area network.

The transportation plan support device 1 is a computer that supports the formulation of a cargo transportation plan in a transportation company. The transportation planning support device 1 is, for example, a server connected to a network N. The transportation plan support device 1 transmits information for displaying information regarding cargo and vehicles to a plurality of information terminals 2, and also receives and stores information for setting a transportation plan from the plurality of information terminals 2.

The transportation planning support device 1 provides each transportation company with a function of setting a transportation plan and a function of requesting freight. A freight request is a mutual request between different transportation companies to transport cargo. The transportation planning support device 1 acquires cargo information regarding the cargo to be transported that the company has undertaken and transportation company information for specifying the transportation company, and displays a cargo list screen on the information terminal 2 that allows a list of the cargo to be transported. Display.

When at least one cargo to be transported displayed on the cargo list screen is selected by the transport company user as the requested cargo, the transportation planning support device 1 transmits the request information for requesting transportation of the requested cargo to the other company's information. Make it displayable on terminal 2.

With such a configuration, the transportation planning support system S causes the information terminal 2 of another company to display request information for requesting transportation of the requested cargo selected on the information terminal 2 of the transportation company. Transport company users can provide request information to other companies on the transportation planning support system S and have the other companies decide whether or not to accept the transportation of the requested cargo, without having to negotiate with other companies over the phone or by facsimile. can. Therefore, the transportation planning support device 1 can reduce the effort required by a transportation company user to request transportation of freight to be transported to another company.

[Configuration of transportation planning support system S]
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the transportation planning support system S according to this embodiment. In FIG. 2, arrows indicate main data flows, and there may be data flows that are not shown in FIG. In FIG. 2, each block shows the configuration of a functional unit rather than a hardware (device) unit. As such, the blocks shown in FIG. 2 may be implemented within a single device or may be implemented separately within multiple devices. Data may be exchanged between blocks via any means such as a data bus, a network, or a portable storage medium.

The transportation planning support device 1 includes a control section 11 and a storage section 12. The control unit 11 includes an information acquisition unit 111 , a display control unit 112 , a transportation plan setting unit 113 , and a freight request unit 114 . The storage unit 12 includes a transportation plan storage unit 121 , a transportation company information storage unit 122 , and a freight request information storage unit 123 .

The storage unit 12 is a storage medium including a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), a hard disk drive, and the like. The storage unit 12 stores in advance a program to be executed by the control unit 11. The storage unit 12 may be provided outside the transportation planning support device 1, and in that case, data may be exchanged with the control unit 11 via a network.

The transportation plan storage unit 121 stores transportation plans for each transportation company. The transportation company information storage unit 122 stores information regarding vehicles and cargo for each transportation company. The freight/vehicle request information storage unit 123 stores information for requesting freight transportation between different transportation companies. The transportation plan storage section 121, the transportation company information storage section 122, and the freight request information storage section 123 may each be a storage area on the storage section 12, or a database configured on the storage section 12. Good too.

The control unit 11 is, for example, a processor such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit), and executes a program stored in the storage unit 12 to control the information acquisition unit 111, display control unit 112, transportation plan setting unit 113, and money requesting unit. It functions as a vehicle requesting section 114. At least some of the functions of the control unit 11 may be performed by an electric circuit. Furthermore, at least part of the functions of the control unit 11 may be executed by a program executed via a network.

The information terminal 2 includes a control section 21, a storage section 22, an operation section 23, and a display section 24. The control section 21 includes a transmitting section 211 and a receiving section 212.

The display unit 24 includes a display device capable of displaying information, such as a liquid crystal display. The operation unit 23 includes an operation device such as a keyboard and a mouse that allows information to be input by a user's operation. The display section 24 and the operation section 23 may be integrally configured by using a touch screen that can detect the position of touch by the user as the display section 24.

The storage unit 22 is a storage medium including ROM, RAM, hard disk drive, and the like. The storage unit 22 stores in advance a program to be executed by the control unit 21. The storage unit 22 may be provided outside the information terminal 2, and in that case, data may be exchanged with the control unit 21 via a network.

The control unit 21 is, for example, a processor such as a CPU, and functions as a transmitting unit 211 and a receiving unit 212 by executing a program stored in the storage unit 22. At least some of the functions of the control unit 21 may be performed by an electric circuit. Furthermore, at least part of the functions of the control unit 21 may be executed by a program executed via a network.

The transportation planning support device 1 and information terminal 2 according to this embodiment are not limited to the specific configuration shown in FIG. 2. The transportation planning support device 1 and the information terminal 2 are not each limited to one device, but may be configured by two or more physically separate devices connected by wire or wirelessly.

[Explanation of transportation planning support method]
A user (operator) of one of the transport companies performs an operation to display a screen using the information terminal 2. When an operation for displaying the screen is performed, the transmitting unit 211 of the information terminal 2 transmits identification information (for example, a transportation company ID) that can identify the transportation company that manages the information terminal 2 to the transportation planning support device 1. do. In the transportation planning support device 1, the information acquisition unit 111 acquires information for displaying a screen based on the transportation company ID transmitted by the information terminal 2.

Specifically, the information acquisition unit 111 receives and acquires the transportation company ID transmitted by the information terminal 2. Hereinafter, the transportation company corresponding to the transportation company ID acquired by the information acquisition unit 111 will be referred to as the company, and other transportation companies will be referred to as other companies.

The information acquisition unit 111 acquires the transportation plan associated with the company's transportation company ID (that is, the transportation plan for the company's own vehicles managed by the company) in the transportation plan storage section 121. The transportation plan shows, for example, identification information that can identify a vehicle (for example, vehicle ID) and identification information that can identify cargo that is scheduled to be transported by the vehicle (for example, cargo ID) in association with each other.

