Device, system, method and program for receiving / placing order of new project

Abstract

To achieve both an increase of proposers proposing new projects, and realization of the new projects.SOLUTION: A member company can conduct registration of new system development (step S100), and also conduct registration of participation in new system development registered by other member companies (step S106). Therefore, a burden of development costs can be suppressed to be low compared to cases where new systems are developed independently by a proposal company. Accordingly, occurrences of situations where realization of new system development must be abandoned from the aspect of cost can be reduced. As a result thereof, proposal companies proposing new system development can be increased. Further, since vendors can receive / place orders of registered new system development (step S110), realization of new system development can be achieved.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a new project ordering device, a new project ordering system, a new project ordering method, and a new project ordering program that match a proposer who proposes a new project with a participant who wants to participate in the new project, and place orders for the new project once a match is made. [Background technology]

[0002] Japanese Patent Publication No. 2003-132237 (Patent Document 1) describes a new business planning contracting system that has the functions of registering a list of new business plans, registering in the list data on multiple practical teams (contractors) that can undertake the registered new business plans, distributing participation information for the registered new business plans to multiple contractors, accepting applications from contractors to participate in the new business plan and selecting at least one contractor, and calculating the profit distribution to the selected contractor.

[0003] The new business planning contracting system can match clients who want to realize new business plans with contractors who are able to undertake the new business plans, and can also pay contractors compensation in an amount corresponding to the profit share. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-132237 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] However, because realizing a new business plan can require high costs, even if one wants to realize a new business plan, there are cases where one is forced to give up due to the cost. The new business plan contracting system described in the above-mentioned publication is a system that focuses on contractors who undertake new business plans, and although it is expected that a large number of contractors will participate, there is still room for improvement in terms of ensuring the number of new business plans that are registered.

[0006] The present invention has been made in consideration of the above, and one of its objects is to provide a technology that contributes to both increasing the number of proposers who propose new projects and realizing those new projects. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] The new project ordering device, new project ordering system, new project ordering method, and new project ordering program of the present invention employ the following means to achieve the above-mentioned object.

[0008] A preferred embodiment of the new project ordering device according to the present invention is configured to match a proposer who proposes a new project with a participant who wants to participate in the new project, and to place an order for the new project for which a match has been made. The new project ordering device includes a project acceptance unit, a project publication unit, a project participation acceptance unit, a memory unit, a feasibility determination unit, a realization cost calculation unit, and an allocation cost calculation unit. The project acceptance unit accepts a new project and acquires proposer information related to the proposer. The project publication unit publishes new project information related to the accepted new project. The project participation acceptance unit accepts participation in the new project and acquires participant information related to the participants in the new project. The memory unit stores proposer information, participant information, and contractor information related to the contractor of the new project. The feasibility determination unit determines whether the new project can be realized based on the proposer information, participant information, and contractor information. When the feasibility determination unit determines that the new project is feasible, the realization cost calculation unit calculates the project realization costs, which are the costs required to realize the new project, based on the contractor information. Then, the shared cost calculation unit calculates the share of the project realization costs for the proposer and participants based on the project realization costs, proposer information, and participant information. Here, "proposer information" in this invention includes identification information that can identify the proposer, the proposer's name, the proposer's contact information (e.g., address, telephone number, email address), new project information, and the minimum number of participants required. Furthermore, "new project information" in this invention typically corresponds to the content of the new project. "Participant information" in this invention includes the number of participants, identification information that can identify the participants, the participant's name, the participant's contact information (e.g., address, telephone number, email address), information on whether the participant was introduced, and, if introduced, the name and contact information (e.g., address, telephone number, email address, etc.) of the introducer. Furthermore, the "contractor information" in this invention includes the number of contractors, identification information that can identify the contractors, the contractors' names, the contractors' contact information (address, telephone number, email address, etc.), information on whether or not the contractors were introduced, and if they were introduced, the name and contact information of the introducer, contract costs, etc.

[0009] According to the present invention, a proposer can register a new project, and participants can register to participate in a new project registered by the proposer. This allows a match between a proposer who wants to realize a new project and a participant who wants to participate in the new project. This reduces the burden of project realization costs compared to when a new project is realized alone, reducing the occurrence of situations where a new project has to be abandoned due to cost. As a result, an increase in the number of proposers who propose new projects can be achieved. Since the feasibility of a new project is determined based on proposer information, participant information, and contractor information, if the new project is determined to be feasible, the contractor can realize the new project. Furthermore, according to the present invention, if the new project is determined to be feasible, the proposer's and participants' respective share of the project realization costs can be calculated.

[0010] According to a further aspect of the new project ordering device of the present invention, the project publishing unit can publish project completion information regarding a realized new project. The project participation accepting unit can accept participation in the realized project and acquire additional participant information regarding additional participants who are participants in the realized project. The memory unit stores the additional participant information. The shared cost calculation unit recalculates the shared costs based on the project realization costs and the additional participant information, and calculates a return cost corresponding to the recalculated shared costs. The "additional participant information" in this invention includes the number of additional participants, identification information for identifying the additional participants, the names of the additional participants, the contact information of the additional participants (e.g., address, telephone number, email address), information regarding whether the additional participants were introduced, and, if introduced, the name and contact information of the introducer (e.g., address, telephone number, email address, etc.). Furthermore, the "realized project information" in this invention includes the content of the realized new project, the number of participants, participant information, and the current shared costs.

[0011] According to this embodiment, when an additional participant appears in the success project, the cost share to be borne by the additional participant can be recalculated, and a return cost corresponding to the cost share can be calculated.

[0012] According to a further aspect of the new project ordering device of the present invention, the notification unit notifies the additional participant of the recalculated shared costs, and also notifies the proposer and participants of the recirculated costs corresponding to the recalculated shared costs.

[0013] According to this embodiment, additional participants can know the costs to be shared for participating in the success project, and the proposer of the success project and participants who have been participating in the success project from the beginning can know the return costs.

[0014] According to a further embodiment of the new project ordering and supplying device of the present invention, the device further includes an introduction determination unit that determines whether the participants and / or contractors are introduced by the introducer, and an introduction fee calculation unit that calculates an introduction fee to be paid to the introducer. The introduction fee calculation unit calculates the introduction fee when the feasibility determination unit determines that the new project is feasible and the participants and / or contractors are introduced by the introducer. Here, the "introducer information" in the present invention includes identification information that can identify the introducer, the introducer's name, the introducer's contact information (address, telephone number, email address, etc.), etc.

[0015] According to this embodiment, if a participant or contractor is introduced by an introducer, it is possible to calculate an introduction fee to be paid to the introducer.

[0016] According to a further aspect of the new project ordering device of the present invention, the introduction determination unit determines whether the additional participant was introduced by the introducer, and the introduction fee calculation unit calculates an introduction fee when the feasibility determination unit determines that the new project is feasible and the additional participant was introduced by the introducer.

[0017] According to this embodiment, if the additional participant is introduced by an introducer, it is possible to calculate an introduction fee to be paid to the introducer.

[0018] According to a further embodiment of the new project ordering and supplying device of the present invention, if the feasibility determination unit determines that the new project is feasible, the device is further provided with a notification unit that notifies the proposer and participants of the calculated shared costs, and if the feasibility determination unit determines that the new project is not feasible, that notifies them that the new project is not feasible.

[0019] According to this embodiment, if the new plan is feasible, the proposer and participants can know the respective costs that they must bear, and if the new plan is not feasible, they can know that fact.

[0020] According to a further aspect of the new project ordering device of the present invention, the notification unit notifies the additional participant of the recalculated allocated costs, and notifies the proposer and participants of the recirculated costs.

[0021] According to this embodiment, additional participants can know the shared costs they will have to pay if they participate in the success project, and the proposer of the success project and participants who have been involved in the project from the beginning can know the costs that will be refunded as a result of the participation of additional participants.

[0022] According to a further aspect of the new project ordering device of the present invention, the notification unit notifies the introducer of the introduction fee.

[0023] According to this embodiment, the introducer of the participant, the introducer of the contractor, and the introducer of the additional participant can know the referral fee they can receive.

[0024] According to a further aspect of the new planning and ordering device of the present invention, the device further comprises an allocated cost publishing unit that publishes the allocated costs calculated by the allocated cost calculating unit.

[0025] According to this embodiment, the current cost share for realizing a new project can be notified, which can encourage participation in the new project for those who want to participate in the new project but are hesitant to do so because the cost share is an obstacle.

