Supply item management apparatus, supply item management method, and supply item management program

Abstract

To provide a supply item management apparatus, a supply item management method, and a supply item management program for simplifying procedures required for arranging for supply materials and reducing errors in free supply transactions.SOLUTION: A supply item management apparatus of an embodiment comprises a control unit, and is capable of accessing a product configuration master that associates and stores the types and quantities of materials required for processing a product related to a free supply transaction. The control unit includes: a supply item calculation unit for referring to the product configuration master and calculating the types and quantities of materials required for processing the same number of products as the purchased products when purchasing the products; and a supply item management unit for arranging for the supply of the types and quantities of materials calculated by the supply item calculation unit to a processing destination.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a supply item management device, a supply item management method, and a supply item management program.

Background Art

[0002] For example, there is a gratuitous supply transaction in which product materials are supplied to a processing destination and the products manufactured using the materials supplied by the processing destination are purchased. In such a gratuitous supply transaction, the product inventory increases due to the purchase of the products, and the inventory of the materials supplied for the manufacture of the products decreases at the processing destination. Usually, after purchasing the products, the materials required for the manufacture of the products are accounted for as supplied to the processing destination. However, when making this accounting, it takes time and input errors may occur, and there is a problem that appropriate inventory management of the supplied materials cannot be performed.

[0003] Patent Document 1 discloses a method for managing an outsourcing processing and assembly business in which raw materials or parts ordered from an external contractor are supplied to another contractor for processing or assembly. In this method, a shared data file capable of storing order data for raw materials and / or parts, product order data scheduled for processing or assembly from the raw materials and / or parts, and added value data such as processing and assembly costs is configured. At the time of ordering, order information is input into a copy of the entire or an arbitrary part of the shared data file and transferred to the outsourcing contractor. The receiving contractor inputs delivery information into the transferred shared data file at the time of delivering the received goods and returns it to the orderer or transfers it to another receiving contractor. Based on this, each of the orderer and one or more receiving contractors updates their own shared data file.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

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Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0005] The method of Patent Document 1 facilitates the ordering / receiving, shipping / receiving, and inventory status grasping of raw materials and products by multiple operators involved in production activities, but does not simplify the procedures for recording the supply of materials required for product manufacturing to the processing destination or reduce errors.

[0006] The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and in the case of free supply transactions, by recording the supply of materials supplied at the time of purchasing products, it aims to provide a supply item management device, a supply item management method, and a supply item management program that simplify procedures and reduce errors.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0007] In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, a supply item management device according to the present invention is a supply item management device including a control unit, and is accessible to a product configuration master that stores by associating the types and quantities of materials required for processing products related to free supply transactions. The control unit refers to the product configuration master at the time of purchasing the product, and includes a supply item calculation unit that calculates the types and quantities of materials required for processing the same number of products as the purchased product, and a supply item management unit that arranges the supply of materials of the types and quantities calculated by the supply item calculation unit to the processing destination, and is characterized by this.

[0008] Further, a supply item management device according to the present invention is characterized by including an inventory quantity management unit that manages the inventory of products and materials.

[0009] Further, a supply item management device according to the present invention is characterized by including a product evaluation amount calculation unit that calculates the inventory evaluation amount of a product from the unit price of the material and the purchase amount of the product.

[0010] The supply item management method according to the present invention is a supply item management method executed by a supply item management device including a control unit. The supply item management device can access a product configuration master that stores by associating the types and quantities of materials required for processing a product related to a free supply transaction. The control unit is caused to execute a supply item calculation step of referring to the product configuration master when purchasing the product and calculating the types and quantities of materials required for processing the same number of products as the purchased product, and a supply item management step of arranging the supply of the materials of the types and quantities calculated in the supply item calculation step to the processing destination. It is characterized by including these steps.

[0011] The supply item management program according to the present invention is a supply item management program executed by a supply item management device including a control unit. The supply item management device can access a product configuration master that stores by associating the types and quantities of materials required for processing a product related to a free supply transaction. The program is for causing the control unit to execute a supply item calculation step of referring to the product configuration master when purchasing the product and calculating the types and quantities of materials required for processing the same number of products as the purchased product, and a supply item management step of arranging the supply of the materials of the types and quantities calculated in the supply item calculation step to the processing destination.

Effect of the Invention

[0012] According to the present invention, in a free supply transaction, there is an effect that the procedure for recording the supplied materials can be simplified and mistakes can be reduced.

Brief Description of the Drawings

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Embodiment for Carrying Out the Invention

[0014] Hereinafter, embodiments of the supply item management apparatus, the supply item management method, and the supply item management program according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited by this embodiment.

