Impact calculation device and impact calculation method

Abstract

To provide an impact calculation device capable of properly calculating the impact.SOLUTION: The impact calculation device includes: a narrow-down unit that narrows down items for each requirement for calculating the impacts by repeating a series of narrowing processes to select items in the lower layers corresponding to items selected from the upper-level items according to the operation by a user; and a calculation unit that calculates the impacts by using the items for each requirement for calculating the impacts narrowed down by the narrow-down unit and formula and data for calculating the impacts to be identified based on the type of impact and the type of measures selected according to the operation by the user from multiple types related to the impacts and multiple types related to measures.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention generally relates to a technique for calculating an impact. [Background technology]

[0002] As the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) and social issue businesses have become more prominent in response to requests from the international community, research into evaluating the impact of such businesses, which is essential in determining whether a business is viable, has increased proportionately.

[0003] In recent years, an environmental management information system that supports the selection of effective measures to reduce environmental load has been disclosed (see Patent Document 1). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] JP 2010-134688 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] Patent Document 1 discloses a method for calculating a list of environmental conservation effect values ​​and cost-effectiveness values ​​as the effects of measures for reducing environmental load. However, since the effect values ​​are calculated based on pre-fixed conditions, the effect values ​​are not necessarily calculated based on conditions desired by the user. In particular, when calculating the effect values ​​of impact measures, the conditions for calculation become more complicated, so it is not possible to present a list of effect values ​​calculated based on all conditions, and it is difficult to support the user in selecting measures.

[0006] The present invention has been made in consideration of the above points, and aims to propose an impact calculation device etc. that can properly calculate the impact. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] In order to solve such problems, the present invention provides an impact calculation device that calculates an impact, which is information that quantifies the impact that a measure has on a social issue when the measure is taken against the social issue, and includes a memory unit that stores information on a group of items that can be requirements for calculating the impact in a predetermined hierarchical structure, a narrowing down unit that repeats a narrowing down process to select a group of items in a lower layer that corresponds to an item selected from a group of items in an upper layer in response to user operation, and narrows down each requirement item for calculating the impact, and a calculation unit that calculates the impact using a calculation formula and data for calculating the impact, which are identified based on each requirement item for calculating the impact narrowed down by the narrowing down unit, and a type of impact and a type of measure selected in response to user operation from multiple types related to the impact and multiple types related to the measure.

[0008] According to the above configuration, for example, a user can appropriately calculate the impact by selecting an item of interest from the group of items outputted, and selecting a type of impact and a type of measure of interest from the multiple types of impact and multiple types of measures outputted. Effect of the Invention

[0009] According to the present invention, a highly convenient impact calculation device can be realized. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0010] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of an overall configuration of an impact calculation system according to a first embodiment. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of hardware related to the impact calculation system according to the first embodiment. [Diagram 3] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of an impact calculation device according to a first embodiment. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a CLD (Causal Loop Diagram) according to the first embodiment. [Diagram 5] FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a KPI (Key Performance Indicator) tree according to the first embodiment. [Figure 6] FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a data table according to the first embodiment; [Figure 7] FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a data table according to the first embodiment; [Figure 8] FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a data table according to the first embodiment; [Figure 9] FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a data table according to the first embodiment; [Figure 10] FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a data table according to the first embodiment; [Figure 11] FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a data table according to the first embodiment; [Figure 12] FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a data table according to the first embodiment; [Figure 13] FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a data table according to the first embodiment; [Figure 14] FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a data table according to the first embodiment; [Figure 15] FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of an impact calculation process according to the first embodiment. [Figure 16] FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of an impact calculation process according to the first embodiment. [Figure 17] FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a screen according to the first embodiment. [Figure 18] FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a screen according to the first embodiment. [Figure 19] FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a screen according to the first embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0011] (I) First embodiment An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below, however, the present invention is not limited to the embodiment.

[0012] The impact calculation device of this embodiment calculates an impact. The impact is information that quantifies the effect that a policy (a solution to a problem) has on a currently occurring social problem when the policy is implemented for the social problem. The impact calculation device presents items that are requirements for impact calculation in stages according to the user's selection, and calculates the impact based on the selection results.

[0013] Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the drawings. The following description and drawings are examples for explaining the present invention, and are omitted and simplified as appropriate for clarity of explanation. The present invention can be implemented in various other forms. Unless otherwise specified, each component may be singular or plural.

[0014] In the following description, the same elements in the drawings are given the same numbers, and descriptions are omitted as appropriate. When describing elements of the same type without distinguishing between them, the common part (part excluding the branch number) of the reference sign including the branch number is used, and when describing elements of the same type while distinguishing between them, the reference sign including the branch number may be used. For example, when describing social impact type information without distinguishing between them, it may be written as "social impact type information 401", and when describing each piece of social impact type information while distinguishing between them, it may be written as "social impact type information 401-1", "social impact type information 401-2", etc.

[0015] The designations "first," "second," "third," and the like in this specification are given to identify components and do not necessarily limit the number or order. Furthermore, numbers for identifying components are used in each context, and a number used in one context does not necessarily indicate the same configuration in another context. Furthermore, a component identified by a certain number is not prevented from also having the function of a component identified by another number.

[0016] In FIG. 1, 100 indicates an impact calculation system according to a first embodiment as a whole.

[0017] The impact calculation system 100 includes a social issue database (DB) 110 and an impact simulator 120.

[0018] The social issue DB 110 stores qualitative information 111 and quantitative information 112. The qualitative information 111 is information on the type of social impact, stakeholders, etc. obtained by a consumer survey (interviews with consumers, questionnaires, etc.). The qualitative information 111 may be generated automatically or manually from social impact type information of the CLD 130 created based on the results of the consumer survey, for example. The quantitative information 112 is information on economic figures, issue seriousness, etc. obtained by a desktop survey (information collection using the Internet, literature, etc.). The quantitative information 112 may be generated automatically or manually from economic indicators of a KPI tree 140 created based on the results of the desktop survey, for example.

[0019] The impact simulator 120 includes a calculation formula 121 (a calculation formula for social impact and a calculation formula for subject impact). The impact simulator 120 acquires information used to calculate the impact from the social issue DB 110, and calculates (simulates) the impact using the calculation formula 121.

