Production, sales, and distribution system for bamboo resources

Abstract

To provide a production, sales, and distribution system for bamboo resources that are permanently renewable.SOLUTION: A production, sales, and distribution system for bamboo resources 1 comprises a server 20 and a plurality of terminals. The server 20 includes a member information storage unit 210 for storing member information for each member. The member information storage unit 210 stores affiliation information of each member and team information within the affiliation of the member. The affiliation information is information linked to an address where a bamboo forest for harvesting bamboo is located. The team information includes information about a planning team a, a landowner b, a maintenance team c, a sorting team d, a production team e, and a caretaker f. The server 20 includes a bamboo material quantity storage unit 211 for storing the weight and volume of bamboo materials produced by the production team e. Each terminal displays a received amount of money for each member, calculated based on the information stored in the member information storage unit and the bamboo material quantity storage unit.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a production, sales, and distribution system and a management method for permanently renewable resources, and particularly to a production, sales, and distribution system and a management method for bamboo resources.

Background Art

[0002] Conventionally, there have been a timber management system and a timber management method (for example, Patent Document 1) that can respond to a feed-in tariff system for renewable energy. In addition, there is also a management method for stably and inexpensively supplying woody biomass as fuel for power generation to a wide range of stakeholders based on an algorithm based on the market principle (for example, Patent Document 2).

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

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Patent Document 1

Patent Document 2

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] However, although the systems described in Patent Documents 1 and 2 are timber production and sales management systems, there is a problem that they will not be socially useful even if they are applied to a bamboo production and sales management system. Bamboo has the advantage of growing faster than trees. The fact that bamboo grows faster than trees means that in the process of bamboo growth (generally up to the 5th or 6th year), the amount of carbon stored is more than that of trees. It takes decades for a tree to grow into a parent tree, while it takes less than a year for bamboo to grow into a parent bamboo. Utilizing bamboo resources rather than timber resources as a permanently renewable resource is useful for the conservation of regional resources and the global environment. However, regarding timber resources, since the state has built infrastructure such as forest roads and the division of labor such as sawmilling, processing, and sales has been carried out, it is possible to construct and operate the above-described system based on these systems. However, such a system has not been constructed for bamboo resources. For this reason, the harvested bamboo has no use and is treated as waste, and a production, sales, and distribution system for bamboo resources is necessary to permanently utilize bamboo resources.

[0005] An object of the present invention is to provide a production, sales, and distribution system for bamboo resources that can be permanently renewed.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0006] The above object is a bamboo resource production, sales, and distribution system 1 having a server 20 and a plurality of terminals, the server 20 has a member information storage unit 210 that stores member information for each member related to the production and sales management of bamboo resources, the member information storage unit 210 stores information regarding the affiliation to which the member belongs (hereinafter referred to as "affiliation information") and information regarding the responsible team of the member at the affiliation (hereinafter referred to as "responsible team information"), the affiliation information is information linked to the address where there is a bamboo forest for harvesting bamboo, the responsible team information is information regarding planning team a, landowner b, maintenance team c, sorting team d, production team e, and caregiver f, The planning team a is assigned to members who plan the production and sales management of bamboo materials, The landowner b is assigned to members who are the owners of bamboo groves, The maintenance team c is assigned to members who maintain the infrastructure of roads, bamboo felling, and equipment used in bamboo material production in the bamboo grove, The sorting team d is assigned to members who fell the bamboo in the bamboo grove as a material for bamboo resources and transport it to a predetermined location, The production team e is assigned to members who produce bamboo materials from the bamboo felled by the sorting team, The caregiver f is assigned to members who recruit and manage the members of the landowner b, the maintenance team c, the sorting team d, and the production team e, The server 20 has a bamboo material quantity storage unit 211 that stores the weight and volume of the bamboo materials produced by the production team e, The terminal has an interface that displays, for each member, the amount of money to be received calculated based on the information in the member information storage unit 210 and the bamboo material quantity storage unit 211 of the server, for the bamboo resource production, sales, and distribution system 1 which is achieved by

[0007] Also, the above object is The caregiver f is composed of one team in one area, The production team e may be composed of multiple teams within one area, for the above bamboo resource production, sales, and distribution system 1 which is also achieved by

[0008] Also, the above object is The terminal of the sorting team d takes a picture of the bamboo to be felled, and information regarding the estimated age of the bamboo is displayed, for the above bamboo resource production, sales, and distribution system 1 which is also achieved by

Effects of the Invention

[0009] According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a production, sales, and distribution system for bamboo resources that can be permanently regenerated.

