Transport temperature control device, transport temperature control method, and transport temperature control program

Abstract

To enable transport of a commodity under a state where quality is maintained.SOLUTION: An acquisition unit acquires date information on transport of a transported article and geographic information corresponding to a transport route of the article. A detection unit detects a temperature management section corresponding to the transported article, from a commodity master in which the temperature management section for each article indicating at least temperature at the time of the transport is stored. A determination unit refers to a transport temperature management master on the basis of the acquired date information and the acquired geographic information, and discriminates whether or not the transport route of the article is the transport route indicated by the geographic information, and whether or not a date indicated by the date information is included within a change period. A display control unit, when a discrimination result indicating that the date indicated by the date information is included within the change period and the transport route of the article is the transport route indicated by the geographic information is obtained from the determination unit, displays other temperature management section acquired from the transport temperature management master, as the temperature management section at the time of the transport of the article, as the temperature management section at the time of the transport of the article.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a transfer temperature control device, a transfer temperature control method, and a transfer temperature control program. [Background technology]

[0002] Nowadays, when transporting goods, it is necessary to transport them in a state where the quality of the goods is maintained. For this reason, for example, goods that can maintain their quality at room temperature are transported at room temperature, and goods that require refrigeration to maintain their quality are transported in a refrigerated state.

[0003] Patent Document 1 (JP 2020-030605 A) discloses a fruit and vegetable delivery system that aims to deliver fruit and vegetables to destinations at the optimal level of ripeness and to reduce damage to the fruit and vegetables that occurs during delivery.

[0004] This fruit and vegetable delivery system manages the temperature inside the refrigerated compartment when a delivery vehicle equipped with a refrigerated compartment delivers fruit and vegetables from a storage warehouse where the fruit and vegetables are stored to a delivery destination. Specifically, the system acquires ripening information, which includes information on whether the fruit and vegetables stored in the storage warehouse require ripening by the delivery date and time, and the ripening temperature for ripening the fruit and vegetables if ripening is required. Based on the acquired ripening information, the system determines the ripening temperature or storage temperature as the temperature inside the refrigerated compartment when delivering the fruit and vegetables from the storage warehouse to the delivery destination. Then, delivery instruction information, which indicates an instruction to deliver the fruit and vegetables at the determined temperature, is transmitted to an on-board device of the delivery vehicle. This allows the deliverer to deliver the fruit and vegetables at a temperature inside the compartment that is appropriate for the fruit and vegetables. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0005] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Publication No. 2020-030605 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0006] However, for example, in cold regions, the outside temperature can drop below zero during the winter. Therefore, if products that are kept at room temperature are transported in their current state, they may freeze and cause problems with their quality. Conversely, if products that are kept at room temperature are transported in their current state during the summer, for example, problems with the quality of some products may occur.

[0007] The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-mentioned problems, and aims to provide a transport temperature control device, a transport temperature control method, and a transport temperature control program that enable products to be transported while maintaining their quality. [Means for solving the problem]

[0008] The transport temperature control device according to the present invention is a transport temperature control device in which, at the time of shipping an item, an operator selects and sets a temperature at which the quality of the item can be maintained during transport, In order to solve the above-mentioned problems and achieve the object, an acquisition unit acquires date information regarding the transportation of an item to be transported and geographical information corresponding to the transportation route of the item; a detection unit detects a temperature control category corresponding to the item to be transported from a product master in which at least a temperature control category for each item indicating the temperature at the time of transportation is stored; and a transportation temperature control master in which geographical information corresponding to the transportation route of each item, a change period in which the temperature control category of each item is changed to another temperature control category different from the normal temperature control category, and another temperature control category during the change period are stored in association with each item, is referenced based on the acquired date information and geographical information, and the transportation route of the item is determined based on the transportation route indicated by the geographical information. a determination unit that determines whether the date indicated by the date information is a route and whether the date indicated by the date information is included in a change period; and a display control unit that, when a determination result indicating that the date indicated by the date information is not included in the change period is obtained from the determination unit, displays a temperature control classification obtained from the product master as a temperature control classification at the time of transportation of the item, and, when a determination result indicating that the date indicated by the date information is included in the change period and the transportation route of the item is a transportation route indicated by geographic information is obtained from the determination unit, displays another temperature control classification obtained from the transportation temperature control master as a temperature control classification at the time of transportation of the item. The determination unit refers to the transport temperature management master based on the geographical information, which is the origin or destination of the item, and the date information, and determines whether the transport route of the item is the transport route indicated by the geographical information, and whether the date indicated by the date information is included in the change period.

