Merchandise sales management devise

Abstract

To provide a merchandise sales management device capable of suppressing discarding of merchandise having an expiration date.SOLUTION: A merchandise sales management device 10 includes a communication unit 11, a storage unit 13, and a creation unit 12b. The communication unit 11 receives store merchandise management information from a terminal device 30 arranged in each of a plurality of stores. The storage unit 13 stores product information and transportation information. Based on the store merchandise management information, the merchandise information, and the transport information, the creation unit 12b creates transportation plan information indicating a type and the number of merchandise to be transported from a warehouse PP to each of the plurality of stores P and the type and the number of merchandise to be transported from each of the plurality of stores P to the warehouse PP. The store merchandise management information indicates merchandise sales information indicating a type, a quantity, and a sales date of the merchandise purchased at the store P and a type and a quantity of merchandise stocked in the store P. The product information includes product expiration date information indicating a manufacturing date and an expiration date of the merchandise. The transportation information indicates a transportation date on which the merchandise is transported to each of the plurality of stores P.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a product sales management device. [Background technology]

[0002] There is known a sales and inventory management system that includes a store server and a headquarters server (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In the sales and inventory management system, each store server checks the store's inventory for items to be sold that have been input from a POS terminal, and if there is no stock, it checks the headquarters' inventory in real time, and if there is stock at the headquarters, it allocates the stock to sales in real time. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 11-154280 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, the sales and inventory management system described in Patent Document 1 cannot prevent products with expiration dates from being discarded.

[0005] The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a product sales management device that can prevent products with expiration dates from being discarded. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] A product sales management device according to one aspect of the present invention includes a communication unit, a memory unit, and a creation unit. The communication unit receives store product management information from terminal devices located in each of a plurality of stores. The memory unit stores product information and transportation information. The creation unit creates transportation plan information indicating the type and quantity of products to be transported from a warehouse to each of the plurality of stores, and the type and quantity of the products to be transported from each of the plurality of stores to the warehouse, based on the store product management information, the product information, and the transportation information. The store product management information includes product sales information indicating the type, quantity, and sales date of the products purchased at the store, and product inventory information indicating the type and quantity of the products stocked at the store. The product information indicates the manufacturing date and expiration date of the products. The transportation information indicates the transportation date for transporting the products to each of the plurality of stores.

[0007] In the product sales management device of the present invention, the transportation plan information includes information for transporting the products that have a shelf life before their expiration date from at least one dispensing store selected from the multiple stores to the warehouse, and information for transporting the products transported from the dispensing store to the warehouse to at least one receiving store selected from the multiple stores, and the dispensing store and the receiving store may be different.

[0008] The product sales management device of the present invention further includes an acquisition unit that acquires warehouse product management information, and the creation unit creates the transportation plan information based on the store product management information, the warehouse product management information, the product information, and the transportation information, and the warehouse product management information may include product inventory information that indicates the type and quantity of the products stocked in the warehouse.

[0009] In the product sales management device of the present invention, the shipping information further indicates the shipping date on which the product will be regularly shipped to each of the multiple stores, and the shipping date on which the product will be shipped to the second store may be before the expiration date of the product.

[0010] In the product sales management device of the present invention, the transportation plan information may include stopping transportation of the product to each of the delivery store and the receiving store.

[0011] In the product sales management device of the present invention, the creation unit may transmit collection information indicating that the product will be collected from the dispensing store to the warehouse, to a terminal device located at the dispensing store.

[0012] In the product sales management device of the present invention, the product may be medicine, food, hygiene product, or clothing.

[0013] In the product sales management device of the present invention, the product may be a special sale product that is sold under predetermined conditions for a predetermined period of time. [Effects of the Invention]

[0014] According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a product sales management device that can prevent products with expiration dates from being discarded. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0015] [Figure 1] 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a product sales management system according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a product sales management device according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 3] 1 is a flowchart showing a product sales management method according to the present embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0016] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the drawings, the same or corresponding parts are designated by the same reference characters and description thereof will not be repeated.