The information acquisition unit 111 also acquires vehicle information related to the company's own vehicles managed by the company, which is associated with the company's transport company ID in the transport company information storage unit 122, and vehicle information about the company's own vehicles managed by the company, which is associated with the company's transport company ID, and the vehicle information about the company's own vehicles managed by the company. Acquire cargo information regarding the company's cargo (first cargo) that was accepted without using it. The company vehicle may be a vehicle owned by the company, or may be a vehicle of another company managed by the company.

Vehicle information includes, for example, the vehicle's vehicle registration number, vehicle type (maximum loading capacity, dimensions, platform shape, etc.), types of cargo that can be transported, whether or not mixed loading is possible, and freight charges, as well as the vehicle driver's name, scheduled working hours, and overtime hours. and continuous driving time are shown in association with the vehicle ID. Cargo information includes, for example, the type of cargo, freight rate, transportation deadline (loading time and unloading time), location of origin (loading port), location of destination (distribution port), name of shipper, whether or not consolidation is possible, and cargo information. Vehicle types that can be transported are shown in association with the cargo ID.

In addition, the information acquisition unit 111 acquires the freight/vehicle demand information associated with the company's transportation company ID from the freight/vehicle demand information storage unit 123 . Cargo request information includes cargo information regarding other companies' cargo that other companies have requested to transport (i.e., vehicle request information), and vehicle information of other companies' vehicles that other companies have requested to undertake the transportation of cargo (i.e., cargo request information). , includes information indicating that another transportation company has accepted the transportation of the cargo requested by the transportation company (i.e., acceptance information).

The requested vehicle information includes cargo information of the cargo of another company (second cargo) that the company underwrote from other companies using the cargo request function of the transportation planning support system S, and the cargo information of the cargo requested by the company using the transportation planning support system S. Contains cargo information of ununderwritten cargo from other companies (third cargo) that can be accepted from other companies using the vehicle request function. The contents of the cargo information for other companies' cargo that has been accepted and the cargo that has not been underwritten are the same as the cargo information for the company's own cargo.

The cargo request information includes vehicle information of other companies' vehicles that can transport the cargo to be transported. In addition to the same content as the vehicle information of the company's own vehicle, the cargo request information indicates the time during which the other company's vehicle can transport cargo in association with the vehicle ID.

The display control unit 112 generates display information for simultaneously displaying the cargo list screen and the vehicle allocation board screen on the information terminal 2 based on the vehicle information, cargo information, and freight request information obtained by the information acquisition unit 111. , is transmitted to the information terminal 2.

In the information terminal 2, the receiving unit 212 receives the display information transmitted by the transportation planning support device 1, and causes the display unit 24 to simultaneously display the cargo list screen and the vehicle allocation board screen based on the received display information.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the display unit 24 of the information terminal 2 displaying the cargo list screen B and the vehicle allocation board screen A. The display unit 24 includes a cargo list screen B that allows you to view your own cargo and other companies' cargo that has been accepted, and a vehicle allocation screen that shows a transportation plan in which each of a plurality of vehicles will transport selected cargo selected from your own cargo and other companies' cargo that has been accepted. Board screen A is displayed at the same time.

The vehicle allocation board screen A includes vehicle information A1, transportation plan A2, and cargo request column A3. The vehicle information A1 illustrated in FIG. 3 represents the vehicle type, the driver's name, and the driver's labor information (overtime hours, continuous driving hours, etc.). Vehicle information A1 may represent other information such as the vehicle registration number of the vehicle.

The transportation plan A2 represents cargo information regarding the selected cargo that is scheduled to be transported by the vehicle, selected from the company's own cargo and the cargo of other companies that have been accepted, in association with time. In the example of FIG. 3, the transportation plan A2 represents cargo information by a band extending from the loading time to the unloading time for each cargo along the horizontal axis representing time. The transportation plan A2 represents the cargo transportation deadline, the location of the transportation origin, the location of the transportation destination, and the types of vehicles that can transport the cargo. The transportation plan A2 may also represent other information such as the type of cargo, whether or not it can be consolidated, and the name of the shipper.

The cargo request column A3 displays request information indicating requested cargo for which another company has requested transportation. The specific contents of the cargo request column A3 will be described later using FIG. 7.

Cargo list screen B includes cargo information B1. In the example shown in Figure 3, the cargo list screen B only includes cargo information B1 for the company's cargo that has not been assigned to the vehicle and the cargo of other companies that has been accepted. It may also include cargo information B1 of the cargo. Further, the cargo list screen B may include cargo information B1 of non-underwritten cargoes of other companies in addition to the company's own cargo and cargoes of other companies that have been accepted.

The cargo information B1 illustrated in Figure 3 includes the type of cargo, freight rate, transportation deadline, location of the transportation origin, location of the transportation destination, name of the shipper, whether or not consolidation is possible, and whether the cargo can be transported for each of the company's own cargo and the cargo of other companies that have been accepted. It represents the type of car. Further, the cargo information B1 corresponding to the cargo for which request information is registered by the cargo/vehicle request function described later includes a label B11 indicating that the cargo is requested to be transported by another company. Label B11 represents, for example, a character string indicating that transportation is requested to another company and the number of other companies requested. This allows users of the company to quickly recognize cargo for which transportation has been requested to other companies. Cargo information B1 may represent other information.

The cargo list screen B and the vehicle allocation board screen A shown in FIG. 3 are merely examples, and the content, appearance, and arrangement of the information may be changed.

