Inventory management apparatus, inventory management method, and inventory management program

Abstract

To provide a function capable of being diverted only by designated order reception information so as not to be handled as a free stock, and thereby preventing a stock from being unintentionally determined as an effective stock or being shipped to another customer.SOLUTION: An inventory management apparatus comprises change means configured to change inventory information from inventory information of a product that can be shipped to inventory information of a product that cannot be shipped by adding or associating information indicating that a product of product identification information is in a status of waiting for diversion to or with inventory information having product identification information of a product to be diverted among inventory information stored in inventory data.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to an inventory management device, an inventory management method, and an inventory management program.

Background Art

[0002] Generally, in the process of manufacturing and selling order-produced products, it is necessary to strictly manage the order information as a transaction and the completed manufactured products in association with each other. This is to control so that even for the same product, once production is carried out based on the order information, it cannot be shipped as other transactions.

[0003] In the film industry that handles roll-shaped products, even for products with the same product code, there may be cases where it is necessary to handle products whose "thickness", "width", etc. are the same while only the "roll length" does not match for each order. There are many cases where, at the time of receiving an order from a customer, if the thickness and width are the same for the same product, there is a desire to ship from the inventory being produced for other orders from the corresponding customer (hereinafter referred to as inventory transfer).

[0004] Due to the nature of order-produced products, inventory management maintains a strict association with order information. Therefore, in order to ship the inventory produced by another order, it is necessary to transfer the inventory associated with the order to free inventory once to break the association with the order information of that inventory, or otherwise, the situation will be such that shipping cannot be done.

[0005] In addition, since the process of transferring from order-associated inventory to free inventory is required, the operations until shipping become complicated. Moreover, since it will be treated as free inventory, it will become inventory that can be shipped to any customer, not just the same customer.

[0006] Also, until shipping is completed, it will be counted as valid inventory even at the time of inventory inquiry, which may also cause a decrease in the accuracy of inventory management.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0007] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2011-186586 [Patent Document 2] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2018-147168 [Summary of the Invention] [Problems to be Solved by the Invention]

[0008] Therefore, as a mechanism for separately managing the linking information between order information and inventory, when it is necessary to transfer inventory to another order information, only the linking information is corrected, and it is not treated as free inventory, so that it is not treated as unauthorized valid inventory, and it is considered possible to create a situation where it is not shipped to another customer.

[0009] An object of the present invention is to be able to transfer only specified order information so that it is not treated as free inventory, thereby preventing it from being inadvertently judged as valid inventory or shipped to another customer, and a function that can register the transfer of inventory using the information if there is inventory that can be transferred when registering order information, thereby communicating that there is inventory that can be transferred even in the case where there is no request from the customer and reducing the risk of unnecessary production. [Means for Solving the Problems]

[0010] In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, an inventory management device according to the present invention is an inventory management device including a control unit, wherein the control unit, among inventory information having order receiving identification information and product identification information stored in the inventory data, for inventory information having product identification information of a product to be diverted, by adding or associating information indicating that the product of the product identification information is in a status waiting to be diverted, changes the inventory information from inventory information of a shippable product to inventory information of a non-shippable product; a receiving unit that receives a diversion designation of inventory information having product identification information of a product to be diverted and order receiving identification information of a diversion destination among the inventory information to which information indicating a status waiting to be diverted has been added or associated by the changing unit; and a diversion unit that changes the order receiving identification information in the inventory information corresponding to the diversion designation received by the receiving unit to the order receiving identification information of the diversion destination received by the receiving unit, and deletes or releases the association of information indicating that the product of the product identification information is in a status waiting to be diverted from the inventory information, thereby changing the inventory information from inventory information of a non-shippable product to inventory information of a shippable product.

[0011] Further, in the inventory management device according to the present invention, the diversion unit generates diversion history information including product identification information in the inventory information corresponding to the diversion designation received by the receiving unit, order receiving identification information in the inventory information, and order receiving identification information of the diversion destination received by the receiving unit, and stores this in diversion history data.

[0012] Further, in the inventory management device according to the present invention, the diversion unit associates a flag indicating that manufacturing is unnecessary with order receiving information having the same or corresponding product identification information as the inventory information corresponding to the diversion designation received by the receiving unit and having the same order receiving identification information as the order receiving identification information of the diversion destination received by the receiving unit among the order receiving information having order receiving identification information and product identification information stored in the order receiving data.

[0013] Further, the inventory management device according to the present invention is characterized in that, before the receiving means receives a diversion designation of inventory information, it receives product identification information of the product to be diverted, creates a list of inventory information having the received product identification information of the product to be diverted among the inventory information to which information indicating a status of awaiting diversion has been added or linked by the changing means, and displays a reception screen capable of receiving a diversion designation of the inventory information selected via the list.

[0014] Further, the inventory management device according to the present invention is characterized in that, before the receiving means receives a diversion designation of inventory information, it receives product type information of the product to be diverted and information limiting the product form, creates a list of inventory information having the received product type information of the product to be diverted and conforming to the information limiting the product form among the inventory information to which information indicating a status of awaiting diversion has been added or linked by the changing means, and displays a reception screen capable of receiving a diversion designation of the inventory information selected via the list.

[0015] Further, the inventory management device according to the present invention is characterized in that the information limiting the product form includes information limiting parameters of the product size.

[0016] Further, the inventory management device according to the present invention is characterized in that, among the order information having order identification information and product identification information stored in the order data, the customer information or supplier information included in the order information including the order identification information of the diversion destination received by the receiving means is the same as the customer information or supplier information included in the order information having the same order identification information as the inventory information corresponding to the diversion designation received by the receiving means.

[0017] In addition, the inventory management device according to the present invention is characterized in that the control unit further includes an instruction means for receiving a shipment instruction for a product of order information having the same or corresponding product identification information and the same order identification information among the order information having the order identification information and the product identification information stored in the order data, where the inventory information exists in the inventory data, has not been treated as shipped, and has the same or corresponding product identification information as the inventory information corresponding to the diversion designation received by the receiving means and the same order identification information as the order identification information of the diversion destination received by the receiving means.