[0020] The numerical value calculated by the impact simulator 120 using the calculation formula 121 may be the value of the impact (social impact, subject impact, etc.) on a social issue after the implementation of a policy, or the difference (increase, decrease, etc.) between the value of the impact before the implementation of the policy and the value of the impact after the implementation of the policy, or any other value that can be calculated from the impact.

[0021] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of hardware related to the impact calculation system 100. As shown in FIG.

[0022] The impact calculation system 100 includes an impact calculation device 210 and a user terminal 220. The impact calculation device 210 and the user terminal 220 are connected via a network 230 so as to be able to communicate with each other.

[0023] The impact calculation device 210 is an example of a device capable of realizing the social issue DB 110 and the impact simulator 120. The impact calculation device 210 is a server device, a general-purpose computer, or the like, and includes a processor 211, a main memory device 212, an auxiliary memory device 213, an input device 214, an output device 215, and a communication device 216.

[0024] The processor 211 is a device that performs arithmetic processing. The processor 211 is, for example, a central processing unit (CPU), a micro processing unit (MPU), a graphics processing unit (GPU), an artificial intelligence (AI) chip, or the like.

[0025] The main memory device 212 is a device that stores programs, data, etc. The main memory device 212 is, for example, a read only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), etc. The ROM is, for example, a static random access memory (SRAM), a non-volatile RAM (NVRAM), a mask read only memory (mask ROM), a programmable ROM (PROM), etc. The RAM is, for example, a dynamic random access memory (DRAM), etc.

[0026] The auxiliary storage device 213 is a hard disk drive, a flash memory, a solid state drive (SSD), an optical storage device, etc. The optical storage device is a compact disc (CD), a digital versatile disc (DVD), etc. The programs, data, etc. stored in the auxiliary storage device 213 are read into the main storage device 212 as needed.

[0027] The input device 214 is a user interface that accepts information from a user, and is, for example, a keyboard, a mouse, a card reader, a touch panel, or the like.

[0028] The output device 215 is a user interface that outputs various types of information (display output, audio output, print output, etc.). The output device 215 is, for example, a display device that visualizes various types of information, an audio output device (speaker), a printer, etc. The display device is an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), a graphics card, etc.

[0029] The communication device 216 is a communication interface that communicates with other devices via a communication medium. The communication device 216 is, for example, a network interface card (NIC), a wireless communication module, a universal serial interface (USB) module, a serial communication module, etc. The communication device 216 can also function as an input device that receives information from other devices that are communicatively connected. The communication device 216 can also function as an output device that transmits information to other devices that are communicatively connected.

[0030] The functions of the impact calculation device 210 (such as a first storage unit 310, a second storage unit 320, a first calculation unit 330, and a second calculation unit 340 described later) may be realized, for example, by the processor 211 reading a program stored in the auxiliary storage device 213 into the main storage device 212 and executing it (software), or may be realized by hardware such as a dedicated circuit, or may be realized by a combination of software and hardware. Note that one function of the impact calculation device 210 may be divided into multiple functions, or multiple functions may be integrated into one function. Also, a part of the function of the impact calculation device 210 may be provided as a separate function, or may be included in another function. Also, a part of the function of the impact calculation device 210 may be realized by another computer capable of communicating with the impact calculation device 210. Also, the function of the impact calculation device 210 may be a VM (Virtual Machine), a container, or an application.

[0031] The user terminal 220 is a terminal used by a user, and is a general-purpose computer, a notebook computer, a tablet terminal, etc. The user is, for example, a person who is conducting a study on a social issue, such as a person working on a social issue at a for-profit company, a person considering policies at the government, or a business owner who has some kind of issue in the local area.

[0032] For example, the user terminal 220 includes an input device and an output device, transmits information input by a user operating the input device to the impact calculation device 210, and outputs the impact calculated by the impact calculation device 210 to the output device.

[0033] It should be noted that the impact calculation system 100 is not limited to the above-mentioned configuration. For example, the impact calculation system 100 does not need to include the user terminal 220. In this case, the impact calculation device 210 may include the function of the user terminal 220.

[0034] FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of the impact calculation device 210. As shown in FIG.

[0035] The impact calculation device 210 comprises a first memory section 310, a second memory section 320, a first calculation section 330, a second calculation section 340, a first input section 350, a second input section 360, a first adder section 370, and a second adder section 380.

[0036] The first storage unit 310 stores a domain DB 311, a social issue DB 312, a subject DB 313, etc. When data (e.g., data not registered in a DB) is input by the first input unit 350 in response to an operation of the input device 214 or the user terminal 220, the input data is added (updated) to each DB of the first storage unit 310 by the first addition unit 370.

[0037] The domain DB311 stores information related to domains. A domain is a business area (field) in which entities such as companies carry out economic activities. The social issue DB312 stores information related to social issues. Social issues are issues that arise due to social structures and should be resolved by entities such as companies and governments, regardless of type. The entity DB313 stores information related to entities. An entity is a business entity or a party involved in a social issue. The domain DB311, social issue DB312, and entity DB313 will be described later with reference to FIG. 6.

[0038] The second storage unit 320 stores a social impact DB 321, an entity impact DB 322, a policy DB 323, etc. When data (e.g., data not registered in the DB) is input by the second input unit 370 in response to an operation of the input device 214 or the user terminal 220, the input data is added (updated) to each DB of the second storage unit 320 by the second addition unit 380.

[0039] The social impact DB321 stores information related to social impact. The social impact is an evaluation value indicating the qualitative and quantitative impact (including both positive and negative aspects) that the implementation of measures to solve social issues has on society. The entity impact DB322 stores information related to numerical values ​​(entity impact) regarding the impact on entities. The entity impact is an evaluation value indicating the qualitative and quantitative social, economic, and environmental impact (including both positive and negative aspects) that an entity receives as a result of the implementation of measures to solve social issues. The policy DB323 stores information related to policies. A policy is a measure taken against a social issue. The social impact DB321, entity impact DB322, and policy DB323 will be described later with reference to FIG. 7.