In this way, the transportation planning support system S displays the cargo list screen B, which allows a list of the company's own cargo and the cargo of other companies that have been accepted, at the same time as the vehicle allocation board screen A, which is used to set a transportation plan. As a result, the transport company user can comprehensively grasp the company's own cargo and the cargo of other companies that have been accepted, and formulate a transport plan based on the information.

Next, the transportation plan setting function provided by the transportation plan support system S will be explained. The transportation plan support system S accepts transportation plan settings by a transportation company user based on operations on the cargo list screen B and the vehicle allocation board screen A displayed on the information terminal 2. FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram for explaining a method in which the transportation planning support system S receives transportation plan settings by the user on the cargo list screen B and the vehicle allocation board screen A.

Using the operation unit 23 of the information terminal 2, the user performs an operation to move the area of cargo information B1 corresponding to the company's own cargo or the accepted cargo of another company to be allocated to the vehicle to the transportation plan A2 corresponding to the vehicle. The transmitting unit 211 of the information terminal 2 transmits the cargo ID of the company's own cargo or the accepted cargo of another company to be assigned to the vehicle and the vehicle ID of the vehicle in accordance with the operation of the operating unit 23 to the transportation planning support device 1. .

In the transportation plan support device 1, the transportation plan setting unit 113 receives the cargo ID and vehicle ID transmitted from the information terminal 2. Then, the transportation plan setting section 113 sets a transportation plan in which the received cargo ID and vehicle ID are associated with each other by storing the transportation plan in the transportation plan storage section 121 in association with the transportation company ID.

Further, the display control section 112 displays the changed transportation plan on the display section 24 of the information terminal 2 as the transportation plan A2 on the vehicle allocation board screen A. At this time, in response to the change in the transportation plan on the vehicle allocation board screen A, the display control unit 112 changes the display mode of the cargo information B1 of the company's cargo or the accepted cargo of other companies corresponding to the changed transportation plan to the cargo list. Change on screen B. In the example in Figure 4, the cargo information B1 of the company's own cargo or the underwritten cargo of other companies corresponding to the changed transportation plan is deleted from the cargo list screen B. A predetermined label or a predetermined background may be displayed in the area of cargo information B1 of other company's cargo.

Furthermore, the display control unit 112 updates the vehicle driver's labor information (overtime hours, continuous driving time, etc.) based on the changed transportation plan, and displays the updated labor information on the display unit 24 of the information terminal 2. It may be displayed.

In this way, the transportation plan support system S sets a transportation plan by performing an operation to move the company's own cargo or the accepted cargo of another company from the cargo list screen B to the vehicle allocation board screen A. As a result, the transport company user can easily allocate the company's own cargo and the underwritten cargo of other companies to vehicles using the same operation.

Next, the freight/vehicle request function provided by the transportation planning support system S will be explained. When a company's user wants to register cargo request information indicating that a vehicle managed by the company can transport cargo of another company, the user of the company uses the operation unit 23 of the information terminal 2 to register the request information indicating that the vehicle managed by the company can transport cargo of another company. Perform an operation to specify possible times. The free time during which cargo can be transported may be specified on the cargo list screen B or the vehicle allocation board screen A, or may be specified on another screen displayed by the information terminal 2. The transmitter 211 of the information terminal 2 transmits the vehicle ID of the vehicle managed by the company and the free time during which the vehicle can transport cargo to the transportation planning support device 1. In the transportation planning support device 1, the freight request unit 114 uses the vehicle information regarding the vehicle corresponding to the vehicle ID transmitted by the information terminal 2 and the available time transmitted by the information terminal 2 as freight request information. The information is stored in the vehicle information storage section 123.

When accepting the transportation of ununderwritten cargo of another company, the user of the company uses the operation unit 23 of the information terminal 2 to perform an operation to designate the ununderwritten cargo of another company to be accepted for transportation. The ununderwritten cargo of another company to be transported may be specified on the cargo list screen B or the vehicle allocation board screen A, or may be specified on another screen displayed by the information terminal 2. The transmitting unit 211 of the information terminal 2 transmits the cargo ID of the cargo of another company that has not been accepted for transportation to the transportation planning support device 1 . In the transportation planning support device 1, the cargo requesting unit 114 requests acceptance information generated by associating cargo information related to ununderwritten cargo of another company corresponding to the cargo ID sent by the information terminal 2 with its own transportation company ID. It is stored in the freight vehicle request information storage section 123.

When a user of the company wants to register vehicle request information (request information) requesting another company to transport the company's own cargo or the cargo of another company that has been accepted, the user of the company uses the operation unit 23 of the information terminal 2 to register the information displayed on the cargo list screen B. At least one cargo to be transported is selected as the requested cargo from one or more of the company's own cargo or the cargo of another company that has been accepted (i.e. cargo to be transported). In addition, the user of the company uses the operation unit 23 of the information terminal 2 to select at least one of the one or more cargoes to be transported that have already been assigned to the vehicle on the vehicle allocation board screen A displayed at the same time as the cargo list screen B. An operation may also be performed to select one cargo to be transported as the requested cargo.

The transmitter 211 of the information terminal 2 transmits the cargo ID of the requested cargo to the transportation planning support device 1. In the transportation planning support device 1, the display control unit 112 receives the cargo ID of the requested cargo transmitted from the information terminal 2. Then, the display control unit 112 generates display information for displaying a setting screen for setting vehicle request conditions (request conditions), which are conditions for requesting another company to transport the requested cargo, and transmits it to the information terminal 2 of the company. do. In the information terminal 2, the receiving unit 212 receives the display information transmitted by the transportation planning support device 1, and causes the display unit 24 to display a setting screen based on the received display information.

