Packing material management system and program

Abstract

To provide a packing material management system capable of appropriately managing an amount of wood to be used.SOLUTION: A packing material management system 1 includes an arrival amount information acquisition part 51 for storing arrival identification information for identifying arrived packing materials in association with arrival amount information including an arrival amount of the packing materials in a storage part 18, a calculation inventory amount information output part 52 for storing a calculation inventory amount obtained by subtracting a use amount from the arrival amount of the packing materials associated with the arrival identification information as calculation inventory information in association with the arrival identification information in the storage part 18 according to the acquisition of use amount information showing the use amount of the packing materials associated with the arrival identification information, and an adjustment processing notification part 53 for notifying a user of a following fact in the case that a difference amount between the calculation inventory amount of the packing materials associated with the arrival identification information and a measured inventory amount exceeds a prescribed threshold according to the acquisition of measured inventory amount information showing the measured inventory amount after using the packing materials associated with the arrival identification information.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a packaging material management system and a program. [Background technology]

[0002] A packaging form determination device has been proposed that determines the packaging form of a package so that each process is most efficient in the processing steps from packaging to shipping, or in the entire processing steps from packaging and shipping to unpacking (see, for example, Patent Document 1). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Patent No. 3736355 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] Wood used as packaging material for export cargo is fumigated to prevent any harmful pests from causing damage to the export destination. Packing companies are obligated to report to the government that fumigated wood is being used appropriately, and when using fumigated wood, they must record the amount of wood used in their reports. Traditionally, packing companies have relied on manual labor to manage fumigated wood. Therefore, there was an issue that it was difficult to properly manage the amount of wood used, depending on the experience and skills of the manager.

[0005] An object of the present invention is to provide a packaging material management system and program that can appropriately manage the amount of wood used. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] A packaging material management system according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises an arrival quantity information acquisition means for storing arrival identification information for identifying arrived packaging material in a memory unit in association with arrival quantity information including the arrival quantity of the packaging material; a calculated inventory quantity output means for, in response to acquiring usage quantity information indicating the usage quantity of the packaging material associated with the arrival identification information, storing a calculated inventory quantity obtained by subtracting the usage quantity from the arrival quantity of the packaging material associated with the arrival identification information as calculated inventory quantity information in association with the arrival identification information in a memory unit; and an adjustment processing notification means for, in response to acquiring actual inventory quantity information indicating the actual inventory quantity of the packaging material after use associated with the arrival identification information, notifying that if the difference between the calculated inventory quantity and the actual inventory quantity of the packaging material associated with the arrival identification information exceeds a predetermined threshold value.

[0007] A program according to another aspect of the present invention is a program for causing a computer to execute the following steps: an arrival quantity information acquisition step of storing arrival identification information for identifying arrived packaging material in a memory unit in association with arrival quantity information including the arrival quantity of the packaging material; a calculated inventory quantity output step of storing a calculated inventory quantity obtained by subtracting the usage amount of the packaging material associated with the arrival identification information from the arrival quantity of the packaging material associated with the arrival identification information in response to acquiring usage information indicating the usage amount of the packaging material associated with the arrival identification information as calculated inventory quantity information in association with the arrival identification information in response to acquiring actual inventory quantity information indicating the actual inventory quantity of the packaging material after use associated with the arrival identification information; and an adjustment process notification step of notifying the fact that, in response to acquiring actual inventory quantity information indicating the actual inventory quantity of the packaging material after use associated with the arrival identification information, if the difference between the calculated inventory quantity of the packaging material associated with the arrival identification information and the actual inventory quantity exceeds a predetermined threshold value. Effect of the Invention

[0008] According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a packaging material management system and program that can appropriately manage the amount of wood used. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0009] [Figure 1]1 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of a packaging material management system 1 according to an embodiment. [Diagram 2] 2 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of a server 2 included in the packaging material management system 1. FIG. [Diagram 3] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a screen for registering received packaging materials. [Figure 4] 1 is a conceptual diagram showing an example of a sticker S on which a two-dimensional code associated with arrival amount information is printed and attached to a lot R. [Diagram 5] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a screen for starting use of a packaging material. [Figure 6] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a screen for inputting the amount of packaging material used. [Figure 7] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a screen for managing the inventory amount of packaging materials for each lot. [Figure 8] A figure showing an example of a screen for an administrator to adjust the calculated inventory amount. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0010] An embodiment of a packaging material management system and a program according to the present invention will be described below. Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of a packaging material management system 1 according to the embodiment. 1, the packaging material management system 1 includes a server 2, an information acquisition unit 3, and an administrator terminal 4. The packaging material management system 1 of this embodiment is implemented as a parallel operation with an information processing system that manages each stage of the packaging work, such as quotation (creation of quotation and specifications), ordering, packaging work (box making, packing, shipping), and billing (creation of invoice).

[0011] The server 2 is an information processing device managed by the provider of this system. The server 2 executes various processes described below by appropriately communicating with the information acquisition unit 3 and the administrator terminal 4. The server 2 includes a CPU 11, a storage unit 18, and a communication unit 19.

