JPH04291453A - Transport charge calculation system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain a transport charge calculation system where the transport charge can be calculated right after the delivery of the baggage and also the input operations are facilitated. CONSTITUTION:A transport charge calculation system consists of a trust information input terminal 3 which inputs the information necessary for calculation of the transport charge at the sending side of the baggage to be transported, a delivery end input terminal 4 which inputs the end of delivery of the baggage at the receiving side of the baggage, a means 7 which calculates the transport distance of the baggage from the information inputted both terminals 3 and 4, and a means 9 which calculates the transport charge of the baggage based on the transport distance calculated by the means 7 and the information necessary for the calculation.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a freight calculation system for automatically calculating freight charges for packages collected and delivered by a carrier.

0002

[Prior Art] Conventionally, carriers have used the slips used when transporting packages to determine the number of packages required for freight calculation.
Information such as weight, origin, and destination of the package was entered into a computer to calculate the fare.

0003

[Problem to be solved by the invention] In such conventional freight calculation means, it is necessary to collect the slip used for shipping and delivering the package, and to manually read and input the information on the slip into a computer. Because of this, not only did it take time to calculate freight charges, but the task of reading slips and inputting them into a computer was complicated and led to many input errors. Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a freight calculation system that allows freight calculation to be performed immediately after delivery of a package is completed, and also allows for easy input work.

0004

[Means for Solving the Problems] According to the present invention, a consignment information input terminal is provided at the origin of the cargo to be transported and inputs information necessary for freight calculation, and a consignment information input terminal is provided at the destination of the cargo to be transported. a delivery completion input terminal for inputting the delivery completion of the package; a means for calculating the transportation distance of the package from the information input from these terminals; There is provided a fare calculation system characterized by comprising: means for calculating the fare of a piece of luggage that has been shipped.

[0005] The information necessary for the freight calculation includes information on the identification code, consignor, number, and weight of the freight, and the freight calculation system further aggregates the freight calculated by the freight calculation means for each consignor. and has the means to create invoices to shippers.

[0006]Furthermore, the fare calculation means includes a transportation distance calculation table in which the origin and destination of the luggage and the distance between them are arranged and stored in a matrix, and a matrix of freight charges corresponding to the number, weight, and transportation distance of the luggage. This includes a fare table arranged and stored in a format.

[0007]

[Operation] In the present invention, information necessary for freight calculation is input from terminals provided at the origin and destination of the cargo to be transported and the destination where the cargo is to be delivered. Then, the transport distance of the baggage is calculated from these input information, and the freight charge of the transported baggage is calculated from the calculated transport distance and the information necessary for the freight calculation.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of a fare calculation system according to the present invention. A consignment information input terminal 3 and a delivery completion information input terminal 4 are installed at the origin 1, which is the land where the consignor ships the package, and the destination 2, which is the land where the destination of the package is located. These terminals 3,
4 is connected to the central processing unit 5 via a line. The central processing unit 5 includes a data reception processing section 6 and a transportation distance calculation processing section 7.
, transportation distance calculation table 8, freight calculation processing unit 9, freight table 10, and invoice creation processing unit 11, and data files 13 to 1 for data files provided between these.
It consists of 5.

[0009] When consigning a package from a consignor at the origin, the consignment information input terminal 3 inputs the identification number of the consignor, the name of the consignor, the number of consignments, and the weight. From the delivery completion information input terminal 4, when the delivery of the package is completed at the destination, the identification number of the package is input. The transportation distance calculation processing unit 7 of the central processing unit 5 calculates the distance between the departure point and the destination from the terminal name information transmitted from the consignment information input terminal 3 and the delivery completion information input terminal 4. When calculating this distance, as shown in Figure 2, the origin of the luggage is A, B, C, D,...
A transport distance calculation table 8 in which the distances between landings A, B, C, D, etc. are arranged and stored in a matrix is used, and the transport distance calculation processing unit 7 searches the table 8 using the terminal name as a key. Find the distance between the required points.