[0040] The first calculation unit 330 narrows down items that may be requirements for calculating the impact in stages according to the user's input from the information related to the social issue stored in the first storage unit 310, and identifies information related to the impact. The second calculation unit 340 identifies the formula 121 and data to be substituted into the formula 121 according to the information related to the impact stored in the second storage unit 320 and the user's input, and calculates the impact using the identified formula 121 and data.

[0041] 4 is a diagram showing an example (CLD400) of the CLD 130. The CLD400 shows an example depicting a social issue related to transportation. The CLD400 is provided, for example, for each domain and for each social issue.

[0042] CLD400 shows the causal relationships of social impacts related to transportation-related social issues. In CLD400, social impact type information 401, which is the central element of a social issue, is associated with social impact type information 411 of stakeholders 410 (railway users, government, etc.) who are the parties involved in the issue related to the social impact type information 401. Some of the social impact type information in CLD400 is set in predetermined items in the social issue DB110 (for example, items corresponding to social issues and actors).

[0043] 5 is a diagram showing an example (KPI tree 500) of the KPI tree 140. The KPI tree 500 shows an example depicting social issues related to transportation, focusing on the income and expenditure of business entities (customers). The KPI tree 500 is provided, for example, for each domain and for each business entity.

[0044] In the KPI tree 500, starting from a final goal (e.g., profit), what KPIs (economic indicators) should be set as intermediate goals in order to achieve the final goal are structurally broken down and illustrated without omissions or overlaps, as shown in a tree 510. Also, in the KPI tree 500, as shown in a tree 520, social impact type information 521 linked to a predetermined KPI 511 is provided. Note that some of the economic indicators (economic figures) in the KPI tree 500 are set to predetermined items in the social issue DB 110 (e.g., the market size of a domain).

[0045] FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of information stored in the first storage unit 310 (a domain data table 610, a social issue data table 620, and a subject data table 630).

[0046] The domain data table 610 is an example of a table included in the domain DB 311. The domain data table 610 stores records including data such as trading partners 612, market size 613, services provided 614, and related social issues 615 for each domain 611. The domain 611 is not limited to the exemplified housing 611-1, railways 611-2, and electricity 611-3, and may be any item. The data of the related social issues 615 is data indicating a group of social issues below the domain 611, and may be data indicating each social issue or data capable of identifying a group of social issues.

[0047] The social problem data table 620 is an example of a table included in the social problem DB 312. The social problem data table 620 may be provided for each domain 611, or may include information capable of identifying the domain 611. The social problem data table 620 shows an example of data on a social problem provided in association with a railway 611-2.

[0048] More specifically, the social issue data table 620 stores, for each social issue 621, a record including data such as the business entity 622, the issue party 623, the issue seriousness of the business entity 624, the issue seriousness of the issue party 625, and regional uniqueness 626.

[0049] In a record of one social issue 621, the data of the business entity 622 and the issue party 623 are data indicating parties related to the social issue 621. In the record, the data of the business entity's issue seriousness 624 is data obtained by evaluating the seriousness of the social issue 621 in the business entity 622. In the record, the data of the issue party's issue seriousness 625 is data obtained by evaluating the seriousness of the social issue 621 in the issue party 623. Note that each data of the business entity's issue seriousness 624 and the issue party's issue seriousness 625 may be data registered by a person who has evaluated the issue based on the CLD 130, the results of a consumer survey, the results of a desktop survey, etc., or may be data acquired from the CLD 130.

[0050] For example, for one item such as congestion 621-1, subjects such as a transport operator, car / railroad users, and the government (qualitative items such as labels and attributes) are set, and the traffic operator's problem seriousness and the car / railroad users' or government's problem seriousness (quantitative items such as seriousness) are set, thereby evaluating the traffic congestion 621-1. In this way, in the social issue data table 620, the social issue 621 is evaluated from multiple angles using qualitative data indicating the subjects related to the social issue 621 and quantitative data indicating the seriousness of the social issue 621 for the subjects.

[0051] The data on the business entity 622 and the issue parties 623 is data indicating a group of entities below the social issue 621, and may be data indicating each entity or data that can identify a group of entities.

[0052] The subject data table 630 is an example of a table included in the subject DB 313. The subject data table 630 may be provided for each social problem 621, or may include information capable of identifying the social problem 621. The subject data table 630 shows an example of subject data provided in correspondence with a traffic jam 621-1.

[0053] More specifically, the entity data table 630 stores, for each entity 631, a record including data on the entity's subject 632, the entity's business 633, and the company's business 634.

[0054] In a record of one entity 631, data of entity problem 632 is data indicating a problem faced by the entity 631. In the record, data of entity business viability 633 is data obtained by evaluating the business viability of the entity 631. In the record, data of company business viability 634 is data obtained by evaluating the business viability of a company when a measure that contributes to problem solving is taken as a business for the entity 631. Each data of entity business viability 633 and company business viability 634 may be data registered by a person who has evaluated the data based on the CLD 130, the results of a consumer survey, the results of a desktop survey, or the like, or may be data acquired from the CLD 130.

[0055] For example, for one item, a transportation business operator 631-1, subject issues (qualitative items) such as operating profit, fare income, transportation volume, delay rate, etc. are set, and the business viability of the transportation business operator 631-1 and the business viability of the company related to the transportation business operator 631-1 (quantitative items) are set, thereby evaluating the transportation business operator 631-1. In this way, in the entity data table 630, the entity 631 is evaluated from multiple angles using qualitative data indicating the subject issues related to the entity 631 and quantitative data indicating the business viability related to the entity 631.

[0056] The data of the main task 632 is data indicating a group of main tasks below the main task 631, and may be data indicating each main task, or may be data that can identify the group of main tasks.

[0057] Although not shown, the first storage unit 310 stores a main task data table and a region data table.

[0058] The subject task data table stores data of subject tasks provided corresponding to the subject 631. The subject task data table may be provided for each subject 631, or may include information that can identify the subject 631. The subject task data table stores, for each subject task, a record that includes data on the region related to the subject task. The region data is data that indicates a group of regions (cities, regional core cities, regions, etc.) at a lower level of the subject task, and may be data that indicates each region, or may be data that can identify a group of regions.

