System and method for procurement and supply collaboration of ship goods
By standardizing the collection of multi-source data and intelligent supply and demand matching through the ship supplies procurement and supply collaboration system, combined with many-to-many collaborative team management, the problem of scattered data storage and one-to-one collaboration between shipping companies and suppliers has been solved, enabling batch procurement and stable collaboration, and improving collaboration efficiency and risk resistance.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202511324886.X
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-09-16
- Publication Date
- 2025-12-30
AI Technical Summary
In the existing collaborative methods for ship material procurement and supply, the cooperation data between shipping companies and suppliers is stored in a scattered manner and the data formats are not uniform, which makes it difficult to achieve cross-enterprise data sharing. The material needs of a single shipping company are highly non-standardized, making it difficult to match suitable suppliers. Moreover, one-to-one collaboration consumes management energy and has weak risk resistance.
Through a modularly designed collaborative system for the procurement and supply of ship supplies, standardized collection of multi-source data, demand aggregation, intelligent supply and demand matching and priority ranking are achieved. A multi-to-multi collaborative team management system is established, standardized collaborative processes are formulated, and collaborative constraints and incentive mechanisms are introduced.
It enables cross-enterprise and cross-system data sharing, forming an attractive bulk purchasing scale, solving the problem of matching small-batch demand for single-type items from a single company, improving collaboration efficiency and stability, reducing redundant investigation work, and enhancing risk resistance.
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TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The application belongs to the technical field of ship material procurement and supply, and particularly relates to a ship material procurement and supply coordination system and method. BACKGROUND
[0002] At present, the ship material procurement and supply process is generally as follows: the shipping company sends a procurement inquiry demand to the target supplier, the supplier makes a quotation, the shipping company negotiates with the supplier who participates in the quotation, and finally selects twice to cooperate. As for the coordination mode of the supplier, based on the fine management needs of the company, the shipping company will establish a strategic cooperation agreement with some suppliers for some important ship materials, and lock the specifications, prices, cycles and other matters within a certain period. This cooperation mode improves the business docking efficiency of both parties, allows the shipping company to obtain stable material supply at a relatively high price for a long time, and allows the supplier to lock stable sales business, which is a win-win mode.
[0003] The existing ship material procurement and supply coordination mode still has the following problems:
[0004] The shipping company and the supplier establish a strategic cooperation, and the mutual investigation takes a long time; the selection of the strategic supplier by the shipping company often needs to go through the processes of qualification audit, on-site investigation, cooperation judgment and the like, and needs to consume a relatively long investigation period.
[0005] The fleet size of the shipping company varies, and the non-standardization of ship materials is serious. The range and volume of the same type or same specification materials that can be batched out for strategic cooperation are often not attractive enough, and may not be able to match suitable suppliers; so that the small quantity of materials of a single shipping company is difficult to establish a cooperation relationship. For example, a shipping company has 5 ships, and the main engines of each ship are different, and the volume of the main engine spare parts of each ship is not large, which does not have an advantage in interfacing with suppliers.
[0006] Establishing a strategic cooperation is the result of multiple meetings between both parties, which consumes a lot of management energy. And with the changes of external conditions, such as procurement quantity, account period, fund turnover, shipping route and the like, the strategic cooperation relationship is difficult to maintain. For most small and medium-sized shipping companies, most materials still rely on temporary demand to interface with suitable suppliers for inquiry and quotation procurement, and lack long-term stable cooperation relationship.
[0007] The main reasons for the current situation are:
[0008] In the existing ship material procurement and supply cooperation scenario, the cooperation data (such as supplier qualification information, past cooperation price, delivery cycle, product quality feedback, and performance rate) of shipping companies and suppliers are stored in each enterprise, and the data format is not unified and the standard is inconsistent, so that cross-enterprise data sharing and reuse are difficult to realize; therefore, it is difficult to process and share the cooperation data of shipping companies and suppliers to promote the cooperation of other shipping companies and suppliers, thereby causing the need to repeat the supplier investigation work and wasting the investigation effort.
[0009] In the current ship material procurement, the material demand of a single shipping company has the problems of serious non-standardization and small batch, and the information of the supply and demand parties is asymmetric, so that the supplier cannot be connected, which makes it difficult to match the small batch demand to the appropriate supplier; at the same time, the existing technology lacks the aggregation analysis of the same material demand of multiple shipping companies, and cannot form an attractive batch procurement scale.
[0010] The existing strategic cooperation mode is mostly "one-to-one" or small-scale cooperation, and the cooperation relationship depends on the establishment of bilateral talks, which consumes management effort and has weak risk resistance, so that once individual cooperation parties withdraw, the overall cooperation will be affected; at the same time, the standardization design of the cooperation process between multiple shipping companies and multiple suppliers is lacking, which leads to low cross-enterprise cooperation efficiency and high communication cost. SUMMARY
[0011] In view of the defects in the prior art, the present application provides a ship material procurement and supply cooperation system and method through modular design, aiming to at least solve one of the technical problems in the related art to some extent.
[0012] In a first aspect, a ship material procurement and supply cooperation system includes:
[0013] A multi-source data standardization acquisition module is configured to:
[0014] The ERP system of each shipping company and the SCM system of each supplier are connected through an API interface to realize multi-source data acquisition, and sensitive data in the acquisition is desensitized, the processed data is stored in a unified database of the system to form a basic data asset pool;
[0015] A demand aggregation module is configured to:
[0016] Obtain the procurement demand of each shipping company;
[0017] Merge the procurement demand according to a preset dimension to aggregate and form a batch demand pool;
[0018] An intelligent supply-demand matching and priority sorting module is configured to:
[0019] The batch demand pool is combined with a pre-constructed supplier capability tag library and preset multi-dimensional screening rules for supplier matching and screening to obtain a corresponding supplier matching list; wherein the supplier capability tag library is constructed based on the basic data asset pool.
