KR20050009204A - Goods allocation system, goods allocation method, goods allocation program, and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a product allocation system or the like that can deliver goods in a planned and efficient manner. The management center distributes the notified goods scheduled for arrival to the destination beforehand. The distribution number to be distributed sets an upper limit that can satisfy the order when there is an order from a customer. For example, the management center is set by the sales forecast for each region, the priority of the customer, or a ratio set for each customer in advance. Decide The distribution number is set to form a hierarchical structure so as to flexibly respond to the order from the customer, and is allocated to the customer according to the order from the lower floor to the upper floor.

Description

Product allocation system, product allocation method, product allocation program, and storage media {GOODS ALLOCATION SYSTEM, GOODS ALLOCATION METHOD, GOODS ALLOCATION PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM}

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a merchandise allocation system and the like, and more particularly, to streamlining merchandise logistics by predetermining a delivery destination of merchandise to be received.

19 is a diagram for explaining a conventional product delivery system 101.

The merchandise delivery system 101 is roughly divided into three parts: a shipping area 102, an accumulation area 103, and a delivery zone 104.

The shipping area 102 is, for example, a place which is a starting point of product shipment, such as a warehouse installed at a manufacturing company and storing a manufactured product, or a warehouse which is produced overseas and stores a product taken off at a port. It is an area consisting of.

The accumulation area 103 is a base for collecting and accumulating the goods carried out from the warehouse, and is composed of a replenishment base provided at the rear and a product center provided at the front.

The delivery zone 104 is a destination of a product, for example, a retailer, a retailer, or a wholesaler who sells the product to a consumer.

Logistics in the product delivery system 101 configured as described above were performed as follows.

From the shipping area 102, the goods are predicted to be shipped and accumulated in the replenishment base.

On the other hand, when the destination of the delivery zone 104 orders a product, the accumulation area 103 checks whether the ordered product is in the product center. If you are in a merchandise center, deliver it to your destination and pick up the merchandise from your replenishment base.

If it is not in the product center, it checks again whether there is a product ordered at the replenishment base, and if so, delivers it to the destination through the product center.

If the ordered product is not in the replenishment base, the product is ordered again from the manufacturer.

Moreover, as an invention which improves the logistics of goods delivery, there is the following supply chain management system.

[Patent Document 1]

Japanese Patent Laid-Open

The present invention generates the finished product demand prediction information based on the actual sales information provided from the distributor, and inquires the parts delivery company for the delivery date of the parts. Then, from the answer from the parts delivery company, the final product delivery date is estimated and notified to the distributor.

Moreover, as an invention which guides a product delivery date, there is the following product sales apparatus.

[Patent Document 2]

Japanese Laid Open Patent 2002-24362

The present invention provides a delivery date to a customer even before receiving an order, and when the customer orders, delivers the product directly to the customer on the guided delivery date.

In the goods delivery system 101, delivery is planned, such as accumulating the goods shipped from the shipping area 102 directly in the accumulation area 103, and shipping the accumulated goods when there is an order from the delivery zone. It did not consist. In addition, since the delivery vehicles in charge of these distributions are arranged for each base, for example, a delivery vehicle with a small load may be operated, or may come without carrying a load when returning, resulting in waste of delivery costs.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a product allocation system or the like that can deliver goods in a planned and efficient manner.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The figure which shows an example of the structure of the goods delivery system of this embodiment.

2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a management center.

3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a sales prediction screen.

4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a distribution frame structure.

5 is a view for explaining the movement of the distribution number at the time of allocation.

6 is a view for explaining an example in which a plurality of distribution frame structures are hierarchically configured.

7 is a flowchart for explaining a distribution process.

8 is a flowchart for explaining a dividend processing.

9 is a view for explaining a collection deadline time.

10 is a view for explaining a collection deadline time.

11 is a view for explaining a collection deadline time.

12 is a view for explaining a method of calculating the delivery date.

Fig. 13 is a flowchart for explaining a procedure of dividend processing using the collection deadline time.

Fig. 14 is a diagram for explaining the sugar content processing.

Fig. 15 is a diagram for explaining a method of treating a sugar allowance performed by the frame management / distribution system.

Fig. 16 is a flowchart for explaining the procedure of the saccharide sugar process.

17 is a diagram for explaining a future framework.

18 is a diagram for explaining the configuration of a computer installed in a management center;

19 is a view for explaining a conventional product delivery system.

<Explanation of symbols for main parts of drawing>

1: goods delivery system

2: standard shipping area

3: store delivery area

4: shipping zone

5: management center

7: sales forecasting system

8: Frame Management and Dividend System

9: order system

12: Manufacturing Company System

13: Shipping Company System

14: Sales Company System

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is a product allocation system for allocating the product to a customer in advance by using a predetermined number of shipments of a predetermined product in a predetermined period in the future. Possible number setting means for setting orderable number information of the product, distribution frame information storage means for storing distribution frame information for which the orderable number information is set, and order number from an ordering customer ordering the product. Allocation means for allocating the acquired order number to the ordering customer from the orderable number specified by the ordered number acquiring means to be acquired and orderable number information of the distribution frame information associated with the ordered customer, and the allocation By using the quantity, the orderable number information of the distribution frame information is updated with information specifying the orderable number after allocation. It provides a product allocation system which is characterized in that it includes an updating unit (first configuration).

In the first configuration, the distribution frame information storing means stores hierarchical relationship information for specifying a hierarchical relationship with other distribution frame information so that the distribution frame information forms a hierarchical structure. The distribution frame information other than the lowest floor is directly related to the customer, and the distribution frame information other than the lowest floor is associated with the customer through the distribution frame information of the lower layer in which the distribution frame information and the hierarchical relationship are set. The order number can be assigned in order from the lower layer of the distribution frame information (second configuration).

In the second configuration, a sales forecasting number calculating means for calculating the sales forecasting number of the product in the predetermined period for each sales unit, wherein the possible number setting means includes the sales forecasting unit for each salesperson belonging to the order customer. The number can be configured to determine orderable number information set in the distribution frame information (third configuration).

In the second configuration, there is provided a presentation means for presenting the orderable number information set in the distribution frame information, and the range of distribution frame information that the orderable number information can present is set for each presentation presented by the presentation means. It can be configured to be (fourth configuration).

In the fourth configuration, the presentation destination corresponds to any one of the lowest distribution frame information, and the range of the distribution frame information that can be presented is directed upward from the lowest distribution frame information corresponding to the presentation. Can be configured to be distribution frame information in which hierarchical relation is set in the direction (fifth configuration).

In the fifth constitution, the hierarchical relationship is provided with an upper layer prohibition point, and the distributable frame information that can be presented can be configured so as to a point limited to the upper layer prohibition point (sixth configuration).

In the second configuration, the hierarchical structure of the distribution frame information may be configured to be set for each product (seventh configuration).

Moreover, this invention is a product allocation method which allocates the said product to a customer beforehand using the scheduled shipment number of the predetermined | prescribed product in a future predetermined period, Comprising: Possible number setting means, distribution frame information storage means, order number A computer having an acquisition means, an allocation means, and an update means, which is capable of setting the orderable number information that the customer can order on the merchandise in the distribution frame information associated with the customer by the possible number setting means. And a distribution frame information storing step of storing distribution frame information in which the orderable number information is set by the distribution frame information storing means, and an order from an ordering customer who orders the product by the order number obtaining means. From the order number acquisition step of acquiring the number, and the orderable number specified by the orderable number information of the distribution frame information associated with the ordering customer, The allocation step of allocating the acquired order number to the ordering customer by the assignment means, and the orderable number information of the allocation frame information using the allocation amount, There is provided an article allocation method comprising an update step of updating with information to be specified (eighth configuration).

In an eighth configuration, the distribution frame information storage means stores hierarchical relationship information specifying a hierarchical relationship with other distribution frame information so that the distribution frame information forms a hierarchical structure, and the lowest distribution frame information is the customer. The distribution frame information other than the lowest layer is directly related to the customer through the distribution frame information of the lower layer in which the distribution frame information and the hierarchical relationship are set, and in the assigning step, the allocation means is related to the order customer. The number of orders can be assigned in order from the lower layer among the distribution frame information (the ninth configuration).

In a ninth aspect, the computer includes a sales forecasting number calculating means, and the sales forecasting number calculating step calculates, by the sales forecasting number calculating means, the sales forecasting number of the product in the predetermined period for each sales unit. And in the possible number setting step, the possible number setting means may be configured to determine orderable number information set in the distribution frame information by using the sales prediction number of the sales unit to which the ordering customer belongs. (The tenth configuration).

In a ninth configuration, the computer is provided with a presentation means, and has a presentation step of presenting, by the presentation means, the orderable number information set in the distribution frame information, for each presentation point presented in the presentation step, The range of distribution frame information which the orderable number information can present can be set (11th structure).

In an eleventh configuration, the presentation destination corresponds to any one of the lowest distribution frame information, and the range of the distribution frame information that can be presented is a direction from the lowest distribution frame information corresponding to the presentation to the upper layer. Can be configured to be distribution frame information in which a hierarchical relationship is set (twelfth configuration).

In a twelfth configuration, an upper layer presentation prohibition point is provided in the hierarchical relationship, and the distribution frame information that can be presented can be configured to be up to a location limited to the upper presentation prohibition point (13th configuration).

In a ninth configuration, the hierarchical structure of the distribution frame information can be configured to be set for each product (14th configuration).