[0009] Further, the transport temperature management method according to the present invention includes: A method for managing temperature during transportation of an article by a transport temperature management device, in which an operator selects and sets a temperature at which the quality of the article can be maintained during transportation, at the time of shipping the article, comprising: In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the present invention includes an acquisition step in which an acquisition unit acquires date information regarding the transportation of an item to be transported and geographical information corresponding to the transportation route of the item; a detection step in which a detection unit detects a temperature control category corresponding to the item to be transported from a product master in which a temperature control category for each item indicating at least the temperature at the time of transportation is stored; and a determination step in which a determination unit refers to a transport temperature control master in which geographical information corresponding to the transportation route of each item, a change period in which the temperature control category of each item is changed to another temperature control category different from the normal temperature control category, and another temperature control category during the change period are associated with each item, based on the acquired date information and geographical information, and determines whether the transportation route of the item is the same as the transportation route indicated by the geographical information. a determination step of determining whether the date indicated by the date information is a route and whether the date indicated by the date information is included in the change period; and a display control step of displaying, by a display control unit, a temperature control classification acquired from the product master as a temperature control classification at the time of transport of the item when a determination result indicating that the date indicated by the date information is not included in the change period is obtained from the determination unit, and displaying, by a display control unit, another temperature control classification acquired from the transport temperature control master as a temperature control classification at the time of transport of the item when a determination result indicating that the date indicated by the date information is included in the change period and the transport route of the item is a transport route indicated by the geographic information is obtained from the determination unit. In the determination step, the determination unit refers to the transport temperature management master based on the geographical information, which is the origin or destination of the item, and the date information, and determines whether the transport route of the item is the transport route indicated by the geographical information, and whether the date indicated by the date information is included in the change period.

[0010] Further, the transport temperature management program according to the present invention includes: A transport temperature management program that causes a computer of a transport temperature management device to function, in which an operator selects and sets a temperature at which the quality of an item can be maintained during transport when the item is shipped,In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a computer includes an acquisition unit that acquires date information regarding the transportation of an item to be transported and geographical information corresponding to the transportation route of the item, a detection unit that detects a temperature control category corresponding to the item to be transported from a product master that stores a temperature control category for each item that indicates at least the temperature at the time of transportation, and a transportation temperature control master that stores geographical information corresponding to the transportation route of each item, a change period for changing the temperature control category of each item to a different temperature control category from the normal temperature control category, and other temperature control categories during the change period, each associated with each item, based on the acquired date information and geographical information, and a detection unit that detects a temperature control category corresponding to the item to be transported from a product master that stores a temperature control category for each item that indicates the temperature at the time of transportation. a determination unit that determines whether the date indicated by the date information is within the change period and whether the date indicated by the date information is within the change period; and a display control unit that displays a temperature control classification acquired from the product master as a temperature control classification at the time of transportation of the item when a determination result indicating that the date indicated by the date information is not within the change period is obtained from the determination unit, and displays another temperature control classification acquired from the transportation temperature control master as a temperature control classification at the time of transportation of the item when a determination result indicating that the date indicated by the date information is within the change period and the transportation route of the item is the transportation route indicated by the geographical information is obtained from the determination unit. The determination unit refers to the transport temperature management master based on the geographical information, i.e., the origin or destination of the goods and the date information, and determines whether the transport route of the goods is the transport route indicated by the geographical information and whether the date indicated by the date information is included in the change period. [Effects of the Invention]

[0011] According to the present invention, it is possible to effectively transport products while maintaining their quality. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0012] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of a transport temperature control device according to an embodiment. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of the product master. [Figure 3] FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of the transportation temperature management master. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of determining the temperature control category of a product in the transport temperature control device according to the embodiment. [Figure 5] FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a flow of detecting the transportation temperature control category. [Figure 6] FIG. 6 is a diagram showing another flow of detecting the transportation temperature control classification. [Figure 7] FIG. 7 is a diagram showing yet another flow for detecting the transportation temperature control category. [Figure 8] FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a display example of the order input screen. [Figure 9] FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of the order data. [Figure 10] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of shipping instruction data. [Figure 11] FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of a picking list. [Figure 12] FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of shipping data. [Figure 13] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a shipping slip. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0013] DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A transfer temperature control device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the present embodiment.

[0014] (Hardware configuration) FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration of a transport temperature control device 1 according to an embodiment. This transport temperature control device 1 may be a desktop personal computer, a notebook personal computer, or a tablet personal computer. Furthermore, the transport temperature control device 1 may be a portable information processing device such as a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) or a smartphone. The transport temperature control device 1 includes a storage unit 2, a control unit 3, a communication interface unit 4, and an input / output interface unit 5.

[0015] An input device 6 and an output device 7 are connected to the input / output interface unit 5. A monitor device (including a home television) can be used as the output device 7. The input device 6 can be a keyboard device, a mouse device, a microphone device, or a monitor device that cooperates with a mouse device to realize a pointing device function.

[0016] A storage device such as a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), or an SSD (Solid State Drive) can be used as the storage unit 2. The storage unit 2 is provided with a product master 11 and a transport temperature control master 12, each of which is a storage area in which predetermined information is stored.

