Merchandise management system, merchandise management program and merchandise management method

Abstract

To provide a technology for managing production status of production locations where multiple types of products are produced.SOLUTION: There is provided a product management system for managing products. The product management system includes a storage unit, a reception unit, a product determination unit, and a display processing unit. The storage unit stores production location identification IDs for identifying multiple locations where the products are produced and product IDs for identifying product information including names of the products in association with each other. The reception unit receives measurement information, which is information on the products measured by a measurement device, and measurement location IDs indicating the locations where the products were measured, and stores the measurement information and the measurement location IDs in association with each other in the storage unit. The product determination unit cross-checks and determines the product IDs based on the measurement location IDs and the production location identification IDs. The display processing unit displays and processes the measurement information and the product information based on the result of the cross-check determination.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

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

[0002] Conventionally, there exists a technique for managing the production status of a production line.

[0003] Patent Document 1 discloses that "the production management system 100 comprises an operation status acquisition device 20a and a production management device 10. The operation status acquisition device 20a is attached to production equipment 31 arranged on the production line L1 as a retrofit or arranged near the production equipment 31 as a retrofit, and comprises a detection unit 21a that outputs a detection signal indicative of the operation status of the production equipment 31, and a transmission unit 22a for transmitting the detection signal. The production management device 10 comprises a generation unit that generates information regarding the production status of the production line L1 using the detection signal received from the operation status acquisition device 20a, and a display device that displays the generated information regarding the production status." [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] JP 2019-003593 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] However, while the technology described in Patent Document 1 can manage the production status of a normal production line, it cannot manage the production status of a production site where multiple types of products are produced in a single day or over a specified period, for example, every few days or weeks.

[0006] The present invention has been made in consideration of the problems with the conventional technology described above, and has an object to provide a technique for managing the production status of a production site where multiple types of products are produced. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a product management system for managing products, comprising: The product management system includes a storage unit, a reception unit, a product evaluation unit, and a display processing unit. The storage unit stores a production location identification ID for identifying a plurality of locations where the product is produced and a product ID for identifying product information including a name of the product in association with each other; The receiving unit receives measurement information, which is information on measurement of the product by a measuring device, and a measurement location ID indicating a location where the product was measured, and stores the measurement information and the measurement location ID in the storage unit in association with each other; The product determination unit verifies the product ID based on the measurement location ID and the production location ID, The display processing unit displays the measurement information and the product information based on a result of the collation determination.

[0008] With this configuration, it is possible to manage products.

[0009] In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the production location identification ID is a production line identification ID for identifying a production line for producing the product, The measurement location ID is a product production line ID that indicates the production line in which the measurement device is measuring the product.

[0010] With this configuration, the manufactured products can be managed.

[0011] In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the production line is a factory production line.

[0012] With this configuration, products produced in a factory can be managed.

[0013] In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the product management system further includes a counting unit, The measurement information includes quality information that indicates whether the product is a quality product, The counting unit counts the number of good and defective products from the good and defective product information, and stores the counted number of good and defective products in the storage unit in association with the product production line ID and the product ID. The display processing unit further processes the display of the number of good and / or defective products of the product production line ID and / or product ID.

[0014] With this configuration, the number of good and bad products can be managed.

[0015] In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the product management system further comprises a quality / defective product determination unit and a counting unit, The storage unit further stores the product ID in association with quality / defective product determination information, which is information for determining whether the product is a quality product or not; The quality determination unit determines whether the product is a quality product by using the measurement information and quality determination information associated with the product ID collated based on the product production line ID, and The counting unit counts the number of judged good products and defective products, and stores the number in the storage unit in association with the product production line ID and the product ID. The display processing unit further processes the display of the number of good and / or defective products of the product production line ID and / or product ID.

[0016] With this configuration, the number of good and bad products can be managed.

[0017] In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the storage unit further stores the production line identification ID, the product ID, and a product production time period during which the product of the product ID is produced, in association with each other, the measurement information includes a measurement time when the measurement device measured the product, The product determination unit further refers to the product production time zone based on the product production line ID and the production line identification ID, and determines the product ID by comparing the measurement time with the referred product production time zone.

[0018] With this configuration, the number of products produced on the production line can be managed for each time period.

[0019] In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the product management system further comprises a prediction unit, the measurement information includes a measurement time when the measurement device measured the product, The prediction unit predicts a time when the number of conforming products to be produced will reach a planned production number of products, using the measurement time and the number of conforming products that have been counted; The display processing unit further displays the time when the planned production volume is predicted to be reached a predetermined time before the time when the planned production volume is predicted to be reached.