[0015] [1. Configuration] An example of the configuration of the supply item management apparatus according to this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 1 and the like. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the supply item management apparatus 100 according to this embodiment.

[0016] The supply item management apparatus 100 is constructed based on a commercially available desktop personal computer. Note that the supply item management apparatus 100 is not limited to being constructed based on a stationary information processing apparatus such as a desktop personal computer, and may be constructed based on a portable information processing apparatus such as a commercially available notebook personal computer, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants), a smartphone, or a tablet personal computer.

[0017] The supply item management apparatus 100 includes a control unit 102, a communication interface unit 104, a storage unit 106, and an input / output interface unit 108. Each unit included in the supply item management apparatus 100 is communicably connected via an arbitrary communication path.

[0018] The communication interface unit 104 communicably connects the supply item management device 100 to the network 300 via a communication device such as a router and a wired or wireless communication line such as a dedicated line. The communication interface unit 104 has a function of communicating data with other devices via a communication line. Here, the network 300 has a function of communicably connecting the supply item management device 100 and the server device 200 to each other, and is, for example, the Internet or a LAN (Local Area Network). Note that the data stored in the storage unit 106 may be stored in the server device 200, for example.

[0019] An input / output interface unit 108 is connected to an input device 400 and an output device 500. As the output device 500, in addition to a monitor (including a home television), a speaker or a printer can be used. As the input device 400, in addition to a keyboard, a mouse, and a microphone, a monitor that cooperates with the mouse to realize a pointing device function can be used. Note that hereinafter, the output device 500 may be described as the monitor 500, and the input device 400 may be described as the keyboard 400 or the mouse 400.

[0020] The storage unit 106 stores various databases, tables, files, and the like. The storage unit 106 stores a computer program for giving commands to the CPU (Central Processing Unit) in cooperation with the OS (Operating System) to perform various processes. As the storage unit 106, for example, a memory device such as a RAM (Random Access Memory) or a ROM (Read Only Memory), a fixed disk device such as a hard disk, a flexible disk, and an optical disk can be used.

[0021] The storage unit 106 stores, for example, a product configuration master 106a, inventory data 106b, and the like.

[0022] The product composition master 106a stores by associating the types and quantities of materials required for processing products related to free-of-charge supply transactions. As shown in an example in Fig. 3, the product composition master 106a is composed of a composition pattern parent 106a-1 and a composition pattern child 106a-2, and stores information such as a composition pattern CD, a composition product sub-code, and a composition product quantity. For products related to new free-of-charge supply transactions, for example, the types and quantities of the constituent materials can be set on the composition pattern master maintenance screen MA shown in Fig. 2. On the composition pattern master maintenance screen MA, the product composition master 106a is created and updated by specifying the processing destination, the product code of the processed product (product), the types (composition product sub-codes) and quantities of the materials required for manufacturing the processed product.

[0023] The inventory data 106b is data related to the inventory quantities of products and the materials constituting the products.

[0024] The control unit 102 is a CPU or the like that comprehensively controls the supply item management device 100. The control unit 102 has an internal memory for storing control programs such as an OS, programs defining various processing procedures, and required data, and executes various information processes based on these stored programs.

[0025] Functionally conceptually, the control unit 102 includes a supply item calculation unit 102a, a supply item management unit 102b, an inventory management unit 102c, a product evaluation amount calculation unit 102d, and the like.

[0026] When purchasing products for free-of-charge supply transactions, the supply item calculation unit 102a refers to the product composition master 106a and calculates the types and quantities of materials required for processing the same number of products as the purchased products.

[0027] The supply item management unit 102b arranges the supply of the materials of the types and quantities calculated by the supply item calculation unit 102a to the processing destination.

[0028] The inventory management unit 102c manages the inventory of products and the materials used for the products.

[0029] The product inventory valuation amount calculation unit 102d calculates the inventory valuation amount of a product from the unit price of the material and the purchase amount of the product.

[0030] [2. Process] Here, a specific example of the process executed by the supply item management device 100 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 5.

[0031] FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the purchase input screen MB of the supply item management device 100 according to the present embodiment. When purchasing products from a processing destination that conducts a free supply transaction, the purchase is recorded using the purchase input screen MB shown as an example in FIG. 4. Through the purchase input screen MB, the user inputs the processing destination, product code, purchase quantity, purchase unit price, purchase amount, etc.