In addition, the present invention is a product allocation program for realizing a function of allocating the product to the customer in advance by using the scheduled shipment number of the predetermined product in a future predetermined period, the distribution frame information associated with the customer described above. An order number setting function in which a customer sets orderable number information of the product, a distribution frame information storage function for storing distribution frame information in which the orderable number information is set, and an order from an ordering customer who orders the product An allocation function for allocating the acquired order number to the ordering customer from the orderable number acquisition function for acquiring the number, the orderable number specified by orderable number information of the distribution frame information associated with the ordering customer, and the assignment By using a quantity, the orderable number information of the distribution frame information is updated with information specifying the orderable number after allocation. Provides a product assignment program to realize the update function to the computer (fifteenth configuration).

In a fifteenth aspect, the distribution frame information storage function stores hierarchical relationship information for specifying a hierarchical relationship with other distribution frame information so that the distribution frame information forms a hierarchical structure, and the lowest distribution frame information is assigned to the customer. Distribution frame information other than the lowermost layer is directly related to the customer through distribution frame information of the lower layer in which the distribution frame information and the hierarchical relationship are set, and the assignment function is related to the distribution customer information. It can be configured to allocate the order number in order from the lower layer (16th configuration).

In a sixteenth constitution, a computer generates a sales forecasting number calculating function for calculating the sales forecasting number of the product in the predetermined period for each salesperson unit, and the possible number setting function is based on the salesperson unit to which the ordering customer belongs. The sales predicted number can be used to determine orderable number information set in the distribution frame information (17th configuration).

In a sixteenth configuration, the computer provides a presentation function for presenting the orderable number information set in the distribution frame information, and for each presentation destination to be presented with the presentation function, the range of distribution frame information that the orderable number information can present is present. It can be configured to be set (18th configuration).

In an eighteenth configuration, the presentation destination corresponds to any one of the lowest distribution frame information, and the range of the distribution frame information that can be presented is a direction from the lowest distribution frame information corresponding to the presentation to the upper layer. Can be configured to be distribution frame information in which a hierarchical relationship is set (19th configuration).

In the nineteenth configuration, an upper layer presentation prohibition point is provided in the hierarchical relationship, and the distribution frame information that can be presented can be configured to be up to a location limited to the upper presentation prohibition point (20th configuration).

In a sixteenth configuration, the hierarchical structure of the distribution frame information can be configured to be set for each product (21st configuration).

In addition, the present invention provides a computer-readable storage medium storing a product allocation program for realizing a function of allocating the product to a customer in advance using a scheduled shipment of a predetermined product in a future predetermined period. A possible number setting function for setting orderable number information of the product by the customer in distribution frame information related to a customer, a distribution frame information storage function for storing distribution frame information in which the orderable number information is set; The ordered customer is obtained from the ordered number acquisition function for acquiring the ordered number from the ordered customer ordering the product and the orderable number specified by the orderable numbered information of the distribution frame information related to the ordered customer. After assigning the orderable number information of the distribution frame information using the allocation function to allocate to And a computer storing a program for realizing the product assigned updating function to update the information for identifying the door can be provided a computer readable recording medium (claim 22 configuration).

In a twenty-second constitution, the distribution frame information storing function stores hierarchical relationship information specifying a hierarchical relationship with other distribution frame information so that the distribution frame information forms a hierarchical structure, and the lowest distribution frame information is assigned to the customer. Distribution frame information other than the lowermost layer is directly related to the customer through distribution frame information of the lower layer in which the distribution frame information and the hierarchical relationship are set, and the assignment function is related to the distribution customer information. It can be configured to allocate the order number in order from the lower layer (third-third configuration).

In a twenty-third configuration, a sales forecasting number calculating function for calculating the sales forecasting number of the product in the predetermined period for each salesperson unit is realized by the computer, and the possible number setting function is based on the salesperson unit to which the ordering customer belongs. The sales predicted number can be used to determine orderable number information set in the distribution frame information (24th configuration).

In a twenty-third configuration, the computer provides a presentation function for presenting the orderable number information set in the distribution frame information, and for each presentation destination to be presented with the presentation function, a range of distribution frame information that the orderable number information can present is present. It can be configured to be set (25th configuration).

In a twenty-fifth configuration, the presentation destination corresponds to any one of the lowest distribution frame information, and the range of the distribution frame information that can be presented is a direction from the lowest distribution frame information corresponding to the presentation to the upper layer. Can be configured to be distribution frame information in which a hierarchical relationship is set (26th configuration).

In a twenty sixth configuration, an upper layer presentation prohibition point is provided in the hierarchical relationship, and the distribution frame information that can be presented can be configured to be up to a location restricted to the upper presentation prohibition point (27th configuration).

In a twenty-third configuration, the hierarchical structure of the distribution frame information can be configured to be set for each product (28th configuration).

Delivery of goods can be carried out in a deliberate manner, and the cost associated with goods distribution can be reduced.

<Overview of Example>

The management center 5 (FIG. 1) uses the sales | prediction system, and predicts the production number required for each product weekly, and notifies a manufacturing company. The manufacturing company devises a production plan so as to satisfy the predicted number (predicted value), and notifies the management center 5 of the receipt schedule of the product. Once the goods have been received, they can be shipped.

The management center 5 distributes in advance to the destination before receiving the notified goods of the scheduled goods arrival.

The distribution number to be distributed is to set an upper limit that can be followed by the order when there is an order from a customer (retail store of a product, etc.). The management center 5 is determined by this.

Although details will be described later, the distribution number is set to form a hierarchical structure so as to flexibly follow the order from the customer (FIG. 4), and is assigned to the customer according to the order from the lower layer to the upper layer.

In the delivery vehicle which delivers goods from a warehouse to a destination, the management center 5 distributes them intensively collectively.

Each warehouse has a set deadline for each shipment, with daily delivery on time. The delivery vehicle passes through a predefined transportation route, reloads the load at the reloading point and sends it to the destination.

The time required for the delivery vehicle to cross the transportation route is estimated in advance, and the deadline for the collection is set so that the delivery vehicles can meet at almost the same time at the reloading point.

The delivery vehicle reloads the cargo according to the instruction from the management center 5 and delivers it to the destination.

In this way, the time at which the goods are shipped from the warehouse and the time required for transportation can be estimated in advance, so that the customer can be notified of the exact delivery date.

In addition, the management center 5 allocates the goods which are scheduled to be received into the warehouse to an order from a customer on a time basis.

The management center 5 is provided with the production schedule of the unit of time in advance from a manufacturing company, and grasps the arrival planned number by the unit of time (FIG. 9).

The management center 5 acquires the number of orders and the desired delivery date from the customer, specifies the latest collection deadline that can be matched with the desired delivery date, and goes back in time, that is, toward the present. Direction, the goods to be received are allocated to the customer by the number of orders.

Thus, by allocating the product with the latest arrival time to the desired delivery date to the customer, even if an order with a delivery date shorter than this customer comes in later, this can be followed, and efficient allocation in accordance with the production schedule can be performed.

Conventionally, the existing goods which have been produced have been assigned to customer orders, but in this embodiment, goods logistics can be made efficient by intentionally allocating scheduled goods that have not yet been produced to customers.

<Details of Example>

1 is a view showing an example of the configuration of the product delivery system 1 of the present embodiment.

The goods delivery system 1 is a system for delivering home appliances, such as a digital camera, a video, a stereo, to a retailer, for example.

The goods delivery system 1 is comprised from the reference | standard shipment area 2, the store delivery area 3, the delivery zone 4, and the management center 5. As shown in FIG.

The reference shipment area 2 is a transportation lead to a store delivery area 3 which will be described later as a shipment base group which is a starting point of the product shipment, such as a warehouse of a product manufacturing company or a warehouse in which goods produced overseas are stored and stored. The time is concentrated to be the same.

Although only one reference | standard shipment area 2 is shown in FIG. 1, it exists in multiple numbers for every area of the whole country, for example, a Tokyo area, a Tokyo area, etc.

The store delivery area 3 is a region in which delivery is carried out from a specific front line base, and the area in which goods are delivered is grouped by region.

In FIG. 1, only one store delivery area 3 is shown, but, for example, there are a plurality of Kanto Kou Shin-Etsu areas, Chubu areas, and the like, for each region in the whole country.

The store delivery area 3 is provided with a reloading base where the delivery vehicle reloads the load, and the delivery vehicle is reloaded from the reloading base as instructed by the management center 5, and the next reloading base, Or transport the cargo towards the destination.

The delivery zone 4 is grouped by grouping the destinations of the goods having the same transport lead time from the store delivery area 3.

In FIG. 1, only one delivery zone 4 is shown, but a plurality of delivery zones 4 exist in the store delivery area 3.

As the destination, for example, a store or a delivery center of a home appliance retail store, a home appliance retail store of personal management, a wholesaler of home appliances, and the like.

The management center 5 is an organization that manages the goods logistics in the goods delivery system 1 in one, and is an organ that manages the goods to be transported without block until the goods are delivered from the standard shipping area 2 to the delivery zone 4. .

The management center 5 predicts sales, estimates how much of the product to produce, and notifies the manufacturing company. In this way, the management center 5 asks the manufacturing company before receiving an order of product purchase from a customer.

In the product delivery system 1, a customer is a person who purchases a product manufactured by a manufacturing company under the management of the management center 5, for example, a retail store or a retail store, and sells the product directly to the consumer from the manufacturing company. If so, the consumer becomes the customer.