[0059] The region data table stores data on regions corresponding to the main tasks. The region data table may be provided for each main task, or may include information that can identify the main task. The region data table stores records for each region that include data related to the region (such as population, number of railway lines, and uniqueness of the task).

[0060] As described above, the social issue DB 110 has the domain data table 610 at the top level, the social issue data table 620 at the second level, the subject data table 630 at the third level, the subject issue data table at the fourth level, and the region table at the bottom level. In other words, the social issue DB 110 has a data structure in which the items that are requirements for calculating the impact are narrowed down in stages. In other words, the first storage unit 310 stores information on a group of items that may be requirements for calculating the impact in a predetermined hierarchical structure.

[0061] 7 is a diagram showing an example of information (social impact type data table 700) stored in the second storage unit 320. The social impact type data table 700 stores data indicating one or more types of social impact for each social issue 710 and for each entity 720. Note that the social impact type data table 700 is an example when the domain is "railroads," and a similar data table is provided for each domain.

[0062] 8 is a diagram showing an example of information (subject impact type data table 800) stored in the second storage unit 320. The subject impact type data table 800 stores data indicating one or more subject impacts for each subject business 810 and for each subject 820. Note that the subject impact type data table 800 is an example in which the domain is "railroad" and the social issue is "traffic congestion," and a similar data table is provided for each domain and for each social issue.

[0063] 9 is a diagram showing an example of information (policy type data table 900) stored in the second storage unit 320. The policy type data table 900 stores data indicating one or more policies for each entity's business 910 and for each entity 920. Note that the policy type data table 900 is an example in which the domain is "railroads" and the social issue is "traffic congestion," and a similar data table is provided for each domain and for each social issue.

[0064] 10 is a diagram showing an example of information (social impact calculation formula data table 1000) stored in the second storage unit 320. The social impact calculation formula data table 1000 stores data indicating a calculation formula for calculating social impact for each policy type 1010 and for each social impact type 1020. Note that the social impact calculation formula data table 1000 is an example in which the domain is "railroads" and the social issue is "traffic congestion," and a similar data table is provided for each domain and for each social issue.

[0065] 11 is a diagram showing an example of information (subject impact calculation formula data table 1100) stored in the second storage unit 320. The subject impact calculation formula data table 1100 stores data indicating a calculation formula for calculating the subject impact for each policy type 1110 and for each subject impact type 1120. Note that the subject impact calculation formula data table 1100 is an example in which the domain is "railroad" and the social issue is "traffic congestion," and a similar data table is provided for each domain and for each social issue.

[0066] 12 is a diagram showing an example of information (route data table 1200) stored in the second storage unit 320. The route data table 1200 stores data indicating routes for each problem severity 1210 of the problem party (e.g., a consumer) and for each entity's business feasibility 1220. The route data table 1200 is an example of a data table including data used in a calculation formula when the type of social impact is "congestion level" and the type of policy is "time-based fare" and a calculation formula when the type of entity impact is "fare revenue" and the type of policy is "time-based fare", and a similar data table may be provided for each of the calculation formulas for social impact and entity impact.

[0067] 13 is a diagram showing an example of information (passenger numerical data table 1300) stored in the second storage unit 320. The passenger numerical data table 1300 stores data indicating the number of passengers for each route (a route at peak time 1310 and a route at non-peak time 1320) and for each area 1330. The passenger numerical data table 1300 is an example of a data table including data used in a calculation formula when the type of social impact is "congestion level" and the type of policy is "time-based fare" and a calculation formula when the type of subject impact is "fare revenue" and the type of policy is "time-based fare", and a similar data table may be provided for each of the calculation formulas for social impact and subject impact.

[0068] 14 is a diagram showing an example of information (fare data table 1400) stored in the second storage unit 320. The fare data table 1400 stores data indicating fares for each route 1410 and for each area 1420. The fare data table 1400 is an example of a data table including data used in a calculation formula when the type of social impact is "congestion level" and the type of measure is "time-based fare" and a calculation formula when the type of subject impact is "fare revenue" and the type of measure is "time-based fare", and a similar data table may be provided for each of the calculation formulas for social impact and subject impact.

[0069] As described above, the route data table 1200, the passenger numerical data table 1300, and the fare data table 1400 are examples of tables that store data to be inserted into the social impact calculation formula and the entity impact calculation formula. In other words, the data to be inserted into the formula used to calculate the impact is linked to at least one of the entity's business, the entity's seriousness of the social issue, and the region.

[0070] 15 and 16 are diagrams showing an example of the impact calculation process. The impact calculation process is started at an appropriate timing. For example, the process is started when the impact calculation device 210 receives, from the user terminal 220, information indicating that a start-up operation for calculating the impact has been performed by the user. The impact calculation process will be described with appropriate use of the screens shown in Figs. 17 to 19 displayed on the user terminal 220.

[0071] In S1501, the first calculation unit 330 extracts the social impact type information from the CLD 130.

[0072] In S1502, the first calculation unit 330 extracts an economic indicator from the KPI tree 140.

[0073] In S1503, the first calculation unit 330 adds the type of social impact to the qualitative information 111, adds the extracted economic indicator to the quantitative information 112, and updates the social issue DB 110.

[0074] The extraction in S1501 and S1502 may be performed manually. Also, the processes in S1501 to S1503 may be performed at a timing separate from the impact calculation process.

[0075] In the following, we will explain examples of cases in which a user selects "railways" as the domain, "traffic congestion" as the social issue, "transportation operators" as the subject, "fare revenue" as the subject issue, and "city" as the region.

[0076] In S1504, the first calculation unit 330 outputs the domain information. For example, the first calculation unit 330 references the domain data table 610, generates a screen (for example, a domain selection screen 1710) that allows the user to select the domain 611, and transmits the generated screen to the user terminal 220. As shown in FIG. 17, the domain selection screen 1710 has a check box for each domain so that the user can select the domain for which the impact is to be calculated (the calculation target). At this point, the other screens (social issue selection screen 1720 to region selection screen 1750) and button 1760 are not displayed.

