KR20020036529A - Method for providing a change information of purchase price using a web server - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method for offering price change information by using a web server is provided to make a user search purchase information on the Internet, to determine a moderate price of a part, and to grope for improvement by reading out price information of the parts of respective divisions and making the user promptly and accurately analyze the present conditions of price change and causes of the conditions. CONSTITUTION: A web server(40) authenticates a member connected to the web server. If the member selects a price change item on many items provided by the web server, the web server displays a prices change search window including a division code input window, a date input window, a vendor code input window and a part code input window. An exchange rate input window is added to the prices change search window. The member fills the windows and clicks a query button. Thereafter, the web server performs interfacing with the purchase information management server of a corresponding division. The web server compares and analyzes purchase information and displays a picture including the cause of price change.

Description

Method for providing a change information of purchase price using a web server}

The present invention relates to a method for providing purchase price change information using a web server. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method for providing various purchase information managed by each division unit through a dedicated communication network such as an in-house network. Web Server) can be used to search and check, and to provide a comparative analysis of the current status and causes of changes in parts purchase prices for each business unit according to user input conditions. It is about.

Recently, manufacturing companies that produce and manufacture electronic products, etc., store and manage vast amounts of information related to purchasing parts in a database in order to more efficiently manage and purchase many kinds of various parts included in electronic products. On the other hand, it operates a purchasing information management server that can input and search the purchase information in each business unit unit, such as regional unit workplaces or overseas regional workplaces scattered in each region.

In addition, the purchase information management servers operated by the business units are connected and connected through a dedicated communication network such as an in-house network, so that employees of related departments located in other regions, for example, employees of purchasing departments belonging to other business units, have a specific business unit. A purchase information management system is installed and operated to connect to a purchase information management server of to easily retrieve various purchase information stored in a database of the management server through a dedicated communication network.

However, despite the establishment and operation of the above-mentioned purchasing information management system, in order to search and confirm the change status and the cause of the parts purchase price of each business division, the related department staff, for example, the purchasing department staff, After connecting to the purchase information management server, the price information of a specific part stored in the database of the management server must be searched one by one, and the price information of the particular part is compared and analyzed to compare and analyze the purchase price variation and the cause of the specific part. Since it must be done, there was a problem that it takes a lot of time and effort to find an appropriate part purchase price setting and improvement methods.

Accordingly, the present invention was created in order to solve the above problems, and it is possible to search and confirm various purchase information stored and managed by each business unit by using a web server on the Internet, and to correspond to user input conditions. By using the web server to search and read the parts purchase price information of each business division, and to quickly and accurately compare the current status and causes of changes in the parts purchase price, it is possible to search for an appropriate part purchase price setting and improvement plan. To provide a method of providing price change information, the purpose is to.

1 is a diagram showing the overall configuration of a purchase information management system to which the method for providing purchase price change information using a web server according to the present invention;

2 illustrates a home page initial screen displayed and displayed by a web server according to the present invention.

3 is a view showing a purchase information selection list map for each category displayed and displayed by a web server according to the present invention.

4 is a view illustrating a part purchase price change information search screen displayed and displayed by a method for providing purchase price change information using a web server according to the present invention.

※ Explanation of symbols for main parts of drawing

10 ₁ ∼ 10 _n : Domestic business division purchasing information management server

20: Gateway

30 ₁ ～ 30 _m : Purchase Information Management Server of Overseas Business Division

40: Web Server

100: Internet

Method for providing purchase price change information using a web server according to the present invention for achieving the above object, step 1 of confirming the purchase price change information search request received from a communication terminal connected through the Internet; Searching and reading the purchase information corresponding to the confirmed search request from the purchase information management server of the corresponding business unit; And comparing and analyzing parts purchase price information among the searched and read purchase information, and displaying identification information indicating a cause of the purchase price change through the communication terminal.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the method for providing purchase price change information using a web server according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

First, Figure 1 shows the overall configuration of the purchase information management system to which the method for providing purchase price change information using the web server according to the present invention, as described above, a number of domestic Purchasing information management servers 10 ₁ to 10 _n for each business unit are connected to a dedicated communication network using an internal communication line, respectively, and purchasing information management servers for each foreign business unit 20 ₁ to 20 interspersed in each region overseas. _m ) are connected to the Internet 100 and connected to a dedicated communication network through a gateway (G / W) 20 in the dedicated communication network.

In addition, the web server 40 connected and connected through the Internet searches for and confirms the vast purchase information stored and managed by the purchase information management servers for each domestic and overseas business unit, and also for each business unit corresponding to a user input condition. The component purchase price information is retrieved and read to provide a current status and cause of change in the corresponding component purchase price to a communication terminal (not shown), such as a personal computer connected through the Internet, wherein the purchase information is configured as described above. A method of providing purchase price change information in the management system will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

First, the web server 40 checks whether a user of a communication terminal, such as a personal computer requested to be connected via the Internet, is a subscriber who has been previously approved for connection, that is, a subscriber who has been approved for connection by the operator of the web server 40. To this end, as shown in Fig. 2, a login input window for requesting input of an ID and password is displayed together with the homepage of the purchase information system.

Accordingly, the subscriber enters his or her ID and password, and then clicks a login screen button, and the web server 40 receives the ID and password, and the subscriber has previously been approved for access. Search and confirm that it is your ID and password.

