KR102279037B1 - Multi-market channel and product inventory management system by using numerous virtual brand - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a multi-market channel and product inventory management system by using numerous virtual brands that includes a seller terminal (100) that allows a seller to set a virtual brand for an arbitrary product, and register product information for each set virtual brand; a WMS server (200) for creating a market channel according to the registered product information for each virtual brand and managing product inventory; a market server (300) for providing order information of products through the market channel to the WMS server (200); and a logistics company server (400) that receives a product shipment request from the WMS server (200) according to order information through the market channel, and performs product shipment. An object of the present invention is to freely register and manage numerous virtual brands in a system, to configure products and market channels for each virtual brand in various ways, and to manage the same product with various virtual brands.

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Multi-market channel and product inventory management system by using numerous virtual brands

The present invention relates to a multi-market channel and product inventory management system using a plurality of virtual brands, and more particularly, a plurality of virtual brands can be freely used, and market channels and product inventory management by creating a market channel for each virtual brand It relates to a multi-market channel and product inventory management system using a number of virtual brands that can

A warehouse management system (WMS) refers to a system for efficiently managing product channels and inventory in a warehouse by supporting and optimizing warehouse or delivery center management. Due to the recent Corona 19 (COVID 19) situation, as online orders for goods from consumers increase, the items of goods produced by sellers are reduced and diversified, and as the delivery volume for various small-scale goods increases, the conventional warehouse management system According to the report, there was a problem in that it was difficult to manage the market channel, product inventory, and brand management. Therefore, there is a demand for technology development to solve the problems of the conventional warehouse management system.

U.S. Patent Publication No. US 2013/0339199 A1 relates to 'inventory management system through multiple sales channels', using one or more processors from the inventory of the first sales channel determined according to the distribution ratio specified by the business rule using one or more processors. recording a list of product quantities; recording, using the one or more processors, a list of a second quantity of goods from the inventory of a second sales channel determined according to a distribution rate specified by a business rule; tracking, using the one or more processors, order events from the first sales channel and the second sales channel representing transactions involving goods from the inventory; and in response to detection of a rebalancing event using the one or more processors, rebalancing merchandise from inventory offered for sale in the first sales channel and the second sales channel according to a distribution ratio specified by a business rule. Discloses an inventory management system through a number of sales channels, including The inventory management system through multiple sales channels according to the US Patent Publication US 2013/0339199 A1 has the advantage of integrating products of multiple sales channels and managing inventory according to business rules, but the product, marketing and sales channels There was a problem in that it was difficult to manage the market channel, product inventory, and brand when variously composed or selling the same product under various brands.

Korean Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-2016-0058318 relates to an 'omni-channel management method and apparatus,' comprising: receiving, by an omni-channel order processing device, a first purchase order through a first channel among a plurality of sales channels; selecting, by the omni-channel order processing device, a first warehouse matching rule to be applied to the first purchase order, from among a plurality of warehouse matching rules; selecting, by the omni-channel order processing device, a warehouse from which the goods according to the first purchase order will be shipped from among the warehouses that meet the first warehouse matching rule; receiving, by the omni-channel order processing device, a second purchase order through a second channel different from the first channel among the plurality of sales channels; selecting, by the omni-channel order processing device, a second warehouse matching rule to be applied to the second purchase order from among the plurality of warehouse matching rules; and selecting, by the omni-channel order processing device, a warehouse from which the goods according to the second purchase order will be shipped from among the warehouses that meet the second warehouse matching rule, included in the plurality of warehouse matching rules Each warehouse matching rule that has been made discloses an omni-channel order processing method, characterized in that it includes whether or not to expand the inquiry about the warehouse belonging to a supply channel other than the supply channel of the sales channel in which the purchase order is received. The omni-channel management method and apparatus according to the Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2016-0058318 have the advantage that various warehouse matching rules can be applied to purchase orders received from various sales channels, but products, marketing and sales channels In the case of various configurations, there was a problem in that it was difficult to configure a system for setting up a virtual brand and managing each market channel.

