WO2001082159A1

WO2001082159A1 - Cotton yarn trading method utilizing network

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Publication number: WO2001082159A1
Application number: PCT/JP2001/003536
Authority: WO
Inventors: Yasunori Hayashida
Original assignee: Itochu Corporation
Priority date: 2000-04-26
Filing date: 2001-04-24
Publication date: 2001-11-01
Also published as: AU4885401A; JP2001306911A

Abstract

A computer (30) of a seller (S) and terminals (21 to 29) of purchasers (A to E) are connected through a network (1), and a credit limit is set in advance for the registered members (A to C) to disclose the cotton yarn sales prices for a predetermined future period. Any one of the registered members can acquire the cotton yarn sales price for the predetermined future period from the computer (30) through the network and make a subscription purchase contract within the credit limit by designating the shipping time and the amount. When the shipping instruction under the subscription purchase contract is transmitted from a member through the terminal, the computer (30) transmits the shipping instruction to a warehouse (40), and the cotton yarn is shipped to the member.

Description

Description Cotton yarn trading method using network

The present invention relates to a method for trading cotton yarn via a network, and more particularly, to a method for trading cotton yarn by a computer connected to the network without manual intervention. Background art

The cotton yarn market in Japan has a long history, and its distribution channels are extremely complex. For example, as a producer of cotton yarn, there are many overseas manufacturers in addition to domestic manufacturers, and the locations of the manufacturers are also diverse. Most of the demand for cotton yarn is made up of small and medium-sized weaving machines, yutta, and towel makers. However, the number of these demanders is extremely large and distributed throughout Japan.

In addition to general trading companies and specialized trading companies, there are a variety of wholesalers called secondary yarn dealers and local yarn dealers in addition to general trading companies and specialized trading companies.

As mentioned above, since cotton yarn is distributed from a large number of producers distributed in regions to consumers through various handling companies, the distribution route is complicated and diverse, and it is necessary for distribution. There is a problem that costs increase.

Furthermore, cotton yarn prices are often set individually between the handling company, the producer, and the consumer, and in some cases, there are different selling prices for each customer, and the above-mentioned distribution channel is complicated. There is a problem that paperwork becomes extremely complicated and requires a lot of manpower. In addition, cotton yarn prices are subject to market products, and speculative market prices that are not based on actual demand are set, so that cotton yarn prices tend to fluctuate violently. For this reason, the market price of cotton yarn is sometimes set at a price that ignores the profits of the producer's cost and the demander, which is one of the factors that deteriorates the management of the producer and the demander. Disclosure of the invention

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and provides a cotton yarn transaction method capable of simplifying a cotton yarn distribution channel, greatly reducing labor required for paperwork, and stabilizing a price of the cotton yarn. It is intended for that purpose.

According to the present invention, there is provided a cotton yarn trading method for selling cotton yarn using a computer connected to a plurality of cotton yarn purchasers registered in advance via a network, wherein the computer includes Receiving the browsing request from the buyer, the sales information including the type of cotton thread, the price according to the shipping time, and the stock amount stored in advance in the storage device is transmitted to the buyer via the network. Upon receiving reservation purchase contract information transmitted from the purchaser via the network and including purchaser identification information, the type and quantity of cotton yarn to be purchased, and shipping time information, the reservation purchase information is included in the reservation purchase information. It is determined whether or not the shipment time is before a predetermined time, and if it is before the predetermined time, the contract amount is calculated based on the reservation purchase contract information. Judge whether the calculated contract amount is within the credit limit balance stored in advance and whether the purchase quantity included in the reservation purchase contract information is within the inventory amount, respectively, and determine whether the contract amount is within the credit limit balance. If it is determined that the purchase amount is within the current inventory amount, a signal for notifying the purchaser of the establishment of the reservation purchase contract is transmitted to the purchaser via the network, and Approximate purchase contract information is stored in a storage device as purchase contract information associated with the purchaser's identification information, and a value obtained by subtracting the contract amount from the credit limit balance is defined as a new credit limit balance of the purchaser. The value obtained by subtracting the stock amount of the cotton yarn of the type included in the purchase contract information by the purchase amount included in the purchase contract information as a new stock amount of the cotton yarn of the type is stored in the storage device. Remember, a cotton yarn trading method is provided.

That is, in the present invention, a futures reservation transaction is performed for a member customer registered in advance. Members who have registered in advance access the computer (server) via the network to obtain sales information such as the type of cotton yarn, price according to shipping time, inventory, etc., and from among them, the type of cotton yarn to be reserved , Quantity and shipping time are sent to the computer as reservation purchase contract information. Credit is set in advance for each member customer according to the creditworthiness of each member and the transaction results, and reservation transactions whose shipping time is earlier than the preset time, for example, reservation transactions whose shipping time is Performed at the limit 內.

In other words, for reservation transactions whose shipment time is before the above-mentioned set time (hereinafter referred to as “this month's reservation”), when the computer receives the reservation purchase contract information from the registered member, the computer determines the contract amount based on the type of cotton thread, shipping time, and quantity If this amount is within the current credit limit of the registered member who is making the reservation and the reserved quantity is within the current inventory amount, the reservation is accepted and the reservation purchase contract Remember as information. As a result, a reservation purchase contract is established. If the contract amount exceeds the remaining credit limit or if the reserved quantity exceeds the stock amount, the reservation purchase contract will not be concluded. In this case, for example, a warning notifying that the contract amount has exceeded the remaining credit limit and that the quantity has exceeded the stock amount may be transmitted to the registered member via the network. When a reservation purchase contract for this month's reservation is made, the remaining credit limit is reduced by the established contract amount, and the inventory is reduced by the contract quantity. As a result, the contracted amount of the registered members and the remaining credit limit are managed, and the latest value of the stock is always displayed.