FIG. 5 is a front view of the display unit 24 of the information terminal 2 displaying the setting screen C. The setting screen C may be displayed on the display section 24 as a standalone screen, or may be displayed on the display section 24 in a superimposed manner on the cargo list screen B and the vehicle allocation board screen A.

The setting screen C includes a first condition column C1, a second condition column C2, and a transportation company column C3. The first condition column C1 accepts input of request conditions for other companies belonging to the first group. The second condition column C2 accepts input of request conditions for other companies belonging to the second group, which is larger than the first group. The transportation company column C3 accepts a selection to further narrow down the other companies to which the request is made from among the other companies belonging to the first group.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram for explaining a group of transportation companies. The freight/vehicle request function of the transportation planning support system S is provided to transportation companies that subscribe to the services provided by the transportation planning support system S. A transportation company that subscribes to the services provided by the transportation planning support system S is referred to as a subscriber, and a transportation company that does not subscribe to the services provided by the transportation planning support system S is referred to as a non-subscriber. That is, subscribers can use the freight/vehicle request function of the transportation planning support system S, and non-subscribers cannot use the freight/vehicle request function of the transportation planning support system S.

The first group G1 is a group to which other companies registered in advance by the company among one or more other companies that are subscribers belong. A company registers other companies by following them or setting them as favorites. The transportation company information storage unit 122 of the transportation planning support device 1 stores in advance the transportation company IDs of other companies registered by the company in association with the transportation company ID of the company. Other companies belonging to the first group G1 may be further divided into subgroups such as region and field.

Alternatively, the transportation planning support device 1 may automatically determine the other companies belonging to the first group G1 according to predetermined rules. In this case, the transportation planning support device 1 stores in advance, for example, the evaluation of each transportation company in association with the transportation company ID. The evaluation is, for example, a score indicating the quality of transportation, and is set by partners with whom the transportation company has done business in the past. The evaluation may be performed on the shipping company itself or on the type of cargo transported by the shipping company.

Then, the transportation planning support device 1 determines other companies whose evaluations meet predetermined conditions (for example, other companies whose evaluations are equal to or higher than a predetermined value, or a predetermined number of other companies whose evaluations are higher than the predetermined value) as other companies belonging to the first group G1. .

The second group G2 is a group to which one or more other companies who are subscribers belong. Therefore, the second group G2 is larger than the first group G1. The third group G3 is a group to which one or more other companies who are non-subscribers belong. Although the transportation planning support system S does not provide the freight/vehicle request function to other companies belonging to the third group G3, it allows request information to be displayed as will be described later with reference to FIG.

Returning to FIG. 5, the first condition column C1 is a selection for selecting whether to make a first request (follow request) targeting other companies belonging to the first group (that is, at least a part of all subscribers). It includes a column C11 and an amount column C12 for inputting the amount for making the first request. The amount field C12 includes fields for inputting, for example, fares, charges, and expressway charges.

The second condition column C2 includes a time column C21 for specifying the time to start the second request (vehicle request) for other companies belonging to the second group (that is, all subscribers), and a time column C21 for specifying the time to start the second request (cargo request), It also includes an amount column C22 for inputting the amount when the amount is to be paid. The amount field C22 includes fields for inputting, for example, fares, charges, and expressway charges.

If it is selected in the selection column C11 to make the first request to another company belonging to the first group, the time specified in the time column C21 after the first request to the other company belonging to the first group starts. A second request to another company belonging to the second group is started on the condition that the period has passed. On the other hand, if it is selected in the selection field C11 not to make the first request targeting other companies belonging to the first group, the amount field C12, time field C21, and transportation company field C3 are ignored, and the second group A second request targeting other companies belonging to .

The transportation company column C3 includes a subgroup selection column C31 for selecting a subgroup constituting the first group, and a transportation company selection column C32 for selecting another company belonging to the first group. In the subgroup selection column C31, a list of subgroups forming the first group is displayed in a selectable state. In the transportation company selection column C32, a list of other companies belonging to the first group is displayed in a selectable state. When any subgroup is selected in the subgroup selection field C31, other companies belonging to the selected subgroup are selected in the transportation company selection field C32. There is no need to select the transportation company column C3.

The transmitter 211 of the information terminal 2 transmits a transportation plan using the contents of the first condition column C1, second condition column C2, and transportation company column C3 set on the setting screen C as request conditions in response to the operation of the operation section 23. Send to support device 1. In the transportation planning support device 1, the display control unit 112 receives the request conditions transmitted by the information terminal 2.

When it is selected in the selection column C11 to make the first request targeting other companies belonging to the first group, the display control unit 112 selects the other companies belonging to the first group among the one or more other companies in the first request. Specify as the requested transportation company. At this time, if another company is selected in the transportation company column C3, the display control unit 112 specifies the other company selected in the transportation company column C3 among the other companies belonging to the first group as the requested transportation company. .

The display control unit 112 generates request information for the first group based on the cargo information of the requested cargo and the request conditions transmitted by the information terminal 2. The request information includes, for example, the type of cargo indicated by the cargo information of the requested cargo, the transportation deadline, the location of the transportation source, the location of the transportation destination, the name of the shipper, whether or not it is possible to consolidate cargo, and the type of vehicle that can transport the cargo, as well as information sent by the information terminal 2. Includes the amount indicated by the request conditions. The display control unit 112 causes the freight/vehicle request information storage unit 123 to store display information for displaying the generated request information in association with the transport company ID of the requested transport company belonging to the first group. Thereby, the request information of the first request can be displayed on the information terminal 2 of the requested transport company belonging to the first group.