[0020] With this configuration, it is possible to manage inter-company arrangements, preparations, and receipt and shipment of goods.

[0021] In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, whether the product is a non-defective product is determined by at least one of the means (a) to (f). (a) a means for measuring the weight of the product and determining whether the weight is within a preset weight range; (b) a means for irradiating the product with X-rays, measuring the amount of transmission, and determining whether the amount of transmission is within a preset range of transmission amounts; (c) a means for determining whether the article contains metals; (d) A means for inspecting the markings printed on said products for errors or problems. (e) means for inspecting the shape of the goods; (f) A means for screening said goods for the presence or absence of foreign matter.

[0022] With this configuration, the number of non-defective and defective products produced can be managed more accurately.

[0023] In a preferred form of the present invention, the product management system further includes a prediction unit which performs learning using the measurement information, and the display processing unit further displays an alert or advice based on the results of the learning when the number of good products does not reach the planned production number of products or when the defective product rate is higher than planned.

[0024] With this configuration, the progress of the manufactured goods can be managed.

[0025] In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the product management system further comprises a factory determination unit, the production line is a production line in a factory, The storage unit further stores a factory ID for identifying the factory and the production line ID in association with each other, The factory determination unit determines a specific factory ID by comparing the product production line ID with the production line identification ID, The counting unit further stores the counted number of non-defective and defective products in the storage unit in association with the factory ID collated from the product production line ID, The display processing unit further performs processing to display the number of non-defective and / or defective products associated with the factory ID.

[0026] With this configuration, the number of products produced on the production line of each factory can be managed for each factory.

[0027] In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the product management system further includes a measuring device and a display device. The reception unit receives measurement information measured by the measurement device, The display processing unit transmits information for display processing to the display device.

[0028] With this configuration, the measured information can be managed and displayed. Effect of the Invention

[0029] According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a technique for managing the production status of a production site where a plurality of types of products are produced. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0030] [Figure 1] 1 shows a system configuration diagram of a product management system according to an embodiment. [Diagram 2] 1 shows a hardware configuration diagram of a product management device, a measurement device, and a display device according to an embodiment. [Diagram 3] 4 illustrates an example of information stored in a database according to the embodiment. [Figure 4] 4 illustrates an example of information stored in a database according to the embodiment. [Diagram 5] FIG. 1 shows a schematic image diagram of a product management system according to an embodiment. [Figure 6] 1 shows a flowchart of a processing procedure of a product management system according to an embodiment. [Figure 7] 4 shows an example of a screen display of a display device according to the embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0031] The product management system of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Note that the embodiment described below is an example of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the embodiment described below, and various configurations can be adopted.

[0032] For example, the configuration, operation, etc. of a product management system will be described in this embodiment, but a method, device, computer program, etc. with a similar configuration can also achieve the same effects. The program may be stored in a recording medium. By using this recording medium, the program can be installed in, for example, a computer. Here, the recording medium storing the program may be a non-transitory recording medium such as a CD-ROM.

[0033] The present invention relates to a technology for managing the production status of a production site where multiple types of products are produced in a day or over a predetermined period, for example, every few hours, days, or weeks. Products in the present invention include foods such as confectionery and beverages, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and other products produced in factories, vegetables and meat produced on farms, ranches, and other sources, marine products caught in the sea, products produced by side jobs, and the like. In other words, the production site may be anywhere where these can be produced, and possible examples include factories, farms, ranches, fishing ports, and homes. In other words, the production site identification ID described below is an ID for identifying multiple locations where products are produced.

[0034] In this embodiment, the product management system manages products produced in a factory. Therefore, in this embodiment, the product management system manages products produced in a factory, so the production location ID is a production line ID for identifying the production line for producing the product, and the measurement location ID is a product production line ID indicating the production line where the measurement device measures the product. Furthermore, in this embodiment, the product to be managed is food. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and can be applied to managing the production status of products produced in factories, farmland, ranches, fishing ports, homes, etc., and can be applied to places and products where measurements can be performed using digital inspection machines such as weight checkers. For example, if the vegetables are produced on farmland, they can be placed on a production line and measured by a digital inspection machine to see if they contain foreign matter. In other words, if the food is harvested on farmland, ranches, fishing ports, etc., production is to complete inspection and make it ready for shipment. Also, if the product is produced by working from home, the weight of the produced product can be measured by placing it on a digital weighing scale. Therefore, since the digital measuring device can measure products at any location, such as farmland, a home, etc., the measurement location ID is an ID for indicating the location where the product was measured.