Brief Description of the Drawings

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Embodiments for Carrying Out the Invention

[0011] Hereinafter, the bamboo resource production, sales, and distribution system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 10.

[0012] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the bamboo resource production, sales, and distribution system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The bamboo resource production, sales, and distribution system 1 is a system composed of terminals 10 (a1 to fn) owned by members belonging to regions 100 to n, a server 20, and the Internet. With the bamboo resource production, sales, and distribution system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, a member can operate a terminal to access the server 20 and confirm the amount of money obtained as a consideration for services provided by the member in the production and sales of bamboo resources.

[0013] FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram for explaining the storage unit 200 of the server 20 used in the bamboo resource production, sales, and distribution system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The storage unit 200 of the server 20 has a member information storage unit 210, a production volume storage unit 211, a received amount storage unit 212, an activity report storage unit 213, and a bamboo forest logging status storage unit 214. The member information storage unit 210 stores personal information such as a password, name, address, age, bank account, etc., affiliated destination information, and responsible team information in association with the login ID assigned to the member. The affiliated destination information is information associated with the address (region) of the bamboo forest. As shown in FIG. 3, it is information allocated for each region from Region A to Region E. For example, if the bamboo forest where one works is in Region A, the affiliated destination information is Region A. The responsible team information is information regarding the planning team a, the landowner b, the maintenance team c, the sorting team d, the production team e, and the caregiver f. As shown in FIG. 4, the planning team a oversees the caregivers f belonging to each region, and the caregiver f divides and arranges the responsible regions and arranges the production team e, the landowner b, the maintenance team c, and the sorting team d for each section and is in a position to oversee the arranged teams.

[0014] <Planning Team> The planning team a is a team that conducts the distribution and sales of bamboo materials produced by members who utilize the bamboo resource production, sales, and distribution system 1 according to the embodiments of the present invention, and is also a team that develops bamboo products, production equipment, infrastructure facilities, etc. In addition, by using this system 1, bamboo resources can be utilized permanently, so that the reduction of CO2 greenhouse gas can be achieved. Therefore, the planning team a sells carbon credits by proving the reduction effect of CO2 greenhouse gas by using this system 1, and returns the profits obtained from the sales to the members. <Landowner> Landowner b is the owner of the bamboo forest where the bamboo materials produced by the production team e are manufactured. When the bamboo forest where the bamboo materials produced by the production team e are manufactured is vast, landowner b may be composed of multiple members. <Maintenance team> The maintenance team c is a team that constructs and maintains roads, dirt floors (workplaces), warehouses, and transportation facilities for cut bamboo (cranes, overhead logging devices, etc.) in the bamboo forest where the bamboo materials produced by the production team e are manufactured. In this example, the maintenance team c maintains the infrastructure in units of approximately 100 m × 100 m within the set bamboo forest range described later, and expands the infrastructure according to the production plan. Note that the members belonging to the maintenance team c may belong to the maintenance team c in other regions. <Sorting team> The sorting team d is a team that supplies the bamboo that is the raw material for the bamboo materials produced by the production team e. The sorting team d uses the infrastructure constructed and maintained by the maintenance team c to cut the bamboo in the bamboo forest and transport the cut bamboo to the dirt floor. As a general rule, the bamboo cut by the sorting team d is bamboo that has been aged for 5 years or more. Note that it is preferable for the sorting team d to cut the bamboo so that 2 bamboos are always left per square meter. By leaving 2 parent bamboos per square meter, the bamboo forest can regenerate and bamboo resources can be produced permanently. Note that the members belonging to the sorting team d may belong to the sorting team d in other regions. <Production team> Production team e is a team that produces bamboo materials using the bamboo felled and transported by the sorting team c as raw materials. The bamboo materials produced are used as raw materials for biomass fuel, fertilizer, CMF (carbon microfiber), CNF (carbon nanofiber), building materials, etc. The production team consists of multiple people (three people in this embodiment). The production team is assumed to operate on weekdays. Production team e is a team that moves in a cycle of five years. The range of bamboo forests responsible for by production team e is set in one cycle. Production team e manufactures bamboo materials using the bamboo felled within the preset range of bamboo forests. The manufacturing process of bamboo materials carried out by production team e may vary widely. For example, the felled and transported bamboo is carried by a tractor and put into a crusher. In the crusher, it is crushed into bamboo chips with a few millimeters of side length, and these bamboo chips are bagged in a flexible container. The flexible container filled with bamboo chips is carried by a trolley to a predetermined warehouse and stored.