[0018] In addition, the inventory management device according to the present invention is characterized in that the control unit further includes an instruction means for not receiving a manufacturing instruction for a product of order information in which a manufacturing instruction has already been given among the order information having the order identification information and the product identification information stored in the order data, and not receiving a manufacturing instruction for a product of order information having the same or corresponding product identification information as the inventory information corresponding to the diversion designation received by the receiving means and the same order identification information as the order identification information of the diversion destination received by the receiving means.

[0019] In addition, the inventory management device according to the present invention is characterized in that the control unit further includes an instruction means for not receiving a manufacturing instruction for a product of order information associated with a flag indicating that manufacturing is unnecessary by the diversion means among the order information stored in the order data.

[0020] The inventory management method according to the present invention is an inventory management method executed in an inventory management apparatus including a control unit. Among the inventory information having order identification information and product identification information stored in the inventory data, which is executed by the control unit, for the inventory information having the product identification information of the product to be diverted, by adding or associating information indicating that the product of the product identification information is in a status waiting to be diverted, a change step of changing the inventory information from the inventory information of the shippable product to the inventory information of the non-shippable product; a reception step of receiving a diversion designation of the inventory information having the product identification information of the product to be diverted and the order identification information of the diversion destination among the inventory information to which the information indicating the status waiting to be diverted is added or associated by the change step; and a diversion step of changing the order identification information in the inventory information corresponding to the diversion designation received in the reception step to the order identification information of the diversion destination received in the reception step, and deleting or disassociating the information indicating that the product of the product identification information is in a status waiting to be diverted from the inventory information, thereby changing the inventory information from the inventory information of the non-shippable product to the inventory information of the shippable product.

[0021] Moreover, the inventory management program according to the present invention is an inventory management program for causing an inventory management device including a control unit to execute. The control unit adds or associates information indicating that the product corresponding to the product identification information in the inventory information having the order identification information and the product identification information stored in the inventory data is in a status waiting for diversion to the inventory information having the product identification information of the product to be diverted, thereby changing the inventory information from the inventory information of the shippable product to the inventory information of the non-shippable product. A change step, among the inventory information to which information indicating a status waiting for diversion is added or associated by the change step, accepting a diversion designation of the inventory information having the product identification information of the product to be diverted and the order identification information of the diversion destination. A reception step, and changing the order identification information in the inventory information corresponding to the diversion designation received in the reception step to the order identification information of the diversion destination received in the reception step, and from the inventory information, deleting or dissociating the information indicating that the product corresponding to the product identification information is in a status waiting for diversion. A diversion step of changing the inventory information from the inventory information of the non-shippable product to the inventory information of the shippable product, which is an inventory management program for causing the above to be executed.

Effect of the Invention

[0022] According to the present invention, it can be diverted only with the specified order information so as not to be treated as free inventory, thereby preventing it from being inadvertently judged as effective inventory or shipped to another customer. In addition, if there is inventory that can be diverted when registering order information, it is possible to register that inventory transfer will be performed using that information. This can convey that there is inventory that can be diverted even in the case where there is no request from the customer, and reduce the risk of unnecessary production.

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0024] Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. It should be noted that the present invention is not limited by these embodiments.

[0025] [1. Configuration] Here, an example of the configuration of a PC (Personal Computer) 100 according to this embodiment including the inventory management device of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 1. Note that the configuration of this embodiment is merely an example, and the present invention is not limited to being implemented with the configuration of this embodiment. Also, in the following description regarding the configuration, duplicate descriptions may be omitted.

[0026] FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of PC 100. PC 100 includes a control unit 102, a communication interface unit 104, a storage unit 106, and an input / output interface unit 108, and is communicably connected via a network 300 (e.g., the Internet, an intranet, a LAN (Local Area Network), etc.) to a server 200 (e.g., a Web server, etc.) that stores various data (e.g., each of the data described later that may be stored in the storage unit 106).

[0027] Each unit included in PC 100 is communicably connected via an arbitrary communication path.

[0028] Note that PC 100 may be a stationary type such as a desktop personal computer, or may be a portable type such as a notebook personal computer, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants), a smartphone, or a tablet personal computer.

[0029] The control unit 102 is a CPU or the like that comprehensively controls PC 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.

[0030] Functionally conceptually, the control unit 102 includes a modification unit 102a, a reception unit 102b, a diversion unit 102c, an instruction unit 102d, etc.

[0031] The change section 102a changes the inventory information of the merchandise that can be shipped into the inventory information of the merchandise that cannot be shipped, by adding or associating information indicating that the merchandise of the merchandise identification information has a status of waiting for diversion, to the inventory information having the order identification information and the merchandise identification information stored in the inventory data.

[0032] The order identification information is information that can identify an order, and may be, for example, an order code, an order number, an order ID, an order name, an order date and time, or the like.

[0033] The merchandise identification information is information that can identify a merchandise. The merchandise identification information includes information selected from merchandise type information, merchandise form information, and manufacturing number information. In this specification, when referring to merchandise identification information, it means any combination of merchandise type information, merchandise form information, and manufacturing number information, a combination of merchandise type information and merchandise form information, merchandise type information, merchandise form information, or manufacturing number information. The merchandise type information is information that can identify a merchandise type, and may be, for example, a merchandise code, a merchandise number, a merchandise ID, a merchandise name, or the like. The merchandise form information is information that can identify a merchandise form, and may be information related to the quantity of the merchandise, information related to the size of the merchandise, information related to the material of the merchandise, or the like. The manufacturing number information may be a unique number or symbol assigned to each individual merchandise.

[0034] The receiving section 102b receives the diversion designation of the inventory information having the merchandise identification information of the merchandise to be diverted, and the order identification information of the destination of diversion, from among the inventory information to which information indicating that it has a status of waiting for diversion has been added or associated by the change section 102a.