[0012] The CPU 11 comprehensively controls the operation of the server 2. The CPU 11 functions as an incoming amount information acquisition unit 51, a calculated inventory amount information output unit 52, an adjustment process notification unit 53, an adjustment process reflection unit 54, and an adjustment processing unit 55 in the process for managing the usage amount of wood (hereinafter also referred to as "packaging material").

[0013] The arrival quantity information acquisition unit 51 stores arrival identification information for identifying the received packaging material in the arrival quantity information DB81 (storage unit 18) in association with arrival quantity information including the arrival quantity of the packaging material. The arrival identification information is information that enables the received packaging material to be identified in a predetermined unit. The arrival identification information can be printed, for example, in the form of a barcode or two-dimensional code on a predetermined medium (for example, a sticker S described below). The arrival quantity information is, for example, information such as the "type", "dimensions", "arrival quantity", "purchase date", "planned start date of use", and "lot number" of the packaging material.

[0014] Any unit can be used as the predetermined unit for managing the amount of packaging material, such as one or more lots at the time of arrival, or the unit of arrival of packaging material of the same dimensions on the same date. In other words, the amount of packaging material (amount of arrival, amount used, etc.) is tallied and managed for each predetermined unit for managing the amount of packaging material.

[0015] In addition, the amount of packaging material (amount received, amount used, etc.) is managed as a quantity. The unit of quantity is volume (e.g. cubic meter / m 3 Any unit such as a unit number (for example, the number of sheets if the shape is plate-shaped, or the number of rods if the shape is rod-shaped) can be used.

[0016] In the following, in this embodiment, a packing material lot is used as a predetermined unit, and the quantity (cubic meters / m 3 In this embodiment, the amount of packaging material (amount received, amount used, etc.) is calculated in units of one lot at the time of arrival, and the quantity is expressed in terms of volume (cubic meters / m 3 ) units.

[0017] In response to acquiring usage information indicating the usage amount of the packaging material associated with the arrival identification information, the calculated inventory information output unit 52 stores the calculated inventory amount obtained by subtracting the usage amount from the arrival amount of the packaging material associated with the arrival identification information as calculated inventory amount information in the calculated inventory amount information DB82 (memory unit 18) in association with the arrival identification information.

[0018] The amount of packing material used can be calculated as the estimated amount of packing material required based on information managed in the information processing system described above, such as the size, shape, number, and packing method of packages to be packed. The amount of packing material used may be calculated as the estimated amount of packing material required based on this information, for example, which is calculated based on an image of the package captured by the information acquisition unit 3 (described later), or may be calculated by the manager as the estimated amount of packing material used based on the amount actually used in the past. The manager instructs the calculated inventory information output unit 52 to send information on the amount of packing material used as usage information. The calculated inventory amount is a value obtained by subtracting the above usage amount from the amount of packing material received (total amount at the time of arrival).

[0019] In response to acquiring actual inventory information indicating the actual inventory amount of the packaging material associated with the arrival identification information after use, the adjustment process notification unit 53 notifies the user when the difference between the calculated inventory amount and the actual inventory amount of the packaging material associated with the arrival identification information exceeds a predetermined threshold. The actual inventory amount is the measured quantity of the packaging material in the used lot. In addition, when the arrival amount and usage amount of the packaging material are managed by the number of sheets per lot of the packaging material, the actual inventory amount is the counted value of the number of sheets of the packaging material in the used lot. The actual inventory amount may be measured, for example, based on an image captured by the information acquisition unit 3 (described later) installed in the storage location of the packaging material before use.

[0020] As described below, when the manager manually adjusts the calculated inventory amount information, the adjustment process notification unit 53 recalculates the difference between the calculated inventory amount and the actual inventory amount when the adjusted calculated inventory amount is transmitted from the manager terminal 4. If the difference amount exceeds a predetermined threshold as a result of the recalculation, the adjustment process notification unit 53 notifies the same again. Furthermore, if the difference amount becomes equal to or smaller than a predetermined threshold as a result of the recalculation, the adjustment process notification unit 53 notifies the same.

[0021] Here, "exceeding the threshold" means that the difference between the calculated inventory amount and the actually measured inventory amount of a packaging material exceeds the threshold indicating the range of allowable difference amounts and becomes a value outside that range. Note that the difference amount may be calculated by subtracting the actually measured inventory amount from the calculated inventory amount, or may be calculated by subtracting the calculated inventory amount from the actually measured inventory amount. Hereinafter, the difference amount will be described as being calculated by subtracting the actually measured inventory amount from the calculated inventory amount.

[0022] The difference between the calculated inventory amount and the measured inventory amount of a packaging material may be a positive (+) value, a negative (-) value, or zero (0). Therefore, the allowable range of the difference amount can be expressed as a range such as +50 to -50. In this example, the threshold indicating the upper limit of the range is +50, and the threshold indicating the lower limit of the range is -50. When the calculated difference amount is +100, it exceeds the threshold +50 indicating the upper limit of the range and is outside the range, and a notification to that effect is issued. Also, when the calculated difference amount is -100, it exceeds -50 and is outside the range, and a notification to that effect is issued. Note that only the upper limit or lower limit of the allowable range of the difference amount may be set.