[0015] Figure 5 is a schematic diagram for explaining the outline of the infrastructure facilities used by the bamboo resource production, sales, and distribution system 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention. Production team e manufactures bamboo materials on the dirt floor d1 provided by the maintenance team c within the bamboo forest. By manufacturing within the bamboo forest, chipping of bamboo can be achieved, and a significant reduction in transportation costs can be realized. The infrastructure constructed and maintained by the maintenance team c includes roads l1, l2, and the dirt floor d1. The infrastructure facilities are provided with two roads (width 2.3 m) in a square area of about 100 m and a dirt floor d1 of about 30 square meters near the center.

[0016] Figure 6 is a schematic diagram for explaining the outline of the bamboo age discrimination system 2 used in the bamboo resource production, sales, and distribution system 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Figure 6, it is a system in which a member belonging to the sorting team d uses the terminal e to photograph the bamboo to be felled and displays information regarding the estimated age of the bamboo based on the photographed image.

[0017] Figure 7(a) is a table showing coefficients for calculating the received amount in the server 20 used in the bamboo resource production, sales, and distribution system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Coefficients (k1 to k6) are set for each affiliated team (a to f) to which each member belongs. For example, a = planning team, k1 = 0.06, b = landowner, k2 = 0.06, c = maintenance team, k3 = 0.06, d = sorting team, k4 = 0.06, e = production team, k5 = 0.48, f = caregiver, k6 = 0.06 may be set, but the coefficients (k1 to k6) may be set in other cases than these.

[0018] Figure 7(b) is a table showing coefficients for calculating the received amount in the server 20 used in the bamboo resource production, sales, and distribution system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, coefficients n1 to n4 are set. n1 to n4 are coefficients based on the processing method by which the production team e processes the cut and collected bamboo. In this embodiment, n1 is the coefficient based on the most basic pulverization process, n2 is the coefficient based on a finer pulverization process than n1, n3 is the coefficient based on hot water processing by high temperature and high pressure, and n4 is the coefficient based on bamboo charcoal processing. For example, when the processing method is pulverization processing and hot water processing, it becomes n1 × n3. Note that the coefficient may be appropriately set when a processing method not listed in this embodiment is performed.

[0019] The production, sales, and distribution system 1 of bamboo resources according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 8. FIG. 8 is a flowchart for storing the production volume using the server 20 used in the production, sales, and distribution system 1 of bamboo resources according to an embodiment of the present invention. A member accesses the server 20 using the terminal owned by the member. In step S101, the server 20 is accessed by inputting login information. In the next step S103, it is determined whether the login information (login ID and password) is correct. If the login information is correct, in the next step S105, it is determined whether the team to which the member belongs is a production team based on the registered member information. In the case of a production team, in step S107, the bamboo materials produced by the member on that day are weighed, and in the next step S109, the measured weight is input into the production volume storage unit 211 of the server 20 using the terminal. In the case of other than the production team, in step S113, the activity results are input into the activity report storage unit 213 of the server 20 using the terminal. Note that in step S107, the volume of the produced bamboo materials may be measured, and in step S109, the measured volume may be input into the production volume storage unit 211 of the server 20 using the terminal. The weight or volume to be measured may be estimated by counting the number of bagged flexi bags.

[0020] The production, sales, and distribution system 1 of bamboo resources according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 9. FIG. 9 is a flowchart for displaying the received amount using the server 20 used in the production, sales, and distribution system 1 of bamboo resources according to an embodiment of the present invention. A member accesses the server 20 using the terminal owned by the member. In step S101, access to the server 20 is performed by inputting login information. In the next step S103, it is determined whether the login information (login ID and password) is correct. If the login information is correct, in the next step S201, it is determined whether the input of the production amount for today (step S109) has been executed. If the production amount has been input, the received amount for today is displayed on the accessed terminal in step S203. If the production amount has not been input, a message indicating that the production amount for today has not been input is displayed on the accessed terminal in step S205. The received amount is the amount distributed to the team to which the member belongs. The received amount may be the amount obtained by multiplying the amount corresponding to the production amount (for example, production weight (kg) × 80 yen) by one of the coefficients (any one of k1 to k6, n1 to n4) shown in FIGS. 7(a) and 7(b). Note that the amount corresponding to the production amount may vary depending on the type of bamboo material produced (for example, the particle size of the bamboo material), and the unit price per kg may also vary.