[0035] Among the order information having the order identification information and the merchandise identification information stored in the order data, the customer information or the consignee information included in the order information including the order identification information of the diversion destination received by the receiving section 102b is the same as the customer information or the consignee information included in the order information having the same order identification information as the inventory information corresponding to the diversion designation received by the receiving section 102b.

[0036] Before receiving a diversion designation of inventory information, the reception unit 102b receives product identification information of the product to be diverted, creates a list of inventory information having the product identification information of the received product to be diverted among the inventory information to which information indicating a status of being pending diversion has been added or linked by the change unit 102a, and displays a reception screen on which it is possible to receive a diversion designation of the inventory information selected via the list.

[0037] In one embodiment, before receiving a diversion designation of inventory information, the reception unit 102b receives product type information of the product to be diverted and information limiting the product form, creates a list of inventory information having the product identification information of the received product to be diverted and conforming to the information limiting the product form among the inventory information to which information indicating a status of being pending diversion has been added or linked by the change unit 102a, and displays a reception screen on which it is possible to receive a diversion designation of the inventory information selected via the list.

[0038] The information limiting the product form is information limiting the range of parameters regarding the product form included in the product form information included in the product identification information of the product. The information limiting the product form includes, for example, information limiting the parameter of the size of the product.

[0039] The diversion unit 102c changes the order identification information in the inventory information corresponding to the diversion designation received by the reception unit 102b to the order identification information of the diversion destination received by the reception unit 102b, and deletes or unlinks the information indicating that the product with the product identification information is in a status of being pending diversion from the inventory information, thereby changing the inventory information from the inventory information of the product that cannot be shipped to the inventory information of the product that can be shipped.

[0040] The diversion unit 102c generates diversion history information including the product identification information in the inventory information corresponding to the diversion designation received by the reception unit 102b, the order identification information in the inventory information, and the order identification information of the diversion destination received by the reception unit 102b, and stores this in the diversion history data.

[0041] The transfer section 102c associates a flag indicating that manufacturing is unnecessary with order information that has the same or corresponding product identification information as the inventory information corresponding to the transfer designation received by the reception section 102b and has the same order identification information as the order identification information of the transfer destination received by the reception section 102b among the order information having the order identification information and the product identification information stored in the order data.

[0042] The instruction section 102d receives a shipment instruction for the product of order information that has the same or corresponding product identification information and the same order identification information among the order information having the order identification information and the product identification information stored in the order data, where the inventory information having the same or corresponding product identification information and the same order identification information exists in the inventory data and has not been treated as shipped, and that has the same or corresponding product identification information as the inventory information corresponding to the transfer designation received by the reception section 102b and has the same order identification information as the order identification information of the transfer destination received by the reception section 102b.

[0043] The instruction section 102d does not receive a manufacturing instruction for the product of order information for which a manufacturing instruction has already been given among the order information having the order identification information and the product identification information stored in the order data, and does not receive a manufacturing instruction for the product of order information that has the same or corresponding product identification information as the inventory information corresponding to the transfer designation received by the reception section 102b and has the same order identification information as the order identification information of the transfer destination received by the reception section 102b.

[0044] Order information that has the same or corresponding product identification information as the inventory information corresponding to the transfer designation received by the reception section 102b and has the same order identification information as the order identification information of the transfer destination received by the reception section 102b is order information associated with a flag indicating that manufacturing is unnecessary by the transfer section 102c.

[0045] The communication interface section 104 communicably connects the PC 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 section 104 has a function of communicating data with other devices via the communication line.

[0046] The storage unit 106 stores various databases, tables, files, etc. The storage unit 106 records a computer program for giving instructions 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, an optical disk, etc. can be used.

[0047] Conceptually, the storage unit 106 includes an inventory data storage unit 106a, an order received data storage unit 106b, a diversion history data storage unit 106c, etc.

[0048] The inventory data storage unit 106a stores inventory data. The inventory data stores inventory information having order received identification information and product identification information. In the inventory information, information indicating that the product with the product identification information is in a status waiting for diversion can be further added or linked. Also, the inventory information has, as a diversion history, order received identification information and product identification information of the diversion source.

[0049] The order received data storage unit 106b stores order received data. The order received data stores order received information having order received identification information and product identification information. The order received information further has order received date information, customer information, delivery destination information, storage destination information, unit quantity of the product, unit price of the product, amount of the product, etc. The customer information can be, for example, a customer code, a customer number, a customer ID, a customer name, a customer address, etc. The delivery destination information can be, for example, a delivery destination code, a delivery destination number, a delivery destination ID, a delivery destination name, a delivery destination address, etc. The storage destination information can be, for example, a storage destination code, a storage destination number, a storage destination ID, a storage destination name, a storage destination address, etc.

[0050] The diversion history data storage unit 106c stores diversion history data.

[0051] An input / output interface unit 108 is connected to an input device 400 and an output device 500. The output device 400 includes, in addition to display devices such as a display and a projector, acoustic devices such as a speaker, printing devices such as a printer, and also devices that can be downloaded in a data file format. The data file format can adopt file formats known in the art, such as PDF, CSV, document files, spreadsheet software files, text files, etc. The input device 500 can use, in addition to a keyboard, a mouse, and a microphone, a monitor that cooperates with the mouse to realize a pointing device function.

[0052] [2. Specific Example] Hereinafter, using specific examples, information processing in status change, inventory diversion, shipping instruction, and manufacturing instruction by the PC 100 according to the present embodiment will be described.

[0053] A. Status Change Hereinafter, regarding the change to the pending diversion status, using "Order Information A" having the order number "JU0008", the change of the inventory information corresponding to the order information (that is, the inventory information having the same or corresponding products as the order information and having the same order number as the order information) to the pending diversion status will be described.

