KR20100080968A - Inventory management with supplier-networking - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A supply management network-associated inventory management system and a method thereof are provided to configure an input unit of warehousing or shipping a specific product as integration type which can accept all of a computer keyboard input type, a barcode input type, and an electronic scale type, thereby grasping stock state of all kinds of products. CONSTITUTION: A warehousing desk(12) warehouses a logistics supplied from a suppliers. A shipment desk(13) ships stock products which is kept. A barcode readers, keyboards, and electronic balances is integrally installed in the warehousing desk and the shipment desk. An information processing terminal(14) outputs stock information by calculating a current inventory quantity of each products. A control management station(30) automatically orders the stock information to the suppliers.

Description

Delivery management network-linked inventory management system and its method {INVENTORY MANAGEMENT WITH SUPPLIER-NETWORKING}

The present invention relates to a delivery management network-linked inventory management system and a method thereof, and more particularly, an input means in a inventory management system, a computer key-in method, a bar code input method, It is composed of integrated type that can accommodate all three types of scale method, and input and inventory data are calculated on the computer of purchaser and linked with ERP for information management. While information on usage by departments can be checked, suppliers of each part can be supplied and managed by ordering documents delivered through the Web, and they can manage their own delivery based on inventory information and demand data provided. You can utilize production management and delivery management by grasping statistical data such as date, period, supplier, process, department, goods receipt and usage information. Type conjunction delivery management network that will lock on the inventory control system and method.

In general, an inventory management system is a set of policies and controls that monitor inventory levels to determine how much to maintain, when to replenish, and how much to order. Refers to items that are necessary or part of the production output and are generally classified as raw materials, finished products, parts, eggplants, and work in progress.

The reason for maintaining the inventory of logistics is to maintain some inventory in the workplace to maintain some degree of independence of work, which can neutralize the time difference between tasks and keep the output constant. It is possible to produce according to the demand, but in most cases, the demand is not known accurately, so it is necessary to have some safety inventory to absorb demand fluctuations and to secure stability of raw material procurement. A system that can be run with

In general, an inventory management system is a set of policies and controls that monitor inventory levels to determine how much to maintain, when to replenish, and how much to order. It refers to items that are necessary or part of the production output and are generally classified as raw materials, finished products, parts, eggplants, and work in progress.

The reason for maintaining the inventory of logistics is to maintain some inventory in the workplace to maintain some degree of independence of work, which can neutralize the time difference between tasks and keep the output constant. It is possible to produce according to the demand, but in most cases, the demand is not known accurately, so it is necessary to have some safety inventory to absorb demand fluctuations and to secure stability of raw material procurement. A system that can be run with

As described above, a logistics inventory management system for securing stable logistics in the workplace has been proposed in various ways.

That is, Republic of Korea Patent Nos. 729552 (Registration Date: 2007.06.12) and 551248 (Registration Date: 2006.02.03) and 567850 (Registration Date: March 29, 2006), Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 2000-1715 ( The release date: 2000.01.15) is performing inventory management of logistics.

Such a conventional logistics inventory management system manages inventory by selecting any one or two input means from electronic scales, a keyboard, or a bar code as an input means of goods stored in a warehouse, but in the conventional technology as described above, solid, liquid, There is a problem in that it is not possible to integrate the inventory of various types of parts such as powder.

Particularly, in the conventional logistics inventory management system, a lot of manpower is required for material management by carrying out inventory management and order management of logistics in the material management department in the company itself, which causes a problem in that the production cost of goods is increased.

The present invention has an entry and exit desk dedicated to the receipt and delivery of logistics in the warehouse in which various goods are loaded to solve the above problems, the input means for the receipt or delivery of specific goods through this entry and exit desk only It can be configured as an integrated type that can accommodate all three types of computer keyboard-in, bar code and electronic scales. The technical challenge is to enable a comprehensive inventory of various types of parts such as solids, liquids and powders.

In addition, the present invention input and inventory data input from the keyboard input, bar code, electronic balance is calculated in the computer of the purchaser and linked to the ERP information management, the purchaser is the inventory amount of each part, the number of incoming and outgoing goods and process / While information on usage by departments can be checked, suppliers of each part can be supplied and managed by ordering documents delivered through the Web, and they can manage their own delivery based on inventory information and demand data provided, and also by item and date. By obtaining statistical data such as goods receipt and release / use information by period, supplier, process, department, production management and delivery management, it is possible to supply insufficient logistics to purchasing customers in a timely manner, resulting in high efficiency in terms of sales. In addition, both customers and suppliers can reduce the manpower and cost of goods management and delivery management. And to the technical problem.