[0077] In S1505, the first calculation unit 330 inputs domain information. For example, the user terminal 220 transmits the domain “railroad” selected by the user on the domain selection screen 1710 to the impact calculation device 210, and the first calculation unit 330 receives the selected domain “railroad”.

[0078] In S1506, the first calculation unit 330 outputs the social problem information. For example, the first calculation unit 330 refers to the domain data table 610 and acquires a record of the selected domain "railroad" (railroad 611-2). The first calculation unit 330 refers to the social problem data table 620 corresponding to the data of the related social problem 615 of the acquired record, generates a screen (for example, a social problem selection screen 1720) on which the social problem 621 can be selected, and transmits the generated screen to the user terminal 220. As shown in FIG. 17, the social problem selection screen 1720 has a check box for each social problem so that the user can select the social problem to be calculated. At this point, the other screens (subject selection screen 1730 to area selection screen 1750) and the button 1760 are not displayed.

[0079] In S1507, the first calculation unit 330 inputs the social issue information. For example, the user terminal 220 transmits the social issue "traffic jam" selected by the user on the social issue selection screen 1720 to the impact calculation device 210, and the first calculation unit 330 receives the selected social issue "traffic jam".

[0080] In S1508, the first calculation unit 330 outputs the subject information. For example, the first calculation unit 330 refers to the social issue data table 620 and acquires the record of the selected social issue "traffic jam" (traffic jam 621-1). The first calculation unit 330 refers to the subject data table 630 corresponding to the data of the business entity 622 and the issue party 623 of the acquired record, generates a screen (for example, a subject selection screen 1730) that allows the subject 631 to be selected, and transmits the generated screen to the user terminal 220. As shown in FIG. 17, the subject selection screen 1730 has a check box for each subject so that the user can select the subject to be calculated. At this point, other screens (subject issue selection screen 1740 and area selection screen 1750) and button 1760 are not displayed.

[0081] In S1509, the first calculation unit 330 inputs the subject information. For example, the user terminal 220 transmits the subject “transportation company” selected by the user on the subject selection screen 1730 to the impact calculation device 210, and the first calculation unit 330 receives the selected subject “transportation company”.

[0082] In S1510, the first calculation unit 330 outputs the subject task information. For example, the first calculation unit 330 refers to the subject data table 630 and acquires the record of the selected subject "transportation company" (transportation company 631-1). The first calculation unit 330 refers to the subject task data table corresponding to the data of the subject task 632 of the acquired record, generates a screen (e.g., a subject task selection screen 1740) on which the subject task can be selected, and transmits the generated screen to the user terminal 220. As shown in FIG. 17, the subject task selection screen 1740 has a check box for each subject task so that the user can select the subject task to be calculated. At this point, other screens (region selection screen 1750) and button 1760 are not displayed.

[0083] In S1511, the first calculation unit 330 inputs the subject task information. For example, the user terminal 220 transmits the subject task “fare income” selected by the user on the subject task selection screen 1740 to the impact calculation device 210, and the first calculation unit 330 receives the selected subject task “fare income”.

[0084] In S1512, the first calculation unit 330 outputs the region information. For example, the first calculation unit 330 refers to the main task data table and acquires the record of the selected main task "fare income". The first calculation unit 330 refers to the region data table corresponding to the region data of the acquired record, generates a screen (e.g., region selection screen 1750) on which a region can be selected, and transmits the generated screen to the user terminal 220. As shown in FIG. 17, the region selection screen 1750 has a check box for each region so that the user can select the region to be calculated.

[0085] In S1513, the first calculation unit 330 inputs the area information. For example, the user terminal 220 transmits the area "city" selected by the user on the area selection screen 1750 to the impact calculation device 210, and the first calculation unit 330 receives the selected area "city".

[0086] In S1514, the first calculation unit 330 outputs the social impact type information, the subject impact type information, and the policy type information. For example, when the first calculation unit 330 receives information indicating that the button 1760 has been pressed from the user terminal 220, it generates a screen (for example, an impact calculation screen 1800) corresponding to the input domain "railroad", social issue "traffic jam", subject "transportation company", subject issue "fare revenue", and region "city", and transmits the generated screen to the user terminal 220. The impact calculation screen 1800 includes a social impact type selection screen 1810, a subject impact type selection screen 1820, a policy type selection screen 1830, and a button 1840.

[0087] For example, the first calculation unit 330 refers to the social impact type data table 700 corresponding to the selected domain "railroad", acquires data (congestion level, delay rate, congestion rate, transport capacity, etc.) indicating the type of social impact provided corresponding to the selected social issue "traffic jam" (traffic jam 710-1) and the selected entity "transportation company" (transportation company 720-1), and generates a social impact type selection screen 1810. In addition, the first calculation unit 330 refers to the entity impact type data table 800 corresponding to the selected domain "railroad" and the selected social issue "traffic jam", acquires data (operating profit, fare income, delay rate, transport volume, capital investment cost, etc.) indicating the type of entity impact provided corresponding to the business of the selected entity "transportation company" (entity business "5" 810-1) and the selected entity "transportation company" (transportation company 820-1), and generates an entity impact type selection screen 1820. In addition, the first calculation unit 330 refers to the policy type data table 900 corresponding to the selected domain "railway" and the selected social issue "congestion", obtains data indicating the types of policies (time-based fares, autonomous driving, congestion visualization, etc.) established corresponding to the business nature of the selected entity "transportation company" (entity business nature "5" 910-1) and the selected entity "transportation company" (transportation company 920-1), and generates a policy type selection screen 1830.

[0088] As shown in FIG. 18, the social impact type selection screen 1810 has a check box for each type of social impact so that the user can select the social impact to be calculated. When a type of social impact is checked on the social impact type selection screen 1810, a pop-up 1811 is displayed for inputting a set value for the social impact. The entity impact type selection screen 1820 has a check box for each type of entity impact so that the user can select the entity impact to be calculated. The policy type selection screen 1830 has a check box for each type of policy so that the user can select the policy to be calculated. When a type of policy is checked on the policy type selection screen 1830, a pop-up 1831 is displayed for inputting a set value for the policy.

[0089] In this way, the first calculation unit 330 performs a narrowing-down process to gradually narrow down the items of domain, social issue, subject, subject issue, and region depending on the input content, and outputs information for selecting the type of social impact, the type of subject impact, and the type of policy.