The manufacturing company devises a production plan that can grasp the production water in units of time based on the prediction water provided by the management center 5.

The management center 5 can grasp | ascertain in the unit of time the number of goods received from this production plan and which can be shipped.

In addition, the management center 5 designates the collection deadline of a warehouse and the transportation route of a transport vehicle with respect to the goods which are going to be received, and instructs reloading at the reloading base. Collection deadlines and transport routes are usually fixed.

The time required for traveling of the transport vehicle is estimated in advance, and the collection deadline time is set so that the transport vehicle can meet at the same time at the reloading base.

In order to deliver goods in this way, it is preferable that the destination of the goods is determined at the time when the goods are shipped.

Therefore, the management center 5 performs two information processes of "distribution processing using a distribution frame structure" mentioned later and "delivery date management using collection deadline time".

"Distribution processing using a distribution frame structure" is information processing that allocates a product scheduled to be produced on a weekly basis to a customer in advance based on a sales forecast, and "Delivery management using a collection deadline" is shipped by unit of time. It is the information processing which allocates the product to become efficient in accordance with a desired delivery date of a customer. As will be described later, the sales frame information in which the hierarchical relationship is defined is set for the customer.

In the following, terms are defined before describing these information processes.

"Distribution number" is taken as the upper limit of the number of products which can be ordered by a customer. For example, when the distribution number of customer A is 10 and the distribution number of customer B is 5, up to 10 orders can be responded to from customer A, and up to 5 orders from customer B can be responded to.

"Distribution" sets a distribution number to a customer.

For example, if 10 and 5 are distributed to customer A and customer B, distribution numbers 10 and 5 are set to customer A and customer B, respectively.

In the present embodiment, as described later, the hierarchical distribution frame structure corresponding to the customer is used, and the distribution frame is distributed to the distribution frame.

"Dividend" means, when there is an order from a customer, according to a predetermined dividend rule, the number of orders is consumed from the distribution number of the customer.

For example, when there are three orders from a customer whose allocation number is 10, 3 is distributed from the distribution number 10, and the allocation number after the dividend becomes 7. This customer can back order 7 goods.

That is, the customer has the right to order the product by the number of shares, and the dividend is the exercise of the right.

In other words, the customer has the right to secure the goods to be received as many as the number of distributions, and by alloting, the products are secured by the number of orders (not yet produced).

Next, the system structure of the management center 5 is demonstrated using FIG.

As an example, these system configurations may be implemented using one server apparatus, or may be implemented by combining a plurality of server apparatuses.

The management center 5 is equipped with the sales prediction system 7, the frame management and dividend system 8, the order system 9, etc.

Moreover, as a system of the carrier corresponding to the reference | standard shipment area 2, the store delivery area 3, and the delivery zone 4, the manufacturing company system 12, the delivery company system 13, and the sales company system 14 are also Is shown. These systems can communicate with the system of the management center 5 via a network.

The sales prediction system 7 is a system for predicting the number of sales of a product for each product item.

The sales prediction system 7 performs the sales prediction on a weekly basis, and notifies the frame management / distribution system 8 and the manufacturing company system 12 of the prediction result.

The sales prediction system 7 accumulates past sales performance data for each product item, and predicts the number of sales using a statistical method.

The sales prediction system 7 can predict the number of sales from various points of time, such as sales forecasts for each region or sales operators, in addition to the predicted total sales.

In addition, since the prediction number calculated by the sales prediction system 7 is not necessarily a hit, the expert in charge can correct the prediction number according to the situation. A well-known thing can be used as software which comprises the sales prediction system 7. As shown in FIG.

The sales prediction system 7 notifies the manufacturing company system 12 of the prediction number of the sales total number. The manufacturing company devises a production schedule using this sales total number, and notifies the frame management and distribution system 8. In this production schedule, a stocking receipt number is set in units of time.

The frame management and distribution system 8 performs "distribution processing using a distribution frame structure" and "delivery date management using a collection deadline", and distributes and distributes goods scheduled for receipt.

The frame management / distribution system 8 distributes the goods scheduled to be received to customers using the sales forecast acquired from the sales prediction system 7 and the goods receipt schedule acquired from the manufacturing company system 12.

In addition, the frame management / distribution system 8 acquires order data from the customer from the order system 9 and allocates the number of orders from the goods distributed to the customer. Then, the order system 9 is notified of the dividend result.

The order data includes information specifying customers, information specifying products to be ordered, the number of orders, desired delivery date, and the like.

Further, stock information is acquired from the delivery company system 13, and the delivery company system 13 is notified of the shipment request and shipment schedule using the distribution result and the distribution result.

The order system 9 receives the customer's order data from the sales company system 14 and provides it to the frame management and dividend system 8, and obtains the dividend result for this order from the frame management and dividend system 8. .

Although the order is obtained from the sales company system 14 through a network such as the Internet, a telephone, a facsimile, or the like may be used. The acquired order is stored as order data.

The order system 9 calculates a delivery date from this dividend result and notifies the sales company system 14.

Moreover, you may comprise so that calculation of delivery date may be performed by the frame management and dividend system 8.

3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a sales prediction screen provided by the sales prediction system 7.

The sales forecast manager can acquire various forecast numbers while operating the sales forecast screen displayed on the display.

The predictive area 21 is a field for specifying an area for predicting sales of goods, and the person in charge can select from preset values.

The prediction area 21 selects the range for which the sales prediction is performed, for example, nationwide, Kanto area, Chiyoda-ku, etc., and for example, "○ x camera" and "○ ○ corporation, etc. "

In addition, it is also possible to obtain a sales prediction for each region of each customer by taking a logical product of both the customer and the region, such as "X camera AND Chiyoda Ward".

Variety 22 is a column for designating the type of product, for example, a person in charge can select from the types of products prepared in advance, such as "digital camera", "portable camcorder" and "television".

The model 23 can select an article number corresponding to the kind of goods designated by the cultivar 22.

By designating the variety 22 and the model 23, the product item to be predicted can be specified.

In addition, when the model 23 is not specified, the predicted number of the entire breed designated by the breed 22 can be obtained.

The predicted number display column 24 is a column that displays the results until the previous week and the predicted number after the week. In addition, the number of predictions after the week is underlined.

In the item "sales prediction number", the value which the prediction module with which the sales prediction system 7 equipped calculated the past sales performance and other values as a parameter is displayed.

This forecasted number is calculated by statistical calculation processing and can be used as a guide for the person in charge to predict the actual number of sales.

In the item "actual sales number", the predicted actual sales number set based on the prediction number in "the sales forecast number" is displayed.

This forecast number can be corrected by the person in charge, and this number is able to reflect the judgment of the person in charge in addition to the mechanical treatment.

The item "Market Inventory" displays the quantity of goods currently stored as inventory in the market. It is the forecast number after the week. This forecast can also be corrected by the person in charge.

In the item "shipment number", the number to ship to the market of the said product item is displayed. It is the forecast number after the week.

This forecast number is calculated by the formula `` (market stock of the week)-(market stock of the last week) + (actual sales of the week) ''.

In the example of FIG. 3, the number of shipments of the week is 5,204 = 15,377-11,640 + 1,467.

When the person in charge changes the item "actual sales number" and "market inventory number" in this week, the item "shipment number" is also updated to the value calculated by the value after the change.

In the example of the figure, since the prediction area 21 is "national", the shipment number 26 of the said week becomes the number of "digital camera model ABC12345" which should be shipped from a manufacturing company.

The sales prediction system 7 sends this value to the manufacturing company system 12 of the manufacturing company of this digital camera, whereby the manufacturing company can set the production target number of the digital camera.

The sales prediction system 7 calculates the number of shipments of the corresponding week and the following week for each product item, and transmits them to the manufacturing company of these product items, respectively.

[Distribution Processing Using Distribution Frame Structure]

Next, the distribution process using the distribution frame structure which the frame management and distribution system 8 performs is demonstrated.

4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a distribution frame structure that the frame management and distribution system 8 uses to distribute a product to a customer.

The distribution frame structure is created weekly for each product item. The distribution frame structure 30 shown in FIG. 4 has shown the arbitrary distribution frame structure of the digital camera used as the model ABC12345.

The distribution frame structure 30 is formed in a memory space of a computer constituting the sales prediction system 7 and can be presented by a display or the like.

The storage device of the computer constitutes distribution frame information setting means.

The distribution frame structure 30 is constituted by defining a hierarchical relationship in the distribution frame to which the distribution frame name and the distribution number are attached, as shown in FIG.

Hierarchical relationship is distribution frame information defined by the hierarchy to which the distribution frame belongs, the distribution frame (single number) immediately above the distribution frame, and the distribution frame (single or plural) located directly below the distribution frame. Assembling the distribution frame based on the structure of the hierarchical structure.

In the example of FIG. 4, the allocation frame name of the uppermost layer is "top", and the distribution number is set to zero. Then, it abbreviates as a distribution frame "top", etc.

In the lower layer (layer 1) of the distribution frame "top", a distribution frame "main client corporation", "other general corporation", and "special corporation" are set, and the distribution number is 0, respectively.

In the lower layer (layer 2) of the distribution frame "main client corporation", distribution frame "Edo Electric" and "Long Camera" are provided, and the distribution number is set to 50 and 30, respectively.

In the lower layer (layer 3) of the distribution frame "Edo Electric", there is a distribution frame "Osaka branch", and the distribution number is set to 15.