[0017] The configuration of a product sales management system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to Fig. 1. Fig. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of the product sales management system 100. As shown in Fig. 1, the product sales management system 100 includes a product sales management device 10, a warehouse terminal device 20, a plurality of terminal devices 30, and a plurality of POS terminals 40.

[0018] The product sales management device 10 includes, for example, a personal computer and a tablet terminal. The product sales management device 10 is installed in the headquarters QQ.

[0019] The warehouse terminal device 20 includes, for example, a personal computer and a tablet terminal. The warehouse terminal device 20 is located in a logistics center PP. The logistics center PP is an example of a "warehouse." Products are transported to the logistics center PP from a production factory. As a result, the products are stocked at the logistics center PP. The products include, for example, 10 units of a first chemical, 10 units of a second chemical, and 10 units of a third chemical. Each of the 10 units of the first chemical, the 10 units of the second chemical, and the 10 units of the third chemical has an expiration date. For example, the expiration date of the first chemical is March 1, two months after the manufacturing date of January 1. The expiration date of the second chemical is May 1, four months after the manufacturing date of January 1. The expiration date of the third chemical is July 1, six months after the manufacturing date of January 1.

[0020] Each of the plurality of terminal devices 30 includes, for example, a personal computer and a tablet terminal. The plurality of terminal devices 30 includes a first terminal device 30A, a second terminal device 30B, and a third terminal device 30C.

[0021] The first terminal device 30A is located in the first store PA, the second terminal device 30B is located in the second store PB, and the third terminal device 30C is located in the third store PC.

[0022] The product sales management device 10, the warehouse terminal device 20, and the multiple terminal devices 30 communicate with each other via a network NW. The network NW includes, for example, the Internet, a Wide Area Network (WAN), a Local Area Network (LAN), and a public telephone network.

[0023] Each of the multiple POS (Point of Sale) terminals 40 includes, for example, a personal computer and a tablet terminal. The multiple POS terminals 40 include a first POS terminal 40A, a second POS terminal 40B, a third POS terminal 40C, a fourth POS terminal 40D, a fifth POS terminal 40E, and a sixth POS terminal 40F.

[0024] The first POS terminal 40A, the second POS terminal 40B, and the third POS terminal 40C are located in a first store PA. The first terminal device 30A, the first POS terminal 40A, the second POS terminal 40B, and the third POS terminal 40C communicate with each other via a network NW1. The network NW1 includes, for example, the Internet, a WAN, a LAN, and a public telephone network. Products are displayed in the first store PA. The products include ten first medicines, ten second medicines, and ten third medicines. In the first store PA, a product is purchased by each of a plurality of purchasers.

[0025] For example, at the first store PA, a purchaser purchases one first medicine on January 15. The first POS terminal 40A transmits information indicating that one first medicine was purchased on January 15 to the first terminal device 30A.

[0026] The first terminal device 30A creates store product management information. The store product management information includes product sales information and product inventory information. The product sales information indicates the type, quantity, and sales date of products purchased at the first store PA. The product inventory information indicates the type and quantity of products stocked at the first store PA. For example, the product sales information indicates that one first drug was purchased on January 15th. The product inventory information indicates that nine first drugs, ten second drugs, and ten third drugs are stocked at the first store PA.

[0027] The first terminal device 30A may create store product management information at the closing time of business. For example, the product sales information may indicate that two units of the first drug, two units of the second drug, and two units of the third drug were purchased during the business period from January 15th. The first terminal device 30A may also create store product management information on the closing date of the previous month (e.g., January 20th). For example, the product sales information may indicate that eight units of the first drug, eight units of the second drug, and four units of the third drug were purchased during the business period from December 21st to January 20th.

