Supply support device

Abstract

To provide a technology for supporting supply of sanitary napkin to a nursing facility.SOLUTION: A control unit of supply support device according to the present invention acquires facility information containing toilet room information containing the number of object toilet number in which a package is arranged in the facility, and object user information containing information of the number of object users being female users at an age having menstruation, calculates the number of first supply packages being the number of packages corresponding to the sanitary napkins of the number containing the number of arranged napkins corresponding to the total number of packages arranged in all of the object toilet rooms calculated on the basis of the toilet room information, and predicted usage number of napkins being the number of sanitary napkins for which usage is predicted in a prescribed first period calculated on the basis of the object user information, and outputs supply information containing the calculated first number of supply packages.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to technology that assists in the supply of sanitary napkins to facilities. [Background technology]

[0002] There are known technologies for supporting the supply and use of disposable diapers and the like, targeted at hospitals, elderly care facilities, and the like that use a large amount of absorbent articles such as disposable diapers. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a diaper supply support method in which a support supplier receives information on the diaper usage status, and creates and presents proposal information suited to the diaper usage status of a support recipient. Also, for example, Patent Document 2 discloses an absorbent article usage management system that determines the usage status of absorbent articles in a facility based on a standard usage number used in the facility and an actual usage number actually used in the facility, and determines whether the absorbent articles are used too much or too little. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2002-7573 A [Patent Document 2] JP 2012-79071 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] Regarding sanitary napkins, there have been attempts to place them in the women's restrooms of facilities used by many women of menstruating age. Sanitary napkins are used only by women of a certain age group, and also require a high level of privacy and have a different usage pattern from disposable diapers. For this reason, there is a demand for technology that supports the supply of sanitary napkins to facilities in accordance with the unique usage pattern of sanitary napkins.

[0005] The present invention relates to a technology for efficiently supporting the supply of sanitary napkins to facilities. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] A supply support device according to one embodiment of the present invention is a supply support device that supports the supply of packages of sanitary napkins, each containing a predetermined number of sanitary napkins, to a target facility used by a plurality of female users, and is equipped with a control unit. The control unit is Acquire facility information including toilet room information including the number of target toilet rooms in which the packages are placed in the target facility, and target user information including information on the number of target users who are female users of the menstruating age; calculate a first number of supply packages, which is the number of packages corresponding to the sanitary napkins including a number of placed napkins corresponding to the total number of the packages placed in all of the target toilet rooms, which is calculated based on the toilet room information, and a predicted number of used napkins, which is the number of the sanitary napkins predicted to be used in a predetermined first period, which is calculated based on the target user information; Supply information including the calculated number of first supply packages is output.

[0007] A supply support method according to another aspect of the present invention is a supply support method for supporting the supply of packages of sanitary napkins, each package including a predetermined number of sanitary napkins, to a target facility used by a plurality of female users, the method comprising: acquiring facility information including restroom information including the number of target restrooms in which the packages are placed in the target facility, and target user information including information on the number of target users who are female users of the menstruating age; A step of calculating a first number of supplied packages, which is the number of packages corresponding to a number of sanitary napkins including a number of placed sanitary napkins corresponding to the total number of the packages placed in all of the target toilet rooms, which is calculated based on the toilet room information, and a number of predicted used sanitary napkins, which is the number of sanitary napkins predicted to be used in a predetermined first period, which is calculated based on the target user information; and outputting supply information including the calculated number of first supply packages.

[0008] A program according to still another aspect of the present invention is a program for supporting the supply of a package of sanitary napkins, including a predetermined number of sanitary napkins, to a target facility used by a plurality of female users, the program comprising: acquiring facility information including restroom information including the number of target restrooms in which the packages are placed in the target facility, and target user information including information on the number of target users who are female users of the menstruating age; A step of calculating a first number of supplied packages, which is the number of packages corresponding to a number of sanitary napkins including a number of placed sanitary napkins corresponding to the total number of the packages placed in all of the target toilet rooms, which is calculated based on the toilet room information, and a number of predicted used sanitary napkins, which is the number of sanitary napkins predicted to be used in a predetermined first period, which is calculated based on the target user information; outputting supply information including the calculated number of first supply packages; Execute the command.

[0009] A supply support system according to still another aspect of the present invention is a supply support system that supports the supply of packages of sanitary napkins, each package including a predetermined number of sanitary napkins, to a target facility used by a plurality of female users, the supply support system comprising: A supply support device having a control unit; and a user terminal connected to the supply support device. The control unit is receiving facility information from the user terminal, the facility information including toilet room information including the number of target toilet rooms in which the packages are placed in the target facility, and target user information including information on the number of target users who are female users of the menstruating age; calculate a first number of supply packages, which is the number of packages corresponding to the sanitary napkins including a number of placed napkins corresponding to the total number of the packages placed in all of the target toilet rooms, which is calculated based on the toilet room information, and a predicted number of used napkins, which is the number of the sanitary napkins predicted to be used in a predetermined first period, which is calculated based on the target user information; Supply information including the calculated number of the first supply packages is transmitted to the user terminal. Effect of the Invention

[0010] According to the present invention, it is possible to efficiently support the supply of sanitary napkins to facilities. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0011] [Figure 1] 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of a supply support system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 2] FIG. 1A is a diagram showing the hardware configuration of a server (supply support device) included in the above system, and FIG. 1B is a diagram showing the hardware configuration of a user terminal included in the above system. [Diagram 3] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a database included in a storage unit of the server. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is a sequence diagram illustrating a process flow of the above system. [Diagram 5] 10 is a flowchart illustrating a process flow by a server (supply support device) according to a second embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 6] 11 is a flowchart illustrating a process flow according to a modification of the above embodiment. [Figure 7] FIG. 11 is a sequence diagram illustrating a process flow of a supply support system according to a third embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0012] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0013] First Embodiment [System configuration] The system according to the first embodiment of the present invention is configured as a system via the Internet, for example. In this embodiment, the system functions as a supply support system capable of supporting the supply of packages of sanitary napkins, including sanitary napkins, to target facilities. Hereinafter, the packages of sanitary napkins will be simply referred to as "packages."

[0014] 1, the system according to this embodiment includes a server 100 on the Internet N and multiple user terminals 200 (200A, 200B, 200C, etc.). Note that, although an example in which the system includes three user terminals 200A, 200B, and 200C is given in FIG. 1, the number of user terminals 200 is not limited to this.