[0026] According to a further aspect of the new project ordering device of the present invention, the project participation acceptance unit acquires participant information and can accept unique requests from participants for the new project. The memory unit can store unique request information related to the unique requests. The shared cost calculation unit calculates the shared costs taking into account the unique request information. Here, the "unique request information" in the present invention typically refers to information for changing and customizing the content of the new project to meet the requests of the participants, such as information regarding optional functions or optional services.

[0027] According to this method, even if the content of a new project is changed or customized to meet the requests of the participants, the shared costs can be calculated taking into account such changes or customizations.

[0028] According to a further aspect of the new project ordering and accepting device of the present invention, the device further includes a contract accepting unit that accepts contractors and acquires contractor information, and the feasibility determining unit determines that the new project cannot be realized if a predetermined number of participants do not appear within a predetermined period or if no contractor appears.

[0029] According to this embodiment, by setting the predetermined number to a value that will ensure that the proposer's share of the costs is equal to or less than the desired amount, it is possible to effectively prevent the proposer from bearing costs greater than the desired amount.

[0030] According to a preferred embodiment of the new project ordering system of the present invention, a new project ordering system is configured that matches a proposer who proposes a new project with a participant who wants to participate in the new project, and places orders for the new project when a match is made. The new project ordering system includes the new project ordering device of the present invention described above, a proposer terminal connected to the new project ordering device via a network and capable of sending proposer information and new project information to the new project ordering device, a participant terminal connected to the new project ordering device via a network and capable of sending participant information to the new project ordering device, and a contractor terminal connected to the new project ordering device via a network and capable of sending contractor information to the new project ordering device.

[0031] According to the present invention, since the new project ordering device of the present invention of any of the above-mentioned aspects is provided, it is possible to achieve the same effects as those achieved by the new project ordering device of the present invention described above, for example, the effect of being able to achieve both an increase in the number of proposers proposing new projects and the realization of those new projects.

[0032] A preferred embodiment of the new project ordering method according to the present invention matches a proposer who proposes a new project with a participant who wants to participate in the new project, and places an order for the new project once a match is established. The new project ordering method includes a plan acceptance step for accepting a new project and acquiring proposer information about the proposer, a plan publication step for publishing new project information about the accepted new project, a plan participation acceptance step for accepting participation in the new project and acquiring participant information about the participants in the new project, a storage step, a feasibility determination step, a realization cost calculation step, and an allocated cost calculation step. The storage step stores the proposer information, participant information, and contractor information about the contractor for the new project. The feasibility determination step determines whether the new project can be realized based on the proposer information, participant information, and contractor information. The realization cost calculation step calculates the plan realization costs, which are the costs required to realize the new project, based on the contractor information if the feasibility determination step determines that the new project is feasible. The cost allocation calculation step calculates the costs allocated to the proposer and each participant for the project realization costs based on the project realization costs, proposer information, and participant information. Here, "proposer information" in this invention includes identification information that can identify the proposer, the proposer's name, the proposer's contact information (e.g., address, telephone number, email address), the content of the new project, and the minimum number of participants required. Furthermore, "participant information" in this invention includes the number of participants, identification information that can identify the participants, the participant's name, the participant's contact information (e.g., address, telephone number, email address), information on whether or not the participant was introduced, and, if introduced, the name and contact information of the introducer (e.g., address, telephone number, email address), etc. Furthermore, "contractor information" in this invention includes the number of contractors, identification information that can identify the contractor, the contractor's name, the contractor's contact information (e.g., address, telephone number, email address), information on whether or not the participant was introduced, and, if introduced, the name and contact information of the introducer, and the contract costs.

[0033] According to the present invention, a proposer can register a new project, and participants can register to participate in a new project registered by the proposer. This allows a match between a proposer who wants to realize a new project and a participant who wants to participate in the new project. This reduces the burden of project realization costs compared to when a new project is realized alone, reducing the occurrence of situations where a new project has to be abandoned due to cost. As a result, an increase in the number of proposers who propose new projects can be achieved. Since the feasibility of a new project is determined based on proposer information, participant information, and contractor information, if the new project is determined to be feasible, the contractor can realize the new project. Furthermore, according to the present invention, if the new project is determined to be feasible, the proposer's and participants' respective share of the project realization costs can be calculated.

[0034] According to a further embodiment of the new project ordering method of the present invention, the project publishing step includes publishing information about the completed project, which is a realized new project. The project participation acceptance step includes accepting participation in the completed project and acquiring additional participant information about additional participants who are participants in the completed project. The storage step includes storing the additional participant information. The shared cost calculation step includes recalculating the shared costs based on the project realization costs and the additional participant information, and calculating a return cost corresponding to the shared costs. The "additional participant information" in this invention includes the number of additional participants, identification information for identifying the additional participants, the names of the additional participants, the contact information (e.g., address, telephone number, email address, etc.) of the additional participants, information on whether or not the additional participants were introduced, and, if introduced, the name and contact information (e.g., address, telephone number, email address, etc.) of the introducer. The "completed project information" in this invention also includes the content of the completed new project, the number of participants, participant information, and the current shared costs.

[0035] According to this embodiment, when an additional participant appears in the success project, the cost share to be borne by the additional participant can be recalculated, and a return cost corresponding to the cost share can be calculated.

[0036] According to a further aspect of the new planning and ordering method of the present invention, the method further comprises an allotted cost disclosure step of disclosing the allotted costs calculated in the allotted cost calculation step.

[0037] According to this embodiment, the current cost share for realizing a new project can be notified, which can encourage participation in the new project for those who want to participate in the new project but are hesitant to do so because the cost share is an obstacle.

[0038] A preferred embodiment of the program according to the present invention provides a new project ordering program that matches a proposer who proposes a new project with a participant who wants to participate in the new project, and places an order for the new project once a match is made. The new project ordering program causes a computer to execute each step of the new project ordering method according to any of the above-described aspects of the present invention. The program may be stored on a computer-readable recording medium, such as a hard disk, ROM, SSD, flash memory (such as a USB memory or SD card), floppy disk, CD, or DVD, or may be distributed from one computer to another via a transmission medium, such as a communication network such as the Internet or a LAN, or may be transmitted in any other manner.

[0039] According to the present invention, it is possible to achieve the same effect as that achieved by the new project ordering and purchase method of the present invention in any of the above-mentioned aspects, for example, the effect of being able to achieve both an increase in the number of proposers who propose new projects and the realization of those new projects. [Effects of the Invention]

[0040] According to the present invention, it is possible to increase the number of proposers who propose new plans and to make new plans a reality. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0041] [Figure 1] 1 is a schematic diagram showing an outline of the configuration of a new project ordering system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] 2 is a functional block diagram showing the functional configuration of a server 2 that functions as a new project ordering device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. [Figure 3] FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of new system development information 48 that is made public when a new system development is registered. [Figure 4] This is an explanatory diagram showing an example of new system development information 48 that is made public after registration for participation in a new system development or after an order for a new system development has been registered, and after the development costs Cd and shared costs Es have been calculated. [Figure 5] FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of member company information 42. [Figure 6] FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of vendor information 44. [Figure 7] 10 is a flowchart showing an example of a new system development order placement and receipt processing routine. [Figure 8] 10 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a recirculation cost calculation processing routine. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0042] Next, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described using examples. [Example]

[0043] A new project ordering system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention is configured as a system that provides a collaborative development platform that enables multiple member companies to jointly develop a single system. As shown in FIG. 1, the system includes a server 2 as a new project ordering device according to an embodiment of the present invention, a platformer terminal 4 connectable to the server 2 via a network, multiple member company terminals 6A, 6B, 6C, and 6D connectable to the server 2 via the network, and a DX support company terminal 8 connectable to the server 2 via the network. In this embodiment, the platformer, which provides the collaborative development platform, also serves as the vendor undertaking new system development. If the platformer cannot undertake the entire new system development, it outsources the portions of the new system development that it cannot undertake to other vendors. In other words, the platformer calculates the contract fee Cm for new system development by taking into account the contract fee Cmi (i = 1, 2, . . . , g) of the vendors commissioned by the platformer (Cm = ΣCmi). Here, the "joint development platform" in this invention is defined as an online space (e.g., a website) that allows multiple member companies to jointly develop a single system. Note that new system development is an example of an embodiment corresponding to a "new project" in this invention. Also, a vendor is an example of an embodiment corresponding to a "contractor" in this invention.

