KR20070061284A - Apparatus for managing inventory in the internet-based multi-stage logistics collaborative system and its method - Google Patents

Abstract

A device and a method for managing an inventory in an Internet-based multi-stage distribution collaborative system are provided to automatically supply goods to a PMI member distributor by sharing correct sale/inventory information among PMI member companies and estimating demand based on sale/inventory quantity of the PMI member distributor. A distribution manager(421) updates/manages the inventory of an inventory storing part(424) by checking a warehouse/delivery quantity of each product, determines to automatically supply the product to each distributor by checking the inventory of each distributor through a PMI approval of a web server(41), and calculates an optimal order quantity of the product according to a determination result. A supply order generator(422) generates the optimal order quantity to each distributor and generates/stores a supply order to a sale information storing part(425) by receiving confirmation or change of a product warehouse reservation from each distributor. A sale order generator(423) generates and stores a sale order of each distributor to the sale information storing part by automatically supplying the product to each distributor based on the supply order.

Description

Apparatus for managing inventory in the internet-based multi-stage logistics collaborative system and its method

1 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of an internet-based multi-level logistics collaboration system to which the present invention is applied;

2 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of an inventory management apparatus in an internet-based multi-level logistics collaboration system according to the present invention;

3 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a method for managing inventory in an internet-based multi-level logistics collaboration system according to the present invention.

* Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawing

40: multi-level logistics collaboration system 50: the Internet

60: manufacturer terminal 70: distributor terminal

41: web server 42: inventory management device

421: logistics management unit 422: supply order generation unit

423: Sales order generation unit 424: Inventory information storage unit

425: sales information storage unit

The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for inventory management in an internet-based multi-level logistics collaboration system, and more particularly, to accurately product-specific among companies that have a logistics collaboration partner (a company that has approved the use of a partner managed inventory (PMI) function). Share sales and inventory information in real time, and automatically replenish inventory with the distributor by estimating demand based on inventory quantities and product sales from distributors that have partnered with logistics partners (distributors who have approved PMI functionality) The present invention relates to an inventory management apparatus and method thereof in an internet-based multi-level logistics collaboration system.

In the conventional Internet-based multi-level logistics collaboration system, only the company's inventory information and sales information are managed only, but only sales / purchase orders are processed without sharing information with suppliers or sellers. This conventional technology is based on the characteristics of the Internet, such as vendor inventory management (VMI: Vendor Management Inventory), collaboration management infrastructure (CMI: Collabration Management Infrastructure), just-in-time production system (JIT: Just In Time) There is a problem of not supporting supplemental strategies.

In the conventional server / client supply chain management (SCM) system, there have been cases of successful application and development of inventory management solutions between partners, but this is a real-time service in an internet-based supply chain management (SCM) system. There is a problem that can not be made.

The present invention has been proposed to solve the above problems, the real-time sharing of sales information and inventory information for each product between companies that have signed a logistics collaboration partner (company that approved the use of the PMI function) in real time, distributors have signed a logistics collaboration partner Inventory management device in an internet-based multi-level logistics collaboration system for predicting demand based on inventory quantity and product sales volume of distributors that have approved the use of PMI function And a method thereof.

Other objects and advantages of the present invention can be understood by the following description, and will be more clearly understood by the embodiments of the present invention. It will also be appreciated that the objects and advantages of the present invention may be realized by the means and combinations thereof indicated in the claims.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention, in the inventory management device in the Internet-based multi-level logistics collaboration system, grasp the goods receipt / shipment quantity of each product to change and manage the inventory status of the stock information storage means in real time, Through the web server's approval of PMI (Partner Managed Inventory), the inventory status of each distributor is checked to determine whether the product should be automatically replenished (ordered) to each distributor, and the appropriate order quantity of the product is calculated according to the determination result. Logistics management means; The appropriate order quantity information of the product calculated by the logistics management means is transmitted to each distributor, and a supply order is generated and stored in the sales information storage means as the receipt reservation of the product is confirmed or changed from the distributor. Supply order generating means for; And based on the supply order generated by the supply order generating means, Applicable As the product is automatically replenished (ordered) to a distributor, a sales order generation means for generating a sales order of the distributor and storing the sales information storage means.