[0015] The server 100 is a web server (information processing device) managed by the operator of a sanitary product supply service that supplies packages of sanitary napkins to target facilities. The server 100 functions as a "supply support device" in this embodiment. In this specification, "supply" refers to the operator of the sanitary product supply service providing packages of sanitary napkins to the target facility, and the supply may be either paid or free of charge. The server 100 is connected to multiple user terminals 200 via the Internet 50. In this embodiment, the server 100 can provide the user terminal 200 with, for example, a website (hereinafter referred to as a "sanitary product supply site") that can send and receive information related to the sanitary product supply service.

[0016] The user terminals 200 (200A, 200B, 200C, etc.) are terminals used by users, such as smartphones, mobile phones, tablet PCs (Personal Computers), notebook PCs, desktop PCs, etc. The user terminals 200 access the server 100, receive web pages of the above website, and display them on a screen using a browser or the like. In this embodiment, the user may be an administrator who manages equipment and the like of the target facility. The user terminals 200 transmit information required to receive the sanitary product supply service to the server 100 based on the user's operation.

[0017] In this embodiment, the server 100 calculates the number of packages to be supplied to the target facilities managed by the user based on the information acquired from the user terminal 200, and outputs the calculation result.

[0018] In this specification, the term "package" refers to a package containing a predetermined number of individual packages of sanitary napkins. The number of sanitary napkins per package is preferably 18 or more, more preferably 20 or more, and preferably 60 or less, more preferably 56 or less, from the viewpoint of hygiene and convenience of distribution, storage, etc. In this embodiment, the sanitary napkins are supplied to the target facility in the form of a package, not in the form of individual packages, from the viewpoint of hygiene. In addition, the type of sanitary napkins supplied can be appropriately set according to the usage of the target facility by female users, but for example, in a facility where use is mainly during the daytime, it is preferable to use daytime sanitary napkins.

[0019] In this specification, the term "facility" is not limited to a facility that includes a toilet room, and may include, for example, one or more buildings in their entirety, or may be a part of one or more buildings that is managed by the user. In addition, the term "facility" is not limited to a building, and may include an outdoor space that includes a toilet room. Specifically, facilities include, for example, business facilities, educational facilities, commercial facilities, eating and drinking facilities, accommodation facilities, childcare facilities, medical facilities, nursing care facilities, health promotion facilities, event facilities, and complex facilities thereof. Business facilities include, for example, office buildings and factories. Educational facilities include, for example, higher education institutions such as junior high schools, high schools, and universities, and culture centers. Commercial facilities include, for example, shopping centers, supermarkets, cinema complexes, and amusement facilities. Eating and drinking facilities include, for example, restaurants, coffee shops, and fast food restaurants. Accommodation facilities include, for example, hotels, inns, and private lodging facilities. Childcare facilities include, for example, nurseries and temporary care facilities for infants and young children. Medical facilities include, for example, hospitals. Examples of health promotion facilities include treatment centers, massage facilities, fitness facilities, and hot spring facilities.

[0020] In this specification, a "target facility" is a facility that is the target of the sanitary product supply service and is used by multiple female users. There are no particular limitations on how female users may use the target facility, as long as they are able to use the women's restrooms. In this specification, female users of the age when they have periods are referred to as "target users." The age when they have periods is also referred to as the "target age" below. In this specification, the target age is defined as the age between the age of menarche and the age of menopause. The age of menarche and the age of menopause are preferably ages statistically calculated from sample data of a large number of women, and as an example, they can be between 12 and 55 years old.

[0021] In this embodiment, the target facility is preferably a facility used by a specific organization. This makes the target user an affiliate of the organization, making it easier to obtain information necessary for the sanitary product supply service. Examples of such organizations include companies (public companies, private companies, etc.), non-profit organizations, other organizations, educational institutions (e.g., higher education institutions such as junior high schools, high schools, and universities), and organizations that constitute part of these (e.g., departments of companies or organizations, parts of educational institutions, etc.).

[0022] [Hardware configuration of information processing device] As shown in FIG. 2A, the server 100 includes, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 11, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 12, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 13, an input / output interface 15, and a bus 14 connecting these to each other.

[0023] The CPU 11 appropriately accesses the RAM 13 etc. as necessary, and performs various arithmetic processing while controlling all the blocks of the server 100. The ROM 12 is a non-volatile memory in which the OS, programs, various parameters, and other firmware to be executed by the CPU 11 are fixedly stored. The RAM 13 is used as a working area for the CPU 11, and temporarily stores the OS, various applications being executed, and various data being processed.

[0024] The input / output interface 15 is connected to a display unit 16, an operation reception unit 17, a storage unit 18, a communication unit 19, and the like.

[0025] The display unit 16 is a display device using, for example, a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), an Organic ElectroLuminescence Display (OLED), a Cathode Ray Tube (CRT), or the like.

[0026] The operation reception unit 17 is, for example, a pointing device such as a mouse, a keyboard, a touch panel, or other input device. When the operation reception unit 17 is a touch panel, the touch panel can be integrated with the display unit 16.

[0027] The storage unit 18 is, for example, a non-volatile memory such as a hard disk drive (HDD), a flash memory (SSD; Solid State Drive), or other solid-state memory. The storage unit 18 stores the OS, various applications, and various data.

[0028] In this embodiment, the storage unit 18 may have a user information database 31, a facility information database 32, a physiological information database 33, and other databases used in the processing, as well as programs necessary for the processing of the system. These databases are referred to as necessary in the processing of the system. These databases may be stored in a storage device or a server externally connected to the server 100, instead of in the storage unit 18.

[0029] The communication unit 19 is, for example, a NIC (Network Interface Card) for Ethernet or various modules for wireless communication such as wireless LAN, and is responsible for communication processing with the user terminal 200.

[0030] As shown in FIG. 2B, like the server 100, the user terminal 200 also includes, for example, a CPU 21, a ROM 22, a RAM 23, a bus 24, an input / output interface 25, a display unit 26, an operation reception unit 27, a storage unit 28, and a communication unit 29.

[0031] [Database configuration example] 3, the user information database 31 stores attribute information of users who register with the sanitary product supply service for each user. In this embodiment, the user attribute information is not particularly limited, but may include, for example, general information such as the user's name (nickname), an ID for identifying the user, the user's affiliation, and the user's contact information, as well as identification information (such as the name and facility ID) of the facility managed by the user for each user.

[0032] The facility information database 32 stores attribute information of the facility registered in the sanitary product supply service for each facility. The facility attribute information is not particularly limited, but may include, for example, general information such as the name, an ID for identifying the facility, the facility classification, the name of the organization using the facility, the address (area), and the delivery destination, as well as facility information acquired from the user terminal 200. Specifically, the facility information includes, for example, target user information and toilet information.