[0044] The server 2 is a device that provides a joint development platform (hereinafter sometimes simply referred to as the "platform") and is a computer equipped with a CPU, memory, an input / output interface, and a communications unit. The new project ordering program of the present invention is installed on this computer and stored in its memory. The server 2 generates a screen on which member companies can register new system developments, register their participation in registered new system developments, and platform providers as vendors can register orders for registered new system developments, and displays this on the member company terminals 6A, 6B, 6C, and 6D and the platform provider terminal 4. When a member company or platform provider inputs a request for execution of joint development on the screen, the CPU reads the program from the memory and processes information according to the steps instructed by the program, causing the computer to execute the new project ordering method of the present invention and function as a new project ordering device.

[0045] Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 2, the server 2 is configured with functional blocks such as a plan reception unit 20, a plan disclosure unit 22, a plan participation reception unit 24, a contract reception unit 26, a feasibility determination unit 28, a realization cost calculation unit 30, a cost allocation calculation unit 32, a referral determination unit 34, a referral fee calculation unit 36, a notification unit 38, and a memory unit 40, through the cooperation of one or both of hardware resources (such as a CPU, ROM, RAM, various interfaces, etc.) and software (such as an installed operating system and other application programs (such as a new plan order program according to an embodiment of the present invention)). In other words, each of these units (plan acceptance unit 20, plan disclosure unit 22, plan participation acceptance unit 24, contract acceptance unit 26, feasibility determination unit 28, realization cost calculation unit 30, cost allocation calculation unit 32, referral determination unit 34, referral fee calculation unit 36, notification unit 38, and memory unit 40) is a function realized by the individual or cooperative operation of each component shown in Figure 2 (CPU, ROM, RAM, etc.) in response to instructions from a CPU that executes a program deployed on RAM. Plan acceptance unit 20, plan disclosure unit 22, plan participation acceptance unit 24, contract acceptance unit 26, feasibility determination unit 28, realization cost calculation unit 30, cost allocation calculation unit 32, referral determination unit 34, referral fee calculation unit 36, notification unit 38, and memory unit 40 are electrically connected by bus lines 80 such as an address bus and a data bus. The functional units of the server 2 may be configured such that multiple functional units are combined into one functional unit, or one functional unit may be divided into multiple functional units for each function. The server 2 is an example of an embodiment corresponding to the "new planning and ordering device" of the present invention.

[0046] The plan receiving unit 20 receives registrations for new system development from member companies that have registered as members in the new planning and ordering system 1. In this embodiment, the plan receiving unit 20 acquires proposing company information, which is information about the member company that has registered the new system development (hereinafter referred to as the "proposing company"), and the details of the new system development entered by the proposing company, based on information entered by the member company using a new system development registration screen displayed by the member company executing an application on the member company terminal 6A, 6B, 6C, 6D. Note that in this embodiment, the plan receiving unit 20 is configured to acquire the proposing company information from member company information 42 (described later) stored in the storage unit 40, and the acquired proposing company information and the details of the new system development are linked to each other and stored in the storage unit 40 as new system development information 48 (see FIG. 3). The proposing company corresponds to the "proposer" in the present invention, and the proposing company information is an example of an embodiment corresponding to the "proposer information" in the present invention. Furthermore, the new system development information 48 is an example of an embodiment corresponding to the "new plan information" in the present invention.

[0047] The plan disclosure unit 22 discloses to member companies new system development information 48 accepted by the plan acceptance unit 20 and closed system development information 49, which is information on system developments for which solicitation has already ended (hereinafter referred to as "closed system developments"). In this embodiment, the plan disclosure unit 22 reads the new system development information 48 and closed system development information 49 from the storage unit 40 and displays the read new system development information 48 and closed system development information 49 so that they can be viewed on a predetermined screen that is displayed when a member company or a platformer executes an application on the member company terminals 6A, 6B, 6C, 6D or the platformer terminal 4. Here, the new system development information 48 that is disclosed when a new system development is registered includes, for example, a project identification ID, proposing company information, and details of the new system development, including the participation solicitation period Pp for the new system development and the required number of participating companies Npc* for the new system development, as shown in FIG. 3 . 4(a), new system development information 48 that is made public after the planning participation acceptance unit 24 accepts registration for participation in the new system development or after the contract acceptance unit 26 accepts registration for receiving an order for the new system development includes, in addition to the information described above, information (hereinafter referred to as "participating company information") about the member companies that have registered to participate in the new system development (hereinafter referred to as "participating companies") and order-receiving vendor information, which is information about the vendor (in this embodiment, this is the platform provider, but may also be referred to as the "order-receiving vendor") that has registered an order for the new system development. Furthermore, new system development information 48 that is made public after the realization cost calculation unit 30 has calculated the development cost Cd or the allocated cost calculation unit 32 has calculated the allocated cost Es includes, in addition to the new system development information 48 shown in FIG. 4(a), the development cost Cd calculated by the realization cost calculation unit 30 and the allocated cost calculated by the allocated cost calculation unit 32.The closed system development information 49 basically contains the same information as the new system development information 48 shown in FIG. 4(b). However, the closed system development information 49 that is made public after the project participation acceptance unit 24 accepts the registration for participation in the closed system development includes information (hereinafter referred to as "additional participating companies") about member companies that have registered to participate in the closed system (hereinafter referred to as "additional participating companies"). It goes without saying that, among the proposing company information, participating company information, and receiving vendor information, passwords set by the proposing company, participating company, and platform provider, and information about customizations requested by participating companies for the new system development (described below), are not made public. Here, the plan disclosure unit 22 corresponds to the "plan disclosure unit" and "cost allocation disclosure unit" of the present invention, the participating companies correspond to the "participants" of the present invention, and the participating company information is an example of an embodiment corresponding to "participant information." Furthermore, the receiving vendor information is an example of an embodiment corresponding to "contractor information" of the present invention. Furthermore, the recruitment end system development corresponds to the "accomplished plan" in the present invention, and the recruitment end system development information 49 is an example of an embodiment corresponding to the "accomplished plan information" in the present invention. Furthermore, the additional participating company corresponds to the "additional participant" in the present invention, and the additional participating company information is an example of an embodiment corresponding to the "additional participant information" in the present invention.

[0048] The project participation acceptance unit 24 accepts participation from member companies in the new system development and in the closed system development. In this embodiment, the project participation acceptance unit 24 acquires participating company information and additional participating company information, which are information about member companies (participating companies and additional participating companies) that have registered for participation in the new system development or the closed system development, based on information entered into a new system development participation registration screen or a closed system development participation registration screen displayed by the member companies when they run an application on their member company terminals 6A, 6B, 6C, and 6D. Note that in this embodiment, the project participation acceptance unit 24 is configured to acquire participating company information and additional participating company information from member company information 42, described below, stored in the storage unit 40. In addition, the project participation acceptance unit 24 reads new system development information 48 and closed system development information 49 from the storage unit 40, adds the participating company information to the new system development information 48 or closed system development information 49, and then transmits the new system development information 48 or closed system development information 49 to the storage unit 40 (see FIG. 4 ). In other words, when a participating company appears to participate in the new system development, or when a participating company appears to participate in the closed system development, the project participation acceptance unit 24 uses the participating company information and the additional participating company information to update the new system development information 48 and the closed system development information 49. The participating company information and the additional participating company information include information regarding customization requested by the participating companies for the new system development (hereinafter referred to as "customization information"). Here, the requests of the participating companies for the new system development correspond to the "unique requests" of the present invention, and the customization information is an example of an embodiment corresponding to the "unique request information" of the present invention.

[0049] The contract acceptance unit 26 accepts vendors who are able to undertake the new system development. In this embodiment, the contract acceptance unit 26 acquires order-receiving vendor information based on information entered into a new system development order registration screen displayed by the platformer executing an application on the platformer terminal 4. Note that in this embodiment, the contract acceptance unit 26 is configured to acquire the order-receiving vendor information from vendor information 44 (described later) stored in the storage unit 40. The contract acceptance unit 26 also reads new system development information 48 from the storage unit 40, adds the order-receiving vendor information to the new system development information 48, and then transmits the new system development information 48 to the storage unit 40 (see FIG. 4). In other words, when a vendor who is able to undertake the new system development appears, the contract acceptance unit 26 updates the new system development information 48 using the order-receiving vendor information.