In addition, Republic of Korea Patent Registration No. 10-2205214 relates to 'a dual management user interface and a product information management system using the same', and input product information and product information to be shipped and sold through a sales channel where product sales are made online. and a product information registration unit for registering and linking the registered shipment product information and sales product information so that sales are made based on the shipment product information; a stocking management unit for generating wearing product information by registering the wearing information of the product corresponding to the outgoing product information registered through the product information registration unit, and transmitting the generated wearing product information; an order management unit for transmitting order information of the issued product information corresponding to the product when the product is sold from the sales channel; a shipment management unit for receiving and registering the order information from the order management unit, generating and transmitting a shipment request signal corresponding to the registered order information; Inventory management unit providing numerical information on the number of products to be shipped out according to the number of products that can be shipped and the number of products currently available for shipment; Calculating statistical numerical information on arrival and departure, inventory information, displaying the calculated statistical numerical information, confirming link connection information of the sale product information and outgoing product information, and quantity information of a product with a link connection, a statistical calculation unit configured to generate product type information for sale as to whether the product is a single product product or a set product product, and to generate and display order quantity statistical information for the generated product type information for sale; And the product information registration unit and the product information corresponding to the product information and the goods in stock linked to the product information sent from the stocking management unit to be put in, and the product corresponding to the shipment request signal transmitted from the shipment management unit is configured so that the shipment is made. and a warehouse management server that provides product inventory information and product information in and out and out, respectively, to the inventory management unit and the statistical calculation unit; The product information input layer window is activated, and when the registration of outgoing product information is completed, the outgoing product registration unit for generating sales product information corresponding to the outgoing product information and transmitting the generated sales product information; Including a dispatched product inquiry unit configured to be inquired, but when any one of barcode information for the outgoing product and the outgoing product name is input during registration of the outgoing product information, from the warehouse management server, A shipment product information registration unit configured to receive a unique shipment product code and automatically input; The sales product information transmitted from the outgoing product registration unit is automatically registered, and the sales product information input layer window is activated so that the sales product information to be additionally registered is entered, and the linked product information and integrated management of the linked product information a product information registration unit for sale into which unique code information to be made is input; The sales product information additionally registered through the sales product information registration unit is linked with the outgoing product information, and the unique code information including the linked sales and outgoing product information and the sales and outgoing product information is managed in the distribution warehouse Information link connection unit for transmitting to the server; including, wherein the information link connection unit is configured to connect one shipment product information with a plurality of sales product information, and each sales product information set for each of a plurality of sales channels Disclosed is a product information management system using a dual management user interface, characterized in that it is configured to be connected with one shipment product information. The dual management user interface and the product information management system using the same according to the Republic of Korea Patent Registration No. 10-2205214 have the advantage of easy inventory management because it can manage as one product in the warehouse even if the sales channels of the product are diverse, There was a problem in that it was difficult to manage market channels, product inventory, and brand when selling products under various brands.

Accordingly, the present inventor can freely register and manage a plurality of virtual brands in the system in order to solve the problems of the prior art, and create a market channel for each virtual brand to manage the market channel and product inventory. developed a multi-market channel and product inventory management system using

The problem to be solved by the present invention is to be able to freely register and manage a number of virtual brands in the system, to configure various products and market channels for each virtual brand, and to manage the same product with various virtual brands for convenient management This is to provide a multi-market channel and product inventory management system using a large number of excellent virtual brands.

A multi-market channel and product inventory management system using a plurality of virtual brands according to an embodiment of the present invention is a seller terminal ( 100); a WMS server 200 that creates a market channel according to the registered product information for each virtual brand and manages product inventory; a market server 300 providing order information of products through the market channel to the WMS server 200; and a logistics company server 400 that receives a product shipment request from the WMS server 200 according to order information through the market channel, and performs product shipment.

Here, the seller terminal 100 is characterized in that it includes items capable of selecting or inputting a name of a customer company, a name of a virtual brand, a product name, and product attributes.

The WMS server 200 includes a virtual brand information registration unit 210 for registering names of a plurality of virtual brands; a product information registration unit 220 for registering the name and attributes of the product; a market channel generating unit 230 for generating a market channel for selling the product; an order information management unit 240 for managing order information of products through the market channel; Arrival/delivery management unit 250 for managing the goods in and out; and an inventory management unit 260 for managing the inventory of the product.

The arrival/delivery management unit 250 is characterized in that the manager designates the location of the product and includes information capable of tracking the location movement history of the specified product.

The inventory management unit 260 is characterized in that it includes information on the label including the QR code and the assigned color for the product.

The logistics company server 400 is characterized in that it is possible to set the maximum packaging quantity of the product in one box when the product is shipped.

The multi-market channel and product inventory management system using the plurality of virtual brands further includes an invoice issuance and output device 500 for issuing and outputting invoices for products shipped from the logistics company server 400 . characterized.

The invoice issuance and output device 500 is characterized in that it is composed of a smart invoice classification system for classifying and outputting invoices by product delivery region, product location, and product type.

According to the present invention, multiple virtual brands can be freely registered and managed in the system, products and market channels can be configured for each virtual brand in a variety of ways, and the same product can be managed with various virtual brands to manage multiple virtual brands with excellent management convenience. It has the effect of the invention providing a multi-market channel and product inventory management system using a brand.