[0033] In this embodiment, the target user information includes information about the number of target users. The "information about the number of target users" preferably includes at least one type of information selected from, for example, information including the number of target users itself, information that allows the number of target users to be calculated, and information that allows the number of target users to be estimated.

[0034] In this embodiment, the target user information preferably includes age-grouped user information on the number of target users, which is the number of female users belonging to each of a plurality of age groups divided by a predetermined age. The age groups in this embodiment can be appropriately set according to the age groups of female users of the target facility. For example, when the target facility is a facility used by a company, age groups divided in 10-year age groups such as 30s, 40s, etc., or age groups roughly divided according to mental and physical conditions such as young people (e.g., 18 to 39 years old), middle-aged people (e.g., 40 to 55 years old), and elderly people (e.g., 55 years old or older), etc., can be mentioned. As another example, when the target facility is a school used by adolescent female users, age groups divided more finely, such as every 2 years or every 5 years, may be set. The age-grouped user information preferably includes at least one type of information selected from information including the number of female users by age group itself, information that allows the number of female users by age group to be calculated, and information that allows the number of female users by age group to be estimated. For example, the age group user information may include information such as the ratio of female users in each age group to the total number of female users.

[0035] In this embodiment, the target user information may include information on the usage status of the target users at the target facility other than the information on the number of target users. For example, such information preferably includes at least one type of information selected from information on the usage time of the target user at the target facility and information on the usage date of the target user at the target facility. Note that, when the usage status (such as the usage date and usage time) of the target user and other users is common, the above-mentioned information on the usage status may be information broadly targeting these users.

[0036] The information on the usage time of the target facility may include, for example, actual data on the usage time of users including the target user, or may include information on the standard usage time, which is the standard usage time of the target user at the target facility. In this embodiment, the standard usage time may be, for example, a representative value (average, median, mode, etc.) of the usage time of the target facility calculated from a large amount of sample data, usage time specified by the target facility or an organization that uses it, etc. Usage time specified by the target facility or an organization that uses it may be, for example, working hours of a company, opening hours of a school, available hours of the target facility (opening hours, opening hours, etc.), etc.

[0037] Information on the days the target facility is used may include, for example, the days of use (work days, school days, etc.) specified by the target facility or the organization that uses it, the percentage of days the facility is used among all work days (attendance rate) in cases where a company etc. allows working outside the target facility (working from home, sales positions, etc.), the percentage of days the facility is used among all scheduled learning days (attendance rate) in cases where an educational institution is conducting distance education such as online classes, and the days the target facility can be used (opening day, opening day, etc.), etc.

[0038] In this embodiment, the toilet room information includes the number of target toilet rooms in the target facility where the packages are placed. In this specification, the "toilet room" is a room in the facility including one or more toilet booths. The toilet booth here is a space for one person in the toilet room where a toilet bowl is placed and partitioned by a wall, a partition, or the like. Note that the toilet room may have only one toilet booth. In this specification, the "target toilet room" is a toilet room in the target facility where a predetermined number of packages are placed, for example, a women's toilet room. Note that "the packages are placed" here also includes that the packages are scheduled to be placed. In addition to the number of target toilet rooms, the toilet room information may appropriately include information such as the location of the target toilet room (for example, the floor number), the size of the target toilet room (the number of toilet booths, etc.), and the number of packages to be placed in the target toilet room.

[0039] In this embodiment, the facility information database 32 may include information on the supply of sanitary napkins to target facilities other than the above information. For example, the facility information database 32 may appropriately include, for each facility, information on the intervals at which packages are supplied, information on the sanitary napkins to be supplied (including the number of sanitary napkins per package, the type of sanitary napkin, product name, etc.), etc.

[0040] In this embodiment, the storage unit 18 may further include a menstrual information database 33. The menstrual information database 33 stores menstrual information for calculating the number of supply packages, which will be described later. Specifically, the menstrual information includes, for example, the target age range of ages that have menstruation, the average number of sanitary napkins used per menstruation, the average menstrual period, the average sleep time, the average activity time, the average number of sanitary napkins used during the activity time per menstruation, and the average number of sanitary napkins used per unit time during the activity time. In this specification, the "activity time" means the time in a day excluding sleep time.

[0041] The menstrual information stored in the menstrual information database 33 may be information calculated from sample data of a survey conducted in advance targeting women, or may be information obtained by a survey of target users. Alternatively, the information may be information derived using information obtained from such surveys. Calculations for deriving such information may be performed by input operations by the operator of the sanitary product supply service, or may be performed by the server 100 using a program, etc.

[0042] For example, the average number of sanitary napkins used per unit time during activity time can be calculated as follows using the values ​​exemplified in Table 1. First, referring to Table 1, the average number of sanitary napkins used during activity time per period is calculated from the average number of sanitary napkins used per period (e.g., 21.2 pieces) and the average menstrual period (e.g., 5.8 days). Specifically, assuming that one sanitary napkin is used during one day of sleep, the average number of sanitary napkins used during sleep time per period can be assumed to be 4.8 pieces, which is one day less than the average menstrual period. Therefore, the average number of sanitary napkins used during activity time per period can be calculated as the number (e.g., 16.4 pieces) obtained by subtracting the average number of sanitary napkins used during sleep time from the average number of sanitary napkins used per period. On the other hand, considering that one day is 24 hours (1440 minutes), the average activity time (e.g., 1011 minutes) can be calculated from the average sleep time (e.g., 429 minutes) of a woman. From these, the average number of sanitary napkins used per unit time (e.g., 1 hour) during the activity time can be calculated as the average number of sanitary napkins used during the activity time per menstruation divided by the average activity time (e.g., 0.97 units).

[0043] [Table 1]

[0044] [System operation example] Next, an example of the operation of the system configured as above will be described. The operation of the server 100 described below is executed by the cooperation of hardware such as the CPU 11 and the communication unit 19, and software stored in the storage unit 18. Similarly, the operation of the user terminal 200 is executed by the cooperation of hardware such as the CPU 21 and the communication unit 29, and software stored in the storage unit 28. The CPU 11 functions as a "control unit" in this embodiment.

[0045] In this operation example, an example will be described in which the target facility is a facility used by a company, and the user using the user terminal 200 is the manager of the company's equipment, etc. In this example, the server 100 calculates the number of supply packages to be initially supplied to the target facility and transmits it to the user terminal 200. In calculating the number of supply packages, an example is assumed in which a storage case capable of storing two packages is placed in each target toilet room, and the target users belonging to the above-mentioned company can use the sanitary napkins in the storage case at their discretion. In addition, the sanitary napkins placed in the target toilet room are replaced and managed for each package from a hygienic perspective.