As described above, in the present invention, the selling price of futures is disclosed to all registered members, and reservations are accepted at this selling price, so that a sudden fluctuation in cotton yarn price due to speculative buying and selling can be prevented. In addition, since the uniform selling price is disclosed to all registered members in this way, the paperwork can be simplified, and all transactions can be processed by a computer without human intervention. According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a cotton yarn trading method for selling cotton yarn using a computer connected to a network accessible to a plurality of cotton yarn buyers, wherein the computer comprises: When the purchaser's browsing request is received via the network, the sales information including the type, the price, and the stock amount of the cotton thread, which is stored in the storage device in advance, is transmitted to the purchaser via the network, Upon receiving a shipping order transmitted from the purchaser via the network and including the purchaser's identification information, the type and quantity of cotton yarn to be purchased, the shipping quantity included in the shipping order is If the amount is less than the current stock amount of the type of cotton yarn, the shipping amount is calculated based on the type and quantity of the cotton yarn included in the shipping order and the sales information, and the purchaser's A shipping instruction is created based on the shipping destination information included in the identification information and the shipping order, and a different transfer destination bank account number is assigned to the shipping instruction for each shipping order, and The shipping instruction is stored in a storage device in association with an account number, and the assigned transfer destination bank account number is transmitted to the purchaser via the network, and within a predetermined period after receiving the shipping order. When the payment data indicating that the shipment amount has been received in the transfer destination bank account is input, the transfer destination bank A cotton yarn transaction method is provided, wherein the shipping instruction associated with an account number is transmitted to a cotton yarn warehouse, and the cotton yarn is shipped based on the shipping instruction. That is, in this embodiment of the present invention, a spot transaction is performed for an unspecified number of purchasers for whom no credit limit is set. In this case, since no credit limit is set for the purchaser, only cash transactions are performed, and shipment is performed after payment of the purchase price from the purchaser.

In this case, when there is a browsing request from a purchaser other than the member, the computer transmits sales information such as cotton thread type, price, and stock amount to the purchaser who made the request via a network. Also, upon receiving a shipping instruction based on the above sales information from the purchaser, if the shipping amount is a shippable amount (amount within the current stock amount), shipping destination information (address, name, etc.) Create shipping instructions including the type, quantity, and total amount of cotton yarn to be shipped. In addition, the computer assigns a separate bank account number to the newly created shipping instruction each time a shipping instruction is created, transmits the bank account number to the buyer, and transmits the bank account number to the buyer. Each shipping instruction is stored in association with the number. The destination bank account number is different for each shipping instruction, and the destination account number and the shipping instruction have a one-to-one correspondence.

Further, when the computer receives payment data indicating that a payment has been made by the buyer to the transfer destination bank account, the computer identifies the shipping instruction associated with this number based on the transfer destination bank account number. Immediately send a shipping instruction to the cotton yarn warehouse.

This makes it easy to confirm whether or not payment has been made for the shipping instruction even in cash cash transactions targeting an unspecified large number of purchasers, and to provide cotton yarn to buyers in a short time after payment without human intervention. Be able to ship BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

Fig. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the schematic configuration of a system for implementing the cotton yarn trading method of the present invention. Fig. 2 is a flowchart illustrating the procedure for accepting a member's cotton yarn pre-purchase contract. Fig. 4 shows an example of the sales information screen used in the procedure of Fig. 2, and Fig. 5 shows the procedure for accepting the shipping instruction based on the cotton thread reservation purchase contract of the member. FIG. 6 shows an example of a shipping instruction input screen used in the procedure of FIG. 5, FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure for accepting a member's cotton yarn purchase contract, and FIG. 8 is a flowchart of FIG. Fig. 9 shows an example of the sales information screen used for the procedure. Fig. 9 is a flow chart illustrating the procedure of the member's deposit processing. Flowchart explaining the processing procedure FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a sales information screen used in the procedure of FIG. BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an outline of a system configuration for implementing a cotton yarn trading method of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a network line such as the Internet, a LAN, or the like. In this embodiment, buyers A to E (in this embodiment, only five buyers are shown, but there is no limit to the number of buyers), each is connected to network line 1. Terminals (for example, personal computers, mobile phones that can be connected to a network, etc.) 21 1, 23, 25, 27, 29 are provided. Further, in this embodiment, for example, buyers A to C are registered members who have previously registered as members with sellers, D, E Is a general purchaser (non-member) who has not registered as a member.

In Fig. 1, S is a seller such as a trading company that sells cotton yarn. The seller C has a server 31 connected to the network line 1 and a main computer 33 connected to the server 31 and a communication line 3 such as a general network line or a dedicated line. I have.

The server 31 and the main computer 33 each include an arithmetic processing unit for performing various operations, a display device, a storage device such as a hard disk and a magnetic tape for storing and holding various data, and a manual data processing device. It is equipped with an input device such as a keypad for inputting.

In Fig. 1, what is indicated by 40 is a cotton yarn warehouse that stores goods (cotton yarn). A terminal (computer) 41 is arranged in the cotton yarn warehouse, and the terminal 41 of the warehouse and the main computer 33 are connected by a communication line 4 such as a general network line or a dedicated line.

In this embodiment, the server 31 and the main computer 33 are installed separately and have independent functions. However, in the processing described below, the server 31 and the main computer 33 are connected to each other by a line. In the following description, the server 31 and the main computer 33 are collectively referred to as a computer 30 because they are connected to each other and function as one. Note that, instead of separately arranging the server 31 and the main computer 33, it is also possible to perform the processing described below only on the server 31 or the main computer 33. The computer 30 consisting of the server 31 and the main computer 33 performs at least the main processing in the following five cotton yarn transactions.