In the lower floor (tier 4) of the distribution frame "Osaka Branch", there is a distribution frame "Umeda Office", and the distribution number is set to 45.

In addition, in this embodiment, although a distribution frame is set corresponding to the business hierarchy of a customer as an example, it is not limited to this, It is also possible to set the distribution frame and hierarchy relationship irrespective of a customer's business form.

These distribution frameworks are associated with customers. That is, the lowermost distribution frame is directly related to the customer, and the lower distribution layer is associated with the customer through the lower distribution frame in which the hierarchical relationship is established.

In addition, in FIG. 4, for the sake of simplicity, a single customer is associated with the lowest distribution frame, but a plurality of customers may be associated with one distribution frame.

The customer may receive dividends by dividing the allocation of the relevant allocation framework in the order below.

For example, the customer 33a can digest the distribution number 45 of the distribution frame "Umeda office" (that is, receive up to 45 dividends of this product), and the distribution number of the distribution frame "Umeda office". After digesting all of them, dividends can be received from the distribution number 15 set in the upper distribution frame "Osaka branch".

In addition, both the customer 33b and the customer 33c are associated with the distribution frame "long camera" in the layer 2, and after digesting the distribution frames of the layers 3 and 4, the customer 33b and the customer 33c All can receive dividend from allotment of distribution frame "long camera".

Distribution frame What kind of customer the distribution number of "long camera" is allocated to depends on the digestion state of the lower distribution number. That is, the person who first digested the lower share of the distribution obtains the right to request a dividend of the distribution frame "Long Camera".

Thus, by setting the dividend rule which divides in order from the lower layer, it is possible to prevent the customer from monopolizing a product by preempting the dividend of the upper layer beyond the middle layer.

The distribution frame structure 30 is further provided with upper search impossible points 32, 32,... The upper search impossible point 32 comprises the upper layer presentation prohibition point.

The upper search impossible point 32 means the upper limit of the distribution frame that can receive the dividend, and also the upper limit of the search range set for the customer.

The customer can access the management center 5 from the terminal device of the company, and can search the lower hierarchy from the upper search impossible point 32 among the distribution frames to which the customer is related, and are set in these distribution frames. Know the distribution factor you have.

For example, the distribution frame "Edo Electricity", "Osaka branch", and "Umeda sales office" form a search range, and the customer 33a can search each distribution frame from a terminal device, but the upper search impossible point 32 You cannot search other lines such as the distribution frame "main company corporation" or distribution frame "long camera".

Further, even in the same search range, the customer can search in the direction in which the hierarchy goes up, but cannot search in the direction in which the hierarchy goes down.

For example, the customer 33b may refer to the above distribution frame as shown in the distribution frame "Sapporo Sales Office" → the distribution frame "Hokkaido Branch" → the distribution frame "Long Camera". The search cannot be performed from the frame "long camera" toward the distribution frame "Tokyo branch", that is, in the direction of descending the hierarchy.

This is to prevent a financially-funded company, such as a large-scale sales store, from selling goods. In addition, since the information on how much the company purchased the product belongs to the trade secret of each business, and the determination of the distribution number of the product by business is related to the sales strategy of the product supply source, the overall distribution frame structure 30 It may not be desirable to disclose.

Next, a method of dividend using a distribution frame structure will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 5.

In FIG. 5A, an upper frame is a distribution frame "A camera", and a distribution frame "A camera Hokkaido" is located in the lower layer.

We shall order one to management center 5 from customer "A camera retail store" related to distribution frame "A camera Hokkaido" now.

In this case, the frame management and distribution system 8 checks the distribution number of the lowest allocation frame "A camera Hokkaido" associated with the customer "A camera retail store", and determines whether it is possible to allocate.

In this case, the distribution frame "A Camera Hokkaido" has a distribution number of 2, so the allocation is possible, and the frame management and distribution system 8 selects one of the distribution numbers 2 of the distribution frame "A Camera Hokkaido" for customers. Dividend

FIG. 5B shows the allocation frame structure after the dividend, and the dividend number of the allocation frame "A camera Hokkaido" is updated to 1 (= 2-1).

FIG. 5C is a distribution frame structure diagram illustrating a case where the distribution number of the distribution frame "of A camera Hokkaido" is 0. FIG.

In this state, it is assumed that the management center 5 has received one order from the customer "A camera retail store".

In this case, the frame management and distribution system 8 confirms the distribution number of the distribution frame "A camera Hokkaido." In this case, since it is 0, it cannot allocate, and the distribution number of the distribution frame "A camera" of the upper layer is confirmed. In this case, since the distribution number is 10, the frame management and distribution system 8 allocates one of these to the customer "A camera retail store".

Fig. 5 (d) shows a distribution frame structure updated by the frame management / distribution system 8 by the dividend, and the share number of the distribution frame “A camera” is updated to 9 (= 10-1). .

Thus, when the distribution frame is structured in layers, there are the following advantages.

The distribution number set in the upper distribution frame is in a shared state to these customers when there are a plurality of customers in the lower floor, and can be allocated to any one customer according to the order status from the customer.

That is, by hierarchically distributing the goods using a hierarchical structure, the deviation between the sales forecast and the actual order can be absorbed as the distribution number of the above hierarchical layer.

For example, since the sales forecast numbers in large sales areas such as the Kanto area and the Jukyo area are large in quantity, the ratio of the variation in the number of orders to the forecast number is small.

On the other hand, in Chiyoda-ku Uchisaiwai Town, since the sales quantity is small in a small sales area, the ratio of the deviation of the order number with respect to the prediction number becomes large.

In this way, the lower the hierarchy of distributions, the smaller the number of customers involved, and the greater the variation in the number of orders relative to the forecasted number, making accurate prediction difficult.

Therefore, the fluctuations are distributed to the distribution frame of the upper layer, and the fluctuations generated in the lower layer are absorbed by the distribution number of the upper layer.

For example, it is assumed that sales forecast number in distribution frame "A district" is three, and sales prediction number in distribution frame "B district" is two. Therefore, one distribution fountain will be set in "A district" and one district in "B district", and the distribution frame "C area" will be set up in the upper layers of "B district" and "A district", It is done.

In such a situation, when there were two orders from "A district", three orders from "B district", one of the distribution fractions of "C area" 3 supplements with "A district", and 2 We just supplement dog with "B district".

In this way, the correction of the distribution number is completed only in the "A district", the "B district", and the "C area" just in the whole distribution frame structure.

If the distribution frame is stratified without stratification, each frame is related to a small number of customers, and when a shortage of distribution numbers occurs, the distribution frame in which the distribution number remains is searched for, and the distribution number of the distribution frame is determined. It is necessary to move to a poor allocation framework, which makes the process quite complicated and inefficient.

As mentioned above, although the case where the distribution frame structure is single was demonstrated, as shown in FIG. 6, several distribution frame structure can also be comprised hierarchically.

In FIG. 6, the distribution frame structure 36 depends on the distribution frame "Kanto branch office" of the distribution frame structure 35 below, and the distribution frame structure below the distribution frame "Tokyo point" of the distribution frame structure 36. (37) is dependent.

In this manner, even in a distribution structure structured in a complex manner, a distribution number is allocated from the lower layer.

For example, when the number of dividends exceeds the number of shares in the distribution frame "Tachigawa office" of the distribution frame structure 37, it is considered that the shortage is compensated for from the distribution frame "top" immediately above. When it is not possible to make up from the distribution frame "top", it is further considered to supplement the shortfall from the distribution frame "Tokyo branch" of the distribution frame structure 36 directly above it.

This is repeated until the deficiency can be compensated for or until the upper retrievable point 32 is reached.

7 is a flowchart for explaining a procedure for setting the distribution number by the frame management / distribution system 8.

The following processing is performed by the frame management / distribution system 8 according to a predetermined program.

First, the counter i for counting commodity items is initialized to 0 (step 5).

Next, with respect to the i-th commodity item, the stock scheduled number is acquired (step 10). This processing is performed by the order number acquisition means included in the frame management / dividend system 8.

In the distribution frame structure corresponding to the commodity item, the distribution number is input using the expected stock number (step 15). This process is performed by the possible number setting means which the frame management and allotment system 8 equipped.

This allocation number is determined based on, for example, the sales forecast for each region, the priority of the customer, or a preset ratio. Moreover, you may use another method. If necessary, the person in charge adjusts the quotient.

In addition, in order to perform the sales forecast, when there are places where the sales forecast can be applied and where the sales forecast cannot be applied, such as a small region, the person in charge manually sets the distribution number for the region where the sales forecast cannot be predicted.

Next, it is determined whether or not a distribution number has been set for all the product items (step 20).

If there is a commodity item not yet distributed (step 20; N), the counter is incremented by 1 (step 25), and the process returns to step 10.

If the distribution has been completed for all the commodity items (step 20; Y), the distribution processing ends.

8 is a flowchart for explaining a procedure of dividend processing using the allocation frame structure.

The following processing is performed by the frame management / distribution system 8 according to a predetermined program.

First, the number of orders from a customer is acquired (step 50). This processing is performed by the order number acquisition means provided with the frame management / dividend system 8.

Next, a distribution frame associated with this customer is specified, and it is checked whether the distribution number of this distribution frame is sufficient to make a dividend (step 55).

If the share number is sufficient (step 55; Y), the dividend is allocated from the share number. This processing is performed by the assigning means of the frame management / dividend system 8.