[0054] FIGS. 2 and 4 are diagrams showing order data and inventory data in this specific example. The inventory data in FIG. 2 is the inventory data before the change to the pending diversion status, and the inventory data in FIG. 4 is the inventory data before diversion after the change to the pending diversion status. FIGS. 2 and 4 are different in that in the inventory data of FIG. 2, the status is shown as "shippable", indicating that the status is shippable and not subject to diversion, while in the inventory data of FIG. 4, the status is shown as "pending diversion", indicating that the status is pending diversion and not shippable.

[0055] In this specific example, the order data is composed of a combination of an order header and order details, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, for example. The order header in this specific example stores order information for each order number, which consists of an order number (order identification information), an order date (order year, month, and day information), a customer (customer information), a delivery destination (delivery destination information), and a warehouse (storage destination information). The order details in this specific example store order information for each product form, which consists of an order number, a line number, a product (product type information), a thickness (product form information), a width (product form information), a roll length (product form information), a quantity (unit quantity of the product), a unit price (unit price of the product), an amount (amount of the product), and a manufacturing unnecessary flag. The order information in the order header and the order information in the order details are linked to each other via the order number. The manufacturing unnecessary flag in the order details (a flag indicating that manufacturing is unnecessary) indicates that the manufacturing unnecessary flag is not linked when it is "0", and indicates that the manufacturing unnecessary flag is linked when it is "1".

[0056] In this specific example, the inventory data is stored for each roll number, which consists of an order number, a roll number (manufacturing number information), a product (product type information), a thickness (product form information), a width (product form information), a roll length (product form information), an order number of the transfer source, a roll number of the transfer source (manufacturing number information), and a status, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, for example. The order data and the inventory data are linked to each other via the order number. The status of the inventory data includes "shippable", "awaiting transfer", etc.

[0057] FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an inventory status change screen in this specific example. As shown in FIG. 3, the inventory status change screen in this specific example includes an "order number" input display column, a "status" input display column, a list display column for "inventory information", and a "batch change" button. In the list display column for "inventory information", the inventory information corresponding to the order number entered in the "order number" input display column and the status entered in the "status" input display column among the inventory information stored in the inventory data is displayed. For each inventory information, in addition to the current "before change" status, the "after change" status after pressing the "batch change" button is also displayed.

[0058] As shown in FIG. 2, in the inventory data, as inventory information corresponding to "order information A" having the order number "JU0008", there are four pieces of inventory information X1 to X4 that have the same product as "order information A", namely "SHO001: ○○ film (roll), thickness 35.5, width 1,080, roll length 2,500", and have the same order number "JU0008" as "order information A".

[0059] All of these four pieces of inventory information X1 to X4 corresponding to "order information A" have a status of "shippable", indicating that the status is not for diversion and is shippable.

[0060] At this stage, the user inputs an instruction to display the inventory status change screen of FIG. 3. The change unit 102a displays the inventory status change screen of FIG. 3 (all blank fields) according to the instruction. The user inputs the order number "JU0008" of "order information A" into the "order number" input display column of the displayed inventory status change screen of FIG. 3.

[0061] The change unit 102a displays the four pieces of inventory information X1 to X4 corresponding to "order information A" having the order number "JU0008" described above in the list display column for "inventory information" of the inventory status change screen of FIG. 3, with the status before change set to "shippable" and the status after change set to blank.

[0062] The user inputs "05 (Pending Diversion)", which means the pending diversion status, as the status after change in the "Status" input display field on the inventory status change screen in Fig. 3. The change section 102a displays "Pending Diversion" indicating that it is a status where diversion is pending and shipment is not possible, respectively, in the places of the status after change, which were blank columns in the four inventory information X1 to X4 displayed in the list display field of "Inventory Information" on the inventory status change screen in Fig. 3.

[0063] The user confirms that there is no mistake in the content of the displayed inventory information and the status after change, and presses the "Batch Change" button.

[0064] The change section 102a deletes "Shipment Possible" from the status of the four inventory information X1 to X4 in the inventory data shown in Fig. 2 and changes it to "Pending Diversion" as shown in Fig. 4. Since the status of the four inventory information X1 to X4 in the inventory data has changed from "Shipment Possible" to "Pending Diversion", the inventory information of the goods that are not subject to diversion and are shipment possible has been changed to the inventory information of the goods that are pending diversion and not shipment possible, and the goods of the said inventory information are no longer subject to shipment. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the goods from being shipped in the pending diversion state.

[0065] B. Inventory Diversion Hereinafter, regarding the diversion of goods, an example of diverting goods by changing the destinations of two of the inventory information X1 and X2 among the inventory information X1 to X4 corresponding to the "Order Information A" having the order number "JU0008" whose status has been changed to the pending diversion status above to the "Order Information B" having the order number "JU0050" will be described.

[0066] Fig. 5 is a diagram showing the order input main screen in this specific example. The order input main screen in this specific example, as shown in Fig. 5, includes an "Order Number" input display field, a "Warehouse" input display field, an "Order Date" input display field, a "Customer" input display field, a "Delivery Destination" input display field, and a list display field of "Detail Information (Order Information)".

[0067] Figs. 6 and 8 are diagrams showing the received order input details screen in this specific example. As shown in Figs. 6 and 8, the received order input details screen in this specific example includes a "line number" input display column, a "product" input display column, a "thickness" input display column, a "width" input display column, a "roll length" input display column, a "quantity" input display column, a "unit price" input display column, a "amount" input display column, a list display column of "transfer source information (inventory information)", and a "transfer process" button. Fig. 6 is the received order input main screen before transfer designation, and in the list display column of "transfer source information (inventory information)", the inventory information of the transfer target is not displayed. On the other hand, Fig. 8 is the received order input main screen after transfer designation, and in the list display column of "transfer source information (inventory information)", the inventory information of the transfer target is displayed.