[0050] The feasibility determination unit 28 determines whether the new system development accepted by the plan acceptance unit 20 is feasible. In this embodiment, the feasibility determination unit 28 determines whether the new system development is feasible based on the new system development information 48 stored in the storage unit 40. Specifically, the feasibility determination unit 28 determines whether the new system development is feasible based on the "participation solicitation period Pp" and the "required number of participating companies Npc*" in the "new system development details" section of the new system development information 48, and the presence or absence of order-receiving vendor information. More specifically, the feasibility determination unit 28 determines that the new system development is feasible if the required number of participating companies Npc* are registered for participation within the participation solicitation period Pp and an order has been registered for the new system development. However, the feasibility determination unit 28 determines that the new system development is not feasible if the required number of participating companies Npc* are not registered for participation within the participation solicitation period Pp or if an order has not been registered for the new system development. If the feasibility determination unit 28 determines that the new system development is feasible, it transmits information indicating that the new system development is feasible to the notification unit 38, closes the solicitation for the new system development, and transmits the new system development information 48 to the storage unit 40 as solicitation-closed system development information 49. In other words, the feasibility determination unit 28 replaces (restores) the new system development information 48 stored in the storage unit 40 with solicitation-closed system development information 49. Here, "closing the solicitation for the new system development" corresponds to replacing (restores) the new system development information 48 with solicitation-closed system development information 49. This updates the public information from the new system development information 48 to the solicitation-closed system development information 49, allowing member companies and platform operators to know that the solicitation for the new system development has closed. The participation solicitation period Pp corresponds to the "predetermined period" in this invention, and the required number of participating companies Npc* is an example of an embodiment corresponding to the "predetermined number" in this invention.

[0051] The realization cost calculation unit 30 calculates the development cost Cd. In this embodiment, the realization cost calculation unit 30 calculates the development cost Cd based on the order receiving vendor information (contract cost Cm) in the new system development information 48 stored in the storage unit 40. The realization cost calculation unit 30 also reads the new system development information 48 stored in the storage unit 40, adds the development cost Cd to the new system development information 48, and then transmits the new system development information 48 to the storage unit 40. In other words, when the feasibility determination unit 28 determines that the system development is feasible, the realization cost calculation unit 30 updates the new system development information 48 using the development cost Cd. The development cost Cd is an example of an embodiment corresponding to the "plan realization cost" of the present invention.

[0052] The shared cost calculation unit 32 calculates, when developing a new system, shared costs Es, which are costs shared by participating companies participating in the new system development, including the proposing company, shared costs Es, which are costs shared by participating companies participating in the closed system development, and recycle costs Er, which are costs recycle to participating companies participating in the new system development, including the proposing company. Specifically, the shared costs Es and recycle costs Er are calculated based on new system development information 48 and closed system development information 49 stored in the storage unit 40.

[0053] Furthermore, the shared expense calculation unit 32 reads the new system development information 48 and the closed-recruitment system development information 49 stored in the storage unit 40, adds the shared expense Es and the recycle expense Er to the participating company information in the new system development information 48 and the participating company information in the closed-recruitment system development information 49, and then transmits the new system development information 48 and the closed-recruitment system development information 49 to the storage unit 40. In other words, it can be said that the shared expense calculation unit 32 updates the new system development information 48 using the shared expense Es when a participating company appears in the new system development, and updates the closed-recruitment system development information 49 using the shared expense Es when a participating company appears in a system for which recruitment has already ended.

[0054] The introduction determination unit 34 determines whether a participating company or vendor has been introduced by a DX support company. Specifically, the introduction determination unit 34 determines whether a participating company or vendor has been introduced by a DX support company based on information entered by the participating company or vendor when registering as a member of the system (member company information 42 and vendor information 44, which will be described later). More specifically, if information about the introducer is included in the member company information 42 or vendor information 44, the introduction determination unit 34 determines that the participating company or vendor has been introduced by a DX support company.

[0055] The referral fee calculation unit 36 ​​calculates the referral fee Fr to be paid to the DX support company when the referral determination unit determines that the participating company or vendor was referred by the DX support company. The referral fee Fr can be determined in advance between the platform provider and the DX support company for each new system development.

[0056] The notification unit 38 notifies the member companies and the platform provider via the member company terminals 6A, 6B, 6C, 6D and the platform provider terminal 4 that the new system development has been successful or has not been successful, notifies the proposing company and participating companies of the shared costs Es and the recirculation costs Er via the member company terminals 6A, 6B, 6C, 6D, and notifies the DX support company of the referral fee Fr via the DX support company terminal 8.

[0057] The storage unit 40 is secured in at least one of RAM and a hard disk (HDD) and stores member company information 42, vendor information 44, DX support company information 46, new system development information 48, closed system development information 49, etc. As shown in FIG. 5, the member company information 42 includes a company identification ID assigned to each member company, as well as the company name, address, telephone number, email address, website URL, date of establishment, capital, number of employees, business details, whether or not there is an introducer, introducer information, and password. As shown in FIG. 6, the platform information (hereinafter referred to as "vendor information 44") 44 includes the company name, address, telephone number, email address, website URL, date of establishment, capital, number of employees, business details, password, and other information. Furthermore, the DX support company information 46 includes almost the same content as the member company information 42, except for the "whether or not there is an introducer" and "introducer information." At the stage when a new system development is registered, new system development information 48 includes an identification ID assigned to each new system development, proposing company information which is information about the member company that registered the new system development, and the details of the new system development, as shown in Figure 3. At the stage when participation in a new system development is registered or an order for the new system development is registered, as shown in Figure 4(a), in addition to the above information, it includes participating company information which is information about the member company that registered participation in the new system development, and order receiving vendor information (in this embodiment, platform provider information) which is information about the vendor that registered the order for the new system development (in this embodiment, platform provider information). After an order for the new system development is registered, new system development information 48 includes the development cost Cd and the shared cost Es, as shown in Figure 4(b).

[0058] The closed system development information 49 basically contains the same information as the new system development information 48 shown in Figure 4, except that information on additional participating companies is added after participation in the closed system development is registered.

[0059] The platformer terminal 4 is a terminal used by the platformer when using the services of the collaborative development platform provided by the server 2, and is a computer, smartphone, tablet, etc. equipped with a CPU, memory, input / output interface, and communication unit. The CPU reads the program in the memory and processes information according to the steps instructed by the program, thereby realizing various functions of the platformer terminal 4. The program includes, for example, a platformer application for using the new planning and ordering system 1 according to the present invention.

[0060] The platformer can use various screens displayed by executing the platformer application on the platformer terminal 4 to, for example, input platformer information (vendor information 44) and register an order for new system development (input of order-receiving vendor information (platformer information)). Here, the order-receiving vendor information (platformer information) includes the new system development contract fee Cm and optional fees for implementing customization requests from participating companies. The present invention can also be applied when the platformer application is not installed on the platformer terminal 4. In this case, for example, by connecting the platformer terminal 4 to a designated site of the relay system, the new planning and ordering system 1 can be used while exchanging data between the platformer terminal 4 and the relay system using various screens displayed on the platformer terminal 4. The platformer terminal is an example of an embodiment corresponding to the "contractor terminal" of the present invention.

[0061] Member company terminals 6A, 6B, 6C, and 6D are terminals used by member companies when using the services of the joint development platform provided by server 2, and are computers, smartphones, tablets, etc. equipped with a CPU, memory, input / output interface, and communication unit. The CPU executes programs stored in the memory, for example, applications such as a web browser for viewing various information provided by server 2 via the network, thereby realizing the various functions of member company terminals 6A, 6B, 6C, and 6D. The programs include, for example, member company applications for using new project ordering system 1 according to the present invention.

[0062] Member companies can register as members of this system by accessing server 2 via the network using member company terminals 6A, 6B, 6C, and 6D. Member companies enter member company information 42 on a specified input screen displayed on member company terminals 6A, 6B, 6C, and 6D. When a member company enters member company information 42 and sends it to server 2, a user ID (e.g., a company identification ID) is sent from server 2 to member company terminals 6A, 6B, 6C, and 6D. Member companies can access server 2 by using member company terminals 6A, 6B, 6C, and 6D to enter the sent user ID (e.g., a company identification ID) and a password they have set themselves on a specified input screen.