1 is a configuration diagram schematically illustrating a multi-market channel and product inventory management system using a plurality of virtual brands according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 2 is an explanatory diagram schematically showing the items of the seller terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is an explanatory diagram schematically illustrating the location of product information for each virtual brand in the arrival/delivery management unit of the WMS server according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is an explanatory diagram schematically illustrating information on a label including a QR code and an assigned color for a product in the inventory management unit of the WMS server according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is an explanatory diagram schematically illustrating a setting for a maximum packaging quantity of goods in a logistics company server according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is an explanatory diagram schematically illustrating a smart invoice classification system of an invoice issuance and output device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Preferred embodiments of the present invention are provided to more completely explain the present invention to those of ordinary skill in the art, and the following examples may be modified in various other forms, and the scope of the present invention It is not limited to the following examples. Rather, these examples are provided so that this disclosure will be more thorough and complete, and will fully convey the spirit of the invention to those skilled in the art.

In relation to the terms in the present invention, the virtual brand according to the present invention is a virtual mark registered in the WMS server by the operator of a multi-market channel and product inventory management system using a plurality of virtual brands according to the present invention. it means. A market channel according to the present invention means online and offline distribution channels and distribution markets for selling products. A location according to the present invention refers to a location and a place for storing and distributing a product before selling the product to a consumer.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a configuration diagram schematically showing a multi-market channel and product inventory management system 10 using a plurality of virtual brands according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1 , the multi-market channel and product inventory management system 10 using a plurality of virtual brands according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a seller terminal 100 , a WMS server 200 , and a market server 300 . ) and is configured to include a logistics company server (400). In addition, the WMS server 200 includes a virtual brand information registration unit 210 for registering the names of a plurality of virtual brands; a product information registration unit 220 for registering the name and attributes of the product; a market channel generating unit 230 for generating a market channel for selling the product; an order information management unit 240 for managing order information of products through the market channel; Arrival/delivery management unit 250 for managing the goods in and out; and an inventory management unit 260 for managing the inventory of the product.

The seller terminal 100 , the WMS server 200 , the market server 300 , and the logistics company server 400 are operated in cooperation with each other. For example, when product information for each virtual brand is registered in the seller terminal 100, information such as virtual brand, product information, market channel, order information, warehousing and inventory is comprehensively managed by interworking with the WMS server 200 . In addition, the market server 300 provides the consumer's product order information to the WMS server 200 according to the product information for each virtual brand registered in the seller terminal 100 . When the WMS server 200 requests packaging and delivery information of the product ordered from the logistics company server 400 according to the product order information of the market server 300 , the logistics company server 400 stores and delivers the product The ordered product is delivered to the consumer according to the information.

Figure 2 is an explanatory diagram schematically showing the items of the seller terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2 , in the seller terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention, the seller sets a virtual brand for an arbitrary product and registers product information for each set virtual brand. In this case, the name of the customer company, the name of the virtual brand, the product name, and the product attribute may be selected or inputted. Specifically, the seller, the customer, selects 'Macadamia' from the seller terminal 100 among the names of the customer companies previously registered in the WMS server 200, and selects 'Macadamia' from the names of the virtual brands previously registered in the WMS server 200. 'Mini', and a product name previously registered in the WMS server 200 is selected. In this process, if a product name that is not registered in the WMS server 200 exists, the seller may input a desired product name from the product name of the seller terminal 100 . In this case, the entered product name is automatically stored in the WMS server 200 . In addition, the seller may select 'room temperature' among the product attributes previously registered in the WMS server 200 . Therefore, since the seller can set various virtual brands for the same product or set different products as the same virtual brand, he can freely register and manage multiple virtual brands in the system to conveniently pursue diversity of product information and management. has the advantage of being

That is, a virtual brand information registration unit 210 for registering the names of a plurality of virtual brands of the WMS server 200; And the product information registration unit 220 for registering the name and attribute of the product provides information such as a virtual brand, the name of the product, and the attribute of the product to the seller terminal 100 so that the seller can easily register the product information for each virtual brand. make it possible In addition, the market server 300 receives the product information for each virtual brand from the seller terminal 100 , and generates a market channel for selling the product of the WMS server 200 , the market channel generator 230 and the market. By transmitting the order information of the product to the order information management unit 240 that manages the order information of the product through the channel, the product for each virtual brand is sold. Accordingly, the system according to the present invention has an advantage in that it is easy to manage the market channels because it is possible to create and manage multiple market channels for products having a plurality of virtual brands.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram schematically illustrating the location of product information for each virtual brand in the arrival/delivery management unit of the WMS server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3 , the arrival/delivery management unit 250 of the WMS server 200 is a component of the WMS server 200 that manages the warehouse and delivery of goods, and the quantity, storage location, and stocking of goods to be received and shipped. Manage information such as date and time of shipment. In addition, the warehouse and shipment management unit 250 may further include a function including information that allows the manager to designate the location of the product to track the location movement history of the specified product. For example, if 1000 products are scheduled to be stocked, 500 products are allocated to location A, the remaining 500 products are allocated to location B, and 250 of the products allocated to location A are allocated to location C. Location designation and location movement history can be tracked.