On the other hand, the present invention, in the inventory management method in the Internet-based multi-level logistics collaboration system, grasping the product order / order and receipt / delivery processing status information of the production terminal and distributor terminal with the Internet logistics collaboration partner product Storing each sales performance and current stock status information in real time in the stock information storage means and the sales information storage means; A first determination step of determining whether a producer terminal connected through the Internet is a producer terminal that has approved use of a Partner Managed Inventory (PMI) function; In accordance with a determination result of the first determination step, transmitting a sales status and a stock status of a product delivered to a distributor to the connected manufacturer terminal; A second determination step of determining whether the connected producer should automatically replenish (order) the product to the distributor based on the sales status and stock status of the corresponding products stored in the inventory information storage means and the sales information storage means; Calculating an appropriate order amount based on sales data and stock data of a corresponding product of a distributor stored in the inventory information storage means and the sales information storage means according to the determination result of the second determination step; Transmitting the calculated appropriate order quantity information to a corresponding retailer to receive a receipt confirmation or change information of a corresponding product, generating a supply order, and storing it in the sales information storage means; And generating the sales order of the distributor as the product is replenished from the producer to the distributor, and storing the sales order in the sales information storage means.

The present invention, using the Internet-based supply chain management (eSCM) solution to directly manage the inventory of the collaborating producers to maintain the appropriate inventory for each product, and to maintain the inventory status and product sales volume of the distributor in real time Based on the notification, it predicts future demand for the products to be sold and calculates the appropriate order quantity of the inventory by considering the upper and lower limits of the distributor's stock, so that the distributor can continuously replenish the product (ordering). .

The above objects, features and advantages will become more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, whereby those skilled in the art may easily implement the technical idea of the present invention. There will be. In addition, in describing the present invention, when it is determined that the detailed description of the known technology related to the present invention may unnecessarily obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted. Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is an exemplary configuration diagram of an internet-based multi-level logistics collaboration system to which the present invention is applied.

As shown in FIG. 1, the internet-based multi-level logistics collaboration system 10 to which the present invention is applied includes a web server 11 for supporting communication with the user terminal 30 through the Internet 20. ), A logistics management unit 12 for managing logistics for collaboration between producers and distributors (producers and distributors who have approved the use of the PMI function) and the logistics cooperation partner online. Logistics information storage unit 13 to be included.

Here, the logistics management unit 12 is a sales order management unit 121 for managing the sales order of the product, a supply order management unit 122 for managing the supply of the ordered products, and for managing the inventory information of the product It includes a stock information management unit 123, a supply chain information management unit 124 for providing basic information about the supply chain of the product, and a delivery management unit 125 for managing the delivery of the product.

The logistics information storage unit 13 includes an order information storage unit 131 for storing order information of a product, an inventory information storage unit 132 for storing inventory information of a product, and a supply chain of a product. Supply chain information storage unit 133 for storing the basic information, and shipping information storage unit 134 for storing the delivery information of the product.

2 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of an inventory management apparatus in an internet-based multi-level logistics collaboration system according to the present invention.

As shown in Figure 2, the Internet-based multi-level logistics collaboration system 40 according to the present invention, a user of a producer (producer who approved the use of the PMI function) to form a logistics collaboration partner via the Internet 50 User terminal (hereinafter referred to as 'distributor terminal') of the distributor (hereinafter, referred to as 'manufacturer terminal') 60 and a distributor (distributor who has approved the use of the PMI function) having a logistics collaboration partner (70) A web server 41 for supporting communication with, and an inventory management device 42 for managing the goods receipt, shipping and inventory information of products and for determining the automatic replenishment of orders to distributors. do.