The freight calculation processing unit 9 of the central processing unit 5 calculates the freight based on the transportation distance calculated by the transportation distance calculation processing unit 7 and the number and weight information of the luggage inputted from the consignment information input terminal. In calculating this fare, a fare table 10 is used in which freight charges corresponding to the number of pieces of luggage, weight (vertical direction), and transport distance (horizontal direction) are arranged and stored in a matrix, as shown in FIG. The freight calculation processing unit 9 creates a freight rate table 1 using the number, weight, and transportation distance of the luggage as keys.
The fare can be found by searching for 0. In addition, the invoice creation processing section 11 aggregates the freight charges calculated by the freight calculation processing section 9 for each consignor name input from the consignment information input terminal 3, and generates an invoice 12 for the consigned consignor.
is created. Note that a general-purpose host computer may be used as the central processing unit 5 instead of using a dedicated data processing device.

Next, the operation of the fare calculation system of the present invention configured as described above will be explained. When the cargo is shipped from the consignor, it is collected at the transport company's business office in origin 1. At this time, the slip attached to the package is read and the identification number, number, and weight of the package are input into the consignment information input terminal 3. This input information is passed through the line to the data reception processing section 6 of the central processing unit 5.
is temporarily stored. When the package is transported and delivered to the delivery destination, the package identification number is input into the delivery completion information input terminal 4. When this information is supplied to the data reception processing unit 6 of the central processing unit 5, the temporarily stored consignment information is searched using the consignment identification number as a key, and the consignment information input terminal 3 that has the same consignment identification number input is searched for. Detect name. The data representing the terminal name of the consignment information input terminal 3 and the terminal name of the delivery completion information input terminal 4 is sent to the transportation distance calculation processing section 7 via the data file 13.
searches table 8 using the terminal name as a key to find the transportation distance. The obtained data is filed in a data file 14.

Next, the transportation distance data obtained in this manner is supplied from the data file 14 to the freight calculation processing unit 9, and the freight calculation processing unit 9 creates a freight table using the transportation distance, the number of pieces of luggage, and the weight data as keys. 10, it is possible to obtain the fare for a specific piece of luggage. The fare data calculated in this manner is temporarily filed in the data file 15. The freight data from the data file 15 is transferred to the invoice creation processing section 11, where it is aggregated for each consignor name input from the consignment information input terminal 3, and an invoice 12 for a specific consignor is created.

[0013]

[Effects of the Invention] According to the present invention described above, by inputting information including the package identification number from a terminal when receiving a package and when delivery is completed, freight calculation results can be obtained immediately after delivery is completed, and input work can be done. A simple fare calculation system can also be obtained.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of a fare calculation system of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the configuration of a transportation distance calculation table used in the freight calculation system of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the configuration of a fare table used in the fare calculation system of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Place of origin 2 Landing 3. Consignment information input terminal 4 Delivery completion information input terminal 5 Central processing unit 6 Data reception processing section 7 Transportation distance calculation processing section 8 Transportation distance calculation table 9 Fare calculation processing department 10 Fare table 11 Invoice creation processing department

Claims (3)

[Claims] [Claim 1] A consignment information input terminal provided at the origin of the cargo to be transported to input information necessary for freight calculation, and a delivery completion input terminal provided at the destination of the cargo to input the completion of delivery of the cargo. and a means for calculating the transport distance of the said baggage from the information inputted from these terminals, and a means for calculating the freight of the transported baggage from the transport distance calculated by this means and the information necessary for said freight calculation. A fare calculation system characterized by: 2. The information necessary for the freight calculation includes information on the identification code, consignor, number, and weight of the freight, and the freight calculation system further aggregates the freight calculated by the freight calculation means for each consignor. 2. The freight calculation system according to claim 1, further comprising means for creating a bill for a shipper. 3. The freight calculation means includes a transportation distance calculation table in which the departure point, the destination, and the distance between the luggage is arranged and stored in a matrix, and the freight that corresponds to the number, weight, and transportation distance of the luggage. 3. The fare calculation system according to claim 2, further comprising a fare table arranged and stored in a matrix.