[0063] Member companies can use various screens displayed by running applications on member company terminals 6A, 6B, 6C, and 6D to, for example, register a new system development (input proposing company information), view new system development information 48, register for participation in a new system development (input participating company information), view closed system development information 49, and register for participation in a closed system development (input additional participating company information). When registering for participation in a new system development or closed system development, member companies can include information regarding customizations requested by each member company for the new system development (hereinafter referred to as "customization information"). In this case, the participating company information and additional participating company information include the customization information. The proposing company's terminal among member company terminals 6A, 6B, 6C, and 6D corresponds to the "proposer terminal" in the present invention, and the participating company and additional participating company's terminal among member company terminals 6A, 6B, 6C, and 6D corresponds to the "participant terminal" in the present invention.

[0064] In addition, without installing an application on the member company terminals 6A, 6B, 6C, 6D, for example, the member company terminals 6A, 6B, 6C, 6D may be configured to connect to a specified site of the relay system, and various functions of the member company terminals 6A, 6B, 6C, 6D may be realized by exchanging data between the member company terminals 6A, 6B, 6C, 6D and the relay system using various screens displayed on the member company terminals 6A, 6B, 6C, 6D.

[0065] The DX support company terminal 8 is a terminal used by the DX support company when using the services of the joint development platform, and is a computer, smartphone, tablet, or the like equipped with a CPU, memory, input / output interface, and communication unit. The CPU executes programs stored in the memory, such as applications such as a web browser for viewing various information provided by the server 2 via the network, thereby realizing various functions of the DX support company terminal 8. The programs include, for example, a DX support company application for using the new planning and ordering system 1 according to the present invention.

[0066] DX support companies can register with this system by accessing the server 2 via the network using a DX support company terminal 8. The DX support company inputs DX support company information 46 into a predetermined input screen displayed on the DX support company terminal 8. When the DX support company inputs the DX support company information 46 and sends it to the server 2, a user ID (e.g., a company identification ID) is sent from the server 2 to the DX support company terminal 8. The DX support company can access the server 2 by using the DX support company terminal 8 to input the sent user ID (e.g., a company identification ID) and a password set by the company itself into a predetermined input screen. A DX support company is an example of an embodiment corresponding to an "introducing company" in this invention.

[0067] The DX support company can view, for example, new system development information 48 and closed system development information 49 using various screens displayed by executing an application on the DX support company terminal 8. Note that a configuration may also be adopted in which, without installing an application on the DX support company terminal 8, for example, the DX support company terminal 8 connects to a designated site of the relay system, and various functions of the DX support company terminal 8 are realized while exchanging data between the DX support company terminal 8 and the relay system using various screens displayed on the DX support company terminal 8.

[0068] Next, we will explain the operation of the new planning and ordering system 1 configured in this way, particularly the operation when placing an order for new system development and the operation when a participation registration is made for closed system development. First, we will explain the operation when placing an order for new system development, and then we will explain the operation when a participation registration is made for closed system development. Figure 7 is a flowchart showing an example of a new system development ordering and ordering processing routine executed by server 2, and Figure 8 is a flowchart showing an example of a recycle cost calculation processing routine executed by server 2.

[0069] <New system development order processing> When the new system development order processing routine is executed, the server 2 first executes a process to determine whether a new system development has been registered (step S100), as shown in FIG. 7. Specifically, the server 2 determines whether new system development information 48 is stored in the storage unit 40. If a new system development has been registered, the server 2 executes a process to read the new system development information 48 (see FIG. 3) (step S102) and executes a process to publish the read new system development information 48 to member companies (step S104). This allows member companies and platform providers to view the new system development information 48 by running an application on the member company terminals 6A, 6B, 6C, and 6D or the platform provider terminal 4 to display a predetermined screen, and to register participation in the published new system development or to register an order. At this time, member companies registering to participate in the new system development can include customization information in the participating company information. Furthermore, platform providers registering an order for the new system development include the contract fee Cm and option fees in the order-receiving vendor information (platform provider information).

[0070] Next, the server 2 executes a process to determine whether or not there has been registration for participation in the published new system development (step S106), and if there has been registration for participation, it updates the new system development information 48 (see FIG. 4(a)), executes a process to publish the updated new system development information 48 (step S108), and executes a process to determine whether or not an order for the new system development has been registered (step S110). Here, the update of the new system development information 48 is performed as a process to add participating company information to the new system development information 48 (see FIG. 3) in which the proposing company information and the content of the new system development are linked to each other (see FIG. 4(a)).

[0071] When an order for new system development is registered, the server 2 reads the contract fee Cm and option fees (step S112) and executes a process to calculate the development cost Cd based on the read contract fee Cm (step S114). Here, the platformer uses the platformer terminal 4 to view the new system development information 48, and then calculates the contract fee Cm and option fees based on the "contents of the new system" and "participating company information (including customization information, the presence or absence of an introducer, and introducer information)" contained in the new system development information 48. When registering the order for new system development, the contract fee Cm and option fees are input as part of the order receiving vendor information (platformer information) using the platformer terminal 4, and are obtained from the order receiving vendor information (platformer information) when the realization cost calculation unit 30 calculates the development cost Cd.

[0072] In this embodiment, the development cost Cd is the sum of the contract fee Cm and the platform revenue Rp (Cd = Cm + Rp), and the platform revenue Rp is the sum of the platform usage fee Fps, which is the platform provider's revenue, and the total referral fee Frt to all DX support companies (Rp = Fps + Frt). The contract fee Cm and the platform revenue Rp are set to a predetermined ratio in advance, and the platform usage fee Fps and the total referral fee Frt are also set to a predetermined ratio in advance. For example, if the ratio of the contract fee Cm to the platform revenue Rp is "g:(1-g)" and the ratio of the platform usage fee Fps to the total referral fee Frt is "h:(1-h)," then the platform revenue Rp is "(1-g) / g × Cm," and the development cost Cd is "1 / g × Cm." Additionally, the platform usage fee Fps is "1 / h x (1-g) / g x Cm", and the total referral fee Frt is "1 / (1-h) x (1-g) / g x Cm", where 0≦g≦1, 0≦h≦1.

[0073] After calculating the development cost Cd, the server 2 executes a process to calculate the shared cost Es of each participating company participating in the new system development, including the proposing company, for the development cost Cd (step S116). In this embodiment, the shared cost Es is calculated by dividing the development cost Cd by the number of participating companies, including the proposing company (hereinafter referred to as the "number of participating companies" or "number of existing participating companies") Npc. In other words, the server 2 calculates the shared cost Es as "1 / g × Cm × 1 / Npc".

[0074] Server 2 then notifies participating companies of the calculated shared costs Es (step S118), updates new system development information 48 using the calculated development costs Cd and shared costs Es (adding and storing the calculated development costs Cd and shared costs Es to new system development information 48) (see FIG. 4), and publishes the updated new system development information 48 (updating the public information) (step S120). By publishing the updated new system development information 48 (updating the public information), member companies can view the updated new system development information, particularly the development costs Cd and shared costs Es, by running an application on their member company terminals 6A, 6B, 6C, and 6D and displaying a specific screen. This can encourage member companies that want to register to participate in the new system development but are hesitant to do so because of the shared costs Es.

[0075] Next, server 2 executes a process to determine whether the number of registered participants in the new system development, i.e., the number of participating companies Npc, is equal to or greater than the required number of participating companies Npc* (Npc≧Npc*) (step S122), and if the number of participating companies Npc is equal to or greater than the required number of participating companies Npc*, it closes the recruitment for the new system development, notifies the proposing company, participating companies, and platform provider that the new system development has been concluded, stores the new system development information 48 as recruitment-ended system development information 49, and executes a process to make the recruitment-ended system development information 49 public (step S124). Here, the required number of participating companies Npc* is input in advance by the proposing company when it registers the new system development.

[0076] Member companies and platform providers can know that the application for new system development has closed by publishing application closed system development information 49 instead of publishing new system development information 48. The notification unit 38 may be configured to notify member company terminals 6A, 6B, 6C, 6D and platform provider terminal 4 that the application for new system development has closed.