[0032] When the purchase is recorded using the purchase input screen MB, the supply item calculation unit 102a refers to the product configuration master 106a and calculates the types and quantities of the materials required for processing the same number of products as the purchased products. In the purchase input screen MB of FIG. 4, since 100 products with the product code "1000" are purchased, the supply item calculation unit 102a calculates the types and quantities of the materials required for processing 100 products with the product code "1000". According to the product configuration master 106a of the product with the product code "1000", the materials for the product with the product code "1000" are the component product sub-codes "1000-01" and "1000-02", and the product with the product code "1000" is composed of 2 pieces of "1000-01" and 1 piece of "1000-02". Since the purchase of the product with the product code "1000" is 100 pieces, it is calculated that there are 200 pieces of "1000-01" and 100 pieces of "1000-02".

[0033] When the supply item calculation unit 102a calculates the types and quantities of materials required for processing the same number of products as the purchased products, the supply item management unit 102b arranges for the supply of the materials of the types and quantities calculated by the supply item calculation unit 102a to the processing destination. Here, at the processing destination "1000000000" which is the supplier of the products, "1000-1" and "1000-2" which are the materials with the product code "1000" are arranged to be supplied as 100 pieces each with the product code "1000", 200 pieces of "1000-2", and 100 pieces of "1000-2".

[0034] After arranging the supply of materials, the inventory management unit 102c checks the inventory of products and materials. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the inventory management data 106b. In the inventory management data 106b, the inventory quantity of the processed products (products) before the purchase is "1,000", the inventory quantity of the component product sub-code "1000-1" (supply material A) is "1,000", and the inventory quantity of the component product sub-code "1000-2" (supply material B) is "1,000". Due to the purchase of the processed products (products) and the supply of materials, the inventory quantity of the processed products (products) after the purchase is "1,100", the inventory quantity of the component product sub-code "1000-1" (supply material A) is "800", and the inventory quantity of the component product sub-code "1000-2" (supply material A) is "900", and the inventory management unit 102c updates the inventory quantity before the purchase to the inventory quantity after the purchase.

[0035] Also, the product evaluation amount calculation unit 102d calculates the inventory evaluation amount of the product based on the purchase amount of the product and the inventory evaluation unit price of the supplied materials, etc. For example, taking the inventory evaluation amount of the component product sub-code "1000-1" (supply material A) as "100", the inventory evaluation amount of the component product sub-code "1000-2" (supply material B) as "300", and the processing wage of 100 pieces of the product "10000" as "3000" as an example to explain the inventory evaluation amount per product.

[0036] Product "1000" consists of two component product sub-codes "1000-1" (issued material A) and one component product sub-code "1000-2" (issued material B). Therefore, the evaluation amount for the materials is 100×2 + 300, which is "500". Also, since the processing wage per product is 3000÷100, which is "30", the product evaluation amount calculation unit 102d calculates the inventory evaluation amount of product "1000" as 500 + 30, which is "530". The calculated inventory evaluation amount of the product may be stored in the inventory data 106d, or may be stored in the storage unit as inventory evaluation amount data.

[0037] As described above, the issued item management device 100 according to the present embodiment can perform the procedure for issuing the materials necessary to manufacture the same number of products as the purchased products at the time of purchasing the products. Therefore, the procedure for issuing the materials can be simplified, and by referring to the product configuration master 106a, the types and quantities of the materials necessary to manufacture the same number of products as the purchased products can be calculated, so that errors that may occur at the time of product issuance can be reduced. Also, since the arrangement of the issued materials is carried out simultaneously with the purchase accounting, the grasp of the materials to be issued is also optimized, and opportunity losses such as delays in delivery due to insufficient materials and order cancellations can be reduced.

[0038] [3. Contribution to the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)] According to the present embodiment, it is possible to contribute to promoting business efficiency and appropriate management decisions of the enterprise, so it is possible to contribute to Goals 8 and 9 of the SDGs.

[0039] Also, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to contribute to reducing waste loss and promoting paperless and digitization, so it is possible to contribute to Goals 12, 13, and 15 of the SDGs.

[0040] Also, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to contribute to strengthening control and governance, so it is possible to contribute to Goal 16 of the SDGs.

[0041] [4. Other Embodiments] In addition to the above-described embodiments, the present invention may be implemented in various different embodiments within the scope of the technical idea described in the claims.

[0042] For example, among the processes described in the embodiments, all or part of the processes described as being automatically performed can be manually performed, or all or part of the processes described as being manually performed can be automatically performed by a known method.

[0043] Also, regarding the processing procedures, control procedures, specific names, information including parameters such as registered data and search conditions for each process, screen examples, and database configurations shown in this specification and the drawings, they can be arbitrarily changed unless otherwise specified.

[0044] Regarding the supply item management device 100, each of the illustrated components is a functional concept, and it is not necessarily physically configured as shown in the figure.