[0028] Meanwhile, products are delivered to the first store PA from the logistics center PP. For example, five units of the first chemical, five units of the second chemical, and five units of the third chemical are delivered by truck from the logistics center PP to the first store PA at the end of each month. The first terminal device 30A creates store product management information. For example, the product inventory information indicates that at the end of each month, the number of units of the first chemical, the number of units of the second chemical, and the number of units of the third chemical stocked at the first store PA are increased by five, five, and five, respectively.

[0029] Furthermore, in this embodiment, as will be described later, when collection information is received from the product sales management device 10, the product indicated in the collection information is loaded onto a truck from the first store PA. The collection information indicates, for example, that two units of the first medicine are to be collected. The first terminal device 30A creates store product management information. For example, the product inventory information indicates that the number of units of the first medicine stocked at the first store PA has been reduced by two.

[0030] Furthermore, the fourth POS terminal 40D and the fifth POS terminal 40E are located in the second store PB. The second terminal device 30B, the fourth POS terminal 40D, and the fifth POS terminal 40E communicate with each other via a network NW2. The network NW2 includes, for example, the Internet, a WAN, a LAN, and a public telephone network. Products are displayed in the second store PB. The products include eight first drugs, eight second drugs, and eight third drugs. At the second store PB, products are purchased by each of a plurality of purchasers.

[0031] The sixth POS terminal 40F is located in a third store PC. The third terminal device 30C and the sixth POS terminal 40F communicate with each other via a network NW3. The network NW3 includes, for example, the Internet, a WAN, a LAN, and a public telephone network. Products are displayed in the third store PC. The products include five first drugs, five second drugs, and five third drugs. Products are purchased by each of a plurality of purchasers in the third store PC.

[0032] Next, a product sales management device 10 according to this embodiment will be described with reference to Figures 1 and 2. Figure 2 is a diagram showing the configuration of the product sales management device 10. As shown in Figure 2, the product sales management device 10 includes a communication unit 11, a storage unit 13, and a control unit 12.

[0033] The memory unit 13 includes a storage device and stores data and computer programs. The processor of the control unit 12 executes the computer programs stored in the storage device of the memory unit 13 to control each component of the product sales management device 10. For example, the memory unit 13 includes a main storage device such as a semiconductor memory, and an auxiliary storage device such as a semiconductor memory and a hard disk drive. The memory unit 13 may also include removable media such as an optical disk. The memory unit 13 is, for example, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium.

[0034] Specifically, the storage unit 13 stores product information and shipping information. The product information includes product expiration information indicating the manufacturing date and expiration date of the product. For example, the expiration date of the first medicine is March 1st, two months after the manufacturing date of January 1st. The expiration date of the second medicine is May 1st, four months after the manufacturing date of January 1st. The expiration date of the third medicine is July 1st, six months after the manufacturing date of January 1st.

[0035] The transportation information indicates the transportation date on which the products will be transported to each of multiple stores P. For example, five units of the first chemical, five units of the second chemical, and one unit of the third chemical are transported by truck from distribution center PP to first store PA at the end of each month. Also, three units of the first chemical, three units of the second chemical, and one unit of the third chemical are transported by truck from distribution center PP to second store PB at the end of each month. Furthermore, one unit of the first chemical, one unit of the second chemical, and one unit of the third chemical are transported by truck from distribution center PP to third store PC at the end of each month.

[0036] The communication unit 11 receives store product management information from the terminal devices 30 located in each of the multiple stores P. Specifically, the communication unit 11 receives store product management information from each of the first terminal device 30A, the second terminal device 30B, and the third terminal device 30C on the 20th of each month (the closing day of the previous month). For example, at the first store PA, product sales information is acquired indicating that eight units of the first drug, eight units of the second drug, and four units of the third drug were purchased during the business period from December 21 to January 20, and product inventory information is acquired indicating that two units of the first drug, two units of the second drug, and six units of the third drug were in stock on January 21.

