Information processing device, information processing method and information processing program

Abstract

To provide information related to manufacturing suitable for a nonwoven fabric product.SOLUTION: According to this application, an information processing device includes an acquisition part for acquiring information about a nonwoven fabric product to be used by a user and information about a reference value of a GHG (Green House Gas) emission amount, a calculation part for calculating the GHG emission amount emitted when the nonwoven fabric product is manufactured on the basis of the information about the nonwoven fabric product, and a provision part for providing information related to manufacturing of a nonwoven fabric product to be newly manufactured on the basis of the GHG emission amount calculated by the calculation part and the information about the reference value of the GHG emission amount acquired by the acquisition part.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, and an information processing program. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, there are known technologies for reducing greenhouse gases (GHGs), such as carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, sulfur hexafluoride, nitrogen trifluoride, etc., emitted during the manufacture of products. For example, there is known a technology for generating a manufacturing plan that allows a target value of carbon dioxide emitted during the manufacture of a product to be met. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2023-015847 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, the above-mentioned conventional techniques do not always enable the generation of a manufacturing plan suitable for a specific product.

[0005] The present application has been made in view of the above, and aims to provide information suitable for the manufacture of nonwoven fabric products. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The information processing device of the present application is characterized by comprising an acquisition unit that acquires information related to a nonwoven fabric product used by a user and information related to the standard value of GHG (Green House Gas) emissions, a calculation unit that calculates the amount of GHG emissions emitted when manufacturing the nonwoven fabric product based on the information about the nonwoven fabric product, and a provision unit that provides information related to the production of a newly manufactured nonwoven fabric product based on the GHG emissions calculated by the calculation unit and information related to the standard value of GHG emissions acquired by the acquisition unit. Effect of the Invention

[0007] According to one aspect of the embodiment, manufacturing information suitable for nonwoven products can be provided. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a providing process executed by an information processing device according to an embodiment. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of the information processing device according to the embodiment. [Diagram 3] FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a nonwoven fabric product information storage unit according to the embodiment. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of the GHG emission-related information storage unit according to the embodiment. [Diagram 5] FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of the GHG emission information storage unit according to the embodiment. [Figure 6] FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a generation information storage unit according to the embodiment. [Figure 7] FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of the providing process executed by the information processing device according to the embodiment. [Figure 8] FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0009] At least the following points will become apparent from the description of this specification and the accompanying drawings.

[0010] Aspect 1 is characterized by comprising an acquisition unit that acquires information about a nonwoven fabric product used by a user and information about the standard value of GHG (Green House Gas) emissions, a calculation unit that calculates the amount of GHG emissions emitted when manufacturing the nonwoven fabric product based on the information about the nonwoven fabric product, and a provision unit that provides information about the production of a newly manufactured nonwoven fabric product based on the GHG emissions calculated by the calculation unit and information about the standard value of GHG emissions acquired by the acquisition unit.

[0011] According to such an aspect 1, for example, information on nonwoven fabric products such as diapers used by users and information on standard values ​​of GHG emissions are acquired. For example, in the aspect 1, manufacturing information on the manufacture of the nonwoven fabric products is acquired from each factory as information on the nonwoven fabric products. Also, in the aspect 1, material information on the materials of the nonwoven fabric products is acquired from a predetermined server managed by a supplier as information on the nonwoven fabric products.

[0012] Next, in the first embodiment, the amount of GHG emissions emitted during the manufacture of the nonwoven fabric product is calculated based on the information about the nonwoven fabric product. For example, in the first embodiment, the amount of GHG emissions emitted during the manufacture of the nonwoven fabric product is calculated based on the manufacturing information and the material information.

[0013] Then, aspect 1 provides information on the production of a new nonwoven fabric product based on the calculated GHG emissions and the acquired information on the standard value of GHG emissions. For example, when the difference between the calculated GHG emissions and the standard value of GHG emissions is equal to or greater than 0, aspect 1 provides information on a production plan to reduce the amount of a new nonwoven fabric product to be produced as information on the production of a new nonwoven fabric product.

[0014] On the other hand, in aspect 1, when the difference between the calculated GHG emissions and the standard value of GHG emissions is less than 0, information on a production plan, such as increasing the amount of newly manufactured nonwoven fabric products, is provided as information on the production of newly manufactured nonwoven fabric products.

[0015] Conventionally, there have been known technologies for reducing GHG emissions during the manufacture of products. For example, a conventional technology has been known that generates a manufacturing plan to comply with a target value for carbon dioxide emissions during the manufacture of a product. However, the conventional technology does not disclose storing the GHG emissions of each material that constitutes a nonwoven fabric product and referring to the storage unit of each material when adjusting the manufacturing process to a predetermined standard value. As such, the conventional technology does not necessarily generate a manufacturing plan suitable for a specific product.

[0016] Therefore, aspect 1 acquires information about a nonwoven fabric product used by a user and information about the standard value of GHG emissions. Then, aspect 1 calculates the amount of GHG emissions emitted when manufacturing the nonwoven fabric product based on the information about the nonwoven fabric product, and provides information about manufacturing a new nonwoven fabric product based on the calculated GHG emissions and the information about the standard value of GHG emissions. In this way, aspect 1 can provide information about manufacturing suitable for nonwoven fabric products. Also, aspect 1 can encourage manufacturing of nonwoven fabric products so that the GHG emissions are within the standard value in light of the standard value.

[0017] Aspect 2 is characterized in that, in aspect 1, information regarding the production of the nonwoven fabric product is provided based on the difference between the GHG emissions and the standard value of GHG emissions indicated by the information regarding the standard value of GHG emissions.

[0018] According to aspect 2, for example, when the difference between the calculated GHG emissions and the standard value of GHG emissions is equal to or greater than 0, information on a production plan, such as reducing the amount of newly manufactured nonwoven fabric products, is provided as information on the production of newly manufactured nonwoven fabric products.

[0019] On the other hand, in the second aspect, when the difference between the calculated GHG emission amount and the standard value of GHG emission amount is less than 0, information on a production plan for increasing the amount of newly manufactured nonwoven fabric products is provided as information on the production of the newly manufactured nonwoven fabric products. In this way, the second aspect can provide information on production suitable for nonwoven fabric products.

[0020] Aspect 3 is characterized in that, in aspect 1 or 2, the information relating to the nonwoven fabric product includes manufacturing information relating to the production of the nonwoven fabric product and material information relating to the materials of the nonwoven fabric product, and the GHG emissions are calculated based on the manufacturing information and the material information.

[0021] For example, the manufacturing information includes information on the amount of nonwoven fabric products manufactured within a specified period. In this case, based on the manufacturing information and the material information, the third aspect calculates the GHG emissions of the nonwoven fabric products by calculating the sum of the GHG emissions corresponding to the amount of nonwoven fabric products manufactured within the specified period included in the manufacturing information, the GHG emissions emitted when generating electricity consumed in the process of manufacturing the nonwoven fabric products, the GHG emissions emitted when transporting the nonwoven fabric products to a store selling the nonwoven fabric products, the GHG emissions if the nonwoven fabric products are discarded, and the GHG emissions emitted when transporting the nonwoven fabric products to a disposal facility. In this way, the third aspect can calculate the GHG emissions in the entire process from the manufacturing of the nonwoven fabric products to the transportation to the store.

[0022] A fourth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that, in the third aspect, the production information obtained is information regarding the number of the nonwoven fabric products produced within a predetermined period of time.

[0023] According to the fourth aspect, for example, information on the number of nonwoven fabric products manufactured within a predetermined period is acquired for each factory as the production information. This makes it possible to acquire various information for appropriately calculating GHG emissions.

[0024] A fifth aspect is characterized in that in the third or fourth aspect, the production information obtained is information regarding the weight of the nonwoven fabric products produced within a predetermined period of time.

[0025] According to the fifth aspect, for example, information on the weight of nonwoven fabric products manufactured within a predetermined period is obtained for each factory as the production information, which makes it possible to obtain various information for appropriately calculating GHG emissions.

[0026] A sixth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that in any one of the third to fifth aspects, information on the country in which the nonwoven fabric product was manufactured is acquired as the manufacturing information.

[0027] According to the sixth aspect, for example, information on the country in which the nonwoven fabric product was manufactured is acquired as the manufacturing information. This makes it possible to acquire various information for appropriately calculating GHG emissions.

[0028] A seventh aspect of the present invention is characterized in that in any one of the third to sixth aspects, information on a country in which the nonwoven fabric product is to be disposed of is acquired as the material information.

[0029] For example, disposal methods may differ from country to country. For this reason, according to the seventh aspect, for example, information on the country in which the nonwoven fabric product is to be disposed of is acquired as the material information. In this way, according to the seventh aspect, various information for appropriately calculating GHG emissions can be acquired.

[0030] An eighth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that in any one of the third to seventh aspects, information about a factory that produced the nonwoven fabric product is acquired as the production information.

[0031] For example, GHG emissions may vary depending on the electricity used by a factory. For example, when a factory uses electricity based on renewable energy, the GHG emissions may be lower than electricity based on thermal power generation. For this reason, according to aspect 8, for example, information on the factory where the nonwoven fabric product was manufactured is acquired as the manufacturing information. In this way, aspect 8 can acquire various information for appropriately calculating GHG emissions.

[0032] A ninth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that in any one of the third to eighth aspects, information on a manufacturing machine that manufactured the nonwoven fabric product is acquired as the manufacturing information.

[0033] For example, the quality of a nonwoven fabric product may vary depending on the manufacturing machine. This may cause the amount of GHG emissions to vary depending on the manufacturing machine. For this reason, according to the ninth aspect, for example, information on the manufacturing machine that manufactured the nonwoven fabric product is acquired as the manufacturing information. This makes it possible to acquire various information for appropriately calculating the amount of GHG emissions in the ninth aspect.

[0034] Aspect 10 is characterized in that, in any one of aspects 3 to 9, information on GHG emissions corresponding to each material that constitutes the nonwoven fabric product is obtained, and the GHG emissions emitted during the production of the nonwoven fabric product are calculated based on the information on GHG emissions corresponding to each material that constitutes the nonwoven fabric product.

[0035] For example, the information processing device has a predetermined storage unit that stores information on GHG emissions corresponding to each material constituting the nonwoven fabric product. Also, the manufacturing information includes information on the amount of the nonwoven fabric product manufactured within a predetermined period. In this case, according to the tenth aspect, for example, the GHG emissions corresponding to the amount of the nonwoven fabric product manufactured within a predetermined period included in the manufacturing information are calculated based on the information on GHG emissions corresponding to each material constituting the nonwoven fabric product. Note that the GHG emissions corresponding to each material constituting the nonwoven fabric product are raw materials used in the manufacture of the material constituting the nonwoven fabric product, and include the GHG emissions emitted when manufacturing a predetermined amount of the raw materials, the GHG emissions emitted when generating electricity consumed in the process of manufacturing the predetermined amount of the raw materials, and the GHG emissions emitted when transporting the predetermined amount of the raw materials.