[0023] Furthermore, the difference amount and the threshold value indicating the allowable range of the difference amount can also be expressed as an absolute value (for example, "50"). When the difference amount is 100, it exceeds the threshold value of 50 indicating the range and is outside the range, so a notification to that effect is issued. The administrator can register a predetermined threshold in advance in the administrator terminal 4. The threshold registered in the administrator terminal 4 can also be edited in the administrator terminal 4 as appropriate.

[0024] As described later, when the manager manually adjusts the calculated inventory amount information, the adjustment process notification unit 53 transmits usage amount information indicating an excess to the manager terminal 4 as a notification that the differential amount has exceeded a predetermined threshold. In addition, the adjustment process notification unit 53 transmits usage amount information indicating a non-exceedance to the manager terminal 4 as a notification that the differential amount has not exceeded the predetermined threshold. On the other hand, when the adjustment processing unit 55 (described later) automatically adjusts the calculated inventory amount information, the adjustment process notification unit 53 transmits an adjustment instruction from the adjustment process notification unit 53 to the adjustment processing unit 55 as a notification that the differential amount has exceeded the predetermined threshold, instructing the adjustment processing unit 55 to adjust the calculated inventory amount.

[0025] In response to acquiring the adjusted calculated inventory information including the arrival identification information from the manager or the adjustment processing unit 55, the adjustment processing reflection unit 54 associates the adjusted calculated inventory information with the arrival identification information and stores it in the calculated inventory information DB 82. Note that the manager himself can also perform the process of storing the adjusted calculated inventory information with the arrival identification information in the calculated inventory information DB 82 via the input unit 16.

[0026] The adjustment processing unit 55 automatically adjusts the calculated inventory information based on the past calculated inventory information and actual inventory information of the packaging material associated with the arrival identification information so that the difference between the current calculated inventory information and the actual inventory information of the packaging material associated with the arrival identification information is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold, and transmits the adjusted calculated inventory information to the adjustment processing reflection unit 54 in association with the arrival identification information. Note that the past calculated inventory information refers to the calculated inventory information before the calculated inventory was adjusted.

[0027] The storage unit 18 includes an incoming quantity information DB 81 and a calculated stock quantity information DB 82 as databases for storing various data. The arrival amount information DB 81 is a database that stores the arrival identification information acquired by the arrival amount information acquisition unit 51 in association with the arrival amount information.

[0028] The calculated inventory information DB82 is a database that stores calculated inventory information indicating the calculated inventory calculated by the calculated inventory information output unit 52 in association with arrival identification information. When the adjustment processing reflecting unit 54 acquires calculated inventory information adjusted by the manager, the calculated inventory information DB82 stores the adjusted calculated inventory information in association with arrival identification information. When the adjustment processing unit 55 automatically adjusts the calculated inventory information, the calculated inventory information DB82 stores the adjusted calculated inventory information in association with arrival identification information.

[0029] The communication unit 19 is a communication interface for communicating with other devices (eg, the information acquisition unit 3, the administrator terminal 4, etc.) via a network (not shown) including the Internet.

[0030] The information acquisition unit 3 is a device that acquires the amount of incoming packaging material, the amount of packaging material used, the actual inventory amount, etc. The information acquisition unit 3 is composed of a camera, a sensor, etc. For example, a manager can acquire information such as the amount of incoming packaging material and the amount of packaging material used by photographing packaging material in lots placed in an indoor storage area with a camera and analyzing the photograph using a technique such as image recognition. Note that the technique such as image recognition may be performed in an information processing device that the information acquisition unit 3 includes together with the camera, the sensor, etc., or may be performed in the server 2 or another information processing device not shown. The administrator terminal 4 is an information processing device operated by an administrator. The administrator terminal 4 is configured by, for example, a smartphone, a tablet, a personal computer, or the like.

[0031] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of the server 2 included in the packaging material management system 1. As shown in FIG. The server 2 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 11, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 12, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 13, a bus 14, an input / output interface 15, an input unit 16, an output unit 17, a memory unit 18, a communication unit 19, and a drive 20.

[0032] The CPU 11 executes various processes according to a program recorded in the ROM 12 or a program loaded from the storage unit 18 into the RAM 13 . The RAM 13 also stores data and the like necessary for the CPU 11 to execute various processes.

[0033] The CPU 11, the ROM 12, and the RAM 13 are connected to one another via a bus 14. An input / output interface 15 is also connected to the bus 14. An input unit 16, an output unit 17, a storage unit 18, a communication unit 19, and a drive 20 are connected to the input / output interface 15.

[0034] The input unit 16 is configured with, for example, a touch panel, a keyboard, etc., and is used to input various information. When the manager terminal 4 has the same hardware configuration as that shown in Fig. 2, the input unit 16 is configured with, for example, a touch panel. The output unit 17 is composed of a display, a printer, a speaker, etc., and outputs various information as images, printed matter, sounds, etc.

[0035] The storage unit 18 is configured with a dynamic random access memory (DRAM) or the like, and stores various data. The communication unit 19 communicates with other devices via a network (not shown) including the Internet.