[0020] Preferably, the system further comprises a many-to-many collaborative team management module for establishing strategic cooperation between multiple shipping companies and multiple suppliers, the many-to-many collaborative team management module comprising:
[0021] A collaborative group initiation and audit unit: supports joint initiation of collaboration applications by multiple shipping companies and suppliers, the system automatically audits the qualifications of the participants, and generates a collaborative group file after the audit is passed, clearly defining the group rules;
[0022] A dynamic replacement and demand adjustment unit: when a supplier exits the collaboration due to insufficient capacity or other reasons, the system automatically initiates a replacement invitation from the alternative supplier library, and if the replacement is not completed within a preset time, it starts demand adjustment, distributing the demand taken over by the exiting supplier to other suppliers in the group in proportion; wherein the alternative supplier library is constructed based on the remaining suppliers after screening a preset number of alternative suppliers;
[0023] If a shipping company exits, the system automatically adjusts the total demand and distributes it to the group suppliers in proportion;
[0024] A collaborative process standardization unit: develops a unified collaboration process and embeds it into the system operation interface to guide all parties to operate according to the process, with node reminders set at each link;
[0025] A collective bargaining unit: the collective bargaining unit includes price benchmarking, online bidding, and price calculation and publicizing;
[0026] Based on the basic data asset pool, the benchmark price of the item is derived, and the shipping company and the supplier offer prices according to the preset floating rules, then the price is calculated and publicized as the price for cooperation between the two parties to facilitate cooperation.
[0027] Preferably, the system further comprises a collaboration constraint and incentive module for supervising the cooperation process of participating shipping companies and suppliers and quantitatively storing their performance.
[0028] Preferably, the collaboration constraint and incentive module comprises the following units:
[0029] A full-process compliance monitoring unit: for real-time tracking of order status, interfacing with the logistics platform API to obtain transportation location and estimated arrival time, if there is a delay, the system will automatically push warning information to the relevant parties and suggest solutions;
[0030] Two-way quantitative evaluation unit: After each procurement is completed, the system automatically initiates an evaluation. The shipping company and the supplier evaluate each other from multiple dimensions, and the evaluation results are recorded in the performance files of both parties and cannot be modified.
[0031] Evaluation Result Application Unit: Used to generate a ranking of collaborators based on a preset time. Suppliers ranked at the top of the preset positions will receive priority matching and partial reduction of collaboration fees. Collaborators whose scores are lower than the set value or who withdraw midway will be restricted from participating in new collaboration groups. Collaborators whose scores are consistently lower than the set value or who withdraw from orders midway will be removed from the program.
[0032] Preferably, the procurement requirements are merged into similar categories according to preset dimensions to form a batch demand pool, specifically including:
[0033] Based on preset dimensions of material codes and delivery time intervals, the system automatically integrates similar demands from multiple shipping companies to form a batch demand pool, and displays the demand proportion of each shipping company.
[0034] The rationality of the requirements is then verified, and only those requirements that pass the verification are included in the batch requirement pool.
[0035] Preferably, the supplier matching and screening specifically includes:
[0036] Supplier capability tag matching: Call the supplier capability tag library and filter the initial suppliers based on the parameters in the batch demand pool to generate an initial matching list;
[0037] Secondary screening using multi-dimensional filtering rules: Further filtering is performed according to preset priority rules. The first priority verifies whether the supplier's capacity can cover the demand, the second priority checks whether the delivery time is met, and the third priority compares price competitiveness, thereby filtering out an intermediate matching list that meets the conditions and generating a matching list. The priority rules include multiple priorities. If the capacity of a single supplier cannot meet the bulk demand of multiple shipping companies, it will support the merging of the capacity of multiple suppliers that meet other conditions to meet the matching.
[0038] Then, based on the preference conditions set in the matching list, the order of the matching results is adjusted, and a set number of candidate suppliers are finally determined, which are then used as the corresponding supplier matching list.
[0039] Secondly, a method for coordinating the procurement and supply of ship supplies, applied to the system for coordinating the procurement and supply of ship supplies described in the first aspect, includes the following steps:
[0040] By connecting to the ERP systems of various shipping companies and the SCM systems of various suppliers through API interfaces, multi-source data collection is achieved. Sensitive data in the collection is de-identified, and the processed data is stored in the unified database of the system to form a basic data asset pool.
[0041] Obtain the procurement needs of various shipping companies;
[0042] The procurement requirements are grouped into similar categories according to preset dimensions to form a batch demand pool;
[0043] The batch demand pool is combined with a pre-built supplier capability tag library and preset multi-dimensional filtering rules to perform supplier matching and filtering, so as to obtain a corresponding supplier matching list; wherein, the supplier capability tag library is built based on the basic data asset pool.
[0044] As can be seen from the above technical solution, the system and method for collaborative procurement and supply of ship supplies provided by the present invention have the following beneficial effects:
[0045] By collecting multi-source data from shipping companies and suppliers, the processed data is stored in the system's unified database to form a basic data asset pool. This transforms scattered raw data into effective data assets that can be used to facilitate new collaborations, providing a data foundation for cross-enterprise and cross-system data sharing and avoiding the waste of effort caused by repetitive investigations.
[0046] By aggregating and analyzing the demand for similar materials from multiple shipping companies, an attractive bulk purchasing scale and bulk demand pool are formed. Then, by combining a pre-built supplier capability tag library and preset multi-dimensional screening rules, suppliers are matched and screened, and bulk connections are made with suppliers. This solves the problem that single companies with small-batch demand for single-type items do not have an advantage in connecting with suppliers and that matching is difficult.
[0047] The multi-to-multi collaboration team management module enables multiple shipping companies and multiple suppliers to establish strategic partnerships, solving the current problems of "difficulty in one-to-one collaboration and weak risk resistance".