[0036] In addition, in aspect 10, GHG emissions are calculated by summing the GHG emissions emitted when manufacturing the nonwoven fabric product, the GHG emissions emitted when generating electricity consumed in the process of manufacturing the nonwoven fabric product, the GHG emissions emitted when transporting the nonwoven fabric product to a sales store, the GHG emissions if the nonwoven fabric product is discarded, and the GHG emissions emitted when transporting the nonwoven fabric product to a disposal facility.

[0037] As a result, in embodiment 10, it is possible to calculate the amount of GHG emissions in a consistent process from the production of a nonwoven fabric product to its transportation to a store. Note that the amount of GHG emissions emitted during the production of a nonwoven fabric product may include the amount of GHG emissions emitted during the production of each material used to package the nonwoven fabric product.

[0038] Aspect 11 is characterized in that in any one of aspects 3 to 10, information regarding past GHG emissions from the nonwoven fabric product is obtained as the manufacturing information, and the amount of GHG emissions emitted during the manufacturing of the nonwoven fabric product is calculated based on the information regarding the past GHG emissions.

[0039] According to the eleventh aspect, for example, the amount of GHG emissions emitted during the production of a nonwoven fabric product is calculated based on the production information, the material information, and information on past GHG emissions.

[0040] For example, due to a malfunction of a manufacturing machine or the like, a discrepancy may occur between the calculated GHG emissions and the past GHG emissions. In such a case, aspect 11 calculates the GHG emissions based on information on the past GHG emissions, thereby making it possible to determine whether the calculated GHG emissions are not due to a malfunction of a manufacturing machine or the like. In this way, aspect 11 can appropriately calculate the GHG emissions while taking into account the past GHG emissions.

[0041] A twelfth aspect of any one of the first to eleventh aspects is characterized in that, as the GHG emission amount, the GHG emission amount corresponding to each factory that manufactured the nonwoven fabric product is calculated.

[0042] According to the twelfth aspect, for example, the GHG emission amount corresponding to each factory that manufactured the nonwoven fabric product is calculated as the GHG emission amount. In this way, the twelfth aspect makes it possible to identify factories with large GHG emissions by comparing the calculated GHG emission amounts for each factory.

[0043] A thirteenth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that in any one of the first to twelfth aspects, the GHG emission amount is calculated as the GHG emission amount corresponding to each manufacturing machine that manufactured the nonwoven fabric product.

[0044] According to the thirteenth aspect, for example, the GHG emission amount corresponding to each manufacturing machine that manufactured the nonwoven fabric product is calculated as the GHG emission amount. In this way, the thirteenth aspect makes it possible to identify a manufacturing machine with a large GHG emission amount by comparing the calculated GHG emission amount for each manufacturing machine.

[0045] A fourteenth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that in any one of the first to thirteenth aspects, information on a production plan for the nonwoven fabric product is provided as the information on the production of the nonwoven fabric product.

[0046] According to aspect 14, for example, when the difference between the GHG emissions and the standard value of GHG emissions is 0 or more, information on a production plan, such as reducing the amount of newly manufactured nonwoven fabric products, is provided as information on the production of newly manufactured nonwoven fabric products.

[0047] On the other hand, in the fourteenth aspect, when the difference between the GHG emission amount and the reference value of GHG emission amount is less than 0, information on a production plan, such as increasing the amount of a newly manufactured nonwoven fabric product, is provided as information on the production of a newly manufactured nonwoven fabric product. In this way, the fourteenth aspect can provide information on a production plan suitable for a nonwoven fabric product.

[0048] A fifteenth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that in any one of the first to fourteenth aspects, information on actual results of GHG emissions within a predetermined period is provided as the information on the manufacture of the nonwoven fabric product.

[0049] According to the fifteenth aspect, for example, information on the actual results of GHG emissions within a specified period is provided to each factory. This allows the factory operator to grasp the history of GHG emissions. In this way, the fifteenth aspect can provide various information on GHG emissions.

[0050] A sixteenth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that in any one of the first to fifteenth aspects, information on another nonwoven fabric product that emits less GHG than the nonwoven fabric product is provided as information on the production of the nonwoven fabric product.

[0051] According to the sixteenth aspect, for example, when the difference between the GHG emission amount and the standard value of GHG emission amount is equal to or greater than 0, information on other nonwoven fabric products with low GHG emission amount is provided to each factory. This allows the factory operator to continue manufacturing the nonwoven fabric products so as to fall within the standard value of GHG emission amount. In this way, the sixteenth aspect can provide useful information for adjusting the manufacturing plan of the nonwoven fabric products so as to fall within the standard value of GHG emission amount.

[0052] A seventeenth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that in the sixteenth aspect, information regarding a manufacturing plan for the other nonwoven fabric product is further provided.

[0053] According to the seventeenth aspect, for example, when the difference between the GHG emission amount and the standard value of GHG emission amount is equal to or greater than 0, information on the manufacturing plan of other nonwoven fabric products with low GHG emission amount is further provided. This allows the factory operator to continue manufacturing the nonwoven fabric products so as to fall within the standard value of GHG emission amount. In this way, the seventeenth aspect can provide useful information for adjusting the manufacturing plan of the nonwoven fabric products so as to fall within the standard value of GHG emission amount.

[0054] Aspect 18 is characterized in that in any one of Aspects 1 to 17, information on the production of the nonwoven fabric product is provided that is information on a size of the nonwoven fabric product that produces lower GHG emissions than the nonwoven fabric product.

[0055] According to the eighteenth aspect, for example, when the difference between the GHG emission amount and the standard value of GHG emission amount is equal to or greater than 0, information on nonwoven fabric products with low GHG emission amount (small size) is provided to each factory. This allows the factory operator to continue manufacturing nonwoven fabric products so as to fall within the standard value of GHG emission amount. In this way, the eighteenth aspect can provide useful information for adjusting the manufacturing plan of nonwoven fabric products so as to fall within the standard value of GHG emission amount.

[0056] Aspect 19 is the same as aspect 18, further comprising providing information regarding a manufacturing plan for the nonwoven fabric product of the size.

[0057] According to the nineteenth aspect, for example, when the difference between the GHG emission amount and the standard value of GHG emission is equal to or greater than 0, information on a manufacturing plan for a nonwoven fabric product with a low GHG emission amount is generated. This allows the factory operator to continue manufacturing the nonwoven fabric product so as to fall within the standard value of GHG emission. In this way, the nineteenth aspect can provide useful information for adjusting the manufacturing plan for the nonwoven fabric product so as to fall within the standard value of GHG emission.

[0058] A twentieth aspect of any one of the first to nineteenth aspects is characterized in that the information relating to the production of the nonwoven fabric product is information about materials that have lower GHG emissions than materials used to make the nonwoven fabric product.

[0059] According to aspect 20, for example, when the difference between the GHG emission amount and the standard value of GHG emission amount is equal to or greater than 0, information on materials having lower GHG emission amount than materials for nonwoven fabric products is provided to each factory. For example, materials having lower GHG emission amount include biomass materials, biodegradable materials, recycled materials, etc.

[0060] This allows the factory operator to continue manufacturing the nonwoven fabric product so as to stay within the standard value of GHG emissions. In this manner, embodiment 20 can provide useful information for adjusting the manufacturing plan of the nonwoven fabric product so as to stay within the standard value of GHG emissions.

[0061] A twenty-first aspect of the present invention is characterized in that in any one of the first to twenty aspects, information on a materials ordering plan for ordering materials for the nonwoven fabric product is provided as information on the manufacture of the nonwoven fabric product.

[0062] According to aspect 21, for example, when the difference between the GHG emission amount and the standard value of GHG emission amount is equal to or greater than 0, information on a material ordering plan that reduces GHG emission amount is provided to each factory. For example, assume that a nonwoven fabric product scheduled to be manufactured this month is changed to be manufactured next month due to high GHG emission amount. In this case, aspect 21 provides information on a material ordering plan for ordering materials for the nonwoven fabric product scheduled to be manufactured next month.

[0063] This allows the factory operator to continue manufacturing the nonwoven fabric product so as to stay within the standard value of GHG emissions. In this way, the embodiment 21 can provide useful information for adjusting the manufacturing plan of the nonwoven fabric product so as to stay within the standard value of GHG emissions.

[0064] A twenty-second aspect of the present invention is characterized in that in any one of the first to twenty-first aspects, information on a factory that manufactures the nonwoven fabric product is provided as the information on the manufacture of the nonwoven fabric product.

[0065] According to aspect 22, for example, when the difference between the GHG emissions and the reference value of GHG emissions is equal to or greater than 0, information on other factories with low GHG emissions is provided to each factory as information on the factory that manufactures nonwoven fabric products.

[0066] For example, if a factory uses electricity based on renewable energy, it may have lower GHG emissions than electricity based on thermal power generation. In this case, aspect 22 provides each factory with information about other factories using electricity based on renewable energy as other factories with lower GHG emissions.

[0067] This allows the factory operator to continue manufacturing the nonwoven fabric product so as to stay within the standard value of GHG emissions. In this way, the embodiment 22 can provide useful information for adjusting the manufacturing plan of the nonwoven fabric product so as to stay within the standard value of GHG emissions.

[0068] A twenty-third aspect of the present invention is characterized in that in any one of the first to twenty-second aspects, information on the country in which the nonwoven fabric product is manufactured is provided as the information on the manufacture of the nonwoven fabric product.

[0069] According to aspect 23, for example, if the difference between the GHG emissions and the standard value of GHG emissions is 0 or more, information on other countries with lower GHG emissions is provided to each factory as information on the country in which the nonwoven fabric product is manufactured.

[0070] For example, there are cases where the disposal method differs from country to country. For example, the amount of GHG emissions differs between the disposal method of incinerating the discarded nonwoven fabric product and the disposal method of landfilling. In some cases, the amount of GHG emissions may be lower when the discarded nonwoven fabric product is disposed of in landfilling than when it is disposed of by incineration. In such a case, in aspect 23, information on countries with different disposal methods as other countries with lower GHG emissions may be provided to each factory.