[0036] Removable media 31, such as a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, or a semiconductor memory, is appropriately loaded into the drive 20. A program read from the removable media 31 by the drive 20 is installed in the storage unit 18 as necessary. Further, the removable medium 31 can store various data stored in the storage unit 18 in the same manner as the storage unit 18 .

[0037] Although not shown, the administrator terminal 4 shown in Fig. 1 may have a configuration basically similar to the hardware configuration shown in Fig. 2. Therefore, a description of the hardware configuration of the administrator terminal 4 will be omitted. The administrator terminal 4 is provided with an imaging unit as the input unit 16. The imaging unit is, for example, a camera. By using the camera and a corresponding application program, the administrator terminal 4 can read the two-dimensional code.

[0038] The packaging material management system 1 including the server 2 in Fig. 2 described above is capable of executing various processes described below through cooperation between various hardware and software constituting the system. As a result, the packaging material management system 1 can be provided to the manager as a support tool for appropriately managing the usage amount of (wood) packaging material.

[0039] Next, a process procedure for an administrator to manage the amount of packing material used in the packing material management system 1 configured as above will be described. In this embodiment, an example will be described in which one administrator manages the amount of packing material used for multiple lots using the packing material management system 1, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, multiple administrators may manage the amount of packing material used for one or multiple lots.

[0040] FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a screen for registering received packaging materials. FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram showing an example in which a sticker S on which a two-dimensional code associated with received quantity information is printed is affixed to a lot R. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a screen for starting to use a packaging material. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a screen for inputting the amount of packaging material used. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a screen for managing the inventory amount of packaging materials for each lot. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a screen for an administrator to adjust the calculated inventory amount.

[0041] The manager who manages the usage amount of the packaging material by the packaging material management system 1 operates the manager terminal 4 in response to the arrival of the fumigated packaging material, and registers the arrival amount information of the arrived packaging material. As shown in FIG. 3, the manager can register the arrival amount information of the packaging material by inputting the necessary items in each item or selecting a pull-down menu via the arrival registration screen 100 displayed on the display screen of the manager terminal 4. FIG. 3 shows an example in which the items of arrival amount information to be registered are the "type", "dimension", "quantity", "purchase date", "expected start date of use", and "lot number" of the packaging material. Note that the items of arrival amount information to be displayed on the manager terminal 4 are not limited to the example in FIG. 3. In addition to the above, for example, "purchase price", "unit purchase price", "purchase unit", "cost", "cost unit", etc. may be displayed as the items of arrival amount information.

[0042] The arrival quantity information acquisition unit 51 acquires the numerical values, names, dates, etc. of each item input by the administrator as arrival quantity information, associates it with a two-dimensional code (arrival identification information), and stores it in the arrival quantity information DB 81. After associating the arrival quantity information with the two-dimensional code and storing it in the arrival quantity information DB 81, the administrator creates a sticker S on which the two-dimensional code associated with the arrival quantity information is printed, as shown in Fig. 4, for example, and affixes it to the corresponding lot R. The sticker S on which the two-dimensional code is printed is affixed to pallets, storage boxes, etc. on which the packaging materials for each lot are loaded.

[0043] After the arrival amount information of the packaging material is registered, the use of the packaging material is started. That is, first, the received packaging material is stored in a storage location as inventory. Then, when an actual packing work is performed, for example, when the packaging material is processed for the packing work, the packaging material is taken out from the storage location and used. When using the packaging material for which arrival amount information has been registered, the manager holds the manager terminal 4 over the two-dimensional code of the sticker S attached to the lot to read the arrival amount information. When the arrival amount information is read by the manager terminal 4, a screen for starting the use of the packaging material (hereinafter, also referred to as a "use start screen 101") is displayed on the manager terminal 4 as shown in FIG. 5. The use start screen 101 shown in FIG. 5 displays "arrival date", "type", and "lot No." as packaging material information. The manager can start using the packaging material by touching the "use start" button 102 displayed on the use start screen 101.

[0044] When the "Start Use" button 102 is touched, the calculated inventory information output unit 52 acquires usage information indicating the amount of packaging material used. Here, the amount of packaging material used is not the actual amount used, but the amount calculated in the information processing system as the estimated amount of usage based on the size, shape, number, and packing method of the packages to be packed. As shown in FIG. 6, the calculated inventory information output unit 52 displays the acquired amount of packaging material used as usage information on the start use screen 101. The administrator can complete the registration of the use of the packaging material by checking the start date and amount of usage items displayed on the start use screen 101, and touching the "Complete" button 103.

[0045] When the registration of the use of the packaging material is completed, the calculated inventory information output unit 52 calculates the calculated inventory amount obtained by subtracting the acquired usage amount of the packaging material from the arrival amount of the packaging material associated with the arrival identification information as the calculated inventory amount information. Then, the calculated inventory information output unit 52 associates the calculated calculated inventory amount information with the arrival identification information and stores it in the calculated inventory amount information DB 82. The manager repeats the above operation every time each lot of packaging material is used. As a result, the calculated inventory amount of the packaging material for each lot is tallied in the calculated inventory amount information DB 82.

