Shipment management device, shipment management method, and shipment management program

Abstract

To provide a shipping management apparatus capable of preventing failure to ship option articles necessary for a main product at the time of shipping the main product without imposing a burden on a person in charge.SOLUTION: A shipping management apparatus according to the embodiment configured to be able to access an option configuration master in which a main product, a customer, and option articles are registered in association with each other, comprises: order reception input means for inputting order reception data including an order reception number, order reception date, the customer, the main product, and an order reception quantity and registering it in a storage unit according to an operator's operation on an order reception input screen displayed on a display unit; and shipping input means for acquiring the order reception data in the storage unit using the designated order reception number as a key and acquiring the option articles from the option configuration master using the main product and the customer of the order reception data as keys to generate shipping data including a shipping number, the main product and the option articles, the customer, and a shipping quantity, according to an operator's operation on a shipping input screen displayed on the display unit.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a shipment management device, a shipment management method, and a shipment management program. [Background technology]

[0002] For example, orders from customers (e.g., hospitals and medical departments) to medical device manufacturers are often for only the main product, but the optional items required for the main product vary depending on the customer. Conventionally, there is a system for managing optional items required for the main product, for example, Patent Document 1. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2018-73179 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, Patent Document 1 does not disclose anything about preventing omission of optional items required for the main product when the main product is shipped without imposing a burden on the person in charge.

[0005] The present invention has been made in consideration of the above, and aims to provide a shipping management device, a shipping management method, and a shipping management program that can prevent optional items required for a main product from being omitted when the main product is shipped without placing a burden on the person in charge. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] In order to solve the above-mentioned problems and achieve the object, the present invention provides a shipping management device equipped with a control unit, the control unit being configured to be able to access an option configuration master in which a main product, customer, and optional items are registered in association with each other, and the device is characterized in comprising: an order input means for inputting order data including an order number, order date, customer, main product, and order quantity in response to an operator's operation on an order input screen displayed on a display unit, and registering the input data in a memory unit; and a shipping input means for retrieving order data from the memory unit using a specified order number as a key in response to an operator's operation on the shipping input screen displayed on the display unit, retrieving optional items from the option configuration master using the main product and customer of the order data as keys, and generating shipping data including a shipping number, the main product and optional items, customer, and shipment quantity.

[0007] According to another aspect of the present invention, the order input screen may be configured such that a customer and a main product can be input only when the combination exists in the option configuration master.

[0008] In addition, according to one aspect of the present invention, the control unit is configured to be able to access a customer master that is registered in association with a control target flag that specifies whether or not control using the option configuration master is to be executed, and control using the option configuration master may be performed only for customers in the customer master for which the control target flag specifies that control using the option configuration master is to be executed.

[0009] According to another aspect of the present invention, the main product may include a medical device.

[0010] According to another aspect of the present invention, the customers may include a hospital, a hospital and a medical department, or a hospital, a medical department, and a doctor.

[0011] In addition, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems and achieve the object, the present invention provides a shipping management method executed by an information processing device equipped with a control unit, the control unit being configured to be able to access an option configuration master in which a main product, customer, and optional items are registered in association with each other, and the method includes an order input process executed by the control unit, in which order data including an order number, order date, customer, main product, and order quantity is input and registered in a memory unit in response to an operator's operation on an order input screen displayed on a display unit, and a shipment input process, in response to an operator's operation on the shipment input screen displayed on the display unit, to retrieve order data from the memory unit using a specified order number as a key, and to retrieve optional items from the option configuration master using the main product and customer of the order data as keys, thereby generating shipping data including a shipping number, the main product and optional items, the customer, and the shipment quantity.