Then, the number of distribution frames of this distribution frame is updated to the value after the distribution (= value before dividend-the number of dividends) (step 75), and the process ends. This update process is performed by update means included in the frame management / dividend system 8.

If there is a shortage of dividends (step 55; N), it is checked whether the above distribution frame is referenceable (step 60).

If reference cannot be made because it is an upper retrievable point (step 60; N), all of the quantity that cannot be allocated or that can be allocated is allotted and the processing is terminated.

If the above distribution frame can be referenced (step 60; Y), the distribution number of the above distribution frame is checked (step 65).

Next, it is judged whether or not there is a distribution number to compensate for the shortage in this distribution frame (step 70), and if the distribution number is insufficient (step 70; N), the process returns to step 60 to further determine the distribution frame of the upper layer. Continue the search for the fraction.

If the number of allocations is sufficient (step 70; Y), the allocation is made from this allocation frame, the allocation number is updated to the value after the allocation (step 75), and the processing ends.

The following effect can be acquired by the dividend process using the allocation frame structure demonstrated above.

(1) When allocating goods ordered from a customer, a distribution number that becomes the upper limit of the number of dividends can be set in a hierarchical distribution frame structure for each customer.

(2) By using the distribution frame structure, the destination can be set in advance with respect to the goods scheduled to be received, so that the transport vehicle can be dispatched intentionally.

(3) Since dispatch and loading can be reloaded intentionally, it is not necessary to accumulate goods in the store delivery area 3. Therefore, the transport vehicle can reload the cargo in the store delivery area 3 and send the cargo to the destination.

(4) Although the dividend is performed from a lower allocation frame related to the customer, when the dividend number exceeds the allocation number, the dividend can be further distributed from the distribution frame of the upper hierarchy.

(5) By providing a non-searchable location in the distribution frame structure, the distribution frame reference from the outside can be limited to a preset range. In this way, it is possible to switch between the micro frame management and the macro frame management according to the supply and demand situation of the product without changing the hierarchical structure of the distribution frame.

(6) The distribution number to the distribution frame can be automatically set from the number of scheduled goods receipt by using a preset ratio, sales forecast, or the like.

(7) Since the distribution frame structure is set for each product, customer segmentation inherent in the product can be enabled, and the reflection to the order from the customer of the sales strategy can be realized more in detail. Moreover, the distribution fraction which utilized the characteristic of a product can be set.

[Delivery Management Using Collection Deadline]

Next, the delivery date management process using the collection deadline time performed by the frame management / distribution system 8 will be described.

The dividend processing using the allocation frame structure allocates the number that can be allocated by setting the allocation number, while the dividend processing using the collection time sets the delivery date of the goods allocated in the frame structure.

That is, the distribution frame structure was created every week, and the number of products produced in the week was distributed by the distribution frame structure.

However, for example, if 1000 products are produced in a week, 100 in the first day, 200 in the second day,... In this way, goods are produced daily. Therefore, even if the goods distributed in the same distribution frame structure are produced earlier, they are sent to customers faster.

Therefore, using the concept of the collection deadline, it is possible to accurately convey to the customer the delivery date of a product (not yet existing) that is going to be received.

In more detail, first, the production plan data (receipt plan) received from a manufacturing company is made into time unit, and the deadline of a product shipment application is made into time unit.

When allocating an order from a customer, a comparison is made between the planned number of receipts and the collection deadline, and the divider is paid using the latest scheduled goods that can meet the delivery deadline desired by the customer. Let this be one of the dividend rules.

Below, this procedure is demonstrated concretely.

In this embodiment, it is assumed that the delivery vehicle returns the goods from the warehouse once a day for every delivery direction.

FIG. 9A is a diagram illustrating an example of a time ratio for transferring a product from an arbitrary warehouse.

From this warehouse, transportation vehicles depart daily from Kyushu and Honshu.

Although the departure time does not have to be on time, the departure time shall be on time every day for simplicity of explanation.

In addition, this timetable constitutes the shipment schedule information which records the shipment time of a product, the shipment number, and the collection deadline by area. This is transmitted from the manufacturing company system 12 to the frame management and distribution system 8 and stored by the frame management and distribution system 8 (shipment schedule information acquisition means).

Application deadline of shipment to Kyushu direction is 12:00 every day, and application deadline of shipment to Honshu area assumes 14:00 every day.

On the other hand, this warehouse has 25 stocks now, and the arrival schedule of the product which can be shipped is 25 at 9:00 on April 1, 25 at 13:00, 25 at 15:00, 9 of April 2 75 at 13, 75 at 13:00,… It shall be

In this way, the stocking schedule is notified from the manufacturing company system 12 to the management center 5 in units of time.

It is assumed that the current time is 8:00 on April 1, and 50 orders are entered from the Honshu dealer, which is a customer (Fig. 9 (b)).

The latest deadline for the collection of Honshu to meet the customer's desired delivery date is 14:00 on April 1. The frame management and dividend system 8 performs the dividend processing of the goods which are going to be received starting from this time.

In addition, when the latest collection deadline for the Honshu area that meets the desired delivery date of the customer is 14:00 on April 2, the dividend processing is performed starting at 14:00 on April 2.

In this way, the dividend processing is performed starting from the latest collection deadline that can meet the desired delivery date, so that in the event that a customer who wishes to deliver the product later appears on a short delivery date, the possibility of securing a product allocated to this customer is secured. Will grow.

Next, the frame management / distribution system 8 searches for and confirms the number of incoming goods received from the starting point to the present, and allocates the order number from the one closest to the starting point.

For example, if the number of orders is 50, 25 items of the planned arrival number (13:00 on April 1st) closest to the starting point (14:00 on April 1) are allotted to this customer, and the time goes back and is going to be received 25 (9 April 1) are allotted to this customer.

In this way, the frame management and dividend system 8 allocates 50 products in a direction going back in time from the origin.

If there are 60 orders from a customer, the customer goes back a further time and allocates 10 to the customer from 25 that are currently in stock.

10A is a diagram for explaining another example of dividend.

It is assumed that 150 orders entered now from Honshu dealer. It is assumed that the latest deadline to meet the desired delivery date is 14:00 on April 1.

However, even if you go back in time from this time, you will not be able to secure 150 stocks.

Therefore, the frame management and dividend system 8 attempts to secure a product starting from the next collection deadline (14:00 on April 2) closest to the desired delivery date.

At first, the frame management, dividend system 8 secures 75 arrival planned number (13:00 on April 2) closest to the origin (14:00 on April 2), and next 75 arrival planned number near the origin (9 April 2nd) is further secured and 150 of these totals are allocated to this customer.

In this case, the actual delivery date is delayed by one day from the customer's desired delivery date, but the closest delivery date can be secured to the desired delivery date, and the customer can be followed as much as possible. In addition, the delivery date after the dividend is notified to the customer. .

FIG. 10B is a diagram for explaining an example in which the expected stock of goods to be allocated is already paid out.

It is assumed that 150 orders are entered from customer (Honshu dealer). As in FIG. 10A, an attempt is made to secure a product that is scheduled to be received at 14:00 on April 2.

However, it is assumed that 75 (seven hours, 13:00 on April 2) of the arrival plan nearest to the origin are already allocated to other customers.

For this reason, the frame management and allotment system 8 does not allocate this goods receipt plan product, and tries to allocate the goods receipt schedule number near the origin next.

In this way, allocation is performed on a first-come, first-served basis. Let this be one of the dividend rules.

As for the frame management, the dividend system 8 in this way, in the direction from time to origin, 75 arrival planned goods (9 April 2, 9), 25 (the April 1 15 15) which dividend is not yet completed City),… A total of 150 are secured and allotted to customers.

Next, FIG. 11A illustrates an example of allocating goods that are currently in stock.

It is assumed that there were now 50 orders from Kyushu dealer, one of the customers. The latest collection deadline that can meet the desired delivery date of the customer is 12 am on April 1, and the frame management / distribution system 8 attempts to secure and distribute the goods from this time.

First, we secure 25 nearest arrival planned products (9:00 on April 1) in the direction going back in time from origin.

Next, the frame management and dividend system 8 goes back further in time and secures 25 items currently in stock.

The frame management / distribution system 8 allocates a total of 50 of these products to this customer.

In this way, the framework management / dividend system 8 is also subject to dividends with respect to the products currently in stock.

Next, the example in the case of 150 orders from this customer is demonstrated using FIG.11 (b).

The frame management and dividend system 8 attempts to secure the product on the basis of the collection deadline of 12:00 on April 1, but only 50 can be secured. We begin from collection deadline (12 April 12) close to city.

In the direction of time back from this starting point, the company will secure 150 items of incoming goods that have not yet been paid out and allocate them to this customer.

In this case, 150 pieces can be secured with goods in stock from 9 am on April 2 to 9 pm on April 1, so it is not necessary to divide 25 in stock.

It is a figure for demonstrating the method of calculating delivery date.

At first product is released from warehouse and lets start standard collection area at 15:00 of April 1. The subsequent transport process of this product is supposed to be reloaded in a separate transport vehicle at the reloading base after 3 hours, further reloaded at another transport vehicle after 12 hours, and reach the destination after 4 hours. That is, the total value of the lead times is 19 (= 3 + 12 + 4) hours.

The frame management / distribution system 8 stores time required for each transport route, and can calculate the delivery date using this.

In this way, the frame management and distribution system 8 includes a time calculation means.