[0071] This allows the factory operator to continue manufacturing the nonwoven fabric product so as to stay within the standard value of GHG emissions. In this way, the embodiment 23 can provide useful information for adjusting the manufacturing plan of the nonwoven fabric product so as to stay within the standard value of GHG emissions.

[0072] A twenty-fourth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that in any one of the first to twenty-third aspects, information on the time period during which the nonwoven fabric product is manufactured is provided as the information on the manufacture of the nonwoven fabric product.

[0073] According to aspect 24, for example, when the difference between the GHG emissions and the standard value of GHG emissions is equal to or greater than 0, information on other time periods with low GHG emissions is provided to each factory as information on the time periods for manufacturing nonwoven fabric products.

[0074] For example, when a factory operates during the night (e.g., 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.), GHG emissions may be lower than when the factory operates during the day (e.g., 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.). In this case, aspect 24 provides each factory with information about the night as another time period with low GHG emissions.

[0075] This allows the factory operator to continue manufacturing the nonwoven fabric product so as to stay within the standard value of GHG emissions. In this manner, embodiment 24 can provide useful information for adjusting the manufacturing plan of the nonwoven fabric product so as to stay within the standard value of GHG emissions.

[0076] Aspect 25 is characterized in that in any of aspects 1 to 24, the GHG emissions are calculated as the amount of GHG emissions predicted to be emitted within a specified period of time, and information relating to the prediction result of the amount of GHG emissions within the specified period of time is provided as information regarding the production of the nonwoven fabric product.

[0077] For example, assume that it is known from a weather forecast that this summer will be extremely hot. In this case, an example of calculating the amount of GHG emissions predicted to be emitted in the three summer months will be described. According to aspect 25, for example, the amount of GHG emissions predicted to be emitted in the three summer months is calculated. And, aspect 25 may provide information on the prediction result of the amount of GHG emissions to be emitted in the three summer months as information on the production of a newly manufactured nonwoven fabric product.

[0078] This allows the factory operator to continue manufacturing the nonwoven fabric product so as to stay within the standard value of GHG emissions. In this way, the embodiment 25 can provide useful information for adjusting the manufacturing plan of the nonwoven fabric product so as to stay within the standard value of GHG emissions.

[0079] Aspect 26 is characterized in that, in any of aspects 3 to 25, sales information regarding the sale of the nonwoven fabric product is further obtained as information regarding the nonwoven fabric product, demand for the nonwoven fabric product within a specified period is predicted based on the obtained sales information, the GHG emissions are calculated based on the manufacturing information, the material information, and the predicted demand for the nonwoven fabric product, and information regarding a manufacturing plan for the nonwoven fabric product is provided as information regarding the production of the nonwoven fabric product based on the calculated GHG emissions and the obtained information regarding the standard value of GHG emissions.

[0080] For example, an example will be described in which the period for predicting the demand for nonwoven fabric products is the next three months. For example, assume that the demand for nonwoven fabric products will be high in the next three months. In this case, according to aspect 26, it is predicted that the demand for nonwoven fabric products will be high in the next three months based on sales information. Next, in aspect 26, GHG emissions are calculated based on the manufacturing information, material information, and the predicted demand for nonwoven fabric products.

[0081] Then, in aspect 26, when the difference between the calculated GHG emission amount and the reference value of GHG emission amount is equal to or greater than 0, information on the production plan of the nonwoven fabric product may be provided as information on the production of the nonwoven fabric product. As a more specific example, in aspect 26, information on the production plan, such as increasing the amount of new nonwoven fabric products to be produced within the next three months, may be provided.

[0082] In this way, the embodiment 26 can adjust the production plan of the nonwoven fabric product according to the demand for the nonwoven fabric product, thereby providing useful information for adjusting the production plan of the nonwoven fabric product so as to fall within the standard value of GHG emissions.

[0083] Aspect 27 is characterized in that in aspect 26, the sales information obtained is information regarding the country in which the nonwoven fabric product was sold.

[0084] According to the twenty-seventh aspect, for example, information on the country in which the nonwoven fabric product was sold is acquired as the sales information. In this way, the twenty-seventh aspect can acquire various information for appropriately calculating the GHG emissions.

[0085] An example of a form for implementing an information processing device, an information processing method, and an information processing program (hereinafter, referred to as an "embodiment") will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. Note that the information processing device, the information processing method, and the information processing program are not limited to this embodiment. Also, the same components in the following embodiments are given the same reference numerals, and duplicated descriptions will be omitted.

[0086] [Embodiment] 1. An example of a provision process executed by an information processing device An example of a provision process executed by the information processing device 100 according to the embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 1. Fig. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a provision process executed by the information processing device 100 according to the embodiment.

[0087] First, the configuration of an information processing system 1 according to an embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 1. As shown in Fig. 1, the information processing system 1 includes a factory server 10, a supplier server 20, and an information processing device 100. The factory server 10, the supplier server 20, and the information processing device 100 are connected to each other via a predetermined network so as to be able to communicate with each other via wired or wireless communication. Note that the information processing system 1 shown in Fig. 1 may include a plurality of factory servers 10, a plurality of supplier servers 20, and a plurality of information processing devices 100.

[0088] For example, when the predetermined network is a network N such as the Internet, the factory server 10, the supplier server 20, and the information processing device 100 are connected to each other via the network N in a wired or wireless manner so as to be able to communicate with each other.

[0089] The factory server 10 is an information processing device that stores manufacturing information related to the manufacture of nonwoven fabric products manufactured in a factory and provides such manufacturing information to various devices, and is realized by, for example, a server device or a cloud system.

[0090] For example, the factory server 10 provides manufacturing information to the information processing device 100. Here, the manufacturing information includes information on the country where the nonwoven fabric product was manufactured, the manufactured nonwoven fabric product, the amount (e.g., number of sheets, weight, etc.) of the nonwoven fabric product manufactured within a predetermined period (e.g., one month, etc.), and the amount of GHG emissions emitted when generating electricity consumed in the process of manufacturing a predetermined amount of nonwoven fabric products.

[0091] Nonwoven fabric products are composed of materials such as nonwoven fabric, polymer absorbent (SAP), adhesive (hot melt), elastic member (rubber), pulp used in the absorbent, leak-proof film, etc. Nonwoven fabric products are packaged using materials such as packaging materials for the nonwoven fabric products and cardboard boxes for packaging the nonwoven fabric products.

[0092] In the example of FIG. 1, the factory server managed in each factory is denoted as factory server 1N (N is any natural number). In the example of FIG. 1, the factory server managed in factory F1 is factory server 11. The factory server managed in factory F2 is factory server 12. The factory server managed in factory F3 is factory server 13. In addition, when there is no need to distinguish between the factory server 11, factory server 12, and factory server 13, they may be denoted as factory server 10.

[0093] The supplier server 20 is an information processing device that provides various information, and is realized by, for example, a server device or a cloud system. For example, the supplier server 20 provides material information related to the material of the nonwoven fabric product to the information processing device 100. For example, the material information includes information related to the amount of GHG emissions emitted when a predetermined amount (e.g., a predetermined number or a predetermined weight) of nonwoven fabric products is transported to a store that sells the nonwoven fabric products.

[0094] The material information also includes information regarding the country in which the nonwoven fabric product will be disposed of, the disposal facility where the product will be disposed of, the amount of GHG emissions when a specified amount of the nonwoven fabric product is disposed of, and the amount of GHG emissions emitted when a specified amount of the nonwoven fabric product is transported to the disposal facility.

[0095] The information processing device 100 is an information processing device capable of communicating with various devices via a network N, and is realized by, for example, a server device or a cloud system. For example, the information processing device 100 is connected to various other devices via the network N so as to be able to communicate with them.

[0096] Next, an example of a provision process in which the information processing device 100 provides each factory with information on a production plan for a new nonwoven fabric product will be described with reference to Fig. 1. In the example of Fig. 1, an example in which diapers are manufactured as the nonwoven fabric product will be described.

[0097] 1, the information processing device 100 acquires diaper production information from each factory (step S1). For example, the information processing device 100 acquires the diaper production information from the factory server 10. To give a more specific example, the information processing device 100 acquires, as the diaper production information, information on the country in which the diaper was manufactured, the diapers manufactured, the amount of such diapers manufactured within a predetermined period, the amount of GHG emissions emitted when generating electricity consumed in the process of manufacturing a predetermined amount of diapers, etc.

[0098] In the example of FIG. 1, it is assumed that factory F1 is located in region 1 in Japan. In this case, the information processing device 100 acquires diaper manufacturing information from factory server 11. It is also assumed that factory F2 is located in region 2 in Japan. In this case, the information processing device 100 acquires diaper manufacturing information from factory server 12. It is also assumed that factory F3 is located in region 3 in Japan. In this case, the information processing device 100 acquires diaper manufacturing information from factory server 13. In this manner, the information processing device 100 acquires diaper manufacturing information for each factory.

[0099] Next, the information processing device 100 acquires diaper material information from the supplier server 20 (step S2). For example, the information processing device 100 acquires, as diaper material information, information on the amount of GHG emissions emitted when a predetermined amount of diapers is transported to a sales store, the country where the diapers are disposed of, the disposal facility where the diapers are disposed of, the amount of GHG emissions when a predetermined amount of diapers is disposed of, the amount of GHG emissions emitted when a predetermined amount of diapers is transported to a disposal facility, etc.

[0100] Then, the information processing device 100 acquires the standard value of GHG emissions (step S3). For example, it is assumed that a predetermined storage unit of the information processing device 100 stores information on the standard value of GHG emissions in advance. In this case, the information processing device 100 acquires information on the standard value of GHG emissions from the predetermined storage unit. Note that the standard value of GHG emissions is a value determined by predetermined guidelines of each country, each local government, etc. The predetermined guidelines here are, for example, guidelines for contributing to carbon neutrality or carbon negative.

[0101] Next, the information processing device 100 calculates the GHG emission amount of the diaper (step S4). For example, the information processing device 100 calculates the GHG emission amount corresponding to the amount of diapers manufactured within a predetermined period included in the manufacturing information based on the manufacturing information and the material information. Here, the GHG emission amount is the sum of the GHG emission amount emitted when the diaper is manufactured, the GHG emission amount emitted when generating the electricity consumed in the process of manufacturing the diaper, the GHG emission amount emitted when the diaper is transported to the sales store, the GHG emission amount when the diaper is discarded, and the GHG emission amount emitted when the diaper is transported to the disposal facility.