Next, the display control unit 112 enables the request information to be displayed on the information terminal 2 of the requested transportation company belonging to the first group, and after the time specified in the time column C21 has elapsed, , the other company belonging to the second group is specified as the requested transport company for the second request. The display control unit 112 generates request information for the second group based on the cargo information of the requested cargo and the request conditions transmitted by the information terminal 2. The display control unit 112 stores display information for displaying the generated request information in the freight/vehicle request information storage unit 123 in association with the transport company ID of the requested transport company belonging to the second group. Thereby, the request information of the second request can be displayed on the information terminal 2 of the requested transport company belonging to the second group.

On the other hand, if it is selected in the selection column C11 not to make the first request targeting other companies belonging to the first group, the display control unit 112 selects one or more other companies from among the other companies without making the first request. The other company belonging to the second group is specified as the requested transportation company for the second request. The display control unit 112 generates request information for the second group based on the cargo information of the requested cargo and the request conditions transmitted by the information terminal 2. The display control unit 112 stores the generated request information in the freight/vehicle request information storage unit 123 in association with the transport company ID of the requested transport company belonging to the second group. Thereby, the request information of the second request can be displayed on the information terminal 2 of the requested transport company belonging to the second group.

The display control unit 112 may narrow down the requested transport companies whose requested information can be displayed based on the type (item) of the requested cargo. For example, the transportation planning support device 1 stores in advance the types of cargo that a transportation company can handle in association with the transportation company ID. Then, the display control unit 112 stores the generated request information in the freight request information storage unit 123 in association with the transport company ID of the requested transport company whose type of requested cargo is included in the types of cargo that can be handled. let Thereby, the transportation planning support device 1 can prevent unnecessary display of request information to a transportation company that cannot handle the requested cargo.

In this way, the transportation planning support system S accepts the selection of the requested cargo from its own information terminal 2 on the cargo list screen B or the vehicle allocation board screen A, and sends the request information for requesting transportation of the requested cargo to the information terminal 2 of another company. provide. Therefore, the transportation planning support system S can reduce the effort required by the transportation company user to request other companies to transport cargo.

Furthermore, after providing the request information to other companies belonging to the first group registered by the user, the transportation planning support system S provides the request information to other companies belonging to the second group after a specified time has elapsed. Therefore, for example, a transportation company can send request information preferentially to other companies with which it has done business in the past, and if it cannot find a company to accept the request, it can send request information to more other companies. .

The user of the requested transportation company uses the information terminal 2 to perform an operation to display the screen. When the operation for displaying the screen is performed, the transmitter 211 of the information terminal 2 transmits the transportation company ID of the requested transportation company to the transportation planning support device 1. In the transportation planning support device 1 , the display control unit 112 acquires request information associated with the transportation company ID transmitted by the information terminal 2 in the freight/vehicle request information storage unit 123 . The display control unit 112 transmits display information for displaying the request information to the information terminal 2 of the requested transportation company.

In the information terminal 2, the receiving unit 212 receives the display information transmitted by the transportation planning support device 1, and displays the request information on the display unit 24 based on the received display information.

FIG. 7 is a front view of the display unit 24 of the information terminal 2 displaying request information. FIG. 7 shows a screen on which the information terminal 2 of the requested transportation company belonging to the first group or the second group (that is, the subscriber) displays request information. In the example of FIG. 7, the request information is displayed as the cargo request field A3 on the vehicle allocation board screen, but it may be displayed on other screens.

The cargo request field A3 includes a notification A31 indicating that request information can be displayed, and request information A32 indicated by the display information transmitted by the transportation planning support device 1. The notification A31 indicates that there is at least one piece of request information that can be displayed by the requested transportation company, and is represented by, for example, a predetermined symbol. This allows the requested transport company to quickly recognize the existence of the requested information.

When the user of the requested transportation company performs an operation of pressing the cargo request field A3, the information terminal 2 displays request information A32. The request information A32 includes, for example, the name of the requesting transportation company, the type of cargo, the transportation deadline, the location of the transportation origin, the location of the transportation destination, whether or not consolidation is possible, the type of vehicle that can transport the cargo, and the request conditions sent by the information terminal 2. represents the amount shown. The request information A32 may represent other information.

When a plurality of pieces of request information are stored in the freight/vehicle request information storage unit 123, some of the pieces of request information may be displayed as the request information A32. In that case, the display unit 24 of the information terminal 2 displays a list of multiple request information on the condition that a predetermined operation (for example, pressing the "See all" label in FIG. 7) is performed in the cargo request column A3. Display a screen that allows.

When accepting the transportation of the requested cargo indicated by any of the request information A32, the user of the requested transportation company performs an operation of pressing the request information A32 using the operation unit 23 of the information terminal 2. The transmitter 211 of the information terminal 2 transmits the cargo ID specifying the pressed request information A32 to the transportation planning support device 1 together with the transportation company ID of the requested transportation company that manages the information terminal 2.

In the transportation planning support device 1 , the freight request unit 114 receives the cargo ID transmitted by the information terminal 2 . Then, the cargo requesting unit 114 stores the acceptance information generated by associating the cargo information of the requested cargo corresponding to the received cargo ID with the transport company ID transmitted by the information terminal 2 in the cargo requesting information storage unit 123. to be memorized. Thereby, the transportation planning support device 1 can register acceptance information indicating that the requested transportation company will undertake transportation of the requested cargo indicated by the request information registered by the company.