[0090] In the following, we will explain examples of cases in which the user selects "congestion level" as the type of social impact, "fare revenue" as the type of subject impact, and "time-based fare" as the type of measure.

[0091] In S1601, the second calculation unit 340 inputs social impact type information. For example, the user terminal 220 transmits the type of social impact "congestion level" selected by the user on the social impact type selection screen 1810 and its set value "X" to the impact calculation device 210, and the second calculation unit 340 receives the selected type of social impact "congestion level" and the set value "X".

[0092] In S1602, the second calculation unit 340 inputs subject impact type information. For example, the user terminal 220 transmits the subject impact type "fare income" selected by the user on the subject impact type selection screen 1820 to the impact calculation device 210, and the second calculation unit 340 receives the selected subject impact type "fare income".

[0093] In S1603, the second calculation unit 340 inputs the policy information. For example, the user terminal 220 transmits the policy type "hourly fare" selected by the user on the policy type selection screen 1830 and its setting value "Y" to the impact calculation device 210, and the second calculation unit 340 receives the selected policy type "hourly fare" and the setting value "Y".

[0094] In S1604, the second calculation section 340 selects a calculation formula according to the input contents (information input in S1601 to S1603).

[0095] For example, the second calculation unit 340 refers to the social impact calculation formula data table 1000 for the formula of social impact, and selects the formula "Formula A" which corresponds to the selected policy type "time-based fare" (time-based fare 1010-1) and the selected social impact type "congestion degree" (congestion degree 1020-1). In addition, the second calculation unit 340 refers to the subject impact calculation formula data table 1100 for the formula of subject impact, and selects the formula "Formula D" which corresponds to the selected policy type "time-based fare" (time-based fare 1110-1) and the selected subject impact type "fare revenue" (fare revenue 1120-2).

[0096] In S1605, the second calculation unit 340 selects a route according to the input contents (the information input in S1505, S1507, S1509, S1511, S1513, and S1601 to S1603).

[0097] For example, the second calculation unit 340 refers to the social problem data table 620 and obtains the problem severity 625 of the problem party "4" from the record of the selected social problem "congestion" (congestion 621-1). The second calculation unit 340 also refers to the entity data table 630 and obtains the entity's business feasibility 633 "5" from the record of the selected entity "transportation company" (transportation company 631-1). Then, the second calculation unit 340 refers to the route data table 1200 and obtains the route "peak hour congested route b" that is provided in correspondence with the problem severity "4" 1210-2 of the problem party and the entity's business feasibility "5" 1220-1.

[0098] In S1606, the second calculation unit 340 selects the number of passengers according to the input contents. For example, the second calculation unit 340 refers to the passenger numerical data table 1300 and acquires the number of passengers "number of passengers b" set corresponding to the acquired route "peak time congested route b" (congested route "b" 1310-2 at peak time 1310) and the selected area "city" (city 1330-1).

[0099] In S1607, the second calculation unit 340 selects a fare amount according to the input contents. For example, the second calculation unit 340 refers to the fare data table 1400 and acquires the fare "fare b" set corresponding to the acquired route "peak hour congested route b" (peak hour congested route "b" 1410-2) and the selected area (city 1420-1).

[0100] Here, when the second calculation unit 340 receives information from the user terminal 220 indicating that the button 1840 has been pressed, for example, the second calculation unit 340 performs the processes from S1608 onwards.

[0101] In S1608, the second calculation unit 340 calculates the social impact when the selected measure is implemented. For example, when the calculation formula A related to the type of social impact "degree of congestion" is as follows, the second calculation unit 340 inserts the values ​​acquired in S1605 to S1607 into the calculation formula A to calculate the "degree of congestion".

[0102] (Formula A) Current congestion level (boarding rate) = (train capacity) ÷ {(number of passengers per line during rush hour) ÷ (number of trains per hour)} Degree of congestion (boarding rate) after the implementation of the measures = (train capacity) ÷ {{(number of passengers per line during rush hour) - (reduced number of passengers due to measures)} ÷ (number of trains per hour)} = (Train capacity) ÷ {{(Number of passengers per line during rush hour)-X} ÷ (Number of trains per hour)}

[0103] In S1609, the second calculation unit 340 calculates the subject impact when the selected measure is taken. For example, when the calculation formula D related to the subject impact type "fare revenue" is as follows, the second calculation unit 340 inserts the values ​​acquired in S1605 to S1607 into the calculation formula D to calculate the increase in "fare revenue".

[0104] (Formula D) Increase in fare revenue after the implementation of the policy = {(number of passengers after the implementation of the policy) x (fare)}-{(decrease in number of passengers before and after the policy) x (fare)}- {(Number of passengers who switched to other modes of transport) x (fare)} + {(Number of passengers who switched during off-peak hours) x (fare)} ={(number of passengers bX) × (fare b + Y)} - {X × fare b} - {(number of passengers bX) ÷ 5) × fare b} + {(number of passengers bX) ÷ 5) × (fare bY)

[0105] In S1610, the second calculation unit 340 outputs the impact. For example, a screen (for example, an impact confirmation screen 1900) including the social impact calculated in S1608 and the subject impact calculated in S1609 is sent to the user terminal 220. As shown in FIG. 19, the impact confirmation screen 1900 displays a current congestion degree 1910, a congestion degree after the introduction of the policy 1920, an increase in fare revenue after the introduction of the policy 1930, an end button 1940, and a comparison button 1950. By pressing the comparison button 1950, the user can change the setting value, the policy, etc., and can calculate and compare the impact under various conditions.

[0106] In S1611, second calculation section 340 determines whether or not to end the impact calculation process (for example, whether end button 1940 or comparison button 1950 has been pressed). If second calculation section 340 determines that end button 1940 has been pressed, it ends the impact calculation process, and if second calculation section 340 determines that comparison button 1950 has been pressed, it returns the process to S1601.

[0107] In this embodiment, conditions can be entered in detail, so that the impact of various factors can be calculated as a numerical value such as xx million yen or xx%.

[0108] (II) Supplementary Note The above-described embodiment includes, for example, the following contents.