[0012] In addition, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems and achieve the object, the present invention is a shipping management program to be executed by an information processing device equipped with a control unit, the control unit being configured to be able to access an option configuration master in which a main product, customer, and optional items are registered in association with each other, and the control unit executes an order input process in which, in response to an operator's operation on an order input screen displayed on a display unit, order data including an order number, order date, customer, main product, and order quantity is input and registered in a memory unit, and a shipping input process in which, in response to an operator's operation on the shipping input screen displayed on the display unit, order data from the memory unit is retrieved using a specified order number as a key, and optional items are retrieved from the option configuration master using the main product and customer of the order data as keys, to generate shipping data including a shipping number, the main product and optional items, customer, and shipment quantity. Effect of the Invention

[0013] According to the present invention, it is possible to prevent omission of an optional item required for a main product when the main product is shipped, without imposing a burden on a person in charge. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0014] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a shipment management device according to the present embodiment. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of the customer master. [Diagram 3] FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of the option configuration master. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a flow chart illustrating an example of the overall process of the shipment management device according to the present embodiment. [Diagram 5] FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining a specific example of the process of the control unit of the shipment management device according to the present embodiment. [Figure 6] FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining a specific example of the process of the control unit of the shipment management device according to the present embodiment. [Figure 7] FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining a specific example of the process of the control unit of the shipment management device according to the present embodiment. [Figure 8] FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining a specific example of the process of the control unit of the shipment management device according to the present embodiment. [Figure 9] FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining a specific example of the process of the control unit of the shipment management device according to the present embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0015] DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiment.

[0016] [1. Overview] For example, a customer (e.g., a hospital or medical department) often requests a medical device manufacturer only for the main product (e.g., a catheter or other major device), but the optional items required for the main product (auxiliary tools such as tubes and wires, manuals, etc.) vary depending on the customer (hospital or medical department).

[0017] Specifically, for example, in the medical industry, balloon catheters and the like are classified as Class 3 (highly-regulated medical devices) in the medical device classification, and because they involve human life, they should not be left out of shipments.

[0018] However, in the past, only those who knew the options for the main product could enter the information, which resulted in a concentration of work, dependency on individual staff, and inconsistency depending on the staff. What is needed is a function that prevents optional items from being left out of shipment without placing a burden on the person in charge.

[0019] Therefore, in this embodiment, optional items are stored as a master using the customer and main product as keys, and a function is provided to automatically add optional items to the shipping data at the time of shipment, thereby preventing omissions in the shipment of optional items in a short time and without imposing a burden on the person in charge.

[0020] The shipment management device of the present invention is suitable for use in the medical industry (wholesalers and manufacturers) that handle medical equipment (especially advanced medical equipment), but it is not limited to the medical industry and can be applied to any industry in which optional items are shipped to customers along with the main product.

[0021] [2. Configuration] An example of the configuration of a shipment management device 100 according to this embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 1. Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the shipment management device 100.

[0022] The shipment management device 100 is a commercially available desktop personal computer. The shipment management device 100 is not limited to a stationary information processing device such as a desktop personal computer, but may be a portable information processing device such as a commercially available notebook personal computer, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), a smartphone, or a tablet personal computer.

[0023] The shipment management device 100 includes a control unit 102, a communication interface unit 104, a storage unit 106, and an input / output interface unit 108. Each unit included in the shipment management device 100 is connected to each other so as to be able to communicate with each other via an arbitrary communication path.

[0024] The communication interface unit 104 communicatively connects the shipment management device 100 to a network 300 via a communication device such as a router and a wired or wireless communication line such as a dedicated line. The communication interface unit 104 has a function of communicating data with other devices via the communication line. Here, the network 300 has a function of connecting the shipment management device 100 and the server 200 to each other so that they can communicate with each other, and is, for example, the Internet or a LAN (Local Area Network).

[0025] An input device 112 and an output device 114 are connected to the input / output interface unit 108. The output device 114 may be a monitor (including a home television), a speaker, or a printer. The input device 112 may be a keyboard, a mouse, a microphone, or a monitor that cooperates with a mouse to realize a pointing device function. In the following, the output device 114 may be referred to as the monitor 114, and the input device 112 may be referred to as the keyboard 112 or the mouse 112. Displaying information on the monitor 114 and the user operating the input device 112 may be referred to as a "user operation via a UI."

[0026] Various databases, tables, files, etc. are stored in the storage unit 106. Computer programs for cooperating with an OS (Operating System) to give instructions to a CPU (Central Processing Unit) to perform various processes are recorded in the storage unit 106. For example, memory devices such as RAM (Random Access Memory) and ROM (Read Only Memory), fixed disk devices such as hard disks, flexible disks, optical disks, etc. can be used as the storage unit 106.