[0048] At the same time, an evaluation system should be established to monitor the cooperation process of participating shipping companies and suppliers, and the performance should be quantified and stored in order to form an incentive and punishment mechanism, thereby ensuring the stable operation of the collaborative ecosystem. Attached Figure Description
[0049] To more clearly illustrate the specific embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the accompanying drawings used in the description of the specific embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. In all the drawings, similar elements or parts are generally identified by similar reference numerals. In the drawings, the elements or parts are not necessarily drawn to scale.
[0050] Figure 1 This is a structural block diagram of a system for collaborative procurement and supply of ship supplies, provided as an embodiment of the present invention.
[0051] Figure 2 A flowchart illustrating a method for collaborative procurement and supply of ship supplies, provided as an embodiment of the present invention. Detailed Implementation
[0052] The embodiments of the technical solution of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The following embodiments are only used to more clearly illustrate the technical solution of the present invention, and are therefore merely examples and should not be used to limit the scope of protection of the present invention. It should be noted that, unless otherwise stated, the technical or scientific terms used in this application should have the ordinary meaning understood by those skilled in the art to which this invention pertains.
[0053] It should be understood that, when used in this specification and the appended claims, the terms "comprising" and "including" indicate the presence of the described features, integrals, steps, operations, elements and / or components, but do not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integrals, steps, operations, elements, components and / or collections thereof.
[0054] It should also be understood that the terminology used in this specification is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to limit the invention. As used in this specification and the appended claims, the singular forms “a,” “an,” and “the” are intended to include the plural forms unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
[0055] As used in this specification and the appended claims, the term "if" may be interpreted, depending on the context, as "when," "once," "in response to determination," or "in response to detection." Similarly, the phrases "if determined" or "if [described condition or event] is detected" may be interpreted, depending on the context, as "once determined," "in response to determination," "once [described condition or event] is detected," or "in response to detection of [described condition or event]."
[0056] ERP stands for Enterprise Resource Planning, which is a management information system that integrates all departments and functions within an enterprise.
[0057] SCM is short for Supply Chain Management.
[0058] Example 1:
[0059] SeeFigure 1 As shown, a system for coordinating the procurement and supply of ship supplies includes:
[0060] The multi-source data standardization acquisition module is used for:
[0061] By connecting to the ERP systems of various shipping companies and the SCM systems of various suppliers through API interfaces, multi-source data collection is achieved. Sensitive data in the collection is de-identified, and the processed data is stored in the unified database of the system to form a basic data asset pool.
[0062] The demand aggregation module is used for:
[0063] Obtain the procurement needs of various shipping companies;
[0064] The procurement requirements are grouped into similar categories according to preset dimensions to form a batch demand pool;
[0065] The intelligent supply and demand matching and priority ranking module is used for:
[0066] The batch demand pool is combined with a pre-built supplier capability tag library and preset multi-dimensional filtering rules to perform supplier matching and filtering, so as to obtain a corresponding supplier matching list; wherein, the supplier capability tag library is built based on the basic data asset pool.
[0067] The multi-source data standardization acquisition module in this embodiment addresses the problem of "scattered and inconsistent formats of collaborative data," providing a data foundation for cross-enterprise and cross-system data sharing. This module includes the following units:
[0068] System Integration Unit: Supports API integration with shipping company ERP and supplier management system (SCM), automatically retrieves supplier qualifications (business license, production license), historical cooperation data (delivery cycle, quality feedback, fulfillment rate), and basic material information (specifications, applicable vessel type), etc., with the data format uniformly in XML standard format.
[0069] Unstructured data conversion unit: Extracts key information (such as inspection scores and testing indicators) from supplier site inspection reports and material testing reports using OCR recognition technology, and converts the text content into structured data (such as inspection score: 4.8 points, test pass rate: 99%) using natural language processing (NLP).
[0070] Data anonymization unit: Sensitive data (such as purchase price and company contact information) is anonymized (the middle 4 digits of the mobile phone number are hidden, and the price is replaced with a price range) to ensure that trade secrets are not leaked when data is shared. The processed data is stored in the system's unified database to form a basic data asset pool.
[0071] During implementation, shipping companies' procurement needs are entered online, specifically including:
[0072] Shipping companies can fill in their procurement requirements through the system's requirements input interface, including material codes, required quantities, required delivery times, applicable vessel models, and quality requirements (such as "waterproof rating IP68" and "high temperature resistance 120℃"). The system verifies the integrity of the data in real time and prompts users to supplement standardized information for non-standard data (such as requirements that do not match material codes).
[0073] Based on the supplier data collected from the basic data asset pool, capability tags are constructed in dimensions such as "product coverage, production capacity, delivery speed, quality stability, price competitiveness, enterprise qualification certificates, and scale" (e.g., "production capacity: 500 main filter elements per month", "delivery speed: delivery within 7 days", "quality stability: 98% pass rate in the past year"). The tag data is updated in real time to obtain the supplier capability tag library.
[0074] The procurement requirements are grouped together according to preset dimensions to form a batch demand pool, specifically including:
[0075] Based on preset dimensions of material codes and delivery time intervals, the system automatically integrates similar demands from multiple shipping companies to form a batch demand pool, and displays the demand proportion of each shipping company.
[0076] The rationality of the requirements is then verified, and only those requirements that pass the verification are included in the batch requirement pool.
[0077] Specifically, the system automatically integrates similar demands from multiple shipping companies based on the dimension of "material code + delivery time interval". For example, for "main engine filter element (code A01-003)", if shipping company A demands 30 units (delivery time May 2024), shipping company B demands 45 units (delivery time May 2024), and shipping company C demands 25 units (delivery time May 2024), the system automatically aggregates them into a bulk purchase demand pool of 100 units with a delivery time of May 2024, and displays the demand percentage of each shipping company (A 30%, B 45%, C 25%).