[0046] After the registration of the use of packaging materials is completed, the manager actually measures the quantity of packaging materials in the used lot and inputs it as the actual inventory amount in the manager terminal 4. The timing for acquiring the actual inventory amount is not limited to after the registration of the use of packaging materials is completed, but may be, for example, when the inventory amount of packaging materials becomes low by visual inspection, or at a predetermined timing (for example, weekly on a predetermined day of the week, daily at a predetermined time every day, at the end of the month, at the end of the term, etc.).

[0047] When the calculated inventory amount for each lot is calculated by the calculated inventory amount information output unit 52 and the actual inventory amount is input by the manager, the adjustment process notification unit 53 calculates the difference between the calculated inventory amount of the packaging material associated with the arrival identification information and the actual inventory amount. Then, the adjustment process notification unit 53 determines whether the calculated difference amount exceeds a predetermined threshold, and if the difference amount exceeds the predetermined threshold, notifies the fact.

[0048] For example, when the administrator manually adjusts the calculated inventory information, the adjustment process notification unit 53 transmits usage determination information indicating an excess to the administrator terminal 4. The usage determination information indicating an excess also includes information regarding the excess amount. The information regarding the excess amount is, for example, a numerical value such as +50 or -50. When the adjustment processing unit 55 automatically adjusts the calculated inventory information, the adjustment process notification unit 53 transmits an adjustment instruction to the adjustment processing unit 55. The setting in which the administrator manually adjusts the calculated inventory information and the setting in which the adjustment processing unit 55 automatically adjusts the calculated inventory information can be switched by operating the administrator terminal 4.

[0049] 7, a screen showing the calculated inventory amount of packaging material for each lot is displayed on the manager terminal 4 (hereinafter also referred to as "inventory management screen 104"). The inventory management screen 104 displays the following items for the packaging material: "Type," "Lot No.", "Arrival Date," "Arrival Amount," "Calculated Inventory Amount," and "Usage Determination." After inputting the actual inventory amount, the manager can operate the manager terminal 4 to display the inventory management screen 104 on the screen.

[0050] (Manual adjustment of calculated inventory information) When the adjustment process notification unit 53 determines that the difference between the calculated inventory amount and the actual inventory amount of a packaging material exceeds a predetermined threshold (for example, the difference amount > the upper limit threshold of the range), usage amount information indicating the excess is transmitted from the adjustment process notification unit 53 to the manager terminal 4. As a result, an "X" is displayed in the usage amount determination field on the inventory management screen 104 of the manager terminal 4. This "X" is displayed when the difference amount exceeds a predetermined threshold, and is an example of a display corresponding to a notification from the adjustment process notification unit 53.

[0051] If the difference amount exceeds a predetermined threshold, a text message such as "Usage amount exceeds the allowable value (threshold)" or "Calculated inventory amount needs to be adjusted" may be displayed. In this way, when the manager manually adjusts the calculated inventory amount information, the manager can check whether the difference amount between the calculated inventory amount and the actual inventory amount of the packaging material exceeds a predetermined threshold by referring to the usage amount determination item on the inventory management screen 104.

[0052] On the other hand, if it is determined that the difference amount is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold (for example, difference amount≦upper limit threshold of the range), usage information indicating that it has not been exceeded is sent from the adjustment process notification unit 53 to the manager terminal 4, and therefore "◯" is displayed in the usage amount determination item. Note that when usage information indicating that it has not been exceeded is sent, instead of displaying "◯" in the usage amount determination item on the manager terminal 4, it may be left blank, or a message may be displayed to inform the user that the difference amount is equal to or less than the predetermined threshold.

[0053] When "x" is displayed in the usage amount judgment field on the inventory management screen 104, the administrator operates the administrator terminal 4 to display the calculated inventory amount adjustment screen 105 shown in FIG. 8. The administrator can adjust the calculated inventory amount information so that the difference amount is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold by referring to the excess amount field 106 displayed on the calculated inventory amount adjustment screen 105 and inputting an appropriate numerical value in the calculated inventory amount field 107. The numerical value inputted in the calculated inventory amount adjustment screen 105 is transmitted to the adjustment process notification unit 53, and the adjustment process notification unit 53 recalculates the difference amount between the calculated inventory amount and the actual inventory amount. When the recalculation results in the difference amount being equal to or less than a predetermined threshold, the adjustment process notification unit 53 transmits usage amount information indicating that the amount is not exceeded to the administrator terminal 4, and "o" is displayed in the usage amount judgment field. The calculated inventory amount may be inputted by directly inputting a numerical value using a numeric keypad or the like, or may be selected from a pull-down menu.

[0054] When the manager inputs the adjusted calculated inventory quantity, the adjusted calculated inventory quantity information including the arrival identification information is transmitted to the adjustment process reflection unit 54. As a result, the adjustment process reflection unit 54 stores the adjusted calculated inventory quantity information in the calculated inventory quantity information DB 82 in association with the arrival identification information.