[0027] The storage unit 106 includes a customer master 106a, an option configuration master 106b, a data file 106c, etc. Fig. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the customer master 106a. Fig. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the option configuration master 106b.

[0028] 2, the customer master 106a can be configured as a table or the like in which customer CD (code), customer name, and a control target flag that specifies whether or not to execute control using the option configuration master 106b (for example, "1" to execute control, "0" not to execute control) are associated and registered. When the control target flag is "1," control using the option configuration master 106b is executed, and when the control target flag is "0," control using the option configuration master 106b is not executed. In addition, the customer master 106a is referenced by the control unit 102 when converting the customer CD and customer name (for example, when displaying on the screen).

[0029] 2, the first line has customer CD "1001", customer name "Dai Nagoya General Hospital", and control target flag "1", and the second line has customer CD "1051", customer name "Western Medical Center, Psychosomatic Department", and control target flag "0". In this example, when the customer is "Dai Nagoya General Hospital", control is performed using option configuration master 106b, and when the customer name is "Western Medical Center, Psychosomatic Department", control is not performed using option configuration master 106b.

[0030] The option configuration master 106b is a master for linking main products and optional items for each customer. As shown in Fig. 3, the option configuration master 106b can be configured with a table in which item (main product) CD, customer CD (hospital, department, doctor), configuration number, optional item CD, and summary are associated and registered.

[0031] The data file 106c is a file for storing various data such as order data and shipping data.

[0032] The order data may include the order number, line, document type, order date, customer, item (main product) CD, item name, order quantity, and customer order number.

[0033] The shipping data may include a shipment number, a line, an order number, a shipping date, a customer, an item (including an option item) CD, a document type, an item name, a shipping location CD, a quantity shipped, and a customer order number.

[0034] The memory unit 106 also has masters (not shown) for converting CDs and names, such as item CDs (including optional item CDs) and item names (including optional item names), shipping location CDs and shipping location names, and these are referenced by the control unit 102 when converting CDs and names (for example, when displaying on the screen).

[0035] Returning to Fig. 1, the control unit 102 is a CPU or the like that performs overall control of the shipment management device 100. The control unit 102 has an internal memory for storing control programs such as an OS, programs that define various processing procedures, required data, and the like, and executes various information processing based on these stored programs.

[0036] The control unit 102 is configured to be able to access the customer master 106a, the option configuration master 106b, the data file 106c, and the like stored in the storage unit 106. The customer master 106a, the option configuration master 106b, and the data file 106c may be provided in another location (e.g., the server 200) as long as the control unit 102 is able to access them.

[0037] The control unit 102 conceptually includes a master maintenance unit 102a, an order input unit 102b, a shipment input unit 102c, and a screen display control unit 102d.

[0038] The master maintenance unit 102a performs settings such as inputting, adding, changing, and updating data in the customer master 106a and the option configuration master 106b in response to, for example, an operator's operation on a master maintenance screen (not shown) displayed on the monitor 114.

[0039] The order input unit 102b inputs order data including the order number, order date, customer (customer code and / or customer name), main product (main product code and / or main product name), and order quantity in response to, for example, an operator's operation on an order input screen (not shown) displayed on the monitor 114, and registers the data in a data file 106c.

[0040] The order entry screen may be configured so that the customer and main product can be entered only if the combination exists in the option configuration master 106b. The main product may include medical equipment. The customer may include a hospital, a hospital and a medical department, or a hospital, a medical department, and a doctor.

[0041] The shipment input unit 102c, for example, in response to an operator's operation on a shipment input screen (not shown) displayed on the monitor 114, retrieves order data from the data file 106c using the specified order number as a key, retrieves option items from the option configuration master 106b using the item and customer of the order data as keys, inputs shipping data including the shipping number, the retrieved item and option items, the customer, and the shipment quantity, and registers the data in the data file 106c.

[0042] Control using the option configuration master 106b may be performed only for customers who specify in the customer master 106a that control using the option configuration master 106b is to be performed by setting the control target flag "1".

[0043] The screen display control unit 102d controls the display of various screens (for example, an order input screen, a shipping input screen, etc.) displayed on the monitor 114 and the input thereto.