Before registering the underwriting information, the transportation planning support device 1 displays a screen showing detailed cargo information of the requested cargo corresponding to the pressed request information A32 on the display unit 24 of the information terminal 2 of the requested transportation company. You may let them. In this case, when a predetermined operation is performed on the screen showing detailed cargo information of the requested cargo, the cargo request unit 114 in the transportation planning support device 1 transfers the acceptance information to the cargo request information storage unit 123. to be memorized.

The display control unit 112 sets the request information of the requested cargo whose transportation has been accepted by one of the requested transport companies in the cargo/vehicle request information storage unit 123 so that it cannot be displayed to other requested transport companies. Thereby, the transportation planning support device 1 can stop displaying the request information regarding the requested cargo that has already been accepted.

In this way, by clicking on the displayed request information, the requested transportation companies belonging to the first and second groups can easily accept the transportation of the requested cargo without the need for negotiations by phone or facsimile. can.

Furthermore, when displaying the request information on the information terminal 2 of the requested transportation company belonging to the second group (that is, the subscriber), the display control unit 112 ) The request information can also be displayed on the information terminal 2 of the requested transportation company. The information terminal 2 of the requested transportation company belonging to the third group cannot display the cargo list screen B and the vehicle allocation board screen A shown in FIG. 3 because it is not possible to use the freight request function of the transportation planning support system S . Therefore, the display control unit 112 enables the request information to be displayed on the information terminal 2 of the requested transportation company belonging to the third group in a manner different from that on the information terminal 2 of the requested transportation company belonging to the second group.

The display control unit 112 identifies the other company belonging to the third group as the requested transportation company among the one or more other companies. When the display control unit 112 generates the request information of the second request targeting the second group, the display control unit 112 associates the request information of the second request with the transport company ID of the requested transport company belonging to the third group and requests the money. It is stored in the vehicle request information storage section 123. Thereby, the request information of the second request can also be displayed on the information terminal 2 of the requested transport company belonging to the third group.

The information terminal 2 of the requested transportation company belonging to the third group is running an application (software) for transmitting and receiving information to and from the transportation planning support device 1, which is stored in advance in the storage unit 22. The transmitter 211 of the information terminal 2 transmits the transport company ID of the requested transport company belonging to the third group to the transport planning support device 1.

In the transportation planning support device 1 , the display control section 112 acquires request information associated with the transportation company ID transmitted by the information terminal 2 in the freight/vehicle request information storage section 123 . The display control unit 112 transmits display information for displaying the request information to the information terminal 2 of the requested transportation company. In the information terminal 2, the receiving unit 212 receives the display information transmitted by the transportation planning support device 1, and displays the request information on the display unit 24 based on the received display information.

FIG. 8 is a front view of the display unit 24 of the information terminal 2 displaying request information. FIG. 8 shows a screen on which the information terminal 2 of the requested transport company belonging to the third group (that is, a non-subscriber) displays request information.

The information terminal 2 displays the request information indicated by the display information sent by the transportation planning support device 1 on a screen D (for example, a desktop screen provided by the operating system of the information terminal 2) that is different from the cargo list screen B and the vehicle allocation board screen A. Display D1. The request information D1 includes, for example, the name of the requesting transportation company, contact information, type of cargo, transportation deadline, location of the transportation origin, location of the transportation destination, whether or not consolidation is possible, vehicle types that can transport the cargo, and the information terminal 2 sends. Represents the amount indicated by the request conditions. The request information D1 may represent other information. Thereby, the transportation planning support system S can provide request information even to a requested transportation company that is a non-subscriber.

Users of the requested transportation company belonging to the third group cannot use the cargo request function of the transportation planning support system S when accepting the transportation of the requested cargo indicated by the request information D1. Undertake the transportation of the requested cargo by contacting the contact information of the requesting transportation company.

Further, the information terminal 2 causes the display unit 24 to display, together with the request information D1, information D2 urging the user to subscribe to a service that enables the use of the freight/vehicle request function of the transportation planning support system S. In this way, the transportation planning support system S can provide request information to the requested transportation company, which is a non-subscriber, and can encourage them to subscribe to the service.

Furthermore, when displaying the request information on the information terminal 2 of the requested transportation company belonging to the second group, the display control unit 112 allows a system that provides a freight request function different from the transportation planning support system S to Request information may also be sent. Thereby, the transport company can present request information not only to transport companies using the transport planning support system S but also to transport companies using other systems.

[Flow of transportation planning support method]
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a flowchart of a transportation planning support method performed by the transportation planning support system S. A user of the transportation company uses the information terminal 2 to perform an operation to display a screen. When an operation for displaying the screen is performed, the transmitter 211 of the information terminal 2 transmits the transportation company ID of the transportation company that manages the information terminal 2 to the transportation planning support device 1.

In the transportation planning support device 1, the information acquisition unit 111 receives and acquires the transportation company ID transmitted by the information terminal 2 (S11). Furthermore, the information acquisition unit 111 acquires vehicle information regarding vehicles managed by the company and cargo information regarding the company's cargo, which are associated with the transport company ID in the transport company information storage unit 122 . Further, the information acquisition unit 111 acquires the freight/vehicle demand information associated with the transportation company ID from the freight/vehicle demand information storage unit 123 .

The display control unit 112 is configured to simultaneously display a cargo list screen and a dispatch board screen on the information terminal 2 based on the vehicle information acquired by the information acquisition unit 111, the cargo information related to the company's own cargo, and the cargo information related to the cargo of other companies that have been accepted. Display information is generated and transmitted to the information terminal 2 (S12). In the information terminal 2, the receiving unit 212 receives the display information transmitted by the transportation planning support device 1, and causes the display unit 24 to simultaneously display the cargo list screen and the vehicle allocation board screen based on the received display information.