The present invention is provided with a receiving desk installed on one side of the logistics warehouse owned by the customer to receive the logistics supplied from the supplier, and a delivery desk for shipping the stock goods installed and stored on the other side of the logistics warehouse held by the customer, The entry / exit desk is equipped with a bar code reader, keyboard, and electronic balance) for inputting items, quantity, weight, and storage location information of incoming and outgoing goods, and is installed at each output terminal of the barcode reader, keyboard, and electronic balance. An information processing terminal that calculates the current stock quantity for each item by calculating the processed goods information, and outputs the inventory information, and receives the customer's stock information output from the information processing terminal and automatically orders the supplier to the supplier). Characterized in that the control station.

In addition, the present invention is the entry and exit process for input and output items and quantity and storage location information from the keyboard, bar code reader, electronic balance installed in the customer's logistics warehouse, and the product information (items transmitted in the entry and exit process) Information, which calculates the current stock by adding or subtracting the stock quantity of the customer and the quantity of the incoming / outgoing items by reading the quantity, storage location), and transmitting the calculated stock quantity of the corresponding item to the control office in connection with ERP. Process, and the control and control station receives information transmitted from multiple customers through the information processing process to read the inventory logistics information of each customer, and there is a logistics of insufficient items compared to the lower limit quantity information of each designated item for each customer In this case, it is characterized by consisting of a product ordering process to automatically fill out the order to the supplier via the web.

The present invention has an entry / exit desk dedicated to the receipt and release of logistics in a warehouse in which various items are loaded, and input means for inputting or exiting a specific item through only the entry / exit desk, and a computer keyboard input method. Integrated type that can accommodate all three types of code input method and electronic scale method enables to grasp the inventory of various items in the current warehouse and manages the stock quantity of various types of parts such as solid, liquid and powder It can work.

In addition, the present invention input and inventory data input from the keyboard input, bar code, electronic balance is calculated in the computer of the purchaser and linked to the ERP information management, the purchaser is the inventory amount of each part, the number of incoming and outgoing goods and process / While information on usage by departments can be checked, suppliers of each part can be supplied and managed by ordering documents delivered through the Web, and they can manage their own delivery based on inventory information and demand data provided, and also by item and date. By obtaining statistical data such as goods receipt and release / use information by period, supplier, process, department, production management and delivery management, it is possible to supply insufficient logistics to purchasing customers in a timely manner, resulting in high efficiency in terms of sales. In addition, both customers and suppliers can reduce the manpower and cost of goods management and delivery management. The.

Hereinafter, a delivery management network-associated inventory management system and a method thereof according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6.

1 is a conceptual diagram of a delivery management network-linked inventory management system according to the present invention, input information (keyboard, bar code, electronic balance) at the time of receipt or shipment from the inventory management system installed in the warehouse of a number of customers (10a ~ 10n) The control and control station (30) is collectively received, the control and control station 30 receives the incoming and outgoing information received from the logistics warehouse of a number of customers (10a ~ 10n) to store the goods held by the customers (10a ~ 10n) When it is kept below this threshold, a number of suppliers 40a to 40n are automatically ordered for shortages.

That is, the control and management station 30 performs a relay role of connecting to each other between the customer company (10a ~ 10n) requesting the goods and the supply company (40a ~ 40n) for supplying the goods required by the customer company (10a ~ 10n), It is operated separately regardless of the customers (10a ~ 10n) and suppliers (40a ~ 40n).

2 is a block diagram of a delivery management network-associated inventory management system according to the present invention, Figure 3 is a block diagram of a delivery management network-associated inventory management system according to the present invention, which is held for each customer (10a ~ 10n) One side of the warehouse 11 is provided with a receipt desk 12 for receiving the logistics supplied from the suppliers 40a to 40n, and the receipt desk 12 has a barcode reader 15a, a keyboard 16a, an electronic The scale 17a is provided, respectively.

The other side of the warehouse 11 is provided with a delivery desk 13 for releasing the stored and stored goods, the warehouse desk 13 has a bar code reader 15b, keyboard 16b, electronic balance 17b Each is installed.

Entry and exit desks 12 and 13 at the output terminals of the bar code readers 15a and 15b, the keyboards 16a and 16b, and the electronic scales 17a and 17b provided at the entry and exit desks 12 and 13, respectively. Is transmitted to the information processing terminal 14 for calculating and processing the goods information input from the information processing terminal 14, the information processing terminal 14 transmits the processed information to the relevant department and the control management station 30 at the same time, the control management station At 30, if the warehouse holding goods of the customer (10a ~ 10n) is held below a certain reference value it is to be automatically ordered through the public communication network to the supplier (40a ~ 40n).