(1) Accept cotton yarn 'reservation purchase contract for members. .

(2) Cotton yarn shipping process for 'shipping instruction based on member's reservation purchase contract' Reason.

(3) Accepting spot purchases for members.

(4) Payment processing from members.

(5) Spot purchase acceptance and payment / shipment processing for non-members These processing will be sequentially described below.

(1) Acceptance of a cotton thread pre-purchase contract for members.

First, the registered members (hereinafter, simply referred to as "members") and the cotton yarn pre-purchase contract will be described.

In this embodiment, the processing for the reservation and purchase of cotton yarn (future transactions) for members is divided into two types: reservation for the current month (shipping time during the current month) and reservation after the next month (shipping time after the next month). Do. In this case, the contract will be concluded only if the contracted amount of the reservation purchase is within the current credit limit and the purchase quantity is within the current inventory amount for this month's reservation. The contract is concluded for high and purchased quantity without checking the remaining credit limit against the stock quantity. Since the credit limit varies depending on the deposit from the buyer, applying the current credit limit to futures beyond a certain period may significantly limit the buyer's flexibility in futures trading . In addition, with regard to the stock volume after next month, it is possible to sufficiently cope with orders exceeding the stock volume by adjusting the purchase (arrival) volume. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the reservations after the next month will be established without checking the remaining credit limit and the stock amount, thereby increasing the buyer's degree of freedom in dealing.

In this embodiment, buyers A to C who regularly purchase cotton yarn from seller S register in advance with S as a member, and purchaser (member) identification code such as user ID and password from S. Has been granted. Also,

S will send the registered member the name, location, and cotton thread ( Delivery) Obtains member data necessary for transactions such as destination and settlement method

. Further, S conducts screening in advance based on the creditworthiness of each registered member, transaction results, etc., and sets a limit on the total amount of sales receivables to each registered member, that is, a credit limit. Each registered member is allowed to enter into a cotton yarn purchase contract for this month's reservation contract without having to pay S in advance until the total contract amount reaches the credit limit. As described later, in the present embodiment, the remaining credit limit, that is, the difference between the credit limit and the total contract amount up to now, is calculated for each member. In addition, each time a member enters into a pre-purchase contract for cotton this month, the remaining credit limit is reduced by the new contract amount, and the sum of the purchase contract amount of the buyer's unpaid contract (remaining contract) 'and the remaining It always matches the credit limit set above.

The above member data such as member name, location, shipping address, etc., and data such as current credit limit balance and contract balance are stored in a database in association with each member identification code, and are stored in the member master and credit mass, respectively. The data is stored in the storage device of the computer 30 of S.

The member can enter into a futures contract, that is, a cotton yarn pre-purchase contract, based on the selling price set by S. In other words, S sets the selling price of futures at every cotton yarn shipping time (month) over a future period (for example, six months), and this selling price is applied uniformly to all members. Members can purchase cotton yarn by specifying the shipping time (month). In addition, a reservation purchase contract with a shipment time (month) of the current month is treated as the above-mentioned reservation contract of the current month, and is checked against the remaining credit limit and inventory. In this case, the contract contents are stored in a database called a contract master, but the shipment is not performed immediately, and the shipping procedure is performed only upon receiving a shipping instruction from the member.

Figure 2 shows the procedure for accepting a cotton yarn pre-purchase contract for a member. It is a flow chart.

A member who makes a reservation purchase of cotton thread (for example, member A) first connects to the computer 30 of the seller S through the network 1 from the terminal 21 on the member side in step 201, and is given in advance by the seller S. The unique identification code (user ID and password in this embodiment) is transmitted to the computer 30 (step 203). Upon receiving the user ID and the password, the computer 30 of S refers to the member master stored in the storage device and determines whether the received ID and password are for a registered member (step 205). If it is a registered member, the access screen is transmitted to terminal A 21 of member A in step 207. Although illustration is omitted, if the received ID and password do not match the data stored in the member master, a warning screen indicating that access is denied is displayed on the terminal of member A on the computer. Sent from 0.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the access screen. The access screen is provided with a message part 310 for prompting the user to select a transaction content and an input part 300 for inputting the selected transaction content number. The access screen shown in FIG. 3 is displayed on the display device (step 209), and the desired transaction content is input to the input portion from the input device provided in the terminal.

In the screen shown in Fig. 3, "1: contract" means to enter into a contract to purchase cotton yarn futures, and "2: instruct shipping from contracted products" means cotton yarn to which you have pre-purchase contract. “3: Buy spot” means purchase of cotton yarn that has not been pre-ordered through physical transactions. In the case of FIG. 2, the number “1” is entered in the input section 300 on the access screen of FIG. 3 and transmitted to the S combi- ter 30 to make a reservation purchase contract (step 2 1 1) ). In Figure 3, the buyer Although the user selects the transaction content by inputting numbers, the user selects a transaction content selection button on the screen using a GUI (Graphical User Interface), and the purchaser uses a pointer device. The details of the transaction may be selected by pressing the select button.

When the purchaser receives the request for selection of the reservation purchase contract (step 2 13), the computer 30 refers to the product master and the inventory master stored in the storage device (step 2 15), and proceeds to the sales shown in FIG. An information screen is created and transmitted to the buyer's terminal 21 (step 2 17).

The product master is a database containing data such as the type, country of origin, and specifications (color, count, etc.) of each product (cotton yarn). In addition to these data, the shipping time of each product for a certain period in the future ( Includes selling price (single price) for each shipping month. The selling price for each shipment period is revised at regular intervals according to the market situation and manually input to the product master. Similarly, the stock master contains data on the current stock amount of each product, and is updated manually according to the stock status of the product, and automatically every time a purchase contract is concluded. Be updated.