In addition, the above-mentioned delivery date calculation is simplified, and in fact, the delivery date calculation is performed in consideration of various circumstances, such as the holiday of a manufacturing company, the holiday of a transportation company, the reload time of a transportation vehicle, and the holiday of a customer.

In addition, when desired delivery date is not described by a customer, order date is made into desired delivery date.

13 is a flowchart for explaining a procedure of dividend processing using the collection deadline time.

The following processing is performed by the frame management / distribution system 8 according to a predetermined program.

First, order data is transmitted from the sales company system 14 (FIG. 2) to the order system 9, and the order system 9 provides this to the frame management / distribution system 8. The frame management and dividend system 8 stores this. In this way, the frame management / dividend system 8 includes an order acquisition means.

The frame management / dividend system 8 acquires, from the order data, the commodity to be distributed, the number of orders, the desired delivery date, and the like (step 100).

Next, the frame management / distribution system 8 specifies the latest collection deadline time that can meet the desired delivery date by using the goods receipt schedule of this product (step 105). This collection deadline becomes the starting point for the dividend processing. This is performed by the collection deadline selection means provided in the frame management / distribution system 8.

Next, the frame management / dividend system 8 searches for a product (not yet allocated) that is scheduled to be received from the specific collection deadline to the present time, that is, in the direction of passing the time back, to determine the number of orders. Secure (step 110).

This processing is performed by the retrieval means included in the frame management / dividend system 8.

Next, the frame management / distribution system 8 judges whether or not the number of orders can be secured (step 115), and if the number of orders can be secured (step 115; Y), these can be secured. The received goods scheduled goods are allocated to this customer (step 120), and the process ends.

This dividend is performed by the allocation means of the frame management / dividend system 8.

On the other hand, if the number of orders could not be secured (step 115; N), after the next collection deadline time, i.e., after the specific collection deadline in step 110, the closest collection deadline is specified (step 125), Return to step 110. Thereafter, this process is repeated until the dividend is completed.

The frame management / distribution system 8 also has a database that stores correspondence between the customer and the assigned goods, and updates this with assignment work (assignment information storage means).

As such, the present embodiment provides logic to minimize the loss of opportunity by performing optimal dividends when allocating orders from customers into production plans. In addition, when a dividend processing is collectively executed, a control system for preventing the dividend result from being mismatched is realized.

[Redistribution processing]

Next, a saccharide sugar process is demonstrated.

Although the manufacturing company notifies the management center 5 of the receipt schedule by the unit of time, the receipt may be delayed more than the schedule due to any reason such as a trouble, holiday fluctuation, maintenance check of the facility, or the like.

When the receipt schedule is changed due to the delay of the receipt, the management center 5 performs the re-assignment process using the latest information and divides it again, and calculates the delivery date after the change.

In this way, when a delivery date delay occurs, the management center 5 can recalculate the delivery date in real time and notify the customer of the delivery date after the change.

In this embodiment, the case where the goods receipt is delayed is explained, but when the goods arrival becomes faster than scheduled, the delivery date can be recalculated similarly.

Fig. 14A is a diagram showing a stocking schedule of an arbitrary manufacturing company.

At present (April 1, 8:00), 25 products planned for arrival at 9:00 on April 1 and 50 products of 25 products scheduled for arrival at 13:00 on April 1 are allotment completion to arbitrary customers, April 1 We are going to be collected at 14:00 a day.

By the way, as shown to Fig.14 (b), it is not yet in stock as of 14:30 on April 1, and shall not meet the collection deadline of 14:00 on April 1.

And it is assumed that the management center 5 has received a notification from the manufacturing company that the stocking schedule of these 50 products has been delayed and the stocking schedule has been changed so that the stocking of these 50 products is delayed at 15:00 on April 1.

In the management center 5, the frame management and dividend system 8 receives this notification and starts a cultivation process.

First, 25 pieces which were going to be put in at 9:00 on April 1 and 25 pieces which were going to be put in at 13:00 on April 1 are added to 50 pieces which are going to be put on at 15:00 on April 1. As a result, the arrival planned number of 15:00 on April 1 becomes 100.

In this way, the framework management and distribution system 8 first updates the goods receipt schedule using the latest information from the manufacturing company.

Next, as shown in FIG. 14C, the frame management and dividend system 8 starts at 14:00 on April 2, which is the closest collection deadline from the present (April 1:14:30 on April 1). As a result, 50 items (scheduled at 14:00 on April 2) that received an order from this customer are allotted in the direction going back in time from this starting point. In this way, the frame management / distribution system 8 performs the redistribution process using the updated stock schedule.

In addition, the frame management / distribution system 8 recalculates the delivery date by using the collection deadline after the re-sugaring process, and notifies the customer.

As described above, in the present embodiment, when the goods receipt schedule is changed, the schedule schedule is updated by using the latest information, and the re-assignment process is performed. Then, the delivery date is recalculated, and the customer is informed of the latest delivery date.

If there is a change in the goods receipt schedule, the delivery date can be recalculated in real time, allowing for quick customer response.

It is a figure for demonstrating the resaccharide sugar processing method which the frame management and dividend system 8 performs.

For example, goods A, goods B, goods C,... It is assumed that there is product group of. The frame management and dividend system 8 manages the dividend processing of all these product groups.

The frame management and dividend system 8 can perform a redistribution process individually for every product. Therefore, for example, if the goods receipt schedule of the goods A is changed, the frame management / dividend system 8 performs the redistribution process only on the goods A, as shown in FIG. As regards the present invention, no sucrose treatment is performed.

By the way, while the mold management / dividend system 8 is carrying out the re-distribution process, even if there is an inquiry about the delivery date, it cannot answer. Therefore, you cannot receive orders from customers.

While the mold management / dividend system 8 is carrying out the redistribution process for the goods A, it is not possible to make a delivery date answer for the goods A, but it is possible to make a delivery date answer for other goods.

Fig. 15B is an example of the case where a sugar permeation process is performed on all products. In this way, the system for performing the redistribution processing on all products is much easier to construct than the system for the redistribution processing for each product, and thus the construction cost is low and can be easily adopted.

By the way, in the system shown in FIG.15 (b), even if the goods arrival schedule of some goods changes, all goods must be re-successfully processed, and the deadline of non-delivery time is long. In addition, new orders cannot be accepted during deadlines.

For example, it is assumed that the processing time per cultivation per product is 1 minute, and that there are 1000 product species.

Now, if there is a change in the stocking schedule for one product, the framework management and dividend system 8 of Fig. 15A cannot respond to this product for one minute.

On the other hand, when the sugar content treatment is performed in the system of Fig. 15B, the delivery date cannot be answered for 1000 minutes (about 16 hours) for all products.

Therefore, a company employing the system shown in FIG. 15B will be integrated at night, for example, to carry out a redistribution process, and, like the framework management / dividend system 8, will return the latest delivery date in real time. There is no number.

Fig. 16 is a flowchart for explaining the procedure of the saccharide feeding process.

The following processing is performed by the frame management / distribution system 8 according to a predetermined program.

First, the frame management and dividend system 8 specifies one commodity in need of a cultivation process (step 200). This is performed by specifying the shipment schedule information specifying means included in the frame management / distribution system 8 by specifying shipment schedule information including the changed information.

Next, the frame management and distribution system 8 relates to this product, and updates the goods receipt schedule using the latest information acquired from the manufacturing company (step 205).

This is performed by the shipment schedule information updating means.

Next, the frame management and dividend system 8 performs the dividend process using the updated goods receipt schedule (step 210). The procedure of dividend processing is the same as the procedure shown in FIG.

This is done by the assigning means again.

Next, the frame management / distribution system 8 confirms whether there is any other commodity that requires a cultivation process (step 215).

In addition, if there is a product that requires saccharide sugar (step 215; Y), the process returns to step 200 and the sugar sugar process is performed on this product.

If there is no other necessary product (step 215; N), the cultivation processing is terminated.

[Future framework processing]

Next, the future frame process will be described with reference to FIG. 17.

In the case where a manufacturing company manufactures a product, the manufacturing cost of a product in which a large amount of the product is integrated may be lower.

Therefore, a gap may arise in the weekly sales prediction performed by the sales prediction system 7 (FIG. 2), and the number of products which a manufacturing company manufactures.

As shown in FIG. 17, the manufacturing company supposes and manufactures 200 products in week 25 and week 27, respectively.

On the other hand, the sales prediction of the sales prediction system 7 shall be 100 every week. This is a gap generated by the manufacturing company because the cost is lower for the production number of the sales prediction system 7 that 100 items are sold every week.

In this case, the mold management and distribution system 8 distributes 100 of the 200 manufactured in the 25th week to the 25th week, and distributes the remaining 100 to the 26th week.

Similarly, 200 produced at the 27th week also move to the 27th and 28th week by 100.

As a result, the sales forecast and the share are the same.

In this way, the management center 5 notifies the manufacturing company of the sales forecast until several weeks in advance, and the manufacturing company can integrate and manufacture the products so that the total number is equal to the total number of the sales forecast.

The frame management / distribution system 8 moves and classifies the number of shipments so that the merchandise that is scheduled to be manufactured and manufactured is the same as the sales forecast and the distribution number.

This is performed by the shifting means of the framework management and dividend system 8.

As described above, the following effects can be obtained by the delivery date management using the collection deadline time.

(1) We can grasp the arrival schedule of manufacturing company by unit of time.