[0046] First, referring to FIG. 4, the CPU 21 of the user terminal 200 transmits facility information (S11). In this operation example, the facility information includes target user information and toilet information. The target user information includes, for example, information on the number of all female users of the target facility (for example, the total number of female employees of a company), age-group user information, information on standard usage time, and information on the usage status of the facility by other target users. In this operation example, the age-group user information includes information on the ratio of female users of each age group to the number of all female users. The information on standard usage time includes, for example, information on working hours. The information on other usage status includes, for example, information on the ratio of facility usage days to all working days of the target user (attendance rate). The toilet information includes, for example, the number of all female toilets in the target facility.

[0047] Regarding the specific facility information transmission process, the CPU 21 may transmit the facility information via a sanitary product supply site, or may transmit the facility information using other information transmission means such as email. When transmitting facility information via a sanitary product supply site, the CPU 11 of the server 100 may transmit an input page for inputting the facility information to the user terminal 200 via the sanitary product supply site before the facility information transmission step (S11). Thereby, the CPU 21 of the user terminal 200 displays the input page on the display unit 26, and the facility information is transmitted when the user inputs the facility information on the input page and instructs transmission.

[0048] Next, the CPU 11 of the server 100 receives (acquires) the facility information (S21). The CPU 11 stores the received facility information, for example, in the facility information database 32. In this operation example, the CPU 11 receives the facility information via the Internet N. However, in this specification, the "acquisition" of information is a concept that includes any of the reception of information via the Internet N, the reception of information to another electronic device using short-range wireless communication or wired communication, and the acquisition of information input by a user's input operation or the like.

[0049] Next, the CPU 11 calculates the first number of supply packages (S22). In this operation example, the first number of supply packages is the number of packages corresponding to the number of sanitary napkins including the number of napkins to be placed, the number of napkins predicted to be used, and the number of napkins to be stored. The first number of supply packages is, for example, the number of packages to be initially supplied to the target facility.

[0050] In the process of this step, the CPU 11 can calculate the first number of supply packages by applying values ​​included in the facility information to a program including an arithmetic expression stored in the storage unit 18 or the like. In this case, the CPU 11 may calculate the number of placed sanitary napkins, the number of predicted used sanitary napkins, and the number of stockpiled sanitary napkins using different arithmetic expressions, or may calculate at least two of them using one arithmetic expression. Alternatively, the CPU 11 may calculate the first number of supply packages using a prediction model using machine learning or the like for calculating the first number of supply packages from the facility information. In the following example, a method for calculating the first number of supply packages using an arithmetic expression will be described.

[0051] The number of napkins placed is a value corresponding to the total number of packages placed in all target toilet rooms, calculated based on the toilet room information. In this embodiment, the number of napkins placed is either the total number of packages or the number of sanitary napkins included in the total number of packages.

[0052] In this operation example, the CPU 11 can calculate the number of napkins to be placed by multiplying the number of target toilet rooms by the number of unit packages, with the minimum unit of the number of packages to be placed in each target toilet room being the number of unit packages. In this operation example, the number of unit packages is set as the number of packages that can be accommodated in the storage case (for example, 2). For example, when the number of unit packages of packages are to be placed in all target toilet rooms, the CPU 11 can calculate the number of packages to be placed in all target toilet rooms by multiplying the number of target toilet rooms by the number of unit packages. Alternatively, when there are target toilet rooms in which packages of different unit numbers are to be placed, the CPU 11 can calculate the value obtained by multiplying the number of toilet rooms by the number of packages to be placed (number of units) for each target toilet room in which packages of the same unit number are to be placed, and can calculate the total number of packages to be placed in all target toilet rooms by adding up the calculated values. This total number of packages may be the number of napkins to be placed, but the CPU 11 may also calculate the number of napkins to be placed as the number of sanitary napkins by multiplying the calculated number of packages by the number of sanitary napkins per package.

[0053] In the example shown in Table 2, the number of target toilet rooms is 6, and the number of unit packages is 2. Furthermore, the number of sanitary napkins contained in one package is, for example, 28. Therefore, the total number of packages to be placed in all of the target toilet rooms is calculated as 6 multiplied by 2 (12), and the number of sanitary napkins to be placed is calculated as 12 multiplied by 28 (336).

[0054] [Table 2]

[0055] In this embodiment, the predicted number of sanitary napkins to be used is the number of sanitary napkins predicted to be used in the target facility during a predetermined first period, calculated based on the target user information. The first period is preferably a period corresponding to the interval between supply of packages to the target facility, and may be, for example, a contractual supply interval, or a period suitable for calculating the predicted number of sanitary napkins to be used based on the supply interval. For example, when the supply interval is one month, the first period may be one month, or may be 30.4 days, which is the average number of days in one month. In this operation example, the first period is, for example, one month. The first period may be stored in the storage unit 18, or may be included in the acquired facility information.

[0056] In this operation example, the CPU 11 can calculate the predicted number of used sanitary napkins based on the number of target users derived from the target user information. The CPU 11 can calculate the number of target users based on, for example, age-classified user information.

[0057] Specifically, in the example shown in Table 3, the total number of female users of the target facility (company) is 200, and the ratio of users in each age group other than those in their teens is 20%. In this example, the age groups include six groups: those in their teens (10 to under 20 years old), those in their 20s (20 to under 30 years old), those in their 30s (30 to under 40 years old), those in their 40s (40 to under 50 years old), those in their 50s (50 to under 60 years old), and those over 60 years old. If the target age group that has menstruation is 12 to under 55 years old, the target users can be estimated to be all female users in their 20s, 30s, and 40s, and half (50%) of the female users in their 50s. Therefore, the number of target users is calculated to be 140, which is 70% of the total female users.

[0058] [Table 3]

[0059] More specifically, the CPU 11 may calculate the predicted number of packages to be used by multiplying the calculated number of target users by the acquired standard usage time and the average number of sanitary napkins used by the target users per unit time. For example, the CPU 11 can calculate the predicted number of sanitary napkins used per standard usage time for each target user by multiplying the standard usage time by the average number of sanitary napkins used by the target users per unit time. Therefore, by further multiplying this predicted number of sanitary napkins used by the number of target users, the predicted number of sanitary napkins used per standard usage time when it is assumed that all the target users are on their menstrual days can be calculated. In this operation example, the average number of sanitary napkins used by the target users per unit time can be information stored in the physiological information database 33 described above (e.g., 0.97 pieces).