[0044] [3. Specific Examples] A specific example of the process performed by control unit 102 of shipment management device 100 in this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

[0045] (3-1. Overall processing) FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an outline of a flow of the overall processing of the control unit 102 of the shipment management device 100 in this embodiment.

[0046] An outline of the overall processing of the control unit 102 of the shipment management device 100 in this embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 4. In Fig. 4, the master maintenance unit 102a executes master maintenance processing (step S1). Specifically, in the master maintenance processing, the master maintenance unit 102a sets data of the option configuration master 106b in response to, for example, an operator's operation on a master maintenance screen (not shown) displayed on the monitor 114.

[0047] The order input unit 102b executes an order input process (step S2). Specifically, in the order input process, the order input unit 102b inputs order data including an order number, an order date, a customer, a main product, and an order quantity in response to an operation by an operator on an order input screen (not shown) displayed on the monitor 114, and registers the data in the data file 106c.

[0048] The shipment input unit 102c executes a shipment input process (step S3). Specifically, in the shipment input process, the shipment input unit 102c acquires order data from the data file 106c using a designated order number as a key in response to an operator's operation on a shipment input screen (not shown) displayed on the monitor 114, acquires optional items from the option configuration master 106b using the customer and main product of the order data as a key, inputs the shipment data including the shipment number, the main product and optional items, the customer, and the number of shipments, and registers the data in the data file 106c.

[0049] (3-2. Sample data) 5 to 9 are diagrams showing sample data for explaining a specific example of the processing by the control unit 102 of the shipment management device 100 in the present embodiment. A specific example of the processing by the control unit 102 of the shipment management device 100 in the present embodiment will be explained with reference to Figs. 5 to 9.

[0050] (S1: Master maintenance processing) A specific example of the master maintenance process will be described with reference to Fig. 5. The master maintenance unit 102a sets data of the option configuration master 106b in response to an operation by an operator on a master maintenance screen (not shown) displayed on the monitor 114, for example.

[0051] 5 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the option configuration master 106b. The option configuration master 106b includes items such as item CD, customer CD, configuration number, option item CD, and description.

[0052] In the example shown in Figure 5, the first line has item CD "BX1111-901", customer CD "1001 Dai Nagoya General Hospital", configuration number "10", and optional item CD "BX1111-901-10". The second line has item CD "BX1111-901", customer CD "1001 Dai Nagoya General Hospital", configuration number "11", and optional item CD "BX1111-901-11". The third line has item CD "BX1111-901", customer CD "1001 Dai Nagoya General Hospital", configuration number "12", and optional item CD "BX1111-901-12".

[0053] The 11th line has the item CD "TY2112-901", customer CD (hospital / department) "1001 Dai Nagoya General Hospital", configuration number "10", and optional item CD "TY2112-901-51".The 12th line has the item CD "TY2112-901", customer CD (hospital / department) "1001 Dai Nagoya General Hospital", configuration number "11", and optional item CD "TY2112-901-52".

[0054] (S2: Order entry processing) A specific example of the order input process will be described with reference to Figures 6 and 7. The order input unit 102b inputs order data including the order number, order date, customer, main product, and order quantity in response to an operator's operation on an order input screen (not shown) displayed on the monitor 114, and registers the data in the data file 106c.

[0055] 6 shows an example of the display of the order entry screen. The order entry screen has a header area for inputting items such as the order date, customer, scheduled shipping date, item (main product) CD, shipping location CD, customer order number, order category, and order quantity, an order details area for inputting items such as the line number, item CD, item name, shipping location CD, order quantity, and customer order number, and a registration button (not shown).

[0056] On the order entry screen, entry is possible only when there is a combination of customer and item (main product) registered in the option configuration master 106b. Items that are not registered for the customer in the option configuration master 106b cannot be entered. Also, in the customer master 106a, control using the option configuration master 106b is executed only for customers with a control target flag of "1", and there is no input restriction for customers with a control target flag of "0".