[0077] After the server 2 performs the process of step S216 in this way, the server 2 executes a process of determining whether there is a company introduced by a DX support company among the participating companies (step S126). The determination of whether there is a company introduced by a DX support company among the participating companies can be made using the "existence of introducer" included in the participating company information. If there is a company introduced by a DX support company among the participating companies, a process of calculating the referral fee Fr is executed (step S128), and a process of notifying the calculated referral fee Fr to the DX support company that is the introducer of the participating company is executed (step S130), and this processing routine is terminated. Here, in this embodiment, the referral fee Fr is the value obtained by dividing the total referral fee Frt by the number of introducing companies Nic (Fr = Frt / Nic). That is, when the total referral fee Frt is the above-mentioned "1 / (1 - h)×(1 - g) / g×Cm", the referral fee Fr paid to each introducing company (DX support company) is "1 / (1 - h)×(1 - g) / g×Cm×1 / Nic". Note that if the server 2 determines in step S126 that there is no company introduced by a DX support company among the participating companies, it does nothing and terminates this processing routine.

[0078] On the other hand, in step S106, if there is no participation registration for the publicly announced new system development, or in step S124, if the number of participating companies Npc is less than the required number of participating companies Npc* (Npc < Npc*), a process of determining whether the participation recruitment period Pp has elapsed is executed (step S132). If the participation recruitment period Pp has elapsed, it is notified to the proposing company, the participating companies, and the platform that the new system development has not been established. If the participation recruitment period Pp has not elapsed, a process of returning to step S106 is executed. That is, when the number of participating companies Npc is less than the previously registered required number of participating companies Npc* (Npc < Npc*), the recruitment for participation in the new system development is continued until the previously registered participation recruitment period Pp elapses. Here, the participation recruitment period Pp is input in advance by the proposing company when the proposing company registers the new system development.

[0079] Furthermore, if no order registrations for the new system development have been made in step S110, a process is executed to determine whether or not the participation solicitation period Pp has elapsed (step S136), and if the participation solicitation period Pp has elapsed, a process is executed to notify the proposing company, participating companies, and platform provider that the new system development has not been concluded (step S138), and if the participation solicitation period Pp has not elapsed, a process is executed that returns to step S106. In other words, if no order registrations for the new system development have been made, the solicitation of participants and contracts for the new system development continues until the pre-registered participation solicitation period Pp has elapsed.

[0080] <Return cost calculation process> The recirculation cost calculation process is executed at predetermined time intervals after the closed-recruitment system development information 49 is made public in step S124 of the new system development order placement and receipt process. When the recirculation cost calculation process routine is executed, the server 2, as shown in Fig. 8, first executes a process to determine whether or not any member companies have registered to participate in the closed-recruitment system development (step S200), and if any member companies have registered to participate in the closed-recruitment system development, executes a process to recalculate the allocated costs Es and calculate the recirculation costs Er to each existing participating company (step S202), and if no member companies have registered to participate in the closed-recruitment system development, does nothing and terminates this processing routine. Here, in this embodiment, the recalculation of the shared costs Es is performed by adding the development costs Cd (1 / g × Cm) required for developing the new system, plus the implementation costs CI required for the additional participating companies to introduce the terminated system, plus the platform revenue ((1-g) / g × CI) from introducing the terminated system to the additional participating companies, resulting in a total cost (1 / g × Cm + CI + (1-g) / g × CI) divided by the total number of participating companies Npct (the sum of the number of existing participating companies Npc and the number of additional participating companies Npca) including the additional participating companies ({1 / g × Cm + CI + (1-g) / g × CI} / Npct). In addition, in this embodiment, the recirculation costs Er are calculated by subtracting the recalculated shared costs Es from the original shared costs Es that the participating companies shared when they participated in the new system development. That is, the reflux cost Er is calculated as "(1 / g×Cm×1 / Npc)-{1 / g×Cm+CI+(1-g) / g×CI} / Npct".

[0081] Then, server 2 notifies the additional participating companies of the recalculated shared costs Es ({1 / g×Cm+CI+(1-g) / g×CI} / Npct), and also executes a process of notifying existing participating companies (participating companies that registered to participate from the new system development) and the platform operator of the calculated return costs Er ((1 / g×Cm×1 / Npc)-{1 / g×Cm+CI+(1-g) / g×CI} / Npct) (step S204).

[0082] Next, the server 2 executes a process to determine whether any additional participating companies have been introduced by a DX support company (step S206). The determination of whether any additional participating companies have been introduced by a DX support company can be made using the "presence or absence of an introducer" included in the participating company information. If any additional participating companies have been introduced by a DX support company, the server 2 executes a process to calculate the introduction fee Fr (step S208) and notifies the DX support company that introduced the additional participating company of the calculated introduction fee Fr (step S210), and then terminates this processing routine. Here, in this embodiment, the total introduction fee Frt is "1 / (1-h) × (1-g) / g × CI," so the introduction fee Fr paid to each introducing company (DX support company) is "1 / (1-h) × (1-g) / g × CI × 1 / Nic."

[0083] After the server 2 has executed the process of notifying the DX support company that introduced the additional participating company of the introduction fee Fr, or if the server 2 determines in step S206 that there are no participating companies introduced by the DX support company, the server 2 executes a process of updating the closed-recruitment system development information 49 using the recalculated shared expenses Es and recirculation expenses Er (a process of adding and storing the recalculated shared expenses Es and recirculation expenses Er, etc. to the closed-recruitment system development information 49) (step S212), executes a process of publishing the updated closed-recruitment system development information 49 (a process of updating the public information) (step S214), and terminates this processing routine. By publishing the updated closed-recruitment system development information 49 (updating the public information), the member companies can view the updated closed-recruitment system development information 49, particularly the recalculated shared expenses Es, by running an application on the member company terminals 6A, 6B, 6C, and 6D to display a predetermined screen. As a result, it is possible to encourage member companies that would like to register to participate in the closed system development but are hesitant to do so because of the shared cost Es.

[0084] As described above, the new project order system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention allows member companies to register new system developments and also register to participate in new system developments registered by other member companies. This reduces the development costs associated with developing a new system independently. This reduces the likelihood of abandoning a new system development due to cost. As a result, the number of companies proposing new system developments can be increased. Furthermore, the vendor (in this embodiment, the platform provider) can register orders for the new system development. This allows for the registered new system development to be ordered, thereby promoting the realization of the new system development. If the new system development is feasible, the costs shared by each participating company, including the proposing company, for the development costs required to realize the new system development are calculated and notified to the proposing company and the participating companies, allowing the proposing company and the participating companies to know the costs they are each required to bear. On the other hand, if the new system development is not feasible, the proposing company and the participating companies are notified, allowing the proposing company and the participating companies to know that the new system development is not feasible.

[0085] Furthermore, according to the new planning and ordering system 1 of an embodiment of the present invention, when an additional participating company appears in the closed system development, the costs to be borne by the additional participating company are recalculated and notified to the additional participating company, and the rebate costs to the proposing company and existing participating companies (participating companies that have been participating since the new system development) are calculated according to the costs to be borne and notified to the proposing company and existing participating companies, so that the additional participating company can know the costs to be borne for participating in the closed system development, and the proposing company and existing participating companies can know the rebate costs.

[0086] Furthermore, according to the new planning and ordering system 1 of an embodiment of the present invention, if an existing participating company, additional participating company, or vendor is introduced by a DX support company, the system calculates the introduction fee to be paid to the DX support company and notifies the DX support company of the introduction fee, so that the DX support company can know the introduction fee it can receive by introducing a company to this system.

[0087] Furthermore, according to the new planning and ordering system 1 of the embodiment of the present invention, the current shared costs for realizing new system development are made public to member companies, so that member companies that would like to participate in new system development but are hesitant to do so because of the shared costs can be encouraged to participate in the new system development.

[0088] Furthermore, according to the new planning and ordering system 1 of an embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to accept customization requests from participating companies and additional participating companies for new system development, and calculate the shared costs taking into account the accepted customization requests, thereby lowering the hurdles to registering to participate in new system development or development of a system for which recruitment has ended, and making it possible to calculate appropriate shared costs.

[0089] Furthermore, according to the new project order system 1 of the embodiment of the present invention, the proposing company sets in advance the participation solicitation period Pp and the required number of participating companies Npc* for the new system development, and if the number of participating companies Npc does not reach the required number of participating companies Npc* within the participation solicitation period Pp, it is determined that the new system development cannot be realized, thereby effectively preventing the new system development from being carried out at a cost higher than the proposed company's desired share of the costs.