Figure 4 is a flow chart illustrating the process of entering and leaving logistics in the delivery management network-associated inventory management system according to the present invention, Figure 5 is an information processing terminal 14 in the delivery management network-associated inventory management system according to the present invention. 6 is an operation flow chart of the control management station 30 in the delivery management network-associated inventory management system according to the present invention.

Entry and exit process (L1) through the delivery management network-linked inventory management system according to the present invention made as described above through the desk 12 (13), and the information processing process through the information processing terminal 14 ( L2) and the goods ordering process (L3) by the control and control office 30 will be described as follows.

First, when explaining the incoming and outgoing process (L1) to receive the logistics supplied from the suppliers (40a ~ 40n) or to use the goods in the workplace, first to reside in the entry and exit desk (12) (13) The manager checks the incoming goods or outgoing goods to find out which one of them is a keyboard, a barcode, or an electronic scale, and if it is a keyboard managed item, operates the keyboards (16a) and (16b) to check the incoming and outgoing items and quantity. Input (step 101) is followed by inputting storage location information of incoming and outgoing items (step 102).

In addition, if the manager checks the incoming and outgoing goods and corresponds to the bar code management item, the barcode readers 15a and 15b read bar codes recorded on the surface or the box of the goods (step 103), and then the incoming and outgoing quantity information Inputting (step 104) is followed by inputting storage location information of incoming and outgoing items (step 105).

In addition, the manager checks the incoming and outgoing goods, if the items belong to the electronic scale management item (step 106), put the goods on the electronic scale (17a) (17b), and then enter the goods receipt and delivery item information and storage location information in order ( Steps 107 and 108 complete the entry / exit process L1.

Next, using the entry and exit information of the goods received from the barcode reader 15a, 15b, the keyboard 16a, 16b, the electronic balance 17a, 17b through the entry and exit process (L1). The information processing process L2 processed by the processing terminal 14 will be described.

In the information processing terminal 14, whether the item information is received from the barcode reader 15a, the keyboard 16a, or the electronic scale 17a installed on the receiving desk 12 or the barcode reader 15b installed on the warehouse desk 13; In step 201 and 209, it is determined whether item information is received from the keyboard 16b or the electronic balance 17b.

When the information input (item, quantity, storage location) of the goods is completed from the bar code reader 15a or the keyboard 16a in the state of being determined in step 201 and 209 (step 201) (step 202), After calculating the current inventory by adding up the quantity of goods received (step 203), the calculated quantity of the stock of the corresponding item is transmitted to the management department, and linked to the ERP to the control office 30 (step 204). .

In addition, when the input of the article weight information from the electronic balance 17a is completed in the state determined as the received state (step 201) in the steps 201 and 209 (step 205), the weight information is converted into quantity information (step 206). Then, the current inventory is calculated by summing up the inventory quantity and the quantity of the received items (step 207), and then the received goods information processing of transmitting the calculated inventory quantity of the corresponding item to the management department and the control office 30 at the same time (208). Process L2a is performed.

On the other hand, when the information input (item, quantity, storage location) of the goods from the bar code reader 15b or the keyboard 16b is completed (step 210) in the state of being determined to be shipped (step 209) in the steps 201 and 209 (step 210). After calculating the current stock by subtracting the quantity issued from the quantity (step 211), the calculated quantity of the stock of the corresponding item is transmitted to the management department, and simultaneously linked to the ERP and transmitted to the control office 30 (step 212). .

In addition, when the input of the article weight information from the electronic balance 17a is completed (step 213) in the state of being determined to be shipped (step 209) in steps 201 and 209 (step 214), the weight information is converted into quantity information (step 214). Subsequently, the current inventory is calculated by subtracting the quantity of goods released from the inventory quantity (step 215), and then the inventory quantity of the corresponding item is transferred to the management department and simultaneously linked to the ERP and transmitted to the control office 30 (step 216). By performing the shipping information processing process L2b, the information processing process L2 is completed.

Next, the inventory management information output from the information processing terminal 14 linked to the ERP through the information processing process (L2) is identified by the control and management station 30 to check the web (web) items that are insufficient in the customer (10a ~ 10n) It describes the goods ordering process (L3) ordered to the supplier (40a ~ 40n) through.

The control and management station 30 receives the information transmitted from the information processing terminal 14 linked to the ERP of the customers 10a to 10n, and reads the inventory logistics information of each customer 10a to 10n, and then the database. Compared to the upper and lower limit quantity information of each item specified for each of the customer companies 10a to 10n stored in the storage device, it is determined whether there is a logistics of insufficient items in the customer companies 10a to 10n (steps 302 to 302n).