[0035] <System configuration> Fig. 1 is a system configuration diagram of a product management system according to an embodiment. As shown in Fig. 1, the product management system 1 includes a product management device 2, a measurement device 3, a display device 4, and a database DB.

[0036] The product management system 1 is configured to be able to communicate with a product management device 2, a measurement device 3, and a display device 4 via a network NW. Although only one measurement device 3 and one display device 4 are shown in Fig. 1, there may be multiple devices.

[0037] The product management device 2 operates as a server (such as a cloud server). The measuring device 3 is placed on a production line in a factory, and is a device for acquiring measurement information relating to the produced products, such as the weight of the produced products. The display device 4 is a device for allowing a user to check the production status, such as the measurement information acquired by the measuring device 3.

[0038] In this embodiment, the network NW is an IP (Internet Protocol) network, but there is no restriction on the type of communication protocol, and further, there is no restriction on the type and scale of the network.

[0039] It is possible to use a general-purpose server computer, a personal computer, or the like as the product management device 2. It is also possible to configure the product management system 1 by implementing the functional components described below in multiple computers.

[0040] The measuring device 3 may be at least one of a weight checker, an X-ray inspection machine, a metal detector, a camera inspection machine, a shape inspection machine, a sorting machine, and a non-contact detector that detects using radio waves, magnetism, or electrons, such as RFID (Radio Frequency Identification), or may be a combination of a plurality of them. For example, a plurality of measuring devices 3, such as a weight checker and a camera inspection machine, may be installed on one production line. Also, one measuring device 3 may measure products on one production line, or may measure products on multiple production lines. Furthermore, when the product is a crop such as a vegetable or fruit, the measuring device 3 may measure the growth status of the crop. The measuring device 3 may measure the growth status of the crop, and the product management device 2 may determine whether the product is a good product based on the measured growth status, with the crop that can be shipped as a good product. The measuring device 3 may measure the size of the crop as the growth status. Camera inspection machines include camera print inspection machines that use a camera to inspect the printing on products, as well as inspection machines that use a camera to inspect product designs for patterns, scratches, stains, holes, tears, bites, etc.

[0041] The measuring device 3 according to this embodiment is capable of extracting data by connecting to an IoT (Internet of Things) device. The measuring device 3, such as a weight checker, is connected to the IoT device via a LAN (Local Area Network) cable or the like, and outputs acquired data to the IoT device. The IoT device converts the output information of the measuring device 3 into a data list. The IoT device then transmits the acquired data to the product management device 2 via the network NW. The IoT device may also have the functional configuration of the product management device 2 described below and execute various processes.

[0042] When transmitting data output to an IoT device to the product management device 2, it is desirable to transmit the data via a wired LAN from the viewpoint of communication stability. However, in this embodiment, the data is transmitted via the network NW to prevent factory workers from getting injured by getting caught in a wired cable.

[0043] In this embodiment, in order to prevent factory workers from getting caught in the power cord of the IoT device, the power cord is pulled from the ceiling to ensure the line of workers. Furthermore, in this embodiment, when connecting a LAN cable from a weight checker or the like to an IoT device, dust from the raw materials in the production room may enter the base of the weight checker or the like and cause mechanical trouble, so the LAN cable is pulled out from the underside of the base and the gap is covered and fixed. In addition, in order to prevent dust from entering the IoT device, it is covered with a thin material that does not cause communication failure, for example, a tear-resistant polyethylene bag to prevent foreign matter from entering.

[0044] The display device 4 may be a monitor, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, a personal computer, a wearable device, or the like.

[0045] <Hardware configuration> 2A is a diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration of the product management device 2. The product management device 2 includes, as its hardware configuration, a control unit 201, a storage unit 202, and a communication unit 203.

[0046] The control unit 201 includes one or more processors such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit), and controls the overall operation and processing of the product management device 2 by executing a construction management program according to the present invention, an OS (Operating System), and other applications.

[0047] The storage unit 202 is a hard disk drive (HDD), a solid state drive (SSD), a read only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM) or the like, and stores the product management program according to the present invention and data used when the control unit 201 executes processing based on the program. The control unit 201 executes processing based on the product management program stored in the storage unit 202, thereby realizing a functional configuration described below.

[0048] The communication unit 203 controls communications with the network NW, and performs inputs required to operate the product management device 2 and outputs related to the results of the operations.

[0049] 2(b) is a diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration of the device 9 (the measuring device 3 and the display device 4 in FIG. 1). The device 9 includes, as its hardware configuration, a control unit 901, a storage unit 902, a communication unit 903, an input unit 904, and an output unit 905.