[0055] (Automatic adjustment of calculated inventory information) When the adjustment process notification unit 53 determines that the difference between the calculated inventory amount and the measured inventory amount of the packaging material exceeds a predetermined threshold (e.g., difference amount>threshold), the adjustment process notification unit 53 transmits an adjustment instruction to the adjustment processing unit 55 to instruct the adjustment of the calculated inventory amount. When the adjustment process notification unit 53 transmits an adjustment instruction to instruct the adjustment of the calculated inventory amount, the adjustment processing unit 55 automatically adjusts the calculated inventory amount information so that the difference between the calculated inventory amount information of the packaging material associated with the arrival identification information and the measured inventory amount information becomes equal to or less than a predetermined threshold. The adjustment processing unit 55 transmits the adjusted calculated inventory amount information to the adjustment process reflection unit 54 in association with the arrival identification information. As a result, the adjustment process reflection unit 54 stores the adjusted calculated inventory amount information in association with the arrival identification information in the calculated inventory amount information DB82. In addition, whether or not to adopt automatic adjustment of the calculated inventory quantity information and the amount of automatic adjustment to be made can be presented to the administrator in advance, and can be applied only when the administrator selects and approves it.

[0056] When the adjustment processing unit 55 automatically adjusts the calculated inventory information, after the adjustment processing unit 55 automatically adjusts the calculated inventory information, an "O" is displayed in the usage determination item shown in Fig. 7. Note that when the adjustment processing unit 55 automatically adjusts the calculated inventory information, an "X" is not displayed in the usage determination item. Therefore, on the assumption that the adjustment processing unit 55 automatically adjusts the calculated inventory information, the usage determination item itself may not be displayed.

[0057] According to the packaging material management system 1 of the embodiment described above, the server 2 (CPU 11) obtains the calculated inventory amount by subtracting the usage amount from the arrival amount of the packaging material associated with the arrival identification information, and obtains actual inventory amount information indicating the actual inventory amount after use of the packaging material associated with the arrival identification information. If the difference between the calculated inventory amount of the packaging material associated with the arrival identification information and the actual inventory amount exceeds a predetermined threshold, usage amount information indicating the excess is sent to the manager terminal 4 as a notice that the difference amount has exceeded the predetermined threshold. This allows the manager who has checked the usage amount judgment item on the manager terminal 4 to take measures such as adjusting the calculated inventory amount for the packaging material of the corresponding lot. Therefore, by using the packaging material management system 1 of this embodiment, the manager can appropriately manage the usage amount of the packaging material.

[0058] In the packaging material management system 1, the adjustment processing reflection unit 54, in response to acquiring adjusted calculated inventory quantity information including arrival identification information from the manager or the adjustment processing unit 55, associates the adjusted calculated inventory quantity information with the arrival identification information and stores it in the calculated inventory quantity information DB 82. Therefore, according to the packaging material management system 1 of this embodiment, information related to the adjusted calculated inventory quantity including the arrival identification information can be more reliably managed.

[0059] In the packaging material management system 1, when the calculated inventory information is set to be manually adjusted, the manager can adjust the calculated inventory to a desired value by operating the manager terminal 4. Therefore, in the packaging material management system 1 of this embodiment, when the calculated inventory information is set to be manually adjusted, the usage amount of packaging material can be appropriately managed at the discretion of the manager.

[0060] When the packaging material management system 1 is set to automatically adjust the calculated inventory amount information, the adjustment processing unit 55 adjusts the calculated inventory amount to an appropriate value in response to acquiring the calculated inventory amount and the measured inventory amount of the packaging material. This makes it possible to prevent problems such as the manager forgetting to adjust the calculated inventory amount or completing the adjustment without noticing an error in the adjustment amount when the manager terminal 4 is notified that the difference amount exceeds a predetermined threshold. Therefore, when the packaging material management system 1 of this embodiment is set to automatically adjust the calculated inventory amount information, it is possible to appropriately manage the usage amount of packaging material while preventing problems that occur when the manager adjusts the calculated inventory amount.

[0061] (Variations) The above describes one embodiment of the packaging material management system according to the present invention. However, the packaging material management system according to the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and modifications and improvements that can achieve the object of the present invention are also included in the technical scope of the present invention.

[0062] A plurality of thresholds may be set in the adjustment process notification unit 53. For example, a first threshold and a second threshold (first < second) are set as thresholds, and the difference amount is compared with each threshold to change the display of the usage amount judgment of the administrator terminal 4. Specifically, if the difference value is equal to or less than the first threshold, "◯" is displayed in the usage amount judgment item of the administrator terminal 4. If the difference value exceeds the first threshold and is equal to or less than the second threshold, "△" is displayed in the usage amount judgment item of the administrator terminal 4. If the difference value exceeds the second threshold, "×" is displayed in the usage amount judgment item of the administrator terminal 4. By using such a display form, the administrator can grasp the difference between the calculated inventory amount and the measured inventory amount in more detail.

[0063] The adjustment processing unit 55 may be configured to set a percentage by which the calculated inventory information is adjusted when the difference between the calculated inventory information and the measured inventory information of the packaging material is set to a predetermined threshold or less. For example, when the threshold is set to 100%, the calculated inventory information may be adjusted to be closest to 80% of the threshold, or may be adjusted to be within a range of 80% to 90% of the threshold.