[0090] In the embodiment of the present invention, the vendor is the platform provider only. However, this is not limited to this, and the system may be composed of multiple vendors. In this case, the server 2 can be configured to calculate the development costs using the contract fees calculated by the platform provider and the contract fees calculated by each vendor (note that the platform provider and each vendor undertake (contract) different parts of the new system development). Alternatively, the platform provider can aggregate the contract fees calculated by the platform provider and the contract fees calculated by each vendor and input them using the platform provider terminal 4 as the contract fee Cm for the new system development, and the server 2 can calculate the development costs using the contract fee Cm. Furthermore, if there are multiple vendors and the vendors are introduced by a DX support company, the server 2 can be configured to calculate the referral fee Fr and notify the DX support company of the referral fee Fr, just as when the participating company is introduced by the DX support company. In this case, for example, a predetermined percentage of the commission fee Cmi calculated by the vendor can be set as the introduction fee Fr.

[0091] In an embodiment of the present invention, when a participating company is referred by a DX support company, the referral fee is calculated based on the ratio (h:(1-h)) of the platform usage fee Fps to the total referral fee Frt, regardless of whether or not there is a customization request. In addition, a predetermined percentage of the option cost for realizing the customization request can be included in the referral fee Fr.

[0092] In the embodiment of the present invention, the new project ordering system 1 of the present invention is applied to new system development, but is not limited to this and may also be applied to, for example, product development or holding of an exhibition as a new project.

[0093] In the embodiment of the present invention, the shared cost Es is calculated by dividing the development cost Cd by the number of participating companies Npc, but this is not limiting. For example, the shared cost Es may be calculated by multiplying the development cost Cd by a ratio predetermined for each participating company.

[0094] In the embodiments of the present invention, the present invention has been described as a new planning and ordering system 1 that matches a proposing company that has proposed new system development with a participating company that wants to participate in the new system development and places an order for the new system development after a successful match; a server 2 that serves as a new planning and ordering device that matches a proposing company that has proposed new system development with a participating company that wants to participate in the new system development and places an order for the new system development after a successful match; or a new planning and ordering method that matches a proposing company that has proposed new system development with a participating company that wants to participate in the new system development and places an order for the new system development after a successful match. However, the present invention may also be applied in the form of, for example, a program that causes server 2 to function as a new planning and ordering device or a program for executing the new planning and ordering method. This program may be recorded on a computer-readable recording medium (e.g., a hard disk, ROM, SSD, flash memory (e.g., USB memory, SD card), floppy disk, CD, DVD, etc.), or may be transmitted from one computer to another via a transmission medium (e.g., a communication network such as the Internet or a LAN), or may be transmitted in any other form. By running this program on one computer or by having multiple computers share each step, each step of the new system development order processing routine and the recycle cost calculation processing routine described above will be executed, thereby achieving the same effects as the new planning order processing system 1, the server 2 as a new planning order processing device, and the new planning order processing method of this embodiment.

[0095] The present embodiment shows an example of a mode for carrying out the present invention, and therefore the present invention is not limited to the configuration of the present embodiment.

[0096] <Additional Notes> In view of the above-mentioned gist of the invention, the new project ordering system, new project ordering device, new project ordering method, and new project ordering program according to the present invention can be configured in the following aspects. (Aspect 1) "A new project ordering device that matches a proposer who proposes a new project with a participant who wants to participate in the new project, and that orders the new project after a match is established, a plan receiving unit that receives the new plan and acquires proposer information about the proposer; a plan publishing unit that publishes new plan information regarding the received new plan; a plan participation reception unit that receives participation in the new plan and acquires participant information regarding participants in the new plan; a storage unit that stores the proposer information, the participant information, and contractor information related to a contractor of the new project; a feasibility determination unit that determines whether the new project can be realized based on the proposer information, the participant information, and the contractor information; a realization cost calculation unit that calculates a plan realization cost, which is a cost required to realize the new plan, based on the contractor information when the realization feasibility determination unit determines that the new plan is feasible; an allocation cost calculation unit that calculates allocation costs of the proposer and the participants for the plan realization costs based on the plan realization costs, the proposer information, and the participant information; A new planning and ordering device equipped with the above. (Aspect 2) "The plan disclosure unit can disclose the achieved plan information regarding the achieved plan, which is the realized new plan, The plan participation acceptance unit accepts participation in the achievement plan and is capable of acquiring additional participant information regarding the additional participant who is the participant in the achievement plan; the storage unit is capable of storing the additional participant information; The shared cost calculation unit recalculates the shared costs based on the plan realization costs and the additional participant information, and calculates a return cost corresponding to the shared costs. The new planning and ordering device according to aspect 1. (Aspect 3) "An introduction determination unit that determines whether the participant and / or the contractor is introduced by an introducer; an introduction fee calculation unit that calculates an introduction fee to be paid to the introducer; Furthermore, The introduction fee calculation unit calculates the introduction fee when the feasibility determination unit determines that the new project is feasible and the participant and / or the contractor was introduced by the introducer. The new planning and ordering device according to aspect 1 or 2. (Aspect 4) "The introduction determination unit determines whether the additional participant is introduced by the introducer, The introduction fee calculation unit calculates the introduction fee when the feasibility determination unit determines that the new plan is feasible and the additional participant is introduced by the introducer. The new planning and ordering device according to the third aspect, which is dependent on the second aspect. (Aspect 5) "The system further includes a notification unit that notifies the proposer and the participants of the calculated shared costs when the feasibility determination unit determines that the new plan is feasible, and notifies them that the new plan is not feasible when the feasibility determination unit determines that the new plan is not feasible. The new planning and ordering device according to any one of the first to fourth aspects. (Aspect 6) The notification unit notifies the additional participant of the recalculated shared costs and notifies the proposer and the participant of the recirculation costs. The new planning and ordering device according to Aspect 5, which is dependent on Aspect 2. (Aspect 7) The notification unit notifies the additional participant of the recalculated shared costs and notifies the proposer and the participant of the recirculation costs. A new planning and ordering device according to aspect 5, which is dependent on aspect 4. (Aspect 8) The notification unit notifies the introducer of the introduction fee. The new planning and ordering device according to Aspect 5 dependent on Aspect 3, Aspect 5 dependent on Aspect 4, or Aspect 7. (Aspect 9) "The system further includes a shared cost disclosure unit that discloses the shared costs calculated by the shared cost calculation unit. The new planning and ordering device according to any one of aspects 1 to 8. (Aspect 10) "The project participation reception unit acquires the participant information and is capable of receiving unique requests from the participants for the new project, the storage unit is capable of storing unique request information relating to the unique request, The shared cost calculation unit calculates the shared cost taking into account the unique request information. 10. The new project ordering device according to any one of the first to ninth aspects. (Aspect 11) "Further comprising a contract acceptance unit that accepts the contractor and acquires the contractor information, The realization possibility determination unit determines that the new project cannot be realized if a predetermined number of participants do not appear within a predetermined period of time or if the contractor does not appear. A new planning and ordering device according to any one of claims 1 to 10. (Aspect 12) "A new project ordering system that matches a proposer who proposes a new project with a participant who wants to participate in the new project, and that orders and receives orders for the new project once a match is made, A new planning and ordering device according to any one of claims 1 to 11; a proposer terminal connected to the new project ordering device via a network and capable of transmitting the proposer information and the new project information to the new project ordering device; a participant terminal connected to the new project ordering device via a network and capable of transmitting the participant information to the new project ordering device; a contractor terminal connected to the new project ordering device via a network and capable of transmitting the contractor information to the new project ordering device; A new planning and ordering system equipped with (Aspect 13) "A new project ordering method that matches a proposer who has proposed a new project with a participant who wants to participate in the new project, and that orders for the new project for which a match has been made, a plan receiving step of receiving the new plan and acquiring proposer information about the proposer; a plan publishing step of publishing new plan information, which is information about the received new plan; a plan participation acceptance step of accepting participation in the new plan and acquiring participant information regarding participants in the new plan; a storage step of storing the proposer information, the participant information, and contractor information relating to a contractor of the new project; a feasibility determination step of determining whether the new project can be realized based on the proposer information, the participant information, and the contractor information; a realization cost calculation step of calculating a plan realization cost, which is a cost required to realize the new plan, based on the contractor information when the realization feasibility determination step determines that the new plan is feasible; an allocation cost calculation step of calculating allocation costs of the proposer and the participants for the plan realization costs based on the plan realization costs, the proposer information, and the participant information; A new planning and ordering method that includes the above. (Aspect 14) "The plan disclosure step includes a step of disclosing accomplished plan information regarding the accomplished plan, which is the realized new plan, The plan participation acceptance step includes a step of accepting participation in the achievement plan and accepting additional participant information regarding the additional participant who is the participant in the achievement plan, the storing step includes a step of storing the additional participant information; The shared cost calculation step includes a step of recalculating the shared costs based on the project realization costs and the additional participant information, and calculating a return cost corresponding to the shared costs. The new project ordering method according to aspect 13. (Aspect 15) "The method further includes a shared cost disclosure step of disclosing the shared costs calculated by the shared cost calculation step. The new project ordering method according to aspect 13 or 14. (Aspect 16) "A new project ordering program that matches a proposer who proposes a new project with a participant who wants to participate in the new project, and that orders the new project after a successful match are placed, A method for making a computer execute each step of the new planning and ordering method according to any one of claims 13 to 15. New planning and ordering program. [Explanation of symbols]