As shown in Fig. 4, the sales information screen contains a sales information section 4100 that lists information such as the product name and country of origin of each type of cotton, the selling price for each shipping time, the current stock amount, etc. Includes part 400 of the user's desired contract content. Upon receiving the sales information screen (step 2 19), the buyer displays the sales information screen on the display device of the terminal 21, and based on the displayed sales information, the desired cotton yarn product name, shipping month, Determine the quantity, enter the product name, shipping month, and quantity in the order entry section 400 in the sales information screen, and send the desired contract information to the server of seller S (step 2 21). When the desired contract information is received (steps 2 2 3), the unit price of the transmitted product by shipping time is read from the product master and The contract amount is calculated from the contract amount (step 222). Then, in step 227, it is determined whether the shipment time of the contents of the desired contract is this month or after next month (that is, whether the desired contract is a reservation contract this month or a reservation contract after next month). In this case, if it was a reservation contract for the current month, the process proceeds to step 229, referring to the credit master, reading out the current credit limit balance of member A, and checking whether the above contract amount is within the credit limit balance. Is determined (step 2311). If the contract amount exceeds the remaining credit limit, a warning screen indicating that the contract amount is over the limit is sent to the terminal of A in step 23 and displayed on the terminal of A Let it (steps 2 and 3 5). On the other hand, if the contract amount is equal to or less than the remaining credit limit, the process proceeds to step 237, and the purchase quantity of the product included in the desired contract information is equal to or less than the current stock amount of the desired product read from the inventory master. It is determined whether it is below. If the desired contract quantity exceeds the stock quantity, a warning screen indicating that "the desired contract quantity exceeds the stock quantity" is sent to the terminal A (step 2339), and the terminal A Display it on the top (step 2 41).

If the contract amount is within the remaining credit limit and the desired quantity is equal to or less than the stock amount, the reservation purchase contract is concluded, so proceed to step 2 4 3 and purchaser A's credit limit stored in the credit master The value obtained by reducing the balance by the contract amount concluded this time is stored as the new credit limit balance of A. In step 245, the current inventory stored in the inventory master of the product concluded this time The value obtained by reducing the quantity by the current contract quantity is stored as the current stock quantity of the product. Also, in step 247, the contents of the reservation purchase contract that has been concluded this time are stored together with the member identification code in the remaining contract management database (contract master) stored in the storage device. Then, after the above operations are completed, a screen indicating that the reservation purchase contract has been established is transmitted to the terminal of A, displayed on the terminal of A, and the transaction is completed. (Step 249, Step 251).

If the desired contract was a reservation contract after next month at Step 2 27, check and update the remaining credit limit (Steps 2 3 1 and 2 4 3) and check and update the inventory (Steps 237 and 245) are not performed, and the process proceeds directly from step 227 to step 247. In other words, if you make a reservation contract next month or later, the contract will be concluded immediately. In this embodiment, a warning screen is transmitted to the terminal of the member A when the contract amount is equal to or more than the remaining credit limit or when the purchase amount is equal to or more than the stock amount. Instead of transmitting the screen, an alert (for example, an e-mail) may be sent to the department in charge of the seller S, and the person in charge of the seller S may contact S directly by telephone or the like. .

(2) Cotton yarn processing in response to shipping instructions based on the member's reservation purchase contract.

Next, the shipping instruction based on the member's reservation purchase contract and the shipping process will be described. A member who has signed the above-mentioned cotton yarn pre-purchase contract can issue a shipping instruction to S and request that the contracted cotton yarn be picked up (shipped). In this case, the member can specify the quantity of cotton yarn that he / she wants to ship within the contracted range and any shipping date within the contracted shipping month. The shipping instruction from the member is performed by transmitting the shipping instruction information from the member's terminal to the S server via the network, and the S server and the main computer that have received the shipping instruction (ie, the computer 3). 0) automatically issues a shipping instruction to the cotton yarn storage location (cotton yarn storage) without manual intervention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a shipping process when a shipping instruction is received from a member based on the above-described reservation purchase contract.

A member who gives a shipping instruction (eg, member A) first accesses the computer 30 of the seller S via the network using his / her own terminal 21. Then, the access screen described in FIG. 3 is received from the computer 30. These operations (step 501 force, et al. 509) are the same as step 201 force, et al. 209 in FIG.

Next, the member who displayed the access screen (Fig. 3) uses the input device of the terminal 21 to input "2: instruct shipping from among the contracted goods" in the transaction content input section of the access screen, The contents of the transaction are sent to S's computer 30 (steps 511 and 513). When receiving the shipping instruction, the computer 30 transmits the shipping instruction information input screen shown in FIG. 6 to the terminal 21 of A (step 515). As shown in Fig. 6, the shipping instruction screen has input sections for the type of cotton yarn to be shipped (product name), the shipping date, and the shipping quantity. Then, enter the desired cotton thread type, shipping date, and quantity in the input section, and send them to the combi- rator 30 (steps 5 17 and 5 19).

When the computer 30 receives the shipping instruction information (Step 52 1), it first refers to the contract master stored in the storage unit (Step 52 3) and stores the contract master in association with the purchaser ID and password. The reservation purchase contract information is searched, and it is determined whether or not the reservation purchase contract information corresponding to the cotton yarn type (product) and the shipping time included in the shipping instruction information exists (step 5225). If there is pre-purchase contract information corresponding to the product and shipping time included in the shipping instruction information in the contract master, then whether the shipment quantity of the shipping instruction information is less than or equal to the quantity included in the pre-purchase contract information Is determined (step 531). If the cotton yarn type and shipping time do not match the pre-order purchase contract, or if the shipment quantity exceeds the pre-order purchase contract quantity, the message `` There is no pre-order purchase contract corresponding to the shipping instruction '' is displayed. A warning screen (Step 5 2 7) or a warning screen (Step 5 3 3) indicating that “the shipping order quantity exceeds the contract quantity” is sent to the terminal 21 of the member A, and the terminal 2 Display 1 Display it on the device (steps 529, 533). Although not shown, the shipment instruction information input screen may be displayed again at the request of the member A in this case.

