Price determination system, price determination method, and recording media

Abstract

This disclosure discloses a price determination system for determining the price of products traded between equipment manufacturers and equipment managers. The system comprises: an acquisition unit for acquiring the desired delivery date and quantity of products to be purchased by the equipment manager; an inventory management unit for calculating the tendency of inventory rate changes, whereby the inventory rate represents the ratio of the quantity of inventory to a pre-set value; a coefficient determination unit for determining a first coefficient (based on the desired delivery date) and a second coefficient (based on the tendency of inventory rate changes) for determining the sales price based on the inventory rate relative to the desired delivery date; a memory unit for storing a base price as the benchmark for the sales price; and a price determination unit for determining the sales price based on the desired quantity, the first coefficient, the second coefficient, and the base price.

Claims

1. A price determination system for determining the price of products traded between an equipment manufacturer and an equipment management company, comprising: an acquisition unit for acquiring the desired delivery time and desired quantity of products that the aforementioned equipment management company wishes to purchase; an inventory management unit for calculating the tendency of inventory rate changes, the aforementioned inventory rate representing the ratio of the quantity of the aforementioned products in stock to a predetermined set value; a coefficient determination unit for determining a coefficient, i.e., a first coefficient, for adding or discounting the sales price of the aforementioned products based on the length of the delivery time, and a coefficient, i.e., a second coefficient, for adding or discounting the aforementioned sales price based on the aforementioned inventory rate; and a memory unit for storing a base price that serves as the basis for the aforementioned sales price. The price determination unit determines the sales price and the estimated price based on the desired quantity obtained by the acquisition unit, the first coefficient and the second coefficient generated by the coefficient determination unit, and the basic price stored by the memory unit. The sales price corresponds to the desired delivery date obtained by the acquisition unit, and the estimated price corresponds to a proposed delivery date different from the desired delivery date. The output unit outputs the sales price and the estimated price. The coefficient determination unit: determines the first coefficient related to the determination of the sales price for the desired delivery date, and determines the second coefficient related to the determination of the sales price based on the inventory rate corresponding to the desired delivery date, according to the trend of inventory rate fluctuations. It also determines the first coefficient related to the determination of the estimated price for the proposed delivery date, and determines the second coefficient related to the determination of the estimated price based on the inventory rate corresponding to the proposed delivery date, according to the trend of inventory rate fluctuations.

2. As in request item 1, the price determination system, wherein, The aforementioned output unit outputs the aforementioned sales price and inventory rate for the desired delivery date, and the estimated price and inventory rate for a delivery date different from the desired delivery date, to the terminal device of the aforementioned equipment management operator.

3. As in request item 1, a price determination system, wherein, The aforementioned coefficient is determined by setting the first coefficient to a larger value the shorter the aforementioned delivery period.

4. As in request item 1, the price determination system, wherein, The aforementioned coefficient is determined by the fact that the smaller the aforementioned inventory rate, the larger the aforementioned second coefficient will be.

5. As in request item 1, a price determination system, wherein, It includes: a contract management department, which manages contract information indicating whether the aforementioned equipment management company has signed a contract regarding the shortening of the delivery period for the aforementioned products; and a coefficient determination department, which determines the aforementioned first coefficient to a smaller value if the aforementioned equipment management company has signed the aforementioned contract, compared to the case where the aforementioned contract has not been signed.

6. A price determination method, wherein a computer in a price determination system for determining the price of products transacted between an equipment manufacturer and an equipment management company performs the following steps: obtaining the desired delivery time and desired quantity of products that the equipment management company wishes to purchase; calculating the tendency of inventory rate changes, the inventory rate representing the ratio of the quantity of inventory of the aforementioned products to a pre-set value; determining a factor, i.e., a first factor, for adding or discounting the sales price of the aforementioned products based on the length of the delivery time, and determining a factor, i.e., a second factor, for adding or discounting the aforementioned sales price based on the aforementioned inventory rate; determining the aforementioned sales price and an estimated price based on the obtained desired quantity, the generated first factor and the aforementioned second factor, and a base price that serves as the basis for the aforementioned sales price, wherein the aforementioned sales price corresponds to the obtained desired delivery time, and the aforementioned estimated price corresponds to a proposed delivery time different from the aforementioned desired delivery time; and outputting the aforementioned sales price and the aforementioned estimated price; the step of determining the aforementioned first factor and the aforementioned second factor is: The aforementioned first coefficient related to the determination of the aforementioned desired delivery period and the aforementioned sales price is determined based on the aforementioned inventory rate corresponding to the aforementioned desired delivery period, according to the aforementioned tendency of inventory rate changes; the aforementioned first coefficient related to the determination of the aforementioned proposed delivery period and the aforementioned estimated price is determined based on the aforementioned inventory rate corresponding to the aforementioned proposed delivery period, according to the aforementioned tendency of inventory rate changes.

7. A computer-readable recording medium storing a program that causes a computer of a price determination system for determining the price of products traded between an equipment manufacturer and an equipment management company to perform the following steps: obtaining the desired delivery date and desired quantity of products that the equipment management company wishes to purchase; calculating the tendency of inventory rate changes, the inventory rate representing the ratio of the quantity of inventory of the aforementioned products to a pre-set value; determining a factor, i.e., a first factor, for adding or discounting the sales price of the aforementioned products based on the length of the delivery date, and determining a factor, i.e., a second factor, for adding or discounting the aforementioned sales price based on the aforementioned inventory rate; determining the aforementioned sales price and an estimated price based on the obtained desired quantity, the generated first factor and the second factor, and a base price that serves as the basis for the aforementioned sales price, wherein the aforementioned sales price corresponds to the aforementioned desired delivery date obtained by the acquisition unit, and the aforementioned estimated price corresponds to a proposed delivery date different from the aforementioned desired delivery date; and outputting the aforementioned sales price and the aforementioned estimated price; the step of determining the aforementioned first factor and the aforementioned second factor is: The aforementioned first coefficient related to the determination of the aforementioned desired delivery period and the aforementioned sales price is determined based on the aforementioned inventory rate corresponding to the aforementioned desired delivery period, according to the aforementioned tendency of inventory rate changes; the aforementioned first coefficient related to the determination of the aforementioned proposed delivery period and the aforementioned estimated price is determined based on the aforementioned inventory rate corresponding to the aforementioned proposed delivery period, according to the aforementioned tendency of inventory rate changes.

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