[0102] As a more specific example, the information processing device 100 has a predetermined storage unit that stores information on the GHG emission amount corresponding to each material constituting the diaper. In this case, the information processing device 100 calculates the GHG emission amount corresponding to the amount of diapers manufactured within a predetermined period included in the manufacturing information based on the information on the GHG emission amount corresponding to each material constituting the diaper. Note that the GHG emission amount corresponding to each material constituting the diaper is a raw material used in the manufacture of the material constituting the diaper, and includes the GHG emission amount emitted when manufacturing a predetermined amount of the raw material, the GHG emission amount emitted when generating electricity consumed in the process of manufacturing the predetermined amount of the raw material, and the GHG emission amount emitted when transporting the predetermined amount of the raw material.

[0103] Then, the information processing device 100 calculates the amount of GHG emissions by summing the amount of GHG emissions emitted during the manufacture of the diaper, the amount of GHG emissions emitted during the generation of electricity consumed in the process of manufacturing the diaper, the amount of GHG emissions emitted during the transportation of the diaper to the sales store, the amount of GHG emissions if the diaper is discarded, and the amount of GHG emissions emitted during the transportation of the diaper to the disposal facility. Note that the amount of GHG emissions emitted during the manufacture of the diaper may include the amount of GHG emissions emitted during the manufacture of each material used to package the diaper.

[0104] Then, the information processing device 100 generates information on a manufacturing plan for the new diapers based on the calculated GHG emission amount and the standard value of GHG emission (step S5). For example, the information processing device 100 generates information on a manufacturing plan for the new diapers based on the difference between the calculated GHG emission amount and the standard value of GHG emission.

[0105] As a more specific example, the information processing device 100 determines that the GHG emissions are greater than the standard value when the difference between the calculated GHG emissions and the standard value of GHG emissions is equal to or greater than 0. In this case, the information processing device 100 generates information on a production plan to reduce the amount of diapers to be newly produced so as to reduce the GHG emissions.

[0106] On the other hand, when the difference between the calculated GHG emission amount and the standard value of GHG emission amount is smaller than 0, the information processing device 100 determines that the GHG emission amount is smaller than the standard value. In this case, the information processing device 100 generates information on a production plan such as increasing the amount of diapers to be newly manufactured. As another example, the information processing device 100 may generate information on a production plan such as manufacturing diapers scheduled to be manufactured in the next month.

[0107] Next, the information processing device 100 provides information on a production plan for newly manufactured diapers (step S6). For example, when the difference between the calculated GHG emission amount and the reference value of GHG emission amount is equal to or greater than 0, the information processing device 100 provides the factory server 10 with information on the production plan, such as reducing the amount of newly manufactured diapers.

[0108] As another example, the information processing device 100 may provide the factory server 10 with information regarding a production plan to produce a type or size of diapers with lower GHG emissions than diapers that are planned to be newly produced. In this case, the information processing device 100 may provide the factory server 10 with information indicating that the diapers that are planned to be newly produced will not be produced.

[0109] On the other hand, when the difference between the calculated GHG emission amount and the reference value of GHG emission amount is smaller than 0, the information processing device 100 provides the factory server 10 with information on the production plan, such as increasing the amount of diapers to be newly produced.

[0110] As another example, the information processing device 100 may provide information on a production plan, such as the production of diapers scheduled to be produced in the next month, to the factory server 10. In this manner, the information processing device 100 can provide recommendation information that recommends the production of diapers scheduled to be produced in the next month.

[0111] Conventionally, there have been known techniques for reducing GHG emissions during the manufacture of products. For example, a conventional technique has been known for generating a manufacturing plan so as to comply with a target value for carbon dioxide emissions during the manufacture of a product. However, the conventional technique does not necessarily generate a manufacturing plan suitable for a specific product. Therefore, the information processing device 100 acquires information on a nonwoven fabric product used by a user and information on the standard value of GHG emissions. Then, the information processing device 100 calculates the amount of GHG emissions emitted during the manufacture of the nonwoven fabric product based on the information on the nonwoven fabric product, and provides information on the manufacture of a new nonwoven fabric product based on the calculated GHG emissions and information on the standard value of GHG emissions. As a result, the information processing device 100 can provide information on the manufacture suitable for the nonwoven fabric product.

[0112] 2. Configuration of Information Processing Device Next, the configuration of the information processing device 100 according to the embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the information processing device 100 according to the embodiment. As shown in Fig. 2, the information processing device 100 has a communication unit 110, a storage unit 120, and a control unit 130.

[0113] (Regarding communication unit 110) The communication unit 110 is realized by, for example, a network interface card (NIC), etc. The communication unit 110 is connected to a network N by wire or wirelessly, and transmits and receives information to and from various other devices.

[0114] (Regarding the storage unit 120) The storage unit 120 is realized by, for example, a semiconductor memory element such as a random access memory (RAM) or a flash memory, or a storage device such as a hard disk or an optical disk. The storage unit 120 has a nonwoven fabric product information storage unit 121, a GHG emission related information storage unit 122, a GHG emission amount information storage unit 123, and a generation information storage unit 124.

[0115] (Regarding the nonwoven fabric product information storage unit 121) The nonwoven fabric product information storage unit 121 stores various information related to manufactured nonwoven fabric products. An example of the nonwoven fabric product information storage unit 121 according to an embodiment is shown in Fig. 3. In the example shown in Fig. 3, the nonwoven fabric product information storage unit 121 has items such as "Nonwoven Fabric Product ID" and "Nonwoven Fabric Product Information". For example, the "Nonwoven Fabric Product Information" has items such as "Factory ID (Identifier)", "Manufacturing Information", and "Material Information".

[0116] The "nonwoven product ID" is an identifier for identifying a manufactured nonwoven product. The "factory ID" is an identifier for identifying a factory that manufactured the nonwoven product associated with the "nonwoven product ID". The "manufacturing information" is manufacturing information related to the nonwoven product manufactured in the factory associated with the "factory ID". For example, the manufacturing information includes information related to the country in which the nonwoven product was manufactured, the manufactured nonwoven product, the amount of such nonwoven product manufactured within a specified period, and the amount of GHG emissions emitted when generating electricity consumed in the process of manufacturing a specified amount of nonwoven product.

[0117] "Material information" is material information of the nonwoven fabric product information associated with the "nonwoven fabric product ID." For example, the material information includes information on the amount of GHG emissions emitted when a predetermined amount of nonwoven fabric products is transported to a store selling nonwoven fabric products, the country where the nonwoven fabric products are disposed of, the disposal facility where the nonwoven fabric products are disposed of, the amount of GHG emissions when a predetermined amount of nonwoven fabric products is disposed of, and the amount of GHG emissions emitted when a predetermined amount of nonwoven fabric products is transported to the disposal facility.

[0118] For example, in FIG. 3, "P1" identified by the nonwoven fabric product ID has a factory ID of "F1", manufacturing information of "PM1", and material information of "PS1".

[0119] In the example shown in FIG. 3, the manufacturing information, etc. is expressed by an abstract code such as "PM1", but the manufacturing information, etc. may also be information regarding numerical values ​​or character strings, or the file format of a file including the manufacturing information, etc.

[0120] (Regarding the GHG emission related information storage unit 122) The GHG emission-related information storage unit 122 stores various types of information associated with nonwoven fabric products and related to GHG emissions. FIG. 4 shows an example of the GHG emission-related information storage unit 122 according to an embodiment. In the example shown in FIG. 4, the GHG emission-related information storage unit 122 has items such as "nonwoven fabric product ID" and "GHG emission-related information." For example, the "GHG emission-related information" has items such as "GHG emission standard value," "materials," and "GHG emission amount."

[0121] The "nonwoven product ID" is an identifier that identifies a nonwoven product. In this case, the identifier is assigned to each size and type of nonwoven product. The "GHG emission standard value" is information regarding the standard value of GHG emissions emitted during the manufacture of the nonwoven product associated with the "nonwoven product ID."

[0122] "Materials" is information on materials constituting a nonwoven fabric product associated with the "nonwoven fabric product ID". "GHG emissions" is information on GHG emissions associated with materials constituting a nonwoven fabric product associated with the "nonwoven fabric product ID". For example, the GHG emissions corresponding to the materials constituting a nonwoven fabric product are raw materials used in the manufacture of the materials constituting the nonwoven fabric product, and include GHG emissions emitted when manufacturing a predetermined amount of raw materials, GHG emissions emitted when generating electricity consumed in the process of manufacturing a predetermined amount of raw materials, and GHG emissions emitted when transporting a predetermined amount of raw materials. The GHG emissions associated with the materials may be actual measurements or estimated values. The GHG emissions for each material are assumed to be acquired in advance from the supplier server 20 and stored.

[0123] For example, in Fig. 4, "P1" identified by the nonwoven fabric product ID has a GHG emission standard value of "C1", the material is "PP1", and the GHG emission amount is "PPE1". Note that in the example shown in Fig. 4, the GHG emission standard value, etc. is expressed by an abstract code such as "C1", but the GHG emission standard value, etc. may be a numerical value, information on a character string, or a file format of a file including the GHG emission standard value, etc.

[0124] (Regarding the GHG emission information storage unit 123) The GHG emission information storage unit 123 stores various information related to the calculated GHG emissions. Here, Fig. 5 shows an example of the GHG emission information storage unit 123 according to an embodiment. In the example shown in Fig. 5, the GHG emission information storage unit 123 has items such as "nonwoven fabric product ID" and "GHG emission information". For example, the "GHG emission information" has items such as "date", "GHG emission amount", "factory ID", "GHG emission amount", "manufacturing machine ID", and "GHG emission amount".

[0125] "Nonwoven Product ID" is an identifier that identifies a nonwoven product. "Date" is information about the period during which the nonwoven product associated with the "Nonwoven Product ID" was manufactured. "GHG Emissions" is information about the GHG emissions emitted during the manufacture of the nonwoven product associated with the "Nonwoven Product ID".

[0126] "Factory ID" is an identifier for identifying a factory. "GHG emissions" is information on GHG emissions emitted when a nonwoven fabric product associated with a "nonwoven fabric product ID" is manufactured in a factory associated with a "factory ID."

[0127] "Manufacturing machine ID" is an identifier for identifying a manufacturing machine. "GHG emissions" is information regarding GHG emissions emitted when a nonwoven fabric product associated with a "nonwoven fabric product ID" is manufactured by a manufacturing machine associated with the "manufacturing machine ID" that is owned by a factory associated with the "factory ID".

[0128] For example, in FIG. 5, “P1” identified by the nonwoven product ID has a date of “D1”, a GHG emission amount of “PE1”, a factory ID of “F1”, a GHG emission amount of “FE1”, a manufacturing machine ID of “ME11”, and a GHG emission amount of “MEE11”.