Also, instead of checking the type, shipping time, and quantity of the cotton yarn with the pre-purchase contract in steps 5 25, 5 31, the input section in Fig. 6 shows the type, shipping time, and quantity of the cotton yarn not in the reservation contract. It is also possible to set so that combinations cannot be entered.

If the cotton yarn type and the shipping time match the reservation purchase contract in step 5 25 and step 5 31 and the shipment quantity is equal to or less than the reservation purchase contract quantity, then go to the cotton yarn storage location (cotton yarn warehouse). A shipping order is prepared to instruct shipping.

In this case, the computer 30 reads out the information necessary for delivery such as the shipping address and the address registered in the member master in advance from the member's user ID and password (step 537), and A shipping instruction is created based on the data such as the type, quantity, and shipping date of the cotton yarn included in the shipping instruction (step 539).

Instead of, or in addition to, registering the shipping address, address, etc. in advance in the member master, an entry field for the shipping address, etc. is provided on the input screen of FIG. 6, and the member sends the shipping address for each shipping instruction. It is possible to change the destination.

After creating the shipping instruction, the computer 30 further reduces the contract quantity of the pre-purchase contract information stored in the contract master by the shipping quantity included in the shipping instruction, and stores it as a new contract quantity (step 5411). The reason why the contract quantity in the pre-purchase contract information is updated after creating the shipping instruction is that the contract quantity may not be shipped at once, but may be shipped in several batches. A separate database that stores fulfilled purchase contract information is provided separately, and the reserved purchase contract Approximate information, that is, pre-purchase contract information after shipment is completed, may be moved from the contract master to this database.

After updating the contract master in step 541, next, in step 5443, the shipping instruction created in step 53 9 is transmitted via the communication line 4 to the terminal 41 arranged in the cotton yarn warehouse 40 (Step 5 4 3). When terminal 41 of warehouse 40 receives the shipping instruction, cotton yarn warehouse 40 ships the specified quantity of cotton yarn to the specified destination on the shipping date specified in the shipping instruction. .

After sending the shipping instruction to the warehouse in step 54, the computer 30 sends a screen indicating that the shipping process is completed to the terminal 21 of the member A, and displays it on the terminal 21 (step 5 45, 5 4 7).

In this way, as for the cotton yarn for which the pre-purchase contract has been concluded, a shipping instruction is sent to the cotton yarn warehouse as soon as there is a shipping instruction from the member as long as the contract is met, and the shipment is started.

(3) Accepting spot purchases for members.

Next, a physical transaction for a member, that is, a spot purchase acceptance and shipping process will be described. In (1) and (2) above, the reservation of futures by members, the shipping instruction based on the reservation purchase contract, and the shipping process were explained. In the present embodiment, in addition to the above-mentioned futures transaction, the member is also permitted to conduct a cash transaction within the range of the current credit limit balance. In the case of spot trading, the point that the order is sent to the cotton yarn warehouse immediately after the transaction is completed and the shipping procedure is completed is different from the future trading.

Figure 7 is a flow chart showing the procedure for spot purchase (spot transaction) by members. In FIG. 7, steps 701 to 709 indicate that the member (for example, member A) accesses the server of seller S from terminal 21 via network 1 and the access screen in FIG. Display 1 The procedure up to the display on the device is shown. This procedure is the same as in FIG. 2, Step 201 Force, et al. 209 and FIG. 5, Step 501 Force, et al. 509.

When the access screen (Fig. 3) is displayed, in this case, the member uses the input device of the terminal 21 to enter "3: Buy a spot" in the transaction content input section of the access screen, and The transaction contents (requesting the purchase of a spot) are transmitted to the computer 30 (steps 71, 71). When the computer 30 receives the spot purchase transaction request, the computer 30 refers to the product master and the inventory master stored in the storage device (step 715) and creates a spot sales information screen shown in FIG. Then, the data is transmitted to the terminal 21 of the member A (step 7 17).

As shown in Fig. 8, the spot sales information screen shows a spot sales information section 8100 that contains information such as the product name of each type of cotton yarn, the country of origin, selling price, and current stock amount. The order information input part (shipment information input part) contains 800, which is similar to the sales information screen in the reservation transaction shown in Fig. 4. However, in spot sales, only the spot transaction is performed. 10 differs from the screen in Fig. 4 in that only the selling price for the current month (current) is displayed. When the buyer receives the spot sales information screen (step 7 19), the purchaser displays the sales information screen on the display device of the terminal 21, and based on the displayed sales information, the product name and shipping of the desired cotton yarn. Determine the day (any day in the month) and quantity, enter the product name, shipping date, and quantity in the shipping information input section 800 on the sales information screen, and send the order details to the seller S server. (Step 7.2 1). In the spot transaction, shipping is performed as soon as the transaction is concluded. The procedure is performed, so in the following description, the information transmitted in step 71 is called shipping instruction information. Step 7 2 3) First, referring to the product master stored in the storage device, search the selling price unit price of the kind of the cotton thread instructed to ship this month, and calculate the current shipping order amount from the shipping order quantity and the unit price (step 7 25) ). Then, referring to the credit master, the current credit limit of member A is read out (step 727), and it is determined whether or not the shipping instruction amount is within the credit limit (step 729). ). If the shipping instruction amount exceeds the remaining credit limit, a warning screen indicating that the shipping amount has exceeded the limit is sent to A's terminal and displayed on A's terminal (step 7). 3 1, step 7 3 3). In this case, no spot purchase is made and no shipping procedure is performed. On the other hand, if the shipping instruction amount is equal to or less than the credit limit balance ', then the process proceeds to step 735 to determine whether the current stock amount of the shipping instruction product read from the inventory master is equal to or greater than the shipping instruction amount. Determine whether or not. If the shipment instruction quantity exceeds the stock quantity, a warning screen indicating that "the shipment quantity exceeds the stock quantity" is transmitted to the terminal of A in step 237, and the (Step 737, step 739). Also in this case, no spot purchase is made and no shipping procedure is performed. In this case, as described in the reservation purchase contract, an alert may be sent to the department in charge of the seller S instead of sending an alert to the terminal of the member A.