[0017] Fig. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the product master 11. As shown in Fig. 2, the product master 11 stores a product number (product CD), which is a number uniquely assigned to each product, a product name, a temperature control category, and a controlled temperature range, each associated with each other. As an example, the temperature control category may be "0" if the product is a room temperature product, "1" if the product is a refrigerated product, or "2" if the product is a frozen product.

[0018] As for the controlled temperature range, "0" is stored for products that do not require temperature control to maintain quality, "1" is stored for products that require temperature control of 20 degrees or less to maintain quality, and "2" is stored for products that require temperature control of 10 degrees or less to maintain quality. As for the controlled temperature range, "3" is stored for products that require temperature control of -5 degrees or less to maintain quality.

[0019] Fig. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the transportation temperature control master 12. As shown in Fig. 3, the transportation temperature control master 12 stores, in association with each other, a product number (product CD), which is a number uniquely assigned to each product, a warehouse number (warehouse CD), which is a number uniquely assigned to each warehouse where the product is stored before transportation, and a delivery destination number (delivery destination CD), which indicates the delivery destination of the product.

[0020] The transport temperature control master 12 also stores the start and end dates of a target period, which is a period during which the transport temperature for the product is specified. The transport temperature control master 12 also stores the temperature control category for the product. The temperature control category is the same as the temperature control section of the product master 11 shown in Figure 2, and stores "0" if the product is a room temperature product, "1" if the product is a refrigerated product, and "2" if the product is a frozen product.

[0021] (Functional configuration) Next, a transportation temperature control program is stored in the memory unit 2. The control unit 3 executes this transportation temperature control program to function as an acquisition unit 21, a data generation unit 22, a detection unit 23, a determination unit 24, a display control unit 25, and an output control unit 26.

[0022] The acquisition unit 21 acquires various information such as the business establishment number, order date, delivery destination, shipping date, arrival date, shipping warehouse, and product number input by the business operator via an order input screen described below. The data generation unit 22 generates order data based on the various information input by the business operator. Furthermore, the data generation unit 22 generates shipping instruction data based on the order data after the shipping instruction is registered.

[0023] The detection unit 23 detects the temperature control category corresponding to the product to be transported from the above-mentioned product master 11. The determination unit 24 refers to the above-mentioned transportation temperature control master 12 based on the shipping date and arrival date acquired by the acquisition unit 21, and determines whether the shipping date or arrival date is included in the target period indicated by the start date and end date.

[0024] The display control unit 25 displays an order input screen, which is operated by an operator or the like, via the output device 7. The display control unit 25 also displays the temperature control category of the product indicated in the above-mentioned transportation temperature control master 12 on the order input screen. The output control unit 26 outputs a shipping slip.

[0025] (Temperature control classification determination operation) Next, the operation of determining the temperature management category of a product in the transport temperature management device 1 of the embodiment will be explained using the flowchart of Figure 4. When the business operator specifies the creation of a shipping slip via the input device 6, the display control unit 26 controls the display of the order input screen shown in Figure 5(a) on the output device 7. At this time, the display control unit 26 automatically inputs the business number of the business office creating the shipping slip as the business number. The example of Figure 5(a) is an example in which the business number "001" of the Tokyo sales office is automatically input as the business number. In addition, the display control unit 26 automatically inputs the current date as the order date. The example of Figure 5(a) is an example in which the date "October 1, 2021" is automatically input as the order date. The business operator may also manually input the business number and order date.

[0026] The business operator inputs the product's destination, shipping date, arrival date, shipping warehouse from which the product will be shipped, the product to be transported, and the quantity of the product to be transported on this order input screen. The example in Figure 5(a) is an example in which "XX Hospital" with destination number "N0001" is specified as the product's destination. The example in Figure 5(a) is also an example in which "October 1, 2021" is specified as the shipping date and "October 5, 2021" is specified as the arrival date. The example in Figure 5(a) is also an example in which "Sapporo Warehouse" with shipping warehouse number "S0001" is specified as the shipping warehouse from which the product will be shipped. The example in Figure 5(a) is also an example in which a product with product number "00001" and product name "Room Temperature Product A" is specified as the product to be transported, and "10 units" is specified as the quantity of the product to be transported. The shipping warehouse from which the product is shipped and the destination of the product are examples of geographic information corresponding to the transportation route of the product.

[0027] In step S1 of the flowchart in Fig. 4, the detection unit 23 refers to the transport temperature control master 12 illustrated in Fig. 5(c) based on the combination of the product and shipping warehouse (or delivery destination) entered on the order input screen. Then, the detection unit 23 detects from the transport temperature control master 12 the target period (start date), target period (end date), and temperature control category corresponding to the product and shipping warehouse (or delivery destination) entered on the order input screen.

[0028] The determination unit 24 determines whether the transport route indicated by the shipping warehouse (or delivery destination) of the product input on the order input screen is the transport route indicated by the shipping warehouse (or delivery destination) of the product stored in the transport temperature control master 12. The determination unit 24 also determines whether the shipping date (or arrival date) of the product input on the order input screen is within the range of the target period (start) to target period (end) of the transport temperature control master 12.