[0045] For example, regarding the processing functions provided by the supply item management device 100, particularly each processing function performed by the control unit, all or any part of them may be realized by a CPU and a program interpreted and executed by the CPU, or may be realized as hardware by wired logic. Note that the program is recorded on a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium including programmed instructions for causing an information processing device to execute the processes described in this embodiment, and is mechanically read by the supply item management device 100 as necessary. That is, in a storage unit such as a ROM or an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), a computer program for giving instructions to the CPU in cooperation with the OS and performing various processes is recorded. This computer program is executed by being loaded into the RAM and constitutes the control unit in cooperation with the CPU.

[0046] Further, this computer program may be stored in an application program server connected to the supply item management device 100 via an arbitrary network, and it is also possible to download all or part of it as needed.

[0047] Also, a program for executing the processing described in this embodiment may be stored in a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium, and it can also be configured as a program product. Here, this "recording medium" includes any "portable physical medium" such as a memory card, a USB (Universal Serial Bus) memory, an SD (Secure Digital) card, a flexible disk, a magneto-optical disk, a ROM, an EPROM (Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory), an EEPROM (registered trademark) (Electrically Erasable and Programmable Read Only Memory), a CD-ROM (Compact Disk Read Only Memory), an MO (Magneto-Optical disk), a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk), and a Blu-ray (registered trademark) Disc.

[0048] Also, the "program" is a data processing method described in an arbitrary language or description method, and it does not matter whether it is in the form of source code or binary code, etc. Note that the "program" is not necessarily limited to being configured singly, and also includes those that are distributed as a plurality of modules or libraries, or those that achieve their functions in cooperation with another program represented by an OS. Note that for the specific configuration, reading procedure, and installation procedure after reading for reading the recording medium in each device shown in the embodiment, well-known configurations and procedures can be used.

[0049] The various databases and the like stored in the storage unit are storage means such as a memory device such as a RAM or a ROM, a fixed disk device such as a hard disk, a flexible disk, and an optical disk, and store various programs, tables, databases, and web page files used for various processes and website provision.

[0050] Further, the supply item management device 100 may be configured as an information processing device such as a known personal computer or a workstation, or may be configured as the information processing device to which an arbitrary peripheral device is connected. Further, the supply item management device 100 may be realized by installing software (including a program or data, etc.) for realizing the processes described in the present embodiment in the device.

[0051] Furthermore, the specific form of the dispersion / integration of the devices is not limited to that shown in the drawings, and all or a part of them may be functionally or physically dispersed / integrated in an arbitrary unit according to various additions or the functional load. That is, the above-described embodiments may be arbitrarily combined and implemented, or the embodiments may be selectively implemented.

Industrial Applicability

[0052] The present invention is particularly useful for free supply transactions.

Explanation of Signs

[0053] 100 Supply item management device 102 Control unit 102a Supply item calculation unit 102b Supply item management unit 102c Inventory management unit 102d Product evaluation amount calculation unit 104 Communication interface unit 106 Storage unit 106a Product configuration master 106b Inventory data 108 Input / output interface unit 200 Server 300 Network 400 Input Device 500 Output Device

Claims

1. A supply item management device including a control unit, a product configuration master that associates and stores the types and quantities of materials required for processing products related to free supply transactions, is accessible to, The control unit, at the time of purchasing the product, refers to the product configuration master and calculates the types and quantities of materials required for processing the same number of products as the purchased product, a supply item calculation unit; a supply item management unit that arranges the supply of materials of the types and quantities calculated by the supply item calculation unit to the processing destination; A supply item management device characterized by comprising.

2. An inventory quantity management unit that manages the inventory of products and materials, The supply item management device according to claim 1, characterized by comprising.

3. A product evaluation amount calculation unit that calculates the inventory evaluation amount of a product from the unit price of the material and the purchase amount of the product, The supply item management device according to claim 1, characterized by comprising.

4. A supply item management method for causing a supply item management device including a control unit to execute, The supply item management device, a product configuration master that associates and stores the types and quantities of materials required for processing products related to free supply transactions, is accessible to, Causing the control unit to, at the time of purchasing the product, refer to the product configuration master and calculate the types and quantities of materials required for processing the same number of products as the purchased product, a supply item calculation step; a supply item management step of arranging the supply of materials of the types and quantities calculated in the supply item calculation step to the processing destination; A supply item management method characterized by including.

5. A supply item management program for causing a supply item management device including a control unit to execute, The supply item management device, a product configuration master that associates and stores the types and quantities of materials required for processing products related to free supply transactions, is accessible to, To the control unit, at the time of purchasing the product, refer to the product configuration master and calculate the types and quantities of materials required for processing the same number of products as the purchased product, a supply item calculation step; a supply item management step of arranging the supply of materials of the types and quantities calculated in the supply item calculation step to the processing destination; A supply item management program for causing the above to execute.

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