[0037] In addition, at the second store PB, product sales information is obtained indicating that one first drug, four second drug, and two third drug were purchased during the business period from December 21st to January 20th, and product inventory information is obtained indicating that seven first drug, four second drug, and six third drug were in stock on January 21st.

[0038] In addition, the third store PC acquires product sales information indicating that two units of the first drug, two units of the second drug, and one unit of the third drug were purchased during the business period from December 21st to January 20th, and also acquires product inventory information indicating that three units of the first drug, three units of the second drug, and four units of the third drug were in stock on January 21st.

[0039] The control unit 12 includes processors such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit). Specifically, the control unit 12 includes an acquisition unit 12a and a creation unit 12b.

[0040] The acquisition unit 12a acquires warehouse product management information. The warehouse product management information includes product inventory information indicating the types and quantities of products stocked at the logistics center PP. For example, five units of the first chemical, five units of the second chemical, and one unit of the third chemical are transported from the logistics center PP to the first store PA in late January. The acquisition unit 12a acquires the product inventory information. For example, the product inventory information indicates five units of the first chemical, five units of the second chemical, and nine units of the third chemical that are stocked at the logistics center PP in late January. Meanwhile, ten units of the first chemical and ten units of the second chemical are transported from the production factory to the logistics center PP on a specific day. The acquisition unit 12a acquires the product inventory information. For example, the product inventory information indicates that the number of the first chemical and the number of the second chemical stocked at the logistics center PP have increased by 10.

[0041] In this embodiment, the creation unit 12b creates transportation plan information based on store product management information, product information, and transportation information. The transportation plan information indicates the type and quantity of products to be transported from the logistics center PP to each of the multiple stores P, and the type and quantity of products to be transported from each of the multiple stores P to the logistics center PP. Specifically, the creation unit 12b determines whether a sending store P exists among the multiple stores P based on the store product management information, product information, and transportation information. For example, it determines whether a store P that stocks more than a predetermined number of products exists among the multiple stores P. On the other hand, the creation unit 12b determines whether a receiving store P exists among the multiple stores P based on the store product management information, product information, and transportation information. For example, it determines whether a store P that stocks less than a predetermined number of products exists among the multiple stores P.

[0042] As a result, for example, the transportation plan information indicates that three units of the second drug and one unit of the third drug will be transported by truck from distribution center PP to second store PB on January 21st, and that two units of the first drug will be transported by truck to distribution center PP. That is, because not many units of the first drug were purchased at second store PB, the first drug will not be transported from distribution center PP to second store PB on January 21st. Furthermore, because no first drug with a use-by date of March 1st was purchased at second store PB, two units of the first drug will be transported by truck from second store PB to distribution center PP as dispensing store P on January 21st. Therefore, three units of the first drug with a use-by date of March 1st will be sold at second store PB. As a result, it is possible to prevent the first drug from being discarded because it has not been purchased at second store PB by March 1st.

[0043] Furthermore, the creation unit 12b may transmit collection information to the terminal device 30 arranged at the dispensing store P. The collection information indicates that the product will be collected from the dispensing store P to the logistics center PP. For example, when two units of the first medicine are transported from the second store PB to the logistics center PP, the collection information indicates that the two units of the first medicine will be collected. As a result, preparations can be made for the collection of the two units of the first medicine at the second store PB.

[0044] The transportation plan information also indicates that seven units of the first drug, three units of the second drug, and one unit of the third drug will be transported from distribution center PP to first store PA as receiving store P on January 22nd. Specifically, two units of the first drug with a use-by date of March 1st that were collected from second store PB and five units of the first drug that were stocked at distribution center PP will be transported by truck to first store PA on January 22nd from distribution center PP. Therefore, nine units of the first drug with a use-by date of March 1st will be sold at first store PA.

[0045] As described above with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, according to the product sales management device 10, a small amount of the first chemical is sold at the second store PB where not many first chemicals were purchased. In other words, the second store PB can be prevented from continuing to sell an excessive amount of the first chemical. On the other hand, the first store PA where there are purchasers of the first chemical sells a large amount of the first chemical. As a result, it is possible to prevent the first chemical from being discarded because it has not been purchased at the second store PB by March 1st.