[0078] Demand rationality verification: The system compares historical procurement data with ship operation data (such as average monthly material consumption per ship and material loss rate corresponding to route mileage) and issues warnings for abnormal demands. If a shipping company's demand for "main engine filter elements" per ship far exceeds the historical average (e.g., historical monthly average of 5 units, current demand of 20 units), the system automatically prompts the user to confirm the authenticity of the demand. The user needs to provide supplementary explanations (e.g., "increased usage due to ship overhaul plan") and submit for review. Only after the review is approved will the demand be included in the batch demand pool.
[0079] Furthermore, the supplier matching and screening specifically includes:
[0080] Supplier capability tag matching: Call the supplier capability tag library and filter the initial suppliers based on the parameters in the batch demand pool to generate an initial matching list;
[0081] Secondary screening using multi-dimensional filtering rules: Further filtering is performed according to preset priority rules. The first priority verifies whether the supplier's capacity can cover the demand, the second priority checks whether the delivery time is met, and the third priority compares price competitiveness, thereby filtering out an intermediate matching list that meets the conditions and generating a matching list. The priority rules include multiple priorities. If the capacity of a single supplier cannot meet the bulk demand of multiple shipping companies, it will support the merging of the capacity of multiple suppliers that meet other conditions to meet the matching.
[0082] Then, based on the preference conditions set in the matching list, the order of the matching results is adjusted, and a set number of candidate suppliers are finally determined, which are then used as the corresponding supplier matching list.
[0083] In other words, to address the challenge of matching small-batch demands for a single type of product from a single company, this intelligent supply and demand matching and prioritization module includes the following units:
[0084] (1) Supplier Evaluation Unit: Based on the collected supplier data, capability tags are constructed in dimensions such as "product coverage, production capacity, delivery speed, quality stability, price competitiveness, enterprise qualification certificates, and scale" (e.g., "production capacity: 500 main filter elements per month", "delivery speed: delivery within 7 days", "quality stability: 98% pass rate in the past year"), and the tag data is updated in real time; the system calls the supplier capability tag library (including dimensions such as product coverage, production capacity, delivery speed, quality stability, and price competitiveness), and filters the initial suppliers based on the parameters of the batch demand pool (e.g., total quantity 100 units, delivery time 5 months, quality pass rate ≥98%). For example, suppliers with a production capacity ≥120 units / month (meeting 120% of batch demand), quality stability ≥98% in the past year, and delivery time ≤7 days are selected to form a preliminary matching list.
[0085] (2) Multi-dimensional matching rule unit: Preset matching priorities (first priority: capacity ≥ 120% of batch demand, quality stability ≥ 95%; second priority: delivery speed ≤ demand time - 3 days; third priority: price competitiveness ranks in the top 30%). The system automatically filters suppliers that meet the conditions and finally forms a list of 5-8 potential suppliers, generating a matching list. Among them, if the capacity of a single supplier cannot meet the batch demand of multiple shipping companies, this unit will support multiple suppliers that meet other conditions to combine their capacity to meet the matching rules (if the capacity of a single supplier is insufficient, such as supplier A's capacity of 80 units / month and supplier B's capacity of 60 units / month, the system determines that the combined capacity of the two is 140 units / month, which meets the demand and is included in the combined matching scheme), that is, to realize the combined matching scheme of multiple suppliers to meet the needs of multiple shipping companies.
[0086] (3) Manual intervention and preference setting unit: Supports shipping companies to set preferences in the matching list (such as "prefer local suppliers" and "exclude suppliers with default records in the past 6 months"), and can manually adjust the order of matching results. It also supports shipping companies to manually remove suppliers that do not meet the actual cooperation needs (such as suppliers that have had cooperation disputes). Finally, 3-5 candidate suppliers are determined and enter the subsequent collaborative group formation stage.
[0087] To address the issues of "difficulty in one-to-one collaboration and weak risk resistance," the system also includes a many-to-many collaboration team management module. This module is used for multiple shipping companies and multiple suppliers to establish strategic partnerships. The many-to-many collaboration team management module includes:
[0088] Collaboration Group Initiation and Review Unit: Supports multiple shipping companies and suppliers to jointly initiate collaboration applications. The system automatically reviews the qualifications of the participants and generates a collaboration group file after the review is approved, clearly defining the group rules.
[0089] Dynamic replacement and demand adjustment unit: When a supplier withdraws from the collaboration due to insufficient capacity or other reasons, the system automatically initiates a replacement invitation from the alternative supplier pool. If the replacement is not completed within a preset time, demand adjustment is initiated, and the demand undertaken by the withdrawing supplier is allocated to other suppliers in the group in proportion. The alternative supplier pool is constructed by selecting a preset number of alternative suppliers from the remaining suppliers during the screening process.
[0090] If a shipping company withdraws, the system will automatically adjust the total demand and allocate it proportionally to the group suppliers.
[0091] Standardized Collaboration Process Unit: Establish a unified collaboration process and embed it into the system operation interface to guide all parties to operate according to the process, and set node reminders for each step.
[0092] The system automatically reviews the qualifications of participating parties (e.g., shipping companies need to have more than 3 years of operating experience, and suppliers need to have relevant product production qualifications). After the review is approved, a collaborative group file is generated, and the group rules are clarified (willingness to share enterprise data with the multi-source data standardization collection module for analysis, procurement volume allocation ratio, price negotiation mechanism, and breach of contract handling clauses). After all participating parties confirm the rules, they sign an electronic agreement, and the collaborative group is officially established.
[0093] Meanwhile, alternative resource reserves: the system selects 2-3 alternative suppliers from the remaining potential suppliers (such as suppliers C and D), enters them into the collaborative group profile, and clarifies the alternative trigger conditions (insufficient capacity of the main supplier, delayed delivery of more than 24 hours, or withdrawal without cause) to prepare for subsequent dynamic replacement.
[0094] For example, if the replacement is not completed within 12 hours, demand adjustment will be initiated (the demand undertaken by the withdrawing supplier will be allocated to other suppliers in the group proportionally); if a shipping company withdraws, the system will automatically adjust the total number of demands and allocate them to the group's suppliers proportionally.