[0129] In the example shown in Figure 5, the date, etc. is expressed as an abstract code such as "D1", but the date, etc. may also be a numerical value, information regarding a character string, or the file format of a file including the date, etc.

[0130] (Regarding the generation information storage unit 124) The production information storage unit 124 stores information related to the production of the produced nonwoven fabric product. An example of the production information storage unit 124 according to the embodiment is shown in Fig. 6. In the example shown in Fig. 6, the production information storage unit 124 has items such as "production information ID" and "information related to the production of the nonwoven fabric product."

[0131] The "production information ID" is an identifier for identifying the generated information. The "information relating to the manufacture of nonwoven fabric products" is information relating to the manufacture of nonwoven fabric products associated with the "production information ID." For example, the information relating to the manufacture of nonwoven fabric products includes information relating to the manufacture plan, etc.

[0132] For example, in Fig. 6, "I1" identified by the generation information ID is "IP1" as information related to the manufacture of nonwoven fabric products. Note that in the example shown in Fig. 6, the information related to the manufacture of nonwoven fabric products, etc. is expressed by abstract codes such as "IP1", but the information related to the manufacture of nonwoven fabric products, etc. may be in the form of a numerical value, information related to character strings, or a file format of a file including the information related to the manufacture of nonwoven fabric products, etc.

[0133] (Regarding the control unit 130) The control unit 130 is a controller, and is realized, for example, by a central processing unit (CPU), a micro processing unit (MPU), or the like, executing various programs (an example of an information processing program) stored in a storage device inside the information processing device 100 using a RAM as a working area. The control unit 130 is also a controller, and is realized, for example, by an integrated circuit such as an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or a field programmable gate array (FPGA).

[0134] As shown in Fig. 2, the control unit 130 has an acquisition unit 131, a prediction unit 132, a calculation unit 133, a generation unit 134, and a provision unit 135, and realizes or executes the functions and actions of information processing described below. Note that the internal configuration of the control unit 130 is not limited to the configuration shown in Fig. 2, and may be other configurations as long as they perform the information processing described below. Also, the connection relationship between the processing units in the control unit 130 is not limited to the connection relationship shown in Fig. 2, and may be other connection relationships.

[0135] (Regarding the acquisition unit 131) The acquisition unit 131 acquires various information. Specifically, the acquisition unit 131 acquires information about the nonwoven fabric product used by the user and information about the standard value of GHG emissions. Here, the information about the nonwoven fabric product includes manufacturing information about the nonwoven fabric product and material information about the nonwoven fabric product.

[0136] For example, the acquisition unit 131 acquires manufacturing information of nonwoven fabric products from the factory server 10. To give a more specific example, the acquisition unit 131 acquires, as the manufacturing information of the nonwoven fabric products, information on the manufactured nonwoven fabric products, the amount of such nonwoven fabric products manufactured within a predetermined period, the amount of GHG emissions emitted when generating electricity consumed in the process of manufacturing a predetermined amount of nonwoven fabric products, etc. Then, the acquisition unit 131 stores the acquired manufacturing information in the nonwoven fabric product information storage unit 121.

[0137] The acquisition unit 131 also acquires material information of the nonwoven fabric product from the supplier server 20. To give a more specific example, the acquisition unit 131 acquires, as material information of the nonwoven fabric product, information on the amount of GHG emissions discharged when a predetermined amount of the nonwoven fabric product is transported to a sales store for the nonwoven fabric product, the country where the nonwoven fabric product is disposed of, the disposal facility where the nonwoven fabric product is disposed of, the amount of GHG emissions if the nonwoven fabric product is disposed of, the amount of GHG emissions discharged when a predetermined amount of the nonwoven fabric product is transported to the disposal facility, etc. The acquisition unit 131 then stores the acquired material information in the nonwoven fabric product information storage unit 121.

[0138] Furthermore, the acquisition unit 131 acquires the standard value of the GHG emission amount from the GHG emission-related information storage unit 122 .

[0139] (Regarding prediction unit 132) The prediction unit 132 predicts the demand for nonwoven fabric products within a predetermined period based on the sales information acquired by the acquisition unit 131. For example, the prediction unit 132 predicts the demand for nonwoven fabric products for the next three months, which is the predetermined period, based on the sales information.

[0140] (Regarding the calculation unit 133) The calculation unit 133 calculates the amount of GHG emissions emitted during the manufacture of the nonwoven fabric product based on the information related to the nonwoven fabric product. For example, the calculation unit 133 calculates the amount of GHG emissions corresponding to the amount of the nonwoven fabric product manufactured within a predetermined period included in the manufacturing information based on the manufacturing information and material information stored in the nonwoven fabric product information storage unit 121. Then, the calculation unit 133 stores the calculated information on the GHG emissions in the GHG emission information storage unit 123.

[0141] Here, the GHG emissions are the sum of the GHG emissions emitted when manufacturing the nonwoven fabric products, the GHG emissions emitted when generating electricity consumed in the process of manufacturing the nonwoven fabric products, the GHG emissions emitted when transporting the nonwoven fabric products to sales stores, the GHG emissions if the nonwoven fabric products are discarded, and the GHG emissions emitted when transporting the nonwoven fabric products to disposal facilities.

[0142] An example of calculating the amount of GHG emissions emitted when a nonwoven fabric product is manufactured will be described with reference to Fig. 4. As shown in Fig. 4, the GHG emission-related information storage unit 122 stores information on GHG emissions corresponding to materials "PP1", "PP2", "PP3", etc. constituting the nonwoven fabric product ID "P1". In this case, the calculation unit 133 calculates the amount of GHG emissions emitted when the nonwoven fabric product is manufactured by adding up the amount of GHG emissions corresponding to each material constituting the nonwoven fabric product ID "P1" for all materials.

[0143] Then, the calculation unit 133 calculates the GHG emissions by calculating the sum of the GHG emissions emitted when manufacturing the calculated nonwoven fabric product, the GHG emissions emitted when generating electricity consumed in the process of manufacturing the nonwoven fabric product acquired by the acquisition unit 131, the GHG emissions emitted when transporting the nonwoven fabric product acquired by the acquisition unit 131 to a sales store, the GHG emissions if the nonwoven fabric product acquired by the acquisition unit 131 is discarded, and the GHG emissions emitted when transporting the nonwoven fabric product acquired by the acquisition unit 131 to a disposal facility.

[0144] The GHG emissions emitted during the production of a nonwoven fabric product may include the GHG emissions emitted during the production of each material used to package the nonwoven fabric product.

[0145] (Regarding the generation unit 134) The generation unit 134 generates information related to the production of a new nonwoven fabric product based on the GHG emission amount calculated by the calculation unit 133 and information related to the standard value of the GHG emission amount acquired by the acquisition unit 131.

[0146] Specifically, the generation unit 134 generates information regarding the production of a newly manufactured nonwoven fabric product based on the GHG emissions stored in the GHG emission information storage unit 123 and information regarding the standard values ​​of GHG emissions stored in the GHG emission-related information storage unit 122.

[0147] For example, the generation unit 134 generates information regarding a manufacturing plan for a newly manufactured nonwoven fabric product based on the difference between the GHG emissions stored in the GHG emission information storage unit 123 and the standard value of GHG emissions stored in the GHG emission-related information storage unit 122.

[0148] To give a more specific example, when the difference between the GHG emission amount stored in the GHG emission amount information storage unit 123 and the standard value of GHG emission amount stored in the GHG emission-related information storage unit 122 is equal to or greater than 0, the generation unit 134 determines that the GHG emission amount is greater than the standard value. In this case, the generation unit 134 generates information on a production plan such as reducing the amount of nonwoven fabric products to be newly manufactured so as to reduce the GHG emission amount. Then, the generation unit 134 stores the generated information in the generated information storage unit 124.

[0149] On the other hand, when the difference between the GHG emission amount stored in the GHG emission amount information storage unit 123 and the standard value of GHG emission amount stored in the GHG emission-related information storage unit 122 is smaller than 0, the generation unit 134 determines that the GHG emission amount is smaller than the standard value. In this case, the generation unit 134 generates information on a production plan such as increasing the amount of nonwoven fabric products to be newly manufactured. Then, the generation unit 134 stores the generated information in the generated information storage unit 124.

[0150] As another example, the generating unit 134 may generate information about a production plan, such as manufacturing a nonwoven fabric product that is scheduled to be manufactured in the next month. Then, the generating unit 134 stores the generated information in the generated information storage unit 124.

[0151] (About the provider 135) The providing unit 135 provides various information. Specifically, the providing unit 135 provides information on the production of a new nonwoven fabric product based on the GHG emission amount calculated by the calculating unit 133 and information on the standard value of the GHG emission amount acquired by the acquiring unit 131.

[0152] For example, the providing unit 135 provides information on a production plan for a new nonwoven fabric product, which is information stored in the generation information storage unit 124. To give a more specific example, when the difference between the GHG emission amount stored in the GHG emission amount information storage unit 123 and the reference value of the GHG emission amount stored in the GHG emission-related information storage unit 122 is equal to or greater than 0, the providing unit 135 provides the factory server 10 with information on the production plan, such as reducing the amount of new nonwoven fabric products to be produced.

[0153] As another example, the providing unit 135 may provide the factory server 10 with information regarding a production plan to produce a nonwoven fabric product of a type or size that has a lower GHG emission than a nonwoven fabric product that is scheduled to be newly produced. In this case, the providing unit 135 may provide the factory server 10 with information indicating that the nonwoven fabric product that is scheduled to be newly produced will not be produced.

[0154] On the other hand, when the difference between the GHG emissions stored in the GHG emission information storage unit 123 and the standard value of GHG emissions stored in the GHG emission-related information storage unit 122 is less than 0, the providing unit 135 provides the factory server 10 with information regarding a production plan, such as increasing the amount of new nonwoven fabric products to be manufactured.

[0155] As another example, the providing unit 135 may provide information regarding a production plan, such as the production of a nonwoven fabric product scheduled to be produced in the next month, to the factory server 10. In this manner, the providing unit 135 can provide recommendation information that recommends the production of a nonwoven fabric product scheduled to be produced in the next month.

[0156] 3. Processing Procedure Next, a procedure of a provision process executed by the information processing device 100 according to the embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 7. Fig. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of the provision process executed by the information processing device 100 according to the embodiment.

[0157] 7, the acquisition unit 131 acquires information about nonwoven fabric products (Step S101). For example, when the acquisition unit 131 does not acquire information about nonwoven fabric products (Step S101; No), the acquisition unit 131 waits until information about nonwoven fabric products is acquired.