[0060] Furthermore, the CPU 11 may perform other calculations in addition to the above calculations to calculate the predicted number of packages to be used. The following calculation formula and the resulting values ​​are illustrative and are not limited thereto. For example, when the standard use time is the use time (work time) per day, the CPU 11 can calculate the predicted number of sanitary napkins to be used per first period by multiplying the predicted number of sanitary napkins to be used per standard use time by the average number of menstrual days among the facility use days in the first period. Furthermore, when the ratio of the facility use days to all the work days of the target user (for example, the attendance rate) is acquired, it is preferable to multiply the predicted number of sanitary napkins to be used per standard use time by the attendance rate. This makes it possible to more accurately calculate the predicted number of sanitary napkins to be used by the target user who uses the target facility.

[0061] In the example shown in Table 3, the attendance rate of female users is 70%, the working hours are 8 hours, and the average number of sanitary napkins used per unit time (1 hour) is, for example, 0.97. In this case, by multiplying the number of target users, 140, by the attendance rate of 0.7 (70%), 8 (hours), and the average number of sanitary napkins used per unit time (0.97 (pieces)), the number of sanitary napkins used per day, assuming that all target users are on their period, can be calculated as 763.

[0062] In this embodiment, the number of stockpiled sanitary napkins is the number of sanitary napkins for disaster prevention stockpiling calculated based on the target user information, and is, for example, the number of sanitary napkins that may be needed when the target user is unable to return home due to a disaster and spends several days in a facility. The CPU 11 can calculate the number of stockpiled sanitary napkins, for example, by using a value obtained by multiplying the number of target users by the estimated number of days of stay in the target facility when it is difficult to return home. The estimated number of days of stay may be stored in the storage unit 18 in advance, or may be acquired from the facility information. For example, the estimated number of days of stay is preferably 1 day or more, more preferably 2 days or more, and preferably 5 days or less, more preferably 3 days or less, from the viewpoint of the expected number of days of stay when it is difficult to return home and the storage space for the package.

[0063] For example, in this operation example, the estimated length of stay is set to 3 days. Also, from Table 1, the average number of sanitary napkins used per menstruation is 21.2 pieces, and the average menstrual period is 5.8 days. Based on these, the average number of sanitary napkins used for three days when the target user is on menstruation is calculated as, for example, 12.7 pieces by multiplying the average number of sanitary napkins used per menstruation (21.2 (pieces)) by the estimated length of stay (3 (days)) and dividing by the menstrual period (5 (days). In the example of Table 3, the number of target users is 140, and the attendance rate of the target users is 70%. In order to stock sanitary napkins for three days for all target users who come to work, it can be calculated that 140 (people) is multiplied by the attendance rate (0.7) and the average number of sanitary napkins used for the above three days (12.7 (pieces)).

[0064] The first number of supply packages is calculated as the number of packages corresponding to the number of sanitary napkins, including the number of deployed napkins, the number of predicted use napkins, and the number of stock napkins. For example, when the number of deployed napkins is calculated as the number of sanitary napkins, the CPU 11 can calculate the total number of sanitary napkins by adding the number of deployed napkins, the number of predicted use napkins, and the number of stock napkins, and divide the total number by the number of sanitary napkins per package to calculate the first number of supply packages. Alternatively, when the number of deployed napkins is calculated as the number of packages, the CPU 11 can calculate the total number of predicted use napkins and the number of stock napkins, and divide the total number by the number per package to add the number of packages as the number of deployed napkins to the value. Alternatively, the CPU 11 may calculate the number of packages as the number of napkins to be placed, the number of packages corresponding to the number of napkins predicted to be used, and the number of packages corresponding to the number of napkins to be stored, and calculate the first supply number of packages by summing these.

[0065] In the example shown in Table 4, the number of napkins in storage (336), the number of napkins predicted to be used (763), and the number of napkins in stock (1,247) are added together to get 2,346, which is divided by the number of napkins per package (28), to calculate the number of first supply packages as 84.

[0066] [Table 4]

[0067] Next, the CPU 11 outputs supply information including the calculated number of first supply packages (S23). In this operation example, the CPU 11 transmits the supply information to the user terminal 200 via the Internet N. However, the "output" of information in this specification is a concept that broadly includes information output modes such as transmitting information via the Internet N, displaying on the display unit 16, and transmitting information to other electronic devices using short-range wireless communication or wired communication.

[0068] The supply information includes at least information on the number of first supply packages, and may further include information on other numbers of first supply packages. Examples of information on the number of first supply packages include information on the breakdown of the number of napkins to be placed, the number of napkins predicted to be used, and the number of napkins to be stored, information showing the basis for calculating the number of first supply packages, and the cost of supplying the number of first supply packages.

[0069] As a specific process, the CPU 11 may, for example, generate a web page including the supply information and transmit it to the user terminal 200. In this case, the CPU 11 may transmit the supply information via a sanitary product supply site. Alternatively, the CPU 11 may transmit the supply information to the user terminal 200 by using other information transmission means such as email or a social networking service (SNS).

[0070] The CPU 21 of the user terminal 200 receives the supply information (S12) and displays the received supply information on the display unit 26 (S13). The supply information may be displayed, for example, on a web page of the sanitary product supply site, or may be displayed on another screen.

[0071] [Effects of this embodiment] In this embodiment, the number of sanitary napkins to be used according to the number of target users can be accurately predicted by calculating the predicted number of napkins to be used using target user information on the number of target users in the target age group who have menstruation. In addition, the number of packages to be placed in all target toilet rooms can be reliably secured by calculating the number of first supply packages including the number of packages corresponding to the number of napkins to be placed. This makes it possible to calculate the number of first supply packages in accordance with the specific usage of sanitary napkins, that is, the target users themselves use sanitary napkins from the packages placed in the toilet rooms. Therefore, according to this embodiment, the number of first supply packages can be calculated in accordance with the usage of the target facility and the usage of sanitary napkins by female users in the target age group, and the supply of sanitary napkins to the target facilities can be efficiently supported.

[0072] In addition, in this embodiment, by presenting the number of first supply packages including the number of stockpiled sanitary napkins, it is possible to present the number of packages to be prepared in case of difficulty in returning home from the target facility. Therefore, it is possible to support disaster prevention measures of the target facility.