[0095] The collaboration process includes demand aggregation → supplier matching → bids from both parties → signing of a framework agreement → order splitting and execution → acceptance and settlement;
[0096] At the same time, it restricts all parties' bids to be filled within the preset rules of historical transaction price benchmark (e.g., 5%) to prevent malicious bidding.
[0097] Collective bargaining unit: The collective bargaining unit includes price benchmark, online bidding, and price calculation and publication;
[0098] Based on the aforementioned basic data asset pool, a benchmark price for the items is derived. Shipping companies and suppliers issue prices according to preset floating rules, and then the prices are calculated and publicized as the price for cooperation between the two parties to facilitate cooperation.
[0099] That is, to conduct collective bargaining and sign a framework agreement, specifically including:
[0100] 1. Price Benchmark Determination: The system automatically retrieves historical transaction data for this type of ship cargo from the multi-source data standardization acquisition module (valid transaction records of the same specifications and delivery conditions within the past 12 months, excluding abnormally low / high price orders, such as orders below cost price or above the market average price by 30%). Through statistical analysis (taking the arithmetic mean ±5% as the base range, and then adjusting it based on the current market raw material price fluctuation range (e.g., ±2%)), the "price constraint range" for this procurement is generated. For example, if the historical average transaction price is 90 yuan / piece, and the raw material price increases by 1%, then the final price constraint range is determined to be 86.4-94.5 yuan / piece (90×(1-5%+1%)=86.4 yuan; 90×(1+5%+1%)=94.5 yuan).
[0101] 2. Online Bidding: The system provides an independent bidding portal for participating parties. Shipping companies (whose representatives are jointly designated by all participating shipping companies, or the system defaults to designating the shipping company with the highest demand share as the representative) and suppliers submit their bids (each supplier bids independently; if multiple suppliers are combined to undertake bulk demand, each supplier submits a bid separately, and the average price from all suppliers is included in the bids of all undertaking suppliers). Shipping companies and suppliers must complete their bids within 24 hours, and the bids must be within the price constraint range published by the system (e.g., 86.4-94.5 RMB / piece). If the bid exceeds the range, the system will display a real-time message "The bid exceeds the reasonable range, please adjust within 86.4-94.5 RMB / piece," and the bid cannot be submitted.
[0102] 3. Price Calculation and Public Disclosure:
[0103] (1) Price calculation rules: If it is a combination of "single shipping company group + single supplier": final price = (shipping company's bid + supplier's bid) ÷ 2. For example, if the shipping company bids 90 yuan / piece and the supplier bids 89 yuan / piece, the final price is 89.5 yuan / piece.
[0104] For a combination of "multiple shipping companies + multiple suppliers": First calculate the average price from suppliers (each supplier's bid × their share of demand, then sum them up), then calculate the final price = (shipping company bid + average supplier price) ÷ 2. For example, if the shipping company bids 90 yuan / piece, supplier A (accepting 30% of the demand) bids 88 yuan / piece, and supplier B (accepting 70% of the demand) bids 92 yuan / piece, the average supplier price = 88 × 30% + 92 × 70% = 90.8 yuan / piece, and the final price = (90 + 90.8) ÷ 2 = 90.4 yuan / piece.
[0105] (2) After the system automatically completes the price calculation, it will immediately publish the final price and calculation process (including the bid amounts of both parties, the supplier's demand ratio, and the average calculation steps) to all participants. The publication period is 12 hours. If there are no objections during the publication period, the system will automatically lock the final price. If there are objections (such as questioning the calculation error), the participants can submit a review application. The system will retrieve the bidding vouchers and calculation logs for re-verification. The verification result will be the final conclusion. The price will be adjusted and published again until all participants confirm.
[0106] Framework Agreement Signing: Based on the confirmed final price, order allocation requirements (such as the purchase volume of each shipping company and the acceptance volume of each supplier), delivery time, acceptance standards, and other core terms, the system automatically generates a framework agreement. The agreement clearly states "Price determination method: based on the system's historical transaction price range constraints, the average of the independent bids from both parties is taken (see the attached bid record and calculation process for details)," and includes bid vouchers and price calculation logs as attachments to the agreement. All participants sign the electronic agreement online. After signing, the agreement becomes effective, and the order allocation execution phase begins.
[0107] To ensure the stable operation of the collaborative ecosystem, the system also includes a collaboration constraint and incentive module, which is used to monitor the collaboration process of participating shipping companies and suppliers and store the performance in a quantitative manner.
[0108] The collaborative constraint and incentive module includes the following units:
[0109] End-to-end fulfillment monitoring unit: used to track order status in real time, connect to the logistics platform API to obtain transportation location and estimated arrival time. If a delay occurs, the system will automatically push early warning information to relevant parties and suggest solutions.
[0110] Two-way quantitative evaluation unit: After each procurement is completed, the system automatically initiates an evaluation. The shipping company and the supplier evaluate each other from multiple dimensions, and the evaluation results are recorded in the performance files of both parties and cannot be modified.
[0111] Evaluation Result Application Unit: Used to generate a ranking of collaborators based on a preset time. Suppliers ranked at the top of the preset positions will receive priority matching and partial reduction of collaboration fees. Collaborators whose scores are lower than the set value or who withdraw midway will be restricted from participating in new collaboration groups. Collaborators whose scores are consistently lower than the set value or who withdraw from orders midway will be removed from the program.
[0112] During implementation, order generation and confirmation are as follows: The system automatically generates sub-orders according to the framework agreement and pushes them to each supplier (e.g., supplier A undertakes 30 units for company A, supplier B undertakes 45 units for company B and 25 units for company C). Suppliers must confirm the sub-orders within 24 hours and start production after confirmation. If a supplier has any objection to the sub-order (e.g., temporary adjustment of production capacity), a written explanation must be submitted, and the collaborative team will jointly discuss the adjustment plan (e.g., transferring the 25 units of demand from company C undertaken by supplier B to alternative supplier C).