[0050] A control unit 901 of the device 9 includes one or more processors such as a CPU, and controls the overall operation processing of the device 9. A storage unit 902 of the device 9 is an HDD, SSD, ROM, RAM, or the like, and stores data and the like used when the control unit 901 executes processing based on a program.

[0051] A communication unit 903 of the device 9 controls communication with the network NW. An input unit 904 of the device 9 is a touch panel, a mouse, a keyboard, or the like, and inputs operation requests from a user to the control unit 901. An output unit 905 of the device 9 is a display, or the like, and displays the results of processing by the control unit 901, etc.

[0052] <Functional configuration> As shown in FIG. 1, the product management device 2 includes a reception unit 21, a product determination unit 22, a display processing unit 23, a compilation unit 24, a quality / defective product determination unit 25, a factory determination unit 26, and a prediction unit 27.

[0053] The reception unit 21 receives measurement information, which is information obtained by measuring a product produced in a factory using the measuring device 3, and a product production line ID that indicates the production line in which the product was produced. The reception unit 21 associates the received measurement information with the product production line ID and stores it in the database DB as shown in FIG. 3(c) or FIG. 3(d).

[0054] The product determination unit 22 collates and determines the product ID based on the product production line ID accepted by the acceptance unit 21 and a production line identification ID for identifying a production line of a factory. By accepting the product production line ID by the acceptance unit 21, the product determination unit 22 can collate and determine the product ID produced in the product production line ID based on the accepted product production line ID and the production line identification ID as shown in Fig. 3(a) stored in the database DB.

[0055] As shown in Fig. 3(a), the database DB may store a production line identification ID, a product ID, and a product production time zone, which is a time zone during which the product with the product ID is produced, in association with each other. The reception unit 21 receives the measurement time at which the measurement device 3 measured the product as measurement information. The product determination unit 22 further refers to the product production time zone based on the product production line ID received by the reception unit 21 and the production line identification ID as shown in Fig. 3(a), and determines the product ID by comparing the measurement time received by the reception unit 21 with the referenced product production time zone.

[0056] The product ID may be an ID for identifying the type of product, or an ID for identifying each product among the same products. In this embodiment, it represents an ID for identifying the type of product. Furthermore, when the product ID is an ID for identifying the type of product, instead of switching based on the product production time period, a factory manager or the like may select and switch the product produced by the production line identification ID via a factory terminal.

[0057] The display processing unit 23 displays the measurement information and the product information based on the result of the collation judgment by the product judgment unit 22. As shown in FIG. 3(a), the database DB stores a production line identification ID for identifying a production line of a factory and a product ID for identifying product information including the name of a product in association with each other, so that the display processing unit 23 can display the measurement information and the product information including the name of a product. The name of a product may be included in the measurement information received by the reception unit 21. The product information is information about a product such as the name, category, shape, etc. of a product as shown in FIG. 3(b). As the display processing unit 23 displays the measurement information and the product information, the manager of the factory can immediately notice an abnormality in the production line from the measurement information and can quickly deal with the abnormality in the production line. By quickly dealing with the abnormality after the abnormality, the production line where the abnormality occurred can be resumed quickly, which ultimately improves the productivity of the factory.

[0058] The measurement information received by the receiving unit 21 may include pass / fail information, which is information indicating whether the product produced in the factory is a pass / fail product, as shown in Fig. 3(c). When the pass / fail information is included, the measuring device 3 judges whether the produced product is a pass / fail product.

[0059] The counting unit 24 counts the number of good and defective products from the good and defective product information included in the measurement information as shown in Fig. 3(c), and stores the number in the database DB in association with the product production line ID and the product ID as shown in Fig. 4(f). In the good and defective product information in Fig. 3(c), good products are represented by 0 and defective products are represented by 1.

[0060] The measurement information received by the receiving unit 21 does not have to include pass / fail information, which is information indicating whether or not a product produced in a factory is a pass / fail product. If the measurement information does not include pass / fail information, the database DB stores the product ID in association with pass / fail determination information, which is information for determining whether or not a product produced in a factory is a pass / fail product, as shown in Fig. 3(e). In this embodiment, since the measuring device 3 is a weight checker, the database DB stores in advance the weight range for when a product is a pass / fail product.