If the shipping instruction amount is within the remaining credit limit and the shipping instruction quantity is less than the inventory amount, spot purchase is established, so the process proceeds to step 741, and the buyer A stored in the credit master The value obtained by reducing the credit limit of A by the current shipping instruction amount is stored as the new remaining credit limit of A, and in step 743, the current value stored in the inventory master of the current shipping instruction product is stored. The value obtained by reducing the stock quantity of this product by the current shipment instruction quantity is stored as the current stock quantity of the product. Also, in step 745, the shipment was completed with the contents of this shipping instruction together with the member identification code. Stored in the contract master as a contract.

Then, after the above operations are completed, in step 747, a shipping instruction to the cotton yarn warehouse is created. The shipping instruction is created based on the current shipping instruction information and the information stored in the member master in the same way as in the case of the shipping instruction based on pre-order (Fig. 5, step 539), and immediately after creation. Is sent to the cotton yarn warehouse (step 749). In this case as well, when the terminal 41 of the cotton yarn warehouse 40 receives the shipping instruction, the cotton yarn warehouse 40 sends the specified quantity of the specified cotton yarn to the specified destination on the shipping date specified in the shipping instruction. Shipped first. In this case as well, instead of or in addition to registering the shipping address in the member master in advance, it is possible to input the shipping address in the input section of FIG. After the above operation is completed, in Steps 751 and 753, a screen indicating that the spot purchase has been completed and the shipping procedure has been completed is transmitted to the terminal of Member A, displayed, and the transaction is terminated. I do.

As described above, in the present embodiment, in the case of a member's spot purchase (spot transaction), the shipping procedure is completed immediately upon completion of the transaction.

(4) Payment processing from members.

Next, the process of receiving money from a member will be described.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the deposit processing performed by the computer 30.

Warehouse 4 1 includes Doing shipping based on shipping orders, shipping the computer 3 0 Product (cotton type), the actual shipping time, delivery quantity, shipping destination and member user I _D, the identification information such as shipment order number Send shipment information to computer 30 via line 4. When the computer 30 receives this shipping information (step 901), the actual shipping amount is calculated by referring to the contract master based on the shipping instruction number, and the bill data is created by referring to the member master. (Step 903). Invoice data Includes the billing party, settlement method, and billing amount. The billing destination and settlement method are determined in advance for each member, and are stored in the member master. The billing amount is the shipping amount included in the shipping information.

Further, in the present embodiment, the computer 30 issues an actual bill based on the bill data (step 905). This invoice will be sent to the appropriate member.

On the other hand, when the amount of the bill is paid by the member based on a predetermined settlement method, payment information indicating that the payment has been made is input to the computer 30. This deposit information includes the amount of the deposit and the corresponding shipping instruction number. Deposits are made in various forms, such as bills, cash, checks, etc., according to a predetermined settlement method, so this deposit information is manually input.

When the deposit information is input (Step 907), the computer 30 increases the credit limit balance stored in the credit master by the deposit amount and updates the credit limit balance (Step 909). In addition, of the completed purchase contract information stored in the contract master, if the payment has been received, the identification code of the received payment is assigned and the completion of the payment is recorded (step 911). ).

As a result, the remaining credit limit of the member is always kept at the latest value, and the latest information on the purchase contract and whether or not payment is made is kept in the contract master.

(5) Spot purchase acceptance, payment and shipping processing for non-members Next, spot purchase acceptance, payment and shipping processing for non-members will be described. Here, a non-member means a buyer (for example, buyers D and E in Fig. 1) for which a credit limit has not been set by S because the creditworthiness has not been evaluated in advance. In the following description, This section describes the process when no member is registered in S. However, for non-members, register information such as name, location, and shipping address in advance and issue a user ID and password. It may be. In other words, in the present embodiment, buyers with credit are classified as members, and purchasers without credit are all classified as non-members.

Non-members have no credit and are allowed only cash transactions. In other words, the actual shipment from the cotton yarn warehouse will be performed after confirming that the purchaser has received cash. In order to maintain a trading order, transactions are limited to spot transactions, not futures transactions.

In the present embodiment, a shipping order from a purchaser is fulfilled when the shipping quantity is equal to or less than the stock amount of the product, and a shipping instruction is created. At this time, a different bank account number is assigned to each shipping instruction, the shipping instruction and the bank account number assigned to each shipping instruction are stored in the contract master, and the price and the bank account number are notified to the buyer. . This bank account number is used to identify the shipping order. That is, when the account is paid, the shipping instruction stored in the contract master is specified based on the account number where the payment was made, and the shipping instruction associated with the account number is transmitted to the warehouse for shipment. That is, in the present embodiment, since a different account number is always assigned to a shipping instruction created according to a shipping order for each shipping instruction, it is easy to identify the shipping instruction from the account number of the bank account where payment was made. Becomes possible. This simplifies the operation of confirming payments and sending shipping instructions to the warehouse, and allows the computer to execute them without human intervention.