[0113] The end-to-end fulfillment monitoring unit tracks order status in real time (requirement confirmation → production → shipment → arrival → acceptance → payment), connects to the logistics platform API to obtain transportation location and estimated arrival time, and automatically pushes early warning information to relevant parties and suggests solutions (such as "it is recommended to activate alternative suppliers" if there is a delay (e.g., shipment delay exceeding 24 hours, arrival delay exceeding 48 hours).
[0114] Handling of Abnormal Issues: If the materials fail to pass inspection (e.g., 5 filter elements are found to have substandard sealing performance), the shipping company will upload the non-compliance certificate, and the system will notify the supplier to propose a solution within 48 hours (e.g., reissue or price reduction); after both parties reach an agreement, the supplier will implement the solution, and the system will track the progress of the process until the problem is resolved.
[0115] (2) Two-way quantitative evaluation unit: After each procurement is completed, the system automatically initiates an evaluation. The shipping company evaluates the supplier from three dimensions: "delivery timeliness, product quality, and service response speed" (1-5 points for each item). The supplier evaluates the shipping company from three dimensions: "demand stability, payment timeliness, and communication efficiency". The evaluation results are recorded in the performance files of both parties and cannot be modified.
[0116] (3) Evaluation result application unit: A “collaborator evaluation ranking” is generated monthly. The top 20% of suppliers can obtain the benefits of “priority matching of bulk orders in the next quarter” and “5% reduction in collaboration fees”. Collaborators with a score of less than 3 points or who have withdrawn midway will be restricted from participating in new collaboration groups. Collaborators with a score of less than 3 points for two consecutive months or who have withdrawn orders midway will be removed from the platform's collaboration pool.
[0117] Furthermore, based on the above technical solution, another implementation method also includes a collaboration optimization module, specifically used for:
[0118] 1. Collaboration Effectiveness Review: After the collaboration period ends (default 6 months), the system automatically generates a collaboration effectiveness report, which includes key indicators such as the cost saving ratio of bulk purchase (comparing the average price of individual purchases with the average price of bulk purchases), fulfillment rate, acceptance rate, and time to handle abnormal issues. This report allows the collaborating parties to review the collaboration effectiveness and make optimization suggestions (such as "suggest shortening the negotiation period to within 7 days").
[0119] 2. Data Asset Update: The system cleans and integrates all data from this collaboration (demand data, matching data, negotiation data, performance data, and evaluation data) and updates it to the basic data asset pool to provide data support for subsequent demand forecasting and supplier matching. At the same time, based on collaboration optimization suggestions, the system parameters are adjusted (such as changing the default negotiation period to 7 days) to improve the efficiency of subsequent collaboration.
[0120] 3. Collaborative Group Iteration: Supports collaborative groups to initiate renewal applications or adjust members (such as adding qualified shipping company D, or replacing supplier B with a lower score). After system review, the collaborative group profile is updated, and the next collaborative cycle is started to achieve long-term stable collaboration.
[0121] The implementation of the above solution involves collecting multi-source data from shipping companies and suppliers, storing the processed data in the system's unified database to form a basic data asset pool, and transforming scattered raw data into effective data assets that can be used to facilitate new cooperation. This provides a data foundation for cross-enterprise and cross-system data sharing and avoids the waste of effort caused by repeated investigations.
[0122] By aggregating and analyzing the demand for similar materials from multiple shipping companies, an attractive bulk purchasing scale and bulk demand pool are formed. Then, by combining a pre-built supplier capability tag library and preset multi-dimensional screening rules, suppliers are matched and screened, and bulk connections are made with suppliers. This solves the problem that single companies with small-batch demand for single-type items do not have an advantage in connecting with suppliers and that matching is difficult.
[0123] The multi-to-multi collaboration team management module enables multiple shipping companies and multiple suppliers to establish strategic partnerships, solving the current problems of "difficulty in one-to-one collaboration and weak risk resistance".
[0124] At the same time, an evaluation system should be established to monitor the cooperation process of participating shipping companies and suppliers, and the performance should be quantified and stored in order to form an incentive and punishment mechanism, thereby ensuring the stable operation of the collaborative ecosystem.
[0125] Based on the same inventive concept described above, see [link to inventive concept]. Figure 2 Furthermore, a method for collaborative procurement and supply of ship supplies is provided, applied to the aforementioned system for collaborative procurement and supply of ship supplies, comprising the following steps:
[0126] S101 connects to the ERP systems of various shipping companies and the SCM systems of various suppliers through API interfaces to achieve multi-source data collection, and performs desensitization operations on sensitive data collected, and stores the processed data in the system's unified database to form a basic data asset pool.
[0127] S102, Obtain the procurement needs of each shipping company; Merge the procurement needs of the same type according to preset dimensions to form a batch demand pool;
[0128] S103, the batch demand pool is combined with the pre-built supplier capability tag library and preset multi-dimensional filtering rules to perform supplier matching and filtering to obtain the corresponding supplier matching list; wherein, the supplier capability tag library is constructed based on the basic data asset pool.
[0129] Specifically, the procurement requirements are grouped together according to preset dimensions to form a batch demand pool, which includes:
[0130] Based on preset dimensions of material codes and delivery time intervals, the system automatically integrates similar demands from multiple shipping companies to form a batch demand pool, and displays the demand proportion of each shipping company.
[0131] The rationality of the requirements is then verified, and only those requirements that pass the verification are included in the batch requirement pool.
[0132] The supplier matching and screening specifically includes:
[0133] Supplier capability tag matching: Call the supplier capability tag library and filter the initial suppliers based on the parameters in the batch demand pool to generate an initial matching list;
[0134] Secondary screening using multi-dimensional filtering rules: Further filtering is performed according to preset priority rules. The first priority verifies whether the supplier's capacity can cover the demand, the second priority checks whether the delivery time is met, and the third priority compares price competitiveness, thereby filtering out an intermediate matching list that meets the conditions and generating a matching list. The priority rules include multiple priorities. If the capacity of a single supplier cannot meet the bulk demand of multiple shipping companies, it will support the merging of the capacity of multiple suppliers that meet other conditions to meet the matching.