Here, the inventory management device 42 grasps the goods receipt / delivery quantity of each product to change the inventory status of the inventory information storage unit 424 in real time and manage it, and through the PMI approval of the web server 41 for each distribution The logistics management unit 421 and the logistics management unit 421 are used to determine the stock status of the company to determine whether the product should be automatically replenished (ordered) to each distributor, and to calculate an appropriate order amount of the product according to the determination result. Providing the appropriate order quantity information of the calculated product to each distributor, and when the receipt reservation of the corresponding product is confirmed or changed from the distributor, a supply order is generated and stored in the sales information storage unit 424 to generate a supply order. Based on the supply orders generated by the unit 422 and the supply order generator 422, When a product is automatically replenished (ordered) to a distributor, a sales order generation unit 423 for generating sales orders of each distributor and storing them in the sales information storage unit 425, and storing inventory information of each product The inventory information storage unit 424 includes a sales information storage unit 425 for storing supply order information and sales order information of each product.

In this case, the logistics manager 421 determines whether the distributor terminal 70 automatically replenishes (orders) the product to the distributor based on the appropriate inventory quantity set at the time of initial registration in the multi-level logistics collaboration system 40. . That is, the logistics management unit 421 determines whether to automatically replenish (order) the product based on the appropriate quantity of stock initially set by the distributor for each product when PMI approves the product supplied to the distributor. . At this time, the logistics management unit 421, if the quantity of the product held by the distributor falls below the appropriate inventory quantity, the sales data of the corresponding product of the distributor stored in the stock information storage unit 424 and the sales information storage unit 425 ( Based on sales performance) and inventory data (inventory information). Here, the logistics manager 421 calculates an appropriate order amount of the product as shown in [Equation 1] by using the most general economic order quantity (hereinafter referred to as 'EOQ') calculation method.

EOQ = (2 * Annual Demand * Order Cost Per Unit / Inventory Cost Per Unit) ^ 0.5

3 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a method for managing inventory in an internet-based multi-level logistics collaboration system according to the present invention.

First, the logistics management unit 421, the supply order generation unit 422, and the sales order generation unit 423 of the inventory management device 42 in the multi-level logistics collaboration system 40 collaborate online on the Internet 50. The stock information storage unit 424 and the sales performance and current inventory status information for each product are obtained by grasping the status of product orders / orders and incoming / outgoing processing of the partner terminal producer terminal 60 and the distributor terminal 70. The sales information storage unit 425 is stored in real time (301).

Subsequently, the web server 41 determines whether the producer terminal connected through the Internet 50 is a producer terminal (producer terminal having a logistics collaboration partner) 60 that has approved the use of the PMI function (302). If the producer terminal connected to the web server 41 is not a producer terminal (manufacturer terminal having a logistics collaboration partner) 60 that has approved the use of the PMI function, the manufacturer terminal connected to the web server 41 is the default. The logistics collaboration system page is output (305).

Here, the basic logistics collaboration system page refers to the first page displayed when the web server 11 first accesses, and generally shows a sales order registration screen.

On the other hand, when the determination result 302, the producer terminal connected to the web server 41 is a producer terminal (producer terminal having a logistics collaboration partner) 60 approved for use of the PMI function producer terminal 60 ), It transmits the sales status and inventory status of the products delivered to the distributor (303).

The logistics manager 421 automatically replenishes the product to the distributor based on the sales status and inventory status of the corresponding products stored in the stock information storage 424 and the sales information storage 425. If it should be determined (304), if the producer does not need to automatically replenish (order) the product to the distributor outputs the basic logistics collaboration system page to the producer terminal (60) (305).

That is, when the manufacturer terminal 60, which has approved the use of the PMI function, does not have to proceed with the automatic replenishment (ordering) of products when accessing the web server 41, the web server 41 is basically shown first. Lost pages are printed.

On the other hand, when the determination result 304, the manufacturer to replenish (order) the product to the distributor logistics management unit 421 is the inventory information storage unit 424 and the sales information storage unit 425 of the distributor stored in A proper order amount is calculated based on the sales data (sales performance) and inventory data (stock information) of the corresponding product (306).

Thereafter, the supply order generation unit 422 transmits the appropriate order quantity information of the product calculated by the logistics management unit 421 to each distributor terminal 70, and reserves the receipt of the corresponding product transmitted from the distributor terminal 70. Based on the confirmation or change information, the supply order is generated and stored in the sales information storage unit 425 (307), and the sales order generation unit 423 is produced by the manufacturer. When the product is automatically replenished (ordered) to a distributor, a sales order of each distributor is generated and stored in the sales information storage unit 425 (308).