Note that the bank account number assigned to each shipping instruction is used exclusively for insertion, so that each does not necessarily have to function as an independent bank account. For example, bank account number assigned to each shipping order No. (hereinafter referred to as “virtual account number”) is associated with one bank account (real bank account) of the seller S, and if the bank is deposited with the virtual account number, A deposit may be made to the bank account, and S may be notified of the deposit amount and the virtual account number of the deposit. Such a payment processing method using a virtual account number is described in, for example, Patent Registration No. 3029421. Patent registration No. 3 0 2 9 4 2 1 The payment processing method is based on the assumption that a different virtual account number is assigned to each billing party (transferee), but in this embodiment, a different virtual account number is set for each shipping instruction. Since the account number is assigned, even if the billing party (transfer person) is the same, if the shipping instruction is different, a different virtual account number will be assigned. For this reason, in the present embodiment, the collation between the shipping instruction and the actual payment is extremely easy, and the processing from payment to shipping is extremely simplified.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart for explaining the actual procedure of spot purchase acceptance, payment, and shipping processing for a non-member described above.

A non-member (eg, buyer E) who wants to purchase cotton yarn first connects to computer 30 of seller S via network 1 from his own terminal (eg, terminal 29) and sends a sales information request. (Steps 1001, 1003). When the computer 30 receives this request, it creates a sales information screen by referring to the product master and the inventory master stored in the storage device, and transmits it to the terminal E 29 via the network 1 (step 10). From step 0 5 to step 1 0 9).

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of the sales information screen transmitted to the terminal of the non-member E in step 109. The sales information screen shown in FIG. 11 includes a sales information display section 111 and a shipping order input section 110 as in FIG. In addition, since non-members can only perform spot transactions, the sales information display section 111 The configuration is the same as that of the sales information display section (FIG. 8, 800).

The shipping order input section 110, like the shipping order input section 800 in FIG. 8, includes input sections for the product name, shipping date, shipping quantity, and the like. This includes a part for inputting purchaser identification information such as name and address (company address), and information such as shipping address.

The non-member E displays the sales information display screen of FIG. 11 on the display device of his terminal 29, inputs necessary information to the order content input unit 110 from the input device of the terminal 29, and To the computer 30 (step 1011, step 101 3).

When the computer 30 receives the shipment order from E, the computer 30 reads the inventory quantity of the product included in the shipment order from the inventory master, and determines whether the shipment quantity included in the shipment order is equal to or less than the current inventory quantity ( Step 101, Step 101). If the shipment quantity exceeds the stock quantity in step 107, a warning screen indicating that the order quantity exceeds the stock quantity in step 110, step 1021 is displayed. Send to terminal E to display. If the shipment quantity is equal to or less than the stock quantity, the order is completed because immediate shipment is possible, and the computer 30 sends the product unit price stored in the product master in step 10 23 and the shipment included in the shipping order. The shipping value is calculated from the quantity and a shipping instruction is created (step 102).

The shipping instruction is created including the buyer's identification information such as the buyer's name and location included in the shipping order, and information on the shipping destination, product name, shipping quantity, shipping date, and so on. Also, an individual bank account number for transfer (virtual account number) is assigned to the created shipping instruction (step 1027), and this account number is associated with the shipping instruction and stored in the contract master (step 1). 0 2 9). In this embodiment, since the virtual account number is used only for one payment, the payment for the shipping instruction is completed and the shipping is performed. After that, there is no need to maintain the association between the shipping instruction and the virtual account number. Therefore, in the present embodiment, a certain number of virtual account numbers are prepared in advance, and the virtual account numbers are sequentially assigned to the shipping instructions. When the shipment is completed, the association between the shipping instructions and the virtual account numbers is performed. And a new shipping instruction is assigned to the virtual account number whose association has been released. As a result, if a finite number (for example, about 100,000) of virtual account numbers are prepared, there is no practical shortage of virtual account numbers.

After creating the shipping instruction, the computer 30 further updates the inventory amount by reducing the inventory amount of the product stored in the inventory master by the shipping amount included in the shipping instruction (step 1031). Send the shipping amount (invoice amount) calculated in 102 and the bank account number for transfer (virtual account number) associated with the shipping instruction to the terminal 29 of E through the network 1 and display it ( Step 103, Step 103).

This completes the shipping order for E.

Steps 1037 to 1043 show the depositing and shipping processing performed by the computer 30. When E deposits the billed amount into the bank account for bank transfer displayed in step 1 0 3 5, the bank sends S the deposit information relating the deposit amount and the virtual account number. This information is input to the computer 30 (step 1037).

When the deposit information is input, the computer 30 refers to the contract master, specifies the shipping instruction associated with the virtual account number included in the receiving information (step 11039), and specifies the identified shipping instruction. To the cotton yarn warehouse 40. As a result, the cotton yarn warehouse 40 ships the goods based on the information included in the shipping instruction. In addition, for the shipping instructions that have been sent to the warehouse, information indicating that fact is entered in the contract master. In addition, of the shipping instructions stored in the contract master, If there is no payment within a predetermined period (for example, 2 days), or if the payment is different from the billed amount, the purchaser is notified and treated as an invalid shipping instruction on the contract master. Will be

In this embodiment, the member is registered in advance in the member master with the member identification information such as the name, the address, and the shipping address, whereas the non-member has no member identification information registered in the member master. However, for those who do not set up credit, a system like an associate member is established, and although no credit is set up, the member identification information is registered in the member master and the member identification code such as user ID and passcode is registered. It is also possible to issue it. In this case, if the purchaser enters the user ID and password at the time of the first access, it becomes possible to create a shipping instruction without inputting the member identification information at the time of shipping order. As described above, according to the present invention, the distribution route of the complicated cotton yarn is simplified, and it is possible to conduct the transaction using a computer without human intervention. This has the effect of being able to significantly reduce it. In addition, in futures transactions with members, the selling price up to the specified period is disclosed to all members uniformly, which prevents speculative trading from taking place and prevents fluctuations in cotton yarn prices.