[0135] Then, based on the preference conditions set in the matching list, the order of the matching results is adjusted, and a set number of candidate suppliers are finally determined, which are then used as the corresponding supplier matching list.
[0136] When applied, the method further includes:
[0137] It supports multiple shipping companies and suppliers to jointly initiate collaboration applications. The system automatically reviews the qualifications of the participants and generates a collaboration group profile after the review is approved, clearly defining the group rules.
[0138] When a supplier withdraws from the collaboration due to insufficient capacity or other reasons, the system automatically sends a replacement invitation from the alternative supplier pool. If the replacement is not completed within a preset time, demand adjustment is initiated, and the demand undertaken by the withdrawing supplier is allocated to other suppliers in the group in proportion. The alternative supplier pool is constructed by selecting a preset number of alternative suppliers from the remaining suppliers during the screening process.
[0139] If a shipping company withdraws, the system will automatically adjust the total demand and allocate it proportionally to the group suppliers.
[0140] Establish a unified collaboration process and embed it into the system's user interface to guide all parties to operate according to the process, and set reminders for each step.
[0141] Based on the aforementioned basic data asset pool, a benchmark price for the items is derived. Shipping companies and suppliers issue prices according to preset floating rules, and then the prices are calculated and publicized as the price for cooperation between the two parties to facilitate cooperation.
[0142] And to monitor the collaborative process with participating shipping companies and suppliers, and to quantify and store performance data; specifically including:
[0143] Full-process performance monitoring, two-way quantitative evaluation, and evaluation result application unit;
[0144] End-to-end fulfillment monitoring unit: used to track order status in real time, connect to the logistics platform API to obtain transportation location and estimated arrival time. If a delay occurs, the system will automatically push early warning information to relevant parties and suggest solutions.
[0145] Two-way quantitative evaluation unit: After each procurement is completed, the system automatically initiates an evaluation. The shipping company and the supplier evaluate each other from multiple dimensions, and the evaluation results are recorded in the performance files of both parties and cannot be modified.
[0146] Evaluation Result Application Unit: Used to generate a ranking of collaborators based on a preset time. Suppliers ranked at the top of the preset positions will receive priority matching and partial reduction of collaboration fees. Collaborators whose scores are lower than the set value or who withdraw midway will be restricted from participating in new collaboration groups. Collaborators whose scores are consistently lower than the set value or who withdraw from orders midway will be removed from the program.
[0147] It should be noted that the method provided in the embodiments of the present invention is a brief description. For details not mentioned in the embodiments and for more detailed descriptions, please refer to the relevant text content in the foregoing system embodiments.
[0148] The application of the above solution solves the problems in the current procurement and supply of ship materials, such as small batches of single-type items by single companies, which makes it impossible to form an attractive bulk procurement scale, and the lack of advantages in connecting with suppliers, resulting in difficulty in matching suitable suppliers for small-batch needs; as well as unstable collaboration and weak risk resistance.
[0149] In the embodiments provided in this application, it should be understood that the disclosed systems and methods can be implemented in other ways. For example, the system embodiments described above are merely illustrative. For instance, the division of modules is only a logical functional division, and in actual implementation, there may be other division methods. For example, multiple units or components may be combined or integrated into another system, or some features may be ignored or not executed. In addition, the mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection shown or discussed may be indirect coupling or communication connection through some interfaces, devices or units, or it may be an electrical, mechanical or other form of connection.
[0150] The units described as separate components may or may not be physically separate. The components shown as units may or may not be physical units; that is, they may be located in one place or distributed across multiple network units. Some or all of the units can be selected to achieve the purpose of the embodiments of the present invention, depending on actual needs.
[0151] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention, and not to limit them. Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that modifications can still be made to the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments, or equivalent substitutions can be made to some or all of the technical features therein. Such modifications or substitutions do not cause the essence of the corresponding technical solutions to deviate from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, and they should all be covered within the scope of the claims and specification of the present invention.
Claims
1. A system for ship's stores procurement supply synergy, characterized by, The system comprises: A multi-source data standardization collection module, configured to: interface with the ERP systems of various shipping companies and the SCM systems of various suppliers through an API to collect multi-source data, desensitize sensitive data in the collection, store the processed data in a unified database of the system to form a basic data asset pool, and obtain the baseline price of an item based on the basic data asset pool; A demand aggregation module, configured to: obtain procurement demands of various shipping companies; merge the procurement demands of the same type according to a preset dimension to aggregate and form a batch demand pool; An intelligent supply-demand matching and priority sorting module, configured to: match and screen suppliers based on the batch demand pool, a pre-constructed supplier capability label library and preset multi-dimensional screening rules to obtain a corresponding supplier matching list; wherein the supplier capability label library is constructed based on the basic data asset pool.
2. The system for ship's stores procurement and supply collaboration according to claim 1, wherein, The system further comprises a many-to-many collaboration team management module, which is configured to establish strategic cooperation relationships between multiple shipping companies and multiple suppliers, and the many-to-many collaboration team management module comprises: A collaboration group initiation and audit unit: supports joint initiation of collaboration applications by multiple shipping companies and suppliers, automatically audits the qualifications of the participants, generates a collaboration group file after the audit is passed, and clearly defines the group rules; A dynamic replacement and demand adjustment unit: when a supplier exits the collaboration due to insufficient production capacity or other reasons, the system automatically initiates a replacement invitation from the alternative supplier library, and if the replacement is not completed within a preset time, the system starts demand adjustment, which distributes the demand taken over by the exiting supplier to other suppliers in the group in proportion; wherein the alternative supplier library is constructed by screening a preset number of alternative suppliers from the remaining suppliers during screening; If a shipping company exits, the system automatically adjusts the total demand and distributes it to the group suppliers in proportion; A collaboration process standardization unit: develops a unified collaboration process and embeds it into the system operation interface to guide each party to operate according to the process, and sets node reminders at each link; A collective bargaining unit: the collective bargaining unit comprises a price benchmark, online bidding and price calculation and publicizing; Based on the basic data asset pool, the baseline price of an item is obtained, and the shipping company and the supplier provide a price according to a preset floating rule, then the price is calculated and publicized, which serves as the price for cooperation between the two parties to promote cooperation.