[0061] If the measurement information does not include the good / defective product information, the good / defective product determination unit 25 determines whether the product produced in the factory is a good product or not, using the measurement information received by the reception unit 21 and the good / defective product determination information linked to the product ID collated and determined based on the product production line ID. The product determination unit 22 refers to the product ID based on the product production line ID received by the reception unit 21 and the production line identification ID of FIG. 3(a). Then, the good / defective product determination unit 25 can determine whether the produced product is a good product or not, using the mass of the produced product included in the measurement information received by the reception unit 21 as shown in FIG. 3(d) and the good / defective product determination information linked to the product ID, by storing the good / defective product determination information as shown in FIG. 3(e) in the database DB. Furthermore, the counting unit 24 counts the number of good and defective products determined by the good / defective product determination unit 25, and stores the number in the database DB in association with the product production line ID and the product ID as shown in FIG. 4(f).

[0062] In this embodiment, the measuring device 3 is a weight checker, and the pass / fail judgment information is a weight range, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, if the measuring device 3 is an X-ray inspection machine, the produced product is irradiated with X-rays to measure the amount of transmission, and the transmission amount range is stored as the pass / fail judgment information. In addition, the measuring device 3 may be any digital measuring device, and may be one that measures the thickness, hardness, width, etc. of the product, and a predetermined thickness range, hardness range, width range, etc. are stored as the pass / fail judgment information.

[0063] The display processing unit 23 further processes to display the number of good and / or defective products of the product ID counted by the counting unit 24. The display processing unit 23 may further process to display the number of good and / or defective products of the product production line ID. By the display processing unit 23 processing to display the number of good and / or defective products, the factory manager or the like can immediately notice an abnormality in the production line and can take prompt action against the abnormality in the production line. By taking prompt action after an abnormality, production can be resumed quickly on the production line where the abnormality occurred, which ultimately improves the productivity of the factory.

[0064] A factory manager or the like may only notice an abnormality in the production line after the production of the day is finished, and then the manager may go to the site to check the cause and implement countermeasures and improvements until the next day at the earliest. In addition, in the past, in factories, when a problem that is difficult to deal with occurs during production, the machine is stopped, the manager is called by an internal line or the like to receive instructions, and the machine is restarted after the problem is dealt with. In factories of small and medium-sized enterprises that produce multiple types of products in a day or for a predetermined period, for example, every few hours, days, or weeks, the types of products produced change periodically, making it easy for malfunctions to occur and reducing productivity. By displaying the number of good and / or defective products by the display processing unit 23, the manager can grasp the number of good and / or defective products, making it easy to notice malfunctions and to quickly take measures. In addition, in small and medium-sized enterprises, the same product may be produced in multiple factories, and by displaying the number of good and / or defective products in multiple production lines in multiple factories, the manager can easily manage the products produced and give instructions, improving productivity.

[0065] The factory determination unit 26 checks the product production line ID against the production line identification ID to determine the factory ID. As shown in Fig. 4(g), the database DB stores the factory ID for identifying the factory in association with the production line identification ID, so that the production line identification ID can be determined from the product production line ID received by the reception unit 21, and the factory in which the product was produced can be determined.

[0066] The counting unit 24 further stores the counted number of good and defective products in the database DB, linked to the factory ID collated from the product production line ID. The counting unit 24 may also store the counted number of good and defective products in the database DB, linked to the factory ID and product ID. By storing the number of good and defective products linked to the factory ID and product ID, for example, it is possible to manage all products b, c, ... produced in factory a.

[0067] The display processing unit 23 further processes the display of the number of non-defective and / or defective products linked to the factory ID. The display processing unit 23 may further process the display of the number of non-defective and / or defective products linked to the factory ID and / or the product ID.

[0068] The prediction unit 27 predicts the time when the number of conforming products to be produced will reach the planned production number of products, using the measurement information including the measurement time when the measuring device 3 measured the products and the number of conforming products tallied by the counting unit 24. Specifically, the prediction unit 27 calculates the number of conforming products per predetermined period, for example, per hour, from the measurement time and the number of conforming products, and can predict the time when the planned production number will be reached.

[0069] The prediction unit 27 may further perform machine learning using the measurement information measured by the measuring device 3 to predict the number of good or defective products, productivity, loss rate, etc. For example, the prediction unit 27 can predict the number of defective products and the cause of defects in a production line by learning the sequence pattern of good or defective products in the production line and the cause of defects in the production line. In addition, since the product management system 1 manages multiple production lines, it can make similar predictions for the same production line. The prediction unit 27 inputs the measurement information accepted by the acceptance unit 21 into a trained model trained using the measurement information, etc., and outputs the number of good or defective products, productivity, loss rate, etc.