[0068] Fig. 7 is a diagram showing the received order input transfer process screen in this specific example. As shown in Fig. 7, the received order input transfer process screen in this specific example includes a "product" input display column, a "thickness" input display column, a "width" input display column, a "roll length" input display column, a "customer" input display column, a "delivery destination" input display column, a "status" input display column, and a list display column of "transfer source information (inventory information)".

[0069] Fig. 9 is a diagram showing the received order data, inventory data, and transfer history data in this specific example. The inventory data in Fig. 9 is the inventory data at the post-transfer stage. In the inventory data of Fig. 9, the status is "shippable". As shown in Fig. 9, the transfer history data in this specific example stores the transfer history information by roll number, which consists of the order number, line number, transfer source order number (order identification information), and transfer source roll number (manufacturing number information), separately by roll number.

[0070] At the current stage (November 1, 2023), as shown in Fig. 4, there are four pieces of inventory information X1 to X4 with the order number "JU0008" for the product "SHO001: ○○ film (roll), thickness 35.5, width 1,080, roll length 2,500" whose status in the inventory data is "awaiting transfer".

[0071] At this stage, the user places an order for the product "SHO001: ○○ Film (Roll), thickness 35.5, width 1,000, roll length 2,400" from the customer "TOK001" to the consignee "NOU001". The user decides to handle this order by diverting inventory.

[0072] As shown on the order input main screen in Figure 5, at the initial stage, the order number "JU0050" is automatically assigned and displayed in the "Order Number" input display field. The user enters the customer "TOK001", consignee "NOU001", order date "2023 / 11 / 01", and warehouse "SOU001" in the "Customer" input display field, "Consignee" input display field, "Order Date" input display field, and "Warehouse" input display field respectively, and confirms them.

[0073] After confirmation, in addition to this information, the reception section 102b registers the order information B in the order data together with the information of the product "SHO001: ○○ Film (Roll), thickness 35.5, width 1,000, roll length 2,400", quantity "2", unit price "48.75", and amount "234,000".

[0074] After registration, the reception section 102b displays the registered order information B in the list display field of "Detailed Information (Order Information)" on the order input main screen in Figure 5. By double-clicking on the part of the order information B displayed in the list display field of "Detailed Information (Order Information)", the user moves to the order input detailed screen shown in Figure 6. When moving, the reception section 102b accepts the order number "JU0050" assigned at the initial stage when the order input main screen in Figure 5 is displayed as the order number of the diversion destination.

[0075] When the order reception input details screen shown in Fig. 6 is transitioned to, at the opened stage, based on the content of the order reception information B by the reception section 102b, in the "Product" input display field, the product type information "SHO001: ○○ Film (Roll)" is automatically displayed, and in the "Thickness" input display field, "Width" input display field, and "Roll Length" input display field, the product form information of thickness "35.5" μm, width "1,000" mm or more, and roll length "2,400" mm or more is automatically displayed. In the "Quantity" input display field, "Unit Price" input display field, and "Amount" input display field, the quantity "2", unit price "48.75", and amount "234,000" are automatically displayed.

[0076] In the order reception input details screen of Fig. 6, the reason why the "Thickness" input display field and "Width" input display field are displayed as width "1,000" mm or more and roll length "2,400" mm or more is that for the product "SHO001: ○○ Film (Roll)", even if it is a product with a width or roll length larger than the ordered product form, by cutting the extra part, the width or roll length can be adjusted, and it is a product form that can be diverted.

[0077] The user presses the "Diversion Processing" button on the order reception input details screen of Fig. 6. By the press, the reception section 102b displays the order reception input diversion processing screen shown in Fig. 7. In addition to the product type information "SHO001: ○○ Film (Roll)" and product form information (thickness "35.5" μm, width "1,000" mm or more, roll length "2,400" mm or more) being compatible in the "Diversion Source Information (Inventory Information)" list display field of the order reception input diversion processing screen of Fig. 7, the customer "TOK001" and the delivery destination "NOU001" are common, and the inventory information of diversion candidates that meets the condition that the status is "Pending Diversion" is displayed. (Here, it is set that the commonality of the customer "TOK001" and the delivery destination "NOU001" is a condition for diversion candidates, but it is also possible to exclude the customer and the delivery destination from the conditions.)

[0078] In this specific example, the inventory information that meets such conditions is the four pieces of inventory information X1 to X4 corresponding to the "Order Information A" with the order number "JU0008" that was changed to the pending transfer status as described above. Therefore, the reception unit 102b displays the inventory information X1 to X4 as transfer candidate inventory information in the "Transfer Source Information (Inventory Information)" list display column on the order input transfer process screen in FIG. 7.

[0079] The user checks the check boxes in the target check columns of the inventory information X1 and X2 to be designated for transfer among the four transfer candidate inventory information X1 to X4 corresponding to the "Order Information A" in the "Transfer Source Information (Inventory Information)" list display column and confirms. After confirmation, the reception unit 102b displays the order input details screen shown in FIG. 8. The difference between the order input details screen in FIG. 8 and the order input details screen in FIG. 6 is that the designated transfer inventory information X1 and X2 are displayed in the "Transfer Source Information (Inventory Information)" list display column. The user finally determines to transfer the products of the inventory information X1 and X2 displayed in the "Transfer Source Information (Inventory Information)" list display column on the order input details screen in FIG. 8 to the products of the "Order Information B" with the order number "JU0050".

[0080] Upon final determination, when the reception unit 102b transitions from the order input main screen in FIG. 5 to the order input details screen in FIG. 6, it accepts the transfer designation of the inventory information X1 and X2 together with the order number "JU0050" received as the order number of the transfer destination.

[0081] The transfer unit 102c changes the order numbers in the inventory information X1 and X2 (the upper two lines) corresponding to the transfer designation received by the reception unit 102b among the inventory information X1 to X4 shown in the inventory data of FIG. 4 to the order number "JU0050" of the transfer destination received by the reception unit 102b, as shown in the inventory data of FIG. 9. Further, it deletes the original status of "awaiting transfer" and changes it to "shippable" as shown in the inventory data of FIG. 9. Since the status has changed from "awaiting transfer" to "shippable", the inventory information of the product that was awaiting transfer and not shippable has been changed to the inventory information of the product that is not subject to transfer and is shippable, and the products of the inventory information X1 and X2 have become shippable as the products of the order number "JU0050" of the transfer destination.