[0097] 1. New planning and ordering system 2 Server (new planning and ordering device) 4 Platformer terminal (contractor terminal) 6A Member company terminal (proposer terminal, participating company terminal) 6B Member company terminals (proposer terminals, participating company terminals) 6C Member company terminals (proposer terminals, participating company terminals) 6D Member company terminals (proposer terminals, participating company terminals) 8. DX Support Corporate Terminals 20 Planning Reception Department (Planning Reception Department) 22 Planning and Public Relations Department (Planning and Public Relations Department) 24 Planning Participation Reception Department (Planning Participation Reception Department) 26 Contract Reception Department (Contract Reception Department) 28 Realization possibility determination unit (realization possibility determination unit) 30 Realization Cost Calculation Department (Realization Cost Calculation Department) 32 Cost Allocation Calculation Department (Cost Allocation Calculation Department) 34 Referral Determination Department (Referral Determination Department) 36 Referral Fee Calculation Department (Referral Fee Calculation Department) 38 Notification Department (Notification Department) 40 Storage section (Storage section) 42 Member Company Information 44 Vendor Information 46 DX support company information 48 New System Development Information 49 Recruitment Closed System Development Information Cm New system development contract costs Cmi contract vendor contract fees CD development costs (planning realization costs) Pp Participation recruitment period (prescribed period) Npc* Required number of participating companies (predetermined number) Es Shared cost (Shared cost) Er Reflux cost (reflux cost) Fr Referral fee (referral fee) Rp Platform Revenue Fps platform usage fee Frt Total referral fee Frt Number of companies participating in NPC Number of additional Npca participating companies Number of companies introduced by Nic CI implementation costs

Claims

1. A new project ordering device that matches a proposer who proposes a new project with a participant who wants to participate in the new project, and that orders the new project for which matching has been established, a plan receiving unit that receives the new plan and acquires proposer information about the proposer; a plan publishing unit that publishes new plan information regarding the received new plan; a plan participation reception unit that receives participation in the new plan and acquires participant information regarding participants in the new plan; a storage unit that stores the proposer information, the participant information, and contractor information related to a contractor of the new project; a feasibility determination unit that determines whether the new project can be realized based on the proposer information, the participant information, and the contractor information; a realization cost calculation unit that calculates a plan realization cost, which is a cost required to realize the new plan, based on the contractor information when the realization feasibility determination unit determines that the new plan is feasible; an allocation cost calculation unit that calculates the allocation costs of the proposer and the participants for the plan realization costs based on the plan realization costs, the proposer information, and the participant information; A new planning and ordering device equipped with the above.

2. The plan disclosure unit can disclose accomplished plan information regarding the accomplished plan, which is the realized new plan, The plan participation acceptance unit accepts participation in the achievement plan and is capable of acquiring additional participant information regarding the additional participant who is the participant in the achievement plan; the storage unit is capable of storing the additional participant information; The shared cost calculation unit recalculates the shared costs based on the project realization costs and the additional participant information, and calculates a return cost corresponding to the shared costs. The new planning and ordering device according to claim 1.

3. an introduction determination unit that determines whether the participant and / or the contractor is introduced by an introducer; an introduction fee calculation unit that calculates an introduction fee to be paid to the introducer; Furthermore, The introduction fee calculation unit calculates the introduction fee when the feasibility determination unit determines that the new project is feasible and the participant and / or the contractor was introduced by the introducer.

3. The new planning and ordering device according to claim 1 or 2.

4. the introduction determination unit determines whether the additional participant is introduced by the introducer; The introduction fee calculation unit calculates the introduction fee when the feasibility determination unit determines that the new plan is feasible and the additional participant is introduced by the introducer.

4. A new planning and ordering device according to claim 3 dependent on claim 2.

5. The system further includes a notification unit that notifies the proposer and the participants of the calculated shared costs when the feasibility determination unit determines that the new plan is feasible, and notifies them that the new plan is not feasible when the feasibility determination unit determines that the new plan is not feasible.

3. The new planning and ordering device according to claim 1 or 2.

6. The notification unit notifies the additional participant of the recalculated allocated costs and notifies the proposer and the participants of the recirculation costs.

6. A new planning and ordering device according to claim 5 dependent on claim 2.

7. The notification unit notifies the introducer of the introduction fee. The new planning and ordering device according to claim 6.

8. The system further includes an allocated cost disclosure unit that discloses the allocated costs calculated by the allocated cost calculation unit.

3. The new planning and ordering device according to claim 1 or 2.

9. the plan participation acceptance unit acquires the participant information and is capable of accepting unique requests from the participants for the new plan; the storage unit is capable of storing unique request information relating to the unique request, The shared cost calculation unit calculates the shared cost taking into account the unique request information.

3. The new planning and ordering device according to claim 1 or 2.

10. a contract acceptance unit that accepts the contractor and acquires the contractor information; The realization possibility determination unit determines that the new project cannot be realized if a predetermined number of participants do not appear within a predetermined period of time or if the contractor does not appear.

3. The new planning and ordering device according to claim 1 or 2.

11. A new project ordering system that matches a proposer who proposes a new project with a participant who wants to participate in the new project, and that orders the new project after a match is established, The new planning and ordering device according to claim 1 or 2; a proposer terminal connected to the new project ordering device via a network and capable of transmitting the proposer information and the new project information to the new project ordering device; a participant terminal connected to the new project ordering device via a network and capable of transmitting the participant information to the new project ordering device; a contractor terminal connected to the new project ordering device via a network and capable of transmitting the contractor information to the new project ordering device; A new planning and ordering system equipped with the above.

12. A new project ordering method for matching a proposer who has proposed a new project with a participant who wants to participate in the new project, and for placing and receiving an order for the new project for which a match has been established, comprising: a plan receiving step of receiving the new plan and acquiring proposer information about the proposer; a plan publishing step of publishing new plan information, which is information about the received new plan; a plan participation acceptance step of accepting participation in the new plan and acquiring participant information regarding participants in the new plan; a storage step of storing the proposer information, the participant information, and contractor information relating to a contractor of the new project; a feasibility determination step of determining whether the new project can be realized based on the proposer information, the participant information, and the contractor information; a realization cost calculation step of calculating a plan realization cost, which is a cost required to realize the new plan, based on the contractor information when the realization feasibility determination step determines that the new plan is feasible; an allocation cost calculation step of calculating allocation costs of the proposer and the participants for the plan realization costs based on the plan realization costs, the proposer information, and the participant information; A new planning and ordering method that includes the above.

13. The plan disclosure step includes a step of disclosing accomplished plan information regarding the accomplished plan, which is the realized new plan; The plan participation acceptance step includes a step of accepting participation in the achievement plan and accepting additional participant information regarding the additional participant who is the participant in the achievement plan, the storing step includes a step of storing the additional participant information; The shared cost calculation step includes a step of recalculating the shared costs based on the project realization costs and the additional participant information, and calculating a return cost corresponding to the shared costs. The new project ordering method according to claim 12.

14. The method further includes a shared cost disclosure step of disclosing the shared costs calculated by the shared cost calculation step. The new project ordering method according to claim 12 or 13.

15. A new project ordering and placing program that matches a proposer who proposes a new project with a participant who wants to participate in the new project, and places an order for the new project after a match is established, A method for ordering a new project, comprising the steps of: New planning and ordering program.

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