[0029] In the example of FIG. 5(a), the order input screen specifies the "Sapporo Warehouse" (S0001) as the shipping warehouse for "Room Temperature Product A" (0001), the shipping date as "October 1, 2021," and the arrival date as "October 5, 2021." In contrast, the transport temperature control master 12 shown in FIG. 5(c) specifies that when "Room Temperature Product A" (0001) is shipped from the "Sapporo Warehouse" (S0001), the temperature control category should be "1; refrigerated product" from the target period (start date) of "December 1, 2021" to the target period (end date) of "March 31, 2022." In this case, the determination unit 24 determines that both the shipping date and arrival date of room temperature product A fall outside the target period set in the transport temperature control master 12.

[0030] If the determination unit 24 determines that both the shipping date and arrival date of the room-temperature product A fall outside the target period for the room-temperature product A set in the transport temperature control master 12 (step S1: No), the process proceeds to step S3. In step S3, the acquisition unit 21 references the product master 11 based on the product number "00001" and acquires the transport temperature control category and controlled temperature range for the room-temperature product A. FIG. 5(b) is a schematic diagram of the product master 11. In the example of FIG. 5(b), the temperature control category for the "room-temperature product A" with the product number "00001" is set to "0: room temperature product" and the controlled temperature range is set to "1: 20 degrees or below." Therefore, the acquisition unit 21 acquires the temperature control category of "0: room temperature product" and the controlled temperature range of "1: 20 degrees or below" for the room-temperature product A from the product master 11. The display control unit 26 displays the temperature control category of "room temperature product" and the controlled temperature range of "below 20 degrees" for the room temperature product A acquired by the acquisition unit 21 on the order input screen as shown in FIG. 5(a).

[0031] In contrast, Figure 6 is an example of transporting 10 units of "room temperature product A" from the Sapporo warehouse to X Hospital, similar to the example in Figure 5, but the shipping date is specified as "December 5, 2021" and the arrival date is specified as "December 6, 2021."

[0032] In this case, referring to the transport temperature control master 12 shown in Figure 6(c), when room temperature product A with product number "00001" is transported from the "Sapporo Warehouse" with "S0001", the temperature control category is set to "1: refrigerated product" from "December 1, 2021" to "March 31, 2022" (target period). Therefore, the determination unit 24 determines that the shipping date and arrival date of room temperature product A are both within the target period for room temperature product A.

[0033] If the determination unit 24 determines that both the shipping date and arrival date of room temperature product A are within the target period for room temperature product A (step S1: Yes), the process proceeds to step S2. In step S2, the acquisition unit 21 references the product master 11 shown in FIG. 6(b) based on the product number of room temperature product A, "00001," and acquires the transportation temperature control category of room temperature product A, "0: room temperature product," and the controlled temperature range of "1: 20 degrees or less," as described above. The display control unit 26 first controls the display of the transportation temperature control category of room temperature product A, "0: room temperature product," and the controlled temperature range of "1: 20 degrees or less," on the order input screen, as in the example of FIG. 5(a).

[0034] Next, because the acquisition unit 21 has determined that both the shipping date and arrival date of room-temperature product A shipped from the Sapporo warehouse are within the target period for room-temperature product A, it references the transport temperature control master 12 shown in FIG. 6(c) based on the product number of room-temperature product A, "00001." In the example of FIG. 6(c), when "room-temperature product A" with product number "00001" is shipped from the Sapporo warehouse, the temperature control category for the target period is set to "1: refrigerated product." Therefore, the acquisition unit 21 acquires the temperature control category of "1: refrigerated product" for room-temperature product A from the transport temperature control master 12.

[0035] The display control unit 26 rewrites the transportation temperature control category of "0: room temperature product" obtained from the product master 11 and temporarily entered on the order input screen to the temperature control category of "1: refrigerated product" obtained from the transportation temperature control master 12, as shown in Fig. 6(a). This changes the transportation temperature of the room temperature product A during the target period to "refrigerated product," enabling the product to be transported while maintaining its quality.

[0036] In this example, if it is determined that both the shipping date and arrival date of the product are within the product's target period, the transport temperature control category and control temperature zone are obtained from the product master 11 and temporarily entered into the order input screen. Then, the temporarily entered transport temperature control category is rewritten with the temperature control category obtained from the transport temperature control master 12. However, if it is determined that both the shipping date and arrival date of the product are within the product's target period, it is also possible to obtain only the control temperature zone from the product master 11 and enter it into the order input screen, and obtain the transport temperature control category from the transport temperature control master 12 and enter it into the order input screen. Even in this case, the same effect as described above can be obtained.