[0057] In the example shown in Fig. 6, the customer "1001 Dai Nagoya General Hospital" is specified, so only the items (main products) "BX1111-901 Main Product BX1111" and "TY2112-901 Main Product TY2112" registered in the option configuration master 106b can be entered (see Fig. 5). Also, the control target flag "1" is set for the customer "1001 Dai Nagoya General Hospital" in the customer master 106a, so control is performed using the option configuration master 106b (see Fig. 2).

[0058] In the example of the order details area shown in Figure 6, the first line has the item CD "BX1111-901", item name "Main product BX1111", shipping location CD "A100", order quantity "200", and customer order number "AA1001". The second line has the item CD "TY2112-901", item name "Main product TY2112", shipping location CD "A100", order quantity "50", and customer order number "AA1002".

[0059] When a registration button (not shown) is pressed, order data corresponding to the data input (displayed) on the order input screen is registered in the data file 106c.

[0060] Fig. 7 is a diagram showing an example of order data. Only information on the main product is registered in the order data. The order data has the following fields: order number, line, slip type, order date, customer, item CD, item name, order quantity, and customer order number. The order number may be assigned automatically. In the example shown in Figure 7, the first line has the order number "JU0001", line "1", document type "shipment", order date "2022 / 04 / 01", customer "1001: Dai Nagoya General Hospital", item CD "BX1111-901", item name "Main product BX1111", order quantity "200", and customer order number "AA1001". The second line has the order number "JU0001", line "2", document type "shipment", order date "2022 / 04 / 01", customer "1001: Dai Nagoya General Hospital", item CD "TY2112-901", item name "Main product TY2112", order quantity "50", and customer order number "AA1002".

[0061] (S3: Shipping input processing) A specific example of the shipment input process will be described with reference to Figures 8 and 9. The shipment input unit 102c, for example, acquires order data from the data file 106c using the designated order number as a key in response to an operator's operation on the shipment input screen displayed on the monitor 114, acquires optional items from the option configuration master 106b using the main product and customer of the order data as keys, inputs the shipping data including the shipping number, the main product and optional items, the customer, and the number of shipments, and registers the data in the data file 106c.

[0062] 8 shows an example of the display of the shipment input screen. The shipment input screen has a header area for inputting items such as the order number, shipping date, customer, item CD, shipping location CD, customer order number, shipping category, and shipping quantity, a shipping details area for inputting items such as the line number, item CD (including option item CD), item name, shipping location CD, shipping quantity, and customer order number, and a registration button (not shown).

[0063] On the shipment input screen, when an order number is specified in the header area, the order data is retrieved from the data file 106c using the order number as a key, and option items are retrieved from the option configuration master 106b using the item and customer of the order data as keys, and the retrieved order data and option items are displayed. In this way, when an order number is specified, option items are read from the option master 106b and a row is automatically added.

[0064] In the example of the shipment input screen shown in FIG. 8, the order number "JU0001" is specified, and the order data shown in FIG. 7 is read using the order number "JU0001" as a key and displayed in the header area and the shipment details area. At the same time, the optional item CDs "BX1111-901-10", "BX1111-901-11", and "BX1111-901-12" are obtained from the option configuration master 106b using the customer "1001 Dai Nagoya General Hospital" and item "BX1111-901 Main product BX1111" of the order data as keys, and the optional item CDs "TY2112-901-10" and "TY2112-901-11" are obtained from the option configuration master 106b using the customer "1001 Dai Nagoya General Hospital" and item "TY2112-901 Main product TY2112" as keys, and the obtained optional items are displayed in the shipment details area.

[0065] In the example of the shipping details area shown in Fig. 8, the first line displays the item CD "BX1111-901", item name "main product BX1111", shipping location CD "A100", shipping quantity "200", and customer order number "AA1001", while the second line displays the item CD "BX1111-901-10", item name "treatment aid A", shipping location CD "A100", shipping quantity "200", and customer order number "AA1002". When a registration button (not shown) is pressed, shipping data corresponding to the data entered (displayed) on the shipping input screen is registered in the data file 106c.

[0066] 9 is a diagram showing an example of shipping data. The shipping data includes the following fields: shipping number, line, order number, line, shipping date, customer, item (including optional items) CD, slip type, item (including optional items) name, shipping location CD, shipping quantity, and customer order number. The shipping number may be automatically assigned.