On the other hand, as a result of a search confirmation, when the subscriber who is requested to access is a previously approved subscriber, the web server 40 provides various selection menu screens for easily selecting and searching purchase information for each business unit. For example, when the subscriber designates a selection menu called 'Site Map', the purchase information selection list for each category as shown in FIG. 3 is provided in a map form.

Accordingly, the subscriber can use various information such as summary information, price, purchase information, etc. provided by the web server 40 through the screen of the communication terminal that he is using. It is possible to select a purchase information search service, for example, the subscriber included in the price information, as shown in FIG. In the case where a price change item is selected and clicked among a plurality of detailed items displayed, the web server 40, as shown in FIG. 4, is for checking the change in the purchase price of parts purchased from a specific business unit Price C, including division code entry window, date entry window, part supplier code number (Vendor No) entry window, and part code number entry window (Prices C) On the other hand, a search screen is provided and an input window for selecting and inputting an exchange rate for each country may be displayed on the price change search screen.

Accordingly, the subscriber selects and inputs a specific business unit code, a search period, a specific part supplier number or a specific part number code, and then clicks a query screen button, and the web server 40 In response to this, the subscriber performs the interface with the purchase information management server of the corresponding business unit corresponding to the specific business unit code selected by the subscriber.

Then, through the interface with the purchase information management server, the part purchase information corresponding to the part code number or part supplier code number selected by the subscriber is searched and read, and then the analyzed parts purchase information is compared and analyzed. The search screen including the cause of the change in the purchase price of parts is provided and displayed.

For example, when the subscriber selects and enters a part supplier code number (Vendor No) instead of a part code number (Part No), and selects and enters a specific division code number (Division) and a search period date (Date), As shown in Fig. 4, the search screen includes a corresponding business unit code number, a part supplier code number, a part number, a part description (Desc), a part specification (Spec), a currency, a price, and a purchase. Part purchase information on a start date, a purchase price change reason code, a change reason, a price difference, and a difference ratio are displayed. It is a value corresponding to the difference between the purchase price of the parts subtracted from the previous unit price and the current unit price, and the price difference rate is a percentage (%) value after subtracting the current unit price from the previous unit price and subtracting the reduced value to the previous unit price. Becomes

In addition, the purchase price change reason code is set in advance to identify a plurality of causes that directly or indirectly affect the purchase price of parts, such as exchange rate fluctuations, new model development, simple transactions, and parts localization. As identification information, when a part is purchased by a relevant department, the cause of variation in the purchase price is determined, and any one cause code is recorded and stored in a database.

On the other hand, in the web server 40, if a date specifying the search period is not specified separately, a predetermined period of time, for example, a date corresponding to three years before the current date, is arbitrarily selected. In this case, the most recently purchased purchase information is selected among the parts purchase information set within a predetermined period or within a search period designated by the subscriber, and is displayed separately from other purchased information.

Accordingly, the subscriber, for example, a member of a purchasing department belonging to a specific business unit, can quickly and accurately check the status of changes in the purchase price of the part paid by the business unit to the specific part supplier or paid for the purchase of the specific part. Also, it is possible to search and confirm the purchase price change information such as the cause of the purchase price change, the difference in price change, and the price difference rate.

As mentioned above, preferred embodiments of the present invention are disclosed for the purpose of illustration, and those skilled in the art can improve and change various other embodiments within the spirit and technical scope of the present invention disclosed in the appended claims below. , Replacement or addition would be possible.

The method of providing purchase price change information using the web server configured as described above enables the user to check and confirm various purchase information stored and managed by each business unit by using a web server on the Internet. By searching and reading the parts purchasing price information by the corresponding business division, it provides the purchase price change information such as the cause of the change in the purchase price of the parts, the difference in the price change rate, the price difference rate, etc. Likewise, it is a very useful invention that can identify and identify a number of causes that directly or indirectly affect the purchase price of parts, and also find ways to set and improve appropriate parts purchase prices accordingly.

Claims (7)

A first step of confirming a purchase price change information retrieval request received from a communication terminal connected and connected through the Internet; Searching and reading the purchase information corresponding to the confirmed search request from the purchase information management server of the corresponding business unit; And And comparing and analyzing parts purchase price information among the searched and read purchase information, and then displaying identification information indicating a cause of the purchase price change through the communication terminal. How to provide purchase price change information. The method of claim 1, In the step 1, the purchase price change information providing method using a web server, characterized in that identifying the specific business unit code number and part supplier code number or part code number received in the purchase price change information search request. The method of claim 2, In the step 1, the purchase using the web server, characterized in that identifying the specific business unit code number received in the purchase price change information search request, the date specifying the search period, the parts supplier code number or the part code number How to provide price change information. The method of claim 3, wherein In the step 3, the purchase price change information providing method using a web server, characterized in that to display the most recent parts purchase price information corresponding to the date specifying the search period on the screen separated through the communication terminal. The method of claim 2, In the step 3, the part supplier code number or the purchase information of the part corresponding to the part code number may be searched and read from the purchase information management server of the corresponding business part corresponding to the identified specific business part code number. How to provide purchase price change information using web server. The method of claim 1, In the step 3, the purchase price change information providing method using a web server, characterized in that the read out and display the price change reason code previously set in order to indicate the cause of the purchase price change. The method of claim 6, The third step, the purchase price change information providing method using the web server, characterized in that for displaying the price change cause code, the price change difference value, and the difference rate.