3. The system for ship's stores procurement and supply coordination according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, The system further comprises a collaboration constraint and incentive module, which is configured to supervise the cooperation process of the shipping companies and suppliers participating in the collaboration and quantitatively store the performance.
4. The system for ship's stores procurement and supply collaboration according to claim 3, wherein, The collaboration constraint and incentive module comprises the following units: A full-process compliance monitoring unit: configured to track the order status in real time, interface with the logistics platform API to obtain the transportation location and expected arrival time, and if there is a delay, the system will automatically push warning information to the relevant parties and prompt a solution; A two-way quantitative evaluation unit: configured to automatically initiate an evaluation after each procurement is completed, and the shipping company and the supplier evaluate each other from multiple dimensions, and the evaluation results are recorded in the compliance files of both parties and cannot be modified. The evaluation result application unit is used for generating a cooperation party evaluation ranking based on a preset time, and suppliers ranked in the top of the ranking can obtain the right to preferentially match and partially reduce the cooperation commission; cooperation parties with scores lower than a set value or with mid-order exits are limited to participate in new cooperation groups, and cooperation parties with scores successively lower than the set value or with mid-order exits are removed.
5. The system for ship's stores procurement and supply collaboration according to claim 1, wherein, The procurement requirements are combined in the same type according to a preset dimension to aggregate a batch demand pool, specifically including: According to the preset dimension of the material code and the delivery time interval, the same type of demand of multiple shipping companies is automatically integrated to aggregate a batch demand pool, and the demand proportion of each shipping company is displayed; Then, the demand rationality is verified, and only the demand that passes the verification is included in the batch demand pool.
6. The system for ship's stores procurement and supply collaboration according to claim 5, wherein, The supplier matching and screening specifically includes: Supplier capability label matching: calling a supplier capability label library, and screening initial suppliers based on parameters in the batch demand pool to generate an initial matching list; Multi-dimensional screening rule secondary screening: further screening according to a preset priority rule, verifying whether the supplier capacity can cover the demand in the first priority, verifying whether the delivery time meets the requirement in the second priority, and comparing the price competitiveness in the third priority, so as to screen out an intermediate matching list of suppliers meeting the conditions, and generate a matching list; wherein the priority rule includes multiple priorities; if the capacity of a single supplier cannot meet the batch demand of multiple shipping companies, the combined capacity of multiple suppliers meeting other conditions is supported to meet the matching; Then, the matching result order is adjusted according to the preference conditions set in the matching list, and finally a set number of candidate suppliers are determined, which are used as the corresponding supplier matching list.
7. A method of ship's stores procurement supply synergy, characterized by, The ship article procurement and supply cooperation system of claim 1 comprises the following steps: Through API interface, the ERP systems of various shipping companies and the SCM systems of various suppliers are connected to realize multi-source data collection, and sensitive data in the collection is desensitized, the processed data is stored in the unified database of the system to form a basic data asset pool; Obtaining procurement requirements of various shipping companies; Combining the batch demand pool with a pre-constructed supplier capability label library and a preset multi-dimensional screening rule to perform supplier matching and screening to obtain a corresponding supplier matching list; wherein the supplier capability label library is constructed based on the basic data asset pool. The method further includes:
8. The method of claim 7, wherein, Supporting multiple shipping companies and suppliers jointly initiating a cooperation application, the system automatically audits the qualifications of the participants, generates a cooperation group file after the audit is passed, and clearly defines the group rules; When a supplier exits the cooperation due to insufficient capacity or other reasons, the system automatically initiates a replacement invitation from the alternative supplier library, and if the replacement is not completed within a preset time, the demand taken over by the exiting supplier is proportionally distributed to other suppliers in the group; wherein the alternative supplier library is constructed by screening a preset number of alternative suppliers from the remaining suppliers during the screening; If there is a shipping company exit, the system automatically adjusts the total demand, and proportionally allocates to the group of suppliers; A uniform collaboration process is developed and embedded in the system operation interface to guide the parties to operate according to the process, and node reminders are set at each link; Based on the basic data asset pool, the benchmark price of the goods is derived, and the shipping company and the supplier offer the price according to the preset floating rules, then the price is calculated and publicized, and it is used as the price of the cooperation between the two parties to promote the cooperation of the other party.
9. A method of synergizing procurement of supplies for a ship according to claim 8, characterized in that, The method further comprises: Supervising the cooperation process of the shipping company and the supplier participating in the cooperation and quantitatively storing the performance.
10. The method of claim 8, wherein, The supplier matching and screening specifically comprises: Supplier capability tag matching: calling a supplier capability tag library and screening initial suppliers based on parameters in the batch demand pool to generate an initial matching list; Multi-dimensional screening rule secondary screening: further screening according to preset priority rules, the first priority verifying whether the supplier capacity can cover the demand, the second priority checking whether the delivery time meets the requirement, and the third priority comparing the price competitiveness, thereby screening the intermediate matching list that meets the conditions to generate a matching list; wherein the priority rules include multiple priorities; if the capacity of a single supplier cannot meet the batch demand of multiple shipping companies, multiple suppliers that meet other conditions will be supported to be combined to meet the matching; According to the preference conditions set in the matching list, the matching result order is adjusted, and finally a certain number of candidate suppliers are determined, which are used as the corresponding supplier matching list.