When a user of the company wants to register vehicle request information (request information) for requesting another company to transport the company's own cargo or the cargo of another company that has already been accepted, the user of the company uses the operation unit 23 of the information terminal 2 to display the cargo list screen B or the vehicle allocation board. Select at least one cargo to be transported as the requested cargo from one or more of the company's own cargo or the cargo of another company that has been accepted (i.e. cargo to be transported) displayed on screen A.

The transmitter 211 of the information terminal 2 transmits the cargo ID of the requested cargo to the transportation planning support device 1. In the transportation planning support device 1, the display control unit 112 receives the cargo ID of the requested cargo transmitted from the information terminal 2 (S13). Then, the display control unit 112 generates display information for displaying a setting screen for setting vehicle request conditions (request conditions), which are conditions for requesting another company to transport the requested cargo, and transmits it to the company's information terminal 2. (S14).

In the information terminal 2, the receiving unit 212 receives the display information transmitted by the transportation planning support device 1, and causes the display unit 24 to display a setting screen based on the received display information. The transmitting unit 211 of the information terminal 2 transmits the request conditions set on the setting screen to the transportation planning support device 1 in response to the operation of the operating unit 23. In the transportation planning support device 1, the display control unit 112 receives the request conditions transmitted from the information terminal 2.

The display control unit 112 generates request information based on the cargo information of the requested cargo and the request conditions transmitted by the information terminal 2 (S15). The display control unit 112 causes the freight request information storage unit 123 to store display information for displaying the generated request information in association with the transport company ID of the requested transport company. Thereby, the request information can be displayed on the information terminal 2 of the requested transportation company.

The user of the requested transportation company uses the information terminal 2 to perform an operation to display the screen. When the operation for displaying the screen is performed, the transmitter 211 of the information terminal 2 transmits the transportation company ID of the requested transportation company to the transportation planning support device 1. In the transportation planning support device 1 , the display control unit 112 acquires request information associated with the transportation company ID transmitted by the information terminal 2 in the freight/vehicle request information storage unit 123 . The display control unit 112 transmits display information for displaying the request information to the information terminal 2 of the requested transportation company (S16).

In the information terminal 2, the receiving unit 212 receives the display information transmitted by the transportation planning support device 1, and displays the request information on the display unit 24 based on the received display information. When accepting the transportation of the requested cargo indicated by any of the request information, the user of the requested transportation company uses the operation unit 23 of the information terminal 2 to perform an operation of pressing the request information. The transmitter 211 of the information terminal 2 transmits the cargo ID of the requested cargo indicated by the pressed request information to the transportation planning support device 1 together with the transportation company ID of the requested transportation company that manages the information terminal 2.

In the transportation planning support device 1, the cargo request unit 114 receives the cargo ID transmitted from the information terminal 2 (S17). The cargo/vehicle request unit 114 then stores the acceptance information generated by associating the cargo information related to the requested cargo corresponding to the received cargo ID with the transport company ID transmitted by the information terminal 2 in the cargo/vehicle request information storage unit 123. (S18). Thereby, the transportation planning support device 1 can register acceptance information indicating that the requested transportation company will undertake transportation of the requested cargo indicated by the request information registered by the company.

[Effects of this embodiment]
The transportation planning support system S according to the present embodiment accepts the selection of requested cargo from the user of the company on the cargo list screen B or the vehicle allocation board screen A, and sends request information for requesting transportation of the requested cargo to the information terminal 2 of the other company. Make it visible. Users of other companies can refer to the request information displayed on the information terminal 2 to determine whether or not to accept the transportation of the requested cargo, and can perform procedures for accepting the transportation of the requested cargo on the information terminal 2. . Therefore, the transportation planning support system S can reduce the effort required for users of the company to request cargo transportation from other companies.

Although the present invention has been described above using the embodiments, the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the scope described in the above embodiments, and various modifications and changes can be made within the scope of the gist. be. For example, all or part of the device can be functionally or physically distributed and integrated into arbitrary units. In addition, new embodiments created by arbitrary combinations of multiple embodiments are also included in the embodiments of the present invention. The effects of the new embodiment resulting from the combination have the effects of the original embodiment.

The processors of the transportation planning support device 1 and the information terminal 2 are responsible for each step (process) included in the transportation planning support method shown in FIG. That is, the processors of the transportation planning support device 1 and the information terminal 2 read a program for executing the transportation planning support method shown in FIG. The transport planning support method shown in FIG. 9 is executed by controlling each part of the transport planning support method shown in FIG. Some of the steps included in the transportation planning support method shown in FIG. 9 may be omitted, the order of the steps may be changed, or a plurality of steps may be performed in parallel.