[0070] The prediction unit 27 may further perform machine learning using information other than the measurement information to predict the number of good or defective products, productivity, loss rate, and the like. For example, the prediction unit 27 can predict the number of good products in the future by learning the attributes of the person monitoring the display device 4 and the time required to deal with defects in the past. When a defect occurs in a production line in a factory, it is highly likely that the person monitoring the display device 4 will deal with the defect, so the number of good products in the future may differ depending on the attributes of the person. Possible human attributes include job title, work history, and the like. In addition, the prediction unit 27 may perform machine learning using information on the raw materials of the products, the size and location of the factory, and the like to predict the number of good or defective products. The prediction unit 27 inputs the measurement information accepted by the acceptance unit 21 and the attributes of the person monitoring the display device 4 into a trained model trained using the measurement information, human attributes, and the like, and outputs the number of good or defective products, productivity, loss rate, and the like.

[0071] In addition, the prediction unit 27 may predict the number of good or defective products, productivity, loss rate, etc., using deep learning and LLM (Large Language Models). Furthermore, when a human asks the large-scale language model (LLM) via the factory terminal or display device 4 a question about how to deal with a defect, the LLM may respond based on the past learning of the prediction unit 27.

[0072] The good / defective product determination unit 25 may determine whether a product is good or not by image processing. For example, an image of a produced product photographed by the measuring device 3 is input to a trained model trained using images of good products, and the good / defective product determination unit 25 determines whether the product is good or defective.

[0073] The display processing unit 23 further processes and displays the time when the planned production volume is predicted to be reached a predetermined time before the time when the planned production volume is predicted to be reached. In the factories of small and medium-sized enterprises, the same product may be produced in multiple factories. By the display processing unit 23 processing and displaying the time when the planned production volume is predicted to be reached, it becomes possible to manage the production progress of each factory and perform the necessary setup, preparation, receiving and shipping of goods at the optimal timing.

[0074] The measuring device 3 may be a metal detector, and in the case of a metal detector, it transmits information on whether or not metal is contained in products produced in the factory, or information on whether or not the products produced are of good quality based on that information, as measurement information. The measuring device 3 may be a camera print inspection machine, and in the case of a camera print inspection machine, it transmits information on whether or not there are errors or problems in the prints printed on products produced in the factory, or information on whether or not the products produced are of good quality based on that information, as measurement information. The measuring device 3 may be a shape inspection machine, and in the case of a shape inspection machine, it transmits information on whether or not the shapes of products produced in the factory are inspected, or information on whether or not the products produced are of good quality based on that information, as measurement information. The measuring device 3 may be a sorting machine, and in the case of a sorting machine, it transmits information on whether or not foreign matter is contained in products produced in the factory, or information on whether or not the products produced are of good quality based on that information, as measurement information.

[0075] The measuring device 3 may use machine learning to determine whether a product is good or bad. For example, if the measuring device 3 is a camera print inspection machine, it may learn the correct print on the product and make a judgment. Alternatively, the prediction unit 27 may learn and make the judgment.

[0076] The display processing unit 23 further performs processing to display an alert or advice when the number of judged good products does not reach the planned production number of products or when the defective product rate is higher than planned. When the planned production number is not reached by the database DB storing the planned production number linked to the production line identification ID and the counting unit 24 counting the number of good products, the display processing unit 23 can display processing to display an alert or advice. Also, when the database DB stores a predetermined good product rate or defective product rate linked to the production line identification ID and the counting unit 24 calculates the good product rate and defective product rate for the product production line ID, the display processing unit 23 can display processing to display an alert or advice when the predetermined good product rate linked to the production line identification ID is not reached or exceeds the predetermined defective product rate linked to the production line identification ID.

[0077] FIG. 5 is a schematic image diagram of a product management system according to an embodiment. As shown in FIG. 5, a factory has a production line. Specifically, the factory has a production line, and a measuring device 3 is arranged on the production line. The measuring device 3 arranged on the production line transmits information including measurement information to the product management device 2 (see (A)). As shown in FIG. 5, the measuring devices 3 are arranged in multiple factories, and the product management device 2 receives measurement information from the measuring devices 3 in the multiple factories. Also, it is common for multiple production lines to exist in one factory, and the product management device 2 may receive measurement information from multiple measuring devices 3 arranged in one factory.

[0078] The product management device 2 transmits information for display processing to the display device 4 (see (B)). The display device 4 may be a monitor, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, a personal computer, a wearable device, etc., and may be one of each, or multiple of them. Furthermore, the display device 4 may be a combination of multiple types of devices such as a monitor and a smartphone, as shown in FIG. 5. Specifically, the display device 4 displays the information received from the product management device 2 on a screen of the display device 4. The display device 4 displays, for example, the number of products produced for each product production line ID, the number of products produced for each product ID, the number of products produced for each factory, the number of products including the number of good products and defective products, etc.