[0082] The transfer unit 102c adds the original order number "JU0008", and the original roll numbers "001" and "002" in the inventory information X1 and X2 (the upper two lines) corresponding to the transfer designation received by the reception unit 102b. Thereby, it is possible to easily confirm from which order information the product has been transferred.

[0083] Also, the transfer unit 102c links a non-manufacturing flag "1" indicating that manufacturing is unnecessary to the order information B corresponding to the transfer designations X1 and X2 received by the reception unit 102b, that is, the order information B having the product "SHO001: ○○ film (roll), thickness 35.5, width 1,000, roll length 2,400" corresponding to the inventory information X1 and X2 corresponding to the transfer designation received by the reception unit 102b and having the same order number "JU0050" as the order number of the transfer destination received by the reception unit 102b. This prevents double manufacturing of the products in the order information of the transfer destination. At the order stage, since the corresponding inventory information does not exist, the original order information B was originally the unnecessary flag "0".

[0084] Also, as shown in the inventory transfer data in FIG. 9, the transfer section 102c generates transfer history information with line numbers assigned to the roll numbers (manufacturing number information) "001" and "002" in the inventory information X1 and X2 corresponding to the transfer designation received by the reception section 102b, the order number "JU0008" before transfer in the inventory information X1 and X2, and the order number "JU0050" of the transfer destination received by the reception section 102b, and stores it in the transfer history data. By generating the transfer history data, the information on the transferred products can be confirmed as a history.

[0085] C. Shipment Instruction Hereinafter, regarding the shipment instruction of products based on the order information, it will be described using the original "order information A" with the order number "JU0008" and the destination "order information B" with the order number "JU0050" described above.

[0086] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the main shipment instruction input screen in this specific example. As shown in FIG. 10, the main shipment instruction input screen in this specific example includes a "shipment instruction number" input display column, an "order number" input display column, a "shipment instruction date" input display column, a "warehouse" input display column, an "order date" input display column, a "customer" input display column, a "delivery destination" input display column, a "delivery date" input display column, a "scheduled shipment date" input display column, a list display column for "detail information (order information)", a "shipment zone" input display column, and a "shipping carrier" input display column.

[0087] FIG. 11 is a diagram showing the detailed shipment instruction input screen in this specific example. As shown in FIG. 11, the detailed shipment instruction input screen in this specific example includes a "line number" input display column, a "product" input display column, a "thickness" input display column, a "width" input display column, a "roll length" input display column, and a "quantity" input display column.

[0088] First, among the order information stored in the order data, the inventory information corresponding to the order information with transferred inventory that meets the following Conditions 1 and 2 (i.e., the inventory information having the same or corresponding product as the order information and having the same order number as the order information) is changed by the transfer unit 102c to the order number of the transfer destination, and the status is changed from "awaiting transfer" to "shippable" by being deleted, thus being changed to the inventory information of shippable products. (Condition 1) Having the same or corresponding product as the inventory information corresponding to the transfer designation received by the reception unit 102b (Condition 2) Having the same order number as the order number of the transfer destination received by the reception unit 102b

[0089] Next, among the order information with transferred inventory that meets Conditions 1 and 2 above, the order information that further meets the following Condition 3 has available inventory and is shippable. (Condition 3) The inventory information corresponding to the order information (i.e., the inventory information having the same or corresponding product as the order information and having the same order number as the order information) exists in the inventory data and is not treated as shipped.

[0090] Therefore, the instruction unit 102d determines that the inventory information corresponding to the order information exists (Condition 3) and the status of the inventory information is "shippable" (equivalent conditions to Conditions 1 and 2), and based on the determination result, accepts the shipment instruction for the product of the order information. On the other hand, if the determination result is that the inventory information corresponding to the order information does not exist, or if the status of the inventory information is "awaiting transfer" and the determination result is that it is not "shippable", the shipment instruction is not accepted.

[0091] Specifically, the "Order Information B" at the diversion destination with the order number "JU0050" meets Condition 1 because it has the product "SHO001: ○○ Film (Roll), thickness 35.5, width 1,000, roll length 2,400" corresponding to the inventory information X1 and X2. Also, since it has the order number "JU0050" received as the order number at the diversion destination and meets Condition 2, it is the order information for which inventory transfer has been completed. Therefore, the status of the inventory information X1 and X2 corresponding to "Order Information B" is "Ready for Shipment" (equivalent conditions to Conditions 1 and 2). In addition, the inventory information X1 and X2 corresponding to "Order Information B" have not been deleted and are not treated as shipped, so they meet Condition 3. Therefore, the instruction unit 102d accepts the shipment instruction for "Order Information B".

[0092] On the other hand, for example, in the case of the "Order Information A" at the diversion source with the order number "JU0008", after the diversion, there is no inventory information corresponding to the order information A because the order numbers of the inventory information X1 and X2 that corresponded before the diversion were changed from "JU0008" to "JU0050". Therefore, the instruction unit 102d does not accept the shipment instruction for "Order Information A".

[0093] The instruction unit 102d accepts the shipment instruction from the detailed shipment instruction input screen in Fig. 11 via the main shipment instruction input screen in Fig. 10.

[0094] Specifically, in the case of "Order Information B", when the user inputs the order number "JU0050" in the "Order Number" input display column on the main shipment instruction input screen in Fig. 10, "Order Information B" is called. The instruction unit 102d displays "Order Information B" in the list display column of the "Detailed Information (Order Information)". When the displayed "Order Information B" is double-clicked by the user, the instruction unit 102d displays the detailed shipment instruction input screen in Fig. 11 and proceeds to the shipment instruction process for the product of "Order Information B".