(2) By having visual information in the manufacturing plan, the finished product can be shipped at the fastest speed, and the order from the customer can be followed with less inventory.

(3) By setting the collection deadline in accordance with the departure time of the transport vehicle, when an order is received from a customer, a dividend based on the collection time can be performed.

(4) Accurate delivery date can be presented to customer by using collection deadline and lead time.

(5) Since the sugar content can be independently processed for each product, the sugar content process can be performed in a short time. Therefore, there is no need to interrupt the work order.

(6) Since the sugar content processing can be performed in a short time, when the goods receipt schedule is changed, the sugar content processing can be performed in real time based on the latest information.

(7) Since the allowance processing can be performed in real time, when the stock schedule is changed, the customer can be notified of the delivery date after the change promptly.

Next, the structure of the computer installed in the management center 5 is demonstrated, referring FIG.

This computer is comprised with a personal computer, a workstation, etc., for example.

The management center 5 connects the control unit 66 via the bus line 73 to the input device 74, the output device 78, the communication control device 82, the storage device 88, and the storage medium drive device 76. And peripheral devices such as the input / output interface 84 and the like.

The bus line 73 mediates transmission and reception of control signals and data signals transmitted and received between the control unit 66 and peripheral devices.

The control unit 66 performs information processing necessary for product delivery, such as a sales prediction process, a frame management process, and a dividend process, according to a predetermined program.

The control unit 66 is composed of a central processing unit (CPU) 68, a read only memory (ROM) 70, a random access memory (RAM) 72, and the like.

The ROM 70 is a read-only memory that stores various programs, data, parameters, and the like for the CPU 68 to perform various operations and controls. The CPU 68 can read programs, data, parameters, and the like from the ROM 70, but cannot rewrite or erase them.

The RAM 72 is a random access memory used as the working memory in the CPU 68. The CPU 68 can write or erase programs, data, and the like in the RAM 72.

In the present embodiment, the RAM 72 is capable of securing an area for the CPU 68 to perform sales prediction processing, frame management processing, dividend processing, and other various information processing. A distribution frame structure is developed in the RAM 72 to form a distribution frame information storage means.

The input device 74 is comprised with input devices, such as a keyboard and a mouse, for example.

The person in charge can use the input device 74 to correct the sales forecast number, the correction number, or the like.

The keyboard is a device for inputting information such as letters and numbers to the management center 5.

The keyboard is composed of keys for inputting Kana (Japanese characters), English letters, and the like, ten keys for inputting numbers, various function keys, cursor keys, and other keys.

The mouse is a pointing device. When the person in charge operates the software using a GUI (Graphical User Interface) or the like, predetermined information can be input by clicking on a button, an icon, or the like displayed on the display device.

The output device 78 is comprised with a display apparatus, a printing apparatus, etc., for example.

The display device is, for example, a device for presenting information including a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) display, a liquid crystal display, a plasma display, and the like on a screen.

The display device may display a sales forecast screen, a distribution frame structure, or the like.

The display device constitutes a presentation means for presenting a distribution frame structure.

The distribution frame structure is presented in the manufacturing company system 12 in addition to what can be presented in the management center 5.

However, the frame structure presented by the manufacturing company system 12 becomes a limited range in the upper search impossible point 32. As shown in FIG.

A printing apparatus is an apparatus which prints output information, such as sales prediction numbers, on printing media, such as paper, for example. The printing apparatus is comprised with various printer apparatuses, such as an inkjet printer, a laser printer, a thermal transfer printer, and a dot printer, for example.

The communication control device 82 is connected to a network such as the Internet or a local area network (LAN), for example, and the manufacturing company system 12, the delivery company system 13, and the sales company system 14 are connected via a communication line. Is a device for connecting to a server device or a terminal device installed in the server.

The communication control device 82 is controlled by the CPU 68 to transmit and receive signals and data in accordance with a predetermined protocol.

The storage medium drive device 76 is a drive device for driving the removable storage medium to write and read data. Examples of removable storage media include magneto-optical disks, magnetic disks, magnetic tapes, semiconductor memories, paper tapes punched with data, CD-ROM, and the like. CD-ROMs and paper tapes can only be read.

The storage device 88 is composed of a storage medium that can be written and read, and a drive device for writing and reading programs and data to and from the storage medium. Although a hard disk is mainly used as the storage medium, besides, for example, a magneto-optical disk, a magnetic disk, a semiconductor memory, or the like, it is also possible to configure a storage medium that can be written and read.

The storage device 88 includes various programs such as the sales forecasting program 50, the frame management / dividend program 52, the order program 54, and other programs 56, the distribution frame structure data for each product, and the collection deadline. The database 58 which stores various data necessary for product delivery, such as dividend data using time, is memorize | stored. The database 58 stores a distribution frame structure deployed in the RAM 72, which also constitutes distribution frame information storage means.

The CPU 68 can drive the drive device of the memory device 88 to read or write a program or data to the memory device 88.

The sales prediction program 50 is a program for exposing the sales prediction function to the CPU 68. The sales prediction system 7 (FIG. 2) is configured by the CPU 68 executing the sales prediction program 50. As shown in FIG.

In addition, the frame management / dividend program 52 and the order program 54 are executed by the CPU 68 to form the frame management / dividend system 8 and the order system 9, respectively.

The other program 56 is, for example, a communication program for communicating with a manufacturing company system 12, a delivery company system 13, a sales company system 14, or the like, and basic software for operating memory management, input / output management, or the like. It consists of various programs, such as an operating system (OS).

In addition, in the sales company system 14, a program for generating data for displaying the distribution frame structure and transmitting (presenting means) to the sales company system 14 is also stored.

The input / output interface 84 is composed of, for example, a serial interface or an interface of another standard. The function can be expanded by connecting the external device corresponding to the interface to the input / output interface 84.

As described above, in the present embodiment, after managing the distribution number using the hierarchical distribution frame structure, the delivery date management using the collection deadline is performed, but any method is a technology independent of the other method. You can also build

That is, the distribution deadline is managed using a conventional method, the collection deadline for delivery date management, or the distribution number is managed using a hierarchical distribution frame structure. It can also be configured to.

In addition, in the above example, although distribution using the distribution frame structure and delivery time management using the collection deadline were performed independently, these can also be combined organically.

In other words, the distribution number of the distribution frame is provided with the collection deadline information, and the allocation number that can meet the desired delivery date of the customer is allocated.

If the framework management and dividend system 8 does not have a deadline that can meet the desired delivery date, even if there is a dividend that can be distributed in the lower hierarchy, the merchandising that meets the conditions of both quantity and desired delivery date in the above hierarchy. Search for a distribution frame that has been allocated and, if the conditions are met, allocate it.

In addition, the product delivery system 1 is more effective when applied to a product whose demand exceeds the supply. In this case, orders from customers can be controlled for each customer segment without confusion.

By using the collection deadline, the following configuration can be obtained.

Shipment scheduled information acquisition means for acquiring shipment scheduled information consisting of a shipment available time at which a predetermined product becomes available for shipment, a shipment number, and a collection deadline for closing an application for shipment of the product; Order information acquiring means for acquiring and storing an order quantity from an order customer, a collection deadline selection time means for selecting a predetermined collection deadline time from the acquired shipment schedule information, and the shipment scheduled information, which is still assigned to the customer Search means for searching for an unassigned product that has not been assigned in the direction of time back from the selected collection deadline; and if the quantity of the searched product is the stored order quantity, the searched product for the order By using the assignment means assigned to the customer and the assignment result by the assignment means, (First configuration with a pick-up cut-off time) product allocation system which is characterized in that it includes an allocation information storage means for updating and storing the allocation information corresponding to the allocation of the customer and the product.

In the first configuration, the order information acquiring means further acquires a desired delivery date and a destination, specifies a transport route to the acquired destination, and calculates a time required for transporting the product to the specific transport route. A required time calculating means, and said collection deadline selecting means is configured to select the latest collection deadline time that the product can reach before the acquired desired delivery date at the destination by using the calculated time required. (Second configuration using collection deadlines).

In the second configuration, when the search means performs a search by using the collection dead time selected by the collection dead time selecting means, the collection deadline is determined when the quantity of the searched product falls short of the stored order quantity. The time selection means may be configured to select a collection deadline in which the product searched by the retrieval means reaches an order quantity as belonging to the future, which is closer to the present time than the selected collection deadline. Third configuration).

In the first configuration, the allocation system performs correspondence between an ordering customer and a product independently for each of a plurality of types of products, and when at least a part of the information included in the acquired shipment schedule information is changed. The shipment schedule information specifying means for specifying shipment schedule information including information to be changed, and the shipment schedule information updating means for updating the specified shipment schedule information independently from the other shipment schedule information by using the information after the change. And re-allocating means for reassigning the product to the ordering customer again using the updated shipment schedule information (fourth configuration using a collection deadline).

In the said 4th structure, it can be comprised so that the delivery time response means which performs a delivery date response with respect to the goods other than the goods allocated by the said allocation means again can be comprised (a 5th structure using the collection deadline time).

The said 1st structure WHEREIN: It is equipped with the sales prediction means which predicts the sales prediction number of the said goods by the predetermined period, The shippable number is the shipment possibility time of the at least some shipmentable time of the goods which are scheduled to ship from the said shipment schedule information. It can be configured to have a transition means for shifting in the future direction to follow one sales forecast number (sixth configuration using a collection deadline).