S Transportation planning support system 1 Transportation planning support device 11 Control section 111 Information acquisition section 112 Display control section 114 Cargo request section 2 Information terminal 21 Control section 212 Receiving section 24 Display section

Claims (9)

A transportation planning support device that supports cargo transportation planning,
an information acquisition unit that acquires cargo information regarding each of the one or more cargoes to be transported carried out by the company and transport company information for identifying each of the one or more transport companies;
a display control unit that causes the information terminal of the company to display a cargo list screen that allows a list of the one or more cargoes to be transported based on the cargo information;
has
The display control unit is configured to display a first group that is part of the one or more transport companies, and a second group that is larger than the first group that is part or all of the one or more transport companies. In association, accept the request conditions that are the conditions for requesting transportation of the cargo to be transported,
When at least one cargo to be transported is selected as a requested cargo from among the one or more cargoes to be transported displayed on the cargo list screen, the display control unit corresponds to the request condition associated with the first group. the request information to be displayed on an information terminal of a requested transportation company belonging to the first group ;
The display control unit responds to the request condition associated with the second group after a predetermined period of time has elapsed since the request information was enabled to be displayed on an information terminal of a requested transportation company belonging to the first group. making the request information displayable on an information terminal of a requested transportation company belonging to the second group;
Transportation planning support device. The display control unit displays the request information including the transportation deadline of the requested cargo, the location of the transportation origin of the requested cargo, and the location of the transportation destination of the requested cargo, to a requested destination belonging to the first group or the second group. The transportation planning support device according to claim 1, wherein the transportation planning support device can be displayed on an information terminal of a transportation company. When the request information can be displayed on an information terminal of a requested transport company belonging to the first group or the second group , the display control unit may display the request information on the cargo list screen. The transportation according to claim 1 or 2, wherein information indicating that the requested transportation company belonging to the first group or the second group is requested to transport the cargo is displayed in association with the requested cargo belonging to the group. Planning support equipment. A freight request in which the company executes a cargo/vehicle request function, including a function in which the company requests the one or more transport companies to transport cargo, and a function in which the company accepts a request for transport of cargo from the one or more transport companies. further comprising a car part;
The information acquisition unit acquires the cargo information regarding the freight to be transported, including cargo of other companies that has been accepted from other companies using the cargo/vehicle request function and own cargo that has been accepted without using the cargo/vehicle request function. The transportation planning support device according to any one of claims 1 to 3 . When the display control unit receives an operation for selecting the requested cargo on the cargo list screen, the display control unit selects a requested transportation company belonging to the first group or the second group that can use the cargo request function. In addition to the information terminal, an information terminal of a transportation company that cannot use the cargo/vehicle request function is provided with information of a requested transportation company belonging to the first group or the second group that can use the cargo/vehicle request function. The transportation planning support device according to claim 4 , wherein the request information can be displayed in a method different from that of an information terminal. The display control unit displays on the information terminal of the company at the same time as the cargo list screen a vehicle distribution board screen showing a transportation plan in which each of the plurality of vehicles managed by the company transports the selected cargo selected from the cargoes to be transported. display,
When the display control unit receives, on the vehicle allocation board screen, an operation for selecting the one or more cargoes to be transported, which are assigned to one vehicle among the plurality of vehicles managed by the company, as the requested cargo, the display control unit displaying the request information for requesting transportation of the requested cargo indicated by on an information terminal of a requested transport company belonging to the first group or the second group ;
The transportation planning support device according to any one of claims 1 to 5 . The display control unit displays information on each of the plurality of vehicles managed by the requested transportation company belonging to the first group or the second group on an information terminal of the requested transportation company belonging to the first group or the second group. Display the vehicle allocation board screen showing the transportation plan for transporting the selected cargo selected from the cargo to be transported,
The display control unit causes a notification indicating that the request information by the company can be displayed to be displayed on the dispatch board screen of the information terminal of the requested transportation company belonging to the first group or the second group. , A transportation planning support device according to any one of claims 1 to 6 . A transportation planning support system including a transportation planning support device that supports cargo transportation planning and an information terminal,
The transportation planning support device includes:
an information acquisition unit that acquires cargo information regarding each of the one or more cargoes to be transported carried out by the company and transport company information for identifying each of the one or more transport companies;
a display control unit that transmits display information for displaying a cargo list screen that allows a list of the one or more cargoes to be transported to the information terminal of the company based on the cargo information;
has
The display control unit is configured to display a first group that is part of the one or more transport companies, and a second group that is larger than the first group that is part or all of the one or more transport companies. In association, accept the request conditions that are the conditions for requesting transportation of the cargo to be transported,
When at least one cargo to be transported is selected as a requested cargo from among the one or more cargoes to be transported displayed on the cargo list screen, the display control unit corresponds to the request condition associated with the first group. transmitting the display information for displaying request information to an information terminal of a requested transportation company belonging to the first group ;
The display control unit responds to the request condition associated with the second group after a predetermined period of time has elapsed since the request information was enabled to be displayed on an information terminal of a requested transportation company belonging to the first group. transmitting the display information for displaying the request information to an information terminal of a requested transportation company belonging to the second group;
The information terminal is
a receiving unit that receives the display information transmitted by the transportation planning support device;
a display unit that displays the cargo list screen and the request information based on the display information;
A transportation planning support system with Executed by a transportation planning support device that supports cargo transportation planning,
acquiring cargo information regarding each of the one or more cargoes to be transported carried out by the company and transport company information for identifying each of the one or more transport companies;
Displaying a cargo list screen on the company's information terminal that allows a list of the one or more cargoes to be transported based on the cargo information;
The transportation target in association with each of a first group that is part of the one or more transportation companies and a second group larger than the first group that is part or all of the one or more transportation companies. a step of accepting request conditions that are conditions for requesting cargo transportation;
When at least one cargo to be transported is selected as a requested cargo from the one or more cargoes to be transported displayed on the cargo list screen, the request information corresponding to the request conditions associated with the first group is a step of making it displayable on an information terminal of a requested transportation company belonging to the first group ;
After a predetermined period of time has elapsed since the request information was enabled to be displayed on the information terminal of the requested transportation company belonging to the first group, the request information corresponding to the request conditions associated with the second group is a step of making it displayable on an information terminal of a requested transportation company belonging to the two groups;
A transportation planning support method having

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