[0073] Furthermore, in this embodiment, the estimated number of sanitary napkins to be used can be calculated by a relatively simple calculation by using standard usage time such as working hours to calculate the estimated number of sanitary napkins to be used, and the processing burden on the server 100 can be reduced. In addition, since there is no need to know the usage time of each target user, the burden of information collection on the target facility can be reduced. Furthermore, in this embodiment, the number of target users can be calculated with high accuracy while considering the privacy of female users by using user information by age.

[0074] <Second embodiment> In a sanitary product supply service, when packages are repeatedly supplied at intervals, it is assumed that the number of packages supplied from the second supply onwards corresponds to the number of napkins used. Therefore, in this embodiment, an example is described in which, in addition to the first number of packages supplied, a second number of packages supplied corresponding to the number of napkins predicted to be used within a predetermined period is calculated. Note that in the following embodiments, configurations and / or processes corresponding to those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals and descriptions thereof are omitted.

[0075] The system according to the second embodiment of the present invention includes a server 100 on the Internet N and a plurality of user terminals 200 (200A, 200B, 200C, etc.) in the same manner as in the first embodiment (see FIG. 1). The hardware configurations of the server 100 and the user terminals 200 may be similar to those in the first embodiment (see FIG. 2). In addition, the database stored in the storage unit 18 may also be configured in the same manner as in the first embodiment (see FIG. 3).

[0076] An operation example of the server 100 of this embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 5. In this operation example, the process of the user terminal 200, the step of receiving facility information (S21), and the step of calculating the first number of supply packages (S22) are common to the first embodiment, and therefore will not be described.

[0077] After the facility information receiving step (S21), the CPU 11 of the server 100 calculates the second number of supply packages (S24). In this operation example, the second number of supply packages calculating step (S24) may be performed after the facility information receiving step (S21) and before the supply information transmitting step (S25), and Fig. 5 shows an example in which the second number of supply packages calculating step (S24) is performed after the first number of supply packages calculating step (S22).

[0078] The second number of supply packages is the number of packages corresponding to the number of sanitary napkins predicted to be used in the second period. In this embodiment, the second period is the first period plus the package shipping lead time. In this embodiment, the shipping lead time refers to the period predicted to be spent from the time when the user terminal 200 transmits a package supply request until the package is supplied (delivered) to the target facility. When the predicted shipping lead time is a period having a predetermined range, the shipping lead time used in the processing may be a representative value such as the average value of the range, or may be the upper limit value of the range. The shipping lead time is stored in the memory unit 18, and may be set according to the delivery route.

[0079] The CPU 11 can calculate the number of sanitary napkins predicted to be used in the second period, similarly to the predicted number of used napkins described in the first embodiment. That is, the CPU 11 can calculate the second number of supplied packages, which is the number of packages corresponding to the number of sanitary napkins predicted to be used in the second period, based on the target user information. Specifically, the CPU 11 can calculate the second number of supplied packages by using a value obtained by multiplying the calculated number of target users, the acquired standard use time, and the average number of sanitary napkins used by the target users per unit time. In more detail, the CPU 11 may calculate the predicted number of used napkins per second period, for example, by multiplying the above value by the average number of menstrual days among the facility use days in the second period. The CPU 11 may also multiply the above value by the proportion of facility use days to all working days of the target user (for example, the attendance rate). Furthermore, the CPU 11 can calculate the second number of supplied packages by dividing the calculated number of napkins by the number of sanitary napkins per package.

[0080] Next, the CPU 11 transmits (outputs) the supply information including the number of the first supply packages and the number of the second supply packages (step S25). This makes it possible to calculate not only the number of the first supply packages but also the number of the second supply packages predicted to be used in the second period, and more effective supply support can be achieved. In addition, by calculating the number of the second supply packages corresponding to the number of napkins predicted to be used in the second period, which is the first period plus the shipping lead time, it is possible to calculate the number of the second supply packages taking into consideration the number of napkins predicted to be used between the order and delivery. This makes it possible to calculate the number of packages that is more in line with the actual number of napkins used between the last delivery and the next delivery, assuming that an order is placed after the first period has elapsed since the previous supply (delivery). Therefore, even if the actual number of napkins used is not obtained, the number of napkins used can be calculated with high accuracy, and the processing load for obtaining data on the actual number of napkins used and performing calculations using the data, as well as the user's efforts, can be reduced.

[0081] As a modification of this embodiment, the first number of supply packages and the second number of supply packages may be output at different times. For example, as shown in Fig. 6, CPU 11 may calculate the second number of supply packages (S24) after the step of calculating the first number of supply packages (S22) and the step of transmitting the supply information (S23). In that case, CPU 11 can transmit information including the second number of supply packages (second supply information) after step S24 (S26).

[0082] <Third embodiment> In the above-described first embodiment, an example has been described in which the CPU 11 calculates and outputs the first number of supplied packages. However, the CPU 11 may further perform a process for determining whether the supplied sanitary napkins have been used properly.

[0083] The system according to the third embodiment of the present invention includes a server 100 on the Internet N and a plurality of user terminals 200 (200A, 200B, 200C, etc.) in the same manner as in the first embodiment (see FIG. 1). The hardware configurations of the server 100 and the user terminals 200 may be similar to those in the first embodiment (see FIG. 2). The database stored in the storage unit 18 is also configured in the same manner as in the first embodiment (see FIG. 3).

[0084] An operation example of the system of this embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 7. In this operation example, the facility information receiving step (S21), the first supply package number calculating step (S22), the second supply package number calculating step (S24), and the supply information output step (S25) are common to the second embodiment, and therefore will not be described.

[0085] The CPU 21 of the user terminal 200 receives (S12) and displays (S13) the supply information, and then transmits (S14) first supply request information requesting supply of packages to the target facility. For example, the first supply request information is information requesting supply of a first number of supply packages. The CPU 11 of the server 100 acquires (receives) the first supply request information requesting supply of packages to the target facility from the user terminal 200 (S27). As a result, the operator of the sanitary product supply service dispatches the packages to the target facility.

[0086] The manager of the target facility continuously manages the stock status of the supplied packages and requests the supply of packages again depending on the stock status. That is, the CPU 21 of the user terminal 200 transmits second supply request information requesting the supply of packages to the target facility (S15). For example, the second supply request information may be information requesting the supply of a second number of packages.