[0037] Next, the example in Figure 7 is an example where the order date at the Tokyo office is "December 1, 2021," the delivery destination is "XX Medical Aomori Branch" with "N9001," the shipping date is "December 5, 2021," the arrival date is "December 6, 2021," and the shipping warehouse is "Tohoku Warehouse" with "S0003," as shown in Figure 7(a). Also, this example in Figure 7 is an example where "5 units" of product number "10001" and product name "Refrigerated Product B" are specified to be transported from the Tohoku Warehouse to the XX Medical Aomori Branch, as shown in Figure 7(a).

[0038] In this case, the shipping date of refrigerated product B is specified as "December 5, 2021," and the arrival date is specified as "December 6, 2021." In contrast, referring to the transport temperature control master 12 shown in FIG. 7(c), when refrigerated product B with product number "10001" is to be delivered to "XX Medical Aomori Branch" with "N9001," the start date of the target period is set to "December 1, 2021," the end date of the target period is set to "February 28, 2022," and the temperature control category is set to "0: Room temperature product." Therefore, the determination unit 24 determines that both the shipping date and arrival date of refrigerated product B are within the target period of room temperature product B.

[0039] If the determination unit 24 determines that both the shipping date and arrival date of room-temperature product B are within the target period for room-temperature product B (step S1: Yes), the process proceeds to step S2. In step S2, the acquisition unit 21 references the product master 11 shown in FIG. 7(b) based on the product number of refrigerated product B, "10001," and acquires the transportation temperature control category of refrigerated product B, "1: refrigerated product," and the controlled temperature range of "2: 10 degrees or less," as described above. The display control unit 26 first controls the display of the transportation temperature control category of refrigerated product B, "1: refrigerated product," and the controlled temperature range of "2: 10 degrees or less," on the order input screen, as in the example of FIG. 5(a).

[0040] Next, because it has been determined that both the shipping date and arrival date of refrigerated product B are within the target period for refrigerated product B, the acquisition unit 21 references the transport temperature control master 12 shown in FIG. 7(c) based on the product number of refrigerated product B, "10001." In the example of FIG. 7(c), the temperature control category for refrigerated product B, with product number "10001," within the target period is set to "0: room temperature product." Therefore, the acquisition unit 21 acquires the temperature control category of refrigerated product B, "0: room temperature product," from the transport temperature control master 12.

[0041] The display control unit 26 rewrites the transportation temperature control category of "1: refrigerated product" obtained from the product master 11 as described above and entered on the order input screen to the temperature control category of "0: room temperature product" obtained from the transportation temperature control master 12, as shown in Figure 7(a). This changes the transportation temperature of refrigerated product B during the target period to "room temperature product," enabling the product to be transported while maintaining its quality.

[0042] In this example, too, only the control temperature range may be acquired from the product master 11 and input to the order input screen, and the transport temperature control category may be acquired from the transport temperature control master 12 and input to the order input screen. In this case, the same effect as described above can be obtained.

[0043] (Data generation operation) Next, we will explain the various data generated in response to input operations on the order input screen described above. First, Figure 8 is an example of the order input screen described above. In the example of Figure 8, of the items on the order input screen, the business name (001: Tokyo Sales Office) and order date (October 1, 2021) are automatically entered by the control unit 3. The items of delivery destination, shipping date, arrival date, and shipping warehouse are entered by the business operator. In the example of Figure 8, "XX Hospital" of "N0001" is entered as the delivery destination, and "October 5, 2021" is entered as the shipping date. In addition, in the example of Figure 8, "October 6, 2021" is entered as the arrival date, and "Sapporo Warehouse" of "S0001" is entered as the shipping warehouse.

[0044] When input for each item is made in this manner, the acquisition unit 21 acquires the transport temperature control category and control temperature zone for each product from the product master 11 and the transport temperature control master 12 as described above. The display control unit 26 displays the quantity to be transported, the transport temperature control category, and the control temperature zone for each product for each row, which is automatically numbered. The example in FIG. 8 is an example in which the product number "00001" is displayed in the row number "1," the product name of "room temperature product A," the quantity of "10 units," the transport temperature control category for "room temperature product," and the control temperature zone of "20 degrees or less." The example in FIG. 8 is an example in which the product number "10001" is displayed in the row number "2," the product name of "refrigerated product B," the quantity of "5 units," the transport temperature control category for "refrigerated product," and the control temperature zone of "10 degrees or less."

[0045] When the input on the order input screen is performed in this manner and the business operator performs an order input registration operation via the input device 6, the data generation unit 22 shown in Fig. 1 generates the order data shown in Fig. 9 and stores it in the storage unit 2. As an example, the order data, as shown in Fig. 9, is composed of the following items: order number, order line, order date, delivery destination number (delivery destination CD), shipping date, arrival date, shipping warehouse number (shipping warehouse CD), product number (product CD), quantity, and transportation temperature control category. Of these, the order number and order line are automatically assigned.