[0046] Furthermore, according to the product sales management device 10, the first drug whose expiration date is March 1st is sold at the first store PA where the purchaser of the first drug is present. As a result, it is possible to increase the possibility that the first drug will be purchased by March 1st.

[0047] Furthermore, according to the product sales management device 10, two units of the first chemical are transported to the distribution center PP by the truck that transported three units of the second chemical and one unit of the third chemical from the distribution center PP to the second store PB on January 21st. In other words, the truck that transported three units of the second chemical and one unit of the third chemical from the distribution center PP to the second store PB on January 21st can be used. As a result, the effort of collecting the two units of the first chemical from the second store PB can be eliminated.

[0048] Furthermore, according to the product sales management device 10, two units of the first medicines with expiration dates of March 1st that were collected from the second store PB and five units of the first medicines that were stocked at the logistics center PP are transported by truck to the first store PA on January 22nd from the logistics center PP. In other words, a truck can be used to transport the five units of the first medicines from the logistics center PP to the first store PA on January 22nd. As a result, the effort of transporting two units of the first medicines to the first store PA can be eliminated.

[0049] Furthermore, according to the product sales management device 10, the first chemical will not be delivered from the distribution center PP to the second store PB on January 22. As a result, it is possible to prevent the first chemical from being discarded because it has not been purchased by March 1 at the second store PB.

[0050] Next, a merchandise sales management method of the merchandise sales management device 10 will be described with reference to Fig. 3. The merchandise sales management method is executed by the merchandise sales management device 10. Fig. 3 is a flowchart showing the merchandise sales management method according to this embodiment. As shown in Fig. 3, the merchandise sales management method includes steps S101 to S107. Steps S101 to S107 are executed under the control of the control unit 12.

[0051] First, in step S101, the storage unit 13 stores product information and shipping information.

[0052] Next, in step S102, the acquisition unit 12a acquires warehouse product management information.

[0053] Next, in step S103, the communication unit 11 determines whether or not it is the closing date of the previous month. If the communication unit 11 determines in step S103 that it is not the closing date of the previous month, the process returns to step S101.

[0054] On the other hand, if the communication unit 11 determines in step S103 that it is the closing date of the previous month, the process proceeds to step S104. In step S103, the communication unit 11 receives store product management information from the terminal device 30 installed in each of the multiple stores P.

[0055] Next, in step S105, the creation unit 12b determines, based on the store product management information, product information, and shipping information, whether or not a pick-up store P exists among the multiple stores P. If the creation unit 12b determines in step S105 that a pick-up store P does not exist, the process ends.

[0056] On the other hand, if the creation unit 12b determines in step S105 that a dispensing store P exists, the process proceeds to step S106. In step S106, the creation unit 12b determines whether a receiving store P exists among the multiple stores P based on the store product management information, product information, and shipping information.

[0057] If the creation unit 12b determines in step S106 that the dispensing store P does not exist, the process ends. On the other hand, if the creation unit 12b determines in step S106 that the dispensing store P exists, the process proceeds to step S107.

[0058] Next, in step S107, the creation unit 12b creates transportation plan information based on the store product management information, product information, and transportation information, and then the process ends.

[0059] As described above with reference to Fig. 3, transportation plan information can be created using the product sales management device 10. As a result, it is possible to prevent products from being discarded without being purchased.

[0060] The embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments and can be embodied in various forms without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Furthermore, various inventions can be formed by appropriately combining multiple components disclosed in the above embodiments. For example, some components may be omitted from all components shown in the embodiments. Furthermore, components from different embodiments may be appropriately combined. The drawings mainly show each component in a schematic manner to facilitate understanding. The thickness, length, number, spacing, etc. of each illustrated component may differ from the actual components due to the convenience of drawing. Furthermore, the materials, shapes, dimensions, etc. of each component shown in the above embodiments are merely examples and are not particularly limited. Various modifications are possible within a scope that does not substantially deviate from the effects of the present invention.