[0095] In this way, only the products of the order information for which corresponding inventory information exists and the products of the order information corresponding to the inventory information with the status "awaiting diversion" can be shipped, while preventing the shipment of the products of the order information of the transfer source and the products of the order information corresponding to the inventory information with the status "awaiting diversion".

[0096] D. Manufacturing Instruction Hereinafter, regarding the manufacturing instruction of the product based on the order information, it will be explained using the "Order Information B" of the transfer destination having the above-described order number "JU0050".

[0097] Figure 12 is a diagram showing order data in this specific example. Figure 13 is a diagram showing a manufacturing instruction input screen in this specific example. As shown in Figure 13, the manufacturing instruction input screen in this specific example includes a "manufacturing factory" input display column, a "scheduled manufacturing date" range input display column, an "order number" range input display column, a "product" input display column, and a list display column of "detail information (order information)". Note that the "Order Information B" of the transfer destination having the order number "JU0050" is the order information in the bottom row in the list display column of "detail information (order information)" in Figure 12.

[0098] First, among the order information stored in the order data, for the inventory transfer completed order information that satisfies the above conditions 1 and 2, as described above, the manufacturing unnecessary flag "1" is necessarily associated by the transfer unit 102c.

[0099] Second, among the order information stored in the order data, for the order information for which a manufacturing instruction has already been given and there is a manufacturing instruction history in the manufacturing instruction history data (figure omitted), the manufacturing unnecessary flag "1" is also associated.

[0100] Therefore, the instruction unit 102d determines whether the manufacturing unnecessary flag "1" is associated with the order information, and based on the determination result, does not accept the manufacturing instruction for the product of the order information with the manufacturing unnecessary flag "1" associated, and only accepts the manufacturing instruction for the product of the order information with the manufacturing unnecessary flag "0".

[0101] Specifically, in the case of the "Order Information B" of the diversion destination with the order number "JU0050", although there is no manufacturing instruction history in the manufacturing instruction history data, as described above, it is order information for which inventory diversion has been completed and which satisfies Condition 1 and Condition 2. Therefore, a manufacturing not required flag "1" is associated with the "Order Information B". Thus, the instruction unit 102d does not accept a manufacturing instruction for the "Order Information B".

[0102] Specifically, as shown in FIG. 13, in the list display column of "Detailed Information (Order Information)" on the manufacturing instruction input screen, the order information B with the manufacturing not required flag "1" associated therewith is not displayed, and only the order information with the manufacturing not required flag "0" is displayed. Thereby, double manufacturing of products for the same order information is prevented.

[0103] As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to divert only the specified order information so that it is not treated as free inventory, thereby preventing it from being unintentionally judged as effective inventory or shipped to another customer. Also, if there is inventory that can be diverted when registering order information, it is possible to register that inventory diversion is to be performed using that information, thereby communicating that there is inventory that can be diverted even in a case where there is no request from the customer and reducing the risk of unnecessary production.

[0104] [3. Contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Led by the United Nations] According to the present embodiment, since it is possible to contribute to improving business efficiency and promoting appropriate business judgment of the company, it is possible to contribute to Goals 8 and 9 of the SDGs.

[0105] Also, according to the present embodiment, since it is possible to contribute to reducing waste loss and promoting paperless and digitalization, it is possible to contribute to Goals 12, 13, and 15 of the SDGs.

[0106] Also, according to the present embodiment, since it is possible to contribute to strengthening control and governance, it is possible to contribute to Goal 16 of the SDGs.

[0107] [4. Other Embodiments] Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described so far, the present invention may be implemented in various different embodiments within the scope of the technical idea described in the claims, in addition to the above-described embodiments.

[0108] For example, among the processes described in the above-described 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.

[0109] In addition, 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 the above documents and drawings, they can be arbitrarily changed unless otherwise specified.

[0110] Regarding the PC100, each illustrated component is a functional concept and does not necessarily need to be physically configured as illustrated.

[0111] For example, regarding the processing functions provided by each device constituting the PC100, 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 the information processing device to execute the processes described in the present embodiment, and is mechanically read by each device 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.

[0112] Also, this computer program may be stored in an application program server connected to the PC100 via an arbitrary network, and it is also possible to download all or part of it as necessary.

[0113] Also, the program for executing the processing described in this embodiment may be stored in a non-temporary computer-readable recording medium, and it can also be configured as a first 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.

[0114] 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 in a single form, and it 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.

[0115] The various databases and the like stored in the storage unit are storage means such as memory devices like RAM and ROM, fixed disk devices like hard disks, flexible disks, and optical disks, and store various programs, tables, databases, and web page files used for various processes and website provision.

[0116] Further, the PC 100 may be configured as an information processing device such as a known personal computer or workstation, or may be configured as the information processing device to which an arbitrary peripheral device is connected. Also, the PC 100 may be realized by installing software (including programs or data, etc.) that realizes the processing described in this embodiment in the PC 100.

[0117] Furthermore, the specific forms of the dispersion and integration of the devices are not limited to those shown in the drawings, and all or part of them can be functionally or physically dispersed and integrated in arbitrary units according to various additions or according to the functional load. That is, the above-described embodiments may be arbitrarily combined and implemented, or the embodiments may be selectively implemented.

Industrial Applicability

[0118] The present invention is useful for inventory management and accounting processing in industries that handle roll products such as the film industry.