[0158] On the other hand, when the acquisition unit 131 acquires information related to the nonwoven fabric product (step S101; Yes), the acquisition unit 131 acquires information related to the standard value of the GHG emission amount (step S102). Next, the calculation unit 133 calculates the GHG emission amount based on the information related to the nonwoven fabric product (step S103).

[0159] Then, the generating unit 134 generates information related to the production of the newly manufactured nonwoven fabric product based on the GHG emission amount calculated by the calculating unit 133 and the standard value of the GHG emission amount (step S104). Next, the providing unit 135 provides information related to the production of the newly manufactured nonwoven fabric product (step S105).

[0160] 4. Modifications The above-described information processing device 100 may be implemented in various different forms other than the above embodiment. Therefore, other embodiments of the information processing device 100 will be described below.

[0161] [4-1. Nonwoven fabric products] In the above embodiment, the nonwoven fabric product is a diaper, but the present invention is not limited to this and may be any nonwoven fabric product, such as sanitary napkins, baby wipes, urine pads, nonwoven cleaning products, pet excretion sheets, disposable bed sheets, masks, etc.

[0162] [4-2. External Server] In the above embodiment, an example has been described in which the information processing system 1 includes the factory server 10, the supplier server 20, and the information processing device 100, but the present invention is not limited to this.

[0163] For example, the information processing system 1 may further include an external server 30. For example, the external server 30 is an information processing device that provides various information, and is realized by, for example, a server device or a cloud system. Note that the information processing system 1 may include a plurality of external servers 30.

[0164] For example, the external server 30 provides sales information regarding the sale of nonwoven fabric products to the information processing device 100. In this case, it is assumed that the external server 30 has acquired the sales information in advance from each store or the like. For example, the sales information includes information regarding the country in which the nonwoven fabric product was sold, the store in which it was sold, the amount of the nonwoven fabric product sold in a predetermined period (e.g., one month, etc.) (e.g., number of pieces, weight, etc.). In this case, the acquisition unit 131 acquires the sales information from the external server 30.

[0165] For example, the external server 30 may store information on the price of oil used when transporting nonwoven fabric products or discarded nonwoven fabric products, and provide the information processing device 100 with the information on the price of oil. In this case, the acquisition unit 131 may acquire the information on the price of oil from the external server 30.

[0166] Furthermore, the external server 30 may store information related to the weather and provide the information processing device 100 with the information related to the weather. In this case, the acquisition unit 131 may acquire the information related to the weather from the external server 30.

[0167] For example, the external server 30 stores information on weather such as the outside temperature around the factory on the date of manufacture of the nonwoven fabric product and the humidity around the factory on the date of manufacture of the nonwoven fabric product. In this case, the acquisition unit 131 may acquire information on weather such as the outside temperature around the factory on the date of manufacture of the nonwoven fabric product and the humidity around the factory on the date of manufacture of the nonwoven fabric product from the external server 30.

[0168] [4-3. Specified amount] In the above embodiment, the calculation unit 133 calculates the GHG emission amount of the nonwoven fabric product based on the manufacturing information and the material information, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the calculation unit 133 may calculate the GHG emission amount of a predetermined amount of nonwoven fabric products. Here, the unit of the predetermined amount of nonwoven fabric products is the number of packaged nonwoven fabric products (in other words, the number of pieces in one ball), the number of nonwoven fabric products in one case, the number of nonwoven fabric products loaded on one moving body (such as a truck) during transportation (in other words, the number of pieces in one pallet), the number of nonwoven fabric products in one lot, the number of nonwoven fabric products produced in a factory per predetermined time (for example, one shift at the factory), etc.

[0169] [4-4. Past GHG emissions] In the above embodiment, the calculation unit 133 calculates the GHG emission amount based on the manufacturing information and the material information, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the calculation unit 133 may calculate the GHG emission amount emitted when manufacturing the nonwoven fabric product based on information about past GHG emission amounts.

[0170] To give a more specific example, first, the acquisition unit 131 acquires information on the past GHG emission amount of the nonwoven fabric product as the manufacturing information. Then, the calculation unit 133 may calculate the GHG emission amount emitted when the nonwoven fabric product is manufactured based on the manufacturing information, the material information, and the information on the past GHG emission amount.

[0171] For example, a discrepancy may occur between the calculated GHG emissions and the past GHG emissions due to a malfunction of a manufacturing machine, etc. In such a case, the calculation unit 133 calculates the GHG emissions based on information on the past GHG emissions, thereby making it possible to determine whether the calculated GHG emissions are GHG emissions that are not due to a malfunction of a manufacturing machine, etc. In this way, the calculation unit 133 can appropriately calculate the GHG emissions taking into account the past GHG emissions.

[0172] [4-5. GHG emissions from each factory] In the above embodiment, the calculation unit 133 calculates the GHG emission amount based on the manufacturing information and the material information, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the calculation unit 133 may calculate the GHG emission amount corresponding to each factory that manufactured the nonwoven fabric product as the GHG emission amount. In this way, the calculation unit 133 can identify factories with large GHG emission amounts by comparing the calculated GHG emission amounts for each factory.

[0173] [4-6. GHG emissions from each manufacturing machine] In the above embodiment, the calculation unit 133 calculates the GHG emission amount based on the manufacturing information and the material information, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the calculation unit 133 may calculate the GHG emission amount corresponding to each manufacturing machine that manufactured the nonwoven fabric product as the GHG emission amount. In this way, the calculation unit 133 can identify a manufacturing machine with a large GHG emission amount by comparing the calculated GHG emission amount for each manufacturing machine.

[0174] [4-7. GHG Emissions Results] In the above embodiment, an example has been described in which the providing unit 135 provides information related to the production of a newly manufactured nonwoven fabric product based on the GHG emission amount calculated by the calculating unit 133 and information related to the reference value of the GHG emission amount acquired by the acquiring unit 131, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the providing unit 135 may provide information related to the actual results of the GHG emission amount within a predetermined period as the information related to the production of a newly manufactured nonwoven fabric product.

[0175] For example, the providing unit 135 may provide each factory with information on the actual results of GHG emissions within a predetermined period. This allows the factory operator to understand the history of GHG emissions. In this way, the providing unit 135 can provide various information on GHG emissions.

[0176] [4-8. Recommendation for the manufacture of other nonwoven products] In the above embodiment, an example has been described in which the providing unit 135 provides information regarding the production of a newly manufactured nonwoven fabric product based on the GHG emission amount calculated by the calculating unit 133 and information regarding the reference value of GHG emission amount acquired by the acquiring unit 131, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the providing unit 135 may provide information regarding another nonwoven fabric product having lower GHG emission amount than the nonwoven fabric product as the information regarding the production of the newly manufactured nonwoven fabric product. The providing unit 135 may further provide information regarding a production plan of the other nonwoven fabric product having lower GHG emission amount than the nonwoven fabric product.

[0177] To give a more specific example, when the difference between the GHG emissions stored in the GHG emission information storage unit 123 and the standard value of GHG emissions stored in the GHG emission-related information storage unit 122 is equal to or greater than 0, the generation unit 134 determines that the GHG emissions are greater than the standard value. In this case, the generation unit 134 selects information on other nonwoven fabric products with low GHG emissions from the information on nonwoven fabric products stored in the GHG emission-related information storage unit 122. Then, the generation unit 134 generates information on the manufacturing plans of other nonwoven fabric products with low GHG emissions. In this way, the generation unit 134 generates information on the manufacturing plans of nonwoven fabric products of a type with low GHG emissions.

[0178] Next, when the difference between the GHG emission amount stored in the GHG emission amount information storage unit 123 and the reference value of the GHG emission amount stored in the GHG emission-related information storage unit 122 is equal to or greater than 0, the providing unit 135 may provide each factory with information on other nonwoven fabric products with low GHG emission amounts. Then, the providing unit 135 may further provide information on the manufacturing plans of other nonwoven fabric products with low GHG emission amounts. In this manner, the providing unit 135 provides information on the manufacturing plans of nonwoven fabric products of a type with low GHG emission amounts.

[0179] This allows the factory operator to continue manufacturing nonwoven fabric products so that the GHG emission amount falls within the standard value. In this way, the providing unit 135 can provide useful information for adjusting the manufacturing plan for nonwoven fabric products so that the GHG emission amount falls within the standard value.

[0180] [4-9. Recommendation for manufacturing other sizes] In the above embodiment, an example has been described in which the providing unit 135 provides information regarding the production of a newly manufactured nonwoven fabric product based on the GHG emission amount calculated by the calculating unit 133 and information regarding the reference value of GHG emission amount acquired by the acquiring unit 131, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the providing unit 135 may provide information regarding a nonwoven fabric product of a size having lower GHG emission amount than the nonwoven fabric product as the information regarding the production of the newly manufactured nonwoven fabric product. The providing unit 135 may further provide information regarding a production plan for a nonwoven fabric product of a size having lower GHG emission amount than the nonwoven fabric product.

[0181] To give a more specific example, if the difference between the GHG emissions stored in the GHG emission information storage unit 123 and the standard value of GHG emissions stored in the GHG emission-related information storage unit 122 is 0 or more, the generation unit 134 determines that the GHG emissions are greater than the standard value.

[0182] For example, it is assumed that the amount of GHG emissions discharged varies depending on the size of the nonwoven fabric product. To give a more specific example, it is assumed that the larger the size of the nonwoven fabric product, the larger the GHG emissions discharged. In this case, the generation unit 134 selects information on nonwoven fabric products of a size (small size) with low GHG emissions from the information on nonwoven fabric products stored in the GHG emission-related information storage unit 122. Then, the generation unit 134 generates information on a manufacturing plan for nonwoven fabric products of a size with low GHG emissions.

[0183] Next, when the difference between the GHG emission amount stored in the GHG emission amount information storage unit 123 and the reference value of the GHG emission amount stored in the GHG emission-related information storage unit 122 is equal to or greater than 0, the providing unit 135 may provide each factory with information on the size of the nonwoven fabric product with low GHG emission. Then, the providing unit 135 may further provide information on the manufacturing plan for the size of the nonwoven fabric product with low GHG emission.

[0184] This allows the factory operator to continue manufacturing nonwoven fabric products so that the GHG emission amount falls within the standard value. In this way, the providing unit 135 can provide useful information for adjusting the manufacturing plan for nonwoven fabric products so that the GHG emission amount falls within the standard value.