[0061] (1) In the above-described product sales management device 10, an example has been described in which the products include a first chemical, a second chemical, and a third chemical, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the products are not particularly limited as long as they have a use-by date, and may be food, hygiene products, or clothing. In particular, the use-by date for summer clothing may be September 30th, and the use-by date for winter clothing may be March 30th.

[0062] (2) In the above-described product sales management device 10, an example has been shown in which the product includes a first drug, a second drug, and a third drug, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the product may be a sale item sold under predetermined conditions for a predetermined period of time. In more detail, the sale item may be sold at 50% off the regular price from January 1 to March 1, and the expiration date may be March 1.

[0063] (3) Although the above example shows that the product sales management device 10 is installed at the headquarters QQ, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the product sales management device 10 may be installed at a logistics center PP.

[0064] (4) In the above-described product sales management device 10, an example has been shown in which the dispensing store P is the second store PB, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the dispensing store P may be a plurality of stores P. In particular, the dispensing stores P may be the second store PB and a third store PC.

[0065] (5) In the above-described product sales management device 10, an example has been shown in which the receiving store P is the first store PA, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the receiving store P may be a plurality of stores P. In particular, the receiving stores P may be the first store PA and a third store PC. [Industrial Applicability]

[0066] The present invention provides a product sales management device and has industrial applicability. [Explanation of symbols]

[0067] 10: Merchandise sales management device 11: Communications Department 12a: Acquisition part 13: Storage section 12b: Creation Department 30: Terminal device P: Store PP: Logistics center (warehouse)

Claims

1. a communication unit that receives store product management information from a terminal device installed in each of a plurality of stores; a storage unit that stores product information and shipping information; a creation unit that creates transportation plan information indicating the type and number of products to be transported from a warehouse to each of the plurality of stores, and the type and number of products to be transported from each of the plurality of stores to the warehouse, based on the store product management information, the product information, and the transportation information; Equipped with The store product management information includes product sales information indicating the type, quantity, and sales date of the product purchased at the store, and product inventory information indicating the type and quantity of the product stocked at the store, The product information indicates the manufacturing date and expiration date of the product, The product sales management device, wherein the transportation information indicates a transportation date on which the product will be transported to each of the plurality of stores.

2. The transportation plan information is Information for transporting the products whose expiration date is less than the expiration date from at least one dispensing store selected from the plurality of stores to the warehouse; and information for transporting the goods transported from the delivery store to the warehouse to at least one receiving store selected from the plurality of stores; Including, The merchandise sales management device according to claim 1 , wherein the dispensing store and the receiving store are different stores.

3. An acquisition unit that acquires warehouse product management information, the creation unit creates the transportation plan information based on the store product management information, the warehouse product management information, the product information, and the transportation information; The merchandise sales management device according to claim 2 , wherein the warehouse merchandise management information includes merchandise inventory information indicating the types and quantities of the merchandise stocked in the warehouse.

4. the transportation information further indicates a transportation date on which the product is to be regularly transported to each of the plurality of stores; The merchandise sales management device according to claim 3 , wherein the delivery date of the merchandise to each of the delivery store and the receiving store is before the expiration date of the merchandise.

5. The merchandise sales management device according to claim 4 , wherein the transportation plan information includes information about stopping transportation of the merchandise to the delivery store.

6. The product sales management device according to claim 2 , wherein the creation unit transmits, to a terminal device disposed in the dispensing store, collection information indicating that the product is to be collected from the dispensing store to the warehouse.

7. The merchandise sales management device according to claim 1 , wherein the merchandise is medicine, food, hygiene products, or clothing.

8. 2. The merchandise sales management device according to claim 1, wherein the merchandise is a special sale item sold under predetermined conditions for a predetermined period of time.

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