[0109] In the above embodiment, the present invention is described as being applied to an impact calculation device, but the present invention is not limited to this and can be widely applied to various other systems, devices, methods, and programs.

[0110] In the above-described embodiment, a part or all of the programs may be installed from a program source into a device such as a computer that realizes the impact calculation device. The program source may be, for example, a program distribution server connected via a network or a computer-readable recording medium (e.g., a non-transitory recording medium). In the above description, two or more programs may be realized as one program, or one program may be realized as two or more programs.

[0111] Furthermore, in the above-described embodiments, the configuration of each table is an example, and one table may be divided into two or more tables, or all or part of two or more tables may be one table.

[0112] In addition, in the above embodiment, for convenience of explanation, the information related to the impact calculation device is explained using a table, but the data structure is not limited to a table. The information related to the impact calculation device may be expressed by a data structure other than a table, such as XML (Extensible Markup Language), YAML (YAML Ain't a Markup Language), a hash table, a tree structure, etc.

[0113] Furthermore, the screens shown and described in the above embodiment are merely examples, and any design may be used as long as the information received is the same.

[0114] Furthermore, the screens shown and described in the above embodiment are merely examples, and any design may be used as long as the information presented is the same.

[0115] In the above-described embodiment, the output of information is not limited to display on a display. The output of information may be audio output from a speaker, output to a file, printing on a paper medium or the like by a printing device, projection on a screen or the like by a projector, or other form.

[0116] In addition, in the above description, information such as programs, tables, files, etc. that realize each function can be placed in a storage device such as a memory, a hard disk, or an SSD (Solid State Drive), or in a recording medium such as an IC card, an SD card, or a DVD.

[0117] The above-described embodiment has the following characteristic configurations, for example.

[0118] (1) An impact calculation device (e.g., the impact calculation device 210) that calculates an impact, which is information that quantifies the impact of a measure on a social issue when the measure is taken for the social issue, includes: a memory unit (e.g., the first memory unit 310, the auxiliary memory device 213) that stores information on a group of items that can be requirements for calculating an impact in a predetermined hierarchical structure; a narrowing-down unit (e.g., the first calculation unit 330, the processor 211 and the main memory device 212, a circuit) that repeats a narrowing-down process to select a group of items in a lower layer corresponding to an item selected from a group of items in an upper layer in response to a user operation, and narrows down each item of the requirement for calculating the impact (e.g., the first calculation unit 330, the processor 211 and the main memory device 212, a circuit); and a calculation unit (e.g., the second calculation unit 340, the processor 211 and the main memory device 212, a circuit) that calculates the impact using a calculation formula and data for calculating the impact that are specified based on each item of the requirement for calculating the impact narrowed down by the narrowing-down unit, and a type of impact and a type of measure selected in response to a user operation from multiple types related to the impact and multiple types related to the measure.

[0119] According to the above configuration, for example, a user can appropriately calculate the impact by selecting an item of interest from the group of items outputted, and selecting a type of impact and a type of measure of interest from the multiple types of impact and multiple types of measures outputted.

[0120] (2) The storage unit stores information on a group of social issue items for each domain item (e.g., domain data table 610), stores information on a group of subject items for each social issue item (e.g., social issue data table 620), stores information on a group of subject issue items for each subject item (e.g., subject data table 630), stores information on a group of region items for each subject issue item (e.g., subject issue data table), and stores region information for each region item (e.g., region data table). In the narrowing down process, the narrowing down unit acquires information on a group of social issue items corresponding to a domain item selected from the group of domain items, acquires information on a group of subject items corresponding to a social issue item selected from the group of social issue items, acquires information on a group of subject issue items corresponding to a subject item selected from the group of subject items, acquires information on a group of region items corresponding to a subject issue item selected from the group of subject issues, and acquires information on a region item selected from the group of region items (e.g., see FIG. 15).

[0121] According to the above configuration, for example, the items of each requirement for calculating the impact are narrowed down to the items of domain, social issue, subject, subject issue, and region, so that the impact caused by these requirements can be calculated.

[0122] (3) The information on the social issue item group includes qualitative data indicating the entities related to the social issue (e.g., data on business entity 622 and data on the entity involved in the issue 623) and quantitative data indicating the seriousness of the social issue to the entity (e.g., data on business entity's issue seriousness 624 and data on the entity's issue seriousness 625), and the information on the entity item group includes qualitative data indicating the entity issues faced by the entity (e.g., data on entity issues 632) and quantitative data indicating the business viability of the entity (e.g., data on entity's business viability 633).

[0123] In the above configuration, the information on the social issue item group includes information on the social issue evaluated from multiple angles, and the information on the subject item group includes information on the subject evaluated from multiple angles. With the above configuration, for example, it is possible to narrow down the items of each requirement for calculating the impact in more detail, and it becomes possible to use items, data, etc. that are more suitable for calculating the impact, so that the impact can be calculated more precisely.

[0124] (4) The storage unit stores a plurality of types of information related to social impacts corresponding to social issues and entities (e.g., a social impact type data table 700), stores a plurality of types of information related to entity impacts corresponding to entities and the entities' business (e.g., an entity impact type data table 800), stores a plurality of types of information related to policies corresponding to entities and the entities' business (e.g., a policy type data table 900), stores information on social impact calculation formulas corresponding to types of social impacts and types of policies (e.g., a social impact calculation formula data table 1000), stores information on entity impact calculation formulas corresponding to types of entity impacts and types of policies (e.g., an entity impact calculation formula data table 1100), and stores data to be inserted into the formulas (e.g., a route data table 1200, a passenger numerical data table 1300, a fare data table 1400) that are linked to the entity's business, the entity's level of seriousness of social issues, and a region. The calculation unit calculates the social issues selected in the narrowing down process and the Outputting multiple types of information related to social impacts corresponding to the entity selected in the narrowing down process, inputting information on the type of social impact selected from the multiple types related to social impacts outputted, outputting multiple types of information related to entity impacts corresponding to the entity selected in the narrowing down process and the business nature of the entity, inputting information on the type of entity impact selected from the multiple types related to entity impacts outputted, outputting multiple types of information related to measures corresponding to the entity selected in the narrowing down process and the business nature of the entity, inputting information on the type of measure selected from the multiple types related to measures outputted, calculating the social impact as the impact using a formula corresponding to the type of social impact and the type of measure, and data linked to the business nature of the entity, the seriousness of the social issue for the entity, and the area selected in the narrowing down process, and calculating the entity impact using the formula corresponding to the type of entity impact and the type of measure and the data (for example, see Figure 16).