[0185] [4-10. Recommend alternative material information] In the above embodiment, an example has been described in which the providing unit 135 provides information regarding the production of a newly manufactured nonwoven fabric product based on the GHG emission amount calculated by the calculating unit 133 and information regarding the reference value of GHG emission amount acquired by the acquiring unit 131, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the providing unit 135 may provide information regarding materials having lower GHG emission amounts than materials of the nonwoven fabric product as information regarding the production of a newly manufactured nonwoven fabric product.

[0186] For example, materials with low GHG emissions include biomass materials such as biomass absorbents, biodegradable materials such as biodegradable absorbents, recycled materials, etc. Here, it is assumed that the acquisition unit 131 acquires information on materials with low GHG emissions in advance from the supplier server 20, and stores such information on materials with low GHG emissions in the GHG emission information storage unit 123.

[0187] To give a more specific example, if the difference between the GHG emissions stored in the GHG emission information storage unit 123 and the standard value of GHG emissions stored in the GHG emission-related information storage unit 122 is 0 or more, the generation unit 134 determines that the GHG emissions are greater than the standard value.

[0188] In this case, the generating unit 134 selects information about materials with lower GHG emissions than the materials for the nonwoven fabric product from the information about materials with low GHG emissions stored in the GHG emission-related information storage unit 122 .

[0189] Next, when the difference between the GHG emissions stored in the GHG emission information storage unit 123 and the standard value of GHG emissions stored in the GHG emission-related information storage unit 122 is 0 or more, the providing unit 135 may provide each factory with information about materials that have lower GHG emissions than materials for nonwoven fabric products.

[0190] This allows the factory operator to continue manufacturing nonwoven fabric products so that the GHG emission amount falls within the standard value. In this way, the providing unit 135 can provide useful information for adjusting the manufacturing plan for nonwoven fabric products so that the GHG emission amount falls within the standard value.

[0191] [4-11. Material ordering plan] In the above embodiment, an example has been described in which the providing unit 135 provides information related to the production of a newly manufactured nonwoven fabric product based on the GHG emission amount calculated by the calculating unit 133 and information related to the reference value of GHG emission amount acquired by the acquiring unit 131, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the providing unit 135 may provide information related to a material ordering plan for ordering materials for the nonwoven fabric product as the information related to the production of the newly manufactured nonwoven fabric product.

[0192] For example, if the difference between the GHG emissions stored in the GHG emission information storage unit 123 and the standard value of GHG emissions stored in the GHG emission-related information storage unit 122 is 0 or more, the providing unit 135 may provide each factory with information regarding a material ordering plan that will reduce the GHG emissions.

[0193] For example, assume that a nonwoven fabric product that was scheduled to be manufactured this month is changed to be manufactured next month due to high GHG emissions. In this case, the providing unit 135 may provide information on a material ordering plan for ordering materials for the nonwoven fabric product that is scheduled to be manufactured next month.

[0194] This allows the factory operator to continue manufacturing nonwoven fabric products so that the GHG emission amount falls within the standard value. In this way, the providing unit 135 can provide useful information for adjusting the manufacturing plan for nonwoven fabric products so that the GHG emission amount falls within the standard value.

[0195] [4-12. Factory Recommendations] In the above embodiment, an example has been described in which the providing unit 135 provides information regarding the production of a newly manufactured nonwoven fabric product based on the GHG emission amount calculated by the calculating unit 133 and information regarding the reference value of GHG emission amount acquired by the acquiring unit 131, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the providing unit 135 may provide information regarding a factory that manufactures nonwoven fabric products as information regarding the production of a newly manufactured nonwoven fabric product.

[0196] For example, when the difference between the GHG emissions stored in the GHG emission information storage unit 123 and the standard value of GHG emissions stored in the GHG emission-related information storage unit 122 is 0 or more, the providing unit 135 may provide each factory with information about other factories with low GHG emissions as information about the factory that manufactures nonwoven fabric products.

[0197] For example, when a factory uses electricity based on renewable energy, the GHG emissions may be lower than those of electricity based on thermal power generation. In this case, the providing unit 135 may provide each factory with information on factories that use electricity based on renewable energy as other factories with low GHG emissions.

[0198] This allows the factory operator to continue manufacturing nonwoven fabric products so that the GHG emission amount falls within the standard value. In this way, the providing unit 135 can provide useful information for adjusting the manufacturing plan for nonwoven fabric products so that the GHG emission amount falls within the standard value.

[0199] [4-13. National Recommendations] In the above embodiment, an example has been described in which the providing unit 135 provides information related to the production of a newly manufactured nonwoven fabric product based on the GHG emission amount calculated by the calculating unit 133 and information related to the standard value of GHG emission amount acquired by the acquiring unit 131, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the providing unit 135 may provide information related to the country in which the nonwoven fabric product is to be manufactured as the information related to the production of the newly manufactured nonwoven fabric product.

[0200] For example, if the difference between the GHG emissions stored in the GHG emission information storage unit 123 and the standard value of GHG emissions stored in the GHG emission-related information storage unit 122 is 0 or more, the providing unit 135 may provide each factory with information about other countries with lower GHG emissions as information about the country in which the nonwoven fabric product is manufactured.

[0201] For example, disposal methods may differ from country to country. For example, the amount of GHG emissions differs between incineration and landfill disposal of discarded nonwoven fabric products. In some cases, landfill disposal of discarded nonwoven fabric products results in lower GHG emissions than incineration. In such cases, the providing unit 135 may provide each factory with information on countries with different disposal methods as other countries with lower GHG emissions.

[0202] This allows the factory operator to continue manufacturing nonwoven fabric products so that the GHG emission amount falls within the standard value. In this way, the providing unit 135 can provide useful information for adjusting the manufacturing plan for nonwoven fabric products so that the GHG emission amount falls within the standard value.

[0203] In addition, the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned modified example, and for example, there are cases where it is possible to reduce GHG emissions by manufacturing nonwoven fabric products through OEM (original equipment manufacturing). In such a case, the providing unit 135 may provide each factory with information on countries where OEM manufacturing is possible as other countries with lower GHG emissions.

[0204] [4-14. Recommendations for specific times] In the above embodiment, an example has been described in which the providing unit 135 provides information related to the production of a newly manufactured nonwoven fabric product based on the amount of GHG emissions calculated by the calculating unit 133 and information related to the reference value of GHG emissions acquired by the acquiring unit 131, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the providing unit 135 may provide information related to the time period during which the nonwoven fabric product is manufactured as the information related to the production of the newly manufactured nonwoven fabric product.

[0205] For example, when the difference between the GHG emissions stored in the GHG emission information storage unit 123 and the standard value of GHG emissions stored in the GHG emission-related information storage unit 122 is 0 or more, the providing unit 135 may provide each factory with information regarding other time periods when GHG emissions are low as information regarding the time periods for manufacturing nonwoven fabric products.

[0206] For example, when a factory operates during the night (e.g., 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.), the amount of GHG emissions may be lower than when the factory operates during the day (e.g., 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.). In this case, the providing unit 135 may provide each factory with information about the night as another time period with low GHG emissions.

[0207] This allows the factory operator to continue manufacturing nonwoven fabric products so that the GHG emission amount falls within the standard value. In this way, the providing unit 135 can provide useful information for adjusting the manufacturing plan for nonwoven fabric products so that the GHG emission amount falls within the standard value.

[0208] [4-15. GHG Emissions Forecast Results] In the above embodiment, an example has been described in which the providing unit 135 provides information regarding the production of a newly manufactured nonwoven fabric product based on the GHG emission amount calculated by the calculating unit 133 and information regarding the reference value of GHG emission amount acquired by the acquiring unit 131, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the calculating unit 133 calculates the GHG emission amount predicted to be emitted within a predetermined period as the GHG emission amount. Then, the providing unit 135 may provide information regarding the prediction result of the GHG emission amount within the predetermined period as the information regarding the production of a newly manufactured nonwoven fabric product.

[0209] For example, an example of calculating the amount of GHG emissions predicted to be emitted within the next three months as a predetermined period will be described. For example, the calculation unit 133 calculates the amount of GHG emissions predicted to be emitted within the next three months. Then, the provision unit 135 may provide information on the prediction result of the amount of GHG emissions to be emitted within the next three months as information on the production of a new nonwoven fabric product.

[0210] To take a more specific example, assume that it is known from the weather forecast that this summer will be extremely hot. In this case, an example of calculating the amount of GHG emissions predicted to be emitted in the three summer months will be described. For example, the calculation unit 133 calculates the amount of GHG emissions predicted to be emitted in the three summer months, taking into account the case where air conditioning is used to appropriately manage the manufacturing environment during production. Then, the provision unit 135 may provide information on the prediction result of the amount of GHG emissions to be emitted in the three summer months as information on the manufacture of a newly manufactured nonwoven fabric product.

[0211] This allows the factory operator to continue manufacturing nonwoven fabric products so that the GHG emission amount falls within the standard value. In this way, the providing unit 135 can provide useful information for adjusting the manufacturing plan for nonwoven fabric products so that the GHG emission amount falls within the standard value.

[0212] [4-16. Prediction processing] Furthermore, the prediction unit 132 may predict the demand for nonwoven fabric products within a predetermined period based on the sales information acquired by the acquisition unit 131. Next, the calculation unit 133 may calculate the amount of GHG emissions based on the production information, the material information, and the demand for the nonwoven fabric products predicted by the prediction unit 132. Then, the provision unit 135 may provide information on a production plan for the nonwoven fabric products as information on the production of the nonwoven fabric products based on the amount of GHG emissions calculated by the calculation unit 133 and information on the standard value of GHG emissions acquired by the acquisition unit 131.

[0213] For example, an example will be described in which the period for predicting the demand for nonwoven fabric products is the next three months. For example, it is assumed that the demand for nonwoven fabric products will be high in the next three months. In this case, the prediction unit 132 predicts that the demand for nonwoven fabric products will be high in the next three months based on the sales information. Next, the calculation unit 133 calculates the GHG emission amount based on the production information, the material information, and the demand for nonwoven fabric products predicted by the prediction unit 132.

[0214] Then, when the difference between the GHG emission amount calculated by the calculation unit 133 and the reference value of the GHG emission amount stored in the GHG emission-related information storage unit 122 is equal to or greater than 0, the providing unit 135 may provide information on a production plan for the nonwoven fabric product as information on the production of the nonwoven fabric product. As a more specific example, the providing unit 135 may provide information on a production plan such as increasing the amount of new nonwoven fabric products to be manufactured within the next three months.

[0215] The present invention is not limited to the above-described modified example, and the providing unit 135 may provide information on a manufacturing plan, such as manufacturing a type or size of nonwoven fabric product with low GHG emissions, as the information on the manufacturing plan of the nonwoven fabric product.