[0067] In the example shown in Figure 9, the first line contains the shipping number "SH0001", line "1", order number "JU0001", line "1", shipping date "2022 / 04 / 10", customer "1001: Dai Nagoya General Hospital", item CD "BX1111-901", document type "shipment", item name "Main product BX1111", shipping location CD "A100", quantity shipped "200", and customer order number "AA1001".

[0068] The second line contains the shipping number "SH0001", line "2", order number "JU0001", line "1", shipping date "2022 / 04 / 10", customer "1001: Dai Nagoya General Hospital", item CD "BX1111-901-10", document type "Shipping", item name "Medical aid A", shipping location CD "A100", quantity shipped "200", and customer order number "AA1001".

[0069] As described above, according to this embodiment, there are provided the option configuration master 106b in which the main product, customer, and optional items are registered in association with each other, the order input unit 102b which inputs order data including the order number, order date, customer, main product, and order quantity in response to the operation of the operator on the order input screen displayed on the monitor 114, and registers the input data in the data file 106c, and the shipment input unit 102c which, in response to the operation of the operator on the shipment input screen displayed on the monitor 114, acquires the order data in the data file 106c using the designated order number as a key, acquires optional items from the option configuration master 106b using the main product and customer as keys of the order data, and generates shipment data including the shipment number, the main product and optional items, customer, and shipment quantity. Therefore, it is possible to prevent omission of optional items required for the main product when the main product is shipped without placing a burden on the person in charge.

[0070] [4. Contribution to the United Nations-led Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)] This embodiment can contribute to improving business efficiency and promoting appropriate management decisions by companies, thereby contributing to goals 8 and 9 of the SDGs.

[0071] Furthermore, this embodiment can contribute to reducing waste and promoting paperless and electronic systems, thereby contributing to the achievement of SDGs Goals 12, 13, and 15.

[0072] Furthermore, this embodiment can contribute to strengthening control and governance, making it possible to contribute to Goal 16 of the SDGs.

[0073] 5. Other embodiments The present invention may be embodied in various different embodiments other than those described above within the scope of the technical concept set forth in the claims.

[0074] For example, among the processes described in the embodiments, all or part of the processes described as being performed automatically can be performed manually, or all or part of the processes described as being performed manually can be performed automatically using known methods.

[0075] In addition, the processing procedures, control procedures, specific names, information including parameters such as registered data and search conditions for each process, screen examples, and database configurations shown in this specification and drawings may be changed as desired unless otherwise specified.

[0076] Moreover, with regard to the shipment management device 100, the components shown in the figures are merely conceptual functional elements, and the devices do not necessarily have to be physically configured as shown in the figures.

[0077] For example, the processing functions of the shipment management device 100, particularly the processing functions performed by the control unit, may be realized in whole or in part by a CPU and a program interpreted and executed by the CPU, or may be realized as hardware using wired logic. The program is recorded on a non-transient computer-readable recording medium that includes programmed instructions for causing the information processing device to execute the processes described in this embodiment, and is mechanically read by the shipment management device 100 as necessary. That is, a computer program for giving instructions to the CPU in cooperation with the OS and performing various processes is recorded in a storage unit such as a ROM or HDD (Hard Disk Drive). This computer program is executed by being loaded into a RAM, and cooperates with the CPU to form the control unit.

[0078] In addition, this computer program may be stored in an application program server connected to the shipment management device 100 via any network, and it is also possible to download all or part of it as necessary.

[0079] In addition, the program for executing the process described in this embodiment may be stored in a non-transient computer-readable recording medium, or may be configured as a program product. Here, the "recording medium" includes any "portable physical medium" such as a memory card, a Universal Serial Bus (USB) memory, a Secure Digital (SD) card, a flexible disk, a magneto-optical disk, a ROM, an Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory (EPROM), an Electrically Erasable and Programmable Read Only Memory (EEPROM (registered trademark)), a Compact Disk Read Only Memory (CD-ROM), a Magneto-Optical disk (MO), a Digital Versatile Disk (DVD), and a Blu-ray (registered trademark) Disc.