[0079] 6 is a flowchart of a processing procedure of the product management system according to the embodiment. In step S601, the measurement device 3 transmits measurement information and a product production line ID to the product management device 2. The reception unit 21 receives the measurement information and the product production line ID from the measurement device 3.

[0080] In step S602, the receiving unit 21 stores the received measurement information and the product production line ID in the database DB.

[0081] In step S603, the product determination unit 22 checks the received product production line ID against the production line identification ID stored in the database DB to determine the product ID.

[0082] In step S604, the counting unit 24 counts the number of non-defective and defective products produced in the factory.

[0083] The processing procedure of steps S602 to S604 may be reversed.

[0084] In step S605, the display processing unit 23 transmits information for display processing to the display device 4. Specifically, the display processing unit 23 transmits to the display device 4 the information received from the measuring device 3 in step S602, the information obtained from the result of the determination in step S603, and the information compiled in step S604.

[0085] In step S606, the display device 4 displays on the screen of the display device 4 the information received from the product management device 2. Specifically, the display device 4 displays on the screen the product production line ID, measurement time, mass, etc. received in step S602, the product ID, product name, etc. determined in step S603, the number of good and defective products, etc. tallied in step S604, etc.

[0086] Fig. 7 is an example of a screen display of the display device according to the embodiment. The display device 4 can display various types of production status upon receiving a user request. For example, Fig. 7(a) is an example of a screen display of the production status of PL00001. When a user wants to check the production status of a product on a specific production line, the display device 4 receives the production line ID and displays the production status on the screen.

[0087] 7(b) is an example of a screen display of the production status of product ID: M006. When a user wants to check the production status of a specific product, the display device 4 accepts the product ID and displays the production status on the screen. The display device 4 may accept product information such as the product name, category, shape, etc. stored in the database DB instead of the product ID, and display the production status on the screen based on the accepted information.

[0088] FIG. 7(c) is an example of a screen display of the production status of factory ID: F005. When a user wants to check the production status of a specific factory, the display device 4 accepts the factory ID and displays the production status on the screen. When the display device 4 accepts a factory ID, it displays the production status of all production lines linked to the factory ID. The display device 4 may also accept multiple pieces of information such as a factory ID and a product ID, and display the production status on the screen based on the multiple pieces of information. The display device 4 may also accept the name of a factory stored in the database DB, instead of a factory ID, and display the production status on the screen based on the accepted information.

[0089] 7(d) is an example of a screen display of the production status of the production lines of all factories. When a user wants to check the status of the production lines of all factories, the display device 4 may display the production status of the production lines of all factories on the screen.

[0090] The display device 4 can receive information stored in the database DB as shown in Figs. 3(a)-(e), 4(f), and (g), and display the production status on the screen based on the received information. The received information may be information such as the product name and factory ID stored in the database DB, and may be one or more pieces of information. Furthermore, the display device 4 can display information such as the measurement time and the number of non-defective products stored in the database DB. The display device 4 can display one or more pieces of information stored in the database DB. Furthermore, the display device 4 may display information for a predetermined period such as every 15 minutes or every hour, and the display device 4 may receive a specific time.

[0091] As described above, according to the product management system 1 of the present invention, by using measuring devices placed on the production line of a factory to measure measurement information and execute predetermined processing, it is possible to manage the production status of the production line in the factory. [Explanation of symbols]

[0092] 1 Product Management System 2 Product management device 21 Reception 22 Product Judgment Department 23 Display processing section 24 Counting Department 25 Good / defective product determination section 26 Factory Judgment Department 27 Prediction Department 3. Measuring Equipment 4 Display device DB Database

Claims

1. A merchandise management system for managing merchandise, The product management system includes a storage unit, a reception unit, a product evaluation unit, and a display processing unit. the storage unit stores a production line identification ID for identifying a plurality of production lines in which the product is produced, a product ID for identifying product information including a name of the product, and a product production time period in which the product is produced, in association with the production line identification ID; the receiving unit receives measurement information, which is information on measurement of the product by a measuring device, and a product production line ID, which indicates a production line in which the measuring device is measuring the product, and stores the measurement information and the product production line ID in the storage unit in association with each other; the measurement information includes a measurement time when the measurement device measured the product, the product determination unit refers to the production line identification ID based on the product production line ID of the measurement device, and further determines the product ID by checking whether the measurement time is included in a product production time zone linked to the referenced production line identification ID; The display processing unit displays the measurement information and the product information based on the result of the determination. Product management system.