[0087] The CPU 11 receives (acquires) second supply request information requesting supply of a package to a target facility from the user terminal 200 (S28). Then, the CPU 11 determines whether or not the time interval between the reception (acquisition) of the first supply request information and the reception (acquisition) of the second supply request information is within a predetermined range based on the first period (S29). The "time interval between the reception (acquisition) of the first supply request information and the reception (acquisition) of the second supply request information" can be, for example, an interval based on the time of reception of these request information. The "predetermined range based on the first period" can be set as a range of supply intervals that are acceptable as the pace of use of sanitary napkins, based on the first period, which is an assumed supply interval. When only one of the lower limit value or the upper limit value is set as the "predetermined range", the CPU 11 can determine whether or not the time interval is equal to or greater than the lower limit value, or equal to or less than the upper limit value. Alternatively, if the "predetermined range" has both a lower limit and an upper limit, CPU 11 can determine whether the time interval is greater than or equal to the lower limit of the predetermined range and whether it is less than or equal to the upper limit of the predetermined range.

[0088] If it is determined that the time interval is not within a predetermined range (No in S29), the CPU 11 transmits (outputs) a notification regarding an abnormality in the number of packages supplied (S30). As a means of such notification, any suitable notification means such as email, a notification on a sanitary product supply site, or a push notification can be used.

[0089] Specifically, if the time interval is less than the lower limit of the predetermined range, CPU 11 may send a notification that the interval between packages is short, or that the number of sanitary napkins used may be greater than the expected range. If the time interval is greater than the upper limit of the predetermined range, CPU 11 may send a notification that the interval between packages is long, or that the number of sanitary napkins used may be less than the expected range.

[0090] The CPU 21 of the user terminal 200 determines whether the notification has been received (S16), and if it is determined that the notification has been received (Yes in S16), it receives the notification (S17). The manager of the target facility using the user terminal 200 checks the usage status based on the notification, and requests supply again depending on the stock status. Therefore, after receiving the notification, the CPU 21 returns to before step S15, and transmits the second supply request information again at an appropriate timing (S15). Meanwhile, the CPU 11 of the server 100 that transmitted the notification also returns to before step S27, and receives the second supply request information (S27).

[0091] On the other hand, if it is determined that the time interval is within the predetermined range (Yes in S29), CPU 11 of server 100 does not send the notification and returns to before step S27. If CPU 21 of user terminal 200 determines that the notification has not been received (No in S16), it returns to before step S14 and repeats the processes from step S15 onwards.

[0092] In this embodiment, the CPU 11 can output a notification regarding an abnormality in the number of supplied packages based on the above-mentioned time interval, which is the interval between supply of packages. This allows the user of the user terminal 200 to recognize the possibility that the supplied sanitary napkins are being used more than necessary or that the supplied sanitary napkins are being used less than expected. This allows the user managing the target facility to take necessary measures, such as calling attention to the use of the supplied sanitary napkins and reviewing the placement of the sanitary napkins. In this way, according to this embodiment, it is possible to support the target facility in the proper use of sanitary napkins. Furthermore, according to this embodiment, it is possible to determine the proper use of sanitary napkins even if the actual number of napkins used is not obtained, and it is possible to reduce the processing burden for obtaining data on the actual number of napkins used and the calculation using the data, and the user's effort.

[0093] <Fourth embodiment> In the above-described first embodiment, in the step of calculating the first number of supply packages (S22), the CPU 11 of the server 100 calculates the predicted number of packages to be used using the average number of sanitary napkins used by all target users. However, the number of sanitary napkins to be used may be calculated for each age group. In this embodiment, only the step of calculating the first number of supply packages (S22) is different from the above-described embodiment, and therefore this step will be described.

[0094] In this embodiment, the CPU 11 can calculate the predicted number of sanitary napkins to be used by multiplying the number of target users belonging to each of a plurality of age groups by a usage number related value related to the number of sanitary napkins used according to each of a plurality of age groups. The usage number related value may be the average number of sanitary napkins used per predetermined period for each age group, or may be the ratio of the average number of sanitary napkins used for each age group to the average number of sanitary napkins used for the entire target age group. For example, the average number of uses may be the average number of sanitary napkins used per menstruation for each age group, or the average number of sanitary napkins used per unit time for each age group.

[0095] Table 5 shows the average number of sanitary napkins used by each age group per menstruation and their usage number related values ​​when the target age group is set to 12 years old or older and age groups of 12 years old or older and 14 years old or younger and age groups of 15 years old or older divided into 5-year age groups. The usage number related value in this example is a value indicating the ratio of the average number of sanitary napkins used by each age group to the average number of sanitary napkins used by the entire target age group per menstruation. For example, the average number of sanitary napkins used per unit time for each age group can be calculated by multiplying the usage number related value for each age group by the average number of sanitary napkins used per unit time for each age group. As a result, the number of sanitary napkins used per unit time for all target users can be calculated by summing up the values ​​obtained by multiplying the average number of sanitary napkins used per unit time for each age group by the number of target users for each age group. Also, similar to the first embodiment, the CPU 11 can calculate the predicted number of sanitary napkins used by the entire target users by multiplying the number of sanitary napkins used per unit time by, for example, the standard usage time and the number of menstrual days within the first period.

[0096] [Table 5]

[0097] This makes it possible to calculate the predicted number of sanitary napkins to be used more accurately based on the actual usage of sanitary napkins according to each age group, thereby improving the accuracy of calculating the number of first supply packages.

[0098] As a modification of this embodiment, the above-mentioned usage number related value can also be used in the calculation step S24 of the second supply package number according to the second and third embodiments. That is, the CPU 11 can calculate the second supply package number by multiplying the number of target users belonging to each of the multiple age groups by the usage number related value related to the number of sanitary napkins used corresponding to each of the multiple age groups.

[0099] <Other embodiments> Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and it goes without saying that various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

[0100] In the above embodiment, an example has been described in which the CPU 11 of the server 100 calculates the predicted number of packages to be used using the standard usage time in the step of calculating the first number of supply packages (S22), but the processing may be performed using a different usage time for each target user or for each group to which the target users belong. This makes it possible to calculate the predicted number of packages to be used more accurately even when there is a mixture of target users with different usage times for the target facility. Also, in the step of calculating the second number of supply packages (S24), the second number of supply packages can be calculated in a similar manner.

[0101] In the above embodiment, an example was described in which the first number of supply packages is the number of packages corresponding to a number of sanitary napkins including the number of stockpiled napkins, but the first number of supply packages may be the number of packages corresponding to a number of sanitary napkins including at least the number of arranged napkins and the number of napkins predicted to be used. For example, the CPU 11 may calculate the first number of supply packages without including the number of stockpiled napkins. Alternatively, the facility information may include necessity information regarding the necessity of supplying stockpiled sanitary napkins, and the CPU 11 may calculate the number of stockpiled napkins when it is determined that supplying stockpiled sanitary napkins is necessary based on the necessity information.