At this time, if it is determined that the logistics of insufficient items exist in the customers 10a to 10n, the order is automatically filled out to compensate for the insufficient quantity of the suppliers of the short items, and then the suppliers 40a through the public communication network (web). 40n) is to complete the goods ordering process (L3), the supplier (40a ~ 40n) is to supply the items that will be insufficient to the customer (10a ~ 10n) by the order automatically sent to the control and control station (30). .

As described above, the present invention can accommodate all three types of keyboard input method, bar code input method, and electronic balance method at the entry / exit desks 12 and 13 of the logistics storage warehouse of the customers 10a to 10n. It can be integrated to manage the inventory of various items in the current warehouse so that the stock quantity of various types of parts such as solids, liquids, and powders can be managed in an integrated manner. Receive incoming and outgoing information received from the client's warehouse In case that the warehouses of the client's warehouse are kept below a certain standard in connection with the ERP, the supplier can manage multiple clients and suppliers at the same time. It will be possible.

In addition, the present invention is a very urgently necessary tool in the field of procurement logistics management, in particular, small and medium-sized manufacturers are greatly utilized in the logistics of parts, thereby greatly reducing logistics costs, preventing waste of parts, and greatly increasing inventory turnover of parts. In addition, parts suppliers can eliminate the need for frequent transportation by providing inventory information for supply management directly on the web, and can lead to planned production, greatly reducing supply management costs.

This has the advantage of enabling Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) supply management, which is performed in advanced foreign countries, that is, innovative logistics management method supply management that allows automatic delivery of pre-delivery if suppliers identify their own inventory.

1 is a conceptual view of the inventory management system of the warehouse according to the present invention.

Figure 2 is a block diagram of the inventory management system of the warehouse according to the present invention.

Figure 3 is a block diagram of the inventory management system of the warehouse according to the present invention.

Figure 4 is a flow chart illustrating the process of entering and leaving the logistics in the inventory management system of the warehouse according to the present invention.

Figure 5 is a flow chart of the operation of the information processing terminal in the inventory management system of the warehouse according to the present invention.

Figure 6 is a flowchart of the operation of the control station in the inventory management system of the warehouse according to the present invention.

[Description of Symbols for Main Parts of Drawing]

10a ~ 10n: Client 11: Logistics Warehouse

12: wearing desk 13: delivery desk

14: information processing terminal 15a, 15b: bar code reader

16a, 16b; Keyboard 17a, 17b: electronic balance

30: Control Bureau 40a ~ 40n: Supplier

Claims (3)

A reception desk 12 installed at one side of the logistics warehouse 11 held by the customers 10a to 10n and receiving the logistics supplied from the suppliers 40a to 40n; The warehouse desk 13 is provided on the other side of the distribution warehouse (11) held by the customer company (10a ~ 10n) for releasing inventory items stored, The entry / exit desks 12 and 13 include bar code readers 15a and 15b, keyboards 16a and 16b, and electronic scales for inputting items, quantities, weights, and storage location information of incoming and outgoing goods. 17a) and 17b are integrated and installed The output terminals of the bar code readers 15a, 15b, keyboards 16a, 16b, and electronic scales 17a, 17b operate on input / output goods information to calculate the current stock quantity for each item, and the inventory. An information processing terminal 14 for outputting information, Delivery management network-connected type comprising a control management station 30 for receiving the inventory information of the customer company (10a ~ 10n) output from the information processing terminal 14 and automatically apply for orders to the supplier (40a ~ 40n) Inventory management system. Entry and exit process (L1) for entering and exiting items, quantity and storage location information from the keyboard, bar code reader, electronic balance installed in the customer's logistics warehouse, Read the item information (item, quantity, storage location) transmitted in the incoming and outgoing process (L1) to calculate the current inventory by adding or subtracting the stock quantity of the customer and the quantity of the incoming and outgoing items, and calculate the corresponding stock Information processing (L2), which sends the inventory quantity of the inventory to the control office in association with ERP, The control and control station receives information transmitted from multiple clients through the information processing process (L2), reads the inventory logistics information of each client, and compares with the lower limit quantity information of each designated item for each client, and there is insufficient logistics of the item. In the case of supply management network linked inventory management method, characterized in that consisting of a product ordering process (L3) to automatically create and send an order to the supplier via the web (web). The method of claim 2, wherein the supplier provides a customer's inventory information through a web with a control office.

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