2. The production line is a factory production line. The merchandise management system according to claim 1 .

3. The product management system further includes a counting unit, The measurement information includes quality information that indicates whether the product is a quality product, The tallying unit tallies the number of good and defective products from the good and defective product information, and stores the number of good and defective products in the storage unit in association with the product production line ID and the product ID. The display processing unit further displays the number of good and / or defective products of the product production line ID and / or the product ID. The merchandise management system according to claim 1 .

4. The product management system further includes a quality / defective product determination unit and a counting unit, The storage unit further stores the product ID in association with quality / defective product determination information, which is information for determining whether the product is a quality product or not; The quality determination unit determines whether the product is a quality product by using the measurement information and quality determination information associated with the product ID determined based on the product production line ID, and The counting unit counts the number of judged non-defective and defective products, and stores the number in the storage unit in association with the product production line ID and the product ID. The display processing unit further displays the number of good and / or defective products of the product production line ID and / or the product ID. The merchandise management system according to claim 1 .

5. The product management system further includes a prediction unit, the measurement information includes a measurement time when the measurement device measured the product, The prediction unit predicts a time when the number of conforming products to be produced will reach a planned production number of products, using the measurement time and the number of conforming products that have been counted; The display processing unit further displays the time when the planned production volume is predicted to be reached a predetermined time before the time when the planned production volume is predicted to be reached. The merchandise management system according to claim 3 .

6. Whether the product is a good product or not is determined by at least one of the means (a) to (f). The merchandise management system according to claim 3 . (a) a means for measuring the weight of the product and determining whether the weight is within a preset weight range; (b) a means for irradiating the product with X-rays, measuring the amount of transmission, and determining whether the amount of transmission is within a preset range of transmission amounts; (c) a means for determining whether the product contains metals; (d) A means for inspecting whether there are any errors or problems in the markings printed on the said products. (e) Means for inspecting the shape of the product (f) A means for screening the said goods to determine whether or not they contain foreign matter.

7. The product management system further includes a prediction unit, The prediction unit performs learning using the measurement information, The display processing unit further displays an alert or advice when the number of conforming products does not reach the planned production number of products or when the defective product rate is higher than planned based on the learning result. The merchandise management system according to claim 3 .

8. The product management system further includes a factory determination unit, the production line is a production line in a factory, The storage unit further stores a factory ID for identifying the factory and the production line ID in association with each other, The factory determination unit determines a specific factory ID by comparing the product production line ID with the production line identification ID, The counting unit further stores the counted number of non-defective and defective products in the storage unit in association with the factory ID collated from the product production line ID, The display processing unit further displays the number of non-defective and / or defective products associated with the factory ID. The merchandise management system according to claim 3 .

9. The product management system further includes a measuring device and a display device. The reception unit receives measurement information measured by the measurement device, The display processing unit transmits information for display processing to the display device. The merchandise management system according to claim 1 .

10. A product management program for managing products, A computer is caused to function as a storage unit, a reception unit, a product evaluation unit, and a display processing unit; the storage unit stores a production line identification ID for identifying a plurality of production lines in which the product is produced, a product ID for identifying product information including a name of the product, and a product production time period in which the product is produced, in association with the production line identification ID; the receiving unit receives measurement information, which is information on measurement of the product by a measuring device, and a product production line ID, which indicates a production line in which the measuring device is measuring the product, and stores the measurement information and the product production line ID in the storage unit in association with each other; the measurement information includes a measurement time when the measurement device measured the product, the product determination unit refers to the production line identification ID based on the product production line ID of the measurement device, and further determines the product ID by checking whether the measurement time is included in a product production time zone linked to the referenced production line identification ID; The display processing unit displays the measurement information and the product information based on the result of the determination. Product management program.

11. A merchandise management method executed by a merchandise management system that manages merchandise, The product management system includes a storage unit, a reception unit, a product evaluation unit, and a display processing unit. The storage unit stores a production line identification ID for identifying a plurality of production lines in which the product is produced, a product ID for identifying product information including a name of the product, and a product production time period in which the product is produced, in association with the production line identification ID for identifying a plurality of production lines in which the product is produced; the receiving unit receiving measurement information, which is information on measurement of the product by a measuring device, and a product production line ID indicating the production line in which the measuring device is measuring the product, and storing the measurement information and the product production line ID in the storage unit in association with each other; the measurement information includes a measurement time when the measurement device measured the product, the product determination unit refers to the production line ID based on the product production line ID of the measurement device, and further determines the product ID by checking whether the measurement time is included in a product production time zone associated with the referenced production line ID; The display processing unit displays the measurement information and the product information based on a result of the determination. Product management method.

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