[0102] In the above embodiment, an example has been described in which the server 100 transmits and receives information via a sanitary product supply site, but this is not limited to this, and information may be transmitted and received via, for example, an application program or the like distributed by the server 100 to the user terminal 200, or other information communication means such as e-mail.

[0103] In the above embodiment, the server 100 receives the facility information from the user terminal 200, but the manner of acquiring the facility information is not limited to this. For example, the server 100 may acquire the facility information through an input operation by an operator of a sanitary product supply service that uses the server 100.

[0104] In the above embodiment, the server 100 transmits the supply information, but the output mode of the supply information is not limited to this. For example, the server 100 may output the supply information to a peripheral device such as a printer. This allows the supply information to be presented to a person in charge of the target facility using paper on which the supply information is written, for example.

[0105] Among the inventions described in the claims of this application, the invention described as a "supply support method" has each step performed automatically by at least one device such as a computer through information processing by software, and is not performed by a human using a device such as a computer. In other words, the "supply support method" is a supply support method using computer software, and is not a method in which a human operates a calculation tool called a computer. [Explanation of symbols]

[0106] 11,21…CPU 18,28...Storage section 100...Server (supply support device, information processing device) 200...User terminal

Claims

1. A supply support device that supports the supply of a package of sanitary napkins, the package including a predetermined number of sanitary napkins, to a target facility used by a plurality of female users, the supply support device comprising: A control unit is provided. The control unit is Acquire facility information including toilet room information including the number of target toilet rooms in which the packages are placed in the target facility, and target user information including information on the number of target users who are female users of the menstruating age; calculate a first number of supply packages, which is the number of packages corresponding to the sanitary napkins including a number of placed napkins corresponding to the total number of the packages placed in all of the target toilet rooms, which is calculated based on the toilet room information, and a predicted number of used napkins, which is the number of the sanitary napkins predicted to be used in a predetermined first period, which is calculated based on the target user information; Outputting supply information including the calculated number of first supply packages. Supply support equipment.

2. The control unit is The predicted number of napkins to be used is calculated based on the number of the target users derived from the target user information. The supply support device according to claim 1 .

3. The target user information further includes information on a standard use time, which is a standard use time of the target user at the target facility, The control unit is The predicted number of sanitary napkins to be used is calculated by multiplying the number of target users by the standard usage time and the average number of sanitary napkins used by the target users per unit time. The supply support device according to claim 2.

4. The target user information includes age-group user information regarding the number of the female users belonging to each of a plurality of age groups divided by a predetermined age, The control unit is Calculating the number of target users based on the age group user information 4. A supply support device according to claim 2 or 3.

5. The control unit is The predicted number of used sanitary napkins is calculated using a value obtained by multiplying the number of target users belonging to each of the plurality of age groups by a usage number related value related to the usage number of the sanitary napkins corresponding to each of the plurality of age groups.

5. The supply support device according to claim 4.

6. The control unit is The first number of supply packages is calculated as the number of packages corresponding to the number of sanitary napkins including the number of disposed sanitary napkins, the number of predicted used sanitary napkins, and the number of stockpiled sanitary napkins, which is the number of sanitary napkins for disaster preparedness calculated based on the target user information. A supply support device according to any one of claims 1 to 5.

7. The control unit is The number of napkins to be placed is calculated by multiplying the number of the target toilet rooms by the number of unit packages, with the minimum unit of the number of the packages to be placed in each of the target toilet rooms being the number of unit packages. A supply support device according to any one of claims 1 to 6.

8. The control unit further Calculating a second number of supply packages, which is the number of packages corresponding to the number of sanitary napkins predicted to be used in a second period, which is the first period plus a shipping lead time for the packages, based on the target user information; Output information including the calculated number of second supply packages. A supply support device according to any one of claims 1 to 7.

9. The control unit further After outputting the facility information, first supply request information is acquired, the first supply request information requesting supply of the package to the target facility; After acquiring the first supply request information, acquiring second supply request information for requesting the supply of the package to the target facility; determining whether or not a time interval corresponding to a time from the acquisition of the first supply request information to the acquisition of the second supply request information is within a predetermined range based on the first period; If it is determined that the number of packages supplied is not within the predetermined range, a notification regarding an abnormality in the number of packages supplied is output. A supply support device according to any one of claims 1 to 8.

10. A method for supporting the supply of packages of sanitary napkins, each package including a predetermined number of sanitary napkins, to a target facility used by a plurality of female users, the method comprising: A control unit of the information processing device Acquire facility information including toilet room information including the number of target toilet rooms in which the packages are placed in the target facility, and target user information including information on the number of target users who are female users of the menstruating age; calculate a first number of supply packages, which is the number of packages corresponding to the sanitary napkins including a number of placed napkins corresponding to the total number of the packages placed in all of the target toilet rooms, which is calculated based on the toilet room information, and a predicted number of used napkins, which is the number of the sanitary napkins predicted to be used in a predetermined first period, which is calculated based on the target user information; Outputting supply information including the calculated number of first supply packages. Supply support methods.

11. A program for supporting the supply of a package of sanitary napkins, including a predetermined number of sanitary napkins, to a target facility used by a plurality of female users, the program comprising: acquiring facility information including restroom information including the number of target restrooms in which the packages are placed in the target facility, and target user information including information on the number of target users who are female users of the menstruating age; A step of calculating a first number of supplied packages, which is the number of packages corresponding to the number of sanitary napkins including a number of placed napkins corresponding to the total number of the packages placed in all of the target toilet rooms, which is calculated based on the toilet room information, and a predicted number of used napkins, which is the number of sanitary napkins predicted to be used in a predetermined first period, which is calculated based on the target user information; outputting supply information including the calculated number of first supply packages; A program that executes the following.

12. A supply support system that supports the supply of packages of sanitary napkins, each package including a predetermined number of sanitary napkins, to a target facility used by a plurality of female users, comprising: A supply support device having a control unit; A user terminal connected to the supply support device, The control unit is receiving from the user terminal facility information including toilet room information including the number of target toilet rooms in which the packages are placed in the target facility, and target user information including information on the number of target users who are female users of the menstruating age; calculate a first number of supply packages, which is the number of packages corresponding to the sanitary napkins including a number of placed napkins corresponding to the total number of the packages placed in all of the target toilet rooms, which is calculated based on the toilet room information, and a predicted number of used napkins, which is the number of the sanitary napkins predicted to be used in a predetermined first period, which is calculated based on the target user information; Transmitting supply information including the calculated number of first supply packages to the user terminal. Supply support system.

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