[0046] The data generation unit 22 acquires various data entered into each field on the order input screen illustrated in FIG. 8 and generates order data. Specifically, the example in FIG. 9 is an example in which order data for order line "1" of order number "JJ00001" is generated for room-temperature product A with product number "00001" and shipping warehouse "S0001" in the Sapporo warehouse. In the above example, the shipping date of "October 5, 2021" and arrival date of "October 6, 2021" for room-temperature product A with shipping warehouse "Sapporo warehouse" fall outside the target period of "December 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022" set in the transport temperature control master 12, as shown in FIG. 5(c). Therefore, order data with a transport temperature control classification of "0: room-temperature product" is generated.

[0047] Similarly, the example in Figure 9 is an example in which order data for order row "2" with order number "JJ00001" was generated for refrigerated product B with product number "10001" and shipping warehouse "S0001" from the Sapporo warehouse. In the above example, the shipping date of "October 5, 2021" and arrival date of "October 6, 2021" for refrigerated product B fall outside the target period of "December 1, 2021 to February 28, 2022" set in the transport temperature control master 12, as shown in Figures 6(c) and 7(c). Therefore, order data with a transport temperature control category of "1: refrigerated product" is generated.

[0048] Next, when the business operator performs a shipping instruction registration operation via the input device 6, the data generation unit 22 generates shipping instruction data shown in Fig. 10 based on the order data shown in Fig. 9 and stores it in the storage unit 2. As an example, the shipping instruction data, as shown in Fig. 10, is composed of the following items: shipping instruction number, shipping instruction line, order number, order line, shipping instruction date, delivery destination number (delivery destination CD), shipping date, arrival date, shipping warehouse number (shipping warehouse CD), product number (product CD), quantity, and transportation temperature control category. Of these, the shipping instruction number and shipping instruction line are automatically assigned.

[0049] Specifically, the data generation unit 22 generates shipping instruction data by adding an automatically assigned shipping instruction number such as "SS00001" and a shipping instruction line such as "1" to the above-mentioned order data, as well as adding a shipping instruction date such as "October 2, 2021."

[0050] When the shipping instruction data is generated in this manner, and the business operator specifies that a picking list be displayed, the data generation unit 22 generates a picking list, for example, as shown in FIG. 11, based on the shipping instruction data. The display control unit 26 displays the generated picking list on the output device 7. The example of the picking list shown in FIG. 11 is an example of an instruction to ship "10 units" of "Room Temperature Product A" with product number "00001" in a room temperature state (room temperature product) from the "Sapporo Warehouse" with warehouse number "S0001" with a shipping date of "October 5, 2021." The example of the picking list shown in FIG. 11 is an example of an instruction to ship "5 units" of "Refrigerated Product B" with product number "10001" in a refrigerated state (refrigerated product) from the "Sapporo Warehouse" with warehouse number "S0001" with a shipping date of "October 5, 2021."

[0051] Based on this shipping instruction data, 10 units of room temperature product A will be shipped at room temperature, and 5 units of refrigerated product B will be shipped refrigerated from the Sapporo warehouse with warehouse number "S0001".

[0052] Next, the data generation unit 22 generates the shipping data illustrated in FIG. 12 by adding automatically numbered shipping lines such as "SK00001" or "SK00002" and "1" to the shipping instruction data shown in FIG. 10, and stores the data in the memory unit 2.

[0053] Next, when the creation of a shipping slip is specified by the business operator, the data generation unit 22 generates shipping slip data for each product as shown in Figure 13 based on the shipping data exemplified in Figure 12. The example in Figure 13(a) is a shipping slip for room temperature product A with shipping number SK00001. As exemplified in Figure 13(a), the data generation unit 22 generates shipping slip data based on the above-mentioned shipping data indicating that 10 units of "room temperature product A" will be shipped as "room temperature products" from the Sapporo warehouse on "October 5, 2021" and delivered to "X Hospital" on "October 6, 2021."

[0054] Similarly, the example in Figure 13(b) is a shipping slip for refrigerated product B with shipping number SK00002. As shown in Figure 13(b), the data generation unit 22 generates shipping slip data based on the above-mentioned shipping data, indicating that five units of "refrigerated product B" will be shipped as "refrigerated products" from the Sapporo warehouse on "October 5, 2021" and delivered to "X Hospital" on "October 6, 2021."

[0055] The output control unit 26 supplies such shipping slip data to a printer device, which is an example of the output device 7, via the input / output interface unit 5. This allows the shipping slip to be printed, and the printed shipping slip can be attached to the transported item and transported.

[0056] The transport temperature control device 1 of the embodiment stores the transport temperature control classification at the time of order placement based on shipping data, etc., and can therefore generate shipping slips by dividing the shipping number by the mailing temperature control classification (packaging can be divided by the transport temperature control classification).

[0057] (Effects of the embodiment) As is clear from the above explanation, the transportation temperature control device 1 of the embodiment not only controls the temperature of products, but also determines the temperature control during transportation for a specific period at a specific warehouse by setting the target warehouse (shipping warehouse) and the temperature control change period in the transportation temperature control master 12.