[0021] The production, sales, and distribution system 1 of bamboo resources according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 10. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the estimated growth years of bamboo of the bamboo age determination system 2 that can be used in the production, sales, and distribution system 1 of bamboo resources according to an embodiment of the present invention. A member accesses the server 20 using the terminal owned by the member. In step S101, access to the server 20 is achieved by inputting login information. In the next step S103, it is determined whether the login information (login ID and password) is correct. If the login information is correct, in the next step S301, the member photographs the bamboo to be harvested. In the next step S303, the photographed image is uploaded to the bamboo forest harvesting status storage unit 214 of the server 20. In step S304, when the bamboo image is uploaded, the server 20 estimates the position data of the image and the age of the bamboo reflected from the bamboo image. The estimation searches the storage information stored in the server 20 from the position data for the historical information on whether the bamboo at that location was harvested, and estimates the age of the bamboo growing at that location. Also, the server 20 can estimate by scoring the color of the trunk and the condition of the nodes (presence or absence of white powder) from the uploaded bamboo image through image processing. It is also useful to mark the bamboo trunk every year to grasp the age of the bamboo.

[0022] In the next step S305, if the age estimated in step S304 is 5 years or more, it is displayed on the accessed terminal in step S307 that the photographed bamboo is cultivable (displaying the estimated age). If the age estimated in step S304 is 4 years or less, it is displayed on the accessed terminal in step S309 that the photographed bamboo is not cultivable (displaying the estimated age). In the next step S311, the server 20 stores the position data added to the image data and the estimated age of the bamboo from the uploaded image in the harvesting status storage unit 214.

[0023] The production, sales, and distribution system 1 of bamboo resources according to an embodiment of the present invention has the following effects. (a) Since a caregiver is provided for each area, it is possible to conserve bamboo resources considering the entire region. (i) Even members who do not directly contribute to bamboo production can check daily how much the distribution amount is according to the bamboo production volume, so motivation can be maintained. (ii) By having members photograph the bamboo to be harvested and confirm the estimated age of the bamboo, it becomes possible to harvest only the bamboo whose growth has stopped easily, and a renewable bamboo resource can be used constantly. (iii) Bamboo production and bamboo forest field maintenance, which are difficult for an individual, can be carried out. (iv) It can also be applied to other renewable resources besides bamboo.

[0024] The above-described embodiments are a preferred example of the present invention, and various technically preferable limitations are imposed. However, the scope of the present invention is not unduly limited by the above description. Also, not all of the configurations described in the above embodiments are essential constituent elements of the present invention. Further, the configurations described in the above embodiments may be added to or combined with each other.

Industrial Applicability

[0025] The present invention can be widely used in a production, sales, and distribution system for permanently renewable resources.

Explanation of Signs

[0026] 1 Bamboo resource production, sales, and distribution system 2 Bamboo age discrimination system 2 20 Server 200 Storage unit

Claims

1. A bamboo resource production, sales, and distribution system having a server and a plurality of terminals, wherein the server has a member information storage unit that stores member information for each member related to the production and sales management of bamboo resources, the member information storage unit stores information regarding the affiliation to which the member belongs (hereinafter referred to as "affiliation information") and information regarding the responsible team of the member at the affiliation (hereinafter referred to as "responsible team information"), the affiliation information is information linked to the address where there is a bamboo forest from which bamboo is harvested, the responsible team information is information regarding the planning team, landowner, maintenance team, sorting team, production team, supervisor, or sales management team, the planning team is assigned to members who plan the production and sales management of bamboo materials, the landowner is assigned to members who are the owners of bamboo forests, the maintenance team is assigned to members who maintain the infrastructure of roads, bamboo harvesting, and equipment used in bamboo material production in the bamboo forest, the sorting team is assigned to members who harvest the bamboo in the bamboo forest as a material for bamboo resources and transport it to a predetermined location, the production team is assigned to members who produce bamboo materials from the bamboo harvested by the sorting team, the supervisor is assigned to members who recruit and manage members of the landowner, the maintenance team, the sorting team, and the production team, the server has a bamboo material quantity storage unit that stores the weight and volume of the bamboo materials produced by the production team, the terminal has, for each member, an interface that displays the received amount calculated based on the information in the member information storage unit and the bamboo material quantity storage unit of the server, a bamboo resource production, sales, and distribution system.

2. the supervisor is composed of one team in one area, the production team may be composed of multiple teams within one area, the bamboo resource production, sales, and distribution system according to Claim 1.

3. The terminal of the sorting team takes a photograph of the bamboo to be harvested, and information regarding the age of the bamboo is displayed, the bamboo resource production, sales, and distribution system according to Claim 1.

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