[0064] In the embodiment, the amount of packaging material (amount received, amount used, etc.) is calculated by one lot at the time of arrival, and the amount is calculated by volume (cubic meters / m 3 ), but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a multiple lot unit can be adopted as a predetermined unit for managing the amount of packaging material. Also, for example, the amount of packaging material itself (amount received, amount used, etc.) may be managed by using a number (number of sheets if it is plate-shaped, number of pieces if it is rod-shaped, etc.) as a unit for managing the amount of packaging material itself (amount received, amount used, etc.), or other units may be used for management.

[0065] In the embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, the "type", "dimension", "quantity", "purchase date", "planned start date of use", and "lot number" of the packaging material are input as items of the incoming amount information, but this is not limiting. In particular, the amount of packaging material for managing the usage amount and inventory amount included in the incoming amount information, i.e., the quantity, may be input by various methods. For example, the quantity per lot of lumber (cubic meters / m 3 ) and the number of lots received, the quantity of wood (cubic meters / m 3 ) may be acquired by the server 2. In addition, at this time, the quantity per lot of timber (cubic meters / m 3 ) is specified in advance, and the quantity of wood (cubic meters / m 3 ) may be acquired by server 2.

[0066] Furthermore, server 2 can store and manage the origin, importer, processor, etc. of the wood used in the received packaging material, in association with the information on the amount of incoming wood. Specifically, for example, server 2 stores certificates related to the wood used in the packaging material and the details contained in the certificates, in association with the information on the amount of incoming wood. This provides a mechanism for tracking the process of the packaging material from production to consumption, and ensures traceability. Ensuring traceability is desirable from the perspective of the Clean Wood Act (Act on Promotion of Distribution and Use of Legally Harvested Wood, etc.) as well as the above-mentioned fumigation treatment.

[0067] Here, the reason why automatic adjustment by the packaging material management system 1 is necessary will be described. As described above, when the actual packaging work is performed, for example, when the packaging material is processed for the packaging work, the packaging material is taken out from the storage place and used. When the packaging material is taken out and used, the amount of the packaging material used can be reliably and accurately registered by managing a predetermined unit (for example, one lot unit) for recognizing and managing the amount of the packaging material. However, in reality, it may be necessary to use the minimum unit such as a board, and managing such a small amount of usage incurs considerable costs (effort and expense). That is, the calculated inventory amount obtained by registering the use of the packaging material will deviate from the actual inventory amount strictly. Also, in a packaging business that mainly packs for export, it is rare to manage wood separately for export and domestic use, and the current situation is that the same lot of wood is used for both export and domestic use. In that case, the amount of wood used for domestic use is not recorded in the report on the amount of wood used, so there will be a discrepancy between the calculated inventory amount and the actual inventory amount.

[0068] In addition, because packaging materials are processed to fit the size and shape of the package, scraps are generated. Scraps may simply be discarded, but may also be reused when packaging other packages. Reliably and accurately managing such scraps as the amount of packaging material used incurs considerable costs (effort and expenses). Furthermore, in reality, more packing material may be used for reinforcement than is estimated based on the size and shape of the package. Also, packing material may be discarded due to its quality (e.g. knots, cracks, etc.). Thus, the estimated amount of packing material required based on the size and shape of the package is merely an estimate and may differ from the final amount used.

[0069] In this way, strict management of inventory and usage requires considerable costs (effort and expense). On the other hand, simply accumulating the figures will result in a discrepancy between the calculated inventory amount and the actual inventory amount of packaging materials. The packaging material management system 1 of this embodiment can solve the above problems at an appropriate cost by notifying or automatically adjusting when the difference amount exceeds a predetermined threshold. Furthermore, the packaging material management system 1 can appropriately manage the amount of packaging material used, so that the man-hours required to create a report including the amount of packaging material used can be significantly reduced.

[0070] 1 and the hardware configuration of the server 2 shown in Fig. 2 are merely examples for achieving the object of the present invention, and are not particularly limited. In other words, it is sufficient for the packaging material management system 1 to have a function capable of executing the above-mentioned various processes as a whole, and the functional blocks and databases used to realize this function are not particularly limited to the example in Fig. 1.

[0071] Furthermore, the locations of the functional blocks and the database are not limited to the example in Fig. 1 and may be arbitrary. For example, at least a part of the functional blocks and the database arranged in the server 2 may be transferred to another information processing device (not shown). Furthermore, the above-described series of processes can be executed by hardware or software. Furthermore, one functional block may be configured as a single piece of hardware, a single piece of software, or a combination of both.

[0072] When the series of processes is executed by software, the program constituting the software is installed into a computer or the like from a network or a recording medium. The computer may be a computer implemented with dedicated hardware. Furthermore, the computer may be a computer capable of executing various functions by installing various programs, such as a server, a general-purpose smartphone, or a personal computer.

[0073] A recording medium containing such a program may be composed not only of a removable medium (not shown) that is distributed separately from the device body in order to provide the program to the user, but also of a recording medium that is provided to the user in a pre-installed state in the device body. In this specification, the steps of describing a program to be recorded on a recording medium include not only processes that are performed chronologically according to the order, but also processes that are not necessarily performed chronologically but are executed in parallel or individually.