4 is an explanatory diagram schematically illustrating information on a label including a QR code for a product and an assigned color in the inventory management unit of the WMS server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 4 , the inventory management unit 260 of the WMS server 200 is a component of the WMS server 200 that manages the inventory of products, and includes information about product classification, storage location, and inventory management. do. For example, the inventory management unit 260 may be configured to include information on individual QR codes for stored products and information on label sheets including color assigned to each product. Specifically, if orange label paper is assigned to category B product and yellow label paper is assigned to category C product, category B and category C products can be easily classified if the assigned color label and QR code are printed. have the advantage of being able to

5 is an explanatory diagram schematically illustrating a setting for a maximum packaging quantity of goods in a logistics company server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 5 , the logistics company server 400 is a component including information for delivering a product ordered according to the product order information of the market server 300 to the consumer, the product, storage, the consumer's address and It includes information such as delivery method. In addition, the logistics company server 400 may be configured to set the maximum packaging quantity of the product in one box when the product is shipped. For example, when packaging 5 bottles of wine products, if the maximum packaging quantity per box is set to 2 bottles, two boxes are packed with the maximum packaging quantity, and one bottle of wine is packaged in the other box.

The multi-market channel and product inventory management system using a plurality of virtual brands according to the present invention further includes an invoice issuance and output device 500 for issuing and outputting invoices for products shipped from the logistics company server 400 . may be included. Accordingly, for goods shipped from the logistics company server 400 , an invoice including necessary information is issued and output by the invoice issuance and output device 500 .

6 is an explanatory diagram schematically illustrating a smart invoice classification system of an invoice issuance and output device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 6 , the invoice issuance and output device 500 according to the present invention is configured as a smart invoice classification system for classifying and outputting invoices by product delivery region, product location, and product type. desirable. The smart invoice classification system has an advantage in that product management is easy because various products are automatically classified according to various classification criteria such as delivery region, location, and product type.

Although preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments described above. That is, a person of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains can make numerous changes and modifications to the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the appended claims, and all such appropriate changes and modifications are Equivalents are to be considered as falling within the scope of the present invention.

10: Multi-market channel and product inventory management system using multiple virtual brands
100: seller terminal
200: WMS server
210: virtual brand information register
220: Sales product information register
230: market channel generation unit
240: order information management unit
250: arrival and departure management unit
260: inventory management department
300: market server
400: logistics company server
500: Invoice issuance and output device

Claims (8)

a seller terminal 100 in which a seller can set a virtual brand for an arbitrary product and register product information for each virtual brand set;
a WMS server 200 that creates a market channel according to the registered product information for each virtual brand and manages product inventory;
a market server 300 providing order information of products through the market channel to the WMS server 200; and
Multiple using a plurality of virtual brands, characterized in that it includes; a logistics company server 400 that receives a product shipment request from the WMS server 200 according to order information through the market channel, and performs product shipment; Market channel and product inventory management system. The multi-market channel and product using a plurality of virtual brands according to claim 1, wherein the seller terminal (100) includes items capable of selecting or inputting a name of a customer company, a name of a virtual brand, a product name, and product attributes. Inventory management system. The method of claim 1, wherein the WMS server 200 comprises: a virtual brand information registration unit 210 for registering names of a plurality of virtual brands; a product information registration unit 220 for registering the name and attributes of the product; a market channel generating unit 230 for generating a market channel for selling the product; an order information management unit 240 for managing order information of products through the market channel; Arrival/delivery management unit 250 for managing the goods in and out; and an inventory management unit 260 for managing the inventory of the product. Multi-market channel and product inventory management system using a plurality of virtual brands, characterized in that it comprises a. The multi-market channel using a plurality of virtual brands according to claim 3, wherein the warehouse and departure management unit 250 includes information that allows an administrator to designate the location of the product and track the location movement history of the designated product. Product inventory management system. According to claim 3, wherein the inventory management unit 260 is a multi-market channel and product inventory management system using a plurality of virtual brands, characterized in that it includes information on the label including the QR code and assigned color for the product. According to claim 1, wherein the logistics company server 400 is a multi-market channel and product inventory management system using a plurality of virtual brands, characterized in that it can set the maximum packaging quantity of the product in one box when the product is shipped. The invoice issuance and output device (500) according to claim 1, wherein the multi-market channel and product inventory management system using the plurality of virtual brands issues and outputs invoices for products shipped from the logistics company server (400). ) A multi-market channel and product inventory management system using a plurality of virtual brands, characterized in that it further comprises. The method of claim 7, wherein the invoice issuance and output device 500 comprises a smart invoice classification system for classifying and outputting invoices by product delivery area, product location, and product type. Multi-market channel and product inventory management system using.

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