Through the logistics collaboration process as described above, the producer can deliver the product to the distributor using a logistics company or its own delivery system.

As described above, the method of the present invention may be implemented as a program and stored in a recording medium (CD-ROM, RAM, ROM, floppy disk, hard disk, magneto-optical disk, etc.) in a computer-readable form. Since this process can be easily implemented by those skilled in the art will not be described in more detail.

The present invention described above is capable of various substitutions, modifications, and changes without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention for those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. It is not limited by the drawings.

 As described above, the present invention reduces the uncertainty through real-time sharing and management of accurate product-specific sales information and inventory information between companies that have a logistics collaboration partner (a company that has approved the use of the PMI function), and maintains a smooth supply chain flow. This can reduce supply / demand lead times and reduce inventory investment and management costs.

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In the inventory management device in the internet-based multi-level logistics collaboration system, The inventory status of the stock information storage means is changed and managed in real time by identifying the quantity of incoming / outgoing goods of each product, and the stock status of each distributor is identified through the web server's PMI (Partner Managed Inventory) approval. Logistic management means for determining whether the product should be automatically replenished (ordering) and calculating an appropriate ordering amount of the product according to the determination result; The appropriate order quantity information of the product calculated by the logistics management means is transmitted to each distributor, and a supply order is generated and stored in the sales information storage means as the receipt reservation of the product is confirmed or changed from the distributor. Supply order generating means for; And Based on the supply order generated by the supply order generating means, Applicable As a product is automatically replenished (ordered) to a distributor, a sales order generation means for generating a sales order of the distributor and storing the sales order in the sales information storage means. Inventory management device in the Internet-based multi-level logistics collaboration system comprising a. The method of claim 1, The logistics management means, Internet-based multi-level logistics collaboration system, characterized in that the user terminal of each distributor determines whether to automatically replenish (order) the product to the distributor based on the appropriate inventory quantity set at the time of initial registration in the multi-level logistics collaboration system Inventory control device in In the inventory management method in the internet-based multi-level logistics collaboration system, Identifying the status of product orders / orders and incoming / outgoing processes of producer terminals and distributor terminals that have partnered with the Internet logistics collaboration partners, and provide real-time sales information and current inventory status information to inventory information storage means and sales information storage means. Storing; A first determination step of determining whether a producer terminal connected through the Internet is a producer terminal that has approved use of a Partner Managed Inventory (PMI) function; In accordance with a determination result of the first determination step, transmitting a sales status and a stock status of a product delivered to a distributor to the connected manufacturer terminal; A second determination step of determining whether the connected producer should automatically replenish (order) the product to the distributor based on the sales status and stock status of the corresponding products stored in the inventory information storage means and the sales information storage means; Calculating an appropriate order amount based on sales data and stock data of a corresponding product of a distributor stored in the inventory information storage means and the sales information storage means according to the determination result of the second determination step; Transmitting the calculated appropriate order quantity information to a corresponding retailer to receive a receipt confirmation or change information of a corresponding product, generating a supply order, and storing it in the sales information storage means; And As the product is replenished from the producer to the distributor, the sales order of the distributor is generated and stored in the sales information storage means. Inventory management method in the Internet-based multi-level logistics collaboration system comprising a. The method of claim 3, wherein As a result of the first determination, outputting a basic logistics collaboration system page to the connected manufacturer terminal if the connected manufacturer terminal is not a manufacturer terminal that has approved the use of the PMI function; Inventory management method in the Internet-based multi-level logistics collaboration system further comprising. The method of claim 3, wherein As a result of the second determination, if the corresponding manufacturer does not need to automatically replenish (order) the product to the distributor, outputting a basic logistics collaboration system page to the connected producer terminal. Inventory management method in the Internet-based multi-level logistics collaboration system further comprising. The method according to claim 4 or 5, The basic logistics collaboration system page, Inventory management method in the internet-based multi-level logistics collaboration system, characterized in that the first page is shown when the first access to the web server.

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