[0074] In summary, the packaging material management system to which the present invention is applied may have the following configuration and may take various forms. That is, a packaging material management system to which the present invention is applied (for example, a packaging material management system including the server 2 in FIG. 1) An arrival amount information acquisition means (e.g., an arrival amount information acquisition unit 51) for storing arrival identification information for identifying an arrival packaging material in a storage unit in association with arrival amount information including the arrival amount of the packaging material; a calculated inventory output unit (e.g., a calculated inventory information output unit 52) ​​that, in response to acquiring usage information indicating the usage amount of the packaging material associated with the arrival identification information, subtracts the usage amount from the arrival amount of the packaging material associated with the arrival identification information to obtain a calculated inventory amount, and stores the calculated inventory amount in a memory unit in association with the arrival identification information as calculated inventory amount information; an adjustment process notification means (e.g., an adjustment process notification unit 53) for notifying a user when a difference between the calculated inventory amount of the packaging material associated with the arrival identification information and the actual inventory amount exceeds a predetermined threshold in response to acquisition of actual inventory amount information indicating an actual inventory amount after use of the packaging material associated with the arrival identification information; Equipped with.

[0075] The system may further include an adjustment processing reflection means (e.g., an adjustment processing reflection unit 54) that, in response to obtaining adjusted calculated inventory quantity information including the arrival identification information, stores the adjusted calculated inventory quantity information in a memory unit in association with the arrival identification information.

[0076] The system may further include an adjustment processing means (e.g., an adjustment processing unit 55) that adjusts the calculated inventory information based on the past calculated inventory information and the actual inventory information of the packaging material associated with the arrival identification information so that the difference between the current calculated inventory information and the actual inventory information of the packaging material associated with the arrival identification information is below a predetermined threshold.

[0077] In addition, the packaging material management program to which the present invention is applied is a process executed by a packaging material management system constructed using a computer, which comprises the steps of: an arrival amount information acquisition step of storing arrival identification information for identifying the received packaging material in a storage unit in association with arrival amount information including the arrival amount of the packaging material; a calculated inventory output step of, in response to acquiring usage information indicating the usage amount of the packaging material associated with the arrival identification information, subtracting the usage amount from the arrival amount of the packaging material associated with the arrival identification information to obtain a calculated inventory amount, and storing the calculated inventory amount in a storage unit in association with the arrival identification information as calculated inventory amount information; an adjustment process notification step of notifying a difference between the calculated inventory amount of the packaging material associated with the arrival identification information and the actual inventory amount after use of the packaging material associated with the arrival identification information when the difference exceeds a predetermined threshold; has. [Explanation of symbols]

[0078] 1: Packaging material management system, 2: Server, 3: Information acquisition unit, 4: Administrator terminal, 11: CPU, 18: Memory unit, 19: Communication unit, 51: Arrival amount information acquisition unit, 52: Calculated inventory amount information output unit, 53: Adjustment processing notification unit, 54: Adjustment processing reflection unit, 55: Adjustment processing unit, 81: Arrival amount information DB, 82: Calculated inventory amount information DB

Claims

1. an arrival amount information acquiring means for storing arrival identification information for identifying the received packaging material in a storage unit in association with arrival amount information including the arrival amount of the packaging material; a calculated inventory output means for, in response to acquiring usage information indicating the usage amount of the packaging material associated with the arrival identification information, subtracting the usage amount from the arrival amount of the packaging material associated with the arrival identification information to obtain a calculated inventory amount, and storing the calculated inventory amount in a memory unit in association with the arrival identification information as calculated inventory amount information; an adjustment process notification means for notifying a user when a difference between the calculated inventory amount of the packaging material associated with the arrival identification information and the actual inventory amount after use exceeds a predetermined threshold in response to acquisition of actual inventory amount information indicating an actual inventory amount of the packaging material associated with the arrival identification information; A packaging material management system comprising:

2. The method further includes an adjustment process reflecting means for, in response to acquiring the adjusted calculated inventory amount information including the arrival identification information, storing the adjusted calculated inventory amount information in a storage unit in association with the arrival identification information. The packaging material management system according to claim 1 .

3. The method further comprises an adjustment processing means for adjusting the calculated inventory information based on the past calculated inventory information and the actual inventory information of the packaging material associated with the arrival identification information, so that a difference between the current calculated inventory information and the actual inventory information of the packaging material associated with the arrival identification information is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold value. The packaging material management system according to claim 1 or 2.

4. an arrival amount information acquisition step of storing arrival identification information for identifying the received packaging material in a storage unit in association with arrival amount information including the arrival amount of the packaging material; a calculated inventory output step of, in response to acquiring usage information indicating the usage amount of the packaging material associated with the arrival identification information, subtracting the usage amount from the arrival amount of the packaging material associated with the arrival identification information to obtain a calculated inventory amount, and storing the calculated inventory amount in a storage unit in association with the arrival identification information as calculated inventory amount information; an adjustment process notification step of notifying a difference between the calculated inventory amount of the packaging material associated with the arrival identification information and the actual inventory amount after use of the packaging material associated with the arrival identification information when the difference exceeds a predetermined threshold; A program for causing a computer to execute the following.

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