Explanation of Signs

[0119] 100 PC 102 Control Unit 102a Modifying Unit 102b Reception Unit 102c Diversion Unit 102d Instruction Unit 104 Communication Interface Unit 106 Storage Unit 106a Inventory Data Storage Unit 106b Order Receiving Data Storage Unit 106c Diversion History Data Storage Unit 108 Input / Output Interface Unit 200 Server 300 Network 400 Input Device 500 Output Device

Claims

1. An inventory management device comprising a control unit, wherein the control unit, among the inventory information having the order identification information and product identification information stored in the inventory data, for the inventory information having the product identification information of the product to be diverted, by adding or associating information indicating that the product with the product identification information is in a status awaiting diversion, changes the inventory information from the inventory information of the shippable product to the inventory information of the non-shippable product; a changing means; a receiving means for receiving a diversion designation of the inventory information having the product identification information of the product to be diverted and the order identification information of the diversion destination among the inventory information to which the information indicating the status awaiting diversion has been added or associated by the changing means; changing the order identification information in the inventory information corresponding to the diversion designation received by the receiving means to the order identification information of the diversion destination received by the receiving means, and deleting or dissociating the information indicating that the product with the product identification information is in a status awaiting diversion from the inventory information, thereby changing the inventory information from the inventory information of the non-shippable product to the inventory information of the shippable product; a diversion means, and comprising an inventory management device characterized by the above.

2. wherein the diversion means, generates diversion history information including the product identification information in the inventory information corresponding to the diversion designation received by the receiving means, the order identification information in the inventory information, and the order identification information of the diversion destination received by the receiving means, and stores this in the diversion history data, an inventory management device according to Claim 1, characterized by the above.

3. wherein the diversion means, among the order information having the order identification information and product identification information stored in the order data, for the order information having the same or corresponding product identification information as the inventory information corresponding to the diversion designation received by the receiving means and having the same order identification information as the order identification information of the diversion destination received by the receiving means, associates a flag indicating that manufacturing is unnecessary, an inventory management device according to Claim 1, characterized by the above.

4. wherein the receiving means, receives the product identification information of the product to be diverted before receiving the diversion designation of the inventory information, creates a list of the inventory information having the product identification information of the received product to be diverted among the inventory information to which the information indicating the status awaiting diversion has been added or associated by the changing means, and displays a receiving screen capable of receiving the diversion designation of the inventory information selected via the list The inventory management device according to claim 1, characterized in that...

5. Before the receiving means receives a diversion designation of inventory information, it receives product type information of the product to be diverted and information limiting the form of the product, and among the inventory information to which information indicating that it is in a status waiting for diversion is added or linked by the changing means, creates a list of inventory information having the received product type information of the product to be diverted and conforming to the information limiting the form of the product, and displays a receiving screen capable of receiving a diversion designation of the inventory information selected via the list. The inventory management device according to claim 4, characterized in that... The inventory management device according to claim 4, characterized in that...

6. The information limiting the form of the product includes information limiting the parameter of the size of the product. The inventory management device according to claim 5, characterized in that...

7. Among the order information having order identification information and product identification information stored in the order data, the customer information or supplier information included in the order information including the order identification information of the diversion destination received by the receiving means is the same as the customer information or supplier information included in the order information having the same order identification information as the inventory information corresponding to the diversion designation received by the receiving means. The inventory management device according to claim 1, characterized in that...

8. The control unit further includes an instructing means for receiving a shipment instruction of a product of order information having the same or corresponding product identification information and the same order identification information among the order information having order identification information and product identification information stored in the order data, where the inventory information exists in the inventory data and has not been treated as shipped, and having the same or corresponding product identification information as the inventory information corresponding to the diversion designation received by the receiving means and the same order identification information as the order identification information of the diversion destination received by the receiving means. The inventory management device according to claim 1, characterized in that... The inventory management device according to claim 1, characterized in that...

9. The control unit further includes an instructing means for not receiving a manufacturing instruction of a product of order information having the same or corresponding product identification information and the same order identification information among the order information having order identification information and product identification information stored in the order data, where a manufacturing instruction has already been given, and having the same or corresponding product identification information as the inventory information corresponding to the diversion designation received by the receiving means and the same order identification information as the order identification information of the diversion destination received by the receiving means. The inventory management device according to claim 1, characterized in that... The inventory management device according to claim 1, characterized in that...

10. The control unit... Among the order information stored in the order data, there is further provided an instructing means that does not accept a manufacturing instruction for the product of the order information associated with a flag indicating that manufacturing is unnecessary by the diversion means. The inventory management device according to claim 3, characterized in that.

11. An inventory management method executed in an inventory management device including a control unit, Executed by the control unit, Among the inventory information having order identification information and product identification information stored in the inventory data, for the inventory information having the product identification information of the product to be diverted, by adding or associating information indicating that the product of the product identification information is in a status waiting for diversion, a changing step of changing the inventory information from the inventory information of the shippable product to the inventory information of the non-shippable product; An accepting step of accepting a diversion designation of the inventory information having the product identification information of the product to be diverted and the order identification information of the diversion destination among the inventory information to which the information indicating the status waiting for diversion is added or associated by the changing step; A diversion step of changing the order identification information in the inventory information corresponding to the diversion designation received in the accepting step to the order identification information of the diversion destination received in the accepting step, and deleting or dissociating the information indicating that the product of the product identification information is in a status waiting for diversion from the inventory information, thereby changing the inventory information from the inventory information of the non-shippable product to the inventory information of the shippable product, including The inventory management method characterized by the above.

12. An inventory management program for causing an inventory management device including a control unit to execute, To the control unit, Among the inventory information having order identification information and product identification information stored in the inventory data, for the inventory information having the product identification information of the product to be diverted, by adding or associating information indicating that the product of the product identification information is in a status waiting for diversion, a changing step of changing the inventory information from the inventory information of the shippable product to the inventory information of the non-shippable product; An accepting step of accepting a diversion designation of the inventory information having the product identification information of the product to be diverted and the order identification information of the diversion destination among the inventory information to which the information indicating the status waiting for diversion is added or associated by the changing step; Modify the order identification information in the inventory information corresponding to the diversion designation received in the reception step to the order identification information of the diversion destination received in the reception step, and delete or unlink the information indicating that the product of the product identification information is in a status awaiting diversion from the inventory information, thereby changing the inventory information from the inventory information of products that cannot be shipped to the inventory information of products that can be shipped, and a diversion step; An inventory management program for causing the above to be executed.

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