[0125] According to the above configuration, for example, since the social impact and the entity impact are calculated as the impact, the user can easily determine whether the entity's problem solving is compatible with the entity's business viability.

[0126] (5) The storage unit acquires information on a portion of a group of items that may be requirements for calculating an impact from at least one of a CLD (eg, the CLD 400) and a KPI tree (eg, the KPI tree 500).

[0127] According to the above configuration, for example, since it is possible to use information on the CLD and KPI tree used in examining a social issue, it is possible to more easily prepare information to be used in calculating an impact.

[0128] Furthermore, the above-described configurations may be modified, rearranged, combined, or omitted as appropriate without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

[0129] It should be understood that items listed in the format "at least one of A, B, and C" can mean (A), (B), (C), (A and B), (A and C), (B and C), or (A, B, and C). Similarly, items listed in the format "at least one of A, B, or C" can mean (A), (B), (C), (A and B), (A and C), (B and C), or (A, B, and C). [Explanation of symbols]

[0130] 200: impact calculation device, 330: first calculation unit, 340: second calculation unit.

Claims

1. An impact calculation device that calculates an impact, which is information that quantifies an impact of a policy on a social issue when the policy is implemented on the social issue, a storage unit that stores information on a group of items that may be requirements for calculating an impact in a predetermined hierarchical structure; a narrowing-down unit that repeats a narrowing-down process of selecting a lower-level item group corresponding to an item selected from an upper-level item group in response to a user operation, and narrows down the items of each requirement for calculating an impact; a calculation unit that calculates the impact using a calculation formula and data for calculating the impact, the formula and data being specified based on each requirement item for calculating the impact narrowed down by the narrowing down unit, and a type of impact and a type of measure selected in response to a user operation from a plurality of types related to the impact and a plurality of types related to the measure; Equipped with The storage unit stores information on a group of social issues for each domain item, stores information on a group of subjects for each social issue item, stores information on a group of subjects' issues for each subject item, stores information on a group of regions for each subject issue item, and stores region information for each region item; The narrowing down unit, in the narrowing down process, acquires information on a group of social issue items corresponding to the domain items selected from a group of domain items, acquires information on a group of subject items corresponding to the social issue items selected from the group of social issue items, acquires information on a group of subject issue items corresponding to the subject items selected from the group of subject items, acquires information on a group of region items corresponding to the subject issue items selected from the group of subject issue items, and acquires information on the region items selected from the group of region items. Impact calculation device.

2. The information on the group of social issues includes qualitative data indicating the subject related to the social issue and quantitative data indicating the seriousness of the subject with respect to the social issue, The information on the group of items of the entity includes qualitative data indicating the entity's challenges and quantitative data indicating the entity's business viability. The impact calculation device according to claim 1 .

3. The memory unit stores multiple types of information related to social impacts corresponding to social issues and entities, stores multiple types of information related to entity impacts corresponding to entities and the entity's business, stores multiple types of information related to policies corresponding to entities and the entity's business, stores information on social impact calculation formulas corresponding to types of social impacts and types of policies, stores information on entity impact calculation formulas corresponding to types of entity impacts and types of policies, and stores data to be inserted into the calculation formulas that are linked to the entity's business, the entity's severity of the social issue, and the region; The calculation unit is outputting a plurality of types of information related to social impacts corresponding to the social issues selected in the narrowing down process and the entities selected in the narrowing down process, and inputting information on a type of social impact selected from the plurality of types of social impacts outputted; Outputting a plurality of types of information related to the subject impact corresponding to the subject selected in the narrowing down process and the business of the subject, and inputting information on the type of subject impact selected from the plurality of types related to the subject impact outputted; outputting a plurality of types of information related to the entity selected in the narrowing down process and the policy corresponding to the business of the entity, and inputting information on the policy type selected from the plurality of types related to the policy output; Calculating the social impact as the impact using a formula corresponding to the type of social impact and the type of measure, and data associated with the entity's business potential, the entity's seriousness of the social issue, and the region selected in the narrowing-down process; and calculating the entity impact using the formula corresponding to the type of entity impact and the type of measure and the data. The impact calculation device according to claim 2 .

4. The storage unit acquires information on a portion of a group of items that may be requirements for calculating an impact from at least one of a CLD (Causal Loop Diagram) and a KPI (Key Performance Indicator) tree. The impact calculation device according to claim 1 .

5. An impact calculation method for calculating an impact, which is information that quantifies an impact of a policy on a social issue when the policy is implemented on the social issue, comprising: a storage unit stores information on a group of items that may be requirements for calculating an impact in a predetermined hierarchical structure; a narrowing-down unit repeats a narrowing-down process of selecting a lower-layer item group corresponding to an item selected from an upper-layer item group in response to a user operation, thereby narrowing down the items of each requirement for calculating an impact; a calculation unit calculates the impact using a calculation formula and data for calculating the impact, the calculation formula and data being specified based on each requirement item for calculating the impact narrowed down by the narrowing down unit, and a type of impact and a type of measure selected in response to a user operation from a plurality of types related to the impact and a plurality of types related to the measure; Including, The storage unit stores information on a group of social issues for each domain item, stores information on a group of subjects for each social issue item, stores information on a group of subjects' issues for each subject item, stores information on a group of regions for each subject issue item, and stores region information for each region item; The narrowing down unit, in the narrowing down process, acquires information on a group of social issue items corresponding to the domain items selected from a group of domain items, acquires information on a group of subject items corresponding to the social issue items selected from the group of social issue items, acquires information on a group of subject issue items corresponding to the subject items selected from the group of subject items, acquires information on a group of region items corresponding to the subject issue items selected from the group of subject issue items, and acquires information on the region items selected from the group of region items. Impact calculation method.

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