[0216] In this way, the providing unit 135 can adjust the production plan for the nonwoven fabric product according to the demand for the nonwoven fabric product, thereby providing useful information for adjusting the production plan for the nonwoven fabric product so as to fall within the standard value of GHG emissions.

[0217] [4-17.Others] Of the above-mentioned processes, all or part of the processes described as being performed automatically may be performed manually. Also, all or part of the processes described as being performed manually may be performed automatically by a known method. In addition, the information including the processing procedures, specific names, various data and parameters shown in the above documents and drawings may be changed arbitrarily unless otherwise specified. For example, the various information shown in each drawing is not limited to the illustrated information.

[0218] In addition, each component of each device shown in the figure is a functional concept, and does not necessarily have to be physically configured as shown in the figure. In other words, the specific form of distribution and integration of each device is not limited to that shown in the figure. Furthermore, each component may be functionally or physically distributed and integrated in any unit depending on various loads, usage conditions, etc.

[0219] Furthermore, the above-described processes may be executed in any suitable combination as long as no contradiction occurs.

[0220] Furthermore, the above-mentioned "section, module, unit" can be read as "means" or "circuit", etc. For example, a providing section can be read as providing means or providing circuit.

[0221] [5. Hardware Configuration] The factory server 10, the supplier server 20, the external server 30, and the information processing device 100 according to the above-described embodiments are realized by, for example, a computer 1000 configured as shown in Fig. 8. Fig. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration. The computer 1000 is connected to an output device 1010 and an input device 1020, and is connected to a calculation device 1030, a cache 1040, a memory 1050, an output IF (Interface) 1060, an input IF 1070, and a network IF 1080 via a bus 1090.

[0222] The arithmetic device 1030 operates based on programs stored in a cache 1040 or memory 1050, programs read from the input device 1020, etc., and executes various processes. The cache 1040 is a cache such as a RAM that temporarily stores data used by the arithmetic device 1030 for various calculations. The memory 1050 is a storage device in which data used by the arithmetic device 1030 for various calculations and various databases are registered, and is a memory realized by a ROM (Read Only Memory), an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), a flash memory, etc.

[0223] The output IF 1060 is an interface for transmitting information to be output to an output device 1010 that outputs various types of information, such as a monitor or a printer, and may be realized by a connector conforming to a standard such as USB (Universal Serial Bus), DVI (Digital Visual Interface), or HDMI (registered trademark) (High Definition Multimedia Interface). On the other hand, the input IF 1070 is an interface for receiving information from various input devices 1020, such as a mouse, keyboard, scanner, etc., and is realized by, for example, a USB.

[0224] For example, the input device 1020 may be realized by a device that reads information from an optical recording medium such as a CD (Compact Disc), a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc), or a PD (Phase change rewritable Disk), a magneto-optical recording medium such as an MO (Magneto-Optical disk), a tape medium, a magnetic recording medium, or a semiconductor memory, etc. The input device 1020 may also be realized by an external storage medium such as a USB memory.

[0225] The network IF 1080 has a function of receiving data from other devices via the network N and sending it to the arithmetic device 1030, and also has a function of transmitting data generated by the arithmetic device 1030 to other devices via the network N.

[0226] Here, the arithmetic device 1030 controls the output device 1010 and the input device 1020 via the output IF 1060 and the input IF 1070. For example, the arithmetic device 1030 loads a program from the input device 1020 or the memory 1050 onto the cache 1040 and executes the loaded program. For example, when the computer 1000 functions as the information processing device 100, the arithmetic device 1030 of the computer 1000 executes the program loaded onto the cache 1040 to realize the function of the control unit 130.

[0227] The embodiments of the present application have been described in detail above with reference to the drawings. However, these are merely examples, and the embodiments of the present application can be embodied in other forms that include the forms described in the section of the disclosure of the invention, as well as in other forms that include various modifications and improvements based on the knowledge of those skilled in the art. [Explanation of symbols]

[0228] N Network 1. Information Processing Systems 10, 11, 12, 13 Factory Server 20 Supplier Server 30 External Servers 100 Information processing device 110 Communications Department 120 Storage section 121 Nonwoven fabric product information storage unit 122 GHG emission related information storage section 123 GHG emissions information storage unit 124 Generation information storage unit 130 Control section 131 Acquisition Department 132 Prediction Department 133 Calculation section 134 Generation part 135 Provision Department

Claims

1. an acquisition unit that acquires information on the nonwoven fabric product used by a user and information on a standard value of GHG (Green House Gas) emissions; a calculation unit that calculates an amount of GHG emitted during the production of the nonwoven fabric product based on information about the nonwoven fabric product; a providing unit that provides information regarding the production of a new nonwoven fabric product based on the GHG emission amount calculated by the calculating unit and information regarding a standard value of the GHG emission amount acquired by the acquiring unit; An information processing device comprising:

2. The providing unit is Providing information about the production of the nonwoven fabric product based on a difference between the GHG emission amount and a standard value of the GHG emission amount indicated by the information about the standard value of the GHG emission amount.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,

3. The acquisition unit is As information related to the nonwoven fabric product, manufacturing information related to the manufacturing of the nonwoven fabric product and material information related to the material of the nonwoven fabric product are acquired; The calculation unit is The GHG emission amount is calculated based on the manufacturing information and the material information.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,

4. The acquisition unit is As the manufacturing information, information regarding the number of the nonwoven fabric products manufactured within a predetermined period is acquired.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3.

5. The acquisition unit is As the manufacturing information, information regarding the weight of the nonwoven fabric product manufactured within a predetermined period is acquired.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3.

6. The acquisition unit is As the manufacturing information, information regarding the country in which the nonwoven fabric product was manufactured is obtained.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3.

7. The acquisition unit is As the material information, information regarding the country in which the nonwoven fabric product is to be disposed of is obtained.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3.

8. The acquisition unit is As the manufacturing information, information regarding the factory where the nonwoven fabric product was manufactured is acquired.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3.

9. The acquisition unit is As the manufacturing information, information regarding the manufacturing machine that manufactured the nonwoven fabric product is acquired.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3.

10. The acquisition unit is Obtaining information regarding GHG emissions corresponding to each material constituting the nonwoven fabric product; The calculation unit is Calculating the amount of GHG emissions emitted during the manufacture of the nonwoven fabric product based on information regarding the amount of GHG emissions corresponding to each material constituting the nonwoven fabric product 4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3.

11. The acquisition unit is As the manufacturing information, information regarding past GHG emissions from the nonwoven fabric product is obtained, The calculation unit is Calculating the amount of GHG emissions emitted during the manufacture of the nonwoven fabric product based on the information regarding the past GHG emissions.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3.

12. The calculation unit is As the GHG emission amount, the GHG emission amount corresponding to each factory that manufactured the nonwoven fabric product is calculated.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,

13. The calculation unit is As the GHG emission amount, the GHG emission amount corresponding to each manufacturing machine that manufactured the nonwoven fabric product is calculated.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,

14. The providing unit is As information regarding the production of the nonwoven fabric product, information regarding a production plan for the nonwoven fabric product is provided.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,

15. The providing unit is Provide information on the actual results of GHG emissions within a specified period as information on the manufacture of the nonwoven fabric product.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,

16. The providing unit is As information on the production of the nonwoven fabric product, information on other nonwoven fabric products that have lower GHG emissions than the nonwoven fabric product is provided.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,

17. The providing unit is Further provide information regarding the manufacturing plan of said other nonwoven fabric products.

17. The information processing apparatus according to claim 16,

18. The providing unit is As information regarding the manufacture of the nonwoven fabric product, information regarding the nonwoven fabric product having a size lower than that of the nonwoven fabric product is provided.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,

19. The providing unit is and further providing information regarding a production schedule for said nonwoven fabric product of said size.

20. The information processing apparatus according to claim 18,

20. The providing unit is Provide information on materials that have lower GHG emissions than materials used to manufacture the nonwoven fabric product as information on the manufacture of the nonwoven fabric product.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,

21. The providing unit is Provide information on a material ordering plan for ordering materials for the nonwoven fabric product as information on the manufacture of the nonwoven fabric product.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,

22. The providing unit is As information regarding the manufacture of the nonwoven fabric product, information regarding the factory that manufactures the nonwoven fabric product is provided.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,

23. The providing unit is Provide information regarding the country in which the nonwoven fabric product is manufactured as information regarding the manufacture of the nonwoven fabric product.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,

24. The providing unit is As information regarding the manufacture of the nonwoven fabric product, information regarding the time period during which the nonwoven fabric product is manufactured is provided.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,

25. The calculation unit is Calculating the amount of GHG emissions predicted to be emitted within a predetermined period as the GHG emissions; The providing unit is Provide information on the predicted GHG emissions within the specified period as information on the manufacture of the nonwoven fabric product.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,

26. The acquisition unit is Further acquiring sales information regarding the sale of the nonwoven fabric product as information regarding the nonwoven fabric product; a forecasting unit that forecasts demand for the nonwoven fabric product within a predetermined period based on the sales information acquired by the acquisition unit, The calculation unit is Calculating the GHG emission amount based on the manufacturing information, the material information, and the demand for the nonwoven fabric product predicted by the prediction unit; The providing unit is Based on the GHG emission amount calculated by the calculation unit and the information on the standard value of the GHG emission amount acquired by the acquisition unit, information on a production plan of the nonwoven fabric product is provided as information on the production of the nonwoven fabric product.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3.

27. The acquisition unit is As the sales information, information regarding the country in which the nonwoven fabric product was sold is obtained.

27. The information processing apparatus according to claim 26,

28. 1. A computer-implemented information processing method, comprising: an acquisition step of acquiring information on the nonwoven fabric product used by a user and information on a standard value of GHG (Green House Gas) emissions; A calculation step of calculating an amount of GHG emitted during the production of the nonwoven fabric product based on information about the nonwoven fabric product; a providing step of providing information regarding the production of a new nonwoven fabric product based on the GHG emission amount calculated in the calculating step and information regarding the standard value of the GHG emission amount acquired in the acquiring step; 13. An information processing method comprising:

29. An acquisition procedure for acquiring information on the nonwoven fabric product used by a user and information on the standard value of GHG (Green House Gas) emissions; A calculation step of calculating an amount of GHG emitted during the production of the nonwoven fabric product based on information about the nonwoven fabric product; a provision step of providing information regarding the production of a new nonwoven fabric product based on the GHG emission amount calculated by the calculation step and information regarding the standard value of the GHG emission amount acquired by the acquisition step; An information processing program characterized by causing a computer to execute the above.

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