Claims

The scope of the claims

1. A cotton yarn trading method in which cotton yarn is sold using a computer that is connected to a plurality of cotton yarn buyers registered in advance via a network.

The computer is

When the purchaser's browsing request is received via the network, sales information including the type of cotton thread, the price according to the shipping time, and the stock amount stored in advance in the storage device is transmitted to the purchaser via the network. Sent to the person

Upon receiving the reservation purchase contract information transmitted from the purchaser via the network, including the identification information of the purchaser, the type and quantity of the cotton yarn to be purchased, and the shipping time,

It is determined whether the shipping time included in the pre-order information is before a predetermined time set in advance,

If it is before the predetermined time,

The contract amount is calculated based on the reservation purchase contract information, and whether or not the calculated contract amount is within the credit limit remaining amount stored in advance and whether or not the purchase quantity included in the reservation purchase contract information is within the inventory amount. Judge each,

If it is determined that the contract amount is within the remaining credit limit and the purchase quantity is within the current stock amount, a signal notifying the purchaser of the completion of the reservation purchase contract via the network. And storing the reservation purchase contract information in the storage device as purchase contract information associated with the purchaser identification information, and subtracting the contract amount from the remaining credit limit to obtain a value of the purchaser. The new credit limit balance is stored in the storage device, Further, a value obtained by subtracting the stock amount of the cotton yarn of the type included in the purchase contract information by the purchase amount included in the purchase contract information is stored in the storage device as a new stock amount of the cotton yarn of the type.

Cotton yarn trading method.

2. If the shipping time included in the pre-purchase information is after the predetermined time, the computer further stores the pre-purchase contract information as purchase contract information associated with the identification information of the purchaser. The cotton yarn transaction method according to claim 1, further comprising: transmitting a signal notifying the purchaser of establishment of a reservation purchase contract to the purchaser via the network.

3. The computer further comprises:

Upon receiving a shipping instruction based on the reservation purchase contract transmitted from the purchaser via the network, purchaser identification information, type of cotton yarn to be shipped, quantity, shipping time information included in the shipping instruction, Compare with the pre-stored contract information

The type and shipping time of the cotton yarn included in the shipping instruction and the stored reservation purchase contract information respectively match, and the shipping quantity of the type of cotton yarn included in the shipping instruction is included in the reservation purchase contract information. In the following cases,

A shipping instruction including shipping destination information predetermined for each purchaser and information on the type, quantity, and shipping time of the cotton yarn to be shipped, which is included in the shipping instruction, is transmitted to the cotton yarn warehouse. The cotton yarn trading method according to claim 2.

4. The computer further comprises:

When receiving a shipping instruction out of the reservation purchase contract transmitted from the purchaser via the network, the purchaser identification information included in the shipping instruction, the type and quantity of the cotton yarn to be shipped, and Said sales information Based on the above, the shipping amount is calculated, and it is determined whether the calculated shipping amount is within the credit limit balance stored in advance and whether or not the shipping amount is less than or equal to the stock amount of the cotton yarn of the corresponding type.

If it is determined that the contract amount is within the remaining credit limit and the shipment quantity is within the current stock amount,

A shipping instruction including shipping destination information predetermined for each purchaser and information on the type, quantity, and shipping time of the cotton yarn to be shipped, which is included in the shipping instruction, is transmitted to the cotton yarn warehouse and sent to the shipping instruction. The cotton yarn is shipped based on the credit limit, and the value obtained by subtracting the shipping amount from the credit limit balance is stored in the storage device as a new credit limit balance of the purchaser. Storing a value obtained by subtracting the stock amount of the cotton yarn by the purchase amount included in the purchase contract information as a new stock amount of the cotton yarn of the type described above,

The cotton yarn trading method according to claim 1 or 2.

5. The computer further receives the shipping information including the actual shipping time, the type and quantity of the cotton yarn that has been sent from the cotton yarn warehouse after the shipment is completed, and should pay the purchaser based on the shipping information. Invoice data including the amount is created, and when payment information indicating that payment has been made by the buyer based on the invoice data is input, a value obtained by increasing the remaining credit limit by the amount of payment is added. The cotton yarn transaction method according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the remaining amount is stored in a storage device as a credit limit balance.

6. A cotton yarn trading method for selling cotton yarn using a computer connected to a network accessible to a plurality of cotton yarn buyers, the computer comprising:

Upon receiving the browsing request of the purchaser via the network, the sales information including the type, price, and stock amount of the cotton thread stored in the storage device in advance. Information over the network to the purchaser, and receiving a shipping order transmitted from the purchaser over the network, including the identification information of the purchaser, and the type and quantity of the cotton yarn to be purchased. If you believe,

When the shipping quantity included in the shipping order is equal to or less than the current stock amount of the cotton yarn of the type, when the shipping amount is calculated based on the type and quantity of the cotton yarn included in the shipping order and the sales information. In both cases, a shipping instruction is created based on the shipping destination information included in the buyer's identification information and the shipping order,

Further, a different transfer destination bank account number is assigned to the shipping instruction for each shipping instruction, and the shipping instruction is stored in a storage device in association with the transfer destination bank account number, and via the network, Transmitting the assigned bank account number to the buyer,

Within a predetermined period after receiving the shipping order, if payment data indicating that the payment amount has been received is input to the transfer destination bank account, the transfer associated with the transfer destination bank account number is performed. A cotton yarn trading method, comprising sending an instruction to a cotton yarn warehouse and shipping the cotton yarn based on the shipping instruction.