[0058] Furthermore, by configuring the system in advance, even if the business operator or transporter does not have knowledge of the products, transport can be performed with appropriate temperature control, and the products can be transported to the delivery destination while maintaining their quality. It is also possible to configure the system to transport products at room temperature instead of refrigerated in winter, even in regions other than cold regions, thereby reducing transportation costs. Temperature control (room temperature, refrigerated, frozen) can be performed on a product-by-product basis without changing the product master 11 or adversely affecting other regions.

[0059] [Contribution to the United Nations-led Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)] This embodiment can contribute to improving business efficiency and promoting appropriate management decisions by companies, thereby contributing to the achievement of SDGs Goals 8 and 9.

[0060] Furthermore, this embodiment can contribute to reducing waste and promoting paperless and electronic systems, thereby contributing to the achievement of SDGs Goals 12, 13, and 15.

[0061] Furthermore, this embodiment can contribute to strengthening control and governance, which can contribute to the achievement of Goal 16 of the SDGs.

[0062] [Other embodiments] The present invention may be implemented in various different embodiments other than those described above within the scope of the technical concept set forth in the claims.

[0063] For example, among the processes described in the embodiments, all or part of the processes described as being performed automatically can be performed manually, or all or part of the processes described as being performed manually can be performed automatically using known methods.

[0064] Furthermore, the processing procedures, control procedures, specific names, information including parameters such as registered data and search conditions for each process, screen examples, and database configurations shown in this specification and drawings can be changed as desired unless otherwise specified.

[0065] Furthermore, with regard to the transport temperature control device 1, the components shown in the figures are functional concepts, and do not necessarily have to be physically configured as shown in the figures.

[0066] For example, all or any part of the processing functions of the transport temperature management device 1, particularly the control unit 3 and the processing functions performed by the control unit 3, may be implemented by a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and a program interpreted and executed by the CPU, or may be implemented as hardware using wired logic. The program is recorded on a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium containing programmed instructions for causing an information processing device to execute the processes described in this embodiment, and is mechanically read by the transport temperature management device 1 as needed. That is, a storage unit such as a ROM or HDD stores a computer program that works in cooperation with the OS to issue instructions to the CPU and perform various processes. The computer program is executed by being loaded into RAM and works in cooperation with the CPU to form the control unit 3.

[0067] In addition, the sales performance management program of this transport temperature control device 1 may be stored in another server device connected to the transport temperature control device 1 via any network, and all or part of it may be downloaded as needed.

[0068] The transport temperature management program for executing the process described in this embodiment may be stored in a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium or configured as a program product. Here, the term "recording medium" includes any portable physical medium such as a memory card, a Universal Serial Bus (USB) memory, a Secure Digital (SD) card, a flexible disk, a magneto-optical disk, a ROM, an Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory (EPROM), an Electrically Erasable and Programmable Read Only Memory (EEPROM), a Compact Disk Read Only Memory (CD-ROM), a Magneto-Optical Disk (MO), a Digital Versatile Disk (DVD), and a Blu-ray Disc (Blu-ray Disc).

[0069] Furthermore, a "program" is a data processing method written in any language or description method, regardless of the format, such as source code or binary code. Note that a "program" is not necessarily limited to a single structure, but also includes a distributed structure consisting of multiple modules or libraries, or a structure that achieves its function by working in conjunction with a separate program, such as an OS. Note that the specific configuration and reading procedure for reading a recording medium in the transport temperature management device 1 shown in the embodiment, as well as the installation procedure after reading, can use well-known configurations and procedures.

[0070] The memory unit 2 is a storage means such as a memory device such as RAM or ROM, a fixed disk device such as a hard disk, a flexible disk, or an optical disk, and stores various programs, tables, databases, and web page files used for various processes and providing websites.

[0071] The transport temperature control device 1 may be configured as an information processing device such as a known personal computer or workstation, or may be configured as an information processing device connected to any peripheral device. The information processing device may be realized by installing software (including programs, data, etc.) that realizes the processing described in this embodiment.

[0072] Furthermore, the specific form of distribution and integration of the devices is not limited to that shown in the drawings, and all or part of them can be configured by functionally or physically distributing and integrating them in any unit according to various additions or functional additions. In other words, the above-described embodiments can be implemented in any combination, or embodiments can be implemented selectively. [Industrial Applicability]

[0073] The present invention is useful in the goods transport industry. [Explanation of symbols]

[0074] 1. Transport temperature control device 2 Storage section 3. Control Unit 4. Communication interface section 5 Input / output interface section 6 Input Devices 7 Output Devices 11 Product Master 12 Transportation temperature control master 21 Acquisition Department 22 Data Generation Unit 23 Detection unit 24 Discrimination part 25 Display control unit 26 Output control section