In the first configuration, the number of possible setting means for setting the orderable number information of the customer that can be ordered by the customer in the distribution frame information associated with the customer, and the distribution frame information in which the orderable number information is set. Distribution means information storage means for storing and an update means, wherein the assigning means sets the orderable number specified by the orderable number information of the distribution frame information associated with the ordering customer as an upper limit, and the order quantity Is assigned to the ordering customer, and the updating means can be configured to update the orderable number information of the allocation frame information to information specifying the orderable number after allocation using the allocated quantity. 7th configuration using deadline).

The present invention can be applied to a product delivery system that delivers a product from a shipping source to a destination.

Claims (28)

A merchandise allocating system for allocating the merchandise to a customer in advance by using the scheduled shipment of the predetermined merchandise in a future predetermined period, Possibility number setting means for setting the orderable number information of the product on the basis of distribution frame information related to the customer; Distribution frame information storage means for storing distribution frame information in which the orderable number information is set; Order number acquiring means for acquiring an order number from an order customer who orders the product; Allocation means for allocating the acquired order number to the ordering customer from the orderable number specified by orderable number information of distribution frame information associated with the ordering customer; Updating means for updating the orderable number information of the allocation frame information to information specifying the orderable number after allocation using the allocated quantity; Product allocation system comprising a. The method of claim 1, The distribution frame information storing means stores hierarchical relationship information for specifying a hierarchical relationship with other distribution frame information so that the distribution frame information has a hierarchical structure. Lowermost distribution frame information is directly related to the customer, and distribution frame information other than the lowest layer is related to the customer through lower distribution frame information in which a hierarchical relationship is established with the distribution frame information. And said allocating means assigns an order number in order from the lower one of distribution frame information associated with said ordering customer. The method of claim 2, It is provided with the sales prediction number calculation means which calculates the sales prediction number of the said goods in the said predetermined period for every selling place unit, And the possible number setting means determines orderable number information to be set in the distribution frame information by using the sales prediction number in the sales unit of the customer to which the ordering customer belongs. The method of claim 2, And presenting means for presenting orderable number information set in the distribution frame information. The range of distribution frame information which the orderable number information can show is set for every presentation place proposed by the said presentation means, The goods assignment system characterized by the above-mentioned. The method of claim 4, wherein The presentation destination corresponds to any one of distribution frame information of the lowest layer, and the range of the distribution frame information that can be presented is set in a direction from the lowest distribution frame information corresponding to the presentation to an upper layer. A commodity allocation system, characterized in that the distribution frame information. The method of claim 5, An upper layer prohibition point is provided in the hierarchical relationship, and the distribution frame information that can be presented is a location limited to the upper layer prohibition point. The method of claim 2, And a hierarchical structure of the distribution frame information is set for each product. As a merchandise allocating method for allocating the merchandise to a customer in advance by using the scheduled shipment of the predetermined merchandise in a future predetermined period, In a computer equipped with a possible number setting means, a distribution frame information storage means, an order number acquisition means, an allocation means, and an update means, A possible number setting step of setting, by the available number setting means, orderable number information of the customer that the customer can order on the distribution frame information associated with the customer; A distribution frame information storage step of storing distribution frame information in which the orderable number information is set by the distribution frame information storage means; An order number acquiring step of acquiring an order number from an order customer who orders the product by the order number acquiring means; An allocating step of allocating the acquired number of orders to the ordering customer by means of the allocating means from the orderable number specified by orderable number information of distribution frame information associated with the ordering customer; An update step of updating the orderable number information of the allocation frame information to the information specifying the orderable number after allocation by the updating means using the allocated quantity; Commodity allocation method, characterized in that consisting of. The method of claim 8, The distribution frame information storing means stores hierarchical relationship information for specifying a hierarchical relationship with other distribution frame information so that the distribution frame information has a hierarchical structure. The lowest allocation frame information is directly related to the customer, and the distribution frame information other than the lowest layer is related to the customer through the lower distribution frame information in which the distribution frame information and the hierarchical relationship are set. And in the allocating step, the allocating means assigns an order number in order from the lower layer of the distribution frame information associated with the order customer. The method of claim 9, The computer is provided with a sales prediction number calculation means, And a sales prediction number calculation step of calculating, by the sales prediction unit, the sales prediction number of the product in the predetermined period by the sales prediction number calculation means, In the possible number setting step, the possible number setting means determines the available number of pieces of information to be set in the distribution frame information by using the sales prediction number of the sales unit to which the ordering customer belongs. . The method of claim 9, The computer has a presentation means, And a presenting step of presenting orderable number information set in the distribution frame information by the presenting means, The range of the distribution frame information which the orderable number information can display is set for each presentation place which is proposed by the said presentation step. The method of claim 11, The presentation destination corresponds to any one of distribution frame information of the lowest layer, and the range of the distribution frame information that can be presented is set in a direction from the lowest distribution frame information corresponding to the presentation to an upper layer. A product allocation method, characterized in that the distribution frame information. The method of claim 12, An upper layer prohibition point is provided in the hierarchical relationship, and the distribution frame information that can be presented is up to a position limited to the upper prohibition point. The method of claim 9, And the hierarchical structure of the distribution frame information is set for each product. As a merchandise allocating program for realizing a function of allocating the merchandise to a customer in advance using a scheduled shipment of a predetermined merchandise in a future predetermined period, A possible number setting function for setting the orderable number information of the customer in the distribution frame information related to the customer, A distribution frame information storage function for storing distribution frame information in which the orderable number information is set; An order number acquisition function for obtaining an order number from an ordering customer ordering the said product, An allocation function for allocating the acquired order number to the ordering customer from the orderable number specified by orderable number information of distribution frame information associated with the ordering customer; An update function for updating the orderable number information of the allocation frame information to information specifying the orderable number after allocation using the allocated quantity. Product allocation program to realize The method of claim 15, The distribution frame information storage function stores hierarchical relationship information specifying a hierarchical relationship with other distribution frame information so that the distribution frame information has a hierarchical structure. The lowest allocation frame information is directly related to the customer, and the distribution frame information other than the lowest layer is related to the customer through the lower distribution frame information in which the distribution frame information and the hierarchical relationship are set. And said allocating function assigns an order number in order from the lower one of distribution frame information associated with said ordering customer. The method of claim 16, The computer realizes the sales prediction number calculation function of calculating the sales prediction number of the product in the predetermined period for each sales unit, And wherein the possible number setting function determines orderable number information to be set in the distribution frame information by using the sales prediction number in each sales unit to which the ordering customer belongs. The method of claim 16, The computer implements a presentation function for presenting orderable number information set in the distribution frame information, A product allocation program, characterized in that a range of distribution frame information that can be ordered can be presented in each presentation place to be presented by the presentation function. The method of claim 18, The presentation destination corresponds to any one of distribution frame information of the lowest layer, and the range of the distribution frame information that can be presented is set in a direction from the lowest distribution frame information corresponding to the presentation to an upper layer. A commodity allocation program, characterized in that the distribution frame information. The method of claim 19, A hierarchical presentation prohibition point is provided in the hierarchical relationship, and the presentable distribution frame information is up to a location limited to the upper presentation prohibition point. The method of claim 16, And a hierarchical structure of the distribution frame information is set for each product. A computer-readable storage medium storing a product allocation program for realizing a function of allocating the product to a customer in advance by using a scheduled shipment of a predetermined product in a future predetermined period, A possible number setting function for setting the orderable number information of the customer in the distribution frame information related to the customer, A distribution frame information storage function for storing distribution frame information in which the orderable number information is set; An order number acquisition function for obtaining an order number from an ordering customer ordering the said product, An allocation function for allocating the acquired order number to the ordering customer from the orderable number specified by orderable number information of distribution frame information associated with the ordering customer; An update function for updating the orderable number information of the allocation frame information to information specifying the orderable number after allocation using the allocated quantity. A computer-readable storage medium storing a product allocation program for realizing the computer. The method of claim 22, The distribution frame information storage function stores hierarchical relationship information specifying a hierarchical relationship with other distribution frame information so that the distribution frame information has a hierarchical structure. The lowest allocation frame information is directly related to the customer, and the distribution frame information other than the lowest layer is related to the customer through the lower distribution frame information in which the distribution frame information and the hierarchical relationship are set. And said allocating function assigns an order number in order from the lower layer of the distribution frame information associated with said ordering customer. The method of claim 23, wherein The computer realizes the sales prediction number calculation function of calculating the sales prediction number of the product in the predetermined period for each sales unit, The possible number setting function determines the available number of pieces of information to be set in the distribution frame information by using the sales prediction number in the unit of sales to which the ordering customer belongs. Storage media. The method of claim 23, wherein The computer provides a presentation function for presenting orderable number information set in the distribution frame information, A computer-readable storage medium storing a merchandise assignment program, wherein a range of distribution frame information capable of presenting orderable number information is set for each presentation to be presented by the presentation function. The method of claim 25, The presentation destination corresponds to any one of distribution frame information of the lowest layer, and the range of the distribution frame information that can be presented is set in a direction from the lowest distribution frame information corresponding to the presentation to an upper layer. A computer-readable storage medium storing a product allocation program, characterized in that the distribution frame information is provided. The method of claim 26, A hierarchical presentation prohibition point is provided in the hierarchical relationship, and the distribution frame information that can be presented is up to a location limited to the prohibition point on the upper layer. The method of claim 23, wherein And a hierarchical structure of the distribution frame information is set for each product. A computer-readable storage medium storing a product allocation program.