[0080] Moreover, a "program" is a data processing method written in any language or description method, and may be in any form, such as source code or binary code. Note that a "program" is not necessarily limited to a single configuration, but also includes a distributed configuration as multiple modules or libraries, and a program that achieves its function by working with a separate program, such as an OS. Note that the specific configuration and reading procedure for reading a recording medium in each device shown in the embodiments, as well as the installation procedure after reading, may use well-known configurations and procedures.

[0081] The various databases etc. stored in the memory unit are storage means such as memory devices such as RAM and ROM, fixed disk devices such as hard disks, flexible disks, and optical disks, and store various programs, tables, databases, and web page files etc. used for various processes and providing websites.

[0082] The shipment management device 100 may be configured as an information processing device such as a known personal computer or a workstation, or may be configured as the information processing device to which any peripheral device is connected. The shipment management device 100 may be realized by installing software (including programs, data, etc.) that causes the device to realize the processing described in this embodiment.

[0083] Furthermore, the specific form of distribution and integration of the devices is not limited to that shown in the drawings, and all or part of them can be functionally or physically distributed and integrated in any unit according to various additions or functional loads. In other words, the above-mentioned embodiments can be implemented in any combination, or the embodiments can be implemented selectively. [Explanation of symbols]

[0084] 100 Shipping Management Device 102 Control section 102a Master Maintenance Department 102b Order entry section 102c Shipping Entry Section 102d Screen display control unit 104 Communication interface section 106 Storage section 106a Customer Master 106b Option configuration master 106c Data File 108 Input / Output Interface Section 112 Input Devices 114 Output Device 200 Servers 300 Network

Claims

1. A shipping management device including a control unit, The control unit is The system is configured to be able to access an option configuration master that associates and registers main products, customers, and optional products that are required for the main products, an order input means for inputting order data including an order number, an order date, a customer, a main product, and an order quantity in response to an operator's operation on an order input screen displayed on a display unit, and registering the input data in a storage unit; a shipment input means for retrieving order data from the storage unit using a designated order number as a key in response to an operator's operation on a shipment input screen displayed on the display unit, retrieving optional items from the option configuration master using a main product and a customer of the order data as keys, and generating shipment data including a shipment number, the main product and optional items, the customer, and the number of shipments; A shipping management device comprising:

2. 2. The shipping management device according to claim 1, wherein said order input screen is configured so that a customer and a main product can be input only when the combination exists in said option configuration master.

3. The control unit is The system is configured to be able to access customer master data that is registered by associating the customer with a control target flag that specifies whether or not control using the option configuration master data is to be executed; 2. The shipping management device according to claim 1, wherein control using the option configuration master is performed only for customers whose control target flag in the customer master specifies that control using the option configuration master is to be performed.

4. 4. The shipment management device according to claim 1, wherein the main products include medical equipment.

5. 5. The shipment management device according to claim 1, wherein the customers include a hospital, a hospital and a medical department, or a hospital, a medical department, and a doctor.

6. A shipping management method executed by an information processing device having a control unit, The control unit is The system is configured to be able to access an option configuration master that associates and registers main products, customers, and optional products that are required for the main products, Executed in the control unit: an order input process for inputting order data including an order number, an order date, a customer, a main product, and an order quantity in response to an operator's operation on an order input screen displayed on a display unit, and registering the input data in a storage unit; a shipment input process for retrieving order data from the storage unit using a designated order number as a key in response to an operator's operation on a shipment input screen displayed on the display unit, retrieving optional items from the option configuration master using a main product and a customer of the order data as keys, and generating shipment data including a shipment number, the main product and optional items, the customer, and the number of shipments; A shipping management method comprising:

7. A shipping management program to be executed by an information processing device having a control unit, The control unit is The system is configured to be able to access an option configuration master that associates and registers main products, customers, and optional products that are required for the main products, In the control unit, an order input process for inputting order data including an order number, an order date, a customer, a main product, and an order quantity in response to an operator's operation on an order input screen displayed on a display unit, and registering the input data in a storage unit; a shipment input process for retrieving order data from the storage unit using a designated order number as a key in response to an operator's operation on a shipment input screen displayed on the display unit, retrieving optional items from the option configuration master using a main product and a customer of the order data as keys, and generating shipment data including a shipment number, the main product and optional items, the customer, and the number of shipments; A shipping management program to execute.

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