Claims

1. A transport temperature control device that allows an operator to select and set a temperature at which the quality of an item can be maintained during transport when the item is shipped, an acquisition unit that acquires date information regarding the transportation of an item to be transported and geographic information corresponding to the transportation route of the item; a detection unit that detects a temperature control category corresponding to the item to be transported from a product master that stores a temperature control category for each item indicating at least the temperature at the time of transport; a determination unit that refers to a transport temperature control master that stores geographical information corresponding to the transport route of each of the items, a change period during which the temperature control category of each of the items is changed to another temperature control category different from normal, and the other temperature control category during the change period, based on the acquired date information and geographical information, and determines whether the transport route of the items is the transport route indicated by the geographical information and whether the date indicated by the date information is included in the change period; a display control unit that, when a determination result indicating that the date indicated by the date information is not included in the change period is obtained from the determination unit, displays the temperature control classification acquired from the product master as the temperature control classification at the time of transportation of the item, and, when a determination result indicating that the date indicated by the date information is included in the change period and the transportation route of the item is the transportation route indicated by the geographic information is obtained from the determination unit, displays the other temperature control classification acquired from the transportation temperature control master as the temperature control classification at the time of transportation of the item, the determination unit refers to the transport temperature management master based on the geographical information, i.e., the shipper or destination of the item, and the date information, and determines whether the transport route of the item is the transport route indicated by the geographical information, and whether the date indicated by the date information is included in the change period; A transport temperature control device characterized by the above.

2. further comprising a data generating unit that generates shipping slip data including at least a shipping date, an arrival date, a shipping warehouse, a delivery destination, and the temperature control category for each of the temperature control categories and for each of the items to be transported; 2. The conveying temperature control device according to claim 1,

3. The printer that prints the shipping slip further includes an output control unit that outputs the shipping slip data.

3. The transport temperature control device according to claim 2, wherein:

4. A method for managing temperature during transportation of an article by a transportation temperature management device, in which an operator selects and sets a temperature at which the quality of the article can be maintained during transportation, at the time of shipping the article, comprising: an acquisition step in which an acquisition unit acquires date information regarding the transportation of the item to be transported and geographic information corresponding to the transportation route of the item; a detection step in which a detection unit detects a temperature control category corresponding to the item to be transported from a product master in which a temperature control category for each item indicating at least the temperature at the time of transport is stored; a determination step in which a determination unit refers to a transport temperature control master in which geographical information corresponding to the transport route of each of the items, a change period during which the temperature control category of each of the items is changed to another temperature control category different from normal, and the other temperature control category during the change period are stored in association with each of the items, based on the acquired date information and geographical information, and determines whether the transport route of the items is the transport route indicated by the geographical information and whether the date indicated by the date information is included in the change period; a display control step of displaying the temperature control category acquired from the product master as the temperature control category at the time of transportation of the item when a determination result indicating that the date indicated by the date information is not included in the change period is obtained from the determination unit, and displaying the other temperature control category acquired from the transport temperature control master as the temperature control category at the time of transportation of the item when a determination result indicating that the date indicated by the date information is included in the change period and the transportation route of the item is the transportation route indicated by the geographic information is obtained from the determination unit, In the determination step, the determination unit refers to the transport temperature management master based on the geographical information, which is the shipper or delivery destination of the item, and the date information, and determines whether the transport route of the item is the transport route indicated by the geographical information, and whether the date indicated by the date information is included in the change period; A method for managing temperature during transport.

5. A transport temperature control program that causes a computer of a transport temperature control device to function, allowing an operator to select and set a temperature at which the quality of the goods can be maintained during transport when the goods are shipped, The computer an acquisition unit that acquires date information regarding the transportation of an item to be transported and geographic information corresponding to the transportation route of the item; a detection unit that detects a temperature control category corresponding to the item to be transported from a product master that stores a temperature control category for each item indicating at least the temperature at the time of transport; a determination unit that refers to a transport temperature control master that stores geographical information corresponding to the transport route of each of the items, a change period during which the temperature control category of each of the items is changed to another temperature control category different from normal, and the other temperature control category during the change period, based on the acquired date information and geographical information, and determines whether the transport route of the items is the transport route indicated by the geographical information and whether the date indicated by the date information is included in the change period; when a determination result indicating that the date indicated by the date information is not included in the change period is obtained from the determination unit, the temperature control category obtained from the product master is displayed as the temperature control category at the time of transportation of the item; when a determination result indicating that the date indicated by the date information is included in the change period and the transportation route of the item is the transportation route indicated by the geographic information is obtained from the determination unit, the display control unit functions as a display control unit that displays the other temperature control category obtained from the transportation temperature control master as the temperature control category at the time of transportation of the item; the determination unit refers to the transport temperature management master based on the geographical information, i.e., the shipper or destination of the item, and the date information, and determines whether the transport route of the item is the transport route indicated by the geographical information, and whether the date indicated by the date information is included in the change period; A transport temperature control program featuring:

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